Pakatan rejects ‘unity talks’: What now, Hadi, Nasha?

 Energy resources, M'sian politics  7 Responses »
Jun 222009
 

So there you have it: the Pakatan leaders have come out with a firm stand against “unity talks” with Umno, much to the relief of the many Malaysians who voted for change and reforms in the last general election. Surely, this must put all those within Pas who initially backed the “unity talks” proposal – notably Hadi and Nasharudin – in an awkward position. It’s time for the party to project leaders who are more open and in touch with the aspirations of the rakyat, namely folks like Husam Musa and Nizar.

Have speed sensors been replaced on all Airbus planes?

 Asean, Public transport  12 Responses »
Jun 202009
 

Spotted in a Bloomberg report after the recent Air France crash: The plane maker (Airbus) recommended in September 2007 that airlines replace the Thales SA speed sensors, known as Pitot tubes, on single-aisle A320-series planes as well as the A330 and A340. Air France said June 6 it waited until April to begin installing the new sensors because it wasn’t until the beginning of this year that their high-altitude effectiveness for the A330 was demonstrated in lab tests.

Poll: Weekly day off for domestic workers?

 Workers' rights  47 Responses »
Jun 202009
 

I was shocked when I read that a recent SMS poll conducted by The Star revealed that 76 per cent of 769 respondents were against the idea of allowing domestic workers (maids) a day off every week. Let’s see if you are any different from the readers of The Star. Hopefully, we can get a similar number of respondents here and then we can compare the results…

16 Burmese held at Pakatan b’day bash for Suu Kyi

 Asean, Human rights, Twitter, Workers' rights  6 Responses »
Jun 192009
 

2345: 14 of them have been brought to the Kelana Jaya lock-up. 2334: Blog reader anony-mouse reports: I had great piece of cake…! Tian was at the police station too. Irene Fernandez was in a car that came by the station twice, but did not alight. 2228: Of the 16, three have been freed because they have documents. Five are undocumented; so if they don’t get UNHCR registration pronto, they could be deported. The remaining are all registered with the UNHCR as refugees; so they should be all right. 2215: About 25 people are now gathered outside the police station. They are cutting a birthday cake for Aung San Suu Kyi. 2057: All the Burmese – 16 of them – are arrested and taken to the PJ police station.

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