Posted in Friends & Family, Personality on Dec 30th, 2007 1 Comment »
Pak Lang just passed away not long ago. I received a call about 04:45 informing me the sad news.
He was brought back home to Bangi today. He led a glorious and heroic life. His dedication to the struggle for justice will always be remembered.
I suppose the burial will be held about noon today. Pak Lang […]
Posted in Viewpoint, International, Personality on Dec 29th, 2007 No Comments »
“We are seeking power for the people. We want free, fair and transparent elections. Where there is dictatorship, there is extremism.” - Benazir Bhutto
The death of Benazir Bhutto came as a big shock!
The news reached me during the dinner of <i>”Malam Perpaduan”</i> organized by KeADILan Kapar division. Anwar got the message from his Blackberry.
I have […]
Posted in Friends & Family, Personality, Anwar on Dec 28th, 2007 1 Comment »
Pak Lang or Md. Zaki Abdul Rasid is not doing very well lately. I received a message from Badrul on Pak Lang’s health condition. The doctor said his situation was critical and advised all family members to gather in the hospital. He has been brought in HUKM today (Dec 27).
Accompanied by Razak, I paid a […]
Posted in Human Rights, International, Altantuya case, Judiciary on Dec 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
Recently there have been some good news from Mongolia.
On Nov 23, I received an email from a from Tenger. Tenger who I met in one of the international meeting was a young politician from the ruling Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP). We became acquaintance, as we share the same name. Tenger in Mongolian equals to […]
Posted in Viewpoint, International, Altantuya case on Dec 26th, 2007 No Comments »
I received this message posted to the Comments on my piece “Altantuya”. It was a long writing. I put up an abridged version of his message as a post here, because I think the issue deserved continuous attention from Malaysians:
SHAME
“The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but because […]
Posted in Festival on Dec 25th, 2007 1 Comment »
Seasons greetings to the Christian community:
The children brought up together in godliness scorned the impious decree of the tyrant. They were not afraid of the threat of fire, but standing in the midst of the flames, they sang: “Blessed art Thou, O God of our fathers!”
- Canon of Cosmas of Maiuma
Nativity, He Qi, China
(ACAA)
If […]
Posted in Festival on Dec 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
Eid Murbarak.
This year end our multiethnic society witnessed the celebration of different festivals together.
Muslims celebrated Eid-ul-Adha or commonly referred to Hari Raya Haji in Malaysia which fell on December 20.
On Dec 22, Chinese celebrated “Dong Zhi” (冬至). The festival is in fact the Winter Solstice. Then it was Christmas on Dec 25.
In some way, all […]
Posted in Labour on Dec 19th, 2007 2 Comments »
My congratulations to Syed Shahir and Rajasekaran who were elected in last Tuesday’s MTUC election.
Both leaders were elected with narrow margins. While this may be seen as a sign of division within the labour movement, for me it means the rank-and-file value the contributions of both individuals and want the two to stay in the […]
Posted in Human Rights, BERSIH on Dec 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
Extending bail in the Legal Aid Room, Jalan Duta Court Complex
The 17 of us were requested to turn up in court this morning (Dec 18) only to find the Attorney General’s Chamber was not ready to press charges. We are required to return to court on December 26 (Boxing Day!) to find out our fate. […]
Posted in Human Rights, BERSIH on Dec 18th, 2007 1 Comment »
On Monday December 17, with the assistance of Ranjit’s law firm, Razak and I filed a civil suit against the IGP and Malaysian Government. We claim damage for our illegal arrest that was done in a brutal and humiliating manner. (see press report in Malay Mail, the Star and Malaysiakini)
Thanks to the advance of the […]