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RENESAS Must Immediately Accord Recognition To The Union And Reinstate Wan Noorulazha

We call on RENESAS Semiconductor KL Sdn Bhd to immediately accord recognition to EIEUWR, and immediately reinstate Wan Noorulazhar bin Mohd Hanafiah and all other worker leaders terminated.

(YORK, UK) - 87 organisations, unions and groups call on RENESAS Semiconductor KL Sdn Bhd to respect freedom of association and collective bargaining.

The latter is a basic right of workers and a core value of International Labour Organisations.

Suspects with Reported Ties to Shanti Bahini, Busted Hauling Arms from Burma

A huge arms haul in Mizoram is reportedly tied to Rakhine terrorists in Burma.

(MIZORAM, Burma) - Police in India's northeastern state of Mizoram have seized a huge consignment of weapons from two hideouts.

Three tribal men arrested, are suspected to belong to the Shanti Bahini, the former military wing of the once-rebellious Parbattya Chattogram Jansanghati Samity (PCJSS) and ALP.

Are Rohingyas and Kamans Less (Than) Human Beings?

If the vulnerable situation of Rohingyas and Kamans continue, it will not take long for the humanity to see exterminations of more ethnic communities in the modern time, why?

(KUALA LAMPUR) - The world has been witnessing the well-planned Genocide of Rohingyas and Kamans in Arakan, Burma for more than eight months now.

Consequently, Rohingyas and Kamans are now without foods, any access to medical treatments and their other ways to livelihoods are blocked. They are being arbitrary arrested, tortured and killed.

Malaysian Tamil Declaration Upholds Eezham Tamil Sovereignty

The local Malaysian grassroot activists were full of genuine feeling for the cause.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka TamilNet) - The World Tamilar Protection Conference held its second session conducted in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on Friday.

The group recognises the need to understand the question of Eezham Tamils in terms of their claim for Historical Sovereignty, Earned Sovereignty and Remedial Sovereignty in their territory.

MALAYSIA: Ruling on Cartoonist`s Suit Awaited, Ban on Political Cartoons Still in Place

“The Election Commission’s ban on cartoons during the last 14 days before the upcoming parliamentary elections reflects the government inability to tolerate criticism,” Reporters Without Borders said.

(PARIS, France) - The final hearing in a civil action that the political cartoonist Zulkiflee Anwar Haque, also known as Zunar, brought against the Malaysian state and police, accuses them of detaining him unlawfully and causing him material losses in September 2010.

The case is scheduled to take place on 23 July.

China Warns Against Joint Exercises in South China Seas

There have been a series of run-ins involving fishermen, military patrols, and other vessels in the disputed region in recent months, increasing tension over the competing territorial claims.

(BEIJING VOA) - Chinese officials in Beijing are warning against any joint military patrols or exercises between Vietnam and the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea.

Vietnam and Philippines military officials have discussed conducting joint exercises in the disputed region in meetings earlier this month.

Global Movement to Create a Non-Violent World Launched

People who wish to join the movement are invited...

(BLACKBURN, Aust.) - On 11 November 2011, the 93rd anniversary of the armistice of World War 1, a new movement to end human violence was launched around the world. 'The People's Charter to Create a Nonviolent World' was launched simultaneously in Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and the United States and has already gained signatories in twenty-one countries.

The aim of the Nonviolence Charter is to create a worldwide movement to end violence in all of its forms.