www.malaysiakini.com Zaid Ibrahim’s Speech at the Royal Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur on March 18, 2009. This is the second time I have been invited to address a Rotary Club. Thank you for the honour. Given the times we live in, perhaps it might be appropriate for me to speak about the leadership transition that [...]
Archive for March 2009
YB Gobind Digantung Tugas
March 18, 2009Anwar Ibrahim on BBC World News
March 18, 2009Karpal charged with sedition: Are we a nation against all political opposition?
March 17, 2009Karpal charged with sedition by S Pathmawathy March 17, 2009 Bukit Gelugor member of parliament Karpal Singh was charged with sedition in Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court this morning in relation to his threat to sue the Perak ruler over the political crisis in the state. He was charged under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act [...]
Neil Khor, you are barking at the wrong tree as Badawi will be a “gonner” at the end of March, 2009
March 16, 2009Comment: I commend Neil Khor for writing this piece. Unfortunately, he addressed it to Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, a lame duck Prime Minister who hails from Kepala Batas, Penang. A real leader to me is a man of vision, intellect, conviction and true grit who dares to do things ordinary mortals cannot do. Badawi [...]
CitizenNades’ response to Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam on MACC’s neutrality
March 16, 2009March 16, 2009 www.sun2surf.com.my No evidence of MACC’s neutrality, says CitizenNades A DAY before members to the various committees of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency were announced, a journalist was asked: “Do you think it is an honour to be appointed to the committee?” “Of course it is an honour. Have you been appointed?” “Yes. Come [...]
Anwar Ibrahim: Ikhtibar dari Sejarah Melayu
March 15, 2009March 15, 2009 Learn from Sejarah Melayu, says Anwar. Sembah Derhaka, not Derhaka, in Perak. Not Hang Tuah, not Hang Jebat, but Bendahara Paduka DiRaja Tun Perak. Enjoy this clip and hope we learn from history or we are damned to repeat it, first in Perak and where next? —Din Merican Anwar Ibrahim in Bukit [...]
Che Det warns Najib: Credible or Just a Sandiwara?
March 15, 2009posted by din merican-March 15, 2009 Dr M: We’ll oust Najib should he pick corrupt cabinet by Andrew Ong March 14, 2009 The country’s fourth prime minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, today vowed to work to oust incoming premier Najib Abdul Razak should he appoint corrupt leaders in his new cabinet. Mahathir said this during the [...]
Batang Ai, Sarawak Bloggers’ First Battleground
March 15, 2009Sarawak bloggers, your first big battle begins in Batang Ai by Sim Kwang Yang March 14, 2009 As the political sky over the fair land of Sarawak begins to heat up in anticipation of the Batang Ai by-election, the attention is suddenly focused on a new phenomenon – the political bloggers in the state. Alfred [...]
Batang Ai, Sarawak: Man of the People, Nicolas Bawin Anggat, would be an excellent choice for Parti KeADILan/Pakatan Rakyat
March 15, 2009Top leader endorses Bawin as PKR choice March 15, 2009 PKR advisor Anwar Ibrahim’s special representative for Sarawak, Jeffrey Kitingan, is in favour of Nicholas Bawin Anggat, the Lubuk Antu division chairman, to take on the BN in Batang Ai. “I have studied the matter in great detail and consulted with people on the ground,” [...]
Anwar Ibrahim’s Speech in Parliament on Najib’s rm60 billion stimulus package
March 14, 2009March 14, 2009 Dear Friends, Some of visitors of this blog have complained to me that I do not write enough and in stead, I rely on “cut and paste” approach to blogging. One particular person recently– and hence the reason for this note–reminded me of it. Yes, no doubt I cut and paste. In [...]
Sarawak–Merdeka 46 years and what next?
March 14, 2009The Brave Dayak Nation’s Quest for Justice and Native Customary Rights Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
The Wise Men@ Federal Court: No by-election in P 182 Pensiangan, so Kurup remains MP
March 14, 2009posted by din merican–March 14, 2009 www.malaysiakini.com by Joe Fernandez March 13, 2009 The Federal Court in Kota Kinabalu this morning overturned an Election Court decision on September 8 to strip Pensiangan MP Joseph Kurup of the seat and declare it vacant. Federal Court Judge Nik Hashim Nik Abdul Rahman who delivered the verdict held [...]
The Economy: Kit Siang answers Najib on rm60 billion stimulus package
March 13, 2009posted by din merican—March 13, 2009 by Lim Kit Siang (www.limkitsiang.com) What is now being labeled the Great Recession began in mid- 2007 as the sub-prime fiasco in the United States began to unfold. The economic slowdown gained momentum in 2008. As the gathering, storm clouds gathered over the horizon, Governments began to react and [...]
Amartya Sen: Capitalism Beyond Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes
March 13, 2009posted by din merican—March 13, 2009 New York Review of Books Volume 56, Number 5 · March 26, 2009 Capitalism Beyond the Crisis By Amartya Sen 2008 was a year of crises. First, we had a food crisis, particularly threatening to poor consumers, especially in Africa. Along with that came a record increase in oil [...]
Songs for this Black Friday
March 13, 2009We are into another weekend but this time I have chosen to use this Black Friday (March 13 2009) to introduce to you a group of a popular lady singers ( jazz and contemporary) whose fame and fortune were somehow associated with these songs they render. May you have a good weekend with your loved [...]
End of the Road for Datuk Azalina Othman Said, says the Malaysian Insider
March 12, 2009The Malaysian Insider Kuala Lumpur March 12, 2009 The end could be near for Datuk Azalina Othman Said. Even if the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission does not find any evidence that she is involved in vote-buying or any other forms of corruption, her meteoric rise up the political ladder — which saw her turn from lawyer-cum-talk [...]
