New Cabinet Line-up

A new cabinet line-up has been announced. However, the conflict still remains. Surely Pak Lah will still have nightmares in his sleep. There were different reactions to his choice of ministers and deputies. NST has reported it as a cabinet of reforms (I wonder if it's really true). Still, many new faces has entered the cabinet including those who did not contest in the GE2008 (including contoversial faces, you can guess who).

I think internal politics of UMNO will be interesting to be looked at until the party's general assembly in August. The disgruntled party members who were dropped will play significant role in the greatest Malaysian drama. Pak Lah will have to be prepared for his decision to drop the big names. Even those who were selected to be deputies declined the post because they felt that they're senior enough to be full ministers. Of course, if there's someone more junior than you can become a full minister why can't you.

Bold moves by Mukhriz and Ku Li alone can put Pak Lah on fire. I think many other UMNO members are playing "wait and see". I'm looking forward for the next plot to unveil...