Horses' Mouths - November 1

AG’s Report: BN version? The total number of cattle brought into the farm was 8,016 between 2008 and 2010. Of that total, 5,742 were slaughtered up to November 2010. Therefore, the target of 8,000 cattle by 2010 was met. It is a success. Noh Omar, minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry, defending the RM73.64 million National Feedlot Centre project which was criticised by the Auditor General Red marks Just as a red report card should break the hearts of parents, so should the AG’s report break the hearts of the rakyat. Mahfuz Omar, PAS vice president Klang Bus Stand The 74 buses that make 260 trips from here daily... will be moved to a better, more comfortable place. Syed Hamid Albar, Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) chairman, on demolishing the landmark Klang Bus Stand to make way for the Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit (KVMRT) interchange with the LRT Not Taliban Do not [misunderstand]... we are not Taliban, we have also never copied Taliban’s style. Our views do not mean we are extreme in our actions, we don’t stop anyone from attending concerts or attack anyone [who attends concerts]. Nasrudin Hasan Tantawi, PAS Youth chief, on being branded “Taliban” for protesting gay singer Elton John's concert next month Lynas’ papers On September 19, we returned all documents for corrections and additional information. Fadillah Yusof, deputy minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, on Australian miner Lynas Corp’s submissions on safety requirements for its controversial RM1.5 billion rare earth refinery Universities and University Colleges Act So long as students are not unruly during their political activities where responsible freedom of expression is practised and do not touch on seditious or criminal content, MCA Youth fails to see why Section 15(5)(A) was even inserted in the first place. Wee Ka Siong, MCA Youth chief, saying the ban on students in politics is “unhealthy for any democracy to mature” Not one MCA MP fought for the repeal of Section 15 of the Act and suggestions for its amendment by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) MPs at the committee stage were also opposed by BN MPs, including those from MCA. Anthony Loke, DAP Youth chief, calling his MCA counterpart Wee Ka Siong a “hypocrite” for backing the court ruling against the UUCA Chua and Islamic laws His alliance with UMNO has caused him to fail to address the internal problems of MCA and he is now trying to hide his weakness and attract the support of the Chinese community by attacking Islamic laws. Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, PAS information chief, on MCA president Chua Soi Lek’s latest condemnation of Islamic laws