As early as 04:00hr in the morning I began to receive reports of police attack. A few phone call woke me up from my sleep telling me that Gobalakrishnan and Kalai have been arrested, and police were using force to disperse people in the temple of Batu Cave.
I made arrangement with our KeADILan and Reformasi [...]
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Posted in Human Rights, Politics on Nov 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Hysteria and paranoia, I don’t know which is worse?
The symptoms of such mental disorder are getting more and more serious among our political elite. Pity the police force. They are exploited so thoroughly to serve the psychologically unstable government leaders.
As weekend approaches, tension kept building up. Roadblocks were not only set up in KL but [...]
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The Government’s reaction to peaceful assembly has become more and more paranoiac. Since this morning, the police have again put up road blocks and checkpoints all over KL, and I was also informed, in major highways throughout the country.
As a result: massive traffic jam in Klang Valley.
Will the police action stop the rally this Sunday? [...]
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A friend of mine, Ong has helped to modify the Lingam ringtone. The earlier ringtone created by Lin is too large to be sent by the MMS system. The following is a trimmed version, it can be easily forwarded around. (Download here)
“Hopefully the ringtone can create a viral effect.” said Ong.
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Thanks to Lin (Fazlina), finally my dream ringtone is out in the market!
With the “korret, korret, korret” ringtone, lawyers can designate it for their ‘special‘ channel. Imagine lawyer receives call with the ringtone, rushing off to a secluded corner to have a undisturbed negotiation.
I have thought of having various special ringtones made. May I suggest [...]
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The story of the three-person Investigation Panel on Lingamgate reminds me of Graeae in Greek mythology. Graeae (meaning “old women”) were three sisters who were the guardians of the secret of Gorgons. They were born grey-haired and blind. They only had one eye and one tooth that they shared between them.
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Abdullah Badawi’s announcement on the [...]
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Abdullah Badawi announced on Friday (16 Nov) that a royal commission will be set up to investigate the rots in the judiciary.
This is indeed an interesting development. Last Thursday (15 Nov) the New Straits Times started using this phrase “Lingamgate”.
How did the PM come to the decision of appointing a royal commission remains a mystery. [...]
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10 November 2007: A proud day for Malaysian people!
Here is a slide arranged in the sequence of the events as I experienced on that day:
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I am not sure what “Wayang” the Malaysian Royal Police Force (PGRM) is playing. The IGP Musa Hassan claimed that 254 people had been arrested by the police on 10 Nov. However, BERSIH organizers only recorded 34. I was among the group who went the IPK Jalan Hang Tuah to support the detained demonstrators.
A few [...]
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Parti Keadilan Rakyat Batu Division held an open house for Hari Raya and Deepavali on 11 November 2007 from 14:00hr to 18:00hr:
Raya Open House
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