Fish-head Curry and Duress.

LATEST:
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 ─ P. Balasubramaniam
─ the man behind the now infamous statutory declaration
─ and his family have gone missing.

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"Don't we do something that can
destroy what we have done?!?!?!?"
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After spending hours with Bala taking notes of his testimony previously and being familiar with his character, Americk said, ” I am very sceptical that he has signed the second statutory declaration of his own free will and I am convinced he has been intimidated to do so by either threats or promises, as I can think of no other reason.”

Bala then spoke to the ASP and left at around 4.45pm. Americk assumed he was going to meet the ASP at about 6.30pm as they had been talking about having
fishhead curry at Brickfields, said the lawyer.

He said Bala had signed the first declaration in front of a commissioner of oaths - someone whom Bala recognised as having grown up in the same Slim River neighbourhood as himself - on his own free will.

“I am therefore extremely surprised that Mr. Bala, in the space of 24 hours, has engaged the services of another lawyer and affirmed another statutory declaration swearing the first one was untrue and that he was forced to sign it,” said Americk.

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"I mention this as a principle,
meaning if we love our country we must realise that
to build a country like Malaysia is not something easy.
Don't we do something that can destroy
what we have done."
- The Malaysian Insider
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LATEST:
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 ─ P. Balasubramaniam
─ the man behind the now infamous statutory declaration
─ and his family have gone missing.

"After retracting the declaration, Balasubramaniam snuck out without answering any questions from the press. His nephew, Kumaresan, said that the private investigator and his family have not been seen since yesterday.

This latest twist is going to make an already messy situation worse and give credence to claims by the Opposition that Balasubramaniam felt compelled to revise his statutory declaration because he and his family had been threatened."

- The Malaysian Insider

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In another development, I thought the Quran Reading Competition was going on .....

Primetime News and "information" has taken a Religious twist with

Quran recitals and the Melaka History,

condemning "Fitnah" that can destroy Islam & civilization itself!

Somebody must be really shaken up and "under duress" with all the "fish head curry" and SDs in town......

Reminds me of what Russell Peter's dad used to tell him-

"Somebody's gonna get hurt real BAAAAD!

THE SOCIAL CONTRACT - Intro from Che Det.Com

Posted by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad at June 30, 2008 3:59 PM
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Note: Firstly, allow me to thank Dr. Mahathir for allowing his material to be published elsewhere with accreditation.
Pardon the "lazy cut-n-paste blogging" - I just thought that it may be relevant to some past & future posts .....
Not being a regular reader of CheDet.com, I was not aware of this post when I had written The Notion & the "Social Contract". (July 2,2008) with reference to Dr. Shad Faruqi's press statements.
Dr. Mahathir's revelation of his take on the "Malaysian 'social contract'", will be quite interesting - of that you can be quite certain ....
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1. There has been a lot of talk about a Social Contract in Malaysia.

2. Perhaps it would be useful if we understand this concept a little bit more before we argue about it.

3. If we care to look into the origins of the social contract we will find that it is a European concept enunciated by European philosophers. The most famous is Socrates, the Greek philosopher who was jailed and sentenced to death.

4. He refused to escape and migrate to another Greek city-state because he believed he was bound by a social contract to live by the laws of his state of Athens as he was born and brought up there, benefiting from the aforesaid laws.

5. Before this social contract, men were said to live in a State of Nature, where there was no law to govern the relation between individuals in a small primitive society. The law of the jungle prevailed where might was right.

6. As society grew it became necessary to have laws which govern the behaviour of members of the society. All citizens were committed to respect and submit to the laws. This understanding is in fact a social contract although there was no oral or written undertaking to respect and submit to the laws. This was the view of Socrates. Later philosophers enlarged on this concept but there was never a requirement for a formal contract.

7. The Greeks are said to practise a democratic form of Government. However the citizen who had the right to participate in Government were limited to male adults of sound mind. Women, children, slaves, captives, criminals and foreigners were not accorded the rights of citizens and could not play a part in Government.

8. Much of European civilisation is based on the Greek civilisation. But as society grew bigger, direct participation in Government by the people became impossible.

9. At one stage democracy was abandoned in favour of feudalism in which a monarch ruled by Divine Right. In Asia this had always been the form of Government. Nevertheless the submission of the subjects to the Monarch was also a form of social contract.

10. Later feudalism was replaced by republicanism i.e. a return to the public of the power of Government.

11. Numerous forms of republics have emerged, each with its own set of laws and rules regarding the government of the country. But whatever may be the form, the laws and the rules, the citizens are bound by them. There would be no written contract but for foreigners to accept the rights of citizenship, there would usually be a formal undertaking to submit to the laws and system of the Government of the country.

12. After becoming citizens their offspring would automatically be regarded as citizens and as citizens they need not swear a formal oath of allegiance to the country. This right is through jus sanguinis i.e. through blood relation.

13. But there can also be citizenship by being born in the country or jus soli. This can be provided for by the laws of the country.

14. But whether citizenship is gained through jus sanguinis or jus soli, the social contract still applies even though there is no formal oath taking.

15. What is clear is that a social contract is a general understanding on the part of a citizen to submit to and obey the laws and the institutions of the country. The social contract governs not just his relation with the country, its Government and its institutions but also his relationship with his fellow citizens.

16. After receiving comments on this I will talk about the Malaysian social contract and its effect on Malaysia.

Dr. Mahathir, CheDet.com

(Highlights/font work of item no. 15 are mine)

It's so Sub Jaundice .....

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Mr. Lai Si-Foh, a prominent personality was recently interviewed by the Media of Bolehsia, with regard to attempts to "smear his image" with the Magnum P.I.'s SD.
He appeared to "be cool" despite the controversial nature of the allegations .....
Here are excerpts of the interview :-

Media: Good Morning, Sir. Are you disturbed by the recent allegations?

LAI : My response is very simple - we have to practice DENIALS.
Read my rosy pink lips - It's a lie.
I mean L-I-E, even though my name Lai sounds the same - fabrications, Fitnah! WHY NOW? That's the question!

Ha, Ha. You see - I'm still smiling.
I can see that the person accused of having Mee Soto is trying to fabricate stories about me thru Mr. Magnum - now you can see that he has withdrawn "significant" parts - actually all of his SD already.
His new SD was an SD of DENIAL .
Actually, he has effectively called himself a LIAR & a cuckoo!
You saw him - he was so happy today, despite the fact that he was smiling with Anwar yesterday.
Now his credibility is blown to pieces - kaput! Ha, Ha!
It was all so simple to disprove these rumours of malicious intent.
I just have to deny it.
So, No case loh .... heh, heh - you know I donno how to lie, and the people know that!

Even my boss says so .... and of course, as my boss also said that people accused of having Mee Soto will obviously deny it!
And my boss also tells you all to believe what he says now- even though he lied on numerous occasions in the past, about everything.

As for Magnum's SD, he cannot comment, as it may be "sub jaundice".
The question is, "WHY NOW" - you cannot say "Why not now ...".
That's also "sub jaundice" .... I think - if it isn't, I'm sure we can tell Mr. Petai there to cook up a real hot sambal petai with the Mee Soto and put the matter to Rest In Peace.

Media: What have you got to say about the coffee boy who served Mee Soto - that Psyfool character?

Mr. LAI : Yes. He's a "nice" boy - a real sub.
And a Mee Soto flunky from the reputed Soto Uni.
... cute too, I might add. Ha, ha.
Oh - I never had anything to do with him or his SD or report, even though he visits me at my home ...... it was "nice".
He simply did it to save his honor or what's left of it .... ha, ha.
The spin that he was an outstanding member of a religious club doesn't hold anymore, though - his name wasn't in the registry- a mega-conspiracy.
It went missing, just like the Congolian immigra ..... sorry- that cannot be mentioned.
It's sub jaundice or something like that. Ask Mr. Petai - he'll tell you.....

Aah yes, anyway - he was 'distressed'.
His hands which are normally soft, supple and warm was so "seram sejuk" - I won't go into details about other parts of his body, as it may be sub jaundice

The cops can handle the matter - I'm sure they'll do a good job Mee Soto .... heh, heh.
Oh- by the by ... He needed some help you see - I'm sure he was telling the truth, as I inspected him and saw the Mee Soto damage on him.

Yes - Mee Soto makes your hands "seram sejuk".
I speak from my personal experience in certain boys' hostels those days .....
People come to me for help all the time .. they come for all sorts of things - even from Congolia, SWAT teams. Yes .... also on truly explosive issues that need to be handled with care.

Media : How come you have not defended yourself or your Mrs., by suing Mr. Pete for libel or defamation after his SD the other day? The people may perceive you to be a wimp, for not being able to defend your Mrs., don't you think?

Mr. LAI : Mr. Petai can handle that.
I don't have to do anything beyond making denials.
Oh - BTW, Did you hear that his website CongoliaToday was hacked?
That was good, huh?

The people know that I'm not a LIAR, don't have Mee Soto, and help coffee boys who I know normally have warm, soft, supple hands.
Once again, I won't speak of other parts .... sub jaundice - whatever that means ....
As for my Mrs, well, hasn't she said she's got bigger things to handle?
That would lay to rest any doubts about my legendary virility .... ROTFLOL!!

Anyway, in Bolehsia, we just ignore such things - after some time, the people will forget about it when they have to work longer & harder to feed their kids.
They can eat Mee Soto for all I care .....
The people just cannot think when they are tired out, trying to eke out a living ... brilliant, isn't it?
Yes - they'll get too tired to think of what my Mrs or I do in our free time with Congolians or Coffee boys.

Lastly, I must once again ask - WHY NOW?
Those magic words will demolish all allegations ... "be cool".

Media : Thank you, Mr. Lai- err... for such the enlightening revelations.

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Disclaimer:
The above is totally fictional - and I'd make a Statutory Declaration on that. Mind it!
Any semblance anyone alive is purely a coincidence.

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In a separate development ......
the following was seen on Malaysiakini:

"Meanwhile, Balasubramaniam’s lawyer, Americk Singh Sidhu, who was with the former yesterday when he made the stunning revelations, was "absolutely unaware" of the latest development.

Americk told Malaysiakini that Balasubramaniam received a phone call from the police soon after his press conference yesterday to report to the Brickfields police station.

"I advised him that as a law-abiding citizen, he should go and see them. So I fetched him to the Brickfields police station at 4.45pm yesterday and I haven’t heard from him since," he said stressing that he has failed to contact Balasubramaniam since this news broke out.

Balasubramaniam's statutory declaration was affirmed before commissioner of oaths Zainal Abidin Muhayat, bearing an address that has been traced to Zul Rafique & Partners - a pro-establishment law firm owned by Zulkifly Rafique who is Federal Territories minister Zulhasnan Rafique's brother."

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First statutory declaration made voluntarily: Lawyer
Lawyer Americk Singh Sidhu denied that private investigator P Balasubramaniam affirmed his first sworn statement under duress.
- Malaysiakini
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 - Our military has no intelligence.
- The Malaysian Insider.
(Note: These words above, were cut & pasted here. These words are no longer there as far as I can see - It may have been a misprint.
It has been edited/ rephrased, and here's an excerpt:
"Salleh went so far as to claim that the military had no intelligence with regards to these matters even though they involved not just top political figures in our country but the government's top executives as these were "criminal cases. The military looks at things related to security, e.g., militants and terrorists. Like you (the press), we are simply monitoring events.")
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"As I am familiar with the character of Mr Bala having spent hours with him recording his statement, I am very skeptical that he has signed the second statutory declaration of his own free will and I am convinced he has been intimidated to do so by either threats or promises, as I can think of no other reason.

The commissioner of oaths who attested the first statutory declaration is prepared to confirm what I have stated above as far as the voluntariness of Mr Bala’s statutory declaration is concerned.

In fact Mr Bala recognised the commissioner as soon as he saw him as both apparently grew up in the same neighbourhood in Slim River, which is something I had no knowledge of."
- Americk Singh Sidhu

Nobody's attacking the Constitution!

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Last year, I heard the tongues wagging that the PDRM has been allocated new "everything" - from Helmets, uniforms, boots, to weapons.
Of course the stories said that these were "contigency plans" - sort of preparation for the anticipated mauling of the BN.

Today, (after Bersih, Hindraf, the 12th GE, PR, RPK and DSAI),
chedet.com attacked,
Torrent hosts are shut down,
Streamyx is bogged down,
Aliran website attacked,
MT gets hacked after some controversial SDs,
DSAI files police report,
and Google alerts tell me that KLSE trading has been suspended.

Then, I read something interesting on Malaysian Insider .....
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Latest on Altantuya case

P. Balasubramaniam, the private investigator hired by Razak Baginda to keep Altantuya away from him, has signed a statutory declaration which basically shows Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's alleged involvement in the case. He swears to seeing an SMS from Najib to Razak on the day he was arrested which said: "I am seeing IGP at 11am today… matter will be solved… be cool."

Anwar reveals sworn statement by Abdul Razak Baginda's private investigator P. Balasubramaniam, which basically shows Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's alleged involvement in the case. He swears to seeing an SMS from Najib to Razak on the day he was arrested which said: "I am seeing IGP at 11am today… matter will be solved… be cool."

Statutory declaration in full to come.

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"The men in blue jealously guarded their turf and the government felt that the sight of men in green fatigues with M16s on patrol duty on the streets of Kuala Lumpur would put the country on par with war-torn African states and unstable East European nations, and conjure up the image of a country under emergency.

This could change this week.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said yesterday that the police and armed forces will be holding a joint public order exercise until Monday and the military will be called in to maintain public order if the security situation in Malaysia deteriorates."
- Malaysian Insider, Joint Police -Army exercise sparks emergency talk
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Defence and Internal Security taking over the Govt of AAB?
An impending coup d'etat in UMNO Baru?
Although these reports may be considered as "alarmist" by some, the prospect of it happening is very real, given the history of the nation - especially when some people refuse to learn from it, and resort to cooking it.

Then again, one might want to consider this .....

The Anwar saga 2008
"Anwar declares war to save Malaysia"

Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul, who was also the emcee for the event, gave a slice of what was in store when he stepped up to the podium at 9pm.

"The drums of war have already sounded. This time, it's not their field but ours. We will tell the rakyat what really happened, who's really involved...things you won't read about in the local papers."

"There is no turning back...I will fight! I will fight morning, I will fight noon, I will fight evening, I will fight night! I will not stand for all this fitnah and such rotten things!" Anwar thundered.

"This is not a question of Anwar, but a question of saving Malaysia. The government mechanism should not be used to oppress the people...but to protect the interest of the people," he thundered when he entered the arena at 10pm.

And though he went on at length about a great many things, Anwar has got one thing right, if nothing else.

"The issue now is about national governance. Other issues...are mere distractions."

For Anwar, the cloak-and-dagger games are over.

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Just familiarizing myself with the army & police insignias for now .....

The Notion & the "Social Contract".

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“The Constitution is under attack by a number of people who believe that we should move towards the Islamic state.
It is under attack by those who feel that the ‘social contract’ must be renegotiated.
Frankly, it is also undermined by judges and civil servants who apply their own interpretations of the Constitution and allow their personal allegiances to colour the practical application of the laws that govern our country.”
- Shad Saleem Faruqi

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One could attempt to deny it - but we are an Immigrant state.
Immigrants made Malaysia what it once was - "dynamic" (not anymore, though).
Save the "Orang Asli/Pribumi", everyone one of us are in actual fact, descendants of immigrants (if not immigrants themselves).
The "Chinese", "Indian", "Pakistani" and even the "Malay" (maybe to a lesser extent?) is an immigrant (more so, since 'Project M').

With the onset of "the new world order" of nation-states and Merdeka, in order to preserve, maintain and work on the riches of the nation - a political understanding among the various ethnic communities became a necessity.
It gave rise to The Federal Constitution, and also the much trumpeted "social contract between equals" in a political alliance.

The Federal Constitution is a "Social Contract".
The Constitution in its entirety is the only social contract that we have and we know - and its interpretation is subject to the spirit in which it was formulated.

Royal Prof Emeritus Ungku Aziz, implied that "the Social Contract" (as was trumpeted at certain political rallies and in the media, but strangely forbidden to be discussed) is nothing but a figment of imagination and a political spin, created for political expediency - It apparently Doesn't Exist!
However, Ungku Aziz wasn't talking about The Federal Constitution - it was the BN political rhetoric that he referred to.

The much trumpeted "Social Contract", is simply the agreement of the relevant parties towards establishing the Alliance. Unlike the Federal Constitution, it isn't something that's sacred, for the citizens of Malaysia to unquestioningly "abide by it" - but of course some would choose to deny that, lest the 5.13 Bogeyman awakens to haunt the nation once again.

For Shad to say (at his book launch or Star interview), that the Constitution is under attack by those who demand that the "social contract" be "renegotiated" is, I believe, inaccurate and misleading.
To imply that the political rhetoric of "the social contract" is The Federal Constitution, is nothing short of "a sin"!

To demand that we adhere to the Federal Constitution in its non-negotiable "spirit" and entirety, isn't an attack!
To discuss the Constitution and create awareness of it through healthy debate instead of a streetfight, is not to question it.
On the contrary - to understand it is to defend it from the perversion that it has been subject to. It's a necessity, so that Malaysia survives the onslaught of these Pirates of the Constitution. What is challenged, is simply the twisted definitions and 600 amendments that the Constitution has been subject to for 50yrs (more so in the last 20), which Shad deplores - nothing more.

Therefore, paranoia expressed by certain politicians who claim that - to discuss it, is to "challenge the social contract"- is totally unfounded and a cheap "fear mongering" trick. "Fear of destabilization" as a result of "inflamed passions" would not arise, unless these very politicians create the circumstances for it.
It is therefore, they who are responsible for the ignorance and potentially "inflamed passions" of the rakyat - not those who discuss the Constitution or the social contract.

From the right & left, these attacks just come from different leagues of "Pirates of the Constitution", and both preach "supremacy" of some sort (not so different from a fascists/ racists).
They who have redefined it based on the notion of Ketuanan Melayu or the "Syariah State", ignore the spirit in which it was formulated, at their own peril - and at the risk of destroying the nation along with it.

There is an argument that states that "the social contract is in the constitution". That argument cites convenient articles while ignoring the spirit of the constitution in its entirety. (Nor can Article 3 be used as an excuse to declare Malaysia an Islamic State, as Mahathir did for other reasons).
That argument is erroneous becos the social contract isn't in the constitution, but -"the Federal Constitution in its entirety, is THE social contract".
In citing the Constitution, one does not get to pick and choose elements from it, for political expediency - To do so, would be, to subject the Constitution to attack.

It was probably these attacks that Prof Shad refers to - should that be the case, I'm in total agreement. Or else, I'm inclined to believe (despite his credentials) that he was "a little confused" in his press statement, or a spin doctor did a good job on him.

It is what happens when the nation is held at ransom by pirates, who use Democracy to subvert the very instrument they use to legitimize their power - the Constitution. The Constitution, which is our date with destiny is indeed, under attack.

Being "imperfect"(as Shad Faruqi says it is), The Constitution has IMHO, one Major flaw/defect - in its "definition" the Malay - that it has ridiculously tied a "race" to an idea/faith/Islam.
Imagine this - to dissent would mean to be "constitutionally de-Malay-ise" yourself - or render one an "unconstitutional Malay"!!!
It was probably in the interest of enforcing/ manipulating "Malayness" politically, and preventing the freedom of thought - I wouldn't know (..... but it's fine by me). If it is demeaning (in that, it restricts freedom of thought), is however something for the "legally Malay of Nusantara" to consider.
As to how the 'constitutional experts' could have formulated such an ill-conceived "definition" of a race, is beyond my comprehension.

This "Constitutional definition of a Malay" has been so exclusively used, manipulated, and stressed on by many a "Ketuanan Melayu" politician, to create a siege mentality among the masses.
And it was only to evoke paranoia and distrust - so as to subvert the Spirit of Equality, Liberty, Fraternity and Solidarity that has been enshrined in The Constitution.

Wawasan 2020 was however launched, to blind a people, in a state struggling for nationhood, through the common identity of a "Bangsa Malaysia". At the very same time though, this idea was however subverted , (with the notion of 'KetuananMelayu' and the ever present "Chinese/Indian bogeyman"), and hence twisted the "social contract" of the Constitution into something it isn't.
To say that one "race or religion" is superior to the other (as per the prevalent political rhetoric), is to subvert the spirit in which the constitution was formulated.
To say that Malay rights would be "threatened" by the discussion & knowledge of Constitution is totally malicious.

What matters to politicians though, is power and control over the riches that belong to the masses, and that the masses are "made to know" that only they can "defend the rights of the people"!
The 65% of the nation's wealth that was in the hands of the British at Merdeka, was gradually squandered away upon acquisition by proponents of the NEP/ Ketuanan Melayu - leaving apparently 19% (at par value, actually) "Bumiputra" stake in the economy.
Such is the business acumen of the NEP-ists. Yes - the rempits, the pakcik/makciks and the usahawan bumiputra can still thump their chests and proudly say that the leaders are "protecting their interests".
It's all in the name of 'nation building', though - so it is fine.

Let's face facts - There is no way that the "Non-Malay" as a race, can dominate politically, given the demographics of Malaysia.
Hypothetically speaking- given this reality, should a PM of a minority community come to power as a "true-blue Malaysian", it would be political suicide for him to deny affirmative action for any "race" in particular.
[Why would he do that, when "Apartheid/Race/ Religious Politics" may be quite unconstitutional anyway?]

Until and unless, a True Malaysian (not a Malay, Chinese, Indian or Alaskan) helms the nation, "nationhood" is but a pipe-dream.
Until then, an Immigrant State with "Notionhood" is all we have
- that's Wawasan 2020 for you.

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"Transculturalism is not a total objective reality, there has to be a conscious subjective component which must express itself in the public space, in a democratic fashion without political interference...... "
- Donald Cuccioletta, Multiculturalism or Transculturalism: Towards a
Cosmopolitan Citizenship.

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Malaysia Boleh News - Google Alerts Edition

As I Read No Holds Barred yesterday, I thought to myself -

"This is HUGE -Google alerts tomorrow would be real interesting!"

It sure was interesting

- pure unadulterated swill on Malaysia in the international media.

BTW, I saw something very "strange" Prof Shad Faruqi's interview with the Star (Sunday), at the launch of Shad's new book - I wonder if it was a Shad-spin or a Media spin ... that'll be coming up soon - dedicated to Prof Shad Saleem Faruqi.

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The powers that be, 10 years on - Karim Raslan

Turbulent times in Malaysia - Guardian.co.uk

Mud in Malaysia - By Philip Bowring, Intl Herald Tribune

Most Malaysians believe Anwar is innocent

- Reuters, Jalil Hamid

Malaysia's Anwar tells huge rally he will seize power

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has vowed to seize power from a "corrupt" government at a rally of some 15,000 supporters as he fights back against new sodomy accusations.

In an impassioned speech to a packed stadium Tuesday night, Anwar said it was time to boot out the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition which has governed Malaysia for a half a century since independence from Britain.

"The BN government cannot be trusted to manage the economy of this country because there is too much corruption," he told the crowd which shouted the opposition battlecry of "Reformasi" or "Reform".

"Time is up, you get out, let us move in!" Anwar said to loud cheers.

Wah, Malaysia come out tops in bribery too…allegedly

- by Foong Speaks Her Mind

“Malaysia Must Avoid The Myanmar Junta and Mugabe Syndrome”-by Jin Ming Pan

Malaysia's Anwar accuses police chief, attorney general (Roundup) Asia-Pacific News, Jul 1, 2008, 11:56 GMT

The Oil-for-Food scandal revisited
By Malaysia Blogger(Malaysia Blogger)
Malaysia was the fourth highest purchaser of oil - RM1.8 billion. Malaysia Today published a posted an article the UN Oil for Food Programmed on 1 Jul 2008. Read the Full Report of the article from.
MALAYSIA ALTERNATIVE VOICES - http://malaysiavoices.blogspot.com/

THE AG-IGP TAG-TEAM FABRICATED EVIDENCE
By Md Radzi Ahmad
Raja Petra Kamarudin signed a false Statutory Declaration. So say the Attorney-General (AG) and Inspector-General of Police (IGP). And, for that, Raja Petra must be sent to jail for two years under Section 203 of the penal Code. ...
The Preferred Path - http://mradziahmad.wordpress.com

Malaysia Today moving
By Danny
The old site was http://www.malaysia-today.net/ and the new site is http://www.malaysia-today.net/blogs. But somehow the URL seems to be down. I am not sure if http://www.malaysiatoday.com is the new site. Anyone? ...
The Danesh Project - http://thedaneshproject.com

Breaking News-Malaysia's Anwar says sodomy charge "a conspiracy"
By futuresblog(futuresblog)
Najib, widely viewed as the heir apparent to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Anwar's chief rival for power, has repeatedly denied having anything to do with the case. Abdullah met Anwar's wife, Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, ...
My Trader's View - http://mytradersview.blogspot.com/

Rosmah: I am innocent Malaysia Star - Malaysia
In his June 18 statutory declaration, Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin alleged to have knowledge that two lieutenant colonels and Rosmah were ...

I am innocent....By Lai Ying(Lai Ying)
In his June 18 statutory declaration, Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin alleged to have knowledge that two lieutenant colonels and Rosmah were present when Altantuya’s body was blown up on Oct 19, 2006. ...

M'sian deputy leader's wife denies hand in Mongolian woman's slaying
Straits Times - Singapore
Blogger Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin filed a sworn statement last month claiming he had evidence that Ms Rosmah and two others were at the murder scene when ...

I will not sue Raja Petra, says Rosmah

New Straits Times

She said she would not sue Raja Petra Kamaruddin, the website editor who alleged that she was at the scene of the crime in a statutory declaration. ...

Constrasting Reactions
By Khoo Kay Peng(Khoo Kay Peng)
Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, will not sue Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin for alleging her involvement in the murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu. “I have nothing to say. ...
Straight Talk - http://khookaypeng.blogspot.com/

Parameswaran displeased with article in ‘Today’ that runs down Rosmah
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
It was personalities who determined the state of relations between Malaysia and Singapore, he said in response to a news report published in a local tabloid ...

Political plot full of sound and fury - Suhaimi Aznam, The Star

Sodo Mee -The Production Dispute Press Conference

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has taken refuge in the Turkish Embassy, saying he fears a government plot to assassinate him.
"I have been told that my assassination has not been ruled out as means to subvert the people's will and bring an end to the transformational changes taking place in Malaysia," Anwar wrote on his blog from the Turkish Embassy where he was holed up since early Sunday.
- The Canadian Press

PKR Press Conference 08/06/08: Crossover is on schedule


Anwar Ibrahim: Press Conference 29/06/2008 Part 1


Anwar Ibrahim: Press Conference 29/06/2008 Part 2

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That's all fine ..... charges may be trumped up, it may be a conspiracy and blah, blah...
not that I care what anybody does in their spare time with their tennis partners, pet monkeys or asses anyway - but ....,
I was wondering .... what the hell was a newbie wannabe "volunteer" with no track record (like PsyFool), doing as a "personal aide" to a prominent personality??!!
What's so great about this Uniten flunky, that he should deserve to be what he supposedly was?

AI has definitely lost a great deal of credibility here ...
That too, with A Kid (Sai-who??) - not even a pro (unlike Emu Hafelda, the last time ...)!!!!
It's failure of colossal proportions - to protect himself from these charges - malicious, trumped up or not!
And here we are, hoping to have a political rebirth for the nation under your leadership!

Tell me it wasn't a FOOLISH act on your part, DSAI!!
Jeez man - wake up and look around you, Anwar ---- how can you let anybody, "unscreened from A-Z", even near you?
You know as well as the jackass nextdoor that there's no such thing as "in good faith" in politics!
And you say that you "fear an assassination plot"??

Get real, Anwar ..... in politics, YOU ARE PUBLIC PROPERTY - especially in leadership; and you have to take care of yourself as a national treasure!!!
You cannot let every little kid volunteer wander in to be your personal "aide" (whatever that means).
Hope you know what you have done here, DSAI - don't worry, though - the people are still with you ....

I'm really not sure who's behind all this, although the writings on the wall does implicate a prominent person who denies any involvement and is using this as a "diversion".

"A little bird" gave me a very unlikely spin, though -
Maybe DSAI set up the whole thing himself, to ridicule the authorities and "prove a point"!
That's quite laughable, if you ask me.
Ridiculous, one would say .... but who knows, huh?
As they say, "It Politics!"

PS
Forget about the many Keadilan membership forms that are being held back by those who wish to wait-and-see Anwar in action first ...
We're still waiting for the much trumpeted "crossovers" that are now "derailed" and by-elections for you entry into parliament lah.

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