I am actually very pissed with the government after reading news on the ‘revised’ Ninth Malaysia Plan after the mid-term review. It is obvious the Federal Government is treating opposition-led states as ‘alien states’. Of all projects, the government decided to defer the monorail and Penang Outer Ring Road projects in Penang. Then to allocate […]
I love it when the government start talking in numbers. This is because, Maths never lie. Take a look at the figures quoted below in bold. Yes, we export crude petroleum, says the president and chief executive officer of Petronas, Tan Sri Hassan Marican. In 2007, Malaysia extracted about 600,000 barrels per day, of which […]
This can only happen in Malaysia, the nation where everything BOLEH! Now, media barred from Parliament lobby KUALA LUMPUR: In another move that has journalists infuriated, the Parliament administration slapped a ban on them entering the lobby. More than 100 representatives from various media organisations were allowed at a small corner, where press conferences are […]
Malaysians are bunch of idiots. When the government raised the fuel price, the whole country made a big noise. We must understand that fuel price will go up whenever there is a rising costs of producing and selling petroleum in the world. Prime Minister of Malaysia, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has done the best for the […]
Last month, we have weirdos saying uniform worn by girls at government schools encouraged rape and pre-marital sex. To quote the ‘concerned’ citizen: “The white blouse is too transparent for girls and it becomes a source of attraction,” “This could see them getting molested, having premarital sex and all sorts of things.” I blogged about […]
I translated a great piece of essay by Kickdefella on “The Truth About Fuel Subsidy” here last Thursday. In that essay, Kickdefella explained his finding how the government actually never include fuel subsidy in the government budget/expenditure and we had been blinded all this while thinking there is such allocation for it and yet we […]
Honestly I am not supportive of subsidy scheme, because I think it reduces competitiveness, creating false impression and sense of security to the receivers. In extreme term, subsidy can be equated as opium. It is addictive, and it is hard to shed especially if you are having it for more than 20 years. (Oil subsidy […]