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Half-century long struggle against ISA

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2 Jan 2012

The year 2011 will be remembered for the decision to do away with the ISA – a move which vindicates the half-century long struggle against this oppressive law.

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Crackdown on uni students: BN’s awful start to New Year

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1 Jan 2012

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The high-handed police action action against the university students at Tanjung Malim has handed the BN an awful start to the New Year.

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No happy new year for Samy and Bernadette

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31 Dec 2011

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31 December 2011 – While many of us are looking forward to a long New Year weekend holiday, for people like Samy and Bernadette, there is little to celebrate.

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How economic inequality harms societies

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28 Dec 2011

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We can improve the real quality of human life by reducing the differences in incomes between us, says Richard Wilkinson, author of the ground-breaking ‘Spirit Level’ book.

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Federal government debt soars

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27 Dec 2011

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What does this tale of rising federal government debt mean for the country?

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Khay Jin: An out-of-the-box thinker

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26 Dec 2011

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The community of social science scholars and public intellectuals in Malaysia and Malaysianists are once again shocked and grieved, this time to hear of the untimely death of Khoo Khay Jin, a brilliant social scientist, a leading public intellectual and an out-of-the-box thinker.

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