Flyers
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Saturday, 09 June 07 - 03:23 PM (GMT +08:00) By Lawrence Yong in A Shadow's Thoughts |
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Flyers, the cheapest way of advertising, but it also contribute a lot to littering problem, especially when a lot of Proud Malaysian practices the "Boleh Buang Sampah Merata-rata" in support of “Malaysia Boleh!”.
You know, from what I have observed, quite a lot of Malaysian don’t know what to do when someone give them a flyer which they don’t want. We have a lot of very shy people that rather take the flyer, and maybe read it, then drop it within the next 20 steps or the nearest corner which the flyer giver can no longer see them.
As for people who drive a car, I’m pretty sure we all dislike people putting flyers on the windscreen. I really hate it when it is raining while there is a flyer(s) on the windscreen. The flyer will become a lump of pulp and if you did not notice and remove it before you turn on your wiper… >.<
People really should be made responsible of such flyers. Perhaps the authority should consider this rule which was implemented in my ex-university. Any flyers, buntings, banners or other publicity items that are to be distributed must be chopped and approved by the club-related department known as STAD.
So if applied at this level, it would be the “Majlis Perbandaran”(city council) implementing a rule that require people/companies who want to distribute flyer to register and get approval from them. From there onward, more rules can be make to hold the distributor responsible for improper content, cleaning up the littering (maybe charge them a cleanup fee that is based on the no. of flyers distributed?) and even damages cause by their flyers (sticking onto walls, windscreen, etc). Summons and fines should be applied to the offender.
That way, anyone who wants to distribute flyers would probably think twice before just simply dropping their flyers everywhere; or they might use a more proper channel to do it (waking up at 4 am to go stick it between newspapers). Good for the people and also the city council (extra source of income if there is a lot of offenders, and it might solve the littering problems that is caused by unwanted flyers :P) , don't’ you agree?
Apostasy in Malaysia
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Sunday, 27 May 07 - 05:02 PM (GMT +08:00) By Lawrence Yong in A Shadow's Thoughts |
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Warning: Read the Disclaimers. Note that this entry is religion sensitive and may be offensive to some people and their beliefs.
Apostasy in Malaysia: In a country where we have various religions, races & culture, how does it affect us?
Since I'm not too sure just how am I going to write this entry, I'm going to try something different. I'm just going to provide you guys with a few main resources (note that some article may be a bit bias, but I leave it there just for the story, not the opinion of the authors) and let you guys read and make your own judgement. And also, if you guys got better sources, please let me know. :)
Apostasy Related Cases:
1) Lina Joy's case:
- The persecution of Lina Joy by Michelle Malkin
- STAR: Lina Joy's Case
2) Moorthy Maniam's case:
- Aliran Cover Story
3) Suresh Veerappan & Revathi Masoosai’s Case:
- International Herald Tribune Cover Story
- News clip from AlJazeeraEnglish, EveryWomen (below; credit goes to tie for sending me the link)
There are more of such cases out there, but the three above are the the ones that I think was given a bit more attention during it's time. For more details on any of the case, you can either:
- Google the name of the persons
- Search for the Cases in BAR’s archieve.
I've tried to search for the consitution on our government and parliment's homepage but I can't seem to find it. So, you can either read this one or wikisource's.You can download a copy as well if you want (credit goes to dale for giving me this).
After reading all and perhaps doing your own research, what do you think? Should these things really be happening as it is? Is the constitution correctly applied into these cases? How much does these cases affect us and those around us?
As for the future of such cases, we will just have to see the Courts Decision on Lina Joy's Case this coming Wednesday. Hopefully, the decision will be one that changes Malaysia for the better. :)
Decisions: It's always a matter of choice
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Saturday, 19 May 07 - 02:27 PM (GMT +08:00) By Lawrence Yong in A Shadow's Thoughts |
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Here is the entry "Decisions: It's always a matter of choice". If you wish to give your comments or start a discussion on the entry, you can come back and post them here. :D
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