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 22, 2008

Anwar, like all of us, has only one life


After what happened in 1998 when he was supposed to be ‘safe and sound’ but in fact, almost killed by the former IGP as revealed by a Commission of Inquiry, it is only natural that Anwar is suspicious, or even paranoid of police investigations and alleged political conspiracy at work, ten years later.

A re-visit to Aliran’s Rahim Noor's confession http://www.aliran.com/oldsite/ms990301.html is useful in understanding Anwar’s seemingly difficult precaution prior to his arrest and pre-conditions for giving his DNA samples.

What good is PM’s earlier guarantee of safety if a second ‘mistake’ could be fatal? Sorry will be too late. Till today, I have yet to come across an official apology, for the grave injustice, by the former PM who is known for ‘sorry seems the hardest word’, while a civil suit is necessary and awaiting hearing.

Chan Chee Khoon’s letter, http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/86486, sums up the concern for the lack of credibility, which seems to be in the minds of most people in their coffee shop banter.

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