Malaysia

Closet cleaner: links to my stuff on Malaysia from when I used to visit a lot (1990s) – I am now looking at another proper visit soon. . Here are my reminders to self. . Internal Security Act: . http://hutnyk.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/abolish-malaysian-detentionsinternal-security-act/ http://hutnyk.wordpress.com/2005/09/11/razor-wire-imperialism/ Prime Minister Najib Razak said last November he would abolish ISA and allow trials! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14937820 But [...]

#occupy Dataran: Mask up for Malaysian New Year

  This just popped up on you tube and I’d like a ticket. If you have a mask, and you are in KL, this is the new year party to ring in something special. (Londoners, see you at Holloway) I do, like many of you, enjoy lepakking at home and watching TV. I appreciate the [...]

Global Day of Action on Military Spending

Memorandum to the Malaysian Defence Minister By Malaysian NGOs on the Global Day of Action on Military Spending, April 12, 2011 In 2009 alone, global military spending rose to an all-time high amount of $1.53 TRILLION! Because we encounter countless crises in today’s world -poverty, hunger, lack of education, poor health care, and environmental issues – [...]

Internal Security

Meanwhile, in some countries, they even have a debate about Detention and the Internal Security Act (which has been mentioned before on this blog, here, and in the Weekly Worker, here). SUARA RAKYAT MALAYSIA www.suaram.net Press Statement by SUARAM: 7th March 2011 Mission Report on Malaysia by Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Implement Recommendations Now! [...]

Bakun and other damn floods

My friends at Suaram have been vigilant where no-one else has. I wrote on Bakun dam, resettlement and anthropological complicity in the journal Left Curve years ago (see link at the end of this post), and I remain interested in the politics of dams in general (from Aswan to Narmada to the Snowy Mountains). That [...]

Abolish Malaysian Detentions/Internal Security Act

I have written on this before, here, and now it really is time Malaysia decided to lead the world and abolish their outrageous ISA (holdover from the anti-communist Emergency, and legacy of British colonialism). Seriously guys, get rid of this embarrassment, even if it means getting rid of Badawi as well. GERAKAN MANSUHKAN ISA Press [...]

Razor-wire Imperialism

Weekly Worker 489 Thursday July 17 2003 Razor-wire Imperialism From Guantanamo to Kumingting to Campsfield, detention without trial is used to divide and rule. John Hutnyk calls for an international working class response…   Home > Worker > 489 > Current Article Razor-wire imperialism From Guantanamo to Kumingting to Campsfield, detention without trial is used to divide [...]