Archive for August 28th, 2007

Unfit To Lead

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

M. Bakri Musa
After nearly four years as Prime Minister, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has clearly demonstrated that he is not fit to lead the nation. He does not have what it takes to hold the nation’s top post; he must be relieved of his office.
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Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | 40 Comments »

Higher Education Strategic Plan Beyond 2020 - what for if no “political will” for meritocracy and colour-blind policies

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

The bubble of the “Strategic Plan for Higher Education: Laying the Foundation Beyond 2020″ launched by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday was punctured by the irresponsible denial syndrome of the Higher Education Minister, Datuk Mustapha Mohamad in Parliament the very same day.
Abdullah announced a three-prong strategy to turn Malaysia into […]

Posted in Education, Parliament | 33 Comments »

Good Intentions Perhaps, But What Were They Thinking?

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

By Farish A. Noor
There are blunders and there are blunders. There are blunders that are done
out of ignorance and are, upon hindsight, pardonable. But there are also
blunders that tell us more about the blunderers themselves and are at best
laughable and at worse deplorable.
The recent fiasco to come out of the deserts of Iraq falls in […]

Posted in Farish Noor | 6 Comments »

“Malaysia an Islamic State” - Now Pak Lah says it, in a threatening manner

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

My first question for the first day of the budget Parliamentary meeting which started yesterday asked the Prime Minister whether on the occasion of 50th Merdeka anniversary, the Cabinet will reaffirm the Merdeka social contract and Malaysia Agreement that Malaysia is a secular state with Islam as the official religion but not an Islamic […]

Posted in Constitution, Islamic state, Parliament | 63 Comments »

Malaysia’s axis mysteriously shifting

Tuesday, August 28th, 2007

By Ioannis Gatsiounis

Asia Times Online
KUALA LUMPUR - When Abdullah Badawi became Malaysia’s prime minister in 2003, many thought the mild-mannered leader would take a more moderate approach to international relations than his prickly predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, who often locked diplomatic horns with the United States and other Western countries.
But a string of scandals […]

Posted in Foreign | 3 Comments »

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