It’s become more and more obvious that Pakatan Rakyat will not make it without a few things brought to hand - and immediately. Reading Malaysiakini’s article about PR’s less-than-stellar performance in their first 100 days was like reading a complaint. And I know I’m in danger of sounding like an apologist, but really, tak ...Continue
I suppose it’s true that good things come to those who wait. I’m sure hidden in that adage are several supplementary ones, like: “what goes around comes around”, and “give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves”, and others. For the past few weeks, I’ve been keeping one eye on the news and ano ...Continue
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
I was bone tired, driving home and wishing I was in bed already. All around me, poles, fences, little bits of space were festooned with banners. “They’ve got so much money to spend,” a friend said this morning. The face of Abdul Ghani Othman stared from every side, and the words “undilah BN” screaming from so many d ...Continue
Monday, December 10th, 2007
More arrests.
It’s disheartening, and my prayers with those who have been detained.
Watch out for more arrests on the horizon. This time, the Hindraf leaders will be arrested soon.
The capitol has devolved into chaos. Lawyers and human rights activists arrested a day before World Human Rights day. For holding a march ...Continue
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
If you do a search on google on the phrase “Truth is the first casualty of war”, you might land yourself on the Guardian website with quite a number of responses. The first to have realized this truism was, apparently, ...Continue