There was a time when Anwar Ibrahim and ADIL (later KEADILAN, and then Parti Keadilan Rakyat) enjoyed the massive support of the rakyat no matter the program. That was the time when those who hated his guts such as the DAP and PAS treated him and his party as a political mules. The jockeys rode to victory in many places in 2008 while PKR only got the MB seat in Selangor by virtue of PKR being able to provide a Malay candidate as the MB.
As time goes by, the rakyat can finally see that other than Rafizi, Wan Azizah, N Surendran, Nurul Izzah and Tian Chua, PKR has nonother candidates qualified to become anything, and that PKR is nothing but a vehicle to promote Anwar Ibrahim as the next Prime Minister, and stops at only that.
The above is evident in the latest cow-dung shat by PKR in the case of the Tian Chua-arranged meeting between Nurul Izzah and Jacel Kiram, discarding the sensitivities causedby the Lahad Datu intrusion.
So how much support does PKR and its loose coalition have nowadays?
The above Pakatan-organised (PKR) forum was held in Opposition-held Shah Alam, its own safe seat. Using the favourite opposition-leaning media’s words, “tens of thousands” attended. Here is a photo of the forum.
My guess is we will have a new Menteri Besar in Selangor – a DAP stooge. DAP as usual will have the most seats in Selangor and Mat Sabu-led Amananah will contest. Pseudo-religious voters will support Mat Sabu and his massacre of cartoons and among these DAP-friendly candidates, one will become the Menteri Besar-designate.
DAP will eventually have its way in Selangor.
I cannot really make out what Tony Pua really is. What, not who. Either he is showing one of the early signs of dementia, or he truly is a retard.
Mr Puaka, as he is fondly referred to with a hint of sarcasm on social media, mentioned to the press that the DAP should contest in all the now-defunct Pakatan Rakyat seats held by former partner, PAS. That has brought about negative responses from PAS office-holders who still cling to the past and forgetting that DAP has welcomed PAS splinter-group PAN, as its partner in the recently announced Pakatan Harapan that has replaced the Pakatan Rakyat (except in Selangor).
The only reason for the Pakatan Rakyat to still exist in Selangor is because the Menteri Besar, Azmin Ali, knows if PAS is excluded then he would have to face the possibility of being ousted from office by the real holders of Selangor political power – the DAP. That is why I used the term Pakartun to describe the loose political cooperative.
Of course Mr Puaka talks big only when he is in Selangor, or when protected by immunity in Parliament.
Puaka has been using his privilege as a member of the Public Accounts Committee to hit out at 1MDB’s Arul Kanda. He dared Arul Kanda to an open forum or debate bit received no response from the latter. Now that Arul has turned around and accepted the debate challenge without terms and conditions, Mr Puaka has seemed to chicken out, giving all sorts of excuses not to debate, including saying:
“It should be a question-and-answer session and not a debate because I am asking the questions. There’s nothing for him (Arul) to ask me.”
He said the above to Pakartun’s unofficial media, Malaysiakini.
Like I said, I don’t know what to make out of Mr Puaka. He surely suffers from short-term memory loss. It was he who dared Arul Kanda to an open debate, but now wants to protect himself from being scrutinised by the latter. Lest we forget:
He is a bright spark from the DAP. Therefore he can’t be suffering from dementia. But it sure proves that he is nothing but a yellow-bellied, milksop!
N.B: for some reason I can hyperlink the NST story on Puaka and PAS but cannot hyperlink Malaysiakini’s story. So you can copy the URL here and paste into your browser’s address bar.
The two photos above were taken at the Pakatan Rakyat 2.0 Roundtable Discussion attended by key office holders of the DAP, PKR and Mat Sabu’s yet to be officially-named bastardised version of PAS.
Seated in the back are the observers from the various Pakatan-friendly NGOs. If you look carefully in the photos you would see UMNO’s thorn-in-the-rear Saifuddin Abdullah.
This was what Saifuddin Abdullah had tweeted earlier:
I wonder what substantive matters and strategies does UMNO have that should be shared with its political enemies? Perhaps Saifuddin is trying to find ways to remain relevant after those whom he had nurtured to speak against the government have lost badly in the recent university elections.
I also wonder when are the sissies sitting in UMNO’s Disciplinary Board going to take action against Saifuddin Abdullah ever?
I am still opposed to any form of public rallies no matter how many times you say that it is within your rights to do so or that it is guaranteed by the Federal Constitution. That guarantee is given to you through Article 10(1) of the Federal Constitution, much like my right to move freely within the Federation of Malaysia as guaranteed by Article 9(1). But like Article 9, Article 10 too has its limitations, much like Article 20(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights where everyone has a right to the freedom of assembly and association. Article 9 of the Federal Constitution has its limitations set in Article 9(3), while Article 10’s limitations are spelt out in Article 10(2), (3) and (4). Similarly Article 20(1) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has its limitations set in Article 29 of the same. It reads:
(1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of his personality is possible.
(2) In the exercise of his rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a democratic society.
(3) These rights and freedoms may in no case be exercised contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations.
What do the above mean?
Article 29 reminds us that we not only have rights but also duties (Clause (1)); the limitations on rights not only may (Clause (2)) but also must be drawn (Clause (3)). The notion that freedom of speech and assembly are absolute is an absolute nonsense. Therefore, I and other motorists, have more rights to the roads that are blocked by demonstrators as we pay the tax for the use of these roads using our vehicles, not the demonstrators on foot. Nevertheless, I wore red on Malaysia Day, just as some 150,000 red shirt demonstrators gathered to rightfully voice out their grievances as did the ones in yellow two weeks earlier.
Why was I in red?
I was not in favour of the original theme where it was to be a Malay thing and about Malay rights, although I admit the undertone is very much that. Since the general elections in 2008 Pakatan Rakyat (especially DAP) has been harping on issues pertaining to race and religion and has on occasions even challenged both the sanctity of Islam and the Rulers Institution. They would push the envelope to see what would break the Malays. They rule Penang, and rule Selangor by proxy.
It is also no secret that more than 80 percent of office holders in DAP are evangelists, and DAP has been challenging the sanctity of Islam especially in the Kalimah Allah and the DUMC cases. If you want to know more about both cases and why is Malay allowed to be used in Bibles in Indonesia, Sabah and Sarawak, just search this blog for “DUMC” and “The Case for God” series. Not even before the 13th May 1969 tragedy had inter-religion issues come into play by politicians, yet this time DAP pushed this envelope, misleading the people on the laws and Constitution, went to the extent of being in contempt of the courts just for their political ambitions. Every quarter they would organise rallies asking for things that have been fulfilled and played up old and expired issues just to incite hatred towards the Malays. This had me write a long post in Malay prior to the previous general elections asking Malay voters to reject DAP.
So, yes, when I wore red, it was because of my absolute hatred for all that DAP has done thus far in trying to tear the fabric of this nation. DAP here means the Malay, Chinese and Indians who are in that party and their supporters. And although I am against any public rallies, I am very glad that finally the silent majority have spoken. I really hope there would be more, and organised in places like Penang. And I am glad that former navy and air force commandos were seen in red and were among those on the streets of KL and at Padang Merbok.
And like the hypocrites they are, the advocates of the Pakatan-driven BERSIH have even praised the police for releasing tear gas at the red shirts who flocked the Petaling Street area, the second time they have done so; the first being during the Low Yat incident – and definitely the first time they have actually supported police action against a group of protesters. When it happened to them, they were quick to say it was a breach of human rights. Not surprising the political-party-wannabe Barua Council was also silent on this.
Hypocrites threw insults at the police when they rallied at where Malays conduct their business but cry for help when it is their business that is affected
I must commend the police for the way they handled the red shirts’ do and for taking action against those who breached the restrictions placed by the Peaceful Assembly Act 2012. I must commend also the organisers and participants for maintaining discipline and following the instructions of the police based on the requirements of the same Act. This goes to show who are the ones uncouth, rude, racists and have cow-shit for brain.
Remember, this is not so much about the underlying message, this is about freedom of speech, assembly and association. It is the rights of the red shirts as it is also for the yellow bellies shirts as claimed, and no one (according to the Barua Council) has the right to stop people from expressing themselves. This must certainly be a very bitter pill for them to swallow.
As for the message, let this be a reminder that Newton’s Third Law is in force. For every action there will be an equal and opposite reaction. And the next time there is an action by the yellow-shirts or in any form that they may appear in, I will be amongst my former comrades and others in red. That is the beauty of the Rights they yellows have been shouting about, only to have it used against their Wrongs.
Will it be a walk against the Chinese? Do I hate the Chinese? No. My brother-in-law is Chinese. My late uncle was Chinese. My second cousins, two families, are half-Chinese. I only hate the Daddy Anak Party.
I am opposed to any form of rally in open public places but it was freedom of speech and assembly and within the constitutional rights guaranteed to each citizen when BERSIH 4, the supposedly DAP-defined apolitical movement called for a 34-hour rally to last until the stroke of midnight on the 31st Augusr 2015, on Malaysia’s independence celebration day.
The rally was made up by 90 percent Chinese participants when PAS refused to participate. But it was held where very few, if any, Chinese businesses are run.
When a rally by an opposing party was organised by a largely Malay group, to be held on Malaysia Day in largely Chinese business area, this was what Lim Guan Eng, co-driver of BERSIH 4, had to say:
Terence Gomez of Transparency International confirms what Najib and Rahman Dahlan said as he was part of the team to regulate political funding.
Yes, Terence confirms that DAP and opposition were the ones who objected to full transparency of political funding.
This means that Lim Guan Eng was telling a white lie again by saying PM never approached DAP to ask them about regulating political funding.
Lim Guan Eng conveniently forgot to mention that it was the Transparency International team that led this initiative which they rejected and not PM Najib.
Tokong or Tokong… always telling little white lies.
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In his letter, published in Malaysia’s leading newspapers on 1 August 2015, Rahman, a minister in Najib’s cabinet – offering his views in his capacity as the BN’s Director of Strategic Communication – drew attention to a meeting held between Transparency International (TI) and members of the opposition parties in Parliament on 1 December 2010.
TI had initiated a project to review the financing of politics and to prepare relevant recommendations to eradicate processes that were hindering the conduct of fair elections. I had been appointed by TI to help implement this project.
At that time, the president of TI was Paul Low, now a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department. Abdul Rahman disclosed, at this meeting with TI, that opposition parliamentarians were not in favour of mandatory full disclosure of all funding sources as this would deter their contributors from financing their parties.
The views held by the opposition, as outlined by Abdul Rahman in his letter, are in my recollection accurate.
Only one person showed up for this meeting: Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, in his capacity as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.
At this meeting, Nazri acknowledged that Malaysia’s general elections were free but not fair as political parties did not have equal access to funds. He asserted that donors to Umno were registered, but some of them preferred to remain anonymous.
Nazri agreed with some of TI’s recommendations, including direct state funding of parties to reduce, even halt, the latter’s dependence on business for money to run their campaigns; to prohibit ownership of the media by parties; and to institute full disclosure of political donations.
However, Nazri did not agree to all of TI’s recommendations. Nazri’s primary concern was TI’s recommendation that power be devolved to oversight agencies such as the Election Commission (EC), as well as the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the Attorney General’s Chambers – but this one is a completely different subject and not related to disclosure of political funding.
It is a Ramadan and a bleak Syawal for the former workers of JVC Kenwood at Section 22 Shah Alam as the factory ceases its operations as reported by The Rakyat Post above. I am sure the decision to cease operations must have been made much earlier than just a few months or a year ago as any plant closure affects production as well as support services.
Many were too quick to blame the Federal Government as according to them investments come under the purview of the Federal Government. Many however forget that investments in a state comes under the purview of the respective states’ economic development council or committee.
Does the seemingly bleak economy (despite the A- rating by Fitch) have any role in the closure of the plant? Let us examine:
Now it seems that TASCO had come into a sales and purchase agreement with JVC Manufacturing Malaysia Sdm Bhd for the purchase of the said property in 2009. This is a year after Pakatan Rakyat took over the state from Barisan Nasional. Six years on, it seems as if the Selangor SEDC had done nothing to persuade JVC to maintain a plant in Selangor. Why so?
It is easy to put the blame on the Federal Government. However, JVC has been cutting back its workforce not just in Malaysia but worldwide.
“They told us that the factory operations were moving to Thailand,” said a worker.
It was reported last year that JVC had cut its workforce globally by 14% to just under 20,000 people and about 90% of production now took place mostly in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Checks on jobstreet.com have shown that JVC is still hiring staff for its Tampoi plant in Johor.
Similarly, a few metres away from the JVC plant, Ansell Malaysia Sdn Bhd’s operations have also ceased and its workers were retrenched yesterday. The Australian company made healthcare protective gear.
A worker on site said: “They are moving their operations to Melaka. They have already told us about this six months ago and compensation was also paid out.”
Therefore, we are seeing a move out of Selangor not just by JVC but also by other foreign companies as well, unless Melaka and Johor are not in Malaysia, or that these states are not affected by the “slowdown” in the Malaysian economy.
Maybe it is the hard work that Johor’s and Melaka’s SEDC have put in to ensure that foreign companies do not divest, unlike Selangor’s that was not able to or did not talk to JVC when the sales and purchase agreement was made six years ago.
Maybe Selangor has lost the edge it once had when it was still governed by Barisan Nasional.
Yesterday, Lim Guan Eng issued a press statement to the media apologising for selecting only one name for the purpose of HRH The Sultan of Selangor to select as the next Menteri Besar of Selangor.
Today, Anwar Ibrahim also apologised to HRH The Sultan through local media for his behaviour citing that he was only following the Selangor Constitution.
One, you don’t apologise to HRH The Sultan via the media. You write to His Majesty personally and send copies of your apology to the media. This is called MANNERS.
Two, you don’t apologise to His Majesty then give an excuse that you don’t think you’re in the wrong in the same length of breath! That is called INSOLENCE.
And insolence is not a Malaysian culture. It is the culture of barbarians!
KENYATAAN MEDIA DEWAN PEMUDA PAS WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN 8 September 2014 / 13 Zulkaedah 1435H
Nik Nazmi : Langkah Kajang Yang Sumbang
Saya menggesa supaya Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan (AMK) merujuk terlebih dahulu punca krisis Menteri Besar Selangor yang bermula daripada Langkah Kajang sebelum membuat kesimpulan melulu terhadap kewibawaan Presiden PAS, Dato’ Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang.
Langkah Kajang yang dicatur jelas merapuhkan keutuhan Pakatan Rakyat dan menghakis semangat setiakawan yang dihulurkan oleh PAS.
Walaupun PAS telah menyatakan pendirian bahawa Langkah Kajang tidak berkaitan untuk menukar Menteri Besar Selangor, namun jelas pada tarikh 21 Julai 2014, PKR telah mengumumkan YB Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah sebagai calon Menteri Besar yang baru. Sila rujuk juga kenyataan Presiden PKR yang disiarkan oleh laman berita Astro Awani bertarikh 5 Ogos 2014. “Kita merancang strategi ‘Langkah Kajang’ untuk membolehkan Anwar menjadi ahli dewan undangan negeri dan kemudiannya Menteri Besar tetapi telah digagalkan oleh kerajaan Barisan Nasional,” “Jawatan Menteri Besar sememangnya untuk Anwar pada awalnya, saya tidak akan teragak-agak untuk menjadikan beliau sebagai penasihat sekiranya saya menjadi Menteri Besar,”
Tindakan PKR tersebut memaksa PAS untuk mengadakan mesyuarat di peringkat Majlis Syura Ulama’ dan membuat keputusan untuk mengekalkan Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor. Kemudian, apabila beliau dipecat pada tarikh 9 Ogos 2014, PAS sekali lagi terpaksa bermesyuarat pada 17 Ogos 2014 untuk membuat pencalonan baru kerana Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim sudah hilang kelayakan asas untuk menjadi Menteri Besar Selangor.
Mengambil kira keputusan PKR (21 Julai 2014), pemecatan Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, pihak istana dan perspektif Islam, Presiden PAS turut menamakan YB Azmin Ali untuk jawatan itu selain daripada Wan Azizah. Secara tidak langsung dan diamati dengan cermat, ia menzahirkan pendirian PAS dalam menentukan pemimpin utama untuk mentadbir sebuah kerajaan yang mesti seseorang individu yang berkebolehan, berkelayakan dan memiliki ciri-ciri kepimpinan tertentu.
Isu ini berlanjutan dan sehinggalah pada tarikh 27 Ogos pihak istana meminta setiap pemimpin parti menamakan lebih dua nama untuk dipertimbangkan oleh Sultan Selangor bagi mengisi jawatan Menteri Besar. Perkara tersebut telah dipenuhi oleh Presiden PAS dan ia sekali lagi menunjukkan sikap matang dan bijak.
Saya berpendapat, YB Nik Nazmi memulakan langkah sumbang sebagai Ketua AMK yang baru. Beliau harus akur bahawa liabiliti politik yang berlaku pada hari ini di Selangor menimbulkan kegusaran di peringkat akar umbi. Saya menjangkakan kita akan mengambil tempoh masa yang lebih lama untuk memulihkan sokongan kepada Pakatan Rakyat. Yang Benar, Ir. Hj. Khairil Nizam Khirudin, Ketua Pemuda, Dewan Pemuda PAS Wilayah
Page Rasmi Ir Hj Khairil Nizam Khirudin | Naib Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Malaysia, Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Wilayah Persekutuan
2014-09-08
This evening started off with a communiqué from PKR’s Secretary-General:
Five minutes later, the Sec-Gen got outranked:
These comedians should try going into that line instead of politics. They can’t even agree on how to communicate and they dream about governing this country.
May I suggest for them becoming stand up comedians in, perhaps Saturday Night Dead!
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