Anwar stays as Prime Minister...

 

Anwar Ibrahim has passed the motion of confidence tabled in the Dewan Rakyat to confirm his legitimacy as the prime minister leading the current administration. The confidence vote motion, which was tabled by Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof earlier, was passed through a voice vote.

After the conclusion of a two-hour-long debate on the motion, newly appointed Dewan Rakyat Speaker Johari Abdul asked parliamentarians in support of the motion to say “setuju” (agree) and those against it to say “tidak” (do not).

Although the voice vote conducted saw that MPs in favour of the motion had a louder voice, several lawmakers could be heard saying “tidak”. Johari then announced at approximately 6.15pm that the majority of the MPs had agreed to the motion. There were no calls for a bloc vote.

This means Anwar commands a majority in the august House to lead the government formed and further solidifies his legitimacy as the prime minister. - mk

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Anwar's confidence vote,can he survive?...

What’s at stake for Malaysia in 

Anwar’s confidence vote, can he survive test?...

Anwar Ibrahim rose to the prime minister’s office after Malaysia’s inconclusive general election, but barely a month into his tenure he is poised to put his fragile authority on the line with a confidence test which seeks to cement his legitimacy to govern – and stifle the squabbling which ultimately undid his predecessors.

Monday’s vote is a political high-wire act, experts say, which challenges lawmakers to decisively back his administration and reset Malaysia’s fractious politics just as dark economic clouds gather. “There is a possibility the vote will not go his way,” said Aira Azhari, senior manager for research at the Institute of Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) in Malaysia.

Expectations are that the vote will be a mere formality, as the leaders of five major coalitions and parties backing Anwar on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding to support his administration.

The new prime minister is said to have the backing of 148 out of 222 MPs with the pact. MPs from parties that signed the agreement who subsequently decide not to back Anwar will be obliged to resign their positions.

Failure on Monday, however, could sink his administration before it gets started, puncturing Anwar’s decades-long ambition to hold the top office. “However, he is setting a good precedent by agreeing to a confidence vote,” Aira added. “It is parliament’s role to lend legitimacy to the prime minister’s support, and it is time that parliament plays that role.” Still, it is an unconventional move for a sitting Malaysian prime minister and fraught with risk based on the results of the November 19 polls.

Anwar only patched together a majority of the 222-seat Dewan Rakyat, parliament’s powerful lower house, after days of backroom wrangling. His own Pakatan Harapan (PH) alliance brought 82 seats to the equation – a nose ahead of main rivals Perikatan Nasional (PN) – and enough to give the 75-year-old a pathway to the prime minister post. The narrow margin means Monday’s confidence vote is laden with jeopardy.

An early confidence vote is not entirely without precedent. Malaysia’s third prime minister, Hussein Onn, in 1976 called a confidence vote just days after taking office following the death of his predecessor. But Hussein stepped up at a time when the ruling coalition he took charge of held a clear parliamentary majority.

In November’s polls, no single party or coalition managed to win enough seats to automatically earn the right to form a government. Anwar’s self-declared majority of 148 seats, which just about met the threshold for a supermajority of two-thirds of the house, ultimately put him in the driving seat to form a government.

It took nearly a week before Malaysia’s constitutional monarch appointed Anwar as prime minister, with the understanding that he would form a “unity government” that pulled in the country’s other parties and coalitions. Yet almost immediately the Malay nationalist PN alliance, which is led by former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin and won just eight fewer seats than Anwar’s PH, declined to participate.

Instead, PN has sponsored a fresh round of recriminations, angrily questioning how Anwar managed to become prime minister. PN insists it presented the first proof to the king of a mandate to govern with 115 MPs on its side.

Muhyiddin has since accused PH of committing the “biggest electoral fraud ever” in cahoots with the former ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition, whose 30 MPs decided to back Anwar after an initial split. The opposition has also raised doubts over Anwar’s anti-corruption credentials after he appointed the graft-tainted BN chief Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as one of his two deputies.

‘By rights he doesn’t need to do it’

Anwar’s decision to face a confidence vote – announced in his first news conference after taking his oath of office – has won public plaudits as a bold attempt to get beyond the infighting that has dogged Malaysian politics.

“By right he doesn’t need to do it,” read a comment by one Mohamad Izam in a thread of live tweets by a local broadcaster when Anwar announced his plan for a confidence vote. “The king already decided, that proves he has a majority. Yet he confidently accepts Muhyiddin’s challenge to call for a confidence vote.”

But the compliments do little to smother the very real risk that Anwar faces of seeing his administration being halted in its tracks prematurely. Each of the 222 lawmakers can vote independently and there is ultimately nothing to stop them from going against their party line.

Particular attention on Monday will turn to BN’s 30 MPs and the 23 from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), the biggest coalition from Sarawak on Malaysian Borneo. Prior to the king’s decision, GPS had stated that it would go along with BN’s pick to form the government and that it was confident Muhyiddin and PN would find the numbers needed.

Muhyiddin’s list of 115 MPs had ostensibly included GPS and a significant minority of BN’s MPs, some of whom had openly rejected cooperating with Anwar.

On the flip side, MPs will also need to consider whether it is in the nation’s – and their own – interests to bring down Anwar’s government, especially with next year’s budget yet to be approved by parliament.

“It’s so close to the end of the financial year and the provisional budget will be tabled at the same meeting,” said Adib Zalkapli, Malaysia director for political risk consultancy BowerGroupAsia.

“If the confidence motion is defeated, the government can’t table the provisional budget. No MP wants to be blamed for the failure to approve next year’s budget.”

Also at stake would be the administration of the nation, especially given that a global recession is widely predicted to hit next year as developed countries the world over take drastic fiscal measures to rein in skyrocketing inflation. For more than two years, policymaking had largely taken a back seat as two successive governments grappled with a crisis of legitimacy following a 2020 political coup that brought down the PH administration after just 22 months in power.

Muhyiddin, who became prime minister in the aftermath of the coup, had been accused of using the Covid-19 pandemic as an excuse to shut down parliament via an emergency declaration, allowing his government to impose laws and policies without parliamentary oversight. He was forced to step down as prime minister in August last year after a rare rebuke by Malaysia’s king over a controversy tied to the Covid-19 emergency declaration.

But his successor, Ismail Sabri Yaakob of BN linchpin party Umno, did not fare much better.

He faced constant pressure from his party to dissolve parliament and pave the way for national polls in its bid to reclaim power that it lost in a watershed 2018 election. Ismail Sabri eventually caved in, dissolving parliament earlier in October.

“A loss [of parliament’s confidence] would in principle end [Anwar’s] premiership, with the government likely to revert to the regressive side of Malaysian politics,” said Oh Ei Sun, a senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs.

Building an inclusive Malaysia

Beyond surviving the confidence vote, Anwar already has plenty on his plate.

Among his early pledges has been to steer Malaysia’s economy into calmer, more profitable waters and to address the rising cost of living as the treasury buckles under the weight of the nation’s hefty subsidy bill. But Malaysia’s deep social and racial divisions also stalk his tenure.

Last month’s election exposed a deep racial divide, especially in a noticeable shift among the Malay majority towards the more conservative posturing represented by PN. PN, which was formed just two years ago with the union between Muhyiddin’s Bersatu party and the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), rode a “green wave” – the party colour of PAS – as support surged for their brand of Malay nationalism.

“The opposition bench is dominated by Malay-Muslim MPs, so [Anwar] has a lot of work [to do] to get the community behind the government,” said BGA’s Adib. A significant part of PN’s election campaign played out on social media, where opponents allege Muhyiddin and his coalition peddled racially and religiously controversial messaging to steer voters into believing a PH government would erode Malay influence in politics and lessen their economic stake.

Authorities have since started investigations into several allegations of hate speech linked to PN’s online campaign. The swing in voting preferences, however, made it clear that PH has struggled to grow its appeal beyond its traditional base among the minority ethnic Chinese and ethnic Indian communities, plus some Malays living in urban centres.

Years of gerrymandering by BN when it was in power created a disproportionately higher number of rural seats – many of which were typically carved out of areas with a predominantly Malay population.

Analysts say that means Anwar and his administration will have their work cut out to build a convincing narrative of an inclusive Malaysia. “Anwar will need to present a strong vision of what Malaysia should be, and what it means to be Malaysian,” Aira from IDEAS said. “This is needed to counter the divisive racial and religious rhetoric that the opposition will potentially use against his government.” -  Joseph Sipalan & Hadi Azmi,scmp.

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Batang Kali landslide death toll now 24...

 

The death toll from the landslide at campsites in the area is now 21, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced this evening.

In a statement to the media at the site at 7pm today, Zahid said rescuers were now looking for the remaining 12 victims. “Let’s hope that there are victims who are safe,” he said. Based on the initial investigation, Zahid said the landslide could have been triggered by two water movements underneath the soil.

The affected campsites are Hillview, Farmview, and Riverside, which authorities named as Sector A, B, and C. Hillview and Farmview were wiped out, with 16 bodies found in the Sector.The total number of landslide victims, based on the registration record by the operator, is 94.

Education minister Fadhlina Sidek has confirmed that teachers and students from the same school were among the victims in the tragedy. However, none of them were there on an official school trip.

The occupational safety and health department will conduct further investigations to determine if work activity had caused the landslide, human resources minister V Sivakumar said.

Investigations will begin as soon as the department gets permission to enter the location. However, as a natural disaster, the case might be out of the department’s jurisdiction. 

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has announced financial aid for victims of the Batang Kali campsite landslide. Families of the dead will receive RM10,000 and families of survivors will receive RM1,000 each.

Anwar announced this after visiting the rescuers conducting the search and rescue operation here. “We will expedite the assistance,” he said.

Based on the campsite operator’s visitor registration record, there were 94 campers at the site during the landslide, in which 61 people survived. The death toll so far is 21, with 12 others missing. Rescue efforts are continuing at the site, near the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands road. - FM

Unity govt MoU: MPs who vote against 

PM, govt deemed as having resigned...

The leaders of five political coalitions and parties in the government of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to support his administration on Friday (Dec 16).  The MOU, among other things, stated that all parties in the respective coalitions should vote to support the prime minister in all matters related to confidence and supply, and matters that can affect the legitimacy of the government.

The unity government MOU sealed among PH, BN, GPS, GRS, Warisan, PBM, KDM & 2 independents stipulates  that any individual MP who votes against the PM will automatically lose his/her seat. The MoU stated that should these MPs go against party lines, their seats would then be vacated, as per Article 49A(1) of the Federal Constitution.

"Every party and its parts must vote for the prime minister in matters related to the votes of confidence, supply bills and any motions which have an impact on the legitimacy of the Federal Constitution. "All parties must be responsible for managing internally to ensure that there is support in Parliament to maintain the unity government.

"They must ensure that all their MPs vote as per clause 4(a). Failure, refusal or negligence in doing so will be deemed as a breach of individual responsibility to the party, and considered a resignation and cessation of duty as an MP, with the seat vacated as per Article 49A(1) of the Federal Constitution."

According to the MoU, the MP's party must then issue a notice to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker on the vacancy in accordance with 49A(1) of the Federal Constitution to give notice to the Election Commission to call for a by-election. PH today inked an agreement between coalitions under the unity government to support Anwar's leadership.

Dalam sidang medianya yang pertama pada 24 November lalu, Anwar berkata, usul itu adalah daripada kerajaan sendiri. Tujuannya bagi menjawab keresahan mengenai keabsahan kerajaan perpaduan yang beliau ketuai. 

Anwar merujuk kepada kenyataan Pengerusi Perikatan Nasional (PN), Mahiaddin Md Yasin, yang meragui keabsahan jumlah sokongan yang diterimanya. Seingat sayalah, inilah kali pertama dalam sejarah negara kita seorang Perdana Menteri meminta diadakan undi percaya (confidence vote) terhadapnya. 

Hari ini, empat gabungan politik memeterai perjanjian dengan PH. Semua gabungan diwakili oleh pemimpin tertinggi masing-masing iaitu Presiden Warisan, Mohd Shafie Apdal; Pengerusi GPS, Abang Johari Abang Openg; Pengerusi BN, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi dan Pengerusi GRS, Hajiji Noor. PH diwakili Anwar sendiri sebagai Pengerusinya. 

Laporan media yang memetik Anwar berkata, beliau yakin memperoleh sokongan dua pertiga berdasarkan ikrar ketua-ketua parti Pakatan Harapan (PH), Barisan Nasional (BN), Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), WARISAN dan beberapa buah parti lain. 

Boleh jadi Anwar akan mendapat sokongan dua pertiga. Tetapi baik juga kita menerima berita ini dengan berhati-hati sikit kerana pernah, pada masa lampau, Anwar telah melebih sebut (overstated) keupayaannya. 

Ditakdirkan Anwar memperoleh apa yang dihajatinya Isnin ini, kedudukannya sebagai Perdana Menteri akan menjadi lebih kukuh sambil mencipta sejarah sebagai Perdana Menteri yang berani meletakkan nasibnya di tangan kawan dan lawan di dalam dewan walaupun tidak diperlukan. - A.Kadir Jasin

Govt, Razak Baginda, 2 others ordered 

to pay RM5mil to Altantuya’s family...

The family of Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu was today awarded RM5 million in damages by the High Court here over the woman’s death in 2006.

This was after Judge Datuk Vazeer Alam Mydin Meera allowed the suit filed by Altantuya’s parents, Dr Shaariibuu Setev and Altantsetseg Sanjaa as well as their two grandsons Mungunshagai Bayarjargal and Altanshagai Munkhtulga against former policemen Azilah Hadri and Sirul Azhar Umar, as well as Abdul Razak Baginda and the Malaysian government.

“I find the plaintiffs have successfully established their case against the first (Azilah), second (Sirul) and third defendants (Abdul Razak)

“As the fourth defendant (Malaysian government), I find that, by the facts of the law, the fourth defendant, as the employer, is vicariously liable for the unlawful actions of the first and second defendants, which were carried out in the capacities of police officers,” the judge said during an online proceeding.

The plaintiffs filed a lawsuit on June 4, 2007, claiming that the model’s death resulted in them suffering mental shock and psychological trauma, and sought compensation as well as exemplary and aggravated damages.

Judge Vazeer Alam, who is now a Court of Appeal judge, said the plaintiffs’ request of RM100 million was excessive and could not be justly defined on principle.

“It is hereby ordered that the defendants jointly pay the plaintiffs the sum of RM5 million in general, aggravated and exemplary damages. The damages should be charged at five per cent interest from the date the lawsuit is filed,“ he said. The judge also ordered the four defendants to pay RM25,000 in costs each.

When reading out his judgement, the judge stated that according to Altantuya’s cousin Namiraa Gerelmaa, the deceased intended to meet Abdul Razak, who was said to be in a relationship with Altantuya at the time, to collect payment for translation work she had done for him in Paris.

“After numerous failed attempts to meet Abdul Razak at his office, the deceased began showing up in front of his residence in Damansara Heights. On the night of Oct 19, 2006, Altantuya, on her own, went back to the residence after Abdul Razak gave her the greenlight to meet up.

“However, Abdul Razak then called Sirul and Azhar to ‘deal’ with the deceased, who they then took into Azhar’s car to a site in Puncak Alam here and shot her, and they also strapped her to explosives and exploded her into pieces,“ explained the judge.

The judge added that when the evidence was scrutinised, it was clear that the first and second defendants did not know the deceased.

“The link between them and the deceased was through Abdul Razak. It was Abdul Razak who enlisted the assistance of the first defendant. The first defendant (Azilah) had told the third defendant (Abdul Razak) that he could ‘habiskan perempuan itu dan beliau pernah buat sedemikian beberapa kali’.

“Abdul Razak has been advised to file a police report and deport the deceased. He did not take that action, but instead sought help from a self-professed killer to deal with the deceased. There is no reasonable motive for the first and second defendants to kill the deceased and blow her body into pieces. The only link between them was the third defendant, who wanted the harassment by the deceased to stop,“ the judge said.

A total of 26 plaintiff witnesses, including Altantuya’s father, Dr Shaariibuu, and the woman’s eldest son, Bayarkhuu, testified at the trial, which began in 2019. The government called three witnesses in the trial, while Abdul Razak chose not to testify.

Counsel Sangeet Kaur Deo, Tan Chee Kian and Simranjit Kaur Chhran acted for the plaintiffs, while lawyers P. Mithran, Avtaran Singh and Eshwinder Kaur Gill represented Abdul Razak, and Senior Federal Counsel Zetty Zurina Kamarudin and Khairuddin Anhar represented the Malaysian government. - Bernama

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This is a unity government, not a Harapan government...

 

I wish to take issue with some Malaysians who are criticizing Saifuddin Nasution on the SOSMA issue as well as those people who keep using expressions like “how many more U-turns from this government?” For the life of me, I do not understand why respected academics, respected NGOs like IDEAS or Bersih, and respected former MPs from DAP and PKR are questioning a lot of the decisions of the unity government headed by Anwar Ibrahim.

Don’t these people know already that this government is a unity government, NOT a Harapan government? It is also not our grandfather’s government nor our father’s government! It is the unity government forged by the YDP Agong in his wisdom and His Majesty helped to put in a PM whom many know is not a robber of billions, is not a bigot who thinks he alone will go to heaven nor a person who is afraid of hard work and not a PM who absents himself from parliament so that his many ministers in the PM department could answer.

Let me deal with the incompetent statement of “how many more U-turns will this government make.” First of all… what U-turn? Second of all… what manifesto? When Harapan developed its manifesto and if it came to power then of course-lah we can criticize it politely why U-turn on some things.

But because this government is NOT a Pakatan one alone then why is it so difficult to understand that the Harapan manifesto may no longer be relevant and that it is now subjected to intense debate and dialogue with the different parties in the government block? So, how can one U-turn when one is now in a new company and the old one does not exist? Itu pun susah nak fahamkah?

Please, don’t hold Anwar to the promises of the PH and trust him to do the best he can to accommodate much that was promised in another fantasy world where Harapan has two-thirds majority.

Now we come to the SOSMA. No decent person likes the SOSMA. It was drafted by those who were never incarcerated without due process of the law as well as without one’s loved one knowing where one was. I too believe that we should review this law…one day nantilah!

When Anwar became PM of a unity government, I had already expected that the had to tread carefully and with utmost wisdom. He would definitely not be able to wave a magic wand and change anything and everything.

For me, Anwar needs to do a balancing act. For instance, I was surprised that he took out not one but two very senior civil servants! Wow! In a few days of office, that is a dangerous thing to do. But he balanced it by saying that all ministers would have a salary cut of 20%, himself 100% and that all the money promised by the previous government’s budget for civil servants will be honored.

Of course there are some childish NGOs criticizing the “waste” of money on well fed civil servants, but these people do not understand how to walk on a tightrope with only a balancing bar in your hands. Fikir dululah sebelum bercakap!

My feeling about the SOSMA that Saifuddin said may be interpreted in the following way. When a politician says he would not be changing a law anytime soon, that may change next month or next year. The politician may want to find the right timing when the government is strong and have the trust of civil servants and the Malay electorate to keep them safe. Timing, to a politician, is everything. To many of us, we want things now, now, now. We think politics is just like our 5G computer download timing, fast and in real time. Well, political time is not real time and never usually is.

Secondly, it could be that there are arrests of criminals and politicians who might flee the country that are in the pipeline that the minister cannot divulge. So, kita jangan pandai-pandai think we have the same data as the minister.

Thirdly, the minister is just a few days into his job, kasi chance-lah! The home affairs ministry is filled with special branch, deep cover agents and security forces that are sometimes laws unto themselves. One wrong step and one wrong confidant and more than your career will end. The minister needs to know the lay of the land before he can become the real master.

At the moment, civil servants hold all the cards and they are powerful entities. According to a seasoned politician, from his books that I had read describing his ISA incarceration, many Special Branch officers boasted to him that it was they who determined who the country’s leader should be. Perhaps they were just boasting but I choose to take their statements seriously.

Thus, in this case, if I were the minister of home affairs, for the next few months I will echo whatever the civil servants would pass to me while I learn about the culture and players in that dangerous ministry.

Malaysians seem to think that we live in Alice in Wonderland Malaysia but truth be told our ministries are living breathing entities of corruption, tribal tensions and leadership struggles all in a not-so-nice ways of working environment.

Not many can helm the PMship of this country except those who already know its corridors, traps and dangers. Anwar was once at the top and traversed these corridors with Saifuddin by his side. Who are we, simple NGOs or has been MPs, to question those who know the hidden things in our ministries?

Would anyone of us dare to be PM and home minister for a month? I would not and so I know when to keep my peace and not shoot off my mouth in childish impatience. This is the unity government, sir, not the Harapan government. Kalau yang itu pun tak faham, susahlah ini macam! - Prof Dr. Mohd Tajuddin Mohd Rasdi,MySinchew

PM mulling over three 

candidates for AG post...

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is considering three candidates for the attorney-general post. According to The Star, the three - all judges - are  Datuk Ahmad Fairuz Zainol Abidin, Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md Said and Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh.

Datuk Ahmad Fairuz and Datuk Seri Kamaludin Md. Said had previously served in the Attorney-General's Chambers before being appointed as judges. 

Additionally, Datuk Ahmad Fairuz was also a former deputy chief executive of the Securities Commission. Currently, Datuk Ahmad Fairuz serves as a High Court judge while Datuk Seri Kamaludin is a Court of Appeals judge.

Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid was the only candidate with political experience. He used to serve as deputy home minister between March 2008 and April 2009. He quit Umno in 2013 and was appointed as a judicial commissioner in 2015. He is currently a High Court judge.

The current Attorney-General Idrus Harun, 67, has served three prime ministers since being appointed to the post on March 6, 2020. - mk

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The “Black Wave” protest...

Muhyiddin & Hadi’s latest plot to 

overthrow the King’s Unity Government...

Mahiaddin Yassin is in trouble. In fact, it’s not an exaggeration to say that he is extremely panicked because he could be charged for money laundering and might end up as prison mate of former Prime Minister Najib Razak. The former backdoor prime minister, along with his best friend Abdul Hadi Awang, must launch “Sheraton Move 2.0” to topple PM Anwar – by hook or by crook.

It’s hard to believe Muhyiddin (Mahiaddin) did not help himself to the RM530 billion Covid-19 stimulus packages which his regime allocated during the pandemic. It takes a thief to catch a thief. In this case, the experienced UMNO could smell a rat hundreds of miles away that Muhyiddin’s party – Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party – had swindled billions despite his short 17-month rule.

When Muhyiddin was controversially sworn in as the 8th Prime Minister on March 1, 2020, he did not have the minimum 112 MPs to form a simple majority government in the 222-seat Parliament. Therefore, he deliberately shut down the Parliament to prevent any vote of no confidence that could expose he actually had “scammed” the Agong (King) into swearing him.

Malaysia was the only country in the world that had declared emergency and locked up the Parliament under the pretext of fighting Coronavirus. Ruling with absolute power during a State of Emergency, there was absolutely no check and balance during Muhyiddin’s illegitimate 17-month rule. Worse, the backdoor PM could plunder the national coffer and nobody would know.

Even if his appointed finance minister – Tengku Zafrul – was not directly involved in stealing public money (which still subjects to investigation), it does not mean the clueless and incompetent minister had not committed negligence – blindly approved all expenditures and projects ordered by his boss. Unlike Muhyiddin, however, Zafrul enjoys certain level of protection due to his “royal connection”.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) will now focus its investigation on the RM92.5 billion directly funded by the government after it was established that RM437.5 billion was not from the government. This means Muhyiddin’s backdoor Perikatan Nasional government did not actually help the people to the tune of RM530 billion as shamelessly trumpeted.

Still, RM92.5 billion is a lot of money – more than twice amount of money stolen in the infamous 1MDB scandal. Even 10% leakages would translate to a jaw-dropping RM9 billion. The suspension of Treasury secretary-general Asri Hamidin, one of the most powerful posts in the civil service, suggests that misappropriation of government funds had indeed happened.

A good example that leakages did occurred was the RM7 billion contracts approved under the RM15 billion flood mitigation project that were awarded through direct negotiations (in exchange for kickbacks) to dubious companies like Mangkubumi Sdn Bhd. Exactly how could Mangkubumi won the deal when it has been involved in a court case for illegal money laundering as much as RM139 million?

The best part was when former UMNO warlord Annuar Musa proudly told all and sundry in TikTok how Muhyiddin gave him tens of millions during the 2020 Sabah state election. Annuar said – “I flew to Sabah and met Muhyiddin myself. I entered his bedroom and told him UMNO didn’t have enough money and lacked funds. Muhyiddin gave tens of millions to help UMNO when in Sabah.”

If backdoor PM Muhyiddin could easily give away tens of millions of Ringgit as if the money was loose change, it means there were hundreds of millions more in his bedroom. Where did the Bersatu president get so much money if not from bribes? Annuar thought he was smart when he tried to portray Muhyiddin as a generous man trying to help UMNO. He didn’t realize his dumb revelation will haunt the ex-PM.

Bersatu president Muhyiddin and PAS president Hadi’s biggest mistake was spending too lavishly during the recent 15th General Election. The religious extremist PAS party did not even pretend seeking donations from the public to run their election campaign, as they would normally do previously. Instead, video clips revealed how PAS happily corrupted gullible young Malay voters with RM350 to vote for the party.

The only way to stop the authorities from investigating billions of public funds stolen during the backdoor government of Muhyiddin is to topple the new Anwar administration – the unity government decreed by King Sultan Abdullah. But how does racist bigot Muhyiddin Yassin and religious extremist Hadi Awang plan to overthrow the Agong’s unity government?

Unlike the previous “Sheraton Move 1.0” in 2020 that saw power-hungry Muhyiddin grabbed power through betrayal and treachery, PM Anwar Ibrahim does not need to lift a finger to sniff new plots and covert agenda this time. UMNO cyber troopers, determined to fight back Bersatu’s plan to kill the party, has exposed the coming “black wave” protest orchestrated by Perikatan Nasional.

Apparently, the protest would involve instigating pro-Perikatan Nasional Malays to wear black or change their social media badges to black. The idea is to create a false and dangerous narrative that majority of people, especially the Malays, do not support Anwar-led unity government. The sore losers might even silently mobilize public rally to create instability and fear in the country.

The peak of the protest is supposed to be between December 19 and 20 when Anwar is scheduled to test his legitimacy with a motion of confidence in the Parliament. Muhyiddin and Hadi, with help from UMNO traitors like Hishammuddin Hussein, hope to influence, cajole, bribe and threaten as many MPs as possible to vote – or at least abstain – against the new prime minister.

If Anwar fails to get the votes from 148 MPs, who have so far pledged their support for the new PM, opposition Perikatan Nasional would spin and twist it as proof that Anwar-led unity government has lost confidence and must resign. Already, Muhyiddin minions have claimed that Perikatan Nasional’s “green wave” victory in Padang Serai election was a “no-confidence vote” against the government.

They conveniently forgot that UMNO-led Barisan Nasional coalition too had won big in the Melaka and Johor state elections, so much so that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) captured two-thirds majority, only to suffer their biggest defeat in the history some 8 months later in the 2022 national election. UMNO warlords too had arrogantly claimed the state election results were a “confidence vote” for the party.

Heck, traitor Muhyiddin has also gone bonkers when he labelled the coalition government formed by Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional as “the biggest electoral fraud ever” – clearly taking a page from the playbook of Donald Trump, the former U.S. president who falsely claims that his election was stolen by Democrats Joe Biden in the 2020 Presidential Election.

Desperate for power in order to stop investigation and prosecution, Muhyiddin claimed that people are not confident in the ability of the unity government led by Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim. As far as Muhyiddin is concerned, a unity government must be led by him and only him alone due to his obsession with power and his narcissist belief that only he is capable of leading the country.

Adding to his desperation was the unbelievable congratulatory message from world leaders, including endorsements from military superpower United States and economic power China. Muhyiddin’s jealousy spiked a few notches when President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo became the first foreign leader who congratulated the newly inaugurated Anwar Ibrahim through a telephone call from the Bogor Palace, West Java, Indonesia.

Muhyiddin was furious, but reluctantly conceded defeat after Sultan Ibrahim of Johor congratulated Anwar Ibrahim on his appointment as the 10th Prime Minister. Considered the de-facto leader of the nine Malay Rulers in the country, the open message of congratulation from the Sultanate of Johor practically sealed the fate of Muhyiddin, and closed his door to become the prime minister.

But he has no one to blame but himself. Because none of the coalitions – Pakatan Harapan, Barisan Nasional and Perikatan Nasional – wins the general election, the King had proposed that Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional and Anwar’s Pakatan Harapan cooperate to form a unity government. While Anwar agreed, power-crazy Muhyiddin flatly rejected the royal decree.

Worse, Muhyiddin, waving a stack of dubious 115 SD (statutory declarations) in the face of King Sultan Abdullah, rudely and arrogantly demanded an explanation why he was not sworn in as the prime minister. His arrogance pissed off the Palace big time, leading to a special Conference of Malay Rulers, who promptly approved Anwar as the legitimate premier.

Now, Muhyiddin regretted his action. The secondary goal of the half-baked “black wave” protest (if it ever takes off) is to pressure the Malay Rulers to issue a new decree to include opposition Perikatan Nasional in the unity government – if the main objective to overthrow Anwar fails. At the very least, Muhyiddin and Hadi thought they could shut down corruption investigations if they were part of the government.

It would be a challenge for Bersatu and PAS to survive if Perikatan Nasional stays as the Opposition. It would be better to share power rather than without power at all. They believe strategic portfolios like the Home Ministry and Finance Ministry could be theirs if Perikatan Nasional could shamelessly bulldoze its way into the unity government by cooking a fake narrative that people don’t support Anwar.

Yes, Perikatan Nasional cannot lose face by begging to be allowed in the unity government, not after what Muhyiddin had done. The only option is to force the King to issue yet another royal decree to let the sore losers join Anwar administration, the same way Barisan Nasional had pretended they wanted to be the “opposition” before forced by the monarch to choose Pakatan Harapan and formed the unity government.

However, there’s one big problem with Muhyiddin and Hadi’s plan. Sabah Bersatu is collapsing after its leaders have unanimously decided to leave the party, but will remain under GRS (Gabungan Rakyat Sabah). Essentially, Perikatan Nasional would lose 6 MPs before it could even overthrow PM Anwar. It’s also hard to see how Muhyiddin could swing GPS (Gabungan Parti Sarawak) after it was awarded 5 ministerial and 6 deputy minister posts by Anwar. - FT

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How long will Anwar’s 

unity government last?...

Malaysians have a serious concern: How long will Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government last now that it is fully operational and all ministers have gone about their businesses?

According to DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang, the longevity of Anwar and his unity government will be determined by how well they pass six “survival tests” during their first year in office. Lim noted the first litmus test for Anwar’s government starts with the opening of the Dewan Rakyat on Dec 19 and that is when the Parliament will decide who the new Speaker will be.

While the unity government has yet to indicate which of its MPs would be suggested for the Speaker role, Perikatan Nasional (PN) had already announced that it will send the names of those from the coalition it believes should be appointed.

The second test, Lim noted, is the passing of the vote of confidence motion for Anwar as prime minister in Parliament on Dec 20, 2022. Recall that in the aftermath of GE15, PN had criticised Anwar’s appointment as prime minister and had challenged him to demonstrate if he had a majority in Parliament

In the aftermath of the elections in November, the PN was not satisfied that Anwar was chosen as the new Prime Minister of Malaysia. Calling on Anwar to prove that he had the support of the majority of MPs, PN chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he had 115 statutory declarations from MPs backing him for the top post. In response, Anwar had, on Nov 24, announced that the main agenda for the first parliamentary sitting on Dec 19 will be to table a vote of confidence towards him.

The third test, Lim said, is the upcoming UMNO General Assembly on Jan 11–14 to elect new office-bearers. Note that this is also a big test for UMNO president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is said to be the architect of the UMNO alliance with Pakatan Harapan.

Again, recall Zahid’s “No DAP, No Anwar” battle cry prior to GE15. With a slew of pending court cases hanging over his head and Barisan Nasional’s defeat in GE15, the embattled party president was criticised even members of the party.

Lim’s fourth test is the passage in Parliament of the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address at the opening of Parliament, which in effect is the government’s policy programme for the year. Again, this will depend on the numbers that Anwar has in Parliament.

Approval for the 2023 Budget will be the fifth test and if the unity government can survive these five tests in the next few months, Lim said it will then have to face the sixth test – the state polls in Penang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. “Perikatan Nasional (PN) will do its utmost to make gains in these six states to topple Anwar’s government.

“In fact, the PN Negri Sembilan chairman had declared that the Negri Sembilan PN is aiming to win at least 19 out of the 36 state seats to enable the coalition to form a state government,” he said, adding that PH should not take PN’s “threat” lightly whether in Negri Sembilan or the other five states. – LKS

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RM90 bilion vs RM600 bilion...

Muhyiddin’s investigation case, 

a heated argument...

Najib trolls Muhyiddin with ‘visit from SPRM’ Ex-prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is still tweeting from prison, and this time, he trolls fallen prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, claiming the latter will soon be visited by Malaysian graft busters.“Soon he will have to answer about the mystery of the millions of Ringgit in his bedroom,”

After the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced that it is focusing on the RM92.5 bill government fund spent in 2020 and 2021 related to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, internet users have been arguing vehemently.

Twitter users are now squabbling whether RM92.5 bil is a small amount compared to the RM2.6 bil of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal. The argument follows comments from some users who said the money under investigation is small compared to the initial RM600 bil.

Meanwhile, some are accusing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of politicking as he stated the alleged sum misused or misappropriated was RM600 bil while the MACC is investigating the RM92.5 bil since it says the RM437.5 bil is not from the government.

Suara Rakyat Malaysia @srmrasmi posted a tweet saying, “Anwar tuduh RM600B, hasil siasatan sprm hanya Rm90Billion sahaja yang perlu disiasat. Situ pun dah nampak anwar main politik persepsi.”

The user is saying Anwar has spoken of RM600 bil but the MACC says ‘only’ RM90 bil is to be investigated. “Even there, Anwar has been seen playing the politics of perception,” the user says.

In response to this tweet, a user, HngMud @DaHangMuda stated, “ Siapa yg bermegah tentang RM600b dan RM530b?! Apa politik persepsi? Ternyata Mahiaddin & TITM bohong tentang berapa banyak duit kerajaan belakang masuk PN telah belanja untuk rakyat! Ini dia “Gelombang Integriti” disebut oleh @wansaiful!.”

The English translation is that who would brag about the RM600 Billion and the RM530 Billion. What does this have to do with perception in politics? It is proven that Mahiaddin (Muhyiddin) and TITM (PAS Deputy President Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man) lied about how much of the backdoor government’s money Perikatan Nasional was actually spent for Malaysians.

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Another Twitter user, Jan_Banjar @jan_banjari stated, “90 billion sahaja? Dasar walaun, 90b tu boleh dia sebut sahaja mcm tu je. Woiii Anwar sebut suruh siasat 600b yg disebut sendiri eh Muhyiddin. Dia tak main persepsi. Itulah permainan orang bijak, pancing sikit je untuk dapat umpan besar. Ternyata, belum BERSIH & STABIL lah PN ni.”

The user argues over the ‘Only RM90 bil’ by the original poster who said it was only that amount that is being investigated.

“Anwar requested SPRM to investigate RM600 bil, which was casually mentioned by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin himself. Anwar Ibrahim is not playing through political perception, he is playing a game that is well played by intelligent people in order to scoop the bigger issue. It is still not proven that Perikatan Nasional is clean and stable,” he says.

The facts behind the RM600 bil mentionned by the Prime Minister are as follows:

On Dec 5, Anwar said he is leaving it to the authorities to investigate the alleged misappropriation of RM600 bil in funds by the previous government. At a media conference after chairing the special Cabinet of the unity government, he said the Finance Ministry had informed that there had been several breaches involving the funds.

“Several decisions (were made) to investigate the expenditure of RM600 bill without tenders (but) it is not for me to decide.

“The Finance Ministry has been informed of several breaches but we leave it to the investigative bodies to probe the extent of the alleged corruption and misappropriation,” he said.

Subsequently, on Dec 9, the MACC said its initial investigation shows the amount the government had spent during the lockdowns in particular, was RM92.5 bil while the rest of the RM530 bil are from private sources. — focusmalaysia

Post GE15: Anti-hopping law, 

a doubled-edged sword?...

Three weeks have passed since the 15th General Election concluded. All the brouhaha surrounding the issue of forming the government is done and dusted. The anticipation and continued confusion surfaced by some parties have been silenced as the King gives his consent for the new government under the leadership of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Nevertheless, there are some whispers questioning the effectiveness of the Anti-Hopping Act that came into force just before the general election was called.Though this law played a critical role in hindering any member of Parliament from switching parties during the period of the hung parliament and causing further chaos, but does this law has the potential to eventually have a significant impact on silencing democratic voices in the near future?

Does not this law, directly or otherwise, provide wide and extensive powers to a few leaders in their respective political parties? At a glance, this law indeed seems to prevent another Sheraton Move that infamously collapsed a legitimate government in 2020. However, it could also be a double-edged sword.

The anti-hopping law could be misused or even to the extent of abused by selfish and self-centered party leaders against their party members who may not be in sync with the leadership direction.

In a democratic system the people depend on their elected representatives who are expected to have their own stand and possess the courage to speak for the benefit of the masses. Not those who are merely yes men to those in power in the party.

But with this law in place, such voices may be muted in order not to offend party leaders and safely keep their chair in the august house. Maybe the anti-hopping law needs to be re-examined in great detail to limit the powers of the few in a political party.

We as voters do not want a situation whereby “the boss knows it all” happening as it will only frustrate the people eventually. Anyways, we leave it to the wisdom of the Government to reevaluate the law. — Narinder Pal Singh

PN semakin meroyan...

Baru 2 minggu mereka seperti org terkena sawan. Apa isu yg dibangkang sgt melucukan hingga ketawa sendirian silap2 org ingat saya kurang siuman.

1. Mereka hanya ada 73 dan skg 74 mereka kata mereka yg patut menjadi kerajaan. Dari mana dtgnya 112 MP? Sdgkan Agong minta buat kerajaan Perpaduan mereka kata nak jadi pembankang. Tapi bila jadi pembangkang mereka kata mereka lah yg patut jadi kerajaan.

2. Mereka pertikaikan kerajaan Perpaduan. Isu yg tak membantu ekonomi rakyat pun pasal nama tu. Patut mereka bawa isu yg boleh membawa manfaat kebaikan rakyat bukan isu nama yg tak salah dari segi Undang2 pun.

3. Mereka pertikaikan tentang bantuan kpd pesawah. Kerajaan bela org miskin mereka bela taikun besar… pelik.

4. Mereka suruh kerajaan haramkan judi. Dulu Pas dah jadi sebahagian kerajaan tak haramkan judi tapi naikkan judi. Hanya org kurang siuman sahaja yg boleh terima politik sempit cara begini.

Yg mereka bangkang DAP...DAP... DAP… tetapi langsung tidak mahu berhujah secara fakta utk isu tersebut. Ingat Majlis Fatwa tidak pernah istiharkan undi DAP haram tetapi Majlis Fatwa Melaka (tidak silap) pernah memfatwakan Amanat Hadi sesat.

Sampai kini cuba berikan berita yg sahih ( fakta ) apa yg dilakukan DAP ? Mereka perintah negara? Mereka tidak benarkan azan? Anak Melayu jadi gembala babi? Jika begini level pemikiran pembangkang ia sgt menyedihkan. Org Melayu masih percaya kpd cerita2 tahyul daripada cerita yg realistik.

Bila PN kata mahu jadi pembangkang kita berharap mereka menjadi chk n balance atau efektif.

Tapi sayang mereka tidak seperti diharapkan tetapi mereka hanya bertindak memfitnah dan semua yg baik dilakukan kerajaan semua tidak kena di mata mereka. Maaf kata jika kasar bahasa please jadi lah pembangkang bukan pembangang. - Norman Radzuan

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