Hold fresh polls, says SUPP man
POLITICS KUCHING: A fresh general election will be the most responsible approach to take to tackle the current political impasse at the federal level, said Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Stakan branch. Echoing the call by SUPP secretary-general Datuk Sebastian Ting yesterday, Stakan SUPP chief Sim Kiang Chiok said this had been unanimously agreed on […]
They all ‘died’
Revolt is not reform, and one revolutionary administration is not good government. – Lincoln Steffens, American investigative journalist The curtain has come down on the PH government. After just 655 days in power, on Sunday Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad sent his letter of resignation as prime minister to the Agong and took his Bersatu out […]
‘I appealed to Dr Mahathir to stay as PM’
PETALING JAYA: PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim revealed that he had appealed to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to stay as Prime Minister in his meeting with the 94-year-old leader earlier today. “I was with him (earlier today) and I was informed (about his decision to resign) but I couldn’t announce it until it was released publicly. “I […]
I RESIGN
PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has resigned as the prime minister. The Prime Minister’s Office announced this in a statement today. It said: “Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad submitted his letter of resignation as the Prime Minister of Malaysia today. “The letter was sent to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at 1 pm.” – Bernama
Too much politicking, too little done
Too bad all the people who know how to run the country are busy driving taxicabs and cutting hair. – George Burns, American comedian, actor, singer and writer Someone in Malaya was talking about a ‘Plan B’ to ensure PKR President Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim becomes the next prime minister. Whatever this ‘Plan B’ is, […]
UEC to be recognised?
KUCHING: Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as acting Education Minister could hasten the approval of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC), Sarawak Patriots Association (SPA) chairman Datuk Dr John Lau Pang Heng said. Lau opined that parents with children in Chinese middle schools could rejoice as they expect Dr Mahathir to approve UEC qualifications as […]
Dr Mahathir and strange bedfellows
We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister As we welcome 2020, we must marvel at the fact that Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad ―the world’s oldest prime minister ― […]
Seoul appoints ‘Mr Smile’ as prime minister
SEOUL: South Korean President Moon Jae-in appointed an anodyne former parliamentary speaker known as “Mr Smile” as prime minister Tuesday, after a previous cabinet appointment triggered a corruption scandal and mass protests. Chung Sye-kyun — a six-term lawmaker and former commerce minister — earned the soubriquet for his mild demeanour, and local reports say he […]
It’s Mahathir’s call
I made a promise to hand over and I will, accepting that I thought that a change immediately before the APEC summit would be disruptive. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, sixth Prime Minister Sometime in May Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was quoted in a Bloomberg report as saying he expected to take power from Tun Dr […]
