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The Annexe / December 2007

Today's headlines from The Star and the Malaysian Insider:

• Missing files from Perak's cabinets
• PM to announce new cabinet line-up today
• "The cause of the deterioration of Malay support for Barisan Nasional must be identified first," says Perak State UMNO Youth chief Zainol Fadzi Paharudin
• Anwar Ibrahim's announces plans to replace NEP with Malaysian Economic Agenda. The new MEA will keep the Malay agenda and draw up new agendas for the Chinese and Indians. "A color-blind initiative aimed at lifting the fortunes of all Malaysians."
  

It's going to be an interesting week!

On another note, I was invited to join the Kelab UMNO NSW on Facebook the other day by some dude. I paid them a little visit and found some things I didn't like:

• Tagline: 'Why Stand on a Silent Platform?'
• Everything is written in Malay
• "KUNSW ialah kelab masyarakat di New South Wales yang bernaung di bawah parti UMNO di Malaysia. Walaupun keahlian kelab hanya untuk Bumiputera, aktiviti-aktiviti yang dijalankan bersikap terbuka dan sosial tanpa mengira kaum, fahaman politik, atau umur. Aktiviti KUNSW antaranya ialah get-togethers, sukan, dan sambutan perayaan."

It made me feel uncomfortable. Firstly, what platform are you talking about?? Secondly, why do you have to write everything in Malay? Does writing it in English make you a lesser UMNO-er? While I do support Malaysian Student Organization programs and activities, I do feel that there's no need to establish a club that's for a particular race. We're miles away from home. No need lah like that. You're here. Go out and make new, non-Malay, non-Malaysian friends.

Listening to: Haruskah Pergi by Iwan Fals featuring Indra Lesmana