Hazlin Hassan susses out the online political fatigue in Perak. February 9, 2009 In Kuala Lumpur THE recent political upheaval in Malaysia’s northern Perak state is proving so divisive that some friends can no longer talk politics without ending up insulting each other. Such arguments have spilled over onto the Internet, onto such seemingly harmless… Continue reading STS reports…”Perakians tired of drama”
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SBT on Sorry, just another wake-up call
Sorry, just another wake-up call Published by The Malaysian Insider January 19, 2009 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/16291?task=view#pc_23423 Najib: KT loss is a setback but does not change the political landscape JAN 19 – Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak described the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition’s loss in the Kuala Terengganu by-election last Saturday as a “setback??? but said that… Continue reading SBT on Sorry, just another wake-up call
SST on Umno defeat a wake-up call
Umno defeat a wake-up call Published by the Malaysian Insider Jan 19, 2009 http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/16274-umno-defeat-a-wake-up-call KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 19 – A day after Umno lost a crucial by-election in the Malay heartland of Terengganu, several of its leaders warned that the party will become irrelevant if it ignored this warning from the ground. Veteran Umno leader… Continue reading SST on Umno defeat a wake-up call
Tense times for Umno in Terengganu
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/15907-tense-times-for-umno-in-terengganuPublished by The Malaysian Insider January 14, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 – For weeks, Barisan Nasional (BN) top guns campaigning in the north-eastern Terengganu state have gone to great lengths to stress that the by-election of a parliamentary constituency there this weekend should not be used as a referendum on public support for the… Continue reading Tense times for Umno in Terengganu
International Herald Tribune on Malaysian pretensions
Malaysian pretensions — Philip Bowring, International Herald Tribune http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/opinion/breaking-views/136-breaking-views/15549-malaysian-pretensions–philip-bowring Published by The Malaysian Insider January 9, 2009 HONG KONG, Jan 9 — In a move that could backfire by drawing attention to discrimination against Chinese, Indian and other minorities in Malaysia, the country has claimed a role in the advancement of Malays in other lands.… Continue reading International Herald Tribune on Malaysian pretensions
Stakes high in Terengganu polls
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/15240-stakes-high-in-terengganu-polls Published by The Malaysian Insider January 5, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 – When the political tsunami devastated the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the general election last year, Terengganu stood firm despite predictions that it would fall. Its capital Kuala Terengganu, an urban seat with a significant Chinese electorate, also stayed with Umno, bucking… Continue reading Stakes high in Terengganu polls
Massive anti-ISA rally shaping up
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 —Opposition and rights groups are planning a massive rally in March to push for the abolishment of the harsh Internal Security Act. The rally, which organisers are hoping will be as big as the one held in November last year to push for electoral reform, could embarrass the government if thousands… Continue reading Massive anti-ISA rally shaping up
Malaysian minister’s praise for man who threw shoes at President Bush
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/3868162/Malaysian-ministers-praise-for-man-who-threw-shoes-at-President-Bush.html By Daily Telegraph, UK December 20, 2008 Malaysia’s foreign minister – the country’s top diplomat – has lavished praise on the Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at US President George W Bush. Despite his country’s close relationship with the United States, Rais Yatim’s government has always opposed the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq. Now… Continue reading Malaysian minister’s praise for man who threw shoes at President Bush
Malaysia’s Authoritarian Resurgence
Malaysia’s Authoritarian Resurgence by Richard KrainceFar East Economic Review October 29, 2008 The Malaysian government has applied its Internal Security Act (ISA) several times in recent weeks in order to protect citizens from the imminent threat of . . . bloggers. That’s right. The sixty-some jihadi militants, foreign agents and ethnic “rabble-rousers” locked away without prospect of… Continue reading Malaysia’s Authoritarian Resurgence
Bill Clinton Speech in Malaysia Irks Investors
December 6, 2008Bill Clinton Speech in Malaysia Irks Investors By DON VAN NATTA Jr.NY TIMES Former President Bill Clinton visited Malaysia on Friday to deliver his first paid speech since his wife, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, was selected Monday by President-elect Barack Obama to be secretary of state. Mr. Clinton spoke before nearly 3,000… Continue reading Bill Clinton Speech in Malaysia Irks Investors