Jawatankuasa Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) 2008-2010

Kongres Nasional ke-40 PRM, Parti Rakyat Malaysia, yang di adakan di Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, pada 9 November 2008 melantik 19 orang menduduki Jawatankuasa Pusat (JKP). Ahli-ahli JKP(AJKP) kemudian melantik antaraAJKP jawatan- jawatan Parti.

Sidang media PRM diadakan selepas tamatnya kongres PRM.

Kongres PRM Ke-40 berbicang tentang ucapan Presiden yang akan menjadi panduan masa 3 tahun akan datang.

Ahli Jawatankuasa Parti Rakyat (PRM) 2008-2010

Presiden: Hassan Abdul Karim

Timbalan Presiden: S. K. Song

Naib Presiden:
Gary Nair
Dr Rohana Arifin
Ariffin Salimon

Setiausaha: Koh Swe Yong

Timbalan Setiausaha: Mohd Salleh hj Ahmad

Bendahari: Teh Soon Meng

AJK:

Jalil Ahmad
Karim Derum
Badaruddin Derum
Sivakumar
Ahmad Aidit Abdullah
Loqman Hakim
Tan Chin Hong
M. Tavarajoo
Nik Suhaimi Nik Hassan
Yem Ahmad Yem Ibrahim
Shariffudin Shaari

Gambar: Duduk dari kiri: Mohd Salleh, Koh Swe Yong, Gary, Hassan Karim, Ariffin, Teh Soon Meng
Diri Dari kiri:Ahmad Aidit, Loqman, Yem Ahmad, Nik Suhai mi, Badaruddin, Sivakumar, Jalil, Shariffuddin, Karim

PRM:- DESAK KERAJAAN SUPAYA SEGERA RAWAT P. UTHAYAKUMAR DI IJN

KENYATAAN MEDIA

PARTI RAKYAT MALAYSIA (PRM): DESAK KERAJAAN SUPAYA SEGERA RAWAT

P. UTHAYAKUMAR DI IJN

Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) memandang berat keadaan kesihatan P. Uthayakumar, Penasihat Undang-Undang Hindraf yang kini ditahan di Kem Kamunting Perak di bawah Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA).

PRM dimaklumkan bahawa P. Uthayakumar kini mengalami masalah sakit jantung. PRM mendesak kerajaan khususnya Perdana Menteri, Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi supaya segera membawa Uthayakumar ke Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) di Kuala Lumpur agar beliau mendapat rawatan yang baik.

Tindakan peri kemanusiaan dari Perdana Menteri amat perlu saat ini kerana rayuan kepada Menteri Dalam Negeri agar Uthayakumar segera dirawat di IJN telah tidak dipedulikan oleh menteri berkenaan.

PRM akan meletakkan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional di bawah pimpinan Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi bertanggungjawab sepenuhnya sekiranya keadaan kesihatan P. Uthayakumar semakin teruk atau berlaku apa-apa yang tidak diingini ke atas tahanan ISA itu.

Dalam hubungan ini PRM sekali lagi menegaskan pendiriannya selama ini agar ISA dimansuhkan dan seterusnya merayu P. Uthayakumar dan lain-lain tahanan ISA dibebaskan tanpa syarat atau didakwa di Mahkamah terbuka.

Hassan bin Abdul Karim

Presiden PRM

12-5-2008

Alamat:

Bilik 6, Aras 2,
Wisma Qaryah, Jalan Pejabat,
82000 Pontian, Johor.
Tel: 07-6881839
H/P: 012-7931148
Email: hakarim2001@yahoo.com

Blog: http://hassankarim.blog.com

Parti Rakyat bantah usaha Pakatan Rakyat dapatkan wakil BN untuk lompat parti

Parti Rakyat bantah Pakatan Rakyat

Apr 23, 08 4:29pm

Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) membantah usaha beberapa pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat yang sedang menggerakkan kempen lompat parti wakil-wakil BN seperti diuar-uarkan, khususnya oleh penasihat PKR Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Sambil menyifatkan usaha sedemikian "tidak sah dan tidak beretika", presiden PRM Hassan Abdul Karim menggesa keputusan pilihanraya umum lalu harus dihormati semua pihak. "PRM berpendapat kerajaan BN perlu diberi peluang untuk mentadbir kerajaan pusat bagi lima tahun lagi dengan aman dan tanpa diganggu-gugat secara yang tidak demokratik," katanya. "Begitu juga PRM menyeru BN tidak mengganggu-gugat lima buah kerajaan di peringkat negeri yang kini diperintah oleh Pakatan Rakyat." Hassan berkata partinya percaya kacau-bilau dan huru-hara boleh terjadi jika kerajaan BN yang sah sekarang pilihan rakyat melalui pilihanraya ditumbangkan dengan cara yang tidak demokratik akibat amalan politik berpaling tadah dan lompat-melompat. "Rakyat Malaysia berhak mendapat sebuah kerajaan yang ditadbir oleh parti politik yang berprinsip yang benar-benar mendapat mandat..., bukannya sebuah kerajaan yang ditubuhkan secara pintas dan segera dengan melakukan tindakan seolah rampasan kuasa dari pintu belakang," tambahnya dalam satu kenyataan. "PRM amat yakin amalan politik lompat-melompat untuk cepat berkuasa bukan sahaja bercanggah dengan amalan demokrasi tetapi ia juga menggalakkan amalan korupsi dalam politik dan pada akhirnya ia akan membunuh amalan demokrasi yang baru hendak hidup dan berkembang di negara ini."

Former Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) deputy president Rustam A. Sani passed away

Wednesday April 23, 2008 MYT 3:16:47 PM

Politician, scholar, blogger: Rustam Sani dies (updated)

PETALING JAYA: Former Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) deputy president Rustam A. Sani passed away at his home in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur at 2.30am on Wednesday. He was 64.

The noted academician, newspaper columnist, poet and writer was early to the blogging scene with his Vox Populi and Suara Ku.

He was the vice-president of PRM when it merged with Parti Keadilan Nasional to form Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), which saw him taking up the post of PKR information chief.

Described as one of Malaysia's leading intellectuals, he has served on Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Malaya and the Institute of Strategic and International Studies.

In the late 1980s, he was awarded the prestigious Hadiah Sastera Negara (National Literary Award).

Blogger Anil Netto, in his tribute, noted that Rustam had just completed two books - Failed Nation: Concerns of a Malaysian Nationalist and Social Roots of the Malay Left.

"The book launch was actually scheduled for 26 April. These should be collectors’ items for all concerned Malaysians," Netto wrote.

The funeral will be held this afternoon after Zohor prayers.

KENYATAAN AKHBAR - 23/4/2008

KENYATAAN AKHBAR


Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) menyeru pihak-pihak tertentu di kalangan parti pembangkang, khasnya Pakatan Rakyat supaya menghormati keputusan Pilihanraya Umum ke-12 (PRU12) yang diadakan pada 8hb. Mac 2008 lalu.

Dalam PRU12, Rakyat telah membuat keputusan iaitu Barisan Nasional (BN) diberi mandat untuk membentuk kerajaan pusat Malaysia di peringkat nasional dan di lapan buah negeri di peringkat negeri.

Keputusan PRU12 juga menunjukkan BN telah hilang majorit 2/3 di Parlimen. Parti Rakyat mengalu-alukan keputusan itu kerana ia bermakna suara pembangkang kini lebih lantang dan berkesan diparlimen bagi memainkan peranan memeriksa dan mengimbangi (check and balance).

Bagi PRM, keputusan pilihanraya umum yang baru berlalu itu telah menghasilkan kesan yang positif kepada amalan demokrasi di Malaysia.

Ia adalah keputusan yang dibuat oleh Rakyat Malaysia sendiri dan perlu dihormati oleh semua pihak, sama ada di kalangan BN ataupun Pakatan Rakyat dan parti-parti pembangkang lain.

Kerana itu, Parti Rakyat membantah sebarang usaha yang ingin dilakukan oleh sesetengah pihak yang mahu menumbangkan kerajaan BN yang memerintah di peringkat pusat sekarang dengan cara tidak sah dan tidak beretika iaitu dengan cara menggalakkan ahli-ahli Parlimen BN sama ada di Semenanjung
mahupun di Sabah dan Sarawak berpaling tadah dengan melompat dari BN ke Pakatan Rakyat.

Keputusan PRU12 menunjukkan Rakyat memberi mandate kepada BN terus berkuasa untuk 5 tahun akan datang sehingga pilihanaraya umum ke-13. Jadi PRM berpendapat kerajaan BN perlu diberi peluang untuk mentadbir kerajaan pusat bagi 5 tahun lagi dengan aman dan tanpa diganggu-gugat secara yang tidak demokratis. Begitu juga PRM menyeru BN tidak mengganggu-gugat 5 buah kerajaan di peringkat negeri yang kini diperintah oleh Pakatan Rakyat.

Parti Rakyat percaya akan berlaku kacau bilau dan huru-hara sekiranya kerajaan BN yang sah sekarang yang dipilih Rakyat melalui pilihanraya ditumbangkan dengan cara yang tidak demokratik akibat amalan politik berpaling tadah dan lompat melompat yang cuba diperkenalkan oleh sesetengah pihak di kalangan Pakatan Rakyat.

Rakyat Malaysia berhak mendapat sebuah kerajaan yang ditadbir oleh parti politik yang berprinsip yang benar-benar mendapat mandat Rakyat di dalam pilihanraya umum yang dilakukan secara adil dan telus, bukannya sebuah kerajaan yang ditubuhkan secara pintas dan segera dengan melakukan tindakan seolah rampasan kuasa dari pintu belakang.

PRM amat yakin amalan politik lompat melompat untuk cepat berkuasa bukan sahaja bercanggah dengan amalan demokrasi tetapi ia juga menggalakkan amalan korupsi dalam politik dan pada akhirnya ia akan membunuh amalan demokrasi yang baru hendak hidup dan berkembang di Negara ini selepas PRU12 itu.

Tidak dinafikan parti-parti pembangkang di dalam Pakatan Rakyat, malah Parti Rakyat juga sebagai parti pembangkang berhak untuk menyimpan hasrat untuk berkuasa dan menumbangkan BN dalam pilihanraya umum ke-13 akan datang. Tetapi usaha ke arah itu mesti dibuat secara yang sah bersesuaian dengan amalan demokrasi melalui proses pilihanraya yang bersih, adil dan telus.

Langkah sesetengah pihak yang seperti tidak sabar-sabar untuk berkuasa hatta sanggup menggunakan sistem pancing memancing sehingga ada ahli-ahli parlimen yang tergamak lompat melompat dan berakhir sebuah kerajaan yang sah tumbang hanya akan menjemput malapetaka berlaku di Malaysia dan akhirnya boleh menjadikan Negara kita yang aman dan damai sekarang berubah menjadi seperti apa yang berlaku di sesetengah Negara seperti di Haiti, Nigeria, Timor Leste, Somalia dan banyak lagi.



Hassan Bin Abdul Karim
Presiden Parti Rakyat Malaysia

Bertarikh 23hb April 2008

A FOOLISH QUESTION:- CANDIDATE, WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOU GET ELECTED?

A FOOLISH QUESTION:- CANDIDATE, WHAT WILL YOU DO WHEN YOU GET ELECTED?

The question that is being thrown by many Barisan Nasional candidate, and also some of the voters is “What has the Opposition Candidate Done For the Community?” and “What can the Opposition Candidate do for you if they get elected?”. The Barisan candidate is also quick to list down all the things that the Barisan government has done for the country, the state and the constituency. They always have the difficulty of saying specifically what they are going to do for the area

THE OPPOSITION REPS, IF THEY WIN, CAN ONLY DO THIS….

Now, the truth is that all that any Opposition Member of Parliament or State Legislative person can do for the constituency after he gets elected is to be the people’s representative and Champion – the Wakil Rakyat. He can be that watch-dog in Parliament and outside to ensure that the government of the day is doing the right thing.

The Opposition ‘Wakil Rakyat’ can be out there shout against injustices and highlighting the wrongs being done, and the things not done. That is all. Oh yes, he may also be able to assist the constituents in bringing their problems to the relevant authorities and being the Champion of the people when needed – the service. He can use the media to highlight matters – and this do sometime bring about a speedier response from the authorities.

The Opposition ‘Wakil Rakyat’ cannot get you land or projects, or be able to give you money for this and that, or be able to get you scholarships, etc.

The Opposition Parliamentarian or ADUN only gets his salary and some allowance - there is no multi-million-dollar annual allocation that is given to an Opposition MP or ADUN, which could be utilized for the minor development projects in the constituency. The Barisan Nasional elected representative can reach into his pocket and give RM10,000-00 for this cause or that, whereby that money is really not his personally but money provided to him for just this reason BUT the Opposition representative cannot do so, and sometimes the little that he gives comes from his own pocket.

So, even after getting elected, the Opposition person cannot dole out money and goodies to its constituents – all that a good Opposition elected representative can do is to be a “wakil rakyat” and constantly be vigilant, brave and vocal in standing against injustice and human rights violations.

NOW, IF THE OPPOSITION FORMS THE GOVERNMENT…

Now, if the opposition manages to get more than 50% of the seats in Parliament and/or the State Legislative Assembly, then they will be able to form government and then they can do all those things like getting a bridge build over that river, creating more jobs for the community, providing better schools, abolishing toll and bringing the price of fuel down.

Now the Barisan Nasional party and candidates are going around parading what they have done when they were in power. Honestly speaking, if the DAP or PAS or the Barisan Alternative had been in power, many of the same things would also have been achieved by them (or maybe their achievements may be better.).

HOW WILL IT BE BEING GOVERNED BY THE OPPOSITION COALITION?

Whilst we have no experience of Malaysia being governed by any other party save for some UMNO-led coalition of parties, previously known as the Alliance (Perikatan) and today the Barisan Nasional, we do have states that have been governed by some other political parties – not the Barisan Nasional..

Sabah was governed by the PBS. Trengganu was governed by PAS for 4 years. And of course, there is Kelantan which have been governed by PAS for about 18 years.

Despite being deprived of funds, support and other assistance from the Barisan Nasional controlled Federal Government, these states, when under the Opposition, were well governed,. There was no chaos or ‘failure of government’ or a ‘mass exodus of refugees’ from these States. Life went on as usual – and some say that things were much better with regard to the quality of life.

Kelantan today is the state with the lowest debt, and that is really impressive. Christians in Trengganu finally did finally get churches approved and build during the reign of PAS. In fact, the PAS-led state governments seem to have provided much more assistance to churches, kuils and temples. When one speaks to even a non-Muslim in Kelantan, there is indication they are rather happy with the state of affairs when under PAS rule compared to when they were under the Barisan National.

WHAT WILL I GET IF I VOTE FOR ….

If you vote for someone, not a Barisan National candidate, then you has done so because you believe in check and balance and CHANGE. This is a great deal for it is so much easier to just not to “rock the boat”.

The Prime Minister and the Barisan National has always considered the fact that they have won the elections as a mark of approval of all that they had done over the past – and that is why if you are not happy with things that the Barisan Nasional has been doing , then you must bravely vote against the Barisan Nasional. The Barisan Nasional has never been beaten, and although they only need more than 50% of the seats in Parliament to govern, they have today more than 90% of the seats – and this has made the leadership of the Barisan Nasional arrogant.

Prior 2004, they used water cannons to disperse peaceful protesters – and they got elected. They now use tear gas and water-cannons and will they still get elected. Next they will just start shooting and killing these peaceful protesters – and they may still get elected.

They increased the price of fuel, the price of electricity, the toll charges – and if they still get elected in, for the Barisan National it is taken as that the people agree with what has been done. and thus in that same direction will they continue to move…

The choice is now in the hands of the Malaysian voter:-

- Who must set aside his FEAR,

- Who must set aside the fact that he may have just received land or house, promised projects and maybe even some money by the BN government,

- Who must set aside the possibility that his town may be deprived of some development if the Opposition gets elected,

- Who must just consider the good of the country, its people now and in the future

And then honestly go and cast her vote.

Charles Hector

7^th March 2008

JOHOR: N42 - Johor Jaya

JOHOR: N42 - Johor Jaya Voters: 37,637

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Tan Cher Puk PRM Md Nashir Wahab

Racial Breakdown Malay: 43.50%, Chinese: 48.75%, Indian: 7.25%, Others: 0.50%

JOHOR: N42 - Johor Jaya Voters: 33,299

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Tan Che Puk 19121 15,395 DAP Sey Jock 3726 PKR Low Ching Kuang 1714

Racial Breakdown Malay: 43.5%, Chinese: 48.0%, Indian: 7.8%, Others: 0.8%

JOHOR: N45 - Stulang

JOHOR: N45 - Stulang Voters: 42,685

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Mok Chek Hou PRM Song Sing Kwee DAP Norman Joseph Fernandez

Racial Breakdown Malay: 39.51%, Chinese: 55.26%, Indian: 4.41%, Others: 0.81%

JOHOR: N45 - Stulang Voters: 43,510

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Freddie Long Hoo Hin @ Long AH Hui 22659 16,745 DAP Nrman Joseph Fernandez 5914

Racial Breakdown Malay: 39.4%, Chinese: 54.5%, Indian: 4.9%, Others: 1.2%

SELANGOR: P97 - Selayang

SELANGOR: P97 - Selayang Voters: 79,557

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Lee Li Yew 0 0 PKR William Leong Jee Keen 0 PRM Koh Swe Yong 0

Racial Breakdown Malay: 44.79%, Chinese: 38.24%, Indian: 16.23%, Others: 0.73%

SELANGOR: P97 - Selayang Voters: 71,152

Party Candidate Votes Majority MCA Datuk Chan Kong Choy 36,343 23,226 PKR Koh Swe Yong 13,117

Racial Breakdown Malay: 43.90%, Chinese: 39.00%, Indian: 16.50%, Others: 0.70%

P160 - Johor Bahru

P160 - Johor Bahru Voters: 89,607

Party Candidate Votes Majority UMNO Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad 0 0 PRM Hassan Karim 0

Racial Breakdown Malay: 50.93%, Chinese: 43.87%, Indian: 4.72%, Others: 0.48%

JOHOR: P160 - Johor Bahru Voters: 91,108

Party Candidate Votes Majority UMNO Datuk Shahrir Ab Samad 54,073 46,792 PAS Atan Ahmad 7,281

Racial Breakdown Malay: 49.90%, Chinese: 43.90%, Indian: 5.30%, Others: 0.90%

BERNAMA: Five Johor Ministers Locked In Straight Fights

February 24, 2008 23:02 PM

Five Johor Ministers Locked In Straight Fights

JOHOR BAHARU, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- Five ministers from Johor are locked in straight fights in their quest to defend their seats.

Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said was the only minister who had won the Pengerang parliamentary seat unopposed for the second consecutive time.

Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister and Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will face Islamic preacher Razali Jamil of PAS.

Education Minister and Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein is challenged by Kluang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Lee Sang for the Sembrong parliamentary seat.

Housing and Local Minister and MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, who switched from Tanjong Piai to Kulai, is facing DAP's newcomer Ng Pack Siong.

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar, who was returned unopposed in Kota Tinggi in 2004, is locking horns with Johor PAS Youth chief, Onn Jaafar, while Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin is crossing swords with unheralded Md Rizan Mohd Saman of PKR for the Pasir Gudang seat.

Menteri Besar and Johor BN chief Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, who will defend the Serom state seat, will face an unknown Rusman Kemin of PAS.

Johor has 26 parliamentary and 56 state seats.

BN is contesting in all 26 parliamentary seats, PAS (11), PKR (7) DAP (6) and Parti Rakyat Malaysia (1).

It has also fielded candidates in all 56 state seats, PAS (33), DAP (12), PKR (10) and PRM (2).

All parliamentary and state seats will see straight fights except for the Stulang state seat where BN's Mok Chek Hou will be up against DAP and PRM candidates.

-- BERNAMA

Khaled ditentang peniaga gerai makanan

Khaled ditentang peniaga gerai makanan

JOHOR BAHRU 24 Feb. - Menteri Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin, 50, ditentang oleh seorang peniaga gerai makanan, Md. Rizan Mohd. Saman, 58, di kerusi Parlimen Pasir Gudang pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12.

Beliau yang merupakan penyandang kerusi itu manakala Md. Rizan daripada Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) diumumkan sebagai calon selepas tiada bantahan terhadap kertas pencalonan mereka.

Selain itu, calon BN, Tan Chek Puk, 47, ditentang oleh calon Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) yang juga peniaga, Md. Nasir Wahab, 51, bagi merebut kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Johor Jaya.

Seorang lagi calon BN, M. Munusamy, 59, dicabar oleh seorang usahawan, Syed Othman Abdullah, 39, daripada Pas untuk kerusi DUN Permas.

Pegawai Pengurus Pilihan Raya kawasan itu, Datuk Abu Bakar Ahmad berkata, Khaled adalah calon pertama menyerahkan kertas penamaan pada pukul 9.02 pagi, diikuti Md. Rizan kira-kira 10 minit kemudian.

"Selepas proses penerimaan kertas penamaan calon tamat pukul 10 pagi dan ia tidak dibantah selepas kertas itu dipamerkan selama satu jam, maka tiada sebarang pencalonan ditolak untuk bertanding pada pilihan raya umum 8 Mac ini," katanya pada majlis penamaan calon Parlimen Pasir Gudang di Dewan Serbaguna Johor Jaya, di sini hari ini.

Khaled ketika ditemui berkata, calon-calon BN mempunyai kelebihan kerana menggabungkan tiga kaum iaitu Melayu, Cina dan India berbanding parti pembangkang yang hanya diwakili satu kaum.

"Calon BN benar-benar menunjukkan komposisi kaum yang mewakili masyarakat, tetapi parti pembangkang langsung tidak mengambil kira perkara itu sedangkan elemen itu amat penting untuk negara maju dan membangun," katanya.

Beliau berkata, para pemimpin BN menunjukkan rekod yang baik berkhidmat di kawasan Pasir Gudang dan disebabkan itu tiada masalah untuk mereka menang.

"Parti pembangkang dikatakan akan menggunakan isu kenaikan harga barang dan minyak, tetapi itu sesuatu yang difahami oleh rakyat bahawa ia adalah fenomena global yang turut dihadapi oleh masyarakat antarabangsa," katanya.

Sementara itu, Md. Rizan yang berasal dari Bota, Perak dan lebih 30 tahun menetap di Johor Bahru berkata, peluang untuk memenangi kerusi tersebut tetap ada walaupun kawasan itu adalah kubu kuat BN.

"Insya-Allah kami boleh menang walaupun saya tidak cakap peluang kami sebanyak 100 peratus," katanya yang pertama kali bertanding pada pilihan raya.

Terdahulu lebih 1,000 penyokong BN dan hampir 300 penyokong parti pembangkang berarak membawa calon masing-masing ke pusat penamaan calon.

Bila PRM ukur baju ikut...

Bila PRM ukur baju ikut...

KEPUTUSAN Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) meletakkan dua calon bertanding Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) dan satu calon di Parlimen Johor Bahru pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12 wajar dihormati.

Namun apabila Setiausaha Agung PRM, S. K. Song meletakkan sasaran hendak ‘mencuri’ salah satu kerusi DUN yang ditandinginya iaitu Stulang dan Johor Jaya, rasanya dunia hendak terbalik!

Cukuplah jika PRM mahu meletakkan calon tetapi janganlah terlalu ghairah mahu mendapat kerusi kerana satu dunia tahu Johor kubu Barisan Nasional (BN) paling utuh.

Apa pun, segalanya boleh berlaku.

Mana tahu peristiwa calon Pas menang kerusi DUN Senggarang disebabkan kesilapan teknikal calon BN pada Pilihan Raya Umum 2004 boleh berlaku kepada calon PRM.

PRM to stay out of Skudai to give DAP a better chance

Saturday February 23, 2008

PRM to stay out of Skudai to give DAP a better chance

JOHOR BARU: Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) will not contest the Skudai state seat to prove its sincerity in not spoiling DAP's chances in the elections.

Secretary-general S.K. Song said the move also proved that he had not been taking money from Barisan Nasional to “sabotage” DAP by fielding candidates in seats they were contesting.

“I hope that state DAP chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau will win in Skudai,” he said, adding that PRM would also help DAP win.

Song said the decision was made after a meeting among opposition parties on Thursday which also reached a consensus that PAS be allowed to contest the Permas state seat and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) the Gelang Patah parliamentary seat.

However, Song announced that he would contest the Stulang state seat.

“I am confident of winning 51% of the votes.

“I was born in Johor Baru and I want to contest there,” he told a press conference here yesterday.

On state DAP vice chairman Norman Fernandez's request that PRM not contest in Stulang, Song said DAP had no right to make such a demand.

“They say that if I stay out, they have a better chance but I can also ask them to stay out,” he said.

Song also announced that PRM national chairman Hassan Karim would contest the Johor Baru parliamentary seat while the party’s state committee member Nasir AB Wahab would vie for the Johor Jaya state seat.

On Thursday, Fernandez issued a statement slamming PRM for sabotaging DAP’s chances in the Stulang and Skudai state seats by putting candidates there.

Fernandez said yesterday he was happy with PRM's decision.

Song: DAP fears good leaders

Friday February 22, 2008

Song: DAP fears good leaders

JOHOR BARU: The withdrawal of Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan is just another result of the DAP leaders’ insecurity and their fear of capable people, says former Johor DAP chairman S.K. Song.

“The leaders have a way of marginalising those who are capable and in forcing them out.

“Many party leaders have become victims but I cannot give the names,” said Song, who was state DAP chief for 20 years and is now Parti Rakyat Malaysia secretary-general.

In the DAP, he said, leaders could become candidates without having grassroots support, citing the case of a party leader’s son who was expected to be a candidate in the general election.

On Sunday, Fong told reporters that the internal developments in Perak DAP had made it impossible for her to continue serving the people.

On a statement by former DAP leader Wee Choo Keong warning DAP national chairman Karpal Singh to be careful as he, too, could be marginalised, Song said:

“He will never be marginalised as he and (DAP adviser) Lim Kit Siang scratch each other’s back. Furthermore, he is not a Chinese, therefore he is no danger to Kit Siang,” he said.

On Wee naming him as one of those who were marginalised, Song said:

“I was never marginalised because I stepped down as the state chairman on my own accord. I was not happy with the way the party was run.”

Song said PRM’s intention was to deny Barisan Nasional a two-third majority.

“We are targeting Stulang, Permas, Johor Jaya and Skudai state seats as well as Johor Baru and Gelang Patah parliamentary seats.

“We will accept changes for the good of the opposition but we must also make our stand,” he said, adding that the party aimed to win at least one seat.

"...There should be more Malaysians."

ELECTION 2008: PRM struggles on in Johor

By : Shannon Teoh (NST Online)

JOHOR BARU: "The trouble is there are too many Malays. Too many Chinese. Too many Indians. Too many Kadazans. There should be more Malaysians."

Quotes like this -- and this in particular, in criticism of what he believes to be deliberate polarisation -- are not uncommon from the lips of Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) secretary-general Song Sing Kwee.

Established in 1955 but not once elected in 40 years, the party is left trading in ideological messages.

With around 12,000 members today in its home state of Johor, Song's definition of PRM as a "small party" is an understatement to say the least.

His description of PRM's pre-election activities as "mainly to get more members and complaining about the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB)" is telling of how much influence the party has lost since its 1960s heyday.
Part of the Socialist Front, which dominated local council elections then, the abolition of council elections at the end of the 1960s basically pulled the rug from under its feet.

Its name change to Parti Socialist Rakyat Malaysia in the 1970s also did more harm than good as public mistrust in socialism and its apparent connection to communism was then at its height.

By the time it reverted to PRM in 1989, it was a case of too little too late.

"Even our logo was a problem. People didn't like the gaur because it looked like the symbol for communism in Indonesia. But we find no necessity to change that.

"The logic is if people voted for logos, we could just have looked for a nice logo and won the elections," said Song.

Song, formerly a Maharani (now Bentayan) state assemblyman in his earlier years with the DAP, insisted the party remained relevant today, pointing out that no candidate had lost his deposit in the 2004 general election.

"People still recognise us. After 50 years, we have history and diehard members. I believe PRM will survive but after this election, Parti Keadilan Rakyat will be on the verge of collapse," Song said, revealing more than a hint of bitterness on what was "not a merger".

Discussions beginning in 2001 to merge the then Parti Keadilan Nasional with PRM resulted in a schism that saw around 20 top officials of PRM joining PKR but others abstaining from what Song believed to be a naive move to form a larger party by ignoring PRM's history.

"I was disappointed. Why should socialists mix with capitalists? It's anathema."

Song and his compatriots continued to lobby for better governance, claiming, for example, that MBJB officers were not protecting the interests of the people and were disbursing public funds according to their whims and fancies.

"I just heard someone say JB stands for 'Jalan Ber-lubang'."

Song himself will be running for the Johor Baru parliamentary seat and in a state seat and admits that it is a "near impossible task" to win

Despite what must seem a losing battle, the 68-year-old Song declared that he was optimistic.

ELECTION 2008: PRM struggles on in Johor

2008/02/19

ELECTION 2008: PRM struggles on in Johor

By : Shannon Teoh

JOHOR BARU: "The trouble is there are too many Malays. Too many Chinese. Too many Indians. Too many Kadazans. There should be more Malaysians."

Quotes like this -- and this in particular, in criticism of what he believes to be deliberate polarisation -- are not uncommon from the lips of Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) secretary-general Song Sing Kwee.

Established in 1955 but not once elected in 40 years, the party is left trading in ideological messages.

With around 12,000 members today in its home state of Johor, Song's definition of PRM as a "small party" is an understatement to say the least.

His description of PRM's pre-election activities as "mainly to get more members and complaining about the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB)" is telling of how much influence the party has lost since its 1960s heyday.
Part of the Socialist Front, which dominated local council elections then, the abolition of council elections at the end of the 1960s basically pulled the rug from under its feet.



Its name change to Parti Socialist Rakyat Malaysia in the 1970s also did more harm than good as public mistrust in socialism and its apparent connection to communism was then at its height.



By the time it reverted to PRM in 1989, it was a case of too little too late.

"Even our logo was a problem. People didn't like the gaur because it looked like the symbol for communism in Indonesia. But we find no necessity to change that.

"The logic is if people voted for logos, we could just have looked for a nice logo and won the elections," said Song.

Song, formerly a Maharani (now Bentayan) state assemblyman in his earlier years with the DAP, insisted the party remained relevant today, pointing out that no candidate had lost his deposit in the 2004 general election.

"People still recognise us. After 50 years, we have history and diehard members. I believe PRM will survive but after this election, Parti Keadilan Rakyat will be on the verge of collapse," Song said, revealing more than a hint of bitterness on what was "not a merger".

Discussions beginning in 2001 to merge the then Parti Keadilan Nasional with PRM resulted in a schism that saw around 20 top officials of PRM joining PKR but others abstaining from what Song believed to be a naive move to form a larger party by ignoring PRM's history.

"I was disappointed. Why should socialists mix with capitalists? It's anathema."

Song and his compatriots continued to lobby for better governance, claiming, for example, that MBJB officers were not protecting the interests of the people and were disbursing public funds according to their whims and fancies.

"I just heard someone say JB stands for 'Jalan Ber-lubang'."

Song himself will be running for the Johor Baru parliamentary seat and in a state seat and admits that it is a "near impossible task" to win

Despite what must seem a losing battle, the 68-year-old Song declared that he was optimistic.

Parti Rakyat Malaysia (From Wikipedia)

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The Malaysian People's Party (PRM, Parti Rakyat Malaysia in Malay) is a Malaysian political party. Parti Rakyat means People's Party in Malay.

Parti Rakyat was one of the oldest political parties in Malaysia. It was founded by Ahmad Boestaman and other independent fighters in November 11, 1955. Inspired by independent struggle in Indonesia led by Sukarno, the party in its formative years subscribe to a Pan-Malay/Indonesia nationalism. Unlike its contemporary UMNO (which later became the ruling party until today), Parti Rakyat demanded total independent from British colonialism.

In the 50s and 60s, Parti Rakyat forged a coalition with Parti Buruh (Labour Party) known as Socialist Front which dominated the local councils in Peninsular Malaysia. The growing power of the left resulted heavy crackdown by the UMNO government. In 1963, soon after the outbreak of the Konfrontasi between Malaya and Indonesia, the Alliance government began yet another massive round up of politicians and activists among the opposition. Among those arrested and detained were Ahmad Boestaman (president of PRM), Ishak Haji Muhammad (president of PBM), Abdul Aziz Ishak (head of GERAM), Datuk Kampo Radjo (later the president of PRM), Tan Kai Hee, Tan Hock Hin, Dr. Rajakumar, Hasnul Hadi, Tajuddin Kahar and hundreds of others.

The Socialist Front eventually dissolved under strong state repression. When racial riot broke out in 1969, the ruling UMNO consolidated its grip and local council election was abolished. Parti Rakyat lost it prominence in parliamentary politics. In 1970s, under a new leadership of Kassim Ahmad, a university professional, Parti Rakyat adopted a more radical socialist ideology. Party constituition was amended and renamed Parti Sosialis Rakyat Malaysia (PSRM) or Malaysian People's Socialist Party. Despite the transformation, PSRM failed to make inroad in parliamentary election. Its socialist outfit provided the state an excuse for more repression. Many of its leaders continued to be arrested and detained under ISA. The president, Kassim Ahmad himself was detained.

In early 1980s Datuk Kampo Radjo, former Selangor EXCO member was elected as the President. In late 1980s, the party elected a new leadership included Dr Syed Husin Ali as president and Dr Sanusi Osman as secretary general. Both were a well respected university professors, and they were terminated from their university career under Malaysian repressive law.

The congress of PSRM in 1989 reverted its name to the original Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM). In 1990 general election, PRM collaborated with other opposition parties to form an alliance known as Gagasan Rakyat (People's Alliance). It was a major attempt to break the UMNO-led ruling coalition. The alliance successfully reduced the ruling parties dominance, but PRM failed again to win any seat.

During the outbreak of Reformasi, the newly formed Parti Keadilan Nasional led by sacked Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim began to explore the possibility of merger between the two parties. However the merger was delayed by the refusal of the authorities. The two parties only officially merged in August 3, 2003. As a result of the merger, the party is now known as Parti Keadilan Rakyat Malaysia (People's Justice Party).

However a few leaders of Parti Rakyat Malaysia disagreed to be merged into the new entity. On 17 April, 2005, Parti Rakyat Malaysia members who are against merger held a National Congress in Johor Bahru and elected a new leadership to carry on the struggle of the party.

Selatan: PRM putus bertanding atas tiket sendiri

Selatan: PRM putus bertanding atas tiket sendiri

JOHOR BAHRU: Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-12 akan menyaksikan kemunculan semula logo kepala seladang yang menjadi kebanggaan Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) apabila parti yang diasaskan pejuang kemerdekaan itu mengambil keputusan untuk bertanding dalam sekurang-kurangnya lima kerusi atas tiket PRM.

Presidennya, Hassan Karim, berkata PRM tidak akan lagi meletakkan calon yang bertanding menentang Barisan Nasional menggunakan logo Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) seperti yang berlaku pada Pilihan Raya Umum 2004 dan yakin logo seladang itu akan membawa kemenangan.

Katanya, meskipun ahli berdaftar PRM hanya sekitar 30,000 di seluruh negara dengan beberapa cabang cawangan, termasuk di Melaka, Selangor, Pahang, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Kedah, PRM masih menerima penghormatan daripada parti pembangkang lain.

"PRM tahu, kami belum mampu membentuk kerajaan tetapi dengan kemenangan calon di setiap kerusi yang ditandingi akan memberi keseimbangan dalam pergerakan perlembagaan kerajaan Malaysia.

"Kami adalah parti pembangkang yang bertanggungjawab dan memberi kritikan membina kepada kerajaan bagi memastikan pengurusan kerajaan berjalan dengan adil dan betul," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini, kelmarin.

Katanya, PRM sudah bersiap sedia dengan jentera penggerak pilihan raya dan senarai calon akan diumumkan sehari sebelum hari penamaan calon.

Beliau berkata, PRM sudah cukup dikenali di selatan tanah air terutama di bandar raya ini menerusi logo seladang dan rakyat Johor tidak prejudis terhadap parti itu.

"Kita akan menerangkan kepada rakyat menerusi manifesto PRM bahawa perjuangan yang kami bawa tertera jelas dalam logo seladang itu.

“Seladang adalah binatang yang tidak boleh dicucuk hidungnya, mereka bergerak dalam kumpulan secara bekerjasama dan tabiat seladang jantan ialah berkawal ketika seladang betina dan anaknya tidur.

"Begitu juga perjuangan kami dan PRM berjuang berasaskan keperluan rakyat tempatan, apatah lagi seladang hanya ada di negara nusantara iaitu Malaysia dan Indonesia," katanya.

Beliau berkata, antara kerusi yang mungkin ditandingi PRM adalah Parlimen Selayang dan Johor Bahru serta Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Permas Jaya, Johor Jaya dan Stulang.