Your MP's Question of the Week #52

Earlier today PM Najib Razak has sworn in his newly hand-picked cabinet that we expect will be one that is as committed as he is in serious nation-building urged on by the battle-cry crafted by none other than himself – “One Malaysia. People First. Performance Now.”

To be fair, anything less than 100 days is way too early for us to begin to judge this new cabinet on any kind of performance delivered on the promises of the Prime Minister. However, there’s nothing to stop Najib from immediately focus his attention on the performance of the GLCs which have been notorious for losing millions, if not billions, of the rakyat’s money on a protracted basis even in monopolistic businesses which include entities like TNB and Proton.

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Parliament Questions Time, 24 March 2009

Foreign workers without working permits in Jalan Petaling … Tuan Wee Choo Keong [Wangsa Maju] minta Menteri Dalam Negeri menyatakan apakah tindakan yang telah dan akan diambil oleh pihak Kerajaan terhadap pekerja asing tanpa permit kerja yang sah khususnya di Jalan Petaling. Jawapan: Untuk makluman Ahli Yang Berhormat, Kerajaan sememangnya memandang serius terhadap permasalahan warga … Read more

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