Petition: Cancel Unjust 1-Semester Suspension for Lee Song Yong

ASA member DEMA (Malaysia Youth and Students Democratic Movement) is presently holding a campaign for Lee Song Yong, a student from the Universiti Putra Malaysia  who was unjustly suspended by the university administration for allegedly challenging the school’s security.
On December 14, they will submit a joint memorandum to the Malaysian minister on higher education demanding [...]

Malaysia: Tuition Raids Affect Students

The tuition schools in Malaysia are experiencing a clampdown as Malaysian police stake out, harass and intimidate tuition teachers.
Recent reports of police raids and harassment have caused teachers to back out and go back in the said schools. This has affected the performance of students in schools.
You can read a news report in the news [...]

Stop Crackdown on Refugees in Malaysia

Another crackdown in Malaysia ensued as Myanmese refugees registered with the UNHCR (The UN Refugee Agency) in the said country were arrested and treated inhumanely by elements of the Malaysian police.
The Myanmar Ethnic Rohingyas Human Rights Organization Malaysia (MERHROM), a friend organization of ASA members in both Thailand and Burma, has released a statement exposing [...]