ARCHIVES 2009

ALONG THE WATCHTOWER By M. VEERA PANDIYAN (The Star)

What is a Malay? What is a Malaysian? What is a nationalist? What is a 'nation'? How are we becoming "re-tribalised" in this world of increasing restlessness over a range of issues that are not being resolved by the current regime.

Azly Rahman
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2008/12/despair-mania-obsession-irrationalism.html

(The Malaysian Insider) KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — Equally loved and loathed, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad might have retired from public life five years ago but 2008 has seen his greatest impact on Malaysian life for him to become The Malaysian Insider’s “Malaysian of the Year”.

By Baradan Kuppusamy

By Leslie Lau

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 31 — On a hot night in March, at the height of the general election campaign, about two hundred people stood on the lane outside a block of flats in Section 17 in Petaling Jaya near here, and waited patiently for the arrival of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

(The Star) KUALA LUMPUR: Indians in PKR wants the party leaders, especially de facto head Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to solve the problems of their community.

By LISA GOH (The Star)

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali has confirmed that Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam’s resignation as the Selangor deputy liaison chairman has been accepted.

(The Star) KLANG: A group of non-governmental organisations are calling for the removal of Teng Chang Khim as state Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (CAT) chairman over his statements on the Klang Bus Station issue.

(The Star) PETALING JAYA: The Opposition has given varying reactions to the statement by former Election Commission (EC) chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman that he might take legal action against Pakatan Rakyat MPs who have “assassinated” his character.