Articles: Anwar Under Siege?
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia; Anwar Ibrahim, now a leader of the Opposition Pakatan Rakyat’s Coalition has not showed up in the august chamber for the past few days. Is he trying to dodge verbal bullets from the press or is he as usual, trying to play hide and seek? The political situation has not been favorable to the Opposition lately, at least in the parliament. The King, in his opening address, told the members of the house to work together for the good of the nation. Th... more
Views: 1424Uproar over Anwar's attempt to use the King's name.
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia; The Malaysian Parliament was again in uproar on Friday as revelations about Anwar Ibrahim’s misdeeds continued to fill the house. The independent MP’s made their presence felt again. Continuing his speech in thanking the King’s opening motion, the member for Bayan Lepas constituency, Datuk Zahrain Hussin, told the house that Anwar said the King was on their side in their attempt to take over Putrajaya. Apart from that Anwar also tol... more
Views: 1681An Independent MP tells all.
Region: MaltaDaro,Malaysia: The Independent group of Parliamentarians has proved that they can indeed lighten and enlighten the Lower Chamber. During the first session of the Malaysian Parliament this week, the atmosphere surrounding the Lower Chamber was indeed sparkling. One of the independent MP, Datuk Zahrain Husin, formerly with the Opposition PKR revealed how Anwar Ibrahim, the Opposition Chief, called on eight members of Parliaments from the winning National Front... more
Views: 1371Another drama on the Malaysian political stage.
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia: So, we are in for another ride on the MCA [Malaysian Chinese Association] train. MCA is one of the main component parties that made up the National Front or the BN coalition. Thanks to its never-ending woes, MCA is once again on Malaysia’s must engage list. What is more puzzling now is the unexpected barbs coming from some senior leaders of the party in reaction to suggestions that Ong Ka Ting, a former leader, return to serve as its President.... more
Views: 2337"Work together...'"says the King.
Region: Malaysia‘Work Together and closely,” says the King. Daro, Malaysia; The King of Malaysia, Tengku Mizan Zainal Abidin today called on the members of the Malaysian Parliament to work together with the Prime Minister to make Malaysia a developed country. This is the first session of the Malaysian Parliament for this year. There are many bills on the table that needed clearing fast. Among the bills that have to be shelved aside first are the Government and Servi... more
Views: 1464Is it Royalty or Compensation.
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia: The controversy concerning the two terms above seemed to be reluctant to go away from the public’s mind. It is not so much as to pin down the real definition of the two terms. However, in the Malaysian context it is much more a result of the irresponsible actions of certain politicians making mountains out of molehills. Harassing the federal government seemed o be the only available tactic adopted by the Opposition [Pakatan Rakyat] to deflect the ... more
Views: 1503Zulkifli Noordin Is booted out.
Region: MalaysiaDaro,Malaysia: Party Keadilan Rakyat or better known as PKR finally kicked out Zulkifli Noordin, the Member of Parliament of Bandar Klang constituency. This was reached at, after lengthy deliberation, by the Central Working Committee. Zulkifli had earlier bolted out of the meeting after protesting about the presence of some non-Muslim members of the CWC which was called to discuss his critique of the party’s leaders concerning the usage of the word ‘Allah” ... more
Views: 1387Overhaul the National Front Coalition.
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia; The twelfth General Election of 2008 gave the people of Malaysia more that what it can chew. Until today, there are those who do not understand the results. Of course there are those who will never accept the result at all. Numerous post-mortems were done, on the party, the candidates and of course the government’s policies. So far, one of the most telling ideas floated about is the restructuring of ruling coalition. The National Front coalition consisted of as... more
Views: 1355Here Comes The Malaysian Chinese Association.
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Kuala Lumpur; The number 2 man in MCA, Dr Chua Soi Lek has resigned from his post. Resigning along with him are seven more members of Central Working Committee. Up to date twenty-one members of the CWC has tendered their resignation. Prior to this development, the situation in the largest Chinese-based party was at a dead-end since the mass resignation of fourteen CWC members led by Datuk Liow Tiong Lai, the Vice President who is also the Health Minister. ... more
Views: 1370Does Sarawak Need PPP?
Region: MalaysiaDaro, Malaysia: First, Datuk Kayveas lashed out at certain politicians in Sarawak who gave negative comments about PPP’s intended entry into the state. The negative comments came after it was leaked out that the People’s Progressive Party also known as PPP was serious about branching out to the eastern state. However, according to Datuk Kayveas the decision was only taken after certain quarters approached the leaders of the party in Kuala Lumpur. PPP is a... more
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