Haris Ibrahim posted in People’s Parliament on Friday how ‘If you can’t kill the news, silence the messenger’. Haris wrote that his informant had the following to say about the recent inaccessibility of Malaysia Today website (of Raja Petra Kamarudin fame). His informant told him: “Had dinner with an Umno snitch last week. He … Read more
Sept 15: Suami aktivis Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) Norlaila Othman bersama empat lagi tahanan akan dibebaskan dari kem perlindungan Kamunting, Taiping petang ini. Sementara itu, sebagai reaksi segera, Norlaila yang terkejut dengan pembebasan Mat Sah tetap menyatakan kesyukurannya. “Syukur kepada Allah dan (saya) nak berkongsi rasa gembira ini dengan semua rakyat Malaysia yang selama … Read more
Lapan pilihan raya kecil selepas 8 Mac 2008 mengulangi kenyataan bahawa keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 bukan pilihan jutaan pengundi secara “kebetulan”, tetapi hasil daripada proses peralihan masyarakat yang membanggakan. Kini, warga Malaysia bukan sahaja membanting tulang untuk masa depan individu, tetapi juga memberi makna kepada 16 September, Hari Malaysia yang sarat dengan erti … Read more
Suatu pergerakan masyarakat majmuk yang dipelopori peguam hak asasi manusia Haris Ibrahim telah dilancarkan kelmarin di Bukit Damansara, Kuala Lumpur. Seramai lebih kurang 250 jemputan hadir di Rumah Anak Bangsa Malaysia untuk upacara pelancaran piagam ABM bersempena dengan Hari Malaysia. Acara petang semalam dimulakan dengan nyanyian lagu ‘Negaraku’, dan diikuti ucapan serta persembahan … Read more
Excerpts: “Swee-Hock Saw in his 2007 The Population of Malaysia [Publisher: Institute Of Southeast Asian Studies] expects the Malaysian population to reach a total of some 41 million people by 2035, with natural increase flagging first among the Malaysian Chinese, then among the Malaysian Indians, with the Malays following in behind. “He doesn’t expect … Read more
JARINGAN ORANG ASAL SEMALAYSIA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES NETWORK OF MALAYSIA Lot 5, 1st Floor, Block M • Donggongon • 89500 Penampang, Sabah Mailing address: P.O. Box 511 • 89507 Penampang, Sabah, Malaysia Tel: +6088 726413 • Fax: +6088 718669 • Email: joasmalaysia@gmail.com MEDIA RELEASE – ARREST OF JOAS LEADERS IN SARAWAK 16 … Read more
16th September 2009 Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) Centre for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) Suara Rakyat Malaysia (SUARAM) Pusat KOMAS In the wake of the release of the report of the task force confirming allegations of sexual abuse of Penan women and girls, we – concerned citizens of this country – … Read more
Novelist Chuah Guat Eng [The author in her essay reminisces on how “Malaysia after Independence in 1957 functions on a framework of racial division??? and how she has had to constantly define and redefine herself “against a backdrop of several dominant cultures, all of them familiar, yet alien???.] “As a young man, my father … Read more
Greetings from Sarawak! It is fitting to debut my blog linasoosarawak.com on 916, 2009. Today, 16 September 2009, is the 46th anniversary of the formation of Malaysia. On 31 August 2009, Malaysia celebrated its 52nd National Day. It is mathematical wizardry that between 16 September 1963 to 31 August 2009, Malaysia celebrates its 52nd … Read more
WHERE’S THE LOVING FEELING? Can we coexist as one when irreversible damages have been done? Your guess is as good as mine. We’ve lost that loving feeling…. Troubled Times Those who grew up in the 60s would certainly recall this 1965 hit song, You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling by the Righteous Brothers. It was … Read more