Ong Kian Ming

Instead of listening to the voices of the parents and students who will be affected by the latest Education Ministry ruling to stop the use of forecast results for the initial entry into foundation and pre-university programmes in private colleges and universities, the Education Minister II, Idris Jusoh, has chosen to defend this foolish decision made by his ministry.

MP SPEAKS The homeless can be held in institutions for up to six years.

MP SPEAKS This working group must engage with the relevant stakeholders.

'By trying to lob baseless accusations, Wee Ka Siong ended up highlighting BN's failures.'

MP SPEAKS Catherine Ridu has much to do in the renewable energy sector.

Many Pakatan supporters have raised the issue of why DAP did not ask for a recount given the small majority of 238 won by the BN candidate. Many Pakatan supporters also asked why DAP did not protest against the discrepancy in the number of votes first announced by the Election Commission (EC) after the close of voting and the number of votes after the results were announced.

COMMENT It must address issues like image, strategy, and low turnout.

MP SPEAKS Yes, Dyana Sofya is the underdog, so voter turnout is critical.

MP SPEAKS ‘Big boys’ can use the direct negotiation process.

Is gov't trying to ensure plentiful rubbish for eventual contractor?

Dangerous gas levels not reported, and is bad news for Kepong incinerator.

ANALYSIS The popular vote percentage increased, more polling stations won.

The minister in the PM's Dept said, ‘Vote for BN who is one of your own.’

Incinerator study not based on ‘unfounded allegations” as you claim.

COMMENT This has reduced the number of new voter registrations.

MP SPEAKS Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman has made it clear that his role in EC was to preserve the political power of his masters, not Malay political power.

MP SPEAKS The truth is that the items taxed under the sales tax and the service tax are far less than what is taxed under the GST.

The projected budget deficit at 3.5 percent of the GDP hides the shocking fact that debts of non-financial public firms are rising.

Najib’s Bumiputera Agenda makes no mention of targeting the bottom 40 percent that was a key focus of the NEM.

COMMENT If this is a sign of things to come, the next five years will, if Najib lasts that long, see things in the country going from bad to worse.

Malapportionment is a measure of inequality in the distribution of voters among the constituencies in a country.