Archive for February 29th, 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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