LoyarBurokker and Malaysian election tourist Tricia finds herself in Singapore, ahead of their 16th general elections. She tells us why Singaporeans are saying the elections are different this time around.
A 20-year old Singaporean speaks up about frustrations with the system, the fear and apathy amongst Singaporeans, and why she is volunteering to help the Workers’ Party.
I gave it up to be filial but as soon as I became an adult, I couldn’t wait to lose my virginity. Now, I am just promiscuous.
Continuing his series on popular misconceptions about what the Constitution does or doesn’t provide, Andrew Yong looks at the question of dual nationality and the British connection.
A day after Alan Shadrake’s book “Once A Jolly Hangman” was launched in Singapore, he was arrested, detained and interrogated. The verdict of his trial is expected on 28 October 2010. If found guilty Alan faces up to 2 years imprisonment. He is 76 years-old and suffers from serious medical problems.
This year is the 23rd anniversary of mass arrests and detentions using the dreaded Internal Security Act -106 Malaysians under Operation Lalang and 22 Singaporeans under Operation Spectrum. To re-examine this significant era, two books by ex-ISA detainees will be launched this evening.
Starting with the Perak Mufti’s now infamous remark about a “new Constitution”, then rebutted by Professor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari, a LoyarBurokker today flies us on a hot-air balloon, LB-styled. The courts have consistently ignored the Constitution and failed to uphold many of its protective provisions. The people have suffered. Is the Malaysian Federal Constitution a Document of Tyranny or one of Salvation? Is it time to let go of a Constitution which continues to protect only the elite and powerful?
Malaysians will rally on THURSDAY 26th August at 11.30am at the Singapore High Commission at Kuala Lumpur, to show our solidarity with Yong who has been denied due clemency process and to demand that Singapore spare Yong from a cruel, undignified, and unjust death.
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M. Ravi, a human rights lawyer in Singapore has issued this press statement asking Malaysia to make clear to the Singapore government that Malaysia will not tolerate the execution of a young Malaysian because he has been denied a proper clemency process.
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