October 2006 « MageP’s Lab

Pak Lah vs Mahathir

Last Thursday, during an interview by Bloomberg, former premier Mahathir Mohamad accused Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of endangering economic growth, jeopardising growth and that confidence in his government was waning.

Pak Lah, in return, denied he is committing "political suicide" by dropping some of the pet projects of Tun Mahathir.

Now, the meeting between Pak Lah [...]

Hong Leong Bank

Finally, Hong Leong Bank system crash made it to The Star today, 5 days after the denial of service.

A little bird informed that IBM is busy helping to solve the glitch and reports/updates are being sent out in 30 minutes interval. Worse, some of the HLB’s branches can’t even receive emails for the past few [...]

Mat Cemerlang: Do-or-Die

[UPDATED VERSION] On August, Putera Umno started the nationwide recruitment on Mat Rempit a.k.a Mat Cemerlang to join Mat Cemerlang’s Club. The objective: To reach out to "national assets" and change society’s negative perception towards Mat Cemerlang.

Yesterday, Federal police traffic chief Senior Asst. Comm (II) Nooryah Md Anvar warned Mat Rempit that their days are [...]

Commander-in-chief

In a recorded interview with CNN Talk Asia which was broadcasted yesterday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi insisted that he is still the commander in chief.

"I still command majority support today and people want me to do what I want to do." [...]

"I have developed what I call a national mission, which [...]

18.9% or 45%: Let’s move on

Whether it’s a 18.9% as stated in the Government statistics or 45% as stated in the report on bumiputra corporate equity published by ASLI’s Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS), the resignation of its director Dr. Lim Teck Ghee, according to Penang state executive councillor Dr. Toh Kin Won, is a very refreshing departure from [...]

Year lowest

Crude oil prices dropped to their lowest levels of the year at below $58 in Asian trade today as the market discounted news of a planned Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut in output.

OPEC ministers have agreed oil markets are oversupplied by around one million barrels per day, but have yet to decide [...]

World Trade Center

Oliver Stone, in his new movie World Trade Center, recreating what happened that day in the lives of two resilient men, has done more than any politician’s speech could ever do.

As it happens, the most refreshing thing about Stone’s new film is that it is anything but political. World Trade Center focuses on the [...]

Mat Cemerlang … (3)

Putera Umno’s "biggest assets", remember still? Since then, they were left behind like unwanted pets.

Yesterday, two rival groups of Mat Rempit clashed, leaving one dead and three injured at Bukit Damansara. The Internal Security Ministry is pissed with Mat Cemerlang. Deputy Minister Johari Baharum said the is considering introducing a new legal provision which will [...]

Samy Vellu at age 70

October 6, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi instructed all ministries and government agencies to settle outstanding bills submitted by contractors and suppliers within three weeks.

Immediately, Works Minister S Samy Vellu ordered the Public Works Department (PWD) to speed up payments to contractors and suppliers in less than two weeks, trying to give an impression that [...]