Malaysia denies curbs on Tamil TV showsThe Times of India4 Jun 2008, 0601 hrs IST,IANS KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Tuesday denied it had banned Tamil TV shows from being aired on state controlled media, saying the accusation was “baseless”. “Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) through its Family Channel~RTM2 has not banned the airing of imported Tamil … Read more
Malaysia Requires Foreign Workers To Take Induction Course For VisaAssociated PressJune 04, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Malaysia has made it compulsory for all foreign workers to take a course to learn about Malaysia before coming to the country, a minister said Tuesday (3 June). Human Resources Minister S. Subramaniam said the induction course became mandatory … Read more
US keeps Mideast allies on trafficking blacklist, removes MalaysiaAFPWed Jun 4, 10:55 AM ET The United States on Wednesday kept Middle East allies Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia on a blacklist of countries trafficking in people, but removed ally Bahrain and trading partner Malaysia. Fiji, Moldova and Papua New Guinea were added to the … Read more
Malaysia’s PM clings to power but subsidy cuts a new blowby Romen Bose, AFP Wed Jun 4, 10:13 PM ET Malaysia’s premier is clinging to power after disastrous polls, but disarray in the ruling party, a strong opposition and deep subsidy cuts make his future highly uncertain, analysts say. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has … Read more
Who is our real Father of Independence?Azly RahmanSep 12, 2005 From, ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini The French thinker Voltaire once said: “There is no history, only fictions of varying degrees of plausibility.??? And so, who is the father of Malaysia’s independence? This seems to be the impetus of our national debate. Intellectually I see this topic … Read more
Plea for Malaysian Indians Azly RahmanNov 26, 07 11:16am From, ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil. We see before us a huge community of producers the members of which are unceasingly striving to deprive each other of the … Read more
Asli’s gift to academicians Azly RahmanNov 6, 06 11:47am From, ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini ‘Fazilah (a researcher at Universiti Malaya), when contacted by malaysiakini (Nov 1, 2006), declined to comment on her research. …She also refused to entertain questions on the issue of bumiputera corporate equity ownership, saying that as a university staff, she has to … Read more
Memories of the colony Azly RahmanApr 9, 07 11:51am En route from Amsterdam to London for the Oxford Roundtable, on board a Boeing 737 on March 25, my mind scanned memories of my childhood as the plane ascended. Memories of my beloved grandfather who died more than 20 years ago took shape in my “mind’s … Read more
Memories of the colony Azly RahmanApr 9, 07 11:51am From ILLUMINATIONS, Malaysiakini En route from Amsterdam to London for the Oxford Roundtable, on board a Boeing 737 on March 25, my mind scanned memories of my childhood as the plane ascended. Memories of my beloved grandfather who died more than 20 years ago took … Read more
Now a Speakers’ Corner to ‘release tension’ By The New Straits TimesJune 3, 2008 Kelantan has set up a Speakers’ Corner like this one in Hyde Park, London, where locals can air their views. KOTA BARU: The state government yesterday launched its own version of London’s famous Hyde Park Speakers’ Corner. Kelantan Local Government, Tourism … Read more