Very moving article on Bersih rally

EYEWITNESS I am a middle class Chinese Malaysian, who works in an investment bank in Johor Bahru. I first heard about Bersih and its idea only around June 20, 2011.

I never knew the previous Bersih rally in 2007, and all the people involved then. But right after I heard about it, I knew that it was very important and every decent Malaysian had to support it.

Therefore, I asked around my friends to car pool over from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur to join the event.

Ku Li’s Amanah a key to national revival?

By Daniel John Jambun

I feel it is very exciting that our highly respected veteran leader Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, popularly known as Ku Li, has already launched his new outfit Angkatan Amanah Merdeka (Amanah)  towards nurturing unity as espoused by the country’s founding fathers.

In the midst of our sharp racial divisions at the moment, Amanah said in a statement recently that the group wants “to reaffirm, inculcate and re-ignite the sense of togetherness and true family spirit that prevailed among all Malaysians during the time of our common struggle for national independence”. It also said it wants to rekindle the legacy, promise and ideals of Bapa Malaysia and the founding fathers so that all Malaysians may live together as members of a truly just, fair, progressive, united and happy nation community. Its other objectives are:

Wataniah is to be set up in all 222 Parliamentary seats

PASIR MAS: All 222 parliamentary constituencies nationwide will have a Territorial Army (Wataniah) company by year-end, said Armed Forces chief Zulkifeli Mohd Zin.

He said so far the Territorial Army had been set up in 189 parliamentary constituencies with a total strength of 60,000 members under the 506th Territorial Army Regiment.

"This is aimed at attracting youths to join the army as those, who are well trained, can be absorbed into the army.

Salleh tegur Persekutuan berhubung perlantikan pegawainya

BEAUFORT : Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Sabah Datuk Salleh Said Keruak berkata hari ini faktor “perwakilan” di sesebuah negeri perlu diambil kira dalam pelantikan pegawai kanan jabatan dan agensi Persekutuan, selain mengutamakan meritokrasi.

Beliau yakin pegawai kanan yang dilantik itu akan lebih memahami keadaan di negerinya sendiri, sekali gus membantu memantapkan pentadbiran Persekutuan di peringkat negeri.

MoCS: Come as fellow citizens, not politicians

KUCHING – The Movement for Change, Sarawak (MoCS) has reiterated that its ‘Walk for Democracy and Reforms’ on August 13 in Kuching is solely a civil society’s initiative and no political parties are involved.

“We have not and we will not solicit the support of political parties for the event. MoCS is strictly a non-political entity and we do not wish to be accused of being aligned to certain political groups. That must be made clear,” MoCS leader Francis Paul Siah stressed today.

ADVERTISE OR FACE THE MUSIC

RIDICOLOUS…. Hiew showing the letter from the association.

By : DAP MEDIA

THE PEOPLE who are operating eateries and restaurants in Sabah especially those in Kota Kinabalu had been threatened by a certain group of ‘health inspectors’ from an association related to health and hygiene.

The food operators are asked to pay expensive advertisement fees ranging from few hundred ringgit to something like RM5,000 for an advertisement page in their bulletin.

Rule of law, rule by law

By Ambiga Sreenevasan

I urge you to use this arsenal of knowledge and your passion for justice to fight for those who are downtrodden.

You have already heard of the events of July 9th in Malaysia. Whilst it brought out the worst in some, it brought out the best in others and this is where our hope lies.

JULY 23 — Good Morning! Chancellor, vice chancellor and graduating students.

It is so good to be back!

I am deeply moved by the conferment of this honour upon me. That it comes from my alma mater is especially significant for me. That it comes at this time is almost providential, for it allows me and all lawyers to reflect on our roles in the societies we live in.

AirAsia Moves Corporate HQ from KL to Jakarta

With all the troubles he has had over the last two months, the confirmation Friday that AirAsia, arguably Malaysia’s most vibrant private company, is moving its headquarters out of the country to Indonesia is one more blow.

Tony Fernandes, AirAsia’s group chief executive, confirmed the decision in Tokyo Thursday, saying the move is an effort to upgrade his company’s image as a regional Southeast Asian airline rather than just a Malaysian carrier.

Rosmah factor in Sabah Umno

In Sabah Umno, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor,
strangely enough, seems to be an important factor in the battle between
party vice-president Shafie Apdal and Chief Minister Musa Aman.

TAWAU: Umno president Najib Tun Razak is a worried man and much afraid of his own shadow and, if rumours are to be believed, his wife’s clout within the party.

Within Umno there are three groups of “intelligentsia” – two official and one unofficial. Each group has been turning out their own reports.

But of interest to Sabah is the group which believes that in order for Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) to become a “better and reformed” party, it should be “dethroned” first.

“A dethroned Umno and BN can make a stronger comeback in the 14th general election… There will be better unity and appreciation of each other,” said a veteran Umno insider.

SAPP sues Kota Kinabalu City Hall

KOTA KINABALU: Opposition Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has sought legal redress over a signboard at its headquarters that the local authorities want dismantled.

The opposition party served a writ of summons on the Kota Kinabalu City Hall (DBKK) for attempting to take down its Sabahtv.net signboard at the party’s headquarters here on the July 9 and again on July 11.