At long last, we have a righteous leader who is boldly initiating legal action to rein in the notorious Malaysian electoral system which has virtually gone berserk. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leader Zaid Ibrahim, who lost narrowly to a Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the dirtiest and most corrupt electoral contest in memory, is taking … Read more
Either put up or ship out like ntv7’s Wong did When race riots broke out at Kampung Medan in 2001 between Indians and Malays, the editors of a particular newspaper waited for a response from the government as to how they should report the story. This is how it usually is with issues involving … Read more
On April 20, senior producer Joshua Wong Ngee Choong quit ntv7 after receiving complaints from the Prime Minister’s Department and allegedly the PM’s wife Rosmah Mansor over two recent Chinese talk show programmes focusing on current political developments. A week later (April 28), another television producer, RTM’s TV2 producer Chou Z Lam claimed political … Read more
Yesterday, TV2 producer Chou Z Lam issued a statement that the third part of his Mandarin documentary on the Bakun Dam was forced off the air under the direct instruction of RTM director-general Ibrahim Yahaya. When contacted by Malaysiakini, Ibrahim denied that he had ordered the cancellation of Wednesday’s segment. “I did not give … Read more
“If we win this [Hulu Selangor] by-election, you can come to Kuala Lumpur the next day to look for me. I will write a personal letter to approve the money and it will be transferred to the school board’s account. If we lose, don’t have to come.??? – Najib Abdul Razak, Prime Minister … Read more
Commentary by Dr Lim Teck Ghee Far from being a resounding victory for the BN and a devastating loss for Pakatan Rakyat, the Hulu Selangor election result is another clear indicator that Malaysians do not see a secure future for themselves in a continuation of the BN government. The BN leadership may be happy about … Read more
The dictionary defines ‘bellwether’ as “a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend???. I have stated that the outcome of the by-election in the Hulu Selangor parliamentary seat would be the bellwether for the next Malaysian general election. And my observation that it would be déjà vu the 2007 Ijok … Read more
Press statement by Dr Lim Teck Ghee, Director CPI Yesterday, senior producer Joshua Wong Ngee Choong announced his resignation from ntv7. He said he did so because of complaints from the Prime Minister’s Department and Prime Minister’s wife Rosmah Mansor in reaction to two recent Chinese talk show programmes focusing on current political developments. According … Read more
Sepanjang tempoh kempen pilihanraya kecil Hulu Selangor minggu ini, calon Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Zaid Ibrahim diserang pelbagai tohmahan berkenaan cara hidup dan keperibadiannya. Moral dan akhlaknya dipersoalkan. Beliau dikatakan seorang kaki minum dan kaki judi yang tidak layak diangkat sebagai pemimpin orang-orang Melayu dan Islam. Serangan peribadi atau ‘pembunuhan karakter’ (character assasination) seperti … Read more
Pada 13 April, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Nazri Aziz mendedahkan di Dewan Rakyat bahawa kontrak yang ditandatangani di antara kerajaan Malaysia dan Apco Worldwide adalah bernilai hampir RM77 juta! Dikhabarkan bahawa kontrak dengan Apco1 dimeterai untuk “perkhidmatan hal ehwal awam kerajaan??? dan “komunikasi strategik, perhubungan awam dan media???. Apakah ini bermakna tugas ‘perhubungan … Read more