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- Selamat Ari Gawai & Kaamatan Festival.
- A gentleman always keeps his word.
- Guan Eng Stresses Pakatan Rakyat Legitimacy of GE13 Results
- Opposition Sends Mixed Signals as Government Confirms GST Won’t Be Rushed
- Is This the End for Azmin Ali?
- Azmin's ambition thwarted
- ROS: Many DAP members did not receive notice to attend congress
- PR Shocked After Getting Slapped By Singapore
- Malaysia Should Introduce ‘Look South Policy’
- Chinese Have Long Boycotted Bumiputera Goods
Selamat Ari Gawai & Kaamatan Festival. Posted: 31 May 2013 12:43 AM PDT |
A gentleman always keeps his word. Posted: 30 May 2013 11:58 PM PDT Before GE13, we believed we had plumbed the depths of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's political immaturity. We were mistaken. We called upon him to behave like a responsible Opposition leader and declare a Manifesto and a Shadow Cabinet well in advance of GE13. Both came at the last minute. Now, following the revelation by former Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla of how Anwar asked him to broker a deal with Datuk Seri Najib Razak to agree to respect the outcome of the election and to behave like gentlemen, a new controversy arises. Kalla has been crystal clear in accusing Anwar of reneging on the deal that he himself had asked Kalla to broker. The Prime Minister's advisers have confirmed that Najib observed the verbal agreement. Kalla said that when he aske d Anwar to respect his own agreement and concede defeat in GE13 the reply was "No, no, no." After The Wall Street Journal quoted Kalla as saying that Anwar had breached his agreement with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak that both men would respect the outcome of GE13, Anwar has flailed about for excuses, including fabricating conditions that Najib allegedly broke terms on the media which were not in the agreement). It has also been reported that DAP secretary general Lim Guan Eng Eng discovered the agreement after reading the WSJ and is furious that Anwar entered this agreement without informing the leadership of Pakatan Rakyat. It seems Anwar was acting on his own, from all the reports. He has not said whether he consulted Guan Eng. Now Anwar's attempts to propose the agreement to Najib by way of Kalla without consulting his own Pakatan colleagues is nothing compared to the damage he is doing to himself in his rejection of the deal. His rallies and street protests are against the principles of fair play, and he has shown that he is not a gracious loser. He is stoking hatred in his single-minded (and failed) quest for Putrajaya, and he does not care if Malaysia suffers for it. We have compared Anwar before to a spoiled child who acts out to draw attention. He started in 1998, when he fell out with his mentor, Dr. M, and did not get his way. He is now in the fifteenth year of a tantrum he has thrown over always, always, repeatedly failing to become Prime Minister. This behaviour is beneath the dignity of an opposition leader, let alone the nominal leader of an Opposition in a parliamentary democracy. Anwar's prolonged tantrum is a disservice to those who elected him again and also to the leaders of the DAP and PAS who compromised to embrace him. In the interests of the rakyat, be they Barisan or Pakatan supporters or neither, we believe Anwar should now behave like a gentleman. He should concede defeat in GE13. Either sit in the Dewan Rakyat or don't. Boycott the Parliament if you do not want your seat. Or just do the right thing and file 27 or 28 or 29 or 30 Pakatan petitions and go through the correct court process that is consistent with the rule of law. That would be the behaviour of a gentleman. The constant shouted approach to political discourse, the politics of rallies and stoking emotions is becoming tiresome and, in our opinion, also unproductive for Anwar himself. |
Guan Eng Stresses Pakatan Rakyat Legitimacy of GE13 Results Posted: 30 May 2013 09:10 PM PDT There is something about an audience abroad that drives Pakatan Rakyat leaders to sing a different tune. In 2012, it was Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim continuing a tradition of telling Western audiences what they want to hear (the sodomy laws would be 'reviewed' and he is a 'staunch' defender of Israel). In 2013, it is Lim Guan Eng telling Malaysian students abroad that a strong Opposition – by which he means Pakatan – is good for Malaysia. Guan Eng believing that Pakatan Rakyat is good is nothing new. However, there is a profound change from Guan Eng's rhetoric at home, where he has come close to suggesting that Pakatan is the rightful Government. Speaking to Oxford University's Merton College, Guan Eng worked to stir in a few of his ceramah staples (for example, a reference to NFCorp, where Pakatan Rakyat lost its interest in due process in the name of politics) with a more moderate message about a concern both BN and Pakatan share: Malaysians abroad who do not return home. "I reject the contention that the future prospects of the country have been negatively affected by the presence of a stronger opposition," Guan Eng is reported to have said, thereby undercutting again Anwar's claim that BN 'stole' GE13. One might note that the value of an Opposition is not in its 'strength' but in its competence. A competent Opposition forces the Government to choose the best policies for the rakyat through clever politics, good proposed legislation and well-run electoral campaigns that effectively challenge the governing party's ability to stay in power. We instead have Pakatan Rakyat. But Guan Eng has told his audience that the election results are legitimate. This continues a trend established early on, in which PAS and the DAP by turns stepped away from PKR's most incendiary rhetoric and proclivity for illegal rallies and come to terms with the fact that Malaysia's elections were legitimate. Some of this may be simple self-interest. The DAP expanded its stranglehold in Penang and was the clear GE13 winner amongst the Pakatan parties. PAS lost seats in the Dewan Rakyat but expanded its state representation in Terengganu while holding Kelantan. PKR lost strength in Selangor, lost a seat in the Dewan Rakyat and – most importantly as far as PKR is concerned – Anwar is not now Prime Minister. But some of this doubtless comes from the fact that PAS and the DAP have long experience in elections, and so understand the importance of working in the legal system. Election and court challenges, not street rallies, are how an Opposition becomes the Government. PAS and the DAP understand this. PKR either does not or does not care. |
Opposition Sends Mixed Signals as Government Confirms GST Won’t Be Rushed Posted: 30 May 2013 07:08 PM PDT Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husmi Hanadzlah has reassured Malaysians that there are no plans to rush through the goods and services tax (GST) before it has been fully evaluated at every level by experts. Ahmad Husni explained that the Government was still working with politicians from all sides of the spectrum, as well as the private sector and the public in order to look at variables such as the rate that could be imposed and what impact it might have. "We are relooking our earlier study by taking a holistic view of it. We do not want to just see the GST from the point of government revenue but also the prosperity of the people," he said. "We have to again look the rate terms of its benefit to the government, the private sector and the general public." His reassurance comes despite the continued scaremongering from the Opposition over the scheme. Yet confusingly the Opposition continue to criticise Malaysia's manageable debt levels, calling for more revenue. This surely begs the question of just how Pakatan might solve the deficit? "It seems that the implementation of GST is top on Najib's list after the elections," DAP political education director Liew Chin Tong claimed just last week. "Indeed, I have been alerted that the appointment of Umno propagandist Datuk Ahmad Maslan as deputy finance minister is for him to co-ordinate propaganda for the implementation of GST." But comments such as these from the Kluang MP and his Pakatan colleagues seem to be thankfully few and far between. Rather more qualified regional economists have already described the GST as crucial to boosting government revenue and thereby reducing debt even further. "We expect the prime minister to offer more clarity on the implementation of goods and services tax this year to be implemented next year, and this is one of the crucial measures needed," said Yeah Kim Leng, an economist with RAM Holdings Bhd. Earlier in May Datuk Ahmad Maslan told a forum that the additional revenue could be between RM20 billion and RM27 billion, depending on what rate it was eventually implemented at. |
Is This the End for Azmin Ali? Posted: 30 May 2013 05:07 PM PDT The Selangor executive council lineup has been chosen by Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, and its PKR contingent is composed of three women. PKR deputy president, Selangor PKR chief and Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Azmin Ali is neither a woman nor on the list. Amidst all of the change and upheaval of GE13, it may yet include another twist: the beginning of the end of Azmin Ali's career in Parti Keadilan Rakyat. It bears repeating that Azmin was one of the original founders of the party in the wake of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's battles with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his rapid, involuntary departure from Umno. He faced jail time for lying under oath in defence of Anwar (he was subsequently acquitted) and until May 5, he was known as Anwar's chief lieutenant. It was a role that even saw him charged for starting the Bersih 3.0 riots after he and Anwar were caught hand-signalling to the protesters who charged the police barricades. He has been Anwar's faithful aide and protector for decades, even sacrificing his credibility to protect Anwar's reputation during the ridiculous September 16, 2008 debacle. Yet today, he has not even been returned to the Selangor exco, let alone taken over the role of Menteri Besar he has clearly coveted since GE12. The in-fighting that consumed Selangor PKR – and by extension, the national party – has been on-going since well before the infamous party elections in 2010, which saw allegations of vote-rigging, vote-buying, cheating, violence and intimidation. It very nearly boiled over in the lead-up to GE13, when Anwar was unable to quell the battles involving his long-time lieutenant, Khalid, and even Anwar's wife and PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. In the aftermath of GE13, when it became clear that Khalid would return as MB, Azmin sat out Anwar's first Black 505 rally. He went public, airing his grievances over the lack of "consensus" in PKR and the "nepotism", two traits of which Azmin surely must have been aware for the last decade and more. In the aftermath, PKR grassroots – doubtless with party leadership backing – began taking shots at Azmin in Opposition-friendly web portals. Defiantly, Azmin then gave a speech at the party's recent congress, calling for bipartisan co-operation with BN. It has now been reported by The Star that even Azmin's faction in PKR has begun deserting him. And Anwar is nowhere to be seen. According to that same report, Anwar dares not save the man who has done so much for him. Azmin's path forward is murky. It is now reasonably clear that unless he is able to secure his position at the upcoming party elections (formerly scheduled for November, now re-scheduled until the party can decide the election results ahead of time), he has no future in PKR. Yet PAS would not want him and the DAP is as much a family affair as PKR has ever been. That leaves either becoming a permanent non-force in PKR, retiring or – perish the thought – re-joining Umno. Hard choices are coming to Azmin Ali. |
Posted: 30 May 2013 03:30 PM PDT Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has chosen his exco list - an all-female cast from PKR, three DAP men and four representatives from PAS. Unsurprisingly, PKR deputy president and Bukit Antarabangsa assemblyman Azmin Ali was not on the list. Following his thinly-veiled attacks on Khalid and comments on Selangor not needing a "lame duck" MB, Azmin would never have been considered for a position close to what is PKR's seat of power - Selangor. But now that Azmin's ambitions of being MB have been thwarted, what next? The Gombak MP has never been subtle about his grabs for power - from spats with PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and her daughter Nurul Izzah Anwar, to sly comments about Opposition leader and party adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's "nepotism". The 48-year-old Azmin even has a separate Twitter account for his office - @AzminAliOffice is the Twitter handle for "Pejabat Timbalan Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat" (Office of the PKR Deputy President). Even Wan Azizah, who reluctantly leads the party, doesn't indulge in such demonstrations of "power". The new exco list is also devoid of Azmin's supporters, and word on the ground is that Azmin is rapidly losing them following his recent complaints and contrivances regarding the position of Selangor MB. "Before, maybe some of the new exco members would support him," said a source close to the MB. "But after Azmin showed his true colours in the MB appointment fiasco - to the extent of calling another leader a lame duck - I doubt any true reformist would want to be aligned with him anymore. He's a lost leader," he said. A PKR party insider said that now the real concern was that of party elections. Azmin has already begun his campaigning, claiming nepotism was at work within Selangor's political ranks and that PKR "does not belong to a family". This is a far cry from the Azmin of yesteryear, who would even risk jail for his boss. His loyalty took him to the extent of being convicted for lying in court during Anwar's trial. He was later acquitted. Azmin has been close to Anwar since the age of 23, serving as his special officer in 1987 when the Permatang Pauh MP was Education Minister. When Anwar was convicted of sodomy and corruption, Azmin was one of PKR's founding members. But now the gloves are off. The party insider is confident that Azmin's days are numbered, despite having Anwar's ear and commanding healthy respect from other PKR members like women's wing leader Zuraida Kamarudin. Azmin is a strong politician, and the obvious horse to back for his experience and ruthlessness. "Everyone knows Wan Azizah is a reluctant politician, and that Nurul Izzah fought very hard during the party elections in 2010. If there's any nepotism, it's between Anwar and his ex-staff when he was in government, like Penang's Mansor Othman (Nibong Tebal MP, Anwar's officer when he was deputy prime minister). "His time is coming to an end. There's a limit to everything, and he's pushing it by condemning the family." Anwar has thrown his support firmly behind Khalid because supporting his man Azmin would anger the public. A source has said Anwar bowed to Khalid's wishes regarding the state exco line-up, even angering members of his own party who he had promised would be rewarded for their loyalty. But the former Umno politician trusted the wrong man, and now has to lie in the bed he made with Azmin. |
ROS: Many DAP members did not receive notice to attend congress Posted: 30 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT Investigations by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) found many DAP members who were eligible to attend its national congress on Dec 15 last year, did not receive notice, said ROS director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman. He said the finding was made after investigations were made on complaints by DAP members on not being given the notice. "DAP members who did not receive the notice were denied the right to vote and choose the leaders they wanted at the congress," he said in a statement on Thursday. In the statement, Abdul Rahman also stated that ROS would continue investigations on other issues raised by complainants, and go through all documents submitted before arriving at a decision on the validity of the congress based on the Societies Act 1966. The election of DAP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) at the congress became a bone of contention after complaints were lodged by various members that the party did not give notice on it to 753 delegates who were valid voters. |
PR Shocked After Getting Slapped By Singapore Posted: 30 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT Pakatan Rakyat leaders were shocked after getting warned by Singapore so not interfere with the country's affairs. Singapore made the statement when PR leaders, including Nurul Izzah and Teo Ni Ching sent a petition asking the government of the country to 'be gentle' with 21 PR Chinese supporters who rallied against GE13 result. It seems like PR fail to realize the relationship between the party with Singapore. Fact is, Singapore is only interested to 'control' Malaysia, not to be friends with leaders of Malaysian political parties including the opposition, even though the country seem to be 'opposition friendly'. Singapore is famous for being strict and they would not tolerate with those who broke the law. If not, Singapore would not have been labeled as a Fine City. Singapore government would always ensure that they would not be used by its people, especially people in other countries. So, it is clear that PR supporters are not that smart for committing such thing in Singapore. perhaps they though that since Singapore is controlled by the Chinese, the country would back the Chinese? The 21 PR supporters in Singapore should have realized the real meaning not 'no freedom of speech'. When they were in Malaysia, they had the rights to do anything, including consistently taunting the Prime Minister. They were given the rights to rally up to insult the government as they like. They can even spread lies and hate against the government without having to face any consequences. In Malaysia, they are the ones who get most of the luxuries this country offers and brag as the biggest taxpayers. But now, they are shut but the country which has been their idol for being open and better, Singapore. All because they 'gathered peacefully'. This seem ironic because Singapore was found to have sent its 'representatives' during BERSIH and LYNAS rallies in this country. Perhaps this is thing which confuses PR leaders, Singapore only provide help to PR to cause chaos in Malaysia, not in Singapore. There should obviously be a reason why Singapore helped PR. And it is not because they want to see Malaysians practice their freedom of speech. Singapore's determination in helping Lim Kit Siang in Johor, even providing various help to DAP including in terms of finance, the country should have a much bigger reason for that. That is why, as a party that wishes to rule Malaysia, PR should know that the neighbouring country has never forgotten its ambition to rule this country. If PR fail to understand this, then it is clear that PR is not good enough to lead Malaysia because there is no way this country can be led by a party which cannot see the intention of enemy who wishes to take over the country. |
Malaysia Should Introduce ‘Look South Policy’ Posted: 30 May 2013 07:19 AM PDT It is clear that holding 80% shares of the economic cake is just not enough for them anymore, which explains why Nanyang Siang Pau, a Chinese newspaper wrote that the Chinese has never expected much from General Elections and therefore did not actually care less to go out and vote before. This 13th GE, however, gave them some hope for a change. Surely, by 'change', we suppose the Chinese aren't just talking about 'change' in there percentage of share in the economic cake or their already comfortable lives. But, when asked, we can only expect a sickening hypocritical answer from them, such as 'we want a clean government'. We doubt that the party DAP, that 97% of the Chinese voted for, which manipulated and cheated its own CEC election, can serve as a clean or cleaner government than BN. What more when its member actually had to die in order to save the party from MACC's investigation. Not mentioning the record of the "soonest act of corruption by a political leader" that goes to Nga Kor Meng for awarding the lounge suit supply tender to his wife's company in only 42 days in power. Much more than that, corruption works both ways – it takes two to tango, remember? If the Chinese accused the government officers of taking bribes, then who else would be giving the bribes but the wealthy Chinese businessmen? How do you think the Chinese businessmen get to monopoly the supply of our basic needs? Why are there so many Chinese tycoons compared to other races? How do they get so many projects? How do they continue to receive projects so easily when other races had to scratch their nails out to even get one? Isn't it because the others don't have that much money to offer under the table? So, let's cut the crap of wanting a clean government thing and tell the truth. We know for a fact that the Chinese want nothing but to build another world within Malaysia or another world altogether, on top of Malaysia. Which means, no Malaysia. This is evident in Nanyang Siang Pau's article which, in offering a consolation for the Chinese for their lost in the GE, the paper reminds them that "Rome wasn't built in one day". And take note that Nanyang takes it as a lost of the Chinese, not DAP or Pakatan Rakyat, ok? When the Chinese talk about changes, they don't mean changes in terms of their fate or their lives which are already better than their brothers and sisters around the world. They want to build their own world on the Malaysian soil. Their closest model is, of course, Singapore. After all, it's Singapore that has been lending its hands to DAP aka the Chinese, in order to get a two-party-rule result in the last GE. Since the Chinese in Malaysia worships Singapore so much and keeps comparing the two countries, we believe that should the government still thinking about making the Chinese happy, then it should consider copying Singapore. Maybe the government should seriously start drafting a new policy called 'Look South'. 'Look South Policy' would see no vernacular schools, just like Singapore. There will be no more talks about upholding Mandarin, just like Singapore. The media will be tightened up and the internet media particularly, will have to undergo some tight screening and renew its license annually, just like Singapore. There will be no tolerance over peaceful demonstrations, just like Singapore. The Internal Security Act (ISA) will be brought back, just like Singapore's Internal Security Act, Cap. 143 which authorizes detention without trial. All these plus a serious enforcement over the use of National Language which, in Malaysia, is 'Bahasa Melayu'. And don't forget to fine people who spit too, just like Singapore. I believe, this policy would help the government in seeing a happier Chinese community in Malaysia. This way, they don't have to let Singapore colonize or invade Malaysia anymore because they can live like Singaporeans anyway. But if they are still not happy with this new policy, then the government must learn to accept the fact that the Chinese only want to see one thing change, that is; the race of the Prime Minister of Malaysia! The Malaysians, particularly the ethnic Chinese, seems to have totally despised this country to the core. We can see this by simply browsing through their social network and listening to the way they talk about this country. |
Chinese Have Long Boycotted Bumiputera Goods Posted: 30 May 2013 04:51 AM PDT The campaign 'Buy Chinese Last' is now being promoted by Bumiputera despite of being heavily criticized by the Chinese. Pro-opposition Chinese and English media seem to be active in criticizing the actions of Malays who boycotts Chinese products. As they mention that the Chinese would not be affected by this campaign, they kept on hitting the government, especially leadership, for not stopping the campaign. At the same time, they also showed cockiness, demanding Malays to not work for them if they are really boycotting their products. Some of them even bragged by saying that they are the biggest taxpayers in the country and that the country might have not gone anywhere without them. They have never been oppressed by the government and the Malays have never been racist towards them. Where did they gain all of their luxuries and able to pay their taxes if it's not because of Barisan Nasional's policy which has never desert them? And where have they gotten customers if its not from the majority race in this country? Where they did they get their workers if it's not from the multi-racial rakyat, especially those working under them? Not that we are not aware that their lazy and stupid race are the ones getting hist posts and salaries in companies they own while smart Malays will always be put aside based on the excuse that Malays are lazy and stupid. This is the usual answer for the Chinese to defend themselves over their racist attitude, It is now time for Malays to counter their excuse. Not that we don't know that no matter how stupid Chinese who applied for a job in factories, they would be given office work. But Malays with a diploma will always end up being 'production operator'. It is a normal thing for private sector is we see how the Chinese who are not IT-savvy are given executive pay while Malays who are able to prepare financial reports and making presentations to clients are given salaries that are a lot lower than those stupid Chinese kids. Besides that, looking at how stupid Chinese bosses who do not know how to read reports in English depend on their Malay secretaries to do their job for them is a normal thing in the private sector. Because of their stupidity, Chinese are mostly the ones who end up in private universities because to be in it, qualification is not that important as long as the money is there. That is why most Chinese rush to open saloons and night clubs so that their stupid girls could work. For being stupid, the Chinese had to depend on wisdom of other races which they would later stab in the back. I am speaking based on my experience of working at six companies led by the Chinese. In these companies, despite of being owned by foreigners, if the leaders are Chinese, there is no way that Malays could be in the higher management office, they would often end up in Human Resource or 'Government Affairs'. This is a normal thing. Fact is, Malays and Chinese are the same, some are stupid some are smart, some are lazy some are hardworking. To see whether they are smart of stupid, ask any Chinese from those private universities to discuss anything about general knowledge, history and thoughts. Most of those who think they are smart would not know anything other than counting money and profit. And for being stupid, that is the reason why the Chinese' Red Bean Army sent hundreds of comments on articles regarding 'Buy Chinese Last' in the internet and each of them do not have any profile pictures. (Do they think other are as stupid as they are, not knowing that it is the work of the Red Bean Army?) Thing is, if we are to look at comments made for articles in other websites, most of them do have profile picture. That is why, there is no need for the Chinese to be proud over their stupidity, Do know that arrogance only reflect stupidity. Criticizing the Buy Chinese Last campaign shows even more stupidity. Because, everyone knew that the Chinese have been boycotting Bumiputera products for ages. Not that we are not aware that shopping malls controlled by the Chinese do not accept bumiputera products with the excuse that the quality is bad and various other reasons. Some cases regarding this include 'Kelantan Delight' in KLCC and how they oppressed bumiputera businessmen in Alamanda. The same thing goes to Subang Parade and all commercial areas controlled by them. They do so by increasing price of rent as they like over bumiputera businessmen but they would provide full leniency to businessmen of their own race. As for regular shop lots, the Chinese are willing to impose RM300 rent fee to businessmen of their own race, but RM800 to other races thanks to their racism. Not just that, they cannot bear seeing the success of Malay products, they would do as best as they can to sabotage it. Gardenia is one of the products which the Chinese hate the most because of their hate against the owner, Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar, only because he is a Malay Tycoon. They somehow claim that he has been getting special rights and chance from the government only because he is a Malay, thing is, there are more Chinese tycoons out there because also get the chance to monopolize a lot of things from the government, and that is okay? Sometimes, the Chinese acted first by purchasing or distributing products on behalf of Malay manufacturers and they would ruin the products bit by bit until the business goes down, before they take over the manufacturing process. Question is, why would the Chinese sabotage bumiputera products and hate that one Malay tycoon? Answer is, none other than because they know that Malays have the potential to move at the same as as they are. That is why, even though they often promote the importance of healthy competition, their actions of boycotting and sabotaging bumiputera products only show that they are afraid to compete. Even though they know that they will not be poor if they have to compete with other races, they intentionally do not want other race to share the same luxury. Thus, even though I do not want to lead anyone towards racism, but I fully support the campaign of boycotting Chinese products. Not because of racism, it is only to support 'healthy competition'. Boycott needs to be countered with boycott. Period. |
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