Entries (RSS) YouBet: Is the social contract in Malaysia still relevant?
By LIM BENJI
Participate in theCICAK’s YouBet. Read about how you can do so here.
YouBet: What will you do for the rakyat?
By ARIVIND ABRAHAM
We at theCICAK want to conduct an experiment in bridging the gap between Malaysian politicians and youth.
And we’re making a RM100 bet.
Post up a video of yourself on youtube.com - with a short message for any local politician. Ask a question. Raise an idea.
Don’t just say your piece - Seek a RESPONSE.
We’ll give you RM100 if your video is the first YouTube video to get a YouTube recorded response from a local politician.
Let’s find out if a local politician responds before the general election and you’ll know who’s really listening to the youth of Malaysia and engaging us on OUR terms.
To take up the bet, email us the YouTube video you created. If you get a video response, email to us as well… write4thecicak (at) gmail (dot) com
NOTE:You must be a Malaysian 35 and under, based in Malaysia or even out of the country. theCICAK will not be held responsible for any content hosted on the youtube.com network. The bet expires after elections.
How to vote: Picture guide for first-time Malaysian voters
By WONG CHIN HUAT
For those who have never cast a ballot, here’s a a guide. The photos are from the 2004 general elections.
Step 1: When you arrive at a polling station, which is usually a school, you will most probably be led to the election council booth to check your polling stream. This does not happen if you live in a very small polling district (with only a few hundred electorates), which has only one stream.
Step 2: You will then proceed to … Click here for the full article!
The hunt for subversives: Malaysian Government arrest Bersih, Hindraf activists and lawyers
Art by CHUAN ZUI
By CHUA SUE ANN
Last week the authorities had their hands full, arresting lawyers, Bersih, Hindraf and human rights activists and various other “inconveniences” to the government.
Dec. 9 was certainly a busy Sunday with a group of lawyers proceeding with their “People’s Freedom Walk” from the Sogo department store to the Malaysian Bar building where the Bar Council was celebrating International Human Rights Day, a day earlier than the rest of the world.
The march of about a hundred people proceeded for a distance under the watchful eyes of the police. They had two helicopters circling the protesters.
Earlier in the week, the Bar Council had decided to call off their annual human rights march in good faith, after being pressured by the authorities to obtain a police permit. They were even told to apply for a permit to hold their annual human rights festival at Central Market. The Bar Council nevertheless moved their celebrations to their own building, just behind Central Market. It was a compromise.
The Malaysian Bar council held a protest to celebrate the International Human Rights Day. Photo by MICHELLE GUNASELAN
The Bar Council did not expect the following response … Click here for the full article!
Osama bin Laden speaks Hokkien
Literal English Translation:
I am Osama lah.
The U.S. really wants to bomb me, but can’t bomb me. They dropped so many bombs in caves in the Ah-bu-han (Afghan) mountains.
But can’t bomb me. They can’t find me ah. Haha.
They really can’t find me. Because … Click here for the full article!
Bersih rally: UMNO representatives say there’s no need for political reform in Malaysia
EDITOR’S NOTE:
Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz said the use of water cannons and tear gas at the Bersih rally is not considered a use of force.
Khairy Jamaluddin, deputy UMNO Youth leader, said Bersih protesters do not represent the political consciousness of the Malaysian public.
Malik Imtiaz Sarwar, human rights lawyer, said the Official Secrets Act and the Internal Security Act prohibits fair distribution of information that will create more informed voters.
What do you think? … Click here for the full article!
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