Another DAP State Exco member of PERAK looks bad in Sinar Harian report - pro-employer? anti-Union? ANWAR Ibrahim also involved as UEM Agenta is under Khazanah?

Another DAP man in the Perak Exco in charge of Human Resources came out looking as though he is anti-worker anti-Union and pro-employer? Remember DAP Steven Sim was found by the HIgh Court to be BIASED in favour of employers...

Is the PERAK government now anti-worker... because here we are dealing with the Menteri Besar appointed State Exco member responsible for Human Resources (who really should be concerned about the plight of workers... 

A Trade Union picketed in front of government Hospital Seri Manjung about issues of cleaning workers in that hospital. 

This Perak Exco member FAILED to even mention what the protest and grievances of the worker was...

All he said was that these were 'supplied workers' of another company UEM Edgenta, and guess what UEM Agenta comes under Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim as Khazanah owns 100% of UEM, and UEM owns about 69% of UEM Agenta...and Hospital Seri Manjung is a GOVERNMENT hospital ... so a GLC (under the control of the Minister of Finance) is supplying workers to do cleaning work for a government hospital...

YES, the cleaners are not EMPLOYEES of the Hospital - but do the Hospital have a duty of care or an employer obligation to these workers... YES, I believe, they DO and they must ... 

Even workers of a contractor working at the HOSPITAL - the hospital has a DUTY of care for these workers - the principle is also found in the Employment Act 1955, the principle is clear in Section 33 - although it talks about unpaid wages only....

Section 33 Employment Act 1955 - Liability of principals and contractors for wages 

(1) Where a principal in the course of or for the purposes of his trade or business, contracts with a contractor for the execution by or under the contractor of the whole or any part of any work undertaken by the principal, and any wages are due to any employee by the contractor or any sub-contractor under the contractor for work done in the course of the performance of the contract, the principal and the contractor and any such sub-contractor (not being the employer) shall be jointly and severally liable with the employer to pay such wages as if that employee had been immediately employed by the principal and by the contractor and any such sub-contractor:... 

The principle of the principal(in this case Hospital Seri Manjung or the Health Ministry or the Government) have a 'responsibility' for workers of a contractor (in this case UEM Adgenta) existed in the law before Independence in 1955 that law still applies today... 

TODAY the law/practice globally have change making the PRINCIPAL also liable for workers in their supply chain...that includes 'employees' of UEM Agenta - and if there is violation of worker rights by UEM Agenta, then Hospital Seri Manjung/the Ministry/Government of Malaysia must intervene to ensure that worker rights violation ENDS - or Hospital Seri Manjung must end the contract with UEM Agenta... {See the Ansell case below, where it suspended relationship with the Malaysian company because of worker rights violation that was not resolved...)

Previously, all these cleaners would have been public officers - employees of the government > but then the Malaysian government GOT RID of a lot of public officers by OUTSOURCING work to private companies like UEM Agenta...who now supply the hospital cleaners... 

What is important here is that UEM Agenta comes under the Minister of Finance, Anwar Ibrahim - it is not some company unrelated to the Government of Malaysia..

The Union and workers PICKETED - so should not the State Exco responsible for workers (yes ALL workers including employees of UEM Agenta) CARE ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF WORKERS - at least enough to find out what their grievance is and personally try to resolve it...BUT sadly this DAP man in the EXCO did not even find out what the issue was - OR even tried to resolve the worker/trade union issue..

SHOULD we ask the Menteri Besar of PERAK to pick some other ADUN to be responsible for Human Resources and Workers - Someone who CARES about workers >> NOTE WORKERS IN MALAYSIA ARE THE BIGGEST NUMBER OF VOTERS, and their votes determine who becomes ADUN and MP, and which party gets to form the State and/or FEDERAL government - so, should workers and their family VOTE out this Sivanesan come next elections > vote out the Menteri Besar who made this man a State EXCO? Or should we just KICK OUT the current Perak government that NOW looks like it is NOT concerned about workers - just the EMPLOYER?

Menurutnya, sebarang pertikaian antara pekerja dan majikan sepatutnya diselesaikan secara terus antara syarikat serta Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Swasta Perkhidmatan Sokongan Di Hospital-Hospital Kerajaan dan Jabatan-Jabatan Kerajaan Semenanjung tanpa melibatkan hospital. "Tiada nexus (kaitan langsung) antara hospital dengan kesatuan. Hospital Seri Manjung bukan majikan kepada pekerja tersebut.

How DATED can this HR Exco be? These workers work in Hospital Seri Manjung. Even if the DISPUTE is with UEM Agenta - one acceptable strategy of any UNION is to protest with the Supply Chain - as Hospital Seri Manjung has the CAPACITY and the POWER to ensure that UEM Agenta does the needful to protect worker rights & END any existing worker rights violations by UEM Agenta..

When factories supplying H&M violates worker rights - people protest against H&M - consumers boycott H&M - until H&M ensures these workers STOP violating worker rights ....This is a VALID strategy all over the world.. (this is now an acceptable practice by UNIONS, workers - pressure the SUPPLY Chain to ensure employers respect and protect worker rights...

Another explanation > The BOYCOTT of certain Brands and shops in Malaysia > because they support ISRAEL.. The violator of Human RIGHTS is ISRAEL - and protest/boycott's intention is to put presure on these companies SO that they put pressure on ISRAEL to stop violation of human rights of the Palestinian people...

NOW, PICKETING is a legal legitimate action for workers - BUT let us look at the purpose of PICKETS -

....it shall not be unlawful for one or more workmen to attend at or near the place where the workman works and where a trade dispute involving such workman exists only for the purpose of peacefully-

(i) obtaining or communicating information; or

(ii) persuading or inducing any workman to work or abstain from working,... (Section 40, Industrial Relations Act 1967)

YES, it for COMMUNICATING and garnering support from the PUBLIC ...i.e. OTHERS so that there would be pressure exerted on the EMPLOYER to provide BETTER rights OR to STOP violation of RIGHTS...

So, what is Sivanesan talking about >>> just GO and deal with the EMPLOYER, UEM Agenta -- the strategy employed by the UNION by picketing in front of the Hospital is VALID and acceptable to pressure OTHERS who then will pressure the EMPLOYER so worker rights are protected or enhanced... This, also seems to be an issue of workers working at the HOSPITAL and maybe the issue may be related to this particular hospital >> sadly we do not know as the Sinar Harian report failed to mention what the real grievance of the worker/Union in this case > a case of 'BAD JOURNALISM' when a report does not clearly reveal all relevant facts about the WHY the workers/Union is protesting... MEDIA must improve.

WORSE was there a 'threat' by this DAP man - to use the LAW - the Peaceful Assembly Act against the UNION... “Mereka juga tidak membuat notifikasi kepada polis seperti dikehendaki di bawah Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012,” katanya." 

WORSE still is that this DAP HR Exco of PERAK seems to have been in touch with the Company when he said

Sivanesan berkata, aduan berkaitan insiden yang didakwa berlaku pada 27 Mac 2026 telah dibuat oleh pekerja terbabit di balai polis sebelum siasatan mendapati tiada unsur jenayah dan kes dirujuk kepada Jabatan Tenaga Kerja untuk tindakan lanjut. Menurutnya, pihak syarikat juga telah menjalankan siasatan dalaman dan memaklumkan keputusan kepada kesatuan sebelum demonstrasi tersebut berlangsung. “Bagaimanapun, kesatuan tetap meneruskan tindakan itu tanpa memohon kebenaran mengikut peruntukan di bawah Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 berkaitan piket.

BUT did he meet the workers and their UNION > most likely not, because the Sinar Harian report does not mention this...and he NEVER actually transparently said what the worker grieviance is, and why the UNION is protesting...picketing, did HE now?

This may tell us that he TOO maybe biased in favour of the UEM Agenta and the government >> NOT so bothered about the workers and Union, and/or their grievances. He should have explained clearly what the issue was ... that led to a police report being made ...must be serious.

Police did not take action > neither did it when Yusoff Rawther made a report that Anwar Ibrahim sexually assaulted him - he moved on for the NEXT option, which was to file a CIVIL SUIT..

Same with workers and their UNIONS, when they still  have NOT got JUSTICE, they continue fighting...

And here too, we are talking about a GOVERNMENT Hospital, and a Minister of Finance government owned/'controlled' company UEM AGENTA (note government through 100% Khazanah owned UEM owns about 69% of UEM AGENTA...the government is the majority shareholder who thus controls. If Anwar Ibrahim steps in, the issue would be resolved possibly as he can direct UEM Agenta and as PM direct the Hospital to do the needful to resolve this worker/Union issue?? 

Why is the FINANCE MINISTER not stepping in YET? Is he also PRO-EMPLOYER and less bothered about worker/Union struggles and issues?

The other point raised by said report - was about a political party supporting the workers. 

Have you forgotten the time that DAP MPs and/or ADUNs, and those from some other parties often had come down in support of workers/trade unions....which was RIGHT because workers/Unions are also your constituents and VOTERS - and if political parties DO NOT SUPPORT worker struggles for justice, then BEWARE for workers and their families/friends may also choose NOT to VOTE for political parties that do not support workers...

Now, this DAP man in the PERAK State Exco may have done a diservice to DAP and even PH by his actions, as reported in Sinar Harian. I wonder whether if Sivanesan contest again to be ADUN, will he win...OR DAP may just choose another better candidate which will be acceptable to workers.. 

These are my analysis based on the Sinar Harian report - It is noted that Sivanesan may have said other things but Sinar Harian never reported it - if so, the State Exco member should do the needful to correct the said media report. This post is based on just that report. 

See also earlier post.. 

Minister Steven Sim must honourably resign, or be removed from Cabinet because the Court have found him to be BIASED - not just allegations by politicians/public?

HRD Corporation - How will Minister Sim and also Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim deal with it? 'Sweep Under the Carpet' or act fast against all including Chief Executive, Directors, Investment Panel Members and even ex-HR Minister?

HRD Corp and/or the Minister of Human Resources should never have resorted to SLAPP suits against the media, journalists, and/or Human Rights Defenders in connection with the HRD Corp ‘Scandal’ as highlighted by the Auditor General and Parliament (19 Groups)

Steven Sim(HR Minister) failed to ensure justice for 733 migrant workers who were not paid for 3-6 months > only got RM1,412 each - in RM1 million 'victory' - not a landmark judment but an embarassment?

 

Hospital Seri Manjung tiada kaitan isu pekerja pembersihan

SAIFULLAH AHMAD

26 Mei 2026 01:47pm

Sivesan (tengah) menunjukkan carta yang menjelaskan bahawa Hospital Seri Manjung tidak mempunyai sebarang perkaitan dengan isu pertikaian kerja membabitkan pekerja pembersihan di hospital berkenaan.

MANJUNG – Hospital Seri Manjung tidak mempunyai sebarang kaitan dalam isu pertikaian kerja melibatkan pekerja pembersihan sebuah syarikat konsesi yang tular selepas demonstrasi diadakan di luar pekarangan hospital itu pada 18 Mei lalu.

Exco Sumber Manusia, Kesihatan, Hal Ehwal Masyarakat India dan Integrasi Nasional, A Sivanesan berkata, hospital berkenaan bukan majikan kepada pekerja terbabit kerana mereka merupakan kakitangan syarikat konsesi, UEM Edgenta yang dilantik oleh Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia untuk mengendalikan perkhidmatan sokongan hospital.

Menurutnya, sebarang pertikaian antara pekerja dan majikan sepatutnya diselesaikan secara terus antara syarikat serta Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Swasta Perkhidmatan Sokongan Di Hospital-Hospital Kerajaan dan Jabatan-Jabatan Kerajaan Semenanjung tanpa melibatkan hospital.

"Tiada nexus (kaitan langsung) antara hospital dengan kesatuan. Hospital Seri Manjung bukan majikan kepada pekerja tersebut.

"Kalau ada pertikaian, mereka perlu selesaikan dengan syarikat. Jika mahu membuat bantahan sekalipun, sepatutnya ia dilakukan di ibu pejabat syarikat, bukannya di hospital,” katanya pada sidang media di Hospital Seri Manjung pada Selasa.

Hadir sama, Timbalan Pengarah Kesihatan Negeri (Perubatan), Dr Muhammad Najib Adnan dan Pengarah Hospital Seri Manjung, Dr Gridhari Nath Gingaiah.

Sivanesan berkata, aduan berkaitan insiden yang didakwa berlaku pada 27 Mac 2026 telah dibuat oleh pekerja terbabit di balai polis sebelum siasatan mendapati tiada unsur jenayah dan kes dirujuk kepada Jabatan Tenaga Kerja untuk tindakan lanjut.

Menurutnya, pihak syarikat juga telah menjalankan siasatan dalaman dan memaklumkan keputusan kepada kesatuan sebelum demonstrasi tersebut berlangsung.

“Bagaimanapun, kesatuan tetap meneruskan tindakan itu tanpa memohon kebenaran mengikut peruntukan di bawah Akta Perhubungan Perusahaan 1967 berkaitan piket.

“Mereka juga tidak membuat notifikasi kepada polis seperti dikehendaki di bawah Akta Perhimpunan Aman 2012,” katanya.

Beliau turut mendakwa demonstrasi itu dianjurkan bersama sebuah parti politik dan menyifatkan tindakan berkenaan sebagai cubaan mengelirukan masyarakat seolah-olah hospital bertanggungjawab terhadap isu tersebut.

Katanya, kerajaan negeri memandang serius perkara itu dan tidak mahu insiden sama berulang di mana-mana hospital kerajaan di Perak kerana boleh mengganggu operasi serta perkhidmatan kepada pesakit.

Dalam perkembangan sama, beliau memaklumkan pihak hospital telah membuat laporan polis pada 23 Mei lalu bagi menegaskan bahawa pekerja terbabit bukan kakitangannya.

Sebelum ini tular satu rakaman video di media sosial berkaitan piket yang dilakukan kesatuan bersama sebuah parti politik di luar pintu masuk Hospital Seri Manjung. - Sinar Harian, 26/5/2026

Bangladesh: H&M responds to sacking of garment workers following minimum wage protests

"H&M responds to sacking of Bangladesh garment workers, says 'deeply concerned'", 7 January 2019

The clothing giant issued a statement... [following] media reports that the factories sacked thousands of workers for joining the protests for better wages, which included suppliers of H&M.

“We understand garment workers have recently been dismissed from three factories that produce for H&M group amongst others, and we are closely observing the situation to ensure that the documents and agreements that have now been signed are acknowledged and approved by all parties, outlining valid information and appropriate grounds for termination of employment,” H&M said.

“Even though we understand and fully sympathise with the garment workers’ frustrations, we cannot encourage vandalism and violence as a means to an end.” “We strongly encourage peaceful conflict resolution for all parties in all situations and see ourselves as an enabler to make that happen.”...

“Workers who chanted slogans or left factories and joined in processions to demand wage increases, and the ones who have any link to trade bodies, are now losing jobs,” ... head of the Bangladesh Garment Workers’ Trade Union Centre [said]...

 At least 7,580 workers from 27 factories had been laid off in recent weeks, according to...head of the Bangladesh Garment and Industrial Workers Federation.

Ansell Suspends Supplier Relationship with Mediceram

Richmond, VIC – 12 November 2025 – Ansell Limited (ASX: ANN) a global leader in protection solutions, announced it has suspended its relationship with Mediceram, a small Malaysian supplier of ceramic formers. The suspension stems from concerns about deteriorating relations between Mediceram and its foreign workers, following repeated strike actions over issues including the renewal of work visas, which remain pending with the relevant Malaysian immigration and labour authorities.

As advised in a statement last August, Mediceram entered into a remediation agreement with its workers following concerns raised by its customers including Ansell.

Progress has been made in implementing this agreement, with more than USD 1 million in recruitment fees reimbursed to current workers ahead of originally agreed timelines, supported by favourable trading terms provided by Ansell.

Ansell was therefore surprised to be informed on 31 October that Mediceram had terminated 177 foreign workers on the grounds of their refusal to work. We promptly expressed our clear view to Mediceram that this was not an appropriate course of action in these circumstances. In the absence of any willingness by Mediceram to reconsider, Ansell informed Mediceram on 4 November 2025 that Ansell is suspending its supplier relationship with the company.

Ansell will continue to engage with Mediceram on the conditions necessary for Ansell to consider reinstating the supplier relationship. These include Mediceram completing all outstanding matters in the remediation program swiftly and structurally and demonstrating a sustained commitment to safeguarding worker welfare, and ensuring all workers, particularly those terminated and awaiting repatriation, have sufficient financial support to cover living costs.

We recognise that this situation has raised concerns, and we are aware of conflicting statements regarding representation of workers’ interests that may be influencing the dialogue between Mediceram workers and management. Ansell will not engage in speculation or commentary on matters beyond our direct involvement. Our priority remains supporting constructive conversations, seeking to ensure fair treatment, and working toward a positive resolution of outstanding issues. - ANSELL website

 

Selangor NO more places of religious worship in shoplots/commercial sites - so will all them smaller Churches, Chinese/Hindu communities have NO place of worship ...???

For a long time in Malaysia, there was respect for persons of other faiths - and thus commercial premises were allowed to host places of religious worships of people of different faiths - so there is today some premises which are churches/places of religious worship of different christian denominations and cults, and even many of the different Chinese religions - and it was no big deal.

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The fundamental problem was that the government(be it Federal/State and Local Government) as a policy failed to adequate enough land for the different Christian Groups and the different Chinese religions - the biggest problem was the Government's failure to appreciate the fundamental fact - that there are MANY different Christian Groups that require different churches(the possibility of sharing Churches is a problem), likewise Chinese religions, likewise Hindu temples...The problem also exists in terms of Muslims, as there are also different Muslims, be it Sunni, Shia, etc - 

There are an estimated 250,000 Shia Muslims in Malaysia, comprising both local citizens and a sizable population of expatriates, foreign students, and refugees. Note that in 1996, the National Fatwa Council declared Shia Islam a "deviant" sect and prohibited its teachings among Muslims.Malaysia maintains formal diplomatic relationships with Shia-majority countries, including Iran, Iraq, and Azerbaijan, and has embassies in their respective capitals. While Malaysian Sunni Muslims follow the Shafi'i school, Bangladesh Muslims follow the Hanafi school.

There must be an appreciation that most religions - Like Christianity, there are SO MANY different groups of Christians, and most people have heard about the CATHOLICS and PROTESTANTS, but not so simple because under the PROTESTANTS, there are so many different groups, and they all need their OWN Place of Worship. 

For the Protestant, under the Council of Churches of Malaysia - amongst others, we have Anglican, Basel Christian Church, Lutheran, Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Methodist, Orthodox Syrian Church, Presbyterian Church, Protestant Church in Sabah, ...

Under the National Evangelical Christian Fellowship, we have the Assembly of God, Baptist Church, Brethren Church, Evangelical Free Church, Full Gospel Assembly, Full Gospel Tabernacle, Hope of God Church, Latter Rain Church, Sidang Injil Borneo Sabah, Sidang Injil Borneo Sarawak, Sidang Injil Borneo Semenanjung, ...

Chinese religion in Malaysia is a diverse, community-based practice blending Taoism, Buddhism, and ancestral worship - some assume that Chinese are just Buddhist - so very wrong? Buddhism in Malaysia is diverse, with Mahayana (primarily Chinese), Theravada (Thai, Sinhalese, Burmese), and Vajrayana (Tibetan).Taoist groups in Malaysia are diverse, often merging with Chinese folk religion, and are typically categorized by dialect group, lineage, or regional practices. 

See  

Malaysian Policy Religious Place of Worship/Burial Site? Government action must not be seen as BIAS in favour of particular groups especially when it comes to RELIGION crimes?

 So, when the PKR Menteri Besar of this PH-led MADANI government comes up with allegedly a 'draft' recently published Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities, - Paragraphs 6 and 7 of the section governing non-Islamic places of worship state that such facilities may not be placed in commercial zones and that existing buildings cannot be converted.

This mean the different religious groups cannot anymore use shop-lots, usually the 1st floor and 2nd floor as places for religious worship or religious related activities  - Will the MADANI government now allocate lands and monies for the building of 30-40 different churches in every local government area, 30 places for the building of the different Chinese Malaysian places of worship, and 10 places for the building of different temples dedicated to different deities > OR is the MADANI government under Anwar Ibrahim deciding NO more places of religious groups in Malaysia? Even PAS led States do not have such a policy. 

The fact is that some of the religious groups do not have the numbers or the capacity to build churches - some are small, and they simply need a shop lot(one floor) to survive.

Many of our armed forces come from Sabah and Sarawak - and they too belong to very different Churches some very specific to Sabah and Sarawak like the Sidang Injil Borneo Sabah, Sidang Injil Borneo Sarawak - the name may sound similar but they have very different leadership and maybe some practices too.  

The clarification comes after Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung raised concerns over the recently published Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities, which were approved at a state exco meeting on Nov 12 last year.

The guidelines are administered by PLANMalaysia Selangor, the state’s town and country planning department.

Paragraphs 6 and 7 of the section governing non-Islamic places of worship state that such facilities may not be placed in commercial zones and that existing buildings cannot be converted.

Lee said the restrictions could affect many religious groups in Selangor as many currently use commercial or industrial buildings due to a lack of approved land...

So, what exactly PM Anwar Ibrahim trying to DO which is certainly in violation of Malaysian's right to FREEDOM of RELIGION...

Do not forget that PM Anwar's government also tried to DEFINE ISLAM in the past - a move that received PROTEST/OBJECT from the Sultan of Perlis and the Menteri Besar/government of the State

The Sultan of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin, and the Perlis state religious establishment strongly protested the federal government's controversial Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill 2024. They raised major objections to how the bill restricts Islamic theology and ...  

The issue of places of worship emerged with the planned MADANI Mosque wanting a about 100 year hold Hindu Temple to move...

Because of PM Anwar's statement, it emboldened some 'Muslims' to WRONGLY act on their own and demolish a Hindu Temple in Rawang  

“So, in response to PM’s call regarding the clearing of illegal houses of worship, Ismail, as a trustee of the foundation, sought Tamim's assistance to carry out the clearing of the illegal structure on the foundation's land.

“This is to make way for the construction of a housing project for the asnaf (tithe recipients) on the land, which has been planned for a long time. The clearing was successfully carried out early this morning,” Aidil told Malaysiakini. - Malaysiakini, 11/2/2026

Thankfully Anwar was fast to CLARIFY that destroying a temple or any buildings is a CRIME - 

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has urged the public not to take the law into their own hands over places of worship purportedly built without approval.

Anwar said no individual or group had the right to act based on their own feelings or preferences, adding that the rule of law must be upheld in Malaysia.

“This country must be based on rules and laws, not on the whims and fancies of individuals. You have no right whatsoever to take the law into your own hands,”- FMT, 11/2/2026

BUT, why has Tamim and others that clearly BROKE the law by demolishing the Rawang Sri Uchimalai Muniswaran Temple still NOT been charged in Court...

Likewise, why have those ERA FM employees still not been charged in Court for their crime?

ERA FM Employees - charge them Sec. 298 Penal Code - Actions which wound religious feelings - not Section 233 CMA 1988, which must be repealed? Anwar - personally speak up

3R crimes will not be tolerated says Anwar, and one of the Rs is RELIGION - so why have these individuals NOT YET BEEN CHARGED for breaking the LAW? WHY the DELAY...

PM ANWAR IBRAHIM cannot decide on 'preferential treatment' or selective NON prosecution of those that broke the CRIME...

This NEW Selangor 'policy' issue is serious > and this may be a violation of Malaysian's freedom of religion... 

A more detailed breakdown of the religious demographics in Selangor reveals the following distribution:

• Islam: 61.1% (Predominantly Sunni, serves as the official state religion)
• Buddhism: 21.6% (Primarily practiced by the ethnic Chinese community)
• Hinduism: 10.3% (Mainly practiced by the ethnic Indian community)
• Christianity: 4.9% (Diverse denominations across various ethnic groups)
• Others/No Religion: 2.1% (Includes Taoism, folk religions, Sikhism, and atheism

FOR places of worship - I have proposed a GOVERNMENT policy on how to deal with 'alleged' 'ILLEGAL' places of worships...Malaysian Policy Religious Place of Worship/Burial Site? Government action must not be seen as BIAS in favour of particular groups especially when it comes to RELIGION crimes?

The fact that it is happening in Selangor, a PH-led State(where DAP has 15 seats, PKR 12 seats, Amanah 5 seats after the last State Elections) is shocking. UMNO only has 2 seats...So, was it DAP, PKR and Amanah that came up with this NEW policy > and note even after the issue was highlighted, the Selangor government 'allegedly' is defending this policy as reported..

The Selangor government has defended new planning guidelines that bar non-Islamic houses of worship from being built in commercial areas. A spokesman from the menteri besar’s office said the guidelines were based on feedback received by local councils from residents living near commercial areas.

PLEASE protect the right of MINORITY religions - they too deserve our RESPECT and tolerance - who are these residents that want places of worship in shot lots and commercial buildings shut down - is this the views of the people? OR are they the views of the 'political appointee' of the government who are appointed as leaders of Taman/Communities/Kampungs > not persons democratically elected by the people through a democratic elections. Local Councils are all 'political appointee' - do not lay blame on ORDINARY Selangor Residence ...DO A REFERENDUM then to get a CLEAR position of the people in SELANGOR > OR should the people be asked to vote PH if they support this Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities or NOT. Don't do the later, because I believe in the people of Selangor and thus it is risky for PH - AND the same that happened in Sabah may happen in Selangor too??? 

WILL this impact Malaysian voter support come next Selangor State elections, and the upcoming Federal elections? 

NO Malaysians, I believe, wants any religious community, no matter how small in numbers, to not a place of their OWN for religious worship and related activities ... We have accepted the differences, and RESPECT the right of all peoples with regard their religion, beliefs, faiths,... 

Selangor defends guidelines for new houses of worship

Yesterday

Lynelle Tham

A spokesman from the menteri besar's office says the guidelines are meant to improve planning and reduce congestion.

The Selangor government said the new guidelines on houses of worship will not affect existing centres.

PETALING JAYA:

 

The Selangor government has defended new planning guidelines that bar non-Islamic houses of worship from being built in commercial areas.

A spokesman from the menteri besar’s office said the guidelines were based on feedback received by local councils from residents living near commercial areas.

The new rules are to allow for better movement of traffic and parking facilities, as commercial areas have limited space and may not be able to cater to the needs of religious communities, the spokesman told FMT.

The spokesman also said the rules apply only to new developments and will not affect houses of worship already operating in commercial or other premises.

“Moving forward, each new area, which is developed for residential purposes, will have a gazetted land for both Muslim and non-Muslim houses of worship.”

The clarification comes after Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung raised concerns over the recently published Selangor State Planning Guidelines and Standards for Community Facilities, which were approved at a state exco meeting on Nov 12 last year.

The guidelines are administered by PLANMalaysia Selangor, the state’s town and country planning department.

Paragraphs 6 and 7 of the section governing non-Islamic places of worship state that such facilities may not be placed in commercial zones and that existing buildings cannot be converted.

Lee said the restrictions could affect many religious groups in Selangor as many currently use commercial or industrial buildings due to a lack of approved land.

“Rather than intensifying efforts to address the long-standing shortage of land for non-Islamic houses of worship, why introduce restrictions on arrangements that have largely not posed problems?” he said in a Facebook post. - FMT, 23/5/2026

 

 

 

 

Political Parties Must Be Pro-Worker? REGULAR employment and DIRECT employment PRIORITY > More than 8 million Malaysian workers NOT Regular Employees > most precarious??

They do not understand Malaysian WORKER rights and NEEDS - That has been the problem with Malaysian political parties and coalitions - as reflected in party commitments and ELECTION MANIFESTOs - they believe that Minimum Wage increases are the main issue for Malaysian workers...(or sometimes protection against migrant workers)...

RETIREMENT AGE - What is the use for NON-REGULAR workers as increasing RETIREMENT AGE does not benefit workers on fixed term employment contracts?

MATERNITY LEAVE and RIGHTS - you have to a REGULAR employee to benefit from this. If you are a employee under a a short-term 1 year employment contract - NO USE, because you will no longer be an employee and thus will NOT BENEFIT from this new MATERNITY LEAVE and rights... 

WHY is this? Primarily it is because politicians and political party, and MPs/ADUNs seem to be pro-business/employers, and not so bothered about the POOR Malaysian worker.

What does a Malaysian worker need? After his/her studies, the Malaysian moves on to find regular employment - a secure Employment/Job which will generate regular and dependable income - then he/she takes next step in setting down - marriage, kids, home and establishing relationship with community, religious institution - he also may buy homes, which he/she intends to live long in possibly until retirement..

BUT the problem these days is that the Worker cannot get REGULAR employment because the Malaysian government is OK with short-term employment contract, which means every year the problem of finding new jobs which generally means starting all over again with a low salary and lesser rights ....and sometimes, it is difficult to find employment in the same area - causing families to live apart, or having to move again...

A GOOD GOVERNMENT can abolish such PRECARIOUS short term employment practices > insisting that ALL workers be employed as REGULAR EMPLOYEES until retirement, ensuring also that worker wages increase as the work longer, and so too some basic rights like ANNUAL LEAVE, SICK LEAVE and also the availability to Termination/Retrenchment Benefits... This a Government concerned about the plight of Malaysian workers and their family would do > the present PH-led MADANI government, just like the previous BN regime is not bothered to assist the Malaysian worker...(An MP/ADUN is assured of 'employment' of 4-5 years, but the Malaysian worker is only assured of 12 months or less employment.

WAGES is important, BUT not as important as REGULAR EMPLOYMENT ... This is what political parties do not understand... 

ONLY 8.6 million full-time(REGULAR) employees - more that 8 Million NOT REGULAR employees? 

Malaysia’s total workforce comprises approximately 17.1 million employed persons. Of these, about 12.5 to 12.6 million are classified under the "employees" category. While the government does not publish an official, continuous split between regular (permanent) and contractual workers, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) reported that 8.6 million (86.1%) of the total paid workforce were full-time employees. 

REGULAR EMPLOYMENT is the main issue that Malaysian workers want, especially in the B40 and M40 categories?

Without REGULAR employment, workers get employed on short-term contracts(1 year or less), and they LOSE the RIGHTS provided in Employment Act, a law enacted for Regular Employees, which see RIGHTS increase the longer they are employed...

PAID ANNUAL LEAVE - Section 60E Employment Act - Annual leave

(1) An employee shall be entitled to paid annual leave of-

(a) eight days for every twelve months of continuous service with the same employer if he has been employed by that employer for a period of less than two years;

(b) twelve days for every twelve months of continuous service with the same employer if he has been employed by that employer for a period of two years or more but less than five years; and

(c) sixteen days for every twelve months of continuous service with the same employer if he has been employed by that employer for a period of five years or more,

and if he has not completed twelve months of continuous service with the same employer during the year in which his contract of service terminates, his entitlement to paid annual leave shall be in direct proportion to the number of completed months of service:...

PAID SICK LEAVE -  Section 60F Employment Act Sick leave

(1) An employee shall, after examination at the expense of the employer-....
   
...be entitled to paid sick leave-

    (aa) where no hospitalisation is necessary-

        (i) of fourteen days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for less than two years;

        (ii) of eighteen days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for two years or more but less than five years;

        (iii) of twenty-two days in the aggregate in each calendar year if the employee has been employed for five years or more; or

    (bb) of sixty days in the aggregate in each calendar year if hospitalisation is necessary, as may be certified by such registered medical practitioner or medical officer: ...

THUS, the longer the Malaysian worker works with the same Employer, his/her legal entitlement to PAID Annual Leave, PAID Sick Leave, ... increases according to Malaysian law. 

However, if an employee is employed by virtue of a SHORT-TERM Employment Contract - the Malaysian worker WILL NOT get these rights provided in law, and this is UNJUST. After one employment contract, he has to find employment again and again > and his entitlement to RIGHTS that increase with the length of employment is DENIED to this Malaysian worker... 

WOULD PROVISION OF REGULAR EMPLOYMENT PREJUDICE THE EMPLOYER - NO it does not but it certainly prejudices the Malaysian worker-VOTER and their families.

Because with REGULAR employment too, a worker can be DISMISSED for a serious breach of employment contract, or if he/she commits a serious Employment Misconduct...

If the employer no longer needs the worker because the specific work is no more, or by some reason the number of workers needed decreases, the employer can LEGALLY RETRENCH the Malaysian worker... so, no problem.

Under REGULAR EMPLOYMENT, usually the employer first employs the worker on PROBATION (reasonably 3 months or less) to give the employer the opportunity of evaluating the suitability of the worker, and if NOT suitable, Employer will NOT CONFIRM the worker's employment...

NOW, the Malaysian law also provides for an EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT - termination and lay off benefit...

Regulation 6 EMPLOYMENT (TERMINATION AND LAY-OFF BENEFITS) REGULATIONS 1980 - Amount of termination or lay-off benefits payment 

(1) Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, the amount of termination or lay-off benefits payment to which an employee is entitled in any case shall not be less than-

(a) ten days' wages for every year of employment under a continuous contract of service with the employer if he has been employed by that employer for a period of less than two years; or

(b) fifteen days' wages for every year of employment under a continuous contract of service with the employer if he has been employed by that employer for two years or more but less than five years; or

(c) twenty days' wages for every year of employment under a continuous contract of service with the employer if he has been employed by that employer for five years or more,

and pro-rata as respect an incomplete year, calculated to the nearest month...

But, NOTE no termination/lay-off(retrenchment) benefits if not employed for MORE than 12 months - so THIS right is denied the short-term employment contract Malaysian worker...Regulation(1) Subject to these Regulations, an employer shall be liable to pay termination or lay-off benefits payment calculated in accordance with regulation 6 to an employee who has been employed under a continuous contract of service for a period of not less than twelve months ending with the relevant date...

What else do these short-term employment contract workers lose out on - RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT because of wrongful dismissal. The main claim is the RIGHT to go back to the employment...

For the regular employee, who already has the right to be employed until RETIREMENT Age - this right makes sense - for when they WIN in Court - the employer gives the worker back the employment, and all the backwages from the date of wrongful dismissal/termination without loss of benefits until the worker goes back to work...

HOWEVER, for a 1 year short-term employment worker > his RIGHT to be employed is JUST 1 year, and so, if he/she is WRONGFULLY terminated/dismissed, will he/she file for wrongful dismissal claiming reinstatement... By the term the case is OVER, that worker because of the '1 year employment contract' has NO MORE right to be employed back ...UNJUST >> so many of the workers whose rights have been violated by WRONGFUL dismissal do not even file a case to get JUSTICE...

That is WHY Malaysia MUST ABOLISH SHORT-TERM employment contracts, and INSIST that workers be employed as REGULAR EMPLOYEES - right to be employed until RETIREMENT AGE.. {What is the use of increasing RETIREMENT age when it benefits not the short-term employment contract employee, whose numbers are GROWING as the opportunities for regular employment is on the decline??}

DIRECT EMPLOYMENT is the 2nd Problem.

Now, many principal or owner of a workplace or a business want to EVADE employee-employer relationship with their workers, thus they use workers supplied by labour suppliers(contractor for labour, etc) who remain employees of the labour suppliers themselves - not becoming employees of the principal or owner of a workplace. 

That mean 2 classes of workers at the same workplace, although still under the supervision/control of the principal/owner of the workplace. 

Wages for the EMPLOYEES paid principal/owner, while the supplied workers are paid by the labour supplier employer >  Hence, a posible violation of the equal work equal pay principles.

In the begining, it was only migrant workers who were supplied workers(sometimes referred as 'outsourced' workers), but today there are more and more LOCAL Malaysian workers.

Supplied workers HAVE NO RIGHT to fight for better working conditions > which is controlled by the principal/owner of the workplace.

Whilst the government now only looks at 'EMPLOYEES' not workers at the workplace, even migrant-local worker QUOTAS can be ignored and violated. Why? As far as the principal/owner's employee are considered, the QUOTA is followed, but if the total workers(including supplied workers are considered) - then there me more migrant workers in a workplace than allowed.

This REALITY also weaken TRADE UNION power to fight and get better rights - because now Trade Unions represent a much lower worker percentage of the workforce. Even if a STRIKE happens, the employer may be able to continue operations using these supplied workers...so the capacity of TRADE UNIONS to get better rights and working conditions weakened.

In the beginning, when the Employment Act was enacted in 1955, this problem of using NON-EMPLOYEE workers was anticipated - and the government put in a mechanism to overcome this problem to ensure that ALL workers at the workplace are EMPLOYEES of the principal/owner of the workplace >>> HOWEVER to date, no government from the Barisan Nasional, PN and/or the Pakatan Harapan government has used this provision of law that just require a MINISTER's order to ensure all workers at a workplace are ALL Employees of the principal/owner of the said workplace - and this means that governments, until the MADANI government are not concerned about worker rights or trade unions, and are pro-employer...a fact now, after the MADANI government Human Resource Minister have been found by the HIGH COURT to BIASED in favour of Employer/Businesses > and guess what, PM Anwar Ibrahim to date did not even apologize to the Malaysian Worker, and ensure that the government will no more be pro-Business and will henceforth be-PRO WORKER? Do workers and their families want to VOTE for such governments that do not protect Malaysian workers and their rights... 

Section 2A  Employment Act - Minister may prohibit employment other than under contract of service 

(1) The Minister may by order prohibit the employment, engagement or contracting of any person or class of persons to carry out work in any occupation in any agricultural or industrial undertaking, constructional work, statutory body, local government authority, trade, business or place of work other than under a contract of service entered into with-

(a) the principal or owner of that agricultural or industrial undertaking, constructional work, trade, business or place of work; or

(b) that statutory body or that authority.

(2) Upon the coming into force of any such order, the person or class of persons employed, engaged or contracted with to carry out the work shall be deemed to be an employee or employees and-

(a) the principal or owner of the agricultural or industrial undertaking, constructional work, trade, business or place of work; or

(b) the statutory body or local government authority,

shall be deemed to be the employer for the purposes of such provisions of this Act and any other written law as may be specified in the order.

A Minister's ORDER is all that is needed - and that will automatically make all workers of the workplace, an EMPLOYEE of the principal/owner of the workplace, thus allowing all employees to join Trade Unions and collectively fight to improve worker rights and worker conditions at the workplace.

IT IS FOOLISH FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND FAMILIES OF FUTURE WORKERS TO VOTE FOR POLITICAL PARTIES THAT DOES NOT COMMIT TO DEFENDING AND PROMOTING WORKER RIGHTS - ENSURING THAT ALL WORKERS GET REGULAR EMPLOYMENT(Until Retirement Age), and THE RIGHT TO BE DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE PRINCIPAL/OWNER OF THE WORKPLACE/BUSINESS ...

What is happening to Malaysian Government and GLCs - are they also providing short-term precarious employment? Are they also using 'supplied workers'(not their employees) as workers NOT EMPLOYEES of their workplaces?

WORKERS make the biggest number of VOTERS - so vote for parties that promise REGULAR EMPLOYMENT and DIRECT EMPLOYMENT to Malaysian workers...

WE need the following INFORMATION from the government

How many Malaysians enjoy REGULAR Employment in Malaysia?

How many Malaysians only have SHORT-TERM Contract Employment?

How many Malaysians are now WORKERS supplied by Labour Contractors to work in the workplace of the Principal/Owner of the workplace as workers NOT employess of the principal/owner of the workplace?

IS it a growing trend for short-term or fixed-term employment rather than providing REGULAR employment?

Is the GOVERNMENT too now not providing REGULAR EMPLOYMENT but more and contractual short-term employment?

 

 

 

 

Halim Aman (new MACC Chief) - same like Azam Baki? Will he investigate and prosecute everyone including PM, Azam Baki,...OR...? Time to evaluate...will there be 'TURUN HALIM' protests soon?

Halim Aman (new MACC Chief), is he BETTER, WORSE or the same as AZAM BAKI?

It was PM Anwar Ibrahim and picked and kept Azam Baki as MACC Chief for so long - and sadly, Halim Aman is another person that Anwar picked - 

Thus Halim Aman has GOT TO PROVE that he is an independent, professional law enforcement chief, who would also INVESTIGATE Anwar if he is suspected to commit a crime... 

Now, there was this VDO that was circulated where there was a claim that Prime Minister Anwar, and his former aide may be involved in wrongdoings, possibly crimes, & what is most disappointing is that law enforcement seems focused on investigating MEDIA that reported these allegations --- and 'whistle-blowers' rather that investigating Anwar Ibrahim and former aide to determine whether any CRIME was committed... 

In the video, she claimed an individual named “Anwar” had told another individual called “Farhash” to steal money, which the latter was said to have then sent to Africa. 

LOOK, what is important is that Prime Minister, politicians and 'connected' individuals are thoroughly investigated to determine whether allegations are TRUE or not ... of course, when it comes to CHARGING in Court - it then becomes a question  of whether prosecution managed to get sufficient evidence to prove the accused is GUILTY beyond a reasonable doubt. {Many 'guilty' may never be charged because not enough evidence ...not because they are 'innocent'?) 

So, what will Halim Aman DO - Investigate ANWAR or adopt a stance of 'protecting" PM Anwar and attacking all who dare to make allegations of corruption/abuse of power/etc..against dear Anwar? 

DID we get a GOOD MACC Chief in Halim Aman OR..... will he be a 'protector of Anwar' and act against all who dare raise suspicion/allegation of wrongdoings ???? 

We shall see...we shall see...and Malaysians will weigh in as to whther Halim Aman good MACC Chief or bad...? 

 

Going after media for reporting corruption claims unacceptable, says lawyer

Farah Solhi

Published:  May 20, 2026 8:00 PM

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Updated: May 21, 2026 10:26 AM 

Investigations against media outlets for reporting on entrepreneur Sofia Rini Buyong’s claims linked to corruption allegations involving prominent figures are unacceptable as they amount to harassment, said lawyer Rajesh Nagarajan.

Sofia, in a video posted by PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari on April 22, was seen speaking to another person, believed to be businessperson Albert Tei.

In the video, she claimed an individual named “Anwar” had told another individual called “Farhash” to steal money, which the latter was said to have then sent to Africa.

Speaking to Malaysiakini today, Rajesh said that he was informed by a police investigating officer that several media outlets, including Malaysiakini, had been called for investigation over their reports on the claims.

Rajesh said he learned this when he accompanied his client, MalaysiaNow editor Abdar Rahman Koya, for questioning at the Petaling Jaya police headquarters at 2pm today.

“The authorities did not call those who lodged the police report, but the press that published news reports on it, which doesn’t make any sense.

“It is unacceptable to do this to the press. They’re the fourth estate; society needs a free press for the proper functioning of the government,” he said, adding that the media acts as vital checks and balances that keep the powers that be accountable.

Will answer in court

Rajesh said Rahman’s questioning was brief, lasting around 30 minutes, in which he was asked 57 questions, including one that centred on how his news report would affect the prime minister’s dignity.

He added that his client had responded to all questions by saying he would answer them in court.

MalaysiaNow editor Abdar Rahman Koya

“My client is being investigated under Section 500 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation as well as Section 233 of the MCMC Act 1998.

“Rahman cooperated very well, I would say. He showed up when he received the notice. He is just exercising his constitutional duties during questioning today,” he said.

Anwar, Farhash deny claims

Both Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his former aide, Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak, had denied Sofia’s allegations after the video surfaced.

Farhash said in a statement on May 6 that he had lodged a police report over the claims and had instructed his lawyers to take legal action against those spreading the allegations.

Sofia first made headlines last year over a video in which she discussed allegations of corruption involving Anwar’s former political secretary, Shamsul Iskandar Akin, with Tei.

Shamsul Iskandar Akin

Following this, Shamsul resigned as Anwar’s aide, claiming there were attempts to attack him with an issue that could ruin the government’s image.

This was after Malaysiakini contacted him for a response to allegations that he received money from Tei in connection with the mining scandal.

Subsequently, Shamsul and Tei were charged over the Sabah mining scandal, while the MACC classified Sofia as a prosecution witness.

Tei called for questioning

Tei, in a separate matter, claimed that he had been summoned by Bukit Aman’s CID Special Investigation Unit for questioning.

He said in a statement today that an investigating officer had informed him that Farhash had filed a police report on the night of May 5 regarding allegations in Sofia’s video.

Albert Tei

However, Tei said he had lodged a police report on the matter earlier in the morning that same day, but he ended up being investigated instead.

“I was the one who filed the complaint with the police. But I am the one being investigated now,” he said, adding that it seemed that high-profile people are being given special treatment. - Malaysiakini, 21/5/2026

Iran's FATWA NO nuclear weapons - Deception by non-independent MEDIA - BEWARE? Journalism Ethics - Has Malaysian media 'ignored' ethics?

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa, most prominently around 2003, prohibiting the development, production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons, calling them forbidden (haram) under Islamic law.

The US-ISRAEL justification for ILLEGALLY attacking IRAN was because of worry that Iran may develop Nuclear Weapon - DOUBT that Iran will go against any existing FATWA. 

Laws, like FATWAs can change over time - but existing FATWA must be acknowledge - Has IRAN developed Nuclear Weapons - the fact that IRAN has the technology or the materials needed to build Nuclear Weapons  is like saying that one has the ability/capacity to kill > but until he/she Kills, can she/he be considered to be a MURDERER or a person who will MURDER?  

Malaysians and others understand that this will reasonably mean that Iran will never develop Nuclear weapons until the existing FATWA is varied or removed.

The REASON for the US-Israel ILLEGAL attack was based on a FEAR that Iran may be developing Nuclear Arms, which has been proven false in the past by several EIAC investigations. 

US-Israel attack ILLEGAL. Why? Proven FACT that the attack was against UN Charter and also INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Attacking a COUNTRY because of fear that it may attack is ILLEGAL - Worse, ISRAEL who now has NUCLEAR weapons who is not even part of the NON-Proliferation Agreement - and US is also a nation with NUCLEAR weapons..

So, that 'rationale' of attacking another country because it may soon have NUCLEAR weapons is ABSURD and totally unjustifiable.

The attack of another country attacking another country because of 'FEAR' that it may or may not attack it sometime in the FUTURE is absurd - Likewise, Malaysia attacks Singapore because of such a 'FEAR' cannot be justified...

We recall that US did use similar justification to attack IRAQ - claims that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) - and today, we know that it was a LIE - no WMD was found.

Journalism ethics are professional principles guiding reporters to deliver accurate, independent, fair, and accountable news, fostering public trust. Key pillars include verifying facts, minimizing harm, ensuring diversity, and disclosing conflicts of interest. These guidelines adapt to digital challenges and contextual constraints.

The INDEPENDENT MEDIA and professional journalism is on the decline. Once trusted media like BBC, etc now cannot be 'trusted' anymore as they no longer report the TRUTH and the different perspectives. The 'downfall' began with the IRAQ war - as the reporting seemed to justify the US illegal attack on Iraq because of 'Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD)'- at the end of the day, NO WMD - was the real intention a 'Change in Regime"? 

If you read any media report on the war in Iran, who does not mention the basic fact that US-Israel unlawfully attacked Iran leading to start of US/Israel against Iran - that media and/or journalist maybe BIAS and possibly compromised into becoming a propaganda tool of US/Israel. 

OR if Media blames just Iran ONLY for the global economic crisis not mentioning that is a consequence of the Us-Israel attack of IRAN, Iran's use of its right of self defense. 

All that needs to be mentioned in at least a paragraph in media reports is HOW the war started and is continuing? Who was responsible? Maybe also whether it was a violation of international law... And the actions of Iran is a justified exercise of the right to self defense acknowledged in the  UN Charter and International Law. TO NOT MENTION the background - can deceive the readership into not understanding how it all started - hence leading to readership BLAMING IRAN only...is not professional journalism.

US/Israel has been trying very hard to convince the global public that their attack against IRAN is justified - when it actually VIOLATED UN Charter and also international law.

Be careful of Media that try to blame IRAN alone for the rise of cost of living and other problems we face now > all that would not have happened if US/Israel did not unlawfully without notice attack Iran, kill the Ayatollah and leaders of Iran - WORSE because at that time there was an ongoing US-Iran Negotiations, and it was going well.

Malaysian MEDIA simply take reports from Reuters, AFP, etc and publish it in their publications - BUT be careful some of these media agencies have been 'compromised' - they forget to mention important FACTs, i.e. the WAR was unlawfully commenced by US-Israel, and that Iran is exercising its right to defend in its attack of US/Israeli  in some Gulf Nations, or airports/ports in these countries that were used to attack IRAN...

Do these Reuters, AFP, etc even present the view/position of IRAN - or it just reports the position and narrative of US only?  SO, what should Malaysian media do - write your own UNBIASED reports - reporting western sources and maybe also other sources so Malaysians are not 'brainwashed' into a pro-US narrative and justification.

In Malaysia, MEDIA can be biased - in favour of government, sometimes in favour of big businesses too...do they report on ALL perspectives and views? Do they report and explain properly WHY the people are protesting - not just numbers who turned up ... Do they provide the names of COMPANIES that allegedly violated worker rights? OR are they ONE-SIDED? 

Why is Malaysian MEDIA biased in favour of government sometimes >> the fear of government retaliation using MCMC? the cancellation of licences/permits?

Why is Malaysian MEDIA biased in favour of companies? WELL, the worry that these bigger companies MAY SUE Media as it has happened often before ...

Bestinet Sdn Bhd and its founder, Aminul Islam Abdul Nor, are suing 10 media outlets and individuals, including Malaysiakini, with over RM1 billion being sought as damages.

This is over Bloomberg’s report titled “Everyone gets a cut, and migrant workers pay the price”, published on Jan 23, and subsequent reports repeating its claims and commenting on the issue.

In their statement of claim, Bestinet and Aminul (above) claimed that the impugned statements, among others, portrayed them as being involved in human trafficking, money laundering, corrupt practices, deliberately denying the government access to the Foreign Worker Centralised Management System (FWCMS), and had enriched themselves at the expense of vulnerable migrants.

“The impugned statements are defamatory, false, untrue, inconsistent, baseless, published with malice, misleading, and a complete fabrication,” Aminul said in his affidavit, according to filings made at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on Feb 12 and served to Malaysiakini today. - Malaysiakini, 24/2/2026

Journalist and MEDIA, if they practice ethical journalism that report the TRUTH - they too are vulnerable to wrongful repercussion by State and big businesses - they could face SLAPP actions - Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation. Many media and journalist simply cannot afford to spend so much money and time ... so some chose to play SAFE ...but in so doing they RISK undermining the principles and values of Journalism...

If a media is not pro-US, its access to the US market can be blocked - Remember during the 1MDB issue, the Sarawak Report was not accessible online in Malaysia.

EVEN then, simply endeavor to be an independent JOURNALIST - it is wrong to report in a way that your readership gets a wrong understanding or a 'pro-US understanding' of what is happening in the US-Israel against IRAN illegal war... 

 

Iran’s rejection of nuclear weapons based on religious beliefs, fatwa: Pezeshkian

Thursday, 26 February 2026 10:33 AM  [ Last Update: Thursday, 26 February 2026 10:33 AM ]

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in the northern province of Mazandaran on February 26, 2026. (Photo by IRNA)

President Masoud Pezeshkian has reiterated Iran’s opposition to nuclear weapons, saying the policy is rooted in “theological" beliefs and a religious decree issued by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei banning nuclear arms. 

"When the religious leader explicitly states that we will not pursue nuclear weapons, this is a position rooted in theological and jurisprudential beliefs, not a political tactic that can be changed,” Pezeshkian said while speaking during a visit to the northern province of Mazandaran on Thursday, highlighting the fatwa (religious decree) that had been issued by Ayatollah Khamenei forbidding nuclear arms.

“A politician may speak based on expediency, but a religious leader cannot speak against beliefs and a religious ruling.”

The remarks came on the same day that Iran and the United States are holding the third round of Oman-mediated nuclear negotiations in the Swiss city of Geneva.

The two sides held two rounds of indirect talks on February 6 and 17 amid escalating tensions caused by the US military threats against Iran and the build-up of American forces in the region.

3rd round of nuclear talks opens in Geneva; Iran’s proposal seen as ‘test’ of US sincerity

Iran has reportedly put forward proposals to the US that address all of Washington

Speaking in his State of the Union speech to Congress on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump claimed that last year’s illegal Israeli-US aggression “completely and totally obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities, but alleged that Tehran is restarting its “sinister” nuclear ambitions.

Trump also spoke of recent foreign-backed riots in Iran, which he had openly supported, and claimed that at least 32,000 people had been killed. 

Pezeshkian said, “We have announced the death toll and even provided the national ID numbers of the people killed; anyone who says it's more than this, they should corroborate the claim with evidence.”

According to Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs, a total of 3,117 people lost their lives during the riots, and 2,427 of those killed were innocent civilians and security personnel.

The Iranian president said that 300 to 400 of the martyrs were military personnel who were defending the country’s security.

The enemies sought “regime change” during the riots, he noted, saying those who set mosques on fire and martyred security forces are not considered protesters.

Meanwhile, Pezeshkian stressed that Iran has been a victim of terrorism over the past decades.

The enemies, he added, want to deprive the country of its human resources by eliminating capable and specialized people in a bid to insinuate that the authorities are ineffective in addressing problems.

"We recognize protests and consider ourselves obliged to serve our people … in the face of shortcomings and deficiencies. We are deeply saddened from the bottom of our hearts by what has happened to our beloved people,” he said.

“The Leader stated that we are grieving for the people, but a distinction must be made between a peaceful protest and a violent action.” - PressTV, 26/2/2026