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POPSFilms today, books tomorrow? by Mariam Mokhtar "But the scariest thing is how the Puteri Umno motion was passed without debate. An important call such as this should have warranted a little more scrutiny. If the Government were to accede to their request, then it is all Malaysians, who will suffer. Not just Muslims. Movies like the Harry Potter films will not be screened. Lord of the Rings, and even The Wizard of Oz will have to be banned. And what about science fiction films? Alien, Predator and others, may be full of horror, or lack unexplained traditional elements, and thus, will not fit in any religious teaching." In short - ban fucking everything. Would that make 'em happy?
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POPSPAS insists on banning Beyonce With all sorts of other more pressing issues, PAS Youth persists in championing the elimination of fun from the Malaysian social vocabulary
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POPSCause & Effect? In theory, the Malaysian royalty is supposed to be apolitical. When they're not, sometimes strange things happen. (Note to non-Malaysians: Kuantan is the capital of Pahang state)
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POPSIran’s stolen elections: Leaked results suggest Ahmedinejad came third behind Mousavi and Karoubi By Keyvan Soltany "A glimpse at the real results leaked out by the employees of the Ministry of Interior that conducted the election, might shed some light: Eligible voters: 49,322,412 Total votes cast: 42,026,078 ----------------------------------------------------- 1. Mir Hussein Mousavi: 19,075,623 2. Mehdi Karoubi: 13,387,104 3. Mahmud Ahmedinejad: 5,998,417 4. Mohsen Rezaei Mir Ghaed: 3,745,218"
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POPSHindraf trio, 10 others freed from ISA Damage control after the Ipoh affair? Regardless, this is indeed good news. FYI - the ISA (Internal Security Act) allows for detention without trial for up to 2 years, with renewable 2-year detention orders, indefinitely. It has been a continuing blot on Malaysia's human rights record.
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POPSPower Grab in Perak "A return to authoritarian ways in Malaysia?" Once again, Malaysia gets international attention for all the wrong reasons...
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POPSTyranny only for the majority Going by Zambry's statement, that is. Democracy redefined! The guy apparently has a PhD in Political Science - but by the looks of it, not Doctor of Philosophy, but Permanent head Damage...
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POPSWong Chin Huat arrested for sedition Academician, journalist and activist arrested on Tuesday, May 5th 2009 on charges of sedition, by the police, acting on a report made. Police, however, have declined to elaborate who filed the report. Welcome to 1Malaysia...
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POPSThe State of Islam v. the Islamic State How extremists created the desire for something many scholars say the Quran explicitly opposes. This is the entire first chapter of "Chasing A Mirage - The tragic illusion of an Islamic state" by Tarek Fatah.
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POPSNajib sworn in as PM It's official - Najib has been sworn in as Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister, and it's first "annointed" one (as some political commentators have stated).
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POPSNajib Knows Best From the Wall Street Journal Online. With the announcement of a huge stimulus package, Malaysia's next leader shows that he's no economic reformer.
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POPSIdiotic reaction from Home Minister Definitely not the sharpest tool in the cabinet... especially after the politician involved filed a police report, and publicly stated that she was victimized.
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POPSGroup pledges to fight GOP senators who support stimulus If there's one thing that conservative, right-wing political parties have in common the world over, it's that "their way" is always 'right' (pun intended), and will bend over backwards to make sure everyone else accepts their viewpoints. Or else... Wasn't it Einstein who said that "doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results, is insanity"? Enough is enough...
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POPSSnow and the whole nation grinds to a halt! It's very surprising how unprepared most of the UK is (with the possible exception of Scotland) when it comes to adverse weather. Snow the past 2 days has litereally ground the country to a halt, with buses and trains facing lots of service disruptions. If it snowed in Malaysia, I can understand... but the UK?
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POPSIf Obama Is Serious, he should get tough with Israel An article such as this is perhaps testament that world opinion is, at large, against Israel in the way it man-handled Gaza, deploying disproportionate force, which has resulted in over 600 dead, and thousands injured. How Obama will address the complex issues will be interesting to see...
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POPSBoycott products by Jewish companies: PPIM While the intention may be noble, i.e. to send a strong message, the repercussions are going to affect Malaysians (not the US or Israel), of whom thousands are employed by these so-called "Jewish companies". A majority of which are Muslims. Incidentally, PPIM has also been consistently calling for the boycott of 3 entities specifically (although not mentioned by name in the article): Starbucks, McDonalds, and Colgate.
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