Zam to be dropped as 'Information' Minister ?

Following the appointment of Umno's 'Information' chief Muhammad Muhammad Taib as a Senator last week, there is now a widespread speculation that PM Abdullah is going to reshuffle his Cabinet and 'Information' Minister Zainuddin Maidin, who is an ex-Mahathir loyalist, would most probably be replaced by Muhammad Muhammad Taib who is also a former Selangor Menteri Besar.

Muhammad Muhamad Taib was once arrested by Australian customs authority for carrying a huge amount of cash in his luggage.

In the recently concluded Umno assembly, Zainuddin was attacked by a delegate for failing to use the Radio TV Malaysia (RTM) to promote PM Abdullah's so-called Islam Hadhari and the criticism was prominently reported by the now pro-Abdullah New Straits Times whose editor-in-chief Brendan Pereira, who is also widely seen as PM Abdullah's spin doctor, has recently been accused of plagiarism.

Aborted vacation
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0110/nat6.html

The picture gets murky
http://www.pathfinder.com/asiaweek/99/0115/nat2.html

The fall of Selangor's chief
http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/97/0425/nat4.html

Malaysia editor in plagiarism row
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6108666.stm

RTM blooper: 'I'm human' Zam on the evasive
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/47463

Zam: I won’t entertain rubbish
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/47164

Zam, you are not 'editor of the Malaysian media'
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/47034