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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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 Blacked Out

  Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties...
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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  Stop press : Voters must determine their elected representative

  The Election Court's decision that there is no need for a by-election following the disqualification of the MP for...
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  Dangerous Development : breaneck economic groth triggers a series of disasters

  When power cables exploded on the Penang Bridge on 25 June and plunged half the island into darkness, the nightmare...
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  Stop The Bakun project

  Memorandum to Pacific Chemicals Berhad, A corporate company given the task of timber extraction and reforestation of 17000 Hectars of
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  Drama at The Shangri-la : Pacific chmicals' Ting escape from Bakun demonstrators

  Shangri-La Hotel's chief of security (Chief) still could not make sense of what happened during his watch that Thursday...
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  Good only when dead : The evil that men do lives after them; The good is often interred with their bones; So let it be with Caesar

  Patto is dead. Malaysian got to know more of the man after he had died rather than when he was...
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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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  The Height of Hypocrisy : The DAP, The Tunku and Human Rights

  Kua's response to my article "Rights: Getting it Right', AM 1995: 14(12) is a stark revelation of his obsession...
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  A Presidential cabinet

  The resounding Barisan Nasional electoral victory on 25 April will correctly be seen as a solid endorsement for Prime Minister.
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  A New Malaysia

  The current death watch for Deng Xiao Ping, the strong interest in Adam Schwarz's A Nation in Waiting as well...
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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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  Reflections on the General Elections

  In the 1995 general elections , the opposition parties have suffered a disastrous setback almost to the extent of near demise
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  Vision without sight

  The Barisan National (BN) won a landslide victory in the recent elections based on its economic track record over the...
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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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  Shared values & commitment

  Both the Islamic tradition and the Confucian tradition are centred on man in the community or in society. For present...
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  What is driving the stockmarket

  In April, the Barisan Nasional won a resounding victory in the General Elections. The stronger position of a pro-business...
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  Pensions : Union & Pensioners cry foul

  Pension for full service was the oldest issue included in the 1995 salary adjustment claims by the public sector unions...
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  The stop go stop church in Shah Alam

  Once more the construction of the Catholic Church in Shah Alam has been stopped by an official notification from the...
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  An Explosion of selfishness

  In the United States last month, 23 year old Susan Smith was sentenced to life in prison for the murders...