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Jom Ke Chow Kit!

30 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
Jom Ke Chow Kit!

The Sex Worker's Programme of Pink Triangle Foundation (PTF) is organizing the JOM KE CHOW KIT! carnival. KL Legal Aid Centre and MyConstitution will be there alongside Suhakam and Ministry of Health (OoOoo!) It'll be an evening of fabulous performances, lots of info and really reeeaally about Sex and Sexuality in general.
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Indian Inspirations: Moving the Call of Muhammad Azwar bin Ab Manab

30 July, 2010
Posted by Fahri Azzat

A reproduction of the approximate speech I had the honour of delivering on the occasion of Mr. Muhammad Azwar bin Ab Manab's call to the Bar before Justice Puan Hadhariah binti Syed Ismail on 14 May 2010.
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The LoyarBurok Movie Review: Nolan’s Dream Project

29 July, 2010
Posted by Wai
The LoyarBurok Movie Review: Nolan’s Dream Project

After a long and difficult search for movie reviewers, LoyarBurok finds Wai's review of "Inception" making its viral rounds by email and generating much commentary. The review is as awesome as the movie, and Wai has agreed to write regularly for LB! What...
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LoyarBurok to Educate Voters for Next General Election

28 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
LoyarBurok to Educate Voters for Next General Election

Just as Barisan Nasional still asks itself how it is to "tackle" 7 million youth for the next General Election especially the 62% who "sit on the fence", Malaysiakini reports that LoyarBurok has already hatched a voter education campaign to assist the rakyat in...
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Strategies for Student Activists

28 July, 2010
Posted by Azira Aziz
Strategies for Student Activists

Tips from a seasoned student activist on how to not to get caught in Bolehland.
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Spearhunting The Real Coral Killers

27 July, 2010
Posted by Pamela Lim
Spearhunting The Real Coral Killers

A consideration on the purpose and efficacy of dive site closures by authorities as a measure to remedy coral bleaching - a phenomenon that is caused is caused by weather conditions and not human impact.
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LoyarBurok Defence Team – Pushing the Frontiers of Free Speech

27 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
LoyarBurok Defence Team – Pushing the Frontiers of Free Speech

The LoyarBurok Defence Team (i.e. LoyarBurokkers) is acting for Zunar and Malaysiakini in challenging the recent book bans, and will see Fahri Azzat, Amer Hamzah Arshad, Edmund Bon, Edward Saw, K. Shanmuga and Aston Paiva going toe-to-toe with the Government's lawyers in an...
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My Name is Singh

26 July, 2010
Posted by Lingswaran Singh
My Name is Singh

Musings on love, religion, and the Constitution over Penang delicacies - complete with its own soundtrack.
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AUKU dan Masa Depan Malaysia

25 July, 2010
Posted by Hilman Idham
AUKU dan Masa Depan Malaysia

Analisis seorang mahasiswa mengenai AUKU dan kesannya yang menular.
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Of Sunscreen, Blackberries, and Successful Lawyers

24 July, 2010
Posted by Brendan Navin Siva
Of Sunscreen, Blackberries, and Successful Lawyers

Brendan Navin Siva's speech at the Ethics and Professional Standards Course Lunch that took place on 15 July 2010.
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Regional Network on Media Legal Defence Launched

23 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo

The Southeast Asia Media Legal Defence Network (SEAMLDN), a regional non-governmental organisation comprised of lawyers, journalists and media activists with a focus on the defence of the media and the promotion of freedom of expression within Southeast Asia, was launched on 22 July 2010...
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Breeding a Culture of FEAR

23 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
Breeding a Culture of FEAR

Another Worried Student is speaking out against the use of oppressive laws such as the UUCA/AUKU, ISA, and OSA that are used to continuously breed an all-encompassing culture of fear in the minds of the young.
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Mahasiswa Menggugat!

22 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
Mahasiswa Menggugat!

A conversation with 3 prominent student activists from 3 different generations - Isham Rais, Khairul Anuar and Hilman Idham will trace an oral history of student activism in Malaysia post-1969,from the demonstrations at Baling, Kedah in 1974, the Reformasi resurgence in the late 1990s,...
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[DIKEMASKINIKAN] Peguam Kian Diancam

22 July, 2010
Posted by Shanmuga K
[DIKEMASKINIKAN] Peguam Kian Diancam

Tahun yang lalu 5 orang peguam ditahan kerana "berkumpul secara haram" setelah dinafikan peluang untuk berjumpa dengan anak guam. Minggu lalu Suruhanjaya Sekuriti cuba menjadikan peguam saksi bertukar menjadi saksi. Hari ini peguam, Fadiah Nadwa Fikri dijadikan saksi oleh MACC.
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Mahasiswa Are People Too

21 July, 2010
Posted by Puspawati Rosman
Mahasiswa Are People Too

A consideration on local university undergraduates losing their right to be a normal person with the institution of the UUCA/AUKU.
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Higher Education: Where Got Crisis?

20 July, 2010
Posted by Fahmi Reza
Higher Education: Where Got Crisis?

Watch PopIN's Minister of Higher Education YB Fahmi Reza's presentations where he takes us through the shift in access to higher education in Malaysia from colonial days to the recent 10th Malaysia Plan and whether this is all constitutional? Press play to get educated.
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The Star: LoyarBurok Educating the Public on Laws

19 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
The Star: LoyarBurok Educating the Public on Laws

Choong Mek Zhin one of The Star’s brightest prospects has a keen nose for news – that’s why she smelled us. Read about her scintillating discussion with one of my famous founding minions, LoyarBurokker Edmund Bon.
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The Colour of Scholarships

19 July, 2010
Posted by Azira Aziz
The Colour of Scholarships

Considering the function of academic scholarships and thereto just who should be entitled to scholarships.
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4 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block and Write from Anywhere

18 July, 2010
Posted by Lord Bobo
4 Ways to Overcome Writer’s Block and Write from Anywhere

To all budding LoyarBurokkers and even the seasoned pros who at some point need a little help in dancing with the lizard brain.
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A Soapbox Saturday

17 July, 2010
Posted by Woon King Chai
A Soapbox Saturday

Jottings of an accidental soapbox protagonist at the recent Urbanscapes festival.
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