MAY 31 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, the famous Russian author, once said that “the degree of civilisation in a society is revealed by entering its prisons.” As Malaysia has always claimed that we are a civilised society, we must therefore do more for the people in our prisons. In this.
PSM objects to proposed sale of Subang Airport
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PSM has raised objections on the proposed selling of Subang s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport to Subang Skypark Sdn Bhd, arguing that the move would go against public interest.
PSM central committee member Sharan Raj said the proposed sale could expose airport operator Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to full market profit-orientated competition, despite its role to support domestic air travel in rural parts of East Malaysia.
He added that neither Subang Skypark s parent company.
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RM2.25b should be spent on B20 instead of toll freeze, PSM tells PN govt
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The RM2.25 billion which the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government has set aside for highway operators so that they won t increase toll charges this year should instead be spent on the B20 community which is struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic, said PSM central committee member Sharan Raj. The RM2.25 billion can be used to provide RM900 a month of Modified Universal Basic Income (MUBI) for at least a year to about 200,000 B20 household to alleviate their financial distress, he said in a statement today.
Green Left this was probably just company spin.
“For now, we have managed to stop Lynas from dumping its toxic radioactive waste in Kuantan’s water catchment. However, for as long as the radioactive waste remains in Malaysia, we cannot let our guard down,” she said.
“The DOE website clearly states that Lynas EIA for the permanent waste dump proposal for Bukit Ketam has been rejected and now Lynas is spinning a new story, I guess to prevent its stock value from crashing.
“Under Lynas’ licence condition from 2018, the government should stop its operation to stop more toxic radioactive waste from being piled up further. However, it might be wishful thinking albeit a public and environmental health blessing if the government actually enforces the law on Lynas.”