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Unclear Nuclear

In Sept 2008. Shaziman, who was the former Minister for Energy, Water and Communications, told us nuclear was considered “to help our country’s growing energy problems keeping tabs on the ever fluctuating petroleum prices and ever increasing price of coal.” Yesterday Peter Chin, the new Energy, Green Technology and Water Minister “stressed that a nuclear [...]

Malaysian Revisionism?

I found that A Kadir Jasin‘s quote turned my tummy into knots: “Bukankah kerana keadilan sosial dan meritokrasi DEB maka begitu ramai orang bukan Melayu mampu ke universiti-universiti ternama di dunia atas pembiayaan sendiri mengatasi bilangan Bumiputera yang dibiayai oleh Kerajaan?” Hmmm… My thoughts on the DEB is that it had its use, had its [...]

Aniffah-Clinton Interview at the US State Dept

Aniffah attacks Anwar in this interview; mentioning Najib and references to Altantunya together. Political observers have claimed it to be bad diplomacy… You decide!

This is what makes Malaysia cool…

Yuna-Dan Sebenarnya oh bulan jangan layan diriku lagi pabila, air mata membasahi pipi dan lagu2 di radio seolah2 memerli aku pabila, kau bersama yg lain adakah perasaaan benci ini sebenarnya cinta yang masih bersemadi untukmu dan sebenarya ku mengharapkan di sebalik senyuman mu itu kau juga merindui aku ku enggan berpura pura ku bahagia ku [...]

Dear Malaysian Politicians…

A friend of mine wrote this piece for the Star and I believe all Malaysians should support this letter by putting it up on your blogs, facebook profiles etc. It’s time for us to tell the politicians that in today’s time of global economic crisis, there are more important things to fight for. — 26th [...]

Malaysia to submit nuclear plans, we need nuclear waste management plans too

Yesterday malaysiakini reported that Energy, Water and Communications Minister Shaziman Mansor mentioned that he will brief the Cabinet on plans to build South East Asia’s first nuclear powered plant at a cost of US$3.1 billion. The 1,000MW facility aims to help our country’s growing energy problems keeping tabs on the ever fluctuating petroleum prices and [...]

Form the govt today, reduce fuel prices tomorrow debate video and responses

For those who missed the live telecast or even the online live telecast at Global Media Channel, you can find an uninterrupted version below. However, this video missed the first two minutes of Anwar’s opening but you can get a summary of points in English over at Anil Netto’s site. Alternatively you can watch the [...]

People want credible info, doesn’t matter from where

The powers that be will do better in loosening their grip on the mainstream media than get into a fight for the hearts of the elitist inhabitants of blogosphere, of whom this writer SHARIZAL SHAARANI can be counted as one. This article first appeared in the Malaysian Insider MAY 28 — I find it odd [...]

I’d Like My Testicles On Ice Please!

Does anyone know why the testicles hang outside of the body? This is because the testicles need to remain cooler than the rest of the body to be at its best working condition. These past few weeks, the family and including myself have been busy trying to make my grandfather recuperate and help him regain [...]

777X: Asia’s First Digital Art Gallery is in Kuala Lumpur

  As part of the KL Festival friends at galleriiizu will create history with the launching of Asia’s first digital arts gallery and also Malaysia’s first digital arts award! The significance of 777X: 07.07.07 marks the launching day of Galleriiizu’s new Digital Art Gallery at Central Market Annexe.This is the first 100% dedicated Digital Art [...]