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Two Suaram activists still held, five others released

9.00pm – Five of the activists are released. But Suaram’s Teh Chun Hong and Lau Shu Shi, who is also Penang coordinator of the Abolish ISA Movement (GMI), are still being held. Shu Shi in … more →

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Two Suaram activists still held, five others released — 21 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: 9.00pm – Five of the activists are released. But Suaram’s Teh Chun Hong and Lau Shu Shi, … more →

Tags: Accountability, poverty, media, democracy, Malaysian Politics, Health Care, Hindraf, makkal sakthi, uthayakumar

Who's profiting from higher food prices? Certainly not the rice farmers — 7 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Some people are making big bucks from the higher prices of food, including rice. But not the farmer … more →

Tags: Malaysian finance/business, poverty, Development Issues, Agrobusiness/GM food, Workers' rights, Rice, Farmers, organic, Agriculture

An impassioned plea to save the environment from a 12-year-old — 3 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Severn Cullis-Suzuki, then 12, addresses the Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro in 1992: To all tho … more →

Tags: poverty, Environment/Climate Change, Corporate-led globalisation, Development Issues

5 state govts back call to free ISA detainees, Guan Eng tells Makkal Sakthi crowd — 28 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: No letting up: Some 3,000 Makkal Sakthi and Hindraf supporters call for release of ISA detainees Fo … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Civil Society, Malaysian Politics

LIVE COVERAGE of the Penang Forum

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: People in the new Penang now feel more empowered in the struggle for justice 4.30pm – The wo … more →

Tags: Accountability, Environment/Climate Change, Development Issues, Human Rights, democracy, Malaysian elections, Civil Society, Malaysian Politics

Big Brother is watching - via CCTV — 4 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: I am not alone in expressing reservations about the proliferation of CCTV cameras as the solution to … more →

Tags: poverty, Development Issues

What now after NEP? — 10 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: If the NEP goes, what will replace it? The Malaysian Economic Agenda? Unlike the NEP, the MEA calls … more →

Tags: Neo-liberal economics, poverty, Corporate-led globalisation, Development Issues, democracy, Malaysian elections, Malaysian Politics

Jubilation in Sungai Siput as Samy rides into the sunset — 27 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Photo credit: PSM Operations Room, Sungai Siput So Jeyakumar Devaraj of Parti Sosialis Malaysi … more →

Tags: Neo-liberal economics, Malaysian finance/business, poverty, Malaysian Politics

Jeyakumar vs Samy Vellu: Epic battle that's too close to call — 5 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: If there is one electoral contest that epitomises GE 2008, it has got to be the epic battle of Sunga … more →

Tags: Malaysian elections, Malaysian Politics

Roses for PM day - updates — 5 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: It looks like it is going to be another eventful day. Before going further, check out Subraman … more →

Tags: poverty, Development Issues, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Malaysian Politics

Writing's on the wall for Samy Vellu — 7 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Hostile reception: Police moving in to escort Samy Vellu to his car after he was surrounded by an … more →

Tags: Malaysian elections, Malaysian Politics

Samy Vellu walks out in a huff after students fail to humour him — 7 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Samy Vellu again. This time at an MIC-organised meet-the-students function at the City Bayview Hotel … more →

Tags: Malaysian elections, Malaysian Politics

Makkal Sakthi drama at Penang CM's office — 17 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Some 300 Indian Malaysians from the Makkal Sakthi (”People Power”) movement, many o … more →

Tags: poverty, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Malaysian Politics

Drop in donations for Batu Caves supports eye-witness impressions of turnout — 3 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: The Batu Caves temple authorities have made public their takings for this year’s Thaipusam cel … more →

Tags: Accountability, Civil Society, Malaysian Politics

Makkal Sakthi fever hits Penang — 3 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: “Makkal Sakthi (People Power)!” thundered speaker after speaker. “Valga (Long live … more →

Tags: poverty, Human Rights, democracy, Malaysian elections, Malaysian Politics

A new movement springs to life as Thaipusam devotees shun Batu Caves, throng temples elsewhere — 19 comments

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Update – 8.45 pm, Penang: Some 2,000 Hindu Malaysians, clad in the orange of Makkal Sakthi, ar … more →

Tags: Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Malaysian Politics

Enticing Hindu Malaysian voters with Thaipusam holiday

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Predictably, the PM has extended the Thaipusam public holiday to KL and Putrajaya. (Check out this r … more →

Tags: democracy, Workers' rights, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Malaysian elections, Civil Society, Malaysian Politics

RESOURCE: Network for Inclusive Education in Eastern Africa — 2 comments

Andrea Shettle, MSW wrote 1 year ago: To support the growing interest in the area of Inclusive Education throughout Eastern Africa, an Eas … more →

Tags: Announcements, Children, Cross-Disability, Education, Inclusion, News, Opportunities, Resources, Sub-Saharan Africa Region

2,000 gather in Penang to call for release of Hindraf Five — 1 comment

anilnetto wrote 1 year ago: Some 2,000 Indian Malaysians gathered at the Waterfall Temple in Penang on New Year’s Day to p … more →

Tags: poverty, Human Rights, Workers' rights, Ethnic and inter-religious relations, Malaysian Politics


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