Posted in Altantuya case, Economy, Parliament on Mar 12th, 2009 7 Comments »
Two Members of Parliament were kicked out today (12 March)
The MP for Ranau Siringan Gubat was suspended by the Parliament Speaker during question time this morning. The House Speaker Pandikar ordered him to leave the chamber when Gubat interjected the debate on social contract between Parit Buntar MP Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa and Deputy Minister [...]
Posted in Economy, Viewpoint on Mar 11th, 2009 3 Comments »
When we are facing a global crisis of an unknown magnitude, it is difficult to say how much money is needed to cushion the impact.
In general, the problem is not about how much we inject to stimulate our national economy. Or even how much reserve we can afford to use for the package?
We should take [...]
Posted in Altantuya case, Economy, Politics, Umno on Mar 10th, 2009 5 Comments »
As I am sitting at the Parliament lobby, Najib is delivering his speech on the Stimulus Package.
BN called this a Mini Budget. Last year, when the government tabled the 2009 Budget, we in the Opposition called for a revised budget in the view of global economic crisis. It took the Federal Government half a year [...]
Posted in Economy, Viewpoint on Dec 16th, 2008 11 Comments »
Lego No-where Land
Even toys must go mega in Malaysia. Our Southern Johor’s Iskandar Project is going to build a new multimillion theme park, Legoland Malaysia.
The deal was agreed last week (13 December 2008). Malaysian Government is now blowing the trumpet to declare it was a sign of foreign investors’ confidence for Iskandar Project.
According to Bernama, [...]
Posted in Economy, Parliament, Politics on Nov 5th, 2008 7 Comments »
The House resumed at 14:30hr after lunch.
Speaker Pandikar Mulia Amin came back to the hall. He announced that the Parliament would continue to debate the Budget. The Speaker’s ruling was supported by Deputy Minister of Finance Ahmad Husni who was defending his boss’ position.
Opposition MPs again rose up to seek clarification: WHICH BUDGET?
MP for Gombak [...]
Posted in Activities, Anwar, Economy, Parliament on Nov 4th, 2008 No Comments »
Najib has just entered the parliament hall, it is his turn to wind up the budget debate.
He started his speech by informing the Speaker that he would not permit any question or interjection while making his presentation.
This caused an uproar in the hall. Several opposition MPs stood up quoting Standing Order to protest against this [...]
Posted in Activities, Anwar, Current Issues, Economy, Environment, Interview on Jul 15th, 2008 3 Comments »
I was interviewed on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Jul 14, 2008, early in the morning (it was about 07:00hr if I remember correctly). The following is the news:
Capital tense ahead of Malaysian no-confidence motion
Malaysian police have put up road blocks in Kuala Lumpur, as authorities brace for protests ahead of a possible debate of [...]
Posted in Activities, Economy, Human Rights, Protes Inflation on Jan 26th, 2008 3 Comments »
Now BN is synonym with “Barang Naik”. We have warned the government the risk of hyper-inflation a long time ago.
Instead of implementing prudent measures to stimulate economic growth, the government was busy launching various megaprojects and corridors. These projects bring in no investment in short-term, but partly contributed to inflationary pressure.
Anyway, it looks like we [...]
Posted in Economy, Politics, Viewpoint on Jan 25th, 2008 3 Comments »
Najib said the Government will keep the inflation rate as low as 2.4%, anyone believe him?
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak announced a three-pronged strategy aimed at softening the impact of inflation:
1. a national food stockpile;
2. a National Price Council; and
3. a National Call Centre with a 24-hour hotline.
Is Malaysia facing an emergency? I guess [...]