Last night, DAP Seputeh organized a very successful 118 table fundraising dinner for the Sarawak state general election. The event was held at SJKC Chung Kwo, Kuala Lumpur. The speakers were Lim Kit Siang, Tony Pua, Nurul Izzah, Chiew Chiu Sing, Paul Raja and me. Both Chiew and Paul Raja are from Sarawak, out of…
Launching of Citizen’s Declaration
Today, I joined Lim Kit Siang and Anthony Loke at the press conference called by the former PM, Tun Dr Mahathir to launch the Citizen’s Declaration which main objectives are to oust PM Najib and to bring about institutional reforms. The press conference was held at the UM Alumni Club. I was very happy to…
Sesi Perjumpaan Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan
Pagi ini saya hadir mesyuarat di antara Menteri Wilayah Persekutuan dengan Ahli Parlimen WP Di Putrajaya. Menteri memberi taklimat tentang beberapa dasar yang diambil oleh kementerian di Kuala Lumpur dan Labuan. Saya rasa hairan kesemua hadirin dikehendaki menandatangani surat akuan bahawa kami tidak akan bocor isi kandungan mesyuarat kerana perbincangan kami adalah tertakluk di bawah…
MCMC’s action in blocking TMI has violated the Prime Minister’s 2011 promise of no internet censorship
On April 24, 2011, the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak had promised Malaysians that his administration would never censor the Internet. The Malaysian Insider has on 24 April 2011 reported that the Prime Minister , when speaking at the 1st Malaysian-ASEAN Regional Bloggers Conference held in Kuala Lumpur, declared that Malaysia has one of…
More than US$1 billion in Najib’s accounts, claims WSJ
Fresh allegations that deposits into Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s personal bank accounts totalled more than US$1 billion have been reported by The Wall Street Journal. This is allegedly inclusive of the US$681 million (RM2.6 billion) deposit, which Najib and Malaysian authorities have identified to be a political donation. However, the WSJ report does not…
Market reaction to Mahathir quitting Umno
As at 12.02pm, KLSE is looking quite positive. This may, or may not be, a reaction to Mahathir quitting Umno. Let’s see how the rest of the day plays out.
A busy Sunday
Today is a busy Sunday for me. I went to the Hui Chiu association (Hakka) for CNY luncheon gathering, then joined Fong Kui Lun to pay respect to Ng Swee Lin’s wife at Shah Alam. In the evening, I went to CNY dinner of the Happy Garden Hawkers Association at Puchong, then rushed to my…
The Malaysian Insider blocked by MCMC
KUALA LUMPUR: The Communications and Multimedia Ministry has blocked access to The Malaysian Insider’s portal on its eighth birthday today via several Internet providers. Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) enforcement chief Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin confirmed the ban in a text message. “We will issue a statement,” he told The Malaysian Insider. Meanwhile The Malaysian…