Posted in ASEAN, Liberty on March 8th, 2013 No Comments »
I have a fundamental objection to the Sulu and the Philippine claims of Sabah. Calling it the claim of Sabah is somewhat inaccurate because if the Philippine claim is wholly based on the Sulu claim, then by right the claim only covers roughly the eastern half of Sabah. Nevertheless, the objection that I have is [...]
Posted in History & heritage on August 30th, 2012 No Comments »
Since it will be August 31 soon, I think I want to further develop my thinking about the 55 versus 49 years old debate, i.e. how old is Malaysia? I have shared opinion on the matter a number of times over the last, probably six years. I was September 16, before there was September 16 [...]
Posted in Economics, Environment on December 25th, 2009 1 Comment »
Bernama wrongfully reported that the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, put up a conditional offer to cut 40% of Malaysia’s 2005 carbon emissions by 2020.[1] The same goes with the New Straits Times, except it did it more badly by not directly quoting the Prime Minister.[2] This is sloppy reporting. The truth is that [...]
Posted in Personal on July 10th, 2009 4 Comments »
Goodbye dear country. Be a good boy now. Please do not be a pariah while I am away.
Posted in Liberty, Politics & government on May 23rd, 2009 1 Comment »
As a person who spent parts of his formative years in the United States and, more importantly, shared the ideals which the US is founded on, I cannot deny that I have a certain inclination towards the Land of the Free. And so I cannot help having a sense of joy after seeing the Foreign [...]
Posted in History & heritage on September 16th, 2008 No Comments »
Several myths about the formation of Malaysia require addressing. First revolves around the notion that Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined Malaya in 1963 to form Malaysia. This is simply untrue because all member states of Malaysia federated to form a new federation called Malaysia. Nobody joined Malaya in 1963. The second myth concerns how Sabah, [...]
Posted in Photography on September 7th, 2008 No Comments »
On my way home from the Freedom Film Fest 2008.
Posted in ASEAN, Conflict & disaster on June 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has allegedly struck a deal with Malaysia over Sabah, and that’s why the rebel group is silent on the claim issue, a high-ranking Palace official said. This is supposedly the reason why the MILF wants Malaysia to remain as the head of the international monitoring team overseeing the ceasefire [...]
Posted in Sports on December 5th, 2007 1 Comment »
The field hockey match between South Korea and Malaysia ended very frustratingly for me. South Korea won 3-2 but the frustration is not about the loss per se but rather, the way Malaysia ended up on the wrong end of the gun. I only managed to catch the second half of the match and I [...]
Posted in Liberty on December 4th, 2007 6 Comments »
Recent events had provoked outrage amid those that sympathized with the idea of individual liberty. With a stake of woods burning, BN-led government threw fuel into the fire, allowing it to burn more brightly than before. One of the more angering statements, to me personally, was made by a minister that had the cheek to [...]
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