The LB Merdekakan Malaysia Run reaches its 6th and final leg after a one day gap. The run finishes off in our national language with a consideration on the need to cultivate reason and Enlightenment over blind compliance and easily swayed naivete, especially in our youth.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Gerakan Matters
Lings My Name is Singh puts on his Penangite hat and gives us the low-down on Penangites’ love-hate relationship with their homegrown party, Gerakan.
Posted inBolehland
An Open Heart Letter to Malaysia
An open letter written with open heart to Malaysia.
Posted inBolehland
The ONLY MerdekakanMalaysia Run (5th): 47 Years On – Malaysia and the Necessary Conversation
Malaysia Day at LoyarBurok continues with our 5th runner, a duo from Sarawak that uncovers this conversation that has been taking place and only getting louder as Malaysia celebrates its 47th year of nationhood. Is your voice a part of this?
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The ONLY MerdekakanMalaysia Run (4th): The Chained Malaysian Student
Happy Malaysia Day! The 4th runner after Lisa, Marcus and Lady Baba, proudly makes his debut LoyarBurok post. He tackles the student’s side where (ironically) some students want to continue being slaves to the Government and their universities.
Posted inOAsli & OAsal
The ONLY MerdekakanMalaysia Run (3rd): Are The Orang Asli & Orang Asal Really Free?
After the abrupt end to Lady Baba’s last video and her mysterious disappearance since then, some of the Hulu Selangor tapes have suddenly resurfaced recently! Only this clip could be made public. The Run continues. Lisa probed our basic instincts. Marcus called on our leaders to be brave. Here, consider the significance of Malaysia Day for the indigenous. The Hulu Selangor by-election may be over but has the Government solved the land woes of the Orang Asli and Orang Asal?
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The ONLY MerdekakanMalaysia Run (2nd): Crying Out For Brave Leaders To Free Malaysia
3 days, 6 runners, 6 LoyarBurokkers – 5 Malaysians (& 1 of unknown pedigree), 4 making their historic debut runs – present 6 reflections on what we all need to do to liberate Malaysia. Lisa Ng surveyed the basic issues and asked what mattered to us. Here, that guy with a cool surname runs next. He calls on brave leaders to liberate us. Marcus van Geyzel is a corporate/commercial solicitor in Kuala Lumpur. He is a media junkie, and voraciously consumes media thanks to the magic of RSS and Twitter (@vangeyzel). His interests are varied, but has a penchant for debates about culture, politics, football and the idiosyncrasies of human interaction. A certified bibliophile, he buys books faster than he can read them. He regularly contributes to The Edge Malaysia, and his more recent published articles are archived at marcusvangeyzel. After being shown the light by Lord Bobo, this is his first contribution to LoyarBurok, and will hopefully be the first of many. He’d love to hear your comments.
Posted inBolehland
The ONLY MerdekakanMalaysia Run (1st): Things That Matter To Us Malaysians (and it’s not teh tarik.)
As promised on Twitter @LoyarBurok. Starting today for 3 days, 6 runners, 6 LoyarBurokkers – 5 Malaysians (& 1 of unknown pedigree), 4 making their historic debut runs – present 6 reflections on what we all need to do to liberate Malaysia. Our first runner Lisa Ng is an ex-copywriter and mother who has decided – when not chasing after her 18 month old – that writing for larger causes is a lot more rewarding. She hopes that by writing, more consciousness will be awakened. And more Malaysians will come out of the comforts of their lives to defend, from all forms of injustices, the lifestyles they have worked hard to gain.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
MyConsti on BFM
BFM’s The Bigger Picture is running a 9 parter on MyConstitution and its 9 phases, every Wednesday at 3.00p.m. The first segment featuring MyConsti and Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee Chairperson, Edmund Bon was aired on 7 September and transcribed here.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
The Star: The citizen and the Constitution
An article from The Star in support of the MyConstitution campaign that seeks to simplify the Constitution for all Malaysians – yet the only group to question the motive of this public service is a group of young graduates who formed a 1Malaysia club.
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Selamat Hari Raya
Selamat Hari Raya / Salam Lebaran / Eid Mubarak! LoyarBurok wishes all our readers happy holidays. We will return on Monday.
Posted inThe Lobby
We Are Malaysia – 16 September
Ever feel like your brilliant suggestions at the mamak should be heard by policy makers? Here’s your chance, machas! 6days to get 300 youths, 127 ethnicities, 1 conference. Let’s do it!
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[UPDATED] How about meeting a Penan musician on Malaysia Day?
This is your chance for a face-to-face encounter with a Penan musician. Come find out first hand what you’ve always wanted to know while enjoying an evening of music. Happening on Malaysia Day at Central Market Annexe and in Penang on the eve.
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[UPDATED] MyConsti is on the side of right
Certain quarters are demanding that Malaysians do not discuss the Constitution. However at the opening of the first Parliament of Malaya, Yang Dipertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Rahman opined that we should! And the MyConstitution campaign is doing just that!
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Malay? Chinese? Indian? I am Malaysian lah!
What’s with this surge in racism and the obsession with race-based everything?!
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Threat to MyConsti: Rise, 100 Lawyers Rise!
The LoyarBurok Defence Team is calling on lawyers and pupils to join “Team100” to defend the Bar Council and MyConstitution Campaigners in Court.
Posted inTry Me-lah
Dealing with the Ridhuan Tees and the Ibrahim Alis
Is it justifiable if the Government were to use the ISA or Sedition Act on the likes of Ridhuan Tee and Ibrahim Ali? Should we laud such an action?
Posted inExpress Yourself
A Reminder From The Demised
A reminder from a dearly departed grandma – on life, fame, and money.
Posted inPray For Me
How Islam Liberated Me
A non Muslim LoyarBurokker’s journey in understanding Islam.
Posted inThe Lobby
Say Sorry Day
A collective of individuals and organisations are coming together to declare 5 Sept 2010 as Say Sorry Day. Everyone – in Malaysia and beyond – is encouraged on this day to seek forgiveness from and grant it to each other. The Annexe Gallery will be holding two events in conjunction with this day.