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Govt motion on price increases on Monday can be turned into “no confidence motion” if there are the numbers

Friday, June 20th, 2008

After a marathon meeting, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) President Datuk Yong Teck Lee has received endorsement by SAPP supreme council for his call for a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
Up to now, Parliament has not received any notice from any Member of Parliament for a no-confidence [...]

Posted in Parliament, Sabah | 117 Comments »

No confidence motion - will incipient revolt by BN MPs in support of Yong Teck Lee be crushed by BN SC emergency meeting?

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Following the bombshell by Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) president Yong Teck Lee yesterday announcing that its two MPs Dr. Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) and Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) would move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, many questions are swirling for answer, including whether it is possible for a [...]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Parliament, Sabah | 177 Comments »

SAPP bombshell - a second political tsunami in next few days?

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) has dropped a bombshell when its president Yong Teck Lee announced that its two MPs, Dr. Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) and Eric Majimbun (Sepanggar) would move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when Parliament resumes on Monday.
But will the bombshell land in Parliament on [...]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Parliament, Sabah | 176 Comments »

PAS, Don’t fall for UMNO’s Trap!

Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

By Farish A. Noor
Civil society, and the actors who occupy that public domain, exists for a number of reasons and one of the reasons is to keep all politicians and political parties in check. It would appear that the work of civil society actors in Malaysia today has been cut out thanks to the murky [...]

Posted in Farish Noor, PAS, UMNO | 149 Comments »

A new oil policy - reform Petronas

Monday, June 16th, 2008

by Dr. Chen Man Hin
The latest jump in pump pricing by 42% has caused an upheaval in the economy and much unhappiness among motorists and the people. businesses are stalling, and there is undertainty about the future. the sudden severe rise has caused a social and economic earthquake.
The shocking increase was unnecesary, and here are [...]

Posted in Dr. Chen Man Hin, Oil | 240 Comments »

Smart schools vs sick schools

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

by Dr. Azly Rahman
I read this excerpt of a news story below with disgust.
‘… One-third of Malaysia’s schools do not have water and electricity, a minister said, pledging to fix the problem by 2010….
‘Deputy Education Minister Razali Ismail told Bernama that all 9,806 schools will have access to basic utilities by the [...]

Posted in Azly Rahman, Education | 65 Comments »

Pakatan Rakyat Protest Oil Hikes Ceramah

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Pakatan Rakyat Protest Oil Hikes Ceramah
Speakers: Anwar Ibrahim
Hadi Awang
Lim Guan Eng
[...]

Posted in Announcement | 69 Comments »

Continue Teaching Science and Mathematics in English

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

by M. Bakri Musa
The government’s decision to revisit (and most likely do away with) the current teaching of science and mathematics in English is an instructive example of how an otherwise sensible policy could easily be discredited and then abandoned because of poor execution. Had there been better planning, many of the problems encountered [...]

Posted in Bakri Musa, Education | 115 Comments »

Petrol price hike protest

Friday, June 13th, 2008

- a bystander’s report of the petrol price hike protest in Kuala Lumpur today
They came not in ones or twos, not in tens or hundreds, but by the thousands, desperately seeking a solution for inordinately huge fuel hike just ordinary Malaysians, who have no solution on how to cope with the current inflation. [...]

Posted in Oil | 83 Comments »

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