September 30, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Mat Zain: Any DPP can charge the Attorney-General with Abuse of Power By Shannon Teoh A former senior police officer called today on deputy public prosecutors to show the “courage and will” to charge the Attorney-General with abuse of power. Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim dismissed the notion that Tan Sri Abdul [...]
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Mat Zain: Any DPP can charge the Attorney-General with Abuse of Power
September 30, 2011Khalid Samad wins defamation suit against Utusan
September 30, 2011September 30, 2011 Khalid Samad wins defamation suit against Utusan by Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com Sep 30, 11 5:32pm The Kuala Lumpur High Court has found Utusan Malaysia culpable of libel in publishing a statement incriminating of Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad (left). However, Justice Dr Prasad Sandosham Abraham said Khalid was only entitled to a nominal [...]
Man Is a Cruel Animal
September 30, 2011September 30, 2011 http://www.truthdig.com Man Is a Cruel Animal By Chris Hedges ( 12-22-08) It was Joseph Conrad* I thought of when I read an article in The Nation magazine this month about white vigilante groups that rose up out of the chaos of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans to terrorize and murder blacks. It [...]
Iran at a Crossroads
September 30, 2011September 30, 2011 Iran at a Crossroads By Kamran Bokhari (09-27-11) Geopolitically, a trip to Iran could not come at a better time. Iran is an emerging power seeking to exploit the vacuum created by the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq, which is scheduled to conclude in a little more than three months. Tehran [...]
A Free Lunch for America
September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 A Free Lunch for America by J. Bradford DeLong 2011-09-29 Former US Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers (left) had a good line at the International Monetary Fund meetings this year: governments, he said, are trying to treat a broken ankle when the patient is facing organ failure. Summers was criticizing Europe’s focus on [...]
As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe
September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/ As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe by Nicholas Kulish Published: September 27, 2011 MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spain and Greece take over [...]
Memali: A Policeman Remembers
September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 Memali: A Policeman Remembers by Din Merican I have just returned from the Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur where I was at a Book Launch. I was given the honour to emcee the occasion. Memali: A Policeman Remembers is written by YM Tunku Muszaffar Shah, who was the OCPD Baling. Kedah from [...]
The Hudud Hubbub
September 29, 2011September 29, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com The Hudud Hubbub By Kapil [kapilanski@yahoo.com] Has PAS decided it is better to continue ruling a state or two than take a shot at running the country and maybe lose a state or two? It certainly looks like it when Nik Aziz Nik Mat reiterates his insistence on turning Kelantan into [...]
PAS, DAP and PKR and Others: Grow Up
September 28, 2011September 28, 2011 PAS, DAP and PKR and Others: Grow Up by Dr. Farish M. Noor And so, as if Malaysians were not tired and jaded enough, the Hudud issue is back in the limelight in the country. It seems odd, to say the least, that an issue that dates back to the 1980s has [...]
Calling All Rebels
September 28, 2011September 27, 2011 http://www.truthdig.com Calling All Rebels By Chris Hedges (03-08-10) There are no constraints left to halt America’s slide into a totalitarian capitalism. Electoral politics are a sham. The media have been debased and defanged by corporate owners. The working class has been impoverished and is now being plunged into profound despair. The legal [...]
The Idea of Justice: A Review
September 28, 2011September 27, 2011 http://www.independent.co.uk Book Of The Week: The Idea of Justice, By Amartya Sen Reviewed by Ziauddin Sardar (08-21-09) Take three kids and a flute. Anne says the flute should be given to her because she is the only one who knows how to play it. Bob says the flute should be handed to [...]
Conan O’Brien at Dartmouth Commencement 2011
September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 Conan O’Brien at Dartmouth College Here is what I consider a very good commencement address delivered with humour and good taste by Conan O’Brien, who The Washington Post has called “the most intelligent of the late-night comics” at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA last June. Comedian Conan graduated Magna Cum Laude (with [...]
The Many Sides of Malaysian Prime Minister: But Never A Regular Guy
September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com The Many Sides of Malaysian Prime Minister: But Never A Regular Guy by Ismail Dahlan, Malaysia Chronicle Prime Minister Najib Razak was in Penang over the weekend. He was riding a bicycle. He rode it for seven kilometres. He did not fall off the bike. However, minister in attendance and Gerakan [...]
KITA is prepared to be investigated by ROS
September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 KITA is prepared to be investigated by ROS Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com Sep 27, 11 1:44pm Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) president Zaid Ibrahim said it is prepared to be investigated by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) over alleged irregularities in the party as claimed by some disgruntled members. He also challenged the [...]
KITA: Next Stop ROS
September 27, 2011September 27, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com Kita woes: Next stop ROS G Vinod | September 26, 2011 Abdul Latiff Tambi and Muhammad Firdaus Christopher will file a complaint with the Registrar of Societies (ROS) claiming that their sacking and suspension respectively from KITA were unconstitutional. The duo would lodge the complaint with the ROS headquarters in Putrajaya tomorrow.On [...]
KITA Chief Zaid Ibrahim responds to Critics
September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com KITA Chief Zaid Ibrahim responds to Critics by Stephanie Sta Maria | September 26, 2011 KITA Chief Zaid Ibrahim has finally responded to allegations that he is tyrannical and that he flouts party protocol, dismissing them as “trivial” and “untrue”. A number of party leaders and ordinary members have been hammering him [...]
OMG, Sarbani’s Death is a Misadventure?
September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 OMG, Sarbani’s Death is a Misadventure? Hafiz Yatim@www.malaysiakini.com Sep 26, 11 3:30pm The Coroner’s court in Kuala Lumpur has found that senior customs officer Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamed fell from the Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) office after being on the ledge of the building. Coroner Aizatul Akmal Maharani, in his verdict [...]
