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Najib wants Samy to explain outburst Najib wants Samy to explain outburst
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 9:20am (30 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: najib tun razak : samy vellu : threat : makkal osai : syed hamid albar :

From www.nst.com.my: Datuk Seri Najib Razak said he would ask MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu to explain his statement that if the government continued to ignore the Indian community, he would seek support from other countries.

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MP: Anwar is power crazy MP: Anwar is power crazy
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 7:51am (30 weeks 23 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 23 hours ago]
tags: anwar ibrahim : power crazy : barisan nasional backbenchers club : bung mokhtar radin : pakatan rakyat :

From thestar.com.my: KOTA KINABALU: Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is power crazy, the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC) claims.

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Sore loser BN needs to get on with it Sore loser BN needs to get on with it
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 9:28am (30 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: bn : barisan nasional : lim keng yaik : lee kah choon : blame : work : policy : issue : humility :

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to the Malaysiakini report PDC: Keng Yaik wishes Kah Choon 'best of luck'.

The time for politics is over, it's time to get on with the job. Pakatan Rakyat seems to understand this and seems to be offering positions to the most qualified people regardless of affiliation.

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Attitude of MPs in question Attitude of MPs in question
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:40am (30 weeks 3 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: mp : member of parliament : parliament : question time : backbenchers club : tiong king sing : ahmad shabery cheek : lim guan eng : james masing : nazri aziz :

From thestar.com.my: IT’S not the first time that MPs have failed to submit their questions to Parliament for the Question Time segment.

It has happened in the past but they went unnoticed and unreported.

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Teng explains why DAP changed position on headgear Teng explains why DAP changed position on headgear
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 8:10am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: songkok : teng chang kim : selangor assembly speaker : swearing-in :

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: For years, he refused to wear the songkok, even turning down invitations which required him to wear the traditional Malay headgear.

But now that lawyer Teng Chang Khim from the DAP is the new Selangor Assembly Speaker, he understood the need to conform.

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Anwar: Pakatan Rakyat can take over Fed Govt by Sept 16 Anwar: Pakatan Rakyat can take over Fed Govt by Sept 16
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 7:08am (30 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: anwar ibrahim : pakatan rakyat : federal government : crossover : loyalty : party-hopping :

From thestar.com.my: KOTA KINABALU: The Pakatan Rakyat is in a position to form the Federal Government and it will be done no later then Malaysia Day on Sept 16, according to Parti Keadilan Rakyat adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Warning to errant BN MPs Warning to errant BN MPs
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 at 9:40am (30 weeks 2 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 2 days ago]
tags: errant : member of parliament : barisan nasional : najib tun razak : whip : parliament : attendance :

From www.nst.com.my: PUTRAJAYA: Errant members of parliament who continuously miss parliament meetings risk being dropped as Barisan Nasional candidates in the future.

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Vital for backbenchers to bring up problems, says Fong Vital for backbenchers to bring up problems, says Fong
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 8:57am (30 weeks 3 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: fong chan onn : tian chua : wee ka siong : integrity : accusation :

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: Submitting questions to the Parliament is the most important task for every backbencher as it ensures the Government is aware of the people’s problems, said Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn.

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Anwar Ibrahim the Master Plumber Anwar Ibrahim the Master Plumber
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 at 3:32am (30 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 4 days ago]
tags: umno : tainted : simm kwang yang : non-malay : mistrust : freedom : cliche : anwar ibrahim :

From malaysiakini: I refer to the Malaysiakini article Whom should we trust?

Sim Kwang Yang has raised some very pertinent issues in his essay. Ultimately, we have to love and trust ourselves before we can love and trust anybody else. Otherwise we will end up behaving like the proverbial lemming, incapable of independent thought and action.

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Samy, you're the real 'political zero' Samy, you're the real 'political zero'
Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 6:26am (31 weeks 58 min ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 31 weeks 58 min ago]
tags: samy vellu : indian : backroom boys : hindraf : politically bankrupt :

From malaysiakini.com: I refer to Malaysiakini reports MIC boss: I saw it coming and Q&A: 'Backroom boys' to blame.

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List of Umno members guilty of sabotage List of Umno members guilty of sabotage
Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 8:32pm (31 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 31 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: zakaria md deros : zainuddin maidin : mohd said yusof : mohd khir toyo : khairy jamaluddin : hishammuddin hussein : badruddin amiruldin : ali rustam : abdul halim samad :

I refer to the Malaysiakini report PM blames saboteurs for BN setback.

I wish to carry out my duty as a good citizen by reporting a list of Umno members who committed acts of sabotage against the BN before and during the recent general election.

The list is not based on any particular order.

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Anwar: 20% royalties for Sabah if Pakatan forms govt Anwar: 20% royalties for Sabah if Pakatan forms govt
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 at 10:38am (31 weeks 3 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 31 weeks 3 days ago]
tags: woman prime minister : wan azizah wan ismail : sultan sulaiman club : sabah : royalties : pakatan rakyat : muhammad sabtu osman : federal reserve unit : anwar ibrahim :

KUALA LUMPUR: If Pakatan Rakyat forms the Federal Government, Sabah will get up to 20% of royalties from oil and gas and timber, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

More schools would be built and help would be given to the poor there, he told reporters after a rally to celebrate the end of his exile from active politics at the Sultan Sulaiman Club field here last night.

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Federal gov't will create disruption Federal gov't will create disruption
Saturday, April 5th, 2008 at 4:55pm (32 weeks 6 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 32 weeks 6 days ago]
tags: penang umno : federal government : disruption : azalina othman said :

The statement by Tourism Minister Azalina Othman that her ministry is terminating its memorandum of understanding on tourism with opposition-led states is most unsettling.

-- http://malaysiakini.com

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Dewan turns into a ‘zoo’ over seating position, name-calling Dewan turns into a ‘zoo’ over seating position, name-calling
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 at 12:11pm (29 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by rockjianrock] [category: politics] [published 29 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: datuk ibrahim ali : bung mokhtar radin : razali ibrahim : fong po kuan : pandikar amin : karpal singh : dewan rakyat : zoo : televised parliament :

From thestar.com.my: On one hand, the opposition is kicking up a storm (that Bigfoot statement wasn't called for), which is make all of us nervous.

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Guan Eng: It’s a new form of colonialism Guan Eng: It’s a new form of colonialism
Monday, April 28th, 2008 at 11:53am (29 weeks 4 days ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 29 weeks 4 days ago]
tags: penang : lim guan eng : noh omar : mara :

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: Re-routing the Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Ministry funds via a different body such as Mara is a new form of colonialism, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said.

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Ex-MP hits back at Ramasamy Ex-MP hits back at Ramasamy
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:36am (30 weeks 22 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 22 hours ago]
tags: huan cheng guan : p ramasamy : work : blame : criticise :

From www.nst.com.my: BUTTERWORTH: Is the general election campaign still on? Former Batu Kawan member of parliament Huan Cheng Guan has hit back at the new MP in the constituency for accusing him of not resolving problems there.

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Anwar: We can take over earlier Anwar: We can take over earlier
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:32am (30 weeks 22 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 22 hours ago]
tags: anwar ibrahim : pakatan rakyat : federal government : sept 16 : mambong : branch : sabah : sarawak :

From www.nst.com.my: KUCHING: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the Pakatan Rakyat coalition could take over the federal government even before the symbolic date of Sept 16, a boast he had made earlier in the week.

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Penang Government under fire Penang Government under fire
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 8:11am (30 weeks 23 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 23 hours ago]
tags: penang : fire : political representatives : non-governmental organisations : ngo : local council : koris : federation of malaysian consumers associations : fomca : indian community : r guna segaran :

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: The state government has come under fire for appointing more political representatives than non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the local councils.

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Anwar: We want to rule with stability Anwar: We want to rule with stability
Friday, April 25th, 2008 at 7:53am (30 weeks 23 hours ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 23 hours ago]
tags: pakatan rakyat : anwar ibrahim : parti keadilan rakyat : barisan nasional : sabah : sarawak : oil : royalty : barisan dayak :

From thestar.com.my: KUCHING: Pakatan Rakyat will not form the next federal government if it does not have a comfortable majority of MPs on its side, said Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

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Penang offers another Gerakan leader post Penang offers another Gerakan leader post
Thursday, April 24th, 2008 at 8:08am (30 weeks 1 day ago)
[submitted by arjunan.org] [category: politics] [published 30 weeks 1 day ago]
tags: gerakan : dap : post offer : lai chew hock : bukit tambun : penang international dragon boat festival : danny law heng kiang : penang state huayue orchestra :

From thestar.com.my: PENANG: Another Gerakan leader has been offered a post by the state government.

Former Bukit Tambun assemblyman Lai Chew Hock (pic) was appointed vice-chairman of the Penang International Dragon Boat Festival (PIDBF) earlier this month.