Public transportation needs improving (all pics © Lainie Yeoh) NO amount of investment in infrastructure for transportation and logistics has been able to cope with the pressing demand for fast and efficient transportation for people, goods and services. Despite the accelerated advancement in information and communication technology, there is an increasing number of workers who […]
Najib’s uphill battle
By Shanon ShahNajib greeting delegates HALFWAY through his policy address today, 15 Oct 2009, Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak defined a form of insanity. “It is when you do something repeatedly in the same way but hope for differing results,” he said. The analogy was used to justify Najib’s market liberalisation measures to make Malaysia more […]
Ong calls for another MCA EGM
Ong Tee Keat (file pic) PETALING JAYA, 15 Oct 2009: The following is the statement made by MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat after the party’s central committee meeting held to discuss the party’s leadership crisis. Ong posted the statement on his blog. Statement by Ong Tee Keat I would like to thank my […]
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, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Hantu Bagan Pinang!
Oleh Shanon Shah68 SAYA sudah mula serik meliputi kempen pilihanraya.Terlalu banyak misteri yang mengganggu perasaan semasa tempoh pilihanraya. Contohnya pengalaman saya di Bagan Pinang, Negeri Sembilan, baru-baru ini. Bukannya saya tidak minat mengikut calon, mendengar ceramah, memantau isu dan melaporkan keputusan pengundian. Itu semua sudah menjadi tugas setiap wartawan di arena pilihanraya. Tapi misteri di Bagan Pinang […]
A bizarre week in Bagan Pinang
By Shanon ShahWorshippers at Masjid Qariah MASJID Qariah Bagan Pinang, Port Dickson, is sandwiched between a major Barisan Nasional (BN) operations centre and PAS’s main by-election headquarters along Jalan Pantai. On Friday, 9 Oct 2009, the mosque was bursting at the seams with worshippers. In his khutbah, the imam said Islam is a religion of unity and […]
PAS’s balancing act
By Lainie YeohLainie Yeoh is a graphic designer. She drinks alcohol, goes for rock concerts, and had to choose between PAS, Umno, or spoiling the vote during the last elections. The Nut Graph needs your support
No pass for Waythamoorthy
By Koh Lay Chin“I am not really aware of what has happened to Waythamoorthy, but as far as I am concerned, the Government has not ordered for his passport to be revoked. If he wants to return to Malaysia, he can do so.” Former Home Minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar tells reporters on 16 May 2008 that […]
