Posted in Activities, Party on Nov 29th, 2006 5 Comments »
Chair: Dr Lee Boon Chye (R2), Speakers: Chan Ming Kai (L1), Azmin Ali (L2) and Tian Chua
KeADILan Ipoh held a talk on 28 November 2006 at Yuk Chai Alumni Association. The focus of the talk was on the arrogance and racialism of Umno as we saw in its annual assembly, and what happens to multiethnic […]
Posted in Activities, Party on Nov 28th, 2006 2 Comments »
Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and I gave a talk in Johor Baru on 27 November. The title “Dasar Ekonomi Baru vs Wawasan 2020″.
Our mission now is to take on the outdated DEB or New Economic Policy (NEP) in English. Khalid has become more and more eloquent in his speech. His speech is never emotive, […]
Posted in Activities, Party on Nov 26th, 2006 No Comments »
Parti Keadilan Rakyat organized a demonstration to highlight the repressed press freedom in Malaysia. The gathering was attended by over 200 people, including representatives of NGOs and political parties.
For us, greater press freedom also mean space for all voices to be heard. Until today, Party Keadilan Rakyat is still denied a permit to publish our […]
Posted in Viewpoint, International on Nov 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Vigil by courageous Singaporeans last night
Dr Chee Soon Juan delivered a video message before his detention.
Watch his speech on YouTube.
A few prominent Asian democratic politicians have jointly issued a letter of condemnation on Singapore’s violation of civil rights. The statement was issued under the Allaince of Raform and Democracy in Asia (ARDA):
24 Nov 2006
The Alliance […]
Posted in Activities, Labour on Nov 25th, 2006 No Comments »
November 24: Having tea with some overseas friends at Kg Baru. They are here to attend a conference organised by Committee for Asian Women (CAW). In the picture are friends from the Philippines, Indonesia and Nepal. They are activists in women workers movement in their respective countries and at international level.
On my left is Carla […]
Posted in Activities, Party on Nov 25th, 2006 No Comments »
Read report on 24 November the gathering for press freedom at Suhakam to demand the publication permit for Suara Keadilan:-
Parti Keadilan Rakyat website
Malaysiakini (need account)
Harakahdaily
Posted in Current Issues, Altantuya case on Nov 24th, 2006 3 Comments »
Razak’s next project: buy submarine for Mongolia!
The following are models being considered by Mongolian government:
Can be quite fun for Mongolians to have a sub!
Delivery could be complicated!
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics on Nov 24th, 2006 No Comments »
My friends Dr Chee Soon Juan and two other Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) members Yap Keng Ho and Gandhi Ambalam have been sentenced to jail yesterday (23 November).
Their offence: holding a peaceful gathering march during the IMF-World Bank annual meeting in Singapore last September.
Dr Chee has been sentenced to five weeks imprisonment, with immediate effect. […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, Current Issues, Altantuya case on Nov 24th, 2006 5 Comments »
Congratulations! An innocent man is finally free. But Razak will still face a possible death sentence. A murder charge is no joke.
I am not sure what grounds provided the judge with the legal basis to release Razak. It is rather unusual for a person in his prime to be granted bail on health reasons. It […]
Posted in Activities, Human Rights on Nov 21st, 2006 6 Comments »
Kg Berembang is located in the prime commercial center of KL
I heard about the demolition attempt in Kampung Berembang last week. Last Friday, Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) tried to bulldoze through the kampung but was stopped by the residents. Over the weekend, sms had been circulated warning that a large scale demolition was on […]