Najib's five election issues

Ah, good to know that the Malaysian Insider has confirmed my posting Malaysia Airlines has arrived(March 20) on how the MAS-Air Asia deal [Read latest: MAS looks to delay AA deal] has become one of Najib Razak's biggest concerns for the 13th general election. According to Five issues holding up likely June polls by Jahabar Sadiq, the PM's biggest headaches are:  

1. Felda
2. Lynas
3. NFC
4. MAS-Air Asia and
5. Civil servants' pay review 

That was what I heard, too. Spot on, Mr Sadiq. 

But two snags with the report: 

1. JJ is not Chairman of the BN Manifesto Committee. There is no such post
2. The said briefing at the New Straits Times in Jalan Riong never happened 

I checked with friends at Balai Berita, yes their bureau chiefs came down from the various states for their "regional meeting" earlier this week and they had a so-called "election briefing", which was basically about how the newspaper planned to approach the PRU13 coverage. 

"It was an all-editors' meeting. Why would a politician be there? The Malaysian Insider should have known better," one senior editor told me. 

Well, now they do.

- rocky's bru