GOMBAK, 20 Jan 2009: The Printing Presses and Publications Act (PPPA) makes it difficult for book publishers to conduct their business and should be amended, the Malaysian Book Publishers Association (Mabopa) said. Mabopa secretary Arief Hakim Sani said the PPPA was outdated and easily subjected to abuse. Mabopa secretary Arief Hakim Sani“I definitely think the […]
Do boycotts work?
By Zedeck SiewAS the attacks on Palestine intensified before an uncertain ceasefire took place, one other clarion call, apart from the call to stop Israel, was to boycott American products and the US dollar. No less than former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has lent weight to this rally. Placard in a demonstration in Seattle, Washington (© […]
KT, Palestine, sex toys and language
Translation by Zedeck SiewBETWEEN 12 and 19 Jan 2009, alongside the Kuala Terengganu by-election and the conflict in Palestine, the Malay-language press was also preoccupied with the sale of sex toys and the teaching of science and maths in the English language. Jews in the news Israel’s invasion of Gaza continued to occupy headlines throughout the week. On […]
Signal from KT
Translation by Leong Lai MingFROM 12 to 18 Jan 2009, the Chinese press highlighted the Kuala Terengganu by-election. Guang Ming Daily‘s editorial on 18 Jan, titled Pay attention to the signal from the Kuala Terengganu by-election, examined what Chinese Malaysian voters want from political parties. The 17 Jan by-election saw PAS candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut wresting the parliamentary […]
Sri Lanka’s civil war
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananA Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam vehicle with soldiers (© Ulflarsen; source: Wikipedia) THE plight of the Sri Lankan Tamils, the rising crime rate among the Tamil community, and Ponggal wishes dominated the Tamil press headlines during the week of 12 to 18 Jan 2009. Tamil newspapers have always reported on the ongoing civil war […]
Oil royalty will be highlighted
By BFM 89.9TWO days after PAS wrested the Kuala Terengganu seat away from the Barisan Nasional, people are getting back to their daily lives while both the ruling and opposition coalitions assess their performance. In this 9.10am interview on 19 Jan 2009, The Nut Graph‘s senior journalist Deborah Loh tells BFM 89.9’s Norina Yahya that the new […]
Bring back “wow” factor in Umno: Muhyiddin
MANAMA (Bahrain), 19 Jan 2009: Umno has lost the “wow” factor that would attract people to the party, and needs to institute radical change to win back support. In a frank analysis of what ails Umno in the wake of the Kuala Terengganu by-election, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the there was a need to […]
Lessons from Kuala Terengganu
By Deborah LohULTIMATELY, the heart of the battle for Kuala Terengganu was always the Malay Malaysian vote, which was, by extension, a referendum on the relevance of Umno. But the fact that Chinese Malaysians largely stayed with the Barisan Nasional (BN) is perhaps indicative of the DAP’s and Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s inability to penetrate non-Malay enclaves on […]
PAS celebrates BN setback
By Danny Lim and Deborah Loh
EVERYONE knew it was a tight race between two Malay Muslim parties. On the night of 17 Jan 2009, as the votes were counted for the Kuala Terengganu by-election, the ebb and flow of emotions outside the tallying centre was both audible and palpable. Tens of thousands had gathered outside the Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin […]
“KT loss challenges BN formula”
By Jacqueline Ann Surin(Source: Wikipedia) PETALING JAYA: The Barisan Nasional (BN) lost the Kuala Terengganu by-election because the rakyat rejected Umno in its present form, style and leadership, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah said. The veteran Umno politician said the17 Jan 2009 by-election was a test of Umno’s relevance, and that the poll results would have serious implications on the […]
