May 31, 2011 ISIS Malaysia celebrates its 25th Year of its founding and hosts the Annual Asia-Pacific Roundtable in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 30, 2011 Congratulations to Chairman, Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan and its Chief Executive Dato’ Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin on the occasion of the 25 Anniversary of ISIS Malaysia. I also wish [...]
Archive for May 2011
The Fear: Where Horror Is a Weapon
May 29, 2011May 29, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/24/books/ Books of The Times Where Dissidents Are the Prey, and Horror Is a Weapon By Michiko Kakutani (May 23, 2011) An authoritarian government willing to use the most brutal means to hold on to power; a dictator whose thugs have murdered, tortured, imprisoned or intimidated tens of thousands of civilians; and [...]
The Onn Family Legacy: Three Generations
May 29, 2011May 29, 2011 www.thestar.com.my The Onn Family Legacy: Three Generations by Karim Raslan The Malay community owes three generations of the illustrious Johor-based aristocratic Onn family a great debt of honour. They were leaders far, far ahead of the times. History matters. We need to understand the forces that shaped our past in order to [...]
Barcelona are true champions
May 29, 2011May 29, 2011 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jonathan_wilson/ Barcelona-Manchester United Post Match Commentary by Jonathan Wilson WEMBLEY, ENGLAND, May 28, 2011 Surely now the doubters have been won over: this Barcelona is one of the greatest teams there has ever been. In Pep Guardiola’s three seasons in charge Barca has twice won the Champions League, and it was denied [...]
Breaking News: Barcelona Beats Manchester United
May 29, 2011May 29, 2011 Barcelona beats Manchester United 3-1: European Champions, 2010-2011 Lionel Messi was inspirational Barcelona outclassed Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London to retain the Champions League Cup 3-1. There was nothing Sir Alex Ferguson’s men could do to stop the Spanish champions who played brilliantly,dominating from start to finish. CNN reports: “Lionel [...]
Who should lead the IMF?
May 28, 2011May 28, 2011 Who should lead The International Monetary Fund(IMF)? by Jeffrey Frankel CAMBRIDGE – Every time the International Monetary Fund (IMF) awaits a new managing director, critics complain that it is past time for the appointee to come from an emerging-market country. But whining won’t change the unjust 60-year-old tradition by which a European [...]
Barcelona or Manchester United?
May 28, 2011May 28, 2011 Champions League Football Finals: Barcelona or Manchester United? LONDON – Sir Alex Ferguson predicted a classic Champions League final here Friday (May 27, 2011) as his Manchester United side put the finishing touches to preparations for their showdown with Barcelona. Speaking on the eve of one of the most eagerly anticipated European [...]
Learn to Deal with Heavy Capital Flows
May 28, 2011May 28, 2011 Learn to deal with Heavy Capital Flows RIO DE JANEIRO–Policy-makers in emerging markets need to keep reaching for a broad mix of tools to cope with the heavy capital flows that have caused strong-currency headaches and led to fears of asset bubbles — because such flows are here to stay. That is [...]
Your Weekend Music–A Touch of Class
May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 Your Weekend Music–A Touch of Class We bring you a mixed bag of tunes for this weekend’s entertainment. We feature Julio Iglesias who sings for Miss France and his Amor, Amor, followed by two popular songs from New Yorker Barry Manilow, songwriter, composer and arranger. We also bring for the first time [...]
ASEAN needs security and safety, not an Arms Race
May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 www.nst.com.my ASEAN needs security and safety, not an Arms Race by Dr. Farish M.Noor There is no denying that a major upgrading of the defensive capabilities of ASEAN member countries is overdue, and that there is no reason to worry if and when any do so. After all, we cannot expect ASEAN [...]
Perkasa: Nazri a half-past-six minister
May 27, 2011May 27, 2011 Perkasa: Nazri a half-past-six minister By Syed Mu’az Syed Putra@www.themalaysiainsider.com May 26, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Perkasa has called Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz a “half-past-six” leader in a public spat over the Malay rights group’s call for a “crusade” against Christians. The NGO said this in retaliation after the minister [...]
President Barack H Obama addresses Westminster Hall
May 27, 2011May 26, 2011 www.cnn.com President Barack H Obama addresses Westminster Hall This is the full text of U.S. President Barack Obama’s speech to both UK Houses of Parliament on May 25, 2011. London (CNN) — My Lord Chancellor, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Prime Minister, my Lords, and Members of the House of Commons: I have known [...]
Christine Lagarde announces her candidacy for the IMF Job
May 26, 2011May 26, 2011 IMF Job: Lagarde announces her candidacy By Daniel Flynn “If she is named the IMF’s 11th managing director, Lagarde would be the first not to have had a career path as an economist or civil servant at a national central bank or finance ministry.” PARIS: An effective negotiator but no economic visionary, [...]
Harold Bloom’s The Anatomy of Influence
May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 www.nytimes.com Harold Bloom: An Uncommon Reader by Sam Tanenhaus At the age of 80, with almost 40 books behind him and nearly as many accumulated honors, Harold Bloom (left) has written, in “The Anatomy of Influence,” a kind of summing-up — or, as he puts it in his distinctive idiom, mixing irony [...]
Israel’s Netanyahu still has bragging rights
May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 www.nst.com.my Israel’s Netanyahu still has bragging rights in the US,despite new realities in the Middle East By W.Scott Thompson ONE of the most formidable people I ever met was a retired head of one of Israel’s intelligence services. We shared a programme at Harvard some time back. Unsentimental, unsparing of bad analysis, [...]
Asia’s reticence costs it a shot at IMF power
May 25, 2011May 25, 2011 Asia’s reticence costs it a shot at IMF power By Emily Kaiser SINGAPORE: The world’s power brokers lined up candidates to head the International Monetary Fund (IMF) while Asia held back, and its silence means it will probably have to wait five more years to break Europe’s grip on the top spot. [...]
Illusions of Democracy
May 24, 2011May 24, 2011 Illusions of Democracy by Esther Dyson (May 19, 2011) NEW YORK – The Internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool. It has changed how we do business, how we do politics, and even how we change our leaders – at least some of the time. But the ease with which we now communicate, [...]
