The man who would be PM

But we failed to take into consideration one very important point. And this one very important point is Dr Mahathir is a more seasoned politician than we gave him credit for. And the script for the final scenario was written by him: his puppet Najib became Prime Minister instead of Ku Li who wanted then to be ‘independent’, reform the government, and offer the opposition a role in the government under a Unity Government.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER
Raja Petra Kamarudin 

Why is Umno quiet about Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah and his Amanah? The answer is that they simply can’t do anything about it.

Even among Umno members there is increasing disquiet about how things are managed.

Saifuddin Abdullah’s recent ‘out-of-line’ statements and Khairy Jamaluddin’s conscientious objections are only tips of the icebergs.

To sack Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah from Umno is to
precipitate the party's own implosion.

Tengku Razaleigh is merely pointing out the realities. He is still an Umno member – so what can Umno do at the moment?

A good joke on what happened during Najib - Queen Elizabeth encounter

Malaysia PM Najib Razak asked the Queen, "Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient
government? Are there any tips you can give to me?"

" Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."

Najib frowned, and then asked, " But how do I know the people around me are really intelligent?"

Pakatan will revamp education in Sabah, Sarawak

If elected Pakatan Rakyat has pledged to return power to
manage the education system to Sabah and Sarawak.

KOTA KINABALU: Promises are coming thick and fast from both the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) and the opposition Pakatan Rakyat in an attempt to woo the electorate in Sabah and Sarawak ahead of the 13th general election.

While the BN has opted for tried and tested but threadbare coat of incentives that have failed to deliver the goods in either state after close to 50 years since independence, the opposition coalition is committing to real change in both states.

Kenyataan penuh Anwar Ibrahim tuntut pembebasan 6 pemimpin PSM

Oleh Anwar Ibrahim
Saya menuntut pemerintah agar segera membebaskan enam pemimpin Parti Sosialis, iaitu Ahli Parlimen Sungai Siput, Dr Michael Jeyakumar, M Sarasvathy, Choo Chon Kai, M Sugumaran, A Letchumanan dan R Saras Babu tanpa sebarang syarat. Sebelum ini alasan menahan enam yang terbabit dikatakan kerana terlibat dengan aktiviti subversif. Akan tetapi ternyata itu merupakan helah pemerintah untuk memburuk burukkan Bersih 2.0. semata-mata.

Selepas permohonan Habeas Corpus, alasan penahanan bertukar pula kepada terbabit merancang Perhimpunan Aman Bersih. Alasan yang berdolak dalik ini menjadi bukti penahanan 6 orang tersebut tidak berasas sama sekali.

Bankruptcy now firmly in sight for Malaysia?

By Maclean Patrick of Malaysia Chronicle

Amidst all the racial and religious rhetoric served up by the politicians of the day, Malaysia is facing a far greater problem. The various political entities in Malaysia can throw all the mud they want at each other, and fight over who should be the next this and that, but if left unchecked; there may not be much of a country to govern within the next two to three years.

Salleh to walk on Aug 13, says Ramadan a ‘non-issue’

KUCHING - Former PBB strongman Datuk Salleh Jafaruddin said today that he would participate in the MoCS ‘Walk for Democracy and Reforms’ slated for August 13 in Kuching.

“I will be there with my supporters. I also urge Sarawakians to turn up in support of MoCS’s agenda for change and urgent political reforms in the state,” he said.

Salleh, a cousin of Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud, contested in the April 16 state election in Balingian under the auspices of MoCS.

Selangor records best financial result in 28 years

Selangor state assembly was told that the state government's revenue increased by RM200 million during the first six months of this year.

To a question by Sekinchan state assemblyman Ng Swee Lim, Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (left) said that the state's cash reserve stood at RM918 million at the end of 2010, RM1,100 million at June 30, 2011.

Is Jho Low a Trojan horse?

I sometimes wonder whether this is genuine stupidity or whether Jho Low is a Trojan horse who is doing all this very cleverly and intentionally  to accelerate Najib’s downfall. Why allow Najib’s enemies easy access to ammunition? Jho Low seems to be offering Rosmah’s and Najib’s head to their enemies on a silver platter.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

“Jho Low pays record price for NY condo, nearby to Rosmah's favourite jeweller,” said Wong Choon Mei of Malaysia Chronicle on 21 July 2011. In that story she goes on to say:

Remember Jho Low? Yes, apart from Paris Hilton, whizz-kid Jho is also very close to Prime Minister Najib Razak's wife Rosmah Mansor. In fact, the 29-year old Penang boy has just bought a super-luxury penthouse in New York at a sky-high price that has set tongues wagging amongst the property agents there.

More powerful Sabah Education Director if Pakatan Rakyat takes over Govt

By Ezra Haganez

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah and Sarawak can look forward to a more liberalised and decentralised education system under a Pakatan Rakyat Federal Government. But only if PR takes over the Government from ruling Barisan Nasional, that's it.

PKR Vice President, Tian Chua, said PR is aware of the complains from Sabah leaders that the state education director has become less and less powerful lately in determining the management of its education system as the ruling BN has adopted a  more centralising policy on the two East Malaysian states.

How much you paid for Najib and Muhyiddin residence

KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 — The official residences of the prime minister and his deputy cost the taxpayer RM48.7 million in the last five years for rent, repairs, electricity and water, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz has revealed.

The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said this in his written response to Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff (PAS-Rantau Panjang) last week. Repair work on the homes for the same period amounted to RM3,581,744.78 while electricity cost totalled RM10,267,868.15 and water RM1,967,386.55, he said.