The joke going around is that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim wants Malaysia to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games because he missed out on the last time the event was held in this country.
People generally have a high threshold of tolerance for their leaders. The fact that we have given many of them chance after chance after chance, despite their lacklustre performance, is evident of this.
ETHNIC Chinese leaders of DAP have of late been on the receiving end of criticism and with one even (perceived) violence over their statements touching on the Malay race and Islam.
With newly appointed Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo being the sole representative of the three million-plus Indians (who make up 6.6% of the population), PMX has been accused of sidelining the community with criticisms that his song and dance routine – ala Indian film legend MGR – was merely to court votes in the last elections.
Not a full minister but a newly appointed deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), M. Kulasegaran is eager to start work on a subject that is close to his heart.
Ada kalanya timbul persoalan mengenai mesej apa yang cuba dihantar Perdana Menteri dengan mengekalkan menteri sama ada yang tidak menunjukkan prestasi baik atau menimbulkan kontroversi kepada diri mereka sendiri?
TALK of cabinet reshuffles are always fodder for good gossip on chat groups; and coffee shops and newsroom talk – who is performing; who is not performing. Who has the prime minister’s confidence. Who does not.
“So how is New York? I haven’t been able to see it,” asked Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim with a laugh before the start of a press conference with Malaysian media on September 22.
