THE media are at it again. Sensationalising the news, reporting inaccurately and unfairly, and worst of all, having no regard for the personal damage a report may have on a party. The latest of irresponsible and unethical reporting was in Kosmo!‘s 27 July 2009 edition that front-paged celebrated filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad who passed away from […]
Archives for July 2009
Stern action against those who take part in ISA rallies (Updated 7:40pm)
Updated 7:40pm, 30 July 2009 KUALA TERENGGANU, 30 July 2009: The Home Ministry today warned that stern action would be taken against those who participate in rallies supporting or opposing the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA). Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the move was in line with the ministry’s objective to prevent […]
Raucous assembly in front of MIC headquarters
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 July 2009: Traffic along Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Tun Razak was reduced to a crawl for almost two hours from 11am today when an illegal gathering took place in front of the MIC headquarters here. According to Malaysiakini, the assembly comprised two groups that squared off against each other. The first comprised […]
Two die of dengue
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 July 2009: A 77-year-old man from Sipitang, Sabah, and a 45-year-old female teacher from Ampang, Selangor were reported to have died of dengue. Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said the two patients had suffered from haemorrhagic dengue fever and dengue shock syndrome, and died on 17 July. A probe […]
Gerak submits documents on alleged misappropriation of funds to MACC
SHAH ALAM, 30 July 2009: The People’s Movement Against Corruption (Gerak) today submitted documents on an alleged misappropriation of Selangor state funds by a Pakatan Rakyat elected representative, amounting to RM375,000, to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Gerak chairperson Mohd Nazree Mohd Yunos submitted the 17-page document to a Selangor MACC investigation officer at the […]
A(H1N1): 11 NS camps closed
PENANG, 30 July 2009: Eleven National Service (NS) camps in the peninsula have so far been ordered to close due to the trainees showing signs of influenza A(H1N1) infection. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the affected camps involved 4,500 students and about 200 staff members who had been asked to stay at […]
Seeking justice
By Zedeck Siew
THE death of Selangor government aide Teoh Beng Hock on 16 July 2009 quickly turned into political capital. Memorials organised by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) have the air of a partisan roadshow, where attendees are urged to overthrow the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election. Attempting to control perception, Prime Minister Datuk Seri […]
Sivakumar’s privileges committee “dissolved”
IPOH, 30 July 2009: The previous Perak Rights and Privileges Committee headed by embattled state assembly speaker V Sivakumar can no longer hold a meeting as it was deemed dissolved after the 7 May assembly sitting. State assembly secretary Abdullah Antong Sabri said the committee was valid for only one term and it ceased to […]
Checking George Washington’s nose
By Claire BrownellAS a child, Animah Kosai used to tell strangers she was from Siberia. They would pat her on the head, call her cute and ask her where she was from because of the light skin she inherited from her English mother. “I’d talk about this wonderful story about how my father was in Japan, and […]
Unity needs empathy
By Deborah LohRACE and 1Malaysia have occupied my thoughts in the last few weeks. It can’t be helped, given the articles I’ve had to write on both subjects of late. I’ve almost reached saturation point listening to people debate the meaning of 1Malaysia. Last Friday, 24 July, I attended a forum where a small group of academics, […]
