December 20, 2011 http://countercurrents.org/sroy141211.htm Open Letter from India to Mahathir and UMNO by Siddharthya Swapan Roy (12-14-11) 14 December, 2011 Dear Mr Mahathir, A couple of days back I woke up to Indian newspaper reports which quoted you as saying that India’s democracy is a hindrance to its development and if we did away with [...]
Archive for December 2011
Open Letter from India to Mahathir and UMNO
December 20, 2011Bar Council urges Senators to reject the Peaceful Assembly Bill
December 20, 2011December 20, 2011 Bar Council urges Senators to reject the Peaceful Assembly Bill By Clara Chooi@www.themalaysiainsider.com With the controversial Peaceful Assembly Bill 2011 just moments away from being made into law, the Bar Council has launched its final attempt to block its passing by pleading with lawmakers not to put “blind obedience to party and [...]
UDA: Malay Agenda and its Future
December 20, 2011December 20, 2011 The Straits Times (06-13-11) UDA: Malay Agenda and its Future Malaysia set up Urban Development Authority (UDA) Holdings 40 years ago, giving it large land banks and huge government grants to fulfil its mission: to help Malays buy property in cities. Today (2011), the state-owned company is not only struggling for survival, [...]
Can UMNO reinvent itself?
December 19, 2011December 19, 2011 Can UMNO reinvent itself? by Johan Saravanamuttu The implicit question that was before the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) at its just concluded General Assembly was whether this 3.4 million strong political party could overcome its present crisis. The party faces a general election, which would most likely to held in early [...]
Mahasiswa dan Anak Muda Malaysia: YAB Perdana Menteri, hentikan Sandiwara Politik
December 19, 2011December 19, 2011 Mahasiswa dan Anak Muda Malaysia: YAB Perdana Menteri, hentikan Sandiwara Politik Let us hope Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, the Prime Minister, and his colleagues and their advisors listen to the agitated and disillusioned Undergraduates and other young Malaysians. They are tired with the Prime Minister’s rhetoric. These young Malaysians want an [...]
The Borneo Agenda Alliance : The Third Force in Sabah Politics?
December 19, 2011December 19, 2011 www.freemalaysiatoday.com The Borneo Agenda Alliance : The Third Force in Sabah Politics? by FMT Staff The entry of the Sarawak Reform Party (STAR) into Sabah through the membership of maverick politician Jeffrey Kitingan and his allies has opened the door to yet another multi-racial coalition in Sabah. On the heals of the [...]
NFC: Purchase of Land in Putrajaya(?)
December 19, 2011December 19,2011 NFC: Purchase of Land in Putrajaya(?) by Nigel Aw (12-18-11) @www.malaysiakini.com A visit by NGO Jingga 13 at two plots of land in Putrajaya allegedly purchased by the National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) today has raised more questions after the group discovered the land titles have not been transferred. “From our investigation, we found [...]
RM68m Paya Indah Wetlands Fiasco: Need for Accountability
December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 http://www.thesundaily.my RM68m Paya Indah Wetlands Fiasco: Need for Accountability Posted on 18 December 2011 – 07:26pm Last updated on 18 December 2011 – 08:50pm by R. Nadeswaran aka citizen-nades “FOR the last 20 years Muralee Menon has been actively involved in large-scale business management portfolios and start-ups. In the last 12 years [...]
‘Dr M’s Administration took 38 World Bank loans’
December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com ‘Dr M’s Administration took 38 World Bank loans’ World Bank records show that the Mahathir administration had taken 38 loans from the global financial body between May 18, 1982 to the post-financial crisis period of March 30, 1999. This includes a USD300 million loan package known as the ‘Economic Recovery and [...]
No Good Cheer from Santa Claus for Bumpy 2012
December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 Bumpy 2012: No Good Cheer from Santa Claus by Nouriel Roubini The outlook for the global economy in 2012 is clear, but it isn’t pretty: recession in Europe, anemic growth at best in the United States, and a sharp slowdown in China and in most emerging-market economies. Asian economies are exposed to [...]
Malaysian Democracy After 54 Years of Independence
December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 Malaysian Democracy: What happened after 54 Years of Independence by Dr Kua Kia Soong@www.malaysiakini.com (12-17-11) COMMENT: It is now 54 years since we became independent and with the 13th general elections approaching, it is time to count the cost of BN rule since 1957. Many draconian and unjust laws did not exist [...]
Remembering Christopher Hitchens
December 18, 2011December 18, 2011 Remembering Christopher Hitchens www.nytimes.com This article (below) has been revised to reflect the following correction: Correction: December 17, 2011 Because of an editing error, an obituary in some copies on Friday about the writer Christopher Hitchens referred incorrectly to the circumstances of his death. While he did die at the M. D. [...]
Singapore: Becoming Asia’s Hub for Talent
December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk Singapore: Becoming Asia’s Hub for Talent The Singapore Government’s intent is to become the hub for talent in Asia. This means it wants to attract the brightest and best people to work there. This may sound like a lofty aim but it is backed up with long-term planning and clear policies. [...]
PAS’ turn at airing dishevelment in its ranks
December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 PAS’ turn at airing dishevelment in its ranks by Terence Netto @www.malaysiakini.com COMMENT Now it appears that it is PAS’ turn at airing dishevelment in its ranks, with secretary-general Mustafa Ali taking aim at recalcitrants, Hasan Ali and Nasharudin Mat Isa, for supposedly sowing dissension among colleagues over the party’s policies and [...]
The Malaysian Media in Post-BN (?) Era
December 17, 2011December 17, 2011 www.malaysiakini.com The Malaysian Media in Post-BN (?) Era by Patrick Boehler “If and when an opposition comes to power, then it has to be answerable immediately, from the first second it is in office, to a strong and fearless and true press,” said renowned author and Malaysiakini columnist Dean Johns yesterday. “Malaysia [...]
It’s that time again: Your Weekend Entertainment
December 16, 2011December 16, 2011 Your Weekend Entertainment Yes, it is that time again when Dr. Kamsiah and I will play some songs for your weekend entertainment pleasure. We had Latin music for the previous week. Din thought of bringing back jazz, but felt that not everyone loves this uniquely American music. After some discussion, we thought [...]
GE-13: Quando, Quando, Quando? Mid 2012?
December 16, 2011December 16, 2011 GE-13: Quando, Quando, Quando? Mid-2012? by Maria Begum@www.malaysia-chronicle.com (12-08-11) It looks like the 13th General election will not be held early next year after all – most likely towards the middle of 2012 instead. UMNO watchers say after the recent annual assembly, it has become clear the party and the BN coalition [...]
