Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:33pm |
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| 'Samy, put Maika before Buah Pala' |
'He can say Guan Eng can settle the Kg Buah Pala issue with the stroke of a pen but as MIC president, he could not settle the Maika shares issue all these years.'
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Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:30pm |
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| Pakatan panel finds BN's Ganesan guilty of contempt |
The Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) Rights and Privileges Committee today found Perak Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan guilty of contempt for his role in the May 7 state assembly fracas and is recommending a six-month jail term. read more...
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Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:30pm |
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| Six complaint dropped as MCA war simmers |
The MCA leadership split took a dramatic turn today after a minor Johor-based leader withdrew his complaint against Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek for bringing the party into disrepute over the latter's 2007 sex DVD scandal.
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Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:33pm |
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| Malaysian Datuk 'Ecstasy' arrested with six others! |
A man with the title of !￥Datuk' was among seven men remanded for seven days beginning Wednesday to assist in investigation into the discovery of a million psychotropic pills estimated to be worth more than RM10 million. read more...
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Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:30pm |
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| Underworld behind sand theft, vice and gambling, claims khir |
An underworld movement is behind sand theft, vice and illegal gambling activities in Selangor, claims former mentri besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohammad Khir Toyo. read more...
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Thursday Jul 30 , 2009 10:30pm |
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| Bernas unfazed by Hong Kong firm owning almost a third of it |
Padiberas Nasional Bhd (Bernas) clarified today that the 31 per cent control of its shares by a Hong Kong-based firm,Wang Tak Co Ltd, will not affect it.
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| A Government of the People? |
As the Chinese say may you live in interesting time. And we do, we do ?but what will Tunku, Tun Razak and Tun Hussein Onn think of what is now happening to their country, our country? read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Malaysian politics today: Don't get mad, get even |
If Malaysians had generally thought that the changed political landscape would speed up the process of democratic reforms soon after the ?08?political tsunami, they were in for a deep disappointment. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| IGP Musa Hassan has to go |
Twenty-seven opposition MPs at a parliamentary roundtable forum today blamed Inspector-General Musa Hassan for the worsening crime rate in the country and called for his removal as the country's top cop.
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Teoh inquest postponed to Aug 5 (Updated) |
The inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock at the Magistrates Court here has been postponed to Aug 5 at the request of lawyers representing the family, the Selangor Government and the Bar Council. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Pakatan assemblyman says Utusan must apologise for suggesting Teoh's guilt |
Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San wants Utusan Malaysia to apologise over an article that appeared to suggest political aide Teoh Beng Hock, whose suspicious death has sparked public outrage, was aware of alleged misappropriation of funds by Selangor executive councillors.
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| In unusual step, criminal lawyer appointed for Teoh's inquest |
In a rare move, the government has appointed experienced criminal lawyer Tan Hock Chuan, who is in private practice, to lead the Attorney-General's team in the inquest into the death of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) political aide Teoh Beng Hock. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| TBH RCI - Has Gani Patail never known of the Hutton Inquiry into the causes and circumstances of David Kelly's death? |
The inquest into Teoh Beng Hock's unusual death at the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) which begins tomorrow should be suspended until the Cabinet has taken full account of the overwhelming demands coming not only from the family but the Malaysian population regardless of race for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to probe into the causes and circumstances of Teoh's death. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Nik Aziz's 'go to hell' upsets Umno leaders |
Several Umno leaders have expressed regret over the statement ergi Jahanamlah Umno?(Go to Hell, Umno) by PAS Spiritual Leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat because it came from a political leader who was not only a religious scholar but also a uan guru?(respected teacher). read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Perak PR seeks judicial review of PSC members' termination |
Perak Pakatan Rakyat today filed an application at the High Court here seeking a judicial review on the State Secretary's decision to terminate its party members from the state's Public Services Commission (PSC) before their three-year tenures expired in 2012. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 29 , 2009 08:44pm |
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| Perak rivals lodge reports against each other |
Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional in Perak today both lodged police reports against each other over the events surrounding former Speaker V. Sivakumar and his Rights and Privileges Committee hearing. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 28 , 2009 09:02pm |
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| Pakatan Rakyat 'will not crumble' |
Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng expressed confidence yesterday that the three-party Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance will not break up despite the pressures of rowing under a magnifying glass?of its political enemies. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 28 , 2009 09:02pm |
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| Money being splurged to boost image of Najib administration |
The Malaysian government is continuing a Barisan Nasional (BN) tradition of spending big bucks to get positive publicity for the administration overseas. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 28 , 2009 09:02pm |
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| Time to get down to work |
The days of hard-sell politics are over. Talk is cheap, and rhetoric, even cheaper. Empty slogans and clever but meaningless sound bites don't matter much these days. In other words, pure spin is no longer accepted nor tolerated. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 28 , 2009 09:00pm |
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| Malaysia needs a new IGP to create a safe Malaysia and break away from colonial past by introducing democratic policing to protect the people and not the regime in power |
On December 4, 2008, my motion to censure the Tan Sri Musa Hassan as Inspector-General of Police with a RM10-cut salary motion was defeated by a 48 to 30 votes. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 28 , 2009 08:58pm |
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| To reduce crime the IGP must go, Kit Siang demands |
Lim Kit Siang today slammed the Prime Minister's crime reduction target saying that it was four years too late, and demanded the country's top cop be held accountable for the high crime rate. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Sivakumar in standoff outside State Secretariat building (Update) |
The Perak political saga resumed when ousted speaker V. Sivakumar attempted to convene a State Assembly Rights and Privileges Committee hearing inside the State Secretariat building here Monday. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Perak Pakatan panel declares May 7 meet null and void |
After their verbal skirmish with the Barisan Nasional (BN) government authorities in the morning, Perak Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders finally convened its Rights and Privileges Committee meeting at the Syuen Hotel here this afternoon. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Najib - act on Nik Aziz's initiative and restore proper Federal-Kelantan State government relations starting with RM1 billion oil royalties payment to Kelantan |
The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak should act on the initiative of the Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat's initiative and restore proper and just Federal-Kelantan state government relations based on justice and fair play to the people of Kelantan uninfluenced by party differences between the Federal and state governments ?and in line with Najib's 1Malaysia motto. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| In anti-graft fight, another case, another loss |
Malaysia's much-hyped fight against graft is headed nowhere unless there is a seismic shift in the competence of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Attorney-General's Chambers. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Khalid orders audit to clear Pakatan Selangor government |
Selangor will conduct its own probe on allegations of misappropriation of state funds by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) lawmakers. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Cops, officials block Pakatan Perak assembly inquiry |
It was like a sense of déjà vu outside the Perak State Secretariat building here this morning.
From 7am onwards, police trucks had begun pulling up to the back entrance of the building, forming a mini barricade there. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| In Perak, one Speaker accuses another of impersonation |
Perak Assembly Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan today raised the stakes in the battle against his archenemy V. Sivakumar by lodging a police report against the latter, accusing him of impersonating him as the Speaker and abusing the post's official letterhead. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Leaders To Bring Us Together |
In having to appoint a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission (MACC) following the death of one of its witnesses, Prime Minister Najib clearly demonstrated his lack of leadership and inability to be in command of a rapidly evolving crisis. Essentially, events forced Najib's hand; he was reacting, not leading. read more...
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Monday Jul 27 , 2009 10:41pm |
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| Nik Aziz denies backing unity talks with Umno |
Kelantan Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat today dismissed suggestions that he was now reversing his earlier stand and supporting moves to bring about closer cooperation between PAS and Umno, saying that he only wanted to improve ties between the PAS-ruled state government and the federal government. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| RCI vs IOD ?Edmund Bon (loyarburok.com) |
Many have asked why civil society is objecting to the ause of death?question being carved out of the royal commission of inquiry's (RCI) terms to be left to a magistrate in an inquiry of death (IOD) held under Chapter XXXII of the Criminal Procedure Code. Here's why. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Was Teoh Beng Hock assassinated by the DAP? |
Teoh Beng Hock, the political aide to Selangor State Assemblymen for Seri Kembangan Ean Yong Hian Wah died on July 16th, 2009 after undergoing an 8 hour interrogation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission that supposedly ended at 3:45 am. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Not as simple as Mahathir paints it |
Malaysia is long overdue for a national debate on the costs and benefits of the wide-ranging affirmative action programme it adopted 38 years ago. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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Race card played over Teoh's death shows Umno's desperation |
Umno is not above playing the racial card when it comes to getting what it wants. Take the case of Teoh Beng Hock and the article written by New Straits Times Group managing editor Zainul Ariffin in the Berita Harian. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Transforming sorrow and anger into People's Power |
Teoh Beng Hock's fiancee Soh Cher Wei, two months pregnant, stepped on the stage at the KL and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall last night, looking pale but bright eyed. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Pakatan flays BN, MACC at Teoh memorial |
Every time there is a death in custody, the victim always takes the blame and the authorities walk away unpunished. This has become commonplace and, with Teoh Beng Hock, it has happened again, much to the chagrin of the public. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Teoh's death: There's room yet for cautious optimism ?Bob Teoh |
The Cabinet decided yesterday afternoon to empanel a royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into the death in custody of Teoh Beng Hock. Instead of being greeted by a collective sigh of relief, it raises serious doubts over the extent of the intended probe. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Wishing Yasmin a Quick Recovery |
I am sad to read that Ms Yasmin Ahmad, a talented Malaysian producer, has been hospitalised after suffering a stroke and haemorrhaging in the brain. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad critical but stable after surgery |
Filmmaker Yasmin Ahmad is in critical but stable condition after underging emergency surgery at Damansara Specialist Hospital here following a stroke. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Matlamat tidak menghalalkan cara |
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Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri atau ISA tidak menjadi isu jika tidak dipolitikkan oleh sesetengah pihak. Sebelum tragedi 9/11 Presiden George W. Bush pun pernah membidas ISA. Tetapi sesudah 9/11 dia kata ISA amat relevan untuk era terorisme. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Repentance in retirement : The Badawi baffle |
A very interesting behavioural pattern is emerging amongst the Malaysian politicians whilst in power and when they are no longer in power. Even prime ministers are not spared. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Umno bent on 'racialising' Teoh's death |
'Sigh. Up till now, there has not been even a squeak from Pakatan Rakyat that Teoh Beng Huat's tragedy is a racial matter.' read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Why I shall not be accepting Zaid's offer |
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Teoh Beng Hock must not die in vain |
Much has been said and written about the tragic death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock. There is anger, sadness and confusion over what has happened. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Aide's death a tragedy for the entire nation |
I HOPE there will be an independent Royal Commission of Inquiry formed to investigate the tragic death of Teoh Beng Hock. Anything less will simply not satisfy our demand for the truth.
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| A Call to All Malaysians: Change This Federal Government! |
Enough is enough! Abuses of public funds, abuses of political power granted by the people, threats, murders, deaths, corruption, nepotism, arrogance, feudalism, parochialism, religious and race extremism and more.
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| KAKI DALAM KASUT |
1. Di forum anjuran Gempita dan UMNO bertajuk Kedudukan Raja-Raja Melayu dan Orang Melayu dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia di Zaman Liberalisasi dan Globalisasi, saya ditanya oleh seorang pensyarah Melayu dari UIAM (Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia) apakah saya pernah fikir untuk meletak diri saya di tempat orang bukan Melayu (put yourself in the shoes of a non-Malay) bersabit dengan diskriminasi terhadap mereka di negara ini. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Rosmah Perempuan Puaka! Part 5 |
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Inquest into Teoh's death, Royal Commission on MACC's treatment (Updated with Q&A) |
The Cabinet has agreed to set up an inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock as well as a Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into the interrogation methods used on him by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Teoh Beng Hock's death ?Cabinet decision on Royal Commission of Inquiry falls far short of public expectation, unsatisfactory and unacceptable |
I am disappointed by the Cabinet decision on the mysterious death of Teoh Beng Hock.
There will be no Royal Commission of Inquiry into the causes of Teoh's death although an inquest would be held. read more...
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Inquest into Teoh's death, Royal Commission on MACC's treatment (Updated with Q&A) |
The Cabinet has agreed to set up an inquest into the death of political aide Teoh Beng Hock as well as a Royal Commission of Inquiry to look into the interrogation methods used on him by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
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Friday Jul 24 , 2009 10:31pm |
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| Teoh Beng Hock's death ?Cabinet decision on Royal Commission of Inquiry falls far short of public expectation, unsatisfactory and unacceptable |
I am disappointed by the Cabinet decision on the mysterious death of Teoh Beng Hock.
There will be no Royal Commission of Inquiry into the causes of Teoh's death although an inquest would be held. read more...
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Thursday Jul 23 , 2009 08:55pm |
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| 'Speaker' Ganesan to be referred to Perak privileges committee |
Perak State Assembly Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan will be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee on Monday, said former assembly speaker V. Sivakumar. read more... |
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Thursday Jul 23 , 2009 08:55pm |
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| Dear Mahathir, enough is enough |
MAHATHIR has done it again. This time he has chosen an appalling occasion and an awful subject matter. read more... |
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Thursday Jul 23 , 2009 08:55pm |
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| A Tale of Two Tuns |
If ever there was a wish which I could be granted when I grow really old, - this is not to say that I am not already old, it is just that I am not that old, yet - that would be a wish that I could be given the wisdom of knowing when to keep my mouth shut. read more... |
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Thursday Jul 23 , 2009 08:55pm |
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Teoh was planning life, not contemplating death, say friends
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Just a day before Teoh Beng Hock was found dead, he had been planning for his wedding, his friends and colleagues told police today, leading all of them to discount the possibility that the DAP political aide could have committed suicide. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 22 , 2009 01:35pm |
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Remain politically impartial, Sultan Azlan Shah tells judges
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The Sultan of Perak, much criticised for his role in the state's constitutional crisis, attempted today to revive his battered image as a jurist in calling for judges to be impartial, free and fair.
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Wednesday Jul 22 , 2009 01:35pm |
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Zaid wants Ku Li to join PKR, to reject 'racism and fascism'
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Datuk Zaid Ibrahim issued an open invitation today for Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah ( pic ) to join PKR and reject what he says is the racism and fascism which has become prevalent in Umno. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Thousands petition for royal inquiry at Teoh memorial rally
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Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today rallied thousands of their supporters today with fiery rhetoric and demanded the government establish a royal inquiry into the death of Teoh Beng Hock. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Did I not tell you?
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Umno-controlled newspapers, Berita Harian and Mingguan Malaysia , today slammed critics for demonising the country's graft-busters over Teoh Beng Hock's death, with one suggesting there is an agenda to weaken Malay-controlled institutions. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Pakatan, reunited by death
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Showing cracks just recently, a mere 16 months after their historic electoral gains, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) today once again attempted to strengthen their alliance and present a united front days after the death of DAP activist Teoh Beng Hock. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Police take away CCTV recordings, files from Plaza Masalam
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Police have widened their investigation into the death of Teoh Beng Hock by seizing closed circuit television camera (CCTV) recordings as well as files from Plaza Masalam. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Malaysia's Forefathers Deserve Nobel Prize - Law Professor
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The writing was already on the wall very much earlier. Alarm bells were wailing like banshees. But this was largely ignored. It was ignored because it was Malaysia Today that had triggered the alarm bells. Malaysia Today is not the most reliable source. It does not offer the best of information. What Malaysia Today dabbles in are rumours and innuendoes. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Jui Meng joins PKR, may sit in supreme council |
Former MCA vice-president Datuk Chua Jui Meng has quit the party to join PKR. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Bar council: Set up Royal Commission of Inquiry
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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CID hints at possible coroner's inquest into Teoh's death
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Federal CID director Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin today suggested the case of Teoh Beng Hock could end up in a coroner's court. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Teoh's death may raise ethnic unease
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The funeral of Teoh Beng Hock, an opposition official of Chinese descent who died after questioning by anti-graft officials, drew thousands of angry mourners on Monday, threatening to raise tensions in the country. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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And so the final goodbye begins, funeral procession starts
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Since the body of Teoh Beng Hock arrived in his family home on Friday, crowds of family, friends, and politicians have gathered in the modest neighbourhood to pay their last respects. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Another Questionable Death in Malaysia
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If Teoh Beng Hock had died in the custody of the police in Moscow or Chechnya, the death would have been all over the western media as yet another example of the brutality of the system. But because Malaysia buys lots of arms from the west, western tourists love Langkawi beaches, and Manchester United makes millions from its Malaysian fans, this appalling story rated the briefest of international mentions. Yet murder goes closer to top people in Malaysia than it does to their equivalents in Russia. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Family seeks PM's help
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Yes, there were tears aplenty at the funeral procession of Teoh Beng Hock and the grim pictures capture a family obviously devastated by the loss of a son, a brother and a fiancée. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Royal Commission = Royal Circus of Malaysia |
Like many others, I am appalled at the death of Teoh Beng Hock at the Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission's (MACC) building. But like them, I remain unsurprised. read more... |
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Monday Jul 20 , 2009 04:47pm |
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Macdeth Act II - an open letter to Berita Harian - Art Harun
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I read with disbelief ?and not to mention, a certain degree of disgust ?your article titled "Kematian Teoh timbulkan pelbagai spekulasi politik" which appeared in your newspaper yesterday. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 18 , 2009 05:28pm |
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| The day the Malay police officers taught the stupid Chinese protestors a lesson they will never forget. As the MACC said, "Cina bodoh!" |
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Saturday Jul 18 , 2009 05:28pm |
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| Tragic death |
Teoh Beng Hock fell to his death from a building housing the MACC office in Shah Alam on Thursday (16 July). His tragic death shocked the entire nation. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 18 , 2009 05:28pm |
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| Pakatan stonewalled over Teoh's death |
Despite their demands, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today failed to get any answers about the death of Teoh Beng Hock from Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers at their Selangor headquarters at Plaza Masalam here. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 18 , 2009 05:28pm |
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| Teoh Beng Hock begins last journey home |
With plaintive chants of ollow us home, brother? Teoh Beng Hock's sister exhorted his spirit to follow her as she claimed his mortal remains from the morgue at 6.30pm this evening.
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Friday Jul 17 , 2009 09:58pm |
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Lessons from the Taiping rebellion
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History is a reflection of past events from which we can learn valuable lessons; lessons which can guide us to avoid certain pitfalls that befell those in the past. One of the countries with the longest recorded history is China. By reading Chinese history, many valuable lessons can be learned. read more... |
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Thursday Jul 16 , 2009 10:06pm |
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The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO)
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The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) , co-sponsored by the economic and trading administration of China and the 10 ASEAN countries as well as the ASEAN Secretariat, is an international trade event held annually in Nanning, Guangxi, China. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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Pakatan's Own Dismal Record
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Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders should not be too eager to mock Prime Minister Najib Razak's recent announcements on his 100th day oodies' to the people. The announcements made by the prime minister may appear insignificant and insufficient to address the core issues faced by the country. However, the incoherent and quarrelsome PR coalition may actually make the prime minister sound good and efficient. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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MACC raids S'gor exco's office
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Five officers from the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today raided the office of Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah at the state secretariat building here today. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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Time for Pakatan Rakyat to set up a disciplinary committee to restore public confidence in PR cohesion, coherence, discipline, unity and common sense of purpose
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Time for Pakatan Rakyat to set up a disciplinary committee to restore public confidence in PR cohesion, coherence, discipline, unity and common sense of purpose. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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MCA proposes to fine-tune Maths and Science teaching
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MCA will be making several proposals to the Cabinet meeting today on the usage of English in the teaching of Maths and Science.
The proposals are to enhance the teaching of English subjects in vernacular primary schools, use English and Bahasa Malaysia to teach the two subjects from Form One to Form Three and maintain English as the medium of instruction for Form Four and Form Five. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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Ong Tee Keat - "Hero outside, Coward inside"
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Ong Tee Keat should not provide third example of his being ero outside, Coward inside?by securing Cabinet agreement tomorrow to modify its PPSMI decision last week by allowing optional use of English to teach maths and science in secondary schools. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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The people in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's inner circle; Tan Sri Peter Sondakh
Sondakh advises Najib on Indonesia. read more...
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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Concept based on acceptance, equality and sharing
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The 1Malaysia concept aimed at building a united Malaysia based on the principles of acceptance, equality and sharing among the country's multiracial and multireligious society is not something alien to the Muslim community. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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8 influential Malaysians back 1Malaysia concept
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Eight influential corporate and non-governmental individuals have teamed up to form Yayasan 1Malaysia, an independent non-profit foundation to realise the 1Malaysia dream of national unity. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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In Manek Urai, PAS was the great pretender
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If there was one thing that PAS did well throughout the Manek Urai by-election campaign, it was pretending that all was well in the party. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 15 , 2009 09:20pm |
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Financial Assistance Available Under The Services Sector Capacity Development Fund ("SSCDF")
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The programme which took place on 13th July 2009 at the Bar Council Auditorium commenced with a welcome address by Mr. Lim Chee Wee, Vice President of the Malaysian Bar and Chairman of the Practice Management Support Committee. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Kit Siang wonders if Najib will be tempted to hold snap polls
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The prime minister's rise in approval ratings may mean a snap poll as soon as November, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang predicted today. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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1 Malaysia, families first, children now
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Your first 100 days in office have produced some commendable initiatives. You have shown us that considerable effort is being undertaken to address the rakyat's growing discontent. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Under fire from Dr M, Round 2?
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With more than 65,000 votes and counting, a poll uploaded on former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's blog is quickly becoming a headache for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's administration. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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An independence day monologue
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Another Independence day in America. Another year of reflection ?for America and myself.
Yes, America is an interesting experiment in democracy. General George Washington had almost 80,000 acres of land to himself when the war ended. Other generals had their own thousands of acres of acquisition. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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And the Moron of the Day award goes to....
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......of Kg. Carok Bemban, Batu 42, Baling, Kedah who wrote, among other things, in his blog that school should be taught in Jawi and that people who speak English end up as maids!!! (And he uses Filipinas as examples. I see a career for this guy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.) read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Razaleigh ?NEP has expired. Time for New Deal
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Thank you for inviting me to address you. It's a pleasure to be here, and to learn from you. You have asked me to talk about Najib's First 100 Days, and this lecture is in a series called Straight Talk. I shall indeed speak plainly and directly.
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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The Great Malaysian Brain Drain
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There is a boy I know who scored 10 A1s. His mother is a primary school teacher and Andrew has two younger brothers. His father, a civil servant, had already passed on by the time the son sat SPM in 2006. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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PPSMI - The DAP's position
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Liow: Pandemic at critical stage
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With 34 local transmissions out of the 75 new Influenza A(H1N1) cases today, Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai warned that the pandemic is at a critical level. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Woman caught with 20,000 pirated songs faces RM40mil fine
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A woman could be fined RM40mil, one of the highest copyright fines in the country, after a karaoke set preloaded with 20,000 pirated songs was recovered from her electrical appliance shop in Bukit Mertajam here. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Where got RM24 million one? Only RM3 million mah! RM21 million discount lah!
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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PKR's Zaid Ibrahim in Manek Urai
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Crime rates soar in Perak
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Crimes involving robbery, car theft and snatching in Perak has shot up in the first six months of this year, compared to the same period last year, said Perak chief police officer, Datuk Zulkefli Abdullah. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Why English should not be taught in Bahasa Malaysia
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Dear Sport Friends,
Regarding about the global issue H1N1 happens around the world, sadly to be informing that our UiTM International Sports Fiesta will be postponing to 19-23 November 2009. read more... |
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Sunday Jul 12 , 2009 10:44pm |
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Zambry's illegal Exco ?Cheang Lek Choy (loyarburok.com)
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Why is Zambry's Exco illegal? Let us examine the late Tun Suffian's interpretation.
First, the context.
Did Nizar tender the resignation of his Exco? read more...
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Friday Jul 10 , 2009 11:04pm |
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HOW TO BUY THE BOOK - The Silent Roar
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Alternative 1: to bank in money direct into the account
Bank in RM40 to Public Bank Berhad account of Mabel @ Marina Lee, Account Number: 4-4930154-03 and send an e-mail to
rpksilentroar@gmail.com
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
with the details of where to post the book plus details of the payment made. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 08 , 2009 07:44pm |
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Voters back fresh Perak polls in new survey
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Despite giving Datuk Seri Najib Razak a high approval rating as the country's new prime minister, Malaysians appeared to view the continuing political tussle in Perak as a major black mark for the new administration. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 08 , 2009 07:44pm |
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Polls show majority support for English policies
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The majority of Malaysians want the teaching of mathematics and science in English to continue, the latest survey by an independent polling house shows. read more... |
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Wednesday Jul 08 , 2009 07:44pm |
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Gobbledegook and regurgitation galore in the 2 written judgments of the Court of Appeal in Zambry v Nizar
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I shall start with an aside on the dictionary definition of the two words which feature in the title of this article.
Gobbledegook means unintelligible language.
Regurgitate means repeat information without understanding it. Regurgitation is the noun. read more...
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Tuesday Jul 07 , 2009 10:56pm |
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Kisah bubar DUN Perak terus dihangatkan
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Setelah melakukan kekecohan di Dewan Rakyat baru-baru ini, pihak yang berkempen untuk pembubaran Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Perak meneruskannya melalui isu terakhir sebuah majalah yang tidak henti-henti menghentam Barisan Nasional. Majalah berbahasa Inggeris itu memaparkan tajuk BUBAR di muka depan. read more... |
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Monday Jul 06 , 2009 09:28pm |
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Are Chinese newspapers spreading racist sentiments?
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A COLUMNIST of a Malay-medium newspaper was accusing prime Chinese-medium newspapers of racism in a recent article. Sin Chew Daily was singled out in particular. read more... |
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Monday Jul 06 , 2009 09:28pm |
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Najib washes federal hands of Buah Pala case
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the Kampung Buah Pala land tussle must be settled by the Penang state government, passing the buck back to the DAP-led Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration in what is turning into a racial powder keg. read more... |
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Monday Jul 06 , 2009 09:28pm |
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Guan Eng prepared to invoke Land Acquisition Act if ...
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Penang is prepared to invoke the Land Acquisition Act to resolve the Kampung Lorong Buah Pala issue but the federal government must bear the cost.
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Pakatan assemblymen reject appointment
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Four Perak Pakatan Rakyat assemblymen have rejected their appointment to the state's Select Committee. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Political maturity and civility
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Seriously, I really don't know whether I want to write anything today. I also don't know whether I should write my normal cheong hei article or just deliver a quick and sharp jab to the jugular. And even more so, I don't know whether I want to write about Pakatan Rakyat and the present internal crisis it appears to be facing. Should I maybe instead just log off and go read a book? read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Kedah MB denies DAP allegation on temples
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Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak today refuted allegations by the DAP that the state government intended to demolish illegal Hindu and Chinese temples in the state. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Pulling out? Hold on! - Tay Tian Yan
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Wanna kill Pakatan Rakyat just because of an abattoir?
If DAP could pull out from the Pakatan state government in Kedah this easily, very soon we will see PKR pulling out from the Penang state government as well. read more...
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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As Pakatan squabbles, Malaysians left between a rock and a harder place
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It is true that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) may not end up being the coalition many Malaysians invested hope in. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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A Pakatan shadow on Najib's Cabinet
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Today, three things are in the headlines: Pakatan Rakyat's formation of a shadow front bench, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's appeal being denied by the courts, and the Kedah DAP quitting the PAS-led Kedah government. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Guan Eng: Kedah situation "desperate"
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While other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders today glossed over Kedah DAP's pullout of the state government, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng had a different view. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Nearby residents breathe easier with closure of abattoir
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Residents in Kampung Berjaya here have requested all quarters not to politicise the closure of a pig abattoir in the village because they want it so. read more... |
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Saturday Jul 04 , 2009 10:59pm |
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Wooing the Indian Malaysian vote
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ON 25 Nov 2007, the Hindu Rights Action Force ( Hindraf ) burst into public consciousness through a mammoth street rally. Few doubt that Hindraf was pivotal in swinging Indian Malaysian votes away from the Barisan Nasional (BN) three months later in the March 2008 general election. read more... |
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Friday Jul 03 , 2009 01:43pm |
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What do you get when you have two Indian lawyers?
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I'm sure you all have heard of this racist joke: what do you get when you have two Indian lawyers? The answer is: three law firms !X one each and the third is the partnership. The joke is to convey the public perception that Indians are fine lawyers and just love to argue. read more... |
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Friday Jul 03 , 2009 01:43pm |
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Tense moment at High Chaparral
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It was a tense moment at Kampung Buah Pala Thursday when three court bailiffs came to serve eviction notices, but police managed to control the highly-flammable situation. read more... |
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Friday Jul 03 , 2009 01:43pm |
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Procurement: A call for transparency
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Public procurement is the single most important source of corruption in any country, including ours. This crucial process remains a great mystery to the public at large because it is shrouded in secrecy. read more... |
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Friday Jul 03 , 2009 01:43pm |
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Relativism and the Politics of Absolutes
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Studying Malaysian politics is a chore in itself, but rewarding for the simple reason that it is one of the most plural, complex and complicated countries in the world. read more... |
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Tuesday Jul 01 , 2009 07:06pm |
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Public forum: Local Government Elections - Now, Later or Never?
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During the run-up to the 2008 General Elections, some political parties made promises to re-introduce the elections of local councillors a right Malaysians enjoyed until the late 60s. As you are aware, having elected local councillors will aid in the practice of democratic governance by ensuring, inter alia, greater participation by the Rakyat and better accountability by the local councillors. read more... |
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Tuesday Jul 01 , 2009 07:04pm |
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Under pressure, Pakatan presents a united front
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It’s ironic: talk of a unity government almost tore them apart but last night Pakatan Rakyat (PR) held a public rally which was for all intents and purposes a show of unity. read more... |
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