January 31, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com Bridget Welch* on Tenang By-Elections Malaysia’s 14th by-election since March 2008 scored another victory in the BN column, as they held onto their seat. This was expected, as it was home ground for UMNO and the contest was purely about the winning majority. Even with the lower voter turnout, UMNO did [...]
Archive for January 2011
Welch on Tenang
January 31, 2011Say What? Ketuanan Rakyat?
January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 Say What? Ketuanan Rakyat? “It has indeed been a strange and surreal one month in Selangor. You have the spectacle of a state government grappling with the problem of having as its top civil servant a person who is not to its liking. And all the time while doing this, it had [...]
Asia and its Inflation Problem
January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 ECONOMICS Asia has an Inflation Problem by Stephen S. Roach Asia has an inflation problem. The sooner it comes to grips with its problem, the better. Unfortunately, the appropriate sense of urgency is missing. Willingness to tackle inflation is impeded by Asia’s heavy reliance on exports and external demand. Fearful of a [...]
The Spirit of March 8 for Real Change
January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 BOOK Review by GEOFFREY YEOW, The Star March 8: Time for Real Change Edited by Kee Thuan Chye Publisher: Marshall Cavendish, 363 pages ISBN: 978-9814328333 AS a relative youngster, politics has always been like a love-hate relationship for me. We love how politics can ignite passionate debates about right and wrong, yet [...]
Learning from Egypt and Tunisia
January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 The Malaysian Insider :Will Malaysia become like Egypt and Tunisia? Not Likely but Learn from Them This is a question which many Malaysians are asking in the wake of people power and street demonstrations which have rocked several Muslim countries such as Tunisia, Egypt and Jordan. Barisan Nasional’s (BN) 3,707-vote majority win [...]
Robert Phang: Clear And Then Reinstate Him!
January 30, 2011January 30, 2011 Robert Phang: Clear And Then Reinstate Him! by Din Merican Last Sunday January 23, I wrote about the “Shameless Conspiracy against Robert Phang” and I said that shortly, the whole machinery of the government would be abused to mount an orchestrated attack to malign Tan Sri Robert Phang. I also said that [...]
Gobala Quits PKR
January 30, 2011January 30, 2011 PKR loses a strong supporter: Padang Serai MP Gopala will be a loner in Parliament by Susan Loone@www.malaysiakini.com Padang Serai member of parliament N Gobalakrishnan has quit PKR, making him the sixth PKR MP to become an Independent. “I have stepped down from all posts in PKR and will continue my work [...]
Soon it will be over for Mubarak and his Kleptocrats
January 30, 2011January 30, 2011 Egypt: Mubarak and his Kleptocrats will fall soon Sorry Fellas, I am spoiling your weekend and the Chinese New Year mood to post something about happenings in Egypt, where the Mubarak’s brutal regime is about to fall because the people without jobs and income are saying enough is enough. Egyptians want change [...]
Happy Weekend and Gong Xi Fa Cai
January 29, 2011January 29, 2011 Happy Weekend and Gong Xi Fa Chai to All Malaysians Last Sunday (January 23), Dr. Kamsiah and I had a few friends including Tean Rean, our Thai kerbau rider from Bakar Bata, Alor Setar, my cousin Dr. Yaccob and his wife Dato Tunku Sofiah Tunku Mohamed Jewa, and an avid Facebooker who [...]
Indonesia: Good Governance for Sustained Economic Growth
January 29, 2011January 29, 2011 www.nst.com.my A Case of Indonesia: Good Governance for Sustained Economic Growth by Philip Bowring NOTHING could be more symbolic of the rise in Indonesia’s status in the world: Garuda, the national airline named after the sacred, mythical bird that is its national emblem, is being marketed to global investors. It has been [...]
Figuring out Anwar Ibrahim
January 29, 2011January 29, 2011 www.malaysia today.net Figuring out Parti KeADILan Rakyat(PKR)’s Ketua Umum by Wong Mun Chee Politicians are never our saviours. We the people need to be savvy enough to understand and comprehend with apprehension the true objectives of a politician. A simple recap, in 1972 Anwar Ibrahim formed ABIM and served as their leader. [...]
The End of History comes to Tunisia
January 28, 2011January 28, 2011 The End of History comes to Tunisia by Pierre Buhler* Tunisia’s “Jasmine Revolution” is still unfolding, but we can already read into it lessons about democracy and democratization that extend far beyond the Maghreb. To set the Jasmine Revolution in historical perspective, we must recall June 4, 1989 – that pivotal Sunday [...]
Robert Phang Quits MACC
January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 Robert Phang Quits MACC on Principle PRESS STATEMENT BY: TAN SRI DATUK ROBERT PHANG MIOW SIN. Justice of Peace, Chairman – Social Care Foundation 1. Recently, I came under personal attacks from various anonymous blogs after I raised concerns about public perceptions on a host of issues namely about the lack of [...]
Now Closer to Home: Happenings in Sarawak
January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 Happenings in Sarawak: Kleptocracy at Work A whistleblower website, which has alleged a litany of corruption involving Sarawak CM Taib Mahmud and his family, has hit another state leader in its latest expose. According to Sarawak Report, Deputy Chief Minister George Chan has given his Christina Foo, described as his “mistress”, a [...]
Will Tunisia be the First Domino?
January 27, 2011January 27, 2011 Will Tunisia Be the First Domino? In Egypt, too, protestors are laying waste to the mistaken notion that Arabs and Muslims are politically passive. By Anwar Ibrahim* Tunisians earlier this month forced their president out of office, marking the first popular revolution in an Arab country in modern history. The swiftness with [...]
Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going
January 27, 2011January 27, 2010 Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to keep Singapore Going A NEW book which was launched on January 21 offers a rare glimpse into the mind of the most influential man in Singapore’s history. Titled ‘Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going’, it is based on 16 interviews the Minister Mentor [...]
A Killer Blow to Online Media
January 26, 2011January 26, 2010 A Killer Blow to Online Media by Steven Gan, Co-Founder and Editor, Malaysiakini COMMENT Many had expected Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to be more stringent in enforcing controls a la Dr Mahathir Mohamad over the media. Few expected that he would be worse than Mahathir. Yesterday, the Home Ministry announced that [...]
