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Umno anniversary concert falls flat in near empty stadium

 Arts, culture and sports, M'sian politics  16 Responses »
May 152012
 

A concert on Saturday night, as part of a three-day celebration to mark Umno’s 66th anniversary, was held in a near empty Bukit Jalil Stadium.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 1.02pm  Tagged with: Bukit Jalil Stadium, concert, umno

A visitor’s favourite Malaysian experiences

 Arts, culture and sports, Penang street food, Sustainable development  14 Responses »
Mar 212012
 

What draws people to Malaysia? Little to do with boutique hotels, Petronas Twin Towers, theme parks, glitzy malls or any other property development..

 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.11pm  Tagged with: Nature, Orang Asli, Penang

Rosmah bags another award

 Arts, culture and sports  11 Responses »
Feb 252012
 
Rosmah bags another award

Fresh from receiving an honorary doctorate from Curtin University, Rosmah has received another award.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 4.10pm  Tagged with: award, Rosmah

What do health care, press freedom and football have in common?

 Arts, culture and sports, Health care, Media  9 Responses »
Feb 252012
 
What do health care, press freedom and football have in common?

Our pitiful global ranking, that’s what. Look at our global ranking for public health care spending as a percentage of GDP.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 2.20pm  Tagged with: football, Health care, press freedom, ranking

Meryl Streep does a Rafidah

 Arts, culture and sports, Economy, Europe, M'sian politics, Neo-liberal economics  9 Responses »
Feb 152012
 

Now this reminds me of the time when Rafidah Aziz broke the heel of her shoe while scrambling frantically on stage to ask Mahathir why he was stepping down.

 Posted by Anil Netto at 8.29pm  Tagged with: mahathir, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Streep, Rafidah Aziz
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