KiniTV: Join the TPP conversation at TPPDebate.org

The Malaysia Environmental Sustainability Youth Movements has launched a website at TPPDebate.org as a platform for Malaysians of all ages, colour and creed to voice their opinions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Act (TPPA), whether they are supportive or against the act.

According to the project administrator Leonardo Losoviz, the information gathered from this project will be handed over to some members of parliament prior to the special sitting later this month to address the controversial free trade agreement.

Nanyang Siang Pau 南洋商报：社运分子创设‧供各造表态 TPPDebate.org针砭跨协

（吉隆坡16日讯）随着跨太平洋伙伴关系协定（TPPA）内容于上月5日公开后，我国是否要签署跨协成关注课题，为了让人民有反映看法和意见的平台，社运分子设立TPPDebate.org，让各组织和人民都能表达各自立场。

该网站的设立者与2013年设立商讨环境课题的MESYM.com网站团队相同，希望通过该网站的设立，让组织和个人都能发表立场，推动人们就跨协利弊辩论和对谈，同时收集赞同或反对的数据。
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The Edge TV: Web portal launched to promote public debate about the TPP

In the run up to debate about Trans-Pacific Partnership in parliament in January, the Malaysia Environmental Sustainability Youth Movement has launched a web platform, TPPDebate.org to encourage public debate about TPP. An anti-TPPA movement says issues affecting public interest within the TPP agreement text should be further discussed. However, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs says Malaysians should not reject it just because of certain contents within the text.

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Sinchew Daily 星洲日报：網站設平台‧讓網民辯論TPP

（吉隆坡16日訊）由非營利單位設立的跨太平洋夥伴關係（TPP）協議辯論平台（TPPDebate.com）今日正式推介，提供平台讓網民留言辯論TPP課題。

該網頁負責人里奧納多表示，每一位用戶都可以在網頁上針對TPP課題發表留言，並選擇“支持”、“中立”及“反對”TPP的立場，有關立場事後可以更改。

他說，用戶可以選擇作為個人用戶或團體代表。
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Anadolu Agency (Turkey): Malaysians launch Trans-Pacific pact debate website

Public can voice opinions, concerns on platform visible to lawmakers before regional trade pact presented to parliament

The launch of TPPDebate.org on Wednesday came five weeks before the final agreement – a regional trade pact with the United States – is presented to Malaysia’s parliament to win the approval of lawmakers before its signing.

Dr. Jun-E Tan, the website’s developer, told a media briefing Wednesday that TPPDebate.org provides a neutral ground for both sides of the debate to raise arguments backed by facts and figures on how Malaysia and its citizens will be affected by the TPP.
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Malaysiakini: Confused about TPPA? Meet the couple who try to cut the clutter

Are you confused about the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA)? Can’t make heads or tails out of the intimidating 6,350-page document?

A husband-and-wife team found themselves in this situation about a month ago, and decided to do something about it.
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