myMalaysia News: February 2010

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Federal Government Toilets?

Federalism going down the toilet – Ooi Kee Beng (The Malaysian Insider)

Outside a public toilet recently constructed off the main road at Hillside Tanjong Bunga in Penang stands a sign that is as posh as the building it fronts is pretentious.
It says “Projek ini adalah sumbangan kerajaan persekutuan” (This project is funded by the Federal Government). .....Your toilet or mine? Be thankful to Putrajaya for this right to ease yourself.

FEB 28 – Something that Malaysians have had to realise in recent months is that political power in the country has over the years become so centralised that local governance is in real danger of disappearing altogether.

Even the collection of solid waste – something one would think is best managed at the local level – is now under the control of the federal government.

Centralism, by its very nature, distances power from the people. In the process, it increasingly brings benefits to those with ties to the central government.

One could in fact argue that the voter revolt against the Barisan Nasional in 2008 was a collective rejection of the ills of political centralism, and that it intuitively sought to force that unhealthy situation to the surface.

That, it has succeeded in doing.
.....more at Federalism going down the toilet

February News 2010

Tsunami Alert - Stay away from beaches, Sabahans warned 28-02-2010
Five reasons why graduates are unemployed 28-02-2010
Federalism going down the toilet – Ooi Kee Beng 28-Feb-2010
Groups form consultative body to defend Malay rights, Islam
27-2-2010
Judiciary has changed the monarchy 27-Feb-2010
Cuepacs insists female majority bad for civil service 27-Feb-2010
Businessman’s dream wins him RM11mil 26-02-2010
Malaysia threatens action over paper's caning comments 26-02-2010
Ku Li- Even Malays leaving Tanah Melayu 26-02-2010
Kit Siang mocks KL bid to shape US view of Sodomy II 26-02-2010
Puduraya congestion remains 23-02-2010
No whipping for girl rescued by Umno Youth- — Mariam Mokhtar
24-Feb-2010
Power tariff decision may be put off 24-02-2010
200-year-old temple destroyed in night blaze 24-02-2010
When the court interprets a will, not the constitution 24-02-2010
more at myMalaysiaNews

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Is Malaysia adopting the Taliban style?

Welcome to Talibanist Malaysia

(Malaysia Today - 18Feb-2010)
Reading the Star today, I was overcome with the frightening knowledge that Talibanist Malaysia is now a reality. God help us all. Seriously, we have now unceremoniously entered the era of Talibanism and how we will reverse ourselves and usher in an era of enlightened Islam is beyond me. Things have got from bad to worse and this latest news is a sign of things to come.

By Farouk A. Peru
http://beingmalaysia.wordpress.com/

Let us consider this event. 3 Muslim women have now been caned for having illicit sex. 2 of them were caned 6 times and the third was whipped 4 times. Further details of the case wasn’t given. We don’t even know who these women were and we weren’t told if there were any witnesses to their offences. What we do know is that these women were not injured in their punishment. That’s one plus at least.
.....more at Malaysia Today article Welcome to Talabanist Malaysia

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