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From trains to toilets ... Malaysia has no maintenance culture?
“Sometimes it may be one technician who made a mistake on the ground, or we didn't do our checks properly. When the system breaks down, the government gets the blame,” he told his audience this...
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Crying Wolf (on The Wall Street)
PJ, 16 June: It's been a year since the US Department of Justice made that explosive lawsuit announcement involving 1MDB. Since then, the Americans have elected a new President, Dr Mahathir Mohamad has...
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The Pujut shocker: So now anyone - even a foreigner - can be Malaysian ADUN?
Bangsar, 17 June: The blogger Life of Annie's nonchalance towards the latest DOJ's shocker Part 2 (pls read Couldn't care less) didn't shock me, really. I think it describes, more or less, what...
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Nothing like his dad (in conjunction with Happy Father's Day)
I was hoping it was another Jagdeep Singh Deo and not the son of the late Karpal. What a blemish to the memory of that great man! And on the eve of Father's Day, too! I wouldn't even blame the DAP for...
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The nine lives of Isa Samad
Taman Tun, 19 June: PM Najib Razak has a weird sense of humour., sometimes His decision to appoint Isa Samad as acting Chairman of SPAD, the Commission that oversees the crucial and often volatile...
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Pujut saga continues
KL, 19 June: It isn't business as usual for Pujut assemblyman Dr Ting Tiong Chun, either, as the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly is appealing a High Court decision last Saturday that reinstated the...
View ArticleDOJ-ed and Confused
KL, 20 June: If you, like me, find it difficult to keep up with the DOJ's issue because of the spin, counterspin and counter-counterspins, try checking the boxes below would help. At the very least,...
View ArticleTTDI residents: We don't need a highway through our homes. let alone a...
"It is an unnecessary project. It is not needed. It's not because the population needs it. It's because they are building something (so) they need to build this highway .." - Datuk Nuraina A. Samad,...
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Good news annoy some people
Read the rest of the Bloomberg report h e r e. The MalayMailOnLine prefers the headline Malaysia shrugs off scandal to become second quarter star. Kuala Lumpur, 29 June: Any which way you want to see...
View ArticleWhat's even more remarkable than Mahathir's "remarkable political U-turn" ...
Puchong, 8 July 2017: We were talking about U-turns just the other day, wondering what else Dr Mahathir Mohamad, 92, would trade next just to save his own soul. True enough, Malaysia's Prime Minister...
View ArticleThe MRT, if Pakatan came to power ...
“I want to tell Najib Razak. Without wastage, we under Pakatan Harapan with the former deputy prime minister and prime minister can execute the MRT project with a wider network and a lower cost.” -...
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Mahathir's cronies vs Najib's cronies
So who are his business cronies?KL, 24 July: Someone sent me Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman's piece Tun Mahathir, Bapa Sebenar Pengangkutan Awam [I've retitled it Syed Saddiq: Why Mahathir had to give...
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PNB1
Humble The name Abdul Wahid Omar first appeared on my radar when I was a journalist with the Business Times, shortly before he went to Telekom Malaysia as its chief executive. Before long, he had taken...
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If Zahid Hamidi had RM230 million in his account ...
Call him s/o Iskandar Kutty at your own peril! "Perhaps Zahid has forgotten his asset declaration made to me as prime minister when he was appointed as Umno Youth chief. When I asked where he obtained...
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Zahid tightens the noose
Puchong, 5 Aug 2017: Those quick to write off Zahid Hamidi after Mahathir Mohamad's onslaught did so at their own peril. As I see it, Zahid has not only turned the table on Mahathir but is slowly...
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Why MACC may want to do away with the orange pyjamas altogether
Kuala Lumpur, 18 Aug: Of Isa Samad, I've written on this blog too many times, none of them with great fondness. But when photographs of this ex-Negri Sembilan Menteri Besar, ex-Felda-FGV Chairman, ex-...
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The day Syed Saddiq made a name for his opponent
Playing second fiddle, a rear role for Syed SaddiqKL, 22 Aug: Watching Asia's top debaterSyed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (in t-shirt) in action for the first time at the Malaysian Student Leaders Summit...
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What is it with the Johor Palace and KJ?
TTDI, 25 Aug 2017: The Istana Johor's disdain for Khairy Jamaluddin, our Sports and Youth Minister, is not new. When KJ was just the son-in-law of then PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, he offended someone in...
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Malaysia no hope?
KL, 010917: A survey in conjunction with our country's 60th Merdeka found that most Malaysians are, actually, mighty proud to be Malaysians. 98.3 per cent of the respondents said so, to be exact [Read...
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KJ merajuk lagi?
Is he turning away?Puchong, 20 Sept: A friend told me YB Khairy Jamaluddin, the Sports and Youth Minister, isn't quite himself these days. After the euphoria of the SEA Games, the young man seems...
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