Browsing All Posts filed under »Nation in Distress«

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 […]

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 […]

What would you give to have Adam Adli freed?

May 22, 2013

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Just got back from overseas yesterday. Had a lot of time to do a lot of soul-searching. And I’ve got loads of requests and questions for all of you. For a start, could you banish forever, “I cannot”, and replace it with “I can”. “Can what?”, you ask? Well, you can do. “Do  what?”, you ask? […]

If the law should hold as being seditious and a threat to national security, the utterance of the truth by our young, then let us hold the law to be an ass and, as Aristotle is reported to have said, if the damn law be bad, damn well break it!

May 19, 2013

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Say (UM)NO to RACISM

April 28, 2013

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Moderator’s note : In May, 2007, in a posting on this blog, I apologised to one Dr Vanaja and every Malaysian who has been marginalised by the NEP for the benefit I received therefrom. Today, I reiterate that apology to Gunslinger and every Malaysian who has been marginalised by the NEP, and renew my pledge […]

The ABU War Fund : Our final appeal

April 15, 2013

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In my post on 4th February, I had appealed to all of you to  help us at ABU with funds. I had then indicated to you that we would need at least RM500,000 to see through all that is planned. My colleagues and I in ABU are humbled and grateful to you. Since that last […]

What does being a Malaysian mean to you?

April 14, 2013

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Corruption in Malaysia laid bare as investigation catches Sarawak’s ruling elite on camera

March 19, 2013

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A new investigation by Global Witness today reveals the systemic corruption and illegality at the heart of government in Sarawak, Malaysia’s largest state. A film, shot undercover during the investigation, shows for the first time the instruments used by the ruling Taib family and its lawyers to skirt Malaysia’s laws and taxes. It shows how […]

Have these words close to our hearts

February 14, 2013

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ABU has a ‘cybernest’ for its ABU eagles to drop in, share thoughts and ideas and build on a growing bond of friendship, founded on a common hope for good, honest governance of our nation and the end of the marginalisation and the impoverishment of over 40% of our people. One eagle sent this in. […]

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