Malaysiakini: Chinese are Pendatang?

Ahmad didn't mean it, says Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Mean what?

Well,well, well, word is that Datuk Ahmad Ismail, Bukit Bendera UMNO division chief, made some pretty racist remarks about the Chinese community, allegedly in the presence of the DPM, Najib.

What did he say?

Well, Ahmad called the Chinese 'pendatang' (immigrants) and said 'The Chinese were only immigrants and thus it was impossible to achieve equal rights among races'.

He really said that?

Don't take my word for it. It's all over the Chinese papers and also The Star.

AHMAD DIDN'T MEAN IT, SAYS ABDULLAH.


Now, what is Badawi's reaction? The supposed Prime Minister for all?

Well, he's saying:

“I will tell him not to do it again. You know in a campaign all sorts of things can come up. I don’t think he meant it. I’ll make sure to tell him not to use it again,” the Prime Minister said after chairing the Bertam Umno division meeting yesterday.


That's a quote from The Star article.

How dare, how dare he pacify us by brushing us aside? 'You know in a campaign all sorts of things can come up'. What the hell kind of a statement is that?! Just because it was campaign, it can be allowed? So anyone can say anything during a campaign?

Are you a moron? Have you lost your mind? Or is this the real you?

What kid of a leader who claims himself to be the prime minister for all but tolerates blatant nonsensical racism?? Come on, I bet if anyone else had made that comments, substituting the Malays for the Chinese, I'm sure that person would be under the Sedition Act or the ISA faster than Saiful can swear on a Quran.

This is racism that reveals the true mindset of these supposed leaders. Has anyone read the Auditor General report? They talk of austerity but so much losses and blatant corruption!

Let's prioritize the problem.

1) Ismail made a racist comment.

2) Ismail uttered words that are harmful to the racial harmony.

3)Why isn't any action taken against Ismail?

4) Why is the Prime Minister shielding Ismail?


How simple can it get? He made a racist comment. Arrest him and charge him. Is it so hard? You can go to all the trouble to shut down Malaysia-Today and do this, do that, say this, say that. Don't tell me the police cannot arrest him? Don't tell me 'ala, masa kempen aje... biar aje la..'

I challenge the Chinese to respond, if they have maruah diri or maruah bangsa. Will you respond? Or will you take the insult? How the Chinese community responds will show their true character. Whether MCA/Gerakan are just UMNO lapdogs or they truly stand for the Chinese community.

Malaysiakini: Bla, Bla, Bla....

I have to say SKMM's move of blocking Malaysia Today is futile to say the least, since there is a new address for people to visit and for Pete to post his politician ball shrinking reports.

Now, now, now, Anwar is already in Parliament. Now, Anwar did say that once he steps in Parliament, MPs will be jumping towards him like frogs. However, Anwar is in Parliament and well, not one has jumped or even crouched to jump.





I mean the only clue would be Sepanggar MP who was the lone voice of dissent among the BN for the DNA Bill. However, BN is behaving exactly as Anwar predicted, they are playing into his hands. Shafie Apdal asked Sabah MPs to sign a pledge of allegiance to the BN and the Sabah MPs were affronted. Anifah Aman said it was an insult to Sabah MPs.

This is how Anwar is playing it, his inside knowledge of UMNO and BN is paying off. He is steering the Sabah MPs and the BN towards a collision course, stoking the fight and then when the time is right he'll jump in and say Sabah MPs are welcome to join him and he won't doubt their loyalty and he will bring development to Sabah. You have to admit, Anwar is a superb political tactician.

Does Anwar actually have 30 MPs to form the Federal Government? I think not but will he have the number soon by Sept 16? Based on what is happening, yes!





Come Sept 16, we may actually see this happening. Anwar is patient, we have seen that the way he dealt with the Saiful swearing issue, when at the last minute, he unveiled the imam who presided over the swearing, casting last minute irreparable damage on the BN. BN was confident it had derailed Anwar by intensely propagating the Saiful swearing issue. However, patient politician he is, he waited to the last minute to play the ace he held. One move and the entire issue was discredited. Bravo, bravo!

Well, well, well, we have to wait to Sept 16, shouldn't we?

But on all clues, Anwar is next PM.

Malaysia-Today blocked, does SKMM think it is God?

Yes, yes, yes, Malaysia-Today has been blocked by SKMM (Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia). Everyone is up in arms over the blocking of their favorite news portal, the only one that has balls to report anything and everything without fear and favor.

Malaysia-Today has, well, endeared itself to all Malaysians by revealing the other side of the coin, telling the untold story, rocking the political establishment that is more used to having the media kiss it's behind.

However, does RPK care? Does Pete, pictured below, worry about the blocking as a loss of spotlight or income or publicity? You know what I think? Pete doesn't give a hoot what I think.







Pete has turned from a news editor to an icon of sorts. Pete is exactly the type of people we need, the type of people every government and country need. RPK is an icon now, an icon of opposition, just like Anwar, just not reaching the same stratospheric icon status of Anwar, not yet that is.

You have to admit, Pete has balls. Not just biologically since he is a man but figuratively speaking. By his in your face reporting of controversy, we lap everything up. He has given the politicians and certain lawyers sleepless nights, something he also causes for the police and the judiciary. He doesn't pull any punches, reporting it as it is.

Sure, some of his reports may be far fetched or paranoid even, but it strikes a nerve with everyone who is fed up with the present government, which is practically everyone. Look at Anwar's victory in Permatang Pauh. His thumping victory there, with that flood of a majority, shows that even UMNO members in Permatang Pauh voted for him. There is no way Anwar would get that majority without BN members also having voted for him which seems to show that BN is rotting from within.

Of course, good ol' Pete had hand in this. Controversial revelations and allegations about the DPM, the murdered Mongolian, conspiracy accusation all played the part nicely, turning tides of people against BN.

I have to say, whether one chooses to believe or not to believe is irrelevant. It all boils down to a simple thing. Freedom.

You see, SKMM act to block Malaysia-Today is playing God in Cyberspace. Now that is wrong, that is really wrong. SKMM is not Cyberspace God, it is just made of fat balding men in suits. I mentioned freedom. Freedom is intertwined with everything here. Pete exercised his freedom of expression when he reported everything he wrote on Malaysia Today. SKMM has no right to act God and curtail one's freedom of expression. SKMM is acting like the Politburo of Soviet Union's Stalin.

Cyberspace is a realm where everyone is equal, where none is richer or better than anyone. In cyberspace, freedom is everything. Freedom to speak, write, or even watch porn. That is what makes the Internet unique.

There is no God in Cyberspace. There is no King and court of cyberspace. And no one should act as such.

The government pledged not to censure the Internet but they are going against their word now. Why? Because Pete's reporting is damaging to them? If you are so worried, why not you start your own cyberspace campaign? Or are you too dumb to even switch on the computer?

This is the start of a witch hunt. From Malaysia-Today, SKMM would then focus on 'anti-government' blogs and start shutting them down, citing this and that and nonsense in whole. They are lighting up their torches, sharpening their pitch forks and swarming on the cyberspace, and Pete and Malaysia Today is the first to be burnt at the stake. Ridiculous, this is showing how low the government will go down to to, this shows the government will not hesitate to play dirty and kick you in the balls. Absolutely shockingly stupidly ridiculous!

The citizens of cyberspace has freedom whether to believe in Pete or not. They have minds to think with. We can tell apart lies and truths. We can see for ourselves. Pete had put out his article, if it is a lie, you tell your version and your side. We have minds, we can tell who is lying and who is telling the truth. The move to close down Malaysia Today is no less politically motivated. A desperate act of a desperate government, crumbling, reeling.

SKMM are a bunch of morons. There, now close my blog!

MALAYSIAKINI: FINAL EC TALLY

Anwar Ibrahim PKR: 31,195 votes

Arif Shah BN-UMNO: 15,524 votes

Hanafi Mamat: 92 votes

Anwar Ibrahim wins with a majority of 15,671.

NOTE: Anwar's wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, won the seat with a 13,388 majority at the March 8 general election.

MALAYSIAKINI: UNOFFICIAL P.PAUH RESULTS

Anwar Ibrahim wins with a majority of 16,210 votes.

ANWAR IBRAHIM (PKR) : 26,646 votes

ARIF SHAH OMAR SHAH (BN-UMNO) : 10,436


Note: Anwar's wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, won the seat with a 13,388 majority at the March 8 general elections.

Malaysiakini: Permatang Pauh: Where are we headed to?

Now, now, we are only two days away from the Permatang Pauh by-election. Election fever is at a high, emotions running high and literally, everything is at stake here.

Now, this can be perceived as Anwar vs Arif Shah. That is what it is on paper. However, the real battle is between Anwar and Badawi. Pakatan Rakyat against Barisan Nasional. PKR against UMNO. The grand prize everyone is fighting for is Malaysia itself.

However, the soalan cepumas to be asked to everyone is, regardless of the outcome, where are we heading to? If Anwar wins, are we headed to a brighter future? If Arif Shah wins, victory for BN and UMNO and Badawi, where are we headed to?

A lot of questions roll around without anyone giving any meaningful answer. Firebrand ultra Khairy speaks of 'burying' Anwar and Najib swears he doesn't know murdered Mongolian Altantuya. In Perak, Tajol Rosli swears he has no hand in the ACA arrest of the 2 Perak Exco. Of course, Saiful (Or Sai-fool as some of my friends call him) swears on Al-Quran, in mosque that he was sodomized.

What is it with everyone and swearing?

Just because you swear, does that you mean you are innocent? If swearing on a Holy Book or for that matter, swearing guarantees your innocence, then why do we have courts and police for? The law and the judiciary is there for a reason and that reason is to assess and deliberate the innocence or guilt of an accused based on evidence of crime.

I mean, let me put to you this way. I can go rob a bank and afterwards call a press conference and swear on a Holy book that I was innocent. Does this mean I did not commit the bank robbery? Does this mean I am innocent? Does this mean that just because I am swearing on a Holy book, I must be telling the truth and therefore innocent?

It is sickening to see people manipulating religion for their own cause. Here, I have to applaud Anwar because he refuses to swear on the Al-Quran. He has surrendered the case to the courts, which is what everyone must do. He refuses to defile the Al-Quran by trivializing it and swearing on it.

I was at a mamak stall when Saiful swore on the Al-Quran. Beside me, an old Malay man wearing a baju melayu and a kopiah was sipping teh tarik. He laughed when he saw the news report. He turned to me and laughingly asked, "Apa? Kalau dia sumpah bohong, Al-Quran tu nak gigit dia?"

Which does make sense.

These people have no qualms about swearing. There is an old Tamil saying, "The King punishes today and God punishes tomorrow." Sure, people talk about being struck by lightning kalau sumpah bohong or something like that. The mamak stall waiter, upon looking at Saiful's swearing said, "I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he weill get hit by a garbage truck when he exits the mosque'.

How many people actually get struck by lightning or get hit by a garbage truck for making a false oath?

Come one la, be realistic. Swearing on the Al-Quran, or swearing in a mosque or swearing during a press confenrence, it's all a ploy to sway the masses. Sure, I can swear I'm a sinless person who had never drunk a drop of alcohol or taken a puff of cigarrette or never had sex but come on la....

This is where I want to say where our nation is heading to

If we can so easily be swayed by a swearing, what does that tell us of ourselves? I'll tell you. It shows the level of stupidity and gullible-ness we have. We have minds and we have intellect, we can think and we can reason, we can compare and we can judge. So why don't we use our minds and think??

Anyone can swear on anything. That doesn't make it true.

Instead of basing our belief on some guy who swears freely, why don't we look at the hard evidence? The hard evidence of Bala's S.D, Dr.Mohd Osman's medical report, Saiful's hospital jumping trip to HKL, the timing of the accusation, the timing of the pasing of the DNA bill, the stalemate the investigation has come to now Anwar refuses to give DNA samples even though his old DNA profile is on file from the previous fiasco, Najib and Syed Hamid Albar's need to comment every three minutes on an ongoing investigation and all sorts if things. The power play involved in this case alone should raise suspicions.

I don't know what to say. Anwar has a more populist approach and open market economic intiatives, which is what we need. Our inflation is at a 26 year high and our economy is in the ICU on life support. Corruption is high and rampant. We need a new direction and only a new leader can provide a new direction. BN has had 51 years to lead the country and look at where are we now? We are in this situation because of BN leadership, not because of Anwar or PKR or Pakatan Rakyat or George Soros or a conspiracy by the Jews.

Look, all I'm saying is that we have given BN 51 years of chance to rule. Would it be so bad to give Anwar a chance of a few years to prove himself? Aren't we sick of all the same parties, politicians and racial politics? We need to realize that we can live without BN and that BN is not invincible. Absolute power for BN over 51 years has corrupted it.

Everyone wants change for the better, the question is, are you brave enough to vote for change? Our future is in our own hands and we need a bright future because our present is as dark and gloomy as night.

Again, to the Permatang Pauh voters, be smart and vote smart. Be brave and vote for a better change.

Malaysiakini: ANWARPHOBIA?

I woke today to the news announced that Pak Lah and the BN government has reduced the fuel price at the pump. Fuel price has gone down 15 sen for the RON97 petrol and 8 sen for diesel.

I wonder, why the fuel prices were lowered 3 days before the Permatang Pauh by-election. Oh, sure, the LRT and Komuter loving Pak Lah can say govt always said fuel prices would be lowered according to market prices. However, any person with a brain could see that global fuel prices has been declining quite a while. Only now, the govt seen fit to lower the price, 'coincidentally' 3 days before the by-election.

Now, the thing is, I sense that the BN is like the Titanic. It is sinking but the crew (headed by Captain Pak Lah) refuses to abandon ship. Anwar has massive support in Permatang Pauh and of course, the recent revelation that Ariff Shah, his Sun Wukong Monkey God wanna-be opponent, enrolled in a Ph.D program from a fraud university offering degrees and doctorates for a fee, is sure to be damaging. Of course, the silver haired, pot bellied simian wanna-be says he dropped out afte realizing it was a fake university but come on, be realistic. Would you not check out the university beforehand before enrolling in a Ph.D course? Or was Ariff Shah too busy practising kung fu moves with the Monkey God's magical staff to realize he was signing up for a 'bought' Ph.D?

Yes, yes, politicians always seem to have an answer ready.

Anyhow, Pak Lah's recent LRT and Komuter joyride is being plastered all over the media, singing praises about the 'people-centric' leader who commutes with his fellow rakyat. People, come on la, think with your God-given brain la. Pak Lah only once rides a train and every lap dog is barking his praise. For crying out loud, Pak Lal gets chauffeured to work every day. He doesn't ride the LRT or Komuter every day. And look, he talks about it being sesak and packed but doesn't he realize what he's doing? He's bringing his own entourage of bodyguards, reporters and photographers. Because of him, the train become even more sesak. I wonder how many people missed the train because it was packed with his bodyguards?

If he was truly a people-centric man, he should travel on the LRT and Komuter like any normal people would do. He shouldn't bring a 'rombongan sambil belajar' of bodyguards and aides. Is he afraid of getting assassinated in the LRT? Is that why he brought an army of bodyguards? And is it a coincidence that his train jaunt comes just several days before the Permatang Pauh by-election? LRT and Komuter users have been suffering for years, lack of trains, late trains and all sorts of nonsense. If he didn't 'turun padang' in all those years, why now? Why three days before the by-election?

Come on la, do we look like 2 year olds with Marie biscuits in our mouths?

It is so easy to see why Pak Lah is doing this. It is so easy to see Ariff Shah talking in Mandarin and talking about being like Sun Wukong, the Monkey God. It is so easy to see why BN lowered the fuel prices.

Why?

It is a classic case of Anwarphobia.

You see, BN is afraid of Anwar. It is obvious. They know they going to get torpedoed by Anwar in the by-election and and they know once Anwar makes it into Parliament in one piece, there's going to be boatloads of MPs crossing over and allowing Anwar to seize power and become PM. They know that and they are doing whatever it takes to derail that. Anwar is not a 'sampan' to be sinked so easily, he is Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier.

When would you see a BN/UMNO politician talking in Mandarin and talking about the Monkey God? Only during the elections, when they want to charm you for votes. Oh Gosh! It just seems so long ago that certain leaders in UMNO were talking about ketuanan melayu and raising the keris in a racist frenzy. I wonder if speaking Mandarin is part of Ketuanan Melayu. Koh Tsu Koon has said that Ariff Shah's brother was part of the company that caused the supposed RM 9 million loss to the Penang state govt in a shady land deal. Hmmmmm....

As a friend of mine said, 'They can lower the fuel prices 15 sen today, but mark my words, after election, they will raise the fuel prices 30 sen'. HAHAHAHAHA...

News is filtering in that a police report has been allegedly made against the Sabah CM, Musa Aman in a RM16 million smuggling scandal in Hong Kong, allegedly linking him and his foster brothers there. This will surely erode already eroded confidence in the Sabah state govt and cause more MPs to abandon ship.

Anyhow, I need to go sik fan. Malaysian politics is lowering blood glucose levels.

MALAYSIAKINI: NAJIB WANTS INDIANS AND CHINESE VOTERS TO BACK BN

Hmmmmm.... I took a break from the usual by-election fever and the feverish political pitch in our country to do some light reading. Actually, I was beginning to get disgusted at the state of our nation's politics so, I decided I had enough and for a break, I actually went on Lulu.com to search for a book to buy and read while isolating myself from the disgusting political sewer our nation had become.

However, I failed. You know why I failed?

I did find a book, a good book by Maddy Lewis, titled 'The Last Day In The Life Of Mickey Harrisson'. I chose it not only for it's catchy title, but because at 2.50, it was the cheapest. Of course, me being an enviromental nut, I ordered the book as an ebook to save countless trees that would have been cut down had I ordered the paperback version.

The thing is, it was a short story, about 40 pages but as I read it, I couldn't help but notice similiarities between the book and the state of our nation today. The book essentially deals with a young man named Mickey Harrisson, who gets into a gambling debt with gangster Edward 'Crazy Eddie Scissorhands' and has to pay up in 24 hours or die. Knowing he cannot pay even if he sold the clothes on his back, he decides to enjoy the last 24 hours of his life without care and caution, essentially, doing everything extreme and wild he had always wanted to do.

I say I see similiarities between the story and Malaysia because I have to say, the BN government in Malaysia is on shaky ground. Rumours swirl around that once Anwar wins the by-election and steps into Parliament, a horde of MPs will switch over and Anwar would become PM. So, like Mickey Harrisson, BN could be said to be living on borrowed time. How actually true the rumours are, we would have to wait and see.

Let's assume for the purpose of this article, the rumours are true and Anwar is one step away from Prime Ministership. So, BN, just like Mickey Harrisson is desperate. Desperate enough to do anything, just like old Mickey. Desperation is the name of the game and so everything goes.

While Mickey's first act of carefree freedom was to pull down his pants and flash his naked butt to the police, in the process causing a car crash, BN, in its desperation, has tried to reel in Anwar with the sodomy allegation. The thing is, by doing this, it has played into Anwar's hands and created massive sympathy support, like how Mickey caused the car crash.


Mickey's second act is getting revenge on the priest who molested him as a child, Father Pillman. Father Pillman is a supposedly righteous pillar of justice, on the outside, he is a solid citizen whose word is not to be doubted, a pious man of God. On the inside, he is a depraved paedophile, who preys on the young choir boys and altar boys. You know, BN is much like Father Pillman. They portray themselves as the sole saviors of the country but inside, they more rotten than anything on earth. Look at Penang, DAP takes over and finds so much corruption, land irregularities, shady business dealings. One transaction caused a loss ofRM9 million to the state government. I am eagerly anticipating the debate between Guan Eng and Koh Tsu Koon. Look at the Terengganu Mercedes controversy, the Perdana maintenance controversy, the Immigration DG corruption, the Tourism DG corruption, Altantuya case, the Bar Council Forum case, the UiTM quota case, the police drug theft, the police sodomy, the police corruption... I can go on and on and on but I need to breathe. ~~Sigh~~

Oh, you know what happened to Father Pillman? Hahahahaa... The end for him was brutal, bloody, cunning and humiliating. Don't wory, he didn't die.. He was taught a lesson he would never forget, nor anyone else. Read the book!

Next up, Mickey walks down the street and buys a newspaper and sees the news of a suicide terrorist in Israel. On an impulse, Mickey stops and sees he is in front of a mosque. He is struck by an idea, runs into a nearby hardware store, buys a can of spray paint and defaces the front wall of the mosque. You know what he wrote on the wall? He wrote 'Muslims and Jews both suck!' Hahahahahaha... Aren't we in Malaysia also sick of the religious segregation? I mean look at the Bar Council religious forum being gatecrashed by religious fanatics and hoodlums even with a major police presence. I wondered if the police were protecting the Bar Council or the protesters. I mean everything is so touchy-feely these days. There is no freedom of religion, you can't say or speak of anything remotely discussing religion. The usual threat is ISA and Sedition Act. What is going on??

Mickey's next move is exacting revenge on his pesky neighbour Marge and her cats. He does it nicely, and eventually poisons the cats and nails the most hated cat of the bunch to the wall. Now, this does sound familiar right? I mean people are saying that the sodomy allegation is intended to 'poison' Anwar's career and bid to become the next PM and come on, let's face it. Anwar is being crucified on government controlled TV channels. They criticize Anwar at every chance, and not one reporting is favourable. Syed Hamid had taken the chance to comment on the case at every turn and quite why the Minister, and in fact, the DPM, the PM and almost every BN member, would want to comment on an ongoing legal case is beyond my understanding.

Next is maybe a very disturbing act. Mickey, driving, sees a veiled Arabic woman, dressed in a burqa walking down the street. He stops his car, gets out and says 'i've always wanted to do this.' and immediately slaps the woman! A crowd gathers to watch as Mickey insults the woman, saying he is sick of her 'kind', calling her 'terrorist whore' and all sorts of things you have to read for yourself. Now, the crowd, instead of helping the woman, cheers Mickey and even give him a knife. He shreds the burqa, attacking the woman, fashioning a tube top and a short skirt. When the police comes, the crowd even helps Mickey escape, one of them punching a policeman and the other tripping the policeman. You see, Malaysia too is flooded with illegal immigrants, those pesky Bangladeshis, Indonesians, Myanmars, Nepalis, and all sorts. They flood our country, take away our jobs, income, contributing only in crime and all things negative. Why is there no action taken? Talks of huge roundup operations have been going on but nothing is being done. Why? While BN talks, the illegal immigrants are still at it. We, the Malaysian population, despise the illegal immigrants, just like the crowd in the story, but we can't do anything else but hate.

Next up, Mickey has sex with a transsexual in an alley, an unexpected and unplanned encounter. He walks down the alley and is propositioned by the tranny and Mickey goes along with it since he was going to die later that night and always wondered what sex with a tranny would be like. Now, here none of the BN might be sleeping with transsexuals. The similarity is that in our nation, BN is plunging in, pulling out all stops, to stop Anwar because it knows it is in its final death throes. They are resorting to dirty tricks never done on anyone else or by anyone else because it is so desperate, desperate knowing its time is near.

His last act is to get revenge on who put him into the situation the first place. Kathleen, Crazy Eddie's daughter. He knew the debt was a carefully executed plan so that Kathleen could have revenge on him for telling her off during a date. Mickey manages to get in and to cut a long story short, has his revenge on Kathleen, tying her and her stepmother up, going through her stuff and finding evidence of incestual sex between her stepmother and her and putting the video up on Youtube. Here, BN is like Kathleen. You see BN is executing a carefully laid but desperate plan of revenge but Anwar is going to pull through and when he becomes PM, there's gonna be plenty of evidence cropping up. You just wait.

There is a twist at the end. I have to admit, I didn't expect it and no one will. I don't want to spoil it for you guys, so I'll just say Mickey DOES NOT die. He meets someone, someone you would never have thought of and a meaningful conversation is struck as the person taks to Mickey, reminding him of everything he did that day, saying it was his choice all along. BN is like that, everything had been their choice. Our country this day is like this because of BN governance. No one else is the government. They caused our country like this, steered us into this bubble of segregation and separation. Their choice strategy of divide and rule leads us to hate our fellow citizens, while supporting our own race and religion. There is no unity because they chose to lead us that way. Everything had been their doing and so if you want change, you know what to do. And Najib has the balls to ask Indians and Chinese to vote for BN in P.Pauh..

Errr...Hmmmm....Sigh... Ummmmm.... Okay, okay, in the end, Mickey meets Satan. There, happy??? But he doesn't die.

Okay, I feel better after.. Anyhow, I don't do this usually but this is a good book that everyone needs to read. You can get it at lulu.com. Just click the button below.



So get your copy and read it and you'll understand why I compare it to Malaysia.

Malaysiakini: Bar Council and UiTM

Ok, I've been seriously in a thinking mood, fuelled by the happenings I see and read on TV and the Net. I've been worried, then angry then defiant then upset then finally I've become enraged.

You see, first the Bar Council forum on the Article 121(A) which was disrupted by unruly, crazed and fanatical mob of Islamists. I understand that Islam as a whole is a sensitive issue and no Muslim will tolerate any slight discussion. Article 121(A) deals with the power of Syariah Court and the Civil Court, essentially saying that the Civil Courts have no jurisdiction over Syariah matter or decisions. Of course, this has led to problems when in family legal cases when a spouse converts and takes the children, or a family member converts without knowledge and so on.

You see, my view is that instead of seeing the forum in a religious view, why not look at it from a legal point of view? We need a working, practical legal solution to the legal problems that would ensure a just and fair decision without leaning towards bias towards one religion.

I saw the protesters on TV, policemen watching on idly, leaning on their riot shields and I even caught one of the policeman yawning. Oh, sure, 300 protesters gather in front of the Bar Council, and you let them shout, scream, raise placards, shout rascist slogans and even accompany a few of them inside, where more ugly scenes unfolded. I noticed on TV that faced with mob's representatives, the Bar Council members were calm while the mob reps were in a frenzy, shouting, screaming rascist abuse, even knocking aside a man's camera. All the while the police were around doing nothing.

They shouted and held up rascist placards, more than capable to stir up racial trouble. I don't see any of the protesters arrested under the Sedition Act or the ISA? Why? I see similiarities between this protest and HINDRAF protest, but why only HINDRAF was greeted with tear gas, water cannons and riot police? Why was only HINDRAF leaders arrested under ISA? Hypocrisy at it's best.

Let's leave the Bar Council. Let's see the recent furor over Selangor MB's suggestion that UiTM allocate a 10% quota for non-bumi students. Immediately there was a hue and cry, infact I saw TV3 last night, 3000 UiTM students marched to deliver a protest note. Unruly, shouting, hoisting placards, these are the supposed students? Student hooligans maybe.

What was the police doing when 3000 students marched? Where was the tear gas, water cannons and riot police? These bunch of students were allowed to go. Why weren't any of them arrested? This is not 100 or 200 people, this was 3000 people! They are students, shouldn't they be studying instead of street marching?

My blood further boiled when TV3 showed a news slot, the UiTM VC was speaking. He said, "This is only 3000 students, we never prepared and this at last minute. We have 150,000 student and 350000 alumni, not to mention the student's family members and so on. Don't challenge us." This is what made my blood boil. Is this not a threat? Does this not qualify as a threat on racial harmony and peace? He is inciting racial tension, why is he not arrested under the ISA or the Sedition Act? Is he an academic, a VC? He is acting more like a street thug, with those pimp like shiny glasses!

He further said"UiTM is the last bastion for the Malays." He kept saying that. This was the most revealing statement. This showed the level of his thinking, the obsession with racial dominance and superiority, the arrogance and temerity, and the deeply entrenched paranoia that continues to divide us.

Why is opening up UiTM so bad? Are the malay students afraid of competition? Are they intellectually inferior to the non-bumis and as such fear the non bumi students? They are trapped in this quagmire of racial segregation. The Malays in UiTM, the enviroment is 100% Malays. Thus this breeds more racial segregation and in the same process, hinders their ability to socially mingle and co-exist with other races. Consequently, they also cannot perform to the same level as the Non-Bumi students/graduates and when they graduate, they will have difficulty in adjusting to the multi racial workplace.

Why? Why? Why?

This is a globalized world. You cannot insulate the students in a racial closet. If you do so, you are continually letting them live a false, protected existence, misleading them about the true world out there. Talking about bastions and issuing thinly veiled threats does not help towards racial harmony! It only helps towards racial disintegration, the crumbling of the little shaky peace and harmony we have now.

You know what? I'm going to stock up on the dry rations and canned food. This situation is so bad, I'm expecting a war to explode anytime soon. I think I'll go and plant Ubi Kayu in my backyard now, just in case.

Malaysiakini- Anwar seize power by Sept 16?

Okay, another update in the Anwar saga.

Anwar has said he is on track to seize power by Sept 16 this year according to news articles carried by Malaysiakini.

One cannot just dismiss his claim, because this is Anwar, a seasoned politician who always has an ace up his sleeve. Yet, one wonders will this change benefit the nation? Will the seizure of power be of any benefit to the people? Will Anwar being PM change us for the better?

I have to say, yes. There are doubts, many doubts but Anwar, as a politician is banking not only on disgruntled Malay support but also largely banking on the non-Malay voters, especially the 'Makkal Sakthi' Indians. As such, any question of him returning to power rests on the potentially pivotal non-malay vote. Malays are disunited, split between UMNO, PKR and PAS. Though PAS is now siding with PKR in the Pakatan Rakyat, PAS/PKR must realize that a large number of Malays are staying put with UMNO.

There is a double edged sword here. The UMNO loyalists are staying put because UMNO guarantees their position as the ruling majority, special rights and of course, as so flamingly put by Hishamuddin- I'll-brandish-a-keris- Tun Hussein Onn, the important concept of 'ketuanan Melayu' or Malay domination.

However, Anwar cannot play the 'ketuanan melayu' card because PKR banks of non-malay vote so to declare 'ketuanan melayu' would be akin to declaring political suicide. Pakatan Rakyat is a coalition propped on crutches whilst BN is a solid coalition that would not tolerate any disloyalty.
PKR would be outmatched in terms of funding, propaganda and leverage when Permatang Pauh by-elections happen but the mere factor, the mere presence of Anwar speaks volumes. Anwar, is now a cause celebre. Anwar is the wronged man, the man seeking justice, unjustly accused and jailed, a rallying cause for all the disgruntled citizens of Malaysia. Anwar has passed the stage of being a man, now he is a symbol, a powerful symbol of sacrifice, redemption and justice. Every common man, woman and child relates to him, dissatisfied with the state of government in Malaysia, a man whose mere presence moves, whose fiery speeches whips up the crowd and whose political maneouvering is worthy of the CIA.

All the pent up frustration of the citizens of Malaysia is coming loose, triggered by Anwar. A complaint turns to dissastifaction turns to frustration turns to anger turns to rage and finally, Anwar opens the floodgates and the next thing you know, he will be the next Prime Minister, riding into office on the tsunami wave of public support. In this case, the present government have only themselves to blame.

Anwar is a superb politician who has impeccable timing. The question is would he make a good PM?

I believe while he cannot entirely be the messiah everyone is hoping for, I believe he will make a good PM who can benefit the country. If his past investment strategy is any clue, Anwar as PM is a hope that our economy will see better days. Anwar must appease the Malays, the non-Malays and be fair. A Herculean task, probably impossible.

You know what? I always love the underdog...

MALAYSIAKINI: ANWAR PLEADS NOT GUILTY, RM20000 BAIL

This is surely the beginning of the end for the BN? The first day Anwar claims trial facing new charges of sodomy against Saiful Bukhari Azlan. (As one website put it, Sai-fool)
Anyhow, DSAI pleaded not guilty and the judge, SM Komathy allowed bail of RM 20,000 without any objection by the prosecution. Anwar's pasport was to be surrendered (prosecution's suggestion) and the judge allowed Anwar to bail himself, a personal bond of RM20,000 without any guarantors. However, the judge allowed Anwar to keep his passport, expressing confidence that Anwar was not a flight risk.
The case is set to be mentioned on the 10th of Spetember in the High Court to set a trial date. The charge sheet is as follows:

Bahawa kamu, pada 26 Jun 2008 antara jam 3.01 petang dan 4.30 petang di alamat Unit 11-5-1, Desa Damansara Condominium, No 99 Jalan Setiakasih, Bukit Damansara, dalam Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur telah dengan sengaja melakukan persetubuhan yang bertentangan dengan aturan tabii dengan Mohd Saiful Bukhari bin Azlan dengan memasukkan zakar kamu ke dalam duburnya; dan oleh yang demikian kamu telah melakukan satu kesalahan yang boleh dihukum di bawah Seksyen 377B Kanun Keseksaan.Sekiranya disabitkan menurut Seksyen 377B Kanun Keseksaan, kamu hendaklah dihukum dengan penjara selama tempoh yang boleh sampai 20 tahun, dan bolehlah juga dikenakan sebatan.

Yes, yes, it is quite explicit, is it not? Anyhow, Anwar is represented by a team of seven, SEVEN lawyers, led by Sulaiman Abdullah. The lawyers are Sivarasa Rasiah, Sankara Nair, Saiful Izham Ramli, Amir Hamzah, Edmund Bon dan Leela J. Jesuthasan.

Now, Anwar did raise a good point. This charge of sodomy, if consensual, why was not Saiful Bukhari charged as well? Why is Anwar alone charged?

This does make sense, no? I have to say, Saiful Bukhari looks to be a strapping young man. Surely he is more than capable of defending himself from the advances of an elderly man, if the sodomy was forced, right? If the sodomy did actually happen, what was Saiful's reaction while the act happened? If it was consensual, surely Saiful too must be charged for carnal intercourse againt the order of nature. If it was forced, surely Saiful would have left Anwar with more than bruised and blackened eye.
Saiful has been portraying himself as a victim but be realistic. Anwar is an elderly man with a bad back problem. Can he forcefully sodomize a young man built much tougher than him? Anwar even went to a clinic in Munich, Germany for back surgery. Common sense dictates an elderly man of 61 years suffering from a severe back problem cannot possibly force himself onto a young man serving as an aide, much less rip his clothes off, throw him on the bed and forcefully sodomize the young man.

I personally feel that Saiful is indeed Sai-fool. A fool to falsely and foolishly accuse Anwar. In the perfect world, I believing in the rule of law and the impartiality of the judiciary, Anwar would be tried without fear or favor and would be exonarated of all charges, found not guilty and Saiful and his cohorts would be hauled up in court and charged and jailed. (Preferably guillotined)

However, this is Malaysia, so we could really expect what would happen and what verdict would be handed down.

The question now is, would the Judiciary be brave enough to try Anwar without fear or favor, with fairness and impartiality and bowing to no one but the law and justice. Or, will our judiciary, so long the mockery of people, continue to bow down, stamped on and be led on a leash?
Many questions has been raised about the judiciary, many doubts has been expressed and many people have criticized the judiciary's loss of independence. Is the judiciary unfairly targeted or is the judiciary rotten, plain and simple.
I believe that there might be hope, if only someone with a conscience would stand up and do what is right. Edmund Burke once said, "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing."
I hope that there are still good men and women in the judiciary. Every tale of darkness has a sliver of hope. Hope may not be much but hope is what drives men to continue. Hope for a better nation for all is what drives Anwar, hope for equality for all is what drives me and I sincerely hope that our judiciary has hope as well.

Emperor Ferdinant I said: Fiat Justitia Eat Pereat Mundus

It means, Let Justice Be Done, Though The World Perish.

Let's hope the judiciary has balls.

Malaysiakini: Permatang Pauh polling on Aug 26, Anwar charged on Thursday?

Okay, okay, the buzz is official. Malaysiakini reports that the Permatang Pauh by-election will be held on August 26. This by-election will pit Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim against an yet to be named BN candidate, most likely from UMNO.
So, Aug 26 it is, for us to see the results. Two things can happen. Anwar would win by a landslide victory and true to his words would form the new Federal government with the help of party jumping MPs.
Of course, the other thing, though as unlikely as an alien space ship landing on your front yard but very much possible is that the BN candidate 'wins' and once the results had been announced, UTK would storm the building from helicopters ala SWAT, wearing full combat gear and bringing enough firepower to annihilate a small country, slap handcuffs on Anwar and take him to jail and subsequently a supposed 'trial'. At the same time, they could play rock, paper and scissors to decide if they should take Anwar to jail or take him up a lonely hill, wrap detonating cord and C4 around him and blow him to pieces, Mongolian style.

Allright, enough politics.

I have a rather disturbing news to talk about. Doubtless that many people would have heard of the news of a History teacher who ranted and raved racistly against the Indian students in SMK Telok Panglima Garang.
One can check The Star online for the news, the links are as as follows.

1: PARENTS UP IN ARMS OVER TEACHER'S RACIAL SLURS

2: TEACHER TO BE TRANSFERRED

Okay, the teacher deserved to be burned at the stake for what she said and no apology could appease the hurt. Our nation's leaders go on and on and on about 'sensitivity' and 'don't stir racial trouble' and on and on. However, isn't this a double standard here? She insults the Indian community, using word more suited to a crack whore than a teacher and all her punishment is getting transfered? Come one la..
In the earlier report, the Deputy Education Minister said the teacher might be sacked if the allegations were true. Now that the allegations are proven true, why isn't the teacher sacked? Why she is merely getting a slap on the wrist and being transferred? So she can continue to insult others somewhere else? She is a teacher, do we want racist teachers teaching our children? The government goes on and on about unity but employing teachers like this is a direct opposition to their own policy.
Which brings me to something else. Why is it whenever a government employee does something wrong, all the punishment they get is simply a transfer? The entire police station mired in the corruption allegation , where the junior complained that the seniors took the lions share of the bribes, they were transferred. What happened to the case? Died with the transfer? The OCPD of police who sodomized his junior, what happened to that case? Died with the transfer? The RM 98 million logistic fraud, what happened to the case? Being transfered? The RM 1 Million worth of syabu missing from police evidence locker in the Johor State police headquarters? What happened? The officers being transferred out?

Transfer, transfer, transfer. That's all? No wonder they are brave enough to do what they do.

Whenever something happens, all they get is a transfer out. Why? So they can continue their activities elsewhere? How stupid can the government be? Common sense does dictate innocent till proven guilty. However, the allegations are serious and these are people in power. The least they should do is suspend the officers until the investigation is complete, which is a standard procedure in many countries.
If we cannot trust our policemen, our men in blue who are turning out to be crooks in blue, where can we get justice? If the police themselves are engaging in sodomy, bribery, fraud and drugs, then who is there to uphold the law? Shouldn't they be in jail instead of being transfered out? Perhaps we should build a special 'police prison', built by the police for the police.

~~Sigh~~ Anyhow, latest news update from the Star online.

ANWAR TO BE CHARGED ON THURSDAY


So, to quote the famous phrase: LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE!!!!!

Malaysiakini- Abdullah unperturbed by drop in popularity

Yes, yes, yes... News is Pak Lah's popularity has hit a new low but well, Pak Lah is unperturbed about it. Pak Lah is rarely worried, you see. Well, we can see that. We always see his err... well... cool and calm demeanour.

I think Pak Lah is too sleep deprived to see that though the popularity ratings are just indicatory, the truth is, many Malaysians are rather frustrated with the state of things in Malaysia. There is no sign of real leadership, the ability to take a situation by the scruff of the neck and lead the nation out of problems and melees.

Yes, sometimes that is needed by a leader to effectively lead the country. You see, even if you don't do anything but you project the image of doing something, the people would still have faith. But if not only you don't do anything and don't even project an image of doing anything, then you lose the faith of the people.

In troubled, testing times, the people want to see forceful, resolute action being taken with confidence and poise. It is reassuring because when the people don't know what to do, at least the nation's leaders know what to do. That is the purpose of leaders, to lead, effectively and with confidence.

A 'no' should mean a 'no'. If you say the Terengganu government cannot buy/use Mercedes and must abide by the rules and use Perdana, then that is what should happen. If you give face to one, then all would start jumping on your head. Then, there is no use of you being a leader because you are not leading, but instead, you are being led.

As a leader of a country, you should project the aura, confidence and poise of a leader, not look like a sleep deprived insomniac who naps in public. They should not be lethargic but be active. If they cannot inspire the public, then they do not have leadership qualities and thus are not fit to lead the country. How would you feel, when you see the nation gripped in rising inflation, rising oil prices, rising food prices and when you turn to the Prime Minister, the leader of the country, all you see is a tired old man dozing off?

Why, why, why are our country's leaders like this? Our leaders project our nation's image and if our leaders are such sleepyheads then the world would assume Malaysia is a country of lazy sleepyheads.

I think I know why AAB is unperturbed by the drop in popularity:

He's just too sleepy to realize the situation.