Motion to suspend MP for Puchong, Gobind Singh, for 12 months!

Breaking News:
Opposition MPs staged a walk-out interrupting the Minister in the PM’s Department, YB Datuk Nazri, as he was giving his reply to the motion to suspend YB Gobind Singh from parliamentary session for 12 months.

Update, 1.25pm:
I was informed outside Parliament that the motion was unanimously passed by a vote of voice!

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On Tuesday, the national news agency Bernama reported …

“the government unveiled its second economic stimulus package totalling RM60 billion, comprising initiatives and ideas to invigorate vital sectors to maintain the people’s welfare and prosperity in the face of the global economic downturn.”

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Perak Speaker V Sivakumar can appoint own lawyers!

BREAKING NEWS!!! The Court of Appeal earlier today has allowed Perak Speaker V Sivakumar to appoint his own lawyers to represent him pending suits related to the Perak state crisis. – Terjemahan oleh Lee Wee Tak – Ucapan ribuan terima kasih dari Wee Choo Keong – Speaker DUN Perak V Sivakumar dibenarkan melantik peguam pilihannya! … Read more

More corporations should emulate Sime Darby in engaging bloggers and practising transparency

On Wednesday evening of 25 February 2009, 7 other bloggers and I were invited by Sime Darby Berhad’s Chairman, Tun Musa Hitam, and its President and Group Chief Executive, Dato’ Seri Ahmad Zubir Murshid, to a dinner at its Convention Centre at Bukit Kiara. Head of Corporate Social Responsibilty & Group Communications and Corporate Affairs, Leela Barrock, was also present.

The reason why I was invited was because I was one of the ‘bloggers’ who had been critical of Sime Darby’s involvement in the IJN and LCCT @ Labu issues that ended with the conglomerate abandoning the projects. I also agreed to attend only because I sensed there was sincerity on their part to engage bloggers instead of just having the function as a mere PR exercise to gloss things over.

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