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After 2 months of intense exam preps and falling ill with flu right after that, i've finally uploaded the pix i took of ELECTION 08

... and with the new petrol prices, the BN govt has effectively handed us the spade, hammer and nails for their coffin and burial.

I'll be blogging again very soon

- if last time, the primary purpose was to deny BN 2/3rd maj, this time the focus will be on OVERTHROWING THE GOVT!!!

In the meantime, here are some nice memories of campaign 08:

http://picasaweb.google.com/publico.probono/ELECTIONS2008

(Thanks to Mahdar Tahir for forwarding to me)

Poster from: http://leejeok.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/new-faces.png

Click here to enlarge pic : http://www.nst.com.my/PDF/cab08

NIKMAT GAJI DAN ELAUN MENTERI2 MALAYSIA
  Kakitangan perkeranian tidak mengetahui, sebab slip pendapatan bulan masing-masing diberi dengan sampul surat tertutup. Maklumat ini adalah dari kawan-kawan di Jabatan Audit Negara, Perbendaharaan Malaysia, Bahagian Kabinet Jabatan Perdana Menteri serta serta Bahagian Pentadbiran Kewangan Parlimen Malaysia.

Slip Pendapatan Bulanan bagi Menteri Penuh Malaysia termasuk Ketua-Ketua Menteri

1. Gaji Pokok RM18,000-sulit untuk public,tidak boleh didedah kpd orang awam (OSA) akhbar ditegah mendedahkannya.Terikat dgn akta Parliment

2. Elaun Keraian RM10,500.00-tidak sulit, pendedahan harus berhati-hati

3. Elaun Perumahan RM10,800.00-tidak sulit- pendedahan harus berhati-hati Kebanyakn menteri ada rumah sendiri, jadi tuntutan ini masuk poket mereka sajalah

4. Elaun Wakil Rakyat RM10,650.00-tidak sulit tapi tidak orang semua tahu.

5. Elaun parking RM 5,700.00

Jumlah pendapatan bulanan RM55,650.00 yg wajib terima samada sakit atau tidak kerja

Lain-lain kemudahan

1. Bercuti keluar negara sekali setahun terutama selepas persidangan Dewan Negara- semua perbelanjaan ditanggung oleh kerajaan termasuk tiket penerbangan, hotel, duit poket sebanyak RM50,000.00. Kalau tidak bercuti keluar negara seorang menteri boleh menuntut sebanyak RM50,000.00 tanpa resit.

2. Bil eletrik percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia

3. Bil Air percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia

4. Bil telefon percuma ditanggung oleh kerajaan Malaysia

5. Peruntukan perkakasan dapor/perhiasan rumah dll boleh dituntut setahun sekali sebanyak RM40,000.00

6. Sebuah kereta Mercedes S320, di lengkapi dgn talipon bimbit, satu driver, minyak percuma. Kalau pakai pemandu kementerian, dapatlah duit percuma.

7. Semua pemberian derma spt kpd perkahwinan, kematian, atau pemberian kpd badan kebajikan kebajikan boleh dituntut.

8. Boleh mengadakan rumah terbuka setiap hari raya, segala perbelanjaan ditanggung oleh kerajaan. Kebiasaan Menteri menuntut sebanyak RM400,000.00

9. Setiap menteri biasanya tuntutan mereka sebanyak RM45,000.00 semua elaun perbelanjaan tidak termasuk elaun-elaun dalam slip pendapatan bulanan.

Slip Pendapatan Bulanan Bagi Timbalan Menteri

1. Gaji Pokok RM15,000-sulit untuk public,tidak boleh didedah kpd orang awam (OSA) akhbar ditegah mendedahkannya.Terikat dgn akta Parliment

2. Elaun Keraian RM9,500.00-tidak sulit, pendedahan harus berhati-hati

3. Elaun Perumahan RM9,800.00-tidak sulit- pendedahan harus berhati-hati Kebanyakn menteri ada rumah sendiri, jadi tuntutan ini masuk poket saja lah poket sendiri

4. Elaun Wakil Rakyat RM10,650.00-tidak sulit

5. Elaun parking RM 5,700.00

Jumlah pendapatan bulanan RM50,650.00 yg wajib terima samada sakit atau tidak hadir bertugas.

Lain-lain hal

Maklumat diatas adalah berdasarkan tangga gaji seorang menteri pada tahun 1999. Saya rasa terdapat sedikit sebanyak perubahan sehingga sekarang.Pendapatan diatas tidak termasuk dari lain-lain sumber seperti berikut:

1. Pengerusi syarikat/lembaga jabatan kerajaan
2. Pengerusi syarikat swasta yg dilantik
3. Pedapatan dari syarikat persendirian spt kontrak dll
4. Pendapatan dari kroni-kroni peribadi
5. Saham yang diberi khas oleh kerajaan sebanyak 300,000 unit setiap masa.
6. Tidak termasuk dari pendapatan luar negara
7. Lain-lain sumber

Oleh yang demikian saya merayu dan menyeru kepada tuan-tuan dan puan-puan sahabat saya yang sedang berkhidmat di Bahagian Kewangan di seluruh Kementerian di Malaysia agar membuat pendedahan masing-masing tentang perkara ini agar seluruh rakyat Malaysia mengetahuai dan dapat menjadi pengajaran kepada mereka semua. Semoga pendedahan ini dapat menyedarkan semua rakyat dan ahli UMNO diseluruh Malaysia terutama sekali yang terperangkap dengan sekilo gula dan sehelai batik. Siapa tahu Slip Gaji Bulanan Perdana Menteri Malaysia !

Saya akan mendedahkannya sedikit masa lagi!!!

OFFICER INCHARGE
Bahagian Kewangan
Jabatan Perdana Menteri
Putera Jaya
Wilayah Persekutuan
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Name List of Cabinet Ministers & Deputies 2008:
http://politickler.com/posts/malaysian-cabinet-2008-2013/

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Shiva had this comment (4/4/08):
"dude...this is all public info....no stuff on salaries!!"

There have been several concerns raised by concerned residents in Selangor (mainly PJ) in the Keadilan Power (K-Power) e-group that I manage...:

Some of the concerns were regarding issues facing Selangor/PJ residents and a few contentious proposals made by our new Selangor MB Khalid Ibrahim.

The issues ranged from...

1)    Selangor Excos unwillingness to declare their assets.

2)    The continuing of the "Zero Squatter" policy.

3)    The RM9 tax on every foreign worker

to..

4) Disparity in Water Tariff :  Stratified Residence charges RM1.38 per cu meter while the landed properties pay only RM0.57 per cu meter.

5) Disparity in Assessment Rates: Eg. A luxurious bungalow pays RM500 per annum while Stratified Residence pay over RM1,000.

       To...

       6) Someone complaining of the limited parking spaces available at his Condo. (Only space presumably for his Merc, while his Beemer and Volvo are left outside in the sun and rain, the poor thing.)

According to S’gor MB Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s statement in Malaysiakini recently: (http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/80406):
 
He said this when asked if the Selangor government would direct its excos and municipal council heads to declare their assets.
’We’ll do it also ... but the timing of its implementation will take time.
 
’I’ll have to ask my excos first. Some do not want to make their declarations public for ’family’ reasons.

BREAKING NEWS: Badawi unveils new Cabinet:

Out: THE NAZRI 
In: ZAID IBRAHIM - de facto Law Minister.
[However the Naz is still retained at the 4th floor, hopefully in the broom closet.]

Out: RAFIDAH AZIZ 
In: Muhyiddin Yassin - Replacing her as International Trade and Industry Minister - hmmm... apart from gender would you see any difference?

In: SHAHRIR SAMAD - Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister.

Shifted: SYED HAMID ALBAR - from Foregin Minister to the newly merged home affairs and internal security ministry. (Then he did great damage overseas, now he’ll do more damage at home.)

In: (this decision is going to be criticised heavily - especially by Raja Petra):
Muhd. Muhd. (the 2 million dollar man) Taib - Rural Dev Minister (they could use 2 million dollars, chief!)

Retained: KERISHAMUDDIN - Education [which HE sorely needs] Minister.

Barred entry: KHAIRY JAMALUDDIN!!!! Haahaaaaaa!!!!!

(This can be seen as the father-in-law admitting that his son-in-law is a Kerbau from Rembau)

Source (Full List): MalaysiaKini

On a related note, there is evidence that quite a few East Malaysian BN MPs are in discussions with Anwar Ibrahim on hopping over to PKR - Anwar has confirmed he was canvassing support from coalition lawmakers in East Malaysia, which represents a power bloc that could unseat the government if it changed hands.

People have come and approached me," Anwar said, adding that he had spoken with "quite a number" and told them their support would not be bought.

"If you want to surrender at a price, then you have chosen the wrong party," he told reporters, adding that they would be welcomed "if they accept our agenda".
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Get the East Malaysian MPs on our side and that’ll be the end of BN’s rule of Malaysia....

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Yee I-Lian had this comment: "would appreciate it if you dont insult kerbau’s - they are nice hardworking humble animals that have our respect."

Update 17 March 08:

---PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ---

A MALAYSIAN ECONOMIC AGENDA

March 15, 2008

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia - KeADILan’s Malaysian Economic Agenda is committed to the upliftment and betterment of the poor and marginalized Malays, Chinese and Indians, Ibans and Kadazans.  We have always stated that under our leadership the interests of the Malays will be protected and we remain committed to building a new system that is more just, more equitable and that ensures no one is left behind irrespective of race or religion.
 
We plan to implement new mechanisms to channel economic aid to the vast numbers of petty traders and small businessmen in Malay communities and ensure that educational opportunities, microcredit financing schemes, social and welfare services and other forms of economic relief are made available to the Malays.  
 
I believe all Malaysians including the Malays are pleased with the mandate that was given to KeADILan on March 8th and they look forward to a government that is more accountable, fights corruption and delivers on its promises to promote economic growth and reduce poverty in all segments of society.    
 
I am therefore deeply concerned with the attempt being made by certain elements to stoke the flames of racial hatred in the aftermath of the March 8th Malaysian elections. 

We have reason to believe that this vicious campaign is being orchestrated by a small number of very wealthy Malays and UMNO leaders who are themselves guilty of squandering and abusing the NEP to enrich themselves and their cronies at the expense of the general public. 

These people are now using the UMNO and government controlled media to incite fears among the Malays and deflect attention away from their electoral defeat and from UMNO’s historic failures to address the needs of all Malaysians including the poor and marginalised Malays.
 
I ask my fellow Malaysians to reject the desperate attempts by some UMNO members to salvage the remnants of a broken party by pandering to people’s fears and sowing divisions and disunity among the people of our nation. 
 
We must remain united in support of a New Dawn for Malaysia.
 
ANWAR IBRAHIM

Excerpts from MalaysiaKini:

Anwar slams gov’t for stoking racial tension

Zaid: Stop pitting Malays against non-Malays
Excerpts from Malaysiakini report:
Former Umno leader Zaid Ibrahim has called on politicians - both government and opposition - to stop fueling racial sentiments in the wake of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition’s unprecedented election setback.

"The political landscape has shifted so much and it’s a dangerous time for mischievous people and racists in this country to exploit," he told Malaysiakini in an exclusive interview.

"At this stage, when it’s still a very volatile, (with) our ethnic relations not good and national unity non-existent, both sides should avoid political grandstanding and emotive outbursts."
...
"And the mainstream media are not helping matters either when they say that the Malays have lost the ’Ketuanan Melayu’. We’ve just lost an election, for God’s sake....

On the other hand, Zaid ticked off DAP leaders for their "provocative" statements.
...
Lim, soon after he was sworn as the first DAP chief minister in the island state, declared that his government would do away with New Economic Policy, an affirmative action programme for the country’s bumiputeras.

"A good leader should be able to say the good part of NEP, which is to help the marginalised group, should be continued. The NEP which helps selected individuals to enrich themselves will be stopped. That’s all he should have said, not provocative statements," said Zaid.

"... TV3, the newspapers and the radio stations must also stop pitting the Malays against the non-Malays. It is so dangerous."

Meanwhile, in Penang....

Umno holds one-hour protest at Komtar
Excerpts from Malaysiakini:
Some 1,000 Umno members and supporters staged a one-hour protest outside the Penang state government office in Komtar this afternoon over the New Economic Policy controversy.

The crowd - which gathered there after Friday prayers around 2.30pm - chanted slogans such as ’Don’t sideline the Malays’ and ’Don’t abolish NEP’.

The demonstration, led by Penang Umno secretary Azhar Ibrahim, to protest Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s declaration that the new DAP-led state government would do away with NEP.
...
There were about 3,000 onlookers as eight FRU trucks armed with water cannons were deployed and the crowd eventually dispersed after the police gave the protestors a five-minute ultimatum.

Organisers described the demonstration as a "protest by Penang Malays against the state government’s discrimination and marginalisation of the community".
...
Lim also alleged that Umno had twisted the facts contained in his statement by claiming that the state government would abolish NEP.

"I only stated that the state government would do away with open tenders and contracts to eliminate corruption, nepotism and cronyism.

"Our tender awarding system will be fair and just to all," he assured.

Unlike the previous Barisan Nasional state governments, he said the present state government was neither anti-Malay nor pro-non Malay.

"We are pro-Malaysians," he told a packed news conference.

Excerpts from a follow-up Malaysiakini report:

The opposition, including the DAP but also the conservative Islamic party and the multiracial PKR, have said they want to sideline the NEP because it fosters cronyism and corruption.
...

Lim urged Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to ignore calls by Umno in Penang to scrap the various million-dollar development projects previously approved in Penang.

"Instead of respecting the outcome of a democratic process they are now sulking and venting their frustration at the people," he said.

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It has become abundantly clear:
BN are using their control of the mainstream newsmedia to create discord and resentment with the new state govts while threatening the public that we have made a grave mistake in voting them in and are going to pay for our folly!

And we are STILL buying, reading and watching this shit?

Excerpts from Malaysiakini report:

On Saturday night, the initial count for the Rembau parliament constituency in Negri Sembilan showed that PKR had taken the seat by a razor-thin majority of 141 votes.
            
A recount however saw a complete reversal - Khairy Jamaluddin, son-in-law of premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, won by a staggering difference of 5,746 votes.

For opposition party PKR, this stark gap came in as a shock and consequentially became a solid basis for suspicion.

Rembau's PKR candidate Badrul Hisham Shaharin is today considering a legal challenge against the result.
...
"There were (also) irregularities in the vote counting procedure. The Election Commission (EC) did not issue the 'Form 14' to us when it was compulsory to do so," said Badrul, a former teacher and member of PKR supreme council.

Elaborating, Badrul said that Form 14 was an extremely important procedure as the document was one of the many measures that was in place to prevent vote-rigging.

Form 14 contains the number of total voters for a particular polling station and once the vote counting has been finalised, the form will be the official indicator of the number of votes designated for each candidate.

If the form was not issued, the results could not be considered as an official one but most importantly, it gave way for manipulation as the number of votes may be added in favour of a particular candidate.

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Yes, yes - go gettim and take 'im down!! Khairy the Kerbau in Rembau.

Meanwhile, over in Kedah:

PAS rules out Islamic crackdown in Kedah
Excerpts from Malaysiakini:

Islamic party PAS moved today to dispel fears it will impose its values on states won by the opposition in weekend elections, amid reports that alcohol and short skirts are already out of favour.

The Star newspaper said hotels and entertainment outlets in Kedah, one of four states claimed by opposition parties in stunning electoral gains, were already making changes.

(Yesterday RTM1 news quoted an outgoing Kedah MCA-man pleading that "all races be treated fairly" but the report gave viewers the impression that PAS was all ready to implement Hudud Laws there - the newsreader mentioned "...bila PAS melaksanakan hukum Hudud di Kedah".)

But PAS secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar said changing lifestyles was not the party's top priority as it works to form coalitions with opposition parties to rule the newly acquired states.
...

Kamaruddin said PAS would be sensitive to the feelings of minority ethnic Chinese and Indians who led the electoral rush away from the ruling coalition, which is dominated by Muslim Malays.

"We appreciate the fact that we obtained this massive victory this time through all Malaysians in Kedah, the Malays and the non-Malays," he told AFP.

"We are not going to let down any racial groups," he said. "We want to repay their support with policies that benefit all."

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Have you noticed the mainstream papers and TV news are still clinging on to the losers - last night RTM1 were still interviewing the losers and completely ignoring the winners.

The winners have to do something to get the mainstream media out of their state of denial - like SACKING a few editors.

Meanwhile our Prime Minister in waiting was quoted in, yes, of course Malaysiakini, (you were expecting the NST, were you?)

Opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim said today that the three parties he rallied to stunning election results were a "government in waiting".
...
Anwar has previously said he will return to parliament through a by-election in a seat held by his PKR party after April, when the ban related to a corruption conviction expires.
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And when Parliament convenes 120 days from now, we will see for the first time, the formation of The Shadow Cabinet!

My picks for:

Shadow PM: Anwar Ibrahim
Shadow DPM: Lim Kit Siang
...aannnd thennnn.....
Shadow de facto Law Minister: Sivarasa Rasiah!!! He should be able to shut the Nazri up for good, without even breaking a sweat!

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I wrote this on the KeADILan Power e-group [http://groups.google.com/group/keadilan-power]yesterday:

1) Now that we have friends in Parliament, some of us may be getting calls from our other friends outside Parliament asking us to see if we can "pull some strings" to get this, that and the other as a favour.

I think we must impress upon them that in this 'new era' - it's not about "who you know" but about how good or in need you are, regardless of race, connections etc. - in other words, help and opportunities will be given on merit and need, and not connections.

2) If any of your friends start pointing out that there are no [place race here] in this or that position in the new State govts, we have to dis-educate them from thinking along these racial lines - and impress upon them that our needs as MALAYSIANS WILL be met, regardless of WHO is in whichever position.

That's the Opposition promise, so we'll give them a chance to prove it by helping them in the above manner.
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Hoo-waa...

OK - lastly, I would like to announce that as of today, this blog has surpassed the 10,000 visits mark!!!

Thank you for your support and ... keep coming back!

Last night in Lembah Pantai, Anwar Ibrahim attracted a crowd of 10,000 while a few kms away, Najib Tun Razak drew 500.

See MalaysiaKini report

Excerpts of Haris Ibrahim's report from The People's Parliament blog:

"There was a tiny little tent with some plastic chairs...
...
The stage was simple but high up. At the back of the stage a large screen projected the image of the speakers. We waited and the crowd grew. Then the heavens opened. The crowd did not move.
...
....it is not the speakers that I want to talk about. It was the crowd. It just grew and grew. ... The open space was packed. The flyover that passed it was packed. The river side area separated from the open space by a fence was packed.
...
People were standing in the rain and the mud and they did not move. And when Raja Petra said that "BN can threaten the Indians and Chinese over our dead bodies", the Malay crowd roared approval. I could not believe it. 
...
The rain was still pouring down, but people were still pouring in. Anwar was coming and they wanted to see him. 
...
Najib was speaking in Bangsar....
...
They had closed the road next to Bangsar Village II with a gigantic white tent. There was a portable generator the size of truck pumping electricity into the fans and bright lights that illuminated the tent. A cushy stage with Mak Datin chairs were arranged for the, oh so important, people. There were hundreds of chairs for the audience.
...

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Check out MalaysiaKini's Hot Seats in Klang Valley - predictions on how candidates will fare.

Check out http://undi.info/ to check up-to-the-minute results.

Check out also Al Jazeera's article: Malaysia poll battle goes online - I'm featured there, having the final say!

It's the final countdown... let's go out and CHANGE THE GOVERNMENT!!!

POWER TO THE PEOPLE, RIGHT ON!!!

TEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE OPPOSITION

by Aneel David Kannabhiran [DeadAlienX]

According to the Sun today, "35-40% (3.2 - 4.4 million) of voters have not made up their minds as to who to vote" (or if to vote at all).

According to NST yesterday: "Registered voters: 10.9 million, of whom some 25 per cent aren't expected actually to vote." (2,725,000 of them).

Instead of the usual "BN is horrid – here's proof, so vote Opposition", which EVERYONE with half a blog or email address (including yours truly) has been indulging in for the past year or so, let's not bash BN for once, and ….

Look at what the Opposition is capable of giving us if we vote them in:

1)    ABOLISH RACE-BASED POLITICAL PARTIES – this will go far in eradicating racial polarization and hegemony.

2)    REDUCE CRIME + ERADICATE CORRUPTION IN THE POLICE FORCE

How?

·          Increase salaries of policemen across the board.

·          Increase the number of patrolmen and crime investigators – right now the bulk of policemen are involved in desk jobs, escort and "Special Branch" (read Opposition and dissident surveillance).

·          Set up the IPCMC

·          Address root causes of crime – ie: marginalization, disenfranchisement of certain sectors of society.

·          Restructure prison and drug rehabilitation programes.

2)  ERADICATE CORRUPTION IN CIVIL SERVICE

How?

·          Turn the ACA into a completely independent body accountable only to Parliament.

·          Promulgate a "Whistleblower's Protection Act".

3)    FREE THE JUDICIARY

How?

·          Continue the Royal Commission and widen their terms of reference to include past high-profile cases where the outcomes were suspect.

·          Set up an independent Judicial Appointments Commission.

4)    RESTRUCTURE THE NEP

How?

·          Affirmative action, job opportunities and education based on need and merit, not race.

5)    UPHOLD FREEDOM OF RELIGION/CONVERSION AS PER ART. 11 AND PLACE  "ISLAM IS THE OFFICIAL RELIGION" [Art 3(1)] IN IT'S PROPER PESPECTIVE as per Art 3 (2-5) and Schedule 8, Federal Constitution (FC) – ie: under the purview of the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong and for ceremonial matters only.

·          Repeal Art.121A of the Federal Constitution which gives prominence to the Syariah Courts over the Federal Court.

·          Set up a Constitutionally enacted "Inter-Religious Council" accountable only to Parliament.

6)    UPHOLD FREEDOM OF SPEECH & ASSEMBLY AS PER ART. 10 FC

How?

·       Repeal the Printing Presses and Publications Act

·          Repeal S.27 Police Act requiring the issuance of "permits" for peaceful assemblies.

7)    INCREASE THE BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR EDUCATION – to increase the extent of training and remuneration of teachers.

8)    RESTRUCTURE THE EDUCATION SYLLABUS

– away from exam orientation and rote learning, towards nurturing thinking skills, research capabilities and analytical prowess.

9)    RE-ESTABLISH LOCAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS

- to make Municipal Councils accountable to residents in order to eradicate the "Little Napoleon Syndrome".

And the biggest one of all:

10) REDUCE THE COST OF PETROL – which will result in a reduction of inflation across the board.

      How?

·          As an oil producing and exporting country, Malaysians should BENEFIT when the prices of world oil prices go up. The RM80 BILLION in oil profits can be channeled to subsidise local petrol prices above and beyond the present subsidy – economists assert that if world petrol prices have gone up five-fold in the last 10 years, local petrol subsidies should also go up five-fold…

·          …instead of going towards military equipment, space programmes and the pockets of those in power.

IF YOU PERSONALLY KNOW OF ANY FRIENDS/FAMILY WHO ARE STILL "SITTING ON THAT FENCE" OR PLANNING TO SIT QUIETLY AT HOME THIS SATURDAY, PLEASE SHOW THIS TO THEM AND PERHAPS THEY WILL RECONSIDER…

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O.C. Lim, SJ had this comment [6 Mar 08]:

The problem is that even if the Opposition is voted in to form the next government, it will not be able to deliver simply because it is not ready. It does not even have a shadow of a "shadow cabinet" to take over.  OC.