制衡 郭素沁 对维护民主的人士来说，“制衡掌权者”是老生常谈的用词。但是，尽管是老套，身在我国这种民主体制饱受侵蚀的政治环境，我们还是不得不谈，因为这是真理。 先看这数个星期媒体的一些热门新闻，吧生尚未宣誓的市议员兼雪州州议员扎加利亚未得批准便建豪宅，著名政治分析家及3位警员涉及谋杀蒙古名模，副财长阿旺阿迪在国会说土著占吉隆坡股市36。63％的股权，大马在世界贪污指数调查中从37滑落到44。
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Gambari Will Visit Myanmar
United Nations, New York, 7 November 2006 Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General on Myanmar The Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Ibrahim Gambari, will visit Myanmar from 9-12 November as an emissary of the Secretary-General, within the context of the good offices mandate given by the General Assembly and at the invitation of the…
Burma and the Bomb
Dictator Watch has received information that Burma is mining and refining uranium and bartering it to North Korea in exchange for missiles and nuclear technical assistance. These allegations are described in the article, Nuclear Proliferation and Burma, the Hidden Connection. Another article, China – The Real Threat, Boycott China!, contends that the conventional view that…
Taman Foh Sang road hump & speed trap
DAP received various public comments on the above mentioned road hump which was repeatedly publicised by the local YB Yee Mo Chai. He made press statement when the road hump was installed and again he made statement with his photo taken when the yellow strips (speed trap) is being installed by JKR. The Luyang people…
MP told to stop his cheap publicity stints
KOTA KINABALU, November 7, 2006: Once again, DAP has reminded Kota Kinabalu MP Datuk Dr Yee Moh Chai to stop wasting time meddling in petty matters for some cheap publicities, and start focusing on other issues that are far more significant and fitting his various positions including that of a full cabinet minister of Sabah….
Lesson 1 in Democracy: People ain’t Stupid!
One of the four wrought-iron benches with the MP’s Chinese engraved on it, that were installed at the pedestrian pavement next to the filthy-and-smelly drain in Luyang (opposite the Diamond Restaurant), which had become a talk of the town. by Dr Oh Ei Sun While I was busy conducting “youth diplomacy” in China last week,…
For BN, it’s still half-past-six in morning
The PM’s department oversees a lot of important government agencies. Many MPs participate in the debate at the committee’s stage especially the PM’s Department. As such, each MP would be allocated 10 minutes to speak. Parliament resumed sitting yesterday after a six-week break. The first item on the agenda was the debate on the budget…