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难得糊里糊涂地就入围了第一届全球华文部落格大奖的「财经时论类」。。。真的有点惊喜。。。哇哈哈(好难听的笑声)。。。

根据主辦單位寄来的通知，说会同步展開一個「部落客加油團」的小活動，只要入围者(就是说象俺这样的啦！)在自己的部落格贴出一篇「入圍宣告」，就会有人跟你打气(如果俺没有会错意的话。。。呵呵。。。)。如果(俺是说如果而已哟)这个部落格在入围的分类中获得首奖的话，主办当局会从留言迴響者中抽出一位幸運網友，致贈精美的小禮物哟！(俺用这招来“诱骗”人留言，算高明了吧。。。)哇哈哈。。。(奸笑中)

无论如何，如果大家要为这个不伦不类的部落格打气的话，就麻烦大家浪费一下时间、手指的力和一点电能，在这里留言一下了。。。呵呵。。。



各位也可以到入围部落格，查看完整入围名单。

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世贸会议愈来愈逼近，而民间抗议世贸的动员行动也随着升温。日前，南半球焦点(Focus on the Global South)推介了一部最新的纪录短片。这是一部内容精简，适用于做入门介绍的纪录片，也是相当实用的动员组织工具。

这部片长２４分钟的短片，名为<世贸：为何它真的对你有害>(WTO: Why is it really bad for you)，为大家介绍了世贸的来头和其祸害，也让人们看到为何基层民众必须动员起来，阻止香港世贸会议达成任何协议。



欲下载这部录影短片(250 MB)，可点击以下连接：
http://www.focusweb.org/video/AVSEQ02.DAT

或下载压缩文件(230 MB)：
http://www.focusweb.org/video/wto.zip

预告片连接：
http://www.focusweb.org/video/TRAILER%20vcd.mpg

政府意欲推行其所谓的国民保健基金计划，不过这个将为国人带来深远影响的计划，人民一头雾水。于去年成立的反对卫生服务私营化联盟，自去年向卫生部呈交反对私营化政府医院配药处后，积极跟政府对话，并获得不少关于这项重要的信息。因此，反对卫生服务私营化联盟将于12月11日，在马大校园内举办一项公开研讨会，题为“保健体系陷入危机：人民的建议书”。反对卫生服务私营化联将在研讨会上，针对政府的保健基金计划提出反建议书。

欢迎公众人士出席。研讨会收费马币10令吉(影印和茶点)。

请参阅下面详情。

The Government’s recent pronouncements on a new health financing scheme calling it the National Healthcare Fund will have far-reaching effects on the way health care is delivered in Malaysia.

The Coalition Against Healthcare Privatisation comprising 82 organisations in Malaysia has been pursuing a dialogue with the Ministry of Health, and we have obtained certain important insights to how the government is approaching this new scheme. We wish to share these insights with other civil society groups in this ½ day forum. We also intend to table a Counter-Proposal to the Government’s scheme. You are cordially invited to attend the forum detailed as below:

HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN CRISIS! - THE PEOPLE'S PROPOSAL

DATE: 11 DECEMBER 2005 (SUNDAY)
TIME: 9:30AM - 1:00PM
VENUE: AUDITORIUM INSTITUT PENGAJIAN SISWAZAH, UNIVERSITY MALAYA
REGISTRATION FEE: RM10.00 (Including materials and light refreshments)

For registration and further inquiries you may contact:

Dr Kumar Devaraj: 019 5616807 - kumard@tm.net.my,
Dr Xavier Jeyakumar : 012 286 0595 - xavierjayakumar@yahoo.com
<Latheefa Koya: 012 3842 972 - ktheefa@yahoo.com

Those interested are advised to register by 7th December 2005 to avoid unncessary inconvenience.  We hope you will make the effort to attend this forum.

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  “造音者”呈献「另类音乐会」

五独立乐队本周末联手出击  

槟城独立乐队演唱会的舵手－“造音者”（ Soundmaker ）将会在这个周末（ 11 月 19 日）晚上 8 时正在 Church Street Cafe 为久旱逢甘露的独立乐迷带来一场久别重逢的另类音乐会： <The Alternatives> 。

这场难得一见的另类音乐会阵容令人注目，准备在当晚落力演出的乐队包括在大马独立音乐圈中掀起“后摇滚”（ post rock ）浪潮的先锋－ Damn Dirty Apes 这支份量十足的独立乐坛班霸。刚于最近重组的他们除了会呈献带点 reggae 风味的全新作品外，也会淋漓尽致地演出 40 分钟的重点环节。

其他会在当晚亮相的乐队尚有刚刚代表槟城荣获第一届“摇撼新声代”全国中文独立乐队比赛季军的 Whitelight ，他们在台上一气呵成演奏鲜明轻快的旋律，已经成为目前独立音乐场景津津乐道的话题。另外一支远道从新山前来演出的 Color My Iris 凭主音情绪化的演唱手法夺取一众乐迷的注目和拥戴，早已成为独立音乐会不可缺少的一员。 来自吉隆坡的电子双人组“电棒”则是首次受邀前来槟城演出， 目前以电音舞曲为主的他们也深受 shoegazing ， new age, 实验噪音及电影音乐的影响，其独特之处是以最简单的方式 ( 两台笔记型电脑加上电吉它 ) 来呈现最具试验性的作品。最后一支是来自槟城本土的中文乐队“灰色地带”，他们最具看头的就是主音以中国摇滚式唱腔配合整支乐队玩奏浓厚西方前卫摇滚色彩的乐曲时所形成的特异氛围。

以上五支乐队都已准备就绪，期待大家在本月 19 日（星期六）晚上 8 时正前来槟城 Church Street Caf é （从大钟楼附近的土库街 Beach Street 进入 Church Street ）购票入场支持本地独立音乐。门券每张 12 零吉，详情可联络陈伟光（ 016-4160460 ）或姚国昌（ 016 － 4078980 ）。

网页：http://www.echolab-records.com

SOUNDMAKER GIG 9:

“THE ALTERNATIVES”  

Soundmaker, the most influential indie gig organizer from Penang will return to the scene with their 9 th gig titled “The Alternatives” at Church Street Café, Penang on this Saturday (19 th Nov, 8pm). After a brief absence, the fan response is expected to be huge. A recharge Damn Dirty Apes, up and coming Whitelight, emo-rockers Color My Iris, laptop music experimentalist Dian Bang and uncompromised Hui Se Di Dai will join the lime-light.

After 8 consecutive gigs held bi-monthly over 2003 and 2004, Soundmaker back again with “The Alternatives” at a new venue and a brand new concept. This gig will explore the fans to some of the more challenging genres in recent music history, as well as to create a different environment to enhance our indie music scene. Here are some brief introductions of the performing bands:

DAMN DIRTY APES – Critically acclaimed space-rock outfit now play reggae influenced new material with their latest line up. The next music breakthrough is here.

WHITELIGHT - Formed back in middle 2003, they play a blend of emotion stirring music that comes in an explosive package which spells shoegaze, post-rock and instrumental rock.

COLOR MY IRIS – Established emo-rockers from JB indie music scene offer more aggressive, more atmospheric yet still the same melancholic songs with sensitive singing.

DIAN BANG – Newly formed KL duo that spearhead the breakthrough of electronica / experimental noise music. Imaging how the fierce guitar riffs get through two laptops at the same time.

HUI SE DI DAI – Penang based Chinese band with anger driven singing, psychedelic sounds and art-rock rumblings.

The gig will start at 8pm, 19 th Nov (Sat) at Church Street Café, Penang . Passes priced at RM12 will be available at the door. For details please call Wai Kong (016-4160460) or Cole (016-4078980).


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电棒

正豪 奕均

“电棒”音乐目前以电音舞曲为主，另外也深受shoegazing，new age, 实验噪音, 电影音乐的影响。

暂时以最简单的方式 (两台笔记型电脑) 呈现作品，希望日后可以找到合适的乐手参与，以加入Bandsound元素

email: leeyijiun@yahoo.com.tw


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DAMN DIRTY APES

http://www.noisemonkies.com/


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COLOR MY IRIS

Formed early 2002, with initial line-up consisting of Thong Wing Hoong (Thong), Ang Chek Chow (Ang), Yau Way King (King), Ahmad Nazery (Jiboy) and Rohazuddin Hassan (E.D). From band members being the key persons in both of the hot and controversial JBHC bands, Kharisma and Kamasutra, we evolved to a band playing mostly soft melancholic songs that reflect a more relaxing side of indie music. Our music was influenced and inspired by a a huge range of bands, such as The Gloria Record, Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, Buddhistson, Elliott, and Cursive.

Initially we started out playing at small gigs and shows around JB, KL and Singapore (year 2002). The exposure to the overwhelming scene encouraged us to record our first E.P. entitled 'Ending Harmony' in December 2002. The debut E.P. was well received, inflicting positive reviews from both local and foreign magazines. Thanks to the DIY network's efforts, our music bridged continents, reaching not only states around Malaysia, but also around Asia (i.e. Singapore and Japan) and countries in Europe (i.e. Germany and UK).

The opportunity to play at gigs, shows and music festivals gave us the confidence and continuous passion to grow along with our music. Our most memorable experiences include the 2003 Baybeats Music Festival (Esplanade, Singapore) where we had the privelege to perform alongside great bands from all over the globe like The Gloria Records (USA), Buddhistson (Japan), and Fonzie (Portugal).

2004 went by quietly for our band due to major changes in our lives, (i.e. leaving university lives and settling down with new jobs in different states). Due to heavy workloads, regretfully our drummer, Ang had to pull out and thus, the new line-up now consist of a new drummer, youngest in the band, Mohammad Saiful (Epul), with very provocative skills and a taste for unaccustomed beats.

This time around, we're back full force, with a new line-up, more progressive, more aggresive yet still the same melancholy 'us', with an active comeback to the local indie scene and plans for a full length CD release towards the end of the year.

http://www.colormyiris.com/


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灰色地带

2005年11月14日

UA 289/05伊朗

案由：死刑／即將處決

救援對象： Karim Fahimi又名 Karim Shalo (男)

Karim Fahimi 六月時被判處死刑。高等法院確定這項判刑，他隨時將被處決。

Karim Fahimi 為库尔德族人（Kurd），已婚，育有二幼子。據報因喝酒被伊朗西部Sardasht城的法院判處死刑。這至少是第三次他觸法被判刑。根據伊朗刑法174條，使用任何麻醉用品將被鞭打100次；根據179條，這項懲處可重複兩次，第三次則觸犯死刑。

＊背景資料：

國際特赦組織反對任何死刑，因為這是最殘酷、非人道和羞辱的懲罰，違反世界人權宣言。今年國際特赦組織已經接獲伊朗處決72位人犯的報告，雖然實際數目可能更高。

＊建議寫信內容：請盡快於12月26日前將信件寄出。

──懇求當局免除Karim Fahimi的死刑。
──請求當局告知有關他審判、上訴及代表律師的細節。
──承認政府有責任將犯罪者繩之以法，但說明你無條件反對死刑，因為那終究是殘忍、非人道和羞辱的懲罰方式，違反生命權。


＊ 信件請寄：

總統：
His Excellency Ayatollah Sayed ‘Ali Khamenei
The Presidency
Palestine Avenue
Azerbaijan Intersection
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
傳真：+ 98 21 6 649 5880 (請註明：\"FAO the Office of His Excellency,
Ayatollah al Udhma Khamenei\")
Email: info@wilayah.org
info@leader.ir
稱謂：總統閣下：／Your Excellency

司法部長：
His Excellency Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
Ministry of Justice
Park-e Shahr
Tehran
slamic Republic of Iran
Email: irjpr@iranjudiciary.org (請註明： \"Please forward to His
Excellency Ayatollah Shahroudi\")
稱謂：部長閣下：／Your Excellency

＊副本請寄：

內政部長：
Hojatoleslam Mustafa Purmohammadi
Ministry of the Interior
Dr Fatemi Avenue
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Email:   ravabetomomi@moi.gov.ir
傳真： +98 21 8 896 203
+98 21 8 899 547
+98 21 6 650 203

國會議長：
Gholamali Haddad Adel
Majles-e Shoura-ye Eslami
Imam Khomeini Avenue
Tehran
Islamic Republic of Iran
傳真：+ 98 21 6 646 1746

延续之前校园选举的种种打压，以至学生抵制有关选举。如今，大学当局不仅不检讨本身的错处，反而开始向学生活跃份子开刀，准备对他们采取纪律行动。目前，博特拉大学、理科大学都已相继发生学生被传召出席听证会的事件。

下面附上学生发出的紧急声援诉求，要求各界人士关注当前学生面对的打压，并向有关当局施压，以停止侵犯学生的基本权利，并恢复校园的民主。声援信件请寄给高等教育部长和各大专校长(地址、传真、电邮都在下面的附录)。

学生对高等教育部的要求有：
1. 宣布最近的校园竞选无效。
2. 敦促各大专举行自由和公正的校园选举，否则就对校园腐朽的选举机制负上全责。
3. 确保滥权事件不再发生，并立即对滥权的官员/部门采取行动。
4. 确保接下来的校园选举不会违反自由、公正和民主的原则。
5. 撤销对学生活跃份子的控状，并且不再对任何参与竞选活动的学生采取行动。
6. 承认学生和平集会自由和言论自由的权利。
7. 废除<大专法令>。

下面为紧急声援全文：

URGENT APPEAL：
Urging Free and Fair Campus Reelection & Drop Charges and Stop Violations on Student Rights

Chronological events:

September 12, 2005 - Students under the name 'Malaysia Students Solidarity' visited to National Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) to raise the issue of Public Speaking Test in IIUM and cases of students being threatened on few campuses to vote for the pro-establishment students block.

September 21, 2005 - About 200 university students, held a 90-minute peaceful protest outside the Parliament building demanding for fair play during the upcoming campus elections. The students held placards with caricatures of the Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Salleh, that were peppered with the words such as, 'blur' and 'I don't know', in reference to the minister's recent comments on the campus elections. They also unfurled a banner that read 'Students demand for clean campus election, free campus', while sporadic chants of 'student power' was heard a few times.

September 26, 2005 - Nomination day for the annual campus polls turned out to be 'boycott day' at five public universities, where the pro-students faction (always labeled as 'anti-establishment' faction) refused to put up candidates to show protest against the unfairness and abuse of power that caused by the university administration. Five universities are Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Telnologi Malaysia (UTM) and Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI).

October 7, 2005 - Complete with a black coffin which was draped with the Malaysian flag and had the words 'Campus Democracy', some 150 undergraduates staged a funeral procession in the pouring rain. The crowd marched from the National Mosque to the National Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) office in Kuala Lumpur to protest the end of democracy in varsities nationwide. In stead of sending reports to complain against those irregularities that happened during the campus election, the students were fighting on the street this time to demonstrate their deep disappointments on the violations.

October 18, 2005 - Science University of Malaysia (USM) student Ong Siew Shan receive a letter from USM Student Affairs and Development Division that ask her to attend a proceeding on Oct 24 regarding of distributing leaflet with title \"Agenda Mahasiswa\" (Student Agenda) and therefore breach University and University College Act.

Occtober 19, 2005 - Putra University of Malaysia (UPM) student Lim Sok Swan received a letter from UPM Student Affairs Department that ask her to attend a proceeding on the next day (20 Oct) regarding of joining a gathering and instigate other student to boycott UPM's campus election and participate in a march from National Mosque to SUHAKAM to send report of irregularities that happened during the campus election on 7th Oct.

October 20, 2005 - Lim Sok Swan attended her proceeding and request for postpone of proceeding due to late inform. And this was agreed by the authority after readout her charge and fact. However the postponed date is 24 October, which is 3 days public holiday after 20th Oct, this doesn't make any change to her because there is still insufficient time to make preparation included to get legal consultation.

October 24, 2005 – Lim Sok Swan attended her proceeding with the request to allow the attendance of her parents' representative, to allow her friend to accompany her to record the conversation during proceeding and to allow her to postpone the proceeding date. All the request had been rejected without proper reason, however the request of postpone were agreed and fixed to 10 November. Meanwhile, USM girl also attended her proceeding on this day and the request to postpone also agreed but without a specific date mentioned and will be announce soon on a written official approval.

October 26, 2005- Ooi Tze Min, second year student of Putra University of Malaysia, was charged with 7 cases:

1. Joining an assembly and sending memorandum of Free and Fair Campus Election in front of Malaysia Parliament.

2. Incite other to boycott university permitted campus election during a gathering at UPM Administration Building on 29 September 2005.

3. Incite other to boycott university permitted campus election during a gathering at no. Premise 8G (7365) Jalan 18/14, 43300 Sri Serdang, Selangor on 26 September 2005.

4. Giving a statement to NTV7 reporter according to campus election issue on 29 September 2005 at UPM Administration.

5. Organize a collection money activity inside and outside campus from 26 September to 29 September 2005.

6. Joining a campus election report 2005 sending march from National Mosque to Malaysia Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) October 7, 2005.

7. Joining an assembly at Majistret court Kuala Lumpur on 22 April 2005 for giving support to abolish University and College University Act and Internal Security Act.

It was warning notice from our young people to announce the imperative crisis that happened in our countries, campuses all around Malaysia was full of faulty and unfairness.


Urging Free and Fair Campuses Election

BACKGROUND

Campus election which is the necessary process to form Student Representative Council (SRC) held every year in Malaysia local universities. However, complaints of faulty, unfairness and abuse of power heard from every university.

Looking at the history of campus elections, irregularities like midnight raids on students' rooms, crackdowns on activities organized by students who refuse to be stooges, physical assault of students who will not bow to orders and intimidation in other forms are alleged almost every year.

Memorandum after memorandum has been sent to the Suhakam and other relevant authorities, detailing such irregularities. Letters have been sent and dialogues held, and yet the issue be examined seriously enough. The result was still the same. The corruption of campus election was still uncertified, and the situation was gone even worst.

To date, none of the perpetrators have been brought to justice. The election commission headed by the deputy vice-chancellor in several universities has failed to ensure a free and fair election but acting unjust to ensure that preferred candidates win.

Then, what happened this year? Below are some case facts:

  1. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) are using E-Voting which have no transparency, credibility and privacy.
  2. 6 USM campus election candidates and nominators' family receive phone call and message (SMS) of threat.
  3. At UTM, nomination form was increase from RM5 at year 2003 to RM50 and deposit was increase from RM10 to RM150 for campus level constituency and RM100 for faculty level constituency, protest form are sold with RM300. This is a clear financial pressure for student.

Drop Charge and Stop Violation on Students' Right

While struggling students' demand for free and fair campus election, students group were strike back by the authority of university with the charge over 3 university student under University and University College Act (UUCA).

Although from different university and charged with different act, but there is a similarity between two of them, which is they are charged because involve in the campaign of free and fair campus election. With the holiness intention to create a better campus environment, they become victim of UUCA and the tactic to terrify students.

They are:

i) Lim Sok Swan, second year student of Putra University of Malaysia, was charged under *Section 3(f)* and *Section 11, Sections Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Discipline Students), 1975, University and University College Act, 1971* which state:

Section 3 \"a student cannot:
(f) organize, instigate or participant in boycott an exam, lecture class, tutorial, class or any other activities which is valid under university order or approver\"

and

Section 11 \"no student and no any organization, body or student group, can organize, carry on or participant in any activities outside the campus, unless get prior written permission from Vice-Chancellor and followed any appropriate restriction, limitation or term which is consider needed or necessary to apply by Vice-Chancellor\"*

The girl was charge with the reason of incite other to boycott university permitted campus election during a gathering at UPM Administration Buildingon 29 September 2005. In the other hand, she was charge for joining a memorandum sending march from National Mosque to Malaysia Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) October 7, 2005.

ii) Another UPM student, Ridhuan Bin Othman @ Abd. Razak, was charged with the same reason, case fact and same section with Lim Sok Swan, which is

Section 3 (f) and Section 11. However there is another charge for Ridhuan
under Section 11, because of joining a assembly and sending memorandum of Free and Fair Campus Election in front of Malaysia Parliamentt at 21 September.

iii) A final year Science University of Malaysia student, was charged under Section 12 (1), (2) and (3), Sections Universiti Sains Malaysia (Disciplines Students), 1999, University and University College Act which state:

12 (1)\"no student, organization, body or students group, without prior permission from the vice chancellor, can publish or distribute any documents
in campus or outside the campus\"

12 (2) \"in giving allowance under subsection 12(1), vice chancellor can set any restriction, terms and condition which is considered as needed and appropriate\"*

*12(3) \"permission that required under this section are the addition to any license, permit, or any other form of authorized under any others written laws.\"*

The girl was charged with the reason she distributed flyers with title \"Students Agenda\" without permission from university at hostel on 10 September 2005, 11.30pm.

Actually the \"Students Agenda\" is a flyers of students' demand for the campus election on international, national and campus level issue, the content of flyers included students' point of view on WTO, government corruption, privatization of education, water, electricity and health care, free and fair campus election, university red tape, and freedom of language usage.

RECOMMENDED ACTION

We call upon civil society group and concerned individual to write to the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education, Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh, to express your concern towards the current corrupted election system and all the misconduct behavior happened at every university including turpitude tactic to oppress students. At the same time, to urge Ministry of Higher Education to declare the invalid of current election at every campus and held a free and fair campus reelection by reforming the electoral system and drop charges against the two students who are involved in the free and fair campus election campaign.

Please send your letter through fax or e-mail to the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education as soon as possible:

  1. Calling Ministry of Higher Education to declare the invalid of current campus election

  2. Urging Ministry of Higher Education to give order to each
  university to conduct a free and fair campus reelection or else take
  responsible for the corrupted electoral system

  3. Calling to Minister of Higher Education of ensure every misconduct
  behavior is not repeated and take immediate action on individual/ group/
  department who are responsible for it.

  4. Calling Minister of Higher Education to ensure campus election in
  the future will be not violating principle of freedom, fairness and
  democracy.

  5. Calling Minister of Higher Education to give direct order to
  respective university to drop charge immediately on all these students. At
  the same time, take no action on any students who are involved in the Free
  and Fair Campus Election campaign.

  6. Calling Minister of Higher Education and all 17 local universities'
  authority to stop any form of violation of students' right of peace assembly
  and right of speech and expression.

  7. Abolish University and College University Act (AUKU)

EVERY APPEAL COUNTS!!!

PLEASE SEND YOUR APPEALS IMMEDIATELY TO:

Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh
Minister of Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi,
Blok E3, Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62505 Putrajaya
Telefon : 03-8883 5000
Faks : 03-8889 5854
E-mail: webmasterkpt@mohe.gov.my

You are also highly recommended to send a copy of your protest letter to
all the vice- chancellor of 17 public universities to show your concerns:

1. Kept. Dato' Professor Dr. Hashim Yaacob
Vice Chancellor's Office
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-79673400, Fax: +603-7955 2975
Email: pej_nc@um.edu.my

2. Prof. Dato' Dr. Ir. Mohd. Zohadie Bardaie
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-89466000 Ext: 6001/6002
E-mail: mzbd@admin.upm.edu.my, zohadie@pc.jaring.my

3. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Kamal Hassan
Rector International Islamic University Malaysia
International Islamic University Malaysia
Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-61964001/4002 Fax: +603-61964858
E-mail: rector@iiu.edu.my

4. Y. Bhg. Profesor Dato' Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Minden,
P. Pinang, Malaysia.
Tel : +6046533888 ext. 3449/ +604-6533106, Fax: +6046573761
E-mail: dvc_stu@notes.usm.my

5. Yg. Bhg. Datuk Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd. Zulkifli B. Tan Sri Mohd. Ghazali
Naib Canselor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Skudai,
Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
Tel: (607) 5530001, fax: +607-5579376
E-mail: azilla@utm.my

6. Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr. Muhammad Rais bin Abdul Karim
Naib canselor Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
JABATAN CANSELORI,
35900 Tanjung Malim,
Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Tel: +605-459 6200, Fax: +605 - 458 2773
Email: muhdrais@upsi.edu.my

7. Profesor Datuk Dr. Anuwar Ali
Naib Canselor
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: (603) 89213370/8921 5057 , Faks: (603) 8925 4890
E-mail: ncukm@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my

8. Y.Bhg. Dato' Dr. Nordin Kardi
Naib Canselor Universiti Utara Malaysia
Universiti Utara Malaysia,
06010 UUM Sintok,
Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
No. Tel: +604-9283000 / +604-9173171, Fax No: 604-9283019, 3016
E-mail: nordinkardi@uum.edu.my, nordinkardi@uum.edu.my

9. Professor Abdul Rashid Abdullah
Vice Chancellor* *Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,
94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +60 82 671 000
Fax: +60 82 672 411
E-mail: webmaster@unimas.my

10. Prof. Datuk Seri Panglima Dr. Abu Hassan bin Othman
Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Locked Bag No 2073,
88999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia,
Telefon: (+6088) 320474, Fax : (+6088) 320223 / 3201024
E-mail: pejcslr@ums.edu.my, vcumsaho@ums.edu.my

11. Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Prof. Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah
Chancellor Office
Level 20, Twin Towers
Complex S & T
Universiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: +603-5544 2222, +603-5544 2001, Fax: +603-5544 2223
E-mail: ibrahimshah@salam.uitm.edu.my

12. Lt. Kol. Prof. Dato' Dr Kamarudin Hussin
Rektor Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia
Taman JKKK, Kubang Gajah, 02600 Arau Perlis
Tel : +604 - 9798000 / Fax : +604 - 9778011
Email : rector@kukum.edu.my

13. PROF. DATO' DR ABDUL SHUKOR HJ. HUSIN
Rektor Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia
Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia,
Bandar Baru Nilai,
71800 Nilai Negeri Sembilan
Tel: +606-798 8000 Fax: +606-799 3843
E-mail: pro@admin.kuim.edu.my

14. Y. Bhg. Prof. dato' Dr. Sulaiman bin Md Yassin
Rektor KUSTEM
KUSTEM, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman
Tel: +609 6683100, Fax: +609 6697418
Email: pro@kustem.edu.my <pro@kustem.edu.my%20>

15. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Said bin Mat Lela
University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia,
Locked Bag 12, 25000, Kuantan Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-5492020, Fax: +609-5492222
E-mail:* said@kuktem.edu.my***

16. Datuk Prof. Ismail bin Hassan
Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia,
No. 1 Jalan TU 43,
Taman Tasik Utama,
75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
Phone: +606-2332234 Fax: +606-2332212
E-mail: canselori@kutkm.edu.my

17. Prof. Dr. Hj. Ismail Hj. Bakar
Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn, Beg Berkunci 101, 86400 Parit
Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor Darul Takzim
Tel: 607-4536001 / 607-4536013, Fax : 607-4536548
E-mail: bismail@kuittho.edu.my

For counting process, please kindly send a copy to
Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia
E-mail: smm_msia@yahoo.com or
Fax: 03-77839525

Please kindly contact us at smm_msia@yahoo.com or tel: (+603)77839525 for any inquire or further information. Thank You!



Sample Letter: Please Modify According to Your Own Organization or Identity


Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh
Minister of Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi,
Blok E3, Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62505 Putrajaya
Telefon : 03-8883 5000
Faks : 03-8889 5854
E-mail: webmasterkpt@mohe.gov.my

Sir,

Launch Free and Fair Campus Reelection Immediate at All Malaysia Local Higher Education Institute and Drop Charge against University Students

Refer to above title, I/ We _____________________ showing our deep concern to Malaysia all 17 local higher education institute campus election system and charging under UUCA over UPM's Lim Sok Swan, UPM Ridhuan Bin Othman @ Abd. Razak and a USM student for involving in Free and Fair Campus Election campaign.

The unfairness and faulty practice by the authorities was heard and I/ we was/ were told that it is a step to ensure the winning of the pro-authority or Aspirasi Team in the campus election, with this we feel disappointment and dissatisfaction on it.

As we know, campus election is a chance for the students to choose their representative regardless which camp/ team (pro-students or pro-authorities) the candidates was belong to, this was also tally with the principle of democracy. However the faulty and unfairness practice from the authority such as sponsoring pro-authorities, e-voting, threatening pro-students candidate and supporter and others malfeasance practice are violating the
students' right to choose their representative freely and fairly.

At the other hand, students who are involve in this Free and Fair Campus Election should be recognized their right of assembly and right of speech and expression. Therefore charge over two university girl who distributed flyers, joint peace assembly and joint the memorandum sending process should be discharge immediately. Beside to respect the fundamental students' right, it is also to show your sincerity of promise on the parliament where you said UUCA should be review.

Therefore I/ we strongly urge the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education,
Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh to:

  1. Declare the current campus election invalid

  2. Give order to each university to conduct a free and fair campus reelection or else take responsible for the corrupted electoral system
 
  3. Ensure every misconduct behavior is not repeated and take immediate action on individual/ group/ department who are responsible for it

  4. Ensure campus election in the future will be not violating principle of freedom, fairness and democracy.

  5. Calling Minister of Higher Education to give direct order to respective university to drop charge immediately on all these students. At the same time, take no action on any students who are involved in the Free and Fair Campus Election campaign.

  6. Stop any form of violation and recognize immediately students' right of peaceful assembly and right of speech and expression.

  7. Abolish University and College University Act( AUKU)

I/ We sincerely hope the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education will take responsibility to ensure and protect the students' rights and freedom to choose their representative, beside provide the student with all theirs pertained right and freedom as Malaysia citizen. At the same time keep respect and practice the principle of democracy in the campuses.*

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,


_________________

Name:
Oranization:

C.C. : All 17 Malaysia local higher education institute's vice chancellor
and rector.

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寻求联署的联合声明：

全国大专生团结阵线
SOLIDARITI MAHASISWA MALAYSIA (SMM)
No.3, Jalan 5/58, Taman Gasing Indah, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel/Fax: 03-77839525          Email: smm_msia@yahoo.com

要求重新进行公正开明的校园竞选，
立即撤销学生在《大专法令》下的任何诉讼以及停止剥削学生权力

黑暗不断的笼罩着我们的大学！

我们敦促教育部着手重新进行一个建立在公平和自由民主平台下的校园竞选，立刻撤销学生在《大专法令》下任何的相关诉讼，以及停止剥削学生们敢于争取公正开明的校园竞选的权力。

校园竞选是为选出学生代表理事会而每年都在本地大学举行的必要过程。但是，错误、不公平和滥用权利的反对浪潮都在每间大专时有所闻。至今，没有任何的犯错者被制裁。一些大专里由署理副校长所带领的校园竞选选举委员会已不能确保 自由与公正的校园竞选而明目张胆的采取不合法的行动以确保所属意的人选胜出。

以下是一些学生权利被侵犯的事件，由于数不清的打压事件一再发生，我们不能一一列明，所以我们列出一些显著的案件：

（一）       马来西亚国际回教大学(UIAM)与马来西亚博特拉大学(UPM)沿用不透明，不可信及没有隐私的电子投票。

（二）      六名理科大学校园竞选候选人和提名人的家属收到恐吓电话和短讯(SMS)。

（三）       在工大, 提名表格从RM5（2004）增加至RM50 ，而校园级与学院级候选人的按柜金从RM10（2004）增加到RM150 和RM100, 上诉的费用则需RM300 。这无形给予学生财政上的压力。

（四）       从七月至今，苏丹依迪利斯教育大学的校方滥用职权主办至少九次的聚会以向学生宣传亲校方阵线的候选人。校方也威胁学生以投选亲校方阵线的候选以避免在毕业后派送他们至偏远地区如沙巴和沙崂越当老师。

至今，高教部仍未对全国大专生团结阵线要求的自由与公平的校园竞选给予一个直接的回应也还未进行调查前，校方当局已针对学生勇于表达意见及看法而展开了一系列的秋后算账的行动！
现在许多UPM, USM 和UM 的参与推动\" 自由和公平\"校园竞选的学生已受到校方要求呈上解释信 , 而且至少8 名学生有收到出席听证会的传召信, 他们是:

  i)    林仕妆, 博特拉大学中文系第二年生 ,其控状是

（一）于2005 年 9 月29 日，在博大行政大楼前煽动其他学生杯葛
     校园竞选。  
（二）于2005 年 10月7 日，参加由国家会教堂至大马人权委员会
(SUHAKAM)呈交关于2005年度校园竞选报告书的游行。

ii)             黄思敏，博特拉大学电脑与通讯工程系第二年生，其控状是

（一）9月21 日，参与在国会大厦前的和平集会。此集会的目的是
呈交自由和公平的校园竞选备忘录予我国高等教育部部长。
（二）于2005 年 9 月29 日，在博大行政大楼前煽动其他学生杯葛
                 校园竞选。
（三）于2005年 9 月26日，在Premise 8G (7365) Jalan 18/14, 43300
Sri Serdang, Selangor煽动其他学生杯葛校园竞选。
（四）于2005年 9 月29日，在博大行政楼对NTV7记者公开发表针
对校园竞选的言论。
（五）于2005 年 9月26日至9月29日，在博大校内和校外进行筹
款活动。
（六）于2005 年 10月7 日，参加由国家会教堂至大马人权委员会
(SUHAKAM)呈交关于2005年度校园竞选报告书的游行。
（七）于2005年 4 月22日，参加在吉隆坡推事庭声援七名因参与反
对《内安法令》集会而遭校方开除的学生，并当场表示支持废除《大专法令》以及《内安法令》 。

iii)         Ridhuan bin Othman @ Abd. Razak, 博特拉大学农业科学系第二年生，其控状与林仕妆相同。

iv)             Ridhuan bin Othman @ Abd. Razak 、 Mohd Hisyamuidn bin Ghazali(UPM) 与 Ahmad Taufik bin Kamarudin(UPM)被控于9 月21 日，参与在国会大厦前的和平集会。此集会的目的是呈交自由和公平的校园竞选备忘录予我国高等教育部部长。

v)                 理科大学一名女学生, 被控于9月 10 日, 晚上 11.30时，在没有校方当局的允许下子宿舍分派名为\"学生议程\"的传单 。

\"学生议程\" 的传单的内容实际上是学生对于校园竞选的诉求分别为国际、国内和校内的问题，其中包括的学生对于全球化的看法、贪污、 水、电和医疗保健私营化 , 自由和公平的校园竞选、大学制度的繁文缛节, 和语言的自由。

vi)             马大两名学生也因派发关于校园竞选的问卷而被提控。其中一位名为Karim Abdul Rahim 的学生也因此事遭到校方官员粗暴的对待。

vii)         另一名马大学生，Zainulfaqar Yaacob ，因被指恐吓校方人员以及防碍校方人员执行任务而被提控，可是针对以上指控消防却毫无证据。


我们身为关心校园的组织要求高等教育部:
1)     宣布2005年度校园竞选无效。
2)     从新举办一个\"自由和公平\"的校园竞选。
3)     保证滥权与舞弊的事件不再发生，针对导致2005年度校园竞选滥权与舞弊发生的有关单位尤其是大学学生事务处署理副校长采取纪律行动。
4)     保证来届校园竞选不会违犯自由、公正和民主的原则。
5)     中止针对校园竞选发表意见的学生所进行的听证会。同时, 停止针对参与推动自由 和公平校园竞选的活动的学生所展开秋后算账的行动。
6)     要求高等教育部和所有17 所地方大学的校方当局停止任何侵害学生的和平集会与说话的权利的行为。
7)     废除《大专法令》

2005/10/19

原本定于今天早上在国会进行的财政预算案抗议行动集会和呈交备忘录行动，由于突发变卦，而被迫展延。

首相夫人恩顿(Endon)于今天早上７时５０分去世，国会会议也随着取消。被压迫人民联盟鉴于种种考量，决定把呈交关于财政预算案之备忘录的行动押后。

无论如何，在滂沱雨下的早晨，仍然有数百人聚集在Taman Tasik Perdana，准备去国会。不过，大家都认为今天不是时候进行抗议，因此同意把行动日期展延。

被压迫人民联盟亦表示对恩顿的去世表示哀悼。


１９/１０ 笔录:
由于首相兼财长近日公布的财政预算案，很明显地忽视了广大基层人民的权益，因此，被压迫人民大联盟(JERIT) 将于明天(9月20日) 早上10时，在国会举行抗议集会。

这项抗议行动也将有其它民间组织参与。届时，被压迫人民大联盟将向财政部长、国会后座议员和反对党议员呈交一份备忘录。

以下为备忘录全文：


BUDGET 2006: GAGAL MENJAMIN ASPIRASI RAKYAT BIASA

Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT) yang mewakili 130 kumpulan masyarakat tertindas dari sektor perkilangan, ladang, peneroka bandar, anak muda, petani dan orang asal bersama Badan-Badan Bukan Kerajaan, Kesatuan Sekerja, Parti-Parti Politik Nasional dan individu-individu prihatin sebulat suara menyokong kandungan memorandum ini dan ingin merayu kepada Kerajaan Barisan Nasional agar meneliti semula Budget 2006 yang dibentangkan pada 30 September 2005 di Parlimen.

Jumlah penduduk Malaysia melebihi 25 juta dan jumlah gunatenaga melebihi 10 juta tapi Budget 2006 secara kasar hanya fokus pada keperluan 1 juta kakitangan-kakitangan kerajaan, segelintir kecil pelabur-pelabur mahabesar (yang tersenarai dalam bursa saham) dan pelabur-pelabur asing.  Budget 2006 tidak mengambil kira kepentingan rakyat biasa dalam beberapa perkara pokok seperti:

1. Liputan Kesihatan Untuk Rakyat Biasa
2. Keutamaan Pada Pekebun, Penternak Dan Petani Kecil
3. Keperluan Perumahan Selesa Untuk Lapisan Sederhana Dan Miskin.
4. Polisi-Polisi Konkrit Untuk Mengawal Inflasi, Harga Barangan Asas, Dan Jurang Kaya Miskin Yang Semakin Besar.
5. Jaring Keselamatan (Safety Net) Pada Pekerja-Pekerja Kolar Biru.
6. Pengurusan Wang Rakyat Secara Bijak

Selain daripada ini, Menteri Kewangan meramalkan ekonomi negara akan berkembang 5.5% dalam tahun akan datang, ramai pakar ekonomi pula meramalkan kemelesatan ekonomi. Ini kerana ekonomi global sedang menghadapi pelbagai ketidakseimbangan (imbalances). Antaranya adalah:

-      Kenaikan harga minyak yang berterusan
-      Defisit dalam akaun semasa Amerika Syarikat yang berterusan.
-      Pinjaman kerajaan Amerika Syarikat dan Jepun yang telah mencapai 68% dan 164% daripada KNK negara masing-masing.
-      Penyekatan aggregate demand yang disebabkan oleh fenomena “outsourcing” di Amerika Syarikat dan Eropah.

Trend seperti disenaraikan di atas boleh mencetuskan suatu kemelesatan ekonomi dalam jangka masa pendek, dan oleh kerana lebih daripada 50% KNK Malaysia adalah untuk diekspot, ekonomi kita akan terjejas sekiranya kegawatan ekonomi berlaku dan ramai antara rakyat kita akan sengsara. Malangnya Budget 2006 langsung tiada langkah-langkah konkrit untuk memberi perlindungan kepada kehidupan masyarakat lapisan sederhana dan miskin yang akan terjejas sekiranya kemelesatan ekonomi berlaku.


Oleh itu, kami menuntut agar Yang Berhormat-Yang Berhormat memberi perhatian kepada perkara-perkara berikut semasa cadangan Budget 2006 dibahas di Parlimen dalam minggu-minggu yang berikutan demi kepentingan rakyat biasa.

 
Liputan Kesihatan untuk Rakyat Biasa

Lebih kurang 75% rakyat Malaysia menggunakan perkhidmatan hospital kerajaan. Ertinya, majoriti rakyat bergantung pada hospital kerajaan untuk rawatan bagi penyakit yang lebih serius. Malangnya, mengikut Rancangan Malaysia Ke 8 (m/s 486), hanya 25% daripada bilangan pakar di Malaysia masih bertugas di hospital kerajaan. Kebanyakan doktor pakar telah berhijrah ke sector swasta kerana pendapatan yang lumayan di hospital-hospital swasta. Kekurangan doktor yang berpengalaman dan mahir menjejaskan kualiti rawatan yang diterima rakyat biasa di Hospital Kerajaan.

Memandangkan ini, pengumuman Menteri Kewangan semasa membentangkan Budget 2006 bahawa satu unit khas akan ditubuhkan di Kementerian Kesihatan untuk menggalak “Health Tourism” di 50 buah hospital swasta di Malaysia amat mengecewakan. Perluasan pasaran sektor swasta akan membawa “brain-drain” yang lebih ketara dan ini akan mengurangkan lagi pakar di hospital-hospital kerajaan dan kualiti rawatan di hospital kerajaan akan merosot lebih lagi.

Oleh itu JERIT memohon:

1. Polisi menggalakkan “Health Tourism” dibatalkan.  

2. Langkah-langkah konkrit diambil untuk meningkatkan gaji dan lain-lain kemudahan perkhidmatan bagi doktor, jururawat dan kakitangan makmal, radiology dan sebagainya di hospital dan klinik kerajaan supaya brain-drain dari sektor kerajaan ke sektor swasta dapat dihentikan dan sistem perkhidmatan umum dapat diperkukuhkan.

3. Meningkatkan peruntukan untuk Kementerian Kesihatan dinaikkan ke 5% KNK daripada 2% yang biasa diberi setiap tahun. (Adalah syor WHO bahawa negara-negara membangun harus memperuntukkan 5% daripada KNK untuk kesihatan). Hanya jika Kementerian Kesihatan diberi peruntukan yang mencukupi, langkah-langkah berkesan dapat diambil untuk mengurangkan brain-drain daripada sistem kesihatan kerajaan.

4. Memberi subsidi untuk alat-alat orthopedic yang terpaksa dibeli oleh para pesakit. Plate dan screw orthopedic adalah mahal dan kebanyakkan rakyat kita tidak mampu bayar.


Keutamaan pada Pekebun, Penternak dan Petani Kecil

Kami, mengalu-alukan cadangan Menteri Kewangan memperuntukkan RM2.8 bilion untuk sektor pertanian. Ini adalah berpatutan kerana pada masa ini Malaysia masih mengimpot sebahagian besar daripada bahan-bahan makanan yang diperlukan oleh rakyat. Tetapi kami tidak selesa dengan strategi kerajaan memberi keutamaan pada sektor koporat untuk melaksanakan skim pertanian yang besar dan canggih.

Di Malaysia sekarang ada lebih kurang satu juta petani, pekebun dan penternak kecil yang mempunyai kemahiran dan pengalaman dalam bidang-bidang mereka. Ramai daripada mereka tidak ada jaminan tanah. Mereka sedang memakai tanah kerajaan yang belum dipakai untuk projek lain. Ada juga yang memerlukan mikro-kredit untuk meningkatkan pengeluaran mereka. Masalah pasaran juga masih suatu masalah di kalangan petani, pekebun dan penternak kecil.



Oleh itu JERIT memohon:

1. Memberi keutamaan kepada langkah-langkah untuk mempertingkatkan pengeluaran petani, pekebun dan penternak kecil.

2. Memberi mereka jaminan tanah (land security) supaya mereka dapat melabur dalam kebun dan ladang mereka.

3. Memberi perhatian pada keperluan mikro-kredit dan pemasaran bagi sektor petani kecil.


Perumahan Selesa Untuk Lapisan Sederhana Dan Miskin

Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas mengalu-alukan cadangan kerajaan untuk membina 21,600 unit rumah kos rendah dalam tahun 2006. Ini adalah suatu cadangan yang akan membantu rakyat Malaysia yang berpendapatan di bawah RM 3000 sebulan sekeluarga.

Malangnya polisi perumahan kos rendah kerajaan menghadapi beberapa masalah yang harus diambilkira dalam perbahasan Parlimen terhadap Budget 2006. Antaranya:

-          Pencapaian target untuk rumah kos rendah biasanya hanya 30% daripada sasaran yang diumumkan dalam rancangan kerajaan. Sektor swasta enggan membina rumah kos rendah kerana mereka tidak dapat untung yang besar daripada projek rumah kos rendah.

-          Unit-unit kos rendah adalah terlalu kecil. Luasan lantai sebanyak 700 kaki persegi tidak cukup untuk keluarga dengan 3 orang anak. Rumah-rumah kecil menyebabkan pemecahan keluarga.

-          Tiada kemudahan sosial dan rekreasi di banyak projek perumahan kos rendah. Tiada dewan untuk kelas tadika atau kelas bimbingan; tiada padang permainan untuk kanak-kanak, dan sebagainya.

Oleh itu, JERIT mengesyorkan:

1. Suatu unit pemantauan ditubuhkan untuk memastikan sasaran pembinaan rumah kos rendah dilaksanakan di sektor kerajaan dan swasta.

2. Keluasan lantai rumah harus 1200 kaki persegi ke atas. Ini adalah suatu pelaburan yang bijak kerana ia akan mengurangkan masalah sosial pada masa depan.

3. Suatu garis panduan mengenai kemudahan sosial perlu disediakan dan dikuatkuasakan.  

4. Kampung-kampung Peneroka Bandar yang sedia ada harus dikekalkan dan diberi pengiktirafan sebagai kampung tradisional dengan bekalan infrastruktur yang lengkap. Budget 2006 memperuntukkan sumber supaya semua kemudahan asas dapat dibekalkan ke kampung-kampung ini.  

5. Malaysia sebagai anggota Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia di bawah naungan Pertubuhan Bangsa Bangsa Bersatu harus menghormati resolusi suruhanjaya ini yang ditandatangani pada 10 Mac 1993, sebulat suara mengharamkan penyingkiran dan perobohan secara paksa. [The Right to Adequate Housing (Article 11(1): 13/12/1991, UN Committee on Economic Social & Cultural Rights]

Polisi Mengawal Inflasi, Harga Barangan Asas, & Jurang Kaya Miskin

Keputusan kerajaan untuk memberi elaun khas untuk menampung kos kehidupan yang tinggi kepada kakitangan-kakitangan kerajaan amat di alu-alukan. Polisi ini membuktikan bahawa kerajaan prihatin pada tekanan ekonomi yang dialami lapisan berpendapatan rendah. Kami berharap kerajaan juga akan ambilkira situasi pekerja-pekerja kolar biru di sektor swasta yang menderita akibat kos kehidupan yang semakin tinggi tapi tiada kenaikan gaji mahupun bonus tahunan.

Walaupun pendapatan per kapita di Malaysia telah meningkat kepada RM17, 741 realitinya pendapatan 76% rakyat adalah kurang daripada RM3, 000 sebulan setiap keluarga dan 25% berpendapatan kurang daripada RM1, 000 sebulan. (Laporan Rancangan Malaysia ke-8 m/s 61)

Oleh itu, JERIT memohon:

1. Harga minyak tidak dinaikkan lagi dalam tahun 2006 dan Petronas harus menampung segala kenaikan harga.

2.       Akta Gaji Minima untuk Kehidupan (Minimum Living Wage) RM 900 sebulan digubal dengan kadar segera.

3. Kemudahan asas seperti air tidak diswastakan dan kadar seunit dikekalkan pada kadar yang sedia ada.  


Jaring Keselamatan (Safety Net) untuk Pekerja-Pekerja Kolar Biru  

Kemelesetan ekonomi 1998-1999 melihat 25% daripada pekerja yang dibuang tidak menerima faedah pemberhentian kerja kerana syarikat-syarikat berkenaan mengalami bankrupsi. Ramai pekerja-pekerja berpendapatan rendah dan sederhana menghadapi pelbagai kesusahan akibat kegawatan ekonomi (kehilangan pekerjaan, tiada overtime, hari bekerja dikurangkan) seperti menyara keluarga, membayar balik pinjaman perumahan dan bayaran pendidikan anak-anak.

Oleh itu JERIT mengesyorkan dua skim berikut dilaksanakan dengan segera untuk mengurangkan beban rakyat biasa:

1.      Tabung khas Pembuangan Kerja
Kerajaan mesti membentuk tabung untuk para pekerja yang kehilangan kerja akibat kemuflisan syarikat melalui satu bayaran kecil dari setiap majikan keatas setiap orang pekerja. Tabung ini bukan sahaja satu jaringan keselamatan kepada pekerja-pekerja dan keluarga mereka, ia juga mengurangkan kesan buruk kehilangan kerja terhadap ekonomi negara dengan  mengelakkan kejatuhan drastik dalam national aggregate demand.

2. Tabung Perumahan Khas
Pada masa kegawatan, pekerja bukan sahaja dibuang kerja. Mereka juga kehilangan rumah yang dibeli kerana tidak sanggup membayar balik pinjaman bank. Tabung perumahan khas ini adalah untuk menampung bayaran bulanan pinjaman bank untuk pekerja-pekerja yang kehilangan kerja sehingga mereka dapat mencari kerja baru. Bayaran daripada tabung ini dianggap sebagai suatu pinjaman khas pada pekerja yang terlibat dan harus dibayar balik selepas mereka mendapat kerja.

       Pengurusan Wang Rakyat Secara Bijak

Kerajaan harus menyedari bahawa PETRONAS sebenarnya milik rakyat Malaysia dan setiap seorang harus menikmati manfaat dari keuntungan Syarikat Minyak Nasional ini. Keuntungan dari PETRONAS juga boleh digunakan untuk menampung kenaikan harga minyak, diguna untuk membantu tabung-tabung seperti Tabung Perumahan Khas dan Tabung Khas Pembuangan Kerja.

Selain daripada itu, jika kerajaan dapat menangani masalah rasuah dan salahguna kuasa, maka sejumlah wang yang amat besar dapat diselamatkan dan digunakan untuk membiayai projek-projek pembangunan yang memberi manfaat kepada rakyat.

Untuk mengatasi masalah ini dan menangani penyalahgunaan wang rakyat melalui pemberian kontrak yang lumayan pada kroni, maka JERIT menyarankan bahawa Agensi seperti Biro Pencegah Rasuah (BPR), Suruhanjaya Hak Asasi Manusia (SUHAKAM) dan Suruhanjaya Bebas Menerima Aduan mengenai salahguna kuasa polis harus mendapat peruntukan yang mencukupi dan harus diberikan kuasa perundangan yang lebih kuat dan bebas untuk menjalankan tanggungjawab secara telus dan berwibawa.

Pada masa yang sama, peruntukkan kewangan yang besar untuk perkara-perkara berikut perlu di kaji dan wang kemungkinan boleh dijimatkan.

-         RM600 juta program Latihan Perkhidmatan Nasional bagi 95,000 anak muda
-         RM6.1 billion  Bakun hydro-elektrik project bagi tahun 2006-2009.

Peruntukkan tersebut boleh digunakan secara bijak untuk cadangan-cadangan yang dikemukakan di atas agar rakyat puas hati dengan kerajaan dan secara langsung produktiviti akan meningkat dan inflasi dapat dikawal.

Kami berharap Yang Berhormat-Yang Berhormat sekalian akan mengambil berat terhadap isu-isu yang diutarakan di atas kerana ia adalah isu-isu pokok rakyat Malaysia yang berpendapatan di bawah RM 3000 sebulan sekeluarga – ¾ rakyat Malaysia adalah dalam golongan ini.

Kami mahu Yang Berhormat sekalian membentang isu-isu rakyat semasa Cadangan Budget 2006 dibahaskan di Parlimen dalam minggu-minggu yang akan datang.


Terima kasih.

Memorandum Jaringan Rakyat Tertindas (JERIT) ini turut disokong oleh:
 
1. Alaigal
2. Community Action Network (CAN)
3. Community Development Centre (CDC)
4. DAP Socialist Youth
5. Food Not Bomb
6. Malaysian Democratic Youth and Student Movement (DEMA)
7. Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
8. Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS)
9. Red Rose Youth Centre
10. Socio Economic Committee, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall
11. Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
12. Suara Warga Pertiwi (SWP)
13. Women's Development Collective
14. Youth Section, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

在一片狼藉声中“落幕”的各国立大专校园选举，揭示了整个校园腐败的黑幕。为了挽救校园民主(或者是起死回生)，学生组织发动了声援校园民主，重选学生代表理事会的诉求。这项诉求需要得到各界人士的声援支持。下面附上，这项紧急声援的内容，并促请关心校园民主者致函高等教育部长及各大专校长，要求重新以自由与公正的方式举办校园选举。另外，也有附上声援信件样本共参考。

欢迎关心校园民主人士投函声援。


URGENT APPEAL

With this, I attached 2 documents to ask for yours urgent appeal to Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia and universities to urge Free and Fair Campus Reelection.

Please send your appeal before 21 October 2005 to Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi and listed universities.

We will recommend you to also release a press statement on this issue to raise public awareness.

Please kindly contact us at smm_msia@yahoo.com or Kong Wee Cheng via +6012-7121196 for any inquire or further information.

Thank you for your support.


Yours sincerely,
Solidarity Mahasiswa Malaysia
smm_msia@yahoo.com

URGENT APPEAL

Urging Free and Fair Campus Reelection

September 12, 2005 - Students under the name “Malaysia Students Solidarity¡” visited to National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to raise the issue of Public Speaking Test in IIUM and cases of students being threatened on few campuses to
vote for the pro-establishment students block.

September 21, 2005 - About 200 university students, held a 90-minute peaceful protest outside the Parliament building demanding for fair play during the upcoming campus elections. The students held placards with caricatures of the Higher Education Minister Dr Shafie Salleh, that were peppered with the words such as, “blur¡” and “don¡‘t
know”, in reference to the minister¡’s recent comments on the campus elections.
They also unfurled a banner that read 'Students demand for clean campus election, free campus', while sporadic chants of “student power¡” was heard a few times.

September 26, 2005 - Nomination day for the annual campus polls turned out to be “boycott day” at five public universities, where the pro-students faction (always labeled as “anti-establishment” faction) refused to put up candidates to show protest against the unfairness and abuse of power that caused by the university administration. Five universities are Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), International Islamic University Malaysia (UIAM), Universiti Telnologi Malaysia (UTM) and Sultan Idris Education University (UPSI).

October 7, 2005 - Complete with a black coffin which was draped with the Malaysian flag and had the words “Campus Democracy”, some 150 undergraduates staged a funeral procession in the pouring rain. The crowd marched from the National Mosque to the National Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) office in Kuala Lumpur to protest the end of democracy in varsities nationwide. In stead of sending reports to complain against those irregularities that happened during the campus election, the students were fighting on the street this time to demonstrate their deep disappointments on the violations.

It was warning notice from our young people to announce the imperative crisis that happened in our countries, campuses all around Malaysia was full of faulty and unfairness.

BACKGROUND

Campus election which is the necessary process to form Student Representative Council (SRC) held every year in Malaysia local universities. However, complaints of faulty, unfairness and abuse of power heard from every university.

Looking at the history of campus elections, irregularities like midnight raids on students¡¯ rooms, crackdowns on activities organized by students who refuse to be stooges, physical assault of students who will not bow to orders and intimidation in other forms are alleged almost every year.

Memorandum after memorandum has been sent to the Suhakam and other relevant authorities, detailing such irregularities. Letters have been sent and dialogues held, and yet the issue be examined seriously enough. The result was still the same. The corruption of campus election was still uncertified, and the situation was gone even worst.

To date, none of the perpetrators have been brought to justice. The election commission headed by the deputy vice-chancellor in several universities has failed to ensure a free and fair election but acting unjust to ensure that preferred candidates win.

Then, what happened this year? Below are some case facts:

  1. Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) are using E-Voting which have no transparency, credibility and privacy.
  2. 6 USM campus election candidates and nominators¡¯ family receive phone call and message (SMS) of threat.
  3. At UTM, nomination form was increase from RM5 at year 2003 to RM50 and deposit was increase from RM10 to RM150 for campus level constituency and RM100 for faculty level constituency, protest form are sold with RM300. This is a clear financial pressure for student.
  4. From July until now, campus authority of University Pendidikan Sultan Idris (Sultan Idris Education University) misused their power and organized at least 9 gathering with students with the motif of promote pro-university candidate. The campus authorities also threaten students to vote for Aspirasi¡¯s candidate to prevent from being sent to rural area such as Sabah and Sarawak to work as teacher after graduate.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

We call upon civil society group and concerned individual to write to the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education, Y.B. Dato¡¯ Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh, to express your concern towards the current corrupted election system and all the misconduct behavior happened at every university. At the same time, to urge Ministry of Higher Education to declare the invalid of current election at every campus and held a free and fair campus reelection by reforming the electoral system.  

Please send your own letter or modify from our sample letter pasted below through fax or e-mail to the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education as soon as possible:

  1. Calling Ministry of Higher Education to declare the invalid of current campus election

   2. Urging Ministry of Higher Education to give order to each university to conduct a free and fair campus reelection or else take responsible for the corrupted electoral system

  3. Calling to Minister of Higher Education of ensure every misconduct behavior is not repeated and take immediate action on individual/ group/ department who are responsible for it.

  4. Calling Minister of Higher Education to ensure campus election in the future will be not violating principle of freedom, fairness and democracy.

EVERY APPEAL COUNTS!!!


PLEASE SEND YOUR APPEALS IMMEDIATELY TO:

Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh
Minister of Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi,
Blok E3, Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62505 Putrajaya
Telefon : 03-8883 5000
Faks : 03-8889 5854
E-mail: webmasterkpt@mohe.gov.my

You are also highly recommended to send a copy of your protest letter to all the vice- chancellor of 17 public universities to show YOUr concerns:

1.      Dato' Professor Dr. Hashim Yaacob
Vice Chancellor's Office
Universiti Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-79673400, Fax: +603-7955 2975
Email: pej_nc@um.edu.my

2.      Prof. Dato' Dr. Ir. Mohd. Zohadie Bardaie
Vice Chancellor, Universiti Putra Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603-89466000 Ext: 6001/6002
E-mail: mzbd@admin.upm.edu.my, zohadie@pc.jaring.my

3.      Prof. Dr. Mohd. Kamal Hassan
Rector International Islamic University Malaysia
International Islamic University Malaysia
Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-61964001/4002 Fax: +603-61964858
E-mail: rector@iiu.edu.my

4.      Y. Bhg. Profesor Dato¡¯ Dzulkifli Abdul Razak
Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Minden,
P. Pinang, Malaysia.
Tel : +6046533888 ext. 3449/ +604-6533106, Fax: +6046573761
E-mail: dvc_stu@notes.usm.my

5.      YANG BERBAHAGIA DATUK PROF. IR. DR. MOHD. ZULKIFLI B. TAN SRI MOHD.GHAZALI
Naib Canselor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,
81310 UTM Skudai,
Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia.
Tel: (607) 5530001, fax: +607-5579376
E-mail: azilla@utm.my

6.      Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr. Muhammad Rais bin Abdul Karim
Naib canselor Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris
JABATAN CANSELORI,
35900 Tanjung Malim,
Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Tel:  +605-459 6200, Fax: +605 - 458 2773
Email: muhdrais@upsi.edu.my

7.      Profesor Datuk Dr. Anuwar Ali
Naib Canselor
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 Bangi,
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
Tel: (603) 89213370/8921 5057 , Faks: (603) 8925 4890
E-mail: ncukm@pkrisc.cc.ukm.my

8.      Y.Bhg. Dato' Dr. Nordin Kardi
Naib Canselor Universiti Utara Malaysia
Universiti Utara Malaysia,
06010 UUM Sintok,
Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
No. Tel: +604-9283000 / +604-9173171, Fax No: 604-9283019, 3016
E-mail: nordinkardi@uum.edu.my

9.      Professor Abdul Rashid Abdullah
Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak,
94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: +60 82 671 000, Fax: +60 82 672 411
E-mail: webmaster@unimas.my

10.  Prof. Datuk Seri Panglima  Dr. Abu Hassan bin Othman
Vice Chancellor Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Universiti Malaysia Sabah,
Locked Bag No 2073,
88999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia,
Telefon: (+6088) 320474, Fax : (+6088) 320223 / 3201024
E-mail: pejcslr@ums.edu.my, vcumsaho@ums.edu.my

11.  Yang Berbahagia Dato' Seri Prof. Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah
Chancellor Office
Level 20, Twin Towers
Complex S & T
Universiti Teknologi MARA
40450 Shah Alam
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: +603-5544 2222, +603-5544 2001, Fax: +603-5544 2223
E-mail: ibrahimshah@salam.uitm.edu.my

12.  Lt. Kol. Prof. Dato' Dr Kamarudin Hussin
Rektor Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia
Taman JKKK, Kubang Gajah, 02600 Arau Perlis
Tel : +604 - 9798000 / Fax : +604 - 9778011
Email : rector@kukum.edu.my

13.  PROF. DATO' DR ABDUL SHUKOR HJ. HUSIN
Rektor Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia
Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia,
Bandar Baru Nilai,
71800 Nilai Negeri Sembilan
Tel: +606-798 8000 Fax: +606-799 3843
E-mail: pro@admin.kuim.edu.my

14.  Y. Bhg. Prof. dato' Dr. Sulaiman bin Md Yassin
Rektor KUSTEM
KUSTEM, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu Darul Iman
Tel: +609 6683100, Fax: +609 6697418
Email: pro@kustem.edu.my

15.  Prof. Dr. Mohamed Said bin Mat Lela
University College of Engineering & Technology Malaysia,
Locked Bag 12, 25000, Kuantan Pahang Darul Makmur
Tel: +609-5492020, Fax: +609-5492222

16.  Datuk Prof. Ismail bin Hassan
Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia,
No. 1 Jalan TU 43,
Taman Tasik Utama,
75450 Ayer Keroh, Melaka.
Phone: +606-2332234 Fax: +606-2332212
E-mail: canselori@kutkm.edu.my

17.  Prof. Dr. Hj. Ismail Hj. Bakar
Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn, Beg Berkunci 101, 86400 Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor Darul Takzim
Tel : 607-4536001 / 607-4536013, Fax : 607-4536548
E-mail: bismail@kuittho.edu.my


For counting process, please kindly send a copy to

Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia
E-mail: smm_msia@yahoo.com or
Fax: 03-77839525

Please kindly contact us at smm_msia@yahoo.com or Kong Wee Cheng via +6012-7121196 for any inquire or further information.

Please kindly recommend this mail to any organizations and individuals that you know. Every single mail is important to show our, the people¡¯s concerns on this issue. Thank You!

声援信件样本
Sample Letter: Please Modify According to Your Own Organization or Identity

Y.B. Dato' Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh
Minister of Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi,
Blok E3, Parcel E,
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan,
62505 Putrajaya

Telephone: 03-8883 5000
Fax: 03-8889 5854
E-mail: webmasterkpt@mohe.gov.my

Dear Sir,

Launch Free and Fair Campus Reelection Immediate at All Malaysia Local Higher Education Institute

Refer to above title, I/ We ______________ showing our deep concern to Malaysia all 17 local higher education institute campus election system.

The unfairness and faulty practice by the authorities was heard and I/ we was told that it is a step to ensure the winning of the pro-authority or Aspirasi Team in the campus election, with this we feel disappointment and dissatisfaction on it.

As we know, campus election is a chance for the students to choose their representative regardless which camp/ team (pro-students or pro-authorities) the candidates was belong to, this was also tally with the principle of democracy. However the faulty and unfairness practice from the authority such as sponsoring pro-authorities, e-voting, threatening pro-students candidate and supporter and others malfeasance practice are violating the students¡¯ right to choose their representative freely and fairly.

Therefore I/ we strongly urge the Minister of Ministry of Higher Education, Y.B. Dato¡¯ Dr. Haji Mohd. Shafie bin Salleh to:

  1. Declare the invalid of current campus election

  2. Give order to each university to conduct a free and fair campus reelection or else take responsible for the corrupted electoral system



  3. Ensure every misconduct behavior is not repeated and take immediate action on individual/ group/ department who are responsible for it.

  4. Ensure campus election in the future will be not violating principle of freedom, fairness and democracy.

I/ We sincerely hope the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education will take responsibility to ensure and protect the students¡¯ rights and freedom to choose their representative. At the same time keep respect and practice the principle of democracy in the campuses.

Thank you.



Yours faithfully,


_________________

Name:
Organization:


C.C.: All 17 Malaysia local higher education institute¡¯s vice chancellor and rector.


学生团结阵线诉求：
RESOLUTION ON FREE AND FAIR CAMPUS ELECTION 2005

BY SOLIDARITY FOR MALAYSIAN STUDENTS

(SOLIDARITI MAHASISWA MALAYSIA)

Election is a manifestation of the democratic practice. Although election is only a substance in the democracy system, its implementation gives a significant impact on the democratic practice because our people are given civil rights to choose their ideal leadership independently.

As the general election serves to form the parliament, campus election is also an important process to choose the student representatives in forming the Student Representative Council (SRC) that represents the
voices of all university students in striving for student's rights and welfare. In addition, SRC also provides a platform to voice out students' stance on various social issues and national policies.

Since 2003, there were democratic oppressions occurred in campuses, which brought to the orphanage of campus election. For instance, the short campaign period during the campus election had caused the voters
failed to recognize the qualified candidates; the influence of ruling party in the prosecution of university authority on so-call \"opposition party supporter\" had caused some of the students being suspended their privilege to stay in hostel; the non-transparent of the electronic voting system was applied and the privacy of voter were also interrupted by the implementation of serial number system.

Therefore, the Solidarity for Malaysian Students is of the opinion that:

Free and fair campus election is important because the chosen student representatives were given the responsibility and true power to strive for student's issue and people's agenda independently. Below are our
claims for free and fair campus election:

1.             To allow students to form coalition and publicize manifesto openly so that the voters can choose the candidates base on their agenda and principle.

2.           To prolong campaign period to 5 consecutive working days so that voters can recognize the candidates and their agenda.

3.           To stop immediately threats on voters so that voters can choose their candidates without disturbance and fear.

4.           To abolish electronic voting system and labeling of serial number on the ballot so that the privacy of vote and the transparency of vote counting are protected.

5.           To allow monitoring team from organizations such as SUHAKAM, SUARAM and HAKAM during the campus election.

6.           Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and people who are not independent must not be a member of campus election committee to ensure the campus election is free and fair.

SMM highlights the importance of all claims stated above to ensure free and fair campus election. As if all the claims were not met and the same problems reoccur, we want the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs to step down due to his failure in ensuring a free and fair campus election based on democracy principle.


SMM also holds that SRC should be led by representatives of progressive ideas in developing the country and building the nation regardless of race, gender, religion, or cultural background. Following are the basic requirements of the pioneers of student union:

1. To claim that university students have the right and freedom to associate and use all facilities provided without discrimination and prohibition.

2. To claim that study fees should be decreased and loan without interest is offered to university students.

3. To abolish Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) that prohibits the freedom of academic, association and _expression.

4. To claim the government to eradicate corruption wholeheartedly because this phenomenon worsen social poverty.

Finally, we, as Malaysian Students, unite under Solidarity for Malaysian Students (SMM) without distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, would like to claim assurance from:

1.                             Prime Minister should ensure that campus election should be implemented fairly, transparently and freely to revitalize students' rights in campus election.

2.                           Higher Education Ministry should be independent in the sense of not giving any support to any student groups during the election.


Presented by:

Solidarity for Malaysian Students


Endorsed by:

Alaigal
Aliran
Angkatan Muda Parti Keadilan Rakyat
Asian Students Association (ASA)
Campus Ministry Office, Penang Diocese (CMO)
Community Action Network (CAN)
Community Development Centre (CDC)
DAP Socialist Youth (DAPSY)
Gabungan Mahasiswa Islam Se-Malaysia (GAMIS)
Jabatan Kebajikan Mahasiswa Mahasiswi (JKMI)
Justice & Peace Commission, Penang Diocese (J&P)
Kelab Rakan Islah Malaysia (KARISMA)
Kumpulan Kemajuan Masyarakat (KKM)
Malaysia Youth and Students Democratic Movement (DEMA)
Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM)
Penang Graduate Youth Association
Penang Office for Human Development (POHD)
Persatuan Masyarakat Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan(PERMAS)
Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS)
Red Rose Youth Center
Sisters In Islam (SIS)
Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM)
Tenaganita Sdn Bhd
University Malaya Association of New Youth (UMANY)
Woman's Aid Organisation (WAO)
Women's Development Collective (WDC)

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社会主义2005 - 马来西亚
9月9日至11日
新纪元学院，Lot 5, Seksyen 10, Jalan Bukit, 43000 Kajang

这是一场为期三天，针对社会主义、进步政治与马克思主义的探讨大会。有史以来第一次在马来西亚举行类似的活动。这项活动由社区发展中心(Community Development Centre，CDC)主办，马来西亚社会主义党协办。

欢迎各界人士踊跃出席这场富有意义的辩论与讨论。与会者将是卧虎藏龙。这场大会将聚集了来自不同背景、不同年代的进步运动份子、工运份子、草根活动份子、学生、无政府主义者，以及那些谈论、思考并实践着一个更美好社会的人士。

报名费(不包括食物和住宿)
马币50令吉(本地参与者)
美金25元(外国参与者)
学生与失业人士：请联络主办单位洽谈

**至今肯定出席的主讲人如下：
陈剑 - 大马左翼的独立研究者
Chris Nineham – 英国停止战争联盟，社会主义     工人党委员
Claire Dolye – 工人国际委员会，国际秘书处， 英国
Dita Sari– 工运活跃份子兼印尼人民民主党主席，印尼
Dominic Puthucheary - 前工会份子兼前民政党 国会议员
Giles Ji Ungpakorn – 工人民主，泰国
Hassan Karim – 前学生领袖，前人民党主席，
马来西亚
Hishamuddin Rais – 前学生领袖，艺术工作者，
前政扣者，马来西亚
Jeyakumar – 社会活动份子，马来西亚社会主义党中委
John Joseet – 前政扣者，CIDSE政策顾问
Karl Miller – 民主社会党，澳洲
Khoo Kay Jin - 社会科学教授，前理科大学讲师
李万千 - 专栏作者，前政扣者，华教工作者
Nasir Hashim –前政扣者，马来西亚社会主义党主席
P.Ramasamy – 政治学家
Rajamoorthy T –<第三世界苏醒>编辑，
第三世界网络，马来西亚
Robin Jamieson – 马克思主义学者
Rustam Sani – 社会学家，专栏作者
Said Zahari – 前新闻工作者，新加坡人民党成员，被拘留最久的新闻工作者 (17年未经审讯拘留)
Sonny Melencio – 劳工社会主义党领袖，菲律宾
Stephen Jolly – 社会党，墨尔本市议员，澳洲
Sue Bolton - 民主社会党全国工会总干事，澳洲
Syed Husin Ali- 人民公正党副主席
Syed Shahril –大马职工总会主席
蔡添强 - 前政扣者，人民公正党宣传局主任

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节目流程：

2005年9月9日     星期五        

5.00 pm -         报到
7.00 pm -         开幕大会–     社会主义还合时宜吗？
IS SOCIALISM RELEVANT TODAY?          
§         Dita Sari
§         Nasir Hashim
§         Said Zahari
§         Stephen Jolly
§         Sue Bolton
§         G.Rajasegaran

8.00pm -           社会主义盛典音乐会Concert Socialist Festival 2005
§         5支乐队呈献表演
 MUSE   + LAST MINIT + DEVIL DOLL + SHOCK SYSTEM + TARING PADI    

2005年9月10日 星期六

Session 1 - 9am - 10.30am
全球化 - 资本主义与其反弹
GLOBALISATION - CAPITALISM AND ITS RESILIENCE
§         Robin Jamieson    
§         Jeyakumar
§         Rajamoorthy

Session 2 – 11am - 12.30pm
新帝国主义- 美国能被阻止吗？
NEW IMPERIALISM - CAN THE US BE STOPPED?
§         Giles Ji Ungpakorn
§         Khoo Khay Jin
§         Chris Nineham

Session 3 – 2pm - 3.30pm
社会主义在俄罗斯和中国的挫败。为何？
THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM IN RUSSIA AND CHINA. WHY?
§         John Joseet
§         Clare D
§         Jomo KS

Session 4 – 4pm - 5.30pm
革命的情怀 - 巴西、委内瑞拉与拉丁美洲
REVOLUTIONARY FEELING-  BRAZIL,VENEZUELA & LATIN AMERICA
§         Stephen Jolly
§         Sue Bolton
§         Pedro Monzon Barata

Session 5 – 8pm - 9.30pm
人民力量与东南亚的政权替代
PEOPLES POWER AND REGIME CHANGE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
§         Sonny Melancio
§         Dita Sari
§         Giles Ji Ungpakorn

9.30pm -11pm 电影放映环节


2005年9月11日 星期日

Session 6 – 9am - 10.30am为何左派无法在马来西亚夺取政权 /
大马历史上的共产党和社会主义阵线
WHY THE LEFT FAILED TO GAIN POWER IN MALAYSIA/THE MCP AND THE SOCIALIST FRONT IN MALAYSIAN HISTORY    
§        陈剑
§        Dominic Puthucheary
§        Dr. Syed Husin Ali

Session 7 – 11am – 12.30
[b]1998年改革运动的教训
LESSONS OF THE REFORMASI 1998[/b]
§         Hassan Karim
§         Hishamuddin Rais
§         S.Arutchelvan

Session 8 – 2pm. –3.30pm.
阶级与种族路线 -悬而未决的民族问题
CLASS AND COMMUNAL LINES – THE UNSOLVED NATIONAL QUESTION
§        李万千
§        P.Ramasamy
§        Rustam Sani  


闭幕环节– 4pm – 5.30pm

建设运动
BUILDING THE MOVEMENT
§         Barata
§         Dita Sari
§         Nasir Hashim
§         Saraswathy
§         Sonny Melancio
§         Syed Shahril
§         蔡添强

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SOCIALISM 2005- Malaysia
9 – 11 September
New Era College, Lot 5, Seksyen 10, Jalan Bukit, 43000 Kajang

A three days discussion on socialism, progressive politics and Marxism. Yes organized for the first time in Malaysia by Community Development Centre (CDC) with the support of the Socialist party of Malaysia (PSM).  

Come and join us in the debates and discussions. It would be a gathering of interesting people. Bringing together socialist from different currents, different eras, progressive,  unionist, grassroots activist, students, anarchist and everyone out there who believe in talking, thinking and making this a better world.  

Confirmed Speakers So Far :

Chen Jian – Independent Researcher on Malaysian Left

Chris Nineham- Stop the war coalition, CC member of Socialist Workers Party (SWP)

Clare Dolye – International Secretariat, Committee of Workers International (CWI), UK

Dita Sari – Labour Activist and PRD Leader, Indonesia

Dominic Puthucheary – ex-trade unionist & former MP for GERAKAN

Giles Ji Ungpakorn – Workers Democracy, Thailand

Hassan Karim – Former student activist, PRM President

Hishamuddin Rais – Former Student activist, artist & ISA detainee

Jeyakumar – Social Activist & PSM Central Committee member

John Joseet – Former detainee & policy advisor for CIDSE

Khoo Kay Jin – Professor in Social Science and former lecturer with USMM

Lee Ban Chen – Columnist, Bukit Asahan Struggle & Chinese Educationist

Nasir Hashim – PSM National Chairperson

P.Ramasamy – Political Scientist, Constitutional Affairs Committee - LTTE.

Rajamoorthy T – Lawyer & Activist

Robin Jamieson – Marxist Intellectual

Rustam Sani – Sociologist and Newspaper Columnist

Said Zahari – Former Journalist, Partai Rakyat Singapura and longest detained journalist -17 years detained without trial

Sonny Melencio – Leader of Socialist Party of Labour (SPP) Philippines

Stephen Jolly – Socialist Party, Councilor of Yarra City Council, Melbourne

Sue Bolton, National Trade Union Director, DSP Australia

Syed Husin Ali – Deputy Chairperson of Peoples Justice Party (KeADILan)

Syed Shahril – President of Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC)

Tian Chua – Ex-detainee, Information Chief of PKR


Among the topics lined up are

Is Socialism relevant today ?
US hegemony and the Iraq war
The failure of socialism in Russia and China ? Why
Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivar – What is happening in Latin America ?
People Power and regime change in Indonesia & Phiilipines
Reformasi 1998 Malaysia – Where did we go wrong ?
MCP & Socialist Front – lessons of history
The unsolved National Question in Malaysia
Che , Fidel & Cuba
Class and Communal lines – the challenge ahead
Building a movement

Besides this, there would also be
-         Live concert
-         Exhibition and book sales
-         Screening of progressive movies


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IME-TABLE OF SESSION (NOT FINALISED)





Friday – 9 September 2005
               

5.00 pm -         Registration

7.00 pm -         Opening Rally – IS SOCIALISM RELEVANT TODAY ?          
§         Dita Sari
§         Nasir Hashim
§         Said Zahari
§         Stephen Jolly
§         Sue Bolton
§         G.Rajasegaran (yet to confirm)

8.00pm -           Concert Socialist Festival 2005

§         5 Live Bands
  MUSE   + LAST MINIT + DEVIL DOLL + SHOCK SYSTEM + TARING PADI    


Saturday – 10 September 2005

Session 1 - 9am till 10.30am

GLOBALISATION - CAPITALISM AND ITS RESILIENCE
§         Robin Jamieson    
§         Jeyakumar
§         Rajamoorthy

Session 2 – 11am till 12.30pm

NEW IMPERIALISM - CAN THE US BE STOPPED ?
§         Giles Ji Ungpakorn
§         Khoo Khay Jin
§         Chris Nineham

Session 3 – 2pm till 3.30pm

THE FAILURE OF SOCIALISM IN RUSSIA AND CHINA. WHY ?
§         John Joseet
§         Clare D
§         Jomo KS (yet to be confirmed)

Session 4 – 4pm till 5.30pm

REVOLUTIONARY FEELING-  BRAZIL,VENEZUELA
& LATIN AMERICA
§         Stephen Jolly
§         Sue Bolton
§         Pedro Monzon Barata (yet to confirm)

Session 5 – 8pm till 9.30pm

PEOPLES POWER AND REGIME CHANGE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
§         Sonny Melancio
§         Dita Sari
§         Giles Ji Ungpakorn

Movie Session– 9.30pm till 11pm
           2 movies
§         International-
§         Local struggle


Sunday 11 Sept 2005

Session 6 – 9am till 10.30am

WHY THE LEFT FAILED TO GAIN POWER IN MALAYSIA/THE MCP AND THE SOCIALIST FRONT IN MALAYSIAN HISTORY        
§         Chen Jian
§         Dominic Puthucheary
§         Dr. Syed Husin Ali

Session 7 – 11am –12.30
         
LESSONS OF THE REFORMASI 1998
§         Hassan Karim
§         Hishamuddin Rais
§         S.Arutchelvan

Session 8 – 2pm. –3.30pm.

CLASS AND COMMUNAL LINES – THE UNSOLVED NATIONAL QUESTION

§         Lee Ban Chen
§         P.Ramasamy
§         Rustam Sani  


CLOSING SESSION – 4pm – 5.30pm

BUILDING THE MOVEMENT
§         Barata
§         Dita Sari
§         Nasir Hashim
§         Saraswathy
§         Sonny Melancio
§         Syed Shahril
§         Tian Chua

Participation fees(Does not include food and lodging) :
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这里附上各个主讲人的履历：

C C Chin (Chen Jian)    陈剑

Chin Chong Cham, better known as C C Chin @ Chen Jian, a Singaporean born in 1940. Graduated in Nanyang University of Singapore in 1965. Has been involved in the Left-wing activities in Malaysia and Singapore and participated in the struggle of Labour Party of Malaya, Partai Rakyat Singapore and the Barison Sosialist Singapore. Currently, he is an independent researcher on Southeast Asian political history. A visiting scholar to the Centre for the Study of Chinese Southern Diaspora (CSCSD) of the Research School of Pacific Asian Studies (RSPAS) of the Australian National University (ANU) and the Research Fellow of the Institute of South East Asian Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China, and recently as an affiliated researcher of the Asian Research Institute, National University of Singapore.  Was appointed the Board member of the National Archives of Singapore, and the Honorary President of the Society of Asian Studies, Council member of South Seas Society and Chief Editor of the South Seas Journal. Also a member of the International Pen and the Asian Studies Association of Australia. Has written a series of papers on the history of the Japanese Occupation of Malaya and the Malayan Communist Party. Among them \"The Plight of the Malayan Chinese During Japanese Occupation Period\" \"A Brief History of Singapore and Malaysian Communist Movement\" \"In Search of Revolution -- A Brief Biography of Chin Peng\"   Also published three books of poems collection, on the history: The Malayan Chinese Anti-Japanese Movement and co-edited a book: Dialogue with Chin Peng: New Light on the Malayan Communist Party. Currently writing a book on \"The History of the Communist Movement in Malaya\".    


Clare Doyle

Clare Doyle is a member of the International Secretariat of the Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) which has sections in 40 countries. Has been an active revolutionary socialist since 1964 when she joined the Militant Tendency, the fore-runner of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. She worked full-time for Militant in the North-East of England during the big industrial battles of the early '70s and helped built the CWI. In 1981, 'Red Clare' was accused by the media of fomenting the 'riots' and got the chance of laying the blame squarely on the policies of Maggie Thatcher and the Tory government. In 1983,   she was one of the five members of Militant's Editorial Board who were expelled from the Labour Party basically for being socialists. By the end of that decade, she was living and working for the CWI in what became the ex-USSR. Has participated in many of the anti-capitalist globalisation and anti-war demonstrations all over the world.  Her writings include many articles, pamphlets and small books including one on  France '68, on Russia 1989 and on South Korea and Indonesia.


DITA SARI

She first became involved in political activism when she took part in a student demonstration in support of human rights in 1992. Shortly after, she gave up her studies and took to organising workers in an illegal trade union- the first independent union in Indonesia- and leading strike actions for economic and social justice. Having been detained, harassed, beaten and sexually abused by the military on numerous occasions, she was sentenced to 5 years in prison in 1996 for 'sedition,' after leading 20 000 striking workers in a non-violent march on the Tandes industrial area to protest labour conditions. From prison she continued to lead her movement, and on her release in 1999 was unanimously elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). In 2002, She refused to accept a $50 000 human rights award from Reebok, in light of their poor treatment of workers in Indonesia. Dita Sari has been an outspoken defender of women's rights in Indonesia and a courageous supporter of freedom in East Timor. She is currently the chairperson of the Indonesian Centre for Labour Struggle (PPBI) and the leader of the People's Democratic Party (PRD.


Dominic Puthucheary

Was a committee member of the militant left wing trade Union - Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) and Barisan Sosialis. Also held the position of vice-president of the Singapore General Employees' Union. In February 1963, was arrested under operation cold store engineered by Lee Kuan Yew with around 107 left-wing politicians and trade unionists. Later joined GERAKAN and became its Vice President. Became a Member of Parliament for Nibong Tebal in 1990. Currently has retired from GERAKAN and is a famous constitutional lawyer, continuing with his legal practice. In 1998, edited the book No Cowardly Past with Jomo KS.,   written by his brother  James J. Puthucheary


Fan Yew Teng  

Received his early education in Kampar and Ipoh. Got his higher educations from Malayan Teachers College at Brinsford Lodge England and at Princeton and Sussex University. Holds a Cert. Ed., Dip. Ed. And Master in Arts. He was a school teachers and a member of teachers union before going into full time politics. He was the DAP MP for Kampar (1969-74) and the DAP MP for Menglembu and Selangor State Assemblyman for Petaling Jaya (1974-78). Between 1971 -1977, he was arrested, charged, tried and convicted for sedition. In 1987, he was convicted under Sec. 24 of the ISA. One of the founder member of SUARAM, has been coordinator of Malaysian Action Front which is a coalition of 30 NGOs and Burma Solidarity Group Malaysia. From 1994-1997, he was the Executive Director of Centre for Peace Initiative (CENPEACE). Fan has written many books to his credit on local and International issues. He continues to be a writer, political commentator and a speaker. Some of his famous writings are
Truman & His A-Bombs, If we love this country,  The UMNO Drama, The Rape of Law, Song of the Merbok and Anwar Saga


Giles Ji Ungpakorn  

Founding member of Workers' Democracy Thailand, which is a socialist organisation belonging to the International Socialist Tendency. An active member of the newly formed \"Peoples Coalition Party\" in Thailand . He also lectures in Marxism and South-east Asian Politics at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, where he is an Associate Professor. Recently edited and contributed to a book on Thai politics called \"Radicalising Thailand


Hassan Karim  

Born in 1951 in Pontian, Johor. Did his tertiary education in University Malaya 1971-1973 and Universiti Pertanian Malaysia 1974-75. Was the Assistant Secretary General of the Socialist Club in campus. He was sacked and his scholarship withdrawn for his involvement in the student movement especially in his role in Tasek Utara and Baling. In 1978, joined the Malaysian Peoples Socialist Party (PSRM), in 1983 became its Secretary General. Between 1991 till 1998 was the Youth leader of the Malaysian Peoples Party (PRM). He was also the Information Chief of the Johor Alternative Front. Recently he was elected the leader of PRM in a special Congress organized by a group not happy with the merger.


Hishamuddin Rais

Born in Jelebu Negeri Sembilan in 1951. Had his early education in Negeri Sembilan. Hishamuddin Rais calls himself an - NGI - non govermental individual and is not member of any political party. He was a former student activist and was the Secretary General of the Socialist Club in University Malaya which was later banned by the University. He left the country to avoid persecution but has been arrested in numerous lock-ups around the world including in Russia, Melbourne, Bombay and in Malaysia. He returned in Malaysia in mid 1990s and even directed a film dari jemapoh ke manchestee released in 1996. In April 2001, he was arrested under the ISA for his involvement in the Reformasi Movement. Currently he directs plays and political satire and has a regular column in Malaysiakini -  DOTMAI KEMBALI


Jeyakumar (Dr.Kumar )

Born in 1955 in Penang. Had his early education in Penang Free School. His higher education was in University Malaya and he furthered his studies in Yale University in Glasgow and Dublin. He was a member of the Sarawak Study Group and researched on the effect of logging on indigenous peoples of Sarawak . He started grassroots education program with youths in Sungai Siput in 1986. Also helped to form a Community Based NGO which later came to be known as Alaigal in 1991. Kumar was one of the key   member of  PSM,  in which he is  currently the Chairperson of the Sungai Siput Branch besides being a member of the Central Committee. He was removed as a Doctor from the Government hospital because of his principled stand in opposing the State. He has authored a few books among them Sucked Oranges –Problems of the Indian Poor, The isolated community(tamil)  and Speaking truth to Power – a Socialist Critique of Development in Malaysia. Dr. Kumar is currently the Secretary
of a broad Coalition Against the Privatisation of Health Care


John Joseet

John is a Socialist, Internationalist, a Malaysian living and working in London . He initiated the formation of Centre for Development Issues (CDI) which was a community based organisation doing work mainly with the plantation workers, women and urban workers in the mid 80s. He has also helped in developing the consciousness of lots of young people on issues affecting the poor. He was detained under the ISA in 1987. Currently he works as policy advisor for CIDSE ( its French acronym for Committe for International Development and Solidarity - Brusells based secretariate for European ODA's.


John Percy

John Percy, was first radicalised in the campaign against the War in Vietnam in the '60s, and was a founder of the socialist youth organisation Resistance in 1967, the organisation which is today leading the youth movement against racism.. He has recently written a book on the formation of Resistance and the DSP in the years 1965-72. He is committed socialist and is now the national secretary of the Democratic Socialist Party which recently changed its name to Democratic Socialist Perspective


Lee Ban Chen   李万千

Ban Chen born in Ayer Hitam, Johor. Studied in Nanyang University, Sacked from Nanyang University and thrown out from Singapore by Lee Kuan Yew in 1966. He was later arrested under the ISA for seven years for being involved in Asahan Workers strike and the long march by Bukit Asahan workers and Ladang Triang. In 1976, he was the editor Sin Chew Jit Poh newspaper for a year. Later he was active in the Chinese educationist  movement and was the Executive Secretary of Dong Zong and Deputy Directory of Planning and Development bureau of Jioa Zong in 2000.  In 1990, he joined DAP and was a Central Committee member. He is currently a regular columnist in Malaysiakini and has written  several books including S elamat Tinggal era Mahathir, bumi dipijak, Berani berjuang , Berani menang  and Agenda melayu atay agenda rakyat.
       

Nasir Hashim

Born and had his early education in Malacca. Joined the Royal Military College. Did his Bachelors in Monmouth college, US and his PHD on International Nutrition in Cornell University. In the early 80s. he was the Deputy Dean of Medical faculty at the National University Of Malaysia(UKM) and the Head of the Community Health Department. Nasir also held the position of President of Academic Staff Union when he was in the Universities. He was the chairperson of Labour Bureau under INSAN in 1982 till 1987. He was arrested under the ISA in 1987. He joined Malaysian People Socialist party in 1987 and left the party in 1990 when the party decided to drop the word 'Socialist' in its name.  Since his arrest under the ISA, he has been a founder member of SUARAM in 1989, Chairperson of Urban Pioneers Support Committee (JSPB) between 1993-1997. Chairperson of Suara Warga Pertiwi (SWP) in 1991. In 1998, Nasir helped form the Socialist Party of Malaysia(PSM) where he has since being its Chairperson.  


P.Ramasamy  

Born in Sitiawan, had his early education in ACS Sitiawan, In 1977, got his Bachelors from Indiana University , US on political science. Got his Masters from Gill University, 1980 and his PHD in University Malaya. He specialize in labour and political economic field as well has done extensive work in ethnic conflict issues. He was also involved in several struggles involving plantation workers when he was with INSAN in   the 80s.among them Cheroh, batu Arang and Selancar Empat. He has authored  3 books,  among them Plantation Labour, Unions, capital and the state in Peninsular Malaysia. He also writes for several Journals including on Peasants
study, Economic and Political weekly of India. He was elected by ILO in 2003 to execute a program called Global Labour University in 2003. He was also LTTE's Constitutional Affairs Committee member since 2003. Very recently his contract with the University has been terminated due to his critical views on several National Issues.


Rajamoorthy T

T Rajamoorthy is a senior lawyer of the Malaysian Bar, have been a practicing lawyer for more than 30 years having qualified as a Barrister-at-Law at the Middle Temple in London. He is one of the founders and a member of the Regional Council on Human Rights in Asia, an organisation based in Manila with consultative status with the UN. Currently one of the editors of Third World Resurgence, the monthly magazine produced by the Third World Network an organization involved in development and North-South issues. He is also a member of the Board of Convenors of Asia-Pacific Research Network (APRN). He was one of the panelists for the Civil Society of UN Hearings on is one of the Financing for Development held in New York in November 2000 and presented a Statement of the position of Third World Network on this issue.


G.Rajasegaran

Rajasekaran, born 29 May 1941, started his trade union career in 1963 with the Malaysian Metal Industry Employees Union. He became Deputy Secretary General of MTUC 1980 to 1990, Vice President of ICFTU-APRO from 1994 to 2004. He leads union's negotiating team on wages and working conditions in the metal industry. Represent the national centre at various tripartite bodies set up by the Malaysian Government to discuss labour and industrial relations policies, social security and disputes settlement. He became the Secretary General of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress, the only national centre of trade unions in the country since 1990 and very recently became President of ICFTU APRO 2005


Robin Jamieson

Robin Jamieson became a Marxist in 1956, while looking for an explanation for the political revolution in Hungary. He took part in the founding of the  Militant, and later of Socialist Appeal and carried out decades of political education during the time the Marxists in Britain moved out of isolation to become a significant influence within the Labour Party and the Trade Unions. He is also a psychologist and has looked into the pressures on a revolutionary leadership within capitalism, the causes of political degeneration and the defence against sectarianism.


Rustam Sani

Rustam A. Sani is an academician, a columnist and a poet – besides being involved in a multitude of political, social and literary activities. As an academician he has served at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and ISIS Malaysia. His anthology of poems – Riak-riak Kecil (1977) – was published by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, and in 1988/89 he was awarded the prestigious 'Hadiah Sastera Negara' (National Literary Award) in the category of essay and literary critique. He obtained his first degree from Universiti Malaya and later furthered his studies at the University of Reading, University of Kent at Canterbury (UK) and Yale University (US). In politics, Rustam has served as Deputy President, Parti Rakyat Malaysia. He is a prolific writer, both in Bahasa Malaysia and English, covering a wide-ranging area that includes politics, social issues, history, culture, statistics and literature.


S. Arutchelvan (Arul)

Founder member of Community Development centre (CDC) and was instrumental in the formation of the Plantation Workers Support Committee and JERIT ( Coalition of the Oppressed People). Got radicalized while doing work with the plantation community during his student days. Since then has been actively involved in workers issues and community empowerment work. Since 1995, has been working with Human Rights Group – SUARAM and active in issues involving police powers and Detention without trial. One of the founding member of the Socialist Party – Parti Sosialis Malaysia and has been its Secretary General since its formation in 1998.


Said Zahari

Singaporean by birth, veteran journalist, poet and writer, Said Zahari was the chief editor of the major progressive Malay newspaper \"Utusan Melayu\" in Singapore and Malaysia during 1956-1961. It was during this time that UMNO, the ruling coalition, was confronted with the longest strike by journalist lasting 91 days. He was banned from Malaysia during the strike and  was arrested in Singapore , under what was then the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance (PPSO) and now Internal Security Act (ISA) a few hours after he was elected president of the Partai Rakyat Singapura (People's Party of Singapore). His arrest was part of \"Operation Cold Store\" by the Lee Kuan Yew government on February 2 1963. He remained in detention without trial for 17 years,   was one of the longest detained political prisoner in Singapore, having spent 17 years (from age 34-51). Presently a guest writer of the National
University in Kuala Lumpur, Said Zahari has just published his political memoir ' Dark Clouds at Dawn', in Malay, Mandarin and English. He has also written many poems, something he started doing while he was in prison.


Saraswathy. M

Born in 53, had her early education in Cameron Highland 's Tamil school and completed her form five in Methodist Girls School. Became radicalized in 1975 when she joined the Young Christian Workers (YCW). She also worked and formed the Textile Union at Imperial Garment. Was involved in organizing strike at her work place. Later in the 1980, moved into organizing plantation workers and in 985, organized women workers. She was instrumental in forming Alaigal and organized several huge demonstration in Perak and Kuala Lumpur on issues involving workers, farmers and settlers.


Sonny Melencio

Sonny Melencio became active as a 16-year-old high school student in the late 1960s, in the campaign against the Marcos government's involvement in Vietnam War. Melencio became a prominent student leader at university in the early 1970s, and joined the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in which he was a key leader of the CPP in Manila. In 1993, Sonny, rejected the CPP's singular focus on guerillarist strategy and led the Manila-Rizal Regional Committee out of the party. Throughout the 1990's Melencio has campaigned for an open left party based on the rural and urban poor, workers and small farmers. His Socialist Party of Labour (SPP) was formed in 1998 and has now merged with the Partido ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Filipino Workers Party). Today Melencio is key to helping unite the left movement around a platform opposing the US renewal of its military presence in the country, for the rights of the oppressed minorities and for a \"government of the poor\". Melencio is also a
member of the coordinating committee of Laban ng Masa, the coalition of left political groups and unions that has formed as part of the movement against Philippines President Gloria Arroyo.


Stephen Jolly

Stephen Jolly, 42, is a member of the National Secretariat of the Socialist Party in Australia . He was elected in November 2004 as Councillor for the Melbourne inner city northern suburbs - the first socialist elected in Australia for decades. He has been active in CWI parties in Zimbabwe , South Africa, Ireland and Britain as well as in Australia where he has been a key organiser in many struggles of workers, youth and the community. He was an active participant in the Tiananmen Square movement in China in 1989, including speaking to 500,000 people at the launch of the independent union body four days before the massacre. He works as a fulltime union delegate for labour hire workers in the construction industry.


Syed Husin Ali

Dr. Syed Husin Ali is currently the Deputy President of Peoples Justice Party (PKR). His political involvement started early whereby from 1967, he was a central committee member of PSRM (Partai Sosialis Rakyat Malaya). He was detained without trial under the Internal Security Act [ISA] for six years [1974-1980]. His   \"crime\" was speaking out against the social inequalities in Malaysia and addressing students who rose up around the country in solidarity with the protesting peasants in Baling in November 1974. He became the Secretary general of PSRM in 1969. In 1990, he resigned his post as Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Malaya to concentrate full time in politics and went on being the President of the
Malaysian People's Party (Parti Rakyat Malaysia, PRM - the new name of  PSRM). He has written a number of books, including Two Faces: Detention without Trial. Since 2002,   he played a key role in the  meager of PRM with Malaysian Justice Party (KeADILan) which gave birth to Parti Keadilan rakyat (PKR).


Syed Shahir

Syed Shahir is the Executive Secretary of the National Union of Transport Equipment and Allied Industries Workers (NUTEAIW). He has also served as a vice president of Parti Rakyat Malaysia and after the merger with Parti Keadilan Nasional, an exco member in the merged party.He did not to contest any posts in the recent Parti Keadilan Rakyat congress in Ipoh to concentrate fully on Trade Union work. In the 36th Triennial Delegates Conference of MTUC, Syed Shahir defeated veteran incumbent Zainal Rampak by 47 votes after failing on four previous occasion. His victory as the new MTUC president brings some hope to the Trade Union movement.


Tian Chua   蔡添强

Chua Tian Chiang, better known among the public and his cohorts as Tian Chua has
been an idealistic activist since his youth. Hailing from Melaka, he studied
agriculture in Sydney before switching to philosophy. He then completed Masters
degree in Employment and Labour Studies from Holland. He was formerly active in NGO
groups locally and in Hong Kong. Most notably he has been with Suaram as a
coordinator in 1991 and left a year later for Hong Kong to work with a regional
labour organisation, the Asian Monitor Resource Centre(AMRC). In 1994, he began his
masters in labour studies programme at The Hague in the Netherlands at the Institute for Social Studies. In 1996, he started with the Labour Resource Centre. In 1999, when National Justice Party was formed, Tian was elected vice president of the party. In 2001, Tian and
five other REFORMASI activists were arrested under Malaysia'sdraconian ISA for plotting to overthrow the government. He was detained for two years and wasreleased in June 2003. In January 2005, Tian was elected as Information Chief of PKR until now.

国际特赦组织邀请您出席9月5日在槟城举办的录影片放映会，地点在中路290号的天主教教区中心。是晚将放映一部纪录片--<Ganas, Zalim, Keras>，并跟与会者讨论关于警察滥权的课题，同时介绍国际特赦组织促请政府对警察皇家委员会报告的建议，立即付诸于行动。

入场免费。欢迎踊跃出席！


AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL PENANG

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OPEN DAY
ALL WELCOME  

• WHAT IS AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL?
• WHAT DOES IT DO?
• HOW DOES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL  HELP US?

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL OR WANT TO GET INVOLVED WITH THE WORLD'S OLDEST HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION, YOU ARE WELCOME TO OUR OPEN DAY.

THERE WILL A SCREENING OF THE DOCUMENTARY \"GANAS, ZALIM, KERAS\" WHICH DEALS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS, POLICE BRUTALITY ETC IN MALAYSIA.

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.

PLACE: CATHOLIC DIOCESAN CENTRE
290 McALLISTER ROAD
(next to Island Hospital and opposite YMCA)

TIME: 7.00 PM

DATE: 5TH SEPTEMBER (MONDAY) 2005

FREE FREE FREE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:  SHARIZA - 016 6987603
DAMIAN – 016-4017705
CHON KAI - 019-5669518

“Hen or Rooster ?”
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Children's Musical Drama


A FREE outdoor theatre performance for children above 8 years old - adults!

Lots of audience participation, dancing,  gamelan and wayang kulit music!


The Story

Two children capture a strange chicken with the hope that they can enter it in a cockfight. But nobody is able to tell if it is a hen or a rooster!

    21 Aug 2005 (Saturday)    5.00pm
Basketball Court, Armenian Street
               

                               4 Sept 2005 (Sunday)     5.00pm    
                                         Panggung P Ramlee



Featuring co-directors:  

Ethnomusicologist Tan Sooi Beng on composition
Visual artist Liew Kung Yu on costume and sets
Drama Director Janet Pillai
Choregrapher Eng Hee Ling



Produced by
ZXC Theatre Troupe & Young Theatre Penang.

Free passes available at Islamic Museum , Armenian St
& Panggung P. Ramlee

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8月7日至15日，预料来自世界各地的激进青年，将聚集在委内瑞拉的首都加拉加斯，庆祝第十六届的世界青年与学生节 (World Festival of Youth and Students) 。

到时，来自非洲、亚洲、欧洲、中东与美洲的进步青年和学生，将齐聚一堂，针对世界各地争取和平与社会正义的斗争，共同进行讨论。这将是一个见证革命诞生的机会。



世界青年与学生节自1947年起，就成为年青激进份子聚集的盛会。今年节庆的标语是“为了和平与团结--我们奋起反对帝国主义与战争” 。因此，这项节庆在委内瑞拉举办，具有着重大的意义。作为当今南美洲最激进的国家，委内瑞拉的人民在美国政府不断地威胁下，仍然坚韧地反抗帝国主义。

第五共和青年组织(JVR) ，是这次节庆的主办单位。JVR是由委内瑞拉总统查韦斯领导的政党--第五共和运动(MVR) 的青年团。

委内瑞拉的青年，从每一个层次都积极参与在捍卫博利瓦革命的抗争中，对抗着国内受到美国支撑的右翼势力。现在，来自世界各地的青年将有机会展现它们对博利瓦革命及委内瑞拉英雄青年们的支持。

在这次的节庆里，将会有各式各样的活动，包括反帝国主义法庭、艺术与文化活动、体育活动等。

根据最新消息，预计来自133个国家，超过12万年青人，将出现在这项为期一个星期的盛会上。查韦斯在他的其中一项每周汇报(Alo Presidente #229)上表示，大约有458个青年与学生组织将来到加拉加斯，讨论关系到全球当前与未来的重大课题。至少有11 000位来自美洲的代表，将针对环境破坏、新自由主义政策与其后果、对受迫害国家的支持、美国帝国主义的入侵、美洲自由贸易区(FTAA) 与其殖民主义托辞，以及美洲博利瓦主义替代选择(ALBA) 与其协同整合的目的。

8月5日和6日，第四次节庆前国际集会 (IV International Pre-Festival Gathering)，将在加拉加斯举行。代表预料将于8月7日抵达，开幕盛典将于8月8日举行。

8月9日是讨论环节的开始，直到8月15日。

此外，预料在8月13日和14日，反帝国主义仲裁庭(Anti Imperialist Tribunal) 将会召开会议。到时那些反帝国主义者.

节庆期间，也将会有为各个大陆所设定的团结互助日。一个和平音乐会将于8月14日举行，以向那些在二战中一齐打败纳粹主义和法西斯主义的人们致敬。

闭幕活动则是完全向委内瑞拉人民致敬，以纪念西门.博利瓦(Simon Bolivar) 在圣洁山 (Sacred Mount) 宣誓200周年，及委内瑞拉人民于2004年8月15日总统公投中的胜利。

世界青年与学生节网站：
http://www.festivalmundial2005.org.ve/in/

2005。7。5

笔者的个人专栏，正式于今天开始，每逢星期二在<光明日报>的<光明论坛>版刊出。这个取名为<坐言起行>的言论专栏，是笔者以真名发表文章的栏位，就在<光明论坛>版的最上方。上面还有笔者丑丑的人头照。笔者专栏的刊出，以往随性写文章的习惯，将出现一点变化。笔者就这样无端端地变成一个“稿匠” 。无论如何，这是一个让笔者抒发意见的空间，当然可以预料到接下来笔者的不少文章可能会被大动手术--被删改，这将是测试在<光明论坛>中的言论自由空间有多大。笔者写稿没有什么所谓的敏感尺寸，如果刊载在报章的文章被删，原稿还是会原原本本刊在笔者的这个部落格，以及<自由媒体>里头。

如果大家赏脸的话，不妨每个星期二买一份<光明日报>，支持笔者的专栏一下吧…..呵呵……

6月14日是国际博客日(International Webbloggers’ Day，InWeDay)！博客们可有什么活动来庆祝这个日子？

虽然这个国际博客日并不是什么获得正式承认的日子，不过世界各地的博客们已开始纷纷策划聚集在一起庆祝这个日子。

在槟城，博客Lucia Lai带头举办一项博客聚会，以庆祝这个日子。

以下是聚会详情：

日期：2005年6月14日(星期二)
时间：下午6时半
地点：Prangin Mall Food Court, 5th floor.
(Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong 10100 Penang)

欢迎所有博客，跟关心网上博客活动的朋友，踊跃出席！

可浏览以下网站，以参考详情：

http://malvu.org/malvu/ind...
http://jogalong.blogspot.c...

“认识你的权利”培训工作坊
SUARAM Know Your Rights Workshop

马来西亚人民之声槟城分部将于5月8日，举办一项“认识你的权利”培训工作坊。

以下为此项工作坊的详情：

日期： 2005年5月8日（星期日）
时间： 上午9时正至下午5时
地点： 爱心大厦

主办单位将为参与者提供午餐与茶点。

内容涵盖范围
- 人权的概念与原则
- 人权与性别
- 人权与法律
- 国际人权宪章与联合国的人权机制
- 如何针对违反人权事件作出投报

对象群
- 任何欲了解人权的公众人士
- 欲对人权拥有基本概观的非政府组织或民间团体的成员
- 学生

媒介语
这项培训工作坊的课程，将以简单易懂的英语/国语进行。

收费
主办当局将向参与者收取马币10零吉的报名费。由于名额有限，请尽快报名。欲报名者，请填上报名表格，并将之以电邮传送至suarampg@hotmail.com 或传真至人民之声槟城分部办事处 （04-6582285），截至日起是5月3日。

预知详情，请联络人民之声槟城分部协调员朱进佳（019-5669518 或04-6582285）



报名表格
Registration form

1. Name: ______________________________________________________________


2. Individual / Organization: _________________________________________


3. Address: ___________________________________________________________


4. Tel: ___________________________ Fax: ______________________________


5. Email: _____________________________________________________________


6. Designation/Occupation: ____________________________________________


For Inquiries, call Chon Kai at

H/P: 019-5669518    Tel/Fax: 604-6582285
Email: suarampg@hotmail.com / suarampg@suaram.net


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The Experimental Movement Gig
t h e h a r m o n i c e x p e r i m e n t


Bands:  
The Listener, KL
Swearwood, PG
Nao, KL
Colour My Iris, JB
Firefly, PG
Whitelight,  PG


All About Indie:
Soundscape-records.com
earsofa.com

Bring along your demos or any type of recorded materials. We want more people to involve in our local indie music scene..

Venue: Komtar Auditorium (A)
MPPP Entrance (3rd floor opposite KFC)
Date: 16th April 05
Time: 6:30PM
Ticket: RM10(Presale) RM15(Doorsale)

For further information, please call 016-407 8980 or 016-423 0373 or log on to www.echolab-records.com

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乐队介绍:

观世音THE LISTENER

由前"半反"乐队的贝司手运满领军的新生代乐队，这是他们在声援行动演出后的第二次演出。在声援行动初次演出已经获得了极好的评价。按照他们的说法，取名为观世音这个搞笑的名字，背后却又一个伟大的理想，那就是观看和倾听来自世界的各种不同的声音。他们的曲风是纯音乐演奏。

The new line up leads by the ex-bassist from the band Nao (previously Ban Fan) has earned positive votes from their very first showcase through Soundscape Street Roar 2004. "The Listener" comes from the meaning of 3 chinese words "guan shi ying" which reflects the spirit of observing by listening the sound of the world. The Listener holds the fundemental elements of experimental spirits.

band name : The Listener

bass : Man
guitar : Radio, Khon
drum : Ving

genre : Post Rock, Instrumental Rock

**chinese text by The Listener, english text edited by Cole Yew



SWEARWOOD

就象暗夜行军的部队，从消燃至瞬间爆发，都在显示出那股游刃有余默契十足的POST ROCK 音符。

Influenced by Sigur Ros and mogwai, a post rock band from Penang since the day of DDA. that will bring you to a spacey atmosphere. Forget the tradition way of commercial sound, and fill up your mind by the melodies of Swearwood...


guitar/vocal: Sam
guitar/vocal: Michael
bass: Alex
drum: Jay


**chinese text by Wai Kong, english text by Cole Yew


孬 NAO

孬乐队简介
孬乐队是于2002年初成立的，成员有四个。其实在这以前孬乐队组成已久，只是一直没有演出的机会，所以一直没有参与任何演出，后来因为得知到黄火或现在的扩音版图，才真正投身与本地独立音乐的圈子里。孬乐队在2002年参与了三场由扩音版图主办的演出。以上的演出包括了反对美国侵占伊拉克的“和平的呼声”音乐演出。“孬”乐队在2002年其间所玩的音乐风格大概是可以说成是由金属和垃圾音乐所交替穿叉的混合体，音乐所表现出来的感觉是压抑的，撕裂的，暗黑。这个时期乐队的还处于探索期，可是在还未来得及度过探索期，“孬”乐队被在2003年头被逼解散。只剩下主唱年达继续音乐旅程。在经过半年的时间寻觅，找来了新的女鼓手Arial和贝斯手运满，另组成了“半反”乐队。在两位新成员的加入后，“半反”乐队舍弃了以往的暗黑音乐风格，进而向更多元的音乐风格发展，尤其在节奏方面的探索，在这个阶段，“半反”乐队向多种音乐类型进行探索，如疯克乐、爵士乐、后摇滚等。唯一保留下来的是其对社会具批判性的音乐主题。乐队主唱年达还自资出版了与前乐队同名的“孬月刊”，刊物里刊登了本地独立音乐的资讯和音乐相关的文章。后来因为资金的问题，出版了五期而宣告停刊，可是因此而结识了更多音乐上的朋友。

“半反”乐队在2003到2004年期间，积极参与了大大小小的独立演出，包括第一和第二届大马中文独立音乐节-“街头巨响”。很多人对于“半反”的批判态度感到不满，乐队频频受到非议。这个阶段，乐队也面临了两次的鼓手更换，相信是因为乐队主唱所持的政治态度过于激烈，乐队成员未能适应。可是乐队的进展并没有受此影响。乐队找来了来自英文场景的Zero Gravity乐队的鼓手张俊勇（Jimmy），暂代鼓手一职继续乐队的独立音乐斗争。

在2004年，乐队第一次进入录音室，录制了第一首音乐作品—《请安静》，这是一首反对大马恶法“内安法令”的音乐作品。《请安静》也将会收录在扩音版图的音乐合辑《异彩》里。在录音完毕之后，贝斯手运满因为个人原因在2004年中离开了乐队，乐队再度以“孬”为乐队的名字，正式邀请了Zero Gravity的贝斯手俊威（William）和鼓手俊勇（Jimmy），连同“火蚂蚁”乐队的吉他手锦鸿加入。2004年中，“孬”乐队以全新的阵容参与了“非那局”（Notthatbalai）艺术节的音乐演出，同时也担任本地中文乐队“浪氓”专辑首发会的表演嘉宾。2004年9月，“孬”乐队连同扩音版图一众乐队，MengShat和“浪氓”受邀到砂劳越参与“人不摇滚旺少年”音乐演出。此时的“孬”乐队，已经回归到2001年那时的暗黑风格，当然也融合了“半反”时期的节奏探索成果，进而发展出另一种音乐面貌。“孬”乐队将在十二月参与大马人权月晚会的音乐演出。

Nao

Hard-hitting music with a hard-hitting message.
Nao fuses funk rock, grunge and metal to deliver social wake-up calls.


孬乐队
主唱兼吉他手 ：叶年达（24岁）
主音吉他手   ：吴锦鸿 （21岁）
贝斯手       ：张俊威 （25岁）
鼓手         ：张俊勇 （17岁）

曾参与的音乐演出
2003年
“朋党行动”自助演出
2002年文化界新年倒数音乐演出
“和平的呼声”反战音乐演出
槟城“扩音行动”音乐演出
“ALL IN A FAMILY”独立音乐演出
第一届大马中文独立音乐节“街头巨响”
“Good Gouvernence and a just malaysian”自助音乐演出
Time Square倒数音乐会
（还有几场是参与马来友族的音乐演出）

2004年
第二届大马中文独立音乐节“街头巨响”
大马法国音乐节
The Sun“音乐周”音乐演出
浪氓《乌鸦》首发音乐会（担任表演嘉宾）
砂劳越“人不摇滚枉少年”音乐演出

联络方法
电话：013 388 4342 （年达）
电邮：nao@time.net.my

**text by Nao


COLOR MY IRIS

Formed early 2002, with line-up consist of Thong Wing Hoong (Thong), Ang Chek Chow (Ang), Yau Way King (King), Ahmad Nazery (Jiboy) and Rohazuddin Hassan (E.D). From the key persons in both of the hot and controversial JBHC bands, both the Kharisma and Kamasutra, they started as a band playing mostly soft and more relaxing indie music. CMI music was influenced by a huge variety of bands, such as The Gloria Record, Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, Buddhistson, Elliott, and Cursive. Started playing in small gigs and shows around JB, KL and Singapore during their first year (2002), they finally recorded and released their debut E.P, entitled “ending harmony” in December 2002. The debut E.P. was very successfull, receiving great and positive reviews from local and oversea magazines and websites. And via the DIY network, CMI music reached states around Malaysia and countries in Europe (Germany and UK) and Asia (Singapore, Singapore, Japan). CMI toured and played in lots of shows, gigs and music festival, including the 2003 Baybeats Music Festival, in Esplanade, Singapore, alongside with great bands from all over the globe like The Gloria Records (U.S.A), Buddhistson (Japan), and Fonzie (Portugal).

2004 was a quiet year for CMI where all the line-ups just graduated from UTM and settling down with new jobs and new life. And this year, 2005 CMI are coming back active in the local indie scene and are planning a full length CD release somewhere 2nd half this year.

Alvin and guitar: Thong, Jiboy
bass: Yau Wai Keng
drums: Ang Check Chow
vocal: E.D

**text by Color My Iris


萤火虫FIREFLY

回归乐器的基本演奏精神， 从中寻找歌曲给人的最初感动。 带点ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ROCK 的舒软节奏， 轻易把听者带入主音的内心呼唤。。

Back to the basic of instrument works, Firefly brings you the alternative country rock rythm that leads your heart into the soul of the Siang Guo's inner calling.

guitar/vocal: Thomas
guitar: Wee
bass: Snoop
drum: Brandon

**chinese text by Wai Kong, english text by Cole Yew


WHITELIGHT

凭着干脆利落的音节， 以及充满高潮起伏的编排， 就足以让这支玩AMBIENT ROCK 的乐队在本乐坛独树一帜， 更何况那布满流行因子的旋律随时释放你全身的细胞！

Music appreciating bastards from different background that are met by chance. Despite the different influences, they share the same interest for certain substance. And there they made Whitelight, the alternative to raggae which had long been a favourite to Fred Flintstones. Whitelight's a blend of emotion stirring music that comes in an explosive package which spells shoegaze post-rock and intrumental rock.

Alvin and Feeren on guitars
Mesh on bass
Darshen on drums
and
this foursome is your one way ticket to never-never land.

**chinese text by Wai Kong，english text by Whitelight