Friday, March 28, 2014

On Malaysia politics & MH370 (update2)

'Deputy Defence Minister should resign' Free Malaysia Today  - FMT Staff, March 28, 2014; http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2014/03/28/deputy-defence-minister-should-resign/;  It is simply unacceptable for the Deputy Defence Minister to be so irresponsible in his statements, says Gelang Patah MP. lim kit siang PETALING JAYA: DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang today called for the resignation of Deputy Defence Minister Abdul Rahim ...

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Why Malaysia Will Say Almost Nothing About the Missing Plane. Malaysia's dearth of communication about Flight MH370 isn't surprising given its governing coalition's habitual disinterest toward the press and lack of transparency; http://newsletters.businessweek.com/c/1168803/60398984a45ac407/33
 
US lawmakers claim help resisted? http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-16/jet-probably-crashed-in-ocean-as-u-s-help-resisted-lawmakers.html

Malaysia’s Crisis Hurts Najib Heir-Apparent as Criticism Swells; By Sharon Chen and Manirajan Ramasamy  Mar 26, 2014; http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-25/malaysia-s-crisis-hurts-najib-heir-apparent-as-criticism-swells.html;  ... Malaysia’s handling of the search for missing Flight 370 has turned the official groomed to become the country’s next prime minister into a lightning rod for criticism, hurting his chances to lead the nation. Hishammuddin Hussein, the defense and acting transport minister, has led almost all daily press conferences held since the Malaysian Air plane dropped off air-traffic controllers’ screens March 8. The relation of three prime ministers and the grandson of the ruling party’s founder has stoked ire among passengers' families and China's government with his self-contradictions and failure to provide definitive answers.... Razali Ibrahim, deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and an UMNO supreme council member, said “we are very pleased” with the way Hishammuddin is handling this crisis. Based on feedback from party members, “they strongly believe Hishammuddin is managing his task well, in a very professional way, despite under tough circumstances,” he said.

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31 March, background information - MAS share price chart (5 years), from Bloomberg.com



 

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