Month November 2009

Shut down BTN to strengthen parliamentary democracy

For the sake of Malaysia’s already truncated parliamentary democracy, the Barisan Nasional Federal Government should immediately close the operations of Biro Tata Negara. Apart from instigating racial hatred as testified by many participants, BTN seminars and courses take partisan stance against Pakatan Rakyat parties, which…

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Weapons drawn for new battle

Even as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s court trial looms close, he has been in top oratory form in the last few weeks while officiating at PKR gatherings around the country. There was a flutter of excitement when Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak walked into the…

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Pakatan questions Naza’s new trade centre

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders questioned today the logic behind another convention centre when the existing RM600 million Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) is still under-utilised. “It was built at the cost of RM600 million, fully paid for by the government, and today it is collecting…

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Opposition states and KL in money tussle

Malaysia is technically a federation of 13 states but, as the four states ruled by the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance are finding out, that does not always mean very much. These opposition states cannot govern as they see fit because the federal government holds the…

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Projek Kabel Dasar Laut Jamin Bekalan Elektrik Mencukupi

Penyaluran bekalan elektrik dari Projek Hidro Elektrik Bakun, Sarawak ke Semenanjung Malaysia melalui kabel dasar laut adalah penting bagi menjamin bekalan elektrik yang mencukupi, berdaya harap dan pada harga yang berpatutan kepada pengguna di Semenanjung. Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air Datuk Seri Peter Chin…

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Dissecting Budget 2010 Forum

I am pleased to invite you “Dissecting Budget 2010 Forum” Come and take a surgical look at our Budget 2010 with us! Date: 14th November 2009 Time: 3 pm Venue: Bangsar Seafood Restaurant, Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru Panelists: YB Dzulkefly Ahmad YB William Leong YB…

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Independent polls gaining influence

When the Pakatan Rakyat government in Perak was unseated through defections in February, the local people were clearly unhappy. But just how unhappy? The independent pollster, Merdeka Centre, did a survey in the state to find out.

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