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Malaysakini’s report, Mahathir may return to center stage, is quite scary to say the least.
Even a foreign diplomat has his reservation…. the same report quoted:
“Mr Najib is a carbon copy of Dr Mahathir and we fear in his rise to power a possible return of iron-fisted rule and intolerance for dissent and curbs on he political opposition,” said a diplomat with a European mission, on condition of anonymity.
On the local front, only Zaid Ibrahim had the gut to speak his mind:
“Najib is smart and articulate but to change the course of Umno, he has to be brave and why …read more

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So UMNO top guns are happy now that the transition plan is earlier than what was originally proposed by Pak Lah. Come March next year, Pak Lah is supposed to transfer power to… of all person, Najib.
Now, have UMNO members forgotten that Najib is also a major part of the problem? Have UMNO members overlooked one of the main issues as part of the overall transition plan… that is who the replacement should be? Najib name comes up because he is now the Deputy Prime Minister and 2nd man in UMNO top echelon… but brothers and sisters in UMNO… do …read more

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Thanks to God Almighty, Teresa, Sheih and Tan had been released. Thanks also for the relentless efforts from various pressure groups who had been very vocal and consistent in their campaigns to repeal ISA. But obviously whatever done so far still not good enough. RPK and 60-odds detainees are still being kept in Kamunting and will likely be celebrating Aidil Fitri and many other festivals behind lockups.
It is really sad for a Home Minister to say ISA is still needed for the people to live in peace and security. Does that mean people in other countries which do not have …read more

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From Malaysiakini:
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi today said he would pass his finance portfolio to his deputy Najib Abdul Razak, while he takes over as defence minister.
Abdullah told a press conference this afternoon that the swap in the cabinet posts will take effect immediately.
The prime minister, who has held the post of finance minister since 2004, said he had informed the cabinet of the decision.
Abdullah said he was handing over the finance portfolio to his deputy because it was an important portfolio that was traditionally held by the prime
Now, this is another move by the PM and his deputy …read more

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Here is my dedication to Pak Lah, Najib, and the latest UMNO Baru ‘pop star’ Ahmad Ismail:
If you search for tenderness
it isn’t hard to find.
You can have the love you need to live.
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind.
It always seems to be so hard to give.
Honesty is such a lonely word.
Everyone is so untrue.
Honesty is hardly ever heard.
And mostly what I need from you.
I can always find someone
to say they sympathize.
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve.
But I don’t want some pretty face
to tell me pretty lies.
All I want is someone to …read more

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First, Pak Lah said Ahmad didn’t mean what he said. Then Najib apologized to the people. Now, why on earth did Ahmad Ismail not apologize for himself? Does it mean that he still stand by his remarks?
If what Ahmad said is seditious and a police reports had been lodged against him, and now Najib said sorry for Ahmad, in a way admitting what Ahmad said was wrong… bear in mind at this juncture Ahmad had neither apologised nor retracted his seditious remark…. what is taking the police so long to act? Don’t we have the same police force who were …read more

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Wow… Sheih a.k.a Kickdefella…. will you be elevated from current stardom to even greater height (pun intended) soon… now that the PM had voiced his unhapiness about you flying the Malaysian flag upside down?
How soon will the police act on you? Will it just for insulting the Malaysian flag (although you explained that it was meant to indicate a nation in distress) or will it include sedition also since you are asking others to follow suit and support you?
“If there are Malaysians who want to take up the idea that came from the pro-opposition blogger, they are insulting this …read more

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So, a new ACA report against Pak Lah and Najib had been made by, surprise… surprise…, a veteran Selangor Umno leader Datuk Mazlan Harun. Wow… this is really the first in history of UMNO Baru and the nation. This guy really know how to kill two birds, two big birds, with just one stone…. although the stone is a bit too small compared to the sizes of the birds.
But seriously, what do they expect to come out of this report? I’d say… nothing. Why? Errr, you know why. Small fishes… yes. Big fishes… NO NO. That is the …read more

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Malaysiakini reported:
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has urged Umno members not to repeat his ‘mistake’ in backing Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to be prime minister.
“I admit I was wrong in choosing Abdullah as my successor. Now I regret because I didn’t think that ‘Mr Clean’ would not be that clean.
“I believe that Umno members and leaders at all levels who are angry with me (for anointing Abdullah) surely does not want to make the same mistake,” said Mahathir.
Source and image credit: Malaysiakini

So Mahathir finally admitted his mistake of appointing Pak Lah as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Well… that is a good start …read more

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No confidence motion…. is it that bad? I don’t think so. Especially when the Parliment is controlled by MP’s from the party led by the person affected by the no-confidence motion being moved.
Take a look for example the motion of no confidence moved against the Prime Minister of Thailand Samak Sundaravej recently. The parliment president allowed the motion and a three-day parlimentary debate ensued. At the end of the three days intense debates, Samak Sundaravej survived the motion. Yes… he survived because his coalition of 5 political parties controls the parliment.
In the South Australian Parliment, Health Minister John …read more

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