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Missing the point on the Terrenganu Merc purchases

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Letters
by Vijay Kumar Murugavell
Much has been said regarding the purchase of 14 spanking new Mercedes E200’s for the use of Terengganu Exco.
MB Ahmad cited cheaper maintenance, DPM and PM declaring that they themselves use Protons, the press interviewing workshop mechanics, Proton Holdings defending their cars, ACA getting into the picture and many offered punditry and [...]

Posted in Good Governance, Letters | 33 Comments »

Proton/Mercedes fiasco - Big Ears’ Dilemma with Terengganu’s “one ear in, one ear out” defiance

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

“Defiant act – Exco men use Merc despite Cabinet order” – this is the screaming front-page headline in today’s Sunday Star on the latest twist in the Proton Perdana/Mercedes Kompressor fiasco, viz:
JOHOR BARU: At least four of Terengganu’s eight state executive council members are using newly purchased Mercedes-Benz E200 Kompressor cars despite a [...]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Corruption, Good Governance | 77 Comments »

PM has turned Terengganu Perdana/Mercedes controversy into pure fiasco

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has transformed the Terengganu Proton Perdana V6 Executive/Mercedes E200 Kompressor controversy into a pure fiasco.
What is the solution? The 14 RM245,000 Mercedes E200 Kompressors purchased by the Terengganu government for RM3.43 million are to be used only by VVIPs – “foreign dignitaries” for “major functions” [...]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Corruption, Good Governance | 134 Comments »

Altantuya Murder - Najib should go on leave from his DPM duties until cleared of allegations in Balasubramaniam SD

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak should go on leave from his duties as Deputy Prime Minister until all questions implicating his credibility, especially arising from the statutory declaration by private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, are investigated and cleared.
Balasubramaniam’s statutory declaration dated 1st July and made public today in effect challenged [...]

Posted in Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Crime, Good Governance | 397 Comments »

Rationalizing The Role of Government

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

by M. Bakri Musa
Prime Minister Abdullah and his civil servant accountants delude themselves into believing that the government could actually “save” RM2 billion merely by reducing ministerial allowances. The only way to effectively and substantially reduce the cost of government is to first rationalize its function.
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Posted in Bakri Musa, Good Governance | 115 Comments »

Agony of foreign spouses for PR - the worst cases

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Lets have the worst cases of the agony of foreign spouses of Malaysians to get PR (permanent residence) status, so that Parliament and the government can hear about them - with the Home Minister having to respond as well.
You can either write on this blog or email me.
A long-suffering foreign spouse has emailed her [...]

Posted in Good Governance, Human Rights | 70 Comments »

Why not slash entertainment allowances of Cabinet Ministers by 50%?

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

The first of many questions that come to the mind of Malaysians on the RM2 billion cost-cutting package announced by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is:

If the government can increase oil prices from 41 to 63 per cent, why can’t it slash the entertainment allowances of cabinet ministers and deputy [...]

Posted in Good Governance, Oil | 130 Comments »

PM should seek Parliament approval on June 23 for hefty oil price increases

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Ipoh’s protest :
 
KL’s protest :
 
Some hundred people, including DAP MP for Ipoh Barat, M. Kulasegaran, Perak State Assembly Speaker Sivakumar, Perak DAP State Excos Su Keong Siong, A. Sivanesan and Chen Fook Chye and DAP Perak Assembly members Leong Mee Meng (Jalong), Lim Pek Har (Menglembu), Ong Boon Piow (Tebing Tinggi) and [...]

Posted in Economics, Good Governance, Parliament | 225 Comments »

Ordeal of foreign spouses in Malaysia

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Letters
by B.R.
It is almost unimaginable the daily trauma that is faced by them, some of them are born overseas but were unable to get registered at the Malaysian high commission or embassy within the stipulated time. They are faced with daily trauma, which includes inability to attend local schools, universities, long waits at immigration to [...]

Posted in Good Governance, Letters | 72 Comments »

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