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It is just amusing. Pak Lah should know why Malaysian people, even UMNO members, want him to resign. It is due to, among others, his weak leadership that had led to BN’s massive loss in the recent general election. You can come up with 1001 reasons why Pak Lah should resign, but all those can be summarized into one, a very weak leadership.
If the leader is weak then, why would the country want to put up with another two years of mediocre Prime Minister? Why Pak Lah want to force Malaysian people to suffer for another two years under his …read more

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It took so long but DBKL has finally got it right… I hope.
DBKL has allocated RM1 million to provide 3,300 secured parking bays for motorcycles.
The motocycles parking bays will be installed with wheel locks to prevent motorbikes theft which is quite rampant in this country.
We hope this move by DBKL will be emulated by other city councils throughout Malaysia to curb motorcycle thefts.
Picture credit: Star Online.

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Did you listen to the television news tday that NGV users are not entitled for that peanut rebate that the BN government had been bragging about as if it was their own money in the first place?
Hello…. why there is no rebate for NGV users? Does any of BN poiliticians know that NGV cars also need petrol to run? And do they know that NGV stations also are not widely available so there is every likelihood that NGV cars will use as much petrol especially when they travel out of Klang Valley?
Does the Minister in charge also know that …read more

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The People’s Anti-Oil Manipulation Movement (Geramm) – a coalition of NGOs and Pakatan Rakyat youth groups had changed the date for anti-fuel price hike rally from 12th July to 5th July citing tactical reasons. It has targeted 1 million protesters which if successful will be much bigger than 100,000 protesters at the recent pre-election Bersih rally.
Going by the hardship faced by people from all walks of life, the 41% percent hike on fuel price will potentially invite millions of ordinary Malaysians to the street. When will Pak Lah’s government listen to their employer…. the people?
Photo credit: Malaysiakini

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Latest Malaysiakini report:
Sarawak High Court judge Ian Chin sent shock waves through the legal fraternity when he exposed incidents of executive interference dating back more than 10 years.
The revelations were made at the start of an election petition hearing yesterday, over which he is presiding.
He implicated former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former chief justice Eusoff Chin – two key personalities in the VK Lingam tape scandal which had recently rocked the country’s judiciary.
Source Malaysiakini
One story after another keeps popping up every now and then regarding the judiciary scandal, bringing more disrepute to the whole nation and the BN …read more

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Pak Lah just announced some cost cutting measures within the BN Government. Entertainment allowances for ministers and deputy ministers will be slashed. Paid holidays will be limited to Asean destinations only. Other measures include freeze on new government posts and purchase of assets such as cars, furnitures and computers…. just to name a few.
These measure just proved that the BN Government can save money if it wants. But unfortunately, our leaders had no political will to institute significant cost cutting measures like what had been practiced by Nik Aziz and Kelantan PAS Government which had recently been slowly emulated by …read more

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Pak Lah used to be called Mr. Nice Guy. I bet who ever gave Pak Lah the nice nick name must be screaming out loud now for Pak Lah to resign… as if Pak Lah cares.
So Mr. Nice Guy said that he hopes Malaysians would not hold any demonstration after he announced the steepest fuel price hike in history. Oh yes… Mr Nice Guy hope Malaysian women and men are also Mr, Mrs, and Ms Nice Guy. Wishful thinking Pak Lah.
Malaysiakini latest report:
Thousands of people would be mobilised for a mass protest against the shocking increase in fuel prices at …read more

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Starting from midnight tonight, Malaysians will be paying RM RM2.70 and RM2.58 for a litre of petrol and diesel respectively. That is a 40% for petrol and 64% increase each for diesel. The government is proud to say that the money saved from the reduction in the subsidy is returned back to the people via the RM625 per year cash rebate for cars and RM150 for motorbikes.
According to Khoo Kay Peng, independent political analyst:
The RM625 rebate is definitely insufficient. That’s only worth about three months of fuel and we’re talking about a 60 percent increase of fuel hike. …read more

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At last, the good news has arrived for the Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) residents after the federal government cabinet had ordered the toll-free access road ro remain opened.
…. Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed arrived at 3.30pm to make his highly-anticipated announcement to the jubilant crowd.
“As the case is still awaiting a decision in court, I’ve agreed to open this road and I hope we as responsible citizens will respect and abide by the law. I promise to all to resolve this issue permanently but I will need more time.
“With the opening of this road, Grand Saga has agreed …read more

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The cabinet will decide on this coming Friday whether or not the VK Lingam video report, which had been submitted by the 5-member inquiry commission to the government recently, will be made public.
The five-member inquiry commission set up to probe the ‘Lingam Tape’ handed over its 186-page report, which contains four recommendations, to the King last Friday.
Its chairperson Haidar Mohd Noor is also in favour of the findings being made public.
According to Star, the commission has determined that it was former chief justice Ahmad Fairuz Sheikh Abdul Halim who was talking to senior lawyer VK Lingam on the phone, and …read more

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