LoyarBurok caught up with Ezra Zaid, host of “That Effing Show” – home to internet-sensation video “I Am A Macha”. We asked him about how the video came to being; he shares with us the idea behind the music video and the reason behind the “macha” theme.
Posted inGreen-World
PTPTipu dan Sampah Plastik
Ada kena-mengena ke PTPTN dan sampah plastik? Kami di LoyarBurok pun nak tahu; oleh itu kami menampirkan CeritaOrangGilak ini – sempena kempen Earth Hour yang akan berlangsung pada 8.30mlm hari ini. Jangan tak baca!
Posted inOAsli & OAsal
A Raw Deal For Our Indigenous Fellow Citizens
An observation that the government’s proposed land policy for Orang Asli seem to be missing principles such as equality, social justice, reconciliation for past injustices and the right to participation in public life.
Posted inBolehland
You Jump, I Sue: Can voters sue traitors?
For their willful betrayal of trust, is there a cause of action against the turncoats who jumped ship? Considering the principle of estoppel in determining a cause of action for affected voters and the political parties on whose ticket the turncoats were elected as their representatives to sue these traitors.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Corruption and the Lawyer
A brief consideration of the devastating consequences a corrupt lawyer can bring upon his client by betraying them and the importance of trust.
Posted inBolehland
Attorney General, The Superman of Malaysia?
Considering the implications of the Attorney General’s wide discretionary powers and why even the humblest citizenry ought to be more vigilant towards any abuse of those powers.
Posted inJudging the Judges
The Monarch Has No Power to Sack Any Member of The Cabinet Exco
The reality is neither the King nor the Sultan has any power to sack the Prime Minister/Menteri Besar or the other cabinet ministers/executive councillors.
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
The Long Call and Reminiscing Legal Practice
A retrospect of a seven year career in law, from long call, practice and activism, to in-house work.
Posted inExpress Yourself
The Discomfort of Getting Off The Fence
Remember what happened when humpty-dumpty sat on the wall? He had a great fall. How much longer will you straddle the fence, bottom comfortably perched, feet almost but not quiet touching ground? What will it take to arouse a person from out of perfunctoriness? – Defenestration? Corruption? Surreptitious alteration of your country’s constitution?
Posted inPray For Me
Is “Politico Islamisation” a Threat to the Muslim Faith? (Part 4)
A cogitation on the politicization of Islam in the country – what spurned its coming to being, it’s manifestation and how it is adversely affecting Malaysia and her citizens, in particular the ordinary Muslim citizen – in 4 parts.
Posted inBolehland
Belakang Punya Dato’
The award of titles in Malaysia (the conferring of the title of Dato’/Datuk (and its meaningless variations), Tan Sri’s, Tun’s, and other lesser awards like AMN, JPK, ETC. ) has paralleled our political developments in our country since Merdeka – a steady unflinching march from honour to farce.
Posted inPray For Me
Is “Politico Islamisation” a Threat to the Muslim Faith? (Part 3)
A cogitation on the politicization of Islam in the country – what spurned its coming to being, it’s manifestation and how it is adversely affecting Malaysia and her citizens, in particular the ordinary Muslim citizen – in 4 parts.
Posted inSave The Children
Of Children In The Media
Spurred by the recent reporting of the underage “marriage” of an 11-year old girl to a 41-year old man in Kelantan, Malaysia, this is a deliberation on principles for ethical reporting on children, or rather the lack of it, and the child’s rights and welfare.
Posted inPray For Me
Is “Politico Islamisation” a Threat to the Muslim Faith? (Part 2)
A cogitation on the politicization of Islam in the country – what spurned its coming to being, it’s manifestation and how it is adversely affecting Malaysia and her citizens, in particular the ordinary Muslim citizen – in 4 parts.
Posted inPray For Me
Ghosts
Musings on the impending Chinese festival, Qing Ming, also commonly known by its Hokkien dialect pronunciation, Cheng Beng. Of ghosts, superstitions, honouring ancestors passed and being 5 foot tall.
Posted inPray For Me
Is “Politico Islamisation” a Threat to the Muslim Faith? (Part 1)
A cogitation on the politicization of Islam in the country – what spurned its coming to being, it’s manifestation and how it is adversely affecting Malaysia and her citizens, in particular the ordinary Muslim citizen – in 4 parts.
Posted inExpress Yourself
Criticism as an Act of Love
What is the critic really doing when he criticizes something or someone? He is expressing his love. This is a follow-up to the previously published ‘How to Appreciate Criticism’.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
The New York Times: Clearer Limits Sought in Malaysia for Shariah Courts’ Role
The New York Times on 12 March featured the article titled above in reaction to the Indira Gandhi custody case where the Ipoh High Court in Perak overruled a Syariah court decision. LoyarBurokkers K. Shanmuga, who acted for Ms. Gandhi and Edmund Bon are quoted in the article, reproduced below.
Posted inExpress Yourself
The Other Column That Wasn’t
This article was to be published in Sin Chew Jit Poh on the 9th March 2010. Instead it fell victim to the oft-wielded Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984, which incidentally is the subject of this spiked article.
Posted inBolehland
The Conditions of Remand (Part 2)
Considering the implications of the presumption of innocence on the process of arrest, charge and remand in the criminal legal system, in two parts. This second part critically considers the arrest, charge and remand process from the perspective of the presumption of innocence and offers some suggestions on reform.