March 2008 « MageP’s Lab

Yes, you read this right!

Before he lost the battle in GE 2008, he has been very critical of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf).

He said the accusations of the Hindraf against the government were made blindly without considering the progress achieved by the Indians in the country.

He said the government and the MIC had provided various kinds of aid [...]

Will Pak Lah survive?

Lately, it’s apparent that the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi lost a few important battles, ever since the ruling coalition lost the 2/3 majority in the Parliament.

The royal tussle in both Perlis and Terengganu, the homestate for ex-Yang Dipertuan Agong and current Yang Dipertuan Agong respectively, went to the royals.

Pak Lah’s choices of MB in [...]

Terengganu MB: An act of treason?

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wanted his man Idris Jusoh to be the next Terengganu’s MB.

He said his man commanded commands majority support among the elected representatives.

Hence, in a way, he expected His Royal Highness to act as a rubber-stamp and approved his selection.

However, the Palace defied the PM and announced Kijal state assemblyperson Ahmad [...]

Our new Information Minister

The Star’s SMS alert at 5:28pm.

Information Minister Ahmad Shabery Cheek says he will not control bloggers but will listen to them, hopes to meet them soon to get feedback.

Look like we’ve a minister who really has a pair of big ears and opens to ideas from the blogging community.

Besides learning from the past mistakes committed [...]

A newer government?

A day after announcement of the new cabinet line-up by Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, things happened at such a fast pace that I can hardly catch up with.

Immediately, two appointed deputy ministers declined their posts.

To add salt to the wound, one of the Perlis-duo Radzi Sheik Ahmad, who was excluded from the new cabinet [...]

Malaysia Cabinet 2008

Remember Zaid Ibrahim, the conscience of Umno?

Remember how he was dropped as a candidate to defend his Kota Baru parliamentary seat?

He is now appointed as Minister in the PM’s Department!

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Zaid is appointed to take care of law-affairs and gives suggestions on how to reform the Malaysia’s judiciary system.

He will [...]

Starting from the day after the GE 2008 on March 8, with what’s taking place in our home turf, I was under an impression that the excitement is no less than when you’re reading a fictional book, full of conspiracy theories, one will never know the result until the D-Day has come.

The best word to [...]

Between NEP and New Economic Agenda

Between New Economic Policy (NEP) and New Economic Agenda going to be introduced by PKR and DAP coalition, the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said NEP already ended in 1991.

So, why the dissatisfaction?

Are you ok, Pak Lah?

I’m sure by now, the focus is on the the Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is also the UMNO’s president.

Besides under tremendous pressure from various quarters urging him to step down as the premier, I took the latest appointment of Perlis MB as another strong indication that he is not in favor to continue [...]

Penang: The day after tomorrow

Some 1,000 Umno members and supporters, led by Penang Umno secretary Azhar Ibrahim staged an one-hour protest outside the Penang state government office in Komtar this afternoon, to protest Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s declaration that the new DAP-led state government would do away with the New Economic Policy (NEP) policies.

Earlier, the state UMNO [...]