31st August 2008: Are we really independent?
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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