Posted in Indians, Leader, Malaysia, Politics, Social, South East Asia, tagged Abdullah, Badawi, Indians, Malaysia, PM, Sammy Vellu, Thaipusam on January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s positive.
Abdullah Badawi is desperate for the Indians’ vote.
He declared Thaipusam as a public holiday in Malaysia.
More than ten years, and finally!
Abdullah said:
“I have been asked by Samy Vellu and by so many others, even at a festival yesterday, so let’s have it as a public holiday,” the premier told a cheering crowd of some [...]
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Posted in ASEAN, Indonesia, Leader, Malaysia, Politics, Scandal, Social, South East Asia, tagged 2008, Abdullah Badawi, Badawi, Elections, Hindraf, Indians, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pak Lah on January 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As some of you may know, my morning ritual (or well, considering I wake up after twelve, my afternoon ritual)would be the Internet, and browsing around the news sites.
Mostly Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean.
So I logged into the Malaysian National News Agency (Yes, I like to read the propaganda) and I found traces [...]
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Posted in Indonesia, Leader, Malaysia, Malindo, Politics, Social, South East Asia, tagged Badawi, EPG, Indonesia, Malaysia, Malindo, Pak Lah, Politics, SBY, Yudhoyono on January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Abdullah, and Yudhoyono
(picture from Liputan6)
Eminent Person Group. (EPG)
What is that, you say?
Well, in the fence-mending visit of Yudhoyono, to Malaysia, both governments have agreed to set up EPG that is made up of experts, and prominent figures that represent the economy, culture, and religion of the neighboring states.
The function of this EPG is to “monitor, [...]
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