by S.Arutchelvan (PSM Central Committee Member) Recently under intense pressure to raise the minimum wage, YB M.Kulasegaran – the Human Resources Minister said that a review will be done within 16months on the question of minimum wage.(Bernama, 20 April 2019). This is actually no breaking news because whatever he says, under the law, the Minimum…
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End Political Rhetoric! Declare Climate Change Emergency
by Sharan Raj, Coordinator of PSM’s Environmental Bureau In 2015, Malaysia’s net Green House Gas (GHG) emission stood at 50,479,060 tons while we pretend to hide behind our status as a developing nation. While Malaysia pledged to reduce GHG intensity per GDP by 35% by 2030 to UNFCCC, our pledge will remain a rhetoric if…
ECRL – More in depth study needed to reduce environmental impact
by Sharan Raj (National Coordinator of Environmental Bureau, Parti Sosialis Malaysia – PSM) PSM welcomes PH governments efforts to enhance public transport when they decided to revitalize the ECRL as means to connect the east coast and west coast of Malaysia that will reduce travel time greatly. Avoid tunneling through the 16km Klang Gates Quartz…
No Water Tariff Increase! Reform Water Management First!
by Sivarajan, PSM Secretary General 17th April 2019 PSM is troubled by the recent announcement by Xavier Jayakumar, the Minister for Water, Land and Natural Resources that six states have agreed to increase water tariffs after discussion with himself. What has the Pakatan Government done to reverse the massive privatization policies that were embarked on…
Third party politics is hard, but still worthwhile.
By Darren Ong I got to participate in an election campaign for the first time in the recent by-election in Semenyih. I was handing out fliers in a night market where Parti Sosialis Malaysia candidate Nik Aziz was making the rounds. There had been a whole lot of energy and enthusiasm among our volunteers. PSM…
Defining Malay poverty in a more enlightened way.
By Dr. Jeyakumar Devaraj The PSM is disappointed though not too surprised by our prime minister’s statements as reported in The Star. Dr Mahathir Mohamad identifies poverty as a “Malay” problem and does not seem to appreciate that there is significant socio-economic differentiation within the Malay community. This approach to handling poverty led the BN…
Why politics is necessary?
By Darren Ong. Whenever Parti Sosialis Malaysia hosts an event, there is always a healthy contingent of outsiders: NGO members, friends, curious passers-by. More than once I have heard some variation of the following question asked to a panelist in our conferences: “is there a way to solve this problem outside of politics?” What a…
The Appropriation and Theft of Leftist Language by Reactionaries.
By Justin Looi It is the early 20th century. The socialist revolution predicted by Marx has foundered outside the Soviet Union and capitalism is as deeply rooted as before. Antonio Gramsci, trying to explain it, writes about how “cultural hegemony” of the ruling class maintains enforces a social order; in his writings, the working class…
No to Foreign Intervention! Hands Off Venezuela!
We strongly condemn the US administration under Donald Trump for its on-going effort of intervention in Venezuela. Alongside harsh sanctions which have hit the Venezuelan people hard, the US government has posed ongoing threats of military action and supported coup plots, including recognition of the un-elected self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaidó, against the Bolivarian government…
Hands off Venezuela NOW!
Joint statement of Asia-Pacific Left Organisations Hands off Venezuela NOW! 25 January 2019 We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn Donald Trump administration for its support for an on-going coup attempt in Venezuela. The US administration under Donald Trump has declared its recognition for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as “interim president” in its latest…