Month April 2012

BN’s Cold War siege mentality is omnipresent

Media statement by DAP MP for Bukit Bendera Liew Chin Tong on 11th April 2012 BN’s Cold War siege mentality is omnipresent Public attention yesterday was focused on the introduction of the new Security Offences (Special Measures) Bill 2012 (SOSM), tabled to replace the Internal…

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Keep your ‘ISA’ word, Najib told

KUALA LUMPUR: A group of 30 activists today demanded Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to keep his promise to do away with the infamous Internal Security Act. The group, led by Gerakan Mansuh ISA (GMI), expressed disappointment that Najib had yet to dismantle the legislation,…

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Govt should cut down its role in driving economy

GEORGE TOWN: The federal government should allocate more funds to cities and municipalities to spark better macro-economic activities if it wants to realise its economic transformation programme (ETP)’s aims. A DAP parliamentarian said the big federal machinery was literally controlling every aspect of the economic…

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竞选期的魔术

学者黄基明访问林吉祥的《铿锵吉祥》当中,特别受到网络报《内幕人》(The Malaysian Insider)关注的,是林吉祥对the magic of campaign的说法。所谓竞选期的魔术,就是竞选期间发酵的元素,最终决定游离/中间选民的去向,进而决定结局。

马来亚独立后于1959年举行第一场选举,竞选期一共42天,首相东姑阿都拉曼更暂时辞去相位,全力投身竞选活动。

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Forum “Evaluating the ETP”

Forum “Evaluating the ETP” Date: 6 April 2012 (Friday) Time: 8.00 pm Venue: Auditorium, Wawasan Open University (WOU) Main Campus LOCATION MAP Speaker: 1) Teh Chi Chang, CEO of REFSA 2) Liew Chin Tong, MP for Bukit Bendera 3) Dr Ong Kian Ming, Lecturer at…

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MAS – AirAsia swap deal was a mistake

Media Statement by the Pakatan Rakyat Manifesto/ Policy Committee on 15 March 2012 in Kuala Lumpur MAS – AirAsia swap deal was a mistake The Pakatan Rakyat Manifesto/ Policy Committee thinks that the share swap deal between Malaysian Airline System (MAS) and AirAsia was a…

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