October 19, 2011 www.nst.com.my Mr Herman Cain and The Tea Party Movement in American Politics By Umapagan Ampikaipakan (10-18-11) Herman Cain–A Token of Discontent with Obama? WHEN (Alexis) de Tocqueville wrote about democracy in America — when he would wax lyrical about its people and their ideologies, when he would claim that he “knew of [...]
Archive for October 2011
Mr Herman Cain and The Tea Party Movement
October 19, 2011The Ugly Malaysian: Cambodian MP nixes Bukit Aman’s denial
October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 The Ugly Malaysian: Cambodian MP nixes Bukit Aman’s denial Stephanie Sta Maria @www.freemalaysiatoday.com Mu Sochua says three maids from her country did die from abuse by their Malaysian employers. Cambodian opposition MP Mu Sochua is challenging a statement by Bukit Aman that the reports about three Cambodian maids being abused to death [...]
Khairy Jamaluddin’s Gutter Politics
October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Gutter politics — The Malaysian Insider There is no denying that UMNO Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin is a smart man. The Oxford graduate has made use of his education and upbringing to shine through the untalented masses that make up the bulk of his party. Which is why it is a [...]
Rebalancing Economic Roles of Market and the State
October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 Rebalancing Economic Roles of Market and the State by Nouriel Roubini (10-13-11) This year has witnessed a global wave of social and political turmoil and instability, with masses of people pouring into the real and virtual streets: the Arab Spring; riots in London; Israel’s middle-class protests against high housing prices and an [...]
Be More Transparent and Accountable, MACC
October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com Be More Transparent and Accountable, MACC Written by Maclean Patrick, Malaysia Chronicle (10-17-11) Malaysia has had several high profile corruption cases in recent months brought to the public’s eye. Ironically, in cases like the Scorpenes scandal and the Ananda Krishnan India investigations, these corruption cases are being investigated by foreign agencies. [...]
UM and NUS: Common Start and Divergent Paths
October 17, 2011October 17, 2011 UM and NUS: Common Start and Divergent Paths Leslie Lau, Executive Editor, The Malaysian Insider (10-17-11) A World Bank publication has found that standards at Universiti Malaya have fallen and the institution has been kept at a disadvantage because of race-based admission quotas and political interference in university management. In contrast, Singapore’s [...]
Prof. Aziz Bari: Siapa Kurang Ajar Pada Raja-Raja Melayu?
October 17, 201117hb. Oktober, 2011 http://networkedblogs.com/oyOuV Prof. Aziz Bari: Siapa Kurang Ajar Pada Raja-Raja Melayu? Posted & copy by RAKYAT MARHAEN Pakar perlembagaan negara, Profesor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari, hari ini, menempelak mantan perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yang membidasnya kerana mendakwa tindakan mempertikaikan titah Sultan Selangor, Sultan Shafaruddin Idris Shah adalah perlakuan kurang ajar.“Kata Mahathir [...]
Penang: Growing Pains for Pakatan Rakyat
October 17, 2011October 17,2011 Penang: Growing Pains for Pakatan Rakyat by Hawkeye@www.freemalaysiatoday.com Pakatan Rakyat may be humming along on the surface in Penang but beneath it, things are not as rosy as portrayed since the alliance is said to be facing a series of “growing-up” pains. Officially, it may put up an united front, but the alliance [...]
Need to keep politics out of Maxis-Aircel deal probe
October 16, 2011October 16, 2011 www.thestar.com.my Need to keep politics out of Maxis-Aircel deal probe A QUESTION OF BUSINESS By P. GUNASEGARAM (10-15-11) p.guna@thestar.com.my THE problems that tycoon T Ananda Krishnan’s companies are facing in India may well be a reflection of India’s political climate now, which has been rocked by a scandal over the awarding of [...]
Mahathir-Najib Political Ding-Dong over GE-13
October 16, 2011October 16, 2011 Mahathir-Najib Political Ding-Dong over GE-13 by Maclean Patrick, Malaysia Chronicle (10-16-11) Former Premier Mahathir Mohamad seems to be working feverishly hard to get Prime Minister Najib Razak to delay the 13th general election, a rather odd thing to do when you consider that Mahathir is supposed to be retired. At 85, he [...]
Najib’s 2012 Budget of Freebies: WSJ
October 16, 2011October 16, 2011 http://online.wsj.com (10-12-11) Malaysia’s Old Economic Model and Najib’s 2012 Budget of Freebies Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has unveiled a budget full of freebies designed to win over voters in the next general election, expected in the next six months. In the process, he is dashing expectations of economic reforms needed to [...]
Robert Phang slams A-G Gani Patail Again
October 16, 2011October 16, 2011 Robert Phang slams A-G Gani Patail Again by Din Merican I received an email from Tan Sri Robert Phang attaching his press statement attacking Dato‘ Seri Nazri Aziz and A-G Gani Patail. The press statement is very blunt. Robert Phang questioned the government’s seriousness on the cases involving Tajuddin Ramli. This stemmed [...]
Ugly Malaysians: You are giving our country a bad name
October 15, 2011October 15, 2011 Ugly Malaysians : You are giving our country a bad name Cambodia has banned its citizens from going to work in Malaysia as maids, its Prime Minister said yesterday, following a series of horrific reports of beatings and rapes. The order follows a similar ban imposed by Indonesia on its citizens from [...]
Daulat Tuanku
October 15, 2011October 15, 2011 www.nst.com.my Daulat Tuanku, DYMM Sultan Kedah Darul Aman KUALA LUMPUR: The Sultan of Kedah, DYMM Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, will serve as the 14th Yang di-Pertuan Agong for five years from December 13, becoming the only ruler to serve as the King of Malaysia for a second time. The special meeting [...]
The DJ is back by Demand
October 14, 2011October 14, 2011 The DJ is back by Demand Both Dr Kamsiah and I have been pre-occupied with issues of state and we have not been playing songs for your weekend entertainment in recent months. Surrogates like Bean, CLF, Frank, Tean and others have kept all visitors to this blog entertained. For that we thank [...]
Najib’s Hamlet-like polls quandary
October 14, 2011October 14, 2011 Najib’s Hamlet-like polls quandary by Terence Netto@www.malaysiakini.com ‘To call’ or ‘Not to call’ – Prime Minister Najib Razak appears to be in a Hamlet-like predicament with regard to the 13th general election. Former Prime Minister and recurrent gadfly Dr Mahathir Mohamad seems resolute on this advice: Najib should go the full distance [...]
Gan to UMNO: Malaysiakini.com is not for sale
October 14, 2011October 14, 2011 Gan to UMNO: Malaysiakini.com is not for sale by Steven Gan COMMENT: When we launched Malaysiakini 11 years ago, we knew it would be difficult for a neophyte website to make a political impact. After all, netizens were few and far in between, and their laborious 56k modem didn’t help matters either. [...]
