A necesssary evil: The new Malaysia cabinet lineup

I think this is a necessary line up for the time being. 1. Firstly Zahid need to be TPM so he can control the rest of the backstabbers in UMNO. If he loses power he'll lose his UMNO presidency and this Unity gomen will bite the dust. The traitors and backstabbers like Hishamuddin and Ismail are waiting for Zahid to go. So putting Zahid as DPM is a necessary evil. 

2. I think the deal with Zahid is Anwar won't interwith his court case and if he's found guilty he'll have to resign or be replaced. His case plus appeals etc may take another 2-3 years and that buys enough time for Anwar to clean up a lot of shit and put the right people in place. 

 3. With all the racial nonsense brewing .... PAS & PN are kicking up, this lineup will shut them up. One Indian and 3 Chinese ministers can't take over the gomen nor destroy the Malays for sure. This again is necessary to quell the Malay/Muslim population from more dissention and no reason for them to listen to those towelheads spewing nonsense. 

4. This buying time is crucial for Anwar to put things in place. Eventually some ministers will be replaced/removed and by those who can do the job. 

5. The key positions that are of utmost importance are held by capable and trusted ppl ie. Finance & Law......no more monkey business😁 Right now it doesn't matter how many PKR or DAP ministers appointed. What's important is Anwar is in control😉

Source: Unknown, from WhatsApp forward

 

Car prices reduction? UMNO/BN lied again

UM/BN 2013 election promised a gradual car price reduction up to 30% and "proudly" declared that its manifesto promises had been kept. But PaulTan.com blew the whistle and revealed that their calculations were based on unfair comparison - like comparing a Proton with a BMW, comparing models in 2013 with lower models now.

Read more at
http://paultan.org/2018/02/05/betul-harga-kereta-semakin-rendah-beberapa-tahun-terakhir-ini/
(Bahasa Malaysia)
or
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/411185
(English)

Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki (PAS) again propose join BN. His excuse.

Remember PAS research centre director Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki? Remember that news about a leaked WhatsApp conversation about PAS joining while PAS was still a component party of Pakatan Rakyat?

PAS research centre operations director Dr Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki, whose WhatsApp message about the party working with Umno went public, claimed that the message was about "analysing scenarios" of the party breaking away from Pakatan Rakyat.

Dr Zuhdi said on his Facebook page that the options of the party leaving the coalition was a request made by a PAS leader of the central committee WhatsApp group.

Read more at https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2014/07/29/pas-dr-zuhdi-says-whatsapp-message-exit-senarios/#kjH2Iau5jCiLkzPt.99

"PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli also hit out at the PAS member, Dr Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki, for the racial and religious tone in the leaked message.

In a sign of escalating tension between both parties as a result of the current Selangor menteri besar crisis, Rafizi also demanded that PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang state the number of PAS leaders who held such views."
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/3303875/all

Zuhdi is now again reported for PAS to join BN (Barisan Nasional). His excuse?
Former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad's "arrogance" and belittling of PAS' plan to form or be part of the next government has left the party with only two choices, a PAS strategist says.

PAS research centre director Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki said the choices are either for PAS to remain in the opposition, or to join BN in forming the next government.

What kind of morals/excuses can PAS offers to join in or support a corrupt and power abusing government just escape me.
(PAS still considering joining government with BN after general election)

Read more at https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/410096#u5ek1xzhRw0Pc7Wh.99

PAS still considering joining government with BN after general election

PAS had frequently been accused of supporting/intention to join UMNO/BN and denied by PAS. But here it is loud and clear that PAS do have intention of doing what it had been accused of doing:

PAS masih pertimbang sertai BN selepas PRU
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/2018/01/23/pas-masih-pertimbang-sertai-bn-selepas-pru/

Here it is clearly been reported that Azman Ibrahim, a PAS leader and committee member of the PAS Central Working Committee (Ahli Jawatankuasa Kerja PAS Pusat) stated that PAS would consider cooperating with BN coalition after the 14th General Elections.

Why would PAS, a claimed religious/political party, cooperate with UMNO/BN, a coalition that practices crony capitalism and political culture runs on money. All religions eschew bribery, corruptions and stealing.

ex EC chief asked BN supporters to boycott election

Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman, the former Electoral Commission chairman asked Barisan Nasional supporters who are afraid to voice out criticism of BN leadership to boycott the impending 14th general elections.

If he is only referring to BN supporters who may vote BN candidates, I support his call, otherwise I would call on them to vote for Pakatan Harapan instead. Why, because the corrupt BN government will not reform by itself. In fact Ambiga said categorically that it is imperative that the BN coalition should no longer govern Malaysia after such a huge scandal as !MDB.

I remembered witnessing Haris Ibrahim of People's Parliament had in 2008 (from memory) had torn a photocopy of Abdul Rashid in disgust at the actions of the EC chief then. I wonder is Haris would still do the same now.

Update: Dr. Mahathir claims boycotting elections is a BN ploy.

Khir Toyo palace: Where did he get the money from?

Umno Warlord's palace - sky view. When the next general election come, remember this photo (click on it to enlarge). Teoh Beng Hock lost his life due to MACC investigation over a miserly couple of thousand of ringgits. Khir Toyo could afford a palace (and not only that it was most probably located in a forest reserve) after only a few years as Menteri Besar and MACC never even try to investigate how he got so much of money to build this palace on his MB's salary:



You can see this when you take pencala link from duta!!
TOWARD DAMANSARA PERDANA NEAR ttdi

This is the palace that a warlord builds in Shah Alam.
This palace cost RM24 million, they said.
The warlord says he earns it thro" his businesses.
What businesses and what taxes do you pay?ax men and MACC never seem to question him. Why?
Things like these only happen in a failed state.
Warlords also exist only in a failed state.
Selective failure and prosecution are characteristics of a failed state.


SO WHAT HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS MAN ??? NO FURTHER ACTION ???
HOW COME THE SO CALLED MACC ARE SITTING IDLE OVER HIM ???
THE TAX GUYS TAKUT & MACC CHABUT ...SEBAB HE IS LOCAL MAFIA
& HE IS UMNO MAN ??? THEY THINK AFTER SOMETIME, THE PEOPLE
WILL FORGET !!!! TEOH BENG HOCK LOST HIS LIFE OVER A RM2,500/=
MACC ENQUIRY...!!! CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE WORDS WHY
AND HOW THE HELL THAT COULD HAPPEN ???

See for yourself, this is rumah Khir Toyo.....a gentle reminder to Malaysians !!!
He is not born in Malaysia ! He was born in Indonesia came over quite late. This Indon can join UMNO and become a politician! (former MB of Selangor). He called others - immigrants!

Looking at the background,I wonder if the land is a forest reserve.

Najib Abdul Razak proven liar again? - sport gambling license

Yes, if what was reported by Malaysian Insider in Vincent Tan blames illegal bookies, Pakatan for licence snub. If true, not just Najib but also the Treasury and the Finance Ministry too had lied for they had said in Parliament too that "“The government has yet to issue a license to Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd for bookie operation in Malaysia. The government has also not concluded discussions on the terms and conditions for licensing to Ascot Sports for bookie operations in Malaysia,” the ministry said in a written reply. Source: Najib insists no licence issued to Ascot Sports.

Najib had claimed that no approval to Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd. However, he had been reported not once but twice that no approval had been given:

Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in a written reply to questions from four MPs in the Dewan Rakyat, said the government has yet to conclude its discussions and terms concerning the legalisation of sports betting. Source: Bursa Malaysia to probe sports betting permit issue

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak insisted today that the Finance Ministry has not awarded a sports betting licence to tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan’s Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd. Source: Najib insists no licence issued to Ascot Sports.

And here is what Malaysian Insider reported

Tan (picture) said this at a luncheon with about 40 gaming analysts, where he was also said to have shown them a Finance Ministry letter dated Jan 13, 2010 that gave him conditional approval for the licence.

However, sources who saw the letter said the conditions made no mention of the government having to first gauge public support and that they had essentially been fulfilled.

A Berjaya Corp press statement released earlier today said the company was extremely disappointed at the government’s decision not to re-issue the licence “despite having granted its approval for the re-issuance of the same” — a phrase which was underlined for emphasis.

Berjaya Corp reported that the government had last month re-issued the licence to Tan-owned Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd after the original licence was cancelled by the previous Abdullah administration.

The licence itself is said to be worth RM10 million, an amount which was refunded to Tan following the government’s capitulation to public opinion on Friday.

Rosmah ad sponsor has something to hide

Someone or some party paid a lot of money for an advertisement in the New York Times (NYT) congratulating Rosmah, Najib's wife being awarded with a suspiciously obscure "International Peace and Harmony Award" by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), The cost of such advertisements ranges from US$180,000 to US$230,000 which converts to between RM580,000 and RM740,000 for a one-page ad.

However, everyone involved are evasive which points to them having something to hide and suggest guilt. The Nut Graph in Business council mum over Rosmah ad described how they try to uncover the true picture but met with people giving vague answers and not responding to clarifications.

After Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced in Parliament that BCIU was the organisation that placed the ad, another e-mail to Peter J Tichansky asked him to confirm who had actually paid for the award. This too met with no response.

A very reasonable query to Tichansky about when the obscure award was conceived and the criteria used in conceptualising the award, who were the other nominees and what qualified Rosmah for the award.

The New York Times too were evasive, again pointing to them hiding something. Initially NYT told The Nut Graph that the ad was placed by an ad agency on behalf of the Malaysian Government. This was announced by its Executive director for community affairs and media relations, Diane McNutty. They later retracted that and then claimed that it was a mistake but could not explain how such a high placed person as the director could make such a mistake.

All this point to someone, probably the Malaysian government or its croonies having spend a lot of money on a useless award and expensive advertisement to the detriment of the public. One more big fat reason why the BN should be kicked out from Putrajaya.

Why vote against UMNO BN - example Shahrir Samad

Note: the above is conditional on BN enforcing their whip to compel their elected representatives to vote along party line ALL THE TIME irrespective of the merits of an issue.

I have written before about why we should vote against UMNO BN at Barisan Nasional Members of Parliament, the whip and the DNA bill and Reject all Barisan MPs as long as the whip is imposed all the time plus Why I am a supporter of DAP: whip is not applied all the time where I explained that as long as Barisan Nasional maintain that the BN whip is in force ALL THE TIME and never allowed to vote according to conscience and in the interest of the nation and public, the Malaysian should vote against a BN candidate. This is because under this condition, a BN elected representative (Member of Parliament and State Assemblyman) cannot represent the interest of his constituency because he is always forced to vote according to how BN wants him to vote.

Now I feel compelled to revisit this issue plus take Shahrir Samad as an example because of a series of exchange between Dr. Rafick at his posts Kemana Melayu and Kemana Melayu 2.

Dr. Rafick contended that we should always elect "an individual with strong character that place the nation and the public interest above personal interest" and never vote solely because of the party he represents. And he took choosing between Azmin Ali of PKR and Shahrir Samad of UMNO as an example, saying that he would choose Shahrir because he is "because I believe Shahrir is far more intelligent and understand the people needs more clearly".

In better circumstances, I would agree wholeheartedly with Dr. Rafick. However, my contention is that Malaysia is facing perilous circumstances needing surgery cum with the fact that a BN elected representive is ruled by the BN whip all the time and thus will be representing his party interest and not that of the nation's and the rakyat's interest.

Dr. Rafick pointed to the times that Shahrir had been in and out of the cabinet as proof that Shahrir is a representative truly representing the interest of the public and the nation and invited people to do some research.

OK let us see what I have found. The best known incidence is when Shahrir could not get along with Mahathir, resigned, stood for re-election and won. Let us examine closer the circumstances surrounding this event:

"Shahrir was sacked that year in the events leading up to the 1988 Malaysian constitutional crisis and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah's challenge to Prime Minister and UMNO President Mahathir Mohamad. In 1988, Shahrir resigned from his Parliamentary seat, and ran for reelection in the resulting by-election as an independent." (source: Wikipedia: Shahrir Abdul Samad)

May I point out that the above was a tussle for power between Tengku Razaleigh and Semangat 46 versus Mahathir and UMNO Baru and in no way reflect acting in public or nation interest versus individual or party interest.

Another incident mention in Wikipedia: Parliament had been discussing the issue of a Member of Parliament (MP) who allegedly asked the Melaka Customs and Excise Department to "close one eye" to an illegal import shipment of timber. Lim Kit Siang of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and the Leader of the Opposition moved a motion to refer the MP in question to the Dewan Rakyat House Committee of Rights and Privileges. Several BN MPs quickly voiced their disagreement with the motion, but Shahrir — according to one source — "shocked the House" when he stood and spoke in favour of the motion in order "to maintain the integrity of parliamentarians and Parliament". The motion was eventually rejected — in line with the BN policy of not supporting motions moved by the opposition [3] — by the House. Shahrir walked out of the House and held a press conference in the Parliament lobby, telling reporters that "Even though it was an Opposition motion, we should support it for its importance to MPs and the House."

Now I am not sure if Shahrir did not vote but walked out of the House or he voted against, then walked out. Hopefully someone can enlighten me. In any case, perhaps I would concede Shahrir did "do the right thing".

However, let us look at more issues that are more important than the above "close one eye" incident. Let us consider the Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Bill 2008 where in the Nut Graph it had been explained so clearly and comprehensively why that was a very bad bill. In fact I even told MCA that if they pass that bill, if ever Pakatan Rakyat become the next government, it is feasible they can use that bill to incriminate them and get them hanged. The bill was passed (List of Bills Passed by Parliament in 2009). Now I would be very interested to know how Shahrir voted. However, I think I can make an informed guess that Shahrir did not vote against that bad bill, otherwise it would have made headline news which didn't happen. And lots of people postured that the reason for that bill is so that they can use it against Anwar Ibrahim in Sodomy 2.

Then how about that Elections (Amendment) Bill 2007 (List of Bills Passed by Parliament in 2007) which was obvious to everyone was meant to retain that hopeless EC Chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman for the pending 12^th General Election to ensure BN wins. You tell me, should laws of a country be amended for an individual for such purpose? And tell me how Shahrir voted in Parliament.

And the Special Complaints Commission nicknamed "fake IPCMC", a hugely watered down version of the IPCMC which all Malaysians who wants a credible police force will want. In this case, after much opposition, I believe it was withdrawn and never put to a vote. But I would venture that Shahrir would probably vote as how BN wants him to vote had that been put to the Parliament for voting.

I would say that Shahrir can probably be considered as the best of BN but I would venture to opine that Shahrir had contributed to the mutilation of the Malaysian Constitution because of the BN whip.



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http://suarakeadilantaxidrivermalaysiaonline.blogspot.com/2010/02/shahrir-samadswear-by-saifools-asshole.html

Big Time theft in Felda - Tan Kee Kwong

Here is an urgent letter from Dr. Tan Kee Kwong, son of the late highly respected Tan Sri Dr. Chee Koon, one rare Tan Sri who really deserved his honorary title. He has openly accused Najib Abdul Razak of grand theft in a letter the content of which I hope you will help spread to help make the citizens of Malaysia the colossal rape of our country under the despicable UMNO BN:

Date: Sunday, 6 June, 2010, 9:23 PM
Written by Dr. Tan Kee Kwong

Dear Sir

I write this letter with a very heavy heart. Just to put things in perspective. Finally after much soul searching I joined Keadilan in August 2008.

From 1999 to 2004 I was Barisan National Deputy Minister of Land and Cooperatives. My Minister Tan Sri Kasitah Gadam put me in charge of answering questions in Parliament regarding all Felda matters. In 2004, before Najib began meddling in Felda affairs. Felda was the pride of the oilpalm industry. It had 75 oil palm mills, assets of RM 7 Billion and a cash hoard of RM 4.5 Billion.

What I just heard upset me so much. I publicly accuse Najib of single handed destroying Felda! As of now out of the huge cash hoard of RM 4.5 Billion, only RM 200 Million is left. In actual fact with the record price of CPO for the past few years, Felda if managed properly should have cash reserves of RM 6 Billion! The reverse has happened and now it has only a pathetic sum left.

When Najib became Deputy Prime Minister, he put himself in charge of Felda. He gave the lame excuse that his late father Tun Razak started Felda, he should continue the family tradition of looking after Felda. In fact if the late Tun Razak khows what Najib has done to Felda , Tun Razak will turn in his grave. The same goes for the former Chairman of Felda, Tan Sri Raja Alias. Tan Sri Raja Alias did a excellent job in looking after Felda. The real reason why a very busy Deputy Prime Minister wants to micro manage Felda is now very clear, he wanted to have access to the huge cash hoard of Felda. What took 40 long years to build up Najib destroyed it in 5 short years.

On another note, I just heard on NTV 7 news that the BN government is going to buy 3 special ships for our Navy costing RM 2.2 Billion! Just a few days ago Dato Idris Jala announced that if we do not watch out, we will be like Greece in 9 years time. If things are so bad how can the Government justify spending so much money to buy ships, Money that Dato Idris Jala says we do not have.

So it is very clear that the Pakatan Rakyat MUST take over the Federal Governmentin Putrajaya in the next General Election. This is our priority to save the country. If the Pakatan takes over in 20 years time it will be too late, the country will really be bankrupt. So fellow Malaysians open your eyes to see how this country is destroyed by the greedy and corrupt politicains from UMNO/BN. Kick them out of Putrajaya! Register as a voter now!

UMNO/BN Government used Rakyat's money for self protection

Here is proof that UMNO?BN abuses their power as the current Malaysian government. According to Free Malaysia Today Govt hired APCO for protection, Barisan Nasional's Kota Belud MP Rahman Dahlan told Parliament today that BN “was forced to appoint” international consultancy firm Apco Worldwide to bridle and contain opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat. Since this was revealed in Parliament, it must be the truth as it should be in the Malaysi Parliament Hansard

“I want to say that RM77 million is the risk, the amount needed to rectify the damage triggered by Pakatan,” he said.

Now isn't that clear abuse of power? Definition: Abuse of Power Also found in: Wikipedia: Improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office.

What right does UMNO/BN has to use Government fund which is the public's money
pay APCO pay so much money supposedly for public relation but is actually to protect them (Barisan Nasional) from Pakatan Rakyat? If they want to do that, they should use their ill gotten gains. I am going to see if they can be sued for this.

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'Govt hired Apco for protection'
THU, 22 APR 2010 15:25

By FMT Staff

KUALA LUMPUR: In a shocking revelation, Barisan Nasional's Kota Belud MP Rahman Dahlan told Parliament today that BN “was forced to appoint” international consultancy firm Apco Worldwide to bridle and contain opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat.

Rahman said the BN government had to appoint Apco to protect itself from Pakatan.

“I want to say that RM77 million is the risk, the amount needed to rectify the damage triggered by Pakatan,” he said.

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is at this moment facing a probable suspension for his allegations linking Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s 1Malaysia campaign to the One Israel concept.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mohd Nazri Aziz had tabled a motion to refer Anwar to the Rights and Privileges Committee for saying that there is similarity in the concept of 1Malaysia and One Israel and for suggesting that PR firm Apco Worldwide may be responsible for these ideas.

Nazri’s motion, under Standing Order 36 (12), was supported by Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin.

The motion was passed by the House after hearing debates from eight MPs - four from BN and four from Pakatan.

Change in foreign policy?

PAS' Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad earlier told the Dewan that Khairy, who is also Umno Youth chief, and BN MPs had today failed to explain why Umno had inked an agreement with Apco Worldwide knowing its link to the Jewish community.

The ruling party also avoided disclosing details of the cooperation between Umno-Apco and instead diverted the issue to accuse Anwar of corroborating with the Jews.

Khairy had earlier waved, in Parliament, a document alleging proof of Anwar’s relations with former World Bank president and US deputy secretary of defence Paul Wolfowitz.

Anwar meanwhile slammed the government for defending its liaison with Apco.

“You can punish me but you can’t run away from the facts. The Public Accounts Committee has also once before expressed its reservations about Apco,” he said.

He also drew attention to the government’s foreign policy which he said had suddenly changed in direction.

“If it is true that Apco had no influence, then how is it that our foreign policy has suddenly changed?

“I have never denied my relationship with America but I am firm on the issue of Afghanistan.

“Our policy on Iran shows how weak we are. This has never happened in our history, even Dr Mahathir Mohamad (former prime minister) has never bent on the Afghanistan and Palestinian issues,” said Anwar.

Source: Govt hired APCO for protection,

Another chance for UMNO? BN? Fat chance!!!

Najib asked at his Pandamaran Chinese New Year washout: "Give us a chanceand we will prove that we are a government that can do the best for the people." (Malaysian Insider: Give us a chance’, PM asks Chinese).

Here are the reactions to Najib's plea: Lim Kit Siang: "Najib should ask Umno media like Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian and government tv and radio channels to give him a chance to prove that he is Prime Minister for all Malaysians".

While Najib goes around promoting his half baked insincere 1Malaysia, his UMNO goons and UMNO owned Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian go spewing racist hate utterances. UMNO/BN has plundered Malaysia for 50 years and now wants another chance so that their 50 years worth of misdeeds and robberies will not be uncovered by a change of Federal Government. Should he be given a chance? Fat Chance.

More reactions (Antares):

"Najib is part of a gang of Umno-bred white-collar criminals who have robbed the rakyat of billions over the years. They know that a new government could mean their misdeeds become public knowledge – and many of them could end up in jail or be forced to flee the country. When he pleads to be given another chance, what he really means is: “Please bend over one more time and get buggered by BN again.” I’m not a vindictive person and would not demand that Najib and Rosmah be excecuted by firing squad or hanged from a fancy lamppost in Putrajaya. But I do INSIST that they remove themselves – or be forcefully removed – from public office because they are morally unfit to pose as national leaders."

Former deputy Kalakau out BN, Pakatan support (translation)

Latest: Rough translation from Bahasa Malaysia. Better translation to follow:

TAMPARULI, Feb 18 - Former Federal Deputy Minister Datuk Kalakau Untol, today announced the resignation of his government-linked companies and his membership in the Barisan Nasional (BN).

Beliau mengumumkan pelepasan jawatan sebagai Pengerusi Superpanel (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, sebuah subsidiari milik penuh Lembaga Pembangunan Perumahan Bandar (LPPB) serta sebagai ahli Lembaga Pengarah Perbadanan Pembangunan Ekonomi Sabah (Sedco), di dalam satu sidang akhbar di sini. He announced the release position as Chairman Superpanel (Sabah) Sdn Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of City Housing Development Board (LPPB) and as a member of the Board of Directors of Sabah Economic Development Corporation (Sedco), in a press conference here.

Kalakau, 55, pernah berkhidmat sebagai Timbalan Menteri Buruh pada tahun 1986 hingga 1990 dan merupakan Ketua Pemuda Pertubuhan Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Bersatu (Upko) negeri selama 12 tahun sejak 1985. Kalakau, 55, had served as Deputy Minister of Labor in 1986 to 1990 and is Head of Youth Organizations Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun Murut Bersatu (Upko) state for 12 years since 1985.

Dengan peletakan jawatan dan keanggotaan dalam BN tersebut, beliau juga mengumumkan keputusan untuk melibatkan diri dan menyokong dasar-dasar kumpulan pembangkang Pakatan Rakyat, seterusnya membantu mereka menyebarkan penjelasan ke seluruh negeri dalam usaha merakyatkan dasar Pakatan Rakyat untuk mendepani pilihan raya umum ke-13. With the resignation, and membership in the BN, he also announced the decision to engage and support the policies of Pakatan Rakyat opposition group, thus helping them spread throughout the land clearing business in the People's Alliance for merakyatkan policy mendepani general election-13.

Kalakau menjelaskan walaupun pemimpin-pemimpin dari Sabah dari dulu sehingga sekarang telah melakukan yang terbaik untuk mempertahankan hak-hak negeri Sabah, namun pucuk pimpinan negara dan sebilangan pemimpin Persekutuan nampaknya tidak begitu serius dan komited dengan saranan dan tuntutan-tuntutan para wakil rakyat dari Sabah dan pihak kerajaan negeri Sabah sendiri. Kalakau explain even the leaders of Sabah from the first until now have been doing our best to defend the rights of Sabah, but the leadership of the Federation and a number of leaders seem not so serious and committed to the recommendations and demands of elected representatives from Sabah and Sabah state government itself. — Bernama - Bernama


Source: Malaysian Insider: Bekas timbalan menteri Kalakau keluar BN, sokong Pakatan

How much Barisan Nasional taken from Malaysia

Who still want to vote UMNO/BN needs to have their heads examined

This is taken from SteadyAK47: I know U know UMNO don't know plus fill-ins from comments as a permanent record of the pillage by this BN (Barisan Neraka) of our nation Malaysia:

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Bank Bumiputra 3.2 Billion
Maminco attempt to corner the world
tin market in 1980's
1.6 Billion
Betting in Foreign Exchange cost
Bank Negara in 1990's
30 Billion
Perwaja Steel resulted in losses
2.56 Billion
Valuecap Sdn Bhd - operation to
shore up stock market with public
funds
10 Billion
Bank Islam banking scandal - losses
700 Million
Sale of M.V. Agusta by Proton
for One Euro making a loss of :
348 Million
Wang Ehsan from Trengganu Oil
Royalty - 2004 -2007
7.4 Billion
Philharmonic Orchestra - since it
estabalished has swallowed:
500 Million
Advisors Fees per year
Mahathir
180,000.00
Sahrizat
406,726.00
Abdul Hamid Othman (religious)
549,675.00
Teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five
years
3.2 Billion
Of this money 2.21 Billion spent
on purchase of Information and
computer Technology - no breakdown.
Commission paid: Perimekar
and IMT Defence Sdn. Bhd.
910,000.00
Compensation Gerbang Perdana
for "Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge
1.1 Billion
CIQ Building - wasted building-
cancellation of the above bridge
1.3 Billion
Renovation of Parliament building
and leaks
100 Million
National Astronaut Programme
40 Million
National Service Training. Yearly estimate is approximately
500 Million
Eye on Malaysia
30 Million
Free tickets - Eye on Malaysia
5.7 million.
Soft Loan to PKFZ
4.63 Billion
Indelible Ink - Election Commission
2.4 Million.
Compensation to 20 highway co.
announced by Samy Velu in Sept 2006
38.5 Billion
Windfall for 9 toll concessionaries
soley from toll hikes in 2008 alone:
380 Million
Timber export kickbacks involving
companies belonging to Sarawak
Chief Minister & Family
32 Million
Bailout of Malaysian Airlines System
7.9 Billion
MAS buying painting for
Office (Munir)
1.55Million
Putra Transport system bailout
4.486Billion
Star LRT bailout
192.54 Million
National Sewerage System bailout
192.54 Million
Seremban-Port Dickson Highway bailout
142 Million
Kuching Prison bailout
135 Million
Kajian Makanan &Gunaan Orang
Islam
8.3 Million
Le Tour Langkawi bailout
3.5 Million
Others:
AP’s scandal have been going on year after year for more then thirty years involving a total mind boggling sum of tens of billions of Ringgits.
Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial land and forestry concessions to children and relatives of Barisan National leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of Ringgits.
Travel around Malaysia and see for yourself how many white elephants like majestic arches, roads paved with fanciful bricks, designer lamp posts, clock towers, Municipal buildings that look like Istanas, extravagant places of worships, refurbishment of residences of VIP’s, abandoned or under-utilized government sports complexes and buildings etc etc. The combined costs of all these will easily amount to the hundreds of billions of Ringgits.
Since 1997, Petronas has handed out a staggering 30 Billion Ringgit in natural gas subsides to IPPs who are already making massive profits. In addition there were much wastages and forward trading of Petronas oil in the 1990’s based on the low price of oil then. The accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of the Prime Minster only we have absolutely no idea of the amount!

From comments:
Still some more:

Monsoon Cup RM800 million
Collapse stadium & swimming complex in Trengganu.
Sime UMBC Bank RM800 million total loss by UMNO cronies
KTM bleeding RM100 million annualy
Malaysia Airports RM1 billion subsidy by BN govt
Sepang F1 circuit loss annualy
Corruption loss annualy RM10 billion
Scorpione submarine commission to Perimaker is RM500 million la.

What bout the collapsed stadium in Trengganu?

BN caught red-handed: Election Commission closed down Welfare Ministry event

Are we finally seeing some semblance of independence and fair play from the Malaysian Election Commission. All along, the Malaysian Election Commission had been seen as closing both eyes to wrongdoings by the UMNO/BN breaching the election rules.

PKR had complained that BN had abused government machineries for election purposes at the Barisan Nasional ceramah at Sama Gagah village where Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister Heang Siak Kee was giving a speech plus there was a Welfare Department bus with the department logo was parked plus BN flags, buntings and other materials. There was even the words "Please vote BN" written in Chinese characters on the stage. Sim Tze Tzin, Pantai Jerajak state representative also claimed that Heang Siak Kee had told participants that those above 60 years of age can claim RM200 from the organizers.

This time a surprise enforcement team led by Election Commission officer Sulaiman Abdullah raided the function and ordered it closed. Minister Heang Siak Kee shamefacedly had to stop her speech half-way and sneak away with shame.

Let us hope that this is the start of a new beginning for the previously highly tainted Election Commission. There is still one outstanding issue sticking up like a sore thumb - Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin use of an Armed Force helicopter on UMNO business. That is corruption and abuse of power.

Photo of Welfare Department vehicle misuse courtesy of Malaysiakini

Photo of a PKR member involved in the raid courtesy of Malaysiakini

BN's tyranny and citizens' response

The Barisan Nasional's government has become a tyrant. Why is that so? Read about BN's tyranny at REPRESSION, RACE, RELIGION AND ROYALTY. Here are some extracts:

UMNO used the ISA to detain the HINDRAF leaders, blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin, Selangor Exco member, Teresa Kok and the Sin Chew reporter. This was not done to protect the common good but to protect UMNO’s rule.

The Police are used to arrest and prohibit the people from exercising their constitutional freedoms of assembly and free speech. Peaceful demonstrations are brutally stopped by tear gas and water cannons of chemicals. Ceramahs in Perak are banned. Candle light vigils in Petaling Jaya are declared illegal. Lodging police reports are prohibited.

Government institutions are perverted and subverted. Senior Civil Servants by disingenuous arguments make shamelessly biased decisions to panda to their political masters’ desires.

In Perak, the Election Commission refused to call for bye-elections after the Perak Speaker declared the 3 seats vacant. The State Secretary booted out the Menteri Besar and the Exco when a motion of no confidence on the Menteri Besar has yet to be tabled in the Assembly. The Police cordoned off the State Assembly Building to prevent the elected representatives from attending. The assembly secretary countermands the Speaker’s call for a sitting, then locks the doors of the assembly hall and throws away the keys for good measure. The state assembly has to be held under a refuge of a rain tree. We now have Rain Tree Democracy. The Judicial Commissioner disqualified a litigant’s duly appointed lawyer and appointed the opponent’s lawyer for the litigant against his wish. This is a kangaroo court dispensing Palm Tree Justice.

In Selangor, MACC issued a public statement that it had found there was a good case of corruption against the Selangor Menteri Besar, YAB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim. If putting petrol into his car used for state official functions and donating cows to the poor are corrupt acts, why is receiving RM530 Million for buying a submarine not?! The Commissioner has violated the first principle of justice that a man is presumed innocent until he is convicted. The Commissioner had become prosecutor, judge and jury. In the case of Elizabeth Wong, there was a media frenzy in violating her privacy as the media rushed in like sharks to kill her political career. That was not journalism. That was gutter politics.

In Kedah, YB Arumugam had to resign as the state exco member and state assemblymen to safeguard his family from harm. After attempted bribery failed they threatened and kidnapped him to coerce him to crossover. Although he identified the perpetrator, the police released the perpetrator allowing him to make further threats. YB Lim Soo Nee and YB Tan Wei Xu received bullets when they rejected offers of several million Ringgit to cross over. Although a video had been taken by the then BPR officer of the negotiations and offer the only action taken by the MACC was to transfer the officer.

UMNO has betrayed the peoples’ trust in transgressing the powers given for its own ends. It has become a tyrannical regime.

What should Malaysians do?

The people then have a moral duty to rise up and oppose the illegitimate regime.

KT by-election vote buying at Hotel YT Midtown

Is the Barisan Nasional desparate and resorting to vote buying in the Kuala Terengannu by-election? Here is what Tian Chua of PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) has to say:

This election is tainted lah. With eh very, a lot of irregularitise, including money politics, including intimidations, government using government facilities to campaign. So we express our regrets this. And ah, and very unfortunate eh the government will as if like they will at all cost wants to win this election. Depends on how you look at it, but the is money being distributing, being distributed almost everyday. Ah they go to different places, giving 300, 500 and that sort of cash, handing it out with eh with the intention of persuading people to support eh Barisan Nasional. Eh this is unethical. I am not too sure what happened just now, but it looks like they are copying eh IC Identity card numbers of all the people and promising that eh if Barisan Nasional wins, tomorrow they will get the cash. So this is eh, this is eh in a way is a form of illegal vote buying. You cannot eh use money to influence or tempting for their voting persuasion. So this is happening here.

Source: Malaysiakini

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah admitted failure

Tengku Tan Sri Razaleigh Hamzah Umno member of parliament for Gua Musang castigated the current Barisan Nasional government's management of the economy in a stinging speech at today's 11th annual Malaysia Strategic Outlook Conference 2009.

He talked about how the government had failed to respond to the needs of the poor. He talked about how the education system crippled the youth of the nation, allowing them to grow up without the necessary skills needed to be competitive.

Of the socio-economic strategies he said: “We cannot comfort ourselves that we have sacrificed growth for social equity. If there is a trade off between growth and equity, we have not made it. We are failing on both counts.”

“Even if we manage to coast through this downturn, we will emerge with an economy that has failed to gear itself up to the demands of the global economy, fallen yet further behind the developmental path and locked ourselves tighter into a pattern of low growth.”

Asked by the audience what can be done to change the present political leadership to one better suited to guide Malaysia through the rocky times ahead, Razaleigh replied: “I tried but I failed.”

Read Lee Wei Lian's full report at Malaysia Insider's Has Ku Li gone rogue?

Kuala Terengannu by-election vote buying antidote

Sim Kwang Yang of Malaysiakini wrote of vote buying in the Kuala Trengannu buy-election in which voters are paid RM400 to vote for BN (Barisan Nasional) and the voter have to use a mobile phone (with digital camera) to take a photo of their ballot paper to prove that they actually voted for BN. I hope the KT voters would not succumb to this temptation and reject the offer. Otherwise if they want to take the money, what they can do is to first mark the ballot paper for BN, take a photo, then spoil the vote by marking for PAS as well. Any ballot paper with markings for more than 1 candidate will be considered as spoilt vote:

A vote for RM400

I read an account on the Internet by a Chinese youth in KT who is too young to vote. He has an uncle who is a longstanding member of the local MCA. Having been saturated with political education by DAP ceramah speakers, the uncle went to BN meetings and asked questions raised in the campaign. He was hushed down immediately.

So now the uncle has decided to vote for PAS, though he was offered RM400 by the BN for his vote. The wise nephew advised him to take the money and vote for PAS. The older man told him that he must photograph his vote inside the polling booth on his mobile phone, and send the picture of his actual vote to the paymaster, or else he would not be paid. If he does not have an expensive mobile phone, one would be provided for him. If he is found to have voted for PAS, all kinds of punishment will descend upon him after the by-election.

Having been at the receiving end of many campaigns of money politics, I find this story believable. This device of using the mobile phone to monitor voter's actual vote violates the secrecy of the vote, and is obviously against the election laws. But in a small town where everybody knows everybody, the uncle is unlikely to lodge a police report over it.

The obvious thing for the Election Commission to do is to ban all voters from bringing their mobile phones into the polling centre. The opposition election agents must also object vehemently to the use of the mobile phone inside the voting booth.

Najib Manifesto Racial: my Malaysian Status?

Update: Malaysiakini has reported that the manifesto is from a support group and is not official.

Photo of Najib Abd. Razak courtesy of Malaysiakini

Najib Abdullah the Malaysian Prime Minister to be???? revealed his manifesto today which unfortunately do not seem to indicate that if he ever succeed to become the Prime Minister, he will not be a Prime Minister for ALL MALAYSIANS. The part which caused me to think so is:

"I will defend the supremacy of the Malays until the last drop of my blood if I win the mandate of the delegates to become the next Umno president at election to be held in March 2009. This is the solemn promise I made to my late father before he died,”

This bit coming from a Deputy Prime Minister is very discouraging to me, a non-Malay born and bred in Malaysia with no other country to call my motherland other than Malaysia. Well is Malay Supremacy is of paramount importance here, where do I stand as a non-Malay Malaysian? Am I a second class or third class Malaysian? Is my status as a Malaysian secondary to those Malaysians who migrated to Malaysia from Indonesia or those born to Indonesian migrants but considered as a Malay?