Malaysia mourns one of its true son - Karpal Singh

Karpal Singh 

You'll be forever missed and your legacy and integrity will stand the test of time

The Economist: Karpal was rare gem of Malaysian politics

APRIL 18, 2014

KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 — Since his shocking death yesterday, the late Karpal Singh has been called “friend” by many that others would have thought to be irreconcilable foes.

At an emotive scene at the lawmaker’s home in Penang hours after his death, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin consoled a distraught Gobind Singh Deo, Karpal’s second son, when he went to pay his respects to the family.

Before that, contemporary and regular rival Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu had described the Bukit Gelugor MP as “good friend”, despite regularly crossing swords with Karpal when he had still been MIC president.

“Karpal Singh, who died in a car accident in the early hours of April 17th at the age of 74, was a rarity in the venomous world of Malaysian politics: a man respected by many of his opponents as well as those on his own side,” according to an obituary by The Economist today.

In the tribute titled “Burning Bright”, it noted that once-bitter rivals have lined to honour the man known as the “Tiger of Jelutong”, even those who tasted the acerbic sting of his tongue.

The business weekly pointed out that this included Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who was among the earliest to offer his sympathies to Karpal’s family.

“In politics, he was an implacable leader; in law, a committed advocate,” the prime minister said in a brief statement issued by his office.

“At this difficult time, our thoughts are with the families of those who have died in the accident. I extend my deepest condolences to them. We pray that the other passengers make a full recovery,” Najib added.

Karpal’s popularity was also not solely due to his courage and tenacity, The Economist said. Instead, it was the veteran lawmaker’s dignity, modesty, humour and courtesy that turned foes into friends, begrudging or otherwise.

But the weekly also made pains to point out the outpouring of sympathy and friendship now was as rare as the man receiving it.

“It was also a reminder that, though his death has been greeted with respect and regret (some nasty political jibes notwithstanding), that is not how Malaysia’s opposition politicians are treated when alive.

Karpal, 74, was killed after the Toyota Alphard MPV he was travelling in crashed following a collision with a lorry along the North-South Highway near Gopeng, Perak at about 1.10am yesterday.

Karpal, who was seated in the front passenger seat, was killed on the spot together with his long-time assistant, Michael Cornelius.

Karpal will receive a state funeral in Penang this Sunday.

Post 13th General Elections: Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat

Uncommon Sense with Wong Chin Huat: Beyond GE13

By Ding Jo-Ann | 13 May 2013 |

AND so the Barisan Nasional (BN) is still in power. Those hoping for a change in government are still coming to terms with the results of the 13th general election since our independence (GE13). The Nut Graph asks political scientist Wong Chin Huat how the BN won, why it would racialise the poll results, and what needs to happen next.

TNG: So, the BN is still in power. How did that happen, considering that there was such an upsurge in support for the Pakatan Rakyat (PR), as reflected in the increase in popular vote for the PR?

The PR’s vote share has risen from 36% in 2008 to 51% in 2013, but its seat share merely increased from 36% to 40% and the BN continues to rule despite more voters rejecting it than supporting it. This is the outcome of malapportionment where constituencies are of unequal electorate sizes, and of gerrymandering – manipulating constituency boundaries to benefit certain parties.

An overview (Source: Facebook)

This results in an over-representation of the BN. In other words, if a vote were compared to a bank note of RM1, a vote for the BN is overvalued, allowing it to buy RM1.27 worth of seats; while a vote for the PR is so undervalued that it can only buy RM0.78 worth of seats.

This violation of the one-person-one-vote principle is an old issue but it has been overlooked. In 2004, when the BN was so popular with Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s ascendancy, a vote for the BN was worth about three votes for the DAP, eight votes for PAS and 26 votes for PKR.

Malapportionment and gerrymandering get much less attention because procedural cheating through impersonation by phantom voters, multiple voting and ballot stuffing is much easier to understand. I hope the concern over a minority government’s lack of legitimacy in terms of votes leads to two things: firstly, high public interest in the constituency re-delineation process which the Election Commission says will be done at year end. And secondly, to a change of the electoral system being put on the electoral reform agenda.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has described his losses as the result of a “Chinese tsunami“. Subsequently, Utusan Malaysia ran a front-page headline “Apa lagi Cina mahu?” which the prime minister defended. Why would Najib and an Umno-owned daily resort to racial polarisation at a time like this? And what impact do you think it will have on Malaysia?

For Utusan Malaysia or Umno politicians to ask questions like “What more do the Chinese want?” is really nothing new. This is the standard operating procedure whenever the BN is rejected by Chinese Malaysian voters. Never mind that Umno was rejected by Malay Malaysians in southern Johor, Selangor, Terengganu and pockets of Pahang and Malacca, or that there was also a moderate Kadazandusun swing.

Subconsciously for Umno, Chinese Malaysian voters are “guests” whose rights depend on Umno’s mercy rather than citizens with constitutional rights. Hence, the Chinese may negotiate with the BN on their demands, but their role in the elections is really as voting machines, at least one third of whom are meant to support the BN.

The rejection of Umno-BN by Chinese Malaysian voters is seen as a rejection of Malay Malaysians. In 1969, that and the MCA’s subsequent withdrawal from the new cabinet were seen as a sign of the Chinese challenging the Malays’ political dominance. This triggered the 13 May tragedy.

Najib’s attempt to ethnicise this election and his defence of Utusan Malaysia’s provocation means he has decided to throw his 1Malaysia brand out the window in a desperate move to seek the return of Malay Malaysian votes. He must have hoped that the Chinese could again be the convenient bogey, as in 1969 when that enabled his father, Tun Abdul Razak, to take power away from Tunku Abdul Rahman for himself.

Unfortunately, for Najib, this is 2013, not 1969. The threat of violence – from the dodgy bombing a few days before polling to the call for another 13 May by some quarters such as pro-Umno blogger Papagomo – has not worked.

On 8 May, reportedly 120,000 Malaysians – including teenagers – flooded the Kelana Jaya stadium to register their protest against election fraud. The mood was jovial and carnival-like. While Najib may think he has won the election, he may also have lost a generation. When youngsters start going to opposition political rallies as if they were going to dance parties, the BN government has been abandoned by the future.

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said his work is not done and held the 8 May rally at the Kelana Jaya Stadium to dispute the election results because of electoral fraud. The evidence shows that it is not a level playing field for the opposition and much electoral reform is still needed. However, would you say there is “electoral fraud”? And is holding another mass rally especially when there are rising racial tensions appropriate?

Fraud has clearly happened. The “reform” of postal votes left a substantial number of police and military voters on the postal ballot. It also added a substantial number of election workers as well as journalists as postal voters. Unlike advance voting, postal voting is completely non-transparent, which opens up the possibility of fraud.

A section of the turnout at Kelana Jaya Stadium. (Pic courtesy of Alexis Wong)

Then, the indelible ink, which the EC was said to have spent some RM10 million to purchase, turned out to be washable, making it impossible to prevent multiple voting or impersonation by police and security voters. Finally, the counting and tallying processes are questionable. Opposition polling and counting agents in certain constituencies were harassed or threatened, and, most importantly, denied the signed Form 14 which officially records the outcome of counting in a polling stream, also known as a saluran.

Without all these flaws, plus the rampant vote-buying through handouts, treating and outright bribery, before and during polling day, the BN could have won even less than 47% of the popular vote.

I think protest rallies are necessary to send a message that the people do not recognise the federal government’s legitimacy. Without such protests to make more people aware of the flaws and to pressure the BN to clean up the electoral system, history will repeat itself come GE14. As shown by the turnout on 8 May, the protest was national and representative of all walks of life. Those who tried to paint it as an ethnic issue must feel that they have been slapped by the peaceful protesters there.

What needs to happen next with regard to electoral reforms? How likely is that to happen?

We will need to reconsider changing the electoral system. If the seats are allocated in proportion to vote share, cheating by ways of impersonation and double voting will be much less attractive to the election criminals. Why? To increase one seat (0.45% of the size of Parliament) may require some 50,000 phantoms, which is clearly cost-inefficient.

More than ever before, Malaysians are now interested in revisiting the electoral system. If you leave electoral reform to the politicians, they will only pursue it when they are weak enough to worry about being a victim of the system, or when they are strong enough to mobilise public support to push for change. In the 1980s and 1990s for example, the opposition was simply too weak that they just dismissed the flaws in the system rather than advocate for change.

For electoral reforms to take place before GE14, we will need more citizens to speak up and force it on the agenda, at least on the PR’s agenda. Otherwise, GE14 would be the same story again. 

WITH its strong showing in the 13th general election since our independence (GE13), should the opposition leader come from the DAP? Will PAS continue with its calls for an Islamic state and hudud? And why didn’t Sabah and Sarawak deliver much-needed votes to the Pakatan Rakyat (PR)? Wong Chin Huat explains.

What does it mean that the DAP is now the strongest party in the opposition coalition? Should the opposition leader in Parliament then be somebody from the DAP?

Although the PR did not get to register itself formally as a coalition, it ran its GE13 campaign in that way. It should, therefore, act as one. The parliamentary opposition leader in the Westminster system is the prime-minister-in-waiting. Since the PR agreed that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would be prime minister when it takes over, the opposition leader position should also go to Anwar.

There is also no reason to particularly fear the rise of a particular party. While the DAP is the largest party in the PR by parliamentary seats, its 38 seats is less than half of the PR’s 89 seats.

With PAS’s performance in GE13, what does this mean for the hardliners who want to establish an Islamic state and implement hudud?

PAS’s next congress or muktamar must indeed be watched. With the defeat of the party’s mainstreamers/moderates like Mohamad Sabu, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Salahuddin Ayub and Datuk Husam Musa, the puritans/hardliners would likely push for the party to return to its advocacy of an Islamic state rather than a welfare state.

Umno will certainly exploit this to lure PAS’s hardliners in the name of religious unity. In 1974, Najib’s father managed to bring PAS into the BN. But within four years, PAS left with bitterness when it realised that Umno had been undermining its power base in Kelantan. Many PAS old-timers, including spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, will never allow PAS to rejoin the BN.

Why didn’t Sabah and Sarawak deliver the votes that were needed to help the PR secure Putrajaya?

For those who want change, the election outcome in Sabah and Sarawak was indeed disappointing. Despite the PR’s gains in seats particularly in Sarawak, it picked up only those seats from cities and towns, where the DAP performed tremendously well in the 2011 state elections. Unlike Sabah where at least one bumiputera-dominated seat changed hands, the opposition has failed to make any inroads into inland Sarawak.

Why didn’t Sabah and Sarawak voters vote against the BN despite the fiasco of the Sulu invasion of Lahad Datu, and the Global Witness expose of the land sale scandal involving Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud’s family and cronies? Poverty has made inland voters susceptible to vote-buying. Lack of resources further clipped the opposition’s campaign in these large states, where some constituencies are the size of a West Malaysian state. 

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Wong Chin Huat  is a political scientist by training and was a journalism lecturer prior to joining the Penang Institute, a Penang government think tank. If readers have questions and issues they would like Wong to respond to, they are welcome to e-mail editor@thenutgraph.com for our consideration.

Severe "irregularities" and "fraud" that marred the 13th General Elections led to massive opposition-backed rally on 8th May 2013

Anwar vows more rallies to challenge Barisan Nasional's mandate

Post 13th General Elections of Malaysia : Fight for democracy continues on...

There are overwhelming issues raised regarding the final outcome of the just ended Malaysian's 13th General Elections.

The fight for democracy, justice and freedom from oppression and corrupt practices continues.

The majority of genuine Malaysians have spoken and stand up together.

and beware that any "democratic" government that comes into power through deceit and fraud in the elections is indeed a very fragile government because it does not have the support of the majority of genuine rightful citizens.

Please follow news update on major news portal.

May God bless this beloved nation of ours.

Joshua

My Final Appeal , this 13th Malaysian General Elections / Rayuan Saya untuk Pilihanraya Umum Ke-13 Malaysia (Part 5 / 5)

Rakyat Malaysia yang dikasihi, ketibaan 5 Mei 2013 adalah lebih kurang 24 jam dari sekarang. Setelah meneliti isu-isu yang dibincangkan pada ke-empat empat blog saya. Sekarang, saya telah sampai isu terakhir yang saya ingin bincangkan sebelum Pilihanraya pada 5 Mei. Dalam pendek kata, apabila kita mengundi pada 5 Mei 2013, kita perlu undi dengan kesedaran dan nurani dari hati kita.

Bahagian 4: Kebebasan daripada kezaliman dan menuntut keadilan

Seorang pemimpin pernah berkata “Apabila kita memilih untuk berdiam diri terhadap situasi yang tidak adil, we telah pun memilih untuk berpihak dengan orang yang melakukan kezaliman”.

Banyak rakyat Malaysia telah mati tanpa pembelaan dan keadilan yang dikembalikan kepada mereka dan keluarga mereka. Contohnya, Aminulrasyid, Teoh Beng Hock, Kugan and Altantuya Sharribu. Tiada seorang pun diantara mereka dibuktikan atau disabitkan dengan jenayah yang boleh dijatuhkan hukuman mati tetapi mereka telah mati dan tiada lagi di dunia ni.

Bagaimanakah mereka mati? Siapa bunuh mereka? Dimanakah pembunuh? Dimanakah keadilan? Siapa dapat member kehidupan kepada mereka? Siapakah boleh pulangkan mereka kepada keluarga dan kawan mereka?

Apabila kita mengundi pada 5 Mei 2013, kita sebagai manusia yang berhati nurani dan beragama, kita perlu dan mesti mengundi untuk menuntut keadilan kepada semua yang ditindas dan dizalimi.

Dari nurani hati kamu, memberitahu Aminulrasyid bahawa kamu akan mengundi untuk menuntut keadilan untuk dia.

Dari nurani hati kamu, memberitahu Teoh Beng Hock bahawa kamu akan mengundi untuk menuntut keadilan untuk dia.

Dari nurani hati kamu, memberitahu Kugan bahawa kamu akan mengundi untuk menuntut keadilan untuk dia.

Undi untuk semua yang telah dizalimi atau ditindas di bawah rejim korup yang angkuh dan zalim.

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My fellow Malaysians, the dawn of 5th May 2013 is just slightly over 24 hours away. After pondering about the issues I raised and discussed in the previous four blog posts. Now I have come to the last issue that I would like create awareness about. At the end of the day, when we cast our vote on 5th May 2013 we should cast our vote with our conscience deep within our heart.

Part 4: Freedom from oppression and fight for justice

Desmond Tutu once said “When we choose to be silent in situations of injustice, we have already chosen the side of the oppressors”

Many Malaysians have died with justice to them. Just to name a few, Aminulrasyid, Teoh Beng Hock, Kugan, Altantuya Sharibuu. None of them were proven guilty or convicted for any offences that demand mandatory death sentence but yet they are dead now.

How did they die? Who kill them? Where are murderers? Where is justice? Who can give back their lives? Who can return them to the loved ones?

We as people of conscience and faith, when we cast our vote this 5th of May, we should and must vote to seek justice for all that are oppressed and down-trodden. 

Tell Aminulrasyid with your heart that you will vote to seek justice for him

Tell Teoh Beng Hock with your conscience that you will vote to seek justice for him

Tell Kugan with your mind that you will vote to seek justice for him

Vote for all who are oppressed and abused under the corrupt regime of tyranny and arrogance.

Vote for Justice

Vote for Change

Joshua

Do you care about our country? Malaysia?

VOTE FOR CHANGE

VOTE FOR

The brewing of the "Perfect" political storm on 5th May 2013 in Malaysia?

Putrajaya- a BN Political fortress in jeopardy, the winds of change is blowing strong. The will of people is the true meaning of democracy.

The videos below showed PAS-PR ceramah in Putrajaya on 26th April 2013.

Pandan - is another MCA/ BN Political fortress.

This video below showed the DAP-PR ceramah in Pandan on 24th April 2013

Johor Bahru- in another UMNO/ BN Political fotress.

This video below showed the DAP "All-Star" ceramah in Johor Bahru on 20th April 2013.

The Malays, the Chinese and all others Malaysians have come together. All right-thinking Malaysians regardless of race and religion have One Dream this 5th of May 2013 and that is "Ubah", change!

VOTE for CHANGE

VOTE for Pakatan Rakyat

Malaysia 13th General Elections (5th May 2013): "Ubah" Vs Taib Mahmud 2.0

For the latest documentary and video evidences of Taib Mahmud's financial scandal in Sarawak, please click here.

5th May 2013 It is important the all Malaysians to vote for "Ubah" so that the scandals, corruption, abuse of power by the Sarawak Chief Minister will be dealt with accordingly with the wealth and justice of the people of Sarawak be returned to them.

Untuk dokumentari terkini mengenai gejala dan skandal rasuah Taib Mahmud di Sarawak, sila click di sini. 

5 Mei 2013 adalah hari yang sangat penting untuk semua rakyat Malaysia mengundi untuk "Ubah" supaya gejala rasuah dan penyelewengan kuasa of Ketua Menteri Sarawak itu boleh ditangani dengan semua kekayaan dan keadilan dikembalikan kepada semua rakyat Sawarak! Inikalilah "Ubah"!

VOTE FOR "UBAH"

VOTE FOR 

Momentum for "Ubah" continues to build up with crowd-puller Anwar Ibrahim in major cities & villages across Penisular & East Malaysia

Waiting for a meaningful "Ubah"? This is it, this 5th May 2013. Be the force of change and ushering into the dawn of New Hope for All Malaysians.

The Fight of 505 - By Allan CF Goh

The Fight Of 505

By Allan CF Goh

This epic date is about right

Fighting against bedeviled might.

It is the fight of the life’s light,

Against dark shadows of the night.

It’s the fight of the good Rama,

Against the evil Ravana.

Reject evil as our karma,

And defend the worthwhile dharma.

This day we oppose racism,

And all acts of extremism,

That divide fraternalism.

Poll for real nationalism.

Come this General Election,

Eliminate the corruptions,

And all their soulless corrosion,

That breed foul discrimination.

Citizens, let’s vote for justice,

In the governmental lattice,

For good and positive practice,

Free of any racial malice.

Let’s change, and vote for decency,

With folks’ rights in ascendancy.

Let’s vote for true democracy,

With people’s voice in primacy,

To ensure our children’s future,

We need unbiased social structure,

And education with good feature;

Different from today’s caricature.

Vote for men of perspicuity,

And people of morality.

This day we choose equality,

Or foul racist depravity.

Documentary into the grand "corruption" of the Sarawak CM Taib Mahmud's ruling family

Corruption, abuse of power, oppression of the indigenous...and this leader comes from no other than the ruling coalition of Barisan Nasional.




A vote for Barisan Nasional
...is a vote for corrupt leaders
... is a vote for the oppression of the people

Pakatan Rakyat: Inspiring the Nation, Hope for the People

Pakatan Rakyat

Inspirasi Negara, Harapan Rakyat


Menjana Perubahan , Demi Rakyat

Membawa maksud sebenar Kemerdekaan Rakyat





Pakatan Rakyat: Inspiring the Nation, Hope for the People

 

Barisan Nasional's Janji Ditepati 2.0.1

Malaysia' per capita income is only US$ 9,656 compared to Singapore's US$ 46,241! What went wrong? Malaysia is virtually free from catastrophic natural disasters and Malaysia is teemed with natural resources like oil, gas, timber,  precious caves, ancient forests, majestic mountains and paradise islands and vast sources of land and water but yet Malaysians are poorer than Singapore.

 

Answer (1)

- Singapore is an "adopted nation" of the United States

- Comment: United States has been Malaysia's Top 5 trading partner for many years, shouldn't we not too far behind from Singapore then?

 

Answer (2)

- Singapore is smaller, easier to manage and less money spend for public facilities like road...etc.

- Comment: How come Malaysia is not richer than the United States or Australia? Since our land is much smaller compared to United States or Australia?

Answer (3)

- Singapore has less mouth to feed (Less population)

- Comment: Malaysia should then be richer than the United States (Pop: about 300 million) or even richer than South Korea (Pop: about 50 million)!

 

TRUE ANSWER lies within the economy and resource management, policy and projects inplementation by the Barisan Nasional government for the past 55 years?

 

Has Barisan Nasional manage our country well?

 

Is this another unknown Promise Fulfilled? Ask yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pendapatan per capita Malaysia adalah US$ 9,656 berbanding Singapura yang mempunyai US$ 46,241! Malaysia adalah bebas daripada bencana alam yang teruk, Malaysia mempunyai sumber alam yang banyak seperti minyak, gas, balak, gua, hutan, gunung-ganang yang hebat, kepulauan yang cantik serta tiada kekurangan sumber air dan tanah. Kenapa rakyat Malaysia adalah lebih miskin berbanding Singapura?

 

Jawapan (1)

- Singapura adalah "anak angkat" Amerika Syarikat

- Komen: AS merupakan Top 5 Partner Dagangan Malaysia untuk banyak tahun (Tangga ke 4 selepas China, Singapura dan Jepun mengikut statistik 20110, bukankah kita patut tidak jauh ketinggalan di belakang Singapura?

 

Jawapan (2)

- Singapura adalah lebih kecil, senang diurus dan kos pengurusan negara pun kurang.

- Komen: Kalau begitu, bukankah Malaysia sepatutnya lebih kaya daripada Amerika Syarikat atau Australia? dimana negara kita jauh lebih kecil daripada mereka?

 

Jawapan (3)

- Singapura mempunyai penduduk yang kurang, sebab tu kos menampung penduduk/ rakyat rendah.

- Komen: Kalau begitu, bukankah Malaysia sepatutnya lebih kaya daripada Amerika Syarikat (Penduduk: 300 juta) ataupun Korea Selatan (Penduduk: 50 juta)?

 

JAWAPAN SEBENAR berada dalam pengurusan ekonomi dan khazanah negara, pelaksanaan polisi dan projek kerajaan oleh Barisan Nasional selama 55 tahun ini.

 

 Adakah Barisan Nasional mengurus ekonomi negara dengan baik?

 

Inikah salah satu Janji Ditepati yang tidak diceritakan? Tanyalah sendiri.

 

 

 

Salam Berubah dan Selamatkan Malaysia.

 

Joshua



PapaGomo's latest strike against Anwar Ibrahim

Latest video of sexual misconduct allegation against Anwar Ibrahim has shaken faith of certain supporters of the Opposition Leader (Who will likely be the next Malaysian Prime Minister if the Opposition Coalition - Pakatan Rakyat or People’s Pact/ Alliance wins Malaysia’s 13th General Elections which has to happen in three months time.)

 

The latest teaser video posting on YouTube by a pro-UMNO blogger Papagomo (www.papagomo.com) is the result of Anwar Ibrahim’s RM 100 million civil suit against the blog owner Wan Muhammad Azri bin Wan Deris for linking an earlier slide show (pictures) on YouTube that resembled Anwar Ibrahim “unnatural sexual misconduct” with another man.

Papagomo has earlier threatened to release more videos implicating Anwar Ibrahim if Anwar does not withdraw his intent to sue the pro-UMNO blogger. Therefore, the blogger has posted the latest video teaser because Anwar Ibrahim’s decision to proceed with the suit despite Papagomo’s threat.

The latest video posting (coloured and audio-enabled) is what Papagomo claimed to be a prelude of an “intimate and unnatural sexual misconduct” between the man that looks “identical” to Anwar Ibrahim with a 19-year old male student from Sabah recently in February. According to Papagomo, the student was sodomised by “Anwar” on a mutual consent and was paid RM 300 (or 100 US Dollars). The student also revealed to Papagomo that “Anwar” also sodomised his other student-friends.

While awaiting more video recordings from Papagomo about “Anwar”s unnatural conduct with the boy (who is supposingly possessing a high-tech cam recorder or an expensive hidden camera)

I would like to conclude that whether there more videos or not:

There is only one truth out of four possibilities about Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar’s eagerness and determination to lead Pakatan Rakyat to victory in the 13th General Elections cannot be disputed by his fiery, passionate speeches, eloquent ideas for nation-building and non-stop Merdeka Rakyat tour around the country. Logic and common sense dictates that he is only either one of the following four possible truths and no in-betweens.

1) Anwar is a lunatic/ psychopath / psychosis (medical condition)

- Knowing that his political enemies are like vultures preying around the clock for the perfect moment to kill off his political career and send his ambition as the next Malaysia Prime Minister to the political “grave” AND yet he is “sleeping” around with boys (paying them off RM300), men and sometimes ladies especially in the recent years when his chances of becoming the next Prime Minister is brighter than ever before 2008.

- Then the conclusion would be: Anwar Ibrahim is nothing short of being a LUNATIC!

OR

2) Anwar is demon-possessed (evil spiritual condition)

- His untiring passion and effort in forging the fledging opposition parties of the DAP, PAS , PKR and leading the coalition into a new political era, providing hope for regime change. His charisma, etiquette and vision for a brighter Malaysia for all Malaysians regardless of them being Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Ibans…etc have inspired and touched the heart of hundreds of thousand Malaysians if not millions AND yet continuously in recent years giving into his lustful undiscerning appetite for sexual conducts with strangers is most frightening and mind-boggling.

- Then the conclusion would be: Anwar Ibrahim is likely to be DEMON-POSSESSED!

OR

3) Anwar is the world’ lousiest and stupidest liar (plain stupid condition)

- It is true that Anwar’s vision for a better Malaysia and his hope to be the next Prime Minister of Malaysia are nothing short of a genuine passion and ambition.

- AND yet he needed to fulfill his enormous sexual appetite with various random partners regardless of gender recently by giving a few hundred ringgits to random boys he slept with (and possibly with other men and women) and trust that those random partners that he “slept” with will not be “used” by his political arch-enemies.

- Well he is the STUPIDEST LYING POLITICIAN EVER!

OR

####### Anwar does not know about Chua Soi Lek’s scandalous video

- If Anwar doesn’t learn from the past or didn’t know about Chua Soi Lek’s scandal and still think that he can escapes his “bizarre conducts” in hotels with multiple partners for a person with “vultures” circling above him…then he must either be an IGNORANT LUNATIC or DEMON-POSSESSED!

OR

4) Anwar is truly innocent and UMNO/BN believes that he must be “destroyed” at all cost

- This charismatic, articulate and inspiration Malaysian political leader is set to be the next Malaysia’s most beloved national leader after Tunku Abdul Rahman (The father of independence) or will be known later in the history of Malaysia that Anwar Ibrahim as the Father of the People’s Independence / Merdeka Rakyat?

- UMNO/BN’s fear and sleepless night of a possible new Pakatan Rakyat Federal Government where their dark secrets and deeds that plunder the nation’s wealth and interests must NOT be revealed AT ALL COST?

- Besides I have apps on my smartphone with an avatar speaking like the US President Obama’s voice…and have you seen Elvis Presley look alikes? Or any other celebrities and their look alikes?

- Conclusion: Anwar is facing another round of high-tech/ extravagant-spending of Anwar lookalikes bashing to make sure UMNO/BN to win the 13th General Elections AT ALL COSTS?

Anwar: I Don't care! [Excerpts from Tunku Abdul Rahman's last TV Interview)

 

Dr. M: Don't bite the hands that feed you

Recently, former Malaysian prime minister Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed told Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) settlers "Don't bite the hands that feed you". FELDA is a Malaysian government agency initially founded to resettle rural poor into newly developed areas and to develop small holder farms and in the past decades engages in diversified business activities.

 

The former Malaysian premier has not only endorsed current Prime Minister Najib Razak's campaign to win the coming 13th General Election, where the Parliament will automatically dissolves on 28th April 2013 but also has seen campaign actively for the ruling coalition on the front line.

 

Dr. Mahathir said "Don't bite the hands that feed you"

 

I said to the government "Don't steal from the hands that vote you"

 

We vote politicians into government office is to govern and make policies on behalf on all Malaysians for what is best for the nation and its future. We do not vote politicians into the government office to legitimize the act of possessing the nations' treasure and wealth at its whims and fancies. If the government of the day provides for its citizens, it is its' responsibility and duty as a government elected by the people. So if the government "steal from the hands that voted them in", then its our duty to safeguard the nation's future and wealth by changing the government, voting out a goverment that mismanaged the economy and worsening corruption and leakages.

 

This is it! Let's change!

 

Joshua

Where are UMNO/ BN Leaders when "Bapa Malaysia" Tunku Abdul Rahman is defamed by Mahathir's allegation?

Recent comments made by our former Prime Minister (PM) Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamed who was the fourth Malaysian PM from 1981 to 2003 regarding the on-going Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the issue of "Citizenships for Votes" in Sabah (an  Eastern Malaysian State in Borneo Island) where illegal immigrants were given citizenships allegedly in exchange for votes during elections.

In the online news portal, the former premier admitted that citizenships were given to foreigners in Sabah but emphasized that it was done within the law. (Dr M admits citizenships given out in Sabah, says nothing illegal).

Quoted:-

[Tun Dr. Mahathir] He also reminded reporters of the country’s first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman, claiming that he gave out citizenships to those who were unqualified to receive it. “One should also look back and remember that Tunku Abdul Rahman was worse than me, he gave one million citizenships to people who are not qualified and were not even tested.” “Why is it when he does it, it is not wrong, and when I do it, it’s wrong?” he asked. Dr Mahathir, the country’s longest serving prime minister who was in power from 1981 to 2003, has been accused of spearheading the so-called “Project IC”, in which citizenships were allegedly given to immigrants in exchange for their votes.

Till today, a few days after Dr. Mahathir made the comment and attempt to defame to Tunku Abdul Rahman (Malaysian first Prime Minister who responsible directly in negotiation to acquire independence of Malaya from Britain in 1957, Malaya formed Malaysia together with Sarawak and Sabah in 1963), no one leader from the current ruling coalition of UMNO/ BN spoke a word to defend our "Father of Independence" Tunku Abdul Rahman from the attempt of defamation by former premier Dr. Mahathir. (Tunku Abdul Rahman was also from the party of the current ruling coalition of UMNO/ BN). Dr. Mahathir, instead of furnishing facts and proof that his actions were legal, he resorted to accuse a person that can no longer reply or clarify which is shocking and appaling.

No ONE from UMNO/ BN defended Tunku! The first and foremost leader to defend Tunku is no other than Democratic Action Party's (DAP) leader, Lim Kit Siang (DAP is a member of the opposition pact of Pakatan Rakyat along with PKR and PAS)!

Latest news reported that Dr. Mahathir has suggested a RCI to look into Tunku's grant of citizenships during independence days. Dr. Mahathir continous defamatory allegations against Tunku have been more unbecoming for a statesman like Dr. Mahathir where Tunku is no longer here to clarify or response (Tunku Abdul Rahman passed away in 1990, peace be with him).

No ONE from UMNO/ BN defended Tunku! Where are all the leaders? or do they agree with Dr. Mahathir that Tunku Abdul Rahman is worse by giving citizenships to unqualified people? or they couldn't be bothered because Tunku no longer has influence on their political careers? or afraid that their political careers will be ended if they go against Dr. Mahathir? and their own political survival are much more important than upholding truth, complete disregard the history of our nation-building and defend our Father of Independence from being defamed?

Tunku Abdul Rahman must be extremely sad if he is still alive today that his contribution to independence and his labourous effort of nation-building have been completely disregarded by a wild  accusation of being worse to grant citizenships to unqualified people!

We need leaders to restore truth and return our nation-building effort into the right path, a path that Tunku Abdul Rahman seeked when he declared "Merdeka" (Independence) in Stadium Merdeka in 1957.

and the leaders that we need are clearly cannot be found in the current UMNO/ BN leaders BUT found in Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders like Lim Kit Siang.

DAP Leader Lim Kit Siang's  powerful defense of Tunku Abdul Rahman, our Father of Independence can be found on the links below:

1. 83-Day Countdown to 13GE: Mahathir’s “Listen, Listen, Listen!” exhortation and the question – What is to be done when a former PM had committed treason when in power?

The first response quoted from Lim Kit Siang's post regarding Dr. Mahathir's allegation of Tunku:

It is sad and tragic for Malaysia that the longest-serving Prime Minister [Dr. Mahathir] in Malaysia does not understand that “Two wrongs do not make a right”. Sadder and even more tragic, there are no “two wrongs” here as it is utterly cowardly, disgusting and contemptible on Mahathir’s part to allege that Tunku had committed a more heinous crime and treason than him with regard to Project IC or Project M.

2. 82-Day Countdown to 13GE: Najib should clear the name of Tunku, his father Tun Razak and one million citizens of Merdeka generation from Mahathir’s defamation that Tunku had given citizenship to one million unqualified people

The second response quoted from Lim Kit Siang's post calling to clear the name of Tunku:

Is Najib [Current Malaysian Prime Minister] implying support for Mahathir’s defamation of Tunku in giving one citizenship to one million unqualified people – which would not only implicate Bapa Malaysia but also Najib’s father, Tun Razak? Let Najib without delay clear the name not only of Tunku but also his father Tun Razak and openly dissociate himself from Mahathir’s defamation of Tunku, Tun Razak and one million citizens of the Merdeka generation.

Malaysia 12/1/2013: People's Uprising Rally

Demands:

1. Clean and fair elections

2. Free (Internal Security Act) ISA detainees

3. Strengthen and uphold mother-tongue languages

4. Free education

5. Save national tradition and heritage

6. Save the environment

7. Return oil-royalty to oil-producing states

8. Save FELDA



Stop lies against Selangor state government: Malaysia's Richest State

Malaysia federal opposition- Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was elected to administer the state governments of Selangor (Malaysia's Richest State) along with Kelatan, Kedah, Penang and Perak in Malaysia's 12th General Elections in March 2008.

However, the elections results was a major setback for the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN)who failed to secure a 2/3 parliamentary majority and lost the state administration of Selangor the first time since independence in 1957. The Selangor State has since been governed by PR but it has ALWAYS appeared on the MAIN-STREAM MEDIA of Malaysia (controlled by the ruling coalition of BN) that PR has failed miserably to govern the state and no-good has come from the PR State Government.

As a "known" pro-opposition blogger by now, despite some branding me as "opposition fanatic", I must remind critics that I stand in support of the PR State Government, which in the case I do not support the State's opposition bench of BN, which means I am not literally an "opposition fanatic".

Today, I stand in support of  the Chief Minister TS. Abdul Khalid Ibrahim of my home state of Selangor, for administering the state with outstanding performance on economic, financial, administrative, social and development policies.

Joshua

p/s: I should have taken a picture with him when I met him personally exactly one year ago at Singapore's Changi Airport.

This in an article written by him recently: