A young and hopeful Malaysian finds himself turned away at the Malay Dilemma Symposium on the basis of race, and shares with us his experience as he is escorted out by security guards because he cared for the Malay Dilemma.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Protest Placards in the Museum? – Its possible!
Who says historical exhibitions only has to take place in the museum? An out of the museum suggestion on how the rakyat can take charge of the historical narrative of their own country.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
416: Sarawak, Silent No More
LoyarBurokker and Sibu native Adrian Chew tells us to watch closely, as change is in the air in Sarawak.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Better Don’t Mess It Up This Time
There’s a difference between how West Malaysians and Sarawakians perceive politics and its rhetoric. Kelvin Egay explains why.
Posted inThank God It's Friday
Chapter 6: The Ministry for the Reform of Bad Men
Not getting enough sex? Don’t worry, the government will sort you out!
Posted inThe System
A Critique of 1Malaysia: The Universal Conscience (4 of 5)
The forth part of the critique focuses on the exploitation of post-political tsunami effects (so called ‘Collective Common Sense’), that gradually brings about the relevance of 1Malaysia as a notion to redefine the already defined but left unsettled, to re-evaluate the already evaluated but left unselected, to promise again the desired needs that are left unmet.
Posted inExpress Yourself
A solution to end all Racism?
Perhaps THIS is the secret to combating racism: Allow offensive remarks to be countered by equally (not more) offensive and FUNNY retort.
Posted inBolehland
Video Seks ‘Datuk T’: Penyiasatan Bercelaru Polis
Menyoal mengapa pihak polis dan pihak pendakwaraya tidak mengambil sebarang tindakan terhadap tayangan klip video seks oleh ‘Datuk T’ memandangkan penyiasatan mereka sebenarnya sudah lengkap.
Posted inAsk Lord Bobo
Ask Lord Bobo: Free and Fair Elections!
From the Selangor Times Issue 19, 8-10 April 2011. This week, His Supreme Eminenceness ponders bread-butter-and-kaya-issues, and affirmative action. JyeaH!
Posted inGreen-World
Rare Earths, Radioactivity And The Courts
As the furore over the proposed Lynas rare earth plant in Gebeng, Kuantan continues, a lawyer involved in the Bukit Merah plant goes behind the scenes of the similar challenge to the Bukit Merah plant 20 years ago.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Beyond The Poster Wars Of Pilihanraya Sarawak 2011
June Rubis goes beyond the poster wars of the Sarawak State Election 2011 and calls upon the rakyat to be part of the Force in rebuilding the State.
Posted inThank God It's Friday
The Loyarburok Movie Review: Source Code
This film is something of an anomaly. A fast-paced thriller with intelligence and heart, made within the Hollywood studio system. Has it been compromised, or did the filmmakers’ Indie mindset make it intact?…
Posted inLB Rants
Operasi P.I.S.A.N.G.
Edmund Bon menyatakan bahawa perubahan yang hendak dicapai oleh masyarakat sivil tidak boleh bergantung kepada ahli politik sahaja. Para pekerja sosial harus membuat kerja pengorganisasian yang solid untuk menggerakkan rakyat bagi perubahan. Beliau juga bersikukuh tentang kekurangan masyarkat sivil, dan menyeru ktia amat memerlukan untuk membina semula kekuatan masyarakat sivil.
Posted inLB Rants
Hope yet to improve English
It seems like a huge task to restore Malaysians’ standard of English but it can be done if we put our hearts to it.
Posted inLet's Talk About Sex
Sex and Gender: Born with it or perceived to be it?
Often, society misunderstands the difference between sex and gender. El Sheila Kanavathi tells you why you are so much more than the sexual organs you are born with.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
How Law Became Man’s Tool
Lim Wei Jiet writes about how the law has been abused to become a tool for some.
Posted inLB Rants
Lord Bobo’s Minion at Fort Cornwallis
Have you ever heard of ‘Lord Bobo’s Minion’? If you haven’t, where have you been for the past months? Lord Bobo’s Minion is a one-man band, one of the 12 acts featured in MyConstitution campaign Radio Demokratika album. You can get the album at Rock Corner, Victoria Music Centre, the Bar Council and the Rice […]
Posted inBolehland
Teaching, still a noble profession?
May Chee Chook Ying asks, is teaching still a noble profession?
Posted inPray For Me
The Gospel According to Barisan Nasional
The failure of BN to defend the rights of religious minorities to use the word “Allah” is a failure to defend the Constitution