the sarawak show – what’s freedom in the name of power and fear?

On one hand, Najib talks about “transform”, 1Malaysia, freedom, equality… even organising makan with his online friends from tweeter and facebook.

All very well packaged and nice to see/hear/read. Well done, Apco!

BUT on the other hand.. when things are not going well… like the Sarawak Show that Najib is failing badly to stage - screw the progressiveness mask. It’s now same old story – bring out the iron fist.

In the past week… the following media / blogs have been down. Most of them attacked by DDOS.

• Sarawak Report. Now accesible on a blog here.
• Rado Free Sarawak. Not accesible.
• Malaysiakini. Now accesible at malaysiakinicom.wordpress.com andwww.facebook.com/malaysiakini
• Dayak Baru Blog. Not accesible
• Anil Netto – supposedly”under attack” too but still accesible.

Bloggers, Activists denied entry into Sarawak. so far:

• Wong Chin Huat (Bersih 2.0)
• Sivarasa (MP, Subang)
• Haris Ibrahim (MCLM, People’s Parliament)
• Steven Ng (Native Customary Rights (NCR) land activist)

What else?

• How about the use of TV3 to start a Media spin on RPK?
• What about a Mainstream Media blackout on opposition’s successful rallies?
• The little things about Cheating agaisnt a free and fair election.

So… in the name of Power and Fear of losing… the rules of a democracy, free and fair elections, human rights, freedom of information – all out of the window.

How Najib? is this what 1Malaysia is about?

I think despite of the above… People Power will win 16 April. History will be made.

-delcapo