document.write(parent.prscreen) What’s morally wrong with the truth? By R Nadeswaran, Columnist, theSun Monday, 18 Aug 2008 BEFORE this column was written, the opinion of learned friends was sought as this newspaper does not want a mob outside its office. Could this scribe, a beer-drinking and bak kut teh loving person, write on a word that … Read more
Students protest amendment to UUCA By The Sun August 18, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 18, 2008) : About 100 students from public institutions of higher learning staged a peaceful protest at the entrance of parliament building calling for the abolishment of the Universities and University Colleges Act 1971 (AUKU). Clad in black, the students who … Read more
Malaysian Pride By Helen Hoh Saturday, August 16, 2008 Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei secured a fourth ever Olympic medal for this country. 51 years (this coming Aug 31), 4 medals. Do the maths and you’ll see it’s definitely a big deal. If, tomorrow night Lee wins against China, he’ll get the gold. Was … Read more
Rambling over one too many controversies this week By Paul Sir, Columnist, The Borneo Post Saturday, August 16, 2008 THIS week, I am not short of subjects to write about unlike certain times when I am knocked out by writer’s block. There are so many interesting things happening now throughout the country, including Sarawak. Here … Read more
Not the road to expect after 45 years of independence! By Yu Ji, The Borneo Post Sunday, August 17, 2008 KUCHING: It took a staggering 13 hours for Sarah Freda Wilfred Peerok, a teacher, to travel from Miri to Kuching by bus, yesterday. FREDA: I’m disappointed the conditions have not changed much over the last … Read more
Anwar’s moment of truth or consequence Posted by Super Admin, Malaysia Today Written by Shawn W Crispin, Asia Times Online Sunday, 17 August 2008 10:28 “I have made it very clear that the economy must be corrected. Which means we must do away immediately with cronyism, procurement and contract policies that favor sons and … Read more
document.write(parent.prscreen) CPI joins in the call for the rescinding of the ban on the two books and for all civil society organizations and Malaysians to speak out and stand up against the Government’s continued attempts to restrict our freedom of information. Dr. Lim Teck Ghee INVITATION TO ATTEND SIS PRESS CONFERENCE ON 19 AUGUST … Read more
Oh Capitalism, who’s the boss now? August 16, 2008 by Yvonne Foong Fellow Brandon Teoh sent me an email with the title, ‘Blogger being sued by an arrogant corporate company…’. These days, bloggers involve in so much branding, so that when I read the word ’blogger being sued…arrogant company’ I almost flipped. Oh man, not … Read more
The 18 Billion Ringgit Man By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybruThursday, August 14, 2008 Govt stalls RM11.3 billion deal to consider RM18 billion option. Why? Today, the Government was supposed to have signed a High Speed Broadband (HSBB) agreement with Telekom Malaysia to get us further into the Information superhighway. The project, to spread over 10 years, … Read more
Have the students been liberated? By Mustafa K Anuar August 15, 2008 Bernama reported that about 5,000 UiTM students from the Permatang Pauh branch campus staged a peaceful demonstration against the proposal made by Selangor Menteri Besar recently that the university be opened to non-bumiputera students. (Also see here and here.) By the way, the … Read more