August 2005 « MageP’s Lab

Hurricane Katrina

[UPDATED VERSION] While the oil price increases, the world is watching at downtown New Orleans where Hurricane Katrina is expected to hit the coast at 160mph wind and a threat of a 28ft storm surge.

Even though it had been downgraded to Category 4 storm, it’s still capable of causing extreme damage.

Let’s us pray for the [...]

Al-fatihah

Maxis SMS alert at 6:17pm.
Khalid Jafri, 65, the author of ‘50 Dalil Mengapa Anwar Tidak Boleh jadi PM’ has died of chronic diabetic complications’.

Al-fatihah. Takziah. Semoga rohnya dicucuri rahmat.

Spot-check mobile phones for pornography?

Can I brand this as one new kind of modern-days privacy intrusion?

I’m concerning that if this ruling to go through, certain irresponsible enforcement officers will take this as an excuse to ‘ransack’ your mobile phone.

Don’t take my words for it, tell me what you think?

MAS: Commercial or Malay agenda factor

Yesterday, Umno Youth chief Hishammuddin Hussein was saying the appointment of a foreigner to lead any GLCs is like an act of allowing the country to be recolonized. Quote:
"Don’t look at it purely from the commercial aspect but (we) should look at the bigger agenda, that is the Malay agenda." [...]

However, when asked about Umno [...]

Malaysia’s destination moon

Malaysia has thousands of immediate plans to execute.

However, I humbly ask: Is this project cheap enough to become a priority?

Post Gerakan election

Its all over by now.

President post

Lim Keng Yaik retains his post as the Gerakan president while the loser Kerk Choo Ting’s political direction remains unknown for the time being. However, Kerk’s mentioned it out and loud that he will continue to serve the party and hold no grudge against Keng Yaik. Quote:
"I have no anger [...]

MAS seeks outwards

Head-hunting session on expatriate has begun?

Gerakan Election: Keng Yaik won

[UPDATED VERSION] Maxis SMS alert at 5:04pm and 5:10pm, respectively.
Dr Lim Keng Yaik has retianed the post of Gerakan president by polling 983 votes against his challenger Kerk Choo Ting’s 628 votes.

The 3 elected Gerakan VPs are Dr Teng Hock Nan (1256 votes), S Vijayaratnam (1186) and Chang Ko Youn (1044).

This means that [...]

Nasi sudah jadi bubur

Via Malaysiakini:

A gloomy-looking Gerakan President Lim Keng Yaik told a press conference that he was sad and regretted that the image of the 37-year-old party had been tarnished over the party election.
It took me 25 years (his tenure) to build up the image of the party but it just took one week to shatter [...]

Who owns corporate Malaysia?

[UPDATED VERSION] Dr. Terence Gomez asks: Who owns corporate Malaysia?

Even if bumiputera equity ownership is increased to 30 percent, would this mean that wealth has been more equitably distributed among members of this community or between them and other Malaysians? And, most importantly, should we continue to perpetuate a discourse on equitable wealth distribution among [...]