So, well. Bloggers have been called everything from idiots to monkeys to liars to dissenters. And still neither the government nor the old media get it, do they? For those not privileged with little birds or underground sources of information, bloggers who tend to rage against the Machine get their news from old media.
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And we come right down to it. Raja Petra Kamaruddin is out. Everyone’s in an uproar over the imminent crackdown on seditious bloggers. The newspapers are reporting dire threats issuing forth from the seat of government. I have a friend who once said bloggers are a j ...Continue
I was planning on getting in line at 7.00am sharp in Carrefour, but I had other responsibilities (namely, pubbing of sorts) with a few pals. So it was at 5.00am yesterday that I thought I’d be able to get my copy of the seventh book in a month or two. I woke up twelve-ish and thought, why not give it a go? See if there’re still copie ...Continue
Forgive my pessimism, but I think it’s a pointless debate that has become a talking point because Najib’s made a technical gaff. Ok, I’m calling his gaff a technicality when in fact the country officially operates like a constitutional democracy. See Chandra Muzaffar’s take if you really need to know. Or try Haris Ibrahim ...Continue
pretty hard to contain an old man when he’s almost back to normal - especially when he wants nothing more to do with nurses who don’t listen to him, the extreme air-conditioning, patronizing doctors and the apparent lack of a news channel on tv. at least, that’s what he tells me (not in so many words). he’s fussy, so it ...Continue