Things seem to be heating up, and the crackdown has begun. When you have the Chief Minister stepping up to the plate and demanding some justice for people thousands of miles away, it begins to look more and more like Myanmar than Malaysia over here. True to form, Nazri wets himself and tells the Chief Minister of Tamil Naidu to, basically, ...Continue
I can almost hear the screams of panic and the alarm bells going off in every Barisan Nasional member’s head as I sit and type this. It’s the second rally in as many weeks and the Police have demonstrated that they are willing to take action, or “kekerasan” as some who have been there report. Is this a sign of nerves? Is ...Continue
The Malaysian government complained that, during the BERSIH rally, Al-Jazeera resorted to obtaining information from Jeff Ooi, now an opposition candidate/politician. So this time for the Hindraf rally, Al-Jazeera got someone from MIC to say a few words about the protests.
And the interviewer was still able to rip that MIC bloke’s arg ...Continue
Breaking news from Malaysiakini: the Police have taken no chances, issued an arrest on sight order, tear-gassed and water-cannoned some supporters… as early as 7.40am. You can read it over at Malaysiakini here. Subscription required. An excerpt:-
Tear gas fired ...Continue
I wish the world was simple, in black and white, 2 dimensional. There’s this episode in Paranoia Agent when Keiichi Ikari, a really old-fashioned detective, longs for such simple days. Of course, harking back to the past is the best way to lose sight of real ...Continue