Posts Tagged ‘Election’
Listening to Anwar Ibrahim
February 27, 2008 – Mentakab was buzzing with anticipation of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s visit for an opposition rally. I am not a fan of Anwar but curiosity got the better of me and I just had to attend this rally.
There was no way that I could stay at home when the only man who had caused Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammed endless nightmares, would be speaking blocks away.
Oldest Man and Oldest Woman
The oldest person ever documented was Jeanne Calment who lived 122 years 164 days. Jeanne Calment was born in Arles, France. She lived from 21 February 1875 to 4 August 1997.
The oldest man known was Shigechiyo Izumi, born in the Amami Islands, Japan on 29 June 1865 and attained the age of 120 years 237 days when he died on 21 February 1986.
If the News Straits Times’ report on 28 February 2008 is accurate, Malaysia may have both the oldest man and the oldest woman in the world as the Election Commission has listed two 128 year olds in their voters’ list for the state of Selangor. It was also reported that Selangor has a total of 23 voters above the age of 100 years. The air in this state must be good for longevity
Parliment Was Dissolved
13 Feb - The Parliament was dissolved today in the most weird of circumstances after the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi misled reporters in Bangi on 12 Feb during the the launch of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia’s Institut Islam Hadhari that the Parliament would not be dissolved.
Less than 24 hours later, he announced the Parliament has been dissolved to pave way for the 12th General Election.
Has Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi gone senile or does the government longer care or bother how the Rakwat would interpret such misinformation.
Such is the sad case of politics in Malaysia.
