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…
PH One Year Performance Self-Inflicted
S. Arutchevan When Mahathir was asked how Anwar got his Black eye in 1998, Mahathir said it was self-inflicted by Anwar himself. Now if you asked me how was PH performance in the last one year. I would say it was self-inflicted. Is there a remedy? Of course there is, as long as PH starts…
Mahathir has been Dirty, Dangerous and Difficult (3D) with the Workers
by S. Arutchelvan On this year’s auspicious May Day, Tun Mahathir made a statement to Malaysia workers. He told them; it is better for them to take a 3D job then remaining jobless. What a profound concern from a Prime Minister who hardly gave a damn about workers. The worst message a worker can get…
21 Years and Beyond
Socialism is the shining beacon through eternity. Socialism is not for entrenched and wavering hearts of hearts. Socialism fires-up imagination and compassion, to nurture and fight for truth and justice. Dr. Nasir Hashim, Chairman of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM). 21 years ago, we fought for the rights of the people only as a rally of…
Race and Religion In the Left
By Arveent Kathirtchelvan Being in a leftist party in Malaysia, it is expected to receive brickbats from those who choose a political platform steeped in race and religion. Such is the pervasive nature of identity politics in Malaysia that both the current governing coalition and opposition are always either skirting around the issue or outrightly…
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…
Dissecting Kula’s New Minimum Wage Recommendation within 16 Months
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…
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…