Archives for April 2008
Makkal Sakthi, Part 2
WTF is this?
The government has made an about-turn – a week after banning Tamil daily Makkal Osai. Its publishing permit has been renewed and the newspaper will hit the stands on Saturday. [Malaysiakini]
Just the other day, Home Minister Syed Hamid said this:
The Government decided not to renew the licence of Makkal Osai because the Tamil [...]
Sama Naik
I am disappointed with Rocky Bru.
He shouldn’t have published that picture of Kalimullah in his blog.
I expect better from one of the country’s top bloggers.
Hang bagi malu dia in public lagu tu, tak gentle la bro.
Dia mau telan kecin’ setan, itu dosa dia dengan Tuhan, takda kena mengena dengan hang mahupun rakyat jelata.
Lain ceritalah kalu [...]
Opp-Press
As if to balance out its action against Makkal Osai, the Home Ministry is giving PKR a license to publish its newspaper.
The rationale for issuing the license seems to be that the government is fine with political parties owning newspapers:
“I’ve just approved the Parti Keadilan Rakyat newspaper and I asked my officers why not. I [...]
The Jury Is Still Out
You can always count on some killjoy party-pooper to bring you back down to earth:
Explaining the government’s stand on the ex-gratia payment announced by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi last night, Najib said the payments were in no way an apology.
“The ex-gratia payment does not tantamount to revisiting whatever that has been decided. It is [...]
PAS, PKR Jangan Jadi Bodoh
It seems that stupidity doesn’t only run in Umno.
It has also reared its ugly head in PKR and PAS:
They may be sworn enemies but next week, representatives from Umno, Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Pas will meet to achieve a common goal.
The meeting is at the initiative of Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohamad Norza [...]
Makkal Sakthi
Will Barisan Nasional take heed of the loud and clear message sent by voters on March 8?
Can the coalition and its component parties radically reform itself to regain the trust and support of Malaysians?
Does it have the political will to do what is needed to survive the next general election?
Yes? You gotta be shit’n me.
Look [...]
Membabi Buta
Ah, here’s a rare one. A Melayu in a German pig sty giving the thumbs up.
And not just any Melayu, but Melayu Umno: Tanjong Sepat assemblyman Karim Mansor.
Tak sangka, no? Rupa-rupanya ada cerita lain di sebalik isu babi di Selangor ni.
Maka apakah yang kita boleh pelajari daripada episod minggu ini, adik-adik?
Lain kali, sebelum buka mulut, [...]
Siapa Support?
It’s nice to see loyalty in action, especially after you’ve been thrown a juicy bone to munch on:
“First of all, I don’t see why there is a crisis in Umno when only a small number of Malays have abandoned the party,” he [Shahrir Samad] said after Abdullah’s meeting with BN elected representatives.
According to independent statistics, [...]
Spitting Towards The Sky
Read this in Malaysiakini – Tengku Faris: Non-Malays should not seek equality:
Kelantan Crown Prince Tengku Faris Petra said today that Malays had been coerced into giving non-Malays citizenship and the latter should therefore not seek equality or special treatment.
He said this during his keynote speech at a forum titled “Malay unity is the core of [...]
Lame Duck
Selamat jalan, Pak Lah:
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will discuss with his deputy, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Razak, the transition of power to the latter, said Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Friday.
He said Abdullah had told the closed-door meeting with the Johor Umno Liaison Body here that he would discuss in detail [...]
