I joked candidly that M. Kula, the Ipoh Barat Member of Parliament must have been an Orang Asli in his past life because of his concern and support for my work with the indigenous people of this country. He revved his 4WD on a precariously winding road in the secondary forest that was once ravished […]
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1Malaysia and 13May
On the night of 13 May 2009, I attended a public forum entitled “From May 13 to 1Malaysia – The Future of Malaysian Nation Building” at the Civic Hall, MBPJ. This was a forum organised by ADUN Lau Weng San in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the May 13 incident. Speakers of different backgrounds […]
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Next for the Tamils?
The historical perspective is here written by A. Kanesalingam. The question as to the use of force in the Tamils’ legitimate fight for their self-determination is again raised. Freedom fighters or “terrorists”? What now for the defeated Tamils in Sri Lanka? Has history been re-written by the might of the gun?
Posted inTry Me-lah
ISA – To Review or Repeal?
In April this year, our new Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak suggested that the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA) be subject to review. 13 detainees were released. However, almost at the same time, the ISA was invoked to detain 3 more persons. Little or no publicity was given to such recent detentions. Proposals to review […]
Posted inExpress Yourself
Sedition under the Law of this Country
I write this article so as to apprise the people who, in the mind of the general public, have taken the law into their own hands through the harassment of law abiding citizens of this country with the threat of using the Sedition Act 1948 on them. They should not have done it without first […]
Posted inSelected Exhortations
Democratic Governance.Com: 5 Challenges
Paper presented on 16 May at the Bloggers Universe Malaysia (BUM) 2009 gathering. It has been estimated that by 2010 there will be over five hundred million blogs worldwide. Will that be a boon and benefit to the opening space for democracy? Or will that be baneful? The first flush of enthusiasm now has cautionary […]
Posted inPray For Me
Life and Death 4
Actually a lot of young people in the age range of 24-27 experience “numbness” and “tiredness” with and in life and work. This may probably be due to what they have experienced and are experiencing. Just that they do not talk about it but live out their daily lives as usual. I think even our […]
Posted inTalking about Lawyers
Plaintiff v Claimant
Just the other day, I was wondering why we still use the term “Plaintiff” in Malaysia. I asked a few people but they didn’t know either so I had a quick look on Wikipedia and discovered the following: The word “plaintiff” can be traced to 1278 and stems from the Anglo-French word pleintif meaning “complaining” […]
Posted inStupid Me!
Pointless vernacular schools
Another from the BC HRC egroup discussion. Schools, I will comment on. Firstly, vernacular schools are a pointless idea. I think that the moment this country decided to be a nation, all have decided to absolve themselves from their “national origin”. I personally find it insulting that Malaysians are still referred to by their ethnicity […]
Posted inCase Notes
Crises of Confidence and Perak’s Constitutional Impasse
Professor Dr. Andrew Harding, after the demise of the late Professor RH Hickling CMG QC, would (with Professor Dr. HP Lee) arguably share the honour of being the foremost jurists on the Malaysian Constitution. Among others, he is the author of “Public Duties and Public Law” (OUP, 1989), “Law, Government and the Constitution in Malaysia” […]
Posted inBolehland
Shots in the Dark
Americk Sidhu regales us with his experience in selling his house and draws attention to the similarity in quality and direction of the services provided with that of the local tourism industry in his usual inimitable style. This unfortunately shall be his last piece for us in a while because Americk will be retiring to Australia where he intends to work with the aboriginals and look for further inspiration for his masterful pen.
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Perak Constitutional Crisis: Wake Up and Smell the Carcass
Encik Amer Hamzah Arshad ruminates on whether a court can stay a declaratory order and considers Zambry’s nudity.
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Malaysia Tanahairku .. Dan Tanahairnya
Originally published at CeritaOrangGilak. Pagi itu, aku bersarapan sambil membaca beberapa suratkhabar tempatan. Isi-isi suratkhabar itu hampir membuatkan isi perutku terkeluar kembali. Bukan pasal Jaya Supermarket. Bukan pasal Penanti. Bukan pasal Hari Tanpa Tembakau Sedunia. Bukan pasal AhLong. Bukan pasal Marsha AF yang seksi. Bukan bukan bukan. Pasal Chin Peng dan komunisme. Nampaknya, ramai orang […]
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Interview with Roger Chan (HRC) on Human Rights Training
Interview by James Chow of the Epoch Times – May 27, 2009 (Special Edition, June 2009) – which may be found here. The Malaysian Bar Council is now seen by many as one of the most active defenders of Human Rights in the country. Its Human Rights Committee (HRC) through its educational and training programmes […]
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Badan Peguam dan Isu-Isu Hak Asasi Manusia
Sebagai masyarakat yang bertamadun tinggi, kita seharusnya sedar bahawa kehidupan ini adalah berdasarkan keamanan seperti yang disaran oleh setiap agama di dunia ini dan juga menghormati hak asasi manusia yang sedia ada. Kini, sudah menjadi suatu kebiasaan bagi masyarakat dunia menyuarakan pendapat mereka terhadap isu-isu hak asasi manusia melalui perhimpunan aman dengan tujuan suatu resolusi […]
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We’re Back.
As promised. But not the final version. Thank you Farez, Mich, Sunil, Seira, Sherrie and Yanti for your artful instructions. Design issues still being worked out in the next few days 2 weeks. Please continue sending your contributions and comments to [email protected]. Lord Bobo Barnabus (Loyarburok Supreme)
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OneLovingMalaysia
I was perched on that big tree outside the Brickfields Police Station the night the arrested the 5 lawyers. I watched the peaceful vigil begin, and was enjoying the calm candlelight when the shouting began. I will say that when it happened, I thought it was all rather ridiculous, and left after about half an […]
Posted inBolehland
Speed Skills
Americk Sidhu discusses road accidents, calls from the improvement in civic mindedness towards improving road attitudes in adult life and gently reminds us of the need for all of us to take responsibility for our actions.
Posted inBolehland
Where do they go?
A short meditation after having read the amount of low cost housing being auctioned off everyday.
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Loyarburok on Break. Back With New Look on 1 June 2009.
Loyarburok will be closed for upgrading and will be back up on 1 June 2009.