all that talk about doing the right thing,
no holds barred journalism.please walk the talk

When John Howard was Prime Minister and Mahathir was Prime Minister,the English newspapers published a whole series on corruption of certain Malaysian Ministers(we don't need to mention who, as they are well known when Mahathir was Prime Minister and there was this great big expose of British aid money for Pergau Hydro-Electric Dam and arms deal brokered through Lord Arumugam of GEC Malaysia fame, known broker for Mahathir in exchange for the aid for Pergau;
this was the time when Lord Arumugam also brokered the deal for the KLIA International Airport and all these were happening at the time when Anwar Ibrahim was Finance Minister.
UMNO (this was during the time when a certain UMNO woman Minister was known as Mrs 10% and the present Malaysian Prime Minister was the Defence Minster)was so furious and scared of the potential fall out that Anwar Ibrahim was made the fall guy to announce the Buy British Last policy.....he also announced kicking out the British companies from the KLIA Consortium; at that time he seemed to be doing it with relish........

would Anwar Ibrahim now step forward and shed some light on how gomens work behind the scenes?
when John Howard said the Press is independent in the UK,it is really independent, not like UMNO owned main media?>?
so you guys should ask the tough questions of Anwar; why no expose of Mahathir and UMNO dirty linen?
and the time when Anwar was pals with Daim and even went on Haj pilgrimage together? how many Billions have been misppropriated when the two of them were Finance Minsters?
this Raja Petra seems to be friendly with Mahathir...what's the connection?

Hardtalk has changed its name to...Moneytalk

hardtalked into hardbargaining. What was offered to bbc.Must be substancial.

well there seem to be a reluctance to publish my response to your article on the bbc cancellation.
i guess because my views are not in line with the views others you published. that is what we call responsible blogging, responsible just to promote your only point of view.
i send my views yesterday but was informed it will be subject to moderation. but till today you have not published it. others yes.
it just prove my point that RPK and his band of supporters are no diffrent from the stupid Indonesian students throwing sheet at the Malaysia Embassy. at least they come out in the open whereas RPK hides in the luxury of confort in London. what a men.

I think we have overblown the issue of BBC cancelling the RPK invite for HARD TALK.
I am pretty sure BBC conducted its "due diligence" on all aspects of the interview and most importantly its newsworthiness. I am positive also that BBC also seeked opinions from potential audience whether it is an issue worth the slot in HARD TALK. Bear in mind it is a Malaysian issue. Who is RPK in the global issues usually articulated by HARD TALK. He is nothing. He is just a renegade eccentric causing a lot of mischiefs by salting lies and deceptions on half truths and facts in his rambling writings.
Just because he is anti establishement he gets a lot of attention. Thats natural. But his views does not really swing opinions. There are many other Malaysians be it oppositionists, anti establishment and academics who can articulate better and understand better our issues than he can.
BBC has done their homework. Perhaps the first invite was done in a haste by an individual without the normal due diligence and enquiries done. I presume among BBC staff there are also various opinions.
So what is the big deal. There have been many programs cancell before this. Why no hoo haa like now.
It is just that some of us have fixated screwed up views
and cannot see any other points of view other than RPK. That is a sad thing to observe.
To speculate the Brits govt scared of losing defence contracts with the Malaysian Govt and to speculate BBC SUCCUMB to the wishes of the British govt. is a reflection the level of paranoia RPK supporters or victims have been subjected to.
Let us be rationale. Malaysians have more issues to worry other than this RPK fellow.

Malaysias have not matured. They have never felt the need to change their government. Why on earth would Britain want to "clear the air" when it can sell just about anything there at prsent?

Nowadays it is so hard to talk
When it is so easy to balk
Rather than to take the walk
And run away from obvious faults

(C) Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 030910
http://MotivationInMotion.blogspot.com
Fri.3rd Sep.2010.

BBC stands for Bloody Ball Carrier !

The super-rich are well-buffered against life's adversities. Indeed, when one lives in a private mansion with 24/7 security, an electrified perimeter fence, and trained commandos as bodyguards, one can be forgiven a sense of unassailability. This is why über-elite families tend to look out for each other, even as they pay lip service to human rights, democratic ideals and justice. The last-minute cancellation of RPK's appearance on HARDtalk is an indication that the Razak family has friends in high places amongst the British upper crust, especially within financial circles and those linked to defense industries. One does not serve as defence minister for 14 years without establishing an old boys' network. RPK's appearing on HARDtalk would have given him the chance to nail Najib and Rosmah properly on the Altantuya case, which is their Achilles' heel. Quite possibly, Nazir Razak (CEO of CIMB Bank) was despatched to London to kautim the affair.

RPK is GOD's gift to Malaysia, indeed. No Devil or demon has the guts to see him eye to eye what more Hard-talk.
Thank you GOD, Malaysia got hope now.
The world now knows that Hard-talk is also on the Devil's grip.

What cowards to have succumed to instructions from the "powers that be"- of course there was political behind-the-scenes interference, and everyone knows it...Hardtalk has lost credibility,to put it mildly, and the sooner the scandal comes to surface the better... for heads to roll.

The trouble with Malaysia's freedom fighters is that their pen is mighty but not enough to be mightier than the sword. What I mean is that there are a lot of bloggers and columnists and other random writiers but not enough serious writers of books. An example is that to date there has no book been written about Sodomy I, one of the darkest episodes in our history. Another is the Lingam judge fixing royal commission inquiry. Without a book on it, the issue is deemed forgotten and now the accused are bold enough to seek to overturn the RCI verdict. Much has been written about the sins of Mahathir as PM but hello where are the misdeeds put on record? So far only a foreigner Barry Wain has come out with one. What about our own people? Are our people so intellectually puerile? Why can't we have more Wain or Kee Thuan Chye among us?

Over the years I won't deny that BBC established itself as a matured media. I'm sure RPK was invited after due considerations, vetting and for its newsworthiness. I'm sure all such aspects must have been rationalized and justified bewfore the extension of an invitation to RPK. Surely there has been some intimidation behind the scenes to account for the turnaround. Looks like I'll give some brownie points to CNN for the courage they have to stand up without any fear nor favour. The British have become pathetic with their resilience to stand up for justice and democracy. Money does really talk. Money can drive good principles out of the window.
prof JOHN B

After all these years of independence , do we still have to depend on the likes of BCC. It is their choice .

But we also have a choice of freedom of speech and create our own media on international platform and give the world a true account. Get independent financier to create alternative news media channel.

Let's really get independent viewpoint.

There is no such thing as British Gentleman nor British Courage anymore. There used to be sign posts during the WWII era, such as "Take Courage". Now it would seem to be: Take Money (in the light of speculative possible loss of arms sales to Malaysia's Defence Ministry). Britannia Rules The Waves.......huh! My foot!!!!