August 16, 2010 http://www.nybooks.com Ill Fares the Land April 29, 2010 by Tony Robert Judt FBA (January 2,1948 – August 6 2010) Something is profoundly wrong with the way we live today. For thirty years we have made a virtue out of the pursuit of material self-interest: indeed, this very pursuit now constitutes whatever remains [...]
Archive for August 2010
Vincent Tan, Mahathir, and the NEP: Privatisation of Sports Toto
August 16, 2010August 16, 2010 Vincent Tan, NEP and the Privatisation of Sports Toto by Ahmad Mustapha Hassan* I read with great interest Dato Zaid Ibrahim’s article today on the NEP and the Chinese . As he makes a reference to me I need to provide some details and my relationship with Vincent Tan and how people [...]
Ibrahim Ali Versus Najib: 1Malaysia Wins
August 15, 2010August 15, 2010 Perkasa issues Najib an Ultimatum by Hazlan Zakaria @www.malaysiakini.com Malay rights NGO Perkasa today told PM Najib Abdul Razak that he must do all he can to address the economic woes of Malays, or risk losing their support in the next general election. “If nothing is done, Malays will react. They might [...]
International Monetary Fund: Take Decisive Action on Reforms
August 15, 2010August 15, 2010 Washington DC. IMF advises Malaysia: Take Decisive Action on Reforms under NEM The IMF has asked Malaysia to take “decisive” action on reforms under a model program aimed at revamping a controversial four-decade-old affirmative action policy. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced in March his New Economic Model or NEM, aimed at [...]
Sodomy 2: A Travesty of Justice
August 15, 2010August 15, 2010 Case Against Anwar Ibrahim Must Be Dropped by Azeem Ibrahim (www.huffingtonpost.com) Anwar Ibrahim is the leader of Malaysia’s opposition. Since reemerging in Malaysian politics in 2007 he has done well, quadrupling the new opposition coalition’s representation in Parliament, winning 47% of the popular vote, and taking control of six of Malaysia’s fourteen [...]
NEP deviated from Its Original Purpose, says Nazir Razak
August 14, 2010August 14, 2010 Nazir Razak :NEP deviated from Its Original Purpose by Regina Lee@www.malaysiakini.com ‘To be sure, Banker and Economist, Nazir Razak has been brave and consistent with regard to his opinion that the NEP needs reform. But the big question is whether his brother, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, has the political will to [...]
Look Around and Don’t Lose Hope
August 14, 2010August 14, 2010 To my dearest Kamsiah and for the beautiful women everywhere,I think this tune and Vince Hill’s rendition of it can move the masculine heart, no matter heartless he may be and bring him to his knees. I thought it is an appropriate number for your listening pleasure. I have stopped looking, having [...]
Malaysians (6 out of 10) don’t trust the Mainstream Media
August 14, 2010August 14, 2010 Mainstream Media: 60% of Malaysians don’t trust you by Adib Zalkapli@www.themalaysianinsider.com Six out of 10 Malaysians don’t trust the mainstream media while only one out of five has access to online news, according to a synopsis of a recent survey here. The June 27 to July 25 Merdeka Center survey commissioned by [...]
Church Arson: To Malaysian Parents, Don’t Raise Your Kids to be Bigots
August 14, 2010August 14, 2010 “That is the message a court should send out to the fanatics but alas, judges such as Komathy are a rare breed in our judiciary. The reasoning in other very important cases cannot even stand the test of logic of ordinary citizens, let alone those well-versed in the laws. I am, of [...]
Understanding the Fed
August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 The Federal Reserve System: The World’s Central Bank Updated: Aug. 10, 2010(http://topics.nytimes.com) The Federal Reserve, through its power to raise and lower interest rates, has exercised more influence over economic growth and the level of employment than any other government entity. That unusual role dates from the 1970s, when the executive branch [...]
Poverty has no barriers and Unity too
August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 Suara Keramat Pak Sako Poverty knows no Race, Unity knows no Religion by Pak Sako (August 12, 2010) @http://paksako.blogspot.com In an article for the Centre for Policy Initiatives, I highlighted the conflict between PAS’s religious ideology and conditioning and the pluralist vision of a unified Malaysian society that they, as part of [...]
To Dato Abu Kassim: Dare to Investigate Taib Mahmud
August 13, 2010August 13, 2010 Dato Abu Kassim: Walk The Talk and Investigate Taib Mahmud’s Ill Gotten Wealth By FMT Staff (www.freemalaysiatoday.com) Will the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) finally act against Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud now that documented evidence is available over his vulgar amassment of wealth? Or will its chief Abu Kassim Mohamed step down? [...]
Uneasy is the Head That Wears The Crown
August 13, 2010On Being No 1: “Uneasy is the Head that wears the Crown”, says Shakespeare by Terence Netto* COMMENT Most Deputy Premiers and Vice-Presidents would want to succeed to the No 1 post – most, save Dr Ismail Abdul Rahman, Ghafar Baba and Dick Cheney. Ismail, Ghafar and Dick were content being No 2. That was [...]
Songs about Love and Hope
August 12, 2010August 12, 2010 Dear Friends of the Blog, Dr. Kamsiah and I feel fortunate that we get so much support and consideration for this blog–3Plus million hits since I started this blog almost three years ago. We have made so many friends, some whom we are yet to meet. You have been great, no matter [...]
PKR, Don’t Be like UMNO
August 12, 2010On Code of Ethics: Zaid tells PKR not to be like UMNO by Boo Su-Lyn@www.themalaysianinsider.com PKR supreme council member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim told his party today not to ape political foe UMNO in drafting a code of ethics for the upcoming party elections, where 400,000 members will directly vote in a new leadership. The former [...]
China, ASEAN and The Spratly Islands
August 12, 2010August 12, 2010 Assertive China, ASEAN and The Spratly Islands by Frank Ching AFTER years of assurances that they have nothing to fear from a rising China, newly assertive Beijing is using divide-and-conquer tactics against its neighbours in Southeast Asia, trying to isolate claimants of disputed islands in an area rich in oil and gas. [...]
Malaysia: Escaping the Middle-Income Trap
August 12, 2010August 12, 2010 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2010/08/10/escaping-the-middle-income-trap/ Escaping the Middle-Income Trap by Michael Schuman (Tuesday, August 10, 2010) I returned a few days ago from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, where the talk of the town – well, at least among economists — is the “middle-income trap.” What’s that, you ask? A developing nation gets “trapped” when [...]
