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Monday Feb 22, 2010 09:25pm |
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Under attack, Pakatan moves to tighten discipline
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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim moved today to contain the fallout from squabbling among Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers by announcing the revival of plans to quickly set up a disciplinary panel for the opposition coalition. read more...
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Monday Feb 22, 2010 09:25pm |
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When the Emperor descended upon Pandamaran
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'If Najib really is the PM for all Malaysians, a man of the people and intends to sincerely help the Chinese community, why couldn't he hear out the predicament of the house owner's son's over his red identity card?' read more...
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Monday Feb 22, 2010 09:25pm |
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Moribund forces demonising, destabilising Pakatan — Toh Kin Woon
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Ever since the general election in 2008, when the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) comprising PKR, PAS and DAP denied the Barisan Nasional (BN) its two-thirds parliamentary majority and successfully won power in five states, the BN has been on a relentless campaign to demonise PR leaders, to entice its elected representatives to jump ship and to create dissension among the coalition's ranks. read more...
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Monday Feb 22, 2010 09:25pm |
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Why Australian MPs protested the Anwar trial
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Last week saw an unusual event in Australian politics: backbench members of Parliament from both sides took a foreign affairs initiative, independent of their party leaderships. read more...
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Thursday Feb 18, 2010 02:02pm |
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Perkasa and Najib's Dilemma
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If you were overly anxious of a deepening racial fault-line because of the rhetoric of the Perkasa's President, the person who got to be a MP of Pasir Mas on the back of PAS' hardwork and goodwill, and now calling himself ‘independent', I would like you to read the good write-up of the MI's columnist Shazwan Mustafa Kamal below. read more...
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Thursday Feb 18, 2010 02:02pm |
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Who are Perkasa?
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Dr Farish Noor's assessment of Perkasa as “a class issue… reflecting the anxieties of poor Malays who are scared of the globalization process” is not only off the mark but also plainly incorrect. read more...
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Thursday Feb 18, 2010 02:02pm |
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Anwar apologises for poor choice of candidates
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Faced with mounting criticism over Pakatan Rakyat's candidate choices, its de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has eaten humble pie and apologised for making a string of poor decisions in selecting certain candidates in the last general elections. read more...
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Thursday Feb 18, 2010 02:02pm |
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CNY event not political affair
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The tearing down of a poster to welcome Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to a grand Chinese New Year do here on Feb 20 has been described as an attempt to politicise the event.
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Thursday Feb 18, 2010 02:02pm |
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Malaysia's Opposition Coalition in Crisis
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It is beginning to appear that two-year of experiment with a viable opposition in Malaysia is just about over. Malaysian Insider, a Kuala Lumpur-based online news site reported last week that as many as 10 members of Pakatan Rakyat, the unwieldy coalition led by Anwar Ibrahim, could be about to defect. read more...
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2010 11:04pm |
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Okay, can we move on now?
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There was this little duck that enjoyed paddling in the small pond below the hill. In the middle of the pond was a tiny island. One day it rained and rained. It rained for days and the pond soon started filling up and the tiny island got smaller and smaller. But the duck did not mind the rain because it liked water. read more...
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2010 11:04pm |
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Malaysia State Constitutional Crisis
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Any indication that Malaysia's courts were becoming independent of the government disappeared from view again Tuesday when the five-member Federal Court ruled that United Malays National Organization stalwart Zambry Abdul Kadir is the rightful chief minister of the state of Perak, the country's second biggest and one of its richest. read more...
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2010 11:04pm |
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Despite court ruling, battle for Perak lies ahead
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The Barisan Nasional has won the legal battle to keep Perak but the political battle for the hearts and minds of the people has just started — and it remains an uphill battle for BN. read more...
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Tuesday Feb 09, 2010 11:04pm |
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Did the Federal Court contradict itself in Perak MB ruling?
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The Federal Court today may have denied Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin his Perak mentri besar's post but its just-released collective written judgment is apparently riddled with contradictions, a retired judge said. read more...
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Monday Feb 08, 2010 09:54pm |
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Time for protection over, get used to it, says Najib
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Malaysians must face new global realities and accept increased competition and removal of subsidies, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today. read more...
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Monday Feb 08, 2010 09:54pm |
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3 accused of Taiping church-school arson acts plead not guilty
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Three men pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here today to causing mischief by fire at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Convent and the All Saints Church on Jan 10. read more...
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Monday Feb 08, 2010 09:54pm |
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IN MEMORIAM: Death of democracy in Perak
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Anniversaries, for better or worse, count for something. They are a part of the human habit of ritualizing and inscribing significant events or experiences into our personal or collective memories. February 6th is no different. read more...
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Monday Feb 08, 2010 09:54pm |
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Ku Li says Malaysia is a sham democracy
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Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah called Malaysia a democracy which only existed in name only, and said that reforms could not be expected from the incumbents in power, in an apparent attack against Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN). read more...
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Monday Feb 08, 2010 09:54pm |
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20pc of companies failed to pay Socso in 2009
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About 20 per cent of companies and statutory bodies did not contribute to the Social Security Organisation (Socso) in 2009, chief executive K. Selvarajah said. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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Would the police DARE take action?
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45 police reports have been made against Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's former special officer, Nasir Safar. So the police have no choice but to ‘record his statement'. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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Digi to invest RM100m to widen services in Perak, Sarawak
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DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd is set to invest RM100 million in an effort to broaden its Turbo3G network and mobile Internet services in Perak and Sarawak over the next three years. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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Nasir Safar akan dipanggil untuk beri keterangan
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Polis Melaka akan memanggil bekas pegawai khas kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Nasir Safar bagi melengkapkan siasatan kes berikutan kenyataan beliau yang dikatakan berbaur perkauman. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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Nizar sees second Perak power grab
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Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has accused Barisan Nasional of planning yet another “coup d'état” if the Federal Court rules in his favour next week and reinstalls him as Perak mentri besar. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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Sivakumar remembers Feb 6
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Of all the Perak Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers, it is Tronoh assemblyman V. Sivakumar whose life has changed most drastically after Feb 6, 2009. read more...
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Saturday Feb 06, 2010 10:02pm |
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FROM AROUND THE BLOGS
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2010 10:14pm |
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DUN Perak bakal dibubar? PR-BN mula gerakkan jentera
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Politik mula bergolak di negeri Perak berikutan desas-desus pembubaran Dewan Undangan Negeri sejak kebelakangan ini. Pada hakikatnya, khabar angin ini tersebar sejak rampasan kuasa pada 6 Februari 2009. Tetapi, pengalaman lalu yang berakhir dengan "satu lagi pembohongan", telah menghakis harapan orang ramai. Namun, kemungkinan khabar angin ini menjadi kenyataan amat tinggi untuk kali ini. read more...
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2010 10:14pm |
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What's Dr M talking about Melayu?
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Dr Mahathir Mohamad has recently been giving distorted history lessons on minority populations. read more...
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2010 10:14pm |
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All great men make great mistakes
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Napoleon did it. Hitler did it. They both fought on two fronts at the same time -- the Eastern Front and the Western Front. And both paid dearly for their folly. Hitler had to commit suicide in his bunker while Napoleon died from arsenic poisoning while sleeping in his bunk. read more...
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2010 10:14pm |
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Of Optimism, Opportunity & the Opposition
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Is the Opposition coalition crumbling like a cookie? Is the door for real, relevant and radical change slowly closing in on us? read more...
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Wednesday Feb 03, 2010 10:14pm |
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Karpal on the DAP
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DAP chairperson Karpal Singh is not one to shy from criticising his own political comrades and allies. For him, principles come first. read more...
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