November 30, 2011 US Foreign Policy: Obama’s Shift from the Middle East to the Pacific by Christopher Hill For two years, President Barack Obama’s administration has tried to convey a narrative in which it is winding up wars in Southwest Asia and turning America’s attention to its longer-term – and arguably more important – relationships [...]
Archive for November 2011
US Foreign Policy: Obama’s Shift from the Middle East to the Pacific
November 30, 2011Myanmar sheds that hermit image
November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 www.thestar.com.my Myanmar sheds that hermit image Ceritalah By KARIM RASLAN(11-29-11) After decades of isolation, Myanmar is being brought back into the limelight by its military rulers led by President Thein Sein. MYANMAR and Malaysia. It’s highly unusual for the two countries to be mentioned in the same breath – all the more [...]
UMNO Deputy President chides UMNO Youth and Puteri UMNO Leadership
November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com UMNO Deputy President chides UMNO Youth and Puteri UMNO Leadership for Failure to capture attention of Gen-Y Written by Maclean Patrick, Stan Lee, Malaysia Chronicle The manner in which Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin chided the UMNO Youth wing and Puteri UMNO is telling. Muhyiddin, the UMNO Deputy President, minced no [...]
Tony Fernandes Versus Malaysia Airports on KLIA2 Cost
November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 Tony Fernandes Versus Malaysia Airports on KLIA2 Cost By Lee Wei Lian@www.themalaysiainsider.com A leading local entrepreneur (left) and one of the country’s top GLCs are now locked in a face-off over the ballooning cost of the new low-cost carrier terminal (KLIA2) that could threaten Malaysia’s ambitions to be a regional transport hub. [...]
UMNO Deputy President Muhyiddin sets the tone for GE-13
November 30, 2011November 30, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com UMNO Deputy President Muhyiddin sets the tone for GE-13 at UMNO General Assembly by Hafiz Yatim (11-29-11) UMNO has made a clarion call to its members from the Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings to defend Putrajaya at all costs to ensure the sovereignty of the Malays. UMNO Deputy President Tan Sri [...]
Najib must deal with UMNO Warlords to win GE-13
November 29, 2011November 29, 2011 Najib must deal with UMNO Warlords to win GE-13 by Baradan Kuppusamy@www.thestar.com.my The pressing issue for UMNO is to hammer home the theme that the party’s warlords, division chiefs and apparatchiks are unimportant for the crucial battle ahead. UMNO is mobilising its grassroots to stage its annual general meeting at PWTC in [...]
The Situation in Myanmar is not without Hope
November 29, 2011November 29, 2011 www.nst.com.my The Situation in Myanmar is not without Hope, says Deva Ridzam “ASEAN must pursue realistic goals with patience as well as perseverance, Myanmar can have a stable central government to hold the country together to ensure the overall development of the country. The decision to allow Myanmar to chair the regional [...]
Open Letter from President, Malaysian Bar Council
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com Open Letter from President, Malaysian Bar Council to Members of Parliament “The Malaysian Bar is resolute that any attempt to regulate a fundamental liberty guaranteed under the Federal Constitution must only be done after due consultation with all stakeholders, including opposition parliamentarians and civil society groups.”–Lim Chee Wee, President, Malaysian Bar [...]
The Recalcitrant Shahrizat: NFC is her Political WaterLoo
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com The Recalcitrant Shahrizat: NFC is her Political WaterLoo Written by Wong Choon Mei, Malaysia-Chronicle UMNO Senator Shahrizat Jalil(left) refused to face up to corruption allegations surrounding her family’s alleged involvement in the national beef production project, NFC, but her obstinacy may well boomerang and hasten her political downfall. Already calls are [...]
The Hour of the Technocrats
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 The Hour of the Technocrats by Jeffery Frankel (11-25-11) Greece and Italy, desperate after their gridlocked political systems left them mired in debt and crisis, have both chosen technocratic economists – Lucas Papademos and Mario Monti, respectively – rather than politicians to lead new governments. Both can be described as professors: Monti [...]
Najib must deal with issues like NFC
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Najib must deal with issues like NFC to restore credibility By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s pre-polls charm offensive could sputter on alleged mismanagement of government projects and an uncertain economy despite the prime minister announcing a slew of reforms to boost voter support for the ruling Barisan Nasional [...]
8th PKR Congress: Anwar Ibrahim warns Delegates of Trojan Horses and Froggies
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 8th PKR Congress: Anwar Ibrahim warns Delegates of Trojan Horses and Froggies by Aidila Razak@www.malaysiakini.com ANALYSIS Having drilled down the message that this will be last Congress before general election, PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim while capping off the Johor event, warned delegates of enemies within. Recalling previous defections, Anwar called [...]
Najib”s “Taklimat Presiden” is expected to be crisp and emphatic
November 28, 2011November 28, 2011 www.nst.com.my Najib”s “Taklimat Presiden” is expected to be crisp and emphatic By Zubaidah Abu Bakar Kuala Lumpur AS UMNO finalises preparations for its most crucial gathering this week, grassroots leaders are especially looking out for strong expressive messages from party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak. Najib’s “Taklimat Presiden” tomorrow, likely to be [...]
Go Forward with BERSIH 3.0, says PKR Delegate
November 27, 2011November 27, 2011 PKR Delegate: Go Forward with BERSIH 3.0 by Aidila Razak@www.malaysiakini.com PKR was today urged to stop “wasting time” with the parliamentary select committee (PSC) on electoral reform and to just proceed with a third instalment of BERSIH to press for firm action. Debating the president’s policy speech at the PKR congress in [...]
Two Brains Running: One Fast and One Slow
November 27, 2011November 27, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW Two Brains Running By JIM HOLT Published: November 25, 2011 In 2002, Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel in economic science. What made this unusual — indeed, unique in the history of the prize — is that Kahneman is a psychologist. Specifically, he is one-half of a pair of [...]
Better PKR Candidates for GE-13
November 27, 2011November 27,2011 www.malaysiakini.com (11-26-11) Wan Azizah at 8th PKR Convention promises Better Candidates for GE-13 Scarred by a slew of defections from elected representatives and party leaders, PKR today vowed to choose better candidates for the next general election. Delivering her policy speech at the eighth national congress in Pulai, Johor, PKR president Dr Wan [...]
Congrats, Tan Sri Robert Phang
November 27, 2011November 27, 2011 Robert Phang received the Master Class Award in Anti-Corruption 2011 My friend Tan Sri Robert Phang recently received the Master Class Award in Anti- Corruption while his Social Care Foundation was granted the Socially Responsible Company Award 2011. Congratulations Tan Sri and may he continue in this worthy cause of fighting rampant [...]
