Remember that awkward moment last month when Anwar Ibrahim found himself embroiled in a scandal over Raja Petra’s claim that the Opposition leader had successfully managed to bar him from participating in a video debate with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange?…
Key Amendments to Media Law More Giant Leaps Than “Baby Steps”
During a mammoth final day of parliament in which eight new laws were passed, the Dewan Rakyat gave the green light to amendments to the Printing Presses and Publications Act that take away the Home Minister’s ‘absolute discretion’ in granting …
Pakatan’s Message: We Have No Policy, We Have No Plan, But We Have Retreads
Pakatan Rakyat has unveiled yet another cunning aspect of their brilliant plan to take Putrajaya in GE13. Their secret: Umno has-beens, never-will-bes, and retreads, all decrying the party in which they could never really advance.
It has been a star-studded …
Pakatan’s Song and Dance Routine: Cheap and Ineffectual
We would have liked intelligent policies and political maturity from Pakatan Rakyat; instead they have treated the public to a campaign song, music videos, and a glitzy launch event. One would be forgiven for thinking Pakatan leaders were auditioning for …
Lynas is Fighting Back
Lynas Corporation of Australia is stepping up its campaign countering the negativity and political theatre surrounding the safety of its rare earth refinery plant, a dispute that has dragged on for months.
Not only did Lynas open the doors to …