A follow up to Amer Hamzah’s piece “Ducking at the Court of Appeal?” The Court of Appeal has finally replied the request for its written judgment.
Posted inStupid Me!
[UPDATED] The UKM 4: Bangkit Mahasiswa!
[Updated with Bar Council President’s press release calling for action against UKM 4 to be dropped.] A student speaks out against the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (UUCA), recently used to charge 4 UKM students for showing support or sympathy to a political party during the Hulu Selangor by-election.
Posted inBolehland
You are at the Mercy of the System
You are at the mercy of the system. Do you not want to make sure it is does not oppress you?
Posted inTry Me-lah
Bangladesh Yes, Nepal Maybe, Lao PDR Maybe, Malaysia?
A consideration of Malaysia’s “wait and see” approach to accession to the Rome Statute that governs the International Criminal Court (ICC) as Bangladesh acceded on Mar 23, 2010 and other developing nations are actively considering ratification.
Posted inSave The Children
Rights Beyond Borders
Considering preemptive legal steps in preventing your scumbag of an ex-spouse from leaving the country with your child.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Integration with integrity
A consideration of lessons on racial integration from the Middles Ages and how present day efforts on the same in Malaysia lack integrity – yes, we’re talking about you 1Malaysia.
Posted inLet's Talk About Sex
Let’s have KRS in my backseat
A critique of the government’s sex education plan, PKRS, so shrouded in taboo that the word “sex” did not even make it into the plan’s name.
Posted inThe Lobby
Super LoyarBurok strips to the rescue!
A new superhero’s in town and LB is giving you the exclusive, an intimate peek into Super LoyarBurok’s diary.
Posted inThe Lobby
Appeal for Funds: Yaacob Merican asks Foo to pay RM80k
An appeal for contributions towards a fund to help Benson Foo bear the RM80,000 in costs sought by Dr. Yaacob Merican.
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Loh shee fun? So racist!
Is “loh shee fun” food first or of Chinese origin first? Two friends hash it out, mediated by liberal with no Asian values.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Bercakap-cakap dalam The Fairly Current Show
Beberapa hari lepas, si pengarang yang juga seorang peguam dijemput oleh Fahmi Fadzil untuk muncul dalam rancangan The Fairly Current Show di PopTeeVee untuk bercakap mengenai kes adik Aminulrasyid.
Posted inThe Lobby
The LB Tee Party
Come party with us tonight, 6pm onwards, for your exclusive chance to grab The Only Tee You’ll Need – The LB Tee. Read more for our party hopping location details.
Posted inBolehland
[UPDATED] Never before in Sibu
(UPDATED with photos from the ground) A musing on the many firsts for Sibu that took place in the few weeks leading up to last Sunday’s by-election, that reflects a changed Malaysia.
Posted inThe Lobby
Remember the dead in Sri Lanka – 18 May
Thousands died because of war crimes in Mullivaikal, Sri Lanka a year ago. Attend a Remembrance Event tonight at Brickfields Girls Guide Hall (or at least light a lamp at home). Sign Amnesty’s petition.
Posted inPray For Me
Churches must return election grants
An appeal to the churches that were reported to have allegedly received “special grants” totalling RM1.75 million from the Federal Government in the final hours of the Sibu by-election campaign.
Posted inBolehland
[UPDATED] Q&A with Dr.M: Politicians and Humility, myth or non-existent?
(Updated with closing paragraph previously omitted due to technical error on our part) Reflections after a chance Q&A session with Dr. Mahathir – on his support for Perkasa, the 1988 Judicial Crisis, and other inconsistencies between what he claims now and what he had allowed to take place during his tenure as Prime Minister.
Posted inThe Lobby
Haris Ibrahim Desperately Seeks Zul Noordin
Haris Ibrahim is desperately seeking Zul Noordin to be his co-speaker on the “Allah” issue at BUM 2010. However, Zul has not responded to the organisers invitation. LoyarBurok is joining the manhunt for Zul Noordin. Did we mention there is a prize?
Posted inThe Lobby
Selepas Tsunami – voter education documentary seized
A documentary produced for KOMAS about the changes post 2008 general elections, primarily meant to for voter and democracy education was seized by Sibu police on the pretext that it was seditious. Watch it here and decide for yourself.
Posted inBolehland
PM: “You give me what I want. I give you what you want.”
A deliberation on the fate of Sibu – a town that has been on a steady decline since the 80s – after the buzz and attention from the by-election courtship is over.
Posted inThe Lobby
Bloggers Universe Malaysia 2010
The bloggers’ event of the year, BUM 2010 will be held on Saturday, May 22. Themed “Bloggers moving Malaysia forward”, the event will feature some of the nation’s top bloggers, representatives from Pakatan and Barisan, three panel discussions on current issues such as “The ‘Allah’ issue” and a Q&A session.