Charles Santiago |
- MP: Don’t allow EU investors to bypass our courts
- 受害者在外國如何越洋非禮‧巫統部落客誣衊冠英子
- Amendments to labour law will damage workers’ rights — J. Solomon
- MP: Be cautious of terms in investment chapter of FTA with EU
- Malaysia nuclear plant plan on hold
- 担忧大马会受国际大公司摆布 查尔斯促向欧盟争端机制说不
- New Act to broaden scope of neighbourhood watch scheme
| MP: Don’t allow EU investors to bypass our courts Posted: 20 Oct 2011 10:04 PM PDT
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| Posted: 20 Oct 2011 03:42 AM PDT Source: Guang Ming
2011-10-19 19:17
（吉隆坡19日訊）民主行動黨國會議員揭露，親巫統部落格所指遭檳州首長林冠英兒子非禮的女子，其實是一名21歲的蘇格蘭混血兒，也是一名西洋棋高手，並非林冠英兒子的同學。 行動黨八打靈再也北區國會議員潘儉偉週三在國會走廊召開記者會表示，從行動黨收集的資料證明，巫統部落客D r N o v a n d r i's在papagomo's blog的部落格散播的訊息完全不正確、惡意誹謗、野蠻指責以及最大的謊言。 拿女棋王照片捏造醜聞 據悉，該名女子名叫安雅科克（Anya Corke），父親是蘇格蘭人，母親是華裔，她在美國出生，在香港成長，目前是英國的西洋棋代表。 據瞭解，目前安雅科克是在美國女子大學Wellesley College的3年級學生，也曾獲2004年、2005年、2006年和2008香港西洋棋賽冠軍。 潘儉偉指出，根據黨電腦部主任吳慶忠從http://www.chessbase.com尋獲的資料顯示，親巫統部落格張貼的照片，是安雅科克在2007年於奧地利卡林提亞出席第一屆西洋棋節時，所拍攝的照片。 促凱里向冠英兒子道歉 他表示，巫統部落格嘗試以虛構非禮的故事來詆毀林冠英16歲的兒子以及林冠英的家庭。 潘儉偉也促請揶揄林冠英兒子的巫青團團長凱里和巫統收回有關言論，以及向林冠英的兒子道歉。 "巫統也必須採取行動對付涉及誹謗林冠英兒子的黨員。" 此外，他說，目前行動黨尚未決定是否要採取法律行動對付該名部落客，因為擔心此事會被轉移視線和失焦，如警方會逮捕林冠英的兒子以及向後者錄取口供等。（光明日報）         | ||
| Amendments to labour law will damage workers’ rights — J. Solomon Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:57 PM PDT Source: The Malaysian Insider
October 10, 2011 OCT 10 — The National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) would like the government to suspend the progress of the amendments to the Employment Act 1955, though it does seem as though the government has disregarded the voice of the trade union movement in the country, as represented by the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC). When the amendments were debated in Parliament, it was clear as to who among the wakil rakyats properly understood the matter or really cared about the interest of workers. The matter of facilitating the further development of labour contractors will result in a loss of security of tenured workers, the depression of wages, dismantling of trade union rights, and will consign the position of workers in the country and place workers similar to chattel. This will give the licence to employers to abuse workers. Though some Members of Parliament (MPs) argued that such abuse is rampant, it will have to be recognised that we cannot establish a system that will allow for such abuses. It is a case of institutionalising a system that caters towards abuse of workers. NUBE would like to congratulate the Members of Parliament who argued on behalf of workers, YBs such as Charles Santiago, R. Sivarasa, Khairy Jamaluddin, Abdullah Sani, Chong Eng, and Khalid Abdul Samad. Clearly, they have the interest of workers at heart and in doing so, they are arguing for a system where labour and capital can exist with respect for each other. It was very distressing to hear Datuk Haji Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, the wakil rakyat for Pasir Salak, where he argued that foreign workers should not be allowed to join unions and participate in their activities. YB Datuk Haji Tajuddin would do well to remember that the denial of trade union or basic human rights to any individual or any party is a threat to trade union and human rights for everyone else. Seeking the containment of trade union activity is an anti-union act. It is a real concern as the YB from Pasir Salak is involved as part of the management of government-linked companies (GLCs) in the country. If this is the position of GLCs, the GLCs are taking a position against the rakyat, who really own the GLCs. The Minister of Human Resources Datuk S. Subramaniam stated in Parliament during the debate that without employers there will be no trade unions. The Honorable Minister should recognise that without the rakyat, there will be no employers and no government, for that matter. The people and the interest of the people have to come before anything else. It does not have to be done to the exclusion of investment, but this is a case of abusing workers to benefit employers. The interest of the vast majority of Malaysians has taken second place to the interest of a small group of people. These amendments will have the effect of making the Malaysian employment landscape to be one of slave owners and slaves. NUBE will mobilise its resources to continue to oppose such draconian moves to abuse Malaysian workers. * J Solomon is general secretary of the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE         | ||
| MP: Be cautious of terms in investment chapter of FTA with EU Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:48 PM PDT Source: The Sundaily
Posted on 20 October 2011 – 05:26am Last updated on 20 October 2011 – 09:27am Hemananthani Sivanandam  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 19, 2011): The government must tread with caution with regards to the ongoing negotiations with the European Union (EU) on the Free Trade Agreement, said Klang MP Charles Santiago (pix). Talks, which started yesterday, is the fifth round of negotiations to date. Charles, who has in the past served as Expert Consultant for the European Commission, Brussels, said Malaysia needs to reject all pressure from the EU in order to protect its regulatory space and sovereignty. He said one of the most worrying specific terms of the FTA is the investment chapter that the EU wants Malaysia to adopt. "The purpose of the investment chapter is to ensure that the interests of investors are protected,” said Charles who is also director of Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation (MSN), a Malaysian based NGO think-tank. Speaking to reporters at Parliament today, he said: "The investment chapter, specifically contains provisions that allow investors to sue governments directly.” Most importantly, the state-investor dispute mechanism allows investors to by-pass the domestic legal system and sue government before international arbitration panels if it perceives that state policies jeapordise company profits, said Charles. "If Malaysia agrees to the chapter, it will put national sovereignty at stake and render Parliament useless. "Here in Parliament, we are making laws in the best interests of the nation. But these laws can be over-turned by an international arbitration panel if judged as detrimental to investors," he said. Citing a case last year, Charles said tobacco giant Philip Morris filed a request for arbitration against Uruguay with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He said the company argued that tobacco regulations enacted by Uruguay violated several provisions of the Switzerland-Uruguay bilateral investment treaty (BIT). Charles said Philip Morris is challenging three provisions of Uruguay's tobacco regulations. "Clearly, Philip Morris is critical of the health policy of the Uruguayan government as it will impact on its profits," he added. He said Malaysia could learn from countries like Australia, that opposes greater rights for foreign companies and inclusion of investor-state dispute settlement mechanism.
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| Malaysia nuclear plant plan on hold Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:44 PM PDT Source: Malaysia Chronicle
 MALAYSIA – The government has yet to make a final decision on the proposal to build a nuclear power plant in the country, said Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui. He told the house during question time that various studies need to be carried out to look into the ability and readiness of the country to manage a nuclear plant. “My ministry invited several consultants in July to get advice on implementing public education and awareness programmes. But based on the government’s advice, the programme was not carried out,” he said in reply to a question from Charles Santiago (DAP-Klang). Chin said the ministry had suggested that such programmes be carried out early and continually to find out if Malaysians wanted nuclear power.         | ||
| Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:40 PM PDT Source: Malaysiakini
行动党巴生国会议员查尔斯今日敦促大马勿向欧盟屈服，同意接纳大马欧盟自由贸易协定下的"争端解决机制"，以免国际大公司借用国际仲裁庭来影响大马的政策。 查尔斯阐明，这项"争端解决机制"（state-investor dispute settlement mechanism），允许大公司在觉得本身盈利受影响情况下把各国政府控上仲裁庭。 "从90年代至今，已有逾300宗大公司起诉各国政府上国际仲裁庭的案例。"         | ||
| New Act to broaden scope of neighbourhood watch scheme Posted: 19 Oct 2011 11:30 PM PDT Source: The Star 18/10/2011 -Tuesday AT THE DEWAN RAKYAT |
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