A Wish for a Malaysia that belongs to all
Pusat KOMAS urges the government to wake up and address the regressive forces trying to disintegrate fellow Malaysians through instigations of racial and religious hatreds.
Positive step but further revisions needed of protest law
Pusat KOMAS and global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, welcome the Malaysian government’s efforts to make amendments to the Peaceful Assembly Act, which regulates public assemblies and protests. While some of the proposed changes to the law appear positive, our...
Minister YB Waytha Moorthy Receives Memorandum to Reform the Aboriginal Peoples’ Act 1954 from Pusat KOMAS, Malaysia Bar and Orang Asli Community
The plight of the Orang Asli has long been a focus of Malaysians for decades. The Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (“APA”) was created to protect the community yet contains provisions that are outdated and may not be applicable nor effective in the contemporary Malaysia...
Hormati Kebebasan Beragama dan Berkepercayaan Orang Asli
Merujuk kepada laporan portal berita Malaymail, bahawa MAIK (Majlis Agama Islam Kelantan) bercadang ingin menukar agama semua 16 ribu orang Asli di Kelantan kepada agama Islam dalam masa 30 tahun akan datang. Kenyataan ini jelas bercanggah dengan perlembagaan...
Time for politicians to be disciplined for a better Malaysia
Pusat KOMAS applauds the Inspector-General of Police, Abdul Hamid Bador’s acknowledgment that the rise of racial and religious hatred in the nation today are caused by politicians who were playing the race and religious cards. For far too long, race and religion were...
Race Relations made worst by Opposition Parties Incitement
Pusat KOMAS is baffled, at the same time amused by Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan or popularly known as Tok Mat’s statement blaming the PH government for the deteriorating race-relations in Malaysia. Such statement reflects the ignorance of Tok Mat as well as his...
Be Firm Pakatan Harapan
International Criminal Court (ICC), another international instrument hoped to be the final defensive line to the victims of genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression was withdrawn from the accession of ratification by the very government...
Roundtable discussion calls to address racism in governance and public policies
Pusat KOMAS in collaboration with SUHAKAM Sabah, Institute for Development Studies Sabah with the cooperation of Jabatan Perpaduan Negara dan Integrasi National Sabah, conducted a roundtable discussion in IDS Hall, Wisma Sedia, discussing the potential ways to...Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2018
Pusat KOMAS had launched the Malaysia Racial Discrimination Report 2018 on 21st March 2019. For a copy of the report please click below or here:
