Estrada slams Malaysian envoy’s wife over anti-Rizal, Ibrahim tweet

Dato' Seri Dr Ibrahim Saad and Datin Seri Zainab

(Inquirer) - MANILA, Philippines—Former president Joseph Ejercito Estrada on Monday chided a Malaysian diplomat’s wife over her message on microblogging site Twitter calling Philippine national hero Dr. Jose Rizal an “infidel Malay.”

Estrada said that Dato Zainab, wife of Malaysian ambassador to Manila Dr. Ibrahim Saad, insulted Rizal and sowed religious hatred as she lashed out at Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, an ally of the ousted Philippine leader.

EO detainee: SB officers failed to brainwash me

Hours of daily grilling by Special Branch officers have failed to indoctrinate newly released EO detainee Choo Chon Kai to forsake his beliefs.

Fascinating pictures of building a footpath on vertical Shifou Mountain !

Thousands of metres up the vertiginous slopes of Shifou Mountain in
Hunan Province, China, a team of workers, operating with hardly any
safety measures, are building a footpath.

WHAT IS COURAGE ?

What is the meaning of courage?

> Is it to fight a Bull in a bullfight without any weapon?
> Is it to undertake a cross-country auto trip in a Kancil car?
> Is it to fly a fighter plane in combat?

> Is it to undergo open-heart surgery knowing that the surgeon has a drinking problem?

> Is it to practice free fall parachuting?
> Is it to perform a root-canal on yourself?
> Is it bungee jumping, wild water rafting, etc.?
>
> Bullshit. Those are nothing!
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Socialism has vital role to play in M’sia

Sim Kwang Yang

The long-silenced voice of socialism in Malaysia has once again been heard, following the arrest and release of Dr Jeyakumar and his five comrades from his Party Sosialis Malaysia, under the unjust Emergency Ordinance.

Once again, people are asking: what is socialism?

People in the Home Ministry would like to associate the idea of socialism with communism.