Tag: Malaysia
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An Open Letter to Chandra Muzaffar
Dear Dr Chandra, I remember the first time I saw you speaking. I was in sixth form and you were speaking in a public forum at the Komtar Dome in Penang. I was in awe of your intellectual courage. You spoke the language of justice and equality in an environment where equality seemed a dirty…
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Wanted: A new language and way of thinking
By Cindy Tham cindytham@malaysiavotes.com The speakers at the CPPS dialogue: [L-R] Denison Jayasooria, Zainon Ahmad, Khoo Kay Peng, Ramon Navaratnam, Malik Imtiaz Sarwar and Farish Noor. Photos by Cindy Tham. PETALING JAYA: If you think your “work” as a voter is done after you cast your ballot on March 8, and the rest is up…
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Shahrizat didn’t deserve to lose
By Child Care Worker Almost everyone I know is happy with the election results, and so am I. I am so proud to be Malaysian, I burst at the seams! I am, however, devastated by [former Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri] Shahrizat Abdul Jalil’s loss. Over and over again, I hear that…
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A Subang Jaya Ceramah
By Christopher John “I FEEL like Obama!” exclaimed DAP’s Teng Chang Khim, speaking at a ceramah in USJ 12 in Subang Jaya on Saturday, March 1. He added, “I thought I was great. I thought I could attract 4,000 to 5,000 people, but now I know that I am not that great. Now I regret.…