ON Merdeka morning, on a whim, we abandoned watching the parade on TV and headed for Kuantan. We were welcomed by breezy beaches with the sun beaming down on happy families. How perfect was that after weeks of rain in KL? The next day, we got up early for bouldering and a long walk to […]
Archives for September 2008
Should I stay or should I go?
By Chen May YeeDURING the Merdeka weekend, I did what I suspect thousands of Malaysians scattered across the globe do on a regular basis. I took the girls for roti canai at the local Malaysian restaurant. (Batik on the walls. Always, batik on the walls.) We read Lat at bedtime. (“Mommy, what is kampung?”) And I plotted our […]
A legacy worth leaving behind
By N Shashi Kala(© Sebastian Kaulitzki / 123rf) REMINISCES are, by their very nature, flawed. Memories are stored in the brain as a hodgepodge of sights, sounds, smells, tastes and tactile sensations, haphazardly filed away in different parts of the cortex, with the hippocampus acting as the control centre. There’s just so much information coming in that the […]
Unravelling the DNA bill
By Khairil Anhar(© Rodolfo Clix / sxc.hu) IN 1985, Professor Alec Jeffreys of Britain’s Leicester University discovered the technique for Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) profiling and storing. He had no way of knowing then that his discovery would open the door to changes in criminal prosecutions, and raise the ire of human rights and privacy advocates around the […]
The longest week
By Wong Chin HuatCorrected on 29 Sept 2008 at 2:30pm (Calendar image © Janaka Dharmasena / 123rf) THE late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson once said: “A week is a long time in politics.” And the week from now to next Tuesday, 16 Sept 2008, will be the longest in Malaysia because two games of uncertainty are being […]
Ahmad Ismail to know his fate tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2008: The Umno Supreme Council special meeting tomorrow will decide on the action to be taken against Bukit Bendera division chief Datuk Ahmad Ismail, said Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Abdullah said this decision was made after all the Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties agreed that […]
Huan quits as Penang BN Youth Chief
PENANG, 9 Sept 2008: Penang Barisan Nasional (BN) Youth chief, Huan Cheng Guan today announced that he was resigning from his post with immediate effect. In a text message sent to the media from Taiwan, Huan, who is also the State Gerakan Youth chief, said he had conveyed his decision to BN Youth chief, Datuk […]
Quota system robs eligible members the right to contest, says Rafidah
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2008: The Umno election quota should be abolished is it deprives eligible members of their right to contest and it will be to the detriment of the party if aspiring candidates obtain them by way of buying, Wanita Umno chief Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz said. "There will be people trying to […]
Penang to pay a month’s salary bonus to state civil servants
PENANG, 9 Sept 2008: The state government will pay a bonus of a month’s salary to some 10,000 civil servants in the state, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said. He told a news conference that the bonus payment, which would involve an expenditure of RM8 million, would follow what had been announced by the federal […]
Dr Mahathir agrees to rejoin Umno, says Muhyiddin
KUALA LUMPUR, 9 Sept 2008: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to rejoin Umno, according to party vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. He said Mahathir had expressed his interest to return to Umno at a meeting last Saturday due to his concern over developments in the party but did not state when […]
