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National Union Bank of Employees demand raises and cost of living allowances

Photos and article by TEMME LEE

The National Union Bank of Employees (NUBE), which represents low income clerical and non-clerical workers, have been asking employers for a 30 percent salary increase and cost of living allowances.
On 3 November, the NUBE organised its first nationwide protest against the salary adjustment proposed by the Malayan Commercial Banks’ Association […]

Race increasingly an issue in Malaysia, says BBC. What do you think, foreign minister?

UPDATE: Full transcript by JONATHAN LIM below.

BBC Part 1:

Sarah Montague from BBC asks Foreign Minister Dato Seri Syed Hamid Albar about the “rising resentment” from Indian and Chinese Malaysians about Malay rights and privileges.
She asked him these hardball questions:
1. Is it fair that it’s easier for Malays to get into universities compared to Chinese and […]

Petronas’ Merdeka ad: What foundations are we laying for Malaysia?

By VINCENT LIEW
The video is a Petronas advertisement commemorating Malaysia’s 50th Independence Day. In the light of Namewee’s controversial song and Nathaniel Tan’s arrest, the question that Petronas’ poses in the ad is very timely - Can what we build today bring us tomorrow?

Did you write that? Or was it your web impersonator?

Art by CHUAN ZUI
By MOHD HAFIZ NOOR SHAMS
What would you do if you found an online comment made in your name that was never written by you?
I’ve maintained a blog for six years now and frequently visit other blogs too, leaving comments as I go. I’d like to think that I have established an […]

Malaysian anthem rap remix: Negarakuku

EDITOR’S NOTE: theCICAK is closing the discussion for this post. We feel that we have been fair in capturing a sampling of opinions from our audience.
While some comments have been constructive to the debate about Namewee’s controversial song, the tone of the discussion has degenerated to irresponsible statements from both supporters and opponents.
In any case, […]

Why are foreign maids treated worse than animals?

Art by CHUAN ZUI
By RACHEL CHAN SUET KAY
It’s “Visit Malaysia Year” and the government is working hard to promote our country as the tourist destination in Asia. They are trying to get word-out about Malaysia’s hospitality toward foreigners.
Unfortunately, all the money being spent on promotional campaigns will not clear up the bad press about […]

Malaysian Eminem raps about Muar Chinese

DISCLAIMER: This song is littered with racist and heterosexist remarks. Please do not watch the video or read the English translation below if you think you might feel uncomfortable. theCICAK would like to encourage responsible and healthy debate. Please post your comments below

American public radio: Malaysian bloggers threatened with censorship

San Francisco-based KQED Radio aired another story today about the Malaysian government clamping down on political bloggers. Pacific Time, a KQED programme that is syndicated to about two dozen radio stations in the United States and in Asia, featured theCICAK in May.
Here’s a summary of “Malaysian Bloggers Threatened With Censorship” by Jonathan Kent for Pacific […]

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