How should we judge a government?

In Malaysia, if you don't watch television or read newspapers, you are uninformed; but if you do, you are misinformed!

"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." - Malcolm X

Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience - Mark Twain

Why we should be against censorship in a court of law: Publicity is the very soul of justice … it keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial. - Jeremy Bentham

"Our government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no
responsibility at the other. " - Ronald Reagan

Government fed by the people

Government fed by the people

Career options

Career options
I suggest government... because nobody has ever been caught.

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?

Corruption so prevalent it affects English language?
Corruption is so prevalent it affects English language?

When there's too much dirt...

When there's too much dirt...
We need better tools... to cover up mega corruptions.

Prevent bullying now!

Prevent bullying now!
If you're not going to speak up, how is the world supposed to know you exist? “Orang boleh pandai setinggi langit, tapi selama ia tidak menulis, ia akan hilang di dalam masyarakat dan dari sejarah.” - Ananta Prameodya Toer (Your intellect may soar to the sky but if you do not write, you will be lost from society and to history.)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Pudu Jail was iconic?

I just wonder how those relatives of criminals found guilty of capital offences and subsequently executed in Pudu jail feel about this so-called iconic and historic place which warranted some to spare its demolition.

Though I am not against its demolition, I am not for certain developments on its site. Just like the proposed re-development of the Hokien and Kwantung cemeteries which met with strong opposition, I believe Malaysia in general and KL in particular, is not like Singapore or Hong Kong where the land is scarce and they had no alternative but to develop on former burial grounds. Just look around us, there are plenty of land for development, even for a new national capital in Putrajaya!

Pudu jail should be earmarked for a transport hub, instead of Puduraya, because of its location in a corner of the junction of Jalan Hang Tuah and Jalan Pudu. If not, it should be used as LRT terminal and/or mult-storey car park to serve the over-congested areas of Jalan Imbi and Jalan Bukit Bintang.

If I were a prospective investor or tenant in shops or apartments, a former burial ground or jail with a history of executions would be the last place I would be interested. This is simply because there are plenty of alternative places to choose from, why should I try my luck with a place that reminds me of creepy history?

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