Category Archives: NGO’s

Irene: Migrant workers are regular victims of corruption

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

By Anisah Shukry KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — Migrant workers in Malaysia are regularly harassed by enforcement authorities and forced to pay bribes, activist Irene Fernandez told the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today, maintaining her stand that Malaysia is unsafe … Continue reading →

Posted in MACC, NGO's

Inaugural political debate resonates with Sabahans

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

By Luke Rintod Sabah PKR is ‘waiting for approval’ from Kuala Lumpur to take part in the Democracy Sabah-organised series of debates among party leaders. PENAMPANG: Sabahans here heard their first ever political debate between opposing politicians in Sabah last … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Sabah, STAR State Reform Party

Proham wants end to Ambiga attacks

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

By Clara Chooi KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Human rights watchdog Proham today pleaded an end to the “vendetta” against Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan by detractors critical of her demands for clean elections. The group expressed concern over alleged attempts by … Continue reading →

Posted in Bersih, NGO's

Deputy minister backs students’ right to rally

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

By Stephanie Sta Maria PETALING JAYA: The students’ sit-in rally at Dataran Merdeka has ruffled many feathers but not those of Deputy Higher Education Minister, Saifuddin Abdullah. In an exclusive interview with FMT last night, the outspoken deputy minister asserted … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Education, NGO's

When Malay silence is not golden

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

By Mariam Mokhtar The average human brain weighs about 3 lbs and is 80 percent water. When Einstein’s brain was set aside for research, people were surprised that it was not unusually large. Perhaps, we have to remind ourselves that … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Race relations, Religion

Only 4 MPs ink TI-M election integrity pledge

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Three weeks after anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International-Malaysia (TI-M) launched its election integrity pledge, only four MPs – two from BN and two from the opposition – have signed the pact. The four out of 222 MPs are Saifuddin Abdullah (BN-Temerloh), … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Corruption, Election Commission, NGO's

MCA urges Putrajaya to scrap Lynas plant

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

MCA has urged the federal government to bar Australia’s Lynas Corporation from operating its controversial rare earth refinery in Gebeng, near Kuantan. In a press release yesterday, MCA president Dr Chua Soi Lek said it was no longer a matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, NGO's, Words of Wisdom

Wee causes stir at Dong Zong rally

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

By Kow Gah Chie Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong’s surprise appearance at a Chinese education rally in Kajang today drew heckles from participants. A scuffle also broke out between a middle aged man and Wee’s bodyguard, when the former … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Society, Education, NGO's

Malaysian politics: Enter the Third Force

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

By Mohd Noor Firdaus Mohd Azil Is the ‘third force’, a necessary entity in the country’s political scenario? If so, who are they really? Are they people who were let down by their former parties, or those claiming to have … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's

RPK: Why I went mainstream

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

By RK Anand With FMT video PETALING JAYA: Raja Petra Kamarudin or better known as RPK is a household name. The blogger of royal descent has a knack for courting controversy and his Malaysia Today blog is known to send … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, NGO's, Pakatan Rakyat

Najib says Perkasa’s ‘white packet’ fiasco nothing to do with his government

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

By Shannon Teoh and Lisa J. Ariffin KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak has distanced his administration from Perkasa’s Chinese New Year “white packet” faux pas, pointing out that the leader of the Malay rights NGO, Datuk … Continue reading →

Posted in Najib Abdul Razak, NGO's

Chinese leaders slam Ibrahim Ali over white ‘ang-pows’

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

By Melissa Lee Chinese leaders from across the political divide have joined the chorus of calls for Perkasa to apologize for giving ‘ang-pows’ in white envelopes at a function that was also severely criticized as demeaning and exploitative of senior … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Special Interest

Ibrahim Ali dishes out RM10,000 in white ‘ang pow’

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

By Nigel Aw More than 300 senior citizens and residents received a boon at Perkasa’s first Chinese New Year open house today as close to RM10,000 was handed out. Leaders of the right-wing Malay pressure group handed out the season’s … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Race relations

It is vital for civil society to stand up and be counted

Posted on January 28, 2012 by

WHAT is civil society? According to Wikipedia, civil society is the arena outside of the family, the state, and the market where people associate to advance common interests. It is sometimes thought to include the family and the private sphere … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Special Interest | 2 Comments

Cops in cahoots with rowdy mob, alleges ABU

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

By S Pathmawathy The Anything But Umno (ABU) movement suspects the police of being in cahoots with a rowdy mob which halted their ceramah in Shah Alam on Saturday. ABU as well as the co-organisers Hindraf lodged a report on … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Police

Upshot of attacks on Anwar, ABU

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

By Mariam Mokhtar This is not an auspicious start to the Year of the Dragon for the PM. The person who controls events in Malaysia and who will undoubtedly shape its future, is one effete man called Saiful Bukhari Azlan. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Court case, NGO's, Police

Nazri clueless over assets disclosure

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

By Teoh El Sen PETALING JAYA: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz’s argument that public disclosure of assets by ministers and family members is dangerous has no merit at all. “I don’t think his argument is valid at … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, NGO's, UMNO

Human Rights Watch: AG should not appeal

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

By K Pragalath PETALING JAYA: US based NGO, Human Rights Watch criticised the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers for filing an appeal in Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s Sodomy II trial. HRW’s Asia division deputy director, Phil Robertson, in a statement, said … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Court case, NGO's

Pressure on Amanah to turn into political party

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

By Kuek Ser Kuang Keng The newly-formed Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah), NGO is being pressured by members to become a political party and join the opposition in the looming general election. However, the central council of Amanah, founded by several … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's

Raja Petra mocks armchair critics

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Self-exiled blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin today mocked criticism against him for granting interviews to Umno-linked newspapers, saying these attacks are from armchair critics. In a posting on his Malaysia Today blog last night, Raja Petra said he only valued comments … Continue reading →

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, NGO's, UMNO

New Peaceful Assembly Bill courts bouquets and brickbats

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

By Tarani Palani KUALA LUMPUR: The Peaceful Assembly Bill has drawn mixed response from MPs, with those from the opposition panning it as restrictive while their Barisan Nasional counterparts hailed it as progressive. Although welcoming the government’s effort to revise … Continue reading →

Posted in Barisan Nasional, Bersih, NGO's, Parliament

Ku Li: Reforms first, polls later

Posted on November 8, 2011 by

KUALA LUMPUR: The government should reform the electoral system first before calling for the general election, Umno stalwart and Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah) president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said today. “We welcome the government’s decision to set up the Parliamentary Select … Continue reading →

Posted in Election Commission, NGO's

The Netherlands bans Malaysian logs

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

FMT Staff. The Netherlands has banned Malaysian logs because Malaysia does not practise sustainable forest managements. The Netherlands’ Independent Appeals Board in Amsterdam recently ruled that Malaysia’s regulations governing forestation were well below world standards. Ruling in favour of international … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Sarawak

‘Malaysia should have been a federation of three nations’

Posted on October 8, 2011 by

By K Pragalath Civil society activist Haris Ibrahim says the original agreement in 1963 called for the setting up of the Federation of Malaysia as three separate nations. PETALING JAYA: United Borneo Front (UBF) chief Jeffrey Kitingan wants two administrative … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Sabah, Sarawak

Jeffrey’s battle cry: 1-Country, 2-Systems

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

By Queville To KOTA KINABALU: The United Borneo Front (UBF) is pushing for a “1-Country, 2-Systems” type of administration in Malaysia – one for Peninsular Malaysia and the other for Sabah and Sarawak. UBF chairman-cum-founder Jeffrey Kitingan said this was … Continue reading →

Posted in NGO's, Sabah, Sarawak