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Possible corruption scandal involving our Chief Justice

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Race increasingly an issue in Malaysia, says BBC. What do you think, foreign minister?

UPDATE: Full transcript by JONATHAN LIM below.

BBC Part 1:

Sarah Montague from BBC asks Foreign Minister Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar about the “rising resentment” from Indian and Chinese Malaysians about Malay rights and privileges.
She asked him these hardball questions:
1. Is it fair that it’s easier for Malays to get into universities compared to Chinese and […]

Transsexualism in Malaysia: Syariah Court annuls same-sex marriage

Art by CHUAN ZUI

By ANA A.
This month, the Syariah Court annulled Mohd Sufian Mohamad and Zaiton Aziz’s marriage. The court issued the couple a permanent divorce, despite Zaiton Aziz saying that she was in a physically and emotionally satisfying union.
The judge who presided over the case declared the same-sex marriage illegitimate because of Mohd Sufian’s […]

Who let the dog hunters out?

Art by CHUAN ZUI
The Selangor Municipal Council launched a dog hunting campaign, in which the first prize winner gets a whopping RM13,000.
Too nutz to be true?
Read DAVINA GOH’s article here

Malaysian anthem rap remix: Negarakuku

EDITOR’S NOTE: theCICAK is closing the discussion for this post. We feel that we have been fair in capturing a sampling of opinions from our audience.
While some comments have been constructive to the debate about Namewee’s controversial song, the tone of the discussion has degenerated to irresponsible statements from both supporters and opponents.
In any case, […]

Malaysian Eminem raps about Muar Chinese

DISCLAIMER: This song is littered with racist and heterosexist remarks. Please do not watch the video or read the English translation below if you think you might feel uncomfortable. theCICAK would like to encourage responsible and healthy debate. Please post your comments below

American public radio: Malaysian bloggers threatened with censorship

San Francisco-based KQED Radio aired another story today about the Malaysian government clamping down on political bloggers. Pacific Time, a KQED programme that is syndicated to about two dozen radio stations in the United States and in Asia, featured theCICAK in May.
Here’s a summary of “Malaysian Bloggers Threatened With Censorship” by Jonathan Kent for Pacific […]

Making sense of Nathaniel Tan’s detention

About 100 supporters attended a candlelight vigil for political blogger Nathaniel Tan on Sunday night outside the Dang Wangi District Police Station where he is being held. Photo by CHUA SUE ANN
By RACHEL LEOW
Nathaniel Tan, a prominent political blogger, activist and staff member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) was detained incommunicado and was not given […]

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