Analysis of General Election:
“Where is Democratization of
Press statement
A ban has been ordered by the state authority on SUARAM election talks!
SUARAM Penang has received a last-minute call from the Caring Society Complex person-in-charge last night (26/3/08), who claimed that the
The ban has been ordered by the vice state secretary Muhammad Yusoff bin Wazir who commented ‘the talks look and smell political’, thus it contradicts with the ‘caring and harmony’ image of Caring Society Complex. Despite the ban, the talks will remain on Friday and Saturday nights. The venue has been switched to
The analysis of general election talk titled “To Where Democratization of Malaysia” has proudly invited speakers like Datuk Dr. Toh Kin Woon, Mr. Wong Chin Huat, Jeff Ooi and Ani Netto. All press is welcomed to do coverage on the two-day event.
Date: 28 March 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue:
Speakers:
Moderator: Yeo Siew Yean
Language: Mandarin
Date: 29 March 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue:
Speakers: Mr. Wong Chin Huat and Anil Netto
Moderator: Ng Eng Kiat
Language: English
Mr. Wong Chin Huat is a journalism lecturer of the
Mr. Anil Netto, an Exco member of ALIRAN, is a famous blogger that also writes for Aliran Monthly, Inter Press Service, Asia Times and The Herald
We first saw denying the BN two-thirds majority as an insurmountable task, but have been pleasantly shocked and surprised. This time around, BN has been denied a two-third majority in parliament for the first time.
Apart from discussing why the results were the way they were, it is also important for us to discuss what the next is for people.
For those who interested in better understanding of political develepment in
Any inquiry please contacts Lau Shu Shi 012-8756179 or 04-6582285.
Lau Shu Shi
Coordinator of SUARAM Penang branch
012-8756179/04-6582285
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