While Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is fully aware that the previous Government under Barisan National (BN) is to be blamed for the current problems in Kampung Buah Pala, Penang; yet the DAP led Pakatan Rakyat Government cannot just wash its hands off yet and blame the previous Government all the way.
In fact it puts to test or rather gives Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng a chance to prove that his government is pro people against being pro capitalist. For the time being it looks like peoples power has succeeded in postponing the forced eviction of the Kampung Pala settlers this Thursday.
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No To Coup in Honduras!
Restore Demoracy! Reinstate the Democratically Elected President!
Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) strongly condemns the coup d’etat organised by the military and right-wing political elite in Honduras on 28 June 2009, which ousted the democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya.
The coup took place just hours before the people of Honduras go out to vote on a consultative referendum concerning whether to rewrite the constitution. The current Honduran Constitution which was written in 1982 during the height of the US administration’s dirty war in Central America, was designed to ensure the ruling elite who have closed ties with the US imperialist to consolidate their powers with little interference from the ordinary people.
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Source: Malaysiakini
After plying their trade in the area for half a century, the Liew family is staring at a bleak future.
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They have been ordered to vacate the reserve land belonging to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd (KTMB) in Kanthan, Chemor, in Perak.
Liew Chin Nam, 64, who makes joss-sticks and joss paper, is now fighting for his right to be recognised as a legitimate tenant.
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With all due respect to the PAS spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, PSM condemns his statement likening UMNO to a socialist party because it rejects Islam . The spiritual leader should know better about socialism before making such a comment. Unfortunately Nik Aziz too has fallen into the same trap of the Barisan Nasional government to demonise socialism. The ruling government has successfully condemned socialism and labelled it as anti-religion for a long time.
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