Whatever policies (although they are benefit to the people, tax payers) they have suggested, we (BN) must objected and disagree with as long as they are from opposition parties. Their (BN) concept seems like ~ On this planet, Earth only BN knows and how to bring developments for Malaysia.

Pak Lah: Ensuring equality not enough

KEPALA BATAS: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said ensuring equality in administering Penang would not mean fairness if only the rich continued to benefit.

Taking a swipe at the new DAP-led Penang Government’s pledge to be transparent and implement an open tender system, the Prime Minister said: “I have heard many statements and reports. This all sounds very good and fair and is also very nice to hear. But please remember that equality does not always mean fairness.” **

“Equal distribution is not necessarily fair if the fate of the underprivileged is not taken care of and their rights not defended. I am not just talking about bumiputras. I am also referring to the Chinese and Indian communities.”

首相：将造成弱肉强食　公开投标未必公平
二零零八年三月三十日 凌晨十二时四十七分

（北海29日讯）首相拿督斯里阿都拉表示，人民阵线组织的槟州政府推行透明化公开投标政府工程，未必是一项公平的措施。此举将会造成弱肉强食的情况出现，最终形成竞争势力较弱者处于被能力强者吞并及遗弃局面。

首相指出，换句话说，槟州政府实行这项措施，对能力不足或势力差投标者是有欠公平的，他们将无法取获政府的工程，被淘汰及边缘化。**

首相是于周六晚，在威北双溪赖大礼堂，出席由槟州国阵举办的感恩宴上，致词时如是指出。来自槟州及北马区的数千名国阵支持者出席有关晚宴。

也是国阵主席的阿都拉呼吁槟州内中选的巫统议员，加强团结，积极扮演反对党角色，严密监督槟州新政府的施政，确保州内的各族人民的利益受到保护，尤其少数民族的权益更应受到关注。 他提醒槟州国阵议员，要坚持他们的英雄本色，以团队精神出发加强服务，挑起重责捍卫各族人民的权益。

** Maybe, perhaps these X-files could answer so-called “equality, fairness, transparent and an open tender system” in this case. (more…)

Abdullah has said the police and Anti-Corruption Agency have vetted and cleared the current crop for appointment to ministerial portfolios.

To me, IF the Anti-Corruption Agency is not independent one day, I don’t have strong faith to them. The ACA should answer to the Parliament directly only not the PM office.

Dr M said this yesterday in his article, I’m a bit surprise they published his article, you don’t see any in mainstream media before that.

But the public is leery of investigations by Government agencies and departments. Even Royal Commissions are not highly regarded. The people believe, not true of course, that the Government has been interfering with the work of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA), the Police and the Attorney General (A-G)’s Chambers. The say this is borne out by the results of investigations by these agencies.

When a Deputy Minister was accused of accepting money for the release of a detainee, the A-G said there was no case because the detainee said he did not give any money to the Deputy Minister. It is so easy. If you have a case involving someone, all the enforcement agencies need to do is to ask him whether he was involved. If he says “no”, then there is no case.

For some reason, judges are finding that people accused of murder are not guilty because of insufficient evidence by the police. Yet people who are totally not involved in a case, who were not accused of any misdeeds and who did not appear in court at all and been given a hearing are found guilty and publicly condemned.

The public cannot be blamed for not having faith in Government agencies doing investigations. The public cannot be blamed for suspecting cover-ups by the Government or worse still the Government may be using these enforcement agencies to threaten people.

What me feel and and still is this article published in Malaysiakini! Malaysians are you really damn rich? (more…)

His latest article, Malaysia’s PM pays high price to stay in power.

Most interestingly, Abdullah appointed Muhammad Muhammad Taib as his Minister for Rural and Regional Development. What does such a minister do? He travels to Malaysia’s more far-flung parts and hands out money for development. What he really does is to hand out contracts to politicians, their families and friends to keep them onside. This will be more important than ever now, as the ruling coalition does not have a majority of seats in Parliament drawn from peninsular Malaysia and can only rule with the support of the smaller, regionally based parties in Sarawak and Sabah states on the island of Borneo.

Muhammad Taib’s job will be to fly to those states with suitcases of money to keep them onside. It’s a role for which he’s shown some talent.

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“Using” local municipal council (DBKL in this case) to “punish” people who don’t vote for you-know-what-party-is candidates? IF this is true as reported, it just tell Malaysians they are a bunch of no gentleman losers. Besides, it also tell the people who you should not vote on next General Election. They are really underestimate Malaysians. Malaysians are stupid? They thought they can still control media and stop news to spread out? Please, now is 21 century not (more…)

Police (PDRM) has performed their job neutrality and professionally during general election and especially after general election to make sure our nation is not in chaos. It is no doubt they deserve a credit for that. (more…)

Still remember him? He had written several article about Malaysia before (here, here, here and here). His latest article in his column, he says Malaysia Boleh to all Malaysians. I particularly like these paragraphs

Zainuddin Maidin, the information minister, lost his seat. A measure of how complacent the Government had become was its appointment of the inept Zainuddin to the role in the first place. His appalling performance on Al Jazeera television late last year was a very public international humiliation for all Malaysians. Voters did what Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi did not have the guts to do: they removed him from office.

Malaysia’s media has become so discredited that local bloggers are now hugely popular. Zainuddin had patronisingly warned Malaysians about false information spread by bloggers. They responded by voting one of the most popular bloggers — Jeff Ooi — into parliament.

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I’m getting a bit confused after finished this article Restore the third vote in Penang.

How long the new state government has been formed? Years? Months? I believe less than 14 days. On the other hand, sound like we are asking report card from the newly-formed state government in less than 14 days. No doubt it is a constructive suggestion (more…)

Tengku Adnan is the new Umno sec-gen

Former Tourism Minister Tengku Adnan Mansor will replace Radzi Sheikh Ahmad as the Umno secretary general, said a local daily today.

Tengku Adnan, dropped by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from the cabinet yesterday, told New Straits Times that he was informed by Abdullah yesterday about his new role in the party.

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What caught my attention in that article was this sentence, he said (more…)

Have you aware that the former No.1 has a blog? The current No.1 seems has one blog too but a bit “secret”……….. (more…)

PM announced his new cabinet today. Therefore, the poll “Do you think KJ will be nominated as Minister or Deputy Minister?” will end by today. (more…)