Lim Kit Siang

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• Why I’m Returning Home to Malaysia
• Civil disobedience, race barriers and the Bersih rally
• Najib: Good governance easier said than done
• Because the nasi lemak rocks
• Malaysia bored by drawn-out sex trial of opposition leader
• ‘Hometowns’ battle to claim their celebrities
• BN on last legs of power, says Kit Siang
• Mahu wujudkan negara berkebajikan? Langkah mayat ‘politik perkauman’ dulu
• Female journalists break silence on sexual violence
• Purpose, meaning, choice
• Knowledge not fear in religion
• ‘Someone had to say it’
• Nazri’s claim that Hadi is gunning for PM’s job latest example of scent enveloping UMNO and BN leaderships on the last legs of power until 13GE
• SABU-tage
• Politics ruin religion and religion ruins politics
• PAS’ welfare state goal is debatable

Why I’m Returning Home to Malaysia Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:15 AM PDT By Idzwan Husaini 8 June, 2011 | LoyarBurok While The Malaysian Insider asks readers to reveal why people choose to leave or stay in the country, Idzwan Husaini, a medical undergraduate shares why he is coming back to stay in the country. Hopefully in the near future. I have been studying in the United Kingdom [...]

Civil disobedience, race barriers and the Bersih rally Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:52 AM PDT By Keruah Usit Jun 8, 11 | MalaysiaKini COMMENT A writer friend of mine in Kuala Lumpur is a firm supporter of the upcoming Walk for Democracy rally on July 9, despite having been arrested during a candlelight vigil against the Internal Security Act (ISA) last August. Bersih, the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, [...]

Najib: Good governance easier said than done Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:44 AM PDT June 08, 201 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak told Muslim leaders today that achieving good governance was "easier said than done." The prime minister told the seventh World Islamic Economic Forum in his speech that this was due to political influence, inequality, strong family ties, greed, inadequate [...]

Because the nasi lemak rocks Posted: 08 Jun 2011 05:22 AM PDT By C. Choong June 08, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider Negaraku, tanah tumpahnya darahku, Rakyat hidup, bersatu dan maju, Rahmat Bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan, Raja kita, selamat bertakhta. Rahmat Bahagia, Tuhan kurniakan, Raja kita, selamat bertakhta. It's been almost 14 years since I've sung the national anthem. Fourteen. Guess that's what happens when you're shipped off [...]

Malaysia bored by drawn-out sex trial of opposition leader Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:52 AM PDT By Julia Yeow Jun 8, 2011 | M&C News Kuala Lumpur – The sex trial of Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has become a bore-fest for a worn-out audience, despite having all the makings of a highly charged scandal, full of sordid details of illicit dalliances, accusations of lies and conspiracies. When Anwar, 63, was [...]

‘Hometowns’ battle to claim their celebrities Posted: 08 Jun 2011 04:46 AM PDT By Hu Yongqi and Hu Yinan 2011-06-07 | China Daily Cashing in by claiming a star as one of their own can boost tourism revenue and give regions bragging rights, report Hu Yongqi and Hu Yinan in Beijing. As Li Na ended her campaign in France to become Asia’s first Grand Slam singles winner, another [...]

BN on last legs of power, says Kit Siang Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:55 AM PDT By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal June 08, 201 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 — Lim Kit Siang claims Barisan Nasional (BN) is on the verge of electoral defeat, and that proof of this was an Umno minister's acceptance of the possibility that the country's next prime minister could come from Pakatan Rakyat (PR). [...]

Mahu wujudkan negara berkebajikan? Langkah mayat ‘politik perkauman’ dulu Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT By Amaluddin Zhafir 8 June 2011 8 JUN – Entah apa yang dimaksudkan bekas Perdana Menteri Malaysia bila beliau menulis bahawa pertandingan jarang menghasilkan keputusan "menang-menang," dengan semua yang bertanding berjaya. Apa yang jelas, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad dalam blognya merujuk kepada muktamar PAS lepas yang mana menurut pandangannya, ada yang menang dan ada yang [...]

Female journalists break silence on sexual violence Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:11 PM PDT By Kanya D’Almeida Jun 8, 11 | MalaysiaKini On Feb 11, while the world was celebrating former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s fall from power, CBS television correspondent Lara Logan was being “mercilessly assaulted” by a group of well over 200 men in a dark corner of Tahrir Square. “For an extended period of time they [...]

Purpose, meaning, choice Posted: 07 Jun 2011 11:05 PM PDT By Jerome Martin June 08, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 8 — Nobody should feel obliged to stay or leave, wherever one might be. Be it your birthplace, country of residence or somewhere you're just passing through, no one should be compelled to be someplace s/he'd rather not be. Which is why this entire [...]

Knowledge not fear in religion Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:55 PM PDT By Dina Zaman June 08, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 8 — A reader asked me in an email what my thoughts were on the "… religious management in the country…" and what I would do about the disarray. I was quite stumped by the question. While I read in dismay about what was [...]

‘Someone had to say it’ Posted: 07 Jun 2011 10:38 PM PDT By Aneesa Alphonsus June 8, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: Twenty years ago, a book like Someone Had to Say It by Tunku Abdul Aziz would have been 'launched' very quietly or not all since his strong opinions about the ruling party were written without any apologies. It would have been deemed seditious [...]

Nazri’s claim that Hadi is gunning for PM’s job latest example of scent enveloping UMNO and BN leaderships on the last legs of power until 13GE Posted: 08 Jun 2011 12:12 AM PDT The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Seri Nazri's claim that the PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang is gunning for the Prime Minister's job strikes discerning Malaysians as the latest example of the debilitating loss of confidence enveloping Umno and BN leaderships that they are on the last legs of power until [...]

SABU-tage Posted: 07 Jun 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Politics ruin religion and religion ruins politics Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:28 PM PDT By Ahmad Mustapha Hassan June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 7 — The turmoil in the Middle East started off with the uprising in Tunisia to get rid of their corrupt leader, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. The man, his family and cronies enriched themselves at the expense of the Tunisian people. They built [...]

PAS’ welfare state goal is debatable Posted: 07 Jun 2011 07:22 PM PDT By Terence Netto Jun 8, 11 | MalaysiaKini COMMENT The comments that emanated from Umno on the outcome of the PAS elections last weekend yet again demonstrated that when it comes to a discussion of ideas, their commentary is bereft. Its crappy tone hit a nadir when Dr Mahathir Mohamad speculated that the person most [...]

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