And another video below, this one produced by Puteri Umno.
Kajang by-election: Anwar Ibrahim addresses voters
This is Anwar Ibrahim addressing the Himpunan Reformasi 2.0 at Kajang Stadium last night.
Kajang by-election: Wan Azizah banners removed
The reason? According to fz.com, PKR Kedah vice-chairman Gooi Hsiao Leung said:
… there was a complaint from Barisan Nasional (BN) that our banners were offensive. When we pressed further regarding what was so offensive about our banners, they couldn’t provide us with an answer.
“Look, the banner is just our candidate, Kak Wan (Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail) crying and praying with a picture of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the background. It has the words: “You’ll never walk alone” on it.”…
Nothing suspicious in pilot’s flight simulator: SMH
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that investigators have found nothing suspicious in the flight simulator and the backgrounds of the two pilots. So much for the ‘political fanatic’ pilot theory touted by the UK’s Daily Mail.
Flashback: Scene after the Penang Hill fires
This was the scene at the hill near Air Itam after the Penang Hill fires about three weeks ago.
Final 54 minutes of MH370 cockpit communication revealed
The final 54 minutes of conversation published by the Daily Telegraph does not seem to suggest that anything sinister was happening.
Cat out of the bag: MH370 was carrying lithium-ion batteries
After saying four days ago that MH370 was carrying three to four tonnes of mangosteens, the Malaysia Airlines CEO today finally admitted that the plane was carrying lithium-ion batteries, which may be flammable. But he maintained the goods were packed in line with standard safety rules recommended by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. (Why was this information not disclosed earlier?)
3-4 days lapsed before officials acted on satellite data: WSJ
The Wall Street Journal reports that three to four days lapsed before officials acted on satellite data indicating that MH370 may have crashed or landed in an area farther away from the search-and-rescue operations.
MH370: CNN interviews Anwar Ibrahim
Thanks to blog visitor Wee Chin for the video link.
Crisis of credibility in Malaysian plane search
This is an article I wrote a couple of days ago for Asia Times Online:
It has been a sight that Malaysians are unaccustomed to – senior ministers and officials shifting uncomfortably and bristling in delivering curt responses to journalists trying to extract more information about the still unresolved March 8 disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner destined for China.
