Posted in Viewpoint, Politics on Aug 31st, 2007 2 Comments »
I have just watched the Merdeka Countdown at Dataran Merdeka. Earlier I made a resolution not to have anything to do with this “50 years of nationhood” nonsense. However my rationality could not resist my curiosity. So I watched on TV, and managed to catch the glimpses of the celebration in its last 15 minutes […]
Posted in Politics, Party, Personality on Aug 26th, 2007 No Comments »
I feel like I have come home!
- Said Kim Quek to the MPT
Famous political writer Kim Quek decided to be involved in active politics. For us who have been baptized by Reformasi, Kim Quek is not a unfamilar name.His name, viz. his pen name, initially frequently appeared in Harakah and Reformasi websites. What motivated him […]
Posted in Activities, Politics on Aug 26th, 2007 No Comments »
The next day (25 August) at 09:00hr, I visited Perti Keadilan Rakyat Perlis office. I took the opportunity of my trip to give an one-hour briefing to the Perlis State Liaison Committee.
The premise has been used as the state office since 2005. I admit that KeADILan party organization in Perlis is still fairly small but […]
Posted in Activities, Politics on Aug 26th, 2007 No Comments »
As part of our preparation for general election, we have to step up campaign around the country.
On 24-25 August, I made a campaign trail to the northern states. Traveling with Tek Hai and Ginie, we left KL at noon on 24 August (Friday).
Our first stop was Alor Star Kedah, to attend a dialogue in a […]
Posted in Human Rights, Current Issues, Crackdown on internet on Aug 21st, 2007 2 Comments »
I have been in court the whole day for the 8-year long Arsenic 2 trial. While I was unable to be contacted by phone inside the court room, at about 15:30hr a delegation of police came to Parti Keadilan Rakyat HQ in Brickfields.
The group of 6 led by ASP Sharizal who interrogated me last week […]
Posted in Current Issues, Freedom of Information, Crackdown on internet, Altantuya case on Aug 20th, 2007 5 Comments »
Cyberjaya was outside my radar screen until today. Thanks to the ‘invitation’ from the Malaysian Commission on Multimedia and Communication (MCMC), I finally made my way to visit this wonder city.
I was received by the director of enforcement Mazlan Othman, who called me last Wednesday (15 August) to fix this appointment.
I could really feel […]
Posted in Activities, Current Issues, Crackdown on internet, Altantuya case on Aug 20th, 2007 2 Comments »
Suara Keadilan online coverage on the investigation by Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Posted in Current Issues, Crackdown on internet, Altantuya case on Aug 16th, 2007 6 Comments »
My office received a call from Sentul police on Monday (13 August), the caller claimed to be from Commercial Crime Division and intended to take a statement from me. I was in Bangkok then and only responded to their request when I returned on Tuesday.
I agreed to meet the investigating officer on today (16 Augsut […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, International on Aug 7th, 2007 7 Comments »
Smart partners: M&M
Malaysia is hosting Langkawi International Dialogue (LID) for the eighth times since Dr Mahathir started the so-called “Smart Partnership” discussion.From 1995 to 2004, under the helm of Mahathir, LID had been promoting the philosophy of “smart partnership”.
We see many heads of state and bureaucrats attending LID year in year out. Mahathir must be […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, International, Environment on Aug 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
Painted in water soluble paint, Shadow Painting Events represent human and animals shadows which were seared onto the ground
- all that was left after the 1945 atomic bombings.
Today is Hiroshima Day. It is a commemoration of the first atomic bomb dropping on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
In my university days in Australia, Hiroshima Day was […]