Malaysia

Lynas plans permanent radioactive waste dump in Malaysia

Lee Tan talks to 鶹ý aboutrefinery company Lynas about its plans to establish a permanent radioactive waste dump in Malaysia.

Malaysia: Crackdown on press freedom protects old kleptocracy, PSM warns

The latest crackdown on journalists, authors and publishers in Malaysia, which is aimed at protecting former government figures facing trial for corruption and money laundering,is being fuelled by a nauseating campaign of racism and xenophobia, writesPeter Boyle.

Malaysian authorities use COVID-19 to round up thousands of migrant workers and refugees

More than 2000 refugees and migrant workers have been rounded up by Malaysian authorities since May 1, in a series of sweeps through communities under the pretext of combatting COVID-19, writes Peter Boyle.

Malaysian socialist: COVID-19 means we cannot go back to business as normal

In this time of crisis, Jeyakumar Devarajarguesgovernments cannot worry about maintaining the profits of the rich, and should insteadfocus on the basic needs of the poor.

Malaysian activists say ‘let Rohingya boats land’

A boat carrying 200 Rohingya men, women and children was turned away from Malaysian shores by the Royal Malaysian Navy on April 16, writes Alex Salmon. This move comes amidgrowing xenophobic sentiment against Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

Malaysia: COVID-19 response must confront three sides of the crisis

Malaysia is being battered by a serious three-faceted crisis, arguesJeyakumar Devaraj.

Malaysian socialist calls out dangerous myth of COVID-19 'mitigation'

Flattening the curve and other "mitigation" strategies to battle COVID-19 are dangerous routes for governments to follow, argues Malaysian socialist and doctorJeyakumar Devaraj.

Malaysia's 'back door government' consolidates

鶹ý's Peter Boyle spoke to Socialist Party of Malaysia deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan (Arul) about the latest political developments since the meltdown of the Pakatan Harapan government.

Socialist Party of Malaysia on the meltdown of the Pakatan Harapan government

After a week of political crisis, betrayals and rapidly shifting alliances, former MP and Socialist Party of Malaysia (PSM) chairperson Jeyakumar Devarajsharessome reflections with 鶹ý'sPeter Boyle.

'New Malaysia' government collapses due to factionalism and crony politics

Less than two years after being elected, a split-off from the Alliance of Hope hasreached out to corrupt former MPs to try to form a new government ina move widely denounced as a “backdoor coup”, writes Peter Boyle.

Malaysian socialists condemn new security laws

Twelve men were detained under Malaysia’sSecurity Offences (Special Measures) Act (SOSMA) on October 11–12, among them two state parliamentarians from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), part of the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition.

Malaysian environmentalists demand Australia stop supporting corporate polluter Lynas

Nearly 100 Malaysian environmental and civil society groups have that Australia stop exerting "bullying" diplomatic pressure on Malaysia to accept half a million tonnes of toxic radioactive waste piled up at Australian corporate polluter Lynas’s rare-earth refinery in Gebeng, near the Malaysian city of Kuantan.