Public Relations as I think it should be
Something incredible, unprecedented and potentially dangerous happened in Malaysia last Friday that most Malaysians do not seem to have paid much notice to. In fact many of the Malaysian Chinese actually welcomed it, fed up as they were by Malay hooligans trying to stir up Malay supremacist and anti-Chinese sentiments in Malaysia. Photo from Free... Continue Reading →
As a Malaysian who has lived overseas for most of his adult life, the last two decades spent in Indonesia, Unspun cannot help but marvel at the racial divide in Malaysia, even during a unifying event such as Bersih 4, that took place over this weekend. For those not familar with Malaysian politics Bersih 4 is... Continue Reading →
This is what happens. Told'ja so here Nowhere2Hide: Dr M’s man blasts Kok Wing FMT Reporters | June 6, 2015 Najib's PR team in tatters, says blogger, and warns image man Lim that his own legacy in danger KUALA LUMUR: Najib Razak’s new image consultant, Lim Kok Wing, has been urged to beat a “quiet... Continue Reading →
I'll never forget how wistful my Malaysian cardiologist was when he found out that I was from Indonesia and that we now have Jokowi as the President. "He seems a good guy, isn't he?" he said of Jokowi as I lay prone and half naked on the examination table. "Yes he is," I said. "Ah,... Continue Reading →
Unspun mudik-ed to his kampung in Malaysia for the Chinese New Year and was tickled pink by the desperate efforts of the Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's attempt to shore up his support among the Chinese community for the upcoming national elections that must be held in the first half of this year. The... Continue Reading →
Ouch! This must hurt. The grand old Kompas being lectured by observers and "experts" via a newspaper from a country with no press freedom. For the background to this story, read my previous post. Also read the comments here for more Malaysian views about Kompas's apology to Najib. Kompas perlu berwaspada tidak cemarkan etika kewartawanan... Continue Reading →
In Indonesia Kompas is the most respected newspaper in the land. It has the highest circulation (observers put it at about 500,000 but its difficult to tell as no paper is subjected to the Audit Bureau of Circulation here). It is very conservative and very careful about what it writes, so much so that sometimes... Continue Reading →
Unspun learned about the article below in Malaysian Insider from Opah. Its a nice piece of business for APCO and while the Opposition in Malaysia were right to query about the amount paid, they are asking the wrong questions. Any successful public relations effort ultimately changes one or more of three things: awareness, attitude and... Continue Reading →
Interesting news about APCO winning the PA/PR contract with the Malaysian Government (see extract below). The question, raised here between Unspun and Kay Peng (who still hasn't released my comment in his blog), is whether anything can be done to improve the image of Najib and the Malaysian government, regardless of how good, experienced or... Continue Reading →
If your action must be drastic, do it in one fell swoop, not in agonizing stages Thus Machiavelli advised would be rulers. If Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak had taken Machiavelli's advice then he would not have just forcibly ejected the Speaker from the Perak State Assembly and arrested a few other people. He... Continue Reading →
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak is gearing up to succeed Badawi after being given the Finance Minister's post by his boss. As part of this attempt at ascension Najib has taken to setting up a website called 1Malaysia. Go there and you will see a videocast of Najib explaining why he's on the... Continue Reading →
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