Anil Netto dives into the Auditor General’s Report, and discovers that ‘goodwill’ has its price: RM4 billion over four years, to be exact.
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Dec 152006
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Dec 152006
On a lighter note, Khoo Boo Teik reviews a book on a subject close to our hearts – or rather stomachs: Penang food, one of the few things here we can claim to be world-class! Anyone using Rasa-Rasa Penang will find it a wonderful eating-out guide filled with lovely photographs of dishes and spreads, chefs, stall-keepers and restaurateurs; simple and clear maps; and brief but accurate descriptions of what to expect.
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Dec 142006
K George points out that Malaysian workers are often unaware of labour law provisions and goes on to enlighten them about their basic rights.
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Dec 132006
Oxford-educated, journalist, television show producer, and investment banker, Khairy Jamaluddin is clearly a man of many ‘talents’. But who is the real Khairy? Were he not the premier’s son-in-law, would he have much in common with Abdullah Badawi, wonders Khoo Boo Teik.
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Dec 122006
A J Patrick pays tribute to a towering Malaysian, the late Tan Sri B C Sekhar, who not only advanced research into natural rubber but was also extremely concerned about plantation workers.
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Dec 122006
Wong Soak Koon is troubled by events in the United States, where many seem to be willing to condone a shameless disregard for due process. There has been a terrible down-slide in the American government's sense of justice.
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Dec 062006
The fallout from the Pope's remarks, quoting a medieval emperor, about Islam continues to be felt. Uri Avnery asks three questions: Why did the emperor say those words? Are they true? And why did the Pope quote them?
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Dec 052006
P Ramakrishnan wonders whether the powers-that-be are afraid that the truth about the 1988 Judicial Crisis will expose all those who pretend to stand on high moral ground.
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Nov 302006
What happened in 1988 has been consistently described, both domestically and internationally, as a judicial crisis. This by itself cries out for a truthful re-examination, says Malaysian Bar Council chairman Yeoh Yang Poh.
Nov 282006
Former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas lobs new facts on the 1988 Judicial Crisis for Minister Nazri Aziz to deal with. Nazri had said he would agree to a review of the crisis only “if there are new and important facts in the case”.