A rude awakening for Pakatan Rakyat

October 12, 2009 Defeat in Bagan Pinang is a rude wake-up call for Pakatan Rakyat, says DAP’s Lim Kit Siang. By Clara Chooi Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) loss in the Bagan Pinang by-election was a rude wake-up call for the coalition, indicating that it could not be overconfident of its popularity among Malaysians, said the DAP’s [...]

Nobel Prize in Economics (2009): Dr Elinor Ostrom and Dr Oliver Williamson

October 12, 2009 Reuters reports: Nobel Prize in Economics shared by Dr. Elinor Ostrom (of Indiana University) and Dr. Oliver Williamson (University of California at Berkeley) A US professor who showed how users could successfully manage common property became the first woman to win the Nobel prize for economics today, sharing it with an American [...]

Zorro Unmasked: View from the Stands

October 12, 2009 We said “No to ISA”, but more said “Yes to ISA” by Zorro Umasked (http://www.zorro-zorro-unmasked.blogspot.com/) YES, we lost but those who were behind PAS sure did believe that they backed the right organisation. Perhaps, it is time to put rhetoric aside and get down to asking  WHY we lost, HOW did we [...]

Bagan Pinang: Defeat despite best efforts

October 11, 2009 My classmates and I met for a reunion lunch last Wednesday (October 7) at Original Kayu Restuarant in Section ss2, Petaling Jaya.  At that time, we already felt that Pakatan Rakyat would face major political and bureaucratic obstacles in its attempt to win the Bagan Pinang by election. The chances of victory [...]

Anwar Ibrahim’s Final Push in Bagan Pinang: UMNO playing the racial card

October 11, 2009 Anwar’s Final Push in the Battle for Bagan Pinang Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has described the Bagan Pinang by-election as a battle to gauge whether the Malay heartlands in Malaysia have changed their mindset. Anwar, who is also Permatang Pauh parliamentarian, said UMNO has been playing the racial card by alleging that [...]

Better for UMNO to lose in Bagan Pinang, says Tengku Razaleigh

October 11, 2009 Better if UMNO lost in Bagan Pinang, says Tengku Razaleigh Former UMNO vice-president Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said a victory for Isa Samad in the Bagan Pinang by-election would translate into an endorsement for corruption. “Much as the likely win by Isa would be welcomed by the leadership after the string of losses [...]

Malaysia suffers from the “Dutch Disease”

October 11, 2009 Malaysia catches the Dutch Disease by William Leong* Global investors are not going to put money into the country if the government does not address the Malaysian resource curse. Pump priming: Wrong Diagnosis Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced that the government will prime the economy with an additional RM1 billion monthly [...]

Najib does not disappoint us, says Tunku Abdul Aziz

To Voters of Bagan Pinang Today is a historic day as you will be voting in a new ADUN for your constituency. Please go to your polling station early and vote with a clear conscience. Here is your chance to inform the UMNO-dominated Barisan  government that you want change and that you reject their corrupt [...]

Bagan Pinang: Polling Day, October 11, 2009

October 10, 2009 Bagan Pinang: More than majority at stake by Bridget Welsh* In this sleepy state constituency of Bagan Pinang near Port Dickson, voters will go to the polls tomorrow. All indications are that the results will be about UMNO’s majority, rather than an opposition upset. The pattern of incumbents holding onto their own [...]

Tengku Razaleigh speaks of National Unity based on New Politics

October 10, 2009 Malaysia: The Challenge of the Present — Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah The State of Perak is at its defining moment to claim its right to constitutional democracy. Malaysians who are committed to making constitutional democracy an indivisible part of our political culture are watching your unfinished journey. The Perak constitutional crisis tells us [...]

Badawi, KJ and relatives and UMNO Leaders explain your wealth

posted by din merican–October 10, 2009 October 9, 2009 Anwar: Probe me, Khairy and Abdullah by Hafiz Yatim PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim today challenged the authorities to reopen their investigations on him over allegations that he had RM3 billion in several master accounts. If they want, Anwar said, they should also set-up an independent commission [...]

Bagan Pinang Indians: Be on the Right Side of History

October 9, 2009 I was sad to read from Zorro Unmasked blog this commentary: “It’s not that we have not interacted with the Indian Community. At every opportunity, over lunch or tea-breaks, when we chance on a group of Indians, Alan, Colin and I would approach them. And it is the same with most MIC [...]

The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 goes President Barack H. Obama

October 9, 2009 President Barack Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world “hope for a better future” and striving for nuclear disarmament. The decision to award one of the world’s top accolades to a president less than nine months [...]

Anwar Ibrahim in Bagan Pinang: October 9 and 10, 2009

DATO’ SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM’S PROGRAMME FOR  BY-ELECTION FOR N31 – DUN BAGAN PINANG: ALL CONCERNED MALAYSIANS ARE WELCOME In less than a day from his return from speaking engagements in New York, Washington DC, and in California (San Jose and Berkeley), USA, Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be in Bagan Pinang  on October 9 (Friday) [...]

Bagan Pinang: Guan Eng and Nik Aziz charm,Anwar Ibrahim will deliver the coup de theatre over the weekend

October 9, 2009 Guan Eng, Nik Aziz charm Chinese voters by Hafiz Yatim The opposition front is bringing out its ‘stars’ in a bid to win over a Barisan Nasional stronghold in Bagan Pinang. Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng, (left) and Kelantan menteri besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat addressed a paying crowd of [...]

Bagan Pinang: PAS workers hurt by UMNO agents

October 8, 2009 PAS workers slashed, UMNO blamed by Andrew Ong Violence has marred the Bagan Pinang by election campaign with PAS party workers allegedly assaulted by UMNO members in several incidents yesterday. One incident took place at about 3pm yesterday while the rest took place during the wee hours of this morning. PAS security [...]

Religion: Between Control and Contingency

October 8, 2009 Religion: Between Control and Contingency By Farish A Noor (via Facebook) Social control seems to be the obsession of many conservative believers today: In Malaysia a woman is about to be caned for the alleged offence of drinking a beer. In Aceh, North Sumatra, the Shariah courts have stated that they are [...]