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It’s in the genes

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:36 PM PDT

So, as I said, this is not just a Muslim thing. Even half-drunk Indian-Hindu very, very clever lawyers also think and do things exactly like what those outraged Muslims are doing all over the world. Sama-sama bodoh mah! Muslim ke, Christian ke, Hindu ke, Buddhist ke, semua sama-sama bodoh!

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Anti-Islam film protests spread to Sydney

(AFP) -- Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in Sydney on Saturday, as a wave of unrest against a film that mocks Islam spread to Australia, with bottles and shoes hurled outside the US consulate.

Furious protests targeting symbols of US influence flared in cities across the Muslim world on Friday in retaliation for a crude film made in the United States by a right-wing Christian group that ridicules the Prophet Mohammed.

At least six protesters died in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon and Sudan as police there battled to defend American missions from mobs of stone-throwers, and Washington deployed US Marines to protect its embassies in Libya and Yemen.

In Sydney, Saturday shoppers looked on in surprise as protesters, including children, shouted "Down, down USA" and waved banners such as "Behead all those who insult the prophet".

"We are sick and tired of everyone mocking our beloved prophet," protester Houda Dib told AFP, as the crowd of about 500 gathered outside the US consulate.

"They have no right to mock our prophet. We don't go around mocking anyone's religion."

"They call us the terrorists," protester Sarah Jacob said. "But everyone is terrorising our people."

Demonstrators were pushed back from the steps outside the consulate by police, provoking anger among some in the crowd, many of whom had brought their children with them.

"They were aggravating the situation by pushing our brothers," Dib said. "This is supposed to be a peaceful protest."

The protesters later moved to nearby Hyde Park, where one speaker called for calm, saying the aim of their protest had been to send a message.

"We are here for the sake of our god," he said. "The message is clear, you cannot mock (the prophet)."

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Yes, the Muslims are outraged. From Australia to Rusila (PAS President Tok Guru Abdul Hadi Awang's hometown) Muslims are rising up in anger because of that movie that allegedly insults Prophet Muhammad. They say the movie is called 'Innocence of Muslims'.

I don't really know what that movie is about because I have not seen it yet. In fact, not a single Muslim from amongst those thousands of outraged Muslims all over the world has seen that movie either. They just heard about this movie and they also heard that the movie is insulting to Prophet Muhammad.

Should they not wait first until the movie is released and then go and see it before coming to a conclusion whether the movie really is insulting to Prophet Muhammad or not?

I doubt that can happen. Not a single Muslim would be prepared to go see that movie. In fact, they will not even allow the movie to be screened. And if any cinema defies this ban and tries to show the movie that cinema would most likely be firebombed with a Molotov cocktail or someone like that.

I mean, how many of you, Muslim or non-Muslim, would dare go to the cinema to see that movie, even it were allowed to be shown, and face the risk of that cinema being bombed with you trapped inside it? I am sure even if they offer you free entry you will still not want to go anywhere near that cinema, let alone go inside it.

You may think that Muslims all over the world are stupid. You may think that this is déjà vu of Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'. Remember when Muslims all over the world were outraged and a death sentence was passed on Salman Rushdie? However, again, not a single outraged Muslim had actually read that book.

So how do they know that that book is insulting to Prophet Muhammad? Well, they heard people say. So, based on what people say, action must be taken. People must be killed. Buildings must be burned. Muslims must demonstrate their outrage.

It make Muslims sound stupid, don't you think so? They foam at the mouth and burn and kill based on what they hear, not based on what they witnessed. Only stupid people would foam at the mouth and get outraged to the point of madness because of the rumours they heard whereas they have not actually witnessed it themselves to confirm whether the story is true or not.

Actually, not only Muslims are like this. Most people, non-Muslims included, are the same. And Malaysians are sometimes worse than those from the other countries.

Take my case as an example. I too have been condemned like there is no tomorrow based on what people heard. Take my TV3 interview as a case in point. The majority of those who condemn me had not actually seen the TV3 news. In fact, they boycott TV3 and refuse to watch the news on that station.

So how do they know what I said in that interview? Well, they heard certain people say. In fact, these people who are saying it also did not watch TV3. They read on the Internet that so-and-so read in Utusan Malaysia that TV3 said so-and-so and I was alleged to have said that.

In short, a Pakatan Rakyat Blog said that Utusan Malaysia said that TV3 said that Raja Petra Kamarudin said that……

Yes, that was how it went. And we are not talking about outraged and stupid Muslims here. We are talking about very clever and highly educated Chinese, Indians, Christians, Hindus and Buddhists who reacted because a Pakatan Rakyat Blog said that Utusan Malaysia said that TV3 said that Raja Petra Kamarudin said that……

Let me relate a story about a lawyer friend of mine meeting another lawyer friend of his at the Selangor Club, both Indians. The second lawyer was whacking me and my lawyer friend tried to explain what really happened. But this second Indian lawyer went on and on about how I had done a U-turn.

My lawyer friend got so pissed he asked this second lawyer whether he had read my Statutory Declaration and the other Indian bugger replied that he refuses to read it.

So there you have it. He had not read my Statutory Declaration and he absolutely refuses to read it. However, a Pakatan Rakyat Blog said that Utusan Malaysia said that TV3 said that Raja Petra Kamarudin said that……and that is good enough for him.

So, as I said, this is not just a Muslim thing. Even half-drunk Indian-Hindu very, very clever lawyers also think and do things exactly like what those outraged Muslims are doing all over the world. Sama-sama bodoh mah! Muslim ke, Christian ke, Hindu ke, Buddhist ke, semua sama-sama bodoh!

Yes, I know, I have read some of your comments regarding the demonstrations by Muslims all over the world. And your comments are about how stupid Muslims are. In fact, some of those comments are so downright nasty that I have had to delete them.

If I wanted to hurt Pakatan Rakyat all I needed to do was to allow those comments. Then we can see the Malays punish Pakatan Rakyat come the next election. I mean, you cannot post such nasty and arrogant comments and not expect retaliation.

Yes, I know, I know, freedom of speech means you have the right to insult Malays, Muslims and Islam. But if I were to say you are stupid for believing in 'hell money' and for believing that white ang pows during Chinese New Year bring bad luck you will scream that I am an insensitive racist.

I suppose this explains why you people regard Barisan Nasional people who join Pakatan Rakyat as patriots while the Pakatan Rakyat people who join Barisan Nasional are traitors.

 
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It’s in the soul

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 07:10 PM PDT

 

Now, while all this was going on, while I was scrambling to raise the money to save my house, P.I. Bala and the Pakatan Rakyat people go and make nasty statements about deals I am doing with Umno. Then I discover that P.I. Bala is in secret negotiations with Hamzah Zainuddin, one of the chaps who is the cause of my financial problems.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

So you think you have soul, do you? Well, how do you know? Are you really sure you have soul? You probably think that soul is that thing that leaves your body and goes to heaven or hell when you die. That is not soul, at least not the type of soul that I mean.

People who have soul listen to Santana, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Jethro Tull, Grand Funk, Jimi Hendix, The Rolling Stones, and bands of their ilk. The list just goes on and you can throw in The Kinks, Manfred Mann, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and whatnot if you want to -- still good to listen to after all these years, 50 years to be exact.

Anyway, depending on what I wish to write for the day, I will switch on my iTunes and search through my library of albums and play the songs that will put me in the mood that I want to be in. And today, as I write this, I am playing Santana's 'Guitar Heaven'. And the volume of my Bose speakers will blow your mind, let me assure you.

So, with Santana's 'Guitar Heaven' blaring away in the background, guess what mood I am currently in. Yes, I am in that type of the mood -- the mood that wants to break heads and smash faces. And the head I want to break and the face I want to smash is that of private investigator Balasubramaniam a/l Perumal, a.k.a P.I. Bala.

Is that unfair of me? Well, I hold dear the old belief that if you 'share salt' at the same table with someone, then you do not betray that person. In fact, that is the sure way of knowing that you are not going to be betrayed. You share salt at the same table with your host/guest and that is the guarantee you will get to walk away from that table in one piece. No host/guest will assassinate you when you share salt at his table.

But that is an old English belief and P.I. Bala is not English. Hence he does not understand what I would regard as noble and honourable values. Hence, after he shared salt at my table, he turned around and betrayed me. Even assassins do not do this. But P.I Bala did this. And because of that it is warranted that I put a price on his head. So now he can't go back to Malaysia like he hoped he could. A person with a price on his head is worth more dead than alive.

To understand what I am driving at, I will have to rewind 15 years or so. And the personalities involved are Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin, the Deputy Minister for Plantation Industries and Commodities; Nik Anuar Nik Salleh, the business partner of Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar, the PAS Member of the Parliament for Tumpat; James Au, the one-time General Manager of Rhone Poulenc; and Abdul Rahman Adnan, a lawyer and one of Anwar Ibrahim's speech writers in Institut Kajian Dasar or IKD. Incidentally, Nik Anuar's wife, Zaidah Omar Baki, is the best friend of Anwar Ibrahim's sister, Farizon.

And the story goes as follows.

Hamzah Zainuddin and Nik Anuar were doing business with Rhone Poulenc through their company called Medik & Kimia 2000 Sdn Bhd. Rhone Poulenc was importing unapproved vaccines for poultry and pigs so they were not able to market them since they were not approved by the government. Hence Medik & Kimia 2000 Sdn Bhd was used as the front company to do all the distribution. In the event that the authorities found out, Rhone Poulenc would not face prosecution.

Of course, not long after that, Malaysia faced a huge problem and many diseased pigs had to be culled at a great loss to the pig farmers. Many pig farmers also died. Hence it made sense to shield Rhone Poulenc from something like this by using a front company such as Medik & Kimia 2000 Sdn Bhd.

Anyway, James Au, Hamzah Zainuddin and Nik Anuar later came out with a plan to fleece Rhone Poulenc of a couple of million Ringgit. They siphoned out more than RM1 million but they had to make it appear like James Au attempted to recover the money or else he might be implicated in the scam.

However, instead of suing the company, Hamzah Zainuddin or Nik Anuar, they sued me. And the suit was for RM1.3 million. And in that statement of claim they alleged that I had guaranteed that amount.

I went to see Abdul Rahman Adnan, my classmate in school and one of Anwar Ibrahim's 'key men', and requested him to act for me, which he agreed. On the day of the hearing, Rahman went to court but the judge would not listen to our arguments. Rhone Poulenc's lawyer insisted that I had guaranteed that debt and the judge would not listen to Rahman's argument that I never guaranteed that debt and that the document is a fake.

That same day, Rahman asked me to go to his office and he related what had happened in court. Rahman explained that the judge told them she was late for a lunch appointment so she was in a hurry to make her decision and did not have time to listen to long drawn-out arguments. Hence we lost the case -- because the judge was pressed for time and was late for her lunch appointment.

I asked Rahman what I should do and he suggested that I should transfer or sell any property that I might own before they get me declared a bankrupt. I was flabbergasted. Was this the best advice Rahman could offer me?

I then went to Sri Ram and Co. to seek the advise of the late Manjit Singh Gurcharan Singh. Manjit looked at my case and said that the case is so simple he cannot understand why Rahman Adnan could not win it for me. I told Manjit about the judge being late for lunch and all that and Manjit replied that this normally happens -- younger lawyers get intimidated by senior judges so the judges would bully them.

Manjit agreed to help me and winked that his boss, Sri Ram, was the President of the Appeal Court. I suppose that meant Sri Ram would not brush off our case with the excuse that he was late for lunch.

However, Manjit found he could not take this matter further because somehow the entire file had disappeared. Manjit told me that this is also quite normal. It costs a very little to bribe an office boy to make files disappear. Many lawyers do this, Manjit explained.

Anyway, to cut a long story short, Manjit died and I was detained under ISA. On the third day of my detention, they sent a letter to my house giving me 14 days to contest the bankruptcy application against me. I was, of course, detained for almost 60 days so they made me a bankrupt by default. By the time I was released it was already water under the bridge and I did not have the money to engage a lawyer to take this case to court.

To add insult to injury -- or rather more injury to injury -- they quietly deleted my name on the land title of my house without informing me. I did not know until later when I tried to sell my house that I no longer owned that house.

The lawyer told me that they can't do this and he suggested that I take this case to court and challenge it. The lawyer was confident I could win because the transfer was done illegally. But it would probably take many years and tens of thousands in legal fees.

I felt it would be a waste of time and money. I could not afford ten years and the RM50,000 or RM100,000 in legal fees. Instead, I asked my daughter to go meet the authorities and try to negotiate a settlement. They agreed that this matter can be settled for a payment of RM215,000. We tried to appeal this figure but it was rejected. The figure stays at RM215,000.

My daughter then went to the bank to secure a loan for an amount of RM215,000 to pay off the authorities. A few months ago we paid the authorities the RM215,000 to 'buy back' my house.

Now, while all this was going on, while I was scrambling to raise the money to save my house, P.I. Bala and the Pakatan Rakyat people go and make nasty statements about deals I am doing with Umno. Then I discover that P.I. Bala is in secret negotiations with Hamzah Zainuddin, one of the chaps who is the cause of my financial problems.

Fucking hell! I was made a bankrupt because a judge was late for lunch. I was sued for RM1.3 million on the false allegation that I had guaranteed a debt by an Umno Deputy Minister -- while he was not sued whereas he is a multi-millionaire who had paid his wife RM10 million in a divorce settlement. Then they illegally transferred my house and forced me to pay RM215,000 to 'buy back' the house. And P.I. Bala and these Pakatan Rakyat people have the gall to say I have made a deal.

Man, if that is what they do to me when I 'make a deal', imagine what they would do to me if there were no deal. Yes, that is the type of mood I am in today. I am in a fucking mood. And blame it all on Santana.

 

To call or not to call, that is the question

Posted: 11 Sep 2012 05:31 PM PDT

 

Ambiga also dismissed claims that Najib was concerned that if the polls were held before the term expired in April 2013, Pakatan Rakyat-controlled states would not dissolve their respective assemblies. "I don't buy that excuse. He [Najib] kept the nation on election mode. Even the recent Merdeka celebration was an election campaign," she said.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Delay polls and risk punishment

The Bersih leader takes the prime minister to task for delaying the general election with no good reason, describing this as disconcerting and irresponsible.

(Free Malaysia Today) - Describing this as both "disconcerting and irresponsible", Bersih co-chairperson S Ambiga warned Najib that the continued delay could prove to be perilous for him and BN.

She said that it would not come as a surprise if the voters, including the fence-sitters, punished him for this feet-dragging in the next polls.

"I understand it is the Westminster system and it is the prerogative of the prime minister. But a good government should be prepared to take on the election and not be afraid to set a date," she told FMT.

"We have been in election mode since he [Najib] took over and everyone has been pumped up. He drops hints [about the polls] and that is irresponsible. You don't toy with people's feelings.

"People are fed up! They can't plan things like going on holidays and so forth. Furthermore, it affects investor confidence.

"That's why I say it is irresponsible. If this is how a government is going to play with the election date, then it would be best to have a fixed date for polling," she added.

Ambiga said as political leaders in other parts of the world discussed the economic crisis and recession, their Malaysian counterparts were still engrossed in politicking.

"So who is running the country? This is unacceptable," she stressed.

(READ MORE HERE)

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Step out of Dr M's shadow, call for GE

DAP national chairman says Najib must earn the right to be prime minister. He also wants the PM to bestow bumiputera status for all Malaysians born on and after August, 1957.

(Free Malaysia Today) - Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak must quash the perception that Dr Mahathir Mohamad is still running the nation.

To do this, DAP Karpal Singh said Najib must call for a general election and earn his right to be the prime minister.

Pointing to the ever growing public excitement and demand for the general election, he said it was time for Najib to come out of Mahathir's shadow.

"The perception is that Mahathir is the de facto prime minister," he told reporters here.

Mahathir, who stepped down in 2003 after 22 years at the helm, continues to be an influential leader in both Barisan Nasional and Umno.

The 84-year-old statesman also played an instrumental role in removing former premier Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, to pave the way for Najib's rise to the post.

(READ MORE HERE

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Selangor will skip early polls, says Pakatan

(The Malaysian Insider) - Selangor will not hold state polls concurrently with an early 13th general election, federal opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) said today, citing complaints about the electoral rolls in the state.

PR now governs the states of Selangor, Kedah, Kelantan and Pulau Pinang.

"I agree with Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim that Selangor will not have state elections if there's snap polls because SPR (the Election Commission) has not yet cleaned the names (in the electoral roll)," said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at a press conference today.

According to Anwar, Selangor had offered funds to help the Election Commission (EC) in cleaning the electoral roll.

Anwar said Kelantan has decided to have state polls together with the general election, while Penang was still mulling over the option.

PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali, who was also present at the press conference, said that the Kedah government has also not decided on when it will hold state polls.

 

It’s about ‘what’s in it for me?’

Posted: 10 Sep 2012 05:40 PM PDT

 

Whatever it may be Pakatan Rakyat admits that it needs to bribe the voters and to make them promises to be able to get their votes. ABU, good governance, transparency, accountability, etc., are not enough. The voters would not give you their votes just because you promise them a better government. What is more important to them than a better government would be what's in it for me?

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

PKR eyes swing voters in cheaper cars campaign

(The Malaysian Insider) - PKR is banking on its promise to lower car prices to win support from fence-sitting voters ahead of what is expected to be tight race for power in the next general elections.

The party has promised to make cars cheaper by slashing the triple tax burden imposed on cars if the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition pact takes power after the next elections that must be called by April next year.

"From what we see, online or when we go down (to the ground)...you see the crowd is not normally political or partisan being very interested ... making queries ..." said PKR communications director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

"It shows that we reach to a new audience, a new group, which is the fence-sitters."

"We get people who openly claim they are Umno, (but) in this campaign, they are fully behind us."

PKR will have its first 'Turunkan Harga Kereta' forum at the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall at 8pm this Thursday.

The forum will be moderated by Nik Nazmi and will feature PAS' Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, DAP's Tony Pua, PKR's Rafizi Ramli and think tank IDEAS' Wan Saiful Wan Jan.

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Now PKR is talking. I have been trying to tell you for some time that those of you who visit Malaysia Today may be ABU screamers, but that does not mean that all 14-15 million Malaysians who are registered to vote are also the same.

In fact, probably about 4-5 million registered voters may not even be going out to vote in the coming general election. And probably another 3-4 million eligible voters did not even register to vote. Hence we may see roughly only 10 million Malaysians voting in the 13th General Election with about 8 million or so 'abstaining'.

This means only 55% or so of Malaysians care while the other 45% do not care a damn. How else can I put it?

Okay, so I can expect to see about 5 million or so of you (around 10% or so of those who probably read Malaysia Today) voting for Pakatan Rakyat come the next general election. That would mean 13 million of you who are eligible to vote would definitely not be voting for Pakatan Rakyat.

Do you think with only 5 million votes Pakatan Rakyat can get to form the next federal government?

If 10 million people come out to vote then Pakatan Rakyat will need around 6 million of those votes if it wants to march into Putrajaya. If it is only 5 million votes then Barisan Nasional is going to remain in power.

So how is Pakatan Rakyat going to get more than 5 million votes? How is Pakatan Rakyat going to convince an additional 1 million voters to not just stay home but to come out to vote and, more importantly, to vote for Pakatan Rakyat?

Well, if you just want to see a strong two-party system in Malaysia and if you want to see Pakatan Rakyat become that strong opposition then just continue doing what you are doing. Pakatan Rakyat can probably win 85-95 seats in Parliament and at least three state governments -- with Barisan Nasional's majority in another three state governments reduced drastically.

But that is about it.

To do better than that you need to reach beyond the ABU screamers. You need to reach the middle ground and fence sitters. These people do not care a damn whether Najib Tun Razak or Anwar Ibrahim is the next Prime Minister. They do not care about Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat. They only care about Numero Uno.

Pakatan Rakyat is beginning to understand this. Phew…and it took a lot of bashing before they would wake up to this fact. Now they are talking about the very large atas pagar or fence-sitting group. Now they are talking about how to bribe the voters. And this is basically what it is, how to bribe the voters.

And Pakatan Rakyat is offering these voters cheaper cars. Well, that probably works in Malaysia. In the UK that won't work because cars are already cheap. In Malaysia, a car like a BMW 3 Series costs the equivalent of 20-25 years salary for the basic wage earner. In the UK, it is only 2-2.5 years salary for the equivalent salaried worker. So how cheaper do you want cars to be? Anyway, not many people need cars in the UK considering that the public transport system is very efficient, unlike in Malaysia.

But would the promise of cheaper cars be enough to get these 'don't care a damn' people to vote for you? What about housing? Some people worry about housing more than about cars. How about the cost of living and minimum wage? How about quality of life? How about the very worrying crime rate? How about education and health?

Yes, cars are not all that there is to life. When you already have everything else then cars become important to you. But when you do not have a decent home or access to a quality education, etc., cars are not at the top of your priority list.

Whatever it may be Pakatan Rakyat admits that it needs to bribe the voters and to make them promises to be able to get their votes. ABU, good governance, transparency, accountability, etc., are not enough. The voters would not give you their votes just because you promise them a better government. What is more important to them than a better government would be what's in it for me?

Now Pakatan Rakyat admits that voters need to be bribed and that all those people who talk so much are actually just a load of bullshit. I mean, even many who post comments here in Malaysia Today are a load of bullshit. They accuse this person or that person of being bought while they post comments under anonymous names so that they are safe and will not get detected/arrested and lose their jobs, etc. These people are more concerned about their comfort/security and they have the gall to accuse other people of that very crime they are guilty of.

I know many of you are now going to accuse these types of voters as having no principles. Come on! Even you vote based on what you can get. Would you vote for someone just so that you can help that person get into power with no benefit to you? You vote for someone because you want something. No one votes for nothing. It is just that you are in denial mode and will not admit it.

 

1 Malaysia, 2 Laws

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 06:11 PM PDT

 

Anwar Ibrahim has raised a very valid point. Malaysia is one country with two sets of laws. Hence '1 Malaysia, 2 undang-undang' is very apt to describe Malaysia. And these are the kind of things I wish to hear from the opposition and the Opposition Leader in Parliament.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

1 Malaysia 2 undang-undang

Orang kecil dan miskin namanya 'corruption'. Orang besar curi namanya 'komisyen'. Komisyen halal. 'Corruption' haram, kata Anwar Ibrahim.

(Free Malaysia Today) - Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyifatkan negara mengamalkan dua undang-undang yang berbeza ketika mengulas tindakan pantas pihak berkuasa ke atas individu-individu yang memijak gambar Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

"Malaysia mengamalkan konsep '1 Malaysia 2 undang-undang'," katanya pada majlis ceramah 'Jelajah Merdeka Rakyat' di Rantau dekat sini malam tadi.

Tegas beliau, "saya tidak setuju tindakan anak muda yang memijak gambar Najib. Tapi kalau orang lain kencing gambar Menteri Besar Kelantan, Tuan Guru Dato' Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, tak apa? Tunjuk punggung kepada Pengerusi Bersih, Dato' S Ambiga tak apa?"

"Baling batu di ceramah saya dan Nurul Izzah (Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai) di Lembah Pantai. Pecah cermin kereta saya….pasal apa? Apa jenis manusia macam ini? Kamu ingat kamu orang besar hukum lain?" soal Ketua Umum PKR itu.

"Hukum ini tidak kenal pangkat. Ini 1 Malaysia! 1 Malaysia apa? Satu undang-undang untuk orang kaya, satu undang-undang untuk orang miskin."

"Satu undang-undang untuk menteri Umno, rasuah pun tidak apa, tutup semua. Satu undang-undang untuk orang dibawah. Polis ambil 100 ringgit, 'charge',' katanya.

Anwar yang juga Ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh berkata sepatutnya undang-undang ini tidak kenal keturunan dan pangkat.

"Seperti saya kata rasuah 200 ringgit polis, tangkap! Rasuah setengah bilion ringgit kapal selam, lepas!"

"Orang kecil dan miskin namanya 'corruption' (rasuah). Orang besar curi namanya 'komisyen'. Komisyen halal. 'Corruption' haram."

"Pemimpin yang tidak sanggup laksanakan ilmu 'rule of law' tetapi ikut 'law of the jungle' mesti diturunkan ke bawah dan ditumbangkan", kata Anwar.

Anwar juga berkata perangai pemimpin Umno ibarat 'baling batu sembunyi tangan' dan seterusnya rakaman video perbahasan di parlimen ditayangkan kepada orang ramai.

Beliau menegaskan, "mereka menfitnah saya memiliki RM3 bilion, ketika saya berbahas di parlimen ada di antara mereka menjerit tiga bilion!"

READ MORE HERE: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/09/08/1-malaysia-2-undang-undang/

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Anwar Ibrahim has raised a very valid point. Malaysia is one country with two sets of laws. Hence '1 Malaysia, 2 undang-undang' is very apt to describe Malaysia. And these are the kind of things I wish to hear from the opposition and the Opposition Leader in Parliament.

Malaysia practices selective prosecution, or more aptly, persecution. Friends are spared and enemies are crucified. And this is not a new phenomenon. This has been going on for quite some time, 30 years to be exact.

In the beginning, for the first 25 years or so, it was not too bad. And that was because we had noble men and gentlemen (and women) to lead the nation -- not only as Prime Minister, but in the Cabinet, civil service, police force, military, etc., as well.

In those days, you were put in charge based on meritocracy. Today, it is based on your political affiliation. And don't just look at Barisan Nasional when I say this. This is the current Malaysian culture. So it means the opposition practices this as well.

And that was one of my grouses with Pakatan Rakyat when I revealed that lawyers aligned to Pakatan Rakyat or leaders of Pakatan Rakyat were getting the legal work from the Pakatan Rakyat-led state governments. Even the DAP leaders have come out to reveal this.

Some may argue that when Barisan Nasional was running those states the Barisan Nasional lawyers were getting this legal work. So what is wrong if Pakatan Rakyat lawyers get the legal work now that Pakatan Rakyat is in charge?

If I really need to reply to that question then Malaysia is in far greater trouble than I originally thought. It is like trying to reply to a question from an Atheist asking me whether I can prove that God exists. The fact that that question has even been raised means that person is already convinced that God does not exist. Hence would it not be futile to even attempt to reply?

This is not just about corruption and abuse of power. This extends farther than that. It is about what you perceive as moral and what you perceive as immoral. And if I need to give you a lesson in morality then I am doomed from the start. To a prostitute, offering sex for money has nothing to do with morality but is all about earning a living.

And are they not called 'sex workers' instead of 'prostitutes' in some countries? Hence they are workers just like you and me who work in an office or do a blue-collar job. It is about cari makan (look for food) and is therefore not in the least immoral. After all, everyone has a mouth or mouths to feed. So is not spreading one's leg better than robbing a bank or selling drugs to children?

As Anwar said, Malaysia has 2 legal systems -- that's for sure. And Anwar has offered some examples to support this point. I would like to highlight some others, which Anwar has missed.

If you are a non-Muslim who is caught having illicit sex with a Muslim only the Muslim goes to jail. If you are non-Muslims drinking beer or having lunch with Muslims during the fasting month of Ramadhan only the Muslims get arrested.

If you are a non-Muslim owner of a hotel, restaurant, bar, pub, disco, etc., that sells liquor and you employ Muslim staff they would be arrested. But if you are a Muslim owner, your Muslim staff would not be arrested.

If you are of Chinese or Indian descent whose forefathers came to Malaya 500 years ago you will not be a Bumiputera or son/daughter of the soil. If you were born in Indonesia or the Philippines and are of Muslim persuasion and you migrated to Malaysia yesterday you will be given citizenship with a Bumiputera status thrown in.

Yes, I can go on and on and bore you to death. Suffice to say that Malaysia may be 1 Malaysia but it has two sets of undang-undang. Hence Anwar is right. But Anwar needs to educate Malaysians on how far this sickness extends.

Anwar needs to also explain that Muslims can preach Islam to Christians but Christians cannot preach Christianity to Muslims. Qur'ans can be printed in English but Bibles cannot be printed in Malay. Christians can convert to Islam but Muslims cannot convert to Christianity.

And the list goes on, examples of 1 Malaysia but 2 undang-undang.

I am beginning to like what Anwar says. So I might yet support him in his bid to become Malaysia's next Prime Minister. We only need Anwar to take that one more step in calling a spade a spade and tell us in detail why Malaysia might be 1 Malaysia but has 2 undang-undang.

And when that happens you will then see me appealing to Malaysians to support Anwar as the next Prime Minister of Malaysia. But I first need to see Anwar take that one extra step so that Malaysians can get a better grasp of what he means when he says '1 Malaysia 2 undang-undang'.

 

Show me the money

Posted: 05 Sep 2012 05:22 PM PDT

 

If what FMT reported above is true, and if most people in Sabah think the way that FMT says they think, then Sabah is doomed. And so is Sarawak. The people there would not vote based on good governance, transparency, justice, and whatnot. They would vote based on whether the people they vote for can make them happy. And without Sabah and Sarawak, Pakatan Rakyat's dream of marching into Putrajaya will be merely angan-angan.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

LYNAS shares surge after granting of licence in Malaysia

MELBOURNE : Shares in Lynas Corporation have surged by more than 50 per cent in early trade after the rare earths miner was granted a temporary licence for its US$800 million rare earths refinery in Kuantan.

After the close of Wednesday's trading session, the company said the Malaysian Atomic Energy Licensing Board had issued a temporary operating licence (TOL) for its advanced materials plant in Kuantan.

At 10.40am (Melbourne time) on Thursday, Lynas shares were 50 per cent higher at A91 cents before dropping back to A78 cents at 11.10am, the Australian Associated Press reports.

The long-delayed plant has been opposed by environmentalists concerned about potential radioactivity risks.

The plant will process rare earths from the Lynas Mount Weld mine in Western Australia.

China currently produces about 95 per cent of all rare earth materials, which are vital for many electronic products. -- Bernama

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Lajim still a good bet for opposition

KOTA KINABALU: Irrespective of what blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) writes and Barisan Nasional leaders reveal, Sabah MP Lajim Ukin is still a good investment for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Among his constituents and ardent local political observers, the currently much-talked about Beaufort MP may still win big in the coming polls.

They opined that the former federal deputy minister of housing and local government, who jumped from ruling Umno to the opposition side recently, would win in least two parliamentary and three state assembly seats.

Malik Unar, 74, a Sabah political writer, is one of those who believes so, saying Lajim would win easily in his former state seat of Klias and retain even his Beaufort seat if he decides to go for both.

"He will win there easily… He or his men or associates will take Kuala Penyu and Lumadan state seats and the Sipitang parliamentary seat," claimed the veteran writer who hailed from Membakut in Beaufort.

Malik has written several political books during his prolific years including while Lajim was still with PBS (1984-1994).

"Lajim served his constituents very well… people identify with him easily. He will win no matter what others say about him," he claimed when asked for his opinion at a meeting in Kota Kinabalu recently.

Even though Lajim has become a subject of ridicule in RPK's blogsite Malaysia Today, many here still believe it would not harm his reputation, at least among his own "Bisaya folks" in Beaufort vicinity. -- Free Malaysia Today

READ MORE HERE: http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/51427-lajim-still-a-good-bet-for-opposition

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We tend to believe that everyone thinks the way we do and that everyone shares our same values. When we flock with those of our same feather that impression becomes even stronger. Most times, however, we do not really know whether we are in the minority or the majority and when the minority shouts while the majority keeps quiet this become even more illusionary.

At the end of the day, when it comes down to choices, what choice will you make? What would be your immediate concerns? Would you worry about the world? Would you worry about your country? Would you worry about your community? Would you worry about your neighbourhood? Or would you worry about your family?

Some people would worry about themselves even before they worry about their family. Hence the neighbourhood, community, country and the world would have to be the last things you worry about, in that order of priority.

We consider LYNAS, or rather the opposition to LYNAS, as a noble cause. Hence if we oppose LYNAS then we are certainly fighting a noble cause. And opposing LYNAS would involve making sure that they do not get a licence to operate. And certainly the world would share this noble cause, would it not?

Then their licence is approved and the company's share price jumps 50%. And that is definitely most puzzling because we thought that everyone shared our noble cause -- and the noble cause would be about doing the right thing and not about making money. It appears, though, that making money rather than fighting noble causes is still the priority of some people, or maybe even many people.

So, are we alone? Or is the world with us? Or is it all about making money in the end?

Then we look at this issue regarding Lajim Ukin.

"Lajim still a good bet for opposition," screams the headlines of the Free Malaysia Today (FMT) news report. FMT then goes on to say:

Irrespective of what blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK) writes and Barisan Nasional leaders reveal, Sabah MP Lajim Ukin is still a good investment for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.

Among his constituents and ardent local political observers, the currently much-talked about Beaufort MP may still win big in the coming polls. Lajim served his constituents very well… people identify with him easily. He will win no matter what others say about him. Even though Lajim has become a subject of ridicule in RPK's blogsite, Malaysia Today, many here still believe it would not harm his reputation, at least among his own "Bisaya folks" in Beaufort vicinity.

The key to the above report is: Lajim served his constituents very well… people identify with him easily.

Again, we thought this was about noble causes, honour and integrity. Apparently it is not. Apparently it is about whether you can make the voters happy. And what better way of making the people happy than by giving them a good life? And a good life would involve money.

If what FMT reported above is true, and if most people in Sabah think the way that FMT says they think, then Sabah is doomed. And so is Sarawak. The people there would not vote based on good governance, transparency, justice, and whatnot. They would vote based on whether the people they vote for can make them happy. And without Sabah and Sarawak, Pakatan Rakyat's dream of marching into Putrajaya will be merely angan-angan.

And would this be the same formula that will apply to Lembah Pantai? Will Nurul Izzah Anwar win because she is perceived as a sincere and noble person of honour and integrity or will Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin win instead because he is able to make the people happy? And how would he go about making the people happy?

At the end of the day, most people are selfish. How many would be prepared to make sacrifices? Would they sacrifice their comfort and security in the interest of doing the right thing? Or would their decision be based on 'what's in it for me'?

We would like to believe that we uphold noble values and that the world shares these same values. Then we discover that the shares of a business we are opposed to spirals because it received its licence to do the business we are opposed to. So the world is not really with us after all. What really makes the world go round is money.

We would like to believe that we uphold noble values and that the world shares these same values. Then we discover that the people who have no integrity get to win because they get the support of voters who put money above noble values. So the world is not really with us after all. What really makes the world go round is money.

We hear a lot of 'statements of support' for Nurul Izzah. Yes, many statements of support from people who place noble values and doing the right thing above everything else. But how many of these people will be voting? How many of these people will be voting in Lembah Pantai? In fact, how many of these people even donated to the measly RM35,365 election fund that was collected over the last ten days?

At the end of that day, if we can talk without losing anything we will talk. But if it is going to cost us something then it is not worth talking. Talk, if it is free, is okay with us, as long as we do not need to pay or sacrifice. That is the nature of the beast of Malaysian voters.

Even Malaysia Today has such freeloaders. These are people who scream about freedom of speech and the right to post comments in Malaysia Today as long as they need not take the trouble of registering and need not pay even RM1 to post comments. To deny them their privilege to post comments is a breach of their civil rights. Where they got the notion that posting comments in Malaysia Today come under the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights is beyond me.

It is all about what they want. It is about meeting their demands. It is about everything they see in this world as being their right. And causes must be something that does not cost them anything. But if between noble causes and their personal comfort, then their interests must always come first.

 

Do you really think it is about the ballot box?

Posted: 04 Sep 2012 05:42 PM PDT

 

So what does this mean? Hell, do I need to spell it out for you like talking to a primary school kid? What it means is simply this: is it your votes or is it the Palace, Police and Military that will decide who gets to march into Putrajaya?

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Article 55(3) of the Federal Constitution of Malaysia says that Parliament will be automatically dissolved exactly five years to the day of the start of the first session of Parliament of that term. Thereafter we will no longer have an elected government (the country will be run by the civil service) and the Election Commission (SPR) will take over and call for fresh elections within 60 days.

Article number: 55(3) Parliament unless sooner dissolved shall continue for five years from the date of its first meeting and shall then stand dissolved.

In other words, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak needs to do nothing. He can just allow the government to continue until Parliament is automatically dissolved and then allow the SPR to call for the 13th General Election, which must be held before the end of June 2013.

Of course, this has never been done before. Thus far, for 55 years since Merdeka, the Prime Minister would request an audience with His Majesty the Agong and will request His Majesty to dissolve Parliament.

His Majesty, however, can refuse this request according to Article 40a(2)(b) of the Constitution although this, too, has never been done before.

Article number 40a(2)(b): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong may act in his discretion in the performance of the following functions, that is to say the withholding of consent to a request for the dissolution of Parliament.

His Majesty can also declare an emergency whereby Parliament will be suspended and elections can be postponed under Article 150(1) of the Constitution and this declaration cannot be challenged in court.

Article number 150(1): If the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof is threatened, he may issue a Proclamation of Emergency making therein a declaration to that effect.

Article number 150(2): A Proclamation of Emergency under Clause (1) may be issued before the actual occurrence of the event which threatens the security, or the economic life, or public order in the Federation or any part thereof if the Yang di-Pertuan Agong is satisfied that there is imminent danger of the occurrence of such event.

In other words, if His Majesty is of the opinion for whatever reason that (1) the security of the country, (2) the economic life of the country, and/or (3) public order of the country is under threat, His Majesty can declare an emergency. His Majesty can also declare an emergency to preempt such as occurrence (before it happens if His Majesty believes it may happen).

The question would be: does Malaysia face such a threat? Well, it does not matter what you and I think. It is what His Majesty thinks that matters. Even if you and I do not think so but His Majesty does then that is all that matters. Then a state of emergency can be declared and Parliament is suspended and the general election can be postponed.

Is this lawful? Of course it is lawful. It is what the Constitution allows and stipulates. Whether it is morally right to do that is another matter. After all, morality is subjective, as I have tried to explain many times in earlier articles. And we must admit that many 'incidences' of late appear to point to a breakdown of law and order (get it now?).

So, to those of you who are whining about Najib 'postponing' the 13th General Elections, please stop whining. You sound pathetic and just show how little you understand your own Constitution. Janganlah tunjuk bodoh. Malu!

If we are already in July 2013 and still the 13th General Election has not been called yet then you can whine. Then we can say Najib has postponed the general election. But July 2013 is more than ten months from now. So until we are already in July 2013 we cannot whine and complain that the general election has been postponed.

Of course, we can whine that Najib is the longest-serving 'non-elected' Prime Minister in Malaysian history. That would be correct. But that is still not something illegal or unconstitutional. It is merely morally wrong -- or at least on the border of morally wrong because what's so immoral about taking over, as what Najib had done?

I mean, let's look at it another way. Let's say Abdullah Ahmad Badawi had won the elections back in March 2008 (which he did) and the very next day (9th March 2008) he dies in a helicopter crash. That same day, 9th March 2008, Najib takes over as the new Prime Minister. Does he need to dissolve Parliament on 10th March 2008 seeing that we just had a general election two days earlier?

Was it Barisan Nasional or Abdullah Badawi who won the 12th General Election? Did we vote for the person or did we vote for the party? I read many comments by Malaysia Today readers that say we vote for the party, not the person. Are we against Najib or are we against Umno? If Muhyiddin Yassin replaces Najib as Prime Minister will we now vote for Umno or will we still oppose Umno?

Nevertheless, I did write a while ago that Najib is an 'illegitimate' Prime Minister in the sense that he was not voted into office but inherited the job. And I did also write that the 'window' for Najib to call for the 13th General Election was March this year. Unfortunate for Najib, this window is closing fast and the longer he waits the lesser margin for error he is allowed.

Najib's only bet is for the opposition to make many more mistakes -- or perceived mistakes. But when he and Umno/Barisan Nasional also make mistakes that would not help much. Both sides are bungling big time.

You have probably already seen the video below. Okay, what do you make of that video? I bet you only saw the dog collar and not the dog, as usual. Well, then let me help you see the dog.

What was Dr Xavier Jayakumar lamenting about? He was lamenting about the police and the military pulling out of Selangor's Merdeka celebration. In short, because Anwar Ibrahim instead of His Highness the Sultan of Selangor was the guest of honour, the police and the military boycotted the event.

So what does this mean? Hell, do I need to spell it out for you like talking to a primary school kid? What it means is simply this: is it your votes or is it the Palace, Police and Military that will decide who gets to march into Putrajaya?

Think about this one. And do a bit more thinking and less shooting off at the mouth. Ponder, people, ponder! Pull your head out of the sand for once and see things for what they really are. And you may want to read my earlier articles again, especially the one about the Istana's influence in politics.

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SEE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNT5Oblbwc

 

Malaysians are a load of bullshit

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 10:42 PM PDT

 

Again, no cheong hei article, just a short post to tell you that the total collection so far over the last one week for the Nurul Izzah Anwar election fund is only RM24,145.00. ABU konon. You can't even put your money where your mouth is. Yes, let's vote for change, just as long as someone else pays for it and we don't have to do anything. ATPB: Asal tak pelu bayar.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

READ MORE HERE: Battle Royale in Lembah Pantai (UPDATED WITH BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS)

 

Tales from the East

Posted: 02 Sep 2012 01:00 AM PDT

 

Now, while Lajim's financial backer, a Bruneian who migrated to Sabah, is known as Mr. W., Lajim is known as Mr. J. And Mr. J. stands for 'Mister Jackpot'.  Mr. W. and Mr. J., in fact, go way back, back to the days when Lajim was still in Usno. And Mr. W. has been funding Lajim's political career all this while. But Lajim suffers from a serious addiction. And this addiction is gambling (so much for Lajim's Islamic credentials).

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Lajim to set up new political party in Sabah

The new party, if approved, will field candidates for the coming general election.

(Bernama, 31 Aug 2012)) -- Former Umno supreme council member Datuk Seri Panglima Haji Lajim Bin Haji Ukin will set up a new political party as a vehicle to field candidates in the upcoming general election.

He said a formal application for that purpose would be submitted to the Registrar of Societies (ROS) within the next 10 days. "If approved by ROS, we will be contesting under the new party," he told a news conference, here, today.

Lajim, who formed a non-governmental organisation called Pakatan Angkatan Rakyat (PPS) recently, however, declined to divulge the name of the new party, only saying "it is a new political party".

The former deputy housing and local government minister said should ROS reject the application, he and his supporters would likely contest on a Pakatan Rakyat coalition member's ticket.

"We already have the logo and constitution drawn up… the leadership line-up is also ready," he said, adding that the party would be representing the Muslim Bumiputeras of Sabah.

Lajim, 57, had recently announced his resignation as an Umno supreme council member, Beaufort Umno division chief and Beaufort BN chairman with immediate effect and declared his support for Pakatan but remained an Umno member, and as a result, his appointment as a federal deputy minister was later revoked.

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Lajim Ukin, a Muslim leader from Sabah, with great fanfare and ceremony, recently announced his resignation from his various posts in Umno (but not as an Umno member) and said he will be supporting the opposition coalition, Pakatan Rakyat (which resulted in his sacking from the Cabinet).

Lajim's defection was supposed to have triggered an exodus, in particular from amongst Sabah's Muslim population.

Now, why have I stressed 'Muslim leader' in that paragraph above? Simple. Since Sabah got its independence from Britain almost 50 years ago, the Chinese population in that state has declined from 23% to just 9.11%. Hence the Chinese are not that significant in Sabah, save in the few urban areas, just like in Peninsular Malaysia. (See the chart below for the details).

What you will also notice from that chart, the Kadazan-Dusun (who, at 32%, used to be the largest group) is no longer the majority either. Malays, who used to be only 0.4% of the population, have increased to 5.71% while the Bumiputeras and other Muslim groups have increased from 15.8% to 20.56%. Hence the Malays/Bumiputeras/Muslims are now a quarter of Sabah's population with the non-Malaysian citizens making up another 27.81%.

Some would call this backdoor colonisation. Anyway, what is crucial is that the natives are no longer the majority like they used to be at the time of Merdeka. The Malays/Bumiputeras/Muslims now make up the majority, with an even larger number of non-Malaysian citizens, mostly Muslims -- who can be given overnight citizenship to dilute the non-Malays/non-Bumiputeras/non-Muslims even further if the need arises.

Now do you know why I take my hat off to Umno? Like them or hate them, you must admit that they are brilliant (okay, sneaky, devious, etc., as well).

Hence a 'prominent' Muslim leader like Lajim Ukin is very important to PKR and Pakatan Rakyat if they want to take over the state government. Hence, also, there was great excitement when it was announced that Lajim and his other Muslim partners-in-crime were joining the opposition. Suddenly the road to Putrajaya became clearer.

But then Lajim was asking for too much. Other than bags of cash, which he needed to cover his deficit finances, he also wanted to become one of the three Deputy Prime Ministers if/when Pakatan Rakyat marches into Putrajaya. And if he can't become one of the three Deputy Prime Ministers then he wants at least the post of Sabah Chief Minister.

That has placed Anwar Ibrahim in a quandary because he had already promised the post of Sabah Chief Minister to other people -- in fact, to a few other people. Hence if Pakatan Rakyat does win Sabah, and these various contenders for Chief Minister win the seats they are going to contest, Sabah may have to revert to the rotation system so that everyone who was promised the post of Chief Minister can take their turn at this most lucrative job that earns whoever is lucky enough to get that job at least RM100 million a year (judging by the wealth of the current and previous Chief Ministers).

But Lajim can't be made the Chief Minister of Sabah -- and certainly not one of the three Deputy Prime Ministers. And this is not because those posts have been promised to others, although that is one reason, but because he is carrying too much baggage. And this baggage is going to be revealed immediately after Nomination Day of GE13.

Hence it is better that Malaysia Today reveals it now, before others do. Then I can gloat and tell you 'I told you so', like I always do.

Actually, the reason why Lajim resigned from all his posts in Umno (but not as an Umno member) is because of a scandal that was about to explode. Hence he no longer has any future in Umno, especially as a candidate in the coming general election. And this scandal involves someone I will call Mr. W.

Back in 2007, just before the 2008 General Election, Lajim had promised Mr. W a RM50 million contract to build an Islamic college in Beaufort. But he wanted Mr. W. to pay the commission up-front, supposedly as election funds for GE12.

Over the last five years since 2007, Mr W. has paid Lajim a total of RM8 million. However, Mr. W. never got the project. What Mr. W. received instead was 55 undated cheques totalling RM3 million. But all these cheques are worthless and Mr. W. is hopping mad and now realises he is not going to get the project, nor his money back.

Chief Minister Musa Aman knows about this scandal and because of that Lajim has to be dropped as a candidate in the coming general election. Realising that his future is no longer bright, Lajim woke up one morning and decided to join the opposition to fight for reforms.

Isn't it uncanny that Barisan Nasional politicians who no longer have a future in the ruling party suddenly wake up and have visions of joining the opposition to fight for reforms? It makes one wonder why they never had these visions when they were making tons of money in Barisan Nasional.

Now, while Lajim's financial backer, a Bruneian who migrated to Sabah, is known as Mr. W., Lajim is known as Mr. J. And Mr. J. stands for 'Mister Jackpot'.  Mr. W. and Mr. J., in fact, go way back, back to the days when Lajim was still in Usno. And Mr. W. has been funding Lajim's political career all this while. But Lajim suffers from a serious addiction. And this addiction is gambling (so much for Lajim's Islamic credentials).

Mr. W. has had to bail Lajim out of trouble more than once. There was one occasion when Lajim owed an Ah Long (loan shark) RM800,000 and he had to pawn two solid-gold Rolex watches to cover his debts.

To add insult to injury, the so-called RM50 million Islamic college project does not exist. It is all a scam. And Mr. W. no longer wants to fund Lajim (that is why Lajim is looking for a new financier -- guess who).

In fact, Mr. W. wants his money back and if he does not get it he is going to go public on this. And because of that Umno can no longer retain Lajim in the coming general election. And because of that, also, Lajim has suddenly 'woken up' and is joining the opposition to fight for reforms – justice, transparency, accountability, good governance, an end to corruption and abuse of power, and all that shit.

No, I am not going to repeat that since 2008 I have asked Pakatan Rakyat to ensure that they field quality/clean candidates in the next general election. Let them field the likes of Lajim and let's see Pakatan Rakyat get whacked in East Malaysia. East Malaysia holds the key to Putrajaya and unless you win in Sabah and Sarawak you are not going to march into Putrajaya.

So, having Lajim and those of his ilk as your partners will only ensure that Barisan Nasional will remain in power. Then, the day after Polling Day, I can, with glee, write my 'I told you so' article.

Anwar, Anwar…apa ni? I know you want to become Prime Minister. But this type of thing is only going to make your dream become our nightmare. As the Malays would say: why would we want to reject penyamum and vote for lanun? We said we want CHANGE, meaning change for the better, not change for the worse.

Aiyah! Dah malas nak cakap Lantak engkaulah!

Lakim Ukin's normal haunt (above) and the 55 cheques totally RM3 million (below).

 

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About the next government

Posted: 31 Aug 2012 07:22 PM PDT

 

This is not about whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat is worse. This is about doing the honest thing. When you do party work the rakyat must not be made to pay for it. And when Parliament and the State Assemblies have been dissolved you are committing criminal breach of trust by continuing to use the government facilities for your personal political campaigns and party work.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

First have a look at the Google Analytical graphic below. Those are Malaysia Today's figures for the pre-Raya, Raya, and post-Raya period.

On Friday, 17th August 2012, Malays began to leave town to return to their kampung. That was when the figures started declining. By Saturday, more people left town (even many non-Malays) and the figures dropped even further.

The non-Malays did not return to work until Wednesday last week, and that was when the figures started to increase again. Most Malays, however, stayed away the entire week until Sunday. On Monday this week, the figures returned to normal when everyone was back in town.

Now, while the figures over last week were down quite a bit because many people were still back in their kampung, the comments, however, did not suffer. And even when the figures went up again this week, the comments more or less remained the same.

From these figures I can only assume two things. First is that Malaysia Today's Malay readership is quite large. And that is why the figures drop when the Malays are away. Secondly is that most of those who comment are non-Malays. And that is why while the Malay readership declines the comments do not.

Of course, thirdly, based on the type of comments posted, we can also assume that most of those who comment are not yet of the age of maturity. And that is why many comments are very childish. (You should read the ones we deleted. They will shock you).

Anyway, what I want to talk about today is regarding the next government. You see, when Parliament is dissolved to make way for the next general election, in principle Malaysia no longer has a government. What we have is merely a caretaker government and a caretaker Prime Minister.

Now, even Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said this back in 2006. Dr Mahathir explained that in principle there is no longer any government but just a caretaker Prime Minister. But he could not understand, Dr Mahathir said, why no one realises this and never challenged it.

In short, the Cabinet no longer exists, as everyone would have already been 'sacked', so to speak. Parliament has been dissolved so technically we no longer have any Members of Parliament. Hence, if we no longer have any Members of Parliament, then we no longer have a Prime Minister or Ministers.

Can the Prime Minister still use his office and other facilities such as the private jet, helicopter, etc., which are for the use of the Prime Minister? What about all those Ministers who still use their office, government car, etc?

Many Malays regard our First Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, as fasiq (bad Muslim) because of his drinking and gambling. But did you know that the Tunku took six months no-pay leave to campaign for the general election? He handed the government to his Deputy, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein, to take over as Acting Prime Minister.

Whatever you might say about the Tunku, at least he was honest enough to separate his party post from his government post and he did not abuse his government post to do party work. Has any Prime Minister since then taken no-pay leave when they campaign for their party? Even the Merdeka celebration is treated as a party campaign.

And please don't start screaming 'that is why we need to get rid of Umno'. Many now in the opposition -- not only from Umno but also from MCA, Gerakan and MIC as well -- did the same thing when they were in government. They talk only now that they are with the opposition. When they were in government serupa saja.

Take the Menteris Besar from the Pakatan Rakyat states, as an example. Would these MBs take no-pay leave whenever they are campaigning for their party or would they use their post as MB to campaign for Pakatan Rakyat? Of course Umno also does this. That, I don't deny. But do two wrongs make a right?

Tok Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat, the MB of Kelantan, switches of the 'government' light when he prays (which is a personal duty and has nothing to do with the government). And how much electricity does his light bulb consume when he prays?

This is not about whether Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat is worse. This is about doing the honest thing. When you do party work the rakyat must not be made to pay for it. And when Parliament and the State Assemblies have been dissolved you are committing criminal breach of trust by continuing to use the government facilities for your personal political campaigns and party work.

Do you remember when Datuk Ramli Yussuf, the Director of the CCID, faced charges in Sabah for using a police plane to fly over his land? He was alleged to have taken a detour while on official duty to fly over his land. Just a slight detour in a government plane and he was arrested and charged.

No doubt he was eventually acquitted of that charge but the fact he could he sacked, arrested and charged for taking a 'joyride' in a police plane was enough to show the difference between personal and official work. What makes the Prime Minister or Ministers immune from this same 'crime'? Once Parliament is dissolved it should be hands-off all public property. No more using public facilities for your personal or party work and campaigns.

I do not know how better to explain this point without sounding cheong hei but understand one thing: once Parliament is dissolved you are now sacked from your job. Hence we no longer have a government and you can no longer use what belongs to the government -- meaning, of course, what belongs to the rakyat.

Now, in that same spirit, since we no longer have a government, when we go to the polls we are choosing a new government. Whether we choose Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat does not matter. Both are new governments. The old government no longer exists. Everyone has been sacked from his/her job.

Okay, so we no longer have a government and we go to the polls to choose a government. Never mind that Barisan Nasional has ruled Malaysia for 55 years. That was before. For all intents and purposes, if they win the election they are going to be a new government, jut like how Pakatan Rakyat would be if they win the election.

Hence we need to ask both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat what type of new government they are going to be. We do not care what they did in the past. Don't try to impress us with what you have been doing over the last 55 years (actually it's 53 years because the First General Election was in 1959, not 1957). That government no longer exists. We are about to choose a new government so we want to know what type of new government we are going to choose.

Let's look at it this way. We wipe the slate clean and start from scratch (not to include any corrupt acts, of course, which should still be on the slate). Then we are giving both a level playing field (or else Barisan Nasional can boast about what they have done over 55 years compared to Pakatan Rakyat who never ruled at federal level). Let's assume Malaysia never had a government before. So now tell us why we should vote for you.

And that would mean we would need to look at so many unresolved issues and hear from both sides what they have to offer us. As I said, there are just so many issues but maybe for purposes of this article we can talk about some of the more pressing ones. And my list is certainly not in order of priority. And I am addressing this list to both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat.

1. Will Malaysia adopt in its entirety the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations on 10th December 1948?

2. Will Malaysia practice meritocracy to replace the system of quotas and preferential treatment and will Article 153 in the Constitution be abrogated?

3. Will fundamental liberties be respected and will it include the right to choose your religion, the right to have no religion, the right to your sexual preference, the right to a civil partnership, and much more?

4. Will Malaysia remain a Constitutional Monarchy or will it opt to become a Republic?

5. Will the oil royalty for those states that have oil and gas be increased to 20% or more or will it remain at 5%.

6. Will Sabah and Sarawak be given autonomy and will Federalisation in those states be reduced/limited in line with the 20- and 18-Point Agreements?

7. Will the Human Rights Commission, Anti-Corruption Commission, Police Force Commission, Judicial Commission, Election Commission, etc., be restructured so that the appointments can be made by Parliament and so that they can be responsible to Parliament and will include Commissioners from both sides of the political fence in equal numbers?

8. Will the Constitution be amended to make Malaysia more Secular with the removal of Islam as the religion of the Federation?

9. What is the position of the Sharia -- Hudud included, of course -- and which legal system will be supreme and will Malaysia remove the dual system, which appears to be running parallel, in favour of a single legal system?

10. Will the anti-hopping act, freedom of information act, freedom of association act (to include students), anti-discrimination act, anti-racism act, freedom of religion act, etc., be introduced and will the death sentence be abolished?

Those are just ten points that both sides need to tell us about. Of course there are many more and some of you may want to add to that list. The bottom line, however, is that we want to hear from all those who are going to offer themselves for election what their position about all these issues are. We can't accept the 'vote first and talk later' argument. We need to know before we go to the polls the stand of all these people who want our vote. Hence no shocks and surprises later once we choose our new government.

 

BN, PR: dua kali lima

Posted: 30 Aug 2012 07:05 PM PDT

 

But the political parties that they belong to will not allow this. Although they are called Wakil Rakyat, in reality they are Wakil Parti. They have to represent their party, not us, the voters. And when they try to do what they are supposed to do, the party will pounce on them. Hence they have to toe the party line or else they will be suspended, or worse, sacked.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

No, this is not an anti-government article. It is not an opposition-whacking article either. This is an article about why we vote for 222 Malaysians to represent us in Parliament -- never mind whether you voted (or will be voting) for Barisan Nasional or Pakatan Rakyat. That is not important. What is important is: why do we vote?

We vote for 222 Malaysians to go to Parliament (and another almost 600 State Assemblypersons for the State Assemblies as well -- known as ADUNs) so that they can become our representatives or wakil.

The Malays have the correct term for this. These people we vote for (both MPs and ADUNs) are called Wakil Rakyat in Malay, which means Citizen's Representative (or People's Representative). 

And, as the name implies, that is exactly what they are supposed to do -- represent us, the voters.

But the political parties that they belong to will not allow this. Although they are called Wakil Rakyat, in reality they are Wakil Parti. They have to represent their party, not us, the voters. And when they try to do what they are supposed to do, the party will pounce on them. Hence they have to toe the party line or else they will be suspended, or worse, sacked.

Why call them Wakil Rakyat then? They cannot function as Wakil Rakyat. We might as well call them Wakil Parti. And in the coming general election, 10 million Malaysians can go to the polling stations to vote for the Wakil Parti.

Both Barisan Nasional as well as Pakatan Rakyat are equally guilty of this. And since we do not have a 'third force', so to speak -- unless the rakyat can be regarded as that third force -- that is how things are going to be for a long time to come.

But, no, I am not going to talk about the third force. Malaysians are too dumb to understand the meaning of 'third force'. To most people, 'third force' means three-corner contests. Then they will say I am trying to sabotage Pakatan Rakyat so that Barisan Nasional can retain power.

So what if some Members of Parliament (never mind BN or PR) go against their party stand? If it is for the good of the rakyat why can't they break ranks and not toe the party line? That is why we sent them to Parliament (or the State Assemblies) in the first place.

In America, the Congressmen or Senators from the President's own party can vote against the President while those from the other side will vote in support of the Bill that the President is proposing. On more than one occasion the President's Bill had been defeated by his own party while those from the other side actually voted in support of it. No one was suspended or sacked because of this.

I know, some of you are now going to argue that we follow the British Westminster system and that this is how they do things in the UK. They have the Parliament Whip whose job is to ensure that no one breaks ranks.

Okay, if we are so concerned about what they do in Britain, and hence we need to follow the British model, then what about the written constitution? Britain does not have a written constitution. Why not follow Britain and abolish our Constitution?

I have no problems with that. Then no longer will Islam be the religion of the Federation or Malays have special privileges or the Agong be the Supreme Head of the Federation and all that. Britain's 'laws' do not allow a Prime Minister not from the Church of England. You must belong to the Church of England. You want to follow that as well since it is very important that we follow the UK?

Some things we say we MUST follow. Other things we don't want to follow. Apa ni? Gay marriages also allowed in England, mah! Want to follow or not?

This sorry state of affairs can only be corrected by you, the voters. If you, the voters, insist that the Wakil Rakyat speak for us and not for their party, only then can it happen.

I am going to tell you a story about why Ali is my favourite of the four (Rightly-Guided) Caliphs of Medina. And, no, it is not because I am a follower of the Shia sect of Islam.

Ali was the last of the four Medinan Caliphs. The Shias, however, allege that Ali was robbed of his right to be the First Caliph. I am not going to talk about that. What I want to talk about is he almost became the Third Caliph. And according to the story this is what happened.

As Omar, the Second Caliph, lay dying, he told the people of Medina to form a committee to decide on who should succeed him when he dies. A few candidates were selected and finally it was short-listed to just two, Osman and Ali.

A few interviews were conducted and during the final interview Osman was asked how he would rule if he was chosen as Caliph. Osman replied he would rule according to tradition and by following the example of the Prophet.

Ali was asked the same question and he replied he would rule according to his conscience and with God as his guide.

Osman got the job and some historians say that that was the beginning of the decline of the Islamic Empire. Osman appointed his relatives to important posts in the government and corruption soon emerged. One of Osman's blunders was he appointed his cousin Muawiyah as the Governor of Syria. When Osman died and Ali took over, Muawiyah declared war on Ali, the first ever war where Muslims fought Muslims (and have been fighting ever since)

I know many Islamists will disagree with my analysis of events, although these events did take place. Nevertheless, my interpretation of this event is Osman said he would follow tradition while Ali said he would follow his conscience. And we have seen how tradition may not always be the best thing to follow.

And the same goes to the issue of our Wakil Rakyat. Forget about tradition, especially Westminster tradition. Follow your conscience. Did we, the voters, or your party vote you into office? And if we voted you into office then serve us instead of your party.

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BN trio face reprimand for Section 114A gripe

(Malaysiakini, 29 Aug 2012) - The cabinet has accepted a suggestion to reprimand three key BN leaders for their open objection to Section 114A of the Evidence Act 1950.

The trio are Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Deputy Youth and Sports Minister Gan Ping Sieu and Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

Government sources told Malaysiakini that the cabinet made the decision at its meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Aug 15.

"It was suggested that the prime minister or deputy prime minister should summon the two deputy ministers and give them a warning because their actions went against the government's stance," revealed one source.

"It was also suggested that Minister in Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz should meet with the two deputy ministers and Khairy to hear their views, and provide them with the government's explanation."

A day before the meeting, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who was abroad then, had instructed the cabinet to discuss the contentious following a major online protest dubbed 'Internet Blackout Day'.

However, the meeting decided not to review the amendment. The decision was later reaffirmed and explained by Nazri.

According to the sources, the cabinet was of the view that if action was not taken, it would jeopardise the government's credibility and weaken the administration.

"The cabinet also noted that the trio have been openly issuing statements contradicting government policies.

"They should have convey their views through internal channels such as their ministers or political parties," a source added.

The sources also disclosed that the cabinet had pointed out that disciplinary action had been taken against defiant members of the administration since the era of second prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein, but this practice is absent in the current administration.

When contacted today, Khairy and Saifuddin said they have yet to be informed about the cabinet decision.

"Didn't receive anything yet, so no comment," replied Saifuddin.

Khairy said he would meet Nazri and Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail today to pursue his views on the amendment.

Nazri and Gani could not be reached for comment despite several attempts to contact them.

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(The Star, May 2012)) - The DAP disciplinary board wants Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim to confirm if he has repeated his public criticism of Bersih 3.0 although he was rebuked earlier by the party leadership over the matter.

"I am trying to locate Tunku (Aziz) for the statement," the board's chairman Tan Kok Wai told a news portal yesterday.

Kota Alam Shah assemblyman M. Manoharan called for disciplinary action to be taken against Tunku Aziz, who is party vice-chairman, over his remarks on the rally.

Manoharan accused Tunku Aziz for failing to toe the party's line by making the remarks, which he said were tantamount to a "double misconduct".

"It is my personal view that severe action should be taken against him. He seems to be a great embarrassment to the party.

"It is the police and not the public that should be blamed. The public have a right to voice out (their feelings)," he said yesterday.

He called on Tunku Aziz to leave the party on his own accord, claiming that the latter did not understand the party leaders' struggles, especially those who were held under the Internal Security Act.

Tunku Aziz had spoken out against the rally before it was held on April 28, fearing that it might turn violent.

Expressing sadness over the violence that did occur, Tunku Aziz recently remarked that the Bersih 3.0 organisers should have realised that while there were those who were genuinely fighting for electoral reforms, others were out to create havoc or hijack the rally for their political agenda.

He added that it was unfair for Bersih leaders and politicians to solely blame police for the violence between protesters and police.

Tunku Aziz reportedly said Bersih 3.0 organisers were not "angels descended from heaven" who were blameless, adding that they should look at themselves before pointing at police for last Saturday's violence.

When contacted yesterday, Tunku Aziz said he was not upset with Manoharan as he was entitled to his personal view.

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(The Star, 2007) - Cameron Highlands MP K. Devamany has been let off without a suspension or warning over his remark in Parliament recently.

Devamany had a 20-minute meeting with Barisan Nasional Chief Whip and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday morning to explain himself.

The MIC backbencher told a press conference at the Parliament lobby that he had told Najib that he regretted his statement.

He, however, declined to say whether he was sorry over what he said when pushed further by reporters.

Devamany was said to have broken ranks with the ruling coalition over his remark in Parliament last Monday.

He had said the fact that 50,000 people showed up at the Nov 25 Hindraf protest showed the Government's failure in distributing wealth equally.

His remark irked some Barisan backbenchers who felt he should have used proper channels but Devamany, who received support from the MIC top brass, maintained that he was only speaking up for the Indian community.

Devamany thanked Najib for meeting him and said he explained to the Chief Whip the concerns of the Indian community.

"He was very nice to me. I told him I regretted the statement. He advised me on what happened.

"I truly believe that unity, peace and stability is paramount in the country and cannot be compromised," he said.

Devamany said Najib had expressed concern over the plight of the Indian community, which would be addressed by the Government and MIC through the Barisan Nasional spirit.

"He (Najib) has assured him that he would look into legitimate concerns of the Indian community," he added.

Devamany said he would still speak up in the House but would be more responsible and not just throw words around.

"I fully support Barisan Nasional and the party leadership. That cannot be questioned," he added.

 

Also at the press conference was Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and Deputy Chief Whip Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, who confirmed that no suspension or warning had been given to Devamany.

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(Malaysiakini, 2005) - MIC secretary-general S Sothinathan has been suspended as a deputy minister for three months over his remarks at yesterday's parliamentary debate on the Crimea State Medical University (CSMU) issue.

The unprecedented decision was made at a cabinet meeting today. Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said that the suspension was because Sothinathan had breached BN party discipline.

"We made a decision to suspend him with immediate effect for what he did in parliament," Abdullah told a press conference.

"He's a member of the front bench, he should not have taken a stand like he did, criticising his own government. It is certainly a breach of party discipline," he said.

Sothinathan, who is deputy minister for natural resources and environment, could not be reached for his reaction on the suspension.

Yesterday, Sothinathan irked Barisan Nasional backbenchers when he broke ranks and interrupted Deputy Health Minister Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad over a point raised in explaining the decision to withdraw recognition for Ukraine-based CSMU.

The withdrawal of recognition by state agency, the Malaysian Medical Council, has affected about 1,400 Malaysian students who are currently studying at the university - the oldest and leading medical university in Ukraine.

The non-recognition resulted in the students, who are mostly Indian Malaysians, not being able to practice as doctors upon graduation, but will have to sit for an additional medical qualifying examination under the MMC.

Latiff told Parliament during a heated debate yesterday that the decision was made to maintain the quality of our doctors, and stressed that it had "nothing to do with race, ethnicity and religion".

He said the number of Malaysian students in CSMU had increased from 53 to 1,366 in May this year.

According to Latiff, unqualified CSMU students, including those who failed their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia, had obtained no-objection letters from the Higher Education Ministry to enable them to enrol in the university.

Sothinathan, who was agitated by Latiff's remarks that the majority of those who graduated from unrecognised universities were Indians, had pressed the deputy health minister on how the Higher Education Ministry could have issued no-objection letters to unqualified students.

He also asked why one community was being single out when the problem of unrecognised medical graduates involves all communities in Malaysia.

"If MMC is indeed professional, how come it recognised CSMU in 2001? Why did it make a decision in haste?" he asked.

The debate, which was sparked by an emergency motion moved by the opposition DAP, saw the blurring of party affiliations with DAP and MIC MPs exchanging barbs with Umno MPs over the issue.

Works Minister S Samy Vellu, contacted by reporters in Parliament today, refused to comment.

Samy, who is MIC chief, had earlier described the MMC decision as a move to prevent more Indians from becoming doctors.

Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) said that the parliamentary culture of allowing MPs to reflect the people's views without having to toe a party line is still "very superficial if not alien in Malaysia".

"This 'Big Brother' rule for BN back-bench criticism of ministers was broken yesterday, and this explained the strong adverse reaction to the MIC position in Parliament and the 'high drama' over my emergency motion on the MMC derecognition of CSMU medical degrees," he added.

 

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