October 2008 « MageP’s Lab

Abdul Razak Baginda acquitted

The Star’s SMS alert at 10:00am.
Altantuya murder case: Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda acquitted of murder abetment charge while C/Insp Izilah Hadri and Kpl Sirul Azhar Umar ordered by Shah Alam High Court to enter defence against murder charge.

More later!

KLCI nears 800 points

Yesterday, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falling nearly 13 percent and Japan’s Nikkei index closing at its lowest level in over a quarter century.

KLSE was having a day off on Monday due to the Deepavali, the day when the light triumphs over the darkness.

Lucky us, but that’s as good for yesterday itself.

This morning, KLSE wasn’t spared [...]

Hello, we are Malaysians!

As I was flipping The Star Sunday, I came across this column by Raja Zarith Idris about the importance of we Malaysians seeing each other as "we" rather than seeing one another as "them" and "us", clearly pointing to the worseing racial segregation lately made worse by the racial politics perpetuated by irresponsible parties to [...]

Happy Deepavali

(SOURCE: Flickr)

With gleam of Diya

And the echo of the chants

Wishing peace and prosperity to all my Indian friends and readers with Deepavali wishes.

Abdul Hakim Borhan is …

… is the mayor in KL in which consists of 10 Opposition members of Parliament with only one from Barisan Nasional.

… the mayor who renamed the popular street of "Jalan Alor" to "Jalan Kejora" as part of the so-called "new image creation exercise" without consulting the public regarding the matter, and,

… the mayor who spent [...]

A staggering contrast

While Malaysia is busy demoting bloggers, journalists and more importantly, working extra hours looking for excuses to stifle the freedom of expression in this nation, Malaysian-based-Jakarta blogger Unspun blogged about how the Indonesian Minister of Communications and Information Muhammed Nuh pledged to respect the freedom of expression in Indonesia, let alone any evil thoughts of [...]

Double Bye

Bye for Maxis. Bye for KJ.

Don’t jump into conclusion yet, as of now, it’s still a hypothetical circumstance.

MCA Election: One O & One C, what’s next?

Finally, 2400 eligible MCA central delegates elected from 191 division nationwide decided a minor tsunami is necessary to revive the party, hence the result last night.

Ong Tee Keat and Chua Soi Lek have been voted in as the new party president and deputy president respectively after defeating their rivals with slim majority, immediately raising claim [...]

Petrol price: Down 15 sen to RM2.30

The moment I’m back in KL, I was greeted with something good, but not getting quite close to ecstasy yet.

From tomorrow, RON 97 petrol reduced by 15 sen to RM2.30; RON 92 petrol reduced by 10 sen to RM2.20; diesel reduced by 20 sen to RM2.20

The Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the reduction was [...]

Taiwan, Truly Asia

As part of the job requirement, I’ve been traveling quite a fair bit around the Asia Pacific region for quite some times, which brought me to this controversial Taiwan on numerous occasions.

Now, I’m back in Taiwan for the third time and the good thing is, this time, I’m on vacation! It’s my excessive love towards [...]