· July, 2009

Stories about Malaysia from July, 2009

Malaysia: “Where is democracy?”

  26 July 2009

Malaysia's Prime Minister celebrated his 100th day in office two weeks ago. But many of his constituents chose to mark the event by launching the “Where is democracy?” campaign. The 711whereisdemocracy blog was set-up encouraging Malaysian bloggers to support the internet protest.

Malaysia: Prime Minister marks 100 days in office

  15 July 2009

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak of Malaysia celebrated his 100th day in office last week. Malaysian bloggers share their reactions as the government announced several economic and administrative reforms to mark the occasion.

Malaysia: No to English in Science & Mathematics

  14 July 2009

No more English in science and mathematics by 2012 in Malaysia. That is the long overdue decision from the Ministry of Education on the policy of teaching science and mathematics in English. The government refuted the claim of political influence in the decision-making process.

Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial

  11 July 2009

Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is charged with sodomising a 23-year old male aide. Anwar believes the charge is politically-motivated. The sodomy trial, which has been postponed several times, is scheduled to resume next week. Malaysian bloggers react to the Anwar sodomy trial.

Facebook conquers Southeast Asia

  3 July 2009

Bernard Leong observes that Facebook is almost the dominant social networking platform in Southeast Asia. It has overtaken Friendster in Malaysia and is getting more members in other countries in the region.