PM: Why Sould I Resign?

As reported by Bernama today the prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi reiterated that he would not run away from his responsibilities.

"I am here. I am here. I am here. They make all the speculations that I want to run away, I've resigned. Why should I resign?"

"My Government has got a strong majority (although) not the twothirds (majority), but very strong...that is the stand of support."

The BN lost its two-thirds majority in Parliament, winning only 140 of the 222 parliamentary while the Opposition captured 82 seats.

BN also lost control of Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kedah and the majority of seats in the Federal territory besides failing to wrest Kelantan from PAS.

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Sabah BN Leaders Want More Cabinet Positions

The planned meeting between prime minister and Sabah's BN leaders has been seem as “an unprecedented chance” in the relationship between the East Malaysian state and Peninsular Malaysia.

The Umno led BN is now deeply dependant on the 54 parliamentary seats from Sabah and Sarawak to maintain the simple majority in the BN government.

Sabah and Sarawak hold 54 of the 140 seats Barisan won in the general election and the Sabah MPs now want a bigger say. They are likely to ask for more political autonomy and an increase in political representation in the Federal Government when they meet the Prime Minister soon.

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Is Pak Lah A PM For All Malaysian?

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi wants Opposition parties to be more responsible when making statements in order not to jeopardise racial harmony. In the 30-minute interview, he advised opposition parties in power in some of the states not to allow any community to feel marginalised and to think hard if they wanted to change policies.

However, the prime minister had silent on two main Malay newspaper, namely Utusan Melayu and Berita Harian for creating racial tension. Both the two newspaper had stoking racial tension with their headline "Tiada DEB" and "DAP Biadap"

How could a prime minister for all can adopt such a double standard in ensuring freedom of press?

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