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  Highly priced highway

  Aliran urges the Government to defer the signing of the 3.4 bllion contract with United Engineers Malaysia (UEM)
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  Hopeless Live : A tale of provertya nd despair amidst rapid industrial development

  It's hard to imagine that the busy, congested Mak Mandin area in Butterworth was once an idyllic coconut plantation around...
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  How i became a true Malaysian

  I was born and bred in this country (tanah air ku, Malaysia) and have acqured all the local Malaysian characteristics...
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  How not to manage a country

  I fully subsribe to the views expressed by Dr Chandra Muzaffar in his article under the heading "The UMNO Election...
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  How Prai was won

  How did the Barisan wrest the Prai State seat from the DAP in the recent by election? Anil Netto takes...
  
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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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  Hubris and other factors : The pendulum never swings one way - whatever the economic figures and economists try to persuade us

  As someone who has had the experience of winning and losing elections before. I would like to assure anybody who...
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  Hukuman Sebat : Renungan terhadap syariah dan Al-Quran

  Bukan hanya kritikan terhadap Syariah yang dikehendaki; zaman berzaman beberapa ahli fikir islam yang paling agung telah merayu ke arah...
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  Human right & religion

  What are human right / Human right are the various pilitical, civil, economic, social and cultural rights contained in the...
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  Human right in Asia a struggle of hope and despair

  Human right struggle is interspersed with hope and despair. CHANDRA MUZAFFAR examines the causes and impediments that hinder the growth...
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  Human rights and criminal justice : Set up a Law Reform Commission to look into and update our outdated criminal laws

  The United Nations resolved that member countries should establish their own Human Rights Commissions. As a result of this resolution...
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  Human rights as a subject of study in school

  As the government reviews the Ducation Act, it should give serious consideration to the inclusion of Human Right as a...
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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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  Ill treatment & neglect

  We, a concerned group of individuals, are shocked and angered by he ill treatment and neglect of the residents of...
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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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  Impressions of Aliran

  We in Aliran have always been curious of how the public think of us. How they regard our activities, or...
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  Improve living conditions in estates

  Everytime it is the same old story. Suddenly an estate is exposed its living conditions are bad, everyone is sympathetic...
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  In protest of the official secrets act of 1986

  Why do government such as ours fear so much the power of the press? They give us little credit for...
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  In search of A Million Singatures IWK Debacle

  Indah Water Consortium (IWK), awarded the privatisation of the national sewerage system in 1993, has come under heavy criticism over...
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  Inconsistencies and Omissions

  Allow me to point out gaping inconsistencies and omissions in Chandra's article "Getting it Right", AM 1994: 14(12)
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  India : An Election without an issue?

  The country is mod-way into elections and yet
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  Inter-religious Perspective of Development

  The concept of God is directly relevant to development. Though perceptions of God may vary in different religions, the implications...
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  Is Saddam still a hero?

  This is an open letter to Dr Chandra Muzaffar and I sincerely hope he would take the time tp answer...
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  Is there hope?

  I must confess that although what Aliran is doing is commendable, especially with all the obstacles put in its path...
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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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  JB by election turn in into a referendum

  like many Malaysians, I am sick to see Mahathir fooling Malaysians and getting away with all his selfish actions because...
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  JBJ - A man of honour and integrity : He embodied valour and virtue in fighting for a cause he believed in passionately

  Today Singaporeans will bid farewell to an iconic symbol of a fighting spirit that had stood up for democracy and...
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  JBJ - His indomitable spirit lives in : His victory was that in his resistance he never lost his dignity, his faith in democracy and the love of his people

  Joshua benjamin Jeyaretnam (JBJ) has passed away. His heart failed him but he did not fail till his final breath...
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  Johor Sultan Seeks Forgiveness

  Semangat 46's Lembah Pantai Parliamentary candidate, Tun Salleh Abas shock the audience who attended his maiden political ceramah on...
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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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  Judiciary could never run the country

  I refer to the letter headed Elected Leaders Must Be Allowed to Run Country (Saturday Forum - NST 9 July)...
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  Judiciary in crisis

  We wish to state that this morning the five of us received letters of today's date from the Chief Secretary...
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  Judiciary under siege

  We are today in the midst of a constitutional crisis that may have the most far reaching consequences and implications...
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  Justice, freedom and the gay community

  I wish to take issue with En Mohamed Abdul Kadir on his view on AIDS (Thinking Allowed - Jan/Feb publication) which...
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  Keep the hill green : an appeal to review the Penang Hill Project

  Several public interest groups and individuals have decided to get to gether under a network called "Friend of Penang Hill"...
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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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  Kindergartens, The Young and Unity

  Aliran is glad that the Ministry of Education intends to set up Kindergartens within primary schools in rural areas to...
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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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  Lambs under the throne : The myth of judges as protectors of liberty

  In Malaysia's political system, the Federal Constitution is supreme. Fundamental liberties are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution.
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  Land Schemes

  ALIRAN welcomes the Prime Minister's statement that all new land scheme in the country follow the system used in the...
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  Law should land heavily

  Time and again religious fanatics take to the streets to do unjust and unlawful things againts other faiths which only...
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  Let right be done : it is never too late for right to be done and for the truth to be told

  So much is said about justice, truth, and the Rule of Law. Today, distinguished guest, ladies and gentlemen, these words...
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  Let the poor walk with dignity : A plea to the Prime Minister of Malaysia

  You have come down to earth by walking the streets, flipping capatis, and riding the LRT
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  Let us salvage our leadership's integrity

  The last ten days have been a period of extreme stress for Malaysia's national integrity since its political and financial...