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

Post 13th General Elections of Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim: Kebangkitan Rakyat Malaysia

I will reserve from commenting the results of the 13th General Elections in great details except to congratulates all fairly, legitimately, honestly elected representatives whether on parliamentary or state assembly levels.

I would also like to congratulate all Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders, members, supporters, volunteers, voters and Malaysians who gave PR of more than 50% to the total votes cast, giving a majority of 386,000 votes/ voice over Barisan Nasional's slightly over 46% of votes received. Thus concluding that Pakatan Rakyat received the support from majority of Malaysians of their message of anti-corruption, good governance, honesty and integrity compared to Barisan Nasional's half-hearted "transformation" promise.

We continue to place our faith and trust in God.

May God continue to bless this nation.

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

My Appeal , this 13th Malaysian General Elections / Rayuan Saya untuk Pilihanraya Umum Ke-13 Malaysia (Part 4 / 5)

[English version after Malay version]

Warga Malaysia yang dikasihi, 5 Mei 2013, hari di mana semua pengundi Malaysia akan menentukan pimpinan negara yang seterusnya. Terdapatnya 5 perkara yang kita semua patut teliti dengan sepenuh minda dan hati yang murni apabila kita mengundi pada 5 Mei (505).

Bahagian 4: Harmoni, tolenrasi dan kepercayaan diantara semua rakyat Malaysia tanpa mengira kaum dan agama

Seorang pemimpin yang inginkan kuasa untuk penyelewangan akan memecah-belahkan rakyat dan seorang pemimpin yang inginkan kuasa untuk berkhidmat akan menyatukan rakyat. Sejak kebelakangan ini rakyat Malaysia telah dibubuh pemikiran cetek untuk memainkan perasaan ekstrem kebencian, tidak harmoni diantara kaum dan agama. Malaysia adalah sebuah Negara berbilang kaum dengan melayu-islam menjadi majority lebih daripada 60% di kalangan rakyat Malaysia. Pemimpin yang bermasalah, demi untuk mengekalkan kuasa telah menggunakan strategi “pecah dan perintah” dikalangan rakyat Malaysia.

…di samping menyemaikan ketidakpercayaan dan syak-wasangka diantara masyarakat dan agama. Parti komponen yang berbeza dalam barisan yang sama telah memainkan isu kebencian diantara masyarakat dengan parti MCA dalam Barisan Nasional yang terus menghina undang undang Islam dan nilai-nilai Negara berkebajikan yang berlandaskan Islam yang diperjuangkan oleh PAS (satu ahli dalam Pakatan Rakyat) di kalangan kaum cina. Sementara pada waktu yang sama, parti UMNO dan rakan seperjuangan PERKASA dalam Barisan Nasional menaburkan sentiment ekstrem dan penghinaan pada bangsa dan agama lain di kalangan kaum melayu  jika masyarakat melayu menyokong  ahli Pakatan Rakyat yang lain seperti DAP dan PKR.

Protest terhadap pembinaan kuil Hindu di Shah Alam oleh Kerajaan Selangor Pakatan Rakyat. (Protest against the building of an Hindu temple in Shah Alam by Pakatan Rakyat Selangor State Government)

Protest terhadap pemimpin DAP Lim Kit Siang dan Lim Guan Eng yang juga merupakan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang (Protest against DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng who is also the Chief Minister of the Penang State Government)

Protest terhadap pemimpin BERSIH Ambiga Sreenevasan yang memperjuangkan pilihan raya yang bersih dan adil. (Protest against BERSIH leader Ambiga Sreenevasan who fight for clean and fair elections in Malaysia)

Protest dan kencing atas gambar pemimpin Islam PAS (Protest by urinating on the potrait of PAS Muslim leader and spiritual leader)

Bahan kempen pilihanraya yang menyamakan pemimpin PAS Nik Aziz seperti babi (Election campaign material that equates PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz as swine)

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My fellow Malaysian brothers and sisters,  5th May 2013, a day when all Malaysian voters determine the next leadership of our nation. There are 5 issues that we can all ponder on with our mind, heart and conscience when casting our votes this 5th May (505).

Part 4: Harmony, tolerance and trust between all Malaysians regardless of race and religion

A leader who wants power to abuse will divide the people and a leader who wants power to serve will unite the people. Malaysians of late have been sowed with seeds of hatred, racial disharmony and fed with extreme racial and religious sentiments. Malaysia is multiracial nation with muslim-malay made up a majority of over 60% of the country’s population.  It seemed that tainted leaders who are on the brink losing power continue to resort to “divide and conquer” strategy.

…sowing mistrust between communities and religions.  Different parties in the same coalition incite hatred between communities with one party (namely MCA) in Barisan Nasional insulting Islamic laws and Islamic view of welfare/benevolent  state as suggested by PAS  (a member of Pakatan Rakyat) among chinese communities while another party (namely UMNO and ally Perkasa) in Barisan Nasional inciting distrust and insults on other religions among muslim-malay communities if they support other Pakatan Rakyat members of DAP and PKR.

Amaran terhadap mengundi (PAS) Pakatan Rakyat yang akan merosakkan bangsa dengan sembahyang di gereja, sekaligus menghina agama Kristian yang akan menghancurkan negara. (Warning against voting for (PAS) Pakatan Rakyat which will destroy the nation, religion and race by seeing future generations praying in churches, thus insulting the Christian faith of destroying the country)

Amaran terhadap mengundi (DAP) Pakatan Rakyat yang  akan  mengadai hak bukan  bukan-Islam di Johor seperti di Kelantan, dimana MCA/ BN menuduh rakyat Kelantan yang 95% terdiri Melayu memilih kerajaan negeri diterajui PAS untuk menindas orang bukan Islam sekaligus menghina nilai-nilai Islam. (Warning against voting for (DAP) Pakatan Rakyat which will turn Johor into another Kelantan, where MCA/BN accuse the people of Kelatan whom 95% are muslim-Malay of electing a state government led by PAS to oppress the non-muslim there, thus insulting Islamic values in the state.

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Undillah untuk MENOLAK parti satu kaum UMNO, MCA, MIC dan kawan-ekstrem PERKASA (Barisan Nasional) yang memecah-belahkan rakyat Malaysia.(Vote against a race-based party of UMNO, MCA, MIC and ally-extremist PERKASA (Barisan Nasional) who divides the races and conquer Malaysians)

Undilah untuk parti DAP, PAS dan PKR (Pakatan Rakyat) yang berbilang kaum.

(Vote for a multi-racial party of DAP, PAS and PKR (Pakatan Rakyat) who unites all Malaysians)

Undi untuk Ubah

Vote for change

Joshua

Vote for Pakatan Rakyat where its ethnic-chinese leader asks Malaysians to fulfill the dreams of a great Malay leader, Dato Onn Jaffar who once dream on a multi-racial political party. Where Malaysians from different background will proudly called themselves Malaysian first and last.

[Malay] Kekayaan Taib Mahmud, Mana pembelaan rakyat Sarawak?

Sebuah badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) berpangkalan di Switzerland Bruno Manser Fund (BMF) telah menganggarkan aset keluarga Ketua Menteri Sarawak Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud adalah sebanyak RM64 bilion. Kekayaan Taib sahaja dianggarkan sebanyak RM46 bilion, sekali gus menjadikannya rakyat Malaysia yang terkaya, mengatasi hartawan Robert Kuok.

Gaji seorang ketua menteri RM 20,000 sebulan, RM 46 billion aset adalah sama dengan 2.3 juta bulan bekerja sebagai ketua menteri Sarawak!

Satu lagi NGO yang berpangkalan di London, Global Witness (GW) (Video boleh didapati di bawah) juga telah mendedahkan bukti video yang mendakwa bagaimana ahli keluarga Ketua Menteri Sarawak, Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud dan rakan perniagaan menyalahgunakan lesen pembalakan untuk memperkayakan diri mereka.

Sebagai pemimpin Sarawak yang korup selama 32 tahun, Taib Mahmud telah merompak sebahagian besar kekayaan hutan balak Sarawak untuk keluarga dan kroni perniagaannya serta memusnahkan kehidupan dan alam sekitar penduduk pribumi.

Hutan Sarawak dimiliki oleh semua rakyat Sarawak, bukan Taib Mahmud dan kroni-kroninya.

Ubah Sekarang, Bersihkan Sarawak! 

VOTE FOR CHANGE


VOTE FOR THE RIGHTS OF THE SARAWAKIANS


VOTE FOR

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 

Lim Kit Siang reacts to RoS threat of ban on DAP using the Rocket symbol on 13GE (Before Nomination Day 20th April 2013)

After a public uproar and a proven close cooperation of the DAP with PAS and PKR. The RoS reaffirmed of no objection for DAP Candidates using the iconic Rocket Symbol with a late official letter sent to DAP Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur at 10.00pm (19th April 2013). (View from 9.00 minutes- when Lim Kit Siang speaks)

Nevertheless on 20th April 2013. The Election Commission has accepted all DAP Candidates using the Rocket Symbol in 13 GE. But it is good to know that all DAP Candidates carried two letter of Authorisation, one by the DAP signed by DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng and another letter by PAS signed by PAS Secretary-General Mustafa Ali (Authorizing the Moon symbol) in Penisular Malaysia and PKR signed by PKR President Wan Azizah.

Crossing the lines - BN's early strategic mistakes -by Bridget Welsh

Bridget Welsh. 19th April 2013: COMMENT In assessing any electoral campaign, it is essential to review the assumptions and implications of different strategic moves. 

Three decisions on the part of BN in the last two weeks are leading to tectonic shifts within the electorate, and thus strengthen the opposition’s position nationally. 

These are:

1. The use of sex videos against PAS and possibly other opposition politicians.

2. The fielding of Perkasa leader Zulkifli Noordin in Shah Alam.

3. The action by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) in not recognising DAP’s central executive committee (CEC). 

The combined effect of these moves have strengthened the opposition coalition and negatively impact the BN’s position with the electorate in the lead up to the May 5 general election. 

Let’s take each of these in turn:

1. Smut videos

Since 1999, the use of sex has become the mode of attack by BN. The list includes PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, MCA president Chua Soi Lek, PKR deputy president Azmin Ali, and more recently, PAS secretary-general Mustafa Ali, among others. 

Sex videos have also played a role in the Umno polls, including against caretaker Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (left) himself. The aim is to use character assassination to tarnish reputations, and to do so through personal attacks. 

Somehow, the incumbent government has in its mind, that by using sex, they can sway voters. This tactic raises some interesting questions: Why has the use of smut become the tool of attack by BN? Why does BN think this can work? And why do they continue to use this tactic when it is clearly not working?

The use of smut by BN reflects more on the party itself than the opposition. It fundamentally shows a lack of respect for the rules of decency, especially given than many of these videos are clearly constructed through technology rather than truth. 

It also reveals what their own priorities are. Somehow, there is an assumption that the Malaysian electorate will be swayed by smut. This shows how BN conceives the priorities of the general public.

The evidence shows that the original Anwar sodomy attack backfired politically in 1999. Further questions have been raised through the media barrage and a second trial. Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Malaysians see the second trial and subsequent videos for what they are - shallow political ploys. 

The conservative Malays they are targeting are offended by the use of smut. Many in the public do not think that these videos are credible. The now sub-contracted production of such sex tapes has led to diminishing returns that are clearly backfiring. 

Nowhere was this clearer when the video allegedly portraying Mustafa Ali was released last week. Apparently, Najib’s Umno decided to go after one of the most powerful and respected senior leaders in PAS. 

However, the impact has ironically led to a strengthening of resolve among the opposition to work together to form a new government. When a party is attacked, people naturally rally together. This has been the pattern for the opposition coalition since the Perak crisis. 

BN’s use of smut has ultimately hurt itself as it highlights the use of unchecked personal attacks to hold onto power. Given that one of the BN’s party presidents has his own sex video that he has acknowledged as real, BN appears to be nothing but hypocritical. 

Furthermore, they have misread the public by assuming that they can be swayed by base innuendo. Indeed, in terms of the electorate, smut is not a determinant of voting behaviour. 

2. Fielding Zulkifli Noordin

Decisions matter, especially those that provoke incredulity. The announcement of lawyer Zulkifli Noordin as a candidate for Umno overshadows all the other candidates, including Najib himself. 

While there are some talented names in the Umno list, they are being tainted by the appointment of a person who is perceived to be an ultra chauvinist, and who has openly attacked Hinduism and Christianity in a manner that had provoked public outrage. 

The video evidence of Zulkifli disparaging the Hindu religion was already viral and has reached record circulations, especially among the Indian community which will be decisive in this election. The electorate is understandably asking whether the views of Zulkifli are those of Najib’s. He, after all, is the person who appointed the candidate who has openly shown disrespect towards many fellow Malaysians.

This tactic also raises questions: Does Najib endorse the views that are being advocated by Zulkifli (right)? Why is there so little respect for multicultural tolerance among the candidates in the BN list? 

The views of the caretaker prime minister on the racial statements of Zulkifli have not been made clear. These are among the questions that Najib will now be pressured to answer as the video footage goes into outlying areas. 

Politically, the use of race has long been a feature of Malaysian politics, but the content and tone of the Zulkifli remarks reflect a defensive (and offensive) anger and reactionary position on ethnic relations. 

This election will be shaped by the ability of the winner to reach out across different communities. We have seen tactically the use of racial polarisation since Najib took office in 2009 in the different by-elections, but never has any premier, who is supposed to represent the entire country, opted for endorsing these views through the candidate selection. 

This is backfiring, not only among non-Malays, but also among younger and more exposed Malays who do not need the crutch of racial fear and insecurity to be confident and proud of their achievements. 

3. ROS' harassment

The ROS letter to DAP yesterday brought out into the open the persistent use of government departments to threaten political parties, and it showcased underhanded tactics. 

This practice has been common for years, especially in Sabah and Sarawak. Despite the ROS’ approval of Pakatan’s registration, it has been held up in the ministries for years. The ROS is being used for political aims, thus undermining its reputation and further undermining the credibility of the country’s institutions.

This tactic is perhaps the most blatant. Do they assume that people do not respect fair play? Do they think that Malaysians are willing to accept a process that is unfair?

 

The decision to deny the CEC of the DAP highlights BN’s tactical decision to use state power at the last minute to create disarray and sow confusion. 

The decision foreshadows a possible deregistration and potential use of these legal administrative procedures to hold onto power. By going after DAP in such a manner, the BN underestimates the wishes of ordinary Malaysians for fair play and decency. 

The impact has ironically brought in even more cooperation among the opposition, and the possibility of DAP now contesting under the banners of PAS and PKR has the potential to showcase a shared commitment. The opposition coalition emerged stronger from this move as it reflects confidence and trust in each other. 

There is plenty of time for the political parties to communicate the decision to the electorate. Ironically, after bruising inter-party seat negotiations, the ROS action has moved the parties further together.

Losing the PR battle

Tactics are crucial in any campaign. Those that cross the line only undermine those who use them. BN’s moves of late illustrate that the choices they are making do not take into account of how they will be perceived on the ground. 

Studies on dirty tactics vary. In this case, however, BN’s tactics are likely to go beyond what is acceptable. They seem to underestimate the sense of fair play among Malaysians. On many fronts, they appear to insult the intelligence of the electorate in the assumptions of how they will vote and why. 

Malaysian politics have shown that sentiment is a powerful force, potentially more powerful than money or machinery. This has been crucial in close elections. It is the decisive force that pushes voters toward one side or another. In the battle for sentiment to date, the BN coalition has indeed miscalculated.

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DR BRIDGET WELSH is associate professor of political science at Singapore Management University. She is travelling around Malaysia to provide her GE13 analyses exclusively to Malaysiakini. Bridget can be reached at bwelsh@smu.edu.sg.

Inilah! Ceramah Barisan Nasional! Mediarakyat

A disgraceful public event organised by UMNO/ Barisan Nasional in Melaka (8th April 2013)

Satu ceramah umum UMNO/ Barisan Nasional di Melaka (8hb April 2013)

I cannot bear to watch it a second time (It was uploaded in the last 24 hours and it has already attracted to more than 100,000 views now). Share it with your fellow friends and family, of how low class that local BN speakers be on grassroot level. Please watch Pakatan Rakyat's event on the same area, speech by Anwar Ibrahim and compare for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O8J9Ja3U8U

Saya tidak dapat menontonnya untuk kali kedua. (Jumlah view melebihi 100,000 dalam masa sehari)

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

Bumiputera Bangsa Pendekar / Warrior Race

Anwar Ibrahim : "I am a Malay, I am Muslim, and I will fight for the rights of all Malaysians. I will defend the rights of the Malay, the Chinese, the Indians, the Kadazans, the Iban and all Malaysians."
(Saya adalah seorang Melayu, seorang Islam dan saya akan memperjuangkan hak semua rakyat Malaysia. Saya akan mempertahankan hak anak Melayu, anak Cina, anak India, anak Kadazans, anak Iban dan semua rakyat Malaysia)

(Anwar Ibrahim is a Malay warrior that fights for what is right, the PM-Designate when Pakatan Rakyat wins the upcoming 13th Malaysia General Elections)

 

 

Dasar Ekonomi Baru telah diperkenalkan dan dilancarkan oleh Barisan Nasional selama 40 tahun. Namun begitu, kebanyakan bumiputera Malaysia masih hidu...p dalam kemiskinan dan kurang berdaya saing. Hanya kroni-kroni BN sahaja yang berjaya mendapat kekayaan yang menakjubkan. BN menyebarkan perasaan benci dan dendam antara kaum dengan isu-isu perkauman yang tidak mendatangkan sebarang kebaikan tetapi merasionalisasikan dasar-dasar BN yang hanya mendahulukan kroni.

Nilai yang baik perlu menjadi ikutan. Yang buruk/kurang elok wajar diperbaiki. Negara kita menjadi maju bukan kerana parti politik rasuah tetapi nilai-nilai murni seperti saling membantu, bertoleransi, berdikari dan rajin. Marilah orang Malaysia bersatu-padu untuk membina Malaysia baru dan menghapuskan BN yang rasuah, perkauman dan tamak.

Shameless UMNO Supporters insult Al-Quran quote by Anwar Ibrahim

As Anwar Ibrahim introduced a former army general as a Pakatan Rakyat candidate for the Johor Parliamentary Seat for the upcoming 13th General Elections, a handful UMNO/ Barisan Nasional supporters showed up to disrupt the peaceful gathering. Truly a shameless and disgusting act!

 

Sementara Anwar Ibrahim memperkenalkan seorang bekas jeneral tentera Malaysia sebagai calon Pakatan Rakyat untuk bertanding di kerusi Parlimen Johor Bahru, sekumpulan penyokong UMNO/ Barisan Nasional datang buat kacau dan bising di perhimpunan Pakatan Rakyat tersebut. Satu perbuatan yang jijik dan tidak beradab!

 



 

Vote for progress, justice, humility and honesty!

Reject corruption, oppression, arrogance and insults!

 

 

May God Almigthy bless the upcoming General Elections and may His Will for a better Malaysia for all Malaysians be done as it is heaven.

 

Joshua

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

 

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.

Sharifah Zohra Jabeen- "Listen, listen, listen" woman

The infamous speaker panelist in a student's forum at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) has sparked an internet phenomenon in Malaysia. The panelist Sharifah got her infamous nickname: "Listen, listen, listen woman" derived her name when she berated second year law student Bawani KS with a staggering 11 times of "Listen" [she then pulled the microphone away from the student] and followed by a 7 times of "Let me speak". The speaker Sharifah is an NGO activist (President of Suara Wanita 1Malaysia) aligned with the ruling coalition of Barisan Nasional government's tagline of 1Malaysia.

I also couldn't agree more with a comment [scarecrow2] on The Malaysian Insider's news

Excerpts:

"4. For that little napoleon [Sharifah Zohra] to berate Mdm Ambiga [Sreenevasan] as an anarchist was most unbecoming and uncalled-for in a forum such as this, or any other fora for that matter. She is NOTHING compared to the Bersih Co-chairman - in character, education, standard, standing, achievement and integrity. Who is she to question and belittle the student who stood up to share her thoughts? " [ Malaysian High Court ruled that BERSIH- Coalition for clean and fair elections chaired by Ambiga is a legal coalition/ entity. In addition, Ambiga and her committee for the coalition were also granted an audience with the previous DYMM His Majesty YDP King Sultan Mizan]

Here's the embedded video for those who yet watch the entire video:

Here's is another video of a dance remix of the "listen, listen, listen" viral video [something light]:

Here's are some links to latest news and comments about the overnight sensation Bawani KS and overnight disgraced Sharifah Zohra.

Disgusted by the conduct of Sharifah Zohra Jabeen

An undergraduate student, Bawani from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) asked in the student forum:
"Why Malaysia can't have free education from pre-school to university first degree?" (She provided example with countries like Argentina and Cuba).

The speaker at the forum, Sharifah Zohra Jabeen answered:
"Don't equate Malaysia with other countries, if you equate Malaysia to other countries, what are you doing in Malaysia? Go to Cuba, go to Argentina, go to Libya, go everywhere." 

in which the speaker Sharifah added a statement refering to Bawani:
"Every human in here has had education, and today I am very sorry that somehow you have proven that you the very least of pendidikan [education]..."

Sharifah then gave a vast examples of problems faced the animal kingdom, cattle, goats slaughtered, sharks killed for their fins and asked Bawani:
 "Have you ever fought for animal rights?"

Sharifah add on:
"If you are not happy, you are very much suitable to go to another university!"

2013: Dawn of Hope for a better Malaysia

Hi everyone,

Frequent readers of my blog are most likely convinced that I am a pro-opposition blogger in Malaysia. As a matter of fact, I believe in equal rights to be heard. Why? Everyone in Malaysia must agree that the main stream media in Malaysia whether TV stations, Radio stations or Newspaper agencies are owned or have direct linked with the ruling political party of Malaysia, "Barisan Nasional" or "National Front" who have since ruled the country on federal level since independence in 1957.

Federal opposition leaders or parties or federal opposition ruled- state governments are being demonized on the daily basis by main stream media in Malaysia reports literally that "no good" can come from opposition parties (Pakatan Rakyat or "People's Alliance")

Everyday Pakatan Rakyat leaders and Pakatan Rakyat ruled-state governments of Kelantan, Kedah, Penang and Selangor are being painted as "no good" can come from them and their state governments. Therefore, as the founding tagline and reason for this blog, I would like to provide an additional alternative voice for real issues concerning the people and also to presents views on Pakatan Rakyat in a fairer way. So, Barisan Nasional government does not need additional media coverage or attention from this blog to promote it's propoganda, "promised-fulfilled" campaigns and slogans.

Since March 2008 when Barisan Nasional government lost their 2/3 majority in Parliamentary seats for the first time and also lost the mandate to run the states of Penang, Kedah, Perak, Kelantan and Selangor. It was a political tsunami that shocked everyone, many believe that Barisan Nasional government will repent and be serious in good governance but from 2008 to 2012, we do not see enough commitment and real changes to deal of fundamental issues like corruption, education, media freedom (where rankings got worse in the past few years). Racial and religions issues were played up and more extreme than before, human rights got worse. Budget deficits continue to run high and Nation's debt continue to increase from huge to colossal and illicit financial outflow ranked 3rd in the world!

Can we really believe that all these bad ratings, rankings and shaky financial status are the results of the opposition parties in action? 

I am not saying that "no good" has come from the Barisan Nasional (BN) government, in fact the BN government did alot to develop the nation, did what most of the other governments of the world did, like building schools, hospitals, roads, housing for the poor...etc but isn't that what all governments should do? What I am worried about is the amount of things that a government should not do like abuse of power, dictatorship, unfairness, corruption, leakages...etc?

So I believe that the BN Government did alot what any other governments in the world SHOULD DO but I am also acutely worry about the things that a government SHOULD NOT DO!

The DON'Ts are overwhelming the DOs of the BN Goverment, and it only got from bad to worse since 2008 to 2012.

Quote from DAP Parliamentary Leader/ Advisor/ Ipoh-Timur MP- YB Lim Kit Siang on his 2013 New Year's Message:

Najib’s four-year premiership will be remembered by Malaysians as an administration of plunging global indices, and this unpleasant fact has been underlined by three international reports in the last month of this year, viz:

Corruption - In the four-year Najib premiership, Malaysia’s Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) rankings sunk to the lowest depths in 18 years – No. 56 in 2009 and 2010, No. 60 in 2011 and No. 54 in 2012 as compared to the worst ranking of No. 23 under Mahathir and No. 47 under Abdullah – suggesting that corruption under the present Prime Minister is even worse than under all the previous Prime Ministers, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak, Tun Hussein, Tun Mahathir and Tun Abdullah.

No. 1 in per capita capital flight : Latest Global Finance Integrity report showed that on a per capita basis, Malaysia with a population of 28 million, is No. 1 in the world on illicit money outflow – whether in terms of black money siphoned out of the country for 2010, which is RM196.8 billion, or for the past decade (2000-2010), which is a whopping RM871 billion or equivalent to over RM31,000 for each of the country’s 28 million population.

Double-whammy of decline in maths and science standards by Malaysian students when compared with foreign countries well as with past batches – In TIMSS 2011 for eighth-grade students, Malaysia is ranked No. 26 with a score of 440 out of 1,000 for mathematics and even lower for science at No. 32 with a score of 426, both below the international average. They are also the worst scores for Malaysia in the four TIMSS 1999-2011, i.e. in maths dropping by 79 points from 519 in 1999 to 440 in 2011; in science, dropping by 66 points from 492 in 1999 to 426 points in 2011.

These are not signs of national transformation but national deformations.

Let 2013 end the national deformations and usher in an era of genuine national transformation for Malaysians by electing a new Pakatan Rakyat Malaysian government for the first time in 55 years.

Happy New Year 2013 to all Malaysians.

-Lim Kit Siang

Israel-Gaza escalating conflict

Reuters/Reuters - An explosion and smoke are seen after Israeli strikes in Gaza City November 18, 2012. REUTERS/Ahmed Zakot

GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel bombed militant targets in Gaza for a fifth straight day on Sunday, launching aerial and naval attacks as its military prepared for a possible ground invasion, though Egypt saw "some indications" of a truce ahead.

Forty-seven Palestinians, about half of them civilians, including 12 children, have been killed in Israel's raids, Palestinian officials said. More than 500 rockets fired from Gaza have hit Israel, killing three people and injuring dozens.

Israel unleashed its massive air campaign on Wednesday, killing a leading militant of the Hamas Islamist group that controls Gaza and rejects Israel's existence, with the declared goal of deterring gunmen in the coastal enclave from launching rockets that have plagued its southern communities for years.

The Jewish state has since launched more than 950 air strikes on the coastal Palestinian territory, targeting weaponry and flattening militant homes and headquarters.

The raids continued past midnight on Sunday, with warships bombarding targets from the sea. And an air raid targeted a building in Gaza City housing the offices of local Arab media, wounding three journalists from al Quds television, a station Israel sees as pro-Hamas, witnesses said.

Two other predawn attacks on houses in the Jebalya refugee camp killed one child and wounded 12 other people, medical officials said.

These attacks followed a defiant statement by Hamas military spokesman Abu Ubaida, who told a televised news conference.

"This round of confrontation will not be the last against the Zionist enemy and it is only the beginning."

The masked gunman dressed in military fatigues insisted that despite Israel's blows Hamas "is still strong enough to destroy the enemy."

An Israeli attack on Saturday destroyed the house of a Hamas commander near the Egyptian border.

Casualties there were averted however, because Israel had fired non-exploding missiles at the building beforehand from a drone, which the militant's family understood as a warning to flee, and thus their lives were spared, witnesses said.

Israeli aircraft also bombed Hamas government buildings in Gaza on Saturday, including the offices of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and a police headquarters.

Among those killed in air strikes on Gaza on Saturday were at least four suspected militants riding motorcycles, and several civilians including a 30-year-old woman.

ISRAELI SCHOOLS SHUT

Israel said it would keep schools in its southern region shut on Sunday as a precaution to avoid casualties from rocket strikes reaching as far as Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in the past few days.

Israel's "Iron Dome" missile interceptor system destroyed in mid-air a rocket fired by Gaza militants at Tel Aviv on Saturday, where volleyball games on the beach front came to an abrupt halt as air-raid sirens sounded.

Hamas' armed wing claimed responsibility for the attack on Tel Aviv, the third against the city since Wednesday. It said it had fired an Iranian-designed Fajr-5 at the coastal metropolis, some 70 km (43 miles) north of Gaza.

In the Israeli Mediterranean port of Ashdod, a rocket ripped into several balconies. Police said five people were hurt.

Israel's operation has drawn Western support for what U.S. and European leaders have called Israel's right to self-defense, but there was also a growing number of calls from world leaders to seek an end to the violence.

British Prime Minister David Cameron "expressed concern over the risk of the conflict escalating further and the danger of further civilian casualties on both sides," in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a spokesperson for Cameron said.

The United Kingdom was "putting pressure on both sides to de-escalate," the spokesman said, adding that Cameron had urged Netanyahu "to do everything possible to bring the conflict to an end."

Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser to President Barack Obama, said the United States would like to see the conflict resolved through "de-escalation" and diplomacy, but also believes Israel has a right to self-defense.

Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi said in Cairo as his security deputies sought to broker a truce with Hamas leaders, that "there are some indications that there is a possibility of a ceasefire soon, but we do not yet have firm guarantees."

Egypt has mediated previous ceasefire deals between Israel and Hamas, the latest of which unraveled with recent violence.

A Palestinian official told Reuters the truce discussions would continue in Cairo on Sunday, saying "there is hope," but it was too early to say whether the efforts would succeed.

In Jerusalem, an Israeli official declined to comment on the negotiations. Military commanders said Israel was prepared to fight on to achieve a goal of halting rocket fire from Gaza, which has plagued Israeli towns since late 2000, when failed peace talks led to the outbreak of a Palestinian uprising.

Diplomats at the United Nations said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is expected to visit Israel and Egypt in the coming week to push for an end to the fighting.

POSSIBLE GROUND OFFENSIVE

Israel, though, with tanks and artillery positioned along the frontier, signaled it was still weighing a possible ground offensive into Gaza.

Israeli cabinet ministers decided on Friday to more than double the current reserve troop quota set for the Gaza offensive to 75,000 and around 16,000 reservists have already been called up.

Asked by reporters whether a ground operation was possible, Major-General Tal Russo, commander of the Israeli forces on the Gaza frontier, said: "Definitely."

"We have a plan. ... It will take time. We need to have patience. It won't be a day or two," he added.

Another senior commander briefing reporters on condition of anonymity said Israel had scored "good achievements" in striking at nearly 1,000 targets, with the aim of ridding Hamas of firepower imported from Libya, Sudan and Iran.

A possible move into the densely populated Gaza Strip and the risk of major casualties it brings would be a significant gamble for Netanyahu, favorite to win a January national election.

Hamas fighters are no match for the Israeli military. The last Gaza war, involving a three-week Israeli air blitz and ground invasion over the New Year's period of 2008-09, killed over 1,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians. Thirteen Israelis died in the conflict.

But the Gaza conflagration has stirred the pot of a Middle East already boiling from two years of Arab revolution and a civil war in Syria that threatens to spread beyond its borders.

One major change has been the election of an Islamist government in Cairo that is allied with Hamas, potentially narrowing Israel's maneuvering room in confronting the Palestinian group. Israel and Egypt made peace in 1979.

(Writing by Allyn Fisher-Ilan; Editing by Todd Eastham)

We shall overcome

— Jacob Sinnathamby


The Malaysian Insider
Jul 07, 2012

JULY 7 — How often have you heard this statement? Those who do evil and wicked things in Malaysia seem to prosper but the good-intentioned are jailed, demonised and subject to continuous harassment by the mainstream media and authorities.

Or this line? It is so unfair that the crooked politicians can get away with anything.

These statements are often then followed with a burst of anger and frustration, and a despairing rant about how little we can do to bring the wicked to justice and bring about change in Malaysia.

But there is no reason to despair. I am a Catholic and I also sometimes find myself wallowing in the cycle of “nothing can be done”.

But every time I read Psalm 37 I am brought back to the realisation that the corrupt, wicked, evil will face their day of reckoning.

I put down a few verses which points out that God will reverse things, rewarding the good and punishing the wicked here on earth.

“Do not be provoked by evildoers;

Do not envy those who do wrong.

Like grass they wither quickly

Like green plants they wilt away.

“Be still before the Lord;

Wait for God.

Do not be provoked by the prosperous nor by malicious schemers.”

“The wicked plot against the just;

And grind their teeth at them

But the Lord laughs at them

Knowing their day is coming.

“Those whose steps are guided by the Lord;

Whose way God approves,

May stumble, but will never fall,

For the Lord holds their hand.”

I am sharing some of these verses because there is a danger that sometimes we get too despondent surveying the political landscape and the wanton actions of those in power. We seem helpless to act against the power of incumbency and the use of the institutions of the state.

In those times, we must remember to trust in God’s promise: “I have seen ruthless scoundrels, strong as flourishing cedars. When I passed by again, they were gone.”