Politics 101: Hulu Selangor By-Election Poser Part 1
(Samy Vellu‘s right-hand man – G. Palanivel, the MIC man who is likely to stand for BN in Hulu Selangor. Image source: Malay Mail)
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Najib
Economy 101: So, What Is New in NEM? Part 1
(Najib‘s NEM – looks good on paper but will it stick in reality? Can Malaysians afford to make that leap of faith with Najib’s ideas and face the world? Image source: Research Gate)
Najib has just launched NEM or in full, New Economic Model (some says identical to Pakatan Rakyat’s economy model) which supposedly replaces the New Economic Policy. But the question is what the impact on Malaysia and its people is?
Malaysia 101: 1Malaysia & Balanced Civil Servant Composition
(Malaysia has one bloated civil service in the world against the overall population – is there any way to improve the delivery process? Image source: http://lollapalooza.rmanivannan.com)
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Malaysian Politics 101: Samy Vellu And MIC, Above Shadow of Doubt!
It looks a case of Samy Vellu = MIC or rather MIC = Samy Vellu, forever and ever…
(Read my lips – I will resign if my No 2 man is ready. Image source: www.themalaysianreserve.com)
Not a big fan of the ‘self claiming representatives’ of the Indian community (a mirage that was scattered by the Hindraf rallies) but recent developments in calling the MIC supremo to stand down has been nothing but comical.
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Motorsport 101: What is Malaysian F1 Team Deadly Cost?
(It is not cheap to run an F1 team even for winning teams and they need to keep winning races if they expect good sponsorship to cover their expenses every year – Image source: Forbes)
There are pros and cons to the Government‘s latest adventure into Formula 1 (F1). We thought we had a taste of F1 with Petronas’ involvement with Sauber, BMW and Mercedes and with our own Alex Yoong in the driver’s seat but in the Malaysia Boleh spirit, we are getting ourselves one notch up in this very expensive sport
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Want to be first class sportsmen? Don’t train in Malaysia!
(Najib congratulating Nicol – to have the right sense not to train in Malaysia? And who is that in the middle? Picture source: The Star)
Najib should be our Sports Minister. No, I am serious. He should be since he made 2 valid points about sports excellence in Malaysia.
The first was in February when Najib said that Malaysia did Vijay Singh a big favor by not granting him permanent residence.… [Click to read the rest] “Want to be first class sportsmen? Don’t train in Malaysia!”