Aliran Monthly: Malaysia

Year 2005 (Volume 25)

Issue 11: OUR ISLAND, OUR WORLD

Shakila: Radical novel challenges established norm - book review of Salam Maria
A Loh: A young mum�s school �Balance Sheet� story - high cost of sending children to school
J Devaraj: People cannot afford higher medical bills - privatisation will burden people
Joint memorandum: 81 organisations say �No� to privatisation of hospital dispensaries
Patrick and Ponniah: Fresh hope for workers - Winds of change in MTUC
George: MTUC election - Well done, Raja - His commitment and honesty recognised
Khoo: Our island, our world - Tsunami, Penang�s future and the limits to nostalgia
Netto: Tsunami impact - Fishermen worry about the future
Norlaila: 'Riot' at Kamunting - The real story
Editor's Note

Issue 10: MCA MUST STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY

Patrick: PM does not understand the issue - Plight of public sector employees under EPF scheme
Review ceremonies and titles - The issuing of titles to people requires serious reviewing
Datuk Watch - Too many honorific titles causing concern
Aliran's representation to Parliamentary Select Committee: Amendments to CPC and Penal Code
F Loh: Looking beyond developmentalism - The MCA must return to the struggle for democracy
Some snippets from Anwar's home-coming speech
Netto: Corruption cannot be ended just by talk - Crowds welcome Anwar home
Karpal: Opposition must not be discriminated against - Extend annual grant to all MPs
L O Tan: Has the MCA abandoned politics? - The party�s own �lifelong learning� has to begin now
Hilley: American dominance - Europe, Islam and the search for new politics
Editor's Note

Issue 9: UMNO'S RISING SONS

P Devaraj: Furore over marital rape - It should be seen as a criminal offence
T W Lim: Browsing through book fairs - How do we fare in promoting technological knowledge?
G K Khoo: Just-do-it-yourself - Malaysian independent filmmaking
Annadurai: A claimant's ordeal - futile run-around in getting a copy of a court order
George: Malaysia's misfortunes and misery (Part 2) - If only Najib had not traded his votes ...
A Loh: Rice issues - What ordinary people really want from their govt
Nik Nazmi: Towards a new politics of ideas? - We are in for an exciting new era
Jalleh: UMNO - Maturity or mutation? - Contradictions surface at the UMNO assembly
Salbiah: A view on infant conversions to Islam
Gustri: When the virus comes knocking on heaven's door - The bird flu epidemic
B T Khoo: The house of the rising sons - What they didn't debate at the UMNO general assembly
SMM/GAMP, JERIT: Restore democracy on campuses; repeal the UUCA - students� demands
Editor's Note

Issue 8: FREE AT LAST

Chooi: Dismissal of Supreme Court judges not justified - They were motivated to right a wrong
Seah: Colonels judging the generals? - Crisis in the judiciary (conclusion)
George: Malaysia's misfortunes and misery (Part 1) - Present malaise has roots in earlier event
Thinking Allowed: No deal between Pak Lah and Anwar
Syed Ibrahim: ISA is against Islam - Repeal this unjust law
Xavier: Shattered dreams and restored hopes: 22 migrant workers seek justice in Putrajaya
Hilley: Anwar and the limits of reform - Meaningful problem-solving must see root of problem
Maznah: The relevance of Anwar�s release - Anwar remains most enigmatic of Malaysian icons
Netto: A political earthquake - Anwar owes it to Malaysians to stand true to reformasi's ideals
Loone: Calls for �reformasi� in food and agriculture - launch of People's Caravan 2004
Raja Aziz: Tun Hamid's role - He took active steps to obstruct the due process of law
Editor's Note

Issue 7

Seah: The suspension of the Supreme Court - Crisis in the judiciary (Part 4)
George: Gimmicks, stunts and delays - Denial of right to strike and collective bargaining
McNeil: Rights, justice, and solidarity across oceans - US mountain-top removal coal mining
Pushpa: Law and equity shuts its doors on women - Realities of a spouse�s conversion to Islam
Nik Nazmi: Young Malaysians should be at the forefront of change
Rizal: Justice And jurisdictions - Shamala v. Dr Jeyaganesh (Muhd Ridzuan) custody case
Roy: Surviving rape in Darfur
Benet: UMNO is good for democracy - New, more democratic parties will replace decaying ones
Editor's note

Issue 6

Mustafa: Authoritarian governments and opaque democracy - Review of Garry Rodan's new book
P Khoo: The taming of the Dayak - The PBDS saga continues
Thinking Allowed
Seah: Drama in the capital - Crisis in the judiciary (Part 3)
F Loh: Whither public security in Malaysia - Snatch thefts, sex crimes and violence
Wong: Propagandists for the BN (Part 2) - Journalistic integrity in short supply
Aeria: ISA arrests in Brunei
Euro 2004: The fever and the frenzy
Editor's note

Issue 5

Tan: Let's enjoy our rojak songs
Wong: Propagandists for the BN (Part 1) - RTM and TV3 were the main culprits
Seah: Something's brewing in KL - Crisis in the judiciary (Part 2)
Shakila: Watch what they say! - Book review of Silberstein's "War of words'
Cecilia Ng: Women workers in Malaysia (1980-2004) (Pt 2) - Migrant workers/sex workers
Netto: Abu Ghraib and the ISA: What's the difference? - Time to outlaw all forms of torture
Former ISA detainees: Brutality in our backyard
J Devaraj:The 2004 BN victory - By fair means or foul?
POHD: Looking beyond the torture of Nirmala Bonat: The abuse of migrant workers
Editor's Note

Issue 4

Seah: The hidden story - Crisis in the judiciary
Razaleigh: Preserving our democratic legacy - Book launch of Malaysian Election Laws
Khoo, B. T: Isn�t the grass greener on our side? - Book review of The Chinese Dilemma
Ramakrishnan: Why Vadiveloo? Why not MAIKA or Samy Vellu? - An Aliran response
Rama Iyer: I have acted in the best interest of Maika - A response to Vadiveloo
Mustafa: Blog puts media on notice - 2004 General Election media monitoring
George: Trade unions and politics (Part 2)
Cecilia Ng: Women workers in Malaysia (1980-2004) (Part 1) - Gains and pains
Ponniah: Reform labour laws, revive the unions
R Devaraj: Keadilan - the need for introspection; important lessons to be learnt in defeat
S N Nair and Partners: Anwar's situation remains dire
Netto: Workers make their voices heard - May Day rally a rousing success
Editor's Note

Issue 3

G Lim: Back to the future? - BN has reshaped Sabah politics; now it must deliver
Khoo: A brave new world? - Worrying implications for democracy
Toh: Retaining the state seat of Machang Bubuk - an analysis at close hand
Loh: Understanding the 2004 election results - Looking beyond the Pak Lah factor
Wong: The Pak Lah factor - BN's PR boys promoted carefully cultivated "brand" image of PM
Hector: "Witch-hunting" - Un-democratic behaviour
Passenger: From the back seat of the calon's car - On the campaign trail in Sg Siput
Aeria: An open letter to Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Ramdas: An election day under guardian angels
Editor's Note

Issue 2

Netto: EXPOSED - Dark Secrets Of The Private Sector - Focus also on private sector graft
Hilley: Power politics, Anwar and the uses of market justice
Khoo: A transition and two elections - Abdullah has two choices
Hector: Freedom rules if fear is dead - Do not let fear overrule your freedom of choice
Say No to PORR - Nine reasons why PORR should be rejected
J Devaraj: Has Malaysia really eradicated poverty? - Unrealistically low poverty line
Mustafa: The media circus comes to town - The media are likely to make a spectacle of themselves
Libau Rentap: How about auditing bigger fish instead?
Aliran: Election offences
Aliran: What is a caretaker government?
Aliran: A thinking voter's checklist
Aliran: Vote for democracy (Chinese version)
Aliran: Undilah untuk demokrasi
Aliran: Vote for democracy
Editor's Note

General Election 2004 Special

Hector: BN has no respect for human rights
Jalleh: Pak Lah's change - A mere cheer and a chant!
Ramakrishnan: Stop this rot - The BN has turned the election process into farcical nonsense
Q&A: Opposition risks being wiped out - Vote Opposition to save some checks and balances
Hector: Hot tips on monitoring postal votes
Hector: Handy tips for free and fair elections

Issue 1

George: Trade unions and politics (Part 1)
Hector: Malaysia's fear factor
Insider: Hippocrates or hypocrites?
Netto: War on corruption - Hunting the sharks or ikan bilis?
Aliran: Is the government facing a fiscal crunch?
de Silva: Farewell Desmond - A diehard idealist who struggled to the end
Johan: WSF - Festival of the oppressed
Vadiveloo: A clarification 14 years later - the Maika scandal
Editor's Note

Year 2003

Issue 11

Riaz: A question of trust - Are religious institutions trusted more in an Islamic state?
Ramakrishnan: Maika - Bleeding again - A case of noble intentions gone awry
Ram: Is Samy Vellu really innocent? - He's not been consistent about the 10m Telekom shares
George: Restrictive laws squeeze workers - workers must realise the power of their votes
Thinking Allowed: A breath of fresh air
Hector: New face, same body: Abdullah Badawi is PM, and Mahathir is no more BUT �
Hector: Unheralded human rights defenders still deprived of education
Seah: If UMNO 11 appeal had been heard...
Amer Hamzah: To leave or not to leave - The refugee dilemma
Aliran Monthly may have to cease publication
Editor's Note

Issue 10

Jones: Illegal Immigrant
Tanjong Po: Freedom to Dissent
Thinking Allowed: A smooth transition?
Gomez: Where have all the capitalists gone?: Corporate Malaysia under Mahathir
Netto: Look Mom, it's genetically altered fish!
Chia and Aliran: Some hope for foreign workers?
Iqbal: �I am neither a terrorist nor a Sponsor�
Fan: Can UMNO wipe out corruption?
George: Exit of a self-made dictator - To him, natural justice and social justice are strange notions
Sivarajan: Judge grants crucial injunction - Govt's "zero squatter" policy put in spotlight
Editor's Note

Issue 9

Salleh Abas: Who lied about UMNO?
Book Review: Speaking Truth to Power by Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj
Mokhtra: Missed deadlines - Hopes for freedom in Burma are often raised only to be dashed
Thinking Allowed: Patriotism, gratitude and loyalty/Tallest columbarium?
Ramakrishnan: �Next change� or re-run? - Will we get the transition we want to see?
Arutchelvan: Let Chin Peng come home
Hilley: Mahathirism, other regimes and transcending mainstream politics
Ramakrishnan: Exorbitant and excessive - MPs' mileage claims
J. Devaraj: Midwife, nanny, spokesman And protector - Looking back at the Mahathir years
Editor's Note

Issue 8

Khoo: De-Mahathirising Malaysia - Abdullah Badawi�s debt to Reformasi
Tate: The Mahathir legacy - the bottom line is that Mahathir does not believe in democracy
Jomo: Mahathir's economic legacy - a chequered record of experiments, crises and escapes
Aeria: A goodbye letter - I shall not regret your passing from the political scene
Hector: Mahathir and the judges - The Judiciary during the Mahathir era
Loh: Dr Mahathir and the BN's hegemony: Demolishing the myths that sustain their rule
Aliran: Aliran and Mahathir - Looking back at the Mahathir years
Ponniah: Dr Mahathir and the Public Sector Unions - From popular movement to top-down organisation
George: Defend Workers� Rights - MTUC must strengthen the national centre
Netto: Impromptu Demo Surprises Shoppers - Citizens march to get their anti-rape message across
Editor's Note

Issue 7

Ng: Daily Vs Daily - Challenging The Big Boys
Mustafa: Media Overkill
Benet: Sarawak - Keen Contests in Urban Areas?
G Lim: Sabah - All Quiet On The Eastern Front?
Saari: Screaming in the Night - Hair-raising revelations by a few pre-independence veterans
Thinking Allowed
Nasir: Saudaraku Ahmad Nor - A Tribute
Tate: New Politics and a New Party - The Keadilan-PRM Merger
Rama: Suhakam - A Warehouse for Reports? - Is Suhakam turning into a creature of the BN govt?
Guthrie Stunned - Rarely have estate workers been accorded so much understanding in court
Will The Poor Get Justice From The Courts? - Lessons from the Ladang Bkt Jelutong workers' experience
Editor's Note

Issue 6

Jones: Ode to the Penang Ring Road
Ahmad Fauzi: Reforming PAS?
New Parliamentary Seats 2003
P Devaraj: Is Capital Punishment Justified? - Mistakes can and have been made,
Lim: New Rules And Constituencies For New Challenges? - Appearances of unfairness can erode EC's credibility
Toh: The Contest In Penang
Loh: New Politics In Malaysia
Netto: �Liberate Your Mind� - Released reformasi activists urge Malaysians to cast out their fears of ISA
Saravanamuttu: NGO Candidates For The Election? - Prospects for a Rainbow Coalition
Maznah: Winning Hearts And Minds - Malay Parties and Their Prospects
Aliran: Not That We "Cintai IT!" Less, But We Love ICT More - A dedication to Instant Cafe Theatre
Netto: Laughing out of Control - Instant Caf� are truly a hilarious Malaysian institution that is here to stay
Ong: "Rakyat" Activism - Kampong Bohol incinerator protest a new form of citizens� action
Editor's Note

Issue 5

Interview with Tan Jo Hann: Creative Media For Change - Popular communication and social transformation
Caro. L: Why Freedom Is Good For Us - For a country to progress, its people must feel free to critique issues
Thinking Allowed
Chan: Blood Money: Bayer, Haemophiliacs, And AIDS - hazardous medical products dumped in Malaysia
Khoo: Who Will Succeed The Successor? - Reflections on the Mahathir-Abdullah transition
Noraida: Citizens At Risk - Women And Gender-Based Violence - a rights issue not just a women�s issue
Netto: Don't Cry for Me, Malaysia - Mahathir bids farewell to the UMNO Assembly
Migrant Labour - Chia: Aliran's Facts "Wrong"/Aliran responds: Deductions Galore
Editor's Note

Issue 4

Bastian: An Embarassment for the State - Act now to wipe out custodial violence
Chandra: 25 Years of Telling the Truth - message to mark Aliran's 25th anniversary
Thinking Allowed: Read-No-Evil, See-No-Evil
Netto: Revelry and Reflection - Aliran's 25th anniversary bash
Subramaniam: Why Aliran? - Founder member's speech at Aliran's 25th anniversary dinner
Aliran Singers: Singing Allowed - World Premiere during Aliran's 25th anniversary bash
Ramakrishnan: Aliran Will Go On - President's speech at Aliran's 25th anniversary dinner
Hisham and Tian Chua: Messages Of Solidarity From Kamunting - for Aliran's 25th anniversary dinner
Cheah: I Was Assaulted Too - Home Minister must explain how this could have happened
Ramakrishnan: Assault in Kamunting - Keepers of law became violators of the rule of law
Premesh: Might has Overthrown Right - Human Rights Regression in Asia
Editor's Note

Issue 3

R Devaraj: Iran 24 Years After The Islamic Revolution
Fathi: Public Intellectuals And The Poverty Of Imagination - An autonomous public space is sorely lacking
Valupillay: Living With A Positive Attitude - A haemodialysis patient shares his experiences
J Devaraj: End-Game In Kamiri Estate - Ex-plantation workers face grim prospect of forced eviction
Raja Petra: Thinking Allowed - Will Anwar be Home for Christmas?
Kohila: A Shameful Deal - New guaranteed wage for rubber estate workers is well below the poverty line
AM Interview: "We Represent The Future" - Wan Azizah says top priority is the abolition of repressive laws
Tate: Doesn't Anyone Feel Ashamed? - Many do not want to know what is happening in the Anwar trial
PSM: Stop the Evictions! - Perak protestors calls for laws to protect rights of dispossessed
Perumal: Another Setback for Democracy - Attempts to register Parti Sosialis Malaysia
Loh: Asian Activists Converge On Penang - ARENA delegates dialogue with Penang NGO activists
Editor's Note

Issue 2

Wong: Language of the Hegemon - Some jottings on the Iraq-US crisis
Lee: May Whose God Bless America? Not mine - Bush's invocation of divine blessings is hard to swallow
Ahmad Fauzi: Apocalypse Now? - War and Peace: An Eschatological View
Noraida: Men Fight, Women Bear The Brunt - War harms women in a greatly disproportionate manner
Mustafa: Baying for Blood - International media, watchdogs or cheerleaders for war?
Toh: United to Stop the War
Saravanamuttu: War and Empire - The Invasion and Occupation of Iraq
Abd Rahman: Cease All Military Hostilities - Convene emergency UN session on Iraq
P Lim: A Rift in the Alliance - Germany and France are standing up to the US
APA: Anti-war Protests Grip Asia
Ang: Defiant Protest - KL antiwar protest on 15 Feb 2003
Netto: When Flower Power Meets The 21st Century - Penang antiwar protest on 15 Feb 2003
APA: "Why a War on Iraq Concerns Us All"
Editor's Note

Issue 1

Tate: The Role of the Opposition - A Conversation with Toni Kasim
Ponniah: Towards an Honourable MTUC
Thinking Allowed
Aeria: Silencing the Independent Media in Malaysia - Police raid on Malaysiakini
Netto: Clampdown on Media Freedom - Police raid on Malaysiakini
Netto: Free Media - An Endangered Species
P. Devaraj & Netto: From Ripples to Waves - Launch of Stop the War Coalition, Malaysia
Editor's Note

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