Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Politics. Show all posts

September 25, 2008

On questioning decisions openly in media..

Someone cant decide if its actually okay, or not okay, for ministers to question other ministry OPENLY in media. Here's a perfect example:

Extracted from 2 articles from The Star online


Syed Hamid said Malaysia would be in a crisis if every minister with his own stand started questioning another minister’s decisions openly in the media.
-Syed Hamid commenting on Datuk Zaid Ibrahim's statement over ISA issue

then

Murugiah added that Syed Hamid should talk to him directly instead of making comments publicly.
-Murugiah slamming Syed Hamid for asking his Public Complain Bureau to not interfere in his ministry

LOL?

OH WAIT..There's more!


He also cant decide, if its allright for other ministers to do their duty.


"If one Cabinet member carries out his duty and another one openly criticises it, I don’t know where we will go or what will happen.”
-Syed Hamid on Datuk Zaid Ibrahim's comment that judicial laws should have been used instead of the ISA over the 3 ISA arrests.
And then again..

Murugiah said he was surprised to hear such comments from a senior minister because he was merely doing his duty -- attending to complaints and solving problems.
- Murugiah on Syed Hamid's comment for asking him not to “interfere” in his ministry

Someone's gotta eat his own words.

Chew on that, minister. Selamat berbuka puasa.

March 9, 2008

The People have Spoken

(according to official, and some unofficial reports.....)

BN lost Kelantan. Penang. Kedah. And it is reported, Selangor and Perak too.

Dr Kor Tsu Koon and Samy Vellu lost their seats. BN STILL won by simple majority, but apparantly (according to unofficial reports as of 2.22am) they were denied 2/3 majority.

This came as a shock to BN. According to MalaysiaKini, Umno leaders are currently in an emergency meeting held at Umno HQ in PWTC.

I have wanted to see this happen but I was still surprised and shocked when I read the reports. It is actually happening! Years ago, I would never have imagined that Kedah will fall to the opposition. Tho I have my fears then, but from my POV as a child, BN was still too strong to be shaken off its grasp of the state. Now, Kedah has gone to the hands of PAS-PKR opposition side. I still have my fears, but my mind tells me to give them a chance...we do not know yet how they'll fare.

What will happen to Malaysia in this 4 years to come, only time will tell.

The people of Malaysia have spoken. Perhaps its time for the ruling party to stop and listen and act as they should.