A real dialogue (All pics courtesy of Mas Hamzah) AS a Muslim foreigner coming to Malaysia from the Arab world, I was filled with curiosity and excitement at the chance to witness Islam in a country like Malaysia which we look up to as a developed, thriving Muslim country rich in cultural and religious diversity. […]
Archives for September 2009
Threatened under all three PMs
By Ding Jo-AnnPETALING JAYA, 11 Sept 2009: The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC)’s investigation of Malaysiakini this week is not the first time the online news site has been harassed or threatened by the state. In fact, Malaysiakini has experienced harassment and received threats from state agencies and government leaders under the previous administration of Tun […]
How many task forces are needed?
By Tony PuaDATUK Seri Najib Razak‘s “performance now” government is fast becoming a farce with the set up of another “high-powered” task forces to investigate the RM12.5 billion Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) scandal. The new task force comprising the chief secretary to the government, the treasury secretary-general, the Attorney-General, and officials from the transport and finance ministries […]
Time to be afraid
By Jacqueline Ann SurinMalaysians are being told to be afraid (© Marcelo Terraza / sxc.hu) “BE afraid. Be very afraid.” That, in essence, was what the protestors against a Hindu temple relocation in Shah Alam were saying. But they were not just saying it to their Hindu neighbours in Section 23, Shah Alam. They were also saying it […]
Dining with the DAP
By Deborah LohFOR dinner one day last week, I decided to visit the DAP’s Rocket United Café which opened a month ago. Choosing to eat there felt a wee bit odd, as if one were making a political statement by deciding to patronise the outlet. And considering too, that there are numerous other food outlets and a […]
The vegetable basket baby
By Zedeck SiewVISUAL artist Wong Hoy Cheong is probably Malaysia’s most internationally-renowned modern cultural export. While a fixture on the biennial — or repeating art exhibitions — circuit, he has nevertheless continued to make work deeply engaged with the Malaysian context. Take his Vitrine of Contemporary Events, for example. Made in 1999, post-Reformasi, the work is an illuminated […]
Ong lodges second police report against Tiong
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2009: MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said he has lodged a second police report against Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd CEO Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. “Today I lodged a police report against Tiong for lodging a false police report against me. I will give the authorities my fullest co-operation,” […]
to revile; to revere; to respect
By Katrina Jorene MaliamauvHere is land. Go pray on it. Here is land. But remember; I do not want to see your crosses, I do not want to hear your church bells; Shut the lid on that age old organ, And turn your trumpets in. Keep your deities away from me, Lest my eyes fall upon its evil; […]
T’ganu MB demands apology from Malay-language daily
KUALA TERENGGANU, 9 Sept 2009: Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said has given a local daily one week to apologise to him concerning a report that he claimed to be slanderous. He said if the newspaper failed to do so, he would take legal action for publishing the report on 4 Sept. “It (the report) […]
Slide in H1N1 cases; govt to remain vigilant
PUTRAJAYA, 9 Sept 2009: While there is a slide in the number of Influenza A(H1N1) cases and cases of influenza-like illness, the government would remain vigilant, and the public should do likewise, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said that in Kuantan, Pahang, reported cases have dropped to between 240 and 250 […]
