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Life's a sufferance. Lawyering a bore. As Edmund continues various escape techniques to be rid of Lord Bobo’s influence, he crusades with UndiMsia! campaigners to build strange youth love movements around the country. And so he tweets @edmundbon and appetisers at http://edmundbon.tumblr.com/
#GE13 Vote For, To And So That …

#GE13 Vote For, To And So That …

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Malaysia’s GE13: The Young – Going with the Flow or Forging a New Future?

Malaysia’s GE13: The Young – Going with the Flow or Forging a New Future?

How will young first-timers vote?

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[Updated] Why A ‘Caretaker’ Government By Convention Is Unconstitutional

[Updated] Why A ‘Caretaker’ Government By Convention Is Unconstitutional

What does the Constitution say about a ‘caretaker’ Government?

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Re Alias & Khalid: Civil Courts To Defer To Shariah Council’s Rulings

Re Alias & Khalid: Civil Courts To Defer To Shariah Council’s Rulings

Yet another attempt by the Executive through Parliament to oust the civil courts’ powers.

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Defending Civil Society In Burma: The Malaysian Experience

Defending Civil Society In Burma: The Malaysian Experience

Five steps NGOs should take in the NGO law reform process.

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10 Tip Untuk Memeriahkan #KL112

10 Tip Untuk Memeriahkan #KL112

Untuk menikmati hak-hak perhimpunan aman tanpa senjata di bawah Fasal 10.

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[Updated] Some States Allow For The Renunciation Of Islam

[Updated] Some States Allow For The Renunciation Of Islam

7 States at least.

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Powering The Orang Asal Voice In A Democracy Of The Minority

Powering The Orang Asal Voice In A Democracy Of The Minority

Full text of the talk presented at #TEDxMS on 5 November 2012.

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Twitter Revolution, #s42Movement & Direct Democracy

Twitter Revolution, #s42Movement & Direct Democracy

What do Twitter and Facebook have to do with lawyers and direct democracy?

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To TweetKill 114A #Stop114A #198Actions

To TweetKill 114A #Stop114A #198Actions

Documenting the 114A online protest and celebrating Malaysian Internet Blackout Day.

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Breeding A New Generation Of Activists

Breeding A New Generation Of Activists

What does it take to be an activist? Idealogy. Emotion. Function.

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Federal Confusion: 137 Yes/No/Yes/No?

Federal Confusion: 137 Yes/No/Yes/No?

Apex Federal Court decisions are perpetuating the 137 confusion.

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Foraging for Rights to Forge a Nation: Is It Time to Reconstitute the Malaysian Constitution?

Foraging for Rights to Forge a Nation: Is It Time to Reconstitute the Malaysian Constitution?

A paper on two major problems Malaysia currently faces on the question of race relations.

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Keynote Address: MyConsti & The Challenges We Face

Keynote Address: MyConsti & The Challenges We Face

Written in the hour-long traffic jam to the event, a rights salutation.

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Of Lawyers and Politics

Of Lawyers and Politics

Can a group or organisation that addresses politics or politically-related issues be truly non-partisan?

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The Perfect Assembly: What a party!

The Perfect Assembly: What a party!

Let us picture our perfect vision of the rally

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N. 46 Pelabuhan Kelang: By-Election, Stalemate Or Court Intervention?

N. 46 Pelabuhan Kelang: By-Election, Stalemate Or Court Intervention?

Tough questions which could not be dodged regarding the vacancy of N. 46. Is the Speaker’s decision correct? Will the Election Commission call a by-election? Or will the Court intervene? LoyarBurok does public service yet again here. All you need to know regarding N. 46, really.

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K-point: Constitutional Tort By The Selangor State Service Commission?

K-point: Constitutional Tort By The Selangor State Service Commission?

There does not appear to have been an appointment made by the Selangor State Service Commission in respect of the vacant SS post. The constitutional position requires the Commission to make the appointment. If not, a suit may be filed to compel the Commission to so act.

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Special Court Rules Banning Public And Media Unconstitutional

Special Court Rules Banning Public And Media Unconstitutional

Perhaps the only question which remains is whether any public-spirited media organisation or person will take the new rules banning them to task. But then again, if the Chief Justice himself advised the Yang di-Pertuan Agong that the ban was legal, how would a suit in our courts declaring the rules unconstitutional fare?

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OA Angers!

OA Angers!

On March 17, 2010 The OA community took to Putrajaya for a historic walk and what seems to be the biggest gathering of OAever. This peaceful stage of protest and show of unison by the community was in response to yet another government policy that ignores their rights.

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