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Malaysia PM pleads for unity on National Day, religious tension rising, moderate image tarnished

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
Malaysia PM pleads for unity on National Day, religious tension rising, moderate image tarnished

Malaysia’s premier made a plea for unity in the multicultural nation Monday, as celebrations to mark its independence anniversary were marred by fresh racial and religious rows. Najib called on Malaysians to ”repair the bridges and tear down the divisive walls” that exist between the races here even 52 years after nationhood and the end [...]

Aso quits after party humiliating election defeat

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
Aso quits after party humiliating election defeat

Taro Aso, Japan’s defeated prime minister, has officially resigned the leadership of his party following its trashing in Sunday’s general election. “I find it quite unfortunate that I’ve lost quite a few colleagues, and as party head, I feel this responsibility quite heavily,” he told a news conference on Monday at the headquarters of his [...]

History repeats itself in MCA, EGM to solve political crisis

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
History repeats itself in MCA, EGM to solve political crisis

It was a case of political history repeating itself for the second largest Barisan Nasional (BN) component party MCA when its leaders again had to call for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to solve a political crisis. MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has called for the party EGM, expected to be held at [...]

Fuel prices up beginning Sept 1: RON95 to cost RM1.80, RON97 RM2.05

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
Fuel prices up beginning Sept 1: RON95 to cost RM1.80, RON97 RM2.05

The RON95 petrol which will replace RON97 will be retailed at RM1.80 per litre beginning Tuesday, said Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob who launched the RON95 petrol. RON97 is being upgraded as a premium petrol with a price of RM2.05 per litre, said Ismail Sabri. “Petrol RON92 will be [...]

The myth of moderate Malaysia – Forbes

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
The myth of moderate Malaysia – Forbes

The myth of moderate Malaysia: Canings, cows’ heads and ethnoreligious apartheid If you’re looking for an image that captures the conflict between fervent Islam and basic human decency, look no further than the Malaysian city of Shah Alam, about 15 miles west of Kuala Lumpur. On Friday, a group of about 50 men, agitated by [...]

Tee Keat calls for EGM to deliver verdict leadership decisions

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 31, 2009
Tee Keat calls for EGM to deliver verdict leadership decisions

MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has said that he decided to call for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) of the party to allow members to deliver a verdict on several decisions made by the MCA leadership. The decisions were particularly related to the party’s renewal and rejuvenation efforts, disciplinary cases and the handling [...]

Last of their kind: Penan the nomads of Borneo

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 30, 2009
Last of their kind: Penan the nomads of Borneo

In the language of the nomadic Penan there is no word for forest – it is simply their universe, and its destruction is snuffing out the ancient lifestyle of this tribe who are among the world’s last hunter-gatherers. Wielding spears and dressed in loincloths, one small band who emerged from the Borneo jungles to tell [...]

Phones number displayed in illegal advertisement to be terminated

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 27, 2009
Phones number displayed in illegal advertisement to be terminated

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will terminate the subscription of telephone numbers displayed on illegal advertisements. The Housing and Local Government Ministry, in a statement here Wednesday, stated that the local authorities had compiled 1,705 telephone numbers from such advertisement which were pasted at public places, including on lamp posts, trees and buildings, [...]

MCA deputy president sacked from MCA with immediate effect

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 27, 2009
MCA deputy president sacked from MCA with immediate effect

MCA Deputy President Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek, who was embroiled in a sex scandal early last year, has been sacked from the party with immediate effect, party president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat announced Wednesday night. He said MCA’s Presidential Concil in a lengthy meeting collectively made a decision to accept the disciplinary [...]

Malaysia moderates image tainted by Kartika canning saga

By BO EDITORIAL   |  August 26, 2009
Malaysia moderates image tainted by Kartika canning saga

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is now an international media personality, not just because of her striking name, but because she wants to be caned. She did not know at the time of her arrest two years ago for drinking beer at a nightclub in Pahang that she would be catapulted to such international fame.She attracted [...]

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