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.
Jho Low parties with Paris Hilton
Our ‘favourite’ millionaire, Low Taek Jho, was spotted partying with Paris Hilton in Saint-Tropez in south-eastern France.
Party time! – Photo source: Celebutopia forum
Check out a couple of pictures from the BZ Berlin website here. And have a peek at the party pictures on the Celebutopia website forum here.
The party to top most other parties has made it to the British press as well – in the Daily Telegraph of all places.
Look at those massive champagne bottles. A lot of champagne flowing there – wonder who paid for it. According to a Telegraph source, there’s another wealthy dude in tow as well: Zhen Low, who together with another billionaire, reportedly picked up a 2 million-euro booze tab. Some party, eh? (Jho Low, in a Star interview on 29 July, subsequently denied that he or his brother had paid for the drinks.)
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
- A sign of the times? Flooding in Singapore http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QRzvOtLbs8 #
- Alan Shadrake at the book launch in S'pore on Saturday night http://theonlinecitizen.com/2010/07/a-safe-system-of-equal-justice-for-all/ #
- British author Alan Shadrake who wrote book "Once a Jolly Hangman – Singapore Justice in the Dock" arrested in S'pore http://bit.ly/9NH0DJ #
Sleepless in Sarawak; restless in Oxford
The latest Aliran Monthly focuses on the situation in Sarawak.
The political outlook there does not look rosy for Taib Mahmud and the other BN component party leaders who are so dependent on his patronage.
For more information, go to the Aliran website here.
Why did Oxford University invite Taib as its star speaker? Sarawak Report explores the connections, if any, between Sarawak, Taib and Oxford in its latest piece here.
RMAF school: MPPP enforces stop work order
The Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) is believed to have sent its officers out to enforce a stop work order at an RMAF school construction site in Tanjung Bunga.
These photos were taken earlier today before the MPPP took action.
The MPPP action followed a complaint by a neighbouring resident that work was still proceeding despite a stop work order.
Taib: “Most successful CM since Independence”
I am not making it up. That’s what it says in Taib Mahmud’s biography on the Oxford University website.
And since Oxford University – that centre of academic excellence and rigorous research – says so, it has got to be true, right?
Get to know the Chief Minister of Sarawak up close and personal. Read the bio here.
Did you know that he wrote a piece titled ‘Appropriate Strategy for Developing Countries in a Period of Resource Scarcity’? No doubt leaders of other developing countries will be able to pick up many useful tips.
Botanic Garden fiasco: Who was responsible?
The Penang Botanic Garden case is a bit complicated if you are trying to establish who exactly is responsible and who contributed to the mess.
The ill-conceived eco-stream walkway and the bambusetam projects were approved during the previous administration. So that part is clear.
Two other projects – the garden mall and the administrative and visitors’ centre – were approved during the tenure of the present administration in Penang.
Taib Mahmud invited to Oxford University
The Sarawak Report has issued an apology and correction.
Apparently, the website had incorrectly reported the monthly income of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud. See here.
The folks at Oxford University are obviously nonplussed by the Sarawak Report (if they have read it). They have honoured Taib by inviting him as a special speaker at a major event.