We met, we discussed, and two of us had something to drink. The outcome of the equivalent of a First Contact situation between a group of people from the closest thing to a Malaysian atheist society with a politician was extraordinary in its productiveness. Read our report at the following link. Kok Sen Wai has …
Category Archives: Politics
Kedah’s Attempt at Theocracy
A cross-post from the Malaysian Atheists Organisation. On the 17th of April 2012, the following article appeared in The Star: ALOR SETAR: Future fatwa issued by the Kedah mufti or Fatwa Committee cannot be challenged in court under an amendment to the Mufti and Fatwa (Kedah Darul Aman) Enactment 2008 passed by the Kedah State Assembly …
BERSIH 3.0 Penang in Pictures
Yesterday was the first time I participated in a simultaneously legal and illegal assembly of people supporting a common cause which is electoral reform. Illegal because the federal government had already issued a ban on the gathering via all media outlets under their control, and legal because the Penang state government had given its approval …
BERSIH Police Car Incident
Early videos from Dataran Merdeka, presented without context. I am working on my own report for BERSIH 3.0 in Penang. It will be up when I finish choosing the photos. UPDATE: Additional related video, presented without context. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ara569Nh_U0 UPDATE 2: Another video of the incident. Looks to be the most complete so far.
Security Offenses Bill Offends Civil Liberties.
Malik Imtiaz has an article on his blog regarding the law intended to replace the Internal Security Act, better known locally as the ISA. I am no fan of the ISA, and saying those three letters out loud conjures up a sensation of shit churning about in my digestive tracts. Throw in Salam Satu Malaysia …
To Not Watch Movies.
One of the biggest news within the geek community for the past few months has been the seizure of assets and the complete destruction of Megaupload and other subsidiaries of Kim Dotcom. Not too long ago, it was revealed by a US district court judge Liam O’Grady that charges against Kim Dotcom may not even …



