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Why The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

October 24, 2018

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“Death penalty will be abolished. Full stop.” These were the words of the de facto Law Minister Datuk Liew Vui Kong on the 10th of October, 2018, the 16th World Day Against Death Penalty. It was like a bolt out of the blue and to those of us who thought such a day will never […]

Beer Today, Dogs Tomorrow?

September 19, 2017

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At best, I would consider myself a social drinker, a very occasional glass of wine with a meal and at most, a few pints of beer in a year and never to the point of intoxication. Thus, the reason I view with great concern the cancellation by DBKL (KL City Hall) of the Better Beer […]

Would You Kiss The Hand of The One Who Robbed You?

May 4, 2016

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Yesterday I received two separate tip-off. One from a villager I met in the N.02 Tasik Biru constituency and another anonymously. Various people we have met told us that the usual mode of operation of BN is give out cash a few days before polling day or even on the eve of it. This would […]

Think Again Malaysians, Think!

March 17, 2016

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Think! Why would Tun Mahathir, the man who devoted his life to make UMNO what it is today, who is in his 90s and is the longest-serving PM of Malaysia, want to launch the Citizen’s Declaration with opposition and civil society leaders demanding Najib’s removal and implement institutional reforms? Think! Why would Najib need to […]

Sabah and Sarawak, the Battleground of GE14

March 14, 2016

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It is clear from the results of the last general election in 2013 that Barisan Nasional (BN) continues to rule the country because of Sabah and Sarawak. The ruling coalition won 48 of the 57 Federal seats contested in the two states (including the Federal Territory of Labuan), securing 56% of votes cast, with the […]

Think Malaysians, think!

July 24, 2015

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Think Malaysians, think! Why would the data Justo stole be worth millions and various parties, including PetroSaudi, were willing to pay him if they were not detrimental to some VVIP? Think!  If the data were tampered with, just show the evidence, refute and sue The Edge, SR and WSJ. That would have totally discredited these […]

Mural Mural On The Wall

November 15, 2013

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In the same week that Super Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, a different kind of storm came upon the southern city of Johor Bahru. It was a most innocuous beginning, a series of wall murals by an internationally-recognised Lithuanian-born street artist known as Ernest Zacharevic or simply Zachas. When it was first unveiled in […]