RPK lives to fight another day as the Sessions Court has effectively left it to the High Court to decide which court should hear his case – the Sessions Court or the magistrate’s court.
Nov 282008
Heading to the PKR congress Photo by Amiruddin Blogger Amiruddin will be covering the PKR congress, which is expected to draw thousands. Read Farish Noor’s article on the yoga fatwa here. And check out ABC’s Foreign Correspondent documentary on Malaysia’s sordid and sensational politics here.
Nov 272008
The global recession is already creeping up on us with the spectre of job losses looming. Already, we hear multinational corporations here slowing down production, asking workers to take annual leave and going for planned shutdowns. No bonus, no increments, etc… That’s not surprising. US third quarter 2008 economic growth was already in negative territory: – 0.5 per cent (preliminary figure). Personal consumption in the States was down by 3.7 per cent – and that could worsen – while retail sales fell 15 per cent. Housing prices there are expected to slide further. US unemployment could soar to 8.5-9.0 per cent by the end of 2009. That’s grim reading, isn’t it? It would be foolish to think Malaysia can be spared, especially when traditionally, 20 per cent of Malaysia’s exports have gone to the United States – 12 per cent to the giant US electronic multinationals – while Europe is [Read more]
