Would you believe it? When Obama phoned, Najib told him that Malaysia strongly believes “in the ideals and principles of democracy, including accountability and transparency”.
I wonder if he mentioned how 900 police and riot police personnel turned up to try and stop the DAP from holding a dinner in Klang on 21 June and in [...]
Photo by a concerned Penangite
A concerned Penangite spotted this banner at a private clinic along Burma Road, openly advertising a vaccine against “women’s cancer”. She called up the clinic and was told the vaccine would be delivered in three doses over a six-month period, RM250 each dose, total RM750. The vaccine is Gardasil (supposed to [...]
In a much-awaited speech in Cairo just now directed largely at the Muslim world, Obama has vowed to:
shut down Guantanamo Bay by next year,
prohibit the use of torture by the United States (what about rendition or outsourcing of torture?) and
remove US troops from Iraq by 2012 (what about the large permanent or “enduring” US [...]
Obama’s controversial speech at a Catholic university. Parts 2, 3 and 4 below. Full text here.
The US president pleads for open hearts, open minds and fair-minded words over some of the bitter debates that divide American society. See also ‘The real scandal of Notre Dame‘ by the head of a Catholic university.
Obama, however, doesn’t touch [...]
A Bernama report titled ‘Obama congratulates Najib on premiership’ has been given a new headline in the NST: ‘Obama salutes Najib’.
If you read the Bernama report carefully, the language is just one of diplomatic courtesy and niceties. It’s the sort of message - often drafted by an underling - that a national leader would regularly [...]
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