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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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Colombian Government Will Resume Peace Talks With FARC Dissidents

CARACAS, Venezuela: The head of the Colombian government’s delegation for the peace process, Camilo González Posso, announced that the peace talks with the Central General Staff (EMC) of the of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) will resume, after being suspended for 10 days.
 
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PSM: The core of Malaysia’s socialist led third force

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—The Malaysian Socialist Party (abbreviated Parti Sosialis Malaysia or PSM in Malay), the only left wing political organization of its type in Malaysia, draws from a rich and storied history being the spiritual successor of a variety of similar organizations that have fought for social equity since the country’s pre-independence days.
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KL Liquor Sales Curbs: 10 Reasons Why Many Are Baffled

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur City Hall has imposed a string of restrictions and compliance laws on alcohol sales that other local governments across the country might emulate.

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PSM Condemns Selangor Government’s Decision to Degazette Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve

Parti Sosialis Malaysia condemns the Selangor Pakatan Harapan state government’s decision to degazette more than half of the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve. There are many reasons why this degazettement is a terrible idea. As outlined in this statement by the Pertahankan HSKLU coalition, this degazettement decision lacks transparency and accountability, worsens the climate crisis, and violates indigenous peoples’ cultural, and land rights. Degazetting the Kuala Langat North Forest Reserve brings no benefit to the people of Selangor, except a few well-connected individuals. It also goes against a unanimous resolution in the Selangor State Assembly in November 2020 to protect the forest reserve.
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Mahathir’s Shattered Legacy


After nearly 75 years in public life, the political career of Mahathir Mohamed appears to be drawing to a close at age 96. As he becomes less relevant amid the country’s current fevered political manoeuvring, it is time to look at what the last four years, with 20 months as prime minister once again, did for his legacy.

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Arabs: Hamas and Iran Turned Gaza into Cemetery for Children

Hamas's claim that it "won" the last war with Israel has become the subject of ridicule and mockery by many Arabs who are not afraid to call out the Iranian-backed terrorist group for lying to the Palestinians and the rest of the world.
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