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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 […]

DESPITE Hari Raya Aidilfitri, the Malay press managed to capitalise on some political issues over and above the usual Aidilfitri fare during the week of 27 Sept to 3 Oct 2008. One incident in particular received extra attention: the group of Hindraf supporters who visited Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s Aidilfitri open […]

SINCE Selangor exco member and Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok was released from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on 19 Sept 2008, the Chinese media has increased its debate on the law that allows for detention without trial.  On 22 Sept, Low Chee Cheong’s column in the Oriental Daily, titled Papaya Threatening […]

DURING the week of 19 to 25 Sept 2008, the Malay dailies focused largely on Teresa Kok’s detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA), issues of ethnic relations, and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s bid to take over government. Kok’s detention and release a week later saw several senior politicians try to mitigate the resultant political […]

FROM 20 to 26 Sept 2008, the Tamil press focused on the Internal Security Act (ISA), especially the Hindraf five, who have been detained without trial under the act. On 22 Sept, Malaysia Nanban reported Kapar Member of Parliament (MP) S Manikavasagam as saying if the Pakatan Rakyat took over the federal government, it would […]

THE much-awaited but unrealised takeover of power on 16 Sept; the resignation of minister in the prime minister’s department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim; and the upcoming MCA elections were the focus of the Chinese press between13 and 18 Sept 2008. On 17 Sept, Kwong Wah Yit Poh columnist Fu Xiang Hong wrote in The Absence of […]

SOME of the most heated discussions in the Malay dailies in the week of 11 to 18 Sept 2008 revolved around 16 Sept and the tussle for power within Umno. On 11 Sept, the dailies reported on the dramatic flight to Taiwan of 49 Barisan Nasional (BN) Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Backbencher’s Club […]