Posted in Human Rights, BERSIH, Visual on Dec 16th, 2007 6 Comments »
This young man who claimed to be a police officer alleged that I bit him on his arm.
Later I discovered in a video record that he actually hit my head while I was being forcefully taken by the police. It is most ridiculous that I could be accused of assaulting anyone under those circumstances.
I am […]
Posted in Human Rights, HINDRAF on Dec 14th, 2007 No Comments »
Five leaders of HINDRAF were detained under the ISA on December 13. P. Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kenghadharan, V. Ganabatirau and T. Vasanthakumar were sent to Kamunting immediately under Section 8 of the ISA.
Prime Minister Abdullah has decided to by-pass the process of investigation/interrogation and send them straight to Kamunting. In normal ISA arrests, the […]
Posted in Human Rights, Party, Incident, BERSIH on Dec 13th, 2007 4 Comments »
Our parliament has been made into a mockery by the PM. There have been a series of over-reactions by the police. I doubt it was the intention of our professional police force. The mess-up was nothing but a very incompetent IGP, eager to lick the boot of his insecure big boss.
The Government’s allergy towards public […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, Human Rights, BERSIH on Dec 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
Human Rights Day 2007 is a day of darkness for Malaysian people.
When Mahathir was gone, Abdullah gave people the impression that there would be more openness. In December 2008, his liberal facade crumbled. Suddenly Mr Nice with “Big Ears” revealed his authoritarian self.
In the last few days, we witnessed the first massive crackdown of civil […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, Human Rights, Announcement on Dec 9th, 2007 9 Comments »
As I mentioned in my earlier post, the Authorities are using all means to sabotage people’s expression. The PM bragged about his “big ear”, his readiness to listen to the truth, blah blah blah.
At the end of the day, he instructed the police and all security measures to be used against peaceful gatherings. The PM […]
Posted in Politics, Party, Incident, Current Issues on Dec 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
The Government is using all means to stop public assembly. Its tactics are getting dirtier and dirtier.
On Tuesday (Dec 4) the Bar Council called off its annual Human Rights Day March due to police pressure. Some lawyers decided to continue the march in defiance of the police warning.
KeADILan’s sms system sent out a notice on […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Art, Human Rights, Culture on Dec 5th, 2007 3 Comments »
Reog in Central Jawa
Malaysian Government announced on Monday (Dec 3) that cultural performances like Barongan, Endang and other dances ‘originated’ from Indonesia will be shelved from Malaysian tourism promotion activities.
It is obvious that Malaysian Government has buckled under Indonesian pressure. Why is the Government conceding so fast? The decision by the Ministry of Tourism was […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Politics, Human Rights, HINDRAF on Dec 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Krishna & Arjuna
Malaysian Government has received quite a lot of international criticisms over the way peaceful protests have been squashed. The Government’s usual line of defense was “mind your own business” and “don’t interfere with our internal affairs”.
A few unusual critics joined the chorus in criticizing Malaysia in particularly on the crackdown of HINDRAF rally. […]
Posted in Activities, Politics, Human Rights, HINDRAF on Dec 1st, 2007 No Comments »
“Makkal Shakti” was the slogan for the peaceful assembly on Sunday 25 November 2007. It can be literally translated as “People’s Power” (Makkal=people; Shakti=power). It is interesting that the phrase has a similar connotation as “Suara Rakyat, Suara Keramat”. I guess the literal translation for our Reformasi slogan would be “Makkal Osai Makkal Shakti”.
I am […]