Category: Bloggers Buzz

  Desiderata was sleepless in Seremban because Blogosphere was very much on his mind lately. Because the National Alliance of Bloggers (All-Blogs) headed by Sdr Ahirudin Attan aka Rockybru has yet to obtain its registration since its first election of an Interim Committee two years ago, Desi had to take upon himself the initiative to… Continue reading Desiderata On Bloggers must keep themselves informed of their domain’s rights

http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/23179/84/ June 14, 2009 When a spin becomes the gospel There are those who accuse Malaysia Today of spinning. I suppose it all depends on your interpretation of what a spin is and whether spin means lying, distorting the truth, or spy-war. Spinning means different things to different people. I always jokingly tell people that… Continue reading RPK on Spinning… and an Editor’s “Adieu” for now

  Unity Government: Academic Discussions?  The concept of unity government which had plagued Pas and Pakatan Rakyat for some time was rendered to mere “academic discussions??? by President Pas Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi who made a turn-about on his controversial pro-unity government stand.  In contrast to the seriousness of the open criticism of Pas Spiritual… Continue reading Academic Discussions or Umno Stooges

http://ctchoolaw.blogspot.com/2009/06/paul-samuelson-no-one-knows-when.html June 16, 2009 Just as the previous post attempted to highlight the perils and pitfalls of economic components, this one pushes a similar proposition, with one major exception. This time I can point you in the direction of a respected economist. By now, everyone who is interested would know that China has been manufacturing… Continue reading De Minimis on Paul Samuelson: No one knows when recovery will happen

And among his wonders is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your tongues and colours; for, in this, behold, there are messages indeed for all who are possessed of [innate] knowledge! AR-RUM (22)  TEACHING/LEARNING ENGLISH Malay is my mother tongue, the language of home and family, the language in which… Continue reading Teaching/Learning English

http://desiderata2000.blogspot.com/2009/06/blogswagon-interruptus-some-awakening.html   10th June, 2009 Desiderata has been somewhat concerned, and seemed to be caught in a whirlwind of confusion and a form of paralysis in blogging — yet educational on reflection — that affects me personally in an emotional way because I do interact with some of the key players on the stage I… Continue reading Desiderata on…Blogswagon Interruptus — Some Awakening…

  Interesting questions arise over the recent PAS party elections which saw the “Ulama” faction strengthening its grip versus the more “progressive” faction aligned with the younger leaders as inferred by the victory by incumbent deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa over the so-called “progressive” (hence more welcomed by the non-Muslims…?) Husam Musa. This Islam-based party… Continue reading Consolidated post on Post-PAS Muktamar’s Indicators

http://cyusof.blogspot.com/2009/06/pkfz-will-heads-roll.html June 6, 2009 In 2007, the Ministry of Finance has already extended a RM4.6 billion soft loan at 4% interest rate to Klang Port Authority to salvage the Port Klang Free Zone (PKFZ) project. Now it appears that they will have to extend an additional RM3.56 billion loan to cover the cash flow deficit… Continue reading PKFZ: Will Heads Roll?

http://linasoo.com/blog/?p=1006 June 4, 2009 ‘A lot of bloggers think of themselves as individuals or maybe writers but in the courts, they are considered a publisher’, Robert Cox, president of the Media Bloggers Association. Blogging about other people can land you in trouble. Legal experts say bloggers are increasingly the targets of defamation suits, which are… Continue reading Bloggers Beware! The internet is not lawless

Can racist rabble-rousing still work post March 8? June 1, 2009 It just occured to me that two consecutive May 13s have taken place since the political map-changing Malaysian General elections of 2008. Despite a record number of Parliament and State seats falling to the Opposition, there was a telling absence of widespread insecurity on the… Continue reading Can racist rabble-rousing still work post March 8?