Bung "bocor" Moktar dipenjara, Zizie didenda........

Ahli parlimen Kinabatangan Bung Moktar Radin hari ini dijatuhi hukuman penjara selama sebulan atas kesalahan poligami tanpa kebenaran.Beliau juga didenda RM1,000 bagi satu lagi kesalahan bernikah tanpa kebenaran dan berhadapan dengan hukuman penjara enam bulan sekiranya gagal menjelaskan denda tersebut hari ini.

Isteri keduanya, Zizie Ezette Abd Samad pula didenda RM1,000 bagi setiap dua kesalahan.Pelakon terkenal itu bersalah atas tuduhan bersubahat bagi kesalahan poligami tersebut dan juga kesalahan pernikahan tanpa kebenaran. Zizie juga menghadapi hukuman penjara enam bulan sekiranya gagal menjelaskan denda tersebut hari ini.

Jurunikah bagi perkahwinan itu pula, Ahmad Shahazami, yang juga abang kepada Zizie dihukum denda RM1,000 bagi kesalahan itu.Dua orang adiknya, Samzy Fuzette dan Shaheizy Sam juga masing-masing didenda RM1,000 kerana bersubahat atas kesalahan itu. Selain itu, ketiga-tiga adik beradik lelaki itu juga didenda RM1,000 bagi kesalahan bersubahat bagi kesalahan poligami tanpa kebenaran.

Dua yang lain, dipercayai rakan Bung Moktar -- Sahari Ahmad dan Titing Putang, didenda RM1,000 bagi satu kesalahan bersubahat bagi kesalahan tersebut.

Read here.

source:malaysiakini


Kartika Dewi didenda RM5000 dan dirotan kerana minum arak dikhalayak ramai. Kesalahan berpoligami adalah sama berat hukuman dengan minum arak di tempat awam, malah lebih berat kerana melibatkan seks secara haram. Dulu ada kes 3 orang wanita yang terlibat dengan seks haram didenda,penjara dan dirotan.

Kenapa hukuman yang dikenakan kepada Bung "bocor" Mokhtar dan Zizie begitu ringan berbanding dengan orang awam lain? Bung ni manusia juga,kecuali dia adalah YB yang buat undang-undang. Apakah kerana dia YB,hukuman yang ringan dikenakan berbanding dengan orang lain?

Jelas dalam 1Malaysia ada dua set undang-undang, satu untuk YB BN/UMNO &kroni dan satu lagi untuk rakyat umum.

Nak undi UMNO/BN lagi.............

cheers.

Sibu postal votes drama........

DAP won the Sibu by-election, but conspiracy theorists claim that what transpired in the few hours before the final tally was announced could have changed the results.In the dying minutes of the final count, the DAP's Wong Ho Leng was leading by 2,651 votes ahead of SUPP candidate Robert Lau, after all 110 ballot boxes were counted with only the postal votes remaining.

The drama surrounding the release of the postal votes result was worthy of its own television series as DAP leaders and Election Commission officers argued and pointed fingers, throwing everything but the kitchen sink at one another. And just so the SUPP didn't feel left out, some DAP leaders raised suspicions that the local party and the EC were working in cahoots to rig the votes. DAP Youth chief Anthony Loke said they had a lot of reasons to be suspicious, claiming inconsistencies in the signature of witnesses for at least a few hundred postal votes. All postal votes have to be validated by witnesses.

Fuelling further suspicions, Lau and his polling agents had parked themselves at the postal vote counting centre at Wisma Sanyan - about three kilometres from the main tally centre in Dewan Suarah - even before counting had begun.

"He stayed until the end. As it was, the counting itself started late, at around 6pm and finished around 8.30pm," said Loke.

"The votes were packed into their boxes and were ready to be moved to the polling centre, but the RO (returning officer) was holed up with SPR officials in a room for two hours.

"We were told they were tabulating the figures. They kept on delaying and we got nervous because we were worried that there might be an attempt to fix the postal votes," he said when contacted.

Showdown at Sanyan

The drama came to a head at around 10pm when an EC official named Ismail told EC workers to start bringing down the ballot boxes without issuing the Form 15, which is a standard requirement in any election to prove the final tally for postal votes had been completed.

"We verbally told them not to touch the boxes. That was when I called a chief inspector to take over the security situation," said Loke, commending the swift police action in sending several officers up to tape off the area where the boxes were kept.

At this juncture, Loke said an EC official finally came up to show them the form, which he claimed had not been signed by polling agents from either DAP or SUPP.

"But we saw the figures and found we would still get the majority, we decided to leave (albeit) in protest," he said, pointing out that by then he had lost track of time.

Back at the counting centre at Dewan Suarah, the postal votes arrived at around 10.30pm, and after it was included in the overall final tally, returning officer Wong See Meng announced Wong Ho Leng the winner with a 398-vote majority. Based on the final figures released by the EC that night, SUPP received 2,323 out of the 2,827 total postal votes, while DAP got 70 and independent candidate Narawi Haron got 30. 208 postal votes were rejected and 190 unreturned.

EC blames DAP

SUPP Sibu information chief Daniel Ngieng however called the DAP's antics "hooliganism", echoing his Sibu chief Wong Soon Koh's view that the DAP led an "unruly mob".

"We are very surprised with the attitude of the DAP. We have to leave it to the EC to do their job. Everyone has to follow procedures.

"We cannot harass the election workers. They (the DAP) should know that Sarawakians are very mild people. I'm not complaining, but from what I observed, they are trying to be very aggressive.

"I'm not saying if something is not right, leave it alone... you can claim whatever you want, but at the end, the voters should be given the opportunity to exercise their rights," he said when contacted.

The EC, particularly its chief Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof on Monday denied DAP's claims that the EC were delaying the postal vote count, pointing the finger back at the DAP for being the ones stalling the announcement. The DAP Youth chief rubbished the accusation, explaining that they had good reason to stop the boxes from being moved, but the delay they caused was nowhere as long as the two hours the EC took to do the math.

"The boxes can only move once the official papers are out. We probably stalled it for around 20 minutes. There are only 11 ballot boxes, and it would take at the most 30 minutes to tabulate (all of them), but they took nearly two hours," he said. Ngieng has shrugged off Loke's claims as paranoia.

"The last time they said the boxes cannot be kept at the police station because they would get short-changed, but all the boxes are sealed. Why worry?

"Even I myself am not too happy with how they (the EC) are so sticky with minor things, but that's just how it is done.

"If I were petty, I would raise many things that the DAP have done, but at the end of it all, we just have to accept the results," he said.

Baca sini dan sini.

source:malaysiakini

208 postal votes were rejected and 190 unreturned. Total is 398 votes, a coincident?

No...no....SPR did their maths well, given a few more minutes and another 500 votes added, BN will be the winner.......

cheers.

Mai kita tengok samada SPR barua Najib atau sebaliknya........

Ini apa Najib 1Malaysia berjanji.............

“I want to make a deal with you. Can we have an understanding or not?” Najib asked some 1,000 people who attended a public rally at the residential area.

“The understanding is quite simple. I help you, you help me,”

“If Robert Lau becomes MP on Sunday, on Monday(17/5/10), I will ask the cheque to be prepared. Do we have a deal or not? We do!

"You want the RM5 million, I want Robert Lau to win,” Najib had reportedly told the crowd.

Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gelugor, Karpal Singh memberi tempoh sehingga Isnin kepada Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya untuk mendakwa Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak atas tuduhan menawarkan rasuah kepada penduduk Sibu semasa berkempen pada pilihan raya kecil Sibu baru-baru ini. Kegagalan berbuat demikian, pihak DAP kata Karpal akan membuat laporan polis terhadap Najib di Sibu.

Semalam Pengerusi Kebangsaan DAP itu mendakwa Najib Razak terbabit dalam 'pembelian undi' pada PRK Sibu semasa berkempen pada satu majlis di Rejang Park Sabtu lalu. Akhbar harian bahasa Inggeris Sunday Eastern Times memetik kata-kata Najib yang dipertikaikan oleh Karpal itu dalam bahasa Inggeris(seperti yang tercatat di atas). Dalam ucapan beliau, Najib dikatakan menjanjikan RM5 juta bantuan kerajaan pusat untuk projek tebatan banjir di Sibu jika BN menang PRK Sibu.

"Ini adalah perlakuan amat serius yang dilakukan oleh seorang Perdana Menteri bukannya rakyat biasa.

"Saya beri tempoh satu minggu sehingga isnin depan untuk SPR mendakwa Najib. Sebenarnya SPR sepatutnya bertindak serta merta terhadap Perdana Menteri," kata Karpal ketika dihubungi Suara Keadilan.

Karpal berkata Najib boleh didakwa Seksyen 10 (1)(B) dan Seksyen 11 di bawah Akta Kesalahan Pilihan Raya 1954 yang membawa denda RM2,000 dan penjara tidak kurang daripada dua tahun.

source-suarakeadilan

Mungkinkah satu lagi PRK bakal di adakan di Pekan..........

cheers.

Sibu results indicate Pek Moh must go.......

Barisan Nasional's loss in the Sibu parliamentary by-election yesterday is a clear message that Sarawak's Chinese voters feel that it is time for Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud to go, said Monash University political analyst Professor James Chin.He says this is among the three lessons to be learnt from the Sibu contest.

"First of all, the majority of Chinese voters are sending a clear message to Taib that he must go. I think they felt Taib has overstayed in holding the post of (Sarawak) Chief Minister," he said. Taib has occupied the post since 1981, the same year that former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad came to power. Chin added that the Chinese voters there are also fed-up with the SUPP.

"If you look, most of the SUPP leaders are more than 60 years-old. Even the late Robert Lau has been occupying Sibu for four terms, or 20 years, and that is a long time.

"SUPP has failed to garner support of the younger Chinese community, and they have failed to produce capable young leaders. SUPP has remained stagnant over the years with the old leaders. I think the Sibu voters realise that and they wanted a change."

The Monash academician also said the third signal sent by the Sibu Chinese community is that they are ready as with their counterparts in Peninsular Malaysia to abandon the BN. The March 8 general election saw a major shift in the Chinese votes in Peninsular Malaysia in support of the opposition.

"Now, this is also becoming a reality among the Sibu Foochow Chinese community. They have become more politically aware," he said.

Poser on state elections

Chin said the loss of the Sibu by-election may prompt Taib to postpone calling state elections which were originally expected to take place this year, till next year. Traditionally, Sarawak holds its state elections separately from the general election.

"I may be second guessing, as it is difficult to speculate when the state elections will be held. But I think following the Sibu defeat, Taib will coordinate the state elections to be called during the same time as with the federal elections," he said. He stressed that the poor showing in Sibu makes it unlikely to take place this year.

Sarawak will need to hold its state elections, to get a new mandate on the state government, latest by July 2011 as the last polls took place in May 2006. That year, rising anti-government sentiments in the state and Taib's declining popularity were noted as a factor for the BN losing ground despite retaining 62 of the total 71 seats. Jeniri Amir, a Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) analyst, said that the by-election results looks bad on the BN as it shows a shift in voter sentiment away from the ruling party.

Goodies not good enough

Jeniri, who is of Iban descent, agrees with Chin that voters, especially the Chinese, are weary of BN and SUPP's election promises, which they have failed to keep."DAP's victory is a result of Wong being seen as vocal, unlike Lau. Also the BN candidate and his uncle (Robert Lau Sr) are not popular, following the domination of the family business (in the local economy)," he said.

The Unimas academician pointed out that BN's election bait of bountiful rewards has failed to buy the Chinese voters' ballot. He believes such a strategy is only temporary and will not have long term impact. It is clear, he says, that the BN has access only to the financial muscle, but no insight into the feelings of the Sibuan Chinese.

"BN cannot use this method, but in turn must be sincere and give long term solutions to attract Chinese voters back. As the Chinese voters are self-sufficient and well to do, such awarding of instant projects is (viewed as) derogatory," he said.

"There is a need to look after the voters' feelings," he said.

He also said the by-election result deals a blow to Taib, for not being able to handle local issues like unemployment, flood mitigation matters and the issue of Native Customary Rights land. Jeniri warns that if the BN and SUPP fail to understand and address these issues, they will face the same problems with the Chinese electorate that MCA and Gerakan are facing in the Peninsular today.- Hafiz Yatim and Salhan K Ahmad

source:malaysiakini

One thing is clear that the Chinese community is consistent throughout Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak.

First, they are ready for change.

Second, money alone cannot buy their votes.

Najib's, "I help you and you help me" philosophy will never work. As Tuan Guru Nik Aziz says,‘Umno, BN beli undi macam beli ayam itik’........

cheers.

'Pek Moh' factor led to BN's defeat........

In the run-up to the Sibu by-election, DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang said it took nothing less than a miracle for his party and Pakatan Rakyat allies to wrest Sibu from Barisan Nasional, pinning their odds at 40 percent. What Lim was not expecting was a massive swing in Chinese votes in the Chinese-majority Pelawan state constituency, which helped DAP pull an impressive overall 3,000 votes to secure the seat.

Kit Siang's 'Sibu miracle' eventually helped DAP clinch the seat by a tissue-thin 398 votes. The win was secured despite preliminary estimates indicating that postal, Iban and Malay/Melanau votes would remain mostly unchanged from the 2008 general election results in favouring BN.

The Pelawan factor saw DAP securing, according to preliminary estimates, about 11,000 votes against BN's 5,000 votes. It is a miraculous turnaround from DAP's 200-vote loss in the same constituency in the 2008 general elections

'Pek Moh' factor

Pelawan, with an 88 percent Chinese electorate, has been simmering over a host of local and national issues. Their discontent with Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's leadership was evident even to BN, who discreetly avoided putting up posters of the CM - known as “pek moh” (white hair) by the local Chinese - during the campaign in the urban areas. The Sibuan Chinese, as represented by the Pelawan residents, are upset over lack of flood management, poor management over the economy and Taib's apparent reluctance to share Sarawak's economic pie with the Chinese working class.

DAP capitalised on this by attacking Taib over critical issues such as a lack of good governance in Sarawak, his apparent bid to create a political dynasty, and BN's role in the controversy over the use of the term 'Allah' by Sarawak Christians. The election result is no doubt a major blow for Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP), which fielded candidate Robert Lau Hui Yew on behalf of the BN. SUPP, although multiracial in nature, it is predominantly Chinese. Its rejection by the Chinese community in Sibu is therefore a painful blow, and mirrors similar sentiments in Peninsular Malaysia where the Chinese have resoundingly deserted the MCA and Chinese-based Gerakan.

Alarm bells for Sarawak BN

This spectacular loss will no doubt ring alarm bells in Sarawak BN, who has to call for state elections by next year. The results affirm their fear that the Pakatan, now allied with local party Snap, will make further inroads since the 2006 state elections, into what has been a Barisan stronghold. Speculations are abound that state elections will be held later this year to serve as a barometer for a general election next year. But the defeat in Sibu may delay BN's plan.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister and BN chairperson Najib Abdul Razak will have to do some serious soul-searching after failing to secure a win despite the millions of ringgit he has poured into the constituency, and his unprecedented three-time visits. Under normal circumstances, the BN chairperson would stay away from the by-election, allowing his deputy to run the show. His personal touch in the Hulu Selangor campaign has won BN some votes. It however did not work in Sibu.

For Pakatan, the Sibu win will bring a much-needed shot in the arm, after losing two straight by-elections - Bagan Pinang last year, and a humiliating defeat in Hulu Selangor last month. The win also gives Pakatan an added push in its campaign to win over East Malaysia, which thus far as been unresponsive to the opposition, particularly those based in the Peninsula.

For DAP, the victory in Sibu has cemented its position as the biggest opposition party in Malaysia with 29 parliament seats under its belt.

source:malaysiakini

cheers.

PR wins Sibu..........

DAP - 18,845
BN - 18,447
Bebas - 232
undi rosak - 395
majoriti - 390
turnout - 70%

Postal/Undi Pos - 2,401
BN - 2,287
DAP - 87
Bebas -27

BN k.o. without postal votes!

Congrats/Tahniah.........

cheers.

P212 -Sibu - Polling Day........

This the DAP candidate Sibuan must vote and send to Parliament. Lets deny BN 2/3 majority.....

Lets change and change we will........

Vote wisely.....look for the rocket......

and lets throw BN out for good.........

and we dont need this guy as our PM.......

Najib said "Let's make a deal. If you deliver me Robert Lau Jr(BN) on Sunday, I will sign the cheque on Monday". Isnt this an outright vote buying?

Vote wisely.........

To all teachers out there.........

cheers.

P212-Sibu - Big guns for the final run.......

All indications point to a nail-biter of a finish as politicians scramble to make their case heard in the dying hours of the Sibu by-election campaign. Pakatan Rakyat de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to the campaign trail yesterday afternoon - after spending a good part of the week attending his sodomy trial in Kuala Lumpur - as the opposition front threw everything it had in the bid to win tomorrow's polls.

What was unexpected, however, was the rousing response from the 3,000-strong predominantly Chinese crowd when the former deputy premier spoke at a DAP ceramah in Rejang Park. Unlike the nonchalant attitude he faced on the campaign trail when it first started last weekend, this time Anwar was met with raucous cheering despite arriving at around 11pm, commanding the full attention of those present.

Similarly at an earlier ceramah along Jalan Bandong in Nangka, Anwar was well received by the 300 or so mainly Muslim diners who were at the popular halal food square, though it was marred by a near-altercation when some over-zealous Pakatan Rakyat supporters taunted a group of BN youths seated at the back. Putting aside the slight fracas, last night's turnout was a pleasant surprise for Pakatan, considering the penchant among many local residents for sleeping early.

Earlier on in the campaign, politicians from both the Pakatan and BN had trouble getting their audience to stay beyond 10.30pm, which is the general cut-off time for outdoor activities in the small town.

A different side of Sibu


But last night's turnout showed a different side of Sibu - one that appeared to have suddenly understand the power of vote. This may be one reason that the BN is pulling out its big guns today, with none other than Prime Minister Najib Razak scheduled to make an unprecedented third visit to Sibu in as many weeks. The allocations and customary populist government moves have been coming in a steady stream, the latest being the announcement of reduced flat rates for renewal of leasehold titles by Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud last night.

This may stem the tide among Chinese voters, who have been staunchly pro-DAP due to discontent on economic and land issues, but it seems trouble is brewing elsewhere for the ruling coalition. Talk within the BN circle is that Najib has to come back to shore up support among the Melanaus, who are cross with the premier for not including them in his two-day visit earlier this week. But more pressing is their apparent displeasure with their Nangka assemblyman Awang Bemee Awang Ali Basah, who is said to have not visited his constituency after being elected in the 2006 state polls.

BN machinery holds sway

Nevertheless, the perceived advantage still lies with BN and the might of their election machinery. As well as the electorate may receive Anwar and other Pakatan leaders, it is still hard to say how much ground they have gained with the 54,695 voters of Sibu. This is particularly so with the Iban and Melanau sectors, which combined to make up some 32 percent of the electorate.

Melanaus tend to treat Pakatan campaigners with scepticism, as they are known to give priority to leaders from their own community such as Abdul Taib - the long-time chief minister. But if there is any truth to the rumours of the community's discontent, then Anwar and the rest of the Pakatan leadership may be able to swing some extra votes their way.

The Iban votes on the other hand remain quite the mystery.Longhouses that agreed to host Pakatan campaigners will generally receive their visitors warmly, regardless of which flag is flown. Being polite to guests means being agreeable, which in turn makes any reading of potential swings in voting trends rather difficult. There is the issue of the BN's alleged favourite tactic of blitzing the longhouses with cash and gifts in the dying hours of campaigning, something the Pakatan is unlikely, and incapable, of emulating.

Whether that continues to hold sway with the Ibans depends on how far Pakatan has managed to break through that barrier. Whatever the case, tomorrow's polls is expected to be a tight race and ultimately, it is the BN's to lose.- Joseph Sipalan

source:malaysiakini






cheers.