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dari ChangkatNingkeBTP Azzem Ambalam / The Malaysian Insider    February 24, 2011 REPRINT  Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has shot down a challenge from the Prime Minister Najib Razak for him to name a Shadow Cabinet. “There (is) no need for a shadow Cabinet, because we already have our parliamentary committees which oversee aspects of governance from the PM’s department to other ministries,” he was quoted as telling reporters yesterday. However, I strongly disagree. In any parliamentary democracy, there is a government and there is an opposition. The role of government is written in black and white and the opposition’s job is to provide a check and balance to the government of the day. In Malaysia, it is easier said than done, due to our being an almost one-party state for the greater part since independence. Over the years in Malaysia, the role of the opposition has become somewhat ambiguous, with many people not really knowing or understanding the proper role of ...

dari ChangkatNingkeBTP Liverpool owner John W Henry says Roy Hodgson's style of football was not suited to the club and feels there was no better man than  Kenny Dalglish  to take them forwards. Under Hodgson, Liverpool endured their worst start to a season for almost 60 years and had been battling to stay clear of the relegation zone but, following the interim appointment of Dalglish, now look ready to challenge for a place in the top four. After two defeats and a draw in his first three games, Dalglish has overseen four successive victories including Sunday's  1-0 win at Chelsea , and Henry is delighted with the improvement in performances. "We wanted a 'caretaker', and we wanted to change the type of football we were playing," Henry said in the  Liverpool Echo . "We wanted it to be a more positive, 'pass and move' philosophy, which would help stabilise the club. "The team was playing in a way which wasn't suiting the club. It is ...