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Daniel Chandranayagam

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Daniel Chandranayagam is a freelance writer and researcher, who also offers occasional consultation on legal matters and business development. With a background in law and legal editing, Daniel has been writing and researching for close to ten years. His blog is at http://pottedplot.com/, and he is the Chief Editor for the CSR Digest (http://csrdigest.com/).

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25 November 2008

Malaysia: The Plight of Penan

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

The Penan tribe, indigenous people of East Malaysia, have taken quite some press and blog space this year. Bloggers react to stories of abuses committed against the Penan Tribe.

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17 November 2008

Malaysia: Are the police being too brutal?

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

A peaceful rally in Malaysia was violently dispersed by the police. Civil society groups have condemned the dispersal, especially the use of force, the repression of assembly and expression, and Malaysian bloggers are up in arms on the whole episode.

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1 November 2008

Southeast Asia: The Power of the Pontianak

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

One of the most enduring legends of South East Asia is the Pontianak, said to be a bone-white lady, with ruby-red eyes, who is borne from her death in birth-giving. The Pontianak, or sometimes called the "Kuntilanak", lives in almost all of South East Asia, except the Indochina region.

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Reforming the Malaysian Judicial Services

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

The Malaysian judiciary has long been criticised of corruption, and also for being less-than expeditious in its process. With the resignation of de facto Law Minister, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, the appointment of Tan Sri Zaki Azmi, and newly-voiced resistance to judicial reform, the jury is out on what will take place with the corridors of justice in Malaysia.

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29 October 2008

Malaysia's Jungle Spirits

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

Lush with primary and secondary virgin jungle, Malaysians have long held a respect for the forests. It also helps that myths, whether bearing down from the forefathers or from urban legend, has caused a lot of superstition surrounding the vast jungle of Malaysia.

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25 October 2008

Malaysian Media Council: Double handcuffs or media freedom?

Written by Daniel Chandranayagam · East Asia

Amidst a number of recent journalistic blunders, Malaysia’s Home Minister, Syed Hamid Albar, announced that the government has full intention of establishing a national media policy, together with a regulatory...

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