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facebook groups – support RPK and BENAR

for all those who are on the popular facebook, there is a group started in support of RPK. just started and there are over 2000 members already. please join! at the same time, while you are there, please join the BENAR group  too. please encourage your friends to join. we’ll …

public service media forum

PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA FORUM Organize by ALIRAN, Penang Watch, Pusat Khidmat Pekerja Tanjung (PKPT) and SUARAM Date: 10 May 2008 Time: 7.30pm Venue: Democracy Space, 62 Weld Quay, Saw Khaw Lean Chong Shu Panels: V. Gayathry, Anil Netto, Ng Eng Kiat Moderator: Teo Sue Ann (click on poster to see …

RPK to be charged for sedition

from Malaysiakini, ‘RPK to be charged tomorrow’: Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the webmaster of news portal Malaysia Today, will be charged tomorrow for sedition at the Magistrates’ Court in the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex in Jalan Duta. "I have been ordered to surrender at the Jalan Duta Magistrates Court at 9.30am …

bloggers unite for human rights day

do you know that 15 may is ‘bloggers unite for human rights day’? i didn’t… until i read about it in susan loone’s blog. the month of may marks the first anniversary of bloggers unite and this year the focus is on human rights. Bloggers: making a difference Bloggers Unite …

CIJ events on occasion of world press freedom day

the centre for independent journalism. (CIJ) in conjunction with world press freedom day on 3 may., is organising a 2-day event, to be held at the annexe, central market, KL. please visit their blog for more information. briefly… 3 may, saturdaypublic talk on the topic ‘towards ethical media’ (psst! this …

dr mahathir blogs

‘enter mahathir, the blogger‘ so i read from Malaysiakini. oh gee, so i see the ex PM now blogs… but when is he going to get on facebook? two famous names, lim kit siang and anwar ibrahim had been blogging for a long time and both are already on facebook. …

launching of BENAR

i am obliged to post the following i received via the e-groups, being part of the organising team. was glad to be among the few members (less than 10!) who were instrumental in picking the tagline and contribute a teeny weeny percentage to the idea of the logo design. to …

the late MGG pillai – 2nd anniversary

  i had forgotten about mgg pillai’s death anniversary until i read about it in malaysiakini yesterday – a nice piece written by his son, sreejit pillai. i had known mgg pillai for a very long time… ever since he started ‘sang kancil’, the newsgroup duscussion forum. when he passed …