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  A sinning saint grapples with The Legacy of Evil

  We are 10 minutes into the interview when a white woman, a junior member of staff, walks into the wood...
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  Barisan Win Bigs - Why?

  As the results of the 1995 general elections unfolded on the night of 25 April, it was clear that the...
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  Vanishing Values : Election tidal wave washes away long cherished values

  On the night of 25 April, as the general election results kept streaming in over our television sets, it was...
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  Making The News : Mainstream media stoops to new low

  Like the last general elections in 1990, the recent one once again bore witness to the full and unwavering support...
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  Thinking Allowed

  He new cabinet has been described as a mix of the old and new. We beg to differ. We think...
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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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  A Quest for Justice

  If I, as the number one judge, could not have justice, do you expect other people to have justice, do...
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  ALIRAN Blacked Out

  Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties...
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  From constitutional monarchy to constitutional anarchy

  It is 2.30am in January 2010 . Najib and Rosmah have just reached their official residence in Putrajaya. Yheir arrival is...
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  Aliran demands justice and return to the people's mandate

  The request by the undemocratically ousted Perak menteri besar, Datuk Seri Mohmmad Nizar Jamaluddin, for a nine-man Federal Court...
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  Dissolve Perak State Assembly

  The Perak crisis is a tragic comedy of errors and bad political judgement that reflects a failure of political leadership...
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  Mainstream media's role in legitimising the Perak power grab

  One of the less discussed aspects of the Perak power grab has been the role of the mainstream media in...
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  One Perak!

  One man's catchphrase of reform - "the culture of change" - has been fully exposed for what it really if - political chicanery...
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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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  Orang Asli land right : A raw, not so new deal

  The recent announcement by the Federal goverment that more than two thirds of Orang Asli families are to be given...
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  Showdown at the High Chaparral : politicians need to be reminded not to abdicate their responsibility or forget their promises

  When one talks about cows in Penang, the "High Chaparral" of Penang tops the list in Penang. Where is this...
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  The rising of India

  From its inception, the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies [ISEAS] had, as part of its overall thrust and activities...
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  Was the Indian election a debacle for the left? If so, Why?

  In the recently concluded 2009 general elections to the lower house of the parliament (Lok Sabha), the social democratic, parliament...
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  Who smuggled Ganesan into the Perak Assembly?

  The claim by self pro claimed speaker of the Perak State Assembly, R Ganesan, that he had no choice but to...
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  UMNO and PAS : once bitten, twice not shy : A Pas Umno 'mariage' would have been nothing more than a marriage of convennience with disturbing consequences

  How serious was the proposal for "unity talks" between Umno dan Pas? After much pussy footing and yes i want...
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  A Wake-up call for PAS : "Unity talks" proposal may have led to Pas' reduced majority in Manek Urai

  The Manek Urai by election result on 14 July reveals that the BN has made inroads, especially in some rural...
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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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  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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  Take action againts steep hill-slope projects : Focusing on stabilising steep slopes alone is like giving medication to a dengue patient without finding out the source of the disease

  George Aeria, the chairman of the Tanjung Bunga Residents Association writes to Penang state government exco members Chow Kon Yeow...
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  Vistas of detention... voices of freedom : long year have passed, yet the fire that burns in their hearts remains aglow

  Their bodies were shackled but their thoughts roamed free... political prisoners detained without trial after successive waves of mass arrests...
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  Prophets of doom provide hope : Dissenters, critics, whisle blowers and 'prophets of doom' are essential cornerstones for building an accountabke just democracy

  Public perception of NGO's such as Aliran, Im told is, that they are too opposition supportive. That superficial popular because such...
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  Traitors and terrorists : Tok Bahaman, Mat Kilau, Tok Gajah and Tok Janggut were dubbed "traitor" by the British and Chin Peng and his followers were dubbed "terrorist"

  The controversy surrounding Chin Peng's return to Malaysia is not coming to an end yet. First it was the Court...
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  Time to abolish the ISA for good : not one person should be held in detention without trial as it violates basic human right

  My name is Norlaila Othman. I am Malaysian. I speak on behalf of my husband, Mat Sah bin Mohd Satray...
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  Public procurement : abuses and challenges

  The Port Klang Free Zone debacle showcase the depravity of our clandestine system of government contracting and procurement and will...
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  Election verdict 2009 : Whither BJP? ; One hopes that with the decline of the BJP, those struggling for democratic space and the rights of the downtrodden will come to the fore

  The resounding defeat of BJP in the 2009 elections, decline in number of seats and decline in voting percentage prompted...
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  Can you sell something that you don't own?

  Negative elements - greed, corruption, abuse of power and judicial indiference - have conspired to wipe out part of Penang's history and...
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  People power shines through candlelight vigils : Despite the harsh action of the police on 9 November, the struggle to abolish the ISA will continue

  It had been a night laced with drama in Petaling Jaya as a stand off ensued between the rakyat seeking
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  Experiences of Detention without trail : They stripped me of everything, starting with my own clothing, and my right as a human being

  The above quite by Nawal el Saadawi has captured very succinctly the power and terror of the Internal Security Act...
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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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  The BN/PR challenge : If our politicians goal is to ensure justice for all, then they must use power to ensure that this objective is met in the interests of all Malaysian irrespective of ethnicity

  Many Malaysians who votes for the Barisan Nasinal (BN) are today disillusioned. They did not vote for Umno, MCA, MIC...
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  A wish list too far? : The current attitude of 'charity' or ' welfare' towards indigenous rights should be discarded in favour of social justice, equality and reconciliation for past injustices

  The latest episode in the long-drawn struggle for indigenous minority rights in Malaysia took an unfortunate but all too...
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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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  Giving voice to those unable to speak : his life carried a simple meaning for all of us : no matter who we are, we must do something, to make the world a better place

  JBJ Dies, shockwaves, Dow Plunges. So read Wednesday's headlines in the Strait Times. For once, they were spot on...
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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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  What a fighter! : You have inspired an entire generation of Singaporeans abd we will keep the fight going

  I visited you one last time on Tuesday. I've never seen you so peaceful and contented. This is such a...
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  A city without a soil? : The inner city community life in Georgetown is precious, and to lose it, would be unforgivable

  If you walk down Armenian Street today you will find a mixed community of residents and retailer, living working, worshipping...
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  The helpless reamin hunted despite PR election gains : so far, the opposition have held out little hope for migrant workers and refugees

  The Sun daily, in a report on 4 July, annouced a swell in the number of volunteers joining Rela...
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  Operation lalang revisited - a call for the repeal of the ISA

  The continued detentions of the five Hindraf lawyers under the ISA and blogger Raja Petra Kamaluddin in 2008 under the...
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  Buying votes & bribing voters

  In the last one year or so, Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad has gone all out to bribe the people...
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  Our relationship with creation : a contemplative Buddhist perspective

  The Buddha's view of creation was primarily psychological. While not denying the existence of the objective world he pointedly emphasized...
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  Close encounters of the ethnic kind

  I remember how a relative of mine used to upset me with comments about a certain community about whom she...
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  Why I quit

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  Volunteers for democracy wanted : watching the general election

  Election watch would like to make clear that it is in no position to embark on comprehensive monitoring of the...
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  A new security order? or back to the crusades

  Mergers and take overs two methods of making changes to national frontiers that characterise the historical events taking place in...
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  Conglomeratisation via political power renong & umno

  The reverse takeover of Fleet Group Sdn Bhd and Hatibudi Nominees Sdn Bhd by Renong Bhd in late april 1990...