We should not be creating inequalities in education, which disproportionately limits the opportunities available for students who have “perfect scores” or fulfil the requirement to enter into local universities. ...
It is high time that PAS starts placing more importance on understanding the welfare work that SIS does and not demonise the organisation. ...
The police, to date, has not acted against the perpetrators. Instead, the students were hauled up to the police station for investigation while the perpetrators are still free to roam around. ...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Over the past week, the outrage and attacks by politicians, the media, social media users and the public against the organisers of the Womens Day March has been persistent. In response to these attacks, the Government has responded by making statements indicating...
I refer to the statement made in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (14 November) by Pasir Mas MP YB Ahmad Fadhli Shaari concerning Malaysia’s plan to ratify the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). YB Ahmad Fadhli had in his budget speech said that...
I welcome the decision by the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) Special Court to release 57 detainees today. The release of the detainees under SOSMA is a positive step towards bringing justice to those currently held under this draconian legislation. However I would also like...
Since a recent article about sexual harassment by an orthopaedic head of department was published, I sincerely hope that more and more victims would come forward to share their stories of sexual harassment by the doctor. Like many Malaysians, I am shocked and disgusted that this...
SOSMA and similar laws must be abolished as they allow for detention without trial which denies citizens their right to legal representaiton and allows for abuse of powers. Opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi cannot continue to defend and justify for the Security...
It is absolutely disappointing to hear that the Israeli Knesset has passed a racist and anti-democratic law denying all of its citizens equal rights. This new law states that the right to national self-determination is exclusive to the Jewish people, therefore side-lining its minorities. This is...
Activist Fadiah Nadwa Fikri was called up by the Police under the Peaceful Assembly Act just a day after being questioned under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 over an article that she wrote. I...