http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/21818-anwar-expects-further-crackdowns-under-najib Published by The Malaysian Insider BANGKOK, March 31 – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Monday again warned that the imminent rise to power of rival Deputy Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak will likely provoke a further crackdown on popular dissent in the economically struggling Southeast Asian nation. Speaking in an interview with The… Continue reading Anwar expects further crackdowns under Najib
Month: March 2009
Three Singapore banks listed among “World’s 50 Safest Banks 2009”
Original report by GLOBAL FINANCE magazine KUALA LUMPUR, March 31, 2009: None of Malaysian banks made it to a list of “World’s 50 Safest Banks 2009” rankings published recently by “Global Finance” while neighbouring republic Singapore could boast of three placements. Singapore’s DBS Bank garnered spot 20, United Overseas Bank at 37 and OCBC at… Continue reading Three Singapore banks listed among “World’s 50 Safest Banks 2009”
Dr M’s shadow looms large again
Published by The Malaysian Insider MARCH 30 – Even as he was making his farewell appearance before Umno members, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi got upstaged by his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad. Last Saturday, when Umno leaders, including Abdullah, were delivering their winding- up addresses, Dr Mahathir strolled in casually to rousing applause and even posed… Continue reading Dr M’s shadow looms large again
Umno leaders’ embrace at party congress spells trouble for Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 – The past, present and future prime ministers of Malaysia put years of backstabbing and badmouthing aside when they embraced at the Umno party’s congress – and that could spell trouble for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. It was a stunning moment of public unity for Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, his… Continue reading Umno leaders’ embrace at party congress spells trouble for Anwar
Najib must be Screened by a Royal Commission of Inquiry
30 March, 2009 At a heated press conference at the end of the UMNO Annual Assembly on March 28, the newly crowned President of UMNO Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak failed to dispel swirling rumours of his alleged links to the murder of Mongolian beauty Altantuya Shaariibuu. This press conference had attracted unusually intense foreign… Continue reading Najib must be Screened by a Royal Commission of Inquiry
Mahathir merajuk, ‘let them eat silicon chips’
Now that Najib Razak is set to become Prime Minister, we can look to a Cabinet reshuffle and irregardless of whether Hishamuddin Hussein remains Education Minister, the decision on Math and Science in English (PPSMI) should be announced soon. Dr Mahathir Mohamad will likely descend on Najib with the gale force of three Furies combined… Continue reading Mahathir merajuk, ‘let them eat silicon chips’
Najib plans rapid reform
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/SE%2BAsia/Story/STIStory_355363.html Published by STS March 27, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR – MALAYSIA’S incoming prime minister will radically restructure the country’s economy and its state companies to make them more efficient and to wean them off dependence on the government, a source told Reuters on Friday. Mr Najib Razak, currently deputy prime minister, will take over the… Continue reading Najib plans rapid reform
A Consolidated Post on UMNO new Chief and his Team
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/090326/3/3y6z5.html “Unknown” Najib ready to be Malaysian PM by Reuters KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is set to be Malaysia’s sixth prime minister, has been in Parliament for over 30 years, yet outside of a close coterie of friends and family he is an enigma. Yesterday, the 55-year-old, who is… Continue reading A Consolidated Post on UMNO new Chief and his Team
UMNO Youth new chief KJ starts on right note…
http://desiderata2000.blogspot.com/2009/03/umno-youth-new-chief-kj-starts-on-right.html “KJ disagrees with barring new media” was the cheery (Rhymes with Khairy eh?) headline in Malaysiakini.com that greeted Desi when I did my morning house call at the news centre, and I guess I was impressed. If this is the representative potential of the new head helming the UMNO Youth movement following yesterday’s crucial… Continue reading UMNO Youth new chief KJ starts on right note…
Najib’s Tough to-do List
http://www.straitstimes.com/vgn-ext-templating/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=1d9ed2a4b2930210VgnVCM100000430a0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=4e60758920e39010VgnVCM1000000a35010aRCRD KUALA LUMPUR: WHEN Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi romped home to a stunning electoral victory five years ago, Malaysians romanticised about how his leadership would usher in an era of reform. They thought that under a more open leadership, their country’s rigid politics would play catch-up with the economic gains achieved under his autocratic predecessor,… Continue reading Najib’s Tough to-do List