A nice interview by PopTv featuring the Member of Parliament of Lembah Pantai YB Nurul Izzah.
I agree that the future of the country has to shift to the young politicians who will determine the long term future of our country. There are a few real promising young politicians, hopefully there are more waiting in the wings to break into the scene.
Change is the buzz word for the year. While Malaysia is gearing up for 3 by-elections, the candidate that caught the attention for me is PKR’s nomination of ordinary party member S Manikumar. He is a local boy from the town and is a tourism management degree and an MBA from Universiti Utara Malaysia. (more…)
When March 8th happened i was delighted and thought that this is going to be a new dawn for Malaysian and Malaysian politics. I had a lingering doubt..How would PAS fit into this equation with its ideology which favors the Muslims more than the others. How would PAS react towards a more race balanced PKR & DAP’s actions in the future.
After the election when the ball got rolling, PAS surprised many with its more open approach and allowing more space for discussions of the other races and being a good component member of the Pakatan Rakyat. But i guess you cant always expect them to give in to decisions that are not in tune with the tune they are soo used to singing.
Amongst the states that Pakatan have won over in the last election, Penang and Selangor are the big boys that i consider the more important ones that has a high impact to the urban folks(the area which most of us reading the online media fall in).
Lim Guan Eng and Tan Sri Khalid have got the reputation of doing what ever it takes to ensure the states are run responsibility and the right things are done to ensure the states spend wisely and ultimately benefit the states. Now lets turn out attention to Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid who is known as the “corporate man” from his previous background of being a corporate ace was tipped to turn around Selangor by cleaning up the mess and putting the right people in place to manage it to yield the results he wants.
In his latest move, Tan Sri Khalid appointed Low Siew Moi as acting head of the Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS). The PKNS corporate and accounts deputy general manager, would be appointed acting general manager for a year following the retirement of Datuk Harun Salim at the end of October.
Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamad Ali
Now this is where the drama begins… Selangor Pas commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamad Ali, who is also a state executive councillor will help find a more suitable candidate. WHY DID KHALID APPOINT LOW?
Low was appointed because of her professionalism and administrative ability.
Correct me I’, wrong but isn’t that how someone gets the top job in the first place?? (more…)
Children and Adults Making Way Into PM
Hindraf has been back in the front line lately with the whole PM’s open house “biadap” episode with police now in the equation to add to their misery. Before i get into how a the same script had 2 different outcome ,let me share a something which i found pretty amusing.
K Shanthi , the wife of Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy, Hindraf information chief S Jayathas and Selangor coordinator K Tamilselvam were interrogated today for illegal assembly under Section 27 (5) of the Police Act, as well as trespass under Section 447 of the Penal Code.
What illegal assembly and what trespass? It was a open house for heavens sake!
Anyway…back to the script
Scenario 1 (more…)
The parliament resumes today after almost a month and a half break. There has been so much talk about when Pakatan will take over and the new leadership which is iminent with the Barisan Nasional government. If you listen to some of the speeches by the Barisan leaders, its almost certain that Najib will be the PM and Muhyiddin will be the DPM. Some must have forgotten that there is a whole electoral process that has got to be undertaken before the decision is given.
The word of the day is MANDATE (more…)
Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the leaders of Parti keADILan rakyat had they Hari Raya Open house today at the Club Sultan Sulaiman, Kampung Baru. The event started about 2pm and is expected to go on till about 5pm today. The lrt was the best bet of transportation since a large crowd was expected and its only about a 10minutes walk fron the lrt station.
Getting there from the Kampung Baru lrt station is no trouble at all, you simply have to follow the crowd and you will be directed to the venue of the event. I’m not going to go into details but post all the pictures which i managed to take.I had some views thanks to some “friends” who got me in 
My first time using my Canon EOS 1000D and im loving it!!! 
Enjoy… there are about 120 pictures below (more…)
Ever wondered how a prime minister is decided? With Najib,Badawi,Anwar and now even Ku Li after the hot seat, the below article gives you a idea of the posibilities of how a prime minister can be elected based on circumtances.
EVEN as opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stumbled in his quest to unseat the government by 16 Sept 2008, the likelihood of a change in government lingers palpably. Questions now abound about how exactly Anwar can achieve forming the next government.
Some legal experts have said a vote of no-confidence in Parliament against the sitting prime minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, is the Pakatan Rakyat leader’s only recourse.
Lawyer Tommy Thomas tells The Nut Graph what methods are constitutionally available for a change of premier. The constitutional lawyer explains the legal principles involved, stressing that blocking a vote of no-confidence in Parliament against the prime minister — which has happened twice already — is unconstitutional, as are attempts to detain Anwar or any other member of parliament (MP) at this juncture.
TNG: What are the legal principles established by the three cases: Stephen Kalong Ningkan (1966); the Privy Council case (Nigerian case: Adegbenro vs Akintola in 1963); and 1994’s Datuk Amir Kahar Mustapha vs Tun Mohd Said Keruak, which involved former chief minister of Sabah Datuk Joseph Pairin Kitingan resigning from his post?
Tommy Thomas: The legal principles established by the cases are this: In the Stephen Kalong Ningkang case, the court said, the only way to test confidence is by a lower house vote. That is the legal principle. So it is confined to one method only. In the Privy Council case from Nigeria and the Pairin Kitingan case, there was no lower house vote. Yet the courts said in both cases, the governor acted correctly. That’s the principle to be drawn.
So the three reported cases we know of [involved] governors (the Sabah and Sarawak Yang diPertua’s powers are similar to a governor’s). Yet none of them is the decision of the head of state or a constitutional monarch. I personally know of no [such] cases.
So, in the Malaysian context now, there are no precedents to guide us? (more…)
Thank God, Theresa Kok has been released from the ISA. The Badawi administration’s lame excuse of not finding any reason to detain her further sounds as ludicrous as Tan Hoon Cheng’s detention is for her protection. Unfortunately, Raja Petra is still detained. Since the crack down began last week, mosques, churches, temples, places of worship and all other places where the public congregate, have seen vigils and prayers for the three detainees and for our country. All religions have in the course of their development been victims of oppression. They are therefore familiar with OPPRESSION and are quick to recognize one when it happens. But there is a word that is more appropriate than oppression to describe the sinful act of the Badawi administration in the misuse of the ISA, it is TYRANNY! (more…)
A poster has been seen around indicating a walk to the palace today organized by PKR. The party confirmed that this is not something that was organized by them and is by certain individuals who are trying to pull of some stunt.
The Press Release by PKR (more…)
Leaders from Negeri Sembilan MIC,UMNO,MIC & PPP will be making their announcement of leaving the rulling coalition of BN today at the PKR Negeri Sembilan hq at Rahang.
Press conference is scheduled to be on:
Thursday, 11th Sept 2008at 10am
Also present will be Negeri Sembilan PKR leaders.
Contact person : Cikgu Bard : 017-668 8404
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