SEREMBAN, 2 Sept 2008: Seremban Umno division vice-head Mohd Nor Awang, pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to two counts of corruption in connection with the party elections. Mohd Nor, 47, a businessman, is charged with giving a RM200 bribe to Taman Zaiton Indah Umno branch head Rezwat Shahril Zainal Ariffin. The […]
Menjadi pembangkang
Oleh Suraya YaacobSAYA dipilih sebagai Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Kawasan Sungai Tiang pada Pilihanraya ke-11, dan kemudiannya sekali lagi pada 8 Mac 2008. Persoalan yang selalu saya terima akhir-akhir ini adalah: Macam mana sekarang jadi pembangkang? 8 Mac selalu membawa saya termenung. Berfikir mungkin atau tidak ia membawa perbezaan sekiranya saya tahu Barisan Nasional (BN) akan kalah […]
The implications of Anwar’s victory
Translation by Ng Boon HooiTHE Chinese media was interested in the meaning of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s win in the 26 Aug 2008 Permatang Pauh by-election. According to Chang Teck Peng’s 27 Aug report on Merdekareview.com, political commentators estimate that Anwar’s landslide victory would expedite the internal conflict within Umno, intensify the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s collapse, and push for […]
BN machinery failure
Translation by Fahmi FadzilAFTER the 26 Aug 2008 landmark victory for Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the Permatang Pauh by-election, most of the major Malay dailies focused on analysing where the Barisan Nasional (BN) machinery went wrong. In an Utusan Malaysia article by Sobri Sudin on 28 Aug titled Pengajaran Dari Permatang Pauh, the […]
Spotlight on Hindraf in-fighting
Translation by Sevan DoraisamyREPORTS on the Permatang Pauh by-election and the fight between Hindraf leaders dominated most of the headlines for the past week in both Makkal Osai and Malaysia Nanban. On 27 Aug 2008, apart from the coverage of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s victory in the Permatang Puah by-election, there was also coverage of the ongoing tussle […]
Curbing the net
By Alex Lam(Pic by Integricity Visuals) MALAYSIA, a developed nation: a reality in the making or an elusive dream? With just 12 years to go before our targeted Vision 2020, we should be straining to gain unstoppable momentum as the finish line draws closer. But how are we doing, really? Last week, a hurdle was thrown into […]
Beauties and the beasts
By Hafidz BaharomON 26 July 2008, religious authorities decided to raid a transsexual beauty pageant in Bachok, Kelantan. Sixteen individuals were arrested, while the authorities claimed that three people got away by diving into a river. This happened at a resort. The justification for such an action, of course, was that the mak nyah pageant was against […]
A genderless Malaysia
By Boo Su-LynI AM not going to swear, bitch or rant here. There are plenty of self-righteous blogs clouding cyberspace with a miasma of cynicism and despair. This will not be another placard-toting essay about the world diseased with corruption and inequality. It is a familiar path I have taken several times through numerous letters to the […]
A consumer-friendly budget
Illustrations by Shieko
AS promised, the government delivered a consumer-friendly budget for 2009 that was themed A Caring Government. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi delivered the proposed Budget 2009 in Parliament on 29 Aug 2008, a day after Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in as the Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament and made opposition leader. […]
Eminent panel finds sacking of Salleh Abas and two others “unjustified” and “unconstitutional”
By Jacqueline Ann SurinFrom left: Ambiga, Sulaiman Abdullah, Salleh Abas, Mah Weng Kwai and Tan Sri Ramon Navaratnam at the launch of the report by the Panel of Eminent Persons to Review the Judicial Crisis in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Aug 2008: A panel comprising six eminent judges and lawyers from Malaysia, Australia, India and Pakistan have found […]
