johnlee_my Bye-bye Web 2.0, and hello Web 3.0By OON YEOH, The StarThursday May 29, 2008 Mainstream media publications seeking to grab the numbers back from bloggers should leapfrog into the new quality-assured content platform. WEB 2.0 is a phrase that gets bandied about quite a bit these days. If you ask three people what … Read more
Ignoring Human Rights comes with a price By Rathi Ramanathan, the Sun Wed, 28 May 2008 PETALING JAYA (May 28, 2008): Amnesty International Malaysia campaigns co-ordinator K.Shan warned today that Malaysia ignores the call for human rights protection at its own peril. “Groundswell to demand for the protection for human rights is evidenced by … Read more
Let’s Get Engaged By Marina MahathirWednesday May 28, 2008 GOVERNMENT TO ENGAGE BLOGGERS IN CYBERSPACEBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will take on bloggers in cyberspace and respond to wild and baseless allegations raised in blogs. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said remaining silent was no longer an option. … Read more
Govt to take on bloggers By Ahirudin AttanWednesday May 28, 2008 Government to engage bloggers in cyberspaceBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will take on bloggers in cyberspace and respond to wild and baseless allegations raised in blogs. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said remaining silent was no longer an option. … Read more
Why should migrant workers undergo mandatory health testing by private firm Fomema when expatriates and other classes of foreigners are not tested? Isn’t this discriminatory, dehumanising and a violation of migrants’ rights, asks CARAM Asia. Author: CARAM Asia. Publication: Aliran, 27 May 2008. Download
Govt to respond to issues raised in new media, says NajibBy SHAHANAAZ HABIB, The StarMay 27, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The Government will respond to issues raised in the new media and post replies to the wild and baseless allegations made on blogs and websites, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. “We have decided that being … Read more
Expert: Economy can bear 40-sen rise in petrol price By Chong Pooi Koon, NST 27 May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia can raise petrol prices by 30 to 40 sen a litre in the short term without hurting economic growth, an expert with the London School of Economics and Political Science said. Malaysian-born Professor Danny Quah, … Read more
ABDULLAH: Freedom of speech a fundamental right, but it is not absoluteBy BERNAMA published in the NST27 May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, TUES: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today the freedom of speech and expression cannot be used as an excuse to violate and abuse the reputation and dignity of a people. Neither … Read more
NGOs hail electoral roll move, but doubts remainBY The StarTuesday May 27, 2008 PETALING JAYA: Non-governmental organisations welcome the move to create a new electoral roll but the big question is – will the new roll be free of the problems that dog the current one? Merdeka Centre executive chairman Ibrahim Suffian said the … Read more
Residents’ associations unite against KL draft planBy JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ, The StarTuesday, 27 May 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Various residents’ associations in Kuala Lumpur have formed a coalition to voice out their disagreement over the Draft City Plan 2020 (KLCP2020). The Coalition To Save Kuala Lumpur, formed on Monday, will meet next week to form a working … Read more