Posted by Steven Sim on September 13th, 2008 | Categorized as Government, Legal, Malaysia, Politik | Tagged as Ahmad Ismail, ISA, Tan Hoon Cheng, Teressa Kok
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 [...]
Posted by Steven Sim on September 9th, 2008 | Categorized as Christianity, Malaysia, Misc Reflections | Tagged as Ahmad Ismail
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 [...]
Posted by Steven Sim on September 9th, 2008 | Categorized as Community, Malaysia, Misc Reflections | Tagged as Ahmad Ismail, Barisan Nasional, Dato Onn Jaafar, Koh Tsu Koon, perpaduan, racism, UMNO
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 [...]
Posted by Steven Sim on September 5th, 2008 | Categorized as Community, Malaysia, Misc Reflections, Politik | Tagged as Ahmad Ismail, Merdeka, social contract, UMNO
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 [...]