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#yorais boleh!

Oleh Shanon Shah

January 25, 2010

(Logo Twitter © Twitter.com)HANYA Allah yang tahu betapa saya cuba mengawal pergerakan jari saya pada 19 Jan 2010. Akhirnya saya tumbang dan terus menaip: “Rais is so ancient, when the animals went in two by two he said, ‘Nanti kalau diorang berkhalwat macam mana?’ #yorais.” Lepas itu saya ingat saya akan lega, buang tabiatlah katakan. […]

No refuge in Malaysia

Compiled by Nick Choo

October 12, 2009

THE plight of Burmese refugees is being highlighted in NO REFUGE: Burmese Refugees in Malaysia, an exhibition featuring the works of award-winning photojournalists Halim Berbar from France, Simon Wheatley (UK), Greg Constantine (USA), Zhuang Wubin (Singapore) and Rahman Roslan from Malaysia. The event is organised by The Annexe Gallery and human rights organisation Suaram. The […]

Malaysia’s UN fan club

By Shanon Shah

July 20, 2009

Updated at 7.50pm, 21 July 2009 MALAYSIA has announced publicly that “respect for human rights has long been established given the country’s character as a melting pot of various cultures, religions and ethnicities.” This announcement was made at none other than Malaysia’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) […]

Riot at Semenyih detention camp

July 2, 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 2 July 2009: A small riot broke out at the Semenyih immigration camp near Kajang about 8pm last night involving 30 Bangladeshi, Indonesian and Myanmarese detainees. In the incident, the illegal immigrants broke the walls of their rooms. Kajang police district chief ACP Shakarudin Che Mood, when contacted, said swift action by Immigration […]

Stars join call for Suu Kyi’s release

June 19, 2009

BANGKOK, 19 June 2009: Renowned stars Paul McCartney, Julia Roberts and top footballer David Beckham have joined other celebrities and millions of people around the world calling for the release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi on her 64th birthday today. To commemorate her birthday and almost 14 years in detention, protests and […]

Suu Kyi charges “a form of repression towards women”

By Gan Pei Ling

May 21, 2009

Suu Kyi (Public domain; source: Wikimedia commons) KUALA LUMPUR, 21 May 2009: DAP Wanita said the latest charges brought by the Myanmar junta against the country’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was not only an oppression of democracy, but a form of repression towards women as well. DAP Wanita chairperson Chong Eng urged the […]

Asean wants Myanmar to release Suu Kyi

May 19, 2009

BANGKOK, 19 May 2009: Thailand, the current Asean chair and a close neighbour of Myanmar, today expressed its grave concern over the move by the country’s military junta to try opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. In a statement, it reminded the Myanmar government that Asean leaders had called for the immediate release of the […]

M’sia concerned over Suu Kyi detention

May 18, 2009

PUTRAJAYA, 18 May 2009: The Malaysian government is concerned about the recent detention of pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, saying that the detention will undermine the process of national reconciliation and the road map to democracy in Myanmar. Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Aman said Malaysia urged the Myanmar government to release Aung San Suu […]

13 ISA detainees freed (Updated 7.33pm)

April 5, 2009

Updated at 7.33pm, 5 April 2009 R Kenghadharan of Hindraf waving to supporters as he was brought out of Kamunting detention centre at 1.20pm today. Kenghadharan had been under ISA detention since December 2007 (Pic by Raj Kumar, courtesy of theSun) TAIPING, 5 April 2009: All the 13 Internal Security Act (ISA) detainees who were […]

Proposal to let Myanmarese refugees work

By Elizabeth Looi

December 9, 2008

Refugees are hiding out in jungles PETALING JAYA, 9 Dec 2008: Undocumented refugees from Myanmar who are hiding out in jungles in Selangor may be allowed to work legally in the state, if a proposal by Bukit Gasing state assemblyperson Edward Lee comes to fruition. “I will propose to the state government to allow them […]

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