Archives for December 2008
Party Pooper
This is hilarious:
The proposed “mega sex party” here [Johor Baru] to usher in the new year is seen as nothing more than a “mega con”.
The authorities feel that the only place where such a party could be held is at the sandfly-infested mangrove swamp which is hardly a conducive setting for G-string clad women and [...]
Flying Under The Radar
Have any of you read AirAsia tycoon Tony Fernandes’ message posted on Rocky’s Bru?
The much-maligned man says:
Hi, All readers of Rocky’s Bru especially the anonymous ones.
… It’s a shame that the majority of you would like us to fail despite us carrying 60 million people who never flew before and us giving employment to 6,000 [...]
Say What?
Now this is interesting.
The recent debate between Husam Musa of PAS and Khairy Jamaluddin of The Emperor’s New Clothes, which involved an exchange on Hudud laws, was reported on by The Star on Dec 21 as thus:
Khairy launched another attack on Husam when he asked whether hudud law would be implemented if Pakatan Rakyat had [...]
Merry Christmas
Aaah, this is nice:
The Employees Provident Fund could end up owning three of the best pieces of real estate in the Klang Valley — and in the process boost government coffers by several billion ringgit.
Government sources told The Malaysian Insider that an EPF-led consortium is a cusp away from snaring the 204 acres in Jalan [...]
Fitting My Square Foot Into A Round Hole
It cost the Government a total of RM1.088 billion, or RM25 per square foot, for a 404-hectare piece of land and infrastructure work comprising “land filling works, building drains, roads, bridges, pipes and providing water supply” .
The sellers of the parcel of land, Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), had bought it for RM3 per square [...]
Back To Square Zero
PAS vice president Husam Musa says the party will push for Hudud laws if the Pakatan Rakyat wins the next general election.
He said the “burden” of implementing such laws did not fall only on PAS’s shoulders, but is also the responsibility of all Muslim leaders.
I think we should settle this Hudud issue once and for [...]
No Parking
We’re gonna provide a RM500 million loan for a bleeding Legoland theme park:
The government is likely to be tapped for a loan to kick-start the development of the proposed Legoland theme park in south Johor in view of the current credit crunch which has made funding tougher and more expensive to obtain.
A senior government official [...]
Chasing The Dragon
More efforts at producing cattle:
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak met Barisan Nasional lawmakers in Parliament this morning and told them to back the two reform Bills introduced by the prime minister last week.
His meeting with the lawmakers was part of efforts to snuff out opposition from within the ranks which had built up [...]
Grabbing The Bull By The Horns
Now this is a waste of time:
The government is targeting to produce three million heads of cattle for the domestic market especially by the year 2015 to reduce dependency on imported cattle. [Bernama]
Why the heck does the government want to produce more? I thought there were enough lembus in this country already.
Anyway, the headline of [...]
Tunnel Vision
You don’t say?
Will Malaysia achieve its target of becoming a developed country by 2020?
Unlikely, says the architect of that vision.
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad blamed the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997, the current global economic turmoil and policies of the Abdullah administration for his stark assessment.
… “For 50 years political stability was what attracted investors. Now [...]
