Posted in Politics & government on May 3rd, 2011 1 Comment »
It is easy to dismiss any grand statement made by PKR nowadays. This is not at all unreasonble, unfortunately. PKR has a reputation of boasting to either boost its members’ morale or to attain higher ground while negotiating with other parties, allies or foes alike. Its claim that there would be a change of federal [...]
Posted in Politics & government, Society on December 15th, 2010 No Comments »
As long as there are those who believe in supernatural explanations to rationalize the completely natural world and as long as there are public choices that require collective decisions, religion will be relevant in our society. The relevance of religion, however, is not a ticket to be used with impunity in the public arena. In [...]
Posted in Politics & government on October 2nd, 2010 1 Comment »
Being away from Malaysia, I am less attuned to its politics than I used to be. It is hard for me to follow closely all political development there, being busy with life here in Australia. Nevertheless, several events stick out and one of them is the party election of Parti Keadilan Rakyat. That election is [...]
Posted in Politics & government, Society on January 17th, 2010 No Comments »
How many times have we heard the statement that if so and so did not exist, certain problems would go away? Specifically, one side would blame UMNO and Barisan Nasional for racial and religious problems in Malaysia, while the other would blame PKR and its allies for the instability in the country. The truth is [...]
Posted in Politics & government on June 25th, 2009 2 Comments »
The proposal to form a so-called unity government between PAS and UMNO finally finds its rightful place — in a dustbin. Nothing guarantees any PAS member from rummaging through the trash to rejuvenate the idea however. If the dream still lingers, I am here to offer a dire possibility. If PAS-UMNO unity comes true, PAS [...]
Posted in Politics & government on April 7th, 2009 1 Comment »
In the aftermath of March 8 2008, TV3 kept repeating general election results from Sabah and Sarawak, seemingly in denial that something big happened in the Peninsula. They preferred to transmit limited happy news amid a torrent of bad news. The same trend is being repeated again today. In Buletin Utama produced by TV3, possibly [...]
Posted in Liberty, Politics & government on March 23rd, 2009 1 Comment »
Will there be change in Barisan Nasional? With Samy Vellu still manning the steering wheel of MIC,[1] it is not hard to present a case which BN would continue doing business as usual despite requirement for change along with internal almost Darwinian political rhetoric of change. But with Najib Razak expected to assume the post [...]
Posted in Liberty on August 10th, 2008 3 Comments »
PKR is a confused party. I have refrained from visiting the subject for the longest time because I thought I have proven my points and the other side have proven theirs especially with the coalition PKR brought together as the result of the March 8 Malaysian general election. Today, MP Zulkifli Noordin from PKR just [...]
Posted in Activism, Photography, Politics & government on March 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
I accidentally became Nik Nazmi’s “official photographer” after I decided to tag along with his campaign team on Sunday evening. We went to an Indian-majority area and the reception was absolutely raving. I was taken aback at how wide the community opened their arms to Nik Nazmi. And I lost count at how many residents [...]
Posted in Activism, Politics & government on March 2nd, 2008 6 Comments »
Need I say more? Apart from blogging, Eli is actively involved in human rights NGOs. I will just quote her about page: ELIZABETH WONG (黄洁冰) has been involved in human rights since her student days in Sydney and subsequently during her work in Nepal. She was the secretary-general of the National Human Rights Society (Hakam) [...]
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