Mahathir’s departure is the latest and clearest signal that the Umno-Mahathir-Abdullah trinity, hegemonic up to the general election of April 2004, has crumbled, observes Khoo Boo Teik, in the first of a three-part series. For the pretenders to top posts and powerbrokers, there’s much to do, stealthily and quickly, because Umno has reached a well-known … Read more
Multi-racial Malaysia Tun Dr Mahathir Blog3 June 2008 I have been asked “What is the meaning of a multi-racial Malaysia to me?” Being multi-racial does not mean the same thing to every multi-racial country e.g. Singapore claims to be multi-racial but basically it is a predominantly Chinese State. Because of the refusal of … Read more
HINDRAF’S ACTION SEEMS TO – 2BernamaJune 03, 2008 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s (UKM) Ethnic Studies Institute director Prof Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri Baharuddin said Hindraf’s demands began with its intra-ethnic problems which emanated from the heterogeneous nature (differences in religions, languages, classes and castes) of the community but was later manipulated to become inter-ethnic problems … Read more
ASEAN can impose sanctions on members that violate charter, Malaysia saysBy SEAN YOONG,Associated Press Tuesday, June 3, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Southeast Asia’s main bloc can impose sanctions on members that flout its charter even though there is no formal provision for penalties, Malaysia’s leader said Tuesday. The comment by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad … Read more
Asia Round Up – Malaysia Continues To Record Trade SurplusNasdaq Jun 03, 2008; 5:55 AM (RTTNews) – Malaysian trade balance data headlined Asian economic dataflow on Tuesday. According to a report from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia’s trade surplus widened to MYR11.5 billion in April from MYR8.0 billion in March. The nation … Read more
Heritage group slams council over project By Opalyn Mok, The Sun June 3, 2008 GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Heritage Trust (PHT) has criticised the Penang Island Municipal Council for giving the planning permission for the multi-million Penang Times Square project in the first place. “The council is the real culprit because they are the … Read more
NST Editorial: Retrieving manuscripts By The New Straits TimesJune 3, 2008 SOME are concerned that our scholars still have to travel to London or Leiden when they want to study Malay manuscripts. They blame the situation on the lack of effort to develop a good collection. Given that we couldn’t hold on to … Read more
Look beyond China for ecomonic partners, SEA nations urged By PAUL CHOO, The StarTuesday June 3, 2008 PETALING JAYA: South-East Asian countries should not let its economic relationship with China stop it from looking for new partners, said Prof Bronson Percival, senior adviser for South-East Asia at the Centre for Strategic Studies, CNA … Read more
“Goodies” a lip service to pacify people: CASHBy The New Sabah TimesJune 3, 2008 KOTA KINABALU: The Consumers Association of Sabah and Labuan (CASH) has described the ‘goodies’ announcement by the Prime Minister’s last Saturday as yet another lip service to pacify the people in Sabah. First and foremost, it is irrelevant to have a … Read more
Malaysia’s era of political stability endsBy John Burton in Singapore, The Financial Times Published: June 2 2008 16:45 Malaysia used to be known for its stable politics and orderly leadership under the long-ruling National Front coalition government. No longer. “No one knows who will be prime minister by the end of the year. It’s a … Read more