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| BN a multicultural contradiction |
| Kim Quek | Oct 8, 08 10:43am |
| As Umno’s political power continues to decline since the March general election, Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties like MCA, MIC & Gerakan |
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| Occupation and terrorism, at home |
| Jules Ong | Oct 7, 08 11:31am |
| A review of the 36-minute documentary by Hilary Chiew and Chi Too, What Rainforest? What Environment? It's occupation and terrorism. I watched What |
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| The 'Big Mo' |
| W Scott Thompson | Oct 6, 08 11:31am |
Harry Truman, 33rd American president, often and proudly displayed the Chicago Tribune headline the day after the 1948 election: ‘Dewey Wins’, referring to the near-universal prediction that the New York governor would win the White House. Polling has come a long way since then. But it didn’t even need polls in 1948. New York Times articles repeatedly noted the growing crowds for the president and had to rationalise the slim pickings Dewey was getting. |
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| Malaysia enters realpolitik era in days |
| Joe Fernandez | Sep 30, 08 12:52pm |
Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, an Islamic Studies graduate who wooed the Muslim vote bank piously and impressed them on his way to the top, has in the past said quite a number of extraordinary things in public, indeed on national television, with a straight face and done exactly the very opposite almost the very next day amidst nationwide sniggers and "I told you sos". |
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| Anwar's antics vs Umno's crisis |
| Mustapha Ong | Sep 29, 08 1:49pm |
| Erratic and self-centered politicians should change their attitude and mentality to cooperate and assist the government. |
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| American capitalism unravelling |
| Dr David KL Quek | Sep 29, 08 1:19pm |
| I have always wondered how financial markets work. How is it that when one 'invests' big or bigger, one creates bigger volumes of trade? Frequently these |
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| RPK: A story behind a story! |
| Joe Fernandez | Sep 26, 08 10:52am |
| Speculation is rife that Raja Petra Kamaruddin was incarcerated for 2 years under the ISA after he refused to shut down his website, Malaysia Today, |
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| ISA not the antidote for achieving peace |
| JJ Ray | Sep 24, 08 11:07am |
| Using the Internal Security Act 1960 or ISA to instill fear in the people is not the antidote to achieving peace. Fear breeds rebellion and this the ruling |
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| That was the week that was |
| W Scott Thompson | Sep 23, 08 11:05am |
| First there was the disintegration of the Sarah Palin myth. Then there’s the economy. That wasn’t a random bullet either. All the signs were |
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| Islam's totalitarianism |
| Mustafa Akyol | Sep 22, 08 12:20pm |
| Not long ago I ran into a quote from Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Egyptian Muslim scholar and Al-Jazeera televangelist, in Turkey's controversial Islamist daily |
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| Zaid - a successful milestone established |
| Dr Collin Abraham | Sep 19, 08 10:32am |
| Zaid Ibrahim’s departing press interviews were very refreshing, particularly in terms of his saying he was a "failure’ in not being able |
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| No entertainment please, we are Malaysians! |
| Joe Fernandez | Sep 18, 08 12:10pm |
| We are told RPK is a dangerous threat to peace, security and public order. This has been interpreted as "insulting Islam", a catchall phrase |
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| The many facets of Samad Ismail |
| Terence Netto | Sep 17, 08 12:21pm |
| obituary Reading the obituaries on Samad Ismail, who died at the age of 84 on Sept 4, in all their hagiographic monotony - that he was a great journalist, |
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| Time for a just Malaysia |
| Dr David KL Quek | Sep 16, 08 11:56am |
| I decided last month to take a break from my erstwhile blogging, if anything just to sniff through the musty air for some balance, some freshness, some |
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| DNA legislation lurks |
| Baradan Kuppusamy | Sep 12, 08 11:00am |
| A major controversy is brewing over a rushed parliamentary bill that gives enormous powers to Malaysia's police and the home minister to use a person's |
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