Summary
WHILE on the one hand the government's recent win in the Hulu Selangor by- election shows that the people are still behind it, there are other areas in its efforts to make good the promise of transparency and accountability that are still lacking, as indicated by the recent boo-boos concerning the mysterious handing over of two blocks of petroleum concessions off the coast of Sabah to Brunei and the shooting dead of a 15-year-old boy in Shah Alam by the police.
IT'S TIME FOR THE MIC PRESIDENT OF 31 YEARS, Datuk Seri S Samy Vellu, to make good his promise to turn the party over to his anointed successor, Datuk G Palanivel.See the full content of this document
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Delivering the Goods
Given the boost enjoyed by the MIC in recent weeks, sans his active participation, the passing of the baton now should give the party enough time to regroup and recoup lost ground.
Samy Vellu has no more reason to whine and delay his departure. Thanks to the correct choice by the Barisan Nasional (BN), the MIC novice candidate, P Kamalanathan, successfully recaptured the Hulu Selangor Parliamentary seat.Though Kamalanathan was not Samy Vellu's choice, his victory over Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim was a strong indication that the MIC still has a role to play in the BN.The BN, in particu...See the full content of this document
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