Corrected 12.15pm on 9 April 2009 MANY Umno leaders and analysts are talking about corruption in the party as if that is its biggest problem. After all, it was the justification used in barring party vice-president Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam from contesting for the party’s No. 2 post. And as Ali’s supporters have persuasively […]
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Zulkifli Noordin’s jihad
By Shanon ShahPARTI Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Member of Parliament (MP) Zulkifli Noordin recently tried to move a series of constitutional amendments that would elevate the status of Islam in the country’s administration. We know what he is asking for, but do we actually know why he is doing it? The Nut Graph spoke exclusively to Zulkifli via […]
Cuti-Cuti Malaysia revised!
By Zedeck Siew(Pic by Flydime / Flickr) PLANNING a weekend holiday recently caused me to correspond with a travel agency. (The agency shall remain nameless, just in case.) At their request, I sent my bank details to them via the antiquated method of facsimile. When their faxed reply came in, I found myself reading a Ministry of […]
A question of pride
By KW MakIF there is one thing that is lacking in our government officers, it is pride, which should not to be confused with arrogance. When people have no pride in their work, everything is done in a half-hearted manner. Restoring self-respect to the civil service is important to me because good governance and service can only […]
Elections, Indonesian-style
By Dr Farish A NoorWITH Umno’s heated polls just a week away and a transition of power in the pipeline for the nation, one other elections will soon grab the headlines. This April will witness the elections of Indonesia, the biggest Muslim country in the world, and Malaysia’s neighbour down south. With a population that currently stands at 232 […]
Lights out for the world
By Cindy Tham(Pic by raja4u / sxc.hu) DON’T be alarmed if some of your neighbours’ homes and landmarks like the KL Tower stand in darkness for one hour from 8.30pm on Saturday, 28 March 2009. In other cities across the globe, there will be a similar lights-out at the respective local time. They’re all participating in Earth […]
Najib not right man for PM, says Zaid
By Datuk Zaid IbrahimTHE following is an excerpt of a speech by Datuk Zaid Ibrahim delivered at a weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club of Kuala Lumpur DiRaja at the Shangri-La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on 18 March 2009. GIVEN the times we live in, perhaps it might be appropriate for me to speak about the leadership […]
Walking the middle ground
By Wong Chin HuatMANY Malaysians might say that if there is anything we need more than jobs in these times of economic hardship, it is stability. You read an increasing number of comments that urge people to get priorities right — get more jobs or prevent job cuts — regardless of the issue being discussed. And how would […]
Tools of survival
By N Shashi Kala(Public domain; source: Wikimedia) I DON’T know about you, but all this talk of global recession and financial meltdown has got me worried. And as if to emphasise just what trouble awaits on the horizon, Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak recently unveiled a second stimulus package worth a whopping RM60 billion. In a frank […]
Tudung bukan senjata perang
Oleh Shanon Shah“MULA-mula saya naik pentas ramai yang ‘boo’ bila tengok penampilan saya dengan bertudung. Ada juga yang kata kalau nak nyanyi nasyid, lebih baik balik. Ejekan itu membuat saya sedikit gementar kerana saya memilih cara berbeza daripada kumpulan muzik indie yang ada. Majalah Al Islam, edisi Mac 2009“Tapi bila saya mula bermain gitar dan menyanyi, ramai […]
