Why did Bayan Baru MP Zahrain Mohamed Hashim name the 8 BN Members of Parliament including Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah (Umno-Gua Musang)? Who put him up to it? Was it just that Zahrain Mohamed Hashim wanted to show that he was not an 'insignificant' within PKR - but a person who had access to Anwar, and his 'secrets' - an important person within PKR? Or was it a move initiated possibly by PM Najib (or DPM Muhyiddin or some other persons within UMNO/BN) meant to discredit certain persons within the ..

There are so many issues of the people that needs to be raised, and better solutions proposed by the Opposition Member of Parliaments/ADUNs. Flaws in the proposed BN (or Pakatan Rakyat) solutions need to be highlighted. Failures and weakness in implementation of BN(or Pakatan Rakyat)� plans need to be highlighted. People really want to know what is the Pakatan Rakyat (or other Opposition parties) solution to� problems.� Do you have an alternative plan to deal with a particular ..

Orang Asli - marginalised and oppressed. Special provisions, quotas, etc for Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak - but for the natives of Peninsular Malaysia. Hence, the Orang Asli (the indigenous people of Peninsular Malaysia) are left out ....marginalised... Suhakam vice-chairperson Simon Sipaun :- "I'm not surprised with the protest. It is expected that the Orang Asli community would protest as they have been marginalised in a system similar to 'apartheid'," he said without mincing his ..

Orang Asli - the original people of Peninsular Malaysia, should be referred to as "kings of the land", as later arrivals to Malaysia, i.e. the Malays are being referred to as 'princes of the land' (the Bumiputera) There are possible about 200,000 or more Orang Asli (indigenoue people of Peninsular Malaysia), and they have been discriminated against by the UMNO-led� BN government. [UMNO - United Malay National Organisation] . Even in our Federal Constitution, special positive discrimination ..

A motion is tabled... Then people are allowed to give their views about the Motion. It could be views in support of the Motion. It could be views opposing the Motion. It could be views asking that there be some amendments to the Motion before it is voted on. Then comes the VOTE - and if it is passed by the Majority, it is carried. If not, it is defeated. It may have been a simple Motion - but when the Speaker did not allow for debate BUT proceeded to put it to a vote, it was wrong. And the ..

The employer allegedly wrongly deducted from wages of their employees to recover the levy they had to pay the government of Malaysia for hiring foreign workers.� The workers complained - and later referred the matter to the Labour Department - exactly what workers have to do when the employer violates their rights - wrongful deduction of wages, non-payment of wages/benefits, etc.. When these workers fought for their rights - and did what the Malaysian law required of them, the employer ..

Today, many newspapers, NGOs and persons are focussed on the� political dramas happening in Malaysia. There is really too much attention given to that MCA internal problems, PKR's party hoppers and expelled MP,� 'Anwar wants to be declared still Deputy Prime Minister' trial,� Anwar's Sodomy Trial, Anwar's Defamation Suit, MB Selangor's trials, PR -v- BN Perak trials, ....and little attention is given to struggles of the little person - the workers, the farmers, the 'warga mas', etc.. ..

Levy - Malaysian employers who want to foreign migrant workers were required to pay levy to the Malaysian government. Why? The government wanted to encourage employers to employ local Malaysians, but if they wanted to still employ a foreign national, then the employers had to pay a levy to the government for each migrant worker they employ. That payment of levy should also allow these migrant workers access to public amenities, services, etc.. But, what a lot of 'naughty' employers did was that ..

Migrant workers, especially, come to Malaysia to work after being promised employment for a certain number of years, usually 3 or more years. And to get to Malaysia, migrants end up paying a lot of money to agents, government officials, etc - and most migrants end up debt, even before they leave their home country to come to Malaysia to work.� When they come to Malaysia, their work permits/passes are restricted� to that particular employer. These workers have no choice. They just have to ..

3 children from Semenyih, aged between 15 and 17, who are supposed to sit for PMR and SPM examinations later this year were arrested and detained on Dec 21 last year on allegations of being a public nuisance and being in possession of a stolen vehicle. The trio were held in several police stations for a total of 21 days until their remand period expired.�� On Jan 10, an order under the Emergency (Public Order and Prevention of Crime) Ordinance 1969 to detain them for 60 days was issued and ..

Wonder whether Pakatan Rakyat is taking the people on a ride again, with regard to local council elections. They came into power in March 2008, and 2 years have already lapsed and we have yet to have Local Council Elections. All kinds of reasons have been given by the Pakatan Rakyat, and people have been patient with them for too long. Some of the civil society/NGO groups have also been 'silenced' in their call for local council elections - when PR strategically appointed some of the ..

Opposition MPs are unhappy that the government discriminates against them, and their constituents. Malaysian Federal Constitution guarantees equality - and there is no justification why the Federal Government of Malaysia does not treat all MPs equally.� Money - UMNO-led BN MPs get an annual grant for constituency development of RM1 million (I thought it was RM2 million), but not the non-BN MPs. Is this not discrimination? Yes, it is. The people democratically chose their MP, and it is wrong ..

I received information that another Burmese Migrant dies in Detention Centre in Alor Star. Name: San Oo Body Number: 4630 Died on 3/3/2010 We recall that it was reported in the media in December 2008, that "About 1,300 illegal foreigners have died during detention in the past six years, Malaysia Nanban quoted Malaysian Human Rights (Suhakam) commissioner Datuk N. Siva Subramaniam as saying. He said many of them died in immigration detention centres, prisons and police lockups because they were ..

Many workers, especially migrant workers are asked to stay at the workplaces, sometimes on top of factories,etc. The problem is that these places are normally fire hazards, and are not safe for human occupation.� There need to be new laws that set minimum standards for worker housing/dwelling - that will ensure that these places are safe for the workers. There must be standards to ensure that these premises are not a fire hazard, and that there are adequate fire doors, emergency exits, etc. ..

We know that the UMNO-led BN has created a 'culture' of government deciding for the people without the people being consulted. Did you consult the people of this town about whether they wanted this mega project? BN will answer 'Yes'. We consulted with the Local Council. We consulted the JKKKs. We consulted the Penghulu - the problem is that all these persons are not peoples' representatives but political appointees. And, sadly one pre-condition is that they be members of the party... ..

Well, Prime Minister Najib representing the UMNO-led BN government has declared that he is against democracy at the local government level - against Local Council elections.� Why? Because then the people will be choosing their own Local Councillors, which will mean that Local Councillors will be more representative of the people, and certainly more loyal to the people. Local Councilors that are not pro-people and their local community will certainly not get re-elected by the people.� Today, ..

Many workers are still waiting for their wages to be paid by companies/bosses who cease operations and delayed payment of back-wages (and benefits) by reason of the economic crisis. Some are waiting for 6 months wages...some for even 12 months wages.� The shut-down of factories and workplaces, which is said to be temporary, also means that even the managers and the bosses are not coming in, and the workers may be cheated as many of these are relying only on 'verbal' assurances by the company. ..

Is the Selangor Pakatan Rakyat government taking us all for a ride with regard to local council elections in the State? “We will be writing to the Elections Commission to find out about the feedback given over Penang’s call to restore local government elections,” said Khalid. “We will write a letter to the Election Commission (EC) alongside the Penang government (which did so yesterday) to find out what kind of support the commission will give us for such elections,” he said. Just ..

It was good that the magazine AL-Islam has apologized. It would be better still, if the 2 reporters also personally apologized. But these apologies, coming after the AG's decision not to charge, does not save the� perception� that UMNO-led BN have little(or no) respect for the other than Islam religions in Malaysia.� 1Malaysia - PM and government must be seen to be the PM and government of all Malaysians, not just Malays. PM and the government must be seen to be the PM of persons of all ..

Press Statement - 4 March 2010 Media should uphold responsibilities, not self-censor The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is concerned about The Star newspaper's spiking of a column about the shari'ah law, following the show-cause letter issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs for an earlier article on a related topic. Once again, the media resorts to self-censorship in favour of the state and Muslim pressure groups, instead of upholding its check and balance role. On 2 March, social ..