Ensure Policies Provide Fair Economic Opportunity to all Malaysians
The Centre for Public Policy Studies does not share the view of Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s assertion that the government’s drive for restructuring the country’s economy will not be to the detriment of the non-Bumiputera communities. The government’s redistribution policies have always been predicated on […]
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CENTRE FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES PRESS STATEMENT
Published by July 3rd, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence, Ethnic Relations, Civil Liberties and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsINTERNATIONAL FACT FINDING MISSION FOR NCR LAND RIGHTS
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Land Development and Housing and Economic Rights. 0 Comments28 April 2008
The continued arrest of indigenous community leaders by the police, acting in collusion with plantation companies in Sarawak must stop immediately. The recent arrests of five community leaders in the Kg. Wawasan area with trumped up charges organized by the company with the support of the police reflects the high handedness in which […]
Open Letter To ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Grand Hyatt, Bangkok, Thailand 6th -7th May, 2008
Published by May 18th, 2008 in Economic Rights, Migration and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsWe, migrants from Burma, who currently live and work in Malaysia and Thailand, have recently met and discussed the situation of migrant workers. We work as construction workers, domestic workers, factory workers, fisherfolk, migrant health workers and plantation workers. We, the migrant workers of ASEAN, have contributed to the building of ASEAN communities but our […]
JARINGAN RAKYAT TERTINDAS: AFTER 20 YEARS WAITING… MEETING WITH INCH KENNETH KAJANG IN TWO WEEKS TIME
Published by May 17th, 2008 in Economic Rights. 0 Comments“We want 4 acres land and a meeting with Inch Kenneth Kajan
May 1, 2008
Introduction
More than 100 years ago, the exploited workers in America called for 8-hour work days and more humane working & living conditions. This was the beginning of a long struggle for workers of the world to defend their basic human rights. But today in Malaysia workers (both local and migrant) are still fighting […]
RED CARD FOR FORCED EVICTION, SAYS ISKANDAR, SELANGOR EXCO
Published by April 12th, 2008 in Land Development and Housing and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsThe Selangor Exco for Housing, Building Management and Squatter, Iskandar Abdul Samad assured the Housing and Urban Pioneers Coalition, JERIT that all eviction of urban pioneers from their land has been halted and the state has withdrew all Eviction Notices in Selangor.
Today at 2 pm the Housing and Urban Pioneers Coalition, JERIT had a […]
PERMAS’ Response to the clarifications on the subject of “Zero-Squatter” Policy by MB Tan Sri Khaled’s Political Secretary Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
Published by April 1st, 2008 in Economic Rights. 0 CommentsPERMAS acknowledges the sincere explanations by the Political Secretary of the newly elected MB Tan Sri Khaled with regards to the statements made about pursuing the “zero-squatter policies of the former Selangor MB Mohd Khir Toyo.
Our previous open letter in response to MB Khaled’s statements was also a sincere and constructive response in the spirit […]
Withdraw Monthly Fee on Migrant Workers
Published by March 26th, 2008 in Economic Rights and Migration. 0 CommentsSuaram is deeply disturbed with the plan of the Selangor state government to collect RM10 monthly fee from all migrant workers in the state of Selangor. The new policy was announced by the Chief Minister of the newly formed Selangor state government, Khalid Ibrahim recently during a press interview with Chinese press.
According to the Chief […]
Circumstances surrounding late Long Kerong Headman’s death requires transparent and accountable Police probe
Published by March 19th, 2008 in Economic Rights and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsSeveral circumstantial happenings before the late Long Kerong Headman, Kelesau Naan went missing, and after he was reported missing, require the Malaysian police to demonstrate thorough investigations. In addition, further circumstantial happenings after his bones were discovered demand the police to thoroughly investigate the case beyond the latest pathological examination of the exhumed bones, and […]
State of Play in Malaysia-US FTA
Published by January 28th, 2008 in Government Policies & Negligence and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsAccording to US sources, the issue of government procurement remained a sticking point in the proposed Malaysia-US FTA talks. The other area which the US is looking for greater access to is financial services. Both, however, were not discussed in the last round of talks held from 14 to 18 January in Kuala Lumpur.
These two […]
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