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Sabah: Still a ‘fixed deposit’?

 Posted by on 21 September 2012  2 Responses »
Sep 212012
 

Sabah will be a focal point in the coming general election, especially after the defections of two BN MPs. If the opposition can avoid contesting three-cornered contests then Sabah’s status as a BN ‘fixed deposit’ state could hang in the balance, writes Arnold Puyok. Continue reading »

Sep 212012
 

The Burmese government’s latest release of political prisoners falls short of meeting its commitment to release all political prisoners and shows the need for a transparent process to ensure that all political prisoners are immediately freed, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Continue reading »

Debating the ‘best democracy’?

 Posted by on 20 September 2012  No Responses »
Sep 202012
 

For all the talk about a progressive Malaysia undergoing great transformation towards becoming the ‘best democracy’ around, unfortunately, as we head to the 13th general election, we need to brace ourselves for more silliness, laments Zaharom Nain. Continue reading »

Aliran Monthly 32: 7 editor’s note

 Posted by on 19 September 2012  No Responses »
Sep 192012
 

Sabah will be a focal point in the coming general election, especially after the defections of two BN MPs. If the opposition can avoid three-cornered contests then Sabah’s status as a BN ‘fixed deposit’ state could hang in the balance, observes Arnold Puyok. Continue reading »

Promises foolfilled

 Posted by on 18 September 2012  2 Responses »
Sep 182012
 

Umno/BN has doubly insulted Malaysians by not only attempting to monopolise Merdeka Day and Malaysia Day with a partisan political slogan, but a slogan so patently false that only a fool would take it seriously, writes Dean Johns. Continue reading »