If the oracular Dr Mahathir Mohammed thinks the ‘devil we know’ is running the country, who knows better? The government while promising transformation and boasting about attaining the status of “the world’s best democracy” appears to be wavering as Malaysians see it heading in the opposite direction with the latest denunciation of dissent. The … Read more
September 25th, 2012 The Kuantan High Court has granted Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) an interim stay for its application to suspend the temporary operating licence (TOL) issued to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) on Jan 30. Pending the court decision on Oct 4, the Lynas TOL is temporarily suspended. Responding to the decision … Read more
The Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) is a well-connected international organization “committed to maintaining the threatened tropical rainforests with their rich plant and animal life, and to campaigning, in particular, for the rights of the peoples who inhabit the rainforests” with an especial focus on Sarawak. One of the BMF principals – its eponymous founder … Read more
The Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) movement will apply tomorrow (Sept 25) to the Kuantan High Court to suspend the temporary operating licence (TOL) issued to the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) until hearings for its two judicial review cases are completed. Tan Bun Teet, a co-applicant to revoke the TOL and spokesman for … Read more
In the years that I have been to Indonesia I have seen it change from a fairly tolerant society, especially after Suharto, to a less tolerant one in a relatively short time. This growing intolerance is not racial but religious. Sometimes it is between Muslims and Christians but increasingly it is between one Muslim sect … Read more
In his presentation at a forum discussing the blueprint recently unveiled by the Ministry of Education, Dr Lim Teck Ghee called on the government to see the document as a first step towards resolving the longstanding crisis in the education system but to avoid treating it as a roadmap that must be strictly imposed. … Read more
Exactly one year after the wanton police shooting death of Kathir Oli, father of four young children and successful businessman, the Deputy Public Prosecutor told dismayed family members and the Parti Sosialis Malaysia that he was sticking to his stand in not calling for an inquest. He had instead decided to charge three friends of … Read more
Apa nak jadi dengan anak muda zaman sekarang? Memijak bendera negara dan gambar pemimpin, mengibarkan bendera lain selain daripada Jalur Gemilang dan melondehkan seluar menunjukkan punggung ke arah gambar yang sudah dipijak-pijak ketika orang ramai meraikan sambutan Hari Merdeka baru-baru ini bukanlah perbuatan yang boleh dibanggakan walau apapun sebab dan alasan yang diberi. Penjelasan tentang … Read more
Lynas has now submitted an application to the regulator, the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, to import radioactive waste from Malaysia. This revelation beggars belief as just a few days ago a two-year temporary licence to operate was granted to Lynas, who intend to ship radioactive ores through Fremantle Port to export them … Read more
Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia is organising a public forum entitled ‘Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 & Your Children’s Future’. The invited scholars and representatives of education development groups will present their views and suggestions on the blueprint recently unveiled by the Education Ministry. Here are the details: Date: Sept 19, 2012 (Wednesday) Time: 8pm – 11pm Venue: … Read more