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Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2016 Launch

Mar 20, 2017

Launch of the "Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2016". 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”. Details: Date: 21st March 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm Venue: GB Gerakbudaya (No. 2, Jalan Bukit 11/2, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia) The speakers for the launch and forum are as below: Report Launch: Mr. Ryan Chua (Pusat KOMAS) Speakers...

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For Unity, Enough Rhetorics, Take Action!

Jan 24, 2017

Pusat KOMAS applauds the Prime Minister Najib Razak’s and the Malaysian government’s call to make ‘unity’ a culture for all Malaysians in the ‘Moments of Unity’ event organized by the Malaysian National Unity and Integration Department (JPNIN) at the Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur on the 21st January 2017 and to call for Malaysians to focus on efforts on instilling unity. As recognized by the Prime Minister himself, Malaysia is a multicultural nation and unity is essential and...

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Press Statement for Immediate Release: Stop Segregating the Nation!

Jan 16, 2017

Pusat KOMAS is saddened that attempts of segregation are still happening! We deplore the deliberate attempts by certain groups to further segregate Malaysia and create divisions among Malaysians. These include recent incidences such as the ‘halal-cake’ only policy by McDonalds’ and A&W, a ‘Muslims’ only signboard at a public toilet, the erection of a tombstone within a compound of a school and a The Body Shop job advertising for Chinese only applicants.  Such actions threaten further...

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6th National Conference on Non-Discrimination: “Extremism and Racism are Mutually Reinforcing: A Need for Innovation towards Unity”

Sep 24, 2016

We are pleased to announce the 6th National Conference on Non-Discrimination - “Extremism and Racism are Mutually Reinforcing: A Need for Innovation towards Unity”. Similar to previous conferences, the conference will bring together people from different sectors including the civil servants to discuss and critically analyse different issues on non-discrimination. This year, Pusat KOMAS together with the Institute of Ethnic Studies, National University of Malaysia (KITA, UKM) are co-organizing...

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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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Press Statement: Keep Racism Out of Education

Jul 14, 2016

Pusat KOMAS would like to applaud the decision of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in sacking the lecturer who was at the centre of a controversy over its Islamic and Asian Civilisation Studies (TITAS) module last month. Racist lecture materials by a UTM lecturer which portrayed Hindus as “dirty” and inaccurate text on the history of Sikhism had sparked uproar among Hindu and Sikh communities. This incident came into light after slides depicting such information went viral online. Following...

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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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