The book launches 1212 at 4pm. Meet the protagonists (politicians, contributors, writers and lawyers[LB]) at the LoyarBurokking session. Here, read a review of the book to understand why you shouldn’t be missing the launch. As time passes, some will cite Winston Churchill’s famous maxim about democracy being “the worst form of government except all those […]
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[UPDATED] “Perak: A State of Crisis” | Remember, Review & Reclaim | 12.12
The indomitable spirit of the Rakyat must not be broken. LoyarBurok invites you to Remember, Review & Reclaim on Sunday, 12.12 @ The Annexe Gallery at the “Perak State of Crisis” book launch by the Rakyat’s Perak Menteri Besar, Nizar Jamaluddin.
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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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Mkini: Nizar A Hit At Book Launch On BN’s Perak Takeover [w/VIDEO] (12 Dec 2010, 2245)
Hazlan Zakaria was one of the fortunate few who got in the hall to witness the launch of PASOC LoyarBaca (LoyarBurok’s publishing arm). He reports. (By the way, he is accurate in his report.)
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“The Sultan has no explicit power to dismiss an MB under the Perak Constitution”, The Sultan’s Constitutional Powers: A Comment
LoyarBurok is privileged to have received this comment piece from Kevin YL Tan on the on-going Perak constitutional crisis. Kevin has taught constitutional law for over 20 years. He currently holds Adjunct Professorships at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore and the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. He is […]
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Perak Political Plague & the 6th Bushido Code
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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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” […]
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Forum: “Krisis BerPerlembagaan Perak”, 25 April 2009
Majlis Peguam akan menganjurkan satu forum berkenaan krisis berPerlembagaan Perak pada 25 April 2009 pukul 12.00 – 2.00 petang di Auditorium Majlis Peguam. Tajuknya Perak Crisis: Constitutional, Legal or Political? Ahli-ahli panel forum ini yang telah dijemput adalah saudara-saudara Dr Subramaniam Pillai, Tommy Thomas dan Dato’ Shafee Abdullah. Semua dijemput hadir. Sila daftarkan diri di […]
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Ruling and the Ruled: A Layperson’s Guide to the Constitutional Issues of Terengganu and Perak
LB.com received this today. It was written by a person whose identity cannot be revealed, only to be known as “A Perak Voter”. And the person is not Lord Bobo. It is an important read. MUCH has been said about the Perak constitutional crisis. But let us compare this with the purported crisis that erupted […]
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[UPDATED] The LoyarBurok Interview: Still No Silver Lining?
Who are The S-ploited? What do they do? What is “No Silver Lining: The Perak Crisis”? Huh?! You Haven’t seen it? O.M.Allah, where have you been?!
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Premier Screening: Ombak Perubahan
Ombak Perubahan – The tidal waves of change in our country’s politics and democracy.
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Absolutely Unreasonable
Not only must Justice be done; it must also be seen to be done
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PASOC On BFM
On 8 January 2011, Audrey Quay and Shanmuga Kanesalingam appeared on BFM’s “The Incident Room” to talk about LoyarBaca’s “Perak: A State of Crisis.”
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LoyarBurok in The Star: Cheeky Take on Human Rights
“The blog is bold, funny, and at times even irreverent. But what do you expect of a group whose logo is a monkey in a judge’s ceremonial white wig and sticking out its tongue?”
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N. 46 Pelabuhan Kelang: By-Election, Stalemate Or Court Intervention?
Tough questions which could not be dodged regarding the vacancy of N. 46. Is the Speaker’s decision correct? Will the Election Commission call a by-election? Or will the Court intervene? LoyarBurok does public service yet again here. All you need to know regarding N. 46, really.
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Ask Lord Bobo: The Curious Case of the State Secretary
This week, Ask Lord Bobo answers questions on the Selangor state secretary, the difference between being and living, and how Malaysians students who are overseas can vote in the General Elections.
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Seriously: What Is LoyarBurok And What Does It Do?
Welcome Speech delivered on behalf of LoyarBurok at Remember | Review | Reclaim on 12th December 2010 at the Annexe Gallery, Central Market Annexe, Kuala Lumpur at the launch of Perak: A State of Crisis. On behalf of LoyarBurok and all LoyarBurokkers, welcome to “Remember, Review, Reclaim” 1212 LoyarBurok began as a forum by 6 […]
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TMI: PASOC Documenting History As It Happens (19 Dec 2010)
Dina Zaman of TMI was at the 1212 PASOC launch. Here’s the review, appreciate it Dina and TMI!
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Remember, Review & Reclaim: The PASOC Editor’s Cut
The book launches 1212 (that’s tomorrow) at 4pm. Meet the protagonists (politicians, contributors, writers and lawyers[LB]) at the LoyarBurokking session. Here, we prove ourselves right that there is indeed the Lord Bobo. Finally, after much persuasion, our editor-at-large (and an in-house banking legal counsel bigwig) gives us the lowdown on the book. And its her […]
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Remember, Review & Reclaim: Are You A Constitutional Patriot?
LoyarBurok kicks off its first-ever on-the-ground event with the launch (by Nizar Jamaluddin) of “Perak: A State of Crisis” on 12 December 2010, 4pm. Meet the protagonists (politicians, contributors, writers and lawyers[LB]) at the LoyarBurokking session. 4 more days, more than 96 hours left and counting – do join us!