Friday, October 26th, 2007

Michael Backman is at it again … This time on Pak Lah!

November 2006, Michael Backman, an author, analyst and columnist who specializes in Asian culture and corporate practices wrote an article about Malaysia on The Age.

Subsequently, due to overwhelming response, he published an article on his space in which he explained a few big problems in Malaysia, namely transparency, corruption, education, etc.

"Malaysia also has a [...]

Zaid Ibrahim: PM wanted a royal commission, but …

Kota Baru MP Zaid Ibrahim, someone I’d rate as the "conscience of Umno" told Parliament yesterday to establish a royal commission to probe into the infamous "VK Lingam tape" as reported by Malaysiakini.

Zaid, a lawyer by profession, raised a few points which no doubt is going to further strengthen concern on the purpose of the [...]