Mixed reactions from leaders to PM’s ‘goodies’By DAILY EXPRESSJune 2, 2008 Kota Kinabalu: The announcements on several issues concerning Sabah on Saturday by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi were met with mixed reactions from leaders in the State. Some said they were not up to the people’s expectation, like the establishment of a … Read more
Is Malaysia serious about press freedom?By Ong Hock Chuan in JakartaJune 2, 2008 One view of the meeting between newly appointed Law Minister Zaid Ibrahim and bloggers/journalists is from Chun Wai below. Another is from Rocky. The impression you get is that Zaid tries. He may be the only person trying in a dysfunctional … Read more
Provide ideas for reforms, Zaid tells mediaBy The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Zaid Ibrahim has asked journalists and the media to get their acts together to seek reform and improve press freedom. The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department suggested that journalists propose solutions to replace existing media laws such as … Read more
Users hang up on CAP call to ban mobile phonesBy Rina De Silva , The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Shah Shamshiri (left) can’t imagine life without his trusty mobile phone, while V. Vijaya Sheila wants solid evidence showing the dangers of mobile phones. KUALA LUMPUR: There is no conclusive evidence from … Read more
Honeymoon led to Pattani ‘affair’By The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Francis R. Bradley studying one of the manuscripts written in old Jawi at the Malay manuscript centre in the National Library. FRANCIS R. Bradley cuts a distinctive figure in the Malay manuscript centre. Look closely at what he has on his desk – Malay … Read more
Have healthy public discourse By TEH ENG HOCK, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians’ big leap towards voicing their views publicly is not a bad thing as long as they learn to be responsible and accommodative, said MCA vice-president Datuk Ong Tee Keat. Ong, who is also the Transport Minister, said in … Read more
Local history, but viewed from afarBy Shuhada Elis and R.S. Kamini, The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 National Archive general assistant Mazlin Mustafa holding an agreement letter on the appointment of a Malayan British Adviser in 1919 from London. THEY are collectively an asset that provides evidence of the historical events that shaped Malaysia. Sadly, … Read more
High cost of bringing home old manuscriptsBy The New Straits TimesJune 2, 2008 Siti Mariani S.M. Omar wants more funding for the National Library to collect Malay manuscripts. THE National Library’s efforts to retrieve invaluable Malay manuscripts are being hampered by high fees some foreign countries, institutions and individuals are imposing for them. The library’s … Read more
Umno supreme council to hold pow-wowBy PAUL GABRIEL, The StarMonday June 2, 2008 KUALA LUMPUR: Umno supreme council members will “pull no punches??? when they gather at a two-day retreat to discuss how best to rebuild and move the party forward following its setback in the general election. The retreat, at a hotel … Read more
Try again, Zaid tells mediaBy The StarMonday June 2, 2008 Zaid: Media should unite for reforms KUALA LUMPUR: Media practitioners should unite and put forward again their proposals for reforms and more press freedom, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. Speaking at the National Press Club, the de facto law minister … Read more