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GV & CFABW: More Cash ≠ More Babies
October 9, 2009
My first cross posting for Conversations For A Better World and Global Voices, all about the baby bonus in Singapore.
US libel tourism bill one step closer to becoming law – Press Gazette
June 16, 2009
A bill in the US to stop “libel tourism” has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee, the first step to becoming law. Sponsors of the bill say it has been designed as a way to protect US journalists from libel suits in foreign courts which do not have the same protections for free speech… [Read more…]
Suhakam needs to buck up to keep UN Status!
June 16, 2009
Suhakam faces an imminent downgrade in its UN status unless further amendments are made to the Human Rights Commission Act of Malaysia 1999. MCPX PKR members of parliament, Tian Chua and R Sivarasa, told a media conference that Suhakam (Human Rights Commission of Malaysia) which has an ‘A’ accreditation will be downgraded to ‘B’ by… [Read more…]
Global Voices Advocacy in Blogging For A Cause!
June 5, 2009
Global Voices Advocacy (GVA) is one of the best repositories of blogging for a cause, namely Freedom of Expression on the Internet. The website, sister project of Global Voices Online, reports on discrimination, suppression and censorship of the Internet through writers and activists worldwide.
Utusan again… *yawn*
June 3, 2009
The article made reference to the rights of citizenship given to non-Malays before independence, comparing Malaysia to other countries which according to the weekly had rejected their immigrant communities. The article also quoted former MIC president Tun V.T Sambanthan as comparing Malaysia to Burma, where the Indian community had been forced out. Muhyiddin pointed out… [Read more…]
Want to earn more money?
June 3, 2009
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng kicked off his administration’s anti-graft campaign today by offering a RM10,000 cash reward to any civil servant who is willing and able to give proof of corrupt practices in the island state. “I want to encourage people to come out,” the state chief executive told The Malaysian Insider in… [Read more…]
White House Launching Transparency Blog — Government Blogs — InformationWeek
June 1, 2009
Next week, the White House will launch a blog to discuss the Obama administration’s open government initiative. In a nod to openness and citizen participation in government, the administration also plans to soon open White House blogs to public comments. In a speech to an annual National Archives and Records Administration conference, Beth Noveck, deputy… [Read more…]
Journalists undermined by FoI delays, report finds – Press Gazette
June 1, 2009
A backlog of Freedom of Information appeals is putting journalists off from using it as an investigative tool, according to a new report. The first comprehensive report of the workings of the Freedom of Information Act, four years after it was implemented, said the Act had generally been a success. Jeremy Hayes, the senior output… [Read more…]
The death of a Penan mother
May 27, 2009
The villagers do not understand why the government accuses the Penan, the Kenyah, the Iban, and other natives of opposing the government when the natives protest against logging companies. The natives only erected a simple blockade of sticks and branches across the logging road, they said, because the company refused to negotiate with them. The… [Read more…]
Two nabbed for ‘going to attend’ vigil
May 27, 2009
The Pakatan leaders later went to the Ipoh police station to check on the status of the two who were arrested. The duo were freed on police bail at 11.35pm and told to report back to the Ipoh magistrate’s court on June 26 where they are expected to be charged with illegal assembly. Earlier, the… [Read more…]
The Nut Graph | Unclear if Penan report will be public
May 26, 2009
via thenutgraph.com Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the report has reached her desk and was ready for circulation to the other ministries. “It will be tabled in the cabinet as soon as possible,” she said today at a press conference after launching a seminar at the Institute of… [Read more…]
Najib: Abolish NEP
May 22, 2009
via malaysiakini.com Abolish NEP? When? Personally, I am not against the NEP, except that it appears that those who really need it are not getting the help. Posted via web from Potted Plot
Plans to Register Bloggers?
May 22, 2009
Information, Communications and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim said the proposal by some quarters for bloggers in Malaysia to be registered required indepth study. “The idea is good, but we have see it from the legal aspects and from the aspect of freedom of Internet use. “We have to see whether registering bloggers… [Read more…]
FOI for Selangor!
May 19, 2009
via thenutgraph.com Finally, some states in Malaysia (which coincidentally are opposition-led) making some global sense. Did I say global? Yes, “global” not “glocal”… See also Malaysiakini’s article here. Posted via web from Potted Plot
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