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
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
I’ve not posted anything for a while, and when one maintains a blog, a lack of updates is a bad thing. I’ll be honest: my periodic absences is part-lack of time, part-the need for distance, and part-exhaustion. When you’re too close to something, or too emotionally invested in a cause, you begin to lose sight of your objectivity ...Continue
A friend of mine said today he wouldn’t vote for PAS if they were the only opposition candidates in his constituency. I guess that sentiment prevails amongst voters who fear the institution of Islamic-styled governance in Malaysia. With the threat of Islamization given coverage last year in which religious sensitivities were mauled by Islam ...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