Entries by Kar Chi Wong

Joint Open Letter | Urging the Establishment of an Independent Information Commission

I. Introduction We, the undersigned civil society organisations (CSOs) and individuals, urge the government to speed up the tabling of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Bill and to establish an independent Information Commission as the oversight body. On 14 November, Datuk Zamri Misman, Director General of the Legal Affairs Division in the Prime Minister’s Department of Malaysia, announced that […]

Feminist Futures From The Majority World: Dialogue on Friendship, Fragility, and Collective Resistance

Date: 9 December 2025 (Tuesday) Time: 9:00am – 3:15pm Venue: Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) This special one-day programme will feature two key dialogues on the themes of Feminist Takes on Political Friendship and The Delicate Architecture of Emancipation featuring guest speakers from Germany – Nikita Dhawan and Maria Do Mar Castrol […]

Joint Statement | Malaysia Must Withdraw Government SLAPP action against HRD Murray Hunter in Thailand’s Criminal Court

Thailand must refuse to allow its criminal courts to be used for SLAPP actions by anyone, even fellow ASEAN member States We, the 44 undersigned groups and organizations call upon the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Communication Minister Fahmi Fadzil and the Malaysian government of Malaysia to forthwith withdraw the  SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) criminal […]

Joint Statment | Unlawful Arrests and Forced Evictions in Breach of Selangor Mb’s Directive

We, the undersigned organisations, condemn the arrests of activists S. Arutchelvan and Mythreyar, as well as resident Logeswaran at around 4.00pm on 12 November 2025 under Section 186 of the Penal Code. These arrests were unwarranted. Together with Kampung Papan residents, they clearly informed the police that the Selangor Menteri Besar had authorised that occupied […]

立即释放被捕人士 停止对班达马兰巴板路木屋区居民的强制驱逐

隆雪华堂民权委员会与隆雪华青对近日发生在雪兰莪州巴生班达马兰巴板路(Jalan Papan)木屋区的强制拆除事件深表关注,强烈谴责当局在执行拆迁行动中粗暴对待居民及逮捕声援者的行为。我们要求警方立即无条件释放被警方逮捕的社运分子及居民,包括社会主义党署理主席阿鲁仄万(S. Arutchelvan)、社运人士麦热亚(Mythreyar)、村民代表罗杰斯瓦兰(M Logeswaran)以及社会主义党秘书长西瓦兰惹妮(Sivaranjani),等10余人。 巴板路木屋区土地早在1998年已由雪州政府移交给发展商,目的是为了解决当地居民长期的住房问题。然而,二十余年过去,该木屋区问题仍未妥善解决。近日,发展商依据清空庭令,自11月10日起对空置木屋实施拆除,惟种种现象显示,发展商漠视雪州政府早前达成拆除空屋的协议。 我们认为,此拘捕行动既不合法也不合理。雪州政府于10月23日声明中明确指出,拆除行动仅限空置、无人居住的房屋及商铺,但现场拆除却涉及仍有人居住的房屋,并导致多名居民及前来斡旋的声援者被捕,明显违背州政府原意,也缺乏法律依据。 此外,强拆房屋过程中出现暴力驱逐的情况,警察及执行人员强行清空房屋,推搡居民等,并也发生冲突,包括居民筑起人墙阻止拆迁工作,与镇暴队对峙,有者甚被拘押。这些行为构成强制驱逐,违反人权及州政府承诺。发展商曾向州政府应诺拨出7英亩土地建设可负担住房物安置居民,但截至目前仍未出示正式文件,令人担忧。 我们要求雪州政府立即介入调解,停止所有拆迁行动,并与发展商及居民代表进行公开对话,寻求双赢与人道解决方案。我们强调,在居民获得充分安置与可负担替代住房方案之前,严禁进行任何进一步的强制驱逐行动,以确保无人无家可归或家庭流离失所。 隆雪华堂民权委员会与隆雪华青呼吁各方遵守法治与人权原则。拆迁应以协商为本,而非以暴力或压制手段解决土地及居住权争议。

Zohran Mamdani: Pengajaran untuk Progresif di Malaysia

Kemenangan Zohran Mamdani sebagai Datuk Bandar New York bukan sekadar kemenangan tempatan. Ia adalah satu kajian kes tentang bagaimana gerakan akar umbi yang berani boleh mencabar status quo dan menang. Persoalannya, apakah strategi mereka? Dan apa pengajarannya untuk Malaysia? Pemuda KLSCAH dan Kawah Buku membawakan forum “Zohran Mamdani: Pengajaran untuk Progresif di Malaysia” untuk mengupas […]

Adakah Madani Basmi Kemiskinan?

Tarikh: 17 Oktober 2025 (Jumaat) Masa: 8pm-10:30pm Tempat: Auditorium Cheng Yi, Aras 2, KLSCAH Barisan Panelis: Sivaranjini Manikam (Wakil Pekerja) Muhammad Sha’ani (Pembela Hak Asasi) Tijah Yok Chopil (Wakil Orang Asli) Ameer Khan (Wakil Peneroka) Zakwan Shahruddin (Wakil Pekerja Gig) Moderator: Wong Yan Ke (Ketua Pemuda KLSCAH) Anjuran Bersama: Pemuda KLSCAH Gabungan Marhaen Pengenalan: Isu kemiskinan […]

Joint Statement | Malaysia-Singapore Cooperation Can Stop Pannirselvam’s Execution and Address Drug Trafficking

We, the 24 undersigned civil society organisations and individuals, are gravely concerned with the scheduled execution of Pannirselvam A/L Pranthaman in Singapore. The family members of Pannirselvam were notified that his execution has been scheduled for 8 October 2025. Pannirselvam is a drug courier convicted in Singapore in 2014 for trafficking 51.84 grams of Diamorphine. […]

联署文告 | 制度改革不是犯罪,打压青年声音才是真正破坏公众安宁

针对马大新青年日前向高等教育部提交了一份投诉报告,反映公众对大学中心收生系统(UPU)严重不公的意见,并提出废除大学预科班(Matrikulasi)制度却被警方援引《刑事法典》第505(b)条文(即“发布破坏公众安宁的言论”)及《1998年通讯及多媒体法令》第233条文调查。一个旨在提出制度改革、回应公众关切的理性提呈,已被当作刑事案件对待。 我们要严正指出:不认同一个政策建议,最恰当、最健康的回应方式应是公开反驳与理性论述,而非报警与动用警方进行调查。动用公权不仅破坏宪法保障的言论自由,也严重打击青年群体对制度改革参与的信心。 一个执法过度的社会,不会让人民感到安全,只会让人民陷入“杯弓蛇影、草木皆兵”的恐惧。开档调查马大新青年,难道就解决了常年困扰高教部的问题吗?还是沉默就是解决一切问题的答案?继续无视不透明的入学机制、不一致的录取标准,敷衍每年无数优秀学生被拒之门外的挫败,这些正正才是阻碍教育发展的态度。 我们需强调,《通讯及多媒体法令》第233条文原是为打击网络色情、虚假、威胁或恶意评论、网络霸凌、意图冒犯、迫害或威胁他人的行为,诈骗、骚扰与仇恨言论,以避免通讯设施遭滥用。而不是对付批评政府政策的理性建议。如今却被滥用于调查制度改革声音,这是对法律用途的严重扭曲。 因此,我们呼吁政府与高教部: 1. 正视UPU制度中的结构性不公,展开全面制度审查与改革,统一与透明的大学录取制度,真正实现教育公平; 2. 停止将制度性批评政治化、刑事化,保障青年群体合理表达意见的权利; 3. 约束执法单位滥用法律,确保《刑事法典》与《多媒体法令》的使用恰当与合法。 青年不是国家的敌人,恰恰是国家未来改革的伙伴。一个愿意倾听青年声音的政府,才是真正走在现代民主轨道上的政府。   联署组织: 马六甲中华大会堂青年团 吉隆坡暨雪兰莪中华大会堂青年团 柔佛州中华总会青年团

Joint Statement | What is wrong with critiquing the education system? Police urged to stop harassing University of Malaya New Youth

The Teoh Beng Hock Association for Democratic Advancement (TBH-ADA) and the Youth Section of KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall condemn the police for invoking Section 505(b) of the Penal Code (statements conducing to public mischief) and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (improper use of network facilities) to investigate University of […]