Jul 262010
Oxford University is being heavily criticised for extending an invitation to Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud.
British civil society groups have announced a protest rally today in front of the Saïd Business School.
They will also be issuing a joint statement to express their dismay, reports the Bruno Manser Fund group here.
Go to the Oxford website here and find out who the major, lead and associate partners for the Oxford Global Islamic Branding and Marketing Forum are.
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Well, i guess u have to invite someone ‘important’ from East Msia since quite a healthy number of Msian companies sponsoring the event.
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Oxford should boo the BIGGEST … of Sarawak away.
Taib Mahmud(‘s administration) like Mahathir’s has (depleted) BILLIONS of the Nation wealth.
… timber concessions have made billions, raping the forest and land of the Natives of Sarawak.
His daughter’s (lavish) home in Canada is (one of the) the most expensive in the country.
… He has ruled with iron fist like Mahathir …
Look at his face…
Long live Natives of Sarawak !
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HalalHub? HalalFocus? Scomi? Media Prima. No wonder he got an invitation from Oxford. … have these sponsors paid Oxford to get him to speak there?
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In the end, even the prestigeous Oxford bows to the mighty ‘$’ irrespective of whether the devil himself was invited to attend functions in its hallowed halls.
What a sad day for the learned institution.
They should vet the background of ‘learned’ statesman … especially this bloke from Sarawak…
So sad….
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With Oxford’s reputation at stake, it’s impossible to imagine how and why the University/Biz School did not take a punctilious check on her speakers’ background unless, it’s to take a closer look at him, learn from the man what it takes and “how to be a (wealthy) Kleptocrat”?
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There is still hope, somehow…
There are still some good people around, somehow…
Anil, thanks for the good news !!!
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Nowadays, malaysian make headways in international. We have the Jho Low, Zhane Low partying with Paris. We have M’sian first lady in full page in new-york press, our first gentlemen is also penning an article to be printed in US press. Now we got Taib Mahmud in Oxford!. M’sia should stand tall in international arena.
But then, just like the 2 special force agent waiting to be hang for killing Altantunya, without knowing the motive behind, even after their execution. We don’t know what is the cause to lay so high? We don’t know what we don’t know! Do you? So, it is Malaysian’s natural instinct to stay suspicious and look for the cause.
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Does Taib Mahmud, with the many reports of accumulation of massive wealth in questionable fashion, with the allegations of rapes committed against Penan girls without concrete action being taken…, with the allegations of native customary right land being stolen from their rightful owners, with the allegations of large number of dams being built by well-connected companies sans proper consideration for the environemnt and wildlife, represent what Global Islamic branding and marketing advocates?
Would a typical Muslim be happy to have Taib speak as an example of Islamic branding and marketing or to supposedly present views about the same?
If the Oxford University wanted to further the course of intellectual discourse and thought, and had viewed Taib as aworthwhile particiapant albeit to illustrate one side of the coin [so to speak}, then it should also have invited a suitable speaker to provide the opposing viewpoint for a balanced presentation and discourse.
And has this episode of Taib speaking in Oxford brought any honour or glory to Malaysia, or he himself? Or has it been quite the opposite - made Malaysia and taib himself the subjects of much derision and dishonour?
Reminds me about paying (a huge amount) [the source of which is still not been publicised as far as I know] for a huge two-page full-colour advertisement with bombastic honorific thrown in to sing about a supposedly grand award which few have heard of just adds up to folks sneering and laughing at what looks just like a vain PR attempt …
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One would think a prestigious University like Oxford will be more sympathetic towards the Penan people, (whose plight has worsened under) this “infamous guest”!
Don’t the University has any moral standing?
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Money talks overrule everything …
You can do a thousand harms and the moment you give goodies , sweeties you are honoured and being hug and kiss from head to toe..
CAT TALKS.
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I have written to Oxford ‘s Said Chair and another contributor to that chair – Loreal AG.
http://amoker.blogspot.com/2010/07/oxford-sanctions-questionnable-business.html
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1) Many people of all walks of life will regard OXFORD UNIVERSITY as one of the TOP higher learning institutions in the world. Graduates from OXFORD UNI. are perceived as INTELLIGENT, SMART & WISE becos’ OXFORD UNI. offers NOTHING but only the BEST.
2) Recently, our “HIGHLY RESPECTED” SARAWAK CHIEF MINISTER (Taib Mahmud) was INVITED to speak in OXFORD UNIVERSITY. I sincerely believe OXFORD UNI. (an institution of high credentials) DOES have its’ VALID reasons to INVITE a HIGHLY REPUTABLE LEADER such as TAIB MAHMUD to speak in its’ event/function. You DON’T often hear a “KUCHI-RAT WANNABE” or even “LIM KIT SIANG” to be able to even get INVITATION to speak in OXFORD UNIVERSITY, do you??? Hmmm….maybe LIM KIT SIANG does get INVITATIONS to speak in some KUTU UNIVERSITY but certainly NOT Oxford University, right???
3) Sadly, there are many people who happens to CONDEMN & CRITICIZE the INVITATION of Taib Mahumd to OXFORD. I simply CANNOT understand under what grounds/arguments for them to do so??? Could it be due to plain “JEALOUSY” or some “POLITICAL AGENDA” behind them???? Well honestly, I would suppose so.
4) Malaysian POLITICAL YOUNG GUNS such as KJ (BN) & TONY PUA (Pakatan Rakyat) who were graduates of OXFORD UNIVERSITY aren’t even complaining. Thus, why should people who are NOT even close to graduating from ABC Kindergarten complaining, right? Although TAIB MAHMUD is TONY PUA’s indirect political RIVAL, TONY PUA simply CAN’T AFFORD to complain becos’ TONY knows very well how INTELLIGENT, SMART, WISE & NOBLE a person like TAIB MAHMUD indeed is. If TONY PUA were to OBJECT or COMPLAIN, Tony will only be putting his OXFORD QUALIFICATIONS to ULTIMATE SHAME. This situation is likened to a DONKEY getting stuck on top of a COCONUT TREE (Oxford University)
5) For anyone who is NOT an OXFORD UNIVERSITY graduate but happens to COMPLAIN, OBJECT & CRITICIZE pertaining to TAIB MAHMUD’s invitation to Oxford is likened to “A BEGGAR CALLING RICH TYCOONS ORANG MISKIN”.
6) While for those who had GRADUATED from OXFORD UNIVERSITY but happens to COMPLAIN, OBJECT & CRITIZE Taib Mahmud’s INVITATION … Try emulating TONY PUA for goodness sake!!! TONY PUA is currently … cannot speak, cannot criticize, cannot object… due to his own University”
Therefore to CONDEMN Oxford University’s decision is ULTIMATELY STUPID, correct??? We AIN’T talking about UKM, UPM or even CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY here, ok??? We are TALKING about OXFORD UNIVERSITY of which many students can only CRAVE but NOT even being able to get ENROLLED in there.
Thus, don’t we find those … who DISAGREE with TAIB MAHMUB speaking in OXFORD something of a “NO BRAINER”???. Well, as usual….I think these NO BRAINER … had SUCCUMBED to their own JEALOUSY. This is why??? SAD, right???
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This is the best comment of the month !!!
Salute !!!
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If Oxford is so, so grand, why are there no-brainers from Oxford in the likes of KJ Rempit maurading the political theatrics much to the amusement of common people?
And why are there massive protests in Oxford where it is suppose to be the holy ground of so, so intellectuals who worship money, greed and corrigibles as tools of the new world order.
Some of us are still in the grips of post-posh colonialism where colonial names like Oxford makes our knees wobble and salivate in wanton glee of White Rajas worshipping…
This tirade is awefully pitiful in our sincere eyes as it exudes ground-dirt explicits and self-satiricals.
No wonder Oxford wannabes … love it best!
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***TRIVIA***TRIVIA***TRIVIA***
1) Why DOES Pakatan Rakyat supporters CONDEMN Taib Mahmud’s invitation to speak in Oxford University:
ANSWER: Becos’ they are JEALOUS Lim Kit Siang or Anwar Ibrahim wasn’t invited although they had been CRAVING for such invitations since childhood.
2) Why isn’t TONY PUA joining the fray to CONDEMN???
ANSWER: Becos’ TONY PUA doesn’t want his OXFORD QUALIFICATIONS to be called “SAMPAH QUALIFICATIONS”….
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No second guessing how this … of Sarawak got the invitation…
Money indeed do talk !
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