Battle of press releases.
Tell you what's interesting in all this gobbledygook.
* Press statement issued when PM has diarrhoea
* Press statement issued when PM advises King to allow parliamentary sitting from July 26.
* NO Press statement when decision made to advise King to revoke EOs.
Strange but true.
Jun 6, 2021 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
After 99 years, KL’s Coliseum Café shuts for good: themalaysianinsight.com/s/319883
Walked past #coliseumcafekl last July, met Mr Foo, went in, snapped for posterity.
99 years of life, love & laughter now silenced by a pandemic, poor biz.
Jan 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
PM says Emergency
* not military coup
* no curfew
* civilian govt continues
* if King satisfied needs immediate action, can enact ordinances, ie emergency rules to mitigate #covid19, take over private hospitals, facilities, expertise to alleviate public hospitals burden
1/n
* enact ordinances to facilitate medical services
* get army, police involvement to assist civil matters in pandemic
* tighten borders against intruders
* enforce public health laws, raise penalties
* laws against economic sabotage, profiteering
* ordinances to be gazetted
2/n
Oct 23, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
So how did Malaysia get here?
9.5.18 - PH won GE14, Dr M is PM
16.5.18 - Anwar freed
13.10.18 - Anwar wins Port Dickson
31.12.19 - WHO receives notice of Covid-19
6.1.19 - Kelantan ruler quits as King
24.1.20 - Pahang Sultan made King
24.1.20 - Malaysia records 3 cases
1/4...
21.2.20 - PH meets on power transition
23.2.20 - Bersatu dines with Umno, PAS
24.2.20 - Dr Mahathir resigns as PM
24.2.20- Bersatu quits PH
29.2.20 - King says Muhyiddin has majority to be PM
1.3.20 - PN starts rule
22.9.20 - King in IJN for treatment
