Carrot and stick, and other imaginary monsters in Malaysia

Carrot and stick, and other imaginary monsters in Malaysia

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak is confused. He and Barisan Nasional (BN) seem to believe that the wealth, resources and talent in Malaysia belong to them and they can dispense with it at their will.

Najib’s latest “You help me, I help you” variation at MCA General Assembly offensive and obnoxious for four reasons: run afoul of his pledge to be PM for all, 1Malaysia policy, Global Movement of Moderates initiative and pledge to make Malaysia world’s best democracy

Najib’s latest “You help me, I help you” variation at MCA General Assembly offensive and obnoxious for four reasons: run afoul of his pledge to be PM for all, 1Malaysia policy, Global Movement of Moderates initiative and pledge to make Malaysia world’s best democracy

Najib must be reminded that the aspirations of Malaysians, regardless of race, religion or region to good governance, democratic freedoms, economic justice and progress, educational excellence and sustainable environment transcend ethnic boundaries and political differences.

The rise of extremism and death of reason

The rise of extremism and death of reason

Extremism and other racially motivated violence are all part and parcel of a political agenda created by the ruling elite. The terror created by extremism is man-made, fabricated and by all means not natural and therefore can be brought down.

Syerleena

Najib’s 2015 Budget overshadowed by outrageous parliamentary replies and blatant government double standards in past three days

Najib’s 2015 Budget overshadowed by outrageous parliamentary replies and blatant government double standards in past three days

Is there a credible alternative to Anwar?

Is there a credible alternative to Anwar?

To Anwar’s critics, he is their wet dreams and nightmares

To Anwar’s critics, he is their wet dreams and nightmares

A short history lesson of the spat between Mahathir and Anwar

A short history lesson of the spat between Mahathir and Anwar

Call for immediate halt to the sedition dragnet against dissent and criticism and withdrawal of all sedition charges as Mahathir and many UMNO Ministers and leaders should be the first to be hauled to court for sedition if the current sedition blitz not afflicted by sins of discriminatory bias and malicious/selective prosecution

Call for immediate halt to the sedition dragnet against dissent and criticism and withdrawal of all sedition charges as Mahathir and many UMNO Ministers and leaders should be the first to be hauled to court for sedition if the current sedition blitz not afflicted by sins of discriminatory bias and malicious/selective prosecution

Datuk Seri, please do the right thing

Datuk Seri, please do the right thing

Far from being seditious and traitorous, many of them are in fact the very moderates which you speak so highly and are supportive of as being the bulwark against extremism and injustice in this country. They speak out in support or opposition because they care about and love this country. The extremists on the other hand seem to have a freehand, are unaccountable and act without fear and with impunity regardless of the damage, tensions and fear they create and cause.

Najib desperate to be relevant

Najib desperate to be relevant

Najib desperate to be relevant

Najib desperate to be relevant

Najib desperate to be relevant

Najib desperate to be relevant

Give up on Pakatan - NO WAY! M'sians must back Anwar, Guan Eng for standing up to DIRTY Umno warfare

Give up on Pakatan - NO WAY! M'sians must back Anwar, Guan Eng for standing up to DIRTY Umno warfare



From being idealistic, they have to be realistic that we are not talking about a perfect coalition that will outshine the Barisan Government. Instead, the bigger picture as someone pointed out recently is to have two parties equally strong and competing for our votes. Only then, can we become kingmakers. - Malaysia Chronicle

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In the battle for Umno’s soul, money talks louder, not Dr M

In the battle for Umno’s soul, money talks louder, not Dr M

ANWAR HOLDS OUT OLIVE BRANCH: 'Don't negate PAS' importance in Pakatan'

ANWAR HOLDS OUT OLIVE BRANCH: 'Don't negate PAS' importance in Pakatan'

Tidak lupa jasa Hadi, hargai perjuangan PAS – Anwar

Tidak lupa jasa Hadi, hargai perjuangan PAS – Anwar

Anwar tells of how he pleaded with Khalid: 'I held his hand and told him - please listen'

Anwar tells of how he pleaded with Khalid: 'I held his hand and told him - please listen'

'INTERESTING' for Dr M to declare war on Najib - Anwar

'INTERESTING' for Dr M to declare war on Najib - Anwar

'Politically not tenable' for PAS to send separate MB proposal to Sultan - Anwar warns

'Politically not tenable' for PAS to send separate MB proposal to Sultan - Anwar warns

United in grief, but still a nation divided

United in grief, but still a nation divided

Why Muslim Dr. Nabeel Qureshi Converted to Christianity

http://youtu.be/H3lHueRXvh0

I have not heard such a short, concised accurate sound narrative how a Muslim has come to know the truth.

It is factual argument.

No condemnation, no disrespect to any religion.

Strongly recommend any person who is open to find the truth.

Najib’s Cabinet must not skirt issues raised by Dr M

Najib’s Cabinet must not skirt issues raised by Dr M

Hadi's grand ambition to play King-maker in S'gor backfires badly on PAS

Hadi's grand ambition to play King-maker in S'gor backfires badly on PAS



PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa said that PAS should not sink with Khalid. It was indeed a wake-up call. PAS has made a last minute turn, but everything seems to have been too late. Just like Khalid who has become increasingly not understandable, the words and deeds of PAS over all these days have been leading the party step-by-step towards sinking! -Mysinchew

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Surendran pleads NOT GUILTY to sedition

Surendran pleads NOT GUILTY to sedition

Najib in July, 2013, announced for a second time his intention to repeal the 66-year old act when he was interviewed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), saying it would be replaced by a new National Harmony Act.

But, critics of the act have observed that since Najib’s announcement, an increasing number of opposition politicians were being charged for sedition.

These include DAP Seputeh MP Teresa Kok; PKR vice-president Tian Chua; Datuk Tamrin Ghafar of PAS; and activists Haris Ibrahim, Adam Adli and Muhammad Safwan Anang.

Pakatan Rakyat leadership must meet urgently and frequently to map out and implement strategies to restore public confidence in the coalition badly damaged by the prolonged Selangor MB crisis

Pakatan Rakyat leadership must meet urgently and frequently to map out and implement strategies to restore public confidence in the coalition badly damaged by the prolonged Selangor MB crisis

Pakatan Rakyat leadership must meet urgently and frequently to map out and implement strategies to restore public confidence in the coalition badly damaged by the prolonged Selangor MB crisis

Pakatan Rakyat leadership must meet urgently and frequently to map out and implement strategies to restore public confidence in the coalition badly damaged by the prolonged Selangor MB crisis

Well done, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim!

Well done, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim!



Definitely not worth the while .

I think Khalid can't help it, I guess. 

‘Kajang Move’ is ready to go to Shah Alam

‘Kajang Move’ is ready to go to Shah Alam

DEAFENING SILENCE: Najib should come clean on Euro tour

DEAFENING SILENCE: Najib should come clean on Euro tour

Azizah is Pakatan's sole MB nominee, Anwar declares S'gor crisis OVER

Azizah is Pakatan's sole MB nominee, Anwar declares S'gor crisis OVER

Khalid’s clinging on as Selangor MB although he has lost majority support in State Assembly different and separate from his expulsion by PKR as member and the two issues should not be linked at all

Khalid’s clinging on as Selangor MB although he has lost majority support in State Assembly different and separate from his expulsion by PKR as member and the two issues should not be linked at all

Khalid’s bluff called that he still commanded majority support in Selangor State Assembly after expulsion from PKR last Saturday

Khalid’s bluff called that he still commanded majority support in Selangor State Assembly after expulsion from PKR last Saturday

Khalid is confronted with the stark choice of salvaging whatever is left of his personal and political honour by either resigning gracefully or convening an emergency Selangor State Assembly for a confidence vote to be taken OR leaving behind a disreputable political legacy completely bereft of honour, ethics or principle.

Quo Vadis, Pakatan Rakyat?

Quo Vadis, Pakatan Rakyat?



See it as filtering process for 2 parties system to be firmly established- that is when Umno /BN lose the Federal rule for at least once.

Just as birthing process has a lot of pain- Malaysia is going through now.

Khalid has committed the grave wrong on Monday of misleading the Selangor Sultan into believing that he still commanded the majority of the state assembly when he knew that this was not the case

Khalid has committed the grave wrong on Monday of misleading the Selangor Sultan into believing that he still commanded the majority of the state assembly when he knew that this was not the case

Nothing more unprincipled or dishonourable than to reduce the PR Selangor MB crisis into a game of numbers when the greatest challenge is to restore public trust and confidence in Pakatan Rakyat

Nothing more unprincipled or dishonourable than to reduce the PR Selangor MB crisis into a game of numbers when the greatest challenge is to restore public trust and confidence in Pakatan Rakyat

Arab states and Israel are against political Islam.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/world/middleeast/fighting-political-islam-arab-states-find-themselves-allied-with-israel.html?_r=1&referrer=

TIME TO PART WAYS: PKR must sack Khalid, Pakatan must drop PAS or lose credibility with voters

TIME TO PART WAYS: PKR must sack Khalid, Pakatan must drop PAS or lose credibility with voters

Best to ditch PAS now instead of having them as an uncomfortable partner with questionable links to Umno. It may need new strategies and take longer to get to Putrajaya without PAS, but Pakatan will not have a millstone around its neck when it gets there. - Malaysia Chronicle

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10 Ogos bukan hari penentu bagi Khalid, tetapi hari penentu Pakatan Rakyat

10 Ogos bukan hari penentu bagi Khalid, tetapi hari penentu Pakatan Rakyat

Mampukah Pakatan Rakyat bertahan di saat krisis keyakinan yang paling dahsyat?

August 10 is not D-Day for Khalid but D-Day for Pakatan Rakyat

August 10 is not D-Day for Khalid but D-Day for Pakatan Rakyat

Can Pakatan Rakyat survive its worst crisis of confidence?

Even if Pakatan survives S'gor crisis, can PAS ever regain the trust of non-Malays?

Even if Pakatan survives S'gor crisis, can PAS ever regain the trust of non-Malays?



Whatever it is, it has become a sure thing that domestic politics will be reshuffled. Pakatan Rakyat will no longer be a three-party pact as only PKR and DAP will still be in the play. If PAS chooses to align with Umno, the erdogans within the party might flee en masse.

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MH 17 disaster – fully supports Najib’s call for “swift justice” against perpetrators of crime against humanity who blew the Malaysian Airlines plane out of the sky and murdered 298 passengers/crew on board

MH 17 disaster – fully supports Najib’s call for “swift justice” against perpetrators of crime against humanity who blew the Malaysian Airlines plane out of the sky and murdered 298 passengers/crew on board

Some other Asian carriers abandoned Ukraine airspace months ago

Some other Asian carriers abandoned Ukraine airspace months ago

Pakatan Rakyat will become a Brazil in 2014 World Cup in 14GE if it fails to stay true to the PR Common Policy Programme and falls into the Umno/BN trap to destroy it with the hudud ploy

Pakatan Rakyat will become a Brazil in 2014 World Cup in 14GE if it fails to stay true to the PR Common Policy Programme and falls into the Umno/BN trap to destroy it with the hudud ploysploys

Anwar ticks off May 13 bully Muhyiddin: Use Ramadan to foster understanding NOT fear

Anwar ticks off May 13 bully Muhyiddin: Use Ramadan to foster understanding NOT fear

DON'T COVER UP, KEEP CECIL'S HEARING PUBLIC: Shock evidence over Bala’s Altantuya SD to be revealed

DON'T COVER UP, KEEP CECIL'S HEARING PUBLIC: Shock evidence over Bala’s Altantuya SD to be revealed

Ironic and tragic if Najib is forecasting the disastrous future of his government and country under his premiership when he referred to Brazil’s 1-7 massacre by Germany in World Cup

Ironic and tragic if Najib is forecasting the disastrous future of his government and country under his premiership when he referred to Brazil’s 1-7 massacre by Germany in World Cup

Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria?

Have The Islamist Militants Overreached In Iraq And Syria?

‘Allah’ struggle not over, moderate Muslims should lend support, says UN official

‘Allah’ struggle not over, moderate Muslims should lend support, says UN official

Bielefeldt said the Federal Court ruling on June 23 which upheld the ban was unprecedented.

“My reaction and that of everyone else was how can this be possible, it is bizarre, strange and totally unacceptable,” he added.

“In fact, this is not an infringement of human rights, it is a clear violation of human rights.”

He added that he was not aware of any comparable court decision in any other country that prohibited the use of the word by non-Muslims.

He pointed out that Christians in the Arab world had been using the word for thousands of years.

No one would expect the three new MCA/Gerakan Ministers will fail their make-or-break test in their first week in Cabinet

No one would expect the three new MCA/Gerakan Ministers will fail their make-or-break test in their first week in Cabinet

DAP and PR will not condone or tolerate any May 13 threat but we are prepared to fully co-operate with UMNO and BN to ensure there will not be another May 13 in Malaysia

DAP and PR will not condone or tolerate any May 13 threat but we are prepared to fully co-operate with UMNO and BN to ensure there will not be another May 13 in Malaysia

Crying shame that after four years of GTP1 and GTP2, Najib cannot point to any BFR – Big Fast Results – in the “Fighting Corruption” NKRA to contradict Mahathir’s claim that Malaysia today is more corrupt than during his 22-year premiership 1981-2003

Crying shame that after four years of GTP1 and GTP2, Najib cannot point to any BFR – Big Fast Results – in the “Fighting Corruption” NKRA to contradict Mahathir’s claim that Malaysia today is more corrupt than during his 22-year premiership 1981-2003

In one fell swoop, Tengku Adnan has become the most callous and heartless of all Cabinet Ministers

In one fell swoop, Tengku Adnan has become the most callous and heartless of all Cabinet Ministers

Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who warned today that soup kitchens in Kuala Lumpur have until Monday to relocate out of the city centre if they do not want to be fined by City Hall – a day after he warned that his ministry would impose fines and other penalties on the givers of alms and beggars .

The Caliphate Fantasy

The Caliphate Fantasy

Edge Weekly: Petronas President speaks out fearlessly amid rumours he is under pressure to leave

Edge Weekly: Petronas President speaks out fearlessly amid rumours he is under pressure to leave

ANIFAH CAUGHT LYING ON WORLD STAGE? NZ govt shows proof M'sia asked for charges to be dropped

ANIFAH CAUGHT LYING ON WORLD STAGE? NZ govt shows proof M'sia asked for charges to be dropped



Why is there covering up for crime?

Withdraw call to Umno to emulate ISIL - Guan Eng tells Najib as militants declare Islamic caliphate in Iraq

Withdraw call to Umno to emulate ISIL - Guan Eng tells Najib as militants declare Islamic caliphate in Iraq



To err is human, to withdraw his statement is in order. To persist is worst of.

M'SIAN COURTS FAIL TO RAISE CONFIDENCE: NZ g'tees fair trial if diplomat returns to face sex charges

M'SIAN COURTS FAIL TO RAISE CONFIDENCE: NZ g'tees fair trial if diplomat returns to face sex charges

Like it or not, the Malaysian government's reputation for political intrigue and cover-ups has preceded the nation. There is fear and outrage in New Zealand that a Malay diplomat accused of sexual attack with intention to rape might be allowed to escape full punishment. 

NAME FINALLY REVEALED! M'sian diplomat accused of sex attack in NZ to be tried by military court

NAME FINALLY REVEALED! M'sian diplomat accused of sex attack in NZ to be tried by military court



Nobody is above the law.



We must see that justice is administered.

Any back-door attempt to enforce hudud is illegal, says Ambiga

Any back-door attempt to enforce hudud is illegal, says Ambiga



People are to be aware and stand up against this back-door attempt!

How ISIS is overshadowing al Qaeda

How ISIS is overshadowing al Qaeda

A spokesman for the Free Syrian Army in eastern Syria, Omar Abu Leila, described the declaration of the caliphate as “unbelievable.”

“There are millions of Syrians who are not with ISIS, so how can they speak about a caliphate in our land?” he said.

ISIS Threatens Al Qaeda as Flagship Movement of Extremists

ISIS Threatens Al Qaeda as Flagship Movement of Extremists



Those who rule by the sword, will die by the sword!

When principled men like UM’s Redzuan lose a battle, but win the war

When principled men like UM’s Redzuan lose a battle, but win the war

Malays must stand up to the extremists

Malays must stand up to the extremists

Another cow-head incident, another minister shows his lack of class

Another cow-head incident, another minister shows his lack of class

‘Allah’ ruling makes ‘criminals’ of Bumiputera Christians, says Sarawak group

‘Allah’ ruling makes ‘criminals’ of Bumiputera Christians, says Sarawak group

Pakatan Rakyat will only be a one general-election coalition if it is unable to keep faith with Malaysians to give top priority to PR common policy framework and consensus

Pakatan Rakyat will only be a one general-election coalition if it is unable to keep faith with Malaysians to give top priority to PR common policy framework and consensus

ALL SHOW, NO ACTION: Guan Eng mocks Najib's BLOATED Cabinet

ALL SHOW, NO ACTION: Guan Eng mocks Najib's BLOATED Cabinet

DON'T UNDERMINE THE LAW! AG Gani is encouraging lawlessness - Surendran

DON'T UNDERMINE THE LAW! AG Gani is encouraging lawlessness - Surendran

Theofascism and the myth of ‘Moderate Malaysia’

Theofascism and the myth of ‘Moderate Malaysia’



Today, Malaysian-made militancy made headlines all over the world, damaging Malaysia’s moderate image. It is time for the Government to give serious attention to the Wahhabi movement and no longer be fooled by them. Malaysia needs to clean herself from this plague as ‘theofascism’ is a threat to a multi-faith multi-racial country like Malaysia. Above all, Malaysian leaderships needs to enhance their international relations knowledge.

Let Liow and Mah prove MCA and Gerakan will be Umno’s equal in government by restoring original BN consensus and getting their first Cabinet meeting to disown Jamil Khir’s parliamentary statement that “Malaysia is not secular state”

Let Liow and Mah prove MCA and Gerakan will be Umno’s equal in government by restoring original BN consensus and getting their first Cabinet meeting to disown Jamil Khir’s parliamentary statement that “Malaysia is not secular state”

A German lesson for Malaysia

A German lesson for Malaysia




The system in Germany is constructed such that no matter what happens or who is in power, it matters not to the German people. This is because everyone has to play by the same rules. And these rules are non-negotiable.”

Call on Najib to reduce his bloated jumbo-size Cabinet to about 20 Ministers in keeping with his Government Transformation Programme and the policy of “minimum government, maximum governance”

Call on Najib to reduce his bloated jumbo-size Cabinet to about 20 Ministers in keeping with his Government Transformation Programme and the policy of “minimum government, maximum governance”

Is Najib a secret admirer of the ISIL/ISIS jihadists?

Is Najib a secret admirer of the ISIL/ISIS jihadists?

Three things we learned about: the Islamisation of Malaysia

Three things we learned about: the Islamisation of Malaysia

Recent revival of hudud controversy another deep UMNO plot to cause dissension and break-up of Pakatan Rakyat

Recent revival of hudud controversy another deep UMNO plot to cause dissension and break-up of Pakatan Rakyat

Is anyone running Malaysia?

Is anyone running Malaysia?

Wong Ho Leng was a brave fighter

Wong Ho Leng was a brave fighter

Malaysians, ASEAN and international community digesting the implications of Najib’s dubious distinction of being the first advocate of Wasatiyyah and the first ASEAN leader to glorify terrorism of ISIS which is regarded as too extremist even by al-Qaida

Malaysians, ASEAN and international community digesting the implications of Najib’s dubious distinction of being the first advocate of Wasatiyyah and the first ASEAN leader to glorify terrorism of ISIS which is regarded as too extremist even by al-Qaida

Isis, Isil or Da’ish? What to call militants in Iraq

Isis, Isil or Da’ish? What to call militants in Iraq

The difference between compromise and cowardice

The difference between compromise and cowardice

The ISIS Extremists Causing Havoc in Iraq Are Getting Funds and Recruits From Southeast Asia

The ISIS Extremists Causing Havoc in Iraq Are Getting Funds and Recruits From Southeast Asia

Australia Warns of Islamic Militant Migration

Australia Warns of Islamic Militant Migration

Pandikar exceeded his powers and functions when he passed judgment on the Malaysian Constitution ruling that Malaysia is not a secular state

Pandikar exceeded his powers and functions when he passed judgment on the Malaysian Constitution ruling that Malaysia is not a secular state

A Disastrous Void: Why The MH370 Public Response Failed

A Disastrous Void: Why The MH370 Public Response Failed



They just don't know.



It is better to just say that!

Flight MH370: What are they hiding?

Flight MH370: What are they hiding?

A happy PM, but a sad nation

A happy PM, but a sad nation



The simple fact is that we have a weak Prime Minister; an occasional PM.

MH370: Time for accountability, heads must roll, forum told

MH370: Time for accountability, heads must roll, forum told

Forum participant Peter Chong, who is a close friend of Capt Zaharie Ahmad, said the tragedy should never be forgotten and efforts should continue to get to the truth.

“We need to know the truth so that the families can find some closure and to ensure this does not happen again.

“We need to rely on civil society to keep the momentum going,” he said.

You and me to finish the unfinished!

MH370: Time for accountability, heads must roll, forum told

MH370: Time for accountability, heads must roll, forum told

Forum participant Peter Chong, who is a close friend of Capt Zaharie Ahmad, said the tragedy should never be forgotten and efforts should continue to get to the truth.

“We need to know the truth so that the families can find some closure and to ensure this does not happen again.

“We need to rely on civil society to keep the momentum going,” he said.

You and me to finish the unfinished!

UMNO Selangor motion on hudud implementation withdrawn as Selangor PR State Assembly members from DAP, PKR and PAS fully united and had decided to vote against UMNO motion in keeping with the PR Common Policy Framework that justice, freedom and good governance and not hudud are the common PR agenda priorities

UMNO Selangor motion on hudud implementation withdrawn as Selangor PR State Assembly members from DAP, PKR and PAS fully united and had decided to vote against UMNO motion in keeping with the PR Common Policy Framework that justice, freedom and good governance and not hudud are the common PR agenda priorities

A generation of Malaysians have lost their trust in Putrajaya, says Anglican bishop

A generation of Malaysians have lost their trust in Putrajaya, says Anglican bishop

Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests

Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests

Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests

Israel, Singapore more Islamic than Malaysia, study suggests

The best democracy’ debunked

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• Finally, it has dawned on Najib Abdul Razak that Malaysiakini readers are not worth winning over and he is now going for the jugular by serving the news portal a writ of summons over defamation.
  
  This is the man who, upon assuming the highest political office in the country five years ago, conceded that “the days the government knows best are over”, and went on to introduce a host of ‘reformist’ measures. He also declared unashamedly that he would make Malaysia ‘the best democracy in the world’.
  
  But what evolved in the years after has proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that Najib had promised Malaysians gems but delivered worse than pebbles.
  
  Indeed, he abolished the infamous Internal Security Act, but has kept intact, rather cunningly, the Sedition Act which was supposed to be also repealed.
  
  Had Najib been sincere in any reform agenda, his administration would have been refrained from using the Sedition Act pending its replacement. Instead, Mat Shuhaimi Shafiei, the Sri Muda assemblyperson, is stillfighting his case at the Federal Court, while Teresa Kok became the latest victim over her, okay, not-so-tasteful Chinese New Yearvideo clip.
  
  Much as I detest the arbitrary law, it remains morally outrageous to see the Umno-friendly individuals - from Ibrahim Ali, Zulkifli Noordin, Ridhuan Tee to the Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) clowns - above it. The shameless double standard only debunks further the myth of national unity as Najib has mendaciously pledged.
  
  Still, the mainstream newspapers praised him to the skies back in April 2009 as if Malaysia’s elevation to a full democracy was nigh. Just look at Tay Tian Yan of Sin Chew Daily who wrote unabashedly of Najib as being “confident and capable... ready to be a prime minister for all Malaysians”. Yes, go laugh your head off before reading on.
  
  But Najib’s desperate move only exposes his vulnerability within the party. When he sought to exert his authority as party president and prime minister by removing Ahmad Said from office, the former Terengganu chief minister pulled off a last-minute coup over, amusingly, his daughter’s wedding and the s**t hit the fan.
  
  Prior to that, Najib had come under enormous pressure from the ultras within the party and a vengeful Mahathir Mohamad from without. His inability to rein in Ahmad Said is just another indicator of his untenable position, and so livid was he that he decided to punish Malaysiakini for his own failings.
  
  Waging war with all parties except...
  
  Truth be told, it is Umno’s mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia that has been churning out defamatory stories and waging war with all parties except its own political masters.
  
  For DAP, is it ‘a Christian agenda’; for PKR, it is ‘DAP’s poodle’; for PAS, it is ‘selling out the Malays’, for Nurul Izzah Anwar, it is ‘apostasy’; for Ambiga Sreenevasan, it is ‘a threat to Islam’; for Anwar Ibrahim, it is ‘sexual deviation’; for Malaysiakini, it is ‘the habit of defaming others’ and, for peace-loving Malaysians who took part in the Bersih rallies, what else but a bunch of ‘samseng’ who came with ‘knives, guns and stones with an intention to kill’!
  
  If there is one person who should feel the righteous wrath at being insulted, humiliated and defamed on a daily basis, it should be the ordinary Malaysian who is yearning for change but is made to suffer all the innuendos and racist statements at the hands of Utusan and other Umno-controlled media, on which Najib has been conspicuous by his silence.
  
  And Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK - right) has the nerve to accuse Malaysians of humbuggery in acquiescing to Anwar’s lawsuits against those who have defamed him.
  
  I am pretty certain RPK has sold his soul to the devil and now chosen to seeonly what he wants to see. Anwar, or any potential rivals to Umno for that matter, is compelled to resort to court to clear his name precisely because his right of reply is persistently denied and even suppressed by the powers-that-be.
  
  By contrast, not only that Malaysiakinihas afforded Najib a right of reply, but Umno has also the entire state machinery to rebut and even distort whatever that is reported by online portals. Can RPK who is purportedly wise and discerning not see the crucial difference?
  
  Be that as it may, the public should welcome Najib’s lawsuit, for it will once and for all shatter his image as a pseudo-democrat.
  
  I would say: Bring it on Najib, but make sure you will not be dodging critical questions in court. After all, it is you and your government that will be put on trial for the whole world to see, your advantage of having some malleable judges on your side notwithstanding.
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  JOSH HONG studied politics at London Metropolitan University and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. A keen watcher of domestic and international politics, he longs for a day when Malaysians will learn and master the art of self-mockery, and enjoy life to the full in spite of politicians.

Jais intrusion on a Hindu wedding is an "embrassment"

• Catholic Bishop Paul Tan Chee Ing said the "cooked up" perception that Islam is under threat in Malaysia "is presently the biggest menace to national well-being."
  
  "This perception resides in the fevered imaginations of a few and has spawned hate speech and intrusive actions that are an embarrassment to many and oppression to several," said the head of the Catholic Church in the Malacca-Johor diocese.
  
  Tan said it was a relief that Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim was prepared to describe as an "embarrassment" the action by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) in intruding on a Hindu wedding at a temple last Sunday where the bride was taken away for questioning.
  
  "Insofar as there is said to be a general culture in this country, an action such as that taken by Jais must be said to be embarrassing and uncultured," observed the Jesuit-trained prelate.
  
  "I credit Khalid (right) in acknowledging this to be so - it comes as a breath of fresh air at a time when some religious people feel their principles must outweigh good manners and courtesy," said the bishop.
  
  "Come to think of it, this is about the first time someone in high authority has spoken up on the need for manners over false rectitude. This must count as a minor triumph in the struggle for sanity in the face of religious hysteria," he asserted.
  
  The outspoken prelate said that "given the silence amounting to craven acquiescence among people in high authority, a cabal of bigots is going around doing things as if they are a law unto themselves."
  
  "As we have seen in every age, this type of behavior is a prelude to fascism. It only takes the continuing silence of those in authority and the submission of ordinary citizens for fascists to triumph and for the rest to knuckle under their reign," he said.
  
  "It is amazing that the government has not said anything or taken any action against outrageous manifestations of fascism," he asserted.
  
  Tan urged the silent majority of Malaysians to say "No" to forces that want to see good manners steamrolled by "people wearing brass knuckles in a religious cause.
  

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