(© Agne Kveselyte / sxc.hu) IF you are, like me, fairly addicted to Oprah, you’d realise that all her shows tend to revolve around the same few themes: improving self-esteem, empowering yourself, and cutting out clutter. There are those who need help in all three areas. Me, I’ve been thinking a lot about clutter of […]
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Body | Language
By Sumit MandalLoh Kok Man’s Repot (Mind+Mine) (Pic by Loh Kok Man) MALAYSIA is invoked in a scenic collage of cultures when Tourism Malaysia’s five damsels are paraded as a representation of the country’s ethnic diversity to outsiders. When we regard this spectacle with highbrow disdain, we lose an appreciation of the wonderfully uncomplicated and alluring character […]
Abdullah promises to consider release of Hindraf Five
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has promised to consider the MIC appeal for the release of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) since 13 Dec 2007. “The prime minister promised to discuss the matter with the home minister (Datuk […]
Anwar meets PAS leaders
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today met up with PAS leaders in an effort to convince them that PAS members of parliament (MPs) would not be marginalised should the Pakatan Rakyat form the next federal government. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) information chief Tian Chua said Anwar, who is also […]
Police record statement from ‘Negarakuku’ songwriter
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: The police today recorded a statement from a Malaysian university student in Taiwan who insulted the national anthem Negaraku and mocked the government through a video. Wee Meng Chee, 25, accompanied by his parents, was seen entering the Commercial Crime Investigation Department’s cyber and multimedia investigation division at the Bukit […]
ACA questions politicians over party-hopping issue
KANGAR, 23 Sept 2008: The Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA) is investigating several politicians over the party-hopping issue and the alleged offer of posts and positions for them to cross over, ACA Director-General Datuk Seri Ahmad Said Hamdan said today. He said several politicians, including members of parliament (MPs), had been called up to give their statements […]
Malaysia’s corruption perception index remains at 5.1
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: Malaysia’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) remains at 5.1 this year, showing no improvement compared to last year, said Transparency International Malaysia President Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam. He said Malaysia’s score for the last eight years since 2001 hovered between 4.9 and 5.1. “This shows that the trend of the CPI […]
Selangor MCA demands apology from Kit Siang
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: Selangor MCA today demanded a public apology from DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang over his accusation that police reports lodged by members of an MCA division in Selangor led to the detention of DAP’s Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok under the Internal Security Act (ISA). “Everybody including the MCA […]
Cabinet to discuss whether it’s possible to reduce fuel price: Abdullah
PUTRAJAYA, 23 Sept 2008: The cabinet will discuss tomorrow whether it is possible to reduce the fuel price, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. The prime minister did not give any indication whether the price would drop but said that he hoped it could be reduced as the world crude oil price […]
Raja Petra sent to Kamunting for two years
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Sept 2008: Blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin was sent to the Kamunting Detention Centre today after the Home Minister signed an order to detain him for two years under section 8 (1) of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar signed the order last night to detain the Malaysia-Today […]
