(Pic © Andrew Koh / 123rf) “WE cannot afford to lose the plot again,” warns PAS central working committee member Dr Dzulkefli Ahmad. This is an important caution, not least because of the dizzying developments currently changing the landscape of Malaysian politics. Consider the past two months. A second round of sodomy allegations against Datuk […]
Archives for August 2008
Land, identity and schooling rights
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyTHE issue of the teacher from SMK Telok Panglima Garang who humiliated Tamil students with racist remarks in July 2008 remained in the news in the Tamil papers. On 16 Aug 2008, Makkal Osai reported that a coalition of Indian non-governmental organisations questioned why Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishamuddin Hussein has remained silent on the […]
Permatang Pauh: A second tsunami?
Translation by Fahmi FadzilBY far the most widely covered issue in the main Malay dailies between 16 and 22 Aug 2008 was the Permatang Pauh by-election campaigns. In a Sinar Harian report titled Permatang Pauh: Tsunami Kedua Umno on 18 Aug, Ishak Hamzah observed that the timing of the by-election could not have been worse for the Barisan […]
No movement for Gerakan
Translation by Ng Boon HooiDATUK Tan Lian Hoe’s suggestion that Gerakan pull out from the Barisan Nasional (BN) was the main focus of various commentators from the Chinese dailies. On 20 Aug 2008, Tan Poh Kheng wrote in Sin Chew Jit Poh that although many people applauded the party Wanita chief’s courage in speaking out, many were later surprised […]
Kepala aku nampak besar ke bila pakai benda ni?
Oleh Shanon ShahENTAH kenapa saya tertarik membaca cerpen pilihan URTV, 15-31 Julai 2008. Mungkin kerana tajuknya, Atas Nama Cinta. Entahlah, yang saya tahu, setelah saya terhibur membaca koleksi fiksyen pop Kasut Biru Rubina oleh Sufian Abas, saya berasa dahaga semula untuk menikmati cerpen kontemporari Bahasa Malaysia. Atas Nama Cinta, karya Haryati Abu Nasir, ternyata berbeza sekali daripada […]
Permatang Pauh: The Malay vote
By Danny Lim
[gallery-link=”file”] THE battle for votes from the Malay heartland of Permatang Pauh heats up as the by-election on 26 Aug 2008 draws nearer. Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is marshalling the resources of Parti Keadilan Rakyat and its Pakatan Rakyat partner PAS in countering Umno’s efforts to play up the sodomy allegations against him. The Barisan […]
Voices from the heartland
By Danny LimA girl hurries away with a goodie-bag filled with toiletries from the Umno bilik gerakan in Kampung Penanti EVERY morning I wake up at six in Mengkuang Titi, Permatang Pauh, travel the 2-3km to the coffeeshops near the Kubang Semang police station by seven to count the increasing number of police officers dozing off in […]
Permatang Pauh: Nomination day
Video by Danny Lim
THE crowds on the way to the nomination centre at the Tuanku Bainun Teaching Institute in Bukit Mertajam on 16 Aug 2008, where the names of the candidates of the Permatang Pauh by-election are officially announced. Keep an eye out for Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia (Akim) candidate Hanafi Hamat at around the 15-second mark, holding […]
Permatang Pauh: Making way for Anwar
Video by Danny Lim
JOURNALISTS and supporters are jostled as they make way for Parti Keadilan Rakyat candidate for the Permatang Pauh by-election, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, as he leaves the nomination centre in Bukit Mertajam on 16 Aug 2008.
Universities should be voice of civil society: Raja Nazrin
BANGI, 22 Aug 2008: Universities must play a greater role to help ensure that the voices from civil society and from different regions and cultures are heard, and that people can participate in a meaningful way, as the global transformations continue, the Raja Muda of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah said today. He said that […]
