Rabu, 3 Ogos 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

West’s mid-life crisis points to power shift east

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 11:09 PM PDT

By Kristina Cooke and Emily Kaiser Reuters Aug 3 2011 NEW YORK/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The world’s industrialized nations, burdened with aging populations and deeply in debt, face years of slow economic growth that could speed the shift of economic clout to the East. The United States has no coherent plan to pay for supporting a [...]

BBC suspends FBC shows, CNN denies paid for Najib interview

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:55 PM PDT

By Debra Chong The Malaysian Insider Aug 04, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — US-based broadcaster CNN has denied it was paid to interview Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak but questions remain about the role played by its anchor John Defterios after the latter's FBC Media programme World Business was axed yesterday by rival [...]

Christian cleric condemns Jais raid on PJ church

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:38 PM PDT

By Debra Chong The Malaysian Insider Aug 04, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — In an immediate reaction, Council of Churches Malaysia (CCM) secretary-general Rev Hermen Shastri hit out at Selangor's Islamic religious authorities for "storming" a Petaling Jaya church last night on questionable grounds. The Malaysian Insider reported earlier this morning that some 30 [...]

AG – why the alacrity to prosecute the PSM EO6 while total immobility to charge MACC officers for a pile of crimes and unlawful actions exposed by Royal Commission Inquiry into Teoh Beng Hock’s death?

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

The Attorney-General Tan Sri Gani Patail should explain why the alacrity with which he wants to prosecute the PSM EO6 in contrast with his total immobility to charge Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers for a pile of crimes and unlawful actions as exposed by the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into Teoh Beng Hock's (TBH) [...]

Set up a national education reform consultative council

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:08 PM PDT

Toh Kin Woon | Aug 3, 11 Malaysiakini LLG Cultural Development Centre is highly concerned about the announcement by the Education Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin in mid July that the ministry was readying a study on a complete revamp of the existing education system. The report is to be submitted to the cabinet for approval [...]

Kit Siang – a Malaysian first and last

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Steve Oh | Aug 3, 11 Malaysiakini I refer to the Malaysiakini report ‘Kit Siang: Five days I was in darkness‘. If there is an unsung hero in politics, an under-recognised Malaysian, it is this man Lim Kit Siang, who has lived through it all from the fledgling days of his political party to ISA [...]

Malaysia’s 8TV pulls ‘racist’ Ramadan adverts

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 07:36 PM PDT

BBC News 3 August 2011 A Malaysian TV channel has withdrawn a series of public-service messages about the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after viewers complained they were racist. One of the adverts showed an ethnic Chinese girl acting in a rude manner towards Muslims, followed by a message saying: “Do not be loud or [...]

Jais, cops raid church over multi-racial dinner

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:55 PM PDT

By Boo Su-Lyn The Malaysian Insider Aug 04, 2011 PETALING JAYA, Aug 4 — The police and Selangor religious authorities raided a multi-racial dinner at the Damansara Utama Methodist Church (DUMC) here last night over an unspecified complaint. DUMC senior pastor Dr Daniel Ho said about 30 police officers and enforcement officers from the Selangor [...]

CNBC drops flagship show over paid Malaysian interviews

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 05:47 PM PDT

By Debra Chong The Malaysian Insider Aug 04, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — International news broadcaster CNBC has confirmed cancelling its flagship show World Business as allegations of impropriety surface linking the programme to FBC Media, a British firm apparently paid millions of ringgit by Putrajaya and Sarawak to shine their images globally. The [...]

Mubarak pleads ‘not guilty’ at Cairo trial

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:22 AM PDT

Al Jazeera 03 Aug 2011 Former Egyptian president maintains innocence over charges that include corruption and unlawful killings of protesters. Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s ousted president, has denied charges of corruption and complicity in the killing of protesters at the start of his historic trial in Cairo. At his first court appearance on Wednesday, Mubarak spoke [...]

Ex-Umno MPs want Najib out

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 09:04 AM PDT

Muda Mohd. Noor | August 3, 2011 Free Malaysia Today Penawar, an organisation comprising ex-Umno parliamentarians headed by a Mahathir man, has expressed lack of confidence in the PM’s leadership. PETALING JAYA: Speculation has been rife that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's position in Umno is under threat. Party insiders have long claimed that the [...]

IGP and top police officers should stop issuing arbitrary and politically-inspired directives

Posted: 03 Aug 2011 12:57 AM PDT

The past five weeks before and after the 709 Bersih 2.0 rally for a free and fair elections must be one of the most difficult times for ordinary police personnel all over the country in recent years, for they were forced to become bullies instead of being "friends and protectors" of the people whose first [...]
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