Say No to Internal Security Act (ISA).

Joint Press Statement by National Alliance of Bloggers and Centre for Policy Initiatives -9th. September 2008

SOS on Raja Petra Kamarudin to Fellow Malaysians

During the last few days there has been an ominous and increasing crescendo of messages – written and verbal – indicating the imminent arrest and detention of fellow blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

We hope that the Government is not contemplating this action. To alleviate the widespread public uproar and concern – national and international – that this shortsighted action will precipitate, we call on the authorities that may be planning this action to take heed of this SOS; to immediately cease all targeting of Raja Petra through the ISA or any other repressive measure; and to come out instead with an assurance that
1. no such ISA order is being envisaged to be served on Raja Petra
2. Raja Petra is free to continue his writings on the vital matters affecting the country
3. the draconian legislation of the ISA will not be used on Raja Petra or any other Malaysian blogger to punish them for their dissenting views and opinions.

In our view - and if the Government should care to undertake an independent survey, in the view of the great majority of Malaysians and non-Malaysians - Raja Petra in no way poses a threat to the country’s peace and security. Rather, he poses a threat to those individuals and organizations that he perceives as engaging in unconscionable and dastardly acts and activities that are bringing ruin to the nation. Many Malaysians too are of the opinion that his website contains some of the most incisive analysis on the ills that beset our nation. Further attempts to take down his website or to shackle his freedom of expression is not only an attack on a fearless, principled and ethical patriot but they will also be construed as an attempt to restrict our freedom of information and expression, a move that will take the country further down the road of authoritarianism.

While we respect the right to freedom of speech and information, we also advise all Bloggers and other online writers to exercise the same high ethical standards expected of journalists in the traditional media. We do not condone lies and malice in the Internet and should not only stand by what we write - we must be able to defend the truth of what we write.

We emphasise that in our view the current laws pertaining to Sedition and Defamation apply equally to print and online media and should be deterrent enough to check "irresponsible" writings. Hence we urge that there be no resort to a draconian law such as the Internal Security Act to hold peace-loving Malaysian writers to ransom."

A democratic government should not for one moment entertain - let alone pursue - the charges that have been leveled against Raja Petra. To isolate those forces in the system that are bent on using the repressive instruments of the state against various opponents for their own benefit, we call on

1. all fair-minded and honest leaders from the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat parties to speak out - privately and publicly - against any attempt to use the ISA against Raja Petra;
2. component parties of the Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat to publicly oppose any intended incarceration of Raja Petra under the ISA;
3. civil society, professional and other organizations and private individuals to demand that the Government guarantees Raja Petra’s freedom of expression and undertakes not to use the ISA against him now or in the future.

We hope that good sense will prevail in our country’s leadership. Any act of repression against Raja Petra especially at this particular time will not go unquestioned or unanswered. We are confident that hundreds of thousands - if not millions of Malaysians – will stand firmly to make their dissenting views known should the Government choose to silence Raja Petra through the use of the ISA.

Statement released by
Ahirudin Attan Interim President, National Alliance of Bloggers (AllBlogs)
Dr Lim Teck Ghee, Director, Centre for Policy Initiatives.
Kuala Lumpur, 9 September 2008

the stage is set for the show-down !

The eight-day study trip to Taiwan by the Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC) is underway at the time of this posting, but at 11.50am.this morning, of the 41 who were reported to go, only 29 MP's actually checked-in at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.(read here )

What happens now ? Can Anwar realise his promised dream, come 16th. September- the date he has vowed to take power of the Malaysian government? Or is this just another of his political "promises" for a better tomorrow to the ordinary citizens, like you and me.....erh...like a dry run ?

The BN government, judging from the coincidental and hurriedly hatched "study tour" plans are in an absolute state of grand funk and gone into "desperation" mode !

One wrong move or word uttered now would be the final annihilation of BN and that wrong moves have been building-up aplenty lately.....like recent remarks on racial "ketuanaan melayu","pendatang" issues and religious sentiments aimed against the non-malay partners in the BN coalition championed by attention seeking, recalcitrant up-starts within UMNO and who Pak Lah seem to have lost control off and unknowingly played to the advantage of the opposition.

Pak Lah knows ( or does he, really ??) he's walking on very thin ice and so too is Anwar, with all credibility of confidence at stake......and the stakes are stacked real high.....much too high for comfort !

So there folks ......the stage is set for the show-down come 16th. September 2008 and whosoever triumphs is going to be gleefully laughing at the other for being a moron.......and smugly say ...."Didn't I tell you so.....the people have spoken and have totally rejected him..."!!!

And as for the rest of us, instead of getting emotional and bitching and buggering each other......pray, God help us !

To all good muslims, during this holy month of Ramadan......."selamat berbuka puasa" !

"galleria el rogues" saga continues......

This is the face of the arrogant hooter, BN's Bukit Bendera Umno division chief, Datuk Ahmad Ismail clearly seeking national attention with his now infamous "pendatang" and "balik tongsan" hoot !!

Looks like the BN is slip sliding away very quickly, with the likes of these half-baked morons spewing fascist's remarks on a daily basis. Some have even countered this as a PR ploy to infuriate and give enough reasons for the Malaysians of remote chinese origins, among others, in the BN coalition to justify their "leap-frogging" exercises ! And would the PR eventually be breeding these goons in return ??

But remember... pride goes before fall.......and with the rate this trend is building-up, with no damage control in sight, soon BN will only have UMNO or whatever remnants is left of them, to declare as a party.....blame who and what then ??

I keep wondering why Pak Lah didn't haul him up immediately to demand a resignation from this goon ? And as for Najib to apologise on his behalf.......pray tell why ?? Are they actually aware of the seriousness and damage done within the coalition since March 8th.? Is nothing learnt here yet ?

Looks like this Datuk Ahmad's explanation and a defiant "no apology" stance, after a convienient hiatus of about 10 days, seem to satisfy Pak Lah and in fact all the Prime Minister can muster is a weak "STOP IT" order from all quarters ! Does this mean our PM is in agreement with the derogative remarks uttered by this fellow ! Hey....like you, I'm confused too, as to Pak Lah's leniency and take on this fellow !

Warning the media and bloggers not to play-up sensitive issues or blowing things out of proportion is not the answer to solve an already volatile situation.....the rakyat wants to see how the BN is going about doing it and what pro-active measures and punishments befall such bigots ! There should be no place for such idiots in our civil society...period !

So in you go Datuk Ahmad Ismail into my rogue's gallery !

Sheeesh !

Al Fatihah

Tan Sri Abdul Samad Ismail @ Pak Samad ( 24th. April 1925 - 4th. September 2008 )

History of the world... pt.2

Much is being debated in this "race-based" country of ours over who reigns supreme over the other and the constant UMNO "ketuanan melayu" and the "pendatang" drama and to challenge what is taught in our venacular schools as knowledge imparted by our "scholars" to the young minds(....read your kids and mine !) against the wonders of facts gathered by modern borderless technology !

See.....history is determined by the lessons taught within a civil society, pre-determined by a select few so called "scholars", and if in the powers of a demented person and repeatedly fed to us, will be interpreted as the gospel truth. If unchecked this can lead to a total distortion of historical facts and if when a lie is spun too often, we tend to actually believe it as the truth.

Interestingly enough someone sent me this post by email and I leave it to you to draw your own conclusions. As far as I am concerned we are all equal before God. PERIOD !
Remember history favors the ruling and elite's past.....and how desperately too these select few want the rest of us mortals to believe in.

Read this article below on "OUR HISTORY" with an open mind. Cheers !

Prepared by Michael Chick

It is time to define who the 'malays' really are and to correctly define them. To begin with, let us look at the subject of 'Race'. Since Hitler's Days of propagating the 'Superiority' of the Aryan Race, many have scorned from the very mention of the very word 'race' itself. However, certain Malaysian Political Parties still seems to relish in its' very notion of separation. Strangely, they go all out to 'Divide and Rule'. Uniting one race in particular, but not the rest of the country. And they spend lots of time, money and effort to this redundant and lost cause.

Anthropology defines only 5 Races in the World (use your favorite search engine). The Caucasoids, Negroids, Mongoloids, The Dravidic, and the Austronesians. Any other species is merely a combination of the above 5 main groupings. Geographically, Malaysia falls within the Austronesian Category. Brown skinned people, residing in countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Polynesian Islands, Tahiti, Hawaii and so forth. In fact, it is next to impossible to differentiate the Austronesian People, regardless of the country they come from. However, if there is a certain distinctive physical facial feature, which identifies anyone from any locality, it is usually a case of the gene pool not coming from a wide enough resource.

Put bluntly, Incest, or Inbreeding (as Mahathir so aptly put it, in the greater sense of the definition, in his book, 'The Malay Delima'). Inter-marrying from within the community. However, some still believe that it is essential that cousins should marry each other to protect the 'Blue-Blood', and/ or to prevent family property from ever leaving the clan. This unfortunately is in stark contrast to the Mongoloid practice where two people with even the same family names are prohibited from marrying. In fact, once you remove the nationalities from the Austronesians, you will find a vast interesting and diverse group of people. From the many ornate costumes, to the vast number of religions and cultural practices. The very essence of the Austronesian Culture is bound to intoxicate every observer. One other category, which seems to confuse the issue is the existence of whom locals call the 'Orang Asli'. Technically known as 'Australo Melanesians', they are the direct descendants of the East Africans who migrated out of Laetoli, Africa circa 60,000 years ago. You will also find it impossible to distinguish between an Australian Aborigine, The Malaysian Negrito, or the Philippine Aeta with the Papuan Tribes. So you now have two distinct groups. The first to arrive here are the Australo Melanesians, circa 60,000 years ago, and then you have the Austronesians (from Yunan), who arrived in Malaysia circa 3,000 years ago. Cross-Breeding between the two results in a 'new' category called the Polynesians. 'Poly' meaning 'many', thus accurately describing the many '...sians' which have inter-bred. Caucasians with Austronesians, Australo-Melanesians with Austronesians and so on so forth. For an accurate understudy of Anthropology, country borders are irrelevant, and only serve to create severe delusions of the facts. As the Austronesian Clusters are so diverse, many individual traits start to form in a localized manner. For the sake of individual Nationalism Spirit, many have mutated from its original form. Others, such as costumes and such have taken on slightly different materials depending on what was locally available to them, and was duly influenced by the spice tradesmen of the West who brought new materials. However, they all have their roots in animism, which is still seen in all of greater Polynesia. As such, their religions are equally as diverse. True to form, most Austronesian Cultures have still retained many traits during their animistic days. Hinduism also has played an extremely large role in defining rituals, and is most obvious in local Austronesian Wedding Customs. The concept of Sultan and Maharaja (Raja in short) is also of Hindu origins. The Sultan is equivalent to the 'Son of Heaven' concept of China. Therefore, 'Duli Yang Maha Mulia' (He who is of Supreme Nobility). So is the double-handed praying-gesture when addressing someone of importance, or when addressing the King/ Sultan. The local bomoh will attest to a combination of animistic, and pagan practices with Islam. Frowned by authorities, but still permitted to practice; with or without a license. Exorcisms, prediction of lottery numbers, healing the sick are among the many many functions and duties of the local Bomoh. He is also often seen to grace important venues, holding back the rain, or invited to special occasions and functions; sometimes, by the very people who scorn his pagan 'superior powers'.

While it is true that a large number of Asutronesians are of the Muslim faith (but not in the greater Polynesia), it is also important to note, that (in South East Asia) the majority of them converted en-masse during the late 19th Century just prior to the Krakatau Volcanic explosion. Impending 'Doomsday' brought about a massive conversion from the previous 1,500 years of Hinduism. Why the Balinese, the North 'Sulawesians', the Kalimantans, the people from Flores, the Papuans and the central Javanese never converted, we will never know. Perhaps they never heard of the impending explosion of this volcano, or that they were simply too far away to care.

Read 'Krakatoa': The Wrath of the Earth and how it turned Indonesia Muslim by Richard Ellis.

Travelling by air from Jakarta to Bali will present you with an unprecedented view of many active volcanoes along central Java. (a possible 'peek' into the past of the pre-Krakatau days). '... Kejawen is the actual and true religion of most of the Javanese people, but they have been forced ever since 1947 to identify themselves as Muslims, thus swelling the number of declared Muslims into the majority ...' -John Valentine

For those wanting to read more on Kejawen can turn to: http://www.joglosemar.co.id/http://www.kpsnusantara.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kejawen
Again, use your favourite search engine to research/ Amazon.com your 'Kejawen' materials.

Spending the past 3 months in Indonesia has allowed me to to make many ground-level observations firsthand. For those keen, make your own observations, and studies. Aceh, in North Sumatra of Indonesia is actually an acronym few are made aware of. A=Arab, C=Chinese, E=Europe and H=Hindi (India). The diagram below offers a much known migrational origins of the various Austronesians ( only known as 'malay' in Malaysia). To further confuse the issue, Indonesia, defines a 'malay' simply if you come from 2 regions. The Riau (formerly known as riuh, meaning 'noisy') and its neighboring islands, as well as to the Brunei inhabitants (who probably came from the same Riau region). But regardless, circa 75% of West Malaysian Austronesians are migrants from the Island of Java (Batavia), thus should be called Javanese instead of 'malay'. Even better would be the preferred, and correct name of Orang Ambon. For the record, in Austronesian language, 'Orang ...' simply implies the place of origin. As such, 'Orang Aceh', does not mean the 'Acehnese Race', but people from Aceh. Similarly, 'Orang Jawa' simply means 'People who come from Java. Nowhere has the word 'Orang' (in its original sense) meant 'race'. 'Bangsa' transalates as 'Race', while 'Warganegara' transalates as 'Nationality'.

Hence, no one ever talks about the 'Singaporean Race', even though one might refer to them, as 'Orang Singapura', or 'Warganegara Singapura'. Now, using the same definition, 'Orang Melayu' means people from Kampong Melayu, Jambi, Sumatera. Somewhere along the way, some bright spark decided to 'upgrade' Melayu, from Kaum (tribe) to Bangsa (Race). Noble, but wrong.

For reasons best known only to the Individual Local Governments, the very insistence of a 'malay race', as well as the concept of 'Ketuanan Melayu' (Lordship of malays) continues to elude the Academia. who exactly are they referring to, when they mention the word 'malay', and who exactly do these 'malays' have Lordship over? Is this concept of Lordship then, just as ficticious as the 'malay-race' definition itself? In closing, the above picture is an 'In-Your-Face' challenge, to see if anyone can accurately identify, which tribes these Austronesians are from, or next best, which country they each originated from individually. (FYI. The flower garlands could be props from dancing in front of hotels, or actual ceremonial costumes)

Wherever they come from, I'm very sure that once the Austronesian Race is correctly identified that the UMNO's demented definition of the word 'malay' would cease to be significant. Just like the very existence of UMNO itself. By the same definition, Mahathir resumes being an Indian, Badawi is once again part-Hainanese, part Pakistani, his former wife, part Japanese, and his present wife, Portuguese.

And so, looking back, Malaysia never had a 'malay' Prime Minister since independence. ...... t-o-u-g-h. For now, we are all looking forward to the unification of all Malaysians, and not any individual 'race' from any particular Political Party. And no matter many kilos of C4 are used, one can never take away the Beauty, the Charm, and the Mystique of the Greater Exotic Austronesian Race.

But for the record, Malaysia cannot unite, unless, you first correctly identity the 'malays'. Do some soul-searching. Ask your relatives, most will gladly tell you where you came from. The only people who obviously cannot possibly remember, are the Orang Asli's. They have been here since 60,000 years ago. Far too long for any mortal to remember.

And they, and they alone, my friends, are the True and Only Bumiputra of this land.

Anwars "must do" list.

"Anak Melayu anak saya, anak Cina anak saya, anak India anak saya." (The Malay child is my child, the Chinese child is my child, the Indian child is my child.)-Anwar Ibrahim

Well the above quote was uttered many times right till the last days of the 10 days of intense campaigning for the Permatang Pauh Parliament seat won by the Pakatan Rakyat's coalition candidate Anwar Ibrahim.

Now we the rakyat of " Bangsa Malaysia" are anxiously waiting to see if what was spoken and promised will indeed be converted to reality or just another poiticians lip-service and while I'm on the subject of "promises", I hereby am giving the "PM-in-waiting", Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a " must do" list in order to restore the depleted faith, we, the Bangsa Malaysia rakyat, have in the current government of the day;

1.Abolish ISA
2.Independency of the Judiciary- and I mean absolutely independent
3.Scrap the National Service Programme
4.Revamp the entire Police Force- kick every and any police officer who is found to have abused his/her power.
5.Transparent government departments and government servants- who 's job is to serve the tax-paying rakyat who directly or indirectly pay the servants' wages and not act like they are doing us, the rakyat, a favor !!
6.Find Nini, Asmawi and Nurin's killers
7.Increase and balance the various races intake into universities, government departments and the police and armed forces
8.Review the printing and publication acts, no such thing as yearly approvals for KDN permits
9.Our education system is churning morons out into the streets every year - get real professionals as advisers and not half-baked and self-acclaimed academicians writing the school text books on all subjects
10.Bring back moral studies for ALL in schools from primary to secondary levels and make it compulsory
11.Shut down MCMC
12.Delete the word "bangsa" in all official govermnent and forms
13.Protect and vow to never arrest/harass bloggers
14.Reopen all files of past crimes/abuses committed and let your "independent judiciary" work on them
15.Slap all cheating taxi drivers and revoke their license/permits immediately as they are the scum bags of tourism promotion in this country
16.Sack the election commissioner
17.Sack the IGP
18.Shut down the football association of Malaysia and introduce beach-volleyball "ala Brazil"
19.Kick the arses of all occupants (past and present) invited to zorro's "fart" chamber and my "rogues gallery"
20.Level playing field for all in all sectors both private and public
21.No more bull-shit and flip-flops will be tolerated- kapish ?

And I WILL be watching very closely will a critical eye !

And that folks is my "wish" list and Anwars "MUST DO" list for all Malaysians this Merdeka !

the final countdown !!!

1.15pm-26-8-2008: Word from friends on the ground- Anwar IS indeed on the way to Parliament for sure and it is now only the question of the margin to entertain the rakyat as a little over 50% of the electoral have already come out to vote.

up-dates:11.15 am.
Reports by Gus on his rounds with other friends came many times and from various spots along the way to the polling stations on my hand-phone as Pet, Haris, Bernard and I were positioned at the "blog-centre" at Mahaa Sri Restuarant some miles away from Permatang Pauh. Minor skirmishes and provocations from morons out to create trouble were reported but nothing of grave concern.

up-dates: 10.50am.-from Permatang Pauh.(as observed by Gus on the spot )
The people of Permatang Pauh chose to walk on the BR side of the road rather then the BN side to the polling stations. Also reported was voters checking the electoral roll in the BN side had their ic's photo-stated and were given a "red string" to wear.....hmmmm....I wonder why ??

up-dates: 2:30pm.
Had to head back to Kuala Lumpur....urgent business needs to be attended. So sorry folks you just have to go to zorro or haris to get the latest on-the-spot news.On the way saw at least 7 FRU trucks heading towards Permatang Pauh and 4 military trucks going in the same direction in heavy thunder-storm near Sungei Bakap....and I arrived into Kuala Lumpur around 7:30pm after a couple of stops.

But the general feeling is good.....change is always good !!

latest up-date:10:20pm

Got word from Permatang Pauh that Guan Eng has arrived at Institut Penguruan Tuanku Bainun where the official results will be announced later where thousands of PKR supporters have gathered.A terrific party is immenent and everyone is in high spirits .....nobody is in the mood to cause any trouble as victory parties are for the victors !!

breaking news ! breaking news ! breaking news !

And here's the biggie ! Anwar has won the Permatang Pauh seat by a whopping 15,671 votes !!

So let the show begin ! Cheers !

My day in Permatang Pauh !

Well folks , I drove into Simpang Ampat around 4pm. today after a busy "treasure hunt" weekend in Penang, to meet up with a motley bunch of socio-political bloggers like Pet, Haris , Bernard, Din Merican and Gus Gan who have set-up "blog-base" in the "swankest" hotel in town.....a humble 2 storey and 1 star hotel where a room to stay in, is almost impossible! I even had to throw names at the reception, to secure a much sought-after room for the night !

All the way into town I was side-peeked with suspicious glances by the locals. Probably this was the first time this many "out-siders" both Malaysians and foreign media crews had converged into this sleepy hollow by the hundreds. I did say before ....the world is watching us !

I passed rows and rows of shabby pre-war shophouses which have long been abandoned for reasons only the owners would know. The town probably is experiencing a wave of outsiders making a bee-line to catch the last day of "ceremahs" and to witness history in making !

Politicians, dignitaries, foreign tv crews and supporters from all walks of life dropped by this Mahaa Sri restaurant which is on the ground floor of the hotel and wi-fi friendly where all the heavy-weight bloggers, dressed in very casual and light attire, were busy hunched over their lap-tops up-dating and moderating their blogs and posting events of the day.

I for one would find it hard to come back here for any reason other then to be in the thick of the "mother of all by-elections" !!

Whatever the out-come of the results tomorrow, this town will be remembered for only one thing.....a dreary town which changed a new or again festered a corrupt, government, and I am all for change.

Change is always good !

**updates 2.40am-26-8-2008 (D-Day):

Went to the final "ceramah" with the same motley group around 9.30pm. in a field I swear I would never find on my own in a drizzle. We made our way by foot for the last 500 meters with the sea of people from all walks of life moving in one direction, armed with umbrellas by the hundreds in the drizzle towards an open field surrounded by factories .As usual, Pet was the main attraction and played well to the local crowd that was clapping and cheering when they finally recognised their hero and he as usual obliged everyone with a pose for photographs.

Once inside I was shocked at the size of the turn-out and even the drizzle couldn't dampen their spirits ! It didn't matter if I reported that there were 30 thousand or 3 thousand people.

And of course hovering above in the sky was the ever present "eye in the sky" searching with spot-lights on, for the sight of the "ceramah".....guess this time they missed the venue by a mile because of the gloomy weather coupled with the darkness of night ! About 25 journos both local and foreign had set up their equipment early and filming everything in sight, and interviewing people at random in the drizzle.

One by one the speakers from the current "opposition" coalition spoke, from Jeff Ooi to Azmin to Zaharin to Wan Azizah to Husam Musa to Guan Eng to his daddy Kit and each sentence uttered, being greeted with loud thunderous clapping and cheering and chanting ! It was magic to see those faces of simple yet anticipating locals, wet yet undeterred to leave to the more comfortable safety of their homes, mesmerised by the sight and voices of their heroes !

The wet night air was filled with hope and amid the muddy field lay the reason to this nights affair.....Anwar, the man who they hope to send to parliament and lead them out of the messy and corrupt situation they have endured for the past 50 years or so!

I left the venue around 11.50pm with a runny nose and cloths soaked to the skin but with the hope of a brand new day when the sun rises in the morning.....and the begining to an end.

People of Permatang Pauh hold the answer to that hope.......the rest of us will just have to pray !

Good night Malaysian where ever you are !

jottings of a young mind- Andrea Bakhita !

Today we read in the Malay Mail how our beloved Prime Minister takes to task our commuter trains....maybe he should have read these postings of a 14 year old, months and months ago, who had on numerous times high-lighted the deplorable state of our commuter services.

Right from smelly passengers ( she literally has to press her pretty nose up the smelly armpits of taller "dozing" passengers hanging on the straps of moving trains and also because of her pint-size !!.... and in trains packed like sardines too !) to observing the malaysian commuters' train boarding etiquette to safety in the stations.

So simply go here and here and here and even here and read the jottings of a young mind........the future of this country and a damn responsible blogger.

My oh...my, this young lady has really been pissed-off for so long and only now the good PM is addressing the situation !.......hmmmm....take your time Pak Lah.... take your time !

of 2nd. class citizens and such !

While all eyes are focused on the Permatang Pauh by-election, elsewhere a despicable act of torture takes place....only that the victim in question is 9 years and 10 months old and the perpetrators are our custodians of the law ( men-in-blue) and in the sanctity of a police station too !

......the 9 years and 10 months old was handcuffed to his back and police choked him, hung him upside down during interrogation.

Logeswaran was also threatened and terrorised with a parang and a gun held by policemen if he did not admit stealing the teacher's belongings. His legs were also bound and had his head banged against the wall, resulting in large swell on the back of his head.

He also alleged police attempted to burn his private parts with a lighted plastic covering but his son managed to wriggle away and the burning plastic drippings burned his right foot.....(full story here)

There you have it folks, another case of absolute abuse of power and thuggery by our men in blue against an infant !! What more can I say about our enforcers and up-holders of the law??

Will Mr.IGP care to comment on this , sir ? Or will there be another special squad formed to look into these allegations before an "inquiry" is held and in the meantime these "monsters-in-blue" who dare pick on innocents are free to intimidate the victim and his family ?? Would the perpetrators (read police) be charged for extreme child abuse and trauma ? And why must the parents get a police request (Borong 59) before a doctor in a government hospital can examine the victim ? For crying out loud it was the police themselves who are the perpetrators, so how now ??

IT is indeed sad to be a 2nd. class citizen and in the lower social strata of civil society !
Shit happens !...curiously though, only The Sun paper carried this story, hmmmmm !

**The Penal Code under Section 82 states: "Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under 10 years of age." Logeswaran is only nine years and 10 months old.

For the love of my King and country !

Have you read this article on Haris Ibrahim's blog ? If you have not , go on read it, absorb it thoroughly and presented both in bahasa or in english and do the responsible thing as a citizen and a member of our waning civil society !

Signatures to the petition to His Majesty to intervene in the matter of further appointments of judges to the Court of Appeal and the Federal Court, as at 1.45pm today(14-8-2008), stands at 5,503. If you have not as yet signed the petition, you may access the same HERE.

As for me ....yes, people, I've done my part for my country ! What about you ?
Godbless my King and country ! Daulat Tuanku !

Protest...protest...protest !

Well.... another protest was held today in front of the Bar Council building here in Kuala Lumpur at 9 am. where a "Conversion to Islam" forum organised by the Malaysian Bar Council was disrupted and cut short at 10 am. by the timely intervention of the police fearing rising religious tension by the angry mob on the verge of storming the building ( here )

Midway through the forum, Bar Council president Datuk S Ambiga took to the stage and told those present that the police had advised them to wrap up the forum by 10am.

Yes the protesters have a valid right to "agree to disagree" and gather outside and protest but would it not have been of the Bar Council's better judgement to have had invited the leaders or representatives of those in disagreement to sit-in and engage in a healthy discussion rather then stopping a forum. Why do the people in power always warn of stirring race/religious tensions even before anyone is allowed to form his or her own opinion ?

Similarly any other protest by anyone else would have had the wrath of our ferocious and brute police force up in arms with water-cannons coupled with numerous road-blocks and deemed illegal for not having a permit. But when it comes to religion we, I mean all Malaysians, irrespective of religion, have this nagging feeling of suspiciously "eye-balling" each another. Why ? Should we not be strengthened by our knowledge in our respective religion to be steadfast in our beliefs ?

What irks me is, when are we ever going to discuss anything in a matured fashion about any subject without having to fear a protest ? Are we Malaysians so shallow, as to be so insecured of our faith wavering ? No I'm sure not ! Whatever their reason is, I truly and fully support the groups' right to protest peacefully even if I don't agree to the cause. We have to be matured about everything and to embrace and engage in discussion with each other on every issue and not just of selected issues only.

For God's sake, this is the 21st. gregorian century !
Hidup bangsa Malaysia !

In solidarity with BAKAQ !

* courtesy of mob1900 & zorro

so this is Malaysia...part II

This is what has become of our country....and this was reported in a foreign paper ! ( The Times of India (via courtesy of MyCen News) and for comparison reporting read The Star )...I told you before, the world is watching the circus in Malaysia ! Just curious what our ex-leader of this community, Datuk Seri Samy Vellu has to say !......the silence is deafening..... "speak up, Datuk Seri....I can't hear you !" Simply shocking, despicable and incorrigible(.....you are allowed to add more adjectives !) And so..... this is the product of the "ketuanan" system ! KULA LUMPUR: About 500 angry ethic-Indians on Monday staged a protest outside a school demanding action against a teacher who allegedly hurled racial slurs against students from the community in western Malaysia's Selangor state. According to the police report, a woman history teacher had allegedly called Indian students in a Class four and five 'Negro', 'black monkeys' and other derogatory names. The crowd began gathering outside the Banting school's main entrance near here at noon and staged a protest for two hours. The teacher had also allegedly said that the community members were stupid and prone to thievery, the Star daily reported on its website. The alleged incidents took place on July 17 and 22 when the teacher had allegedly beaten up some Indians students. A students also alleged in his report that the teacher had written the word 'keling pariah' on the board and lost her cool when the Indian students told her that they did not like being called names, it said. Coalition of Malaysian Indian NGOs secretary Gunaraj George, who was among the protesters, said such abuse would only breed hatred and racial polarisation in schools. "No one in his or her right frame of mind would have said these things. Given this, the best option would be for the teacher to be assigned to a desk job and not be allowed to be near youngsters anymore," he said. Meanwhile, Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong said the schoolteacher might be sacked if the allegations proved true. "The allegations were serious as no one was allowed to insult others, especially in a school environment," said Wee, who was asked to comment. The ministry was awaiting an official report before taking any action, he added.

don't play the fiddle as Malaysia burns, Mr. PM !

It seems a tad too late to implement election manifesto or promises made 4 years ago, Pak Lah, much, much too late now to right the wrongs for being deaf and blind to the cries of the ordinary peoples otherwise also known as Malaysians !!( read here for the full text )

Where you too busy taking care of the family, Mr. Prime Minister ? Why ? Didn't you notice the glaring absence of other races in your service ? Why suddenly only now you admit the civil service was dominated by a single race and you want to increase non-Malay participation in the civil services, and in your own words "to reflect the true racial composition of the nation" ? Where we, the non-Malays, did not count as Malaysians ? Has our very existence been "forfeited as a non-entity" in your eyes all along, before now ?

If you had thought of all the people, irrespective of color, faith or cultures as the peoples who rooted for you and voted you in as the Prime Minister, you would not have to go back in time to try and fulfill those manifesto NOW for your future, right ?

I do not hate you Mr. Prime Minister, no sir, that is not what I was taught both in school back in the 60's and 70's and in my "civil-service oriented" family too, and this is the exact and simple principle I teach my 11 year old daughter today- to first treat everyone as humans, never to judge anyone and all are equal before God and the word "hate" is a dirty word !

No, sir, I am not judging you.....in fact I like you very much, you were my first choice to lead this country, or so I decided then, after 22 years of the Tun..... and I am really sad to admit and confess I made a wrong choice. BUT now you are back, saying things you should have implemented 4 years ago ! Why are you confusing my conscience again ? Dare I hope to trust you this time ? Do you get good and sincere advise from the people around you ?

Do you have any idea how dangerous it is to walk alone in the streets today ? The very sound of a motor-cycle approaching me from behind gives me the shivers, Mr. PM, because I've been robbed by "parang" yielding scum-bags before...and your police were never around but can be seen by the hundreds at peaceful rallies for no apparent reason, why ? Or at dark road corners, not to protect the citizens but to harass the citizens by finding trivial excuses to collect bribes, do you know that ? And my house too was broke-in once !

You have single-handedly raised the prices, for the umpteen time, of everything that we, your ordinary citizens, need to just sustain our life daily. And suddenly now you want to review and lower the price of oil ? That is good ! But what has prompted you to do so, so suddenly ? Is it the fear of further losing your peoples confidence ? Why this flip-flop decisions now ? Can you be decisive in your imposition of "ideas" as to how to make your citizens happy, without first screwing-it up ??

And these are only just a few of the numerous other scandals and "short-comings" in your administration, Pak Lah....and I could go on and on.... !

Don't do a Nero on us, Mr. Prime Minister, please !

My family and I wish you the best, sir....if you can truly not just "think" Malay BUT walk and talk as a Malaysian for all Malaysians !

Godbless !

But I want to only LIVE here...my country...my Malaysia !

My head is so confused and I cannot believe just about anything I read or hear anymore ! Can you ?? (like if you move your head back and forth, focusing on the dot in the middle of the picture to your right )

From conspiracy murder theories to buggering to police investigations and flip-flop statutory declarations and desperate back-door party "unions", price-hikes and "alarming" high crime rate and racism...yes, this new found "malay unity" campaign certainly to me, reeks of racism ! Why ?

Just what is going on ?? Why do we have to be fed with so many lies by so many so-called "revered" persons of presumed good standing, who like, only yesterday promised to take us (read us, the nation) out of this political "docudrama" of uncertainty ?? Can these people who have lied without flinching, to us, actually sleep soundly when they put their miserable hollow heads on the pillow at night ??

Just browse around the postings on the more popular blogs ( you decide if they are credible or other-wise ) and one, especially foreigners, would perhaps think we live in the worst of "exciting" times and with the worst of peoples ! I certainly cannot find a decent thing to say about the state of affairs now and am ashamed (both political and social) of this once beautiful country of ours...Malaysia !

But I want to only LIVE here...here in my country...Malaysia, is that asking too much ? Why can't we have things like the way it used to be ? And to say the least, I'm staying put right here and I will see the end of this crazy, crazy lying hypocrites and parasites kicked out of our civil society. There is an old saying and it goes like this...."you don't burn the whole house down just to get rid of a few rats, do you ? ".... right? And I will swallow the bitter pill even as I read what one anonymous reader commented on my earlier posting which I re-produce below in verbatim.......sigh...no cheers today !

I read Malaysia Today and your website when I get a twinge of homesickness (it's not often, what with the pressures of daily life). But this is an effective tonic. It reminds me why I left to live in a country where I am an equal, I am free, I am not discriminated against and the Govt is afraid of me!The system is very transparent and the people are very kind.
Sad to say I also earn more, have a great lifestyle and family and was given citizenship only after 2 years residence. My kids go to great schools (all for a nominal fee) and I have no great fears about how they will do in life. Nobody asks us about our religion or origins. My only regret is for those I left behind in a that country was just behind Japan so many long years ago.

Malaysia deserves better !

It is indeed shocking and depressing to know, and you better believe this folks, the whole world IS watching and laughing at us, Malaysians, in these trying and frustrating political times !

Malaysia is often cited as a Muslim country that has successfully embraced modern technology and participatory democracy. Its success in building an economy based on knowledge and enterprise is evident. Its ability to run a just and transparent democracy is far less apparent.......

Reports from the TimesOnline (21st. July 2008) of London carried the above opening paragraph this week and reading it makes me wanna get angry yet recoil in shame of what the world thinks of us in this country which was once paradise (and that seems so very long ago...). And yet....we have at the end of the story, this endearing and hopeful line.......

.................Malaysia deserves better.

Click to read the full story here

How do you restore that faith we had on this once proud country ? Do we blame them foreigners for the wicked conclusions that they draw with their opinions ? We, as Malaysians today, have been washing our dirty linen in public. Controversies, hypocrisies, denials and humiliating one another has been the order of the day almost everyday ! Corruption and abuse of power is second nature in all levels of public services, and the King's once noble and uniformed servants are grovelling at publicly elected representatives' feet ! Where is and what has happened to their allegiance to honor and serve His Majesty ? Who is in charge now ?....will somebody please tell me if we have lost everything and sold our souls to the devil ?

God bless and heal my sick country, sigh !

free hugs anyone ?

between my legs....

Another blog is born today. Engku Emran, head honcho of Suria Fm and a former "foot-baller wannabe" turned easy-rider started his blog today and soon you'd be hearing stories of his biking escapades and "road-kill" as seen from between his legs....errrh....eyes!

Lean times ahead !

I received this in my email from an anonymous reader and I reproduce what and where, I believe, we as Malaysians could have saved over the years ! I honestly hope someone can verify if these figures are correct and true ! Tell me this is not true and it is not too late ? Simply mind-boggling to say the least ! Phew !!.......read on,

1.The Bank Bumiputra twin scandals in the early 1980s saw US$1 billion (RM3.2 billion in 2008 ringgit)
2.The Maminco attempt to corner the world tin market in the 1980s is believed to have cost some US$500 million. (RM1.6 billion)
3.Betting in foreign exchange futures cost Bank Negara Malaysia RM30 billion in the 1990s.
4.Perwaja Steel resulted in losses of US$800 million (RM2.56 billion). Eric Chia, was charged with corruption for allegedly steering US$20 million (RM64 million) to a Hong Kong-based company
5.Use of RM10 billion public funds in the Valuecap Sdn. Bhd. operation to shore up the stock market
6.Banking scandal of RM700 million losses in Bank Islam
7.The sale of M.V. Agusta for one Euro
8.Wang Ehsan from oil royalty on Terengganu RM7.4 billion from 2004 – 2007
9.For the past 10 years since Philharmonic Orchestra was established, this orchestra has swallowed a total of RM500 million
10.In Advisors Fees, Mahathir was paid RM180,000, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (women and social development affairs) RM404,726 and Abdul Hamid Othman (religious) RM549,675 per annum
11.The government has spent a total of RM3.2 billion in teaching Maths and Science in English over the past five years. Out of the amount, the government paid a whopping RM2.21 billion for the purchase of information and computer technology (ICT) equipments which it is unable to give a breakdown.
12.The commission paid for purchase of Jets and Submarines to two private companies amounted to RM910 million.
13.RM100 million bill to compensate Gerbang Perdana for the RM1.1 billion "Crooked Scenic Half-Bridge"
14.RM1.3 billion have been wasted building the white elephant Customs, Immigration and Quarantine (CIQ) facilities on cancellation of the Malaysia-Singapore scenic bridge
15.RM 100 million on renovation of Parliament building and leaks
16.National Astronaut Programme - RM 40 million
17.National Service Training Programme - yearly an estimate of RM 500 million
18.Eye on Malaysia -RM 30 million and another RM5.7 million of free ticket
19.RM 4.63 billion, 'soft-loan' to PKFZ
20.RM 2.4 million on indelible ink
21.Samy announced in September 2006 that the government paid compensation amounting to RM 38.5 billion to the highway companies. RM 380 million windfalls for 9 toll concessionaires earned solely from the toll hike in 2008 alone.
22.RM32 million timber export kickbacks involving companies connected to Sarawak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Taib Mahmud and his family
Bailouts -
23.Two bailouts of Malaysia Airline System RM7.9 billion
24.Putra transport system, which cost RM4.486 billion;
25.STAR-LRT bailout costing RM3.256 billion;
26.National Sewerage System costing RM192.54 million;
27.Seremban-Port Dickson Highway costing RM142 million;
28.Kuching Prison costing RM135 million; and
29.Kajian Makanan dan Gunaan Orang Islam costing RM8.3 million.
30.Le Tour de Langkawi costing RM 3.5 Million
31.Wholesale distribution of tens of millions of shares in Bursa Malaysia to cronies, children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth billions of ringgits.
32.APs scandal had been going on year-after-year going back for more than three decades, involving a total mind-boggling sum of tens of billions of ringgits
33.Alienation of tens of thousands of hectares of commercial lands and forestry concessions to children and relatives of BN leaders and Ministers worth tens of billions of ringgits
34.Wastages and forward trading of Petronas in the 1990s based on the low price of oil then. Since the accounts of Petronas are for the eyes of Prime Minister only we have no idea of the amount. Whatever amount, you bet it is COLLOSSAL!

In Time Asia magazine issue on March 15 2004, South East Asian economist at Morgan Stanley in Singapore Daniel Lian, figures "that the country may have lost as much as U$$100 billion (RM320 billion) since the early 1980s to corruption."

Reading the above again got my head spinning, sheeesh !........need a stiff drink to numb my jittery nerves. So this is Malaysian culture huh ?

God help Malaysia !

Kompressed state execs !

Monday July 21, 2008-The Star
(parenthesis, mine)

KUALA TERENGGANU: The state government has defended the purchase of 14 Mercedes E200 Kompressor cars at RM3.43mil for the use of its state executive councillors and senior officials.

At a time like this , RM3.43 million for 14 E200 is considered a defensive "good buy"... yah ?

Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the state government had planned to purchase the cars for a long time now to replace its Proton Perdana V6 Executive fleet in a move to cut cost.

How long ago, you say...and how is this purchase considered "cut-costs ?

“Please understand that the Proton Perdanas go through continuous long-distance journeys. It’s costing us a lot of money due to high cost of maintenance.

Yeah...right ! So the rest of us "understanding Malaysians" don't travel much ? Just love getting stuck in traffic jams and enjoy burning-up petrol ! Ever considered a cheaper option....like sacking incompetent drivers with no car maintenance knowledge !

“We are not saying that the national car is not good but in reality we are coughing up more money for maintaining the Proton Perdanas, particularly the gear boxes,” he said.

Then WHAT are you struggling to say ? Which ever way I see it, this guy is saying our Perdanas are hopeless ?....and to think we are proud to say our Malaysian made cars are world class ! Of course..... if all you can afford to drive is a Malaysian-made car ! And Perdana V6 makers....there you have it, you make lousy gear-boxes ! Any comments ?

Ahmad cited the example of the Proton Perdana of state Commerce, Industry and Environment committee chairman Toh Chin Yaw, which has twice undergone expensive repairs costing RM50,000 within 36 months.

You put a monkey who does not take care with regular checks behind the wheel and of course...you get such high repair costs....anyways pray tell me.... which part of the Perdana V6 costs RM50,000 huh ? Very curious....did this monkey pay out of his own pocket or is this another "hiked-up" bill which some apointed driver has "conjured-up" to bill the state, on the side ?

“In the long run, Mercedes cars are cheaper to maintain and could also save us fuel costs.

Bullshit !!.....given the price of each periodic maintenance check-up and the price of fuel ! Just ask any Merc driver who has to pay-out of his own pocket !

“This is the state’s long-term plan – we are farsighted. The cars could also fetch a high market price, when sold as second-hand cars.

See folks even as they have been just issued with brand new E200's....they are already talking of selling it as second hand cars !....why not just get these jokers "second-hand" cars ? Far-sighted huh ?....hmmmmm !

“We studied all angles before deciding to buy the Mercedes E200 cars,” he added.

Yikes !...there was a special committee set-up for this ?

Ahmad also denied that the oil royalty money was used to buy the cars.

If not oil royalties, he means money allocated for the poor (read you and me)...what's the difference....it's still money from the already suffering tax-payers, moron !

“In the first place we have yet to receive the oil royalties from the Federal Government.

Ahhhh....so it IS monies set aside for the poor !....like petrol subsidies, schooling and medical aides for the hard-core poor in the state, right ?

“The funds to procure the cars were from our own coffers and has nothing to do with the oil royalties,” he said.

Yeaaaah right , YOUR coffers, my arse ! Yes these coffers are only for the privileged few ! Take a cue from the Penang EXCO, .... fool ! And I drive a 7 year old Perodua Kembara EZ...sigh !!!

Who next ...Raja Petra ??

Raja Petra Kamarudin better known as RPK or Pet of Malaysia Today, has been asked to appear at the IPK, Jalan Hang Tuah ( opposite the former Pudu Jail ) tomorrow 17th. July 2008 at 10am.

He is presumably expected to be charged with criminal defamation relating to his Statutory Declaration.

It is also expected that he will be taken to the Kuala Lumpur Court Complex, at Jalan Duta, to be charged.

* more road-blocks, Mr. Home Minister, sir ?? If you care, think please, of your rakyat !!

up-dates:17-7-2008(11:45am)

** while Anwar stepped out of the police headquarters after posting bail at 9.50 this morning elsewhere nearby Pet was arrested under Sec 499/500 of the Penal Code, cited for 3 criminal defamation charges and is now at the Duta courts awaiting charges to be registered.........

**1:40pm-(up-date from the Duta courts by Tony of yew-tube) Raja Petra at the Jalan Duta courts today did not enter a plea on the charges against him but reiterated that the charges were defective and mala fide (trumped-up). He is in consultation with his lawyers and warned that if they did not argue his case, he'll sack them all...

***2:45pm-(follow-up-date from the Duta courts by Tony of yew-tube) Raja Petra agreed to post bail ! Pheew....!!!

STOP PRESS...Anwar arrested !

Just got word that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was arrested after giving his ACA statement in Putrajaya en route to the police headquarters (IPK) well ahead of his 2pm deadline to answer to his sodomy allegations !

*updates:Word of advice to our Home Minister....No reason to block roads now just to frustrate the innocent tax-paying citizens as the "security threat" is already in your custody, and nobody is planning to take to the streets, sir !
Thank you.

K.L. -out-of-bounds !

The whole city is in an"out-of-bounds" mode and all he can muster is a "I'm sorry" ! ( read here )

What is this country coming to ? Heck...this time around nobody is cursing the "opposition" as there was nothing "planned" but with the police force at their back and call, it is the BN that is being cursed ! Right from Saturday till today and knowing very well that city folks need to go to work and ordinary citizens had chores to do, like sending their kids to school and to day-care centres et cetera ! And this dirty ploy is used everytime to frustrate ordinary "rakyat" into thinking it is the fault of the opposition and their demonstrations !........and I wonder what "security" reasons this Home Minister is talking about ! Security for whom and from whom , I might want to ask ?? I am surprised why the military was not called in....if there was indeed such a security threat ?

Stop this, please Mr. Home Minister, sir, do your job and stop making ordinary people suffer because of hearsay ( read Haris' here ) ! You don't care or know how much petrol is "burnt-up" just sitting in a dead-locked jam - with the price of petrol today !! Do you ? For you it is a breeze through traffic with all your out-riders clearing the passage, right ?? So why do you care !

“The public want their safety, not demonstrations or interference with their daily life. We have got a lot of evidence to show that whatever they do - they (demonstrations) do interfere with public interest,” he said at the Parliament lobby.

I was denied entry to my office this morning, by your men in blue and I had some urgent work to do ! Sheeeeesh !!!