tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post8251662769923115082..comments2023-10-07T16:48:32.545+08:00Comments on Life As An Ordinary Malaysian: So, Anwar Has Just Been Acquitted....ordinary malaysianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203213176296398467noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-69908040859425999492012-01-11T00:05:36.061+08:002012-01-11T00:05:36.061+08:00That's the caveat -if given free and fair elec...That's the caveat -if given free and fair election! Did Anwar really say that the ruling party will get some points for showing that they don't control the courts? Really? Then that must be said tongue in cheek. Few in Malaysia, excepting of course UMNO and Barisan followers, subscribe to such optimism. We have a word here called "sandiwara" or opera show. And Anwar's acquittal is not the end yet. The prosecution has 14 days to appeal and if past experience is anything to go by, they are likely to so and Anwar may yet be convicted. See, this way, the Najib administation can claim that the courts are impartial. Didn't the High Court acquit Anwar in the first place? If Anwar were convicted at the initial stage that would appear bad for the Najib<br />administration. Let wait and see.ordinary malaysianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203213176296398467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-64160040208577984792012-01-10T03:32:37.886+08:002012-01-10T03:32:37.886+08:00You know by far better than me what's going on...You know by far better than me what's going on in Malaysia, but Yahoo article about the news had a positive tone. Ibrahim said that given free and fair election, he expect the opposition party to win. He also said, however, that the ruling party will get some points for showing that they don't control the courts (all the time at least) and that Najib can claim now that he follows on his pledge for reform. <br />All in all, It doesn't make sense to go with an appeal now. And this is the opposition party to go for the win, by going mainly to the country side (where you said that people suport the ruling government because they don't know better). Good luck to your party to win. I like the M-Girls new Year Song from 2004 very much and listen to it occasionally. But I see in the new vidoes from 2011 that they changed the group and have a male singer.G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652216131823877445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-41087981239361990902012-01-10T02:15:04.517+08:002012-01-10T02:15:04.517+08:00@Giora, not quite. Democracy in Malaysia is superf...@Giora, not quite. Democracy in Malaysia is superficial. It is what the ruling coalition esp UMNO want it to be, in their image. Laws are very often enforced subjectively. For example, UMNO or UMNO friendly demonstrations are treated with kid gloves and often no police permits needed. For the opposition demonstrations all kinds of obstacles are put in their part. M-Girls are doing fine, and new happy song every new year should be no problem when change comes.ordinary malaysianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203213176296398467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-4958260918710820452012-01-09T22:55:57.655+08:002012-01-09T22:55:57.655+08:00So far so good for Malaysia's democracy. You h...So far so good for Malaysia's democracy. You had demonstration in July last year, and then laws against demonstration in November. But maybe the ruling party looked the protests around the world and decided to back off, and now the opposition party has Ibrahim as its leader in the upcoming election. Let the best party for Malaysia win.<br />For me, as long as the M-Girls have a new happy song every new year, life is good ..:)G.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652216131823877445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-8544663161070323312012-01-09T20:16:06.157+08:002012-01-09T20:16:06.157+08:00Never mind, sometimes it is better not to keep abr...Never mind, sometimes it is better not to keep abreast of current affairs in MY as these are often not so savoury one lah. Thanks for your comment though, Irish Nomad.ordinary malaysianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203213176296398467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2767237863951914863.post-73251122372214098732012-01-09T19:40:37.969+08:002012-01-09T19:40:37.969+08:00I wondered why a helicopter was circling the area ...I wondered why a helicopter was circling the area where I live early this morning and had to go to Google to find out the reason! Shame on me for not keeping abreast of current affairs in MY. Shall strive to do better :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840475795135915167noreply@blogger.com