Malaysiaku, Negaraku

  A concern what may happpen here if the matter is not reported ro the respective government departments, I took it on myself to alert the Council President of Selayang Municipal Council. Not a single response from him till today after nearly a week. Following the advice from Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof our deputy prime minister, I sent the same picture to the engineer of JKR Gombak who gave some advice; unfortunately she has been transferred elsewhere. However she told me the slope is within the land belonging to TNB.  Before I could do anything further, I received the response from DS Fadillah. Alas! I can feel safer whenever I drive on the road just below:  Here is my tribute to him, acknowledginh him as a people’s politicians:  Salute Datuk Seri Fadillah  A leader's heart, a problem solver's might, DS Fadillah Yusof, shining with purpose bright. With respect, we watch you take the lead, Addressing issues, planting seeds. With care and diligence, you pave the w...

  In a recent article by Malaysiakini, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Shamsul Azri Abu Bakar has reportedly defended Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim saying that there was no attempt by Anwar to delay the disclosure of findings in the investigation into MACC chief commissioner Azam Baki’s share ownership. Before you roll the eyes, saying that “Shamsul must be lying,” let us just put on our analytical hat for a moment, so that we are not drawn further into the bonfire as this social experiment suggests, and I see this happening in Malaysia. As a chemist, one of the skills that we develop over the years is the ability to analyse unknown chemicals. We are often given a problem to solve. To find out the nature of the “mystery” chemical, we have to carry out a series of experiments, run spectrophotometry tests, to break down the product and then reassemble it together to make an intelligent guess what the chemical is. So, let us breakdown the story in Malaysiakini, and...