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• FB user on pro-UMNO blog urges May 13 'slaughter'
• DAP backs Anwar as opposition leader, says Kit Siang
• Bersih 2.0 refuse to acknowledge poll results until irregularities are addressed
• Who will be Selangor’s next Mentri Besar?
• Malaysia's polls close amid fraud claims
• Lynas shares rise on Malaysian election results
• Mukhriz to be sworn in as Kedah Menteri Besar at 3pm
• As results sink in, big winners are KL tycoons and Lynas as stocks rally
• Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing
• Malaysian regime wins polls, Anwar alleges fraud
• Lady luck deserts Gerakan in GE13
• MIC survives tough battle to win 4 federal seats

FB user on pro-UMNO blog urges May 13 'slaughter' Posted: 05 May 2013 11:30 PM PDT Click image for bigger view (Harakan Daily) - Several netizens have contacted Harakahdaily over a call by a Facebook user urging Malays to "slaughter" the Chinese on the coming May 13. The extremely racist remark by Facebook user Shahrizad Mohd Diah has been posted on the website of UMNO's Papagomo at 7.56 pm this evening as a response to an equally racist ranting by the blogger today, in which the latter declared it is a "must" to fight the "DAP Chinese" even if it means spilling blood. "aku cadangkan 13 mei ini org melayu bangkit merusuh dan bunuh semua cina keparat di malaysia ini. itu jua caranya. sembelih cina macam babi," runs a comment posted via Facebook by the user. (Translation: "I suggest that on the coming May 13, Malays rise up to riot and kill all the Chinese in Malaysia. That's the only way. Slaughter the Chinese like pigs.") On the user's Facebook details (www.facebook.com/shahrizad.diah), it is claimed that he is "Managing Director at MD Property Development Plc, Agency Manager at Ambank Assurance and Agency Manager at CIMB Wealth Adviser". He also claims to have taught at the International Islamic University, and attended school at St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur and Malay College Kuala Kangsar. Shockingly, his comments have even earned a few 'likes' from fans of Papagomo. On the same page, the blogger among others posted what he claims is the Malay translation of a leaflet in Chinese calling for the community to take political control from the Malays. The blogger, who has no qualms of posting pornographic images on his blog, also claims that DAP is behind the leaflet, without showing any image of the original.

DAP backs Anwar as opposition leader, says Kit Siang Posted: 05 May 2013 06:48 PM PDT Boo Su-Lyn, TMI The DAP is endorsing Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Opposition Leader despite winning more seats than PKR in Election 2013, party advisor Lim Kit Siang said today. The DAP won 38 federal seats in the country's tightest election in history, making it the second-largest party in Parliament; PKR and PAS took 30 and 21 seats respectively. "We supported him as prime minister for a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government, which was supposed to be formed on the fifth of May," Lim told reporters at the DAP headquarters here today. "But since this didn't come about, the preparation and commitment for Pakatan Rakyat remains. That's why we propose that Anwar continues as parliamentary opposition leader and shadow prime minister," added the DAP advisor. Lim also said the results in some constituencies could be challenged due to alleged electoral fraud. "Pakatan Rakyat will look into these constituencies where fraudulent practices were committed and take the necessary steps to uphold the integrity of the electoral process," said the newly-elected Gelang Patah MP. DAP national organising secretary Anthony Loke pointed out that the DAP lost the Bentong, Cameron Highlands and Labis federal seats by fewer than 400 votes each. "Many of these seats didn't provide 'Borang 14,'" said Loke, who was also at the press conference, referring to the form recording the total number of votes at each polling stream that must be provided to counting agents. Anwar said earlier today that he would gather mass support to question the legitimacy of the newly-elected BN government, stressing that the "worst electoral fraud in history" had kept the coalition in federal government. Election watchdog Bersih also said it would not recognise the BN government until it verified reports of vote-rigging. BN won the 13th general election with a smaller majority, losing an additional seven federal seats to PR, besides failing to retake Selangor and Penang, the two most industrialised states in Malaysia. BN and PR took 133 and 89 federal seats respectively, while the latter also significantly increased its number of state seats from 197 in Election 2008 to 230 in yesterday's polls. Lim pointed out today that PR won the popular vote as well. READ MORE HERE

Bersih 2.0 refuse to acknowledge poll results until irregularities are addressed Posted: 05 May 2013 06:43 PM PDT Anwar said Pakatan would challenge the results of seats in which its candidates lost by thin margins of 1,000 to 2,000 votes. (The Star) - Bersih 2.0 has refused to recognise the newly elected government, until reports of irregularities and violations in the election process are addressed. Bersih co-chair Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan told reporters that the coalition and its observer group Pemantau had found numerous instances of fraud, phantom voters and other irregularities during the casting and counting of ballots. "Hence we are questioning the legitimacy of some of the results during the general elections and are withholding our recognition of the government until the reports are addressed," she said. Ambiga also blasted the Election Commission over its use of indelible ink. "They failed miserably during the election. Their explanation of why the indelible ink could be easily washed off totally defies logic. It also raises questions of why so much money, RM10 million actually, was spent on ink that doesn't stay on the finger," she said. Ambiga called on supporters to wear an article of black clothing for a month as a symbolic response to the cries of election fraud. "I also call for a boycott of media organisations that had aided and abetted the uneven playing field" she said. Five Pemantau observers were arrested in Wangsa Maju for "wrongful restrain" and were allegedly refused access to lawyers. Another two were arrested in Ayer Keroh, Malacca. It said that observers were also chased out of polling centres in Pekan, Temerloh and Danau Kota, by groups they claim were Barisan supporters. Barisan won GE13 yesterday by a simple majority of 133 parliamentary seats to Pakatan's 89. Pakatan leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim however refused to accept the results, citing alleged instances of irregularities in the voting process, like advance and postal votes, the presence of foreigners in the electoral toll and delays by the EC in announcing results in certain key areas. Anwar said Pakatan would challenge the results of seats in which its candidates lost by thin margins of 1,000 to 2,000 votes. Netizens have also cried foul over the GE13 results, with photos and videos of alleged foreign phantom voters and claims of blackouts that swung narrow calls circulating on social media.

Who will be Selangor’s next Mentri Besar? Posted: 05 May 2013 06:30 PM PDT It's common knowledge that the younger generation of Pakatan supporters are split between Team Izzah and Team Azmin, further serving to fracture a party in an unofficial, sometimes-uneasy coalition. It's clearly a family spat, as PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, too, is said to have issues with Azmin. (The Star) - Pakatan Rakyat has won 44 of 56 state seats in Selangor, allowing them to form state government. But Pakatan has not decided who will lead the state government - previously manned by PKR man Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim - and indeed, if he will come from PKR. While both PAS and DAP scored 15 state seats each, PKR won one less with 14. Khalid has assured the rakyat that Pakatan top leaders will make a decision within a week. "The decision has not been made (yet)," he told reporters. However, it isn't anyone's game - it's a simple battle between two men: the caretaker MB Khalid, and PKR firebrand Azmin Ali. Azmin, who is PKR deputy president, is allegedly gunning for the position of MB and has been after it for years. The highly-publicised spat between him and Khalid's political secretary Faekah Husin - who is fiercely protective of her boss - is touted as proof of the rivalry between Khalid and Azmin. There was further furore last October when Azmin told a Malay daily that Khalid would be made a minister if Pakatan seized Putrajaya, vacating the MB position even if Pakatan retained the state. Azmin is very much Anwar's man - whispers of resentful friction between him and PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar only serves to add fuel to flames. It's common knowledge that the younger generation of Pakatan supporters are split between Team Izzah and Team Azmin, further serving to fracture a party in an unofficial, sometimes-uneasy coalition. It's clearly a family spat, as PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, too, is said to have issues with Azmin. Rumours abound that Wan Azizah was not fielded for a candidacy in Selangor because of Azmin's dislike for Anwar's wife. But because he has opposition Anwar's backing, Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Azmin may be able to punch above his weight class and take on the largely popular Khalid. Behind closed doors, elected representatives and candidates make no secret of their allegiances. A source close to Khalid said that Azmin had exploited his control of PKR Selangor to pick candidates he could control. "He chooses his own people to make sure everyone is in his pocket. But Azmin needs to realise the rakyat accepts Khalid." The source accused him of promoting candidates that were close to him and pushing them into safe seats, rather than "winnable" candidates. The source said it was "an open secret" Azmin "frequently meddles" in Selangor matters for his own political mileage. When Khalid, who won the Port Klang state seat in GE13, first entered the scene he was as a political novice but a seasoned corporate leader. A member of the National Productivity Council, he was also chief executive of state-run investment fund Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) from 1979 to 1974 and CEO of what is now Kumpulan Guthrie Berhad from 1995 to 2003.

Malaysia's polls close amid fraud claims Posted: 05 May 2013 01:20 PM PDT   (Australia News Network) - One man of Filipino descent, with the Sulu surname Kiram, carried an ID card with the number 49 on it, which apparently indicates foreign status. He told opposition representatives that he was issued with the card at the administrative capital Putrajaya.  Polls have closed in Malaysia amid concerns that electoral fraud could influence the election outcome. The opposition coalition, led by Anwar Ibrahim, is attempting to unseat the Barisan National (BN), which has held government for more than 50 years. Lines of up to one kilometre long have been reported as voting got underway on Sunday at more than 8,000 polling sites across the country. But many voters have accused prime minister Najib Razak's government of trying to steal the election, as indelible ink that he touted as a guarantee against voter fraud was found to easily wash off. "I wash it with Dettol and the ink all came off, it should not come off according to the authority," one voter said. "It's not a problem for me, but what I think, there will be a lot of fraud as a result of this removal of the ink." Meanwhile, the opposition and democracy activists are claiming they have caught foreigners voting in the election. They allege the voters are foreign migrant workers who have been issued with Malaysian ID cards - a claim that BN has strongly denied. One man of Filipino descent, with the Sulu surname Kiram, carried an ID card with the number 49 on it, which apparently indicates foreign status. He told opposition representatives that he was issued with the card at the administrative capital Putrajaya. His finger was marked with indelible ink to show that he had in fact voted. Read more and watch the video at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-05/an-malaysia-polls-closed/4670740

Lynas shares rise on Malaysian election results Posted: 05 May 2013 01:12 PM PDT   (BBC) - Shares in Lynas, which has a rare earth plant in Malaysia, surged 18% after the National Front coalition retained power in that country's general election. Australia's Lynas has faced a long-drawn out legal battle against environmental activists in the country. Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had said he would re-visit Lynas' permit for the operation if he won power. Rare earths are metals used in many household products such as mobile phones and TVs. Lynas's $800m (£502m) facility near the city of Kuantan, in Pahang state, is the largest outside China. China controls more than 90% of the world's supply of rare earth metals. Beijing has been accused in the past of restricting their availability to make a diplomatic point. Read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22423928

Mukhriz to be sworn in as Kedah Menteri Besar at 3pm Posted: 05 May 2013 01:09 PM PDT   (The Star) - Kedah Barisan Nasional deputy chairman Mukhriz Mahathir will be sworn in as the Kedah Menteri Besar at Istana Anak Bukit here at 3pm on Monday. Mr Mukhriz said the Tengku Bendahara of Kedah, Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah, would receive the instrument of appointment from Prime Minister and Barisan chairman Najib Tun Razak. "The instrument of appointment is to officially inform that I have been appointed as the Kedah Menteri Besar and the new BN government in the state will honour all the promises made in the BN's election manifesto. "I think the promises made will take up our time in the next five years as we have listed so many activities and programmes for the people. "The objective is to increase revenue for the state and to provide a better life for the people," he told a media conference. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition wrested back Kedah state from Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in Sunday's election. BN won 19 of 36 state seats, giving it a simple majority. Mr Mahathir, the son of former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, won his Ayer Hitam state seat. The PR alliance led by Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) had ruled the state for the last five years but Kedah is seen as the weakest of the PR states.

As results sink in, big winners are KL tycoons and Lynas as stocks rally Posted: 05 May 2013 01:04 PM PDT   (TMI) - The 59-year-old prime minister could now come under pressure from conservatives in his own ruling party for not delivering a stronger majority despite a robust economy and a US$2.6 billion deluge of social handouts to poor families.  Stocks surged as much as 6.8 per cent this morning and the ringgit jumped to a 10-month high, after Barisan Nasional (BN) extended its 56-year rule and fended off a strong opposition challenge that had unnerved investors. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index rose to a lifetime high of 1,808.90 by 9.02am in response to yesterday's general election, with stocks linked to the coalition and its favoured tycoons gaining handsomely, Reuters reported this morning. BN won 133 seats in the 222-member Parliament in the election, although it failed to regain the two-thirds majority it lost for the first time in 2008.  It also lost the popular vote. With all results in, BN polled 5.220 million votes to Pakatan Rakyat's 5.489 million, for a deficit of 269,130 votes based on calculations by The Malaysian Insider. The Election Commission has yet to release the official results. This was proportionally down from the 4.082 million votes the coalition polled in Election 2008, against the 3.796 million that the parties of PKR, the DAP, and PAS collected then. The last time an Umno-led coalition lost the popular vote was in 1969, then contested by BN's predecessor, the Alliance Party. But the repercussions of its win were felt beyond Malaysian shores. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/as-results-sink-in-big-winners-are-kl-tycoons-and-lynas-as-stocks-rally/

Malaysia coalition extends rule despite worst electoral showing Posted: 05 May 2013 01:02 PM PDT   (Reuters) - Malaysia's governing coalition extended its half-century rule despite its worst-ever performance in a general election, potentially undermining Prime Minister Najib Razak and exposing growing racial polarization in the Southeast Asian nation. Najib, 59, could come under pressure from conservatives in his ruling party for not delivering a stronger majority in Sunday's election despite a robust economy and a $2.6 billion deluge of social handouts to poor families. The National Front won 133 seats in the 222-member parliament, down from 140 in 2008 and well short of the two-thirds majority that Najib had aimed to capture. The opposition won 89 seats, up from 82 last time. Kuala Lumpur's stock market could gain on Monday on investor relief that the untested opposition failed to take power, but any optimism could be tempered by the prospect of political uncertainty due to the weak win. The Malaysian ringgit surged to a 10-month high early on Monday. While support for the ruling coalition from majority ethnic Malays remained solid, ethnic Chinese who make up a quarter of Malaysians continued to desert the National Front, accelerating a trend seen in the previous election. Ethnic Chinese have turned to the opposition, attracted by its pledge to tackle corruption and end race-based policies favoring ethnic Malays in business, education and housing. Read more at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/06/us-malaysia-election-idUSBRE9430B720130506

Malaysian regime wins polls, Anwar alleges fraud Posted: 05 May 2013 01:01 PM PDT   (Global Post) - "It is an election that we consider fraudulent and the EC (Election Commission) has failed," an exhausted-looking Anwar told reporters. Malaysia's ruling coalition retained its 56-year hold on power in hard-fought elections Sunday, but a bitter opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the polls were tainted by fraud and refused to concede. The ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front) coalition led by Prime Minister Najib Razak ceded just two seats in the election to end at 133, maintaining a firm majority of the 222-member parliament. But he became the first leader of the regime, which has controlled Malaysia since independence in 1957, to win with a minority of the popular vote. Najib, 59, called for a spirit of "reconciliation" but rejected any challenge to the outcome of the polls, marked by record voter turnout and a fierce campaign that laid bare deep polarisation in the country. "This is the decision of the people," he told cheering supporters in the capital Kuala Lumpur. But Anwar was in no mood to concede after the hopes of his three-party Pakatan Rakyat (People's Pact) alliance were dashed by a tide of late results in favor of the ruling coalition that Anwar calls corrupt and oppressive. "It is an election that we consider fraudulent and the EC (Election Commission) has failed," an exhausted-looking Anwar told reporters. Voters took to the Internet on Sunday in droves to accuse Barisan and the EC of trying to steal the election, as indelible ink that Najib touted as a guarantee against voter fraud was found to easily wash off. Videos, pictures and first-hand accounts of purportedly foreign "voters" being confronted at polling centres by angry citizens also went viral online. Read more at: http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130505/malaysian-regime-wins-polls-anwar-alleges-fraud

Lady luck deserts Gerakan in GE13 Posted: 05 May 2013 12:53 PM PDT   (Bernama) - The just-concluded 13th general election (GE13) did not favour Gerakan as it ended up with only one parliamentary and three state seats.  It had contested 11 parliamentary and 31 state seats in the hard-fought election which saw Barisan Nasional (BN) returned to power.   The sole parliamentary survivor was Liang Teck Meng who defended the Simpang Renggam seat for a second term by defeating Suhaizan Kaiat of PAS with a 5,706-vote majority.   The three state seats won by the BN component were Sidam in Kedah, Pemanis in Johor and Tanjong Papat in Sabah.    In the 2008 general election, Gerakan won two parliamentary and four state seats.    Conceding defeat and his failure to deliver in the GE13, Teng Chang Yeow announced he would step down as Penang BN chairman and Gerakan secretary-general.    In 2008, Penang fell to the DAP after 39 years under Gerakan.

MIC survives tough battle to win 4 federal seats Posted: 05 May 2013 12:51 PM PDT   (TMI) - The MIC survived a tough battle before emerging victorious in four parliamentary seats when the results of the 13th general election were announced last night. Out of the nine parliamentary seats allocated to the MIC by Barisan Nasional (BN), party president Datuk Seri G. Palanivel (Cameron Highlands), deputy president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam (Segamat), vice-president Datuk M. Saravanan (Tapah) and Putera co-ordinator P. Kamalanathan (Hulu Selangor) walked away with victories. Major MIC casualties were vice-president Datuk S.K. Devamany (Sungai Siput, Perak), secretary-general Datuk S. Murugesan (Kota Raja, Selangor) and national information chief V.S. Mogan (Telok Kemang, Negri Sembilan). MIC candidates A. Prakash Rao and A. Sakthivel (central working committee member) both lost in the Subang and Kapar parliamentary constituencies, respectively, in Selangor. In GE13, the MIC contested nine parliamentary and 18 state seats, one less from nine parliamentary and 19 state seats contested at the last general election in 2008. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/mic-survives-tough-battle-to-win-4-federal-seats/

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• GE13: Chandra - Significant Chinese vote swing has implications

Soul searching time for BN & PR Posted: 05 May 2013 05:22 PM PDT It's not exactly 2008 all over again but it is pretty close to a status quo. There are a few key differences which will force both coalitions to do some serious soul searching.  Oon Yeoh, The Sun Daily THE results of the highly anticipated GE13 was not something either party will be happy with. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) failed in its bid to take over Putrajaya. Meanwhile, Barisan Nasional (BN) failed to win back key states and a two-thirds majority in Parliament. It's not exactly 2008 all over again but it is pretty close to a status quo. There are a few key differences which will force both coalitions to do some serious soul searching. Let's start with BN. Prior to the polls, it was widely commented by political observers and analysts alike that Prime Minister Najib Razak needs to win big in order to keep his job. Specifically, he needs to win back Selangor and also secure a two-thirds majority control of Parliament. In other words, do much better than in 2008. If he fails to achieve these two things, he might face challenges to his position as president of Umno. Well, Selangor is still in PR's hands and BN still does not have a two-thirds majority in Parliament. Does that mean Najib's position as prime minister is doomed? If one looks at what happened to former prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi after BN's poor showing in 2008, that would be the natural conclusion. But at the end of the day, it all depends on Umno, for the president of Umno is traditionally the prime minister of the country. Will there be internal party challenges to topple him? Or will his lieutenants and troops instead all rally behind him and help gear up for the next five years and GE14? What Umno has to decide is whether replacing Najib will improve BN's performance in the next election or will giving him the full backing to continue with his transformation programmes do the trick. Umno's key partners in the peninsula failed to perform. MIC managed to win four federal seats, just like the last time around. It's not a great showing but it's better than MCA and Gerakan, who performed disastrously. MCA saw its 15 parliamentary seats shrink to a mere five. Its president Chua Soi Lek had famously declared before the polls that if MCA did worse than before, as a matter of principle, MCA would not accept any positions in a BN cabinet. If he sticks to this principle, there would be serious implications to both MCA and to BN. What would become of MCA if it's not part of the cabinet? Any lingering relevance of influence it would have would be gone. But it's also a problem for BN for it would mean the BN cabinet would largely consist of Umno and East Malaysian parties. Is that a viable situation for a government whose slogan is 1Malaysia? MCA needs to seriously consider its role in the coalition. In a way, its raison d'etre is already gone. If the 2008 results indicated that the Chinese had abandoned MCA, the 2013 results confirm it. Should it transform itself into a multi-racial party instead? Or should it adopt an even more radical approach and instead of remaining a political party, become a Chinese NGO that focuses on commerce and education, for example? Whatever the case, it can't do more of the same. It should forget about harping on hudud and warning that a vote for DAP is a vote for PAS. That simply does not work anymore. Warning Chinese voters that they would lose representation in the government if they don't vote for MCA doesn't work either. It needs to seriously think out of the box. The same goes for Gerakan, which was completely wiped out in Penang, again. There is no hope for rejuvenation by doing more of the same. Like MCA, it needs to consider whether it should continue as a party and if so, what it needs to change in order to become relevant and appealing again. Pakatan Rakyat parties had mixed results. DAP performed superbly, winning almost every seat it contested in. Both PKR and PAS did "so so". Both managed to wrest several seats from BN but both also lost a few to BN too. PAS however lost a state, Kedah, to BN. In one of my pre-election commentaries, I mentioned that the most stable configuration for PR would be for DAP to have the most number of seats followed by PKR and then by PAS. In such a scenario, DAP would be pragmatic enough to defer coalition leadership to PKR, which would be fully aware that it is not the dominant party. PAS in third place would not be able to insist on hudud. Such an optimum configuration allows for equilibrium in the coalition. DAP has done well but its growth its limited as long as it remains a Chinese-dominated party. It needs to find a way to attract other races into the party, particularly the Malays. This has always been a challenge for the party and it has not made much progress in that area. If it ever aspires to lead PR, it needs to be more multiracial. PKR's Anwar has said that this would be his last election. The problem is that there is no clear successor. There is no senior party member that has his kind of gravitas or stature. No one that both DAP and PAS can accept as their prime minister-in-waiting. His daughter, Nurul Izzah, is very popular but she is also very young. Her time will come but it won't be so soon. Its second-tier of leaders will need to step out of Anwar's shadows. It won't be easy. In recent years, PAS saw a tussle between the hardliners and the progressives. The party is currently led by the latter but the former still wields some influence. Notice how the hudud issue flared up right before the polls. This is something PAS needs to sort out. Its relatively poor showing, particularly its loss of Kedah, which was run by hardliners, should indicate to the party that progressiveness, not conservatism, is the way to go. But can its leadership accept that wholeheartedly? Oon Yeoh is a columnist for theSun and editor of the book "Tipping Points – Viewpoints on the reasons for, and impact of, the March 8 election earthquake."

The strong wind of anti-ruling party in Chinese community Posted: 05 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT The BN is now facing a new political situation, in which Malay voters are still supporting it while Chinese voters have bid farewell to it. Would it continue its transformation policy, or shift back to the conservative racial line? Lim Sue Goan, Sin Chew Daily The strong wind of anti-ruling party in the Chinese community has made the DAP the biggest winner of the 13th general election. However, the strategy of trying to set off a political tsunami by fielding Lim Kit Siang to contest in Johor has achieved only partial success as it did not receive a positive response from Malay voters. The anti-ruling wind in the Chinese community is even stronger than the one set off in the 2008 general election, causing a greater defeat to the MCA and Gerakan compared to the last election, particularly in Johor, the MCA's bastion. PAS fails to win more Malay votes Chinese voters have voted for Pakatan Rakyat without hesitation, resulting in a big victory for DAP in Penang, while helping Pakatan Rakyat to retain power in Selangor by winning 38 state seats. The big victory of Lim Kit Siang in Gelang Patah showed that he has gained one-sided support from the Chinese. However, PAS and the PKR were unable to gain more Malay votes and as a result, Pakatan Rakyat failed to win the Johor state regime and set off a political tsunami. In addition to the good result in Johor, the DAP also won big in Negeri Sembilan and Perak. Negeri Sembilan DAP won all the contested two parliamentary seats and 11 state seats, annihilating the state MCA and Gerakan. The Perak DAP also won all the contested 18 state seats. Massive defeat for BN Chinese-based parties Since most Chinese have voted for Pakatan Rakyat, BN Chinese-based parties have suffered a massive blow and many leaders have been defeated, including MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, MCA vice-president Datuk Seri Chor Chee Heung, Malacca MCA chief Datuk Gan Tian Loo, Penang BN chairman Teng Chang Yeow and SUPP veteran Datuk Yong Khoon Seng. Meanwhile, MCA deputy president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai and MCA Young Professionals Bureau chief Datuk Chua Tee Yong won by a narrow margin in Bentong and Labis respectively. Among the seven Chinese-majority seats contested, the SUPP is able to keep only the Serian seat, suffering the same setback of the 2011 state election. Chinese votes tend to support Pakatan Rakyat from East Malaysia to Peninsula. The BN must review and reflect on it. Could it be because the transformation plans are not convincing enough? Or are there problems in its governance? There were analyses about the mentality of Chinese voters earlier. What the Chinese want is fair governance and proper management. However, due to some political considerations, some measures have failed to be put in place, such as the UEC recognition issue. Of course, we cannot deny that there are internal problems in BN Chinese-based parties, which is also why the Chinese have lost confidence in them. These problems include party crisis in the MCA and the SUPP, as well as the failure of Gerakan to reform. 1Malaysia Penang Welfare Club's disservice In addition, there are also problems to the campaign strategy of BN Chinese-based parties. For example, the "carnival-style" campaign organised by the 1Malaysia Penang Welfare club has brought a negative effect and sparked public discontent while blurring the BN's policies and commitments in Penang. Meanwhile, despite the great loss of Chinese votes, Malay votes have returned to the BN, enabling it to regain Kedah and keep Perak while forming a phenomenon that Umno alone is able to win many state regimes. However, the return of Malay votes is not ideal in some areas, particularly in Penang. Umno's performance in Terengganu is also not as good as expected and it can keep its state regime only by gaining a narrow victory, allowing PAS have gained a number of seats in the state. The BN is now facing a new political situation, in which Malay voters are still supporting it while Chinese voters have bid farewell to it. Would it continue its transformation policy, or shift back to the conservative racial line? If Umno wants to defend its regime, it cannot return to its old line, but must continue the pace of opening up, or a polarised situation might be formed. In addition to winning back the confidence of the Chinese, the BN should also review on why urban voters have rejected it, causing defeats even to Umno ministers in Kuala Lumpur. Voters have made their choices and what the BN should do now is to analyse the reasons.

GE13: Sounding more like a broken record Posted: 05 May 2013 03:22 PM PDT Politicians have been saying the same thing for the last five years and nothing a politician says can be fresh. They don't realise that in the end a politician is a politician regardless of political affiliation. Politics is not black and white. It is not angels vs devils. One Man's Meat by PHILIP GOLINGAI, The Star BLAH blah blah blah blah..., blah blah blah blah blah..., vote for me." On Monday, I was at a ceramah in a block of flats in Ipoh Barat parliamentary constituency. After 10 days of listening to politicians since Nomination Day, they were beginning to sound like that. Surrounded by about a 200 mostly working class crowd, I was getting bored listening to the speaker who is a nationally known politician. What he was saying was the same. At the ceramah I felt as if I had died and ended up in a hell where I had to listen to Psy's Gangnam song over and over and over again for eternity. Politicians from his political divide have been saying the same thing for the last five years. Malaysia has been in politicking since the political tsunami of 2008 that nothing a politician says can be fresh. The politician who took a holier than thou attitude sounded like my mother. Instead of nagging me to attend Sunday mass, he nagged me to vote for his party. Yawn. Yawn. Yawn. Bored, I tweeted: "I'm at a ceramah. After 10 days of listening to politicians, they're beginning to sound like this: blah blah blah blah blah blah. #GE13". About a dozen Tweeters replied, echoing my views. A friend tweeted: "It is getting a bit boring. Politicians talking about the same stuff. I wanna hear something interesting." Encouraged, I tweeted: "In the end, a politician is a salesman. He wants you to buy his dope and vote him to be a YB. #GE13". That was the last ceramah I attended in peninsular Malaysia. I attended a ceramah when I flew back to my hometown in Sabah on Friday. I was in Papar town about 30km from Kota Kinabalu. There were about 50 people in a house in a village not far from town. And from the number of people attending the ceramah (they look like they were his family members and friends), I knew this assemblyman wannabe would not be a YB. Though I sleep, eat and drink politics, I'm tired of the rumours that I've been receiving since parliament was dissolved. Actually, social media rumours are quite entertaining. What is tiresome is the people who believe them. While Malaysians were casting their votes I received unbelievable messages. For example, over 5,000 voters in constituency X had their finger smeared with indelible ink. It happened from 10pm to midnight. Every single smeared finger is worth RM6k!!! Please go out and vote so politician X will not lose. I told the person, who sent the WhatsApp message to me, to do the math – RM6,000 x 5,000 voters is RM30mil. "I also nyaris tertipu (I almost believed it)," he replied. Want another example? I bet a few people believe this rumour as they really want to believe in what they want to believe. Via WhatsApp, I received this: "Dr M has departed from Subang to Europe. Reason he seek medical treatment." At around noon yesterday, The Star sent an SMS: "Former PM Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad casts his vote at SK Titi Gajah, dispelling opposition claims he left the country last night." Today, I'm sure I will receive more outrageous SMS, tweets or Facebook and WhatsApp messages. If you ask me what I will not miss the last five years is how a segment of Malaysians have the "you are either with us or against us" mentality. They are so self-righteous that politics is like a cult to them. To them, only their brand of politics is clean. To them only their politicians are clean. I kind of laughed when some of these "clean" politicians ditched their party on nomination day and contested as Independents. So how now? Before Nomination Day, these were "clean" politicians. But after Nomination Day, instantly like Maggi Mee, these politicians became "dirty". They don't realise that in the end a politician is a politician regardless of political affiliation. Politics is not black and white. It is not angels vs devils. For the last one year I have lived a life postponed. I could not plan for a holiday. Probably the most asked question in the last one year was "when is GE13?" About 99% got their prediction wrong. Today, I'm hoping we will live in a less politically intense Malaysia. I checked Twitter and there were Malaysians who were experiencing political fatigue. For example, @Rekka86 tweeted: "Really can't wait to get over GE. I think I'm done hearing so much news, the uncountable number of flags, banners, posters, ads everywhere!" But the prediction is we will not get back our life after GE13. It will be politics as usual. We have awakened, politically. I wonder when is GE14.

GE13: Reeling from Chinese tsunami Posted: 05 May 2013 03:15 PM PDT Barisan Nasional keeps its hold on power thanks to the Malay breakwater that held back a Chinese wave that swept over the country. Joceline Tan, The Star A CHINESE tsunami swept over the country last night. It ripped through all the seats that had a significant Chinese electorate and devastated Gerakan and MCA in the peninsula and SUPP in Sarawak. The tsunami was basically about the Chinese electorate going for change. The result was that the DAP emerged the big winner, making new gains everywhere, including in Johor. But it was evident that the Pakatan Rakyat slogan of "ABU, or Asalkan Bukan Umno (Anything But Umno)" had also resonated with the urban populace in general because Pakatan regained Selangor with a two-thirds majority. The Chinese tsunami also helped to carry many of the PKR candidates in many of the mixed seats. However, the tsunami could not quite make it to Putrajaya. At about 1am, a solemn-looking Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced that Barisan Nasional had a simple majority to form the government. At press time, Barisan had attained 133 seats, still short of the 138-seat majority won by his predecessor Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Najib was clearly disappointed but he spoke in a calm and steady voice as he urged everyone to accept the election result as part of the democratic process. The Malay electorate, especially those in the rural states, continued to back Barisan. It is a small consolation to Najib that the Malays have returned to Umno in a significant way. The Malay wall held back the Chinese tsunami and Barisan won back Kedah. It also held on to Perak, which was a subject of speculation until close to midnight. At press time, Barisan won Perak with 31 state seats against 28 by Pakatan. But Pakatan continued to dominate in Penang with an increased majority. PAS managed to hold on to Kelantan with a much reduced majority, which showed that Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat's appeal as a religious figure still commands support in the state. As predicted, PAS won the least seats among the Pakatan parties and DAP is now the dominant party in Pakatan with the most number of seats. It can also lay claim to having defeated a top Umno leader, namely former Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Ghani Othman in Gelang Patah. The Pakatan wins also mean that Johor and Sarawak are no longer the fixed-deposit states for Barisan. The zero sum game of politics means that DAP's gain is MCA's loss because both parties contested in Chinese-majority seats. MCA won only seven parliamentary seats, far short of the 15 that it won in 2008. MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek tweeted late last night that the party would not be accepting any government posts. This was in keeping with the pledge made that the party would not accept posts in the Government if it did not do better this time. A big question mark hangs over the future of MCA as well as Gerakan and SUPP and they will have to do much soul-searching after this. The Chinese rejection of Barisan is a big blow to Najib, who went out of his way to persuade them to come along on his economic and political transformation journey. The Chinese have rejected a moderate and inclusive leader, who has made more overtures to the Chinese than any other Prime Minister before him, and Najib and his coalition will have to reassess all this in the months to come. There will also be soul-searching on the part of PAS, given its loss in Kedah and the defeat of several of its top leaders, including its deputy president Mohamed Sabu in Kedah and vice-president Salahuddin Ayub in Johor. Another vice-president, Datuk Husam Musa, lost in Putrajaya. One of the most disturbing aspects of the election result is that the ruling coalition is dominated by Umno and the Malays while the opposition Pakatan is dominated by the Chinese-based DAP. The impact of this will become clearer as the dust settles over the most closely-fought election ever.

The winners and losers of GE13 Posted: 05 May 2013 02:47 PM PDT What is crystal clear is that many Malaysians want a system of check and balance. The Malaysian Insider Take a bow, Malaysians. You are the big winner from GE13, you have firmly entrenched the two-coalition system in the country. The days of Barisan Nasional (BN) having unfettered power are truly over. The result of 2008 was not a flash in the pan, it merely was the start of a trend. Yesterday, that trend continued and Malaysians gave Pakatan Rakyat (PR) 89 federal and 230 state seats and 51 per cent of the popular vote. What is crystal clear is that many Malaysians want a system of check and balance. Now the audition for the next polls begins. It is really up to BN to accept that despite the victory, much is wrong with the BN formula and that the non-Malays, especially Chinese, sought refuge with PR simply because the excesses of BN politics and overt racism in this beloved country have become intolerable. For PR, today will be tough but the prized jewels of Selangor and Penang still remain in your clutches and your popular vote was some 240,000 over BN, despite facing a machine with billions of ringgit at its disposal. But the fact remains that many Malays remain unsure about your policies and direction. And without the support of Malays in Malaysia, change is impossible. All said, Malaysians take a bow. Activism is very much alive in this country and people were willing to speak up for their convictions and political ideals, stepping out of their comfort zones for what they believed. And turning out to vote in record numbers. That is true patriotism. The other winners from GE13: ● Najib Razak Though the BN performed worse than five years ago, Datuk Seri Najib Razak's (picture) position as the president of Umno is secure. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad suggested a month ago that Najib could come under threat during the Umno polls in November if he did not matchTun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi's position but the simple fact is that Brand Najib carried Umno to victory this time around. Yes, money was thrown around like confetti and populist policies were the norm in the run-up to the polls but it is arguable that without his stamina on the stump, Umno would not have won so many seats. Hard to see anyone rising to challenge him from within Umno. ● Nurul Izzah Anwar Don't think there is a more loved politician than this woman of grace. Some tout her as a future prime minister but her rise and rise in Malaysian politics is testimony that you don't have to indulge in muck raking and negative politics to come up. When Nurul speaks, she talks about hope, so unlike many Malaysian politicians who fear monger. She was carried across the line against the financial might and organisation of Senator Raja Datuk Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin by Malaysians who truly cherish her humility and inclusiveness. ● Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud He thumbs his nose at the MACC and doesn't care what people think about his integrity or how well endowed all members of his family are. Why? Because in Sarawak, he is king. Just before the Sarawak elections, Najib gave him a timetable to retire. Might as well junk that timetable. He delivered big time for BN and sent a powerful message that he is truly formidable in Sarawak. Sad but true. No doubt helped by a fractured opposition. Any chance of the MACC visiting him soon? Don't hold your breath. ● Liew Chin Tong This young man is the architect of the DAP's victory in Johor. He figured that PR might as well take the battle to the heart of Umno and BN rather than wait to be mauled and assaulted in their own strongholds. He convinced a few party elders and rising stars to join him in Johor, and along the way, expanded the DAP's federal seats total to 38 with the combined multi-racial support of Johor. If there ever was a Johor Way, Liew found it and showed the rest of Malaysia that nothing can stop an idea whose time has come. ● Khairy Jamaluddin Five years is a long time in politics and it has been a boon for a young man who has matured into an astute politician in his quiet way. The Umno Youth leader also tripled his majority from 5,746 votes in Election 2008 to 18,357 in the May 5 general election, showing that there are BN politicians whose popularity is real in his constituency and beyond. He has shown his party that his appeal is beyond the core conservative right-wing elements and that he can reach out to most Malaysians his generation. Umno and BN would do well to keep rising stars like him in the front and centre of their future government and campaigns. ● Bersih This organisation must take some credit for energising Malaysians to go out and vote. Messrs Ambiga Sreenevasan and others have done a sterling job in making Malaysians understand that voting is a civic duty of every citizen and highlighting the many weaknesses of the current electoral system. The record voter turnout of 80 per cent and the largely peaceful elections are proof that civil society has a large role and place in Malaysia. READ MORE HERE

A politician under siege Posted: 05 May 2013 02:22 PM PDT For Najib, events that will come next will overtake him as he stands utterly alone, powerless and unable to do anything to save himself. CT Ali, FMT Najib Tun Razak's curse is that everything came too easy for him. Born with a silver spoon and into a life of privilege, he did not want for anything. He was the son of Malaysia's second prime minister and nephew of the third. At the age of 23, with the memory of his father's recent death still fresh in the mind of all of us, Najib won election unopposed as MP for Pekan. At 25, he was appointed a deputy minister and at 29 became the Pahang menteri besar. He married at the age of 23, divorced 11 years later and married again. He became deputy to prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi because his name came up every time Pak Lah prayed for divine guidance in his choice for a deputy. Divine help for Najib if you insist! Having become a deputy to Pak Lah, Najib profited from Dr Mahathir Mohamad's spiteful and relentless pursuit to oust Pak Lah. Everything came too easily for Najib. At each juncture he was the victim of circumstances as events overtook him. He was never the master of his own destiny. Najib was always content to allow the tide to take him anywhere, and eventually the tide took him to Seri Perdana. For Najib the alignment of the stars converged in April 2009 when a beleaguered Abdullah, having had enough of Umno's politics, handed the prime ministership to Najib without so much as a whimper. Abdullah was a man for whom the giving up of political power was something he could do with ease because his commitment to Allah was greater. So with no great effort on his part Najib found himself as the prime minister of Malaysia and by his side he had the formidable (both physically and in her determination to be the better half of their partnership) Rosmah Mansor: An asset to any man who would want his life partner to ride shotgun in his life's adventures. Now after so much success in his life, Najib is about to find out that with great success also comes great failures. And like everything in his life, Najib is finding out that failure too comes easily to him. Politics of opportunism We are familiar with Najib's political trajectory. It peaked when he was picked by Abdullah as his deputy – not when he became prime minister. I say this because after he was picked by Abdullah to be deputy prime minister, Najib did not conduct himself with honour as Pak Lah's deputy. Muhyiddin deserted Pak Lah in his hours of greatest need. Najib too did the dishonourable thing. As in countless times before, Najib allowed himself to be carried away by the politics of opportunism. He allowed himself to be used by Mahathir to oust Pak Lah. What he also now finds is that he is in a position where he must be the master of his own destiny. He has run out of tides to ride, the sea is becalmed and he has to make his own waves if he is to be carried onwards towards his next destination after this slim, slim win yesterday. It is quiet obvious that Najib is all at sea in trying to do this by himself. Nothing in his time in politics had prepared him for what is to come. And it shows! For the millions of Malaysians what Najib need first to clarify beyond reproach is his involvement (or not) with the tragic death of Altantuya Shaaribuu. How did Najib deal with this? READ MORE HERE

Pakatan Rakyat should not concede defeat! Posted: 05 May 2013 01:25 PM PDT   The Opposition Alliance, Pakatan Rakyat (PR), should seize the moral high ground on the 13th General Election concluded on May 5 and refuse to concede defeat without putting up a fight of its life over the Barisan Nasional (BN) seizing victory from the jaws of defeat through means more foul than fair. If PR refuses to concede defeat, BN cannot claim any legitimacy in Government.  It's now or never! Ini Kali Lah! Joe Fernandez   PR has estimated that it's not happy with the counting process in well over 20 parliamentary seats alone which would have taken it pass the 112 seat threshold. The errant counting process must be coupled with the revelations so far at the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) in  Sabah which is set to resume its hearings very soon.   Besides, there are other factors to consider like illegal immigrants on the electoral rolls in Malaya as well, brushed aside ever so often by the Election Commission (EC), and which make the entire gazetting process of the rolls inherently null and void from the beginning.   A gazette is not law but merely the publication of a government announcement. Surely, it cannot be the intention of Parliament to allow the gazetting of tainted electoral rolls.   It's not a question of closing the stable doors after the horses have bolted.   The Opposition has raised various malpractices with the EC on numerous occasions but has always been given the short end of the stick on their constant complaints. The Opposition, being rather naïve on their part, deluded themselves into thinking for a while that the extent of electoral fraud would not be perpetrated to a degree that would affect the outcome. Unfortunately, this is exactly what happened on May 5. The election results corrupted by malpractices which affected the outcome are inherently null and void. Such errant votes must be discounted for the actual tally to be known.   The media has reported the complaints of voters who found that they couldn't cast their votes because someone else had apparently stolen their identity and beaten them to it. Such complaints could be the tip of the iceberg considering that not all registered voters turned out to cast their votes. This would not prevent rogue elements from getting mercenaries to vote on behalf of the absentee voters.   There could be eligible voters who did not bother to register themselves but were registered anyway by other rogue elements who could have shepherded mercenaries to vote on behalf of such "voters".   How many dead voters still on the electoral rolls turned up to vote? These things have happened in the past in Sabah as raised with the EC by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Supreme Council member Christina Liew Chin Jin Hadhikusumo in Sabah. She had discovered some two dozen 100-year-olds still on the electoral rolls and who had reportedly "turned up to vote in elections". It's not known whether the 100-year-olds turned up on May 5.   The bottomline is whether the extent of ineligible people voting affected the outcome of the elections. There are various approaches which can be taken in the event that PR cannot concede defeat.   For starters, the Opposition needs to take up the counting process with the EC which would be well advised to stop being a BN lackey and take heed of objections and either provide the necessary and acceptable clarifications or make rectifications. The infamous postal votes are a sore point as well as the not so indelible ink. In the meantime, it cannot rush to gazette the election results.   The matter of objections would also mean that the EC should not inform the Chief Secretary to the Government that any coalition or party has won the 13 th General Election.   In case the EC stubbornly decides to bulldoze its way through to the Chief Secretary's Office, the Opposition should take up the matter with the Secretary of the Palace who can then advise the King accordingly.   No Government must be sworn into office in Putrajaya until and unless the real winner can be determined in a definitive manner by the EC, the Election Court or the King.   The question of the BN chairman Najib Abdul Rahman laying claim to the Prime Minister's position in the meantime does not arise. The King would not be able to conclude by any stretch of the imagination that Najib commands the confidence of the majority of the Parliament "elected" on May 5. There should be a vetting process on this.   Not all MPs in Sabah and Sarawak are happy with Najib and they should be allowed to have their say on the issue of who should be Prime Minister i.e. Najib, Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim or someone else. The matter should be put to vote among the MPs whose victories are not in dispute.   Within Najib's own party, Umno, the Tengku Razaleigh faction may not be on the same page as the party president and coalition chief.   The Election Court may not be the ideal solution if it continues to take the view that the electoral rolls, once gazetted, cannot be challenged. Such a law is unconstitutional and against the principle of Rule of Law but assuming the electoral rolls are not challenged, the gazette itself and gazetting process can be challenged.   There's a risk here that the Court will fall back on technicalities, aided by the Attorney General, and knock out any electoral petition. It has happened before and can happen again.   The swearing in of the MPs can be delayed except where both sides of the divide agree on a list of seats which are not in dispute. Such MPs may be able to facilitate the summoning of Parliament and its opening by the King.   The King can also step in and swear in an Interim Government composed of both sides of the divide in Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak. This would call for the sharing of Federal Cabinet and government posts among the three territories until a regular Government can be set up.   The Interim Government would be the best way for BN to avoid getting into tricky legal grounds following the not so clean and not so fair elections on May 5.   No matter what happens as we go forward in the days and weeks ahead, and even months, it's clear that except for Umno, the BN is deader than dead in Malaya. It cannot be business as usual, a point which was made on Sat 8 Mar, 2008 after the 12 th GE.   The BN is alive and kicking in Sabah and Sarawak where it continues to be mauled by the Opposition.   The 2011 Sarawak election was a watershed as the Opposition took 16 seats in the state assembly.   Fast forward to 2013, the Opposition has taken 12 seats in the Sabah state assembly and three parliamentary seats and another six parliamentary seats in Sarawak.   There are 165 parliamentary seats in Malaya. PR has taken 80 seats and BN 85 seats.   In Sabah and Sarawak, the question is whether the BN's 48 parliamentary seats in Borneo are still pledged to continue supporting BN in Malaya or whether it will have any qualms in defecting to the PR camp if they are given the short end of the stick as in 2008. It was then Borneo which saved Umno in Malaya.   The refusal of Putrajaya to reward Sabah and Sarawak in the wake of the political tsunami in 2008 forced the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) to quit the BN on 17 Sept, 2008. The pullout took place a day after the 16 Sept, 2008 People's Revolution envisaged by PR failed to materialize for various reasons including the commencement of the Sodomy II prosecution against Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.   The fear is that Sun 5 May, 2013 may be a repeat of Sat 8 Mat, 2008 and both Sabah and Sarawak will continue to be stubbornly shortchanged by Putrajaya even as PR waits in the wings.   Malaya cannot continue to hog the Federal Government which the 1963 Malaysia Agreement holds should be shared with Sabah and Sarawak in equal partnership.     Joe Fernandez is a graduate mature student of law and an educationist, among others, who loves to write especially Submissions for Clients wishing to Act in Person. He also tutors at local institutions and privately. He subscribes to Dr Stephen Hawking's "re-discovery" of the ancient Indian theory that "the only predictable property of the universe is chaos". He feels compelled, as a semi-retired journalist, to put pen to paper -- or rather the fingers to the computer keyboard -- whenever something doesn't quite jell with his weltanschauung (worldview) or to give a Hearing to All. He shuttles between points in the Golden Heart of Borneo formed by the Sabah west coast, Labuan, Brunei, northern Sarawak and the watershed region in Borneo where three nations meet. He's half-way through a semi-autobiographical travelogue, A World with a View.

GE13: Chandra - Significant Chinese vote swing has implications Posted: 05 May 2013 12:48 PM PDT   "This is a great pity because we are a multi-ethnic society. No MCA representation in the government would be a setback to the multi-ethnic and kongsi (share) policies we believe in," he told The Star. The significant swing in Chinese votes towards Pakatan Rakyat has several implications as the country moves forward in the aftermath of an extremely tense 13th general election, said Dr Chandra Muzaffar. The International Movement for Just World (JUST) president said the overwhelming Chinese preference for DAP had resulted in a lack of community representation in the new Barisan Nasional government. He pointed out that MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek had said the party would not take up any government posts if its performance worsened from the 2008 general election. It had won 15 parliamentary seats in 2008, while at press time, the MCA won just eight seats this time. "This is a great pity because we are a multi-ethnic society. No MCA representation in the government would be a setback to the multi-ethnic and kongsi (share) policies we believe in," he told The Star. Dr Chandra believed that there would be a strong backlash from the Malay community as well, saying that many of them believed that Barisan chairman and Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had "bent over backwards" to win Chinese hearts in the past five years. He said this could in turn affect Najib's position within Umno itself, as his efforts to woo the Chinese had not yielded the hoped-for results. Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute CEO Tan Sri Michael Yeoh said the big swing in Chinese voters towards DAP had occurred because they believed Barisan would be booted out of office. Calling it a "Chinese tsunami", he said it was quite clear the results showed greater racial polarisation with the rural Malays moving largely back to Umno as well. "What's important is that there has to be some form of healing for the nation. We must bring the people back together again in the next several months," he said. International Islamic University of Malaysia professor Datuk Seri Dr Syed Arabi Idid hoped that MCA would not relinquish its representation in the Government. He felt the strong Chinese swing was not so much about racial polarisation but was based on issues. "Moving forward, Barisan should address some issues of national interest that cut across all political parties and resolve them together with the opposition," he said, adding that Najib's message of national reconciliation was a very positive stand.

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How The Malay Vote Was Lost Posted: 05 May 2013 05:32 PM PDT Before I forget allow me to write the conclusion to this blogpost first :   The majority race of a State does not guarantee their victory at the Polls. The  success of any one racial group at the Polls depends on how many members of that racial grouping are : i. registered voters  ii. how many of them actually came out to vote on Polling Day. Yesterday at about 3:30PM I blogged this urgently :  URGENT : PENGUNDI MELAYU KENA KELUAR UNDI SEKARANG There was a reason for this. Yesterday at Bangsar there were thousands of Chinese voters. In the queue, Chinese folks were saying 'I spent RM400 to fly from Singapore to vote'. One guy said he flew his son in from Hong Kong to vote. Another person said he had come back from Australia just to vote. The Chinese were out in huge numbers to vote. First of all we must congratulate the Chinese for their diligence, their commitment and also their faith in the electoral process. This is a democracy. We determine our fate through the ballot. That is the process that we have all agreed upon. So we must salute the Chinese voters for having so much trust in the democratic process.  However who we vote for and why we vote for them is something else. Dont forget that the German people once voted for Hitler and the Nazis - also through the democratic ballot.   Then I also noticed that there were very, very few Malay voters (in Sek Keb Bukit Bandaraya). After voting I received calls from a friend of mine who said the same thing. Chinese voter turnout was huge in Kelana Jaya and Shah Alam. The Malay voters were not as many. Then my friend said he was getting calls from Johor saying the same thing. Where were the Malay voters? Two of my Malay staff who were supposed to vote did not do so for flimsy reasons ('kereta tak datang ambil' and 'ramai sangat tunggu queue'). That is when I decided to Blog the  URGENT : PENGUNDI MELAYU KENA KELUAR UNDI SEKARANG at about 3:30 PM yesterday. I am sad to say that I did sms some folks who should have known better and who were in a position to do something about this. But the reply I received was "Not true".   Now here are some interesting facts. Before May 5th, Helen Ang - a  most enlightened Chinese (in the Malaysian context, and  to avoid doubts, this is a compliment Helen) blogged the following graph and made an observation that has played itself out completely yesterday. Here is the graph from Helen Ang :     In this graph, the horizontal coloured bands (blue, red, yellow, green) represent the demographic proportions  (Malay, Chinese, Indians, Others). The percentages above the bands (beside the dots) represent the percentage of registered voters from a particular racial group.  What is clear is that in most states listed above, the percentage of registered voters who are Chinese exceeds the percentage of Chinese in the state. For example in Terengganu, Chinese make up only 2.6% of the population. But they make up 3.55% of registered voters. This means the Chinese are diligent in registering as voters. In the West coast states with larger Chinese populations, this assumes a different picture altogether. In Penang for example, Chinese are only 45.6% of the population. Logically they cannot win the elections by themselves.  However in Penang, Chinese make up over 53.38% of registered voters.   The Malays make up over 45% of the total population in Penang. However Malays make up only 35.7% of registered voters in Penang.  So even if all the 35.7% of voters who are Malays came out to vote, they will still lose to the Chinese. So although the Malays are the majority race (or almost majority) in Penang, it is of no use to them politically because not enough Malays are registered voters to make them dominate at the Polls.  What is the use of being the majority race if your people are not registered to vote?  (Macam lelaki tak ada pelir lah).  The Chinese in Penang are in the minority but because more Chinese are registered to vote (compared to Malays) this means for practical purposes the Chinese are the majority. Not the Malays. More Chinese than Malays can vote in Penang. This is even more drastic in Kuala Lumpur.  Chinese make up 43.2% of the population of Kuala Lumpur. However 52.15% of registered voters in KL are Chinese. Malays on the other hand make up over 50% of the population in KL. However registered voters who are Malay make up 35.7% only. So even before Polling Day, the registered Chinese voters have already outnumbered registered Malay voters both in Penang and Kuala Lumpur.  The Chinese have already won over the Malays even before Parliament was dissolved. READ MORE HERE

The Morning After - Part 1 Posted: 05 May 2013 03:29 PM PDT It's also interesting to note than Pakatan has actually won the popular vote by amassing about 52% share of the total votes of GE-13 but was rewarded with only 40% of the shares of federal seats, whilst BN with 48% of total votes garnered 60% of the 222 federal seats. Only once before in Malaysia's political history has a party with the majority of federal seats lost the popular vote, to wit, in 1969. But this is a result of a combination of 'first past the post' contest combined with gross gerrymandering where in one federal constituency, only 12,000 registered voters can elect a MP to represent them in parliament while in another constituency, as many as 120,000 voters may only vote for also one MP to represent them. The voter in the former has ten times the say in parliament compared to his/her sardine-zed fellow Malaysian in the latter, perhaps a 'lesser' Malaysian. The job of a truly independent impartial Election Commission, which of course doesn't describe the Malaysian EC, would have endeavour to ensure the universal suffrage of 'one person, one vote' in a democracy, thus dividing the 222 federal constituencies into lots having an average of, say, 60,000 voters in each [some minor variations may be allowed but subject to justifications, etc]. Kapar would then be divided into Kapar East (or North) and Kapar West (or South) while Putrajaya doesn't deserve to be be a federal seat by itself and would be subsumed under another Wilayah contituency or combined with Labuan as one. But that's only a pipe dream as the ruling party will never allow such impartial professionalism to come about for the EC. Let me share a very closed secret with you - the EC is in fact UMNO's real fixed deposit, not just some pro-UMNO states. Nonetheless, I would say, notwithstanding suspicions of UMNO's alleged 'creativity' with the alleged help of the EC, Najib has done well not to let the BN lose and, what more, also in regaining BN's control of Kedah and retaining rule in the Silver State, the latter very much to my surprise. It's a truism of politics that political parties lose elections, not win them. While Najib was assisted by the master strategist and tactician, his mentor Dr Mahathir, in not losing the votes of the Heartland, he wasted previous federal seats in overindulging the extreme right-wing element of his party by allowing two losers in Zulkuifli Noordin and Ibrahim Ali to contest. Ibrahim Ali was undoubtedly a concession to his mentor, but I wonder for the life of me why he had chosen Zulkifli Noordin, an automatic loser from the moment the religious bigot was nominated. Then he compounded his mistake by marginalizing Ong Tee Keat just on the words of a loser like Chua Soi Lek, a MCA man who lacked objectivity, impartiality and coalition interests insofar as his intra-party chief political enemy is concerned. Najib was lucky to not to lose despite wasting the 3 potential federal seats of Pasir Mas, Shah Alam and Pandan. But f* gerrymandering and the popular vote because big business are elated with the BN victory. As TMI reported in its As results sink in, big winners are KL tycoons and Lynas as stocks rally: Stocks surged as much as 6.8 per cent this morning and the ringgit jumped to a 10-month high, after Barisan Nasional (BN) extended its 56-year rule and fended off a strong opposition challenge that had unnerved investors. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index rose to a lifetime high of 1,808.90 by 9.02am in response to yesterday's general election, with stocks linked to the coalition and its favoured tycoons gaining handsomely, Reuters reported this morning. Kowtim-ness has been preserved, wakakaka! Ironically, in the midst of big business breaking open bottles of Dom Perignon, the biggest loser has been MCA, proving a point I made in another post that most Chinese business concerns have been bypassing MCA as they deem the Chinese political party as pretty useless in influencing the UMNO-led government on business and contracts. And of course to some extent, a fellow loser to MCA is PAS, both of whom merit very little sympathy. MCA has come to this nadir in its political life, again if I may add but worse than ever before, because of its own choosing. It's a bloody miracle it managed to secure 6 parliamentary seats when it could have lost both Labis and Bentong as well. Be that as it may, Chua Soi Lek should not have indulged in merajuk-ing (sulking) fashion in attributing the disaster for his party into a disgraceful racial parting shot at its political nemesis, the DAP. It's not just sour grapes but poisonous langsat - indicating a bloody vindictive bangsat mindset. The reason why MCA has lost so badly has been its reluctance to stand up for the community it claims to represent. As the post-election editorial in The Malaysian Insider said, MCA might as well dropped off the 'C' in its name. And MCA must suck on that! MCA had believed it could continue to depend on the historically political passivity of the Chinese in Malaya-Malaysia for it to play an equally passive (and crumbs-begging cringing) role in the BN coalition, for the promotion and interests of its most influential lobby group, its crony the Chinese business towkays. It failed and perhaps still fails to recognize that there is a new generation of Chinese Malaysians who aren't so beholden to the overseas Chinese doctrine of lying (politically) low and quietly working for the traditional 3 bowls of rice. These new Chinese generation consider themselves first and foremost as Malaysians rather than Chinese and thus want a say in the affairs of this nation, as citizens of their own land. They resent being treated as pendatangs, but they resent even more an MCA which did nothing to prevent the humiliation of their classification as lesser Malaysians. Needless to say, the new generation Chinese identifying themselves as Malaysians are loud, with some even vicious, vile and venomous, but that's the inevitable outcome of their pent-up feelings, right or wrong or somewhere in-between, of being humiliated, scorned and sneeringly dismissed for decades as pendatangs (and thus lesser creatures) and even children of prostitutes. READ MORE HERE

A stronger Islamic flavour after GE13? Posted: 05 May 2013 01:33 PM PDT Ulama Bukan Penentu Tiada Jaminan Ulama Menang Ulama Beri Saingan Sengit Berkempen, Berdakwah PRU 13 Satu Jihad Perkasa Islam Calon Ulama Beri Kelebihan Dekati Pengundi Masjid Ulama Imbangi Pentadbiran PRU13 Penentu Hala Tuju Akidah Umat Islam Ulama Lebih Mendekati Masyarakat Empat Ulama Bertanding di Perlis The above are headlines taken from Sinar Harian 29th April, 2013. While the front page reads, " Ulama Bukan Penentu" and the editorial "Tiada Jaminan Ulama Menang", all the cover stories inside the daily suggest otherwise. I wanted to post this article earlier but each time I talk about Islam and politics in Malaysia many were quick to suggest that I do so because I want to scare away the non-Muslim voters. As such, I decided to post this letter only after the elections, today after 5 pm, May 5th. That Malaysia will turn more and more 'Islamic' is a foregone conclusion. I will share two main reasons for this; one being local while the other, global. In Malaysia today, the Muslim majority are giving birth more than the rest. Owing to this rate, by 2050 the Muslims should occupy about 70 % of Malaysia as compared to the current 60. A recent survey about young Muslims aged 15 to 25 years old in Malaysia published on the website of Merdeka Centre reports that more than 70% of them aspire to adopt the Islamic way of life as part of theirs and desire to see the society move forward in the same manner. These statistics I am putting forth are more than just numbers; they indicate where Malaysians are heading and how that journey is re-shaping our nation. At the global front, while by the 80s and early 90s communism and nationalism being two of the forces obstructing world dominion by the USA were no longer in position to post any challenge to Washington, the Iranian revolution of 1979 thrust Islam to the fore both in national and international politics. A decade later, 1989 saw the Mujahideen's victory over Soviet Russia in the Afghanistan. This success showed that Muslim resistance by a small, organised, determined and united group of faithful can resist and defeat a superpower. A new kind of confidence and consciousness were injected within the Muslim world.  Muslim revivalism that started in the nineteenth century experienced a new vitality.  Muslims especially the young re-thought, reflected, and brought back to life their rich and forgotten history into present memory rekindling the spirit of their own golden era. Furthermore, events in the Middle-East especially the treatment of Palestinians by Israel and its allies and the double standard practice by the West towards Muslim nations serve as a constant fuel in increasing Muslim consciousness. Muslims today see and want Islam to be a possible alternative in managing people and the nation. Malaysian Muslims too share these ideals. As Malaysia move slowly but surely towards Islam, we must ask ourselves what face of Islam do we want to create. Whether the Muslim direction is led by: UMNO in the current BN framework, or. PAS within the PAKATAN partnership, or Perhaps a new UMNO-PAS hybrid – led by UMNO, A new PAS-UMNO hybrid – led by PAS, or, A totally new entity in the future.   GE 13 and the various possibilities The results of the GE13 can play a significant role in making the move towards 'Islam' is hasten or slowed. It will also determine which shade of Islam will colour the nation and which of the above 5 equations will evolve. Read more at: http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-stronger-islamic-flavour-after-ge13.html

Keputusan PRU 13: Tsunami Cina atau Tsunami Malaysia? Posted: 05 May 2013 01:14 PM PDT   UPDATE, 6 Mei - Pencapain BN lebih buruk daipada 2008. Kerusi Dewan Rakyat jatuh daripada 140 kepada 133. Kerusi DUN jatuh daripada 306 kepada 274 walaupun tawan semula Kedah dan sahkan penguasan ke atas Perak. Buat kali pertama sejak PRU 1969, undi popular BN lebih kecil daripada pembangkang. Setuju dengan pembahas yang ini bukan "tsunami Cina" kerana di negeri majoriti Melayu pun prestasi BN merosot misalnya Terengganu.  ORIGINAL POST .  . "PLEASE accept the results." (Tolong terima keputusan). Demikian kata penyudah Perdana Menteri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak dalam sidang akhbar ketika menerima kemenangan Barisan Nasional dalam PRU 13 di Ibu Pejabat Umno sebentar tadi. Secara ringkas, pemerhatian awal saya ialah Barisan Nasional tidaklah boleh berbangga apatah lagi keras kepala dengan prestasinya kerana ia sebelum ini ia menguar-uarkan akan menang besar dan memperoleh semula kelebihan dua pertiga dalam Dewan Rakyat serta menawan semula negeri-negeri yang dikuasai Pakatan Rakyat. Sebaliknya, pencapaiannya lebih buruk daripada 2008 kerana PR berjaya menembusi Johor dan memperoleh lebih banyak kerisi di Sarawak, dua negeri simpanan tetap BN serta berjaya mengusai lebih banyak kerusi DUN di seluruh negara. Walaupun PR gagal dalam kempen "Ubah" dan "Ini Kalilah" untuk menguasai kerajaan pusat, namun ia memperluaskan kehadirannya di semua negeri. BN berjaya memenangi semula Kedah, mempertahankan Perak, tetapi gagal menguasai semula Selangor dan Kelantan walaupun jentera propagandanya memberi gambaran Selangor dalam tangan dan Kelantan ada harapan. Cakap besar Selangor akhirnya memakan diri sendiri. Pulau Pinang tidak perlulah disebutkan lagi. Gerakan dan MCA punah di negeri itu. Umpan yang Mohd Najib berikan kepada orang Cina tidak bermakna. Orang Cina menolak BN secara terang-terangan. Read more at: http://kadirjasin.blogspot.com/2013/05/keputusan-pru-13-tsunami-cina-atau.html

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Ramai `heavyweight’ PAS kecundang Posted: 05 May 2013 02:57 AM PDT Timbalan Muryidul Am PAS, Datuk Harun Din kalah di kerusi parlimen Arau. Naib Presiden PAS, Datuk Husam Musa pula tewas di Putrajaya, manakala Salahuddin Ayub kecundang di Pulai. Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad gagal mempertahankan kerusi Kuala Selangor yang dimenangi pada 2008. PAS juga kalah di Baling,  Kubang Pasu, Jerai, Jerlun, Padang Terap dan Sik. Parti itu juga kehilangan negeri Kedah yang dimenangi pada tahun 2008 kepada Barisan Nasional. Bagaimanapun, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang menang di Marang; Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat (DUN Chempaka) dan Mujahid Yusof Rawa (Parit Buntar) serta Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud (Kota Raja). Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor, Khalid Samad berjaya mempertahankan kerusi parlimen Shah Alam selepas mengalahkan Datuk Zukifli Noordin dari Barisan Nasional. Naib Presiden Datuk Mahfuz Omar menang di Pokok Sena dan Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak di Sungai Tiang. Rampas 3 kerusi PAS juga merampas dua kerusi parlimen – Dungun dan Kuala Nerus- kedua-duanya di Terengganu dan Temerloh di Pahang melalui Nasrudin Hassan, Ketua Pemuda Pusat. PAS kehilangankerusi parlimen Titiwangsa, Kuala Selangor, Pendang, Baling, Sik, Padang Terap dan Jerai. Senarai calon parlimen PAS yang menang pada pilihan raya umum ke 13. 1) Shah Alam – Datuk Khalid Samad 2) Pokok Sena – Datuk Mahfuz Omar 3) Kota Raja   – Dr Mariah Muda 4) Tumpat – Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar 5) Kubang Kerian  – Ahmad Baihaqi Atiqullah 6) Pengkalan Chepa – Izani Hussein 7) Marang – Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang 8) Kuala Terengganu – Datuk Raja Kamarul Baharin 9) Dungun  – Wan Hassan Wan Ramli 10) Kuala Nerus – Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali 11) Pasir Puteh – Nik Mazian Nik Mohamed 12)Pasir Mas – Nik Mohd Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz 13) Parit Buntar – Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa 14) Bukit Gantang – Idris Ahmad 15) Hulu Langat – Dr Rosli Che Mat 16) Temerloh – Nasrudin Hassan 17) Kuala Krai – Dr Mohd Hatta Ramli 18) Rantau Panjang – Siti Zailah Mohd Yusoff 19) Kota Bharu – Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan 20) Sepang – Hanipa Maidin 21) Sungai Besar – Mohd Salleh Husin 22) Bachok – Ahmad Marzuki Shaari

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