Anticipating positive change in Peaceful Assembly Act
Although we welcome this announcement by the prime minister, we are still waiting to see how suitable the amendments are and how fast they will be implemented.
Although we welcome this announcement by the prime minister, we are still waiting to see how suitable the amendments are and how fast they will be implemented.
I do not welcome any law or policy that serves as a “guide” or anything else on how I am supposed to behave, act or respond when I visit my family and friends.
I think it is important that we highlight issues like this and encourage public discourse.
It would probably be the same if a vegetarian wanted to be sure of what he or she is eating and asked, or a Hindu asking wanting to know if there is beef or not in a dish.
The government is not our parent and does not have that sort of authority over us as we are not children.
Zan was on BFM 89.9’s A Bit Of Culture with Kam Raslan and Matt Armitage talking about boarding school, incivility and conspiracy theories and deadlines.
The responsibility really lies on the people who have to be trusted to show and prove that they can be trusted. They cannot expect to be automatically and unconditionally trusted.
One of the most anticipated changes after the new Madani government was formed under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is the approach to handling the media, from traditional to social media.
Anwar has always said that he needed more time. Okay, sure, but time can still run out and I really hope he and his whole government can hurry it up a little bit.
My thoughts about racial and religious relations in Malaysia shift all the time depending on what I read in the media, my interaction with different people and just my general observation.