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ACT NOW! Vibrant democracy requires eternal vigilance : If we are passionate about Malaysia and our birthright, then we should ACT NOW to save our democracy.

Tanjung Tokong : From fishing village to concrete jungle? : The concrete jungle continues to grow around us dan urban sprawl will soon swamp the natural green hillside.

Tanjung Tokong is the place where i grew up since 1970, when my family moved from government quaters in the...

Stop the cover up: Disease does not discriminate : Efforts to raise public awareness of leptospirosis prevention measures appear to be more low key in contrast to past and ongoing health campaigns for dengue, SARS, and AH1N1

The Health Minister's statement in August that only nine lives "so far" have been claimed by leptospirosis (The Sunday Star, 22 August 2010)...

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Malaysia's migrant hell-holes : evidence of the cruel, degrading and inhuman condition in these holding camps is overwhelming.

Many ordinary Malaysians had never glimpsed and could not imagine the inside of an immigration detention camp (IDC) or how...

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Brave heart - the struggle againts tyranny : not fairy-tale or fiction but based on reality : speaks of political intrigue, corruption and double-dealing.

The movie Brave Heart, a Mel Gibson directed production in which the famous actor himself also starred as the protagonist...

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Impending death of the rule of law and public security

The police torture of car park attendant, B. Prabakar during interrogation at the Brickfields police district headquarters on 23 December 2008...

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Soi Lek heads PPC : Larger issue at stake : Dr Chua Soi Lek's appoitment as chairman of the Penang Port Commission has generated much debate. But there is a larger issue at stake.

Already there has been much debate online about the appoitment of Chua Soi Lek as the Penang Port Commission chair...

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A referendum on the Perak power grab : The Bukit Gantang parliamentary seat in Perak.

This is turning out to be a referendum on the recent power grab in Perak Led by Najib with zambry...

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MIC's future hangs in the balance : The Bukit Selambau state seat in Kedah.

This is shaping up to be both a referendum on the MIC and the Pakatan government's performance in Kedah...

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Clampdown on media freedom :The authorities may have raided Malaysiakini, but they cannot stifle aspirations for greater participatory democracy

As all Malaysian would be aware, the police raided Malaysiakini's office on Monday, 20 January 2002. The police's excuse for...

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Why water must not fall into private hands : Profitable and efficient Penang Water Authority is a model for the public management of water supply.

On 18 January 2005 the Malaysian Parliement amended the Federal Constitution to transfer the jurisdiction of water supply management...

The horror of southern Thailand, and a solution : A courageous and compelling study of the insurgency in the far South.

This book is the best investigation in English of the recent troubles in Thailand's southern border provinces...

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How Selangor won over the Orang Asli : The Pakatan-led goverment had from the beginning stated its good intentions for the community - and it has walked the talk

Below is an excerpt from The Road to Reform: Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor. The book, to be launched on Sept 27...

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SUHAKAM and the Indigenous people's question

I have been asked to evaluate SUHAKAM's performance during its first year, insofar as the rights and aspirations of the...

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Whither Malaysian Politics? : Are Malaysian voters ready for a regime change? Are we ready to face the new and more frustrating challenges ahead?

Since the 8 March 2008 general election, Malaysian political development and change has never been as vibrant and dramatic as...

The role of the opposition : An individual can make a difference a conversation with zaitun (Toni) Kasim - an independent view

As i had never met the lady before, and knew her only by her reputation as an outspoken human right...

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Change at Batang Ai : So near, yet still so far... : The voters of Batang Ai had the last laugh, having squeezed Rm70 million out from the BN.

My trio to Batang Ai was an eventful one. The battle for this state seat sparked an invasion on Lubok...

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My Father is a Hero... A man of dignity

My father, Badaruddin Ismail, better know as Pak Din, was born 56 years ago in Tapah Road, Perak. He is...

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The cost of cheap shopping : The more consolidated the retail market becomes, the easier it will be to exploit farmers and other small suppliers

In the time since the supermarket boom ten years ago, Malaysian food shopping habits have undergone a sea change...

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Some thoughts on the assembly : Assembly of the World forum for Alternatives and the network of intellectuals and artists in defence of humanity

We were some 200 participants who had journeyed from more 50 countries, from far and near, to this world-wide...

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Politikal ferment in Latin America : A new sense of solidarity and regionalism has developed among Latin Americans

While i was in Caracas, there was opportunity to learn more about the political ferment that is occuring, not only...

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New threats to the electoral system : The last remaining democratic institution is under siege

On april 8, 2002 another set of amendments to Malaysia's election laws was passed in Parliament, again with hardly any public...

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The BN National security state and the ISA

In order to defeat the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) during the Emergency (1948-60), the British colonial forces resorted to both...

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The cult of the individual : The story tale of Dr Mahathir and Hulk Hogan

In 1981, shortly after Deng Xiaoping came to power, the Chinese Communit Party (CCP) held its sixth plenum of the...

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Parliamentary reform : lesson from UK and Europe

The British parliament is often held up as the epitome of modern democracy, with institutions stretching back hundreds year

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Abdurrahman Wahid (7 Sept 1940 - 30 Dec 2009) : Gentle, friendly face of Indonesia and Islam.

When the former Indonesian president Abdurrahman Wahid succumbed to a long battle with kidney disease and diabetes, President Susilo Bambang...

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Imported laws from India during the 19th century : The time is more ripe for a law reform commission to review these outdate criminal laws.

Malaysia's first Lord President (now known as Chief Justice) was invited by the A.I.R and his lordship delivered the...

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Ketuanan Melayu vs Cucu Dato' Merah.

A cute moral decadence plaguing the Malay youths today is reminiscent of what was described of the Malays, a hundred...

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Picking up the pieces in Naggroe Aceh Darussalam : A tale of hope and inner strength amidst devastation.

When i was first informed that i might be sent to Aceh, I did not know what to expect...

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Action station! "No" to the regressive GST! : A GST-driven inflation is a calamity that the struggling lower-income group can do without.

The Barisan Nasional Government has decided to push ahead with the regressive GST (the Good and Services Tax). The GST...

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Sungai Siput : One year after : Transmuting "welfare" work into a programme that empowers the people.

Winning the Sg. Siput seat was an unexpected event. We had expected that we would be able to narrow the...

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Let's put our house in order first : It is time to take action againt employers and agent who recruit undocumented migrant workers.

Someone once said that the truth always hurts. Recently, Indonesian Manpower and Transmigration Minister Fahmi Idris accused Malaysian...

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Howard Zinn : Small acts multiplied by millions

We have lost one of the great original voices in the nation, 87 year old historian and peace activist Howard...

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Stick to your commitment, Datuk Seri Abdullah : Why have the culprits in high profile corruption cases not been procetud?.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's entry as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia on 31 October 2003 gave us, the law-abiding...

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Nuclear Malaysia : Red flag in a greening global economy : Going nuclear would be sheer short sightedness for a country blessed with abundant renewable sources of claen power.

Before the Malaysian government takes the country down the path towards nuclear energy, every citizen must decide if nuclear power...

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The YouTuber's Guide to our Mini Galaxy : or how the mighty have fallen and how the fallen have forgotten.

Even if you're not one to take pleasure in the pain of others, you've still to marvel at the present...

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The Myth of the great stabilizer : reflections on Mahathir's planned departure

And now the end is near. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's leaving. But evidently he didn't get to do things...

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A philosophy of happiness : Compassion has now become the true sign of personal maturity.

Hot to live and how to die are two questions that have been puzzling humans since the beginning of time...

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Where the mind is without fear : A tribute to my beloved father.

I was at my father's side when he passed away peacefully on 7 December 2010, at Bumrungrad International Hospital...

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Labour and social development : Improve protection of labouring communities

The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) organized a national workshop on 'Taxation and Social Development' in Kuala Lumpur, on12-13...

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First time to Kamunting detention centre : I promised pet that i would do everything i possibly could with the help of the people to get him released and i would stay strong and tough to keep that promise. I will not fail him

This morning (24.9.08) my family and I went to Kamunting to visit pet. This being our first time there, we...

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Political roguery runs riot in Perak : The backroom politics of Umno and its backdoor takeover of the Perak state government forms the perfect background for najib to lead Bolehland into a political backwater.

The rakyat of Perak area robbed in broad daylight of their political right to determine the state government they want...

PAS vs UMNO : who will win the 'Malay Consensus' and more?

Several new realities confront both PAS and UMNO as they prepare to convene their general assemblies in June 2001...

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Towering figures and forgotten heroes : people like the former Auditor-General Tan Sri Ahmad Noordin should be held up as a role model

Most of us, young and old, yearn for own heroes or role models to provide much-needed inspiration and informal...

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BN bound for defear, says Ku Li : Umno will lose if it fails to reform, charges the Kelantan prince.

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has predicted that Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) will be voted out of power if concrete reforms...

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Two arrests in three years : he can face this ordeal with greater strenght

My husband, Lokman Noor Adam, was born in Batu Pahat, Johor on 1 January 1973. He had hi seducation at...

The April 'tri-elections' in retrospect : Pakatan has now firmly co-opted BN's winning formula especially in the ethnically 'mixed' seats in Peninsular Malaysia.

With the excitement of the three by-elections on 7 April now firmly in the rearview mirror, we can take...

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