Parti Sosialis Malaysia Archives

Period 1996-2011
Total size   0.37 m.
ConsultationRestricted
Closed: minutes and party documents before 1998 (SPF), minutes 1998 till 2006, PSM Congress documents (1st Congress till 12th Congress), internal party discussion and Vanguard Issues
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History

The Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM), also known as the Socialist Party of Malaysia, was formed officially in 1998, but had its forerunner organizations like Alaigal, Community Development Centre (CDC) and Suara Warga Pertiwi (SWP); after the Malaysian General Election in 1995 there was an attempt to form a new left-wing political party by organizations and groups involved in drafting a Socialist Party constitution, called the Socialist Popular Front (SPF); the resulting PSM was officially launched as a political party on the eve of Labour Day, 1998; the Malaysian federal government refused to recognize PSM, however, and rejected PSM's application to register as a political party, on the grounds that PSM was a threat to national security; two adherents of PSM were elected to parliament; in June 2008, the PSM obtained approval from the Home Ministry to register as a political party after a ten-year battle which included a protracted lawsuit against the government.

Content

Minutes of the meetings of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia 1996-2003; documents on congresses of the PSM 2000-2010; documents on the congress 'Socialism Malaysia 2008. 21st century socialism' in New Era College, Kajang 7-9 November 2008; minutes and party documents of the Socialist Popular Front 1996-1998; documentation 2000-2011.