By Sivarajan Arumugam. Poverty cannot be addressed in a “one size fits all” manner.
Don’t raise registration fee at government health facilities
By Dr Cecilia Anthonysamy. Public healthcare should be funded through taxes
Cows in the plantations: A struggle for livelihood and food security
by S. Arutchelvan. Let cattle farming and palm oil cultivation co-exist
Defer tabling the URA to next year
by Jeyakumar Devaraj. An open letter to the Minister of Housing and Local Development
Free all GSF crew members! Stop the genocide in Gaza!
We urge the international community, including the government of Malaysia, to take firm and immediate action in demanding the release of all GSF crew members. The push to stop the genocidal crime committed by the Zionist regime of Israel should also be intensified by imposing comprehensive sanctions on Israel.
Stop opening new private hospitals
By Gandipan Gopalan. New private hospitals worsen public health manpower shortage
The Hollow Pride: Winning with Our Own Strength?
By S. Arutchelvan. Malaysians-by-birth denied citizenship while foreign athletes are fast-tracked
Plantations workers, detached government, misdirected funds
I read with frustration the views by Mitra officers in Malaysiakini and would like to add on the plight of three generations of plantation workers. On 13th August, hundreds of plantation workers gathered at Parliament urging the government to enact a sunset law that would legally compel plantation owners including government-linked companies (GLCs) like Sime…
Is the MITRA Fund addressing Indian Poverty?
There appears to be quite some angst among Indian NGOs and politicians about how the MITRA fund of about RM 100 million per year has or has not been disbursed. I think we need to also ask ourselves whether the Mitra Allocation is addressing the problems faced by the poorest 20% of the Indian population…
We should rethink banning vape
By Jeyakumar Devaraj. Call to ban vape, though well-intentioned is seriously misguided.