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Thursday, 03 July 2008 |
At the parliamentary debate on the government's efforts to address
inflation on Monday, sole Independent MP Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali stood
up and really let rip; firing salvos at the government and opposition
benches. ANIZA DAMIS and ELIZABETH JOHN speak to Ibrahim
Q: On Monday, you seemed very angry with all the Members of Parliament. Why?
A:
I expected the debate to concentrate on the price hike. But when they
start debating, I saw it divert. Speeches became political -- accusing
each other on matters not related to the price hike.
Everyone brought up issues that had already been said in Parliament and this took up time.
So, when petty things cropped up, and people still repeat what was said
before, I became a little bit angry. That's why I stood up and spoke my
mind.
They said, "We have to go on an austerity drive. So, the
government cut 10 per cent off cabinet members' entertainment
allowance."
I don't like it. Especially when there were accusations against others, and I know the accuser's background.
If
you want to accuse others and say "You are morally no good", you must
make sure you yourself are good. If you want to say that people are
dirty, you must make sure you are really clean.
So, when I
listen to members from the government bench or opposition bench
accusing this and that, yet at the same time I know their background, I
cannot take it.
If you live lavishly, in a big bungalow, where
did you get the money? If you do business, how come you can make so
much profit? "Sama saja lah!" (pot calling the kettle black). That's
why I said, "Don't talk, lah. Because I know your background."
I didn't intend to create trouble or make people angry. I just wanted them to do their job.
We should value the time of Parliament and be focused.
I did my homework for the debate. I couldn't say what I wanted to say,
because the debate went off-course. If in Parliament people are
professional, then you will follow the trend.
If the trend is a hoo-hah kind of trend, we will also become hoo-hah. That's why I became angry.
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Finale Orchestra 2008 Results |
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Saturday, 21 June 2008 |
 I was there with fellow MCOBs today. As expected the seats provided were not enough to seat the MCOBs who came to support the MCKK team. However that does not stop us from supporting our beloved MCKK team. The MCKK team performed well but other teams were better. There are still many things to be improved and hopefully they will perform better in proceeding years. Here is the results :-
1st Place : Sekolah Seri Puteri ( SSP )
2nd Place : Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah ( SAS )
3rd Place : Sekolah Menengah Sains Raja Tun Azlan Shah ( SERATAS )
4th Place : Malay College Kuala Kangsar ( MCKK )
5th Place : Kolej Tunku Kurshiah ( TKC )
Best Conductor : SSP |
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