Aliran supports the Prime Minister’s call “to bring back the glory days of parliamentarians”. This call to restore respect for and dignity to Parliament is long overdue.
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Mar 222007
2007 Media Statements
Mar 192007
Aliran is appalled that all the top editors of the mainstream newspapers in the country have been recently directed by the Ministry of Internal Security not to cite and publish “anti-government articles” from online portals and blogs.
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Mar 082007
We must thank Deputy Internal Minister Datuk Johari Baharom for confirming what civil society has been saying all this time. It has been our contention all along that the oppressive laws of Malaysia have been wantonly used to curb our human rights and control our freedom without any justification. There has been much abuse in the arbitrary application of these laws.
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Mar 032007
Aliran is alarmed that the government is reportedly seriously mulling the possibility of abolishing the tax on profits from the sale of properties. The abolition of such a tax would be retrogressive as it would cut taxes for the rich, especially the propertied classes, who can afford to pay such taxes.
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Feb 282007
Aliran views the Federal government’s latest attempt to resolve Penang’s public transport woes by introducing RapidPenang (an arm of RapidKL) as a plaster job on a lesion that requires surgery.
Feb 272007
Aliran is appalled with the IGP’s proposal, publicised on 17 February 2007, that all foreign workers be confined to kongsi and have their movements monitored by management to prevent them from committing crimes.
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Feb 092007
Aliran is appalled that the Malaysian government has adopted a stand which is anti-human rights. This is clearly evident in the Home Affairs Minister’s statement that Malaysia does not recognise the powers of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
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Jan 272007
Aliran mourns the passing of one of our veteran stalwarts, V Malayandy (pic, centre), who was laid to rest today. Andy, as he was fondly known to his friends, stood with us over the years, including the dark days of Operasi Lalang, rendering tireless yeoman service in the past as Aliran treasurer and auditor.
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