March 24, 2008
I started this blog, so that I can document the things Malaysians say. I contended in my “About” page that Malaysians say the most racist things, and this still holds true today, even though everyone is talking about voting along party lines instead of race lines, multi-culturalism, etc. The problem with Malaysians in general is [...]
March 15, 2008
Back to the past for some history lessons…
9th November 2007 (day before Bersih rally)
The people should reject street demonstrations and effect any change through polls, said Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
The Prime Minister reiterated that today’s planned demonstration by the non-governmental organisation Bersih was illegal as it did not have a police permit.
Calling the organisers [...]
March 14, 2008
Malaysiakini reports that all 3 coalition government parties, PKR, DAP, and PAS has reached an agreement into the position of the new Menteri Besar of Perak, and also the distribution of exco-seats.
The opposition has successfully averted an impasse after party leaders reached an amicable decision to reallocate the composition of the Perak state executive council [...]
March 14, 2008
In every competition, there will be winners, and there will be losers. The character of a person can sometimes be predicted when the person loses. For example, when Koh Tsu Koon lost in the elections, he graciously conceded defeat and ensured that Penangites got a smooth power transfer. However, there are others, like former Menteri [...]
March 10, 2008
As the results started filtering in from the Malaysiakini website on the historic 8/3/2008 polling date, it was clear that something magical, and probably miraculous was about to happen. In nearly all the ‘hot’ seats that were being contested, the opposition parties were leading their rivals from BN. I had to check again to see [...]
February 13, 2008
Money matters. That’s the simple and undeniable fact. Certainly, there’s no denying that love, happiness, and health are equally or more important, but money ranks pretty high up there. That is why Malaysians are united in their concern for the bread and butter issues like rising domestic prices, wages, unemployment, etc. It’s all about [...]
