An afterthought from being in a road accident on how each and every one of us needs get on the road to responsibility and instead of leaning on the myopic excuse, “nothing to do with me wat.”
Posted inSelected Exhortations
LoyarBurok Interview: NH Chan (Part 3)
Loyarburok is pleased to present its exclusive interview in five parts with the irrepressible and inimitable NH Chan. In Part 3, LoyarBurok asks Malaysia’s most famous retired Court of Appeal judge about his personal experience with corrupt judges and if he has sat on panels where the other judges were ‘fixed’.
Posted inWhy You Can, I Cannot?
Hak Melayu Terhakis? (Bhgn 2)
Satu pihak melaungkan perkara 153 sebagai “hak Melayu” yang “tidak boleh dicabar”; pihak yang lain pula menuduh perkara 153 sebagai “tongkat Melayu” seolah-olah ia sesuatu yang harus dimalukan. Kedua-dua pendirian sedemikian tidak membantu ke arah memahami Perkara 153 mahupun ke arah melaksanakannya dengan cara yang menguntungkan Negara.
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Hak Melayu Terhakis? (Bhgn 1)
Benarkah hak Melayu dicabar dan terhakis? Hak yang mana? Oleh siapa? Bagaimana ia berlaku, jika ianya berlaku? Atau adakah semua ini dongeng orang politik yang mahu memperalatkan orang Melayu untuk melanjutkan karier politik mereka?
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LoyarBurok Interview: NH Chan (Part 2)
Loyarburok is pleased to present its exclusive interview in five parts with the incorrigible, irrepressible and inimitable Chan Nyarn Hoi or NH Chan as he known, Malaysia’s most famous retired Court of Appeal judge. Part 2.
Posted inBolehland
The Third Class Citizenry
Malaysians of Chinese and Indian heritage often view themselves as second class citizens because of their marginalization where it concerns government economic, educational and societal policies as compared to those of Malay heritage. But they don’t know that a certain category of Malays form the third class citizens of Malaysia.
Posted inSelected Exhortations
LoyarBurok Interview: NH Chan (Part 1)
LoyarBurok is pleased to present its exclusive interview in five parts with the incorrigible, irrepressible and inimitable Chan Nyarn Hoi, Malaysia’s most famous retired Court of Appeal judge. Part 1.
Posted inBolehland
Isu Sebatan Wanita – Islam atau Politik?
Pendedahan oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri berkenaan dengan pengenaan hukuman sebat ke atas 3 orang wanita atas kesalahan persetubuhan luar nikah selaras dengan seksyen 23 Akta Kesalahan Jenayah Syariah (Wilayah-wilayah Persekutuan) 1997 (“Akta”) telah menimbulkan pelbagai kontroversi di kalangan rakyat Malaysia. Ia adalah salah satu daripada pelbagai isu-isu kontroversi yang timbul sejak kebelakangan ini dan kesemuanya […]
Posted inExpress Yourself
Starship M’sia 2010
A prose poem: STARSHIP M’SIA 2010: an Excruciating Prose, Thankfully Brief, for our Painful Time
Posted inPray For Me
The Common Bond of Life and the Exclusivity of ‘Allah’ (Part 3)
This final segment discusses the possible steps we as a nation can take to get out of the political rut we are in as a result of turning the word ‘Allah’ into an issue.
Posted inSelected Judgments
The Federal Court in Nizar v Zambry: A critique
On 9 February 2010 the Federal Court (Alauddin Mohd Sheriff PCA, Arifin Zakaria CJ (Malaya), Zulkefli Ahmad Makinudin, Mohd Ghazali Mohd Yusoff and Abdul Hamid Embong FCJJ) handed down a unanimous decision on Nizar v Zambry. The judgment of the court was read by Chief Judge, Malaya Arifin Zakaria.
Posted inPray For Me
The Common Bond of Life and the Exclusivity of ‘Allah’ (Part 2)
This second segment deals with deconstructing the mind of those that demand ownership of the word ‘Allah’, a consideration of a crucial part of our nation’s history and a critical assessment of the government’s attempts to defuse the situation.
Posted inPray For Me
The Common Bond of Life and the Exclusivity of ‘Allah’ (Part 1)
This first segment deals with the distinguishing the concept of different from diversity and how it relates to extremist thinking.
Posted inBolehland
You don’t have that power, Home Minister!
An opinion on why the High Court was correct in its application of the law in respect of the ‘Allah’ issue and the Court of Appeal should affirm that decision.
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People Power
Ruminating the necessity of People Power and some thoughts on how to foster such a creation in Malaysia
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Bersara MARA
Considering the significance of MARA’s scholarship/loan evaluation and selection process of viable students and enforcement policies and execution after perusing its list of defaulters published in the newspapers every now and again.
Posted inSelected Judgments
Should a Judge be Allowed to Change His Mind?
A consideration of whether a judge should be permitted to change his mind about a legal issue he decided previously to the contrary.
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The Struggle of Expression
In answering two seemingly simple questions (i) where do I find the time to write and (ii) how do I dare write what I do, I meditate on how difficult and hard it is to be a human being in Malaysia.
Posted inBolehland
A Turnover Overturned (Part 2)
A comprehensive consideration scintillatingly written of Dr. Munawar Anees’ legal battle to clear his name in the Malaysian courtrooms and is left with what passes off for Justice in Malaysia – Injustice. This is the concluding part.