Introduction by CPI The BBC, reporting on Hamza Kashgari’s deportation from Kuala Lumpur back to his native Saudi Arabia, said the charge hanging over the young man’s head of insulting the Prophet Muhammad is considered blasphemous in Islam and punishable by death. Kashgari, 23, fled his country was detained upon his arrival here on Thursday … Read more
Selangor / KL healthcare public forum on 1Care Date: 12 Feb (Sun.) Time: 4-6pm Venue: Sunflower room, Global Business and Convention Center, Section 19/1, Petaling Jaya Contact: Dr T. Jayabalan (012-4027 445) For more information, go to ‘Tak nak 1Care’ on Facebook *** *** *** To uphold our right to peacefully assemble as well as … Read more
If citizens don’t lose their citizenship when they leave their country, why should they lose their voting rights that is part and parcel of their birthright? Democratic countries want all their citizens to vote not abstain, be disqualified or exempted, and often when exempted it is at the behest of the voters, not imposed by … Read more
The article ‘Lynas: Umno will collapse in the next general election’ by Moaz Nair in Malaysia Chronicle (Feb 5, 2012) caught my attention. Of significance is the last paragraph: It was also reported that the CEO of Lynas said, “The company had approvals to build its refinery in Australia and rejected that option because it … Read more
Satu anekdot tentang sistem ekonomi sosial Presiden Barack Obama memang menarik tetapi rupa-rupanya bukanlah berlandaskan kejadian yang benar malah lebih merupakan lagenda yang telah berkembang-biak ke alam siber. Variasi asal rencana itu – ‘The Obama Experiment’ Causes Economics Professor to Fail Entire Class – pun mungkin bermula se-awal 1994 mengikut setengah-setengah pendapat. Versi terbaru menyebut tentang … Read more
Seorang awam telah menceritakan pengalamannya berhadapan dengan dilema sama ada hendak memberi rasuah atau tidak kerana kesalahan yang dilakukannya. Dalam surat kepada pengarang sebuah akhbar Inggeris tempatan, pembaca tersebut mengisahkan bagaimana dia diberi pilihan sama ada membayar denda sebanyak RM300 atau mendapat pelepasan serta merta dengan menghulur imbuhan sebanyak RM50 untuk pihak berkuasa yang menahannya. … Read more
The past year has seen the government and the opposition unveil their respective economic reform policies. Even if these reform policies and their attendant programmes are implemented, they will not be able to resolve the country’s economic problems. This is because the policies advocated by both sides of the political divide are merely palliative. They do not … Read more
Prime Minister Najib Razak seems to have made a U-turn in his position on the much lauded acquittal of Anwar Ibrahim on the sodomy charge. When the totally unexpected acquittal was stunningly announced on Jan 9, Najib together with senior Umno leaders were quick to bask in the compliments that poured in from around the … Read more
The Hindraf-Civil Rights Committee KLSCAH forum on ‘Institutionalized racism in Malaysia’ on 17 January 2012 brought into sharper focus the ways in which a system of inequality based on race has taken shape and come to dominate practically every sphere of life in the country. Three speakers N. Ganesan, Dr Kua Kia Soong and Dr Azmi … Read more
Umno hardliners are agitating for an appeal against Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy acquittal as indicated by the open support of Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Jan 12 for the Attorney-General to appeal the case. Muhyiddin was even reported to have urged the AG to consider the request made by the father to Saiful Bukhari Azlan … Read more