Boy or boy...are people “critical” nowadays. Just about everything gets criticised. For instance Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s anti- hopping law proposal.

Dismal showing at the polls is finally forcing Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi to making tough decisions that he has avoided so far since winning a huge mandate in 2004.

For as long as they can remember, Malaysians have been told time and again that there can only be political stability in the country as long as the status quo is defended. This rather uninspiring message was, of course, delivered by none other than those who were already in power and who had every reason to wish to remain in power for as long as humanly possible.

About 10,000 people turned up at the Sultan Mahmud Airport here to welcome the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, when the king flew in here from Kuala Lumpur Saturday (29 Mar).

The Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs in Sarawak and Sabah begin to dance. At first, it is only a solo dance. However, more and more people are getting onto the dance floor including a high-powered BN team who has gone there to dance to their tune.

Perak's 10 state executive councilors were sworn in Saturday (29 Mar), ending three weeks of problems over the composition of its line-up among the incoming three-party coalition.

The new Penang government is starting ts own probe into dubious land deals of the past as it is not happy the one done by the Anti-Corruption Agency but it will first wait for a written report from the ACA.

Malaysian politics has entered into an era where nothing is impossible. Most of the people thought that it was impossible to deprive BN of its two-third majority in Parliament before the elections.

What is the most unpalatable pie in the world? It is not apple pie, nor it is “Popeye”. It is “humble pie”. This is a lame joke. Once upon a time, the Western elite would finished all the meat they hunt. Meanwhile, the remaining viscera would be made as pie eaten by the servants. Of course, the taste is bad, but they still had to eat it. Therefore, we have the proverb “humble pie”.

The people now can understand that the Malay rulers are indeed having a major power in a constitutional monarchy country like Malaysia. It is actually incorrect to the general perception that Malay rulers are only symbol in this “powerless monarchy” system and perform only ceremonial duties.