Najib Shows His True Colours

We have tasted the onslaught of depleting liberties, under the new regime of Najib, who wants to project himself as the saviour of UMNO slowly disintegrating to a non-entity. What is wrong in producing a DVD on the rain tree a symbol of lost of democracy in Perak. This is history and an example of the punitive action of the ruling government to deny the people of Perak their rights to choose the people of their desire to rule the state. 

The more Najib decides to show his tough measures to contain the opposition, the more the people are going to react to get rid of the Barisan Nasional government. Even fence sitters who were government orientated have reason to re-think their position and decide for the opposition.

As for the opposition, Najib’s action is working in favour of them, and whatever the government may dish out during the campaign period the three by-elections will definitely go to the opposition.

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Perak Assemblyman arrested – for producing DVD on “Democracy Tree”

Just before 11 pm last night (Sunday), DAP Perak State Assemblyman for Tebing Tinggi, Ong Boon Piaw was arrested at the Chin Woo Hall, Ipoh for the production of a DVD on the internationally-famous “Democracy Tree” – shortly after the launching and the public viewing of the DVD.

He has been taken to the Pekan Baru police station in Ipoh for the police arrest formalities.

Latest example of the increasing intolerance towards fundamental liberties like freedom of speech, thought and expression in Najib’s Malaysia!

http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2009/03/30/perak-assemblyman-arrested-for-producing-dvd-on-democarcy-tree/

Najib And Hee At Ipoh – Malaysiakini

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/97818

 

Both of them are expected at the Chinese New Year function in Ipoh tonight. Najib will definitely be there – but what about Hee Yit Foong, the prima donna and the most hated woman in Perak. Messages are circulating in Ipoh that the Chinese should boycott the function. Now, how united are the Chinese. Will they heed this call and show unity or will it be like a Tamil saying ‘What does it matter who reigns, Ravana or Raman’ a sort of antipathy, does it really concern me. The Chinese just to that. Remember the KT elections where the Chinese still voted Barisan.

There is a lot of anger against Hee, I read there was a gathering at Kanthan New Village, about 16 kilometres from Ipoh, where Kee’s mother stays and the mother’s vegetable sales are affected. Hee must be a fearless lady if she appears. Somebody tells me money makes you immune to curses and anger from people. I don’t know if there will be a change of mind when the money is used up. Easy come easy go they say. Or contrary to all the comments of the people at large, perhaps Hee is now over joyed with whatever Najib did to entice her. She may be planning something big and bigger – something like being offered the Deputy Speaker’s post, a new Camry, etc etc; we don’t know yet, do we. 

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Will Najib be boycotted tonight?

Andrew Ong | Feb 7, 09 3:57pm

The talk of Ipoh today is whether Deputy Premier Najib Abdul Razak will face the wrath of the Chinese community when he attends a Chinese New Year function tonight.

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Since Wednesday, buntings advertising the event at the SRJK Yuk Choy school have dotted various parts of the city. However, the organiser of the event is still unknown.

Najib has been credited as the mastermind behind the unpopular Barisan Nasional takeover of the state government by courting four Pakatan Rakyat state representatives to defect.

A flurry of text messages in various languages have been making rounds asking locals to boycott the event. One text message called Najib’s event a “big show”.

“To the wise and kind people, protect democracy, reject corruption, uphold the law. The proud people of Perak, reject him (Najib). Do not attend. Let him witness our strength. Please pass this on,” read the text message.

A separate text message called on the public to hold a candle light vigil opposite the school tonight in protest of the takeover.

“I will go, dressed in white as though I’m going for a funeral to symbolise my protest,” a 28-year-old lawyer told Malaysiakini.

Public ridicule for Hee

Though normally not fans of public protests, a large number from the Chinese community thronged the menteri besar’s residence on Thursday night to show support for the Pakatan government.

During this event, supporters of ousted Menteri Besar Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin tore down buntings of Najib’s event before proceeding to trample and spit on his photograph.

Since then, the menteri besar’s residence – which is merely a stone’s throw away from the venue of Najib’s function tonight – has been drawing crowds of supporters nightly.

Meanwhile, observers will also be looking to see if Jelapang assemblyperson Hee Yit Foong shows up for Najib’s function. She is one of two Chinese reprerentatives in the new BN state government.

Thus far, she has borne the brunt of criticism from the Chinese community and if she shows up tonight, it would mark her first public appearance since the controversial takeover.

There are many rumours in Ipoh that her family members have suffered public criticism and ridicule. This cannot be independently confirmed as her family members have refused interviews.

Wet market traders for example are reportedly refusing to sell her parents vegetables.

DAP’s state representative Hee Yit Foong for Jelapang, Perak Missing – Malaysiakini

Malaysiakini says Hee Yit Foong 46, Perak Deputy speaker from DAP is missing. She was elected by the Jelapang voters in Ipoh, with 12,000 votes. She could not get along with the Ngeh-Nga cousins – Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham and the party’s state secretary Nga Kor Ming.

What can one think of this ingrate woman, who, as matters look, has turned her face towards 12,000 people. Has she received 10 million from Najib, as reported elsewhere. That is big money and I am not surprised she can sell her soul. God bless her.

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UMNO And PAS Kissing Cousins? – Malaysiakini

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/86505

Malaysiakini has some insight information on the underhand tactics of UMNO and PAS.

Political power brings wealth, and UMNO, beaten in the March 8 elections soundly in Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kedah saw decreased opportunities to make wealth from rich states like Penang, Perak and Selangor.

So Badawi will do anything, even bow down to kiss PAS, to break Pakatan Rakyat and ensure the status quo that existed for the last 50 years with UMNO being the dominant voice and the coalition parties being puppets acting on the string movements of whoever leads UMNO being perpetuated. If you are a good puppet, the puppeteer will reward you with some crumbs that fall from the table, and the puppets are enthralled, forgetting the crumbs are not even enough for the main puppet and his close associates; how on earth are the people, Chinese, Indians and others who depend on MCA, MIC, Gerakan or PPP  going to benefit.

Ahmad Badawi with Khir Toyo plotted in a secret meeting, somewhere in Kuala Lumpur, to get PAS to join UMNO to set up the Selangor state government. I am sure this would have happened in Perak, Penang and Kedah, only it is all kept secret. Toyo was even ready to be a Deputy Menteri Besar, which does not speak well for the morality of this former Menteri Besar, who would even be an office peon to gain wealth.

The main agenda of the meeting was Malays and Islam. Secondly it was to stop DAP to gain foothold in administering the state.

Abdul Khalid Samad who  is also the MP for Shah Alam, further claimed that the meeting was coloured with a racial agenda – to halt the predominantly Chinese DAP from making inroads into the Selangor government.

He said Umno wanted to work with PAS to stop DAP from securing positions in the state’s executive council.

So, MCA, MIC, Gerakan, PPP and other coalition parties, don’t you realise that UMNO will drop you like a ton of bricks, forgetting your contributions, and whatever that you might have done, when UMNO cannot make wealth. Don’t give the crap that you are complementing the role of UMNO, which could have been the reason in the yesteryear but today each man is for himself. Please reconsider your position. Badawi can still put up a show without you clowns and puppets. You are just superfluous, in this dog eat dog condition of politics we face. Be smart. But if crumbs satisfy you, please carry on.

As for PAS it is just once bitten twice shy. If they cannot remember this from the past they are doomed and will lose everything to UMNO and perhaps become a religious entity alone. Any how religion is better than politics.

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PAS Youth Defends Overtures To UMNO – Malaysiakini

PAS Youth defends overtures to Umno

This is a quarrel between PAS and PKR over the rubbing of shoulders between UMNO and PAS. As per Abdul Hadi Awang, this move was to convey the message of Islam to individuals in UMNO.

I have no comments on these. I am not a party member, and don’t intend to be one in the near future. But, I take offense at the remarks made by PAS when it comes to PAS being the party having the most members in Pakatan Rakyat. The predominance of PAS is 83 seats to DAP’s 73 seats and PKR’s 40 seats in state legislative assemblies.

Then PAS goes on to brag about PAS people with the most party branches and the most number of people who brought about victory.

Let me correct the records. The bulk of the people who voted for PAS are not all, who loved the party and their Islamic principals. Many non-Muslims voted for PAS instead of voting Barisan Nasional as a protest against the ruling party. Many would have preferred PKR or DAP, but because the candidate was from PAS there was no choice. Many a voter did not even know who the PAS candidate was, but it did not matter, the annoyance was with BN. My state and parliament constituency were PAS candidates and after casting my vote, out of curiosity went to the party tent to ask who were the candidates as I wanted to say hello to them. Both were busy elsewhere and I left. So, it is not just PAS members or mainly Malays who voted PAS, a lot of non-Malays voted for PAS. If this is understood, then I have made my point.

You think Umno/BN will forgive us for March 8?

You think Umno/BN will forgive us for March 8?

My answer to this is a definite no. Voters who voted the Pakatan Rakyat, feel proud, changes have been made, the next 4 or 5 years are going to be different. I think this is a wrong concept here. Pakatan Rakyat is a novice and it is unfortunate, the Federal Government is still UMNO, and if you thought it will change its skin, it is mistake. The Federal policies remain the same, a crumb of bread here and there, but the loaf remains in the hand of UMNO. One good example is today’s news, the ex-gratia payment to the judges involved in the judicial crisis is not an apology, so says Najib. What the left hand does is not known by the right hand. Funny. If the government is not sorry then why ex-gratia payment. Only Najib can answer this.

What is disturbing is this. Whatever changes brought about by the people, the changes are not there, and still we are at square one. Consider the following:

• To set aside 10% of all Public Works Department (PWD) contracts worth more than RM10mil for Class F contractors. Back to cronyism and friendly government. No open tender.

• 100 year old temple razed.

• Special meeting to discuss Malay issues as if other races don’t have issues.

• As Viji Rajasundram says in his letter below, “did anyone notice that the bus company which had an accident record of one death per month this past year was given only a one-month suspension? But the newspaper that reported it got closed down permanently. Justice the BN way prevails.”

Has anything changed. You decide.

You think Umno/BN will forgive us for March 8?

Viji Rajasundram | Apr 18, 08 4:26pm

I refer to the Malaysiakini report PM unveils judicial reforms but no apology.

As we read the news these past few days, one thing seems to be surfacing – that the BN seems to be in a mood to do some good stuff.

But is it sincere ? On one hand we get announcements that past judges who had been wronged are going to receive payments to ‘mend their pain’, and judicial reform will begin as soon as possible. Corruption will be checked immediately, judicial reform will begin soon, the police complaints commission will be implemented soon etc, etc.

Haven’t we heard all this before (except for the payment to the judges, of course)? Hasn’t this been the story since 2004? ‘We are going to clean it up.’ ‘We are trying to clean up.’ ‘Be patient.’ ‘We are doing our best.’

While we are lulled into a sense of security that things are picking up, are they really ? Has anything really been done or acted upon? While there is talk about righting the wrongs of before – has anything been done?

Has BN chosen to release any information about all the obvious improprieties? Or has there been chest-thumping about we never shredded any documents even though there seem to be no trace of any documents in the state secretariat buildings. Has any attempt been made to answer this?

While the stated aim is ‘we will correct the wrongs’, what is actually happening is that constituents who went the ‘wrong’ way are being penalised quietly. Funding is being stopped to states. But the overtures remain the same – ‘we are listening and we will correct what we did wrong’. But what is really happening is different.

From newspapers which have had their publishing licenses terminated to dinners/gatherings being stopped in the usual heavy-handed manner – with little or no explanations – to threats of revoking funding to selected constituencies. And the good old boy ‘Corruption’ goes unabated. The indelible ink saga is quietly forgotten and VK Lingam is probably posing for photos is some other exotic location.

And just to stir things up, in the usual BN way, pawns are used to bring up the race card again. Are they listening ? It was not race on March 8. It was the corruption and arrogance of the BN elite – that they could do nothing wrong and the rakyat will just take it. He keeps saying he is listening. I am sure he is just plain deaf.

But maybe stupid he is not. While he hands out the easy goodies – behind him appears the mechanism to consolidate and ensure that when it is time to punish – everything will be in place. The majority would have been pacified into thinking that we should give them another chance. After all, he has promised to do it, and he has paid the judges, right? He must be okay. Well, dream on!

Be wary of the Smoke and Mirrors. They are very adept at using them.

In closing – just another thought – did anyone notice that the bus company which had an accident record of one death per month this past year was given only a one-month suspension? But the newspaper that reported it got closed down permanently. Justice the BN way prevails.

You think Umno/BN will forgive us for March 8?

Back To The Drawing Board

http://www.nst.com.my/Friday/National/2216898

Yes, Malay issues must be discussed, Chinese issues must be discussed, Indian issues must be discussed, meeting after meeting, to discuss, let this be a pseudo meeting for the benefit of the people – another UMNO ploy to get back at the people. DAP has been consulted and it has agreed, to my mind, another sandiwara by DAP, and would this party care to comment. I suggest MCA call all Chinese parties to discuss facts and not political sentiments whatever that may mean. MIC should do that to, PPP, MUIP, IPF, even Hindraf can be considered. Each group has its own agenda for religion, education and economic well being. They must also see where the Chinese and Indians stand now as money goes. Don’t politicise any of these issues.

Enough of this ploys, the people want answers, they are the ones, Malays,Chinese,Indians who put these Pakatan Rakyat into power, can PKR,PAS and DAP, answer the people before meeting up with UMNO. Please discount the fears of the ordinary voter. They can still vote. Don’t ever forget.  

 

Special meeting to discuss Malay issues
The meeting is at the initiative of Umno supreme council member Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria who has been in contact with both PKR vice-president Mohamed Azmin Ali and Pas Youth chief Salahuddin Ayub over the past few days to arrange details.
“This is my own idea but I think it is timely especially after the results of the 12th general election,” Mohamad Norza said.
He said other supreme council members did not object to the meeting.
He said some of the issues to be discussed included matters relating to religion, education as well as the New Economic Policy.
He added that the three parties would try to determine where exactly the Malays stood at this point in time in terms of economic well-being.
“On the New Economic Policy, its ultimate goal is to make the Malays competitive. This has to be deliberated.
“We need to determine where exactly the Malays are right now. A lot of the discussions going on have been superficial.
“Everything has been based on political sentiments, not facts.”
Mohamad Norza said the ultimate goal was to set up a secretariat consisting of all the Malay parties in the Malaysian political landscape.
“We would like everyone to approach these issues with a common stand and prevent these three issues from being politicised.”
Mohamad Norza said the initial meeting would be held on an informal basis.
Meanwhile, Mohamed Az-min, when contacted by the New Straits Times, said PKR accepted the invitation as long as the principles were in line with his party’s objectives.
“Malay unity is very important but we don’t want it to benefit only the Malay ruling elite with the ordinary Malays left out.
“We believe Malay rights have to defended.
“But at the same time, we also have to be fair to the other races.”
Mohamed Azmin said there would be no problem for PKR to attend the meeting as their DAP coalition partner accepted their desire to strengthen Malay unity.
Salahuddin said Pas, too, was interested in defending the rights of Malays and other Bumiputeras.