First anniversary of Chinese-language M'kini

Last evening, I joined about 150 friends of the Chinese-language malaysiakini to celebrate its first anniversary in the Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall. The fourth person from right on the front row is malaysiakini's Bahasa Malaysia columnist Lee Ban Chen (pix/left). His Chinese-language column originally published by the Oriental Daily was recently cancelled allegedly by governmental order from atas.

However, like all terrorist bombings of civilian targets in various parts of the world in recent years, no jantan has claimed or admitted responsibility of issuing such a governmental order. The trilingual Ban Chen now writes his Chinese-language column for another alternative media Merdeka Review.

Ban Chen's blog is maintained at http://leebanchen.blogspot.com

The jantan in blue shirt is Yang Bai Yang (left), formerly a columnist with the China Press but is now a writer most hated by MCA. However, he now writes for Chinese-language malaysiakini everyday continuing to cause psychological upheavals among top MCA leaders. He operates his blog at http://yangbaiyang.blogspot.com

The man standing and delivering a speech in English is malaysiakini's CEO Premesh Chandran who promised to also start another edition of malaysiakini in தமிழ் when the time is right.

Educationist hopes S'pore will lift 40-yr ban
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/53685

Another call to lift S'pore travel ban
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/53877

English, still the way to go
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/40825

PAS' Chinese-language organ lauded
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/52156

Being multilingual in Malaysia (Part 1)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/31453

Being multilingual in Malaysia (Part 2)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/31527

Two challenges to mother-tongue education
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/22585

Anwar: BA leaders back DJZ on mother-tongue education
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/32339

Anwar takes on BN gov’t over Chinese education
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/34731

Chinese is the language to learn
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4341557.stm

Chinese-language learning hot in Indonesia
http://www.edu.cn/20050617/3141153.shtml

Chinese-language contest held in Indonesia
http://www.edu.cn/20050517/3137594.shtml

Indonesia enhances Chinese language education
http://www.china.org.cn/english/FR/37026.htm

Chinese-language newspapers comeback in Indonesia
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=9094

Foreigners flock to learn Chinese
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4594698.stm

Seven-year-olds learning Chinese
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5008036.stm

Bush kicks off National Foreign Language Initiative
http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jan2006/20060105_3849.html

US troops' language bonus boosted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4760353.stm

Defense Language Institute
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Language_Institute

History of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center
http://www.dliflc.edu/Alumni/about_aro/history_of_dliflc.htm

English in Asia (Part 1)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/33804

English in Asia (Part 2)
http://www.malaysiakini.com/opinionsfeatures/33893