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Youths tend to keep to own race Youths tend to keep to own race
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 9:44am (30 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: education] [published 30 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: centre for public policy studies : youth : race : unity : tricia yeoh su-wern : racial polarisation :

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Older Malaysians mix with people of other races more easily than those younger, a study on how youths look at national unity has revealed.

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Najib wants Samy to explain outburst Najib wants Samy to explain outburst
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 9:20am (30 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: najib tun razak : samy vellu : threat : makkal osai : syed hamid albar :

From www.nst.com.my: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would ask MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to explain his statement that if the government continued to ignore the Indian community, he would seek support from other countries.

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MP: Anwar is power crazy MP: Anwar is power crazy
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 7:51am (30 weeks 23 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 23 hours ago]
tags: anwar ibrahim : power crazy : barisan nasional backbenchers club : bung mokhtar radin : pakatan rakyat :

From thestar.com.my: KOTA KINABALU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is power crazy, the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC) claims.

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I look like an Indian, I sound like an Indian I look like an Indian, I sound like an Indian
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 10:36am (30 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: indian muslim : gepima : kimma : malay : islam : proud : religion : tamil :

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the letter Indian Muslims ethnically cleansed.

Not all Indian Muslims think like Gepima and Kimma. I certainly do not want to sell my identity for a few extra ringgit. My parents migrated to Malaysia in the 1960s and I was born on this soil in the 1970s.

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Sore loser BN needs to get on with it Sore loser BN needs to get on with it
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 9:28am (30 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: bn : barisan nasional : lim keng yaik : lee kah choon : blame : work : policy : issue : humility :

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the Malaysiakini report PDC: Keng Yaik wishes Kah Choon 'best of luck'.

The time for politics is over, it's time to get on with the job. Pakatan Rakyat seems to understand this and seems to be offering positions to the most qualified people regardless of affiliation.

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Attitude of MPs in question Attitude of MPs in question
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:40am (30 weeks 3 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: mp : member of parliament : parliament : question time : backbenchers club : tiong king sing : ahmad shabery cheek : lim guan eng : james masing : nazri aziz :

From thestar.com.my: IT’S not the first time that MPs have failed to submit their questions to Parliament for the Question Time segment.

It has happened in the past but they went unnoticed and unreported.

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Dr Mahathir: I’m ready to be probed Dr Mahathir: I’m ready to be probed
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:13am (30 weeks 3 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: mahathir mohamad : anwar ibrahim : bbc : hardtalk : stephen sackur : abdullah ahmad badawi :

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is prepared to be investigated by a full and formal public inquiry if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim were to become the Prime Minister.

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Pakatan MPs' joint motion to abolish ISA Pakatan MPs' joint motion to abolish ISA
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 12:52pm (30 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 4 days ago]
tags: wan azizah wan ismail : uthayakumar : pakatan rakyat : manoharan malayalam : lim guan eng : karpal singh : isa : internal security act : hindraf :

From malaysiakini: The Pakatan Rakyat opposition coalition will table a motion at forthcoming parliamentary sitting to demand for the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA).

At the same time they will also be calling for the release of all ISA detainees, believed to be about 80 at present.

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'Ong and Karpal should apologise to the Tengku Mahkota' 'Ong and Karpal should apologise to the Tengku Mahkota'
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 12:41pm (30 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 4 days ago]
tags: kelantan people's action council : tengku muhammad faris petra : karpal singh : ong ka ting : apology :

From www.nst.com.my: KOTA BARU: The Kelantan People's Action Council (MTRK) said statements by certain parties that the speech by the Tengku Mahkota of Kelantan in Kuala Lumpur last week would destroy the unity and harmony among the various races, were extreme and an insult to the royal institution.

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Terengganu wants full control of oil royalty for its own projects Terengganu wants full control of oil royalty for its own projects
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 12:32pm (30 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: economics] [published 30 weeks 4 days ago]
tags: terengganu : oil royalty : project : ahmad said : finance ministry : priority :

From thestar.com.my: KUALA TERENGGANU: The Terengganu state government wants full control of its oil royalty, which amounts to about RM1bil a year.

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Blogging the in-thing for politicians Blogging the in-thing for politicians
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 9:57am (30 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: technology] [published 30 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: blogging : blog : anti-government : barisan nasional : kenny sia : nuffnang sdn bhd : timothy tiah ewe tiam :

From www.nst.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: It was once considered "rubbish, a waste of time and anti-government", but recent changes in the political landscape have catalysed many politicians -- the same ones who once shunned the blogosphere -- to jump on the blogging bandwagon.

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Marmaduke missing again Marmaduke missing again
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 8:24am (30 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: marmaduke : empathy : suzane m. samy : independent pet rescuers : sherrina krishnan :

From thestar.com.my: THE things that have happened to lost canine Marmaduke since his story appeared in StarMetro about a couple of weeks ago is reflective of some people’s lack of empathy for dogs.

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I'll be a second-class citizen any day... I'll be a second-class citizen any day...
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 5:48am (31 weeks 1 hour ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: economics] [published 31 weeks 1 hour ago]
tags: first class citizen : second class citizen : compete : business :

From malaysiakini.com: If you give me a choice between being a second-class citizen and the so-called Malay privileges, I would certainly be proud to be placed under category of ‘second class citizen’.

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Police not giving up hope Police not giving up hope
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:31am (30 weeks 22 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 22 hours ago]
tags: unsolved crime : sharlinie mohd nashar : search : khalid abu bakar : kidnap : interpol : hishammuddin hussein :

From www.nst.com.my: PETALING JAYA: The search has produced nothing and the information has dried up.

That is the state of the case of missing 5-year-old Sharlinie Mohd Nashar.

After searching thousands of premises and following up on every tip-off, the girl still has not been found.

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Cops: We will still probe molest claims Cops: We will still probe molest claims
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:08am (30 weeks 22 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 22 hours ago]
tags: probe : molest : sales promoter : minister : fondle : shafee abdullah : outrage of modesty : ku chin wah :

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Police will continue their investigations on a former Cabinet minister who allegedly molested a sales promoter at a five-star hotel in the city.

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Makkal Osai's permit renewed Makkal Osai's permit renewed
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 3:41pm (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: subramaniam : renewal : permit : newspaper : makkal osai : home ministry : ban :

From malaysiakini.com: The government has made an about-turn - a week after banning Tamil daily Makkal Osai. its publishing permit has been renewed and the newspaper will hit the stands on Saturday.

On April 16, the daily received a letter from the Home Ministry stating that its permit would not be renewed. No reasons were given for this.

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Apa nak jadi pada Melayu? Apa nak jadi pada Melayu?
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 8:26am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: melayu : malay : khalifah : kongres : bahasa melayu : jati diri :

From malaysiakini.com: Dengar cerita sebuah pertubuhan akan menganjurkan perhimpunan bangsa Melayu dalam satu kongres, yang akan membincangkan masalah-masalah terkini dalam dunia Melayu di Malaysia, sejak dunia politik kaum ini berada dalam keadaan terumbang-ambing dilanda gelombang tsunami buatan sendiri.

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Teng explains why DAP changed position on headgear Teng explains why DAP changed position on headgear
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 8:10am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: songkok : teng chang kim : selangor assembly speaker : swearing-in :

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: For years, he refused to wear the songkok, even turning down invitations which required him to wear the traditional Malay headgear.

But now that lawyer Teng Chang Khim from the DAP is the new Selangor Assembly Speaker, he understood the need to conform.

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DAP 'graftbusters' to combat corruption DAP 'graftbusters' to combat corruption
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 7:26am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: justice] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: graft : corruption : graftbuster : malpractice : civil service : local council : police : tony pua : gobind singh deo : lim lip eng : lau weng san : email : service centre :

From www.nst.com.my: Calling themselves “graftbusters”, DAP has come up with its own task force to combat corruption. Its leaders are inviting the public to inform them of any corruption or malpractice in the civil service, local councils and police.

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Anwar: Pakatan Rakyat can take over Fed Govt by Sept 16 Anwar: Pakatan Rakyat can take over Fed Govt by Sept 16
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 7:08am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: anwar ibrahim : pakatan rakyat : federal government : crossover : loyalty : party-hopping :

From thestar.com.my: KOTA KINABALU: The Pakatan Rakyat is in a position to form the Federal Government and it will be done no later then Malaysia Day on Sept 16, according to Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.