Corruption today: civil servants, Ipoh councillors, and all-seeing eyes

The Star:

Johor Anti-Corruption Agency director Nooraziah Abdul Manaf said of the (67 arrests last year), 36 arrested were from government departments, with the majority being support staff.

Thirty people were from the private sector and one was a politician.

omg. ONE?!

Yet another truly painful demonstration of the ikan bilis vs. ikan yu phenomenon >:(

In Johor, a) [...]

NST editorial used to promote PM’s brother’s restaurant (yes, the one he was officiating while Malaysia drowned)

Slow news day prompts Syed Nazri to write about Puteri Nasi Kandar in Penang – somewhat in bad taste, given that this was the Perth restaurant the PM was busy opening while Malaysians and their livelihoods were drowning in some of the worst floods here ever. My original comments here.

And I don’t know about using [...]

little points: majority of 5,587 in Batu Talam, Chinese mosques, and Abdullah vs Ong Ka Ting?

Malaysiakini (surprisingly, the Star didn’t have something up at time of writing) -

BN’s Abdul Aziz Kiram steamrolled past the 22-year-old Ng Chee Pang by amassing a whopping 5,857-vote majority. This is 3,186 votes more than the majority achieved in 2004 general election.

Abdul Aziz, 46, gained 6,276 votes while Ng garnered 419 votes. Ng also lost [...]

Wong Chun Wai on blogs: some positive, some negative, all all over the place

Speaking of Sunday columns. Mr. Wongmust be given credit for allowing for quite a bit of balance, and views from ‘both sides’ (Jeff, one of his subjects, has posted a comment here – note the ‘political temperature’ comment).

I can’t say he has the most cohesive writing style though. His article and points were a little [...]

Khairy’s challenge to the Opposition boycott: Constructive criticism?

I write in the hopes that this blog’s criticisms are taken as sincere and constructive. Thus, when politicians whom I tend to disagree with intensely in many regards offer criticisms against movements I’m sympathetic towards, I will try to take said criticisms in the same spirit.

Umno Youth Deputy Chief Khairy Jamaluddin has a lot of [...]

malam reformis dalam kenangan

Just home from Malam Reformis dalam Kenangan. A good event, with lots of heartwarming sharings from family members of those who have passed on recently. Highlights for me included touching speeches by Ooi Tze Min, who spoke of his man in the street (protesting) father, and trying to live up to that legacy, as well [...]

little points: politikus reveals all, busy weekend

politikus has links to the full suits against Jeff and Rocky – all the gory details in legalese!

Pretty busy weekend ahead, which puts a small dampner on my plans to blog about the differently abled, HIV patients and the FTA and Simpang Renggam. Sorry, will do my best to move fast!

flash: politikus reveals select details of the NSTP lawsuit

it’s really quite a scoop! she managed to scan documents stating why the plaintiffs felt themselves defamed – a very interesting read, which should put to rest any doubts as to what issues the lawsuit concerns.

i really, REALLY, can’t wait to hear what BrendEn Pereira has to say about him not being a plagiarist.

little points: PM, donations, cyanide and judiciary all over the place

Malaysiakini:

Some 3,000 residents of Kampung Baru Bukit Koman in Raub, Pahang, are questioning a state agency’s decision to allow the use of cyanide in a gold-mining operation in Bukit Koman.

A statement released yesterday by the residents’ committee pointed out that serious health and environmental hazards are associated with the use of cyanide.

They claimed that the [...]

Phantom Menace: Bloggers demanding absolute and unrestrained freedom?? Where? Where?.. :|

I’m really annoyed by those (like theSun) who say – ohhh, these biadap bloggers shouldn’t think they can say whatever they like on the internet, padan muka!

Any idiot can see that they’re trying to sound big by fighting phantom menaces.

Name me one Malaysian blogger who has said that the internet is a place where all [...]

cherishing past efforts, keeping the faith, moving forward

Hope you’ll have a look at this event: a memorial and tribute to activists and reformists who have passed on – luminaries who have fought hard to affect some little change in a country we all love so much, in which so few dare to hope.

The latest to join these ranks is Dr. Syed Hussein [...]

Tribute to Activists and Reformists
KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall, Jln Maharajalela, KL

“Tribute to Reformasi Heroes”

Venue : KL-Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall,
Date : 26th January 2006
Time : 8:30 pm

The call for reforms, or Reformasi, began in 1998. It has since been an important [...]

Give Vui Kong a 2nd Chance Please

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