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Monday, December 19, 2016

Predicting Malaysia's next election date

Predicting Malaysia's next election date: Reme Ahmad and Lim Ai Leen
Straits Times Singapore
DEC 18, 2016

Likely slots are in April, May, Oct, say analysts, after ruling out no-go months

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Malaysia in an era of fake news, false cartoons and false allegations

Malaysia in an era of fake news, false cartoons and false allegations: Malaysia is now in an era of fake news, false cartoons and false allegations.

Today, the Penang Chief Minister’s Office had to deny a Whatsapp
Alas, as Zahid has said the coming GE is going To Be the mother of all battles, Umno with a scandal laden President is so hopelessly desperate has resolved to using lies to mislead the less educated voters.

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Don’t forget 1MDB just yet

Don’t forget 1MDB just yet: By Zan Azlee
Asian Correspondent
14th November 2016

A LOT of things happening in Malaysia are grabbing headlines in the news media, from the

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Is UMNO leading MCA/Gerakan/MIC/BN or PAS down the garden path on Hadi’s hudud bill?

Is UMNO leading MCA/Gerakan/MIC/BN or PAS down the garden path on Hadi’s hudud bill?: On May 26 in Parliament, the UMNO leadership led MCA, Gerakan, MIC and the Sabah/Sarawak Barisan Nasional parties down the garden path



UMNO/MCA/Gerakan/MIC/BN equivocation on Hadi’s private member’s bill motion is one of the most shameful and disgraceful episodes in Malaysia’s parliamentary history.

Sunday, August 21, 2016

Should the IGP and police be concerned as to who is “MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL 1”?

Should the IGP and police be concerned as to who is “MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL 1”?: The police arrest and three-day remand of three student activists, Muhammad Luqman Nul Hakim Zul Razali, Luqman Hakim and Ashraff Nazrin, for

Will Khalid as IGP demonstrate that he is the country No. 1 Policeman who will act without fear or favour to uphold the law, and is prepared to find out who is “MALAYSIAN OFFICIAL 1”, and will assist and not hamper the #TangkapMalaysian Official1 campaign?

Sunday, July 24, 2016

Malaysia has been betrayed by Prime Minister Najib Razak

Malaysia has been betrayed by Prime Minister Najib Razak: Dr. Azeem Ibrahim
Alarabiya.net
22 July 2016


I have argued time and again that the greatest threat to the Muslim world is not the West, but

Malaysian civil society must now take firm and immediate action to put the country back on track. If not, I fear that the country will tragically end up as the perfect case study into how the problems of the Islamic world stem primarily from domestic corruption.

Friday, July 8, 2016

Najib’s push for his own political survival is threatening Malaysia’s future

Najib’s push for his own political survival is threatening Malaysia’s future: Editorial
South China Morning Post
06 July, 2016

A crackdown on opponents may strengthen his position, but is threatening the country’s racial

Najib’s government is undermining the country’s fundamentals. He is putting political survival ahead of Malaysians’ interests. Business and foreign investment will stay away until he embraces open and inclusive politics.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

A Self-Inflicted Downgrade for Malaysia?

A Self-Inflicted Downgrade for Malaysia?: By WILLIAM PESEK
Barron's Asia
June 8, 2016

Goldman Sachs finds itself ensnared in the 1MDB scandal which threatens to squeeze the nation’s

With vast natural resources, 30 million people and enviable proximity to China and India, the place should be thriving. Yet it’s run by a party putting its own interests ahead of the masses. And now, Najib’s creature is squeezing Malaysia’s credit rating. No wonder investigators and investors alike have that sinking feeling.

Monday, March 21, 2016

I will be charged under the Sedition Act in the new repression against dissent

I will be charged under the Sedition Act in the new repression against dissent: Just now, the DAP “giant killer” in the 1969 general election, 84-year-old Chan Fu King, who as bus-conductor defeated the MCA Health

Why is Guan Eng being accused of correction?

More tribulations ahead !


Friday, March 18, 2016

Not business as usual in Malaysia

Not bongoing struggle to stay in office by Najib’s government and its control of the office of the premier give it an advantage, but one that is no guarantee of its security. It is also most certainly not in the interest of security and prosperity within Malaysia itself.

usiness as usual in Malaysia: by Bridget Welsh
New Mandala
17 March 2016


Malaysian politics is entering new and rough terrain, writes Bridget Welsh. And the longer Najib stays


Friday, March 11, 2016

The imprisoned Malay mind

The imprisoned Malay mind: – M. Bakri Musa
The Malaysian Insider
9 March 2016

In my first three essays I pointed out that the Malay problem is real and not a mere myth. It

Friday, March 4, 2016

From saving nation from Dr M, to saving it with Dr M

From saving nation from Dr M, to saving it with Dr M: Malaysiakini
3.3.2016


COMMENT “Mahathir wants me dead but I pray that Mahathir will live to 100 years to see the decline and end of

Can't wait. Must get rid of Najib stat. The. We will work toward overhauling the whole system of governance where there are separation of power. The people can do it.

Malaysia laughing stock of all foreign offices in the world with the infantile and moronic justification that TMI banned to maintain peace, stability and harmony

Malaysia laughing stock of all foreign offices in the world with the infantile and moronic justification that TMI banned to maintain peace, stability and harmony: Malaysia is the laughing stock of all foreign offices in the world with the infantile and moronic justification by the Malaysian Foreign Ministry

Kit Siang wrote, "have strong differences with the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak but I do not believe that he has become so intellectually bankrupt as to believe in the garbage dished out by Wisma Putra to justify the banning of The Malaysian Insider, which is another international disgrace for Malaysia."


Thursday, March 3, 2016

Cat out of the bag why PAC meeting of Feb. 24/25 postponed – for AG to think of ways to suppress Auditor-General’s final audit report on 1MDB?

Cat out of the bag why PAC meeting of Feb. 24/25 postponed – for AG to think of ways to suppress Auditor-General’s final audit report on 1MDB?: The cat seems to be out of the bag as to why the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Feb. 24 and 25 were summarily postponed in the last minute

Not much is to be expected of a “cari makan” Chairman of PAC, but will the Parliament Speaker protect the dignity, privileges and powers of Parliament from Executive interference?

Sunday, February 28, 2016

The time has come for the “Save Malaysia” campaign

The time has come for the “Save Malaysia” campaign: I am honoured to be invited to launch one of the Tommy Thomas’ two books today: “Anything But The Law”.

We see Tommy as the “Lawyer’s

Friday, February 26, 2016

Had Hasan Arifin told a deliberate lie when he said that “most PAC members are overseas” when the overwhelming majority of PAC members were in fact in the country with more than a comfortable PAC quorum?

Had Hasan Arifin told a deliberate lie when he said that “most PAC members are overseas” when the overwhelming majority of PAC members were in fact in the country with more than a comfortable PAC quorum?: Had Datuk Hasan Arifin, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman, told a deliberate lie when he said that “most PAC members are overseas” as

The PAC should be one of the mechanisms to ensure that justice is done in the 1MDB scandal, but the PAC Chairman has now become a “fugitive from justice” by scurrying and scampering overseas to justify his unilateral and arbitrary postponement of the PAC meetings yesterday and today.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

DAP at 50: Where do we go from here?

DAP at 50: Where do we go from here?: ― Lim Kit Siang
Malay Mail Online
February 19, 2016

FEBRUARY 19 ― I don’t think anybody ever asserted that the DAP should sacrifice its

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Withdrawal of sedition charge against Azmi Sharom only silver lining in gathering of dark clouds following Apandi's appointment – call for dropping of all sedition charges

Withdrawal of sedition charge against Azmi Sharom only silver lining in gathering of dark clouds following Apandi's appointment – call for dropping of all sedition charges: The only good news in the past six months is the withdrawal of the sedition charge against Universiti Malaya law professor Azmi Sharom, following

Common sense has prevailed!

Kit Siang,"I call on Apandi to drop all charges under the Sedition Act against Opposition MPs, civil society activists, lawyers and cartoonist including Zunar"






Friday, February 12, 2016

How to get rid of monkeys of Putrajaya?

How to get rid of monkeys of Putrajaya?: – Bakri Musa
The Malaysian Insider
10 February 2016

I was visiting my old village near Sri Menanti, Negri Sembilan, recently and was struck by

Thursday, February 11, 2016

UMNO defeat in next general election is not only good for UMNO but also good for the country

UMNO defeat in next general election is not only good for UMNO but also good for the country: I cannot agree more with veteran journalist A. Kadir Jasin who said today that defeat in the next general election will be good for UMNO.

In fact, it will be good for the soul of UMNO to be defeated in 14GE – as it is the only way for UMNO to get rid of corrupt leaders and to reform to be politically relevant again like what had been experienced by Indian National Congress, Taiwan’s Kuomintang and Japanese Liberal Democratic parties.

Friday, February 5, 2016

Typhoid vaccine

Typhoid vaccine . Many are looking for Typhoid vaccine . Typhoid vaccine for all food handlers by law. Re-vaccination is needed every 3 years. It is available in Klinik Wong, B007, Pangsapuri Sri Siantan, Bukit Baru 75150, Mellaka. Tel: 06-2834530

PM left red nosed by censorship protest

PM left red nosed by censorship protest: BBC Trending
Blog by : Tse Yin Lee , BBC Monitoring


A portrait that probably won't grace the walls of the prime minister's office

When

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

A simple and straightforward answer of “Yes” or “No” from Apandi whether he tried to persuade Swiss Attorney-General to drop 1MDB-related investigations last September

A siIf Apandi had tried to persuade the Swiss authorities to drop its 1MDB-related investigations, then his recent statement that he will co-operate with his Swiss counterparts regarding 1MDB-related investigations will have to be taken with a huge pinch of salt.mple and straightforward answer of “Yes” or “No” from Apandi whether he tried to persuade Swiss Attorney-General to drop 1MDB-related investigations last September: The Attorney-General Tan Sri Mohamad Apandi Ali should give a simple and straightforward answer of “Yes” or “No” whether he had tried to


More images of 'clown-faced' Najib emerge online

More images of 'clown-faced' Najib emerge online: Malaysiakini
Feb 2, 2016



Graphic artists are fighting back against the police warning issued to artist Fahmi Reza, by posting their own version

This is not funny!

Foreign governments pile pressure on Malaysia over financial scandals

Foreign governments pile pressure on Malaysia over financial scandals: The Malaysian Insider
2 February 2016

Malaysia may have absolved its prime minister in a huge corruption scandal, but foreign authorities

Malott said Najib now “must really be sweating” over whether US authorities – reported by US media to be investigating – will make an announcement, which they usually withhold until a solid case is built.

Malaysia stifles dissent as public unrest grows

Malaysia stifles dissent as public unrest grows: Jeevan Vasagar and Michael Peel
Financial Times
February 2, 2016

Malaysia’s government has been battered by international allegations of

“I think the attorney-general is under the control of the subject of the investigation, the prime minister,” Mahathir Mohamad, Mr Najib’s patron-turned-enemy, told the Financial Times.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

The threat Najib poses to Malaysia’s reputation

The threat Najib poses to Malaysia’s reputation: Financial Times
January 27, 2016


Opaque payments to the PM raise fears over the nation’s body politic


Events this week have done nothing to



Without a clear accounting of what transpired between Mr Najib and 1MDB, Kuala Lumpur risks reinforcing an impression that its democracy is being shredded by a self-serving Malay elite. Mr Najib is already vulnerable to such charges. 

Friday, January 29, 2016

Does Hadi support Attorney-General Apandi’s decision that Prime Minister Najib has done no wrong in the RM2.6 billion donation and RM42 million SRC International scandals and that the AG has “absolute discretion” on these matters

Does Hadi support Attorney-General Apandi’s decision that Prime Minister Najib has done no wrong in the RM2.6 billion donation and RM42 million SRC International scandals and that the AG has “absolute discretion” on these matters: The one consuming issue in the last three days both in the country and the world about Malaysia is not the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

“Every legal power must have legal limits, otherwise there is dictatorship. In particular, it is a stringent requirement that a discretion should be exercised for a proper purpose, and that it should not be exercised unreasonably. In other words, every discretion cannot be free from legal restraint; where it is wrongly exercised, it becomes the duty of the courts to intervene.”

Thursday, January 28, 2016

The illiberal threat to Islam

The illiberal threat to IslamIn his conclusion , the author said, "truth is that Muslims are indeed under threat. However, the enemy is not the Christians, or the Jews, or the West, or orientalism, or neo-imperialism.



The real threat to Islam is the rise of illiberalism within. As much as we like to lay the blame on colonial legacies and foreign conspiracies, the reality is that illiberal visions of Islam, such as that which is being propagated by the state in Malaysia, do the most harm to the faith. – January 25, 2016.": Zairil Khir Johari
The Malaysian Insider
25 January 2016

Central to the idea of liberalism, be it political, economic or social in context, is


Will AG Apandi institute criminal defamation proceeding in any one of the following five criminal defamation cases against DAP leaders?

Will AG Apandi institute criminal defamation proceeding in any one of the following five criminal defamation cases against DAP leaders?: Yesterday, the Pandan MP and PKR vice president, Rafizi Rami was found guilty of criminal defamation by the Petaling Jaya Sessions Court and fined

What the country needs is a Special Parliament for Najib to give a full and satisfactory accountability for his world-class twin mega scandals and to convince the country and the world his commitment to integrity and the battle against corruption in high political places.

Monday, January 25, 2016

‘The Economist’: While Indonesia fights Islamic State, Malaysia politicises Islam

‘The Economist’: While Indonesia fights Islamic State, Malaysia politicises Islam: Malay Mail Online
January 24, 2016


KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 24 ― Indonesian social movements are attempting to counter jihadist influence, but the

Religious authorities in Malaysia have been promoting an increasingly conservative interpretation of Islam, while the ruling Umno has welcomed a relationship with PAS that seeks to enforce hudud in Kelantan. Umno has also repeatedly demonised the DAP as being anti-Islam.

New Deal for Malaysia

New Deal for Malaysia: – Liew Chin Tong
The Malaysian Insider
24 January 2016

With mega crises on all fronts, (Datuk Seri) Najib (Razak) and Umno look doomed. But they

DAP must transcend the old society barriers to offer a new hope for Malaysians. The New Deal must be one that is built upon solidarity of all Malaysians. In time of crisis, we shall unite and not divide.

Abolish the BTN in the 2016 Budget calibration on Thursday, initiating a study whether BTN can be redeemed and totally revamped to promote national unity instead of fostering racism, disunity, intolerance and extremism in Malaysia

Abolish the BTN in the 2016 Budget calibration on Thursday, initiating a study whether BTN can be redeemed and totally revamped to promote national unity instead of fostering racism, disunity, intolerance and extremism in Malaysia: The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak should abolish the Biro TataNegara (BTN) in the 2016 Budget calibration on Thursday, initiating a study

increasing racial and religious polarisation in the country, with the country experiencing the worst state of national unity in the nation’s history, is an indictment of the abject failures of BTN in the past three decades.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Five things Najib must do if he is to uphold Tun Razak's legacy

Five things Najib must do if he is to uphold Tun Razak's legacy: At the Special 40th anniversary commemorative seminar on the death of the second Prime Minister, Tun Razak, on Thursday, the Prime Minister, Datuk It would have horrified Tun Razak that the whole system of checks and balances have become so decrepit that Najib is the only person in the government and the country who knows the ins and outs of the 1MDB scandal in the past seven years – which qualifies as the “most heinous crime without criminals” – as Najib, as Prime Minister, must approve all...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Don’t have to invent the wheel, just have the political will to do what is right and just to implement the Cabinet decision of April 22, 2009 or resign as Ministers

Don’t have to invent the wheel, just have the political will to do what is right and just to implement the Cabinet decision of April 22, 2009 or resign as Ministers: All eyes are on the Cabinet meeting today – will the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his 36 Ministers in the jumbo Cabinet end one of

There is no need for the Cabinet today to invent the wheel. Just have the political will to do what is right and just to implement the Cabinet decision of April 22, 2009 that there should be no unilateral conversion of children and that the children of parents where one parent chooses to convert to Islam must continue to be raised in the common religion at the time of the marriage.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Isu perkauman – cabaran Pakatan Harapan

Isu perkauman – cabaran Pakatan Harapan: A Shukur Harun
The Malaysian Insider
12 January 2016


Perjanjian Pakatan Harapan (PH) yang dimeterai pimpinan PKR, DAP dan Amanah Sabtu lalu

Rakyat pelbagai kaum mahu melihat ketiga-tiga parti dalam Pakatan Harapan bergerak serentak menentang perkauman dan menegakkan keadilan serta menentang segala kemungkaran.

Why Ibrahim Ali did not find me objectionable as anti-Malay and anti-Islam when he sought my help in the seventies to escape detention under ISA as a student leader?

Why Ibrahim Ali did not find me objectionable as anti-Malay and anti-Islam when he sought my help in the seventies to escape detention under ISA as a student leader?: It is amusing and comical that Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali claims that he suffered sleepless nights after the DAP declared that it is not anti-Malay

The sudden escalation of the campaign of lies, fear and hatred to demonise DAP leaders as anti-Malay and anti-Islam stem from the fear of the the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and UMNO propagandists that Najib and UMNO can be defeated in the next general elections.

Two Islamic State (IS) shocks for Malaysia in 24 hours

Two Islamic State (IS) shocks for Malaysia in 24 hours: Malaysia suffered two Islamic State (IS) or ISIS “shocks” in 24 hours.

The first shock was when the Prime Minister said on his FaceBook

the government on top of the ISIS problem? How could two ISIS “shocks” happen within 24 hours, with the Prime Minister expressing shock over the two Malaysian suicide bombers in the past fortnight which is contradicted by the Inspector-General of Police who said that these were unconfirmed and unverified reports?

Saturday, January 9, 2016

Who are you bluffing, Apandi? « Lim Kit Siang

Who are you bluffing, Apandi? « Lim Kit SiangAs the Prime Minister’s chief legal officer, Apandi should advise Najib not to procrastinate and prevaricate any further, further advise the Prime Minister that his New Year Message that the twin mega scandals are no more issues among Malaysians was just an empty pipe-dream as they remain as real and even bigger than ever, and that he should make a clean breast by giving a full and satisfactory accounting of the 1MDB and RM2.6 billion “donation” twin mega scandals.