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BN from these 3 states have something to hide?

UPDATED:  read aliran’s statement on ‘missing files: an attempt to hide or destroy incriminating evidence" the 3 states that are now run by DAP/PKR/PAS – selangor, kedah and penang. first we read of the shredding and burning of documents at the selangor state office. (12 march) then yesterday, we read that …

new cabinet: rafidah out! khairy not in!

news flash! new cabinet announced! report from malaysiakini: ———————————————- PM unveils trimmed-down cabinetMar 18, 08 10:46am breaking news Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today announced his new cabinet. During a 20-minute press conference at his office in Putrajaya, Abdullah said he has decided not to appoint any parliamentary secretaries – …

top UMNO leaders sore losers – why wern’t they arrested?

picture – left to right:AZHAR IBRAHIM, penang UMNO secretaryABDUL RASHID ABDULLAH, former deputy chief minister, MUSA SHEIK FADZIR, bukit mertajam UMNO chiefJASMIN MOHAMAD – state assemblyman for sungai duaand without pictures:REEZAL MERICAN NAINA MERICAN, kepala batas UMNO youth deputy chiefAHMAD IBNIHAJAR, tanjung UMNO division chiefABDUL JALIL ABDUL MAJID, former penanti …

bangsa malaysia penang first meet

i’m too lazy to blog about this so am just going to direct you to cheryl’s blog and ong’s penang watch site to read about it. an excerpt from cheryl’s blog: In Penang, a group of us born out of the great idea of Bangsa Malaysia which was held last …

an open letter to the PM

this is a letter from a young friend (in his 20s) who once in a while dropped in my office (business with my other dept. colleagues). it is well written, just like the letter he wrote to the star publication before the election. yesterday he had written another one to …

my election observation mission

yes, during the election i had been working hard as MAFREL (malaysian for free and fair election) election observer. i had attended 3 ceramah for observation. many of the others observers too had been attending the ceramah of course. there were about 40 of us observers in penang island. i …

manifesto from BN and DAP

yeah, though i always cried ‘say no to BN’, i’m being fair here not to display only the manifesto of the opposition but of BN too. read and see for yourself.(taken from malaysiakini – including photos)———————————— Barisan Nasional (BN) Security, peace, prosperity The ruling Barisan Nasional is going all out …

MAFREL training session a success

… yes, the training session  was a success, despite starting late and behind time, and being a bit disorganised (apology to the attendees!). the turnout was tremendous. about 100 80 persons turned up! and i think about 50 committed to be observers on polling day. hurray! watch out jelutong, tanjung, …

look what 50yrs of 2/3 got you! (part II)

continuing part II of singam’s excellent article which i posted here. We live in a country that has not seen any real change of government since its inception 50 years ago.  understand change of government. Their fear of change is real and should not be trivialised. Proposals  of too much …