RAPE. Blockades. Native rights denied. Such topics inevitably come up in news about Sarawak’s Penan community, such as the recent highlighting of the rape, sexual harassment and exploitation of Penan girls and women by workers of logging companies. But there are also other less prominent issues that the Penan face day-to-day in their idyllic villages […]
Archives for October 2009
Najib’s uphill battle
By Shanon ShahNajib greeting delegates HALFWAY through his policy address today, 15 Oct 2009, Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak defined a form of insanity. “It is when you do something repeatedly in the same way but hope for differing results,” he said. The analogy was used to justify Najib’s market liberalisation measures to make Malaysia more […]
Blogger rebuked for questioning police ability to locate Raja Petra
SHAH ALAM, 15 Oct 2009: Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan hit out at a blogger for ridiculing the police for not being able to locate Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin and serve him a warrant of arrest. Musa said it was not a weakness on the part of the police, but […]
DPM, other BN leaders agree with amendments
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: The renewal steps taken by Umno through amendments to the party’s constitution should be emulated by other component parties in the Barisan Nasional (BN) if they want to be re-accepted by the people, said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. The deputy prime minister said by doing so, the people would be […]
Approval for Umno constitutional amendments
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: The Umno special general assembly today changed the rules of election for party posts by making it more open and abolishing the nomination quota system to stamp out money politics. The special assembly, which began at 12.20pm, ended an hour later with the delegates unanimously approving the proposed amendments tabled […]
Mahathir: Najib truly aware of need for change
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today he was convinced that Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak was truly aware of the need for the party to institute change to regain the support of the people. The former Umno president said Najib’s policy address at the opening of […]
Ong calls for another MCA EGM
Ong Tee Keat (file pic) PETALING JAYA, 15 Oct 2009: The following is the statement made by MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat after the party’s central committee meeting held to discuss the party’s leadership crisis. Ong posted the statement on his blog. Statement by Ong Tee Keat I would like to thank my […]
MCA central committee meets under crisis
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: The MCA central committee (CC) began a crucial meeting today with several busloads of supporters greeting embattled president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat upon his arrival at Wisma MCA. Ong, who is facing mounting calls to resign after losing a vote of confidence five days ago, has not indicated whether […]
Najib: Don’t be suspicious of 1Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called on all quarters not to harbour any suspicion or be unduly worried over his 1Malaysia concept as it does not deviate from what was agreed upon by the nation’s forebears. The Umno president told delegates who gathered for the party’s general assembly here that […]
Najib: Umno will be the people’s champion (Updated 3.04pm)
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 Oct 2009: Umno will be the champion of the people by putting the people of all races above itself through the changes that the party is currently undergoing, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. In his first speech as Umno president at the party’s general assembly, he said Umno would continue to […]
