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What is really happening in Lebanon? - the real news version.
Clashes between supporters of the US-backed government and the Hezbollah-led opposition have shaken Lebanon. Six days of deadly sectarian bloodshed is the worst violence in the country since the end of the 15-year civil war in 1990. The Real News Network analyst Pepe Escobar examines what is happening in Lebanon. . . . more
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UN peacekeeper in Lebanon dies - Melayu?
A car accident leaves one United Nations peacekeeper dead and another injured in southern Lebanon, Lebanese security officials say.
A car from the Malaysian battalion went off the road, and slid into a valley near the village of Tebnine in southern Lebanon, the sources said on Friday. . . more
A car from the Malaysian battalion went off the road, and slid into a valley near the village of Tebnine in southern Lebanon, the sources said on Friday. . . more
World's smallest helicopter to fly at da Vinci's birthplace
Friday May 16, 07.00 AM JST - TOKYO
A Japanese man who developed the world’s smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius’ original idea. Gennai Yanagisawa, 75, said Thursday that a demonstration flight of his one-man helicopter is planned in the city of Vinci, near Florence, Italy, on May 25. - - to read more click the title
A Japanese man who developed the world’s smallest helicopter will take flight in the birthplace of Leonardo da Vinci in tribute to the Renaissance genius’ original idea. Gennai Yanagisawa, 75, said Thursday that a demonstration flight of his one-man helicopter is planned in the city of Vinci, near Florence, Italy, on May 25. - - to read more click the title
$100 Laptops embraces windows XP
Microsoft has joined forces with the developers of the "$100 laptop" to make Windows available on the machines.
Including 2 news articles placed in May but not included as indexes on this page . . . read more
Including 2 news articles placed in May but not included as indexes on this page . . . read more
RPK the blogger, gets another police report
Another police report was lodged against blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamarudin over an allegation he made in his weblog. The blogger is facing charges over what he wrote in his blog. . . read more
Six Points Peace Plan and The Resistance
An open letter to the UN
The suffering of the Palestinians, as well as all those oppressed by foreign occupying forces, be it Iraq or Afghanistan, has become unbearable for the Muslim world. Even the calls by world civil societies and governments to end the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian land are being totally disregarded. This is while the international community is obliged to compel Israel to implement every relevant United Nations' Security Council Resolution and make them withdraw from every occupied area. The international community is also obliged to set implementation actions and measures, similar to those which are enforced in other parts of the world. . read more
Protests UN Chief Ban's Use of Term 'Nakba'
Protests UN Chief Ban's Use of Term 'Nakba'
Kak Ton Mok Ngoh gets another grandchild.
14 May, 2008, at approximately 4 pm., the eldest daughter of Kak Ton, Mok Ngoh gives Kak Ton another grandchild, a baby girl through Ceasarian delivery. As such it is expected the Kak Inaq and the baby will be in HKL for sometime longer than normal delivery.
Lebanon - Stretching for a peaceful solution.
On 15 May, 08 The Arab Ministerial team is headed by headed by Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani, and includes the foreign ministers of Algeria, Djibouti, Jordan, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.Arab League chief Amr Mussa, who arrived in
The Lebanese Experience & Reality.
Have you been reading western sources of news? Well, what these news reported may took placed, but it is how they reported it can be typical of an American style of journalism.. Which in this case can be summarized as below::-
Quiet US Confession - Weapons Were Not Made In Iran After All
In a sharp reversal of its longstanding accusations against Iran arming militants in Iraq , the US military has made an unprecedented albeit quiet confession: the weapons they had recently found in Iraq were not made in Iran at all. . . . read more
Press Statement - Royal Commission Report, May 12, 2008
We welcome the submission of the report of the Royal Commission on the Lingam video clip to the Yang DiPertuan Agong. We call for its full ventilation to the Malaysian public. . . . . read more
Malaysia began a phased withdrawal of its peacekeeping mission from the Philippines.
Khaled Musa, deputy chairman of the MILF information committee, said the Philippines government should have already upheld the agreement if it really has "dedication to peace." Musa described Mrs. Arroyo's statement as "mere empty rhetoric not matched by concrete action across the negotiating table." . . . . read more
House Resolution 578, initiated by Anak-Mindanao Representative Hataman, is in reaction to Malaysia’s pullout from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) tasked to oversee a ceasefire agreement between the military and MILF. . . . read more
House Resolution 578, initiated by Anak-Mindanao Representative Hataman, is in reaction to Malaysia’s pullout from the International Monitoring Team (IMT) tasked to oversee a ceasefire agreement between the military and MILF. . . . read more
Making War under the guise of private security companies
Making war under the guise of private security companies (read mercenaries) is now a norm for the US. Thats an open secret now, as informations have been beaming on the internet that there are some 170,000 US soldiers, 14,500 soldiers from allied Nations to US and surprisingly, 125,000 private contractors or security companies in the list of war dogs in Iraq fighting the dirty war imposed by the American on the Iraqi nation. No wonder we always hear reports of unbecoming behaviors from these US war dogs and the US instead is imposing for a "above the law status" for their war dogs, which have been resisted by the Iraqi Parliament though they are toothless, in reality.
The US is trying hard for the past year to repeat the whole exercise in Lebanon, after paying a key role in creating a political impasse and maintaining Fouad Siniora in power, in order to kill Hezbollah for good. Through my blogs I have highlighted this arms shipments to Beirut on numerous occasions. Now, this is make known through an America MSM itself. Though politics is about perception, so may too, in their heads, how politicians think they should run wars. . . . read more.
"BEIRUT -- For a year, the main Lebanese political faction backed by the United States built a Sunni Muslim militia here under the guise of private security companies, Lebanese security experts and officials said.
But in a single night late last week, the curious experiment in private-sector warfare crumbled." . . . . . read more.
Get the Gist and do not be bothered about the spices added.
RPK Citing The History of Sedition and First 'Royal ISA Detainee'
While on the subject of sedition perhaps we can some knowledge of the 'History of Persekutuan Tanah Melayu', what Malaysia was known then from our RPK, as he puts it,
In honour of Umno’s 62nd Anniversary today, allow me to educate you a bit on some of our forgotten history and the unsung heroes of the fight for Malaya’s independence from Britain. Ironically, the Sedition Act was a British instrument to stifle this struggle for Merdeka and to silence critics to British rule. . . . read more
While at it, we might, as a continuation of 'blogger's ordeal in Malaysia' - being charged under sedition act- study the meaning of 'sedition' from the point of law, it is taken from RPK's Blog too.
In honour of Umno’s 62nd Anniversary today, allow me to educate you a bit on some of our forgotten history and the unsung heroes of the fight for Malaya’s independence from Britain. Ironically, the Sedition Act was a British instrument to stifle this struggle for Merdeka and to silence critics to British rule. . . . read more
While at it, we might, as a continuation of 'blogger's ordeal in Malaysia' - being charged under sedition act- study the meaning of 'sedition' from the point of law, it is taken from RPK's Blog too.
Sedition is a law that makes it an offence to criticise leaders considered SUPERIOR BEINGS who are exercising a DIVINE (God-given) mandate, who are, in short, BEYOND CRITICISM. Criticising what these leaders do implies either that they are equal to other men/women or that they are accountable for their acts, both equally offensive, and therefore considered a crime under the Sedition law. . . . read more
'Iran contributed to Sadr City peace'
Mon, 12 May 2008 20:49:20
 Children play around a destroyed vehicle in Sadr Cit |
Iran has played a major role in securing the agreement which halted violence in Baghdad's Sadr City, says a senior Iraqi legislator.
An Iraqi delegation was sent to Tehran nearly two weeks ago which requested Iran's assistance in ending the violence, senior Dawa Party member Ali al-Adeeb said.
"The Iranians gave a positive response to the demands made by the delegation. They gave those demands to the Sadrist decision makers because they have specific influence on those people," al-Adeeb, who was part of the delegation, told Reuters. . . . read more
An Iraqi delegation was sent to Tehran nearly two weeks ago which requested Iran's assistance in ending the violence, senior Dawa Party member Ali al-Adeeb said.
"The Iranians gave a positive response to the demands made by the delegation. They gave those demands to the Sadrist decision makers because they have specific influence on those people," al-Adeeb, who was part of the delegation, told Reuters. . . . read more
Bush should be prosecuted for murder
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:18:20
 George W. Bush |
According to an article published on the Common Dreams news site, Bush and his administration have not been honest toward the US nation and by deceiving the public opinion led the US into a war they wanted. . . . More
Hassan al-Turabi of Sudan has been freed
 Hassan al-Turabi fell out with President Bashir in the 1990's |
Sudan's Islamist leader Hassan al-Turabi has been freed from custody hours after being arrested following a rebel raid near the capital, Khartoum. . . . read more
Wigan 0-2 Man Utd(EPL Champions Now)
Manchester United pipped rivals Chelsea to clinch
their 17th title triumph with victory at Wigan.
their 17th title triumph with victory at Wigan.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for United from
the spot after 33 minutes following Emmerson
Boyce's foul on fit-again
Wayne Rooney.
. . . . watch videos highlights
the manager lifting the EPL Cup
Sami al-Hajj is free and in Sudan
Seized in 2001
Al-Hajj, who is originally from Sudan, was held as an "enemy combatant" without ever facing trial or charges. Al-Hajj was never prosecuted at Guantanamo so the US did not make public its full allegations against him.
Free man
A senior US defence official in Washington speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that al-Hajj was "not being released [but] being transferred to the Sudanese government".
Sudan's justice minister told Al Jazeera that al-Hajj was a free man and would not be arrested or face any charges. Two other Sudanese inmates at Guantanamo, Amir Yacoub al-Amir and Walid Ali, were freed along with al-Hajj. The two said they were blindfolded, handcuffed and chained to their seats during the flight home. . . more including videos
He was seized by Pakistani intelligence officers while travelling near the Afghan border in December 2001.Despite holding a legitimate visa to work for Al Jazeera's Arabic channel in Afghanistan, he was handed to the US military in January 2002 and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
Al-Hajj, who is originally from Sudan, was held as an "enemy combatant" without ever facing trial or charges. Al-Hajj was never prosecuted at Guantanamo so the US did not make public its full allegations against him.
Free man
A senior US defence official in Washington speaking on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency that al-Hajj was "not being released [but] being transferred to the Sudanese government".
Sudan's justice minister told Al Jazeera that al-Hajj was a free man and would not be arrested or face any charges. Two other Sudanese inmates at Guantanamo, Amir Yacoub al-Amir and Walid Ali, were freed along with al-Hajj. The two said they were blindfolded, handcuffed and chained to their seats during the flight home. . . more including videos
Lebanon return to peace as army takes control.
The Lebanese army position over the two controversial decisions by Fouad Saniora's unconstitutional government was clear when, the army command said in a statement that it was revoking the ruling pertaining to the Airport's security and the communications network of Hezbollah, and called for the withdrawal of armed militants from the streets. It said the head of the airport security, Wafik Shqier, would remain in his post . . . . read more
Will the experiences of Kelantan be repeated, in the other 4 states.
Sheela Chandran presents The Star Daily News update. Highlights include 222 members of parliament sworn in today, fire at TNB substation in Johor Bahru, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng opposes the idea of rerouting entrepreneur and corporative fund.
A Blogger's Ordeal - with RPK
RPK released, tells why he came out
Thank you so much and sorry for letting you down - Sounds scary
Like the day he was charged, the courthouse compound was crowded with dozens of his supporters, which included fellow blogger Tony Pua, who is also PJ Utara MP. They had gathered there as early as 8.30am. Many wore bright yellow T-shirts bearing Raja Petra's face and the words, “Justice for All...tantuya”.
Thank you so much and sorry for letting you down - Sounds scary
I was asked to sit down and wait while they phone the magistrate to come back to work. They also needed to prepare the charge and register my case. It appears like they had decided to charge me first and then prepared the charge and decided which court to charge me in as an afterthought.
RPK case - the political cause and cost
Perception is everything in politics. Fresh from the heavy electoral defeats in five states, the public opinion against the BN can be politically costly. In fact, it can ill afford such sentiments at this point. RPK has the public on his side. . . . more
Microsoft Releases
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 1:20 PM PDT
The released the third service pack for Windows XP to the Web after last week delaying its scheduled release because of an incompatibility with one of its other software applications. It also resumed automatic distribution of Windows Vista, Service Pack 1 (SP1), which had been halted because of a similar problem.
Published: May 10, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Microsoft will roll out its Office 2007 Service Pack 1 via the Windows automatic update feature starting on or around June 16, company technicians say. . . . more
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