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- New Old Trick to continue Cheating Indians -- Dap cares two Fs for Indians
- Bersih Shanghai
- Nazri still toying with lives of Sabahans -- STAR
- SAPP, Sabah MyKad most practical
- Hindraf dares Kit Siang to an open debate
- What do DAP and race car drivers have in common?
| New Old Trick to continue Cheating Indians -- Dap cares two Fs for Indians Posted: 04 Apr 2013 11:09 AM PDT
All they want to do, like PKR, is to con enough number of Indians over the next few weeks into voting for them in return for their 14-Point Plan for Indians hot air gimmick. Joe Fernandez The Malays on both sides of the political divide have a new old trick. |
| Posted: 03 Apr 2013 02:10 PM PDT
Following the dissolution of Parliament, Bersih Shanghai announces today that we now successfully raised a further RMB17,000 in order to subsidise 100 Malaysians registered voters from China to Go Back To Vote! Bersih Shanghai launches the "Go Back To Vote Campaign" on 8 March, offering RMB500 air fare subsidy for Malaysians registered voters residing in China. The campaign was kicked off with an initial donated fund of RMB15,000 sufficiently for 30 persons and later topped up to RMB33,000 following an overwhelming response of 66 applicants in just a few days. Following the dissolution of Parliament, Bersih Shanghai announces today that we now successfully raised a further RMB17,000 in order to subsidise 100 Malaysians registered voters from China to Go Back To Vote! Bersih Shanghai emphasizes that the subsidy is for those in genuine need to fly back to vote for GE13. Those who are actually well-off financially should not apply, allowing us to give the financial assistance only to those in genuine need. Bersih Shanghai launches the campaign to create awareness among the overseas Malaysians on the importance of General Election where it is one of the most decisive institutions deciding whether a Nation is growing prosperous or fail, it will decide the fate of our country and affecting all level of people. As such, we urge overseas Malaysians voters all over the World, not only those residing in China, must Go Back To Vote this time. COMMENTS ON EC Bersih Shanghai is disappointed that SPR couldn't adopt the same standard vote counting procedures at the overseas polling stations to ensure casted votes are genuinely counted in overseas, in order to avoid the risk of being replaced during the transportation to Putrajaya and the respective constituencies. According to the Federal Constitution, Article 114 (2), "In appointing members of the Election Commission the Yang di- Pertuan Agong shall have regard to the importance of securing an Election Commission which enjoys public confidence", the poor response of only about 5000 applicants for the overseas postal vote among the 1 million Malaysian citizens living and working overseas, proving that the current EC has lost the public confident – at least among the overseas Malaysians on their capability in organizing a proper overseas voting. 百名在中国居留的马来西亚注册选民回国投票 上海净选盟于3 月8 号推展"回国投票"运动，提供人民币500 元机票补贴予在中国居留的马来西亚注册选民。该运动初步筹得人民币15,000 的赞助而得以开展，补贴30 位马来西亚选民的机票；随着数天内反应热烈而收到66 位选民的申请而增加赞助金额到人民币33,000。 随着国会解散，上海净选盟今天宣布，我们已经成功筹获另外RMB17,000 的赞助以补贴共100 名在中国居留的马来西亚注册选民回国投票！ 上海净选盟强调该项补贴是提供给确实需要的选民以飞回国参与第13 届大选，财务宽裕人士不应该申请，以便我们能够把该财务援助只提供给真正需要的人士。 上海净选盟推展该活动旨在唤醒海外马来西亚人对大选重要性的认识，我们相信大选是其中一个最为决定性的因素和体制已决定一个国家是否繁荣成长还是衰败，它会决定我们国家的命运并影响到各个阶层的人 民。 有鉴于此，我们呼吁全世界所有的海外马来西亚选民，不仅仅是在中国居留的选民，本次大选必须回国投 票。 对选委会的批评 上海净选盟对于选委会无法在海外投票站实行同样的标准计票程序感到失望；该程序是为了确保投选的选票在海外投票站就必须被真实的计算，以避免选票在运送回马来西亚选委会和各别选区的过程中曝露在被调换的风险中。 根据联邦宪法第114 条第2 节，"最高元首在委任选举委员会委员时，必须考虑到选委会能够获得公众信任的重要性"；而目前选委会仅仅收到1 百万马来西亚海外选民中的约5 千份申请，证明了公众（至少是海外选民）对现有的选委会是否能够良好执行海外选举的能力已经失去了信心。 上海净选盟文告
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| Nazri still toying with lives of Sabahans -- STAR Posted: 03 Apr 2013 12:03 PM PDT
"What laws is he talking about? If there are laws to be looked into, then look into them!" Jambun demanded. "As far as we know the Federal Government, through the National Registration Department, has the complete prerogative to re-issue MyKads anytime, even to change the designs, anytime it wants. Daniel J Jambun It appears that Kuala Lumpur still hasn't learned anything from the Lahad Datu intrusion and bloodshed, and persists on toying with the lives of Sabahans, said State Reform Party (STAR). STAR's deputy chairman, Daniel John Jambun, in a statement here, took to task Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Dato' Seri Nazri Aziz for saying it will be difficult for the Federal Government to re-issue new MyKads for Sabah. Jambun accused Nazri of lying when he made the excuse such a simple task is difficult supposedly "because there are laws to be looked into." "What laws is he talking about? If there are laws to be looked into, then look into them!" Jambun demanded. "As far as we know the Federal Government, through the National Registration Department, has the complete prerogative to re-issue MyKads anytime, even to change the designs, anytime it wants. "There is no need to pass such an undertaking through parliament, or to have it gazetted. What Nazri is doing is lying and avoiding the proposal, still believing that Sabahans are stupid and can be lied to anytime he wants," he added. Jambun, who is also the President of the Borneo Plight Malaysia Foundation (BOMIFO), challenged Nazri to explain what laws were used in the illegal issuance of hundreds of thousands of MyKads to refugees and illegal immigrants. He reminded Nazri that it was he who arrogantly said the illegals were not a security problem in Sabah. "The fact is there was no law used except the law of the jungle and shameless law of robbers, thieves and traitors. The Federal Government ignored the Federal Constitution and many other laws to commit the treasonous acts of issuing the blue ICs and MyKads to illegals," he said. "If they could do that for foreigners, why can't they do the same -- legally -- for the people ofSabah? "Why is it so easy to do the wrong thing and yet they refuse to do the right thing? Is it because the Federal Government wants to perpetuate the dominance of illegals in Sabah for political purpose at the expense of bona fide Sabahans? "The treasonous act had now been blown into the face of the Federal Government with the death of almost 100 people and souring diplomatic relations with the Philippines. This is a clear case of what is called a 'blowback' or a backlash of an act committed in 'good' intention in the past. And yet Nazri still has the audacity to say it is difficult to solve the MyKads problem when the solution is right in his very hands. "I agree with Tan Sri Bernard Dompok that Nazri was wrong and this time will be proven wrong again. As for the leaders of Upko, PBRS and PBS who are supposed to be the representatives of the KDMs in BN, to fight for the KDM rights, they should now seriously consider leaving the BN, because it is very obvious the BN government is not giving face at all to their proposal. It is proven again that they are toothless in BN. "Now that parliament has been dissolved it is the opportune time for them to sit down with localSabah parties to help fight for justice under the Borneo Agenda. With the three parties in UBF, the defeat of the BN in Sabah will be a forgone conclusion. "Thereafter we can proceed to set up our own Homeland Security System and use our kingmaker position to force the Federal Government to do what they are supposed to do to develop and protect Sabah and Sabahans."
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| SAPP, Sabah MyKad most practical Posted: 03 Apr 2013 11:52 AM PDT
"Issuing Sabah MyKads to Sabahans is the most practical way to distinguish between the genuine Malaysians of Sabah origin and the new Malaysian Sabahans who probably obtained their MyKads by dubious means", said Amde Sidik, the Deputy President of Sabah Progressive Party-SAPP. The administration for this purpose could be undertaken by the government agency or may be under the jurisdiction of Registrar of Native Courts, he said. The President of UPKO Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said (Daily Express 02/04/2013) reissuing of MyKad for Sabahans is not impossible even though Minister in the Prime Minister Mohd Nazi Abdul Aziz said it would be difficult for Federal Government to issue new MyKad for Sabah. "I can see that suggestion by Tan Sri Bernard Dompok is a bit cumbersome, administratively it involves recalling and reissuing which is Putrajaya in full control. I would think Sabah people are more knowledgeable in as far as understanding the people in this part of the country even if it's PR as the Federal Government", he said. MyKad Sabah is one of the five main topics in SAPP manifestos. Sabah had done it before with no complications with the laws of the country. The usefulness of a Sabah Mykad among others are when we are dealing with matters that affect the basic rights of being Sabahans, again our reference is what has been agreed in the Malaysia agreement of 1963. For examples, land matters, scholarship awards, licenses, permits, welfares benefits and other forms of awards to bone fide Sabahans. Look at the distribution of BRIM500 or a few others where many locals didn't even get those benefits, whilst the new Malaysians including Pakistanis and Indonesians-Malaysians have little difficulty in getting government's facilities, according to Amde.
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| Hindraf dares Kit Siang to an open debate Posted: 02 Apr 2013 03:56 PM PDT
N Ganesan, via e-mail After studying the contents of the DAP Gelang Patah Plan for the Indians, it is very obvious that most of the plan is plagiarised from Hindraf's five-year Blueprint. After having been through the effort to draw up the blueprint ourselves, we cannot understand how a serious document in this category can be developed otherwise within 24 hours. Since a large part of the Gelang Patah document really comes from the Hindraf Blueprint, we cannot understand why in the first place DAP does not want to endorse the Hindraf Blueprint itself or negotiate on it till it becomes acceptable and then to endorse it. In our opinion if DAP is sincere there was abundant opportunity to have worked with us on this matter since November of last year. But they let all of that slip and just before the General Elections and in a matter of hours they turn up with this plan. In our opinion all of this reeks of political opportunism and another impending grand deception for the Indian poor. We cannot stand by and watch another attempt to cheat the poor people and to run off with their votes and then return peanuts to them. The sincerity of DAP in coming up with this document in this manner right on the eve of the GE and announced in a constituency that Lim Kit Siang is rumoured to contest, is really questionable. There are over 12,000 Indian voters (12%) in Gelang Patah . DAP Chairman Karpal Singh had just on the the 30th of March called on Waytha Moorthy to end his Hunger Viratham and resume discussion with Anwar Ibrahim. He also urged Anwar Ibrahim to find an amicable solution to end the Hindraf blueprint stalemate. The next day Lim Kit Siang announces the Gelang Patah Plan. We find all this baffling. We are left wondering if there is any seriousness at all in this entire episode. So, instead of us just calling the effort insincere, we will let the people decide, if the effort is sincere or otherwise. We call upon Lim Kit Siang personally for such a a debate in front of an open audience to clear the air on this. We will debate the proposition that the "DAP Gelang Patah Plan for the Indians is not a sincere plan to address the problems of the Indian poor in comprehensive and permanent ways." We hope Lim Kit Siang will accept this challenge and show the country that Hindraf is wrong , that DAP is indeed sincere in trying to improve the lot of the Indian Poor. If however, Lim Kit Siang does not accept this challenge , then we have to conclude that DAP is doing what they are doing only because it is good politics – nothing more, nothing less. Please let us know through an open acceptance or you can contact me, N Ganesan at 012 -480-3284 and let us know of your acceptance and we will arrange the necessary details for the event. |
| What do DAP and race car drivers have in common? Posted: 02 Apr 2013 03:38 PM PDT
Wong Saikim What do political leaders and racing car drivers have in common? They are both in a race of sorts. The politicians want to win at the polls, and the racing drivers want to win at the Grand Prix. But the DAP and ace driver Lewis Hamilton had one more thing in common-- they each suffered crushing embarrassing moments this week. Hamilton's embarrassment happened at the race track in Sepang last week. The Formula One racer made a blunder when he pulled in at the McLaren pit stop instead of the Mercedes box. For one brief moment, he had forgotten that McLaren was his previous sponsor and Mercedes was his current. Describing this gaffe, a foreign correspondent said that Hamilton was usually drawn to controversy like a moth to a lampshade. His old McLaren mechanics were briefly stunned but his fans couldn't hide a big smile at the blooper. To them, it was no big deal. They were just amused.
DAP's embarrassment happened a few days ago. DAP admitted to a faux pas of gigantic proportions. The Penang DAP government admitted that there has been a mistake in the entire costs for the mega project involving the undersea tunnel and the three highways. The earlier costs were under reported by RM2.22 billion. Not by RM2.22, not by RM2.22 hundred, not by RM2.22 thousand, not by RM2.22 million, but by a staggering RM2.22 billion! The error was dismissed as a 'typo'. But unlike the case of Lewis Hamilton, the rakyat are not so forgiving. They are not amused. How can anyone, leave alone a government, make such a boo-boo? What rocket fuel was used to propel the costs sky-high? Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng cannot dismiss this mother of all blunders as a mere 'typo'. A 'typo' is a typographical error which only happened in the days when manual typewriters were in use. Typewriters have long given way to computers which always flag mistakes as they occur, and prompt corrections. The rakyat demands a detailed explanation. After all, it is they who are finally going to foot the bill, one way or another. Whatever happened to Competency, Accountability and Transparency? Why is DAP silent? Has the CAT got its tongue? This was not DAP's first blooper. The party could not even get it right in its elections to its party central executive committee last December. A 'technical error' in calculation resulted in an inaccurate result. Candidate number 65, Zairil Abdullah who had the same number of votes received by candidate number 35 Manogaran Marimuthu (305 votes) actually received 803 votes, the party only claimed two weeks after the election. These are serious mistakes. If a student makes mistakes like these in school, he will be punished by his examiners; if an adult makes mistakes like these at work, he will be punished by his employer; and when politicians make mistakes like these they should be punished by the voters.
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