We are grateful to those who responded to our appeal for donations last month. We are encouraged by the support and sentiments that accompanied the donations we have received:
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Apr 122007
2006:11
Apr 102007
In Dec 2006, leaders and envoys of 12 Latin American nations came together for a two-day summit and signed the Cochabamba Declaration, agreeing to study the idea of forming a continent-wide community similar to the European Union. The principles of this declaration will serve as the cornerstone for the formation of a South American union. Contrast them with the proposed principles for the Asean Charter (from the Eminent Persons Group report), and notice especially the heavier emphasis given to democracy, human rights and the environment in Latin America.
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Apr 072007
Noam Chomsky hails the emergence of independent-minded governments in Latin America as a sign of hope that their struggle for more people-oriented development is finally bearing fruit.
Apr 062007
The government appears to be dragging its feet over the key recommendation of the Royal Commission looking into the operations of the police. The IPCMC Coalition explains why we urgently need an Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission.
Apr 032007
K George reminds Johor Chief Minister Abdul Ghani Othman that we are all children of the one God after Ghani declared that the Malays are a superior race.
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Mar 302007
Inter-religious relations meanwhile have taken a turn for the worse, and a resourceful Zaharom Nain decides to take the matter up at the highest levels – in a manner of speaking. But no, not another open letter to the Prime Minister – but one addressed to God…
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Mar 272007
We carry a piece in Q and A format by the Article 11 Coalition to dispel some of the myths that have arisen following last year's aborted road-show.
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Mar 212007
Bloggers are very much in the news these days after the official warning to the mainstream media not to cite the Internet media and blogs. Mustafa Kamal Anuar reports on a unique event that brought together bloggers, webmasters, and civil society activists.
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Mar 162007
Last year, human rights activists in the Maldives celebrated International Human Rights Day in public for the first time. Despite police warnings that they had ‘committed unlawful acts’, they were happy that their pilot event went off well. Angeline Loh has the story.
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Mar 142007
Angeline Loh describes a long overdue meeting between the Citizens for Public Transport (Cepat) and the chief of the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board (CVLB) – a meeting which provided little hope and came 15 years too late for Penang’s bus system (or rather, bus chaos).