The Wrong Question

Last week, Works Minister S Samy Vellu announced that a new palace costing RM400 million would be built on a hill in Jalan Duta, Kuala Lumpur.



Samy Vellu said a new palace was needed because the current building in Jalan Istana is not big enough to host official events.

“We need a new palace with bigger space. Currently, the Balai Rong Seri of Istana Negara is also used as dining and meeting rooms. One room for multiple use is just inadequate,”

At the Dewan Rakyat, DAP Lim Kit Siang shot out relentlessly.

“Why was the palace given to Maya Maju Sdn Bhd? Who are they? Are they a crony company? Why wasn’t there an open tender? Why wasn’t there a contract? Why do we need this new palace?”

Works Ministry Parliamentary Secretary Yong Khoon Seng was left speechless and did the best he could: “I will give a written answer.”

Hey Yong, let me give you a hand:

- Why was the palace given to Maya Maju Sdn Bhd?
Why not? Not a good name? We can change it...

- Who are they?
It's an traditional chinese family owned business - Of course it's UMNO! you idiot!

- Why wasn’t there an open tender?
What's the difference?

- Why wasn’t there a contract?
Again, what's the difference?

- Why do we need this new palace?

This, is the wrong question.

We don't need it, we just want it. When I say 'we' I don't mean 'we', I meant 'they', there are no 'we' and there never will.

who are 'they'?
Just look at the picture...

/Mr Pink

45

The Star carried a news on a new decision on "Datukship"

SHAH ALAM: The Sultan of Selangor has imposed stricter conditions – including a minimum age of 45 – on eligibility for the state’s Datukship, in another move to limit the number of recipients and to protect the image and dignity of the awards ahead of his birthday next month.

Assuming the two Malaysians astronauts, who are in their early thirties, eventually go up to the space and pull off some teh tarik stunt, the Sultan of Selangor would have a dilemma : They are doing something unprecedented, and they invoke a strong sense of national pride, they are heroes, but since they are not 45, they cannot be granted a "datuk".

Sultan could argue that, exceptions can be made, but what's the point of making a new rule that cannot be enforced entirely?

So by the time these two astronauts finally reach 45 and be granted the datuk, they are long detached from the space industry, and in fact, they are really opening a Mamak shop to sell Teh Tarik. It would seem rather odd for two greasy fellows with Roti Planta ordor to go into the palace to get their datuk certificate. The certificate immediately gets oily.

No offence. All I'm saying is, award the right people at the right time.

A legal mask

According to this, Malaysia minister wants Netherland to respect freedom of fashion

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar has criticised the
Netherlands over a proposed government ban of face veils, saying it was
discriminatory and violated the rights of Muslims.

"This is again
another imbalance treatment. Why can't people have the freedom to dress the way
they want to dress.

"People can go naked and wear scanty dresses and yet
you do not condemn them. And when people want to cover themselves that is their
right," he told reporters.

Rita Verdonk, minister of immigration and integration, said the bill proposed a ban on the basis that covering the face constituted a risk to public order and safety.

"You do not tell people how they should dress. Okay if you have a problem of identification. You ask them to open for the purpose of identification. But to tell them they cannot wear, that is not right," Syed Hamid said.

Sure, I agree with Syed Hamid, you should not tell people how they should dress. If Islamic ladies choose to cover their face, it's their right.

But I hope Syed Hamid will also give an answer to the following question : What's the purpose of having CCTV installed at banks or airports?

Houston, We've Got a Problem

According to Bernama:

The Malaysian pioneer astronaut will spin top and toss "batu seremban' (five-stone game) as part of an experiment during his space travel.

"The astronaut will also paint a batik motif and make 'teh tarik' ('pulled' tea) which would be shared with his fellow astronauts," said Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Rohani Abdul Karim.
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Imagine a group of Russian scientists busy working on their experiments, and next to them a Malaysian sitting alone playing five-stone game and spilling tea all over the place ("DUH!"), sounds like a fun episode of "The Simpsons" but in real life this is just pathetic.

Houston, we've got a problem, our leader is retarded!

What's in the eyes of outsider?

From the article While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry by Michael Beckman in Australian newspaper "The Age":

MALAYSIA'S been at it again, arguing about what proportion of the economy each of its two main races — the Malays and the Chinese — owns. It's an argument that's been running for 40 years. That wealth and race are not synonymous is important for national cohesion, but really it's time Malaysia grew up.

It's a tough world out there and there can be little sympathy for a country that prefers to argue about how to divide wealth rather than get on with the job of creating it.
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Next year, a Malaysian astronaut will go into space aboard a Russian rocket — the first Malay in space. And the cost? $RM95 million ($A34.3 million), to be footed by Malaysian taxpayers.
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Back in July, the Government announced that it would spend $RM490 million on a sports complex near the London Olympics site so that Malaysian athletes can train there and "get used to cold weather".
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Because Malaysia's oil will run out in about 19 years. As it is, Malaysia will become a net oil importer in 2011 — that's just five years away.
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That's not Malaysia "boleh", that's Malaysia "bodoh" (stupid).

Perfect demonstration of "Double Standard"

The News Straits Times on 2 November 2006 reported that the administrators of SK Bukit Jelutong in Shah Alam had issued a directive to all its pupils whereby non-Muslims students cannot bring “wet food” to school during the Children’s Day celebrations today.
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The school’s senior assistant for curriculum, Ishak Mohd Zazuly, confirmed the directive and said the decision was made “to respect each other’s religion.” He went on to elaborate that, “we are worried that there maybe non-halal ingredients in the food. That’s why we allow them to bring snacks, while Muslim pupils can bring wet food. That way, everyone can eat.” He added that, if non-Muslim children like Hindu pupils, could not eat beef and had problems with the food brought by Muslim pupils, they would not eat it.
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Check out the source: "Wet Food Incident"