Month: July 2009

Misteri Kematian Teo dipersoal

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http://merdekareview-bm.blogspot.com/2009/07/misteri-kematian-teo-dipersoal.html   Semakin banyak persoalan dilemparkan terhadap SPRM, ekoran kematian Teoh Beng Hock, Setiausaha Politik Exco Selangor. Pendekatan soal-siasat Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia terhadap Teo dalam konteks di mana “kes besar” tidak dikendalikan segera, nyata mencungkil ketidakpuasan. Teoh Beng Hock, 30 yang merupakan bekas wartawan Sin Chew Daily adalah kenalan ramai wartawan. Pemergian Teo secara … Read more

A sad day for Malaysians

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This has been going on for far too long. The MACC acts like God. They kidnap families and torture those they arrest. They threaten those they interrogate with death if they refuse to talk The writing was already on the wall very much earlier. Alarm bells were wailing like banshees. But this was largely ignored. … Read more

Dulu kan polis mengertak perhimpunan ‘Mansuh PPSMI’?

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Demonstrasi anti-PPSMI pada Mac 7 berakhir dengan pertembungan dengan pihak polis yang menyebabkan meriam air dan bertalu-talu gas pemedih mata dilepaskan. Akhirnya atas desakan rakyat dan usaha berterusan rakyat, kerajaan tunduk dan membuat keputusan memansuhkan dasar Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI). Persoalan sekarang ialah pihak kerajaan khususnya Ketua Polis Negara … Read more

Najib’s premiership: Sound and fury, little substance

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    Through decades of Umno rule, practically all government institutions have become largely mono-racial and displaying political partisanship and discrimination in clear violation of the Constitution when exercising their duties. Amid the blissful euphoria orchestrated by the mainstream media to mark Najib Razak’s 100th day of premiership, two towering Malay politicians delivered landmark speeches … Read more

You No Speaking Engrish? Very Well Then

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I was schooled in sekolah kebangsaan from Standard 1 up to Form 5. In my secondary school, English was the common medium even though it is a sekolah kebangsaan. Our teachers basically taught us almost all subjects in English; Bahasa Melayu being the exception. Maybe Pendidikan Moral too, but I can’t remember. But the lingua francain school was English. … Read more

Politicians Must Perform or Perish

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Let’s not forget the reason why Najib Razak is in the driver’s seat. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was ousted before his expiry date. If Najib fails to deliver, he may end up like his predecessor; another 100 days will be telling. I refer to ‘Democratization: 10 KPIs for Najib’s next 100 days‘. It is a brilliant … Read more

Pasca-PPSMI: Lagi RM5 bilion duit kita dan Mahathir masih ada

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Kerajaan memperuntukkan hampir RM5 bilion bagi ‘mengukuhkan’ pengajaran dan pembelajaran Bahasa Inggeris, mengikut laporan agensi berita nasional Bernama memetik Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi. Ia mengumumkan demikian di Dewan Negara kelmarin tatkala sesi soal jawab. Sebelum ini, RM3.16 bilion dibelanjakan untuk pengajaran dan pembelajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Inggeris (PPSMI), Hishamuddin Hussein … Read more