BN is all about 1 UMNO party, 1 General, 1 instruction now?

Penang UMNO seems to be in the limelight lately in calling for the change in state BN leadership from gerakan to UMNO.

The build-up to this call arose when the UMNO decided to lift the ban of their Penang UMNO Bukit Bendera Warlord, "racist loud-mouth" and suddenly, the call to Gerakan arises. It is evident that the Penang UMNO are boosted by the suspension and becoming aggressive as he remains unrepentant from the suspension calling for apologies from Gerakan.

The "demonstrasi jalanan" or demonstrasi in front of Komtar against the Pakatan Rakyat state Government are all set for a re-emergence. It would be interesting to watch where these "UMNO Penang mamaks" would be heading to now that their "kepala" is able to re-ignite the "ketuanan Melayu" call again.

It do seem that the suspension decision was more of a stop-gap measure to cool down the situation when the lifting of the suspension reflects the true sentiments of UMNO towards the rakyat and yet they call for "Rakyat Diutamakan".

Gerakan on the other hand under Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon had been a loyal politician in abiding UMNO instructions though he had once dared to take Gerakan out but never materialised while some of his followers had switch over to Pakatan Rakyat parties.

2 different calls or statements from Najib reflects the his indecisiveness and insincerity towards the BN coalition on the Penang BN leadership change. First was for a consensus while a second calling for a stop to the open debate.

So where does Gerakan really stand now? It would be interesting to analyse and easy to come to a conslusion that very soon, MCA and Gerakan would be under the control of UMNO. With MCA seeking UMNO involvement to resolve their internal struggles, it would be easy for UMNO to manage from deep within MCA with more politicians in the same mould as KTK.

It won't be a situation of "I Jump You Jump" but more of "You Jump I Watch" for the other coalition parties in BN.

MIC better watch out for the UMNO takeover.

So does a BN national coalition really exist here? Or when decisions are solely from UMNO? Coalition parties will remain as "order takers" instead of collectively and actively participating in decision making of the Government policies.

If this happens, can national unity be achieved?

Terengganu monuments of shame and tourist attractions today!

On a recent trip to Terengganu, the locals asked me where had I gone for sightseeing.

My reply was, "Is there something new which I have not seen based on my frequent visits there?" I do have a local there who updates me regularly on going-ons including the "off-key" Monsoon Cup event.

Then he proudly said that, Terengganu now have a major attraction and that's the Gong Badak Stadium roof collapse which 6 months down the road, is left as if its a national monument to remind of what the Terengganu Government had achieved for the people.

I was surprise and said, "No, it's 6 months now and definitely repair works are in progress." The driver quickly interrupted and said, "I'll pass that monument on the way to airport."

As we pass the "mangled structure", I was shocked that what I saw with my naked eyes was that the whole roof structure had collapsed and not part of the roof as reported or seen on pictures.

"Well, that could only be the first of many more", the driver said.

True enough, Terengganu have another tourist attraction 6 months later!

Is this God's creation to reflect the magnitude of corruption which had gone through in awarding projects?

Not 2 engines but another 55 skyhawks have vanished? (Updated)

Not 1 but 2!

Startling revelation which promises a no holds barred/cover up investigation ..... can we trust this statement from the Prime Minister (PM)?

We want to hear the same for Altantuya from our PM! Why not?

On the same note, the incident happened in May '09 and the plans could not have taken place there and then but way back before May '09. Who was the Defence Minister then?

When the incident happened, is YB Dato' Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi the Defence Minister yet? Nothing was mentioned till the revelation 7 months onward. Is this KPI of Malaysian Government standards?

While the police report was lodged last August, the AG received the investigation papers 1 month ago when the crooks could have gotten away by then. Where is the efficiency or the cover-up was being planned?

If the army can't take care of their own assets, then can we trust them to safeguard the nation? This beginning to sound more like espionage or spy vs spy!

If this other revelation of our Skyhawks had flown away in thin air is true, then we Malaysians have been taken for a ride by this BN Government.

Action are being taken against high ranking officers as reported but the main question, should the Minister get off as well? This is about accountability, credibility and transparency of the Malaysian Government? (updated)

Don't just refer the high ranking officers "traitors to the nation" but similar for the Minister when we are sure he is aware of the theft by then! Why wait till now? Isn't the Minister be the one overseeing the managing of the country assets afterall we have place him there?

Rakyat Diutamakan? Fat hopes!

With all this crap and pointing fingers, it's better that the Ministers step down immediately! We Malaysians are concerned about our money spent and safety of our beloved country!

Enough is enough!

When the waiting time is longer then the flight time (with your community airline)!

Considering my tight work schedule, I was just thinking of jumping onto the plane on an afternoon 1510hours flight to Kuala Terengganu (KT) that provides me ample time for checking-in to hotel, refresh and head for an important dinner meeting at 1900hours.

It was during the journey in a taxi to Sky Park (Subang Terminal) at 1325hours that I received a text message from Firefly where I am only 200 metres from the Terminal that says;

“Firefly FY2102 SZB-TGG on 09DEC09 has been retimed to 1630Hrs. For enquiries call +603-78454543 (8am-9pm) daily. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.”

When I enquired at the airline office, I was assured that the retimed flight of 1630hours is confirmed only for the staff to re-appear from the back office after confirming with her superior that the flight is now scheduled for 1530hours.

The staff manning the counter was pretty uptight about guest service and does not impress me with a good impression of the quality of service. I wonder if would be any different had it been a foreigner standing in front of this lady?

At this point, I had a little apprehension that I would arrive in KT on time for the important dinner and had no confidence in the answers provided by the office staff.

Upon checking-in, the friendly staff there Cik Haieda informed me that the flight has now been re-timed to 1535hours while I duly check-in assuming the time given would be the correct timing. She was kind enough to inform that there would be refreshments for passengers for flight delays beyond 2 hours.

There were no more updates thereafter and thus, I dutifully proceed to the departure hall at 1445hrs only to see the departure door signage informing of the “re-timed” flight time of 1640hours.

What really is shocking is that there were no announcements made of the re-timed flight!!

However, at 1830hours, an announcement was made that the flight will now be at 1940hours!!! I had anticipated this when I saw the ground crew scurrying to reach for the PA system to make the announcement.

What the F*%@!!! This is real shocking!!!!!!!

Is this airline named after that insect, trying to compete with Air Asia in terms of delays?

This does not augur well having to wait for more then 5 hours at the airport filled unproductive hours and had caused my scheduled finalization meeting in KT to be called off at the eleventh hour.

Not even the refreshment vouchers issued could compensate for the business deal which had gone awry!!! What is that perhaps RM60-70 compared to the value of the contract being discussed.

Can airline companies be held liable for the loss of revenue arising from flight delays in this instance?

Are budget airlines so unreliable in terms of being on time?

Community airline is supposed to serve community well and not causing such inconvenience with the round trip delays!!!

Forget about the tagline Your Community Airline then!

when will malaysians learn to obey traffic rules?

Satu Lagi Projek Ciplak Kerajaan Barisan Nasional

Talking about the first step and being vocal about a Malaysian, the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) had all the ingredients.

These exact spices were used to "wake" Malaysians up, including the Barisan Nasional (BN), during the last 2008 General Election.

Now the BN are using these as their re-building initiatives when it's actually "ciplak" (imitation). Among others are the claims about the 1Malaysia concept which was initiated by the PR and many others. Now with this!

It is not wrong to say that BN had no promising leaders and ideas which can drive Malaysia forward when all the BN leaders do is to copy the ideas of others!

fined for parking on road kerbs?

Bagan Pinang by election results

Thumping or landslide victory, it was a victory for the corrupt! Whatever you called it, it's a victory for corruption!

Official results:
Tan Sri Mohd Isa Samad (BN) - 8,013 votes;
Zulkefly Mohamad Omar (Pas) - 2,578 votes.
BN wins by a majority of 5,435 votes

Isa says he won because of the 1Malaysia concept, and not because of his popularity.

PAS and their coalition partners would certainly have to leave their previous rhetorics behind and the obvious reason for this defeat would certainly be a voice for Pakatan Rakyat to get their acts together especially with the recent internal feuds.

Congrats Isa for the being the chosen one in Bagan Pinag but to the majority of rakyat Malaysia, you are still unpopular and you knew it!

This Isa victory now presents a headache for MB of Negeri Sembilan and the Federal.

Bagan Pinang by-election

Bagan Pinang by-election is underway with another couple of hours before voting closes amidst few reported chaos in Teluk Kemang area. It shows that this by-election is one which is keenly contested by both candidates with "loan" supporters and election workers imported from other states to secure the victory for the party.

BN/UMNO would be keen to change the public perception of the present Government after the many by-election disasters where they were overrun by Pakatan Rakyat.

Tan Sri Isa Samad aka "Mr Popular", the former Menteri Besar (MB) of Negeri Sembilan claims to be well liked in Bagan Pinang with a service record of well over 30 years and a safe candidate for UMNO. Despite this, there were disputes over the claims that;

• the numerous abandoned projects in the state during his tenure as MB,
• the neglect of the people of Bagan Pinang especially the many estates in that constituency which is majority represented by the Indian community,
• his statement of "politik wang bukan rasuah" is on everyone's lips and supported by the high echelons of UMNO does provide the certainty that the party leaders do endorse bribery and corruption.
  

The PAS candidate, Zulkefly Mohamad Omar meanwhile has a clean record which BN could not find fault and had been the consistency in policy for candidates in the many by-elections prior to this. Compared to the BN candidates of past by-elections i.e. Permatang Pasir and Kuala Terengganu including Bagan Pinang, their tainted personal records is something the voters would have to consider deeply.

A vote for the tainted candidate means a vote for corruption or wrongdoing! Ku Li delivered his simple thoughts on Bagan Pinang here.

Nevertheless, it is definitely one of the more keenly contested by-elections in recent times and the favorite Tan Sri Samad has the upper edge over his competitor especially with the 4,000 odd postal votes set to favor BN. This is re-affirmed after the campaigning in the armay camp by BN.

Saying that, it is never certain that should the postal votes be carried out fairly, it would provide a certain degree of vote swing to PAS, given the frustration and dissapointment over some Government decisions which affected the rakyat, with servicemen included.

With the high turnout during the ceramahs of both parties, it does seem that votes would be divided evenly and the majority would be down to the wire for either winning candidate.

Should Isa win, Negeri Sembilan State Exco would be thrown into a dilemma of whether accepting him and assigning him a portfolio or Isa being considered again for the MB role for perhaps history to repeat itself. Could this be the end for Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan?

Should Zulkefly wins, the voters judgement would definitely be ringing in the ears of the UMNO leaders for time to come and signify the requirement for the party leaders to kick their dirty habits out once for all. For the Bagan Pinang folks, it is an endorsement for a clean, trustworthy and integrity while it's worth the try to allow Zulkefly to deliver his promise.

Regardless of the financial power of UMNO during this by-election, Bagan Pinang could be in for a surprise result!

"close one eye" Malaysian traffic police?

If I have said it many times and encountered many times, I believe the encounters with "police closing one eye" and the "kampung-nization" of Setiawangsa holds truth with this picture taken from The Star, titled "Don't Look Back" says it all.

Apakah penunggang motosikal boleh bermaharajalela di kawasan Setiawangsa?

Please be fair and strict in enforcement of law!

I do hope more pictures like this would surface from the public to force Malaysian police to maintain strict law & order! What better way then to place such pictures online ..... not to embarrass the police force but proof that without strict enforcement, "Mamats" like in the picture can endanger both himself and the other road users.

Who has lost direction!

PAS Has Lost Its Direction In Bagan Pinang, Says Ali Rustam.

For me as a Malaysian, lost of direction calling for postponement and review is not a great deal in determining the right leader to lead the rakyat.

More disgusting and heinous are the "so-called" UMNO leaders indulge in their personal pleasures of "Politik wang bukan rasuah" (money politics is not corruption) such as this and this. Pigi dah!

It's only in UMNO that "politik wang bukan rasuah" and Malaysia Today has it listed here. Would this website be subject to further ban since the last revelation of the leaked Cabinet meeting papers?

If the latest Merdeka Review poll on Najib is used as a yardstick, the latest revelations would force s further decline come Qtr 4 2009 and it's no surprise!

is this motorcycle license plate visible?

Wondering where the enforcements if such a little piece of black frame is hardly visible. When motorcycles with such license plate is left roaming on the roads and no wonder "Mat Rempits" and motorcycle snatch thefts ranks high on the crime index.

Perhaps the motorcyclist was trying to hide the number from 4-digit punters!

Pengerusi Rempit & Mats go berserk?

Between these 3 pictures and being a neutral, I would say the one of the right is more life threatening. The difference here is that they are from opposing ends in the Bagan Pinang by-election and the events had occured on different occassions.

The one on the left is an UMNO Supreme Council member who has the support from the Government who claimed he was set upon by 9 supporters from PAS and been known from the past where he had tried to rehabilitate "Mat Rempits" as well as calling "Mat Rempits" to strike fear on the streets during Bukit Selambau by-election.

So when the Pengerusi Mat Rempit claims to have been beaten up, the whole "kandang" of "Rempits" start to go berserk for revenge perhaps? Is this a fair equation of the Malaysian society and taking the law into their own hands instead of allowing the police to investigate (or the police are waiting for instructions from orang atasan)?

When you equate violence with a candidate claiming that "Politik Wang Bukan Rasuah" (Money Politics Is not Corruption) then he has alleviated the term corruption to a new level of interpretation. Now we know why the Government leaders are such a corrupt lot!

In other words, Isa had just "halalkan" money politics!

In this instance, it's no difference then "Looks like me, sounds like me" and can be similarly applied in the PKFZ investigations if they chose that escape route.

While the other is from PAS and if reports of this are true, one wonders where the national security stands. Attacked by 20 motorcyclists and set upon with weapons to instigate a reaction from the PAS supporters was their main intention but they left disillusioned with no retaliation from the PAS camp. Was the police acting fast enough with the erection of pondok polis across "Army Town" in this instance? Perhaps the erection only applies to Azeez and the UMNO camp!

It shows the level of maturity in politics between the 2 Malay parties of UMNO and PAS. It's a wonder as how UMNO supporting violence and corruption would be able to administer and manage Malaysia, a country fighting the descendancy from country rankings for sports, transparency, education and many more.

Can 1Malaysia materiaize in the near future? Will Najib's idea of 1Region and 1World be far fetched?

Kampung-nization of Setiawangsa!

District of Setiawangsa and the area, Kuala Lumpur is buzzing these days as a premier suburban. The Jusco AU2 and DUKE highway had elevated the address profile much more these days and located just 15 minutes from KLCC through Jalan Jelatek-Jalan Ampang.

Setiawangsa is also home to many VIPs and elites who chose home amongst the greens and hilly terrain on the fringe of the KL city. Former Federal Territory Minister and Member of Parliament, Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique including host of other corporate figures, army and police officers.

1. Sadly these days, motorcyclists (some with pillion riders) freely riding their bikes without helmets zooming along the roads on this highly sought residential enclave. I would be bold enough to say that some hardly have licenses and in school uniforms.
2. On a further note, it is shocking to see even parents riding the motorbikes without helmet with their child as a pillion. Haven't they thought about setting an example about road safety and attitude?
3. The encounter with "Rempits" is definitely another event not to be missed in Setiawangsa and endangering the life of other road users.
4. Beating red lights is frequent in these areas.
5. More idiotic these days happening here is the turning of the traffic lights direction to face opposite directions in perhaps an act to confuse road users. This is an extremely dangerous and wondering if these culprits had "cow dung" in their brains.

Despite the presence of;

1. high profile personalities in this residential area,
2. 2 police base i.e. a beat base and pondok komuniti and
   
3. army and police personnel quarters/flats within this area,

the senseless acts still happens and growing rampant. The "kampung-nization" is slowly but surely happening here and if the authorities don't act, very quickly the profile of this much sought after residential address would be gone quickly.

Are the authorities not going to enforce the law or simply "buat bodoh"?

Looks like the MP of Setiawangsa after being removed as FT Minister had also gone to focus on his personal business ignoring the issues around his constituency!

Setiawangsa folks will only see his face come General Elections!

Calling tolerance and mutual respect a little too late?

Analysing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Raza’s statement to Muslims: Learn tolerance, mutual respect, it should be directed more towards the UMNO leaders of greed and who sow the feeling of hatred rather then all Muslims. For years the feeling of hatred were nurtured with a single race supremacy call have been promoted by UMNO for 20+ years and would require a herculean task to undo.

I have many Muslim friends where our friendship remained cordial and mutual as ever. They had equally condemned the “mad cow” protesters of Shah Alam and taking place in the holy month of Ramadhan is definitely un-Islamic. The acts are totally uncalled for and the proper channel arranged for the residents to voice their grouses turned into a shouts and threats hurled at the State Government officials.

As to why Najib had to stress tolerance and mutual respect is shocking! Has he come to an agreement that Muslims are extreme and inconsiderate individuals? I don’t think so but particularly Muslims seating in the higher echelon of the UMNO party and those “paid” to execute the despicable acts as in Shah Alam.

Opposition "tasting own medicine"?

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the opposition was now experiencing the discomfort of being on the other side of the fence as the rakyat began to question its policies and decisions.

1. Well to begin with, Najib has to be in the clear if he is referring to his position in the FederalGovernment or merely in the position of BN as OPPOSITION in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) controlled states.
2. Judging from his statement, he is obviously referring to the states under PR. He needs to realize that BN IS THE OPPOSITION and not the Government in those states. Is he still not accepting actuality or he is so confident of his plans to topple the PR controlled State Governments?
3. Rakyat asking questions on PRs policies and decisions is healthy if compared to UMNO’s policy in imposing “tow the line” on it’s BN coalition parties and party members (though this might defer if the decision to open party elections to all members do happen).
4. Criticism and questions are signs of maturity, true democracy and freedom of speech of the citizens of the nation. It’s more damaging when freedom of speech is suppressed in the name of religion, national security and much more hideous manner before finally sweeping the issues under the carpet e.g. sending the person away from country.

5. Make right decisions? Since when the BN Government always makes right decision? Stadium Gong Badak, Terengganu and PKFZ among it, right decisions?
6. If BN had claimed they had been serving the rakyat well ever since, then why the sudden need for KPIs? KPIs should have been formulated long ago to improve the delivery mechanism and operations of the various Government agencies. KPIs don’t mean anything if the virtues of a truth, responsibility and tolerance rules the person’s mind.

Being fair and honest, PR should be given another term for the rakyat to evaluate as well as deliver the promises since 4/5 years is insufficient given that the State Government under PR are still laden with BN’s Little Napoleons. These well disguised and positioned provocateurs or destructive agents are inherited from the BN government and reflected in the Perak Government takeover and Selangor MACC.

In actual fact, the recent election results just reflects that the PR are gaining strength after the March 2008 General Elections and chances of BN winning the states back (in fact it looks like BN would be losing more now) from PR are diminishing with each passing day. BN had realized this and not confident of regaining the states through the polls but resorted to illegal power grab at all cost.

It’s good to see the handful UMNO Ministers whom had come to their senses (just a little) judging from their attire in some official functions minus the coat, tie and fanfare. However, the moment they make a comment/statement, we rakyat realized that it’s the same old UMNO story disguised.

I would foresee another General Election would be called sooner then the 5 year term allowed and can only happen if Najib’s Government regains strength and the peoples’ confidence. With the Sarawak state election imminent, it will be interesting to watch if the BN support from West Malaysia (Semenanjung as the Sabahans and Sarawakians refer) is required there.

Based on the going-ons since his ascent as Prime Minister of Malaysia, nothing seems rosy and the 65% rakyat confidence poll earlier on can easily erode after the Teoh Beng Hock’s mysterious death, PKFZ, Khir Toyo’s MYR24million palace, the Shah Alam “mad cow” incident, petrol price hike to name few.

Given this scenario, chances are BN would find the going tough in any elections especially in city/town areas whilst they can still convince the remote villagers that they are God sent to provide them development once every 5 years! The “messiah” turns into “magicians” once they won!

Selective Interrogation and Action!

One wonders if MACC can really pin the "crooks" in court when the allegely RM10million corruption against a RM2K, takes 2.5-3hours and nearly 12 hours respectively.

What about the RM24million palace?

Is investigation and prosecution by MACC selective and on instructions from "higher authorities"?

If this is the scenario added with this piece of news, Malaysia will remain the same and many more "mad cows" would be roaming the country shouting their heads off and leaving their dungs everywhere yet the herdsman will not reprimand the cows.

Only for 24hrs later the herdsman call for authorities to "slaughter" the "mad cows"!

Could this be the factor behind everything happening in Selangor?

To fund the actions, the Government launched another Projek Kerajaan BN by approving additional gaming license for special draws on approximately 2 Tuesdays in a month to collect funds for the Government coffers to fund "political frogs" and political activities???

Another ga .. ga ...

WHAT COCK STORY IS THIS MINISTER TALKING ABOUT???

"RON95 price: Most consumers not affected, says minister"

How can Malaysians not affected??? he is only looking at the period before September 1st, 2009 when the rakyat would be suffering after that!!

Make no sense! Typical Kerajaan Barang Naik!

Helo .. Helo ..

If you think the Pakatan Rakyat component parties squabbles are a nuisance, how about this?

Helo .. Helo .. Khairul are you there?? Why so quiet one?

Helo .. Helo .. Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo(l), you there?? Even this entry for Wonders of the World has escaped MACC is it?

Helo .. Helo .. Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, are you there?? Would you launch a commission to investigate the Nuri(s) in service?

Helo .. Helo .. Rohaizat Othman (BN's candidate for Permatang Pasir by-election), are you there?? Tengku Razaleigh wondering if BN has ran out of elegible and dynamic leaders to lead the country out of the rot here.

Helo .. Helo .. Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat(MCA President), Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (Bintulu MP and Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club Chairman) are you there?

Damn! They have all gone quiet and wodnering what's next. Not forgetting our PM has "dissapeared" for the past few days and wondering what he is up to next with his beloved "First Lady". Perhaps gone to seek Guru-ji's help.

This confirms ths state of confusion Barisan Nasional is this moment!

They have all got their own dilemmas and wondering if the Ministers are actually functioning as Government officials or busy sorting out their mess.

Who is the bigger Degil, Jahat & Bodoh?

Degil, Jahat & Bodoh! (Stubborn, Bad & Stupid!)



My parents taught me not to call people by such names and much regretted that a learned "lawyer" and representative of an NGO like Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz uttered such words while even trying to talk about teaching one's children in the interview.

If he was confident of uttering such words, he must definitely be more intelligent which he claims to be and likened to what the Malays say "angkat bakul masuk sendiri (pot calling kettle black)."

It takes a bigger "orang degil, jahat & bodoh (stubborn, bad & stupid)" to identify another. He do have guts to come out in the interview to claim himself all this! Such individuals does not deserve to be a leader and would end up embarassing the country in the eyes of the world.

Now that there are picture evidenced that he wore a pro-ISA t-shirt and was part of the pro-ISA which had planned to demonstrate (very obvious that they could not garner sufficient support), we will wait and see if police would take action against him.

Since Home Minister had said that they the Government would take action against both anti and pro ISA, we will see if the actions speak louder than words. He had also indicated that he was expecting a worse scenario with his statement "not as bad as we had expected.." which clearly indicates that he had also expected the pro-ISA would demonstrate in confrontation.

In the interview, Mohd Khairul touched on many issues pertaining to the August 01, 2009 anti-ISA demonstration;

1. hartabenda awam rosak, he has done a good job doing all the surveys and would be good if he himself produce the list of "hartabenda rosak". If he does not have one, then one wonders what he claims holds truth though I would think that definitely there are but not as bad as potrayed by Mohd Khairul. The "kerosakan" could also be due to the demonstrators running helter skelter fromthe tear gas and chemical laced water. How about "kecederaan rakyat Malaysia" by the police?
2. accusing Anwar Ibrahim (PKR Advisor), Syed Ibrahim (GMI) Lim Kit Siang (DAP Advisor) and Mohamad Hadi Awang (PAS President) as pengganjur ("organizer") and perancang ("orchestrator"). Was he representing the law and had made the necessary investigation? Or merely passing a remark?
3. he claims that the whole world population of 7.3 billion and 27million Malaysians watched the proceedings on CNN and Al-Jazeera. It's a wonder as to how he knows everyone was following the event with great interest and not sleeping or working or seating by the roadside at CM! We have to wait for Mohd Khairul to submit this fact to Guiness Book of World Record for most viewed event which is much larger following than the World Cup!
4. he also claims the Government allows assembly in stadiums, well, that's only after August 01, 2009. Is there any stadium which is large anough to fit the rakyat whom had enough of the present Government?
5. "ISA alasan baik untuk polis tangkap mereka" - he had encouraged the ISA be set upon the 4 persons claimed to be the orchestrator before the event happened and isn't he blatantly proving how wrong the ISA can be used on individuals?
6. "Menteri tak ada kuasa guna ISA" - does he knows what he is talking about?
7. "penyamun dan perompak berpesta semasa polis kawal demonstrasi" - it does not need to wait for this event to happen, even without the event the crime rate has risen and is he trying to tell the police how to manage their resources to safeguard the country. Does he know that the police brought in 400 additional personnel from out of KL to assist on 01 August 2009?
8. he claims that the police had not taken action against him although he was wearing "pro-ISA" which clearly shows the double standard in enforcement. I'm sure if I had worn a "pro-ISA" and shouted anti-ISA slogans, I would still be arrested.
9. he branded anti-ISA demonstrators as "CRIMINALS"!!!! This is shocking! The real criminals are still out there wreaking havoc to the country's wealth and the public's monies for many years and till today actions had not been imposed on these criminals. May we ask WHY and who is the smooth criminal?
   

From this interview, PAS would now know that they have a "duri dalam daging" in their Sg Ramal branch/division. However, we hope PAS does not ask him to quit but this bigger degil, jahat and bodoh member quit himself since Pakatan Rakyat represents maturity and not tow the line individuals as in Barisan Nasional.

UPDATE
It's embarassing for a legal advisor not able to distinguish between application for membership and being a member here !!!!

Well enough said, don't be a hypocrite!

UMNO and racial politics

The truth is the racist sentiments in UMNO Malay has widen the unity gap over the last 20 years. Why specifically UMNO? If one were to go to Kelantan, you would see the Chinese, Indian and Malays seating in a chinaman coffeeshop having drinks and chatting.

Generally the Chinese, Indian and Malays in Kuala Lumpur are living happily with the existence of one another here while majority having the same sentiments about daily life. It gets divided when talking about Government policy, ISA, religion and politics when it involves an UMNO supporter who would in a split second changed into a different personality.

It seems that everything that anyone points out to UMNO, it would be regarded as a racial issue;
(a) Nik Aziz can vouch this with his statement,
(b) Teoh Beng Hock's death have now been linked to racial sensitivity,
(c) the teaching of Science and Mathematics have also been linked to racial,
(d) Najib's removal of 30% bumiputra quota is also racial,
(e) ...... and God knows what else.

Pewaris and Magaran supports ISA for Malay rights and DPM agreeing to this. How would 1Malaysia to become a reality if racism is the priority of the day not with majority Malaysians but the UMNO led Government!


Very interestingly, a newspaper reported "Lone pro-ISA man makes it to palace" only for the police to come out blaring "Lone pro-ISA supporter did not hand memorandum to Palace". Whether we called it a news spin or directed by "higher authorities" someone is telling a lie.

Can we trust the Mageran representative in this?

“As long as Barisan Nasional is leading the government, the ISA will not be abolished,” Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz told reporters in Kota Kinabalu, in an immediate reaction to the rally in the capital city.

ISA Can Be Amended, Not Abolished: Ahmad Zahid

Hisham: Next Parliamentary meet may see changes to law (ISA).

Najib himself is now facing a struggle within to uphold Malay rights within UMNO now with a more declining support.

Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein, Malaysian Home Minister says in a TV phone interview with Al Jazeera on 01 August 2009,

“…. not as bad as we had anticipated it to be but unfortunately there were those who exploited the situation for whatever reason in which case the police has to do whatever they had to do ..”

Al-Jazeera : You said it was not as bad as you had expected it to be, why re-act with this kind of force firing tear gas, using water cannons?

“this is the reaction caused by a small group of people and we didn’t know ummmm….the extent which they will go in regards to the street riots which they had planned and we must understand that the Government has made it very clear from the beginning that we are going to repeal the law, the act that we are talking about and there was also another group of protesters that were in support of the ISA. The position of the police and the position of the Government is to ensure that nothing untoward happen with intention from certain group which want to exploit the situation especially the opposition political reason.”

Al-Jazeera : Minister, if there was also a rally in support of the ISA, Internal Security Act, was that illegal too or you allowed it to go ahead?

“No, I made it very clear that as far as those who are for and against, as the Government is reviewing the Act, (sigh) there is no necessity to actually have a gathering of this nature.”

Al-Jazeera : Mr Minister, do you think this Act is unfair as you are reviewing it, do you think it’s unfair as it does give you the authority, the chance to lock up those simply disagree with you?

“No, we are not using the Act to lock them up, I mean there are other laws which we are using to charge or detain those that are involved or what happened today. Now that is the very reason we feel that the acts need to be reviewed.”

Would UMNO Malays change and be competitive in the actual world instead of them staying in their realist world? It would take some 20 years if the change were to happen unless the 13th General Election decides otherwise.

Malaysians are now seeing Najib's administration is a much clearer picture post 100 days.

between 100 and 500?

in writing the numbers, a simple mistake be it on purpose, error or carelessness would cause a huge difference in the outcome.

between 500 (or later 1,000) (12:22pm) and 100 (13:45pm from source Bernama) is a humungous difference. further confirmation from other press reveals 100 (14:17pm) here, 500 (12:48pm) here and 100 (17:52pm)here.

wondering who is reporting/providing wrong information to public or simply a case of twisting the numbers and try making it acceptable.

we read Ministers saying blogs tell lies and here, between the mainstream media in Malaysia, which is reporting correctly?

The death of a witness cannot be RIP!

The long interrogation (8 hours) and odd hours (5:15pm - 3:45am) on a witness seemed devilish wrong!

The sudden death of the witness makes it even much worse and calls for condemnation at the highest possible manner. Justice for the death must be sought may it even be if it involves VIP. But in the land where the wrong is right and right is wrong, welcome to Malaysia Bolehland!

The 2 lies that stood like a sore thumb by Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC);

1. MACC director of investigations Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdul claims there are
no cctv installed in the MACC office.

(a) would anyone believe that a Government office especially those handling "explosive"
investigations like MACC without a CCTV? Even the candlelight vigils are being recorded and
used to charge against the participants!

(b) 3 days later police confiscated the CCTV and view the recordings
only to release information that Teoh Beng Hock (TBH) did not leave
the building at all!

2. Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdul says TBH were free to go at 3:45am but opted to
rest in the waiting room and subsequently said that the victim committed
suicide;

(a) TBH was spotted by another witness Tan at approximately 6am at the
pantry in a sombre mood.

(b) why was all his belongings like mobile phone, bag and etc. still
in the custody of MACC officers if he was released at the time
claimed by the MACC and recovered by the investigating police team
3 days later?

(c) would TBH tear the back of his pants and commit suicide?

(d) was there force by 2 or more individuals causing TBH's fall from
the 14th floor where the MACC office is, as the broken window
latch is found near TBH's body?

Was Datuk Mohd Shukri Abdul really the MACC Selangor Chief or was he asked to stand-in by someone from the "higher authority"?

The biggest clown here was obviously Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz who issued a press statement instantaneously disclaiming MACC from liability on the death of TBH even before the police investigations got underway. Doesn't this sound fishy and the start for damage control?

To protect the credibility of the public institution and present Government, the controlled media came out blazing accusations that the Opposition "politicizing" the issue while stirring up the "racial" sentiment as the UMNO led Government had always done in tight situations.

1. This is not politicizing especially with the fact that the call for a
Royal Commission of Inquiry was made by NGOs, fellow component parties of
the Barisan Nasional and more importantly the general public at large
representing the various race, religion and occupation. In the sudden
death of TBH, the Pakatan Rakyat parties and Malaysians unite.

2. If viewed from the attendance at the protest in Plaza Masalam on the day
following TBH's death, the crowd was well represented by various races
which are totally shocked and aghast at how a witness can end up dead. It
was a sure angry crowd claiming justice for TBH and no
cover ups from the Government.

3. This was very much a case of those "little Napoleons" in those public
institutions inability to differentiate between performing to their best
ability in upholding the truth and integrity against taking blind
instructions to satisfy their paymasters who may have other motive in
mind. It's time for the Officers in the Government sector to stand up for
the truth and not to adhere to "devilish intended" instructions from the
higher levels which in any religion, God loves individuals more for
holding to the truth!

4. It's now a situation of "harapkan
pagar, pagar makan padi" with MACC! Is the Commission really
independent? From the Malaysian public perspective, it is definitely a
big NO but seen much more as a political vehicle judging from the
intensity of the investigation between a possible misuse of funds
amounting RM2,400 and the RM23mil "palace" of Khir Toyo or the PKFZ.

5. The Government controlled mass media attempt at spinning and deflecting
the whole issue again took a massive blow by trying to stir the racial
sentiments. Again, it clearly reflects themselves as the prime mover in
stoking the racial cards are the UMNO led Government. Is this the formula
for 1Malaysia? It has already been said that the ciplak 1Malaysia concept is headed for failure
and this incident will drive it lower.

So we Malaysians really wonder where we are heading under Najib after 100 days in office where he has yet to answer the claims against his involvement in the Mongolian beauty murder while Rosmah Mansor (aka First Lady), her part in the murder and the disowning of her own siblings.

Will the 65% for Najib deteriorate next? Will this event be the final nail in BN's coffin for the next General Election? Seemed likely though unless something drastic happens and with the huge funds available by BN, anything is possible to "buy"!

How long more do we Malaysians have to listen and continue to tolerate all this SHIT?

We law abiding citizens of Malaysia love this country but someone up there is screwing this country!

Stick in there PR!

There is a saying that goes like this;

"When there is a bear chasing you, stop only when the bear gets tired and not when you get tired!"

My advice to Pakatan Rakyat (PR) is the same. In this instance, any new coalition would take time and at times, years to consolidate their act while their nemesis are taking pot shots at any given opportunity to break the much more influential PR.

Problems are human created and can be resolved. Compared to the BN goonies, their problems existed over 50 years which could or would possibly take the equivalent amount of period to straighten out their act while PR is still what we would consider at it's infancy stage.

I trust these words are not from me alone, a rakyat Malaysia who prefers credibility, accountability and transparency when we have been taken for a ride for the last 50 years and doesn't seem to change even with 1 Malaysia.

Stick in there PR!

Penanti.......

N12: PENANTI : 15,384
1. Mansor Othman (PKR) 6,052 votes
2. Aminah Abdullah (Independent) 392 votes
3. Nai Khan Ari a/l Nai Keow (Independent) 494 votes
4. Kamarul Ramizu Idris (Independent) 56 votes

Total voters : 7,100

Percentage voter turnout : 46.15%

Spoilt votes : 106 votes

Majority : 5,558 votes

Incumbent : Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin (PKR)

Majority : 2,219 votes

The Penanti by-election verdict is out and creates a record of all sorts;

1. a first for BN on the decision not to compete in the by-election,
2. Lowest turnout i.e. 46%,
3. Even with a lower voter turnout, a higher majority was secured as compared to the previous General Election and
4. Less chaos and police presence required. (savings for the public funds)

DPM’s statement that the low turnout shows UMNO still have influence over the Penanti constituency with claims that they had influenced the Malays to refrain from voting may not hold weight.

However, the reasons remain subjective but as to the reason, I chose to think that;

1. the low turnout was to save BN from a bigger shame as the voters in the constituency all know that PKR would win hands down given the token resistance from the Independent candidates especially a particular “Aminah”,
2. with the above thoughts, voters working outside Penanti would also have decided not to make that extra trip back to vote and
3. making the trip back to vote would be at their own expense as BN would not be around to subsidize their travel allowance.

Onwards to Manik Urai, Kelantan, it would be a battle between PAS (PR) and UMNO (BN) again and this would further provide an indication if the public perception of the BN Government had changed.

It is unlikely that it would change much and could result in a bigger disappointment for BN judging from Najib’s 100 days in power which shows nothing to shout about except for the seditious arrests, increasing crime rate, building collapse, PKFZ, not forgetting Altantuya remained a shadow of doubt cast upon Najib’s capability.

PKFZ in Parliament!

15th June 2009, the second session of the Malaysian Parliament seating starts and PKFZ is on every MPs lips. The "blame game" within the ruling coalition has started and so is the "cover-up" plans. This issue would be brought up and few MPs involved would be seating on a pit-fire in the House.

Opposition MPs would definitely "grill" the relevant Minister and the present ruling MPs will find out if their peers are supportive of their misadventure. Within the Government, they are aware that this is a high profile" scam" but would have to protect their integrity at all cost.

Had the Government then practice due diligence and professionalism during the awarding of this project, millions of public funds would have been saved and place for better use with the present economic recession is a good example.

PKFZ scandal have every element of CBT, corruption, cronyism, nepotism etc. built into it. Whatever the situation is, the Price Waterhouse Coopers investigation report has placed a damning effect on the integrity of the Government and MPs associated.

It does not contribute much to the efforts in redeeming of the fast fading public perception of BN after the last General Election. While BN is still licking their wounds, not much progress and development to turnaround the economic situation had Malaysians worry.

The inability to tackle the retrenchment and lack of job opportunities during these trying times had contributed much to the socio-economic problems of increasing crime rate all over the country. The stimulus package announced for the only ones to be triggered by the Government which have yet to see the impact on the road to economic recovery.

When the shortcomings of the ruling BN Government are being highlighted by the Opposition MPs, this caused red faces among the leaders which leads to them scurrying for cover where many would admit that the BN MPs are no match to their counterparts in terms of technicality and intellectual.

The road to economic good times looks bleak for now but with the quality of leaders in the Government, Malaysians would have made their mind if these bunch of Ministers can really pull Malaysia out of the economic doldrums affecting worldwide.

With the predicted dryand hazy season set to dry up the water and ground, it would certainly be another type of El Nino for the Government leaders when the Parliament seating starts next week.

Point to note: It is good to note that some of our Opposition MPs (not naming who) are highly respected in Parliament for their facts, principles and always looking out for statistics instead of some BN MPs who are perhaps more interested in securing contracts.

PFKZ WASTE OF TIME?????

Debate on PKFZ waste of time, Tee Keat tells Kit Siang

Dear OTK,

When it involves MYMONEY (as well as other Malaysians), we want to get to the bottom of this WASTE OF MONEY.

If there was proper management and business transaction conduct, we would not have wasted time and effort in investigating this PKFZ!

Who have really started the waste of time and money rolling???????????

You BN people!!!!

So shut up and better for your Ministry to bring the relevant corrupted individuals to Court to save the ailing fortunes of the BN Government!

This is 1Malaysia anyway which all Malaysians (including this fella) are still confused as to what this is all about.

Malaysians

Selective police intelligence efforts?

It's very interesting as to how the Malaysian police works where the intelligence is touted to be one of the best in the world which reflected in the manner they had zeroed in on Mas Selamat Kastari and his subsequent arrest early this month.

This is again shown in the manner they had tracked down the "fugitive" Selangor royalty member and famous blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin (RPK) whom is reported to be in Brisbane, Australia.

So why can't they locate the following person?

1. PI Balasubramaniam, involved with the high profile murder of Altantuya, the Mongolian beauty
where it was "rumoured" that the present PM and his wife were involved and

2. Hilmi Malek, ex-boyfriend accused of circulating Elizabeth Wong's nude pictures over the
internet.

It's as good as anybody's guess!

Sunset robbery at DAP HQ!

12 11 "robbers" broke into the DAP HQ late this evening with a "kidnapped" staff.

Read and view all about it here.

It's no wonder that crimes in Malaysia are on the rise when the focus are to serve their political masters rather then the peace and security of the public at large. Have they forgotten that the "Diraja" commissioning of the force was to serve the public?

Even Rexy Manaiky's (Malaysia's doubles badminton team head coach) wife was not spared by snatch thieves.

False reporting of NST?

The Government controlled main stream media (MSM) ~ NST says that the legitimate Perak State Speaker was "escorted" out but the picture below tells the truth ...........

while The Sun reported "Earlier, Sivakumar was taken out by several people......", which describes the situation more appropriately.

Pictures don't lie!

Are we going to continue reading lies and rubbish in NST?

Foolhardy Zambry

"Zambry compares himself to Mandela, Gandhi" ...... Zambry is such a joker and being an "illegitimate" MB as well as a "newbie" MB does not equate himself to the legends.

Read about this comic relief from the UMNO "MB" of Perak. He sure is making a fool of himself here.

Even the 60-70 year old ladies I met in Perak are laughing over his statement .... he has not even started work as MB effectively!

Anyway, we now know the joker and Zambry's statement provides such a relief to all the tense moments in Perak.

Only in Malaysia

Barisan Nasional and the present Government is a total embarassment in the eyes of the world!

This picture confirms and re-affirms world leaders belief that the present Malaysian Government is incapable (including sending a 'pervert' based in a foreign country with a Minister status).

Forcibly removing a legally installed Officer of the state? Law is in the hands of UMNO!!! The enforcement and courts are just rubber stampers? Yes???

Black Thursday = 1 Black Malaysia

Whole lotta bullshit!

Whole lotta bullshit!

When the speaker of another state can be investigated by police and taken to Court, why not in this case?

Wouldn't the police be interested to investigate who is circulating pornography materials and in this case a public officer in question?

In 2005, the Malaysian Government had embarked on blocking government computers from accessing porn and instituted a 24-hour watch on their unauthorized use by civil servants. Therefore, if the Melaka Dewan Speaker had accessed this in his State Assembly office, was there a breach of conduct?

If the materials are being accessed from his personal computer, then he would still be liable for police investigation and subsequent action as it is illegal to sell or posess pornography in this Islamic country of Malaysia.

What is the purpose of imposing strict pornography laws on general public when "VVIPs" are excluded at will from the ambiguity of the law implemeted?

It re-affirms the general opinion that Malaysian laws and courts are guided by vested interests of ruling political leaders. Don't you think so?

How about this? Swept under the carpet in Malaysia?

This certainly adds another black day in Malaysian history! Malaysia Bolehland!

Leadership by example : abuse office hours

In corporate environment, the employee are paid to perform your given task and responsibility to your best capability and expectations. No different in the Government sector.

If you "curi tulang" or abuse the office hours for reasons other then what your paid for, isn't this tantamounts to indisciplaine at work .......???????

Executors hanged, Owner escapes ...... what law?

The "executors" of Altantuya murder sentenced to hang while the OWNER of the execution instruction escape the gallows!


It's now Three "souls" haunting the OWNER instead of One!!


Where is the justice?????????????????????????????


Is this justice Made in Malaysia where semua boleh????

This would certainly goes down as one of the black day in Malaysia history. With the world focusing on this case, it is important for an Royal Commission of Inquiry to clear the air once for all!!!

2 Bukits & A Batang!

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) gets the 2 BUKITS & Barisan Nasional (BN) left with the BATANG!

That's the Malaysian way of saying up yours to BN!!!!

May the BN blame game and CYA excuses starts ........ with this.

Najib ascent question marked!

They called the former PM, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi a "flip-flop" with his infamous decisions only to turn around within a short period which provide one of the negative highlights as the leader of Malaysia before he was unceremoniously forced to step-down by his own political party warlords.

UMNO says Keadilan and Pakatan Rakyat are at loggerheads between one another. The general opinion of the Malaysian public is that the magnitude of the UMNO internal conflicts seemed much bigger and played down by reports of "kiss and make up" in the UMNO controlled mass media.

The proven money politics, corruption, numerous police and MACC reports lodged are all "wayang" as no real action had been taken against the offenders e.g. Datuk Seri Ali Rustam, who remains the Chief Minister of Melaka though proven guilty of corruption by the UMNO disciplinary board.

It seems that there was a trade off by UMNO leadership with Ali Rustam on his continuity and a further promise that no troubles from either end which could disrupt Najib's ascending to the leadership of Malaysia.

Tun Dr Mahathir, a strong critic of Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi once before felt his soul is at rest now that the latter had stepped down. Tun Mahathir is no different of a "flip-flop" now that he has decided to rejoin UMNO with his "student" had taken over the reigns of the Malaysian Government.

The difference between the mentor and the student is that the latter brings with him excess baggage which he has yet to prove his innocence. Should Najib fail to proof his innocence to his detractors and Malaysian public (perhaps the world now with Altantuya case still a huge question mark), he remains on trial in the eyes of the world.

I wonder how the world would respect Malaysia when the PM is associated with a high profile murder with international media coverage?

The surpise visit walk, release of ISA detainees, lifting the ban on Harakah and Suara Keadilan is nothing but a showpiece like a political critic said, "seumpama melepaskan burung merpati sebagai simbolik" and had no real true intention of seeing it through for a democratic One Malaysia.

One Malaysia would never be achieved as long as UMNO keeps harping "Ketuanan Melayu" and their leaders kept giving different interpretations of the real meaning while the royalty had called for equality for all in this country regardless of race, religion and culture.

The leopard cannot change it's spot (overnight) and hence, we can expect that the old ways of "toe the line" UMNO will still be there with Najib showing his fangs in the way his mentor had done in his 22 years of leadership.

Well, it is still too early to judge Najib but the best action he could do now to admonish his "excess baggage" through a Royal Commission of Inquiry to clear his name standing in the eyes of the world.

Azeez King Of Rempits!

I would be unperturbed about the "haram" ways UMNO grab power in Perak and now Kedah! What shocks me and probably Malaysians at large are the King Of Mat Rempit, Azeez instigates the "mamats" to go on the streets disturbing the peace and how they have openly declared that UMNO is the law and not the police!!!!

Azeez, the ex-Putera Umno chief, also said that although he was now in the supreme council, he would defend Mat Rempits if they were in trouble.

Azeez told the 200-strong crowd of mostly Malay Malaysian men: "Go ride your motorbikes around town until midnight tonight, and until 5pm tomorrow, not to scare people but to raise their spirits."

Several other local Umno Youth leaders repeated to the youths present: "Follow the law, but if the police give you a hard time just give us a call."

This certainly does not augur well for Najib in his first few days as the Prime Minister of Malaysia. If he supports this, then UMNO and the Malaysian Government have not changed!!!!

Being the President of UMNO and PM of Malaysia, Najib must take immediate steps to condemn such call and no wonder we see much more motorcyclists defying the law on public roads. The public at large are presently worried sick over Mat Rempits and such irresponsible call from UMNO leaders provides added concern for all Malaysians.

Being the supreme leader of UMNO, Najib must be responsible for such uncivilised call from his subordinates and Malaysians at large left to wonder if the "samseng jalanan" attitude would be further supported by the UMNO leadership.

Where are we heading in terms of Malay morality and being civic minded?

With UMNO supporting such acts and able to control the enforcements, UMNO is very close to declaring the public roads theirs!!

For me Azeez's call is sheer stupidity!!!!!

Jam In The City - meeting of CON-tractors has begun!

Driving around KL city is such a pain these few days and pardon me for thinking if there was a "confession" or "Tiger show" going on in Jalan Ipoh area when I realised all the UMNO hypocrites were having their assembly to elect a new leader to take them through the battering they received last March.

This assembly of perhaps the largest "CON-tractors" grouping in Malaysia holds special significance to the organization now that the states which enjoy the highest economic and development activities are now under the hands of the Opposition Pakatan Rakyat.

The manner the meeting are conducted with the ban of online media and a definite selective uninspiring "UMNO stories and rhetorics" in MSM, the meeting is no different then a secret society get together with everything discuss is a no.. no.. to non-members.

It was during the traffic crawl along Jalan Tun Razak (opposite the General Hospital) when I noticed a banner being hung welcoming the "goonies" to the assembly but what shocked me was we taxpayers and Malaysians at large can confirm that MACC is nothing but just another Government agency instead of being independent.

Why do MACC need to place a banner at the expense of taxpayers monies???? I'm lost!!

The initial proceedings had already its fair share of controversy with this likened to "a pot calling a kettle black" which re-affirms that the 59th General Assembly is nothing but to endorse the misdeeds!

While do we Malaysians have a flip-flop surprise in store with a statement like this "I Know When To Go"?

Just a wonder that when the UMNO members get onto the stage for their (pre-arranged and edited) speech, they get into a trance and starts cursing what's out there that could diminish them from the face of Malaysian politics. Well that's OK to the police as well but not otherwise. Funny huh but in true UMNO boleh spirit!

Going by name of integrity and trustworthy, almost all the candidates juggling for positions in Malaysia's largest political party (not too sure if it still is) are real clean! Should such personalities with tainted image gets into Government positions, if left for all Malaysians to wonder if we are slowly drowning ourselves into becoming a nation in poverty.

It's also a wonder that MACC investigates and gather the evidence only to be passed on to UMNO Disciplinary Board for action. Shouldn't this be categorized as corruption and relevant individuals charged by MACC regardless of whether party matter or personal?

Once this assembly is over, the goonies will meet again in November/December 2009 for the 60th Assembly and one wonders how much is spent on organising such events! Is this UMNO Baru 59/60 years old????? No wonder the objectives between UMNO and UMNO Baru are distinct!!!!

Have a great time UMNOists!

LTBB RM25million payout!

Someone hit the "jackpot" by RM25million from the Federal Government loan for Batu Berendam airport expansion?

In August 2008, annoucement of an additional RM40million is required to extend the newly built Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB) runway by another 400 metres at a staggering RM100K per metre.

However, 7 months later, it was announced that the cost had escalated to RM162.5K! What had gone wrong when Transport Ministry was considering it then and now, taxpayers have to shoulder the extra RM25million. Is this how people within the corridors of power becomes rich?

The grapevine has it that, the extension arose from Ali Rustam's oversight as he had asked Air Asia what would the length required for AA planes which was Boeing 737 then. Subsequently, AA upgraded the planes to Airbus 320 and Ali Rustam hit the shit!

So he had to quote excuses like "s in line with international specifications for the safe and comfortable landing" though is true but it could have been done without incurring extra cost!