Posted on 28 November 2011 Reductio ad Absurdum by Chan Kheng Hoe.
MUCH has been said about how undemocratic the Peaceful Assembly Bill is. I beg to differ. On the contrary, three very good aspects of the Peaceful Assembly Bill have been missed by commentators. Here they are: More religious The Bill promotes a religious society. We all know how important religion is to ensure that we [...]
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Posted on 06 June 2011 By Deborah Loh.
(Corrected at 1:20pm, 7 June 2011) THE vocal and articulate Lim Kit Siang many of us know in Parliament, through his blog and from news reports, is reticent when it comes to talking about himself. The veteran politician is slow to reveal what makes him tick or where he draws his ideals and inspirations from. [...]
Tags: Batu Pahat, Chinese, Deborah Loh, Dongshan, Found in Malaysia, Fujian, Lim Guan Eng, Lim Kit Siang, Malaysian, Malaysian first, May 13, dap, government, identity
Posted in Found in Malaysia
Posted on 30 May 2011 By Ding Jo-Ann.
*Corrected on 31 May 2011, 10.30am: This was earlier published as “partly free”. THE Barisan Nasional (BN) government is hardly an exemplary proponent of press freedom. Its wide ownership and control of much of the Malaysian press probably contributed to Malaysia’s “not free”* rating in a recent survey by Freedom House, a global press watchdog. [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Ding Jo-Ann, Hishammuddin Hussein, Max Weber, Pakatan Rakyat, Umno, Utusan Malaysia, Wong Chin Huat, cow-head protests, government, media, uncommon sense
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Posted on 23 May 2011 Ampersand by KW Mak.
STREET hawkers who ply their wares off mobile vans are a common sight these days around Petaling Jaya (PJ). During the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ)’s April full board meeting, the issue was discussed in brief. The matter of how street hawkers were taking up valuable parking space was raised and reported in The Star [...]
Tags: Ampersand, KW Mak, councillor, government, mbpj, mobile vendors, street hawkers
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Posted on 22 November 2010 By BFM89.9.
IN this interview with BFM89.9, Veritas Design Group principal Lillian Tay and Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah chairperson Suryani Senja Alias talk about what needs to be done to nurture and keep creative talent in Malaysia. On building designs and architecture, Tay says that “buildings have to serve a purpose and give it life beyond a [...]
Tags: BFM 89.9, Culture, Found in Conversation, Lillian Tay, Shefah Szetu, Suryani Senja Alias, The Incident Room, Veritas Design Group, Warisan Merdeka, Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah, anti-monumentalism, architecture, arts, brain drain, creative talent, creativity and innovation, design, government, history, interview, megatower, monuments, radio, rituals, skilled workers, skills, society, songket, talent, tradition, weavers
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Posted on 07 June 2010 By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Koh Lay Chin.
PETALING JAYA, 7 June 2010: The New York Times (NYT) has retracted its statement that an advertisement in its paper, congratulating Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor for an award, was placed by the Malaysian government. NYT director of public relations Abbe Serphos said in an e-mail sent out on 1 June, “In our internal systems the [...]
Tags: Abbe Serphos, BCIU, Diane McNulty, First Lady, International Peace and Harmony Award, Jacqueline Ann Surin, Koh Lay Chin, Laurus Group, Malaysia, NYT, New York Times, News, Peter J Tichansky, Rosmah, ad, foreign relations, government, lobby, politics
Posted in Lead Story, News
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