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Inadequate Consultation To Assess CPTTA's Broad Impact

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia: PSM is disappointed with the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) for its lackadaisical attitude in carrying out its Public Consultation on the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) General Review 2024. The CPTPP, morphed version of the US-led Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) was a contentious trade agreement signed by 11 countries in 2018 and ratified by Malaysia in November 2022.
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PSM 25 tahun: Relevan-Berprinsip-Suara Marhaen

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-25 tahun yang lalu, pada 30 April 1998 (Rabu), sehari sebelum Hari Pekerja, kami beberapa orang, antaranya Dr. Nasir, Selvam dan saya, bergerak pergi ke Jabatan Pendaftaran Pertubuhan (ROS) Selangor di Jalan Pekeliling, Sentul, untuk mendaftar sebuah parti atas nama Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).

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MITI Deludes Parliament On Serious Impact Of CPTPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-PSM is disgusted by the lackadaisical response from the Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry YB Liew Chin Tong, who deliberately downplayed the adverse impacts of the CPTPP agreement in Parliament yesterday.  

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A Wish List For The 2023 Budget

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-The 2023 Budget will be tabled, belatedly, on 24th February 2023. It was initially tabled in late October 2022 as is the normal practice.

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Sulu Claim Fiasco: National Imbroglio Made It Worse

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-On Jan 26, Malaysians breathed a sigh of relief when the government announced that a court in Luxembourg has set aside an attachment order to seize two PETRONAS assets registered in Luxembourg. 

 
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CPTPP Restricts New Government From Having Maximum Policy Space To Protect Public Welfare

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Gabungan Kedaulatan Negara, a platform of civil society organisations, economists and labour groups would like to respond to the statements of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) dated 29 November and the Malaysian Consortium of Mid-Tier Companies (MCMTC) dated 4 December with regard to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

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Tarik Balik Ratifikasi Perjanjian CPTPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) mendesak mana-mana pihak yang akan menerajui Kerajaan Malaysia dalam beberapa hari ini, dengan segera menarik balik ratifikasi Kerajaan Malaysia menyertai perjanjian perdagangan CPTPP. Ianya haruslah menjadi tugas pertama Perdana Menteri ke-10 yang baru!
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CPTPPA Ratification – Azmin Ali’s Latest Betrayal ?


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--PSM condemns the underhanded tactic by the ex-Minister of International Trade and Industry, (MITI) Azmin Ali to have quietly sneaked out a letter to New Zealand, the CPTPPA Depositary, as an instrument for Malaysia to officially ratify the CPTPPA.  

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CAP Shocked Over CPTPP Ratification


GEORGETOWN, Malaysia--CAP is shocked that the Cabinet had decided to ratify the controversial Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) even as parliamentarians prepared to debate this in the ongoing Dewan Rakyat sitting.

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US' New Attempt To Pit ASEAN Against China Will Be Futile

BEIJING, China--US President Joe Biden will host Southeast Asian leaders for a special summit in late March, the White House announced on Monday. Given the Biden administration's recent release of its Indo-Pacific strategy that is said to rely on partnerships to counter China's growing influence in the region, the summit could be another attempt by Washington to rope in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to form a united front against China.

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China's Xi warns against return to Cold War tensions at APEC meeting

WELLINGTON, New Zealand Nov 11 (Reuters) - The Asia-Pacific region must not return to the tensions of the Cold War era, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, ahead of a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden expected as soon as next week.

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The 12th Malaysia Plan: Where Is The "Game Changer"?

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) announced by the ‘interim’ Prime Minister Ismail Sabri last Sept. 27 is being heavily debated by both Parliamentarians and civil society organizations throughout this week. 
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