December 31, 2010 Friends and Fellow Malaysians, I wish to end this year (2010) with Jagdish Bhagwati’s article on “Getting Corruption Right”. It is my New Year fervent hope that our Government deals firmly with the corrupt in our country. In 2011, we will see two senior politicians, Tun Ling Leong Sik, and Khir Toyo [...]
Archive for December 2010
Getting Corruption Right
December 31, 2010Selangor’s 1-Despair Scenario
December 31, 2010December 31, 2010 1-Despair Scenario by Tunku Abdul Aziz @ Sin Chew Daily The banning of the 1Malaysia logo is an act of mindlessness. It is an exercise in absurdity of the kind becoming all too common in Malaysian politics. The decision to proscribe the display of the 1Malaysia logo within the jurisdiction of the [...]
MACC Panel Advisor Robert Phang calls A-G Gani Patail a Rogue
December 31, 2010December 31, 2010 HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MALAYSIANS AND PEOPLE OF PEACE AND GOODWILL THE WORLD OVER. LET US WELCOME 2011 WITH HOPE AND ANTICIPATION MACC Panel Advisor Robert Phang calls A-G Gani Patail a Rogue by Din Merican In his New Year Resolution Wish for all Malaysians, Tan Sri Robert Phang Miow Sin, [...]
Concerns over Growing Debt Load of the Al-Bukhary Group
December 30, 2010December 30, 2010 Concerns over Growing Debt Load of the Al-Bukhary Group Concerns are rising over the growing debt load in Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary’s companies now that the tycoon is expected to snap up the multi-billion ringgit tunnelling contract for the city’s RM36 billion train service and the Penang Port. Singapore’s Straits Times [...]
On Recovering Sime’s RM2.1 billion Loss
December 30, 2010December 30, 2010 SakmongkolAK47 on Sime Darby’s RM2.1 billion Loss: Recovering only RM430 million For a brief moment, most of us were probably reassured at the solemnness by which Sime Darby attempted to seek retribution. They lost RM 2.1 billion; they seek to recover a total of RM 430 million. This amount must be what [...]
PKR’s Only Policy is “MAD”(Mutually Assured Destruction)
December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 www.malaysiakini.com PKR’s Only Policy is “MAD” by Manjit Bhatia* COMMENT: Perhaps combusting is the wrong word to describe the ongoing fracas within PKR. And maybe fracas is the wrong word to describe what clearly is amounting to a little more than a mêlée within the party that promised so much and has [...]
The Erudite Professor Scott Thompson looks back at 2010
December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 www.nst.com.my The Year of Living Learningly W. Scott Thompson* LOOKING back over this past year and what I wrote about at these weekly intervals, I’m struck by one principal thing. It hasn’t been a year of dramatic developments but one in which a great deal was done about big problems. I would [...]
The Ugly and Unsportsmanlike side of Malaysians
December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 Suzuki Cup 2010 Finals: The Ugly and Unsportsmanlike side of Malaysians by Syed Nadzri @www.nst.com.my IT almost turned into a night of shame at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Sunday, when sharp rays of light shot from laser pointers in the spectator stands disrupted play and almost caused the first [...]
“The Simpsons” in real life
December 29, 2010December 29, 2010 Nuclear Power Plants in Malaysia: “The Simpsons” in real life by Mariam Mokhtar@www.malaysiakini.com If ’1Malaysia’ were a TV series, it would be ‘The Simpsons‘. Reading about Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s desire to have nuclear power plants in Malaysia is like watching a replay of ‘The Simpsons‘, the series in real life. [...]
No Substitute for the Truth
December 28, 2010December 28, 2010 www.sun2surf.com No Substitute for the Truth by Citizen-Nades (R. Nadeswaran) TO the scores of journalists and wannabe investigative journalists, London’s City University is the place to hone their skills. It has the best facilities and academics to help one transform oneself from a good journalist to a great one where you meet [...]
Pakatan Selangor State Government: Don’t Act in an insecure manner
December 28, 2010December 28, 2010 http://khookaypeng.blogspot.com Message to Pakatan Selangor Government: Don’t Act in such an insecure manner by Khoo Kay Peng Academician and social activist, Wong Chin Huat, put this up on his Facebook: 1Malaysia is indeed political and unlawful to appear on billboard under current by-laws. Selangor should not back down on this but the [...]
Lessons from WikiLeaks
December 27, 2010December 27, 2010 Lessons from WikiLeaks for Us in Malaysia by AB Sulaiman*@www.malaysiakini.com COMMENT: In the last few weeks, WikiLeaks has been the focus of the world’s attention. Founder Julian Assange has followed the principle that a government might have secrets but these are not to be used to cover abuses. Bad government is bad [...]
1Malaysia Concept and Selangor State Ban
December 27, 2010December 27, 2010 Selangor Government is not afraid of 1Malaysia concept, says Faekah Husin by Shazwan Mustafa Kamal@www.themalaysianinsider.com The Selangor government is not afraid of the 1Malaysia concept as it is nothing but a propaganda tool by UMNO-Barisan Nasional (BN), Faekah Husin said today. Faekah, who is political secretary to Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri [...]
Penang Port goes to Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary
December 26, 2010December 26, 2010 Penang Port goes to Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary Tycoon Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary has won the race to take over the Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB), adding the northern port operator to his maritime logistics operations. The Malaysian Insider understands that the Cabinet approved the sale at its [...]
Deals and Last Minute Sting Jobs
December 25, 2010December 25, 2010 Deals and Last Minute Sting Jobs by SakmongkolAK47 I am not going to listen to the usual flippant answer- you don’t know? Why it’s all designed to fatten the war chest of UMNO and BN- that’s why we have all these deals. That is like saying every chicken road-killed is because UMNO [...]
Thinking of Aretha Franklin
December 25, 2010December 25, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/25/opinion/ Thinking of Aretha Franklin By Bob Herbert Nineteen sixty-seven was a tough year in many respects — riots, protests, an unwinnable war — but I can’t think of it without thinking of the glory of Aretha Franklin, a woman in her mid-20s, introverted and somewhat shy, who sang soul and rock [...]
Doing Things Malaysian Style
December 25, 2010December 25, 2010 After all, this is Christmas Day. How about a little fun at our own expense. This is a peak into doing things Malaysian style. I am sure Mongkut Bean, Frank, Tok Cik, Thai Mayor of Changlun Tean Rean, Danildaud, Menyalak-er, Kathy and others will enjoy this parody of sorts. I must admit [...]
