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.
Serious concerns surround 1MDB
Several serious issues have been raised in recent weeks over 1MDB.
Sisters in Islam responds to fatwa on ‘religious pluralism’, ‘liberalism’
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.
Marina: how was fatwa passed? No chance for SIS to be heard. @netraKL pic.twitter.com/LPdhERE7aD
— Honey Tan (@honeyean) October 31, 2014
‘May I know your race?’ – A conversation with a bank officer
A couple of days ago, I received a phone call from an officer at a local bank regarding my application for a banking facility.
Some Digi users unable to access this website
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.
Flash floods hit Sungai Ara, Bayan Baru in Penang
Areas in southern Penang Island were submerged in flash floods this afternoon after a sudden heavy downpour south of USM this morning.
Myopic ban on foreign cooks for Penang street food
I was planning to write something about this ban, but a Kamal Solhaimi Fadzil beat me to it in this piece published in Malaysian Insider.
How the locked University of Malaya gate was breached (Videos)
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:
Epic (power) failure: Why is University of Malaya so afraid of Anwar Ibrahim?
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.