The widest consultation is necessary to ensure the FOI Act lives up to the expectations of the rakyat, says Anil Netto.
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1Malaysia is empty because it is propagated by a government supported by a racially-based party system that is the chief cause of our inability to grow up in our race relations, says Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. It is love which completely transforms even a most evil character, observes Asghar Ali Engineer. First Selangor and now Penang. Both these states are blazing the trail by being the first two to table Freedom of Information Bills in their State Assemblies. Anil Netto sets the tone for Sarajun Hoda’s cover story by reiterating that freedom of information is a basic right, without which other rights may be rendered almost [...] … for Aminulrasyid, Azzamudin, Mohd Afham, Norizan Salleh, Shahril Azlan and A Kugan … as Lawyers for Liberty submit a memorandum to the Home Affairs Ministry. Charles Hector looks at the big picture of custodial deaths and calls on the government to end this terrible plague. Efforts to raise public awareness of leptospirosis prevention measures appear to be more low key in contrast to past and ongoing health campaigns for dengue, SARS, and AH1N1, observes Angeline Loh. The Pakatan-led government had from the beginning stated its good intentions for the community – and it has walked the talk, says Colin Nicholas. The more consolidated the retail market becomes, the easier it will be for large corporations to exploit farmers and other small suppliers, writes Max F. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) have been introduced in courts to improve efficiency. But the preoccupation with the speedy disposal of cases may come at the expense of justice, warns the Penang Bar Committee. |
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Readers’ comments
16 May 2012 (10:40) Umno, how much did you spend to bring your crowd? Hello P.Ramakrishnan, Please don't start lying to the readers. You wrote 'The Bersih 3.0 crowd came willingly and voluntarily and spontaneously. There was no inducement.' 'There was no inducement'? Are you really sure or you are just play...