Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced his new Cabinet line-up on Wednesday. He retained Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as his deputy.
He said that he aimed to make his Cabinet balanced with experienced ministers, to give continuity, tecnocrats and young ministers.


Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (Umno)Deputy Prime Minister
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)Prime Minister's Department: Ministers:
1. Jamil Khir Baharom (Umno)
2. Abdul Wahid Omar (Senator)
3. Idris Jala (senator)
4. Joseph Kurup (PBRS)
5. Shahidan KAssim (Umno)
6. Nancy Shukri (PBB)
7. Paul Low Seng Kwan (senator)
8. Joseph Entulu Belaun (PRS)
Deputy Ministers:
1. Razali Ibrahim (Umno)
2. Waytha Moorthy Ponnusamy (Senator)
Ministry of Finance
1. Minister of Finance 1: Datuk Seri Najib Razak (Umno)
2. Minister of Finance 2: Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah (Umno)
Deputy Minister of Finance
3. Ahmad Maslan (Umno)
Ministry of Transport
1. Minister: (Acting – post being held open pending MCA decision) Hishammuddin Hussein (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Ab Aziz Kaprawi (Umno)
Ministry of Defence
1. Minister: Hishammuddin Hussein (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Abdul Rahim Bakri (Umno)
Ministry of Home Affairs
1. Minister: Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar (PBB)
Ministry of Education & Higher Learning
1. Minister 1: Muhyiddin Yassin (Umno)
2. Minister 2: Idris Jusoh (Umno
3. Deputy Minister 1: Mary Yap Kain Ching (PBS)
4. Deputy Minister 2: P. Kamalanathan (MIC)
Ministry of Works
1. Minister: Fadillah Yusof (PBB)
2. Deputy Minister: Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin (Umno)
Ministry of International Trade & Industry
1. Minister: Mustapa Mohamed (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Hamim Samuri (Umno)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1. Minister: Anifah Aman (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Hamzah Zainuddin
Ministry of Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism
1. Minister: Hasan Malek (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Ahmad Bashah Mohamad Hanipah (Senator)
Ministry of Communication & Multimedia
1. Minister: Ahmad Shabery Cheek (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Jailani Johari (Umno)
Ministry of Human Resources
1. Minister: Richard Riot Jaem (SUPP)
2. Deputy Minister: Ismail Abdul Muttalib (Umno)
Ministry of Rural & Regional Development
1. Minister: Shafie Apdal (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Alexander Nanta Linggi (PBB)
Ministry of Urban Wellbeing, Housing & Local Government
1. Minister: Abdul Rahman Dahlan (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Halimah Mohamad Saddique (Umno)
Ministry of Youth & Sport
1. Minister: Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: M. Saravanan (MIC)
Ministry of Health
1. Minister: Dr S Subramaniam (MIC)
2. Deputy Minister: Hilmi Yahaya (Umno)
Ministry of the Federal Territories
1. Minister: Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: J. Loga Bala Mohan (Senator)
The Ministry of Plantation Industries & Commodities
1. Minister: Douglas Uggah Embas (PBB)
2. Deputy Minister: Noriah Kasnon (Umno)
Ministry of Energy, Green Technology & Water
1. Minister: Maximus Johnity Ongkili (PBS)
2. Deputy Minister: Mahdzir Khalid (Umno)
Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry
1. Minister: Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Tajuddin Abdul Rahman (Umno)
Ministry of Tourism & Culture
1. Minister: Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (Umno)
2. Deputy Minister: Joseph Salang Gandum (PRS)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
1. Minister: Ewon Ebin (UPKO)
2. Deputy Minister: Abu Bakar Mohamad Diah (Umno)
Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment
1. Minister: G Palanivel (MIC)
2. Deputy Minister: James Dawos Mamit (PBB)
Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development
1. Minister: Rohani Abdul Karim (PBB)
2. Deputy Minister: Azizah Mohamad Dun (Umno)
Ministers: 30
Deputy Ministers: 27
Total: 57
Total ministries: 24
Senators reappointed: 1
New Senators: 5
Backbenchers: 82

It's good to see the newly sworn-in Selangor menteri besar Datuk Seri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim has heeded the Prime Minister's call for a reconciliation process in the wake of GE13 and wants to make resolving his state's water crisis part of that fresh state-federal dialogue.

But it won't be lost on those who have followed this saga over the past few years that he now favours the very solution, as proposed by Putrajaya, that he roundly rejected before GE13 – construction of the Langat 2 treatment plant.

In fact the federal government always maintained that Langat 2, with its output of 1.1 million litres per day, was the only long term solution to the state's water woes but Khalid's administration wasted valuable months rebuffing the project and instead focussed on short-term solutions that merely nibbled at the edges of a huge problem. As a result construction of Langat 2 is more than two years behind where it could be if Shah Alam had been more forthcoming at the start.

But at least today, in the wake of Khalid winning his battle with his nemesis Azmin Ali for the top job, he is making all the right conciliatory noises.

He is realising that he needs to prioritise a water crisis that for years now he has failed to solve.
"My focus right now is to welcome the prime minister's call to begin with the national reconciliation process, by which the first test will be to resolve the restructuring of Selangor's water industry," he said.

Aside from reaching out to the federal government over Langat 2, in order to restructure that industry Khalid needs to sort out his relationships with the existing water concessionaires that include Syabas and Puncak Niaga. These are the companies he tried to ditch in February when he issued his infamous 14-day deadline for fresh deals to be done.

That deadline passed without a resolution to the problem which means he still has to deal with the contracted water providers despite the poisoned atmosphere (that culminated in a slanging match with Syabas through newspaper advertisements). Make no mistake, there are fences that need to be mended.

The water issue will test the strength of Khalid's leadership in the wake of the power struggle with Azmin which is far from over. Don't be fooled by Anwar's former assistant suddenly declaring his support for Khalid over the weekend after a week of sniping. All this proved was that Azmin is biding his time.

It has been ten days since the Malaysian people took to the polls and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim refused to accept that they do not trust him enough to run the country.

And in those ten days Anwar has done little but stage a string of noisy mass rallies around the country, rather than presenting petitions for the seats he wishes to challenge and let the courts decide.

While most Malaysians are paying short shrift to his disruptive strategy, there are some groups including several Pakatan-aligned NGOs who have not only heard his call but are championing more sinister means.
Groups ranging from Bersih to Anything But Umno (ABU) are publically condoning a forceful takeover of Putrajaya.

"We will take to the streets and take over Putrajaya. If we really want to overthrow them, there is no other way. Democracy does not work," Haris Ibrahim from ABU said on Monday.

Like the threats to burn Lynas, the fact that Pakatan leaders have chosen not to disassociate themselves with these comments is of concern to all Malaysians.

"The people cannot wait anymore. We don't want to wait another five years. We will take the streets."
Similarly, Bersih steering committee member Hishamuddin Rais has called for an out and out revolt.

"What Najib likes is wrong, and what he doesn't like is what we have to do," he said, effectively admitting that he was not pro peace like the Prime Minister, but backed chaos like Anwar Ibrahim.

"We will mobilise a big group and rally on the streets. This is not a threat, this is a promise."
Talk of overthrowing the Government or of using "force" to overturn the GE13 results seems inflammatory, to say the least.

Pakatan leaders should distance themselves from any such rhetoric, and not tacitly endorse it by not commenting at all.

Former MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat has denied that he is being appointed a senator and given a minister's post.
He said such talk was the work of speculators.
"For now, I do not see the possibility of this happening (appointed senator and minister), and furthermore, I believe the Prime Minister (Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak) has better candidates than me to fill Cabinet posts.
"Neither MCA nor Barisan Nasional picked me to be a candidate in the just concluded 13th general election, so I don't think I am suitable to hold a cabinet post," he said late Tuesday when interviewed on BernamaTV's Hello Malaysia talk show hosted by Sherkawi Jirim.
Ong was commenting on a daily's report to the effect.

In advance of GE13, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim famously promised that if Pakatan Rakyat failed to capture Putrajaya in the general elections, then he would retire to academia. Before embarking on his protest rally tour last week, he rubbished that promise, as most observers expected before the elections.

Based on a recent poll, he may wish to see if Oxford and Georgetown have his old positions open.
The Edge newspaper's poll asked 12,736 respondents a straightforward question: "Pakatan Rakyat (PR) has failed to conquer Putrajaya in GE13. Should Anwar Ibrahim step down as leader?"
Some 18 per cent responded: "No, he should continue to lead PR to the next GE as PR has won more seats than previous election."

But 82 per cent said: "Yes, he should call it quits as he has made this pledge."
The poll was taken after Anwar's return to street (and stadium) theatre began last week. While it is impossible to know whether his protest rallies hurt his standing as the Opposition Leader, it seems unlikely that they helped. This is notwithstanding all the very high noise levels he has been able to achieve.

The Edge is disproportionately read by the Chinese community, especially business leaders. The poll results suggest that the critical Chinese swing vote has swung against Anwar's continued leadership in Pakatan – a dangerous sign given Anwar's already treacherous fortnight since GE13.
The well-publicised "Mother of All Feuds" civil war in PKR has reached a lull after Anwar's long-time aide Azmin Ali went public with his frustrations over the party's "nepotism" and lack of respect for internal consensus. The battle over who would be Selangor's Menteri Besar demonstrated that PKR remains the most dysfunctional of Pakatan's parties, a rare achievement indeed.

The disorder in Anwar's family-run party has been echoed in the Opposition pact as a whole.
Lower-level DAP officials and grassroots leaders have burned up Twitter since GE13 wondering why Anwar – who does not even hold a formal officer's title in PKR – should lead Pakatan when the DAP became the largest party in the Opposition pact.

And DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has recently taken a more visible leadership role in Pakatan Rakyat, at times (such as the issue of not wanting to trigger an "Arab Spring") even contradicting Anwar's pronouncements. Most importantly, he has called for election challenges to remain in the courts, rather than in protests. He has stressed the need for peaceful resolution of any post-electoral controversies.

Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang recently announced that PAS accepted the poll results, pointed to his party's seat gains at the state level, and called for a renewed effort for GE14 – a far cry from Anwar's description of the elections as fraudulent and refusal to accept the results.

Perhaps it is not merely The Edge poll respondents who wish to see Anwar step down.
Anwar will doubtless survive, as he always has. But his standing in the Opposition, and the Opposition's standing with the rakyat, seems likely to deteriorate.

A future in teaching would serve Anwar's propensity to lecture at length well. We join with the poll respondents of The Edge poll and recommend that he embrace that future.

 The Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers will continue to assist its colleagues from the Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), especially in preparation for the next state election, its BN Backbenchers Club chairman Abdullah Saidol said Tuesday.

Abdullah, who is also the chief political secretary to the Chief Minister, said the BN assemblymen would focus on Sarawak's racial harmony among its 40 different ethnic groups, which had become the crux of its development and progress so that no particular community was sidelined by the government.

"We hope, in accordance with the BN manifesto, the promised development allocation will be given to show that the government cares, and to facilitate our task in our constituencies in the coming state election," he told reporters after chairing a pre-state legislative assembly meeting at the new Sarawak state legislative assembly building at Petra Jaya here.

The term of the 71-member Sarawak legislative assembly, which expires in 2016, will convene from Monday until May 29.

On the just-concluded 13th General Election, which saw Sarawak BN win 25 out of 31 parliamentary seats but lost in six SUPP seats, he said, the state BN would have to work harder in future to wrest back the urban seats of Bandar Kuching, Miri, Sibu, Sarikei, Stampin and Lanang.

Abdullah said, however, the backbenchers did not condone the action initiated by the opposition to hold illegal gatherings as protest to the pollS outcome or get carried away by what was happening in the Peninsular that could bring about suspicion among the various races in Sarawak.

He was convinced that the state's Chinese community had not rejected the BN totally as there were also some Bumiputeras who supported the opposition as indicated by the May 5 election results.

Given that Sarawak members of parliament had performed well, he hoped that the federal government would consider appointing them to the various ministeria portfolios as full or deputy ministers, especially those related to rural development. He also advised certain quarters, who were unhappy with election irregularities to use the right channel by submitting their election petition in court within the stipulated period.

Barisan Nasional (BN) must intensify 'attacks' and extend its social media reach to correct the perception of young voters who have been misled by the opposition.

Public relations specialist and social science analyst, Prof Datuk Dr Hamdan Adnan said the efforts must start now in a concerted and organised manner with clear messages coordinated by an agency.

The 13th general election (GE13) shows that the social media played a very important and effective role in influencing voters, particularly the young.

"Mature, first time and young voters who accounted for about 40 percent of the 3.2 million registered voters during GE13 had to some extend been influenced by a slew of information via social media websites.

"From my observation, BN lagged behind in leveraging social media whereas it is very important as many people no longer read mainstream newspapers, watch TV and listen to radio," he said in an interview with Bernama here Tuesday.

Hamdan said this is especially true for university students who will be voting in the 14th general election (GE14).

"If BN's success story is not clearly delivered to them, how are they to understand and get involved in nation building?

He said the opposition could not be blamed for taking full advantage of information communication technology to deliver their message.

"Being the opposition, their messages and information are unethical, libelous and full of lies in line with the goal to grab power."

As an educated generation, the young should be able to distinguish between the truth and lies and and not believe the opposition political propaganda.

Hamdan said this is why in marketing and consumerism, every message is delivered repeatedly as it will eventually be believed and accepted as true.

A good example was the spread of 'blackout' at the counting centre for Bentong parliamentary seat despite denial by the losing candidate and Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB).

"Many people believed it and spread it further so much so the denials were ignored. The perception of the government was very negative during GE13."

"Such political propaganda must be dealt with firmly and immediately. BN must have a dedicated social media team to explain and deliver correct information fast."

The BN social media should be run by strategists and full-time employees as four years is not long, especially when the government focus on fulfilling promises in its manifesto.

"Human resources need to be trained to compete with salaried opposition social media workers. Let the BN virtual soldiers focus on issues in cyberspace and convey accurate information."

Things really aren't unfolding as Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had hoped post-GE13.
Instead of overseeing the country from Sri Perdana, he is busy trying to sow seeds of dissent and explain to his remaining devotees where it all went wrong. But observers are becoming increasingly disillusioned by his tactics of street protests and demonstrations.
He was described this week as a "charlatan" and a "dangerous person" by none other than former DAP vice-chairman Tunku Abdul Aziz Tunku Ibrahim who called on Anwar to accept the reality that he would never become Prime Minister of Malaysia.
"He claims to do things in the name of democracy but he is only using the power that he has over his supporters for his own political gain," Tunku Aziz said.

"He is a charlatan and a manipulator of truth who stops at nothing to serve his interests."
Leading political scientist and former PKR deputy president Dr Chandra Muzaffar seems to have outrun his patience for the Opposition leader too, arguing that Anwar had manipulated the naturally trusting nature of many Malaysians to gain political traction.

"Being educated and learned does not mean you are not susceptible to the deception of other people. It takes wisdom to differentiate between lies and the truth," he warned.
Both of them backed the impatience expressed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak about Anwar's constant claims of foul play on May 5.

"The same system is used at the state and parliamentary levels. If the results benefited them, (they) accepted the results. If they were in BN's favour, they objected them. This is the greatest hypocrisy," Najib said.
"If the electoral system was tainted, hit by fraud, why have the swearing-in in Penang and Kelantan, and engage in a tussle in Selangor? Why accept in Permatang Pauh, Gelang Patah?"
Then there is the little matter of the growing voices from within Anwar's own coalition who have called for an end to his behaviour.

Pakatan collaborator Lim Kit Siang has questioned his motives while Anwar's long-time protégé Mohamed Azmin Ali has outright called on him to stop "bullying" the rakyat "using the country's peace and stability" as a tool.

Anwar is looking increasingly ostracised from his remaining allies, however tenuous that relationship may have been.

He had promised before the election that if he was unsuccessful, he would retire from politics. But will he yet keep to that promise?

The new cabinet, expected to be announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak Wednesday, brings with it an opportunity to re-state the Government's reform credentials by unveiling a team of new faces with new ideas, who are able to take the pulse of the people and strengthen national unity.
Najib needs to fill up to 25 ministries and given that seven ministers from his previous line-up did not contest GE13 and three were defeated, he now has the perfect chance to usher in a new era of Government with his latest team.

According to reports, Najib is spending two days selecting his cabinet, which means a series of private meetings to match talent with portfolios. And just as he took control of the candidate selection process before GE13 that resulted in 30 per cent of new faces at a national level, the cabinet discussions are very much part of his personal commitment to reform.

As federal minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal said Mondaym "It is his prerogative."
In fact, this is an opportunity to move on following the bickering of GE13 and remind the rakyat that they have elected a new-look Government that will not only continue the national transformation agenda, making Malaysia a high income and developed nation by 2020, but pick up the pace in order to re-engage voters.
As cabinet aspirant Khairy Jamaluddin has reminded us since GE13, this process is crucial to addressing the "trust deficit" with the rakyat.

Another issue Najib needs to tackle is the Chinese challenge exacerbated by demoralised MCA's plans to not take up any representative roles. Najib disagrees with this position and insists that there must be Chinese faces in his line-up as part of the reconciliation process in the wake of the poll.
Given the way the BN vote held up in Sabah and Sarawak, it's also likely that ministers from those states will win key portfolios. Najib's previous cabinet featured 12 ministers from East Malaysia and that number could now rise.

Whatever team he chooses, Najib will make sure it is a Government for all Malaysians regardless whom they supported at GE13. But he needs to have his new front bench briefed on their portfolios in quick time. The 13th Parliament is set to convene next month so it can deal with pressing business ahead of Ramadan in July.
Najib is likely to again select more ministers than he has portfolios available. In the last cabinet there were three ministers without portfolio, which answered to the Prime Minister's department including PERMANDU head Datuk Idris Jala.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar will replace Tan Sri Ismail Omar as the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP) effective Friday.
The Prime Minister's Office, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Seri Bakri Zinin will take over as the new deputy IGP, effective the same day.

It said the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had consented to their appointments.
Khalid, 55, who hails from Seremban, attended training as a police inspector at the Police Training Centre on Dec 5, 1976.

He was head of the Kedah Anti-Narcotic Department in 1997 and six years later, was the Pahang Police Management Department head before being appointed Kuantan District Police Chief.
In 2005, he was appointed Negri Sembilan police chief and then as Bukit Aman CID deputy director before being appointed Selangor police chief in June 2007.
On Oct 13, 2010, he was appointed Director of the Bukit Aman's Internal Security and Public Order Department and not long after that, as Deputy Inspector-General of Police.

Meanwhile, Mohd Bakri, 59, who is from Penampang, Sabah holds a Diploma in Police Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and joined the police force on Nov 6, 1975 as a probationary inspector.

He had served as the deputy district police chief of Kota Kinabalu and Seremban and the district police chief of Kudat, Sandakan, Lahad Datu, Cheras and Dang Wangi.

Mohd Bakri was the Assistant Director of the Crime Intelligence Unit (D4), Bukit Aman CID, before heading the Sabah CID in 2003 and in 2005, appointed Sabah Deputy Police Commissioner.

In 2006, he was appointed Deputy Director (Intelligence/Operation) of the Bukit Aman Narcotic CID and then the department's director, before appointed Bukit Aman CID Director in 2008.

President Barack Obama telephoned Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Tuesday to congratulate the prime minister on his success in getting the mandate from the people to continue leading Malaysia. In the surprise call, Obama expressed his understanding and acceptance of the process and results of the country's recently-concluded GE13.

In a statement issued here Tuesday, the Prime Minister's Office said that during the conversation, the US president was also briefed on the Government's efforts to ensure the clean and fair process of the elections.

It said that on his part, Obama had agreed to participate in the two-day Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur, beginning Oct 11.

"Malaysia and the United States will continue to strengthen bilateral relations through regional and international cooperation," said the statement.

The president also touched on the subject of bilateral and multilateral trade and specifically, on Trans Pacific Partnership, and looked forward towards an early conclusion of the initiative.

Both leaders also discussed the issue of Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.
Najib said he appreciated the personal call and interest shown by Obama on Malaysia, and his desire to foster closer relationship between both countries and administrations. - Bernama.

After more than a week of speculation and infighting, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim was sworn in as Menteri Besar of Selangor Tuesday. He was endorsed by the DAP, PAS and PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

It was a happy day for Khalid. It was an unhappy day for the former head of his exco and party deputy president Azmin Ali, and for democracy in Pakatan Rakyat. And it was a damning day for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Mere days ago, Azmin held a press conference pointedly declining to endorse Khalid and decrying "nepotism" and a lack of democracy inside PKR after Wan Azizah had sent a letter to the Sultan endorsing Khalid for the job. He was particularly perturbed that the letter had been sent without consultation of the PKR Selangor assemblymen, who traditionally vote on their choice.

After some non-committal noises from Anwar about consensus, Azmin publicly backtracked, endorsing the Sultan's right to decide on his MB and even Khalid. It is rumoured that Anwar took his wayward lieutenant to task behind closed doors.

So ironically, while Anwar is on his nationwide protest tour calling Malaysia's democracy fraudulent, his party has once again put aside democracy when it is inconvenient in order to quell the latest round of the PKR civil war.

After PKR's leadership trampled on the democratic principles they claim to honour, the most recent, tawdry Pakatan embarrassment has temporarily ended, and Selangor finally has its MB just over a week after the election.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called this hypocrisy. He is correct.
But this has always been Anwar's way. The self-styled Voice of Democracy has for years decried Malaysia as repressive and un-democratic (invariably after he loses an election). But in party politics, he has never been terribly interested in practising what he preaches.

From the election for deputy president of Umno in 1993 where credible allegations of vote-buying were rampant and in which Tun Ghafar Baba was shoved aside for Anwar, to the infamous 2010 PKR party elections that saw more credible allegations of vote rigging and vote buying (and the subsequent protest departure of Datuk Zaid Ibrahim), Anwar has shown no interest in consensus and democracy in his political party of the day.

This time, the victim is poor Azmin, who has been Anwar's faithful aide for over two decades. Azmin has made a poor secret of his desire for Khalid's job, and given Khalid's lacklustre administration in his first term, clearly believed he would have it.

But neither Azmin's loyalty, nor Khalid's relative ineptness as MB nor the principles of democratic consensus Anwar claims to hold dear mattered when it came time to apply power politics. Khalid – often Anwar's party adversary – is now beholden to him, and Azmin looks the fool.

Do not expect this to come up at Anwar's next rally. After all, there, he will only speak of democracy.

The election deemed as 'mother of all elections' is now over. All the thing expected such as commotions during polling day did happen. Next, the attempt to cause chaos protesting GE result also has happened, along with oath ceremony as everyone accepted their victory.

That is why, it is not too much for us to say that this is the funniest election scenario in the world.
Just imagine, the ones who protested against democracy claim that they are the real democracy fighters.
The ones who accused EC for not being transparent are the ones in a party which is under investigation for cheating and rigging their party's election.

The ones who questioned about indelible ink are the ones who demanded for the usage of it.
The ones who claimed that EC lied are the ones who won at their constituencies.
The ones who urge rakyat to boycott mainstream media re the ones who call themselves fighters for freedom of speech.

Not just that, they also seek for foreign help, begging that something should be done to deny Barisan Nasional's victory. Claiming that BN is cruel and unjust since it began ruling the country. BN is said to be too powerful that it manages to decide for everything including court decisions as well as election results.
However, BN went through a tough fight where this party is rejected by almost all Chinese and lost three states. And those who urge for foreign help, claiming that they are being oppressed by BN, are not in jail, instead, they are free. So, it is not surprising why no foreign entities offer anything.

If we are to look at this at one angle, the one which lost was just BN, not UMNO. This is because, UMNO seats increased from 79 in 2008, to 88 in this GE. However, does this mean that UMNO could be comfortable with this? Does this mean rakyat have forgive UMNO?

Fact is, Malays who previously represent silent voters, undecided voters and voters who were mad at UMNO have all participated in GE13 and voted for UMNO because they cannot bare letting this country fall to Pakatan Rakyat.

They may have forgiven UMNO, but never forget what made them angry at UMNO.
With that, they voted for UMNO with hope that under its new mandate, UMNO would take better steps towards handling its previous mistakes, even though they are still uncertain over what is it about UMNO that they hate.

Despite of their confidence over leaders' efforts to fix the mistakes, they are still not convinced whether those mistakes can be fixed if no changes are made.
That is why, UMNO should ask, what is it that they want behind the question 'what do the Chinese want?'
Rakyat only want to see 'actions'. Rakyat are tired of seeing how these parasites are free in committing their acts without any actions taken against them. Statements regarding warnings given against them are too many and rakyat are beginning to get sick of it. It is not much for us to say that this is the reason why the Chinese got tired and bored, and they see this as the government's 'weakness'.

Generally, rakyat knew who are all the culprits out there. However, they could not really express those things to the 'upstairs'. Thus, rakyat really hope that leaders could take time to really evaluate their surroundings.
Do remember that rakyat know that UMNO is not perfect, but Malays still chooses UMNO because it is the only party that is still rational as it has strong patriotism and nationalism, as well as having clear mission.
Thus, what leadership need are those who have the values which rakyat want, rational, patriotic, nationalist, smart and charismatic. UMNO need to bring a new image as a professional party but not liberal, mature but not conservative, other than efficient, fast and firm.

If UMNO want to change Malay to be a competitive race, UMNO need to first show the same quality. For that, UMNO need to start by taking 'actions' instead of giving 'warnings'