Books « MageP’s Lab

RM10 billion or RM100 billion?

Following the explosive allegation by the author of “Malaysian Maverick: Mahathir Mohamad in Turbulent Times”, the launching of the book was delayed with some obstacle from the Home Ministry.

The author Barry Wain alleged former premier Tun Mahathir squandered RM100 billion during his administration, severe enough for Home Ministry to intervene.

It said this is to ensure [...]

The internal affairs

A day after MCA deputy president Chua Soi Lek was sacked, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak said he will not interfere in the internal matters of MCA unless he is invited to act as an intermediary.

Two days after, the Malaysiakini reported as saying that Najib urged MCA to solve its internal problems swiftly before it [...]

Dear Tun Mahathir

Former PM Tun Mahathir is at it again.

This time, he was quoted by Malaysiakini as saying that Pakatan Rakyat would win a snap state election in Perak and thus he is against it being held to resolve the political impasse.

"I think the opposition… well, not the opposition… I think Pakatan is going to win. So [...]

Umno & Zaid’s Saya Pun Melayu

The fact is, is there is nothing exceptional, DPM Najib Tun Razak will be sworn in as the 6th Prime Minister of Malaysia when Abdullah Ahmad Badawi relinquishes his post on April 2.

By now, it’s only a matter of when, no doubt about that.

But more interestingly, the better question to ask, is Najib going to [...]

Randy Paush: The Last Lecture

The other day, by chance, I was talking to a friend about how much I love books, both collecting and reading them. :)

It was then I casually asked her is there any book she read recently which she thinks is good?

"The Last Lecture", she said.

As soon as I dropped her off the LRT station, I [...]

From the Making Globalization Work by Joseph E. Stiglitz (winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics 2001) to the latest The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan (one of the most famous economists in US), I’ve a great weekend.

Now about halfway through with the latest by Greenspan, I’d recommend these [...]

May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969

(SOURCE: Malaysiakini)

It’s a must read book which provides another insight into the May 13 incident which led to the establishment of New Economy Policy (NEP), which is still in place until now, 38 years after the unfortunate event. Quote from Wikipedia:
May 13: Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969 by academic and [...]