As the Sodomy II trial, reaches a conclusion, what will the outcome be? And how will it reflect on the judiciary and the administration of justice in the country?
It didn’t take long for Indonesia’s new reformist president Jokowi to run into controversy.
Human rights activists have criticised his decision to appoint the former army chief of staff, Ryamizard Ryacudu, as Indonesia’s new defence minister.
Sisters in Islam is holding a press conference this morning in response to a fatwa declaring the group as subscribing to “liberalism” and “religious pluralism” and therefore allegedly deviating from the teachings of Islam.
Update (31 October 2014): This site now seems to be accessible via Digi.
Several Digi users have complained to me they are unable to access this site for some reason since yesterday morning. They have no problems accessing other websites.
Areas in southern Penang Island were submerged in flash floods this afternoon after a sudden heavy downpour south of USM this morning.
Flash floods again – Photograph: wanasri55/Instagram
The padlocked metal gate of University of Malaya was unable to hold back the over 2000 students who had come to listen to Anwar Ibrahim at the University of Malaya last night.
And the following are other scenes from UM including clips of Anwar addressing the throng:
Aliran’s P Ramakrishnan has released a press statement on University of Malaya’s reaction to a talk by Anwar Ibrahim organised by UM’s Student Council.
A couple of academics have informed me that all classes have apparently been cancelled from 4.00pm as the university appears to have gone into shut-down mode for today.
Meanwhile, a circular purportedly from the campus authorities is making the rounds:
As Indonesia’s reformasi movement reached its climax with the installation of the reformist Joko Widodo as president, what is happening within Malaysia?
Look out for the Freedom Film Fest in Penang this weeekend, 24-26 October. This year, the festival will feature 10 films on many important themes such as Democracy, Housing Rights, Children’s Rights, Indigenous Rights and stories from all over the world including China, Belarus, and Canada.
A high-level Pas delegation visited the newly installed leader of the Kuala Lumpur Archdiocese, Julian Leow, at his office yesterday to congratulate him on his appointment.
