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COVID-19 magnitude: Racism, Policies & Politics
PSM would like to express our sincere appreciation to the nurses, doctors, laboratory workers, cleaning workers, security guards and all other people working in the health sector across the country for your dedication, sacrifice and perseverance in the fight against
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‘Racism, fake news are challenges for new home minister’
Threats to public security in the form of racial issues and the circulation of fake news, are among the challenges which Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin needs to tackle as home minister in the new federal government. Defence analyst and security
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Step aside coronavirus, racism is way more contagious
In a southeastern Paris district known as the go-to place for Asian cuisine, business is down at Pascal Corlier’s Vietnamese restaurant, a side-effect of China’s coronavirus health scare that has sparked panic and a rise in xenophobic incidents. Some nervous
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UNIMAP orders probe on Zakir Naik question, mum on other provocative questions
PUCHONG: Under heat over a controversial question in its Ethnic Relations test paper, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP) ordered a probe on the matter citing public interest. “An official statement will be issued once the investigation is concluded. For now, we
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IRB: We don’t segregate tax contribution by ethnicity
PUCHONG: The Inland Revenue Board (IRB) today denied tabling in Parliament a White Paper on tax contribution based on the racial and ethnic composition of the Malaysian taxpayers, which has gone viral on social media. In a statement today, IRB
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Vital issues in criminalising hate speech
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Religious Affairs Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa intends to enact laws that deal directly with hate speech following recent controversies relating to race and religious sensitivities and the widespread dissemination of
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DAP: Enact anti-racism law but not under Sedition Act
PUCHONG: DAP MP Ramkarpal Singh today welcomed Islamic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mujahid Yusof Rawa’s call for the government to legislate laws to curb hate speech in order to preserve racial and religious harmony. However, the lawmaker was against the
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Love sees no colour
When I turned 60 a few days ago, the gifts I received from my eldest son, Tunku Mahkota Johor, were photographs of his three children, complete with their little palm prints and footprints. These were wonderful reminders that I am
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Deconstructing Dr M’s racist rage against Dong Zong
The Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called Dong Zong (the National Chinese School Committees’ Association) racist because of its opposition to the inclusion of khat in the primary school Bahasa Malaysia curriculum. According to Mahathir, “if the education
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Trump disavows ‘send her back’ rally chant, Republicans unnerved
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump tried to distance himself yesterday from supporters’ chants of “send her back” at a rally where he blasted Somalia-born US Representative Ilhan Omar, as Republicans worry the incendiary mantra could set the tone for the
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