Penyakit samburit merebak ke Melaka...

Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Melaka hari ini menolak usul Ketua Menteri, Adly Zahari yang mencadangkan Pengerusi PKR Melaka, Abdul Halim Bachik dilantik sebagai ahli dewan negara. Usul itu hanya mendapat 12 undi berbanding 13 undi yang menolak, manakala tiga lagi tidak hadir.

Susulan itu, Ketua Pembangkang, Idris Haron mengambil peluang untuk mengemukakan usul calon baru iaitu Pengerusi Umno Melaka, Abdul Rauf Yusoh. Ini katanya, berdasarkan kepada Peraturan 18.1 Dewan Undangan Negeri yang membolehkan pindaan usul dibuat sebelum speaker bertindak menangguhkan dewan. Namun ini menimbulkan kekecohan di antara wakil rakyat kerajaan dan pembangkang. Speaker Omar Jaafar kemudian bertindak menangguhkan sidang itu.

Sebagai rekod, seramai tiga Adun Pakatan Harapan yang tidak hadir hari ini, dua daripada mereka adalah dari PKR. Mereka adalah Adun Rembia, Muhammad Jailani Khamis dan Adun Machap Jaya, Ginnie Lim Siew Lin. Kedua-dua mereka juga adalah anggota exco kerajaan Melaka. G Saminathan (DAP - Gadek) - pula tidak hadir - kerana masih ditahan di bawah SOSMA.

Ginnie Lim Siew Lin dan Muhammad Jailani Khamis  geng kartel...

Sementara itu, Lim ketika disoal sama ada beliau menolak cadangan Abdul Halim dilantik menjadi senator, berkata terpulang kepada DUN Melaka mengundi dan menentukan perkara berkenaan.

"Saya telah melahirkan kebimbangan saya sebelum usul itu dibentangkan.

"Jadi, dewan perlu membahaskan dan mengundi selepas usul dibentangkan," katanya kepada Malaysiakini tanpa mahu mengulas lanjut.

Sementara itu, portal Berita Harian Online memetik Adly pada sidang medianya, sebagai berkata kerajaan negeri akan melakukan ‘bedah siasat’ mengenai keputusan undian, termasuk ‘kehilangan’ Adun PKR pada sesi pengundian berkenaan.

“Saya tidak menjangkakan keputusan ini, namun saya tidak nampak ada unsur-unsur sabotaj. Saya akan mendapatkan pandangan daripada mereka (Adun PKR),” katanya.

Idris pula ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini memberitahu bahawa keputusan pembangkang menolak usul berkenaan bukan disebabkan ketiadaan dua Adun PKR itu, sebaliknya berpunca daripada sindiran Adun Klebang, Gue Teck terhadap ahli pembangkang yang mengguris hati.

“Kita tolak ada yang mengatakan ahli PKR meninggalkan dewan. Tapi saya nak bagi tahu, bukan pasal dua Adun tinggalkan dewan. Dua Adun itu pun tak berkomunikasi dengan saya pun.

Halim Bachik,Pengerusi PKR Melaka (calon Senator)

“Kita (pembangkang) tolak pasal ucapan Adun Klebang. Pada kita macam ucapan tak bijak. Apalah dalam dewan berucap menyalahkan kerajaan lama.

“Dia kutuk-kutuk saya, dia kutuk-kutuk kerajaan lama. Ambil kau,” katanya.

Ditanya sama ada terdapat unsur sabotaj, bekas ketua menteri Melaka itu menafikannya.

“Tak ada, tak ada. Kita boleh sokong, KM (Adly) punya ucapan bagus. Kita hampir nak sokong sebab KM punya ucapan kata ini adalah untuk kebaikan Melaka.

“Tapi Adun Klebang begitu bodoh, apabila kamu mengharapkan sokongan kita tapi kamu kata kita orang jahat, apa punya YB macam itu,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, Idris berkata, pembangkang menolak usul itu dan membuat cadangan baru mengikul peraturan 18(1) Pindaan Usul-usul.

“Kita menolak bukan kerana dua Adun PKR itu meninggalkan dewan. Bukan kerana itu, saya pun tak suka dengan dua Adun PKR itu saya kira yang lebih menyebabkan kita menolak calon itu adalah ucapan Adun Klebang yang berbaur sindiran - macam bongkak,” katanya. - mk

Yang perlu dipecat Azmin bukan Zakaria

Azmin's cartel strikes in Malacca...

A report has blamed PKR infighting for causing a government motion at the Malacca state assembly to be rejected today. The report by China Press said the Pakatan Harapan-led state government barely had the necessary numbers to push through a motion to nominate Malacca PKR chief Halim Bachik as a senator.

However, the motion was defeated by one vote after Ginie Lim (PKR-Machap Jaya) and Muhammad Jailani Khamis (PKR-Rembia) left the assembly chambers just prior to voting.

“This is clearly due to factional infighting in PKR. Halim is seen to be aligned to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, whereas Lim and Jailani are linked to deputy president Azmin Ali.

“During the motion to nominate a senator, Lim and Jailani left the state assembly chambers just prior to voting, allowing the motion to be rejected with 12 votes in favour and 13 votes against,” the report said.

Harapan has 15 assemblypersons in the 28-member assembly. The only other Harapan representative absent was G Saminathan (DAP-Gadek), who is being detained pending trial over his alleged links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The China Press report added that once the motion was rejected, opposition leader Idris Haron (Umno-Sungai Udang) proposed that the house nominates Malacca Umno chief Ab Rauf Yusoh as senator and asked for the matter to be put to a vote immediately.

This triggered an argument in the state assembly, which was only resolved after the house consulted state legal adviser Mohamad Abazafree Mohd Abbas who said any motion must be notified to the speaker beforehand. Speaker Omar Jaafar then adjourned today’s proceedings.

The report quoted unnamed sources claiming that the opposition may push for a no-confidence vote against Malacca Chief Minister Adly Zahari tomorrow, due to the state government’s failure to pass its own motion today.

“If Lim and Jailani are absent again when it's time to vote, the Harapan government in Malacca could be toppled,” the report said. 

Ginie Lim (PKR-Machap Jaya)

Meanwhile PKR's Machap Jaya assemblyperson Ginie Lim said she had raised her concerns before a government motion to nominate a PKR leader as a senator was defeated in the Malacca state assembly today.

"I have expressed my concerns before the motion was tabled... the House will have to debate and vote if the motion was tabled," she told Malaysiakini in a brief text message.

China Press had singled out Lim and Rembia assemblyperson Muhammad Jailani Khamis as the cause of the motion's defeat. The report claimed Lim and Jailani were aligned to PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali while the nominated senator, Malacca PKR chief Halim Bachik, was aligned to PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.

Anwar and Azmin are presently engaged in a bitter feud that has forced party leaders to take sides. The report said Lim and Jailani left the House shortly before a vote on the motion, leading to its defeat with 12 votes in favour and 13 votes against. Asked if it's true that the motion was defeated due to factional infighting, Lim declined to explain further.

Meanwhile, Sungai Udang assemblyperson Idris Haron, when contacted by Malaysiakini, denied the opposition had colluded with the two PKR assemblyperson who left the House.

"We were not in communication with the two assemblypersons. We have not communicated. We never actually talked. They didn't even acknowledge me," he told Malaysiakini.

Idris said the opposition decided to vote against the motion due to PKR's Klebang assemblyperson Gue Teck's earlier speech which had attacked the opposition.

"Klebang is so stupid. When you're expecting our support and then you're telling the House we're the bad guys, what kind of YB is that?

"So we rejected the motion," he said.

Muhammad Jailani Khamis,(PKR-Rembia)

The China Press report quoted unnamed sources claiming that the opposition may push for a no-confidence vote against Malacca Chief Minister Adly Zahari tomorrow, due to the state government’s failure to pass its own motion today.

“If Lim and Jailani are absent again when it's time to vote, the Harapan government in Malacca could be toppled,” the report said.

Meanwhile, PKR secretary-general Saifuddin Nasution said he will present a report in the next party meeting after obtaining reports from the state leadership council and the chief minister's office regarding the matter.

"I will contact the chief minister's office to obtain a report, as well as a report from the state leadership council.

"After that, I will send a report to the party which I will present in the next meeting," he told Malaysiakini.

Asked if PKR would summon Lim and Jailani, Saifuddin said: "normally, that is under (PKR disciplinary board head) Ahmad Kassim's jurisdiction." - mk

Obviously both PKR Ginie Lim and Jailani worked together with the opposition -Umno by been conveniently absent from taking the votes. That is a indirect betrayal of Harapan coalition unity.Next election just remember the names of these two leaders - if they are still around to recontest. - Ferdtan

Lim and Jailani should leave PKR and align themselves with UMNO to form a new kleptocracy state government. Maybe Jailani will be nominated as CM and Lim the senior Exco in charge of Chinese Running Dogs for the new state government. - Perak Boleh

For these Aduns and MP.. it seems you guys are more interested to play politics only.. team up here and there... you are voted in to serve the people and the gvmnt. Don’t makan gaji from the tax payouts money... and ignore the people. The voters are watching you... if you come around the next time for vote.. we will kick your butt out... - Anonymous

Both Aduns are a disgrace to the voters who voted for them in GE14. They should be reminded that it was not Azmin who elected them to office but the rakyat. For breaching party discipline action should be taken against both. If the PH government falls in Melaka, do they think that UMNO and PAS are going to support them? - Gerard Lourdesamy

Ingat kut bolih jadi kerajaan hingga 1000 tahun...tengok keadaan yang berlaku PH mungkin akan pecah rekod jadi kerajaan sepenggal. - Wan

Bila peraturan keselamatan tidak dipatuhi.

cheers.

Azmin ambil langkah menuju jalan mati...

Baru-baru ini persada politik negara heboh dengan pertemuan Azmin Ali bersama 17 orang Ahli Parlimen Umno dan beberapa orang dari kalangan Parti Keadilan Rakyat sendiri di rumahnya di Putrajaya. Apa yang saya boleh katakan, Azmin telah memulakan gerak-langkahnya, gerak langkah yang sangat berani. Jika Azmin meneruskan strateginya, ia adalah strategi "do or die." Memandangkan ia sudah terbuka, strategi itu hari ini memang bersifat begitu, menang atau mati!

Dalam siri penganjuran #KonvensyenKeadilan2019 di setiap negeri termasuk di Sarawak hari ini, ia memang boleh menunjukkan sokongan majoriti anggota Parti Keadilan Rakyat masih terhadap Anwar Ibrahim. Tetapi kalau penanda ini mahu digunakan bagi memperleceh gerakan Azmin, ia tidak berguna, sebab matlamatnya berbeza. Matlamat Azmin bukan pembentukan kepimpinan parti, tetapi pembentukan kabinet kerajaan, sekurang-kurangnya untuk jangka masa pendek ini. Jadi buat masa ini, bagi Azmin sokongan anggota parti kurang penting, yang lebih dan paling penting adalah sokongan Ahli Parlimen, dari kiblat politik mana sekalipun.

Bayangkan senario ini. Keadilan sekarang mempunyai 50 kerusi parlimen, Umno mempunyai 37 kerusi parlimen. Andai kata Azmin, katakan dengan kerjasama Hishammuddin Hussein seperti diwar-warkan berjaya memperoleh sokongan sama 22 kerusi dari Keadilan dan Umno, ia sudah menjadi 44 kerusi, dan ini akan menjadikan Keadilan hanya punya 28 kerusi! Dengan 44 kerusi ia pastinya memberi Azmin keberanian yang cukup bagi mengatur langkah seterusnya, membentuk parti baru atau mengambil-alih parti politik sedia ada. Kemudiannya melalui parti baru ini akan memohon kepada Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad selaku Pengerusi Pakatan Harapan untuk bersama-sama dengan Pakatan Harapan sama ada sebagai ahli atau sekutu. 

Jika cara ini berjaya, Azmin bukan sekadar boleh mengekalkan jawatannya, tetapi juga akan memberinya lebih kuasa tawar-menawar. Ketika itu Keadilan sudah tidak cukup kuat untuk membantah, sebab akan dihadapkan dengan dua pilihan sahaja, kekal kerajaan sedia ada atau tumbang di tengah jalan (bahkan kalau Keadilan mahu berundur dari Pakatan Harapan, Azmin masih ada PAS dan GPS yang boleh dipujuk bersama). 

Kalau Azmin berjaya dengan cara ini, masa depan politik beliau akan cerah. Itu kalau berjayalah... kalau gagal seperti saya katakan Azmin berisiko menuju jalan mati. Kalau tidak menang karier politik Azmin berkemungkinan mati terus.

Kenapa dalam kemelut ini, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad seperti endah tak endah? Paling tidak pun beliau menjawab itu masalah PKR! Memang Azmin bukan dari Parti Pribumi BERSATU Malaysia, tetapi Azmin juga adalah pemimpin Pakatan Harapan yang Tun adalah pengerusinya. Sebabnya mudah, darihal pertelingkahan dalaman Keadilan ini, sama ada kesudahannya Azmin menang atau kalah, ia tetap memberi kelebihan kepada Mahathir.

Mahathir sengaja membiar, melihat sahaja percakaran berlaku, paling kurang ia akan merosakkan nama baik Anwar di mata rakyat, mencalar kewibawaan kepimpinan Anwar, membina keraguan akan keupayaan Anwar untuk memimpin dalam skala yang lebih besar, memimpin negara sebagai Perdana Menteri. Akhirnya ia memberi Mahathir kemampuan untuk membeli lebih masa bagi menduduki kerusi nombor satu negara dalam tempoh yang lebih lama.

Azmin mengambil langkah memulakan gerakan berani, menang atau mati! Azmin secara politiknya berkemungkinan mati. Tetapi kalau Azmin tidak mati, Anwar pastinya dalam zon bahaya... - Zukri Aksyah

Can Mahathir and Anwar get 

Pakatan Harapan back on track...

Since his return to politics last year, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim has made it a habit to post pictures on social media of his meetings with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, a former arch-enemy whom he now hopes to succeed. For the most part, commentators see the gestures as a way for the 70-year-old politician to show his supporters all is well – and that the pact between the duo for Anwar to become the country’s next leader will go ahead as planned.

But after an outbreak of finger-pointing within Pakatan Harapan following its spectacular by-election defeat in the federal seat of Tanjung Piai on November 16, the photo Anwar posted on Thursday of the coalition’s two leaders smiling during a 30-minute tete-a-tete was particularly striking. It was a clear message to the country: there is no need to worry, at least for now, about a repeat of their 1990s duel that eventually saw Anwar abruptly cut as deputy prime minister, jailed for sodomy and corruption, and banished to the sidelines of power for a decade. Still, some political commentators and even Pakatan Harapan insiders say they are having premonitions of such a rematch as the bloc comes under severe strain.

Tanjung Piai was Pakatan Harapan’s fourth defeat in the nine by-elections held since it stunned the world by defeating the long-ruling Barisan Nasional alliance in last May’s polls. Along with that tepid electoral record, Mahathir’s government has seen falling approval ratings amid an upswing in racial tensions, rising costs of living, and slower-than-expected reforms.

Following the Tanjung Piai by-election, won by Barisan Nasional, the reflexive reaction from Anwar’s backers has been that the drubbing is the clearest indication Mahathir must immediately hand over power to Anwar. These calls are not new, but anxieties have heightened in recent weeks – especially during the hustings for the bypoll – as the opposition harped on the Mahathir administration’s lack of concrete achievements despite having run on a platform that promised sweeping reforms.

Uncertainty about the ruling coalition has been compounded by speculation that others, such as Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali, have their eyes on the top political job – as an alternative to Anwar, and with Mahathir’s blessings. Also in the mix is Hishammuddin Hussein, a Barisan Nasional stalwart who maintains close ties with Azmin. Mahathir has so far demurred on when he will step down, while Anwar maintains that the deal he cut with the elder statesman stipulates he should take over some time next year.

Over the past 18 months, Mahathir has had various responses upon being asked when and if he will stand aside. While he maintains he is a “temporary prime minister” and has promised to hand power to Anwar at some point, the 94-year-old has also offered different replies to the question of how long he will stay – sometimes changing his answer in a span of days.

In Anwar’s camp, the consensus view is that Mahathir must stand down next year. In his social media post on Thursday, the prime minister-in-waiting sought to telegraph that he had no intentions, at least for now, to press for an answer and herald the kind of political strife in which he and Mahathir mired the country during the 1990s. Anwar wrote that he and Mahathir agreed the “power transition must be carried out in a peaceful and orderly manner, in a reasonable time frame and with mutual understanding”.

Later, Mahathir also struck a cordial note, telling reporters the meeting saw both leaders agree that temperatures should be cooled. “[Anwar] said he understands the problems Pakatan Harapan faces, and there should not be too much tension by people making all kinds of suggestions, like the date of the transition,” the prime minister said.

Political analysts say forcing a transition will not stop the alliance’s popularity slide, even though the uncertainty surrounding it is a significant factor. Confusion over who will lead Malaysia next, and when, is just one of several reasons Pakatan Harapan’s fortunes are faltering, according to the likes of political scientist Wong Chin Huat.

Another factor seen as holding it back is the knotty issue of racial politics, which continues to be wielded by the Barisan Nasional opposition that had held power for 61 uninterrupted years until the 2018 election. Mahathir’s government has a far more multiracial composition and outlook compared to the ousted bloc. Wong, a Sunway University researcher, said the administration was feeling the pain of being “moderate”, compared to its “communal rivals”.

“Being moderate in a divided society like Malaysia is like low-fat milk, decaf coffee, Diet Coke and non-alcoholic beer – healthier but lacking authenticity,” Wong told This Week in Asia. “In other words, being moderate is electorally unappealing.”

Wong Chen, a trained lawyer in Anwar’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) – a Pakatan Harapan component party – said the ruling alliance was stumbling over its lack of reforms.
“After 18 months of Pakatan Harapan government, it is frustrating to note that there has been no systemic reforms of parliament. There is also no reduction of the prime minister’s excessive powers,” he said.

“Fundamentally, we have yet to implement proper separation of powers, which is the basis of any genuine democracy. The economy is in a rut, humming along on consumer spending. Investors have money and intentions to invest but are holding back since there is no clear succession timeline.” The MP, who is close to Anwar, pointedly suggested Mahathir “should consider fully embracing reforms or risk leading us to more defeats”.

On his part, Mahathir this week said he was mulling over a cabinet reshuffle – in part to address concerns that the poor performances of some of his ministers are dragging down the government’s approval ratings. He ruled out major changes, however, citing the need for stability as the country prepares to be the host of year-long Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings in 2020. One MP from PKR, who spoke on condition of anonymity, retorted that a “succession plan would be better than a reshuffle”.

“The Tanjung Piai by-election should have been a huge wake-up call – we lost in all but one polling stream, cutting across race, age, gender and income. This is no longer a case of voters choosing along racial lines, but sending us a message,” the MP said.
Recent surveys have shown that concern about the economy has weighed heaviest on voters over the past 12 months.

Mahathir’s administration has said it faces an uphill task in boosting the economy because of the debts it inherited from Barisan Nasional – including those linked to the multibillion-ringgit 1MDB financial scandal – are simply too vast to remedy quickly. The PKR MP countered this notion, saying the government’s malaise was evident in how it had not made good on the promises made in its election manifesto.

“They can still fulfil the promises that don’t cost anything, like repealing draconian laws such as the Sedition Act,” he said. Mahathir’s backers say such gripes are a fig leaf for the critics’ real intention – to install Anwar as prime minister as soon as possible.

“It hasn’t even been two years, why are they making a fuss? Mahathir has already indicated that he’ll hand over power when he is satisfied that everything is stable,” a person close to the prime minister told This Week in Asia.

“Mahathir wants to set Pakatan Harapan up in a good position before handing over so it can go to the next elections without him,” the person said. “But now [the parties within] Pakatan Harapan are not giving him the sign that they will be united when he leaves. They have to show they can perform as a government instead of attacking one another.”

Others in the coalition say it is critical the focus is on governing, rather than constant politicking. One gripe is that some ministers, such as Azmin, have those priorities reversed. The economic affairs minister set tongues wagging this week after local media reported that MPs from Barisan Nasional and PKR – Azmin is deputy leader of the latter party – had gathered at his house.

The rumour mill went into overdrive with suggestions he was seeking the opposition’s help to encumber Anwar’s succession. Azmin and Anwar – who once were staunch allies – are widely believed to have been at loggerheads since shortly after last year’s general election over a tussle to control PKR. Said one minister’s aide: “The prime minister likes those who do their job. The perception is that Azmin is trying to win back favour after the sex-tape incident, but the best thing to do is just do your job.”

Azmin has denied accusations that he was one of two men in a sex video that went viral in June. A PKR member has since said he and Azmin were the two people in the video. The case remains under police investigation, and police chief Abdul Hamid Bador has said the leader of a political party was behind the release of the video. With such goings-on in PKR – Pakatan Harapan’s biggest party – large sections of the coalition continue to back Mahathir to remain in power as a discipline master of sorts.

“Even if he steps down as premier, he should stay on as a senior adviser or minister,” a cabinet minister said. “We need the ‘M factor’, especially in elections – and we need PKR to sort out its infighting. With this Azmin-Anwar brawl, it’s quite clear that Anwar is ready to be premier but the country may not be ready for him. And Azmin, a first-time minister, he is not ready at all.”

One group that sees plenty of upside from Pakatan Harapan’s woes is the United Malays National Organisation (Umno) – the linchpin party of the Barisan Nasional opposition. Umno stalwart Nazri Aziz, a former tourism minister, dismissed concerns about the so-called clandestine meeting and plots involving Azmin and some Umno MPs.

“I wasn’t invited to any secret meetings and so I don’t know what’s going on,” he said, adding that it was ultimately up to Pakatan Harapan to fix its own house and “honour their manifesto”.

“If Mahathir made a promise then [the onus] is on him to honour it. When Umno changed the prime minister in 2003, we didn’t need to discuss the matter with the opposition. When we changed [the prime minister] again in 2009, we did not need to discuss it with the opposition. So this is not our business.” - scmp

cheers.

Makin Jemin merapu,makin terserlah desperadonya...

Apa yang si Jemin merapu? Kerajaan pintu belakang? Tukar kerajaan sebelum penggal berakhir? Tepat betul ungkapan orang putih, "He really talks COCK". Dalam situasi ini, dia memang ibarat ayam jantan yang kuat berkokok, tak sedar ekor bergelumang tahi.

Tak ada siapa yang nak tukar kerajaan yang telah dipilih rakyat secara sah. Kerajaan PH ini pun sah untuk tempoh 5 tahun sehingga 2023. Mereka hanya minta supaya Tun Mahathir menyerah kuasa sesuai dengan apa yang telah TunM persetujui. Pemimpin PH telah memperakui bahawa memang ada perjanjian untuk TunM mengetuai kerajaan jika menang PRU14 kerana waktu itu DS Anwar masih dalam penjara dan TunM bersetuju menyerahkan kuasa kepada DS Anwar dalam masa tempoh 2 tahun.

Bukan nak tukar kerajaan. Cuma nak tukar perdana menteri, ketua kerajaan. Bukan Malaysia tak pernah buat. Tun Abdullah Badawi menyerah kuasa kepada DS Najib di tengah penggal pemerintahannya dalam BN tahun 2009 sedangkan tempoh pemerintahan BN ketika itu sehingga 2013. Itu bukan pintu belakang! Takkan Jemin lupa? Mungkin juga. Atau Jemin ni dah mamai kot?

Oh iya, di mana Jemin waktu pimpinan PH berpakat tentang tempoh perdana menteri dan peralihan kuasa? Semua orang tahu waktu itu Jemin tidak yakin dengan TunM. Malah pelbagai gelaran buruk Jemin lemparkan kepada TunM. Dan ketika itu Jemin juga sibuk nak kahwin dengan Pas di Selangor untuk pertahankan kerusi MB nya.

Seperti Jemin, kawan baiknya Hardy si presiden PAS pun kata macam-macam yang teruk kepada TunM ketika itu. Dah tua lah, kuda tua lah, baik banyak beribadah lah. Tiba-tiba kedua-dua Jemin dan Hardy U-Turn senada puji TunM melambung-lambung setinggi langit, minta TunM habiskan penggal lah, PM doktorlah tahu bila nak bedah. PM ibarat kelapa, makin tua makin banyak santan. Itulah busuknya mulut dan hati Hardy.

Si Jemin ni pula sanggup berbohong. Depan media kata meeting biasa nak update orang umno tentang inisiatif kerajaan. Tapi bila jumpa TunM, dia kata lain pulak. Dia nak tunjuk hero kata yang orang umno dah hilang arah dan nak dapat nasihat dari nya parti mana nak mereka sertai. 

Sempat bodek TunM pulak kata orang umno itu percaya dan akui kepimpinan TunM. Ligat punya kipas! Dia ingat TunM makan bodek, dia ingat TunM sebebal dia.

TunM pun test water, kata kat media apa yang Jemin putar-alam kat dia. Media pun siarkan. Berdentum-dentum reaksi!. Orang umno pun kata kat media, bukan mereka yang nak jumpa Jemin. Jemin yang nak jumpa mereka. 

Mereka menafikan pembohongan si Jemin! Mereka tak pernah kata kat Jemin yang mereka dah tak percaya kat umno, mereka tak kata mereka mereka nak keluar umno dan minta nasihat nak sertai parti lain.

Takkan orang UMNO baghal sangat? Mereka baru menang di Tanjong Piai. Bukan menang biasa. Menang dengan majoriti besar hingga parti TunM tersungkur malu. TunM pun tak sangka.

TS Annuar Musa, setiausaha agung UMNO pula confirm dalam twitter nya yang sebahagian dari 16 ahli umno itu telah maklumkan kat dia yang Jemin lah yang mengatur pertemuan itu. TS Annuar tambah petrol, tambah garam mengatakan Jemin nak menggunakan pertemuan itu untuk membodek TunM untuk menyelamatkan dirinya.

Jemin ingat dia bohong TunM tu dunia tak tahu. Cara dia berbohong tu seolah-olah dia dah ikut dan masuk mazhab serta fatwa Hardy dalam Pas yang berbohong itu halal. Tapi betullah apa kata pepatah, sepandai-pandai tupai melompat akhirnya jatuh ke tanah juga.

Jemin ingat dia boleh bohong semua orang di semua masa. Ini zaman medsos lah Jemin. Nah! sekarang Jemin dah terperangkap dengan pembohongannya sendiri.

Tapi si Jemin ni muka tak tahu malu. Macam juak-juak dalam kartelnya. Kes video nya! Kes perbelanjaan mewah sekeluarga yang menelan belanja RM382,000. Dah bayar ke belum? Kenapa Latheefa dan SPRM tak siasat.

Kita tahu akhlak si Jemin ni. Tak mungkin dia senyap dan tak mungkin dia jadi burung Ostrich yang sembunyikan kepalanya dalam lubang.

Biarkan lah ayam yang ekornya bergelumang tahi ini terus berkokok. Kerana makin si Jemin ni merapu makin terserlah desperado nya untuk selamatkan dirinya yang sudah di tepi gaung kemusnahan ciptaannya sendiri. - 5Maidah8

Semenjak berkawan dengan MCA ni...

Khusus buat Macai,Walaun Walauntit...

Bila kita jawab fitnah depa pasal Skandal RM 1.4 Billion..Depa jawab pulak, Kita bukan pertikai kenapa Tender tu diberi kepada NAFAS.. Tetapi kenapa Buat tender Terbuka, Lepas tu berikan kepada NAFAS dengan rundingan Terus.. Kata depa, Kalau mcm PH menipu lah kata nak buat tender Terbuka..

Sebenarnya, Pertanyaan itu hanya mainan Politik.. Kalau sapa ikuti sesi perbahasan Parlimen 2018.. Semua orang akan faham, Sebelum ini Salehuddin Ayyub bertegas mahukan Tender terbuka demi penjimatan dari perbelanjaan Kerajaan.

Tetapi ketika sesi Perbahasan tahun lepas, Ahli Parlimen Sungai Petani,Johari Abdul menentang cadangan itu kerana merasakan ia akan menjejaskan Petani dan Peladang yang punya kepentingan dalam NAFAS, Kilang NAFAS di Gurun itu pula dikatakan berada dalam parlimen Johari Abdul..malah Ahli Parlimen tanjong Karang dari BN menyokong cadangan itu..

UMNO bengang sebab PH buang logo dacing di uncang baja tu, guna MCA hantam PH. MCA pulak tarik PAS suruh sokong... Walaun PAS meloncat-loncat kata menteri PH songlap duit baja 1.4 bilion. Justeru, bodoh PAS bukan calang2...f/bk

Atas sebab cadangan dan tentangan itu Salehuddin mengubah keputusannya demi menyelamatkan ramai dari peladang dan Petani yg punyai kepentingan di dalam operasi NAFAS..

Apa yang cuba dibangkitkan Wee Ka Siong semalam adalah memainkan Sentimen masyarakat dan kaum pemodal Cina.. Ini game Politik..Wee Ka siong nak nampakkan Salehuddin ni Pro melayu, Bailout Syarikat bumiputera mcm UMNO dulu..Tapi malangnya PAS terikut sama, Malah sedia menjadi khadam abadi MCA... Soal NAFAS ini pun cuba dipolitikkan..

Jelas Semalam isu ini seperti di rancang, Yg Bangkitkan Wee Ka Siong, yang Sokong PAS.. dan yang buat buat tanya kaitkan bayaran penginapan Hotel oleh NAFAS itu Noh Omar sendiri..walhal dia Sokong cadangan Johari Abdul sesi parlimen yg lepas.. PAS pula cuba kaitkan dengan Pengurusan NAFAS yang ada kaitan dengan pemimpin Amanah..

Bagi aku ini game plan, dan Strategi yg baik kelompok Ashabiyah Cina dan Melayu.. MCA mainkan peranan dia hasut masyarakat Cina, Dan PAS dah tentu punyai rekod sebagai penghasut sejak zaman Amanat haji Hadi..

Namun urusan pemberian tender kepada Nafas belum muktamad. Yang MCA kata dah ada skandal tu natang menda? Keputusan pun belum dibuat? Yang Pas mengkhadamkan diri menyokong kenyataan MP Air Hitam tu, sokong natang ape?

Entah Kenapa PAS saja buat buat tahu beza antara GLC dan Agensi Kerajaan.. dulupun Pengurusan Agensi ini tetap datang dari ahli Politik UMNO.. Sama lah mcm Husam yang jadi Pengerusi KADA Sekarang, PAS pun tahu, sapa Pengerusi KADA sebelum ini..rakan tawwun PAS jugak sekarang MD Alwi.. Tapi itulah PAS saja buat buat Jahil.. lebih jahat dari UMNO.. - Ipohmali

Will Pakatan be a one-term wonder!...

There was great rejoicing everywhere on the night of Saturday, 16 November following the announcement of the Tanjung Piai by-election results. Rejoicing for Barisan Nasional (BN) for their stunning victory. Rejoicing for Malaysians for Pakatan Harapan’s (PH’s) massive defeat! Who are the victors in Tanjung Piai? It wasn’t any political party. It was a peoples’ victory.

It is too soon for BN to celebrate this stupendous victory. For sure, the voters did not vote for the kleptocrats – let’s be clear on this. They voted for BN not in support but to defeat PH. They wanted to humiliate and teach PH a lesson – that could only be achieved by voting for BN! BN’s presence in the by-election served their purpose to punish PH.

BN was not their preferred choice. The by-election was a convenient and useful medium for frustrated voters to vent their anger and teach PH a lesson it would NEVER forget! Imagine choosing a party which had lost all its credibility and was totally despised, demonised and defeated in the 2018 general election (GE14)! It was the only – and most effective –way for Malaysians to embarrass PH completely and mercilessly. And the voters did it ruthlessly!

The defeat for PH was deliberately inflicted as revenge for betraying the people’s trust – a trust that was given hoping for a better Malaysia by casting their lot with PH. Malaysians, therefore, have a right to expect PH to rise above race and religion and treat all Malaysians as rightful citizens of this nation. They had hoped it would be the order of things in the future following the defeat of BN. Sadly, PH lost its way and indulged in race-baiting and religion-courting strategy to hold on to power. Their conduct became disgraceful and despicable.

PH – or, more specifically, is it Dr Mahathir Mohamad? – has forgotten that it was the solid backing of the non-Malay votes that crushed BN and put PH in government. Only about 25% of Malay support was received by PH at GE14 – that would not have secured them the power to rule.

In spite of this obvious fact, PH was more intent on winning over Malay support rather than retaining the non-Malay vote bank. Mahathir, however hard he might try, cannot outdo Umno and Pas in attracting the majority of Malays to his side. The bulk of this Malay support will always remain with Umno and Pas. This is an irrefutable fact. Mahathir can never be the Malay warrior for the Malays.

From now onwards, PH cannot take for granted that the non-Malay support will always be with them. From now onwards, no state or seat is safe for PH. We just witnessed the impossible happening in TanjungPiai. To spite PH, the voters cast their votes for a party that they did not love or support. It will help PH to be mindful of this painful fact.

When Zakir Naik blatantly told the Chinese to go back to China and openly questioned the loyalty of Indians, he insulted every Chinese and Indian who are bona fide citizens of Malaysia and owe their allegiance to King and country. This insult will not be forgotten or forgiven. His presence will always remind them of this insult. Imagine a foreign fugitive from India brazenly telling that to the Chinese and Indians, who have contributed so much for the development of Malaysia and its economy! How can this be tolerated?

To his credit, Mahathir’s initial reaction was that Zakir Naik had crossed the boundary. We expected him to go after Zakir Naik and get rid of him. But Mahathir, being who he is, refused to send this fugitive back to India claiming that he wouldn’t get a fair trial in India. Incidentally, Jho Low also claimed that he wouldn’t get a fair trial in Malaysia. Are we prepared to accept this in all fairness? Mahathir had conveniently forgotten – mudah lupa? – Zakir Nakir’s blatant insult to the Chinese and Indians.

To add salt to injury, Mahathir attended the Malay Dignity Congress and had the audacity to refer to the non-Malays as “orang asing”! If he has this mindset regarding the non-Malays, how can he respect and protect their rights as citizens of Malaysia? The non-Malays were very offended by this remark. And they wanted to teach him a lesson – which they did in Tanjung Piai.

Then we have this youth and sports minister, who took a very strong and principled stand and demanded that Zakir Naik be banished from Malaysia. But lo and behold, the next instance, he was feasting the very guy he condemned at his house. No wonder some refer to him as the “boy minister”! These politicians’ preoccupation is with race and religion – not justice and fairness. To retain their power and position, they play this game – right or wrong.

Take the issue of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) as an example. Mahathir declared in the UN and to the world that ICERD would be ratified together with the rest of the remaining UN human rights conventions. It was a very good decision – for ICERD removes all forms of racial discrimination and policies will be implemented impartially. If this was the case, the beneficiaries would be the majority poor Malays as well as the non-Malay poor. This would have ensured that the aid would go to the deserving poor – and not to the rich cronies who grab everything for themselves.

But what happened? Umno and Pas riled up the Malays on the false premise that if ICERD was implemented, the Malays would lose their rights and privileges and would be sidelined. Whenever a massive crowd is needed to protest, all one has to do is to claim that Islam and the Malays were under threat. On this platform, a huge protest took place on Saturday, 8 December 2018.

What did Mahathir do? He buckled for he feared losing Malay support and called off the ICERD ratification. He was less than honest in this controversy. Having declared that Malaysia would ratify ICERD, strangely he did not stand up to defend his proposal and throw his weight to support it. Mahathir’s hypocrisy was revealed when at a gathering at UiTM following the Umno/Pas demonstration, he declared that he could not accept ICERD because it would disadvantage the Malays. Of course, Malaysians remembered Mahathir’s double game at the Tanjung Piai by-election.

If Mahathir was sincere about ratifying ICERD, he should have arrested the leaders and organisers of this protest and charged them in court and force them to prove their hollow claim how the rights and privileges of the Malays would have been eroded. Similarly, he should have gone for the leaders who roused up the Malays that the Agong’s position would be in jeopardy if the Rome Statute was accepted. They wouldn’t be able to prove their false claim in court. Instead, he aborted the recognition of the Rome Statute.

It is not that Mahathir was not brave to tackle these leaders but he feared losing Malay support. So he bent backwards to please and appease them – to the detriment of the nation. Thus he contributed to the perception that ICERD and the Rome Statute were schemes by the non-Malays to deprive the Malays of their special position and the loss of the Agong’s sovereignty.

Whatever Mahathir does seem to be for consolidating his power and position. Malaysians were rightly upset that in order to empower his party, he has resorted to courting and recruiting Umno MPs to join his party, Bersatu. These are the very Umno politicians who dared not speak up and question Najib Razak regarding the 1MDB scandal when Najib was riding high as the PM. By their silence, they condoned his theft of the nation’s wealth and abuse of his position. Yet, Mahathir is actively courting them to be part of his party in order to strengthen his position.

Malaysians are upset and felt let down. They showed their anger at the Tanjung Piai by-election. From now onwards, Malaysians will not tolerate any more nonsense from these politicians. They are in no mood to let things go as in the past. They will retaliate and will not hesitate to punish any political party that does not serve the national interest. Be warned!

From now onwards, Malaysians will not hesitate to punish any political party that does not serve the national interest, says P Ramakrishnan,aliran

Dr.M takes wife on a date...

cheers.

Berani kerana benar bapa koruptor kau ingkari...

Ramai yang memuji tentang keberanian Nor Salwani Muhammad yang menyimpan satu dari 60 salinan laporan asal audit 1MDB yang di arahkan supaya di musnahkan oleh bos dia sendiri and dia juga berani menyimpan salinan audio asal pengkhianatan audit asal 1MDB oleh Najib dan kuncu2nya.

That is why there is an idioms not all heroes wear capes. Integriti ini biasanya bermula dari tabiat yang kecil macam menepati janji dan masa sampailah kepada satu tahap dimana keseluruhan moral hidup seseorang di uji bila berada di kedudukan yang tinggi.

Ada orang boleh menolak rasuah RM50 tapi mula cair bila ganjaran di naikkan kepada 5,000; tapi ada juga yang sanggup mempertaruh nyawa dan nama baik melawan korupsi dari menerima suapan 5 juta.

Ada juga yang sebelum rasa manisnya dunia berapi-rapi melawan kezaliman; bila Allah bagi rasa sedikit sahaja cebisan nikmat dunia terus lempar jubah dan serban sanggup mendamba diri jadi khadam.

Kita boleh tengok tebalnya sijil dan tingginya kedudukan bukannya bukti kejujuran; lihat Ali Hamsa; siap pegang jawatan tertinggi dalam kerajaan sebagai KSN lepas tu ada PHD dari Oklahoma State University pun melutut dengan korupsi. Siap boleh ikut arahan Najib untuk pecat peguam negara.

Itu belum masuk lagi mereka-mereka yang bersubahat bersetuju dengan pindaan audit 1MBD yang sudah merugikan rakyat berbilion ringgit. Mungkin mereka ingat yang Najib berkuasa selamanya kut, tapi mereka lupa yang No Kings Rules Forever. 

Bila Najib dah jatuh habis maruah mereka dan nama baik mereka tercemar kerana mereka tidak ada rasa malu pada Allah dan Rasul.

Nor Salwani ini berani kerana dia berpegang pada kebenaran walaupun kebenaran di masa itu ibarat menggenggam bara api. Inilah ciri-ciri orang yang bertakwa pada Allah dan tidak takut pada mahkhluk.

Ini sangat berbeza dengan pewala-pewala. Sudahlah ulama mereka di cucuk hidung jadi tukang halal skandal 1MDB dengan perkataan infamous "kami berpuas hati dengan skandal 1MBD"; mereka hari ini rela menjadi pelindung-pelindung kepada MCA yang menghina hukum Allah dan redha pada korupsi. - Mohd Mukhlis Mohd Sharif

Implications of Dr M’s shaky 

position after Tanjong Piai loss...

The clear result from the Tanjong Piai by-election is that Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s (above) position has become rather shaky and untenable because he has lost support not only among non-Malays, especially the Chinese, but also among the Malays.

That the Chinese rejected the Harapan candidate from Mahathir’s Bersatu is no great surprise (except for the vehemence with which they did, as reflected by the large number of defections. The real surprise is the poor traction he got from the Malays.

The figures show that Barisan Nasional (BN) won with 25,466 votes - a huge majority of over 15,000 compared to Harapan’s 10,380 votes, dealing the worst by-election loss ever for a ruling party, a majority that could not have been achieved, except with desertion of both Malay and Chinese voters from Harapan.

Harapan’s support base dwindled from 46 percent to 26 percent of the votes, a swing of about 20 percentage points, while that of BN rose from 45 percent to some 66 percent. Put another way, Harapan’s support was one out of four votes, while BN’s support was two out of three votes, an unprecedented swing in support against the ruling party, which reflects the unhappiness with Mahathir.

That leaves Mahathir squarely between a rock and a hard place because of what should have been obvious all along to more astute observers - that is, Mahathir has no support base with the Malays who prefer the Umno-PAS axis, and simultaneously, the DAP Chinese base who opted to teach Bersatu a lesson for their abandonment of Harapan’s multi-racial stance.

Also, notably, the election results showed that voting was not along racial lines, with the result reflecting a high degree of collective wisdom from the electorate. The Umno/PAS support base voted in a Chinese candidate to support BN, while the Chinese voter base, which previously voted anti-MCA and supported non-Chinese Harapan candidates, decided to snub Bersatu this time for their strong stance against non-Malays.

There are further vital implications - it is plain as day for all who want to see that the only hope at GE15 for Harapan is a multi-racial stance - the same way they won GE14. This way, if they get moderate support from Malays, say 30-40 percent from the Malays and solid support, say 80 percent, from non-Malays, they can still win easily.

And the only way they can do that is if Bersatu, the anomaly in Harapan being the only-race-based (and might I add racist) party in the Harapan coalition, is sidelined and shoved aside in favour of the two parties which substantially won the GE14 for Harapan - PKR and DAP - the multi-racial parties.

In a country where Malays form an estimated 55 percent of the population, according to the 2010 census figures, the only option which is fair and equitable is power-sharing, not Ketuanan Melayu, which is what Mahathir has implicitly and explicitly promoted during his entire political career, including his latest.

That means if Mahathir does not step down very soon in favour of Anwar Ibrahim (above) and reformasi, Umno/PAS will be back in power with all the consequences that it means for the nation and all of us. It will be the return of the kleptocrats and the destruction of the country - worse than what Marcos did to the Philippines, a situation from which we will never recover and one that we will deserve because we did not do enough to stop it.

All this is of no consequence if Mahathir decides to keep to his promised two-year deadline, reiterated multiple times, and go peaceably when the time comes, instead of throwing uncertainty up in the air constantly by indicating he may want to stay on.

He should know by now that if he leads the Harapan coalition into the next general election, he won’t have a chance in hell of winning because broad Malay support will go to Umno/PAS, while the non-Malays will reject him too, resulting in a near-certain BN victory that can have very dire consequences, not least for Mahathir.

Thus the only way for Mahathir to remain in there, consolidate his power and put another person in power who is not Anwar, is to strike a deal with Umno. And it looks like Hishamuddin Hussein, despite denials, has done this by organising the meeting of some 22 BN MPs and five from the Azmin Ali faction in Harapan.

But this plot, denied by a number of people but which most likely is being actively considered, will most likely fail because Umno/PAS know beyond a shadow of a doubt that they do not need Mahathir to win the elections, the same way Harapan did not need him to win GE14, at the end of which Bersatu had just 13 parliamentary seats and an abysmal win rate of 25 percent.

Thus, this scheming to align with Mahathir will only put the power back in the hands of Mahathir, a person who now does not have sufficient grassroots support anymore from both Malays and non-Malays. Umno/PAS are not going to allow Mahathir to become their leader again when they really do not have to.

It is also in Mahathir’s interests that he steps down. Here’s why. If he stayed on and passed on power to Azmin Ali against all odds, there is much more than an even chance that Harapan will lose power to Umno/PAS at GE15.

Imagine the consequences. If Najib Razak (above, right) and Zahid Hamidi (above), respectively the former and current president of Umno, had been convicted by then, it is entirely possible they will get royal pardons.

Imagine the backlash that will take place. The vengeful swords will be aimed at Mahathir, his good friend Daim Zainuddin, and possibly an array of other Harapan leaders. Remember, Mahathir has not placed any measures to limit the powers of the prime minister and put more power in the hands of the legislature and the judiciary. Even that won’t help when power goes to a corrupt government bent on vengeance.

If Mahathir thinks that he can engineer an alliance with Umno that will get him into power, imagine what will happen when GE15 comes around - a rejection of him and the parties aligned with him.

The best option for Mahathir is to concede that his days of racially charged politics are over, move to a more moderate stance which most Malaysians will support, and start implementing the changes that the Harapan manifesto promised.

By now, Mahathir and everyone else should know he has neither the temperament, inclination nor will to do that and quickly hand over power to the designated successor as promised at GE14, Anwar, and allow Anwar a chance to recover lost ground and win GE15.

Like most Malaysians, I hate to see the consequences otherwise. - P.Gunasgaram,nk

Gara² Lebai PAS punya hal yg dok sokong Wee Ka Siong)MCA) punya idea tu bakal menyebabkan hampir 900,000 petani yang menganggotai 279 Pertubuhan Peladang Kawasan (PPK) di seluruh negara, tidak akan menerima dividen tahunan sekiranya kontrak pemprosesan subsidi baja padi yang selama ini diurus Pertubuhan Peladang Kebangsaan (Nafas) ditender secara terbuka.

Lu dok diam² boleh tak lu takde kena mengena...

Rakyat biasa kena ikut undang²..

Menteri takpa..

cheers.

Azmin Is bluffing ...

 He Does Not Have The Number 

For Dr.M To Continue As PM...

Mahathir should not have had sent a boy to do a man’s job. Azmin Ali, his errand boy recruited to weaken the position of prime minister-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim, has been caught not only engaging sexual activity with another man but was also sued by a travel agency over unpaid family holidays. That speaks volumes how bad Mahathir is at judging people.

But knowing Mahathir, it had always been his intention to deliberately hire or appoint dumb and corrupt people so that they could be controlled. The names like “Black Shoe” Education Minister Masz­lee Malik, “Flip-Flop” Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq and “Flying Car” Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof are the infamous “Three Stooges” of Mahathir’s party.

Hence, it’s not surprising that a person like Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali is considered a rare gem to Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Actually, the job of Azmin was pretty simple – to act as a check and balance against Anwar. It screams treacherous that Azmin, deputy president of PKR, agrees to work for Mahathir to counter his own boss, PKR president Anwar.

Mr. Azmin knows nuts about the country’s economy, the same way Maszlee is clueless about world class education system and Redzuan’s inability to differentiate about a drone and a flying car. After Mahathir suffered a humiliating defeat in the Tanjung Piai by-election, he is under tremendous pressure to resign and pass the leadership to Anwar.

Suddenly, Azmin arranged a “secret dinner meeting” on Monday (Nov 17), just two days after his political master Mahathir was given a bloody nose by angry voters in Tanjung Piai. When confronted by journalists, the blue-eyed boy of the prime minister claimed there was nothing unusual about the meeting held at his official residence in Precinct 10, Putrajaya.

Mr. Mahathir, as expected, pretended that while he “heard” about the meeting, he nevertheless insisted that he didn’t know what the participants talked about. Sure, his trusted spy was having a secret meeting with the enemies in the middle of the night without his knowledge but he wasn’t furious at all? He should stop insulting people’s intelligence.

Mahathir Mohamad - Sad and Upset 

Apparently, about 22 MPs (Member of Parliaments) – 17 from UMNO and 5 from PKR – braved the heavy rain to attend a dinner called by Azmin. Every Tom, Dick and Harry knows Mr. Azmin called for the meeting on behalf of Mahathir. Only by throwing the name of Mahathir that the sex maniac Azmin could mobilise opposition UMNO MPs to his home at such hour.

If indeed the chief executive was kept in the dark about the meeting, he should reprimand Azmin’s action for jeopardizing the unity and integrity of the Pakatan Harapan coalition government. Does it make sense that the senior minister misused his name in plotting a grand plan with the opposition parties and yet the prime minister is cool about it?

Basically the dinner gathering has cleared any doubts that Azmin is the traitor of PKR and Hishammuddin Hussein is the betrayer of UMNO. But the meeting was actually another boring session where the errand boy tries to convince the 17 opposition MPs to continue to support Mahathir as prime minister, despite the dwindling public support for the 94-year-old premier.

However, the dinner drama has revealed a more damaging message – Mahathir does not have the number to stay as prime minister. The purpose of the meeting was to send a message to Anwar that Mahathir has sufficient MPs to support him. The burning question is this – why was the so-called “secret meeting” deliberately leaked so that journalists would camp near Azmin house and broadcast it?

If Mahathir’s camp has the number, or was seeking to secure the number, such meeting should have been held in utmost secrecy to maintain the element of surprise. The only time when you scream your lung out to alert your enemies that you’re strong is when you’re actually weak, but you want the enemies to think otherwise.

Yes, it appears that Azmin was trying to deploy the “Empty Fort Strategy” made popular in the Chinese ancient military strategy which involves using reverse psychology (and luck) to deceive the enemy into thinking that an empty location is full of traps and ambushes, and therefore induce the enemy to retreat.

Azmin Ali with Hishammuddin Hussein

More importantly, if Mahathir has the number and wanted to get rid of Anwar’s PKR faction and allies DAP and Amanah to form a new government consisting of only Malay parties (PPBM, UMNO, PAS and Azmin’s faction in PKR), they would have done so yesterday, and certainly not after the devastating Tanjung Piai election, which Mahathir admitted he had expected to lose.

Let’s take a look at the numbers. Mahathir’s party, PPBM, won only 13 seats out of the 222 Parliamentary seats in the May 2018 General Election. The party managed to double the number to 26 seats through defections of UMNO MPs. After it lost the Tanjung Piai to the opposition over the weekend, its number is reduced to only 25 MPs.

Hishammuddin only managed to bring 17 UMNO MPs with him to the secret dinner meeting. Last month, Azmin had arranged for all 18 PAS MPs and 6 UMNO MPs to express their support for Mahathir to remain prime minister for the full electoral term of 5 years. It’s unknown if the same 6 UMNO MPs had also gone to Azmin’s residence on Monday’s night.

Assuming the 6 UMNO MPs didn’t attend the dinner party, Mahathir’s camp would have 25 PPBM MPs, 18 PAS MPs, and 23 UMNO MPs. Azmin was supposed to bring in at least 15 MPs from PKR. But there were only 5 PKR MPs at the dinner. That means only 71 MPs are willing to support Mahathir. Even if Azmin could eventually persuade 15 PKR MPs to defect, the number is still 81.

To form a simple majority government, Mahathir needs support from at least 112 MPs. So he’s either short of 41 seats (if Azmin could only bring 5 frogs from PKR) or short of 31 seats (if Azmin could secure 15 PKR defectors). Even if the entire opposition Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition supports Mahathir, which is quite impossible, his camp has only maximum 99 seats.

Yes, that’s the message which has been spreading in the social media – 41 MPs from BN, 18 MPs from PAS and 25 MPs from PPBM (Bersatu) together with 19 MPs from Sarawak’s Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and 9 MPs from Azmin’s faction would be strong enough to destroy Anwar’s dream of becoming the next 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Azmin/Hishamuddin winning formula...

That’s a wishful thinking because the equation assumes UMNO crooks currently being charged by Mahathir like Najib Razak, Zahid Hamidi, Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Tengku Adnan and other UMNO warlords like Nazri Aziz and Khairy Jamaluddin would blindly throw their support behind the prime minister, the same man who had destroyed their gravy train in the last year’s general election.

Just because the 17 UMNO MPs agreed to attend Azmin’s secret dinner does not mean all of them support Mahathir’s premiership. Some of them might be spies sent by Najib and Zahid. That explains why neither former UMNO president Najib nor UMNO president Zahid was surprised or frustrated that almost half of the party’s MPs had gone to the enemy’s house for a dinner.

If Najib and Zahid decide to support Mahathir, it could only mean that all their criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power charges would be dropped. For that to happen, Mahathir must be absolutely senile as it will be an admission that Najib didn’t steal a single penny from 1MDB sovereign fund and was wrongly accused by the old man.

One has to remember that when all the 41 UMNO MPs (means Najib, Zahid and other crooks) declare their support for Mahathir, the line would have had been drawn and the Pakatan Harapan coalition would have already collapsed. At that time, Mahathir would be hugging and kissing with protégé-turn-nemesis Najib as they happily form a new Malay-only government.

Besides, there’s no guarantee that all the 19 MPs from Sarawak’s Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) would support Mahathir after his government broke its promise to pay 20% oil royalty to the Borneo state. It’s also not a guarantee that Azmin could swing 9 MPs to make up the 112 seats, let alone 15, to form a simple majority government.

Heck, even Mahathir isn’t sure if his own party would support him 100% in the event he kicks Anwar’s faction out of the coalition. His deputy, PPBM president Muhyiddin Yassin, might switch sides and bring some PPBM MPs to join and support Anwar. As a Johorean, Muhyiddin’s loyalty is more with the state of Johor than PPBM, arguably a political party set up by Mahathir for his family.

Mahathir Mohamad with Muhyiddin Yassin

Unlike Mahathir’s open cold war with the Sultanate of Johor, Anwar has a closer relationship with the monarch, when he gladly kissed the hand of Johor Sultan Ibrahim last year. That’s one of the advantages of not having a dominant party too strong that it could bully, suppress, oppress and corrupt the system. Mahathir and Anwar have entered what is known as a Mexican standoff.

Azmin obviously screws up when he hastily scheduled for another meeting on Tuesday after his Monday’s secret dinner had invited criticisms. It was an afterthought that the second meeting was made, under the pretext of meeting with his fellow party MPs. If Azmin was absolutely sure he has the number, he didn’t have to arrange so many unnecessary meetings.

The simple fact that Mahathir hasn’t gone for the kill proves that he does not have the numbers, if indeed he was the hidden hand behind Azmin’s multiple meetings with opposition parties. Like it or not, the embarrassing loss of Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat has effectively made it more difficult for Azmin to convince and swing more MPs to stand behind Mahathir.

In order not to rock the boat, the Pakatan Harapan coalition might just allow Mahathir to rule for the time being while a serious transition process is discussed. He might be given a third and final chance to do the right things after wasted 18 months of silly politicking and engaging in racial and religious extremism. Anwar does not have to force Mahathir to quit.

Azmin desperately wants Anwar to sack him so that he could cry being victimised. Instead, the smarter Anwar is giving enough ropes for Azmin to hang himself by refusing to fire him. The PM-in-waiting also realises that Mahathir must be allowed to resign with dignity and respect. After all, it was Mahathir, who had successfully secured rural Malay votes to topple crooked Najib Razak.

If Anwar makes his move now, it may backfire as he would be accused of being rude and ungrateful, even seen as bullying an old man – something which is unacceptable in the Malay culture. It would bring back the memory where the people were disgusted at Najib regime’s childish stunt of cutting Mahathir’s posters during the 2018 election campaign. - FT

Formula Azmin - Jalan ke Putrajaya...

Saya tak kata saya percaya formula ini akan berlaku, tapi kalau nak berlaku juga kita nak kata apa...?

Saya tak kata saya setuju kalau sifir ini berlaku, tapi walau kita bantah sekuat mana pun, kalau berlaku juga, kita boleh buat apa...?

Segala-galanya tidak mustahil dalam politik, sebab politik kita amat dinamis sifatnya.... Berpada-padalah kalau mengutuk pihak yang kita tak suka dan berpada-padalah memuji pihak yang kita suka.... Jangan terlalu taksub dan jangan bersikap melampau.

Saya selalu ulang, kemenangan PH dalam PRU-14 amat tipis... Sekadar cukup untuk menumbangkan BN saja, cukup-cukup makan untuk menjatuhkan Najib dan mengangkat Tun Mahathir saja.... Kita selalu lupa bahawa ikatan antara parti dalam PH sangat longgar, sejak dibentuk sebelum PRU-14 lagi.... Kerajaan PH yang ditubuhkan amat rapuh bentengnya, bila-bila masa saja boleh dirobohkan oleh musuh dari luar atau pengkhianat dari dalam.

Sebab itu saya tak pernah sebut suruh Tun Mahathir berhenti cepat, jauh sekali untuk mengutuknya, bahkan tak pernah desak Tun Mahathir suruh rombak kabinet pecat menteri itu dan ini.... Kita lupa bahawa kerajaan Tun sangat rapuh dan longgar... Kita bercakap seolah-olah kerajaan terlalu teguh dan mampu buat apa saja untuk memuaskan nafsu politik kita.

Saya percaya ini hanya satu formula dari beberapa formula lain yang semuanya akan boleh meruntuhkan kerajaan PH sekarang.... Ingat status saya kelmarin, bila ditanya kalau berlaku perubahan dalan lanskap politik negara saya nak sokong blok mana...? Saya nak jawab apa, sebab blok yang akan timbul kita tak tahu dari formula mana.... Sebab itu saya jawab saya akan sokong blok yang tidak ada PAS di dalamnya.... Kerana saya tidak taksub dalam menyokong sesiapa atau membenci sesiapa... Ini hanya pendirian politik saja, bukannya kita nak beriman kepada mana-mana pemimpin. - f/bk

Kekai tenang yang 
tak bertenang - sapa dia?

Padah bersikap kurang ajar dengan orang yang angkat dia. Jiwa sudah tidak tenteram sehinggakan setahun tidak hadir mesyuarat parti kerana tidak mampu berdepan dan bertentang mata dengan insan yang mendidik dan mengangkat dirinya hingga ke tahap ini.

Mesyuarat dengan parti tiada masa, retreat bersama parti pun tidak berkesempatan. Tetapi banyak masa untuk bertemu dengan pemimpin2 Umno, tidak cukup siang, bertemu malam di rumahnya sehinggakan diberi jamu makan. Alasannya bincang pasal projek. Eh, projek untuk wakil rakyat Umno ke? Bagaimana dengan kos sara hidup rakyat yang lain?

Sampai bila mahu menipu? Dia kata, saya bertemu dengan semua orang tidak kira siapa. Sesiapa yang mahu bertemu dengan saya, saya sebagai menteri kerajaan sentiasa terbuka, katanya. Ewaah....betul ke mereka mahu bertemu kamu untuk mengadu masalah atau kamu yang memanggil mereka untuk mengadu masalah semburit? Kalau kebetulan mereka yang mahu bertemu kamu untuk bincang masalah rakyat, kenapa tidak bertemu di pejabat? Mengapa di rumah kamu waktu malam siap disediakan catering untuk makan besar? Cukup2lah menipu.

Khabarnya, kes semburit dah semakin ke episod akhir. Polis kata mungkin hujung tahun ini akan diketahui siapa pasangan Haziq. Oleh kerana gelabah puyuh, terpaksalah buat kerja gila berpakat dengan musuh untuk menghancurkan PH. Hatinya busuk sekali. Padanya, kalau dia tak boleh jadi PM, dia akan tentukan Anwar tidak akan jadi PM. Siapa dia itu? - wfauzdin ns

Azmin.

Kami tak kisah, samada hang nk mengaku, atau menafikan yg hang memang terlibat dlm video semburit kat Hotel Sandakan. Itu hal yg kini dlm siasatan Polis.

Tapi, si Haziq, yg gambarnya tertera dlm video tu dah berkali2 mengaku, atas katil tu dia dgn hang. Dia dgn confidentnya membuat pengakuan, atas katil yg berpeluk2an tu dia dgn hang...

Come on la Min... Kalau dah tak mengaku, kami setuju. Tapi, hantarlah surat saman kat Haziq. Bawak lah dia ke mahkamah. Bersihkan nama hang. Hang tu Timb Presiden parti dan menteri ...bukan ketua Cabang...

Dah la takut nk saman, hang berlindung pulak di belakang Tun...

Dah diberikan perlindungan, tak diminta bercuti atau letak jwtn... Hang buat honaq pulak dlm Pakatan Harapan. Konon nk bincang dgn pembangkang, nk tubuh kerajaan lain ikut pintu belakang...

Hang ni Min....jenih 'belakang'2 ni memang hang suka ekkk..- f/bk

Menteri beli insuran nyawa dulu...

Maaf ya kereta terbang tak jadi terbang pasai  pihak berkuasa Penerbangan Awam Malaysia (CAAM) tidak meluluskan ujian penerbangan UAS E-Hang 216 (EH216) atau ‘kereta terbang’ yang dijadualkan esok.

CAAM dalam kenyataan hari ini menegaskan, lokasi percubaan penerbangan di Hangar UNIKL MIAT Subang adalah kurang 200 meter dari laluan trafik pesawat dan helikopter komersial.

“Lokasi itu jelas terletak di dalam Zon Kawalan Terminal Lapangan Terbang Subang di bawah penyeliaan yang ketat oleh Pusat Kawalan Trafik Udara.

PROJEK kereta terbang yang diilhamkan seorang menteri kabinet disifatkan sebagai "idea sampah".

Ketua Biro Polisi dan Strategi Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) berkata cita-cita menteri itu sebagai membuang masa dan perhatian sewajarnya diberikan kepada isu dihadapai rakyat.

"Saya setuju perhatian patut diberikan kepada manifesto.

"Namun, ingin saya tekankan di sini, saya masih pertahankan manifesto yang ditawarkan.

Ni baru betoi kereta terbang...

"Saya percaya Pakatan Harapan juga sama. Kita berusaha sehabis baik untuk mencapai apa yang tertera dalam manifesto." katanya dalam program Consider This yang disiarkan di Astro AWANI.

Sementara itu tambah Rais, Perdana menteri sendiri sebelum ini memberi penekanan kepada pencapaian kerajaan Pakatan Harapan (HARAPAN) dari segi manifesto.

"Harus diingat, HARAPAN terpaksa berdepan dengan masalah yang diwarisi. Kita masih mencari jalan untuk menyelesaikan semua.

"Manifesto kami adalah work in progress' (sedang dalam proses untuk dicapai)," kata Rais lagi. - Kartel

Pak Lebai Brahim pendek ni nak Menteri Kewangan curi duit rakyat macam Najib kot?!!

Masa Najib control kewangan semua peruntukan dipersetujui dan pemantau Menteri Kewangan pun Najib.

Sehinggakan program Permata Rosmah pun boleh dapat berbillion tapi duit tu entah kemana..mengapa tak menyalahkan Najib?!!

Ulasan Pak lebai Brahim pendek ni nampak sangat tak ikhlas..yang nampak kebencian dan sakit hatinya pada DAP.

Lebai cadangkan gugur LGE.Aku suka LGE terus jadi Menteri Kewangan supaya dia terus bongkarkan segala bentuk jenayah yang ada.Lebai2 tak boleh pakai,hati busuk cam tahi...- f/bk

when the bill reach meee... ya..

so I.. so I.. passed the bill to him..

to prepare the chairman.. er err the payment..

thru my personal account..

but... he or she made a mistake..

by by.. err.. using yayasan err cheq..

Penyangak Jawo Yayasan Bunian Tiada Akalbudi...

Tok Lebai kena ayaq ketum...

cheers.