Asia

Interview with socialist Hong Kong legislator, "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung.

Charges have been dropped against eleven of the fourteen people charged with "unlawful assembly" during protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Hong Kong last month.

One year on: where is the relief?

The massive demo on 4 December 2005 for universal suffrage has shaken the government of Donald Tsang and his puppetmasters in the central government.

Worsening misery for tsunami people. A socialist world more necessary than ever

The turnout – of between 150,000 and a quarter of a million – exceeded even the organisers’ expectations.

One of the biggest demonstrations in Hong Kong was held on Sunday 4 December.

Interview by Ron Groves, a Socialist Party member (England and Wales) recently on a visit there

December trade meeting has “fiasco” written all over it

But victory of communalist candidate poses danger for working class

Low turnout poll ‘elects’ new reactionary parliament

Reply to article in The Observer (UK).

Pro-capitalist presidential winner will not bring peace and better living conditions

Only left party to challenge attack on right of Tamils to vote

A socialist programme for workers and the oppressesd

Socialist Movement members achieve impressive votes

Private hospitals demand money before health

“An opportunity to alert Chinese workers”

Socialist candidate’s “red three-wheeler” makes history

Photographs of USP members campaigning on ’Nomination Day’

Until recently China was seen as the main economic lifeline for world capitalism.

Lessons of the Pakistan Telecoms Company Ltd (PTCL) Union Action Committee betrayal of strike

For workers’ unity across ethnic and religious divides

Fifty million workers take action against privatisation

Sri Lanka is experiencing one of its deepest-ever crises. Since the new millennium began, there have been four major elections in this country. Many of Sri Lanka’s workers and down-trodden people are faced with a […]

“An inspiring event”

Every day 8 rape cases are reported but for every case reported there are two that go unreported in Pakistan

"Socialism is alive and kicking, and it has a world to win" Clare Doyle, CWI, Malaysia, Thursday 15 September 2005 History was made in Kuala Lumpur last weekend, when over 700 people poured into the […]

The Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has gained an unexpected overwhelming victory in the elections on Sunday 11 September.

Trade Union Rights Campaign statement

Nothing has changed under Musharraf

The ‘liberal-democratic’ political system of the Philippines is in freefall.

125 trade unionists and political activists pay rich tribute to the historic struggle of PTCL Workers.

More than 100 Trade Union and Political Leaders attend trade union rights conference

Sri Lanka is going through an unprecedented crisis, not only because of the murder of Foreign Minister Kadirgarmar last week, but also the failure of the capitalist government to meet the present challenges.

Last week a heavy cloud of pollution engulfed parts of Malaysia.

Medium-sized rallies are being organised on an almost daily basis in the Philippines with the aim of driving the pro-US President Arroyo from power.

More than 120 trade union activists and leaders of different trade unions attended a meeting organised by Trade Union Rights Campaign in the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited Colony in Islamabad on 13 July.

A reply to the distortions of ‘Class Struggle’

The people in Sri Lanka who lost everything in the tsunami disaster of 26 December are still left with nothing.

Employees’ Union leaders sign deal but workers still oppose privatisation

Rising communalist tide – A warning to the working class

Berlin, Ireland, London and Stokholm. See report.

Regime uses ‘sticks and carrots’ to try to force through privatisation

Following the recent military crackdown against striking telecom workers in Pakistan (see separate report on this site, ‘Strike remains solid, as one union leadership betrays struggle’), new protests were organised at Pakistan embassies and consulates, […]

Report from Daily Times Pakistan. Appeal letter. Press release.

Government starts military crackdown as it announces unilateral date for privatisation of Pakistan Telecommunications

The stakes have been raised sharply in the battle between Pakistan’s telecommunications workers and the Musharraf government over the question of the privatisation of the industry.