The cabinet initiative announced by the Prime Minister’s Department (PMO) is officially called ‘the committee on promoting inter-religious understanding and harmony’. Unofficially, it has just been dubbed the Small Fry Committee. Derived from Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Muhyiddin Yassin’s remarks, this nickname is – one would suppose – in keeping with the “small role???… Continue reading Unspoken truth behind Muhyiddin’s ‘small fry’ remark
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Honey, I shrunk the Chinese!
The sharp reduction of Chinese as a population ratio is contrary to natural growth patterns and an anomaly due to institutionalized discrimination. The present Chinese condition requires them to speak better BM to fit in. No greater love hath man and moms than they lay down their life savings for their children to study… Continue reading Honey, I shrunk the Chinese!
Why we haven’t thrown that slipper
Last December, an Iraqi TV reporter threw his shoes at then American president George Bush with the message: “This is for the widows and orphans and all those killed in Iraq.??? Muntadhar al-Zaidi said his anger at Bush was “because of the unjust condition that we [were] living in???. The man showed the courage… Continue reading Why we haven’t thrown that slipper
School computers that cost more than cars
Is the treasury paying for computers made from rare kryptonite? The Malaysian public is rightly aghast at the purchase of a laptop for RM42,320 by Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi Mara Balik Pulau in Penang. The college bought two units of the same brand for RM84,640, said the recently released Auditor-General’s Report. However, the cost cited above… Continue reading School computers that cost more than cars
Malay dominance and the tudung index
Top L to R: Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Nur Zahirah, Datuk Siti Nurhaliza, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Nurul Izzah. Bottom L to R: Rosmah Mansor, Dr Siti Hasmah, Rafidah Aziz, Zeti Akhtar Aziz Whether Malaysia’s sweetheart Siti Nurhaliza wears tudung is a matter of public interest and topic that makes the news. While… Continue reading Malay dominance and the tudung index
‘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!
Kg Buah Pala: A retrospective
My heart goes out to the residents of Kg Buah Pala who are losing their homes.
Ridhuan Tee’s reverse take on racism
Kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu, kiasu! The above illustrates just how many times Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah hurled the word – and for good measure adding on “ultra kiasu??? – at segments of the Chinese community in… Continue reading Ridhuan Tee’s reverse take on racism
Wong Chun Wai, please rethink as MACC advisor
c.c. other eminent panellists
More mischief from Utusan’s Awang Selamat
Utusan‘s Awang Selamat in an op-ed yesterday repeated his earlier leitmotif about the Malays being betrayed, how there are traitors to the country and cautioned that if any Barisan Nasional component party [i.e. MCA] hints at wanting to leave the coalition, it should just go. The Awang Selamat column is the editorial voice of… Continue reading More mischief from Utusan’s Awang Selamat