From Labuan to Gaza, Malaysia’s former Foreign Minister tells off the US
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“With all due respect, we have lost total respect for you,”  Senator Anifah Aman, a former Foreign Minister, tells US envoy  Kuala Lumpur, 20 March: Despite Washington’s clear role in the continued atrocities in Gaza, it’s rare to have a government leader of some international standing condemns the US for it. But that’s probably because there aren’t many people like Anifah Aman in government. Yesterday, at the end of the Dewan Negara session, the former Foreign Minister let loose, turning a motion of thanks to the YDPA’s 26 Feb address to Parliament into a mini tirade on Washington a ..read more
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A massive new eyesore just next to Rimba Kiara
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by Rockybru
1M ago
TTDI, 11/Feb: I turned into a dragon yesterday, the first day of the new lunar year, as we walked up towards the Kiara hill, once my favourite grounds for walking, trekking and bicycling. I was breathing fire, I was fuming, not due to the exertion of the hike (I hadn’t been hiking for months) but at seeing this monstrosity that greeted us as we walked towards the guardhouse that marks the entrance of this (so-called) private road leading to KLGCC, a golf club for the richer than rich. Where there used to be just blue skies,  there is now … this! Called Jendela (which means window ..read more
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Billionaires, billionaire politicians and now billionaire kings!
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2M ago
The Curve, 1/feb: Did you know how many zeros there are in a billion? Of course, you didn’t. I doubt if those billionaires knew, either, which is probably why they generally fail to declare their wealth to the taxman. And for a resource-rich nation that should have done much better economically, Malaysia does seem to have more than its fair share of billionaires. Several are right now being investigated and interrogated by the anti-graft authorities. There are politicians among them and there are several more on the ringside shaking in their boots, waiting for their turn to be called in by the ..read more
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Now what did the Sultan of Selangor ever do to piss off this Aussie in Hatyai?
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2M ago
Damansara, 29/jan: I am usually sympathetic towards fellow bloggers who get their blogs blocked but in the case of Murray Hunter, an Australian residing in Hatyai after years of making a living in Malaysia, the poor gentleman has got it coming.  The MCMC took his blog down two days ago, according to Hunter himself, following his latest posting on the Shah Alam stadium - Approval to demolish Shah Alam Stadium given under strange circumstances. “Blocked once again without being advised by MCMC. Looks like Malaysia going back to the dark ages,” Hunter said on X.  But do read his postin ..read more
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Thank you, Tuanku
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by Rockybru
2M ago
Starbucks, Bangsar Village, 28/jan: I’ve had very little association with our outgoing King, Sultan Abdullah of Pahang, during his tenure as the 16th YDPA since 31/Jan 2019.  I mean, I can count the number of wefies we took together at the Istana Negara or Hari Raya open houses with one hand - that’s how little connection we have had. Sometimes friends wondered why - did we have a falling out? - because the fact is the King and I have known each other for much longer than that, when he was the Tengku Mahkota. No, I told friends no such thing. I guess I can say now that it was by choice: d ..read more
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Anwar ends a year of overseas trips on high note but …
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by Rockybru
3M ago
This post is published here after it has appeared in scoop.my earlier today 19 Dec 2023 - Rockybru.  Tokyo, 18 Dec: Every time he’s abroad for work, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will make time to. meet with the Malaysian diaspora. Usually, this meet-and-greet with Malaysians living, working or studying abroad takes place at the hotel where he stays and involved hundreds of people, under the watch of the host country’s security detail.  Usually, it’s over dinner. In the case of the 392 Malaysians in Japan who converged on the the Imperial Hotel yesterday (the furthest had traveled ..read more
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Cabinet Reshuffle, WTH?! as in what’s the hurry?
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3M ago
KL, 8 Dec: When it comes to their Prime Minister, Malaysians have two permanent  pre-occupations. They’d lose sleep - and sometimes friends - guessing when the PM will call for the general election. And as soon as he’s appointed his Cabinet, they will bicker over when he’ll call for a reshuffle.  Since the GE is not due for another four years, the focus now and the last few months has been: WTH (as in, why the hell) isn’t he reshuffling his Cabinet yet.  My response to them would be, wth. As in, what’s the hurry, really? It has been but just just one year.  In those 52 w ..read more
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It pays to annoy: How Malaysia got Gaza to be heard in San Francisco
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by Rockybru
4M ago
San Francisco, Nov 17: PM Anwar Ibrahim should be delighted with the outcome of the APEC meetings which ended today but he said he was only “quite happy”. “I regretted that we (the leaders) were unable to reach justice a consensus on Gaza,” he said at the conclusion of the 30th APEC leaders meeting here.  “I am grateful for the opportunity to bring the Palestine issue out into the open and in not a combative way. “But I wish (the US), which has been at the forefront of humanitarian issues, had been more consistent when it came to Gaza.  “Like I said in front of President (Joe) B ..read more
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Anwar calls for end of Cold War mindset after Jo Biden-Xi Jinping meet
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4M ago
San Francisco, Nov 15: For the last one year PM Anwar Ibrahim has consistently called for the US and China to engage each other and not force others around them, Malaysia included, to ally to one or the other.  This morning, as President Biden and President Xi finally held a historic four-eyed meeting at the onset of the APEC Summit, Anwar applauded it as “critical” and called for an end of  “the Cold War mind set “. “To me, the meeting between President Biden and President Xi is critical because it should give a message that we are able to work together and trust each other, to reso ..read more
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On the fringes of APEC, Anwar continues his condemnation of the brutal, blatant killings of innocents in Gaza
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by Rockybru
4M ago
DEMOCRACY IN THE AGE OF SOCIAL MEDIA DISRUPTION   This is a time of profound disruption across all facets of international relations. As information technology reshapes societies everywhere, we have reached an unprecedented intersection between opportunity and risk. While its utilitarian benefits are well known, social media also facilitates the spread of harmful misinformation and falsehoods at unmatched speed and scale, endangering the informed citizenry essential to healthy democracies.    Malaysia has long been heralded as a beacon of moderation, de ..read more
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