Rabu, 1 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Through my aging eyes: Kaamatan – A Blend of Politics and Culture

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 07:39 AM PDT

By Dr Edwin Bosi DAP Sabah State Secretary Borneo Post 1.6.11 If my recollection is right the planting season used to be from February to May of each year. I remember the meticulous preparation from clearing a plot of land for the nursery to transplanting and harvesting. Each family had a fenced-up plot where every [...]

I will not give in to fear

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:47 AM PDT

— Lim Ka Joy The Malaysian Insider Jun 01, 2011 JUNE 1 — Dear Malaysia, It is with great joy and hope and also some apprehension that I undertook this task of writing why I have decided not to forsake you even though I have watched you grow from bad to worse over the years. [...]

Can PAS help bring about change in M’sia?

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 06:31 AM PDT

by Koon Yew Yin Centre folr Public Initiatives A few days ago, someone sent me an anonymous e-mail appeal addressed to voters. According to the appeal, the coming elections, more so than others, is a vital election because we are at a crossroad. If we get it right we will prosper; if we get it [...]

Intel report sees strife in BN, Pakatan

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 04:34 AM PDT

Malaysiakini Jun 1, 11 Specialist publisher Economist Intelligence Unit has warned that Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak may face political revolt within Umno and from coalition parties in Sabah and Sarawak, should he fail to secure a clear victory in the next general election. Divisions among the three Pakatan Rakyat component parties are also likely [...]

Current Bumi economic agenda not viable, says UDA chief

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 02:35 AM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — Putrajaya cannot keep throwing money at agencies tasked with furthering the Bumiputera economic agenda without consideration for profit unlike in the past, says Umno leader Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. The UDA Holdings Bhd chairman warned there will come a [...]

Pass through… What??

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:37 AM PDT

By Shanker | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JUNE 1 — I refer to the prime minister's statement that independent power producers (IPPs) would not benefit from a power hike, as he's quoted by The Malaysian Insider — "It is a pass-through tariff so nobody benefits." Er… what's "pass through"? Could someone please explain [...]

Umno anti-1 Malaysia, Kit Siang tells Soi Lek

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:36 AM PDT

By Clara Chooi | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — DAP's Lim Kit Siang told Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek today to observe Umno's refusal to discard racial politics before defining 1 Malaysia as the government's "Malaysian first, race second" vision. Lim pointed out to the MCA president that [...]

Putrajaya’s inflation forecast ‘delusional’, says Guan Eng

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 01:34 AM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 1 — The government is fooling itself and lying to the people if it thinks the recent round of subsidy cuts will have a negligible impact on inflation, Lim Guan Eng has said. The DAP secretary-general said the 0.27 per cent [...]

RM450m Tambatuon dam controversy – Why MP Kota Belud never visited kampong? (2)

Posted: 01 Jun 2011 12:21 AM PDT

This is twitter sequel to “RM450m Tambatuon dam controversy – Why MP Kota Belud never visited kampong?”: 29th May – 1 June 2011 mpkotabelud Abdul Rahman Dahlan Baru landing di KK. Buka phone, timeline dan DM saya flooded wt tweets abt @limkitsiang’s visit to my beloved Kota Belud. Ish.. 29 May mpkotabelud Abdul Rahman Dahlan [...]

Umno’s unfinished revolution

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:19 PM PDT

By Sakmongkol AK47 | June 01, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JUNE 1 — Umno's unfinished revolution: One step forward and two steps back. We can't go back to 1946 and wished the motivations and inspirations that awoken the Malays remained unchanged. That wish would have to assume that every leader is born at the same [...]

Panel: Waste won’t be 100% radiation-free

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:34 PM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jun 1, 11 The international expert panel reviewing the controversial Lynas rare earth plant has conceded that the waste produced from the plant cannot be 100 percent radiation-free. Based on Malaysian Medical Association’s (MMA) notes of the panel’s hearing yesterday, a panelist said that it was “very unlikely” to achieve zero thorium or [...]

Using history to make us intelligent, not stupid

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:23 PM PDT

By AB Sulaiman | May 30, 11 Malaysiakini Some years ago, a concerned parent and friend drew my attention to the peculiar case of the current History textbooks for Forms 4 and 5 students. He hinted that apparently they were decked with omissions, errors, half-truths, an exaggerated role of the Malay ethnic group, and minimising [...]

Pro-Lynas thugs too have police ‘protection’

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:21 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say ‘Only in Malaysia can violent gatecrashers forcibly end a peaceful protest even under the watchful eyes of the police.’ Uninvited guests crash anti-Lynas protest Swipenter: “We are from Kuantan, this is the Malay land!” said a man who identified himself as Azman Attar. How stupid can these ‘uninvited guests’ be. Even protesting [...]

People come first – reveal the power agreements

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:16 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say ‘If Mahathir could compel them to sign the deal with IPPs at a giveaway rate, why can’t they be asked to similarly disclose the agreements?’ Minister: Gov’t has no power to reveal IPP contracts Swipenter: This is one of the many ways the Umno-led government abuse and misuse OSA (Official Secrets Act) [...]

Gov’t a monster at times, a mouse at others

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:14 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say ‘Peter Chin’s statement that ‘the government has got no power to reveal IPP contracts’ sounds like the lamest excuse given by any politician.’ Minister: Gov’t has no power to reveal IPP contracts Susah Kes: Funny. For a government that places people under the Internal Security Act, uses police or judiciary powers to [...]

Election ala Malaysia

Posted: 31 May 2011 07:07 PM PDT

DAP: IPP deals bleed consumers, fuel tariff hikes

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:28 PM PDT

Malaysiakini May 31, 11 The DAP has hit out at the federal government for raising the electricity tariff but without first restructuring the lucrative independent power producers (IPP) sector. Currently, IPPs are charging Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) high prices despite facing relatively low production costs, DAP publicity chief Tony Pua said in a statement today. [...]

Maybe the ‘mamak’ leaders can help Indians?

Posted: 31 May 2011 05:10 PM PDT

Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz | May 31, 2011 Free Malaysia Today Its perhaps time for Malaysian Indians to emulate their Chinese brethrens and dump MIC. COMMENT The Malaysian Indians should emulate their spirited Chinese brothers. Once a leading member of the Chinese business community declared that the Chinese don't need Chinese politicians and ministers to [...]

More Malays in Australia now, says academic

Posted: 31 May 2011 04:51 PM PDT

The Malaysian Insider May 31, 2011 MELBOURNE, May 31 — Thousands of Malays have migrated to Australia, citing career and business opportunities as reasons for their decision, said a Malaysian academic. Universiti Utara Malaysia's Dr Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani said in the in the state of Victoria alone there were about 5,000 Malays, three-fourths of them [...]

Kalau ada ‘fulus’ apa pun boleh lulus

Posted: 31 May 2011 04:41 PM PDT

— Aspan Alias The Malaysian Insider May 29, 2011 29 MEI — Ramai juga yang tidak selesa dengan komen saya dalam banyak isu yang berkaitan dengan 'intution' saya yang tidak begitu sedap dalam menghadapi pilihanraya yang akan datang. Kadangkala saya berfikir juga kenapa saya perlu sibuk untuk menulis tentang isu-isu itu kerana ianya hanya memungkinkan [...]
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