Mar

30

Hishammuddin: Oops!… I did it again.

March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

During the 2007 UMNO General Assembly, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein was criticised heavily for brandishing the Panca Warisan keris by the non-Malay members of Barisan Nasional. During the recent General Assembly, he hopes the issue will come to a close. However, a different story cooks up this round…

Datuk Seri Hishammuddin was caught saying that [...]

Mar

30

Najib Razak and the Ghost of Altantuya

March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Yes, that is the title of the cartoon published by The Korea Times on 25th March 2009. Malaysia is getting more popular around the world for the wrong reason. It was Liberation from France (French daily, Liberation indicating Najib involved in Altantuya (Full Article)) early this month and now The Korea Times from South Korea last [...]

Mar

29

Sarawak will Proceed with 12-Dam Projects (Update 1)

March 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Following the announcement that Sarawak will Proceed with 12-Dam Projects, the government should re-look into this issues a couple more times before really deciding if it is necessary. News from Jakarta, ‘Death toll from Indonesia dam burst rises to 77‘ should serve as an early warning if these projects are viable and safe and if there [...]

Mar

29

New Trap for Pakatan Rakyat

March 29, 2009 | 1 Comment

Hours after Datuk Seri Najib Razak was officially declared the President of UMNO, Democratic Action Party (DAP) are barred from displaying party materials in the up-coming by-elections in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai.
Election Commission Deputy Chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar, announced that irrelevant parties such as DAP are also not allowed to apply for [...]

Mar

28

Is Najib fit to be the PM?

March 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The just concluded UMNO party election may have endorsed Datuk Seri Najib as the new President of UMNO but can he get the endorsement from the people as the Prime Minister of Malaysia?
Since the dismay performance of Barisan Nasional in the 12th General Election on 8th March 2008, there are voices within UMNO that called [...]

Mar

24

Malaysians Have to Accept Racist UMNO?

March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

I am somehow puzzled when I read the report in Malaysiakini just now. I was reported that Datuk Tengku Sariffuddin Tengku Ahmad, the Press Secretary of Datuk Seri Najib Razak advised the media, especially Chinese-language media not to report sensitive issues brought up by delegates during the UMNO General Assembly. Instead, he asked the media just [...]

Mar

24

Malaysia = Indonesia (Update 1)

March 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

When I posted up the article entitled, Malaysia = Indonesia, during the weekend, I did not realise that the issue of delay in the processing of permanent resident (PR) status for  was brought by Penang Chief Minister, Lim Guan Eng, earlier of the week.  This is the link to the report by The Star:
Speed up [...]

Mar

24

Sarawak will Proceed with 12-Dam Projects

March 24, 2009 | 2 Comments

The New Straits Times today reported that the Sarawak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud said that the Sarawak government will proceed with the construction of 12 hydropower dams in the interior of Sarawak. This is despite the criticisms and protests by many inside and outside Sarawak against the projects.
Al Jazeera had earlier brought [...]

Mar

22

Al Jazeera Helping Sarawakians to Understand Their State More

March 22, 2009 | 1 Comment

Mar

21

Malaysia = Indonesia

March 21, 2009 | 1 Comment

I was watching the news just now and there was an interview with Dato’ Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Bin Toyo who is eyeing to be the UMNO Youth Chief in the coming UMNO election next week. Dato’ Seri Dr Khir who was the Menteri Besar of Selangor said that among the three candidates, he is [...]

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