| Commonwealth leaders refuse to publish EPG report Posted: 28 Oct 2011 10:37 PM PDT by Matthew Franklin, chief political correspondent, The Australian October 29, 2011 MEMBERS of an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) advising the Commonwealth have attacked the 54-nation body for refusing to publish its report recommending ways to make the organisation more relevant. UK representative Sir Malcolm Rifkind today said it was a "a disgrace" the report had [...] |
| I’m 25, Malaysian. Should I give up on Malaysia? Posted: 28 Oct 2011 04:24 AM PDT by Alex Lee Friday, 28 October 2011 My recent trip back to Malaysia made me realise the lack of political awareness in the country. Business owners, working individuals, family and friends have virtually given up trying, or simply not want to court unnecessary trouble. They continue to complain of our government's incompetence. But simply complaining [...] |
| Implement hudud by force, he says Posted: 28 Oct 2011 03:04 AM PDT by Zan Azlee The Malaysian Insider Oct 28, 2011 OCT 28 — "Hudud needs to be implemented by force!" I was shocked to hear an academician, Assoc Prof Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah, utter those words at a recent Islamic forum on hudud. According to the academician who teaches at the National Defence University, time [...] |
| Liar, liar, pants on fire Posted: 28 Oct 2011 02:42 AM PDT — James Chin The Malaysian Insider Oct 28, 2011 OCT 28 — When it was announced that AirAsia had bought a stake in Malaysia Airlines, many people in east Malaysia were worried that the competition between Firefly and AirAsia would cease and fares would go up. But this was what was reported on October 18 [...] |
| The Commonwealth: Will wise heads prevail? Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:14 AM PDT By Sir Ronald Sanders Huntington News October 27, 2011 A visitor to Perth in Australia during the week ending 30th October would be forgiven in believing that the City revolves around the 54-nation Commonwealth. The entire city is festooned with banners highlighting "CHOGM 2011" as Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers and hundreds of representatives from every [...] |
| Kirby warns CHOGM at ‘watershed’ moment Posted: 28 Oct 2011 01:01 AM PDT Sabra Lane reported this story on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 12:30:00 The World Today ABC ELEANOR HALL: Australia’s representative on the panel looking at how to revamp the Commonwealth is the former High Court justice Michael Kirby. He spoke to our chief political correspondent, Sabra Lane. MICHAEL KIRBY: Unfortunately it hasn’t been released to be [...] |
| Beng Hock’s family demands criminal charges against MACC trio Posted: 28 Oct 2011 12:31 AM PDT By Melissa Chi The Malaysian Insider Oct 28, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 — Teoh Beng Hock's family today demanded that the police investigate the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) officers named in the royal commission of inquiry (RCI) into Teoh's death for contributing to the DAP aide's death. The family accused the Najib administration yesterday [...] |
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