AL GORE, ANWAR IBRAHIM, PAUL WOLFOWITZ
The Strange case of Al Gore, Paul Wolfowitz and their joint defense of Malaysian Anti-Semite named Anwar Ibrahim By Roy Thinnes People in glass houses should not throw stones. Especially when they are a couple of discredited has-beens, one a former Democrat vice-president with an inconvenient truth about his marriage and divorce who has just escaped being charged with sexual assault; and the other a one-time neo-con who mightily embarrassed the Republican Party by getting himself fired from the World Bank over salary shenanigans involving his Libyan-born girlfriend Shaha Riza. The fact...
August 10th, 2010
Malott’s Motives?
Former US diplomat, now lobbyist, close to Anwar, becomes daily defender and late night blogger By Roy Thinnes John Malott is an eminent man: the former United States Ambassador to Malaysia has maintained his involvement in Asian affairs, from helming the Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C., to working with the lobbyists at the Washington consultancy Manatt Jones, to writing articles on the internal politics of the country in which he served as Ambassador. It is in the last capacity that Malott is of interest here. He has, lately, taken to popping up wherever the trial of Anwar Ibrahim is...
August 8th, 2010
ANWAR & WOLFOWITZ: USEFUL BACKGROUND INFORMATION
People in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Stones by Roy Thinnes For Malaysia-watchers who saw a recent defence in The Wall Street Journal of Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, penned by the dubious duo of Al Gore (sexual assault investigation underway after accusations against the former vice-president by a massage therapist) and Paul Wolfowitz (forced to resign in disgrace from World Bank after accusations of conflict of interest in promoting girlfriend, who was paid more than Condoleeza Rice to work at Foundation chaired by Anwar Ibrahim), here is some background on the deep ties that link...
August 5th, 2010
Anwar Ibrahim and the Bush Neocons
Written by Our Correspondent A Washington, DC NGO bares some awkward questions for Malaysia’s opposition leader A 42-page report by a Washington, DC-based whistle-blower organization is proving a major embarrassment for Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim by alleging that the Foundation for the Future, which Anwar headed for a time in the middle of the last decade, was actually established and funded by the US Department of State at the behest of Elizabeth Cheney, the daughter of then-Vice President Dick Cheney, and the Bush administration’s neoconservatives. The Government...
August 5th, 2010
Young Malaysian footballers to play in US and Sweden
A team of aspiring young footballers from Kuala Lumpur is to play in two international tournaments in the United States and Sweden in July. An Under-18 team from the Kuala Lumpur Youth Soccer League (KLYS) will compete in the ESPN-Disney Cup in Orlando while an Under-15 team and an Under-13 team will play in the Gothia Cup in Gothenburg, Sweden. KLYS director, Elcee Asuncion Villa said ”I really hope the 32 boys taking part will be competitive enough and will build a good relationship with other players from different countries. It’s not all about winning the game,” she told...
June 30th, 2010
PM Najib says 6 percent GDP is achievable
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak says that a target of 6 percent annual growth for GDP is achievable. Speaking at the launch of the Oxford Oxford Business Group’s “The Report Malaysia 2010″ in Kuala Lumpur, the Prime Minister said: “The challenge is to reduce fiscal deficit to less than three per cent by 2015 from 5.3 per cent now.” And he added that private investment has a bigger role to play in the Malaysian economy. “Another important facet is that the government must point out at the sectors where the private sector can invest,” Najib said. The Prime Minister...
June 30th, 2010
Malaysian food on show in New York
A cross section of Malaysia’s food industry took part in the prestigious three-day New York Fancy Food Show with assistance from the New York office of the Malaysian External Trade Corporation (Matrade). The event is an opportunity for sellers from abroad to meet American buyers and showcase their products. Among the Malaysian products on show were halal cookies, ready to serve seafood and green tea. The event followed the Malaysia Kitchen Programme, organised by Matrade three months ago, which aimed to introduce Malaysian cuisine to American consumers. Malaysia’s food exports to the...
June 30th, 2010
Malaysia improves ranking for its economy
The Index of Economic Freedom in conjunction with the Wall Street Journal has ranked Malaysia as the 59th freest economy out of 179 countries. Malaysia scored 64.8 this year, – 0.2 points better than last year. Malaysia was ranked ninth out of 41 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and its overall score was above the world and regional averages, the Index of Economic Freedom said. Malaysia’s ongoing reform measures have improved the overall entrepreneurial environment, leading it to score above the world average in eight out of 10 economic freedom components. Malaysia’s highest...
June 30th, 2010
Tourism Malaysia to introduce three year plan
Tourism Malaysia will introduce a three-year plan to boost the country’s tourism promotion campaign, said its director-general Datuk Mirza Mohammad Taiyab. “We have prepared the plan to further promote tourism in Malaysia to foreign tourists and visitors. The plan could perhaps bring more opportunities to tourists and industry players as well,” he said.
June 30th, 2010
Focus on Malaysia-India business
The Malaysia-India Business Council is exploring how it can enhance opportunities for entrepreneurs from both countries to tap into sectors such as manufacturing, IT and non-IT industries, infrastructure, services, bio-technology, health and education. At a seminar called ‘Towards A Strategic Partnership-Tapping Growth Opportunities,’ some 500 business leaders from Malaysia and India will get together to explore business prospects between the two nations. “The aim is to bring together specified and targeted industries from Malaysia and India, to create awareness and a better understanding,...
June 30th, 2010
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