As discussed in my last article, corruption is economically costly and detrimental to economic growth. I also noted that corruption is present almost everywhere. But it is important to distinguish this universal persistence of corruption is due to human nature and not because corruption cannot be eliminated or at least reduced. This distinction alludes to … Read more
By Eileen Ng, New Straits TimesJune 26, 2009 KLUALA LUMPUR: A large-scale operation on illegal immigrants will be conducted in Sabah soon, the deputy prime minister said. Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the illegals would be returned to the countries that would accept them. “Those who are classified as illegal immigrants will be sent back,” … Read more
By SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarThursday June 26, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Najib Razak dismissed Raja Petra Kamarudin’s statutory declaration linking his wife and two others to the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaaribuu as “total lies, fabrication and total garbage.??? The Deputy Prime Minister said the allegations in the statutory declaration were a “desperate … Read more
Written by BernamaPublished in The Borneo PostJune 26, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Kimanis member of parliament Datuk Anifah Aman says the federal government’s proposal to set up a special task force on illegal immigrants in the state is unconstitutional. “The actual power on immigration matters lies with the state government,??? he was quoted as saying by … Read more
Gov’t ‘colour-blind’ in recruiting cops By Dr Yeoh SM aka MaverickThursday, June 26, 2008 Selective Color Blindness Deputy Home Minister Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh said the government was color-blind when it came to recruiting police officers into the police force. In response to a supplementary question by Gobind Singh Deo (DAP-Puchong), he … Read more
By OON YEOH, Columnist, The Star Thursday June 26, 2008 Caution is almost always the practice when editors are faced with a story that may have legal repercussions. Embedding a click-through to an Internet search results page may just skirt the law. FINALLY Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak has come out … Read more
By Raymond Tan, The Borneo PostWednesday, June 25th, 2008 Ian Chin details humiliation at boot camp to soften them to take orders of previous administration SIBU: High Court Judge Datuk Ian Chin continued to make explosive disclosures in the Sarikei parliamentary election petition mention yesterday, exposing how judges sent to the boot camp were made … Read more
By Azmi Anshar, New Straits TimesJune 25, 2008 DEWAN RAKYAT, June 25: Parliament’s clampdown on the media, if it can be described in such brutish term, has transmuted into a new, previously unrealised, dimension. After yesterday’s histrionics of abruptly erected barricades emasculating access to the lobby and the barricade’s equally abrupt removal by the BN … Read more
Tuesday June 24, 2008 SHAH ALAM: Dr Shaariibuu Setev has read the statutory declaration made by Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin alleging the presence of three individuals at the scene where his daughter was murdered. However, he said, whether he believed the contents was another matter. “I cannot comment whether he’s right or wrong,??? … Read more
Tuesday June 24, 2008 PETALING JAYA: There is no reason the mainstream media cannot be absorbed into the new media, but its main challenge would be to survive and thrive in the online world, a forum heard. Media analyst Oon Yeoh said the mainstream media had the opportunity to make the most of the new … Read more