The Centre for Policy Initiatives urges leaders from both sides of the political divide to pay heed to the urgent concerns expressed by educationists and civil society organizations with regard to the National Educational Blueprint 2013-2025. Since its release more than a month ago on Sept 12, the blueprint has drawn markedly little response … Read more
Press Statement of Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM)on Education Blueprint 2013-2025 17 October, 2012 GBM is a non-political, multi-racial and multi-religious coalition of over twenty five civil society organisations . During the past year its partner organisations have undertaken in-depth studies and reviews of the National Education System. Please see list of reports on education … Read more
In their joint statement recently released on Sept 28, IDEAS (Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs) and not-for-profit research institute Refsa (Research for Social Advancement) drew attention to the “shocking federal government subsidy bill for 2012” which according to them is now expected to hit RM42 billion, a massive RM9 billion or 27% above the … Read more
Like local workers, migrant workers in Malaysia can be sacked from their jobs anytime by their employers. What is good is that Malaysia allows migrant workers to file complaints for wrongful dismissal at the labour and industrial relations departments, and pursue the matter all the way right up to the highest courts of the land. … Read more
September 25th, 2012 The Kuantan High Court has granted Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) an interim stay for its application to suspend the temporary operating licence (TOL) issued to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) on Jan 30. Pending the court decision on Oct 4, the Lynas TOL is temporarily suspended. Responding to the decision … Read more
The Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) movement will apply tomorrow (Sept 25) to the Kuantan High Court to suspend the temporary operating licence (TOL) issued to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) until hearings for its two judicial review cases are completed. Tan Bun Teet, a co-applicant to revoke the TOL and spokesman for … Read more
In his presentation at a forum discussing the blueprint recently unveiled by the Ministry of Education, Dr Lim Teck Ghee called on the government to see the document as a first step towards resolving the longstanding crisis in the education system but to avoid treating it as a roadmap that must be strictly imposed. … Read more
Exactly one year after the wanton police shooting death of Kathir Oli, father of four young children and successful businessman, the Deputy Public Prosecutor told dismayed family members and the Parti Sosialis Malaysia that he was sticking to his stand in not calling for an inquest. He had instead decided to charge three friends of … Read more
Lynas has now submitted an application to the regulator, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, to import radioactive waste from Malaysia. This revelation beggars belief as just a few days ago a two-year temporary licence to operate was granted to Lynas, who intend to ship radioactive ores through Fremantle Port to export them … Read more
Malay rulers were against any move to turn the country into an Islamic state from the very beginning of Malaya independence talks, said Hindraf Makkal Sakti in a statement released today. During the pre-independence talks for Malaya, Hindraf supremo P. Waytha Moorthy said the rulers definitely backed for the establishment of a secular state … Read more