Refleksi Minda

Reflections from the mind of a self-professed social critic

Janji Bangsaku 31 October 2009

Filed under: Racial issues — Syahredzan Johan @ 5:50 am
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Bangsaku
Janji yang kita meterai lama dahulu
Di kala kita bertungkus membina sebuah negara
Bahu ke bahu
Bersama sebagai saudara
Lupa kita pada janji kita ini?

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The Lingam charade ends at judiciary’s expense 29 October 2009

by Daniel Albert

The refusal by the Attorney-General’s Chambers to take any further action or proffer charges against any of the six named individuals involved in the Lingam video clip fiasco has received scathing criticism from the public – and rightly so.

This pre-mature attempt to close official investigations into this matter is an affront to the judiciary and a slap in the face to us all.

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In the beginning… the MyConstitution (PerlembagaanKu) campaign trail 28 October 2009

Filed under: Legal — Syahredzan Johan @ 3:54 pm
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by Edmund Bon Tai Soon (Chairman of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee)

These past few months have been immensely hectic. The Malaysian Bar is extremely fortunate to have a pool of incredibly talented, young and energetic group of lawyers, pupils-in-chambers, and students working night and day on this Campaign. From the words “let’s move”, the action has been continuous, non-stop, and it has been difficult to keep up with even the emails!

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Conversations on the Constitution: Anand Grover and the Right to Health 28 October 2009

Filed under: Legal — Syahredzan Johan @ 3:46 pm
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by Micheal Loo Yeong Huei (member of the Bar Council Constitutional Law Committee)

Yeoh Yen Kee

Recently, I came across news about 19-year old, Yeoh Yen Kee. She obtained 11As for SPM, and was to pursue her dream to study medicine. She was awarded a scholarship to study in the Czech Republic.

However, in 2008, she was diagnosed with leukemia and could not proceed with that plan. After undergoing chemotherapy, and another relapse, she was told that she needed a bone marrow transplant. Despite numerous attempts, efforts to find a donor were in vain. Finally, through the National Marrow Donor Programme Registry in USA, her family managed to find a suitable donor.

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Berkicau di alam Twitter 4 October 2009

Glosari:

Twitter – perkhidmatan rangkaian sosial dan mikro-blog yang terbaru dan semakin mendapat sambutan. Tweet – catatan atau entri di Twitter. @[username] – nama pengguna yang digunakan di Twitter.

Contoh, @syahredzan adalah nama pengguna saya. @loyarburok adalah nama pengguna LoyarBurok.

Tanggal 1 Oktober 2009 merupakan hari yang bersejarah di dunia siber Malaysia. Pada hari tersebut, pengguna-pengguna perkhidmatan Twitter di Malaysia telah bertutur dalam bahasa Malaysia.

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