flash: Congratulations Broga!

These residents worked really hard to ensure that they didn’t get stuck with an incinerator that would’ve really screwed up their environment, their homes and their lives. Yeay citizen activism!

Busy few days, but will try to squeak out now and again :)

July 6th, 2007 | Category: Government Policies, Local Government, little points | One comment

The evils of Wal-Mart – Coming to Malaysia?

I think only theSun carried this piece about Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohamed Shafie Apdal saying that they’re looking into bringing in Metro AG and (gasp!) Wal-Mart!

I heard so much bad stuff about Wal-Mart when I was in the States.

Lazy bum that I am, behold Wikipedia! Highlights:

With close to two million employees [...]

June 7th, 2007 | Category: Economy, Government Negligence, Government Policies, International, Livelihood | 6 comments

EC reforms: nazri’s eternally perfect government

DS Nazri:

“As I’ve said, there is no need to revamp the Elections Commission. In the past 50 years we have not revamped any ministry. So why must the EC be singled out (to be revamped)?”

Why is it the government always believes that everything is perfect and that nothing ever needs changing? Just how perfect do [...]

March 29th, 2007 | Category: Government Negligence, Government Policies, Integrity, Malaysian Politics | 5 comments

Motion for the coming Bar Council AGM on Whipping

A lawyer friend of mine is tabling a motion to abolish whipping as a form of punishment – focusing especially on the abuse of migrants.

Do have a look at the reasoning used in the motion (reproduced below), and the gory descriptions of inhumane cruelty used as examples.

MOTION FOR THE ABOLITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT OF WHIPPING

Whereas:-

1.      [...]

March 12th, 2007 | Category: Government Policies, Law Enforcement, Migrants | Leave a comment

Khaild Ibrahim on the EPF aquisition of RHB

I’m no expert on acquisition, but TS Khalid, Treasurer for PKR, does seem to raise some cogent and distressing points.

I happen to have an English version of his op-ed, enclosed below.

March 12th, 2007 | Category: Corporate Social Responsibility, Economy, Government Appropriation, Government Policies | 2 comments

My dad terrorised by law enforcement at sea

My dad’s kinda in the news yesterday! But not for the best of reasons.

He and his friends were terrorised by the APMM (Maritime Enforcement Agency – the people recently made responsible for security beyond 12 nautical miles of Malaysian shores) on the high seas.

February 16th, 2007 | Category: Government Policies, Law Enforcement, eyewitness | 11 comments

little points: More intimidation against PKR members; Simpang Renggam – Suhakam, drugs; Nazri: government = unthinking voyeur?

PKR’s Dep Sec-Gen Dr. Xavier Jeyakumar had white paint splashed across his house by unknown assailants in the dead of Monday night. Dr. Jeyakumar staunchly believes the attack is politically motivated. This infruriating act of cowards will not deter those who fight for what is right!

On a more positive note, Tian Chua writes (with pics [...]

February 13th, 2007 | Category: Civics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Detention without Trial, Government Appropriation, Government Negligence, Government Policies, Integrity, Malaysian Politics | Leave a comment
 
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