Not banned, just not renewed!

/* April 18th, 2008 by poobalan | View blog reactions 2 comments »
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I nearly fell off my bed when I heard the “clarification” given over TV3 purportedly by the Home Minister. Come on la, you think we are stupid people is it? The permit is not “renewed” means what? Can the paper continue publishing? No right? What can a newspaper company do if it doesn’t have permit to publish? » Read more: Not banned, just not renewed!

temple loses case to stop relocation

/* April 17th, 2008 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
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Hmmm…structure only newer, but temple was there longer than the structure. And this case reinforces the need to get the temple committee registered. The point of contention is the tree itself. Temple structure can be relocated, but the committee wants the tree to remain. Can the tree be replanted? Or can the road aligned be tweaked a bit? » Read more: temple loses case to stop relocation

Don’t ignore Tamil schools says Santiago

/* April 17th, 2008 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
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The minister is for all Malaysians, and in this contact, if he wanted to coordinate vernacular schools issues, then he should not just focus on Chinese schools as well. Even though Dong Jiao Zong were the ones who pushed for the initiative, the minister could have thought a bit further and extended this to Tamil schools as well. Don’t thinkĀ  he should wait for those representing Tamil schools to make an appeal to consider them. Kind of elementary step, isn’t it? so how can Tamil schools were left out? » Read more: Don’t ignore Tamil schools says Santiago

memorial Francis Udayappan in front of police station

/* April 17th, 2008 by poobalan | View blog reactions No comments »
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This was one of the cases that Uthayakumar handled while leading Police Watch Malaysia. The case is still pending because the mother has made an appeal over the verdict.

Anyway, I believe this is the first time a memorial service is done if front of a police station!

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Makkal Osai Banned!

/* April 16th, 2008 by poobalan | View blog reactions 1 comment »
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Why do I feel like being insulted? Can’t I have freedom to read and decide for myself what to believe? Are people like me soooo stupid? This is the repeated mistake being made by those in charge. No wonder people trust the Internet and SMS from their friends more than newspapers, since everything is controlled.

Subra now has a big problem. His political mouthpiece is gone. Now have to go and beg from Syed Hamid. Maybe Samy may want to help out his buddy-again Subra? » Read more: Makkal Osai Banned!