Fire Drill @ My Office

Fire drill at my office block yesterday morning.

*Photos via SE K800i

TheStar: Wind up Proton as it’s a failure, says Bung Mokhtar

Tuesday October 19, 2010

BACKBENCHER’S Club deputy chairman Datuk Bung Moktar Radin has called for Proton to be wound up claiming that the national car maker had embarrassed the nation by trying to pass off a rebadged Mitsubishi Lancer as the Proton Inspira.

Bung Moktar (BN-Kinabatangan) said he could not accept Proton’s excuse that it was too costly to develop its own car to replace the Proton Waja.

“Proton said it would cost RM700mil to produce a new car. If it cannot afford (to design a new model), then just close down.

“Do not embarrass the country. Proton has been doing research and development for years. Don’t tell me that there is no design that can make the people proud,” he said while debating the Budget 2011....

Read more at http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/19/parliament/7254133&sec=parliament

TheStar: Highlights of PM's Budget 2011 speech

Click on link to view the latest Malaysia budget 2011 highlights on TheStar.
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/15/budget/20101015160648&sec=budget

Full text of PM Najib’s Budget 2011 speech
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/10/15/budget/20101015174503&sec=budget