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“Battling Racism in Malaysia: Innovation towards Unity” Challenge

Sep 16, 2016

  For Bahasa Malaysia Click Here. BACKGROUND: Malaysia is a young and vibrant nation which has undergone an interesting nation building exercise based on a rich heritage of different ethnic, language and religious communities. The different histories that many communities came with in the inception of this nation has slowly distilled into what is called a Malaysian nation. Malaysians embrace the differences of their race, culture and practices. It was through this spirit that Malaysia...

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“May 13” – A National Day of Reconciliation for All Malaysians

May 13, 2016

All Malaysians know May 13th.  We need no reminder. But too often this fractured nation is abused by politicians easily using this painful event in history to remind and threaten the nation into submission based on the perverted notions that this nation solely belongs to the historical epitaphs of the ruling majority. It cannot be so! It has been 47 years since the May 13 1969 incident and Malaysians are still trying to heal from the deep wounds. May 13 will forever remind us of the importance...

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Meeting of the Working Group on National Ratification on ICERD with JPNIN

Mar 29, 2016

The working advocacy group on the national ratification on International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) had met up with senior officers of the Department of National Unity and Integration (JPNIN), Prime Minister Department. This meeting is the start for a quicker action on combating racial discrimination in Malaysia. The working group is led by Jerald Joseph, Director of Pusat KOMAS together with 9 other groups (SUARAM, PROHAM, Bar Council Human...

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Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2015 Launch

Mar 15, 2016

Pusat KOMAS will be organizing a report launch of “Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2015”. The launch event will be in a forum panel method, where the esteemed speakers will be sharing their insights on the topic of “The Current State of Racial Discrimination in Malaysia”. The details of the Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2015 launch is as below: Details: Date: 21st March 2016 Time: 10 am – 12.30 pm Venue: Armada Hotel, Petaling Jaya The speakers for the launch and forum are as...

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Press Statement for Immediate Release: Stop Making Malaysia a Punching Bag for Racial Agenda!

Dec 22, 2015

Pusat KOMAS condemns the attempts by certain individuals to turn the recent case of consumer rights which involves the sale and purchase between the buyer and seller of telephones at Kota Raya into a racial issue. Pusat KOMAS would also like to express our strongest objection to the violence and nonsensical responses by former soldier Mohd. Ali Baharom (Ali Tinju) who continued fanning the issue to incite hatred among different races. Instead of looking at the matter from the actual reason of...

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5th National Conference: Malaysia on the Path to Non-Discrimination – Saying No to Racial Politics

Nov 12, 2015

“Saying No to Racial Politics” was the theme of Pusat KOMAS’ National Conference on Non-Discrimination held in Pullman Kuala Lumpur Bangsar on the 29th October 2015. The conference was well attended by 100 delegates from all sectors – the public service, civil society, the academics and political leaders. Among the speakers of this year’s National Conference were fellow activists and political leaders from South Africa, Singapore and Indonesia. The National Conference started off with a...

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5th National Conference: Malaysia on the Path to Non-Discrimination – Saying No to Racial Politics

Oct 22, 2015

We are pleased to announce the "5th National Conference: Saying No to Racial Politics" as a follow up from the last 4 years. Similar to the previous conferences, the conference will bring together people from different sectors including the civil servants to discuss and critically analyze different issues on non-discrimination.   This year, KOMAS together with Institute of Ethnic Studies (KITA), University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and the National Integration Research and Training...

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Press Statement for Immediate Release: Malaysia Day: A Celebration for All

Sep 16, 2015

September 16 1963, marks the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia with the joining together of 4 nations. Today we mark the union of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak with pride as one nation. It is on this special day that we embrace the different cultures and traditions which foster the true spirit of “Muhibbah” amongst the citizens of Malaysia. This new nation formed 52 years ago has grown and its citizens have matured with it into an empowered community. Syabas to all Malaysians....

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No Place for Racializing Criminal Acts!

Jul 14, 2015

Pusat KOMAS condemns the attempts by certain irresponsible quarters to turn the recent case of theft and thuggery incident which took place at Low Yat Plaza into a racial issue. Pusat KOMAS would also like to express our strongest objection to the violence and nonsensical responses by the group of about 200 people who claimed to represent NGO's such as Persatuan Kebajikan Islam dan Dakwah Islamiah (Pekida), and also hurled derogatory and unsavoury remarks in front of Low Yat Plaza. We also...

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