The Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair (KLIBF) made its debut 27 years ago and is now the premier event for the Malaysian book industry. Since then, it has been an annual affair, looked forward to by the public and those involved in the local and international book industry year after year.

KLIBF has always attracted publishers from the USA, UK and other European and Arab countries, Australia, China, India and the ASEAN community. It has also become the market place to service librarians of Malaysian universities and colleges. Most will spend their annual budget during this 10 day event.

The KLIBF 2008 will be held as follows;

Date: 4th - 13th April 2008
Mon - Thurs: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm
Fri - Sun & Public holidays: 10.00 am to 10.00 pm
Venue: Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Entrance is free of charge.
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Popularity: 8% [?]

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Meng: With the above statement and with the reappointment of Muhammad Muhd Taib to the cabinet, it only shows that Pak Lah has not heard the rakyat. He still doesn’t get it. I am not sure if he is ill-advised.

It was not the cyber-campaign that led to BN’s disastrous results as the Internet only gave an avenue for the rakyat to release some tension and to vent their frustrations. Cyberspace helped each Malaysian realise that they were not the only ones who felt distressed but there were others who were equally frustrated.

Perhaps Pak Lah needs to know that the reason for BN’s fall is the frustration of being a Malaysian. From doing business to dealing with government civil servants; there is not an occasion when corruption and graft is absent. It is so rampant. Then in the backdrop, you have overt racist remarks spoken carelessly and without thought. There are difficulties in making ends meet with the rising costs of everything.

The call for the rakyat to change their lifestyle is matched with the extravagant lifestyles of our leaders. There is arrogance and a lack of sensitivity on the part of the government. This, dear prime minister is the reason for the rakyat’s anger and if you still cannot get it then I do not know how else to get this message across.
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Popularity: 5% [?]

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Image from WikipediaCharles Hector: The prime minister certainly does not decide on the question of who will be Menteri Besar. It is the elected members of state legislative assembly who decide - the menteri besar is the one who has the confidence of the majority of the members elected.

Ahmad Said has been appointed the mentri besar by the Sultan of Terengganu. He has the support of seven of the eight Umno division leaders in the state. Twenty-two (or should we say 23?) of the 24 BN Aduns apparently supported the choice of the prime minister, that is the former MB, one Idris Jusoh..

Ahmad Said has been stripped of his Umno membership for disobeying party leadership. Where was the show-cause letter? Where was that disciplinary board hearing? Where was his right to be heard and ‘fair trial’ principles? But what am I talking about for it is Umno and things work differently there. Leaders say jump and all who do not jump are no more a member. Since when has it become an offence for a member to disobey the party leadership?

Derhaka - would the behaviour and the boycott by the 23 amount to that? If the Sultan orders that you do A, and your PM orders that you do B? What do you do? Who will you obey? Kesetiaan kepada Raja dan Negara.
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Popularity: 7% [?]

Technorati Tags: menteri besar, perdana menteri, sultan, terengganu

Kemelut pelantikan Menteri Besar Terengganu telah sampai ke kemuncaknya.

Majlis Penasihat Pemangku Raja (MPPR) mewakili Pemangku Raja Terengganu telah berkenan menyampaikan watikah pelantikan sebagai Menteri Besar kepada Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Kijal, Dato’ Ahmad Said.

Meski pun pelantikan ketua kerajaan negeri itu diharap menamatkan tempoh penantian lebih dua minggu setiap rakyat Terengganu, ia berakhir dalam keadaan amat tidak menyenangkan.

Kecuali Ahmad, 23 lagi Adun Barisan Nasional yang turut menang dalam Pilihan Raya Umum, 8 Mac lalu membantah pelantikan itu. Jumlah 23 itu termasuk bekas Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh sendiri.
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Popularity: 7% [?]

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Azali Azlan, pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Agama (SMKA) Yan, Kedah, telah mendapat 20 1A dan satu 2A dalam peperiksaan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2007. Ini mengatasi rekod 17 1A yang dipegang oleh Nur Amalina Che Bakri dari Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Ulu Tiram, Johor Bahru sejak 2004.

Azali telah meraih 20 1A dalam matapelajaran Bahasa Melayu, Bahasa Inggeris, Matematik, Sejarah, Sains, Pendidikan Islam, Fizik, Kimia, Biologi, Geografi, Matematik Tambahan, Ekonomi Asas, Perdagangan, Prinsip Perakaunan, Bahasa Arab Tinggi, Kesusasteraan Melayu, Pendidikan Syariah Islamiah, Pendidikan Al-Quran dan As-Sunnah, Tasawwur Islam serta Pendidikan Seni Visual. Di samping itu Azali mendapat 2A dalam mata pelajaran English for Science and Technology (EST).

Azali yang juga merupakan Tokoh Nilam Kebangsaan 2007 adalah satu-satunya calon yang mengambil 21 subjek dalam peperiksaan SPM 2007. Sebelum ini beliau mendapat keputusan lima A dalam Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) dan sembilan A dalam Peperiksaan Menengah Rendah (PMR).
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Popularity: 33% [?]

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In 1969, the alliance suffered heavy losses. Dr Mahathir Mohamad then wrote a scathing letter to the prime minister. In the recent general election Barisan Nasional faced with another crushing defeat. His son also pens a letter to the prime minister.

Umno leader Mukhriz Mahathir has called for Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to resign after the ruling coalition’s unprecedented election setback. He is the highest-ranking member in Umno to have openly demanded for Abdullah to resign. Mukhriz’s letter to PM is in Malay (Surat Mukhriz Kepada PM) and below is the translation;

12th March 2008

Dato’ Seri,

Let me take this opportunity to thank you and the party’s leadership for the faith in me and the chance to contest in Jerlun as a Barisan Nasional candidate. With the blessing and hard work of the party’s leadership and machinery as well as the people of Jerlun, I have won the elections and am now a new Member of Parliament.

However, sadly enough, my victory is rendered meaningless in view of the defeat that Umno and the Kedah BN suffered in the hands of the opposition. Apart form Kedah, four other states as well as the Federal Territories also received similar humiliation in defeat.

In fact your own state of Penang was wrested by the DAP from the BN. Kelantan is again under Pas rules. In other states, the BN also suffered a similar humiliation when the level of BN support by the people has tremendously reduced. This, Datuk Seri, has never happened in the history of BN rule.
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Popularity: 31% [?]

Technorati Tags: abdullah badawi, letter, mahathir, mukhriz, pak lah, pm, resignation

Are you surprised by the results?

I think it’s shocking. Although I expected BN to lose but I did not think that they lost five states.

I’m sorry that I made the wrong choice in Pak Lah. I never expected a PM to reverse all the policies of the government. So I think the people on the whole must have been very angry. All the three communities, the Chinese, the Malays and the Indians, have reacted.

Will Tun pressure Pak Lah to resign?

I think he should accept responsibility for this. Just as in 2004, the huge majority, the huge victory was purportedly due to him 100 percent. Now he should accept 100 percent of the responsibility.

What do you mean by taking responsibility?

He has destroyed Umno, destroyed BN. And he has to be responsible for this terrible defeat.

If he doesn’t want to take responsibility, do you think that Umno will do something to make him go?

I think Umno people on the ground are fearful of this man as they have never been before. During my time they would challenge me. Here I was not allowed to speak. I was given invitations to give talk to Umno members but these were withdrawn. They say that the police told them to withdraw it.

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Popularity: 16% [?]

Technorati Tags: election, interview, mahathir, opinion

The 11th Election for Malaysia was held on 8 Mac 2008. There were 222 seats for Parliament and 505 seats for State.

Below is the 2008 election results;

The detail by political parties;

For the official and details result please refer Election Commission of Malaysia or The Star - Election Result.

Popularity: 9% [?]

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The 10th Election for Malaysia was held in 1999. There were 193 seats for Parliament and 394 seats for State. Below is the 1999 election results;

The details by political parties;

Popularity: 6% [?]

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