khayal

Can Malaysia’s apex university take on National University of Singapore ?

Posted on July 9, 2008. Filed under: BN government, khayal, kosong |

Model apex varsity after NUS
If one were to take Singapore’s NUS as an example, one guiding principle would be to recruit the best available administrators and professors, lecturers, tutors and research assistants internationally and pay them according to international standards, while assessing their performance on rigorous and transparent criteria.
Another guiding principle would be to [...]

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Can Malaysia’s apex university take on National University of Singapore ?

Posted on July 9, 2008. Filed under: BN government, khayal, kosong |

Model apex varsity after NUS
If one were to take Singapore’s NUS as an example, one guiding principle would be to recruit the best available administrators and professors, lecturers, tutors and research assistants internationally and pay them according to international standards, while assessing their performance on rigorous and transparent criteria.
Another guiding principle would be to recruit [...]

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PAS: forsake lipstick to avoid rape

Posted on June 27, 2008. Filed under: extremist, khayal, kosong, pas |

Forsake lipstick ‘to avoid rape’ | World news | The Guardian
Women in a northern Malaysian city ruled by conservative Islamists are being urged by the city’s authorities to forsake bright lipstick and noisy high-heels “to preserve their dignity and avoid rape”.
Pamphlets have been distributed recommending that Muslim women shun heavy makeup and loud shoes. [...]

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Umno’s so called Malaysia biggest asset, Mat Rempit rob and terrorize

Posted on June 21, 2008. Filed under: BN government, jijik, khayal, kosong, umno |

Mat Rempit rev up nuisance with wild-west style robberies
The Mat Rempits have “revved” up their nuisance level from street racing to robbery.
Police have detained 21 youths of a gang who terrorised their victims by forcing them to drive to a secluded spot and robbing them.
Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Sofian Md Yassin said the [...]

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Najib calls for ‘bridge’ between Asean, Middle East

Posted on May 27, 2008. Filed under: khayal, kosong, najib |

 
A strong institutional framework should be set up as an economic bridge between the Middle East and Asean to tap into emerging opportunities in the region, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
Najib calls for ‘bridge’ between Asean, Middle East
Read Najib’s other ‘ideas’:
Najib announces ‘bright’ idea to overcome National Service deaths - outsource health [...]

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Azalina’s ill-conceived Champions Youth Cup stopped

Posted on May 26, 2008. Filed under: azalina, jijik, khayal, kosong |

 
The truth is that in future, policy decisions and those committing government funds will no longer be made without consultation and consensus.
Before proceeding, let me declare my interests in this issue and why we campaigned to stop such wastage of public funds. From the word go, we knew the CYC would be a flop. [...]

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Shafie claims Malaysia has done well to ensure different races live in harmony

Posted on May 24, 2008. Filed under: BN government, khayal, kosong |

 
“The country has done well in ensuring that the different races lived in harmony 51 years after Independence, that must be acknowledged,” Shafie said.
More work needed to boost racial unity
Read:
‘Bhumiputra’ policy has polarised Malaysia
Growing disunity under under the BN government…
Malaysia’s fraying racial compact - International Herald Tribune
Malaysia’s lingering ethnic divide
Malaysia’s 50th birthday festivities [...]

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A knee-jerk response, again

Posted on May 7, 2008. Filed under: BN government, khayal, kosong |

 
The world is too dangerous, therefore women should be kept at home to be safe. Such logic smacks of a patriarchal attitude that is so prevalent in our society; that women cannot fend for themselves and need to be ‘protected’.

The idea of putting women in true leadership positions, where they lead all Malaysians, not [...]

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Najib says Proton is more confident and can compete locally and overseas

Posted on April 19, 2008. Filed under: khayal, kosong, najib |

 
The entry of more foreign cars into the Malaysian market will not have any impact on Proton as the company now has its own strategy to survive in the open market, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Friday.He said the national car maker was now full of confidence in competing with [...]

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I owe nobody any apology, says Dr Mahathir

Posted on April 10, 2008. Filed under: khayal, kosong, mahathir |

 
…My conscience is clear. I have done what was my duty, and I owe nobody any apology,” Dr Mahathir wrote.
The letter was a reply to Karpal Singh’s earlier open letter stating that the former prime minister had abused the provisions of Article 125(3) of the Federal Constitution during the 1988 judicial crisis.
This led to [...]

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