Apabila Pemuda Patriot Berdemo Depan Pak Guard

Arakian, malam tadi, datanglah gerombolan manusia yang memanggil diri mereka PATRIOT. Datanglah mereka ke sebuah tempat bernama Tropicana, khabarnya mahu memprotes di hadapan Ibu Pejabat Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

Namun, datangnya gerombolan Patriot ini adalah selepas orang pulang dari solat Isyak. Suasana malam yang aman damai di persekitaran Ibu Pejabat PKR itu telah diganggu dengan hiruk pikuk gerombolan PATRIOT itu.

Khabarnya, gerombolan itu dipimpin seorang manusia berperangai katak bernama Lokman Nor Adam. Pada satu masa dahulu, apa yang tidak dikatakan Lokman terhadap UMNO. Sekarang Lokman menjadi pendokong parti yang pernah diludah serta dihinjaknya.

Sehingga ke tahap menggangu ketenteraman malam Tropicana yang biasanya tenang dan stabil pada jam 10 malam ke atas.

Sayangnya gerombolan PATRIOT ini mungkin terlupa. Pada jam 10 malam, tiada siapa yang berada di Ibu Pejabat PKR kecuali hanyalah Pak Guard sahaja.

Jadilah tunjuk perasaan Pemuda Patriot itu tunjuk perasaan kepada Pak Guard sahaja.

Eloklah, kata saya. Dapatlah juga Pak Guard merasa teruja. Kalau tidak suasana malam tu sepi sesepi sepinya. Sekali sekala nak rasa juga bahang politik walaupun dalam keadaan sudah hampir tengah malam.

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WHY BN FEARS BERSIH?

During an international seminar today, a foreigner asked me a simple question? Why BN is so against BERSIH? It is a relevant question as one need to find the real reason of fear that is causing the government to go into panic mode. How panicky are they? Well from the daily media blitz and challenges by pro BN NGOs, UMNO and police swoop, it is clear that they are extremely worried and panic.

Is safety and security of the public a real concern? It would be a concern if the BERSIH walk is provoked, challenge by the authorities and continuously prime by the KOTOR groups. However this risk would be almost null if the police were to work independently of BN government and cooperate with the BERSIH organizers in ensuring that the event would be fiesta and probable are over within 3-4 hours. In fact after they march most of this marchers would go and lepak at the coffee shops and have food and drinks which would contribute to the economy. Taxis, LRT and Buses would be in great demand as everyone wants to go home.

If safety and security concern is a non issue, why is BN hiding behind this excuses where they are doing media campaigns using various consumer and business groups and then get their youth wing and NGOs to be the aggressor? For the obvious reasons, they are worried that such an event would have a political impact. Najib was right when he says that, PR needs a platform to reignite their popularity and they are using BERSIH. Therefore it is clear that BN is opposing because they are worried that all their political effort in the last 2 years would be neutralized or erased by this one big march.

The objection is political and for that reasons, BN is using the government machineries to create the relevant propaganda, to intimidate BERSIH leaders and using the government controlled and UMNO controlled media to create a negative perception of the peaceful planned eve! nt. So d esperate they have used the courts, religion and ethnic angle in protecting their turf.

A campaign of courage

By Stanley Koh | FMT

Why is the rally for electoral reforms such a political hot potato? Why this gush of threats and calls for the punishment of the Bersih rally organisers? Why is the Barisan Nasionl hegemony so fearful of electoral reforms? Why shouldnt it support free, fair and clean elections?

Bertrand Russell once propounded the theory that bad leadership in a democracy is a logical impossibility. The electorate always get the leaders they deserve. No matter how incompetent or venal the leaders are, the electorate must have been even worse to have elected them.

But this cynical view cannot apply to Malaysia. The Malaysian experience has shown that it is possible for good citizens to get bad leaders.

Malaysians deserve a capable government. Not only must the best men and women among the candidates across the political divide win elections; they must also be elected under democratic principles supervised by a truly independent body.

Ministers and Members of Parliament should not be chosen because they are somebodys cronies or through political horse trading or by back-door means, as in the appointment of senators among election losers.

The electorate must have all fair and ju! st oppor tunities to elect the best governing team for the country.

That is why Malaysians must strive for changes in the electoral landscape.

In 2005, the Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), with support from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation, published a study of the existing electoral system in Malaysia. With contributions from more than a dozen distinguished academicians, it gives us one of the best analyses of Malaysias electoral history.

The general conclusion reached in this assessment of the current state of Malaysias electoral system is that Malaysian elections cannot be considered reasonably free and fair because they do not fulfil the functions required of them in formal democratic theory, the authors wrote.

The rather silly official rebuttal against claims of unfairness and unjust elections is that the large voter turnout is a clear indication of public confidence in the electoral process.

And then there is the even more perverted argument that the oppositions gains in the last general election proved that Malaysian elections are free and fair and the Election Commission is indeed independent.

That Malaysian elections are not conducted fairly is not just an allegation from opposition parties; it is also the observation of non-partisan citizens. No intelligent Malaysian can deny that the Barisan Nasional (BN) uses public institutions and public agencies to help it win elections and no thinking observer can fail to notice that it often resorts to threats, intimidation and bribery.

MCA hypocrisy

Those who know something of the history of Malaysian elections cannot fail to note that the system is diseased. Except for the 1969 and 2008 elections, BN has consistently been re-positioned with two thirds of the majority in Parliament although this is not reflected in its share of the popular vote.

Since the advent of the Internet, there has been an increase in documented evidence of BNs ghetto politicking and various for! ms of bl atant unethical campaign practices.

What is morally wrong cannot be politically correct, despite the perverted thinking among the leadership of the BN component parties, especially the MCA.

Indeed, the hypocrisy of the current MCA leadership is in stark contrast to the thinking of the partys founding fathers. Hence, it should surprise no one to hear MCA recently threatening action against members planning to participate in the July 9 Bersih rally.

MCAs current leaders, if they were true to the partys founding ideals, should instead revisit the efforts of their predecessors to ensure a just political system.

In 1986, the MCA leadership voiced out, albeit discreetly, its disquiet over a range of unfair practices it attributed to the Umno leadership. Some of these had to do with the Chinese being under-represented in the BN government. MCA leaders had a pessimistic view of the future. They felt that the Umno hegemony would continue to cause an erosion of Chinese political power.

The leadership frankly admitted in a report: The BN system in itself poses an inherent disadvantage for the Chinese community.

This system gives the ruling elite in Umno the built-in opportunity to exploit intra-party divisions within Barisan to their advantage.

The report also criticised the political bias in the delineation of electoral constituencies, citing the repeated amendment of the Federal Constitution to give heavier weight to rural constituencies, which it said went against the one-man-one-vote principle.

Past MCA leaders through the years have also lamented Umnos domination of the both the executive and judicial arms of government and questioned the independence of the Election Commission (EC).

In great contrast to their predecessors, the current MCA leaders tend to behave like wimps. Their raging rhetoric against the Bersih rally is clearly symptomatic of political impotence, leaving us with the impression that MCA is a failed party devoid of ethical leaders! hip.

Party president Dr Chua Soi Leks argument that Bersih has allowed itself to be used by the opposition in organising the rally has been reinforced by his deputy Liow Tiong Lais intimidating remark that the party will discuss whether to sack members who participate in the rally.

This posturing is likely to drive another nail into MCAs coffin. In recent years, the party has repeatedly confirmed its irrelevance. Its raving and ranting over the Bersih rally could well be the tipping point of its political demise.

While we write off MCA, the pertinent question to ask is: Should conscientious Malaysians unite and rally to Bersihs support against the sleazy electoral landscape?

Constitutional experts, political scientists and conscientious academicians seem to think so.

Electoral systems shape the nature and structure of political parties and of the wider party system in the countries in which they operate. The independence of the EC would promote greater accountability of MPs to their constituents.

Experts and opinion makers also contend that electoral reforms would contribute to greater political stability for all players in power.

PM/TPM RM48m to upkeep residences',RM160,000 monthly electricity bill and RM33,000 monthly water bill...

The government has been asked to justify the high cost of maintaining the official residences of the prime minister and deputy prime minister at a time when it is slashing subsidies for essential goods.

PAS women's wing deputy chief Siti Maria Mahmud said this was necessary because the government was asking the people to adjust their lifestyles to meet the current economic environment.

"When it comes to educating the public about savings, it should start with the leaders," Siti Maria told reporters at the Parliament lobby today. She was commenting on a parliamentary written reply to Rantau Panjang MP Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof, who is also the wing's chief, from the Prime Minister's Department.

According to the written reply, RM48 million was spent between 2006 and 2010 to maintain the residences of the two national leaders.

"It costs so much and yet those residences are not in use all the time," said Siti Zailah, who was also present.

Almost RM33 million was spent on rental alone for both properties during that period. Rental was paid to Perbadanan Putrajaya.

RM33,000 monthly water bill?

Another RM3.5 million was spent on repair work, RM10.2 million on electricity and RM1.9 million on the water bill.

"We never knew how big is the family of the prime minister and deputy prime minister, until now," chimed in DAP youth chief Anthony Loke, who was also at the press conference.

He contended that if the amount is divided up from five years and then by month, the end result will show that they government paid RM160,000 a month for electricity and RM33,000 a month for water for both official residences.

"That is enough to pay my e! lectrici ty bill for 100 years and enough water for 6,000 people," he said incredulously.

Siti Maria, who is also Kota Raja parliamentarian, added that the government must be transparent with the rental contract it signed with Perbadanan Putrajaya on the rental of the two properties and whether in the long term after paying such a high rental, the government will get to own the properties.

The high cost of government expenditures has become a sticking point for the opposition, as the government implemented a subsidy rationalisation programme to reduce public "addiction" to what Najib has described as the rakyat's "opium".

The opposition has contested that the government should also fix leakages and corruption within the system first, as well as reduce the lavish expenditures of government departments and public officials.

This is not the first time the PM's official residence was dragged into the mess, after a RM65 million price tag for renovations was brought into question in Oct 2010.

The high cost of government expenditures has become a sticking point for the opposition, as the government implemented a subsidy rationalisation programme to reduce public "addiction" to what Najib has described as the rakyat's "opium".

The opposition has contested that the government should also fix leakages and corruption within the system first, as well as reduce the lavish expenditures of government departments and public officials.

This is not the first time the PM's official residence was dragged into the mess, after a RM65 million price tag for renovations was brought into question.

source:malaysiakini

Bil elektrik PM, TPM RM160,000 sebulan
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Rahim Thamby Chik Masuk Perangkap Johari Abdul

Puak2 UMNO cuba menyerang Johari Abdul dengan menunjukkan video dibawah yang dirakam tanpa kebenaran Johari Abdul.

Kononnya, beliau gelak ketawa sewaktu menonton video tersebut adalah bukti beliau bersetuju bahawa Anwar adalah pelakon dalam video tersebut.

Apa yang juak2 UMNO tidak sedar adalah malam hari yang sama, beliau telah bertemu dengan salah seorang kepimpinan tertinggi PKR dan menceritakan segala yang beliau telah saksikan di bilik hotel tersebut.

Ertinya, pada keesokan harinya, boleh dikatakan kesemua kepimpinan PKR mengetahui akan identiti Dato' T serta percubaan menyebarkan video tersebut.

Adapun tuduhan Johari Abdul meminta Rm1 juta, takda pun dalam video dibawah menunjukkan perkara tersebut. Ada tak?

And here is the rest of it.

State should stop fueling tensions over Bersih rally

FMT LETTER

From Masjaliza Hamzah, via e-mail

The Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) condemns the state in not only repudiating Bersih 2.0 organisers and supporters right to assemble peaceably but more dangerously, in actively drumming up public antipathy against the Bersih rally and its organisers through the mainstream media, almost all of which is under state control.

Most recently, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has even tried to put the blame on Bersih organisers for any chaos arising from the planned rally on July 9, 2011, which will also see two counter-rallies.

This has led to heightened tensions, with growing threats from both state and non-state actors mostly against persons or organisations connected with the rally, which include:

- Death threats issued to at least seven persons and one journalist.

- Arrest of up to 81 persons since June 22 for various Bersih-related activities, from showing support for the assembly by wearing Bersih T-shirts to allegedly waging war against the King.

- Police resorting to calling Bersih supporters communists to evoke the pre-Independence red menace

- Labelling of Bersih supporters with pejorative terms such as anti-Islam and funded by foreign Christian groups.

- Defacement of Suaram website by an unknown person(s) calling themselves Indonesiancoder Team, who also brought down the site.

- A break-in of the Suaram Penang office.

- An attempt to intimidate the Parti Keadilan Rakyat by an Umno Youth-linked motorcyclist mob who surrounded the headquarters and allegedly threatened to burn down the building.

These developments are a cause for serious concern by all peace-loving Malaysians who value human and democratic rights. The continued misuse of section 122 of the Penal Code to suppress the constitutional right of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and stifle legitimate criticism is unacceptable.

The use of the Sedition Act! and the Printing Presses and Publications Act against Bersih supporters over the act of possessing leaflets and T-shirts of Bersih and leftist freedom fighters is ludicrous. CIJ is also appalled that the use of the Internal Security Act, which allows for detention without trial, has not been ruled out by the home minister. The need for a permit under the Police Act, even for peaceful assemblies, is unconstitutional and should be reexamined without delay.

At the very least, the government should put in place recommendations by the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) to not only allow but also protect peaceful rallies, and for the use of proportionate and non-violent methods to disperse protesters.

CIJ reiterates its earlier statement that the right to peaceably assemble is guaranteed under Article 10 of the Federal Constitution, which the federal government is bound to uphold.

CIJ disagrees with the demonisation of the Bersih rally as illegal. We also note that the proposed counter-rallies by Umno Youth and Perkasa have not been under the kind of scrutiny, nor have its leaders been vilified by the authorities.

Yet of the three organisers, only the Bersih 2.0 steering committee have gone on record in support of peaceful assembly and issued guidelines on the dos and donts.

Instead of stoking fear over a universal democratic right, Najib should step up to the responsibilities of his office and set the tone by acknowledging and respecting the rakyats right to assemble peaceably.

The writer is executive officer of the Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ)

'Gov't misled public over RM74bil subsidy burden'...

The federal government had "misled" the public when the Performance, Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) stated it had footed a subsidy bill of RM74 billion in 2010, an economist said today.

Speaking at the Selangor 2012 budget talks in Subang Jaya today, Nottingham University visiting associate professor Subramaniam Pillay said 54 percent of that bill was for education and healthcare, which is in fact government responsibility.

"All governments in the world subsidise different items for different people. But education and health are what economists call 'public goods' and are the responsibility of the government, said Subramaniam who retired as Nottingham University Business School head last year.

"All developed countries around the world subsidise healthcare heavily, except the US, but (President Barack) Obama recently tabled a Healthcare Bill."

Take the two big-ticket items away and the bill was only RM31.1 billion, of which only food subsidies (RM3 billion or about 2 percent of the federal budget) went directly to the rakyat.

He said much of the RM23.7 billion fuel and energy subsidies paid in 2010 had gone to gas subsidies to independent power producers.

"For infrastructure, all the subsidies go to (highway concessionaires) not because they need it but because they signed an agreement (with the government), which was stupid. It's not a subsidy for the rakyat," he said.

The Pemandu figure of RM74 billion has been cited by the government to justify its subsidy cuts on petrol, natural gas, diesel and food items.

source:malaysiakini

Subsidi RM74 bilion: K'jaan perdaya rakyat, kata pakar

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Najib Berbohong Berkaitan Jumlah Pemberian Subsidi

Kemana-mana pemimpin2 UMNO berkokok bahawa Malaysia memberi subsidi yang berjumlah terlampau besar : yakni Rm74 billion setahun (untuk tahun 2009) Tapi tahukah anda, dari RM 74Billion itu, majoriti pergi pada kroni, dan hanya sebahagian sahaja yang pergi pada rakyat. Malahan, 54% dari jumlah itu sebenarnya bukan subsidi pun. Ianya adalah perbelanjaan biasa Kerajaan Malaysia dalam bidang Kesihatan dan Pendidikan. Dengan kata lain, kerajaan yang memberi pendidikan percuma, buku percuma, ubat percuma, rawatan hospital percuma, rawatan bidan percuma dsbnya dianggap sebagai subsidi oleh UMNO dan BArisan Nasional serta Najib Tun Razak. Adapun subsidi minyak, ianya berjumlah RM23.2 billion (pada tahun 2009). Tetapi, sebahagian besar dari jumlah ini pergi kepada IPP. Hanya sebahagian kecil dari RM23.2 billion ini pergi kepada rakyat. Adapun subsidi untuk infrastuktur pula, semuanya pergi kepada syarikat2 kroni UMNO yang mendapat konsesi jalanraya seperti PLUS, LITRAK (Lebuhraya SPRINT), MTD (untuk Karak Highway), KESAS (untuk Lebuhraya KESAS) dsbnya. Semua syarikat pemegang konsesi/kroni UMNO ini mengutip tol dari rakyat marhean seperti kita. Pada waktu sama, mereka diberi subsidi oleh Kerajaan Najib/UMNO. PAtutlah mereka ini kaya raya. Tol dapat, subsidi pun dapat. Akhir sekali, jumlah subsidi yang di dapati oleh rakyat adalah kecil sebenarnya. Majoriti subsidi pergi kepada IPP ataupun pemegang konsesi lebuhraya. Kesemua mereka ini adalah kroni dan UMNOPUTRA. Oleh kerana UMNO mahu terus membela biawak2 hidup ini, maka subsidi yang seciput ini pun mahu ditarik semula. Kerajaan Malaysia di bawah UMNO sedang menanggung hutang 65% dari pendapatan negara. Juga mahu ditarik semula adalah perbelanjaan ker! ajaan te rhadap rakyat Malaysia dalam bentuk Kesihatan dan Pendidikan. Ertinya, demi meneruskan pembelaan kepada kroni dan UMNOPUTRA, rakyat Malaysia selepas ini tidak dapat lagi menikmati perkhidmatan hospital murah, ubat murah, buku murah, yuran sekolah murah, makanan di kantin yang murah, yuran universiti murah dsbnya. Kerajaan akan memotong subsidi kepada rakyat untuk membela kroni. Semua kerana Kerajaan UMNO tidak tahu mentadbir ekonomi negara. Juga, mereka adalah korup dan menghabiskan kekayaan negara untuk kroni dan UMNOPUTRA. Seharusnya, isu subsidi tidak menjadi isu langsung. Jumlah subsidi yang sampai kepada rakyat adalah kecil. Rakyat tidak sepatutnya membayar harga minyak yang tinggi serta harga barang yang tinggi. Malahan, kalau UMNO tidak member subsidi kepada kroni dan UMNPUTRA, rakyat Malaysia tidak perlu menanggung harga minyak dan barang yang tinggi seperti sekarang ini. Tulang Besi

'Gov't misled public over RM74bil subsidy burden'

The federal government had "misled" the public when the Performance, Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) stated it had footed a subsidy bill of RM74 billion in 2010, an economist said today.

Speaking at the Selangor 2012 budget talks in Subang Jaya today, Nottingham University visiting associate professor Subramaniam Pillay said 54 percent of that bill was for education and healthcare, which is in fact government responsibility.

"All governments in the world subsidise different items for different people. But education and health are what economists call 'public goods' and are the responsibility of the government, said Subramaniam who retired as Nottingham University Business School head last year.

"All developed countries around the world subsidise healthcare heavily, except the US, but (President Barack) Obama recently tabled a Healthcare Bill."

Take the two big-ticket items away ! and the bill was only RM31.1 billion, of which only food subsidies (RM3 billion or about 2 percent of the federal budget) went directly to the rakyat.

He said much of the RM23.7 billion fuel and energy subsidies paid in 2010 had gone to gas subsidies to independent power producers.

"For infrastructure, all the subsidies go to (highway concessionaires) not because they need it but because they signed an agreement (with the government), which was stupid. It's not a subsidy for the rakyat," he said.

The Pemandu figure of RM74 billion has been cited by the government to justify its subsidy cuts on petrol, natural gas, diesel and food items.

Umno Youth threatens to burn down PKR HQ...

A group of Umno Youth members gathered in front of their arch nemesis PKR's headquarters in Petaling Jaya late last night in a noisy demonstration, threatening to burn down the building.

About 300 people, according to PKR estimates, had converged in motorcycles and demanded that PKR withdraws its support from the Bersih 2.0 march on July 9.

PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, who rushed to the HQ after being alerted by party members, said that he arrived at about 11pm and observed the demonstration from a distance.

"How do I know they are Umno members? First of all, they were carrying Umno flags and they were wearing their red 'Patriot' T-shirts, he told Malaysiakini when contacted.

I could also see (Umno Youth exco Lukman Adam) and (former Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azha Abu Hanifah) leading the group."

Incendiary speeches on tape

Saifuddin also said that when he got there with several party members, they had recorded the fiery speeches made by Lukman to the Umno Youth crowd.

"He said that he wants to burn down the PKR HQ. He can deny it all he wants, but we have the recording," he said.

PKR Youth deputy information chief Rozan Azen Mat Rasip, who was also there, confirmed that Lukman had explicitly threatened to burn down the party headquarters if they were to continue participating in the July 9 rally.

"He also threatened (PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim) and (Bersih 2.0 steering committee chairperson) S Ambiga for supporting the rally," he said, adding that about 50 PKR Youth members were there to monitor the demonstration.

According to Rozan, the Umno Youth group con! verged i n two locations - first at a petrol station in Shah Alam, second at the Batu Tiga toll on the Federal Highway - before making their way to the PKR HQ in Tropicana, based on information from pro-Umno blogs.

He lodged a police report at the Tropicana police station, just a few doors down the road from the HQ, at about 11.40pm almost immediately after the crowd had dispersed.

No arrests made

Rozan said that he saw about 20 heavily-armed police officers on stand-by at the protest although no arrest were made.

"That's why we're puzzled," he said, urging the police to investigate the case under criminal intimidation.

Meanwhile, Lukman and Arman were unreachable for comment.

Though Bersih 2.0 - which stands for the Coalition of Free and Fair Elections - claims to be a politically non-partisan group, PKR is expected to mobilise tens of thousands of its members from all around the country for the massive rally on July 9. Calling for electoral reforms, Bersih 2.0 will also be handing over a petition to the Istana Negara detailing their demands before the next general elections.

However, Umno Youth said that they will be organising a counter-rally on the same day, calling it the 'Patriot' rally. Movement chief Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar had previously said that their objective is to defy Bersih 2.0, as well as supporting engagement with the Election Commission.

Malay rights NGO Perkasa have also vowed to hold another counter-rally in the bid to stop the Bersih rally.

source:malaysiakini

Pemuda Umno ancam bakar ibu pejabat PKR

Umno Youth members protest Khairy death threat at PKR headquarters

Susulan SMS ugutan diterima Khairy, Pemuda Umno kepung PKR

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Kenyang Kita Saman Polis Lepas Ni

Dr Hatta Ramli telah menyaman bekas OCPD Rompin, Hanafi Daud, kerana menganggu ceramah beliau serta menahan beliau sewaktu mengadakan ceramah di premis persendirian pada tahun 2010.

Hanafi Daud diarah membayar ganti rugi sebanyak RM200 ribu ringgit (rujuk laporan Harakahdaily di bawah)

Di naqal dari laporan itu:

Hakim juga memutuskan bahawa ceramah PAS yang diadakan di dalam kawasan markas tersebut adalah satu perhimpunan yang sah dan tidak memerlukan permit polis kerana ia bukan tempat awam.

Mahkamah juga memutuskan bahawa defendan juga telah melanggar Artikel 5 (3) Perlembagaan Persekutuan kerana gagal memberitahu plantif-plaintif atas alasan apa mereka ditangkap.

Beberapa hari kebelakangan ini, pihak Polis telah bertindak ganas, menangkap mereka yang berpakaian T-shirt kuning berlambang BERSIH, mereka yang menjual T-Shirt BERSIH, menganggu ceramah2 BERSIH di premis persendirian, menutup pentas ceramah di Seksyen 24 Shah Alam.

Tulang Besi menyeru ahli2 dan penggerak2 parti sekelian supaya mendokumentasi, menangkap gambar, mengambil maklumat anggota polis yang bertindak demikian, merakam video dan audio setiap perilaku polis tersebut.

Selepas ini, kita boleh menyaman pihak polis yang telah bertindak diluar bidang kuasa mereka itu.

Inshaalah kita boleh jadi kaya macam Dr Hatta yang bakal menerima wang sebanyak RM200 ribu.

Bayangkan kalau satu Malaysia saman PDRM di Mahkamah. Bangkrap PDRM dibuatnya.
Ingat juga, Polis tiada hak untuk menurunkan banner atau bunting atau perkara sedemikian. Itu adalah bidang kuasa Kerajaan Tempatan dan bukan Polis.

PDRM sepatutnya menjadi kuasa menjaga rakyat dan bukannya menindas rakyat. PDRM tidak sepatutnya berat sebelah menyokong sebelah pihak sahaja. Mereka mesti adil dan saksama.

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B! ekas OCP D diarah bayar RM200 ribu
by Khalil Idham Lim on Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 4:27pm
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KUANTAN, 15 Mac: Mahkamah hari ini memerintahkan bekas Ketua Polis Rompin, Hanafi Daud membayar kepada Dr Hatta Ramli dan dua pimpinan PAS Pahang, Mazlan Yassin dan Nazri Ahmad sebanyak RM200,000 sebagai ganti rugi dan kos akibat daripada penangkapan dan penahanan yang tidak sah ke atas mereka bertiga di Markas PAS Rompin di Muadzam, Pahang pada 10 Mei 2004 lalu.

Timbalan Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi Kuantan, Puan Sazlina Safie membuat keputusan tersebut hari ini setelah Peguam Kanan Persekutuan yang mewakili defendan menyatakan kepada mahkamah bahawa anak guam beliau bersetuju membayar plaintif-plaintif RM200 ribu.

Kes hari ini ditetapkan untuk perbicaraan taksiran gantirugi.

Pada 26 Ogos 2009, Hakim Datuk Mariana Yahya telah memutuskan bahawa defendan telah menyalahgunakan kuasanya apabila membuat serbuan ke atas markas PAS dan menangkap serta menahan Dr Hatta, Mazlan dan Nazri.

Hakim juga memutuskan bahawa ceramah PAS yang diadakan di dalam kawasan markas tersebut adalah satu perhimpunan yang sah dan tidak memerlukan permit polis kerana ia bukan tempat awam.

Mahkamah juga memutuskan bahawa defendan juga telah melanggar Artikel 5 (3) Perlembagaan Persekutuan kerana gagal memberitahu plantif-plaintif atas alasan apa mereka ditangkap.

Setakat ini, inilah kali pertama pihak OCPD disaman oleh pimpinan PAS di atas gangguan yang dilakukan oleh pihak polis ke atas ceramah PAS, hatta hakim sendiri menemplak defendan kerana mengganggu ceramah PAStersebut sedangkan ia berjalan secara aman dan telah banyak kali dijalankan di markas tersebut.

Dr Hatta, Mazlan dan Nazri diwakili oleh Mohamed Hanipa Maidin manakala Hanapi Daud diwakili oleh Kamal Azira Hassan.

Harakahdaily/-

Perhimpunan Haram Khairy Depan Balai Polis Tropicana Adalah Halal

Semalam, Lokman Nor Adam buat perhimpunan haram di Pejabat PKR. Mereka berarak dari Shah Alam dan perhimpunan haram tersebut diadakan berhadapan dengan Balai Polis Tropicana.

Sedikit pun Polis tidak ambil tindakan. Padahal, perhimpunan Pemuda UMNO itu bukan sahaja melanggar Akta Polis tapi melanggar undang-undang Jalanraya.

Sikap penakut Pemuda UMNO terserlah apabila mereka hanya berani buat perhimpunan waktu malam bila pejabat PKR tutup.

Yang ada masa tu cuma Pak Guard yang tersengeh-sengeh tengok perangai bachul dan penakut Pemuda UMNO Selangor pimpinan Lokman Nor Adam itu.

Tapi, takpalah. Biarlah Polis bersikap berat sebelah. Kita serah pada Allah dan kita akan beramai-ramai turun pada 9 Julai 2011 nanti.

Ingat, rakyat lebih berkuasa dari Polis.

Tulang Besi

And here is the rest of it.

Well,even an MCA Youth Leader is Capable of Using God's Gifted Brain...

COMPARED with many older, higer-positioned BN counterparts. I seldom take my hat off (another reason is there is NOT mucsh hair left on top!:), but To Gan, I say: Syabas! From the Malaysian Mirror:

Gan Condemns Vilification Of Bersih 2.0's Ambiga
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Gan Ping Sieu
Monday, 27 June 2011 15:00

From the start, MCA has made a clear stance about the Bersih 2.0 rally scheduled for 9 July 2011 the party does not support it. But I am dismayed at the extent some are willing to go to vilify and demonise Ambiga Sreenevasan, the person behind Bersih 2.0.

It is very sad to see certain quarters resorting to personal attacks when they fail to put forward their case in a rational manner. The issue at hand is about whether there is a need to hold a rally to push for "free and fair election". Ambigas past or her roles in other events, especially as former president of the Bar Council, has nothing at all to do with this issue.

I personally do not agree with Bersih 2.0 holding the rally in the way it is to be held, but that does not mean that I will smear her just to derail the event. That is a most irresponsible thing to do.

On another note, I feel that Bersih 2.0, while claiming to be non-partisan, has been manipulated by certain quarters. The clearest sign was when Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim last week said he could direct Ambiga to call off the rally if he wanted to. This only reaffirms the belief that Bersih 2.0 is under the thumbs of the Pakatan Rakyat.

Besides, Bersih 2.0 has also conveyed a false impression of our democratic system while its approach is disproportionate to its cause.



GAN PING SIEU is Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports

(The views expressed above belongs to the author in its entirety and does not represent the opinion of Malaysian Mirror in any way)

NAJIB: ANGKUH DALAM KETAKUTAN

KATA NAJIB

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak berkata tindakan kumpulan BERSIH 2.0 untuk mengadakan perhimpunan 9 Julai ini untuk mendapatkan kembali sokongan yang diperolehi semasa pilihan raya umum 2008 ekoran momentum sokongan rakyat kini kembali berpihak kepada BN.

"Momentum politik berada di pihak BN dengan kemenangan dalam pilihan raya demi pilihan raya kecil yang mana kita sudah ubah rekod itu berbanding selepas pilihan raya (umum) 2008. Kita juga menang (dalam pilihan raya negeri) di Sarawak.

"Mereka sudah kaji dan buat kesimpulan macam mana mereka hendak mengambil balik momentum politik di tanah air. Jadi timbullah cadangan untuk membuat perhimpunan ini," katanya ketika merasmikan perhimpunan agung Parti Progresif Penduduk (PPP) ke-58 di ibunegara hari ini.

Najib berkata keadaan tersebut tidak boleh selesai di jalanan kerana kuasa politik ditentukan rakyat dan jika mereka benar-benar mempunyai keberanian ingin berjuang untuk rakyat, mereka perlu bertanding dalam pilihan raya.

"Jika kamu ada keberanian, lawanlah (dalam) pilihan raya. Jika tidak berani, apa saya boleh buat, buatlah di jalanan, (dan) anda perlu hadapi akibatnya," katanya.

Najib berkata, perhimpunan haram 9 Julai ini sebenarnya digerakkan oleh pihak yang tidak sabar untuk berkuasa dan bukannya kerana pilihan raya di negara ini tidak bersih.

Beliau berkata jika pilihan raya di negara ini tidak bersih, tentunya pembangkang tidak akan dapat berkuasa di lima negeri pada pilihan raya umum yang lepas.

"Kalau kita boleh manipulasi semua pilihan raya ini, baik semua negeri dikuasai oleh Barisan Nasional (BN). Kita bukan orang yang manipulasi pilihan raya. Kita tidak rela berk! uasa mel ainkan kita didokong oleh rakyat. Itu Barisan Nasional," katanya pada perasmian Perhimpunan Agung Parti Progresif Penduduk (PPP) ke-58 di sini, hari ini.

"Kita hanya rela berkuasa kalau rakyat bersama kita, tetapi janganlah buat sesuatu yang menimbulkan huru-hara dalam negara semata-mata mereka hendakkan kuasa politik," katanya.

Beliau berkata jika mereka mempunyai keberanian, mereka patut bertanding dalam pilihan raya daripada menganjurkan perhimpunan haram yang akan mewujudkan huru hara di dalam negara.

"Kalau negara kita huru-hara, mereka akan dipertanggungjawabkan. (Negara) ada undang-undang. Kita hendak jaga kepentingan rakyat negara kita, bukanlah kepentingan orang yang "sesangat-sangat' hendak kuasa politik, tidak sabar-sabar lagi," katanya.

Bernama melaporkan bahawa orang seperti ini akan hanya menyalahkan semua pihak termasuk para ilmuan dengan mendakwa dirinya sahaja yang betul sedangkan pada hakikatnya beliau tidak mampu, sekalipun hanya untuk memimpin parti yang diketuainya.

KATA TINTA MUTIARA

Nampaknya Presiden UMNO/APCO ini masih berada dalam kepompong politik kuno ciptaannya sendiri. Masih mahu mempertahankan bahawa partinya mendapat sokongan ramai walaupun sudah lebih sejuta rakyat yang menyokong penuh BERSIH 2.0 itu. Jika benar rakyat menyokong anda, tidak perlulah bersusah payah mengeluarkan kenyataan yang menentang perhimpunan tersebut dan menggalakkan mereka yang pro kepada anda membuat laporan polis kononnya akan berlaku huru-hara akibat perhimpunan itu.

Dalam sejarah Malaysia pasca PRU Ke-12, tidak ada satu perhimpunan pun yang mencetuskan huru-hara. Keadaan hanya menjadi kelam-kabut apabila polis menggunakan pancutan dan gas untuk memaksa pendemonstran bersurai. Hakikat ini yang ditakuti oleh UMNO/APCO. Di samping itu, mereka sangat bimbang rakyat yang melihat kebangkitan ini akan terpengaruh dan ikut memberi sok! ongan ke pada perjuangan untuk mewujudkan pilihan raya yang bersih dan adil di negara mereka.

UMNO/APCO masih dengan hujah klise bahawa Pakatan Rakyat (PR) dapat menguasai lima negeri selepas PRU Ke-12 dahulu adalah kerana pilihan raya itu bersih dan adil. Rakyat ingin memberitahu UMNO/APCO bahawa Putrajaya akan jatuh ke tangan PR jika sekiranya pilihan raya itu bersid dan adil. Tidak perlulah membohongi rakyat tentang perkara itu. Ketidakadilan berulang dalam banyak pilihan raya kecil pasca PRU Ke-12. Duit ditabur sesuka hati. Rasuah bermaharajalela. Undi pos tidak telus. Daftar pengundi sentiasa mengundang kecurigaan. Media dikuasai 100% oleh kerajaan yang memerintah. Inikah padang pertandingan yang sama rata menurut ukuran UMNO/APCO.

Rasuah sekali lagi bermaharajalela di PRN Sarawak. Hingga kini masih dibongkar. Tetapi hakikatnya, UMNO/APCO gerun melihat hasil pangkahan kertas undi rakyat Sarawak walaupun mereka masih menguasai Dewan Undangan Negeri Sarawak. 52% lawan 48% ialah peratusan yang menakutkan Najib dan gerombolannya. Itukah bukti rakyat kembali menyokong BN? Gerombolan ini bermimpi di siang hari.

Keangkuhan Najib terserlah apabila memandang rendah kepada pencabarnya. Dia menganggap musuhnya tidak berwibawa. Nak urus parti pun tak mampu. UMNO/APCOlah yang menggelar PKR sebagai Parti Kian Runtuh dengan menyenaraikan pembelot-pembelot sebagai bukti. Kini mereka senyap kerana PKR menjadi bertambah kukuh dengan ketiadaan katak-katak politik itu. Serang PAS tidak menjadi. Serang DAP gagal. Pujuk PAS ditolak dengan sinis. Ajak DAP tidak dipedulikan. UMNO/APCO terpaksalah berkawan dengan MCA, MIC, PPP, Gerakan, dan lain-lain yang semakin hari taringnya semakin tumpul.

Dengan demikian, kebangkitan rakyat secara besar-besaran perlu mereka sekat. Bencana ini akan menjahanamkan mereka. UMNO/APCO dan gerombolan mereka akan kandas jika pilihan raya yang bersih dan adil wujud di negara ini. Yang pasti, mereka ! tidak la gi berdaya menyekat kebangkitan rakyat itu walaupun mereka berusaha sehabis daya. Rakyat Malaysia yang perihatin akan tetap keluar menyatakan perasaan mereka dalam perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 pada 9 Julai 2011 nanti!!!

Mariam Mokhtar has wise words for Najib

for Najib has no wise words for anyone, only hypocrisy:

A word to the wise, Najib

Mariam Mokhtar
Jun 27, 11
12:12pm

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At the Selayang Umno division meeting last Saturday, party head and premier Najib Abdul Razak declared that BN considers victory in a general election to be of paramount importance and that politics is all about victory.
He said, In a general election, only becoming champion (winner) will have meaning for us...and we know that emerging as the runner-up means that we've lost in the election.
Najib is wrong.
Politics is not to be treated as a game, where one wins and another loses. Only a flippant and crass person would consider politics in terms of 'champion and runner-up'.
If he is not already aware, politics is about serving the electorate.
So, how could a person who is supposed to lead 28 million people think like that?
We can overlook the fact that Najib was not elected into the top position but is he so obtuse that he is unaware that his decisions and policies affect people's lives?
For some Malaysians, his dictates may mean the fine line between poverty and subsistence; a healthy life or one wracked with ill-health; a future based on education or lost opportunities; a modern lifestyle or one mired in the past.
Politics is not a contest. However, we need only l! ook at h ow some MPs abuse their position and our trust, to realise that they probably believe that politics is a productive pastime conducted at our expense.
When they travel, police outriders close the roads or stop the traffic so that they can travel through our usually clogged roads with ease.
When they go overseas, the public purse is raided when several hangers-on are included in the entourage, ostensibly as aides.
The national carrier bumps people off or downgrades passengers so that these so-called aides, who are not entitled to an upgrade, enjoy first-class treatment at the expense of the taxpayer and fare-paying passengers.
Our children fall prey to poor standards of teaching and some of our schools (especially mission schools) are literally falling apart. Many politicians send their offspring to the local international schools before dispatching them to schools in Europe, UK, Australia or th US prior to enrolment in the universities there. A two-tiered system exists.
A nation plundered
Najib announced that only Umno/BN has outshone the other political parties. He is right but perhaps not in the way he hopes we would think.
Umno/BN have plundered the nation by awarding contracts to their cronies. They have protected their own kind, who are guilty of money politics or other serious crimes such as rape, sexual assault on young girls and murder.
Institutions like schools, universities, the police, the civil service and the judiciary have no vestige of their former glory, in the days just after Independence.
Najib stressed on information revolution and education as driving factors for change.
So why has he not put these to good use? Why are we reeling from the effects of discrimination, corruption, waste of public funds, cronyism, nepotism, abuse of power ! and hypo crisy?
Why is the nation wasting its time discussing a sex video when we should be discussing how to move our country forwards?
Do we need tacky soundbites to live our lives?
What is the use of education when we award contracts to a favoured few, when the use of public funds are not made transparent and accountability is not to be found in the BN vocabulary?
Najib encouraged BN politicians to go on walkabouts, much like himself, to meet people on the ground and to form 'alliances' with them.
Isn't Najib aware that when he engages with people he only sees a sanitised view? Far from learning the truth, he only sees what others want him to see.
For instance, in some areas, the roads leading to the places where he goes on a walkabout are cleared of vagrants, instant flower borders appear where weeds thrived before, and potholes
are repaired.
Drains are cleared of rubbish, roads are swept, electrical fixtures are repaired, some bits receive a lick of paint and the old, worn-out decrepit street is transformed, only because the PM is due for a walkabout.
Najib should instead perform spot-checks; only then will he see how things really are and which of his departments are working.

Initiative for electoral reform
Most of all, how can Najib hold his head up high and claim victory in the election when he knows only too well that victory for Umno and BN has been obtained through dishonest means?
That is the point of the Bersih rally; a demand by all Malaysians for clean, free and fair elections.
The eight-point reforms are for the good of all. It is not to benefit any one political party but it will ensure that politicians work ! hard to serve the public and to justify their status.
The public is shrewd enough to know that the Election Commission is impotent and ineffective in discharging its role as an independent adjudicator.
If anyone needs reform and education, it is Najib and his merry men in Umno/BN. They must not be allowed to win by the back-door method.
After 54 years of abdicating from its responsibilities, the rakyat is now taking the initiative to effect change and reform.
Bersih has wrong-footed Najib. He knows that if the people go on the streets on July 9 to support Ambiga Sreenevasan's call for electoral reform, he will be left with mud on his face.
Hence, the crackdown, arrests and ban. Perkasa and Umno Youth are mere smokescreens for the police to justify the use of violent tactics in the name of national security.
Who would have thought that Malaysia would be led by ruthless despots who want to reconfigure our country to suit themselves?
Without electoral reforms, any victory that BN may obtain will be as cheap and hollow as all the previous victories.
Has BN actually won any election fair and square over the past 54 years?
Please support yourself. Join the rally on July 9.

MARIAM MOKHTAR is a non-conformist traditionalist from Perak, a bucket chemist and an armchair eco-warrior. In 'real-speak', this translates into that she comes from Ipoh, values change but respects culture, is a petroleum chemist and also an environmental pollution-control scientist.

Bersih 2.0 is perceived as a grave threat to UMNO elite...

The magic of Bersih 2.0 will transform everyone in the true spirit of cleanliness, fairness and democracy. Any one attending the march will be blessed in their effort to transform Malaysia into a democracy.

The Government is dead set against the March for one reason only. Many of them will crash in the election. Many will even lose their deposits. The election will be the door to their timely exit.

The Government still thinks that the people owe them a living. They are willing to plot and scheme, hoodwink the people, even spending millions to buy votes so that they can survive the election and continue to lord over us. They are not going to surrender to the will of the people. That is why they are so against Bersih 2.0.

BN implosion at hand

Why give all the excuses that a one-day rally will threaten national security? Why say that it will affect Tourism? Why say that traders and taxi drivers are going to lose millions in revenue? Why say that it will affect Malay unity? First and foremost, the Malays are not united is because UMNO refuses to accept the true path of Islam. Instead of looking out for the Malays it continues to condemn PAS, which is undeniably an Islamist Party. It also condemns Malay DAP members as window dressers for the DAP. It condemns PKR as a dirty party. And yet they talk about Malay and Muslim unity.

Why cant the Government just come out and tell the truth that BN is going to implode if Free and Fair Elections are held? Why employ gangsters like Perkasa to rile the nation and promote racial conflicts? Why call on BN sympathizers to condemn the Rally? The excuses are so lame that it makes the people feel that our ! governme nt is being helmed by a group of morons.

Why condemn Ambiga as an Islamic threat? Why picture Anwar as a sex maniac? Najib Razaks latest comment that the Nation should decide for themselves whether it was Anwar in the Sex Video is so lame!! How can Malaysians continue to accept Najib as our National Leader? It is so unprofessional of him, to meddle in such trivial matters. Frankly, he is a big disappointment to Malaysians who looked up to him and his expensive so-called 1Malaysia campaign.

Since his inception as Prime Minister, nothing has gone right in this country. The Executive Branches of the Government have grown bolder in their effort to contain the people. They have given up their independence to be subservient to a banana government.

As the countrys economy slides further down into a critical mess, the clowns in the government are still trying to hoodwink the public with cheap magic tricks. Dipping their hands into the last remaining financial bodies and institutions like Khazanah, EPF, Tabung Haji, Felda, the wealth of the country is slowly diminishing. One day it will be all gone, before they finally hand over the reins of power to the people.

There is always a morning after

As July 9th approaches, there will be many more controversies, as the government forces a last ditch effort to break the will of the people. There will be more deadly threats, arrests and the threatened use of the ISA to detain Bersih leaders. Ops Lalang 2 will hover menacingly over the nation. There may even be Emergency Rule declared to contain and control the movement of the people.

If there, then perhaps, it is what Malaysia needs. Najib and BN will be signing the own political dea! th warra nts. Pakatan need not do much after that. Just imagine the economic impact. Already investors are terrified, who would want to build a factory or contribute to Najib and Rosmah's funding for their overseas trips then?

One thing is for certain. The Bersih 2.0 Democracy March is perceived as a grave threat to Barisan Nasional. Or more specifically, the UMNO elite. They are not about to stand by and let it happen. They think the march will open up a Pandora's Box that will swallow up BN and themselves. All their future dreams will be turned into a bad nightmare. They simply cannot accept the fact that they cannot lord over us anymore. Their serfdom is disappearing and they will once again be ordinary men, just like us.

So, now that you know, please make a stand. Malaysians, don't lose courage at this stage. Soldier on...- Iskandar Dzulkarnain

This is an excerpt from Malaysia Chronicle. Read here.

cheers.

Anwar Ibrahim pula diarah ke Balai Polis esok!

Tangkapan menjelang himpunan BERSIH cecah 81

'Sejak bila pula kemeja-T dianggap cetus perang?'

Tahniah Pak Samad Kerana Puisi Sudah Jadi Senjata

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UMNO: You Attend Bersih, We ISA You. Perkasa: You Come, We Massacre You !

Father Of Minorities Massacre ?

The following are BERSIH’s demands:

• 1. Clean the electoral roll, which is marred with irregularities such as deceased persons and multiple persons registered under a single address or non-existent addresses. In the longer term, BERSIH 2.0 also calls for the EC to implement an automated voter registration system upon eligibility to reduce irregularities.

• 2. Reform postal ballot, to ensure that all citizens of Malaysia, residing in or out of the country, are able to exercise their right to vote.

• 3. Use of indelible ink to reduce voter fraud.

• 4. Minimum 21 days campaign period to allow voters more time to gather information and deliberate on their choices. The first national elections in 1955 under the British Colonial Government had a campaign period of 42 days but the campaign period for 12th GE in 2008 was a mere 8 days.

• 5. Free and fair access to media, where all media agencies, especially state-funded media agencies such as Radio and Television Malaysia (RTM) and Bernama allocate proportionate and objective coverage for all potlical parties.

• 6. Strengthen public institutions to act independently and impartially in upholding the rule of law and democracy. Public institutions such as the Judiciary, Attorney-General, Malaysian Anti- Corruption Agency (MACC), Police and the EC must be reformed to uphold laws and protect human rights.

• 7. Stop corruption, and take serious action against ALL allegations of corruption, including vote buying.

• 8. Stop dirty politics, as citizens and voters are not interested in gutter politics; we are interested in policies that affect the nation.

The Following is Mamak's Demand: -

One only ...

1. We Wanna Steal & Rob Like There Is No Tomorrow Eternally. Period.

IMAGINE SARAWAK IN 20 YEARS FROM NOW

Pak Bui

The average age of a Malaysian is strikingly young, around 26. By comparison, the average age of the federal cabinet is about 59. It is
probably 89 for the state cabinet, similar to their average IQ.

Most of you reading this are older than 26. You may not be around in20 years from now. Even so, I invite you to come along with me on aflight of fancy.

Where will Sarawak be in two decades from now?

One imaginary, alternative future is laid out below.

SARAWAK IN 2031

Sarawak in 2031 now enjoys true multi-party democracy. The currentruling federal and state governments happen to be Pakatan Rakyat, nowa single party made up of all Sarawakian ethnic groups.

The most recent federal government, for a single term, was BarisanNasional, with Khairy Jamaluddin as the talkative Prime Minister, andMukhriz Mahathir as his hangdog deputy.

Changes in government proceed after elections without any fuss. Thecivil service has finally grown more independent of political control.

Secret instructions from a religious extremist in the previous Barisancabinet, to ban bibles written in the Malay language, have been
largely ignored by the bureaucracy.

Instead, these instructions were leaked to the press, one of thefreest in Southeast Asia, and the minster was forced to resign. He now
faces char! ges and a jail sentence, under the new Religious FreedomAct.

Barisan performed woefully in the recent 2027 16th general election,because of infighting among rival factions. This is a curse that has
persisted since Umno and the MCA disintegrated following the historic13th general election in 2012.

UMNO DEFUNCT IN 2031

During the pivotal 2012 election, Umno lost half its seats, and MCAwas wiped out in every seat it contested, providing the first change
of government in Malaysias history.

Umno imploded following the 2012 defeat. It splintered into rivalcamps loyal to Muhyiddin Yassin and Mukhriz Mahathir.

Muhyiddin was outwitted and unseated by Khairy, who then set up theBarisan Nasional party, open to all races.

Mukhriz, once a rising star in Umno, established the Barisan AngkatanRabid Malay Youth (Barmy) party, campaigning on the single issue ofBusinessmens Urban Malay Supremacy (BUMS).

Mukhriz eventually handed over Barmy presidency to his grandson Mimsy.Barmy membership has been dwindling. Most branches were converted intoProton service centres, until Proton went bust and was taken over byPerodua.

MCA SURRENDERS CABINET POSTS

True to the promise of MCAs risible leader Chua Soi Lek, MCA did nottake up any cabinet posts, since it won a grand total of zero seats.
MCAs offer to defect from Barisan and join the new Pakatan governmentwas ignored.

Eventually, MCA also split, with most members joining Gerakan. Therest formed the rump MCA, known as the Malaysian Chua Association.

This eventually closed down because of an aging membership. Chua SoiLek migrated to New Zealand, where he raised sheep for the rest of his days.

Utus! an Malay sia closed down due to a declining subscription. The NewStraits Times was reborn under new management as a proper newspaper.

Ownership of the New Straits Times, the Star, and the Chinese presswas opened up and all the newspapers were eventually floated on the
stock market.

INSTITUTIONS SALVAGED

The Royal Malaysian Police underwent wholesale reform. The policeresponded favourably to new multi-ethnic recruitment drives.

Police morale improved with the imprisonment of several of its formertop brass, and the supervision of the new Independent Police
Complaints and Monitoring Commission.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission was disbanded. Thoseresponsible for deaths in custody under the Police and MACC served
lengthy jail sentences.

The independence of the judiciary was finally restored to itspre-Mahathir levels. A bipartite paliamentary Judicial Appointments
Commission allowed promotion based on ability and legal acumen.

A Freedom of Information Act was passed in every state, as well as atfederal level. Funding for political parties was curtailed by a
Political Party Finance Act, supervised by an independent andprofessional Election Commission.

A Religious Freedom Act was passed, guaranteeing freedom of worshipfor all faiths. A consultative Interfaith Council was established to
iron out differences.

TAIBS GREAT ESCAPE

And what, you may ask, became of Taib Mahmud?

A Taib Mahmud monument was erected following his ignominious departureto Australia. (Taib and his family fled during the counting of votesin Barisans devastating loss in the 2012 general election).

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The m onument, a five foot tall termite made of granite, reminds allSarawakians of the excesses of the 30-year-longTaib era.

The RM300 million state assembly building, built to boost Taibs ego,has been converted into a low-cost housing complex. Taibs Demak Lautmansion has been converted into an early learning centre for poorchildren.

After his escape to Australia, Taib was forced to repatriate most ofhis overseas assets to fund universal free education up to university
level, for all Sarawakians.

Awang Tengah, Alfred Jabu, James Masing and other Taib cronies wereunable to migrate in time, and spent the rest of their lives servingcustodial sentences, and replanting trees.

Within a decade, every household in Sarawak enjoyed clean water andelectricity. Plans for hydroelectric dams were scrapped and NativeCustomary Rights land was returned to communities all over Sarawak.

Rural communities were able to plant oil palm as well as food crops ontheir land for sale and eventual export.

Timber harvesting from remaining forests was carried out on a smaller,more sustainable scale with profits going to local co-operatives.

Sarawaks universities began to attract talent, including returningSarawakians from the international diaspora, albeit on a smaller scale
than Hyderabad.

Sarawak became a regional centre of excellence for biotechnology andbiopharmaceuticals.

In the humanities, it grew into a global hub for anthropological andlinguistic research. Eco-tourism became a growth industry.

As for Taib, efforts to extradite him failed because Australiassuccession of pragmatic governments refused to send rich people to
Malaysia, and only shipped refugees there.

Taibs health declined after bitter infighting among his siblings andchildren over his remaining fortune.

Shortly after a furious argument with his sister Roziah, he drove hisRolls Royce at high speed into a tree. It is thought he had lost
control of the car.

He was buried in the ground! s of the University of Adelaide, in theTaib Mahmud (Former Chief Minister of Sarawak) Court. A tree sprouted
where he lies, with withered white branches and leaves, but no fruit -a twisted and barren tree.

Taib will always be remembered as the Small CM with the Tall Wife.

My dogs vs pariahs

My dogs are loyal because we share our love together.

Pariahs are forced to de-grade themselves because their closets are fill with dark secrets.