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Are our nation's ministers so hardworking, detailed and micromanaging?

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We all understand that our nation today is rule by a coalition of political parties other than that of BN. Well BN has been defeated in the last GE14 on 9 May 2018 by the then Pakatan Harapan (PH) opposition coalition. PH is now in the government bench while BN is sitting on the opposition bench today. All cabinet minister appointed to their respective portfolios are very new to their ministries and areas. Of course they need to work hard to understand the situation and policies under their respective ministries. A number of changes has taken effect, many are still underway, some issues may be still sensitive to tackle while the others need to be examined in a large context or aspects they may possibly affect some other policies in place. Therefore, there are may questions today on how these new ministers going down to the ground to tackle issues one by one, some to the extend of even petty matters and so-called "they should not even do it" issues. Some people do welco...

Kenapa perlantikan Sheikh Omar dipertikaikan?

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Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Dr Mujahid Yusof mengesahkan pelantikan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Paloh, Johor Sheikh Omar Ali sebagai anggota lembaga pemegang amanah Yayasan Dakwah Islamiah Malaysia (YADIM). Persoalannya adalah kenapa perlantikan Sheikh Omar ke dalam lembaga pemegang amanah Yadim itu dipertikaikan khususnya oleh Umno dan pergerakan pemudanya baru-baru ini? Apakah rasional pertikaian tersebut? Apakah agenda sebenarnya pertikaian yang dibangkitkan oleh Umno itu? Sheikh adalah seorang Muslim dan berdasarkan latarbekalakang beliau, kelayakan beliau itu sendirilah yang telah melayakkan beliau sebagai calon menduduki tempat di YADIM. Jadi yang kami perhatikan, persoalan yang dikemukakan oleh Umno berhubung dengan perlantikan Sheikh Omar ke dalam YADIM adalah jelas bermotifkan politik dan berkemungkinan juga Umno ingin mengaitkan Sheikh Omar kepada suatu bentuk "Agenda Kristian" jika terdapat peluang bagi Umno berbuat demikian. Umno ing...

People will be happier with Harapan if Najib is in jail soon

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Pakatan Harapan's performance thus far has fallen short of even realistic expectations of its supporters, said veteran journalist A Kadir Jasin. In particular, Kadir said people had expected to see the former prime minister (Najib Abdul Razak) in jail, "months ago". Kadir wrote on his blog today: "They were upset seeing him behaving as if he is still the prime minister. "His supporters are regaining their confidence and are urging him on ā€“ the latest being with the 'malu apa bossku' campaign. "Without depriving him and his co-conspirators of justice, the people will be happier if they are assigned to prison for their offences as soon as possible." Kadir said this while commenting on Harapan's defeat in the Cameron Highlands by-election last Saturday. Najib has been implicated in the 1MDB scandal, among others, and is facing 38 criminal charges for abuse of power, corruption and money laundering. The first set of charges wer...