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Pork-on-flight issue: Zam's for-years-to-come apology to Air Asia & X 26 Aug 2013 | 12:01 pm
The spat between a subsidiary of Air Asia and the influential Malay daily Utusan Malaysia is far from dead; in fact, it recently escalated to a verbal exchange in public between two prominent Dins: Ai...
Malaysia vs Israel (updated: vs Mongolia) - Endless Possibilities, one outcome 24 Aug 2013 | 12:57 pm
Updated 3.40pm 24/8/2013: No sooner had I put up the posting below, JMD brought to my attention the fact that Mongolia - yes, Mongolia - had launched Mongolia - Endless Possibilities about a year befo...
Making Education in Malaysia More Affordable, Not Free -- the Obama lesson 23 Aug 2013 | 04:58 am
In view of the storm in the teacup created by an ill-fated proposal fo publicly shame defaulters of billions of ringgit in student loans, it's heartening to know that even the Americans are facing th...
So much for Johor/Malaysia being unsafe for the Singaporeans ... 19 Aug 2013 | 08:50 pm
Ah, how nice if The New Paper had the following story and then had thought of thesfollowing heading ... [For the "original" headline to the article you've just read, click h e r e. ] WELCOME TO MAL....
What's a foreign wire agency doing with our police internal memo? 18 Aug 2013 | 11:27 am
The Bloomberg full report h e r e The Police share a lot of tips with the Press, and vice versa. That has been going on for as long as any rookie can remember. But when a member of the Press gets an ...
The Browns and Bridgets and their love-hate relationships with Malaysia 17 Aug 2013 | 12:37 pm
The modern white Rajahs. Just read New York Times' article on Ms Clare Rewcastle Brown, glorified and littered with factual errors, and wasn't really surprised to see another white chick, Ms Bridget W...
For those who wetted their pants over Fitch, do read on 14 Aug 2013 | 11:08 am
Excerpts: "So, what happens if Fitch goes ahead and downgrades their rating for Malaysia during their next review? Honestly, I don’t think much will happen. Remember, at “A-“ Malaysia is still well ...
Abdullah says he didn't say he would launch book 13 Aug 2013 | 11:36 am
Nurul: Msian launch will be presided over by Abdullah himself and Musa Hitam Last Sunday, Bridget Welsh, one of the countless Singapore-based experts on Malaysian political affairs, issued a long sta...
The difference between Fitch and bitch 12 Aug 2013 | 10:12 am
"We know from history that rating agencies tend to have a herd mentality – when one agency initiates a downgrade, the others follow. If that happens, it could mean a rough ride for the domestic econo...
Awakening KL launch postponed "so as not to promote further misunderstandings" 12 Aug 2013 | 08:33 am
With updates "Given the politicisation of the (book) in media reports and in an effort not to promote further misunderstandings, the official launch in Kuala Lumpur will be postponed ... We call on t...
