August 31, 2010 Post-Dr M, we are all racists by Neil Khor@www.malaysiakini.com Dr Mahathir Mohamad stressed that Malaysians are more divided than ever. Never assuming any culpability himself, he blames the situation on governmental mismanagement allowing for the rise of the opposition and the resultant voices criticising the NEP. In short, overnight, after some twenty-two [...]
Archive for August 2010
We are racists in the Post Mahathir Era
August 31, 2010Towering Malaysian of yesteryear
August 31, 2010August 31, 2010 On James Puthucheary, Towering Malaysian of yesteryear By Karim Raslan (newsdesk@the star.com.my) AS Malaysians celebrate Merdeka, I find myself thinking about the late James Puthucheary. A giant of the Merdeka Generation, he was (among other things) an activist, intellectual and lawyer. James was already a legend when I first met him at [...]
Rethinking Merdeka
August 31, 2010August 31, 2010 Dr. Azly Rahman: Rethinking Merdeka O’ Malaysians, where are we, as we prepare for yet another ritual of a neo-colonial entity? Rhetoric aside it looks like we are not getting better in terms of race relations, inter-faith dialogue, educational progress in our schools, freedom of speech, academic freedom in our universities, our [...]
Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Vision poisoned by racism, thanks to PERKASA, ApanamaDia and Others
August 31, 2010August 31, 2010 Tunku’s Vision poisoned by racism : Remembering Mongkut Bean’s Grand Uncle by M Krishnamoorthy@www.malaysiakini.com Tunku Abdul Rahman was born on Feb 8, 1903, in Alor Setar. He was the seventh prince of Sultan Abdul Hamid Shah, the 24th Kedah sultan. A robust and bright boy, Tunku received his early education at the [...]
Happy Birthday, Malaysia
August 31, 2010August 31, 2010 Today, Malaysia is 53 years old and we have come a long way and have long ways to go. We must renew our commitment to build a united nation under Almighty God. This is a good opportunity for us as Malaysians to demonstrate our unity for this nation we love and value [...]
Brig-Gen Yasin acquitted, so MACC caught lying again!
August 30, 2010August 30,2010 A former Sabah army commandant, Brig-Gen (Rtd) Mohamad Yasin Yahya, was today acquitted by the Kota Kinabalu Sessions Court of a charge of perjury involving the trial of former Commercial Crimes Investigation Department head Ramli Yusof. MACC continues to lose credibility. No purpose is served if the trial of Lawyer Rosli Dahlan continues. [...]
53rd Merdeka: A United and Free Nation Today(?)
August 30, 2010August 30, 2010 Jalur Gemilang Putra Putri 53rd MERDEKA (August 31, 2010) by M Krishnamoorthy @www.malaysiakini.com (August 29, 2010) Celia: “Now go we in content To liberty, and not to banishment.” Shakespeare, As You Like It (I,iii, 139-140) The free intermingling of Malays, Chinese and Indians working together in harmony was the main reason Malaya [...]
Sabah PKR 12, will the real men among you stand up?
August 29, 2010August 29, 2010 Sabah Politics: PKR 12, will the real men among you stand up? by Terence Netto @www.malaysiakini.com COMMENT The PKR disciplinary committee that recommended a year’s suspension for 12 members in Sabah aligned to the Jeffery Kitingan faction relied solely on deductive logic to arrive at their conclusions. The 12 had filed an [...]
Prime Minister Najib may have ruffled Dr. Mahathir
August 29, 2010August 29, 2010 Prime Minister Najib may have ruffled Dr. Mahathir By G Krishnan@www.freemalaysiatoday.com COMMENT I must admit, reading the recent news stories about Dr Mahathir having his feathers ruffled by talk about the potential dismantling of the NEP may actually be a healthy sign – one that suggests perhaps Najib may well be trying [...]
Ku Cari Damai Abadi ~ Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
August 29, 2010Aku cari bukan harta bertimbun-timbun, Untuk hidup kaya, Aku cari bukan wang berjuta-juta, Untuk hidup bergaya, Aku cari bukan kawan-kawan, Untuk hidup sekadar berfoya-foya, Aku cari mana dia Al-Ghazali, Aku cari mana dia Al-Shafie, Kita bongkar rahsia kitab suci, Cari pedoman Kita bongkar rahsia sunnah nabi Cari panduan Aku hidup kerana Dia Rabbi Dialah teman [...]
Justice thwarted is Justice Denied: Badawi must resign as MAS Adviser
August 29, 2010August 29, 2010 Justice thwarted is Justice Denied: Badawi must resign as MAS Adviser by Din Merican When I met Tun Abdullah Badawi in the corridors of Parliament a few months ago, we hugged each other (I have known him since our student days in Penang since 1958). “Let bygones be bygones” I said to [...]
UMNO : Stakeholders, Proxies & Money Politics.
August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 UMNO : Stakeholders, Proxies & Money Politics. by: steadyaku47 Who are these people who are stakeholders for UMNO’s wealth? Proxies for UMNO’s business undertakings? Keepers of UMNO’s purses? I must confess that in all my years in KL I have yet to meet anyone who has identified himself or herself to me [...]
Music Time
August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 The Weekend is upon Us again: Music Time Dr. Kamsiah and I always regard choosing tunes for your listening pleasure as one of bonding with you through music. It is not an attempt to “impose” our taste on you. We are happy that our choices in the past meet with your approval. [...]
There is NO Ground Zero Mosque
August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 The Holy Month of Ramadhan Al-Mubarak: Message to All Bigots, Be They Muslims and Non-Muslims, here in Malaysia or around the World
Anwar Ibrahim battles on
August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 Anwar Ibrahim again battles dubious sex charges by Mark MacKinnon Kuala Lumpur — From Friday’s Globe and Mail. Published on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 3:25AM EDT Last updated on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 7:21AM EDT There is an uncomfortable pattern to life for Anwar Ibrahim, the charismatic leader of Malaysia’s opposition. In 1998, shortly after [...]
Pay Off for a Powerful Politician(?)
August 28, 2010August 28, 2010 Pehin Sri’s Mansion in Seattle: A Gift from Samling? www.malaysiakini.com Did logging giant Samling give a 100-year-old mansion in Seattle worth at least US$6.8 million (RM21 million) to Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud’s family? That’s the question asked by an anti-Abdul Taib website, Sarawak Report, in its latest series of explosive [...]
Nazir Razak Goes to Oxford University
August 27, 2010August 27, 2010 Nazir Razak Goes to Oxford as a Chevening Fellow www.themalaysianinsider.com Malaysia’s top banker Datuk Seri Nazir Razak will head to the prestigious Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies next month as a Chevening Fellow for 2010/2011 but declared he will continue to head the CIMB banking group. The CIMB chief executive said the [...]
