THEATRE practitioner, writer and aspiring politician Fahmi Fadzil has become a minor celebrity after agreeing to tweet 100 times that he defamed a publishing company. Fahmi had published a tweet about a pregnant friend who purportedly resigned from Female magazine due to poor human resource practices by her employer, BluInc Media. In his 100-tweet apology, […]
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The impossibility of policing the web
By Sonia Randhawa
The endless distractions on Facebook are the bane of my working life. As a freelance consultant, I need discipline and a strict schedule to meet tight deadlines. But then a friend from university announces his baby is having problems feeding, and so I stop my work to suggest strategies for feeding babies. Or to respond […]
Najib’s tea party potential
By Koh Lay ChinIt is significant that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is making the effort to meet members of the public who take the internet seriously. It is also significant that he says he wants it to be a regular part of his leadership. In fact, he is having a tea party with his online fans […]
Flipping on interfaith dialogue (Updated)
By Ding Jo-AnnUpdated 5:35pm, 12 Feb 2010 “There is no reason to be afraid of ideas like [having an interfaith body].” DATUK Seri Rais Yatim, speaking as then culture, arts and heritage minister, when opening a 2005 national conference on establishing an interfaith commission. Rais encouraged everyone to listen to the proposals with an open mind and […]
PAS meeting to thrash out issues
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Oct 2009: The PAS central committee is to hold a special meeting with the party’s state commissioners on Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009, to discuss issues raised by PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali told a news conference the meeting, scheduled for 8.30pm at the […]
Nik Aziz hopes leadership issues will be solved
KOTA BARU, 26 Oct 2009: PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat hopes that the special meeting to be held by the party this Wednesday will resolve the party’s leadership issues. He said it did not matter if it was only a special meeting called by the party, instead of an extraordinary general […]
“PAS insincere,” says Dr M
MUNYONYO (Uganda), 27 July 2009: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today described PAS’s willingness to work with the federal government as insincere and politically motivated. He said this was because PAS leaders were only out to strengthen PAS and not the Barisan Nasional (BN). “I know because I’ve experienced it in the Felda […]
Zaid: Umno leaders opposed disclosure
By Deborah LohPETALING JAYA, 15 June 2009: Senior Umno leaders shot down efforts last year to get ministers to publicly declare their assets and income, former minister Datuk Zaid Ibrahim revealed today. Zaid, who was sacked from Umno and joined Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on 13 June, blamed Umno leaders for scuttling then Prime Minister Tun Abdullah […]
Loyalty important, but it’s OK to criticise: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, 22 April 2009: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says loyalty is important because it is a cornerstone of trust, but this does not mean that one cannot criticise. “… in the government service, for example, the government administration, certainly one needs to be loyal to the leader. “But one should also be […]
Blog will continue to oppose Najib
By Zedeck SiewPETALING JAYA, 21 April 2009: Popular blog The People’s Parliament will continue to oppose Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s appointment as prime minister despite the failure of their previous petition against him to net results. “We will continue to address the point that Najib was not appointed through a popular vote, but by politicking in Umno,” […]
