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Whatever is said and done, it is important to maintain certain code of decorum in whatever we blog. The first principle is to contribute towards a better understanding of the issue of the day by not being vulgar as some of the comments that I have read over the period. Say your piece with some civility as the message is not to lament frustration as this will not change the situation unless we can provide intelligent comments and intellectual argument to make those see reasons and change for the better. There is no such a thing as absolute freedom as some would like to have. Freedom has its limitation. One's freedom ends when others' begin.

Just reading through the comments posted. Malaysian living elsewhere (thankfully)....intrigued by the latest happenings.
Just catching up on this 'Gunesegaram' issue...hope it wasnt ages ago that this happened...but I read some of the questions (out of the 22) that he had 'asked' Mahathir and was just admiring his boldness and audacity and felt there should be more M'sians like him when i read that he's a S'porean! surprise surprise...why is it that other nationalities speak up whereas we Malaysians always remain silent? maybe its not our fault...it's our education system that produces mass graduates who are taught to think alike and not question anything different.
If there were more Malaysians who began speaking up, AND if the media had freedom of speech and er...publication, maybe Msia would be a better place. But then again, who am I trying to kid? There's a long way before it can become a better place...we need to educate "some" people on equality, racial understanding and tolerance, and a whole lot of other things which all of us know are devoid of in "some" people. I would say but I too don't have the guts to say them online....I am a Malaysian, you see?!

I am appaled by this blog's incessent attack on the "shoot" comment, and on Guna. I feel that the commentaries from Jeff and from readers should not escalate this matter beyond "burning bridges". I am asking that commentators to preserve the relationship between conflicting parties, because only then can we behave rationally and making unbiased observations.

Also, as this is a public blog-space, we readers are also the blog's stakeholders - Jeff shouldn't hijack this public blog-space for any personal feud towards anyone.

JEFF OOI says: We will respond to villians as much as we will respond to heroes. And sometime clowns --in our own way. But we will make sure we don't flout the law. You, however, are entitled to your own perspectives. We are talking about Freedom of Expression jn practice, not quotes in the textbooks or ivory tower. If one day we succeeded in changing the terms of engagement against themainstream media, darn, we will do it.

Regarding Integrity in Photojournalism: Since I saw Todd Heisler's photo of a Marine's casket in an airplane cargo hold, I have been waiting to hear if anyone else finds the people in the plane's windows suspicious. The entire series of photos and story is available at Rocky Mountain News.

...seeing as how Pak Lah issued a statement regarding how action will be taken against people who slander the government, without defining slander...kinda makes you wonder how broad this definition might be..

Dear Jeff,

Just wish to point out that your average calculation for AA is what we call a simple average of an average which do not take into account the number of flights per each month. While the average that you count using Flightstats was the true average (since you use the actual number of flights instead of an average of an average).
I have yet to read NST (and most likely will not), but NST as a newspapers should have made it very clear the basis for their calculation and also if it's an apple to apple comparison and calculation for both AA and MAS.

Cheer up mate! You sounds quite frustrated for the past few days.

JEFF OOI says: Call me by any names, but I am doing my part to make sure Abdullah's ministers look good, and that this country is still forging ahead in the direction of Forst Wprld efficiency. Thanks for your comment. ;-)

Jeff,

Believe me...
The day will come when PG will be forced to eat back his own words. We will then see who is the real gangster here.

Pls save his article "Question Time: Why Internet gangsterism must remain illegal" and we will use it to mark his own words in future.

Jeff,

Fines do not deter nor mitigate against road mishaps or accidents. Accidents are consequences of negligence, mistakes, carelessness, recklessness, high speed, racing, etc.

High speed is only one of the problem but it could only constitute less than 10% of the fatal accidents.

Mat Rempits records shows there were more fatalities and road bullies; yet, UMNO is legalising them and throwing their support behind them to make them "Cermelang and Gemilang".

Road safety management is not just about fines or summonses; it include education, civic consciousnes and effective management.

Whether you reduce fines or increase fines, it will have no direct influence. Travellers who drives long distance will speed between 120-160kph and will mitigate their drive on certain sections prone to speed traps. Racers will continue and Mat Rempit will increase due to the proactive promotion by UMNO. Even ministers speeds!

without corruption, how are them guys going to maintain a good lifestyle?

isnt 90% of salary being deducted for:
1. car loan
2. home loan
3. courts mammoth
4. Visa/ Master/ Ah Long.

where got RMs to makan lagi??

hehe, thanks for this Jeff. Being a Sarawakian, you almost made me felt guilty for not writing it down on my calendar.

Why need to apologies? LKY spoke the truth, nothing but truth. and that is the FACT. You buy house BUMIPUTRA will get more discount. To invest here you MUST give 30% share to a BUMIPUTRA, AP for BUMIPUTRA, Amanah Saham for BUMIPUTRA only, pls feel free to add. Kalau tak nak malu org luar cakap pasal ini, jangan buat, abolish this so call bumiputra thing, make it a Malaysian. But i guess it won't happen as long these bunch of ppl still rules.

i am deeply sorry, i apologies i voted these ppl into power the previous GE. The next election the i will vote the opposition DAP is my 1st choice, or any other party as long not from BN

Anyone with some accounting or financial knowledge can figure out whether PAR VALUE or MARKET CAPITALISATION is a better indicator of the value of a firm. I have to admit it is not easy to get the market value of unlisted firms.

Just a quote from S'pore-BT article(Oct 10)- Furore over statistics of Malay stake..."The world is moving on and talking about globalisation, of attracting the best talent - and Malaysia is still obsessing about the ethnic division of spoils."

will there ever be free (at least free-er) market economy in malaysia where the fittest man and only the fittest win? perhaps not in my lifetime

Jeff,

I am flamboyant and have 4 wives. Today I have 2 children with each wife, so do I have 2 children and 6 bastards or simply 8 children?

we should be so worry if najib got hurt in the processs .... since from previous experience a DPM is not a definite ticket to the Premiership ....

we should NOT be so worry if najib got hurt in the processs .... since from previous experience a DPM is not a definite ticket to the Premiership ....

Jalan Riong you are siong.
cutting ,pasting & doctoring crafts can even land spin doctors into giddy gyration.Has Detroit Free Press destroyed our "FREE PRESS"?

Nat: "This will hopefully be a blow, however small, to the horrible habit of using newspapers as political mouthpieces."

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LOL. That's a funny way to put it, but yes, I agree wholeheartedly.

As for the piece, well, after having read it and compared it with Mitch's piece, I must say things don't look good for Brendan. He deserves to be given a chance to explain himself though.

Q:Moron, Idiot and Stupid jumped of a cliff, who would die first?

A: Who cares!

The research, whether it is Accurate, Exaggerated, Completly False. One thing will remain the same, 90% of the wealth of this country goes to the National Front and their Cronies, irregardless of race.

I however will be interested if instead of finding out which race ownes the most in Malaysia, Maybe someone will come out with wealth by Political affiliation.

Also we all know that the goverment can scrap NEPs policies to only introduce new policies.

There is no solution. Jumping around the same subject is tiring.

What we have today in Malaysia is as good as it gets.

Until Malaysian citizens as a whole matures a little bit more, no political revolution will ever happen.

It's better late than never.

Melayu mudah lupa.

They continue to forget their history that though it was the foreigner that robbed us but it was them that help develop malaysia.
Besides that , scrapping the bridge would mean scrapping the jobs thousand of malaysian working across the causeway ...then the economy of the johor would really suffer.
Is the Sultan going to bear all the burden for the people. Easy for him to say this or that. He had it easy...living on ppl's taxes..he does not need to work or travel across the bridge to work on foreign land to feed his family.

I am glad that true colors are showing now..and it's good to show that an alternative is needed ..The sultan might be seems to doing noble stuff..but the intention seems to be fabricated...

Razak Baginda? :) is about the murder of monggolian Girl?

ARB + AAA = defence + foreign affairs = Perry Mason drama + Genghiz Khan

This is out in the open - front page news in the Straits Times today.

Nov 8, 2006
Woman murdered and her body blown up near KL
Think-tank chief helping police with probe
Three police officers held in connection with case

By MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT, Leslie Lau

KUALA LUMPUR - A PROMINENT Malaysian political analyst, Mr Abdul Razak Baginda, is helping police with their investigations into a murder following the discovery of the gruesome remains of a Mongolian woman blown up by explosives.

Mr Abdul Razak, the executive director of the Malaysian Strategic Research Centre, was picked up from his office for questioning yesterday morning.

Three police officers have been arrested in connection with the case. They include a chief inspector who is a member of the security detail of a Cabinet minister, a corporal attached to a commando squad responsible for protecting VIPs, and a woman anti-vice detective.

The corporal, who was on duty protecting Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi in Islamabad this week, was recalled a few days ago and arrested on his return home.

The police officers' arrest followed the disappearance of Ms Anna Ana Ang, a 28-year-old Mongolian woman. She is believed to have been shot dead and her remains blown up.

Media reports here said Ms Ang may have had an affair with a married Malaysian man who visited Mongolia last year.

She gave birth to a baby this year but it is not clear at this point if the Malaysian is the father of the child.

Ms Ang and two of her friends visited Malaysia early last month to meet the man but the meeting apparently turned ugly as he called police officers to escort her away, news agency Bernama reported.

Several newspapers here reported yesterday that police were investigating whether she had been trying to blackmail her married lover.

She was said to have demanded US$500,000 (S$786,500) for keeping silent.

The Straits Times understands that detectives were exploring the possibility that instead of giving in to her demands, the man enlisted help to 'take care of her'.

Little is known so far of the victim, except that she was a model who met her married lover a while back at a high society party in Hong Kong.

She went missing about two weeks ago. A friend, concerned by her disappearance, lodged a complaint with the Mongolian Consulate in Bangkok, which in turn contacted the Malaysian police.

Speaking to reporters before Mr Abdul Razak was called in for questioning yesterday, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan confirmed the detention of the three police officers in connection with the case.

'We may detain more people but please do not speculate,' he said.

Investigators spent the whole of yesterday trying to recover Ms Ang's body parts. She is believed to have been killed before her remains were blown up in a ditch in a secluded spot near a dam outside the city.

Police have yet to reveal how Mr Abdul Razak and the three police officers are involved in the Mongolian woman's death.

Mr Abdul Razak, who is said to be an informal adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, is a noted local analyst on defence and security issues.

He's an ok guy , he just should have had a short stint in RRI( RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE ) and learn about the strategic use of rubbers.

Here is another version:
Malaysia analyst held over murder
By Jonathan Kent
BBC News, Kuala Lumpur

A Malaysian court has given police until Sunday to question a leading political analyst over possible links to the murder of a Mongolian model.

Three police officers have also been arrested over the death of Altantuya Shaariibuu, who is thought to have been shot before her body was blown up.

According to the Malaysian press, the 28-year-old Mongolian woman came to Kuala Lumpur early last month.

She hoped to confront a man she claimed had fathered her child, reports said.

Her sister and cousin, who had accompanied her to Malaysia, told police they had last seen her after she visited the man's house.

Her remains were found on Monday.

She is reported to have been shot twice in the head and her body blown up with plastic explosives.

Police arrested a man on Tuesday and on Wednesday asked the court for more time to question him.

He was named by his defence team as Abdul Razak Baginda. He is a well-known and respected political and defence analyst who advises some of the country's most senior politicians.

His lawyer confirmed that Mr Abdul Razak knew the dead woman but said he was totally convinced of his client's innocence.

Three police officers from the elite special action squad were also arrested, one of them a chief inspector.

Malaysia's police chief has promised that there will be no cover up in the case.

So, who is who? Its Ms Altantuya Shaariibuu or Ms Anna Ana Ang who was shot and blown up?

Ground Control to MAJOR Gasing,hav u seen tea tarik or roti chanai flying by.
That comunication cost RM95mil!Extra if sighted

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