Month: October 2008

When tomorrow comes

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By Dr Azly Rahman Monday, September 15, 2008  “The only permanent thing is change” – Lao Tzu During Mahathirism in the 1980s – change management ideology pervaded the psyche of the civil service sector. The ideology was enculturalised by the corporate sector and universities picked up the trend and fashioned it into their mission statement, … Read more

Government is crumbling, but the Opposition is stumbling

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Written by The Age
Published by The Malaysian Insider

October 8, 2008

OCT 8 – Delmonico’s, near Wall Street, is a bit like ‘The Restaurant at the End of the Universe’ in Douglas Adams’ book of the same name. Get a window seat there right now and you can watch the universe end while you await your steak. But if you fancy tamer fare then try a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Get a window seat there now and you’ll be entertained by the end of the Malaysian Government.

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BARISAN NASIONAL DOOMED BY IN-BUILT CONTRADICTIONS

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document.write(parent.prscreen) By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek October 7, 2008 As UMNO’s political power continues to decline since the March general elections, Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties like MCA, MIC and Gerakan are caught in a secret dilemma – whether they should feel happy about this development.  Happy, because a weakened UMNO would give … Read more

Solidarity support to the Penans

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1. “Penan girls claim abuse” – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/nation/2198042&sec=nation 2. “Violated by loggers” – http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/lifefocus/2150772&sec=lifefocus 3. “A neglected people” – http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2008/10/6/lifefocus/2148310&sec=lifefocus 4. “Ministry to probe sex abuse by Penans” – http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/10/3/nation/2168548&sec=nation A press conference will be held at the following on the issue at: Date: 8 October 2008 Time: 2.30pm Venue: Bar Council meeting room (to be … Read more

Workshop on Freedom of Information

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document.write(parent.prscreen) Workshop on Freedom of Information and Media Role in Improving Governance, Transparency and Accountability in Malaysia Transparency International Malaysia, in association with the Swedish Embassy, and the Centre for Independent Journalism, will be organising a two-day workshop on “Freedom of Information and media role in improving governance, transparency and accountability in Malaysia”. Date: October … Read more

The Blogging Evolution

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By Syed Akbar Ali

October 5, 2008

Well folks, this is my Blog. Have I arrived? I guess I am a writer too. Those of you who have read The Sun newspaper when it first appeared many years ago may recall a column called ‘Human Rites’ by an Akbar Ali. Well that was me. I wrote that column in The Sun from 1996 until 2002.

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916 Not A Failure

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By Dr M. Bakri Musa

September 28th, 2008

First posted on SEEING IT MY WAY, www.Malaysiakini.com, September 24, 2008

When (it appears less of an “if??? now) Anwar Ibrahim takes over the government, he will face the monumental twin problems of undoing the damage wrecked upon our institutions as well as containing the inevitable implosion of UMNO.

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