By LIM CHIA YING, The Star Monday June 16, 2008 BLOGGERS gathered for a day of networking and sharing at the second All Malaysian Bloggers Project (AMBP) jointly organised by The Star Online and Cinema Online recently. The project was aimed at providing bloggers in Malaysia a platform to share their thoughts at a get-together … Read more
The rise of Business Blogs and Bandit’s take on Slime Darby By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru June 16, 2008 Sime Darby Watch has been on my “Politics Anonymous” blogroll for months before the current mess that’s dragging down our corporate golliath. But even before SDW, Malaysian business blogs have been making their presence felt. I … Read more
A Record High of 64 Bloggers Arrests from 2003-2008 And Yes, Malaysia Is Part of the Statistics By Howsy aka sensintorvert Monday, June 16, 2008 Natty‘s in (2007), RPK’s not (2008). Funny. All the information from the World Information Access website. Read this accompanying BBC News. Blogger arrests hit record high Elections in China, Pakistan … Read more
By Diana Chin, The SunJune 16, 2008GEORGE TOWN (June 16, 2008): More than 90 tour operators in Penang have closed down since last year due to conditions imposed by the Tourism Ministry which they claim have been very restrictive. MATTA Penang vice-chairman Johari Shafie said today the crisis has worsened due to the recent fuel … Read more
X Letter to the Malay Mail By Ahirudin Attan aka rockybru Monday, June 16, 2008 Citizen X. You can assume that Citizen X, who wrote the letter to Malay Mail entitled “My 230 sen view”, is someone who was there helping us out back in 1997 and who’s as pissed off as you and I … Read more
The Horrors Of RM625 Rebate Per Car Posted by A M Ubaidah S Sunday, June 15, 2008 I wish to add to the pile of horrors being shared across the old and new Malaysian media on this RM625 rebate we the rakyat should be getting per registered vehicle of less than 2,000cc or RM150 per … Read more
Strategic Information and Research Development (SIRD) will host a book launching “Sharing The Nation: Faith, Difference, Power and The State, 50 Years After Merdeka”. Date: 24th June (2008) Tuesday Time: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m. Venue: Rumah Universiti, University Malaya For further details, please contact Mr. Zul or Mr. Loo at 03 – … Read more
‘Laser mouths’ leave minister speechlessBy SIRA HABIBU, The StarSunday June 15, 2008 ALOR STAR: Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaakob was left speechless at a dinner meeting after several leaders started questioning him on his call for Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir to step down as Sepang International Circuit (SIC) chairman. The youths, most of … Read more
Dr M: Why cut subsidies and then reduce toll ratesBy CHRISTINA KOH, The StarSunday June 15, 2008 TELUK INTAN: There is no point in reducing toll rates when the Government has already cut fuel subsidies, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Responding to reports that toll rates would likely be reviewed to lighten the burden of … Read more
Single mothers and the poor to benefit from housing loan schemesBy The StarSunday June 15, 2008 KUALA KANGSAR: With no pay slip, income tax or bank statements, single mothers and the poor are usually not eligible for loans to buy houses. That will no longer be the case, as the Government will step in to … Read more