Category: Media Monitor

WHAT BLOGGERS SAY: Toll fracas, Najib in the crosshairsBy The New Straits TimesMay 31, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: The fracas on Tuesday between residents of Bandar Mahkota Cheras and a group of men, believed to be thugs, was the main focus of bloggers this week. Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua expressed his frustration over the… Continue reading WHAT BLOGGERS SAY: Toll fracas, Najib in the crosshairs

It’s not my letter, says Dr MahathirBy The New Straits TimesMay 30, 2008     KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad hopes that one day his correspondence with two former Israeli prime ministers will be declassified. “I am saying this because currently, there is a fake letter circulating around. The letter claims… Continue reading It’s not my letter, says Dr Mahathir

‘Mukhsin’ steals hearts of NY reviewers By FOO YEE PING, The StarFriday May 30, 2008 The 2006 flick by director Yasmin Ahmad began its limited six-day engagement. It ends Monday at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). “Mukhsin is the final part of the director’s trilogy about Orked and her family. I am so taken… Continue reading ‘Mukhsin’ steals hearts of NY reviewers

Parliament may follow British system, says Deputy SpeakerBy SIM LEOI LEOI, LOONG MENG YEE and PAUL CHOO, The StarFriday May 30, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament should sit for the whole year to give MPs more time to debate and pass Bills. This was the suggestion of Deputy Speaker Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar who said… Continue reading Parliament may follow British system, says Deputy Speaker

Of Dilbert and bulldogsBy AZMI SHAROM, Columnist at The Star Thursday May 29, 2008 All the players in the legal profession must work together to come up with a well thought-out and reasoned solution to ensure our lawyers are of the best possible quality. THERE is a Dilbert cartoon in which the pointy-haired boss accuses… Continue reading Of Dilbert and bulldogs

Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents urge Federal Govt to interveneBy YIP YOKE TENG and FAZLEENA AZIZ, The StarThursday May 29, 2008 Standoff over Cheras barrier RESIDENTS of Bandar Mahkota Cheras are calling on the Federal Government to intervene to end the access road crisis that has been brewing in their housing estate over the last three… Continue reading Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents urge Federal Govt to intervene

Truth sought on Project IC By The Star Thursday May 29, 2008   KOTA KINABALU: In just six years from 2002, Sabah’s population grew a whopping 12% and a Parliamentary Select Committee on illegal immigrants is no substitute for a Royal Commission of Inquiry to address this issue, said Upko’s secretary-general Datuk Wilfred Madius Tangau.… Continue reading Truth sought on Project IC

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… Continue reading Bye-bye Web 2.0, and hello Web 3.0

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… Continue reading Residents’ associations unite against KL draft plan

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… Continue reading ABDULLAH: Freedom of speech a fundamental right, but it is not absolute