When Pakatan Harapan unexpectedly secured power after Malaysia’s 14th General Elections (GE14) in May 2018, voters expected the coalition and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to dismantle an extremely well-entrenched government–business institutional framework that had contributed to extensive (...)
I may have said this differently elsewhere, but at this point, why would Malaysia bother ratifying the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd)? The idea of Malay special rights or privileges and the affirmative action policies wrapped up in the (...)
Critics say legislation was deployed during Najib Razak’s time in office to silence criticism
Malaysia has repealed its “fake news” law, the first country in the world to roll back such legislation.
The law was introduced in March by the previous prime minister Najib Razak, and was widely (...)
PSM is troubled by the Pakatan Harapan government’s excuses for not making the asset declarations of its ministers and deputy ministers public.
The party’s secretary-general A Sivarajan was responding to Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu, who backed Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s decision that (...)
No institution is immune from criticism in a democracy, said activist lawyer Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, referring to the supportive responses on her recent article questioning the monarchy.
“People keep sharing it (the article) and people keep expressing how they feel the same way, but they cannot (...)
Malaysia should review bilateral investment treaties to see if it is fair to remain in these trade agreements as some contain clauses that are seen to be biased to investors, said international research and advocacy organisation Third World Network (TWN) adviser Martin Khor.
“These are investment agreements, and there are many countries that are now reviewing their treaties as they found that the investor-state dispute settlement system is unfair,” Khor, an economist, (...)
Malaysians have ousted their corrupt prime minister and opened the door for fundamental reform.
On May 9, Malaysians threw the bums out , voting decisively against the Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN), the coalition of broadly right-wing and center parties that had governed Malaysia since (...)
The Consumer Association of Penang (CAP) is urging the government to assess its position in regional trade agreements like the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CP-TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which it fears could impact (...)
The 28-member civil society coalition Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) congratulates Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and the Pakatan Harapan coalition for the swift changes it has brought about in the first ten days in office. [Pakatan Harapan defeated the Barisan Nasional coalition, which (...)
Kuala Lumpur: Ahead of the Swiss parliament’s debate whether to return unclaimed 1MDB-linked funds amounting to about CHF104 million (USD 110m) to Malaysia, NGOs have urged Swiss MPs to vote in favour of the Malaysian people.
Ahead of the Swiss parliament’s move to debate whether to return (...)
LETTER | The Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (Comango) commends the government of Malaysia for finally launching the National Human Rights Action Plan (NHRAP).
The NHRAP includes 294 action plans in 83 priority areas categorised under five pillars - civil and political rights, (...)
The opposition parties need a strategy to deal with the “perfect storm” of multiple western restictions on the use of palm oil in biofuel. Options include raising environmental and social standards, and dismantling the crony oligarchy that controls the sector.
To reach such a stage, the (...)
An EU decision to curb palm oil imports was the last thing Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak needed ahead of a coming election, with rural voters already aggrieved over financial scandals at state-owned palm oil agency Felda.
Around 10% of Malaysia’s 30 million people belong to families who (...)
Banks are using a fast-track procedure to reposess and sell houses of poorer Malaysians who fall behind with mortgage repayments. The Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) demands an investigation. Many of the victims are former urban poor, rehoused 10 years ago in slum clearance programmes. Because (...)
Australia is experiencing a rapid rise in refugee claims from Malaysian nationals as the country’s ongoing political corruption scandal drags on against a backdrop of ethnic and religious tensions.
The number of Malaysians seeking asylum in Australia has increased dramatically in the last year (...)
Before asking what the country should do, we should look at what it is doing and why.
As Malaysia chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year, there is no shortage of commentary urging the country to ‘do more’ on the South China Sea. Malaysia, it is said, is after all not (...)
Is Najib trying to please Mahathir ? Sedition and PPS arrest
The recent arrest of 156 Penang Voluntary Patrol Unit (PPS) and its Chairperson Phee Boon Poh seems to be the recent hard approach done by the police. This adds to the recent arrest and charging of key opposition leaders under (...)
SUARAM is appalled at the State’s demonstration of might over the people’s rights in recent times. The government, with the Home Ministry and police in complicity struck fear and imposed threats to the dissenters. Calls from the local and international civil societies for an end to the massive (...)
RELEASE STUDENT ACTIVIST ADAM ADLI IMMEDIATELY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
May 21, 2013 — Malaysia’s human rights organisation Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) requests your urgent intervention in the detention of Adam Adli (pictured above), student activist from Malaysia. SUARAM is dedicated to the (...)
The Broken Promise
Three years ago, Prime Minister Najib claimed that he had marked the herald to a new era with his promise to grant greater freedoms to the people. With a delicate balance on national security and fundamental freedoms of the people, he repealed the Internal Security Act 1960, (...)
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