Comments on: Malaysia: Blogger Detained by Police

By: Borders_Lackadaisical

Borders_Lackadaisical — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:29:05 +0000

I didn’t know Malaysia had a PATRIOT Act

By: ZenGuide » Conversation and Democracy - East v. West

ZenGuide » Conversation and Democracy - East v. West — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:25:38 +0000

[...] of political blogs there. Many outspoken political critics who blog their views find themselves arrested. There is a general anxiety and unease about this new medium that allows ordinary people to voice [...]

By: mimi » Blog Archive » Social Media : Singapore vs Malaysia

mimi » Blog Archive » Social Media : Singapore vs Malaysia — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:51:24 +0000

[...] months, there are more and more severe warnings coming from Malaysia government. Bloggers get sued, Bloggers get detained, and threaten with revocation of citizenship. The Cabinet debating over it, the ruling government [...]

By: James Seng’s Blog : Blog Archive : Social Media : Singapore vs Malaysia

James Seng’s Blog : Blog Archive : Social Media : Singapore vs Malaysia — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:45:52 +0000

[...] of months, there are sever and more sever warnings from Malaysia government. Bloggers get sued, Bloggers get detained, and threaten with revocation of citizenship. The Cabinet debating over it, the ruling government [...]

By: deutscruber

deutscruber — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:53:20 +0000

And the USSR was perfect in its own way with the majority of normal folks happy doing their bit for their country, what can be more blissful than doing your bit to help your fellow beings. I live in a Capitalist society and am in despair with all the greed and grasping of the rich and they show no pity for the poor just disdain and contempt, I am reasonably well off but still am sickened a little with my peers attitude and it seems I must be a one in a million in % terms which is unfortunate because I thought humanity in the Western world was progressing but it seems we have a long way to go before we ever get near to the real meaning of humanity.

By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:08:22 +0000

Oh well, then in many ways anarchy is way better than absolute autocracy. I would never hesitate to celebrate whenever I see a totalitarian regime get toppled from its roots – like the former USSR, the European Eastern Bloc (concluding with Romania’s Nicolae Ceausescu).

Above the law there is Right or Wrong. Merely being legal does not mean it is justifiable. Last year in Hong Kong our lame government passd a law in such a rush that “enabled” them to confiscate all domestic poultry in the territory without compensation. YES, It is “law.” So what? NO, It is WRONG!

By: deutscruber

deutscruber — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 07:58:55 +0000

while you are beimg tolerant your political enemies will decipher that as weakness and will be intolerable themselves in their haste to topple you and the Government opponents and terrorists are the real intolerable ones stirring up unrest and Nat Tan is intolerable by being intolerant himself. So what is he? a bigger intolerant tyrant perhaps who is intolerant of the Government. That’s intolerance for you.

By: Trunks

Trunks — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:50 +0000

Very simple.
An intolerant king is a TYRANT;
An intolerant religion is a CULT!

By: deutscruber

deutscruber — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:00:42 +0000

Yes but Peter, he knew the Law and in all the countries you mentioned if you break the law you usually get areested so he broke the law intentionally, so what did he expect a medal, different countries different laws, obey the laws that are there and the authorities will give you no problem I am sure the Malaysian Government know what they are doing when they make these laws so it is for a reason and just because you don’t agree with that reason you shouldn’t break it just to act macho and make a name for himself among dissidents. They arrested him quite legally to prevent possible anarchy so prevention is better than cure with possible anarchists.

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:15:37 +0000

deutscruber(message 15):

Not in the USA, the UK, Germany, Japan, South Korea, even Taiwan . . . where any individual can freely speak against his or her government without fear of prosecution. SPEECH alone cannot constitute treason. Only speech coupled with ACTION can.

UGH! Such small-minded governments who cannot deal with different opinions!

By: deutscruber

deutscruber — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:59:49 +0000

Well he should not have spoken out against his Government. That is treason and traitorous in any country so Nat ought to apologise quickly and publicly to the Malaysian Government I am sure they could do without a Malaysian traitor in their midst. I mean they have a hard enough job as it is with all the different factions there so all Malaysians support your Country and that means your Government.

By: deutscruber

deutscruber — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:30:09 +0000

The law is the law so dear mr nat should know the law after all he works for a political party called Parti Keadilan Rakyat so dont they make sure that people who work for them know the law or what.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 08:45:39 +0000

Yes there are a few other countries that are as repressive as Malaysia aspires to be if they pass strict new laws as proposed.

Looking at that list and the likes of North Korea and Iran etc… What kind of people want to build a nation associated with that kind of repression and breach of human rights?

I think there must be something in the water at parliment in Malaysia!

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:19:49 +0000

To Madhaterz (message 7),

Look not much farther, and how could you forget North Korea and China? And Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Poland . . . perhaps as close to you as Singapore, Indonesia?

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:28:00 +0000

I would like to be one of the first people to stand up and say a big thank you to Datuk Toh Kin Woon for your words quoted in the article “Gerakan Man: Don’t Gag Bloggers” in the New Straits Times. Although the government does not agree with what you are saying – the people in this country do agree with you and it is the people that the govenment work for and should respect.

Please visit http://hygen.net/blog/?p=71 and post your thanks to Datuk Toh Kin Woon and show your support for Malaysian Bloggers & Malaysian human rights in general.

Thanks!