PARIS, 8 Oct 2009: Winning in the Bagan Pinang state by-election is more important to the Barisan Nasional (BN) than the size of the majority obtained, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said. “There’s no need to talk about winning big or small, as long as [we] win. Winning is the important thing,” the prime minister told […]
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Bread and butter in Bagan Pinang
By Shanon ShahBread and butter issues (© Bruno Neves / sxc.hu) “IN Malaysia, we must vote for Barisan Nasional (BN); we have been voting for them for a long time,” says T Muniandy. “We help them by voting for them, and then they help us.” It is 6 Oct 2009, the fourth day of the Bagan Pinang […]
Govt announces 11-member PKFZ task force
KUALA LUMPUR, 7 Oct 2009: The government today announced an 11-member special task force headed by Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan to restore the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project and identify measures for its development. The task force would, among others, determine the type of misconduct or criminal element […]
“All will lose in MCA fight”
By Koh Lay ChinKUALA LUMPUR, 7 Oct 2009: There will be no winners in the showdown between MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and former deputy president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek this Saturday, political analyst Dr James Chin said today. Whatever the results of the 10 Oct extraordinary general meeting (EGM), the Barisan Nasional (BN)’s […]
Zulkefly Omar’s dilemma
By Shanon ShahJOURNALISTS have been warning each other that Zulkefly Mohamad Omar, PAS’s Bagan Pinang by-election candidate, is not the world’s best orator. Unfortunately, this is true. At a PAS-organised ceramah in Taman Eastern on 5 Oct 2009, The Nut Graph observes that Zulkefly is ponderous in his speech. The chants of “Allahu akbar” that greet him […]
Umno Youth, Wanita Umno lodge police report against JAG
JOHOR BARU, 6 Oct 2009: Johor Baru Umno Youth and Wanita Umno today lodged a report against the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) to have the organisation investigated under the Sedition Act for interfering in the caning sentence on part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Sukarno. Johor Baru Umno Youth chief Khalid Mohamed and […]
No new H1N1 deaths; preventive measures for PMR candidates
KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Oct 2009: No new death from Influenza A(H1N1) was reported today, but 189 new cases of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) were admitted to hospital, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican. He said of the 801 patients with ILI still being treated in hospitals throughout the country, including nine private hospitals, […]
“Jalan-jalan cari undi”
By Shanon ShahIsa Samad poses at a Hari Raya Aidilfitri event in Bagan Pinang “THIS is part of my programme for the Bagan Pinang by-election: jalan-jalan cari undi,” says Tan Sri Isa Samad, 60, riffing off the popular TV3 food travelogue, Jalan-Jalan Cari Makan. The 3,000-strong crowd here in Taman PD Utama initially looks more interested in […]
Bringing talent home
By Ding Jo-Ann“We must bring the talents home and provide incentives to keep them home.” PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in his speech at the Mahathir Science Award 2008 and 2009. He said more scientists and innovators were needed, and that Malaysia must identify the reasons for the country’s inability to nurture a bigger pool of […]
The multicultural question
by Ding Jo-AnnIen Ang Ever felt that Malaysians need to get out more and mix with people from other races and religions? And be open to dialogue with each other even if they hold different views? Cultural studies expert Professor Ien Ang would probably agree, as demonstrated in her recent public lecture on multiculturalism. Ang, who is […]
