Satu kisah penyalahgunaan kuasa di Mahkamah untuk “menjaga nama baik Yang Arif Dato'”.
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I Am Malaysian
The Singh, singing his praises for Malaysian Indians. I have a feeling this is going to turn ugly. Only on #WhyMalaysia.
Posted inThe Lobby
LoyarBurok’s New Home: Ops P.I.S.A.N.G. 19 Mar 2011, 3pm at PusatRakyatLB
HERE AT LAST! Attention Rakyat! You’re invited to Ops P.I.S.A.N.G. Launching of PusatRakyatLB a.k.a. Malaysian Centre for Constitutionalism and Human Rights
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If I Leave You, It Is Not Because I Love You Less
Sinjoro Eng writes about leaving and staying. It could be you. It could be me.
‘The land beyond the tropical sea was not suitable for me. A new land beckoned me.’
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Why Malaysia? – An Introspection Of Choices
Once again, thanks to the persuasive powers of blawg curator extraordinaire June Rubis, we have artist Ashaari Rahmat joining us for Why Malaysia week. He shares with us his own picture into ‘why Malaysia’.
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You Are What You Read: The Biblio-Landscape Of One Malaysian
Bibliophile Clarissa Lee talks about books, reading, and the formation of the Malaysian identity.
“I did not learn to read properly until I was around eight years old, even if I could make sense of simple words and phrases. From then on, there was no turning back.”
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Home
As we share our thoughts on #WhyMalaysia, See Xien offers us a look inside the head of a Malaysian emigre.
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Curator’s Note: Welcome To “Why Malaysia” Week At The Only Blawg!
This week, Syazwina Saw curates Why Malaysia week for LoyarBurok to explore our love/hate relationship with the Land of the Boleh-Everything-Also-Can-Kasi-Taruk-Aje.
Posted inLB Rants, Thank God It's Friday
White Noise: Automatic For The People
After a swift dalliance with a young pop star, Chen Mian Kuang moves up the age spectrum and shines the spotlight on a band of fifty somethings who are still rock and rolling. In conjunction with the release of their latest CD, Mian Kuang picks out the gems in the band’s back catalogue as a R.E.M.inder of their past glories.
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LLA Series: ‘People Like Us Never Win’
The attitude of criminal legal aid clients, winning a drug case involving an addict and two prostitutes, and a challenge to assumptions about the previously convicted.
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Does Egypt Need a New Constitution?
We hear frequent calls for a new Egyptian constitution. But will a new constitution provide the fundamental break from 30 years of authoritarian rule that Egyptians are calling for?
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The Need for Youth Empowerment in Malaysia
For aspiring Malaysian youth wanting to express more freely in a formidable force, proving stereotypes wrong in this blissful country of multi-ethnicity, please read this.
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A BERSIH 2.0 & LoyarBurok event: Sarawak: Tanah, Adat dan Pilihanraya
On the 18th March, 2011, BERSIH 2.0, Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall & LoyarBurok are organizing a forum on Sarawak: Tanah, Adat dan Pilihanraya. All are invited.
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May Our Future be Bright Under The Sunshine Law
In the absence of public disclosure, the people are unable to check and balance the public administrators effectively. Therefore we need legislation on the Freedom of Information (FOI), to guarantee access to the information held by public administrators and institutions.
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Two Women, Two Tribes and a Journey of a Lifetime (Part IX) – finale
During the Soviet-backed Derg regime under the government of Mengistu Haile Mariam (1975-1991), the Mursi had been told to abandon their practise of lip-plate because it was seen as a symbol of backwardness. Apparently, threats were issued by a regional government official that whoever continued to stretch their lips would have their lower lips cut off entirely, served as a lesson to others.
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Chapter 1: In The Beginning…
One man’s life as a garbage collector is about to change very drastically in the magical world of The Big Little Storybook, a weekly dose of stories by fabulous LoyarBurokker JuneWow!
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The Measure of a Society Can be How Well Its People Treat Its Animals
As much as we would like to hang Xiao Wei out to dry for her actions as soon as possible, our society, our country, has laws; and we live by those laws.
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What Unites Malaysians
On the 19th of March, 2011, the LoyarBurok Centre will be officially launched in Bangsar. Please join us for this inaugural event! There will be live music performances featuring songs from Radio Demokratika. Details of event will soon follow – keep an eye on the blawg. In the meantime, Long Seh Lih tells us what […]
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Litigation Lawyer Wish List
In this 3rd instalment of LoyarBurokking for the Bar, some modest requests are made which ought not be too difficult to fulfil. If sorted out, practising law as a litigation lawyer may be a little bit more comfortable.
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A Year of The Jubilee
The liberation of people throughout history always begins with a small act. It is always about the “little Davids” taking on the “Goliaths” of this world. It is the manifestation of one’s love over another.