Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) views the escalating tension vis-a-vis the kalimah Allah issue with great concern. We regard Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor’s (JAIS) seizure of Bibles as well as the planned protests against Catholic Churches by various conservative Muslim organizations as retrogressive and against the goal of establishing a truly peaceful Malaysia. JAIS had clearly … Read more
When the Minister of Education, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, launched the National Education Blueprint, he claimed that it would result in students with world-class knowledge and skills, strong moral values and capable of competing with their peers from other countries. This has now been revealed to be an empty boast and a lie. Worse, it … Read more
The Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the NGOs and lawyers should not question the government’s good intentions and gave an assurance that the revised Prevention of Crime Act (PCA) will only be directed at criminals. The amendments to the PCA seek preventive detention as a provision to give the crime-beating intent of the amendment … Read more
The recent high pitched campaign by the police to address the rising crime rate in the country has helped to highlight the extent to which Indian youth are caught up in the whirlpool of crime. The fact that there is such a large involvement of the Indian young is a fairly recent phenomenon. This has … Read more
17 April 2013 We, civil society leaders and activists, applaud the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) decision to use the symbols of other Pakatan Rakyat parties instead of its clenched fist logo in next month’s general election. We fully understand that this is a difficult compromise made by a Party that has struggled to get … Read more
Hindraf’s Leader and Chairperson today has taken another momentuous decision to begin a “HUNGER VIRATHAM” in continuation of Hindraf’s pursuit for justice, dignity and equality for the Indian marginalized and poor. 50 years of oppression and unfulfilled yearnings for a just and dignified life triggered the outpouring of 100,000 Indians onto the KL streets on … Read more
Merujuk kepada kes kematian C. Sugumaran, berumur 40 tahun, yang dijumpai mati terbujur kaku pada 23 Januari lalu – memandangkan kematian Sugumaran kini dipersoalkan dan disyaki bersangkut paut dengan keganasan polis – Gerakan Malaysians for Beng Hock meminta dengan tegasnya supaya penyiasatan dijalankan dengan segera, dan tindakan yang sewajarnya harus diambil sekiranya terdapat sebarang tanda-tanda … Read more
Surat terbuka kepada Najib Razak Tiada maklum balas daripada Perdana Menteri berkenaan Program Reformasi Pilihan Raya Malaysia/Malaysia Electoral Reform Programme (MERP) Pada 20 Dis 2012, Tindak Malaysia bersama-sama dengan 10 NGO yang lain telah melancarkan Program Reformasi Pilihan Raya Malaysia di Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor. Dokumen itu menyatakan apakah perubahan-perubahan yang perlu … Read more
Civil Society’s Joint Statement – 17 January 2013 Bank Islam acts unprofessionally and unjustly in suspending Azrul Azwar We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, call on Bank Islam to reinstate its Chief Economist, Azrul Azwar Ahmad Tajudin, who has been suspended for presenting an analysis based on computer simulation which projects a probability weighted … Read more
The Court of Appeal will hear the appeal against the seizure and banning of Kim Quek’s book The March to Putrajaya – Malaysia’s New Era is at Hand on Friday (Jan 4). The hearing of this appeal, which is against the judgment given by High Court Judge Rohana Yusof (Appellate and Special Power Division) … Read more