The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems, the thoughts, the reviews, the photos, the paintings and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Friday July 7th, 2023
The unravelling of the Anwar myth by Murray Hunter
Seven months ago, Anwar Ibrahim became Malaysia’s prime minister amid a burst of messianic approbation.The 75-year-old Anwar was arguably a symbol of hope for a generation, widely expected in international capitals including Washington, DCto bring about Malaysia’s desperately needed reform, turn the tide on creeping Islamization, reinstall egalitarian multiculturalism, rid the nation of cronyism and kleptocracy, and end corruption.
Little of that has taken place, tarnishing the prime minister’s image both domestically and internationally anddismaying his international allies. Many of the laws used against him and his allies during his years in the political wilderness remainin place. The Home Minister, Saifuddin Nasution, shocked followers at the onset by announcing that the Printing Presses and Publications Actis still needed. The Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012, known as SOSMA, which replaced the colonial-era Internal Security Act allowing for detention without habeas corpus, remains in place, as do the Sedition Act, the Official Secrets Act, the Communications and Multimedia Act and other draconian laws which admittedly are rarely used but haven’t been repealed.
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The beach bug #poem by Bohdan Yuri
“There comes a winter pale creature
that walks through glassy boulders
trimmed by the ocean’s sharpened roar.”
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Worming #69 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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