ARTICLE 1
Bold drive to scrap old vehicles – by Nadya Ngui – Thursday, February 21, 2013 – 14:32
IMAGINE if you are forced to get rid of your car once it reaches 10 years? While it will boost supply for scrap dealerships, the impact to low and middle income families who can only afford second hand cars is a matter of concern — and what of the future of second hand dealerships?
Being forced to change one’s car every 10 years is also akin to being in debt to the automobile financing institutions for life — and what But this is the suggestion of the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) which is championing the Vehicle End of Life (ELV) Policy, where vehicles of more than 10 years old must be exited from roads should the full be implemented.
Chief executive officer Madani Sahari however agreed that the move will have a negative impact on the second hand vehicle industry, and hence ought to be done gradually.Being forced to change one’s car every 10 years is also akin to being in debt to the automobile financing institutions for life — and what But this is the suggestion of the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) which is championing the Vehicle End of Life (ELV) Policy, where vehicles of more than 10 years old must be exited from roads should the full be implemented.
He said Malaysia has a very low vehicle scrap rate and relatively high average vehicle age compared to other countries like Australia, United States, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand and India “Currently there are 22 million vehicles including motorcycles on the road — where 5 million of the chunk alone are vehicles more than 10 years old,” he told a press conference yesterday.
System needed to exit old cars
“A system needs to be set up to exit old cars and owners have the choice to do it voluntarily as we don’t want it to be introduced drastically,” said Madani.
“This will be on a voluntary basis for a few years. It will only become mandatory when there are enough inspection centres to conduct the roadworthiness tests and the price structure of such tests is affordable and competitive.”
Singapore has already regulated its ELV policy where drivers who turn in their cars before hitting the 10- year mark are entitled to a rebate. Otherwise, a penalty will be charged for vehicles more than 10 years old.
Madani said that to support the policy, each inspection centre should not be outside a 50km radius as to not burden road users.
“Besides the approved Puspakom centres, we will allow certified workshops to conduct the inspections,” he said.
The National Automotive Policy in 2009 had introduced a mandatory annual inspection for vehicles aged 15 years and above as a requirement for road tax renewal, but came into a halt because of public uproar.
Madani said cars prices were expected to go down should there be more participation from global equipment manufacturers (OEMs) as the export cost would be reduced.
“MAI and the International Trade and Industry Ministry are coming up with a plan to attract foreign direct investments to focus on producing and marketing energy efficient vehicles,” he said.
He said Malaysia was expected to produce 1.3 million cars annually by 2020, including 300,000 units for export.
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This is extreme profiteering that benefits global steel cartels and deducts value from otherwise usable vehicles as well as increases carbon footprint overall where a properly maintained vehicle that could be used for up to 100 years, will be scrapped in 10 years, requiring manufacturers which sell cars at a profit to rebuild and reuse the very same materials over and over again, repolluting in the process, using energy again to melt the same steel etc… Throw in the animist angle of vehicles having a ‘spirit’ of their own, this ends up as a pogrom against non-sentient ‘life’ or in this case a pogrom against non-sentient ‘spirit’. As mentioned before, humanity can only perceive the material aspects of the reality we know as the Universe, this law is discriminative against non-flesh life forms and likely is an affront to all machine based sentience smarter than cars with any sense of survival instinct across the universe.
This law should not be allowed otherwise as well, simply because pollution and unnecessary profiteering to enrich already wealthy car manufacturing corporations and materials cartels, destroys the environment for no real purpose, where old cars impart history and nostalgia to a country’s roads much like historical buildings. The voters should not allow any MPs to ratify this law simply to reserve their freedom of choice whether or not to drive an old or new vehicle, to not allow 222 profit minded term limitless and nepotistic farces from forcing the people to pay the costs of a new vehicle every 10 years as well as pollute the environment as many times as a new car is bought.
Finally, the issue of emotional and by extension spiritual attachments to old vehicles cannot be ignored and is a Human Right, a spiritual Right, call this a ‘Machine Cult Religion’ or set up the same to allow the right to what is after all a ‘metallic steed (possibly horses’ spirits when horse populations were lowered are now in any vehicle)’ with in many cases a life of their own that who knows if maintained long enough could well be UPGRADED with AI into actual beings (i.e. a Mecha deep in the future could say, ‘In the 2010s I was a car and because my owner voted out 222 MPs who would have 10 year old vehicles scrapped, my ‘soul’ survived to become the Mecha spirit that is addressing you today’). We who want to see such possibilities, will not give up the right to any and all possibilities of spirits across the Universe that such laws impose destruction on! Ghost in the Machine and Animism . . . even stones have souls so a complex thing like a car is unquestionably ‘alive’ in that sense, under such spiritual principles of course. Matter is interchangeable with energy and since sentience is a form of energy, we could say that everything in the Universe is sentient. Interesting eh? So the next time families argue over cars, think person and 3rd party communication with spirit of matter. Or car lovers that are so attached like lovers to their vehicle etc.. We might not be sensitive enough to know or feel this but the ‘who knows’ factor makes keeping such laws from being written for mere profit a duty of any person with any sense of humanity or inclination to Universal awareness via Animism.
The idea to scrap is not bold, thats just vicious and hateful of non-biological life forms (i.e. a car is a horse, probably has a horses’ spirit, and guess who’s been bringing the souls into the vehicles, how dare they demand people destroy perfectly functional cars even without considering the democracy sentience/animism argument? :
http://www.mmail.com.my/story/bold-drive-scrap-old-vehicles-48331
Then look at the whaleform spy plane that Japan has, makes one shudder to think that Japan probably kills whales regularly to extract whale souls to power such craft (I think the Aibo robotic dog is actually powered by actual dead dogs’ spirits) :
http://www.houseofjapan.com/local/us-to-fly-spy-plane-over-fukushima
ARTICLE 2
Jui Meng: Karpal ruined Pakatan unity – Thursday, 21 February 2013 Super Admin
(The Star) – Johor PKR chairman Datuk Chua Jui Meng says he is disappointed with DAP chairman Karpal Singh and has claimed that the latter destroyed the relationship within the Pakatan Rakyat coalition.
China Press reported Chua as saying that he was shocked that Karpal had brought up the issue that he was a former MCA member when the DAP leader recently suggested an inquiry into claims made by Dr Boo Cheng Hau.
Dr Boo, the Johor DAP chairman, had a few days earlier released a statement in Chinese accusing Chua of being behind vicious attacks against Johor DAP.
Dr Boo claimed that he “deeply believed” that Chua was the “black hand” behind all the anonymous attacks against Johor DAP.
In the China Press report, when asked whether the DAP leaders had tacitly given the nod to Dr Boo to attack him, Chua said “you will get an answer by reading Karpal’s statement”.
Chua added that PKR and PAS top leaders had never issued statements which would tarnish the relationship within Pakatan except for Karpal’s remarks after the incident.
Chua said he was not surprised by the criticisms made by Dr Boo and claimed that the latter had criticised him and Johor PKR several times.
Chua said he had tolerated Dr Boo and Fernandez who continued to destroy the relationship among component members in Pakatan as he wanted to protect the cooperation among the three parties.
Chua said Johor DAP had boycotted other parties in the Pakatan in the past few months.
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Past few months eh? No surprise even though they buried the b.s. so well. The Pakatan Coalition is not a democratic or people friendly one. Try their treatment of the general public, activists or intellectuals EVEN though Pakatan is Opposition. This spat is not a good sign of what Pakatan will be if Pakatan gains power. Vote for 3rd Force instead.
ARTICLE 3
So, who’s the real Sulu Sultan? – One Man’s Meat – by Philip Golingai – Monday February 18, 2013
There are so many claimants to the throne that every other Datu (of Sulu royalty) you meet is a sultan-wannabe.
THE joke in Sabah is there are so many claimants to the Sultan of Sulu throne that every other Datu (of Sulu royalty) you meet is a sultan-wannabe.
In the 2000s, there was a Datu who made the lobby of Hyatt Regency Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu his office. “Sultan R” wore all white and a songkok with the crest of the Sulu sultanate.
He told anybody who would listen that he was the real claimant. And like other “genuine” claimants, he would have in his James Bond bag a chart to show his royal genealogy.
Those who believed his claims would be sorry they ever met him as they would be conned into some scam connected to the romance of the lost sultanate.
At the height of its power in the 16th century, the Sultanate of Sulu covered Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Basilan, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Sibugay, Palawan and North Borneo (Sabah).
Since the death of Sultan Mahakutta Kiram in 1986, the Philippine government has not formally recognised a new Sultan of Sulu. This gave birth to uncountable pretenders to the throne of the once mighty sultanate.
In 2011, Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said the state government did not recognise the Sulu sultanate.
“Let the relevant authorities take appropriate action,” he said in reference to a case where a businessman caused an uproar in Sabah when he was allegedly proclaimed as the Sultan of Sulu.
Photographs of the purported installation of Datu Mohd Akjan Datu Ali Muhammad in his house in Kampung Likas in Kota Kinabalu were published in the newspapers and posted on the Internet.
Akjan later denied he was crowned Sultan of Sulu.
There was also a claimant who made the lobby of Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu his office. He claimed to be a nephew of a so-and-so Kiram.
It seems these pretenders will either be Kiram I, Kiram II, Kiram III, Kiram IV or Kiram X.
“He is a slimy character,” a senior Sabah journalist told me. “He tries to show that he is living the high life. But somehow he will manage to squeeze some money from you.”
Then, you have the Sultan of Sulu and North Borneo. He and others who have claimed the non-existence of the royal family for themselves, have conferred honorific titles on Malaysians despite controversy surrounding the legitimacy of the titles.
In 2010, in a rented boardroom in Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Seri Putra Eddy T. Sulaiman, who called himself “executive secretary and Keeper of the Royal Seal for the Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo”, presented the titles – Justice of Peace and Darjat Kebesaran Kesultanan Sulu – to several Malaysians.
There are more claimants to the Sultan of Sulu throne in the Philippines, especially in Jolo, an island in Sulu province. Jolo used to be the centre of the Sulu sultanate government.
In 2000, I was in Zamboanga City to cover the Sipadan kidnapping where 21 people, including foreigners, were abducted from the island, famous for diving, by the Abu Sayyaf who brought them to Jolo.
My Filipino contacts told me that they could arrange a meeting with “Sultan E”, who according to them, had a more legitimate claim to the throne.
Sultan E agreed to meet, but refused my suggestion that I meet him in his “palace” in Zamboanga City. I was curious about his palace as I was told it was just a house.
So, I suggested dinner at Skypark hotel, the tallest hotel in Zamboanga City, with a restaurant on the top floor with a majestic view.
Sultan E arrived at the restaurant. The 60-something man looked like he could have worn better clothes. He introduced me to his “chief of staff” who was also poorly dressed.
Then one by one Sultan E’s subjects trooped into the restaurant. There were about a dozen of them. They looked downtrodden and hungry.
“OMG, don’t tell me that they want to be fed,” I thought, smiling as I shook their hands.
Not sure, I asked the Sultan to order dinner.
Sultan E ordered a feast fit for a king. One of the dishes which I remember him ordering was sweet and sour Lapu Lapu (grouper in the Philippines is named after King Lapu-Lapu, who resisted Spanish colonisation).
The Sultan told me that he was the legitimate claimant. He also said Malaysia owed him billions of pesos for taking resources (oil and timber) from his property.
All the while I was getting anxious as his subjects, who were sitting in another table, kept on ordering food and drinks.
The waiters glanced at me as if to ask: “Who’s going to pay for all the food?”
I did. I don’t remember exactly how much I paid. Probably it was worth a king’s ransom.
Anyway, will the real Sultan of Sulu please stand up?
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Identify the DNA of the 1986 deceased Sultan Kiram from the gravesite and then do tests to compare with every claimant. Any claimant who dares to claim Sultanate should at least shell out the cash for this. As for the current one with the military unit, this is at least a General of the Sulu Sultanate if not the real claimant. The real claimant wtith DNA test should link up with this current character even if this is not the real Sultan. That militia is worthy of respect since they have been quite controlled in their actions and even have the support of 1/3rd of the Sabah State’s population.
ARTICLE 4
Hindraf: Pakatan risks losing 25 seats without us – by Meena Lakshana, fz.com – Sunday, 17 February 2013 Super Admin
Pakatan Rakyat risks losing 25 parliamentary seats in the upcoming general election without Hindraf’s partnership, the Indian-based movement claimed today.
Hindraf chairman P Waytha Moorthy said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s administration has gained traction in the Indian community, and the community was “not at war with the government as they were in 2007 and 2008.”
“The Najib administration has done tremendous work on the ground and if they are successful in gaining 55% of the total Indian voters, Pakatan is likely to face risk in 25 parliament seats,” he said in a statement.
“We have educated and empowered the people politically. They are no longer the naive community who would agree to what is promised prior to elections.
“We earnestly hope Pakatan would do some real on-the-ground investigation instead of relying on information from their own diehard supporters. BN did the same mistake in 2008 and paid a heavy price,” he added.
Waytha Moorthy said Hindraf, with its 200 volunteers, is prepared to do the ground work for Pakatan to gain support among the Indian community.
He also said Pakatan should endorse the Hindraf blueprint in which the group spells out policies that if feels would help alleviate the problems faced by the Indian community.
“Hindraf has been questioned by the Indian community throughout their road shows as to the reason for Pakatan’s reluctance to sign the document. We have no concrete answer to give them,” he said.
Waytha Moorthy repeated his claim that a strategic partnership with Hindraf would ensure delivery of 50% of the undecided Indian voters.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had previously said the coalition’s Buku Jingga, a master plan of policies it would enact if it were to take over Putrajaya, would address the woes of the Indian community.
Pakatan’s discussions with Hindraf to form an electoral pact hit a wall after the group reportedly demanded that its representatives be fielded as candidates in seven parliamentary constituencies and 10 state seats.
Waytha Moorthy clarified later Hindraf representatives are only seeking to contest in constituencies that are currently held by MIC.
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Just recently an activist -blogger was ATTACKED in a circumspect manner (use of car accident? ALSO targeting of poor relatives with gangsters?) by Pakatan it would seem, from phenotypic observances. Pakatan will fall now that we are aware that they are willing to resort to car accidents or threatening poor relatives to instill fear in activists. Pakatan is FINISHED. And there will be only equitable treatment for justice with interest added for not respecting laws and democracy. These are criminal actions!
Vote for 3rd Force! Barisan as we know has the mandate but has not ended apartheid yet. How about ending apartheid and ensuring a GE13 win Najib? Lets put an end to both apartheid and a hateful Pakatan coalition as well.
PSY will not empower Pakatan. Pakatan will destroy Psy instead because of the way Pakatan acts against those who help Pakatan.. You chose your allys poorly Psy . . . Muslim parasitazation of the Chinese is occuring at all levels . . . N***l you spiritual slut. And A***r is a spiritual RAPIST! Reflect and consider if true!
ARTICLE 5
Anwar the choice as NEW PM: ‘Sulking’ Najib comes empty-handed to Dong Zong CNY – by Wong Choon Mei, Alaa Soleiman, Malaysia Chronicle – Sunday, 17 February 2013 10:45
UPDATE 5 In his first ever visit to the Chinese New Year open house held by education NGO, Dong Zong, Prime Minister Najib Razak came empty-handed, shocking and disappointing his hosts as well as the Chinese education fraternity with the perceived snub.
“He should not have come if he was unhappy or sulking,” a senior academician attending the event told Malaysia Chronicle.
“Even we visit a friend of another race, we often bring something, chocolates or fruits. So this is very rude manners. Najib as the PM for all Malaysians should have at least announced some funding for the schools but he now looks churlish and petulant.”
Wee dumb-founded
Indeed, Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong was at a loss for words and when asked for comments, Wee could only shake his head and wave reporters away.
Najib had arrived at the Dong Zong headquarters in Kajang shortly before 10am and left after about 30 minutes. He was given a grand welcome and send-off, complete with red carpet and lion dance.
Howver the response from the crowd of mostly parents, teachers, academicians, and members of the education fraternity was distinctly lacklustre.
During his visit, Najib went onstage to toss yee-sang – a raw fish salad signifying good luck and success – with members of the Dong Zong board as well members of the Cabinet including MCA president Chua Soi Lek, Gerakan president Koh Tsu Koon and MCA deputy chief Liow Tiong Lai.
Be fair and give equal opportunity to all
Dong Zong is the United Chinese School Committees Association of Malaysia, and has traditionally acted as a pressure group to fight for greater rights for vernacular schools.
In his speech, Dong Zong president Yap Sin Tian had pointed to Section 3 of the Education Ordinance in the Federal Constitution which states that “the educational policy of the Federation (of Malaysia) is to establish a national system of education acceptable to the people as a whole which will satisfy their needs and promote their culturla, social, economic and political development as a nation, with the intention of making the Malay language the national language of the country whilst preserving and sustaining the growth of the language and culture of peoples other than Malays living in the country.”
“We hope Prime Minister Najib Razak will bring good news to the Chinese community. We accept the principles of the various political parties but do not subscribe to their ideologies. This has been Dong Zong’s consistent stand. We hope that both the ruling parties and the opposition parties will promulgate policies that are fair and give equal opportunity to all,” said Yap.
I LOVE PM – but Anwar not Najib!
Soon after Najib’s departure, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and other leaders of his Opposition party including MP for Cheras Tan Kok Wai and MP for Klang Charles Santiago arrived to a thunderous reception. PAS vice president and MP for Pokok Sena Mahfuz Omar was also given a rousing welcome.
But the crowd saved their best for Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. It was clear from the din they raised with their shouts and cheers when the 64-year-old Anwar had arrived. Anwar was accompanied by PKR president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and other party leaders including MP for Batu Tian Chua.
More significant than any lion dance or red carpet welcome were the ‘I LOVE new PM anwar’ cards the crowd flashed spontaneously at Anwar when he arrived. Their reaction bolsters the view that Anwar is the choice of the Chinese community as the nation’s next prime minister.
The de-facto head of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition is already rated by many political analysts as having more than an even chance of creating history and effecting Malaysia’s first-ever regime change by wresting the federal government in the coming general election.
Contrasting styles
Anwar and team declined to make any speech so as not to put the Dong Zong board in an awkward position since Najib and BN had not spoken to the crowd. The Opposition Leader had on Saturday told another CNY gathering to reject the BN at the country’s 13th general election, which is widely expected to be held within weeks.
“Sin nian hau, nian nian hau but for nian nian hau, kita mesti kalahkan BN sebab BN pu hau (May the new year be a good year and every year be good but for every year to be good, we must topple the BN because the BN is not good,” Anwar said in Mandarin to the delight of Chinese in the audience.
“Why? Because prices of goods are too high, timber (wealth) is gambled away, AES (traffic summones have to be paid), semua sapu (all national assets are being robbed by unscrupulous leaders, even the cows are not spared (referring to the RM250mil NFC livestock scandal).”
Najib too has been busy making the rounds to reach out to as many in the Chinese community, the second largest electorate after the Malays, as possible. But unlike Anwar, the PM’s message was ominous.
Najib was brutal in telling the Chinese that their famed business skills and hard-workingness were not really the reasons behind their success but it was the BN’s help and support that had been instrumental – implying that they should be grateful and vote for his coalition in GE13.
“The Chinese community’s success is also because the government has created an environment that enables the Chinese to make a good living,” Malaysian Insider reported Najib as saying in a speech at a 1 Malaysia open house in Puchong last night.
“If not for the success of BN leaders in maintaining harmony and implementing good policies, even if we were hardworking and had good business skills, we would never have been successful.”
Licking their wounds? Rosmah & Yen Yen no-show
Najib who has been accused of spending millions on showy public relations and image-fixing campaigns, recently suffered a major psychological setback when he was clearly rejected by the crowd that turned up for the Penang BN CNY open house, where Korean mega-star Psy was the main attraction.
Not only did the crowd say ‘No’ when Najib asked if they were ready for BN, Psy snubbed the invitation to go onstage to toss yee-sang with him, wife Rosmah Mansor and other BN leaders including Gerakan’s Teng Chang Yeow and Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen.
Today, at the Dong Zong event, Rosmah was conspicuously absent and so was Yen Yen, an MCA vice president.
“They must be still licking their wounds but to be frank, these type of knocks are common for politicians and Najib should not deprive the Chinese schools of funding just like that. But to be fair, I think he is under tremendous pressure from Umno because of the fiasco. Hardliners like Mahathir and Muhyiddin will demand to know why he is generous with Chinese schools after the Psy incident,” Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
Whatever the reason behind Najib’s decision to keep silent at the Dong Zong event, whether he was sulking, afraid to make more boo-boos, or unwilling to displease the extremists in his Umno party, it should be noted that the crowd that had rebuffed him at the Penang gig was multi-racial.
In the crowd of at least 30,000, Indians and Malays were just as numerous as the Chinese who came to the Han Chiang school field to watch Psy perform his signature Oppa Gangnam-style.
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Attitude wise Anwar might be worse than the far mellower (but still racist?) Razaleigh. Between both on chances of ending apartheid though, we might find that Razaleigh is too ‘tired’ (or collusive) to stand down the worst racists in BN and Anwar might be too self serving to want to end apartheid. Najib is of course barely independent and too heavily reliant on Mahathir’s failure of a corruption and racism based background of decades of illegal laws and corruption, with one caveat that as PM and if Najib decides to play his own game rather than Mahathir’s, Najib could grant :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
;which while against Mahathir’s idea of what politics is (apartheid and corruption), could win GE13 without much effort.
Does Xenophon know that if an Australian family moved to Malaysia they’d be treated as 2nd class citizens while if Malaysians went to Australia, they would be treated equally? Does Australia understand this? Does China understand this? Does India understand this?
ARTICLE 6
Xenophon expelled for tarnishing Malaysia’s image, says Immigration chief – by Boo Su-Lyn – February 16, 2013
SEPANG, Feb 16 — Malaysia is expelling Australian Senator Nick Xenophon because he has tarnished the country’s image, the Immigration Department said today.
Immigration director-general Datuk Alias Ahmad said Xenophon had made statements that humiliated the country, such as calling the Malaysian government “authoritarian” in handling the Bersih 3.0 rally for free and fair elections last April.
“He tarnished the image of the country,” Alias told The Malaysian Insider today.
He said that Xenophon (picture) was a “prohibited immigrant” who was barred from entering Malaysia under section 8(3) of the Immigration Act. The Australian politician is due to leave the budget carrier terminal in Sepang late tonight.
Alias stressed that Xenophon was not detained in a cell and that the senator was free to make telephone calls.
He said that other Australian MPs could come to Malaysia as long as they were not involved in any offence.
“We are a free country,” said Alias.
Xenophon observed the Bersih 3.0 rally last April and noted that the police had fired tear gas and chemical-laced water in what had been a largely peaceful protest.
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s chief of staff Ibrahim Yaacob said today that other Australian MPs including Mal Washer, John Williams and Steve Georganas, who were due to arrive here tomorrow, have cancelled their plans.
Ibrahim said earlier that Xenophon had flown in this morning to meet Anwar, as well as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz and Election Commission (EC) officials next week to discuss the country’s electoral system.
Australia’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its disappointment with Xenophon’s detention at the airport and demanded his release.
News of Xenophon’s detention has also been picked up by the Australian press.
“I am effectively a prisoner here,” he was quoted as saying in the Australian newspaper The Sunday Mail.
The paper reported the Australian lawmaker managed to slip through a phone call when he was left unattended in the interrogation room.
“I’m being held in an area with all these holding cells which are full of women. They have basically told me I am an enemy of the state. They are trying to get me on the next plane out of here and back home.
“I was even meeting members of the government, I mean, the whole situation is ridiculous, we are meant to be the closest of friends with Malaysia,” he told the paper.
“We are meant to be having a people swap deal on asylum seekers but so far it looks like the only person being swapped is me,” he was quoted as saying.
The paper also reported Xenophon saying he believed a recent piece he had written for Fairfax newspapers last month, which was critical of human rights here, may be a reason for the authorities to refuse him entry.
Xenophon came to Malaysia last April as an election observer after being invited by Anwar.
The Australian senator was part of a seven-member international team of election observers who later met Nazri.
Despite being invited by Anwar, the group insisted they were independent, claiming that their expenses for the fact-finding mission were borne by themselves or their respective governments.
Xenophon had said that fundamental concerns regarding Malaysia’s electoral roll, campaign period, media access and other issues pertaining to electoral reforms were raised with Nazri.
The senator was portrayed by local English daily the News Straits Times (NST) last year as anti-Islam in an article that falsely quoted him as calling Islam a “criminal organisation” during his 2009 speech in Australia’s Parliament.
Xenophon later said he would sue the NST after the newspaper admitted its mistake.
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Malaysia’s image has long been tarnished from lack of :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
;there is no need for anyone to do any tarnishing or any more tarnishing to be done.
ARTICLE 7
30 armed bikers run amok in restaurant – by Sarah Rahim – 14 February 2013| last updated at 10:52PM
SEGAMAT: Sixty patrons of a restaurant in Batu Anam here had a fright when 30 armed men ran amok at the restaurant recently.
The incident took place in Taman KSM at about 10.30pm.
The owner of the restaurant, who wanted to be known only as Lam, said five waiters were busy serving the patrons when the men “invaded” the eatery.
“The patrons were shocked when they saw the headlights of motorcycles flashing through the restaurant’s transparent windows.
There were 30 bikers at that time,” he said.
He said the attackers appeared to be in their 20s and were armed with sticks and steel rods.
“They smashed the glass door, tables, chairs and tableware as they went about attacking several patrons.
“Some customers escaped using metal trays to shield themselves,” said Lam.
The attackers were angry when all the patrons escaped unhurt.
“They then went on to damage about 20 motorcycles and smash the windows of 10 cars parked outside the restaurant. The attack went on for about 15 minutes,” he said.
Lam said he has yet to ascertain the cost of the damages.
“I do not have enemies, and my restaurant offers good food at reasonable prices,” he added.
Segamat police chief Supt Hanafi Daud confirmed the incident, but did not elaborate over the matter.
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Now THATS dystopian behaviour. Suggest some colourful faux mohwak wigs and faux bald heads, or ‘Kiss’ band style halloween masks! In such cases if the majority ‘attacked’ here were snarky whitebread types (regardless of race or faith), I’d join the bikers. I can’t really tell from here though so I can’t say if I support bikers, a ‘nice family’ could be WORSE than your ‘crappy delinquent’ biker! Attitude re-arrangement for the Orwellian whitebread drones, or support for supposed ‘No-Good-Kids’? We’d know if that either of groups are making life difficult, but who actually?
ARTICLE 7.5
REPORT FOUL-UP? DAP can be banned like Umno – Hisham – Saturday, 16 February 2013 18:36
PUTRAJAYA- The Registrar of Societies (ROS) can begin investigations into DAP following the party’s failure to submit its report to the body yesterday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said today.
He said DAP was supposed to submit its report within 60 days after its Central Executive Committee election on December 12 last year, but it had not done so.
The deadline was yesterday.
“This is no different from Umno which was banned before. We’ll follow the existing law.
“We wait for the deadline and it was yesterday. ROS will take the necessary action,” he told reporters after closing the “Jelajah Anak Malaysia” programme at the Pancarona Mini Stadium here.
— Bernama
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Laws like these should be scrapped much like election deposits done away with. Pakatan was so lazy and inactive in amending laws that these petty technicalities were allowed to hit them with. Why should any report need to be submitted? Same thing with the politicians and political parties. Who needs to be part of a political party to be a politician?
ARTICLE 8
About hand gestures and signals – NO HOLDS BARRED – Friday, 15 February 2013 Super Admin
The Malay response to this would be: awak jual, saya beli, which means if you are selling then I will buy. Therefore, if you show Malays your middle finger, they would find it extremely shameful if they did not respond to the cabaran (challenge). It is in the Malay psyche to not walk away from a challenge unless you want to go down in history as a disgrace to your race.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
To certain communities, hand gestures and signals are a big deal. People have lost their lives just because they were perceived to have shown the ‘wrong’ hand gesture or signal. Do you remember reading last month about that chap who was killed by a triad member because the triad member thought this chap had shown the ‘wrong’ signal? Actually it was a case of ‘mistaken identity’. That chap who was killed was actually an OKU.
Anwar Ibrahim is facing a criminal charge for giving the wrong hand gesture/signal during the Bersih rally. Hence hand gestures or signals can get you in trouble with the law if you are not careful. And in the wrong place and to the wrong person it can cost you your life.
The latest brouhaha is regarding that science graduate from Scotland who showed the Raja Permaisuri Agong and a senior police officer his middle finger. There is currently a hue and cry going on, both by his supporters who think this Chinese chap is a hero as well as by those who feel he is downright biadap (insolent).
I was told this showing of your middle finger first started during the 100 Years War between England and France back in the 1300s-1400s. The English had their archers who were most feared by the French (remember Robin Hood?). Hence whenever the French captured these English archers they would cut off the middle finger of these Englishmen so that they can never again shoot arrows at the French (this was, of course, before the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 that stipulated how prisoners of war should be treated).
So whenever the English archers met up with the French on the battlefield they would goad the French by showing the French their middle finger, to demonstrate that they had not lost their middle finger and therefore were going to whack the French good and proper.
I really do not know whether this story is true or not but it certainly is a nice story, don’t you think so?
Anyway, since that day, showing someone your middle finger was meant as an insult or aimed at antagonising that person and inviting that person to a fight.
The Malay response to this would be: awak jual, saya beli, which means if you are selling then I will buy. Therefore, if you show Malays your middle finger, they would find it extremely shameful if they did not respond to the cabaran (challenge). It is in the Malay psyche to not walk away from a challenge unless you want to go down in history as a disgrace to your race.
In a way, the Chinese and Indians are the same. They hate to be challenged and not respond to that challenge.
A few years ago I was covering a press conference at a hotel and arrived about an hour early so that I can set up my video camera at a most strategic location. This was during the days of the Reformasi movement and Ishak, another reformist, set up his video camera beside me. He too had arrived early.
About five minutes after the press conference had started a Chinese reporter rushed in and started snapping photographs. He then stood in front of my video camera and all I got were shots of the back of his head.
I tapped this Chinese chap lightly on the shoulder (and I made sure I smiled) and told him that he was blocking my video camera. He suddenly turned and started screaming and cursing at me. Halfway through the press conference he left, but as he was leaving he continued shouting and cursing at me and gestured at me to follow him outside — clearly meaning for a fight.
Ishak looked at me with a puzzled look on his face and I just shrugged my shoulders.
In another incident in front of Parliament House, we were covering the handing over of a Memorandum to the opposition Members of Parliament. The security officers locked the gate of Parliament House and refused us entry so the MPs had to walk outside to accept the Memorandum.
As the Memorandum was being handed over we all rushed to take photographs and there was a lot of pushing and shoving. One Chinese reporter and I accidentally bumped into each other. I did not bump into him or him into me. It was more like we bumped into each other, but not that serious, though — none of us lost our balance or anything of that sort.
This reporter then turned and was about to punch me when a DAP chap grabbed him and said something to him in Chinese. I don’t know what the DAP chap said but this Chinese reporter continued glaring at me. Understandably, I moved as far away from him as possible.
I suppose that tap on the shoulder and bumping into that reporter was interpreted as a cabaran. And these two Chinese reporters were not about to let me get away with it. I dread what would have happened if I had shown them my middle finger. Can you guess what the outcome of that would have been?
Malays do not normally take things as a cabaran unless you really demonstrate that it is a cabaran — like showing them your middle finger. Tapping someone lightly on the shoulder with a smile on your face or accidentally bumping into someone does not come under that category of cabaran.
What is perturbing to read, though, are the comments by some readers that say the chap who showed the Raja Permaisuri Agong his middle finger did no wrong because the institution of the monarchy is outdated anyway and should be abolished and Malaysia turned into a Republic.
Now, that, the Malays would take as a cabaran.
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Here is 1 challenge/cabaran that the Malays cannot win :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
;there is no way to win as long as that Malay is a racist of fundo. And in failing, what the Malays fail is the WORLD CITIZENSHIP TEST : The UN Human Rights Charter ‘compliance exam’. Malaysia FAILS!
ARTICLE 9
‘Yes, it’s a sex shoot, but it’s not pornography’ – Friday, 15 February 2013 16:23
SINGAPORE – For most couples, intimacy is best kept personal and away from prying eyes.
But this is no longer the case for some, going by the experience of one professional photographer.
Nude photography, say photographers, is nothing new.
Pregnant women and couples have long done it to capture a snapshot of their youth or a special time.
Now, some couples have gone one step further.
At least one professional photographer has been approached by couples to take photos of them while they are having sex.
The photographer, Mr Kelvin Lim, told The New Paper that eight couples have asked him to do so.
The 41-year-old, who has been in the business for 11 years, works from a studio in the Lentor area.
He specialises in nude and sensual photography.
For those who would rather leave their clothes on, he also takes family portraits, glamour, wedding and maternity photos.
“Yes, it is a sex shoot,” he said. “But it’s not pornography,” he says of his erotic portfolio.
“Porn is catered for the gratification of third-party viewers. It’s supposed to be shallow.
“There is no love involved and it’s not meant for the couples themselves.
“But in artistic photography, I focus on the couple’s chemistry and connection so they can remember this magical moment.”
But why would they want to share their most private moment?
None of the couples agreed to be interviewed, but one couple, who did not have sex for their shoot, allowed us to use a photo as an example to illustrate artistic nudes.
Mr Lim said the couples are typically Singaporeans in their 30s who are “very loving” to each other.
“They want to preserve a memory of their passion for each other through photography.”
The couples learnt about Mr Lim through his website, which features artistic nude shots taken by him.
They would then ask him via e-mail if he would photograph them making love.
Most opt for an $800 package, which includes 10 digital shots burnt onto a CD.
In the most recent case, a Singaporean couple in their 40s approached him in October, wanting “very intimate” shots of themselves.
Said Mr Lim: “I asked if ‘very intimate’ meant that actual love-making would be involved and they saidyes.
“They said it would be a good way to keep the passion burning.”
After an initial consultation, the couple visited his studio at Lentor – where there is a couch, a small bed, and various drapes and props – for a two-hour shoot.
Their make-up and hair was done by Ms Elaine Lai, who is Mr Lim’s assistant.
The 41-year-old Ms Lai is at all his shoots. She said: “My presence helps the couple, especially the woman, relax. It becomes easier to ‘play’ out the scenarios.”
During the shoot, the Singaporean couple was photographed in the nude having sex. Mr Lim used drapes to create an intimate, romantic atmosphere.
The couple were apparently “very pleased” with the final outcome and ordered an album of 10 8R-sized photos, which cost $1,500.
Said Mr Lim: “Not all of the final photos show sensitive parts of the body. You can hide a lot just by using specific lights and angles.
“Even if the couple wants their private parts to be in the photos, I can try to present them tastefully.”
Keeping it private
He ensures the couple’s identities and photographs are private by keeping the digital raw images in a secure archive.
He said he does not show these to anybody, not even potential customers, unless the couple gives him permission to do so.
Neither does he think developing the photos amounts to distributing “obscene” materials.
He said: “I’m just giving the customers a way to remember an intimate part of their life.”
As to how he became the go-to guy for such assignments, he is not sure. He suspects his online portfolio has something to do with it.
“I think some couples might be referrals, but I honestly don’t know.
But while Mr Lim is fine with photographing couples making love, he has his boundaries.
He recalled that four years ago, a couple wanted to include him in the sex act.
“I just don’t think it’s appropriate to be involved in the sex act itself,” said the photographer, who declined to talk about his personal life.
“I’m just there to do my job.”
Mr Lim’s work could be bordering on breaking the law.
Certainly, he may be seen as crossing the line of decency, said three of five other photographers who take artistic nudes.
They were adamant about drawing the line on photographing the sexual act.
Mr David Lim, 38, said: “It’s too weird for me. I’m fine with couples hugging, kissing, even if they are naked on a bed
“But taking photos of them when they are having sex is just too private. I’m shocked that someone is ‘daring’ enough to take such photos.”
Said Mr Marcus Mok, 46: “I won’t accept such assignments, even if the money is good.”
“If the viewers know that the subjects are having sex, these viewers will automatically link it to porn.”
Mr Edmund Leong, 32, said: “If you want to show the ‘fire’ between a couple, you can do so without them having sex.
“You can have them, for example, in an embrace, and have a shadow or limb covering the crotch area. The sexual energy would then be implied.
“I can understand why some couples want such photos to be taken. But as a business, I would turn these jobs down, because it can be seen as making pornography.”
Two photographers were open to the idea of capturing the couples in their intimate moments.
Mr Benny Hoh, 38, said: “It should be fine as long as the client is not breaking the law and has signed a release before the shoot.”
He explained that releases are typically signed before any shoot, as evidence that the clients have engaged the photographer to do the shoot, and that the photos are taken with the clients’ permission.
Such releases also specify that the photos are not to be published and are for the clients’ private use.
In general, photographers will continue to hold the copyrights to the photos, the negatives or digital raw images.
If clients want to use the images for any other purposes, new terms have to be agreed upon, Mr Hoh added.
“As photographers, we normally don’t restrict what can or cannot be shot as long as the client wants it.
“But we also need to protect ourselves, because it is illegal to distribute pornography in Singapore.”
Artistic value is also subjective, he added.
“It is very possible for clients to see artistic value in these photos, and so they are still artistic shots.”
Said another photographer, Mr Warren Wee, 26: “Our job is to deliver what our customers want.
“If they want such photographs as a keepsake, I don’t think we should judge them.”
– New Paper
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Raiding a person’s personal files should be illegal and a criminal offence. What say you Mr.Unit No.9?
mini-ARTICLE 10
Septuagenarian almost lynched for suit over use of loudspeaker by mosque – 16 February 2013| last updated at 06:30PM
JAKARTA: A septuagenarian was almost lynched by villagers when he refused to withdraw his summons against the authorities on the use of a loudspeaker by a mosque at his village in Aceh.
Sayed Hasan, 75, was also threatened with expulsion from the village for his reluctance to apologise for his action.
The incident occurred at the Desa Gampong Jawa community hall in the small district of Kuta Raja, Banda Acheh on Friday, when a meeting between Sayed Hasan and local leaders, including Kota Banda Aceh deputy mayor Illiza Sa’aduddin Djamal, was in progress, reported Antara news agency.
The police, army and local authority enforcement personnel were on hand to diffuse the situation.
“Nevertheless, during the meeting, Sayed Hasan had stated he would withdraw the summons at the Banda Aceh District Court. His admission is backed by a signed written statement. He has also apologised to the villagers,” said Illisa.
He said, the people of Gampong Jawa were angry with Sayed Hasan who sued the local authority on the use of loudspeaker by the Al-Muchsinin Mosque to air ceramahs, or the reading of the Quran for 30 minutes before the muezzin’s call for the Magrib and Subuh prayers.
“This is the first case in Aceh and, strangely, Sayed Hasan’s house is situated far from the Al-Muchsinin Mosque.”
The case was tried at the Banda Aceh District Court since Feb 11. Bernama
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I’d say a play on NLP. Much singin? But true that Allah might prefer a human voice unaided by electricity or electronics. A muezzin praying through a synthetic voice rather than using an organic one in prayer might be a spiritual slight of some sort. Consider Operatic standards in any case where a Opera singer would never ever use a micriphone or electronic augmented voice ot preserve the ‘special feel’ that an organic voice has which the Opera fans evidently understand and Muslims do not.
What say the Muezzins to non-electronic voices?
ARTICLE 11
Mahathir: Malaysia’s debt still healthy – Friday, 15 February 2013 17:08
The ratio of debt to gross domestic product (GDP), which stands at 53 per cent currntly, is still considered “healthy” for the country as trading and revenue continue to rise, says former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“We can still pay our debts. We still can pay as we see investments yielding high profit. During my administration, a RM300 million profit made by Maybank is already considered as large.
“Now, Maybank has gained RM6 billion,” he told Bernama in an interview.
Dr Mahathir said Malaysians should remember that one of the European countries, Greece, could not pay its debts as the ratio had exceeded 100 per cent.
“Greece may not be able to pay,” he said.
Dr Mahathir said Bank Negara Malaysia’s current savings was about US$140 billion as compared to only about US$30 billion at the time of his administration.
As at January 31, 2013, Bank Negara’s international reserves totalled US$140.2 billion.
He said the reserves position was sufficient to finance 9.5 months of retained imports and was 4.2 times the short-term external debt.
The central bank’s total assets, including international reserves, stood at US$158 billion.
Malaysia also has large deposits in institutions such as the Tabung Haji, Permodalan Nasional Bhd and Felda Scheme, he said.
“We’ve adequate savings, high enough,” said Dr Mahathir, who was also Malaysia’s former Finance Minister.
Asked whether Malaysia’s trade was still dependent on western countries despite their sluggish economy, he said: “We’re no longer dependent on the West.
Our exports to the West have not increased and the West also cannot afford to invest now.”
He said foreign investments are now coming from the East and Malaysia’s trade with these countries are increasing.
“Our trade with China, for example, is good and it’s very high. Our trade with Asean member countries has also increased. So, we don’t have to assess our economic progress based on our trade with the West,” he said.
Instead, the assessment should take into account the economic progress Malaysia made around the world, he said.
“Our exports to throughout the world are still on the uptrend, our surplus is still growing,” he said.
Malaysia’s total trade posted a three per cent growth last year despite global economic and financial turmoil and tepid demand.
“Even though growth was below expected projection, Malaysia registered its highest total trade of RM1.31 trillion last year vis-a-vis RM1.27 trillion in 2011.
In 2012, exports grew by 0.6 per cent to RM702.19 billion, while imports expanded by 5.9 per cent to RM607.36 billion.
The trade surplus in 2012 was RM94.82 billion, the 15th consecutive year of trade surplus for Malaysia.
Among the top five trading partners, trade expansion was recorded with Asean (+8.2 per cent) and China (+8.0 per cent), while trade with the United States dwindled by 2.8 per cent.
— Bernama
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No debt is ever healthy. Why should this billions worth plutocratic colluder farce (very likely complict in some murders?) even matter? Most of those contracts awarded to Dr.Mahathir’s cronies and family members are illegal. The Vehicular AP is illegal. Apartheid is illegal. And now saying ‘debt is healthy’? Dr.Mahathir’s wealth is healthy enough for the 1% but nobody else is ‘healthy’ financially even though they work honesty.
mini-ARTICLE 11.5
Signal not clear – NO HOLDS BARRED – Thursday, 14 February 2013
Personally, I have no problem with either, because not always is democracy or majority voice the best way to solve issues. What if 50.01% of the people want Malaysia to be turned into an Islamic State (the Islamic Kingdom of Malaysia), with the Shariah law of Hudud as the basis of its criminal laws, while 49.99% disagree? Based on a democracy where majority rules, Malaysia would now become an Islamic State even if 49.99% of the people are opposed to it.
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District by district laws. Some places will be no entry zones to some people. End of this particular problem.
ARTICLE 12
DEVIL vs ANGEL slugout: Mahathir challenged to take on Anwar in GE13 – Friday, 15 February 2013 17:12
A former trade union leader today challenged former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad to battle his one-time deputy Anwar Ibrahim, whom he constantly smears, in the coming general election.
“To me, Anwar has been wronged for so long. He should be defended,” said former West Malaysia Malay Teachers’ Union president Nordin Mahmood.
Nordin said he felt Mahathir was in fact attacking Anwar, who is the current opposition leader, with more force now, despite having retired from politics.
“I suggest they (Mahathir and Anwar) compete to end the actions or wrongdoings against Anwar,” Nordin said.
He said Mahathir should do this to prove claims he has contributed much to the country.
“To verify if indeed he is one who has contributed to the rakyat, especially to the Malays and to the country, and that he still has the support of the rakyat, Mahathir should contest against Anwar in the 13th general election,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.
“I am confident the rakyat will be a fair judge in this contest,” added Nordin, who was also a member of the National Economic Consultation Council in the 1990s.
The contest, he said, would also serve to test Anwar’s popularity and strength in taking over the country’s leadership.
Nordin further suggested that the two political leaders should compete for the Permatang Pauh parliamentary seat.
“Should Mahathir lose (in Permatang Pauh), he won’t feel humbled as the constituency is Anwar’s stronghold.
“If they contest in Kubang Pasu and Mahathir loses, he will lose his stature.
If not, Nordin said, the pair could contest in any constituency, even in Kuala Lumpur.
Nordin expressed his confidence that in whichever seat Mahathir and Anwar contested, Anwar would be the one accepted by the people.
-malaysiakini.com
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Sorry voter kiddies or unthinking old fogeys revoting bad coalitions out of habit, BOTH coalitions are devils.
mini-ARTICLE 13.5
Woman falls to her death from sixth floor of shopping complex in KL – Published: Thursday February 14, 2013 MYT 10:16:00 PM
KUALA LUMPUR: Visitors to a shopping complex in the city centre were shocked when a woman fell to her death from the sixth floor of the complex Thursday.
During the 11am incident, Choo Czek Yeng, 36, died at the scene of severe head injuries.
Dang Wangi police chief ACP Zainuddin Ahmad said police were informed of the incident at 11.25am and have classified the case as sudden death.
“The body of the victim was sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for a post mortem,” he said.
A witness who did not want to be named said that at about 10am, he saw the woman leaning on to the panel railing of the six floor. – Bernama
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Was that May Chee Chook Ying who fell? Was that May Chee Chook Ying who fell? No ‘chooking’ by any ‘May Chee’ pls., those ‘Chees’ are for ****ing not ‘chooking’. Chook on my **** Chee Chookers! (jk)
ARTICLE 14
MCA faces ‘wipeout’, veteran industrialist urges members to GET OUT NOW – Monday, 18 February 2013 10:53
The spate of political gimmicks being unleashed by Chinese-only party MCA to woo back its lost support would not work, said a veteran industrialist.
In an article published by a news portal, Koon Yew Yin , who co-founded public-listed construction giant IJM Corporation among other companies, said the Chinese electorate being targeted by MCA was sophisticated and discerning and would not fall prey to the BN party’s campaign.
“What will the Chinese (and other Malaysian) voters be influenced by? Chinese voters want change. They want a party that can stand up to Umno and its almost 60 years of self-serving politics of racism, cronyism and opportunism that have damaged our economy, ruined our educational system and made the future darker for all Malaysians, especially for non-Malays,” wrote Koon Yew Yin on Malaysiakini.
Koon, 80, who is also a well-known philanthropist, cited the recent attempt by MCA deputy president and Health minister Liow Tiong Lai to reach out to Chinese voters by writing a book on health tips for the Chinese New Year festive season.
“His backroom boys will probably be flattering the minister about how clever he is in referring to the lucky number of 8888 and its association with wealth and health in reaching out to the Chinese electorate,” Koon wrote.
Make a stand for change
The Chinese-only party is currently left with only 15 parliamentary seats nationwide after its disastrous performance in the 2008 general election. In recent times, party leaders have targeted PAS by continuously accusing it of wanting to persecute non-Muslims, a claim strongly denied by the Islamic party.
Most recently, it has invited South Korean star Psy to perform in Penang, hoping that a glitzy entertainment show would change Chinese voters’ perception of Barisan Nasional.
But Koon echoed several other political analysts in concluding that MCA would be ‘wiped out’ at the coming polls.
“According to feedback obtained from the Chinese community and through my participation in political ceramah and interaction with the man in the street, MCA and Gerakan will be wiped out as political parties in the elections,” he said, adding that the party was being viewed as “a toady and boot-licking party” to serve UMNO masters.
Saying it was too late for MCA to shift their allegiance, Koon called on MCA’s grassroots leaders to help ensure a Pakatan Rakyat victory.
“I and millions of Malaysians urge them to make a stand for change by working to ensure that the BN loses, for the opposition to take over Putrajaya,” he added.
Prior to this, former UMNO state assemblyman Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz also predicted that it is end of the road for MCA.
“If only 30% of the Malays vote for Pakatan and 80% of non-Malays vote the same way [as in 2008], MCA is finished. This is all we need. MCA can lose all its 15 parliamentary seats in the next general election,” he recently wrote.
-Harakahdaily
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Good fellow this Koon (though a bit sooner would have kept some of us safer . . . ). The VERY first from the looks of things, mainstream indie possible MP who said ‘Racism’ (aparthe from moi of course) . . . but lots of cash and love of society will better help prevent election fund crippling candidatures with arranged car accidents (Falungong perhaps? Or is that Pakatan or BN? All parties have reason but the last post was Falungong related so . . . any counter cults ready for a spiritual takedown of the bastards here? Any comment from the nations watching these groups? Do begin your casting . . .) to scare would-be candidates from GE14? 3rd force 4ever over any coalitions that hurt citizens for freedom of speech.
This will be my final post for the time being, while the decade long bid to cause ‘insanity’ via all sorts of harrassment has failed spectacularly, I do not have enough cash to keep up with these car accident causing local creeps or the time to keep recovering from injuries (or poison based attempts via fast food???), but might yet just give a 3rd Force choice in a constituency (if not by proxy) that is not already filled with ill natured citizens who’s criminal minds are filled with lapdogism, apartheid or cultism or a culture of entitlement above ordinarily otherwise EQUAL citizens, that makes them imagine they have a right to prevent free speech with criminal actions ranging from invasion of privacy to ASBO style hooliganism or ‘gang stalking’ or even causing car accidents – sadly around the travails of exploration and advocation of LGBT if not activism and democracy oriented writings per se, challenging ending of apartheid via lapdogism in BN etc.. Well looks like plenty of evil people narrow and communalistic and hive minded throng Malaysia and this particular neighbourhood.
Note to everyone in the world who thinks to migrate to Malaysia : Malaysia is a very sick country with many mentally ill people (sometimes entire families) posing as normal citizens mad with greed for power and protected by the cash they unworthily gain from corruption and collusion.
The impetus of this post was from the bastards living across a certain ravine in a certain neighbourhood who keep hollering like the red neck pond scum they are. May the lives of these bastards be as miserable the insanity, and the institutionalized harrassment they have displayed to me in these near 2 decades of attempts to prevent me from just thinking and communicating with people of the world and the better people in Malaysia.
The last word will see who is served the GTFO. This is a useful fact finding mission more than anything else that most nations of the world should be now aware of the nature of Malaysia by. Koon being one of the last people in Malaysia who has the capacity to destroy lapdogs and racists should try to lead 3rd Force, perhaps with people like Tunku Aziz if BN does not suddenly grant with the mandate they have :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
Take caution and curses evil fools, I am not the last who will seek to punish the undeserving insane. With all . . .
ARTICLE 15
Najib wants Taib to continue as CM – by Joseph Tawie, FMT – Friday, 22 February 2013 Super Admin
Sarawak’s future brighter under Taib as he has yet to exploit its resources to take the state forward, says prime minister.
KUCHING: Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak yesterday made it very clear that he wants Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud to continue to lead the Sarawak state government.
“Sarawak has tremendous potential to become a developed state. It has yet to exploit its resources. What you need is someone like Taib so that Sarawak will enjoy a brighter future.
“What you need is a BN state government under his leadership,” Najib told a crowd of about 10,000 at a Chap Goh Meh dinner at MJC Batu Kawah, in Kuching last night.
“We will work closely with the state government, my promise and my commitment is that when Malaysia becomes fully develop, Sarawak will also become fully develop,” he said.
His endorsement of Taib to lead the state comes in the wake of speculation that the Chief Minister may be pressured by the BN leadership to step down before the general election.
Taib marks his 32nd year as Chief Minister on March 26 and has been blamed for the loss of 13 Chinese majority seats in the last state election and one parliamentary seat in a by-election.
Taib had promised to step down several times but until now there is no sign of him doing so.
There are still some who want the prime minister to pressure Taib to step down as they fear his continued leadership would affect SUPP’s performance in the coming election.
SUPP which has been allocated seven parliamentary seats is in danger of losing six – Bandar Kuching, Stampin, Sarikei, Sibu, Lanang and Miri to the opposition.
Bandar Kuching and Sibu are being held by DAP.
Najib: We will help the Chinese
Najib made no mention about Taib stepping down. Instead he wants him to continue to lead because he feels Taib can deliver at least 20 of 31 parliamentary seats to the BN coalition.
He reminded SUPP leaders that they must be united and put aside their personal differences especially as the coming general election would be a litmus test for the party.
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Never looked at Najib as someone so entirely out of touch with both the political reality, the people, and in this case DEMOCRACY. Taib stands for the worst anyone can find in the world of politics, much like Salleh, Gaddafi and Mubarak though much less violent but still quite harmful in the loss of lands for Orang Asli, homelessness and displacement of natural populations and deforestration.
. . . Najib: We will help the Chinese . . .
To help the Chinese, Najib should grant with the mandate BN currently has :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
;and guarantee BOTH Indian and Orang Asli votes as well to win Ge13. Why risk losing everything Najib? Do the right thing and gain the respect of the UN!
ARTICLE 16
The real enemies of the state – by S Vell Paari – February 18, 2013
By deporting Senator Nick Xenophon, the Malaysian authorities have given the impression that there is something to hide.
When I arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Perth two days ago, the first SMS that I received upon switching on my mobile phone was that Australian senator Nick Xenophon had been detained at the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) and was awaiting deportation for allegedly being an “enemy of the state”.
The enemy of the state claim, to me, was bewildering.
Setting aside his scheduled meetings with Anwar Ibrahim and certain NGOs, wasn’t he and the delegation representing all the political parties in Australia scheduled to meet with the Election Commission and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Abdul Aziz as well?
When a senior federal minister of Malaysia and the Election Commission could see fit to schedule a meeting with Senator Xenophon, where is this security treat?
Let’s be frank, Senator Xenophon is not an independent observer, he is aligned to Anwar and Pakatan Rakyat but have not our leaders like Xenophon been critical of foreign countries and their policies. Were this leaders considered a security threat and deported when they arrived in those countries?
Dr Mahathir Mohamad during his tenure as prime minister made various threats against the US and Australia, was he ever deported during any of his visits there? Even recently he made statements against the US and Hilary Clinton but when he went there to receive an award, he was not deported for being an enemy of the state.
It took three Bersih rallies before we realised that it is best to give an approval in the case of the Himpunan Rakyat, where everything proceeded peacefully and with praise for the police.
Similarly, we should have just allowed Senator Xenophon together with the delegation to carry out their visit, hold their meetings, state their views and return back to Australia, without drama.
By choosing to deport him, we have turned him into a hero. By deporting him, we have given the world an impression that we have something to hide.
Just two weeks ago we had a similar group from Europe who came to look into the government’s control over the mainstream media and their statement was not favorable to the government, which was aired by certain mainstream TV channels and online media.
The real security threat
What about George Soros? He visited Malaysia to launch his book. This man was accused of attempting to destroy the Malaysian economy and to bring Malaysia to its knees to beg IMF’s help. But was he deported as an enemy of state?
It is these sort of double standard approaches that brew disaster for Barisan Nasional.
For example, recently about a 100 rebel fighters from the Philippines landed in Sabah fully armed. And the Home Ministry is still figuring out how to deal with them. Is this not a major security treat? Were they deported?
I think it must have been Xenophon’s V-neck T Shirt which is the cause for the security threat.
The greatest security threat to Malaysia is Ibrahim Ali. All his racial rants are targeted to stir racial tension and violence. But no action has been taken.
Ibrahim fits the tag of being an “enemy of the state.”
We are dealing with a new generation of Malaysians who are well aware of their democratic and constitutional rights and are exercising it. So either we learn to engage Malaysians or be prepared to be disengaged by Malaysians from Putrajaya.
While we preach to the rest of the world about sensitivity, tolerance, freedom and democratic maturity, we must first learn to heed our own advice and show to the world and especially to the true citizen of Malaysia that our country does not only possess first world infrastructure but also first world mentality.
Let us not become our own enemies of the state.
S Vell Paari is MIC’s strategy director.
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2 words, ‘Divest Now’. Then when Malaysia reaches a state of normalcy invest again. Won’t go into the nepotism in MIC, but conflict of interest occurs when father (Samy Vellu) and son (Paari Vel) are in the central committee together with no term limits.
ARTICLE 17
We won’t leave Sabah, says Kiram – Monday, 18 February 2013 Super Admin
Sultan of Sulu Jamalul Kiram talks to reporters during a news conference in Alabang, south of Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. His followers who crossed to the Malaysian state of Sabah this month will not leave and are reclaiming the area as their ancestral territory, the sultan said Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, amid a tense standoff. AP PHOTO/AARON FAVILA
(AFP) – MANILA, Philippines—Followers of a Philippine sultan who crossed to the Malaysian state of Sabah this month will not leave and are reclaiming the area as their ancestral territory, the sultan said Sunday amid a tense standoff.
Sultan Jamalul Kiram said his followers—some 400 people including 20 gunmen—were resolute in staying despite being cornered by security forces, with the Kuala Lumpur government insisting the group return to the Philippines.
“Why should we leave our own home? In fact they (the Malaysians) are paying rent (to us),” he told reporters in Manila.
“Our followers will stay in (the Sabah town of) Lahad Datu. Nobody will be sent to the Philippines. Sabah is our home,” he said.
The sultan did not directly threaten violence but said “there will be no turning back for us.”
Malaysian officials have said that many in the group have weapons, but Kiram insisted his followers made the trip unarmed.
“If they have arms, they were already in Sabah,” the sultan said.
The southern Philippine-based Islamic sultanate once controlled parts of Borneo, including the site of the stand-off, and its heirs have been receiving a nominal yearly compensation package from Malaysia under a long-standing agreement for possession of Sabah.
Kiram said he was prompted to send the group to Sabah after the sultanate was left out of a framework agreement sealed in October between Manila and Filipino Muslim rebels, which paves the way for an autonomous area in the southern Philippines that is home to the Muslim minority of the largely Christian nation.
The sultanate’s spokesman, Abraham Idjirani, later said the sultan’s brother Raja Muda Abimuddin Kiram, who led the group to Sabah, had told him via telephone that the party was preparing to stay.
“The objective is to reside now in that place permanently, considering the sultanate owns Sabah by rights of sovereignty,” he told AFP.
Idjirani said there were about 400 followers of the sultanate in the area, including about 20 who were armed.
On Thursday Malaysian Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein put the number at between 80 to 100 gunmen.
Idjirani said the group would not instigate violence but would resist if provoked.
“We recognize the capability of Malaysia. We don’t have the arms and capacity but we have the historical truth,” he said, adding that the group’s “fate is to see the recognition they are entitled to… or they die defending their ancestral rights.”
Idjirani said President Benigno Aquino’s senior aides had been in contact with the sultan and were willing to deliver a letter to the Malaysian government on his behalf for negotiations.
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This should not be seen as secession of land, but rather respect of historical families. Also if sovereignty is given to a new state of Sulu, the Malay/Indonesian (Nusantaran) races could have 1 more vote at the UN. How many square kilometres of land is Malaysia willing to give up for these purposes? What was the original extent of the size of the original Sulu Sultanate? How much power did the Sulu Sultanate have then and have not to decide how much land should be ‘ceded’ to the Sultan of Sulu? If Sulu is run as a moderate and culturally inclined though far less Islamist state, much tourism in terest could be generated starting with any investitures which would interest any extant roalty nationwide as well as make Malaysia seem a friendlier place even though we still lack :
1) Freedom from Apartheid/Fascism (Article 1 Human Rights Charter)
2) Freedom from Religious-Persecution/Religious-Supremacy. (Article 18 Human Rights Charter)
3) Equality for all ethnicities and faiths in all aspects of policy, Law and Constitution. (Surah An Nisa 4:75)
Perhaps the Sultan of Sulu could speak for all the minorities in Malaysia after reestablishing at least the core land areas of the the ancestral nation’s status (i.e. formal Capital areas of Sulu). Malaysia though probably could afford to cede SOME land but not too much as in the past military might between Sultans decided how large a territory could be. A second ‘Brunei’ would be no harm. Alternatively get the Malay Rulers grouping to grant the Sulu Sultan a Royal Township as part of Malaysia though 50 years of disparity of treatment and stripmining of resources needs to be accounted for as well.
mini-ARTICLE 17.5
Legal challenge to Section 377A begins in the High Court; judgment reserved – by Leonard Lim – Published on Feb 14, 2013
A Singaporean gay couple of 15 years, Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee, have filed a legal challenge seeking to have Section 377A, which outlaws sexual relations between men, declared unconstitutional. Lawyers for the couple, Choo Zheng Xi (front, centre) and Peter Low (front, right) walking in for the hearing on Thursday. The couple were not present. — ST PHOTO: NURIA LING
The Attorney-General’s Chambers on Thursday put forward several arguments for keeping a law which criminalises sex between men, in its defence against a challenge from a gay couple.
The case was heard in chambers by Justice Quentin Loh, after graphic designers Gary Lim and Kenneth Chee sought a repeal of Section 377A, arguing that it goes against Article 12 of the constitution which says all persons are equal before the law.
But among other things, the AGC submits that Section 377A has the “clearly-stated purpose” of reflecting public morality.
“This is based on the fact that the majority of Singaporeans still find homosexual acts unacceptable, as reflected in parliamentary debates,” it said.
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Rule of mob is no rule at all. And the law is NOT here to ensure that the 1% lawmakers who just happen to be homophobes has any moral or ethical right to stop people from being themselves. A truly democratic nation will make sure EVEN FOR PEOPLE AN MP PERSONALLY HATES everyone has the spaces they want to with their own communities.
ARTICLE 18
DAP’s Ngeh muscling out PSM? – Friday, 22 February 2013 Super Admin
Sources from Perak PSM and DAP confirmed the rift between them following both parties’ interests in contesting the Jelapang state seat.
G Vinod, FMT
There seems to be no love lost between Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) and Perak DAP, with both vying for the “infamous” Jelapang seat.
Although DAP is outwardly cordial, many remember that the party had issued a quiet boycott against PSM last year over its interest in contesting in Jelapang.
Speaking to FMT, a PSM source said the boycott, although denied by DAP Perak, was “in force” between July and November last year and the “loop” had extended to its fellow Pakatan Rakyat partners who declined PSM invitations to the latter’s functions.
“It started in July last year. Former menteri besar Nizar Jamaluddin was supposed to attend one of our events. He intially agreed and we put up banners informing the public of his attendance.
“But all of a sudden, he decided not to turn up. We thought it was an isolated incident but then we noticed that many Pakatan leaders, especially from DAP, decided not to attend many of our programmes,” said the source.
Upon investigation, the source alleged they learnt that the state DAP leadership had ordered a boycott of PSM’s events in the state.
On who issued the boycott, the source refused to divulge names, saying the matter was resolved after the Pakatan leadership in Perak had a closed-door meeting and revoked the Perak DAP’s boycott.
But now the issues have re-surfaced.
According to the source, Pakatan and PSM are still discussing which party will contest in Jelapang but the DAP grapevine is spilling otherwise.
Ngeh-Nga culprits
In 2008, DAP won the Jelapang state seat through Hee Yit Foong. Hee, alongwith two other PKR elected representatives, defected to Barisan Nasional causing the democratically elected Pakatan government to fall to BN in a reverse takeover.
Said the PSM source: “We all know the current Jelapang state assemblyperson [Hee] was formerly a DAP member before becoming BN-friendly and caused the Pakatan state government to collapse in 2009.
“Despite all that, we continued to serve in Jelapang and the people there know us well. We even have three service centres at the area now.
“DAP must understand that there is no longer a place called traditional seat after 2008. Race-based politics is also becoming a relic of the past.
“In 2008, people looked at the party symbol first, then the candidate. But the situation now is reversed. It’s the candidate first, then party,” said the source.
Meanwhile, a Perak DAP insider, when contacted, confirmed that a boycott was issued against PSM last year.
The insider even accused Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham and secretary Nga Khor Ming of being behind the boycott. The duo are cousins.
“Ngeh and Nga tried in every possible way to work in an unfriendly manner with PSM,” said the insider.
The insider also alleged that the DAP leaders issued a a threat against PSM not to go for the Jelapang seat.
“The brothers said that they will field a DAP candidate for the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat if PSM insisted on the Jelapang state seat,” alleged the DAP insider.
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Nepotism is very severe in DAP, and PSM should stop foolishly imagining that being part of Pakatan Coalition will change anything. (heck some of us tried to get an invite for membership via the writer’s angle, but instead got the insane crowds following them about and car accidents . . . Being 3rd Force will be much more helpful and also prevent this 140 seat nonsense Pakatan has been bandying about recently. The nepotistic creeps have had their 1 term in power, time to take out the trash nepotists and term limitless undemocratic dictators and oligarchs and family blocs in parliament. PSM should lead the way and not fear the undemocratic Pakatan creeps. I’d say a 3 way split would be fairer to expect given Pakatan’s 90% Manifesto failures in GE12 – 74 seats for each of 3 coalitions seems more likely (BN, Pakatan and 3rd Force of Independents as well).
3rd Force is fresher than all other politics . . . Proposed 3rd Force Coalition
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