I can't recall when was the last time I bought a newpaper for myself. Grabbed a copy of The Star after my lunch today. Read this news about Tamilnadu’s famed comedian Vivek received a surprise call from Putrajaya granting his request to meet former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Vivek who has been wanting to meet Tun Mahathir for the past three years described it as a dream came true. This piece of news placed on top as today's highlight at The Star online.
Meanwhile, the issues that matter most to Malaysian voters made their headlines of the newspaper today. Based on a survey, it was revealed that 96% of respondents were concerned with the rising cost of consumer goods, while 88% said they were worried about the incidents of crime in the country. That reminds me of Sharlinie who is still out there. It has been more than a month now since she went missing on 9 Jan 2008. Let's not stop looking for her. We can't affort to be part of the blame for another Nurin tragedy. I hope and pray for the 5-yer-old to be found soon. Alive.
And, this week is going to be hectic with the burning election fever. The parliament might get dissolved tomorrow. "Since nobody wants No. 13, I take it," PM said earlier when asked if he will dissoved the parliament on 13th February as it favors the election to be held in March. If the parliament to be dissolved tomorrow, then there might be no one to usher the peaceful gesture of handing of red and yellow roses to the Prime Minister on 16th February by the childrend of Hindraf supporters together with their parents. There will be also simultaneous ’show of love’ in major cities in the world such as London, New York and LA in conjunction with the valentine rose rally planned end of this week in KL. Malaysiakini has more of the story.
Meanwhile, more of fresh line ups for the 12th General Election will be made public soon. Nurul Izzah, the eldest daughter of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, is slated to contest the Lembah Pantai seat in Kuala Lumpur. DAP has named a blogger, lecturer and political scientists to be their new faces. MIC President is yet to introduce his new team which might be full young and fresh candidates to rebrand the party to fight the growing challenges. It's not long before we get to know who stepping in and out.
In short, it's going to be a week that will make up huge headlines on newspapers and international medias. Enjoy it :)
Meanwhile, the issues that matter most to Malaysian voters made their headlines of the newspaper today. Based on a survey, it was revealed that 96% of respondents were concerned with the rising cost of consumer goods, while 88% said they were worried about the incidents of crime in the country. That reminds me of Sharlinie who is still out there. It has been more than a month now since she went missing on 9 Jan 2008. Let's not stop looking for her. We can't affort to be part of the blame for another Nurin tragedy. I hope and pray for the 5-yer-old to be found soon. Alive.
And, this week is going to be hectic with the burning election fever. The parliament might get dissolved tomorrow. "Since nobody wants No. 13, I take it," PM said earlier when asked if he will dissoved the parliament on 13th February as it favors the election to be held in March. If the parliament to be dissolved tomorrow, then there might be no one to usher the peaceful gesture of handing of red and yellow roses to the Prime Minister on 16th February by the childrend of Hindraf supporters together with their parents. There will be also simultaneous ’show of love’ in major cities in the world such as London, New York and LA in conjunction with the valentine rose rally planned end of this week in KL. Malaysiakini has more of the story.
Meanwhile, more of fresh line ups for the 12th General Election will be made public soon. Nurul Izzah, the eldest daughter of PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, is slated to contest the Lembah Pantai seat in Kuala Lumpur. DAP has named a blogger, lecturer and political scientists to be their new faces. MIC President is yet to introduce his new team which might be full young and fresh candidates to rebrand the party to fight the growing challenges. It's not long before we get to know who stepping in and out.
In short, it's going to be a week that will make up huge headlines on newspapers and international medias. Enjoy it :)
A shopkeeper was dismayed when a brand new business much like his own opened up next door and erected a huge sign which read 'BEST DEALS.'
He was horrified when another competitor opened up on his right, and announced its arrival with an even larger sign, reading 'LOWEST PRICES.'
The shopkeeper panicked, until he got an idea. He put the biggest sign of all over his own shop. It read... 'MAIN ENTRANCE'
Sometimes we have to be more aware and a little proactive to create a BetterMalaysia that we deserve. A new website BetterMalaysia.com was launched recently, designed to enable every single Malaysian to do their part to make make Malaysia a safer and a better nation to live.
The main motive of the web is to help overcome the obstacles Malaysians face in getting access to free, fair and balanced information. Do read about the site’s goals, how you can be a part of the movement, and most importantly, how to spread the word.
This is the first BetterMalaysia.com news letter, spreading awareness about the rise in crime. You may download the pdf and high resolution jpg versions of Bahasa Malaysia, English and Chinese news letters.The Tamil version of jpg was uploaded moments ago. In case you need a higher resolution jpg or pdf version of the the Tamil newsletter, just drop me a note.
Hopefully, more and more Malaysians will be part of this initiative. It's time to stand up, and take the first step to being a better Malaysia!
Most of you might have came across this catchy poster.
A well written event summary on what went wrong before. Here's something you can add on to it - "you tak suka, you boleh keluar." Yes, that's how rude some of our MPs are nowadays.
This piece of poster was by a citizen initiative group to push for genuine candidates in the on-coming General Elections.
Click here for more details.
Wishing all of you a Happy Chinese New Year. May this brand new start brings you endless prosperity, happiness, success and peace all year round. And.. I hope for all your wishes to come true in this year of rat! Have lots of fun celebrating and make sure you stay safe on roads.
Gong Xi Fa Cai & Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Yes, I'm born in the Year of Rat, the first sign of the Chinese zodiacs.
So, Ang paw lai.. Ang paw Lai.. Drop it here :D
Gong Xi Fa Cai & Xin Nian Kuai Le!
Yes, I'm born in the Year of Rat, the first sign of the Chinese zodiacs.
So, Ang paw lai.. Ang paw Lai.. Drop it here :D
It was more than a year back.
Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar announced that Malaysian government will not build any new Chinese and Tamil primary school under 9th Malaysia plan.
But then today,
The Government has approved an RM20mil package for the rebuilding and expansion of 23 Tamil schools in the country. MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said 13 of them would be completely rebuilt while the others would have new buildings. The Star has the story.
And here's one more to your surprise.
Long known for its hilltop Hindu temple, the Batu Caves state seat is set for a massive facelift with several mega projects costing almost RM50 million being earmarked for the area, Malaysiakini reported today. Also, the state government has allocated RM20 million for the establishment of a Hindu Cultural Centre.
In conclusion, the next General election is very much closer than you think.
YB Kula has a great feeling that general elections will be called within the next 40 days. Meanwhile, Jeff Ooi hinted the parliment might get desolved very soon.
It's coming. It's coming. I can smell it already!
Make sure you don't get fooled by empty promises and election goodies.
Deputy Education Minister Noh Omar announced that Malaysian government will not build any new Chinese and Tamil primary school under 9th Malaysia plan.
But then today,
The Government has approved an RM20mil package for the rebuilding and expansion of 23 Tamil schools in the country. MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said 13 of them would be completely rebuilt while the others would have new buildings. The Star has the story.
And here's one more to your surprise.
Long known for its hilltop Hindu temple, the Batu Caves state seat is set for a massive facelift with several mega projects costing almost RM50 million being earmarked for the area, Malaysiakini reported today. Also, the state government has allocated RM20 million for the establishment of a Hindu Cultural Centre.
In conclusion, the next General election is very much closer than you think.
YB Kula has a great feeling that general elections will be called within the next 40 days. Meanwhile, Jeff Ooi hinted the parliment might get desolved very soon.
It's coming. It's coming. I can smell it already!
Make sure you don't get fooled by empty promises and election goodies.
