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dari ChangkatNingkeBTP By  Farish A Noor 5 September 2011 And so, for reasons that are both complex and irritating, the past is being dragged into the present yet again; while we Malaysians bury our heads in the sand and neglect the future. By now most of us will be familiar with yet another controversy-in-a-teacup that has grabbed the headlines: namely the question of whether the events that took place during the attack on the police outpost in Bukit Kepong ought to be remembered as a historic event in the Malayan struggle for independence. Unfortunately for all parties concerned it seems that the issue has been hijacked by politics and politicians yet again, as is wont to happen in Malaysia on a daily basis almost. More worrying still is how the manifold aspects of this event have been taken up selectively by different parties and actors to further their own arguments, while neglecting to look at the wider context against which the event took place. It is almost impossible t...

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dari ChangkatNingkeBTP Article written by Joceline Tan of The Star dated May 15, 2011. The contest for the post of PAS deputy president picks up pace as the party struggles to find the perfect deputy to complement their president Datuk Seri Hadi Awang. DATUK Seri Hadi Awang has been looking a little more modern ever since he ditched his old-fashioned metal-rims for trendy retro-style spectacles. He also looks a little slimmer now that he is watching his diet following a mild stroke last year. His habit of downing heavy meals after the late night ceramah is a thing of the past. He has stopped riding horses but still indulges in his favourite pastime, angling. Recently, he caught a whopper of a fish during a trip to Tasik Kenyir. It was a beautiful ikan temoleh that was almost as long as his torso and he held it up like a proud father. Hadi is looking quite good – physically, that is. Morally, too, he is up there. He is respected as a theologian with not a whiff of scandal to ...

dari ChangkatNingkeBTP Setelah hampir sebulan tidak dapat kemaskini blok Dunia Mendan dek kerana kekangan tugas dan PRN Sarawak, disertakan beberapa statistik ringkas yang dikemaskini dari Saudara Ibrahim Harun. Seperti dijangka, BN memenangi lebih dari 2/3 kerusi DUN Sarawak. Saya sendiri meramalkan Pakatan Rakyat serta parti-parti Oposisi yang lain akan menang sekitar 15 kerusi DUN. Ini sebenarnya mengambil kira pelbagai aspek luaran dan dalaman sewaktu PRN Sarawak 2011.  Keseluruhan Keputusan Secara Ringkas : BN                  55 Kerusi (372379) KEADILAN         3  Kerusi  (117100) DAP                12  Kerusi (134847) PAS                 0  Kerusi   (9719) SNAP ...

dari ChangkatNingkeBTP By Ice Cream Seller I am no science buff but remember reading about putting frogs in cold water and then slowly putting the water to boil.The frogs (unlike the Perak species) will die as they will be unaware of the change in temperature that will ultimately prove fatal. Dear Malaysian brethren of whatever ilk - we will suffer the same fate as the innocent frogs if we let the country spiral to another Iran or Pakistan. I am - in today's parlance - a 3rd generation pendatang. Lets call it GENPENTIGA - Generasi Pendatang Tiga. I suppose it can't be that bad when a GENPENDUA became PM for 22 years. But then he metamorphosed into a Malay and cut his Indian roots - only to go back to Kerala recently to see if there were any offshoots, I suppose, or perhaps some trait of mortality dictated that he visit his roots in his autumn days.

dari ChangkatNingkeBTP Azzem Ambalam / The Malaysian Insider    February 24, 2011 REPRINT  Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has shot down a challenge from the Prime Minister Najib Razak for him to name a Shadow Cabinet. “There (is) no need for a shadow Cabinet, because we already have our parliamentary committees which oversee aspects of governance from the PM’s department to other ministries,” he was quoted as telling reporters yesterday. However, I strongly disagree. In any parliamentary democracy, there is a government and there is an opposition. The role of government is written in black and white and the opposition’s job is to provide a check and balance to the government of the day. In Malaysia, it is easier said than done, due to our being an almost one-party state for the greater part since independence. Over the years in Malaysia, the role of the opposition has become somewhat ambiguous, with many people not really knowing or understanding the proper role of ...