A friend of mine who is doing his PhD research at one of the local universities is chosen to attend a prestigious international scientific conference in June, fully sponsored by the government.
My friend is a smart guy, I have no doubt about that. The only problem is that lots of his time is spent on watching porns and downloading anime torrents… yes, that’s how easy it is to study PhD in our universities (or perhaps my friend is really a genius lol).
Can’t imagine how our government has managed to choose this fella to represent our country to meet with the best scientists around the world… well, have a nice trip regardless, my dear friend.
Federal Territory Gerakan chief Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong Wednesday confirmed that he has accepted an offer from the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) controlled Selangor government to head a special task force on land management.
Tan, 61, a former deputy minister, has followed the example of former Gerakan deputy secretary-general Datuk Lee Kah Choon, who accepted the PR Penang government’s offer to head two key state agencies - InvestPenang and Penang Development Corporation. [Bernama]
With the precedent of Lee’s saga… Tan, as expected, is asked by BN to leave his party, which I believe he is ready to oblige to.
Questions are, how many more BN leaders will be lured by Pakatan to ‘crossover’… and does it ring a bell to the possibility that some MPs might be joining the Pakatan as claimed by Anwar all this while.
Mohamad Ezam Mohd Nor, former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Youth leader and one-time confidant of PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, has rejoined Umno. [Bernama]
Ezam was one of the iconic faces during the reformasi era a decade ago… but he has become pretty much irrelevant for the past year or two. His decision to quit PKR in June 2007 has left little impact to the party, and the anti-corruption NGO he formed is moving no way.
People are asking why he is joining back Umno… but where else could he go? Going back to PKR is obviously not an answer. If he is still interested in expanding his political influence, he would have to choose between PAS and Umno… not many choices actually.
Some people are claiming that Ezam is going back to Umno to help reforming the party, but frankly… this fella is way overrated by some folks. Besides his fame, he doesn’t seem to have much to offer… in fact, he might find himself having a hard time with his political struggle in Umno.
Badawi might like him though; they shared a similar thread of flip-flopping after all.
The Pudu Prison area is going to be transformed into a commercial hub by end of 2008.
While some foreigners are trying to save the 113-year-old complex, Malaysians don’t seem to care much about the demolition of our historic building.
Is historic buildings and heritage that worthless to Malaysians? I wonder…
Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff has caused uproar among medical professionals for his ‘licensed to kill’ statement when replying to a question in parliament on Monday.
Abdul Latiff was responding on why the government decided to extend the houseman-ship period for trainee doctors from one to two years when he blurted out the controversial words.
What he said was harsh and stupid, but he actually made a good point for his entire speech, that doctors are responsible for the life or death of their patients. Any mistakes or poor judgments from the doctors could lead to serious illness, injuries or fatality… and these cases are not unheard of in Malaysia.
I have a friend who was asked to do an angiogram (normally for heart problems) when she got a gastric; another unfortunate friend had half of his liver cut off because the doctor wrongly diagnosed his earlier symptoms… luckily he survived.
I am sure most of you have heard of some bizarre cases where doctors were making the wrong calls… not from gossips or papers, but real cases among your friends and relatives. For me, it happens a bit too often to be frank.
Licensed to kill? Maybe not; but incompetent doctors certainly could.
The Pakatan Rakyat has just launched a campaign to boycott Utusan Malaysia and Mingguan Malaysia for their unfair reporting and racial sentiment.
It was a bizarre move by Pakatan… for all this while they are fighting for freedom of speech, and now they are, asking people to boycott the papers for their biasness. Such an irony.
I do read Utusan occasionally, and I know how pro-BN and racial biased they could be when reporting certain issues… but that doesn’t mean that they are liars.
Chinese papers are often bias when reporting some racial issues too… Hishammudin’s keris wielding for example was widely criticised in Chinese papers, while the Malay papers were more protective towards the same news.
Sometimes, there is no absolute answer to right or wrong in certain matters… it’s just about sharing different point of views, which is not really a bad thing for better understanding among Malaysians.
Besides, the blogosphere are more biased in favour of Pakatan than the mainstream media for BN… we are the worst when it comes to biasness. So, should BN supporters launch a boycott campaign against the bloggers in return?
So much so for freedom of speech.
Petrol stations located in border states will be barred from selling petrol and diesel to foreign-registered cars starting Friday (May 30). [Thestar]
Update - the plan has been postphoned. The northern border will start the ban on June 2 while southern border on June 9.
Update June 5 - the ban has been lifted following the new petrol scheme.
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Samad said the move is aimed at plugging loopholes in the current subsidy system; but the move is temporary until the ministry could come up with better management of the subsidy system.
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“Here In My Home”, a song by Malaysian Artistes for Unity; the lyrics speak for itself…