I’ve been trying to figure out what’s gone wrong since the rush precipitated by the March 8th elections, and I hit a blank wall. A rush of excitement, then 100 days later, newsbits about corruption, land scams, corruption and everything else has petered out into the dull grey of the daily grind of governance, I suppose. The only excit ...Continue
It’s been a week, and Good Friday’s service was tiring. I expected it to rain, as it’s always rained on Good Friday, at least over here. Yesterday, I encountered a few drops of rain, and that was it. As I was leaving – I left slightly early – I heard the rumbling of thunder. That was it. I big, whole, anti-climax, mostly ...Continue
The Elections Commission has made an about-turn and has refused to allow indelible ink in the voting process. Indelible ink, once applied, marks out a person as having voted in a district. The lack of indelible ink means a person can vote in one district, and then impersonate a long-dead voter in another district - the “phantom vot ...Continue
There ain’t no easy way, no there ain’t no easy way out. Except for those in power, of course. For those not in power anymore? Well… I suppose we could ask Mahathir, Eusoff Chin and the rest now embroiled in that whole VK Lingam video scandal. A lot of people are watching the moves and reading the testimonies off Malaysiakini ...Continue
It’s late and I’ve got an early appointment tomorrow, but was very, very heartened and happy Uthayakumar’s having his say. What should the response be? I think I’ve said enough on this issue.
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