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jothi
Real Name: jothi jeyasingam
Member Since: 7th November 2010
I attended a scriptwriting workshop a few years ago where someone asked me what I had written? It then occurred to me that despite calling myself a "writer", I had not really written anything - except for a sprinkling of poetry and some amateurish scribbles during my teenage years. The bulk of what I had written was work - news articles and such. When one is a writer, one should write, at least a little, news reporting is hardly writing, plus it never gave me the writer satisfaction I craved. Hence this blog.....it serves as my outlet to gripe about the things I dislike, wax lyrical about my passions, express my opinions, and to twitter away about whatever catches my fancy.
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What will the mass cull in the name of rabies achieve?
IF you think that the mass culling of stray dogs in the northern states which began last month, after rabies was first detected in Perlis on Aug 19 will serve to eliminate the zoonotic virus from spreading further, I urge you to think again.Let us not be deluded by the notion that the council workers, dog...
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7th October 2015 12:08pm
Justice delayed is justice denied
Justice delayed is justice denied is a popular legal maxim that means if legal redress is not forthcoming in a timely manner, it is akin to having no redress at all.I believe the friends and family members of marketing executive Chee Gaik Yap who was raped and murdered in 2006 would heartily agree with...
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13th August 2015 6:53pm
Father's Day
It is said that one would do anything for one's own flesh and blood, that the love of a parent for a child knows no bounds. That a father or a mother would make great sacrifices for the wellbeing of their children, but does this great love extend to spilling the blood of another?Is it called love when the...
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3rd August 2015 1:00am
Animal Welfare Bill 2015, Malaysia gets tough with abusers
June 17, 2015 marked a momentous day for Malaysia as the Animal Welfare Bill 2015 was passed by the Dewan Rakyat. It proved to be one of those rare bills that garnered support from both sides of the political divide.Animal lovers who were following the live debate on RTM1, spoke of how refreshing it was to...
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6th July 2015 1:13pm
India's Daughter: The march against sexual persecution
When I was a child, way before I entered primary one, I knew what rape was, courtesy of Tamil and Hindi movies. Literally every movie had at least one rape or attempted rape scene. What were these scenes for? To entertain the audience? Though I believe that one who is entertained by such scenes, must be of...
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22nd March 2015 7:57pm
Jais, rape, and the tudung
Early this month, Jais delivered a highly controversial sermon titled: "Aurat: Antara Kebebasan dan Maruah Diri” (Aurat: Between freedom and self dignity).The gist of the sermon is this:Muslim women should cover up their "aurat" to prevent “being harassed physically or mentally... so as to prevent false...
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17th February 2015 11:49am
Rapists don't quit
A leopard cannot change its spots and there's not much chance of a rapist changing his ways either. At the risk of sounding a tad judgemental, the following cases prove that society at this point, does not take crime and violence perpetuated against women seriously enough.Here are three examples that I...
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5th January 2015 12:34pm
Dogs poisoned in the heart of KL
One of the most potent dangers a dog is likely to face in its lifetime, besides physical abuse is poisoning. Whether a dog is owned or a stray, poisoning is always a clear and present danger. Stray dogs are more likely targets, as they are constantly scavenging for food and a tasty piece of meat is not easy...
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13th September 2014 11:52pm
Cabbie for the blind
OnAugust 30, I saw a post by a friend on my Facebook timeline that made my day. An FB user who goes by the name Eddie Fendy Mkah posted that he offers taxi services to blind people with guide dogs. This is a screenshot of the Facebook post.In any other country or any other situation, no one would have...
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13th September 2014 1:49am
Tuol Sleng - Pol Pot's house of horror
Even if they die many times over, it would not be enough." This is what a survivor of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime that plunged the country into its darkest era ever, said when two senior members of the regime were sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday, Aug 7, 2014, for crimes against humanity more...
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10th August 2014 2:01am
Lashawn goes to the mall
When you're a guide dog in Malaysia, being able to walk into a mall and not get kicked out is a big deal indeed. Infact it is such an achievement that it would warrant some amount of media coverage which it did. Breakthrough for the blind as guide dog is allowed into mallLashawn however has been creating...
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2nd August 2014 2:54am
Guide dogs for the blind in Malaysia
Sometimes it just takes one incident to shine a harsh spotlight on how unevolved we are as a society. In this case it was a simple experiment undertaken by a man on a mission to provide sight and mobility to the blind via guide dogs.The man in question is Stevens Chan the founder of Malaysia Glaucoma...
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28th July 2014 12:30am
MPJBT sees solution in private dog catchers
Last month the reputation of the Johor Baru Central Municipal Council (MPJBT) took a beating when a video surfaced on Facebook showing enforcement staff bludgeoning stray dogs to death.Under fire, MPJBT called a halt to ongoing operations to round up stray dogs and promised to come up with a more humane...
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26th July 2014 4:34pm
An open letter to PM Najib on animal cruelty
The cruelty that was inflicted on Brianna, and old and partially blind Rottweiler, led animal lover Tina Yusman to start an online petition called Justice For Brianna. The petition which garnered 126, 596 signatures from throughout the world was sent to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak on...
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21st June 2014 11:29pm
MPJBT and the Skudai strays
Fifteen individuals and four non-governmental organisations lodged reports at the Skudai police station on June 11, 2014, against MPJBT. NST PIXOn June 5 a video was uploaded on Facebook showing enforcement personnel from the Johor Baru Central Municipal Council (MPJBT) bludgeoning stray dogs to death...
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21st June 2014 4:30pm
No justice for Malaysian dogs
Recently two incidents of cruelty against man's best friend gained the attention of animal lovers in Malaysia. Both incidents shone a harsh spotlight on the reluctance of "the powers that be" to get tough with animal abusers.First incident On May 13, 2014, a man believed to be an army officer, shot two...
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15th June 2014 10:36pm
Land of the Mahabharata
The Mahabharata one of Hinduism's greatest epic, the other being the Ramayana, does not belong to India alone. As Hinduism spread beyond the subcontinent, so to did the exploits of the Mahabharata heroes.In Bali literally the last bastion of Hinduism in Southeast Asia, one cannot help but notice how the...
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17th February 2014 3:42pm
Journalism that exploits
At about 5pm on Wednesday October 17, as I was running through a list of stories submitted by reporters that day, one particular headline caught my eye - Abused 4-year-old-girl flees from home.There are many cases where very young children are abused, but rarely does a child that young actually leave! I...
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20th October 2013 1:07pm
Who will win the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize??
Pakistani girl-wonder Malala Yousafzai and Congolese rape trauma surgeon Denis Mukwege have emerged as strong contenders for the prestigious Nobel Peace Prize to be announced today.Both are championing the cause of women. Malala wants girls to be able to get an education and better their lot, while...
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11th October 2013 11:22am
Delhi gang rape, a courageous legacy
Friday the 13th marked a milestone for India, not because they won a cricket championship, not because a new leader came into power or a new law was passed in Parliament. It was because four men were sentenced to hang for a brutal gang rape in December 2012 that repulsed not just India, but the...
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23rd September 2013 11:14am