Anwar Backs Penang Chief Minister

January 31, 2010 Anwar Ibrahim backs Penang Chief Minister By Adib Zalkapli and Neville Spykerman PKR de facto chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim  today took steps to paper over cracks in his Pakatan Rakyat coalition by declaring his support for Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and sending his critic to be disciplined. Anwar said [...]

It is not about the Malays being divided as a race, it is about the Malays (and Malaysians) being divided by class

Suara Keramat Pak Sako Friday, January 29, 2010 In a speech yesterday, Mahathir Mohamad blamed PAS and PKR for dividing the Malays, putting this down to greed for power amongst different Malay factions consisting of disgruntled political aspirants desiring political positions. If Mahathir’s logic is correct, then the split amongst the Japanese in Japan between [...]

Fissures fester in PKR

by Terence Netto January 31, 2010 That’s the way the cookie crumbles. This is what is being touted about PKR in the wake of the continued insolence of Zulkifli Nordin and the attacks on Lim Guan Eng by the party’s MP for Bayan Baru, Zahrain Mohd. Hashim. The antics of a pyromaniac were followed by [...]

The Fallacy of Malay Unity

January 30, 2010 The Fallacy of Malay Unity by Suflan Shamsuddin* They say, that when a stick is on its own, it can be broken. But when many sticks are bound together, they become strong and unbreakable. So for Malays to be strong and unbreakable they must unite. For if not, then the non-Malays, and [...]

MP Zahrain says he has enough PKR colleagues to give UMNO-BN 2/3rd majority in Parliament

January 30, 2010 Zahrain: I have the Numbers by G.Manimaran Disgruntled PKR MP Datuk Seri Zahrain Mohd Hashim has reportedly offered enough Pakatan Rakyat colleagues to Barisan Nasional as to enable their full legislative control of Parliament, but his colleagues dispute he has such numbers. It is understood that the Bayan Baru MP has offered [...]

PKR’s Zahrain on Penang DAP Leadership

January 30, 2010 Zahrain blames DAP for defection speculations by Athi Shankar (January 29, 2010) Bayan Baru parliamentarian (PKR)Dato Seri Zahrain Hashim blames the current defection speculations among PKR MPs on the party’s submissiveness to DAP’s political demands. He said due to disgruntlement among PKR leaders and members, talks of defections have surfaced among party [...]

Have a Great Weekend, Friends

January 28, 2010 Friends, I am ahead of schedule this week to bring you some wholesome entertainment. This is because in the next two days Kamsiah and I will be at her niece’s wedding ceremonies.  I have chosen with appropriate advice from Kamsiah to feature  some of the finest female vocalists for your weekend pleasure. [...]

PKR’s Vice President Azmin Ali on Zulkifli Noordin Issue

January 28, 2010 PKR Vice President Azmin Ali  on Zulkifli Noordin Issue: “Now is the time to act against him.” PKR’s powerful vice president Azmin Ali says he’s not going to be another Zulkifli Noordin, the recalcitrant MP for Kulim-Bandar Bharu, and upset the apple cart for his own party and the Pakatan Rakyat for [...]

Selangor Menteri Besar’s Approval Rating Down

January 28, 2010 Selangor Menteri Besar’s Approval Rating takes a dip by Hazlan Zakaria Rumours that Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim is facing a dampening in popularity since taking power almost two years ago may yet be proven true. According to a Merdeka Centre poll, the MB’s approval rating has dropped eight points in recent [...]

Kamal Ahmad tentang PKR

28hb. Januari, 2010 PKR semakin sakit tetapi belum tahap lumpuh oleh Kamal Ahmad Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) kini semakin sakit dan memasuki peringkat tenat, tetapi belum tahap lumpuh. Kenyataan Presidennya, Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, jelas memberi pengertian bahawa penyokong, ahli dan pemimpin parti itu kini saling bercanggah pendapat serta berpuak. Buktinya, Wan [...]

The Value of Measured Decision Making–Suara Keramat Pak Sako

January 28, 2010 http://paksako.blogspot.com/ On giving Zulkifli Noordin the sack: the value of measured decision making Although I have views to share on various recent events and issues, I have been occupied and have not been able to blog. But I shall take a moment to comment on the Zulkifli Noordin matter. Zaid Ibrahim is [...]

A Good Spin

January 28, 2010 www.nst.com.my A Study in Creative Dissonance by Syed Nadzri (January 27, 2010) CONTRASTING articles by Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appeared on the same page yesterday, in the opinion section of The Wall Street Journal Asia. They both centred on the controversial “Allah” issue, but that was where [...]

An Act of Defiance Tolerated by PKR Leadership

January 27, 2010 “By the way, Anwar, now do you believe that Saiful, the man Najib sent to work in the party office, is a plant? You have only one plant to worry about. We have had so many. But we ‘killed off’ all the plants they sent. We used them to mislead the enemy. [...]

Pendapat Zaid Ibrahim tentang PKR dan Zulkifli Noordin

January 27, 2010 Little Napoleon oleh Zaid Ibrahim Parti Keadilan Rakyat hari ini (January 26) membuat keputusan merujuk kes Zulkifli Noordin kepada Jawatankuasa Disiplin parti untuk menyiasat serta membuat keputusan terhadap beliau dalam masa 30 hari. Parti juga mengeluarkan “gag order” atau larangan supaya beliau tidak lagi mengeluarkan kenyataan yang boleh memudaratkan parti serta merosakkan [...]

Pigs’ Heads, Cows’ Heads and The Demons Among Us.

Jan 27, 2010, by Farish A. Noor In the Malay-Indonesian rendering of the Mahabharatta, the Hikayat Pandawa Lima, we have an interesting and important episode that takes place as the great battle of Bharatayudha is fought. The Pandawa prince Yudistira – who is an ascetic and pacifist at heart – is forced to do battle [...]

The Maharaja wears no clothes

January 27 , 2010 “Is Anwar that naive or stupid that he cannot see the false façade that Zul is wearing on his face? I think Anwar may need to spend a second term in the Sungai Buloh Prison to wake him up to the reality of what is going on in the real world.”–Raja [...]

Parti KeADILan Rakyat weasels out of sacking MP Zulkifli Noordin

January 27, 2010 “PKR’s bark is worse than its bite, its actions less principled than its rhetoric”, says Netto. by Terence Netto PKR has weaseled out of taking drastic action against its recalcitrant MP Zulkifli Nordin and opted instead to impose a gag order and refer him to the party’s disciplinary committee. The majority of [...]