Posted on 28 June 2010 by Marina Mahathir
Ladies and gentlemen, I have been asked to speak on the opportunities and challenges for women in building a diverse and united Malaysia. I liked this topic very much because it assumes two things; one that women do have a role in building a diverse and united Malaysia and secondly that diversity and unity is a good thing.
Posted on 28 June 2010 by TK Tan
I was going to write about how UMNO politicians have caricatured the Chinese as gamblers. I even had the title ready: What more do the Chinese want – gambling! I marvel at how crass these politicians have become, while wanting to portray themselves as champions of non-muslim rights, they impose…
Posted on 28 June 2010 by Peter Young
‘To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb, be praise and honour and glory and power, for ever and ever!’ (Revelation 5:13, NIV)
What a privilege to be able to memorise this verse and join in this universal song of praise. (The same goes for last week’s…
Posted on 28 June 2010 by Peter Young
I suspect that most of us have never heard of this word until it came into its own during the World Cup 2010 in South Africa. This type of horn or trumpet has been used in Mexican stadiums since the 1970s, and it became popular in South Africa in the…
Posted on 22 June 2010 by TK Tan
In the wake of Keshvinder Singh’s annoucement that he has quit DAP and now considers himself a BN-friendly independent, Karpal Singh has renewed his call for the enactment of anti-hopping legislation.
Karpal said the trend now was for a politician to quit the party but choose to remain as an…
Posted on 20 June 2010 by Goh Keat Peng
- a Father’s Day message
Christians march to the tune of Christ. Where He sends, we will go. This was a lesson learned and executed by the paralytic whom Christ healed in Matthew 9.6,7: …he then said to the Paralytic—”rise, take up your bed and go home.” And he rose…
Posted on 20 June 2010 by Peter Young
“Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!” (Revelation 5:12, NIV)
We can join the heavenly throng by using these words regularly in order to praise the risen Christ.
Posted on 20 June 2010 by Peter Young
Just before Italy walk out of the tunnel tomorrow evening to begin their defence of the World Cup trophy, the blimp will scan its lenses over the startling panorama which surrounds the Green Point Stadium. There’s Table Mountain, there’s Robben Island, there’s the Victoria and Albert Waterfront. What a picture,…
Posted on 17 June 2010 by Andrew Khoo
In the Dewan Rakyat in Kuala Lumpur on Monday Jun 7, 2010, members on both sides of the political aisle joined to condemn Israel’s attack on a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla for the support and assistance of the Palestinians.
In a crowded hotel function room in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday…
Posted on 14 June 2010 by TK Tan
I am not an economist. Nor an accountant. Just your normal run-of-the-mill man-on-the-street. When I tried to read the reports on the 10th Malaysia Plan, my eyes quickly glazed. So I resorted to reading the highlights. The Sun came to my rescue with these 6 highlights on the front page:…
Posted on 14 June 2010 by Administrator
Editor: Here is a personal viewpoint on the state of our country's finances by Dr Tan Kee Kwong. We welcome your own respective views and perspectives.
Posted on 14 June 2010 by Administrator
When Bosnia is mentioned, Malaysians always remember the catastrophic war in the early 1990s where civil war broke out and intolerable violence took place between the Bosnians, Serbs and Croats. Today, Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH) is a relatively peaceful and prosperous country with multiple faiths practiced across different ethnic groups, mirroring Malaysia.…