Officials and Triads Are One Family

By Zhen Zi Quan   The Northern Kedah Tai Chi Qi Gong 18 Style Association president Loh Teik Yu has accused the enforcement officials at the Bukit Kayu Hitam custom check point for soliciting money from its members who came from the Southern Thailand. The duty of the enforcement officials is supposed to clear of…

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You Pay, I Slap

By Jun Ming (translated name) More than a decade ago, there was this film called ‘You Shoot, I Shoot’ in Hong Kong. Although I have not seen the film, its creative title has made a considerable impression on me. It came as a surprise when the people of our country were also excelling in the…

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Fundraising Campaign

By Wu Hui Fang (translated name) DAP will be on the 21st March 2014, organizing a fundraising campaign Dinner with the theme “Retain Kajang, Stabilize Selangor, March into Putrajaya.” 9-letter theme, full of passion and excitement, is like calling the Rakyat to inform one another so that they will donate money to DAP. DAP is…

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FREEDOM

By Ding Yu Zhen (translated name) In 1964 I did my first year on journalism at the National Chenchi University of Taipei (National Political University). My dean, Professor Wong Hong Jun introduced us to journalism at his first lecture. At his first session he introduced to us about freedom of the press and speech. He…

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Look! It Has Nothing to Do With Dr M

The relationships between Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk seri Anwar Ibrahim are rather confusing. These two strong political figures were once like father and son, also like mentor and follower, but even until today they have not laid down their political and historical baggage. More so with Tun M, he gaps all day and…

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The Demise of the Religious Freedom

By Wu Qing Song (translated name) The Prime Minister has finally indicated before the Chinese New Year that the 10-point solution is still effective with regard to the “Allah” issue, but the solution have to be based on the Federal Constitution and state Islamic legislations. The statement is a covert act of depriving of the…

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Hegemonic Leader Represses Freedom of Press

By Yan Jian Pin The ranking of Malaysia in terms of freedom of press is further lowered under “World Press Freedom Index 2014”. It is ranked at 147th among 180 countries, hitting a new low in its history, trailing behind Myanmar, Indonesia and Cambodia. As it is publically known, the freedom of press in Malaysia…

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Shut Up and Act Now

By Tai Zhi Qiang (News Editor, translated name) Time passes quickly; soon it is already the start of a new year. This beginning somewhat bring anxiety to the people; hopefully it will not be the same throughout this whole year. The weather in some places has been very abnormal, not a drop of rain; does…

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Why We Trail Behind Myanmar

By TAY TIAN YAN The press freedom index issued by Reporters Without Borders puts Malaysia at a historical low of 147th place. The Prime Minister’s Department claimed otherwise, saying the country’s press freedom is at its best since Najib implemented the open policies. The best or the worst, it depends on which angle we look…

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Is the Ranking of 147th Insult or a Wakeup Call?

The 2014 press freedom index released by Reporters Without Borders shows Malaysia is ranked 147th among 180 countries and regions, recording the lowest score in history. Since releasing world press freedom index in year 2002, Malaysia was ranked 92nd in year 2006, the best ranking so far. The rest of the years Malaysia are ranked…

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