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Racism

Racism
From Wikipedia
Racism, by its definition, is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. People with racist beliefs might hate certain groups of people according to their racial groups. In the case ofinstitutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied [...]

Chauvinism

Chauvinism
From Wikipedia

Chauvinism (pronounced /ˈʃoʊvɨnɪzəm/) is extreme and unreasoning partisanship on behalf of a group to which one belongs, especially when the partisanship includes malice and hatred towards a rival group. A frequent[1] contemporary use of the term in English is male chauvinism, which refers to the belief that men are superior to women.

Supremacism

Supremacism
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Supremacism is the belief that a particular race, religion, gender, belief system or culture is superior to others and entitles those who identify with it to dominate, control or rule those who do not. Examples include supremacism based on ethnic or anthropological origins (white supremacy, black supremacy, ethnocentrism), sexuality (male supremacy, female supremacy) and religion (see below).

Condolence:Singapore’s celebrated hero, people’s leader JB Jeyaretnam passed away

Condolence:Singapore’s celebrated hero, people’s leader JB Jeyaretnam passed away
 

Singapore’s celebrated former opposition leader JB Jeyaretnam died early this morning of heart failure. He was 82. 

Singapore-based Chann
el News Asia quoted Jeyaretnam’s son Kenneth as confirming the news.
Kenneth said that his father, a former secretary-general of the Workers’ Party, had complained of breathing difficulties at about 1.30am on Tuesday.
He [...]

Congratulations Zaid Ibrahim for your open letter to PM, YAB DS AAB

Congratulations Zaid Ibrahim
for your open letter to PM, YAB DS AAB
Malaysiakini
In our proclamation of independence, our first prime minister gave voice to the lofty aspirations and dreams of the people of Malaya: that Malaya was founded on the principles of liberty and justice, and the promise that collectively we would always strive to improve [...]

Boat carrying more than 100 illegals sinks

 

Boat carrying more than 100 illegals sinks
By DHARMENDER SINGH
 
 

PORT KLANG: A boat carrying more than 100 suspected illegal immigrants sank off the coast near Westport here early Tuesday morning, killing at least six people.
Selangor marine police commandant Deputy Supt Marzuki Ismail said police suspected the vessel involved was a barter trade boat that was trying [...]

Robert Oxton Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons

Robert Oxton Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Oxton Bolt, CBE (August 15, 1924 – February 21, 1995) was an English playwright and a two-time Oscar winning screenwriter.
Although he was best known for his original play A Man for All Seasons – a depiction of Sir Thomas More’s clash with King [...]

Palin’s Pakistan comments as stupid as Obama’s

Palin’s Pakistan comments as stupid as Obama’s

From CNN’s Emily Sherman

 Watch: Gov. Sarah Palin answers questions at Tony Lukes in South Philadelphia.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Sen. John McCain retracted Sarah Palin’s stance on Pakistan Sunday morning, after the Alaska governor appeared to back Sen. Barack Obama’s support for unilateral strikes inside Pakistan against terrorists. (SHIT)
During Friday night’s presidential [...]

Extracts from U WinTin’s interview

Extracts from U WinTin’s interview with Irrawaddy
Irrawaddy
The Irrawaddy spoke with Win Tin, Burma’s longest-serving political prisoner, who was released after spending 19 years behind bars.
I always kept three principles in mind by repeating to myself the words Suu Hlut Twe. “Suu” means Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, and stands for [our demand for] the uncondition

al release of all [...]

Going all out to help doctors

 
On the issue relating to foreign doctors, we still have to employ them as our country is still in dire need of doctors. However, we apply very stringent criteria and only those who meet the set criteria will be accepted for registration. Their appointments are on a contract basis.
Also, if their services are found to [...]

China’s Muslims say Ramadan a time of repression

By WILLIAM FOREMAN
Associated Press Writer

All that was left on the chin of the Muslim man praying at the huge brownstone mosque was a small patch of stubble. He said officials had forced young men in China’s far western Xinjiang region to cut off their beards at the start of the holy month of Ramadan.
“If I [...]

RIGHTS: Oil Companies’ “Self-Policing” a Dismal Failure

 RIGHTS: Oil Companies’ “Self-Policing”
a Dismal Failure
By Alison Raphael
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 (IPS) – The intersection of human rights, the environment and corporate responsibility was highlighted today at a Capitol Hill hearing featuring activists from Burma and Nigeria who underlined the failure to date of “voluntary” controls over major oil companies operating in their countries.

Asean’s man of passion at the helm

Asean’s man of passion at the helm  
By   Ian Timberlake  
Surin Pitsuwan can quote from both the holy Quran and English poetry, in the same speech. The self-professed “cheerleader-in-chief of Asean” at times sounds like a preacher, and his outspoken style may seem at odds with the 41-year-old history of the Association of Southeast Asian [...]