Monday, July 27, 2009

Mad About the Frog

Just two days ago, I had declared that Kermit the Frog was my favorite Muppet character. 

But if you are familiar with the Muppets, then you will know that Miss Piggy is smitten with Kermit, to the point that she has professed that she is mad about the frog! 

So, here’s Miss Piggy doing her thing!

In The Malaysian Insider today, Selangor menteri besar, Khalid Ibrahim has ordered an internal audit on all his coalition lawmakers in order to clear the Pakatan Selangor government. 

He is really taking the bull by the horns – and this is obviously a very positive and pro-active move on his part. Kudos to Khalid for having the courage to call for this investigation. This order was made because of allegations of corruption that were targeted at some members of the Selangort state government.

And in another article, The Malaysian Insider opined that Malaysia’s much-hyped fight against graft is headed nowhere unless there is a seismic shift in the competence of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the Attorney-General’s chambers. 

This observation was made in the light of acquittals of high-profile cases that included Ramli Yusoff, Eric Chia, Saidin Thamby, and Mohd Mirza Taiyub (The Malaysian Insider, July 27, 2009).

Besides, law-enforcement agencies – the MACC and the Royal Malaysian Police – are already alleged to be engaged in selective prosecution. So what’s new?

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