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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.

People's hope in the Judiciary has been misplaced : The much anticipated reformation in the judiciary is illusory.

Confronted by crisis in Perak, the people had reason to believe that the judiciary would be our last hope for...

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

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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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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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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Our broken democracy : one year after march 8, much of the abuse and nonsense still remains.

When the unlikely opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) realised they had thumped the mighty Barisan Nasional (BN)...

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Malaysia : A lost democracy (Part 2) : People of goodwill must continue to strive to bring about change : we can rebuild the country into a land where we do not live in fear, but a freedom.

The founders envisaged a Government for all Malaysians. Even Tun Dr. Mahathir sopke about it. One of the elemens if Vision...

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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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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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Our broken democracy : one year after March 8, much of the abuse and nonsense still remains.

When the unlikely opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan (PR) realised they had thumped the mighty Barisan Nasional (BN) in 8 March 2008...

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Malaysia : A lost democracy? (Part 2) : People of goodwill must continue to strive to bring about change : we can rebuild the country into a aland where we do not live in fear, but in freedom.

The founders envisaged a Goverment for all Malaysians. Even Tun Dr. Mahathir spoke about it. One of the elements of...

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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...

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This festive season, your Rm10 can make a difference : if every reader chips in, Aliran's financial woes can be resolved.

For over 30 years, Aliran has been a beacon for Malaysian society in many important ways. Aliran provides a rallying...

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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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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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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...

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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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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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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Silencing the independent media in Malaysia

UMNO youth, the firebrand wing of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's dominant rulling party, recently launched its unofficial electoral champaign in...

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Toward an honourable MTUC

Who should be President of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)? The incumbent, Zainal Rampak? Or his deputy, Shafie Mammal?...

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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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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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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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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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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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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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The passing of Datuk Fadzil Noor : a great Malaysian

It is with much sorrow and regret that Aliran learns of the death of Dato' Fadzil Noor, president of Parti...

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Q and A on the Hudud and Qisas Enactment

Hudud and Qisas laws deal with offences and punishments that are interpreted by Muslim juristic scholars to be derived from...

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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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Rule of Law an empty word in Malaysia : open letter to the Prime Minister of Malaysia

The International Federation for human right (FIDH) wishes to express its very serious concern regarding the sentence given today by...

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The day of justice will return : Never has the cowardice of so few been such a horrendous betrayal of the hopes of so many

Your predecessor at least made no pretense of being spineless under Dr Mahathir's complete control. You, on the other hand...

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No suprise, only disappointment : Anwar's appeal dismissed

Today, 10 July 2002, will go down in Malaysian judicial history as an other, the latest, of a long series...

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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 transformation of the election commision : a shell of its original self

In the original Merdeka Constitution, an impartial Election Commision (SPR) was put into place. Since then, various Constitutional amendments have...

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Rethinking the "Nation" : Have we been schooled to accept only one way of identifying with the "Nation" that is, through the official, state-led perspective?

In last month's AM (Vol.22.2), Anil Netto reported on some interesting issues raised by Dominic Punthucheary's excavation of other historical...

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Open letter to U.S. scretary of state colin powell : English-Speaking Christians in the Holy Land speak out

No one can remain indifferent to the injustice of which the Palestinian people have been victims for more than fifty..

Two different worlds, one common struggle : in the first of a two-part inerview, charter 2000 comes face to face with Said Zahari, the former editor of Utusan Melayu and pioneer in the struggle for press freedom in Malaysia

Arrested in 1963, Said Zahari was in carcerated for 17 years without trial in Singapore. Forty years had passed since...

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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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Release all political prisoners

10 April 2002 has already gone down in our history as a day of infamy. beginning that black day, one...

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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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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...

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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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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My 18 hours under the ISA : during that time, which was filled with a lot of uncertainty, I felt that there was some unknown strenght that supported me throught

On 12 September, about 8.30 in the evening, I was at my home in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. While enjoying my...

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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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