Pak Lah’s press statements deserve a closer look. He is a veteran politican. He is under siege from his opponents both inside and outside Umno. He has made a transitional arrangement with Najib by 2010. Then he said it will be earlier. Now he announces a postponement of the Umno election to March 2009.
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Entries from September 2008
September 29, 2008
Pak Lah’s Hari Raya Surprise and Reprise?
September 28, 2008
Razaleigh starts against Najib
As expected, right after Pak Lah’s announcement on the postponement of the Umno election from December to March 2009 to facilitate the transition, Razaleigh now starts his campaign with his first shots (read MalaysiaInsider here).
“I reject this transition of power because it is extra-constitutional,” the veteran Umno member told reporters at his home here.
He criticised [...]
September 26, 2008
Handover to Najib – will that happen?
In an emergency Umno Security Council meeting today, a decision was made to postpone the Umno election to next March. The postponement of the AGM was to facilitate the transition. The earlier transition plan was to handover to Najib by June 2010.
Pak Lah was trying to keep his decision a secret if he was going [...]
September 24, 2008
HTC Touch Viva Coming Very Soon!
I had the chance of playing with the new HTC Touch Viva yesterday in Malaysia and I must certainly admit that I was very surprised by this little baby of a device. Pleasantly surprised, in fact!
Especially given the entire package of the Viva with almost everything you would want in a PDA phone together with [...]
September 24, 2008
Malaysia Berjaya?
One of the oldest patriotic songs that brings back fond memories to many Malaysians is “Malaysia Berjaya“.
In a time where people like RPK and many others are now incarcerated in Camp Kamunting for years without trial to defend their “so called” misdeeds in the court of law, in a time when Pak Lah still aspires [...]
September 24, 2008
The Agong – The King, The PM Maker
UPDATED 24/09
The Sun (read here)
The King’s say in removing the PM…
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin is the King of Malaysia. He is the ultimate ruler of Malaysia, the King, The PM Maker. It is in his hands if what was reported about Pakatan Rakyat’s move is true. We have seen what happened in [...]
September 23, 2008
PM Surprise Move, Now over to Najib and Anwar
It appears that Pak Lah will defend his presidency this December. Judging from today’s MalaysianInsider report here, Pak Lah seems to have risen above the detractors in the Umno Supreme Council meeting last week. Instead of caving in to Muhyiddin, Rafidah, Hishamuddin and Apdal Shafiee who were reportedly going for the jugular pressing for Pak [...]
September 20, 2008
Times of Grave Uncertainty
The world’s markets fluttered at the news of ailing giant companies floundering. Malaysians are grappling how to manage with the 8.5% inflation rate, highest for a long time. Pump prices remain high in a fuel net export country.
Who is doing what in Malaysia for Malaysians?
September 18, 2008
What will tomorrow be?
A peek into the future is what every Malaysian wants now. What are some of the things that can happen from hereon? What will our beloved country, Malaysia, become? Who will be taking our Malaysia forward? Will there be a storm brewing, or a hurricane for that matter? Is there [...]