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August 28, 2008 – 12:18 pm
When I first created this blog, my intention was to write more on general issues affecting Malaysians and added it with general information which I thought might be useful to my readers. In short, the idea at that time was a news portal with a little bit of difference from the rest that have been around in the internet. I started with the oil price hike issue which left millions of Malaysians struggling to cope with the sudden increase in the cost of living. Some of my old postings from my old blogs were also transferred here. As time past by, I found myself writing more on political issues making this blog look more like a political blog rather than a news portal. It’s very unexpected since I’m a guy who, all these years, have been trying to shy away from politics in spite of having a father who is ...

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Blackout For Pirated XP Users

August 28, 2008 – 2:57 am
“PETALING JAYA: From today, those with pirated copies of the Windows XP Professional operating system in their computers that are Internet-capable could find their screens going black and the icons vanishing as Microsoft Corp gets tough. There are 8.6 million users of Windows XP Pro in Malaysia and about three million are expected to suffer the “blackouts”, according to Microsoft Malaysia. To continue working, users will need to reset the machine’s desktop background. All will return to normal, but only for 60 minutes before another blackout occurs. The only “cure” is to get a licensed copy of the operating system from a Microsoft reseller or going online at www.microsoft. com/malaysia/genuine. Each licence costs RM580. The initiative is part of Microsoft’s anti-piracy campaign, dubbed Windows Genuine Advantage, aimed at educating users on the benefits of using genuine software, Microsoft Malaysia client business group director K.T. Ng told The Star yesterday.” Source : The Star ...

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CITIZEN’S PETITION : REQUEST FOR DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI AHMAD BADAWI TO STEP DOWN AS UMNO PRESIDENT & PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA

August 27, 2008 – 6:38 am
CITIZEN’S PETITION : REQUEST FOR DATO’ SERI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI AHMAD BADAWI TO STEP DOWN AS UMNO PRESIDENT & PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA   Dear Dato’ Seri, I’m a humble citizen of Malaysia and an ordinary member of UMNO. I beg for your consideration to step down as the President of UMNO & Prime Minister of Malaysia with immediate effect.  While, I respect and thank you for your contribution to the country, I feel that it has become necessary for you to step down immediately due to the lack of confidence of rakyat and UMNO members toward your leadership. 2.  I sincerely believe that the lack of confidence has undermined the government’s credibility and as a result, it has created disharmony and unstability to the country. Being a concerned citizen, I don’t wish for the situation to go on and become worse or end up as another episode of May 13. 3. Having said that, ...

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Wake Up! Wake Up Pak Lah… It’s Time To Go Now

August 27, 2008 – 6:30 am
The writing is on the wall. Pak Lah has to go NOW! If he is still wondering whether he still commands great support from the rakyat, he must be the biggest ignoramus in the world, really! Anwar Ibrahim’s win at Permatang Pauh by-election is yet another signal for the beleaguered Prime Minister of Malaysia. Or perhaps he’s not ignorant, he’s just sleeping, like always. There is no need for me to write more about the recent by-election’s result. Below are some of the interesting quotes by politicians, bloggers & concerned citizens : “Today’s report card, delivered to a Prime Minister who is accountable also as Liaison Chief of UMNO Penang and Chairman of BN, is impossible to hide: he does not have the minimal credibility needed to run the country day by day, let alone to take it in the new directions we need to go in a complex world. He ...

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Anwar Win Permatang Pauh By-Election

August 26, 2008 – 9:30 pm
As expected, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was returned to Parliament with a majority of 15,671 votes in the Permatang Pauh by-election, garnering 31,195 votes to beat Barisan candidate Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah, who polled 15,524 votes. Angkatan Keadilan Insan Malaysia candidate Hanafi Hamat managed 92 votes. Voter turnout was at about 80% of the total of 58,459 registered voters in the constituency. "This is the people's victory," Anwar said in a victory speech. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the result was proof that democracy was still alive in the country and there was no manipulation involved. Read Also : Kita Menang, We Won It's 80 percent Turnout.... Another Signal ; Much Clearer & Louder Win Is Defining Moment Says Anwar Kekalahan Teruk BN di Permatang Pauh Masih Faktor Khairy.... Anwar Returns To Parliament

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Kembali Lagi

August 25, 2008 – 1:00 pm
Sudah sekian lama saya tak menulis di blog ini bagi menumpukan perhatian kepada  hal-hal peribadi. Kini tiba masanya untuk menaip di Malaysian News Blog apa yang terbenak di fikiran saya sejak beberapa hari yang lalu. Pilihan Raya Kecil Permatang Pauh Biarpun pelbagai isu timbul dan pelbagai taktik digunakan oleh BN dalam pilihanrayakecil ini, saya tetap yakin Anwar akan menang dengan majoriti yang amat selesa.  Sukar untuk menewaskan seorang ahli politik yang penyokongnya terdiri daripada anak-anak muda yang fanatik, ahli-ahli politik yang kurang berjaya sebelum ini dan golongan oppurtunist. Cakap macam mana pun mereka tidak akan terima, jadi minta maaflah YB Arif, lain kali lah sahaja YB ke Putra Jaya. Buat masa ni, YB jagalah Seberang Jaya dahulu. Harga Minyak Turun Biarpun sikit, kita patut bersyukur juga dengan perkembangan ini biarpun gayanya memang bermotifkan politik.  Yang penting ada juga rakyat yang akan terima faedah darinya. Nilainya mungkin sedikit – kira-kira penjimatan dalam lingkungan RM 10 ...

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Sumpah Saiful – Satu Gimik Politik?

August 16, 2008 – 2:36 am
Akhirnya Saiful Bukhari melafazkan sumpah laknat setelah beberapa kali menyatakan beliau akan berbuat demikian. Sumpah yang berbunyi “Saya Mohd. Saiful Bukhari Azlan dengan nama Allah saya bersumpah saya telah diliwat oleh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim pada 26 Jun 2008 dan pada hari tersebut Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim telah memasukkan zakarnya ke dalam dubur saya.  “Jika saya berdusta dengan perkara ini, saya berdusta dengan Allah S.W.T dan akan dilaknat oleh Allah S.W.T sehingga hari kiamat.” dilafazkan di Masjid Wilayah Persekutuan lewat petang semalam. Adakah ini gimmik politik seperti yang didakwa oleh Anwar Ibrahim? Wallahualam... Saya rasa biarlah kita serahkan pada tuhan. Itu antara Saiful dan tuhan. Tuhan sahaja yang maha mengetahui. Bagi saya, allhamdulillah, sekurang-kurangnya dia (Saiful) sudah melakukan perkara yang wajar dilakukan atas pandangan seorang Mufti sendiri. Diharap pihak-pihak tertentu selepas ini berhenti mengecam beliau dan membiarkan mahkamah dunia pula yang menangani kesnya.  Terdapat beberapa blog yang memberikan pandangan mereka mengenai ...

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Lim Kit Siang – OK To Islamic State?

August 14, 2008 – 7:27 am
“DAP opposed to Islam from the past to the present? Not true. Never. We have Muslims in DAP and could not be anti-Islam. We are for all religions for the good, virtuous and noble values they teach human beings to cultivate and cherish. What DAP is opposed to is for any breach of the Merdeka social contract that Malaysia was founded be a multi-racial, multi-religious, democratic and secular nation with Islam as the official religion but not an Islamic state.” – Lim Kit Siang Change of heart maybe? Try reading this and this.

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Permatang Pauh, Beijing, PAS & EPL

August 14, 2008 – 7:09 am
So BN has finally chosen their candidate for Permatang Pauh by-election. The honour of taking on PKR leader goes to Seberang Jaya rep, Datuk Arif Shah Omar Shah. This was announced yesterday by Datuk Sri Najib Tun Razak at Pusat Konvensyen Sunway Carnival, Bukit Mertajam. I’m not going to say anything about the guy. I will leave it to the Permatang Pauh folks to decide whether he is their man or they want Anwar back as their MP. You can read more about Datuk Ariff here and here. Interesting to note that whatever good reasons made BN chose him, the outcome of the Permatang Pauh by-election would actually be decided by other factors. The fact that most UMNO members seem to be satisfied with the choice of candidate is only relevant to the UMNO president as he tries to increase his popularity for the up-coming UMNO’s AGM. I bet the battle ...

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Lim Kit Siang, Kenapa UMNO Sahaja DiKutuk?

August 12, 2008 – 11:10 am
Lim Kit Siang dalam blognya hari mengutuk Pak Lah dan UMNO atas komen Pak Lah terhadap forum “Memeluk Islam” anjuran Majlis Peguam baru-baru ini. Beliau menyifatkan pentadbiran Pak Lah penggal kedua mungkin akan menjadi lebih teruk dari pentadbiran Tun Mahathir selama 22 tahun. Menurut Kit Siang, tindakan Pak Lah tidak akan memberikan keyakinan terhadap pelabur asing terhadap perlaksanaan “rule of law”, sistem keadilan dan integrasi nasional negara. Peliknya, tidak disebutkan langsung dalam artikel beliau akan reaksi PAS mahupun PKR dalam hal ini. Walhal, PAS terutamanya, menentang forum ini dengan sekeras-kerasnya. Begitu juga dengan peranan YB Zulkifli Noordin dan Sallehuddin Ayub semasa fourm tersebut. Berikut adalah kenyataan Tuan Hadi Awang di Harakah Daily pada 7hb Ogos 2008: “PAS mengakui bahawa hak kebebasan bersuara memberikan jaminan kepada semua pihak untuk berdailog dan berbincang berhubung isu-isu kepentingan umum, namun demikian isu-isu berkaitan dengan hak dan kepentingan Islam adalah seasuatu yang mutlak yang dijamin oleh Perlembagaan ...

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Securities Commission Trying To Resolve RM35 million Swisscash Monies

August 12, 2008 – 7:31 am
Many Malaysian will remember Swisscash. Here’s what happen to them now: “The Securities Commission (SC) is trying to resolve the RM35 million Swisscash monies case as soon as possible, said its chairman Datuk Zarinah Anwar.   “We have frozen all the accounts and we have seized all the monies, which were illegally obtained. (Now) we are trying to resolve the case as soon as possible,” she said, when asked on the latest development of the case, which was reported in 2007. The SC last year achieved a breakthrough in its civil enforcement case against Swisscash Internet investment scheme when it secured a court order to direct one of the defendants, Amir Hassan, to transfer back to Malaysia all Swisscash monies held in bank accounts overseas. Approximately RM35 million was held in six bank accounts in Hong Kong and eight bank accounts in Singapore. As Swisscash is a worldwide scam that operates ...

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10,000 Sertai Perarakan ‘Baju Hitam’ Bantah Buka UiTM Kepada Bukan Bumiputera

August 12, 2008 – 7:16 am
"Hampir 10,000 penuntut Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) berarak ke Bangunan SUK Selangor di Shah Alam pagi tadi bagi membantah syor supaya pusat pengajian tinggi tersebut, berusia lebih lima dekad, dibuka kepada bukan Bumiputera. Tinjauan mStar Online mendapati penuntut UiTM telah mula berkumpul sejak 7.30 pagi untuk bergerak secara konvoi - menaiki bas UiTM, kereta dan menunggang motosikal bagi melahirkan pendirian bantahan mereka. Pada awalnya pihak penganjur menjangkakan kira-kira 2,000 orang sahaja akan menyertai perarakan tersebut. Perarakan yang diberi nama "Perhimpunan UiTM Di Hatiku"  telah menyerahkan memorandum membantah syor tersebut kepada wakil Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim. Ketika dihubungi sebentar tadi, Yang Dipertua Majlis Perwakilan Pelajar (MPP) UiTM, Luqmannulhakim Mohamad Idris berkata, pihaknya telah menyerahkan memorandum kepada wakil Menteri Besar Selangor pukul 10 pagi. "Kami mendesak agar Menteri Besar memohon maaf dan menarik balik kenyataan tersebut (syor 10 peratus tempat di UiTM dibuka kepada bukan Bumiputera)," katanya. Tindakan susulan termasuk menyerahkan ...

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Apa Dah Jadi Dengan Urusniaga Maybank – BII?

August 11, 2008 – 12:04 pm
Sekali lagi kita dikejutkan dengan isu urusniaga yang meragukan di bawah pentadbiran Pak Lah. Rasanya, berjurai peluh Tan Sri Nor Mohamad Yakcop menjawab pertanyaan Ahli-Ahli Parlimen mengenai soal ini. Menurut sumber, Tan Sri Amirsham Aziz dikatakan tidak mampu hendak menjawab soalan-soalan ini.   Saya pun sedih dengan pengumuman kerajaan bahawa Maybank berkemungkinan besar akan kerugian sebanyak RM 480 juta jika pengambil alihan PT Bank International Indonesia (BII) dibatalkan. Tambahan pula, sebab utama Bank Negara tidak membenarkan urusniaga ini diteruskan adalah disebabkan oleh perubahan pada polisi kewangan Indonesia yang antara lain mensyaratkan Maybank berkewajipan menjual sekurang-kurangnya 20 peratus kepada para pemegang saham awam dan sekurang-kurangnya 300 pihak dalam tempoh dua tahun selepas tawaran tender dilaksanakan. Perubahan polisi ini pada perkiraan BNM akan merugikan Maybank. Ini disebabkan tawaran pembelian saham Maybank adalah pada harga Rupiah 510 seunit, manakala harga semasa adalah Rupiah 460. Bank Negara nampaknya tidak yakin Maybank mampu menjual saham-saham itu kembali ...

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The Malaysian Lawyers’ Party

August 8, 2008 – 2:22 pm
There is new a political party emerging in Malaysia and it’s members consist of lawyers. It main objectives at the moment seems to be to ensure that Article 121 (1A) of the Federal Constitution is removed and the Malay and Muslim rights are limited. It is currently known as the Bar Council and is hoping to push forward the proposed debate on religious conversion despite objections by many. Though it is a professional body, it acts like most political parties, ie, it chooses to ignore certain issues related to it or its members such as Judge Ian Chin’s behaviour and the ex-gratia payment to ex-judges.  It is unknown whether all members agree to its political moves and viewpoint at the moment.  Unless their action and stand is agreed to by the majority of members, it would look like as though the Bar Council is being utilised or manipulated by some members ...

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Gelagat Anwar Ibrahim

August 8, 2008 – 7:42 am
Semenjak dibebaskan dari penjara awal tahun ini, Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim tidak henti-henti mempamerkan gelagat dan kerenahnya yang amat terkenal itu. Ada yang lucu, ada yang palik tetapi yang paling ketara kebanyakkannya bertujuan mengelirukan orang ramai. Oleh itu, apabila sahaja satu lapuran polis dibuat atasnya terhadap kesalahan liwat, maka muncullah pelabagai alasan dan komen-komen yang tidak berasas. Kebanyakkan kenyataan-kenyatan dan komen-komen ini dibuat bagi merendahkan kredibiliti pihak polis dan badan kehakiman negara. Ini bagi memastikan umum melihat tuduhan yang dikenakan terhadapnya adalah suatu konspirasi politik dan masyarakat luar negara, terutamanya, sahabat baik beliau dari US masuk campur dalam urusan dalaman negara. Sekali lagi, saya ingatkan, saya tak pernah menuduh Anwar Ibrahim salah. Saya bukan tuhan, jadi saya tak tahulah samada benar tuduhan-tuduhan yang dilemparkan kepada beliau. Namun, yang menyakitkan hati adalah kenyataan-kenyataan tidak berasas dan mengelirukan yang dibuat  di akhbar-akhbar, laman-laman web di internet di dalam dan di luar negara. Ianya sungguh ...

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Pride of The Nation

August 7, 2008 – 2:31 am
I once bowled along side Shalin Zulkifli in a local bowling tournament. Well, she most probably don’t remember me as both of us fared badly that day. Worse still, we had to wait for a couple of minutes because the lighting above the pins went out for unknown reason. Nevertheless, I can still remember the expression on her face, the concentration and the determination to hit each pins down. Immediately after finishing the squad, she moved on to the next lane for the next squad with the same concentration and determination. Since making her first impression in the national level competition at the age of 13, Shalin has continue to making the nation proud time after time with her amazing achievements.  In 1994, at the age of 16, she won two golds in Asia Games at Hiroshima, Japan. 3 years later, she created history by becoming the first woman ever ...

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Berkorban Apa Saja….

August 2, 2008 – 4:58 am
“Berkorban apa saja...Harta atau pun nyawa.. Itulah kasih mesra.. sejati dan mulia” adalah antara lirik lagu “Berkorban Apa Saja” nyanyian bintang legenda allahyarham P.Ramlee. Saya teringat lagu ini apabila Datin Sri Wan Azizah mengumumkan bahawa beliau meletakkan jawatan sebagai ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh bagi memberi laluan kepada Datuk Sri Anwar Ibrahim bertanding di sana. Sungguh romantik sekali. nuffnang_bid = "29c3e76f40c89e2f53030509e0b8c424"; Umum mengetahui Wan Azizah bukanlah ahli politik yang sebenarnya. Kemunculan beliau dalam dunia politik adalah secara tak sengaja apabila Anwar Ibrahim dimasukkan di dalam penjara dan PKR kehilangan pemimpin mereka. Wan Azizah dalam PKR bukanlah sebagai pemimpin tetapi sebagai simbol semangat Anwar Ibrahim yang dilihat dalam diri beliau. Saya tak rasa Wan Azizah pernah mengimpikan menjadi Perdana Menteri tetapi perjuangannya lebih kepada menjaga nama anak-anak dan keluarga yang tercemar ekoran pertuduhan salah guna kuasa dan sodomi terhadap suaminya hampir sedekad yang lalu. Umum sibuk membincangkan populariti Anwar Ibrahim yang ...

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Dr M – ACA Should Also Look Into How And To Whom The Contracts Were Awarded

July 31, 2008 – 2:16 am
Tun Mahathir in his blog yesterday said that he does not think ACA should be looking for evidence of bribery when investigating possible corruption case. According to the former premier, as with the servicing charges for Proton Perdana, ACA should be looking for the cost of the projects, whether reasonable or not. It should also look into how the contracts were awarded and to whom. He was commenting on the investigation made by Terengganu ACA on the very costly Monsoon Cup and the Islamic Theme Park. Tun Mahathir also expressed his disappointment when very quickly the Terengganu ACA stated that preliminary investigations have shown no element of bribery involved. “I know a lot of Terengganu people have complained about the projects. Seems that almost all the contractors and sub-contractors were from outside Terengganu. Could it be that there are no capable contractors in Terengganu?” he said. Tun disclosed that he was on the ...

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