Penang for Teoh Beng Hock needs your support

Updated with new speaker Ms Nora Murat from Amnesty International Malaysia.

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Teoh Beng Hock's body was found on the morning of 17 July 2009 below the 14th floor window of the Selangor MACC office in Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam. A purported suicide note by Beng Hock emerged at the eleventh hour of the inquest into his death. Interests were also generated internationally by the MACC counsel for his comical (and nationally embarassing) line of questioning during the inquest.

Will Teoh Beng Hock get justice and will the real truth on the cause of his death be uncovered?

Welcome to a public forum at the Han Chiang College in Penang this Sunday afternoon. Show your support to Beng Hock's family as his sister will also speak in this forum.

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Public Forum: "Penang for Teoh Beng Hock"

Date:
Sunday 5 September 2010

Time:
2.30 - 4.30pm

Venue:
Han Chiang College,
Jalan Lim Lean Teng, Penang.

Speakers:
Ms Teoh Lee Lan (Teoh Beng Hock's sister)
Dato' Dr. Toh Kin Woon (President, Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre)
Mr. P. Ramakrishnan (President, Aliran)
Ms Nora Murat (Executive Director of Amnesty International Malaysia)
Moderator:
Mr. Ng Eng Kiat (Secretariat, SUARAM Penang).

Co-organisers:
SUARAM Penang
Aliran
Sembang Forum Group
Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre, Penang Branch
Amnesty International Malaysia

ADMISSION IS FREE. ALL ARE WELCOMED.

Location map: n Chiang College, Jalan Lim Lean Teng, Penang

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Celebrate Malaysia Day: Sape Tour at Pasar Seni

Malaysia Day Sape Tour

Halo friends in Penang & KL,

How about meeting a Penan musician on Malaysia Day?

You may have heard in the media, something of the Penans being bullied while defending their rainforests, and not sure why they are adamant to stick to their nomadic lifestyles while almost everyone else rush mindlessly towards the modern world. There is something about them which refuse to go away. But how to find out more about them-they seems so fa...r away? Hey, Here is a golden opportunity: How about meeting a talented Penan musician here in Penang and KL for a Malaysia Day celebration? Get to know first hand what it is about leading a least impacting lifestyle in Sarawak's world renown rainforest? Nothing beat face-to-face encounter if you are not satisfied to keep the Penans as an enigma! Remember: Penans are also also our fellow Malaysians, who could one day, who knows, be our friends next door!

Kilah Kuit is a leading Penan sape player from Murum, now living in Sg Asap, Belaga. He has been noted for his musical talent in Belaga from young. He has been invited to play his electric sape for various functions such as new year, welcoming parties, festivals, and even funerals. His expertise in playing the unique musical instrument from the Orang Ulu of Sarawak has made him a much sought after partner for many other well known local sape players in Sg Asap, Belaga. Sape is best played as a duet performance, according to local experts. For this trip he will partner with Miku Loyang, the president of the Kayan Cultural Association, to present his captivating jazzy compositions!

Come to meet this best kept secret from the Borneo rainforest. Find out what is in the music that can keep up the spirit of these special community-many of whom are still leading an endangered forest dwelling lifestyle! Official figures put their number at 16 000, about the smallest ethnic group in Sarawak.

Another partner in the Sape group performance is Juna Saran, wife of Miku Loyang, who has consented to perform her special Ngajat dance for the Penisular audiences.

Malaysia Day will be celebrated for the first time as a national holiday on Sept 16th this year.

When & where?

Sept 15th, 8.00pm, in Soundmaker, Penang(62 Weld Quay, roof top) &

Sept 16th, 8.00pm, in Central Market Annex, KL.

Exhibitions: On Bakun Dam and 1st Anniversary of Sarawak Road Shows,
plus mini-film fest on Sarawak from 3.00pm at both locations. More
details to come!

Enq. 013-5900339( Ong), 016-4458980( Cheong) -Penang;
019-6838397( Yeoh), 016-2530424( Liew)-KL

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If you cannot express yourself you are already behind bars - Mbana Kaitako

Namewee's Siapa bikin Malaysia Kaya

Here is Namewee's rebuttal to Siti Inshah Mansor the racist Headmistress who asked Chinese to go back to China and referred to Indians as dogs:



You may also wants to read Namewee, O Namewee, when will you ever learn? by Lim Sue Goan.

Public Forum: "Penang for Teoh Beng Hock"

Teoh Beng Hock's body was found on the morning of 17 July 2009 below the 14th floor window of the Selangor MACC office in Plaza Masalam in Shah Alam. A purported suicide note by Beng Hock emerged at the eleventh hour of the inquest into his death. Interests were also generated internationally by the MACC counsel for his comical (and nationally embarassing) line of questioning during the inquest.

Will Teoh Beng Hock get justice and will the real truth on the cause of his death be uncovered?

Welcome to a public forum at the Han Chiang College in Penang this Sunday afternoon. Show your support to Beng Hock's family as his sister will also speak in this forum.

***********************************************************************************************

Public Forum: "Penang for Teoh Beng Hock"

Date:
Sunday 5 September 2010

Time:
2.30 - 4.30pm

Venue:
Han Chiang College,
Jalan Lim Lean Teng, Penang.

Speakers:
Ms Teoh Lee Lan (Teoh Beng Hock's sister)
Dato' Dr. Toh Kin Woon (President, Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre)
Mr. P. Ramakrishnan (President, Aliran)
Mr. Ng Eng Kiat (Secretariat, SUARAM Penang).

Co-organisers:
SUARAM Penang
Aliran
Sembang Forum Group
Lim Lian Geok Cultural Development Centre, Penang Branch.

ADMISSION IS FREE. ALL ARE WELCOMED.

Location map: Han Chiang College, Jalan Lim Lean Teng, Penang

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Protest BBC Hardtalk canning RPK Interview

All of us had been looking forward to viewing the much anticipated interview of RPK (Raja Petra Kamaruddin) on BBC News Hardtalk but the interview had been cancelled seemingly for being potentially defamatory because issues to be discussed impact ongoing court cases in Malaysia. If that is true, the issue should not be defamation but more accurately being subjudice. The fact that BBC News got it wrong probably point to their excuse being not very credible.

If you feel strongly about this cancellation, do make a complaint over at BBC Complaints form

PAS asked Malaysians to give absolute trust

Free Malaysia Today reported PAS President Abdul Hadi Awang as saying 'Give us your absolute trust,” PAS tells Malaysians.

It will be great if we can trust PAS absolutely as then securing a Consensus between PAS and DAP on its struggles to win Putrajaya would be an easy job.

However, from that article, it looks like the basis of this absolute trust in PAS will be based on:

1. UMNO's misdeeds
2. non-Muslims' peers in the communities in Kelantan, Terengganu and now Kedah, Penang and Selangor (Pakatan Rakyat controlled states)
3. “We (PAS) have always been consistent with our stand and administrative approach. Islam is about justice and fair treatment...”

Are these enough? Hopefully we can get PAS to be more specific on the basis upon which we Malaysians can depend to absolutely trust PAS.

"Give us your absolute trust,"PAS tells Malaysians
WED, 01 SEP 2010 12:11
By FMT Staff

KUALA LUMPUR: At a time when the country is grappling with its own issues of faith and trust laced with fear, PAS is asking Malaysians to believe in the party.

“Give us your absolute trust and allow us to replace Umno and lead this country. We pledge to be fair to all and urge Malaysians to give PAS their trust as an alternative leadership to Umno,” said party president Abdul Hadi Awang.

He said Umno could no longer be trusted because it was now desperate, reckless and uncaring of how divided and suspicious the communities were.

He said Umno’s aim of confusing the Muslims and the public with a distorted version of true Islamic teachings and blatantly stoking racial intolerance was creating discord and distrust.

“We urge non-Muslims not to judge PAS by Umno’s discriminative standards and distorted understanding of Islam,” Hadi said last night.

He said if non-Muslims were unsure of PAS’ capabilities, they just needed to speak to their peers in the communities in Kelantan, Terengganu and now Kedah, Penang and Selangor.

“We have always been consistent with our stand and administrative approach. Islam is about justice and fair treatment...” he said.

According to him, the reason for the confusion these days was the deviant understanding of Islam as propagated by Umno during all its years of rule.

He said Umno had never stopped using religion and racism as a weapon to frighten multi-racial Malaysia into supporting the party.

Dangerous tactic

The worst and most dangerous tactic of Umno is projecting an image to the public, especially the Malays, that its decisions were in accordance with true Islamic teachings.

"They have mixed and meshed their narrow perspective on racism and linked it to appear like it's the teachings of Islam,” he said, adding that Umno-linked media had helped propagate these sentiments by giving the impression that the ties between the races was at its worst.

He said Muslims were being hit with confusing interpretations of Islam, while non-Muslims were being incited with racial slurs.

"I wish to advise the media to stop fanning racial issues because it is only confusing the Muslims and endangering their ties with others.

“It is time for Muslims to be discerning and to weigh whatever they hear and read.

“They should avoid being trapped by misleading information disseminated by Umno and its agents,” he said, adding that PAS was willing to face the National Fatwa Council to explain the guidelines to Islamic teachings if invited to do so.

Hadi's comments come amidst fears that the country may be on the road to self-destruction following wanton interpretations of Islamic teachings, socio-cultural intolerance and rising inflation.

Yesterday in his National Day message, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak called on Malaysians to practise restraint and value what they have inherited.

He said society should not allow the Malaysian way of life, which is based on diversity and moderation, to be undermined by extreme attitudes which manifest themselves through racial and religious issues.

"Everything which we have achieved, everything which we have built, and things which are dear to us, will be destroyed.

"We should, therefore, value the prevailing peace, harmony and stability in the country," he said

Citizens for PAS DAP Consensus

Further to Solution for PAS DAP disagreement re Hudud & Islamic State, it is good to announce that we are now a team of 4 and possibly one more from PAS. The first thing is what are we going to call our initiative/efforts/drive/......

I had suggested PAS DAP Conciliation initiative. A member suggested consensus is a better word so let's look at the definitions of these 2 words

Conciliation: the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled; "there was a brief period of conciliation but the fighting soon resumed"

Consensus: Consensus is defined in English as, firstly, general agreement and, secondly, group solidarity of belief or sentiment. It has its origin in a Latin word meaning literally to feel together.

OK perhaps Citizens for PAS DAP Consensus would be better? That would be giving a message to both PAS and DAP that we citizens want them to come to a clear consensus over this Hudud and Islamic State issues so that when it is time to vote, we citizens know exactly what we are voting for.

If you have other suggestions, we would be happy to hear about it.

There was an article by Zeffri Yusof over at Malaysian Insider Do not PAS go, do not collect hudud where he had some suggestions for PAS some of which we may want to incorporate? Do give us your views:

1. Explain clearly to its own coalition first and get their buy in with regards to its Islamic state plans (including and especially how non-Muslims or “dhimmis” fare) and hudud law — before repeating it to the larger public. We would all be interested to know what PAS would do if it gets to practise hudud. Judging from past action, some are betting that its first priority is policing women’s attire as opposed to something more substantial. It behooves PAS to clarify.

2. Be realistic about its Islamic state ambitions. Instead of the whole country — which would require two-thirds majority and the consent of the King to amend the constitution — perhaps just being selective in favour of its strong states as “syariah experiment zones”, leaving the rest of the country secular. Well, if BN can divide and rule along racial lines, perhaps PR along ideological lines. At least people can see how commercially (e.g. tourism), scientifically (e.g. innovation) and socially (e.g. integration) the hudud states would fare.

3. Resist from falling back on the “if only the critics would understand the principles of hudud” line; or that criticising hudud is somehow “sensitive”. Here’s the thing: the fact that people are questioning hudud should tell its advocates that people care enough to want to understand. PAS’s job is not merely to defend its position, but win people over. It is the duty of hudud proponents to explain and enlighten through persuasive argument. In fact, they should do what other disciplines do when they need to communicate a position — publish a position paper, debate in an open forum, etc.

4. When going public with hudud, refrain from using “argument from authority” or “appeal to authority” when claiming why hudud is “just and fair” because not only is that approach dogmatic, it does not wash with non-Muslims and non-believers. A rational, empirical approach would be appreciated — for example, a comparison between how secular and syariah law might address the same issues differently, or citing historical and current examples of successfully implemented hudud (hopefully not Saudi Arabia or Iran).

5. And last but not least, that PAS does not assume that all Malaysian Muslims are for PAS’s brand of hudud. I say PAS’s hudud because taking all of Islam’s schisms and fiqh schools and mazhabs into consideration, no way can PAS claim it holds the one and only legitimate view.

Solution for DAP PAS disagreement re hudud and Islamic State

The issue of implementation of Islamic Hudud law (Syariah) and an Islamic state for Malaysia has cropped up again and can pit pro-hudud and Islamic state PAS against pro-secular state DAP which could lead to the unrevalling of the Pakatan Rakyat just like what happend in 2001 when DAP left the Barisan Alternatif coalition.

The dislodging of the decadent and decaying UMNO/BN from Putrajaya and introduction of badly needed reforms to Malaysia is seriously threatened by this possibility and all reasonable Malaysians will not want this to happen. The current momentum should be maintained at all costs especially now that there is a possibility to win Federal power. We have seen how the dastardly UMNO/BN has used their federal power to frustrate the state governments governed by Pakatan Rakyat.

However PAS will never be able to give up its aim to introduce hudud and make Malaysia an Islamic state probably because a Muslim is obligated to make these 2 a reality in their life. If PAS continue in its current stance, there is great danger of losing non-Malay and non-Muslim votes even if both PAS and DAP continue stay in its Pakatan Rakyat coalition.

On the other hand, DAP will find it extremely difficult to drop its insistance on Malaysia remaining a secular state and reject hudud. DAP if it continues to stay in Pakatan Rakyat in partnership with PAS while PAS continue to harp on hudud and Islamic state will also lose votes and may even be trounced in the election like what happened previously.

I appeal fervently to both PAS and DAP in particular and PKR in general to consider my suggestion to break this deadlock. Please please please do not play into the hands of UMNO/BN and hand them victory in the next general election. I have written on this issue before in Pakatan Rakyat should be a formal political party and not just a loose coalition. Below I will build on that.

Here is my opinion for a solution to the above. Pakatan Rakyat now has the Pakatan Rakyat CPF (Common Policy Framework) drawn up in December and which is a great platform on how PAS PKR and DAP can cooperate to win Federal power. May I humbly suggest that all the parties in Pakatan Rakyat should be political in the sense that its purpose is to win elections and form governments and its actions and policies should be solely based on the CPF. In this way, the aim of Pakatan Rakyat will not be jeopardize by this very major and fundamental difference between PAS and DAP.

My suggestion to for PAS to solve its delicate delima is as follows. PAS shoule separate into 2 bodies which I will temporaly refer to as "political PAS" (PAS for all will fit in here extremely well) and "religious PAS". "Political PAS" will be ONLY for the political purpose of cooperating with DAP and PKR within Pakatan Rakyat as mentioned above. All others such as the intention of PAS to make Malaysia an Islamic State and introduce hudud should striven for within "religios PAS".

In this way a member of "religious PAS" will not feel that he is neglecting his religious obligations but which he may practice and pursue within "religious PAS". Further, by doing this, PAS will then not need a "PAS Supporter Club" anymore as then all non-Muslims who support PAS can join "political PAS" and withoug any controversy can stand for elections and become office bearers. Conservative PAS members who feel strongly and negatively about the presence of non-Muslims within its party will no longer have any reasons to fee such.

Please PAS do seriously give some considerations to this suggestion and not jeopardize this real chance of becoming part of the Federal government.

If you think this is a good idea to break this deadlock, for the sake of Malaysia, I hope you will help spread this message.

Update: From Dr M says meritocrats are racist too:Mahathir: "Islamist party PAS also did not escape coming under fire from the veteran politician who said that it was using religion for political gain"

Perhaps when PAS separates its religious striving for Islamic State and hudud and its political ambitions, perhaps that would be an answer to Mahathir's accusation.

Take charge of the nation: Register to vote

Please forward this article to all your contacts so that we may reach out to educate those who failed to register or failed to vote.

I spoke to my sound engineer yesterday at the audio studio. He is in his 30s and has not register to vote.

Reason: "My single vote will make no difference coz THEY will chea.... and we will never win......"

My Reply: "If 1 MILLION of single vote say the same, we are hopeless. Every single one of us need to come together to overcome the cheating. Volunteers come forward to monitor and prevent cheating. If the 1MILLION single voters sit back and say we make no difference.... Then it is really hopeless...."

Result: "He asked how he can register soon..."

Many are ignorant and dismiss their single vote as POWERLESS. We need to give them a different perspective... May God help our nation... our country... our people.

God bless and love, Jen

Freelance writer and long-time journalist Bob Teoh makes an impassioned plea to Christians to register as a voter. He is proud to have been a voter since 1969.

Every vote counts. This point was forcibly driven home in the recent Sibu parliamentary by-election in Sarawak (16 May 2010). Sibu is the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition's stronghold - it has never lost this seat. But this time it did. And by only 398 votes.

The underdog, DAP's Wong Ho Leng, polled 18,845 votes against BN candidate Robert Lau's 18,447 votes. All that was needed was for Lau to get an extra 399 votes and he would have beaten Wong to the post by one solitary vote. Yes, every vote counts.

The irony is that there are plenty of votes lying around for the picking. There are 15.47 million people who are eligible to vote. Of this, nearly one-third or 4.39 million have not yet registered as voters.

These potential new 4.39 million voters will make a significant difference in how the country is governed. Like Sibu, many parliamentary and state constituencies are won or lost by slim margins. Yes, if 4.39 million people who are eligible to register as voters sign up, they will determine whether Malaysia should continue as a one-party regime or a two-party democracy.

Any new Prime Minister needs to get a fresh mandate. Therefore, I believe the next general elections will be held soon - within a year or so. This is not a prophecy but common sense. The Prime Minister had done well in winning Hulu Selangor (in April) and he was banking on taking the Sibu by-election.

This was a seat he couldn't lose. If he had won, then we can expect the Sarawak state elections to be called any time.

Will we finally see the emergence of a two-party democracy? It depends very much on the missing 4.39 million votes. Are you one of these missing votes? Your one solitary vote can make a world of a difference.

The Christian block of voters is the largest after the Malay and Chinese blocks. It is even higher than what MIC can deliver.

Yes, the Christian vote makes a real difference. It does not matter who or how you vote but vote you must. If you have not registered, do so now. If you know someone in your church who has not registered yet, get him/her to do so. Better still get your church to hold a voter registration campaign.

Romans 13 talks about governments being ordained by God. You can help to ensure the next government is a just and righteous one. Register now unless you don't give a hoot to a godly government.

It is no coincidence that God has made it out that every one out of 10 persons in Malaysia is a Christian. Don't be merely a statistic. Be a Christian voter. There are Christian lawmakers on both sides of the political divide. Make sure you vote the godly ones. That's not only your right but your responsibility.

As a strategy, do not register in the Klang valley even if you work and live here. Register to vote in your hometowns to spread out the voters nationwide.

My wife and I are registered to vote in Taiping. At the last general elections, we drove back there to cast our votes. Our two votes were among the many that made the difference.

Some Christians who have emigrated made it a point to fly back just to vote at the last general elections. That cost them a lot in airfares. You need only to register and go to the nearest polling station at the next general elections. It costs you virtually nothing to exercise your right.

We get the kind of government we deserve. If you are not a voter, by default you have chosen the worst form of government.

The tyranny of an iron-grip of a taken-for-granted two-thirds majority in Parliament was broken at the last elections. It must remain broken. Please register now as a voter. Every precious vote counts for your own future, that of our children, the generations to come and the Church in Malaysia . To God be the glory.

Register now. Go to:
Election Commission of Malaysia: voter registration
or
Suruhanjaya Pilihan Rays Malaysia: pendaftaran pengundi
http://www.spr.gov.my/eng/

RPK interview at BBC Hardtalk September 1 2010

Raja Petra Kamarudin interview with BBC Hardtalk will be aired on 1^st September 2010 at 3pm UK time which is 10pm Malaysia time.

PLEASE TUNE IN TO BBC HARDTALK SEPT 1ST.

YOUR FAVOURITE BOY RPK WILL BE INTERVIEWED AT 3PM UK TIME - MALAYSIAN TIME 10 PM.

HOPE HE WILL BE IN CHARACTER AND GOOD FORM, TO LET RIP.

Teoh Lee Lan appeal for support - Shah Alam High Court

Dr. Pornthip will testify at the inquest on 18th August at the Shah Alam courts.

Your presence will certainly lend support to the family of Beng Hock in their quest for justice. At the recent public forum at the KLSCAH, Teoh Lee Lan, sister of Teoh Beng Hock, lamented the dwindling support from the public as reflected in the dwindling attendance at events. She appealed for continued support so I hope many will attend the hearing tomorrow at the Shah Alam High Court tomorrow

关心明福冤案的大马公民，我们呼吁您出席8月18日（三）早上9点的验尸庭，以行动支持泰国法医普缇和明福的家人，地点是莎阿南高等法庭。普缇将于当天出席供证。

Rakyat Malaysia diminta memberi sokongan kepada Dr. Pornthip dan keluarga Beng Hock dengan menghadiri inqueks pada 18/8/10(Rabu), 9am di mahkamah tinggi Shah Alam. Dr. Pornthip akan beri keterangan pada hari tersebut.

Location map: Shah Alam High Court (Makamah Tinggi)

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Dear fellow Malaysians, please lend your support to Dr. Pornthip and Beng Hock’s family by present at inquest on 18/8/10 (Wed), 9am, Shah Alam High Court. Dr. Pornthip will testify at the inquest that day. Please contact Yap Hwa at 012-2658448 if you have any queries.

关心明福冤案的大马公民，我们呼吁您出席8月18日（三）早上9点的验尸庭，以行动支持泰国法医普缇和明福的家人，地点是莎阿南高等法庭。普缇将于当天出席供证。如有任何疑问，请联络业华（012-2658448）

Rakyat Malaysia diminta memberi sokongan kepada Dr. Pornthip dan keluarga Beng Hock dengan menghadiri inqueks pada 18/8/10(Rabu), 9am di mahkamah tinggi Shah Alam. Dr. Pornthip akan beri keterangan pada hari tersebut. Sila hubungi Yap Hwa pada 012-2658448 jika ada sebarang pertanyaan

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“明福冤案一年：人民怎么说？” – 全民挺明福论坛
Date : 16 Aug 2010 (Mon)

Time : 7：30pm

Venue : Auditorium, KL & Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall

Speakers : Teoh Lee Lan (Beng Hock’s sister), Lee Ban Chen (Senior writer), Haris Ibrahim (Blogger & Activist), Chong Kok Siong (Coordinator, Malaysians for Beng Hock Campaign)

Language : English, Mandarin, Bahasa Melayu

Jointly organized by : Malaysians for Beng Hock Campaign, CRC-KLSCAH

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.

Malaysia two party system: A pipe dream?

Web definitions for pipe dream: A fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); example" "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"

SEMINAR: TWO-PARTY SYSTEM: A PIPE DREAM?

THE INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIAN AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (IKMAS), UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA cordially invites you to

OCCASIONAL SEMINAR

TWO-PARTY SYSTEM: A PIPE DREAM?

By:Wong Chin Huat
Monash University Sunway Campus

Date/Venue:18 August 2010 (Wednesday), 10:00 am –12:00 noon
IKMAS Seminar Room, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Abstract
Malaysia is in reality an electoral one-party state, thanks toelectoral manipulation, erosion of federalism and local democracy and draconian laws. Because the system operates on the "winners-take- all"logic, there is no room for a second contending party/coalition to survive healthily. After the 2008 political tsunami, many Malaysians talk passionately about two-party system. For some, it simply means a changeof government. However, if Barisan Nasional recovers its lost ground under Najib, will the so-called "budding two-party system" come to an end? This paper argues that without substantial institutional reform of electoral system, two-party system is not an equilibrium point and Malaysia may have to choose between resurrecting one-party predominance or sinking into chronic chaos and instability ala Perak.

Biodata
Wong Chin Huat has just completed his PhD from University of Essex,United Kingdom on "The Implications of the Electoral System for Party Competition in West Malaysia, 1982-2004". His research interests cover democratization, institutional engineering, party politics, ethnic politics and rational choice theory. He teaches journalism at Monash University Sunway Campus and writes regularly on Malaysian politics for the nutgraph.com and merdekareview. com (Chinese). He isalso active in the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections 2.0 (BERSIH2.0) and other civil society groups. He was detained for three days inMay 2009 for initiating the 1BLACKMalaysia campaign in protest of the Perak Constitutional Coup.

ALL ARE INVITED(For further information please call 8921-3205/4169 or8921-3625)

Location map: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi

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What does Malaysians have to pay for? Lots

I think everything he wrote is fact. Cannot agree more.

Yes, I think they are. What do I get for paying toll everyday?

Now I have to pay an extra RM50 for each credit card. For what?

Extra GST (goods and services tax). Again, how does that benefit me?

Look at the long list:

I have to pay for security guards because the police are hopeless.
I have to install filters because the water supply is dirty.
I have to watch satellite tv because the government broadcasts crap.

Many kids have to go for tuition or to private schools because the government schools are bad.
We have to pay IPPs (independent power providers) because the government cannot provide consistent electricity.

We have to pay Indah Water to clean up the sewers.
We have to pay tax on foreign cars because Mahathir wants to keep his dying local car industry alive. ON top of it APs cost bcoz of his cronies.
Most have to drive because the government cannot provide good public transport.

We have to pay to sustain the government's affirmative action policies.
We have to pay for private health care because the public hospitals are crowded .

All in all, we have to pay a PREMIUM to stay in this country!

1Malaysia Boleh!!!
DAMN!!!!!

IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE FORWARD.

Election Offences Act: Did Najib commit general bribery? Judge for yourself

Judge Azahar threw out Zaid's Ibrahim election petition to invalidate the result of the recent Hulu Selangor "buy election". Is his judgement based on facts and true justice. Malaysians, you read the Election Offences Act below and even simple layman can judge/conclude that general bribery, an election offence have been committed by Najib and Judge Azahar should allow Zaid's election petition:

Election Offences Act 1954 Sections 32(a) and 32(c):

Section 32, titled "Avoidance of election on election petition," reads:

"The election of a candidate at any election shall be declared to be void on an election petition on any of the following only which may be proved to the satisfaction of the Election Judge:

a. That general bribery, general treating or general intimidation have so extensively prevailed that they may be reasonably supposed to have affected the result of the election; and,

c. That a corrupt practice or illegal practice was committed in connection with the election by the candidate or with his knowledge or consent, or by any agent of the candidate.

Judge Azahar background

Azahar was the prosecutor accused of fabricating false evidence against Anwar Ibrahim during the infamous Anwar corruption trial a decade ago, which was resoundingly condemned around the world as a heinous travesty of justice and outright political persecution? This is an accusation that Azahar was not known to have denied.

Azahar was also the judge who handed out the atrociously "double-standard" judgment in the Perak Speaker vs Speaker case on Sept 8, 2009.

In that judgment over the chaotic state assembly sitting of May 7,2009, he rejected Pakatan speaker Sivakumar's complaints against BN speaker Ganesan on grounds that he had no jurisdiction to intervene into affairs of the assembly.

But he failed to realise that by declaring Ganesan's election as speaker during the same assembly sitting as a lawful act, he was in fact committing the same intervention he said he wanted to avoid in the first place. (Azahar's self-contradiction was so blatant that it earned the title of "Speaker vs Speaker: Judge Azahar slapping his own face?" for an article in Kim Quek's book, 'The March to Putrajaya')

The real 1 Malaysia - forked tongue Najib

The real 1 Malaysia

Forked tongued cakap tak serupa bikin Najib Abdul Razak: "1 Malaysia is intended to provide a free and open forum to discuss the things that matter deeply to us as a Nation. It provides a chance to express and explore the many perspectives of our fellow citizens."

A look at the REAL 1 MALAYSIA (watch the video of Malaysian Police brutality and see if Najib's word match his police action:

On August 1st 2010, people from all walks of life gathered outside Amcorp Mall to hold a (peaceful) candlelight vigil. The purpose was to express the people's prolong dissatisfaction towards the ISA (Internal Security Act), a draconian law allowing detention without trial. For years the people of Malaysia have struggled to bring about the abolishment of the Act but to no avail....

8.00pm 1st August 2010:



VIDEO:


It seems ironic how those in power remains so blind, when everything they preach stands before them...

United the people of Malaysia stand, crying out for a change, and yet the government turns a blind eye and set their dogs on us.

UMNO BN cause me hypertension

Today's post is a sort of personal post, about the happenings in Malaysia blamed on UMNO BN and its partners in crime (Attorney General, Chief Justice etc) making me very angry and causing my blood pressure to rise.

How did it come about that we Malaysians are so docile to be letting them get away with unfair persecution of Anwar Ibrahim (withholding documents that they should have to enable them to have a fair trial etc) whild at the same time not prosecuting people like VK Lingam who was named by a Royal Commision as one who should be prosecuted but got away because the x@!*% Chief Justice said that event is in the past. Isn't Saiful accusation that Anwar sodomized him an event in the past so why is the AG's department hounding him?

When will we see true justice in Malaysia? Can't wait for UMNO/BN to be chased out from Putrajaya.

Vancouver Sun: Altantuya ghost continue to haunt Malaysian Government

The story about the late murdered Altantuya Shaaribuu, Malaysian government and Najib Abdul Razak was featured in a post by The Vancouver Sun: Ghost of Mongolian model continues to haunt Malaysian government, so it looks like the world press will not let the matter rest until all the hidden stuff is uncovered.

Sultan Azlan Shah: rakyat's opinions - hypocrite

Photo of Sultan Azlan Shah courtesy of Malaysiakini

Want to know what Malaysians think of Sultan Azlan Shah, former Lord President (now referred to as Chief Justice) and his speech at 4th convocation of Kolej Islam Darul Ridzuan (Kisdar) in Kuala Kangsar? Here are the comments from readers of Malaysikini:

Maskan bin Katan Lim Hong Kai, well said.

Pro PR A "HITAM" POT CALLING A KETTLE BLACK

Johnny Tan April 1st is long passed

Anonymous THID LEARNED LP WHO TRIES TO SPEAK THE RAKYATS LANGUAGE BUT ACTS JUST OPPOSITE OF THE RAKYATS WISHES !!!! SAVE YOUR ADVICE FOR YOUR OWN FUTURE GENERATIONS !!

Anonymous Hahahahahahahahkakakakakakhahaha.Wasalaam.

HelenYeapSL This is a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black! Or the old saying about not pointing fingers at others when you have three fingers pointing back at yourself. The greed of "royalty" and BN politicians in this country is going to kill us all!

Kumara What freaking hypocrisy. "Individuals got lost in their own power greed and ultimately fell in disgrace" - Perak power grab & Gamuda attempt to secure RM 43billion MRT project, after their disastrous track record with SMART tunnel & double tracking. The less you & your family preach the better it is.

Talk: Transforming Society by Li-ann Thio

Transforming Society Seminar Speaker: Dr. Li-ann Thio

Topic: "Contending for Righteousness in an age of lawlessness"

Date: 31 July 2010 Saturday
Venue: Level 1, Luther Center (see location map)
Jalan Utara
Petaling Jaya
Time: 9am - 12 noon
Fee: RM40 inclusive of refreshment

Dr. Li-ann Thio is a Singaporean law professor at the National University of Singapore. She was educated at the University of Oxford, Harvard Law School and the University of Cambridge. She teaches and has published widely in the fields of public international law, human rights law, constitutional and administrative law. Formerly Chief Editor, Singapore Journal of International and Comparative Law (2000-2003), she is currently General Editor, Asian Yearbook of International Law, on the editorial board of the International Journal of Constitutional Law, Journal of East Asia and International Law, National Taiwan University Law Review and on the Advisory Board of the New ZealandYearbook of Internatioanl Law, Australian Journal of Asian law and International Law & Human Rights Discourse. She has taught courses at the law faculties of Hong Kong University and the University of Melbourne. A leading Singapore constitutional scholar, she co-authored Constitutional Law in Malaysia and Singapore (Butterworths, 1997) and co-edited Evolution of a Revolution: 40 years of the Singapore Constitution (Routledge-Cavendish, 2009), both with Kevin YL Tan. She was an expert witness before the Australian Federal Court and academic freedom consultant to the University of Warwick (2005). She was twice ranked an NUS Excellent Teacher and received the NUS Young Researcher Award in 2004. From Jan 2007 - July 2009, Professor Thio was a Nominated Member of Parliament (Eleventh Session).

Location map: Luther Center, Jalan Utara, Section 52, Petaling Jaya

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