July 11, 2008
There has been an interesting development on the on-going reforms of the Anti-Corruption Agency (ACA). TheStar has reported that the ACA will no longer have to submit their case files to the Attorney-General’s office to be prosecuted.
TheStar’s sources also indicate that the power of prosecution will now lie in the hands of the ACA’s legal [...]
July 4, 2008
Yesterday, Malaysians were sent reeling over the shock revelations in P. Balasubramaniam’s statutory declaration that specifically linked DPM Najib Razak with murdered Mongolian national, Altantuya Shariibuu.
Well, we haven’t even recovered from the initial shock, when the most shocking news of the day comes in the form of P. Balasubramaniam retracting portions of his statutory declaration [...]
April 24, 2008
If you’ve ever attended an entry-level college Psychology course, you wouldn’t be able to escape learning about the 5 Stages Of Grief, as prescribed in the Kübler-Ross model.
The 5 stages describe phases that an individual goes through in the event of finding out about a terminal illness, death of a loved one, loss of a [...]
April 8, 2008
So, I was browsing through the news today and a particular piece caught my eye in Malaysiakini titled MCA: Changing fortunes of leaders. Without going into details of the entire article, a particular statement caught my eye regarding a particular character who has appeared in this blog several times:
Next, Ka Chuan announced that the cabinet [...]
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 [...]