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Date With Destiny

18 May 2008 | 39 Views | View blog reactions

Fuck me dead, but these people don’t even bother to lie properly.

Election Commission chairman Rashid said the Cabinet decided to not go ahead with the ink on the day Parliament was dissolved - Feb 13.

But The Star has Pak Lah saying the Cabinet made the “suggestion” to the EC a week before Parliament was dissolved - that would mean Feb 6 or thereabouts.

Crazy innit? It doesn’t stop there.

The New Sunday Times has Pak Lah saying that “the authorities had received information a week before the polls that certain parties had bought the same type of ink” - that would mean March 1 of thereabouts.

But Rashid’s statement to the press on Saturday logically implies that the police had given the Cabinet and the EC information on the “sabotage” before, or at the very latest on the day, of the Cabinet’s decision - Feb 13 (if you believe Rashid) or Feb 6 (if you believe Pak Lah).

The police certainly couldn’t have found out about it on March 1 if the Cabinet made the decision well before that, because logically, the Cabinet needs to have the information first before it can make a decision, innit?

So which is it?

Did the Cabinet decide not to go ahead with the ink on Feb 13, the day Parliament was dissolved (according to Rashid), or on Feb 6, a week before Parliament was dissolved (according to Pak Lah)?

Did the police find out about the so-called plot before or on Feb 6 (Feb 13, according to Rashid), the day Pak Lah says the Cabinet made the suggestion to the EC, or on March 1, the day Pak Lah says the police got to know about it?

Dickheads.

You know when was the last time we had “date confusion” of such galactic proportions?

The trial of a certain former deputy prime minister comes to mind.

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Is Pak Lah A Fucking Cheat?

17 May 2008 | 261 Views | View blog reactions

Just read this, and tell me:

Election Commission chairperson Rashid Abdul Rahman said the cabinet did not approve the use of indelible ink during the March 8 general election.

“I was told that I was to take the responsibility for agreeing to it. It’s not easy being EC chairperson. I took the whole rap over the year,” Rashid told reporters after a function today.

Rashid’s comments further fueled speculations that the decision to scrap the use of indelible ink was a executive decision in light of whimsy excuses for the last minute U-turn in using the ink. [Malaysiakini]

If everything was above board, why was the EC chairman required to “take the rap”?

Why was the Government so disagreeable to the use of indelible ink?

For all you know, if the ink was used, things might have turned out different.

Did Malaysian voters vote in a Barisan Nasional government, or did we vote in another?

Maybe Pak Lah, the could-be lying, cheating usurper of a Prime Minister, would like to tell us the truth.

MALAYSIAKINI has updated its story.

Now we have it that the Cabinet made it’s decision based on a police report on potential sabotage:

“I was told that PAS in the East Coast bought ink from Thailand. Then Umno came to know (about this) and Umno also bought the ink.

“This was given to me in black and white by the police and the same report went to the cabinet and they believed that this was happening,” he said. [Malaysiakini]

But recently, the police said they had not a shred of evidence on the matter.

If you want to tell the EC and the Cabinet that there is a possibility of sabotage, shouldn’t you have some form of evidence (strong evidence if you ask me) suggesting that such a thing could happen?

But listen to this:

Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said in a written reply to Fong Po Kuan (DAP - Batu Gajah) in Dewan Rakyat Tuesday that after studying the report that it had received and interviewing all the witnesses and complainant involved, the police found no such evidence.

“This is because not one witness has ever seen the ink. From their testimony, no individual, syndicate or certain parties have been identified to be involved in such activities.

“The statement made by the complainant and the witnesses were thus rumours and no individual has been positively identified or known to be involved.

“The investigation papers have been refered to the deputy prosecutor’s office on March 14. On March 31, the case has been classified as ‘no further action’,” he said. [The Star]

Let me repeat it to you: “not one witness has ever seen the ink”, “no individual, syndicate or certain parties have been identified to be involved in such activities”, and “the statement made by the complainant and the witnesses were thus rumours and no individual has been positively identified or known to be involved”.

Not a single drop of contraband ink in sight, but just “rumours” of such a thing … meaning that the so-called information the police gave to the EC and the Cabinet was based on nothing more than hearsay.

Can you imagine that? Police passing on rumours to two very important bodies (the EC and the Cabinet) at a most critical time (the elections were just around the corner) on a most important matter (the use of indelible ink).

And look at the timeline.

Rashid said the Cabinet made it’s decision to reject the use of indelible ink the day Parliament was dissolved — Feb 13.

Did the Cabinet meet on that day?

All I got from reading the newspapers and watching the news on TV was that Pak Lah went to see the King in the morning, then he went on TV in the afternoon to tell us that Parliament had been dissolved. No mention of a Cabinet meeting anywhere.

So did “the Cabinet” really meet that day and decide to not go ahead with the ink?

Hell, is there such a thing as “the Cabinet” after Parliament is dissolved?

Whatever it is, the police certainly must have informed … sorry, passed on the rumours, to Cabinet much earlier for it to have made a decision on that hectic day.

So why didn’t the Cabinet act earlier? If it was really the Cabinet that made the decision, why did it wait until Parliament was dissolved before making the decision?

Why didn’t the Cabinet instruct police to get to the bottom of the matter quickly, so that the integrity of the electoral process could be preserved and protected?

You know, all this stinks to high heaven.

I just want to know one thing: Who the fuck came up with the brilliant idea of sabotaging the use of indelible ink, by suggesting that there was potential sabotage of the use of the ink?

Fucking brilliant.

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Here, Try This On

15 May 2008 | 359 Views | View blog reactions

Some people say KJ’s influence and power is much overstated.

Some people.

Today we get a glimpse of the sort of clout wielded by the most powerful boutique owner in Malaysia, formerly the most powerful unemployed person — Mahathir included — in the country.

The MP from Rembau asked a supplementary question and EPU minister Amirsham answered.

Nothing wrong with that, except supplementary questions are supposed to be off the cuff, but the former Maybank head honcho clearly read from a prepared text.

Meaning he had advance warning from KJ.

Since Amirsham was making like a TV news anchor whose teleprompter suddenly goes on the blink, KJ probably even prepared the text for him.

So you tell me: How many boutique owners in the country have a minister at their beck and call?

I suppose that if and when they get such requests from boutique owners, ministers usually tell these sort of people to fuck off, because who you to order around a minister?

But this is no ordinary boutique owner. This is the most powerful boutique owner in Malaysia, and some say Singapore.

And listen to this denial from KJ:

“It is not planted, it’s a supplementary question that I asked. The minister is a very intelligent man. I’m sure he has anticipated what might be the question,” he added. [Malaysiakini]

Man, that is the sorriest excuse I’ve heard from someone caught with his pants down.

And I thought you could trust a boutique owner to be able to keep his pants on.

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Boom Time

11 May 2008 | 605 Views | View blog reactions

Ahak … ahahaha … ahaahahhahahaha … hahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahaha …

What an idiot …

But maybe we shouldn’t blame Najib.

Some poor sod is gonna get in trouble for this. And what an explosive picture it is.

This is gonna blow up in some people’s faces, I’m sure.

Or maybe I’m guilty of blowing things out of proportion here.

MEAHWHILE, Najib needs to worry about another threat to his Premiership ambitions, as de facto Umno No. 3 man Muhyiddin Yassin is set to make his move:

Umno vice-president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has come out with the strongest indication yet that he would be contesting one of the top two positions in the December party polls. [The Star]

And lookie here, the man has the support of Da Man too.

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What Is Sedition?

10 May 2008 | 304 Views | View blog reactions

Ni tak seditious, ke ni?

Yang ni pulak, macam mana?

Nampak macam seditious aje.

Or do they only look seditious, sound seditious, but are actually just a bunch of morons trying their best to make fools of themselves, like this guy here:

Amidst the uproar from Barisan Nasional leaders over Karpal Singh’s remarks regarding Perak Sultan Azlan Shah’s order for a senior civil servant to be reinstated, the DAP chairperson has expressed surprise about the noticeable silence from his own party members.

“My own party leaders have not condemned me for saying what I said. On the other hand, they have not come out openly to support me, which is unfortunate,” he told a press conference at his office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. [Malaysiakini]

Complete idiots, the whole lot of them.

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Minimum Wedge

3 May 2008 | 390 Views | View blog reactions

Hmmm … :

Abdullah said he would certainly want the people to be happy and have higher wages but the Government had to be responsible to others too.

He pointed out that higher wages would also cause inflation and goods would be sold at higher prices.

“What is the meaning of giving additional pay if tomorrow we have to use our extra money to pay for higher priced goods,” he said. [The Star]

But the Prime Minister also has to acknowledge that even with our lousy wages, the prices of goods are making like Superman and going up, up and away.

Much of the inflationary pressures the man in the street is coming under is due to external factors, ie higher priced commodities.

Will higher wages in Malaysia drive up the price of stuff like oil, wheat, rice and palm oil in world markets?

I don’t recall anyone blaming Malaysians for driving up the price of petrol by driving around expensive, gas-guzzling SUVs.

Or attribute record palm oil prices on a sudden surge of activity in kitchens all across the country.

Or say that due to the influence of Western food programmes on Astro, Malaysians now have a huge appetite for bread and that’s why a wholemeal loaf is more expensive.

And are we eating more rice than we usually do, to the extent that prices have spiked like they have?

I’m not saying that the introduction of minimum wage will have no inflationary impact whatsoever, lets get that straight.

But the Prime Minister cannot simply dismiss miminum wage because of its impact on inflation.

If the sole consideration for increasing wages is the effects of such a move on the prices of goods and services, then no one would get a raise.

Worker: Sir, can I like, get a raise?

Boss: A raise?!? Are you out of your frickin’ mind? Do you know what that thing does to kids?

Let me tell you something.

If I give you a raise, I’ll have to give the others a raise.

And if everybody gets a raise, then everyone will go out and buy milk for their children.

Then you know what’ll happen? The price of milk will go up, and eventually it’ll get so high that nobody will be able to buy any.

So if no one can get their hands on milk, what the hell are you gonna feed your stupid kids?!?

Worker: Uh … breadcrumbs and water, sir?

Boss: Now you’re thinking. Get out.

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Word

3 May 2008 | 127 Views | View blog reactions

It seems today is World Press Freedom Day.

You wouldn’t have known that reading our newspapers, except for maybe The Star.

The newspaper published an editorial that deserves repeating here:

The best measure of a healthy democracy is the level of meaningful participation of its people in the political process.

Besides equal protection under the laws, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and other basic human rights, a vital requisite for democracy is the freedom for people to have access to information.

This basic demand for civil society has become clearer under Malaysia’s new political landscape, transformed dramatically by the March 8 general election. It is a change that must be embraced, not feared.

To progress into a truly democratic society, we need well-informed citizens who can make sound judgments on policies that affect them as well as those who formulate the policies.

Much of this hinges on the role that the media plays. In the past, the mainstream media, The Star included, was maligned for its scope of coverage.

Most were guilty of being constricted by restrictive laws like the Printing and Publications Act and the annual renewal of publishing permits.

With today being World Press Freedom Day, we want to make a pertinent call for the repeal of outdated laws and regulations which stifle the very tenets of journalism.

Let us recognise that the media is a reflection of the society it represents.

In Malaysia, the changes for the better and the openness initiated so far are already evident.

While cynics may still see the mainstream media as an unchanged leopard and continue to look for the spots, it is the people who will ultimately judge its performance.

It has taken Malaysians a long time to overcome the fear of political change. They recognised that the old way of doing things was not working and opted for a different scenario. The media, too, has responded likewise.

There is much for the media fraternity, within the mainstream and those operating in the alternate realm of cyberspace, to look forward to.

Despite the lingering suspicions and old prejudices, a new age has dawned for the Malaysian media. It’s the beginning of coexistence and cooperation between the old and new media.

Newspapers and television stations are reaching out to bloggers and news websites, while an increasing number of editors have already started their own blogs.

The profusion of information is limitless in today’s world. Content is created constantly, spewed via cable TV, the Internet, blogs, podcasts, YouTube, e-mails, FaceBook, MySpace and such.

The emergence of these channels of alternative media has effectively neutered the powers of governments to censor or limit information or freedom of expression.

But there is still a need to separate the chaff from the real stuff. Quality and credibility will become increasingly important for the print, visual and alternate media.

With the intensifying competition, readers and viewers, who are armed with information as the true source of power, will determine the survival of any media. The simple message is this: Publish correctly or be damned.

It is courageous of The Star to say these things, but the question of whether anyone is listening remains.

The judicial and anti-corruption reforms Pak Lah announced recently, or any other reforms for that matter, will more likely come to nought if there is no true freedom of the press.

Bloggers and citizen journalists online have much more room to manouevre, but we can only do so much.

The country sorely needs a mainstream media that is free to fulfill its role of protector and defender of the public interest.

Only when that happens will the people of this country be truly free.

The Star says the simple message is “publish correctly, or be damned”.

Correction: Publish freely, or be damned.

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You Ain’t Seen Nuthin Yet

1 May 2008 | 302 Views | View blog reactions

I think Shabery Chik needs to take some time off from his busy schedule as Information Minister and go fly a kite:

The Cabinet will make a decision tomorrow on whether to continue with live telecasts of Dewan Rakyat proceedings, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Chik.

“I will raise the matter at tomorrow’s Cabinet meeting. Hopefully it can be resolved then,” he told reporters after attending an “An Evening With The Minister” programme organised by Bidor Umno here today.

“The government’s decision to have the telecasts was because we sincerely want to serve the people…the Cabinet meetings were also moved to Fridays to enable ministers to be present to provide answers but it has not been appreciated,” he said.

Asked if by continuing (the telecasts) it would show the true colors of the MPs, Ahmad Shabery said:” Maybe for Umno people they will feel it is something good as it will show the quality of the opposition representatives the people have elected.

“But for me as the Information Minister, I am not only responsible for Umno but all Malaysians and must do what is in the best interests of the country,” he said, adding that to continue with the telecasts might lead to more negative repercussions especially if the image of the august house continued to be smeared.

“I know what happened is good for the media as “bad news is good news” but is this what we want of our Parliament. People like to watch a circus and they do not mind seeing our Parliament acting like one, but being a responsible government, we must stay away from such things,” he added. [Bernama]

If there is no live telecast, will the MPs be in their best behaviour?

You wish.

If no one sees how badly some MPs behave in the House, does that mean Malaysians and Malaysia have nothing to be ashamed of?

You must be out of your frickin’ mind if you think that.

The purpose of the live telecast is to provide Malaysians with a reasonably accessible means with which they could gauge the conduct and performance of the people they voted for.

The best interests of the country are served by carrying parliamentary proceedings live on TV, not by cancelling the telecasts.

Most people would have enough brains to see that, you would think.

OR MAYBE there is more than meets the eye in this matter.

Maybe the government is afraid we will see what happens in Parliament when the real fireworks go off.

Because I get a funny feeling you ain’t seen nuthin yet.

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Makkal Sakthi, Part 2

24 April 2008 | 479 Views | View blog reactions

WTF is this?

The government has made an about-turn - a week after banning Tamil daily Makkal Osai. Its publishing permit has been renewed and the newspaper will hit the stands on Saturday. [Malaysiakini]

Just the other day, Home Minister Syed Hamid said this:

The Government decided not to renew the licence of Makkal Osai because the Tamil newspaper had breached some of its licensing guidelines, said Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar.

He said it was not true that the permit was not renewed because the daily had published too many opposition stories.

The Home Minister said each newspaper was reviewed on a yearly basis in terms of its contribution to society with regards to nation building and a more united Malaysia.

He said there had been many complaints against Makkal Osai.

“So when the time comes for renewal, the Home Ministry officials decided not to renew it,” he told reporters yesterday at a press conference after a visit and briefing at the Civil Defence Department. [The Star]

Did or did not Makkal Osai breach its licensing guidelines?

According to Syed Hamid, it did.

Were there or were not there “many” complaints against Makkal Osai?

According to Syed Hamid, there were.

Did or did not the Ministry decline to renew the newspaper’s permit due to these factors — factors that the minister implied were detrimental to nation building efforts and a more united Malaysia?

According to Syed Hamid, the ministry did.

So how have these facts changed between then and now?

When the government can act in such an arbitrary manner and with such impunity in deciding literally who lives and who dies, can anyone in all honesty say there is press freedom in the country?

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