THE Malay press has been going to town with the DAP‘s provocative behaviour at its 29 Nov 2009 annual convention in Ipoh. At the convention, a poster of three former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) representatives from Perak who turned independent was placed on the floor to be stepped on. This has made the front-page headlines two […]
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Call for harsher syariah penalties
Translation by Ding Jo-AnnA CALL for stiffer penalties for syariah offences, and who Umno should field for the Bagan Pinang by-election were among the issues that occupied the Malay-language dailies today. Harsher penalties wanted Utusan Malaysia‘s Herman Hamid reported in Pinda Akta Mahkamah Syariah on the calls for harsher penalties for syariah offences. The Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) […]
Fence-sitting on the anti-ISA demonstration
By Lim Hong SiangMEDIA cetak bahasa Cina utama menyiarkan gambar bagaimana polis menyuraikan perhimpunan “Mansuhkan ISA” dengan tembakan gas pemedih mata dan semburan meriam air berasid. Ramai penulis dan penganalisa duduk di atas pagar, sementara menonjolkan “kekerasan yang keterlaluan dari pihak polis”, juga dicadangkan agar orang ramai menyuarakan pandangan mengikut “saluran yang bersesuaian”. Namun demikian, pada hari keesokan […]
Politics, scholarships and radio taboo
Translation by Gan Pei LingFROM 11 to 17 May 2009, the Chinese media highlighted the ongoing Perak crisis, and the yearly Public Service Department (PSD) scholarship furore. Additionally, Merdeka Review ran an exclusive story revealing that seven “sensitive” issues have become taboo for nine RTM radio stations. Who is the rightful MB? Hotly debated in the Chinese press was […]
The Hindraf rebel
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananCorrected at 2.45pm, 19 May 2009 P UTHAYAKUMAR, the last of the three remaining Hindraf leaders who were released last week, continued to dominate the headlines of Tamil news for the week of 11 to 17 May 2009. Other stories included the promise by the Minister of Higher Education Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin to consider […]
Perak, PAS and unity
Translation by Shanon ShahTHE ongoing Perak crisis, the upcoming PAS party elections, and Umno’s 63rd anniversary were topics covered widely in the Malay-language press from 11 to 17 May 2009. On 11 May, Berita Harian group editor Datuk Manja Ismail wrote a commentary, Apabila yang tewas enggan terima kekalahan, saying Perak needed to learn from Kelantan, post-2004 elections. […]
Hindraf three, politics and death
Translation by Sharmila Valli NarayananFOR the week of 4 to 10 May 2009, the release of the Hindraf three dominated the headlines of Tamil papers. Other stories included Datuk S Subramaniam’s announcement that he would contest the MIC deputy presidency, and the inquest into the death of Tamil TV drama actress K Sujatha. Free at last The release of […]
Spotlight on Soi Lek
Translation by Gan Pei LingFOR the week of 4 to 10 May 2009, the Chinese press highlighted the possibility of Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek switching camps, the chaotic Perak assembly sitting, and the meningitis outbreak in Malacca. Chua The Nut Graph’s report on 30 April that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has been trying to court MCA deputy president […]
Perak, the republican harbinger?
Translation by Shanon ShahTHE Perak crisis, PAS’s upcoming party elections, violent snatch thefts and mat rempit misbehaving occupied the Malay-language press from 4 to 10 May 2009. In his 10 May Bisik-Bisik Mingguan column in Mingguan Malaysia, Awang Selamat said of the 7 May ruckus in the Perak state assembly: “There are frightening signs in the Perak chaos. […]
Najib needs to do more
Translation by Gan Pei LingFOR 27 April to 3 May, the Chinese media’s spotlight was on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s new reform policies, the A (H1N1) flu threat, and the Penanti by-election. From the liberalisation of the 27 services sub-sectors and financial sectors to the cabinet’s policy on conversion disputes, Najib’s new policies have become a topic […]
