Chamber of Opinions

Re-diagnosing Malaysia's cancer

2010-09-11T20:33:00.000+08:00

Fifty-three years since independence, Malaysia is fighting a losing battle against the R-cancer. It is also not responding to the cancer radiation programme known as 1Malaysia. Instead this rehabilitation programme has worsened the cancer. R refers to racism that has been permeating into the society through various levels. What makes it more malignant than the rest is that it is being

Persoalan perundangan dan hiburan berkaitan 'Allah'

2010-01-20T12:52:00.002+08:00

Umum kini dimaklumkan perihal fatwa yang mengharamkan penggunaan kalimah Allah oleh golongan bukan Islam.Dalam perkembangan terbaru, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz mengumumkan 'Allah' boleh digunakan di Wilayah Persekutuan, Pulau Pinang, Sabah dan Sarawak.Yang menariknya, meskipun lampu hijau terhadap penggunaan 'Allah' telah pun diumumkan, fatwa yang melarang penggunaan

ISA is abusive

2009-09-20T11:11:00.001+08:00

The Internal Security Act cannot be used as a pre-emptive strike weapon to whomever that the state sees as a threat.Technically the Federal Constitution is subservient to the ISA as legislators willingly molested the Federal Constitution.What shocks me even more than that is the authorities unwillingness to release a ISA detainee simply because he can’t sing Negaraku. Its ridiculous.Oddly enough

63rd MIC AGM

2009-09-14T03:09:00.006+08:00

Sept 13 and 14 2009 would be forever hatched in my mind as I covered the first party elections as a journalist. It was the MIC elections. The first thing that struck me as I entered the hall in PWTC is the large number of beautiful women who were clearly lobbying delegates to vote in favor of deputy presidential candidate S Subramaniam. The party itself is 63 years hence I was surprised to see

Campaign for change in the MIC polls

2009-09-03T23:41:00.003+08:00

US President Barack Obama got into White House after campaigning for change. After being elected on Nov 4, 2008 he was sworn in Jan 20 2009.His campaign not only made Americans want to believe in change. The whole world believed that change can be brought upon for the betterment of the society.His campaign for change ‘bug’ has infected the MIC party polls. The party polls would take place on

Reviewing the Indian community empowerment dream

2009-08-30T00:04:00.004+08:00

Hindraf activist and Human Rights Party pro - tem secretary general, P Uthayakumar’s book is the first to be under scrutiny. Going by its title, there appears to be a huge masterplan laid by Uthayakumar in his 109 pages of English and Tamil bilingual book. For a book with a grand plan title I am disappointed that the author only has one point to empower the Indian community politically. Gerry

On the cow head protests

2009-08-28T23:43:00.002+08:00

I pity the Islamic faith and my Muslim brothers in light with the actions by a minority few Muslims who protested the moving of a temple to Section 23.Their actions would create a negative perception of the Muslims in general and the Islamic faith itself.Worse still, they did it after Friday prayer session during Ramadan.The video of their short mindedness can be seen here.Based on my rather

Dad's name vacant because no marriage registered

2009-07-22T16:26:00.005+08:00

The National Registration Department is at it again. They are not allowing Teoh Beng Hock's child to have a father's name.It is high time for NRD to understand that fathering a child doesn't require registration.

Ending tug-of-war of corpses between Muslims and non-Muslims

2009-07-21T16:33:00.003+08:00