This will be a short post and a challenge to Lim Kit Siang. Please read his article first: I am disappointed over the UMNO betrayal of former Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Ghani Othman who was completely by-passed instead of being appointed Senator and Minister in the new Cabinet line-up announced by the Prime Minister, Datuk … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Politics in general
Popular votes vs Parliamentary votes (a note to Nurul Izzah)
Today Nurul Izzah issued a tweet which beguiled us all. She has the belief that Barisan Nasional is effectively a minority government. Although her loose coalition of DAP, PKR and PAS had the majority of the votes, she felt shortchanged for the fact that her ambition to see her father installed as the Prime Minister … Continue reading »
13th General Elections – What next for Barisan Nasional
My view is that the Chinese voters have given their best shot to vote for the DAP and the Pakatan in this round of elections versus the Malay voters who did not turn out in full force. – OutSyed The Box The results of the recent concluded general election revealed one pertinent point. That with … Continue reading »
Top 10 Little Uncircumspect, Uncircumcised Reasons for the Malay Vote Swings in PRU-13
I received this article from Apocryphalist for the benefit of all readers out there. His other articles on other matters can be read here and here. ____________________________________________________ Top 10 Little Uncircumspect, Uncircumcised Reasons for the Malay Vote Swings in PRU-13 A total political tsunami, including a massive exodus of malay voters swinging over to the Pakatan, … Continue reading »
“What more do the chinese want?”
Utusan Malaysia today asked a very pertinent question and perhaps the most important question any leader in Barisan Nasional worth his salt would be asking – “What more do the chinese want?” The article stated the facts that had been happening during Najib’s tenure as prime minister and his effort in wooing the chinese towards … Continue reading »
Pakatan Rakyat – a basic problem unresolved
Currently there is a myth going on that the reason Pakatan Rakyat could not register their coalition and thus making it an official and fully registered entity is because the Registrar of Society has blocked their application to do so. This is what most of Pakatan fans believed as fact. Obviously in order to justify … Continue reading »
Lim Guan Eng : Political ploy gone wrong
In an astounding turn of event, it was revealed that the reason Lim Guan Eng went ballistic and became all Hitler-ish over the Registrar of Society (ROS) last week was simply because ROS do not recognise the top leadership of DAP due to the hanky panky done during the DAP party election back in December … Continue reading »
Assessment by Financial Times
From the Financial Times today: Malaysian PM faces big test as tight poll looms By Jeremy Grant in Putrajaya Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak looks out through the window in his spacious office in the administrative capital of Putrajaya, and points to the foreign ministry on a nearby hill. “They cheated the prime minister and occupied … Continue reading »
Hit and miss of election issues
Everytime an election is near, the brains behind political strategy of election campaign will start cracking and one by one the revelations, news spin and shocking exposé will surface in order to maintain an upper-hand in the perception game. Some will gain traction while some will not make a dent among the psyche of the … Continue reading »
Do we really want to vote these people? (addendum)
I have unfairly excluded a couple of names in my previous post which I deem unacceptable. From the comments received, it is a known fact that there are many people who we feel will not do a good job representing us in the government but as a disclaimer, the names mentioned in this article and … Continue reading »
Those who shouldn’t be contesting
The year is travelling so fast and before we know it, March is already upon us. And within then next 45 days, there will be a new line up of cabinet ministers that will administer this country for the next 5 years. Back in 2009, a post was written regarding the newly appointed cabinet by … Continue reading »
President of Bar Council rejects election observers
Usually those who do not have the integrity and hearts filled with bad intentions will be exposed to public sooner than later. Take for example, Parti Keadilan Rakyat. They shouted about the general elections in Malaysia, alleging that they are dirty and unfair, but their own party elections in 2010 are rigged and caused so … Continue reading »
Being human and giving credit where it’s due
Absence of a human virtue called gratitude It is very disconcerting to see that these days the opposition or people who are leaning towards the opposition kept on harping the concept of gratitude towards the government. Their argument is, we do not have to be grateful towards the government for whatever benefits the government had … Continue reading »
Crows flocking together? – (Balfour, Halcrow, PKR)
Yesterday, we explored the possibility that Rafizi Ramli and Anwar Ibrahim had vested interests in seeing Balfour Beatty – Ingress consortium wins the Ampang LRT extension project. In one of the paragraphs, it was mentioned that Halcrow was selected to be an independent evaluator of the tender bids eventhough it was shown in records that … Continue reading »
Have a wonderful 2012 Ramadhan!
Tomorrow is the 1st day of the holy month of Ramadhan. May this month truly be the month of blessings, a month full of forgiveness and guidance for all of us. May God bless us with happiness and grace our homes with warmth and peace. Usually, as common sense dictates, we shall try to resist … Continue reading »
