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  Vision 2020 at the expense of justice

  The Barisan National backbenchers support for the Land Acquisition (Amendment) Bill 1991 clearly shows how untrustworthy certain politicians can be...
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  Development project makes life miserable

  Kuala Lumpur will soon have a multi million ringgit stadium to meet the demands of sports and atgletic development.
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  Critics are not disloyal

  I am writing this letter to advise our defence minister, Najib, to stop manouuvring to improve his position in the...
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  Equality in pain

  Aunt Hasmah in 7 year old who has spent her entire life in kampung that is far away from the...
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  Early elections in Sarawak? : Understandung electoral politics in Sarawak

  Although the present Sarawak State Assembly's term will not expire until July 1992, many observers believe that the Chief Minister...
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  Semangat 46 strikes double-blow in Kelantan : Barisan Nasional suffers two by electiion defeats in one night

  It is very rare
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  A people dispossessed

  Palestine is now called Israel. It is the homeland of the Palestinians who inhabited the country from the dawn of...
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  Throwing his weight around!

  In early July i received an invitation from a recently established Malaysian Youth Organization to present a paper on...
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  Your land is my land : controversys over amendments tp land acquisition act

  The landed class in the country was dealt a severe blow to its sense of security last month when the...
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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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  Politic undercuts privatization policy

  In the wake of Daim Zainuddin's resignation, the former finance minister has been praised for his efforts to liberalize the...
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  Sudafed

  I am Malaysian temporarily working in the USA. I found the article "Sudafed" in this morning's "Times Picayune" newspaper...
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  Grant automatic citizenship

  The government should grant automatic citizenship to the thousands of genuine permanent residents in Malaysia. How else does the government...
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  An open letter to health minister Lee Kim Sai : no proper hospital at Cameron Highland

  We, the folks in Cameron Highlands don't have a district hospital with proper facilities. In the early 1980s...
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  Ceylonese unhappy with Dr M

  Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has always said that the Barisan Nasional is fair to all the 'big' communities such...
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  Ethnic and religious tolerance

  What is the most important feature of an outstanding ethnic community? That is does not oppress and discriminate againts other...
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  Set up a land acquisition tribunal

  Deputy Prime Minister Encik Ghafar Baba was reported to have said in Malacca that the Government would not abuse its...
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  RTM is sickening

  It is really sickening to swicth on RTM (Rakyat Tentu Menderita) these days. It makes me wonder what RTM is...
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  No "R&R" for Johor Bahru

  The United States and Singapore government have signed an agreement giving American air and naval forces increased use of military...
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  The government should say no to UPAM

  The Human Resources Ministry has received applications from a (UPAM) to recruit 32,000 Indonesian workers to overcaome the labour shortage...
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  Support for A Unity Party

  I read with great interest the views of Ismail Hashim of Penang regarding the possibility of a unity party under...
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  Clear vision necessary

  May i echo The Prime Minister's advice regarding the Sixth Malaysia Plan that there is "much more to be done"...
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  Power politics

  Politics is a human condition. It is that sign of a universal force which manifests itself in the world. Since...
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  Curb influx of illegal Indon workers

  I refer to an article in the NST dated 8 September 1990 entitled "Plants looking for more Indon workers'. Was...
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  Abuse of power?

  As an expatriate living in Malaysia, I am writing to express my concern at the way in which police officers...
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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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  Avoid antibiotics for minor illnesses

  I refer to the letter by Yeap Boon Chye, the executive director of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Trade and Manufacturers Association...
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  Prai voters cheated

  What is there for the Barisan to be proud of for winning the by election in Prai? The people had...
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  Malaysians wherever we are

  Life in Japan was a great experience for me in terms of what being a Malaysian meant. In the one...
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  VISION 2020 : Perfect vision with a slight flaw?

  It is more than six months since Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir Mohamad presented a working paper on his vision of...
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  Crazy but true

  A recent news item in the newspapers reminded me of crazy happening in some other countries where i happened to work...
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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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  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...
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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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  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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  Why I quit

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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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 - 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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  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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  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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  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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  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...