Will 'Senator Rosmah' emerge to help Najib put the economy 'right'?

Recent attempts by Prime Minister Najib Razak's family to make a mark in the Malaysian corporate world have been widely criticized - as usual on the quiet by market practitioners and professionals fearful of losing their own cushy jobs and deals.
But even the most die-hard BN loyalists can no longer doubt that First Lady Rosmah Mansor has not lost her thirst to play a bigger and perhaps even official role in the Malaysian economy. This is bound to upset her critics, who are already grousing that her role is mere perfunctory and cannot be executive because she is not elected.
"Unless Najib appoints her to the Senate, she has no say in the affairs of the state except for sharing her opinions and advising Najib on a personal basis. Other than that she should not meddle," PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.

Penang CM and exco members declare assets

GEORGE TOWN- The Penang government on Thursday declared the assets of all 11 state executive councillors, including Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, to the public.
The declaration included assets as at March 8, 2008, and Dec 31 2011.
Copies of the forms were distributed to the media at Komtar Thursday morning.
Lim said that with the declaration, the personal obligation and political commitment of the Pakatan Rakyat government had been fulfilled.
"We have proven that we are more transparent in administration.
"We have shown that we are serious about national integrity by publicly declaring the personal assets of our topmost officials,” he said.

-TheStar

KITA members dissolve Malacca branch, join PKR

MALACCA- The state Parti Kita branch has been dissolved, with 60 members quitting the party, its chief Hashim Puteh said Wednesday.
He claimed the members of the branch, which was established on June 12 last year, had lost confidence in the leadership of party president Datuk Zaid Ibrahim. He added that the party's central leadership did not have an action plan or programme to resolve the people's problems, which formed the basis of the party's struggle.
All of those who quit the party have joined the Tangga Batu PKR division.

-TheStar

Misleading the people again with Utusan lies: When will Umno ever learn?

Repeating the lunacy that grips the mainstream media each time UMNO tries to get itself out of trouble, its newspaper Utusan Malaysia has insisted that it was the participants of the 901 Free Anwar Rally who brought in explosives and set them off.
Quoting unnamed police sources, Utusan featured this bit of news as its headliner two days after the acquital of Anwar Ibrahim, so as to suggest the explosions were the fault of the opposition and not the police or the Najib administration.
It seems Utusan has a better investigative team than even the police. After all, the police investigation is still on-going and any statement by any party including Utusan should be suspect since they seem to know far more than the police.

Curtains for Shahrizat: Forced to take leave after damning email against her husband?

It looks like the curtains for Umno minister Shahrizat Jaili. A three-week emergency leave she requested from Prime Minister Najib Razak is likely to turn permanent as news emerge that a top official at the National Feedlot Corporation run by her husband had paid money to a 'Datuk Fixit' to influence a police probe into corruption at the cattle breeding company.
Already speculation is swirling that the official may be her husband, the NFC executive chairman Salleh Ismail. A harried Shahrizat had declined to comment when chased by reporters this afternoon.
“No, no, no, excuse me,” Shahrizat, who is also the Wanita Umno chief, had said when asked about claims made by PKR leaders that they had proof - in the form of an email - that there had indeed been 'hanky-panky' at the NFC.

Privatising KTMB and Syed Mokhtar Albukhary

Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar really wants to be the land transport King of Malaysia. He already owns the DRB-Hicom conglomerate controlling Proton, he has PTP in Johore, various bus companies, haulage truck companies, some port terminals and inland integrated terminals. He also manages the Senai Airport in Johore and now he wants to buy the near bankrupt KTMB, which has been affected by corrupt dealings in purchasing expensive but poor quality electric coaches.
KTMB is in bad shape because of bad management and corrupt practices. The late deputy prime minister Ghafar Baba at one time even offered to sell to anybody KTMB for RM1 only.

PKR shows ‘proof’ NFC official tried to bribe cops

PETALING JAYA— PKR disclosed today an email which it claims proves a National Feedlot Corporation (NFC) official had tried to bribe CCID officers probing the cattle scheme for alleged abuse of funds.
The email was allegedly sent by a Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) advisory board member to a large private group on December 31, 2011, following a dinner with the NFC’s lawyer.
According to the email, the lawyer told the advisory board member how the NFC official had been tricked into paying money to a “conman” — understood to be Datuk Shamsubahrin Ismail (picture) — to allegedly influence the ongoing police probe into the publicly funded project.

Anwar's acquittal: An appeal would "smash to smithereens" Najib's credibility

Anwar's acquittal has bought for Najib his last but very short-lived chance to prove that he can walk the talk of a reformer and proponent of “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” slogan
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's surprise acquittal of Sodomny 2 charge on Monday has bought for the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak his last but very short-lived chance to prove that he can walk the talk of a reformer and proponent of “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now” slogan.
Nobody really believes the self-serving claims by Najib, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin and the Minister for Information, Communications and Culture Datuk Seri Dr. Rais Yatim that Anwar's acquittal was proof of the independence of the judiciary in Malaysia and would increase the confidence of Malaysians and international community in Najib's transformation promises.

Ex-senior cop: Start law reforms by probing Gani Patail

KUALA LUMPUR- Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim today insisted Datuk Seri Najib Razak prove his impartiality by calling for a royal inquiry on Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail over the Attorney-General’s alleged mishandling of several high profile cases.
According to Mat Zain, the prime minister should make formal representation to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on the setting up of a tribunal to examine Abdul Gani’s actions.
“It would be the first step forward for PM Najib to restore the country’s criminal justice system which has been tainted for a long time. The people would accept no less than this,” the former Kuala Lumpur CID chief said today in a letter to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar.

Whether or not Najib appeals Anwar's acquittal, the glimmer of a new dawn is here

Something extraordinary happened in Malaysia on a bright Monday morning on the 9th of January 2012. An opposition leader whom practically everybody believes will be found guilty of sodomy and jailed was acquitted instead.
The ramification of this event for Malaysia is immense but before we go into this some background perspective is in order.
First of all, BN leaders have been quick to capitalize on Anwar’s acquittal as proof that the judiciary is fair and independent. This is hogwash. One swallow does not make a summer and the judiciary is about as independent as any state institution controlled by Umno. Let’s not forget how Umno made use of the so-called independent judiciary to hold on to Perak during their illegal grab with controversial judgements which treated the Constitution with cavalier disregard.

Thank you, Dr M: From a billion ringgit tin mining industry to a beansprouts-chicken city

The last time I met a friend who was born after the "Tin-bust", I asked him in jest, "Do you know what Ipoh's famous for?"
He gave me a blank look. Anyway, not wasting any time, I told him,"Tin Industry." "If there is no tin, Ipoh wouldn’t be here. It would be just another Orang Asli settlement. He squinted his eyes and responded, "Are you sure? I thought it was Ngar-Choy-Kai."
Thanks to Barisan Nasional for single-handedly transforming Ipoh from a rich and bustling Tin-City to a Ngar-Choy-Kai (Bean-Sprout with Chicken) industry. Ipoh never recovered from this fatal stroke of incompetence and greed to corner the World Tin Market. As a result of this, the once vibrant Tin Industry was totally wiped out.

The day Najib lost his nerve: Why was Anwar acquitted?

When the late deputy prime minister Ghafar Baba announced that the Kuala Lumpur International Airport was to be constructed in Sepang, many developers who had bet on the airport being sited somewhere in Bukit Beruntung were forced to run for cover, salvaging whatever they could from their investments in that area.
The next step taken by the UMNO-led government was to freeze any transaction involving land and property in the whole Sepang district including any development. So apart from some private activities and the harvesting of the palm oil in the estates, 'everything' to do with land was put on hold. Even when people wanted to make enquiries on the status of land there, they faced a lot of restrictions and many gave up trying to find opportunities related to the KLIA project.

PKR dedah bukti terbaru, kembali desak SPRM siasat NFC

PETALING JAYA — PKR hari ini mendedahkan bukti terbaru bagi mendesak Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) menyiasat dakwaan mereka terdapatnya cubaan merasuah pegawai penyiasat daripada seorang individu dalam Pusat Fidlot Nasional (NFC) dengan menggunakan khidmat orang tengah.
Dalam pendedahan yang dibuat oleh Pengarah Strategi PKR, Rafizi Ramli (gambar) di ibu pejabat PKR di Petaling Jaya itu, dia mengemukakan emel salah seorang ahli Lembaga Penasihat Pencegahan Rasuah SPRM, yang menyatakan terdapatnya cubaan merasuah polis oleh individu berkenaan dengan menggunakan khidmat orang tengah.
“Beliau telah menghantar emel menyatakan terdapat penglibatan seseorang dalam cubaan merasuah pegawai penyiasat kes skandal NFC.

Mengapa saya pilih ungkapan ‘Mampus Umno’?

Ada sahabat yang prihatin bertanya kenapa saya memilih untuk menggunakan ungkapan "Mampus UMNO" pada Hari 901? Beliau juga berkata…teruk juga Muslimat PAS cuba difitnah oleh Blogger-Blogger UMNO…
Ini jawapan spontan saya….
Inilah sunnatuLlah perjuangan...Allah ingatkan kita dalam al Quran..apakah kamu fikir kamu akan dibiarkan mengatakan kami telah beriman sebelum kamu diuji?.....setiap yang berlaku apatah lagi yang diledakkan oleh musuh-musuh kena disiasat...dan fahamkan.....InsyaAllah kami ni dah lama dalam perjuangan...
901 bukan himpunan yang pertama buat kami...cuma musuh nak jadikan isu dengan...adanya wanita (bukan PAS yg bersorak)...wording ana "Mampus UMNO" dan adanya wanita yang pergi salam Polis…..

Filem pendek 'Orang Kuat Umno' dapat sambutan

IPOH- Filem pendek berjudul 'Orang Kuat UMNO' terbitan Lajnah Penerangan PAS Perak kini mendapat sambutan hangat daripada masyarakat khususnya golongan muda.
Filem yang mengambil masa seminggu ini telah menampilkan dua pelawak terkenal tanah air iaitu Bob Lokman dan Man Kadir yang lebih dikenali Pak Jabit.
Ketua Penerangan PAS Perak, Ustaz Nuri Al-Amin berkata, walaupun filem ini tidak sampai dua hari ditayangkan, tetapi telah ditonton lebih 74,000 orang.
"Filem ini sungguh menarik minat pengunjung media baru kerana penuh dengan fakta dan isu semasa," katanya.

Perkasa, beban UMNO di PRU-13: Ibrahim Ali memalukan orang Melayu

Jika anda pergi ke kampong-kampung atau desa dan bertanya jika orang-orang Melayu disitu tahu apa itu PERKASA atau perjuangannya. Kebanyakkan daripada mereka tidak akan tahu apa-apa mengenainya dan mungkin juga ada diantara mereka akan ingat ia adalah ubat untuk tenaga batin.
Mereka yang tahu apa itu PERKASA dan pemimpin kontroversinya, Ibrahim Ali selalunya tidak menyokong pertubuhan ini. Mereka tidak mempunyai komen yang baik buat si penegak hak Melayu ini dan hanya membaca berita tentang aktiviti mereka di dalam akhbar atau online. Sememangnya, tiada siapa yang sebenarnya menyokong PERKASA dari kalangan orang Melayu- di bandar mahupun di desa.

Anwar dibebaskan, perhatian sekarang tertumpu kpd Dr M dan orang-orang kuat Umno

Dalam keputusan yang mengejutkan, pentadbiran Najib sering menutup sokongan padu awam untuk Ketua Pembangkang, Anwar Ibrahim. Mahkamah, yang telah dituduh berada di bawah telunjuk parti Umno dan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,telah membebaskan Anwar dari tuduhan liwat.
Ini adalah selaras seruan daripada komuniti diplomatik dan perniagaan dan juga rakyat Malaysia yang sudah bosan dengan manipulasi politik oleh Umno, bermula pada zaman bekas Perdana Menteri, Mahathir Mohamad.

Najib, Perdana Menteri boneka

Memasuki 2012, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak masih tidak dilihat sebagai pemimpin yang berkaliber oleh rakyat jelata. Pada pendapat orang ramai, kisah peribadi, sosial dan ekonomi yang menghantui beliau akan berterusan sehingga pilihan raya umum akan datang – yang dipercayai akan diadakan sebelum Jun 2012.
Hubungan antara kaum di negara ini tidak menjadi lebih baik dan ternyata agama secara meluas dilihat sebagai gizmo yang mudah digunakan oleh UMNO untuk memecah-belahkan rakyat. Juga terdapat kalangan pemimpin UMNO dan Barisan Nasional (BN) yang terlibat dengan penyalahgunaan wang rakyat, merangka strategi ekonomi yang tidak berkesan dan kegagalan kerajaan untuk meyakinkan orang ramai.

Hassan Ali dipecat kerana Anwar atau dirinya sendiri

Orang yang bersalah sentiasa menyalahkan orang lain kerana kesilapan mereka sendiri. Dan inilah yang terjadi pada Hasan Ali. Jaguh mempertahankan Islam, raja-raja Melayu dan bangsa Melayu telah disingkirkan oleh PAS berkuat kuasa serta-merta, sehari sebelum keputusan Anwar Ibrahim yang didapati tidak bersalah.
Sebaliknya, Hasan Ali menyalahkan Anwar sebagai penyebab bagi pemecatan beliau, walaupun tiada siapa yang benar-benar terkejut memandangkan Umno sentiasa cuba untuk menjatuhkan Ketua Pembangkang yang berkarisma itu dengan mengurangkan simpati orang ramai terhadapnya dengan apa jua cara.

Misi Mustahil Mahathir: Jadikan Mukhriz Perdana Menteri

Pada Oktober 2003 setelah Mahathir meletak jawatan sebagai Perdana Menteri Malaysia dengan perasaan bercampur baur. Beliau sangat berat hati untuk melepaskan kuasa dan juga sedih kerana UMNO semakin lemah. Beliau juga kecewa kerana setelah bertahun-tahun lamanya orang Melayu diberi kelebihan dalam pendidikan, mereka masih lagi ditakuk yang sama.
Mahathir juga sedih kerana beliau telah dipersalahkan kerana kehilangan integriti sistem perundangan dan juga ekonomi semakin merudum. Tetapi, hakikatnya, banyak perkara yang jatuh semasa beliau berkuasa. Yang paling beliau gusarkan adalah tidak seorang pun anak lelaki beliau sudah bersedia menggantikan tempat beliau. Pendek kata, misi beliau tidak habis dan beliau sangat tidak berpuas hati.