Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) condemns the Burmese’s military regime for the violent dispersal and subsequent brutality, resulting in the deaths of monks, civilians and a journalist.
Moreover, rumours that Nobel Peace Laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi may be transferred from her home to another detention facility, and news of monks and activists arrested arbitrarily […]
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Righting the 1997 wrong: Malaysia must stop bloodbath in Burma
Published by September 29th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence, Civil Liberties and International Affairs. 0 CommentsAct Now ASEAN!
Published by September 29th, 2007 in Civil Liberties and International Affairs. 0 CommentsMembers of the CARAM Asia Network salute the courageous act of thousands of Burma’s citizens and stand in solidarity in their call to end political oppression. We urge ASEAN heads of States to continue to put pressure on Burma’s military regime to allow its citizens the right to assemble and show their dissent peacefully.
The socio-economic […]
OUTSOURCING COMPANIES AND THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS MUST BE MADE ACCOUNTABOE FOR THE ABUSE AND RIGHTS VIOLATIONS OF MIGRANT WORKERS
Published by September 25th, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Affairs and Labour. 1 CommentThe Ministry of Home Affairs, in particular the Immigration department should not mislead nor pretend over the recent chaos and fiasco in the recruitment and employment of foreign workers. The Home Ministry, we understand, has approved the recruitment of 300,000 workers from Bangladesh alone.
It is the Ministry of Home Affairs that decided the […]
Global Moratorium on Executions NOW
Published by September 17th, 2007 in Abolish Death Penalty, International Affairs, Law Enforcement and Law and Justice. 0 CommentsA resolution calling for a global moratorium on executions will be introduced at the United Nations General Assembly UNGA) 62nd session which begins on 18 September 2007. A resolution by the UNGA, the UN’s principal organ of universal membership, would constitute a powerful and timely reassertion of member states’ commitment to work towards abolition of […]
Time to Retire Slavery-like Policies on Foreign Workers
Published by September 13th, 2007 in International Affairs, Labour and Migration. 0 CommentsWe wish to congratulate Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak for displaying diplomatic finesse in the defining moment of the Malaysia-Indonesian diplomatic tension. His attempts to relate his ancestral links to Sultan Hassanudin has touched the hearts of the Ethnic Bugis community.
Smart partnership proposals, without over-bearing monopoly interests, have also had a significant impact on […]
Malaysia-Indonesia Diplomatic Tension
Published by September 9th, 2007 in International Affairs and Migration. 0 CommentsMalaysia-Indonesia diplomatic relations are slowly approaching the pit of the diplomatic black-hole, despite a most cordial relationship between the top leadership.
The repeating incidents of abuses by the Malaysian law enforcement units and RELA have became the common concern of the Indonesian community.
The over-zealousness of the police and RELA officers in enforcing the Immigration laws on […]
FTAs Benefit US Most
Published by September 5th, 2007 in Economy, International Affairs and Economic Rights. 0 CommentsNobel laureate and former World Bank chief economist Joseph Stiglitz believes that no developing countries should not enter into free trade agreements (FTA) with the US, as those who did have not benefited greatly from them.
In an interview with a Malaysian financial publication, Stiglitz said bilateral agreements have been a “disaster for the developing […]
KERAJAAN MALAYSIA : JANGAN JADI TALI BARUT AMERIKA!! LAUNGAN RAKYAT MEMBANTAH FTA US- MALAYSIA
Published by August 27th, 2007 in Government Policies & Negligence, Economy and International Affairs. 0 CommentsHari ini (26 Ogos), 10.30 pagi, Dataran Merdeka, tapak pengisytiharan kemerdekaan TAnah Melayu ataupun Malaya pada tengah malam 31 Ogos 1957, kelihatan warna- warni dengan pelangsungan raptai sempena Kemerdekaan ke-50 negara. Di satu sudut pulak lebih 500 orang dari pelbagai lapisan masyarakat mula mengisi tempat untuk menyatakan bantahan mereka terhadap perundingan Perjanjian Perdagangan Bebas(FTA) […]
STOP MURDER AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE: FREEZE RECRUITMENT OF DOMESTIC WORKERS
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Corporate Social Responsibility, International Affairs, Law Enforcement and Labour. 0 CommentsThe Indonesian government has broken its silence. It calls on the Malaysian government to be more pro active in the protection of domestic workers in Malaysia and to make employers accountable.
The situation has become so bad that employers believe with arrogance that they can get away with murder. Kunasir, a […]
SEMINAR ON ‘SUPER TERROR AND THE POLITICS OF 9-11′
Sin Chew Hall, PJ
Published by August 22nd, 2007
in Event, International Affairs, Labour and Freedom of Information.
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Date: 8 September 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00 am – 5.30 pm
Venue: Sin Chew Hall
Sin Chew Daily
19, Jalan Semangat
46200 Petaling Jaya
Organiser: International Movement for a Just World (JUST)
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