Archive for February, 2008
Raising the Keris
Photo by Farish Noor.
DO non-Malays really need to fear the keris and what it symbolises? At a 3pm public lecture at the Annexe Gallery at Central Market in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, March 1, historian and political scientist Dr Farish Noor will attempt to relocate the keris in its proper cultural-historical context. The […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008 under My Take, On the Ceramah Trail, Top Stories.
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Coalition Politics: Beyond the Glue of Power
By Dr. Mavis Puthucheary
“They all have different ideologies and opposing views. You cannot form a government like that,” caretaker Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said confidently on Feb 25. He was referring to the electoral pact between the opposition parties, which has often had this criticism leveled against it. It is said that […]
Posted: February 29th, 2008 under My Take, Top Stories.
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The “miracle” on Jalan Gasing
[Updated at 9:11pm, 6 March 2008 with correction]
ON the evening of Feb 27, the Catholic Church of Saint Francis Xavier (SFX) on Jalan Gasing in Petaling Jaya hosted a debate for the public to get to know the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Opposition candidates running in their constituency. The candidates were: MCA candidate Datuk Donald […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under On The Ground, On the Ceramah Trail, Top Stories.
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Still Under-represented
By Maria Chin Abdullah
WOMEN’s representation in this 2008 election continues to be less than satisfactory with the percentage falling short of the 30% quota set for women to be in decision-making positions. There is an improvement in the absolute number of women candidates, increasing from 94 in 2004 to 128 in 2008, out of a […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under My Take.
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Coverage of the Campaign (Part 1)
IN the run-up to the Feb 24 nomination day, at least 44% of news stories about the 12th general election in Malaysia were pro-Barisan Nasional (BN) for the period between Feb 18 and 22.
On average, the six newspapers which were monitored by a citizens’media monitoring initiative had between 50% and 70% stories that portrayed the […]
Posted: February 28th, 2008 under Go Figure.
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