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, by VINOD G
PARTI Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) urged the Government to impose additional taxes on the ultra-rich individuals and companies to cross-subside the move to raise minimum wage to RM1,500.
“There must be no compromise in raising the minimum wage across the board but we also understand that some (…)
, by ARUMUGAM Sivarajan, SHAN Chong Yee
Rina Harun, the Women’s Development Minister caused an uproar in Parliament when she asserted that the government has no plans to ban Child Marriages! Marriage before 18 years is clearly expressed as violation of children protection and rights. Why is the government so reluctant? Chong Yee Shan (…)
, by LOONG Gary Lit Ying
Every day, father woke up early to prepare his food before he went out to work.
He had to ensure that he complied with the strict rations and restrictions imposed by the British Colonial authorities in the San Chun (Chinese new village). Everyone was allowed to carry only a small amount of (…)
, by MALHI Ranjit Singh
Ahmad Boestamam – a staunch nationalist, a fiery politician, a respected journalist and a well-known novelist – has not been given due recognition and adequate coverage in our school history textbooks, most likely due to his anti-establishment and radical political views.
A little-known fact (…)
, by FARUQI Shad Saleem
The international community celebrates March 8 as International Women’s Day. This year, note was taken in many countries of the significant steps taken towards women’s equality and dignity and the many hurdles blocking the way.
What about Malaysia? Let it be conceded that the Federal (…)
, by HWOK-AUN Lee
After years of lobbying, Malaysia finally approved an increase in the national minimum wage to RM1,500. While the government has since delayed its implementation, current economic circumstances require the wage floor to be raised sooner rather than later.
Aminimum wage increase looms in (…)
, by PSM (Malaysia)
The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unacceptable and deplorable, as it violates international laws and brings catastrophic consequences to the Ukrainian people and the Russian people. The war is (…)
, by MALHI Ranjit Singh
The “official national history” of Malaysia, as portrayed in our school history textbooks, gives prominence to the role played by the moderate United Malays National Organisation (Umno), together with the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), in achieving (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) is deeply disturbed by the position taken by the Perlis State Mufti defending the unilateral conversion of the three minor children of single mother Loh Siew Hong by their father. This same position, we believe, is also taken by the Perlis Welfare (…)
During the past two years, Malaysians have been allowed to make several rounds of withdrawals from their EPF savings. This was done via the i-Lestari, i-Sinar and i-Citra schemes which resulted in a total withdrawal of RM 101 billion by 7.4 million members. According to EPF, this has resulted in (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) demands for the resignation of Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff as Deputy Minister of Women, Family and Community Development for her statement in support of domestic violence.
In a two minute video released on social media, the deputy minister shared (…)
, by ARUMUGAM Sivarajan, YOHAN Dashran
Sivarajan Arumugam, Secretary General of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). He has been fighting for the rights of the marginalised and underprivileged, including plantation and factory workers, orang asli and the likes, for about 30 years. He joins us on the show to share his journey in activism (…)
, by PETER Zsombor
Malaysia’s government and business leaders say they are taking steps to stamp out forced labor amid a flurry of U.S. import bans over the rampant abuse of migrant workers making much of the world’s rubber gloves and palm oil.
Labor advocates and analysts, though, say their efforts still don’t go far enough.
Malaysia is the world’s leading supplier of medical rubber gloves and the second largest producer of palm oil, after Indonesia. Both industries draw overwhelmingly on workers from (...)
, by ARUTCHELVAN S.
COMMENT | On Nov 30, 2021, two incidents took place. In Selangor, Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari announced that the Tanjung Pasir settlers’ issues were being resolved while in Negeri Sembilan, the bus of settlers from Gatco was prevented by police from going to the state assembly to pass a (…)
, by MOKHTAR Mariam
Marina, the daughter of Malaysia’s longest-serving prime minister, issued an apology for attributing a contentious remark made by her father, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, to the wrong politician.
Writing for The Sunday Star, her column entitled “We need the leaders we truly deserve” also showed the (…)
, by LOONG Gary Lit Ying
Father cringed at the way the British blatantly manipulated the facts. For instance, the colonial government attempted to portray the new villages as a paradise with modern facilities such as piped water and electricity.
It also boasted of a central kitchen which provided cooked food for the (…)
, by ARUTCHELVAN S.
It is time the people think for the many and not to worry so much about the few. It is time we choose political power that would implement policies that tax the rich and use the money to improve public healthcare, improve rural infrastructure, build affordable houses and increase the minimum (…)
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) expresses full solidarity with activist Lalitha Kunaratnam who should be recognised as a whistleblower against the business interests of Azam Baki, the chief commissioner of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
Lalitha has written about Azam’s (…)
, by AKBAR Caesar
Indonesian migrant workers face an arduous fate amidst the pandemic. Some were not paid by their employers, fired, and were forced to seek side hustles in the middle of strict government restrictions. In commemorating the International Migrant Workers Day on December 18th, and working in tandem (…)
, by Malaysiakini
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) urged the government to ensure employees in the private sector who have been affected by the recent floods are given proper respite by their employers.
PSM central committee member M Sivaranjani said they received complaints in the last few days from workers (…)
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