RE: 1. SRI PAANDI BOSS AND STAFF DENIES EVER MENTIONING TO TV1, TV2, TV3, TV7, BERNAMA OR THE MALAY MAIL AND THAT THE ATTACKERS WHO ATTACKED THEIR WORKERS AND EATERY WERE HINDRAF MEMBERS OR THAT THEY WOULD NOT PAY AS THEY WERE FIGHTING FOR INDIAN RIGHTS AND THAT BUSINESS RIVALRY IS THE REAL CAUSE OF […]
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Sri Paandi restaurant denies attackers Hindraf members
Published by November 28th, 2007 in Press. 0 CommentsIGP’s Statement Misleading to Undermine People’s Power
Published by November 12th, 2007 in Press, Civil Liberties, Law Enforcement, Law and Justice and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsSuaram regrets the misleading statement by the Inspector General of Police, Musa Hassan that the BERSIH rally was attended by only 4,000 people but the police arrested 245 people. The IGP no doubt needs an eye-checkup.
CNN estimated 30,000 to 40,000 people participated the march while AFP and Al-Jazeera reported that the organizers claimed at least […]
MCCBCHST HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI GREETINGS
Published by October 12th, 2007 in Press and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsBEST WISHES & PRAYERS
We in the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) congratulate Malaysian Muslims for the successful observance of Ramadhan.
Together with their brethren throughout the world, Malaysian Muslims have completed a month of fasting from dawn to sunset during the month of Ramadhan. It was a month of […]
CIJ: Shooting at election talk, can the real media please stand up?
Published by September 19th, 2007 in Press, Violence and Law Enforcement. 0 CommentsShooting at election talk, can the real media please stand up?
Two people, Suwandi Abdul Ghani, 37, and Muhamad Azman Aziz, 21 suffered
from gun shot wounds as a result of the confrontation in Terengganu on
8-9 September at what was to be a gathering to talk about free and fair
elections. Fortunately for them, they are said to […]
CIJ, WAMI: Don’t shoot the messenger, Mr. Minister
Published by August 31st, 2007 in Press. 0 CommentsThe Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and the Writers Alliance for Media Independence (WAMI) would like to express our concern and disapproval at your singling out of theSun daily for what you claim is a newspaper that is pro-Opposition or that it offends certain quarters of society. We strongly believe that the theSun has successfully […]
Note: The following is an open letter to Zainuddin Maidin, Minister of
Information on his statements about the daily theSun, published on 29 August
in theSun itself.
Dear Minister of Information,
The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and the Writers Alliance for
Media Independence (WAMI) would like to express our concern and
disapproval at your singling out of theSun daily for […]
MYKAD IS AN ACCESSORY OF A MALAYSIAN POLICE STATE
Published by August 24th, 2007 in Press, Government Policies & Negligence, Civil Liberties and Malaysian NGOs. 0 CommentsSUARA RAKYAT MALAYSIA
Press Statement: 24 August 2007
SUARAM DIRECTOR DENIED ENTRY INTO SARAWAK
Dr Kua Kia Soong, a director of SUARAM was denied entry into Sarawak at 9pm, 23 August 2007. Kua, who is also principal of the community-funded New Era College, was on his way to officiate the graduation ceremony of teachers who have attained the […]
Termination of columns an attempt to curb plurality of views?
Published by August 13th, 2007 in Press and Government Policies & Negligence. 0 CommentsThe Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned that columnists with critical views are being removed from the government-linked daily New Straits Times (NST). The move raises suspicion that the government is intent on increasing its control over public discussion in the mainstream media amidst expectations of an early general election. The […]
Further persecution of online activists in Malaysia
Published by August 8th, 2007 in Press, Civil Liberties and Freedom of Information. 2 CommentsThe intimidation and harassment of bloggers has been taken one step further through police interrogation’s of the family members of bloggers, in this case the interrogation of Marina Lee, the wife of blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin. As a further sign of the crackdown on freedom of speech in Malaysia, the Ministry of Internal Security, Ministry […]
Workshop on “The Role of Media in Building Racial and Religious Harmony”
Quality Hotel, KL
Published by August 1st, 2007
in Press, Event and Religion.
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Strategic Information Research & Development Centre (SIRD), cordially invites you to a workshop on the investigative journalism in Malaysia titled, “The Role of Media in Religious and Racial Harmonious Building” on 11 August 2007 (Saturday).
In recent years, the state of national unity has been fraying at the edges. Racial and religious divides have deepened. Racial […]
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