K. Siladass. - On 20th February 2012, Lim Kit Siang, now Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang, was celebrating his seventieth birthday at Pan Pacific Hotel in Penang. Among the celebrities were Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim,…
Diary of a Biro Tatanegara participant
-J.Bellamy, December 13, 2012. COMMENT I was once a member of a group of government servants forced to attend a Biro Tatanegara (BTN, or National Civics Bureau) "nationhood" course. This Orwellian department began life as…
The MIC’s extremely bitter harvest
-S.Thayaparan, December 12, 12. "......of the 900,000 Indian voters, less than half are with the MIC" - G Palanivel ('Has awkward MIC thrown in the towel?' - The Malay Mail) COMMENT Now, when former MIC…
Prime Minister Najib’s Transformation Plan Turned out to…
-Nalini Elumalai, Executive Director, Suaram. December 10, 2012. Prime Minister Najib had a year to deliver on his promises of reform before the impending 13th general elections but the human rights situation in Malaysia for…
Stateless issue heads out of twilight zone
-Terence Netto, December 10, 2012. COMMENT Five years after the reverberating Hindraf protest of November 2007, the contest for the Indian vote at the 13th general election is headed for a decisive phase on a…
Altar “ego” demolished by challenge
-Dr.S.Ramakrishnan, December 10, 2012. On 20th Nov some 30 officers from Sepang Municipal Council (MPS) trespassed into S. Gobikumar’s house and demolished an altar his family built for personal prayers. The altar was structurally ready…
Sepang shrine wrecking: Xavier cries ‘sabotage’
Municipal officers acted without their boss’ permission when they demolished a Hindu shrine in Sepang last month, Selangor state exco Xavier Jayakumar said yesterday. “The action taken by certain officers was unilateral,” he said in…
Anwar Ibrahim : I’ll be a good prime…
Some 2000 people turned up at Taman Pakatan to listen to PKR Defacto leader, Anwar Ibrahim during the “Program Jelajah Merdeka” ceramah series in Perak, recently. The “ceramah” was organised by the Tambun PKR for…
Malaysian politics – who dares wins?
-S Thayaparan, Dec 6, 2012. "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." - Douglas…
In defence of our realm
-S Thayaparan 8:49AM Dec 5, 2012 . "As the society's needs evolve, the police force must also evolve to meet new needs and assure the public of their safety." - Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak…
Recognise all education streams as National schools, GBM…
The government was urged by Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM) to recognise all education streams in the country as national schools and to entitle them to equal treatment. The President of GBM, Tan Yew Sin, told…
Hindraf wants ‘Ministry of Minority Affairs’ established
Hindraf has launched its five-year blueprint today, which calls for a Ministry of Minority Affairs headed by the movement.Its national advisor N Ganesan (left) said whichever political coalition endorses it in a "formal treaty"…
DIA is only Custodians of the Indian Heritage…
-Media statement by M. Kula Segaran MP for Ipoh Barat Last Sunday concerned citizens, local leaders and NGOs had a discussion as to how best to save the Indian heritage land in Sitiawan. We now…
Green marchers confront Special Branch officer
A group of activists participating in the anti-Lynas green walk confronted a Special Branch (SB) officer during their stay in Bentong, Pahang on Tuesday night. According to campaign spokesperson Wong Chun Yuan, the incident happened…
The Green Walk has taken on a life…
The line of green stretched for more than 1.5 kilometres outside of Bentong enroute to the Hot Spring, 18 km away, along the old Bentong Kuala Lumpur road on the morning of the 9th day…
Education blueprint offers opportunity to unite students
Educationist Kua Kia Soong today opined that revival of the local education authorities and the government’s fresh idea to set-up education precincts would help to forge unity among students under the multi-stream education system. He…
Serendah Tamil School: Board members to go on…
The members of the board of management of SJKT Ladang Minyak Serendah (Lembaga Pengelola Sekolah) have reconfirmed today their decision to go on fast unto death starting from midnight tomorrow if the promise of RM5.5 million…
Civil society stands up to end marginalisation
-Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia, November 16, 2012. Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM), a coalition of 25 civil society organisations (list below) , fully endorses the Social Inclusion Act (SIA, 2012) proposed by Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia…
Batu Caves condo: A Pandora’s box of deception
-S. Ramakrishnan, November 15, 2012. COMMENT The announcement by PM Najib Abdul Razak to scrap the 29 storey condominium has turned the condo issue into an open BN vs Pakatan Rakyat row. By making the…
M’sian Hindu Sangam seeks apology over Dappan ad
-M.Krishnamoorthy, November 12, 2012. The Malaysian Hindu Sangam has urged Petronas to extend its apology to the Indian community for offending them with a funeral music promo, and is denying that it had approved…
‘Black Deepavali’ ahead for Kg Railway folk
-Nigel Aw, November 10, 2012. With only three days left till Deepavali, some 40 residents of Kampung Railway in Sentul today held a protest for a roof over their heads as they face eviction. This…
Multifaceted demands of multi-religious nation
-Sisters in Islam, November 10, 2012. COMMENT Sisters in Islam (SIS) deplores the vehement attacks against YB Nurul Izzah Anwar on her position of freedom of religion at the forum on 'Islamic State: Which version?…
MIC RELEGATED TO IRRELEVANCE
-Senator Dr. S. Ramakrishnan, November 9, 2012. The Edge financial daily carried a 2 part interview with S.K. Devamany, the deputy minister in Prime Minister Office. He was saying that Indians should not blame MIC…
Why Hindraf should meet the premier
-Wong Mun Chee, November 8, 2012. After the recent meeting with the De Facto Leader of Pakatan, it appears that the government is now interested in meeting Hindraf.Although an interesting development, in many minds…