Nick Choo is copy editor and graphic designer for The Nut Graph who is also a composer and playwright.
Archives for October 2009
“That means you’re Chinese”
By Nick ChooAT five foot five, Terry Ong says he has never been made to feel insecure about his height as much as he has been made to feel insecure about a more fundamental and unalterable aspect: his own heritage. Ong, 29, is an emcee and voiceover talent. But he is also known because he is a […]
The shape of books to come?
By Cindy ThamLevel 26, with accompanying website “TO SEE the interrogation, log into LEVEL26.com and enter the code: violated.” I’m halfway through the digi-novel Level 26: Dark Origins. The note provides the code to access another cyber-bridge, an online video that’s part of the whole multi-platform literary experience. I put the book down, log into the website, […]
Umno reforms meet inertia
By Shanon ShahKhairy, Rosnah and Shahrizat (Rosnah pic courtesy of Merdeka Review) THE 60th Umno general assembly has been touted as one in which the biggest political party in Malaysia will set much-needed reforms in motion. But if the party’s Youth, Wanita and Puteri wings’ assemblies on 14 Oct 2009 are any indication, it looks as though […]
Umno paralysed about internet media
By Shanon Shah(Laptop pic by Winterling / Dreamstime) KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2009: Umno is paralysed about whether to allow several online news organisations, including The Nut Graph, to cover its 60th annual general assembly at the Putra World Trade Center (PWTC). The net effect is that these organisations do not have the red-coloured media tags, effectively […]
Khairy: Ditch Malay dominance (Updated 12:55pm)
By Shanon ShahUpdated 12:55pm, 14 Oct 2009 Khairy delivering his speech KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Oct 2009: In a bold and surprising move, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has called for his party to ditch “Malay dominance” and replace it with “Malay leadership” in order to reframe its nationalist agenda. “We can continue with the chest-thumping rhetoric, warning […]
Winning the next elections
By Wong Chin HuatTHERE are three ways to understand the stunning outcome of the Bagan Pinang by-election: Najib, Isa and the Pakatan Rakyat (PR). If you believe that the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s victory is really about Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia, then you would have to accept that Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad and the money politics […]
Umno reforms “not good enough”
By Koh Lay ChinTAN Sri Megat Najmuddin Megat Khas isn’t just a member of Umno’s disciplinary board. He is also Malaysian Institute for Corporate Governance (MICG) president, and former Transparency International (Malaysia) executive council member. Megat Najmuddin has been outspoken about corruption, even describing political corruption as “the mother of all corruptions”. He is also a firm proponent […]
Spinning Isa’s victory
By Ding Jo-AnnPolitician speak “The results show that the people have the full confidence in our two leaders. It is also a sign that voters, especially the Chinese and Indian [Malaysians], have now returned to support [the Barisan Nasional (BN)].” “My win is due to a combination of factors. People are now back with BN. They are […]
22 Oct for decision on Gobind Singh case
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2009: The High Court here today fixed 22 Oct for decision in Puchong Member of Parliament (MP) Gobind Singh Deo‘s application to lift his one-year suspension order imposed by the Dewan Rakyat early this year. Judicial Commissioner Mohd Ariff Md Yusof told Gobind’s cousel, Karpal Singh, and senior federal counsel Azizah […]
