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 Festival, International, Personality on Oct 9th, 2007 2 Comments »
October 9 is the anniversary of Che Guevara’s death. He was murdered by the imperialist in 1967. This year we commemorate the 40th anniversary of Che Guevara’s martyrdom.
Che Guevara has become a symbol of dignity, rebellion and the struggle for justice. Malaysian youth today have been deprived of our progressive history. The present repressive atmosphere […]
Posted in Politics, Personality on Sep 30th, 2007 3 Comments »
A full day meeting today, preparation for the coming election. Biro Politik started meeting from the morning and carried on till 14:00hr. Then the Supreme Council (MPT) continued to meet from 15:00hr.
In fact we have to work extra hard during Puasa month as we need not break for lunch or tea.
The MPT ended at about […]
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, Personality on May 13th, 2007 No Comments »
Liu Jin Cheng （刘金城), a veteran political activist in Melaka passed away on Friday 11 May 2007.
Liu was a local leader of Parti Buruh and had been detained under ISA in 1960s. He later joined PRM until the merger. He became Parti Keadilan Rakyat Deputy Chief of Melaka state liaison committee after the merger. Unfortunately […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Personality on Jan 24th, 2007 3 Comments »
Dr Syed Hussein Alatas passed away at about 21:30hr last night (23 January). According to Bernama, Syed Hussein Alatas died of heart attack. Although Syed Hussein was academician, he had also delicated a good part of his life in political struggle.
Syed Hussein was committed to a progressive multiracial society. He attempted to achieve this […]
Posted in Viewpoint, Personality on Dec 15th, 2006 No Comments »
Signing his new book The Age of Fallibility, 14 december 2006
Actually, I knew Soros through Mahathir. George Soros only caught my attention after Mahathir publicly condemned him for ‘destroying’ Malaysian economy. I didn’t know who Soros was then. However I strongly disagreed with Mahathir’s statement.
At the time, I wrote a few posting in the internet […]