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Movie Review – Rendition – Human Rights!

A thriller that centers on Isabella El-Ibrahimi, the American wife of Egyptian-born chemical engineer Anwar El-Ibrahimi, who disappears on a flight from South Africa to Washington. Isabella desperately tries to track her husband down, while a CIA analyst at a secret detention facility outside the U.S. is forced to question his assignment as he becomes […]

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Malaysian Corporal Punishment – Caning

This is pretty harsh, it shows you that caning is actually really bad. Especially 20 lashes. He tries to a tough buy, but starts wailing after 3-4 strikes, especially when they start landing on top of each other. Looks seriously painful. There’s an interesting article on Wiki about Caning in Singapore, nothing similar for Malaysia […]

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Red Book – The Police and Your Basic Rights in Malaysia

More than 60 lawyers and representatives from NGOs, the US Embassy and the press gathered at the Bar Council Auditorium this morning, all for a very noble cause, to witness the birth of a Red Book or Buku Merah known as “Polis Dan Hak-Hak Asas Anda”. The malaysian bar council recently launched a publication titled […]

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