"What I am puzzled is why Ahmad Maslan didn't tell all of this to his former 'bossku' (former PM NajibRazak. "However, some penyangak-penyangak (crooks) have left their mark, and that is what we are left with to clean up," said Dr Mahathir.
Stem Ahmad Maslan dalam parlimen hari ini terputus apabila sedang asyik berbahas kertas putih Felda tiba² dicelah oleh Mahathir. Pencelahan PM itu mulanya dianggap bersejarah dan menggembirakan wakil Pontian itu kerana mendapat perhatian PM.
Sebalik ia jadi anti klimek apabila walik Langkawi menyifatkan wakil Pontian mendendang kisah dongeng dalam perbahasannya. Terjungkit ekor Wakil Pontian, dengan pencelahan Langkawi itu.- mso
Masalah kewangan yang meruncing serta keberhutangan tinggi yang dialami Felda bermula selepas agensi itu menyenaraikan Felda Global Ventures Bhd, FGV pada 2012 dan melabur dalam sektor bukan perladangan. Menurut Kertas Putih Felda, integriti dan akauntabiliti banyak menyumbang kepada masalah kewangan dan hutang itu dengan tempiasnya turut dirasai peneroka.
Sikap tidak bertanggungjawab dan beretika Najib Razak yang mendedahkan kertas parlimen yang masih digezetkan sebagai embargo turut mendapat perhatian dan kekesalan Perdana Menteri, Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Menurut Mahathir, Najib akan dikenakan tindakan atas perbuatannya itu kerana baginya sesuatu yang tidak wajar dilakukan oleh bekas seorang perdana menteri.
Najib petang semalam telah menaik turunkan kertas putih mengenai Felda yang dibentangkan hari ini.
Bagi kumpulan bossmu tidak perlu meragui lagi bahawa bangsawan yang anda sokong itu jelas bertindak tidak menuruti lunas undang-undang. Macam mana orang yang memperkosakan undang-undang dan etika anda masih menepok dan menyoraknya....?
Jangan terpesona dan ralik menganggap Najib sebagai benar hanya kerana dia berani terus tampil di khayalak dengan muka tidak tahu malu. - mso
Malaysia not a country with
‘absolute monarchy’...
The powerful sultan of Malaysia’s Johor state on Wednesday demanded that “certain parties” quit interfering in his state’s affairs, as a bitter feud between his royal household and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad showed no sign of abating.
Mahathir immediately volleyed back as he emphasised that the country was not an “absolute monarchy”.
Tension between the royal family and the 93-year-old statesman stretch back decades, but this week has centred on Sultan Ibrahim Ismail’s powers to appoint and fire the state chief minister.
The spat has attracted national attention and rekindled memory of Mahathir’s showdown with the country’s royal houses during his 1981-2003 stint in power.
Johor’s chief minister Osman Sapian, a Mahathir ally, on Monday resigned after weeks of speculation that the sultan – who is among nine state rulers with some constitutional powers – wanted him removed from the post.
Mahathir on Tuesday said his party, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) – the largest party in the state – would appoint a successor to Osman.
He repeated his position on Wednesday morning, telling reporters this was a “political matter [and] the sultan does not play a role”. Instead, he said the majority party in the state assembly had the prerogative to decide who occupies the chief minister role.
This ran contrary to social media posts by Sultan Ibrahim’s eldest son, Crown Prince Tunku Ismail. The prince said on Twitter that his father had “absolute” powers to decide who becomes the chief minister of Johor. The sultan himself weighed in on Wednesday with a tersely-worded statement.
“I want certain parties to stop their noise and political battles and focus on safeguarding the country,” Sultan Ibrahim wrote on Facebook. “With regards to Johor, don’t busy yourself in state affairs as sovereignty remains with the sultan.”
The sultan said he would make a decision in the “best interest of the people” when he returns from an overseas trip.
Mahathir within hours responded to the comments in a press conference.
“This is because a party that was rightfully chosen by the people, that has the power to appoint menteri besars, have had their rights denied and [this is] undemocratic. We would be a country with an absolute monarchy,” he added.
The verbal shadow boxing – Mahathir and the sultan have not directly referenced each other in their latest barbs – put on full display the worsening feud between their two camps.
In January the pair had a closed-door meeting that both men said had cleared the air. Recent events suggest tensions remain, however.
Mahathir last week tacitly blamed Crown Prince Tunku Ismail for his government’s U-turn on acceding to the Rome Statute a precursor to joining the International Criminal Court – following “confusion” among hereditary Malay rulers about its impact.
Tunku Ismail had staged a social media campaign against the move citing fears that it would erode the powers of the monarchs.
The Johor royal household, meanwhile, has a long list of gripes with Mahathir’s government, with Tunku Ismail emerging in recent months as one of the administration’s top critics.
Among the family’s top grievances is Mahathir’s dim view of the US$100 billion, China-led Forest City project in the state. Sultan Ibrahim has a stake in the project and has been accused by Mahathir of recklessly selling freehold land to the Chinese. The monarch has said the criticism was a form of racial dog whistling.
Comments by Tunku Ismail last year meanwhile suggested his family continues to hold a grudge against Mahathir for his efforts in the 1980s and 1990s to dramatically curtail the hereditary rulers’ constitutional powers and legal immunity.
Changes in the 1990s to remove the rulers’ legal immunity stemmed from violence against a citizen by a member of the Johor royal family.
In a 2017 interview with This Week in Asia, Mahathir, asked about his long-running feud with the Johor palace, insisted he did not bear a grudge.
“If the Sultan doesn’t like me, it’s alright. I am not asking people to like me, I am just going to stand up for what’s right,” he said.
And on Tuesday, the veteran politician appeared to make light of the tension.
Asked by reporters whether Osman had tendered his resignation to him or the sultan, the prime minister replied: “As of now he has sent his resignation letter to Duli Yang Maha Mulia Mahathir bin Mohamad.”
The Malay title “Duli Yang Maha Mulia” [Royal Highness] is used to address the Malay sultans. - scmp
Jika raja yang pilih MB,
M'sia bukan lagi negara demokrasi
Jika Raja-raja dianggap memiliki kuasa untuk memilih perdana menteri dan menteri besar, Malaysia tidak boleh lagi dikira sebagai negara demokrasi, kata Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad.M'sia bukan lagi negara demokrasi
Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kenyataan Sultan Johor Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar yang bertitah agar "pihak-pihak tertentu" berhenti mencampuri urusan negeri itu.
"Saya berpendapat kalau kita anggap yang akan memilih perdana menteri dan menteri besar ialah raja, kita sudah tidak jadi negara demokratik lagi," katanya ketika sidang media di Parlimen hari ini.
Beliau berkata rakyat telah memilih parti dalam pilihan raya dan parti seterusnya ada hak untuk melantik menteri besar.
"...Tetapi (apabila) hak ini dinafikan maka kita bukan (lagi) demokrasi. Kita sudah jadi negara (dengan sistem) raja berkuasa mutlak," katanya lagi.
Dalam kenyataan yang disiarkan di Facebook hari ini, Sultan Ibrahim juga menyarankan "pihak tertentu" itu menumpukan usaha menjaga negara.
“Berkenaan Johor, jangan sibuk mencampuri urusan negeri ini kerana negeri yang berdaulat ini masih mempunyai seorang sultan," titahnya.
Walaupun Sultan Ibrahim tidak merujuk mana-mana isu secara khusus, dipercayai baginda mengulas peletakan jawatan Osman Sapian seabgai menteri besar dan kenyataan-kenyataan yang dikeluarkan berkenaan penggantinya.
Mahathir mengesahkan peletakan jawatan Osman semalam dan berkata Bersatu sendang menimbang beberapa nama untuk memegang jawatan itu.
Kena cuba dengan baik kereta terbang...
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