Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael D Jeyakumar is seriously considering taking the federal government to court for withholding the annual grant for constituency development.
He said he has appointed a lawyer to study the matter and has given himself two months to decide whether or not to proceed with the suit.
“We want to make sure the case is watertight,” he said when contacted today. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
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Starry-eyed from a recent visit to Venezuela, a Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) leader strongly recommended that Malaysia adopt that country’s pro-people policies where a whole range of services are provided free.
PSM deputy president M Saraswathy (left) said unlike our government which imposes burdensome taxes like the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the public, the social democracy practising Venezuelan government provide free necessities such as health and education for all citizens.
Education from kindergarten to university level is free and the students enjoy three free meals a day as well free transportation from their homes to educational centres, she added.
Also, Venezuelans are charged monthly minimum rates of only 50 sen each for water and electricity supplies and they enjoy an efficient and cheap transport system. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
GST = GAGALKAN SEBELUM TERLAMBAT
SEKRETARIAT PROTES UMUMKAN PROTES BESAR-BESARAN MEMBANTAH GST DI PARLIMEN
Hari ini satu sidang akhbar yang dipanggil oleh Sekretariat PROTES dan dihadiri oleh PSM, PAS, PKR, JERIT, SUARAM dan DEMA telah diadakan di Pejabat PAS Pusat. Dr. Hatta Ramli Pengerusi PROTES mengumumkan pelancaran PROTES GST. Turut hadir Setiausaha Agung PSM Sdr. S.Arutchelvan dan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi PKR, Sdr Tian Chua
Tarikh: 15 Mac 2010 (Hari Pertama Sesi Parlimen)
Masa: 9 pagi Sehingga Konvoi Diraja Memasuki Pintu Masuk Parlimem
Tempat: Perkarangan Parlimen
PERHIMPUNAN AMAN MEMBANTAH GST
GST – CUKAI YANG MISKINKAN LAGI RAKYAT
GST = GAGALKAN SEBELUM TERLAMBAT
A coalition of rights groups and opposition parties are rallying “thousands” to protest the impending Goods and Services Tax (GST) implementation when the Dewan Rakyat convenes on March 15.
The group, who refers to themselves as Protes, hopes to draw the attention of Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Mizan Zainal Abidin, who is expected to arrive at Parliament at 9am.
The much criticised Goods and Services Tax Bill will be tabled for second reading during the upcoming sitting of the Dewan Rakyat.
According to coordinator Dr Hatta Ramli, the group are protesting against the implementation of GST as it will burden the poor.
“We want the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to understand and see that the rakyat is against the GST,” he explained in a press conference at the PAS headquarters today. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
1 Mac 2010, 12-2pm, 4 Government Hospitals
If we don’t save our public health care now, don’t expect it to save us tomorrow.
Download a sample of the memorandum (PDF).
PSM activists took time off on a working day to protest, leaflet, express frustration and call for the Government to immediately halt the proposed FPP (Full Paying Patient’s Scheme) scheme in four hospitals – SG. BULOH, SERDANG, ALOR SETAR & JOHOR BHARU.
PSM leaders led the protest in the four Hospitals. PSM’s sole MP, Dr. Jeyakumar led around 70 protesters in Alor Setar , while PSM’s National Chairperson Dr. Nasir Hashim held a protest at the Sungai Buloh Hospital. PSM Secretary General held a similar protest in Serdang while Mohan led the PSM assault in Johor Bharu. Besides PSM, members from the Islamic Party PAS, JERIT, SUARAM and other PSM-friendly organisations participated in the protest.
Not many members of the public are aware of such a scheme (FPP) though the scheme had already been practiced in Putrajaya and Selayang. From day one, PSM has been against any privatization of basic needs. In fact, when the government decided to implement the scheme in 2007, PSM along with other political parties and NGOs formed a Coalition against Privatization of Health Services and carried out a nationwide campaign. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
SUNGAI BULOH – Kementerian Kesihatan digesa membekukan pelaksanaan Skim Perkhidmatan Pesakit Bayar Penuh (FPP) di hospital-hospital kerajaan.
Presiden Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim berkata, skim berkenaan dilihat akan memberi kesan negatif terutamanya kepada golongan miskin.
“Apabila skim ini dilancarkan pada tahun 2007, ramai pihak telah membantah pelaksanaannya kerana ia dibuat tanpa menjalankan sebarang kajian mengenainya. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
The government’s full-paying patient (FPP) scheme has again come under fire from the Coalition Against Health Service Privatisation, which held simultaneous pickets outside four public hospitals nationwide.
In the Klang Valley, short pickets by small groups were held at the Serdang and Sungai Buloh hospitals.
A similar protest took place outside the Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Kedah, and Hospital Sultan Ismail, Pandan, Johor.
At the Sungai Buloh hospital, Kota Damansara assemblyperson Dr Mohd Nasir Hasim led about a dozen people to denounce the scheme which the government had initiated in 2007.
According to Nasir, the FPP scheme pilot project in Hospital Selayang has proven detrimental to both doctors and patients. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
HOSPITAL KERAJAAN TENAT!
4 lagi hospital dalam bahaya
Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah Alor Setar, Hospital Sg. Buloh, Hospital Serdang dan Hospital Sultan Ismail Pandan Johor
Skim Perkhidmatan Pesakit Bayar Penuh (SPPBP) akan diimplementasi di Empat Hospital ini dan ini bererti 70% rakyat Malaysia yang bergantung kepada hospital Kerajaan untuk rawatan kena bersaing dengan pesakit yang mampu bayar di hospital kerajaan dan ini akan mengakibatkan
- Doktor pakar tidak ada masa untuk merawat pesakit dengan kualiti
- Kemudahan Hospital Kerajaan sebahagian akan digunakan untuk Pesakit yang mampu bayar
- Kakitangan Hospital Kerajaan kena digunakan untuk kepentingan pesakit yang dapat bayar penuh
- Mutu perkhidmatan Hospital kerajaan dan sistem Hostipal awam akan terus merosot
Jom hentikan penubuhan suatu “klinik Swasta” dalam Hospital Kerajaan (Private wing) yang akan menyerap keluar lagi sumber tenaga kerja dari hospital Kerajaan. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
