posted by din merican
Ucapan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kepada kepimpinan PKR “Amanat Harapan” 28 Februari 2009 di Hotel Quality, Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan
Hadirin Sekalian,
Himpunan hari ini menjadi bukti kepada bulatnya tekad serta matlamat kita semua untuk berbakti kepada negara dan rakyat negara ini. Bersama rakan-rakan dalam Pakatan Rakyat, kita akan pastikan Perubahan mengambil [...]
posted by din merican—February 27, 2009
Asean’s relevancy questioned
by Pokpong Lawansiri*
Finally, the Thai government under the leadership of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejajiva is able to hold the 14th ASEAN Summit after it was postponed in December 2008 after the turbulent seizure of the country’s airport by the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD).
There was earlier speculation that [...]
posted by din merican–February 27, 2009
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Civic governance
Dr. KJ John
Febrauary 24, 2009
Some time past, I had asked the rhetorical question, “What is the colour of the air we breathe?” In Petaling Jaya it used to be foul smelling, dirty, corrupted air, especially when related to billboard advertising.
Thanks to the breath of fresh air brought by Pakatan [...]
posted by din merican–February 27, 2009
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Royalty and loyalty
by Dean Johns
February 25, 2009
Royalty has been much in the news lately. Australian expatriate Harry Nicolaides has just been granted a royal pardon after serving five months of a three-year sentence for committing the Thai crime of lese majeste in his self-published 2005 novel, ‘Verisimilitude’.
And both [...]
posted by din merican—February 26, 2009
February 25, 2009
THE following is the full statement by the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, over the controversy involving Bukit Lanjan state assemblyman Elizabeth Wong, issued by his private secretary, Datuk Mohamad Munir Bani:
I am pleased to inform that Yang Amat Berhormat Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Bin Ibrahim, [...]
posted by din merican–February 26, 2009
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PM Badawi’s advice to Dr. Zambry: It’s hilarious, says Che Det ( Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad)
February 25, 2009
There is nothing more hilarious than Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s advice to Perak Menteri Besar Dr. Zambry Abdul Kadir to file a police report over his suspension from the state assembly.
This was [...]
It is no surprise how active the MACC has been since being passed into law last December. An institution which came into being with so much fanfare and hope was destined to become the lapdog of a government falling over itself with mistakes and blunders. If the MACC was to be the last attempt by [...]
posted by din merican–February 25, 2009
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February 25, 2009
Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC): Feeble attempts to show independence
ON Monday (February 23), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) charged four people with various offences ranging from receiving bribes and making false reports – perhaps with a reason too. This turn of events has been seen by some as a [...]
Ferbuary 25, 2009
by Terence Netto
Graceful Hornbill will usher in a new era in Sarawak, starting with Batang Ai
In an ironic twist, the death of Dublin Unting Inggot, the Batang Ai assemblyman who succumbed yesterday after being comatose for nine months, has provided an opening for the redress of an error that owners of Native Customary [...]
February 25, 2009
In recent weeks, the Pakatan Rakyat State Government of Selangor has been plagued by a new monkey specimen from UMNO (see below), who is seeking to be the next UMNO Youth leader come the end of March. UMNO can have him, of course, but Selangor must ensure that he does not [...]
posted by din merican—February 25, 2009
The Malaysian Insider
February 25, 2009
Singapore Premier Lee Hsien Loong made clear last night that the government recognised the growing reach and influence of the new media and was evolving to deal with it.
In an interview with Channel News Asia on the changing media landscape which aired last night, he said: [...]
posted by din merican—February 24, 2009
by Malik Imtiaz Sarvar
It took me a while to understand that in as much as contract, commercial, criminal, constitutional or any other field of law was important, the existence of a functioning system by which the law was applied and enforced was far more crucial. For without such a system, [...]
posted by din merican—February 24,2009
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Political vengeance – BN vs Pakatan
Athi Veranggan | February 23, 2009
Political controversies occuring in Malaysia over the past one year are a chain reaction of UMNO-Barisan Nasional’s political vengeance to halt emergence of Pakatan Rakyat, said two former DAP leaders in Penang today. Pakatan is seen as a real threat [...]
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Hafiz Yatim
February 23, 2009
The Federal Court today reserved judgment in blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s application for a revision over the apex court’s two member panel’s decision on Tuesday to dismiss his earlier application to recuse Justice S Augustine Paul.
Court of Appeal President Justice Alauddin Mohd Sheriff along with Chief Judge of Malaya Ariffin Zakaria and [...]
Comment: The time has come for PKR and Pakatan Rakyat to expose the extent of corruption in Selangor under Khir Toyo and his predecessors. Toyo should be brought to the courts to face charges against him. No one should be above the law.It is also necessary to bring into public view the wrongdoings and misdemeanours [...]
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‘MACC chief should join a political party’
February 23, 2009
‘The statement by the MACC chief on the Selangor MB has certainly brought the MACC into disrepute. Ahmad Said Hamdan must explain his action. Is he seeking publicity?’
On MACC yet another BN lap dog?
Chelvam Rengasamy: Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission chief Ahmad Said Hamdan says the MACC ‘has [...]
Dear Friends,
Disgusting politics in recent weeks prevented me from playing some tunes for you at weekends. Now that I have become accustomed to the ugly face and ferocity of UMNO-BN dirty political games and my colleagues and I are ready to deal with them in our own time and at our own choosing, I decided [...]
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