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A window into Malaysia's past and future aspirations : The Launch of Malaya's First Year at the United Nations as Reflected in Dr Ismail's Reports Home to Tunku Abdul Rahman (ISEAS 2009)

The domestic politics of a country is unavoidably reflected in its external politics, and vice versa. This is not...

A window into Malaysia's past and future aspirations : The launch of Malaya's first year at the United Nations as reflected in Dr Ismail's reports home to Tunku Abdul Rahman (ISEAS 2009).

The domestic politics of a country is unavoidably reflected in its external politics, and vice versa. This is not only...

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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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Abuse of power under the ISA

No law in all our statutes shames us as a nation or undermines our democratic system of government more than...

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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.

In early March, university Malaya Law lecturer Azmi Sharom made a very pertinent observation in his weekly Star column that...

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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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Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban? Will the river burst the Dam? : Surveying Batang Ai before 7 April by election.

Batang Ai - the River. By consensus, this was the source area from which the Iban spread all over Sarawak...

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Aids and Impediments to the Realization of Humanity according to Islam

There are two perspectives to the topic 'Aids and Impediments to the Realisation of Humanity in Islam'. One, the aids...

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Aristotle says,"Penang will have better public transport" : but decongesting traffic is a state of mind.

Penang will have better public transport. It is imminent and unavoidable. Aristotle is famous for his delelopment of logic or...

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Blues over education system : Our national school system falls far short of public expectations.

Of late, there have been calls and suggestions to have the proposed single stream school system implemented in our education

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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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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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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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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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Commission of Courage : Assertive Election Commission vital for free and fair election.

General Elections the world over are becoming increasingly expensive affairs. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission on...

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Dams and development - time for a re-think?

On November 16th last year, a major study on large dam projects was published. The 398 page report entitled...

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Defend freedom of expression : a joint appeal by Aliran, Hakam and Suaram

Aliran, Hakam and Suaram jointly appeal to all concerned Malaysians to support urgently and generously the nation's only independent newspaper...

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Democracy undermined : Forces are at work to subvert the voters' choice in the last general election while others are playing up emotive issues of race and religion for political ends.

Pakatan doesn't need an enemy to destroy it. it can self-destruct quite easily - thanks to certain renegades within coalition...

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Did you know...?

Umno often points to the Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) scheme as one of the many things it has done for...

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Discontinue Beng Hock inquest : P Ramakrishnan calls for a royal commission of inquiry to replace the discredited inquest

We are gathered here today to express our solidarity with the Teoh family . We are here to express our sorrow over...

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End this injustice : bring my husband and the others to trial before a court of law

It has been almost a year since my husband, Lokman Noor Adam, was arrested and detained without trial under the...

Excuse me, but i think you are so cute : Malaysia must set a high standart of conduct at the workplace and implement the proposed sexual harassment bill

A woman goes to an office to present some research findings to the person in charge, a man. The man...

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Fan Yew Teng : He would not be cowed or muzzled.

Aliran is saddened by the passing of Fan Yew Teng, a principled ideologue, social activist, unionist, politician, poet, writer and...

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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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From Porto Alegre to the USA : restrain the empire : speech at the get up, stand up rally, Austim, Texas

Last week at the World social forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, I talked with dozens of people from around the...

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From ripples to waves : Religious groups and NGOs join hands in launching stop the war coalition, Malaysia

Sound of war and pictures of devastation in Iraq flashed across the screen. A video clip on Desert Storm held...

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G Balasundram : No one is indispensable we often hear, but for PSM, Bala was indispensable.

G Balasundram was stabbed to death on 16 November 2010. He is really, truly no more, but the mind refuses...

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Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing : countless innocent Tamil lives were lost in the wanton and indiscriminate aerial bombardment of the Tamil areas.

The first victim of Sri Lankan government's ethnic cleansing were the Indian Tamils, brought in by the British more than...

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Give us back our loved ones

My name is Bahirah Tajul Aris. I had to leave my three children in Malaysia just for a chance to...

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Hands offf Malaysiakini : abolish sedition act

Aliran strong condemns the police raid on the Malaysiakini office this afternoon (Monday, 20 January 2003) which led to the...

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Has the state of human rights improved in Malaysia?

The human rights commission of Malaysia Act 1999 (The Act) which gave birth to SUHAKAM was gazetted on 9 September...

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Heads they win, tails i lose

Today is my eight day of detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA). When I was detailed on Friday, 12...

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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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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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Hunger strike in Kemunting : our hunger strike demonstrates our determination to recalim justice

10 April 2022, we declare the start of our hunger strike. It was exactly a year ago, we had been...

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I felt very vlose to God : Abdullah's regime can only take the freedom from my body but it can never take the heaven from my heart for God alone is sufficient for us

As the reporters rushed to shoot questions at me, I asked them, who is the Prime Minister. One reporter for...

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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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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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ISA is evil, ISA must go!! : Bad laws are the worst of tyranny

Raja Petra Kamarudin, Malaysian Today news portal editor, Tan Hoon Cheng, Sin Chew Daily News reporter and Teresa Kok, Member...

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It was not in vain : I flt my detention had been arranged in such a way that God was trying to use my innocence to educate the public on politics

Teresa was arrested on 12 September at about 11.00 p.m., to become the first female Malaysian MP detained under ISA...

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Judiciary and corruption : A Royal Commission is urgently needed to purge the Judiciary of all the negative elements plaguing it.

Ever since Abdullah Badawi took over as Prime Minister of the country from Dr Mahathir, there have been many high...

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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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Ko-Tai : Penang's untold story : Bringing George Town's local history to life through song, dance and dialogue on stage in a form that is inclusive of the major players who deserve a mention.

It was a trip down memory lane for many residents in Reservoir Garden, Penang as they were treated to a...

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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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Labour Law amendments : Pro-Employer or Pro-Worker? Pro-Justice or Anto Justice?

The Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) has long been concerned about existing employment laws, amendments to labour law and government policies...

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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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Mahathir and CNN's "Dirty Trick" : PM so used to being mollycoddled by the local media

When he was in the United States in May 2002 to establish friendly relations with the Bush war againt terrorism...

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Make concession agreement public : Memoradum to YAB Perdana Menteri Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on 27 December 2004.

We, the undersigned, members of the Committee Againts Unfair Toll Increase (CAUTI) representing a large cross-section of Malaysian society...

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