tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13863406476666989002024-03-13T15:37:57.774+08:00NAUTICAFreedom of expression ~ A right and a responsibilityNauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2192125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-37934972670938783662012-05-29T17:23:00.003+08:002012-05-29T17:23:51.481+08:00Mahathir ramal Umno ganas jika kalah?<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT"></span><br />
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Sewaktu debat mempertemukan Pengarah Strategi KeADILan, Rafizi
Ramli dan Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy Jamaluddin disifatkan sebagai
permulaan budaya politik baru yang sihat dan matang, kita dikejutkan
dengan siri aksi brutal terhadap program Pakatan Rakyat.<br />
<a href="http://bm.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/0f2594194f71a6dcf042d66172d333d9_S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mahathir ramal Umno ganas jika kalah?" border="0" src="http://bm.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/0f2594194f71a6dcf042d66172d333d9_S.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 200px;" /></a>Ketika rakyat masih mengingati dengan jelas perlakuan ganas polis
semasa menyuraikan himpunan aman Bersih 3.0, riak kempen Pilihan Raya
Umum Ke-13 yang dijangka bakal menjadi gelanggang terburuk dalam
sejarah, seperti hampir tidak dapat dielakkan lagi.<br />
Terbaru, 24 Mei, di Pantai Dalam, media melaporkan batu dan telur
berterbangan semasa Ketua Pembangkang, Anwar Ibrahim berceramah,
mengakibatkan seorang warga emas cedera di kepala. Seorang kanak-kanak
berusia 12 tahun, Nurul Balqis dturut terkena lontaran batu sebesar
kira-kira penumbuk tangan.<br />
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Menurut saksi, batu itu dibaling dari kawasan ceramah Umno di
kuarters Dewan Bandaraya Raya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) Pantai Dalam yang
terletak bersebelahan. Personaliti yang ghairah menabur fitnah, Ummi
Hafilda Ali berceramah dengan pembesar suara dihalakan kepada audien
program Pakatan Rakyat, dengan menjawab secara langsung isu-isu yang
dibangkitkan penceramah Pakatan berhampiran.<br />
Hari yang sama, di Sayong Lembah, Kuala Kangsar, pada majlis ceramah
membabitkan bekas Menteri Besar Perak yang digulingkan, Nizar
Jamaluddin, 11 kereta disimbah cat biru. "Cat itu kebanyakannya disimbah
di bahagian lampu depan," kata Nizar.<br />
Minggu ini juga, kumpulan anti-Bersih, yang diketuai pemilik Restoran
Sekinchan Ikan Bakar, Jamal Yunus, secara berterusan melakukan
provokasi dan gangguan melampau di hadapan rumah Pengerusi Bersama
Bersih, S Ambiga selepas aksi "senaman punggung" dipamerkan pada 15 Mei.<br />
Minggu lalu, di Melaka, batu dan telur juga berterbangan di majlis
minum petang anjuran PAS, di mana Ambiga dijadual hadir. Dua Adun DAP,
Khoo Poay Tiong (Ayer Keroh) dan Tey Kok Kiew (BAndar Hilir) berkata,
tayar kenderaan mereka dipancitkan, cermin sisi pecah dan badannya kemik
teruk dihantam kumpulan pengacau yang didalangi Umno, termasuk beberapa
wakil rakyatnya.<br />
Siri gangguan ke atas program dan personaliti pembangkang dijangka
berterusan, malah mungkin ditingkatkan, kerana ia sudah menjadi budaya
Umno sejak zaman berzaman (ingat zaman Pemuda Tahan Lasak Umno), yang
kini pimpinan parti berkenaan gelabah dan kelihatan gabra menghadapi
"hukuman rakyat" dalam PRU13.<br />
Secara peribadi, saya pelik memikirkan bagaimana Umno-BN yang meniti
saat-saat sukar ini, memilih pendekatan konfrontasi, yang sebenarnya
semakin menjauhkan lagi parti itu daripada sokongan pengundi.<br />
Meskipun ia ibarat "baling batu sembunyi tangan, namun banyak bukti
boleh ditunjukkan bahawa segala serangan dan provokasi jahat selama ini
(ingat siri gangguan sejak keputusan PRU12, Mac 2008, khususnya di
negeri-negeri yang dikuasai Pakatan, dengan kemuncaknya rampasan kuasa
kerajaan Perak), ditaja oleh Umno.<br />
Sepatutnya, menjelang PRU13 yang cukup kritikal itu, semua
parti-parti yang bertanding mempersembahkan pendekatan terbaik bagi
memikat hati dan pemikiran pengundi, bukannya melakukan tindakan agresif
-- apatah lagi berunsur samseng dan ganas -- yang hanya menyebabkan
masyarakat menjadi lebih marah dan jelik.<br />
Aneh sekali strategi Umno ini, 'kan? Ketika perayu kempen berusaha
dengan segala tenaga untuk melunakkan hati pengundi, mereka memilih
taktik yang boleh menikam belakang sendiri!<br />
Tentu ramai mengingati bagaimana Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan
Eng menghadapi asakan di luar adab kemanusiaan, termasuk dihadiahkan
"kek tahi" yang menjijikkan sempena hari jadinya tidak lama dahulu.<br />
"Apa nak dihairankan, tengok saja akhbar-akhbar yang dimiliki Umno,
yang tidak malu-malu menyiarkan gambar lucah dan porno, hanya untuk
memburuk-burukkan pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat. Blogger yang ditaja dan
diupah Umno, serta mendapat layanan istimewa pemerintah, bersikap biadab
dan kurang ajar ketika memaparkan posting mereka," kata seorang teman,
seorang pensyarah sains politik.<br />
Ternyata Umno tidak sabar dan tahan uji menghadapi kekalahan, apatah
lagi menunggu "saat kematian". Sedangkan selama ini, sejak pilihan raya
umum pertama, pembangkang khususnya PAS, tetap menolak pendekatan
kekerasan atau militan meskipun sering diganasi secara fizikal dan
istiqamah dengan "muwajahah silmiyyah".<br />
Pemimpin dan aktivis PAS menghadapi ujian perit, termasuk dibunuh,
dipenjarakan, dibuang daerah, dinafikan hak sebagai warga dan pelbagai
bentuk pengkhianatan lain. Biarpun kalah teruk -- termasuk melalui
penipuan -- dalam pilihan raya, PAS tetap menghormati proses demokrasi
dan pemimpinnya berjaya meyakinkan ahli-ahlinya agar tidak memilih jalan
di luar batas undang-undang.<br />
Justeru, apabila bekas Perdana Menteri, Dr Mahathir Mohamad cuba
melakukan satu lagi provokasi jahat, bagi saya ia satu tindakan tidak
bertanggungjawab dan patut dikecam.<br />
Dalam blognya, Dr Mahathir mendakwa jika Pakatan Rakyat tewas dalam
PRU13, mereka akan menganjurkan "demonstrasi ganas" tanpa henti untuk
menolak keputusan itu. Selepas itu, pembangkang akan mengusahakan
pilihan raya baru yang dimanipulasi mereka diadakan.<br />
"Tunjuk perasaan Bersih yang besar dan ganas adalah persediaan untuk
menolak keputusan PRU13 jika parti lawan gagal memenanginya. Kekalahan
mereka akan dituruti dengan demonstrasi ganas yang tidak berhenti-henti
supaya keputusan pilihan raya ditolak dan satu kerajaan lain didirikan,
yang ditunjuk oleh parti lawan," dakwanya.<br />
Kalah dalam pilih raya bukan satu isu besar bagi pembangkang. Mereka
sudah melaluinya sejak sekian lama. Sejarah menjadi saksi pembangkang
dapat menerima kekalahan itu tanpa menimbulkan huru-hara. Yang panik dan
gelabah apabila ditewaskan adalah Umno. Tidak dapat dengan jalan kasar,
mereka memilih pendekatan membeli wakil rakyat dengan sogokan rasuah.<br />
Namun, jika PRU13 berjalan secara tempang, penuh penipuan dan sarat
dengan manipulasi, seperti tergambar melalui pelbagai komplot hari ini,
saya sendiri tidak dapat menolak kemungkinan rakyat akan bangkit
membantah melalui perhimpunan yang lebih ramai daripada Bersih 3.0 lagi.<br />
Apakah Dr Mahathir sudah menduga bahawa Umno-BN sudah bersiap untuk
melakukan "kejahatan dahsyat" itu dalam PRU13 nanti? Atau beliau sekadar
membayangkan Umno sendiri mungkin mencetuskan huru-hara dan keganasan
sekiranya kalah dan hilang kuasa di peringkat persekutuan nanti, seperti
terjelma secara kecil-kecilan sehari dua ini?<br />
--Harakahdaily<br />
</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-88991829283562922702012-05-29T15:48:00.000+08:002012-05-29T15:48:15.196+08:00Najib, Umno takut debat dengan Anwar?<span id="advenueINTEXT" name="advenueINTEXT"></span><br />
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medium membuat penialaian terhadap sesuatu isu, namun masih ada lagi
yang melihat debat tidak mendatangkan apa-apa faedah.<br />
Malangnya, kenyataan 'memperlekeh' debat itu yang seolah-olah dilihat
hanya mendatangkan keburukan, datang dari pemimpin negara sendiri.<br />
Terbaru, Menteri Penerangan Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Datuk Seri
Utama Dr Rais Yatim yang menyifatkan debat tidak menguntungkan mana-mana
pihak sebaliknya mendorong kepada perbuatan tuduh menuduh dan kata-kata
nista.<br />
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Beliau merujuk kepada keperluan debat antara Perdana Menteri, Datuk
Seri Najib Tun Razak dan Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim
yang dicadangkan banyak pihak.<br />
Sebelum ini, Setiausaha Agung BN, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku
Mansor juga mengeluarkan pandangan serupa bahawa, debat di antara Najib
dengan Anwar tidak perlu.<br />
Beliau memberi alasan pembangkang khususnya Anwar akan mencetuskan
suatu keadaan untuk mendapatkan 'mileage' politik dalam debat itu.<br />
Apa yang menjadi persoalan kini, adakah pemimpin Umno ini tidak
melihat contoh depan mata debat antara Ketua Pemuda Umno, Khairy
Jamaluddin dan Pengarah Strategik PKR, Rafizi Ramli berhubung Pemansuhan
PTPTN pada 22 April lalu?<br />
Rata-rata melihatnya sebagai sesuatu yang positif, dan langsung tidak timbul persoalan siapa menang siapa kalah antara mereka.<br />
Bagaimana pula debat antara Anwar dengan Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek
pada Julai 2008 untuk menurunkan harga minyak. Adakah debat tersebut
mendatangkan keburukan?<br />
Terbaru sebuah NGO Asli sekali lagi mahu menganjurkan debat antara
Presiden MCA, Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek dengan Setiausaha Agung DAP,
Lim Guan Eng selepas debat serupa dianjurkan mereka Februari lalu.<br />
Malah Guan Eng yang Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang dengan hati terbuka menerima tawaran debat itu hari ini.<br />
Jika benar budaya debat tidak membawa kebaikan, patut hapuskan sahaja
pertandingan debat di sekolah mahupun di universiti yang sudah diamal
sejak sekian lama.<br />
Dalam isu debat Najib-Anwar ini, saya tidak tahu kenapa Najib dan Umno perlu mengelak sampai rapat ke dindidng.<br />
Kenyataan dari pemimpin Umno yang mewakili suara Najib menolak debat ini hanya akan dilihat sebagai 'mengampu' bos sahaja.<br />
Manakala sikap sepi perdana menteri menyahut debat ini hanya
mengesahkan pandangan rakyat bahawa Najib sememangnya takut untuk
berhadapan dengan Anwar.<br />
<em>Penulis ialah Ketua Penerangan Dewan Pemuda PAS Malaysia.</em><br />
<em>-Harakahdaily</em><br />
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-8060287224658624572012-01-23T19:25:00.000+08:002012-01-23T19:25:07.679+08:00Malaysia Ministry seeks recordings of strange noises in sky<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry wants to collect
audio recordings of the purported strange noises in the sky heard by
residents of Kota Samarahan, Sarawak.<br />
<a href="http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/9a4e01c8ddf3e90d2e88e4121c76a897_S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Malaysia Ministry seeks recordings of strange noises in sky" border="0" src="http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/9a4e01c8ddf3e90d2e88e4121c76a897_S.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 200px;" /></a>In a Sinar Harian report, Deputy Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusuf said
the ministry was collecting as much "evidence" as possible on the
bizarre happening so it could submit its report to the National Space
Agency (Angkasa) for further investigation.<br />
"This incident is no laughing matter. We hope those who have audio or
video recordings of the noises can come forward so we can investigate,"
said Fadillah, adding that any evidence can be sent to the Petrajaya
parliamentary service centre in Jalan Astana, Kuching.<br />
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Residents of Kota Samarahan claimed to have heard noises resembling
"loud snorings" in the wee hours of Jan 11 and Jan 12, triggering
speculations and apocalyptic theories among the fascinated.<br />
The daily reported that residents in Budapest, Hungary and Conklin,
Canada had also heard similar peculiar noises in the sky on the same
dates.<br />
The daily also quoted international reports saying the strange noises
heard globally could have originated from the High Frequency Active
Auroral Research Program (HAARP) programme, an ionospheric research
programme based in Gakona, Alaska in the United States.<br />
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-8711527845033910472012-01-23T18:54:00.006+08:002012-01-23T18:54:59.025+08:00Appeal against Anwar’s acquittal: A fatal error<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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Prime Minister Najib Razak seems to have made a U-turn in his
position on the much lauded acquittal of Anwar Ibrahim from the sodomy
charge.<br />
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9, Najib together with senior Umno leaders were quick to bask in the
compliments that poured in from around the world for finally having done
justice to Anwar despite the preceding perverted process that was seen
as plain political persecution.<br />
Najib in particular seemed proud of this high court verdict, citing
it as proof of the transformation that he had brought to the country.
In an interview published by the influential Wall Street Journal on Jan
13, he told interviewer James Hookway that this verdict “underscores the
depth of the reform process”. Najib said he was serious about the
political reforms – to the extent of risking his chance of winning in
the election.<br />
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Najib also expressed relief that the Anwar issue was finally over,
and that the nation could henceforth tackle more serious issues such as
the economy. He said:<br />
“What is important now is that we move forward”.<br />
There is no mistaking from this conversation that the prime minister
was seizing this much approved ending to the trial as a positive
development that would propel his reform agenda. In fact, he even told
Hookway that, through these changes, he hoped to open up a new chapter
with the US as “a partner in promoting democratic politics and free
trade across Asia and the Islamic Middle East.”<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>U-TURN HAS DAMAGED NAJIB</strong></span><br />
With these words still ringing in the ears, it therefore came as a
shock that the Attorney General had filed a notice of appeal against the
Anwar acquittal on Jan 20. Even more shocking was Najib’s complete
dissociation with this appeal the next day. The New Straits Times
quoted him as saying that the appeal was something strictly between the
complainant and the Attorney General, and has nothing to do with his
government and Barisan Nasional (BN).<br />
Extending this Najib rationale, it must follow that high court judge
Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah’s decision to acquit and discharge Anwar
should have even less to do with him, BN and the government. Then on
what basis was Najib claiming that judge Zabidin’s decision was proof of
the extensive political reforms that he claimed he had carried out for
the country?<br />
Isn’t it obvious that when Najib claimed the verdict as proof of his
reforms, he was in fact telling the world that a) he had undue control
over the investigative and judicial process, b) he realized it was wrong
for exerting such control for illegitimate political purposes, and c)
he had agreed to cease such interference as a step toward restoration of
democracy and rule of law?<br />
In fact the whole world knew as much that it was political
persecution right from the very beginning of Anwar’s ordeal three and a
half years ago, when he was savagely arrested and subsequently charged
without an iota of evidence, save the complainant’s obviously dishonest
claim. Otherwise, why should the whole world be shocked by the verdict?<br />
If the police had been fair and prosecutor and judge had conducted
themselves aboveboard, shouldn’t the world have expected, rather than
shocked by the verdict?<br />
It is high time that Najib and his colleagues move out from their
self-induced delusion that the people do not know. It is for their own
good that do not misjudge the extent of the people’s awareness of the
truth in this Internet age of instant information.<br />
If there is any message that we can read from this latest move to
appeal against Anwar’s acquittal, it is that this appeal is proving for
the umpteenth time that Najib’s words are not to be trusted; and it also
shows up once again that his so-called political reform is more an
illusion than reality.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>A-G FISHING IN MURKY WATER</strong></span><br />
Now, let us turn to the Attorney General (AG) who seems to me to be
trying to fish in muddy water in submitting the notice of appeal. Let me
explain.<br />
On the day that the AG’s Chambers submitted the notice of appeal on
Jan 20, national news agency Bernama released a news bulletin at 1936
hrs, quoting an unnamed official in the AG’s Chambers as saying that
"the trial judge was required under the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 to
provide a written judgment to enable either the prosecution or the
defence to file the notice of appeal within 14 days". Bernama then
quoted the unnamed officail:<br />
“After perusing the written judgment, they will decide whether to file the petition of the appeal.”<br />
However, two hours later, another Bernama news bulletin released at
2151 hrs reported the AG’s Chambers making a different statement .
Bernama stated:<br />
“The Attorney General’s Chambers said today that the decision to file
an appeal against the High Court’s decision to acquit and discharge
opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim was based on evidence and the law.<br />
“It said that in making any decision, the department acts solely on
the evidence and in accordance with the law, not influenced by any
emotion or parties.”<br />
Bernama further quoted the AG’s Chambers’ statement as saying:<br />
“The decision to file this notice of appeal will enable this
department to obtain the full written judgment of the learned judge and
the record of the proceedings from the High Court; and accordingly will
be able to appreciate the grounds considered by the learned judge in
arriving at that decision.”<br />
It is obvious that AG’s Chambers realized the mistake in the first
statement for having only mentioned its decision to appeal as being
dependent on the content of the written judgment, without the
ritualistic recital of ‘fact and law’ as its basis. The second statement
was to make up these deficits.<br />
Even with this supplementary statement to add ‘fact and law’ as its
rationale for appealing, the AG’s Chambers continued to emphasize that
what motivated the filing of notice was to avail itself of the chance to
peruse the written judgment.<br />
There is the unmistakable impression that the AG would await the written judgment before making the final decision to appeal.<br />
That begs the question: shouldn’t the AG’s Chambers have a stand of
its own, being the party which initiated the charge and laboriously
built up the prosecution case? It should be more knowledgeable than
anybody else on the strength and weaknesses of its evidence, and there
is no reason why it cannot decide whether the verdict is fair or unfair
without the full written judgment, unless of course it is waiting for an
opportunity to pounce on any possible technical flaw in the written
judgment.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>PROSECUTION CASE TERMINALLY FLAWED</strong></span><br />
The judge has made it clear that he was discharging Anwar because
there was evidence of tampering in the only corroborating evidence of
the trial – the DNA.<br />
And he was fully justified to make that remark, as it was
scientifically impossible for any sperm to have survived more than one
hundred hours for DNA identification under tropical room temperature as
in the Anwar case, as rightly pointed out by the Australian DNA expert
Dr. Brian McDonald.<br />
Does the AG agree or disagree with this view?<br />
If he answers in the negative, can he name one authority that would support his opinion?<br />
If he answers in the positive, can he tell us why he is appealing?<br />
And what ‘fact and law’ he was talking about when the DNA evidence had already been exposed as fake?<br />
Is it not obvious that by filing the notice of appeal, the AG was in
fact reserving his right to appeal in the hope that he might later find
some technical loophole in the written judgment to knock out the
verdict, hence the repeated emphasis on these documents as essential for
its decision-making?<br />
Does such unprincipled conduct that disregards justice befit the
chief legal adviser to the King and the Cabinet, sworn to uphold the
Constitution? Or is such conduct more reflecting that of someone who is
faithfully continuing the undertaking to eliminate the chief rival of
his political master?<br />
The answer is self-evident from the earlier proceedings and now from the latest move to appeal against the acquittal.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>TRAGEDY FOR UMNO</strong></span><br />
It is indeed a tragedy for Najib and Umno that just as Justice
Zabidin’s judgment has opened up a small window of opportunity for Najib
to make a baby step in his bumbling attempt to bring some reforms, that
window is quickly shut with this opportunistic attempt to appeal.<br />
Worse, it has now proven beyond reasonable doubt that Umno is beyond salvation.<br />
And that is fatal for Umno, in the present ambience of people power
sweeping away entrenched corrupt regime – a tidal wave of change that
has transformed the middle east, swept across the region, and now
already landed on Malaysian shores.<br />
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acquitted and discharged Anwar. That decision took everyone by surprise
and they hoped that it would be the end of this sordid affair.<br />
What the vast majority of Malaysians had hoped for following Anwar’s
discharge did not happen. The Prosecution shocked everyone and appealed
the High Court decision.<br />
What will happen following this appeal is predictable. We have said
as much in our previous statement on 23 December 2009. This is what we
said:<br />
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“Aliran has been keeping track of recent Court decisions and with
this knowledge we must warn the jubilant litigants not to get carried
away easily. This is Round 1 and Round 1 usually goes in favour of truth
and justice. It is here where the facts are scrutinised diligently and
justice has its sway. It is as far as justice can go!<br />
“In Round 2, this decision will almost certainly be overturned, as
has been the case on many occasions. It is here where facts don’t matter
but technicalities will be the overriding factor and justice will be
forced to take a back seat.<br />
“This glaring outcome is inevitable in our system of justice. We have
witnessed this without fail in Anwar’s cases, in the Perak Pakatan
government’s tussle for democracy, in the Kampung Buah Pala residents’
plea for justice and in the MACC case involving Tan Boon Wah’s human
rights.”<br />
Based on the track record of the Judiciary, it is not difficult to
predict the outcome of Round 2. Anwar’s freedom must be curtailed and
his fundamental rights must be denied to ensure the very survival of the
Barisan Nasional.<br />
The only person who can wreak havoc and destroy the entrenched power
of the Barisan Nasional through Pakatan Rakyat is Anwar and therefore he
must be put away. And to give this political plot a semblance of
legality, knowing Malaysians argue, the Judiciary has to play the
subservient role it has been accustomed to since 1988.<br />
It is a great tragedy that the Judiciary — except for some rare
occasions when a few brave and honest Judges stood firm on the side of
truth and justice – had been such a terrible disappointment. It is so
tainted and tarnished that it no longer commands the respect of
Malaysians. By its very questionable conduct, it has brought upon itself
the loss of public confidence and earned itself the disrepute that it
deserves.<br />
What is the game plan? Well, the Anwar hearing will come very near to
the election in order to tie him down with his case. He has to be
convicted just before the election so that he would be disqualified to
contest the poll.<br />
Alternatively, the case can drag on until the election. Or the
judgment could be delayed until the election. Whatever course the case
takes, the intention remains the same. Don’t give Anwar the breathing
space to campaign.<br />
All these underhanded tactics can only be prevented when there is a
change of government. The only way to redeem the Judiciary is to bring
about a government that will respect the separation of powers. — Aliran<br />
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-69133384478888934152012-01-23T18:47:00.003+08:002012-01-23T18:47:33.950+08:00BN must return the booty, bread and butter to Malaysians<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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To begin with, where is all of this nation’s booty? There was a time
when the colonial masters (rather raiders) came and took all our rubber
and tin. But at least they gave us education, healthcare, roads and
rails without asking us to pay toll and taxes. Right?<br />
But what can we say of our post-independence masters? They lorded
over us and sold us the ‘nationalism’ mantra. They sang ‘Look East’ and
‘Buy British Last’. Later they seemingly sold us that piped-dream of a
modern Malaysia with jobs for all and wealth to be shared by Malaysians.<br />
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And so we ran the race at full throttle for the local masters and
helped them build their own cartels and fortunes. Today, not only are we
left in serious debt but have also pawned our bread and butter jobs
that are enriching neighboring countries at the expense of the 27
million citizens of this land.<br />
The factory jobs have gone to foreign labor. The petrol kiosk
attendant and car wash jobs have gone to the illegal labor. The maid
jobs are sold too. The construction industry is no more an easy entry
for locals. Let us not forget the plantation sectors.<br />
We are not even talking about the thousands of massage parlor workers
and sex workers coming in under the cover of tourist visas.<br />
Even pasar malam stalls, taxi driving, retail outlets – and many more
have all gone to the foreign labor. Just take a tour of Petaling Street
or any pasar malam all across the nation to see the reality.<br />
And mind you, there must be truth in the perception that while there
may be two million legalized (or authorized) immigrant workers here, it
is everyone’s guess that that figure could just as well be doubled given
the illegal workers coming and going and the recently ‘malaysianized’
foreigners.<br />
So today we have a situation where foreign workers are not only
talking back money by the millions from the country but are also leaving
us with a youth population that knows nothing about housekeeping,
building and construction, harvesting the fields, trading, and a long
list of economic activities, survival skills and know-how.<br />
And let us cut the bull out of that argument that the nation is
advancing and therefore Malaysians will not take on menial tasks. Take a
look at the West or the East if you will. Their retired folks are
gainfully engaged. Their youth population Has the option to go into any
of the industries that BN has ‘pajak’ to the foreign cheap substitute.<br />
No small wonder then that we are now wrestling with mat rempits, drug
addiction – including steroids, aesthetic and designer dugs, house
break-ins, street crimes and what have you.<br />
The BN led government has failed to ensure technology transfer to all
Malaysians. They have failed to build alternative industries to keep
Malaysians as economically viable. They have failed to keep the wealth
of the nation within its borders. True?<br />
Instead they absorbed the compromised-graduates into the civil
service and we all know that half of them are only clocking the punch
cards as there is no work. Or if there is work, much of it is redundant,
repetitive and unproductive. Ask the traffic cops who man the stations
and they will tell you many more stories of doing ‘bodoh punya kerja’.<br />
Have we also not heard the all too often song that Malaysians are
shying away from the jobs available and so we have to give it to the
foreign workers?<br />
It is indeed a wonder how the politicians can get away with such
answers. Either Malaysians are all fools or they are far too exhausted
to even whimper.<br />
We know that unhealthy profit taking is the only motivator for all those hiring foreign workers. Not nationhood. Period.<br />
In any case, if the BN campers knew that Malaysia would not be an
attractive cheap labor market eventually, then there are two questions
that beg serious answers:<br />
Firstly, then why did the Tun Dr who helmed the nation for 22 years
pawn our citizens into the cheap labor marketplace in the first place?
Why did he take this short cut if not to push his own agenda for power
and control?<br />
Secondly, what were all the BN campers doing all these 30 years – why
did they not map out a strategic masterplan to re-engage and transform
our labor market into self-reliance?<br />
We could have created our own knowledgeable workforce of construction
and plantation workers, maids, traders and cottage industry hands by
institutionalizing these sectors. We could have made it if the lords of
contemporary Malaysia had kept interest of the rakyat as a priority
above profit-taking and self enrichment in that process.<br />
Today, our friends from neighboring countries are enriching their own
nations with wealth brought in from the global market place. More. They
are also enriching their nation with crafts and skills that will keep
the country in good stead should the world economy crash.<br />
But we – what have got? The Abu, Ah Chong and Muthu can hardly bang a
nail in concrete; the Siti, Swee Wong and Meenachi hardly know much
about housekeeping and knitting yarn let alone growing chili in the back
yard.<br />
You can have all the skyscrapers. You can have all the flyovers. But
when corruption and self interest has blinded you, you leave the
population paralyzed in the face of a global meltdown. And when the
tides hits our shores do we blame the Soros and Jews again just like the
Tun did before?<br />
Thanks to BN. And thanks to all Malaysians too for believing the Tun
Doctor’s dream for far too long out of fear and passive submission.<br />
Today while half the working population is clinging on to their jobs
for dear life, another half is drifting without much hope given the
economic and financial storms brewing across the globe. And between
these extremes is a tiny fraction enjoying the spoils of patronage for
the new gurus of Malaysia – the politician turned tycoons.<br />
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the people’s perception on the aid given to the poor by the government
and their appraisal of UMNO politics was quite inspiring.<br />
It was found that the aid recipients are aware that the RM100, RM200,
RM500, RM5000 now given to the people and the salary increase for
government servants before the next general election are all from
taxpayers’ money. The people are cognisant of the fact that the money
distributed here does not come from UMNO or Barisan Nasional (BN). It
comes from the hard-earned taxpayers’ money.<br />
Also, it was found that the recipients could not be easily convinced
by all those ‘generous tricks’ and make them vote for UMNO or BN in the
next general election.<br />
<a name='more'></a> “Yes, I received RM500. It’s the people’s money.
I’m now indebted to the people, not UMNO or BN,” said a 56-year-old aid
recipient in Kuantan. When asked if he would vote for BN in the coming
general election he coyly replied, “No. I will not.”<br />
When asked if the RM500 was sufficient to make ends meet, he
replied, “This is too little. They make more and spend more but give us
pittance. I will take this money, as I am poor. It’s the people’s money.
I’m grateful to the people but not UMNO.”<br />
Another 58-year-old aid recipient, a farmer from Peramu, queried, “I
know that I can do nothing much with this amount. The BN government
could give a RM250 million loan to a minister's family. I only have a
few animals in my small shed. Can I get a RM10,000 loan to help me rear
more cattle?”<br />
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of those disgruntled recipients were generally expecting more from
UMNO. They generally felt that they were not given enough when people
on ‘top’ were enriching themselves and spending huge amounts of
taxpayers’ money on shopping sprees. “The poor have got no choice.
Forget about shopping sprees. The costs of living is now unbearable. The
government is not doing much to bring down inflation. Prices of almost
everything keeps on rising,” grumbled a 50-year-old recipient from
Tanjung Lumpur.<br />
It appears like despite all the pomp and hype on the ‘free lunch’ for
those who earn less in terms of income many aid recipients are not
indebted to UMNO or BN. They seem to interpret that UMNO or BN does not
generate money for the country. But it’s the people – the ordinary
people out there who are slogging hard to pay taxes to the government to
sensibly manage the country.<br />
The country’s current debt is 437.2 billion – 52 7 percent of the
GDP. This will reach RM1trillion in 2020. In all probability the country
can go bankrupt before 2017 at the rate it is borrowing. Most
government agencies including the civil service are not productive
enough. Almost more than half of government expenditure is on the
bloated civil service of 1.4 employees. And just before the 13th
general election the incumbent government is disbursing money like
‘water’ to the people to favour them in the coming general election.
The people see no fiscal accountability in the management of the
country. When too much money is circulating without much economic
productivity, spending is not controlled and there is no economic
productivity it will only lead to high inflation. Money will end up
buying less.<br />
But then, despite all the ‘generosity’ by UMNO, the people are still
not happy with the government. “In fact the approach by Pakatan governed
states is just the reverse. Eliminate corruption at all levels and this
translates into more savings to be given to the people in the form of
'social responsibility programmes,” commented a former UMNO branch
leader in Kuantan.<br />
He added, “With money saved, the people can be given grants or loans
to generate their income, better social amenities and a sustainable
physical environment. If the whole country is saved from corrupt
practices, it will translate into a better reward for all Malaysians.”
There were many aid recipients of this special aid from UMNO-BN who felt
that the DAP government in Penang and Pakatan government in Selangor
have done more to the people than BN for the past four years.<br />
Surprisingly, many senior recipients were also aware of the
nitty-gritty of Malaysian politics. When asked how they knew so much
about what was going on in the country, a 60-year-old aid recipient had
this to say: My children and relatives are educated and they ‘tutor’ me
on what is happening in this country. I trust them more than the
government media or UMNO leaders.”<br />
Apparently, educated Malay youth who work in the cities go back and
convince their parents to vote for change. All scandals and misconduct
involving politicians and their spouses are exposed to the rural folk in
order to convince them that UMNO and BN leaders only want to stay in
power to enrich themselves further.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Real issues facing the country</strong></span><br />
Unbelievably, many aid recipients had several unpleasant things to
say about the government . A 53-year-old unemployed jibed, “UMNO has no
idea how to deal with issues confronting the nation. All they can think
of is stirring issues of race, religion and the innocent Malay monarchy
in order to demonise the non-Malays. This is merely to garner votes
from the Malays. But the people are aware that UMNO leaders are not
sincere.”<br />
Most Malaysians, in truth, are sentient that the issues of Malaysian
politics are not of race and religion as always made up by UMNO. The
real issues facing the country are corruption, abuse of taxpayers’
money, cronyism and scandals. When the society is evolving to become
more pragmatic and rational, UMNO is still languishing in hypocrisy.
“UMNO is a living cell filled with odium for other races and religions.
UMNO just cannot think beyond race and religion in their brand of
politics. This will be the cause for their downfall,” said a businessman
in Sungai Soi.<br />
He added, “ UMNO has only race and religion to talk about. To them,
all national problems and solutions revolve around race, religion and
Malay royalty. So, at best, they come out with distorted and
hare-brained solutions to issues confronting our country,” said a
retired government servant.<br />
Surprisingly, the perception of UMNO among some of these aid
recipients was not favourable. When a 46-year-old housewife was asked
what they thought of UMNO, she snapped, “UMNO’s lifeline revolves around
race and religion. They also make use of the Malay royalty to their
advantage to survive. But they lack sincerity. Beyond this, UMNO has
nothing to showcase.”<br />
It was found that even the rural Malays are mindful that UMNO have
not done that much since Independence to uplift the standard of living
among them. They sense that the rich are becoming richer and the poor
poorer. The gap is widening.<br />
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When the issue of UMNO bashing of the Chinese was raised, some
expressed unhappiness with UMNO’s rhetoric on this matter. “We need a
better political model for the country. Why must UMNO go round
demonising the DAP Chinese when they are in a 100-percent Malay crowd.? A
good political model for the country would be where all races are able
to live together without any ill-feeling towards each other. The
Chinese has brought economic prosperity for the country. Groom them to
become good Malaysians if you think they are ungrateful instead of
demonising them,” remarked an old retired Malay school teacher who
earns a RM750 pension.<br />
Even the rural folk seemed to be aware that the country is not in
safe hands. There are leakages of the national coffers, Petronas money
is not accounted for in the Parliament and EPF (Employees Provident
Fund) money is being used for questionable business deals, money is
wasted on projects that have become white elephants … the Auditor
General’ annual reports them tell all. UMNO has let down the people. A
aid-receiving pensioner retorted, “I do not know when Malaysians will
ever realise and accept that this country should be governed by people
with the best economic acumen and are competent in managing the
national resources with honesty and integrity,”<br />
The people know that many Malays have abandoned UMNO . They realise
that the party is not earnest in helping the Malays, as it has been
turned into a vehicle to enrich a handful among them who commands
power. Unlike PAS, UMNO favour demonising the Chinese in their crowd.
The people have not heard of any DAP leader demonising the Malays or
Islam in a Chinese crowd or in the open. “I've not come across open
resentment by the DAP against the Malay race, religion or royalty. So,
this is just bare rhetoric by distressed UMNO to scare the Malays,” said
an ex-UMNO man who has now joined DAP.<br />
It looks like UMNO is worried that more Malays are now becoming
members of DAP. Many educated Malays are now part of DAP. For political
manoeuvre, UMNO has no choice but to drum into the rural Malay minds
that the DAP Chinese are a threat to Malay dominance, religion and the
royalty. But not all Malays are falling into UMNO’s mucky trick. It has
been obvious that to get Malay support UMNO plays ‘a big drama’. They
will demonise the Chinese when they talk to a 100-percent Malay crowd.
As expected, MCA and Gerakan will remain silent for fear that they will
not be in UMNO’s good book. In fact, it is all the race card that UMNO
is trying to play to get the support of the Malays at the expense of
other races.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>UMNO fears more</strong></span><br />
UMNO is trying to incite fear that the Chinese will control the
country if UMNO loses in the coming election. They fail to understand
that a Chinese is a Chinese whether he or she is in MCA, Gerakan, DAP,
PKR or PAS. “But we are all Malaysians, born and bred here. We don’t go
round begging for aid. We work hard for a living. We are building the
nation for you all. With the wealth we generate we pay tax and the
government helps other races with it. Demonising DAP Chinese is just
like demonising all the Chinese in the country. We will never forgive
UMNO for this,” stressed a retired Chinese school teacher at the
aid-giving ceremony.<br />
UMNO has tried to entice for DAP leaders to quit the party to no
avail. Instead more and more Chinese, Malays and Indians are looking at
DAP as a better political party than UMNO. All races are seeing a better
Penang under the DAP-led Pakatan government. More Malays are
benefitting in Penang under DAP than only a handful of UMNO cronies who
were more favoured during UMNO-BN government in the past. In truth,
Penang Malays are generally comfortable with the DAP government. The
poor and senior citizens are also given aid.<br />
“DAP has managed to put a halt to all the misconduct of UMNO-BN
within four years coming into power in Penang. Pakatan has done the
same in Selangor to the annoyance of the greedy cronies of UMNO-BN in
the past 54 years,” said a Malay senior citizen who receives aid from
the present Penang government.<br />
The DAP and Pakatan leaders have proven their worth as leaders of all
races after undergoing all sort of mistreatment, intimidation,
incarceration and the lure of money to hop party. DAP and Pakatan have
proven to be fair and reliable to all races compared to UMNO without
denying the Indigenous of their special position and the sanctity of the
monarchy.<br />
DAP is not a Chinese party but a party for all Malaysians just like
Gerakan. When Gerakan has lost its glamour, DAP has made it in Malaysian
politics. UMNO fears more when more Malaysians begin appreciating DAP
as a party for all, irrespective of race or religion.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Malays are changing</strong></span><br />
“Give us all the money and we will accept it. But which party we will
vote is still a secret. If we don’t vote for BN they will say that we
are ungrateful. But it is one’s right to choose whichever party to
vote. I have made up my mind,” said a 61-year-old aid recipient who
lives with his son-in-law. It looks like despite all the goodies given
by UMNO to the people using taxpayer’s money, it has not really won the
hearts of the people to vote for them. Give them the goodies but these
will not translate into votes for UMNO or BN.<br />
This touch-and-go or one-off gifts in the form of cash are actually
for UMNO-BN to garner votes for the coming general election. UMNO want
the poor to do them a favour which the latter may hesitate. Even the
rural and urban poor realise that there is an alternative party to
Barisan Nasional. “Comes the next election, if the constituency race is
between UMNO and PAS, PAS can gain significant votes. If it's between
MCA and DAP, DAP will triumph and if the contest is between Gerakan and
any other parties in Pakatan, Gerakan will lose,” commented a former
UMNO member in Kuantan.<br />
The race card played by UMNO will not favour the party anymore. “The
Malays are changing their mindset. They do not consider DAP a threat to
them. In 2008 they voted for change and five states fell to Pakatan.
The next general election may witness the fall of BN. This will lead to a
transformation in this nation,” said a political observer from a local
university.<br />
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KUALA LUMPUR- Jingga 13 sekali lagi mencabar Perbadanan Fidlot
Kebangsaan (NFC) dan pengarah eksekutifnya, Wan Shahinur Izmir Mohamad
Salleh untuk tampil mendedahkan kesemua perbelanjaan kad kredit sejumlah
RM593,500 oleh ahli keluarganya termasuk dakwaan beliau sendiri yang
menggunakan RM122,402 pada tahun 2009.<br />
<a href="http://bm.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/2d5c60ce3aaf556cfad7261da81b53c9_S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="NFC didesak dedah belanja kad kredit RM593,500" border="0" src="http://bm.malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/2d5c60ce3aaf556cfad7261da81b53c9_S.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 200px;" /></a>“Pendedahan ini memberikan peluang kepada rakyat meneliti setiap sen
berbelanjaan penggunaan kad kredit NFC,” kata ketua koordinatornya,
Fariz Musa kepada Harakahdaily.<br />
Katanya, seperti mana laporan polis yg dibuat oleh Jingga 13 agar
siasatan secara terperinci terhadap penggunaan kad kredit oleh ahli
keluarga Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil yang dibayar menggunakan wang rakyat
melalui NFC yang sewajibnya melaksanakan projek Perbadanan Fidlot
Kebangsaan agar benar-benar tidak diseleweng atau berlaku pecah amanah
jenayah.<br />
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Menurutnya, andai benar digunakan ke Australia atau untuk aktiviti
syarikat, Jingga 13 desak NFC buktikan kerana tiada penjelasan terhadap
pembayaran kad kredit mereka oleh NFC yang menimbulkan pelbagai
persoalan seperti mana tercatat dalam akaun NFC di CIMB Bank TTDI.<br />
Contohnya, kata beliau pada tarikh 22 Januari 2009 sejumlah
RM104,104.44 dibayar oleh NFC atas nama Izzana Salleh, Izran Salleh dan
Datuk Salleh melalui kad kredit Maybank.<br />
“Untuk perbelanjaan apa sehingga RM104,104.44 dibayar dengan menggunakan kad kredit dalam tempoh sebulan?” soalnya.<br />
Katanya lagi, Jingga 13 yakin bahawa setiap penggunaan kad kredit
terdapat rekod secara terperinci di bank dan di unit kewangan /akaun NFC
yang boleh dibuktikan segala perbelanjaan penggunaan kad kredit
sejumlah RM593,500 pada tahun 2009 sahaja oleh ahli keluarga Shahrizat
termasuk perbelanjaan ke Australia untuk promosi.<br />
Justeru, katanya tidak perlu dilengah-lengahkan lagi oleh kesemua
ahli keluarga Sharizat untuk mendedahkan keseluruhan penggunaan
RM593,500 tersebut bagi menghentikan segala spekulasi dan persepsi
khususnya skandal NFC yang semakin memuncak.<br />
“Jingga 13 yakin pendedahan tersebut akan menjelaskan pelbagai
persoalan terhadap penggunaan kad kredit tersebut dan adakah benar
digunakan untuk aktiviti syarikat dan bukan untuk kepentingan peribadi
atau berpoya-poya oleh ahli keluarga Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil,”
ujarnya.<br />
Beliau menambah, Jingga 13 tidak menerima penjelasan tanpa dibuktikan
dengan segala dokumen daripada Maybank dan CIMB Bank di mana kad kredit
itu digunakan termasuk sokongan daripada dokumen syarikat berdasarkan
tatakelola kewangan perniagaan kerana difahamkan bahawa ianya digunakan
untuk perniagaan NFC.<br />
Menurutnya, sudah pasti segala rekod dan dokumen terhadap segala
perbelanjaan disimpan dan tidak mempunyai kesukaran untuk mendedahkannya
kepada umum termasuk penyata oleh pihak Maybank dan CIMB Bank.<br />
“Sebagai rakyat Malaysia maka adalah menjadi tanggungjawab dan berhak
mempersoalkan setiap sen wang rakyat yang digunakan agar tidak wujud
sebarang penyelewengan dan pecah amanah jenayah. Ibrahim Ali dan Perkasa
tidak perlu campurtangan dan menjadi jurucakap kepada NFC,” katanya
lagi.<br />
Tambahnya, Jingga 13 meminta agar pihak polis bertindak adil dan
profesional dalam mesyiasat secara terperinci penggunaan kad kredit ahli
keluarga Seri Shahrizat tanpa dwi-standard.<br />
Katanya, wang rakyat RM250 juta adalah amanah rakyat bagi memastikan
projek Perbadanan Fidlot Kebangsaan benar-benar berjaya dan bukannya
diseleweng dan berlaku pecah amanah jenayah.<br />
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-43483429733759876872012-01-23T17:33:00.003+08:002012-01-23T17:33:40.428+08:00Tiada peluang untuk BN kata wakil Pakatan<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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pembangkang akan kekal berkuasa di Selangor, Kedah dan mengambil Negeri
Sembilan dan Perak.<br />
Membalas kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh seorang pensyarah Monash
University James Chin, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad memberitahun Malaysia
Chronicle walaupun BN sedang bekerja keras di Selangor, gabungan
pembangkang sangat yakin ia akan kekal di Selangor.<br />
Wakil rakyat Seri Setia itu berkata bahawa sangat jelas bahawa rakyat
Selangor sangat sedar dengan perbezaan cara pemerintahan Pakatan sejak
ia mengambil alih dari BN.<br />
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“Yang kami lihat, rakyat semakin gembira sekarang dan boleh dilihat
dan dirasai perbezaan antara kerajaan ini dengan kerajaan yang sebelum
ini. Rakyat boleh melihat pembangunan yang telah berlaku sejak 4 tahun
dan membandingkannya dengan apa yang berlaku sejak 50 tahun lalu. Sangat
banyak yang dilakukan dalam masa yang singkat,” kata Nik Nazmi.<br />
Chin telah memberitahu sidang media di Kuala Lumpur hari ini bahawa
ada 50/50 peluang Pakatan boleh kehilangan Selangor dan Kedah manakala
BN kehilangan Perak dan Negeri Sembilan berdasarkan data yang dipungut.<br />
M Kulasegaran dari DAP juga tidak bersetuju dengan ada yang diperoleh
oleh Chin. Bercakap dengan Malaysia Chronicle, Kula berkata bahawa ia
sangat berbeza dengan scenario di Perak di mana rakyatnya sangat yakin
terhadap Pakatan.<br />
“Sekarang semua orang tahu bahawa dakwaan liwat Anwar adalah
bermotifkan politik dan mahkamah juga telah bersetuju dengan hakikat
ini,”kata beliau.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Sedia untuk berubah</span></strong><br />
Kula yang juga Ahli Parlimen Ipoh Barat menambah bahawa rakyat sudah
bersedia untuk berubah di Perak dan juga di peringkat kerajaan
persekutuan.<br />
“Kehadiran yang ramai pada konvensyen di Alor Seta adalah petanda
bahawa rakyat sedang melihat kepada kepimpinan pembangkang untuk
memimpin di peringkat negeri dan persekutuan.”<br />
“Rakyat sedar bahawa parti yang memerintah sejak sekian lama itu
sudah tidak lagi diterima dan telah memandang ringan pengundi untuk
sekian lama manakala kita dalam Pakatan bersedia untuk berkhidmat untuk
mereka,” ujar Kula.<br />
Sementara itu, Lee Khai Loon, Timbalan Ketua Pemuda PKR sangat pasti
dengan peluang Pakatan justeru menidakkan penemuan Chin dari segi
akademik.<br />
“Ahli akademik boleh menstrukturkan survei dan bergantung kepada
sampel survei itu dan membuat pelbagai anggapan. Tetapi, kita telah pun
berada di padang dan kita tahu bahawa rakyat Perak sangat tidak berpuas
hati dengan cara BN mengambil kuasa di Perak,” beritahu Khai Loon kepada
Malaysia Chrnonicle.<br />
“Di Selangor, saya telah turun padang dan orang-orang biasa adalah
dalam keadaam lebih baik dari sebelum ini. Mereka tahu bagaimana wang
cukai mereka dibelanjakan. Yang kurang bernasib baik mempunyai sumber
yang lebih baik dan boleh dilihat bagaimana jelasnya ia berlaku.”<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Negri Sembilan dan Kedah</span></strong><br />
Di Negeri Sembilan, Nik Nazmi berkata bahawa ada peluang yang baik Pakatan akan mengambil alih negeri itu.<br />
“Reaksi rakyat terhadap kita adalah sangat positif dan tidak payah
untuk kita mengambil beberapa lagi kerusi untuk membentuk kerajaan
seterusnya,” kata beliau.<br />
Di Kedah, Nik Nazmi yakin Pakatan akan mengekalkan kuasa kerana Menteri Besar dan Pakatan sangat popular.<br />
“Tidak wujud keadaan 50/50 kerana kerana sokongan yang sangat padu di Kedah dan ia jelas di konvensyen Alor Setar.<br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Tiada siapa yang mahu kalah</span></strong><br />
Walaupun penganalisis politik mempunyai peranan penting dalam
membantu ahli politik membentuk polisi, jelas bahawa banyak di antara
kajian mereka tidak mengambil kira faktor ‘wow’ setiap individu yang
tidak dapat di kira dan rasionalkan oleh teori.<br />
Ada yang mengatakan bahawa ini adalah antara scenario yang tidak
dapat dijelaskan. Ia adalah andaian Chin dan pihak lain yang berkait
dengan Umno. Ini sama dengan situasi semasa “tsunami politik 2008” di
mana tiada seorangpun melihat peluang Anwar dan pembangkang. Sungguhpun
begitu, mereka mendapat separuh daripada undi popular dan 5 daripada 13
negeri.<br />
Mereka akan berhadapan dengan Najib Razak pada PRU 13 dan Najib ini
jelas seorang pemimpin yang sering menipu . Inilah yang cuba Pakatan
ketengahkan kepada rakyat. Kedua-dua pihak juga sangat paham akan kesan
perang pisikologi akan tetapi bersandarkan kepada persepsi semata tidak
akan memenangi pilihanraya.<br />
Tiada yang suka kalah dan semua mahu menang. Jadi, apa yang cuba
dibuat adalah persaingan siapa yang akan berada di depan dan siapa yang
lebih popular dan inilah yang cuba mereka tanamkan dalam mentality
rakyat,” kata Timbalan Presiden Tian Chua kepada Malaysia Chronicle.<br />
“BN berharap agar mereka yang tidak mengikuti perkembangan politik
akan memilih mereka hanya untuk penerusan dan ini akan menunjukkan
bahawa mereka adalah pihak yang akan menang. Tetapi kita fikir bahawa
orang biasa lebih bijak daripada yang dijangka oleh BN. Mereka sedar isu
–isu yang timbul dan saya yakin mereka akan melaksanakan keadilan pada
hari mengundi.”<br />
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Dewan Pemuda PAS Malaysia (DPPM) mengucapkan tahniah dan penghargaan
kepada Menteri Besar Kelantan, Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
kerana kesediaan beliau untuk mengisytiharkan harta sekiranya
undang-undang menetapkan demikian.<br />
Ketua Penerangan DPPM, Riduan Mohd Nor <strong>(gambar)</strong>
menganggap kenyataan Tuan Guru Nik Abdul Aziz menunjukkan sikap
keterbukaan dan ketelusan pemimpin PAS sebagaimana juga yang ditunjukkan
oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng dan anggota Exconya yang
telah mengisytiharkan harta mereka.<br />
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Katanya, kesediaan mengisytiharkan harta menunjukkan bahawa PAS dan
Pakatan Rakyat sanggup meletakkan keutamaan rakyat melebihi kepentingan
diri mereka sendiri.<br />
“Malah pemimpin PAS sanggup ‘membahayakan’ dirinya sendiri dengan
menafikan kenyataan Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd
Nazri Aziz yang mengelak untuk mengisytiharkan harta mereka kerana
takutkan ‘bahaya’ yang menimpa mereka,” ujarnya kepada Harakahdaily.<br />
Katanya, DPPM berpendapat, rakyat berhak mengetahui aset pemimpin
mereka supaya mereka mengerti bahawa pemimpin yang diangkat benar-benar
ikhlas memperjuangkan rakyat, bukan diri mereka sendiri.<br />
Menurutnya, mengisytiharkan harta boleh mengelakkan berlakunya penyelewengan kuasa dan rasuah dari kalangan pemimpin negara.<br />
“Tidak timbul isu pemimpin ‘bershopping’ secara bermewah dan melampau
dalam berbelanja. Juga tidak akan berlaku pemimpin korup yang mengambil
kesempatan di atas kedudukan dan kuasa yang mereka miliki,” ujarnya.<br />
Malahan, ujarnya DPPM serta seluruh rakyat khususnya penduduk negeri
Kelantan boleh berbangga dengan cara hidup berserdehana Tuan Guru Datuk
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat.<br />
Katanya lagi, meskipun telah memerintah negeri Kelantan lebih dari 20
tahun, namun gaya hidup pemimpin itu tidak menggambarkan beliau seorang
yang rakus dalam membaham harta rakyat.<br />
“Beliau masih duduk di rumah sendiri, makan di kedai-kedai seperti
insan yang lain, solat berjemaah di masjid-masjid tanpa kawalan ketat
pengawal peribadinya, rumahnya yang mudah dikunjungi tanpa protokol,
mengelak mengambil pelbagai elaun yang diberikan, berkunjung ke
pasar-pasar tanpa kekok,” katanya lagi.<br />
Tambahan lagi, ujarnya Tuan Guru dan keluarganya tidak pernah
dilaporkan berbelanja mewah di luar negara, tidur di hotel-hotel ternama
yang mahal, serta menaiki jet peribadi atau kenderaan import yang
berharga jutaan ringgit.<br />
Jelasnya, lebih membanggakan apabila pemimpin kerajaan beliau selama
ini tidak pernah dipalitkan dengan apa juga kesalahan rasuah atau
penyalahgunaan kuasa.<br />
“DPPM dengan ini mencabar Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak dan
seluruh pemimpin kabinet untuk bersedia mengisytiharkan harta mereka
kepada awam sekiranya benar mereka adalah pemimpin rakyat dan bersih
dari sebarang penyelewengan.<br />
“Tidak apa yang perlu dirisaukan sekiranya mereka tidak bersalah
bahkan tindakan ini adalah suatu kebanggaan kepada seluruh rakyat di
negara ini,” katanya.</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-52047547605081697062012-01-23T17:27:00.002+08:002012-01-23T17:27:23.017+08:00Umno 'perasan' BR1M dari kocek mereka<div class="text-article">
<strong>KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jan:</strong> PAS mengingatkan Umno BN agar
tidak mendabik dada mendakwa wang RM500 Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M)
yang sedang disalurkan ketika ini adalah wang dari kocek parti itu.<br />
Sebaliknya kata AJK PAS Pusat, Idris Ahmad, wang tersebut adalah wang
rakyat hasil dari pelbagai sumber yang dibayar kepada kerajaan.<br /><br />"Umno
jangan "perasan" Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia (BR1M) RM500 wang kocek Umno.
Kain-kain rentang digantung merata kampung seolah-olah ini adalah
pemberian Umno BN. <br /><br />"Pada hal ini ialah wang rakyat diambil daripada berbagai sumber negara," katanya dalam satu kenyataan kepada Harakahdaily.<br />
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rentang itu ujar Idris seolah-olah mendakwa duit RM500 yang sedang
diagihkan kepada rakyat yang berpendapatan kurang RM3000 itu adalah duit
Umno dan bukan duit hasil cukai yang dibayar rakyat.<br /><br />"Semua
rakyat yang layak wajib ambil, kerana ini adalah wang rakyat bukan wang
Umno," tegasnya sambil menyifatkan ianya hanya modal kempen untuk
memikat hati rakyat di musim pilihanraya.<br /><br />Katanya, rakyat perlu
sedar bahawa pemberian terbaru itu hanya diberi setelah 55 tahun Umno BN
berkuasa dan setelah nyawa mereka di hujung tanduk.<br /><br />"Selama ini pemberian ini tidak pernah terfikir oleh pemimpin Umno BN untuk memberinya. <br /><br />"Keadaan
yang sama juga berlaku di Terengganu, walaupun minyak ditemui sejak
tahun 70an, tetapi rakyat baru dapat wang ehsan RM300 setahun apabila
PAS memerintah Terengganu 1999," jelasnya lagi.<br /><br />Menurutnya lagi,
rakyat harus sedar bahawa Umno semakin tertekan dengan berbagai tawaran
yang telah ditunjukkan oleh kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat, walaupun
mengalami kekangan kewangan.<br /><br />Dengan prinsip penjimatan dan bebas rasuah, rakyat kini selesa di bawah Pakatan Rakyat berbanding di bawah BN sebelum ini.<br /><br />"Umno terpaksa ikut (tawaran PR), jika tidak rakyat akan bangkit menolak BN. <br /><br />"Sebelum
jatuh biarlah tunjuk bakti terakhir untuk rakyat, sekurang-kurangnya
generasi akan datang dapat melihat bahawa kerajaan Umno BN pernah
memberi wang RM500 setelah 55 tahun merdeka," sindirnya.</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-49205218010360651702012-01-23T17:23:00.003+08:002012-01-23T17:23:38.321+08:00Isytihar Harta: Kenapa menteri perlu takut?<a href="http://www.keadilandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Shamsul-AMK2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-22247" height="160" src="http://www.keadilandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Shamsul-AMK2.jpg" title="Shamsul-AMK2" width="182" /></a>KUALA LUMPUR 20 Jan : Angkatan Muda KEADILAN mempersoalkan kenyataan
Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz
yang mendakwa pengisytiharan harta menteri dan ahli keluarga mereka akan
‘mengundang bahaya’.<br />
Ia berikutan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia mewajibkan ahli
keluarga dan pasangan menteri kabinet mengisytiharkan harta dan aset
mereka kepada pihak berkuasa itu.<br />
Ketua AMK, Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin menyifatkan kenyataan Nazri itu
menggambarkan ketakutan beliau dan mahu melindungi Menteri Kabinet yang
menikmati kemewahan di luar kemampuan.<br />
“Kenapa
bimbang untuk isytihar harta, hanya menteri yang memiliki kekayaan luar
biasa saja yang bimbang untuk mendedahkan aset mereka,”<br />
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“Ini merupakan satu helah politik kerana tak timbul isu bahaya. Polis
berkemampuan untuk tangani jenayah. Kenapa beliau (Nazri) perlu takut?
Berani kerana benar, takut kerana salah,” katanya pada
keadilandaily.com.<br />
Menurut Shamsul, kenyataan itu juga bertentangan dengan laungan
transformasi Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak yang kononnya mahu
mewujudkan pentadbiran yang telus.<br />
“Ini membuktikan bahawa pimpinan Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) tidak
konsisten untuk memastikan kerajaan yang telus, mereka tidak memaparkan
keberanian untuk melakukan transformasi,” tegas beliau.<br />
Tambahnya lagi, keadaan itu berbeza dengan kerajaan pakatan rakyat
apabila Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Lim Guan Eng dan ahli exco negeri
itu mengisytiharkan harta mereka secara terbuka.<br />
Sementara itu, NGO Jingga 13, menyifatkan kenyataan Nazri berhubung
keputusan SPRM itu sebagai kurang bijak, kerana suruhanjaya itu telah
memberi jaminan bahawa maklumat pengisytiharan itu akan menjadi rekod
dan simpanan mereka.<br />
“Adakah Menteri sendiri tidak mempercayai kewibawaan SPRM atau untuk
melindungi mana-mana keluarga Menteri yang sekiranya didedahkan akan
membahayakan hayat politik mana-mana pihak,” ujar Setiausahanya,
Saifuddin Shafi, semalam.<br />
Menurutnya, Nazri sepatutnya mengalu-alukan tindakan telus SPRM itu
agar sebarang siasatan serius boleh dijalankan bagi menangani gejala
rasuah di negara ini.Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-40800500277505312792012-01-23T15:25:00.000+08:002012-01-23T15:25:03.779+08:00Segelas milo suam bersama Hata Wahari<a href="http://roketkini.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pix-for-wawancara-hata-DALAM-4.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-4094" height="219" src="http://roketkini.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pix-for-wawancara-hata-DALAM-4-300x219.jpg" style="padding-right: 20px;" title="pix for wawancara hata DALAM 4" width="300" /></a><em>Setiap permulaan adalah lambang kepada langkah seterusnya dan
untuk itu tidak hairanlah apabila sepanjang Januari 2012 sahaja, DAP
menerima kemasukan ‘mengejut’ beberapa pemimpin Melayu. Pada 19 Januari
lalu, Hata Wahari, 42, bekas wartawan kanan Utusan Malaysia dan bekas
Presiden Kesatuan Wartawan Kebangsaan (NUJ)</em><em> membuat kejutan dengan membuat pengumuman yang sama dengan tujuan untuk membantu memperkukuhkan DAP</em><em>.
Wartawan Roketkini Amaluddin Zhafir dan Izmil Amri serta jurugambar
Wira Andika sempat menemubual Hata yang bercerita mengenai pengalaman
dan pandangan beliau.</em><br />
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<strong>Boleh ceritakan sedikit latar belakang sadauara?</strong><br />
Sebaik menamatkan pengajian di Institut Teknologi Mara Shah Alam pada
1993 dalam Sarjana Muda Komunikasi Massa (Perhubungan Awam), saya
bekerja sebagai Pegawai Perhubungan Awam di Esso Production Malaysia Inc
di Ketereh Terengganu. Setahun kemudian, pada 1994, menukar kerjaya
kepada wartawan di Harian Watan untuk beberapa bulan sebelum secara
rasminya menyertai Utusan Malaysia pada Mei 1995.<br />
Sebagai seorang wartawan (di Utusan), saya tidak mendapat peluang
yang banyak untuk buat liputan secara bebas. Selama 16 tahun
berkecimpung dalam dunia kewartawanan saya banyak buat cerita-cerita
politik, banyak buat liputan persidangan UMNO, menteri-menteri Barisan
Nasional. Banyak menulis rencana-rencana politik, tetapi dalam 16 tahun
itu saya kurang kepuasan kerana menulis untuk satu pihak sahaja, cuma
tumpu pada BN, apa mereka buat dan itu-ini.<br />
Dalam tempoh pegang jawatan sebagai Presiden Kesatuan Wartawan
Kebangsaan (NUJ) Malaysia, saya banyak menegur Utusan dan akhbar-akhbar
perdana yang berat sebelah, dan etika kewartawanan tidak betul yang
tidak seharusnya dilaksanakan seperti membuat tuduhan-tuduhan, pelbagai
fitnah terhadap parti politik, individu-individu tertentu, termasuk
Pakatan Rakyat.<br />
Sifat kewartanan seperti itu yang perlu dikutuk. Itu kita tak mahu.
Maksudnya, kebebasan media bukan sahaja setakat pengeluaran permit,
tetapi kita mahu rombakan sepenuhnya industri media ini. Maknanya kita
mencadangkan mewujudkan majlis media malaysia yang dikawal secara terus
oleh Parlimen dan majlis inilah yang akan membuat apa-apa keputusan dari
segi industri media itu.<br />
<br />
<strong>Bagaimana pula pancaroba sebagai wartawan Utusan ketika itu?</strong><br />
Dalam Utusan itu kita cuba mempengaruhi pengurusan editorial untuk
keluarkan berita parti-parti lain. Saya pernah hasilkan banyak
berita-berita yang berkaitan dengan DAP. Pernah buat liputan ceramah
Karpal Singh, Lim Kit Siang… Saya berjaya memujuk mereka untuk keluarkan
berita itulah. Masa itu kita gerak seccara senyap untuk mewujudkan
kebebasan media dalam Utusan itu sendirilah.<br />
Tetapi fitnah-fitnah dari wartawan lain pula timbul – dituduh
penyokong DAP lah, PAS lah, PKR lah…Itu masalahnya. Jadi kumpulan saya
tidak pernah layan keadaan sebegitu kerana kita melihat kepada kebebasan
media.<br />
Tahun 2010 itu fasa seterusnya bagi kita bergerak secara
terang-terangan. Kita tak nak lagi dah sembunyi-sembunyi dan atas sebab
itu saya kehadapan membicarakan kebebasan media, kebebasan bersuara.
Malah, bukan setakat kebebasan media tetapi yang pentingnya kita perlu
menjadi seorang wartawan yang bertanggungjawab.<br />
Selepas itu, sebab pengurusan Utusan tak berapa gemar sangat, jadi
saya dipecat dan selepas dipecat terdapat gerakan dalam NUJ yang mahu
saya keluar pula dari NUJ. Atas sebab itu juga saya lepaskan jawatan.
Tak guna juga exco NUJ tidak menyokong kita untuk membuat kebebasan
media. Jadi lebih baik kita keluar dan bentuk satu idea atau gerakan
yang lain.<br />
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<strong>Selama 16 tahun sebagai wartawan, apakah pelajaran dari Utusan Malaysia?</strong><br />
Politik pemisahan, itu yang saya belajar. Apa yang saya belajar pasal
politik (dalam Utusan) ialah semua politik negatif sebenarnya. Inilah
antara elemen-elemen yang kita tak suka sangat sebenarnya yang berlaku
dalam Utusan ini.<br />
Kalau liputan, mesti dari UMNO sahaja. Katakan lihat senarai tugasan,
UMNO itu memang wajib buat liputanlah. Lagi satu yang saya belajar dari
Utusan ini, kamu melihat parti lain sebagai musuh. itu yang saya tak
minat.<br />
Sebenarnya kita sebagai wartawan, perlu <em>independent, </em>perlu
ada prinsip-prinsip hidup. Masalahnya dalam Utusan, sekali masuk itu,
kita melihat parti-parti lain sebagai musuh. Ideologi sebagai wartawan,
sepatutnya perkara-perkara ini kita seimbangkanlah.<br />
Apa yang saya belajar di Utusan, akhbar hanya sebagai pemberi mainan
yang sedikit sahaja. Yang pentingnya bagaimana kita nak ubah maklumat
itu menjadi <em>favourable </em>kepada kita. Media cuma alat.
Persoalannya bagaimana nak biarkan orang ramai menggarap untuk orang
senang baca, berfikir. Kita perlu kewartawanan yang membina, memberi
liputan gambaran yang sama kepada semua pihak.<br />
<br />
<strong>Kebebasan media?</strong><br />
Kebebasan media adalah salah satu <em>item </em>yang saya nak
perjuangkan. Maknanya bila Pakatan dapat mengambil alih kerajaan, mereka
akan lebih kebebasan media yang lebih baik. Berdasarkan pelaksanaan
kebebasan informasi itu, sudah nampak kesungguhan. cuma halangan yang
akan dihadapi ialah, media-media perdana ini milik UMNO. itu yang perlu
dibincangkan.<br />
Saya rasa kalau dapat bebaskan media-media perdana dari pemilikan
UMNO, saya rasa media itu akan jadi lebih bebas. Kalau tak wujudkan
kebebasan maklumat, dan hapuskan Akta Mesin Cetak dan Penerbitan serta
Akta Rahsia Rasmi dimansuhkan, barulah kita nampak keinginan Pakatan
untuk menerajui kebebasan media.<br />
<br />
<strong>Apa yang dipelajari dari Pakatan Rakyat?</strong><br />
(Setelah dipecat Utusan) saya pernah berceramah di pentas PAS, dan
Harakah banyak memberi liputan. Saya pernah bekerja membantu Naib
Presiden PKR Nurul Izzah Anwar segi publisiti selama tujuh bulan dan
saya berhenti pada 1 Disember.<br />
Jadi dalam ketiga-tiga parti ini, kalau kita lihat sidang media,
ketiga-tiga Ahli Parlimen dari tiga parti mesti ada – tidak asingkan
isu. Maksudnya sesuatu isu itu kita berjuang bersama. Contohnya dalam
isu NFC, ketiga-tiga parti bersuara. Makna kata, kita ada budaya untuk
memastikan perkara itu digembar-gembur dan diutamakan kepada media dan
orang ramai.<br />
Umpama sebuah pembentung air – apa isu kita perjuang bersama. Itu
budaya yang saya terima dan saya akan cuba kembangkan lagi.Itu budaya
yang tidak ada dalam mana-mana parti dalam BN. Contoh isu Jalan Sultan,
Pakatan bersama-sama bersuara. Tetapi dalam BN, cuma MCA sahaja. Mana
UMNO, mana MIC dan parti komponen BN lain dalam isu ini?<br />
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<br />
<strong>Bagaimana minat politik dan kenapa pilih DAP?</strong><br />
Politik ini dah minat lama dah. Sebagai wartawan, bekerja dengan ahli
politik, buat liputan jadi benda-benda politik ini memang sesuatu yang
kita dah kenal rapat, bukan setakat minat, tetapi secara in depth
menganalisis kedudukan parti, kedudukan calon itu.<br />
Cuma masalahnya, bila saya buat keputusan untuk berpihak, adakah saya
dikatakan menjadi seorang yang atas pagar, sokong dari segi mengundi,
sokong dengan menjadi ahli? Jadi sebagai wartawan kita mengkaji, bukan
duduk diam sahaja. Kerana itu mengkaji apakah buruk baik kalau saya
sertai PAS macam mana, kalau PKR macam mana, kalau DAP macam mana.<br />
Saya fikir DAP ini mudah sahaja, untuk jadikan negara yang bebas
rasuah, yang ikut lunas undang-undang dan itu terutamanya. DAP paling
banyak bercakap mengenai kebebasan, kebebasan informasi, kebebasan
media, kebebasan bersuara, jadi saya fikir ianya sesuai.<br />
Saya fikir prinsip saya lebih sesuai DAP. Prinsipnya ialah untuk <em>independently survive</em>,
berjuang secara meritokrasi, tak perlukan orang sokong kita untuk hidup
dalam politik. Jadi sekarang saya akhirnya buat keputusan untuk
menyatakan pendirian sebenar saya untuk menyokong DAP secara terbuka.<br />
<br />
<strong>Bagaimana dengan peluang Pakatan Rakyat dalam pilihan raya umum ke-13?</strong><br />
Buat masa ini (kalau diadakan pilihan raya sekarang), peluang adalah
50-50 (untuk Pakatan membentuk Kerajaan Pusat). Cuma kita kena tarik
sokongan pengundi. Kalau kita dapat menarik mereka melihat kita secara
positif, parti DAP sebagai parti yang tak dikaitkan dengan parti
cauvinis ke apa ke, maka ianya akan cerah untuk kita.<br />
Bagaimana pun buat masa ini juga saya rasa pandangan (stereotaip
terhadap DAP) itu dah mula berubah. Kalau lihat di Pulau Pinang, saya
banyak baca berita dari sana dan dapat banyak yang positif, malah
rakan-rakan saya di sana pun, cakap mereka <em>enjoy </em>dan senang kerja di sana.<span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;"> – Roketkini.com</span>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-79777494344190152702012-01-23T15:10:00.002+08:002012-01-23T15:10:46.675+08:00Faekah: Ibrahim Ali wajar dihalang jejak kaki di Selangor<a href="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20100623_perkasa_ibrahim_ali_01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="" border="0" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20100623_perkasa_ibrahim_ali_01.jpg" vspace="8" /></a>Tindakan Ibrahim Ali yang cuba menunjuk pandai dengan mencampuri urusan
pentadbiran Kerajaan Selangor dalam isu pelantikan EXCO Kerajaan negeri
yang baharu dan rombakan portfolio Hal Ehwal Islam jelas menunjukkan
beliau seorang ahli politik yang kehabisan modal dan sedang mencuba
sedaya upaya untuk menjadikan dirinya masih relevan di arena politik
tanahair. Percubaan beliau melaga-lagakan PAS dan Kerajaan Selangorjuga
agak pelik apabila melihat sejarah beliau sendiri dengan PAS.<br /><br />Siapa
yang dapat melupakan bagaimana beliau mengkhianati PAS umpama parasit
setelah parti itu memberi beliau tiket bertanding pada tahun 2008. Hari
ini beliau terhegeh-hegeh pula dengan UMNO sedangkan parti yang bakal
tumbang ini pun melihatnya sebagai liabiliti dan tidak mempunyai
sebarang kredibiliti.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Kita tidak mempersoal tindakan Ibrahim Ali
(gambar kanan) yang kini begitu akrab dan bersekongkol dengan mantan
EXCO Agama Dr.Hasan bin Ali. Namun keceluparan Ibrahim mempertikaikan
kedudukan Abdul Khalid Ibrahim sebagai Exco Hal Ehwal Islam merupakan
satu penghinaan kepada DYMM Sultan Selangor yang sesungguhnya adalah
Ketua Agama Islam di Selangor. Keputusan Khalid memegang portfolio ini
adalah setelah berbincang dan mendapat perkenan baginda Sultan kerana
pentadbiran di Selangor mengamalkan amalan konsultasi berterusan dengan
pihak istana dalam banyak hal apatah lagi dalam soal hal ehwal Islam.<br /><br />Tuduhan
Ibrahim Ali bahawa pelantikan Khalid sebagai Exco Hal Ehwal Islam hanya
akan menyemarakkan rumah maksiat di Selangor amat keterlaluan. Kita
ingatkan Ibrahim Ali bahawa keutuhandan kesucian agama Islam di
Selangor, pengawalan kegiatan tidak bermoral, termasuk perjudian dan
rumah-rumah maksiat adalah di bawah bidang kuasa Majlis Agama Islam
Selangor (MAIS) dan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) yang
kedua-duanya dalam pemerhatian rapat Baginda Tuanku. <br /><br />Menuduh
bahawa Khalid akan merelakan kegiatan tidak bermoral atas perkiraan
politik seolah-olah mempersenda kedua-dua institusi agama tersebut
termasuk baginda Sultan. Pada perkiraan Ibrahim semua ahli politik akan
menggadai maruah demi undi sebagaimana dirinya yang sanggup
mengkhianati PAS walaupun parti tersebut mengutipnya setelah dicampak
oleh UMNO.<br /><br /><img align="left" alt="" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20100713_setpol_mb_faekah_husin_01.jpg" vspace="8" />Selaku
umat Islam seharusnya Ibrahim Ali mendoakan setiap pemimpin berkhidmat
dengan ikhlas, mentaati hukum dan menggalas jawatan sebagai amanah Allah
agar negeri menjadi aman sejahtera dan diampuni Allah swt. Sebaliknya,
beliau sanggup menuduh bahawa Selangor akan menjadi negeri peliwat.
Ungkapan yang menggambarkan betapa kotornya pemikiran politikus tua
ini. Bercakap tanpa iman; penuh dendam dan nafsu serakah. Ini
merupakan penghinaan kepada seluruh rakyat Selangor yang seharusnya
Ibrahim Ali dihalang dari menjejakkan kakinya di negeri berdaulat ini.
<br /><br />Menteri Besar amat memandang serius tohmahan jahat ini dan akan
membincangkan isu ini dengan semua agensi terbabit dan Kamar Penasihat
Undang-undang Negeri termasuk juga pihak Istana. Kita tidak akan
teragak-agak mengambil tindakan terhadap Ibrahim Ali kerana keceluparan
melampau beliau semata-mata mendapatkan publisiti murahan.<br /><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;">*Kenyataan media oleh Faekah Husin (gambar kiri) selaku Setiausaha Politik kepada Menteri Besar Selangor.</span>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-15973154737075125992012-01-23T15:05:00.001+08:002012-01-23T15:05:15.901+08:00DAP jadi Melayu?<div style="text-align: justify;">
Saya amat meyakini bahawa perubahan
lanskap politik tanahair tidak akan berjaya jika parti-parti politik
yang memacu arah perubahan ini tidak melakukan perubahan pada dirinya
terlebih dahulu. Sebab itulah saya sering menegaskan, parti-parti yang
sedang melakar lanskap politik masa depan bukan hanya tukar baju
sedangkan dalamnya penuh dengan pekung, tetapi parti-parti ini mesti
merubah segala sesuatu yang berakar umbi dalam politik Malaysia,
umpamanya, politik perlindungan, isu perkauman dan agama serta politik
populis yang tidak berpijak di bumi nyata. Untuk melakukan demikian
parti politik tersebut mesti terlebih dahulu mengimani jalan ke hadapan
yang diperlukan oleh rakyat Malaysia hari ini.</div>
<a name='more'></a><strong>Merungkai perkauman</strong>Sekurang-kurangnya
bagi parti-parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat, asas terbentuknya parti-parti
ini tidak mewajarkan fahaman perkauman. Tetapi ini bukan bermakna jalan
mereka menjadi mudah dalam konteks memacu arah perubahan, ia adalah
kerana walaupun secara ideologinya mereka bukan berfahaman perkauman
tetapi amalan dan budaya politik yang dipraktikkan tidak menunjukkan
demikian. DAP contohnya, masih terbentuk dalam dirinya imej parti Cina
yang dilabel oleh UMNO ditambah lagi satu sifat iaitu Chauvanis.<br /><br /><img align="right" alt="" height="219" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20120119_hatta_wahari_dap_lim_guan_eng_03.jpg" vspace="8" width="350" />Walaupun
usaha telah dibuat untuk membuang persepsi ini tetapi sekian lama DAP
dilabel sebagai lidah penyambung PAP pimpinan Lee Kuan Yew yang anti
Melayu. Jikalau DAP anti Melayu maka PAS pula ialah ekstrim Islam yang
kerjanya "potong" sana "potong" sini. PKR pula lebih selesa memulakan
perjalanannya dalam suasana yang secara praktikalnya adalah multi-racial
namun PKR dilabel sebagai pengkhianat Melayu pula.<br /><br />Saya setuju
kita tidak boleh mengandaikan label-label ini betul tetapi dalam dunia
politik persepsi adalah segala-segalanya. Tetapi, tunggu dulu... berita
baiknya ialah parti-parti ini berusaha bersungguh-sungguh untuk
merungkaikan politik jahat perkauman ini. Buat artikel kali ini saya
berminat untuk melihat usaha-usaha DAP membuang persepsi umum bahawa
ianya sebuah parti chauvanis Cina.<br /><strong><br />DAP Melayu?</strong><br />Tokoh
DAP Melayu tidak dominan tetapi seorang dua sudah cukup untuk mereka
muncul sebagai anak "istimewa" DAP. Kalau kita masih ingat dengan nama
Allahyarham Ahmad Nor, beliau merupakan tokoh Melayu DAP yang terkenal
di tahun 1980-an. Semasa tsunami kecil tahun 2008, muncul tokoh Tunku
Aziz dan paling terkini di sebalik pengecaman DAP sebagai parti
chauvanis Cina muncul tokoh muda Melayu meredah arus iaitu, Hata Wahari
dan Aspan Alias. Bukan mudah untuk mereka membuktikan sebaliknya
tentang DAP dalam arus yang masih tidak menyebelahi mereka hari ini,
tetapi bukankah kita perlu ada orang yang meredahnya?<br /><br /><img align="left" alt="" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20091028_perak_pkr_01%281%29.jpg" vspace="8" />Usaha
organisasi DAP untuk dilihat "mesra Melayu" bermula sejak 1980-an lagi,
keperluan itu semakin mendesak apabila DAP berjaya menguasai kerusi
yang banyak di Perak, Penang dan Selangor. Dap menyedari satu handicap
mereka iaitu, mereka memerlukan calon MB di Perak dan Selangor Melayu
yang mereka tiada. Situasi ini menyebabkan mereka berasa amat terdesak
untuk menyediakan kader parti dari bangsa Melayu. Seperti juga PAS yang
meredah tembok pemisah antara mereka dan kaum Cina, saya amat memahami
DAP berhadapan dengan satu cabaran yang mendaki untuk mencapai
cita-citanya.<br /><br /><strong>Pendekatan DAP</strong><br />Kini usaha
"mesra Melayu" DAP menjadi mudah apabila ia menjadi parti yang
memerintah di Pulau Pinang. Ia menzahirkan hasratnya itu melalui dasar
berkebajikan kerajaan negeri di mana golongan yang paling bermanfaat
dalam dasar ini ialah orang Melayu selain daripada bangsa lain.
Pengagihan ini melihatkan betapa DAP bukanlah hendak meminggir orang
Melayu atau mendiskriminasikan mereka di Pulau Pinang malah penonjolan
Lim Guan Eng yang lebih memahami kehendak Islam berbanding dengan
Ketua-Ketua Menteri sebelum ini pada kadar tertentu telah mencairkan
chauvanisma DAP. Jadi Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu sendiri adalah
satu alat taktikal yang paling efektif untuk DAP menggerakkan strategi
"mesra Melayunya".<br /><br /><img align="right" alt="" height="219" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20120119_hatta_wahari_dap_lim_guan_eng_01.jpg" vspace="8" width="350" />Dari
sudut organisasi, amatlah penting untuk proses pengkaderan baru
melibatkan sekelompok Melayu yang berpengaruh dalam segmen kepengaruhan
tertentu. Keterlibatan mereka mampu menonjolkan kesungguhan DAP untuk
dilihat secara praktikal adalah berbagai kaum secara lengkapnya. Tokoh
Melayu lain dalam DAP yang mula mengukir nama ialah seperti Zairil Khair
Johari (anak Khir Johari), Prof. Arifin Omar, Mohd Arif Sabri seorang <em>blogger</em>
yang terkenal dengan nama samaran Sokmongkol AK 47 dan mungkin ramai
lagi yang dah memasang niat untuk bersama DAP. Saya yakin untuk
memastikan Melayu dilihat ada tempat dalam DAP mereka akan diberi
kedudukan tertentu untuk ditonjolkan sebagai tokoh Melayu dalam DAP.<br /><br /><strong>Budaya</strong><br />Sebagai
parti yang lama DAP mempunyai budaya yang berakar umbi membentuk
identitinya. Ia cuba menonjolkan dirinya hari ini sebagai <em>"third wave socialist</em>"
yang mahukan keperluan pasaran yang lebih besar tetapi dengan
intervensi kerajaan yang lebih walaupun tetap mengekalkan nilai-nilai
sosialismenya. Ketegasan pada rasuah dan ketelusan dalam urusan
kerajaan serta kebebasan ruang demokrasi merupakan satu magnet yang
menarik orang ramai termasuk middle class Malay untuk memberikan
perhatian kepada model kerajaan DAP.<br /><br />Style orang DAP yang lebih
ringkas dan mudah boleh mencairkan orang Melayu yang dah bosan dengan
golongan borjoise politikus Melayu di mana persepsinya ialah golongan
ini meraih kemewahan yang diperolehi kerana politik perlindungan. Malah
kesederhanaan pemimpin DAP kadang-kadang "mengalah" pemimpin PAS
apabila dilihat dalam majlis-majlis tertentu. Ini budaya-budaya yang
perlu diperorangkan (<em>personalize</em>) supaya menjadi daya penarik
pada orang Melayu. Saya yakin ini juga adalah kempen senyap DAP untuk
mengaut sokongan orang Melayu.<br /><br /><strong>Cabaran Menanti</strong><br />Anjakan
DAP kepada mesra Melayu bukanlah jalan lurus yang dibentangkan
permaidani, ini adalah kerana pembudayaan politik Melayu begitu menebal
sehingga ia dilihat sebagai membuang air di daun keladi. Namun jika
kita membuat perbandingan usaha PAS yang berkonsepkan mesra kaum lain,
satu ketika dahulu ia dianggap mustahil tetapi kini PAS telah memetik
sebahagian hasilnya? Apakah perkara yang sama boleh dikatakan untuk
DAP?<br /><br />DAP juga perlu serius menanggap dirinya tidak anti Islam,
bukan dengan hanya memperuntukkan belanjawan yang lebih kepada
pentadbiran Islam di Pulau Pinang tetapi juga menjaga "mulut"
pemimpinnya yang mudah mengguris hati orang Melayu dan umat Islam.
Mereka perlu berhati-hati dalam isu agama dan sensitiviti undang-undang
Islam atau bercakap tentang hudud dalam konotasinya yang negatif. Lagi
satu kalaupun mahu menarik minat orang Melayu mereka tidak boleh dilihat
keterlaluan dalam menghuraikan isu Islam yang bidangnya terletak dalam
kerangka intelektual yang tinggi perdebatannya. Mengambil mudah isu-isu
Islam yang dihuraikan dari pemimpin DAP dalam ceramah-ceramah mereka
dikhuatiri akan back-fire retorik mesra Islam dan Melayu DAP.<br /><br /><strong>Perkembangan menarik</strong><br />Namun
setelah apa juga yang diperkatakan, perkembangan yang berlaku dalam
politik kepartian di Malaysia amatlah menarik. Bagi aktivis dan
pemerhati politik seperti saya perkembangan ini menandai nafas-nafas
akhir politik perkauman yang mencengkam politik Malaysia selama ini.
Satu hari nanti parti politik Malaysia tidak boleh dicamkan dengan pola
perkaumannya lagi kerana mereka sudah membebaskan diri dari pengecaman
itu.<br />
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<img align="left" alt="" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20110216_mujahid_05.jpg" vspace="8" />Yang
menjadi pengecaman nanti ialah apakah dasar yang diutarakan kepada
rakyat, mana-mana parti yang lebih menarik dasarya itulah yang menjadi
pilihan rakyat. Begitu juga menginstitusikan peribadi ahli politik
sebagai ikon yang disukai ramai akan menjadi trend politik kepartian di
masa hadapan. Sehingga semua itu terlaksana, yang penting ialah
prosesnya yang sedang bermula dengan kadar yang sungguh laju. Sementara
itu, PAS memerhatikan perkembangan DAP dengan penuh minat kerana dia
sudah ada pesaing baru selain pesaing tunggalnya selama ini, siapa lagi
kalau bukan UMNO!</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*Dr.Mujahid Yusof Rawa (gambar kiri) adalah ahli parlimen Parit Buntar, merangkap Pengerusi Perpaduan Nasional PAS.</span></div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-1781096615435717882012-01-23T14:55:00.000+08:002012-01-23T14:55:08.631+08:00Nik Aziz sedia isytihar harta jika diwajibkan<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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Abdul Aziz Nik Mat berkata, beliau tidak mempunyai sebarang masalah
untuk mengisytiharkan harta jika undang-undang menetapkan demikan.<br />
Beliau yang juga Mursyidul Am PAS berkata, isu pengisytiharan harta
baginya adalah benda kecil berbanding apa yang disebutnya
'pengisytiharan taqwa' kepada Allah SWT.<br />
“Nak isytihar harta itu perkara yang kedua, yang penting sekali
isytihar ketaqwaan diri, sejauhmana diri kita taqwa kepada Allah, di
sini silapnya golongan sekular.<br />
“Tapi saya tak ada harta, istihar apa yang ada sajalah ada tanah
sekeping dua peninggalan orang tua dulu,”ujarnya sambil ketawa kecil.<br />
Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditanya wartawan tentang kesediaannya berbuat demikian jika ianya disyaratkan.<br />
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Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM), sebelum ini
mencadangkan semua anggota pentadbiran persekutuan termasuk anggota
kabinet membuat pengisytiharan harta kepada suruhanjaya itu.<br />
Manakala, satu salinan perisytiharan itu pula perlu diserah kepada Perdana Menteri.<br />
Mengulas lanjut, Tuan Guru berkata, perisytiharan harta belum tentu
menjamin seseorang itu bebas dari segala rasuah dan salah guna kuasa.<br />
Apa yang penting katanya, pengistiharan taqwa yang merupakan kunci kepada sifat amanah dalam diri manusia.<br />
“Apa akan berlaku sekiranya seorang hakim yang tidak ada rasa taqwa,
sudah tentu dia akan terlibat dengan rasuah, begitu juga seorang anggota
polis atau keselamatan yang lain tidak ada nilai ketaqwaan, sudah tentu
mereka akan terlibat dengan rasuah,”ujarnya.<br />
Begitu juga seorang alim ulama yang tidak bertaqwa, golongan ini akan
membuat keputusan yang tidak sama terhadap satu perkara khususnya
berkenaan haram atau halal.<br />
Katanya, cadangan pengistiharan harta sudah lama, bagaimanapun ianya
masih gagal berikutan hingga kini masih berlaku kegiatan rasuah dan
salahlaku lain.<br />
Tegasnya, sekiranya ia wajib menurut undang-undang, beliau juga akan
meminta anggota-anggota exco kerajaan negeri berbuat demikian.<br />
Terdahulu, beliau menyempurnakan Penyampaian Watikah Perlantikan Penghulu Negeri Kelantan, di Putik, di sini tengah hari tadi.<br />
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Akibat trauma dengan keputusan mahkamah membebaskan Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim dari dakwaan liwat, media-media milik UMNO dengan pantas dan
terus-menerus menyerang Pakatan Rakyat.
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Daripada isu pemecatan Datuk Dr Hasan Ali yang mana lidah rasmi UMNO,
Utusan Malaysia, cuba menobatkannya sebagai pejuang Islam tulen dan
menggambarkan kononnya PAS sudah lari perjuangan asalnya, hinggalah
kepada isu perubahan portfolio agama Islam yang ditinggalkan oleh Hasan
di Selangor.<br />
Kini portfolio itu telah diambil alih oleh Menteri Besar Tan Sri
Khalid Ibrahim. Portfolio baru Belia dan Sukan diberikan kepada Exco
yang baru, iaitu Dr. Ahmad Yunus Hairi dari PAS yang menggantikan Hasan.<br />
<a name='more'></a>Perubahan ini dianggap oleh Utusan dan konco-konco UMNO sebagai
memalukan PAS. Mereka mempropagandakan bahawa portfolio Islam adalah
milik PAS seperti Melayu milik UMNO sejak azali.<br />
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<strong>Pakej propaganda</strong><br />
Tidak menghairankan bagaimana idea untuk menggambarkan Hasan Ali
sebagai pejuang Melayu Islam yang tulen – setulen UMNO agaknya – dan
menggambarkan seolah-olah dalam Pakatan Rakyat, hanya PAS sahaja yang
mampu membela Islam.<br />
Pakejnya mudah iaitu, UMNO mahu dilihat sebagai pejuang Melayu dan
Islam sebagai hak istimewa PAS. Pakej Islam dan Melayu ini adalah agenda
perpaduan yang diimpikan oleh UMNO dan beberapa kerat pemimpin PAS
termasuk Hasan Ali.<br />
Matlamat ini hanya untuk memecahkan kesatuan Pakatan Rakyat. Itu
sahaja niat suci mereka untuk terus berkuasa dan mencuri harta negara.
Tiada kaitan dengan Melayu atau Islam.<br />
Mentaliti mengatakan bahawa Melayu hanya mampu dibela oleh UMNO
adalah manifestasi kewujudan UMNO itu sendiri. Tafsiran pemimpin UMNO
hari ini ialah UMNO adalah parti satu kaum, oleh satu kaum dan untuk
satu kaum sahaja.<br />
Ia berbeza dengan semangat kelahiran UMNO pada 1946 yang mahu membela
Melayu kerana situasi hari ini lebih menunjukkan bahawa parti itu hanya
mahu memastikan para pemimpin elit, keluarga dan kroni mereka sahaja
mendapat pembelaan, dan bukannya umat Melayu keseluruhannya.<br />
Kita dapat lihat bahawa dalam Barisan Nasional, UMNO menjadi dominan
bukan hanya dengan nombor atau jumlah kerusi tetapi UMNO membolot semua
hak-hak parti dan kaum lain termasuk wang dan khazanahnya. MIC, MCA,
Gerakan dan yang lain hanya menjadi kuda tunggangan UMNO.<br />
Adakah ini bermakna UMNO hebat kerana berjaya menundukkan parti-parti
lain? Dari satu sudut, jawapannya ialah ya. Dari sudut yang lain pula,
walau pun parti-parti komponen BN hanya menjadi kuda tunggangan UMNO,
para kapitalis kaum-kaum lain mengaut keuntungan hasil persahabatan para
pemimpin elit UMNO.<br />
Yang terpinggir adalah rakyat, termasuk orang Melayu dan kaum-kaum lain sendiri akibat permainan politik UMNO-BN.<br />
Untuk mengabui mata rakyat, isu emosi kaum dan agama terus dimainkan.
Oleh kerana UMNO mempunyai mimpi ngeri dengan Anwar Ibrahim, maka PAS
cuba dipujuk, diserang dan dikelirukan semata-mata kerana tidak mahu
melihatnya berkawan dengan PKR dan DAP.<br />
Maklumlah UMNO tidak akan berjaya memujuk dan berkawan dengan PKR
kerana ramai pemimpin dan ahli parti itu adalah bekas UMNO yang benci
dengannya. DAP pula tidak boleh dijadikan kawan kerana ketulusan dan
kelurusan (skema) kepimpinannya menyukarkan UMNO yang penuh intrik dan
korupsi berkawan dengan DAP.<br />
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<strong>Monopoli kuasa</strong><br />
Kini propaganda untuk memilikkan agama Islam itu kepada PAS begitu
hebat diheboh-hebohkan. Inilah peluru terakhir yang masih tinggal untuk
UMNO bermain politik dengan PAS dan memecahkan-belahkan Pakatan Rakyat.<br />
Kita tidak perlu merasa pelik bagaimana UMNO kini cuba
menginstitusikan agama Islam sebagaimana mereka telah menginstitusikan
kaum Melayu hingga fikrah kaum beku dan jumud di bawah ketiak UMNO.<br />
Melalui penerusan Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB) yang sudah melanggar
matlamat asalnya, UMNO berjaya menginstitusikan Melayu dengan
melahirkan kaum yang tidak boleh berdikari dan bersaing di pentas
terbuka.<br />
Siapa yang mengajar mentaliti subsidi? Siapa yang mengajar pencapaian
berdasarkan kuota, bukan merit? Siapa yang menakut-nakutkan Melayu
dengan kaum-kaum dan agama-agama lain?<br />
Inilah contoh bagaimana Melayu dan agama diinstitusikan oleh UMNO
agar orang Melayu terus bergantung dengan UMNO. Di sinilah UMNO mendapat
punca kuasa.<br />
Hakikatnya, agama adalah milik penganutnya. Setiap Muslim
bertanggungjawab untuk menjaga, menyucikan dan membaja kesuburan agama
mereka agar tidak dijadikan berhala atau dimanipulasikan untuk
kepentingan peribadi.<br />
Manusia menyembah tuhan, bukan menyembah agama. Jika agama
diinstitusikan seperti mana amalan UMNO itu, maka niat murni agama akan
rosak binasa.<br />
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<strong>Pakatan Rakyat mendepani zaman</strong><br />
Menteri Besar Selangor adalah seorang Melayu yang beragama Islam.
Khalid berhak untuk memegang portfolio itu berdasarkan keislamannya. Apa
lagi yang diperlukan untuk menjaga hal-ehwal Islam selain dari
keislamannya sendiri?<br />
UMNO cukup suka jika PAS hanya tahu jaga hal-ehwal Islam kerana
menganggap para pemimpin dan ahli PAS tidak cerdik dan tidak tahu
apa-apa tentang ekonomi, pelaburan, teknologi, sains, perundangan, hak
asasi, demokrasi dan sebagainya.<br />
Semata-mata kerana UMNO pernah berjaya memanipulasi PAS sewaktu
penubuhan BN pada awal 1970-an dahulu, para pemimpin mereka yakin PAS
boleh ditipu sekali lagi. Kerana pemimpin UMNO tahu, tanpa PAS, Pakatan
Rakyat akan tersungkur.<br />
Memang niat para pemimpin UMNO itu satu penghinaan kepada PAS yang
kini bukan sahaja para ulamaknya terdedah kepada teknologi dan amalan
politik moden tetapi juga ia dianggotai oleh ramai professional,
termasuk doktor, jurutera, peguam, arkitek dan akauntan.<br />
Malah, ahli-ahli PAS di kampung-kampung juga, khususnya golongan
muda, adalah dari kalangan yang berpendidikan serta sedar tentang
penggunaan teknologi maklumat dan hal-ehwal semasa.<br />
Sudah sampai masanya PAS menolak pujuk rayu UMNO dan bersedia bersama DAP dan PKR untuk memerintah negara.<br />
Bersama Pakatan, PAS tidak akan dihina dengan sekadar portfolio agama
dalam erti kata yang sempit tetapi sama-sama menggembleng tenaga
menangani isu-isu ekonomi, pendidikan, belia, sains dan teknologi,
demokrasi dan hak asasi.<br />
Bersama Pakatan, PAS tidak akan menjadi pak lebai tukang angguk
kepada rasuah, penyalahgunaan kuasa dan kronisme. Sebaliknya PAS
berperanan besar secara bersama dengan PKR dan DAP untuk menggubal serta
melaksanakan dasar-dasar tentang alam sekitar, perladangan, kesihatan,
pengajian tinggi, undang-undang, hal-ehwal pekerja dan dasar luar
negara.<br />
Bersama Pakatan, PAS tidak akan menjadi Quran buruk di atas almari
usang. PAS akan proaktif dalam isu-isu rakyat dan masyarakat dalam
konsep kebulatan suara untuk menegakkan keadilan, demokrasi, hak asasi
dan peluang saksama tanpa mengira kaum dan agama. <span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;">– Roketkini.com</span>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-84433976429023704992012-01-22T22:32:00.002+08:002012-01-22T22:32:54.931+08:00Ekonomi bersih dan adil akan makmurkan negara, kata DAP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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KUALA LUMPUR, 22 JAN: Hanya dasar ekonomi yang bersih, adil, berdaya
saing, meningkatkan taraf hidup rakyat serta membawa pulang pakar-pakar
kembali ke tanah air dapat menjayakan transformasi menjadikan Malaysia
negara berpendapatan tinggi.<br />
Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng berkata Tahun Baru Cina kali ini
dengan perwatakan naga air adalah masa permulaan yang paling sesuai
untuk rakyat Malaysia melakukan perubahan dan trasnformasi besar itu.<br />
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“Amalan sekarang yang korup, lapuk tanpa tender terbuka dan hanya
menguntungkan kroni akan merudumkan Malaysia,” katanya dalam perutusan
Tahun Baru Cina 2012.<br />
Menurutnya, kegagalan Malaysia bersaing di peringkat serantau dan
antarabangsa dibebankan lagi dengan penghijaran pakar-pakar dan tenaga
kerja tempatan ke luar negara.<br />
Beliau yang juga Ahli Parlimen Bagan berkata pihak kerajaan
UMNO-Barisan Nasional sendiri telah mengakui bahawa lebih 2 juta rakyat
Malaysia telah meninggalkan negara sejak Merdeka.<br />
“Malah ramai rakyat Malaysia yang mempunyai status pemastautin tetap (PR – <em>permanent resident</em>) di negara-negara asing termasuk menteri dan bekas-bekas menteri kita,” tambah beliau.<br />
Beliau menjelaskan tiada siapa yang menyalahkan dua juta rakyat yang
telah berhijrah ini kerana dasar-dasar yang telah dan sedang
dilaksanakan oleh UMNO-BN lebih menekankan kepada politik pecah-belah
dan politik benci, dan bukannya berteraskan prestasi yang mencipta hasil
dan kejayaan.<br />
Beliau turut memberi contoh bagaimana guru-guru sementara sekolah
rendah jenis kebangsaan Cina yang dikurangkan faedah mereka tanpa
sebarang rundingan.<br />
Katanya jika kerajaan UMNO-BN menambah atau sekurang-kurangnya
mengekalkan faedah yang mereka terima selama ini, peruntukannya tidak
akan mencecah RM250 juta seperti mana yang diberikan kepada National
Feedlot Corporation (NFC) untuk menternak lembu tetapi sebaliknya wang
digunakan bagi membeli kondominium mewah.<br />
“Mengapa membenarkan segelintir kroni mendapat untung besar luar biasa sedangkan 28 juta rakyat Malaysia merana?<br />
“Sebagai contoh, untuk membina Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan memakan
belanja RM6 bilion. Tetapi syarikat pengendali tol sudah mengutip RM24.3
bilion pada 31 Disember 2010 dan dibenarkan untuk terus mengutip tol
sehingga tahun 2038, dan menaikkan tol setiap tahun!” katanya.<br />
Seperti yang dijelaskannya sebelum ini, beliau menyatakan bahawa oleh
kerana syarikat pengendali tol telah membuat keuntungan RM18. 3 bilion,
tidak ada sebab mengapa tol tidak boleh dimansuhkan sama sekali.<br />
Guan Eng yang juga Adun Air Putih berkata lebih ramai rakyat Malaysia
akan meninggalkan negara jika kerajaan pusat UMNO-BN terus menyalahkan
kaum Cina khususnya apabila dasar-dasar dan program-program mereka gagal
serta menjadikan kaum Cina sebagai kambing hitam untuk menakutkan orang
Melayu.<br />
“Bagaimana orang Cina Malaysia boleh menjadi ancaman kepada orang
Melayu apabila semua sektor-sektor penting ekonomi masa kini seperti
perbankan, insurans, pelabuhan, konsesi tol dan infrastruktur lebuh
raya, industri kenderaan, pengeluar tenaga bebas (IPP), gula, beras,
tepung, hasil-hasil perladangan, minyak dan gas semuanya sudah
didominasi oleh (korporat) Melayu?<br />
“Kita mesti membesar dengan yakin kepada kebolehan kita sendiri,
saling percaya-mempercayai dan bertekad bahawa sebagai rakyat Malaysia,
kaum Melayu dan bukan Melayu, sama-masa boleh menjadi jaguh dunia.<br />
“Anak-anak Melayu dan bukan Melayu mesti membesar dalam suasana di
mana mereka saling hormat-menghormati antara satu sama lain, dan hanya
membenci korupsi,” ujarnya.<span style="color: #666666; font-size: xx-small;">- Roketkini.com</span>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-66737330909014133182012-01-22T22:26:00.000+08:002012-01-22T22:26:37.803+08:00Ah Wah Gor memintas Ah Jib Gor dalam 24 jam!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Sekali lagi Najib Razak tersungkur di
gelanggang internet, apabila terbuka untuk persaingan bebas tanpa
sekatan. Apa tidaknya, usaha Najib untuk mendampingi warga internet
Cina terus digagalkan, apabila mengundang pelbagai reaksi negatif - yang
dijelmakan dengan pendekatan yang cukup "kreatif".<br /><br /><img align="left" alt="" height="201" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20120121_anwar_fb_ahwahgor.jpg" vspace="8" width="320" />Bermula dengan laman sosial <em>Facebook</em>
versi bahasa Cinanya yang dibanjiri sindiran dan kritikan tajam,
seterusnya diperlekehkan pula apabila warga internet menubuhkan laman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E9%98%BFJIB%E5%AB%82/283808521676944"><em>Ah Jib Soh</em></a> (makcik Ah Jib, merujuk kepada isteri PM), dan terkini, laman sosial <em>Facebook</em> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a> (merujuk Anwar Ibrahim) - menarik bilangan peminat yang lebih daripada <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a> dalam tempoh 24 jam selepas ditubuhkan.</div>
<a name='more'></a>Sejumlah 14,697 orang warga internet yang menekan butang "<em>like</em>" di laman rasmi <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a> pada jam 7.16 petang 21 Januari 2012, longgakan sejak ditubuhkan pada 13 Januari 2012. Sementara <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a>, yang ditubuhkan pada 20 Januari 2012, mencatat 18,594 "<em>like</em>" pada masa yang sama. Malah, menurut admin <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a>, laman ini berjaya memintas <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a> dalam tempoh 19 jam. Sehingga jam 12.26 awal pagi 22 Januari, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a> mencatat 15,418 like, sementara <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a> mencatat 24,890 like.<br /><br /><img align="right" alt="" height="244" hspace="8" src="http://www.merdekareview.com/image_files/news/20120117_fb_ajibgor.jpg" vspace="8" width="350" />Perlu diingatkan bahawa laman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a>
adalah laman sosial rasmi versi bahasa Cina untuk Najib, dikesahkan
Setiausaha Politiknya Wong Nai Chee, malah sesetengah soalan yang
diajukan dijawab oleh Najib sendiri, sebelum diterjemahkan, menurut Wong
Nai Chee.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a>
pula, ditubuhkan oleh penyokong Anwar Ibrahim secara tidak rasmi,
menyatakan bahawa tujuannya bukan sekadar untuk memintas bilangan
peminat Najib, tetapi ia adalah "pertarungan maya" sokongan kedua-duanya
- untuk menaikkan semangat orang ramai. Malah, admin <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a>
mengalu-alukan "perbincangan politik", dengan peringatan agar warga
internet tidak menggunakan ruang itu untuk serangan peribadi, penghinaan
terhadap agama dan institusi Raja.<br /><br />Pengamatan <a href="http://www.merdekareview.com/bm"><em>MerdekaReview</em></a> mendapati kebanyakan komen yang ditinggalkan di laman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a>
adalah positif untuk Anwar Ibrahim - luahan sokongan terhadap Ketua
Pembangkang Parlimen ini. Malah ada yang menyifatkan pertarungan antara
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/brotheranwar?sk=wall&filter=1"><em>Ah Wah Gor</em></a> dengan <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a> sebagai pemilihan calon Perdana Menteri dalam PRU 13.<br /><br />Sementara <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ahjibgor?sk=wall&filter=2"><em>Ah Jib Gor</em></a>
pula masih dibanjiri komen yang negatif terhadap Perdana Menteri,
meskipun komen yang emosi telah berkurang (tidak pasti dipadamkan atau
kerana disiplin warga internet), namun kritikan dan soalan yang tajam
terus diajukan.<br /><br />Pada masa yang sama, laman <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E9%98%BFJIB%E5%AB%82/283808521676944"><em>Ah Jib Soh</em></a>
pula mencatat 8,018 like pada jam 12.26 awal pagi 22 Januari 2012.
Identiti adminnya tidak diketahui, tetapi dengan terang-terang
"menyamar" sebagai isteri PM melalui status yang diperbarui. Dengan
status yang bernada "sindir" dan jelas untuk memerli isteri PM, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E9%98%BFJIB%E5%AB%82/283808521676944"><em>Ah Jib Soh</em></a> kini menjadi "penghibur" kepada peminatnya.<br />
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<strong>Baca: <a href="http://www.merdekareview.com/bm/news.php?n=12660">Sindiran banjiri laman Facebook Najib versi bahasa Cina</a></strong></div>
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verdict in the Anwar Ibrahim sodomy trial, the former deputy prime
minister was taken aback. Ibrahim, 64, told reporters after his release
on January 9, "To be honest, I am a little surprised." The final scene
of the 13-year politico-legal drama was over faster than anyone
expected. Judge Zabidin Mohamad Diah took only two minutes to give his
ruling, saying DNA samples used as evidence might have been contaminated
and that he could not convict in the absence of other corroborating
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The judgment has brought the curtains down on one of the most
controversial chapters in Malaysian political history. Ibrahim has been
on trial for sodomy twice and has always maintained that the charges
were politically motivated. He was deputy prime minister between 1993
and 1998. Ibrahim was booted out of the government in 1998 for
challenging the authority of then prime minister Mahathir Mohamad. In
1999, Ibrahim was sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, and
in 2000, to another nine years on charges of sodomy. The court reversed
the second sentence in 2004, paving the way for his release. In July
2008, he was arrested again on sodomy charges, just after he had led a
three-party Opposition coalition to unexpected success in the elections.<br />
Ibrahim has gone on to become a symbol for change in not just
Malaysia but across the region. He brought the Opposition together,
posing a challenge to the ruling National Front.<br />
So what does the verdict mean for Malaysia? Has the victory given
Ibrahim an edge over his fiercest critic and rival, Prime Minister Najib
Razak? Professor James Chin at Monash University in Malaysia believes
the acquittal does not really do much for Ibrahim. He says, "The sodomy
issue would have been more effective had Anwar been found guilty. But
now it is unlikely to be a major campaign issue." Political analyst Ooi
Kee Beng explains, "One of the biggest challenges for the Pakatan Rakyat
(the three-party Opposition coalition) is to convince voters that it
has the leaders needed for a change in paradigm."<br />
Other Malaysian political analysts see the verdict as a sign that the
judiciary in Malaysia is really independent. They say it disproves
Ibrahim's claims about government interference in the judiciary,
especially since Judge Diah had earlier come under fire from his counsel
for being biased.<br />
Ibrahim's camp, led by stalwarts including Azmin Ali, deputy
president of his party, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, is thrilled with the
acquittal. "This is not justice for Ibrahim alone, but for all those who
care about freedom and justice," says Ali. He adds, "We will continue
to explain to people that Ibrahim is a victim of a malicious
conspiracy." But Ali is also quick to counter claims about the
judiciary's independence. He says that is a claim made by Razak and
Mahathir. The deputy chief of the Keadilan party says public perception
is very different. "Malaysians feel there is a need for reform in the
judicial system, and there are very few judges left who speak from their
conscience," he claims.<br />
So how does the verdict change the face of Malaysian politics? Both
sides have different views on its impact. Azmi Anshar, chief editor of
one of Malaysia's most prominent dailies, The New Straits Times,
believes this will finally end Ibrahim's "unfair advantage" over his
rivals. Says Anshar, "In the past 42 months, since the accusations
against Ibrahim were first made, he has used the court solely as a
political campaign platform. Now he can no longer use court for
political sermons and that will even out the playing field." He
believes, "Ibrahim will use his freedom to claim that the government
tried to fix him, and that his victory was just a fluke."<br />
The impact of this verdict will most certainly be seen in the
forthcoming polls, as Razak tries to hold on to power and Ibrahim's
attempts to improve upon his three-party coalition's 2008 success.
Elections in Malaysia could be held anytime between June 2012 and March
2013, say analysts.<br />
Cleared of the sodomy charge, Ibrahim is all set to hit the campaign
trail. He will use the verdict to galvanise the Opposition. "We are
ready for any eventuality; we have been ready for elections for over a
year now. The verdict has given us confidence that we can capture
Putrajaya (the federal administrative centre of Malaysia)," says Ali.<br />
Anshar believes Razak has an edge. He says, "Either a status quo will
be maintained or the government will scrape through. But it will be
wrong to underestimate the popularity of Razak, who managed to draw in
the support of many disgruntled voters during his last campaign."<br />
Now that he is a free man, unless the Government appeals, Ibrahim
seems to be even more determined to ensure that his three-party
Opposition coalition is a force to reckon with in Malaysian politics.
This was foremost on his mind as he walked out of the court on January
9. He tweeted moments after the judgment, "In the coming elections, the
voice of the people will be heard, and this corrupt government will be
toppled from its pedestal of power."<br />
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-45715213757993914452012-01-22T15:29:00.002+08:002012-01-22T15:29:44.405+08:00Walk your talk and not talk your walk: Lessons still unlearnt by 'Big Mama' and 'Ah Jib Gor'<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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around, and like always before, Rosmah is making heads turn for all the
bad reasons.<br />
The widely reported holiday-cum-shopping spree she indulged in is
making its round both in the local and foreign circuit. This consistent
portrayal of a free-spending-mama story is not and will not do any good
for our ‘First Lady’; definitely not for her man-at-the-helm of national
governance; and without doubt it will only keep eroding Malaysia’s
public rating.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Bazooka for the mind!</strong></span><br />
It really bazooka’s one’s mind when you take into account all the bad
publicity that Rosmah has garnered for herself all these years. One
then wonders why?<br />
Why is it that, she is the only spouse of any prime minister in the
country’s entire history who has been raking in so much of mud-slinging?
Surely, the ‘First Ladies’ of yester-years too have had holidays;
surely they had shopping therapies; surely they too lived-off on the
rakyat’s approval.<br />
But how come they all never earned the wrath of the rakyat? Just take
a look at the Tun Doctor Mahathir himself. Despite growing local and
global attacks on him for all his misdeeds – as can be accessed from the
media bashing, not a single pebble has been thrown at his devoted wife.
None to this day.<br />
But why is it not the same with Rosmah who is now been widely referred to at the warongs as ‘Big Mama’?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Big Mama</strong></span><br />
It appears that there is only one way to explain all of this. The
world has not forgotten the’ Sins of Imelda’. And the world will not
forgive such sins that easily either.<br />
Then the situation begs another question: Why can’t the prime
minister and his wife set the example by walking the talk instead of
letting the talking of their walk torpedo?<br />
In the first place, here is a prime minister who is preaching and
cajoling the rakyat to strive after moderation. Here is a leader telling
his people to tighten their belts and get ready for hard times ahead.<br />
Then why can’t he and his wife spend a well deserved holiday in
Langkawi and go shopping at Times Square instead of splashing in
Australia?<br />
Then why can’t Rosmah while holidaying in Langkawi, organize a
Charity Sale of her expiring wardrobe collections and donate that money
to the orphans? Instead she chose to spend the reported RM300,000 to
create another new range in her wardrobe.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Why can't they change?</strong></span><br />
She already has a diamond ring fiasco and an animal skin handbag to
boot with, which is still fresh in the hearts of the rakyat. Why get
into more seemingly ‘Sinful-Imelda’ dramas again and again?<br />
Are the rakyat so mean to have to only target her all the time? Are
the opposition leaders so vain and bankrupt that they are the ones
alleged to be behind all these smearing?<br />
Can anyone out there please help solve this stigma-puzzle?<br />
Indeed Malaysia’s image and reputation has been battered by so many
reports about Rosmah. It is leaving the rakyat without much choice but
to now have to merely talk the First Couple’s walk in view of their
zerorized 'walk the talk'.<br />
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In recent months, many groups have risen to stake their claim on the
reform movement now sweeping through Malaysia. No doubt, having more
voices speaking out against injustice, corruption and promoting civil
liberties is a good thing, yet too many heads singing their own tunes
may in fact cripple rather than help the reform movement here, or
anywhere else in the world. As they say, too many cooks spoil the broth.<br />
The issue is one of coordination and cohesiveness of information. All
members of the reform movement have to speak and think the same agenda.
There is no point speaking of reforms when each component is on a
different page and speaking in their own language.<br />
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The activation of groups like the pro-opposition bloggers calling
themselves “Aktivis 901” is a good sign that concerned citizens are
banding together of their own volition to push the agenda of reforms
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Welcome Aktivis 901</strong></span><br />
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while we have groups like the Bersih coalition showing success in
pushing the agenda for clean and fair elections in Malaysia, both
locally and international, “Aktivis 901” has set it’s sights on
countering the Barisan Nasional (BN) cyber-troopers on the Internet
turf.<br />
Its coordinator Azura Aziz added that “Aktivis 901” would also ensure
Malaysians abroad are kept abreast of the current political scenario in
their home country. “We decided to build a group, a non-governmental
organisation to bring forward all pro-PR bloggers … to bring out issues
and also to counter what the pro-BN bloggers are doing.<br />
“We are working with bloggers overseas — from Perth, the United
Kingdom and Jakarta — to spread the word,” she said during a recent
press conference with Wanita PKR chief Zuraidah Kamaruddin.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Band together</strong></span><br />
<img border="0" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSaeFJDLeBpc-GyvHwvWlLHJK0LlP2da7zClbD5QnXs2tkOIGnBlA" style="float: right;" width="150" />No
doubt, faced with the non-stop onslaught from the main stream media,
the Pakatan camp needs all the help it can get and Aktivis 901 is a sure
welcome ray of sunshine. Its enthusiasm is infectious and priceless in a
war that is bound to be intense, prolonged and uphill all the way..<br />
But the real deal is in winning the hearts and minds of those
residing in Malaysia. And though working with bloggers overseas is good,
Pakatan could also do with bloggers that work the home-front too. And
for a majority of Malaysians, reading news off the Internet may not be
the norm.<br />
And to tackle this, groups like “Aktivis 901” and the Anything But
UMNO (ABU) movement should work together. ABU is helmed by a coalition
of citizen initiated groups. who have tasked themselves with ensuring
that the voter community in Malaysia vote Pakatan into government.<br />
In the 2008 elections, Pakatan Rakyat garnered close to 50% of the
popular votes. BN only managed to hold government by virtue of winning
the larger number of parliament seats, which is something it
accomplished due to its successful use of gerrymandering. The Malay vote
alone, requires a tip of 5% in Pakatan’s favor to clear a path to
Putrajaya.<br />
For this to work, all these pro-Pakatan groups have to ensure that
more voters come out on polling date. Out of the 15 million registered
voters, only 11 million turned out to vote in 2008. So it would be far
more advantageous to Pakatan if these groups could help to encourage
more voters to come out and vote. And of course, to vote Pakatan.<br />
<br />
<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Walk together</strong></span><br />
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style="float: right;" width="250" />Already,
the BN government has taken notice of these pro-opposition groups. With
the likes of Nazri Aziz already issuing warnings that if Bersih 3.0
takes to the street; action will be taken against them.<br />
This is a government that is scared if its citizens banding together.
In their minds, anyone that subscribes to an agenda other than the one
BN allows, is the enemy. And this is the out-dated song BN is singing.<br />
What is so deadly wrong if citizens band together to speak their
mind? What rationale does BN subscribe to that allows it to turn on its
own people?<br />
Thus, for the reform movement to be successful, a coordinated effort by all those striving for change in Malaysia is needed.<br />
A band of brothers and sisters who will walk together to dismantle
the rot within the nation. It is right, that the government should fear
the people and not the people fear the government.<br />
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fair, competitive and improves the well-being of the people as well as
attract back talented Malaysians that can help transform Malaysia into a
high-income nation enjoyed by all. What better time than the year of
the water dragon to initiate such changes so that the coming general
elections marks the new beginning that would be enjoyed by all
Malaysians rich and poor by 2020.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: blue;">Present policies which are corrupt, opaque with no open tenders and benefits only certain cronies </span></strong>would
only bring Malaysia backwards. A good comparison is South Korea. In
1970, Malaysia’s Gross National Income(GNI) per capita was USD 380 as
compared to South Korea USD 260. But 40 years later in 2010, Malaysia’s
GNI per capita was at USD 7,760 while South Korea had exceeded us by
almost 3 times at USD19,890 (World Bank)<br />
<a name='more'></a><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Malaysia’s failure to compete is compounded by the horde of Malaysians leaving</strong></span>.
Even the BN government concedes that 2 million Malaysians have left the
country since Merdeka in 1957. Countless Malaysians have PR in foreign
countries including present Ministers and former Ministers. No one
blames the 2 million Malaysians for leaving when the present policies
stresses more on politics of division and hate than results-oriented
performance drive our best and brightest away.<br /> <br /> A recent example is the<strong><span style="color: blue;"> unfair, harsh and humiliating treatment of temporary Chinese primary school teachers</span></strong>
by reducing their benefits arbitrarily without any consultation. How
much will it cost the Federal government to continue maintaining
existing benefits or even increasing them to temporary teachers? I doubt
that such costs will exceed the RM250 million National Feedlot
Corporation scandal where money meant for rearing cows is used instead
to purchase luxury condos.<br /> <br /> <strong><span style="color: blue;">Why allow the few cronies to earn extraordinary profits at the expense of 28 million Malaysians.</span></strong>
For instance, it took RM 6 billion to build the North-South Highway.
But the toll operators have collected RM 24.3 billion as at 31.12.2010
and yet can continue to collect toll till end 2038 and increase toll
every year! As the toll operators have already made RM18.3 billion in
profits, there is no reason why toll can not be abolished.<br /> <strong><br /> </strong><span style="color: black;">Even more talented Malaysians will leave if</span><strong><span style="color: blue;"> BN continues to blame the Chinese and minorities</span></strong><span style="color: black;"> for the federal government’s failed policies or use the Chinese threat to frighten the Malays.</span>
How can the Chinese be a threat to Malays when critical economic
sectors such as banking, insurance, ports, highway toll concessions and
infrastructure, transport, automotive industry, IPPs, sugar, rice,
flour, plantation products, oil and gas are dominated by Malays?<br /> <br /> <span style="color: black;">We
must grow up believing in our abilities, trusting each other and have
faith that Malays and non-Malays can be world champions.</span> <span style="color: blue;"><strong>Malays and non-Malay kids must grow up respecting each other as Malaysians and hating only corruption.<span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong></span><span style="color: blue;"><strong>2000-9 is the lost decade of corruption where RM1,077 billion of “black money” was illicitly and secretly taken out of Malaysia.</strong></span><br /> <br />
Enough is enough! Let us implement policies that will stop corruption,
wipe out poverty, attract back Malaysian talents so that Malaysia can<br /> be a high-income nation enjoyed by everyone regardless of race, religion or gender.<br /> <br />
Let us welcome the Year of the Dragon by implementing policies that are
clean, fair, competitive and improves our standard of living. Happy
Chinese New Year!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>Lim Guan Eng is the DAP secretary-general and the Penang Chief Minister </strong></span></div>
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1386340647666698900.post-24893140447205962892012-01-22T15:22:00.001+08:002012-01-22T15:22:12.041+08:00BN is not forever, nor is Mahathirism: Malaysia already a worldwide joke<div class="itemRatingBlock">
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<a href="http://malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/6b8a44bba61a828d9b17e7255f4f446e_S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="BN is not forever, nor is Mahathirism: Malaysia already a worldwide joke" border="0" height="200" src="http://malaysia-chronicle.com/media/k2/items/cache/6b8a44bba61a828d9b17e7255f4f446e_S.jpg" style="height: auto; width: 200px;" width="200" /></a>This past decade has seen Malaysian politics boil and simmer,
simmer and boil again. All these are puncturing too many holes in the
armour of our economy while steadily shredding at the seams of our
social cohesion.<br />
For how long will we continue to be battered by the politicians who
are hell bent in their determination to hold on to power is even beyond
the soothsayers prediction.<br />
But as long as BN politicians are determined and resolute to remain
in power at all costs – even at the expense of democratic principles,
then this nation will only sink deeper into the gutters of a failed
nation status.<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong> “Tak tahu lah apa sudah jadi sekarang…”</strong></span><br />
Looking at the daily unfolding of political drama after drama, it is
everyone’s best bet that the rakyat are increasingly getting fed up.
Like in all nations across the globe, perhaps our youth will when tested
to the limits someday soon, burst the seams of social order.<br />
Is this what the BN is waiting and plotting for?<br />
Not only are we the citizens worried about the looming global
financial crisis, but even trying to grapple with the runaway cost of
living is already a nightmare.<br />
Civil servants are also scoffing at all the political rubbish piling
up. Same too goes to our men and women in blue. Talk to them over a cup
of teh tarik and they will not shy from telling you “tak’tahu lah apa
sudah jadi sekarang…”<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Bankrupt leadership the cause</strong></span><br />
Whichever camp you belong to, let us face the fact: By virtue of the
fact that BN has been in command of the nation’s political governance
all these decades since independence, it must take absolute
responsibility for the current state of crisis waiting to explode.<br />
What BN is contributing and experiencing speaks volumes about a a
bankrupt leadership. And one need not be a management guru or leadership
expert to decipher this, really.<br />
BN should not blame the rakyat or the opposition camp for the state
of mismananged politics and bad governance thta BN is being labelled
with. If only BN had led wisely, the opposition would not be a threat;
if only BN politicians had not succumed to greed and corruption, BN
would not have the rakyat abandoning them.<br />
BN, you got it?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Respect the people's wishes</strong></span><br />
If truly BN loves this nation and believes in God, King and Citizens,
then it should immediately disband parliament, call for democratic
elections and let the people decide who and what they want.<br />
And if people choose BN again, then walk in and get on with the
business entrusted. If they lose, then pack and leave peacefully with a
resolute will to be more transformed to the liking of the electorate by
the next general elections.<br />
BN must stop all these political scheming, talking down to the
populace, dishing out threats, continuing to wallow in corruption and
scaffolding individuals in their camp who have been alleged to have
amassed illicit wealth, testing the justice system of the nation, and
what not.<br />
Already the longest serving prime minister has failed the citizens
miserably. Instead of using his track record, power and influence to
show the erring politicians the way forward, he has today become the
ridicule of the entire nation. Even senior journalists in neighboring
countries have not sparred their ink on the Tun Dr M. Why?<br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><strong>Malaysia already a worldwide joke</strong></span><br />
For those of us who travel in and out of the country, we have
first-hand experience of how many citizens in other countries are
beginning to look at Malaysia with greater suspicion.<br />
It could be far worse with potential investors though. In fact even
newspapers in other countries are beginning to identify the serious
state of political affairs in the country.<br />
If there is any word that can best describe our current situation, it is this: We are in a mess.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>J. D. Lovrenciear reads Malaysia Chronicle</strong></span></div>
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</div>Nauticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03786463066611047462noreply@blogger.com0