News Headlines Today

MIC will be destroyed if I don’t take action, says Samy
JOHOR BARU: MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said the party would be destroyed if he did not take prompt action against critics.

“MIC is an institution and I won’t allow anyone to destroy it. I will also make sure that it is not a slave to anyone,” he said when opening the Johor MIC delegates conference yesterday.

I'm not an MIC member and I couldn't care less about what happen to MIC but I can't help commenting on this news because it is sooo... funny. In fact, he's one of the funniest politician I can think of.

An institution can stand on its own. It doesn't owe any individual (be it the leader or members) anything. Seems like now it's a slave to the President. Heh! What's the point of saying anything. He's just so dense.

Drive for safer roads
TAPAH: Learner drivers may have to pay a higher fee for their driving lessons, while probationary drivers have to sit for a special test before they are given full driving licence or Competent Driving Licence (CDL).

So where's the statistics that shows more accidents happen due to new drivers? Driving problem is more of an attitude than knowledge issue. What's the effect of putting on more red tapes to get a simple driving license?

One million free laptops for poor students
RAUB: One million laptop computers will be given out free to poor students of secondary schools throughout the country to increase broadband penetration in the country.

What's the use of laptops without good broadband service? How reliable is the broadband at community centers? How do you categorize poor? Would poor children whose parents are from the opposition political party get the laptop? And most importantly, who is going to benefit by the purchase of one million laptop? Which vendor would supply it and would each laptop costs 40k or similar ridiculous figures as revealed by the AG not long ago?

Goodness! It’s a milk record
KUALA LUMPUR: Over 3,000 Malaysians stood united and drank milk simultaneously to set a Malaysian record at the country’s “Largest Milk Drinking Event” Sunday.


So what??? What's so great about it?

Many Malaysians turning their backs on elderly parents
PETALING JAYA: The golden age has no shine for an increasing number of elderly folk who are turning up at welfare homes on their own because their families cannot afford to care for them.

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“Good infrastructure and easy and affordable access to social services is the best form of a social pension we can give, provided there is a strong government and a good economy,” said Shahrizat.

“When the quality of life is good, families are empowered. Only then will people be able to properly care for everyone in their families,” she said.

Well said. Now how do you walk the talk?