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A historic occasion. It’s President-elect Obama. Let’s hope he fulfils his promises and works in the interests of the ordinary people, the working class, rather than Big Business.
Anyway, contrast that with the situation in Malaysia. See Zunar’s cartoon in Malaysiakini which speaks volumes.
Here’s the prepared transcript of his acceptance speech from the Yahoo News Room [...]

This is slick, very slick - and impressive. This ‘informercial’, just released in the US, cleverly tugs at heart-strings. I just hope Obama remembers the ordinary people he talked about if he comes to power.  But I am also sceptical to what extent he can actually reform the private health care industry (yes, its an [...]

Some odds and ends:

In his address in Parliament, Lim Guan Eng slams Maybank’s controversial RM8.5 billion acquisition of an Indonesian bank  from Singapore’s Temasek Holdings (see video clip above);
Farish Noor cautions democratic-minded politicians of the potential shortcomings in a democratic system, under which even exclusivist groups will want their demands accommodated and met. See Politics [...]

Today, J B Jeyaretnam is laid to rest after a long struggle for democracy and human rights in Singapore. Looking back, we can now see what an inspirational life he led, his principles and idealism shining forth like a beacon.
Hopefully, there will be others who will rise to accept the baton and continue the race. [...]