STUDENT activism in Universiti Malaya thrived in the 1960 and early 1970s. One of the key student leaders was Syed Hamid Ali who was University of Malaya Students’ Union (Umsu) general-secretary from 1967 to 1969, before he was elected president for the 1969 to 1970 term. Syed Hamid’s activism inadvertently began because he couldn’t be […]
1988
Ghost of 1988 in Perak crisis
by Chan Kok Leong[YESTERDAY’S] attempt by Speaker V Sivakumar to hold an emergency sitting of the Perak assembly to validate his decision to suspend the Barisan Nasional (BN) Menteri Besar and his exco is no more than a continuation of the Perak impasse. While the head of the Perak legislature tries to use his command of the law-making […]
Freeing the judiciary
By Chan Kheng HoeTHE disclosure that former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas received RM5 million as ex-gratia from the government has stirred up some strong emotions among Malaysians. Many are already trying very hard to cope with the rising cost of living, no thanks to the government’s drastic fuel price increase. Fuel prices have dropped, but the cost […]
