KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct 2008: Asian governments must practise the principle of inclusiveness, where no segment of society is disrespected, discredited and disenfranchised, says Raja Nazrin Shah. The Raja Muda of Perak said the best way to express the principle of inclusiveness was through the practice of empowerment, a precondition for an integrated and progressive […]
Archives for October 2008
M’sia may maintain projected 2009 export growth
KUALA LUMPUR, 30 Oct 2008: Malaysia may be able to maintain its projected export growth next year in spite of current market conditions because of opportunities in India and China. International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said growth would also be possible because of an increase in intra-Asean regional trade. “The prospects […]
Dr Munawar fails in bid to remit appeal to High Court
PUTRAJAYA, 30 Oct 2008: Dr Munawar Anees today failed in his bid to remit the appeal relating to a sodomy charge to the High Court, after the Federal Court here dismissed his application. Chief Justice Tan Sri Zaki Tun Azmi who sat with Federal Court Judges Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Abdul Rahman and Datuk Zulkefli […]
Market liberalisation can improve bumiputera wealth: DAP
PETALING JAYA, 30 Oct 2009: The failure to achieve 30% bumiputera equity ownership after nearly 40 years of the New Economic Policy proves that regulations will not necessarily increase bumiputera wealth, DAP Member of Parliament for Petaling Jaya Utara Tony Pua said. He said if the current bumiputera ownership was 19%, as cited by some […]
Low media freedom ranking unfair: Ahmad Shabery
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 30 Oct 2008: Malaysia’s low ranking by an international watchdog on media freedom is unfair and undeserved, Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek said. “Timur Leste and Liberia seem to be better than us,” he said today when opening the World Development Information Day Forum and Exhibition at Universiti Malaya. He was referring […]
Spotlighting the Abdullah years
By N Shashi KalaIT’S been exactly five years since Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi took over as prime minister. Admittedly, he had some big shoes to fill — his predecessor Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reshaped the country’s physical and psychological landscape in his quest to fulfil a particular vision of development by 2020. (© Wan Leonard) But aside […]
The impending recession
By Michael Jeyakumar DevarajTHERE appears to be a lot of confusion regarding the nature, the human impact and the causes of the unfolding recession. Bagan Member of Parliament (MP) Lim Guan Eng submitted a question asking the government to clarify the persons or institutions which persist in “attacking” the Malaysian economy once every 10 years. Opposition Leader Datuk […]
Managing change responsibly
By KW MakTHE media can sometimes be full of public sentiment calling for change. But few people appreciate the amount of work that needs to be done to effect that change. I believe in doing things by the book to ensure that reforms are not arbitrary, and whatever action taken is fair to all. To do so […]
Recollections of long-lost memories
By Rahel JosephRecollections of Long Lost Memories, 2007, slide projection, dimensions variable, Ahmad Fuad Osman MALAYSIAN artist Ahmad Fuad Osman’s Recollections of Long Lost Memories received the Juror’s Choice Award at the APBF Signature Art Prize in Singapore in early October 2008. This artwork consists of a slide projection of 71 images of historic photographs taken between […]
Malaysian Bar president urges PM to abolish ISA
By Elizabeth LooiKUALA LUMPUR, 29 Oct 2008: Malaysian Bar president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan has urged Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to abolish the Internal Security Act (ISA). She said the Bar questioned the wisdom of continuing to have such a repressive piece of legislation on the country’s statute books. “The ISA was meant to deal […]
