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I am writing with tongue-in-cheek to prompt the DAP leadership to do some serious re-thinking about their decision whether to remain or stay out of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's cabinet.  Giving the prime minister to deliver reforms within six months was a convenient way to pass on the blame to the prime minister after the defeat of the DAP in Sabah.  Anthony Loke would likely have already been part of the DAP during the period when the party, led by its two stalwarts Lim Kit Siang and Karpal Singh, suffered a major setback in the Tenth General Election in 1999. That election marked one of the most humiliating defeats in DAP’s history, as both leaders—long regarded as politically invincible—were unseated in the constituencies they contested: Karpal Singh as Chairman and Lim Kit Siang as DAP Secretary-General. DAP has a history of withdrawing from the coalition Barisan Alternatif that they joined. In the context of marriage, DAP has to learn that a marriage vow includes "For ...

Ruslin Hassan, 7th mayor of Kuala Lumpur, currently a politician with Bersatu. On the right is Nga Kor Ming, Minister of Housing & Local Government MANY YEARS  ago, I recall former Kuala Lumpur mayor Ruslin Hassan allocating RM1 million to build a public toilet in Bandar Menjalara.            To this day, I haven’t visited the facility, but I have heard it is in poor condition. Unfortunately, such facilities are often not maintained adequately, as many Malaysians fail to care for the public amenities provided to them.           Vandalism remains a significant issue, one that the current Minister of Housing and Local Government, Nga Kor Ming, is undoubtedly aware of.            Spending RM1 million on a so-called “millionaire’s toilet” stands as a glaring example of how public funds can be misused at the whims of politicians.           From my perspec...

  THERE IS an important lesson to learn from here.  There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. - Charles R. Swindoll            The names of the people concerned and the agencies they represent are removed, so as not to cause any embarrassment. Unless the agency is consistently "bad"; otherwise, I maintain general courtesy to protect their identity. Generally, I must say, these three agencies are quite good with their quality of service.  Big Elephants in the Room           For eight months to a year, a few gigantic pipes had been abandoned at a certain location. These are the "big...

Dear Minister Fahmi Fadzil, I urge you to seriously look into the way telecommunication companies are "locking" customers down with a two- or three-year contract, and imposing their own lopsided terms and conditions.  I believe over the years, for whatever reasons, the authorities have failed to regulate the telcos in the same way that Bank Negara is known to regulate the banking and insurance industries. As a result, subscribers find themselves always on the losing end when dealing with the telcos.  My experience with one telco will probably be the same with other telcos for other subscribers. Unless the Ministry puts its foot down on these telcos, they will continue to introduce contract after contract, and impose their own terms and conditions that subscribers are often left with no choice but to sign on the dotted line. Allow me to elaborate. I have been a subscriber of Maxis for more than 25 years after switching from Celcom. It was easy...

Prestasi TERBAIK oleh pihak TELEKOM Malaysia di bawah Lebuhraya DUKE dekat Manjalara.Patut dianugerah dengan Angpow  (saman) paling besar supaya mereka lebih prihatin.  Tayar motorsikal mudah tersangkut dalam lubang ini yang ditinggalkan oleh kontraktor TM. Penunggang motosikal terjatuh lalu lori datang dengan deras di sebelah malam.  Di manakah penyelian oleh pihak atasan TM? Bukan saja di sini, tapi sebelum ini di Jalan Kepong dekat Desa Jaya juga.  Di sepanjang Jalan Sungai Buloh-Jalan Kepong sebelum masuk ke LDP juga ada kerja  pengorekan yang sama dan lubang yang lebih besar. Juga di Jalan Maarof dekat Bangsar Shopping Centre (BSC) dua ke tiga bulan sebelum ini.   Semua ini kerja TELEKOM MALAYSIA, yang tidak berubah atau bertambah baik sejak 90an. Sekurang-kurangnya TNB sudah bertambah baik, tapi TM sejak zaman Sharifah Ismail PRO tahun 90an sehingga kini servis hanya bertambah buruk walaupun sudah menerusi proses privatisasi.  PERLU BERI ANG...

  I have read the explanation given by Hospital Kampar director, Dr khairul azha Azam.          I think it deserves some scrutiny. Although none of us were there at the scene, and it is now a "she says, they say" kind of story, anyone with a right frame of mind would not believe what was being said.           Should the case be even brought to court, the Honorable Judge would have to weigh the facts.           Here was a lady who was rushed to the hospital nearly midnight. She must be in a critical situation, or else, she would be spending the evening with her friends having teh tarik after the badminton game.          The medical officer should have immediately given her the medical treatment instead of ensuring that she was "well-dressed for the occasion."           To me, her explanation is simply not plausible, and if anything, it was just ...