Selasa, 7 Jun 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang


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 strikes discerning Malaysians as the latest example of debilitating loss of confidence enveloping UMNO and BN leaderships that they are on the last legs of power until 13th General Election

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 09:51 PM 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 [...]

DAP decries concession for PSD rejects

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:16 AM PDT

Jun 7, 11 2 | MalaysiaKini DAP has urged the federal government to ensure all top Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) scorers are given scholarships to study overseas and grants to study locally in the interest of fair play and rewards based on meritocracy. In a statement today, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said his party [...]

Anwar stresses ‘twin pillars’ of religious concordat

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:12 AM PDT

By Terence Netto Jun 7, 11 | MalaysiaKini COMMENT Cynics may scoff but Anwar Ibrahim’s tack with regard to the rights of non-Muslims in Malaysia remains consistent, as the latest meeting between the PKR leadership and representatives of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) indicated. Some attendees at last [...]

Kit Siang: Have full-blown RCI into Sarbani’s death

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 01:07 AM PDT

Jun 7, 11 | MalaysiaKini DAP stalwart and Ipoh Timor MP Lim Kit Siang has called on the prime minister and cabinet to override the police and attorney-general’s (AG) call for an inquest into senior customs officer Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed’s death, and replace it with a full-blown royal commission of inquiry (RCI). Lim (left) said [...]

Asia leads the world’s recovery, but high food and fuel prices threaten gains

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:53 AM PDT

By Noeleen Heyzer and Nagesh Kumar June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 7 — Asia and the Pacific, more than any other region in the world, will experience greater transformation and change in the coming years, as the region's economic strength plays a greater role in the global economy and as its population [...]

The bigger subsidy addicts

Posted: 07 Jun 2011 12:12 AM PDT

By Sakmongkol AK47 June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider JUNE 7 — The favourite excuse of CEOs and politicians is always to attribute external factors as the cause of our inconvenience. Consider for example, the increase in electricity tariffs. Its unavoidable says the government because cost elements are increasing. What cost elements — workers' [...]

PwC says KL needs revamp to be competitive city

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:52 PM PDT

By Lee Wei Lian June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — The city needs to improve its hard and soft infrastructure to compete with global commerce and culture capitals, says Andrew Chan Yik Hong, PwC Malaysia' executive director in charge of capital projects and infrastructure. This comes after PwC released [...]

Sarbaini RCI will renew faith in institutions, says Kit Siang

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 11:50 PM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh June 07, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 — A royal commission of inquiry (RCI) looking into Customs officer Ahmad Sarbaini Mohamad's death would restore public confidence in the country's institutions, Lim Kit Siang has said. The DAP parliamentary leader said Cabinet should be prepared to override the [...]

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