Resolutions of the 21st National Congress of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) 14th July 2019, Kajang 1. Rights of Workers – A guarantee of job security, sufficient income and quality of life for workers: The Government must implement minimum wage of RM1800. Mandatory for every worker to have their weekly days off without being…
Category: Statement
An Open Letter to Tan Sri Dr Ninian Mogan, CEO of MBf
Tan Sri Dr Ninian , will you do justice to your estate workers?
A leadership transition in the 21st PSM congress
by A. Sivarajan The 21st national congress of the Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) took place from the 12th to the 14th of July 2019 in Kajang, Selangor. This congress featured the culmination of a leadership transition process that started five years ago. The original office-holders of top party leadership positions from PSM’s founding in…
Dumping and burning of plastic waste continues?
PSM Kedah condemns the illegal dumping and open air burning of huge amounts of plastic waste in several areas around Sungai Petani town. This irresponsible act has seriously affected the health of the residents living in the vicinity of the sites where the waste was dumped. With reference to the exposure made by Consumer Association…
Joint solidarity statement: Stop police brutality in Hong Kong! No extradition to China!
Joint statement – 14 June 2019 Stop police brutality in Hong Kong! No extradition to China! We, the undersigned organisations, are deeply concerned about the high-handed approach by the Hong Kong government in dealing with the recent mass protests against the proposed extradition bill. We condemn the use of unprecedented excessive force by the Hong…
We Need to Save Our Disappearing Forests
by Rani Rasiah Many Ipoh folk like me take our hills and forests for granted. We seldom stop to ‘stand and stare’, to take in the beauty of these majestic green sentinels that form the natural backdrop to our homes and city. We paid for this nonchalance when during the Chinese New Year break this…
Repatriation of Praphan Pipithnamporn violates principle prohibiting refoulement
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is deeply concerned over the arrest and repatriation of Praphan Pipithnamporn, a political dissident from Thailand, by the Malaysian Government. We condemn the Malaysian Government for behaving like an accomplice of the Thai military junta in suppressing dissents and limiting democratic space. It has been reported that Praphan Pipithnamporn has applied…
What Role Has SB Have in New Malaysia?
by S. Arutchelvan Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador is shocked that Special Branch personnel have been barred from Warisan press conferences in Sabah.”The police officers, who were there on duty, are not enemies of any party.” Malaysiakini 12 May 2019) It is time the police realise that we want an Independent Police Department which…
Matriculation – PH has to decide which to pursue, affirmative action based on needs (class) or ethnicity?
The Malaysian Matriculation Programme (Malay: Program Matrikulasi Malaysia) is a one or two-year pre-university preparatory programme [1] offered by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. Starting 2005, the selection process for the programme is done through a race-based quota system, where 90% of the places are reserved for bumiputeras students while the remaining 10% are open…
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…