Rocky’s Bru: I’m still standing
Rocky’s Bru, which I started in 2006, is second in the latest ranking on Malaysia’s political blogs and websites by the US-based Feedspot, a content reader that helps you track multiple websites...
View ArticleHow many more journalists must die, RSF?
Despite the unprecented culling of reporters in occupied Palestine, Israel has lost only 11 spots on RSF’s World Press Free Index; China is still considered dangerous; Malaysia is up by only 19...
View ArticleJepry Jaws
Been a while since I added a new kid to my blogroll.Say hi to Jepry Jaws. At 28, he has already been a journalist with TV3 and the Vibes (yes, that portal Terence Fernandez and I helped start in 2020...
View ArticleSome politicians ought to show more love to workers
May 21: Penang Development Corporation’s ability to pay its employees “hefty” bonuses for “record-breaking” profits it made last year is great news for civil servants of this country. It is the...
View ArticleAir Asia’s 50% one-off discount for media practitioners to visit Asean
Is it good journalism to accept?Kuala Lumpur, 18 June: Lots went on at last weekend’s Hari Wartawan Nasional: Yong Soo Heong, my old friend and long-time advisor to the National Press Club, was named...
View ArticleIt’s the job of the media to ask tough questions, not just the ones you like,...
KL, 26 June: I thought only desperate politicians liked to blame the media to get out of whatever shit hole they have dug up for themvelsves. Well, some of these politicians are putting on different...
View ArticleNST turns 180, the Tun reaches a century, and Media Council, 50 years in the...
Kuala Lumpur, 15 July: Most of the founding members of the Malaysian Media Council, who were officially named today, were very little when the first call to set up the body was made 50 years ago. It...
View ArticleSo what will you be calling for next - a ban on cigarettes, alcohol, and...
What happens to Regulation — and Enforcement?KL, July 18: Out of the blue, a local newspaper earlier this week called for a nationwide ban on vaping. It said it was worried that 14.9% of school...
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