Does MCA want a president who is ‘yes man’ to UMNO?

(1) Who do you think will be MCA president? OTK, OKT or CSL? Or, rather who would you like to see as president and why?

(2) Will it be a candidate that MCA members choose or will it be one that UMNO wants?

(3) Does UMNO have any influence in the MCA circus?

(4) What kind of qualities must a MCA president have?

Well, I spoke to 3 political observers and this is what they say: ‘UMNO’s waning influence over MCA’

Beware of 1Malaysia Clinics?

Those visiting Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia Clinic, better beware. Are you sure you are getting the right prescriptions, the right diagnosis? This story cautions you to be X-tra cautious: Malpractises alleged at 1Malaysia Clinic.

 

Penang MACC enjoys being ridden like a horse by BN?

This is in reference to the case of illegal activities of local quarries involving PKR fella. Remember? One of them, the former Penang DCM 1, Fairus Khairuddin, has since left PKR and joined UMNO.

So what happenned to the case now? Closed or not?

Former MPSP councillor Amizudin Ahmad has questioned MACC Penang if it has a political agenda to not pursue the case since Fairus has now joined UMNO.

Well, he has the support of GERAKAN Youth chief as well, who says: UMNO or not, MACC you must continue to investigate!

Read my story here.

RM100 in your post boxes soon!

So, to all those senior citizens out there in Penang: have you registered with the state government for your RM100? It’s called the Senior Citizen Appreciation program. And if you are wondering how they are going to pay you, well, they’ll be sending cash vouchers to your home address. How about that? Is this convenient or not?

I spoke to some senior citizens and their response you will see in my story in www.malaysiakini.com later.

But here, let me share with you Penang chief minister’s Lim Guan Eng press statement on this:

What is TheSTAR up to this time?

I am not sure why The STAR has done this. In its print report today (page N12: Zahrain floats plan for independent caucus, para. 10),  it says that Bayan Baru PKR Youth chief Ahmad Azrizal Tahir walked in to hand ex-PKR/non-BN friendly independent MP Mohd. Zahrain Hashim a memorandum containing 25,000-30,000 signatures of constituents in the state seat seeking the MP’s resignation as their Parliamentarian.

Shocking! That figure is about the same or more than the number of votes Zahrain obtained in the 2008 general elections!

I’ve checked with two PKR reps – Pantai Jerejak state assembly person Sim Tze Tsin and Bayan Baru deputy Youth chief ZulFadzli; both told me the petition which was submitted to Zahrain yesterday at the Dewan Tabung Haji, Bayan Lepas, was endorsed by 2,108 constituents ONLY-lah!