Archive for October 22nd, 2015
Kit Siang’s battle is not over yet
Posted by Kit in DAP, Parliament on Thursday, 22 October 2015
— Liew Chin Tong
Malay Mail Online
Thursday October 22, 2015
OCTOBER 22 — Over the course of the last half-century, numerous attempts by the ruling elite to silence Lim Kit Siang had failed. The latest – suspending him from Parliament for half a year – will not silence Kit Siang’s voice for the nation.
On the contrary, 50 years after he started as a political novice with a yet-to-be-registered party then – the Democratic Action Party – Kit Siang is not done yet. The powers-that-be still want to silence him because they know many Malaysians listen to Kit Siang. The people trust Kit Siang more than they do Barisan Nasional.
So, what did Kit Siang do at the Parliament this week? He was merely doing his duty as a Member of Parliament, i.e., to voice his opinions and to state facts. He was commenting on Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin’s role in preventing the Public Accounts Committee to hold its meetings after chairperson Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed was elevated to the government’s frontbench.
The PAC was at the height of investigating the 1MDB scandal with the troubled company’s past and present CEOs were about to appear before the Committee. The hearings never took place. Read the rest of this entry »
Latest victim of 1MDB “monster” (3)
Posted by Kit in Financial Scandals, Najib Razak, Parliament on Thursday, 22 October 2015
Latest victim of 1MDB “monster” (2)
Posted by Kit in Financial Scandals, Najib Razak, Parliament on Thursday, 22 October 2015
Malaysia’s Eventual Fall From Grace
Posted by Kit in General, Najib Razak, UMNO on Thursday, 22 October 2015
STRATFOR Global Intelligence
Analysis
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Forecast
- In the near-term, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will survive efforts to oust him over mounting corruption allegations.
- Whether or not Najib holds onto power longer, the years leading up to the next general elections will be turbulent ones.
- Political stability, crucial to Malaysia’s economic rise, will be challenged by demographic changes that stress the country’s delicate ethnic balance.
Analysis
A deepening political crisis in Malaysia is highlighting the country’s longstanding ethnic divides and its uncertain road ahead. Since early this year, Prime Minister Najib Razak has been caught in a scandal surrounding the heavily indebted 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) sovereign wealth fund. Among other points of controversy, Najib is struggling to explain the source of nearly $700 million deposited in his personal account.
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Latest victim of 1MDB “monster”
Posted by Kit in Financial Scandals, Najib Razak, Parliament on Thursday, 22 October 2015
Azalina’s motion to suspend me from Parliament for six months
Posted by Kit in DAP, Parliament on Thursday, 22 October 2015
First item of business of Parliament today at 11.30 am after Question Time is Minister Azalina’s motion to suspend me from Parliament for 6 months.
Azalina claims that I have brought contempt to Parliament by allegedly insulting the Speaker. Azalina will have the numbers to pass motion.
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