Stories about Malaysia from October, 2006
Malaysia: Human Capital Development in Ottoman Empire
Nik Nazmi in Malaysia reads a book on Ottoman ruler Suleiman and discovers the Ottoman people's desire to develop the talents of any exceptional person they encounter.
Malaysia: More Critisism from Former Prime Minister
Earlier this week the feuding former prime minister of Malaysia mahatir met with the current prime minister Badawi to discuss their differences. The blogger at Cakap Tak Serupa Bikin writes that the meeting did not have the desired effect and criticised the former prime minister again prime minister Badawi in...
Malaysia: History not Important
Blueheeler goes in search of archives of a newspaper in East Malaysian province of Sarawak and finds that the city does not care about its history.So, in short, the Sarawak Tribune, the most important English newspaper on Sarawak/Bornean issues, with its 60 years of reporting the going-ons in Sarawak, cannot...
Malaysia: Audio of Speech at Young Malaysians Forum
Nik Nazmi links to the audio of a speech he gave at the Young Malaysians Forum. In an earlier post the blogger talks about the speech. “Insya Allah, I will be speaking at a young Malaysians forum ‘How to Set Pak Lah Free?’. The panellists of politicians and young bloggers...
Malaysia: Falling FDI
The blogger at rocky's bru is concerned about Malaysia's falling attractiveness for foreign direct investors.
Malaysia: Festive Wishes “Unislamic”
Malaysian politician Lim Kit Siang blogs about a letter that prohibited Muslim employees of a Malaysian insurace company from wishing their Hindu friends for the Hindu festival of Deepawali. The letter claimed that uttering the words “Happy Deepavali” is unIslamic. The blogger asks “This is the latest episode raising concerns...
Malaysia:Bus Ride in Kuala Lumpur
Bunnywunny and her cameraphone ride the public bus service in Kuala Lumpur. The blogger urges readers to take the bus to discover the soul of the city.
Malaysia: Fine for speaking impure Malay
Popagandhi writes about Malaysia setting a special unit to find and fine people who mix Malay and English in their conversation.
Malaysia: Space White Elephant
The blogger at Sensintrovert analyses a news report on Malaysian Prime Minister talking about Malaysia's space efforts. The blogger feels that there is too much hype in the media. “I am amazed of the media-hype when some ministers clicked on a mouse or had video conferencing. I guess that is...