Thursday, May 01, 2008

Dr Mahathir starts blog

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad started his own blog.

Dr M, Welcome to the blog world. Finally, I am able to know your views on the current issues which are not given much attention or ignored by the the Malaysian mainstream media .

Dear friends.. you may visit Dr M blog at http://www.chedet.com/

The 82-year-old Mahathir is the latest of the old guard politicians who have started their blogs after the March 8 elections in which the power of Internet was clearly on display. Mahathir's blog is named after his former pen name Che Det, or Mr. Det. This was Mahathir's byline when he wrote for the Straits Times newspaper more than three decades ago.

Dr.M has questinoing about the process of the appointment of new judges. Recently, The Malaysian Prime Minister announce that judges would be chosen by a Commission specially set up for this purpose. Dr.M questinong the process because no details have been made public as to the way the Commission would work.