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80 Pakatan Rakyat MPs’ walkout in Parliament today (video)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This is the 30-minute video clip of the parliamentary proceeding today resulting in the first major walkout by almost one-third of the MPs in Parliament – the 80 MPs from PKR, PAS and DAP of Pakatan Rakyat.
A second substantive motion to review the Speaker’s decision to allow the unprecedented abuse of parliamentary standing orders [...]

Posted in Parliament | 48 Comments »

Gobind Singh Deo – two day suspension from Parliament (video)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

This is the video clip of the parliamentary proceeding on the two-day suspension of DAP MP for Puchong, Gobind Singh Deo. Gobind was suspended in an altercation with the Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin during question time today.
I had said subsequently in Parliament that Gobind’s suspension is unfair and wrong and that [...]

Posted in Parliament | 40 Comments »

Walkout by some 80 PR MPs

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Some 80 Pakatan Rakyat Members of PKR, PAS and DAP staged a “walk out” of the Dewan Rakyat this morning in protest against the reckless disregard of parliamentary practices, procedures and rules when despite strong opposition protests, Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak was allowed to misuse Standing Order 14 (1)(i) to make a [...]

Posted in Parliament | 44 Comments »

Anwar seeks sanctuary in Turkish Embassy

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Anwar Ibrahim is at the Turkish Embassy in Malaysia for his personal safety. He told me over the phone from the embassy that he had been advised by his friends to seek a safe haven in the country from those who want to do him physical harm.
Whether Anwar’s seeking sanctuary at the Turkish embassy [...]

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim, Law & Order | 236 Comments »

Anwar expecting the worst

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

SMS and phone calls have been flying around of imminent police action against Anwar Ibrahim.
I have spoken to Anwar over the phone and he is expecting the worst.
Malaysiakini had filed the following report two hours ago:
Aide alleges sodomy: Report lodged
Jun 28, 08 11:03pm
Updated June 29, 08 01.30 am
A police report has been lodged [...]

Posted in Anwar Ibrahim | 309 Comments »

Parliamentary barricade against the press – WhoDun’It?

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

This is a Parliamentary WhoDun’It?
Who gave the directive to put up the barricade in Parliament on Tuesday to bar the reporters and photographers, leading to the 24-hour downing of tools and cameras by some 100 journalists boycotting all media conferences and events outside the debate in the parliamentary chamber?
The Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin said [...]

Posted in Media, Parliament | 33 Comments »

9MP Midterm Review – Tsu Koon’s “beggar politics”

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

(Speech by DAP MP for Ipoh Timor Lim Kit Siang at the opening of the DAP Tebing Tinggi service centre, Ipoh on Saturday, 28th June 2008)
One result of the March 8 “political tsunami” which saw the end of the Barisan Nasional’s unbroken two-thirds parliamentary majority and its loss of five state governments, Penang, Perak, Selangor, [...]

Posted in Penang Government, Politics | 31 Comments »

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