Merry Xmas u'all...

Kepada rakan² Kristian.. jangan layan lebai Taliban ni... 

PAS,hangpa beli pulau dan duduk di situ...

Gesaan seorang pemimpin PAS supaya orang Islam tidak meraikan Hari Krismas mendapat tempelakan keras daripada pengkritik lantang Islam konservatif, yang berkata, parti Islam itu menderitai sindrom gagal menghargai ajaran Islam dan realiti kepelbagaian budaya.

“Barangkali telah tiba masanya PAS berfikir sama ada mereka perlu membeli sebuah pulau dan mengisytiharkannya sebagai Negara Islam serta tinggal di situ sesama mereka yang berkongsi pemikiran yang sama,” kata Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa kepada FMT.

Beliau memberi respons terhadap Ketua Pemuda PAS, Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi, yang berkata, Hari Krismas, yang merayakan kelahiran Nabi Isa, tokoh utama dalam ajaran Kristian yang turut dipandang tinggi oleh orang Islam, bercanggah dengan ajaran Islam.

Khalil, yang merupakan anak Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abd Hadi Awang, berkata, ini kerana penganut Kristian mempercayai Isa merupakan anak Tuhan dan kerana itu terjumlah sebagai perbuatan syirik, atau menyekutukan sesuatu dengan Tuhan.

Beliau berkata, walaupun orang Islam dibenarkan mengucap selamat kepada jiran tetangga beragama Kristian atas dasar hormat-menghormati, mereka tidak boleh secara “suka-suka” berbuat demikian di media sosial.

“Ia seolah-olah menunjukkan keredhaan kepada agama mereka,” kata Khalil.

Beliau juga berkata, hari kebesaran bukan Islam tidak boleh diraikan oleh orang Islam kerana melibatkan pegangan dan kepercayaan agama yang salah, tetapi diizinkan jika hanya melibatkan perbezaan budaya.

Farouk, yang mengetuai Islamic Renaissance Front berkata, Khalil mempamerkan “jenis pemikiran yang tidak sesuai untuk hidup dalam sebuah masyarakat pelbagai kaum dan agama.”

“Sejak bila orang Islam yang mengucap selamat sempena Hari Krismas mempercayai konsep tritunggal Tuhan?”, soal beliau.

“Apa-apa ucapan selamat untuk apa-apa juga perayaan sama ada yang berkaitan budaya atau kepercayaan, adalah tanda persahabatan dan rasa muhibbah.

“Bukankah Imam Ali berkata bahawa ‘seseorang itu sama ada merupakan saudaramu dalam agama, atau saudaramu dalam kemanusiaan?,” tambah Farouk. - fmt

Why display such abrasiveness 

against Christmas?...

I cannot comprehend why a Muslim leader would want to express such an abrasive view about Christmas even if it is for political reasons. I am referring to PAS Youth chief Muhammad Khalil Hadi’s characterisation of Jesus, Christmas and Christianity in general, as published in news portals.

He may target Christianity for some reasons. But I wonder what he would say when Buddhists celebrate Wesak, Hindus celebrate Deepavali, Chinese celebrate Chinese New Year and the Jews observe Yom Kippur. Would he say the same things he said about Christianity?

No one is asking Khalil to believe anything about Christianity. But he must acknowledge that Christianity, Christmas and Christians exist in Malaysia and in this world.

I am not a Muslim, but I acknowledge Islam and Muslims exist here in Malaysia and in the world. That acknowledgement of mine includes respecting the beliefs, practices and festivities associated with Islam.

It is disrespectful to describe Christmas as idolatry and Jesus as not being the Son of God. We are not asking him to believe. We are asking him to respect the beliefs of others.

I can’t imagine what would happen if a non-Muslim were to describe an Islamic festivity in a negative way. I am sure there will be demands made and demonstrations staged to condemn such a characterisation. In this regard, I am expecting some response from Muslim leaders in Pakatan Harapan.

The greatness of any religion is its magnanimity, not its power.

Perhaps Khalid is seeing the “commercial” and “jolly” aspects of Christmas. But then, the true spirit of Christmas celebrated by Christians is about humanity, love, giving, forgiveness and eternality.

We compel no one to believe the true spirit of Christmas. We only ask that we be allowed to celebrate what we believe in, and we welcome those who wish to extend greetings to us.

I feel sad that I have to write this piece on the eve of Christmas.

Blessed Christmas to all who choose not to be offended. - fmt

Aku dok ingat.. Cerita Ahli Majlis Syura PAS si Takiri pegang dan dilantik pengerusi 4 GLC di Terengganu ni fitnah.. tu sebab aku tak share berita ni..Rupanya betul.. Baca Malaysia kini tadi ia disahkan benar..

Sebelum Pilhanraya PAS kata..Kami nak wujudkan Kerajaan Teknokrat.. Yang pimpin Negara, yang uruskan Negara dikalangan Pakar dan Profesional.. Last2 yang jaga GLC lebai, Hotel ngan resort pun dia jaga..aku dok ingat Teknokrat ni org mcm Ts Khalid..

Apa hebatnya Takiri ni ? Bisnes apa dia berjaya sangat.. Yang aku tahu dia cuma jual air zam zam dan Kismis Jampi.. Bini dia bisnes Kosmetik dan krim untuk kecil dan besarkan payu dara dan perapat.. takkan ini gambaran Teknokrat.. ini peniaga Kampung.. Scammer.. 

Di Terengganu dan Kelantan, Exco sains dan Pertanian Lebai.. Sampaikan hat jaga Sukan dan Bola Sepak pun lebai.. tang mana Teknokratnya ?

Dalam Laporan Malaysiakini kataa d 2 Syarikat bukan berasaskan keuntungan..ye lah..Ak dok teringat yayasan tabung Haji Azeez Rahim, dan yayasan Akal budi Zahid hamidi, tu pun bukan berasaskan keuntungan.. betul tak ? 

Tapi aku faham lah.. aku dok syak la.. ini ada agenda lain.. Sebab Takiri ni dok jaga projek buat pasaraya wakaf PAS.. Duit Derma masih tak cukup.. Cara mudah nak gerakkan dana Politik.. nantilah dan GLC yg wakafkan.. Mcm Tauke Balak infaqkan demi perjuangan PAS di Kelantan.. siap Taja haji VVIP.. esok esok senang nak tampung dan tutup duit lebuh mcm Kohilal.. Maka jadilah Pengerusi GLC Terengganu.. - Ipohmali

Selamat Hari Natal...

cheers.

Fitnah Macai vs Fitnah Pak Lebai...

Semua masih kekal. Barisan BOD BIMB sehingga kini. Setakat hari ini, TIADA sebarang PERTUKARAN atau LANTIKAN baru Barisan BOD BIMB.

Jawapan atas fitnah MOF lantik 4 director dari DAP dalam Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad (BIMB). Nama 4 director tu dia tak berani sebut pasai dia tak tau sapa dan kalu sebut nama secara ikut suka nanti kena sama...

Dulu semua  Syarikat2 GLC Melayu ini di pimpin oleh kroni2 macai dan lihatlah apa berlaku habis GLC Melayu jadi lintang pukang... Sekoq-sekoq SPRM dok heret ke mahkamah. Apakah anda mahu Parti penyanggak dengan 40  penyamunnya memerintah semula? Pikiaq2lah habis2..

Kegilaan menabur fitnah drp barua2 belaan umngok,dah melampau2 dan biadap..Fitnah semata2 utk wujudkan satu persepsi kononnya kjaan ph tunduk dan utamakan cina2 dap..Fitnah yg jelas menghasut dgn sentimen perkauman dan rasis yg melampau..Fitnah yg hnya mampu dilakukan oleh makluk yg tahap kegilaan otaknya dah tak mampu utk dirawat..Jika fitnah seburuk dan sejahat inipun,masih dibiar oleh pemimpin kjaan Ph,maka tunggulah akn tercetusnya perbalahan kaum dlm negara..Beruk pun tak mampu nk berfikir bgaimana barua2 belaan umngok boleh fitnah kjaan Ph dan Bank Islam sebegini rupa..Fitnah yg busuk dan jijik mengalahkan segala bau busuk mangkuk jamban di sluruh ngara.. - f/bk

Sendiri reka cerita.. Sendiri fitnah.. 

Sendiri siar.. Sendiri Percaya..

Depa reka cerita..Depa Fitnah.. Siar dalam akhbar Fitnah depa.. Lepas tu depa beriman dan percaya degan Fitnah yang mereka lakukan sendiri..Pelik depa terbitkan fitnah..Depa cetak, lepas tu pengikut semua Percaya..

Kalau tauliah dibawah Gobind, Wanji dah boleh mengajar di Masjid di Selangor.. Dr Maza dah boleh mengajar di Johor..dan Dr Rozaimi dah boleh mengajar di Perak.. hari ini yg bebas buat kerja jahat , berpolitik di Masjid cuma lebai2 PAS..

Si Nazmi Karim ni memang rajin buat cerita Hoax dari zaman cerita dongeng Syria untuk minta Derma lagi..Kalau ada cerita datangd ari Ustaz2 Sampul macam ni.. ustaz2 kaki minta derma..hati hati ah..

Ini yang Nabi kata, Lebih aku takutkan melebihi Dajjal..datangnya fitnah atas nama Agama.. inilah yg berlaku di Syria.. huru hara..Peperangan, Pembunuhan, Kematian, kelaparan puncanya adalah diatas fitnah Ulama Ulama Jahat yang menyebarkan Kebencian agama dan Kaum.. Kelompok Ashabiyah..

Jadi berhati hatilah ummat Islam.. Kesesatan, ketaksuban pengikut Ayah Chik Lebih teruk dari pengikut Ayah Pin.. kalau Ayah pin yang rosak hanya nama ayah pin..kita Bimbangi kerosakan ini akan merosakkan nama baik Islam.. - Ahmad Muslim Badawi aka ipohmali

Harga Minyak...

Harga minyak mentah jatuh mendadak minggu ini. Saya telah menyuarakan minggu lepas bahawa keadaan harga minyak mentah yang jatuh mendadak memerlukan formula harga siling yang ditetapkan disemak.

Saya dimaklumkan perbezaan (kiraan Kerajaan Persekutuan berbanding kiraan saya) berlaku akibat semakan yang berbeza: Kerajaan Persekutuan menyemak mengikut bulan, sementara saya mengikuti semakan mingguan. 

Saya telah menulis kepada YB Saudara Lim Guan Eng, Menteri Kewangan agar semakan harga mengikut formula wajar dibuat mengikut minggu, agar harga yang dibayar rakyat cepat diselaraskan dengan harga semasa minyak mentah dunia. 

Surat saya kepada YB Saudara Lim Guan Eng boleh dibaca di sini:

After the handover...

Even though Ahmad Zahid has "handed over his duties", he is still the Umno president. Everyone knows that once the handover is complete, making a comeback is never as easy as it looks.

A president without the powers and duties is like a king in exile, a toothless tiger that can't do anything. He has delegated his presidential duties to his deputy Mohamad Hasan without setting a time frame or conditions. All the powers in his hand are like a bird set free. Gone forever!

Unless he can relieve himself of all the charges within a short time, has his name cleared and wins the trust of his party again, such possibility may still exist. But again this possibility is extremely slim.

He is now facing a total of 46 corruption charges, more on the way, including vote-buying in party elections. These court cases have already made him a lame duck president. When he was charged in the court, Umno Youth wanted him to go on leave. VP Khaled Nordin was on the same side as the Youth.

Nevertheless, Zahid has the support of the other two VPs -- Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Mahadzir Khalid -- as well as most supreme council members. Mohamad Hasan initially wanted him to go on leave, but later changed his attitude as he held back his next move.

The situation today is much worse. From the near collapse of Sabah Umno to more exits from Umno MPs on the peninsula, the party's elected reps in the Parliament has plummeted from 54 to only 37.

After this, Ahmad Zahid's attitude hardened, arguing that there was no reason for him to step down. And even anyone wanted him to leave, a general assembly had to be called, and an enormous impeachment mechanism had to be initiated.

The fact is, if the president stays put, more reps will leave, and Umno is poised to fall. Up till this point the party leadership can no longer sit on the fence and do nothing From what we understand, one of the VPs wrote to Ahmad Zahid, tabulating the reasons he must leave. From Mohamad Hasan down, almost everyone agrees he has to go.

But, will the Umno crisis be defused following the handover of duties? No way. The crisis will stay after Mohamad Hasan takes over. Hasan's influences and authority are mostly confined to Negeri Sembilan, hardly beyond the state. He has not performed particularly well since becoming the party's Number Two.

Unless the appeal is won, he still has a by-election war to fight in Rantau That said, the handover of duties by Ahmad Zahid has at least relieved part of the pressure, so that Umno can take a breather now.

As a matter of fact, Umno's exodus comes from both within and without the party. The external pull factor comes mainly from Mahathir and Daim Zainuddin.

The Mahathir-Zahid relationship has gone beyond repair, especially after Zahid shows an inclination to work with Anwar Ibrahim. That makes him an uncompromising enemy of Mahathir.

If he continues to lead Umno, Mahathir is not going to give Umno a chance. Internally, Zahid faces the pressure from Hishammuddin and Khairy.

Umno can momentarily breathe a sigh of relief after Mahathir has achieved his stage one objective of taking down Zahid, while Hisham and Khairy will apply the brake and observe how things go from here.

As for those prepared to leave the party, most of them will put their plans on hold instead of acting on the spur of the moment. - mysinchew

Indonesian soldiers encroach into Sarawak,kidnap 5 Malaysians...

Five Sarawakians were held at gunpoint, bundled into a pickup, roughed up and kidnapped for ransom, allegedly by members of the Indonesian army who had encroached on Malaysian territory last week.

The five, aged between 15 and 64, were harvesting wood at the Wong Rangkai forest near Kampung Danau Melikin, 400m from the Serian-Kalimantan border, around noon on Dec 11 when they were approached by two men in battle fatigues.

The two were armed with 5.56mm Pindad SS-1 assault rifles, the standard primary weapon of Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI).

The New Sunday Times has learnt that the five were allegedly ambushed at the site, located near the WFM Melikin oil palm estate in Balai Ringin.

After securing them, the Indonesians forced them into their Toyota Hilux, which was parked nearby, and ordered them to drive across the Kalimantan border to the Indonesian command post in Sg Enteli.

The soldiers accused them of stealing wood from the Indonesian side.

But  my 1 million ringgit question is WHERE IS OUR ARMY..?? 😅😅😅😅

222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami

 This time I have to agree with you Tun Daim...

Something you probably 
didn't already know!

cheers.

Nasihat Raja Bomoh kat Anwar dan Dr.M...

Soalan Mengenai Menyokong Pemimpin Yang Isterinya Tidak Bertudung

YDP YADIM yang baru....

Denda RM2,000, penjara enam bulan 

jika guna lampu HID...

Penggunaan lampu High Intensity Discharged (HID) digunakan secara berleluasa ehingga menimbulkan rasa kurang senang dalam kalangan pengguna jalan raya lain kerana kecerahan lampu itu disifatkan menyilaukan pandangan mereka.

Perkara itu mendapat perhatian Menteri Pengangkutan, Anthony Loke yang baru-baru ini mengumumkan pengharaman penggunaan lampu HID.

Meskipun ada yang berpendapat bahawa lampu HID memberikan pandangan yang lebih baik dan jelas di jalan raya, tetapi ia juga boleh menyilaukan pengguna jalan raya lain dari arah bertentangan, yang juga berisiko tinggi menyebabkan kemalangan jalan raya.

Begitu juga jika kenderaan yang menggunakan lampu HID ini datang dari arah belakang membuatkan pemandu di hadapan silau dan tidak dapat memandang cermin pandang belakang.

Untuk itu, Menteri Pengangkutan kini mengharamkan penggunaan lampu HID pada semua jenis kenderaan tanpa sebarang pengecualian.

Menurut beliau, mana-mana pemilik kenderaan yang didapati bersalah dan melanggar undang-undang itu akan didenda RM2,000 atau penjara selama enam bulan.

Bagi pemilik kenderaan yang masih menggunakan lampu HID, anda dinasihatkan untuk menukarnya dalam kadar segera atau berdepan dengan tindakan undang-undang jika ditahan dalam sekatan jalan raya.

Wan Azizah wants to be PM, 

to create history...

I don't know what happens in the household of PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, but it does not harm some men to be told, "You get dinner ready for the family tonight, darling. I have to attend to important matters of state."

In a completely hypothetical situation, if hubby refuses, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail could easily say, "I am the deputy prime minister. Time waits for no man, neither does a good woman."

It would be good for some Malay men to realise that women are not shrinking violets or door mats.

If I were Wan Azizah, why should I relinquish my position, as deputy prime minister? Any woman worth her salt would stand her ground and not allow her husband, or the prime minister-in-waiting, or anyone else, to oust her from her perch.

Having made history as the first female deputy prime minister, she might become the first woman Malaysian prime minister. (Sorry Nurul Izzah! Mothers always have the first pick and are always right.)

Naturally, Wan Azizah could only become prime minister if Dr Mahathir Mohamad were to become indisposed.

As a Muslim woman prime minister, her appointment would elevate Malaysia to the ranks of the progressive countries, which have women prime ministers or presidents. Britain, Israel, Germany, India, Australia, South Korea and Indonesia.

As deputy prime minister, Wan Azizah is the "number one woman" in the nation. She wields much power, or as much power as Mahathir, will allow.

Pundits claim that since Pakatan Harapan's formation, Mahathir's guiding hand has caused a sea change in Wan Azizah.

She exudes more confidence, and is more self-assured. Gone are the shrill voice and hesitation, which hampered her when the responsibility of leading an opposition coalition, in her husband's absence, was thrust upon her.

On the other hand, some political observers claim that she has also developed a lust for power.

Malaysia is a patriarchal society and becoming prime minister is an opportunity for a woman to make her presence felt.

In Malaysia, Malay Muslim men make the rules; but they also bend them to their advantage. Women cannot show themselves to be better than the men, without incurring their wrath.

Recall how PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang humiliated Wan Azizah when she was nominated to be the Selangor MB in 2014.

Perhaps, as prime minister, she can wield her magic wand and say, child marriages will be a thing of the past. Sex education must be introduced in schools. Single women will not be whipped for adultery. Syariah law will be standardised throughout Malaysia. Obedient wives’ clubs will be disbanded because they demean women. Men cannot marry more than one wife.

She could inform Malay Muslim women that the world can be their oyster, and tell many of the Malay men that it is alright to venture from their tempurung (shells).

Change will not come overnight and hundreds of thousands of Malay men will resist. This problem was created because Malay men (and women) were indoctrinated by many generations of Umno Baru leaders who know only one thing. Cash. With cash, they bought power, influence and transformed themselves into Adonises.

Time to speak out

Nurul Izzah, the daughter of Wan Azizah and Anwar, is described as the "Reformasi princess". Most people consider that her work is done. Her mission was to free her father, when many Malaysians were swept up in the Reformasi movement.

Deprived of a childhood, with her formative years spent criss-crossing the globe, garnering support to free her father from the clutches of the then prime minister (who is the current prime minister), she has followed the path of many career politicians, like former disgraced prime minister, Najib Abdul Razak, and has, since her graduation, known only, the life of a politician.

Malaysians expressed regret and anger when Nurul resigned as PKR vice-president and relinquished her appointment as the chairperson of Penang PKR. She has done the right thing and now, she should enter the real world, and see how the ordinary, downtrodden Malaysians live.

It destroys a nation and discourages integration when non-Malays are considered second-class citizens. It is frustrating to find that the Malays, who are spoon-fed and pampered with benefits, have grown lazy, and are saddled with a strong sense of entitlement.

Nurul should observe how the mock rituals of Umno-Baru's Islam have divided Malaysia and acknowledge her father's role in the Islamisation, division and dumbing down of education in Malaysia.

In the course of her travels overseas, she will have met thousands of successful Malays, who in their adoptive country, did not live off handouts. In contrast, the Malays in Malaysia are condemned to a life on crutches. Her father announced that Malays need time to accept a shift from race-based to needs-based affirmative action policies. So, when will be the right time? After another 61 years?

More importantly, when PKR politician Latheefa Koya (above) criticised the PKR party for nepotism and cronyism, Nurul's silence on the defence of freedom of expression was worrying.

The PKR members who want Latheefa's scalp are daft. Why shoot Latheefa for saying what had to be said?

After all, the silence of the party members and the rakyat allowed Umno-Baru/BN to become so morally and financially corrupt that Malaysia was brought to its knees. Speak out! Do not let this happen again.

By right, the post of prime minister could be filled by any capable Malaysian, and it does not have to be a Malay. Despite the Umno-Baru rhetoric, Malaysia has never had a real Malay prime minister. - Mariam Mokhtar,mk

Kalu DAP buat macam ni 

walaun/macai demo sakan...

KJ being the opportunist he is, I won’t be surprised to see him file for divorce with Noni 

and hitch himself to Nurul, a divorcee.That makes him closer to future PM.

Relax hari Ahad...

cheers.

Hubungan 'rumit' Anwar-Dr M...

Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Liew Chin Tong membangkitkan lima cabaran yang didepani kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (PH) untuk mengukuhkan demokrasi di Malaysia.

Ahli strategi DAP itu berkata, antaranya adalah hubungan "rumit" antara Perdana Menteri Dr Mahathir Mohamad dan Presiden PKR Anwar Ibrahim yang bakal menggantikannya.

"Bayangkan jika Anwar terpaksa bekerjasama dengan Umno bawah Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sementara Mahathir dengan Umno bawah Hishammuddin Hussein. Kedua-duanya adalah non-starter (tiada peluang untuk berjaya) dan tidak baik untuk demokrasi Malaysia.

"Sedar akan risiko mimpi ngeri ini, saya yakin kedua-dua pemimpin PH ini akan mencapai persetujuan demi Malaysia," katanya.

Liew bagaimanapun tidak menghuraikan lebih lanjut perkara itu.

Cabaran lain yang disebutnya ialah selepas tumbangnya pemerintahan Umno dan BN pada 9 Mei lalu, kerajaan baru perlu memperbaiki model ekonomi lama, iaitu kronisme atas nama golongan Melayu miskin.

"Kita perlu membina model ekonomi baru untuk semua termasuk mengangkat kedudukan orang Melayu miskin, tetapi tanpa kronisme dan rasuah Umno."

Katanya lagi, demokrasi sepenuhnya dan kebebasan media dalam masyarakat berbilang kaum hanya boleh bertahan jika naratif kebangsaan Malaysia menjadi asas bersama semua golongan.

"Kita mesti menolak tanggapan rakyat Malaysia tidak bersedia atau tidak cukup matang untuk memiliki hak dan kebebasan demokrasi yang penuh.

"Setiap pemain politik dan media tidak boleh lagi menjadi juara kaum. Perkauman boleh mencetuskan pertembungan etnik yang boleh meruntuhkan negara, merosakkan demokrasi yang baru bermula," katanya lagi.

'Ia tidak pernah mudah'

Mengulas lanjut, beliau yang juga pengerusi DAP Johor menyifatkan PH sebagai gabungan besar yang memerlukan banyak usaha agar tidak runtuh.

"Kita perlu menerima hakikat bahawa kita sedikit berbeza dalam pendekatan.

"Mengalahkan kleptokrasi Najib Razak adalah sukar, tetapi membina Malaysia lebih sukar. Ia adalah usaha yang berbaloi. Kita perlu berusaha untuk menjayakannya," katanya lagi.

Untuk menjayakan demokrasi, katanya, kerajaan perlu menerima bahawa pentadbiran bukan sahaja berkenaan keputusan menteri dan pegawai atasan birokrat.

"Untuk melaksanakan agenda pembaharuan, kita perlu banyak institusi seperti jawatankuasa parlimen dan kebebasan media untuk mewujudkan platform dan peluang kepada orang awam menyertai proses sukar mentadbir.

"Perubahan tidak pernah mudah. Mengubah cara sebuah negara diuruskan dan ditadbir memang tugas yang penuh cabaran.

"PRU 2018 merupakan penamat kepada regim Umno-BN yang berusia 61 tahun. Ia permulaan era baru dalam konteks sebuah demokrasi yang masih muda dan perlu dipupuk. Ia tanggungjawab bersama kita untuk menjayakannya," katanya lagi. - mk

Apa cer CIMB...

UMNO divided over Pakatan PM...

The spate of resignations that has almost crippled Umno is a result of a proxy “Mahathir-Anwar war” between groups in the party – one in support of Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as Prime Minister and the other that wants to see Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim move up.

Umno supreme council member Datuk Alwi Che Ahmad said the disagreement between the Umno sides came to a head when the pro-Anwar group began openly canvassing support for him to become the 8th prime minister.

Alwi, who is also Kelantan opposition leader, said the pro-Mahathir group is led by Larut MP Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin while the pro-Anwar group is headed by Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Hamzah is staunchly opposed to Anwar becoming prime minister.

As such, the Hamzah group is not so much about supporting Dr Mahathir as it is about stopping Anwar in his tracks.

With the help of Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who is also opposed to Anwar, Hamzah managed to persuade 38 Umno MPs to sign statutory declarations in support of Dr Mahathir if anyone brings about a vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister in Parliament.

“There was no intention among them to resign from Umno or to join Bersatu. None are interested,” said Alwi.

Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin

However, Alwi said that sometime last month, Padang Rengas MP Datuk Nazri Aziz began meeting division leaders in the Klang Valley to persuade them to support Anwar.

Nazri had reportedly said to them that if Anwar were to become the prime minister, there will be no witch hunt against Umno leaders.

He said the MACC would not be used to suppress the opposition as it seems to be happening now.

He also assured his listeners that Anwar would not deregister Umno and there would be equal allocations for government and opposition wakil rakyat.

Many in Umno believe that Nazri’s latest move is linked to whispers and rumours that something big would take place at the March meeting of Parliament to propel Anwar forward.

Nazri met eight Umno divisions. His latest with the Ampang Umno division ended in a fierce commotion.

The Umno Youth leaders criticised him for asking them to support Anwar, which they said were nothing short of cooperating with DAP.

They said even though DAP was prepared to accept ex-Umno leaders, they would never accept that party.

Nazri’s open campaign for Anwar infuriated Hamzah, who then decided to take things to another level.

Hishammuddin Tun Hussein

It is understood that a secret meeting was convened at Hishammuddin’s house in Ampang last weekend. Among the attendees were Hamzah and PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

How and why Azmin is involved in this made-in-Umno drama is unclear but he has emerged as a trusted figure in Mahathir’s circle.

A few days after the meeting, the resignations in Sabah began, followed by more in the peninsular.

“I see it as Hamzah’s way of warning the Umno leadership to stop the alliance with Anwar,” said Alwi.

Hamzah has not only threatened to spark off more resignations from Umno, he is also demanding that Dr Ahmad Zahid steps down as Umno president.

Dr Ahmad Zahid has shown no sign of caving in to the demands. He is, after all, a democratically-elected president.

A supreme council meeting, scheduled for this evening, has also been called off. The cancellation is widely seen as an attempt by Dr Ahmad Zahid to buy time to seek an amicable solution.

But the pressure is not easing. Former Umno Youth chief and Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin is crying out loudly for Dr Ahmad zahid’s ouster.

Yesterday, Khairy tweeted again: “Step aside sir. It’s time.”

Khairy, once labelled as kambing hitam or black sheep by Dr Mahathir, has also lashed out at Hishammuddin as geng bangsawan (aristocratic gang)

Zahid Hamidi

Political commentator Dr Azmi Omar described the debacle that Umno was going through as a “perfect storm”.

“It is ironic that Umno is facing so much trouble because of another round of Anwar versus Mahathir,” said Dr Azmi.

It is obvious that Anwar is closely following the proxy war in Umno. He tweeted yesterday: “Lots of political intrigue discussed in #Twitterjaya this week”.

Alwi said he was also approached by Hishammuddin a few months ago over the same issue.

“I was invited to his Ampang office for lunch. I arrived late. There were already more than 30 Umno leaders there. Then, he met us one at a time – no phones allowed.

“He wanted to know if we were to choose between Anwar and Mahathir, who did we prefer,” said Alwi.

Incidentally, Alwi told Hishammuddin that he trusted Dr Mahathir more than Anwar.

“But that doesn’t mean that we want to join Bersatu. Why should we? Umno is a big party with a long history. We can recover if we are united and focused.”

Umno’s political tug-of-war has left the Youth wing fed-up.

Its deputy Youth chief Shahril Hamdan said the wing was not interested in taking sides between Anwar or Dr Mahathir.

“Right now, it seems the best political minds in Umno are invested in trying to capitalise from any alleged split in the government rather than focus on good old politics – policy, inspiration, sentiment and charisma,” he said.

Shahril warned against falling into the trap of “my opponent’s weakness is my strength”.

“Even if the rakyat is falling out of love with Pakatan, we are not even in their consideration, especially when we seem more interested in convenient mergers and backdoor dealings.” - Joceline Tan

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Nurul oh Nurul kenapa...

Berita mengenai peletakan jawatan Nurul Izzah Anwar  sebagai naib presiden PKR dengan serta-merta mengejutkan negara, menyebabkan ramai tertanya2 mengapa dia berbuat demikian.

Antara spekulasi2nya:

1. Dia sangat kecewa dengan prestasi kerajaan Pakatan Harapan(PH) yang memerintah, terutamanya mereka yang bersedia menerima ahli2 parlimen Umno atau bekerjasama dengan parti itu, kerana ini boleh menganggu agenda reformasi PH dan juga menyebabkan perpecahan dalam gabungan pemerintah.

Beberapa hari sebelum itu dia telah membantah dengan keras terhadap penyerapan wakil2 rakyat Umno, dengan alasan bahawa ini mengkhianati mandat rakyat dan menjadikan demokrasi tidak bererti.

2. Perbalahan dalam PKR masih belum berakhir. Azmin Ali terus mengetepikan orang2 Rafizi. Sebagai sekutu Rafizi, Nurul letak jawatan sebagai tanda protes.

Dalam tweetnya selepas peletakan jawatan dia berkata menyokong Rafizi sebagai calon Timbalan Presiden adalah perkara terbaik yang telah dilakukannya.

3. Dia tidak bersetuju dengan ayahnya tentang beberapa perkara. Anwar sebelum ini menguatkuasakan ideologinya sendiri ke dalam parti melalui isteri dan anak perempuannya, yang mana Nurul sendiri tidak setjui.

Ketika pertarungan antara Mahathir dan Anwar semakin sengit, kedua-dua mereka telah berusaha keras untuk menyokong wakil Umno untuk mengukuhkan diri mereka. Nurul mahu peralihan yang damai, bukan dicapai melalui perjuangan yang pahit.

Selain daripada itu, ada yang berpendapat bahawa Nurul harus berhenti dari memegang apa2 jawatan dalam partinya untuk menghindari tuduhan politik kekeluargaan, setelah Anwar kembali ke arus perdana politik.

Yang lain berpendapat bahawa Nurul tahu prospek politiknya masa depannya terhad kerana tidak mungkin dia akan masuk ke kabinet jika Anwar  menjadi Perdana Menteri. Jadi dia telah membuat keputusan untuk berundur diri dari politik secara serious.

Di antara banyak ramalan, saya sendiri tidak fikir mana-mana daripada perkara2 yang tersebut di atas itu merupakan faktor penentu tetapi mungkin kombinasi antara beberapa.

Nurul adalah salah seorang ahli politik Malaysia yang  begitu komited sangat  dengan prinsip perjuangan dan masa depan.

"Reformasi" malangnya telah dieksploitasi oleh ramai orang untuk memajukan kerjaya politik mereka atau sebagai slogan murahan pilihan raya. Hanya segelintir orang yang masih bersama dengan aura reformasi, Nurul adalah salah seorang daripada mereka.

Sejak bertahun2 sebagai ahli politik Nurul tidak menunjukkan dirinya  sebagai seorang ahli politik yang nakal. Dia tetap berpegang kepada kepercayaannya, yang mana ramai rakan dan lawannya bersetuju. 

Dan kerana komitmen itulah, dia semakin kecewa dengan kekacauan dan pergaduhan yang kini sedang berlaku dalam politik Malaysia hari ini.

Ia memerlukan sikap keberanian untuk seorang ahli politik membuat keputusan sedemikian. Dan Nurul telah melakukannya.

Tetapi, keberanian sebenarnya bukanlah untuk lari daripada masalah2 ini, tetapi hendaklah bersungguh-sungguh untuk terus tingkatkan keberanian dengan agenda2 pembaharuan tidak kira betapa suramnya prospek itu.

Untuk berundur diri dari medan perang adalah mudah, tetapi untuk terus berjuang adalah sukar, apatah lagi dengan cara2nya dengan lebih bernilai.

Sudah tentu, jika politik terlalu mencemarkan bagi diri sendiri, memulakan usaha yang baru mungkin idea yang terbaik sekali.

Ramai yang sedang memerhati kepada Nurul dan orang-orang lain yang mahu membentuk entiti politik baru yang melampaui sempadan bangsa dan agama untuk memenuhi aspirasi mulia Malaysia Baru. - my sinchew
(Rencana ini adalah terjemahan dan adaptasi dari artikal berjodul "Nurul" - MySinchew) -TS

Sementara itu Dr Mahathir Mohamad kata Bersatu tidak akan mengambil bekas ahli Umno menyertai parti itu untuk menjadi pemimpin. Dalam pada itu kemasukan wakil rakyat Umno akan ditapis dengan terperinci. 

Apakah kenyataan dan jaminan PM itu menandakan beliau sudah menerima dan faham mesej yang dihantar Nurul Izzah Anwar menerusi tindakan ahli parlimen Permatang Pauh itu yang meletak jawatan dipegangnya dalam PKR dan juga jawatan-jawatan lain dalam kerajaan? - mso

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Start observing Anwar’s statements...

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is said to be the successor to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.  I also know that many Malaysians are very excited and optimistic about this.  But some close friends asked me, how do I know if many other Malaysians do not think positively about it?

From then on, I started observing Anwar, particularly about his statements in the context of today’s Malaysian politics.  The following are among the interesting ones.

One:  At the time Dr Mahathir said about the possibility of several UMNO MPs migrating to PBBM, Anwar said PKR would close its door on such leaders.

Two:  When the Prime Minister was making a great effort to reject ICERD, Anwar put himself on record, saying that the ratification on ICERD could be postponed to a later date.

I believed Anwar is aware of the implications of these statements.  Could Anwar blame anyone if these statements motivated some people to read in between the line of what is going on in Malaysia?

Otherwise, why was Dr Mahathir, while in Bangkok last Sunday, made to say that “he is aware of a supposed plot to topple him [but] I do not take heed of it”.

Why was Anwar quoted on the same day, as saying “I am aware of the assumptions and impressions being made by certain quarters given the recent exodus of UMNO MPs”.

How and why was Dr Mahathir being posed with the above question; what motivated the Press to pose the above question to Dr Mahathir; and how and why did Anwar gave his reaction to the above question on the very same night?

What is happening?  Why suddenly emerged some kind of an agenda setting exercise by some invisible group, aimed at driving a wedge between Dr Mahathir and Anwar, for what motives, and how would PH deter its escalation?

I am not going to analyse the above puzzles.  I leave them to Anwar’s inner circle to study and answer them (on condition such an inner circle exists in his current position).  Otherwise, just leave them to the conspiracy theorists whoever they are! - Ruhaine Ahmad

Zahid Finally Quit –After UMNO 

Splits Into 5 Factions In 6 Months...

Less than 24 hours after UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi declared he would not resign, lecturing critics instead on the party’s constitution and his legitimacy, the disgraced former deputy prime minister made a U-turn and quit. The pressure was simply too much for the Java-immigrant who had dreamt of becoming the president of UMNO, and the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

While his dream to become UMNO president has materialised, the ambitious man’s desire to walk the corridors of power as the most powerful man in the country hit the roadblock after the party lost the May 9th general election. Yesterday (Dec 18), Mr. Zahid, known for his thuggish behaviour, announced he would hand over his duties as UMNO president to Deputy Mohamad Hassan.

Yet, to save face, he insisted that he has not quit as party president. He said his deputy will have full powers and authority as president for a certain period of time. But every Tom, Dick and their hamsters know Mr. Zahid is game over. With a record 46 charges hanging around his neck for CBT and money laundering involving a whopping RM114 million, it’s hard to see how he could come back unscathed.

Even the legitimacy of his UMNO presidency is in jeopardy as MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) is investigating reports lodged accusing him of bribing delegates to vote for him as president during the party election in June. Essentially, Zahid is going down the history as the shortest serving UMNO president, an embarrassing milestone indeed.

It was quite hilarious that moments prior to Zahid giving up his power, he lectured party members not to behave like “crabs in a basket” – pulling each other down and stepping over one another in their efforts to escape, but ending up getting cooked instead. Heck, he even warned his enemy – PM Mahathir – about UMNO frogs jumping over to take over his party, PPBM.

Clearly, Zahid is a short-sighted and a vengeful leader. He is not a smart strategist, let alone a clever tactician. He would rather burn the bridge and severe relationship with whoever that has betrayed him, than to leave some room for a possible reconciliation at a later stage. That makes him an easy meat for the cunning grand old man Mahathir Mohamad.

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also admitted that UMNO has split into eye-popping five factions after it lost power for the first time in its history after ruling the country for 61 years. He revealed that the first faction consists of those who want to maintain the status quo and not ally with any other parties. This disillusioned group obviously is still in denial mode about the reasons why they had been rejected.

The second group, according to Zahid, wants to join forces with only Mahathir’s PPBM party, thinking it would be the shortest way to come back to power. Has the UMNO president forgotten that he was the one who had fantasized about this route when he shamelessly bent down close to 45 degrees and met Mahathir in June to talk about a PPBM-UMNO merger?

A month after the humiliating election defeat, still licking his wound and with his tail between legs, UMNO acting president Zahid met the 93-year-old premier whom he had insulted and mocked with regards to his Indian ancestry – calling him the son of Iskandar “Kutty”. Despite kowtowing, begging and crawling to the old man to be included in the new government, Mahathir told him to fly kite.

PM Mahathir told the Indonesia-migrant to dissolve UMNO before any cooperation can take place. Zahid might be as bright as the next carrot you can find at Carrefour hypermarket, but he knew closing down UMNO before any deal is made means he will be as good as game over. There was no way Mahathir would include him in the ruling government cabinet.

 

The next month (July), PM Mahathir congratulated Zahid for being elected as the new UMNO president, but declared – again – that the Government will not work with the defeated and badly bruised party. The premier said – “Congratulations, this means he is loved by UMNO, and I congratulate him, but we will not work with them.”

By August, the new UMNO president – Zahid Hamidi – was fabulously devastated and demoralised. UMNO’s account was still frozen. Mahathir’s insistence on not working with UMNO practically closes any door of joining forces with PPBM party. So, Zahid tried his luck on the next best option – to join forces with PKR, another component party of the Pakatan Harapan ruling coalition.

So, the third faction of UMNO members who wanted to join forces with PKR, was also part of Zahid’s plan after he was rejected by Mahathir. But like an idiot, he counted the chickens before they hatch, telling all and sundry that UMNO was actually the government-in-waiting. Nazri Aziz, another thug in the same league as Zahid, was sent on his behalf to negotiate with PKR President Anwar Ibrahim.

Recently, it was revealed that in exchange for UMNO support for Mr. Anwar to become the next prime minister, the PKR must ensure UMNO does not get de-registered. UMNO also demanded the same funding allocation as the ruling government MPs to opposition UMNO lawmakers. This faction, however, no longer asked to be part of the government, but merely “government-friendly.”

However, the greedy scumbag Zahid Hamidi also has his hands in another cookie jar – the fourth faction – which wanted UMNO to join forces with PAS Islamist party. Together with PAS, this UMNO faction that Zahid was involved openly, wanted to create a grand coalition consisting of only ethnic Malays and Muslims. What this faction needs to do is to play 3R cards (religion, racial and royalty).

So, their first game was to play the anti-ICERD to the hilt. Taking to the street, Zahid Hamidi and Hadi Awang led their respective UMNO and PAS Malay-Muslims to rhetorically protest against what they claimed to be threats to Malay privileges and special rights and whatnot. Unfortunately, Zahid and his minions had forgotten there were over 100,000 non-Muslim members in Sabah UMNO.

Disgusted and angered by UMNO Peninsular’s excessive racism and extremism, Sabah UMNO quit the party just four days after the anti-ICERD demonstration. The mass exodus saw 21 of the 25 division heads, nine of 10 of its assemblymen, five of six MPs and two senators leaving the party in the state of Sabah, diluting UMNO’s 54 MPs to just 43.

Subsequently, 6 UMNO MPs have had enough of their president’s idiocy and quit the party to become independent lawmakers, joining three high-profile names who earlier left to join Mahathir Mohamad’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM). Thanks to Zahid brilliant leadership, UMNO currently has only 37 MPs, down from the 54 after the May 9 poll.

The fifth faction, claimed Zahid, wants to form a new grouping altogether. Regardless how many factions are there in UMNO, the fact remains that the man behind the split is none other than Zahid himself. It was already an uphill task to lead a party that cannot survive without cash and power. It was DOA (dead on arrival) when the arrogant but intellectually-challenged man won his UMNO presidency.

Actually, there’s another faction – the sixth faction – which comprises ex-PM Najib Razak hardcore supporters. UMNO supreme council member Lokman Noor Adam has proposed for Najib to be made de-facto party leader and head of the federal Opposition. If this ridiculous idea materialises, it would be fun to see how the crook usurps the power of the UMNO (acting) president.

Amusingly, the UMNO president also unveiled that there is one party in the Pakatan Harapan coalition that they would never work with, saying – “UMNO rejects 100% any cooperation with DAP.” What makes Zahid think DAP wants to work with the UMNO in the first place. Again, this shows why Mahathir could easily slaughter UMNO under Zahid leadership.

DAP Supremo Lim Kit Siang and PPBM Mahathir Mohamad

If even Mahathir willingly works with once-rival DAP, who the hell is arrogant UMNO to say they would never work with the Chinese-majority party which commanded up to 95% of ethnic Chinese support? Does Zahid, or the next UMNO president for that matter, think a beggar can be chooser? Every dog has its day, but for Zahid, his luck lasts only for 6 months. - FT

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