This is the last week of July. Next week, we'll be entering the month of August. Like every other years in the past, August will be a month for Malaysian to get busy with the National Day celebration. (If you read my past 31st August entries, you'll know I will not call it Independence Day Celebration...)
This August, will mark the 50th anniversary of our National Day Celebration. As we're reaching 31st August, let's list the top 10 national news that got everybody talking.. not in any particular order..
And here are the top talk-about news..
1. High profile (and 'creative') murder case of Altantuya Shaaribu involving 2 policeman and a top political strategist. (PLEASE practice 'Innocent until proven guilty' ethics no matter what would the media be sensationalising..)
2. The death of Yin Yin, claiming the mother and her boyfriend to be directly responsible for the death. (AGAIN, as sick as the story could be.. please practice the above ethics)
3. CEOs and Managing Directors from a few top corporate companies being charged, fined or jailed for Breaching the code of conduct. Most of the companies are handling major projects for public interest.
4. Our Football team (or soccer, if you're watching too much of MTV) DID IT AGAIN!! They never failed to keep the loyal fans screaming. (We move from screaming of joy.. to screaming of suffering frustrations..) Hey, at least they're still 'loyal fans'..
5. Broadcast Media would love to have more talent competition for the public with a promise of a future way better than getting a job using a Bachelor's Degree. (At some point, that may be true..hmmm..)
6. Primetime news should not go on air without a very vain self bragging segment by the TV station treated as 'news'.
7. As part of Visit Malaysia year, we would love to promote our land of rich and diverse cultures and heritage by having the Hop-on Hop off double decker bus, Eye of Malaysia and international stage plays as part of the main attraction.
8. With have a shocking growth of new potential movie stars and reality TV stars. Not just from the programs that the television produced, but also from other new edge medium such as mobile videos, digital camcorders and CCTV cameras. Anybody can be a star! (unfortunately, the tendency is more towards those genres that even 18SX classification is considered very lame..)
9. Our school teachers still practice post-world war punishments to students. (Oh, sorry.. the world is still at war, so that should be OK..)
9. The government still need to ask everybody to raise the 'Jalur Gemilang' Flag at their premises (They even have to make it a rule for all buildings in KL..) as a sign of Nationalism and Patriotism spirit by Malaysians..
10. Our public service have improved from the old system to the new information technology system. (although the workforce attitude and mentality did not shift that much. but, hey.. they still shift..even at 0.1%.. it's still a shift)
So, that's all 10 that I could immediately noticed from what's happening the past few months.
Happy 50th Birthday Malaysia.. May the final few week before the day itself would surprise us with a much better 'development' by the nation..
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This August, will mark the 50th anniversary of our National Day Celebration. As we're reaching 31st August, let's list the top 10 national news that got everybody talking.. not in any particular order..
And here are the top talk-about news..
1. High profile (and 'creative') murder case of Altantuya Shaaribu involving 2 policeman and a top political strategist. (PLEASE practice 'Innocent until proven guilty' ethics no matter what would the media be sensationalising..)
2. The death of Yin Yin, claiming the mother and her boyfriend to be directly responsible for the death. (AGAIN, as sick as the story could be.. please practice the above ethics)
3. CEOs and Managing Directors from a few top corporate companies being charged, fined or jailed for Breaching the code of conduct. Most of the companies are handling major projects for public interest.
4. Our Football team (or soccer, if you're watching too much of MTV) DID IT AGAIN!! They never failed to keep the loyal fans screaming. (We move from screaming of joy.. to screaming of suffering frustrations..) Hey, at least they're still 'loyal fans'..
5. Broadcast Media would love to have more talent competition for the public with a promise of a future way better than getting a job using a Bachelor's Degree. (At some point, that may be true..hmmm..)
6. Primetime news should not go on air without a very vain self bragging segment by the TV station treated as 'news'.
7. As part of Visit Malaysia year, we would love to promote our land of rich and diverse cultures and heritage by having the Hop-on Hop off double decker bus, Eye of Malaysia and international stage plays as part of the main attraction.
8. With have a shocking growth of new potential movie stars and reality TV stars. Not just from the programs that the television produced, but also from other new edge medium such as mobile videos, digital camcorders and CCTV cameras. Anybody can be a star! (unfortunately, the tendency is more towards those genres that even 18SX classification is considered very lame..)
9. Our school teachers still practice post-world war punishments to students. (Oh, sorry.. the world is still at war, so that should be OK..)
9. The government still need to ask everybody to raise the 'Jalur Gemilang' Flag at their premises (They even have to make it a rule for all buildings in KL..) as a sign of Nationalism and Patriotism spirit by Malaysians..
10. Our public service have improved from the old system to the new information technology system. (although the workforce attitude and mentality did not shift that much. but, hey.. they still shift..even at 0.1%.. it's still a shift)
So, that's all 10 that I could immediately noticed from what's happening the past few months.
Happy 50th Birthday Malaysia.. May the final few week before the day itself would surprise us with a much better 'development' by the nation..
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