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  Aristotle says,"Penang will have better public transport" : but decongesting traffic is a state of mind.

  Penang will have better public transport. It is imminent and unavoidable. Aristotle is famous for his delelopment of logic or...
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  Agi Idup, Agi Ngelaban? Will the river burst the Dam? : Surveying Batang Ai before 7 April by election.

  Batang Ai - the River. By consensus, this was the source area from which the Iban spread all over Sarawak...
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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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  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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  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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  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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  When KPIs enter the courts : The preoccupation with the speedy disposal of cases overlooks potentially damaging repercussions

  It has been more that a year since the Tracking System was first introduced to the courts in Kuala Lumpur...
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  The Quest for justice continues

  Is there no justice and rule of law in Malaysia? Can the police abuse their powers as they please and...
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  Make concession agreement public : Memoradum to YAB Perdana Menteri Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi on 27 December 2004.

  We, the undersigned, members of the Committee Againts Unfair Toll Increase (CAUTI) representing a large cross-section of Malaysian society...
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  Commission of Courage : Assertive Election Commission vital for free and fair election.

  General Elections the world over are becoming increasingly expensive affairs. According to the Deputy Chairman of the Election Commission on...
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  Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu : His was a colourful and illustious career that spanned many decades.

  Aliran is saddened to learn of the passing of Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu at the age 91. A veteran...
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  Malaysian houseman over worked in hospital!.

  Your are either completely oblivious to the fact that - yes, housemen in Malaysia are grossly over vorked...
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  The law of sedition

  Throughtout the history of governments and its people, the (something) fine line between sedition and free speech has always been...
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  Trees : Gods's gift to Humanity

  Trees and forests are God's gift to mankind. They provide life-sustaining oxygen. It is believed that the Brazilian forests...
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  Did you know...?

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

  More than once my Case Officers asked me, apropos of nothing in particular, if I knew the location of the...
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  The nightmare goes on... : I pray that no one will ever go through our ordeal again

  I am Marina Lee Abdullah, wife of Raja Petra bin Raja Kamarudin, the director of the Freeanwar Campaign (FAC) website...
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  Salute to judge and judgement : Long suppressed hopes for justice were rekindled by a learned, honest and courageous judge

  30 May 2001 will be remembered in Malaysian history as a day when the people's long supressed hopes for justice...
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  Does Iraq's depleted uranium pose a health risk?

  The office of the United Nations commisioner for Human Rights has received a report hypothesising that the current health and...
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  Democratising defence : Malaysia's arms procurement process badly needs more transparency and public participation

  It is the general view that in Malaysia, public interest in defence or in the purchase of weapons systems and...
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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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  The IWK Debacle : set up an independent regulatory body

  As a result of privatisation, many of the social services previously undertaken by the goverment have passed into the hands...
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  Privatisation gone worng ? Part II

  A part from government agencies being corporatised woth shares beaing offered to the public, the other major privatisations have been...
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  Friend of Foe?

  Under the British, before World War II, a network of Hospitals were built in all capital cities of the country...
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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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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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  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...