Your children will be the next victims

I came across this article by Madhatter and i thought i should share it with you

Source : M’Kini
By : Madhatter

I refer to the Malaysiakini report French daily reveals grisly details of Altantuya's death.

In light of the latest revelation by the French journalist whose report appears credible, the government must now conduct a royal commission into the Altantuya case because the image of the country has been seriously tarnished.

Why was the police report mentioned in the French journalist's article not used as evidence in the Altantuya case? Why did the attorney-general not appeal the acquittal of Abdul Razak Baginda? You don't need to be a crime writer to know that it all smells fishy.

Soon all will come to light and those who think they can get away with murder will not be able to sleep peacefully at night. They don't deserve to and they will be brought to account sooner or later.

The world is a small place and those who run away to other countries should be put on notice that they can't run and hide from the truth and their murderous deeds.
The Altantuya case will be the undoing of Malaysia because never in the history of the nation has our image been so badly tarnished by the murder of an innocent woman who - when you consider the size of the arms deals she was involved in - was merely asking for peanuts.

Was her life worth only RM 500,000? I don't think so and the real murderers of this woman must be punished. Najib Abdul Razak must be asked to step down immediately and be asked to explain the allegations. It is not the first time he has been implicated in the murder of Altantuya and it is not the first time too that he is allegedly involved in corrupt defence purchases dealings.

How can such a leader whose reputation is in question continue on to become the country's next prime minister? It would be terribly irresponsible of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Umno leaders to allow someone like Najib to pretend as if nothing is the matter and it is business as usual.

I'm positive more mud will be surface to make it totally unacceptable for Najib and his wife Rosmah Mansor to occupy the country's most important household. We will be the laughing stock of the world and only an independent inquiry involving foreign experts will be able to clear Najib.

No one should be able to act above the law and attached to the Altantuya murder is a murky and corrupt defence deal. The French company ought to be made to come clean and disclose what commissions were paid and to whom.

If a company owned by Abdul Razak Baginda gets such a hefty commission and Najib was the one who approved the purchase being the then defence minister, it makes a mockery of the government's pretense at arresting corruption. Since the MACC itself has come under cloud and become a tool of the administration, a royal commission is the only viable recourse to unearth the truth.

Najib does not have the character required of the top job and if former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad sacked Anwar Ibrahim for a lesser 'crime', the floundering Abdullah can in a last act of courage show he has the moral backbone to sack his embroiled deputy.

But so far, it seems all who have come out with the truth including Raja Petra Kamaruddin have landed in hot soup and the real guilty ones escaped punishment.
No one should be deceived that the Umno-led administration is rotten as Dr Mahahtir once remarked. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi himself was implicated in the Iraq food-for-oil scandal.

Many allegations of corruption involving those in government including the latest by a PKR politician that he was offered RM50 million by Najib to conspire the downfall of the Pakatan government in Perak have all not been satisfactorily explained.
It is this failure of the police and the MACC to do their job properly that makes the whole lot of them reek of nauseating stench.

The rakyat must be determined to vote out politicians that have destroyed the country. They have corrupted justice and think they can get away with it. They must not be allowed to pour scorn on the rakyat because we have the ultimate power and not the sultans or the government which decide what is good for the country.
When all who are entrusted with taking care of our rights and welfare fail us, it is time to get rid of the whole lot of them.

Some day, there will be a reckoning and those who have abused their power now will not be able to cover up their rotten deeds any more. When a new and decent government is in charge, then they must remember the dark deeds of the political criminals and even if justice is late in coming, they will meet it face to face and feel their shame.

But for now, the rakyat must rally behind the underdogs, those politicians with conscience including an Umno politician like Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah who dares to speak his mind. His sincerity will be tested when he is prepared to back rhetoric with convincing action, like former Umno minister Zaid Ibrahim.

The rakyat must rise above politics because the future of the nation is at stake and whether you are a Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional supporter, surely you can't support any politician who is corrupt and has done so many wrongs to destroy the country.

Enough is enough and all those who continue to support criminal politicians will only end up ensuring that their children will be the next victims.

What's next for Perak - ISA Arrest...??

Finally the Police came up with an idea on how to intimidate the Representatives attended and passed 3 motions on Tuesday....he...he...he... “ illegal gathering “ pulak...!!!. Nice try but keep trying – well if it was an illegal gathering to pass 3 motions outside of the State Building since our “friends” decided to lock it up...wonder would it have been legal to have it inside the compound of the State Secretariat Building.

I guess this must be the first attempt to overrule or invalidate the 3 motions passed during the “Historical” pokok democracy meeting held in our Silver state. Eeemmm will this work – i’m a bit worried but keeping my fingers crossed since the strings are being pulled again and again by our Federal Government to seize power in Perak. I’m just pondering what are the average “Perakians” think about what’s going around in their State. I’m also wondering why MACC not questioning the 3 PKR reps who decided to switch over side but instead going after Speaker V.Sivakumar...eerrrmmm.

The legal battles have started with favouritism more towards the ruling party and we all know why. Once again i’m still wondering why we are not given the opportunity to our fellow “Perakian” to decide who they want as their Menteri Besar and state representatives.

Soon it will be the usual ISA Arrest...for reasons you know what....haiyaaa...!!!. Will democracy “shine” in our Silver State.....let’s wait and see.....

ANOTHER BRILLIANT CHAPTER IN MALAYSIAN BOOK OF POLITICS

By : YennaMike

Malaysia Boleh is the word we all hail from time to time to remind ourselves what we are made of. Over the years since this word was first hailed the “Positivity“ of this chant has lost its shine but it shined very well in the Silver state of Malaysia this morning.

Malaysia Boleh...yes we can have an Emergency State Meeting at the Car Park under a huge tree (pokok demokrasi) and managed to pass three motions – well done to those who supported this cause. This has proven that people who representing our fellow “Perakians” lived up to their voters expectations to show what they are made of not to mention Speaker V.Sivakumar who chaired the meeting despite the court cases filed against him.

Although many quarters are labelling this act as insulting the Sultan, in my own opinion it’s ‘rakyats’ representatives doing their best to be able to serve them and honour their term by the constitution and at the same time exercising their rights as elected representative to seek Sultan’s consent.

The “Rakyat” should be given their rights to choose who they want as their representatives. This political imbalance which will not settle down until an amicable solution is reached again my humble opinion is to let the “Rakyat” decide who they want as their representative and a motion should be passed to stop elected representatives from jumping “ship” until they complete their elected term to stop similar situation arising near future.

SAPP MPs to move no-confidence vote...

Source : M'Kini



Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp) today announced that it would move a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when Parliament resumes on Monday.

It is the first time in the history of the nation that a vote of no-confidence is to be moved against a prime minister.

"In the coming sitting of the Parliament session starting Monday, June 23, our MPs will support a vote of no confidence on the PM.

"Whether the motion will be tabled by our party MP or another MP will be decided in due course," said a press statement released today.Sapp has two parliamentarians - Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau) and Eric Enchin Majimbun (Sepanggar) - and four state assemblypersons.

Majimbun, who is currently overseas, has expressed his support for the party's decision by signing the press statement click here for full press statements from both MPs.

Four reasons

Chua, who was present at the party's 90-minute press conference in Kota Kinabalu, gave four reasons for backing the no-confidence vote.

They are:

No concrete actions have been taken on the issue of illegal immigrants in Sabah. "Our sovereignty is threatened," said Chua.

Sabah, being the poorest state, is greatly burdened by the sharp hike in petrol prices. The government has failed to provide "holistic economic solutions".

Sapp MPs would fail in their role as elected representatives as issues raised such as poor delivery systems, corruption, wastage of resources, lack of transparency and no sense of accountability are ignored.

People have lost confidence in the leadership of Abdullah. Sapp is of the opinion that if the top leadership can't perform, then Abdullah should make way for other able leader to take over.

Party president Yong Teck Lee said Sapp would not immediately quit the coalition led by Abdullah, but that its status would be reviewed at the end of the week.

He attacked BN's record in the impoverished state, saying that it had been subjected to unfair laws and excessive taxes.

"That is why we need an immediate declaration of no confidence in the PM and the government, to tell the BN government that we can no longer tolerate their insensitive attitude towards the Sabah issues that are real and serious," he said at the press conference held at the party headquarters at 2pm.In an immediate reaction, Abdullah said: "I have not been able to satisfy his (Yong's) personal greed."

According to Bernama, the embattled prime minister did not elaborate on the matter.

Decision on Friday?

Today's annoncement appeared to be the opening move by the BN component member which may see the Sabah-based party eventually leaving the coalition.

“Today is just the first step. There might not be any defections for now,” said a source.

A poll placed in Sapp's blog also indicated the general feelings on the ground at the moment. The poll asked members of the public whether the party should stay on in BN, leave the coalition but remain independent, or join Pakatan.At press time, there were 2,052 votes tallied, with 85 percent (1,749 votes) asking Sapp to join Pakatan. Another 242 (11 percent) want the party to leave BN and remain independent. Only 2 percent (61 votes) urged it to stay on with BN.

To a question of whether the party would be pulling out of BN, Yong said that he could only answer that question after the party's Supreme Council meeting this Friday."We will have a press conference on Friday June 20 to announce this matter of Sapp's membership in BN after our supreme council meeting," he said. Anwar needs 30 MPs

In recent weeks Sapp has been identified as the most likely party to leave BN and join forces with Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Rakyat.

Sapp is led by outspoken former chief minister Yong, who in recent months has questioned Abdullah's policies towards Sabah and the federal government's inability to solve the illegal migrants' problem in the state.

The party has two members of parliament and four representatives in the state assembly.

Political commentators point out that even if the party pulled out of BN to join Pakatan, the defection of the two MPs would not be sufficient to threaten Abdullah's BN.

Anwar needs 30 MPs to derail Abdullah and BN from power.

However, Sabah sources claim that other BN coalition partners would follow Sapp out of BN if the party sparks the exodus.

We no longer fear Them

Source : Malaysiakini

Article By : Abdullah Junid

When a version of current history is written, the name S Paranjothy may get a special mention. It is not just what the Gerakan politician said - an “in your face” display of brutal honesty and guts, qualities you don't expect from governing-party politicians - but what his action symbolised. Change is in the air. The shackles of fear are slowly but surely being thrown off. The genie does not appear to be heading back into the bottle any time soon.

The clear signs are recent rallies that attract tens of thousands and the sense that Umno is running out of heavy-handed cards to play. Somehow things aren't working the way they always have for the ruling party. People seem to be losing fear of police violence and the police are at a loss on how to respond. The pesky, nagging and persistent reaction against use of ISA indicates that detention without trial no longer shuts mouths.

The writing is on the wall. The ones who really need to read it for the sake of this country are the Umno leaders. They need to carry out an honest assessment of their party. It which will surely reveal an old, empty hulk rotten to the core and headed towards collapse. They must realise that their party needs an overhaul and to be brought into the 21st century. They must realise that they no longer truly represent Malay Malaysians. They represent an unrespected caricature which is out of touch with the 21st century Malays.

Their caricature was on display at the Umno general assembly, dressed garishly and spewing mindless bluster all over the place. The real Malays were seen a few days later dressed in yellow. They displayed excellent qualities of organisation, compassion, discipline and commitment. While the Bersih rally signalled a new spring of reformasi, the Hindraf rally may have a more profound influence on the coming year. Quite simply, the Indian Malaysian community announced itself as a serious player in this country's affairs.

Umno has been visibly staggered. This is not 1969. A party with unquestioned power can still do a lot of unmentionable things but the price to be paid in today's world would be stiff indeed. But the biggest change has been how Umno's sheepish friends of convenience - its coalition partners - have been emboldened by recent events. While there is hardly a flood of "Say please!" demands by MCA and MIC to Umno, new ground is definitely being broken by individual rebels.

The biggest blast so far has come from Paranjothy who laid it bare for Malaysians to confront the truth. It doesn't matter that the Gerakan bigwigs peed in their pants on hearing what Paranjothy had to say. His words will resonate loud for Malaysians and add to the coming storm for Umno.

Surely there has to be thinkers in Umno who can steer an intelligent path? Surely a party that has ruled this country for 50 years - and which, on balance, will be judged to have done more good than harm - has substantial leaders who can accept the new realities and reshape their party accordingly? Surely there must be people of conscience and courage in Umno who can demand that the party rejuvenate itself and get rid of the crooks and idiots who have turned it into a sinking laughing stock? Surely they can also wield the stick and demand similar house cleaning in other Barisan parties?

In Alor Star on Sunday, 50,000 people turned up to listen to Anwar Ibrahim. For an opposition figure in Malaysia, that number of attendees is unheard of. Here is a man who is widely, if discreetly, admired by ordinary Malaysians. He has charisma which is backed up by substance. Somehow he seems to most aptly typify the real Malaysian, and you get the sense that he is the man who can restore glory to Malaysia. He is also a genuine Malay hero, admired around the world for his good nature, intelligence and fortitude.

What is happening today is a direct result of his groundbreaking reformasi movement a decade ago that cracked open the door of complete oppression. Umno needs to start taking Anwar seriously and initiate a dialogue with him about this country's future. This may be the best thing the ruling party can do for itself and for the country or else they risk being swept into the dustbins of history with unfortunate consequences for all Malaysians.