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Why water must not fall into private hands : Profitable and efficient Penang Water Authority is a model for the public management of water supply.

Whither Malaysian Politics? : Are Malaysian voters ready for a regime change? Are we ready to face the new and more frustrating challenges ahead?

Since the 8 March 2008 general election, Malaysian political development and change has never been as vibrant and dramatic as...

Where the mind is without fear : A tribute to my beloved father.

I was at my father's side when he passed away peacefully on 7 December 2010, at Bumrungrad International Hospital...

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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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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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Two arrests in three years : he can face this ordeal with greater strenght

My husband, Lokman Noor Adam, was born in Batu Pahat, Johor on 1 January 1973. He had hi seducation at...

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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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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Towering figures and forgotten heroes : people like the former Auditor-General Tan Sri Ahmad Noordin should be held up as a role model

Most of us, young and old, yearn for own heroes or role models to provide much-needed inspiration and informal...

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Toward an honourable MTUC

Who should be President of the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC)? The incumbent, Zainal Rampak? Or his deputy, Shafie Mammal?...

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Thoughts on the Perak power grab : Malaysians are intelligen enough to know that the BN has neither the majority nor the moral qualifications to lead Perak, but that it has all the weapons in its chest .

Perak, the state without a government for more than two month, is now on the way to getting a legitimate...

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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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The YouTuber's Guide to our Mini Galaxy : or how the mighty have fallen and how the fallen have forgotten.

Even if you're not one to take pleasure in the pain of others, you've still to marvel at the present...

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The Tunku, Merdeka and Malaysia : After 52 years of nationhood, let us demand greater accountability, integrity, justice and compassion.

We gave already celebrated 52 years of nationhood. It was indeed a momentous occasion, and when we look back over...

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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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The silent majority must act : By our silence, we are giving a free hand to vocal minority groups to have their day and dictate the direction of the nation.

We have much to be concerned over the way we are moving as a nation. There seem to be no...

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The school and the community : SJKC Damansara : larger picture, broader concern

Imagine this situation. Your neighbour's kids have been coming to watch TV in your house. For them and your own kids...

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The role of the opposition : An individual can make a difference a conversation with zaitun (Toni) Kasim - an independent view

As i had never met the lady before, and knew her only by her reputation as an outspoken human right...

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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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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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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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The Myth of the great stabilizer : reflections on Mahathir's planned departure

And now the end is near. Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's leaving. But evidently he didn't get to do things...

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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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The horror of southern Thailand, and a solution : A courageous and compelling study of the insurgency in the far South.

This book is the best investigation in English of the recent troubles in Thailand's southern border provinces...

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The difficulty in accepting sexual diversity : How do we support these people? They are human too.

More than a year ago, i received a phone call from school teacher. She wanted to discuss the possibility of...

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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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The cult of the individual : The story tale of Dr Mahathir and Hulk Hogan

In 1981, shortly after Deng Xiaoping came to power, the Chinese Communit Party (CCP) held its sixth plenum of the...

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The cost of cheap shopping : The more consolidated the retail market becomes, the easier it will be to exploit farmers and other small suppliers

In the time since the supermarket boom ten years ago, Malaysian food shopping habits have undergone a sea change...

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The BN National security state and the ISA

In order to defeat the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) during the Emergency (1948-60), the British colonial forces resorted to both...

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The April 'tri-elections' in retrospect : Pakatan has now firmly co-opted BN's winning formula especially in the ethnically 'mixed' seats in Peninsular Malaysia.

With the excitement of the three by-elections on 7 April now firmly in the rearview mirror, we can take...

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Tanjung Tokong : From fishing village to concrete jungle? : The concrete jungle continues to grow around us dan urban sprawl will soon swamp the natural green hillside.

Tanjung Tokong is the place where i grew up since 1970, when my family moved from government quaters in the...

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Sungai Siput : One year after : Transmuting "welfare" work into a programme that empowers the people.

Winning the Sg. Siput seat was an unexpected event. We had expected that we would be able to narrow the...

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SUHAKAM shackled and rendered ineffective

It is a very refreshing experience for me to meet you once again, this time away from the Ministry of...

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SUHAKAM and the Indigenous people's question

I have been asked to evaluate SUHAKAM's performance during its first year, insofar as the rights and aspirations of the...

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Stop the cover up: Disease does not discriminate : Efforts to raise public awareness of leptospirosis prevention measures appear to be more low key in contrast to past and ongoing health campaigns for dengue, SARS, and AH1N1

The Health Minister's statement in August that only nine lives "so far" have been claimed by leptospirosis (The Sunday Star, 22 August 2010)...

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Stick to your commitment, Datuk Seri Abdullah : Why have the culprits in high profile corruption cases not been procetud?.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's entry as the fifth Prime Minister of Malaysia on 31 October 2003 gave us, the law-abiding...

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Stand Up! reach out : No time or room for apathy

More than 40 days have passed since the ISA arrests. To date, only five if the ten detainess have been...

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Some thoughts on the assembly : Assembly of the World forum for Alternatives and the network of intellectuals and artists in defence of humanity

We were some 200 participants who had journeyed from more 50 countries, from far and near, to this world-wide...

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Soi Lek heads PPC : Larger issue at stake : Dr Chua Soi Lek's appoitment as chairman of the Penang Port Commission has generated much debate. But there is a larger issue at stake.

Already there has been much debate online about the appoitment of Chua Soi Lek as the Penang Port Commission chair...

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Simple truths from the tsunami : Compassion and solidarity are no stranger to human nature, if given a chance.

More than a 100,000 people have been massacred in Iraq since the USA's brutal 'war on the teror'. The city...

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Silencing the independent media in Malaysia

UMNO youth, the firebrand wing of Dr Mahathir Mohamad's dominant rulling party, recently launched its unofficial electoral champaign in...

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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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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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Rethinking the "Nation" : Have we been schooled to accept only one way of identifying with the "Nation" that is, through the official, state-led perspective?

In last month's AM (Vol.22.2), Anil Netto reported on some interesting issues raised by Dominic Punthucheary's excavation of other historical...

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Remembering Beng Hock in Penang : If the present government does not want to change the system , then the rakyat can change the government in the next GE.

A crowd of about 400 people packed the forum hall in the Han Chiang College in Lim Lean Teng Road...

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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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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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Politikal ferment in Latin America : A new sense of solidarity and regionalism has developed among Latin Americans

While i was in Caracas, there was opportunity to learn more about the political ferment that is occuring, not only...

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Political roguery runs riot in Perak : The backroom politics of Umno and its backdoor takeover of the Perak state government forms the perfect background for najib to lead Bolehland into a political backwater.

The rakyat of Perak area robbed in broad daylight of their political right to determine the state government they want...

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