April 18, 2010 Book Review: Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir M0hamad in Turbulent Times (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009) by Barry Wain by Dr Maznah Mohamad* My first reaction to the book was how could this be any different from the several others already written of the man, for example, that of Khoo Boo Teik’s Paradoxes of [...]
Archive for April 2010
Dr. Maznah Mohamad: Looking at Malaysian History differently
April 18, 2010UMNO-BN and Pakatan Rakyat begin the battle for Hulu Selangor
April 18, 2010April 18, 2010 The Scramble for Malay Votes in Hulu Selangor By Adib Zalkapli The first day ( April 17 ) of the official Hulu Selangor campaign saw the main contenders, Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat, exchange allegations of Jewish links against each other in the race for the majority Malay vote. Malays form more [...]
Zaid Ibrahim speaks to you, Hulu Selangorians
April 18, 2010Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate Datuk Zaid Ibrahim said he believes his friends in Pakatan Rakyat will work extra hard to ensure victory in Hulu Selangor. “From day one, Pakatan has been very supportive and I thank them for their trust in me. I have started to fall in love with Hulu Selangor, but like people [...]
Tunku Aziz comments on Malaysia-US Relations and Israel
April 18, 2010April 18, 2010 The Cost of Malaysia-US Relations by Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz* And so it has finally happened. What a great honour for Malaysia. Datuk Seri Najib Razak, the prime minister of 1 Malaysia fame, was thrown a few crumbs, a few brief moments to savour, exchanging pleasantries with US President Barack Obama on [...]
MIC Kamal goes after Malay votes in Hulu Selangor
April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 MIC’s Kamal goes after Malay votes in Hulu Selangor by S Pathmawathy INTERVIEW Right-wing group PERKASA is not belligerent against non-Malays as its aim is to promote the empowerment of the Malay community, said BN’s Hulu Selangor candidate P Kamalanathan. The 44-year-old public relations manager, whose task is to convince Hulu Selangor’s [...]
It’s a Four Cornered Fight in Hulu Selangor
April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 It’s a Four-Cornered Fight for Hulu Selangor By Adib Zalkapli and Clara Chooi in Kuala Kubu Bharu Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) Datuk Zaid Ibrahim will defend the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat against Barisan Nasional’s (BN) P. Kamalanathan and two independents — V. Chandran and Johan Md Diah — in the April 25 by-election.The [...]
New Vista for US-Malaysia Cooperation
April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 www.nst.com.my Nuraina Samad reports from Washington DC: New Vista for US-Malaysia Cooperation DATUK Seri Najib Razak was upbeat about his four-day visit to Washington DC, describing it as “the most productive” he had ever made that has opened a new vista for US-Malaysia cooperation in areas of mutual interest. The Prime Minister, [...]
Goodbye Samy, hello Samantha
April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 Samy’s Dominance in MIC : The End is Near By Baradan Kuppusamy KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 — In backing down on his preferred choice for the Hulu Selangor by-election, MIC president Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu has set the stage for his eventual exit from politics. The Malaysian Insider understands that the [...]
Bribery and Kickbacks in Arms Deals
April 17, 2010April 17, 2010 Here comes a wringer: Bribery and Kickbacks in French submarine deals http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2406&Itemid=178 Written by John Berthelsen (April 16, 2010) A potentially explosive scandal in Malaysia over the billion-dollar purchase of French submarines, a deal engineered by then-Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak, has broken out of the domestic arena with the filing of [...]
Democracy, Honest and Competent Government and Two Party System
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 www.nst.com.my Democracy, Honest and Competent Government and Two Party System by John Teo (teo_john@yahoo.com) THE more we look at what is happening in our regional neighbourhood — especially with bloodshed again on the streets of Bangkok this past week — the more I think we need to conclude that we have been [...]
IGP Musa Hassan- Personal Interest above National Interest and Security
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 IGP Musa Hassan – Personal Interest above National Interest and Security by Din Merican The Malay proverb “Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi” is classical Malay politeness in rebuking traitors and damning treachery. The English reader would be more familiar with “A wolf in sheep’s skin”. That is how IGP Musa Hassan has [...]
Mahathir berates the Malays for being rent-seekers
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 Mahathir berates the Malays for being rent-seekers Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today berated the Malay community for being rent-seekers, but pressed for the retention of affirmative action to “correct” the country’s wealth imbalance among the races. In a keynote speech to commemorate the 44th anniversary of Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), a government [...]
Zaid Ibrahim confident of support from Hulu Selangor Malay Voters
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 Zaid Ibrahim: No Problem attracting Malay Voters in Hulu Selangor by Aidila Razak Despite indications that his ‘liberal’ image is hard for the rural Malay voters in the constituency to swallow, PKR Hulu Selangor by-election candidate Zaid Ibrahim is confident he will have no problems attracting Malay votes. “I won in Kota [...]
History Repeats Itself: MCA
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 History repeats itself: MCA by Mohsin Abdullah In the 1980s when Tun Musa Hitam (then Datuk Musa Hitam) was Deputy PM, the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) was embroiled in crisis involving Datuk Neo Yee Pan and Tan Koon Swan. Things got so bad everybody in the BN were fed up. And so [...]
US-Malaysia Economic Partnership
April 16, 2010April 16, 2010 Najib positive on US-Malaysia economic partnership From Nuraina Samad in Washington DC (April 15, 2010) news@nst.com.my PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak made a riveting sales pitch on Thursday, painting a positive outlook for both American and Malaysian business leaders to capitalise on a renewed era of private investment and innovation. He [...]
The Battle for Hulu Selangor Begins
April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 PKR’s Zaid Ibrahim Versus MIC’s P. Kamalanathan in Hulu Selangor (P94) on April 25, 2010 By Neville Spykerman Barisan Nasional (BN) today named P. Kamalanathan as its candidate for the Hulu Selangor by-election, following days of jostling between the MIC and UMNO which may lead to negative repercussions for the ruling coalition [...]
UMNO-Barisan Nasional slick campaigner is…
April 15, 2010April 15, 2010 DPM Muhyiddin Yassin fast becoming UMNO-Barisan National’s slick campaigner, says Terence Netto COMMENT Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin is fast becoming Barisan Nasional’s slickest campaigner. Not exactly the ‘Slick Willie’ or the ‘Tricky Dickie’ of American campaign lore – the nicknames, a satirical play on two of the most slippery American politicians [...]
