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DAP backs Khalid Ibrahim as MB
Utusan blames DAP for paper’s offensive against Chinese
There was no blackout says DAP
Najib: Chinese taken for a ‘good ride’
Four picked up for stopping busloads of foreigners
Anwar wants protests over 'stolen' Malaysian election
Race baiting worries Umno allies, moderates
Analysts: Indians have found no place in Pakatan
GE13: Nik Aziz rejects unity talks
GE13: Najib has 11 vacancies to fill in new team
GE13: One symbol to represent Pakatan in next polls, says Kit Siang

Posted: 07 May 2013 05:03 PM PDT

DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng says Khalid should continue to helm the state as MB because he was instrumental in ensuring a resounding victory for Pakatan Rakyat in Selangor.

K Pragalath, FMT

The DAP is backing caretaker Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) Khalid Ibrahim to continue leading Selangor for a second term.

"Khalid should continue as MB after leading Pakatan to a resounding victory at the recent general election by winning a two third majority with 44 out of 56 state seats in Selangor from the previous 36 seats.

"Selangor DAP is in full support of Khalid as the Selangor MB," said DAP secretary general and Penang chief minister Lim Guan Eng in a statement today.

The question over who should hold the MB position arose because PKR has one seat less than the DAP and PAS in the Selangor state legislative assembly.

In GE13 that took place on Sunday, Pakatan Rakyat component parties won 44 out 56 state seats.

The DAP and PAS have 15 seats each whereas PKR have 14 seats. Under these circumstances, PAS can lay claim to the MB's post as it has one extra seat.

The Selangor state constitution stipulates that the MB must be a Malay Muslim. The DAP does not have a Malay Muslim state legislative assemblyman in Selangor.

Yesterday, Selangor PAS deputy commissioner III Khalid Samad, who is also Shah Alam MP, was coy when asked whether they would lay claim to the MB's post.

Selangor PAS commissioner Abdul Rani Osman, who is also Meru state assemblyman, meanwhile was reported to have said that they would send their list of potential candidates to fill the Menteri Besar and exco positions.

Lim said that Khalid should be allowed to helm the state as a MB because he had retained Selangor for Pakatan Rakyat even though Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak led the BN charge in the state as Selangor BN chief.

Posted: 07 May 2013 02:09 PM PDT

Syed Jaymal Zahiiid, TMI

Utusan Malaysia today defended its incendiary frontpage headline "Apa Lagi Cina Mahu? (What more do the Chinese want?)" and continued to attack the DAP, claiming the party's alleged campaign to sow hatred against Barisan Nasional (BN) justified the newspaper's tone.

In today's edition, the Umno-owned Malay broadsheet carried several reports that sought to defend yesterday's headline, citing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's defence of the newspaper and his allegation that the Chinese had been swayed by the DAP's purported Chinese-centric politics.

Utusan's sister publication, Kosmo!, has also front-paged Najib's accusation against the Chinese-based opposition party. Both Utusan and Kosmo! also highlighted former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's claim that BN had scored badly in Sunday's polls because of a "Chinese tsunami", a term analysts have dismissed as an attempt to shape the Election 2013 results as a Chinese-versus-Malay vote.

In a column by senior editor Zulkifli Bakar entitled "Siapa mula provokasi dahulu? (Who started the provocation first?)", the writer claimed the DAP should be held responsible if chaos erupts, a statement that echoes past warnings of a possible repeat of the May 13, 1969 race riots.

"The DAP should not be evasive in this matter and attack Utusan Malaysia.

"And they must be ready to be responsible if the country erupts into chaos because it was them that started the extreme political provocation to influence the Chinese to reject BN," he said.

The writer continued to say that Utusan had chosen the controversial headline yesterday in reaction to the alleged DAP attempt to incite anger among "other races" including the Malays.

"Utusan is only questioning the DAP and the actions of its supporters because it is worried that the party's consistent provocation could spark a reaction from other races especially the Malays and this could create chaos," he said.

The police started investigating Utusan Melayu for sedition yesterday, hours after the Umno-owned daily sparked a nationwide uproar with its incendiary front page report seen to blame the Chinese for the BN's weaker score in Election 2013.

The police have also hauled up two bloggers, Papa Gomo and King Jason, for questioning said to be related to their recent posts seen as fuelling racial strife.

Politicians from both sides weighed in on the controversy but the issue has not shown any signs of abating.

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There was no blackout says DAP

Posted: 07 May 2013 01:55 PM PDT

The Star - Ketari DAP assemblyman Lee Chin Chen has condemned those using social networking sites to spread allegations of a blackout during tallying of votes on Sunday.

Lee said those responsible should stop spreading such allegations and advised the public against believing the purported incident.

"None of our aides or myself are involved in sending out any SMSes or uploading the incident of a blackout in the tallying centre.

"This is not the work of the DAP and I urge the police to investigate the matter," he said.

Lee said that besides him, there were many other officials including police personnel and journalists who could verify the actual situation.

He said that together with several aides, they arrived at the centre at about 9pm and left after 2am on Monday.

"The returning officer announced the winners for the state seats shortly after midnight and at about 1.30am, the result of the parliamentary constituency.

"There was definitely no blackout and I would like to reiterate that neither the party nor I had anything to do with stories of the alleged incident spread by certain quarters," he said.

However, Lee said the DAP might file a petition against the results for the parliamentary seat due to other irregularities such as phantom voters but not on the incident of a blackout.

Meanwhile, Bentong OCPD Supt Mansor Mohd Nor said he was present during the entire process and there was no blackout.

"We will look into the matter if there is a report lodged against those spreading such allegations in social websites.

"The public should not believe such allegations as it could cause uneasiness and tension among the voters," he said.

Najib: Chinese taken for a ‘good ride’

Posted: 07 May 2013 01:45 PM PDT

(The Star) - The Opposition, particularly the DAP, has taken the Chinese for a "good ride" by making them believe they could change the government even when bumiputra and Indian support remained with Barisan Nasional, said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

He said that by using the Ubah (Change) slogan, the community was under the impression that it was possible to change the government.

But in reality, he added, the government did not fall even when the majority of the Chinese supported the Opposition.

"This is a blatant lie to the Chinese. They became convinced that by voting for the Opposition, they could change the government.

"The Barisan government has remained intact because in reality, with the bumiputras and the Indians supporting the coalition, the government cannot be changed," he told a press conference after a closed-door briefing with Barisan's newly-elected MPs.

Najib said the lie by the Opposition was similar to the promise made by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to take over Putrajaya on Sept 16, 2008.

"The Chinese have been taken for a good ride by the DAP. They believed this lie and that's why they voted en masse for the DAP although we (Barisan) have helped them so much."

Najib said if the Chinese had maintained the level of support similar to the 2008 polls, Barisan would have secured a two-thirds majority.

The Barisan chairman said the Opposition had also made up other stories, such as 40,000 Bangladeshis being flown into the country to vote for the ruling coalition.

"Until today, there is no proof of this allegation. If we want to fly in 40,000 Bangladeshis, we would need 100 jumbo jets. This is illogical. Has anyone seen 100 jumbo jets landing? This is a big lie," he said.

On Anwar's refusal to accept Barisan's victory, Najib said the Opposition shouldn't be selective and only accept results in states it won such as Kelantan, Penang and Selangor while rejecting the outcome in places they lost.

"If you don't want to accept, then don't accept all the election results. Don't be selective," he said.

Najib also disagreed that Barisan's election setback was due to a rural-urban divide in the voting pattern and stressed that the support for the ruling coalition in some urban areas, with large numbers of Malay voters, had increased compared with 2008.

Four picked up for stopping busloads of foreigners

Posted: 07 May 2013 01:10 PM PDT

(The Malay Mail) - POLICE have arrested four Malaysians who are believed to have stopped two busloads of foreigners in front of SRK (C) Pandamaran B in Klang on election day.

Selangor police chief Datuk Tun Hisan Tun Hamzah confirmed the arrests with The Malay Mail but declined to give details because a press conference will be held today.

It was learned that the four picked up could be released on police bail later.

Representatives of Klang MP Charles Santiago called for the immediate release of these "patriotic" Malaysians "whose only crime was ensuring the elections were run fairly".

Lawyer Mishant Thiruchelvam, who is representing those arrested, questioned why the police had detained them when the two busloads of foreigners were released.

He said there were Indian nationals, Indonesian, Myanmars, Bangladeshis and Nepalis in the buses.

"Many of them had mint-condition MyKad," he said.

Mishant also said videos and photographs posted on Santiago's Facebook account showed instances of other individuals involved in gangsterism on election day and questioned why police had yet to act against them.

Election agent Sarajun Hoda said he expected more Klang residents involved in stopping the buses to be arrested and advised them to call 016 6267797 for legal representation.

"We feel compelled to help them as we had asked them to come out in droves to ensure the electoral process was conducted above board and to prevent cheating," he said.

Mishant claimed there were attempts to frustrate voters through long lines, traffic jams caused by "fake breakdowns" as well as "intimidation" by gangsters at several school entrances.

Anwar wants protests over 'stolen' Malaysian election

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:35 PM PDT

(Australia News Network) - Why do you want me to retire when we won the elections?

Watch the interview at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-07/an-anwar-ibrahim-calls-for-protests-over-election-results/4673494 or click the picture above.

Malaysia's Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is urging his supporters to rally and protest against what he says were fraudulent elections.

The ruling National Coalition succeeded in obtaining a parliamentary majority in one of the country's most closely fought elections.

Mr Anwar has told Australia Network's Newslinethere's evidence of fraud in more than 30 constituencies, and he believes his party has won.

He claims the Election Commission may have been complicit in the alleged wrongdoing

"They went ahead and announced the results and even the manner in which the results was announced was so suspect," he said.

"But even the irregularities are largely known to Malaysians - the fraudulent process, the electoral roll, the presence of foreigners - particularly Bangladeshis and people from Myanmar, the indelible ink which was not indelible at all - this list goes on and on."

"I think no-one in their right mind could accept this sort of fraudulent process, and massive cheating, to steal an election [that is] legitimately ours."

I think no-one in their right mind could accept this sort of fraudulent process, and massive cheating, to steal an election [that is] legitimately ours.
Anwar Ibrahim

Najib Razak's party maintains a 133 seat majority in the 222-member parliament, and he has been sworn in for his second term as leader.

The Opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance claimed the popular vote, but was unable to take make a significant dent in Barisan Nasional's numbers.

Secretary general of Barisan Nasional in the eastern state of Sabah, Abdul Rahman Dahlan has told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific program the opposition needs to provide proof of fraud or accept the result.

"The prime minister has made it very clear that if they (the Opposition) have proof of any wrongdoings, they are more than welcome to bring it to court, and let the court settle the allegations," he said.

"So we're pretty clear with that - we are giving them an opportunity under the law - they can resort to a petition.

"If they allege something that they think was wrong, then it is incumbent upon them to provide proof."

Mr Anwar has appealed to the Opposition's supporters not to resort to violence over the results, but has called on supporters to rally on Wednesday to voice their anger in a non violent fashion.

"That is why I have cautioned them to cool off matters for a while," he said.

"So that we can continue to protest, we don't accept this election which is clearly fraudulent. But we will advise them to probably have assemblies in contained areas, public fields or public stadiums,"

Mr Anwar is also wearing black in response to an internet campaign demanding people wear black to mark a day of mourning for what they term the death of democracy in Malaysia.

"I leave it to the Malaysian people they are just enraged, you can't imagine the amount of anger," he said

"Hundreds of thousands are saying, wear black."

Mr Anwar had pledged that he would retire as opposition leader if his coalition was defeated at the elections.

"I made it clear that I want to go back to teaching," he said.

"I'm not giving up my role to advise or participate in the political process, but essentially I'll be in the back-seat, to allow younger leaders to take the helm of political leadership.

"But here, for now, that question is irrelevant because we won the elections - why do you want me to retire when we won the elections?"

Race baiting worries Umno allies, moderates

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:18 PM PDT

(TMI) - "If the prime minister is unable to see the damage done by these people, then he is not fit to talk of national reconciliation," he wrote in his blog. "The Chinese are just asking for respect and to be treated fairly."

The vilification of Chinese voters for Barisan Nasional's polls slump last week is causing unease within some non-Malay sections of the coalition.

Epitomised by the headline, "Apa lagi Cina mau? (What more do the Chinese want?", emblazoned across the front page of the Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia, the minority group is fast becoming the target of blame for BN's weakened hold on the government.

Tabloid Kosmo! took the blame game further, with an even more overt title, "Pengundi Cina bersikap talam dua muka (Chinese voters are two-faced)".

According to The Straits Times of Singapore, sections within BN have expressed unease even as police said they will probe Utusan for sedition over the article.

Umno supreme council member Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said he was "very, very sad that Utusan came up with such a thing".

Saifuddin, who failed to defend his Temerloh federal seat on Sunday, said the Chinese may have voted against the BN but they were not against the Malays.

Gerakan president Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon also joined in urging BN to stop the "blame game, especially on a racial basis".

"It is incorrect and improper to only blame the Chinese for not supporting BN and being ungrateful," he said in a statement. "In Terengganu also, with over 95 per cent Malay voters, the opposition's support has increased."

MIC's S. Vell Paari, son of former party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, also disagreed with the labelling of Chinese voters as ingrates, suggesting the response as a result of BN climbing into bed with Malay supremacist group Perkasa.

"I believe the Chinese supported the Opposition because no action had been taken against Perkasa and Datuk Ibrahim Ali for their comments.

"Putting Perkasa members as BN-friendly candidates had also driven away Chinese and Indian votes in Selangor," Vell was quoted in The Star Online as saying.

Analysts: Indians have found no place in Pakatan

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:16 PM PDT

(fz.com) - Political observers have attributed the swing in Indian votes back to the BN in the 13th general election to perceived uncertainty about the community's place within Pakatan Rakyat.

The Opposition found itself stumbling badly in rural constituencies with high numbers of Indian voters, suffering setbacks in a number of seats.

KS Balakrishnan, a political analyst with Universiti Malaya, noted that BN attracted 60% of Indian votes this time round although Pakatan still retained its hardcore Indian supporters.

Balakrishnan put the swing down to the absence of the anger that had driven Indians away from the BN in 2008 and the community's exclusion from Pakatan's manifesto.

"Pakatan doesn't have anything for the Indians but it isn't brave enough to admit that aloud," he said. "It is living its own myopic idea of democracy by trying to accommodate Islam while promoting liberalism".

He said that if Pakatan truly championed liberal democracy, then it would be critical of PAS' concept of an Islamic state.

"But it dares not say that there is no place for religion in politics otherwise it will lose the support of the people and possibly a coalition member," Balakrishnan said.

Monash University's well-known political analyst, James Chin, observed that the Indians are more forgiving and less united as a community, compared to the other ethnic groups.

He pointed out that unlike the Chinese who had DAP veteran and newly-elected Gelang Patah MP, Lim Kit Siang, as their iconic leader, the Indians had no one to rally behind.

"They can't even call Hindraf their leader anymore," Chin said. "The moment (Hindraf chairman P) Waythamoorthy signed that (Memorandum of Understanding) with BN, the ground was polarised. The Indians have no middle ground anymore".

GE13: Nik Aziz rejects unity talks

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:11 PM PDT

(The Star) - If they (Umno) come, I will spit at them.

Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who has just relinquished the Kelantan Mentri Besar's post, said he will reject any attempts by Umno to initiate goodwill talks with PAS.

He said it would be Umno who will have to seek PAS for help as Umno is fast running out of friends, including the Chinese community.

"If they (Umno) come, I will spit at them. They have misinterpreted Islam," he said at his house in Pulau Melaka here yesterday.

According to Nik Aziz, Umno is facing political turmoil because it had embraced nationalism instead of Islam.

"If they embrace Islam, then we can talk about Malay unity," he said when asked to comment on state Umno secretary Datuk Md Alwi Che Ahmad, who asked Umno to initiate goodwill talks with PAS under the premise of a national reconciliation initiative by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Nik Aziz claimed that Umno was not good in keeping friends, citing history on why PAS broke off from Barisan Nasional in the 1970s, and on how Umno had abused the now defunct Semangat 46 party.

On the lack of support from the Malays towards PAS, Nik Aziz blamed it on the lack of proper information about its struggles.

He added that Pakatan Rakyat lacked the media resources to propagate the teachings of Islam.

On his sudden move to retire, he said that he made the decision two or three days before the start of campaigning for the 13th general election.

GE13: Najib has 11 vacancies to fill in new team

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT

(The Star) - There were seven ministers from Sabah and Sarawak in the previous Cabinet. We hope to see a bigger number

There are 11 vacancies to be filled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in the new Cabinet.

Six members did not contest in the general election, one has been re-assigned to a state seat while four others were defeated in the polls.

Najib will also need to ensure that his Cabinet line-up reflects, to a certain degree, the outcome of the general election.

The Prime Minister could reward Umno and Barisan Nasional's Sabah and Sarawak component parties for their continued strong performance in the polls with Cabinet positions.

Umno, which previously won 79 seats now holds 88 seats while Sarawak's Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu maintained its 100% record by winning all 14 of its parliamentary seats.

The MIC is expected to retain its two Cabinet seats as its president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam won in the polls.

Several Barisan MPs are of the opinion that Najib's new Cabinet line-up should comprise new faces and those who have "less baggage".

"Don't worry about them not having the experience. Barisan MPs are smart and they can learn fast," said an MP, adding that ministers must quickly articulate issues pertaining to ministries onto various media platform like websites and Twitter.

Another MP said it would be ideal to see bigger representation from Sabah and Sarawak.

"There were seven ministers from Sabah and Sarawak in the previous Cabinet. We hope to see a bigger number," he said.

Those who did not contest in the general election were Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil, Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon and Datuk Seri Peter Chin Fah Kui.

Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin, who was the Higher Education Minister, contested in the Permas state seat in Johor while Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin, Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Tan Sri Bernard Dompokand Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung were defeated in the polls.

The MCA has decided not to accept any positions.

Najib will have to make a decision whether to respect the party's stand or persuade them to join the Cabinet with several Barisan leaders urging the party to reconsider its position.

GE13: One symbol to represent Pakatan in next polls, says Kit Siang

Posted: 07 May 2013 12:07 PM PDT

(The Star) - Pakatan Rakyat candidates will contest under one symbol in the next polls and not three as in GE13, said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang.

He said that the party's main aim post-GE13 would be to step up work in areas where we lost by a slim majority and to register Pakatan as a proper coalition.

Lim added that the battle for Putrajaya was not over and he was looking forward to the next general election.

"The shift in votes do not reflect a shift by the Chinese community alone but by all Malaysians.

"In the next battle, we have to focus on the semi-rural and rural areas where we must convince our Malay brothers that it is time for change," he said during a DAP dinner at the Maedo Restaurant in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah in Skudai here on Tuesday.

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