Rabu, 20 Julai 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


Scorpene subs: The French edge closer to Najib

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 07:11 AM PDT

John Berthelsen Malaysiakini Jul 20, 11 The noose could be tightening on one of Malaysia’s greatest military procurement scandals, the US$1 billion purchase of French-built Scorpene submarines, commissioned by then-Defence Minister Najib Abdul Razak in 2002. The latest developments come at a time when Najib, as prime minister, toured Europe, meeting with Queen Elizabeth and [...]

Najib, the Queen and the Pope

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 06:37 AM PDT

By Luke Hunt The Diplomat July 19, 2011 Marrying the demands of international diplomacy with the political realities of home is a tough ask for most countries and their foreign ministries. The two can be a difficult fit, as Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has found out all too well. Some back home seem determined [...]

Bersih rally was 1Malaysia in action

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:47 AM PDT

Yin Ee Kiong | Jul 20, 11 Malaysiakini EYEWITNESS There’s light at the end of the tunnel and it is not from an on-coming train. Malaysians are slowly but surely emerging from the dark hole that we have been in for well over 40 years. I am once again confident of our country’s future; recent [...]

Utusan hitting the streets with blacked-ou​t headlines, blotches of black and full pages in black if it gets “Economist​” treatment from Home Ministry

Posted: 20 Jul 2011 12:29 AM PDT

The UMNO official organ, Utusan Malaysia, will be hitting the newsstands every day with blacked-out headlines in front or inside pages, blotches of black or even full pages in black if it is given the Economist treatment by Home Ministry "censoring incorrect and misleading information". And what a sight it would be! This is because [...]

Najib, ministers to distribute flags for Merdeka month

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:30 PM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jul 20, 11 Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin and cabinet ministers will distribute Jalur Gemilang to the public in conjunction with the upcoming independence month celebration. Information Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim said the flag distribution would be carried out at KL Sentral after the weekly cabinet meeting [...]

Auntie Bersih spooked by Facebook attention

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 11:28 PM PDT

Kow Gah Chie | Jul 20, 11 Malaysiakini Eleven days after inspiring netizens for her heroic role in the Bersih 2.0 rally, Auntie Anne Ooi has gone into hiding. Ooi, 65, said she is stunned by the attention she has received on the Facebook page set up for her, which has gained more than 40,000 [...]

Putrajaya, the days of censorship are over

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 20, 11 ‘Is this where our indelible ink from March 2008 went, to black out a report on clean elections rally? Shameful and pathetic.’ Economist report on Bersih rally ‘censored’ Lynn: Other than the obvious stupidity of blatant censoring, this also shows how bloated the civil service is – to [...]

Bersih rally sounds death knell of tyranny

Posted: 19 Jul 2011 07:31 PM PDT

It seems to me the recent Bersih rally could have sounded the death knell of tyranny and overnight Ambiga has become the people's iconic hero for electoral reform By N H Chan The picture on the front page of the Sunday Star, 10 July 2011 spoke louder than words. It showed the huge crowd of [...]

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