Avril Lavigne too sexy for us?

Avril Lavigne too sexy for us?

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 19 — Malaysia today cancelled a concert by Canadian rock singer Avril Lavigne, saying it may taint the Muslim-majority country’s Independence day celebrations after the Islamic opposition slammed her show as being “too sexy.”

At last Singapore’s PM recognized the power of Internet Media

At last Singapore’s PM recognized
the power of Internet Media
Malaysiakini news
In a move acknowledging the power of new media, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong plans to loosen the island state’s ham-fisted control over the Internet.
Taking a leaf from a number of countries including neighbouring Malaysia, Lee said politics had shifted online and politicians themselves [...]

Al Jazeera Receives First International Emmy Nominations because of Myanmar reports

Al Jazeera Receives First International Emmy Nominations
because of Myanmar reports

Al Jazeera’s English-language coverage of the Myanmar crackdown and a current affairs program have earned the network its first International Emmy news nominations.
Besides Al Jazeera English, nominated networks include the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., TV Globo in Brazil, Pro TV News in Romania, ITV News in [...]

Meritocracy is the way to go

Meritocracy is the way to go
Christopher K Birch letter in Malaysiakini | Aug 19, 08
 
I am writing in response to the issue of changing the UiTM enrolment policy. As an English expatriate, I have to say the current policy is considered rigid and out-of-date. You may disagree all you like, but I have another reason [...]

Internal vs external discipline

Internal vs external discipline
Antares letter to the Malaysiakini | Aug 19, 08 
I am determined that differences in beliefs and ethnic origins must not be allowed to result in the disintegration of our beloved nation. 
From a personal perspective, I have no fear of PAS and their Islamic agenda – at least they are completely open about [...]

Why do we go to university?

Why do we go to university?
Oon Yeoh’s letter to Malaysiakini | Aug 19, 08  
University life seems like an eternity ago and I barely remember any of my professors or the subjects they taught me. There was, however, one memorable lesson given by a guest lecturer whose name I cannot recall but whose message still resonates [...]

Re-strategising democracy promotion in China

James Gomez | Aug 19, 08 11:27am
from:Malaysiakini
The different China-related democracy issues need to be integrated through a broad overarching theme and coordinated from closer in Asia. This was the latent international strategy that emerged from the 3rd International Conference on Global Support for Democratisation in China and Asia (GSDCA) which was held on Aug 4 [...]

Singapore to take softer stance on political films ,material

From the Business Times, Singapore
SINGAPORE, Aug 19 — New media is influencing politics in a big way around the world. And recognising this, the government will liberalise rules on political films and online election material to broaden political participation in Singapore.
Outdoor demonstrations will also be allowed — but with restrictions. And even with the changes, [...]

Talking With the Dalai Lama

by Lingxi Kong
Posted July 30, 2008 

 
Ten students are gathered round a table in a seminar room at Columbia University discussing whether greeting scarves should be presented with one hand or two. Six of the students in the group, including me, are Chinese. We are getting a crash course in basic Tibetan etiquette from four Tibetan [...]

Human rights not coined in heaven

By Dr Wan Azhar Wan Ahmad
Senior Fellow/Director, Centre for
Syariah, Law & Political Science, Ikim
Islam was the first universal religion guaranteeing human rights. This fact is reflected in the Medina Charter, written and ratified 1,400 years
IN THE middle of July, I attended a dialogue on human civil and political rights at the office of the Human [...]

Gambari Arrives in Burma

By WAI MOE
Monday,August 18,2008
The United Nations Special Envoy to Burma Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Rangoon on Monday for a five-day trip to Burma.
Aye Win, an information officer at the UN Information Center in Rangoon, told The Irrawaddy that UN officials in Burma picked Gambari up in the morning at the international airport, and he was [...]

Six Die and Thousands Flee Torrential Rain in Burma

By SAW YAN NAING

Monday , August 18,2008

photo:Mogok Mddia
A landslide in the village of Bawbadan in Mogok Township killed six people on Saturday, while flooding forced thousands of residents of Pegu Divison to flee their homes, as torrential downpours hit a wide swathe of Burma over the weekend.
Six people—three men, two women and a child—were killed [...]

Former Immigration DG charged with bribery

By M. MAGESWARI
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Immigration Department director-general Datuk Abdul Wahid Md Don was charged with bribery at the KL sessions court on Tuesday.
He arrived at the court here at 9.20am.
Wahid was to be charged on Aug 8, but it was deferred after he was admitted to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for chest pain hours [...]