The Four Aces and Brenda Lee

Great May Day to all of you and the Four Aces, arguably the most popular vocal group in the 1950s and Brenda Lee will entertain you.—Dee Jay Din Merican

Congratulations to Zunar and his Team at Suara KeADILan

Dear Zunar and the Team at Suara KeADILan,
My belated congratulations to you, buddy and the team of good men and women at Suara KeADILan on the occasion of your receiving “permit akhbar” from the  Ministry of Home Affairs after a 3-year wait. With this permit Suara KeADILan is now the official organ (lidah rasmi) of [...]

Raja Petra’s Reply

One very respected retired Chief Justice, who is known as an extremely straight and no-nonsense chap, remarked, if he had to be tried in court, he would not like it to be in a Malaysian court. He further remarked that the windscreens of the cars of judges are blacked-out not for security reasons but [...]

Kenyataan Akbar Timbalan Perdana Menteri Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak

 

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Wednesday, 30 April 2008

Saya ingin merujuk kepada rencana yang disiarkan pada laman web tuan di bawah tajuk “Let’s Send Altantuya’s Murderers To Hell” pada 25 April yang lalu.Untuk makluman pembaca laman web tuan, saya membuat kenyataan ini untuk menjelaskan perkara sebenar, memandangkan ada sindiran- sindiran dan juga komen-komen yang tidak berasas [...]

WHICH WAY FOR UMNO?

After the Malaysian polls, parties must embrace new competition in policy-making
April 26, 2008
Dr. Ooi Kee Beng
THE remarkable results of the Malaysian general elections of March 8 almost certainly mean that the country’s politics has changed forever. Five states are in opposition hands and the government has lost its two-third majority in Parliament. At the individual [...]

POLITICS-MALAYSIA: Equitable Distribution of Wealth – The Challenge

By Anil Netto
PENANG, Apr 27 (IPS) – With Malaysia’s opposition pact in the ascendancy after stunning gains in a general election last month, some are wondering how different their economic policies are likely to be if they do wrest power, as many expect them to do, eventually.
The Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance or PR), made up [...]

Anwar Ibrahim’s Interview—Australia

The Mandate is a mandate by Malaysians for CHANGE, not more of business as usual. I hope this interview will further clarify any linggering doubts about Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s political and socio-economic agenda. His vision and proposals are embodied the Malaysian Economic Agenda, which has been adopted by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR-PKR, DAP and [...]

Shariibuu says ‘hello’ to Abdullah and Khairy—Susan Loone

Photo: A very rush handshake.
Altantuya’s dad, Setev Shaariibuu, was in Parliament today. He waited half a day to meet with Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Najib Tun Razak.
He did manage to meet Abdullah after lunch at the Parliament entrance. Shaariibuu was about to leave when Abdullah emerged. The dad went straight to [...]

A Son’s Tribute: MGG Pillai, Father of Online Journalism

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Sreejit Pillai

April 28, 2008

I regret profoundly that my father, MGG Pillai, did not live to see the momentous developments which nearly toppled the ruling Barisan Nasional government last month.

Today, the April 28 is the second anniversary of my father’s passing away. For my family and me, hardly a quiet moment of self-reflection goes by [...]

Raja Petra In Action

Freedom From An Oppressive Government

(with permission)

M. Bakri Musa
Morgan-Hill, California
April 28, 2008
The greatest legacy the leader of a nation could bequeath would be freedom from an oppressive government. This realization comes to me when I compare Malaysia ’s experience during the 1997 economic crisis to America ’s current struggle with its massive debt mess.
The differences in reactions and [...]

Ku Li: Sabah crossover a possibility

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Chan Kok Leong

April 27, 2008
Another leader within the Barisan Nasional fold warned today at a forum in Subang Jaya that Sabah MPs may yet abandon ship.Speaking to a gathering of Umno members this afternoon, Gua Musang parliamentarian and Umno stalwart Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah told of a chance encounter with PKR adviser Anwar Ibrahim recently.
“I was [...]

Mr Cool Tony Bennett: Rags to Riches

Guys and gals, this is the ultimate from Mr. Tony Cool Bennett. Great Voice, excellent arrangement and just very upbeat. What a better way to spend Sunday evening. Here’s to you wonderful people. Remember we will make Malaysia great, not those guys in power who are out of touch with reality.—Dee Jay Din Merican
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Songs from West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein and his lyricist Stephen Sondheim produced these two great classics. Just wonderful to listen to them when the Malaysian world is in confusion—Dee Jay Din Merican

Anwar: Malays have nothing to fear

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Andrew Ong
April 26, 2008
PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim said Malays have nothing to fear despite their smaller representation in several Pakatan Rakyat state governments.
This is because the new Pakatan state governments, which champion the concept of Ketuanan rakyat (people’s power), will not conceive policies that are detrimental to the Malays.
“I will not compromise on [...]

Venus in Blue Jeans and Rhythm of the Falling Rain

More songs of the Sixties for your Sunday listening pleasure. I heard Rhythm of the Falling Rain by the Cascades when I was on a Students’ Exchange Programme in West Berlin, West Germany in 1963. It surely brings back memories of my days in that divided city.—Dee Jay Din Merican

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Johnnie Ray: Just Walking in the Rain (1956)

Let me take you down memory lane to 1956. It was an interesting period in America and Europe—one of economic prosperity and cultural renaissance, at least as far as jazz and pop music were concerned. Here is Johnnie Ray singing “Just Walking in the Rain” his hit of that period. Good Sunday, friends.—-Dee Jay Din [...]