Pada pilihanraya umum ke-12 [PRU12] tahun lepas, 8,161,039 warga Malaysia telah keluar mengundi. Seramai 4,081,115 memberi sokongan kepada Barisan Nasional manakala 3,786,732 menyokong Pakatan Rakyat. Dalam kiraan mutlak, BN hanya melebih pihak pembangkang sebanyak 294,383 undi. Angka ini kurang pun berbanding dengan penduduk Shah Alam yang jumlahnya 314,440 orang mengikut bancian terdahulu. Namun, angka inilah… Continue reading Apa beza kamu mengundi? Banyak!
Month: September 2009
Islamism — Between the Hard and Soft Variety
http://www.othermalaysia.org/2009/09/29/islamism-between-the-hard-and-soft-variety/ A year ago I was present at a dialogue session in my beloved adopted city of Jogjakarta and had the opportunity to listen to an Islamist politician answer questions that were put to him by a group of Indonesian gender rights activists. One of them asked the following question: “What is your… Continue reading Islamism — Between the Hard and Soft Variety
1Bagan, Pinang dibelah 2: Undi pengenalan tentera+MyKad
Picture source: Malaysiakini Malam ini, kedua-dua parti Umno dan PKR (ralat: PAS) akan mengumumkan calon mereka yang dipilih untuk bertanding di pilihan raya kecil Bagan Pinang. Hari penamaan calon bagi kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) ini yang terletak di bawah kawasan Parlimen Teluk Kemang, Negri Sembilan ialah pada Okt 3. Adakah Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya… Continue reading 1Bagan, Pinang dibelah 2: Undi pengenalan tentera+MyKad
F1M’sia: Ke mana Proton lepas Oktober?
Kebetulannya, kerajaan membuat pengumuman mengejut baru-baru ini mahu menggunakan jenama Lotus di bawah syarikat Proton untuk menyertai Kejohanan Dunia Formula Satu (F1), sukan yang paling ‘menghanguskan wang’. Misalnya, bajet pasukan kereta terunggul, Ferrari ialah 200 juta £ (kira-kira RM1.1 billion) setiap tahun. Toyota yang menghanguskan US$450 juta setahun, gagal mengecapi nikmat juara dalam apa-apa… Continue reading F1M’sia: Ke mana Proton lepas Oktober?
Tunku Abdul Rahman’s great granddaughter speaks up
http://bangmalaysia.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/tunku-abdul-rahmans-great-granddaughter-speaks-up/ Tunku Abdul Rahman’s great granddaughter Sharyn Lisa Shufiyan, 24 Conservationist “Both my parents are Malay. My mum’s heritage includes Chinese, Thai and Arab, while my dad is Minangkabau. Due to my skin colour, I am often mistaken for a chinese. I’m happy that I don’t have the typical Malay look but I do… Continue reading Tunku Abdul Rahman’s great granddaughter speaks up
Asian Universities Court Students Nearby
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Attending a university overseas has long been an aspiration for many Chinese. “My father said: ‘Why do you want to stay in China? Open your mind, look at the world,’ ??? said Bao Qianqian, a 25-year-old woman from the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo. The predictable choices for her might… Continue reading Asian Universities Court Students Nearby
Malaysia’s International Competitiveness: Sliding, Sliding …. (Part 1)
No Escape from International Comparisons and RankingsFirst of all: a reality check. We are in a new globalized era in which everyone – whether an individual, a business, an organization or the nation state – has to compete against everyone else, with competitors coming not only from the neighbourhood but from the rest of the… Continue reading Malaysia’s International Competitiveness: Sliding, Sliding …. (Part 1)
Sensitive Issues101 in 1Malaysia
Under arrest: Policemen taking away some of the men wearing black shirts outside the Perak State Secretariat building in Ipoh on May 7, 2009 Picture courtesy of The Star hhh! Cannot say one, sensitive lah. Afterwards you kena ISA. If the general public is generally hazy about what cannot be discussed without risking… Continue reading Sensitive Issues101 in 1Malaysia
Problem won’t disappear even if mKini video clip does
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) based in New York has called on the Malaysian government to refrain from censoring or harassing independent websites.
‘Utusan’ for 1Malaysia? My 1foot!
On Raya eve, The Star said that as many as 100,000 visitors were expected to attend Najib Razak’s open house the next day in Seri Perdana. When my friend and I got to Putrajaya on Raya day, we were hard-pressed to locate the venue. So I suggested to look out for the tens of thousands… Continue reading ‘Utusan’ for 1Malaysia? My 1foot!