The AG Report 2011, as unreported by opposition portals

Update 18 October 2012: It seems that the Auditor General himself never said such things. Have a read here. _______________ Original article: The opposition portal, Free Malaysia Today, gave a sterling review of the Pakatan Rakyat’s states by arrogating that the Auditor General had given the states run by Pakatan ‘top marks’. Although the words … Continue reading →

The spin that’ll sink Malaysian Insider

After the debacle Malaysian Insider went through in twisting Marina Mahathir’s and Bridget Welsh words, and after being chastised by both ladies for practising atrocious journalistic behaviour, the Insider were at it again with their pro opposition agenda of misinforming the general public. An article by Bernama was published in Malaysian Insider as below. Please … 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 →

Anwar Ibrahim’s LRT project

We heard so much news about the failed bid of Balfour Beatty consortium for the past few weeks. Parti Keadilan Rakyat had not been shy in organising weekly press conferences to disseminate information to the ignorant public about the alleged abuses of power and corruption that are plaguing our country. All these apparently are committed … Continue reading →

IPO of Felda and its naughty detractors

I read with interest what Mazlan Aliman of Association of Felda Settler’s Children (ANAK) was going to do regarding the listing of Felda Global Ventures Holding (FGVH) to the public. I actually attended the launch of prospectus in Dewan Perdana Felda on 31st March 2012 where it was hoped that the IPO will change the … Continue reading →

Anwar Ibrahim – A wannabe Malaysian PM that will protect Israel

“I support all efforts to protect the security of the state of Israel” That’s what Anwar Ibrahim said in an interview with Wall Street Journal when asked what would Malaysia, a Muslim-majority nation’s relationship with Israel would be if he were elected as Prime Minister The article asked a lot of thing ranging from his opinion … Continue reading →

Selamat Berjuang Harimau Malaya!

Update: Our Under 23 football quad secured the sweetest victory in Stadium Bung Karno after drew 1 – 1 in the normal 90 minutes. Goals from each side of the half time by Indonesia and Malaysia respectively forced the game to be played in the extra time. Stalemate and goalless in extra time is proceeded … Continue reading →

Di mana halatuju negara bangsa?

As usual, long in rhetorics and short in substance, Hishamuddin Rais, a one time student activist, who escaped the authorities and cowardly fled the country when most of his friends were incarcerated over the student demonstrations in 1974,  had posited his views on the direction of this country. Basically it was just a rant without … Continue reading →

Operasi Lalang in 1987 – Part 2

Did you read the previous article line by line? Before we proceed to the next part, below is the analysis from an international observer on what had happenned on that fateful week: By Graham K Brown – Balancing the Risks of Corrective Surgery: The political economy of horizontal inequalities and the end of the New Economic … Continue reading →

BERSIH 2.0 is becoming an annoyance to fence-sitters

Latest update is that Bersih will hold its rally in Merdeka Stadium eventhough the stadium will be closed for an internal management sports event and renovations on that day. I don’t know about the rest of us Malaysians, but for the Bersih coalition and Ambiga in particular, it had ingrained in their minds that they … Continue reading →

Lim Kit Siang offended the ‘tuan rumah’. What else is new?

I was in Kota Kinabalu for the past 5 days by an invitation from a friend to go to the Pesta Kaamatan (Harvest Festival). It was held at the Kadazan Dusun Cultural Association (KDCA). It was a good experience indeed for me as I was able to meet so many new friends and learned a … Continue reading →