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not kicking out rafidah is a mystery

exclusive interview with dr m by malaysia kini, part 2part 1 here. EXTRACT: * How can you stop such abuses of the NEP? Very simple. Remove the minister (International Trade and Industry Rafidah Aziz). * How come it has not be done already? I don’t know. That is a mystery. …

do away with RELA!!

"The government has set up what’s little more than a vigilante force to target foreigners. Given RELA’s repeated abuses, it should be disbanded right away. "– Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch (HRW). that’s right. there was a call from HRW to the malaysian government to disband RELA …

exclusive interview with dr m from malaysiakini

EXTRACT:: * You have made insinuations that Abdullah may not be qualified, that he maybe a little incompetent, that he seems to sleep during meetings. Were youaware of his capabilities then? If it is a comparison between him and Najib, I would say that he was lessqualified. But I did …

they deserved the pay rise, so he said

‘pay rise for government servants’. they deserved it, so say our PM. wah! how sweet. sign of election approaching, surely. you know lah, bodek them sikit sikit and they’ll vote for you for sure. “Everyone will get the pay rise – only the quantum will differ. We want to narrow …

here comes the election – so quick register!

yes! election is coming. see the above government letter (stolen from politics101 without permission) addressed to school heads? they were told to get ready their schools as polling centres. seperti yang kita sedia maklum, pilihan raya umun ke 12 akan diadakan dalam masa yang terdekat ini.(translated: as we had informed, …

faces of the killer family

the father and sonthe mother(both pics taken from NST)and the poor victim, r. ganesh, a migrant worker from india.(taken from al jazeera english) "They hit me with sticks, rubber hose and iron rods. I was also deprived of food and water. They chained my hands and legs before locking me …

we are all thinkers (award!)

i had notice the thinking blogger award going the rounds for the past weeks. first time i came across it was at pok ku’s blog. bever would i have thought  someone would bestow this award on me but then as wonders never cease, lo and behold, after 2 days without …

blogging as a new media

my earlier post on world press freedom related. it’s good to hear that the national union of journalists malaysia (NUJM) is urging the government to acknowledge the existence of internet citizen reporting and blogging as a new media for disseminating information. the report from bernama: KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) …

world press freedom day

on occasion of world press freedom day today, a cartoon for you to enjoy (taken from another world press freedom day site). there are several activities lined up for world press freedom day, of which you can find them at jeff ooi’s blog. i would like to highlight one of …