Dr M slams 'unsavoury characters' in new cabinet
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has registered his dissatisfaction over the inclusion of several distasteful characters in the new cabinet by his protege Najib Abdul Razak.
However, the 83-year-old statesman was glad that newly-elected Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin had been left out.
In congratulating the new appointees in a blog posting, Mahathir said: "The exclusion of Khairy, who was found guilty of corruption by the Umno disciplinary committee but allowed to contest for head of Umno Youth, seem to indicate a desire on the part of the new prime minister to rid Umno of the blatantly corrupt politician."
But on the same note, he added: "Unfortunately the inclusion of several unsavoury characters who had been accused of being corrupt while in the previous government, seem to negate this desire."
Mahathir did not name the 'unsavoury' characters in the new line-up, which also includes his son, Mukhriz, as deputy international trade and industry minister
(Source: Malaysiakini)
Matthias Chang warns Najib: Shape up or ship out
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A Mahathir-era adviser has warned Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to prioritise Malaysia's economy and restore it by July or face the same fate as his predecessor.
Matthias Chang said Najib and his administration have had five years of warming up or planning programmes and should swing into action immediately to make things right instead of still figuring out the strategies.
"What is the single-most important thing that you must do as captain and treasurer of the team to win the confidence and support of the fans? If you and your team do not know the answer, I suggest that you join the just retired captain and save us a whole load of aggravation," the former political secretary to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wrote in his futurefastforward.com weblog yesterday.
"You have been warned!" Chang added ominously in the post titled “Is The New Captain Another Football Captain Just Warming Up? It May Be Worse, The Team (i.e. Advisers) Is Still In The Dressing Room!”
While not seen as influential, Chang is still a regular visitor at the Perdana Leadership Institute in Putrajaya where Dr Mahathir keeps his office. He is best remembered for organising a tea ceremony where Chinese leaders offered tea to Dr Mahathir in September 2001.
(Source: The Malaysian Insider)
Dr Mahathir Mohamad has registered his dissatisfaction over the inclusion of several distasteful characters in the new cabinet by his protege Najib Abdul Razak.
However, the 83-year-old statesman was glad that newly-elected Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin had been left out.
In congratulating the new appointees in a blog posting, Mahathir said: "The exclusion of Khairy, who was found guilty of corruption by the Umno disciplinary committee but allowed to contest for head of Umno Youth, seem to indicate a desire on the part of the new prime minister to rid Umno of the blatantly corrupt politician."But on the same note, he added: "Unfortunately the inclusion of several unsavoury characters who had been accused of being corrupt while in the previous government, seem to negate this desire."
Mahathir did not name the 'unsavoury' characters in the new line-up, which also includes his son, Mukhriz, as deputy international trade and industry minister
(Source: Malaysiakini)
Matthias Chang warns Najib: Shape up or ship out
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 — A Mahathir-era adviser has warned Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak to prioritise Malaysia's economy and restore it by July or face the same fate as his predecessor.
Matthias Chang said Najib and his administration have had five years of warming up or planning programmes and should swing into action immediately to make things right instead of still figuring out the strategies.
"What is the single-most important thing that you must do as captain and treasurer of the team to win the confidence and support of the fans? If you and your team do not know the answer, I suggest that you join the just retired captain and save us a whole load of aggravation," the former political secretary to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad wrote in his futurefastforward.com weblog yesterday.
"You have been warned!" Chang added ominously in the post titled “Is The New Captain Another Football Captain Just Warming Up? It May Be Worse, The Team (i.e. Advisers) Is Still In The Dressing Room!”
While not seen as influential, Chang is still a regular visitor at the Perdana Leadership Institute in Putrajaya where Dr Mahathir keeps his office. He is best remembered for organising a tea ceremony where Chinese leaders offered tea to Dr Mahathir in September 2001.
(Source: The Malaysian Insider)
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