NST Online (www.nst.com.my)
July 14, 2009
Dr M gets a sharp reproof
Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former inspector-general of police Tun Hanif Omar and former attorney-general Tan Sri Abu Talib Othman were described as “crooks” who had forgotten that they used to serve and defend the administration.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed [...]
From Human Rights Watch(July 13, 2009)
Government Pre-Trial Maneuvers Show Political Motivations
This trial is a bald-faced attempt to permanently remove an opposition leader from Malaysian politics. The government is trying to manipulate the justice system for political purposes.
Elaine Pearson, deputy Asia director
The Malaysian government should immediately drop politically motivated criminal charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 13, 2009
Najib’s Plots
by Liew Chin Tong — PR-DAP MP for Bukit Bendera.
The unexpectedly favourable approval rating for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is a timely reminder to those who labour hard to see the end of Barisan Nasional rule that public opinion, all the way to the next election, is neither [...]
posted by din merican–July 13, 2009
ANWAR IBRAHIM’s KEYNOTE ADDRESS ON ISLAM AND THE WEST AT COMMON WORLD INTERFAITH CONFERENCE IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA, JULY 11, 2009
Islam and the West – Democracy, Jihad and Complicity with Tyranny.
Throughout the last century, there have been attempts to create “a truly Islamic state”, its ultimate objective being the attainment of [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 13, 2009
Possible Contract Extension for the Incumbent Inspector-General of Police
The Police Force Commission, which is constitutionally responsible for the appointment and emplacement of members of the police force, has backed a second extension of the service of Tan Sri Musa Hassan as the country’s Inspector-General of Police. The Malaysian Insider understands [...]
July 13, 2009
Chaining The Children of the Poor
by Dr. M. Bakri Musa
Morgan-Hill, California
The ancient Chinese bound the feet of their baby daughters so they would grow up with deformed tiny feet, thus limiting their mobility and participation in life outside the little world of their homes. These women would then be totally dependent on their [...]
posted by din merican–July 12, 2009
The English Dilemma
by Sim Kwang Yang*
July 11, 2009
After many months of very intense debate in the mainstream and alternative media, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also education minister, has finally announced the government decision to reverse the teaching of Math and Science from English to Bahasa Malaysia and [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 12, 2009
Harapan se-orang permuda Malaysia…
oleh Zulhabri Supian
Sebagai rakyat Malaysia yang tidak menganggotai mana-mana parti politik yang wujud di negara ini, perasaan saya masih bercampur-campur di antara puas hati dan tidak sepanjang 100 hari YAB menerajui negara tercinta ini.
Kenapa bercampur-campur? Jawapan lazim tidak lain tidak bukan kerana dasar-dasar baru yang diperkenalkan masih di [...]
July 12, 2009
Najib not going to win brownie points
by Khoo Kay Peng*
Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has announced some ‘goodies’ to mark his 100th day in office. It is best for his supporters not to go overboard and overly generous with their praises. The fact is he did not make any major announcements or address [...]
razaleigh.com
Tengku Razaleigh’s official weblog
July 11, 2009
The NEP is over. We need a New Deal
by YBM Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah*
Thank you for inviting me to address you. It’s a pleasure to be here, and to learn from you. You have asked me to talk about Najib’s First 100 Days, and this lecture is in a series [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 11, 2009
100 Days of Najib’s Populist Measures
By Neville Spykerman
Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s raft of populist measures announced today was roundly derided by the DAP as “easy talk” by a “Santa Claus”, and something which has been heard before by all Malaysians. DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang pointed out that the real test [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 10, 2009
Azmin Ali justifies his criticism of Tan Sri Khalid’s Selangor State Government
By Neville Spykerman
Selangor backbenchers chief Azmin Ali, who broke party ranks by hitting out at his own Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government, today justified his action by saying it was his responsibility.
“It’s nothing personal.” said the Bukit Antarabangsa state lawmaker, [...]
The Malaysian Insider (July 8, 2009)
Azmin Ali criticises Khalid Ibrahim and calls for reshuffle of Selangor State Exco
By Neville Spykerman
Appearing to don an opposition mindset, PKR’s Azmin Ali broke party ranks and attacked the policies of his own Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration today and called for a reshuffle of Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim’s executive [...]
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July 9, 2009
Linguistic Nationalism and the Realities of the Global Age We Live In.
By Farish A. Noor*
After several years of aimless mismanagement and half-hearted attempts, it would appear that the Malaysian government has finally thrown in the towel and scrapped the policy of teaching Science and Mathematics in the English language. To be sure, [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 9, 2009
Trust–A Forgotten Word
by Art Harun
I have come to a conclusion. That much of the malaise that Malaysia is afflicted with nowadays is caused by, or at the very least related to, the word “trust”.
Let’s face it. There is an obvious non-appreciation of the word “trust” in our country. That leads to [...]
The Malaysian Insider
July 9, 2009
What People in Manek Urai want
By Danny Lim@Manek Urai
There’s no co-relation between what the politicians want, what the media wants and what the voter wants. That’s what American political consultants told their client, a candidate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections, as they transplanted their market-based worldview into a largely rural [...]
July 9, 2009
Case postponed to July 15, 2009. Documents are still not available. Why? The AG is playing political games, acting as a lackey of Najib, the One Malaysia Prime Minister. Anwar is keen to proceed so that he can prove to the Malaysian public and the world that he is innocent. He says that [...]
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