Poskod Malaysia

Hello, dear friends!

• Malay-rights group PERKASA surreptitiously co-organises a mod scooter convention, catching bands like Couple, who played at the event, by surprise. “It’s good that politicians are starting to pay attention, but it depends on PERKASA’s agenda.” (The Malaysian Insider)
• Sungai Siput MP Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj has been fighting for equal distribution of constitutional allocations: funds given out by Putrajaya to BN MPs but not opposition ones. This should seem like a no-brainer — or is the government saying that you aren’t a Malaysian citizen if you don’t vote for them? (Malaysiakini) 
• Brickfields hawkers are being evicted by DBKL. “Move, or get your licenses revoked!” City Hall is not providing any place for these traders to move to. (Free Malaysia Today)
• At a PKR fundraising dinner, Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah played a Radiohead song, then auctioned her 13-year-old guitar. (Malaysiakini)
• Newly-found documents reveal an unlikely victim of Nazi oppression: a Finnish dog that could parody Hitler’s salute. (Newser)
• Annals of advertising: the UK is going after Twitter users and bloggers who endorse brands without clearly saying they’ve been paid to do so. “It’s not fair trade!” (The Guardian)
• Economics, explained in the simple-to-understand nomenclature of nomz. (EcoNomNomNomics)
• Did you know: they originally planned a movie adaptation of The Lord of the Rings — starring the Beatles. (Super Punch)
• List of the day: 2010’s 5 worst comics. (Comics Alliance)
• Why can’t humans walk straight without visual cues? Apparently, if you blindfold a person (even a sober one!) they will start walking in circles. (NPR)

(Image from Super Punch)