Posted on 19 May 2009 Translation by Shanon Shah.
THE ongoing Perak crisis, the upcoming PAS party elections, and Umno’s 63rd anniversary were topics covered widely in the Malay-language press from 11 to 17 May 2009. On 11 May, Berita Harian group editor Datuk Manja Ismail wrote a commentary, Apabila yang tewas enggan terima kekalahan, saying Perak needed to learn from Kelantan, post-2004 elections. [...]
Tags: Barisan Nasional, Berita Harian, Kelantan menteri besar, Malay translation, Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, Pakatan Rakyat, Perak crisis, Shanon Shah, Utusan Malaysia, pas
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Posted on 24 February 2009 Translation by Zedeck Siew.
COVERT nude photography, the imminent Umno general assembly, and interpreting royal missives occupied journalists and columnists in the Malay-language press between 16 and 22 Feb 2009. (Abdulaziz Almansour / sxc.hu) The 22 Feb edition of Metro Ahad ran Koleksi makan diri on its cover: a two-page feature on the perils of recorded passion. Noting that [...]
Tags: Berita Harian, Berita Minggu, Elizabeth Wong, Malay translation, Umno, Utusan Malaysia, Zedeck Siew, bernama, privacy
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Posted on 10 February 2009 Translation by Zedeck Siew.
THE collapse of the Perak Pakatan Rakyat government was the most visible issue in the Malay language papers from 2 to 8 Feb 2009. In examining the event, the press focused on questions of treason and Malay-ness, and attempted to pinpoint causes and effects. Treason Karpal Singh (Source: karpalsingh.net) After the palace-approved Barisan Nasional (BN) [...]
Tags: Allah, Berita Harian, Berita Minggu, Malay translation, Malayness, Mingguan Malaysia, Pakatan Rakyat, Perak crossovers, Utusan Malaysia, Zedeck Siew, malay press
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