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- PKR: Which way out?
- Sabahans beware! PKR and its game plan
- Impossible for BN to cheat
- DAP, you are driving away the Malays
- Improving education
- NS seats: Pakatan done, BN still uncertain
- What if Najib decides on NS first?
- Pakatan and Kit Siang Take the Offensive
- Star, Is the Current Government in Sabah Illegal or Not?
- Umno akan menang percuma di 10 kawasan keselamatan khas?
| Posted: 27 Mar 2013 09:15 PM PDT
Anwar is very different today from the time around 2008, having been depleted of his erstwhile charms and charisma. He has aged by a lot more than five years since then! I have not heard anything new from him of late, nor seen him proclaim his political visions. Even in the Parliament sitting, he just lacks what makes a powerful opposition leader. By Tay Tian Yan, Sin Chew Daily It's been over a week now, and Chua Jui Meng continues to be the most celebrated figure out of touch in this country. From the moment Lim Kit Siang made public his desire to contest in Gelang Patah on March 18, Mr Chua has been out of everyone's radar as if he has suddenly evaporated from the Malaysian politics for good. PKR's Johor chairman, Chua is also the highest ranking Chinese representative in the party. With Johor now earmarked as Pakatan Rakyat's frontline state in the coming general election, this gentleman should have been very, very busy by now. Pakatan leaders are seen going about places in the state, but the PKR state chairman is just nowhere in sight. Sure enough anyone in his shoe would feel dejected. He has wanted to contest in Gelang Patah, but the constituency is now Kit Siang's, and that announcement was made by none other than his own boss Anwar Ibrahim. He was trying to go back to his Bakri, but DAP put it forthright: "No way!" Even as his party tried to get him some not-that-safe places such as Segamat, DAP was still unconvinced: "For what?" If he is eventually driven into a corner, he will very likely, as many have predicted, quit PKR. But then where else can he go? MCA? Not a chance! To be honest, the political future of Chua Jui Meng is of hardly any concern to me. When I last met him, subconsciously I found myself very difficult to associate him with Pakatan Rakyat. The Pakatan jargon spluttered out of his mouth just sounded so un-Pakatan. I could feel deep in my heart that what he had experienced was a true reflection of what Anwar and PKR had gone through. For so many years PKR has been seen as a party "lacking winning chances" that even its allies in Pakatan would view with disdain. Anwar is very different today from the time around 2008, having been depleted of his erstwhile charms and charisma. He has aged by a lot more than five years since then! I have not heard anything new from him of late, nor seen him proclaim his political visions. Even in the Parliament sitting, he just lacks what makes a powerful opposition leader. Whether you like it or not, you cannot overlook the fact that he did indeed shine brightly before, especially with his cross-ethnic political discourse, proposals for economic reforms and his advocacy for religious tolerance, among others. But the glow, like the new year firework that illuminates the night sky high above, lasts no more than a few seconds. There are many reasons for this. Firstly, he was worried the Malay society could not keep up with the new mentality and that he could get dislodged from the Malay society. Somehow he needed the Malay votes more than anything else. And when he started to hesitate and slow down, he was soon overtaken and outshone by his opponents. Secondly, his past experiences in the government made him less trustworthy in the Chinese community, while his Umno background made him anything but acceptable among PAS supporters. And his pluralistic remarks have sort of alienated him from the Malay conservatives. Thirdly, sandwiched between the rival factions within his own party, he has lost his sense of direction. PKR is the weakest component in the opposition pact, one that would find itself conveniently targeted by rivals. Squeezed between DAP and PAS, its space is fast diminishing under the mounting pressure from its allies. If the party performs poorly in the 13th general election, it may find itself engulfed in no time. But then what is Pakatan sans PKR?
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| Sabahans beware! PKR and its game plan Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:27 PM PDT
By Wilfred Gaban, WikiSabah Pakatan cannot win Sabah, but instead of supporting SAPP to win Sabah, they purposely contest in all constituents seat just to steal the votes away from SAPP so that SAPP cannot win. This is Pakatan's plan. If SAPP loses that means either BN or PR wins. PR prefers if BN wins because Sabah scenario is different from Malaya. If PR captures Putrajaya, BN winners in Sabah will join PKR to do a reverse takeover of Sabah using the same UMNO leaders. This is why UMNO leaders in Sabah does not worry about the outcome of PRU13 in Sabah because either way they win. I have tried to make our people understand the intricacies and complexities of Politics in Sabah, but many of our people are still too naive to ponder the sophisticated nature of our political system. To make it easier for our people I have always used this mantra, "Just say, NO to party party Malaya." This is the safest action for us to take. Trust our leaders in SAPP to fight the war for us. Wilfred Gaban, Director of PIPPA – Progressive Institute of Public Policy Analysis
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| Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:11 PM PDT
There is no way the Malaysian authorities would want the country to become another Myanmar. Ali Cordoba, FMT Malaysia is abuzz with talks that the ruling Barisan National will never accept defeat, or that it is preparing to snatch victory by cheating at the polls with massive voting by foreigners. However, due to the current global situation and the fact Malaysia plays a very important role in the global sphere, there is serious doubt on these allegations. How true are claims that the BN will hijack the polls and twist the votes or that it will cause a massive blockade of Pakatan Rakyat voters, to allow pro-BN votes? The opposition has accused the BN of filling the voter rolls with foreigners, whom it claims have been given Malaysian identity cards to vote for the BN. The number of foreigners set to vote for the BN, Pakatan says, varies between a few thousand and two million. The opposition produced some ICs that appear to be dubious and fraudulent, and the ongoing Royal Commission of Inquiry on the IC fraud in Sabah does not help the BN. The BN itself is aware of the limitations imposed on it to remain in power at all cost, and to try to cheat its way in the next general election. Many of its top leaders have warned the opposition not to trigger an "Arab Spring". By all means, this is indicative of the fears the BN leaders have of such a possibility. The mounting criticism of the forceful ways the authorities handled the Bersih 2.0 rally to the disadvantage of the BN has been heard. However, the Jan 12 rally at Stadium Merdeka was peaceful, successful and sent yet another message to the BN: that the international community is watching and the BN be better prepared to play fair. The BN is now pretty much aware that the global forces of change will not allow it to twist and turn the results of the upcoming polls in its favour. The United Nations, for the time being, is watching the situation in Malaysia very closely. There is no way the Malaysian authorities would want the country to become another Myanmar, for example. The military junta in Myanmar stole the election from the powerful opposition, annulling the polls results and imposing emergency rule. This will not happen in Malaysia; such an act will only destroy the nation's economy for good. Malaysia, since the time of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has depended heavily on foreign direct investment (FDI). This has helped raise the standard of living of the people, putting Malaysia firmly on the world map. Would the BN do some foolish stuff to destroy this edge that it has helped the country achieve in the past decades? BN must deliver its promises The onus is on the BN indeed as any tainting and meddling in the upcoming polls will scare investors away, stop the influx of FDI and surely raise the ire of the population. Any attempt by the BN to crush the angry mobs – if they were to appear after a BN win in the polls – would only turn Malaysia into a "rogue" nation in the eyes of the international community. And what about the United States? The most powerful nation on earth has been behind, tacitly or openly, the Arab Spring since its inception on day one. This country will not close its eyes, if there were to be trouble in Malaysia as a result of a flawed election. Read more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2013/03/28/impossible-for-bn-to-cheat/ |
| DAP, you are driving away the Malays Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PDT
Put the Chinese arrogance away before the Malays get too fed up and start punishing Pakatan by voting for Umno. CT Ali, FMT There will always be among us hardcore radical Malays, hardcore radical Indians and hardcore radical Chinese, and not forgetting our brothers in Sabah and Sarawak, too. They are a stubborn and arrogant lot where reason and good sense are lacking. They are confrontational in their stance towards those who are not of their persuasion. Their "in your face" approach to anyone remotely removed from their racial or religious preferences seeks only to confirm their "take no prisoners" way of doing things. For the hardcore radical Malays, there is Perkasa – the overtly Umno-sanctioned release valve to allow their pent-up frustration to find relief. What about the Chinese and the Indians? Unfortunately, nothing like Perkasa exists for them. With the exception of a few well-reported outburst hollered from the safety of being among their own in numbers and in venues well away from other prying eyes, we do sometimes hear from the Chinese and the Indians cries of frustration and anguish for the future of their own kind. And there it stays without any hope of these sentiments being demonstrated publicly through demonstrations or organised marches. Much as there is a fear that repressed public anger is unhealthy, the authorities take the view that this sort of dissent will not be tolerated for matters of "national security". We will all have to live with these realities. What worries me is the work being done by Umno and DAP to widen this divide. PKR and PAS may have the intent but they do not have the financial will, acumen and political will to do the same. Let me explain myself. DAP and Penang Umno is a lost cause and I do not intend to go there, but Penang is increasingly being polarised as the Chinese embark on a form of economic ethnic-cleansing to rid itself of those who are economically challenged (read: the Malays and Indians). And what better place to start than the most basic of human requirement – housing. Where are the affordable low-cost housing for the low-income group in Penang? So many high-end developments catering for the high-income bracket, which are beyond the reach of many Malaysians with the exception of the wealthy Chinese community – so by default their poorer Malay and Indian cousins are excluded. Many will say that is this not just what Umno is doing to the other races, especially the Chinese? For sure they are, and so are the Jews bullying the Palestinians, the Syrian killing their own people, the Talibans killing other Muslims and Vladimir Putin in Russia again becoming numero uno within the bonds of legality but only just, but are these what we should emulate? Decent people do decent things. It is not decent to deliberately embark upon a policy that encourages ethnic-cleansing through economic means. In the end it does what ethnic-cleansing always does: polarise the rakyat. Read more at: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2013/03/28/dap-you-are-driving-away-the-malays/ |
| Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:07 PM PDT
(The Star) - There are still many problems in our education system yet the reforms needed are moving at a glacial pace, compared with the world our children will grow up in. A RECENT headline claimed that Malaysia's education system is fast becoming the world's best. I really had to blink several times because it seemed as farfetched a claim as Malaysian women now being equal to our men. Further down in the article it said that we still had a long way to go before we could "justify" the claim that we are at par with the world's best. Once again, we are handed a confusing statement. Are we improving or are we not? According to our Government Transfor-mation Plan (GTP) report: "The rate of improvement of the system in the last 15 years is among the fastest in the world." But that actually says very little because it can mean that while 15 people can now read when previously there were 10, it still means there are only 15 literate people. I really wish the media would ask tougher questions of pronouncements like this. One of the GTP targets is to get 92% enrolment in pre-schools. For a long time, we have been proud of our literacy rates. But it turns out we measure our literacy rates through school enrolment rates, which any schoolchild will tell you is not the same thing. Just because you went to school doesn't mean you're literate. Indeed, just because you pass your school exams, it doesn't mean you're literate either, as any frustrated employer can tell you. So achieving high enrolment should be only part of the goal, the rest is about giving our children quality education. Undoubtedly, there are supposed to be four key GTP initiatives to improve the quality of education but this does not necessarily translate into a "fast-improving" education system. Our problems are so numerous yet the reforms needed in our education system are moving at a glacial pace, compared with the world our kids will grow up in. I also have a problem with the stated target of reducing the rural-urban achievement gap by 25%. What is the gap in the first place? If it is huge, is reducing it by 25% enough? When will this be achieved? In another study a few years ago, urban parents who cannot afford to care for their children in the cities are sending them to their home villages to be cared for by their grandparents. Undoubtedly, the schooling that these kids will get will be inferior to what is available in the city, not to mention other disadvantages they will have, including the lack of civic amenities in the rural areas. What's more, the family background they will be in may not be as conducive to high achievement as if they stayed with their own parents, who are in all likelihood better educated than the grandparents. Are these issues considered in the Education Blueprint? What would be the psychological cost of separating children from their parents for most of their impressionable years? While a good educational foundation is good for our children, we should not also neglect the other end of the educational scale – tertiary education. Assuming our children survive their early education to get to tertiary education, what happens there? As it is, employers are complaining about the quality of the graduates we bring out. What are we doing about this end? And here's a question: If our youths coming out of public universities are not meeting employable standards, how is it that we are going all out to market our universities to foreign students? What will they get out of it? It makes me wonder why any foreign student would want to come here and study because if the quality of our local graduates are not up to par, then they cannot be much better off. But yet in our public universities, there are thousands upon thousands of foreign students here. How do we select them? Are we selecting the best and the brightest, or just anyone who can pay the fees? What exactly is our reason for opening up our low-ranking universities to foreign students? A neighbour of ours has made it their policy to give scholarships to the best and the brightest from the countries around them. In this way they not only attract the best brains to study there but eventually these brains don't want to go home. Even if they do, like all foreign students who study overseas, they will retain friendly ties with the country of their alma mater, useful for both parties in the future. Our policy, however, is not to invest in brains, whether it's ours or other people's. As long as foreign students pay to put their warm bodies behind our desks, we don't care what they have to offer, and then feign surprise when some of them get into some very troublesome activities. |
| NS seats: Pakatan done, BN still uncertain Posted: 26 Mar 2013 08:42 PM PDT While Pakatan Rakyat has completed seat distribution and selection of candidates in Negeri Sembilan, Barisan Nasional is still searching for the best solution for all. Zefry Dahalan, FMT SEREMBAN: Today is the last day of Negeri Sembilan's 12th State Legislative Assembly term. Starting tomorrow, the state will be under a caretaker government prior to the state election to be held within the next 60 days. With the automatic dissolution of the state assembly, the focus now has shifted to the all- important state polls. How will the votes go? Who will form the next state government? Will the opposition pact, Pakatan Rakyat, make tangible inroads in the land of the Minangkabau? Will the state get a new menteri besar? All these questions would be answered only after voters of Negeri Sembilan cast their ballots. But before this, both sides of the political divide need to put up "winnable" candidates. The candidates picked would do battle on the front line. They will be the ones carrying the torch of their respective parties in battle. The talk on the ground here is that both sides of the political divide are eagerly awaiting the Election Commission (EC) to announce nomination and election dates. Their preparation for the polls is almost complete minus a few issues which need to be ironed out. An interesting subject discussed by both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan supporters is seat allocation: who will be dropped as a candidate, who will remain and who are the new ones to replace those dropped. On the seat allocation, sources said Pakatan has finalised its seat distribution among its three component parties – DAP, PAS and PKR. Compared to the seats allocated in 2008, sources said PKR will contest an extra seat courtesy of PAS. At the last state assembly election, which was held simultaneously with the general election, PAS contested in 13 seats, PKR (12) and DAP (11). But seat swapping among PAS and PKR has resulted in PAS contesting 12 seats and PKR 13 seats this time around. Pakatan's list As for the parliamentary seats, PKR contested three (Telok Kemang, Rembau and Kuala Pilah), PAS three (Jempol, Jelebu and Tampin) and DAP two (Seremban and Rasah). Although the Pakatan leadership is yet to officially announce its list of candidates for the state polls, most of its supporters know which component party will contest which seat. The status quo for Pakatan parliamentary seats in Negeri Sembilan remains unchanged. From the eight parliamentaty seats in the state, Pakatan won three – Telok Kemang (PKR), Seremban and Rasah (both DAP). PAS has given up two seats – Gemas and Sri Menanti – in exchange for the Labu state constituency with PKR. In the final count, PKR will contest the Port Dickson, Chuah and Linggi state seats (under the Telok Kemang parliamentary constituency), Ampangan and Sikamat (Seremban); Rantau (Rembau), Gemas (Tampin), Palong and Jeram Padang (Jempol), Pertang (Jelebu); Sri Menanti, Pilah and Juasseh (Kuala Pilah). In 2008, PKR won the Port Dickson, Chuah, Ampangan and Sikamat state seats. PAS, on the other hand, will contest the Paroi, Chembong and Kota state seats (in the Rembau parliamentary constituency), Gemencheh (Tampin), Serting (Jempol), Sungai Lui and Klawang (Jelebu), Senaling and Johol (Kuala Pilah), Lenggeng (Seremban), Labu (Rasah) and Bagan Pinang (Telok Kemang). PAS only managed to win in Paroi in the 2008 election. Meanwhile, DAP would contest the Lobak, Temiang and Nilai state seats (in the Seremban parliamentary constituency), Senawang, Bukit Kepayang, Mambau and Rahang (Rasah), Lukut (Telok Kemang), Repah (Tampin), Chennah (Jelebu) and Bahau (Jempol). The party won all its seats at the last election except Chennah. While Pakatan seems to have finalised its candidates' list and seat allocation among component parties, the same cannot be said of Barisan Nasional.
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| What if Najib decides on NS first? Posted: 26 Mar 2013 06:04 PM PDT The question is will the PM, in an attempt to stymie the opposition, decide to hold the Negeri Sembilan state election first, before dissolving parliament. Zefry Dahalan, FMT The Negeri Sembilan state assembly will be the first to be dissolved on Thursday (March 28). The five-year term of the legislative body expires midnight today. Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan, in explaining how the dissolution terms work, said the day (March 27, 2008), the 36 state assemblymen took their oaths is not counted as the first day of the state assembly sitting. The next day is considered the first. "So the five-year term ends at 12 midnight on March 27, 2013 and the Negeri Sembilan state assembly sitting will be dissolved automatically on March 28, 2013," said Mohamad. In the meantime, Mohamad added he will manage the caretaker government until the election, which must be held within 60 days of the date of the dissolution. This situation in Negeri Sembilan now poses a question if PM Najib Tun Razak, in an attempt to stymie the opposition, will hold the Negeri Sembilan state election first before dissolving parliament. It may look strange but there is nothing wrong with the move if he were to do so, according to the law. Parliament will be dissolved automatically on April 28. Technically state elections can be concluded by then, as the Election Commission needs less than 30 days to announce the nomination day, conduct the nomination process and hold the election. Najib has a good reason to deal with Negeri Sembilan first. He and his deputy Muhyiddin Yassin have put in extraordinary effort to woo voters in Negeri Sembilan for the past 13 months. The premier and his deputy, seeing it as the most fragile state likely to fall to Pakatan, have set a record of sorts, visiting it 11 times between themselves. Strategically it will be a wise move for Najib and Muhyiddin to wrest the 'nine states' and go into a bigger contest, sending out a signal that Barisan Nasional is in driving seat. However it will be an interesting scenerio and Pakatan leaders definitely can't wait to see the Election Commission's reaction if such scenario really happens.
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| Pakatan and Kit Siang Take the Offensive Posted: 26 Mar 2013 01:09 PM PDT
MCA President Chua Soi Lek has come out to call Kit Siang a "touch and go" politician. And this, he says, is the rude way of putting it, as compared to the polite one of "hit and run" politician. Soi Lek is one to talk. He hasn't even stated where he is going to stand. Will he even stand? Kee Thuan Chye It looks like Pakatan Rakyat is driving the 13th general election. As this most crucial of Malaysian elections draws near, the Opposition coalition is the more gung-ho in leading the way into battle. It is initiating the charge, taking the offensive, scoring the psychological points. While the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition is led by a leader who has been tardy in calling for the general election partly because he has been humming and hawing about wanting the rakyat to feel the effects of his transformation programmes first, Pakatan has already shown its preparedness by coming out with its manifesto a few weeks ago, way ahead of BN. In football terms, this is like the away team, despite its disadvantageous position, taking the play to the home team and attacking its goalmouth. Sometimes, this can end in a victory for the outsiders. DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang's decision to stand in Gelang Patah – in BN's impregnable state, Johor – is another courageous offensive. It is a risky move by the DAP veteran who has never fought shy of engaging in difficult battles. In the most famous of his encounters, he took on Lim Chong Eu, the Chief Minister of Penang then, at Padang Kota in 1990 and won. Nonetheless, it was a huge gamble for Kit Siang, who has not always been victorious. He lost when he came out of his comfortable position as Kubu state assemblyman in 1982 to try and capture Bandar Hilir, and again when he took on the risky seat of Tanjung Bungah in 1995 against yet another chief minister, Koh Tsu Koon. In fact, throughout his political career, Kit Siang has lost five times. More than its just being another manifestation of his penchant for rushing into areas where angels fear to tread, Kit Siang's current foray into Gelang Patah is a forceful demonstration of psychological one-upmanship. It is sending out the signal that Pakatan is not afraid of BN. It is a demonstration of sheer confidence. Read more at: http://my.news.yahoo.com/blogs/bull-bashing/pakatan-kit-siang-offensive-151420989.html
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| Star, Is the Current Government in Sabah Illegal or Not? Posted: 26 Mar 2013 12:32 PM PDT
The press release was made October 20, 2012. It is now 27th March 2013. This gives me the impression that he has all the ideas but it remains just that. Ideas. No actions. Borodungal Borneo I am impressed with the boldness of Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan, who did a Press Conference on 21 January 2013 at the Sabah Oriental Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. He voiced out the illegitimacy of the current government of Sabah as a result of 'Project IC'. However, pray tell why was it only released in March? 27dBP3WeyJ0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27dBP3WeyJ0 Also, confessions on the alleged Mahathir's Project namely 'IC Project' aka 'Ops Durian Burok' by En. Hassanar who used to be the District Officer of Sandakan claiming that the said project went as far back as 1981. Tweeted about this and a certain minister replied. Disputed it, of course. oj6dyodFI_I Confessions of an ex District Officer of Sandakan about IC giveaways since 1981 in Sabah and this lady, Puan Siti Aminah TrUgLObm3DM In the matter of the first video, Datuk Dr Jeffrey G Kitingan said that he was not doing the Press Conference to show the current local leaders what to do. He is merely initiating a discussion process with all the local leaders to get them to unite and acknowledge the illegitimacy of the current government in Sabah and to become a pressure group to oust them and replace them with a 'national non-partisan' group comprising of the current local leaders as a temporary measure. Datuk Jeffrey Kitingan also suggested that the GE13 for Sabah be postponed until the electoral roll is cleaned up. Nevertheless, until today, I haven't heard anything on any 'initiation process', 'discussion' or any of the sort mentioned by Datuk Dr Jeffrey. Was all he said in the video only hot air? This reminded me of another Press Conference he did somewhere in Kota Kinabalu as well (see here: http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2012/10/20/jeffrey-maps-out-sabah-oil-battle-plan/). In this statement, Jeffrey mentioned that should the State Government ignore this issue, STAR Sabah would consider taking legal action. The press release was made October 20, 2012. Now is 27th March 2013. Until today, not even a whisper of the so-called legal action is heard anywhere be it cyberspace or the local dailies. This gives me the impression that he has all the ideas but it remains just that. Ideas. No actions. OR are they actually in the process of (still?) executing all these 'ideas'? Curious indeed. To be fair, all of STAR's 'warriors' (as they call themselves) are working voluntarily. Even up to the point of forking out their own money to finance most of the activities done all over Sabah. It was even reported that some of these people are currently facing 'financial' problems due to the fact that all their monies have been sacrificed 'demi perjuangan'. I am sad when I came about to know this because it seems to me that so many people are depending on this party to win. What if they don't? What will happen to these 'warriors'? Back to square one? STAR Sabah should start a fund-raising campaign to help these warriors out. In fact, this is plain common sense because the party really does not have much funds to distribute all over. As a true Sabahan, this is my advice to STAR Sabah - please 'Walk the Talk'! If you mean it, then by all means DO it! The amount of people believing in the struggle escalates every day. I would like to quote from an article I read a few months ago which amused me in so many ways. It said, "We are fed-up of being governed by BOYS in Sabah ... this time around we want MEN to do it!". Sincerely, Borodungal Borneo I am a Sabahan who is fighting for what's true. Not a politician. A realist, if you prefer. Some of the things that STAR Sabah voiced out are true ie No referendum prior to the formation of Malaysia, No compliance mechanism to the pre-conditions agreed upon to protect Sabah's safeguards, loose ends in the MA63 that was violated through the Federal Constitution and many more. However, not many of the issues brought up were properly explained. My truth, once revealed, will be the people's truth ... for I too seek justice for Sabahans ... through the eyes of a Sabahan, NOT a Sabahan politician. Stay tuned for more revelations of the political on-goings in Sabah.
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| Umno akan menang percuma di 10 kawasan keselamatan khas? Posted: 26 Mar 2013 11:30 AM PDT
Mungkin ramai yang tidak sedar didalam 10 daerah itu ia merangkumi tujuh kerusi Parlimen dan 15 kerusi DUN Sabah. Kerusi-kerusi Parlimen yang termasuk dalam zon keselamatan khas ini ialah, P167 Kudat, P168 Kota Merudu, P183 Baluran, P187 Kinabatangan, P 189 Semporna dan P190 Tawau. Mohd Sayuti Omar, The Malaysian Insider Semalam Najib Razak mengistyharkan 10 daerah di Timur Sabah menjadi kawasan Selamat di Sabah. Sepuluh daerah itu ialah Kudat, Kota Marudu, Pitas, Baluran, Sandakan, Kinabatangan, Lahad Datu, Kunak, Semporna dan Tawau. Pemilihan kawasan itu sebagai kawasan keselamatan khas yang membawa kepada penubuhan satu jawatankuasa menurut Peraturan-Peraturan Pemeliharaan Keselamatan Awam 2013 yang digubal oleh Menteri Dalam Negeri. Jawatankuasa berkenaan akan dipengerusikan oleh Ketua Menteri manakala Najib selaku perdana menteri akan menjadi pemantau. Jawatankuasa lain akan diumum perlatikannya nanti. Menurut Najib beliau sendiri telah memohon perkenan Yang di-Pertuan Agong supaya Ordinan Pemeliharaan Keselamatan Awam 1962 dikuatkuasakan bagi memastikan keselamatan rakyat di Sabah terus terjamin. Sememang tidak siapa dapat menyangkal hasrat kerajaan untuk mewujudkan keadaan selamat dan damai di Timur Sabah itu waktu ini. Sewajarnya kalau kerajaan mengambil langkah-langkah perlu seperti mengistyharkan atau meletakkan 10 kawasan itu dalam zon yang diberi kawalan keselamatan khas. Tindakan itu diambil semuanya gara-gara meletusnya tragedi pencerobohan yang menelan lebih 50 korban termasuk sembilan orang anggota keselamatan kita manakala ratusan yang ditangkap. Namun betapa suci usaha kerajaann itu ia tetap akan disuluh dengan berbagai maksud kerana ianya dibuat dalam edah pilihan raya umum akan menjelang tiba bila-bila masa saja. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/rencana/article/umno-akan-menang-percuma-di-10-kawasan-keselamatan-khas-mohd-sayuti-omar/
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