Scane condemns Bakun Dam impoundment
A Sarawak environmental network has condemned the hasty impoundment of the Bakun Dam and called upon the government and Sarawak Hidro to first put...
Baram folks oppose mega Baram Dam
The Baram Protection Action Committee would like to refute the statement made by Councillor Dennis Ngau which was published in the Borneo Post dated...
Ban on throwaway plastic bags not enough
While supporting the ban on throwaway plastic bags, Kanda Kumar points out that this move alone is not going to reduce our carbon footprint...
Cancunhagen forces humankind to suicide!
The outcome of the Cancun climate change talks is nothing more than the reproduction of the anti-democratic and completely inadequate Copenhagen Accord, observes Climate...
Seed aid is big business
Stop the 'flood' of corporate seeds in the agricultural reconstruction of Pakistan, urge activists from three international groups.The flooding that submerged nearly a...
FTA EU-M’sia menyekat kedaulatan negara
Miti sepatutnya berwaspada dengan rundingan EU-Malaysia FTA. Janganlah terburu-buru menandatangani perjanjian dengan EU kerana dalam FTA, pihak korporat boleh membawa kita ke mahkamah,...
Systematic torture in widespread caning: Amnesty
The Malaysian government must immediately end the practice of judicial caning, which subjects thousands of people each year to systematic torture and ill-treatment, leaving...
NGOs submit FTA protest memo
Activists from the Anti-FTA Coalition gathered on 3 Dec 2010 at the International Trade and Industry Ministry (Miti) in Kuala Lumpur to hand...
Bleak year for Malaysian human rights
Human rights group Suaram has released its overview of the Malaysian human rights situation for 2010 - and it doesn't look good.For all...
Penang Forum poll results: Letter sent to CM
The Penang Forum Steering Committee has officially written to the Penang Chief Minister informing him of the outcome of the polls to select civil...
Taking back control of Selangor water
The Barisan Nasional government privatised the water industry in Selangor to four different companies from 1996 onwards to increase efficiency but it has resulted...
Come, experience Local Democracy Week
Arising from an initiative that emerged from Penang Forum 2 earlier this year, various groups are organising a string of events to mark Local...