· June, 2008

Stories about Malaysia from June, 2008

Malaysia: Motion of No Confidence

  22 June 2008

A Malaysian political party will file a motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister on Monday. A blogger thinks the power struggle is also a battle for a prime real estate in Malaysia.

Big Foot in Sarawak?

  22 June 2008

Is Big Foot in Sarawak? A pair of giant footprints in a village in Sarawak was discovered by residents and is gaining some attention.

“Malaysia is a powder keg”

  14 June 2008

Because of the sudden oil price hikes, blogger Chemical Generation in Singapore warns that “Malaysia is a powder keg unless the government makes a u-turn, or a great propaganda spin”

Malaysia: Escalating fuel protests

  14 June 2008

Fuel protests are escalating in Malaysia today. A few days ago, the opposition managed to gather thousands of people in the streets as protest to the Malaysian government's move to reduce fuel subsidies and raise fuel prices.

Malaysia cuts fuel subsidies

  5 June 2008

Friends of According to Izzat is supportive of the Malaysian government decision to cut fuel subsidies but the blogger could not explain why gasoline price should increase by 40 percent overnight.

Southeast Asia: Series of unfortunate disasters

  3 June 2008

In the past month, natural disasters hit the Southeast Asian region claiming hundreds of thousands of lives and destroying billions of properties. Bloggers discuss the destructive cyclone in Myanmar, the China earthquake which was felt in Hanoi and Bangkok, two earthquakes in the Sumatra island and the strong typhoon in north Philippines.

Mahathir enjoys blogging

  2 June 2008

Former Malaysian leader Dr. Mahathir Mohamad who recently became a blogger is already very happy with his month-long blogging experience.