Steven Sim

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Tag archive for ‘Ahmad Ismail’

Keadilan Untuk Semua(4)

3.00 AM - Just came back from urgent meeting at CM’s house in Penang…

Press Conference outside the Perda Police HQ Gate
I received the news of Ms. Tan Hoon Cheng’s arrest about 9.00 PM yesterday from CM’s political secretary while coming back from a dinner. JR and I immediately rushed to the district police HQ to [...]

Turn It, Brother!(0)

My previous post on the Ahmad Ismail-Koh Tsu Koon episode was published in the Micah Mandate website today, albeit with some alteration (too partisan?? hehehe…)
I have been receiving SMS-es to boycott nasi kandar restaurants for their purported support of Ahmad Ismail’s unapologetic racism and just a few moments ago another SMS asking people to stay [...]

Ahmad Ismail-Koh Tsu Koon: The Alternative is the Only Way(1)

The Ahmad Ismail-Koh Tsu Koon episode has exposed Barisan Nasional’s true colours in terms of racial unity - they have none. I think BN’s accusation of Pakatan Rakyat’s marriage of convenience now echoes loudly back at them. There has never been room for true racial integration in Barisan Nasional’s communal politics. Each of its main [...]

Merdeka-kah Kita?(0)

As I was reading Ahmad Ismail’s statement and his reiteration of the supposed “racist” statement, I remembered a little “berbalas pantun” I had with a Malaysiakini reader two years back:
He wrote:
Ishak Abd Rahman:
Surat protest di katakan ultimatum Pemuda
Memorandum komponen BN dikatakan permintaaan saja
Jeff Ooi dan Malaysiakini nak main isu apa?
Bebaik nanti termakan kata kata [...]