Sunday, March 29, 2009

Change for Malaysia - Yes, you can!

Voters in the 3 by-election constituencies of P059 Bukit Gantang (Perak), N025 Bukit Selambau (Kedah), and N029 Batang Ai (Sarawak) are urged to help make the history of change in Malaysia.

If you are working away from home, please come home to vote.

If you are of the voting age but not a registered voter yet, please register today. You will make history in the next election.





* Video taken from http://teresakok.com/



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Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Nizar to win Bukit Gantang by-election

Absolutely the right pick!!! It is official now!

Dato' Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has been officially announced the candidate for Bukit Gantang (P059) by-election in Perak Malaysia late evening of Mar 23.

Nizar has been the hero since the political coup orchestrated by Najib to oust his government and install a backdoor BN Chief Minister (Mentri Besar), while majority of the rakyat continue to regard Nizar as the legitimate, democratically elected MB of Perak.

Come April 7 on the polling day, PAS and its alliance DAP and PKR hope to win the seat with a very much greater majority to prove that people in Perak are disgusted with the unconstitutional and undemocratic power grab by the corrupt UMNO-BN.

At the same time, news had widely reported that UMNO-BN began to tighthen its control with highhanded tactics and clampdown on the oppositions, including suspending PAS/PKR publication licenses abruptly, force disperse the crowd with water cannon and tear gas in Bukit Selambau on Mar 23 night, and barricade to block Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's fleet from entering to attend a gathering at Bukit Gantang on Mar 25. All these dirty tactics, add to the unfair advantages the desperate UMNO-BN enjoys, to hopefully highten BN's chances of winning in the 3 by-elections.

Pakatan Rakyat is doing all it can to campaign agressively in Bukit Ganatang. PAS, DAP, and PKR mobilise its members, walking right into the rural areas to disseminate the truth, and presenting PR's achievements in the past 11 months as Perak state government. Making it a referendum though there are risks involved.

To Dato' Seri Nizar, all the BEST!

Wishing Pakatan Rakyat an “overwhelming victory!”



News References:

Ousted Perak chief ups by-election stakes (TheMalaysianInsider)

PAS picks Nizar as candidate for Bukit Gantang (Updated) (TheNutGraph)

Nizar is PAS' Bkt Gantang candidate (MalaysiaKini)

Nizar gets Nik Aziz’s support for by-election contest (TheMalaysianInsider)

Nizar: It is a referendum, and one that we will win (The Malaysian Insider Feb 10)

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Malaysia's 6th PM - Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah

The 73 year-old Kelantanese prince - Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, a former Finance and Trade Minister, will be the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia. The exact date of him being installed is yet to be known.

According to reliable information from a deep throat, a plan is secretly worked among the few super high level associates from both camps of Dato' Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah. A representative from Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim was said to involve. A comprehensive war plan was discussed to also include actions to be taken in responding to an expected violent reactions from Dato' Seri Najib Razak and his supporters.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Suprise from Tun M

Suprise!

TDM is talking sense... but after one month?
Isn't it too late, or timing it for UMNO election? (When)
Is there an ulteria motive for speaking out now? (Why)
Is he hinting Najib (on next steps), or Abdullah (hold on to PM)? (Who)
Any implication of his message? (What)
Aside Perak, what other places/areas implied? (Where)
And finally, does TDM mean what he says?


The following article is taken from Malaysian Insider.

Dr M says Perak grab unlawful

Dr Mahathir shows a keris he received as a souvenir at the event. — Picture by Choo Choy May

By Shannon Teoh

KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — More than a month after Barisan Nasional ousted Pakatan Rakyat from Perak, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today said the takeover was not done according to the law.

He said mistakes, bad strategy and carelessness in the Feb 5 power grab, orchestrated by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, had led to the current crisis in the state.

"You cannot topple a menteri besar or a prime minister without a no-confidence vote in the assembly. There is no other provision," he said at a function organised by Mubarak, the association for former elected representatives.

"Umno-BN was too careless and did not wait for an assembly but instead asked the Ruler to sack the menteri besar," he said, referring to Sultan Azlan Shah's decision to ask Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin to resign.

"As far as I know, there is no such provision in the Perak or Federal Constitution," he said.

Dr Mahathir said that BN should have done it properly and not "be in conflict with the law" as the courts may now rule that the Sultan has no right to sack a menteri besar.

He added that a Sultan could only reject a candidate for one of his choice after an election but even this candidate could be defeated in the assembly by a vote.

The veteran politician said BN should have "followed the laws of the country, especially the constitution."

"Because this may be in conflict with the law, we find that people will not comply. Because we started on the wrong foot, people are now against us," said Dr Mahathir, who quit Umno last year in a long-running feud with his successor Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

The Perak power grab is now mired in a series of lawsuits, with both sides claiming to be the legitimate government.

Six people have also been charged with insulting the Perak Ruler after he backed BN to govern the state. One has pleaded guilty and was fined RM10,000 yesterday while five others claimed trial.

Umno has said those who opposed the Sultan's decision are committing treason.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Bukit Gantang MP to be - Dato' Seri Nizar Jamaluddin

YAB Dato' Seri Nizar Jamaluddin

According to reliable information from a top brass PAS leader, Dato' Seri Nizar Jamaluddin may be the candidate for the Bukit Gantang by-election. Announcement may have to be dragged on till just right before the nomination day to avoid counter strategy from UMNO.

PAS and PR leaders feel strongly that Dato' Seri Nizar would be able to ride along with his popularity in Perak and easily win the poll. The victory will allow Pakatan Rakyat to hammer down Barisan National and UMNO especially when Najib is lightly to take over as Prime Minister come April.

Pakatan Rakyat leadership is also brain-storming on contingecy plan as it is anticipating that Najib will employ more high-handed tactics and tighthen the freedom of speech and press.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Perak's Fury, Malaysia's Rage

Court declares assembly illegal
Judicial branch taking order from executive branch and is meddling into the legilative business to protect UMNO's interests, ensuring its survival.

Effectively, UMNO trashed democracy and constitution manipulating all gvovernment apparatus, turning the country into lawless police state.

Shameful and dispicable.

The Perak State Assembly emergency session
Hats off to YAB DS Nizar, Speaker Sivakumar, Sr Exco Ngeh, and the entire Pakatan Rakyat ADUNs!

Your hard work and determination in risking your safety to fight the corrupts earned you the highest honour among Pearkians and all consciencious Malaysians!Rakyat appreciates you!

This episode highlights UMNO/BN an organisation corrupt to the core. If anyone still not convinced of UMNO/BN being the enermy of rakyat, there will be no other ways to convince them because they are blind, deaf, and dumb.