ARCHIVES 2010

Din Merican

In his New Year Resolution Wish for all Malaysians, Tan Sri Robert Phang Miow Sin,  Panel Advisor, Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) sent a sobering message to  our Prime Minster, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his government. He asked our Prime Minister to handle firmly IKIM, PERKASA and Attorney-General Gani Patail.

(Selangor Kini) - Penghapusan kekebalan Raja-Raja Melayu pada tahun 1993 oleh Kerajaan Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN), sekali gus menolak tuduhan liar bahawa Kerajaan Negeri Pakatan Rakyat (Pakatan) sengaja mencetuskan kontroversi berhubung perlantikan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri (SUK).

The late developments of 2010, with Anwar Ibrahim’s APCO-induced suspension from Parliament and cloak and dagger sodomy trial, may not lead to actual jail time — but do underline that the opposition leader may have passed his peak.

Praba Ganesan, The Malaysian Insider

By Tunku Abdul Aziz, MySinChew

A Dewan Rakyat Speaker I happened to know many years ago before Mahathir imposed his will on every facet of the institutional life of the country, with predictable consequences, remarked that the position he occupied was more than a job. It was a sacred, conscious personal commitment to be always scrupulously fair and unbiased. The sole object of ensuring the dignity and sanctity of the House had always to be kept firmly etched in mind. He said he looked upon his country’s parliament as the Temple of Democracy, and that he was its High Priest. He was a person of a scholarly bent, and steeped in the parliamentary tradition and practice of the Mother of Parliament.

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal and G. Manimaran, The Malaysian Insider

The controversial appointment of Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi as the Selangor state secretary may lead to a constitutional crisis if the Selangor Sultan carries out a planned swearing-in ceremony for the post on January 6.

By Queville To, Free Malaysia Today

KOTA KINABALU: The state government's reluctance to lift the freeze on the issuance of “native certificates” has come under scrutiny by opposition politicians.

By Queville To, Free Malaysia Today

KUALA LUMPUR: Outspoken Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) adviser Robert Phang has again trained his gun on Attorney-General Gani Patail for his deafening silence over his consorting with Shahidan Shafiee, the proxy of former Malaysia Airlines chairman, Tajuddin Ramli.

By Joseph Tawie, Free Malaysia Today

KUCHING: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's proposal of a mobile boat clinic to service the rural areas in Sarawak is being viewed with sceptism.