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Archive for December 11th, 2008

Must Read… putting people ahead of profit

Posted by: kkitsam on: December 11, 2008

Bitter vindication (the sun 10/12/08)
by Elizabeth Wong
One of the earliest policy decisions by the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government was to throw out any housing and building applications for Class 3 and Class 4 hillslopes to preserve environmentally sensitive areas and prevent landslides. This was decided at an executive council meeting on April 2.
Selangor became the [...]

SLAP IN THE FACE

Posted by: kkitsam on: December 11, 2008

Well well well, PM Abdullah Ahmad Badawi CONFIRMED that he/government has NO PLAN TO ABOLISH OR AMEND THE DRACONIAN LAW INTERNAL SECURITY ACT (ISA). Before the announcement, a few politicians from MCA, Gerakan and PPP has called for the amendment of the law. To top it up, PPP President Kayveas said that if the government [...]

Diu same old story la

Posted by: kkitsam on: December 11, 2008

Confirmed: New Anti-Graft Body will not have prosecutory powers

Beh Lih Yi | December 10, 2008

It’s confirmed – there will be no prosecutory powers for the proposed Malaysian Commission on Anti-Corruption (MCAC), despite numerous calls to make the proposed anti-graft body a fully independent one.
MCPX
According to the MCAC Bill tabled in Parliament today, such powers will [...]