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THE Conference of Rulers’ statement on the social contract, the MCA’s proposal for a second deputy chairperson’s post in the Barisan Nasional (BN) and money politics in Umno were the focus in the Malay dailies from 18 to 24 Oct. The statement, issued on 16 Oct, was about the special privileges of the Malay rulers, […]

FROM 18 to 24 Oct, the Chinese media highlighted the government’s plan to inject RM5 billion into Valuecap Sdn Bhd, Datuk Ong Ka Chuan’s unsuccessful bid to be MCA deputy president, as well as Utusan Malaysia‘s changing role in two different eras. Sin Chew Daily‘s editorial on 21 Oct, titled The impact of rescuing the […]

FROM 11 to 16 Oct, three major issues were spotlighted in the Chinese media: the impact of Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s decision to relinquish his presidency; the debate between the MCA candidates; and the problem of high inflation despite lower petrol prices. Lum Chih Feng’s Oriental Daily article on 13 Oct titled […]

THE banning of Hindraf, the rights of tea plantation workers, and school and temple issues received much attention in the Tamil papers from 11 to 17 Oct 2008. The government’s banning of Hindraf dominated the front pages of Makkal Osai, Malaysia Nanban and Tamil Nesan on 16 Oct. Earlier, in 11 Oct reports in Makkal […]

IN the week of 11 to 17 Oct, the Malay dailies gave extensive coverage to the fallout from Gerakan Wanita chief Datuk Tan Lian Hoe’s speech at the party’s National Delegates Conference on 10 Oct. Tan reportedly said the Malays were immigrants from the Malay Archipelago (Nusantara), the Indians from India and the Chinese from […]

FROM 4 to 10 Oct 2008, the Chinese media highlighted the plight of Penan children, the crisis at New Era College and the Gerakan elections. Wong Meng Chuo’s Merdekareview.com article on 8 Oct titled Hurdles Faced by Penan Students Increasing said that though under Budget 2009, about RM10 billion is allocated for education and training, […]

THE five detained Hindraf leaders and Hindu temples were the issues that dominated most of the headlines in the Tamil dailies from 4 to 10 Oct 2008. On 5 Oct, Makkal Osai reported that Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar warned Hindraf not to play with issues of religion and race. This was following […]

DURING the week from 4 to 10 Oct 2008, Hindraf’s visit to the Muslim ministers’ Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house, and the competition within Umno, coloured reports in the Malay press. On 5 Oct, Mingguan Malaysia front-paged demands by several individuals who wanted stern action taken against the Hindraf supporters who visited the open house […]

FROM 27 Sept to 3 Oct 2008, the Chinese-language media looked at the banning of a TV programme, the teaching of maths and science in English, and the Internal Security Act (ISA). In a Merdekareview.com exclusive report on 1 Oct, the online news portal reported that one of Edisi Siasat Mandarin‘s programmes was axed — […]

THE temple demolition in Ampang continues to steal the spotlight in the week of 27 Sept to 3 Oct 2008 in the Tamil dailies. Besides that, the ongoing demand to seek the release of the five Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders from Internal Security Act (ISA) detention, and the tussle between Hindraf and the […]