Corrected on 29 Sept 2008 at 1pm FINALLY, a contest for the top post of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Malaysia is in the offing. In one corner is Utusan Malaysia journalist Norila Daud, who has been the union president for 18 out of the 25 years that she has been a member of […]
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One deadline too many for Anwar
By Khairil Anhar and N Shashi KalaAnwar has sent yet another letter to the prime minister, this time asking him to convene an emergency session of Parliament HAVING watched one self-set deadline — 16 Sept 2008 or ‘916’ as DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang likes to call it — pass with a whimper, opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is now […]
Lessons from East Malaysian storytellers
By Shanon ShahHas our national narrative ignored stories from East Malaysia? (Kuching waterfront, © Hafiz Ahmad / 123rf) “THERE are so many untapped stories from East Malaysia,” says film and television actor Tony Eusoff. The national spotlight has been turned on Sabah and Sarawak ever since the 8 March 2008 general election, no less because leaders from […]
Stay or go?
By Ng Boon HooiWill Gerakan and MCA withdraw from the Barisan Nasional? THESE are not easy times for the MCA or Gerakan. After the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s losses in the 8 March 2008 general election, there have been strong undercurrents within both component parties calling for their position within the BN to be reviewed. Party grassroots have also […]
Separate but equal
By N Shashi Kala and Ooi Ying NeeTHE establishment of Malaysia was much like a marriage. Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak entered into matrimony on 16 Sept 1963. Indonesia and the Philippines spoke out against the union instead of forever holding their peace. Despite the opposition, the four regions pledged unity as a single, sovereign federation, promising to be faithful and equal […]
The race to end poverty
By Ng Boon Hooi and N Shashi KalaFor the urban poor in Klang Valley, home is the longhouse and squatter settlements. See also No Place Like Home and Housing Woes IT is seemingly hard to tell who is poor these days. Walk into a temporary longhouse settlement in the Klang Valley and you are likely to see children of all races playing […]
Justifying 16 Sept
By Zedeck SiewThe venue of the second post-Permatang Pauh forum (See also 16 Sept: D-Day?) AS the main auditorium of the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall (KLSCAH) emptied on the evening of 11 Sept 2008, a straggling audience member supplied Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Sivarasa Rasiah with a slice of trivia. “916”, shorthand for […]
Unravelling the DNA bill
By Khairil Anhar(© Rodolfo Clix / sxc.hu) IN 1985, Professor Alec Jeffreys of Britain’s Leicester University discovered the technique for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) profiling and storing. He had no way of knowing then that his discovery would open the door to changes in criminal prosecutions, and raise the ire of human rights and privacy advocates around the […]
No place like home
By Ng Boon HooiDespite the availability of low-cost houses, many of Klang Valley’s urban poor have yet to be provided with proper homes SINGLE mum Salimah Habibullah thought her housing problems were over when she was offered a low-cost unit in 2005, after a 10-year wait. Having endured a cramped existence in a longhouse, first in Pandan Indah […]
Net TV: Does it click?
By Ooi Ying NeeAN afternoon in a home studio, six t-shirt changes, and six volunteers tinkering with borrowed camera equipment. That’s all it took to produce six seven-minute episodes of The Fairly Current Show (TFCS), a talk show on the internet TV network PopTV that was launched in June 2008. PopTV co-founder Hardesh Singh says PopTV will “give […]
