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A 2011 explainer-style post on Bersih 2.0, its electoral-reform demands and the political arguments surrounding the movement.
Sarawak is a strong fortress of the establishment, Barisan Nasional. Heck, Sarawak (together with Sabah) saved BN from embarrassment last General Election by giving them enough seats to rule this country. BN already lost in Peninsular at that time judging from the popular votes BN 48% – 52% PR, the sentiment had switched to Pakatan…
A 2010 voter-registration and turnout commentary urging Malaysians to participate in elections rather than remain politically disengaged.
A 2010 commentary on the Al Islam controversy, rule of law and what the author saw as inconsistent official responses to politically and religiously sensitive cases.
I laughed my ass off when I read that Isa Samad was named as BN’s candidate for upcoming Bagan Pinang by-election. Is it Umno so devoid of good candidates that it needs to put a recycled thrash for contest? Funny how BN apologists started the battle by defending its candidate credibility at the word ‘go!’.…
A 2009 post on the August 1 anti-ISA rally and how Twitter and Facebook were used to follow events and commentary in real time.
Share A reader has kindly helped me (thank you Daisy Sheppard!) with the translation works for my previous Bahasa Melayu post ‘Surat terbuka kepada Tun Mahathir‘ , so here is the English version for your reading. Please share it around if you think it is worth doing so. Dear Tun Mahathir, I refer to Tun’s…