How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Useful Tools of our government...

in dealing with the opposition seem to include various Acts of Parliament like Sedition Act 1948, Internal Security Act 1960, Universities and University Colleges Act 1971, Official Secrets Act 1972, and Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 which easily come to mind.

Institutions like the Police, the Attorney General and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission are perceived to use their selective actions against opposition politicians. Even the Judiciary seems to be biased with their Chief being an ex-Umno lawyer as a fact, and many decisions of higher courts which seem to favour the ruling party as evidence.

Recently, the harsh actions taken by the Securities Commission against a journalist for his articles were unprecedented. This was followed by blog postings, by those unhappy with such actions, about the Chairman's husband being active in companies listed on Bursa Saham Malaysia, which suggests its possible lack of independence when dealing with his companies as well as those friendly to him.

To me, what was most alarming was a suggestion by a BN politician asking the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri to investigate those suspected of sponsoring alleged fugitive, Raja Petra's stay in UK. Since when has LHDN been a tool of BN? What's next? Asking the banks to provide bank statements on mere suspicion?

With the use of Mykad and online banking with its associated problems of 'phishing', many people are already so afraid of actual losses through the use of phished passwords. Now, they have to contend with the possible loss of confidentiality in their financial affairs. We should be aware of further intrusions and beware of its possible abuse by unscrupulous politicians.
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