As highlighted by a blogger couple of days ago, 29 member of parliaments including seven from Sarawak failed to submit their questions to parliament recently. What amazed me, is that some of them were former ministers, deputy ministers seasoned MPs. If the new MPs can get away with answers such as “I didn’t know the [...]
It a waste of public funds. We have put our trust on MPs to do what they are elected for, some just taken our trust for a ride instead. Here is the list (via this blog) 1. Abd. Rahman bin Bakri – Sabak Bernam – BN 2. Datuk Haji Wahab bin Haji Dolah – Igan [...]
Entertaining a wild thought. Is there a possiblity of Umno president, Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi of not getting enough vote to contest the top post in the party upcoming election? I like to think so. Last Wednesday there were banners erected near Sheraton Subang by so call “Gabungan Ahli Umno Selangor” in favor of Najib [...]
Are you one of those who still believe the old sayings, money doesn’t buy happiness, and people on their deatbed never wished they’d spent more time in the office? If you do – too bad. Money indeed does buy happiness. According to research done by two economists from the University of Pennsylvania conclude money does [...]
The new Google Earth 4.3 really wow! me especially the new features where you can see day and night throughout the world. The lighting effects and the panorama street views. More detailed review of Google Earth 4.3 check out gearthblog.com. The download is available here.
A Tamil daily Makkal Osai, has been suspended for a week by the Home Minister. No reason were given but Lim Kit Siang in his blog wrote “it was due to too much coverage of Pakatan Rakyat news”. The suspension took immediate effect yesterday will mean – Makkal Osai will not be on the streets [...]
Najib and Muhyiddin as running mates? That’s pretty intriguing. However the Umno guys in Selangor thought they would make a good mate. Wait! Isn’t the current Umno president and prime minister said he will stay on – at least not before the end of the year? If this is so? I wonder who would be [...]
Legendary all-American rocker Bruce Springsteen has thrown his red bandanna into the political ring, today endorsing Barack Obama for President on his website. Wrote Bruce: “LIke most of you, I’ve been following the campaign and I have now seen and heard enough to know where I stand. Senator Obama, in my view, is head and [...]
Energy and logistics engineering company Scomi Engineering Bhd Wednesday signed a collaboration agreement with the Hanoi Metropolitan Rail Management Board (HRB) to prepare a feasibility study on a monorail system in Hanoi, Vietnam. The complete proposal is expected to be ready within the next six months, the company said in a statement here. In the [...]
The French National Assembly has passed a groundbreaking bill which seeks to criminalise the promotion in the media of extreme thinness. The bill targets pro-anorexia websites and publications that encourage girls and young women to starve themselves. It will affect websites, fashion houses, magazines and advertisers. If approved by France’s upper house, those found to [...]
