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July 2nd, 2009 by Bob K

Pakatan Rakyat Unveils Shadow Ministries

The Pakatan Rakyat coalition today unveiled their federal shadow ministries; a first in Malaysia’s history. This move has long been called for and I am thrilled to see it finally happen. Officially, the purpose of these shadow ministries are to better prepare Pakatan Rakyat Members of Parliament in engaging policy and legislative debates by allowing [...]

Err .. Did I Just Break The Law?

Apparently the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) has banned the Indonesian Christian hymn, Allah Peduli (God Cares), and threatens a RM1,000 fine under the Non Muslim Religious Enactment 1988 for those caught sin[...]

Some Changes In Store For This Blog

For starters, a re-design is probably overdue (although I better get those re-designs in my to-do list completed first). There has also been some re-alignment in my interests and intentions over the last 12 months or so [...]

It’s Official Then ..

I am now back in college after a 16 year gap .. Its ironic that I have to re-take stuff that I already am using on a day to day basis to make a living Looks like almost everybody in the household is back in school [...]

Breeze Of Change In Parti Keadilan Rakyat

I was informed about a week ago that the long anticipated extraordinary general meeting (Kongress Khas or Special Congress) of Parti Keadilan Rakyat will finally be held this month. It was originally due to be held in Fe[...]

Week 1 of June 2009 Updates At The Micah Mandate

Here are the latest updates from The Micah Mandate: Peter Young’s Updates Peter’s Pithy Pointers: No Orphans In The Family Of Believers On Sunday, 31 May 2009, we celebrated Pentecost Sunday – the comi[...]

Percayakah Anda?

Bahawa saya berfoya-foya dengan si-bunga matahari? [...]

Jaya Supermarket Collapses!

Latest Update (2030 hrs) Petaling Jaya OCPD states that contrary to earlier reports, 9 workers were within the building when it collapsed. 2 have been rescued so far, with 1 dead and 6 still trapped beneath the rubble. [...]

DAP HQ Raided By Fascist Stormtrooper Wannabes

The new Prime Minister’s administration has lived up to what was expected of it to date: Police raid DAP HQ in Petaling Jaya Malaysiakini, May 23, 09 7:07pm The police today raided the DAP headquarters in Petaling [...]

What “By-Election Spree”?

According to backdoor Minister, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil who’s also the chairperson for Wanita UMNO, the BN’s boycott of the Penanti by-election will stop what she terms the Pakatan’s “by-[...]

And Guess What’s The Trending Topic In Twitter Today?

Apparently some folks over at Microsoft must’ve been asleep during Marketing 101 and missed the classic marketing faux pas that Chevrolet committed way back in the distant past. How else could this have slipped int[...]

Nak Cari Gadoh?

Pusat Komunikasi Masyarakat (KOMAS) is screening their first feature length film, Gadoh, from 22 May 2009 at the HELP University College theaterette. The 70 minute feature film explores our perception of identity and cha[...]

Banned From National TV

So its this footage of the Speaker of the Perak State Assembly that’s been banned from national TV. Too bad the blogosphere isn’t part of national TV: I guess it must be because of the moral high ground that[...]

So What Exactly Is A Stay Of Execution?

Most of you should know by now that the Barisan Nasional appointed Menteri Besar of Perak, Zambry Abd Kadir, was granted a stay of execution on the orders of the High Court today. So what exactly is a “stay of exec[...]

Biblical Inerrancy And Other Fun Stuff

Here’s a fun take on Biblical inerrancy by an Episcopalian/Anglican priest: And here’s a segment from the Colbert Report from a guy who might be the living proof of what the Rev above might be warning about:[...]