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How to Stop Cars and Win Enemies

Monday, February 18th, 2008

By Farish A. Noor
When it comes to dealing with the grouses of the Malaysian public – many of which happen to be legitimate, mind you – it would seem that the benighted leaders of our blessed country have read every single page of the stupid book.
We recall the period when we, the Malaysian public […]

Posted in Farish Noor, Good Governance, Hindraf, Human Rights | 22 Comments »

Release Dr. Basmullah immediately as he has paid over RM21,000 fine with 16 days’ jail

Sunday, February 3rd, 2008

In asking the medical fraternity not to blame him for the jailing of Dr. Basmullah Yusom who failed to register his clinic under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act (PHFSA) 1998, former Health Minister, Datuk Seri Dr. Chua Soi Lek is guilty of a grave injustice to Dr. Baharom.
Chua said the PHFSA […]

Posted in Health, Human Rights | 45 Comments »

You can’t even tell the government that prices are high!

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

by TT
nowdays in malaysia, the rakyat can’t even tell the government that prices of goods in malaysia is high!.. the government is paranoid!…
approx more than 50 people arrested for a peaceful gathering… indian lady was pushed, hit a pole and punched… people wearing bersih t-shirt arrested… man with 2 ’special children’ with a baby pram […]

Posted in Good Governance, Human Rights | 49 Comments »

Postmortem on Hindraf rally (1)

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

By Helen Ang
The authorities are now intimidating Hindraf donors. And Samy Vellu was in India, saying everything’s hunky-dory, defending his Umno bosses. While civil society here is grappling still with the ramifications of the Nov 25 rally.
You may recall that Haris Ibrahim and Nat Tan were the two opinion shapers in cyberspace advancing antipodal […]

Posted in Hindraf, Human Rights, Indians | 25 Comments »

The limits of democracy and individualism

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

by Dr. Azly Rahman
(Part 3 of the speech to Malaysian and Indonesian Muslim students of North America and Canada, Washington DC, December 2007.)

I begin with two familiar quotes:
“A life unexamined is not worth living,” said Socrates.
“Work hard as if you are to live forever, devote your beingness to the Creator as if you are […]

Posted in Azly Rahman, Human Rights | 2 Comments »

PM should overrule Johari and rescind Internal Security Ministry order to HERALD

Monday, December 24th, 2007

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi should overrule Internal Security Deputy Minister, Datuk Johari Baharum and rescind the Internal Security Ministry order to Herald, the Catholic weekly to discontinue the Bahasa Malaysia section, so that Christmas Day this year will not be celebrated under a cloud of burgeoning religious intolerance and constitutional […]

Posted in Constitution, Human Rights, Religion | 55 Comments »

PM/IGP - heed Nazrin/Musa, respect Constitution and allow peaceful demonstrations

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, all Cabinet Ministers and the Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan should give serious heed to the advice by the Raja Muda of Perak, Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah that “the desire to maintain public order should not be an excuse for never allowing peaceful assemblies” […]

Posted in Human Rights, nation building | 13 Comments »

Remove the “national security” straightjacket!

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007

by Azly Rahman
“Work with me …. not for me”
— Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who ruled for 22 years, once spoke about the nine challenges called ‘The Way Forward-Vision’, said […]

Posted in Azly Rahman, General, Human Rights, nation building | 12 Comments »

Why does the BN government choose to do the wrong things almost all the time?

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

by Loh Meng Kow
Zainuddin, the Minister of (dis) Information said the government rejected the concept of democracy promoted by the West, with street demonstrations being part of the democratic process. “Have the countries with frequent street demonstrations managed to achieve the prosperity and stability that we enjoy? Most of these countries are mired in […]

Posted in General, Human Rights, Letters | 47 Comments »

New list for ISA arrests - Ops Lalang 2 in the works?

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Is Operation Lalang 2 in the works with the warning yesterday by the Deputy Internal Security Minister, Datuk Mohd Johari Baharum of more Internal Security Act (ISA) arrests and that the police had submitted another list of names for ISA arrests?
In giving the warning in Jitra yesterday, which was given front-page headlines by […]

Posted in Human Rights | 35 Comments »

PM-Indian NGOs meeting - utter failure of MIC and Samy, reduced to silent observer/note-taker

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

The promise by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to look into the plight of the Indian community after meeting with 14 Indian NGOs yesterday is proof of the legitimacy of the grievances of long-standing political, economic, educational, social, cultural and religious marginalization of the Malaysian Indians and the Nov. 25 Hindraf gathering […]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Hindraf, Human Rights, Indians | 31 Comments »

ISA detention of Hindraf five most deplorable

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

The invocation of the Internal Security Act (ISA) to arrest five Hindraf leaders is most deplorable and marks another violation of the pledge by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to promote democracy, uphold human rights and defend the rule of law.
This is because the infamous detention-without-trial Internal Security Act is the […]

Posted in Human Rights, Indians | 448 Comments »

Its hard to listen to the people while you gas them in the face.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

By Farish A. Noor
Once in a blue moon, in the developing world there appears that rare sort of politician who claims that he wants to listen to the people and take them into account. Of course the sighting of these rare characters is greeted with some degree of elation and relief, a bit like witnessing […]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Farish Noor, Human Rights | 19 Comments »

Malaysia should consider not celebrating Merdeka Day and International New Year

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

by Sagaladoola
I would like to refer to Malaysiakini reports : ( http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/75828 ) ” Human Rights march : 5 lawyers arrested ” and ” PM warns public safety is top priority ” ( http://www5.malaysiakini.com/news/75876 ). In the latter report, the PM apparently warned (according to Malaysiakini) “Public safety takes precedence over public freedom”.
I […]

Posted in Human Rights, Letters, nation building | 22 Comments »

Legal challenge to declare court order which barred Bersih activists and public from Monday Parliament null and void

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

I have filed an application in the Kuala Lumpur High Court to challenge the legality of the court order obtained by the police barring Bersih activists and the public from Parliament on Monday, 11th December 2007 as null and void.
Karpal Singh is assisted by M. Kulasegaran in preparing the writ of summons in […]

Posted in Human Rights, Parliament | 41 Comments »

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