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- Deepak’s claims: Say something, Rosmah
- Uganda: All Is Not Rosy in Malaysia
- Malaysia is world champion in corruption
- Growing Chinese clout may cause new May 13, says Ibrahim Ali
- ‘Manikavasagam is unprofessional’
- Sabotage claims, again: Xavier claims ex-DAP member 'paid off' to sabotage Selangor
- Utusan to pay RM50,000 to Karpal Singh over defamatory article
- Kelantan issues may hurt Pakatan’s chances, admits Mustafa Ali
- The Pergau dam affair: will an aid for arms scandal ever happen again?
- Mahathir’s meddling is helping Pakatan
- Residents: DAP bowed to PAS and forced ‘sexy’ singer off the stage
- DAP: Pakatan has 50-50 chance of winning
- Videos ‘doctored’, says Manikavasagam
- Spamming Malaysia — The Malaysian Insider
| Deepak’s claims: Say something, Rosmah Posted: 13 Dec 2012 10:08 PM PST
The opposition pact urges the 'First Lady of Malaysia' to answer claims she was involved in changing a statutory declaration implicating her husband in the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu. Anisah Shukry, FMT The prime minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor, must answer claims that she told carpet dealer Deepak Jaikishan to look for P Balasubramanian after the private investigator's statutory declaration (SD) was made public, said Pakatan Rakyat. On Wednesday, Deepak revealed the identity of his "female friend" who allegedly called up many people for favours on the day Balasubramaniam disclosed his first SD linking Najib to the murder of Mongolian translator Altantuya Shaariibuu. Since then, the female friend, Rosmah, has kept silent, but her detractors in the opposition coalition decry her move as being unfair to the contending parties as well as to the public. When asked to comment, PAS lawmaker Dzulkefly Ahmad pointed out that since Rosmah was the "First Lady of Malaysia", these were grave allegations and could demolish all that was left of her credibility as well as her husband's, the Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak. "We are coming this close to an election that is the most critical by the way of a possibility of regime change," the Kuala Selangor MP told FMT. "So I think it's only fair for all players that she immediately come out to challenge Deepak if she truly and honestly thinks that all these are a pack of lies concocted by him and whoever else contriving to bring her and her husband down. "This is serious because it involves the prime minister, the first lady of Malaysia, the brother of the PM and whatnot." Dzulkefly was referring to Deepak's claims that the latter had met with Nazim Tun Razak, who was representing Najib, and Balasubramaniam at a shopping mall after Rosmah had asked the carpet dealer for help. According to Deepak, Nazim asked the private investigator what he wanted in return for making the second SD, which retracts all references of Najib's purported link with Altantuya made in the first SD. The deal was eventually closed and Nazim allegedly called Najib to arrange for a lawyer to draft the second SD at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Deafening silence "It will only get worse by way of the revelation of the exposé coming this way," Dzulkefly said.
He further declared that all the prime minister's talk of transformation, his apologies and emphasis on Islam would "go out the window" and "was finished" should the duo continue to keep up the silence. "Stop this deafening silence, because, in this case, it is definitely not golden," he stressed. He said neither Najib nor Rosmah would be able to sweep the issue under the carpet as Malaysians were a discerning, thinking lot. "You can't avoid the perception of the rakyat, especially the discerning, thinking rakyat on which this election stands on." He suggested that instead of ignoring the issue, she should pursue a legal case against Deepak to prove such allegations were untrue. "This is killing them softly, so if she truly feels this is downright lies, come out and say something to challenge Deepak… perhaps a legal suit," said Dzulkefely. 'Stop destroying your husband's image' Meanwhile, PKR Wanita chief Zuraida Kamaruddin called on Rosmah to fulfil her duty as a wife by clearing both her name and, just as importantly, her husband's name. "Rosmah needs to stop destroying her husband's image," the Ampang MP told FMT. "She has been destroying the prime minister's reputation with her past actions, and now it will be further destroyed with these serious allegations by Deepak." Zuraida said that, as the prime minister's wife, Rosmah should be building up her husband's image, but was instead smearing it. "We have not heard anything from Rosmah; no attempts to straighten the facts out, to respond on the matter. "It is a very serious allegation because it involves the murder of Altantuya, so Rosmah and the PM should come out with a statement."
Zuraida added that Rosmah should not use the soon-to-be released biography as an excuse to keep silent, as the allegations had been around for far too long. According to Bernama, the 164-page book will be priced at RM150 and distributed next month. It is expected to negate the "unfounded allegations" against her. Meanwhile, DAP lawmaker Tony Pua also implored the duo to come out in the open, adding that they could not keep silent forever in the face of Deepak's unending exposé. "They must answer. They cannot keep silent, there have been too many allegations on the matter. "Tell us the truth," urged Pua. He said that while he had not been following the case completely, any allegations that could tarnish the prime minister's reputation as well as that of his direct associates must be dealt with immediately.
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| Uganda: All Is Not Rosy in Malaysia Posted: 13 Dec 2012 08:01 PM PST
(The Observer, Kampala) - "There is a tendency for people to think that they are the most troubled, forgetting that life could be harder at the other side of the fence," said Paul Jjingo, a senior member of the group, imploring people to be grateful for the little things they have. Uganda's seminal theatre group, The Ebonies, will tomorrow seal what has been an outstanding year, with the premiere of their latest production, Malaysia, at Theatre La Bonita. Word has it that the play about life's challenges and inequality is inspired by the group's recent tour of Europe and Asia where they were trained in acting. The group returned with state-of-the-art theatre equipment which they will put to use tomorrow. "There is a tendency for people to think that they are the most troubled, forgetting that life could be harder at the other side of the fence," said Paul Jjingo, a senior member of the group, imploring people to be grateful for the little things they have. Malaysia, which Jjingo says is a collection of real-life vignettes, echoes themes of exploitation, hypocrisy, corruption and love, among others.
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| Malaysia is world champion in corruption Posted: 13 Dec 2012 07:33 PM PST
(Hindustan Times) - Despite Malaysia's high-profile anti-corruption crusade, half of the corporate executives surveyed by a global corruption watchdog believe that competitors have obtained business in the country through bribery. It asked nearly 3,000 executives from 30 countries whether they had lost a contract in the past year because competitors paid a bribe, and in Malaysia, 50% of them said 'yes'. Second on the dubious honor roll was Mexico, which was at 48%. According to the Wall Street Journal, Japan was ranked as the world's least-corrupt place to do business, with just 2% of respondents saying they had lost out due to bribery. Malaysia's neighbour Singapore was second-cleanest, which was at 9%. Even Indonesia, with a long-standing reputation for corruption, fared better than more-developed Malaysia. By comparison, 27% of respondents in China said they thought bribes had cost them business, the report said. "It shows the attitude of private companies in Malaysia, indicating that bribery in the public sector could be systemic and in a sense institutionalized," Paul Low, president of the Malaysian chapter of Transparency International, said.
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| Growing Chinese clout may cause new May 13, says Ibrahim Ali Posted: 13 Dec 2012 07:30 PM PST
(The Malaysian Insider) - The Chinese community will become a national security threat if it grow more powerful politically and economically, Datuk Ibrahim Ali has said, even warning that this could result in another bloody racial clash like the May 13 tragedy. The Perkasa chief said in a Sinar Harian interview today that the Chinese have been playing up political sentiments of late and accused the country's second-largest ethnic group of having forgotten how living in Malaysia is "like heaven". "What if there is chaos? Like during the May 13 incident, they could not proceed with their trade. "We, too, do not want that to happen," the outspoken Pasir Mas federal lawmaker was quoted as saying in the article. "Today, the Chinese are okay...but it's not enough... they want more. Now, they control 40 per cent of the country's economy, and now, they want political power as well," Ibrahim continued. "But what will happen in 25 years from now? Today is okay, but tomorrow, when their power spreads, then it will threaten national security and the May 13 incident will return," he warned. Ibrahim, or "Tok Him" as he is often called, has positioned himself as the firebrand for the Malay agenda and the face of Perkasa, the Malay right-wing group he founded just after the 12th general election in 2008. But his fiery rhetoric and often racially-charged remarks have regularly put him on a collision course with non-Muslim politicians across the political divide, despite claims from the opposition that he has the backing of the ruling Umno. Despite this, Ibrahim insisted in the Sinar Harian interview that none of what he has done or said in the past should qualify him for the "racist" label, even boasting that not a single police report has been lodged against him for being "racist" throughout his tenure at the head of the four-year-old Perkasa. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/growing-chinese-clout-may-cause-new-may-13-says-ibrahim-ali/
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| ‘Manikavasagam is unprofessional’ Posted: 13 Dec 2012 03:19 PM PST
State exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar says that the onus is on Kapar MP S Manikavasagam to clear the air over the allegation. K Pragalath, FMT Selangor executive councillor Dr Xavier Jayakumar said today that it was unprofessional of Kapar MP S Manikavasagam to call him a "bastard" and an "idiot". "It is unprofessional of a parliamentarian to make such a statement. The onus is on him [Manikavasagam] and the media to clarify the matter," he said. He added that he has notified the party leadership on Manikavasagam's unprofessional conduct. Jayakumar was commenting on MIC's exposé of two video clips where Manikavasagam had uttered the words "bastard" and "idiot" when referring to the former. In the first video, Manikavasagam criticised Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim, urging the latter to resign over the demolition of a shrine in Sepang. Answering a question on whether the demolition of the shrine was correct, the Kapar MP replied: "Wrong! Cannot accept this! I'm telling you. MB must resign." In the second clip, he said: "I'm telling you, I already talk… Xavier is another bastard. First, he protected the Majlis [Sepang Muncipal Council], after that when we pressure him, and then he twist. I also don't agree to touch 'kuil' [temple], how many… already seven [referring to the number of demolished temples under the Pakatan Rakyat government]." He also claimed that three notices had been served to demolish a temple in his constituency. Manikavasagam added that Jayakumar was an "idiot" who was adamant in demolishing the temples and did not listen to the former. On Wednesday, Manikavasagam had joined a rally in Putrajaya led by PKR to protest the plight of stateless Indian Malaysians. Today, the first-term MP claimed that the video clips were doctored and denied using the deragoratory terms on Jayakumar. Manikavasagam has also lodged a police report against the MIC based on the FMT's report.
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| Sabotage claims, again: Xavier claims ex-DAP member 'paid off' to sabotage Selangor Posted: 13 Dec 2012 03:03 PM PST
(Malaysian Digest) - Selangor exco member Dr Xavier Jayakumar (pic) has accused former DAP member Tan Tuan Tat of "being paid" by certain quarters to sabotage the state Pakatan Rakyat administration, regarding the latter's claim that the Selangor government is set to demolish yet another temple soon. Xavier said Tan's statement had "malicious intent". "This is malicious thinking from someone whom I believe was paid to spread false news," Antarapos quoted Xavier as saying. He was asked to comment on Tan's claims that a 150-year-old Hindu temple is the Selangor government's next target for demolition.
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| Utusan to pay RM50,000 to Karpal Singh over defamatory article Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:35 PM PST
(The Star) - DAP national chairman Karpal Singh won RM50,000 in damages over a defamatory article published in Utusan Malaysia. Judicial Commissioner Justice Nik Hasmat Nik Mohamad ruled that the article published on Aug 25, 2008 was defamatory of Karpal. "It is reasonable for the court to conclude that the words are defamatory of the plaintiff and clearly relates to him," she said on Friday. Justice Nik Hasmat awarded RM50,000 in general damages saying that it was sufficient to compensate Karpal. She disallowed exemplary and aggravated damages. She said the reckless publication in the mainstream media on the eve of the Permatang Pauh by-election was mischievous. She said the court, however, considered that there was no economic loss to Karpal as the Pakatan Rakyat coalition went on to win the by-election despite the publication of the said article. Justice Nik Hasmat said the publication could lead to a certain degree of public ridicule and contempt against Karpal in view of the publication in Malaysia which is a Muslim populated nation. She said it should not be "reckless journalism" with no regard to the truth, adding that journalist Zulkifli Jalil had written the article entitled "DAP diingat jangan bakar perasan orang Melayu" without verify the truth of its content. In his RM10mil suit filed in 2008, Karpal, who is Bukit Gelugor MP, said the article had implied that he rejected Islam as the official religion of the country. Justice Nik Hasmat said that the court considered that there was a genuine apology and retraction on the next day of the publication. "The defendant unqualified and unconditionally made the apology and retraction. The defendant in their defence have said that it was a mistake," she said. Zulkifli, 42, had testified that it was his honest mistake for implying that Karpal rejected Islam as an official religion of the country. In the statement of claim, Karpal said the words in the article were highly malicious as he had not uttered such words in his welcoming address at the 15th DAP national congress on Aug 24, 2008.
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| Kelantan issues may hurt Pakatan’s chances, admits Mustafa Ali Posted: 13 Dec 2012 02:30 PM PST
Md Izwan and Amin Iskandar, The Malaysian Insider The "indecent behaviour" summonses on non-Muslim couples by Kelantan administrators are likely to hurt Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) chances in the next general election, says Datuk Mustafa Ali. The PAS secretary-general admitted that the spillover effect from the incident will be felt by PR during the coming general election as it has worried other component parties and their supporters. "I cannot say for certain that this will not impact non-Muslim voters. "But it may affect us (the parties)," Mustafa (picture) told The Malaysian Insider in an interview this week. PAS, the DAP and PKR scored historic wins in Election 2008, capturing four more states and winning 82 federal seats to deny the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition of its traditional two-thirds majority in the 222-seat Parliament. The 2008 victory has fuelled confidence in PR to go all out to win in the next polls and form the federal government but a series of issues have kept them on the defensive. Mustafa also blamed the MCA for exaggerating the issue and giving a bad perception of PR, criticising its English-language daily The Star as having bad intentions towards the party. "It may have caused a less-than-favourable perception towards PR to emerge. MCA's move is one of bad tactics," he said. The Star reported last week that Kelantan enforcement officers had fined two non-Muslim couples for khalwat, a crime under syariah law, but PAS had quickly pointed out the summonses were for indecent behaviour. The MCA has condemned the actions took by the state enforcers and accused the PAS government of imposing hudud law on non-Muslims. PAS allies such as DAP national chairman Karpal Singh, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and PAS Supporter Assembly chief Hu Pang Chaw have weighed in on the issue, and have called for the state government to explain the summonses. Non-Muslim hairdressers in Kelantan were also recently reported to have also been slapped with fines for having customers of the opposite gender, breaching a local council by-law that bars women hairstylists from working on men and vice-versa — sparking a storm over the position of Islamic laws. But the Kelantan government suspended the regulations relating to hairdressers two days ago after the uproar. In the run-up to the 13th general election, BN has increasingly tried to discourage non-Muslim voters from voting for PR by saying that PAS would implement the Islamic penal code, hudud, and create an Islamic state. While non-Muslims are exempt from syariah laws, Malaysia's dual-track court system has resulted in overlapping gray areas that have impinged on their constitutional rights.
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| The Pergau dam affair: will an aid for arms scandal ever happen again? Posted: 13 Dec 2012 12:42 PM PST
(The Guardian) - Tim Lankester, the civil servant in charge during the aid for trade scandal in 1994, has written a revealing book about the scandal that redefined British aid Nearly 20 years on, the Pergau dam affair remains Britain's biggest aidscandal. Not only were hundreds of millions of pounds in UK aid linked to a major arms deal, but the project was deemed hopelessly uneconomic by officials in Britain and Malaysia. In late 1994, aid for the project was declared unlawful in a landmark case at the UK high court. The Guardian ran more than 100 articles on Pergau that year, which dug into the secrecy surrounding the affair and asked how it was possible that so much could have gone wrong. As the senior civil servant in charge of UK aid when the scandal broke, Tim Lankester found himself the centre of attention. It was a 1993National Audit Office (NAO) report – which noted his refusal to sign off the spending without formal, written instruction from ministers – that effectively blew the whistle on the project. His move raised the question: why had senior politicians approved £238m in aid – then the largest grant awarded for a single project – against the advice of civil servants? Lankester has now written a fascinating but eye-wateringly expensive book on the affair. Uncovering forgotten documents and reconstructing the twists and turns of events, it offers a behind-the-scenes take on the controversy that would redefine British foreign aid. "We were slipping in this direction for years," he says, describing the "pessimistic" mood among UK aid officials at the time. The aid budget had been slashed, more was being directed through international organisations, and what was left was increasingly being abused by commercial interests. "Pergau was us drawing a line in the sand," he says. The UK aid programme at the time was managed by the Overseas Development Administration (ODA), a department of the Foreign Office. Without its own cabinet minister, the ODA was too weak to defend its corner, says Lankester. Meanwhile, the government's controversial aid-for-trade policy brought increased pressure from business, which saw the aid budget as a honey pot. The end of the cold war had ratcheted up competition in the global arms trade; British firms, along with some people in government, were after any opportunity to boost sales. The trouble began in 1988 with a secret defence agreement linking the promise of civilian aid to Malaysia with a major arms export deal. Lankester, at the Treasury then, sent a memo to John Major warning that the linkage could "create acute embarrassment to ministers and wasteful public expenditure … I have little doubt that the press will eventually get on to this". However, it would take five years for details of the project to emerge. There were more people who knew about Pergau in business than in Whitehall, says Lankester, while NGOs knew nothing before the NAO report. He doubts the project would have gone through had more people known more about it earlier. Lankester cautions against solely blaming politicians, saying civil servants "gave way too easily". Looking back, he admits he had doubts about the legality of the project and should have sought formal legal advice. He also underestimated the power of the business lobby in Whitehall and the Malaysian prime minister's own desire to push through the dam project, he says. On the UK side, he puts much of the affair down to the "extremely dominant" Margaret Thatcher, who was known to have views on aid and trade with Malaysia. "It was difficult for ministers to stand up to her." Lankester visited Pergau for the first time last summer, and contrasts the drama of the affair with what he found – immense natural beauty and the relatively well-functioning dam. "It does work quite well, but it came at such a high cost," he says. The affair did leave some positive legacies: a cross-party consensus that aid should be officially "untied" from commercial interests, a new act enshrining in law its poverty reduction focus, and a cabinet minister for the new Department for International Development (DfID). Now, when a permanent secretary dissents from a spending proposal, parliament is immediately notified. His book, however, ends with a warning: "It is impossible to say that something like this will never happen again with British aid." Revelations that £500m in UK aid is spent through a small group of, primarily British, consultants raised questions in September about who benefits – and who profits – from the UK aid programme. Read more at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2012/dec/12/pergau-dam-affair-aid-arms-scandal Read also: http://www.economist.com/news/books-and-arts/21566608-look-underbelly-foreign-aid-dam-lies |
| Mahathir’s meddling is helping Pakatan Posted: 13 Dec 2012 12:06 PM PST
(Free Malaysia Today) - Dr Mahathir Mohamad is touching 90s, and has no clue as to how much the majority of voters dislike him right now. If you cut it to the core, Dr Mahathir Mohamad is a mafia don who believes in quick fixes. He literally built his own power and legacy from a humble beginning as the son of a headmaster into the one of the most powerful warlords in the country. From that we know, Mahathir is not one who lacks in confidence. But he lacks in being able to think three to four levels deep. He convinces himself that what happens next after his intervention in a situation was planned right from the beginning, when in fact it is an emerging threat that could blow his plans apart. Mahathir has one additional weakness which he cannot fix. He is touching 90, he was born in a different era and he really does not understand how much the majority of voters dislike him right now. Mahathir failed in his personal quest to become a delegate from his own Kubang Pasu division and then his son failed to win the Ketua Pemuda post. Mahathir does not know of the whisperings of discontent in the government circles and how even some of the plans being hatched are DOA (Dead On Arrival) because we have already intercepted them. Why then is Mahathir being seen as relevant right now? Why is he watching over Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak like Roman Abramovich watching over one of the Chelsea managers? Because TSMY (Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin – Deputy Prime Minister) is using Mahathir to do his dirty work in return for accommodating Mukhriz Mahathir. Mahathir is now planning the post-Najib coup d'état. This heaps, of course, more pressure on Najib than he really needs right now, but such is his role as the ultimate hatchet man – the political grim-reaper, so to speak. But that is on the assumption that Umno actually manages to sneak in a victory. Unappreciative local warlords This is becoming an increasingly remote possibility and right now what Mahathir is doing is counter-productive. In his obsession with quick fixes, Mahathir is now delivering the coup de grâce to Umno's chances in the 13th general election. Read more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2012/12/14/mahathirs-meddling-is-helping-pakatan/ |
| Residents: DAP bowed to PAS and forced ‘sexy’ singer off the stage Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:59 AM PST
(The Star) - Villagers here are infuriated over the abrupt halt to a performance, which was a curtain raiser to a DAP dinner. The enraged villagers who had raised thousands of ringgit to hire the singers are fuming that DAP had given in to the demands of PAS to stop the performance. They said it was a slap on the face of the Chinese for DAP to bow to the pressures of PAS leaders who were at the function. Apparently, PAS leaders who attended the function on Nov 17 in Telemong here had felt uncomfortable with a female singer's dressing that was purportedly too revealing and demanded that the performance be stopped. Kampung Manchis village head Lee Ah Kaw told Sin Chew Daily that he was disappointed with the actions of DAP leaders who did not dare offend PAS. "They are willing to sacrifice the rights of the Chinese for the sake of getting support from PAS. "How do you expect us to place our trust in DAP for the wellbeing of the Chinese?" he asked. He said the villagers confronted two local DAP leaders over the incident but efforts to get a proper answer were in vain. He said that to date, he received 50 complaints from villagers over the incident, for which DAP had yet to give a satisfactory explanation. Lee, together with Kampung Sg Perdak head Lai Chui Fan, Kampung Sg Gapoi head Tang Kam Sang and other village committee members, had raised the matter with DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang when he attended a DAP ceramah on Tuesday night. He showed Lim an 8R photo of the event and requested Lim to explain why the party did not allow the singer to perform. However, Lim merely said he would talk later and quickly went in to the dinner. "I tried to hold Lim's hand but he walked away," Lee said. An incensed Lee has given DAP one week to apologise, failing which he will gather the villagers to protest in front of Bentong DAP office. In reaction, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said this proved DAP only dared to scold MCA but remained silent over PAS' wrongdoings. He said the action by PAS leaders was an infringement on the rights of non-Muslims. "If this had happened in Johor, MCA would have definitely been criticised by DAP," he said. Earlier in Batu Pahat, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Laisaid this further proved there was no proper working relationship bet-ween DAP and PAS. "This is obviously seen in the recent gender segregation issue involving hairdressers, the khalwat' incidents in Kelantan and now this incident in Bentong," he said, adding that DAP was still misleading people by saying one thing but doing another.
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| DAP: Pakatan has 50-50 chance of winning Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:48 AM PST
(The Sun Daily) - "Chances are good, with Kelantan being the safest, followed by Selangor, Penang, and Kedah," he said. The DAP heads for its two-day national congress tomorrow on a confident note that its political pact with PAS and PKR can give the coalition a fair shot at federal power in the next general election. Party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) alliance has a "50-50" chance of forming the next federal government after more than 50 years of Barisan Nasional (BN) administration. While admitting the fight will be a close one, Lim said he is confident the Opposition can give the incumbent a run for its money. "It's always tough going up against the incumbent as they hold the reins of power," he told theSunrecently. In the 2008 election, BN won 132 seats, short of its long-accustomed two-thirds majority in the 222-seat lower house of Parliament. DAP, PAS and PKR managed to win 28, 23 and 31 seats respectively as well as administrative control of Penang and Selangor and the Malay heartland of Kedah, Kelantan and Perak but the last returned to BN soon after. The 13th general election is expected to be the fiercest contest the country will yet see as BN looks to claw back what it lost while PR aims to consolidate and expand its power. Preparations to face the election are expected to be the focus of some 2,500 DAP delegates when they meet at the Penang International Sports Arena here. Although there has been criticism of the party for allegedly practising "dynasty politics", political observers note that delegates are likely to be circumspect and not rock the boat too much. On PR aiming to bring more states into its fold, Lim hopes the pact will hold on to what it now has. "Chances are good, with Kelantan being the safest, followed by Selangor, Penang, and Kedah," he said. He added that PR is also reasonably confident of winning back Perak based on feedback from grassroots showing an increase in electorate support. Meanwhile, the Penang Malay Congress (KMPP) has urged DAP to give two veteran Malay leaders – Ahmad Ton and Zulkifli Mohd Noor – at least the vice-president's post, Bernama reports. Its president Rahmad Isahak said both the leaders need to be given higher posts because they have made substantial contributions to DAP over the past 25 years. He said the KMPP will compel DAP to elect at least five Malay candidates into the central executive committee. |
| Videos ‘doctored’, says Manikavasagam Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:45 AM PST
(Free Malaysia Today) - The Kapar MP claims that MIC wants to create a rift between him and other PKR leaders over the temple demolition issue. Doctored! This is Kapar MP S Manikavasagam's response to the videos exposed by MIC, which showed him ranting against Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and exco Dr Xavier Jayakumar.
"The video was doctored by MIC. I never used the word 'bastard' against Jayakumar. I don't use such terms on my party members. The context for Khalid to step down also was manipulated," he said. The PKR leader told FMT that he was fond of using the word "celaka" (damn) and had used it against municipal councillors who did not toe the line. The recordings, made during Wednesday's rally for stateless Indians in Putrajaya, were shown at a press conference organised by MIC Youth yesterday. The recordings showed Manikavasagam calling Jayakumar a "bastard" and urging Khalid to resign over his failure to protect Hindu places of worship. In his defence, the Kapar MP said: "Even [Opposition Leader] Anwar Ibrahim's sex videos can be doctored, what more these videos." Read more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/12/14/mic-doctored-the-video-claims-manikavasagam/
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| Spamming Malaysia — The Malaysian Insider Posted: 13 Dec 2012 11:21 AM PST
(The Malaysian Insider) - In the past 24 hours, some of you and definitely The Malaysian Insider have been inundated with emails from a number of names like Imran Sulaiman, Ranesa Jegatheesa and Malaysian Indian over the PKR protest for Indians who are purportedly stateless in Malaysia. These emails are spam. [MTadmin - MT has also been receiving a fair number with many of the letters being badly written and therefore went straight into Trash] They are a waste of time and definitely a waste of money if someone is being paid to churn them out and send them to all and sundry. It shows how much political parties and even governments go to great lengths to get their views across to each and every one of us Malaysians ahead of the general election. But it is a pain. And it will turn off some if not most of the recipients of such emails. Those in power can do better by engaging and explaining to the media the actual state of affairs on issues and matters where political parties take to the streets to push their cause. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/sideviews/article/spamming-malaysia-the-malaysian-insider/
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