It is Chinese New Year and of course people are trooping in and out of the house. Amidst all the small talk and shaking of hands and awkward moments of saying, ” I am not married but I am not a child so please do not give me an ang pow,” comments about Anwar’s trial were often heard. It was quite a surprise to me that few if any of my friends believe in the allegations against him.
However some of my friends were not happy with the intervention of foreign powers into what has been described as an internal matter. Such comments were soon followed by those who feel that as we live in a global world now: they have the right to express their views on the matter and we have the right to express our views on their views.
Isn’t that what democracy is all about? A complicated world indeed.



