April 21, 2011 RPK : A Flawed Cyber-Genius? by Tay Chee Keong Local political legend Raja Petra Kamaruddin recently made an abrupt clarification that he no longer believed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor were implicated in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu. His confession triggered heated debate [...]
Archive for April 2011
Tay on RPK
April 21, 2011Looking Back on Sarawak Elections 2011
April 21, 2011April 21, 2011 (Kuala Lumpur) Looking Back on Sarawak Elections 2011 by Dr. Bridget Welsh “Keeping Taib in power too long will be a guarantee that the fixed deposit, already no longer secure, could be lost altogether, and Najib’s own tenure might be at risk. This is not an easy decision for the PM.”–Bridget Welsh [...]
Political Dynasties to the Fore
April 20, 2011April 20, 2011 (6.50 am, Paris) Political Dynasties to the fore by W.Scott Thompson @www.nst.com.my IF you think about it, the wonder is that there are so few dynasties rather than so many, though maybe the idea is coming back into its own. China hasn’t had any in over a century. But India has been [...]
The Curious World of Diplomatic Relations
April 20, 2011April 20, 2011 (6.10 am Paris) The Curious World of Diplomatic Relations by Paul Behrens — guardian.co.uk, Monday 18 April 2011 17.45 BST When CIA agent Raymond Davis was arrested in Pakistan in January, an international treaty suddenly found itself in the headlines: the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which, according to the US State [...]
Now is not the time to call for GE-13
April 19, 2011April 19, 2011 (6.50 am in Paris) Now is not the time to call for GE-13 by Dr.Ooi Kee Beng The results of the Sarawak state elections last weekend were extraordinary in the sense that one cannot strictly say that they were expected. Nor can one claim that they were unexpected. This in truth reflects [...]
Post Sarawak Elections: What’s Next?
April 19, 2011April 18, 2011 (7.00pm, Paris) Polls results: BN lost ground in Sarawak by M Jegathesan Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak is unlikely to call snap elections after a bruising state poll in which his ruling coalition lost ground to the opposition in a traditional stronghold, analysts said. The BN coalition held onto its crucial two-thirds [...]
Sarawak 2011 Elections: No Cause for BN Celebrations
April 18, 2011April 18, 2011 (6.40am Paris) Sarawak 2011 Elections: No Cause for BN Celebration Comment by Jeswan Kaur, www.freemalaysiatoday.com Refusing election watchdog Bersih 2.0 chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan’s entry into Sarawak bears evidence that the Barisan Nasional (BN) government had much to hide in the state’s 10th general election which concluded on April 16. Ambiga was among [...]
George Chan: An example for Septuagenerian Politicians
April 18, 2011April 18, 2011 (6.00am Paris) A Message to Taib Mahmud from George Chan: Retire from Politics Yow Hong Chieh of The Malaysian Insider reports: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) president Tan Sri Dr George Chan will quit politics and give up all party and state government duties. George Chan can now devote more to his [...]
Time to focus on the Malaysian Economy
April 18, 2011April 17, 2011 (11.00pm Paris) Prime Minister Najib’s Invest Malaysia Speech (April 14, 2011): Working together is success I am delighted to be here with you today and to have this opportunity to address so many distinguished captains of industry, fund managers and institutional investors – more than 850 delegates from over 200 corporations and [...]
Barisan Nasional retains 2/3rd majority but DAP…
April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 KLIA, Sepang Barisan Nasional retains Two-Thirds Majority, but DAP makes a strong showing with 12 seats in DUN Sarawak 2011 Elections The Barisan Nasional (BN) has managed to keep its two-thirds legislative majority in Sarawak but today’s results have shattered the coalition’s invincibility and the notion of a fixed deposit in future [...]
Sarawak Elections 2011: History in the Making?
April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com Sarawak 10th Election: Polling Day, April 16, 2011 COMMENT from Terence Netto in Kuching: Dr M’s Soft-Shoe shuffle on Taib ominous Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s precipitate change from admonishing Abdul Taib Mahmud on the lessons of history to expressing confidence in the Sarawak chief minister’s ability to do what [...]
Polling Day for Sarawak: It’s all about Taib Mahmud
April 16, 2011April 16, 2011 Just a matter of Taib Mahmud for Sarawak Polls by Shannon Teoh@www.themalaysianinsider.com ANALYSIS: Up to a million Sarawakians go to the polls today in what has become a referendum on Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s 30 years as chief minister of Malaysia’s largest state. As the country’s longest-serving head of government, the [...]
Final Countdown to April 16, 2011
April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com Final Countdown to Sarawak 2011 Elections by Bridget Welsh* COMMENT: The last day of the campaign has started and for the past few days, it has been ratcheted up to fever pitch on both sides. Larger crowds in the towns for the opposition have coincided with extensive, almost frenzied, visits by [...]
Tomorrow(April 16, 2011):Give Yourself a Chance
April 15, 2011April 15, 2011 SakAK47: Sarawakians do yourself a favour For once, the people of Sarawak must do themselves a favour. Give yourselves a chance. Not give others a chance. They have had 30 years. You only need this one chance. This is your hour. Let your progeny say in future, this was your finest hour. [...]
Sarawak Politics, Economics and Philosophy
April 14, 2011April 14, 2011 http://epolicy.blogspot.com/(april 12,2011) Sarawak Politics, Economics and Philosophy Politics is about power. The current political fight in Sarawak is about the struggle for power. Whether it is the Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat, both are now trying to convince the voters why they should vote for them and not the other group. So, [...]
From The Star re RPK TV3 Interview
April 14, 2011April 14, 2011 Thanks, CLF for this tribute to Jonathan Livingstone Deagull From The Star: Din is not in cahoots with Raja Petra PETALING JAYA: Blogger Din Merican, who was named by fugitive blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin as one of the individuals implicating the Prime Minister’s wife in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu, has denied [...]
Statement from Din Merican on RPK TV3 Interview
April 13, 2011April 13, 2011 My friends, both in government and the private sector, smsed and telephoned this evening to inform me of the Raja Petra’s exclusive interview with TV3(as reported below by The Malaysian Insider). I also received a call from Ms. Sira, a journalist from The Star, who had the courtesy to call me a [...]
