A bersanding ceremony is void without the bridegroom, will the RCI findings be disputable without Anwar Ibrahim....

Anwar Ibrahim was the person who exposed the Lingam video clip which led to the formation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI). Anwar Ibrahim was listed as one of 16 witnesses to be called by the RCI. However two weeks had past and with more than a dozen witnesses called,yet, Anwar Ibrahim never made it to the stand.

Today,the royal commission probing the scandalous judge-fixing video clip today decided not to call Anwar Ibrahim as a witness at this stage.Its chairperson Haidar Mohd Noor said that the evidence to be given by these witnesses were not directly linked to the inquiry. I fail to understand how the commission members arrived at such a decision?

Can the findings of RCI be valid, if the star witness is denied from being heard of his testimony? Its akin to a bersanding ceremony,when all preparation are ready,while the bride waits for the bridegroom;the kadi and his entourage so keen to solemnized the marriage, suddenly the bridegroom failed to appear, can the marriage be considered valid?

The simple truth is that the RCI is becoming more an embarrassment for the gomen of Pat Lah and also that of Mahathir, as more worms are being spilled out of the can. Now the political masters 'sudah campur tangan' and are calling the shots. The RCI is loosing its transparency and independence. After all the RCI members are handpicked by Pat Lah. Pat Lah and Mahathir are and were their 'tuan besar' respectively. With such a revelation,this would further damage their bosses reputation as more and more skeleton starts falling out of the cupboard?

Even the guy who was put to supervise the RCI, i.e., the commission secretary Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid,made it clear by saying,“It’s not going to be that open anymore, like previously. It’s not nice for the news to come out first and then only it is (evidence) decided whether it is relevant to the terms of reference of the inquiry,” Checked out who this Datuk Abdullah Sani is?

Anwar Ibrahim released a ‘third segment’ of the controversial VK Lingam video.The new five-minute clip, which the opposition leader said was given to him last Friday,and was posted on his official website.Check it here.

According to Anwar,“This clip adduces additional evidence that the conspiracy currently being investigated by the royal commission extends beyond the attempt to fix the appointment of (former chief justice) Ahmad Fairuz to the Federal Court. “This new segment directly implicates former chief justice Mohamed Dzaiddin Abdullah who allegedly received bribes from (senior lawyer) VK Lingam and (business tycoon) Vincent Tan,” he said in a statement.

As the plot thickens.....correct...correct...correct...lets, korek....korek...korek....

Btw, I have a hunch that Parliment will be dissolve on Mon. 25 February 2008. Penamaan calon on Thurs. 6 March 2008 and voting on Sat. 15 March 2008.

Ligam video clip part 3

Transcript of the latest segment.

Lingam: The constitution judges said the constitution said, in the opinion of the prime minister he recommend. Who the prime minister recommend? So you are Dzaiddin, you are chief justice, you recommend 10 names, I consent, I said I want these 15 names, can’t do anything. He recommend to rulers, rulers only consulted, not approve, only consult. You know?

[Voice off-camera]: Because if it goes up to the Court of Appeal…

Lingam: Now Dzaiddin wants to come through the PM because he wants his Tun-ship. So…he doing everything to please the PM lah, but he recommended five judges, three…three approved, which is Tun Eusoff Chin’s men, two not Eusoff Chin’s men which we objected. I prepared the report and rejected… but he wants to appeal again lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Can he appeal?

Lingam: He can appeal lah, but will be rejected lah.

[Voice off-camera]: I never know appointment can be rejected you know?

Lingam: No, recommendation can be rejected. The PM shall recommend so and so, after consulting so and so. So, PM suppose to consult Loh Mui Fah before he recommends. So Loh Mui Fah recommend 10 names, he in fact can say I disagree with your 10 names, I recommend Gurm…Lingam and so and so. Nothing you can do. You are only…you are supposed to be consulted, not to be approved. You see the point or not? The constitution said consult. I suppose to consult my father before I marry, I consulted him, he disagreed but still I married!

[Voice off-camera]: Because that is not final, ah.

Lingam: Right, consult is to discuss. That’s all. But if I must get my father’s approval before married, then different. Approval different from consult.

[Voice off-camera]: So, who is the lord president now?

Lingam: Now chief justice Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Dzaiddin

Lingam: But between you and me. We have taken Dzaiddin for dinner three times.

[Voice off-camera]: Three times already.

Lingam: And we have given him the most expensive gift. Don’t ask about it lah. I have given him and Vincent Tan has given him. So, he also cannot attack us. Tomorrow we go say we give you this, this, this. He cannot go and say you are a agent. Correct or not? So, he is neither here nor there lah. That’s all.

[Voice off-camera]: But… Chief Justice..

Lingam: But in the court when I argue with him. He said, Datuk Lingam you said you will take one hour. I said, my Lord, it is only 50 minutes, I got another 10 minutes. But…I appreciate. Thank you, thank you… He is very nice with me, very polite with me. I have been sending cakes every Hari Raya. Vincent has been sending. He can’t go and say he is very clean, correct or not?

[Voice off-camera]: But then he is…

Lingam: But he is playing his game lah. He got the job, that’s it. Now, September he is finished that’s all. Make sure he is not extended.

[Voice off-camera]: But, he may ask for extension.

Lingam: He is hoping… he told somebody that he likes the job very much. Then he likes…Let him dream lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Above him is the Lord President?

Lingam: He is the number one man, Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Whose the Lord President?

Lingam: He is called… those days called lord president, now called chief justice, federal court.

[Voice off-camera]: Oh… it is the same title.

Lingam: Number two President Court of Appeal, that Wan Adnan, my personal friend. He was sick. Nobody knows he is close to me. Right, in fact, he never knew his name is going up until I told him. Then number three, Ahmad Fairuz, Chief Judge Malaya. Ahmad Fairuz is going to be acting, now acting…number two. Right? So, next minute, even Raja Aziz said he is going to be the next top job. He is…definitely number one lah. So, he told me I leave it all to you and you must help me and all…I said I’ll arrange for you to meet Tengku Adnan, Vincent and meet with PM lah… But this bugger is sometimes a bit scared. Ah…I must play shadow from the behind. Nobody should know I know you. Then you can help more. But people, see you know more, like Eusoff Chin, because I met him in New Zealand, became a problem. But if I didn’t meet him in New Zealand, it’s a… no problem. Correct or not? Unfortunate.

[Voice off-camera]: Then, in your…then they said you have taken photograph with him holidaying in…huh…huh…

Lingam: But unfortunately, I didn’t know. The worst thing I didn’t know Eusoff Chin put his hand like that! Alamak…so…I also didn’t know about it. What to do?

[Voice off-camera]: Then… then…

Lingam: Do you know, today one o’clock, Eusoff Chin having lunch in his house today. Hari Raya today. He called me and my wife to come. I told him we don’t go today, we make it another day. I don’t come but my wife and children will come. You know or not? I told my wife to call…[unclear]…
[phone rings]…

Lingam: The constitution judges said the constitution said, in the opinion of the prime minister he recommend. Who the prime minister recommend? So you are Dzaiddin, you are chief justice, you recommend 10 names, I consent, I said I want these 15 names, can’t do anything. He recommend to rulers, rulers only consulted, not approve, only consult. You Know?

[Voice off-camera]: Because if it goes up to the Court of Appeal…

Lingam: Now Dzaiddin wants to come through the PM because he wants his Tun-ship. So…he doing everything to please the PM lah, but he recommended five judges, three…three approved, which is Tun Eusoff Chin’s men, two not Eusoff Chin’s men which we objected. I prepared the report and rejected… but he wants to appeal again lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Can he appeal?

Lingam: He can appeal lah, but will be rejected lah.

[Voice off-camera]: I never know appointment can be rejected you know?

Lingam: No, recommendation can be rejected. The PM shall recommend so and so, after consulting so and so. So, PM suppose to consult Loh Mui Fah before he recommends. So Loh Mui Fah recommend 10 names, he in fact can say I disagree with your 10 names, I recommend Gurm…Lingam and so and so. Nothing you can do. You are only…you are supposed to be consulted, not to be approved. You see the point or not? The constitution said consult. I suppose to consult my father before I marry, I consulted him, he disagreed but still I married!

[Voice off-camera]: Because that is not final, ah.

Lingam: Right, consult is to discuss. That’s all. But if I must get my father’s approval before married, then different. Approval different from consult.

[Voice off-camera]: So, who is the lord president now?

Lingam Now chief justice Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Dzaiddin…

Lingam: But between you and me. We have taken Dzaiddin for dinner three times.

[Voice off-camera]: Three times already.

Lingam: And we have given him the most expensive gift. Don’t ask about it lah. I have given him and Vincent Tan has given him. So, he also cannot attack us. Tomorrow we go say we give you this this this. He cannot go and say you are a agent. Correct or not? So, he is neither here nor there lah. That’s all.

[Voice off-camera]: But… Chief Justice..

Lingam: But in the court when I argue with him. He said, Datuk Lingam you said you will take one hour. I said, my Lord, it is only 50 minutes, I got another 10 minutes. But…I appreciate. Thank you, thank you… He is very nice with me, very polite with me. I have been sending cakes every hari raya. Vincent has been sending. He can’t go and say he is very clean, correct or not?

[Voice off-camera]: But then he is…

Lingam: But he is playing his game lah. He got the job, that’s it. Now, September he is finished that’s all. Make sure he is not extended.

[Voice off-camera]: But, he may ask for extension.

Lingam: He is hoping… he told somebody that he likes the job very much. Then he likes…Let him dream lah.

[Voice off-camera]: Above him is the Lord President?

Lingam: He is the number one man, Dzaiddin.

[Voice off-camera]: Oh… it is the same title.

Lingam: Number two President Court of Appeal, that Wan Adnan, my personal friend. He was sick. Nobody knows he is close to me. Right, in fact, he never knew his name is going up until I told him. Then number three, Ahmad Fairuz, Chief Judge Malaya. Ahmad Fairuz is going to be acting, now acting…number two. Right? So, next minute, even Raja Aziz said he is going to be the next top job. He is…definitely number one lah. So, he told me I leave it all to you and you must help me and all…I said I’ll arrange for you to meet Tengku Adnan, Vincent and meet with PM lah…But this bugger is sometimes a bit scared. Ah…I must play shadow from the behind. Nobody should know I know you. Then you can help more. But people, see you know more, like Eusoff Chin, because I met him in New Zealand, became a problem. But if I didn’t meet him in New Zealand, it’s a… no problem. Correct or not? Unfortunate.

[Voice off-camera]: Then, in your…then they said you have taken photograph with him holidaying in…huh…huh…

Lingam: But unfortunately, I didn’t know. The worst thing I didn’t know Eusoff Chin put his hand like that! Alamak…so…I also didn’t know about it. What to do?

[Voice off-camera]: Then… thenLingam: Do you know, today one o’clock, Eusoff Chin having lunch in his house today. Hari Raya today. He called me and my wife to come. I told him we don’t go today, we make it another day. I don’t come but my wife and children will come. You know or not? I told my wife to call…[unclear]… [phone rings]

Lingam: Hello…Joe Ah…!

Note: Because some parts of the recording are inaudible the transcript may not be 100% accurate

cheers.

They went there only to protest against rising prices,but harassed like wanted criminals...

56 people, including several opposition and NGO leaders, were arrested for attending a rally to protest against rising prices of fuel and other essential items. City police chief Deputy Comm. Datuk Muhamad Sabtu Osman said police obtained an order from the magistrate's court to stop the rally by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes). He said police dispersed the rally without using any force.

the crowd

Among those arrested were five members of Protes named in the court order are Dr Hatta Ramli, Tian Chua, Arutchelvam Subramaniam, Simon Oii and Ronnie Liew. Others included PSM pro-tem chairman Dr Mohd Nasir Hashim,Mohamad Sabu,Dr Zulkifli Ahmad and Ginie Lim.

the police,FRU & mata gelap

Malaysiakini journalist Syed Jamal Zahid was detained for “asking too many questions”. According to Jamal, all he had asked was on what grounds were the police arresting people. Dr Hatta, Tian Chua and lawyer Jonson Chong were arrested while they were giving a press conference at a restaurant opposite the Australia High Commission in Jalan Yap Kwan Seng near KLCC. Dr Hatta told reporters that they would challenge the court order obtained by the police.

Dr.Mohd.Nasir Hashim

Their only tasks was to protest against rising prices,they didnt bring along any weapons of mass destruction or molotov cocktails or even a bamboo stick nor a pen knife to express their bitternesses against gomen's indiscriminate price hikes,but,instead were treated as wanted felons. However,the gomen send in their heavy artillery to subdue the protest. They were caught and bundled into waiting jeeps and trucks to be taken to the Dang Wangi police station for further interrogation.

Dr.Hatta Ramli

Pat Lah, is this what you call democracy or democracy ala BN? You use the courts to curtail the rakyat's freedom of expression, you use the police and the FRU to threaten the rakyat of their right to assemble. Pat Lah do you realise that the kampung folks are paying RM 4.50 for 10 biji telur ayam,RM 3.50 for 1 kg. of flour,RM9.00 for 1 kg. of ikan kembong,RM 5.50 for 1 kg. of cooking oil, RM3.00 for 1 kg. bawang besar and etc..etc. Arent these control items? Where are your enforcement officers when the rakyat really needed them? Do you know that the rakyat are victimized indiscriminately,while you sleep all along?

Mat Sabu

The only reason why they went to KLCC was to vent their anger against your failure to overcome the price increases and they never intended to overthrow your gomen. Come on Pat Lah at least wake up and listen to their problems. Dont use the courts, the police or para militia as a means of escapism, to run away from your obligations to serve the rakyat.

court's restraining order

I have a hunch that Parliment will be dissolve on Mon. 25 February 2008. Penamaan on Thurs. 6 March 2008 and voting on Sat. 15 March 2008.

Jom ramai-ramai kita tumbangkan gomen Barang Naik(BN).

cheers.

Look who’s lying Najib, Samy,Lingam.…….

DPM Najib Razak today defended the government's crackdown on dissent, including the arrest of ethnic Indian activists and suppression of street protests, saying it had averted a serious risk of racial violence. He said,"If the Malays of Kampung Baru come out then we have the spectre of a serious possibility of a racial clash in this country," Najib said in an interview with AFP. The Malay enclave was one of the flashpoints of the 1969 riots. "There were signs that they were preparing to come out so we had to tell them, 'look, don't make the situation any worse'," he said. "The government was actually taking action to prevent anything worse from happening." - AFP.

I received this piece in my mail yesterday, just to share with you guys. Decide for yourself whether Najib is telling the truth.

Kg Baru folk helped Hindraf marchers - Baba From Bangsar | Jan 24, 08 3:39pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report Najib: Crackdown on dissent averted racial clash. I thought this reason given by the deputy prime minister for the arrest of the Hindraf leaders was indeed frivolous for a man of his stature. If not for the arrests, he said: '... then we have the spectre of a serious possibility of a racial clash in this country'. What bunkum. It is totally irresponsible for the deputy prime minister of the country to issue such provocative statements of a racial nature Political leaders who continue to influence this kind of racial politics that contribute to the perennial racial divide in this country ought to be ashamed of themselves. It is people like him who utter such irresponsible comments that contribute to the respective communities continuing to sneer and scorn at each other. There ought to be a period to undertake the process of healing and there is no need to render such comments of this type. Reprehensible rhetoric coming from the second-most powerful politician in this country is totally unnecessary Let us be sensible. Let us argue and debate national issues in a honest and rational manner. There is no need to be emotional in our arguments. We have just celebrated 50 years of independence and throughout all these years, until recently, we have enjoyed harmonious interracial interaction. It does bode well for the country for such statements to spew from the mouth of no less the deputy prime minister. I don't think this deputy prime minister was aware that during the Hindraf peaceful rally, when the police fired their tear gas and water cannons, many of the Indian marchers near the KLCC had to run to nearby Kampung Baru for cover. And guess who gave the marchers refuge? None other than some of the Malay residents of Kampong Baru. - Baba from Bangsar

Btw. yesterday, our mass-media and national TV featured Samy Vellu who proudly announced that the attendance of Thaipusam at Batu Caves was overwhelming and he said the SMS boycott call was a failure.

Samy Vellu said the people who sent such SMSes are "dirty fellows". "A clean man with a good brain and head will never send such an SMS ... the only thing they know how to do is to accuse people".

But ayooo...Samy...these pictures speaks by itself.







Anil Netto wrote in his blog that some 2,000 Hindu Malaysians, clad in the orange of Makkal Sakthi, are on the streets, chanting, “Hindraf! Hindraf! Long live Hindraf!” It’s confirmed: The boycott of Batu Caves for the Thaipusam festival has been a success. Tens - perhaps hundreds - of thousands of Hindu Malaysian devotees have boycotted Batu Caves - which experienced at least a 30 per cent drop in attendance. They have instead turned to temples elsewhere for the annual Thaipusam festival. Read here.

From the Chronicles blog you can download 2 great masterpieces for your listening pleasure,Lingam Park should be an interesting one,after the RCI rendezvous,where Lingam is making Haidar & the commission's panelists look stupid....here.

cheers.

Tan Sri Murad Mohd.Noor,bekas KPPM meninggal dunia.....

Bekas Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran Tan Sri Murad Mohamed Noor yang meninggal dunia di sini malam tadi akan dibawa ke kampungnya di Penaga, Seberang Perai Utara awal pagi ini untuk dikebumikan.

Murad, 78, menghembuskan nafas terakhir di Pusat Perubatan Gleneagles Intan, Ampang pada pukul 9.15 malam tadi setelah dimasukkan ke wad sejak dua minggu lepas akibat jangkitan paru-paru.

Jenazah Pengerusi Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjung Malim, Perak itu disembahyangkan di Masjid Damansara pada pukul 9 pagi ini, dan terus dibawa dengan kereta jenazah Yayasan Al Bukhari ke Penaga, kira-kira 400km dari sini dengan diiringi kaum keluarga dan sahabat handai.

Adiknya, Tan Sri Marzuki Mohamed Noor memberitahu Bernama jenazah abangnya dijangka tiba di Penaga pada pukul 2 petang dan akan dibawa ke rumah pusaka keluarga mereka di nombor 1015, di pekan Penaga. Jenazah Murad akan dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Islam Masjid Penaga pada kira-kira pukul 4 petang ini, katanya. - Bernama

Tan Sri Murad menjadi KPPM dari 1976 hingga 1985. Beliau telah mengetuai satu jawatankuasa untuk mengkaji masalah keciciran di sekolah dan laporan yang terkenal dengan Laporan Murad itu telah diterbitkan pada 1973. Tan Sri Murad juga adalah Ketua Lembaga Pengarah,Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris(UPSI).

Inna LiLahi Wa'in na ilahi ra'jiun. Semoga Allah swt mencucuri rahmatnya ke atas roh beliau...

al-fatihah.

Pat Lah's "unlikely to repeat 2004" admission & happy Thaipusam....

Malaysia's ruling coalition is unlikely to repeat its record 2004 election victory in the coming polls, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said on Tuesday."2004 was an exceptional time," he said after a closed-door meeting of his United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the bulwark of the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition. "If I get (the same results) I will be very happy. I'm very very frank," Abdullah told reporters.

At least Pat Lah knows how BN gonna fair in this election compared to those arrogant MBs & CMs among them Mohd.Khir Toyo(Selangor),Idris Jusoh(Terengganu),Mahadzir Khalid(Kedah),Mohd.Ali Rustam(Melaka)
and a few boastful Ministers among them Samy Velu,who still has the notion that the Malaysian Indians are supporting him. Little does he knows that he's now already Samy "No Value".

Abdullah also dismissed former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim as a political threat.“(He is) not a threat. Who is he to threaten us?” asked Abdullah, referring to Anwar who is now de facto leader of the opposition PKR.

Pat Lah, if you and your goons think Anwar isnt a threat,then allow him to participate in the coming general election and please dont call the election before April 2008. If you do,then you cakap tak serupa bikin.

On another note, Samy Velu's attempt to gather thousands of Indians in "meet the PM" session could however only convinced about 15,000. Most of them are party members,who were ferried there in busloads, given packet drinks with nasi bungkus and probably RM50.00 each. I think Samy Velu should ask Hindraf for help. As a reward for their 'kesetiaan' and to save Samy Velu's face for the day,Pat Lah declared Thaipusam as a public holiday for KL & Putrajaya

Pat Lah's Thaipusam holiday bonus is more to ease traffic congestion in KL rather than the respect of the gomen had for the Malaysian Indians. After all Pak Lah's parting short was...."on thaipusam day the city is full of traffic and makes it dificult for the rakyat,we might as well declare it a holiday".

He never uttered anything to say that the gomen declared Thaipusam as a holiday for KL and Putrajaya in recognition of the contributions of the Malaysian Indian community. Judge for yourself....

To all Malaysian Indian out there... a "Happy Thaipusam"


cheers.

Lingam pula lupa: "It looks and sounds like me but its isnt meee...

On the video clip;

Lingam was shown the full video clip.

When asked whether he was the man in the video, he said: “It looks like me, it sounds like me.”

DPP Nordin Hassan then reminded Lingam that previous witnesses had testified that it was him in the video.

“No matter what people, my answer is still the same - it looks like me, it sounds like me.”

He said he would not go beyond this until the original video clip is produced.

“I have consulted my experts, and the only way to determine the truth is to examine the equipment that took the video and the original tape.”

However,a sampling test done in a Spanish laboratory has verified that the voice of the person in the controversial video clip matched that of Datuk V.K. Lingam, the five-member Royal Commission of Inquiry was told today.Cyber Security Sdn Bhd’s senior analyst at the forensics digital division, Mohd Zabri Adil Talib, said the known source of voice sample belonged to Lingam, a verification that was made after the samples were sent for analysis at the Biometric Agnitio S.L. laboratory in Madrid on Jan 8,2008. Read here.

ACA's head of the forensics and IT unit Supt Wan Zulkifli Wan Jusoh also took the stand and testified that he downloaded the alleged video clip recording from the website www.anwaribrahim.com. The downloaded recording was copied into his computer hard disk and later copied onto a CD before it was sent to CyberSecurity Sdn Bhd for an analysis.

Interestingly, now Lingam & Co., are disputing that the analyzed video clip was not the original one. Nor wonder this Lingam guy got the guts to say, "It looks like me, sounds like me".

On Ahmad Fairuz;

Who are you speaking to in the video clip?

“I don’t know who I was speaking to but certainly I wasn’t speaking to Tun Ahmad Fairuz because I never had his telephone number and he never had my telephone number either,” he told the Royal Commission of Inquiry(RCI) tasked with investigating the authenticity of the clip.

Lingam also expects us to think it wasn’t Ahmad Fairuz as widely speculated at the other end of the phone line. Ahmad Fairuz's name was mentioned explicitly in the video by this crook who looked and sounded like Lingam. He must have taken a cue from his buddy Tengku Adnan Mansor who believes that he was either 'mabuk' or 'gila'.

Like his master,Mahathir, Lingam too endures memory lost, but his irony is, after six years he can still remember details like "three to six bottles of red wine and one to two bottles of whisky or brandy",however, he could hardly ascertained whether the guy in the video clip is really him and to whom he spoke with on the phone on that particular night. Can you believe this bullshit crook? Mind you this guy is still under oath.

As for Anwar, he is wondering why he had yet been called to testify by the commission. He had already been subpoenaed by the commission and was the fifth on the witness list. He told reporters, “But now the commission wants a written submission (from my lawyer) as to why I should be heard - this is rather odd,” , adding that this raised questions on the conduct and the integrity of the commission.

Btw,wouldnt it be right if the first witness that the RCI should call is the person who exposed the video clip but until today that never happened. Is the commission being selective in whom they want to hear?

Probably the best may come last or otherwise,the RCI got to do some damage control now as Pat Lah's gomen is in the midst of asking for a new mandate from the rakyat. After all it was Pat Lah who selected the panel members.

As for Lingam kalau dah jenis putaq alam dia akan belit selagi boleh belit macam ular sawa…. Betul cakap nenek aku kalu jumpa ular dengan si-penipu,katok mampuih si-penipu tu dulu...

cheers.

Kenapa tidak biar PAS saja berhadapan dengan UMNO di Kelantan...

Mursyidul Am Pas Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berkata keyakinannya terhadap kredibiliti Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) semakin terhakis sambil menyifatkan parti itu "mencelarukan". Malahan, katanya, Pas lebih rela menghadapi pertandingan satu lawan satu dengan Barisan Nasional (BN) pada pilihan raya umum ke-12 nanti tanpa mengharapkan kerjasama daripada PKR.- Bernama.

Semalam, Presiden PAS, Tuan Guru Dato' Seri Abdul Hadi Awang pula telah menyatakan bahawa PAS akan terus bekerjasama dengan Parti Keadilan Rakyat (KeADILan) dan pelbagai NGO lain berhadapan pilihan raya umum yang dijangka akan berlangsung awal Mac ini. Mengulas isu itu Hj. Hadi berkata, laporan itu adalah bohong kerana laporan di antara satu media dengan media lain adalah tidak sama.Malah, katanya TV3 dalam laporannya tidak menyiarkan visual Mursyidul Am mengenai dakwaan itu sebaliknya hanya menyiarkan tulisan sahaja.

Saya rasa ada baiknya PKR membiarkan PAS bertanding satu lawan satu di semua kawasan kerusi Parlimen dan DUN negeri Kelantan. Situasi di Kelantan adalah sangat unik dan hanya PAS saja yang boleh menanganinya. Ketika PAS bersama Semangat 46 dulu,situasinya adalah berlainan kerana sebahagian besar tokoh utama Semangat 46,termasuk ketuanya,Ku Li berasal dari Kelantan.

Dalam pilihanraya 2004,gandingan PAS dan PKR telah banyak merugikan PAS,sehingga PAS hampir tewas.PAS telah banyak bertolak ansur dan membenarkan PKR bertanding di beberapa buah kerusi namun semua calon PKR tewas. Dalam konteks lain PAS di Kelantan boleh survive dengan sendirinya. Di Pulau Pinang lain pula senarionya,kerana DAP tidak boleh membentuk gomen kecuali dengan bantuan PKR dan PAS.

Sebagai ganti PAS boleh membenarkan PKR bertanding di lebih banyak lagi kerusi-kerusi DUN dan Parlimen di negeri-negeri lain di Semenanjung Malaysia. Persefahaman ini adalah lebih bermanafaat daripada cubaan PKR hendak mempertaruhkan nasibnya di Kelantan.

Imej PKR sebagai sebuah parti berbilang kaum mungkin tidak menarik bagi pengundi Melayu di Kelantan,kerana bagi orang Kelantan untuk memilih parti yang berwajah berbilang kaum, mungkin BN adalah alternatif yang lebih baik dan menguntungkan berbanding dengan PKR.

Kita juga perlu ingat bahawa bagi sebahagian besar penggundi Melayu Kelantan ini soal-soal ekonomi,masalah kehakiman, penyalahgunaan kuasa,rasuah dan sebagainya bukanlah satu isu besar bagi mereka. Bagi mereka masalah periok nasi tidak berisi,harga barang keperluan harian yang meningkat,bekalan letrik dan air yang berkurangan serta kos penghantaran anak mereka ke sekolah yang kian meningkat menjadi masalah harian mereka. Mana-mana parti yang boleh menyelesaikan masalah yang 'immediate' itu, parti itulah akan menjadi pilihan mereka.

Rakyat Kelantan sudah serasi dengan PAS dan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz lebih merupakan seorang Tok Guru mereka yang disanjung tinggi serta dihormati daripada taraf beliau sebagai seorang MB. Gaya hidup Tok Guru begitu 'appeal' dengan selera hidup orang-orang Kelantan.

Yang menjadi masalah bagi rakyat Kelantan adalah penyanggak- penyanggak UMNO yang mencuba berbagai-bagai helah termasuk menabur jutaan ringgit untuk memancing undi mereka. Sekarang,
ada pula ada desas desus tentang kehadiran ribuan pengundi hantu yang akan membuang undi bagi pihak UMNO dalam pilihanraya yang akan datang ini. Sama ada ini benar atau tidak, allahu a'lam.

Namun demikian, jika pilihanraya 2008 ini telus dan pertandingan dibuat secara adil atas medan yang sama rata,UMNO akan terkubur! Orang yang terbaik untuk menangani masalah di Kelantan adalah Tuan Guru sendiri dan parti PAS.

Bukan saya tidak setuju dengan pakatan PAS-PKR di Kelantan, tetapi just for Kelantan's sake, kenapa tidak biar PAS berhadapan dengan UMNO one to one?

Over to you Sdr. Anwar and your PKR colleagues....

Ini hanyalah satu cadangan saja.....

cheers.

The new Saga.....

Took a trip to the Proton showroom and was quite impressed with the new Proton Saga.

Its beauty plus the price,the new Saga is worth its money.........

the interior....

the interior.....

buntut & warna yang menarik....









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Collection of posts on the new Saga,here,here and here

Btw. booking quite heavy & probably U can see one on the road soon.

Another proton advert......

cheers.

Christopher Fernando dies....

One of Anwar Ibrahim's leading lawyer,Christopher Fernando (pic) died at the National Heart Institute (IJN) here last night. He was admitted to the IJN on Monday after suffering a heart attack.Christopher Fernando underwent a triple by-pass surgery but his condition worsened on Friday.

Christopher Fernando alias Aris Rizal Fernando Abdullah, was a former Sessions Court president before he joined the private practice.

He was married to Maria Kamaruddin who is the sister of former Umno Yourh chief Datuk Suhaimi Kamaruddin. They had two daughters Marissa and Rina.

Semoga Allah swt mencucuri rahmatnya ke atas roh beliau...

salam.

Mahathir mudah lupa........

Mahathir mudah lupa

Mahathir mudah lupa
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya dipijak
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya retak
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya teriak
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya haprak
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya kelas dua
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya hina
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya sengketa
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya derita
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya kerdil
Mahathir mudah lupa
Dulu bangsanya terpencil
Mahathir mudah lupa
Tiada daulat
Tiada maruah
Tiada bebas
Mahathir mudah lupa
Mahathir mudah lupa
Mahathir mudah lupa
Sejarah bangsanya yang lena
Tanah lahirnya yang merekah berdarah
Dulu bila kena sapina
Dia kata you nak tanya apa
Dulu bila dia bermaharaja
Vincent,Lingam,Adnan melutut saja
Dulu bila dia bersuara
Lembu-lembu pawah angguk2 belaka
Ingatlah
Ingatlah
Ingatlah
Bila Mahathir tak berkuasa
Sapa pun tak kisah
Mahathir ooi..
Jangan mudah lupa lagi
Kerana perjuanganmu belum selesai...

(dipadankan daripada ucapan penggulungan Mahathir pada Perhimpunan Agung UMNO di PWTC pada 23 Jun, 2001 dengan beberapa pengubahsuaian)

cheers.

Happy Birthday Girl......

This cute girl is 2 years old today........

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU SAYANG

...you are the gem of my heart

looking forward to hug and play with you...

cheers.

(taking a break ,will update when back)

Seikhlas mana ucapan 'Selamat Datang' si Rafidah kepada Anwar ......

Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk SeriRafidah Aziz bersedia berdepan dengan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim jika penasihat Parti Keadilan Rakyat (Keadilan) itu mahu mencabarnya di kerusi Parlimen Kuala Kangsar. Menurutnya, beliau ada mendengar ura- ura Anwar mahu mencabarnya pada pilihan raya umum nanti dan tidak gentar menghadapinya.‘‘Saya dengar Anwar Ibrahim hendak bertanding mencabar saya, jadi, selamat datanglah,” kata Ketua Pergerakan Wanita Umno itu.-Berita Harian,8 Jan.08

Anwar Ibrahim telah membayangkan hasrat beliau untuk bertanding di Kawasan Parlimen Kuala Kangsar dalam pilihan raya ke-12 akan datang. Tegasnya, beliau ingin menjadi calon Kawasan Parlimen di sini adalah untuk melakukan perubahan yang menguntungkan semua rakyat di bandar Diraja itu khasnya dan kemajuan pembangunan negeri Perak serta negara amnya. Katanya lagi,"Biar ada perubahan di Kuala Kangsar. Kuala Kangsar sudah 50 tahun beri umno/Barisan Nasional pegang."

Parlimen Kuala Kangsar mempunyai 2 kawasan DUN iaitu Bukit Candan dan Manong.Pada tahun 1999, Rafidah menewaskan Asmuni Ali dari Pas dengan majoriti 2,774 undi, setelah memperolehi 12,074 undi berbanding 9,300 undi bagi Asmuni.

Pada tahun 2004 Rafidah, ditentang oleh calon Pas, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin,dan keputusannya adalah seperti berikut;

P067 - KUALA KANGSAR - undian-61.58% ; undi rosak - 305

1. RAFIDAH AZIZ (BN) - 11305 menang dgn. majoriti - 5557
2. MOHAMMAD NIZAR BIN JAMALUDDIN (PAS) - 5748

N06734 - BUKIT CHANDAN- undian-71.04% ; undi rosak- 227

1. MUSTAFFA KAMIL BIN AYUB (PKR) - 3213
2. AHMAD BIN JAAFAR (BN) - 6826 menang dgn. majoriti 3613

N06735 - MANONG - undian 51.6% ; undi rosak-133

1. ASMUNI BIN AWI (PAS) - 2340
2. RAMLY BIN ZAHARI (BN) - 4693 menang dgn. majoriti 2353

Bilangan yang keluar mengundi;

a. Kuala Kangsar - 17,358

b. Bukit Candan - 10,266
c. Manong - 7166
Jumlah - 17,432

Sekarang Rafidah tahu bahawa Anwar tidak boleh bertanding sehingga edahnya berakhir pada pertengahan bulan April 2008. Pat Lah dijangka mengadakan pilihanraya sebelum bulan April ini semata-mata supaya tidak memberi peluang kepada Anwar bertanding.

Baru-baru ini Anwar telah mendakwa, Pat Lah telah memberitahu NGO tersebut bahawa beliau (Anwar) merupakan satu ancaman dan pengkhianat kepada bangsa Melayu. Menurutnya lagi,Pat Lah berbuat demikian untuk mewujudkan suasana takut menjelang pilihanraya umum akan datang. Katanya lagi,Pat Lah telah memaklumkan kepada NGO tersebut bahawa kerajaan sedang mengumpul bukti-bukti ancaman Anwar kepada keselamatan negara.

Dalam situasi begini sudah nyata peluang Anwar untuk bertanding adalah sangat tipis.Maka tak hairanlah Rafidah begitu berani menyahut cabaran Anwar. Apa guna kita melawan dengan musuh yang tangannya telah diikat? Dalam keadaan begini Rafidah cuba tunjuk taringnya.

Jika ditakdirkan Pat Lah memilih untuk mengadakan pilihanraya selepas bulan April, dengan demikian Anwar layak untuk bertanding,maka sanggupkah Rafidah menerima cabaran Anwar. Jika benar Anwar berhajat untuk menentang Rafidah ini akan menjadi pertandingan 'clash of the titans'. Bagi Anwar menang kalah tidak menjadi persoalan,tapi bagi Rafidah jika Rafidah tewas ia adalah sangat memalukan memandangkan Rafidah sudah bertahun-tahun berjaya mempertahankan kerusi Kuala Kangsar itu.

Kalau bertanding di atas medan yang sama rata,aku pasti Rafidah akan tergelincir,tetapi rata-rata kita tahu bahawa BN akan lakukan berbagai taktik kotor, seperti membawa pengundi-pengundi hantu,tukar daftar pemilih di saat-saat akhir serta membawa undi pos, dan jika ini berlaku kemungkinan besar Anwar mungkin tewas.

Anwar pun tidak sabar-sabar mahu mencuba nasibnya dan melalui blognya berkata,"Jangan asyik mencabar saya bertanding. Mahkamah diperalatkan untuk menghalang saya. Jika sungguh bagai dikata, sila beri kelulusan saya bertanding!"

Sekiranya Anwar tidak bertanding Anwar masih bebas untuk berkempen di seluruh negara, tetapi jika beliau berentap dengan Rafidah sudah tentu dirinya terikat di Kuala Kangsar. Namun demikian lawan tetap lawan dan "usah bicara soal perjuangan jika takut akan risikonya".

so go for it DSAI.......

...and my best bet,it will be on 13 March 2008.

cheers.

Salam Maal Hijrah.....

Salam Maal Hijrah 1429....

Semoga tahun baru memberi lembaran baru pada semua…

Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) is celebrated by Muslims as the day symbolises two happy event in a Muslim's life. The start of Muslim year or calendar, Muharram,and it coincides with Prophet Muhammad's journey from Mecca to Medina on the first of Muharram in 622AD.

ameen.

Masjid Maqbul Sungai Pinang,macam mana nasibnya nanti......

Masjid Maqbul,Sungai Pinang teletak di tebing Sungai Pinang berhadapan dengan Jalan Jelutong. Masjid Maqbul telah dibina pada tahun 1850 yang pada ketika itu dikenali sebagai Mesjid Tok Guru. Masjid ini dirikan oleh pedagang-pedagang Acheh yang menggunakn Sungai Pinang untuk memudik ke hilir bagi membawa barangan seperti rempah,gambir,pala dan berbagai barangan lain dari kawasan pendalaman sungai tersebut.

Masjid Maqbul yang terletak di Jalan Jelutong selepas jambatan Sungai Pinang,jika anda menuju ke arah Jelutong, kini menghadapi dilema kerana kedudukan Masjid Maqbul betul-betul menghalang jalan raya baru yang sedang dibina bersama-sama sebuah jambatan baru yang akan menggantikan jambatan Sungai Pinang sedia ada yang berusia puluhan tahun itu.

Jalan baru yang melintasi jambatan baru ini menuju terus ke arah masjid tersebut. Cara dan bagaimana pemaju hendak menangani isu ini masih samar-samar. Ada sumber yang mengatakan masjid tersebut akan diubah,sedangkan ada pula yang mengatakan bahawa alignment jalanraya baru itu akan dibuat supaya ia tidak akan mejejaskan kedudukan masjid.

Apa-apa pun masa depan Masjid Maqbul yang berusia lebih kurang 158 tahun itu belum dapat ditentukan dengan jelas. Apa yang nyata ialah seperti bangunan-bangunan lama lain di Pulau Pinang kemungkinan besar masjid yang bersejarah ini terpaksa dikorbankan demi menikmati arus pembangunan.



Sama-samalah kita berdoa agar masjid ini tidak menjadi “mangsa” pembangunan yang rakus itu.

cheers.

Rashid is bossing around again.....

Election Commission chief has reiterated that nationwide polls are "around the corner" despite speculation the government would hold back due to a host of problems."When I say the election is around the corner, you better believe me because it is not a joke," Election Commission chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman told the Star daily, echoing comments made in November. - Star,Jan.,6,08

Everyone knows that the election is around the corner.Even punters are placing their bets on the exact date. Sure enough Pat Lah wont gamble it somewhere after April just for fear of the Anwar factor.The increase in food prices, shortages in some basic essentials like cooking oil and couple with unprecedented street protests, a sex scandal has more or less tarnished BN's and Pat Lah's image.

Just because Rashid got his extension as EC chairman,that do not give him the right to dictate and warn the rakyat about election. Only the PM has that right to determine when election will be held. It seems this Rashid guy is now beyond control. First he challenged the opposition to boycott the election for the sheer reason that the opposition requested for his removal. Now he acts as if his the PM speculating when will election be held. His job is to see that the election are held accordingly. Why doesnt he just keep his big mouth shut?

One thing I realised that during Mahathir's era,this Rashid guy was just like a 'tikus' and barely uttered any promulgation. But,under Pat Lah,he trying to outdo Pat Lah himself. However,with public anger is running high over spiralling food prices,food shortages and humiliated by a sex scandal that caused the resignation of one of his senior cabinet member, Pat Lah got to think twice before he faces the electorates.

**Updates: Read what Pat Lah's son-in-law got to say,here. To Rashid just keep your mouth shut.....and now even PAS youth leader is calling Rashid to debate,read here. As for Pat Lah's big mouth son-in-law ,Kit Siang has this to say,here.

My best bet will be on 13 March 2008.

cheers.

Minyak masak dan alasan gomen......

Mulai minggu depan, orang ramai akan dihadkan membeli minyak masak maksimum lima kilogram sahaja bagi menangani masalah kekurangan bahan itu yang semakin meruncing. Menteri Perdagangan Dalam Negeri dan Hal Ehwal Pengguna (KPDNHEP), Datuk Mohd. Shafie Apdal berkata, pelaksanaan peraturan tersebut akan berdasarkan kaedah catuan gula yang pernah dilakukan semasa krisis kekurangan bahan itu. Utusan Malaysia Online,5 Jan 2008.

Catuan minyak masak oleh gomen adalah satu amalan yang bodoh.Menghadkan pembelian minyak masak kepada 5 kilogram seorang adalah satu kerja sia-sia. Apakata kalau saya bawah 10 orang adik beradik saya dan kami masing membeli seorang 5 kilogram minyak masak dari pasaraya atau kedai runcit sudah tentu pada hari itu boleh dapat 50 kilogram minyak.Tak kan tuanpunya pasaraya atau kedai runcit hendak check kami adik beradik atau tidak.

Menterinya, Shapie Apdal bagi beberapa sebab kenapa berlaku kekurangan;

i.Pengguna industri yang beli minyak masak yang disubsidi gomen dan dibungkus dalam paket-paket kecil.
(Bukankah menjadi tanggungjawab gomen untuk mengawal supaya syarikat-syarikat pengeluaran minyak masak ini tidak hanya membekal kepada pengguna industri saja. Persoalannya pengguna industri ini rata-rata adalah kroni gomen)

ii. Masalah penyeludupan.
(Minyak diseludup keluar kerana harganya lebih mahal dan gomen bertanggungjawab untuk mengawal keadaan ini.Rakyat tak berkuasa berbuat demikian dan kalau gomen tak boleh apa-apa lebih baik letak jawatan saja))

iii. Keperluan bertambah kerana bilangan penduduk bertambah.
(Ini adalah satu alasan yang bodoh. Bukankah gomen kerap buat bancian penduduk dan daripada bancian itu gomen boleh anggarkan berapa ramai penduduk bertambah setiap tahun dan gomen boleh merancang banyak mana penggunaannya)

Masalah kekurangan minyak,tepung dan gula berpunca daripada kilang itu sendiri yang dimonopolikan oleh beberapa kerat kroni dan kaum kerabat terpilih dan mereka ini yang menentukan harga barangan perlu ini naik dan turun.

Mereka berkuasa untuk menentukan kawalan banyak mana minyak masak ini perlu ada dalam pasaran dengan cara demikian mereka control harga tersebut secara artificial. Syarikat-syarikat pengeluaran ini juga memperolehi AP untuk mengimpot dan minyak masak ini.

Cara mengatasinya adalah menambahkan lagi syarikat pengeluaran minyak masak dan meluaskan pemberian AP kepada syarikat-syarikat lain tidak terhad kepada kroni dan kaum kerabat gomen saja. Atau hapuskan saja permit AP ini dan benarkan lebih banyak syarikat mengimpotnya,sudah tentu masalah kekurangan minyak masak boleh diatasi. Apa yang nyata sekarang ialah gomen sudah menjadi hamba kepada syarikat-syarikat ini dan menari ikut rentak mereka.

Sudah dua hari dok mencari minyak masak tapi tak dapat-dapat. Setelah meronda sana sini,akhir dapat sebtol yang 1 kg punya dari sebuah kedai runcit dengan harga RM5.50. Harga asalnya baru RM3.70. Memang tepat BN membawa maksud Barang Naik.....

To Shafie Apdal,what say you......

cheers.

Be there not to support MIC but to boo at Samy Velu....

More than 15,000 MIC members and supporters will gather here to pledge their support to the Barisan Nasional and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said. He said the gathering, to be held at the Cheras Badminton Stadium on Jan 20, would be the first in a series of gatherings throughout the country aimed at bolstering the party’s strength and support for the Barisan Nasional, ahead of the next general election. Samy Vellu said MIC members were united in thwarting attempts by certain quarters to stir up racial and religious issues for their own political agenda.- the Star,3 Jan.2008

The Indian community enjoyed a good leadership from the time of Sambanthan to Manickavasagam and they did a lot for the community. But many thing went awry while under Samy Velu. Though some Indians are generally doing well in Malaysia, but sadly, many are left behind in many areas of development.

In the Ijok by-election the Indian communities were surprised with the tremendous development brought in by the gomen not for the reason of bringing development to them(Indians) but simply just to buy their votes. Sure enough they(Indians) sacrificed their votes for some newly tarred roads,water and electricity and for a few dollars more in their pockets.It surprising to see that the gomen tried to implement a 10 years development program within a space of 10 days.

In fact they(Indians) should have enjoyed all these amenities long time ago not during a by-election? So you see,Samy Velu and gang are not really interested in bringing development to the Indian communities,but their presence there at election time was just to buy votes for BN.

How about the Indian communities investment in Maika Holdings? Your parents invested their hard earned monies;some even borrowed;some pawned their jewellery so as to invest in Maika Holding.

20 years had past,yet its value is still lingering at RM 1.00 or even less. What about dividends and bonuses,have they heard anything from Maika? In other words,your parents' monies were swindlled by this investment masterminds in MIC and for that matter made Samy Vellu & son damn rich matching that of Zakaria Deros or other rich UMNO goons. Read here.

MIC has not been telling the truth to the gomen about the situation of the Indians in Malaysia. Everything that is wrong in the Indian community is not the fault of the British, but it was because the Indian communities trusted MIC too much.

Its time for the Indian communities to wake-up. I urge all my Indian friends to be there on the 20th Jan 2008 not as a gesture of support for MIC but to boo at Samy Vellu till his toupee get blown away.....

cheers.