Democracy alive and kicking ass in Malaysia
"Remember this face. It is the face of a mad man. His name is Haris Ibrahim. This is what he said: Pro-Pakatan Rakyat groups have vowed to overthrow the Barisan Nasional government this year through a...
View ArticleAll the PM's men and women
Youth and Sports MinisterDeputy Education MinisterDeputy Minister in the PM's DepartmentMinister in the PM's DepartmentWorks MinisterFor over four years as Prime Minister, Najib had to make do with a...
View ArticleFor the few brave BN-bloggers and individuals ...
"While we condemn Pakatan’s dirty political campaign, BN and its leadership must shoulder the lion’s share of the blame for their weak and shoddy responses. While Pakatan unleashed an urban guerrilla...
View ArticleMake sure you pick the right country to migrate to ...
You may have read this invitation to migrate and ... ... and you may have been angered by Zahid Hamidi's direct style. I must say, it is not very Malay of Zahid to be so undiplomatic. But let's face...
View ArticleDAP and Loyalty to Raja Melayu
So, DAP is not subservient to the Raja Melayu It's what the DAP is good at, I've concluded: they would attack the Melayu institutions or traditions - not all of them and not too frequently but just...
View ArticleA shortlived engagement with a new YB
YB RafiziYang Bitchy. Some Malaysians have blackened out their Twitter profiles in support of Anwar Ibrahim's refusal to accept defeat in PRU13. The blackout means "death": Democracy (in Malaysia) is...
View ArticleDAP's 5/5/13 Racial Profiling: The sad case of Chua Lai Fatt
Too metallic black to be a Chinese?DAP strategist says sorry to Chua Lai Fatt. I wonder how many Bangladeshi-looking Malaysians were harassed because some political mules from Pakatan Rakyat were...
View ArticleNo evidence of election fraud, but Anwar presses ahead with plans to topple...
"However, despite people’s misgivings, there is thin evidence of outright cheating or ballot box stuffing so far. Dr Jeyakumar Deveraj, MP for the Sungai Siput constituency in Perak state and the only...
View ArticleWaging war against the government
"We want to start a war in London tonight". - British soldier butchered, AFPLately we hear Malaysians talking about toppling the government and we think, wow, so brave one. But then you read about this...
View ArticleWesak 2013
To all my Buddhist friends, and I have quite a few, Happy Wesak Day. May the days ahead bring enlightenment to all, especially to those who do not wish to see, so that peace and prosperity may continue...
View ArticleCina and Cabinet: Who's Crying Now?
"... yang duduk dalam kabinet langsung tidak tahu berbahasa Mandarin, langsung tidak boleh dianggap sebagai pemimpin kaum Cina untuk mewakili orang-orang Cina, ini bermakna biarkan orang Cina sendiri...
View ArticleHood quits as Kontena braces for financial scandal
The aricle in Malaysia FocusHood Osman was relatively unknown until details of a financial lawsuit resurfaced late 2012 and linked him to a multi-million ringgit syndicated loan and, rightly or...
View ArticleEven by popular votes, Pakatan Rakyat did lose convincingly
Pakatan Rakyat lost popular votes in 9 states, Labuan and Putrajaya is the kind of basic analysis that should have come from deep inside BN's intelligence. The piece totally obliterates past and future...
View ArticleTun Nor or Tun Rais?
This blog has been at odds with both men at different times for different reasons, but nothing personal, I can now tell you. They have both contributed to the nation in their own unique ways and both...
View ArticleBad acting aside, Pakatan starts the cop-bashing again
I teach my kids not to fear the cops but to always be respectful of the uniform. To me, it's a symbol of authority, peace, security. The PDRM stands for what we know to be the good as against the bad,...
View ArticleBlaming Najib and other silly notions (like turning BN into a single party)
No honeymoon for the man? A honeymoon period is a period of popularity enjoyed by a new government, or the occupant of a new post. [see here] While some of his aides have gone on holiday as soon as the...
View ArticleCometh the Hour, Cometh the Man
MCA Leaders Against Matang Holdings TakeoverMCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.KUALA LUMPUR, May 28 (Bernama) -- MCA leaders today expressed their objection to the proposed takeover of...
View ArticleSinging the rail blues
Blue skies, blue-r wallI ride along Pinggir Zaaba in Taman Tun Dr Ismail, where work on the rail transit project rages on despite the pleas and cries of the residents, and I see this Great Wall of...
View ArticleThe great, unaccredited Warnborough University
A church in WarnboroughBefore he officially takes over the public-listed Felda's CEO seat, Dr Mohd Emir Mavani must tell us exactly where Warnborough University is in the UK. That's where the...
View ArticleHalim and Nor Mohd Yakcop, and mother of all corporate lawsuits
The news in Focus Malaysia, June 1-7 issueNor Mohamed Yakcop, former Bank Negara adviser and former Minister, used to be known as Top Cat. I forgot the story behind the nickname but a cat is supposed...
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