I REALLY do not want 1Malaysia. The idea scares me. And I certainly do not want unity as suggested by the powers-that-be. In fact, “unity” is really an extremely dated, superficial and abstract concept — a “nice” word that means nothing in real terms. “Unity in Diversity“, “mutual trust and respect” — these are all […]
Teoh Beng Hock
Signs of the times
MALAYSIA’S 52nd anniversary of independence is upon us. 2009 has thus far already been tumultuous for our nation, with political infighting, rising criminality, mysterious deaths in custody, delayed whippings, and by-elections galore. We’ve also seen crowds running in the face of teargas canisters. State assemblypersons under a tree, in full regalia. Clandestine camera phone stills […]
The truth is out there!
Editor’s note: On 23 Aug 2009, a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Nuri that was en route from Sungai Besi Airbase to Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a routine flight crashed in an oil palm plantation in Sepang. There were no survivors, and military authorities have insisted that recovered remains were “too damaged for identification”. […]
Politicising personal morals
OF all the things to politicise out of Teoh Beng Hock‘s death, why touch his fiancée and his unborn child? This is what has happened, after it emerged that Soh Cher Wei was two months’ pregnant and wanted to register Teoh as her child’s father. Wanita MCA then issued a public statement asking the National […]
Virtually still here
(Source: facebook.com)TO people who spend lots of time on Facebook, Friendster, Twitter or other social networking websites, their accounts have become important repositories of part of their lives and memories. To them, Facebook or Friendster accounts are like online scrapbooks. They contain records of conversations with friends, and all the “LOLROTF”s and “T_T”s along the […]
Police investigating death threat against MACC chief
SHAH ALAM, 5 Aug 2009: Selangor police chief Datuk Khalid Abu Bakar today said police were investigating the death threat against Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan. Khalid said police were investigating the matter under Section 506 of the Penal Code, Bernama reports. Ahmad Said received the death threat in […]
Teoh’s inquest resumes
SHAH ALAM, 5 Aug 2009: The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock resumed at 9.10am today, with the security guard who found Teoh’s body, Siti Zabedah Yahya, being the first to testify. Lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, who was appointed by the government and is assisting coroner Azmil Muntapha Abas in the […]
Royal commission only after inquest
PEKAN, 4 Aug 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak today once again stressed that the Royal Commission of Inquiry to study the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC)’s interrogation methods would only begin its work after the inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock was completed. The prime minister said the inquest into Teoh’s death […]
The problem with the MACC
RUSHED through Parliament in haste, it was only a matter of time before weaknesses in the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act would emerge. Tragically, it took a death to re-open the debate on an institution formed only six months ago. Back when the MACC Bill was being debated, there appeared to be little fuss about […]
Seeking justice
THE death of Selangor government aide Teoh Beng Hock on 16 July 2009 quickly turned into political capital. Memorials organised by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) have the air of a partisan roadshow, where attendees are urged to overthrow the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election. Attempting to control perception, Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]
