KUCHING, 17 Oct 2008: The Sultan Iskandar Planetarium here, Malaysia’s first astronomy education centre, is to be upgraded, with the possibility of using expertise from Warner Bros, one of the world’s largest producers of film and television entertainment. Science, Technology and Innovation Deputy Minister Fadillah Yusof who disclosed this, said the ministry was prepared to […]
Archives for October 2008
MCA needs to be more vocal, says Yen Yen
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: MCA’s outgoing Wanita chief Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen has called for the party to be more vocal in order to win back voters’ confidence in the next general election. Dr Ng, who is the first woman running for a vice-president’s post in the party, said MCA had to overcome […]
BN should have second deputy chairperson post to be held by MCA
By Ng Boon HooiKUALA LUMPUR, 17 Oct 2008: An additional deputy chairperson’s post in the Barisan Nasional (BN) should be created and the position filled by the MCA, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said. The outgoing MCA Youth chief said because the party was the second largest in the BN, an MCA leader should be appointed as the second […]
MCA’s closed-door negotiations are practical: Ka Chuan
By Deborah LohKUALA LUMPUR, 17 OCT 2008: MCA is practical, not weak, when it handles sensitive issues through closed door negotiations within the Barisan Nasional (BN), MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan said today. Acknowledging that MCA has been criticised for not being vocal enough on Chinese issues, he said closed door discussions were meant to […]
H for Hair
By Amir MuhammadHair in my heart.That’s where you’ll be, you’ll be with me.Hair in my heart.No distance can keep us apart.Long as you’re hair in my heart. Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and movie-maker who lives in Damansara, which is more of a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will […]
Protecting residents’ gold mine
By KW MakCorrected on 20 Oct 2008 at 10pm PALM Spring @ Damansara in Petaling Jaya is a nice little condominium with some 2,180 condo units. With each unit paying between RM150 and RM200 per month in maintenance fees, the annual collection comes up to around RM4 million. This example is meant to illustrate the potential gold […]
Dr M: A man of a hundred contradictions
By Jacqueline Ann Surin and Shanon ShahIN part two of an exclusive interview with The Nut Graph, Datuk Zaid Ibrahim responds to attacks against him by former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on his blog. Expressing disappointment at Mahathir’s attacks, Zaid says the former prime minister has done more in his political career to damage Umno and the nation than Zaid […]
Confronting road safety issues head-on
By Andrew KhooSomewhere in the archives of Filem Negara Malaysia is a short road-safety film. It features a policeman from the 1950s or perhaps early 1960s, in his knee-length shorts (khaki-coloured, but the film is in black and white). The policeman crosses a road in front of bicyclists who have stopped at a traffic light. As he passes them, he taps his truncheon on the front wheel of those bicycles that have crossed the white line on the road. He indicates for them to back up behind the white line. Indeed, in the film, bicyclists have to dismount at the traffic light. I think Datuk Suret Singh of the Road Safety Department should ask Filem Negara Malaysia for this gem of a road-safety message and play it on TV again…
Tsu Koon defends Lian Hoe
PENANG, 16 Oct 2008: Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said party Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe did not mean to question or politicise history in her speech at the party’s national delegates conference. He said Tan’s statement was made within the country’s current context whereby all Malaysian citizens are “Anak Malaysia”. […]
Pakatan Rakyat condemns govt action to ban Hindraf
By Elizabeth LooiPETALING JAYA, 16 Oct 2008: The Pakatan Rakyat has condemned the government’s decision to ban Hindraf, saying it clearly goes against the principle of basic rights and democracy. “Although we do not totally agree with Hindraf’s demands, we want to stress that the Indian community’s problems and issues must be resolved amicably. “We are worried […]
