Isnin, 13 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Facts about PAS and the Islamic state issue

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 04:04 AM PDT

By Pak Sako June 13, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 13 — The "professionals" have been elected to PAS's central working committee. PAS has trotted out a "welfare state" slogan. The party's deputy president-elect, Mohamad Sabu, has been hailed in Malaysiakini as a "cosmopolitan democrat". A moderate image of PAS is being actively advertised. [...]

Hisham: No action against Ibrahim Ali for ‘jihad’ call

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 03:35 AM PDT

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal June 13, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — The government will not take any action against Datuk Ibrahim Ali for threatening Christians nationwide with a holy war against any move to usurp Islam with a Christian state. "Action will only be taken if investigations find that the [...]

Koh trying to sabotage Greater Penang Plan?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:59 AM PDT

By Susan Loone Jun 13, 11 | MalaysiaKini A local think-tank has questioned former chief minister Koh Tsu Koon if he was planning to sabotage the Greater Penang Transformation Programme by calling for the release of the state’s blueprint. Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (Seri) executive director Liew Chin Tong asked today whether Koh, who [...]

Ambiga unfazed by Perkasa belligerence

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 02:50 AM PDT

By Hafiz Yatim Jun 13, 11 | MalaysiaKini Despite chances of a head-on collision on July 9 with Malay rights group Perkasa planning a counter-protest to stop the Bersih 2.0 rally, its chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan is unfazed over this possibility and reiterated that the Bersih rally to back free and fair elections will go on. [...]

Ambiga asks politicians to join Bersih rally

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:41 AM PDT

By Boo Su-Lyn June 12, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Bersih 2.0 chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan today urged leaders from both sides of the political divide to attend next month's rally seeking for free and fair elections "We need them to hear our grievances," said Ambiga at a ceramah in [...]

Words into practice

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 01:18 AM PDT

By R. Nadeswaran Mon, 13 Jun 2011 | Sun2Surf EVERY right-thinking Malaysian will certainly have to agree with the prime minister's remarks made last week at the World Islamic Economic Forum in Kazakhstan that characteristics like openness, honesty and transparency are vital if the people are to have faith that their government is working for [...]

Malaysia trails in religious freedom and other rights, says new survey

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:50 AM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — Malaysia lags behind the rest of the world in protecting freedom of religion, expression and other basic rights, managing only to place 59th out of 66 countries surveyed by the World Justice Project (WJP) for its Rule of Law Index 2011. Low scores [...]

Five promising ideas from PAS’ new line-up

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:37 AM PDT

By Bridget Welsh June 13, 2011 MalaysiaKini ANALYSIS The victory of the progressives in Malaysia’s Islamic party has indeed served to inject greater dynamism into Pakatan Rakyat and strengthen PAS’ engagement in national politics. The party nevertheless faces deep-seated suspicion by many non-Muslims and more secular Malays who see the election of the non-ulama team [...]

Birds of a feather flock together in Langkawi

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:26 AM PDT

MalaysiaKini ‘There was a time when the rhetoric against the evils of colonial rule was justified and relevant. Now it is usually to divert the corruption of present leaders.’ Mugabe, Bashir to visit David Dass: Two of the worst leaders in the world being welcomed to Malaysia. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has bankrupted his nation and [...]

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #69: Culture, Institutions, and Leadership

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:18 AM PDT

By Bakri Musa Chapter 8: Culture, Institutions, and Leadership Leadership Leadership to a society is what wings are to planes. Without wings planes will not fly, and without leaders there will be no society. Wings also define the limits on the performances of the plane. Early planes had double stacked wings, the biplanes, which effectively [...]

IPPs, where’s your social responsibility?

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 12:06 AM PDT

MalaysiaKini June 13, 2011 ‘Why are IPPs hiding behind the non-disclosure clauses? Their position however is comprehensible – they are only protecting their own self-interests.’ IPPs do not benefit from gas subsidy DannyLoH: What the Association of Independent Power Producers (Penjanabebas) need to explain is why, despite the gas subsidies, our electricity tariff is higher [...]

RM100 mil spent in one day: Cut Rais Yatim’s pay

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:57 PM PDT

MalaysiaKini June 13, 2011 ‘Why is there no action when a minister made a wrong decision and wasted taxpayers’ money? Cut Rais Yatim’s pay by RM10 for his decision.’ Artiste Day: ‘Rais blew half year’s budget in 1 day’ Just Me: Waste is the name of the game. Of the RM100 million, maybe only 20 [...]

Guan Eng wants bipartisan review of IPPs

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 11:42 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh June 13, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 13 — The government must convene a panel comprising both Barisan Nasional (BN) and opposition lawmakers to ensure there is no cover-up of "lopsided" independent power producers (IPPs) deals, Lim Guan Eng has said. The DAP secretary-general said only a bipartisan committee [...]

A re-branded PAS?

Posted: 12 Jun 2011 05:20 PM PDT

By Tan Siok Choo Sun 13 Jun 2011 TAKEN collectively, three developments at PAS's recent muktamar or general assembly have the potential to re-define Malaysian politics. For the first time since 1983, an ulama (or religious leader) wasn't retained or elected as deputy president, the second highest-ranked party official. The ulama also lost all three [...]
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