A campaign dubbed MyOverseas Vote has been launched calling on the Election Commission to register all overseas voters. Continue reading »
Feb 052011
Nov 242010
Whether documented or undocumented, migrant workers are entitled to those most basic rights that the nations of the world declared belong to every single human, asserts Danielle Celermajer. Continue reading »
May 062010
The Penang State government launched a Speakers’ Corner at the Esplanade on 4 May 2010.
It is available to the public on Wednesday and Sunday evenings.
May 052010
As there is no evidence that the BN government is interested in guaranteeing us our basic rights, the Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan state governments should take the lead in showing us what sort of changes can and should be made, says Ong Jing Cheng.
Feb 172009
Aliran is perturbed that the personal privacy and space of Bukit Lanjan Assemblywoman Elizabeth Wong has been violated in the most callous and vicious manner. Private space and personal privacy of any individual is a sacred thing and is a fundamental right of a person. This is a basic principle.
Jul 132007
Karl Karol, the Australian consultant tasked with coming up with a recommendation on how to finance our health care system, is proposing a model that is neo-liberal to the core, observes a worried Jeyakumar Devaraj. And civil society has not been consulted.
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Nov 162006
John Hilley argues that curbs on the discussion of racial and religious issues not only breed suspicion, resentment and disunity but foster Vision-type notions of national unity popularised by big leaders.Malaysians do know how to debate and disagree civilly. They must reclaim this right.
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