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For a while, Malaysians, or MCA and Gerakan members to be more specific, thought there is going to be new MCA and Gerakan emerging from the summit of both parties recently.
Koh said other areas of reforms should cover the Internal Security Act (ISA), Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) and the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA).
Koh Tsu Koon, as reported by Malaysiakini Oct 11 2008
“Any outdated law should be subject to review. This is the position of the four MCA cabinet ministers. In cabinet meetings, we will pursue the matter,” he told a press conference held at the end …read more

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How obvious. Sending RPK to Kamunting when his habeas corpus application is about to he heard is yet another desperate act by Pak Lah and his increasingly obselete and irrelevant government.
This is clearly another proof that the ISA is in fact an ‘Ikut Suka Aku’ act continually being misused by the power that be to surpress dissenting views among the opposition parties and their supporters.
Anwar Ibrahim now not only owes it to the Malaysian people to make the new Pakatan Rakyat Government a reality as soon possible, but also to RPK, one of his supporters that had fought tirelessly for …read more

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Thanks to God Almighty, Teresa, Sheih and Tan had been released. Thanks also for the relentless efforts from various pressure groups who had been very vocal and consistent in their campaigns to repeal ISA. But obviously whatever done so far still not good enough. RPK and 60-odds detainees are still being kept in Kamunting and will likely be celebrating Aidil Fitri and many other festivals behind lockups.
It is really sad for a Home Minister to say ISA is still needed for the people to live in peace and security. Does that mean people in other countries which do not have …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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Zaid Ibrahim did the right thing by quitting. He should have done it much earlier when his agenda for judiciary reform didn’t get the support from the top BN officials. But like the saying goes, better late than never. I, for one, had lost my confidence and respect for Zaid, known as one of many in UMNO that can be considered gemstone among pebbles, for his failure to pursue the much needed reform of the tainted Malaysian judiciary.
Now that Zaid has confirmed his stand on his resignation, thus his disagreement over the use of ISA against the civilians, we …read more

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Three people arrested under ISA. Raja Petra Kamaruddin, or RPK as he is popularly known, arrested for comments allegedly insulting Islam and Prophet Muhammad that had appeared in his blog Malaysia Today. Bear in mind, weeks before his ISA arrest, RPK had published explosive article linking certain high profile individuals to the Altantuya murder case. The article that contained allegedly offensive comments which caused his site to be banned by the authority and subsequently his arrest under ISA, co-incidently, had been published very much earlier in the famous news blog that had attracted millions of visitors all over the world. …read more

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Internal Security Act (ISA)….
detention without trial,
torture,
intimidation,
merciless!
In memory of
Aina Mardiah Shahrial, 17.
Deceased July 3rd, 2008.
Daughter of ISA detainee Shahrial Sirin.
Read also:
Rocky’s Bru
Nuraina Samad
HarakahDaily
Tehsin
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Gabungan Mansuh ISA (GMI) is organizing a demonstration against the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA) as follows:
Date: 28th June 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 8.30pm until 11.30pm
Venue: Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam
Speeches by :
Naib Presiden PAS, Mohamad Sabu;
Timbalan Pengerusi DAP, Tan Seng Giaw;
NAib Presiden KeADILan, Sivarasa Rasiah;
Ex-ISA detaine and ADUN Hulu Klang, Saari Sungib;
Freelance writer and ex-ISA detainee Lee Ban Chen;
Hindraf representative, R. Thanenthiran.
Image credit: Harakah Daily

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