Altantuya case: Najib home free?

The only consolation is that I wouldn’t be surprised if Razak Baginda wasn’t all that guilty of murder to begin with (if that is so, then welcome home – it’s a great relief, I know). Thing is, I wouldn’t be surprised if those cops were almost as innocent.

I suppose with Razak acquitted, there’s even less [...]

Has Chief Justice Zaki failed first test?

So, there’s been a lot of brouhaha about ex-Umno lawyer Zaki Azmi’s ascension to the highest judicial post in the land.

Some time back, I heard some Pakatan higher-ups say that he’s a decent guy. His inaugural speech also appears to have been well received – people seem to think he said many of the right [...]

NEP reform: Do you trust Najib?

So Najib now wants to ‘liberalise’ the NEP, and MCA/MIC go whoopdedoo.

I remember Tian once talking about BN’s adapatability post near-death situations. I think historically, they have shown themselves to be mildly able to evolve in the aftermath of crises.

Certainly, this has not much been the case since March, where we have seen a startling [...]

Inniya Deepavali Valzhtukkal :)

Selamat Hari Deepavali to one and all! :)

(Tamil greeting stolen from Mahendran :)

PAS visit to those detained while sending letter to PM

Malaysiakini reports of a visit by Husam Musa and Salahudin Ayob to the 10 individuals detained when attempting to deliver a letter to the PM.

(The young girls touching letter has been scanned and is making its way around the internet. Will try to upload it soon).

I think this is a demonstration of great PR, unlike [...]

The YB J Forum – Streaming and Responses

The internet streaming of the YB J forum went pretty well I think – seems like it’s the first time they’ve fielded questions online, a great feature.

I wanted to thank YB Kit Siang for responding to my question. I continue to hold the man in respect, and have enjoyed his evolution post March ’08.

I hope [...]

The Moral High Ground; and a Literary Response to Chamil Wariya’s YB J (Update: Live webcast of forum)

Update: Thanks to Lulu, I found that there’s a live webcast of the forum on this topic tonite! It’s nice to be able to watch, even if far away. Link: http://www.justin.tv/dapmalaysia.

Also: I like the idea of earmarking any winnings to charity and/or things like scholarships (maybe with a focus on Malay students? Now *that* would [...]

Delegation invites PM to flowers and cakes – 11 people arrested, child taken to police station

I was pretty angry to read about the arrest of the delegation to the PM’s office earlier today.

The arrest of a group that included an 11 year old child is infruriating enough.

Once again, the simple question was: were these guys doing anything rowdy? Illegal? Threatening national security?

All they wanted to do was give [...]

Cerpen balasan Chamil Wariya: Hikayat Datuk C

Berikut adalah sebuah karya fiksyen yang berasaskan cerpen hasil Datuk Chamil Wariya yang bertajuk “Politik Baru YB J.” Ia merupakaan ciptaan sastera semata-mata yang tidak berhasrat menyinggung mana-mana pihak.

Datuk Chariya Wamil di dalam perjalanan ke sebuah acara makan malam. Beliau dipandu oleh pemandunya, Ali, dan akan menjemput YB L, seorang politikus pembangkang, untuk pergi [...]

MCA, Gerakan take out race cards, playing straight into Umno hands

Let’s take a look at some Malaysiakini headlines:

‘Arrest Khairy under ISA’ (here I concur with Pak Bakaq)

Gerakan disagrees with Hindraf ban

Poof! There goes judicial reform

Sungai Siput MP’s car torched

Proposal needs further study, says Hishammuddin

Police extend blogger’s bail

Liow: Review social contract from time to time

MCA wants second deputy BN chief’s post

PM: Let Tan explain bumiputera remarks

Pakatan [...]

From Hindraf to Makkal Sakhti – Turning crisis into opportunity to evolve and strengthen

Membujur lalu, melintang patah!

In tai chi, when your opponent pushes, you pull; when he pulls, you push. An opponent’s strength is used against him, and often, victory is merely a matter of where to stand.

Back in the early days of Hindraf, I wrote at length of how with just a few small changes, Uthayakumar [...]

Fighting smart against racism – Umno brews massive mischief in lead up to elections

Mischief brews. More so than trouble.

In this atmosphere, I recall a few things.

Countries like America have been accused of having a military-industrial complex. Put simply, war is extremely good for business. It is so multi-trillian dollar good that when so much money is put into creating a gargantuan war machine, people start to look pretty [...]

Give Vui Kong a 2nd Chance Please

Help resist the clampdown on the truth!