The opening ceremony of an East Asia Media Forum here in Bangkok had just been over when I received an SMS on my handphone.
“TAHNIAH KAWAN SDRA SABREE CHEEK JADI MEN PENERANGAN!”
A while later came another message :“What’s Shabery no?”
Yet another, a few minutes later.
“Kawan baik hang shabery cheek jadi menteri kita.”
I could feel the excitement back home as the Prime Minister announced his Cabinet line-up following the Barisan Nasional’s fresh mandate in the just-concluded general elections.
Shabery had convincingly trounced a Parti Keadilan Rakyat hopeful to retain the Kemaman seat, paving the way for a deserving promotion as the Minister of Information.
He had been the Parliamentary Secretary to the Foreign Ministry prior to the elections.
Knowing Shabery, I’m sure he will be bringing fresh ideas and approaches to deal with the alternative media especially blogs, seen to have made a big impact in the recent polls.
Even before the day was over, another message came in:
“Bro. tlg sms hp no ahmad shabery. Tk”
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