Releases & Announcements
RapidPenang or RapidPlasterJob? PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 01 March 2007
RapidPenang is the bus service introduced by the Federal government to reverse the almost non-existent public transportation in Penang. This should be a good news for Penangites or perhaps everyone traveling in Penang, but what about long term solution to tackle the corrupt bus operators? What will happen to an earlier and more comprehensive plan to overhaul Penang's moribund transportation system, drawn up by the state with input from civil society groups? Read Aliran's media statement on the issue.

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Toll agreement: Citizens have right to know PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 09 February 2007
The KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KL-SCAH) demands a Freedom of Information Act and condemns the OSA charges against the opposition leaders who revealed the toll concession agreement.

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Malaysia: Access to Information and the Environment Report Launched PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 08 February 2007
In the aftermath of the worst floods to hit Malaysia for thirty years, ARTICLE 19 and the Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) will today launch a spearheading report entitled A Haze of Secrecy: Access to Environmental Information in Malaysia.

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Government urged to postpone Ethnic Relations module, groups cited transparency issue PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 29 January 2007
Civil society groups disagreed with government's approval of the the new Ethnic Relation module without calling for public participation in the drafting process. The module should be given another two months in order for the public to fill in the vacumm, the groups urged in their joint statement.

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NGOs against suing bloggers for defamation PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Thirty-one organizations spoke out against the defamation suits by the New Straits Times Press berhad (NSTP), against blogger Ooi Chuan Aun and Ahiruddin Attan, or Jeff Ooi and Rocky's Bru as they are popularly known, in a joint statement released today.

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