The "Piggy" Twins

Drop demands over ‘Allah’, Alkitab to show sincerity, Perkasa tells Christians

Hisham: Cops probing Utusan, bloggers over Christian Malaysia claim

This is the only TRUTH in Malaysia ...

Malaysiakini @ News

Umno only party committed to fight for Malays: Khairy - Since its establishment, Umno has been the only party committed to fighting for and uniting the Malays, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

Totally Correct x 3

Also correct is there is another party fighting for the same specie except they don't call them Malay, they call them by how their their genitalia is modified and how they are willing to slap an alien sounding name from the Middle East. That's all it take to be one of "them'.

Other than that, no one else is fighting for nobody else.

What do the pundits say ?

Some say they can choose to operate exactly like that and wait for the day something happens and render they as a new chapter in "Interlok". Some say they could start sleeping with eveyone ie. going public, IPO lah ... that way, they're likely to last forever except get beaten off the ring once in a while ... What do we think ?

We don't think anymore.

If you talking make the kampong folks listen to you ... Nothing will change untill the day when Allah decide to come down for a Holy Visitation and crown Mamak as the new Prophet.

Isya Allah.

If process is paramount, Anwar ought to go free...

The modern media melodrama typically involves the courtroom: from Jacob Zuma's indictment for rape, to Julian Assange's sex-crime troubles, to Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy arraignments, the dramatic beginning of a trial simultaneously heightens and hides issues in the backdrop.

The issue of the morality of the arraigned is raised against a background where there is not much that can be said about that aspect of the lives of people who stand to gain if their target is found wanting on that score. And hidden by the high-octane drama is the question of the fragility of standards of civilised conduct in times when powers-that-be are in a state of panic over a threat to their position.

More than in the first edition a decade and more ago, Anwar's second encounter with sodomy charges frames those issues in sharper relief. A decision tomorrow by High Court judge Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah in Sodomy II not to ask Anwar to enter his defence would have twice the restorative effect on judicial independence and impartiality that the appellate courts had in overturning the infamous Ayer Molek decision a couple of years ago.

In the latter case, a High Court howler in the mid-1990s was rectified on appeal more than a decade later. The eventual outcome in the Ayer Molek case, as in Sodomy I when Anwar was freed in 2004 on appeal after spending some years in jail, gives hope that though the deliberative wheels of justice may grind painfully slowly, the possibility of ultimate vindication cannot be written off.

Presence of other DNA ignored

In Sodomy II, the denial to the defence of access to medical and other reports was a deprivation of the defendant's right of due process. Strenuous clamour by the defence at ! successi ve stages of this deprivation was met by the prosecution's argument, upheld by the judge that deprivation would not be fatal to the case against the defendant.

This led to the ludicrous stage when doctors who had examined the accuser could not refer to notes - while under cross-examination by defence lawyers - that they had made during examination because that would have meant that access to the notes would have to be granted to the defence. As if that peculiarity was not enough, the DNA specialist who testified in the trial was unconcerned with the presence of other DNA in the anal area of the accused; she was only concerned with one person's DNA - that of 'Male Y', which the specialist confirmed matched that of the accused.

The list of peculiarities that this case sported endangers the modern conception of law which is that justice is whatever result just procedures have led to. From that standpoint, justice in Sodomy II would better be served if the accused is not asked to enter his defence.-Terence Netto

source:malaysiakini

cheers.

LoyarBermakan: Precious Old China: The Home of Ayam Pongteh!

15 May, 2011

By LoyarBurokkers

The second post in the LoyarBermakan food review series visits a restaurant which is also an antique and art gallery.

Precious Old China

Hey folks! We at LoyarBurok are pleased to bring to you the new LoyarBermakan column for your edification and enjoyment. We believe that food is central to the identity of every Malaysian. Food is more than merely sustenance, it is also a powerful generator of the most primal emotions experienced by humankind. The orgasmic ecstasy of a good meal, the rage and frustration of a bad one, and the love and camaraderie of sharing a repast with those close to you are all feelings that we have experienced and shared. With this in mind, Lord Bobo has tasked us with finding and reviewing the best eats in Malaysia to share with all you lovely people, and we shall do our best to oblige.

Seez, Our Great Lead Food Reviewer.

The One and Only Edmund Bon

Aston Paiva and His Gurly Slurps

Serenading Seira Through Text Messages

Now that the obligatory introduction is out of the way, lets dig into the meat of things. Our first review covers a place that is dear to the hearts (and stomachs) of many Loyarburokkers. I speak of course of Precious Old China restaurant, a hidden gem located on the upper floor of Central Market (Pasar Seni to you pedants), near the food court.

Precious hallmark is good old fashioned Peranakan food. Peranakan or Nyonya cuisine is, like the community it originates from, a hybrid of Chinese and Malay influences. The Peranakan settlers, having brought their native cuisine with them, were suddenly introduced to a whole new world of ingredients, preparation styles and dishes when they arrived on the Malay Peninsula several hundred years ago. Over successive centuries, the blending of the two cuisines was constantly refined and perfected until Peranakan cuisine as we know it transcended (although remains identifiably influenced by) its dual roots and is today recognised as a style in its own right and a unique heritage of Malaysias culinary palette.

Peranakan food is characterised by extreme meticulousness, attention to detail and a refusal to cut corners, as related to us by Precious manager, Mr Reyment Tee. Uncompromising dedication to quality in respect to the ingredients used, the cooking process, taste and aesthetics produced food that represented a labour of love executed by Peranakan women for the benefit of their husbands and children. Precious aims to stay true to the authentic tradition and methods of the original Peranakan kitchens with family recipes cooked to perfection. This is reflected in their philosophy of "Welcome Home!", which is a phrase cheerfully used to greet all visitors to the restaurant, and the aim to make all guests feel precious and welcomed.

Majestic Dining Hall

Heritage Taken Seriously

Can You Smell The Peranakan Decor?

Stained Glass Windows

The restaurant itself is a reflection of how seriously Precious takes its heritage and identity. The place is furnished with genuine antiques, with some of the furniture being more than ninety years old. Reyment commented that the wood and the workmanship used to create some of these pieces are completely unavailable today. A closer inspection of the details of the decor reveal some very typical Straits Chinese hallmarks, such as the stained glass windows with Chinese bat patterns. Others, like the delightful old school advertisement posters, recall a more innocent and charming era, an atmosphere which the antebellum Chinese cabaret music playing over the sound system enhanced. It was in this atmosphere that we commenced to tuck into what would prove to be a most memorable dinner.

Herbs and Condiment Basket

Note: We will rate the food based on a ! rating s ystem of six over five. Confused? Follow the handy guide below for an explanation!

1/5 - A vomit inducing betrayal of the highest order. Treat as you would radioactive excrement.

2/5 - Edible. Just barely. Would not recommend.

3/5 - Average. Not bad but not superb either. Would eat if presented, but would not go out of the way for this.

4/5 - This is pretty good. Something that we have enjoyed and would tell our friends about.

5/5 - Culinary excellence. Lord Bobo would be most pleased.

6/5 - OMGOMGOMG SO GOOD UNTIL GOT ORGASM FACE AND WILL SELL BIRTHRIGHT FOR THIS FOOD OMNOMNOM!

Appetisers

We started off with the quintessential Peranakan starters, namely the Pie Tee (Top Hats) and the Ju Hoo Char. The former dish was, as explained to us by Reyment, a throwback to the age where Babas, due to their proficiency in English, acted as compradors between British officials and businessmen and the local community. While entertaining their white guests, Peranakan food would be served in small portions in a little pastry cup that was an homage to the guests top hats (hence the name).

Pie Tee

Precious Pie Tee cup was thicker than normal, but had none of the heaviness that the thickness would imply. It was light and crunchy, with the added thickness preventing the juice from the filling from rupturing the cup. The grated sengkuang filling was seasoned just right, and the texture was perfect, complementing the fluffy scrambled egg. All present enjoyed this, Bon was upset that more wasnt available.

4.5/5 - Pie Tee

The Ju Hoo Char was del! icious, with the crunchy turnip and carrot and the chewy cuttlefish and mushroom providing a great contrast of textures. The dish was bursting with flavour, but its full potential was only realised when accompanied by the exquisite sambal belacan. The sambal belacan here was one of the best Ive tasted, with the right amount of piquancy and bite, and married the richer flavour of the Ju Hoo Char most deliciously. A little slice of heaven wrapped in a lettuce leaf.

4.5/5 - Ju Hoo Char

With the appetisers out of the way, it was time for the main courses to arrive. The appetisers had merely whetted our appetite for greater things, and all were eagerly anticipating a glorious feast. We werent disappointed.

Main Courses

All main courses were accompanied by generous servings of Precious specialty rice cooked with coconut milk and dried morning glory rice. Reminiscent of nasi kerabu, this dish was formulated by Nyonya mothers desperately trying to get fastidious children to eat their rice. This particular offering tasted like a nice, light nasi lemak, and it had the virtue of not trying to overpower the food, but instead formed a tasty and colourful accompaniment to it. Very nice.

Coconut Rice

Kerabu Pucuk Paku

The first main dish that arrived was the Kerabu Pucuk Paku (jungle fern salad). Was bracing myself for another typically vinegar-drowned take on the dish and was pleasantly surprised when the salad had just the right amount of bite without me having to reach for bleach to neutralise the acidity. Ferns were nice and t! ender (a lthough some may consider them to be slightly on the limp side), and I was feeling refreshed after sampling the course, which should be the case for any good kerabu.

4/5 - Kerabu Pucuk Paku

Lemak Nenas Sotong

After having our palates tickled by the kerabu, the next dish took an entirely different approach to satisfying us. The Lemak Nenas Sotong (squid/calamari cooked with pineapple in coconut milk) was sinfully rich and delectable. The squid wasnt rubbery as is often the case; which displays a mastery of this particular meat by the chef. The generous chunks of pineapple prevented the gravy from being overly jelak (cloying). Mat sallehs can eat this without fear as the dish is not spicy at all. Highly recommended.

4.5/5 - Lemak nenas sotong

Cili Garam Siakap

Edmund Bon said it best on behalf of the group when he pronounced the following verdict: "This is fucking good". And it was. Undergoing a special triple-frying process, the Cili Garam Siakap (barramundi fried with chilli and salt) was one of the best fried fish I have ever had. With none of that off-putting fishiness, and crispy without being bone dry, we happily crunched this fish to the very bones, with big smiles on our faces. Edmund offered me the head to eat, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that the abundant cartilage, due to the frying process, was crunchy and delicious. The head wasnt recognisable as a head anymore after Id sunk my fangs into it. My only caveat was that, as it name suggests, the chilli-salt coating was a bit too sal! ty for m y taste. Were it not for this, I would have given it a 6. As it is, it will have to settle for a 5.

5/5 - Cili garam siakap

NB: This dish is (surprisingly) off menu, so you will have to request this specially.

Ayam Pongteh (chicken cooked in tauceo (Chinese soya bean paste) and shallots) is a quintessential Nyonya dish and enjoys a nationwide reputation. Lip-smackingly good, Precious version was redolent with loads of shallots, which imparted a rich and full flavour to the dish. It was nice to note that they didnt overdo it with the tauceo, which due to its strong taste would otherwise have overwhelmed the whole thing. Lovely comfort food and a credit to their Peranakan credentials.

This was one of the dishes that left a certain imprint on you. The taste of the chicken could spark metempsychosis: it took you back to the 17th century Malacca, with its bustling ship docks, crowded market places and busy traders. The taste was hella authentic and unlike anything youd ever come across. If you think your mother made good chicken dishes, think again. Precious Ayam Pongteh pawns your mother. In short, lovely comfort food and a credit to their Peranakan credentials.

5/5 - Ayam pongteh

Rendang Daging

More familiar as a Malay dish gorged down in stupendous quantities during Hari Raya, we were informed that the Peranakans had their own take on Rendang (meat cooked with spices and coconut milk for hours until dry). We found this version milder and more watery than the Malay version. It was pleasant enough, but didnt quite have the flavour explosion we were used to in Malay rendang. This perhaps could have done with several more hours o! n the st ove, but it was a good effort.

3/5 - Rendang daging

The omelette was melt in your mouth goodness. Lots of onions and capsicums as filling. Was disappointed with the lack of cincalok (salted and fermented ground-up shrimp) though, which was supposed to be the highlight of the dish. While it was good as far as ordinary omelettes go, the paucity of the main selling point results in marks being deducted.

3.5/5 - Cincalok Omelette

Desserts

Sitting back contentedly with our stomachs straining at their limits, what should come next but the desserts! Never ones to let anything as mundane as mere capacity constraints keep us down, we commenced our attack on Precious after dinner spread.

Durian Santan

If god was going to make a dessert, this would be it. nuff said.

5/5 - Durian Santan

Bubur Chacha

This was the bomb. Bubur Chacha (a dessert of yams, sweet potatoes and sago (as a minimum) swimming in sweetened coconut milk) done Precious style is one of the most sinful things this side of heaven. The santan was so rich that I heard my arteries crying for mercy. The level of sweetness was just right and the sago pearls rolled around delightfully in my mouth. However, I found the yam, sweet potatoes and stewed bananas (an ingredient peculiar to Precious version) to be a bit old and fibrous. If newer ones were used, this would have been perfect.

4.5/5 - Bubur Chacha

The final dessert was the sago gula melaka (sago pearls showered in coconut cream and liquid palm sugar). The sago grai ns were distinct and separated and chewed perfectly in the mouth, as opposed to the awful clumpy or hard types I have often had the misfortune to consume. The gula melaka is the real article; its authentic taste coupled with the thick coconut cream heightened the experience to near-orgasmic levels.

5/5 - Sago Gula Melaka

Perhaps the best testimony we can give to Precious Old China is the fact that we all left with full bellies and smiles on our faces. We would like to express our gratitude to Mr Reyment Tee and all of the staff at Precious for setting this up, as well as for being gracious hosts and making us feel truly precious. We hope to see you there on our next visit!

Details:

Mezzanine Floor, Central Market

Tel: 03-2273 7372

Open Daily, 11:30am - 10pm

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One Response to LoyarBermakan: Precious Old China: The Home of Ayam Pongteh!

Andrew Teh on 15 May, 2011 at 6:06 pm

Photo No. 13 is definitely not the kerabu pucuk paku!

UMNO's killing 2 bird with 1 stone' game plan...

The Christian saga seems to continue on and on, and no one knows how it may end. Throughout the whole of this saga, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has tried to portray himself as a hero of Islam, a defender of the Islamic faith.

The chronology of events thus far appears carefully planned:-

1. 7th May 2011 - a local Malay daily highlights on its front page lies about Christian pastors being in cahoots with DAP to form a Christian state;

2. 11th May 2011 - Najib meets with Muslim leaders and assures them that everything will be done to safeguard the position of Islam as the country's official religion;

3. 12th May 2011 - Najib meets with Christian leaders (priests and pastors) and after that gave a press conference on his own without including his meeting partners. He announced that the Christian leaders had pledged to uphold the Federal Constitution and respect Islam as the official religion. His statement implied that the community had not been doing this all along. Najib's solo presser stirred suspicion and further angered Christians in the country.

4. 14th May 2011 - Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says there is "some basis" for Utusan's controversial new 'report'.

Portraying Christians as liars

To seasoned political watchers, the whole episode reeks of an "insidious plot" cooked up by the UMNO elite to discredit PAS as PAS has pledged to stay in Pakatan Rakyat.

"By also gunning at DAP, UMNO tries to kill 2 birds with 1 stone. The whole contemptible plot is hatched by UMNO to show the Malays that PAS should quit Pakatan as its Pakatan coalition partner 'DAP has intentions to create a Christian state," Nizar Jamaluddin, th! e Bukit Gantang MP, told Malaysia Chronicle.

According to Nizar, the deposed mentri besar of Perak, Najib was the one who set in motion the move to portray the Christian leaders as liars.

"First, he said the pastors informed him that there is absolutely no intention to create a Christian state. Then Hishammuddin said there is so-called new evidence which forms the basis for Utusan's front-page article. So what this makes out to be is that the Christian leaders were lying to Najib when they told him that they had no intention to create a Christian state. This is an extremely unhealthy development indeed," said Nizar. Right or wrong diagnosis, Hishammuddin's latest announcement does put the Christians and DAP in a bad light.

Perhaps the UMNO elite is also counting on the Christians to be meek and humble and to forgive them 77 times as exhorted by the Gospel teachings. Nizar added that the Christian leaders were merely the pawns in UMNO's political chess game to bring down PAS.

The Christians should have seen the plot and realized that Najib's meeting with them was just a slick public relations exercise to polish his image and make him a hero amongst the Malays and Muslims so as to secure their vote.

Destroying Pakatan

According to pundits, Najib realises that the Chinese vote is a lost cause and the Christian vote is inconsequential and therefore has decided to go for the jugular. He only wants to secure the Malay vote - and at all costs.

Two of the most effective ways are:

1) destroy the image of PAS as the champion of Islam and take from PAS the votes of the Malays who are more conservative and religiously-inclined, in other words the bulk of the PAS supporters

2) destroy the image of Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim and take from his PKR party the votes of the liberal Malays.

In this manner, UMNO will have all their bases co! vered by securing the votes of both the religiously-inclined and the more liberal Malays. In the process, UMNO also destroys both PKR and PAS. A sneaky move but it can still be countered by Anwar and PAS through information disseminated at ceramahs or political lectures although it will take up much of their time and resources.

"UMNO is too much. They have gone beyond rational thinking. Do they want to destroy the country just so that they can continue to stay in power?" Ustaz Idris Ahmad, the PAS Information Chief, told Malaysia Chronicle.

Corruption and the Umno elite, not the Malays

Ustaz Idris is of the view that the country is now on the slippery slope to self-destruction as it appears UMNO is ready to sacrifice the entire country just to retain the federal government. Malaysians would remember Najib's chilling statement last year that UMNO must defend Putrajaya till the very end, even to the extent of lost lives, crushed bodies and ethnic cleansing.

It may seem bizarre and unbelievable at first but when the enormous amounts of corruption running into hundreds of billions of ringgit are considered, it is no longer far-fetched at all. Like gangsters and Ah Longs, the UMNO elite are now in the process of carrying out their threat to protect their turf.

source:Malaysia Chronicle

cheers.

RM2 shelf company given 1,500-acre land

MalaysiaKini - IPOH: The state DAP has questioned the Perak State Secretariat Incorporated for giving 1,500 acres of former mining land in Tronoh to a RM2 shelf company.

The company stands to collect an annual rent of RM630,000 based on a monthly rental of RM35 per acre from small time farmers who have been cultivating the land for 40 years.

Pasir Pinji assemblyperson Thomas Su says that a search of the company, Budi Bumi Sdn Bhd, at the Registrar of Companies, found the RM2 shell company was set up in 2009.

Currently there are 15 farmers occupying about 600 acres of this mining land and they approached Batu Gajah MP Fong Po Kuan for help over the matter today.

According to Fong, the mainly Chinese farmers have been cultivating vegetables, livestock and rearing fish and have been contributing to the food industry.

The federal government is giving priority to the food industry in the country whereas the state government is not giving any consideration to these farmers, said Fong.

Instead they choose to give the contract to this RM2 shell company which has demanded one year upfront monthly rental at RM35 per acre which works up to RM21,000 a year.

Thomas asked: What is the need for this upfront advance of RM21,000 from these small-time farmers, which will be a huge financial burden?

According to him, the 15 farmers wishing to sign lease agreements for either a 30 or 60 year period with this compan! y, have to pay the deposit upfront.

He also questioned the credentials of this company to collect such a huge amount and what guarantee was there that the sum will be refunded to the farmers if they shift elsewhere.

Why cant the state government help these farmers who have cultivated the mining land and made productive for so long.

Malaysia spends about RM2 billion annually to import food and we can save the outflow of our currency by giving out more state land for food cultivation, he added. - FMT

Thank you Dompok for throwing Umno into paranoid frenzy

Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Bernard Dompok said there was nothing wrong with a Christian prime minister. He isnt wrong there.

Nothing wrong if the PM is a Christian in a majority Christian country. Nothing wrong if the Christian PM is accepted even in a Muslim country.

In the context of Malaysia he is saying that probably because he is also a Christian and perhaps thinks that if he were to become a PM, he can take care of all the people.

So whats wrong with a Christian thinking that way of himself and of the coveted position of PM?

He knows its an impossible dream. But its good for the minster to say so because it has thrown the Umno people into a frenzy and extreme paranoia.

Christianity as the official religion replacing Islam? Islam is the official religion or if it isnt formally so, its so in substance.

Legitimate acceptance

Again it is so because the majority of people here in Malaysia are Muslims.

But let us for a moment pursue the proposition. By official religion, what do they mean?

Do they mean that they want to ask that Christianity be accepted as a constitutionally guaranteed religion practiced by a section of the Malaysian people?

For they also know, by doing that, a constitutionally guaranteed religion deserves to get funding and all that.

And if they do mean it that way, then it is a valid proposition as Christians too form a legitimate section of this country.

Christians have a right to be fearful that the religion they practice will not be obliterated. They want recognition and I think that is a valid request.

As to funding, I dont think they want any from the government.

What if Malays supported the idea?
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I find it unbelievable that a majority who can never be dislodged from the seat of power on account of the sheer number (Malays comprise over 60% of the popularion) is paranoid over an
unconfirmed report of this so called Christian crusade.

Just suppose many Malays are comfortable with the idea of having a Christian as PM.

What does that tell you? That tells you that Malays are disillusioned at the Malay who is a Muslim who is PM. Now think about that!

On a serious note.

The government should go after those responsible for causing this distress and sedition.

If their conduct is done with malice, place them under ISA.

Perhaps a brief sojourn as guest to the government can make some people lose weight and other people learn the art and science of anger management.

This is an excerpt from the writers blog posting in sakmongkolak47. The writer is also an FMT columnist.

Najib willing to send peacekeepers to Bahrain

'Malaysia stands ready to contribute peacekeepers to the Kingdoam of Bahrain, if invited to do so by the Bahraini leadership,' Mr Najib (above) said in a statement late on Friday following a meeting with Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah in Riyadh. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN premier Najib Razak says his country is willing to send peacekeepers to help 'de-escalate tension' in Bahrain while backing Saudi Arabia's role in resolving regional unrest.

Bahraini authorities in the kingdom ruled by a Sunni dynasty have attempted to curb violent protests in recent months inspired by uprisings that toppled Egypt's and Tunisia's presidents.

'Malaysia stands ready to contribute peacekeepers to the Kingdoam of Bahrain, if invited to do so by the Bahraini leadership,' Mr Najib said in a statement late on Friday following a meeting with Saudi Arabian monarch King Abdullah in Riyadh. 'Malaysia will consider it a great honour to offer assistance in this noble effort.'

He said Malaysia, a Sunni Muslim-majority nation, supported the national dialogue process launched by Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa in a bid to 'de-escalate tension in the country'.

On March 16, security forces drove mostly Shi'ite protesters out of central Manama's Pearl Square and demolished their camp after King Hamad declared a state of emergency. The King also called in Saudi-led Gulf troops to boost his security force.

Bahrain authorities said 24 people, including four policemen, were killed in the unrest with the kingdom coming under strong criticism from international human rights organisations for its heavy-handed crackdown. -- AFP

Mukhriz caught having a dogfight with a Gay in Lorong Haji Taib ...

IP

"Rosmah is jealous my mom got a man, and she got a "piglet' ?"

Threats on Anwar’s family reveal rivals’ jitters, says PKR youth

By Shannon Teoh

May 13, 2011

Nurul Izzah was warned continued support for her father would come at the cost of her child. — file pic

KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 — Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) said today that the recent spate of threats against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s family was a backlash against the PKR de facto leader’s efforts at bringing reform to the country.

“These threats clearly show that Anwar Ibrahim’s efforts in the ‘Reformasi’ movement for democratisation, an independent judiciary, and criticism of the Umno-Barisan Nasional (BN) government have made some leaders who are corrupt and greedy feel uneasy,” the party’s youth wing said.

PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar said today she received a text message threatening the kidnap of her three-year-old daughter if she continued to support her father Anwar.

The mother of two told reporters that the person warned her against supporting the Permatang Pauh MP, else her daughter would suffer the same fate as Sharlinie Mohd Nashar.

Sharlinie, five, was abducted in 2008 at a playground near her house in Petaling Jaya and remains missing.

On Tuesday, Anwar’s driver lodged a police report on an alleged murder attempt on his boss after discovering that the brakes of the Mercedes Benz he was driving had been tampered with last month.

AMK information chief Lee Khai Loon said these threats were not new as Anwar and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, were also asked to resign over sex video allegations against the former deputy prime minister.

A sex video allegedly featuring Anwar was first screened to journalists by a mysterious “Datuk T” at the Carcosa Seri Negara hotel on March 21.

A letter penned by “The Insider” was also handed out to reporters then, in which the writer demanded that Anwar and PKR president Dr Wan Azizah leave politics.

Businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, former Malacca Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim later claimed responsibility for the 21-minute video and said they had released it to show “a man who wants to be prime minister is not qualified.”

Today, Lee also criticised the police for not taking any action against “the culture of violent politics” despite other Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders and family members being similarly threatened in the past.

He added that the police must step up efforts to guard the safety of PR elected representatives to restore the public confidence in the force.

"Wan Azizah: Mamak "murdering" my family all the times !"

Where is Tuan Allah ?

Wan Azizah defends Anwar, says video slander ‘worse than murder’

By Boo Su-Lyn

SHAH ALAM, May 14 — Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail hit out at those who say the main actor in a sex video circulating through Malaysia is her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, calling it slander that is “worse than murder”.

The PKR president defended her husband at a ceramah here last night after police said they will reveal the identities of those seen in the sex video only if they are required to do so by law.

“The man in the video is not my husband,” Dr Wan Azizah (picture) told a crowd of Malays at a village here last night.

“If I don’t recognise (him), who else can do so? If an accident happens (to him) at night, I’ll be the one to recognise him,” she said.

Businessman Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah performed the sumpah laknat oath last month by swearing in God’s name that Anwar is the man featured in the controversial sex video.

Shazryl took the oath on behalf of the “Datuk T” trio behind the sex scandal, who comprises him, former Malacca Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik and Perkasa treasurer-general Datuk Shuib Lazim.

Dr Wan Azizah warned that those who spread such a “lie” and their grandchildren would suffer the consequences of their “sin”.

“Don’t play around... This is a lie. It’s slander. This slander is worse than murder,” said the PKR president in front of the 200-strong crowd.

The doctor, who married Anwar 30 years ago, also pointed out that the physique of the man in the sex video was clearly different from her husband’s.

“In the video, with a stomach like that, it’s not him,” she said as the crowd laughed.

She had made similar remarks last month, pointing out that Anwar’s stomach was smaller than the stomach of the man in the video as Anwar had exercised when he was in jail.

She went on to criticise national leaders who, she said, insulted Anwar every day by calling him a sodomite.

“This is the country’s tragedy,” said Dr Wan Azizah.

In the late 1990s, then-deputy prime minister Anwar faced charges of sodomy and abuse of power.

Three years ago, Anwar faced a second sodomy charge brought against him by a former aide. The case is ongoing.

The opposition leader has accused Umno leaders of masterminding the latest sex scandal.

Dr Wan Azizah also hit out at a text message, which her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar said she had received, containing a threat to kidnap the latter’s three-year-old daughter.

“What kind of human is this?” she asked.

Nurul Izzah said yesterday that she was warned against continuing to support her father, or else her daughter would end up sharing the same fate as Sharlinie Mohd Nashar.

Sharlinie, 5, was abducted in 2008 at a playground near her house in Petaling Jaya and remains missing.

Is this where subsidy savings go?

Money comes too easy for Mamak ?

IPOH: The government is spending millions of ringgit on 1Malaysia commemorative pillars, and the DAP says this is a reckless waste of public funds, especially when ordinary Malaysians are suffering from subsidy cuts on essential goods.

“They are claiming that they are forced by financial constraints to reduce subsidies on sugar and petrol, but they have RM38.4 million to spend on monuments to promote the Prime Minister’s political image,” said Nga Kor Ming, the assemblyman for Pantai Remis and DAP’s assistant treasurer.

Nga said he had counted five of such structures in Pantai Remis alone, claiming that they were not much further than one kilometre from each other.

He speculated that their preponderance in the area could be due to the political rivalry between him and Menteri Besar Zambry Abdul Kadir.

He estimated that each of the pillars would cost at least RM5,000 to build.

He fears that they would become like former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Wawasan 2020 monuments, which have all been destroyed.

“Tax money is wasted by empty slogans and totem poles supporting the 1Malaysia promise, which has not even been realised,” he said.

The money spent on them could have been used for basic infrastructure projects in rural areas, he added.

“Sugar prices have risen four times in one year, and oil prices have risen six times.

“But Barisan Nasional has the public funds to spend extravagantly on white elephant projects, like constructing thousands of 1Malaysia monuments in various urban and rural areas,” he said.

16th Mei - Whether Anwar is to enter his defence or be acquitted.....

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will know his fate on Monday in the trial in which he is accused of sodomising his former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan three years ago.

High Court Judge Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah is expected to deliver his decision at the end of the prosecution's case at about 9am on whether Anwar is to enter his defence or be acquitted. This is the second sodomy charge Anwar has faced.

In 2000, he was charged with sodomising his wife's driver, Azizan Abu Bakar.

He was convicted and jailed for nine years by the High Court, but four years later the Federal Court overturned the conviction and set aside the jail sentence.

Anwar's lead counsel Karpal Singh, when contacted by Bernama, said he was prepared for all possibilities and was already laying some groundwork in the event that Anwar was ordered to enter his defence.

Anwar, 63, claimed trial at the Sessions Court on Aug 7, 2008 to the charge of committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature at Kondominium Desa Damansara in Bukit Damansara between 3.10pm and 4.30pm on June 26, 2008. The charge comes under section 377B of the Penal Code which carries a sentence of up to 20 years jail and whipping.

Saiful the star witness

Although the defence team succeeded initially in getting the case to be heard at the lower court, the High Court on March 3, 2009 granted the prosecution's appeal to transfer it to the High Court. It took almost a year for the sodomy trial to start, with the defence attempting to have the charge against Anwar quashed.

After failing at the Apex Court on the initial application, the defence returned with other applications under Section 51A of the Criminal Pr! ocedure Code for medical reports on Anwar carried out by doctors at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital.

The trial, which started on Feb 3 last year, saw Mohd Saiful, 25, (left) taking the stand to tell the court about the alleged incident. Details of the alleged act were heard in camera although he testified in open court on the circumstances that led him to lodge a police report against Anwar. He told the court that he did not pass motion for two days after the alleged sodomy.

Mohd Saiful also testified that the black slacks worn by him on the day he was allegedly sodomised had been a gift from Anwar. The prosecution called 27 witnesses, including three specialists from the KL Hospital who examined Mohd Saiful on June 28, 2008, two days after the alleged incident.

The prosecution drew the conclusion during their submissions that the DNA profile of male Y found in the anus of Mohd Saiful was Anwar's, relying heavily on the findings of two chemists, Dr Seah Lay Hong and Nor Aidora Saedon.

source:Bernama

Nasib Anwar diketahui dalam dua hari lagi

Kalu ikut rentak irama masa kini dengan olahan skrip yang lintang pukang adalah jelas yang Anwar bakal disuruh bela diri.

Tapi apa yang rakyat Malaysia nak tengok agar hakim berani buat keputusan yang adil dan tidak pula kecut teloq dan tunduk kepada yang Maha Berkuasa di Putrajaya.....

cheers.