Freedom to think is bad says Dr M

Terrorist freed, Cartoonist arrested
New Zunar cartoon book seized ahead of launching
Malaysiakini denied publishing permit
Mahathir says freedom to think is bad

Political cartoonist Zunar (Zulkiflee Anwar Ulhaque) was arrested under the Sedition Act in a police raid on his office in Brickfields this evening; they seized 70 copies of his latest book, Cartoon-o-phobia, due to be launched tonight. Zunar told Malaysiakini that 10 police officers led by ASP Arikrishnan Apparau of Brickfields police raided the premises at about 4pm.»http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/143531

‘Why? Because of Umno logo’

Mas Selamat from ISA to ISA

Earlier in the day Malaysia freed Mas Selamat, alleged to be a member of the JI terrorist ring linked to hotel bombings in Indonesia, after 18 months of detention under the Internal Security Act and repatriated him to Singapore. He was then placed under the ISA. » The Star

KDN refuses Malaysiakini publishing permit
Malaysiakini has been denied a publishing licence for an evening newspaper. The news portal will be taking the matter to court, Malaysiakini chief executive Premesh Chandran was quoted on Twitter.

Freedom to think is bad says Mahathir

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We feel deflated when faced with the theories and thinking brought on by Western thinkers, who do not base their theories on religion. They will come up with various theories and ideals, which get accepted by the Muslim community, without using spiritual guidance to check on their veracity. From the philosophy of freedom to think and the freedom of individuals without limits as propagated by Western ideals, society will lose its way and direction from the true objectives of life. » quoted by Malaysiakini. Dr Mahathir received an honorary PhD in economics from Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Putrajaya.

What else are they going to control?

Whether it is to access alternative views or just simply to have fun reading cartoons or wearing funny T-shirts, our right to make decisions on what to read and what to wear has been eroded, writes Soon Chuan Yean, at the Aliran blog

All in a day’s work for 1Malaysia, Turdily Asia

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