Rabu, 23 Februari 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


Unrest in the Middle East and Africa — country by country

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 11:34 PM PST

By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Demonstrations have spread across a swath of the Middle East and Africa. Here are the latest developments, including the roots of the unrest: Wednesday’s developments: LIBYA An opposition figure told CNN that a pilot who had been ordered to bomb oil fields southwest of Benghazi refused to do [...]

Malaysia’s lackluster response to a neighbour in need

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:51 PM PST

Letter by Dr Nicholas Lee Dear MP Lim Kit Siang, I have never written to you but I do so now in the hopes of bring to light a small matter. As you may have read in the newspapers, Christchurch, the second largest city in New Zealand has suffered a damaging earthquake. Within a single [...]

In praise of Lim Kit Siang

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:43 PM PST

by Humayun Kabir | FMT IPOH: DAP vice-chairman M Kulasegaran would have been one of the statistics of the brain drain from Malaysia if he had not read Lim Kit Siang's book "Time Bombs in Malaysia". The book changed his destiny, he said in a tribute to Lim on the occasion of the opposition veteran's [...]

Malaysia’s Sorry Record on Press Freedom

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 07:21 PM PST

by Malaysia Center for Independent Journalism Ruling coalition’s ‘multi-pronged approach’ to curb expression Malaysia’s Barisan Nasional, or national ruling coalition, has gone to extreme ends to control freedom of expression and monopolize the dissemination of information, according to the Kuala Lumpur-based Center for Independent Journalism. The NGO’s report, released Tuesday, says the Barisan “adopted a [...]

Letter to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Ministers on Interlok as Literature School Text

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 05:40 PM PST

by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee Dear Esteemed Malaysians, I am not sure if you have been following this issue which is not only causing concern amongst many Malaysians but it also has the potential to poison young minds through its insidious and divisive racial stereotyping and messages. I feel that, purely on educational and pedagogical [...]

70 and looking forward to more democratic breakthroughs (3)

Posted: 23 Feb 2011 04:02 AM PST

Many have asked whether I have plans to retire after 45 years of politics. With the DAP founding chairman Dr. Chen Man Hin a hale and hearty 86, keeping vigilant daily scrutiny of political developments; the declaration by DAP Chairman Karpal Singh, who is eight months my senior, of unremitting commitment in the cause of [...]

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