Penang Discovers Its Crime Problem after GE13 Safely Ended

In the year before GE13, Pakatan Rakyat – and especially Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng – claimed that crime was on the rise throughout Malaysia, that the Government was hiding this and that only in Pakatan-controlled states was the rakyat safe.

The elections have come and gone, so the situation may now return to normal. And – surprise, surprise – Guan Eng has admitted that crime is on the rise in Penang – still a Pakatan-controlled state – and has asked for the Federal Government's assistance.

Were the victims of crime Guan Eng and Pakatan's leadership rather than innocent people, the irony would be palpable.

Guan Eng has urged the police to step up surveillance and vigilance after the state apparently deemed it safe to admit that it has a crime problem. "Schools are also being broken into so we want the police to increase surveillance," he said at a press conference Wednesday, adding that unmanned prevention was not sufficient to arrest the crime increase. "Even though we have CCTVs, there were break-ins at schools; we hope the police focus on reducing crime rate in the state," he said.

Penang's voters might be forgiven if they wonder why this issue was not addressed before GE13, when many of the stories of an increasing crime rate seemed disproportionately to come from the DAP-run state. They might also wonder why Guan Eng did not ask for the Federal Government's assistance.

They might wonder, at the same moment, why Penang – held up as a shining example of the wonders that flow from Pakatan Rakyat governance – is experiencing an increase in the crime rate even as foreign direct investment into the state slows.

Modern theories of police work, embraced by the Government, hold that crime does not simply happen, but is instead a result of the surrounding environment. If there is a general disregard for the small parts of the law, major crime is more likely to happen. If small crimes go unpunished, major crimes are more likely.
This means that George Town is failing on two counts. It is fostering an environment conducive to crime, and it waited to ask for police deterrence until the crime rate had already climbed to the point at which it could not be denied.

It should be noted that Guan Eng, as is his personal tradition, has admitted no wrongdoing by his government, nor has he promised any change in how the state is run. He would not be Guan Eng if he had.
But if he failed in basic honesty in the lead-up to GE13 – as appears to be the case – he owes the rakyat that honesty now. He promised good governance; now is the time to deliver.

Mukhriz Will Campaign For Najib, Muhyiddin If Both Are Challenged In Umno Poll

 Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir said he would campaign for Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and his deputy, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin if both leaders are challenged in the party election this year.

He said he did not see anyone else qualified for the two top party posts and capable of competing with the two leaders.

"If the top party posts, namely that of the president's, deputy president's and the three vice-presidents are being challenged, I preceive that Datuk Seri Najib and Tan Sri Muhyiddin will retain their posts. I personally will campaign for them," he told reporters after the swearing-in of the Political Secretary to the Kedah Menteri Besar at the Menteri Besar's Office at Wisma Darul Aman, here Wednesday.

At the ceremony, former Kedah Exco member, Datuk Azimi Daim, 49, was sworn-in as the Political Secretary to the Kedah Menteri Besar.

Mukhriz disclosed this when asked to comment on the call that the posts of Umno president and deputy president should not be contested at the party general assembly in October to further strengthen the party in facing the 14th general election besides avoiding factionalism in the party.

Mukhriz, who is also the deputy chairman of the Kedah Umno Liaison Committee, said that personally he felt that as a party that practiced democracy, every post in the party could be contested.

"It is up to the Umno members themselves to decide. For me, whether there is a contest or not, it is the rights of the Umno members themselves. Even if there is a contest, I am confident it will not affect the position of Datuk Seri Najib and Tan Sri Muhyiddin at all," he said.

New Details of PKR’s Internal Schisms Revealed

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's poor management skills are finally taking their toll.
PKR grassroots and division leaders, understandably upset about a poorly-run general election campaign and PKR's subsequent net seat loss – including the loss of so-called 'safe' seats – have begun leaking details of PKR's shambolic approach to everything from candidate selection to internal party management to campaigning.

It is not a pretty picture.
The Choice reported yesterday, PKR division leaders and grassroots have run to Free Malaysia Today as the web portal of choice to air their grievances, likely because of The Malaysian Insider's strong pro-PKR bias and Malaysiakini's aversion to negative coverage of Opposition leaders. And so FMT has broken more news of grassroots discontent – and worse for Anwar – one of the greatest strikes possible against his potential leadership of anything more than a holiday outing.

"PKR has internal problems in every state, but these are especially serious in Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang and Terengganu," a source told the web portal, explaining that this infighting dates back to 2008, and has gone unchecked by party leadership.

According to the sources who spoke to FMT, Anwar "often told grassroots leaders not to bother him with issues that could be resolved at the local levels."

"I agree to that 100 per cent," said a divisional leader. "Problems in the divisions should be settled at state level. But then, how do we do that when the state leaders themselves are squabbling?"

This was obviously the case in Selangor, one of the half-dozen states in which the infighting was "especially serious" and where battles between Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and deputy president Azmin Ali raged in the years before GE13.
Yet it now appears that this situation had spread to fully half the states.

The indictment against PKR's leadership is damning. Anwar, it has been alleged, was so intent on capturing Putrajaya, rewarding his cronies and appearing at ceramahs, that basic leadership was neglected. The party's nominal president Wan Azizah is nowhere to be heard in this story. Azmin is judged an incompetent who damaged PKR in Selangor. The party's secretary-general fouled a safe seat.
And the grassroots are livid, and willing to talk.

It is hard to imagine Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak allowing this sort of mess to fester in Umno or Barisan Nasional; that is perhaps why it has been reported that the grassroots are coalescing around him and mooting to simply have an uncontested Presidency this year at the Umno General Assembly.

It would rankle Anwar to hear this, but yet again, he could do worse than to learn from Najib.
It will be interesting to see what comes next for PKR's dirty linen airing – and it is now certain that there will be more.

PKR Grassroots Surprised to Discover Party Run by Anwar Acts Like Anwar

It has often been remarked that PKR is merely Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's attempt to re-create his caricature of Umno for his and his family's political advancement. This, after all, is what drove so many of Keadilan's founders out of the party, and has infected the party through its internal wars, allegedly rigged elections and the allegations of cronyism and nepotism that haunt it to this day.
During GE13, it appears that the party grassroots finally noticed.

Presumably because of The Malaysian Insider's strong PKR favouritism and Malaysiakini's aversion to publishing negative reporting on Pakatan Rakyat leaders, Free Malaysia Today has become the web portal of choice for angry PKR grassroots to air their grievances. What began as a drumbeat of stories about the party grassroots and their anger at deputy president Azmin Ali has mushroomed into something larger.
For example, PKR's feat of losing net seats, including seats won in 2008, because of miserable candidate selection.

Although the list of criticisms has become familiar, this is the first time PKR's grassroots have made them: Anwar was so taken with his ceramah turnout and a handful of polls that he ignored the hard work in the kampung; good candidates were dropped in favour of Anwar's and Azmin's cronies; party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail was overruled at her husband's whim; and local division leaders were ignored by a top-down party leadership.

Anonymous grassroots leaders have singled out "at least 10 additional parliament seats if the party had accepted the candidates proposed by the respective divisions. These are Bayan Lepas, Kulim Bandar Baru, Langkawi, Tanjung Malim, Bagan Serai, Pasir Salak, Hulu Selangor, Setiawangsa, Johor Bahru and Labuan."
Those same leaders have alleged – in a classic playground taunt – that the grassroots then did not try as hard to get the parachuted cronies elected, leading to critical losses ("a sort of silent protest", as one insider told FMT).

All of this inside gossip reveals yet another set of cracks in PKR, but at the risk of offending these poor souls: did they not understand the party of which they are members? Cronyism, nepotism and autocracy in PKR are not surprising developments, they are at the heart of the party.

Anwar, of course, has been working to isolate his party and his own leadership from the Opposition pact, by pursuing a maximalist strategy that calls GE13's results into question – something that the DAP and PAS have no interest in doing, and that his own lieutenant Azmin has publicly reconsidered. Insofar as this grassroots revolt is the result of his habit of absentee leadership, it is unlikely that the situation will change soon.

Perhaps all of this will come to nothing. Perhaps PKR's end is in the offing. Anwar has his own agenda, and PKR will follow, whether its members wish it or not.

Cops to be charged with murder over detainee Dharmendran's death

Police personnel who were allegedly involved in the death of detainee N. Dharmendran in lock-up will be charged Wednesday afternoon with murder, Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail said in a statement.

He said the dedicated task force established by the Inspector-General of Police to investigate the matter completed its investigation and submitted the relevant investigation papers to the A-G's Chambers on Monday.

"Based on the evidence gathered through the investigation, I have decided to proffer a murder charge under Section 302 of the Penal Code against the police personnel involved.

"The police personnel concerned are to be indicted in court this afternoon, June 5, 2013," he added.
He said although the events involved were regrettable, the swift police action on the matter was nonetheless commendable.

Dharmendran was found dead in his cell while in police custody at the D9 Branch Lock-Up at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Headquarters (IPK Kuala Lumpur) on May 21.

He had been arrested on May 11 on suspicion of attempted murder involving firearms and held under remand from May 12 until his death.

Based on the post mortem examination conducted at the Kuala Lumpur General Hospital on May 22, the cause of death was determined to be "diffused soft tissue injuries due to multiple blunt force trauma".

Parliament Building Only For MPs, NGOs Cannot Hold PCs There - Shahidan

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, who has been entrusted with handling Parliament affairs, will ensure that the Parliament building is only meant for use of the members of Parliament (MPs) and not be misused by outside parties.

Shahidan said he would ensure improved measures be taken in and around the Parliament building so that the MPs could carry out their responsibilities without any disturbance.

"The MPs have the right and freedom to carry out their responsibilities in Parliament without any disturbance," he said after the handing-over of duty by Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, who was previously overseeing Parliament affairs, to him, here, Tuesday.

Shahidan said although many people visited Parliament, the facilities of this institution were only for the use of the parliamentarians.

"We must stop all disturbances and obstacles. Parliament cannot be used by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to hold any press conference (PC). If they wish to, they should hold it at another venue," he added.

Legendary actor-comedian S. Shamsuddin dies in Singapore, aged 84

 AL FATIHAH
Actor, comedian S. Shamsuddin, 84, died at his home in Singapore on Tuesday.
He died at 10:56am in his home at Block 101 Bukit Batok West Avenue 6, # 07-34, Jurong, Singapore, said his son Noredah.

Noredah said his father was found unconscious Tuesday morning and was immediately taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Shamsuddin, whose real name is Dali Sahamsudin Puteh Esmoon, married in 1954 and had seven children.

He was born on Jan 1, 1929 in Pasir Panjang, Singapore, and worked with other great artists such as the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee, the late A.R. Tompel and Datuk Aziz Satar.
Shamsuddin acted in about 30 movies including Nujum Pak Belalang, Nasib Si Labu Labi and Tiga Abdul

Anwar’s Shameless Bid to Politicise the King’s Speech

Every year in May, Queen Elizabeth II rides in a horse-drawn carriage from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace in London – the place referred to as the mother of our very own Parliament.

There, wearing her crown and ceremonial robes, she spends the next 40 minutes reading out a speech that has been written by the government of the day setting out the legislative agenda for the next year.
Whether or not she agrees or disagrees with what she is reading is not even raised as an issue in the UK, because this tradition is a quaint reminder that the monarch acts on the will of the people via the elected Parliament and her Government.

It makes perfect sense to everyone who understands the workings of Westminster democracy except, it seems, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who has Monday launched a ham-fisted and deeply disrespectful attempt to politicise our very own monarch.

Anwar has attacked the speech by Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, which last week called on the people to accept the GE13 result. The speech, he says, was written by BN.

If by the words "written by BN" he means "senior staff within the Prime Minister's department who might happen to be BN members", then Anwar is possibly correct. But he is also brazenly trying to distort the facts for the sake of his tedious campaign to discredit GE13.

That's because Anwar can't bear to hear anyone calling for the rakyat to accept the election result even if it is a statesmanlike like figure like His Majesty, who has every reason to want peace and stability in Malaysia, and recognition that his Government that rules for everyone.
The speech was hardly partisan in the sentiments it articulated. "If there are differences of opinion, use the channels to resolve them as outlined in the Federal Constitution and the country's laws," Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah said.

Who, apart from Anwar, would argue with that?
But Anwar didn't stop there. He said if necessary, he will write to the King to explain how Pakatan Rakyat has been compelled to hold the rallies due to what he calls "excessive fraud" in GE13.
Writing such a letter would be yet another serious breach of protocol – not least because it would drag the King into Anwar's partisan bickering, a reminder of his grandstanding at the first Bersih rally.

Another disappointing fact about Anwar's latest outburst is that it comes after it looked like he was finally cooling down. Over the weekend, Anwar said he welcomed the formation of a bipartisan committee to review the Election Commission.

But, now it looks like he is still steadfastly committed to his campaign to discredit GE13, despite the fact he has few supporters on his own side of the Dewan Rakyat and a fast-diminishing audience across the land.

The irony of Anwar's latest outburst is that in seeking to show that the King's Speech has been politicised, he is doing just that himself. If only Anwar could see the damage he inflicts on the institutions he professes to respect and has sworn to uphold.

As it stands today, it appears that he either cannot see the damage because of his desire for Putrajaya; or worse, sees that damage and does not care.

Failed To Become Prime Minister; The West Is Abandoning Anwar Ibrahim.

After finishing his nationwide tour to protest the 13th General Election, Anwar Ibrahim now knows that he is being abandoned by his allies. Formation of the Penang and Kelantan state government after the results of the election was announced shows that the PAS and DAP leaders were against Anwar’s action.

Anwar was having a nervous breakdown when he lost his last chance to become the Prime Minister. This however differs for PAS and DAP as although they failed to take over Putrajaya, all of them were quite satisfies with their members overall performance in the last general election. Now Anwar Ibrahim seems to be swirling into the political abyss while only being helped with one or two PKR leaders that is still rooting for him. The same song is sang by Anwar Ibrahim. He keeps on blaming the Barisan Nasional and the Election Commission for his failure in the last election.

It can be clearly seen that 97% of Chinese voters were cheated by Anwar Ibrahim. They were voting for the DAP without bearing in mind that the Malay voters are seeing this as a traitorous act. Younger Chinese still attends illegal rallies organized by Anwar even though they knew that they have been cheated by the former Deputy Prime Minister himself. Ironically, even as one of the major party in Pakatan Rakyat, there are only a few PAS members and supporters   inclined to join the rally.

Anwar Ibrahim did not only lie to his followers but also he lied to his western allies. Looking at the current situation in Malaysia, the western media and Jewish lobbyist that before this was a strong supporter of Anwar sinister agenda are gradually withdrawing their support. Indonesian former Deputy President, Jusuf Kalla exposes Anwar Ibrahim’s lies by saying that Anwar himself has broken the promise that he made with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak, shows to the west that he is not an honest person, and he is definitely not the one who would help the west to obtain their agenda in Malaysia.

Anwar’s attitude of not keeping his promises made it difficult for the west to continue their support in his “struggle” to become the prime minister of Malaysia. It can be said that Jusuf Kalla’s action of exposing Anwar Ibrahim in the Wall Street Journal has an implicit message to the west.

Jusuf actually telling the American and all other western countries that it is time to leave Anwar Ibrahim with his fantasies of becoming the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The western agenda to ensure Anwar Ibrahim becomes a living puppet that can be exploited to their whims has come to an abrupt end. For the west, Anwar Ibrahim has now become more of a liability then a benefit to the westerners.

Maybe the message that was conferred by Jusuf is understood by the westerners. After the interview he did with the Wall Street Journal, the Economist that is know as the mouthpiece of the western world stated that, at the age of 66 years old, time is not on Anwar’s side for him to be the champion of the western world.

The Economist even predicted that Anwar’s political future is getting bleak when he failed to lead the opposition to overthrow the Barisan Nasional government. The west seems to be using Anwar’s failure in the 13th General Election as evidence that the hope that they have given Anwar in the last 40 years proves to be nothing.

Since 1998, when Anwar Ibrahim was banished by Tun Dr Mahathir, the west was seen as a very strong ally of Anwar. The west was openly stating their support in Anwar’s “reformasi” movement and Anwar was even known as “the west best friend”.

Maybe in that time the west was underestimating the calibre of Barisan Nasional under the helm of Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad. They were confident that Anwar Ibrahim was able to overthrow the government through street demonstration.

However the west was wrong as Anwar was directly thrown into Sungai Buloh Prison, but they were still sure of that their golden child will succeed in taking over the government. After being released from prison in 2004 and getting back in the political saddle in 2008, Anwar Ibrahim continues his promises to the west that he will become the Prime Minister eventually but in 2013 his last attempt failed.

This is his last attempt and after this he would not have any other chance to realize his dream. Maybe the west is currently seeking the next puppet in the opposition that can be groomed to help them secure their interest in the country, but surely that person is not Anwar Ibrahim.

Woman detained for allegedly insulting Agong on Facebook

A woman has been detained for allegedly insulting Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah on Facebook.

A Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) spokesperson said the woman was detained by the commission with the assistance of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigations Department Tuesday morning.

"We have successfully tracked and detained the suspect, who was said to have insulted the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Facebook.

"The suspect, who is female, was detained to assist in investigations," he said in a statement Tuesday.
He added that the suspect was believed to have been in hiding after her identity was revealed on the Internet following the alleged insult.

"The commission is also requesting for the suspect's friends to come forward to assist in further investigations.

"The investigation was done under Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998," he said, adding that the suspect might also be charged under the Sedition Act 1948.

He said the MCMC viewed seriously the abuse of social media to upload content or comments containing elements of insult, especially against the monarchy.

MONITOR ANWAR’S EVERY WORD DURING RALLIES AND ACT IF IT GOES OUT OF THE LAW

Pakatan Rakyat will hold Black 505 rally in Kuala Lumpur on June 15, still insisting the recently concluded general election was laced with fraud.
The organizer will engaged with the police and security agencies to ensure that the rally will be peaceful.

The word used ‘Pakatan’ in this case is very unusual because PAS had voiced out the party’s disagreement on the rally while DAP’s Karpal Singh had also said the party was against the rally.
Analyzing deeper, one can see that the only person that wanted the rally is Anwar Ibrahim, the PKR de facto chief who is very, very sore with the ‘turn of fate’ because he had expected and was 100 percent confident that the opposition front would win and he would be installed as the Prime Minister.

Even PKR’s deputy president Azmin Ali is against the rally, saying it was a waste of time and energy when one should be moving forward to serve the people.

Given such background, it is very clear that only Anwar is determine to incite and build up the momentum as well as pumping the minds and hearts of the followers to ‘create chaos’ so that the duly elected government is toppled.

Anwar is of course aided by none other than NGOs he had created and funded by foreign masters such as the Bersih whatever, Suaram and few others, who until today continue harassing and pin-pointing alleged corruptions and many more frauds – all have yet to have any proof shown – to support his claims.

Looking deeper and logically with a sane mind, it is obvious that Anwar is nearing ‘insanity’ with his obsession and such a man has no longer any fear of anything because his mind is no longer normal – it is abnormal.

Under the guise of so-called intellectualism which he espoused to foreign journalists – local journalists already knew him and his obsession very well – he continues to mesmerised the crowd at these rallies which is now becoming a cult.

Under such circumstances, the relevant authorities should monitor his speeches and aqction should be taken fast so that he stop ‘playing with the minds’ of the young followers and the middle-aged who are not exposed to both sides of the pictures he paints.

Fear of being labeled as government tool should be erased because as it is right now, Anwar and his cahoots had already painted a ‘bad perception’ of the police and all other government agencies.
Now that Barisan Nasional (BN) is back in power, perceptions should not be the obstacle for stern and firm actions under the laws because failure to follow the laws will confirm the perception.
So it is time the police monitor every word Anwar utter or said during the ceramah and is any is seditious or falls under inciting, just take action without fear.

It is time to stop his circus before sentiments of the young people are built up so intense that if this explodes on the street, there will be chaos.

Maybe “transparency” means different in Mandarin?

DAP has always been an advocate of “transparency” in Malaysian politics. However, we doubt that the DAP truly understands the true meaning of transparency. The question lies with the DAP party itself. Does it truly do not understand the meaning of the word or the DAP is a coward and a racist party.

The evidence is clearly shown in the action of Karpal Singh, when he threaten Tunku Aziz so that the latter shall not expose the true agenda of the DAP. Yesterday, Karpal again threaten the ROS so that the findings from the investigation of the DAP CEC will not be exposed and the facts were not to be known by all Malaysians.

Karpal Singh himself indirectly, approves that the DAP itself is not transparent.

From one angle we are not surprise with Karpal’s action as DAP has no understanding of the word “transparency”. This is because 97% of their members are Chinese and the Chinese in the country are not really keen to know whether the party they have voted are involve in corruption, lie, or even murder. This because the only values that a Chinese has in choosing a leader is that the leader must be Chinese.

If this is true, there is something very wicked and wrong with the Chinese Schools in this country. We are baffled by their action of screaming out transparency while they are not practicing transparency at all. At the same time, the do not even practice integrity in the course of running the party.

Is the deception or disorder begins with Chinese National School? What are being taught in these schools? Didn’t they teach the children with good moral values, respect and tolerance? Or as we have said earlier, that they did not understand the real meaning of what is transparency and integrity?

Maybe, transparency means different in Mandarin?

Or maybe they were taught as a child that good moral values only applied to other races. While Chinese people are free to do whatever they want.

We are not discriminating or attacking the Chinese, but this is the perception that was taken out from the statement made by Karpal Singh in the capacity as a representative of 97% Chinese majority party. The Chinese or DAP should stop barking on the subject of integrity and transparency as it seems like they are barking into a mirror. Even a rabid dog does not bark at itself.

SINGLE PARTY SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE UMNO ASSEMBLY.

The suggestion for a single party for Barisan Nasional (BN) is expected to top Umno’s general assembly scheduled to be held by September, a subject that every Umno member will take serious as it involves the dissolution of the party if it ever happens.

Despite the matter being mildly talked about at present, the subject is expected to dominate the party assembly as members defend the existence and the importance of the party, particularly at the present moment where the conclusion of the 13th general election pointed to a divided political landscape.
The party assembly will also hold its party election which uses the new system with a wider-base where some 146,000-odd members participating instead of the old system where only the 2,000-odd delegates voted for the leadership.

The party headquarters had directed branches and divisions to hold their respective AGMs and election of office-bearers at their levels from July 14 to end of August after which the national level assembly will be held.

Suggested by Gerakan that lost all seats contested in the recently concluded general election that saw Umno stood out as the single party that won the highest number of parliamentary seats, the suggestion was also supported by MCA and People’s Progressive Party (PPP).

Umno, as the backbone and bastion of the ruling coalition, has listened to the suggestion and replied with a heart-warming affection that the suggestion would be studied further.

But the ground is not that ‘warm’ to the suggestion that may end up with Umno losing its identity and ruling BN will lead the path to a two-party system which the opposition had wanted all along.

Umno led by Najib Tun Abdul Razak had stood the ground and worked hard to gain lost ground since 2009 April when he took over the party leadership after the dismal performance of BN, carrying along Gerakan, MCA, MIC and PPP, which were nearly wiped-out in 2008 general election.

Najib planned and implemented several transformation programmes and more importantly introduced the moderate approach that seemingly gave more lee-way to the Chinese which was seen as sidelining the community that is supporting it with its heart and soul – the Malays and bumiputras.
It was after two years of Najib’s lone ‘battle’ that the rest in the coalition began putting their heads out and ‘fought’ along Najib to regain the lost grounds among the respective communities they represented but the push was proven insufficient.

The oppositions had already penetrated the hearts and minds of the people way before the 2008 general election, using every methods available that made it difficult if not impossible for the coalition parties to recover the lost influence.

But Malays and bumiputras who are traditionally loyal and trust the leaders of Umno did not cry out in grief nor show any resentment as they continue supporting without question so long as the leader takes care of their needs, not amounting to much though.

Thus, when the suggestion of a single party for BN emerged and the party that suggested was a party that was supposedly to be multi-racial but in reality Chinese-based, Umno members and non-members who support Umno find it hard to swallow what more to support.

As far as the members and those who support Umno are concerned, Umno has been the prime mover of the country’s Independence and the party that got the Chinese and Indians to come together as a united force.

As far as they see it, Umno should no longer sacrifice itself to rescue other parties that are drowning because Umno has already sacrifice a lot to satisfy others and yet these ‘others’ did not repay the deeds as expected.

“Time may have changed and expectations changes but loyalty and trust should not and the two elements have no expiry dates,” said a veteran Umno man Ahmad Bahri Abdul Rahman.

The Red Bean Army shall be deserted by the DAP.

After a few members of the Red Bean Army was identified and investigated, the notorious DAP cyber troopers group are dumbfounded and currently looking for ways of escape. Some of them are openly challenging the government to take action; meanwhile others in the group are scared and looking for excuses that they will not be held responsible for their actions. They will even disown their own account in social websites by saying that their website was hacked by some other third parties. .

However, it is certain that in a group of human being, not all of them have the same qualities. Even though the Read Bean Army is seen as a united entity, this quickly changed when they were attacked and questioned. The threat is not only if they were caught by the law, but also from the inner circle of the DAP itself.

It is not impossible that threats and warnings are issued by the DAP to the Red Bean Army. And it is possible if another incident similar to the Teoh Beng Hock murders will happen in order for these people to save the DAP. Even the idea of mass suicide by the group may not seem so farfetched.

DAP and the Red Bean Army shares a similar modus operandi where not only the targeted victim will suffer, but also the victim’s family and friends will be attacked. DAP is said to have used this tactics not only to their foes, but also to their own members in order to silence them. This particular communist like action, would also mount an attack to the businesses and livelihood of the victims and their families.

Everything is possible for a party that is well known for their triad style approach and thuggish mentality. They even cheat and lie to their own members in the CEC (Central Executive Committee Election).

Maybe it’s true that the Red Bean Army is willing to accept any consequences in order to defend their “faith” in the DAP. If it is true, then these “soldiers”, the product of a Chinese chauvinist schooling system, are not as smart as they think they are. Their faith in the DAP made them gamble away the prosperity, freedom, justice and peace that they have enjoyed in the country. They are even willing to commit treason, so long as they can see the Chinese ruling Malaysia. The DAP are hypocrites in disguise. They are shouting the “Malaysian Malaysia” slogan, but their ultimate intention is to rule the country with racist Chinese Chauvinist agenda.

Does the Red Bean Army really believes the DAP can provide a better Malaysia compared to Barisan Nasional? Haven’t the Malaysian Chinese prosper and lived in luxury, and obtained numerous benefits during the Barisan Nasional rule?

Even if the sacrifice made by the Red Bean Army is to uphold the Mandarin language or to build more Chinese temple and entertainment centres, is it worth it to destroy one’s future? Frankly, the DAP does not even care about Buddhism/Taoism as they are only interested in promoting and helping Christianity.

Do they realize that the DAP rule will only bring Malaysia into the dark ages. DAP is well known for their “close door” policy such as restricting independent media coverage, dictatorship, cronyism, corruption and triad style administration. DAP leaders often resolves issues by using physical force and verbal abuse. Those who criticise DAP will be sued and assaulted in the pro opposition media.

The Red Bean Army is trained to spread hatred and destroy the peace and harmony that we had achieved and maintained all these years. Slender, gossips, public shaming, lies and false perception are used as weapons to defend their “faith” in their cause. The DAP have discarded their very own humanity in the pursuit for dominance and power.

Just imagine how will our country be, if DAP were at the helm of the nation?

DAP leaders have no conscience at all, if they are willing to lie to their own member, they will have no problem in cheating and lying to the people of Malaysia. Many DAP members are fully aware of what is going on in their party. Even some of the former leader and members of DAP are speaking out against the Chinese chauvinist tyrant that is currently in control of the party. Sadly, majority of the Malaysian Chinese are willing to be cheated by a tyrant rather than a good leader, just because the tyrant is a Chinese.

Only a ruthless leader will deny their own men, and left them to rot. And that is what DAP is doing to the Red Bean Army.

Currently, Lim Kit Siang has denied the existence of the Red Bean Army and act as if he did not even know if the group has ever existed. Red Bean Army now is deserted, left alone to be caught by the authorities. Few would survive this onslaught, as those who are close to some of the DAP leaders can take shelter. For the rest of them, things may not be as they have expected.

Many of those who are in the Red Bean Army know that they will be caught, and now they are between a rock and a hard place. If they came clean to the government they will be hunt down by the DAP, but if they stick to their struggle, much more will be sacrifice to the will of their racist chauvinist leaders.

Our advice to these Chinese chauvinist school products is that, if you want to make sacrifices, make sure that it is for a good cause. Make your sacrifice to the idea of a better nation. Fight for a better nation that will safeguard the peace and stability for its people. Do not sacrifice yourself for the sake of disunity and anarchy under the banner of racism.

Kedah MB Reveals Transformation Plan to Shake Off Years of Sluggish Growth Under PAS

As we had predicted back in January, Kedah was the most likely of the Pakatan-controlled states to return to the BN fold. And on May 5, constituents voted for just that, tired of seeing their state growth grind to a halt under Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

In 2010 for example, when the Malaysian economy grew by over 7 per cent, Kedah's grew by 4.4 per cent. Things haven't much improved since. But a new State Government looks set to breathe new life into the local economy.

Kedah's newly installed Menteri Besar, Datuk Paduka Mukhriz Tun Mahathir, is wasting no time in making his presence felt, issuing stop orders on dubious land clearing activity implemented under PAS and drawing up a long term plan to get the state back on track.

Mukhriz has also drawn up a State Transformation Plan in order to pull in fresh investment. In addition to a major new boost to the tourism sector, the future of the Kedah is looking bright.

"The tourism sector is the second highest contributor to Kedah's gross national income (GNI) and we will see what can be done to boost the sector further," Mukhris said.

"For starters, we are working on attracting approximately RM5 billion in investments, while creating at least 4,200 new jobs for local islanders and boost tourist arrivals."

Last year tourism receipts in Langkawi alone amounted to around RM2.6 billion. The MB hopes that with the help of new State-Government backed schemes, that figure will be boosted to RM3.8 billion by 2015.

Elsewhere and the Langkawi Development Authority (LADA) aims to achieve RM7 billion in investments on the island by year-end, beating the RM5 billion achieved last year.

"We have to push harder to realise our goal. It's not easy to achieve the target for Langkawi because of the stiff competition within the region from Bali and Phuket," he said.

"In order to be two or three steps ahead of them, we must think out of the box. We have to focus on quality tourists, not backpackers who don't really spend much. This happens in some other places too; they don't contribute too much."

This sort of pragmatism from a leader in Kedah has not been seen since prior to 2008. Locals have good reason to be optimistic.

Kedah focuses on attracting over three million tourist a year, says Mukhriz

The Kedah government's main focus will be on attracting more than three million tourists a year to Langkawi, with a projected annual tourism-related gross income of RM3.8bil by 2015.
Mentri Besar Datuk Mukhriz Tun Mahathir said that last year, revenue receipts from the approximately three million recorded tourist arrivals in Langkawi amounted to about RM2.6bil.

"We have to push harder to realise our goal. It's not easy to achieve the target for Langkawi because of the stiff competition within the region from Bali and Phuket.
"In order to be two or three steps ahead of them, we must act out of the box," he said on Sunday after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of agreement between the Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) and Pekan Artisan Sdn Bhd which will see two exclusive and innovative development projects in Langkawi.

The memorandum was signed by Lada chief executive officer Tan Sri Khalid Ramli and Pekan Artisan chief operating officer, Saifful Azhar Sabaruddin.

Pekan Artisan is a tourism resort and high-impact attraction developer.
In another development, Mukhriz said the state government had officially issued orders to temporarily stop two projects involving land clearing activities implemented by the previous PAS-led state administration, in Pedu and Gunung Inas, Baling.

He said the orders were issued against an agro-tourism project near the Pedu dam as well as the Ladang Rakyat rubber plantation initiative in Gunung Inas.

Last month, Mukhriz announced that the Kedah government would suspend all logging activities in the state, pending a study on their impact on the environment and the people's livelihood.
He said this followed complaints from villagers that logging activities in their areas had affected the supply and quality of water

Malaysian elections credible, says Australia

 Foreign Minister Senator Bob Carr has described the May 5 general election as "credible".
In reply to Greg Sheridan, foreign editor of The Australian newspaper on Sky TV on Sunday, on the credibility of the Malaysian Government, Carr said:
"Well, they certainly are a credible government. I rang my friend, Foreign Minister (Datuk Seri) Anifah (Aman) on Friday to congratulate him and to say (that) I looked forward to working with him in Brunei at the East Asia Summit and in other forums."
He reiterated the Australian Government's intention not to be involved in Malaysia's domestic politics.

Najib Shows Anwar The Right Way To Challenge An Election Result

In the weeks since GE13 so much has been written about Anwar the bad loser but what of Najib the gracious victor? Because at every turn Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has openly and honestly admitted his election win was nothing to crow about and the rakyat has given BN a stark wake-up call.

But even more importantly he has sought to move on from GE13; sending out a loud and clear message that his Government is getting back to business and running the country for all Malaysians regardless of their race and for whom they voted.

Saturday he picked up on this theme during his congratulatory speech for Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah's birthday at Istana Negara.

"Your Majesty's government is the umbrella for all Malaysians," he told the monarch.
"The Government urges all Malaysians to consider the togetherness factors that can unify us rather than seeing points that will trap us in nostalgia and past reality."

Despite the diplomatic nature of such a ceremony the occasion wasn't totally apolitical. Najib reminded the King of the ongoing campaign to undermine the GE13 result.

"Certain parties are trying to dispute the results of GE13 which favoured BN by raising issues such as popular vote, use of indelible ink, claims of the presence of 'phantom voters' and the so-called power blackout during vote counting," he said, without naming the agitator-in-chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

Najib also offered a lesson in how to go about challenging an election outcome the right way. He said Umno will contest the results of more than 50 parliamentary and state constituencies and it will do so by petitioning the High Court.

This is the absolutely correct as defined by our constitution and is consistent with the rule of law. There will be no noisy rallies involving a crowd cheering on unsubstantiated allegations, nor will there be emotive stories about the "stolen" seats fed to favourable journalists which is also Anwar's modus operandi.

In other words Najib will ensure Umno does everything Anwar isn't doing. It's a reminder that politicians can challenge aspects of the democratic process without undermining the very institution they profess to cherish.

Meantime Najib has announced the Government will set up a special parliamentary committee comprised of BN and Opposition MPs to oversee the Election Commission.

"With this move, it is hoped that the impartiality of the Election Commission is no longer questioned and that the confidence of the people towards the Commission can be strengthened," he said.

Let's hope that Pakatan Rakyat plays a positive role in this bi-partisan body and doesn't try to wreck this initiative with some petty boycott. Our democracy deserves better than that.

We stopped Nurul Izzah for Sabah's peace and security, says Musa Aman

The Sabah government banned PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar from entering the state on Thursday as her presence could affect the peace and security in the state.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said in a statement issued late Saturday that the government has had no problems with opposition figures entering the state as evident in the run-up to the recent general election.

He said Sabah also welcomed those who "respect a civil society, whereby there is law and order to uphold the prevailing peace and harmony."

"However if we have reason to believe that your presence here will pose a threat to these ideals that Sabah has enjoyed all these while, you are not welcomed here," the statement said.

"We have reason to believe that Nurul Izzah's intentions to come to Sabah this time round may not be as innocent as she or her fellow opposition members make it out to be," Musa said.
Nurul Izzah was barred from entering Sabah upon her arrival at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport on Thursday.

PKR deputy secretary general Darrel Leiking who had been waiting for Nurul Izzah at the airport had said her one day trip was to among others attend the state level Kaamatan or Harvest Festival at the Hongkod Koisaan.

Musa said Sabah's doors were always open to those who wanted to see and embrace its ethnic and cultural diversities as well as participate in the state's festivities.
He said contrary to what was being spread in the social media, the ban on Nurul Izzah was not politically-motivated.

"Other opposition leaders have come and moved freely throughout Sabah especially in the run-up to the elections. They spread the same old recipe of lies, deceit and slander to hoodwink the people. We didn't stop them," he said.

"Now that the elections are over, their leader refuses to accept the verdict. It is a case of sour grapes and ungentlemanly conduct. He wants to rile up the masses to rally throughout the country to show his discontent," he said.

Musa said Sabah and its people do not need the endless propaganda by the opposition to incite hatred and mistrust among the people against the Barisan Nasional government.

"Enough is enough. We need to move on. The opposition has been politicking for the last 5 years. Are we going to be bogged down by more politicking in the next five?

"There's work to be done. The country needs to be administrated, the economy needs to grow and the people's welfare taken care of," he said.

Post GE 13- Interview with Hamid Awaludin

Hamid Awaludin was Indonesian minister of law and human rights from 2004-2007 when Jusuf Kalla was vice president, and was Indonesian ambassador to Russia and Belarus from 2008-2011.

1.                               Anwar Ibrahim claims it was Jusuf Kalla who approached him whereas Jusuf Kalla said he was approached by Anwar. Which is true?

Hamid Awaludin:

I was present during Jusuf Kalla’s discussions with both Anwar and Najib. It was Jusuf Kalla who accepted Anwar’s request to mediate. He did not take the initiative and approach Anwar. Jusuf Kalla does not have any political and economic interests in Malaysia. He is busy with his affairs in Indonesia. So why would he take the initiative and approach Anwar? It isn’t logical.

Jusuf Kalla considers both Anwar and Najib as good friends. He wanted to help because they were competing fiercely with one another. That is how he saw this. 

2.                        Anwar claims there were several "preconditions" in the agreement eg. free elections, fair media, etc. Can you outline any preconditions?

Hamid Awaludin:

I am very sure that there were no preconditions discussed between Jusuf Kalla and Anwar. For me, a deal is a deal. And there was a deal that both parties – Anwar and Najib – agreed to.  

Some people always try and find a loophole after the event, or an excuse not to deliver on their promise. Some people are different in character to others.

3.                        Anwar now claims PM Najib didn't sign the agreement and it was therefore not valid. Jusuf Kalla says the PM did give his verbal agreement and therefore the deal was agreed by both parties, and was valid. Is Anwar correct or is Jusuf Kalla?

Hamid Awaludin:

Anwar knew that Najib did not sign the agreement. Najib had very reasonable, political reasons for not signing the agreement and Anwar understood and accepted it.

But Najib gave his word that he would honour the agreement. He consented to the agreement. Basic morality teaches us that a man’s word is more important than his signature. And deeds are more important than any declaration. Najib delivered on his promise. He called for national reconciliation during his election result acceptance speech. Najib’s deeds matched his word.

4.                        On Election Day, do you feel that the agreement was still in place? Had anything happened before Election Day to invalidate the agreement?

Hamid Awaludin:

I am very sure that nothing jeopardized the agreement in the run up to the election or on Election Day. The agreement still stood. Things changed after Najib was declared the winner. Even the day after Najib’s victory, I was personally optimistic that a deal is deal, and both sides would abide by the deal. But Anwar broke the deal. Perhaps he was unable to manage his followers, especially because the DAP had won more seats than Anwar’s own party. Anwar found himself in a difficult position. But a leader must lead, not be led.

 

5.                        Do you and Jusuf Kalla feel Anwar broke the deal? If so, how?

Hamid Awaludin:

I feel that Anwar still does not accept political reality. Perhaps he has things he will not say because he doesn’t want to hurt people. I don’t know.

6.                        Do you feel Anwar was/is sincere in wanting national reconciliation in Malaysia?

Hamid Awaludin:

I believed that Anwar had sincerity and I still hope he has.

7.                        Why do you think Anwar is behaving in the manner in which he is – denying the agreement, refusing to cede defeat and organising protests across Malaysia?

Hamid Awaludin:

From the beginning, Anwar convinced himself that he would win the election. He had struggled for so long and he thought that this was the end of the struggle. He thought he would win the battle and defeat Barisan Nasional. His belief was strengthened by opinion polls that were often in his favour. And each rally Anwar held during the campaign attracted massive crowds. But in the end, the people’s choice is the ultimate factor in a democracy.

Anwar believed he would win the election but he was afraid Najib would resist and not hand over power. So Anwar wanted insurance against this scenario. That is why he came up with the idea of the deal.

PM Najib announces special committee to oversee EC

The government will set up a special committee comprising members of Parliament from Barisan Nasional and the opposition to oversee the Election Commission in order to allay concerns over the impartiality of the country's election management body

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who announced this during his speech Saturday at the investiture ceremony in conjunction with the Yang Dipertuan's birthday celebration at Istana Negara, said the government would extend its full co-operation to the commission in order to further improve the credibility of elections in the country.

“With this move, it is hoped that the impartiality of the Election Commission is no longer questioned and that the confidence of the people towards the Commission can be strengthened,” Najib was quoted as saying by Bernama.

Najib urged all quarters not to damage the trustworthiness of the commission by making all sorts of wild allegations that are driven merely by self-interest.

He said the commission was not a government agency or department but was a special body set up based in accordance with provisions under the Federal Constitution.

Anwar’s Excuses for Refusing to Accept GE13 Results Are Demolished

It has been widely reported that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reneged on a brokered, pre-election deal to accept the results of GE13. The agreement, between Anwar and Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and brokered by Jusuf Kalla, Indonesia's former Vice President, required the loser to accept the results and work toward national reconciliation.

It was Anwar's idea.
Anwar, of course, immediately claimed the results were fraudulent and began a series of illegal rallies and protests, claiming that the Government is illegitimate.
Jusuf Kalla instead revealed the way Anwar broke his own deal. The Wall Street Journal was very clear.

Once news of the deal broke, Anwar deployed an evolving series of excuses for his violation of the agreement. Najib had said cruel things about him, Anwar said, and this was a condition of the agreement Najib violated. Najib committed fraud. Najib never signed the document.

And, he added, Kalla had reached out to him to enter the agreement in the first place. It was certainly never Anwar's idea. (That last is especially important inside of Pakatan Rakyat, as it has been reported that Anwar never bothered to share the fact of the deal with his coalition partners, leaving Lim Guan Eng in particular furious about finding out about it along with the rest of the country.)
One by one, Anwar's excuses have been demolished.

Kalla made clear in an interview with The Wall Street Journal that it was indeed Anwar who had reached out to him, and added his displeasure at Anwar's violation of the clear terms of the deal. "On Monday (May 6), I asked Anwar to accept it and look at reality. But they said, 'No, no, no, no.' "
Now, all of Anwar's excuses have been authoritatively demolished by the very man who broke the news of the deal in the first place.

It was reported some weeks ago that Hamid Awaludin, the former Indonesian minister of law and human rights, wrote a scathing editorial in Koran Tempo, the Indonesian newspaper, in which he first outlined the deal and Anwar's breach.

Hamid was a witness to all of the dealings related to the agreement, and he has personally and authoritatively rubbished each of Anwar's excuses.

"It was Jusuf Kalla who accepted Anwar's request to mediate. He (Jusuf) did not take the initiative and approach Anwar," Hamid has said in an interview, explaining that Anwar had "convinced himself that he would win the election" because of favourable polling and large ceramah turnout.
Yet it gets worse for Anwar.

On the so-called preconditions that Najib allegedly violated: "I am very sure that there were no preconditions discussed between Jusuf Kalla and Anwar. For me, a deal is a deal. And there was a deal that both parties – Anwar and Najib – agreed to. Some people always try and find a loophole after the event, or an excuse not to deliver on their promise. Some people are different in character to others."

This had been, for a time, Anwar's first excuse. It is now clear that there were no preconditions. There was simply a straightforward agreement to accept the election results.

It does not end there. Anwar has of late alleged that Najib refused to sign the deal, so there was no deal on which Anwar could be said to have reneged. (This of course contradicts his earlier assertion that there was a deal, but Najib violated it. Anwar has never been overly attached to consistency.)
Hamid here is brutal. "Anwar knew that Najib did not sign the agreement. Najib had very reasonable political reasons for not signing the agreement and Anwar understood and accepted it.

"But Najib gave his word that he would honour the agreement. He consented to the agreement. Basic morality teaches us that a man's word is more important than his signature. And deeds are more important than any declaration. Najib delivered on his promise. He called for national reconciliation during his election result acceptance speech. Najib's deeds matched his word."

In other words, Anwar accepted Najib's word in place of his signature – and only fell back on this excuse when his own poor election planning failed to yield him Putrajaya.
Hamid offers some consoling thoughts about Anwar's sincerity and belief in national reconciliation, but the overall thrust is clear:

Anwar is a man not of his word, but of expedience and a determination to have power. When he thought he would win, he was willing to agree to accept the election results. As soon as he lost, his word was without value.

Malaysia dodged a disaster by avoiding putting this man in Putrajaya. Hamid deserves the rakyat's thanks.