Dr. Nasir Hashim, PSM National Chairperson and State Assemblyman for Kota Damansara declared that PSM will continue and always be on the side of the downtrodden, the workers and the lower income group in any issue which confronts the people.
He said while he supports “squatter free”, it should not be done in the expense of the poor. The State must recognize that most urban settlers (Squatters) developed and created value for the land before it was encroached by the developer. Therefore it is only fair that these settlers be compensated and given alternative land or houses either by the developer or by the state. Most of the time the developer conspires with the state government and the local government to forcefully and brutally evict the people who have been in the land for years. It is important to look at housing and shelter as fundamental human rights rather than narrowly looking at the laws which only recognizes those with titles.
We call for all the notices against Urban Settlers by the previous State Government to be revoked and an amicable solution with consultation with the settlers’ communities and activists working in the field be carried out. One immediate task for the State Government is to give directive to the Local Authority not to invoke the Emergency Ordinance, Clearance of Squatters Regulation 1969 which has been the biggest culprit in forcefully evicting the settlers.
I will raise these issues with the new State Government. We will continue to champion the rights of the Urban settlers. There will be no compromise on this.
Dr. Nasir Hashim
Semenyih, 18 March 2008
On 16th. March, PSM’s Semenyih Election Machinery organised an Appreciation Dinner Night to thank all the supporters and volunteers who helped in the campaign during the election. Though Comrade Arul lost narrowly to the BN candidate but the atmosphere at the dinner was electrifying. People felt that we have won. Supporters from all over Semenyih came. According to event organiser K.Simon, “we expected 300 to attend but ordered food for 500 but around a thousand people came and we had to purchase additional food”. But the event was more than food. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
Source: The Star, 18 March 2008
On April 30, 1998, a number of activists formed a new political party.
Coming from a variety of grassroots organisations that centred on improving the lot of squatters, and plantation and factory workers, the activists who formed Party Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) seemed like throwbacks to the days of the Cold War, freely using Marxist rhetoric in the course of pursuing their struggle for a more just Malaysia. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
Source: Terence Netto, Mar 12 2008, Malaysiakini
Mohd Nasir Hashim, newly-elected state assemblyperson for Kota Damansara in Selangor, will have to buy a pair of leather shoes and baju melayu hitam for the upcoming oath-taking ceremony – the customary attire for Malay legislators upon induction. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
Who is the man in the beat-up car that defeated a political stalwart?
by Martin Vengadesan, The Star
THE news, when it was first announced, was almost unbelievable: Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, an undefeated titan of the Malaysian political scene for more than three decades, had lost his parliamentary seat in Sungai Siput, Perak.
Who had defeated MIC’s president, a man who had been a minister in the Cabinets of Tun Hussein Onn, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Datuk Seri Ahmad Abdullah Badawi? ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
The 12th. General Election sends shock waves towards the nation. As the results were coming out, one after another giant just slumbered to the ground. Sharizat, Koh Tsu Koon, Kaveas, Zam, Samy Vellu. Who could have imagined?.
The poll saw the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, lose its dominant grip on power after 40 years. Opposition parties won 82 out of the 222 seats in the parliament, a dramatic increase from the 19 seats they had held. The opposition also gained control of five of Malaysia’s 13 states while it also won most of the seats contested in Federal territory. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
Kuala Lumpur, 9 March 2008
After four decades, two members of Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) finally won elections and would be sworn in as State Assemblyman and Parliamentarian. PSM National Chairperson, Dr. Nasir Hashim won the Kota Damansara State seat in Selangor beating National Front UMNO candidate Zein Isma Ismail by 1,075 majority. Dr. Nasir secured 11,846 votes compared to Zein 10,771. Meanwhile Central Committee Member, Dr. Jeyakumar created a major upset by beating MIC’s Datuk S.Samy Vellu who is a senior minister and the leader of the third largest component party in the Barisan National. Dr. Kumar obtained 16,458 votes compared to 14,637 votes obtained by Samy Vellu. Kumar would now become the first Socialist Parliamentarian after more than four decades in waiting. ARTIKEL PENUH (MORE) »
The opposition parties of Malaysia shook the ground last night. Penang, Selangor, Perak, Kedah and Kelantan were all won by the opposition parties.
Meanwhile, in Sungai Siput and Kota Damansara, the people showed their appreciation for the years of effort made by PSM’s community development workers by voting for our candidates. Our candidate in Sungai Siput, Dr. Kumar, defeated Samy Vellu for our first ever Parliament seat while Nasir Hashim won the DUN Kota Damansara seat! Both contested under the Keadilan flag.
Parlimen and Dewan Undangan Negeri will now join the grounds from where we stand up for the rights of the oppressed – plantation and industrial workers, the poor, single mothers, the orang asli and progressive student movements.
Long live resistance! Thank you to all of our friends and supporters and congratulations to the other opposition parties for their great victories!
Rakyat Sungai Siput Semua
Mari jemput perubahan baru
Kobarkan semangat juang mu
Kesaksamaan pasti menunggu
Sudah cukup lama
Kita terbelenggu
Satukan kekuatan buruh tani
Perubahan mula sini
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
