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POPSMalaysian Ruling BN ib Danger of Collapsing Mahathir felt that Pakatan Rakyat was a force to be reckoned with, not because it was strong or the people loved the Opposition but because of "the feeling of disappointment." When asked where the Opposition would obtain the 30 MPs, Mahathir pointed towards Sabah and Sarawak. "If we take Umno, MCA and MIC, they have their roots here (in the peninsula) but not in Sabah and Sarawak. Although you have Umno in Sabah, it is transplanted from here to there. He said even in the peninsula, there could be MPs who could cross over since they knew that they could be in the new opposition-led government."
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POPSThe Agony of Zaid Ibrahim Posted by kasee Thursday, 27 March 2008 KUALA LUMPUR, March 26 ─ Malaysia's de facto law minister Zaid Ibrahim came out of the Cabinet meeting today slightly bruised but a little wiser. He learnt an important lesson ─ float an idea only after you have discussed it with your ministerial colleagues. With several lawyers in the Cabinet ─ Datuk Rais Yatim, Datuk Azalina Othman Said, Datuk Syed Hamid Albar and Datuk Nazri Aziz ─ Zaid must have felt like he was making his case before the Supreme Court. At a post-Cabinet press conference, he said: "There are many people who are more experience and wiser than me. So, we have to wait. I don't think I want to add anything more to this." Zaid proposed the idea of an apology, saying that it was the least the government could do to the three judges ─ Tun Salleh Abas, Datuk George Seah and Datuk Wan Sulaiman Pawanteh ─ for the injustice that they suffered at the hands of the Mahathir administration.
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POPSThe Toughest Challenge Awaits Premier Abdullah of Malaysia Tricia Yeoh, director of the Center for Public Policy Studies think tank, predicted the opposition would win between 35 and 38 seats in Parliament, nearly doubling the 19 seats it held before Parliament was dissolved. ``There should be a swing in these seats'' due to Chinese and Indians voting for the opposition, Yeoh said. ``That's the fear of the BN ... The Chinese and Indian votes will be the important swing votes,'' she told The Associated Press.
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POPSThe Many Faces of Tun Mahathir Mohamad Excerpted From Wikipedia: Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad was the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the post for 22 years from from 1981 to 2003, making him Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister, and one of the longest-serving leaders in Asia. During his term in office, he was credited for engineering Malaysia's rapid modernization and promoting non-individualistic "Asian values".Tun Mahathir is also known for his criticisms of western and developed countries (for their double standards in international politics and economics). During this administration, he was considered as one of Asia's most influential leaders.(Excerpt ends) He is still largely revered as an Elder Statesman by most Malaysians.
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POPSMusa: More freedom IN Malaysia now I'm amazed by your support for such a low class personality; fallling short being termed as an uncivilized character. It only tee down your reputation of being an international political icon from Malaysia; second only to Dr, Mahathir . Didn't Mahathir appointed your good self to the UN??? How cheap of you to have praised Pah Lah!
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POPSPak Lah: Bersih is rude Isn't Pah Lah more rude and overboard going by the way he 'd treated his predecessor Dr. Mahathir whom had hand pick him ?
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POPSDr. Mahathir's Missiles on Abdullah Past history have shown that whenever Mahathir strikes; he rarely misses his targeted objectives; ranging from Royal Households, Judiciary, Executives etc....... If I were Abdullah, find a platform for descending or face the worst from Mahathir ...
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POPSWhat If I Were Dr. Mahathir Now that I had publicly acknowledge the aforesaid mistake and my desire to see Najib taking over the helm after the forthcoming election, its only a mere waiting game before I saw some turbulence amongst UMNO members; divided with mixed feelings and emotions........ at this crucial time before getting another 2/3 mandate.
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POPSSuharto leaves legacy of stability in region
Sukarno, Indonesia's mercurial first president, had declared a "Confrontation" against Malaysia in 1964, which then included Singapore along with the Borneo states of Sabah and Sarawak. Sukarno believed all of Borneo belonged to Indonesia and announced his intention to arm a million leftist peasants and workers to do battle with Malaysia. This was at the height of the Vietnam War when Washington feared nations of Southeast Asia would fall like dominoes to a communist juggernaut. In the months after the abortive coup, Suharto set about destroying the communist party as a political force. Bloody purges saw up to 500,000 alleged communists and sympathisers killed in one of history's worst massacres. While much of the killing was done by militias and vigilante groups, at the least Suharto's army did little to stop it. He then opened Indonesia up to Western aid and investment. Gen. Suharto had conducted secret negotiations to end Confrontation, deeply unpopular with the army,
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POPSLingam's Witty Remarks Ahmad Fairuz is represented at the inquiry but has yet to make any comment on the video-recording. Investigators are still checking phone records to establish whether he was the other party to the call, the inquiry heard last week. The case has raised questions about the integrity and credibility of Malaysia's judiciary ahead of elections widely expected by the end of March.
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POPSV.K. Lingam video clip Before he took the stand, his counsel Tunku Sofiah Jewa told the inquiry that Dr Mahathir would give his full cooperation. “Our client wishes us to say that he will answer questions put to him even if in law from our perspectives as counsel we think the questions are not relevant or within the scope of the terms of reference of this Royal Commission of Inquiry,” she added.
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POPSMelakaToday's starred items After Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Chua Soi Lek could be the third comeback kid? Probably with the support of Ling Jr., anything is possible. (Malaysiakini) Observers suggest possible comeback attempt by former Malaysian Health Minister
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