It’s A Brand New (Sexist and Ageist) Day… By Marina MahathirTuesday, June 17, 2008 Khalid tells why Maimunah was removed (Sunday June 15, 2008) SHAH ALAM: The sudden termination of Maimunah Mohd Saidas Selangor Museum director was to give way to young and fresh ideas in its exhibition methods, said Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul … Read more
by Tan Yi Liang, The Sun June 17, 2008 PUTRAJAYA (June 17, 2008): After a 10-year tussle, Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today received approval from the Home Ministry to be registered as a national political party. An official letter from the ministry was handed to PSM officials today just before the federal court was to … Read more
by Rathi Ramanathan and Bernard Cheah, The Sun June 17, 2008 PETALING JAYA (June 17, 2008): Opposition politicians today charged that Petronas’ 84-page 2007 annual report available on its official website does not reveal adequate details and the public deserved full disclosure. Penang Chief Minister and DAP secretary-general Lim Eng Guan, a trained accountant, said: … Read more
By WONG SAI WAN, The Star Tuesday June 17, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Petronas has been publishing its annual report for the past 18 years and it is easily available, including on its website, said its president and chief executive officer Tan Sri Mohd Hassan Marican. “We print 5,000 copies of the report every year even … Read more
By V. Anbalagan2008/06/17 PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will have an opportunity to argue before the Federal Court that his removal as deputy prime minister and finance minister about 10 years ago was unconstitutional. The apex court yesterday unanimously granted Anwar leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal decision made last year. His counsel … Read more
June 17, 2008 In recent months, corruption has been a topical issue especially after Malaysia’s 12th general election. On realisation that the opposition party would expose graft and misdeeds the government has reacted by putting anti-corruption on the centre stage of governance. For example, there have been plans to reform the ACA and the country’s … Read more
Whilst intellectuals are commonly seen as standing outside of and speaking truth to power, this paper examines the conflation of the roles of the intellectual, technocrat and political leader (termed ‘intellectual statesmanship’) as exemplified in the persons of (Tun) Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The roots of this phenomenon are examined along with … Read more
In this paper, the author elaborates the role of Mahathir as Prime Minister of Malaysia in support of the U.S war of Terror against Afghanistan in particular aim of understanding and evaluating the relation between Malaysia and U.S before and after the war of terror. How the reaction affect the internal politics in Malaysia. Publication/Conference: … Read more
This paper shall thus examine and discuss a few key corporate groupings in Sarawak with close links either to the previous or current political leadership of the state and how they have managed to promote economic growth and development via industrialisation. Author: Andrew Aeria. [Download] Download
By Roy Goh , New Straits Times June 16, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: Petronas will explain its accounts next week, Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop said yesterday. The national oil corporation’s president and chief executive officer, Tan Sri Hassan Marican, said he would respond to calls for the company to make its accounts … Read more