The Superhumans of Malaysia

— Sakmongkol AK47
The Malaysian Insider
Feb 29, 2012

FEB 29 — We have two super humans in Malaysia. Each is said to be able to give guarantees. In the case of Dr Mahathir Mohamad, he guaranteed the loan given to Tajudin Ramli to acquire 32 per cent share of MAS in 1992. The guarantee was in the form of an overriding indemnity provision to Tajudin Ramli protecting him from losses should he mess up the acquisition.

Now, that is the type of captain needed by Dr Mahathir to drive his NEP.

The current prime minister can also give guarantees. He can guarantee that when FGVH lists, the returns to Felda settlers will be assured. That means, while Dr Mahathir can walk on water, the current PM is given the attribute of someone who can control the free market.

Adam Smith, the man accepted by many as the Father of the science of Economics wrote about the invisible hand that regulates free enterprise. He got the name wrong. The invisible hand is Najib Razak. That superhuman attribute was given to Najib Razak by Felda chairman Isa Samad.

Let's talk about the first, first.

He is a former PM of Malaysia who can walk on water. That's a description of his ability of doing the unthinkable, not of saintly qualities. He has come up with conflicting advice on many occasions recently. He once suggested that Umno is rotten the core. And of late he has been singing praises about Umno.

Is he an Umno member? Has his membership been approved? If it has, it's bewildering the MSM did not carry the story. Didn't he leave Umno during the tenure of Pak Lah, and later applied to rejoin the party?

What many people fail to realise is that Dr Mahathir is a despotic ruler. He eschews democracy. He uses democracy to achieve the position of power. Once ensconced in power, Dr Mahathir pursued only one aim — conferment of privileges unto himself. His remarks about the futility of questioning what happened to MAS in the 1990s, is symptomatic of the man pursuing only one goal in his life — the entrenchment of privileges.

Privilege itself is anathema to democracy, which is essentially about egalitarianism. Dr Mahathir doesn't want anything egalitarian. He wants privileges in the form of selected captains of industry, in the form of protection of his children and friends doing business and so forth. The most damaging to us is his insistence now to perpetuate the rule of a corrupt and deceitful government lead by a corrupt Umno and Barisan Nasional.

Look, MCA is said to be worth RM4 billion. How on earth can a political party be worth RM4 billion? It can only be that if it has tentacles in business. Political parties don't do business.

My point then is if MCA — which is a just a sidekick to Umno — is worth RM4 billion, Umno must be worth five times that. Let's say RM20 billion. How does it become that? Just like MCA, it must have achieved that financial clout by having businesses that it acquired by using powers given to it by the rakyat.

What do you call that? It's called abuse of power, simpliciter. Naked abuse of power.

In one luncheon with ex-ministers, Dr Mahathir declared the government is corrupt from top to bottom. When he spoke of that kind of corruption, he included the current PM. Now he says good things about the government, which is corrupt from top to bottom.

At other times, he suggested that voters elect on the basis of candidates' personal qualities. Reject the party, he says. That is essentially correct when you have characterised the ruling party as full of corrupt people. Then he did a series of volte face; he declared people must vote for the party irrespective of the quality of people who make it up.

How can a party not be corrupt if the people in it are corrupt? Just why should we support a government that is corrupt from top to bottom?

So if you ask me whether Najib Razak can reform Umno, the answer is no. How can he dismantle a system on which Umno survives? That will be the end of Umno civilization. Umno's civilization lives on a system of tender-preneurship. Every level of Umno leadership looks up at the party being able to give out tenders so that Umno is worth at least five times the worth of MCA. If MCA is rotten, Umno should also be five times as rotten.

Why is Dr Mahathir still at it? It's as though he is the parallel PM running this country. The fact that he does what he does quite consistently suggests the current PM, despite his savvy for popularity, requires hand-holding to lead this nation.

That suggests that, despite the external popularity of Najib, he lacks substance to run this country. And according to the Oracle of Syed Putera, Najib is lost on how to run the country. He is long in form, but very short in substance. — sakmongkol.blogspot.com

* Sakmongkol AK47 is the nom de plume of Datuk Mohd Ariff Sabri Abdul Aziz. He was Pulau Manis assemblyman (2004-2008).

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Who is the best man for the job?

• Najib appoint Khairy as the Chairman of PUNB. It must have been a difficult decision for Najib. It appears that he has to find a balance between keeping Tun M happy and the failure to reward UMNO youth chief with a Minister post. KJ is probably the only UMNO Youth Chief without any ministerial portfolio in the history of UMNO.  It is a well-known public knowledge that Tun M has severe itch every time he meets KJ. I guess caught in between a hard place and a rock, he had no choice but to reward KJ. After all, KJ has been hardworking and actively supporting Najib in the last few years. Today the government announced that he would be made PUNB chairman.

• I don't know KJ personally but I suppose he must be brainy. How else  then a kampong boy from Rembau with an oxford degree can be someone in the BN inner circle at such a tender age. The marriage to Pak Lah's daughter cannot be by chance but must be due to some brilliant strategic move. To be able to grow into such a strong position in such a short time must be recognized as a sign of strength.

• However to give the position of chairman of PUNB on silver platter to KJ is not right. The man could be brilliant in some ways but that does not mean he is so smart that he knows everything. Every senior position comes with a learning curve. Certainly he has not been exposed in the business world. However we all know that in Malaysia doing business sometimes is about "who you know" and in that aspect I would say everyone knows KJ and he certainly knows all the right people. In that aspect KJ has one point but that alone does not justify him to get the position on a silver platter. We need to find the best person to fit the position and not just find any person with some brains to fit this key position. No wonder the country is in a big mess! Sometimes I wonder whether they will ever learn!

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Political violence threatens elections in Malaysia — Bersih 2.0

FEB 29 — Bersih 2.0 urges Prime Minister Najib Razak to immediately stop the serial political violence inflicted on opposition politicians and civil society activists by thugs reportedly related to Umno and Perkasa, while police often just looked on and no one has been charged so far.

Bersih 2.0 warns that such impunity on political violence, if it continues, leaves no room for clean elections in Malaysia. If political activisms are met with physical assaults even before elections, could the safety of opposition leaders and campaigners be guaranteed come the next election?

Bersih 2.0 wants Najib to order an immediate investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the two latest incidents of political assault on February 26.

At Speakers' Corner, George Town, Pulau Pinang, a group of thugs identified as Umno Youth and Perkasa members attacked the anti-Lynas protesters and eventually injured two reporters. Most shockingly, the police personnel looked on and did not do anything. Later, the Chief Police Officer (CPO) of Pulau Pinang Ayub Yaakob blamed it on the organisers for not informing the police of their event.

At Felda Lepar Hilir 1, Gambang, Pahang, YB Nurul Izzah Anwar, PKR MP for Lembah Pantai, was assaulted by Asrullah Affendi Abdullah, an assistant of Umno Lepar state assemblyperson Mohd Shohaimi Jusoh.

These are not isolated cases. Forums by student activists and the Anything But Umno (ABU) Movement have experienced similar attacks and no one has yet been charged in court.

If PM Najib Razak refuses to take action to end such political violence, to have the assailants prosecuted and to punish those police personnel who shirked their responsibility, Malaysia may be pushed to the edge of chaos and unrest by electoral violence.

In this alarming development, BERSIH 2.0 calls upon Malaysians and the international community to establish a Election Observation Mission to mitigate such a threat.

* The Steering Committee of BERSIH 2.0 comprises: Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan (Co-Chairperson), Datuk A. Samad Said (Co-Chairperson), Ahmad Shukri Abdul Razab, Andrew Khoo, Arul Prakkash, Arumugam K., Dr Farouk Musa, Liau Kok Fah, Maria Chin Abdullah, Richard Y W Yeoh, Dr Subramaniam Pillay, Dato' Dr Toh Kin Woon, Dr Wong Chin Huat, Dato' Yeo Yang Poh and Zaid Kamaruddin.

* This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication. The Malaysian Insider does not endorse the view unless specified.

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Isytihar harta: Satu permulaan yang baik

SHAH ALAM: Pengisytiharan harta oleh anggota kabinet Barisan Nasional (BN) merupakan permulaan yang baik sekiranya wujud ketelusan dengan disusuli pemansuhan Akta Rahsia Rasmi (OSA – Official Secret Act).

Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim berkata beliau turut menyokong cadangan itu dan berharap perubahan ini akan menjadikan kerajaan lebih telus tetapi yang paling baik kerajaan memansuhkan saja OSA itu.

Semalam, media melaporkan Ketua Pesuruhjaya Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) akan diberikan akses penuh ke atas dokumen pengisytiharan harta oleh penjawat awam, termasuk menteri dan keluarga mereka.

Keputusan itu selaras dengan cadangan Lembaga Penasihat SPRM bulan lalu supaya dokumen pengisytiharan harta menteri dan timbalan menteri serta keluarga mereka turut diserahkan kepada SPRM bagi meningkatkan ketelusan.

Buat masa ini maklumat berhubung harta anggota kabinet dan menteri hanya di simpan oleh Perdana Menteri.

Tindakan ini berbeza dengan amalan kerajaan negeri Pulau Pinang di bawah pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat yang mengisytiharkan segala harta anggota exco dan ahli dewan undangan negeri kepada masyarakat umum.

"Sekiranya akta ini diubah, Akta Kebebasan Maklumat boleh berperanan untuk menyampaikan maklumat dan memberi akses kepada semua orang.

"Namun begitu, ia adalah satu permulaan yang bagus dan saya tidak mahu memberi komen yang kritikal mengenainya," katanya.

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‘What about losses under Dr M?’

PETALING JAYA: A Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) should be established to get to the bottom of the financial scandals during the administration of former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad, said DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang.

On Saturday, Lim asked for a full audit of all financial scandals during Mahathir's 22-year tenure. He said that this was important because the current government does not seem to have learnt any lesson from those scandals.

This comes amid the controversial decision by the government to drop legal action against former Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) chief Tajudin Ramli who owed the government RM589 million. The sum of the settlement was undisclosed.

In 2001, the government spent about RM1.8 billion to buy back MAS shares from Tajudin, at RM8 per share instead of the market value of RM3.68. Mahathir had defended this bailout, saying that it was necessary to turn around the troubled airline.

Today, Mahathir welcomed Lim's suggestion that he be audited, but added that it should not only be limited to him.

"All Tuns must be audited. The sons and grandsons of Tuns as well," he said.

In an immediate reaction, Lim welcomed Mahathir's "positive response", saying that former finance minister Daim Zainuddin should be the first one to be audited.

"I will endorse Mahathir's further defining the scope and extent of the investigation into the RM100 billion losses caused by the financial scandals when he was prime minister.

"The other Tun I can think of is Daim, who was Mahathir's finance minister twice and played key role in many of the financial scandals in the Mahathir era," said Lim.

Mahathir recently said that the media was only focusing on the losses the government suffered during his administration, implying that some responsibility should be shouldered by his successor Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

For example, he pointed out the RM8 billion loss incurred after the double-tracking and electrification project between Johor and Padang Besar was cancelled during Abdullah's tenure.

Lim today said that it was up to Mahathir to say if such losses under his successor should also be audited.

Also read:

Mahathir: Audit all the Tuns

Tags: Mahathir Mohamad, Lim Kit Siangt, RCI, MAS bailout

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‘The doctor of vile intentions’

PETALING JAYA: The Railwaymen's Union of Malaya (RUM) has denounced Human Resources Minister Dr S Subramaniam as a man of "vile intentions".

RUM president Abdul Razak Md Hassan said that the minister could have stopped Maybank from forming its in-house union, the Maybank Non-Executive Union (Mayneu).

However, by allowing Mayneu to be registered, Abdul Razak claimed that Subramaniam was responsible for trying to divide Malaysia's unionised workers.

"The forming of the in-house union as a national one is an action of vile intentions by the minister of human resources.

"This action is seen as a deliberate attempt to divide the unity of (Malaysia's) unionised workers," he said in a press statement.

Abdul Razak also accused Subramaniam of not taking a stand and allowing the issue to become a national problem.

Local unions, including the Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC), have attacked the minister for seemingly supporting moves that would allegedly undermine the country's workers.

They were angered by the minister's failure to address the National Union of Bank Employees' (NUBE) concerns over Maybank sacking two of its staff.

Last month, Maybank sacked NUBE vice-president Abdul Jamil Jalaludeen and its honorary treasurer Chen Ka Fatt for taking part in a trade union activity in Geneva, Switzerland last year.

At the time, the duo – both Maybank employees – had carried a banner that said: "Maybank robs poor Malaysian workers."

RUM was also frustrated with Subramaniam's tabling of controversial amendments to the Employment Act 1955, which MTUC said would allow third parties to employ workers.

Abdul Razak took Subramaniam to task for basing these nationwide amendments on the wishes of the National Union of Plantation Workers (NUPW).

"The union (RUM) wishes to ask if the NUPW is representative of all unions in this country, or if 51% of Malaysia's workers come from the plantation sector?"

"The minister has to look at the wishes of all unions and workers in Malaysia, and not just at those of the plantation union," he said.

Abdul Razak claimed that the minister had failed to protect the interests of Malaysia's workers thus far.

Having enough with Subramaniam, RUM hoped that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak would intervene and restore industrial harmony.

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A dead one-legged chicken at Anwar's service centre a 'provocation'?...

Penang PKR members were shocked today to find a dead chicken hanging outside Anwar Ibrahim's service centre in Seberang Jaya, leading its Youth wing to lodge a police report on the matter.

The wing wants the police to probe elements of provocation by certain quarters in the symbolic act.

State PKR Youth chief Amir Md Ghazali said he was informed about the dead chicken about 10.40am by one of the service centre's staff members.

Amir (right) said he was attending a meeting at the Seberang Perai Municipal Council when he received the information by SMS.

Upon receiving the message, he rushed to the centre, located at Seberang Jaya. Amir described the incident as a "provocation by certain quarters" aimed at disrupting Pakatan Rakyat's programmes for the people, especially those carried out by the Youth wing in Permatang Pauh.

Anwar, who is PKR adviser, is also Permatang Pauh MP.

"We believe this act was done to weaken the resolve of the party's Youth wing, especially in our efforts to organise a debate on abolishing highway tolls," Amir said.

"However, we are not threatened by the provocation and will continue with the programme, which will be held in Sungai Dua tonight," he added.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is expected to speak at the event.

Nor Mohamed invited to debate

An invitation has al! so been sent to Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcob to debate the issue with Lim.

Nor Mohamed, who is Tasek Gelugor MP, has not responded to the invitation.

Anwar's service centre staff member, Fathilullail Jaafar Sidek, who spotted the dead chicken, said she was not aware of the carcass until she looked at the office gate.

"It was hung quite out of view and I did not realise it at first," Fathilullail told reporters in the presence of Amir and other members of state PKR Youth wing.

"After parking my motorcycle, I realised that the thing was hanging there, with blood still oozing out, with the chicken's right leg dismembered," she added.

Fathilullail said she believes the chicken may have been put there between 3am and 10am this morning, as she did not notice anything suspicious when she left the office at 3am. - malaysiakini

 Ayam kaki satu diletak didepan Pusat Khidmat Anwar

Pagi ini saudara Fathilullail bin Jaafar Sidek (petugas Pusat Khidmat Permatang Pauh) terkejut apabila beliau datang ke Pusat Khidmat jam 10 pagi, beliau menjumpai ayam berdarah dengan satu kaki tergantung! di Pusa t Khidmat Permatang Pauh Dun Seberang Jaya dan Bilik Gerakan AMK Permatang Pauh.

Apakah motif mereka yang tidak bertanggungjawab berbuat demikian? Budaya politik apa yang mahu dibawa ke Malaysia? Budaya berbau ugutan adalah budaya samseng ala umno dan perkasa ujarnya kepada sharpshooter.

Saudara Fathilullail bin Jaafar Sidek merupakan abang kepada Fayyadh Affiq Albaqry Bin Jaafar Sidek yang tercedera ditembak polis dalam demo BERSIH 2.0


Pejuang Kemaafan yang juga anggota Jingga 13 Pulau Pinang berkata beliau berada di Pusat Khidmat ini hingga pukul 3.00 pagi tetapi tiada apa yang berlaku.


Manakala menurut saudara Mohd Saiful beliau berada di Pusat Khidmat ini hingga pukul 7.30 pagi tetapi katanya ayam tersebut tiada. Beliau juga hairan apa motif mereka berbuat demikian.



Ketua AMK Pulau Pinang saudara Amir Ghazali amat kesal dengan kejadian ini dan beliau berkata kemungkinan besar ini ada kaitan dengan debat "GASAK" pada malam ini.

Semalam juga beliau menerima laporan bahawa UMNO dan Perkasa akan datang mengganggu debat malam ini. Sharpshooter difahamkan bahawa kemungkinan besar malam ini YB Parlimen Tasek Gelugor Nor Yaacop tidak berani turun berdebat dengan Lim Guan Eng di Dewan Sg Dua. Besar kemungkinan malam ini Pemuda UMNO dan Perkasa akan ganggu dan membawa budaya samseng.

Amir juga berkata, debat malam ini akan diteruskan dan kita juga telah bersiap sedia dengan segala kemungkinan yang akan berlaku pada malam ini. Beliau menyeru penyokong Pakatan Rakyat usah bimbang untuk hadir beramai-ramai malam ini. - Amizudin Ahmat (Din Binjai)

source:sharpshooterblogger.blogspot.com

cheers.

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BN used hospital hall for politics, says NGO

PETALING JAYA: A local NGO has accused Barisan Nasional of misusing a government hospital for political activities.

Furnishing photographs as proof, People's Welfare and Rights Coalition (POWER) chairman S Gobi Krishnan said Selangor BN on Monday launched its Subang parliamentary election machinery at an auditorium in Sungai Buloh Hospital.

In one photograph, a crowd of people in BN T-shirts are seen gathered in a hall that has a projection screen displaying the words "Majlis Pelancaran Jentera Pilihanraya Barisan Nasional Subang P107″.

Gobi said he obtained the photograph from BN liaison deputy chief Noh Omar's Tweeter account. He said he had confirmed that the venue was the auditorium at the hospital.

Another photograph shows what Gobi claimed were the same participants outside the hospital. He said he witnessed the event and took photographs.

"I am shocked that BN can misuse a hospital for such activities," he said. "A hospital is a place for the rakyat to get medical attention. It is not appropriate for hospitals to be used for political activities."

He is seeking an explanation from the Health Ministry.

"POWER would like to ask the Health Minister, Liow Tiong Lai, whether such activities are permitted by law. The hospital auditorium was built using taxpayer money for activities that are related to health care. So how did it come to be used for an activity of a political party?"

A spokesman for Sungai Buloh Hospital confirmed that BN booked the auditorium for the night of Feb 27.

"We do rent out our auditoriums to third parties, depending on suitability and the availability," he said. "If it is from outside of the Health Ministry, we charge a standard rental fee of RM200 per hour."

The spokesperson spoke on condition of anonymity, saying she feared repercussions.

"We were not sure of the reasons the hall was used that night," she said. "We just provide the venue. We rarely, if ever, rent out to political parties. We usually do allow government agencies and NGOs to use the hall."

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Does Mahathir also want a RCI into the losses from the financial scandals during Tun Abdullah’s five year premiership?

Former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahahtir Mohamad seems to have given a "positive" response to my proposal for a full audit and accounting into the RM100 billion "black hole" caused by the losses of the financial scandals his his 22-year premiership.

I had said on Saturday that the time has come to revisit the RM100 billion "losses" suffered by the country during his 22-year premiership, especially if the present generation of Malaysians are still to pay for the "sins of Mahathir's past premiership".

This came about as a result of the RM580 million write-off by the Malaysian government with the "out-of-court" settlement between Danaharta and Tajudin Ramli on Feb. 14, the terms of which remain confidential between the two parties, where all suits pertaining to the court judgement of RM589.14 million that Tajudin was ordered to pay to Danaharta in 2009 would be dropped and Tajudin agreed to withdraw claims totally RM13.46 billion, involved in 27 appeals, 11 against Danaharta.

Core to Tajudin's case is his affidavit that he was directed by former Prime Minister Tun Mahathir and former Finance Minister Tun Daim Zainudin in 1994 to buy a controlling stake in MAS to bail out the government – a "national service" to help bail out Bank Negara after the central bank suffered massive foreign exchange losses due partly to speculation in foreign currency markets with an "Overriding Agreement" to indemnify him against any losses suffered.

A Royal Commission of Inquiry into the RM100 billion "black hole" caused by the losses of the financial scandals during Mahathir's 22-year premiership will seek the the truth whether the MAS "double bail-outs" were triggered by the RM30 billion 1992/3 Bank Negara forex scandal as well as the truth about the rest of the catalogue of financial scandals in the Mahathir era, "a few were of an order of magnitude that could have bankrupted most developing countries".

However Mahathir wants "all Tuns" and "their sons and grandsons as well" to be investigated. I will endorse Mahathir's further defining the scope and extent of the investigation into the RM100 billion losses caused by the financial scandals when he was Prime Minister.

The other Tun I can think of is Tun Daim Zainuddin, who was Mahathir's Finance Minister twice and played key role in many of the financial scandals in the Mahathir era.

Are there any other Tuns who should be investigated in the full audit and accounting into the losses caused by the financial scandals in Mahathir's era?

From media reports, it would appear that one other Tun that Mahathir is referring to who should be investigated is his successor, Tun Abdullah.

It is for Mahathir to make clear whether he also wants a full audit and accounting into the losses caused by the financial losses which occur during Abdullah's five-year premiership.

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Selangor MB accuses Putrajaya of nepotism over KJ’s appointment

By Yow Hong Chieh
The Malaysian Insider
Feb 29, 2012

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 — Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin's expected appointment to a key government agency shows Putrajaya still values political links above professionalism, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said today.

The Selangor mentri besar said Khairy's appointment as Perbadanan Usahawan Nasional Bhd (PUNB) chairman will benefit Umno rather than Malays, and would be a step back for the Bumiputera community.

"While the Bumiputera have been encouraged to pursue the standard professionalism on par with the world's best, the appointment clearly shows that political affiliation, and not capability and experience, makes the cut for top positions in government-linked corporations.

"As one of the founders of PUNB, I take great pride in the fact that it has thus far been led by professionals free from political interest. While there were politicians at the policy-making level, they did not interfere with the operations of the company," he said in a statement.

The prime minister should not "demean" the efforts of the Bumiputera professionals who have made PUNB what it is today by picking Khairy, who has not shown he can run a successful corporation, Khalid added.

The Business Times reported yesterday that Khairy has been tapped to head PUNB, which sources told The Malaysian Insider was a move to ensure the Umno Youth chief has better standing ahead of elections.

A source said Khairy, who is good with youths but has no official post outside the Barisan Nasional (BN) lynchpin, needs a government post to reinforce his position ahead of polls, which must be called by April 2013.

Putrajaya routinely appoints lawmakers to lead government agencies, which are seen as a training ground for their eventual appointment to Cabinet.

Khalid helped found PUNB in July 1991 to assist the development of Bumiputera entrepreneurial capacity by providing financial and corporate support to Bumiputera businessmen.

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Umno MP guilty of making false claims...

The sessions court in Shah Alam today found the Umno MP for Sabak Bernam, Abdul Rahman Bakri, guilty on eight counts of making false claims amounting to RM80,000.

Judge Azhaniz Teh Azman Teh delivered the ruling after finding that the defence had failed to raise doubts on the prosecution's case.

Abdul Rahman, 47, was charged with making the claims of RM10,000 each between Jan 21 and Feb 4, 2008, when he was Sungai Ayer Tawar assemblyperson.

The court found him guilty of making eight false claims from his constituency's allocation for a series of non-existing events when he was Sungai Ayer Tawar assemblyperson.

Even if found guilty, there will be no by-election in the constituency, as Abdul Rahman has served more than two-thirds of his elected term.

Meanwhile, his aide Mohd Rusli Busro, who is charged with abetting him in making the false claims, was also found guilty.

If found guilty under theAnti-Corruption Act 1997 charges against him, Abdul Rahman will face up to 20 years in jail and a fine of five times the amount of gratification involved.

Defence to mitigate tomorrow

Judge Azhaniz Teh agreed to hear his mitigation at 11am tomorr! ow,  af ter allowing the defence application for this to be put off till then, after which the sentence will be delivered.

Abdul Rahman's lawyer Mohd Afifuddin Hafifi submitted that since the fine could possibly touch RM400,000, "we hope to seek the court's indulgence to postpone the mitigation and sentencing to tomorrow".

This, Afifuddin said, was to allow time for his client to prepare the necessary funds as the amount of fine would be more excessive than the offence.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission head of prosecution Abdul Razak Musa, noted that it was already late and had no objection to the request.- malaysiakini

MP Sabak Bernam didapati bersalah buat tuntutan palsu

Ahli Parlimen Sabak Bernam Abdul Rahman Bakri(kiri) hari ini didapati bersalah terhadap lapan pertuduhan tuntutan palsu yang berjumlah RM80,000, tiga tahun lalu.

Abdul Rahman, 46, didakwa melakukan kesalahan itu semasa dia menjadi Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Sungai Ayer Tawar mewakili Barisan Nasional (BN).

Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen Azhaniz Teh Azman Teh membuat keputusan tersebut selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan berjaya mengemukakan bukti tanpa keraguan munasabah.

Selain itu, mahkamah turut! mendapa ti pembantu Abdul Rahman, Rosli Busro, 43, bersalah terhadap pertuduhan bersubahat dalam melakukan semua lapan kesalahan yang didakwa.

Abdul Rahman didakwa membuat tuntutan membeli hadiah dan cenderamata serta penganjuran jamuan Program Motivasi Pelajar Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) dan Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) di kawasan Dun Ayer Tawar.

Beliau juga didakwa membuat tuntutan menggunakan butiran palsu mengenai Program Mesra Rakyat dan Hari Keluarga KRT di Dun Sungai Ayer Tawar, Program Forum Perdana Peringkat Mukim Bagan Nakhoda Omar, program Mesra Rakyat dan Hari Keluarga Guru-guru Kemas serta Program Mesra Rakyat serta sambutan Maulud Nabi.

Semua tuntutan palsu itu membabitkan jumlah RM10,000 setiap satu.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan tertuduh antara 21 Januari hingga 12 Februari 2008 di Pejabat Daerah Sabak Bernam.- FMT

Wakil Rakyat Umno Didapati Buat Tuntutan Palsu

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Felda listing to proceed as planned

PETALING JAYA: Felda Global Venture Holdings' (FGVH) proposed initial public offering plan will proceed since the majority of Felda settlers have given the green light.

The settlers would be retaining majority full ownership of their land and benefiting directly from any potential revenues realised from the proposed listing of one of the largest producers of crude palm oil in the world.

In a press release, Felda Group chairman Isa Samad said that Felda settlers-owned land would not be included in the public listing exercise.

"We have always been very clear that absolutely none of the Felda settlers-owned land will be touched for the proposed listing. Only the land currently held by Felda Holdings Bhd will be involved," he added.

He said that the settlers' holdings in Felda Investment Cooperative (KPF) would also not be included in the lisiting.

KPF has about 220,000 members, of which 112,635 are Felda settlers. The rest are Felda employees and children of settlers.

"Instead, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be established to provide for the Felda settlers' interest directly and the SPV will take the role of channelling potential profits directly to the settlers," said Isa.

He added that they would be going down to the ground to explain the issue to Felda settlers directly.

Controversy over FGVH's public listing began last year when it was announced by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak while tabling Budget 2012.

It was opposed by the opposition Pakatan Rakyat which claimed that the FGVH would grab land plots belonging to Felda settlers.

Isa also said the proposed FGVH listing is crucial towards developing and providing higher quality of life to the settlers and the subsequent generations since the inception of Felda in 1956.

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MP Sabak Bernam bersalah tuduhan rasuah

SHAH ALAM: Ahli Parlimen Sabak Bernam Abdul Rahman Bakri hari ini didapati bersalah terhadap lapan pertuduhan tuntutan palsu yang berjumlah RM80,000, tiga tahun lalu.

Abdul Rahman, 46, didakwa melakukan kesalahan itu semasa dia menjadi Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Sungai Ayer Tawar mewakili Barisan Nasional (BN).

Hakim Mahkamah Sesyen Azhaniz Teh Azman Teh membuat keputusan tersebut selepas mendapati pihak pendakwaan berjaya mengemukakan bukti tanpa keraguan munasabah.

Selain itu, mahkamah turut mendapati pembantu Abdul Rahman, Rosli Busro, 43, bersalah terhadap pertuduhan bersubahat dalam melakukan semua lapan kesalahan yang didakwa.

Abdul Rahman didakwa membuat tuntutan membeli hadiah dan cenderamata serta penganjuran jamuan Program Motivasi Pelajar Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM), Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) dan Ujian Penilaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) di kawasan Dun Ayer Tawar.

Beliau juga didakwa membuat tuntutan menggunakan butiran palsu mengenai Program Mesra Rakyat dan Hari Keluarga KRT di Dun Sungai Ayer Tawar, Program Forum Perdana Peringkat Mukim Bagan Nakhoda Omar, program Mesra Rakyat dan Hari Keluarga Guru-guru Kemas serta Program Mesra Rakyat serta sambutan Maulud Nabi.

Semua tuntutan palsu itu membabitkan jumlah RM10,000 setiap satu.

Kesalahan itu didakwa dilakukan tertuduh antara 21 Januari hingga 12 Februari 2008 di Pejabat Daerah Sabak Bernam.

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Anda memilih kami atau darah anda halal bagi kami!

Oleh Afiq M Noor

Sewaktu artikel ini ditulis, saya tidak pasti apakah nasib Hamza Kashgari. Sudah lebih dua minggu beliau dihantar pulang (dideportasi) secara tidak sah ke Arab Saudi oleh kerajaan Malaysia.

Penghantaran pulang secara tergesa-gesa dan tidak menurut lunas-lunas perundangan ini sudah pasti menimbulkan banyak tanda tanya, tambahan apabila ia melibatkan dua negara yang menjadi anggota Majlis Hak Asasi Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu.

Sungguh memalukan. Namun tidak ada yang mustahil bagi Malaysia dan Arab Saudi yang sememangnya terkenal sebagai negara yang paling tidak menghormati hak asasi manusia.

Mereka senang sekali memberi alasan kononnya untuk menjaga hubungan diplomatik antara negara dan isu agama maka Hamza Kashgari harus dikorbankan.

Lewat isu penghantaran pulang Hamza Kashgari, ramai rakan-rakan Muslim saya (samada di dalam status Facebook dan Twitter) mengucapkan tahniah dan menyokong tindakan Malaysia mendeportasi beliau.

Sudah bertaubat

Kononnya kerana beliau telah melakukan satu jenayah yang maha besar, iaitu menghina Rasulullah S.A.W. Hamza Kashgari juga dituduh dan difatwakan sebagai murtad dan hanya hukuman bunuh yang layak untuk beliau meskipun beliau telah bertaubat dan memadamkan tweet tersebut.

Hamza Kashgari bukanlah orang pertama yang dituduh sebagai murtad. Dr Nasr Hamid Abu Zaid, seorang Profesor Bahasa Arab dari Universiti Kaherah juga pernah dituduh sebagai murtad kerana pandangan dan kecenderungan beliau terhadap falsafah hermeneutika dalam memahami Al Quran.

Beliau hidup dalam buangan, dipaksa untuk berpisah dengan isterinya kerana para Islamis menganggap beliau sesat, murtad dan perlu dihukum mati kerana kononnya telah mempersendakan Al Quran.

Tokoh-tokoh ilmuan Islam lain yang dituduh murtad termasuk Abu Hayyan Al Tauhidi, Muhammad Bin Abdulkarim Bin Ahmad, pengarang kitab tafsir Nuzhum Al Dhurur Fi Tanasub Al Ayat Wa Suwar,  Ibrahim Bin Umar Bin Hasan Rabath, Shadaqah Bin Al Husin dan Lisanuddin Bin Khattib.

Sekadar menyebut beberapa nama yang masyhur dari kalangan ilmuan Islam yang turut dituduh sebagai murtad bahkan ada di antara mereka yang mati dibunuh. Ternyata virus memurtadkan dan menghalalkan darah sesama Muslim bukanlah sesuatu yang aneh dan jarang-jarang berlaku. Tidak keterlaluan untuk saya sifatkan ia sebagai trend para ulama dan Muslim yang ekstrim apabila berhadapan dengan pemikiran yang asing dan janggal bagi mereka.

Ternyata kita senang sekali menggambarkan wajah Islam sebagai agama yang bengis, tidak toleran dan tidak berperikemanusiaan.

Seolah-olah pilihan kita hanya dua; anda memilih kami; atau darah anda halal bagi kami. Dan inilah yang terjadi kepada Hamza Kashgari.

Siapa kita untuk menghukum Hamza?

Sepanjang pengetahuan saya, tidak ada satu pertuduhan rasmi atau keputusan dari mana-mana mahkamah di Arab Saudi yang menghukum Hamza Kashgari bersalah kerana menghina Rasulullah S.A.W. dan telah terkeluar dari agama Islam (murtad). Lalu atas
sangkaan jahat apa kita berani menjatuhkan hukum dan memfatwakan beliau sebagai murtad?

Prinsip umum 'common law' bahawa seseorang itu bebas dari kesalahan sehingga dibuktikan sebaliknya ternyata tidak lari dari kaedah

Fiqh : Al Asl Baraah Al Zimmah yang bermaksud, asal seseorang itu adalah tidak bersalah sehingga dibuktikan sebaliknya.

Sekiranya diaplikasikan di dalam kes Hamza Kashgari – beliau tidak bersalah atas apa-apa pertuduhan melainkan dibuktikan sebaliknya oleh mahkamah.

Justeru, saya hairan dengan sikap ekstrim ulama-ulama di Arab Saudi dan Malaysia yang dengan senang hati dan terburu-buru menghukum murtad anak muda yang berusia 23 tahun ini tanpa bukti.

Saya juga yakin mereka tidak pernah berjumpa dengan Hamza Kashgari atau menelefon beliau bagi mendapatkan kepastian dan mendengar sendiri penjelasan beliau. Mujur Allah S.W.T. tidak 'outsource' kuasa kepada mereka untuk menentukan nasib kita di akhirat.

Phew!

Kebebasan untuk berpendapat

Saya sentiasa percaya kepada kebebasan untuk berpendapat, termasuk di dalam isu-isu agama sebagaimana yang telah dijamin oleh Al Quran. Kita boleh mempunyai pandangan yang berbeza dalam sesuatu isu, tapi hidup dalam suasana harmoni dan hormat menghormati.

Setiap pendapat yang kita percaya perlulah mempunyai basis atau asas yang benar.

Seringkali kita mendengar rakan-rakan kita yang menyokong hukuman bunuh kerana murtad menyandarkan pendapat mereka kepada hadith: 'Sesiapa yang menukar agamanya hendaklah dibunuh'. Dan mereka berpendapat bahawa ayat 256 Surah Al Baqarah: "Tidak ada paksaan dalam beragama" merupakan ayat umum yang ditujukan kepada orang bukan Islam dan tidak terpakai kepada seorang Muslim.

Ada juga di kalangan para ulama yang berpendapat ayat tersebut telah dimansukhkan atau dihapuskan (Rujuk; Majmo' Fatawa Wa Maqalat, Bin Baaz 6/219). Memandangkan ruang yang terhad, saya tidak berniat untuk memanjangkan perbincangan tentang pendapat yang menyokong hukuman bunuh ini.

Secara peribadi saya lebih cenderung kepada pendapat yang mengatakan tidak ada hukuman hadd bagi mereka yang murtad atau menukar agamanya. Rasulullah S.A.W. semasa hayat baginda, tidak pernah membunuh orang yang menukar agamanya. Sekiranya benar

Rasulullah S.A.W. diperintahkan untuk membunuh orang yang murtad dan itu merupakan satu perintah daripada Allah S.W.T. sudah pasti baginda akan menerapkan hukuman itu berkali-kali.

Di dalam Al Quran, terdapat lebih dari 200 ayat yang memberikan manusia kebebasan untuk memilih dan berpendapat. Maka adalah mustahil, Islam menghukum manusia dengan keras apabila mereka melaksanakan hak mereka untuk memilih dan berpendapat sebagaimana yang telah dijamin di dalam Al Quran.

Apabila membaca komen rakan-rakan di forum-forum internet ternyata ramai dari kalangan mereka (terutamanya yang menggelar diri "Islamis") menyokong tindakan para ulama Saudi menghalalkan darah Hamza Kashgari walaupun beliau telah meminta maaf dan menarik semula tweet tersebut.

Mereka berpendapat bahawa sesiapa yang menghina Allah S.W.T. dan Rasulullah S.A.W. wajib dihukum bunuh walaupun telah bertaubat.

Pendapat mereka ini disokong oleh Ibnu Taymiyah di dalam kitabnya Al Sorimul Maslul 'Ala Syatimul Rasul dan Ibnu Hizmin di dalam A
Muhalla Bi Al Atsar.

Dr. Taha Jabir Al Alwani mempunyai pandangan yang menarik dalam masalah ini. Sewaktu mengupas persoalan hukuman bunuh kepada orang Munafiq, Dr Taha menyinggung kekeliruan dan pendapat aneh Ibnu Hizmin Al Andalus.

Orang munafik tidak dibunuh di zaman Nabi

Menurut beliau Rasulullah S.A.W. tidak pernah membunuh orang-orang Munafiq pada zaman baginda walaupun baginda mengetahui bahawa mereka mempunyai perancangan jahat terhadap baginda.

Juga jelas dalam sejarah ketika mana orang-orang yang datang berjumpa Rasulullah S.A.W. mengaku bahawa mereka telah keluar dari agama Islam tidak diperintahkan hukuman bunuh ke atas mereka.

Lihat sahaja Abdullah Bin Ubay Bin Salul. Beliau terkenal dalam sejarah kerana telah membuat tohmah dan menuduh Aishah dengan tuduhan dusta sehingga Allah S.W.T. menurunkan ayat untuk membersihkan Aishah dari tuduhan jahat tersebut.

Di dalam Sahih Al  Bukhari, diriwayatkan bahawa Abdullah Bin Ubay mengatakan: 'Sekiranya kita kembali ke Madinah (dari medan perang), sudah tentu orang-orang yang mulia lagi kuat akan mengusir orang-orang yang hina dan lemah'.

Allah S.W.T. merakamkan perkataan Abdullah Bin Ubay ini di dalam Surah Al Munafiqun ayat 8. Dia bukan sahaja menghina Rasululla
S.A.W. bahkan bercita-cita menghalau Rasulullah S.A.W. dari Madinah.

Sewaktu mendengar perkataan Abdullah Bin Ubai tersebut, Umar Al Khattab menghampiri Rasulullah dan berkata: 'Benarkan aku membunuh orang Munafiq ini'. Rasulullah S.A.W. menjawab: 'Biarkanlah dia, agar orang-orang tidak mengatakan Muhammad S.A.W. membunuh sahabatnya..'

Sepertimana yang kita sedia maklum, Rasulullah S.A.W. adalah manusia yang paling taat kepada Allah. Sekiranya terdapat hukuman bunuh terhadap orang yang murtad dan munafiq, maka sudah pasti Rasulullah S.A.W. mengarahkan para sahabat membunuh Abdullah Bin Ubai Bin Salul.

Saya tertanya-tanya, apakah para pembenci Hamza Kashgari merasakan bahawa beliau lebih teruk dari Abdullah Bin Ubai Bin Salul yang Allah S.W.T. telah rakamkan kisahnya di dalam Al Quran? Ataupun sebenarnya mereka merasakan diri mereka lebih baik dari Rasulullah S.A.W.?

Memalukan Islam

Apa yang pasti tindakan mengeluarkan fatwa yang menghalalkan darah Hamza Kashgari merupakan satu lagi perkara yang memalukan dan memberikan imej yang negatif terhadap Islam.

Tidak cukup dengan pendapat-pendapat pelik seperti wanita diharamkan memandu, umat Islam perlu menjauhi media sosial seperti twitter, mentaati pemerintah yang zalim dan haram memeranginya, ternyata umat ini senang sekali dikhayalkan dengan candu agama.

Mereka menerima tanpa caveat apa sahaja yang keluar dari mulut ulama mereka seolah-olah ianya firman dari Tuhan.

Hamza Kashgari adalah saudara kita. Dia bukan ayam untuk makanan dan sembelihan kalian.

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DPP tells off spinners of fantsay to face REALITY

Especially in REALPOLITIK when Malaysia is at the crossroads of toppling BN-UMNO whose record of 54 years is for all to see -- corruption going from bad to worse with each passing year. Remember Sharizat Jalil's famous/infamous quote: " You think I'm the only UMNO minister with such a problem" when commenting on her family's cowgate RM250million NFC scandal that refuses to go away? This and endless other scandals running into billions which are the the core factors centring around CORRUPTION accounting for PM Najib Razak in delaying the 13th General Elections -- may even see the 12th Parliament go its full term to March/April 2013.

So all fellow Malaysians, face REALITY and do away with the ilks of MCLM's fantasy of 20 men of integfrity to be selected by RPK? Haris Ibrahim? when they can't even decide which vehicle they are riding on -- Saya Anak Bangsa Malaysia? People's Parliament? MCLM? ABU? but yet seem to sing BN/UMNO's praises when it suits them. Give exclusive interviews to MSM like TV3, The Star, New Starits Times and Utusan when they are supposed to have launched a "Boycott MSM" campaign? GOblok-lah!

Here cmeth donPLAYpucks who means business!:)

29/02/2012

HERE AND NOW, BLOGGERS, HERE AND NOW!

or 'OUR BEST SHOT' by Donplaypuks® at http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com

by luther vanplato, Donplaypuks® intrepid correspondent for united opposition affairs

Here And Now by Luther Vandross

Here and now is what matters. The future in unpredictable and the past, unalterable.

Here and now, let me state without reservation that my fight is not with RPK or Haris. They are not the enemy. Quite the opposite. Ther are comrade in arms.

Let me state for the record and acknowledge that both these individuals have made substantial and concrete contributions in the awakening of a nation to the indisputable fact that corruption, racism and religious bigotry must be confronted, challenged and destroyed. Corrupt, racist and bigoted administrations, politicians and government must be replaced and their successors made answerable to the Rakyat.

They have also proven that the pen is, indeed, mightier than the sword. They have walked the talk.

Their rights to free speech and their own opinions are unquestioned by me. All I ask is that they be true to themselves, consistent and focus on the primary task at hand.

And if we are not talking about a Tahrir Square response, but Rome and the ballot box (as per RPK), then our options have self-imposed limits. For there would have been no Rome without a Caesar who was undone by perceptions of having unbridled dictatorial ambitions.

But what happened on the morning after the revolution? What happened to the backstabbing Brutus and Cassius or their counterparts in the 1789 French Revolution, Robespierre, Danton and Marat? - exterminated and consigned to the foootnotes of history, that's what. You can't lead or rule a nation of 30 million on a wing and a prayer or by mere consensus, common sense and disparate committees.

But lately, Haris and RPK have been walking a peculiar line.

And that's where we have a problem.

Here and now we do not have the perfect situation in the Opposition as a combined entity. We do not have 100% pure, pristine and wholesome candidates to field for GE 13. Would that we had, but we have to make do with th! e tools we have.

Nor do we have a fully awakened, educated and aware Rakyat who can unseat BUMNO/BN all by themselves by fusion and chain reaction. The time is too short.

And as much as Haris and his supporters are lobbying for it, none of PKR, PAS or DAP are going to let backline NGO's or prominent individuals determine which candidates they should field or agree to a 1:1 challenge against BUMNO/BN. These NGO's do not have the weight of history behind them, and in the end, who determines who has objective views and who, subjective ones?

Sure we have admirable candidates like Malik Sarwar and some doctors and lawyers, all pretty much untested. If elections are called in a few months time, do we have the bag of winners?

So, what's the first step? It must be to identify our goals.

Politics, as defined by Plato, is about achieving the ideal form of social organization and structure. Leadership and power are cornerstones of it. Without it, nothing concrete or lasting can be achieved. Integrity is another. Ideally, we would like to have perhaps a dozen Mandela's in our midst. But that's wishful thinking. Lasting leadership at the top has always b! een abou t the Power of One.

Here and now:

1. What is our Principal Objective? To unseat the EVIL BUMNO/BN hegemony and consign them to a minority party in Parliament. Is that too difficult to fathom?
2. What is out strategy? To unite the opposition to BUMNO/BN under one banner to fight at GE13.
3. Having identified the Leader of Pakatan for GE 13, what should we do? Back him up 100%, of course
4. Do we have a precedence on it that we can hang our hats on? Damn right we do. GE 2008.
5. In victory, be magnanimous (you don't have to be generous) to the vanquished. Equally, the murderers, thieves and looters now camping in Putrajaya, MB's offices and the Economic Plundering Unit, ALL must be brought to book. Do remember that the evil is not BUMNO,MCA,MIC,PPP or Gerakan per se; it's in their leadership. Remove that layer permanently and you'll have a bright, new and glorious dawn.

Here and now, who can do it? Well, the candidates are not difficult to identify at all:

1. Anwar Ibrahim of PKR
2. Nik Aziz of PAS
3. Lim Kit Siang of DAP

Given that it was AI who achieved the improbable at GE 12, I don't think we need lo! ok furth er for the Leader of Pakatan for GE 13. I am certain neither Nik Aziz nor LKS can make a fist of it. Anyway, why try and reinvent the wheel? (As an aside, it's interesting that some claim Daim Zainuddin had predicted the outcome of GE 12. I don't remember hearing a peep from Diam Diam, but of course, a million armchair "pundits" all forecast these things with the benefit of hindsight!).

Here and now, this is where we have another problem.

Having identified the logical steps we should take in achieving our objectives, some who profess they fully support these aims, seem to be doing everything to undermine it. In any planning, be it corporate or government, there are short, medium and long-term objectives and strategies. And when you don't have pure, pristine candidates, then you pursue what game theory advocates - minimax/maximin strategy.

Simply put, you drop the obvious losers, shirkers, non-performers, thieves and crooks and go with the rest. Then you co-opt in the new faces strictly on merit and all of whom are already known in the public domain. There is no 100% guarantee, but the Leader has to go with gut feel and we have to back his judgement to the hilt.

This is not some treatise on political strategy, I don't have that kind of knowledge or practical experience. But it sounds simple and often simplicity is a good basis for tackling complicated issues.

We don't need Tai Chee or Sun Tzu and his 'Art of War'. With the Rakyat, talking straight from the shoulders is always the best strategy.

He re and now, what we don't need is:

1. RPK to tell us that there is/has to be a future without Anwar Ibrahim. We all, and all our uncle Bob's too, know that. But here and now, what's the alternative? No one is indispensable, and we can see clearly that AI and PKR have already in place a succession plan supported by much younger, but seasoned veterans to guide Nurul along. And if RPK is 90% sure AI is "morally unfit" to become PM, I can tell you 100%, he is.
2. As soon as some political scandal with sexual undertones erupts, all these slimy guys coming out of the woodwork and saying "Yeah, I knew Anwar in MCKK...used to hang out in the showers and gym with the boys (what else did you expect in an all-male boarding school?)....yeah, I knew about it but kept quiet for 30 years....." kind of BS. I once put that question to the late Captain Yusuff aka blogger Ancient Mariner who exposed the $ 12.5 billion PKFZ scandal. The Captain, who also schooled at MCKK, replied," That's 100% pure, unadulterated BS." That's good enough for me from a gem of a man who had no enemies and no political axe to grind.
3. Haris and especially RPK, taking all sorts of potshots at AI and making all sorts of demands and innuendos backed up by unverifiable hearsay on really, here and now irrelevant issues. Bros, if you have a viable and workable alternative, state it and justify it. Convince us you have the know-how, savvy, experience and can deliver. Then we may well go with you. We, the Rakyat together with you, are the 3rd Force. We have to trust each other.

We don't have much time and the situation is not ideal or perfect. The system is stacked against us. Why do you think that! despite Big Wig's huge unpopularity for over 20 years, no one could unseat him from Malaysian Indian Circus? His stooges were eased into power at every level, and with virtually unlimited money, they could stop anyone from mounting a successful challenge to their dictatorship. Thus, it took the Power of One, the great and heroic Dr. Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj of Socialist Party, to slay The Beast of Sg. Siput, in an epic David vs Goliath contest.

So, we are looking at taking our best shot, under the most challenging and trying of circumstances, to putting the known OGRE, BUMNO/BN, out of its misery and voting in PAKATAN! BUMNO/BN is too far gone down the line of corruption and wants, is begging, to be consigned to political oblivion for a while. But because of FACE and FALSE PRIDE they can't ask openly for it. So, the Rakyat has to take the initiative.

What's the known track record now of Pakatan?

1. The new MB's in the Pakatan-controlled states are all known to be clean and not condone or perpetuate corruption. Isn't that a great start and achievement in 4 years vs 32 years of absolute political and financial mayhem and looting under BUMNO/BN?
2. The Pakatan-controlled states are all running budget surpluses, holding cash reserves for re-investments and topping ! the dest inations for FDI's. Isn't that another great start? BUMNO/ BN Federal Ministers are all falling over themselves claiming they contributed to it. But hang on, why did it NOT occur before this? Hmmm?
3. Penang was the 1st state to reward its citizens with cash bonus. BUMNO/BN stirred the faeces pot by playing the racist and bigoted religious card by saying some of this money could have come from tax on 'haram' businesses and asked Muslims to return it. Barely a heartbeat later Dr.Imelda Birkin Rosemajib launches his $ 500 low income earners bonus scheme. What happened to all that "haram tax money" doubts?

Once we have won, then we can tinker and tweak the system and strive for perfection. But how are we to get there if there are any number of strategies, any number of opinions and any number of "do-gooders" (many of whom are "wolves in sheep's clothing") with any number of agendas?

Here and now, more than anything, we need a WINNABLE LEADERSHIP. Get that in the bag and it we'll coast to victory.

Or else, what's your proposal, Haris or RPK? What's your short-term strategy for assured victory?

Know and play your role. If you are an out-and-out blogger only, slaughter with the pen. If you are a blogger with political aspirations, then enter the arena. I do not dou! bt for o ne second that if Haris stands in the right constituency, it will be slam dunk. The only way to be sure is to take the risk and "turun gelanggang". If it were possible for RPK to return, then he too should "turun gelanggang" because that's the only way to slay the beast.

Yes, you can write and blog, but only so much. The last mile solution lies in uniting the voters behind you and engaging the enemy, face to face, at the polling stations and booths.

Do you have even a half winnable plan or not? Teetering and tottering from People's Parliament to Anak Bangsa Malaysia to 3rd Force and MCLM and Kita and ABU shows utter lack of focus.

Otherwise, here and now, stop griping, sniping and sabotaging (unless of course, your real intention is to back BUMNO/BN). Unite under one banner and back Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan. All we need to know and be assured of are, if more than anyone else, does Anwar have the character, qualifications and track-record to lead us to victory, and guide us thereafter.

Let's not fall for this Mahathir, Najib and BUMNO red herring that Anwar is ambitious to become Prime Minister??!! You mean Mahathir and Najib entered politics beacuse they had no ambitions to become PM but aspired to retire as Chief Mandore to the Deputy Speaker or some such post? Sheesh, what pathetic hypocrites and creeps these BUMNO promoters are! .

We only need assurance that Anwar is for Rome first, and Caesar, second.

So PEOPLE, here and now, let us take our best shot and vote for the damn bloody obvious choice - PAKATAN!

Out with BUMNO/BN!

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Declare assets to MACC as instructed by Najib

FMT LETTER: From Robert Phang, via e-mail

I hail the decision by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to allow full access to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to the asset declarations of the top leadership.

It is therefore very clear that all politicians and including government servants must declare their assets to MACC or MACC has the right to demand their declaration.

I wish to recapitulate, some so called Chinese leaders like VK Liew's irrational stand that it is inappropriate for MACC to keep records of properties of ministers and deputy ministers.

Najib Tun Razak's decision is loud and clear. May I remind VK Liew and Mohamed Nazri Aziz (Minister in the PM's department) to adhere to the instruction given by the BN chief.

If you still have much to hide, then quit. Needless to say, VK Liew and other politicians should be reminded that they are elected to public office by the people and their salaries come from law-abiding taxpayers.

Therefore they are accountable to the people at all times and can be made answerable to MACC when needed. People are their bosses. Please follow Najib's instruction.

The writer is Justice of Peace and Chairman of the Social Care Foundation

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Scoutmaster’s wife: Say sorry or we sue

PETALING JAYA: The wife of the 44-year-old scoutmaster accused of molesting schoolgirls has threatened to take legal action against those who have shamed their family.

However, the woman said that they were prepared to "forget and forgive", if those who had defamed "Mr Ho's" family came forward and apologised.

"My husband has been labelled a beast and sex maniac by the press. The damage to my family has been enormous. We can't go out and eat normally. We are all being unfairly judged," said Mrs Ho.

She said due to numerous misleading reports alleging that her husband could have raped their own children, her three daughters had to be subjected to intrusive medical check-ups by the Welfare Department.

"They were held in the hospital for three nights. When my eight-year-old girl came home, she cried and hugged me. She asked why the doctor needed to spread her legs and check her private parts," said Mrs Ho.

The Welfare Department had later announced that medical checks indicated that the daughters were never assaulted.

Mrs Ho said the subsequent "cruel" treatment of her daughters by the Welfare Department would scar them for life. She said that their family has been "victimised", especially by the media.

"If my youngest daughter can complain of such things, why did those teenage girls wait so long to accuse my husband?"

'I will forever love my wife'

Mrs Ho said because she was a Buddhist, she was willing to provide a chance for those who had accused her family (to apologise).

She also claimed that several school girls who accused her husband of sexually assaulting them had apologised to her daughter in school and alluded to the possibility that they were "forced" into the situation.

"When five of them saw my daughter during co-corricular activities , they asked how was she. They also said they were forced to make the accusation," said a tearful Mrs Ho.

A police report was lodged by the daughter last week over this.

Meanwhile, Mr Ho told reporters that he was proud of his family and daughters for standing up for him.

"I feel very terrible for them. But I am proud because they have grown up. My daughters never blamed me, never suspected me. They still kiss me on my cheek each night," he said.

"I will forever love my wife," said Mr Ho, who said there were many who still believed and supported him.

Mr and Mrs Ho were speaking at a press conference organised by MCA lawyer Theng Book. Theng said he was not protecting anybody, but wanted fairness for all parties.

Investigations completed

Earlier this month, five Form Two girls lodged a police report against Ho, alleging that the volunteer scout trainer had molested them.

In the joint report, they claimed the scoutmaster of a secondary school in Damansara molested them on the pretext of helping them get body measurements for new clothes in the club's storeroom.

The man, called "Abang Ho", also allegedly molested them when they were at his home practising rock-climbing exercise.

On Feb 16, the man openly identified himself at a press conference and vehemently denied the allegations after a police report was lodged against him.

Mr Ho also denied allegations that he raped his own 14-year-old daughter.

On Feb 18, three more police reports were lodged by parents and their daughters against the man.

The school authorities had claimed that there are complaints from more than 10 girls who were allegedly victimised by the same man.

FMT understands that police from both Selangor and Kuala Lumpur have completed their investigations and investigation papers are expected to be submitted to the Attorney-General's Chambers soon.

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Anwar: Umno mahu saya bergaduh dengan Nik Aziz

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim mendakwa Umno mahu beliau bergaduh dengan Muryidul Am PAS, Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat.

Bagaimanapun, kata ketua pembangkang itu, tidak mungkin beliau bergaduh dengan Menteri Besar Kelantan itu kerana menganggapnya sebagai guru beliau.

"Saya tidak ada kemungkinan nak gaduh dengan dia. Saya dalam mesyuarat dengan DAP, saya beritahu Karpal Singh, Lim Kit Siang, Nik Aziz orang baik.

"Saya beritahu, walau kita berbeda berpendapat dengan Nik Aziz, kita kena hormat kerana dia orang baik, yang jahat itu Umno," kata beliau daiam ceramah di Kuantan.

Anwar juga menegaskan pendirian beliau dalam soal negara Israel sama dengan pendirian PAS yang tidak mengiktiraf Israel.

`Umur muda, erangai tua'

"Syarat dengan syarat PAS adalah sama, cuma saya kata jika syarat itu dipenuhi kita boleh runding tetapi tak payah lah runding kerana dia tidak penuhi syarat,

"Ini paling baik bagi Umno jika saya gaduh dengan Nik Aziz, ini hadiah paling besar  yang dia dapat kalau Anwar bergaduh dengan Nik Aziz," tambah beliau lagi.

Menurut Anwar, pada tahun 1973 beliau mengetuai bantahan pelajar menentang serangan Amerika Syarikat dan Israel ke atas Palestin.

Anwar menambah, Presiden Palestin waktu itu, Yasser Arafat menganggap beliau sebagai anak angkat negara Palestin.

Dalam ceramah tersebut, Anwar mendakwa Pemuda Umno  bekerja untuk mengaib dan menabur fitnah.

"Pemuda Umno tidak boleh pakai, isu rasuah diam, syarikat arak diam. Pemuda Umno itu, umur muda, perangai tua," kata beliau lagi.

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UMNO and PAS Extremists, HOW?

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion/article/just-who-are-you-protecting-by-banning-erykah-badu/
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/rais-bigger-problem-with-muslims-if-erykah-badu-concert-allowed/
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/promoters-make-last-ditch-attempt-to-overturn-erykah-badu-ban/
The government ban Erykah Badu for her tatoo.
So who ban UMNO Youth Chief Khairy?

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Mustafa: Umno mahu lagakan PAS dengan Anwar

PETALING JAYA: PAS mendakwa Umno mahu melagakan parti itu dengan Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dalam isu negara Israel.

Umno, kata Setiausaha Agung Datuk Mustafa Ali membesar-besarkan isu Israel dan Palestin bagi memecah belahkan Pakatan Rakyat.

Dalam kenyataan media hari ini, tokoh veteran PAS itu berkata, Umno takut dengan kekuatan ikatan antara parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat.

Katanya,  Umno juga menerima penyelesaian dua negeri Israel dan Palestin sebagaimana yang diterima PKR.

"Umno lebih akomodatif terhadap Israel berbanding dengan sikap Anwar sendiri yang memberikan syarat untuk Israel jika mahu diterima iaitu menyokong dan mengiktiraf Palestin," kata beliau.

Menurut Mustafa, sejak dari zaman Tun Dr Mahathir lagi, Malaysia mengiktiraf Israel walaupun tidak secara terbuka.

Bendera Israel

Bahkan bendera Israel juga pernah berkibar di bangunan Umno, PWTC.

"Malaysia juga membenarkan pasukan kriket Israel bermain di Malaysia, membenarkan hubungan dagang antara Israel dan Malaysia.

"Bahkan, Menteri Umno juga pernah berjumpa dan berbincang dengan Menteri Israel," kata Mustafa.

Kata Setiausaha Agung PAS itu, PAS tidak mengiktiraf Israel. Umno pula hanya berminat dalam isu ini ekoran kenyataan Anwar dalam The Wall Street Journal,.

Katanya, lebih baik menteri-menteri Umno itu diam kerana Umno juga sama sahaja mengiktiraf Israel.

Para pemimpin Umno termasuk Dato' Puad Zarkashi, tambah beliau  meminta Majlis Syura Ulama PAS memanggil Anwar agar menjelaskan pendiriannya tentang Israel.

Hubungan dagang

Dalam masa yang sama, Perlabuhan Klang dilaporkan membenarkan kapal-kapal Israel berlabuh di situ.

Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaludin pula mengesahkan Umno tidak bekerjasama dengan Israel dalam hubungan politik tetapi menerima hubungan dagang antara syarikat Malaysia dan Israel.

Sikap yang sama juga dinyatakan oleh Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri.

Ini bermakna, Umno mengiktiraf kewujudan Israel yang sejak dari dahulu lagi ditolak oleh PAS, kata Mustafa lagi.

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