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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:00:33 GMT--><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><title>current affairs</title><subtitle>current affairs</subtitle><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/</id><link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/"/><link rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/atom.xml"/><updated>2009-10-14T06:28:26Z</updated><generator uri="http://www.squarespace.com/" version="Squarespace Site Server v5.8.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)">Squarespace</generator><entry><title>Wake Up Call for Pakatan Rakyat</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/10/12/wake-up-call-for-pakatan-rakyat.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/10/12/wake-up-call-for-pakatan-rakyat.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-10-12T06:22:00Z</published><updated>2009-10-12T06:22:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The Bagan Pinang by-election, which saw Umno’s Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad winning with a whopping majority of 5,435 votes and sweeping all the eight voting streams, should be a wake-up call for Pakatan Rakyat (PR).]]></summary></entry><entry><title>The Taking of Selangor 123</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/8/10/the-taking-of-selangor-123.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/8/10/the-taking-of-selangor-123.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-08-10T06:24:00Z</published><updated>2009-08-10T06:24:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[It is apt that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who happens to head Barisan Nasional (BN) in Selangor, has signalled the ruling coalition's intention of reclaiming Selangor from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) by calling for the BN to change, beginning with Umno.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Beware The Ultra Game</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/7/21/beware-the-ultra-game.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/7/21/beware-the-ultra-game.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-07-21T06:27:00Z</published><updated>2009-07-21T06:27:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was lucky that the bulk of his tenure was before the age of the Internet. Towards the tail end of his administration, blogs were just starting to emerge. They certainly were not as prevalent as they are today. And there was no Facebook, Twitter or podcasts.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Don't Let Teoh's Death Be In Vain</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/7/20/dont-let-teohs-death-be-in-vain.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/7/20/dont-let-teohs-death-be-in-vain.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-07-20T06:25:00Z</published><updated>2009-07-20T06:25:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Much has been said and written about the tragic death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock. There is anger, sadness and confusion over what has happened.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Unity government a betrayal all around</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/6/23/unity-government-a-betrayal-all-around.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/6/23/unity-government-a-betrayal-all-around.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-06-23T10:11:55Z</published><updated>2009-06-23T10:11:55Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[The much-hyped, but now abandoned, unity-government concept, first touted by PAS President Datuk Seri Hadi Awang in March, and welcomed by all and sundry within Umno is a betrayal.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Perak situation: Let the people vote</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/5/11/perak-situation-let-the-people-vote.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/5/11/perak-situation-let-the-people-vote.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-05-11T09:51:00Z</published><updated>2009-05-11T09:51:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[And so the High Court has ruled that Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is the rightful menteri besar of Perak. However, there is little hope that the court’s decision alone will bring about a firm resolution to the muddled political situation in the state.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Why defeat is good for Najib</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/4/8/why-defeat-is-good-for-najib.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/4/8/why-defeat-is-good-for-najib.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-04-08T09:54:00Z</published><updated>2009-04-08T09:54:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Barisan Nasional had many things going for it in the run-up to the by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Pak Lah's quiet revenge</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/24/pak-lahs-quiet-revenge.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/24/pak-lahs-quiet-revenge.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-03-24T20:52:00Z</published><updated>2009-03-24T20:52:00Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the March 8 general election, Khairy Jamaluddin was blamed for many of the mistakes made by outgoing Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Towards an open society</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/23/towards-an-open-society.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/23/towards-an-open-society.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-03-23T18:18:40Z</published><updated>2009-03-23T18:18:40Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[In the countdown to the annual Umno General Assembly, calls to preserve the dignity of the Malays are a constant refrain. This is not at all surprising, since the party exists to champion the rights of the Malays, and politicians love to assume the role of heroic leadership on any given day.]]></summary></entry><entry><title>Karpal Singh - bad cop</title><id>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/2/12/karpal-singh-bad-cop.html</id><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/2/12/karpal-singh-bad-cop.html"/><author><name>Oon Yeoh</name></author><published>2009-02-12T03:59:59Z</published><updated>2009-02-12T03:59:59Z</updated><summary type="html" xml:lang="en-US"><![CDATA[Karpal Singh — truly a lion in the winter if there ever was one — has been roundly criticised by many people for suggesting that Pakatan Rakyat (PR) supremo Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim step down for fostering the party-hopping culture that led to the loss of Perak to Barisan Nasional (BN).]]></summary></entry></feed>