Jeyakumar Devaraj

COMMENT | Senior citizens pension is not a freebie

COMMENT | Senior citizens pension is not a freebie

PSM plans to present a working paper to Finance Ministry before the next budget.

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COMMENT | Contract medical officers - the problem is real

COMMENT | Contract medical officers - the problem is real

There has been a serious failure in planning for health human resources.

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COMMENT | No to 'Covid-19 vaccine apartheid'

COMMENT | No to 'Covid-19 vaccine apartheid'

If we allow richer states to acquire the vaccine on their own, what about the poorer ones?

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COMMENT | MCO: Worst-affected 10 percent of families need urgent assistance

COMMENT | MCO: Worst-affected 10 percent of families need urgent assistance

These families face severe cash flow problems to the extent they do not have food for their next meal.

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COMMENT | The Harapan debacle: A clash of narratives?

COMMENT | The Harapan debacle: A clash of narratives?

We really need to do better the second time around and that opportunity might come sooner than we imagine.

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COMMENT | Penjana is a deeply flawed stimulus package

COMMENT | Penjana is a deeply flawed stimulus package

While some of the items of the announced package have merit, there are many flawed aspects that should be altered.

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COMMENT | So what if the GDP shrinks by 5 pct in 2020?

COMMENT | So what if the GDP shrinks by 5 pct in 2020?

We just have to manage our assets and use them properly to ensure that no M'sian family is deprived of their basic needs.

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COMMENT | The Rohingya are victims, we need to do more

COMMENT | The Rohingya are victims, we need to do more

We need to urge our government to do more to alleviate their suffering and work for a resolution to their predicament.

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COMMENT | The Achilles' heel of our Covid-19 battle

COMMENT | The Achilles' heel of our Covid-19 battle

COMMENT | Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj says taking our eyes off migrant workers risk more serious outbreaks.

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COMMENT | Beyond stimulus packages, economy needs 'new deal'

COMMENT | Beyond stimulus packages, economy needs 'new deal'

Only the gov't can take the decisive steps required to halt the downward spiral.

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We need to call out dangerous myth of 'mitigation' on Covid-19

We need to call out dangerous myth of 'mitigation' on Covid-19

COMMENT | The strategy calls for isolating the elderly and allowing the virus to spread through the rest.

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Addressing poverty: Steps gov't can take to ease burden of B20

Addressing poverty: Steps gov't can take to ease burden of B20

COMMENT | A new and more harmonious Malaysia cannot be built if there is economic deprivation.

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More than meets the eye in Hadi's Hudud Bill affair

More than meets the eye in Hadi's Hudud Bill affair

MP SPEAKS | Navigating the minefield that is BN-Hadi's latest chess move, possibly aimed at Harapan in twin by-elections.

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Opportunistic Save M'sia alliance no game-changer

Opportunistic Save M'sia alliance no game-changer

MP SPEAKS | We hardly need another hastily cobbled together alliance where every previous one has failed.

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An open letter to Asean heads of state

An open letter to Asean heads of state

PSM would like to offer suggestions on how to create an inclusive Asean to the benefit of all its citizens, especially those in the poorer half of our populations.

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Isn’t it too early for a new ‘Pakatan’?

MP SPEAKS | Some time should be spent on discussing alternative formats.

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With TPPA, hard to to give Obama warm welcome

Perhaps one day he will come to help us fight corporate greed. Till then...

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No 'conclusive' proof of polls fraud in Sg Siput

COMMENT ‘There are doubts over the voters’ lists, but in Sg Siput, we were unable to find evidence of cheating during the polling process.’

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Farewell Dr Rajakumar

As we embark on the complex tasks that lie ahead, we can take heart and derive inspiration from the example and sacrifices of Rajakumar.

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Saving our healthcare system

New government's proposals would make all public hospitals corporatised so that they will behave like efficient businesses, where patients will have to pay more for their healthcare.

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Isnt socialism outmoded?

A pertinent question indeed! So, can the socialist ideal ever be achieved? As they say, the paths only emerge when many people walk in the same direction!

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