posted by din merican@Phnom Penh Doublespeak? Dr Mahathir begs to differ — The Malaysian Insider April 7, 2009 Even the champion of contradictions has found it necessary to explain why he rejoined UMNO after slamming it as a corrupt political party and urging Malaysians to vote for the opposition as recently as January. Realising that [...]
Archive for April 2009
Mahathir rejoins UMNO, but he is a liability to Najib
April 7, 2009A Day of Referendum (April 7, 2009)in Batang Ai, Bukit Selambau,and Bukit Gantang: Go out early and vote with your heart and mind for political change
April 7, 2009Phnom Penh, Cambodia April 7, 2009 Fellow Malaysians and Voters in Batang Ai, Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, I send you my sincere salams from Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where my wife, Dr. Kamsiah (picture with Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General and H.E. Ahmad Yahya, RGC Secretary of State for Social Affairs, War [...]
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April 7, 2009Flip flopping his way towards greater irrelevance
April 6, 2009No doubt Malaysians love to line up and hear Dr. Mahathir, the same way they people like to watch Baywatch or American Idol. There is a guilty pleasure involved but in the end only a few really find great substance therein. Our ex-PM pulled a flip-flop straight out of the playbook of his most despised [...]
Batang Ai, Sarawak: Jawah Gerang focuses on the interior
April 6, 2009posted by din merican in Phnom Penh–April 6, 2009 Jawah focuses on the interior Terence Netto in Lubok Antu, Sarawak April 5, 2009 A Warrior for political liberation As PKR’s Jawah Gerang worked the ground in the deep interior of the sprawling Batang Ai constituency bordering Indonesia’s Kalimantan, the BN was steadily eroding his stature [...]
Bukit Selambau (Kedah) will go to Parti KeADILan Rakyat come April 7, according to Analyst Kian Ming
April 5, 2009Din Merican in Phnom Penh Bukit Selambau (Kedah): PKR to win by 1,500-2,000 Ong Kian Ming@www.malaysiakini.com April 5, 2009 If Bukit Gantang is the seen as the referendum seat for new Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, Bukit Selambau could be viewed as somewhat of a referendum seat for Anwar Ibrahim, at least on the part [...]
On Mahathir, Tunku A. Aziz and Din Merican agree: It is time for us to ignore the man
April 5, 2009April 5, 2009 By TUNKU ABDUL AZIZ (MySinchew) UMNO succeeded brilliantly in putting on a well-orchestrated monologue carnival on the universally fashionable twin-theme of change and reform at their just concluded annual political jamboree. They succeeded in the event of mesmerising themselves into a frenzy. Talking change is easy, but “walking the change” is when [...]
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April 5, 2009Bukit Selambau: PPP Kedah decimated by Defections to Anwar’s Parti KeADILan Rakyat
April 5, 2009posted by din merican-April 5, 2009 PKR announces mass defections from PPP by S Pathmawathy@www.malaysiakini.com April 4, 2009 The much awaited ‘big announcement’ by PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim tonight turned out to be a case of defections by state PPP leaders and members in the wholesale to the opposition party. Leading the defection was People’s [...]
To Phnom Penh we go (April 5-9,2009)
April 5, 2009April 5, 2009 My wife, Dr. Kamsiah( in Phnom Penh picture) and I are leaving this sunday morning for Phnom Penh to attend Asia Economic Forum organised by the University of Cambodia at Le Royal Hotel. I hope to be able to blog from the Cambodian capital and keep in touch with you. In the [...]
Propping up Proton
April 4, 2009No sooner did Tun Dr. Mahathir show up at an UMNO GA that we see his precious car company Proton get another boost from the Federal government (plucking money from the EPF as per usual). According to the Star: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has a 42% stake in Proton. Recent filings showed the Employees Provident Fund [...]
Najib’s Maiden Speech: Read carefully and think before you get into a state of euphoria
April 4, 2009posted by din merican-April 4, 2009 www.malaysiakini.com Prime Minister Najib’s Maiden Speech April 3, 2009 On behalf of all Malaysians, I would like to thank Yang Bahagia Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for his 31 years of exemplary public service to our country, his commitment to strengthening the institutions and fabric of our democracy and for [...]
Bukit Selambau Campaign: Anwar’s “Big Announcement” at Sungai Lalang (Kedah)on April 4, 2009
April 3, 2009www.malaysiakini.com All abuzz over Anwar’s ‘big announcement’ tomorrow at Sungai Lalang (Kedah) April 3, 2009 Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim is to reveal “something big” tomorrow during a ceramah in Bukit Selambau and that would turn the tide in Pakatan’s favour in the three by-elections. The revelation is related to Najib, “directly or indirectly”, said [...]
Anwar Ibrahim is a huge boost to the Bukit Gantang campaign
April 3, 2009April 3, 2009 Nizar a ‘modern-day Tun Perak’ by Andrew Ong @www.malaysiakini.com Anwar Ibrahim’s maiden foray into the Bukit Gantang by-election campaign began last night with him defending PAS candidate Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin over the thorny derhaka (betrayal) issue. UMNO has being raising the issue to the hilt in a bid to turn Malay voters [...]
Badawi could have been “Father of Freedom”, but he blew it
April 3, 2009wwwsun2surf.com April 3, 2009 Comment by Zainon Ahmad–newsdesk@the sundaily.com Many Malaysians would probably still remember that Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was known as “Mr Nice Guy” long before he was sworn in as prime minister on October 31, 2003. He is still a very nice man but having been drawn into survival politics — [...]
Bank Negara Malaysia: Labuan’s status questioned by G-20 Leaders
April 3, 2009G-20 leaders blacklist Malaysia as one of 4 tax havens LONDON: Four nations were blacklisted as uncooperative tax havens after G-20 leaders declared the age of banking secrecy was over and said they would no longer tolerate shady havens draining away badly needed tax revenue. At the request of the Group of 20 summit of [...]
