Commonwealth Games vs Swiftonomics mana lebih 'ong'...

 Rescuing C'wealth Games 2026,

a sheer waste of public money...

Sports commissioner Suhardi Alias has criticised an audacious proposal for Malaysia to rescue the Commonwealth Games by hosting the 2026 edition at short notice. He said the plan by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) was shocking, financially risky and short-sighted.

Suhardi, the first top Malaysian civil servant to oppose the move led by OCM president Norza Zakaria, said he was against wasting public funds for the unsound purpose. “Why do we want to be the saviour for the Games when Victoria dumped it, and nobody else wants it?” he said. Last week, youth and sports minister Hannah Yeoh said the Cabinet will decide on the matter soon.

Yesterday, Norza announced that the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) had offered Malaysia the opportunity to replace the Australian state of Victoria as host for the Games. The offer includes an investment of £100 million (RM602 million) to support the local delivery and legacy planning of the event.

Suhardi noted Victoria’s decision simply came down to hosting costs which had grown beyond expectations, with the government saying it could go as high as A$7 billion (RM21 billion). Kuala Lumpur was one of the original bidders for the 2026 games, along with Cardiff, Calgary, Edmonton and Adelaide, but pulled out due to concerns about costs.

Suhardi asked: “If Victoria had to pay A$380 million to the CGF for breach of contract, how much will Malaysia have to pay if we decide not to host the games after signing the contract? “A$380 million is more than RM1 billion. Is it worth it?

Suhardi said many were puzzled when the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) turned down an offer to host the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup in 2026. “I wonder why there suddenly are certain people who are so adamant on the country hosting bigger events such as the Commonwealth Games,” he said. Norza is president of BAM and the Commonwealth Games Association of Malaysia.

Ng Joe Ee of Malaysia performs with the ribbon in the Apparatus final of the Rhythmic 

Gymnastics competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England

Of money and athletes

Suhardi said the idea of Malaysia hosting the Commonwealth Games for the second time must be treated cautiously. He questioned whether the government would have enough time to study the financial implications with the quadrennial Games just two years away, and with the SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur the following year.

“We have to also take into consideration the fate of the Birmingham city council, which organised the last Commonwealth Games. “The council ignored advice not to host the Games despite being in serious financial difficulties and declared bankrupt last year,” he said.

Suhardi pointed to the tasks ahead for Malaysia, which may include building a new Games village for the athletes and other new infrastructure, as well the need for heightened security. He said public opinion and expectations were equally important, as is the Malaysian athletes’ preparation and performance.

“The government must be sensitive to public opinion due to the fact that there are challenges in closing the accounts of the 1998 Commonwealth Games (Sukom 98) and the 2017 SEA Games. “It has to be transparent and public friendly. If we need a town hall to get public opinion before we decide, that will be better.

“The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in asking the government to be prudent in their spending, reiterated that we have been having a fiscal deficit since 1998. “So is it a coincidence or post-Games collateral damage?”

Asked whether Malaysian athletes had enough time to put up a good performance at the 2026 Games, he said: “We got 10 gold medals, 14 silver and 12 bronze in 1998 after six years of preparation.” - FMT

The accounts of Sukom 98 have yet to be closed...

Please take note of the following observations from the report:

-The 1998 Games Accounts have still not been made public.

-The Olympic Council of Malaysia, led by Norza as President, recommended the bid.

-Interestingly, the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), also presided over by Norza, decided not to host the 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals.

-The decisions made by the "President" seem to follow a rather peculiar pattern. - Kamsiah Haider

Kantin sekolah : Lebai 

lagak nak jadi hero...

The Head of the Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat, on the other hand, thought that it was unnecessary. In an official statement by Ustaz Dato Haji Ahmad Bin Yahaya, he said the instruction to keep the canteens operational will only create unnecessary polemic.

Ahmad also said that with the canteens remaining closed during Ramadan, the non-Muslim students will learn to appreciate the value and the importance of fasting, although they are not obliged to do so. He also highlighted that he is, in no way, stopping the non-Muslim students from eating during the day but he is merely educating them to respect those who are fasting in Ramadan.

Throughout my schooling from Standard One to Form Six, (7- 19 years of age), and during my University years too, I cannot recollect any time during the fasting months when all canteens or food stalls were closed (as a matter of directive). All the races interacted very well; we respected the Muslims who fasted and they respected us as well. - Only Truth

The main cause of national unity is due to PAS not vernacular school, at this age they are leveraging on race and religion to fan hatred amongst the different races for political gain, bunch of politicians with no remorse in causing disunity, this is another classic case how they stir up problems. - IndigoKiwi5280

I have been fasting since I was six years old, and I am now 76.During my time at school, the canteen was always open.There were no problems there. No one makes any noise. When one is fasting, one has no business visiting the canteen.So what’s the problem Lebai? - Harimau Kelantan 

Bila kantin buka walaun bising, bila depa

buka periuk nasi pukul 12tgh depa diam saja...

Arahan agar kantin sekolah perlu dibuka sepanjang bulan Ramadhan pun nak dijadikan isu dan polemik. Tak faham aku. Macam dah ketandusan isu sangat.Apa masalah kalau kantin sekolah dibuka pun? Murid sekolah, terutamanya tahap satu memang dah wajib puasa ke semuanya sampai nak tutup terus kantin? Ibadah puasa itu diwajibkan ke atas muslim saja. Orang bukan Muslim, terutamanya kanak-kanak, tak bolehlah dipaksa untuk turut sama berpuasa.Memang orang Islam Malaysia, mudahnya Melayu, tak kuat iman ke apa? Nampak orang makan pun dah rasa terliur dan serta merta nak batalkan puasa. Begitu?

Kalau anak tu puasa, takut anak tak tahan, beritahu dia jangan pergi ke kantin waktu rehat. Apa yang susah sangat? Bukan wajib pergi kantin pun masa rehat.Walaupun ramai murid lain yang makan dalam kelas. Murid yang puasa cikgu dia suruh pergi ke tempat lain masa murid yang tak puasa makan. Tak ada masalah. Tak payahlah nak jadikan benda ni isu. Perkara begini boleh buatkan orang bukan Islam semakin membenci Islam. Ini bukan jenis dakwah yang perlu kita bawa. - Raja Gelap II

An elderly couple break their fast over 

the rubble of their home in Gaza...

This is why US & its allies are banning TIKTOK...

More than 70% of homes in Gaza have been partially 

or completely destroyed by the Israeli aggression...

cheers.

Bersatu's Swiftonomics, a missed opportunity...

Swift rebuke hints at ‘Taylor’- 

made rift in Bersatu’s concert debacle...

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) is already facing a tough time establishing itself as a strong and credible opposition party. But no one could have foreseen that American megastar Taylor Swift would be the one to ‘reveal’ fissures within the party, which is part of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition.

The award-winning star’s concert in Singapore on March 2 has been a talking point among many. It also revealed how certain members within Bersatu don’t see things eye to eye, and have no issues going public with their differences. Singapore has been applauded by many for capitalising on the economic spillover effects of the concerts – dubbed Swiftonomics.

However, some leaders in Southeast Asia have taken issue with the ‘Gorgeous’ singer’s performances in the republic – her only stop in the region. This matter was even raised during a joint press conference between Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsein Loong and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, at the 9th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting in Melbourne on March 5.

Back home, WhatsApp messages and postings online were centred on how Malaysia had lost out on the economic windfall from Swift’s concerts. The country is trying to stimulate local spending and tourism, post-Covid-19. As far as most Malaysians are concerned, concerts are not something Perikatan Nasional leaders are particularly fond of, often foregoing the economic spillover effects in the interest of ‘protecting local cultural and religious sensitivities’.

As such, eyebrows were certainly raised when Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu said that Malaysia stood to lose out if it failed to leverage on opportunities that came along with allowing international artists to perform in the country. But he understood what those opportunities meant, based on his experience as the former youth and sports minister.

Bersatu’s legal and constitution bureau deputy chairman, Sasha Lyna Abdul Latiff, echoed Ahmad Faizal’s sentiments, adding that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh must explain the missed opportunity.

The first sign that all was not well in the Bersatu household was when the party’s Youth chief, Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, went on public domain to slam Sasha, saying, “Her view is her own, and doesn’t represent Bersatu’s. None of our Bersatu MPs ever raised this matter”.

Effectively, Wan Ahmad Fayshal had taken a pot-shot at his deputy president, albeit indirectly. This faux pas was enough for those within the government, especially several DAP leaders, to have a field day, mocking their opponents.

But was Wan Ahmad Fayshal’s apparent gaffe truly a faux pas, or did he lift a play from the DAP playbook – by playing devil’s advocate to pacify Bersatu’s more traditional, more conservative supporters?

It’s similar to when DAP leaders raised the need for local government elections, or when it suggested that non-Muslims be included in committees associated with Islamic affairs, only to receive flak from the other Pakatan Harapan coalition members.

In addition to Bersatu, PN also has Pas – an Islamic political party that has been consistent in its opposition to the country hosting concerts. However, last month, Pas vice-president Datuk Seri Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar ‘clarified’ that the party was not against concerts, but rather, against the performers’ conduct and social stance.

He conceded that concerts provided economic benefits, but if the performers promoted alternative lifestyles, like LGBTQ+, or were pro-Israel or pro-Zionist, it would contradict the party’s stance.

Bersatu leaders will now, no doubt, steer clear of this storm in a teacup, and move on to other things. This will not hide the fact that the rift in the party is becoming obvious. And that certain quarters are trying hard to demonise Ahmad Faizal and his supporters. This is apparent as several Bersatu members, clearly supporters of “the other camp”, had also condemned Ahmad Faizal for his stand. Some also came to his defense.

Bersatu needs to get its act together if it wants to be taken seriously. Its leaders should start by sharing insights and views within, before going public. After all, that’s what WhatsApp groups are for.

So, will disciplinary action be taken against Ahmad Faizal and Sasha for voicing their views, or against Wan Ahmad Fayshal for publically humiliating his party colleagues? Justice, as we know it, could be Swift. - Haresh Deol

Isytihar 7 kerusi kosong, 

Muhyiddin cabar Anwar...

Mahiaddin mahu 7 kerusi (6 parlimen dan 1 DUN) yang dikatakan khianat agar dikosongkan untuk beri laluan kepada PRK. Mahiaddin yakin PN akan memenangi kesemua 7 kerusi dengan majoriti lebih besar. Tak sengaja gelak bila tengok dia bercakap. Ye la. Kita tahu Mahiaddin ni cuka cakap besar. Teringat sebelum dulu dia punya confident sampai hina DS Anwar. Kata PM Tepi. Rupanya dia yang menangis tepi bucu katil.

Tapi aku tak adalah kata yakin PN akan kalah. Dengan keadaan menteri yang kata tak boleh buat apa bila  portal berita ada buat tajuk berita yang mengelirukan,dengan cerita fitnah yang dibiarkan berleluasa, aku tak nafikan PN boleh menang semula kerusi-kerusi itu. Cuma, sebelum Mahiaddin nak yakin menang, tanya dulu, yakin ke dia dapat bertanding? 

Sebab PAS dah bersuara nak bertanding kerusi Gua Musang dan Jeli. Takut nanti Bersatu dapat tengok je. Kitorang dah tahu sangat sifat tamak & khianat PAS tu. Dulu, masa tengah rangka akta Anti-Lompat Parti, PN juga yang tak setuju MP yang dipecat dari parti dikira hilang kerusi. Sebab ada niat nak curi MP orang lain kan? Lepas tu tak nak ubah perlembagaan parti masa tu. Sekarang hadap je la. Banyak songeh lak 

Tapi rasanya Mahiaddin ni bercakap setakat nak bagi saki baki penyokongnya bertenang je. Dia pun tahu kerusi-kerusi tu takkan dikosongkan. Perlembagaan yang dipinda tu pun entah bila lulusnya. Sebab tu dia berani bercakap. Macam budak cakap tak takut hantu di siang hari.

Dah la Din. Dari sibuk pasal PRK baik ko fikir pasal kes mahkamah ko tu. Kalau PRK yakin memang aku rasa untuk kes mahkamah ko yakin kalah. Kan? Menantu ko pun dah lama tak jumpa jalan pulang tu. Tak kesian ke kat anak ko? Ko cari dia lagi baik. - Raja Gelap II 

Negara I - Isreal...

Penjual 🦀 otak 🦐

Severe cases of starvation in Gaza...

cheers.

Mahathir vs the Malay rulers...

 

Does past spat between Tun M & the Malay rulers 

have bearing in today’s royalty relations?...

Many may be unaware or may have forgotten what transpired during former premier Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s stand-off with the Malay rulers in 1983. Prior to his ascension, the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (YDPA) Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar had warned that he would go after a former prime minister (PM) who failed to consult the royal palace prior to the case regarding a few islets contended by Singapore being brought before the International Court of Justice.

There is not an iota of doubt that the YDPA was referring to none other than Dr Mahathir who at that time was on his second premiership stint (which lasted 22 months in total). Because land matter to the states, Dr Mahathir should have the courtesy to consult the Johor ruler. It is his blatant disregard for the palace that eventually led to the wrath of the present Agong.

Now, Dr Mahathir is apparently reaping what he had sown. When he was PM, the country was literally brought to its knees by him. A re-visit of what transpired in 1983 would help the younger generation understand what led to the sour relationship between Dr Mahathir and the state monarchs.

Too much power in one man

One of the main targets that came under his sledgehammer was the constitutional monarchy which is supposed to keep the three branches of the government – the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislative – in check as well as to protect and uphold the federal constitution and the democracy of the country.

However, just two years after becoming the country’s fourth PM, Dr Mahathir bulldozed through the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 1983 which sought to clip the wings of the Malay rulers. The then Agong, Sultan Ahmad Shah Sultan Abu Bakar, who is the father to Sultan Abdullah – the predecessor to the current Agong – refused to give his royal assent to it.

The Conference of Malay Rulers was also fully against the bill as it would mean that they would lose their powers to provide assent to a new piece of legislation.  In short, once the law is passed by the state assembly or parliament, the bill will automatically become a law. The bill also included the removal of the Agong’s power to declare an Emergency. That this was given to the PM would essentially make Dr Mahathir the most powerful man in the country.

According to former The Star columnist, Huzir Sulaiman, who in 2008 penned a series of three articles entitled “Mahathir vs the Malay Rulers”, the Conference of Malay Rulers unanimously rejected the amendments after a meeting in Selangor on Nov 20, 1983. However, Dr Mahathir retaliated with a propaganda war against the Malay rulers. UMNO immediately whipped up a series of demonstrations in Alor Star, Bagan Datuk, Seremban, Batu Pahat and Melaka where police permits were never sought or approved. The objective of the demonstrations was to express support and sympathy towards Dr Mahathir’s agenda.

Huzir further revealed in his article: “Whether or not the crowd figures were inflated by the UMNO-aligned media – it is true that they generally reported these events in positive terms. It is clear that the 1983 rallies were exciting evenings with republican sentiments on everyone’s minds, if not exactly on their lips. “One of the most arresting images in Rais Yatim’s Faces in the Corridor of Power is a photograph of two youths at one such rally. They are wearing T-shirts bearing Dr Mahathir’s picture and the words “DAULAT RAKYAT”.”

In much the same modus operandi used to eventually force the thriving mini buses off the roads to give way to a consortium of buses, Dr Mahathir’s propaganda war continued for a couple of months against the monarchy.

According to Huzir, stories of “royal extravagance and impropriety” started emerging. “The Government leaked the fact that they were compiling dossiers on the Sultans. RTM announced they were preparing a year-long TV series on the rulers and the Constitution,” Huzir wrote.

It is interesting to note that while UMNO Youth was used by Dr Mahathir to up its ante to call for the Government to gazette the Constitution (Amendment) Bill without waiting for the Agong’s assent, Dr Mahathir himself was involved in behind-the-scenes negotiations with the Malay rulers.

Throughout the entire period, it was Dr Mahathir who instigated the Malaysians to stand up against the Malay rulers. For example, Huzir cited that at a rally in Alor Star on Nov 26 that year (1983), Dr Mahathir declared that, “It was the rakyat who had protested against the Malayan Union after the Second World War; it was the rakyat who wanted a democratic system that would enable them to choose their own leaders. It was always the people who had fought for their destiny.”

Then, at the biggest rally held in Batu Pahat, he again took a thinly veiled dig at the Malay rulers, “We weren’t born Ministers? We’re up here because we were chosen by all of you.” Dr Mahathir did just the opposite of the first two principles of the Rukun Negara. He used the same strategy against Tunku Abdul Rahman to dismantle the monarchy.

Divide and rule

“Public opinion was divided over the issue,” observed Huzir. “Rural Malays tended to support the Rulers; urban Malays while not uncritical of Mahathir’s strategies and motives were more ready to accept egalitarian ideas.” What surprised this writer was that, according to R.S. Milne and Diane K. Mauzy  in Malaysian Politics Under Mahathir, the Chinese community supported the monarchy.

This one paragraph in the note explains it very well: “One might have expected that since the rulers and the Agung were symbols of ‘Malayness’, the Chinese would feel little loyalty to them. Paradoxically, they were quite pro-royalty because they did not really trust Malay politicians. Indeed, they viewed the Agung and the rulers as protectors of their vital interests.”

Dr Mahathir was able to consolidate his position after a series of incidents such as the Nov 19, 1985 Memali bloodshed which claimed the lives of 14 villagers and four policemen; Ops Lalang in 1987; UMNO’s own political crisis in 1987; and subsequently, the Judiciary crisis in 1988 which led to the sacking of former Lord President Tun Salleh Abas and three other Supreme Court judges.

According to Huzir again, “The PM’s campaign continued. He silenced the rulers over the issue of the 1987 ISA detentions; staged a hostile debate on the monarchy in the 1990 UMNO general assembly after the loss of Kelantan to PAS; removed the rulers’ immunity to prosecution following the constitutional crisis of 1992-1993; stripped away their flights, outriders and special hospital wards; and in 1994 – with little opposition – finally removed the need to obtain the rulers’ assent for State laws.”

It therefore comes as no surprise that Sultan Ibrahim does not trust Dr Mahathir and when the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) is set up on Batu Puteh issue, Dr Mahathir should heed Lord Denning’s words, “Silence is not an option when things are ill done.”

To Dr Mahathir and his supporters, this may be an attempt for revenge; however, to most other Malaysians, this is the universal law of reaping the seeds of royalty, racial and religious sentiments that he had sown. – FocusMalaysia

Ahli parlimen dan pengembala 

sarkas yang lemah...

Ahli parlimen Tasek Gelugor Wan Saiful Wan Jan pagi ini terselamat daripada digantung menghadiri sidang dewan selama 6 bulan apabila usul untuk menggantungnya ditarik balik. 

Usul bagi "mengnyahkan" wakil itu daripada persidangan kerana ulah buruknya, sepatutnya dikemukakan oleh Menteri Pembangunan Desa dan Wilayah Zahid Hamidi, namun ia ditarik balik disaat akhir. 

Zahid yang juga ahli parlimen Bagan Datuk menarik balik usul berkenaan apabila ditanya oleh Speaker setelah Wan Saiful yang diberi peluang untuk bercakap sebelum pembentangan usul memohon maaf kepada Perdana Menteri dan juga Yang diPertuan Agong ekoran ucapannya  yang menuduh Perdana Menteri sebagai korup dan membabitkan Yang diPertuan Agong.

Speaker Johari Abdul berkata, demi untuk negara beliau memberi peluang kepada Wan Saiful mengatakan sesuatu sebelum usul dibentang. Kesempatan itu diguna wakil Tasek Gelugor untuk memohon maaf. Disini menampakkan sudah ada kownting di antara Johari dengan Wan Saiful. 

Apa yang berlaku itu adalah baik dan demikian gambaran akan budibicara para ahli Yang Berhormat kita. 

Namun precedent yang ditunjukkan oleh Johari sebagai Speaker itu tidak menjamin bahawa parlimen kita berjalan lancar tanpa ada aksi-aksi dan fitnah daripada ahli dewan dimasa akan datang.Berbuat baik kepada mereka yang tidak tahu adat dan berterima kasih sama seperti menolong anjing terjempit. 

Satu segi Johari sebagai Speaker cuba menunjukkan dia seorang tegas dan profesional, tetapi sebaliknya apabila beberapa kali telah meralat keputusannya ia menunjukkan Johari lemah dalam mengendalikan mesyuarat dan menjamin ketertiban dalam parlimen. 

Sebelum ini beliau bukan main menyinga mengarahkan wakil Pendang agar keluar dewan selama empat hari, tetapi menarik balik arahan itu beberapa jam kemudian, apabila wakil Pendang meminta maaf setelah dicadangkan ketua pembangkang. Saya bimbang kalau demikian sikap Speaker yang berdolak dalik, mudah cair dan longlai, menyebabkan ia tidak dihormati dan sekaligus parlimen juga hilang rasa hormat oleh umum. 

Tindakan surung tarik Spekar itu menyebabkan parlimen kita hilang wibawa,  jadi semacam serkas, yang mana ahli parlimen umpama haiwan dan Spekaer adalah pengembala serkas yang lemah. - mso

cheers.

Wan Saiful's propaganda game...

Why didn’t Wan Saiful report 

alleged threats and offers?...

Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the Perikatan Nasional MP for Tasek Gelugor dropped a bombshell in the Dewan Rakyat on Feb 28, when he alleged that he had been offered RM1.7 million to be spent on his constituency. The money was allegedly to be given in exchange for his support for the prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim.

His remarks caused an uproar with various MPs jumping to their feet questioning the veracity of his remarks. Wan Saiful claimed to have received a phone call in which he was threatened and warned that he had to express support for the prime minister. Due to the nature of the threat received, he said he agreed to meet, followed up by many other meetings, all at hotels across Kuala Lumpur.

The first was on Jan 17 at the Westin Hotel, followed by another at the JW Marriot Hotel, with one also scheduled for the end of February at the Corus Hotel. He claimed that one of those he met was a friend, whom he refused to name. However, the other men who approached him had used fake names which they appeared to forget, or got wrong, when addressing one another.

There are many disturbing aspects to these allegations. Bribery is a serious crime. Why didn’t Wan Saiful lodge a report with the police or the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission? At the very least, there could have been a sting operation to catch the perpetrators red-handed.

However, it appears more likely he does not have evidence to back his allegations, and only wanted to make the government look bad, by deciding to tell his little secret in the Dewan Rakyat, where he knows he has immunity as an MP and need not provide any evidence or details. Had he made this revelation outside Parliament, that someone had offered him money to support the prime minister, he may have found a charge of defamation lodged against him.

Who else would want to offer him money to support Anwar, but someone from the PKR president’s camp? Others may also argue, that perhaps it could have been a third party which wanted to make Anwar look bad, If he had evidence of an attempt at bribery, he needs to report it and have his claims challenged in court. Perhaps, the real purpose of this expose was to sow the seeds of uncertainty and confusion among the supporters of the unity government.

The other disturbing aspect of Wan Saiful’s behaviour is how he casually revealed that he “had no choice but to entertain the meet-ups because they have the power” and that if he did not accede to their request, “something unexpected beyond (his) control might happen.” In claiming he fears for his safety, he seems to be making out that the people are probably thugs.

Propaganda game...

Wan Saiful is only playing a propaganda game. When censured by the Speaker and asked to retract the remarks, Wan Saiful easily complied. This was not a sign of compliance or humility on his part. Wan Saiful willingly withdrew his allegations because he knew that the damage had already been done. It would be widely reported that the bribe had been offered in exchange for his support for the PM. This was the message he wanted to come out of Parliament.

However, it is puzzling why the Speaker did not come down hard on him. Wan Saiful had made a personal attack and he’d done so without substance or evidence. It is about time those who made personal attacks are punished so that they can be made an example. This may deter other recalcitrant MPs from repeating wild unsubstantiated claims in Parliament.

Wan Saiful should have been suspended from the Dewan Rakyat for six months and his allowance for that period withdrawn. The other puzzle is the offer of a mere RM1.7 million for Wan Saiful’s constituency area. It seems a pittance and doesn’t make sense. In the five years before the next election, he would receive only RM340,000 per year to spend on his constituency. It does not seem a huge amount although to be fair, any extra money to be spent on his constituency will come in handy.

When the MP for Jelutong, Pakatan Harapan’s RSN Rayer, urged Wan Saiful to lodge a report with the MACC, he said that he had all the records and warned Rayer not to test him or he would reveal the people, one by one. At this point, either Rayer or the Speaker should have called his bluff. The MPs were in the midst of the debate on the royal address when Wan Saiful dropped his expose.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, in opening Parliament, had advised MPs to behave and have a code of conduct and some decency. Was Wan Saiful disrespectful of the Agong’s express wish for MPs to behave? The Agong had also stated his desire for the nation to have political stability but the seeds of confusion sowed by Wan Saiful does have the potential to cause the rakyat to lose confidence in the government. When the ringgit is struggling, and our economy could do with a boost, it appears that the PN politicians just want to play politics. - Mariam Mokhtar 

What is SST?

SST refers to Sales and Service Tax. The sales tax is only levied on the level of the producer or manufacturer, while the service tax is imposed on all customers who use tax services. The SST rates are less transparent than the standard 6% GST, the SST rates vary between 6 and 10%.

What is GST?

GST is a multi-level tax system for most businesses and industries, including manufacturers, distributors, retailers and consumers. GST covers a wide range of targets, from manufacturers selling products to dealers, reselling them to retailers, and then reselling them to consumers at every stage.GST comprises all businesses, retailers and trades. The sales tax covers only manufacturers whereas the service tax covers certain prescribed services such as professional services. The suppliers are allowed to claim back the government’s GST, but the government does not immediately refund the GST claims, which creates problems for the cash flow of the companies.

While SST is a single tax system, only the service industry and manufacturers need to pay SST when selling products to dealers. SST has only one phase to pay taxes, compared with every phase of GST.

Demi nak tunjuk SST menyusahkan rakyat, ada yang senaraikan perkhidmatan yang dikenakan SST. Contohnya tiket kapal terbang, repair telefon bimbit dan lain-lain lain.Macam aku tulis sebelum ni, memanglah akan ada pertambahan belanja. Kalau tak ada, bukanlah kenaikan cukai namanya. Ceritanya sekarang, impak minimum pada rakyat.Tiket kapal terbang, perbaiki telefon, servis kereta, semua buat tiap2 hari ke? Yang penting, perkara yang diperlukan setiap hari tu tak naik. Kalau naik tapi setahun sekali, kesannya minimum.

Yang naik kapal terbang tiap hari tu cuma golongan kayangan. Sibuk nak bela kayangan ni dah kenapa? Dapat elaun ke?Nak bandingkan, masa GST dulu, makan kat mamak pun kena. Sekarang perkhidmatan F&B tak naik. Takkan rendah sangat IQ tu sampai perkara macam tu pun nak kena beritahu?Sebenarnya aku malas dah nak ulas pasal SST ni. Sebab semua komen berbentuk presumptive. Tak nampak lagi kesan sebenar. Memang ada yang cerita barang naik tapi tak logik.

Bayangkan, naik SST tu cuma 2%. Tiba-tiba harga barang naik dekat 100%. Mintak resit tak mau beri pulak tu. Bukti tak ada bermakna menipu. Boleh jadi fitnah kalau begitu. Eh logik la sikit. Bagi la bukti. Tapi ada juga yang percaya. Siap tag aku suruh baca. Aku dah baca tapi tak ulas sebab bagi aku adalah terlalu bodoh kalau percaya cerita dia. 

Biar je walau meroyan. Lepas sebulan, keadaan akan tenang sebab orang baru perasan cerita yang tersebar tu lebih kepada nak cipta sentimen. Bukan cerita sebenar pun. Lebih baik highlight kerajaan turunkan defisit serta kurangkan pertumbuhan hutang. Ia tak pernah dibuat oleh mana2 PM termasuklah Mahathir, selepas DS Anwar dipecat. 

Walaun2 marah bila Jackpot kena SST 8% kot,sabarlah 

walaun,tak sampai seposen takkan itu pun nak berkira...

Kita tak usah layan royanan walaun dan walajib soal SST ni. Untuk layan kanak-kanak, kena turunkan IQ setaraf kanak-kanak. Begitu juga melayan orang bodoh dan orang gila.Biarkan walau terus meroyan. IQ kita tak serendah mereka. Baik tumpukan soal Hadi dan pemimpin PAS yang lain menderhaka kepada Sultan. Itu lebih bermakna. - Raja Gelap II 

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15 babies have died at Kamal Adwan Hospital 

due to the lack of food, fuel and medicine.

Two baby twins from Rafah targeted 

and killed by the Israeli occupation.

One child killed and multiple injured in an Israeli airstrike 

on the Abu-Ghali family home in Bina refugee camp, Rafah

2 brothers Amr and Muhammad Al Farra were tragically murdered by an Israeli sniper as they 

were inspecting their home in Khan-Younis.They were left to bleed out with nobody able to help 

them until they died.

cheers.

PN showing middle finger to the King...

Opposition PN will pay the price for 

insulting & disrespecting Sultan Ibrahim...

Giving a much needed boost to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the newly crowned Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim has decreed that he would not entertain any request to change the current government. However, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. The monarch’s support and endorsement for Mr Anwar also means a horrible news to Opposition Perikatan Nasional.

In his royal address at the First Meeting of the Third Session of the 15th Parliament on Feb 26, the King said – “Anyone seeking to play politics should wait for the next general election. All parties must accept and respect the unity government that has been formed. I would like to remind you that this Parliament is the place where laws are enacted and that members of Parliament (MPs) are the legislators.”

Calling both the ruling government and the opposition to collaborate, the monarch said – “The success or failure of our country does not rest solely on the shoulders of the Prime Minister but is the responsibility of all 222 MPs who have been entrusted by the people to represent them in the government. All parties are well aware that my priority is the well-being of more than 33 million Malaysian citizens out there.”

Besides warning the opposition against threatening political stability, the King also took a jab at the “monkeys” who misbehave in the parliament, granting permission to the Dewan Rakyat (Lower House) Speaker to suspend MPs who cross the line for 14 days. In the same breath, Anwar government was also told to narrow its budget deficit and reform its policy on subsidies.

Interestingly, in what appear to be a first attack against former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Sultan Ibrahim said – “I am disheartened upon learning that due to the fiscal deficits incurred since 1998, the government today is bearing an increasingly large debt burden“. Mahathir, whose 22 years iron-fist rule (from 1981 to 2003) saw the sacking of Anwar in 1998, was a bitter enemy of the Johor Sultanate.

It’s crystal clear that the King has given his strongest approval for the Unity Government, formed between Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan coalition and nemesis-turn-ally Barisan Nasional coalition after the November 2022 General Election that produced a hung parliament. In fact, his support for the PM was so obvious that he “protects” Anwar from the inherited RM1.5 trillion national debts.

And it couldn’t be any clearer that the King, who is also the ruler of the southernmost state of Johor, has locked the door – and throws away the key – to any evil coup by the opposition to form yet another backdoor government. While Anwar commands super-majority support in Parliament, power-crazy Perikatan Nasional kept hatching plans to topple the government in order to escape corruption charges.

 

PAS YB Takiyuddin Hassan...

Less than 24 hours after the royal address, however, Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) rudely and arrogantly showed its “middle finger” to the Malay King. PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan has rubbished the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s (King) call for politicians to wait for the next 16th General Election to change government.

Worse, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang deliberately skipped the King’s inaugural royal address under dubious medical grounds. Having only attended 33 out of 103 Parliament sessions since July 26, 2021, Hadi demonstrates how he disrespects a Malay Ruler he claimed would defend and protect. Not that the King cares, but the opposition will pay dearly at a later stage.

The arrogance of PAS, and its partner Bersatu (Malaysian United Indigenous Party) in Perikatan Nasional, will come back to haunt it. In the past, the role of the Agong (translates roughly as “King of Kings”) was mostly ceremonial. But as the Southeast Asian nation plunged into a new political landscape due to power-hungry Malay politicians, that role has become increasingly important.

The PAS extremists should be careful what they wish for. They had forgotten how the King determined who holds power after the 15th national polls. Due to the extreme arrogance of Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Perikatan Nasional chairman, a proposal by former King Sultan Abdullah of Pahang to form a unity government was flatly and arrogantly thrown away.

Had power-hungry ex-prime minister Muhyiddin, backed by religious extremist Hadi, not rejected the royal proposal in Nov 2022, PAS and Bersatu would not have ended up in the opposition camp today. As a result of their strategic mistake and tactical blunder blinded by both arrogance and over-confidence, Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional successfully formed the unity government.

The burning question is what if the history repeats itself in the next 16th General Election? Under the unique system, the heads of Malaysia’s nine royal families take turns to be the King every five years. The Johor Sultan’s 5-year term as Agong, which began last month, will last till January 2029, whilst the next nationwide election must be held in Malaysia by February 2028.

That means the King will still call the shot regardless whether Anwar dissolves the Lower House early or lets it expires in 2028. Who do you think Supreme Commander Agong will prefer to be the next prime minister should there be yet another hung parliament? Clearly Takiyuddin and Hadi, who possessed “IQ of a carrot”, have not considered that possibility.

MIA???...

What Sultan Ibrahim meant with his refusal to entertain any requests from any party to change the existing unity government was related to statutory declarations (SDs). Both Muhyiddin and Hadi didn’t fully understand the anti-hopping law when they made a fool of themselves with dubious statutory declarations (SDs) thought to give them numbers to form a government.

In Nov 2022, Muhyiddin tried to scam – again – then-King Sultan Abdullah by claiming that he possessed 115 SDs (statutory declarations) supporting him as the 10th Prime Minister, the same trick he used to cheat his way to become the 8th Prime Minister with just 108 SDs back in February 2020. This round, his gimmick was rejected flatly by the Palace. He only had the support of 84 MPs.

To prove that Anwar has the numbers, less than a month after he became the premier, a confidence motion for him was won on Dec 19, 2022. Despite Muhyiddin’s weeks of whining, moaning and bitching that he had at least 115 MPs to support him as the prime minister, it was Anwar who had proven his legitimacy when he won a vote of confidence in the August House with a two-thirds majority.

Therefore, the opposition can still overthrow Anwar legally and constitutionally, but certainly not through the obsolete method of statutory declarations. To do that, Perikatan Nasional just needs to initiate a vote of no confidence in Parliament, which does not need to go through the King, who has already declared that he won’t entertain any request for a change of government.

Only when PAS and Bersatu try to form a backdoor government using SDs, bringing a pile of documents with them, they need to request an appointment with the King to present their case. Otherwise, they don’t need to meet the monarch. The catch is the lack of “element of surprise” when a motion of confidence is raised because it has to go through the House Speaker, who will alert the prime minister.

Still, even if for some miracles the opposition could get the pro-government House Speaker to allow a motion of no confidence to be tabled against Anwar Ibrahim, and win the vote to topple the prime minister, there’s no guarantee that Muhyiddin and Hadi can start popping champagne. Anwar could advise Sultan Ibrahim to dissolve the Parliament, which the King will gladly agree, paving the way for a snap election.

In June 2020, just 3 months after Muhyiddin was sworn in as the country’s first backdoor prime minister, the Johor Sultan threatened to dissolve the state legislative assembly over selfish and power-crazy politicians trying to destabilize Johor. In August 2021, he issued the same threat again if there was a power struggle to change the state government.

Sultan murka terhadap Presiden PAS. 

PAS derhaka terhadap Raja2Melayu. 

So, PAS extremists and Bersatu bigots are welcome to mock, belittle, insult and threaten the new King at their own peril. Arguably the most liberal and open-minded monarch, thanks to the proximity of Johor to Singapore, Sultan Ibrahim of Johor  would do everything in his power to prevent the country from falling into the hands of radicals such as PAS Mullahs.

It’s not hard to understand why, despite having insulted and disrespected the King, PAS has the cheek to shamelessly twist and spin the royal address to demand equal allocations from the federal government. The Opposition, especially the Islamist party, was fabulously upset with the royal decree because with the back door sealed, they can’t return to power and plunder national coffers.

Without money, the corrupt PAS and Bersatu won’t be able to survive till the next election, which is another 4 years away. A nationwide election needs money, lots of money. The RM90 million bribes Hadi received from former PM Najib Razak had allowed the Islamist party to contest a whopping 155 out of 222 parliamentary seats in the 2018 General Election.

In the 2022 national polls, as a member of the backdoor government, PAS had access to hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions, which allowed it to bribe Malay voters and won 43 seats, becoming the biggest party in the country. In the next election, it would be hard to fund its election machinery and grassroots after accounts of its major sponsor – Bersatu – has been frozen.

Worse, Hadi’s cuddling with Mahathir failed spectacularly after the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) froze accounts and assets of super-billionaire Daim Zainuddin, the major financier of Mahathir, whose mega-rich sons are also under investigations for possible money laundering. This is why PAS desperados are begging Malay nationalist UMNO to quit Anwar government and revive Muafakat Nasional.

Having tasted blood, PAS must return to power – by hook or by crook. However, the failure of “Dubai Move” to unseat Anwar has strengthened the prime minister’s position. To add salt to injury, half a dozen lawmakers from Bersatu have switched sides to the unity government. With the King’s reluctance to entertain a political coup, it’s a matter of time before more opposition MPs jump ship again.

The opposition needs all the friends it needed in the Palace. But like the Iranian Revolution 1979, snake oil salesman Mullah Hadi Awang and his minions thought they were more powerful than “The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King)”. Call it revengeful or whatever you like, but the Royal House of Johor remembers those who disrespect them. And PAS has done an excellent job of insulting the monarch. - FT

Timbul persoalan.Hantu mana 

yang hubungi Wan Saiful?...

Ko apahal Cepul? See Penang no kantoi menipu? Ko tak belajar dengan Mahiaddin & Taki ke? Dorang kan expert. Ini dalam masa dua hari,dua kali kantoi! SPRM nafikan pegawainya ada menghubungi Saiful. Pulak dah. Habis tu siapa yang hubungi dia? 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 kot? Jaga-jaga Saiful. Dia ada mintak no IC tak?

Wei mat. Dunia sekarang ni, bukan macam dulu boleh suka-suka cakap. Sekarang ni, ko cakap je, kurang 5 saat dah tersebar cakap ko tu. Segalanya di hujung jari. So tak payah nak menipu sangat la. - Raja Gelap II 

Sultan Selangor amat dukacita, 

Hadi hina Raja-Raja Melayu...

Ini baru betul 𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮 kepada sultan, kepada Ulil Amri. Bukan setakat derhaka, bahkan sengaja menerbitkan penulisan dengan maksud mengelirukan orang awam. Jelas bertentangan dengan adab dan budaya orang Melayu. Benar PAS adalah 𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘂𝗻 dalam alam Melayu. - Raja Gelap II 

DYMM Sultan Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj menzahirkan rasa amat dukacita dengan kenyataan YB Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Abdul Hadi Awang pada 20 Februari 2024 yang bertajuk “Ketinggian Islam Wajib Dipertahankan” yang ditujukan kepada alim ulama, para peguam, hakim-hakim, ahli-ahli parlimen dan Dewan Undangan Negeri serta Raja-Raja Melayu. Susulan itu, Baginda berkenan mengutus sepucuk surat kepada beliau menerusi Pesuruhjaya PAS Negeri Selangor, YB Dato’ Dr. Ab. Halim Tamuri,seperti berikut...👇👇👇

PAS sendiri buat salah,terus salahkan DAP pulak?

Bodoh sombong betoi...

Fitnah walaun lebai piang bengong...

A baby👆 & toddler👇 has passed away due to starvation 

caused by the Israeli-imposed siege on Gaza...

cheers.