Isnin, 31 Januari 2011

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Creating a harmonious, just, democratic and competitive nation remains the single greatest challenge of Malaysians

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:05 PM PST

The creation of a harmonious, just, democratic and competitive nation, which is a model to the world as an united, tolerant and successful multi-racial, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and multi-religious society, remains the greatest challenge of Malaysians. Nation-building should not be a zero-sum game but must be a win-win formula for all Malaysians, regardless of race, religion [...]

Why PAS lost the battle for Tenang

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:00 PM PST

By Kuek Ser Kuang Keng and Regina Lee | Malaysiakini ANALYSIS Even before campaigning for the Tenang by-election started, much had been said that the Jan 30 event would serve as an important testing ground for a BN move to call for a snap general election. It was easy to see why. With the racial [...]

Enhancing Special Privileges

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 06:15 PM PST

by Bakri Musa Malaysia in the Era of Globalization #51 Chapter Six: Malaysia: Assets and Liabilities Enhancing Special Privileges To enhance the efficacy of special privileges I would first focus on the bottom 50 percent (better still, bottom 25) of Bumiputras. I agree with Grameen Bank's Muhammad Yunus who feels that development should be defined [...]

Egypt’s Class Conflict

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 04:02 PM PST

by Juan Cole January 31, 2011 The Malaysian Insider JAN 31 — On Sunday morning (January 30) there was some sign of the Egyptian military taking on some security duties. Soldiers started arresting suspected looters, rounding up 450 of them. The disappearance of the police from the streets had led to a threat of widespread [...]

MET sees non-stop rain in Johor this week

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:26 AM PST

By Boo Su-Lyn The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MET) has forecast continuous rain in major towns in Johor throughout the week. Unrelenting rain in the southern state has forced thousands from their homes, cutting off Segamat and threatening other towns. "Tomorrow morning, we expect isolated rain over coastal [...]

In Tenang, Malay votes won the day for BN

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:16 AM PST

By Shannon Teoh The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — More than half of Barisan Nasional's (BN) 1,200-vote gain over PAS in Tenang was due to increased Malay support in the constituency, DAP statistics have shown. Malays who had in 2008 voted against Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's stewardship of BN or abstained from the [...]

Muddy waters: Post-Tenang reflections

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 03:01 AM PST

Bridget Welsh | Jan 31, 11 4:58pm Malaysiakini COMMENT Malaysia’s 14th by-election since March 2008 scored another victory in the BN column, as they held onto their seat. This was expected, as it was home ground for Umno and the contest was purely about the winning majority. Even with the lower voter turnout, Umno did [...]

With 10% increase of Chinese voter support for Pas/PR candidate in Tenang, will Chua Soi Lek have the political courage to tell UMNO the truth?

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 12:35 AM PST

I had said at the close of the Tenang by-election campaign that Pakatan Rakyat would have cause to celebrate if it could achieve three of four aims – firstly, to debunk Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's boast of winning 5,000 majority in Tenang which he had described as a Barisan Nasional "fortress"; secondly, [...]

Thousands leave homes as Johor braces for more rain

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 07:01 PM PST

by Shannon Teoh | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 31 — Unrelenting rain in Johor has forced thousands from their homes, cutting off Segamat and threatening other towns, raising fears of a repeat of floods six years which claimed six lives and inflicted more than RM1 billion in economic losses. Nearly 30,000 people have [...]
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