Local history, but viewed from afarBy Shuhada Elis and R.S. Kamini, The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 National Archive general assistant Mazlin Mustafa holding an agreement letter on the appointment of a Malayan British Adviser in 1919 from London. THEY are collectively an asset that provides evidence of the historical events that shaped Malaysia. Sadly, … Read more
High cost of bringing home old manuscriptsBy The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Siti Mariani S.M. Omar wants more funding for the National Library to collect Malay manuscripts. THE National Library’s efforts to retrieve invaluable Malay manuscripts are being hampered by high fees some foreign countries, institutions and individuals are imposing for them. The library’s … Read more
Umno supreme council to hold pow-wowBy PAUL GABRIEL, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council members will “pull no punches??? when they gather at a two-day retreat to discuss how best to rebuild and move the party forward following its setback in the general election. The retreat, at a hotel … Read more
Try again, Zaid tells mediaBy The StarMonday June 2, 2008 Zaid: Media should unite for reforms KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners should unite and put forward again their proposals for reforms and more press freedom, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Speaking at the National Press Club, the de facto law minister … Read more
Being unsure about what it is they are supposed to be celebrating, Malaysians experience a national anxiety, and are becoming more pensive than before. The good thing about this is that their skepticism may yet evolve into constructive activism. After sound contemplation, some change must come. Download
There has been much talk about corporate governance in East Asia, including Malaysia, following the 1997/98 economic crisis. This time around, the crisis was largely blamed on the corporate sector. The governments in the crisis-hit countries were generally viewed as having been prudent in their fiscal management. This indeed was the case in Malaysia where … Read more
Malaysia not giving up hope on Batu PutehBy PAUL GABRIEL, The StarSunday, June 1, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has renewed the search for evidence to stake its claim on Batu Puteh, whose sovereignty was deemed to be under Singapore by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim … Read more
Whither Malaysia?By The Borneo PostSunday, June 1, 2008 THERE’S something that definitely must be said about Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the prime minister, who is facing (it seems) mounting troubles within Umno, his own party and the backbone of the ruling national coalition, but a situation (it also seems) that is getting to the … Read more
Malaysia – Thailand Boundary (No. 57 – November 15, 1965) from Bureau of Intelligence and Research, The Department of State, United States of America. Download
Where were the Editors? By Ahirudin AttanSunday, June 01, 2008 It’s about gumption, eds and journos. We talked about Press Freedom today. We hackled Zaid Ibrahim, the de facto Law Minister, for his lack of commitments. Some said he was a waste of time. But he asked this question of us journalists: “It’s about … Read more