BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 6 Aug 2009: Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat’s presence at the visit to the East Coast Economic Region’s Special Economic Zone two days ago shows the PAS leader’s desire to forge good relations with the federal government, said the prime minister here today. Datuk Seri Najib Razak said […]
Virtually still here
By Cindy Tham(Source: facebook.com)TO people who spend lots of time on Facebook, Friendster, Twitter or other social networking websites, their accounts have become important repositories of part of their lives and memories. To them, Facebook or Friendster accounts are like online scrapbooks. They contain records of conversations with friends, and all the “LOLROTF”s and “T_T”s along the […]
Overcoming multicultural kan cheong
By Zedeck SiewTHE somewhat otherworldly 42-year-old performer Lee Swee Keong is perhaps best known for his white-faced and loin-clothed interpretations of Butoh, a Japanese dance form developed in the 1960s. Created by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno in 1959, this vocabulary of movement, which typically involves mischievous or grotesque imagery, was intended to question and subvert more […]
Chaos in the streets
By Teo Nie ChingTraffic jam in KL city (Pic courtesy of Merdeka Review) 1 AUG 2009 was a nightmare for Klang Valley residents. Once peaceful streets — what many rightfully expected on a Saturday — were gridlocked in massive jams caused by police roadblocks all over Kuala Lumpur. Many were trapped in the horrendous traffic. Those who did […]
Number of A(H1N1) deaths rises to 12
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Aug 2009: The number of deaths due to Influenza A(H1N1) jumped to 12 today after four more people, including three children, were reported to have died. Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said three deaths were reported in Malacca in the last 48 hours, while the other was reported in […]
PCB to open counter for trader complaints against GMI
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Aug 2009: The Public Complaints Bureau (PCB) will open a special counter on Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday for shopkeepers and traders to report on the losses and damages incurred during the demonstration last Saturday. Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk T Murugiah said the shopkeepers and traders were […]
Fed Crt confirms gallows for drug trafficker
PUTRAJAYA, 5 Aug 2009: The Federal Court today upheld the death sentence imposed on a part-time pirate taxi driver for trafficking 937.8g of cannabis nine years ago. A three-person bench presided by Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak Tan Sri Richard Malanjum, Chief Judge of Malaya Tan Sri Arifin Zakaria, and Federal Court Judge Datuk […]
M’sia good example of comprehensive Islamic nation: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, 5 Aug 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said Malaysia is in a great position to share with the world its uniqueness of being a comprehensive Islamic nation. “I am also proud to mention that we do this in a way that is shared with our non-Muslim communities,” he said in his […]
Gerakan’s protest against the ISA
By Zedeck Siew“Gerakan Youth is of the opinion that struggles of organisations such as Gerakan Mansuhkan ISA (GMI) should be considered seriously for the sake of justice and recognition of human rights principles enshrined in the federal constitution.” ANDY Yong, Gerakan Youth’s legal, public complaints and social welfare bureau chief, declaring the party youth wing’s interest in […]
Launching Malaysia 2.0
By Wong Chin HuatWater cannon being used during the 1 Aug anti-ISA rally (Pic courtesy of Merdeka Review) A FRIEND asked on Facebook: “[The Barisan Nasional] (BN) insists [on keeping the Internal Security Act (ISA)]; do you want to keep the BN?” This question is spot on. It simplifies many issues into a single concern. It almost frames […]
