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In a recent blog post on November 8th, renowned exiled UK-based Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, or RPK for short, revealed that former Second Minister of Finance, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, or Husni for short, has been attempting to buy the silence of women that he had allegedly sexually assaulted...
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Below is a timeline depicting how Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 91-year old former Prime Minister of Malaysia, managed to cobble together a loose alliance of former political foes and disgruntled members of the ruling Barisan Nasional regime to oppose the current Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Recently, he marched to...
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(Inquirer.net) – A Catholic bishop yesterday urged Filipinos who will be casting their votes in the US presidential election on Tuesday to choose the candidate who best represents the values and principles of Filipinos and Catholics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtxN9WbEgI Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said Filipinos here and in the United States are...
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The Philippines has been grabbing the headlines for a variety of reasons. President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-drug war and anti-US rhethoric has resulted in anger and violence, but as Christmas draws near, many Filipinos look forward to a season of celebration and reaffirmation of their faith in God and family in...
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(Catholic World News) – Police in Jakarta used tear gas to break up a boisterous rally of over 100,000 Muslims protesting against the governor of the Indonesian capital. Thousands of Indonesians protest against Jakarta's ethnic Chinese and Christian governor for insulting Quran verse pic.twitter.com/f24G9djfCG — 真回安然 ☪ (@ismaelan) November...
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(Helen Ang) – So, we are going Chinese. I think you all have read about it. (FAM: See our post on Malaysia & China’s recent defense deal) The news and commentaries about the whole thing are all over the place. No need for me to put the links here. Well,...
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Below is an excerpt from the blog of Zaid Ibrahim, former Law Minister in the Federal Government of Malaysia: (The Zaidgeist) – When I was involved in setting up an organisation for the defence of civil liberties (the organisation was never registered by the Registrar of Societies), I was...
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China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
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(Channel News Asia) – Japan’s justice ministry will conduct its first large scale survey into racism in the country, a report said on Sunday, as discrimination becomes a growing social concern. The survey will cover 18,500 foreign residents aged 18 or older, the Asahi newspaper said, adding that results...
In a recent blog post on November 8th, renowned exiled UK-based Malaysian blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin, or RPK for short, revealed that former Second Minister of Finance, Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, or Husni for short, has been attempting to buy the silence of women that he had allegedly sexually assaulted...
Below is a timeline depicting how Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, the 91-year old former Prime Minister of Malaysia, managed to cobble together a loose alliance of former political foes and disgruntled members of the ruling Barisan Nasional regime to oppose the current Prime Minister, Najib Razak. Recently, he marched to...
(Inquirer.net) – A Catholic bishop yesterday urged Filipinos who will be casting their votes in the US presidential election on Tuesday to choose the candidate who best represents the values and principles of Filipinos and Catholics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOtxN9WbEgI Balanga Bishop Ruperto Santos said Filipinos here and in the United States are...
The Philippines has been grabbing the headlines for a variety of reasons. President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-drug war and anti-US rhethoric has resulted in anger and violence, but as Christmas draws near, many Filipinos look forward to a season of celebration and reaffirmation of their faith in God and family in...
(Catholic World News) – Police in Jakarta used tear gas to break up a boisterous rally of over 100,000 Muslims protesting against the governor of the Indonesian capital. Thousands of Indonesians protest against Jakarta's ethnic Chinese and Christian governor for insulting Quran verse pic.twitter.com/f24G9djfCG — 真回安然 ☪ (@ismaelan) November...
(Helen Ang) – So, we are going Chinese. I think you all have read about it. (FAM: See our post on Malaysia & China’s recent defense deal) The news and commentaries about the whole thing are all over the place. No need for me to put the links here. Well,...
Below is an excerpt from the blog of Zaid Ibrahim, former Law Minister in the Federal Government of Malaysia: (The Zaidgeist) – When I was involved in setting up an organisation for the defence of civil liberties (the organisation was never registered by the Registrar of Societies), I was...
China’s technological gap with the United States continues to narrow. Two J-20 stealth fighters were introduced publicly for the first time ever, at the Zhuhai Air Show today. The radar-evading jets swooped in, setting off alarms of cars nearby. Although the J-20 jets passed by several times, the public will...
(Channel News Asia) – Japan’s justice ministry will conduct its first large scale survey into racism in the country, a report said on Sunday, as discrimination becomes a growing social concern. The survey will cover 18,500 foreign residents aged 18 or older, the Asahi newspaper said, adding that results...