27 May : Dr Mahathir said that PM Najib Abdul Razak still has a lot of work to do before considering the recent negotiations with Singapore a success. He pointed out 3 issues – the price of water to be supplied to Singapore after 2011, the Central Provident Fund contributions for Malaysians working in Singapore […]
May 28, 2010
“Let thy Food be thy Medicine and thy Medicine be thy Food” – Hippocrates. – That is the message from the founding father of modern medicine echoed in the controversial new documentary film Food Matters from Producer-Directors James Colquhoun and Laurentine ten Bosch. My son passed me this movie more than a year ago but […]
May 26, 2010
24 May : Kudos to our Prime Minister Najib on his successful negotiation and agreement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong over the Tanjong Pagar Railway Station . He now appears to be our number 1 negotiator as he concluded the deal in only ONE day. Shame to our previous Prime Ministers Mahathir and […]
May 26, 2010
The Star May 26 : APPLE says ‘saddened” by string of suicides at Foxconn HONG KONG (Reuters) – Apple Inc said on Wednesday that it was saddened by a recent spate of apparent suicides at Foxconn, one of its key production partners, and would continue ongoing inspections of all facilities where its products are made.“We […]
May 25, 2010
More features than Apple iPAD but on a smaller screen 5″ – reminds me of my previous htc Athena X7510 and Dopod U1000. Wonder whether it can be available online for Malaysians in Dell website ? Watch the video – unit looks very slick and smooth http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/b/direct2dell/archive/2010/05/25/dell-streak-the-versatile-5-inch-android-tablet.aspx http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/25/dell-streak-official-exclusive-to-o2-uk-in-early-june/ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/05/25/businessinsider-sorry-but-the-dell-streak-is-no-threat-to-apple-ipad-maybe-to-ipod-touch-2010-5.DTL http://www.pcworld.com/article/197070/dell_streak_tablet_coming_this_summer.html http://pocketnow.com/tech-news/dell-streak-5-inch-tablet-smartphone-will-come-to-us-in-summer-uk-in-june http://www.androidcentral.com/dell-streak-gets-official-announcement-specs News release from […]
May 25, 2010
Raja Petra Kamarudin, now in exile gave a talk on 22 May at London about his detention experiences under the ISA and the need for greater Transparency and Accountability in Malaysian politics. The talk was hosted by the Solicitors International Human Rights Group ( SIHRG ) which addresses human rights issues in the UK and […]
May 25, 2010
Excerpt from The Star 25 May : PKR’s Datuk Zaid Ibrahim is seeking a court order to declare the Hulu Selangor by-election void on grounds of alleged bribery and corrupt practices.He wants the court to declare if such conduct is permitted in an election, adding that if the court found elements of bribery, fresh polls should […]
May 24, 2010
fr May 26 : this will be the day all Malaysians will be affected economically. From the Government Transformation Program website : “Our subsidy bill is not sustainable, especially with a rising budget deficit and government debt.”We may not realize it, but our lives are surrounded by subsidies. Most Malaysians know that we have a […]
May 28, 2010
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