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I wonder Samy Velly would still get appointed...

AdmiralChengHo,

He will get appointed. No worries.

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I hope this is a real reshuffling - not just the post name.

Samy is irreplaceable. He is King!...Maybe change portfolio only...I hopw now he will become Minister of Road Pot Holes!...WE need one desparately....don't you agree?

Replace SAMY ??? Thats blesphemous ,You cant replace god!!!

Basically, AB power to touch representatives from component parties is pretty much limited. If there are any major changes, they would have to come from his own party.

Everyone is watching Khairy's influnce.

Personally, i wish Pak Lah will downsize his jumbo size cabinet. My top list cabinet miniters to be either dropped or trasffered are Samy Vellu, Hishamuddin, Rafidah, Nazri, Ka Ting and Shafie Salleh.

I wonder will Khairy be appointed as a minister in the reshuffle?

Less or more minister?

I mean competency.

I would think that some members of the DAPs are be more competent. Too bad they're on the other side.

I nominate (if possible) Panjang (the JB pot hole patcher) for Minister of Works!

What is the latest?
I don't have access to TV or radio.

Please update here.
Thanks!

What no live blogging from Jeff? Are there no Msian radio stations available online?

Rafidah stays...that's for certain.Quite a number of changes.Jeff,we are all waiting for you!

Wow. Seems to be MINOR if you ask me.

After hearing the line up from the horse's mouth in putrajaya,sad to say,there is no more hope for us.Tengku Adnan a full minister ???( tourism) and Maidin(info).Well guys ,thats the last straw that broke the back of the last camel in the last caravan.Can anyone please help me migrate? thanks

What a damper, more like premature ejaculation..

Pathetic. Really spoiled today's Valentine Day. Nothing to celebrate.

I think the puzzle is solved. Badawi was in Kuching on last Saturday to see Taib and Sarawak election is just around the corner and Adenan is poised to replace Taib as CM of Sarawak. Now that Adenan Satem had been dropped from the cabinet..i think it's pretty confirmed then:)

I will campaign for DAP in the next election!

Is this what we get when AAB finally found his 'ilham'? What hope we have for this ruling party? Hope long long lor..

Well, if you consider it pragmatically, the PM's options were pretty limited.

First up, Rafidah is the most experienced trade negotiator we have. Say what you like about her shortcomings, the lady really knows her job. And she is well-respected in organisations such as the WTO and Apec.

Second, the MIC has to have Cabinet representation. Its an indictment of the MIC succession system that Samy has not put in place a logical succession plan.

Third, the PM and his advisors have to contain the influence of the Najib camp. The real battle has yet to be fought at the upcoming UMNO GA and party elections.

Fourth, a way has to be found to sell a reincarnated NEP to the rakyat.

I view this MINOR cabinet reshuffle as an interim measure. More changes will come after the PM announces the Budget and the 9MP.

Btw, I am surprised that Toyad was dropped as a minister. I thought that he was doing a good job in the Tourism portfolio, but perhaps some quarters demanded that he had to go.

And now.... with thunder and lightning, the nation weeps!

the China Post reports the disappointment: http://www.chinapost.com.tw/i_latestdetail.asp?id=35454

*LAUGH OUT LOUD!*

while everybody hoped for the slimdown project --

it is an Appe**on (censored for competitive reason) WeightGain project in reality.

The sky is weeping, in KL + Selangor. (not sure about other state)

Spock say Rafidah is experience and well respected in foreign trade, ROFL.

Be creative spock, this is the same old "indespensible minister speaking" we for 20+ years. And you have dump your VHS recorder for DVD!

What about the deputy internal minister Noh Omar??

Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Bin Ahmad !

This guy still there?
Hopefuly he dont participate in another parliament debate, the most laid back and arrogant minister I ever seen...

moo_t

Humans are not like machines, they grew wih experience. I like spock's analysys.

Rafidah had some hiccups over th AP issue, but looking at the bigger picture, I think AB is right to keep her. There are other more "attractive" candidates to prune.

The message from the reshuffle - All our current ministers are indispensable to their ministries and we do not have any other talent to tap on.

Yes, we do grieve for the future of our nation ...

waste of time...should have just kept the old cabinet intact...wait until they die in office and announce replacement. save time and money

Pak Lah should know that no one is "indespensible", one fine day the PM job wil be assumed by someone.

The biggest of my disappointment of the reshuffle are the following old gun who didn't perform above the par still retain their job. I would expect Pak Lah to either drop or trasfer them.

1) Minister of Works
Samy Vellu

2) Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz

3) Minister of International Trade and Industry
Rafidah Aziz

4) Minister of Education
Hishammuddin Hussein

I put all my trust in a BARISAN friend
When that is broken, it's pretty much the end.
You try and try but you find,
It's hard to wipe the hurt from your mind.

They never ask for forgiveness,so i dont try .
But the hurt lingers and we actually wonder why.
Why can't we let it go,
Is there something we dont know?

Trust is such a fragile thing
And when it's broken, only hurt it brings.
That crack put in your heart,
May never, ever depart.

It's easier to just stay away
Than to feel the hurt everyday.
So, you back off and let it go
And find another friend with which you can grow.

MSIA,

Happy VD to you! Sorry not a valentine wish but some sort of a disease wish as the nation goes into a dark era. 9MP, i wonder how it can get us out from this VD nightmare.

rafidah still in MITI? i doesn't make sense! it's blatant wrong after all the exposure in the AP controversy. enriching herself (via relatives and cronies) and impoverishing the nation and her own race (aka Bumiputras) is betrayal.
AP should be given to KWSP, Tabung Haji, ASN, SOCSO and the income accrued to the people. imagine how many people can own a computer with higher payout from those entity, how many children can further their education via scholarship, how many cancer victims can have modern drugs to fight the disease, how many months of bonus goverment servant can have every year with extra income from AP, how many muslim can go for pilgrimage and etc. instead, you chose politic over your people and kept the fat cat (literally) in MITI. it's so wrong, PM AB.

Mohd Noh, deputy education minister. OMG..please safe us and our kids I beg you my god.Please!!!!

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 14 (Bernama) -- Journalist-turned-politician Datuk Zainuddin Maidin ...
He was made reporter in 1961 and became chief reporter of Utusan Melayu in 1963. He was then made the Editor-in-Chief of the Malay daily in 1982.

In September 1994, Zainuddin was appointed executive chairman of Utusan Publications and Distributors Sdn Bhd.

He was subsequently made director of Utusan Melayu (M) Group Bhd and in 1998, he became the deputy executive chairman of the group.

Zainuddin started his early education at Maktab Mahmud Alor Star. He obtained his Diploma in Journalism at the Berlin Institute of Journalism in 1969 and in 1981, he was awarded the Professional Journalism Fellowship from the University of Michigan, USA.

In the political arena, he became the Information Ministry parliamentary secretary in 2001 and in the late 2002, he was sworn in as Deputy Information Minister.

In 1998, he was made senator and in 2001, his senate term was extended. In the 2004 general election, he beat a Parti Keadilan Nasional (Keadilan) candidate to win the Merbok parliamentary seat in Kedah, with a thumping 15,162 vote-majority.

The accomplished journalist, had written several books and among his well known works include "Yang Pertama dan Terakhir", Malaysia-British Relations in London, "Mahathir Di Sebalik Tabir", "The Other Side of Mahathir" and "Tun Razak: Jejak Bertapak Seorang Patriot".

Cabinet reshuffle is done to streamline the administration and ensure that the policies that the party in power will implement. Look at this reshuffle, it gives the impression that the musical chairs are being moved around for some of the more junior portfolios. The heavy-weights remain in the ministries and continue to do the routine without any fresh ideas and programmes for the benefits of the rakyat. Deadwoods are there and you cannot expect any new ideas and new things to happen. I have not attached much hopes on this impending reshuffle before the announcement simply because, AB looks like more than a lame-duck PM waiting for his exit! How can you keep a team which is not coherent and play different tunes each time. Look at the Kepong ring-road mess, it did not have to wait until AB gave the direction. In fact. the minister responsible should have quickly got the job done so that the people as taxpayers who pay to keep them, having to endure suffering from the massive traffic jam each and everyday!. These "big shots" should be made to travel on this kind of roads to realize the frustration of the rakyat having to put up with the inconvenience! Of course, they have their sirens to blare away to clear the way for them that they do not suffer the stress that ordinary rakyat have to go through. Today, that fellow is still there to blame the weather for causing the damage! What type of crap is that!

The country does not stand still when it comes to controversy...we have them everyday, yet those who are respnonsible are still sitting comfortably in their offices in Putrajaya as if thumbing their noses on the rakyat -- Apa lu boleh buat!

Cabinet reshuffle is done to streamline the administration and ensure that the policies that the party in power will implement. Look at this reshuffle, it gives the impression that the musical chairs are being moved around for some of the more junior portfolios. The heavy-weights remain in the ministries and continue to do the routine without any fresh ideas and programmes for the benefits of the rakyat. Deadwoods are there and you cannot expect any new ideas and new things to happen. I have not attached much hopes on this impending reshuffle before the announcement simply because, AB looks like more than a lame-duck PM waiting for his exit! How can you keep a team which is not coherent and play different tunes each time. Look at the Kepong ring-road mess, it did not have to wait until AB gave the direction. In fact. the minister responsible should have quickly got the job done so that the people as taxpayers who pay to keep them, having to endure suffering from the massive traffic jam each and everyday!. These "big shots" should be made to travel on this kind of roads to realize the frustration of the rakyat having to put up with the inconvenience! Of course, they have their sirens to blare away to clear the way for them that they do not suffer the stress that ordinary rakyat have to go through. Today, that fellow is still there to blame the weather for causing the damage! What type of crap is that!

The country does not stand still when it comes to controversy...we have them everyday, yet those who are respnonsible are still sitting comfortably in their offices in Putrajaya as if thumbing their noses on the rakyat -- Apa lu boleh buat!

What is the point of reshuffling? When the person is not performing, he/she should be dropped!

Noh Omar? Is he the one in the ear-squat scandal, and also the one who called the nine non-Malay ministers kurang ajar? That guy should have be thrown out for the ear-squat scandal alone. He's bigoted, arrogant and racist. Deputy Education Minister? Habis la, [ DELETED ]

why should same vellu go...he is the only one of the few ministers that bring our contractors to outside world and get them to business there...while the others just go overseas to spend the taxpayers money....

Well, maybe, the Opposition should offer some credible alternatives to the rakyat instead of the same old, same old moanings and criticisms!

The BN govt can be taken to task for the clear lack of succession planning - i.e. why is there no one deemed capable of replacing Rafidah and Samy, for example?

You can also fault the rakyat's penchant for bad-mouthing those who seem to have ascended the political or corporate ladder too fast - the equivalent of the Aussie "tall poppy syndrome". Why would any rational, capable Malaysian want to stick his or her nose into the political arena with all the nay-sayers and crap floating around?

Yup - Malaysians are good armchair critics, but put them to the test and they invariably revert to the comfort of the status quo. As you sow, so shall you reap - as the saying goes!

Its so clear cut now, being competent in the job is NOT the criteria. Winning party elections is the way to go. Are we to expect the stakes to be raised in future party elections?

I tot TengKu Adnan was filled for bankruptcy??

now full minister?? Pak Lah give him the high gaji to repaying the debt??

I like the photo..Najib looking over AAB.

Experts in body language out there any comments?

Spock say, "the Opposition should offer some credible alternatives to the rakyat"

What is "credible alternative"? An incumbants bureaucrat that work inside government? Or an experience politkus that know nothing about the job but polish by the local media with all sort of non-sense qualification that "sound" qualify ?

Nevertheless, all you ask will end up in void because the people failed for 4 decades to create strong opposition voice.

opposition the way to go...

With opposition, there is democracy...

but now, even with opposition, i more to a dictatorship...

Zam? Brace yourself for more attacks on the media.