Bersih 2.0 – One Paper Dares To Tell The Truth
by Eyes Wide Open The Edge Daily published a surprising eyewitness report by its staff writer, Max Koh, who was covering the Bersih 2.0 march. In a blow-by-blow commentary, Max’s article traces his experiences during the historic 709 march. Not a single one of the other MSMs, print, electronic or broadcast, dared to deviate from … Continue reading
709 – Media Screwed Up, As Usual
by Eyes Wide Open Bersih 2.0 was undoubtedly one of those iconic events, destined to be forever etched into Malaysia’s collective memory. Although it failed to achieve its objective of having a peaceful march, the major fault lies with the politicians and the authorities who issued orders for a harsh clampdown on legitimate dissent. KL … Continue reading
Star-tling Stupidity
by Eyes Wide Open What a fiasco! More than that, it just demonstrates how removed from reality the movers and shakers in Malaysia are. The Star Online created a poll to ask if the Bersih rally should be allowed. Specifically the question asked was: “What is your view of the proposed Bersih 2.0 rally on … Continue reading
Today is ‘L’ Day
By Sharifuddin A Latiff Ever heard of the word ‘laban‘? It’s a tagalog word to mean ‘fight’. Today, patriotic Malaysians will rise to ‘fight’ LYNAS. And after LYNAS is forever banished from our land, the ‘L’ on our hands will mean – LIBERATION – from the tyranny of BN.
LYNAS – Go Back To Australia!!!
By Crankster I have, in the past, stated that I am a firm believer of progress and development. But a rare earth refinery plant is not my idea of progress. Not in a small town in a small country like Malaysia. There are too many risks involved and not worth the perks. LYNAS is an … Continue reading
Gutter politics begets media smut
By Sharifuddin A Latiff Question – Which media agency did not publish grainy black and white screenshots of a sex video in recent weeks? But first, let me take you up the yellow brick road to media utopia in as far as credible, trustworthy and plain simple news which everyone may like and want more … Continue reading
Interlok – The Next Steps
By Sharifuddin A Latiff There will be a press conference organised by NIAT in response to the continued rebuff by the deputy prime minister cum education minister, Muhyiddin Yassin. Details of which are as follows:- Date: 7th May 2011 Time: 11 am Venue: KLSCAH Subject: “Turun Padang” This press conference is essentially meant for the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Hata Wahari
By Sharifuddin A Latiff On 18th September 2010, Reina of HartalMSM wrote “NUJ died a long time ago” which Hata Wahari who had just been elected the NUJ president took notice and posted a comment. Shortly after, I and another HartalMSM member had the privilege of meeting Hata in person to touch base on matters … Continue reading
Shafee & TV3 deserve to be slapped!
by Eyes Wide Open A few days ago, TV3 in its coverage of the Teoh Beng Hock RCI gave free reign to Shafee Abdullah the liar lawyer representing the MACC to spew unfounded allegations disparaging Teoh and the DAP. In an clip lasting several minutes, Shafee (who is also one of UMNO’s top legal hounds) … Continue reading
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