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Category: International
No to mass arrests of HDP members
Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the latest round of mass arrests of members of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) by the Erdogan government in Turkey. Arrest warrants have been issued against 82 members of HDP yesterday, for their involvement in the solidarity protests in Turkey six years ago. Those protests were organised to…
Reconsider decision, and pass the Trans Boundary Haze Pollution Act now!
Inaction on the haze issue endangers the health and safety of ordinary Malaysians
Stop the abductions of Thai dissidents! Where is Wanchalearm Satsaksit?
The undersigned left and progressive groups express their concern about the abduction of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai political dissident who has been living in exile in Cambodia. It was reported that Satsaksit was kidnapped on June 4 in front of his apartment in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, in broad daylight. He was…
Thailand / Cambodia: Where is Wanchalearm Satsaksit? The ASEAN community deserves an answer
The Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) is deeply concerned about the abduction of Wanchalearm Satsaksit, a Thai political exile who is living in Cambodia, in broad daylight. It was reported that Wanchalearm Satsaksit was kidnapped on 4th June 2020 in front of his appartment in Phnom Penh, the capital of Camdodia. He was snatched by…
Why is the US making such a mess of it?
The dysfunctional way that the US is handling Covid-19 is quite perplexing
The geopolitical risks triggered by Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic might cause a geopolitical crisis
Build a better future for the working people in times of multiple crises (Joint Statement by the Southeast Asian Left for May Day 2020 )
Joint Statement for May Day 2020 – 1st May 2020 Build a better future for the working people in times of multiple crises (This statement is prepared by Left parties and labour organisations in the Southeast Asia, and endorsed by groups from within and outside the region.) In recent months, the world has been severely affected…
Current Labour Issues in Thailand
by Patchanee Kumnak, December 2019 General social context of Thailand Economic development is slowing down Factories closed down as economy is slowing down. Employers apply the labour law allowing enforcing 75% of salary. They also lay off workers in garment, automobile, electronics, electric appliances, chemical products sectors and so on. Around 44,000 workers are laid…
No war on Iran!
Joint Statement 10 January 2020 NO WAR ON IRAN! We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned over the extremely serious and dangerous escalation of recent conflict between the US and Iran. Donald Trump’s reckless assassination of Qasem Soleimani was an act of war, and a provocation to escalate tensions in the region into another…