EU-Asean FTA: Is the EU hedging its bets ahead of GE13?
The 25 January pow-wow between EU reps and Pakatan leaders caught the attention of many. And it raise the question as to whether the EU is now hedging its bets ahead of the general election, with an eye on the EU-Asean FTA.
Lembah Permai residents’ appeal against tower blocks on 1 February
An Appeals Board will convene to hear a Lembah Permai (LLP4) residents’ appeal against Sri Setia Sdn Bhd’s approved planning application to build two 32-storey highrise blocks and one nine-storey block at the back of LLP4 in Tanjung Bunga, Penang.
Photo story: How bridge-builders trumped would-be ‘Bible-burners’
Yesterday began with some trepidation but in the end bridge-builders trumped would-be ‘Bible-burners’ with a series of unexpected initiatives to seize the day. Here is the story in pictures.
Tok Guru Nik Aziz meets Bishop Sebastian Francis
On a day when a threat of Bible-burning by unknown bigots fizzled out, Pas spiritual leader Nik Aziz hosted a friendly private meeting with Catholic Bishop Sebastian Francis.
Bigots outflanked as sober-minded Malaysians reach out to others
Good sense has prevailed as the ‘Bible-burning pesta’ failed to materialise in Butterworth while elsewhere, concerned Malaysians are reaching out to people of other faiths.
Singapore: Workers’ Party stuns PAP in by-election
The Workers’ Party has upset the PAP in the Punggol East by-election, its candidate polling 54 per cent of the votes cast. Check out the wild celebrations by WP supporters.
World Economic Forum: Fareed Zakaria interviews Najib
This conversation is about Najib’s “breakthrough idea for initiating and sustaining Malaysia’s economic and political transformation” – that’s what the World Economic Forum website tells us.
Election campaign has all but officially begun
As speculation intensifies over the date of dissolution of Parliament, the relentless campaigning heads towards its final lap.
Sabah state elections, 1985: Sore, devious losers
What happens when unscrupulous politicians are unable to accept the people’s verdict in an election?
Pro-BN group blocks PKR politicians from JB ceramah site
On 15 January, PKR politicians Nik Nazmi and Tan Poh Lai were obstructed when they tried to hold a ceramah at the Sri Stulang flats in Johor Bahru. Here are the accompanying videos.
Seeing ABU, Mahathir resorts to diversionary tactics
This photograph provides a snapshot of Malaysian politics from Mahathir’s vantage point.
Teoh Beng Hock: The award-winning documentary
Excellent documentary here that looks at the unanswered questions surrounding the death of Teoh Beng Hock after he had been taken in for MACC interrogation.
‘Listen! Listen!’ dance remix surges past 1 million views
The ‘Listen! Listen!’ dance remix has swept the country, in the process exposing many college and university students to the way they have been indoctrinated all these years.
Mahathir, Mahathir, what have you done?
Just what was the administration of former PM Mahathir, especially his henchmen, up to in Sabah during the mid-1990s? Just as we suspected, a large number of foreigners were given identification documents so that they could vote in the state elections.
Rainbow rally lifts opposition in Malaysia
Here’s something I wrote for Asia Times: In a run-up to highly anticipated national elections, an estimated 100,000 people supporting the political opposition thronged Merdeka Stadium in the national capital for a rally organisers referred to as a “people’s uprising”.
Listen! How NOT to make your first million…
Heard over the radio that a scheduled talk featuring “Listen! Listen!” speaker Sharifah Zohra Jabeen Syed Shah Miskin on “How To Make Your First Million” has been cancelled.
Delegation at Bukit Aman after another custodial death
Update: Police have agreed to a second autopsy.
Gobind Singh Deo is among a delegation at Bukit Aman in connection with the death of 30-year-old Chang Chin Te, who died in the lock up of the USJ 8 police station two days ago.
When an imam goes to church …
A beautiful video clip of an imam and his colleagues extending the hand of friendship and brother/sisterhood to Christians in Egypt as they celebrate Christmas.
‘Listen! Listen!’ – Malaysia’s answer to Gangnam-style
Step aside, Psy. The Gangnam craze is giving way to Malaysia’s very own “Listen! Listen!” dance remix, which is going viral across the country.
Now supplemented by cloud servers
As #KL112 drew to a close, this blog was brought down, as server resources were drained by high traffic, aggravated by unusual ‘GET requests’ from third-party websites that seemed to be spamming this site.