PUTRAJAYA, 22 Sept 2008: Malaysia will not re-peg the Ringgit, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said today. "We are confident of the Ringgit’s position and it reflects the real value of the currency," he said in his first meeting at the Finance Ministry. At 9.08am, the ringgit was higher […]
Archives for September 2008
RTM to restructure, go digital in three years
KUALA TERENGGANU, 22 Sept 1008: Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) is to undergo a restructuring over the next three years, with the emphasis on going digital and adding more regional and provincial news and issues on the RTM1 and RTM2 television channels. Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said total digital broadcasting would be achieved two […]
Cross over crossovers
By Deborah LohAMIDST the ethics debate that surrounds the possibility of defections by Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Pakatan Rakyat, a handful of civil society organisations have issued a qualified endorsement of a new government formed by crossovers. The statement, released on 16 Sept 2008 in conjunction with Malaysia Day and the anticipated […]
The meaning of a power transition
Translation by Ng Boon HooiTHE much-awaited but unrealised takeover of power on 16 Sept; the resignation of minister in the prime minister’s department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim; and the upcoming MCA elections were the focus of the Chinese press between13 and 18 Sept 2008. On 17 Sept, Kwong Wah Yit Poh columnist Fu Xiang Hong wrote in The Absence of […]
The tussle for power
Translation by Fahmi FadzilSOME of the most heated discussions in the Malay dailies in the week of 11 to 18 Sept 2008 revolved around 16 Sept and the tussle for power within Umno. On 11 Sept, the dailies reported on the dramatic flight to Taiwan of 49 Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Backbencher’s Club […]
Forced labour befalls Indian Malaysians
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyFORCED labour, schooling woes, the Internal Security Act (ISA), and the continuing struggles of Hindraf were highlighted in the Tamil press between 12 and 19 Sept 2008. On 14 Sept, Malaysia Nanban carried the shocking story of an entire family that was sold for RM4,500 into forced labour to a contractor. After escaping from the […]
Hip-hop versi Islam
Oleh Shanon ShahThe Platform Magazine diterbitkan di United Kingdom TERUS-terang saya mengaku, saya memang takut dengan muzik hip-hop. Sebab bagi saya, hip-hop itu sinonim dengan pakaian longgar, air muka bengis dan senikata rap yang agak ganas. Jadi, memang terlalu out of character bila saya membeli majalah The Platform Magazine June-July 2008, tapi saya amat tertarik dengan labelnya, […]
Raya and roadkill
By Hafidz BaharomCorrected on 29 Sept 2008 at 2pm The wheels on the bus go round and round… hopefully not into a ditch (© Rodolfo Clix / sxc.hu) ON 13 Aug 2007, Malaysians were greeted with the horror of a bus accident that cost the lives of 22 people. As reported in the International Herald Tribune: “’The […]
A third force in Malaysian politics?
By Sim Kwang YangTHE departure of the Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) from the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition in recent days could have impregnated our body politic with far-reaching consequences, even if top BN leaders have brushed the incident aside as something they long expected to happen. With only two Members of Parliament (MP) and four state assemblypersons, the […]
Suara Keadilan still to reply to ministry’s show-cause letter
PUTRAJAYA, 19 Sept 2008: The Home Ministry has yet to receive a reply from the Suara Keadilan newspaper to its show-cause letter issued on 12 Sept 2008 for breaching publication guidelines. The ministry’s secretary-general Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof said the two other newspapers, Sin Chew Daily and TheSun, which were also issued with […]
