Contributed by: Chong CK.

The Iman and The Pastor - The Nigerian Experience. Part 3 of 3.

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Iman and Pastor - The Nigerian Experience

24 November 2010.
The auditorium of Tun Hussein Onn Hospital was filled to the brim. People came to hear Iman Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye sharing their soul-searching stories from Nigeria.

What had turned religions to be so hateful that surfaced militias for self-destruction? The way how Christians and Muslims reconciled is truly the Nigerian experience that we Malaysians have to learn from them.

Her daughter raped and husband murdered.

Duta Court. 22 November 2010.

In 2001, Mallika's eight-year old daughter was raped by a gang of criminals. Police reports were made and constantly moving house was to no avail. Despite the police reports were made, Mallika's husband was murdered.

The biting question in the people's mind is whether the police were involved in these crimes and the underworld?

P.Uthayakumar testified and lawyer Sri Devi represented Mallika.

Lets Walk The Street!

Comes 5 December 2010, Selangoreans and the like will hand over the 100,000 signatures together with a memorandum to the Yang Pertuan Agong to buy over the water companies in the state.

The people are expected to gather at the National Mosque before walking to the Palace. Will the number of people turning out correspond with the 100.000 signatures? It does not have to and in fact if 10,000 can turn up it will be one mammoth crowd indeed!

The people must show support for the Selangor government to buy over the water companies for better management and the control of the water tariffs.

Consumers have being paying for murky water far too long. Without water filters, the water through the pipes is unfit for consumption. Just imagine those households could hardly install a decent one, have to make do with what they are paying with their good money.

Like adding salt to the wound, Indah Waters Consortium is waiting like vultures to collect service payment for used water. In another word we have to pay Indah Waters to clean up the murky water as well. We are made to be like “dungus” to be led by a hook in the nose!

Since the Selangor government has time and again proven their ability to manage the state, it is wise to buy up Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn.Bhd (Syabas), Puncak Niaga, Syarikat Pengeluaran Air Selangor Sdn.Bhd(Splash) and Konsortium ABASS.

By allowing the people-orientated state government to buy and merge the four water companies into one, the people have more to benefit and pay lesser. This may not be a reality with profit-orientated water companies.

With the escalating cost of living and the increase in water tariffs on basic necessity like water will definitely “drown” the people with sands.

Deepavali Open House

Sdr.Arulchelvam the Secretary General of Parti Sosialis Malaysia held a Deepavali open house on 20 November 2010 at his service centre at Bandar Rinching, Section 5 in Semenyih. Well wishers from the different races turned up to make the evening an enjoyable "makan night" with an array of spicy dishes.

Sdr.Arul further announced that the 5 December 2010 will see a mammoth crowd gathering at Masjid Negara before marching to the Palace to hand a memorandum of protest over the water issue in Selangor.

Selamat Datang ke Chow Kit Kita!

Chow Kit Kita adalah sebuah projek pemetaan komuniti dari remaja, untuk remaja dari Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
Chow Kit Kita is a community mapping project by teens, for teens of Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur

BERSIH 2.0

The launching of BERSIH 2.0 on the 10 November 2010 at Dewan Sivik PJ saw an overwhelming crowd.

"We know where to go and make noise. We know how to do it!" - Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan.

Street protest is imminent if diplomacy with the Election Commission fails.

Where Are You Selvach?

The memorandum of protest to the IGP on the 30 October 2010 was to demand to know the whereabout of Selvach Santhiran.

The peple want his immediate release and whatever crime he had committed should be charged in open court.

A key witness to the death of Gunasegaran in police custody, Selvach had become a victim of circumstances.

Despite a wet Saturday morning, the turn out from the various political parties, NGOs, Members of Parliament and concerned citizens were a unique sight




The police cannot be permitted to continue to operate in an environment of impunity but as this tragic episode has explicitly illustrated, the police has just sent a strong message that they can act as they please with no regard to the rule of law, police professionalism and the law and procedure governing their conduct. LFL