Why Isa Samad must not .. Part ll: Shopping spree in London's Bayswater
Felda settlers' RM499.8 million hotel in Bayswater, LondonIf you haven't read Part 1, h e r e"Why (is Felda) not putting money into assets that are synergistic to its strengths in agribusiness? And,...
View ArticleThe Sabah Blackout: Why national security should not be left to the IPPs
Electricity supply crippled in Sabah EmailFacebook4 KOTA KINABALU: A series of incidents at three major power stations in Sabah crippled electricity supply in the state, reducing generation capacity...
View ArticleDon't ban Ke$ha, Ban Suaram!
Blow our speakers, KJ. That's who the blogger OutSyed the Box has in mind when he asks, with regards to the banning of Ke$ha from holding a concert in Malaysia, "Where are the Melayu liberal?" Read...
View ArticleSome countries some of you might like to migrate to
North Korea, where GST is unlikely to ever kick offA world without GST. I count 38 countries and islands in this whole wide world which have not adopted the GST. The Chinese believe that's a lucky...
View ArticleHave you paid a bribe today?
Bribing us: Less than 5% in MalaysiaOn twitter this morning, Lim Guan Eng was still ranting about a survey that said Malaysia was the most corrupt nation in the region. Well, there are surveys and...
View Article44th most prosperous country in the world (and a crusade against some...
Beautiful, bountiful Malaysia. Did you know that Malaysia is listed as one of Lonely Planet's Top Ten countries to visit in 2014? That's a fact. They listed Brazil as the top country to visit in 2014...
View ArticleA simple "yes" would have done it
Got this message in my mail after lunch: "Rocky, would you consider reproducing this piece in your Blog? It is very telling and a blight on the supposed champion of Burmese freedom. Besides winning...
View ArticleJho Low the "Master" Dr M's talking about?
Updated: 31/10/2013: So, it was told to me last night by someone close to Jho Lo that the young man does not own and never did own the Malaysian Insider.I said that's not what I heard, that I heard Jho...
View ArticleRuling for Mkini shows a fiercely independent Malaysian judiciary
Updated: 31/10/2013 - In Britain, the (alleged) end of 300 years of Press Freedom as the Queen gives go-ahead to Press regulations royal charter. Read it allh e r e.Let them print (and be damned!)....
View ArticleProof of private sector discrimination against Melayu candidates
Job ads from the Republic of Malaysia.That was the title of the email containing job ad samples above sent to me by a fellow journo-blogger after the recent editorial exchanges between Shamsul Akmar...
View ArticleIn Malaysia, a tiny Club to sue a state government for broken promise
UKRC vs MPAJ For decades, the Ulu Kelang Recreation Club waged a battle against the BN government over a football field that the club developed on a former mining land. In 2008, when Pakatan took over...
View ArticleDiwali 2013
And why a two-day holiday is not too much to ask for. Happy Deepavali to all Malaysians, especially my Hindu brothers and sisters, uncles and aunties, wherever you are ... MIC, the party in government...
View ArticleRamli Yusuff sues, says Govt leaders break election promises to him
Ramli sues for RM128.5 m over broken promisesFrom the Star's article Former CCID Chief sues AG, former IGP and 10 others (the NST uses the article by Bernama Former senior police officer sues AG, Govt,...
View ArticleThe poor Sg Limau folks ...
Final 6/11:70% Chinese votes for UMNO, what does it mean? Sin Chew, in its news analysis, says the "return" of Chinese support for BN needs further study ..Updated: Old men's wish is what our politics...
View ArticleUmno treats Chinese like 2nd class citizens, DAP treats Malays like 3rd...
... first class fools. Luckily we have Malaysians like Life of Annie and Helen Ang who are not not only not impressed by Lim Kit Siang's Jr but can see through the DAP man. In her latest posting Sowing...
View ArticleMalay Rulers and Mahathir
Lagu dan Irama. Malay Rulers and Mahathir Mohamad are inseparable. If you want to be taken seriously when discussing serious stuff about the Royalty, you will have to touch on Dr Mahathir Mohamad's...
View Article1435
Happy New Hijrah Year. James Joshua is a Facebook friend from Miri, Sarawak. We've never met but I hope we will, one day, insyaallah, if only to thank him personally for his Maal Hijrah message of...
View ArticleFinally, a moderate stand on Allah
Being moderate has been mistaken for being weak. Thus reading the full article h e r e, I am glad the Prime Minister has shown us that he can take the bull(shit) by the horns. If those galloping on the...
View ArticleSomething bruing at Finas?
Not many people take Finas to be a cash cow but that's what the National Film Development Corporation is, among other things. Industry players say Finas sits on a pile of "creative industry" grants...
View ArticleRoyal University of ITM
Bumi grads from UiTMNo, thanks. I agree with new YB Irmohizam Ibrahim on the need to maintain UiTM mainly for the sons and daughters of the soil regardless of religion. That IS, after all, UiTM's DNA,...
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