Monthly Archives: July 2006

What must not be said

PM has warned those involved in activities which can create religious tensions among the races to stop doing so or face drastic Govt action.
– MAXIS/Star sms, 3.44pm, 27 July 2006

What the rest have said:

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the anti-article 11 consequences

It’s not bad enough that you have the country’s PM purposely obfuscating the difference between a forum on the Federal Constitution and the proposal to set up an Inter-Faith Commission; everyone’s been doing that since the Penang mob incident. It appears that the fundamentalist few have been able to conflate both separate issues ...Continue


The Meaningful Subversion of the Intehweb

Dear Sirs,

It is with pleasure that I, your humble servant, find myself called to share these insights with you. If my recommendations inspire some fanciful thoughts, dear esteemed gentlemen, then perhaps my skills may find some small use in your glorious organization; I shall not hide my intense desire to be at your service, and at the ser ...Continue


Asiaweek: November 13th, 1987

I swear, the magazine in my hands now will one day be a collector’s item and a national treasure. Definitely. I obtained the November 13th, 1987 copy of Asiaweek last week while rummaging through the box of one of our clients. It wasn’t worth anything to our client, but it was worth its weight in gold to me.

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Article 11 Forum in Johor Bahru - a report of events

On the night before the forum I wondered if there’d be crowds of people flocking to Hotel Selesa with banners and death-threats. I was familiar with the place, having been there several times on the job to meet the management team. You will understand, therefore, if I tell you that I was running through escape routes in my head – an ...Continue