NST Editorial: Retrieving manuscripts By The New Straits TimesJune 3, 2008 SOME are concerned that our scholars still have to travel to London or Leiden when they want to study Malay manuscripts. They blame the situation on the lack of effort to develop a good collection. Given that we couldn’t hold on to … Read more
Look beyond China for ecomonic partners, SEA nations urged By PAUL CHOO, The StarTuesday June 3, 2008 PETALING JAYA: South-East Asian countries should not let its economic relationship with China stop it from looking for new partners, said Prof Bronson Percival, senior adviser for South-East Asia at the Centre for Strategic Studies, CNA … Read more
“Goodies” a lip service to pacify people: CASHBy The New Sabah TimesJune 3, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) has described the ‘goodies’ announcement by the Prime Minister’s last Saturday as yet another lip service to pacify the people in Sabah. First and foremost, it is irrelevant to have a … Read more
Malaysia’s era of political stability endsBy John Burton in Singapore, The Financial Times Published: June 2 2008 16:45 Malaysia used to be known for its stable politics and orderly leadership under the long-ruling National Front coalition government. No longer. “No one knows who will be prime minister by the end of the year. It’s a … Read more
Mixed reactions from leaders to PM’s ‘goodies’By DAILY EXPRESSJune 2, 2008 Kota Kinabalu: The announcements on several issues concerning Sabah on Saturday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi were met with mixed reactions from leaders in the State. Some said they were not up to the people’s expectation, like the establishment of a … Read more
Is Malaysia serious about press freedom?By Ong Hock Chuan in JakartaJune 2, 2008 One view of the meeting between newly appointed Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim and bloggers/journalists is from Chun Wai below. Another is from Rocky. The impression you get is that Zaid tries. He may be the only person trying in a dysfunctional … Read more
Provide ideas for reforms, Zaid tells mediaBy The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has asked journalists and the media to get their acts together to seek reform and improve press freedom. The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department suggested that journalists propose solutions to replace existing media laws such as … Read more
Users hang up on CAP call to ban mobile phonesBy Rina De Silva , The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Shah Shamshiri (left) can’t imagine life without his trusty mobile phone, while V. Vijaya Sheila wants solid evidence showing the dangers of mobile phones. KUALA LUMPUR: There is no conclusive evidence from … Read more
Honeymoon led to Pattani ‘affair’By The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Francis R. Bradley studying one of the manuscripts written in old Jawi at the Malay manuscript centre in the National Library. FRANCIS R. Bradley cuts a distinctive figure in the Malay manuscript centre. Look closely at what he has on his desk – Malay … Read more
Have healthy public discourse By TEH ENG HOCK, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians’ big leap towards voicing their views publicly is not a bad thing as long as they learn to be responsible and accommodative, said MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat. Ong, who is also the Transport Minister, said in … Read more