(Pic by Elvinstar / Dreamstime) HERE we are, just past the cusp of 2010, when parts of the world that observe 1 Jan list New Year hopes both fanciful and pragmatic. It’s always a useful exercise to do both, and to think about just why it is that one writes off a wish as “unrealistic”. […]
NGOs
Penans want to view task force report
A Penan mother and child (Pic courtesy of Sofiyah Israa @ Flickr) PETALING JAYA, 26 Aug 2009: The parents of young Penan women allegedly abused by logging company employees want to access and view the Penan task force report that the government refuses to make public. “[The parents] have asked for the task force’s report,” […]
Water: Union, NGOs back Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 March 2009: Selangor has roped in the help of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and a union to back its bid to regain control of water distribution in the state. At a press conference in parliament yesterday, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) and the Coalition Against Water Privatisation (CAWP) handed a memorandum to […]
Agitating Malay Muslims
OVER the past year, several Malay-Muslim groups have been in the headlines. From lawsuits filed against the DAP’s Teresa Kok for allegedly insulting Islam, to campaigns responding to the crisis in Gaza, the defence of Islam and Malay rights has occuppied the national attention, sometimes in frightening ways. Just what are these groups about? What […]
MIC ropes in NGOs to face by-elections
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb 2009: The MIC has formed an alliance with several Indian Malaysian-based non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to face the 7 April by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, party president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu said today. He said the party formed a working team made up of party grassroots leaders and the […]
NGOs against Pakatan are merely Umno’s allies
PENANG, 13 Feb 2009: Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng labelled the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) that spoke out against Pakatan Rakyat with regard to the Perak political crisis, as Umno’s allies. The DAP secretary-general also accused Umno of raising racial sentiments for their own party’s political benefit. “Why should we react to Umno’s allies?,” asked […]
NGOs submit memo in support of S’gor CPO
KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Feb 2009: About 50 people came to the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters here today to hand over a memorandum stating their support for the leadership of Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar. The legal adviser of the Action Committee of the Puchong Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Datuk Theng Book, […]
Muslim NGOs submit memorandum
PENANG, 29 Dec 2008: About 4,000 members of Muslim non-governmental organisations (NGOs) gathered peacefully at the Polo field here before proceeding to the official residence of Yang Dipertua Negeri Tun Abdul Rahman Abbas in Jalan Utama to submit a memorandum. The members, from 20 Muslim NGOs under Yayasan Aminul Ummah Malaysia, started gathering from 8am […]
