Najib’s instant denial of World Bank study

The Prime Minister, Najib was extremely quick and swift to “refute” the conclusions of the World Bank Report on “brain drain” in Malaysia without providing any substantive evidence in doing so. He first denied that the New Economic Policy (NEP) which dictated priority for bumiputeras has led to brain drain. At the same time, he…

Social injustice main cause of Malaysia’s brain drain

Social injustice is one of the top three reasons behind the country’s brain drain, the World Bank said today, adding that Malaysians are only willing to return if the government shifts from race-based to needs-based affirmative action policies. The World Bank conducted an online survey in February of 200 Malaysians living abroad in conjunction with…

Senior MACC man gave order to cover up role

An anti-graft officer admitted to being instructed to cover up the role of his superior in the investigation against Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah, the Teoh Beng Hock Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) heard today. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) assistant superintendent Azeem Hafeez Jamaluddin said Hishamuddin Hashim, who was then Selangor MACC deputy…

Stop the porn politics!

Why are we allowing all these porn politics that now have hit another disgusting low of implicating and derogating the daughter of the opposition leader? Please, where is the strong arm of the law? If all the leaders, guardians of law and order, and justice cannot plug this unending spewing of porn politics into the…

Zambry lying about rare earth deal

Perak Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir came under fire today for claiming that he had been unaware of the rare earth deal between the state government and Hong Kong-based company Commerce Venture Manufacturing (CVM) Minerals Ltd. His predecessor Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin said Zambry “is not telling the truth. As chairman of the investment arm, Perbadanan…

Another rare earth plant in Bukit Merah?

Malaysia is gambling on yet another rare earth processing plant, this time in Bukit Merah area despite the environmental damage by the first rare earth plant set up there by Mitsubishi Chemicals nearly two decades ago. Mitsubishi is still trying to clean up the affected area. The latest development comes amid the hue and cry…

Why should it cost 50 sen to send e-mail?

Speaking to FMT, one of the initiators of MyOh.My, said: “We’re just a group of concerned citizens, not involved in politics at all, and we were sort of tired of the whole MyEmail saga. It’s actually something that people of grassroots can put together quite easily.” More than 300 people have registered for the MyOh.My…

Will Lynas plant refine uranium-bearing ore?

Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh is asking Putrajaya and Lynas Corp to reveal if the Australian miner will refine uranium-bearing rare earth ore mined from Malawi at the controversial RM700 million plant in Pahang’s Gebeng industrial area. Lynas Corp is building the plant ostensibly to refine ore from Mount Weld in Western Australia, saying it is…

Blackout in Senadin during Sarawak polls

The incident in Sarawak’s Senadin constituency involving PKR candidate Dr Michael Teo will be presented to the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva today. The disputed results on April 16 will form the spine of a presentation to be made by Sarawak Report (SR) and other observers of the recently concluded 10th Sarawak election.…

RM 2 billion compensation paid to highway concessionaires

The federal government has paid out a whopping RM2.05 billion to highway concessionaires in compensation through the years. According to a parliamentary reply by Works Minister Shaziman Abu Mansor, he said that the taxpayer’s money has been paid to 27 highway concessionaires from the 80s up till the end of last year. “The compensation had…