Browsing All Posts filed under »13th General Elections«

Why I will camp out at Padang Merbok

June 23, 2013

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We’ve had 3 BERSIH rallies demanding a slew of electoral reforms. What did they give us? An indelible ink which was not indelible. And how is it that with just 47% of the votes cast, Najib & Co are still in Putrajaya? We may never know how much of that 47% was made up of stolen […]

EC goes or we stay! See you all at Padang Merbok

June 22, 2013

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Understanding the implications and the impact of the law of sedition

May 29, 2013

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Thank you, all, again

May 29, 2013

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It is 2.57am, Wednesday, 29th May, now. I was arrested about 7pm yesterday outside the ABU office. I am at home now, after Tamrin, Safwan and I were released on police bail from the Dang Wangi police station about 11.30pm, having first had our statements taken. When we left, Tian Chua was still there, and had […]

Malay first and Muslim last?

May 28, 2013

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By Singa Terhormat The Jews subscribe to the notion that there is but one God. Like Muslims, they reject any concept where God is given or has partners. In this the Jews fulfil the greatest commandment that one shall take no other gods besides God (Tawhid). Where however the Scripture of the Jews differ from […]

Shrill UMNO Rhetoric Betrays Legitimacy Doubts

May 26, 2013

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By Peter Chong Barisan National (BN), the ruling coalition in Malaysia, might have returned to power at the recent national elections, but the response from UMNO is far from celebratory. The Prime Minister, Najib Razak, led the outbursts of anger by blaming UMNO’s poor showing on a “Chinese tsunami”. Mohd. Noor Abdullah, former Appeals Court […]

Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Malaysian leader

May 25, 2013

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Despite earning a civil servant’s salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia’s Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one of Asia’s richest men. Taib, 77, and his family are accused of massive corruption and running Malaysia’s largest state like a family business, controlling its biggest companies with stakes […]

Thank you, God. Thank you, all. Now let’s get back to the business of taking our country back. See you all at Amcorp tomorrow

May 24, 2013

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It’s good to be home. There are just too many of you to thank by name. All of you who have been praying for Tian Chua, Thamrin and me, thank you. Those of you who kept vigil outside the Jinjang police lock up last night and again today, thank you. The flash mob guys and girls […]

Pesta Rakyat Tuntut Demokrasi on 25/5/2013: Conviction, overcoming fear, and action

May 23, 2013

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History is replete with accounts of great men and women who have given their lives, their liberty, their homes, their families in pursuit of a cause that served the greater good of their fellow human beings. Aung San Suu Kyi. Mandela. Biko. Ghandi. Their actions bear testimony to their conviction to stand by and defend their ideals, at […]

Hey, Tony, tell Utusan to f@#k off and we will all continue to fly Air Asia

May 22, 2013

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Utusan Malaysia’s  Awang Selamat has told the Umno-owned paper to stop taking the  airline’s ads until its sister company’s chief executive apologises for criticising the  broadsheet’s racist piece – reported in the Malaysianinsider on 19th May. So, no apology, no Air Asia ads in Utusan? Here’s the deal, Tony. No more Air Asia ads in […]