Jumaat, 27 Mei 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


I will never trade it for another country

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 MAY 27 — If the principles of jus soli were strictly enforced in the country, I wouldn't even be registered as a citizen of Malaysia. Thirty-one years ago, my father was working for an multi-national corporation based in the Sillicon Valley and he brought his [...]

Why I moved to Malaysia

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:51 PM PDT

An American The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 MAY 27 — An overwhelming wave of civic negativity is sweeping through Malaysia; not a day has gone by for the past two-and-a-half years without one hearing the drums of depression beating throughout the country. And while the ranks of rejectionists swell, a small but increasingly loud [...]

‘BN not worried about facing separate polls’

Posted: 27 May 2011 05:06 PM PDT

Malaysiakini May 27, 11 Barisan Nasional (BN) is not worried over the possibility of facing a separate election should the Pakatan-held states refuse to dissolve their state assemblies, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said. "We cannot determine what they can do; we can only determine what we can do. "So, I’m not worried about what [...]

Why I stay, but why my children should not

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:59 PM PDT

Ekompute The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 MAY 27 — When the New Economic Policy was first launched in 1971, I really thought that it would only be for 20 years, just as what the government had said. But anyway, who can argue against the NEP when its two-prong objectives are to: 1. eradicate poverty, [...]

No, Perkasa does not represent me

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:49 PM PDT

Dr. Kamal Amzan The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 MAY 27 — This country is in a mess. Before I begin, let me just say once and for all that Perkasa doesn't speak for me. Neither does it speak for my family members and colleagues. Come to think of it, it does not speak for [...]

Understanding the bonds that make a nation

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:42 PM PDT

Ronald Benjamin The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 MAY 27 — An article in The Malaysian Insider about the Democratic Action Party (DAP) reaching out to the Malays through its newly created online portal caught my attention. It made me reflect on a fundamental question of nation building in the Malaysian context: What would actually [...]

NUJ: Utusan chose to pay subsidiaries over union workers

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:33 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh The Malaysian Insider May 27, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Utusan Melayu Bhd funnelled millions in profit into subsidiaries even while claiming it could not pay workers their mandatory bonus, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) revealed today. Utusan Melayu had asserted there was no need to pay its NUJ [...]

Tweetup at Kota Kinabalu and Kuching

Posted: 27 May 2011 06:05 AM PDT

@limkitsiang tweetup details:- Saturday, 28 May 2011, 10am; Kota Kinabalu Shangri La Hotel (conference room), Bandaran Jaya Monday, 30 May 2011, 7pm; Kuching Lot 97, 1st & 2nd Floors, Lorong 5a, Jalan Datuk Abang Abdul Rahim, 93450 Kuching, Sarawak. All are welcome.

Gov’t to announce power tariff hike on Monday

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:09 AM PDT

Malaysiakini | May 27, 11 The National Economic Council (NEC) has today approved an increase in the electricity tariff but details will only be announced on Monday. The NEC convened today in Putrajaya at a meeting involving several cabinet ministers chaired by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak. Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister Peter Chin [...]

Sabah KDM BN parties must be firm on gerrymandering

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:08 AM PDT

By Daniel John Jambun (loyarburok.com) | May 27, 2011 The Malaysian Insider MAY 27 — It had recently been announced that the Election Commission is planning to change yet again the boundaries of the state and parliamentary constituencies throughout the country. And so far, strangely, nobody has made any statement about the matter although we [...]

Page wants Putrajaya to make stand on English

Posted: 27 May 2011 03:05 AM PDT

By Clara Chooi | May 27, 2011 The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — Pro-English language lobby group Page today pleaded with the Najib administration to stop delaying its decision on re-introducing PPSMI (Teaching of Science and Mathematics in English) as an option in schools. Page chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim revealed to [...]

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