September 22, 2011 Zaid Ibrahim told to step down By Sira Habibu sira@thestar.com.my Youth members of KITA are initiating a move to topple Party President Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Central executive committee member Mohd Zahrein Zakariah said the young should take the lead to remove authoritarian leaders like Zaid. “We are calling for an extraordinary general [...]
Archive for September 2011
Zaid Ibrahim told to step down
September 22, 2011Decision to Charge Sabu is most inopportune
September 22, 2011September 22, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com Netto comments: Decision to Charge Sabu is most inopportune by Terence Netto Sep 22, 11 7:49am It’s odd – this propensity of the Najib Razak administration to shoot itself in the foot just when it is poised to play the winning cards it intimates it has long been harbouring. In this [...]
Karim Raslan’s Positive Spin: Towards a Brave New Malaysia
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 Towards a brave new Malaysia By Karim Raslan-09-20-11 newsdesk@thestar.com.my Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak may have appropriated core Pakatan Rakyat issues with his September 15 civil liberties announcements, but more crucial is whether Malaysians are ready to face up to the challenges.PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak surprised Malaysia [...]
Carma Zaid shows Najib the Way Forward
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Carma Zaid shows Najib the Way Forward Stephanie Sta Maria | 09-21-11 KITA chief, Zaid Ibrahim, has generously outlined a roadmap for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to make good his decision to revoke Emergency laws and repeal the Internal Security Act (ISA). Zaid was among the first to applaud the decision [...]
What is Up, Zaid: Pining for UMNO?
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 What is Up, Zaid: Pining for UMNO? I was shocked to learn just a few days ago that two of my close friends, Rashid Azad Khan and Christopher Firdaus Abdullah who are staunch and loyal supporters of Parti KITA President, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim, were given the boot. Both Rashid and Firdaus were [...]
Good Luck, Mr. Attorney-General
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 http://art-harun.blogspot.com Good Luck, Mr. Attorney-General, with Mat Sabu Charge By Art Harun Mat Sabu is charged today for criminal defamation. I have not read the exact charge. However from various reports, apparently he is charged for criminally defaming the police, soldiers or their families. I don’t want to say much about the [...]
Pemansuhan ISA: Masuk Angin Keluar Asap Saja
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 http://aspanaliasnet.blogspot.com Pemansuhan ISA : Masuk Angin Keluar Asap Saja oleh Aspan Alias(09-20-11) Orang tua-tua yang berilmu dan mempunyai ‘wisdom’ yang tinggi selalu berpesan, jika datang yang cantik dan yang nampak elok jangan terus di terkam kerana mungkin ada celaka di sebaliknya. Jika datang pula yang tidak elok dipandang jangan terus ditolak kerana [...]
“Greater Singapore” Trading Hub: These Guys are serious
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com “Greater Singapore” Trading Hub: These Guys are serious By Yaw Yan Chong An unprecedented expansion of oil infrastructure in southern Malaysia over the next five years is set to create a “Greater Singapore” trading hub that will help the region retain its edge over competitors such as China. Instead of competing [...]
Strange Things are afoot in Zaid’s KITA: 3 kita’ed
September 21, 2011September 21, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com Strange Things are afoot in Zaid’s KITA: 3 kita’ed Stephanie Sta Maria | September 20, 2011 The sacking of three top leaders in KITA has set the wheels in motion for a chorus of dissent against the leadership of party chief, Zaid Ibrahim. Three months ago treasurer, Rashid Azad Khan, was sacked [...]
Minister Nazri Aziz: New Laws on Terrorism, Race and Religion
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Minister Nazri Aziz: New Laws will focus on Terrorism, Race and Religion UPDATED @ 09:14:02 PM 20-09-2011 By Clara Chooi One of the two new security laws will focus on terrorism while the other will regulate race and religious issues, Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said today. But the de facto Law [...]
A-G Gani Patail cannot be the Guardian of the Law, says Mat Zain
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 A-G Gani Patail cannot be the Guardian of the Law, says Mat Zain by Din Merican Former KL CID Chief Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim, is on a rampage against A-G Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail. He has ceaselessly accused A-G Gani of many criminal acts in the past, and did it again [...]
E&O Deal:Sime Darby is a strong shareholder
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 www.thestar.com.my Sime Darby is a strong shareholder, says Wan Azmi Tan Sri Wan Azmi Wan Hamzah of Land & General needs little introduction, having been an active corporate player in the 90s. He remains an active portfolio investor but has been thrust into the limelight after he sold his shares in Eastern [...]
Anwar Ibrahim: The Indefatigable Campaigner for Change
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 Anwar : The Indefatigable Campaigner for Change by Terence Netto@www.malaysiakini.com COMMENT Though no one is certain of the date of the general election – wags crack that only Rosmah Mansor knows when it is going to be held – Anwar Ibrahim has already had his campaign themes mapped out. “It’s the economy, [...]
Mat Zain and the A-G: An Unending Saga
September 20, 2011September 20, 2011 Mat Zain and the A-G: An Unending Saga Malaysiakini (Sep 19, 11 3:15pm) A former CID director, Mat Zain, has argued that the federal government has “confirmed” that Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail tampered with evidence in the 1998 ‘black eye’ incident involving Anwar Ibrahim. Mat Zain Ibrahim, in an open letter to [...]
Glimpses of Obama Among ‘Friends’
September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 www.nytimes.com Books of The Times Review Glimpses of Obama Among ‘Friends’ CONFIDENCE MEN Wall Street, Washington, and the Education of a President By Ron Suskind Illustrated. 515 pages. Harper. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI Published: September 18, 2011 The portrait of the Obama White House that the veteran journalist Ron Suskind draws in his [...]
More Repressive Laws will replace the draconian ISA, warns Opposition Leader
September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com More Repressive Laws will replace the draconian ISA, warns Malaysia’s Opposition Leader by Hafiz Yatim Sep 19, 11 2:07pm Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is of the view that Malaysians are mature enough not to overrate the intended abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA) and other laws that restrict civil and [...]
Foreign sell-off of Malaysian Equities,despite reforms push
September 19, 2011September 19, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Foreign sell-off of Malaysian Equities,despite reforms push By Lee Wei Lian Despite the Najib administration’s political reforms, a Bloomberg report today said foreign funds may continue paring down local share stakes in an indication that the world economy will remain the government’s biggest headache ahead of an expected general election. Terence [...]
