TAMIL school issues continued to grab the attention of the Tamil press in the week of 5 to 11 Jan 2009, specifically the increase in enrolment and the standoff between parents and a Tamil school. The global Indian diaspora and one man’s fight for citizenship were also highlighted. Up, up and up! All the Tamil […]
Handlebars and police handling
By Michael Jeyakumar DevarajEVEN as we look forward to 2009, I would like to recount the events of 15 December 2008, when I got arrested for the second time within one week. It began at about 4pm with SMSes from coordinators of Jerit’s bicycle campaign reporting that the police in Rawang were moving in aggressively on the group. […]
Bets, secrets and safety
Translation by Leong Lai MingFROM 5 to 11 Jan 2009, the Chinese media highlighted the betting over the Kuala Terengganu by-election, the declassification of highway concession agreements, and the people’s concern over public safety. On 7 Jan, Guang Ming Daily reported PAS candidate for the Kuala Terengganu by-election Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut as being the favourite among bettors, with […]
Surviving perception
By Deborah LohPOOR Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh. Much has been made of his looks and demeanour in an election where perception could turn out to mean everything. As the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, Wan Farid has been advised to smile more and behave less snobbishly. In this semi-urban east […]
UN should set up war crimes tribunal: Abdullah (updated)
(Updated 7:42pm, 12 Jan 2009) KUALA LUMPUR, 12 Jan 2009: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today tabled a motion in the Dewan Rakyat calling on the United Nations to immediately set up a war crimes tribunal to investigate and prosecute Israelis suspected of committing war crimes against Palestinians. The prime minister, who tabled the motion […]
New hopes for the new year
By Yasmin MasidiWE are two weeks into 2009, but I am not over the garish retrospectives in the newspapers at the close of 2008. You saw them: full-page spreads of (carefully) selected news from the year past, and pictures of fireworks on the front page. The experience became surreal when I compared both the traditional papers and […]
Israel, KT and sex parties
Translation by Zedeck SiewISRAEL’S invasion of Gaza, the minutiae of the Kuala Terengganu by-election, and the evil of New Year sex parties were issues that occupied the Malay-language press from 3 to 9 Jan 2009. Israel’s offensive, which began on 27 Dec 2008, was condemned by Malaysian prime ministers former, current, and in waiting. In the 9-11 Jan […]
Wahid’s likeability factor
By Deborah LohPAS candidate Abdul Wahid Endut on his walkabout to meet voters in Kg Cina THOUGH PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang claims divine intervention in his selection of the party’s candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary by-election, there could be a more earthly, tactical reason. There is a story about the candidate, Abdul Wahid […]
You Melayu? Betul?
By Shanon ShahIN this new section called Found in Malaysia, The Nut Graph talks to notable Malaysians about their roots in our shared land. By asking notable personalities to tell stories about being Malaysian, we hope to answer these questions: Who is a pendatang? Who is a native? What makes a Malaysian? Why do we call Malaysia […]
Geeking up greeting cards
By Cindy ThamIN an age when there are good reasons to ditch the idea of paper greeting cards and opt for e-cards, Chak Onn Lau has chosen to buck the trend. In 2008, he teamed up with two partners to set up Foldees. It is a portal linking designers with funky greeting card designs and a market […]
