The big news today is the resignation today of a cabinet minister for from Umno.
Bit by bit, the PM finds his base slipping. How long more can he hold out as PM?
Each day brings with it more agonising news for the Perikatan Nasional coalition.
But Umno too faced a blow today when the Registrar of Societies wrote to the party saying its decision to postpone its party elections was invalid.
Take a look at this fascinating video. It is the closest thing to catching a glimpse of what life was like on the streets of Penang in the 1980s.
So it looks as if we have to wait for the September sitting before we can have a vote of confidence. The PM appears to have bought some time.
Remember how Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s letter contributed to Tunku Abdul Rahman’s downfall as Prime Minister in 1970?
Dramatic scenes from Independence Square this morning brought to us by Media Rakyat:
This is unbelievable that Parliament once again has to be deferred. If this goes on, how long more can we call ourselves a parliamentary democracy while keeping a straight face?
Aliran has responded to this. Check out the statement.
Youth activists in Kuala Lumpur are protesting this morning calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Mahiaddin Yasin. Watch the video here.
A dramatic day for the nation … and it continues. Aliran has just released a statement:
The Agong has never to our recollection so openly rebuked the government of the day.
The whole nation now knows the government misled Parliament and the people on 26 July, when de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan told the House that six emergency ordinances had been revoked on 21 July.
The palace now says the Agong was not consulted before Takiyuddin’s announcement in Parliament.
Aliran is appalled at this shocking turn of events. It means the so-called ‘revocation’ was made without going through the proper procedure stipulated in the Federal Constitution. Full statement on Aliran website
What do you all think?
Amidst the doom and gloomily, we have this … a world-class performance by the Borneo-born Kuala Lumpur-based Alena Murang, who also plays the sape, and her team.
This is a video by independent filmmaker Andrew Ng. Subtitles in Malay and English are available.
He also came out with video critique (below) of the promotion of the three islands project to be created under Penang South Islands (PSI) or Penang South Reclamation (PSR) project.
Critics say the acronym should more appropriately be known as Penang South Islands Reclamation or PaSIR (sand – as in sand mining or pouring sand in the fishermen’s rice bowls).
And here’s a bonus video: