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There is anger, sadness and confusion over what has happened.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-5482473.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Unity government a betrayal all around</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:11:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/6/23/unity-government-a-betrayal-all-around.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:4412932</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-4412932.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Perak situation: Let the people vote</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 09:51:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/5/11/perak-situation-let-the-people-vote.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:4201139</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-4201139.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why defeat is good for Najib</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:54:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/4/8/why-defeat-is-good-for-najib.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:4201144</guid><description><![CDATA[Barisan Nasional had many things going for it in the run-up to the by-elections in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-4201144.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Pak Lah's quiet revenge</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/24/pak-lahs-quiet-revenge.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:3481162</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-3481162.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Towards an open society</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:18:40 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/3/23/towards-an-open-society.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:3424214</guid><description><![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.]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-3424214.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Karpal Singh - bad cop</title><dc:creator>Oon Yeoh</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:59:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/2009/2/12/karpal-singh-bad-cop.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6349:1433267:3013944</guid><description><![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).]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://oonyeoh.squarespace.com/current-affairs/rss-comments-entry-3013944.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>