shadow play

Friday, August 8th, 2008

In the midst of the (alternative) media storm was news that a blogger had been hauled up and taken away by the fuzz. I feel both DSAI’s day in court today and Penarik Beca’s arrest confirms that to me that we are firmly in it, and the final pieces ...Continue

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collusion

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Yes, it will be unfair to pre-empt voters in Permatang Pauh and talk about the implications of voting one way or the other. In the view of people who support Anwar Ibrahim, voting him in most probably construes a vote for change, cleaning up the government and a host of good virtues, no doubt.

What would voting for UMNO (and its Barisan l ...Continue

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dinosaurs

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Change in Malaysia will depend on which government stays in power. I think - and I hope - people realize that. The structure of our democracy has been so corrupted by the present government that nothing is far from their reach. Everything from the UMNO-appointed heads of civil services, to collusion with the Police and the criminal element, to t ...Continue

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change

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Events have moved pretty fast, and I didn’t think way back in March how things would have turned out for DSAI. Over the weeks and months that followed Pakatan Rakyat’s victory in five states, I watched as the UMNO-BN machine got into gear; the assault has been breathtaking. Already the rumours on the blogosphere is that this online sp ...Continue

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RIP dad

Monday, July 7th, 2008

The end of an era. ...Continue

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