The perils of social action

By Sim Kwang Yang, The Nut GraphI WAS surprised by the brute force used by the police when dispersing the 9 Nov 2008 candlelight vigil organised by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih).…

Ex-CM vs CM in Court

The Kota Kinabalu High Court will hear from Jan 12 next year a civil suit filed by former Chief Minister Tan Sri Chong Kah Kiat (pix) against Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Haji Aman.

RACISM AND 2008 ELECTIONS

1. When the Barisan Nasional did badly in the March 2008 General Election, foreign observers and many in this country were jubilant because they claim that it marked the demise of racial politics…

THE “OUTING” OF ROCKY BRU.

I have restrained and refrained for long not to accede to recriminations and worse still a cyber tussle with my friend Rocky. When my readers asked me what has happened to my good blog buddy, I

No more secret

by R. Nadeswaran and Terence Fernandez, The SunThe government has declassified toll concession agreements. This means the contents of the contracts, which have for long been speculated as one-sided…

Neighbourhood Candlelight Vigils

Despite the clumsy opposition by the powers-that-be, the Anti-ISA Candlelight Vigils being held in various places have been very successful. However, two thoughts occur to me ....There are many people…

Fighting for our Future

It was quite a poor showing for my group. We only got to know about the Freedom Run on Thursday and managed to round up 5 runners for our team which ran from Jalan…