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| Posted: 02 May 2013 02:17 PM PDT
DAP Tweets: An explosive device was found outside DAP Kepong election booth in Jinjang Utara, it was safely detonated by a bomb squad robot. So far 3 explosive devices have been safely detonated by police bomb squad outside DAP Kepong office in Jinjang. Desperate & despicable act!
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| Posted: 02 May 2013 01:31 PM PDT
Ours are made with pride not bought with money recklessly thrown. Queenie I say `Ubah' to those who say there is none. To those who snidely belittle the flourishing of little multi-coloured flags in neighbourhoods everywhere -from round-abouts to gated, guarded compounds, pavements to parks - I say keep your snooty snouts lower than their lofty perches. These little cloth flowers were sewn by volunteers huddled over old-fashioned sewing machines or stitched by willing hands in a private home open freely for those came unfettered by party bullies nor were they paid. As elderly grandfathers, housewives, kids and the youth from all walks of life, ilk, and belief systems cut, sewed and attached the cloth scraps to wire holders, they were united in one mission. Ubah. To those who think hoisting a new ruling party to take over one that has long ago over ran its use-by date (cowed their citizenry, dared to even call its country club members the elite!) merely means exchanging identical sets, I say you failed to see the real worth of it all. I say you failed to see the hope in the eyes of Malaysians. - Who have come out in increasing multitudes to heed the call of those few brave ones who had mustered BERSIH, MANSUHKAN ISA and the many other peaceful street protests. - Who, before, stayed silent nor bothered to register as voters – new voter registration has increased by double-digit percentages. - Who now dare to discuss politics in coffee shops, bus terminals, office canteens when before these topics were taboo and frowned upon. I say you failed to see the change that is most vital of all. The change that has swapped fear for courage, indifference to action, uncaring to caring, unwillingness to volunteerism and yes, `Tidak Apa' to `Ubah'. It is not so much who stays in power, who takes over, who cheats, who lies. It is that we have become the change. We are the change. And that itself is the triumph, the hard won victory, the long self-struggle, the rising above May 13's, fears, threats, bullying and unjust systems. To those who sniff at the little steps we take, who brusquely wave away our efforts as ineffectual, and deride us for wanting to assert our newfound voice, I say to you, our change is mighty for we have moved on. Perhaps, you have not. Look at the BN machinery minting their platoons of ceramah tents, flotillas of flags, billions worth of cash hand-outs, and advertising. Then look again at the Malaysian `spring flowers' – nothing like the other side of course. But you see ours are made with pride not bought with money recklessly thrown. If you still say, a change in government is no change at all, you have missed the big picture. For the change has come, the change is us. You have failed to diminish the hope in our eyes. You have failed to dim out the fires in our souls. Stop throwing bricks, it's time to build the house.
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| Posted: 02 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT
We want a government which can cater to the basic needs of its citizens. It is not too much to ask. We need a government which does not centralize all the power at Federal level – and politicise everything the rakyat needs. Don Luke Screamed one article, "Detain me, drag me to court! I will still repeat my statement that (DAP adviser) Lim Kit Siang is a racist and he is indeed a racist", alleged former PM Dr. Mahathir Mohamed (MM). We all know who is racist and who practises racism with impunity – with exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines. Indeed politics in Malaysia has become so racist because the ruling government has allowed it to deteriorate to this level. 1Malaysia slogan is merely to win votes. They are meaningless, meatless – bones of contention of the rakyat with a government which ruled the country for far too long already, a government which changes the Federal Constitution, interfere with the Judiciary arm of the government, privatised all services to cronies and could not give a DAMN to what the rakyat thinks. With each component party purportedly representing their own ethnic's interests since 1957, we have been unable to get out of this vicious grip of race and religion in almost every aspect of life in Malaysia. The concept of 1Malaysia or Malaysia for Malaysians is just rhetoric - the art of discourse which aims to improve the perception of the general public but has failed miserably in the attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate us as we continue to be labelled as "pendatang". No one came out in defence of us "pendatangs" while the real "pendatangs" receive NRIC without much of an effort. UMNO purportedly represents the Malays but the majority are poor or earning subsistence income despite the NEP to help them. Since its inception in 1972, only the inner circle within UMNO has amassed wealth due to their relationship and connections. If the Malays continue to vote BN, hoping UMNO will lift them from their doldrums and attain respectable status in their own country, they will be in for another 55 years or more of suffering and poverty. For the Indians, MIC has short-changed them because the party represented only the interest of one man, who is now recycled as an ambassador to another country. He is not the only recycled ex-MP from the BN government. There are other retired MPs who hold positions of power and are paid enormous sums of money to thank them for their loyalty to the BN government for the past 20-30 years. The Indians, mainly from South India, came as rubber estate workers. They are still struggling to receive their NRIC which is their rightful birth-right. These are not small in numbers. Illiterate, they have no means to obtain recourse to their predicament. Without a proper NRIC they have no access to education and medical facilities. Being uneducated, they take up lowly-paid jobs or turn to crime. Meanwhile, there is no action against the perpetrators of Project IC who not only received "haram" income but sold the nation. We all know the names of the biggest master-mind behind this horrible act of treason. Treason is punishable by death or long term imprisonment. Here, in Malaysia, such people continue to live freely and spout seeds of racism. Until to-date because the ruling elite is so powerful, no one has dared to take action against them. There is no police action because they will claim that the Royal Commission on Project IC is still in progress. We all know the police are very selective in their investigation and warrants of arrests. Remember Ahmad Sarbani, Kugan and Teoh Beng Hock. Recently, the spouse of PI Bala opined that the circumstances leading to the demise of her husband is suspicious. These are sad cases buried by people with the money and power to silent those who should be conducting investigations and bringing the culprits to justice. This reminds us of the military regime in Argentina in the 1980s where babies of leftist parents were given away to families who are rightist in their thinking. Their mothers are just thrown into the "river of death". Using explosive methods may not be so convenient. We have all long suspected who are the master-mind behind May 13 incident. Now an ex-UMNO strongman Mohd Tamrin Abdul Ghafar has become an unexpected ally in Pakatan Rakyat's bid to counter the claim that DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang was behind the May 13 riots in 1969. For some time now, the educators and historians who have a role in our history books, have re-written our Malaysian history. Students now do not read about World History but the progress and process of Islamization in Malaysia – nothing seriously wrong with that but just a way bit lop-sided. We have been told that the exploits of Hang Tuah and Hang Jebat in the history of Melaka has been down-played or totally removed. Compare this with how the Japanese wanted to re-write their history books. Of course, the children of the rich and well-connected Malays (read as mostly the well-connected politically) have sent their children overseas to study. They even receive public scholarships while the ill-gotten wealth is spent on golf and designer hand-bags, shoes and clothes, and expensive imported cars (no Proton for them). For the Chinese, they have always been pragmatic. They have supported BN in the past but MM has conveniently forgotten this. Now, as in the past, he is forever quarrelsome. He quarrelled with almost every leader (Singapore, Australia, UK, USA). We have forgiven the Japanese for their atrocities in Asia during WWII but we could not forgive a lone Chinese-man who signed the peace treaty to end the communists' confrontation with the then Malaya. He died a stateless man even though the peace treaty allowed him to return home to die. Can one lonely old man disturb the peace and stability of our country? Talking of demise, we strongly believe that MCA (someone labelled it money collection agency and recently it was Malaysian Charismatic Association) will be history after GE13. MCA is the meek partner in the BN coalition. MCA has not even dared to contest in Chinese-majority constituency like Gelang Patah. This has shown UMNO that MCA can be dispensed with in the BN coalition. Pakatan on the other hand allows intelligent discourse which some quarters labelled as "unable to work together". We are aware of the internal bickering within UMNO and BN – just that the party whip disallows public display of their bickering. For most Malaysians in general, we want peace, stability and growth. We want whole truths not a government which hides behind OSA. Petronas is a national treasure but all its revenue and operations are under OSA and the purview of one man – the PM. This is ridiculous. Malaysians do not enjoy the benefits of an oil-producing country. At RM1.80 per litre, we are actually not any better off than say Singapore. In Singapore it is also S$1.80. We pay RM1.80 but our graduates earn RM1,800.00 (not any better than the RM1,500.00 starting salary in 1985 – and when a single storey house cost only RM28,00.00) while fresh graduates in Singapore now earn S$2,800.00 or more. It will mean that it took a graduate 2 years to pay off the 100% loan for the house. Now that same house is not less than RM420,000.00. This translates to 19 years of wages. Interestingly in a local TV station today, the commentator said that it is very expensive to purchase houses in Singapore. As a BN-friendly station, she left out a number of interesting facts which negate her opinion. Even a S$380,000.00 property in Singapore would be paid within 11 years. Their CPF scheme is used to pay the monthly bank instalments. In terms of Purchasing Power Parity, our Ringgit does not go very far overseas. Remember that the Singaporeans earn a higher income than Malaysians. Dollar-for-dollar comparison, we are worse off. That irritating red dot at the end of our Peninsular, some would say. But the BN government could not even develop Selangor into a place comparable with Singapore after 50 years in power. Do we have quality of life here in Selangor? Is there an integrated public transport system here in the Klang Valley? Do we have public parks and green lungs for its citizens? Can we walk safely in public without looking behind our shoulders? We all struggle each day to get through the horrendous traffic to work – and back. This is because of one man's vision to sell Proton to Malaysians. Our Proton cars are not any cheaper even though they are manufactured locally. Just compare the prices of our cars with our salaries and those in UK, USA and Australia. For that vision, the BN government purposely did not plan for a network of public transport such as LRT, MRT, mono-rails whether above ground or under-ground. The expanding network of roads to cater to an increasing population of privately owned cars came with a cost - high tolls which are collected up to 60 years. There is no transparency in the award of contracts. Malaysians end up paying much of their low income for high cost of commuting. In Singapore, the network is almost island-wide and integrated so that commuters can hop from train to bus and vice versa without getting into the traffic or the rain (or hot tropical sun) and sometimes, the additional fare for an onward journey can be as little as S$0.06! http://www.smrt.com.sg/Trains/NetworkMap.aspx. Do we need to say how much it will cost to get from Klang/Kajang to the other side of the city? Today, essential goods and services are very expensive in Malaysia. We want a government which can cater to the basic needs of its citizens. It is not too much to ask. We need a government which does not centralize all the power at Federal level – and politicise everything the rakyat needs. We do not need a government which threatens with the race card or religion or unrest if an alternative political coalition wins. A two-party system in democracy will have its checks and balance – not absolute power to do what it likes without accountability and transparency and competency. • Water authority at federal level – and now the politicising of water to the detriment of the people of Selangor and businesses (otherwise consumers pay exorbitant rates as compared to Selangor which dis-allowed the automatic increase in rates – and Penang Water Works which has been doing a wonderful job of affordable potable water – lowest in the country). • IWK – we pay quit rent and assessment for collection of rubbish and sewage. We do not understand why this basic need of the rakyat is outsourced at a cost to the ordinary man on the street. • Transport authority at federal level – and now Penang cannot even plan its own public transport network without green light from the federal government. Commuters suffer from lack of public transport, or congested roads because the rakyat has no options to get from one point to another. When the rakyat is stressed up, health deteriorates and everyone suffers – including government coffers. Related GLC and bodies such as SPAD, Puspakom and JPJ are known to be utterly corrupted. • Police force at federal level (no argument about this) – but poor enforcement and public relations are lacking. We also do not understand basic rights of assembly is met with water and tear gas while terrorists from a nearby country are met with negotiations and patience. Basic security issues for the rakyat are not even addressed. We are forever stressed whether at home (robbers come right to our door-steps, or burglars) or out in the public (snatch thieves) and shoot-to-kill crime (serious crime). We really cannot comprehend the number of ATMs which have been broken in. This has not happened before. We pay precious earnings for basic security and the government have not been able to "tepati janji". • Local Councils election – State governments are wrongly blamed for ineffective and inefficient services such as roads (full of potholes), clogged drains (leading to flash floods), poor rubbish collection, town planning (not enough parks and recreation facilities). So we have MPs whose job is to inspect "longkang" when they should be responsible for greater things and wider picture.
Finally when we see failed projects (PKZ & National Feedlot), projects whose costs ballooned (KLIA2) and completed projects which collapsed (stadiums and public highways), we, the rakyat has to bear these costs. After 55 years we still see poverty in Malaysia. If not for the prospect of an alternative government, we would not have seen BR1M and all the give-aways and goodies, rightly or wrongly. Now is the time for an alternative government for competency, accountability and transparency. Now is the time for a better Malaysia for the rakyat. As the Australians say, they change government every 5 to 10 years so that there is no skeleton in the cupboard. If there has been no 2008 political tsunami, we would not have found out the PKZ and the National Feedlot fiasco, or the ex-MB who could afford a mansion, or a MP who built a mansion on land meant for low cost housing. Fence-sitters, do we need to say more?
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| Posted: 02 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT
What makes your vote so valuable? How does your tiny vote compel men of stature from their mighty mansions and expensive cars to come down to your humble doorstep with trinkets in their hands to give to you and promises you more? Its because of your vote, and many more like them, that will put those men in power. Zhang Er In almost any other democratic country on Earth, the distribution of money or benefits by the political parties contesting in an election to their electorate right before the said election would necessarily be recognized as corruption of the democratic process at the very least. |
| Posted: 02 May 2013 12:51 PM PDT
Are voting for stability and peace and growth when only a small segment of society is getting richer? Don Luke We would like to thank the voters in Penang for being realistic in their voting. In 1969, they voted in Gerakan, which unfortunately joined BN and in the process has forgotten about its socialist principles and struggles for a truly Malaysian and non-racial approach in politics, economics, education and culture. It became part of BN which stands for cronyism and abuse of power. Today, the people of Penang have the opportunity again to enjoy the fruits of that decision in March 2008. A very much cleaner DAP-led State government in terms of financial prudence, competency, accountability and transparency, the State's coffers have turned from red to black. After a short 5 years, Penang has cleaned up its environment (watch Channel News Asia http://www.channelnewsasia.com/tv/tvshows/boomtownasia/penang-malaysia/608138.html). The previous State government was inefficient, ineffective and a tool for UMNO. In Selangor, the State has tried to emulate the successes of Penang led by its Pakatan partner, the DAP. Of course 5 years is too short a time to implement all the promises in the manifesto. • Free water & cheaper water – with abundant supply of rain in the country, we do not understand how and why water is so expensive – except cronyism and poor management of the water authorities (no maintenance and replacement of old pipes resulting in NRW – non-revenue water). Selangor State government prevented the arbitrary increase in water rates agreed by the BN Federal government • Funds for single mothers – if Pakatan has not started this initiative, there would be no BR1M and such acronyms from the so-called transformation programmes • Affordable Housing – after 55 years, BN has no plans to build affordable homes but alienate state land to their MPs and cronysts • Transport – the number of paid study tours to visit other countries have not brought about any real progress in this critical area of infrastructure • Flood mitigation projects – after 55 years, Malaysia under BN has no answer to the perennial floods • Scholarships & Education – (if there is no corruption, the money saved would help the less fortunate to a better life through free education – count the billions and millions lost through corruption and ill-conceived public projects) • Free Basic Health Care – the Ministry of Health (another Federal government project) purportedly objective to protect consumers by insisting the expensive halogram for all medicine packaging • Free Wifi – the monopoly of telco under the cronyism makes telecommunication very expensive for the average man on the street • CCTV – issues of public security (which is a Federal level responsibility under the Home Ministry) BN has the same leaders in power – incompetent, corrupted, unable to think and lead except to fill up their pockets – and abuse of power. If you continue to vote for BN for the so-called peace and stability, you will continue to be poor, or struggle and existence living. Basic needs are all monopolized: • Sugar (it seems BN kicked out our sugar king and we are now paying a higher price for sugar) • Flour (this affects the price of your bread, cakes, kueh-mueh and roti-canai) • Rice (do you know that our rice is more expensive than in Thailand because rice is controlled and monopolised by UMNO-linked entrepreneurs?) • Petrol (the price of petrol and diesel of course affects everything we eat, buy and wear) • Tolls (give Pakatan the opportunity to offer us toll-free highways) Malaysia is now an oligarchy. Oligarchy is a form of power structure in which power effectively rests with a small number of people. These people could be distinguished by royalty, wealth, family ties, education, corporate, or military control. Such states are often controlled by a few prominent families (Syed Mokhtar, Mohfaz, Naza, the Vincent Tans and Ananda Krishna) who pass their influence from one generation to the next. For those who could think and voice out and fight for justice – one example is Ong Tee Keat who is in the wrong political party. He was barking up the wrong tree (PKZ) and some people in power who have issues to hide with PKZ decided that they have enough of a barking dog (sorry for the 'pun') which threatens their well-being and good life here. MCA has again shown it to be a tool of UMNO when the delegates voted the wrong man to the presidency. For Malaysia to transform and move forward, we need meritocracy. For those who could not excel, we must provide special help, not a crutch for life. We do not need a crutch system where we get peanuts and the elite gets richer. We want opportunities to learn and grow.
Education At the national level, our education system is hopeless because it does not churn out graduates who could think and solve problems. One example is the UEC – Unified Examination Certificate which is recognized by other countries except here in Malaysia. The so-called protectors of Bahasa Malaysia do not appreciate that the English Language is the lingua franca of the business world – from internet, science, technology to medical and shipping terms. Learning the English Language does not make us less of a Malaysian (whether Chinese, Malay or Indians). In fact the command of the English Language puts us on par, if not above those who don't. Further, the children of our MPs send their children overseas for their education. They do not give a damn about the poor state of education in our country. Is our education seriously better than UK and/or USA? Do not pull wool over our eyes. Even the UEC is not recognized because MCA concurred with UMNO that it is a threat to national security and stability but the government has no solutions to graduates who cannot think on their feet, solve problems and even structure a simple sentence in English. When Malaysia lacks the talent to even speak English, then we are really doomed. We will begin to export maids and blue collar workers in 2020. Are we voting for growth in wealth and status when we cannot even compete with the rest of the world? Never mind the race and religion factors when you cannot earn enough to put food on the family table?
Public Security We would rather have no corruption and hudud law rather than worry about robberies and kidnap. A peaceful country like Malaysia has turned violent because the police (a Federal ministry) have failed. We have come to know of incidents where police out-riders are paid to escort an entourage to a private wedding. We do not want to live in a country where we dare not go out after 8 pm, or linger in our own garden patch outside our homes. We do not want a country where our women-folks need an escort each and every time they step out of their gates. We want our children to run freely in the neighbourhood parks. Are we voting for security if we continue with the same government?
Opportunities The NEP was supposed to help the less fortunate, irrespective of race, to have a head-start in life. As part of the NEP, shares were given to GLC-linked companies for this wealth to be re-distributed to the Bumiputras. However, each time such a distribution is made, and the shares are sold off, there is no record of how much the bumiputra has achieved the 30% quota of the national wealth. This continues to be a vicious cycle of a leaking pot of gold. Will we continue to absorb everything the government throw at us – half truths? The man-on-the-street may not be able to afford more than one lot of any public share issues. The rich UMNO-linked cronyists continue to amass wealth. UMNO is not about the ordinary Malay on the street. Are we voting for growth and income re-distribution even amongst the Malays? Part of the NEP process was the APs – approved permits. These were again the birth-right of UMNO-linked families, friends and politicians. The whole AP episode made a few wealthy Malays but the majority of the ordinary Malay on the street remains poor. We also end up paying a higher price for Proton than it is sold in other countries.
Are voting for stability and peace and growth when only a small segment of society is getting richer? UMNO has become synonymous with money, status and hegemony against other races in the country. It is not about the 1Malaysia dream. It is not about protecting one's race and religion. If we are religious and righteous, we will be people of integrity and conscience. We will not rob the country of its riches and fill our own pockets. We will use the power bestowed upon us for the general good of the people. We would think about preserving wealth for the next generation – not plunder like there is no tomorrow. If we are not preserving assets and wealth, are we voting for growth and a better tomorrow? Malaysia will have no tomorrow if we do not give Pakatan the opportunity to govern. In the last 5 years after the shocked 2008 political tsunami, BN has wasted no chance to plunder the country. Your future, security, peace and independence are based on a two-party political system of checks and balances. So come out early and vote wisely on 05 May 2013.
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| Posted: 02 May 2013 12:39 PM PDT
-Critical Average Joe- I'm feeling a bit nutty today ... but please allow me to proceed .... Now let's talk about education for a while. There's a reason why education sucks and don't ever think it's gonna get any better any time soon. Be happy with what you've got and don't look forward for any miracles either because the owners of this country don't want that. I'm talking about the real owners of this country, those big corporate giants and GLCs that control everything business in this country and making major decisions for us. Forget about politicians, the politicians are put there to create a notion that we're given the freedom of choice. In reality we don't have any. We don't have any say at all. What we have are owners. They own us. They own and control everything, they own and control land, they own major corporations, they own politicians and maybe your beloved judges are also stuck somewhere at the back pocket of their pants. They control most of the media companies so they get to control most of the news and information you and I get to hear day in day out. They got us by the balls!! They spend billions of RM every year lobbying to get what they want so that they can get more for themselves and less for us (the average Joe). But let me tell you what they don't want - they don't want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. they don't want well-informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking. They don't want that! That is not helping them in any way. That is not in their best interests. They don't want people to start asking critical questions at their kitchen table how they have been f**** by a system that has gone overboard for the last 50 years! No, they don't want that. What they want is obedient workers. People who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paper work, but dumb enough to accept shitty jobs with low pay, diminishing benefits, long hours and no over-time. Worse still ... by the time you go to collect your pension plan, there's nothing left to collect (hopefully this is just a myth) and they want you to be grateful. They want you to work more but get less ... pay cuts if you must ... cut here cut there ... everything must be cut. Hey, they even want you to walk or get a bike to get to work so you can save money on cars and fuel - and help save the planet at the same time. Wow, what a good job at masquerading. One day you wake up, decide to withdraw your money from your pension funds or whatever funds entrusted to them - don't be surprised they can play a magic trick on you, what do you do then? It turns out that their criminal friends can have or do whatever they wish as far as the public funds are concerned. Sooner or later they will have what they want. You know why - because they control you and they own this f*** place. It's a big club, and you ain't in it. You and I are not in it!! It's the same club that's telling you selective news and information that you need to know for their benefit. It's the same club that's beating on your heads all day long what to believe, what to think, what to buy, where to buy. The table is tilted and the game is rigged. Nobody gives a damn anymore. Nobody seems to notice and nobody seems to care! Good, honest hardworking people - white collar, blue collar - doesn't matter what color of shirt you have on, it's the same group of people who continue to elect the same group of rich cocksuckers who don't give a f*** about us. They don't give a f*** about you. They don't care at all ... at all ... at all .... Nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care, that's what they're counting on. The fact that Malaysians will remain willfully ignorant of the brown, yellow, white, black or blue dicks that have been jamming up their assholes everyday .. and that, folks is because the owners of this country know the truth ... the plain truth about the Malaysian dream ... YOU HAVE TO BE ASLEEP TO BELIEVE IT!!
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| It is confirmed. The Star is The Paper That Lies Posted: 02 May 2013 12:32 PM PDT
Given the false and malicious allegations by the Star editorial board made above, I'm making available the correspondence between our Media coordinating officer, Mr Chu Yoon Ming and The Star advertising official, Hafzan to the public for their scrutiny and judgement.
Tony Pua I held a press conference yesterday to express our disappointed with The Star for rejecting our paid advertisements. These advertisements were to counter the highly misleading and controversial advertisements placed by MCA and Barisan Nasional which are themed "A Vote for DAP is A Vote for PAS".
We have wanted to counter these advertisements with the theme "A vote for MCA/BN is a vote for Umno is a vote for PERKASA".
However the advertisement was rejected by The Star on 30 April, Tuesday 4pm.
The Star has responded angrily by making these claims :
1. That we refused to place our logo on the advertisements as requests by The Star.
2. That we refused to amend the advertisement by "removing" the keris and that we were unable to explain the circumstances behind the presence of the keris.
3. That The Star bent over backwards to cater to our demand to publish the advertisement in less than 24 hours.
4. That the advertisement incites racial tension
5. That DAP should be eternally grateful to the Star for giving some prominent coverage to DAP events "like the DAP mega ceramah in Penang".
6. That I should be grateful to The Star because it "carried two reports and a picture of [me] even though [I have] been away from PJ Utara constituency busy campaigning elsewhere".
Items 1 to 4 are blatant lies, while the points 5 and 6 are at best laughable.
Given the false and malicious allegations by the Star editorial board made above, I'm making available the correspondence between our Media coordinating officer, Mr Chu Yoon Ming and The Star advertising official, Hafzan to the public for their scrutiny and judgement.
To book advertisements on 3rd and 4th May. Our advertisements were rejected on 30th April. Hence it is a complete lie by The Star editors that they had bent over backwards to allow us to submit for advertising within 24 hours.
Because The Star wanted to review the advertisement in advance, we forwarded to them the proposed advertisement.
The Star "can accept the ad to be published in The Star except you need you to remove the "keris"/or change the photo without the keris." That was the ONLY condition cited in the email. We were also told verbally that the cut of date for 3 May publication is 2pm on April 30.
Despite our own internal reservations, we submitted a revised advertisement without the "keris", by using another picture of Ibrahim Ali. It was submitted well within to meet the standard deadline for 3 days advance notice (contrary to the accusation by The Star of last minute submission).
"After taking into several consideration, we regret to inform you that we are unable to run the requested ad at this time."
The above are all the correspondences between The Star and DAP over the publication of the advertisement.
The above only goes to show that The Star are equal hypocrites in the above for they have continued to published advertisements attacking the DAP and PAS over religious and racial issues which are half-truths at best, but unwilling to publish our advertisement despite initially agreeing to do so.
By publishing lies to defend themselves over the issue of not printing DAP advertisement, The Star has proven that its editorial board possesses no integrity, has no sense of justice and righteousness and are hypocrites of the highest order. This is despite its editorials frequently preaching strong "moral values".
We call upon The Star to apologise to all Malaysians for attempting to use indefensible lies to cover up its biased attempt to keep Barisan Nasional in power.
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