Happy New Year 2010!

2009 has been a very 'exciting' year politically,
though with more disappointments from Umno.
Just too many scandals,
open challenges to the Umno machinery,
ideas and norms
- all from which, they chickened out shamelessly,
and resorted to boorish behaviour & intimidation.
The people, despite the hard times,
have persevered in dictating to the politicians.
The coming year will be tough for all, except the cronies of Umno.
Change will be tough, slow and painful.
Let us keep up the pressure to help this lovely country,
become a true Nation for real.
Happy New Year 2010!!

MURDER, SHE SAID!!!

Teoh Beng Hock murdered

Tue, Dec 29, 2009

National

KUALA LUMPUR: Teoh Beng Hock was murdered. Top Thai pathologist Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand (picture) has sufficient evidence to prove that he was killed.

The Parti Keadilan Rakyat organ, Suara Keadilan, reports in its latest edition that her forensic report will be presented at the January 7 inquest into Teoh’s untimely death.

The weekly quotes unnamed Health Ministry sources as saying that Pornthip reached her conclusion after a second postmortem at the Sungai Buloh hospital.

The report adds that Pornthip has made known her findings to all relevant groups, including the Teoh family and the Selangor government, which commissioned her services.

Teoh (picture) was the political secretary to Selangor executive councillor Ean Yong Hian Wah. Yong is the Seri Kembangan assemblyperson and a member of DAP, a member party of the ruling coalition in Selangor.

On 15 July, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), investigating allegations of misappropriation of state allocations, raided Yong’s office. Teoh was questioned as a witness at the Selangor MACC office later that day.

At about 1.30pm the following day, a janitor found Teoh’s sprawled body on the fifth floor of the building.

The coroner’s court allowed Teoh’s remains be exhumed on Nov 21 for a second-post mortem.

Earlier in October Pornthip told coroner Azmil Mustapha Abas that based on photographs of his remains, she was 80 percent sure that Teoh was murdered.

The second autopsy was witnessed by British pathologist Prof Dr Peter Venezis acting for MACC, Dr Khairul Azman Ibrahim and Dr Prashant Naresh Samberkar.

Oh No -Not the Umno's "Social Contract" Hogwash Again!!

The following was my comment (with minor editing) to Art Harun's well written "An open reply to Dr Mohd Ridhuan Tee Abdullah".

"government is not a matter of natural rights or social contract,
as in many forms of liberalism. Forms of government are, rather,
to be judged according to "utility in the largest sense,
grounded on the permanent interest of man as a progressive being"
~ on J.S. Mill's "On Liberty"

Well said, Art - if only more Muslim/Malay politicians could rise up to fight for reason, Malaysia would definitely be a better place. This of course is too much to expect (especially when we have a "Mr. Cakap Omputih" as the spokesperson of the ruling govt).

The point that Tee fella (and many other so-called Umno/Ulama aligned pseudo-intellectuals/Ulama, mind you) is making is simply this -

"I don't give a F%$*ing rats ass if I'm said to be right, wrong or stupid-
all that matters is that I support my paymasters. Period."

These are people who have renounced all common sense, to serve their masters.

For reason to get through, they'll need far more than the lonely voices of reason from people such as you, Haris, RPK, YB Khalid Samad (yes- one of those rare voices of reason in PAS ... but where are the Ulamas?) etc.
The established "defenders of Islam" in Pakatan Rakyat, don't seem to make much of a whimper on issues of the fascist "Ketuanan Melayu" ideas, especially when in touches on "stolen advantages" to their benefit - albeit in the name of God.

Things can change- but if only you guys become more forceful, and smack them in their disgusting faces.
In fact, I actually think open rebellion/ revolution against such as these, is warranted in the so-called "social contract" (which he and many other political/ pseudo-religious perverts, so obviously know nothing of).
Some people are too dumb for reason, and only know the law of the jungle ....

"The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution
is one of the pleasant falsehoods which men repeat
after one another till they pass into commonplaces,
but which all experience refutes."
~John Stuart Mill

Mahathir - Twisted Logic 101

"... I think they (Indian Muslims) will be accepted by all if
they can pick either to become a Muslim or Indian,"
he was quoted as saying by Bernama.
"The problem of Indian Muslims will be resolved if they can decide
and choose to become either a Muslim or an Indian," he added.
Elaborating, Mahathir said people in Thailand and Indonesia
called themselves Thais and Indonesians but this is not the case here.

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There is a big problem here - and (to quote Russell Peters), "somebody's gonna get hurt real bad"!! There's some confusion between Nationality, Ethnicity/race/heritage and Religion in the aging mind of Mahathir and his apologists. They somehow don't seem to be able to define it well - to them, it all amounts to the "constitutional definition of being a Malay", and nothing else matters.
He doesn't understand how a person can be a nationalist, and yet hold on to his cultural heritage!! He doesn't understand how one can be an ethnic Indian/Chinese and an Indonesian/Thai/American/ Canadian etc etc etc, at the same time!!

It reminds me of what many of us feel - "I Love My Country; but Does My Country Love Me?" The answer here is quite simple - pluralism be damned - in Mahathir's (and therefore, BN/Umno/MCA/MIC's) Malaysia, your country cannot love you unless you are "constitutionally Malay" and consequently "accepted".
So much for Jibby's 1-Malaysia!!

Mahathir seems to be of the opinion that "to be accepted", probably means to "become Muslim", when they're already Muslims. The beauty about all this is, the fact that he implies that "being Muslim" is "being Malay" and consequently leads to- "being accepted". The Indian Muslim, has to give up his "Indian" heritage, suck up to the artificial Umno-Malay ways - and voila - you're accepted!! It's as simple as that!! You can then get all the benefits of the plunder which Umno perpetrates - at least in the next generation, lah. (No wonder some mamaks shamelessly go all-out to be categorized as second-class bumiputras/Malays).

The result of Indian Muslims "becoming Malay"

There seems to be no other way in his mind, that one can be accepted- even if one is a hardcore Malaysian nationalist at heart, or a patriot. All that matters is that he "becomes Malay", by abandoning his cultural heritage which is far older than the "constitutional Malay" ways.
In short, that means - You cannot be accepted unless you are constitutionally, Malay!! Now if that isn't racist, I don't know what is!

Neil Khor in his article "Indian Muslims - in defence of Mahathir" in MalaysiaKini, acknowledges the fallacy in the above statement, but turns out to be the apologist for Mahathir in saying, "But to be fair, what was the context and what was the situation that Dr Mahathir Mohamad was referring to?", and says that Mahathir isn't racist for playing up the race and religion factors - to "be accepted" as Malaysian.

He then goes on to say, "To be Malaysian, to Mahathir, means giving up this emotional link to one's country of origin. He also said that the Indian Muslims must decide whether to be Indian or Muslim. In the context of his speech, this means deciding whether one was Indian as an ethnic category or Malay, as Muslims are defined constitutionally".

Herein lies the twisted logic, for which Neil Khor wishes to be the spinmaster.
Firstly, being Muslim has never been "defined constitutionally" - only "Malay", as silly as it may seem, is.
What's worse, is the fact that we have an academic by the name of NEIL KHOR [who has recently completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge (!!). He is co-author of 'Non-Sectarian Politics in Malaysia: The Case of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia' (2008).] subscribing to this fallacy and denying that Mahathir is being racist!! He seems to say that the Indian Muslims have a choice - they can abandon their "race", and overnight "become Malay" to be accepted!!
He does concede that "in a non-sectarian society, they would not have to make the choice that Mahathir has put to them. They can be both Indian Muslim and Malaysian" - he however does not condemn the sectarianism which is the source of the evil, but instead encourages them to adopt this evil which Mahathir preaches!!!

I wouldn't know - Maybe it was some greenbacks for which Neil Khor has traded his academic integrity. Maybe he just doesn't care about being Malaysian, and already holds a PR in UK - why else would he ignore the implications of Mahathir's racist statement ...

Merry Christmas!!

My Humble Apologies, Guys.
Just got so caught up with events,
that I forgot about this post!!
Merry Christmas!!

From Cruz, Nuya, & Mojo!

p.s.
Mojo surprised everybody,
by being a super good girl!!!!

RMAF Jet Fighters of the Future?

With our fighter-jet engines sold "for less than RM50,000,000.00 each",
thanks to Wan Imran, we have been enlightened on the future of RMAF....

Malaysian Government is probably saving up cost and trying to FINANCE it's huge DEFICIT, which is probably WHY it sold off those JET ENGINES! Thus they came up with LIGHTER JETS as seen in this photo for emergencies! No wonder Najib wants to give INCENTIVES for Malaysia's Aerospace industry ( WHAT Aerospace Industry??? )....

From the Desk of Judge Wenger J Khairy:

Dr Mahathir ...Probe You. Not Pak Lah

"9. In order that the enquiry by the commission would be successful, Government must give the undertaking to give full access to the commission of all the documents and accounts of the Government over the period 1981-2009. There should be no cover-up of any kind."

I am very glad that Dr. Mahathir has agreed to be probed, and I volunteer to be the sole judge, jury and executioner in this matter.


Finally for once in his life, Dr. Mahathir is agreeing to take the responsibility and be scrutinized. I hereby request the following documents from him/ the Government .

As nobody has any issue with Pak Lah, he should first seek to clear his name. Pak Lah's name is very clean. Nobody is calling Pak Lah any names nor are any foreign writers claiming that Pak Lah cost RM 100 billion.

1. All Government contracts, privatization options, PFI projects given to Mirzan Mahathir
2. All Government contracts, privatization concessions, PFI projects given to Mokhzani Mahathir
3. All Government contracts, privatization concessions, PFI projects given to Mukhriz Mahathir
4. All communications, proposals and working papers relating to the purchase of MISC assets by Petronas
5. All communications, proposals and working papers relating to the repurchase of MAS for RM 8 / share by the Ministry of Finance, inclusive of the approval and working committe papers
6. Summary of all Contracts given for the development of Putrajaya
7. Summary of all Contracts given for the maintenance of Putrajaya
8. Summary of all Contracts given for the development of KLIA
9. The shareholding of the companies awareded contract sums in excess of RM 2 million for the development of KLIA
10. The shareholding of the companies awareded contract sums in excess of RM 2 million for the development of Putrajaya
11. The names of all Ketua Bahagian UMNO between 1993 - 2000. We will cross reference the list in 6-10 to prove that Dr. Mahathir did not give any contracts to his political cronies. This is a free service
12. A Legally Binidng Rights Waiver, enforceable in Switzerland that allows the holder to check against a list of Private Swiss Banks on any accounts held by the said individual. The individual will be named later in front of a Commissioner of Oaths
13. The working paper report behind the Maminco Scandal
14. The internal reports post the Bank Negara Forex loss
15. The entire volume of correspondences between the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Finance with the subject heading "Perwaja"
16. The terms and contracts of Solution Protocol Sdn. Bhd for the computerization of the Government Hospitals, with an annexure of shareholding of SP by companies and the director's of said companies
17. A list of all known business associates, proxies, partners of Mukrhiz, Mokhzani and Mirzan Mahahtir, if such a document exists, and if not go search for it.
18. The finalized audited statement of accounts for the Commonwealth Games
19. The terms and contracts behind the privatization of the IPP
20. The terms and contracts behind the privatization of tolls and highways
21. The working paper report, if any, which showed that the IPP was bound to lose money for Tenaga and bound to be a burden for the people. If it does not exist, then look harder
22. The list of all APs holders, with special focus on all holders directly related by marriage or by family to Dr. Mahathir
23. The total sum of credit exposures Malaysian registered Financial Intermediaries had with respect to Mirzan Mahahtir and Mokhzani Mahathir between 1996 - 2000
24. The detailed operational accounts of Danaharta

I await his answer.

In the mean time I find him GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT.

He should be ashamed of himself.

Causing so much problem and dishonour to the country by being accused of all of this.

Really what a disgrace!

The Great 1-Malaysia Sale - Comments

The following are comments from MalaysiaKini:-

'What else will go missing? The country?'

'Back in 1995, PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad was quoted as saying 'lama-lama kapalterbang pun hilang juga' when he was asked about a gold heist at the Subang airport.'

Missing jet engine: PM promises no cover-up

Raja Rajan: Back in 1995, prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad was quoted as saying 'lama-lama kapalterbang pun hilang juga' when he was asked about a gold heist at the Subang airport. Well 14 years on, nothing much has improved in terms of national security. It has worsened.

Alright, it's only an aircraft engine, not a plane yet. But the government has always said it was thwarting an imminent threat to national security whenever it arrested its political opponents under the ISA, how come it missed these guys at the Sungai Besi RMAF airbase?

Aren't they traitors who betrayed the government, nation and the king? Remember an arms heist at a Mindef base a few years ago? Nothing happened to the culprits. Nothing will happen now either. What else would go missing? The country? Defence Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi should resign.

Tan Kian Khim: Najib says '...no cover-up in missing jet engine investigation'. Clearly he means that this 'investigation' will be just like the 'no cover-up investigation' over the submarine commissions, Sukhois and Altantuya Shaariibuu murder.

Has anyone checked whether the submarines still have their engines? Do the Sukhoi fighters still have wings? Do the soldiers actually have ammunition in their rifles or did someone sell that to Iran too?

Maybe I should go and pick up a few missiles to sell for extra pocket money, since it seems so easy to smuggle a jet engine off an RMAF base.

Sivakumar Subramaniam: Dear prime minister, let me see if I understand your statement correctly. What you're saying is that a few 'motivated' personnel are all it takes to smuggle our defence capabilities out of the country outside of the control of your Defence Ministry and the only measure you are taking is to let the armed forces discipline their own soldiers.

God help us if some country wages war on us, or if our weapons land in the wrong hands.

Doc: Thank goodness the perpetrators were kind enough to only steal one engine. I presume the jet can still fly with the other engine (assuming that the other engine is still around and in working order). In view of the '1Malaysia' concept; '1engine', also can fly la!

Knowing the current ruling government's trend; they will probably buy back the engine from the South Americans at double the cost they sold it to them.

Playfair: The military has had many cases of goods or/and money being stolen, lost, misplaced and misappropriated. But it has never faced such serious losses of sensitive items as under Najib Abdul Razak's watch as defence minister. The al-Ma'unah arms heist and the stolen C4 high explosives all involved loss of life.

The question is, should not the defence minister then be also responsible and accountable for such glaring thefts at his ministry? At least the moral responsibility to own up to it. It is this kind of evasion of responsibility that undermines the trust in the integrity of the nation's political leadership.

Saya Boleh: What does he mean 'no cover-up'? The whole damn episode has been covered up since 2007. It's shameful.

They roped in an innocent Sin Chew journalist and Seputeh member of parliament Teresa Kok under the ISA for being an alleged threat to national security, but let off a brigadier-general and his 40 thieves (with full pension) who have clearly breached national security. The minister in charge should have resigned or be sacked immediately.

Remember the defence minister's reaction on this issue when he said 'a group of low-ranking officers were in cahoots with civilians in the well-planned theft and sale of the RM50 million engine'?

Well, if the minister of defence considers a brigadier-general as a low-ranking officer, then he has no business being the minister of defence at all. This is another big lie from BN.

Abil: The jet engine was missing from 2007 and only now this has been revealed. Is this not complacency on the part of authorities? C4 explosives too have been lost in the past.

This is a very serious breach of national security and but everyone seems to be waiting for this and that report before bringing the culprits to justice. Great for Najib and his KPI.

AM Ayob: Why didn't Najib promise a 'no cover-up' in the Altantuya case? Is it because he was afraid the most undesirable would turn up? The stinkiest can of worms that can send some individuals to jail for a very long time?

However, in the missing plane engine case, the people implicated are not important to the PM; they are people that he can do without. Allah knows best.

SameSame: Let me get this right. He said there will be 'no cover-up'. Does that mean and that such issues are normally covered-up?

Frankie Tan: No wonder those Nuri helicopters have been crashing so often throughout their lifespans. Could be that some of their engines were stolen to be replaced by Proton car engines?

The Great Malaysia Sale!!

"Bongkersz Bong Hmm.. RT @nstonline:It's two engines stolen as Najib pledges no cover-up: KUALA LUMPUR: Not one but two http://bit.ly/6jOGnx"

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Hello Chief: Where are the skyhawks!

21/12/2009 by drrafick

1. My conversation with a retired Air Force General about the missing F5E jet engine led to me to an interesting story. I was intrigue when he cajole told me that there is nothing to be shocked about a missing engine when an entire fleet of aircraft went missing from the TUDM inventory. Entire fleet of aircraft! What was he talking about? I thought he was kidding and making his usual jokes about aircraft missing from the radar screen but when he said that it was missing from the TUDM inventory that led me to place few more calls.

2. It appears that via a special G to G arrangement, the Malaysian government bought 80 A4 Skyhawks from the USAF in the 80’s. It was delivered to us at the beginning of 1984. These are working aircraft with plenty of mileage to go. Thirty five aircraft was brought back to Malaysia and was used in the service. A few dropped from the sky, one went missing over South China Sea (Lt. Wahi) and the rest was used until it could not be used again. Some became spare parts. The balance (45 jets) was left in the California dessert parked under the scorching sun. It was never brought back.

3. The 45 aircraft that was left in the Californian dessert was never brought back. It was place under the management of a company in the US. This company ends paying the parking chargers for years. Sometime between the years 2000 to 2003, RMAF decided to take back the aircraft and sell them off. Our TUDM officers from KL were sent to look for the aircraft in the dessert. They found it but the shocking part is that they no longer legally own the aircrafts.

4. As it turns out, the paperwork involving the purchase went missing and the Air Force were not able to show proof of ownership. Therefore they could not take out the Skyhawks from the open air parking area. The haggling and tussle over the ownership continued for several years until it became clear that the aircraft ownership cannot be ascertained. The Malaysian government paid for it but did not kept the receipt.

5. I remember the matter was raised in parliament several years back and unverified reports indicates that the aircraft was sold to an American company for pittance. Maybe our MP’s should revisit this matter again. My friend was right when he said entire fleet of 45 aircraft disappeared from TUDM Inventory. In actual fact it was not even recorded in the TUDM inventory. Since it did not go into our books despite paying for it and having no receipt to show proof of payment, then no aircraft actually went missing. The only thing missing is the money for the 55 aircraft!

6. Coming back to the missing RM50 mill engine which is fixed on a USD 2 mill aircraft, I am perplex to read in the papers today that a Brigadier General and his 40 man was asked to leave service early. (Sounds like Ali Baba and the 40 thieves).They was not charged. There was no court martial. It appears the General and several others lose their pension but upon appeals got it back. What the heck is wrong with the system? No one even realized that the General was asked to leave until the story came to limelight in today’s news. I am sure we all can predict on why the story was released to the MSM today. It wanted to show that the government did something.

7. I am not sure whether taking administrative action is sufficient in this case. We are talking about CBT. We are talking about a missing RM50 mill jet engine that was supposed to be fitted on a USD 2 mill aircraft. Knowing the Malaysian way of wanting to settle problems, it was managed quietly the wrong way. In the meantime, everyone had forgot about the 55 aircraft that Malaysian Government paid but not admitted into TUDM inventory. Maybe they went into the army or navy inventory. Who knows mixed up can happen.

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It’s a conspiracy, lawyer Rosli tells court

Mon, Dec 21, 2009

National

KUALA LUMPUR: Lawyer Rosli Dahlan told the Sessions Court here today that he was the a victim of conspiracy by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).

He said the then Anti-Corruption Agency wanted to fix him up as he was representing former Commercial Crime Director Ramli Yusuff, who was accused of various offences in 2007.

Rosli, of Lee Hishamuddin Allen & Gledhill, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of ignoring a notice to declare his assets before Sessions Court judge Abu Bakar Katar and was testifying on the first day of the hearing.

He said the MACC claimed it gave him the notice because he was regarded as an accomplice to Ramli.

“I told them I am a lawyer,” he said. “How can a lawyer become an accomplice? Of course, in line with the law, I told them as a lawyer I am bound by client-lawyer confidentiality.

“But I was prepared to declare that I never owned any such assets.”

The hearing continues tomorrow.

Rosli is defended by K. Kumarendran.

MOJO

As you may have noticed, I haven't been posting much these days - and the reason was/is Mojo, my Beagle. It was a big decision for me, as I deem it a cruelty should I not be able to give it due love & attention.

After much deliberation (and initially chickening-out), I decided to take up the responsibility - and I have no regrets, despite being tired out by this bundle of joy, at the end of every day.

Mojo is now 3 mths old, and has never been trained - and yet, it has learned in a few short days, simple commands like "No", "Sit", "Come", "Bad Girl" .... and she can play non-stop!!

She is especially a "good girl" when she wants us to take it out of the play pen to run around freely - it sits quietly with its pleading eyes. (A friend told me that we shouldn't melt, as they're cleverer than Umno guys, who know who the boss is instinctively, know whom/when to bodek, how to plead, bribe and then misbehave when they can get away with it!)

Despite Beagles being known to be "barky" dogs, Mojo has been very well behaved - it never barked unnecessarily to disturb the neighbors (which is I suppose more than I can claim about our Umno/BN politicians!! Ha Ha!!). It of course barks (beagles actually "bay", rather than bark) when it wants some attention & manja/pampering when it sees people- which is quite understandable for a pup.
Mojo is probably the best decision I've made in a long time - and I'm glad I got her for Christmas. Hope I'll have many more years with Mojo .....

RPK - On Anak Bangsa Malaysia.

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Stop the HOGWASH & deliver the 3rd vote, PR!!

PR- You will lose all that you gained,
if you fail to deliver on a signed agreement with the people.
Don't even think of using Racism as an excuse not to deliver - EVER!!!
Now PR - stop the racist hogwash & Listen up!!
The following from Haris couldn't have said it better....

Pakatan Rakyat akan mengukuhkan demokrasi kerajaan tempatan? Is that it?

December 18, 2009

“Genuine democracy must provide meaningful space for the people to express their views and to participate in various processes of daily administration and not merely to voting once in five years. All interest groups must be allowed to present and debate their views. Information will be freely available subject to strictly defined restrictions. To this end, we will pass the necessary legislation to provide for local council elections“ - Item 1 of Part B, entitled ‘Build A Genuine Democracy’, of The People’s Declaration.

The People’s Declaration was formally endorsed by DAP, PKR and PAS on 23rd February, 2008, just before the 12th General Elections, without any reservation. The 3 parties must therefore be taken to have agreed to the aspiration of the rakyat to restore local council elections. You can view the video evidence of this endorsement HERE.

“The other key electoral reform that PR pledges to implement relates to the revival of local elections. Local government forms the underpinning of democratic values and public accountability at the grassroots. On March 2, 1965, the then government suspended local government elections in the nation. Since then, it has consistently refused to restore local elections, knowing full well the anti-BN mood of the urban electorate. In the meantime, the present unelected form of local government established under BN rule has engaged in systemic wastage, mismanagement and corruption. PR pledges to reintroduce local government elections as a major step forward in curtailing the inefficiency, power abuse, mismanagement and corruption that is presently endemic in local governments” - as provided in the draft Common Policy Platform for Pakatan Rakyat, prepared by Zaid Ibrahim and presented to the leadership of DAP, PKR and PAS for their consideration.

You will note that the pledge incorporated into the Zaid draft is consistent with the declared aspiration of the rakyat as contained in The People’s Declaration.

“Keberkesanan amalan sistem demokrasi bergantung kepada keutuhan pelaksanaan doktrin pemisahan kuasa. Integriti sesebuah kerajaan bergantung kepada kebebasan, kebolehpercayaan dan kewibawaan institusi-institusi yang diamanahkan untuk menjamin keseimbangan antara cabang eksekutif, kehakiman dan legislatif. Pakatan Rakyat akan mengukuhkan demokrasi kerajaan tempatan dan meningkatkan kecekapan serta keberkesanan sistem penyampaian dan menjamin ketelusan di semua peringkat secara demokratik” – draft Common Policy Platform for Pakatan Rakyat, finalised by the drafting committee of the Pakatan Rakyat secretariat, for deliberation at the Pakatan Rakyat Convention on 19th December, 2009.

I shall be attending the Convention to hear first hand the rationale why the drafting committee of the Pakatan Rakyat secretariat has dropped the pledge, as proposed in the Zaid draft, to restore local council elections, from the Common Policy Platform for Pakatan Rakyat.

I also want to see for myself whether Pakatan Rakyat elected representatives who have assured me that they will be rasing the matter of the restoration of local council elections at the Convention, in fact walk their talk.

Second Class?!! They Shed Blood, So That You Could Eat!!

"Its proven historically that this is Tanah Melayu.

Others are categorised as second-class citizens."
~Ahmad Mahayuddin Abd Manaf (of the Cowhead Dirty Dozen).

'Keling' - they helped make this country great
(Letter from MalaysiaKini)

Lt Col (Rtd) Mohd Idris Hassan
Dec 11, 09
5:23pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Of noisy Indians and 'keling' blood: Utusan strikes again.

The attacking of fellow Malaysians by the mainstream media Utusan Malaysia because of their race is unwarranted and most uncalled for. I remember in the late forties when I was a little boy living in my hometown of Raub, Pahang.

I used to pass road gangs of Tamil labourers toiling in the midday's scorching sun from dawn till dusk. Armed with only picks and shovels, they would be hacking at solid rocks to carve out roads along the mountain side.

They had no proper attire, just a withered white towel tied in turban form on their heads. They would wrap rags around their spindly legs to prevent the hot molten tar from scalding them as they went about their chores.

Yet they had time to smile and wave at passing cars. They used to be referred to as 'coolies' and their slave-like living quarters as coolie lines. My late father used to tell us that most of the roads in Malaya at the turn of the century were built solely by Indian labour.

They toiled in the malaria-infested rubber estates, living with their families in filthy inhuman conditions. The white 'tuan' treated them like slaves and allowed them to indulge in drinking toddy to forget their woes .

Yet again it was the same coolies called 'toties' who serviced our bucket system latrines until the early sixties as there were no takers for this job from the other races. I have seen for myself these 'toties' cleaning the rubber tubs at a stream not far from my house with their bare hands.

In short, when there was any dirty, menial job to be done, it was this Tamil coolie, then often called by the derogatory term 'keling', that did it for us.

Now times have changed and their offsprings have made much progress in all fields and want to take their rightful place in our society .Let's not pour scorn on them and laugh away their pride.

As a soldier I know that many of my Indian/Tamil friends who fought and died for this country . They all are a part of those who stood by us during the good and bad times, they have helped make this country great.

A country which rightfully belongs to all Malaysians.

The Conflict is Between Religiosity & Spirituality - Not Secularism & Religiosity.

"If PAS wants to avoid falling into this trap it should have
very clear and very public objectives about how it wishes
to resolve this conflict between secularism and religiosity."
~Batsman, "So Where Do We Go From Here"

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The following is a comment I gave in reply to the above article (with minor editing):

Dear Batsman,
I must say that this is a nice piece - in fact, I myself had similar sentiments. However, I would like to suggest that you replace the word "religiosity" with "spirituality" and "conflict" with "balance", in the context of the following sentence above:-
"If PAS wants to avoid falling into this trap it should have very clear and very public objectives about how it wishes to resolve this conflict between secularism and religiosity."

Before I say any further, allow me to apologize, should any of the following be flawed from the perspective of Muslims - and I would welcome any criticism.
As I see it, Islam isn't about religiosity, which entails the observation of rituals - I believe that it is more of "good practices in the context of spirituality".

Having said that, spirituality requires enlightenment and reason, so as to bring about justice through good practices – and this precisely what the ideal of "secularism" is all about. Contrary to your opinion, it is my belief that "secularism" isn't necessarily in conflict with the tenets Islamic (or any other) spirituality, in the big picture – but it is definitely in conflict with religiosity, which PAS advocates in its politics, through the trappings of "cultural" practices and outdated opinions.

It is is also the opinion of quite a number of thinkers, that secularism does not necessarily mean "secularization of society" - wherein religious convictions are frowned upon. It only describes the polity which is required in achieving towards building a dynamic nation, which practices equality. It is a polity that requires reason as opposed to rules based on primordial Arab/Islamic/Roman/Christian societies which claimed to represent "Godly" motives.

Today, "secularism" has been demonized by the religious communities as being "evil", through ignorance and bigotry. They fail to understand that "secularism" not only protects the rights of individuals to freedom of religion, but also protects religion from the corruption of politics, and in fact even itself, by limiting the idiosyncrasies of power hungry "godmen".

Little do many a faithful see, that much of what has been touted as "god-ordained" in religious polity, is nothing but thinly veiled greed and envy. Having failed in its ability to reason, the advocates of this system (clamouring for issues and a new agenda to perpetuate their greed and envy) now choose to preach intolerance, “arabization”, and religiosity in the name of God, to further isolate, and “drug into a stupor” a beautiful people that was once open to change.

Even if we aren't too accurate in our assessment, much of what that has been passed off for Islamization by many of these "godmen", is nothing more than frothy God-talk - mindless, thoughtless, and in its exploitation of people, heartless.
(With some exceptions)The “one-upmanship” practiced by the various institutions that espouse religious chauvinism, is in fact a pathetic display of their failures and insecurities.

Kesopanan & Kesusilaan - BolehLand Style

Between the Devil and The Deep Blue Sea.

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As much as PAS might argue that an Islamic system does not mean that Malaysia would transform into a theological state, the people will not buy this.
They are still suspicious that an Islamic system translates to a theological state. And they remember what it was like in the old days when religion once ruled the world.
That was the worst period in the history of mankind.
~ RPK, It's Not About Islam; It's About Religion

No, it is not the Malays who give Umno power.
It is the Chinese, Indians and natives of Sabah and Sarawak.
So, if you are in the mood to whack someone, don’t whack the Malays.
Whack the Chinese, Indians and natives of Sabah and Sarawak.
~RPK, Why Whack The Malays

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Recently, RPK came up with two articles consecutively (above), followed by "Splitting What Is Already Split" - which highlights the fact that the Muslim Ummah has been split from the very beginning. They made some real good reading, with some good points to note.

However, I'm inclined to say that there is much denial in all the articles, peppered with misguided opinions & statistics that are at best misleading, considering the circumstances in our political landscape.
Although I have refrained from commenting on MT as I used to in the past, I couldn't help but note the anger and frustration expressed by one commenter - Rainbowseahorse. He couldn't understand, why the natives of Sabah/Sarawak should be held responsible, when they have been suffering for their rebellion against Umno for 20yrs - ever since the "coup d'etat" (led by non other than Anwar Ibrahim, of course) using Muslim illegal immigrants against the Kadazan-Christian dominated PBS of a much younger Huguan Siou, Joseph Pairin Kitingan (back in '84, I think).
Here is the interaction we had (Please pardon the "french" in his comments):-

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written by Rainbowseahorse, December 07, 2009 19:37:53
To all you West Malaysians who “whacked” us Sabahans, where the fuk were you Malayans from 1985 to 1994 when WE DARED to be the OPPOSITION STATE? You, along with MOST of you “WANKERS” here who knows nuts about Sabah politics were cozily snuggled inside mamakthir and the rest of UMNO’s sarongs, all smiling with containment and praising the BN for being such a good and caring government. Then come the GE, you “WANKERS” smilingly and happily voted the BN into power yet again and without a bloody though to US SABAHANS who were fighting your mamathir, the whole bloody corrupted BN, and, yes, your NOW much beloved DS Anwar who was the second most powerful man in Malaysia at that time.

Now, and only now when you “WANKERS” suddenly realize that the PKR cannot win the GE without our Sabah, and Sarawak, Parliamentary seats, you “WANKERS” start calling us names and hurling all sorts of accusations at us.
You “WANKERS” don’t seem to realize, or too thick and numb skull to begin to understand that it’s all too bloody late to recruit Sabah as WE ARE OUT VOTED AT LEAST TWO TO ONE by migrant voters (all complimentary of your Malayan government) and have no more POPLE’S POWER to kick out, in particular, UMNO Sabah who controls or is being controlled by these legalized migrants.

You “WANKERS” still have at lease 6 Malayan States who HAVE NEVER EVER been an opposition State. You “WANKERS” go tell your fellow Malayans in these 6 States to have the balls to kick out the BN for once in their miserable life instead of voting them into power time and again for the last 52 bloody years of your independence, before telling us Sabahans (who have been an opposition State for eight long years, to have the guts to vote out the BN when we simply don't have that power anymore.

Come to think of it, why did it have to take your 4 Malayan States so long (over 51 years) to become an opposition States only until very recently? It must be you Malayans like the inside smell of the BN or too contented to even consider voting them out of power.

You Malayans are the epitome of hypocrisy and self righteousness!

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written by cruzeiro, December 07, 2009 21:43:43

written by Rainbowseahorse, December 07, 2009 19:37:53
You Malayans are the epitome of hypocrisy and self righteousness!
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Guilty as charged, my man! Guilty as charged.

Only thing is - today, we try to make up for it ....
And the question is - if you're willing to stand with us for a better future, or do you wish to screw it all up?
Hang the fellas who talk-cock like they know about the circumstances Sabahans are faced with - it is time to enlighten the ignorant, and work with us - even if we are wankers.
Peace bro - I know what you guys are faced with, and I sympathize/empathize.
Sabah/Sarawak has been betrayed by Umno time and again - and most Malaysians don't know about it. Please guys - stop the brickbats against Sabah/Sarawak .... they're in a much worse situation as a result of our ignorance.

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written by Rainbowseahorse, December 07, 2009 23:31:35

cruzeiro,

We would like to work with the PKR, but they too are totally in the dark as to how to take on Sabah, and the one of the very few good people they have, like Christina Liew, has even thrown in the towel in exasperation!

Show us a good leader, and we will surely follow that person! DS Anwar is not that hot with us as he had a hand in project IC.

One more thing, please don't put Sarawak in the same context as Sabah. Sarawakian votes have not been diluted by any large scale project IC as the powerful Chinese Politicians made that quite difficult.
Sarawakians are much more complex people, as is their political climate. There, absolute power over everything, including food on the table, are controlled by Chinese T raid Politicians & Businessmen with that smiling Tiger Taib hand in gloves with them. As I said, it's really2 complex there, compounded by the fact that many of their people still living in scattered communities far from any good roads, it's most certainly no political campaign picnic.

As I said, give us a good leader, and we shall see what we can do to revamp the present corrupted and badly diseased government.

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written by cruzeiro, December 08, 2009 12:08:35

Of course - circumstances in Sarawak are quite different.
True what you say about the "triads" - and from what I hear, it is the "foochow" clans that control it .... including the PRDM of Sarawak, while the Melanaus present another version of the "ketuanan Melayu/Islam" policy for posterity. In fact, from what I gather, these "triads" have spread their wings to the W.Malaysian parties as well - Umno included. They have managed to enslave many through their capital controls, with many AliBabas as a front for their NEP compliant policies.

I'm no Anwarista, and as such don't make any apologies on his behalf. Anwar was definitely at fault back then, and as such "ain't too hot"- however, he does present and alternative which can bring about some change. Moreover, with his shaky popularity, he would have to appeal to the electorate to garner more support.

The question is - Are you willing to take a chance on change, or are you content with the status quo which has reduced Sabah to being beggars.
The choice is yours - and it is between hope and hopelessnes .... not good & better.
Cheers, mate.

Now - about "whacking the Malays" ....
Why whack the Malays??
Well, why not - there are still many Malays who subscribe to the ketuanan ideas, even if they don't support Umno. Don't believe me? Just talk to the PAS guys, and dissect what they say well - you'll see that their Islamic state agenda is simply a means towards perpetuating this same ideal.
Ask them about the economic status - they'll say that the "chinese" are still the rich ones, and hence the NEP is a necessity. They themselves, are slaves to the ruling elite, whom they perceive as their protectors. The only difference is - they wish to impose the same ideas in the name of Islam under the patronage of some self-proclaimed Godmen.
Mind you, We are talking about people who would go to great lengths to destroy the secular spirit of our Federal Constitution, here!! And they are Malays!!

This being the situation, many a non-Malay is left in a dilemma, to choose between two kinds of hypocrisy - do they have more of the same with the added garnishings of "Islam-as-I-say-tion" , or allow Umno's acknowledgement of the secular nature, together with the corruption.

Those who call it Islamophobia, are grossly mistaken - far from it, it is actually a phobia for ignorant hypocrites who brandish God's name, so as to justify changing the nature of our nation. That is a terrifying prospect, for any right thinking man or woman - and we are asked to help them achieve power based on good faith ..... despite their silence on the secular nature of our Federal Constitution.

Now - What was the title of this article again??
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On another note - Mahathir admits that Umno is racist, after spinning all this while that it was only "racialist":-

'Umno is also racist'

He said that since Nazri belongs to a racist party, the minister must then resign from the party deemed to be racist.

"Nazri says I am a racist. Umno is a racist party, it caters to the Malays.
If he feel that he does not belong to the racist party he should resign from the party."

But Bravo!! No Denials Here .... At Last.

Nazri calls Dr M a racist for defending BTN

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz called Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a “bloody racist” for defending the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses, and reasserted the Cabinet’s earlier decision to overhaul the programme.

He also slammed Umno’s Utusan Malaysia newspaper, saying its “denial syndrome” was making him laugh.

The minister in the prime minister’s department also repeated his stand “everybody knows what the BTN is,” so there was nothing to hide.

“You must be a Malaysian whether you’re a minister or not. You must walk your talk. Don’t just because when you were PM, you wanted everyone to support you, you’re Malaysian and the moment you’re no longer PM, that’s it, only talk about the Malays so I cannot accept his comment. When you read his blog it is bloody racist.

“I strongly feel the BTN courses must be in line with the 1 Malaysia slogan by the PM,” he said.

Dr Mahathir had said yesterday that there was no need to revamp BTN’s training modules in the current form and that it was suitable for instilling the patriotic spirit among Malaysians.

For more updates, click on header/link above.

To know more of on why Nazri-Taxi was apparently pissed with the senile old racist man's opinion, click Dr M says criticisms against BTN an ‘exaggeration’.

**Let's just fasten our seat-belts, and hold back the standing ovation for now, folks - this may just be a prelude to something nasty which they have up their sleeves. After all, Nazri of all people, isn't really known for being honest or advocating pluralism, In fact, he's taken to "talking cock" like ducks to water - and has taken it to great heights, I might add. Donno about you - but I for one, would rather err on the side of caution.
Only time will tell if he will flip-flop on this statement, or resort to "redefining" it- after all it is the trademark of those in UMNO, who work with deceit as their raison-d'etre.
Let's see where he goes from here ....

Denial Again ...

“Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case.” – Ahmad Said’s guilty mind speaking~ LKS

The outgoing Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Chief Commissioner Datuk Seri Ahmad Said gravely damaged his own case that he was not stepping down early because of political pressure.

Denying that the mysterious death of DAP political aide Teoh Beng Hock at the MACC headquarters at Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam on July 16, 2009 had attributed to his early retirement, Ahmad said:

“Teoh Beng Hock’s case is nothing. It is a very small case. We have handled much bigger cases.’’

This is generally received by Malaysians as Ahmad Said’s guilty mind speaking, admitting that the MACC cannot exonerate itself or exculpate responsibility for Teoh’s death whatever the outcome of the ongoing inquest to Teoh’s death.

Ahmad’s statement is heartless and grossly insensitive, rubbing salt into the wounds in the hearts of all decent and justice-loving Malaysia.

How can the head of an independent and professional anti-corruption agency dismiss Teoh’s mysterious and shocking death as “a very small case” and of no consequence?

How many lives must be lost in MACC precincts before they become major issues?

Ahmad’s insensitive and offensive statement about Teoh’s death as a “very small case” is only exceeded by his earlier distasteful statement implying that Teoh had committed suicide, saying that “if people investigated could not withstand the pressure and jumped from the building, there was nothing that MACC could do”.

Ahmad’s statement is also patently untrue, as there can be no denial that Teoh’s mysterious death and MACC’s culpability had been the single biggest factor in bringing Malaysia’s ranking in the Transparency International (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2009 by a few notches – with Malaysia falling nine places to 56^th position from 47^th last year and an unprecedented drop of 0.4 CPI score from 5.0 last year to 4.6 this year.

Before he steps down as MACC Chief Commissioner, can Ahmad spell out the reasons why Malaysia’s ranking and score in the TI CPI 2009 had suffered such a grave double plunge, and to let Malaysians know the role played by Teoh’s mysterious death at MACC headquarters for the loss of national and international confidence in the independence, professionalism and integrity of MACC?

In fact, Ahmad has provided Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamed who is to take over as the new MACC chief the opportunity to show whether Malaysians can expect a real difference in the MACC culture, benchmark and modus operandi with a change of MACC leadership – whether Abu Kassim endorses or dissociates himself from Ahmad’s outrageous statement that Teoh’s death is “a very small case” just as whether Abu Kassim will dissociate himself from another of Ahmad’s outrageous attitude that “as far as MACC is concerned, there is no difference between corruption involving a few ringgit and corruption involving a few hundred millions of ringgit”.

Yippee!! It's the season for Umno's "May 13" rhetoric again ...

"We admit that we made a mistake,"
its secretary Nga Kor Ming said at the Parliament lobby yesterday.
-NST

The reports demonstrate how Utusan Malaysia
has somehow managed to turn a childish act into a racial issue.
Its 1 Dec 2009 editorial equated stepping on the photographs of
Mohd Osman Mohd Jailu, Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi and Hee Yit Foong
as tantamount to challenging the dignity of Malay Malaysian leaders.

Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil upped the ante even further
by calling the DAP's behaviour "extremely dangerous" and said it could lead to violence.
"What would happen if there are patriotic or extreme and hot-tempered Malay [Malaysians]
who use this as an excuse to rise up and take revenge because they feel their race has been insulted? Who would take responsibility if violence broke out?" she asked.

Barisan Nasional-appointed Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir
also couldn't help bringing up race in his comments.
He accused the DAP leaders of acting according to their racial political ideology,
which, he claimed, they had been practising all this while.
-TNG

Umno 'rotten to the core'
Muhyiddin: A display of low mentality

Bayangkan apa akan berlaku jika orang Melayu bangkit dan bertindak memijak pula gambar atau poster pemimpin-pemimpin Cina di negara ini. Tidak mustahil peristiwa berdarah 13 Mei yang menjadi sejarah hitam negara akan berulang ~Utusan Malaysia.

(p/s: no MAMAKS Malays were harmed during these demonstrations.
FRU was cool without the chemical shower and gas)
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But we have "Things" to keep you secure the "1-Malaysia" Way:-

The "Malays" are still so POOR .....

The authenticity of the pics below cannot be determined-
but pretty "impressive" (considering the state of our economy) ..... but this may be just one among many, don't you think?

Here is a post/ pics (in June 2009) from a link given by a commenter

http://beautifulnara.com/gambar-rumah-mukhriz-mahathir/

House warming party Mukhriz Mahathir atau kalau ditranslate bulat-bulat ke BM, parti memanaskan rumah Mukhriz Mahathir. Itu le tajuk email yang kitorang terima daripada seorang pembaca Beautiful Nara.

Memang kami kagum sekagum-kagumnya bila tengok gambar-gambar rumah Mukhriz Mahathir nie. Cantik gila beb. Interior lawa, bunga lawa, laman rumah besar. Pendek kata semua memang cun melecun ah.

Ada duit nanti nak try wat rumah macam nie la. Puas hati betul kalau dapat berehat kat rumah secantik nie. Memang rumahku syurgaku.

Lagi gambar rumah Mukhriz Mahathir dengan membaca artikel ini sepenuhnya.