Ketuanan Melayu has brought the country to the brink of disaster, and so when its leaders asked Malaysians to show their patriotism over the Merdeka weekend, some citizens declined to wave the flag. In the last two weeks or so, the government has been exhorting us citizens to hoist the Jalur Gemilang to… Continue reading ‘Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!’ … from what?
Month: August 2009
Merdeka: Something to think about …
I believe we are living in ‘interesting times’ as Mao would say — of uncertainties and political and social toxicity. The early years of Merdeka, especially in the 1970s need to be recaptured — a time in which nation-building was somewhat in the direction of peace, environmental sustainability, tolerance, and the emphasis on needs… Continue reading Merdeka: Something to think about …
Merdeka Potpourri: Tribute to Negaraku on Its Birthday
Negaraku (My Country) is what we have been taught to memorize from our first day in school and that’s the title of my work. This is the one song that every Malaysian has sung at some point and the words remain with us throughout our lives. Malaysians are unique in language and personality. Yet we… Continue reading Merdeka Potpourri: Tribute to Negaraku on Its Birthday
Book blames peninsular politics for Sabah immigrant woes
Book title: Lest We Forget Author : Dr Chong Eng Leong This is a book which has long been in the writing considering that the writer, Dr Chong Eng Leong, filed an election petition back in 1999 alleging that there were phantom voters in the then Likas state constituency. He had stood there as… Continue reading Book blames peninsular politics for Sabah immigrant woes
MKini: Kilang cetak ‘Gedung Kartun’ diserbu
Ogos 26: Selepas menyerbu pejabat Gedung Kartun semalam, Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) hari ini menyerbu kilang percetakannya dan merampas plat reka bentuk cetakan majalah humor itu. Selain merampas 408 naskhah majalah humor politik semalam, kementerian itu juga dikatakan turut mengadakan rampasan serupa di dua buah negeri. Enam pegawai bahagian penerbitan KDN tiba di… Continue reading MKini: Kilang cetak ‘Gedung Kartun’ diserbu
Menghayati ungkapan ‘Tanah tumpahnya darahku’
Agenda para politikus adalah untuk jangka masa pendek dan bukan untuk mencapai kestabilan dan kemajuan masyarakat untuk jangka masa panjang.Menjelang 52 tahun kemerdekaan, kini banyak kenyataan dikeluarkan oleh pelbagai pihak mengenai semangat patriotisme. Apakah sebenarnya identiti dan semangat negara yang dimaksudkan? Pembinaan semangat dan identiti kenegaraan adalah satu proses sosialisasi yang berterusan dimana setiap… Continue reading Menghayati ungkapan ‘Tanah tumpahnya darahku’
Pulihara alam sekitar versi kerajaan
Kerajaan melalui pelbagai sektor khususnya Kementerian Alam Sekitar banyak menghabiskan wang dalam kempen kesedaran bagi memulihara alam sekitar. Setiap kempen, sebagai contoh kempen kitar semula, banyak memberi manfaat kepada syarikat-syarikat yang berjaya mendapat tender menyediakan tong plastik kitar semula, poster bagi sekolah-sekolah dan sebagainya. Begitu juga dengan kempen ‘Cintailah Sungai Anda’. Slogan itu sendiri… Continue reading Pulihara alam sekitar versi kerajaan
Zunar launches political cartoon magazine
Malaysia’s top political cartoonist Zunar (real name Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque) and his team are launching a fortnightly political humour magazine, Gedung Katun (Cartoon Warehouse), filled with Malaysian parody and satire. The ‘alternative cartoon magazine’ will probably have to compete head-on with the popular Gila-Gila publication in the comic magazine market – with one main difference:… Continue reading Zunar launches political cartoon magazine
Norlaila Othman: Berita ISA akan terus disebarkan…
“Kak Laila, saya dah terjemahkan cerita kamu dalam bahasa Mandarin” kata Chen,seorang wartawan Merdeka Review. Beliau yang sering diusik “seperti kembar saya’ tidak pernah jemu memberi liputan dalam apa saja aktiviti kempen anti-ISA. Selanjutnya … Norlaila ialah isteri kepada tahanan ISA, Mat Shah Mohd Satray yang paling lama masih di Kamunting, serta seorang… Continue reading Norlaila Othman: Berita ISA akan terus disebarkan…
Between a Rock and a free place
22 August 2009 Rocky’s prognostication about a free press under 1Najib and 1Rosmah (Hah!) got a whacking from Haris of People’s Parliament who pointed to recent dampeners on the press as indicative of the 1NajMah Administration’s poor attitude towards the press in general. But Rocky’s point, I think, is mainly that he is a True… Continue reading Between a Rock and a free place