Trailer for A Christmas Carol by Disney Pictures I’VE always enjoyed A Christmas Carol, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy but cantankerous old man who looks upon Christmas with disdain and is only challenged to change when visited by ghosts. This classic Dickensian tale so resonates with human nature that it has been translated […]
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PAS tetap konsisten
Oleh Shanon ShahPAS memang konsisten. Malah, baru-baru ini nampaknya Dewan Pemuda PAS Pusat bukan saja konsisten tentang isu di Malaysia, tetapi juga isu di negara lain seperti UK dan Iran. Dalam kenyataan media pada 9 Dis 2009, Pemuda PAS “mengutuk keras tindakan Liga Pertahanan Inggeris (EDL) yang membangkitkan sentimen perkauman dan anti-Islam di kalangan rakyat Britain”. Pada […]
The politics of sugar
By Deborah Loh“Boss, limau ais kosong, satu” (© Brian Lary / sxc.hu)NEXT year, the government will possibly abolish the sugar subsidy. I’m personally all for that. For many years now, I’ve learnt to enjoy food and beverages without adding (or at least reducing the amount of) sugar. “Boss” at the mamak stall at first raised his eyebrows […]
Pakatan Rakyat vs local elections
By Wong Chin HuatIT is funny to hear my friends in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) complaining that civil society is pressuring only the opposition coalition to revive local elections and not the Barisan Nasional (BN). It becomes more hilarious now that the PR has reportedly reduced its commitment to merely “strengthening local democracy.” One unnamed leader defends it […]
Examining Kelantan’s oil royalty woes
By Ding Jo-AnnTHE tussle over whether Kelantan should be paid oil royalty is yet another example of politicians’ partisan childishness in their public discussion of issues. Instead of laying out the facts and law objectively and comprehensively, our politicians seem more focused on outdoing each other, leaving the public in a haze of rhetoric and factional discourse. […]
The truth about secrets
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(Pic by Kriss Szkurlatowski / sxc.hu) TWO weeks ago, I could not help feeling that there was little difference between the Catholic Church and the Barisan Nasional (BN)-led federal government. Both these powerful institutions have one thing in common — both have cultivated a long-standing culture of secrets. With the church, the damage has been […]
Take back the tech!
By Cindy ThamCorrected at 3.20pm, 10 Dec 2009 MORE than 30 years ago, a candlelight procession of women marched through the streets of Belgium in 1976 to Take Back the Night. Women asserted their right to move in public places, during the day and particularly at night, without having to fear that they would be harassed, raped […]
BTN’s flaws beyond racism
By Wong Chin HuatTHE Biro Tata Negara (BTN) saga has taken yet another twist. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has called former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad “bloody racist” for defending the BTN training modules. Most right-thinking members of the public would agree with Nazri that the BTN is ethnic-centric. However, would […]
Semuanya aman di Bukit Aman
Oleh Fahmi FadzilTidak pernah dan tidak akan muncul di kedai buku berdekatan TANGGAL 16 Nov 2009. Sudah lebih dua minggu kejadian percubaan mendapatkan saya membayar rasuah kepada S (nama samaran anggota polis trafik) berlaku, tapi saya masih gementar untuk melaporkan kejadian. Maklumlah, persepsi orang ramai terhadap Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) belumlah mencapai tahap memuaskan sejak akhir-akhir ini, […]
Peristiwa di balai polis
Oleh Fahmi FadzilTidak pernah dan tidak akan muncul di kedai buku berdekatan LEBIH kurang dua minggu sebelum Hari Raya Aidilfitri tahun ini, saya telah terlibat dalam satu kemalangan jalan raya. Waktu itu, seperti hari-hari yang kita alami sekarang, hujan kerap turun. Di Bangsar, akibat jalan yang licin dan kecuaian memandu (awas bila hari hujan, kalian!), kereta saya […]
