PJ Thum And Dr M’s Meeting Has Raised Eyebrows In Some Quarters Dr Mahathir has raised eyebrows once again after meeting Singaporean civil activists and political dissidents in Putrajaya on Thursday (Aug 30). Dr M met: Historian PJ Thum Journalist Kirsten Han Civil rights activist Jolovan Wham Award-winning graphic novelist Sonny Liew Former political dissident Tan Wah Piow Critics of the activists – like diplomatic heavyweight Bilahari Kausikan – have had a field day theorising what the 6 could have talked about during their 80-minute meeting. They have also brushed off the meetings as “treacherous”. Source Source But not everyone was butthurt about the meeting, with one fan even calling PJ Thum the greatest Singaporean: Source With a blogger like Kirsten Han around, there’s no need to actually guess what went on behind closed doors. She recounted her experience on her blog, sharing that Dr M was open to questions on anything. Ms Han wrote, We’d been told that it would be “free for all” — the prime minister was prepared to field our questions. Ms Han also shared the unique circumstances in which the meeting had been held. It was the brainchild of former jailed activist Hishamuddin Rais – […]
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