Posted in BERSIH, Human Rights, Politics, Viewpoint 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 Announcement, Human Rights, Politics, Viewpoint 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 Art, Culture, Human Rights, Viewpoint 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 HINDRAF, Human Rights, Politics, Viewpoint 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, HINDRAF, Human Rights, Politics 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 [...]
Posted in Activities, HINDRAF, Human Rights, Politics on Nov 29th, 2007 3 Comments »
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Human Rights, Politics, Viewpoint on Nov 23rd, 2007 11 Comments »
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? [...]
Posted in Activities, Current Issues, Human Rights, Politics on Nov 7th, 2007 2 Comments »
We have been mobilizing for the BERSIH Mass Gathering in Dataran Merdeka on 10 November (Saturday):
Yellow-shirt is now Mat Sabu’s fashion
I gave a talk at Bandar Baru Selayang/Batu Cave on Monday (5 Nov), together with Mat Sabu. There were many road blocks leading to the field where the ceramah was held. The application for permit [...]
Posted in Announcement, Human Rights on Oct 23rd, 2007 No Comments »
The Coalition for Clean and Fair Election (BERSIH) calls for a mass mobilization to reclaim the people’s rights and restore the integrity of our election system.
On 22 Oct, BERSIH held a press conference to explain the action.
The people must get involved now. Currently it is everyone’s knowledge that election is being conducted in a biased [...]