The miasma of irritating controversies over the Perak crisis had tarred all and sundry with the same brush of disrespect over whom should be the legitimate mentri besar. No matter how we look at it, the state by-election is the best choice. Let the Perakians decide once and for all!
Reading “Stop wrecking the nation, says Ku Li” in malaysiakini, has shown how feckless UMNO has been over this issue. To save UMNO and Barisan Nasional, Ku Li is the manna to put some senses into UMNO denial over the people’s wishes.
"But the constitution is not just any law. It is the set of laws that founds our nation, defines its basic principles, guarantees our individual rights and prescribes the structures, duties, and powers which make a national community possible.”
"It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of Malaysia," added the former finance minister.
If such profound wisdom falls on deaf ears, then law of the jungle reigns supreme for the advent of multitude tirades over the power grabbing issue till kingdom come.
There are too many parvenus in Malaysian’s politics with important positions but without substance, so to speak.
One excellent example that speaks for itself was written by Jean. The focal points are retrieved but not the whole content.
Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said about five million pupils and 360,765 teachers from more than 10,000 schools would be mobilized to protest against Gaza offensive by Israeli forces.
He wanted to create a wave of pressure for the Israelis to stop their violence and oppression of Palestinian civilians.
When asked on the danger of exposing children to such atrocities, the minister said that when they grow up, they will have to face global issue like peace, environment and the economic crisis, as quoted in NST.
Does anyone give a thought how, as an education minister, he said nothing about the police harassment of the JERIT cyclists incident where most of them are young Malaysians?
Does this ring a bell?
The days of Tengku Abdul Rahman were over and for Tengku Razaleigh, all Malaysians have to take heed.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Implement Coroner’s Act without Further Delay
Press Statement: 4 March 2009
Implement Coroner’s Act without Further Delay
SUARAM urges the Attorney-General’ s Chambers to take action immediately against those personnel responsible for the death of Kugan Annanthan (22 years old) in police custody on 20 January 2009, especially in view of the completion of the second postmortem report and the Attorney-General classifying the case as murder.
According to the second postmortem report, revealed by Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam, Kugan had died of kidney failure due to severe beating which caused a breakdown in muscle cells and congested blood flow.
Kugan’s death is not an isolated case. Let us not forget the deaths of Goh Yan Peaw (20 January 2008), Francis Udayapan (24 May 2004), Ulagathan Muniandy (21 July 2003), and many others in police custody.
According to statistics released by then Deputy Home Minister Wan Farid to Parliament on 8 July 2008, 1,535 deaths were recorded in prisons, drug rehabilitation centres, and immigration detention centres from 2003 to 2007, while 85 deaths occurred in police custody in the same period.
While the enforcement officers of detention centres and prison facilities are fully responsible for the safety and wellbeing of detainees while they are in custody, these cases clearly show that the safety of detainees is no longer guaranteed. The unacceptably high number of deaths in police custody and other detention centres in recent years severely undermines the credibility of the police and other enforcement officers in detention centres.
Besides that, the long wait for inquests on cases of death in custody is also another area of grave concern. According to the findings in the report of The Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (Royal Police Commission), only 6 out of 80 cases of death in custody which were reported from year 2000 to 2004 had inquests conducted on.
The delay and failure to conduct inquests into these cases denies justice for the victims and perpetuates impunity. The Attorney-General should therefore stand firm in Kugan’s case, and take immediate action to whole perpetrators accountable, while all previous cases of death in custody should be further thoroughly investigated.
SUARAM strongly urges the government to immediately implement the recommendations by the Parliamentary Select Committee on The Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to legislate a Coroner’s Act in Malaysia and for a Coroner’s Court to be established.
The government must also implement all the recommendations by the Royal Police Commission, including to conduct inquests
Moon Hui
Coordinator
Implement Coroner’s Act without Further Delay
SUARAM urges the Attorney-General’ s Chambers to take action immediately against those personnel responsible for the death of Kugan Annanthan (22 years old) in police custody on 20 January 2009, especially in view of the completion of the second postmortem report and the Attorney-General classifying the case as murder.
According to the second postmortem report, revealed by Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manikavasagam, Kugan had died of kidney failure due to severe beating which caused a breakdown in muscle cells and congested blood flow.
Kugan’s death is not an isolated case. Let us not forget the deaths of Goh Yan Peaw (20 January 2008), Francis Udayapan (24 May 2004), Ulagathan Muniandy (21 July 2003), and many others in police custody.
According to statistics released by then Deputy Home Minister Wan Farid to Parliament on 8 July 2008, 1,535 deaths were recorded in prisons, drug rehabilitation centres, and immigration detention centres from 2003 to 2007, while 85 deaths occurred in police custody in the same period.
While the enforcement officers of detention centres and prison facilities are fully responsible for the safety and wellbeing of detainees while they are in custody, these cases clearly show that the safety of detainees is no longer guaranteed. The unacceptably high number of deaths in police custody and other detention centres in recent years severely undermines the credibility of the police and other enforcement officers in detention centres.
Besides that, the long wait for inquests on cases of death in custody is also another area of grave concern. According to the findings in the report of The Royal Commission to Enhance the Operation and Management of the Royal Malaysia Police (Royal Police Commission), only 6 out of 80 cases of death in custody which were reported from year 2000 to 2004 had inquests conducted on.
The delay and failure to conduct inquests into these cases denies justice for the victims and perpetuates impunity. The Attorney-General should therefore stand firm in Kugan’s case, and take immediate action to whole perpetrators accountable, while all previous cases of death in custody should be further thoroughly investigated.
SUARAM strongly urges the government to immediately implement the recommendations by the Parliamentary Select Committee on The Penal Code and Criminal Procedure Code to legislate a Coroner’s Act in Malaysia and for a Coroner’s Court to be established.
The government must also implement all the recommendations by the Royal Police Commission, including to conduct inquests
Moon Hui
Coordinator
Speeky Inglis
Speeky Inglis
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c".
Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.
The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k".
This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f".
This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl
Contributed by: Sokewong.
The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-in plan that would become known as "Euro-English".
In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c".
Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.
The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k".
This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f".
This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.
In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where! more komplikated changes are possible.
Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.
Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.
By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensi bl riten styl.
Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.
Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas. If zis mad you smil, pleas pas on to oza pepl
Contributed by: Sokewong.
World Universities Ranking
World Top 50 Universities
1 HARVARD University United States
2 YALE University United States
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
4 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States)
6 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
7 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
8 University of CHICAGO United States
9 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
10 COLUMBIA University United States
11 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
12 PRINCETON University United States
13 DUKE University United States
14 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
15 CORNELL University United States
16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
17 STANFORD University United States
18 University of MICHIGAN United States
19 University of TOKYO Japan
20 MCGILL University Canada
21 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
22 KING'S College London United Kingdom
23 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
24 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland
25 KYOTO University Japan
26 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
27 BROWN University United States
28 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France
29 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
30 National University of SINGAPORE (NUS) Singapore
31 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States
32 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
33 NORTHWESTERN University United States
34 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France
35 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
36 University of California, BERKELEY United States
37 The University of SYDNEY Australia
38 The University of MELBOURNE Australia
39 HONG KONG University of Science & Techno... Hong Kong
40 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States
41 University of TORONTO Canada
42 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
43 University of QUEENSLAND Australia
44 OSAKA University Japan
45 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia
46 BOSTON University United States
47 MONASH University Australia48 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
49 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
50 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland
Who Runs The Country?
SINGAPORE CABINET
PM Lee Hsien Loong Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1974) Harvard University - Masters (1980)
SM Goh Chok Tong University of Singapore - First Class Honours (1964) Williams College, USA - Masters (1967)
MM Lee Kuan Yew Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1949)
Minister for Law Prof. S Jayakumar University of Singapore - Bachelor of Law Honours (1963) Yale Univerity - Masters (1966)
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng University of Singapore - Bachelor of Arts & Business Admin (1977) London Business School - Masters (1979)
Minister for Foreign Affairs BG George Yeo Cambridge University - Double First Class Honours (1976) Harvard Business School - MBA with Distinction (1985)
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang Cambridge University - First Class Honours with Distinction (1976) Harvard University - Masters (1986)
Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean University of Manchester - First Class Honours (1976) Imperial College, London - Masters w/ Distinction (1977)
Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam London School of Economics - Bachelor of Arts Cambridge University - Harvard University - Masters
MALAYSIAN CABINET
PM Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi University of Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours: Islamic Studies 1964)
Deputy PM Dato' Sri Najib Razak University of Nottingham - Bachelor of Arts Honours (1974)
Minister of Foregn Affairs Syed Hamid Albar (Univeristy Unknown) - Bachelor of Arts
Ministry of Works Dato' Seri Samy Vellu (Education Unknown-formerly a draughtsman/architect)
Ministry of International Trade & Industry Rafidah binti Aziz Universiti Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours
Minister of Agriculture Muhyiddin Yassin (Education Unknown)
Ministry of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal (Education Unknown)
Minister of Education Hishammuddin Hussein (Education Unknown)
Minister of Home Affairs Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad (Education Unknown)
1 HARVARD University United States
2 YALE University United States
3 University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
4 University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States)
6 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
7 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
8 University of CHICAGO United States
9 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
10 COLUMBIA University United States
11 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
12 PRINCETON University United States
13 DUKE University United States
14 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
15 CORNELL University United States
16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
17 STANFORD University United States
18 University of MICHIGAN United States
19 University of TOKYO Japan
20 MCGILL University Canada
21 CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
22 KING'S College London United Kingdom
23 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
24 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland
25 KYOTO University Japan
26 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
27 BROWN University United States
28 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France
29 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
30 National University of SINGAPORE (NUS) Singapore
31 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States
32 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
33 NORTHWESTERN University United States
34 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France
35 University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
36 University of California, BERKELEY United States
37 The University of SYDNEY Australia
38 The University of MELBOURNE Australia
39 HONG KONG University of Science & Techno... Hong Kong
40 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States
41 University of TORONTO Canada
42 The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
43 University of QUEENSLAND Australia
44 OSAKA University Japan
45 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia
46 BOSTON University United States
47 MONASH University Australia48 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
49 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
50 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland
Who Runs The Country?
SINGAPORE CABINET
PM Lee Hsien Loong Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1974) Harvard University - Masters (1980)
SM Goh Chok Tong University of Singapore - First Class Honours (1964) Williams College, USA - Masters (1967)
MM Lee Kuan Yew Cambridge University - First Class Honours (1949)
Minister for Law Prof. S Jayakumar University of Singapore - Bachelor of Law Honours (1963) Yale Univerity - Masters (1966)
Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng University of Singapore - Bachelor of Arts & Business Admin (1977) London Business School - Masters (1979)
Minister for Foreign Affairs BG George Yeo Cambridge University - Double First Class Honours (1976) Harvard Business School - MBA with Distinction (1985)
Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang Cambridge University - First Class Honours with Distinction (1976) Harvard University - Masters (1986)
Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean University of Manchester - First Class Honours (1976) Imperial College, London - Masters w/ Distinction (1977)
Minister for Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam London School of Economics - Bachelor of Arts Cambridge University - Harvard University - Masters
MALAYSIAN CABINET
PM Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi University of Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours: Islamic Studies 1964)
Deputy PM Dato' Sri Najib Razak University of Nottingham - Bachelor of Arts Honours (1974)
Minister of Foregn Affairs Syed Hamid Albar (Univeristy Unknown) - Bachelor of Arts
Ministry of Works Dato' Seri Samy Vellu (Education Unknown-formerly a draughtsman/architect)
Ministry of International Trade & Industry Rafidah binti Aziz Universiti Malaya - Bachelor of Arts Honours
Minister of Agriculture Muhyiddin Yassin (Education Unknown)
Ministry of Domestic Trade Shafie Apdal (Education Unknown)
Minister of Education Hishammuddin Hussein (Education Unknown)
Minister of Home Affairs Radzi bin Sheikh Ahmad (Education Unknown)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Press Statement: 3 March 2009
Stop the pushbacks of the Rohingya boat people.
Suaram expresses serious concerns over the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s call to turn back the Rohingya boat people who land on the shores of South East Asian countries as this is inhumane and direct violation of the Rohingyas’ right to seek asylum.
While we recognise that the state has a right to protect its borders, border control is not a concrete solution to address the influx of the Rohingya into the country. It is of utmost importance for the Malaysian and ASEAN governments to focus on a regional cooperation to address the root causes of the exodus of the Rohingyas and to recognise the Rohingya as stateless persons as opposed to illegal migrants. The Rohingyas originate from the state of Rakine (Arakan) in Burma but are denied citizenship and face persecution by the military junta which causes the exodus into neighbouring countries. Malaysian should work with other ASEAN governments to restore democracy and stop human rights violations in Burma as a long term and lasting solution to the refugee outflow crisis from Burma into the region.
As the root causes are being addressed, the Malaysian Government and other receiving countries of Rohingyas should cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to shelter them temporarily until conditions are safe for them to return to Burma. We call on the Malaysian government and other ASEAN governments to stop pushing back Rohingya boat people and extend assistance to these asylum seekers as many of them would be at great risk of political persecution if they are forced back to Burma.
SUARAM welcomes the Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim’s recognition that “the Rohingyas are people that need attention from the salvaging efforts of ASEAN” (Reuters, 27 February 2009). We urge the government to push for ASEAN to work towards human rights protection for the Rohingyas. This would show ASEAN’s commitment in upholding human rights in the region, particularly since with the upcoming establishment of the ASEAN Human Rights Body.
SUARAM urges the Malaysian Government to provide to extend the same humanitarian spirit that it has shown the Palestinian victims of the Israeli attacks in Gaza to asylum seekers and refugees that have experienced persecution by the Myanmar military junta. The Rohingyas are also victims of persecution and should be accorded similar treatment, especially since they reside in our own backyard. As such, we call on the government to provide human rights protection to the Rohingyas.
As a Malaysia is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, SUARAM reminds the Malaysian Government to demonstrate strong commitment in the promotion and protection of human rights in the country and the South East Asian region.
Suaram expresses serious concerns over the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s call to turn back the Rohingya boat people who land on the shores of South East Asian countries as this is inhumane and direct violation of the Rohingyas’ right to seek asylum.
While we recognise that the state has a right to protect its borders, border control is not a concrete solution to address the influx of the Rohingya into the country. It is of utmost importance for the Malaysian and ASEAN governments to focus on a regional cooperation to address the root causes of the exodus of the Rohingyas and to recognise the Rohingya as stateless persons as opposed to illegal migrants. The Rohingyas originate from the state of Rakine (Arakan) in Burma but are denied citizenship and face persecution by the military junta which causes the exodus into neighbouring countries. Malaysian should work with other ASEAN governments to restore democracy and stop human rights violations in Burma as a long term and lasting solution to the refugee outflow crisis from Burma into the region.
As the root causes are being addressed, the Malaysian Government and other receiving countries of Rohingyas should cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to shelter them temporarily until conditions are safe for them to return to Burma. We call on the Malaysian government and other ASEAN governments to stop pushing back Rohingya boat people and extend assistance to these asylum seekers as many of them would be at great risk of political persecution if they are forced back to Burma.
SUARAM welcomes the Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim’s recognition that “the Rohingyas are people that need attention from the salvaging efforts of ASEAN” (Reuters, 27 February 2009). We urge the government to push for ASEAN to work towards human rights protection for the Rohingyas. This would show ASEAN’s commitment in upholding human rights in the region, particularly since with the upcoming establishment of the ASEAN Human Rights Body.
SUARAM urges the Malaysian Government to provide to extend the same humanitarian spirit that it has shown the Palestinian victims of the Israeli attacks in Gaza to asylum seekers and refugees that have experienced persecution by the Myanmar military junta. The Rohingyas are also victims of persecution and should be accorded similar treatment, especially since they reside in our own backyard. As such, we call on the government to provide human rights protection to the Rohingyas.
As a Malaysia is a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, SUARAM reminds the Malaysian Government to demonstrate strong commitment in the promotion and protection of human rights in the country and the South East Asian region.
Bits And Pieces
Bits and Pieces Around Polititical News Corners
Nizar will try to convince Sultan to dissolve assembly, again.
March 03 – Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin will once again seek the Sultan’s consent to dissolve the state assembly as soon as the documents from today’s extraordinary emergency sitting held under a tree are ready.
The ousted Menteri Besar said this at a press conference after the assembly was convened on a residential road under a rain tree, a tantalising 200 metres or so away from the formal assembly in the state secretariat building.
Nizar expressed his sadness at the assembly being forced to meet in a most unusual location but said that they had no choice.
“We were forced to meet under a tree due to the doctrine of necessity,” he told reporters. “State assemblymen were notified to attend but were blocked by police. It’s sad that state representatives are being blocked from doing their duties.
The whole world can see how this country, which is supposed to be advanced, holds an assembly sitting under a tree.”
He also said that the suspension of the house secretary Abdullah Antong Sabri was lawful as the speaker had the power to appoint and dismiss the secretary.
While the press conference was going on in the DAP Perak headquarters, a multi-racial crowd of about 300 was being fired up outside by various speakers including Dr Hatta Mohd Ramli, Pas’s member of parliament from Kuala Krai, Kelantan.
Umno men want party assembly called off pending graft probe
Mar 3 – With less than a month before Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to take over as Umno president, two party members said today they will file for a court injunction to stop the Umno general assembly scheduled for the end of this month from being held.
The two members, Datuk Kadar Shah Ninam Shah and Datuk Mazlan Harun, said they hoped the assembly would be postponed until all allegations of money politics are investigated.
The move by the duo was seen as an attempt to stop the party from endorsing Najib’s leadership. Najib has won the Umno presidency uncontested and will be confirmed as party president during the general assembly.
But Mazlan shot down the suggestion that they were trying to stop Najib from becoming prime minister, saying that the transition plan could be completed anytime.
“We are not here to stop (Najib). Everyone who loves Umno must take this matter seriously. The process must be completed according to the party constitution and the law. We are not involved in the transition plan, it can be completed anytime,” Mazlan told reporters.
Kadar, who was elected a delegate to the assembly and Mazlan, a former Umno Youth executive committee member, had also lodged two reports last year with the then Anti-Corruption Agency against Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi and Najib for alleged involvement in money politics.
“To date there has been no action on either report. There has also not been any apparent action on the more than 1,000 reports of political graft and other abuses sent to Umno’s Disciplinary Committee, as acknowledged by its chairman Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen,” said the duo in a joint statement.
They also slammed Abdullah for his remark recently that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had closed the investigation on all reports regarding money politics in the party as they found no evidence.
“How can they declare the cases are close if none of us were called to give our statement?” said Kada.
They added that the party secretary general Tengku Adnan Mansor has also publicly stated that all reports on corruption must be investigated before the assembly.
They claimed that if the assembly goes on before investigations are completed it would lead to instability.
“We would have another crisis on our hands if it turns out that people we elect subsequently turn out to have obtained their positions illegally. Worse still if they are already in government,” they said.
“We are considering seeking a court injunction if the cases are not solved before the assembly,” said Kadar adding that they would wait for party leaders to react to their move.
Feb 26 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today warned Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers against what he said were false reports about him and the Barisan Nasional.
"Whoever makes false reports will be prosecuted, and this includes statutory declarations. They will pay the price," said Najib when asked to comment on the latest reports by two PR state assemblymen in Perak who implicated him in a defection offer.
His warning today was the harshest statement yet from Najib in response to allegations of bribing lawmakers to defect to BN.
At the height of the Perak crisis a local PKR leader made a statutory declaration, saying that Najib made an offer of RM50 million just after the March 8 general election to buy over at least two PR assemblymen to pave the way for the formation of a BN government.
March 03. Several Umno members are expected to set in motion today moves to obtain a court injunction to block this months’s Umno general assembly.
Their ultimate aim: to block the ruling party endorsing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Umno president and pave the way for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to stay on as prime minister.
But faced with the prospect of a tougher and more ruthless Najib administration, there appears to be a surge in nostalgia among some Umno members, and even the opposition, for Abdullah to stay on.
Nizar will try to convince Sultan to dissolve assembly, again.
March 03 – Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin will once again seek the Sultan’s consent to dissolve the state assembly as soon as the documents from today’s extraordinary emergency sitting held under a tree are ready.
The ousted Menteri Besar said this at a press conference after the assembly was convened on a residential road under a rain tree, a tantalising 200 metres or so away from the formal assembly in the state secretariat building.
Nizar expressed his sadness at the assembly being forced to meet in a most unusual location but said that they had no choice.
“We were forced to meet under a tree due to the doctrine of necessity,” he told reporters. “State assemblymen were notified to attend but were blocked by police. It’s sad that state representatives are being blocked from doing their duties.
The whole world can see how this country, which is supposed to be advanced, holds an assembly sitting under a tree.”
He also said that the suspension of the house secretary Abdullah Antong Sabri was lawful as the speaker had the power to appoint and dismiss the secretary.
While the press conference was going on in the DAP Perak headquarters, a multi-racial crowd of about 300 was being fired up outside by various speakers including Dr Hatta Mohd Ramli, Pas’s member of parliament from Kuala Krai, Kelantan.
Umno men want party assembly called off pending graft probe
Mar 3 – With less than a month before Datuk Seri Najib Razak is scheduled to take over as Umno president, two party members said today they will file for a court injunction to stop the Umno general assembly scheduled for the end of this month from being held.
The two members, Datuk Kadar Shah Ninam Shah and Datuk Mazlan Harun, said they hoped the assembly would be postponed until all allegations of money politics are investigated.
The move by the duo was seen as an attempt to stop the party from endorsing Najib’s leadership. Najib has won the Umno presidency uncontested and will be confirmed as party president during the general assembly.
But Mazlan shot down the suggestion that they were trying to stop Najib from becoming prime minister, saying that the transition plan could be completed anytime.
“We are not here to stop (Najib). Everyone who loves Umno must take this matter seriously. The process must be completed according to the party constitution and the law. We are not involved in the transition plan, it can be completed anytime,” Mazlan told reporters.
Kadar, who was elected a delegate to the assembly and Mazlan, a former Umno Youth executive committee member, had also lodged two reports last year with the then Anti-Corruption Agency against Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi and Najib for alleged involvement in money politics.
“To date there has been no action on either report. There has also not been any apparent action on the more than 1,000 reports of political graft and other abuses sent to Umno’s Disciplinary Committee, as acknowledged by its chairman Tengku Ahmad Rithaudeen,” said the duo in a joint statement.
They also slammed Abdullah for his remark recently that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had closed the investigation on all reports regarding money politics in the party as they found no evidence.
“How can they declare the cases are close if none of us were called to give our statement?” said Kada.
They added that the party secretary general Tengku Adnan Mansor has also publicly stated that all reports on corruption must be investigated before the assembly.
They claimed that if the assembly goes on before investigations are completed it would lead to instability.
“We would have another crisis on our hands if it turns out that people we elect subsequently turn out to have obtained their positions illegally. Worse still if they are already in government,” they said.
“We are considering seeking a court injunction if the cases are not solved before the assembly,” said Kadar adding that they would wait for party leaders to react to their move.
Feb 26 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today warned Pakatan Rakyat lawmakers against what he said were false reports about him and the Barisan Nasional.
"Whoever makes false reports will be prosecuted, and this includes statutory declarations. They will pay the price," said Najib when asked to comment on the latest reports by two PR state assemblymen in Perak who implicated him in a defection offer.
His warning today was the harshest statement yet from Najib in response to allegations of bribing lawmakers to defect to BN.
At the height of the Perak crisis a local PKR leader made a statutory declaration, saying that Najib made an offer of RM50 million just after the March 8 general election to buy over at least two PR assemblymen to pave the way for the formation of a BN government.
March 03. Several Umno members are expected to set in motion today moves to obtain a court injunction to block this months’s Umno general assembly.
Their ultimate aim: to block the ruling party endorsing Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak as the Umno president and pave the way for Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to stay on as prime minister.
But faced with the prospect of a tougher and more ruthless Najib administration, there appears to be a surge in nostalgia among some Umno members, and even the opposition, for Abdullah to stay on.
Clean Jokes Corner
A boy and his date were parked on a back road some distance from town, doing what boys and girls do on back roads some distance from town. Things were getting hot and heavy when the girl stopped the boy.
"I really should have mentioned this earlier, but I'm actually a hooker and I charge $20 for sex," she said.
The boy just looked at her for a couple of seconds, but then reluctantly paid her, and they did their thing.
After the cigarette, the boy just sat in the driver's seat looking out the window. "Why aren't we going anywhere?" asked the girl.
"Well, I should have mentioned this before, but I'm actually a taxi driver, and the fare back to town is $25."
A religious man is on top of a roof during a great flood. A man comes by in a boat and says "get in, get in!"
The religous man replies, " no I have faith in God, he will grant me a miracle."
Later the water is up to his waist and another boat comes by and the guy tells him to get in again.
He responds that he has faith in god and god will give him a miracle.
With the water at about chest high, another boat comes to rescue him, but he turns down the offer again cuz "God will grant him a miracle."
With the water at chin high, a helicopter throws down a ladder and they tell him to get in, mumbling with the water in his mouth, he again turns down the request for help for the faith of God.
He arrives at the gates of heaven with broken faith and says to Peter, I thought God would grand me a miracle and I have been let down."
St. Peter chuckles and responds, "I don't know what you're complaining about, we sent you three boats and a helicopter."
A gorilla was walking through the jungle when he came across a deer eating grass in a clearing.
The gorilla roared, 'Who is the king of the jungle?'and the deer replied, 'Oh, you are, Master.'
The gorilla walked off pleased. Soon he came across a zebra drinking at a water hole.
The gorilla roared, 'Who is the king of the jungle?' and the zebra replied, 'Oh, you are, Master.'
The gorilla walked off pleased. Then he came across an elephant. 'Who is the king of the jungle?' he roared.
With that, the elephant threw the gorilla across a tree and jumped on him.
The gorilla scraped himself up off the ground and said, 'Okay, okay, there's no need to get mad just because you don't know the answer.'
Not So Clean Jokes Corner
The newly born sperm was receiving instructions in conception from the instructor.
"As soon as you hear the siren, run for the tunnel and swim in a straight line until you get to the entrance of a damp cavern. At the end of the cavern you will find a red, sticky ball which is the egg.
Address it and say, 'I'm a Sperm.'
She will answer, 'I'm an Egg.'
From that moment on you will work together to create the embryo. Do you understand?"
The sperm nodded affirmatively.
Two days later, the sperm is taking a nap when he hears the siren. He wakes immediately and runs to the tunnel.
A multitude of sperms swim behind him. He knows he has to arrive first. When he nears the entrance to the cavern, he looks back and sees that he is far ahead of the other sperm.
He is able to swim at a slower pace but does approach the red, sticky ball. When, at last, he reaches the red, sticky ball, he smiles and says, "Hi, I'm a sperm!"
The red sticky ball smiles and says, "Hi. I'm a tonsil."
A farmer was sitting in the neighborhood bar getting drunk. A man came in and asked the farmer, "Hey, why are you sitting here on this beautiful day, getting drunk?"
The farmer shook his head and replied, "Some things you just can't explain."
"So what happened that's so horrible?" the man asked as he sat down next to the farmer.
"Well," the farmer said, "today I was sitting by my cow, milking her. Just as I got the bucket full, she lifted her left leg and kicked over the bucket."
"Okay," said the man, "but that's not so bad."
"Some things you just can't explain," the farmer replied.
"So what happened then?" the man asked.
The farmer said, "I took her left leg and tied it to the post on the left."
"And then?"
"Well, I sat back down and continued to milk her. Just as I got the bucket full, she took her right leg and kicked over the bucket."
The man laughed and said, "Again?"
The farmer replied, "Some things you just can't explain."
"So, what did you do then?" the man asked.
"I took her right leg this time and tied it to the post on the right."
"And then?"
"Well, I sat back down and began milking her again. Just as I got the bucket full, the stupid cow knocked over the bucket with her tail."
"Hmmm," the man said and nodded his head.
"Some things you just can't explain," the farmer said.
"So, what did you do?" the man asked.
"Well," the farmer said, "I didn't have any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the rafter. In that moment, my pants fell down and my wife walked in...
Some things you just can't explain."
One evening after a few drinks at the local tavern, two buddies named Kirk and Bernie started discussing their wives.
Quickly the conversation moved on to orgasms.
Bernie asked Kirk, "Did you know that there are four different types of orgasms?"
Kirk replied, "Really? I had no idea. What are they?"
Bernie answered, "Well, they are the Positive, Negative, Religious, and the Fake."
"What's the difference? asked Kirk.
Bernie replied, "The Positive goes, 'Oh yes! Ooh yes!'
The Negative goes, 'Oh no! Oh no!'
The Religious goes, 'Oh God! Oh God!'
And, the Fake one goes, 'Oh Kirk! Oh Kirk!'"
A boy and his date were parked on a back road some distance from town, doing what boys and girls do on back roads some distance from town. Things were getting hot and heavy when the girl stopped the boy.
"I really should have mentioned this earlier, but I'm actually a hooker and I charge $20 for sex," she said.
The boy just looked at her for a couple of seconds, but then reluctantly paid her, and they did their thing.
After the cigarette, the boy just sat in the driver's seat looking out the window. "Why aren't we going anywhere?" asked the girl.
"Well, I should have mentioned this before, but I'm actually a taxi driver, and the fare back to town is $25."
A religious man is on top of a roof during a great flood. A man comes by in a boat and says "get in, get in!"
The religous man replies, " no I have faith in God, he will grant me a miracle."
Later the water is up to his waist and another boat comes by and the guy tells him to get in again.
He responds that he has faith in god and god will give him a miracle.
With the water at about chest high, another boat comes to rescue him, but he turns down the offer again cuz "God will grant him a miracle."
With the water at chin high, a helicopter throws down a ladder and they tell him to get in, mumbling with the water in his mouth, he again turns down the request for help for the faith of God.
He arrives at the gates of heaven with broken faith and says to Peter, I thought God would grand me a miracle and I have been let down."
St. Peter chuckles and responds, "I don't know what you're complaining about, we sent you three boats and a helicopter."
A gorilla was walking through the jungle when he came across a deer eating grass in a clearing.
The gorilla roared, 'Who is the king of the jungle?'and the deer replied, 'Oh, you are, Master.'
The gorilla walked off pleased. Soon he came across a zebra drinking at a water hole.
The gorilla roared, 'Who is the king of the jungle?' and the zebra replied, 'Oh, you are, Master.'
The gorilla walked off pleased. Then he came across an elephant. 'Who is the king of the jungle?' he roared.
With that, the elephant threw the gorilla across a tree and jumped on him.
The gorilla scraped himself up off the ground and said, 'Okay, okay, there's no need to get mad just because you don't know the answer.'
Not So Clean Jokes Corner
The newly born sperm was receiving instructions in conception from the instructor.
"As soon as you hear the siren, run for the tunnel and swim in a straight line until you get to the entrance of a damp cavern. At the end of the cavern you will find a red, sticky ball which is the egg.
Address it and say, 'I'm a Sperm.'
She will answer, 'I'm an Egg.'
From that moment on you will work together to create the embryo. Do you understand?"
The sperm nodded affirmatively.
Two days later, the sperm is taking a nap when he hears the siren. He wakes immediately and runs to the tunnel.
A multitude of sperms swim behind him. He knows he has to arrive first. When he nears the entrance to the cavern, he looks back and sees that he is far ahead of the other sperm.
He is able to swim at a slower pace but does approach the red, sticky ball. When, at last, he reaches the red, sticky ball, he smiles and says, "Hi, I'm a sperm!"
The red sticky ball smiles and says, "Hi. I'm a tonsil."
A farmer was sitting in the neighborhood bar getting drunk. A man came in and asked the farmer, "Hey, why are you sitting here on this beautiful day, getting drunk?"
The farmer shook his head and replied, "Some things you just can't explain."
"So what happened that's so horrible?" the man asked as he sat down next to the farmer.
"Well," the farmer said, "today I was sitting by my cow, milking her. Just as I got the bucket full, she lifted her left leg and kicked over the bucket."
"Okay," said the man, "but that's not so bad."
"Some things you just can't explain," the farmer replied.
"So what happened then?" the man asked.
The farmer said, "I took her left leg and tied it to the post on the left."
"And then?"
"Well, I sat back down and continued to milk her. Just as I got the bucket full, she took her right leg and kicked over the bucket."
The man laughed and said, "Again?"
The farmer replied, "Some things you just can't explain."
"So, what did you do then?" the man asked.
"I took her right leg this time and tied it to the post on the right."
"And then?"
"Well, I sat back down and began milking her again. Just as I got the bucket full, the stupid cow knocked over the bucket with her tail."
"Hmmm," the man said and nodded his head.
"Some things you just can't explain," the farmer said.
"So, what did you do?" the man asked.
"Well," the farmer said, "I didn't have any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the rafter. In that moment, my pants fell down and my wife walked in...
Some things you just can't explain."
One evening after a few drinks at the local tavern, two buddies named Kirk and Bernie started discussing their wives.
Quickly the conversation moved on to orgasms.
Bernie asked Kirk, "Did you know that there are four different types of orgasms?"
Kirk replied, "Really? I had no idea. What are they?"
Bernie answered, "Well, they are the Positive, Negative, Religious, and the Fake."
"What's the difference? asked Kirk.
Bernie replied, "The Positive goes, 'Oh yes! Ooh yes!'
The Negative goes, 'Oh no! Oh no!'
The Religious goes, 'Oh God! Oh God!'
And, the Fake one goes, 'Oh Kirk! Oh Kirk!'"
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