This is an incredible story.
Apr 182009
Apr 172009
Anwar and the Fairuz saga, live from Penanti
Apr 162009
Just when you thought it was safe to take a break from by-elections, another one is in the air – in the Penang state assembly seat of Penanti, which falls within Anwar’s parliamentary constituency of Permatang Pauh. This follows the reported resignation of Penang Deputy Chief Minister Fairus from his state assembly seat. On paper, Penanti should a fairly safe seat for the PKR if they don’t mess up big time – though the BN is sure to highlight the issues surrounding his resignation. In the 2008 general election, Fairus trounced his Umno rival by a 7,346 to 5,127 scoreline. The idllyic semi-rural area is predominantly Malay (73 per cent) with the remainder mostly Chinese.
Palaces in the pipeline
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Apr 152009
From mainstream and government sources on the web, I note that a couple of new palaces are in the pipeline. 1. The new Istana Negara along Jalan Duta in KL News reports from 2006: Bernama report here; Star report here. Artists’ impressions and other images can be found on the JKR website here.
Apr 142009
How to try and understand what’s going on in Terengganu now? Follow the money trail, auditors and journalists are often told. So let’s try that here. What is Terengganu’s main asset? Black Gold. Off shore oil. And the state’s main revenue source is the oil royalty from Petronas, which the Federal Government used to hand over to the BN state government to spend as it so desired.