tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56240707524479865672009-12-22T19:17:08.717ZAbility to judge and assess something usually comes from experience, and often that experience comes from own poor judgement. Balan Kumarbalanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14690251500338023283noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5624070752447986567.post-56121991288831812482009-12-22T01:32:00.006Z2009-12-22T01:52:13.696Z2009-12-22T01:52:13.696Z

I was amused with the comments above from readers of both Malaysian Insider and Malaysiakini for this articleCommentswritten by maha, December 16, 2009the implemintation of GST by the B.N govt clearly shows to what extend the govt of the day is interested in the welfare of in particular the middle and lower income group. So I beg rational voters to bring in pakatan in 13 GE &. we will see what

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This is the controversial article, said to seditious and belittling Indians in general.My comments are in bold Alkisah India di India dan India di Malaysia — Zaini Hassan DEC 11 — Berada di kota raya tua India, Hyderabad selama seminggu minggu lalu amat memberi kesedaran kepada diri ini. Setiap inci persegi tanah di kota-kotanya dihuni oleh ratusan insan. Setiap kilometer persegi dihuni oleh

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It’s quite funny to see Malaysians accusing each other of being racist. This, is from the Ministers right up to the working class ( the cow head group).I think we Malaysians are in denial. We are all racist. I will outline below why I say so..All Malaysian political parties are somewhat race based; this includes those who claim to be multi racial. Multi-racial political parties while claiming to

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It has been a long time since my last post.It’s wedding season and I returned to Kluang, Johor (not JB for those who think Johor is JB, do read this to know the difference ) twice over two weeks and I also had the opportunity to attend other weddings in KL.The usual conversation of normal Malaysians like us in a wedding revolves not around serious stuff like gay rights, human rights or global

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Further to the March 8 elections, leading to the anti-climax on Sept 16 last year, things were looking good for Pakatan Rakyat, where we also saw Pakatan winning most by-elections and it’s leader Anwar Ibrahim, returning to Parliament. There also appeared to be too much of politics in the country leading to Sept 16.Pakatan Rakyat as a whole was also in their element by setting up state

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That would summarise what happened over the weekend during the MIC Annual general Assembly. In what should have been a major change in party structure in order to rejuvenate the party, what we saw was the same old faces helming the top leadership.Almost all other BN parties have seen changes in their leadership but despite massive failures in the general elections, MIC members are adamant that

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I am increasingly irritated by the 1Malaysia campaign. Not sure why people are so into this slogan as if this is something new. Even the corporate sector joined the bandwagon and riding on the catchy slogan with their glossy advertisements in the mainstream television.While Najib’s massive campaign may have been positively welcomed by the rakyat, it has become an irritant and more so when his own

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Samy Velu continues to be the most valued comedian in the country. However in the recent weeks, he has been under pressure, mainly from his former deputy, Datuk S. Subramaniam, who is seeking to retake his deputy president post.Unlike in any other party where top leadership will not openly support any candidates, Samy Vellu went on and announced his preferred candidates for all post available at

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Details in the mystery letter received by Gobind appear to be flawed and inconsistent. It says that the alleged preparator, a senior MACC officer left the MACC building at around 6.10 while pathologists who testified clearly said that Teoh could have died anywhere between 8am to 9.30pm. Blogger Jebat Must Die has the story here.It is quite mind boggling how the law works here, at least according

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Based on the recent developments , MACC is under tremendous pressure on top of Teoh’s case which is under intense scrutiny at the moment.While it must be said that MACC has been understaffed and does not have adequate resources, there’s no reason why MACC should stop investigations on politicians. They may have to change their approach, especially when dealing with opposition politicians. Maybe

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HINDRAF Not UnitedWith the formation of Uthayakumar’s PAHAM (Parti Hak Asasi Manusia), Indian Malaysian votes are bound to be split further in terms of political allegiance. There are already substantial Indian Malaysians in MIC, PPP and Gerakan in BN, BN friendly IPF, MUIP, HINDRAF offshoot MMSP while also increasingly in PKR and DAP in Pakatan Rakyat and not to forget PR friendly PSM.For a

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 What if the situation is reversed, I thought for a while and realized that the outcome would have been somewhat different. What if an aide to a BN MP/Adun was found dead at the MACC building. The situation and events preceding the death would have been completely different. Police would have had no problems investigating and MACC would not have been blamed for the death without a shred of

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 Referendum?When Pakatan Rakyat won the last few by-election, Anwar say that they are referendum on BN and when they won big in Bukit Gantang and Penanti, Anwar says that they are referendum on Najib. When PAS barely won in Manik Urai, where there were more spoilt votes than the majority, Anwar says that this is a small by-election and nothing to worry about while his cheer leaders in Pakatan

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Please read here on MCA's proposal to fine tune the PPSMI policy.What I don’t quite understand is that why MCA is barking on this now, not when the proposed changes where tabled at the cabinet meeting. As far as I am aware, they were previously against teaching of Science and Math in English and never proposed any alternative to boost English. Why now when the DPM says that the decision is

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I detail some of my recent experience with major service providers in the country.Telekom MalaysiaWent to Telekom Malaysia to relocate telephone line (which has a Jaring Broadband jumper on) within the same area. Explained to the staff on the relocating highlighting clearly that the line has a broadband jumper on and that Telekom may need to liaise with Jaring to relocate both the phone line and

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By Arlianny SayrolABSTRACTThe 2008 General Elections in Malaysia is a historically eminent event, for not only has the ruling Barisan Nasional (or National Frontier) lost its two-thirds majority in the Parliament, it also reflects the revolutionary use of the online platform. Being termed as the ‘silent revolution’, the Malaysian oppositional parties and youths adopted a campaigning strategy that

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MIC President, Samy Vellu issued a statement in Tamil Nesan on the demise of Vellupillai Prabakaran, the Chief of Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Elam (LTTE) Samy Vellu glorified Prabakaran in MIC’s official mouthpiece saying that Prabakaran is matyr, praising his determination to defend the Tamils in Sri Lanka and his decades long struggle to seek a separate state for Tamils. In short, Samy Vellu

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Malaysia has yet another new political party, read hereLike everyone else, except for these party members, I am sceptical about their ability to garner support. Their purpose is again to demand equal rights to Indians Malaysians in the country, no different from MIC, IPF, MIUP, formed by Anwar's former tennis buddy, Nalakaruppan. Uthayakumar, the stubborn Hindraf leader, also seen as the most

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This letter  by one Mart Garbera caught my attention. While many condemn newspapers and online portals based on their contents, Mart chose to comment and condemn Malaysiakini based on it's 'about us' entry. Mart says "I was about to join your ‘famous' website but declined because of your boasts and those who awarded your website are one of the same - subjugated, enslaved, Western-induced weak

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Do read the below statement by Bar Council President on Government’s recent decision to allow foreign legal firm to practice in Malaysia.In summary, the Bar Council is unhappy with government’s move to allow foreign legal firms to enter Malaysian Market.Ragunath says “The Bar Council’s position is that a managed system of liberalisation, in which foreign law firms are required to enter into joint

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I received this from felow 'right thinking Indian Malaysian' START------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Why Education?The words 'cultivate' and 'civilize' are almost synonymous to the word 'educate'.Education is important as it teaches us the right behaviour, the good manners thus making us civilized. It teaches us how to lead our

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From Malaysiakini.com/lettersAnak Bangsa Malaysia | Apr 3, 09 4:24pmI refer to the Malaysiakini report, Hindraf to back PKR's Manikumar.Hindraf has disgraced itself by acting like a spoilt brat in Bukit Selambau just because PKR did not choose the Hindraf coordinator as their candidate.For a movement which is supposedly apolitical, Hindraf leaders now want political rewards and positions for

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Pakatan Rakyat promised quite a bit with their CAT (Competency, Accountability and Transparency) philosophy. Penang Chief Minister appears to be the CAT main flag bearer with constant use of CAT in his speeches and press conferences. While it sounds good when heard, Pakatan has generally failed to live up to their promises, both in their actions and words. It's no different with other Pakatan

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For many, the figure did come as a surprise and layman like me expected lots of goodies as the term ‘Mini Budget’ was used all too regularly. For many Malaysians, the word budget by government will always raise a question, what’s in for me.Let’s go through the key elements in the 60 Billion package through a layman’s worldview and perception.Reactions in bold--------------------------------------

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Although I am known to be adverse to HINDRAF and Indian raced based politics, politicians, some stupid traditions they practice etc, being a Malaysian, I would like to share something that I have discovered that can solve most problems faced by Indian Malaysians.Hindu Sangam, Hindraf, MIC, IPF, PPP, Indian (or rather Tamil) Heroes in PKR and DAP should read this and passed around to their

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