Despite the violence in southern Thailand, one Buddhist woman is determined to continue working with Muslim fishermen to help maintain the mutual trust necessary for future peace. Supara Janchitfah has the story.
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2006: 7
Nov 182006
National unity must be based on social justice. Graham Brown highlights the disturbing trend of widening regional disparities between Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah and Sarawak, a gap made evident in the Ninth Malaysia Plan due to the new approach used in the Plan to calculate poverty rates.
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Nov 172006
K George writes to the Prime Minister, urging him to take just and appropriate action on the issues that have tarnished his 'Mr Clean' image. "Makethe battle against corruption your priority, make accountability your trademark, act justly and fairly without fear or favour and seal your leadership and restore your waning credibility," he urges.
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Nov 162006
John Hilley argues that curbs on the discussion of racial and religious issues not only breed suspicion, resentment and disunity but foster Vision-type notions of national unity popularised by big leaders.Malaysians do know how to debate and disagree civilly. They must reclaim this right.
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Nov 142006
The assault on the Judiciary in 1988 requires a complete reassessment with a view to restoring the integrity of the judges who were wronged.Even a first year law student would detect a complete lack of natural justice in Tun Salleh’s removal, says Karpal Singh.
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Nov 112006
“Looking at the (Tribunal’s) report now, I do not have any doubt that my decision not to participate in the proceedings was right …,” Tun Salleh Abas said in the conclusion of his reply to the Tribunal’s report. His clarifications point to a shocking scenario of injustice, twisted facts and perverted actors mouthing dubious “evidence” — in other words, a kangaroo court!
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Nov 072006
It’s Independence Day celebrations again for the 49th time. And if you’re a patriot, you should have put up the Malaysian flag outside your home, at your work place, on your car, etc. And if you’re truly red, white and blue, with yellow crescent and a 13-pointed star, you should have helped to paint the longest Jalur Gemilang in Tanjung Bungah, or put together the largest Jalur Gemilang made up of coloured cards. Or decked your bull and bullock cart in national colours. For as the deputy PM has declared: ‘Merdeka cuma bererti jika kita kibarkan Jalur Gemilang dengan cara masing-masing’ ('Independence is only meaningul if we fly the national flag in our own way').
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Nov 032006
In the traditional Malay art of self-defence there are two distinguishable forms. One is known as silat bunga (decorative movements) and the other is known as the silat pendekar (combative movements). Rustam Sani sees some parallels with the ongoing battle of wits and wills between the prime minister and his predecessor.