COMMENT | It s dia-mau-kerusi season again in the DAP
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COMMENT | It has been a long-running joke within the DAP after years of seeing desperate leaders fighting to garner seats to contest, that democracy in the party should be more aptly called “dia mau kerusi”, or “he/she wants a seat”.
I had to laugh when I read that a rather petrifying foreign observer commented that DAP leaders were having another slugfest between Chinese chauvinists versus Malaysian Malaysians and yet all the protagonists on both sides had western names like Ronnie, Tony, Hannah, Anthony…
Yes, you do not have to be an expert political analyst to know that it is election time again in the DAP at federal and state levels and that all the name-calling has less to do with democracy than with “dia mahu kerusi”.
25 Feb 2021 / 09:14 H. Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah (centre) posing for a photo with Dewan Negara president Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim (left) and Dewan Rakyat speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun (right) at Istana Negara on Feb 24. - Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24: The view of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah that Parliament can convene during the Emergency period proves that His Majesty prioritises supremacy of the Constitution, Umno information chief Shahril Sufian Hamdan said.
Shahril Sufian said every branch of the country’s democratic system must abide by the principles of the Rukun Negara, including the government (Executive).
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Mi Equipment Holdings Bhd group CEO & executive director Oh Kuang Eng.
THE Top 40 Richest in Malaysia list for 2020 saw the entries of new tech billionaires from five companies, as they became beneficiaries of the China-United States trade tensions as well as a Covid-19 pandemic-induced electronic equipment demand surge, as lockdowns forced people to work from home.
Net worth is computed based on the closing share price of the companies as at Dec 31,2020.
It is worth noting that Penang is the base for four of the five new tech companies on the list, with the exception of Melaka-based D&O Green Technologies Bhd
THE tech stock rally this month, which was particularly strong last week, should not come as a surprise to investors as many of the counters have hit all-time highs since last year’s June-to-August market rally.
The spectacular share price performances of these semiconductor and semiconductor-related stocks have been overshadowed by the rubber glove mania last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Until lately, that is.
One major factor fuelling the current rally is the global chip shortage, which has pushed up the prices of certain semiconductors and caused automotive firms to halt production.
But it appears that the shortage has become a boon to semiconductor players, including Malaysian companies, as lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting consumers to buy more smartphones, smart devices, smart TVs, computers and laptops.