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Massive 60,000-strong rally in Penang raises Opposition hopes

Photo credit: DAP Ceramah; More pictures here.
If you thought last Saturday’s ceramah attended by 10,000 people at the Han Chiang High School indoor stadium was huge, think again…
The crowd tonight, this time out in the open in the vast Han Chiang school field, was massive. My engineer friend, a maths whizz, at first tried to [...]

Indelible ink U-turn casts shadow over election

The Election Commission’s decision not to use indelible ink just does not sound right.  If they have nothing to hide, then there should be no hesitation in using such ink. It certainly doesn’t look good for the EC and the government, coming so close to polling day.  How are you going to spot multiple voters?
This [...]

Malaysian polls observers declare Uzbek “non-election” fair

So a six-man Malaysian election observer team, led by the Malaysian Election Commission deputy chairman, have declared the Uzbekistan elections “fair” even though critics have described it as a “non-election”.
Remember, the Uzbekistan government is notorious for torturing dissidents and even putting them in boiling pots.
Check out this analysis:
Murray began receiving photographs and other evidence from [...]

Umno state assembly member criticises PGCC project

This is an actual picture of the Turf Club land and the surrounding low-rise properties. (Photo credit: PGCC Campaign Group)

This is what it would look like with towers… gulp! The towers here are replicas of 37 existing towers from all over George Town transplanted to the Turf Club site (The wonders [...]

When human rights activists let their hair down…

The Aliran Singers re-united and in full flow!
Aliran turns 30: A heart-warming celebration of justice
It was all so different from the official Merdeka celebrations, monopolised and dominated by members of the ruling coalition, recalls Anil Netto, of a night to remember. Full article
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