In one of my recent postings, I talked about taking a train ride from Glasgow to London's Euston Station. Even back then, British Rail was famously notorious for always being late – so those of you who incessantly complain about KTM – it may be comforting to know that this is not a new phenomenon. Today, Virgin Trains, which operates the London-Scotland line, says seven in every 10 journeys on the line have been late. According to BBC News (January 07, 2009), it was reported that passengers have experienced lengthy delays in the biting cold, been shuffled onto replacement buses or forced to abandon journeys altogether – so much so, that it has become a serious contender for the title of Misery Line. It just goes to show that sometimes, there are things that never change!
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Yesterday also featured a New Straits Times news report that Malaysian conglomerate, Sime Darby has dropped plans to buy Institut Jantung Negara (IJN) because of vociferous objections from the public. Now this is good news indeed – companies like Sime Darby are getting too greedy.
But what is also baffling is that the Cabinet had initially approved this sale in principle – gee whiz, they sure considered the interests of the rakyat, don’t they? How could they?
Our Andy McDonough's CDs saw a good push this week, and todate, we have now sold 621 CDs. Mathew, let's push on... HICT students and their friends are supportive!
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