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27December2011
Sodomy
is a criminal offence in Malaysia but so are other sexual acts that are
more “creative” than the usual horizontal position. Offences “against
the order of nature” make us blush because many of us probably partake
in some of them. These are offences because the British made them
offences 160 years ago, and although England and other countries have
since abolished such laws, we still have them in our Penal Code. Read more »
24December2011
Jika
kita imbas kembali isu-isu yang membawa bencana kepada landskap politik
yakni kemuncak Pilihan Raya Umum 2008 – kita harus mengakui peranan
penting yang dimainkan oleh kedua-dua Hindu Rights Action Force, atau
Hindraf, dan penulis blog Raja Petra Kamaruddin. Dalam kaedah yang
berbeza, kedua-duanya memberikan Pembangkang dorongan dan dinamika yang
amat berharga itu, keadaan yang seakan-akan menempeleng keupayaan BN
yang sudah lama berkuasa sendiri sehinggakan rakyat berani untuk
perubahan melalui perarakan. Read more »
22December2011
If
we reflect on the issues that wrought cataclysmic change to the
political landscape – culminating in the 2008 General Election – we must
acknowledge the important role played by both the Hindu Rights Action
Force, or Hindraf, and blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin. In different ways,
both gave the Opposition the impetus and dynamism it so badly needed
then, the kind that outstripped even the BN juggernaut’s ability to
contain the people’s march for change. Read more »
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