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zam, zam, alikazam! i was right!

yippy! i was right! so  happy! thank you, zam, thank you! on 18 oct. when i blog about the RSF press freedon index, at the last paragraph i wrote: —"gee, i wonder if our government will heed all the calling. first of all, will the govt. bother with RSF’s index …

press freedom in m’sia going to the dogs

yep, righto!.. because it has plunged not 5, not 10, not 23 but 32 notches down from last year’s index of 92. this came from reporters without borders‘ (RSF) world press freedom index 2007. you will be able to see the full list of all countries under the index at …

mansion stay for orphans… ??

now you see it… now you see it more! … because the owner is an UMNOputera bigshot.… because there are two laws in our country – one for UMNO, one for others. yes remember the zakaria mansion that was illegally constructed that became an issue last year? how even though …

there goes our space flight participant

SHORT UPDATE:kittykat had pointed out in comments, to me this dr SMS is not the first muslim in space (much as i guess). oh well, but then do you know they label him as ‘first muslim in space during ramadan monht’. what’s this obsession about being first eh? if they …

change your look?

oh gee, free plastic surgery… IF you are a whistleblower who come forward? haha. is the ‘stupid’ minister at it again? KUALA KANGSAR: A new identity or even new look can be arranged for the person or persons who took the controversial video of a prominent lawyer allegedly brokering the …

the justice march in pictures

the justice march – pictures courtesy of malaysiakini. more pictures can be found at power present blog. jeff ooi screenshots read write up from bloggers: cherwithmelvin mahsk thewrockyuhaveachoice (first-had experience with video) foreign press (links from sk thew):international herald tribunereutersAFP (will keep on updating with links) whatalulu’s post had lots …

makkal osai back on the newstand

missed out this news (that’s because i haven’t start to read sunday’s paper yet! i saw it at bob’s). about makkal osai which had been suspended for a month. like bob, i had the post asking for lifting of the suspension up as a sticky post for weeks and weeks …

how to vote wisely

in my post ‘thank you, nazri‘ towards the end, i had mentioned about voting. so happen that after writing that post, i came across a piece by malaysiakini’s regular columnist, kj john on ‘how to vote in the next election’. i advised you to hop over to read. (go to …

najib, oh najib, what’s happening?

an excellent article from asia sentinel on graft in malaysia’s defence ministry, a ministry which is headed by our deputy PM, najib. read all about the exposure! ========== Graft in Malaysia’s Defense Ministry Mat Salleh24 September 2007 Najib Tun Razak, Malaysia’s defense minister, finds a fountain of cash in military …

thank you, nazri…

… for confirming that the judiciary is not independent. yep, the de facto law minister again put his food in his mouth when he declared "because i am his minister"  when asked why did the CJ whispered to him his (CJ) denial that he was not the person involved in …