Tun Dr M should advise the new PM YAB Najib to abandon the shameful Islam Had Hari

Tun Dr M should advise the new PM YAB Najib to abandon the shameful Islam Had Hari Just read the following interview published in the Mizzama on line magazine with the exiled umbrella orgnization ‘National Council of Union of Burma’ (NCUB) Joint General Secretary (1) Myint Thein. Surprisingly these two Buddhists organizations and persons’ views on [...]

ASEAN LEADERS ARE BARKING AT THE WRONG TREE WITH THE WRONG CAUSE AND WRONG OBJECTIVE

ASEAN LEADERS ARE BARKING AT THE WRONG TREE  WITH THE WRONG CAUSE AND WRONG OBJECTIVE   ASEAN leaders are complaining about the convenient way to solve the Rohingya problem. But for the Rohingyas or Burmese Muslims or Christian Chins/Karens/Kachins and Buddhist Mons/Shans/Burmese etc AND the NLDS  and political opponents and armed rebel groups_ Whether the SPDC would accept [...]

Please do not force the refugees in Malaysia to beg for money or to rob

Please do not force the refugees in Malaysia  to beg for money or to rob   The Right to a Basic Standard of Life in ISLAM Regarding the economic rights, the Holy Quran says: And in their wealth there is acknowledged right for the needy and destitute. (51:19) Anyone who needs help, irrespective of the race, religion [...]

Deafening silence from Malaysia regarding Myanmar Cyclone?

Deafening silence from Malaysia regarding Myanmar Cyclone?   First of all I wish to apologize if I am wrong.   If Malaysian Government had already sent the condolence note to Myanmar, I am sorry for writing this.   If Malaysian Government, GLCs (government Linked companies), NST, TV3, NTV7, RTM and NGOs (esp. government affiliated) had [...]

Race and Xenophobia

   Race and Xenophobia Posted by Marina Mahathier We’re not the only people in the world grappling with the issues of race. I thought this article has some resonance at home too.     Editorial Observer, “Race and the Social Contract” by Eduardo Porter, The New York Times In 1893, Friedrich Engels wrote from London to [...]

DSAI would become PM before this Christmas

DSAI would become PM before this Christmas Malaysiakini (AFP), “I’ll be PM in three years”, says Anwar Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today confidently predicted he would be prime minister within three years, sketching out the first rough timetable for his dramatic political comeback. “I don’t think we have established a definite clear time-frame when I will [...]

YES or NO? The CHOISE is yours, Myanmar voters

 YES or NO? The CHOISE is yours, Myanmar voters   Malaysiakini, The power of choice Yoga Nesadurai There are many management theories in the market place to help organisations and individuals improve. I would like to introduce a fundamental theory that is very powerful and easy to apply but often overlooked. I am talking about [...]

Help, not crush, Myanmar Military (to reform)

Help, not crush, Myanmar Military (to reform) Malaysiakini news by Soon Li Tsin Dear Malaysiakini, reporter and Malaysiakini readers, please may all of you kindly allow me to dream as if this event is about Burma, Burmese researcher writing a book on Myanmar Military e.t.c.. I have dreamt about having an interview with DSAI and [...]

Chinese; Are they too clever, selfish or cowards?

    Chinese avoid confrontation with authorities. Are they too clever, selfish or cowards? Burmese Chinese and Malaysian Chinese are the behaving the same way. Before reading about Malaysian Chinese in the_THE CHINESE, THEIR HOUSES HAVE NO WINDOWS by a Malaysian banker, please  taste back some Burmese Chinese stories/comments.From Irrawady, By Shah Paung November 12, 2007 The junta’s top [...]

Selfishness leads to search and hit the softspots

 Selfishness leads to search and hit the softspots “Think of national interests”, Suaram told by unjust leader from the Justice Party On the protest voiced by Suara Rakyat Malaysia (Suaram) on the Selangor-levy plan, he said local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) like Suaram must place priority on national interests and not champion universal human rights and attack the [...]

March 27 Myanmar Military day message

  March 27 Myanmar Military day message Modified and edited the original letter, “Arrogance? Never again”, by Tanya  in the Malaysiakini . I have edited and adapted to the Myanmar context from the original article. I hope that Tanya and Malaysiakini could understand and forgive us for this. They should even be proud that they could [...]

Tibet – support the Dalai Lama

Tibet – support the Dalai Lama By Feraya Nangmone Hi, I just signed an urgent petition calling on the Chinese government to respect human rights in Tibet and engage in meaningful dialogue with the Dalai Lama. This is really important, and I thought you might want to take action: http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/98.php/?cl_tf_sign=1 After nearly 50 years of [...]

Gambari diplomatically hiding his failure

 Gambari diplomatically hiding his failure Note: The heading is my own idea. But the following newspaper’s facts and idea are not contrary to my heading.  From what he has said and from what the military junta expressed to him during his third visit, United Nations Special Envoy Ibrahim Gambari is unlikely to have achieved anything [...]

SPDC Crony Criminal Thai PM Samak Sundaravej

Criminal Thai PM Samak Sundaravej rules out direct dialogue with insurgents Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej yesterday ruled out direct negotiations with Malay Muslim separatist groups, saying their demands were unacceptable to the government. Published on March 19, 2008 in The Nation Without mentioning what the demands were, he said the six groups involved in the [...]