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Malaysia must ensure women’s safety, not just physically

7 March, 2014
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Prime Minister Must Intervene To Protect Women’s Safety From Physical Harm And Dignity By Directing The Police To Punish And Stop Political Gangsters, Who Shamed Malaysia With Language And Conduct Of Violence Against Teresa Kok. The Prime Minister must personally direct the Home Ministry and the police to respect women ... Full Article →
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BN = Deficits, Debts and Deceit

26 June, 2012
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BN = Deficits, Debts and Deceit
by Lim Guan Eng Barisan Nasional’s RM13.8 billion 2012 supplementary budget tabled this June in Parliament is another example of BN’s 3Ds – Deficits, Debts and Deceit – as compared to Pakatan Rakyat’s state government’s record of 3S – Surplus, Sustainable Debt Reduction and Straight Talking. When this figure is added ... Full Article →
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BN Media whitewash of the debate

2 March, 2012
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Whilst I had stuck to the debate topic of “Is The 2-Party System Becoming A 2-Race System” on 18 February 2012 and avoided making any personal attacks against MCA President Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek, BN-controlled media is desperately trying to whitewash Chua’s personal attacks not only against me but ... Full Article →
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Here comes the future

2 March, 2012
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By Chung Hosanna If anything was clear from the LGE vs CSL debate, it is that racial politics has overstayed its welcome. The half-a-century-old model of “divide and conquer” as practiced by the race-based coalition Barisan Nasional is on its last legs. When embattled MCA President Chua Soi Lek faced ... Full Article →
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Full transcript of LGE vs CSL debate (LGE’s part)

24 February, 2012
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Introduction, Lim Guan Eng: First of all, I would like to thank the organisers for this live televised debate. Televised debates mark a new chapter in Malaysian political democracy because it is an important element in the democratisation process. I hope that from today onwards, televised debates will be a ... Full Article →
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2012 Change we must

7 January, 2012
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by Lim Guan Eng I would like to wish all Malaysians a happy and prosperous new year. We must always remain united and stay focused to face the challenges of today and the future. We want Malaysians to be prosperous, healthy, educated, free to choose and exercise their rights as ... Full Article →
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Sweet Ending For Kg Buah Pala Residents

7 December, 2011
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On 23 October 2011, the long wait for the former Kampung Buah Pala residents came to a delightful end. 24 of the original 33 families of the village finally received the keys and freehold title deeds to their double storey houses worth RM 500,000 from the Penang state government This ... Full Article →
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Welcome to the nightmare…

7 December, 2011
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LIM GUAN ENG The new Peaceful Assembly Act 2011 should rightfully be called the Illegal Assembly Act. It is worse than the Police Act which has been used to deny the people’s right to peaceful assembly for years. The new law does not even state the number of people that ... Full Article →
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UMNO’s cruel and barbaric lies about my 16-year-old son

1 November, 2011
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had declared during the Gerakan national delegates conference on Oct 16 that Barisan Nasional had not given up on Penang and will go all out to recapture the state from Pakatan Rakyat. Following Najib’s declaration of intent, we see pro-UMNO blogs and some ... Full Article →
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The Economist Praises Penang

9 September, 2011
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  Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng’s open tender policies are helping Penang regain its lustre as a ‘global city’ by lifting the state’s economy to beyond that of a sweat shop industry, The Economist reported last month. In its latest issue dated August 13, the international weekly dubbed Penang ... Full Article →
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The evolution of political Islam in Malaysia

27 September, 2015 0 Comments
On Political realignment, Part 2 BY Liew Chin Tong, DAP Political Education Director and Kluang MP   I would divide the evolution of political Islam in Malaysia into three stages: Islamic revival/resurgent which culminated in changes in UMNO and PAS in 1982, the emergence of PAS’ progressive faction in 1998, ... Full Article →
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Nurul Nuha: The face behind #KitaLawan

8 April, 2015 0 Comments
There is something about Nurul Nuha Anwar that seems familiar, the first time you meet her. You cannot really put your finger on it, but it is as if you have met her before, or have known her for absolutely ages. Which is unlikely to be so, since Nuha, who ... Full Article →
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Penang launches campaign to combat violence against women

19 November, 2014 3 Comments
The Penang State Government has launched a historic three-week state-wide campaign against Violence Against Women (VAW) to raise awareness about preventing violence against women and girls. This is the first state-sponsored event of its kind organised by the Penang State Executive Council for Women, Family and Community Development, and the Penang ... Full Article →
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Who’s afraid of the big, bad Sedition Act?

5 May, 2015 0 Comments
By Pauline Wong The recently passed amendments to the Sedition Act and the newly-minted Prevention of Terrorism Act have been divisive, to say the least. Opinions on these two Acts have been completely on opposite ends, with on side saying it is necessary to protect public peace and order, and ... Full Article →