Pusat Komas

Deputy minister of law and institutional reform at the prime minister department M Kulasegaran V Murugeson shared success stories of the Madani government's achievements and provided updates on current legislation in progress at the National Symposium at Menara PKNS, Petaling Jaya, Selangor. At the symposium entitle “2 Years into MADANI Government: Institutional Reforms On Track”, civil society leaders and policymakers discussed on various topics related to race, religion, corruption, education, and both the achievements and shortcomings of the Madani government. During the symposium, Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof, who is also a senator, expressed disappointment that the National Harmony Bill has not been tabled in Parliament, especially given the increasing racial and religious issues being exploited by certain groups. Pusat Komas urges the government to table the National Harmony Bill and establish a commission in Parliament. “We will be happy to meet national unity minister Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang to discuss further on the bill,” said Pusat Komas director Jerald Joseph. Meanwhile, Civil society leaders inquired about reforms to laws they have long advocated for, including the the Sedition Act 1948, the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (Sosma), and the National Harmony Bills.

Happy International Day of Peace. Let us choose peace and living peacefully with one another. Choose peace, not chaos.

Welcome to our second edition of KOMAS Monitors! Here, we dissect issues and news related to racism and racial discrimination that were highlighted for the month of August. For more information, head on to https://lnkd.in/gX6cCtcG to know more and subscribe to our newsletter!

Pusat KOMAS would like to wish everyone a Happy Malaysia Day. We have to remember that we are one country, one nation and we are all part of bangsa Malaysia!

This morning, at the Tambun Parliamentary Office, we organized a Bangsa Malaysia Workshop for students coming from around Ipoh. The workshop was very lively, with students actively and enthusiastically participating in discussions on racial issues. Thank you to the Tambun Parliamentary Office, the Prime Minister, and all the students who attended. Let's understand and combat racism together for a better #BangsaMalaysia future.

Today, Pusat KOMAS held a Bangsa Malaysia workshop in collaboration with Penang Youth Development Corporation (PYDC) . The participants can be seen participating in various interactive sessions to further their knowledge and insights on what it means to be a Bangsa Malaysia in this country. We hope the workshop will be a fruitful session for all the participants involved.

On Monday, Pusat KOMAS held its 12th National Conference on non-Discrimination with the theme "Manoeuvring Malaysia out of the Racism Trap". The conference was attended by about 80 participants, featuring panellists from international and local circuits, speaking with their expertise about manoeuvring out of racism and racial discrimination. It was a fruitful discussion and we are happy to bring forward the suggestions to be incorporated as part of our advocacy work. We would like to thank Jerald Joseph, Alissa Wahid, Teesta Setalvad, Sudhir Thomas Vadaketh, Anne Baltazar, Daniel Gooi, Lau Weng San, Zulkifli Hashim, Rozana Isa, Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin, Arulkumar Singaraveloo for being a part of our moderator and speaker lineup, and for bring inspiring insights into this matter.

Happy Independence Day Malaysia! Let us remember that today is not just a celebration of Independence for the Peninsular, but also commemorate Sabah and Sarawak Independence because Merdeka is for all!

Yesterday was a very interesting day! Pusat KOMAS hold two Bangsa Malaysia workshops in the Malim Nawar DUN, with one session with the local leaders within JPKK and one more session with the Tanjung Tualang community. We are excited with the enthusiastic spirits of our participants that come to learn what it means for us to be Malaysians, to get guidelines and inspirations to be better Malaysians. Many agreed that they have learnt something new after attending our workshops. We thanks ADUN Malim Nawar YB V. Bavani Shasha for supporting us to do our workshop in this constituency. We hope that more will carry the Malaysian spirit.

Pusat KOMAS took the chance after conducting our Bangsa Malaysia workshop in Kampar, Perak, to meet with YB Dato Seri Ir Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, Perak exco member in charge of infrastructure, Energy, Water and Public Transport in Ipoh. We also met with Mr Amir Sabri, political secretary under the Tambun parliamentary seat at the Pusat Khidmat Masyarakat Tambun. Our meeting was very productive and we hope there are a lot more chances to work together with stakeholders in Perak.