www.malaysiakini.com KLIA East @ Labu ‘shelved’ P Stek | January 30, 2009 The RM1.6 billion KLIA East @ Labu has apparently been shelved following a meeting today between Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and the two key project proponents – budget carrier AirAsia and conglomerate Sime Darby. According to sources, the Malaysia Airports Holdings [...]
Archive for January 2009
Another aborted Sime Deal: Focus on Business and Stop the Politics
January 30, 2009A New Beginning
January 30, 2009posted by din merican—January 29, 2009 by Malik Imtiaz Sarvar Political analysis is useful for providing the insights that flow from the more rounded appreciation of context such analysis allows for. Without context the significance of specific action will elude us. For instance, a statement by a politician could mean one thing in isolation but [...]
Kenyataan Media dari Pejabat Menteri Besar, Selangor: UMNO masih tipu rakyat
January 29, 2009KENYATAAN MEDIA 29hb Januari 2009 PERPINDAHAN SETINGGAN BUKIT BOTAK KE TAMAN SELAYANG MUTIARA SHAH ALAM – Mesyuarat Stanco Tanah hari ini turut membincangkan isu projek penempatan semula setinggan Bukit Botak, Selayang yang melibatkan seramai 1400 pemilik tanah serta merangkumi keluasan tanah seluas 138 ekar. Delpuri Corporation Sdn. Bhd. (DCSB) telah dilantik sebagai kontraktor pada tahun [...]
Ramlang Porigi: A Victim of UMNO Political Power Play
January 29, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Former FT imam sacked after campaigning for Anwar Ibrahim January 28, 2009 The former imam who witnessed the oath-taking by alleged sodomy victim Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan – and then revealed details during the Permatang Pauh by-election – has been sacked from the Islamic Affairs Department Jakim. Ramlang Porigi had been transferred to Jakim [...]
How credible is Najib as Prime Minister?
January 28, 2009posted by din merican—January 28, 2009 UMNO’s Reform Must Begin With Najib Razak Dr.M. Bakri Musa Morgan-Hill, California It is not enough for Najib Razak and other UMNO leaders to lament the loss of their party’s “wow” factor, or for them to endlessly exhort the party faithful to “re-invent” or “re-brand” their organization. Reform is [...]
RPK’s Second Open to The Prime Minister: Police Brutality and No Confidence in Najib
January 28, 2009Today, to celebrate Chinese New Year, RPK sends his second open letter to Pak Lah, which touches on the problem of police brutality and the vote of no confidence against Najib in the recent Kuala Terengganu by-election. NO HOLDS BARRED January 26, 2009 Raja Petra Kamarudin Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad [...]
Congrats Steven,Pramesh, my friends and associates @Malaysiakini.com
January 28, 2009posted by din merican–January 28, 2009 Cyber-paper at vanguard of media revolution January 27, 2009 A Malaysian newspaper that exists only in cyberspace has inspired a torrent of online debate since its launch a decade ago, in a phenomenon that has shaken up the nation’s media and political scene. The pioneering website Malaysiakini and the [...]
Ezam Noor: A bitter man who lost his marbles in UMNO politics
January 27, 2009posted by din merican—January 27, 2009 www.malaysiakini.com Ezam Mohd Noor: A moribund character Ahmad Kadir | January 23, 2009 I refer to the Malaysiakini report Ezam vows to ‘diminish’ Anwar’s influence. Ezam Mohd Noor was the most juvenile and vulgar element of PKR during the reformasi years. He called Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad unprintable names. [...]
The UMNO “Wow Factor” (A Satire): The Way to Lose Elections
January 26, 2009posted by din merican—january 26, 2009) (from Farish Noor in Indonesia via Facebook) The UMNO ‘Wow Factor’ A farmer named Lakbir Singh was overseeing his herd in a remote pasture in Bolehland when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced out of a dust cloud towards him. The driver, a young Malay man in an Armani suit, [...]
A new PKR man in Perak
January 25, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Perak: UMNO ADUN defects to PKR January 25, 2009 Bota assemblyperson Nasarudin Hashim has quit UMNO to join PKR, resulting in Pakatan Rakyat now controlling 32 state seats in Perak. When contacted, Perak Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin told Bernama that Nasaruddin made an announcement that he was joining PKR at the party’s headquarters [...]
Farish Noor on P-36 Kuala Terengganu: Change rather than Continuity
January 25, 2009by Farish Noor (The Straits Times) January 24, 2009 — The outcome of the recent by-election in Kuala Terengganu sounded a wake-up call in the corridors of power in Malaysia and among the senior leadership of the ruling UMNO in particular. As the votes were being counted, it became evident that the Pas candidate was [...]
Patrizio Buane entertains you this weekend
January 25, 2009Friends, For this weekend, I feature popular Italian balladeer, Patrizio Buane. This is a departure from my usual posting of jazz and music of 50′s and 60′s. I hope you enjoy the Buane renditions I have chosen for you. Gong Xi Fa Cai to all Malaysians who celebrate this festival. To those of you who [...]
The Malaysian DJ Blogger Marries His Cik Cun–January 23,2009
January 23, 2009Friends and associates, from near and far, With this ring I wed thee, Kamsiah At a simple Akad Nikah ceremony presided by Ustaz Haji Suhaimi Wakid on the 6th Floor of Menara Utara, JAIS Complex, Shah Alam, Selangor, I married my Cik Cun (Dr. Kamsiah G. Haider) today. Also present were my architect son, Jeffri [...]
Anil Netto: On P-36 Kuala Terengganu
January 23, 2009KT polls debacle may hit reforms Anil Netto | January 23, 2009 www.malaysiakini.com A key parliamentary by-election last Saturday that fell to a resurgent opposition alliance has piled pressure on prime minister-to-be Najib Abdul Razak. At issue now is whether the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition he leads is capable of pushing through reforms which many [...]
Leadership Change in PKR Penang
January 23, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Fairus dropped as PKR Penang deputy chief Jimadie Shah Othman | January 23, 2009 In a startling development, Penang Deputy Chief Minister (I) Mohd Fairus Khairuddin has been dropped as the state PKR deputy chairperson following a reshuffle. The decision has added fuel to the already raging speculation that the 32-year-old politician could be [...]
Back to Hornbill Politics in Sarawak
January 22, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Landmines in Sarawak, Part 1 Sim Kwang Yang | January 22, 2009 Being severed from the Malayan Peninsula by a vast expanse of water, the political sky over the fair land of Sarawak has very different hues and colours. Sometimes, the political quirks and kinks can seem incomprehensible to politicians and people from outside [...]
Pensiangan, Sabah: The Next Battleground
January 22, 2009www.malaysiakini.com Sabah BN squabbles over Pensiangan seat Joe Fernandez | January 21, 2009 The fall of the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat to the opposition Pakatan Rakyat has widened the rift in Sabah Barisan Nasional (BN) over its choice of candidate, should a by-election be held for the Pensiangan parliamentary seat. Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) [...]
