And we call this Merdeka?

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Oct 152012
 
And we call this Merdeka?

If ever there was a clear case of overreaction, it was the official and media responses to the Janji Demokrasi gathering, observes Zaharom Nain.

Oct 142012
 
Aliran Monthly 32: 8 editor's note

This issue focuses on various markers of identity: regional, ethnic, religious and gender. In our cover story, Faizal S Hazis says that the people of Sabah and Sarawak need a government that puts people at the forefront of its development struggle instead of championing a so-called ‘Borneo Agenda’ that does little to analyse and reform [...]

Shocking neglect of Penan rights

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Oct 112012
 
Shocking neglect of Penan rights

Clare Rewcastle writes to members of the Sarawak Press highlighting the predicament of the Penan and the leaked information contained in government reports that have been withheld.

Murum blockade still on

 Posted by on 10 October 2012  2 Responses »
Oct 102012
 
Murum blockade still on

The Penans in Murum affected by the Murum Hydroelectric Power Dam are still blockading the road leading to the construction site of the dam despite newspaper reports saying otherwise, reports Mark Bujang.

The politics of fear

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Oct 102012
 
The politics of fear

Martin Jalleh compiles a list of quotations showing how governments often stoke fear among the people to achieve their own political ends.