Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak announced in a press conference on Feb 4 that though the Perak State Assembly is tied between Pakatan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional at 28 vs 28, he had the support of three “friendly independents” for the Barisan Nasional to form a majority state government. Najib’s claim of the majority of… Continue reading Najib’s Falacious “Majority” in Perak
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Pakatan Riding Over Storms in Perak
February 4, 2009 Just as Malaysians were held spellbound by another round of the country’s unique brand of “missing persons” politics, we are hit by another bombshell – the record-smashing move by the Election Commission (EC) to overrule a decision by the Speaker of a legislature to accept the resignations of members of the legislature.… Continue reading Pakatan Riding Over Storms in Perak
Will The Kuala Terengganu Electorate Vote for Change?
January 12, 2009 In the most daring act to bribe the electorate of Kuala Terengganu (K.T.) to date, Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak dished out 583 government contracts in a “lucky draw??? fashion to each and every Class F contractor present at the Wisma Darul Iman in Kuala Terengganu on Jan 10, 2009 — the… Continue reading Will The Kuala Terengganu Electorate Vote for Change?
Open Letter To Indian Leaders in Pakatan Rakyat
January 2, 2009 In the light of recent grouses among certain Indian leaders against the Pakatan Rakyat-led Selangor government for neglecting Indian interests, I am writing this open letter to share my thoughts. Let us start with the HINDRAF movement. The reason why this movement has won so much sympathy among all races is because… Continue reading Open Letter To Indian Leaders in Pakatan Rakyat
Are Pak Lah’s Reform Bills Mere Humbugs?
By Kim Quek December 19,2008 If there is one lesson that we can learn from the just concluded parliamentary debates on the prime minister’s much hyped “reform??? bills, it is that the only way to reform a corrupt autocracy is to get rid of it, not to reform it. In three days of intensive debates… Continue reading Are Pak Lah’s Reform Bills Mere Humbugs?
PKR CONGRESS SIGNALS READINESS FOR REIN OF GOVERNMENT
By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek December 8, 2008 I attended for the first time Parti Keadilan Rakyat’s party congress held on 29th and 30th November 2008 . I believe what I have witnessed is a political party that has grown into full maturity, ready to fulfill its mission to re-shape the destiny of… Continue reading PKR CONGRESS SIGNALS READINESS FOR REIN OF GOVERNMENT
RAZAK’S HELPING HAND TO NAJIB NOT HELPFUL
By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek November 22, 2008 There appears to be only one motive in Razak Baginda’s press conference on Nov 20. It was to alleviate the mounting pressure on Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor, who have found themselves irretrievably entangled in the Altantuya murder case. … Continue reading RAZAK’S HELPING HAND TO NAJIB NOT HELPFUL
ZAID IBRAHIM TOUCHES THE HEART OF RACE RELATIONS
By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek November 6, 2008 In one of the most important political speeches delivered in recent years, former de-facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim touched on the heart of race relations when he gave a rendition on the evolving racial politics in Malaysia that has so bedeviled the nation for… Continue reading ZAID IBRAHIM TOUCHES THE HEART OF RACE RELATIONS
PENYAKIT TUA? NO, IT’S ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE!
document.write(parent.prscreen) By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek October 25, 2008. Former deputy prime minister Musa Hitam shrewdly diagnosed the multiple deadly diseases afflicting the ailing UMNO when he talked to the press after launching a forum on Oct 22. He said the party is “too introverted???, its leaders pre-occupied with self-interests and oblivious… Continue reading PENYAKIT TUA? NO, IT’S ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE!
BARISAN NASIONAL DOOMED BY IN-BUILT CONTRADICTIONS
document.write(parent.prscreen) By Yong Thye Chong aka Kim Quek October 7, 2008 As UMNO’s political power continues to decline since the March general elections, Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties like MCA, MIC and Gerakan are caught in a secret dilemma – whether they should feel happy about this development. Happy, because a weakened UMNO would give… Continue reading BARISAN NASIONAL DOOMED BY IN-BUILT CONTRADICTIONS