tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194902022011-10-13T18:32:07.748+08:00...FIRST OF ALL, STANDstraits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-15324242449109992682008-10-19T01:06:00.003+08:002008-10-19T01:16:01.804+08:00

Make the time, if you can, to watch the Parliamentary debate on the 2009 Budget. Rosyam123 has a great archive going.Watch for yourself and then decide who ought to be running this country. For me, it's a no-brainer... if you'd rather ponteng, you're basically saying: "I don't care about the the rakyat."And to that i say: "Get lost."

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Last night at Padang Timur, a motion was proposed to the collective subconscious:"Those in favour of abolition of the ISA wave aye....."The results::)

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Reports the Star:Speaking to reporters Sunday before attending a Hari Raya gathering with Umno Youth members here, Mukhriz claimed that Zaid’s efforts to make the judicial appointments system more transparent and to allow the Bar Council to be involved in the appointment of judges would not play much of a role in the nation’s progress. He asserted the reform issues raised by the former minister,

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Let's start with an easy question.Do you think they can break him?(Pic was taken at about 1.50pm, when the court broke for lunch. They had to move RPK into the temporary holding cell.)Do you think they can break her?This morning, a bunch who'd typically hate Mondays decided to move their butts in a show of love to the editor of M-Today. While Raja Petra was inside, a hundred No-to-ISA people

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They were charged up to RM500 to get over to the other side of the straits. This Raya, it seemed the draw of home was worth it. And cruel brokers - stoked by money and greed - decided cold cash meant much more than these lives. Sumatran lives.They were squeezed into an 80-person-capacity wooden boat - 140 of them - pushed to the rim, and barely 15 minutes out into the benign waters, they learned

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You said it, Saffron Sister.*********It grew out from Pasar Seni and an overcrowded Bar which was otherwise closed. Last night just as the Maghrib prayers cut the indigo air and our Muslim brethren gave thanks to another day of fasting, the candlelight vigil took root."Pegawai non-Muslim semua stand-by!" barked a senior-ranking cop. The Muslim cops had to break fast, and that was fine. They

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He was 36 years young when he died. Born of a black mum and a white dad, Bob Marley was wise beyond his years. His songs are clear evidence. His unpretentious interviews equally so."I don't have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't dip on nobody's side. Me don't dip on the black man's side nor the white man's side.

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The problem with essentialising is that you end up with large gaping holes in your thesis. It's a convenient trick in mass comm. It's also lazy. Yet all too often, op-ed writers tend to make broad assumptions like they know the world from the comfort of their leather seats. Even sadder, they expect the reader to soak it all up uncritically.Karim Raslan, in his column in the Straits Times (

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Patti Smith, poet, sister and Godmother of Punk, released the song People have the Power back in 1988. i had just started working and - along with many other great works of art - it sent me into a wonderful tailspin of questions and more questions about the state of things.Twenty years later, in this fluid period in our history, this song haunts yet again. In many ways it's laser-sharp message is

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With every passing hour - days are too long in this aspect - the Pakatan's claim of taking over the government becomes more suspect.It's not that the Rakyat are impatient with the wait. We can wait; so long as it's in a bed of solid substance. Rather, it's the lack of hard evidence that the task has been achieved which make us suspect. With every passing hour - without concrete gestures towards

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And don't they know it!

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i'm going out to get me a honkin' big Malaysian flag. When the announcement is finally made it'll be flying outside my house.Nope it won't be Sept 16. But it shall be soon. i know it, feel it. Anyone who was there tonight at the Kelana Jaya Stadium felt it.It's the trembling of Merdeka in our bones. We are a nation again.

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i'm surprised they still haven't figured this out.Every right action the BN has failed to take only unifies us. And for every cruel blow, we emerge stronger. The Bangsa Malaysia project has been accelerated, in large part thanks to them.Back in March '08, when Anwar first mooted the plan to get 30 MPs to defect, i wasn't hot about the idea. It wasn't right. i was sure the Abdullah govt would wake

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The pattern is clear.... you know it, i know it. We shall grind through it. We must. This ISA round will be the last.And when this regime is ousted, we shall remember.

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Go ahead, Ahmad Ismail, blame your brothers and sisters.******Remember! The patience of Malays and Muslims has its limits. Do not push us to the wall, where we will be forced to reject the Chinese for the sake of our survival.******Go on. Divide us up - via your clumsy lo-res lens - into Malays, squinty-eyed, yellow-skinned Chinese, Indians, Kadazandusuns, Dayaks, Melanaus and all the various

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The Prime Minister remains in denial.At Kepala Batas, he was reported thus by Bernama:Abdullah was referring to the alleged racist statement made by Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail at a ceramah (talk) during the recent Permatang Pauh by-election.He said Ahmad had explained that he had made a statement based on historical facts and that it was not a racist statement as

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Loud and clear.Bring on the Merdeka countdown.

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It's old news, but this much needs to be mentioned. Wan Azizah rocks.She may have resigned from her position as MP for Permatang Pauh, yet she cannot possibly relinquish what is duly her biggest contribution to national politics - Class.Yeah, class. In a hall that's been regularly transformed into a menagerie of late, Wan Azizah is the epitome of a human being. What a babe.Here's to her continued

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Isn't Khir Toyo's admission seditious? Isn't it very very dangerous to allow such mindsets to propagate without official censure?From The Edge:In a posting on his blog dated July 20, Mohd Khir had said that Anwar had established PR based on the principle of equality, giving Islam the same status as other religions in the country and treating Malays and non-Malays as one because the former deputy

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Criminal defamation: What the f*** kind of charge is this?Defamation means defamation lah. You take the case to civil courts and slug it out. Get your millions if you succeed, and silence the person defaming you.Instead this chickenshit Najib hides behind obtuse charges in the Penal Code to launch one on Raja Petra, thus making it seem like he's so clean and untainted. Frankly, it's not the

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Trust the Institutions to do their jobs, advise the leaders of the country. In the wake of Anwar's balaclava-led arrest and RPK's charges, that's all they can say. Trust them.Why should i?These toadstools have not done anything to instill confidence. Not until the IPCMC is established and running, the Judicial Appointment Commission launched, the ACA given full independence can these leaders

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JOINT PRESS STATEMENT BY CONCERNED MALAYSIANS ON 22 JANUARY 2008:Say No to the Spectre of May 13Chew Mei Fun MP must retract her fear-mongering statement and apologizeWe, the undersigned civil society groups and concerned citizens of diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, stress that all Malaysians have the right to choose their representatives and the government in a free, fair and

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So Mahathir testified to the Royal Commission that he only got to know VK Lingam 'recently'. Recent in this case is when he appointed Lingam to handle the Anwar Ibrahim legal suit. And only after that did the doctor invite Lingam over to the house. Before that, the only knowledge the M man had of His Correctness is via the papers. So he says lah.Snigger.Ganesh Sahathevan, who runs the blog

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So said Mahathir at the VK Lingam Tape Royal Commission of Inquiry when asked about reasons for certain decisions that he made. Malaysiakini reports it here.That one statement captures the attitude of not only the past, but existing leaders of this country. It is a very dangerous arrogance. Simply put, our nation has eroded to a point where leaders see no more need for check-and-balance. They

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The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or Indian Diaspora Day just concluded its meeting in New Delhi. Samy Vellu led a 70-person team there and spent considerable effort 'correcting' the issues of marginalisation of Indian Malaysians here.It seemed he oversold. Malaysiakini reports that fellow participants who were there in their own capacity claimed Samy made light of the issues raised by Hindraf here,

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...i am taking back my country.

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This from The Star:PUTRAJAYA: Foreign tourist arrivals in Malaysia has surpassed the target of 20.1 million while earning the country RM45.7bil in receipts this year, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.And again:Now the Government has set new targets – 21 million by next week and 21.5 million by Aug 31 next year as the VMY campaign has been extended to that date in

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i might like to greet you that way come the new year.Can i still, do you think? And what would Johari Baharom say? Would it be construed as "confusing" some of my fellow citizens?Background:http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/12/21/asia/AS-REL-Malaysia-Catholic-God.phphttp://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=952&Itemid=31

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Who is this jerk?This man gives a frighteningly myopic account of how Indian Malaysians came to be citizens of this country. Omar categorises the entire group as 'convict labourers' invited to work in the estates and build the earliest infrastructure. (Part 2 is here.)Omar Hashim, executive committee chairman of the Malaysian History Association, does not mention anything about the backbone of

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A group of Indian Malaysian leaders and academicians have been invited to meet Abdullah Ahmad Badawi tomorrow at his Putrajaya office. However, Malaysiakini quotes an unnamed observer as saying that the whole exercise is merely a PR gig orchestrated by the 'Fourth Floor' boys to soothe things over."The PM is being misled by those who organised the meeting by leaving out the majority of the Indian

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That's the ominous final line in Malaysiakini's report on the constitutional amendment bill to extend the retirement age of Election Commission members to 66 years.Unanimous.That came after all opposition MPs staged a walkout in protest of the arrests that took place in Parliament grounds today. That also tells you every single BN MP - MCA, Gerakan, MIC, PPP, SUPP etc - is in support of that

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The Malaysian ConstitutionArticle 9, Clause 1No citizen shall be banished or excluded from the Federation.Ali asked for the use of the ISA on the eight citizens unjustly arrested at the human rights march in KL on Sunday. Either that or strip them of their citizenship.There they go again spewing reckless pronouncements. For a high-ranking politician and a state Menteri Besar, he sure knows

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Given the govt's recent penchant for arrests and dubious charges, let's make life a whole lot easier.Friends, shall we surrender ourselves at the police stations?i'm dead serious. Surrender by the tens - maybe hundreds - of thousands; and insist on being charged, to be detained and be brought before a magistrate. Every single one of us who took the trouble to participate in the Walk for Justice,

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Ain't it phenomenal how Scomi soared this past four years? It's practically a national Midas.It's wrapped up manufacturing buses for RapidKL and RapidPenang, clinched the Kelana Jaya LRT expansion job, and doing lots of drilling and all that oil and gas stuff. Not bad at all for a young turk.Then yesterday, we were treated with this:Hebat. Our very own monorail right out of Rawang.Scomi's

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Restraint.The police showed restraint at the Hindraf rally yesterday. So said everybody with half a position in the govt, including Minister of Frequent Travels Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.Strange word to bandy around, especially led by a Parliament which has shown anything but ( read bocor, terowong, close-one-eye, mau lawan?)Here's restraint, Malaysian-style.Restraint is showing up at 2am (or 4am) at

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During the Umno General Assembly, the Son-in-Law described would-be participants of the Bersih Rally as "beruk". Monkeys prowling the streets, he hollered. Not so long ago, that same honorific was used on socio-political bloggers in this land, too.Ma-aaan, truth be told, Khairy J is spot on. The man's exhortations has scientific basis.Read here for the scoop. And more importantly why. Monkeys,

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Here's what you get in the aftermath of Nov 10:The Prime Minister is in denial. The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the ill-informed Information Minister are being their typical irrational selves. Pahang's Umno chief and Menteri Besar is now asking for swift use of the ISA. The general response from the other side has been bitter and vindictive. Poor Malaysiakini, a lone domestic

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Scrutinise this picture. No, not the fact that pictures of the PM always seem to show him pointing at something. Deduce the number of people present.The Star reports that more than 10,000 people showed up at FT Minister Zulhasnan Rafique's Hari Raya open house yesterday. AAB himself was there, delighted at being boot-licked by yet another machai.Not to be outdone, the NST reports that more than

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We needed this. After a disgusting August 31, where history was distorted, shamelessly reenacted by a current leader and his son-in-law... people who didn't earn their badges, but craved the limelight no less, we needed this. The unofficial merdeka gathering happened this afternoon.There are many reasons to be elated. We - the tens of thousands; that uncle from Penang, the makciks from Perak,

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At the Umno General Assembly's winding-up speech, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said this:"They are challenging the patience of the rakyat who want this country to be peaceful and stable. That is what they are challenging, not me.Tapi saya mesti kata saya pantang dicabar." (Trans: But I have to say that don't you dare challenge me).- excerpt from MalaysiakiniAbdullah, wrong on both counts. For crying out

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Get yellow t-shirtGet raincoat (in case of water jets)Check med insurance (in case of swinging clubs)Even if they threaten, we must stand.We must.

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Yeah, the pie must be getting smaller in Bolehland. As they say, out there, the sky's certainly the limit.I suspect they're double-verifying this experiment: "Can durian runtuh in deep space?"

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From The Star today:KUALA LUMPUR: Anyone who takes part in the illegal gathering on Nov 10 at Dataran Merdeka to demand for a “fair and clean” general election will be arrested.Police will not hesitate to pick up anyone seen in the area where 100,000 people are expected to congregate from 3pm.The plan was for those attending the gathering to march to various parts of the city before heading to

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Ramli Yusoff, chief of Commercial Crimes Investigation Department, is likely to be charged by the ACA today. It seems only natural if one considers what's behind the scenes; the effects of a downward spiral in a crumbling relationship between bigger players. Poor Ramli... a chess-piece who's more than a pawn - perhaps a rook - but expendable no less.The clearest picture emerging out of this saga

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It was a far, far cry from that other Eye; those collection of empty gondolas of a certain ferris wheel at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. This one was piercing, it had depth and history, it had pride, and above all, compassion.Yesterday morning Sultan Azlan Shah shared, via the on-going Malaysian Law Conference, his Eye on Malaysia. In some ways, you may say it was his State of the Union address. Or

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How do you trust the ACA when it is not honest even in small matters? Correspondingly, can you blame an informant for being wary about entrusting his/her safety on such an agency? All that hogwash about being independent, fair, and blablabla... everything points to it being a pathetic running dog.Your ever-faithful propaganda pipe (Bernama) reports:October 26, 2007 01.28 am Anwar Failed To

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This here was what i thought we'd begin to evolve in little pockets under the Badawi admin. No need for superheroics - that was supposed to be a narrative of an era past. A maha-era.IDR without the narcissism of the Nusajaya Administrative Center, the NCER without the ostentatious Penang Global City Centre; no need for spaceflights and the massive but leaking Duta courthouse, no need, no need.To

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-43716670850501641282007-10-09T01:48:00.000+08:002007-10-09T02:49:58.218+08:00

It's plastered on the highway billboards. It's on the RapidKL buses, newspapers, TV and all possible paid media. Dreams Are Possible goes the tagline. Come Wednesday our space program participant will fly up into the blue yonder in a Russian Soyuz and come home a week or so later to a possible datukship.Ho-hum.I wish the promoters in govt dished the same fervour on Nicol David, world's No1 woman

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The Prime Minister is set on outdoing himself yet again. Some gems from his speech at the Gerakan National Conference yesterday:"We do not want to pretend and say that everything is okay. We do not want to be in a state of denial. Tell the truth, even if it is painful."When the 2,000-strong Bar Council's March for Justice up to your doorstep that Wednesday morning, what do you think they were

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-61647830632277366752007-09-30T22:03:00.000+08:002007-10-01T00:35:15.810+08:00

Yup it's started again. Say goodbye to another jewel in our landscape. Say goodbye to another chapter of this nation's heritage. Say goodbye to good sense.The NST reported that demolition works of the Sg Buloh Leprosarium will continue after the cabinet met and issued a directive on Sept 12.UiTM vice-chancellor Datuk Seri Prof Dr Ibrahim Abu Shah said the secretaries-general of the Health, Higher

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-82154309050205445852007-09-14T00:18:00.000+08:002007-09-14T00:46:37.420+08:00

We've been often told that with Freedom comes responsibility.Merdeka was celebrated just this past Aug 31. RM100 million worth of pyrotechnics, videos, dancers and shit to make you forget the govt abuse, mismanagement and our tattered Constitution. This Aug 31 didn't do much for me, 50 years or whatever.You want more meaning, it can be found here - the Dataran Merdeka of cyberspace - where today

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-24263635666638325492007-09-12T13:06:00.000+08:002007-09-12T13:33:08.902+08:00

The highest-ranked officer in government shows how well he knows the terrain. Was he doing a stand-up comic act in Kuching last night?The Star:It’s a common tactic to cause a commotion which will lead to police taking action, and when the police take action they will use the incident to attack the police for being heavy-handed.NST:Maybe they are under pressure because the Barisan Nasional

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-41267006568063217002007-08-30T03:27:00.000+08:002007-08-30T03:41:58.073+08:00

Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy, the man embroiled in the Port Klang Free Zone fiasco, has gone on two weeks medical leave.His press secretary said the condition requires Chan to receive treatment overseas.The weight of a RM4.6 billion controversy and the loss of lives of innocent citizens riding on an express bus can indeed cause a terrible terrible migraine, to say the very least.

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Read this."To say that theSun newspaper is a champion of Bangsa Malaysia shows that Dr Lim Keng Yaik sympathises with the newspaper which has all this while fought more for (the DAP's) 'Malaysian Malaysia'."- Zainuddin Maidin, reported by The Sun; Aug 28, 2007Read it and taste it. Smell it. Breathe it in deep and sense the textures of that thought. Try conjure the psyche of a person who could

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I have at the rear screen of my car a newly-minted Malaysia Today sticker. After reading this latest post by the Man, i'm doubly proud to have it there.I know it is frustrating when the government cannot touch me. Well, I am prepared to make your job easier for you, Muhammad son of Muhammad. I am going to allow you to organise another gathering at the PWTC like you did last Saturday. I am

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So here's what AAB said at the closing of the Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) 2007:As we are well aware, actions speak louder than words.So, as we leave this beautiful island of Langkawi, let us resolve, each of us, to do our bit and play our part to give practical meaning and ensure the implementation of the plan of action that we have just adopted here.As they say in popular jargon, let

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What's worse than stupid?In three letters - ZAM.You cannot have a discussion with such creatures. They holler and make declarations which remind you of fascist regimes.

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Pressed for time but i just have to say this. Go Jeff Ooi!It is NOT a loss for blogosphere, despite the number of naysayers. If anything, it may well spur a March of Rights into the halls of Parliament. My only wish is to see more such people of calibre step up and purge the rubbish that is the AAB govt.Wanna, Nades? You'd make Azalina's day.Remember this:"We are doing this as part of Visit

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You sense the raging breath. Raja Petra Kamarudin will not go down quietly. Correction - he will not go down, period.And the clowns in Umno better watch out. The Anak Raja Bugis spills the beans on Umno's info chief Muhamad (x2) Taib, the man who made a police report on Malaysia Today, and marinates the serving with bile only hell hath the stomach for. Thank God, the ex-Selangor MB can suddenly

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-50319408355434312912007-07-23T16:50:00.000+08:002007-07-23T17:45:09.109+08:00

Just as Nathaniel Tan is beginning to catch his breath, the fight to close the minds of the Malaysian people has shifted gears. A police report has been filed by Umno's Information chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib on the "sensitive" writings of uber-Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin.The report cites that Raja Petra has been writing stuff which insults Islam and the Agung. Reports Malaysiakini:

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Nathaniel Tan, social activist and blogger, was detained Friday by a hide-and-seek Malaysian police. The following day, he was secretively hauled to the Magistrate Court and is now serving a four-day remand to "assist" police investigations on internet-related affairs. The Official Secrets Act has been bandied about.This entire episode smacks of deceit, discrimination and despotism.We are

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-81366283195974239202007-07-01T22:38:00.000+08:002007-07-01T22:45:23.682+08:00

“I see (Samy) in the form of Lord Krishna. You (Samy Vellu) know what the people need. You know what the people want.”- MG Pandithan, president of the Indian Progressive Front (IPF), at the party's congress today. It is reported that Pandithan is sick. With such quotes, I do not for a moment doubt that.

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-73852739146447571462007-05-25T11:55:00.000+08:002007-05-25T13:04:03.983+08:00

"Say sorry.""Uh-uh, no way.""Say sorry, dammit.""Uh-uh, no way. I stated facts. Want to debate over it? Live?"******* (Answer pending) ********Flashback:DAP's Tony Pua writes a commentary about the just-announced civil service pay increase. He is all for it. He does note however that the civil service is bloated after recent massive employment drives.In 2006, there were 1.1 million civil servants

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-2628127311246522282007-05-21T06:12:00.000+08:002007-05-21T06:17:18.089+08:00

The mainstream media has carried the official version of the Parliament House leaks. But like the whole episode itself, it is a porous story with large gaping holes.Somebody's lying big-time.Scrutinize the picture below. It is the Malaysian Parliament House. You can view it here. (Click the 'Reference' tab.)The picture was downloaded from Polygum's website, a premier product of Belgian

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In Zam's world, big news happen to be events of little significance except to angkat and ampu a cabinet comrade. Self-conjured feel good factor.See here for earth-shattering account.So, Sports Minister Azalina flies over to the Everest base camp in a Russian helicopter, sticks around for 15 minutes and flags off a Malaysian contingent set to climb the tall peak. Then she and her 10-member

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The results have been announced. Behold, a two hundred increase in majority votes. The Barisan cheers have erupted. Moist Lips and Sleepy Hollow and Dark-to-Light are busy congratulating each other and thereafter patting their own backs, as strange a behaviour as it may be.Half-the-Value has shown he's worth twice the price. That Car Thing will say he burned rubber at Batang Berjuntai. A merry

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-20909790432368322022007-04-28T06:30:00.000+08:002007-04-28T06:34:37.937+08:00

While the physical boundary of Ijok (N11) is amply defined and understood, the moral boundary of the existing ruling party is another story. For three by-elections now, BN has rapidly revealed new territories south of Moral.Much has been documented by independent observers but the full terrain has not been charted; all we know is there's a string of caverns - running from Batu Talam through

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It's confirmed - Politics and power make you stupid. Najib, Deputy Prime Minister, is proving that he is a bit thick up there for assuming that the people can't see through snake-talk and hogwash.Today's headline in The Star:DPM: Fighting corruption a national missionKUALA LUMPUR: Fighting corruption remains a national mission and the Government is all out to eradicate graft.“Some people might be

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It'll do the system a whole lot of good if the Elections Commission was given a solid kick in its butt to do its job.The body today stands as a shameless shell, fit only to conduct the barest logistics of running an election. The more important role - as guardian of the principles of the democratic process - it turns its back. It has forsaken its Constitutional role. There is enough evidence in

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-56470341087701182752007-04-20T06:23:00.000+08:002007-04-20T06:19:24.739+08:00

This picture in The Star on Wednesday speaks volumes. Minister in the PM's Dept Nazri Aziz and Minister of Works Samy Vellu in front of a passive Chief Justice - that's Law and Order for you.It was the handing over of the new KL courts over at Jalan Duta. While it may seem innocuous, this protocol shot captures the scary scenario clouding our land.... the Executive runs just about everything in

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-36640824935844814972007-04-13T01:27:00.000+08:002007-04-13T01:25:52.304+08:00

BN won handsomely at Machap. It was a 4,000+ majority, in results very similar to 2004, the Year of the Promise. Can you handle it?Plainly speaking, the Opposition was whupped good despite their coordinated venture. Despite employing new technologies (they have a blog), cranking out a full-on series of ceramahs by Opposition heavyweights, and house-to-house canvassing. It didn't matter that case

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Good Luck, Opposition. Even as the sun rises this morning, your dew of persistence shall remain. Will the Xs be inked on the Rocket's box this Machap day? That's quite out of your hands now, we know. Seems like nobody's giving you much of a chance.But take heart. You fought the good fight, fought as warriors. Fought even as the BN mudslide of bribes - fresh paved roads, free land, free food, new

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Those folks selling the IDR have their work cut out for them.Pamphlets and media pompoms can only go so far; ultimately for the international audience, the best gauge is track record. Has the govt been governing? Are we a society with scruples? Are monkeys up there in the tree-tops (which is pretty) and not in offices and limos (which is ugly)?Here's one for the record: 95 Singaporeans who own

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-63733256714889421172007-03-19T03:35:00.000+08:002007-03-19T03:34:27.102+08:00

Two protests happened on Sunday in the Klang Valley over the issue of bullies and unfair treatment of citizens.One was aimed at the US government and its occupation of Iraq. A side dish was the Malaysia-US FTA. Quit the bullying, the 300 or so assembled conveyed this message at the American Embassy under the hot morning sun. The Embassy, if you're familiar with the KL neighborhoods, is in the

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Seven months ago, on August 15, some f'lers came out claiming they're about to revolutionise the car industry. Just add water ... blared the ads (although any advertising hack could've told you it's a tagline stolen from Arena swimwear back in the early 90s).The news reached around the globe albeit greeted with fair sceptism. Many weren't sure about its claims, because not much was revealed in

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-68536626069446221732007-03-02T16:35:00.000+08:002007-03-02T16:32:10.000+08:00

Sometimes, you can't help but envy what comes out of the little red dot.Saw this post on the green blog treehugger.com and it blew my mind with its simplicity. It seems the island republic's A*Star (Agency for Science, Technology and Research, a govt-initiated body) has come up with a urine battery, which is currently good enough to crank 1.5 volts of juice. The idea's so clever simply because

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Eyes downwards, fellas. Fu Ah Kiow, the Malaysian Deputy Internal Security Minister, wants you to know that freedom is nothing but blind, uncritical obedience of the masses. Ah Kiow wants you to know that standards for good morals can only be interpreted by members of the Barisan high-office.See, Ah Kiow is pissed with 'irresponsible' Malaysians on the internet.Hence swollen with piss and looking

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A model citizen-blogger lays down his cards.Tony Pua, who runs two blogs (Education in Malaysia and Philosophy Politics Economics), has decided to do more for the country. The man, a proper Oxford jantan, has joined the opposition party DAP, reports Malaysiakini (subscribe lah, sayang)."... there was a time I had given serious thought about joining maybe a think-tank of the government because I

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-57374233399486353542007-02-17T02:34:00.000+08:002007-02-22T02:51:13.976+08:00

It's true, as Abdullah observed, this country may be short of thinkers. At least in the right places.The country's boss lamented on Thursday how 85 per cent of projects meant for Bumiputera contractors ended up in non-Bumis' plate. What a waste, he moaned. So here comes along a smartass, one Sufri Mohd Zin executive chairman of TRC Synergy Bhd to provide answers.Reports Bernama:A construction

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Tonight’s Bernama reports AAB as referring to a study that showed Malaysians are comfortable and happy – 8.2 points out of a possible 10 konon. This comes hot on the heels of the "we're so happening" news streak we've been inundated lately.Abdullah must’ve milked the jugs dry over this cos, judging from the Bernama story, it seemed like a long-drawn speech. A lot of shiok sendiri. From the story,

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This boy, no more than four years old, had a vantage view from his father’s shoulders at the Balai Polis Puchong. He was looking at the ebullient crowd that had gathered awaiting the release of the 15 toll protestors yesterday. I remember his big, beautiful eyes that seemed to drink in the scene. He has many years left in him. Will he grow to see a fairer Malaysia after this generation passes on?

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Yup, those a**holes did it this time.Less than five minutes after the toll protest started, the police swooped in and arrested members of the organising coalition including Dr Hatta Ramli from PAS, KeAdilan's Tian Chua and DAP's Ronnie Liu. No smiles, no bargaining, no shit. Just a lot of grabbing and shoving. In fact, Tian Chua had only just come out from his car.Bullying has become a national

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-23730765763936367192007-01-19T20:43:00.000+08:002007-01-19T20:44:20.655+08:00

The spirit of giving continues.AAB announced that High School Bukit Mertajam will get a RM20 million development fund. The money will see the school will get a new hostel, teachers’ quarters, a sports pavilion and a laboratory. This amount will come from the 9th Malaysia Plan – meaning it’s rakyat money and not a personal donation. There’s more; another RM3.5 mil will be given for repairs.But why

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-59283537747275198052007-01-18T17:20:00.000+08:002007-01-18T17:17:53.143+08:00

This week has so far been like many other past weeks - even and measured - except for a coming-of-age event that happened at a nearby post-office. No hoohas, no circumcision ceremony, no lion dance, no kompangs nor tablas. Just a pleasant filing of papers with a pleasant postal staff.People, I registered.I am now a voter.

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Barely 15 minutes after protestors gather – KeAdilan’s Tian Chua has just finished his opening speech – a senior police officer announces from a patrol car’s loudpeaker that this is an unlawful assembly. He tells the crowd to disperse. It's a much smaller crowd. But his final sentences are drowned by the heightened chantings of “Hidup, hidup”.It’s clear – the police aren’t giving much leeway

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-5311202886279173302007-01-11T04:11:00.000+08:002007-01-11T04:08:43.867+08:00

What’s that you have on, Abdullah? Is that sheep’s clothing?In your 2004 GE manifesto, you said you offered heart. Everyone today remembers how you declared: “Work with me. Not for me.”Yet during the great Johor floods, you weren’t around; not to mention working. Wasn’t serious enough, I guess. We now know you were vacationing in Perth. Nice summer there, Abdullah?I suppose you had promises to

straits mongrelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00988782017628088762noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19490202.post-88627640340961156372007-01-06T07:23:00.000+08:002007-01-06T07:27:51.045+08:00

Brown-noses never fail to smell an opportunity.In June 2002, when Muhammad Muhammad Taib was still an Umno vice-pres and Mahathir had just announced his pension plans, the No-Unnerstan-English one crooned this classic accolade:“Even in 100 years, or even 1,000 years, it would be difficult to find another like him.”In other words, Mat Taib declared Mahathir was one in a bizillion lives.But as we

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Oh God.Just who is the Ideas person behind Visit Malaysia Year 2007?Reports Bernama:Five Elephants To Draw Crowds At KL TowerKUALA LUMPUR, Jan 3 (Bernama) -- Tourists to the Kuala Lumpur Tower will be treated to a thrilling experience -- riding an elephant which will be placed there for them.Five elephants will be waiting to carry the tourists to make their visit more memorable.Speaking to

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It’s been four years since I got back. Four years of sensing, tasting, digesting what is home.Home – birth-home – will mark 50 years of being independent this year, a reason to be proud no doubt. For asam laksa and for Titiwangsa, for pellet rainstorms and for the Kinabatangan.But home is also the cathedral of candles you carry inside of you from the places you’ve lived and the lives you’ve met;

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This is getting ridiculous.Happened to read this on Elizabeth Wong's blogsite and it just made me snap.“Santa must have had trouble getting to this part of the world, since it was only today he came a-calling at Sapura with a surveillance contract worth RM 1 billion.Bernama’s Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah reported late this afternoon on the likelihood of Sapura securing a Federal

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How pitiful can the media get?Bernama, The Star, and NST went to town in their coverage of the floods in the south. Good mileage was given to the various aid coming in from the govt, private sector and NGOs. The top two leaders were photographed carrying babies in different parts of the affected areas. The operations room in Pan Pacific Hotel, JB has a royalty manning the hotlines.Cool.What's not

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It hurts to see the devastation of the floods in the southern peninsular. The rain, when too much of a beautiful thing, has a price. It was, no doubt, an Act of God for the most part.For the most part.Still, hard questions need to be asked and reference points sought to understand the nature - or nurture - of this aqueous beast. The hardest question is perhaps "Did we ask for it?"In our country,

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"As information minister, I am part of history - I have seen it and understood it - thus I cannot have made a mistake or misunderstood history.""As for me, only those who feel they are communists would be offended by what I had said."- Zamon insisting that a communist monument had been erected in Nilai Memorial Park and in Sarawak. Negeri Sembilan MB Mohamad Hasan has joined in the call. He's

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Busy, purpose-driven week for Samy Vellu. In a life set by the throbbing beat of the tabla, he showed he fights for you and me, and just as much, the Indian community.Just barely a day before he announced the Great Benevolent Toll Hikes, Samy was in the estates of Jasin announcing a plan to ensure Tamil schools were not neglected. Who knows, months earlier, he must have strapped his bronze

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Hey ugly, your Ma and your Pa are frigging full-moon howling lunatics. They are beasts, they oughta be whipped and locked up.And guess what, you boys don't get true love. Just you watch. Leroy gets all the breaks, Jim-boy here gets hand-me-downs on his knees.And guess what, your good-fer-nuthin folks now wanna set their values on us, too. Those crazies wanna see us dumped.Those lines might get

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Court of Appeal Judge Gopal Sri Ram made a timely remark Wednesday:"Oversensitivity to criticism will lead to intellectual ignorance or, even worse, intellectual arrogance."He was sitting in an appeal against contempt. Along with Sri Ram were Judges Suriyadi Halim Omar and Abdul Hamid Embong; their decision was unanimous. The case in particular may be uneventful, but not the judge's remarks.NST

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Dang! For a moment there I thought BN's new headquarters was going to be built in JB.Reports Bernama: A circus academy where Malaysians can learn the necessary skills to succeed as performing artistes, may be set up at Danga Bay here.Sorry, tersilap.A genuine case of habitually being forced to read between the lines.

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Remember this picture? It was in The Star on Saturday. The people's leader, Samy Vellu, was on a ladder, flashlight in hand, poking his head through the ceiling finish of a classroom. He was doing a personal inspection, so the story goes.So the story goes, the administration of SJK(C) Mah Hua in Kampung Selamat, Penang claimed that its RM100,000 bill for roof repairs was not justified. Works

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I swear James Wong has the sharpest wit in the local political blogosphere. Two days in a row he's tickled me pink with his short deadpan entries while making lucid points. Too bad it may be over the top for some of those politicians.I mean while Singapore's Mr Brown may be on another level altogether, the Clare St boy's got class. In a way, he's been my online local history teacher, coolly

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He's been my hero journalist from the first time I picked up theSun. He remains ever so. The way he's going, he'll never be a Datuk, and that's a fine compliment.The Citizen continues...Let's see how low will an MB stoop to save his own skin. Yup, that MB who boasted that his memory is of pachydermic proportions, but in us commoners' eyes, he's pretty much a rat.Nuff said.

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