Din Merican: the Malaysian DJ Blogger
Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees–Albert Camus, The Rebel

Archive for July, 2008

Some Questions for the Wise Men of PAS

July 31, 2008

By Farish A. Noor
July 31, 2008
As if this country doesn’t have enough problems to worry about, what with the impending global recession, Malaysia’s inevitable slowdown and the fear of capital flight from the country and the region as a whole; now we have to deal with the very real and somewhat nasty prospect of an [...]

Press Statement by Datuk Seri Wan Azizah

July 31, 2008

–- PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —
JULY 31, 2008, PETALING JAYA, MALAYSIA

After deliberating with my family, the Keadilan party leadership and our partners in the Pakatan Rakyat, I have officially submitted my resignation as Member of Parliament of Permatang Pauh to the Speaker of Parliament YB Tan Sri Datuk Pandikar Amin Bin Hj. Mulia today [...]

Anwar to contest Permatang Pauh

July 31, 2008

www.malaysiakini.com

July 31, 2008

Anwar Ibrahim announced today that he will contest a by-election for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat which will be vacated by his wife and PKR leader Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
MCPX
Wan Azizah told a packed press conference this afternoon that she will be resigning as member of parliament for the seat but will retain her [...]

Breaking News: Anwar Ibrahim to Stand in Permatang Puah

July 31, 2008

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail announced moments ago at a Press Conference in KeADILan Headquarters on July 31, 2008 that she has sent a letter of resignation as Member of Parliament to the Speaker of the House, Tan Sri Dato Pandikar Amin Mulia. This is to make way for KeADILan de facto Datuk [...]

PGRM vs BOOK

July 31, 2008

Stop launch! Gerakan Leader vs Gerakan Book

Beh Lih Yi
July 30, 2008

Even before its scheduled launch in Penang tomorrow, a new book on Gerakan has run into controversy.
MCPX
A Gerakan leader, who is unhappy with the contents, has turned to the courts for an injunction to stop the launch from taking place and to prevent the book [...]

Integrity: Where art thou in BolehLand?

July 31, 2008

My favorite modern philosopher Ayn Rand, well known for her novels,The Fountainhead (1943 ) and Atlas Shrugged (1957), describes INTEGRITY as “loyality to one’s convictions and values; it is the policy of acting in accordance with one’s values, of expressing, upholding and translating them into practical reality.” ( see, Ayn Rand, The Ethics of [...]

Malaysia’s Educational Reform: Yellow States lead the Way

July 30, 2008

by Azly Rahman@Columbia, New York
July 30, 2008
“To evolve into wiser individuals with enquiring minds, we must ask questions and reflect upon the answers suggested to us. If we are afraid to ask questions, our mind and consciousness will be owned and manipulated by those who think they have the right answers, or by those who [...]

Gloom Has Invaded the Malaysian Political Scene!

July 30, 2008

Malaysia is Mahathir and Mahathir is Malaysia?
By Ahmad Mustapha Hassan
Some said that they are disgusted as to what is happening in Malaysia’s political scene. Some bloggers like Rocky Bru and two others went on strike as if that would do any good. Disappointment at what is happening should not arise especially to those who had [...]

Dato Zaid: Just do the right thing

July 30, 2008

www.malaysiakini.com
Zaid: Both sides want me to resign

July 30, 2008

For a politician who is widely regarded as a maverick, Zaid Ibrahim knows the consequences of being ‘politically incorrect’ on issues which do not go down well with those within his own party.
MCPX
“I have been a minister for just about three months and in that time I [...]

(malaysianpolitics.wordpress.com)

July 29, 2008

This report (July 28, 2008 ) is from Michelle Yoon in New Zealand. How pathetic our mainstream media can be!! –Din Merican
Anwar, the media, and us
As I write this, it is now 6pm Malaysian time.
I first found out about the medical report on Saiful which stated that he was never sodomised, on Malaysia-Today this [...]

Press Statement by Seven MCA PJ Utara Branches

July 29, 2008

MCA PJ UTARA 7 BRANCHES
PRESS CONFERENCE
THE SAIFUL BUKHARI MEDICAL REPORT
TUESDAY 29 JULY 2008, 11AM
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Press.

We meet here today because we, being members of 7 branches of MCA PJ Utara representing more than 1000 members of MCA, wish to [...]

Anwar Ibrahim’s PRESS STATEMENT

July 29, 2008

July 29, 2008
The hospital report leaked yesterday confirms our contention that the allegations leveled against me are baseless and politically motivated and that the complainant is an outright liar working hand in glove with those in power to assassinate my character and attempt to derail the people’s aspirations for transformational change in Malaysia.
This report makes [...]

Dato Ambiga’s Press Statement: Saiful’s Medical Report

July 29, 2008

Contributed by Ambiga Sreenevasan

Monday, 28 July 2008 05:54pm

Very troubling reports have been published, which reveal the existence of a medical report of an examination done by a doctor on Mohd Saiful Bukhari bin Azlan a few hours before Saiful lodged a police report that he had been sodomised. The [...]

Datuk Seri Wan Azizah: Report proves Anwar’s innocence

July 28, 2008

www.malaysiakini.com
Beh Lih Yi
Jul 28, 2008

The medical report which concluded that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was not sodomised proves that PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim is innocent, said his wife today.
MCPX
“It’s a confirmation that it’s a conspiracy all along as this report goes to prove Anwar’s innocence,” PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail told Malaysiakini.
In view [...]

Dari Najwan Halimi: Saiful Bukhari Masih Teruna?

July 28, 2008

Julai 28, 2008
Semalam, saya menerima SMS dari teman-teman berkenaan dengan laporan perubatan yang dijalankan ke atas Saiful Bukhari Azlan bertarikh 28 Jun 2008 oleh pihak Hospital Pusat Rawatan Islam (Pusrawi), Jalan Tun Razak yang khabarnya telah disiarkan secara meluas di laman-laman blog.
Laporan perubatan yang pada mulanya disiarkan di laman Malaysia Today oleh Raja Petra Kamaruddin [...]

Press statement by Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives

July 28, 2008

Saiful’s Sodomy Allegation
The disclosure of an earlier medical report on Saiful’s allegations against Anwar has now been followed by a widely circulated – though not available in the mainstream mass media – copy of the report lodged at Hospital Pusrawi Sdn Bhd at 2.14 pm on July 28, 2008.
This new report – and [...]

Elite Gangsterism at Work: Fixing Anwar Ibrahim for Sodomy

July 28, 2008

www.malaysiakini.com
Doctor: No evidence of sodomy

Beh Lih Yi and P Tarani
July  28, 2008

There is no evidence that Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan was sodomised, according to the doctor who examined him four hours before he lodged a police report alleging he was sexually assaulted by PKR
MCPX
leader Anwar Ibrahim.
It is believed that Anwar’s former aide Saiful (left) went [...]