BANGKOK, 28 Nov 2008: The Malaysian embassy in Bangkok is arranging a special military flight to fly Malaysians back from the Thai capital following the closure of the Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports by anti-government protesters since Monday. An embassy official said since the seats were limited, those who could afford it should fly commercial. […]
Archives for November 2008
L for lucky
By Amir MuhammadIt was all my fault, for not wearing luck-me shoes. Amir Muhammad is a writer, publisher and moviemaker who lives in Damansara, which is more of a state of mind than geography. Amir’s Alphabet will have 26 parts but will not be presented in order, as he was never a fan of the concept (or […]
Still hoping for change
By Elizabeth Looi and Ng Boon HooiTHE theme for Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s annual national congress, which begins today until 30 Nov 2008, is “Harapan Baru”. The theme seems apt. The leading opposition party remains hopeful that the Pakatan Rakyat coalition, of which it is a member together with the DAP and PAS, can still take over the federal government despite […]
Tribute to Saudara Rajakumar
By Michael Jeyakumar DevarajI first met Saudara Dr MK Rajakumar in 1979 as a member of a group of medical students who met up with him for a discussion. He was then the president of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA). What struck me then was his energy and enthusiasm. He challenged us to visit rural areas to understand […]
An inconvenient thought
By Andrew Khoo(© Jerome Bei / sxc.hu) IN Ray Bradbury’s 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 (not to be mistaken with Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 911), fire fighters are tasked with starting fires, not putting them out. More specifically, fire fighters are agents of the state charged with the burning of books. The destruction of knowledge. Books that would […]
M’sian may be in hotel hit by attacks in Mumbai
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Nov 2008: A Malaysian national, who was in Mumbai on business, is believed trapped in the Taj Mahal Hotel, one of the hotels in the vicinity of the bombing incidents by terrorists in India. The Malaysian Consul in Mumbai, Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah, when contacted by Bernama yesterday said the consulate was […]
Saiful Bukhari meets Islamic affairs officers
KUALA LUMPUR, 27 Nov 2008: Mohamad Saiful Bukhari Azlan, who alleged he was sodomised by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, went to the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs (Jawi) office here today. Mohamad Saiful Bukhari, who was accompanied by his father Azlan Mohd Lazim and lawyer Zamri Idrus, arrived at the office […]
Wrap up money politics probe before March ’09
PUTRAJAYA, 27 Nov 2008: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi hopes the Umno disciplinary board will be able to wrap up its investigations into money politics before March 2009 so that those found guilty can be prevented from contesting in party elections. The Umno president said the move would ensure the party’s administration would run smoothly. […]
Singaporeans jailed for kangaroo court T-shirts
SINGAPORE, 27 Nov 2008: The Singapore High Court today sentenced three Singaporeans to seven to 15 days’ jail for wearing T-shirts bearing a picture of a kangaroo in a judge’s robes in the vicinity of the New Supreme Court Building last May. Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Sariman and Isrizal Mohamed Isa were jailed for seven days […]
Farish Noor’s book under investigation
By Zedeck SiewBook cover of From Majapahit to Putrajaya PETALING JAYA, 27 Nov 2008: A leading bookstore in Kuala Lumpur has stopped selling a book by Malaysian public intellectual Dr Farish Noor, pending an investigation by the Home Ministry. The entire stock of the book, From Majapahit to Putrajaya, was confiscated from Kinokuniya’s KLCC outlet on 15 […]
