November 18, 2011 Mahathir to Koh: Just Quit Presidency of Gerakan Former Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has called on Dr Koh Tsu Koon to step down as Gerakan president for failing to lead his party properly. Speaking to reporters today after a function in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said a leader must step down after [...]
Archive for November 2011
Mahathir to Koh: Just Quit as Gerakan’s President
November 18, 2011The 3rd Submarine for Malaysia: Agosta-Class Ouessant (S623)?
November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 The 3rd Submarine for Malaysia: Agosta-Class Ouessant (S623)? by Mariam Mokhtar@www.freemalaysiatoday.com How much did the Malaysian taxpayer pay for the Agosta-class submarine? When was it purchased and when was it decided to hand it over to Ali Rustam? When the Malaysian government signed a deal in 2002 with the joint naval builders, [...]
The Syed Husin Memoir: Ezam quit for Money
November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 The Syed Husin Memoir: Ezam quit for Money by Aidila Razak@www.malaysiakini.com Quoting conversations from his lengthy political career, the much-anticipated memoir by former PKR Deputy President Syed Husin Ali lends credence to suspicions surrounding once-PKR Youth chief Ezam Mohd Noor’s defection. In a chapter dubbed ‘Ezam’s excuse for leaving the party’, the [...]
The Economics of Strategic Containment
November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 The Economics of Strategic Containment: US Trade and Good Governance Agenda in Asia by Sanjaya Baru (11-14-11) At their recent summit in Cannes, the G-20 shelved, if not buried, the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s moribund Doha Development Round of multilateral trade negotiations. Crisis-weary Europe and America face a rising tide of protectionism [...]
The Epitome of Public Service: My Man, Gandhiji
November 18, 2011November 19, 2011 Dear Friends and Good morning, This is a public service announcement dedicated to Malaysian politicians on both sides of our political divide and those around the world. This is what Malaysia and the world need, given the mess we are already in.–Din Merican
NFC defends purchase of Luxury Condo Units
November 18, 2011November 18, 2011 www.themalaysiainsider.com NFC defends purchase of Luxury Condo Units in Up-Market Bangsar by Clara Chooi (11-17-2011) Dogged by claims of irregularity, the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) finally broke its silence today to defend its purchase of multi-million luxury condominum units in Bangsar as a “good business decision”. In a press briefing opened to [...]
Time to Go and so Goodbye Koh
November 17, 2011November 17, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Penang State GERAKAN: Time to Go and so Goodbye Koh By Jahabar Sadiq Editor Gerakan is to name either party secretary-general Teng Chang Yeow or Penang Vice-Chief Ong Thean Lye to head the state chapter and recapture its one-time political fortress from DAP in the next general election, sources say. The [...]
2011 Human Development Index: Norway, Australia and Netherlands
November 17, 2011November 17, 2011 2011 Human Development Index: Norway, Australia and Netherlands lead the World November 2, 2011 Norway, Australia and the Netherlands lead the world in the 2011 Human Development Index (HDI), while the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger and Burundi are at the bottom of the Human Development Report’s annual rankings of national [...]
Who’s the Decider?
November 16, 2011November 16, 2011 www.nytimes.com Op-Ed Columnist Who’s the Decider? by Thomas L. Friedman (11-15-11) Driving to the covered bazaar in the exotic western Indian town of Jodhpur last week, our Indian guide stopped to point out a modern landmark. “Do you see that stoplight?” he asked, pointing to a standard green-yellow-red stoplight in the busy [...]
Jeffery Sachs denies Public Relations Role for Sime Darby
November 16, 2011November 16, 2011 Jeffery Sachs denies Public Relations Role for Sime Darby Professor Jeffrey D Sachs, a sustainability advocate, told a US news portal that he is no way involved in the public relations of Malaysian oil palm giant Sime Darby. “Absolutely nothing is going on here. I am in no way, shape or form [...]
Bush, Blair In Symbolic ‘War Crimes’ Tribunal
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 http://www.huffingtonpost.com Bush, Blair In Symbolic ‘War Crimes’ Tribunal SEAN YOONG 11/15/11 02:03 AM ET Malaysian-led activists will hold a symbolic trial this month for former President George W. Bush and British ex-leader Tony Blair on charges of committing crimes against peace in the Iraq war, the event’s organizers said Tuesday. [...]
The Philippines Joins the Asian Race
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 The Philippines Joins the Asian Race By Benigno S. Aquino (11-11-11) In 1980, my father arrived in the United States to undergo a heart bypass, due to the rigors of his imprisonment by the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. The dictatorship offered him a reprieve, but, true to its nature, one dependent on [...]
The Malay Mail: See You in January, 2012
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com The Malay Mail: See You in January, 2012 The 115-year-old newspaper will make a comeback in January, 2012 and intends to make amends for ‘letting our readers down’. PETALING JAYA: The Malay Mail today announced it was ceasing publication temporarily – and promised its readers and advertisers that it would be [...]
Badawi defends Shahrizat on NFC
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 www.themalaysianinsider.com Badawi defends Shahrizat on NFC, but does he really know what he is talking about? By Syed Mu’az Syed Putra Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil need not quit the Cabinet to take the heat for her family’s alleged mess of the RM250 million National [...]
The Age of Kennan
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com New York Times SUNDAY BOOK REVIEW The Age of Kennan By Henry A. Kissinger Published: November 10, 2011 While writing this essay, I asked several young men and women what George F. Kennan meant to them. As it turned out, nearly all were essentially oblivious of the man or his role [...]
US-China Competition in Asia hots up
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 US-China Competition in Asia hots up By Paul Eckert HONOLULU: President Barack Obama’s campaign to reassert the United States as a Pacific power, only days old, has triggered a sharp reaction from China, presaging tough times ahead as the two economic giants vie for influence. Obama, beginning a nine-day Pacific trip, wielded [...]
Gani Patail and the Datuk T Sex Tape
November 15, 2011November 15, 2011 www.malaysia-chronicle.com Gani Patail and the Datuk T sex tape Written by N Surendran (11-14-11) Home Minister Hishamuddin Hussein Onn announced today that the investigation papers in the latest police probe against Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has been submitted to the Attorney General. The probe is the newest in a series [...]
