Pursue the right culprit on the Protasco fiasco
A posting from a blog in our bloglist, Corporate Governance in Malaysia recently [read here] caught this blog's attention to the Protasco boardroom tussle. The blog raised the issue on the transparency...
View ArticleMUSICAL INTERLUDE: All I want for Christmas is you
Merry Christmas to all Christian readers. Happy New Year to all.Enough with Lim Guan Eng and his annual kalimah Allah provocation yet there are those still falling to his political provocation. Hope no...
View Article#prayforQZ8501
RM0 NST 30/12: QZ8501: Debris spotted during aerial search confirmed from the missing plane: Indonesia's DG of Civil Aviation
View ArticleMen and Women of the Year 2014
It should include those involved in other disasters of 2014 like MH370, MH17, etc.Let's get over 2014 and pray for a better 2015.
View ArticleShabery's new MCMC appointee under investigation by MACC
In the thick of the flood tragedy in the east coat, Member of Parliament for Kemaman and Minister of Communication and Multimedia (KKMM), Dato Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek stands out in the forefront to...
View ArticleLack of protocol or no manners?
Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh's long standing fiance, Dato Jean Todt rehearsing a royal ceremony with Dato Patrick LimIf yesterday's posting was about the alleged questionable integrity of a senior government...
View ArticleMain redah saja Mamak ni ...
Roketkini reported Dato Abdul Malik Kassim, the Penang exco member in-charge of Islamic matters for the state saying the state government plan to audit the Zakat Pulau Pinang, the body for adminstering...
View ArticleIt's a start for 1MDB's new "Mamak" CEO
If Deputy Finance Minister, Dato Ahmad Maslan not say that the new CEO for 1MDB, Arul Kanda s/o Kandasamy converted to Islam, no one would have known. Not that it matters, but such a name would not...
View ArticleMee goreng mamak for late lunch
Our late lunch ... the ubiquitous mee goreng mamak and topped with a little bit of kuah rojak mamak.These are Indian Muslim dishes that one will not find in India. These mamak are so agile and...
View ArticleUnethical Malaysian businessmen
Recently, there was a brief skirmish in our Whats App group on the Malay agenda.A dear log time friend, whose likely is fed-up with too much NATO on the subject of the Malay agenda, summarised his...
View ArticleCan Halim Shafie tighten MCMC's enforcement role?
For quite sometime MCMC Chairman, Dato Sharil Tarmizi had been receiving the brunt of the blame for the slow action on rouge social media users.The complain then was that he was slow in taking action...
View ArticleCondemn, YES but NOT Charlie!
In his Twitter, UMNO Youth Chief, Khairy Jamaluddin commented: “I condemn again the Charlie Hebdo murders but the unity march was nauseating.“It would have been the most politically incorrect word to...
View ArticleJe ne suis pas Charlie
Received the above image in our Whats App this morning.Someone made an image of the quote from our architect friend in yesterday's posting.The French translation for "I am not Charlie" came from our...
View ArticleIn the midst of crisis, there's always instigators
One reason there is no sense of honour and gentlemenly conduct in Malaysian politics is that political competitors, be they inside or outside a political party, could seized on opportunity from a...
View ArticleMilitary man do not disobey order
There is a quote from the great WWII General George Patton Sr. It says:"Follow me, lead me, or get the hell out of way."In the military, one take order or give order and there is no other way. Every...
View ArticleThe passing of an old friend
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic...
View ArticleFeint left, but move right
It may not be about Tun Daim or Tun Dr Mahathir. May not be them versus Dato Najib.Neither is it about some "Hantu Raya" or TV3. Nor about the grab for contracts.So who is it? What is it about?A great...
View Article3 ways to help country facing market downturn from AWO
Hold out on politics and the internal squabbles first. Maybe later late afternoon, if we are in the mood..More important, the economy first.And it is about the revised budget to meet the lower oil and...
View ArticleChina 1 + 1 + 1 equals?
Whenever something is so simple to deduce and easy to bbe agreeable to, they would say 1 plus 1 equals 2. In the world of M&A, they are always looking for that strategic fit that will see a 1 plus...
View ArticleWas the attack on Tun Daim for real?
A viral meme of the quarrelThe big political story this week must be TV3 giving repeated coverage to PKR leaders' comments on past investigations of corruption on Tun Daim. These were cases, which the...
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