Poskod Malaysia

Woot, another week!

• The Johor Education Dept tries to transfer the teacher husband of PAS Tenang candidate Normala Sudirman for failing to “control his wife”. What? (Malaysiakini)
• Utusan Malaysia has called off its internal inquiry of journalist (and union prez) Hata Wahari. Why? Hata wanted to record the inquiry proceedings. Kenapa takut? (The Malaysian Insider)
• Meanwhile: how blogger/newspaper editor RockyBru used WikiLeaks to smear Rais Yatim. In our rush to wail on #yorais and his alleged maid-raping ways, we forgot to ask Rocky: “Where’s this WikiLeaks diplomatic cable about Rais?” (Uppercaise)
• Wow, mixed messages at the Gabungan Penulis Nasional (GAPENA) meet over the Interlok controversy last weekend. On one hand, burning books is a terrible thing. But why got PERKASA-like people asking for the government to ban Bollywood films in retaliation? (Free Malaysia Today)
• ASEAN wants the sanctions on Myanmar lifted. “All groups … must be part of change in Myanmar, including Aung San Suu Kyi,” says Indonesian foreign minister. But Suu Kyi’s been trying! It’s the junta that doesn’t want to change! (The Star)
• Hilarious literature of the day: General Suparman Perkasa wants you to be part of The Malacca Conspiracy! (Scribd)
• Why putting two spaces after a full-stop is a terrible anachronism: it’s a holdover from typewriter-style typography! (Slate)
• Here’s television footage of a 1956 housewife’s acid trip, done in the name of research! Different times, different times. (The Huffington Post)
• India, through a bird-enthusiast’s eyes. (New York Times)
• The Jurassic Park theme slowed down, 1000%! “It’s the sound of being eaten by a velociraptor, very, very slowly.” (Metafilter)
• Art from an insane asylum: the collected drawings of The Electric Pencil, a patient from a State Lunatic Asylum in Missouri, circa 1910. (The Electric Pencil)

(Image from Art Found Out)