Man who called me Fatty (and got away with it).
Brew Stage, Day 5 Ramadan: We would hear Maman before we'd see him. He was loud. No, he was booming. But always a cheerful kind of thunder. A wise-ass, ex-fatty (he had a 48-inch waistline before...
View ArticleSo who's Daim so peeved at?
Is that 4-0 or 5-0 political appointees, Tun?KL, 7 Ramadan: In his most recent interview, Daim Zainuddin took a swipe at Cabinet ministers who bring in their own people (political appointees) to take...
View ArticleNungsari's "single operator" poser and Malaysia Airport's deafening silence
TTDI, 13 May/8 Ramadan: On May 1, Mavcom chief Nungsari's interview headlined Malaysia's aviation industry losing out due to single airport operator system was published in the local papers. The people...
View ArticleSo, is Guan Eng the one pissing Daim off?
Mid Valley, Ramadan 8: I wrote the posting Who's Daim so peeved at? the other day because I got really curious after reading the former Finance Minister's interview in conjunction with the PH...
View ArticleAfter pissing off MAHB, Mavcom is sued by two airlines
Judicial review against Mavcom catches two-term former MP Jeff Ooi's attentionTaman Tun Dr Ismail, 10 Ramadan: Come to think of it, the Malaysian Aviation Commission's decision to turn a blind eye on...
View Article"Give integrity a chance"
Puchong, 11 Ramadan: If you read only one newspaper article this Ramadan, read this one: Integrity - the core quality we need, penned by Mohamed Tawfik Ismail. In this piece, Tawfik seems to have...
View ArticleAnwar, a year after freedom
16 May 2018TTDI, May 16/Ramadan 11: I may be wrong but I don't remember Anwar Ibrahim openly disagreeing with PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad on anything since he got out of prison exactly a year ago after he...
View ArticleResidents may get Capt Marvel's help in war to save Rimba Kiara
Rimba Kiara, 12 Ramadan/17 May: After a year of silently hoping that YB Khalid Samad would do the right thing by the TTDI residents over the long-drawn Rimba Kiara issue, YB Hannah Yeoh is now on full...
View ArticleFT Minister's "conflict of interest" in Rimba Kiara: MACC's probe "reopened,...
Puchong, 20 May: I, too, would like to commend Hannah Yeoh for choosing her constituents and Rimba Kiara over a "friend" like Khalid Samad. She shouldn't have waited so long or given so much rope for...
View ArticleWhy I wouldn't sign the petition asking the PM to sack Maszlee
Certain quarters want Mazlee out as Education Minister .."We are concerned that the Pakatan Harapan government will lose many of its votes because of this minister that you have appointed." - Tun,...
View ArticleMaszlee gains friends in Cabinet, but not so for Khalid
TTDI, 23 May: Beleaguered Maszlee Malik does have friends in the Cabinet, after all. After weeks of coming under so-called friendly fire, which aggravated to angry demands for the PM sack Maszlee and...
View ArticleThe PM knows about that controversial land deal in Melaka
Puchong, 26 May: Sime Darby Plantation, a government-linked company rich in landbank, turned to the Prime Minister two months ago for help to stave off an attempt by a Singaporean party claiming to...
View ArticleSo, is it Hawana tomorrow?
National Journalists Day on 29 May next year, says Najib [Bernama, 11 April 2018]May 28: But it sure doesn't look or feel to me like anyone is celebrating the so-called Hawana [which is short for Hari...
View ArticleWhy, a journalist should lead the Media Council, of course! Interview with...
KL, 29 May: I hope I've managed to raise some useful points and done some justice to the 30 mins of Bernama News Channel's precious airtime to discuss the proposed Malaysian Media Council. Felt really...
View ArticleWhat we've got here is failure to communicate, stupid - Daim Zainuddin
Pavilion, 29 May: Do you think Daim Zainuddin is talking about Lim Guan Eng again? Some people are absolutely sure it's the Finance Minister that Daim is referring to. "This is a direct hit," one...
View ArticleLynas to stay, says Dr M
Dr M: Malaysia to let Lynas continue running rare earth plantBy Reuters - May 30, 2019 @ 3:34pmTOKYO: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday that Malaysia will allow Australian rare...
View ArticleThe TM CEO "standoff": Ball in PM's court
TM Standoff: Guan Eng refuses to back offLynas-to-Stay, June 2: The Edge ran a story Telekom CEO standoff, quoting unnamed sources, claiming that Telekom Malaysia chairman Rosli Man had "REFUSED to...
View ArticleMalaysia Baharu's latest "twists and Tun"
Bandar Kinrara, 2nd Shawal: In rapid succession, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad made three things happen at the end of Ramadan. The Prime Minister announced that:1. Lynas will stay2. Telekom Malaysia CEO...
View ArticleTM CEO: NK it is, then
#NSTnation: Datuk Noor Kamarul Anuar Nuruddin, formerly from Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd, has emerged as the top contender to be the new chief executive officer (CEO) of Telekom Malaysia...
View ArticleIn memoriam, Lynas protesters
Green-friendly or, er, just green? Helen Ang's latest posting "Exploding' in Guan Eng's face is dedicated to Malaysians, here and abroad, who had been made to believe all these years that the Lynas...
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