Whilst intellectuals are commonly seen as standing outside of and speaking truth to power, this paper examines the conflation of the roles of the intellectual, technocrat and political leader (termed ‘intellectual statesmanship’) as exemplified in the persons of (Tun) Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The roots of this phenomenon are examined along with … Read more
In this paper, the author elaborates the role of Mahathir as Prime Minister of Malaysia in support of the U.S war of Terror against Afghanistan in particular aim of understanding and evaluating the relation between Malaysia and U.S before and after the war of terror. How the reaction affect the internal politics in Malaysia. Publication/Conference: … Read more
This paper shall thus examine and discuss a few key corporate groupings in Sarawak with close links either to the previous or current political leadership of the state and how they have managed to promote economic growth and development via industrialisation. Author: Andrew Aeria. [Download] Download
By Roy Goh , New Straits Times June 16, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Petronas will explain its accounts next week, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said yesterday. The national oil corporation’s president and chief executive officer, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, said he would respond to calls for the company to make its accounts … Read more
By LIM CHIA YING, The Star Monday June 16, 2008 BLOGGERS gathered for a day of networking and sharing at the second All Malaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) jointly organised by The Star Online and Cinema Online recently. The project was aimed at providing bloggers in Malaysia a platform to share their thoughts at a get-together … Read more
The rise of Business Blogs and Bandit’s take on Slime Darby By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru June 16, 2008 Sime Darby Watch has been on my “Politics Anonymous” blogroll for months before the current mess that’s dragging down our corporate golliath. But even before SDW, Malaysian business blogs have been making their presence felt. I … Read more
A Record High of 64 Bloggers Arrests from 2003-2008 And Yes, Malaysia Is Part of the Statistics By Howsy aka sensintorvert Monday, June 16, 2008 Natty‘s in (2007), RPK’s not (2008). Funny. All the information from the World Information Access website. Read this accompanying BBC News. Blogger arrests hit record high Elections in China, Pakistan … Read more
By Diana Chin, The SunJune 16, 2008GEORGE TOWN (June 16, 2008): More than 90 tour operators in Penang have closed down since last year due to conditions imposed by the Tourism Ministry which they claim have been very restrictive. MATTA Penang vice-chairman Johari Shafie said today the crisis has worsened due to the recent fuel … Read more
X Letter to the Malay Mail By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru Monday, June 16, 2008 Citizen X. You can assume that Citizen X, who wrote the letter to Malay Mail entitled “My 230 sen view”, is someone who was there helping us out back in 1997 and who’s as pissed off as you and I … Read more
The Horrors Of RM625 Rebate Per Car Posted by A M Ubaidah S Sunday, June 15, 2008 I wish to add to the pile of horrors being shared across the old and new Malaysian media on this RM625 rebate we the rakyat should be getting per registered vehicle of less than 2,000cc or RM150 per … Read more