In the past few weeks I have been quite interested to see what my actual political belief or ideology is, after seeing a rise in the self-proclaimed libertarians as columnist in The Malaysian Insider. This is no easy task – short of getting an actual degree in political science, the best one can do is [...]
Archive of posts tagged Politics
Of Kampung Buah Pala
I have been staying clear from this topic for a long time now, mostly because I want to see how it unfolds, and how the present state administration deals with it before I make my comment. The truth is, Kampung Buah Pala is a complicated issue. There’s no right or wrong move, and the state [...]
Of the Penang CAT 2
From the moment DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng became the Chief Minister of Penang, he has not shy away from making acronyms – from the infamous CAT (Competency, Accountability and Transparency) to the rather inappropriate AIDS (Acquired Intellectual Ideals, Ideas and Imagination Deficit Syndrome). To date, his never-ending acronyms and includes 3B’s (though I [...]
Of the Penang CAT 1
As soon as the Pakatan (well, specifically, DAP-PKR) coalition won the Penang state in the 12th Malaysian General Election and form the state government, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has been quick to announce his new CAT policy – Competency, Accountability, and Transparency. It was a very good concept, especially after years of such measures [...]
Of Politics
I usually get my news and blog updates from Google Reader. In mine, it’s organised accordingly, News for all the newspaper updates, Columns for all the newspaper columns, and Political for blogs of Politicians and any other bloggers who are quite vocal about the local Politics in Malaysia. Recently I find myself scanning through most [...]
Malaysian Political Update
Today is the day the of the three by-elections: Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai. Reading blogs from both sides, one would be confused. On one hand, pro-BN blogs and politicians says they are confident, and they will win. On the other, pro-Pakatan blogs and politicians says they are confident and cautious, but they [...]