Isnin, 20 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Ready for psychological warfare

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:13 AM PDT

By Samuel Aubrey June 20, 2011 | Borneo Post KUCHING: State BN elected representatives have braced themselves for a possible massive 'onslaught' by the opposition during the eight-day State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting which starts today. Chief Minister and State BN chairman Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud told reporters yesterday that they (BN assemblymen) were [...]

Kit Siang demands action against Perkasa

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 07:07 AM PDT

By Joseph Sipalan Jun 20, 11 | MalaysiaKini Senior opposition parliamentarian Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) today demanded that the government take a clear position on Perkasa and its recent string of allegedly seditious statements against the upcoming Bersih 2.0 rally this July 9. In trademark style, Lim (left) made clear his incredulity over Perkasa’s [...]

Refugee swap: Still no human rights commitment

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:52 AM PDT

By Aliran June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — Asylum seekers in Malaysia have never had any guarantee of safety in this country as Malaysian immigration laws do not recognise those granted official UNHCR refugee status. This month, as in years past, is the month of the refugee. World Refugee Day falls [...]

One refugee without hope is too many

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:50 AM PDT

By Nora Murat June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — Whirring helicopter blades, cast a mini tornado over the mass of humanity below. Outstretched hands from rooftops reached towards the magnificent soaring machine. As its silhouette shrunk into the horizon, the many bodies pressed against one another slumped in exhaustion. Nevertheless, hope [...]

Is asking for free and fair elections too much?

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 02:47 AM PDT

By The Malaysian Insider June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 20 — The Bersih 2.0 has attracted its fair share of supporters and detractors, especially those who believe that Malaysians shouldn't march or assemble for a series of demands and causes that will lead to greater democracy. Perkasa's curiously named Gerak Aman movement, [...]

DAP: Inaction on Perkasa shows Umno’s true colours

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:56 AM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jun 20, 11 Umno’s inaction over Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali’s allegedly seditious and racist statement yesterday, has showed its true colours as a party that survives on racial division, said DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng. In a statement today, Lim (left) said Ibrahim had raised the threat of another May 13, by proclaiming [...]

DAP takes offence at pig snout comic book

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:49 AM PDT

By K Pragalath | June 20, 2011 Free Malaysia Today PETALING JAYA: DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng and veteran DAP leader Lim Kit Siang criticised the Prime Minister's press secretary, Akmar Hisham Mokhles on how he portrayed the Chinese in a comic book. Guan Eng who has apparently not see the book said: "If [...]

DAP faults Umno for Perkasa threats

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:42 AM PDT

By Debra Chong June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — DAP's Lim Guan Eng pronounced Umno guilty today of fanning racial and religious strife for its tacit support of Perkasa's "Nazi-like" threat against ethnic Chinese ahead of three massive — and conflicting — marches on July 9. The DAP secretary-general [...]

Kit Siang slams inaction over Ibrahim’s veiled threats

Posted: 20 Jun 2011 01:40 AM PDT

By Debra Chong | June 20, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Calling it the most "bloodcurdling and incendiary" statement made in public, DAP's Lim Kit Siang questioned today Putrajaya's silence against Perkasa's warning to ethnic Chinese to "stay home" and "stock up on food" on July 9. Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim [...]

Fleeing talent would stay for family, survey finds

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 09:53 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh | June 20, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Only one in 50 Malaysians seeking greener pastures overseas will consider staying to contribute to national interest, a Jobstreet survey has shown. Half of those who intend to go abroad — who made up 87 per cent of those [...]

Tikus Makmal in a Natural Experiment?

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:26 PM PDT

By Chan Chee Khoon, ScD (Epidemiology) On June 7, 2011, in a live interview with CNN, Arnie Gundersen, a licensed nuclear power engineer with 39 years experience in managing and coordinating projects at 70 nuclear power plants in the US, noted that with the prevailing wind patterns after the Fukushima disaster's radioactive discharges, air filter [...]

Bersih 2.0 launch: The show must go on

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:21 PM PDT

By Hazlan Zakaria | Jun 19, 11 Malaysiakini To a clatter of drums and flashing placards, Bersih 2.0 chief S Ambiga launched the eight point demands of the free and fair elections advocacy coalition in Kuala Lumpur tonight. The eight point demand will spearhead the massive Bersih 2.0 ‘Walk For Democracy’ planned for July 9 [...]

It’s clear, Ibrahim Ali out to create chaos

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:19 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jun 20, 11 ‘Ibrahim Ali is openly threatening racial violence against the Chinese community. As usual, we expect the home minister to do absolutely nothing.’ Anything can happen on July 9, Perkasa warns Anonymous_40a7: “I believe the Chinese community, many of them, will have to stock up on food at home,” [...]

Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #70

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT

By M. Bakri Musa Chapter 8: Culture, Institutions, and Leadership Lack of Checks and Balances in Malaysian Leadership One unhealthy trend in the Malaysian leadership is the increasing concentration of power and the consequent absence of checks and balances. Invariably this leads to the lack of accountability and potential abuse. It is not so much [...]

Now Putrajaya hands LRT deal to UK firm ahead of Najib visit

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 08:15 PM PDT

By Shannon Teoh June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — A Finance Ministry committee has changed its mind by awarding the contract for the Kelana Jaya light rail transit (LRT) extension to a consortium led by British firm Colas, after controversially ordering a deal last week with another joint-venture. But [...]

Biarkan rally Bersih diadakan

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 06:57 PM PDT

By Aspan Alias June 20, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider 20 JUN — Pihak parti-parti dan kerajaan yang memerintah usaha mereka ialah untuk menggagalkan niat Bersih untuk mengadakan rally besar-besaran pada 9 Julai nanti. Semua pihak tahu lebih-lebih lagi pihak pemerintah dan parti-parti yang berkuasa bahawa rally anjuran Bersih ini pasti akan mendapat sambutan yang [...]

Ambiga: Bersih 2.0 good for BN too

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:17 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh The Malaysian Insider Jun 20, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — Clean and fair elections will not only benefit all political parties including those under the Barisan Nasional (BN) umbrella, Bersih chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan said last night. She said electoral reform will "legitimise" BN's rule in the eyes of the [...]

A nation divided?

Posted: 19 Jun 2011 05:11 PM PDT

by Kapil Sethi The Malaysian Insider Jun 19, 2011 JUNE 19 — On the one hand there are the Petronas Twin Towers, Malaysia Truly Asia, Vision 2020, the Economic Transformation Programme, the Government Transformation Programme, National Key Result Areas and the prime minister's international call towards moderate Islam. On the other hand is Malay First, [...]
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