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Citizenship, Bahasa, the Constitution, and the Police Force

Posted: 14 May 2013 06:56 PM PDT

The IGP, Ismail Omar, will be retiring tomorrow. Do you know that many senior police officers do not think highly of him? That is because he is considered too lembut (soft) and he allows the Prime Minister to tell him what to do rather than the other way around. They are actually breathing a sigh of relief that he is finally retiring after being at the helm of the Royal Malaysian Police Force for almost three years.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Pensyarah Pusat Pengajian Sejarah, Politik dan Strategi UKM, Prof Mohammad Agus Yusoff, berkata mengikut Perlembangaan Perkara 28(2) menyatakan: "Tiada seorang pun yang dilahirkan di dalam Persekutuan boleh menurut kuasa Perkara ini dilucutkan kewarganegaraan di bawah Perkara 25." Ini bermakna kerakyatan Anwar yang merupakan warganegara melalui kuat kuasa undang-undang sama sekali tidak boleh dilucutkan. (Harakah Daily)

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The ex-PKR Deputy Chief Minister of Penang wants Anwar Ibrahim's citizenship to be withdrawn or cancelled. And he is not the first ex-PKR or ex-PAS leader to say this. A few others before this have said the same thing -- as have some Umno and Barisan Nasional leaders.

Now read what Prof Mohammad Agus Yusoff said in the Harakah Daily news item above. Basically, what he said is, you can't do that. There is no provision in the Federal Constitution of Malaysia to withdraw or cancel the citizenship of someone born in Malaysia.

Now, what interests me here is: why is it that so many politicians who hold high office do not know this? This is downright shocking and shameful. Would you be given a driver's licence if you did not pass your traffic laws test? You will be refused a licence if you do not know the traffic laws but yet you can become a wakil rakyat if you do not know the Constitution.

And steering the country is more important than steering a car, mind you.

I feel anyone who wants to become a wakil rakyat (people's representative -- Member of Parliament and/or State Assemblyperson) should be first tested on his/her knowledge of the Constitution. If you do not know the Constitution you do not deserve to hold public office. This would avoid silly statements coming out of these people's mouths.

And the other thing they should be tested on is their proficiency in the National Language, Bahasa Malaysia. Do you know that in some states if you cannot speak Bahasa Malaysia properly you will not get a Datukship or JP? Hence you should at least be able to speak the National Language before you should be allowed to sit in Parliament or in one of the State Assemblies -- which is more important than a Datukship or JP.

No, this is not meant as a racist comment. You do not need to be able to speak Bahasa Malaysia the way Pak Samad does. (To be honest, even I cannot understand Pak Samad's puisi or sajak and I am sure 95% of you in the Pakatan Rakyat rally in Kuantan last night could not either). But at least you should have a fair command of the language.

In Wales, the Local Councils and the National Assembly for Wales (Welsh Parliament) conducts its business in Welsh -- the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages. No doubt all Welsh can speak English but English is not used as the official language of Wales. Hence if you cannot speak the National Language of Wales you are in deep shit. How to become a Welsh wakil rakyat or councillor?

Gyda llaw, yr wyf yn codi'n gynnar bob dydd i weithio. (That means: "By the way, I get up early every day to work".) Worse than Tamil, is it not? Anyway, if you want to sound Welsh all you need to do is to speak English with an Indian accent. That's what I do when I want to sound Welsh.

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Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar dilantik sebagai Ketua Polis Negara berkuatkuasa Jumaat (17 Mei) menggantikan Tan Sri Ismail Omar, yang akan tamat tempoh pelantikan secara kontrak selepas bersara pada 16 Mei ini. Menurut kenyataan Jabatan Perdana Menteri hari ini, Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Bukit Aman, Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin dilantik sebagai Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara berkuatkuasa pada hari yang sama. (Bernama)

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The IGP, Ismail Omar, will be retiring tomorrow. Do you know that many senior police officers do not think highly of him? That is because he is considered too lembut (soft) and he allows the Prime Minister to tell him what to do rather than the other way around. They are actually breathing a sigh of relief that he is finally retiring after being at the helm of the Royal Malaysian Police Force for almost three years.

Do you also know that in the past those who become the IGP had to serve a stint in the Special Branch? Then, a few IGPs ago, they started appointing IGPs from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) branch of the police force. And that, I believe, was when the standards of the police force began to decline. (That is my assumption, which, of course, cannot be proven).

Anyway, the two people who will be taking over as IGP and Deputy IGP respectively are Khalid Abu Bakar and Bakri Zinin. Now, these are two very 'tough nuts' compared to Ismail Omar. I may even be so bold as to declare them as 'gangsters' -- well, sort of, if you know what I mean (not in the literal sense, though).

Note that these two are, yet again, not from the Special Branch (or have served a stint in the Special Branch) but are from the CID as well. And this is why I feel we may be seeing some 'problems' ahead of us -- especially those who are planning rallies and demonstrations because both Khalid and Bakri are known to have a low tolerance for 'anti-government' activities.

Why are the IGPs and DIGPs that are selected from the CID (and not from the Special Branch) more 'brutal'? I suspect this is because the Special Branch does not have direct interaction with the public but work 'behind-the-scenes' (mostly intelligence gathering) while the CID has to deal directly with criminals. Hence the IGPs and DIGPs from the Special Branch do things differently (more subtly) compared to those from the CID who are more brutal in their methods.

Anyway, those planning 'street activities' better be very careful. Ismail Omar was more lembut (much to the chagrin of the other officers) while Khalid and Bakri are 'street brawlers'.

That is only my suspicion, but then I may be wrong like I was wrong about how many people would turn out for the post-May 5th rallies.

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In the aftermath of May 5th (part 12)

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:28 PM PDT

If I were to hazard a guess I would say that Khairy is the man to watch. He is going to be the 'face' of the reformed Umno who will be interacting with the younger generation to try to win back their support, which Umno lost in the recent general election.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

My initial response to Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's new Cabinet is: SHIT! (See the full Cabinet list here). There are still many crooks, scoundrels, scumbags and slime-balls on that list. Are we going to see the new group photograph of the hall of fame or the new group photograph of the rogues' gallery?

I fear it is the latter.

This is no reform government, for sure. If that is what Najib promised the voters in his Election Manifesto and during the election campaign then you can perish the thought. What we are seeing is not only old wine in a new bottle but also old wine that has turned to vinegar.

I see some of the recycled faces such as Shahidan Kassim (Perlis), Mustapa Mohamed (Kelantan), Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Perak), Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Terengganu), Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (Melaka but now Putrajaya), Hilmi Yahaya (Penang) and Idris Jusoh (Terengganu). And should not Malaysia be spared the likes of Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Perak), Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (Perak) and Hamzah Zainuddin (Perak), all rascals of the first degree?

Come on, Najib! Those are all expired goods plus tainted like hell.

Now, some of these people are personal friends of mine (I am even related by marriage to one of them). Nevertheless, although I can consider myself close to them, that has never stopped me from criticising those who I feel need to be criticised.

I can see Najib's logic in selecting these people to be in his Cabinet. First of all, Najib needs representatives from each state. Secondly, he needs to 'pacify' the warlords and get them on his side in the event anyone tries to push him out like what happened to Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi soon after the 2008 general election.

I suppose you need to keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. Hence Najib has surrounded himself with his friends as well as warlords who can turn enemy if he does not bring them into the Cabinet.

Is this new team good for Malaysia? I doubt it is good for Malaysia but it most certainly is good for Najib. Some of those people are his people. Some are Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's people. But what I do not understand is why Najib appointed Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar the Minister of Youth and Sport.

I believe Khairy will be given a freehand to do what needs to be done to pacify and satisfy the younger generation. And I also believe he has the brains and the political skills to deliver the youth vote.

Anyway, time will tell whether Khairy may yet end up as Najib's 'secret weapon'. But they have five years to do that and one week is a long time in politics while five years is a lifetime.

As for the others, well, I can only say I hope Najib knows what he is doing. But from where I am sitting it looks like a disaster. But then maybe Najib is more worried about the next party election than about the next general election. In that case then maybe Najib made the right decision after all.

Anyway, read the letter from a reader below. I am not going to analyse or comment on the letter since the contents are self-explanatory enough. You can make up your own mind as to whether you agree with the writer or not.

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Chinese votes did make an impact

FMT LETTER: From Paraman Subramaniam, via e-mail

In the recently concluded General Election, the total numbers of eligible Chinese voters were 3.94 million. In Penang they constitute 53.3% of total voters and in Kuala Lumpur 52.2% of the total voters are of Chinese origin.

Even though by population the Chinese constitute about 22.56% of the total population in Malaysia but by the number of voters their strength is 29.68% of the total 13.3 million voters in Malaysia.

There are also many mixed seats where Chinese voters are present in significant numbers and the way the electoral boundaries are drawn they allow the Chinese voters to be quite influential.

The EC states that 84.84% of the total number of registered voters had cast their vote on May 5. This would mean that we can assume at least 3.4 million Chinese votes were cast. It goes without saying that the majority of Chinese voters are pro Pakatan Rakyat.

What no one knows is the actual total percentage of Chinese votes that went to PR. Considering the number of Chinese supporters that did outnumber all other races at most PR's ceramah's nationwide, many suspect anywhere between 75% to 95% of the Chinese may have voted for PR in the recent GE.

It was also reported that a huge number of Malaysians based in Singapore (mainly Chinese) had returned to cast their vote causing a massive traffic jam at the causeway. If the numbers were at least 85% then it would mean that more than half of PR's popular votes amounting to 5.6 million would have consisted of mainly Chinese votes.

After deducting the Indian votes as well as the Sabah/Sarawak votes that went for PR, this would leave the Malay votes in PR quite a minority. A conservative estimate could give PR only attracting 40% of the Malay vote in total.

Even though they may have received considerable amount of new, young urban Malay votes, at the same time PR had lost a lot of their traditional Malay voters that they had in the 2008 GE. If PR had amassed at the very least 45% of the total Malay vote then they would have easily won the elections.

In the 4 predominantly Malay majority states Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Trengganu, BN lost an average 0.8% of the popular vote as versus PR gained an average 0.53% of the popular vote when compared with the 12th GE.

The overall increase of 2.9 million new voters (28% increase) could have contributed to this. The majority vote difference between BN and PR in these 4 states in the recent elections is a mere 9,149 votes in favour to PR, however it must be noted that Kedah itself has more than 160,000 registered Chinese voters.

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Anti-Xavier group threatens protests

Posted: 14 May 2013 08:59 PM PDT

According to Dr Xavier Jeyakumar's detractors, PKR had received 29 memorandums of his wrongdoings and mismanagement during his tenure as state exco.

B Nantha Kumar, FMT

A large group of PKR Indian leaders today unanimously rejected the party's decision to submit Sri Andalas assemblyman Dr Xavier Jeyakumar's name for executive councillor position in the Selangor state administration.

They're also planning for a series of protests against PKR if Jeyakumar gets the nod for a second term as an exco member.

In the last state cabinet, Jeyakumar helmed the Health, Estate Workers, Poverty and Caring Government portfolio.

"We were told that Jeyakumar's name is in the PKR's exco list for a second term which really shocked the Pakatan Indian leaders in Selangor," said Dr S Streram from Petaling Jaya Selatan PKR division.

Speaking to reporters here, Streram added: "We are here today and want to send a strong message to PKR's top leadership not to pick Jeyakumar for the exco post."

Also present were several PKR grassroots leaders such as 'OMS' P Thiagarajan, who is a close ally to PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, P Krishnasamy (Klang), S Murali (Puchong), M Jayabalan (Lembah Pantai), Anthony Dass (Kota Raja), S Balan (Subang), P Maniam (Hulu Selangor) and Dr Neduchelian from Kapar.

Streram said if the PKR leadership was adamant about pushing ahead with Jeyakumar, then they should be prepared to face massive protests.

"We are not threatening the party, but we want the leaders to listen to our suggestions," said Streram.

He said there was a general consensus among PKR Indian leaders to have DAP's V Ganapathi Rao as the Selangor exco for Indian affairs.

"We Selangor Indians are disappointed with Jeyakumar's quality of leadership. Apart from being a 'postman' on delivering Tamil schools allocations, he has done nothing for the Indian community," said Streram, adding that Jeyakumar had failed to empower the Indians in Selangor.

29 memorandums of wrongdoings

He said, on the other hand, Ganapathi Rao, a Hindraf activist and former ISA detainee, was well aware of the real situation of Selangor Indians.

Sharing Streram's view, Murali and Anthony Dass claimed that so far PKR had received 29 memorandums of alleged wrongdoings and mismanagement on Jeyakumar during his tenure as state exco.

Posted: 14 May 2013 07:36 PM PDT

Prime Minister

Najib Razak (UMNO)

Deputy Prime Minister

Muhyiddin Yassin (UMNO)

Prime Minister's Department:

Ministers:

1. Jamil Khir Baharom (UMNO)

2. Abdul Wahid Omar (Senator)

3. Idris Jala (Senator)

4. Joseph Kurup (PBRS)

5. Shahidan Kassim (UMNO)

6. Nancy Shukri (PBB)

7. Paul Low Seng Kwan (Senator)

8. Joseph Entulu Belaun (PRS)

Deputy Ministers:

1. Razali Ibrahim (UMNO)

2. Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (Senator)

Ministry of Finance

1. Minister of Finance 1: Najib Razak (UMNO)

2. Minister of Finance 2: Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah (UMNO)

Deputy Minister of Finance

3. Ahmad Maslan (UMNO)

Ministry of Transport

1. Minister: (Acting – post being held open pending MCA decision) Hishammuddin Hussein (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Ab Aziz Kaprawi (UMNO)

Ministry of Defence

1. Minister: Hishammuddin Hussein (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Abdul Rahim Bakri (UMNO)

Ministry of Home Affairs

1. Minister: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB)

Ministry of Education & Higher Learning

1. Minister 1: Muhyiddin Yassin (UMNO)

2. Minister 2: Idris Jusoh (UMNO

3. Deputy Minister 1: Mary Yap Kain Ching (PBS)

4. Deputy Minister 2: P. Kamalanathan (MIC)

Ministry of Works

1. Minister: Fadillah Yusof (PBB)

2. Deputy Minister: Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (UMNO)

Ministry of International Trade & Industry

1. Minister: Mustapa Mohamed (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Hamim Samuri (UMNO)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1. Minister: Anifah Aman (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Hamzah Zainuddin

Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism

1. Minister: Hasan Malek (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Ahmad Bashah Mohamad Hanipah (Senator)

Ministry of Communication & Multimedia

1. Minister: Ahmad Shabery Cheek (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Jailani Johari (UMNO)

Ministry of Human Resources

1. Minister: Richard Riot Jaem (SUPP)

2. Deputy Minister: Ismail Abdul Muttalib (UMNO)

Ministry of Rural & Regional Development

1. Minister: Shafie Apdal (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Alexander Nanta Linggi (PBB)

Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing & Local Government

1. Minister: Abdul Rahman Dahlan (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Halimah Mohamad Saddique (UMNO)

Ministry of Youth & Sport

1. Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: M. Saravanan (MIC)

Ministry of Health

1. Minister: S. Subramaniam (MIC)

2. Deputy Minister: Hilmi Yahaya (UMNO)

Ministry of the Federal Territories

1. Minister: Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: J. Loga Bala Mohan (Senator)

The Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities

1. Minister: Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)

2. Deputy Minister: Noriah Kasnon (UMNO)

Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water

1. Minister: Maximus Johnity Ongkili (PBS)

2. Deputy Minister: Mahdzir Khalid (UMNO)

Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry

1. Minister: Ismail Sabri Yaakob (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (UMNO)

Ministry of Tourism & Culture

1. Minister: Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (UMNO)

2. Deputy Minister: Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS)

Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation

1. Minister: Ewon Ebin (UPKO)

2. Deputy Minister: Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (UMNO)

Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment

1. Minister: G. Palanivel (MIC)

2. Deputy Minister: James Dawos Mamit (PBB)

Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development

1. Minister: Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB)

2. Deputy Minister: Azizah Mohamad Dun (UMNO)

Ministers: 30

Deputy Ministers: 27

Total: 57

Total ministries: 24

Senators reappointed: 1

New Senators: 5

Backbenchers: 82

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Pakatan steers clear of Haris’ demo plan

Posted: 14 May 2013 05:11 PM PDT

Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar says they do not condone overthrowing government through street demonstrations.

Lisa J. Ariffin, FMT

Pakatan Rakyat today said the coalition does not condone overthrowing ruling Barisan Nasional through mass street demonstrations.

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was responding to activist Haris Ibrahim's statement that pro-Pakatan Rakyat NGOs would topple the federal government through massive street rallies.

"The proposal has never been submitted to us, it has never been discussed by Pakatan. Those are the views of some NGOs," Anwar told a press conference here after a meeting involving Pakatan leaders.

He however did not fully disregard the idea of street demonstrations. Anwar maintained that street demonstrations should be held in a peaceful and orderly manner.

"We will confine purely to peaceful rallies at designated places.

"But we do not say no to peaceful rallies, we must let the people express their disgust at Umno-BN for stealing the election," he added.

On Monday, pro-Pakatan Rakyat groups vowed to overthrow the BN government within the year through a massive street rally.

Speakers at a forum unanimously agreed that waiting for five years until the next general election was too long, and vowed to overthrow BN this year through "force".

PKR vice-president and Batu MP Tian Chua had also thrown support behind their cry to overthrow BN through force, and said it was the people's choice.

"The decision to wait another five years or fight is not the right of Pakatan leaders, the results during the polls were not of Pakatan… but the rakyat's," he said.

However, PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution has since said Tian's backing for the street rally was a personal stand and not reflective of Pakatan's stand.

"The official decision must come from the top Pakatan leadership, not only theirs (Tian Chua)," he added.

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Sabah MCA councillors quit posts

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:53 PM PDT

Sabah MCA leaders will uphold the resolution of the presidential council not to accept posts in the state and federal government.

(FMT) - Across Sabah, all state MCA members serving as councillors in municipal councils, Hospital Visitors Boards, State Prisons Board and as Health Clinic Advisors were told today to resign with immediate effect.

Sabah MCA chief Edward Khoo said this was in accordance with decisions made during the MCA presidential council meeting last Saturday.

Khoo, who met with he state MCA division leaders yesterday to convey the president council's decision, said it was "unanimously agreed" at state level to uphold the presidential council's decision.

"In this meeting we unanimously agreed that the 259 Sabah MCA members who are now serving as councillors in all municipal councils, Hospital Visitors Boards, State Prisons Boards and Health Clinic Advisors throughout the state should resign from their posts with immediate effect.

"This is the decision by the presidential council. It is in line with the 2011 and 2012 MCA annual general congress resolutions, " he told reporters here after a state level meeting. Also present were the Sabah MCA Women and Youth wing leaders.

On Sabah MCA's future direction, Khoo said the local chapter had decided to work with the central MCA leadership appointed task force.

"We also discussed the last election and explored the the direction that Sabah MCA should take now.

"We have decided that Sabah MCA will work with the MCA central task force.

"The central leadership has appointed Liow Tiong Lai to head the task force.

"The task force will chart the direction of the party and present its report at the next central committee meeting," he said.

Sabah MCA 'no where'

Meanwhile, when asked if the state MCA would accept a Senator's appointment, Khoo replied in the negative.

"We will not accept. It has been the resolution in the past two central AGMs, not only for Sabah but the whole of Malaysia not to accept.

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:29 PM PDT

(The Star) - Pulai Sebatang assemblyman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong said he took his oath as state executive council member not in defiance of the MCA's stand but in compliance with a royal command by the Sultan of Johor.

"I am an MCA representative but I am also a Johorean. There is no easy way to go about it but I have to accede to the wishes of the Sultan," he said.

Tee, the MCA national organising secretary, said the decision was made known to party president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Tee, who will head the state Tourism, Domestic Trade and Consumerism Committee, said both Dr Chua and Najib agreed that the party had to comply with the wishes of the Ruler.

Ahead of GE13, the MCA had made a stand that if it won less than 15 parliamentary seats, the party would not accept government posts at any level. Voters delivered only seven seats to the party on May 5.

Tee, met after his swearing-in, said the party was still steadfast in its decision, but had to make an exception in Johor because Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had made it clear that he wanted a Chinese representative in the state exco line-up.

"The Sultan made it clear during a luncheon event at Istana Pasir Pelangi on May 13 that he wanted a Chinese representative to promote togetherness.

"I am thankful he has selected me," he said, adding that he would work hard and put forward the needs of the Chinese community to the state government.

Tee said being selected was a big burden and a huge challenge but he was prepared for his portfolio in the state exco.

Asked if a similar situation would happen in other states, he said: "This is highly unlikely as Johor is a special case. The Johor government was formed in 1895, even before the country's government was formed, and we have our own set of regulations to follow.

"That is why we have to adhere to the advice of the Sultan, as he has the authority and right to dictate what he feels is best for his people."

MCA may act against Tee

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:24 PM PDT

It's official: Tee signing his appointment documents after taking his oath before the Sultan of Johor.

(The Star) - MCA national organising secretary Datuk Tee Siew Kiong may face action by the party after he was sworn in as a Johor executive councillor despite the party's decision to abstain from holding any government post.

Tee, who is Pulai Sebatang state assemblyman, took his oath of office in compliance with the command of the Sultan of Johor.

Nonetheless, the party may take disciplinary action against him.

MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek confirmed that the party central committee would deliberate on Tee's case and he might face disciplinary action.

"I would like to clarify that MCA has not recommended Tee to be a Johor executive councillor in keeping with the party resolution passed in 2011 that it would not accept any government posts," Dr Chua said in a statement yesterday.

In 2008, MCA won 15 parliamentary and 31 state seats out of 40 parliamentary and 90 state constituencies it contested.

Great honour: Khaled Nordin being sworn in as Mentri Besar by Sultan of Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar.

In the May 5 elections, the party only won seven parliamentary and 11 state seats.

Dr Chua said: "The Sultan has the power to appoint the Mentri Besar and the state executive councillors because of the uniqueness of the State Constitution.

"It was also the Sultan's aspiration to have Chinese representation in the state government as I received a call from the Johor Palace's secretary that the Ruler wanted to appoint Tee as a state executive councillor."

Dr Chua said he also consulted Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Monday about the royal command, and the Prime Minister advised him to follow it.

He noted that the Rulers of other states had not exercised their authority to appoint MCA elected representatives as executive councillors.

He said there were also some states which had kept vacant state executive councillor posts for Chinese elected representatives.

He appealed to the people and MCA members for understanding of "this unique situation in Johor as well as the Johor Sultan's power and authority".

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said Tee would be retained as a state executive councillor even if MCA decides to "disown" him for accepting the position.

"Even if the party disowns him, we will practise what some people have suggested at the federal level and appoint him as an independent or even as a non-governmental organisation head," he said.

"Tee's appointment is based on the Johor Sultan's wishes to see that all communities in the state are represented in the new exco line-up."

DAP rejects street protests to topple BN

Posted: 14 May 2013 02:13 PM PDT

DAP chairman Karpal Singh says such protests, as proposed by Haris Ibrahim, could turn unruly if not handled properly.

G Vinod, FMT

DAP chairman Karpal Singh today rebuked activist Haris Ibrahim for calling for street protests to topple the Barisan Nasional (BN) government.

Speaking at a press conference today, Karpal said that he could not accept the call for street protests despite agreeing that the recent general election was marred with irregularities.

"I agree there were fraud during the general election but we must address this using the court process," he said.

Yesterday, Haris was reported as saying that pro-Pakatan Rakyat NGO's would topple the federal government through massive street rallies.

He said that the people could not wait for another five years to dislodge BN as democracy is not working in Malaysia.

However, Haris qualified his statement by saying that he was not talking about violent street protests against BN.

Karpal, who is also Bukit Gelugor MP, said that his party is against street protests to topple a government.

Although he commended Haris for opposing violent demonstrations, Karpal warned that a street protest may cause unrest if it was not handled properly.

"I know Haris is a good man. Probably he got carried away by anger on the fact that Najib (Tun Razak) is leading a minority government," he said.

Karpal also commended PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim for holding indoor rallies to create awareness among the masses on the electoral fraud that transpired during the general election.

"What Anwar doing is understandable and the police should cooperate by providing security to the participants, not like what happened in the Kelana Jaya rally where there were no police presence at all," he said.

You're not in Malaysia Mr Plodprasop

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT

(Bangkok Post) - Not content with insulting these people, he also threatened to have them locked up in police cells, or even thrown in prison, if they dare to protest at the site of the international conference or in its vicinity.

"Garbage", that's the exact word used by Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi to label all the non-governmental organisations, environmental and civic groups which plan to protest in Chiang Mai over the next week, when some 1,500 delegates from 49 countries are attending the Second Asia-Pacific Water Summit in the northern capital.

Not content with insulting these people, he also threatened to have them locked up in police cells, or even thrown in prison, if they dare to protest at the site of the international conference or in its vicinity.

Here is his exact insulting, threatening remark. "I warn the protesters not to come, otherwise they will all be arrested. There will be no space reserved for the protest but only jails awaiting them. There will be no talk whatsoever, only arrests. And the Chiang Mai people should not let these people, who are like garbage, mess around."

The derogatory way he referred to NGOs and the environmentalists, and the implicit way he suggested the people of Chiang Mai, the bastion of the red-shirt movement and a hard-core red-shirt group known as the Chiang Mai 51, should deal with them and prevent them from staging a protest is a clear reflection of what kind of a man he is and also his mindset.

Mr Plodprasop may have, somehow, mistakenly thought for a moment he was in Malaysia, where a protest in public needs approval from the police.

His threat is exactly the sort of action that Malaysian police are considering against Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Abrahim and his associates for unapproved protest rallies against the result of the recent general election there, or the "mother of all election frauds" as they charge.

Here in Thailand, even in the red-shirt fortress of Chiang Mai, every individual or group of people of any political colour or non-colour has the constitutional right to public protest in a peaceful manner. The NGOs and environmentalists have every right to rally anywhere in Chiang Mai, even outside the water conference, so long as they do not break any law, including not blocking traffic.

There is no need whatsover for Mr Plodprasop to be afraid of these protesters, or to insult them in advance. They are educated and mature people - and probably are more responsible and care more about protecting the natural resources of this country, including the environment, than Mr Plodprasop and his officials do.

I can only presume that Mr Plosprasop does not want a demonstration in the northern capital during the Water Summit because the protesters may say a lot of bad things - but, unfortunately, they are also the truths - about his pet project, the 350-billion baht water management scheme that he plans to sell to the visiting delegates.

The delegates - many of whom are not well-informed about what actually is happening in this country – will undoubtedly be captivated by the PR deluge they will be swamped with about Mr Plodprasop's pet project, and his presentation, without learning anything about the other side, the dark side of the scheme, which they could hear only from the protesters.

But truth cannot be concealed and Mr Plodprasop seems to have forgotten this.

All the delegates should be mindful of the fact it will be in their own interests, and ensure they are properly informed about the water management problems in this country, if they keep their options open and also lend an ear to the other side of the argument - not just soak up the information flood packaged by the Thai government.

Mirror mirror: Which political leader has the most fake followers on Twitter?

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:30 PM PDT

(Meld Magazine) - These days, it's not just the celebrities who have fake followers on Twitter, if the figures that show up on the online application Fake Follower Check are true.

HOW do our world leaders fare when it comes to online influence? Hayden Waugh delves into the Twittersphere and investigates the accounts of Barack Obama, Najib Razak, Julia Gillard and more.

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

These days, it's not just the celebrities who have fake followers on Twitter, if the figures that show up on the online application Fake Follower Check are true.

In our comparison of eight political leaders from the US, Australia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, Japan, Singapore and Vietnam, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak topped the list for having the largest proportion of fake followers.

A recent check using Fake Follower Check showed a whopping 70 per cent of Prime Minister Najib's 1.41 million followers were fake.

He was followed by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 55 per cent and 54 per cent respectively.

Comic: CW Vong

Just under half of US President Barack Obama's 13.1 million followers were found to be fake, and for Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, 36 per cent of her 130,680 followers were fake.

Those who have done well include Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, with 62 per cent of his more than 25,000 following made up of engaged or "good" followers, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whose engaged followers numbered at 58 per cent of 81,200.

These figures show that perhaps numbers tell only part of the story when it comes to determining popularity and influence.

Thomas Tudehope, social media expert from social@Ogilvy and former advisor to Australian Shadow Minister for Communications and Broadband Malcolm Turnbull, says Twitter users can easily purchase followers starting from 100 and upwards to 10,000 followers at varying prices.

Najib’s new Cabinet to have ‘familiar faces’, more Umno men

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:22 PM PDT

One likely to make a comeback is Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor

(TMI) - The new Cabinet to be announced tomorrow will have a familiar look and loaded with Umno lawmakers, with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak having one eye on this year's party polls.

One likely to make a comeback is Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, the Barisan Nasional (BN) and Umno secretary-general who gained notoriety several years ago for allegedly fixing judicial appointments during the Mahathir era.

Also on the shortlist is Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, the former Terengganu mentri besar who together with Tengku Adnan is a member of the BN war room that planned the coalition's Election 2013 campaign.

Another member of the war room, Rompin MP Datuk Seri Jamaluddin Jarjis, could also be rewarded with a Cabinet post, sources said today.

But they said that no losers in the general election will be appointed to the Cabinet through appointments as a federal senator.

The Cabinet list is being scrutinised with interest on expectations that they have to be in line with Najib's drive for reforms after getting his own mandate in the May 5 general elections.

There has been speculation that he would also opt for newer and younger faces to push his reform agenda outlined under the BN manifesto and various socio-economic initiatives since he took power in 2009.

One polarising figure in the discussion for a Cabinet position is Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin.The names of two state companies chiefs, Malayan Banking Bhd chief executive officer Datuk Seri Abdul Wahid Omar and Khazanah Nasional Berhad's managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar have also been bandied about but there is strong sentiment in Putrajaya that by virtue of winning 88 federal seats, Umno must be rewarded.

One polarising figure in the discussion for a Cabinet position is Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin with strong push back from the Mahathir camp, arguing that his baggage from the Abdullah years will be a liability.

In his corner is Najib who believes that Khairy, who tripled his majority from 5,746 votes in Election 2008 to 18,357 in this year's polls, will be important in tackling social media and coming up with strategies to win the young.

Authorities revoking work pass of Malaysian who participated in illegal gatherings

Posted: 14 May 2013 12:09 PM PDT

(Today Online) - The police reiterated that Singapore "does not take sides in the politics of other countries, and will work with whoever forms the government there".

The authorities are revoking the work pass of a Malaysian who was involved in both illegal gatherings over Malaysia's election results at the Merlion Park on Wednesday and Saturday last week.

Out of the 21 Malaysians who participated in last Saturday's gathering, the visit passes of two others have also been cancelled, the police said in a statement late last night.

"As for the remaining 18 persons, their work passes will be reviewed upon completion of further investigations," it added.

The police will also be issuing "stern conditional warnings" to all those who participated in last Saturday's gathering.

"Their employers will be informed of this. This follows the conditional warnings issued to nine persons who took part in the illegal gathering at the same location on May 8," it said.

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Winner of seats, not votes

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:07 PM PDT

The answer is that although in the first past the post system the risk of a party having a majority of seats with a minority of popular votes is always there, the way to avoid such absurdities is to ensure that all the constituencies are approximately the same size in terms of voter numbers. This is obviously not the case in Malaysia.

Azmi Sharom, The Star

WHEN criticising laws and policies in this country, one of the stock answers that one is faced with is that the majority voted for the government in power, therefore, they are obviously happy with those said laws and policies. The majority rules after all.

I'd like to see anyone try that line of argument with me now. Not since 1969 has Malaysia had a government whom the majority of voters did not choose.

The popular vote in the 13th general election had 47% voting for Barisan Nasional, 51% for Pakatan Rakyat and the remainder to Independents.

The difference in numerical terms shows Pakatan with almost 390,000 more votes than Barisan.

These numbers are almost the mirror image of figures during the 12th general election when BN won, so theoretically it should now be Pakatan's turn to govern.

Yet in GE13; Barisan lost only seven seats (my calculations are based on results of the 2008 elections before the frog-like behaviour of a handful of MPs) and are thus still holding the majority of seats in parliament.

This is a weird situation of course and one that a teacher would be hard pressed to explain to a class of nine-year-olds. Odd as it is, this is a possible outcome when one uses the first past the post system.

However, such abnormalities are usually found in political systems where there are more than two political parties or coalitions.

In those situations the possibility of votes being split are more numerous thus leading to the possibility of a government with less than 50% of the popular votes but more seats in the legislature.

In our situation, because by and large there are only two major players (the Independents and smaller parties had a minimal impact in terms of vote splitting), the popular vote should reflect the number of seats in parliament. Yet it did not.

So the question here is how can the system that we use (one used all over the world) lead to what on the face of it is an unfair result.

The discrepancies of voter numbers can be huge; this is particularly so when comparing the rural and urban areas with the latter having far more registered voters (although this is not necessarily the case all the time; urban Putrajaya is tiny in terms of voter numbers).

Naturally, rural areas are more sparsely populated than urban areas and therefore a certain degree of flexibility is required when delineating constituency lines. Rural areas will by sheer demographic and geographic realities have fewer voters in them.

However, the difference must not be ridiculously high. The general guideline is that a discrepancy must not be more than 15% and thus when drawing the boundaries of the constituencies, this factor ought to be considered.

This is clearly not the case. To give you an idea as to how big the discrepancies can get; the difference between Kapar (144,159 voters) and Putrajaya (15,791 voters) is just over 900%.

In effect, in the smaller constituencies, a person's vote carries more weight than in the larger ones and it is no coincidence that the ruling coalition finds its support largely in small constituencies.

This is not a satisfactory situation but it is one that can be fixed because the moment has come for a re-delineation exercise in this country. What perfect timing.

The Election Commission (EC) is charged with the exercise although the final acceptance of their recommendations lies in the hands of parliament (and the state legislatures in the case of state seats).

This is an opportunity for the EC to do the right thing and make good recommendations.

They must if they are to recover any shred of dignity following their performance in the GE13. The fiasco with the so-called indelible ink is one example of how poorly handled things were.

The fact that the ink can be washed off (due to the "diluted" version used) has been attributed to the non-shaking of bottles (yes, seriously); Islamic teaching (although in India and Pakistan there appears to be no complaints about using the ink from the hundreds of millions of Muslims there); in the interest of health, apparently the ink can mess up your kidneys or give you cancer or something equally horrible (which is jolly thoughtful of the EC, but perhaps a tad paranoid and over-protective).

It was ludicrous to say that it does not matter if the ink is washable because you can only vote once with your identity card. What if someone has phantom like tendencies and has more than one identity card?

Which leads us to the EC's terribly blasé treatment of genuine fears that phantom voters existed; another example of them behaving in a manner that does not engender public confidence.

I am unsure if the EC will redraw the constituency boundaries in a fairer manner, and I am even more unsure if the ruling party will accept anything that in their minds will be a disadvantage to their grasp on power.

What I am sure about is this country runs the risk of being a joke if something is not done to fix this. Unfortunately, it won't be a funny joke and there is the probability of an un-amused and furious populace.

Democratic practices done properly are what ensure peace, not façade democracies which do not ultimately respect the peoples' choice.

When will those with the responsibility and the power stop thinking in petty terms and realise this? When will they show that they truly care about the nation?

Heat on EC as irregularities become a dime a dozen

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:03 PM PDT

A montage of photos of some of the incidents that was perceived to be wrongs committed or permitted by the EC during GE13.

Maria Dass, fz.com

THE Election Commission's (EC) independence and fairness and the conduct of its officers have been questioned for as long as I can remember.

I covered my first general election (GE) as a journalist in 1999, and 14 years later the allegations and complaints have become more profound and disturbing.

Varying from unknown voters registered at a certain address; phantom voters; foreigners voting with Malaysian identity cards; incentives to mark 'X' in the box of a particular party; legitimate voters discovering someone had already voted on their behalf; postal voters being told by superiors whom to vote for; results at the counting centre changing after so called additional "ballot boxes" appearing, especially after some mysterious blackout.

These are among the long list of alleged discrepancies heard over the years. And over the last week, they have been the topic of conversations at every other breakfast, lunch, dinner, wedding and birthday gathering.

The difference in the 13th General Election (GE13), however, is that the public, seemingly fed up with EC's lack of will to resolve these problems, decided to take matters into their own hands, resulting in ugly incidences, and innocent people getting hurt.

An acquaintance was made to sing Negaraku to prove he was Malaysian, and not a Bangladeshi, while another voter told me her first person's account of how two men, suspected of being Bangladeshis, were roughed up by a crowd at a polling station in Klang.

There was even a commotion outside the Lembah Pantai counting centre to stop what the public thought were "suspect" ballot boxes from being brought into the centre.

In Jerantut, Pahang, counting agents for Damak state seat independent candidate Koh Boon Heng, refused to allow the EC to move ballot boxes from the counting centre as they suspected foul play during the vote-counting process.

While I do not agree with the high-handed methods adopted by some, especially with regards to the manhandling of suspected dubious voters/foreigners lining up to vote at some centres, it is obvious that this stems from too much mistrust and suspicion following a rising number of irregularities.

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Desak ambil tindakan Azmin kritik presiden

Posted: 14 May 2013 04:13 PM PDT

Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) Balik Pulau, Pulau Pinang, Mohd Faizal Ab Rahman, berkata kenyataan Timbalan Presiden PKR merangkap Pengerusi PKR Selangor itu memburukkan nama baik parti selain menimbulkan polemik negatif dari sudut hubungan dalaman parti.

Amal nepotisme

"Azmin pada sidang media di Ibu Pejabat PKR, minggu lalu mengkritik Wan Azizah yang juga Presiden PKR kononnya mengamalkan nepotisme dalam parti. Azmin seharusnya lebih peka dalam perihal menjaga nama baik parti," katanya ketika dihubungi di sini, semalam.

Minggu lalu, Azmin yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Bukit Antarabangsa dan Ahli Parlimen Gombak, mempertikaikan tindakan Wan Azizah yang didakwanya langsung tidak mendapatkan pandangan pemimpin PKR negeri sebelum menyerahkan surat mencalonkan Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim sebagai Menteri Besar kepada Istana Selangor.

Mohd Faizal berkata, beliau sudah menulis surat rasmi kepada Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Disiplin PKR, Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong, memohon supaya tindakan disiplin diambil ke atas Azmin.

Sementara itu, Kee Kwong ketika dihubungi BH di sini semalam, berkata beliau belum menerima sebarang surat atau aduan daripada ahli parti berhubung perkara berkenaan.

Hal dalaman parti

Manakala Setiausaha Agung PKR, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail pula bertegas, tiada keperluan untuk pimpinan tertinggi pakatan pembangkang membincangkan isu berkenaan.

"Apa yang dibangkitkan Azmin adalah hal dalaman parti dan tidak membabitkan sebarang keperluan untuk dibincangkan dalam Majlis Presiden pakatan pembangkang.

"Kita menganggap hal ini sudah selesai apabila Khalid mengangkat sumpah sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor," katanya.

Petugas SPR dikurung untuk pangkah kertas undi - PKR

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:43 PM PDT

Maklumat tersebut berkaitan 24 petugas Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) didakwa dikurung untuk memangkah kertas undi di Parlimen Besut.

Perkara itu didedahkan Setiausaha Agung PKR, Datuk Saifuddin Nasution Ismail yang turut dipetik portal rasmi parti itu, KeadilanDaily.

Portal itu memetik Saifuddin sebagai berkata, bukti tersebut baru diterima Sekretariat Pakatan Rakyat pagi semalam dan ia dihantar oleh petugas SPR di Besut.

Bukti tersebut berupa satu laporan polis yang mendakwa pada hari mengundi 5 mei lalu, beliau dan 23 lagi petugas SPR telah dikurung untuk memangkah kertas undi.

Salinan laporan polis tersebut diserahkan kepada pasukan penyiasat penipuan PRU13 Pakatan Rakyat yang diketuai Rafizi Ramli, lapor portal itu lagi.

"Kita ada bukti kukuh untuk menjelaskan kenapa kita menolak keputusan di sesetengah kawasan, dan proses pengumpulan bukti masih berjalan," katanya.

Pada pilihan raya umum lalu, calon BN Besut, Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh menewaskan calon PAS Riduan Mohamad Nor dengan majoriti 8,342 undi.

Idris memperoleh 35,232 undi manakala Riduan mendapat 26,890 undi.

Pengacau Utusan Malaysia akan 'dilanggar' - Pekida

Posted: 14 May 2013 03:39 PM PDT

Pengerusinya, Datuk Roslan Dahaman (gambar) berkata, beliau melihat usaha sesetengah pihak termasuk DAP yang mahu mengadakan demonstrasi pada minggu hadapan di depan pejabat itu akan membangkitkan kemarahan orang Melayu.

"Rancangan sesetengah pihak termasuk kalangan Melayu dalam DAP dianggap sebagai 'pengkhianat' dan Pekida Wilayah Persekutuan 'mempelawa' mereka untuk meneruskan niat itu.

"Kita akan hadir bersama pada hari berkenaan dan mahu bersemuka dengan pihak berkenaan bagi mengetahui apa hasrat sebenar mereka untuk mengadakan demonstrasi itu," katanya ketika ditemui Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata demikian mengulas rancangan sesetengah pihak termasuk orang Melayu yang diperalatkan DAP mahu mengadakan perhimpunan bagi membantah laporan Utusan Malaysia sempena kempen dan selepas Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-13 (PRU-13).

Mereka mahu menuntut permit Utusan Malaysia digantung kerana dikatakan terlampau rasis.

Tambah Roslan, Utusan hanya menyuarakan persoalan dan pandangan terhadap perkembangan semasa yang berlaku baru-baru ini.

"Kita tidak menolak kemungkinan ada orang Melayu dipergunakan DAP untuk mengadakan demonstrasi di hadapan pejabat Utusan Malaysia.

"Kita melihat akhbar Utusan Malaysia adalah sebuah institusi orang Melayu yang merupakan wadah bagi menyuarakan pandangan mereka demi menjaga Perlembagaan negara yang memberi manfaat kepada semua kaum," katanya.

Roslan berkata, ada lagi saluran lain boleh menyuarakan bantahan mereka jika tidak berpuas hati seperti di mahkamah, bukannya melalui demonstrasi jalanan yang boleh menimbulkan kekacauan lagi.

Beliau turut hairan kenapa hanya Utusan Malaysia menjadi sasaran sedangkan ada media lain yang sebenarnya bersikap amat rasis dalam laporan mereka dan berbahaya kepada keharmonian kaum di negara ini.

Mengulas tindakan ketua pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang berterusan mengadakan perhimpunan haram bagi membantah keputusan PRU-13, beliau berkata, Pekida juga meminta beliau menghentikannya.

"Terima hakikat bahawa rakyat menolaknya dan sekiranya tidak berpuas hati bawa petisyen ke mahkamah. Jangan cuba menimbulkan masalah dan memperalatkan rakyat demi kepentingan sendiri untuk menjadi Perdana Menteri," tegasnya.

Azizan lega PAS kalah di Kedah?

Posted: 14 May 2013 01:55 PM PDT

"Kita terlepas satu beban yang sangat besar. Cuma bayangkan kalau kita menang dan aku ada dalam wad, tentu kacau bilau lebih besar,"
kata Azizan kepada Setiausaha politiknya Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

Menurut Sanusi, kekalahan PAS di negeri Kedah adalah sesuatu yang melegakan buat bekas Menteri Besar itu.

Sekiranya kemenangan 2008 berjaya dipertahankan menurut Sanusi, situasi kecoh berebut jawatan di kalangan pemimpin parti Islam itu pasti berlaku memandangkan kedegilan dan sikap keras kepala.

Dalam artikel yang ditulis oleh Sanusi yang disiarkan sebuah akhbar tempatan dan blog, beliau mengesahkan beberapa masalah dalaman yang berlaku dalam PAS di negeri tersebut, antaranya cadangan dan arahan Azizan sudah tidak lagi diendahkan.

"Kita di Perhubungan Negeri sudah tak ada kuasa apa-apa. Pesuruhjaya ada ramai di Kedah. Pergilah ke Pejabat Agung, aku sudah tak boleh buat apa-apa," tulis Sanusi mengenai apa yang dikatakan kepadanya oleh Azizan.

Sebaik berakhir PRU13, Azizan terus dimasukkan ke wad kecemasan Hospital Besar Pulau Pinang dan ketika ini masih lagi menerima rawatan selepas kedua-dua belah kakinya terpaksa dibuang bagi mengelakkan jangkitan merebak ke seluruh badan.

Barisan Nasional (BN) berjaya merampas kembali Kedah apabila mendapat majoriti mudah pada PRU13.

BN menguasai 21 daripada 36 kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) manakala PAS (9), DAP (2), PKR (4). Bagi kerusi Parlimen, BN memperoleh 10 daripada 15 kerusi manakala PKR (4) dan PAS (1).

PRU kali ini menyaksikan kekalahan teruk PAS dan hilang kuasa ke atas kerajaan negeri manakala Timbalan Presidennya, Mohamad Sabu yang diharap menang di kubu kuat parti itu di Parlimen Pendang, tewas kepada calon BN Datuk Othman Abdul.

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