(© Bask Oner) THE DAP Ops Restore (Restructure Toll Rates and Equity) Team would like to congratulate the works minister for declassifying most of the highway toll concession agreements. We also congratulate him for following up by removing two toll plazas at the New Pantai Expressway (NPE) and the Sungei Besi Highway in the past […]
Political parties take battle to Dayak front
KUALA LUMPUR, 25 Feb 2009: While the political operatives are set to battle for support in the two “Bukit” by-elections — Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau — in April, another battleground has emerged in East Malaysia. The Batang Ai state constituency in Sarawak is also the heartland of the Dayaks, who make up almost 95% […]
Aborted take-off
By N Shashi Kala and Zedeck Siew“Approval for the new low-cost carrier terminal in Nilai, Negri Sembilan, was given by all relevant parties” TRANSPORT Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat. The KLIA East@Labu Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) project mooted by AirAsia and Sime Darby in December 2008 looked set to take off after getting the go-ahead from the cabinet on […]
Let’s talk about sex
By Shanon Shah(Dmytro Konstantynov / Dreamstime) PRESS reports that intimate photos of Elizabeth Wong have been exposed and are circulating have opened up a new can of worms. The discussions so far on the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) politician’s case have revolved around our public leaders’ right to privacy. But if it was merely Wong’s privacy that […]
Federal govt sabotages Selangor
By Tony Pua, Charles Santiago, William Leong and Dr Dzulkefly AhmadTHE Selangor state government made an offer on 13 Feb 2009 to four privatised water service providers — Puncak Niaga Sdn Bhd (PNSB), Syabas, SPLASH and Abass — to acquire their water assets and concessions. The combined RM5.71 billion offered was made with the objective of delivering the lowest possible water tariffs for Selangor and […]
PKR support for Wong conditional
By Zedeck SiewKUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)’s continued support for Selangor state assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong will depend on the content of any new photographs which may surface. “It depends on what the pictures are,” PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali told The Nut Graph last night, when asked whether the party would […]
The injustice of the ISA
By Nora MuratAMNESTY International Malaysia views with concern the statement by Deputy Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar published on 23 Feb 2009 on the relevance of the Internal Security Act 1960 (ISA). Amnesty regrets that the Deputy IGP, being the guardian of public interest and rights, has given blanket approval to the most […]
Johan Jaafar headed for Media Prima, NSTP
By Jose BarrockKUALA LUMPUR, 24 Feb 2009: A former powerful newspaper editor will be appointed soon to key posts at Media Prima Bhd and The New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd (NSTP) in a move that is linked to next month’s leadership change in Umno. Sources said Datuk Johan Jaafar, who was editor-in-chief of Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia […]
The Bovine Conspiracy!
By Zedeck SiewTHIS seemingly unrelated report is presented here as an interesting example of synchronicity, especially given the number of animals involved. I suspect the KLI (Kuala Lumpur Investigator) itself would have made the connection, if it wasn’t such a tabloid. I also question the veracity of the facts in this report. The Toyota Dyna could not […]
Sexual morality, threats and crises
Translation by Leong Lai MingIN the week between 16 and 22 Feb 2009, the Chinese media focused on the developing story behind the intimate pictures of Selangor executive councillor (exco) and Bukit Lanjan assemblyperson Elizabeth Wong, and also commented on the death threats against DAP leaders and the ongoing constitutional crisis in Perak. (Jason Antony / sxc.hu)Sexual morality Wong […]
