Utusan Malaysia is very mischievous and we should not allow them to get away with this. We should go out and buy some copies of Utusan Malaysia and burn them. Can we organise a ‘Burn Utusan Malaysia Day’? Then we should ask all the newspaper vendors and shops to boycott Utusan Malaysia.

By Raja Petra Kamarudin

Read the following piece published in Utusan Malaysia yesterday (Bangkitlah Melayu). If this is not considered seditious then I really don’t know what is. Opposition supporters, me included, have been made to face the court on sedition charges for lesser than what Utusan Malaysia wrote below.

The article starts by asking the Malays to rise up and unite in facing the ‘extreme demands’ of the ‘other races’. ‘They’ must be aware and remorseful about the current political situation that is witnessing all sorts of demands by the non-Malays that can result in Malay political power being jeopardised. Malays are asked to not bow to these extreme demands but on the other hand must rise up and unite to defend their rights and interests.

The article goes on to say that there are enough ‘Malay’ seats in Parliament for the Malays to form the government with just Malay seats. In other words, the Malays do not need the non-Malays to form the government. Therefore, the government must fulfil whatever demands of the Malays because the Malays are the majority and there should be no compromise with the non-Malays.

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By Lee Min Keong, ZDNet Asia

MALAYSIA–Newly-minted Prime Minister Najib Razak has delivered an embarrassing snub to the country’s ICT association Pikom, after he not only ignored its call for a single ministry, but also transferred jurisdiction for the local communications sector to a low-profile ministry.

In a statement released last week following the Cabinet reshuffle, Pikom said it was “disappointed” its recent request for a single ICT ministry has gone unanswered. The industry body also revealed it was “caught by surprise” that the responsibility for the country’s ICT sector has been transferred to the Information, Culture and Arts Ministry, headed by Rais Yatim, a veteran politician who is regarded to lack substantial experience in the ICT sector.

Prior to Najib’s Apr. 3 appointment to Malaysia’s top political post, Pikom had urged the country’s incoming administration to establish a single, dedicated ICT ministry–given the sector’s prominent role in the local economy.

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Majalah antarabangsa Time sekali lagi mencalonkan Anwar Ibrahim sebagai antara 100 orang tokoh paling berpengaruh dunia untuk tahun 2009. Pada tahun lalu, Anwar diiktiraf sebagai antara tokoh paling berpengaruh dalam kategori Pemimpin & Revolusioner sebaris dengan Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Dalai Lama dan Vladimir Putin.

Sekiranya anda ingin memilih calon tokoh berpengaruh dunia untuk tahun 2009, anda boleh layari pautan di bawah:

 The 2009 TIME 100 Finalists

PEJABAT DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM

Harakahdaily | 15 April 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April (Hrkh) - Demi memuji dan ‘memuja’ isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan didakwa membelanja sejumlah RM45,786.00 membeli iklan di sebuah akhbar arus perdana.

Iklan satu muka itu telah dibeli oleh Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan untuk ‘memuja’ Rosmah yang sudi melawat daerah Rembau.

Ketika ramai pihak sedang memberikan tumpuan ke Bukit Selambau, Batang Ai dan Bukit Gantang pada 7 April lalu, Rsomah telah melawat Pusat Anak Permata Negara di Chembong, Rembau.

Menurut sumber akhbar itu harga iklan untuk memuja Rosmah itu sahaja sudah berharga RM45,786.00.

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After appointing a lacklustre cabinet, Malaysia’s new prime minister refused to answer questions from the media.

By Bridget Welsh, The Guardian UK

Malaysia’s sixth prime minister, Najib Tun Abdul Razak took office earlier this month, replacing Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. In Najib’s first week, he failed key tests that show he can be his own man. He lost important by-elections, failed to address persistent scandals and selected a cabinet of lacklustre appointees that has not evoked confidence. He ran away from the press, declining to address basic questions about his government.

This poor beginning raises serious questions about his leadership and calls into question his ability to deliver on the reforms that are critical for Malaysia’s future.

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Malaysiakini | 15 April 2009

Seorang pekerja kontrak – yang terlantar di unit rawatan rapi (ICU) kerana meminum cecair pelarut semasa dalam tahanan polis – dihadapkan dengan pertuduhan memiliki dadah.

Adi Anwar Mansor, 23, yang terbaring lemah memakai topeng oksigen dengan tangan kanan bergari di kepala katil mendengar dakwaan terhadapnya yang dibacakan di depan majistret Liew Horng Bin di Bilik Infeksi, Wad 8B, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah kira-kira pukul 3.50 petang.

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