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Permatang Pauh by-election - turn it into a mini political tsunami

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

The voters of Permatang Pauh have a historic opportunity to create a mini-political tsunami in the impending by-election with far-reaching impact to the national political landscape far exceeding the fate of an individual or a constituency.
The stakes involved in the Permatang Pauh by-election is not just about an individual and a constituency but the […]

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Umno-Pas talks - repudiation of transformational message of March 8 “political tsunami”

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

In the United States, Senator Barack Obama’s nomination as the Democratic Presidential nominees heralds a new milestone in American nation-building and race relations but in Malaysia, the UMNO proposal for Umno-PAS talks marks a regression in Malaysian nation-building and the Vision 2020 objective of a Bangsa Malaysia.
The latter repudiates March […]

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Authoritarian solution?

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

( From Australian Broadcasting Corporation transcript of the Protes rally at the Kelana Jaya Stadium on Sunday. Clive Kessler is professor sociology at the University of New South Wales and one of Australia’s foremost Malaysia watchers.)

Clive Kessler: The situation in Malaysia at the moment is remarkable and that the brave hopes of independence have […]

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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, […]

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“First-world infrastructure, first-world mentality”?

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

(This is from the blog of Hannah Yeoh, DAP Selangor Assemblywoman for Subang Jaya)
SMKSU Prefects’ Reunion
Friday, June 20, 2008
Few months ago, I was invited to the Prefects’ Reunion of SMK Subang Utama to be held next week. I just received news that I could no longer attend the function because I’m an assemblyman from […]

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No Tun Samy Vellu?

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

This will be the reaction of most Malaysians to the Yang di Pertuan Agong’s birthday honours list today – why Tun Dr. Lim Keng Yaik but no Tun Samy Vellu.
Is MIC leaving Barisan Nasional?
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Should I cross over for those millions?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

by Azly Rahman
dr.azly.rahman@gmail.com
http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/

That is a two million ringgit question.
How much does one get for ‘crossing over’ these days? I do not know. But if there are millions of ringgit involved, this nation will continue to rot as corrupt politicians continue switching allegiances, getting appointments to good positions, and making horror decisions for you and your […]

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Three Molotov cocktails thrown at Perak DAP premises must be deplored by all

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

The three homemade Mototov cocktails thrown at the Perak DAP premises in Ipoh opposite the Perak state assembly at 2.20 am must be deplored by all political parties, the civil society and all Malaysians.
Although no great harm was done, such contemptible action must be nipped in the bud and not be condoned in […]

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“Beggar Minister” finally admits

Monday, May 12th, 2008

“Position of BN component parties like beggars” is the headline of today’s Sin Chew Daily exclusive interview with former Gerakan President Datuk Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, with a secondary headline: “Not given equal respect – Lim Keng Yaik”

Keng Yaik, who is now Gerakan adviser, told Sin Chew that Barisan Nasional component […]

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Pakatan Rakyat – logical next step of March 8 political tsunami

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Leaders of DAP, PKR and PAS met in Petaling Jaya today and took the logical next step of the March 8 political tsunami – proposing the establishment of a new front of the three political parties to be tentatively known as PAKATAN RAKYAT.
A joint statement issued after the meeting reads:
The leaders of […]

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A Law To Prevent Defections

Monday, March 24th, 2008

(Speech when moving a motion in Parliament on March 21, 1978 to seek leave of the House to introduce a private member’s bill intituled Members of Parliament [Prevention of Defection] Act 1978 to ensure political integrity of Members of Parliament)
I rise under Standing Order 49(2) to move a motion to seek leave of the […]

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Stop and dismantle Umno political hegemony, deny Barisan Nasional two-thirds majority

Sunday, February 24th, 2008

(12th General Election Nomination Day statement by DAP Ipoh Timur parliamentary candidate Lim Kit Siang in Ipoh on Sunday, 24th February 2008)

This 12th general election, unlike the previous 11 general elections, is not just about the next five years but a vote about the first 50 years of Malaysian nationhood and the next […]

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Samy Vellu’s days are numbered - Subra as next MIC leader

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu has become the most unpopular politician in the country and probably in Malaysian history, being booed, jeered, car blocked, thrown stones, rotten eggs and even slippers almost every day in public places.
This public rejection of Samy Vellu has spread to MIC and Barisan Nasional (BN) functions, with other MIC […]

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19 new/relocated Chinese primary schools - question each for the five BN leaders

Friday, February 1st, 2008

It is front-page headline news in all the Chinese newspapers – the approval for six new Chinese primary schools and the relocation of 13 Chinese primary schools by the Education Minister, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein with the “All-for-one and one-for-all” group photograph of Hishammuddin with MCA President, Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting, MCA Deputy President […]

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Keng Yaik wrestling with the truth and his dubious 36-year political legacy?

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I received an email from a political observer who noted that Datuk Seri Dr. Lim Keng Yaik, the retiring Minister for Energy, Water and Communications appeared to be wrestling with the truth and his dubious 36-year political legacy.
This is the email that I received referring to Keng Yaik:
“With his political career coming to […]

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