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Pinch or Blow
December 17, 2010
Interesting re-titling of the article I wrote for the sun on the subsidies and low salaries earned in Malaysia.
Najib announces KPIs, lead ministers – Malaysiakini
July 27, 2009
He named Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin as the lead minister for widening access to quality and affordable education, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein for crime prevention, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Aziz for fighting corruption. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Shahrizat Jalil for raising the living standard of the low-income people,… [Read more…]
Blogger’s defamation liability ‘depends on existing statutory law’
July 24, 2009
Dr Iyer, who is also senior lecturer of the Univerisity of Ulster’s School of Law, United Kingdom, said: “Sometimes, the person who owns the blog site might not even be aware that the particular posting has been made. So, under those circumstances, you need to be careful not to penalise the editor. via themalaysianinsider.com Interesting,… [Read more…]
Guan Eng tells Utusan reporter to leave
June 4, 2009
Haszrul (right), who could not come to terms with her eviction, said she attended the press conference to carry out coverage on MPSP, not the Pakatan state government. “If it was in Komtar, I would accept it. But this is MPSP office and its council’s function. “I don’t understand why Utusan should be banned,” she… [Read more…]
MP prosecution fund – Readers donate thousands
June 4, 2009
The Daily Mail says its readers have donated “tens of thousands of pounds” to a fighting fund to help prosecute MPs embroiled in the expenses scandal. The paper launched the fund two weeks ago in conjunction with the Taxpayers’ Alliance campaign group. Alliance chief executive Matthew Elliott said: “We are delighted to have received so… [Read more…]
Samy’s take on Utusan
June 4, 2009
“I deplore the racial slur made by the writer of the local Malay daily where he had indirectly referred to the Chinese and Indians of Malaysia as ‘kaum pendatang‘ (immigrants). “It is most disgusting, despicable and shocking. I suspect the writer is not part of the newspaper, but has been using it (the newspaper) to… [Read more…]
Utusan again… *yawn*
June 3, 2009
The article made reference to the rights of citizenship given to non-Malays before independence, comparing Malaysia to other countries which according to the weekly had rejected their immigrant communities. The article also quoted former MIC president Tun V.T Sambanthan as comparing Malaysia to Burma, where the Indian community had been forced out. Muhyiddin pointed out… [Read more…]
Want to earn more money?
June 3, 2009
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng kicked off his administration’s anti-graft campaign today by offering a RM10,000 cash reward to any civil servant who is willing and able to give proof of corrupt practices in the island state. “I want to encourage people to come out,” the state chief executive told The Malaysian Insider in… [Read more…]
White House Launching Transparency Blog — Government Blogs — InformationWeek
June 1, 2009
Next week, the White House will launch a blog to discuss the Obama administration’s open government initiative. In a nod to openness and citizen participation in government, the administration also plans to soon open White House blogs to public comments. In a speech to an annual National Archives and Records Administration conference, Beth Noveck, deputy… [Read more…]
The death of a Penan mother
May 27, 2009
The villagers do not understand why the government accuses the Penan, the Kenyah, the Iban, and other natives of opposing the government when the natives protest against logging companies. The natives only erected a simple blockade of sticks and branches across the logging road, they said, because the company refused to negotiate with them. The… [Read more…]
Two nabbed for ‘going to attend’ vigil
May 27, 2009
The Pakatan leaders later went to the Ipoh police station to check on the status of the two who were arrested. The duo were freed on police bail at 11.35pm and told to report back to the Ipoh magistrate’s court on June 26 where they are expected to be charged with illegal assembly. Earlier, the… [Read more…]
The Nut Graph | Unclear if Penan report will be public
May 26, 2009
via thenutgraph.com Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil said the report has reached her desk and was ready for circulation to the other ministries. “It will be tabled in the cabinet as soon as possible,” she said today at a press conference after launching a seminar at the Institute of… [Read more…]
Najib: Abolish NEP
May 22, 2009
via malaysiakini.com Abolish NEP? When? Personally, I am not against the NEP, except that it appears that those who really need it are not getting the help. Posted via web from Potted Plot
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