Posted in Judiciary, Parliament on Oct 31st, 2008 No Comments »
This morning (Oct 30) we just read the news of 12 choppers down. During the question time the Parliament was shocked by a second crash landing.
It was an accidental revelation. MP for Jerlun Mukhriz son of Mahathir asked a question: what is the action against Judge Ian Chin for “baseless” allegations against his dad.
Ian Chin [...]
Posted in Politics, Transparency, Umno on Oct 30th, 2008 1 Comment »
Two days before Najib Razak swapped his defence portfolio with Abdullah, he authorized the purchase of a dozen of Eurocopter EC-725.
Until today, the public are still unsure of how much the choppers will cost the taxpayers. However we can be sure It could add a few hundreds millions into Najib’s war chest for Umno election.
The [...]
Posted in Current Issues, Parliament, Politics, Umno on Oct 25th, 2008 2 Comments »
Deputy Minister of Information Tan Lian Hoe was whacked by Umno backbenchers in Parliament again (22 Oct). The decision for Gerakan to continue staying in Barisan Nasional was indeed a painful one (literally!).
Koh Tsu Koon’s efforts to show loyalty to Umno did not appear to be appreciated by Umno backbenchers. Poor Tan Lian Hoe become [...]