By Nathaniel Tan,
quick note: I will be at the Generasi Perubahan forum tonight (featuring the best of young Pakatan leaders speaking on our nation’s future), trying to clear a big backlog of Where Is Justice stock. If you’d like to support us by purchasing a copy, I’d truly love to see you there! :) Also see below for how you can purchase the book from the Malaysiakini or Gerakbudaya offices.
I think “crackdown” is indeed justified.
As a side note, as I love snap elections conspiracy theories :P – there’s that tiny chance that Najib may try his luck. Observe his attempts to bleed PKR (which may be backfiring). Is this some attempt to generate momentum?
I guess that would be consistent with the constant harassment of our books.
What started with Where is Justice and 1FunnyMalaysia has since been extended to Amir Muhammad’s Politicians Say the Darndest Things (on the bookshelves for 14 months already!!) and Zunar’s Isu Dalam Kartun. (see also YB Kit’s recent post on the banned Golden Son of the Kadazan)
We can’t even tell how many bookshops have been harassed by the authorities. This cowardly efforts to pick on businesses rather than confront the issue directly is abhorrent and disgusting.
Some chains (which I’m tempted to name :P ) have even given up and returned the books to the distributor.
I recently stopped by that distributor’s office to find about 1,000 copies sitting around the stock room. As you can imagine, that comprises very significant financial losses to the publishers, and is 1,000 books that may never have the chance to show readers the brutality that goes on in our country.
As always, I’ll reproduce the ways in which you can help not only Where is Justice, but all the other books that have been targeted by the authorities.
If you happen to be at a bookshop, I would love your help in finding out regarding Where is Justice, 1FunnyMalaysia and Amir Muhammad’s Politicians Say the Darndest Things (whichrecently met the same fate, after 14 months on the shelves!!)
a) Whether the books are on the shelves,
b) (if not,) Whether the books are available over the counter
c) Whether or not any books have been confiscated,
d) If the books are not being sold, why
e) Any other details surrounding the books
We can’t get a full picture without your help, and it’s very hard for us to keep track of availability across so many book stores.
So any assistance you can provide in gathering this info (leave a comment, or e-mail nat[at]jelas.info), that would be SUPER helpful :)
Thanks Malaysia, you rock!
As per always, to get this book:
1. Get one from your local major bookstore (I’ve previously seen them available in Popular, MPH, Borders, etc). Note: If they are not on the bookshelves, they may still be available over the counter on request.
2. Order one online from Kinibooks.
3. (If you live within the Klang Valley) Place an order with whereisjustice@jelas.info, and we will do our best to get a copy to you at RM 30 (incl delivery costs), on a COD basis.
4. Get one from either the Malaysiakini office at 48, Jalan Kemuja, Bangsar Utama (see Wikimapia or Google Maps), phone: 03-2284-3367; or the distributor, Gerakbudaya at No. 11, Lorong 11/4E, Petaling Jaya (see Wikimapia), phone: (603) 7957 8343/8342
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