When UKM issued Ramasamy warning letters

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The former Penang deputy chief minister recalls the time the university he once lectured in was allegedly unhappy with his criticisms of the then prime minister, and treatment of labourers.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/20/when-ukm-issued-ramasamy-warning-letters/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #PRamasamy #UKM #WarningLetter

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00:00Former Penang Deputy Chief Minister P. Ramasamy recalled receiving a few warning letters from

00:08Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia when he was a lecturer there decades ago.

00:13Ramasamy, who criticised UKM's recent circular prohibiting its staff from issuing statements

00:19on government policies, said the university had acted on complaints when they issued him

00:25the warning letters. He said he received one or two warning letters when he wrote articles

00:31critical of the government and leadership, especially former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir

00:36Mohamad. He was also warned for being openly critical about the treatment of plantation

00:42workers in the country and for accusing the government and employers of being in cahoots

00:47to offer these workers a raw deal. He revealed that UKM disapproved of his involvement in pro-labour

00:54activities outside campus, particularly at plantations in Pahang, Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.

01:02Though he was not dismissed, he said he was not offered an extension after retiring in May 2005.

01:10UKM's circular, which barred its staff from making public statements critical of the government,

01:15made its rounds on social media. Although a UKM source confirmed the authenticity of the circular,

01:21the university denied it had imposed such a ban.

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