PRIOR to 25 June 2011, all seemed to be going relatively well for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration. The Barisan Nasional (BN) government was hard at work improving public perception, with extensive media coverage on government programmes such as the Government Transformation Programme and Economic Transformation Programme. There were talks of a possible […]
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Najib or Anwar?
Reductio ad Absurdum by Chan Kheng Hoe
IN light of the recent Bersih 2.0 demonstrations, and the unjustified crackdown by the authorities, one may be forgiven if one were to be carried away in denouncing the current administration. They handled the demonstrations in an appalling manner, both in the run-up to the actual day and on the day itself. The conduct of […]
Nasihat tentang Bersih
Secubit Garam oleh Shanon Shah
Bersih? Kotor? Haram? Untuk yang pening, marah, atau kompius, atau kesemuanya, ikutilah nasihat terbaru daripada kolumnis pujaan ramai, Kak Nora: Assalamualaikum wahai Kak Nora yang budiman, Diharapkan Kak Nora berada dalam keadaan sihat dan awesome. Kak, lets me just cuts to the chases and story you my problem, ok? Mesti akak tahu tentang kontroversi […]
Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Bersih 2.0 – Why walk?
By Ding Jo-AnnTHE planned Bersih 2.0 rally calling for improvements to Malaysia’s electoral system has been garnering mixed reactions. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said police may arrest illegal demonstrators, even under the Internal Security Act, which allows for indefinite state detention without trial. Perkasa said they would demonstrate, too, to keep Bersih protesters from mischief. […]
Perception vs reality: Who’s telling the truth?
Shape of a Pocket by Jacqueline Ann Surin
WHEN Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi declared that the new media was negatively spinning issues about the government, perhaps he was referring to examples such as this YouTube video by nasilemak2020. I’m certain the Umno vice-president, who is also defence minister, also had other examples in mind when he called on Umno cybertroopers to […]
Isteri ibarat pelacur?
Asam Pedas by Norhayati Kaprawi
“MAHU layanan kelas pertama, tapi belikan minyak wangi kita cuma di Petaling Street saja”. Komen sinis dari para ibu yang perlu difikirkan. Berat sungguh jawatan sebagai “Isteri”. Banyak portfolio yang dipegang dan KPInya harus sentiasa cemerlang, kalau boleh, 100 peratus, tidak boleh kurang! Biasanya dianggap tugas dan portfolio seorang isteri adalah : i) Teman setia: Sentiasa beri […]
PJ leaseholders possibly entitled to freehold titles
Ampersand by KW Mak
I HAD previously raised the issue of leasehold titles in Petaling Jaya (PJ) possibly being invalid and house owners being entitled to freehold titles based on historical records. The Section 4 Rukun Tetangga committee subsequently held a signature campaign and wrote to Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim for an appointment to resolve the […]
Defahmi and defamation online
Holding Court by Ding Jo-Ann
THEATRE practitioner, writer and aspiring politician Fahmi Fadzil has become a minor celebrity after agreeing to tweet 100 times that he defamed a publishing company. Fahmi had published a tweet about a pregnant friend who purportedly resigned from Female magazine due to poor human resource practices by her employer, BluInc Media. In his 100-tweet apology, […]
Are MPs protected from the OSA?
Reductio ad Absurdum by Chan Kheng Hoe
DATUK Mukhriz Mahathir was recently reported to have offered to release the confidential agreements between Tenaga Nasional Bhd and independent power producers (IPPs) to Parliament, but not to the public. This offer was immediately denounced by the DAP Member of Parliament (MP) Tony Pua as being “complete and utter bunkum”. Pua said even MPs cannot […]
Nasihat tentang politik
Secubit Garam oleh Shanon Shah
SUNGGUH berdebar-debar jantung saya apabila mendengar desas-desus bahawa pilihanraya umum bakal diadakan di Malaysia. Di celah-celah menulis esei penghujung penggal di London, saya tergedik-gedik melayari internet demi mengikuti perkembangan politik di Malaysia. Sepertimana yang saya jangkakan, penulis kolumnis kegemaran saya, Kak Nora, juga mempunyai komen tentang suhu politik yang semakin meningkat. Ikutilah selanjutnya: Sayap Puteri, […]
