ON HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND PEACE ISSUES, LABOUR RIGHTS, MIGRANT RIGHTS, FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY, TOWARDS AN END OF TORTURE, POLICE ABUSES, DISCRIMINATION...
Over the years, University students in Malaysia have gone 'quiet' - unlike before when students used to come out in protest for justice for the poor - peasants, urban settlers, ...They protested on Palestinian issues, etc
But nowadays, one wonders what has happened to our young people - are they just indifferent to the suffering and injustices that befall the rest of the people of Malaysia? The number of University students have arisen - but somehow, we are not seeing large protests amongst university students after the mid 1980s...Now, it seems they come out for 'more internal self-serving issues like fee increases, academic freedom..
Are they ignorant about the other issues in Malaysia? Or have they gone apathetic? A major concern today as Malaysia moves towards reducing the voter age to 18... What will they be interested in? Racial issues? Religious issues? University Fees and Loans? OR will they start being concerned about all injustices in Malaysia? Will they start speaking up for the poor? for those suffering injustices?
Are they becoming more 'self-centred'? Will there be more discussion about other issues affecting Malaysians - or will they ....?
What about freedom for University students? Will students protest the lack of action on the University and University Colleges Act by this new government despite it being an Election promise? What rights and freedoms do University students want - do they even know? What is their position on Detention Without Trial...on Freedom of Assembly...?
In
the historical catalogue of events that have become signposts for the
raising of human rights consciousness among Malaysians, the Baling
incident of December 1974, which saw university students make common
cause with impoverished peasants
MMU reverses fee hike for existing students after 1,000-strong protest
Published:
After a protest held by
dissatisfied students, the Malacca Multimedia University (MMU)
management has agreed not to increase its student activity fee (SAF) for
all existing students.
“Based on mutual agreement, the management
is agreeable that there will be no SAF increment for all existing
undergraduate and postgraduate students.
“However, an official
announcement of the policy will be released by the management after a
detailed discussion with the students’ representative council (SRC),”
said the SRC in a statement today.
They thanked the MMU management for collaborating with them to attain the “win-win” situation.
“We appreciate the students’ support and patience throughout this matter,” they said.
The decision appears to be the result of a negotiation between the SRC and MMU's management.
On July 23, about 1,000 MMU students had gathered at the university’s President Square (below) to protest what they described as an unfair increment to the SAF.
The fee was previously RM110 per year and the university had intended to raise it to RM500.
The
university had announced this in a memo to students, which also said
the increase will be implemented in April 2020 and that the decision was
made to facilitate student activities with a higher impact.
SRC
president Pouria Zibaei had claimed the announcement of the fee hike was
made without the approval of the council, clubs and societies.
He also said a total of 11,500 signatures had been collected from students and submitted to the SRC to management on July 19.
A
day after their protest, MMU's management had contacted the students’
representative council for negotiation regarding the SAF.
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