Archive - 23 August 2015

Umno members won't be at Bersih 4, says sec-gen

Umno members won't be at Bersih 4, says sec-gen

Tengku Adnan says this lie was being perpetuated by Bersih.

Another mass grave with 24 bodies found

Another mass grave with 24 bodies found

The bodies found in Bukit Wang Burma are suspected to be trafficking victims.

Cops won't allow Bersih 4 in Sabah

Cops won't allow Bersih 4 in Sabah

Sabah police warns organiser of jail and hefty fines if they proceed.

When protests are met with a wall of disregard

When protests are met with a wall of disregard

When I was a child, we had this folk knowledge common among us Chinese that when we hate someone and wished for bad things to happen to that person, we would draw a human figurine on a piece of white paper, cut it out with scissors, and then write the person’s name on that paper figurine, place it on the floor, and with a slipper in hand, proceed to slap the daylights out of the paper figurine repeatedly with the slipper while chanting in Hokkien, “Pa xio lang ah, pa xio lang ah!”(literally “Beat the small person!”), until satisfaction is attained.
Lies, deception and PR disaster in protecting Najib

Lies, deception and PR disaster in protecting Najib

When we lie, we will eventually be caught. And that’s because we flip-flop on our fake stories.
Are the nation’s leaders building us an empire?

Are the nation’s leaders building us an empire?

To robbery, slaughter, plunder, they give the lying name of empire;

They made a desert and call it peace.

- Tacitus, Roman historian

PM: Mukhriz had easy route to MB-ship

PM: Mukhriz had easy route to MB-ship

PM explains why not questioning his decisions can be a good thing.

Malaysians overseas are ready for Bersih 4

Malaysians overseas are ready for Bersih 4

Malaysians overseas are ready for the 34-hour Bersih 4 rally and will be joining a countdown campaign of the historic event that will once again bring Malaysians across the globe together for a common cause.
PM's RM2.6b still under probe, says MACC

PM's RM2.6b still under probe, says MACC

The anti-graft panel wants those saying otherwise to stop doing so.

Vacate seat if you quit PAS, says Hadi

Vacate seat if you quit PAS, says Hadi

GHB: Constitution doesn’t require us to do so, this is not the practice.

Swiss AG did not contact 1MDB

Swiss AG did not contact 1MDB

1MDB will assist Swiss AG, subject to advice from Malaysian authorities.

Perak assembly rejects question on 1MDB

Perak assembly rejects question on 1MDB

But rep argues state is party to National Finance Council and has right to ask.

Mahdzir: Political power must stay with Malays

Mahdzir: Political power must stay with Malays

We share the cake but Malays must lead the gov't, says education minister.

PM urged to 'exorcise demon' at Bersih 4 rally

PM urged to 'exorcise demon' at Bersih 4 rally

Confront the RM2.6b demon through a dialogue there, suggests DAP.

Penang's Merdeka theme floored Education Ministry

Penang's Merdeka theme floored Education Ministry

Penang schools told to avoid celebrations as they were confused about the 'Bersih'.

'Political fund committee not looking at PM's 2.6b'

'Political fund committee not looking at PM's 2.6b'

Chairperson Paul Low says that's the job of police and MACC.

'I was told to coax Dr M not to attack Najib'

'I was told to coax Dr M not to attack Najib'

UPDATED 6.11PM Ex-SB deputy director Abdul Hamid Bador makes this revelation.

'SRC's witnesses hidden away by certain powers'

'SRC's witnesses hidden away by certain powers'

UPDATED 5.10PM Ex-SB deputy director says one was helped to hide abroad.

Ex-SB man: Transferred for seeking truth on 1MDB

Ex-SB man: Transferred for seeking truth on 1MDB

UPDATED 3.44PM He believes insistence on truth earned him desk at PM's Dept.

PM: Malays 'bastardised' if Umno lose power

PM: Malays 'bastardised' if Umno lose power

Malays and Muslims would lose everything if Umno loses power, says Najib.

‘DEIG not exposed by WSJ like PM’s RM2.6b’

‘DEIG not exposed by WSJ like PM’s RM2.6b’

UPDATED 1.08PM Yeo Bee Yin tells Rahman Dahlan key difference with Najib’s donation.

Has Malaysia become a client state?

Has Malaysia become a client state?

It has quite amusing to see the statements by the supporters of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak desperately defending and justifying the ‘donation’ of RM2.6 billion that went into the prime minister’s personal account.
Zahid’s ‘mark’ stinks of foul falsity

Zahid’s ‘mark’ stinks of foul falsity

Had we just woken up from a century-long slumber, we might believe the latest-est tall tale from Malaysia’s deputy prime minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamid, about an imagined (his imagination) family somewhere in the Middle East comprising not only over-productive walking mints but also accomplished seers.
Jessica Kaur takes the bull by the horns

Jessica Kaur takes the bull by the horns

YOURSAY ‘Why was Kaur persecuted? She did not draft the charge sheet.’

Indian Malaysians, what’s your stand on Bersih 4?

Indian Malaysians, what’s your stand on Bersih 4?

The electoral watchdog Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) is expecting huge public support for the upcoming Bersih 4 rally expected to be held on Aug 29, 2015. It is an important rally to strengthen democracy in Malaysia.
Public expectations too high, laments Paul Low

Public expectations too high, laments Paul Low

Minister says he can't eradicate corruption instantly as people expect.

Was PM's RM2.6b to fight IS, Jews or DAP?

Was PM's RM2.6b to fight IS, Jews or DAP?

YOURSAY ‘The stories they tell are getting more and more unbelievable.’

Zahid, explain why SRC still being probed

Zahid, explain why SRC still being probed

MP SPEAKS No KWAP money went into Najib’s accounts, but what of loan to SRC?

The dangerous idea of Bersih rallies

The dangerous idea of Bersih rallies

COMMENT Each time it is held, more diversity is introduced into our public spaces.