University Malaya’s Students Point Of View on Pulau Batu Puteh & The Media

The Pulau Batu Puteh Predicament: A Preliminary Study of Malaysian Media Coverage Azliana Abdul Aziz, Vilashini Somiah, Azizah Hamzah & Mohd Yahya Mohamed Ariffin Abstract The media plays a very significant role in keeping diplomatic ties between countries strong. The media is strongly responsible for covering issues as ethically and as unbiased as possible in [...]

Malaysia’s Racial Divide

I picked up this picture from Zorro-unmasked which I want to share with all. They say ‘A picture speaks a thousand words.’ We have all heard this saying, more than once, I would imagine. But consider for a moment how very true this statement really is. This picture can tell you so many things. And [...]

Rais Yatim Is An Embarrassment To Malaysians

In the Semangat 46 days way back 1988, other than Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah aka Ku Li, I also had great liking and interest for our present day Information, Communication and Culture Minister Rais Yatim. Thought that Rais must be one smart cookie a thinking person with his PhD from King’s College London and his doctoral [...]

Nadeswaran – Don’t Shoot The Messenger

R Nadeswaran aka Citizen Nades, my countryman, who writes for the Sun is one Investigative Journalist I have great respect as I am a bit of a fan. I worked in Peninsular Malaysia as the Bureau Chief for a Sabah based paper for nearly 5 years and am familiar with many of Nadeswaran’s cutting-edge reports [...]

Death Of The Mainstream Media

As usual the mainstream media is spinning again. Today Bernama started the ball rolling by this headlines “Ruckus on first day of Penang Assembly sitting.” Ruckus, what ruckus? There was no ruckus at all at the Assembly. Only thing that happened was my good friend YB  R. S. N. Rayer (DAP-Seri Delima) told opposition leader [...]

Indonesian Supreme Court Drops $106 Million Defamation Suit Against Time Magazine

Indonesia’s top court cleared Time magazine of charges it had defamed former dictator Suharto in a cover story that alleged his family amassed billions of dollars during his decades-long rule. The court said the publication did not have to pay $106 million in damages to his estate. The ruling, which marks the end of the [...]

Open Letter To His Majesty Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, About Raja Petra

“Your Majesty, do everything in your power to prevent any judicial error” Open letter to the Sultan of Malaysia about blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin Reporters Without Borders secretary-general Jean-François Julliard wrote today to Sultan Mahmud Al-MuktafiBillah Shah, the king of Malaysia, asking him to intercede in the case of “RPK”. “Your Majesty, Reporters Without Borders, [...]