Poskod Malaysia

Hey all. Noon greets us with frowns:

• Malaysia plans TWO nuclear power plants. Doesn’t a combo of nukes and Malaysian-style incompetence worry you? (The Star)
• Ganyang Malaysia! Anti-Malaysian hackers deface the Yayasan 1Malaysia website. (Free Malaysia Today)
• Pundits: the Third Force movement may results in three-cornered fights in the looming general elections — splitting votes in favour of BN. *Sound of gun cocking and being aimed at foot* (The Malaysian Insider)
• At the 2nd Pakatan Rakyat convention, Karpal Singh underlines the urgent need to resolve PAS’s addiction to the Islamic State idea. (Malaysiakini)
• 2010 was a terrible year for human rights in Malaysia. Killer cops, a thousand people in detention without trial, etc etc. (Aliran)
• Julian Assange’s sex trial documents have come to light. (The Guardian)
• Assange’s lawyers are annoyed that his court docs were leaked. Heh, irony.  (The Australian)
• Social networks for social good: what’s the price? (New York Times)
• How animal cruelty and sexism co-exist: both are processes in which its subjects are treated not as individuals, but as objects. (AlterNet)
• Writer/editor Azwan Ismail says: “Saya gay. Saya OK.” His brave message to young LGBT kids that “things get better” has also been a magnet for homophobic trolls. (YouTube)
• Neil Gaiman wanted a Christmas tree — but he’s Jewish. Is it okay for Jews to celebrate a Christian holiday? (The Independent)
• The year’s best film performances that won’t win Oscars. (New York Magazine)
• The most detailed photograph we have of the surface of the sun. Lord of the Rings-esque. (Gizmodo)

(Image from Gizmodo)