S Arutchelvan

Jiwi Kathiah (1938-2020) – Unionist till the very end

Jiwi Kathiah (1938-2020) – Unionist till the very end

COMMENT | The man was full of passion when talking about the working class or defending them.

Please end the Sosma circus now

Please end the Sosma circus now

COMMENT | What is certain is that as we mark the 100 days of detention this Saturday, the twelve will be denied bail and their freedom.

The poor just want a decent life, not envious of the rich

The poor just want a decent life, not envious of the rich

COMMENT | Mahathir's logic is a humiliation to the millions of workers who work hard, day in and day out.

Maszlee – behind the black shoes

Maszlee – behind the black shoes

COMMENT | He has been always made to look like a dumb minister who doesn’t know his job.

Inconsistent stance over Chin Peng and ideologies

Inconsistent stance over Chin Peng and ideologies

COMMENT | If there were so much at stake emotionally, then why did BN gov't sign the Hat Yai Peace Accord?

How does Harapan make decisions?

How does Harapan make decisions?

COMMENT | Harapan occupies media space with their infighting rather than solving people’s issues, and people are getting fed-up.

Really, are the police so free?

Really, are the police so free?

COMMENT | Rather than investigating major issues or crimes, the police have time to lodge reports against activists and then investigate them.

Sosma-LTTE: Who is calling the shots?

Sosma-LTTE: Who is calling the shots?

COMMENT | Malaysia is in trouble if the 'deep state' and not the elected state is in control.

IRA reforms – MTUC, the minister and the working class

IRA reforms – MTUC, the minister and the working class

LETTER | The IRA amendments are more inclusive and friendlier.

It takes a cleaner 6 years to earn a CEO's daily wage

It takes a cleaner 6 years to earn a CEO's daily wage

COMMENT | We talk about racial divisions yet the rich-poor gap remains unbridgeable.

PSM crosses 20-year hurdle

PSM crosses 20-year hurdle

COMMENT | Despite predictions of its quick demise, it has lasted longer than the socialist parties that came before it.

Why are reports from good people kept under wraps?

Why are reports from good people kept under wraps?

LETTER | Reports that are of public interest should see the light of day.

An open letter to the IGP on mobile phone restrictions in police stations

An open letter to the IGP on mobile phone restrictions in police stations

LETTER | I believe the practice of barring phones was because images of police brutality went viral.

Balan's unfulfilled wish: How the country's support system failed

Balan's unfulfilled wish: How the country's support system failed

COMMENT | BSN, Bank Negara and Suhakam all failed to allow the disabled Balan to keep his home.

PTPTN - why is no one blaming the money-making private institutions?

PTPTN - why is no one blaming the money-making private institutions?

LETTER | Millions are siphoned off by huge corporations in the name of education.

Harapan's problems are self-inflicted

Harapan's problems are self-inflicted

COMMENT | The May 9 change was beautiful, but now we are stuck in 'one-step forwards, one-step back' mode.

Dr M has been dirty, dangerous and difficult with workers

Dr M has been dirty, dangerous and difficult with workers

COMMENT | Multinational companies are given tax havens but poor Malaysian workers are told to do 3D jobs.

Matriculation - affirmative action based on needs or ethnicity?

Matriculation - affirmative action based on needs or ethnicity?

COMMENT | The Harapan government has to make it clear which route it wants to pursue.

Minimum wage - we won’t be fooled again

Minimum wage - we won’t be fooled again

COMMENT | The base salary is low and suppressed; delayed reviews are a further violation of workers’ rights.

Dr M selling out workers of M'sia with new minimum wage

Dr M selling out workers of M'sia with new minimum wage

COMMENT | The RM1,050 amount is exactly what employers were asking for.

PSM will survive

PSM will survive

COMMENT | There were things we didn't see coming in GE14, but we haven't been rendered into irrelevance.

Is endorsing Harapan  a support for Dr M?

Is endorsing Harapan a support for Dr M?

COMMENT | However, it would very arrogant of PSM to determine the will of the majority in a democracy. 

Najib, now is not the best time to implement GST

Najib, now is not the best time to implement GST

COMMENT The fall in fuel prices have not made the prices of other goods go down.
Increase minimum wage, then implement GST

Increase minimum wage, then implement GST

Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) urges the government to immediately ensure that the minimum wage - RM900 for the peninsula and RM800 for Sabah and Sarawak - be immediately increased between RM1300 to RM1500, when the minimum wage is meant to be reviewed this year.