January 28th 2011

Local
Sushi Abuse

What started as a video posted up on Facebook that went viral has resulted in an online investigation declared by animal-lovers all over the globe. The fifteen-minute showed a man abusing a toy poodle by forcing it to stand on its hind legs, and punishing it violently when it failed to do so numerous times. This has triggered an onslaught of angry re-postings of the video and rage-filled threats against the man should he be found. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) has joined the unofficial online "investigation" and is appealing to the public for more information on the perpetrator's identity and whereabouts.

There have been a couple of men accused of being the abusers, but until now, the real abuser has yet to be brought into justice. One of the accused is businessman Johnson Kang, 44, who received over 130 phone calls, some of which were death threats. Kang, who is an SPCA Malacca member, is shocked and angry at the person who created a Twitter account using his number under the name of the man believed to be the accuser. He does not know who did it, but has already lodged police reports, and hopes the real culprit will be caught soon so that he can clear his name once and for all.

International
Mubarak, GTFO!

Following closely behind Tunisia's political turmoil is Egypt. They want Mubarak out, and they want him out right now. Tens of thousands of Egyptians stormed the streets of Cairo in a protest to shoo Hosni Mubarak out of his position of power. The battle zone that was once Cairo was filled with scenes of policemen shooting rubber bullets and releasing tear gas in an effort to drive the massive crowd into submission, but the gung-ho protesters were not to be deterred. The presence of so many Egyptians during the protests has shocked everyone, including the protesters themselves, who did not expect the turn-out to be so incredibly massive.

Hosni Mubarak has been ruling over Egypt for three decades now, and the people of Egypt are tired of him and his corrupted officials. He has reacted to the revolt by establishing a number of restrictions, including a curfew and a ban on the Internet. How he expects this to quell the rising anger and impatience of his people is anyone's guess.

Unfortunately, these means that our Malaysian students are stuck. Thousands of students who are mostly studying medicine in Egypt have no way out of the riotous country and have limited connection to the outside world, let alone connection to home.