ON 12 Oct 2008, Kg Baru’s Sultan Sulaiman Club was swamped by a public in search of food and photo opportunities with de facto Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The Aidilfitri open house held from 2pm to 5pm was the second such event hosted by the opposition leader and his family. […]
Najib, Muhyiddin lead in Umno nominations
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Oct 2008: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin continue to receive nominations from the divisions for the Umno president’s and deputy president’s posts respectively. Until late last night, Najib became the sole candidate nominated for the president’s post with 28 […]
Penans, New Era College and Gerakan
Translation by Ng Boon HooiFROM 4 to 10 Oct 2008, the Chinese media highlighted the plight of Penan children, the crisis at New Era College and the Gerakan elections. Wong Meng Chuo’s Merdekareview.com article on 8 Oct titled Hurdles Faced by Penan Students Increasing said that though under Budget 2009, about RM10 billion is allocated for education and training, […]
Hindraf and Hindu temples
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyTHE five detained Hindraf leaders and Hindu temples were the issues that dominated most of the headlines in the Tamil dailies from 4 to 10 Oct 2008. On 5 Oct, Makkal Osai reported that Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar warned Hindraf not to play with issues of religion and race. This was following […]
Hindraf’s open house visit slammed
Translation by Khairil AnharDURING the week from 4 to 10 Oct 2008, Hindraf’s visit to the Muslim ministers’ Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house, and the competition within Umno, coloured reports in the Malay press. On 5 Oct, Mingguan Malaysia front-paged demands by several individuals who wanted stern action taken against the Hindraf supporters who visited the open house […]
Gerakan in search of revival
By Deborah Loh and Ooi Ying Nee
GERAKAN’s 37th National Delegates Conference took off with two main issues: the need to return to its roots as a multi-racial party and the dilemma of whether or not to remain in the Barisan Nasional. In this conference, held from 10 to 12 Oct 2008 at Menara PGRM in Kuala Lumpur, a record 10 candidates […]
The conscience of the Barisan Nasional
By Tan Sri Bernard Dompok(Source: www.upko.org.my) Excerpts of the speech by United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Organisation (Upko) president Tan Sri Bernard Dompok (pic below) at the party’s annual general meeting in Penampang, Sabah, on 11 Oct 2008. In terms of elected representatives, we have four Members of Parliament (MPs) and six assemblymen and a senator. I know we can […]
