Forum to be held on 21 September in commemoration of the 18th Anniversary of Sahabat Rakyat [Updated Title of speeches of panel speakers on 14 & 16 Sep]

Forum to be held on 21 September 

in commemoration of the 18th Anniversary of Sahabat Rakyat

Media statement Sahabat Rakyat dated 16 August 2019 

[Updated title of speeches of panel speakers on 14 & 16 Sep]

人民之友成立18周年纪念
9月21日举办专题论坛

Sahabat Rakyat will be organising “Mahathir returns to power after regime change in the 14th General Election, A progression or regression of the democratic reform movement?” forum cum buffet in commemoration of our 18th Anniversary. The following 4 experts have accepted the invitation to become our panel speakers and below are the tile of their speeches:

• PH & Tun Mahathir’s UMNO Era Divisive Racial Policies & Politics in ‘Preserving’ B75 Indian Poor in Malay-sia Baru by P. Uthayakumar, Leader of Hindraf 2.0
• Mahathir Returns to Power – Does it Matter? by Siti Kasim, Human rights lawyer
• Half-baked Reform in the Shadow of Feudalism and Authoritarianism: Pakatan Harapan Missed Opportunities by Josh Hong, Freelance writer and commentator
• Democratic Movement is the Best Way to To Keep Dr Mahathir in Check by Lum Chih Feng, Media worker and commentator

All 4 panel speakers will present papers, deliver speeches and answer questions on the theme of the forum. After the event, we will also be uploading the paper and video of the speeches of the panel speakers to Sahabat Rakyat blog(sahabatrakyatmy.blogspot.com) as reference material for the public. Through this forum, we hope to inspire more leaders of democratic parties, organisations, scholars and peoples of all walks of life to make more contribution to the democratic reform movement of our country.

Particulars of the event are as follows:

Date: 21 September 2019 (Saturday)

Time: 2:00pm – 5:30pm 

Venue: Cathay Restaurant Kulai, Johor 

Buffet will start upon the completion of the forum, concurrent with the sharing session. We welcome all who are concerned with the political developments in Malaysia to attend this event and join the buffet meal. (Admission is free, but please register in advance so that we can make necessary arrangement for food. If you are interested, please fill in https://forms.gle/SWbjEaiwNikEUiKF6 or contact person in charge below) 

9 September - Published the English rendition of an article of value for reference

On 9 September this year (the actual day of our anniversary), we had published an English rendition of the "Probing into the sufferings of Singapore's left-wing labour movement in the 1960s (Part II)" originally written in Chinese by Chng Min Oh, a former trade union leader in Singapore on Sahabat Rakyat blog, as a gift of our anniversary. This English rendition was translated by personnel delegated by the Secretariat of Sahabat Rakyat. This article provides a historical lesson learned about the destruction bore from within of the anti-colonial independence movement of the people of Malaya and Singapore plotted by the enemy, and constitutes revelatory reference material to the realistic issues that this coming forum is probing into.

Sahabat Rakyat is an ideological exchange platform that focuses on promoting democratic human rights movement in our country. All committee members of Sahabat Rakyat are volunteers. We adhere to the stance of being independent and autonomous, we adopt the principle of being self-reliant, thrifty and hard work, and strive to promote the development of the democratic human rights movement toward the right direction. We welcome those who are generous hearted to sponsor this event and other work that we carry out. For those who are interested to sponsor, please contact:

（1）Choo Shinn Chei 017-7721511

（2）Cheng Lee Whee 012-7177187

（3）Ngo Jian Yee 013-7778320