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Anwar Ibrahim’s latest statement on Bukit Antarabangsa landslide tragedy, ‘Not the time to point fingers‘ does make sense but I beg to differ, nevertheless.
With so many unfortunate incidents involving hillslope developments that had claimed so many lives, NOW IS THE TIME to point fingers…. and make those responsible to pay the price of their negligence.
Yes, I agree with Anwar that the focus now should be on finding out the cause of the tragedy but what would that achieve if there is no one responsible to follow up on the remedial steps to ensure similar landslides does not happen again. And …read more

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I just came back from my Eid Adha holiday. Last Friday night, I was actually at Ukay Perdana having teh tarik with some of my friends. I left the mamak restaurant at about 10:30pm only to learn there was a big landslide the following day but I was not able to log on to the net to blog about it.
My belated condolescence to the deceased family of Bukit Antarabangsa landslide victims and I hope those who survived will be patient and thankful to the Almighty for having escaped such a tragedy.
Bukit Antarabangsa tragedy could have been avoided if not …read more

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They keep fooling us around, don’t they? I am talking about the government and Malaysian business entities in general, especially the large conglomerate here in this Bolehland.
Remember when the world crude oil price shot up past USD120 per barrel? We, the country, made money… lots of money because we are a net oil exporter country. But the government, despite numerous protests, went ahead and raised the fuel price with a whoping 40% increase. We were devastated. Everything went up and yet those in Putrajaya were still saying the increase should not affect daily lives. Who were they trying to kid …read more

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Have you signed the petition to free Raja Petra Kamaruddin, Teresa Kok and all other Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees? You should, for it could happen to you or any of your loved ones. Click here to sign, now!

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While I agree stern actions should be taken against the recalcitrant Ahmad Ismail over his racist remarks against the Chinese, he should never be charged under the draconian Sedition Act we have all resented.
A number of civil society groups have opposed the use of the Sedition Act against Umno Bukit Bendera division chief Ahmad Ismail.
“The use of the Sedition Act legitimises the draconian act which has long been condemned by civil society and opposition parties.
“Rather than use it to further curb the freedom of expression – whoever the accused – the Umno politician and his colleagues who backed …read more

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OK, to be fair, we are indeed an independent state. Known as Malaya then, we gained independence on 31st August 1957, thanks to the struggles of our ancestors.
But 51 years later, are we really independent in its true sense?
Well, read this excerpts from Malaysiakini in a piece written by Sim Kwang Yang:

For 50 years, we may have said farewell to our former British colonial masters, but their colonial instruments for the oppression of the people and the suppression of their fundamental liberties have been preserved, reinforced, and abused by the same group of ruling elite to ensure their hold on …read more

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It looks like the Protes coalition has been infected by Pak Lah’s flip-flop syndrom ehh.. pun intended. The new venue is now changed again, to Kelana Jaya Stadium. If you are going, don’t forget the theme colour is red.
Hmmm… I wonder if the FRU (you know who… the guys in the dark blue uniforms and red hats) has to change its hat’s and truck’s colours too otherwise they might be mistaken to be part of the demonstrators. But then, in case any thing bad happens, the MSM can then spin the story… ‘Protesters clash among themselves’, he he he, …read more

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A reader of this blog posted the following scenario as a comment in one of the posts. I though it deserved to be featured in a post of its own for everyone to ponder. Many thanks to Nadz.
Can A Family Man With Salary RM3000 Survive In Malaysia…!
Let’s do some simple calculations here.
In Malaysia, the average family income isRM3,000 /month
(where father works, mother doesn’t).
I understand there are many families whose
monthly income does not reach RM3,000,
but, to make things simple,
let’s take RM3,000as the figure. Ok lah, right?
Okay, let’s start rolling with a family which has
Papa, Mama, 1 daughter and 1 son. …read more

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The People’s Anti-Oil Manipulation Movement (Geramm) – a coalition of NGOs and Pakatan Rakyat youth groups had changed the date for anti-fuel price hike rally from 12th July to 5th July citing tactical reasons. It has targeted 1 million protesters which if successful will be much bigger than 100,000 protesters at the recent pre-election Bersih rally.
Going by the hardship faced by people from all walks of life, the 41% percent hike on fuel price will potentially invite millions of ordinary Malaysians to the street. When will Pak Lah’s government listen to their employer…. the people?
Photo credit: Malaysiakini

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Pak Lah used to be called Mr. Nice Guy. I bet who ever gave Pak Lah the nice nick name must be screaming out loud now for Pak Lah to resign… as if Pak Lah cares.
So Mr. Nice Guy said that he hopes Malaysians would not hold any demonstration after he announced the steepest fuel price hike in history. Oh yes… Mr Nice Guy hope Malaysian women and men are also Mr, Mrs, and Ms Nice Guy. Wishful thinking Pak Lah.
Malaysiakini latest report:
Thousands of people would be mobilised for a mass protest against the shocking increase in fuel prices at …read more

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