Month: January 2009

Raja Petra Kamarudin on Civil Disobedience

http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/17149/84/ Published by Malaysia Today 22 January 2009 Civil Disobedience 101 Some have asked me about the meaning of Civil Disobedience (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_disobedience). It’s actually quite simple. You defy the powers-that-be, but you do it in a passive, not active, manner. You do not resist. You just do nothing. And is this not what Malaysians are… Continue reading Raja Petra Kamarudin on Civil Disobedience

More Freedom of Information?

http://www.thenutgraph.com/better-access-to-information Published by The NutGraph January 22, 2009 PETALING JAYA, 22 Jan 2009: The March 2008 general elections have increased prospects for greater freedom of information, with Pakatan Rakyat governments taking the lead. Cover for the annual review by CIJ”The Selangor and Penang state governments have made public announcements to introduce freedom of information (FOI) laws in… Continue reading More Freedom of Information?

CPI columnist Art Harun on the BN’s failure in the art of war

http://art-harun.blogspot.com/2009/01/p036-debacle-bn-tragedy.html Sun Tzu, the legendary Chinese general, who had also been credited with the authorship of “The Art of War”, posits that the art of war is governed by 5 constant factors or elements. They are:     *      the moral law    *      heaven    *      earth    *      the Commander    *      method and discipline While the moral… Continue reading CPI columnist Art Harun on the BN’s failure in the art of war

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Rocky on Sombre Economic Times Ahead

I million Malaysians could lose jobs this year http://rockybru.com.my/2009/01/i-million-malaysians-could-lose-jobs.html January 19, 2009 The government is slowly telling us the bad news. Yesterday, the Human Resources Ministry says 45,000 Malaysians could lose jobs over the Chinese New Year period alone! [Read here, the Dep Minister beats around the bush about people losing jobs temporarily and factories… Continue reading Rocky on Sombre Economic Times Ahead

SBT on Sorry, just another wake-up call

Sorry, just another wake-up call   Published by The Malaysian Insider January 19, 2009 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/16291?task=view#pc_23423 Najib: KT loss is a setback but does not change the political landscape JAN 19 – Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak described the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition’s loss in the Kuala Terengganu by-election last Saturday as a “setback??? but said that… Continue reading SBT on Sorry, just another wake-up call

SST on Umno defeat a wake-up call

Umno defeat a wake-up call Published by the Malaysian Insider Jan 19, 2009 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/16274-umno-defeat-a-wake-up-call KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 19 – A day after Umno lost a crucial by-election in the Malay heartland of Terengganu, several of its leaders warned that the party will become irrelevant if it ignored this warning from the ground. Veteran Umno leader… Continue reading SST on Umno defeat a wake-up call

Ancient Mariner on KT Byelection Result

  East Coast Disaster http://cyusof.blogspot.com/2009/01/east-coast-disaster.html For the ruling Barisan Nasional, that is. Although he has dismissed it only as a ‘minor setback‘, losing a parliamentary ‘buy” election in a Malay heartland again must surely be very painful for PM-in-waiting Najib, who had tirelessly led the BN campaign in Kuala Terengganu. And if even MCA’s Ong… Continue reading Ancient Mariner on KT Byelection Result

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  http://rockybru.com.my/2009/01/malaysiakutv.html Click here to watch. It’s a new blog television programme. The first feature video, Air dan Api, discusses an issue that’s been bugging many Malays since March 2008: Melayu dicabar dan tercabar. The talk show features Khir Toyo and Mukhriz Mahathir. It would have been perfect if they had managed to get Khairy… Continue reading malaysiaku.tv

‘Envelope journalism’ in KT?

http://mustafakanuar.wordpress.com/2009/01/17/envelope-journalism-in-kt/ January 17, 2009   ‘Envelope journalism’ is a term, popularly used in countries such as Indonesia, the Philippines and elsewhere in Asia, to refer to the unethical practice of bribing journalists in the form of money, gifts or the use of facilities to journalists in an attempt to seek favourable media coverage.