Friday February 13, 2009

Abdullah trapped in lift for 30 mins

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was trapped in a lift for 30 minutes when the doors jammed at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre.

The Prime Minister, accompanied by Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negri Tun Khalil Yaakob and Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Ismail Adam, had taken the lift to the concourse where he was to deliver a speech at the PSD Diamond Jubilee celebrations at 10.30am more

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What a joke to the country. In the first place, why on earth do you need to cover such story? Isn't this an everyday life story? Well, I'm not saying that you get stuck in lift everyday, but what's the biggy? Because it's to do with a VIP? I supposed the report should focus more on the PSD contribution as cover by later part of the news.

Also, a PM has been made the title of the story when a Yang di-Pertua Negeri is involve too? I think there's still an obvious distinction of superiority in Malaysia when it comes to rulers of the state isn't it?