(Bernama) - JAKARTA — Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak has reminded Malaysian students in foreign countries not to fall for Opposition lies to the extent of not supporting the Government.
(Daily Express) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak and political arch-rival Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim are in Jakarta, fueling talk of a meeting that could help the Prime Minister face down possible rivals in parliament and his own party after poor results in Election 2013.
Most of us are more than aware of the current and lamentably ongoing UMNO-instigated rage against the 'ungrateful' Chinese, this despite the general election being over. The results are already known and published in concrete where the UMNO-led coalition, being the majority political bloc in power, is back in federal rule for another 5-year term.
Indulging in child-like behaviour and polemics simply because of the party badge has absolutely no place in any Parliament in a mature democracy. We will wait and see what our Yang Berhormats have to offer come June 24. For that will signal whether there will be order or disorder in the House that will last for the next five years.
The Star
THE first meeting of the 13th Parliament on June 24 promises to be exciting, but for all the wrong reasons.
Malaysia must really grow up and not let the divisive and emotive issues long resolved to fester in the present environment.
Malaysians have made their choices. The victors have plenty of work to do and the least of their concern should be to talk about punishing those who did not vote for them. It is the people’s right to vote for anyone or any party. A general election in any democracy is about the right to choose.
Politics in Terengganu is about to get more lively and competitive as the ruling Barisan Nasional prepares to take on the biggest number of opposition backbenchers ever.
Hard as it is to believe, he said the cost of living in Terengganu is quite high and eating out in a restaurant sometimes costs more than in Kuala Lumpur. He also believes that the civil service were not completely with Barisan because they did not have a high regard for the state administration.
Pakatan should concentrate on ensuring a fair delineation of electoral constituencies.
Zefry Dahalan, FMT
The Black 505 rally scheduled for June 22 in Kuala Lumpur is expected to draw a crowd that is even larger than the record-breaking one that Bersih gathered for its third rally last year.
There is nothing wrong in Malaysians criticising the Agong's speech and to question the election results as both actions are their rights guaranteed by the federal constitution.
Jeswan Kaur, FMT
Have our rulers lost touch with the grassroots reality? The ‘glass wall’ that separates the rulers from the rakyat so often leads to their failure in listening to the rakyat and their problems.
(Harakah) - Penceramah tersohor Ustaz Azhar Idrus menjelaskan kenyataannya bahawa 'haram menjatuhkan kerajaan Islam' yang dijadikan bahan kempen di Kelantan bukan kenyataan peribadi malah ianya sebahagian daripada ajaran Islam.
Gerakan is going back to the drawing board as the party seeks to regain lost ground, says acting national president Datuk Chang Ko Youn
Chua Sue-Ann, fz.com
After yet another disappointing election outing, Gerakan is hoping that the next four years is enough time for the party and Barisan Nasional to turn the tide of popular support in their favour.
Amid rising tensions over territorial disputes with China in the West Philippine Sea, the government is planning to buy anti-aircraft guided missiles from Israel, reliable sources told the Manila Standard Friday.
(Manila Standard Today) - DND plans to acquire anti-aircraft guided missiles, which will be positioned in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as part of the country’s first-ever missile defense system. (photo : Rafael)
(The Star) - Contrary to speculation, the majority of staff at news portal The Malaysian Insider did not walk out on Friday, said its former executive editor Leslie Lau on Saturday.
(The Star) - A gathering of a “flash mob” near the Sogo shopping complex at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman here was short-lived after 15 of them were arrested barely an hour after it began.
(The Star) - From July 15 onwards, Malaysians will have new high-security driving licences as part of the Transport Ministry's move to improve the durability and safety of the document.
(TMI) - A controversial move by Kelab Golf Negara Subang (KGNS) to lease and relocate its gaming machines outside the clubhouse has offered a peek into the billion-ringgit slot machine industry controlled by a clutch of businessmen closely connected to Barisan Nasional (BN).
One of the earliest statement made by Datuk Mary Yap upon her appointment as Deputy Education Minister was “I believe that one of my roles at the ministry will be to ensure the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025 is well-implemented”
Today, she was reported saying “the shelving of the policy to teach Mathematics and Science in English is only temporary.”
Tenaganita's Irene Fernandez says if the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission isn't established, a coalition of NGOs will hit the streets.
Sinar Harian - Ketua Umum PKR, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim kini berada di Bali untuk bertemu Presiden Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. "Saya di Bali bersama Presiden SBY," katanya ringkas melalui media sosial Twitternya, pagi tadi.
Utusan Malaysia - Timbalan Presiden Pas, Mohamad Sabu bukan sahaja berbohong mengenai fakta kematian ketika dalam tahanan polis malah sengaja mahu 'bermain dengan api' apabila menghasut kaum India membenci kerajaan dan pasukan keselamatan itu.
Malaysia cannot depend on just one source of income -- Petronas. But then even Malaysians (Chinese in particular, but Indians and Malays as well) are moving their money to other countries (and not all is ‘dirty’ money but are legitimate investments). Some are even coming to the UK and billions are being invested here (some of them are my personal friends). How long can this go on before something breaks?
Malaysians are a bit too free with labelling this, that, or the other, as racism. Racism goes deeper than just fighting for your own community. Would you label African American Christian priests or African American Muslim imams who set up community centres for ‘Blacks’ as racists?
Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has been meeting more MPs from both rival coalitions this week in a bid to get elected as Prime Minister after Parliament convenes on June 24, say sources.
The whacking of Najib’s brother is the beginning of an onslaught that we are going to see against Najib. And do not clap and cheer too early. If Najib does fall, and unless someone from Pakatan Rakyat takes over, you may not like the alternative to Najib. You may, not long after that, be reminiscing about the ‘good old days’ when Najib was Prime Minister.
The fruit of a poisonous tree is poisonous. There are no two ways about it. The opposition will sound more credible if it were to announce that it is boycotting the salaries and allowances for all Members of Parliament and State Assemblypersons since it considers the recent general election as illegitimate and the government as equally illegitimate.
Can you see that everything in the end boils down to just one thing -- robbery. Anything taken from the people or denied the people is an act of robbery. You rob the people of this, that or the other. So our struggle must be to oppose these robbers. Anyone who short-changes the people is robbing the people. And I can see robbers on both sides of the political divide. Even in Pakatan Rakyat, just like in Barisan Nasional, there are robbers.
