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Time and place decides what’s fair


Thursday, 23 May 2013

For all intents and purposes, this article is a purely academic exercise to discuss the issue of fair or fairness. I have attached the issue of election boundaries (in the addendum below) merely as the emphasis in discussing this issue. The point I wish to make, however, is that if you subscribe to the doctrine of relativity (a state of dependence in which the existence or significance of one entity is solely dependent on that of another), then everything is open to interpretation and subject to time and place plus dependent on whom you are.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

The Sedition Act (1948)


Thursday, 23 May 2013

The Sedition Act started life as the 1351 English Statute of Treasons. Hence sedition is closely associated with treason. In the 1500s, King Henry VIII broke away from Rome and established the Church of England with him and not the Pope in Rome as the head of the church and God’s representative on earth. This was, of course, heavily opposed and criticised by the Catholics and this was when the sedition law was heavily used. Those found guilty of sedition were put to death or at the very least imprisoned with their ears cut off.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

And then came CHINRAF


Wednesday, 22 May 2013

The absence of Chinese representatives in the Cabinet should it happen will not pose major problems to the government or Chinese community, an academician said today. Selangor DAP chief Teresa Kok said her party is standing firm with its decision to seek four seats in the Selangor state executive council, and hinted that all four nominees are Chinese, Sin Chew Daily reported.

NO HOLDS BARRED

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

It’s all about strategy


Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Then came the 2008 general election and the impressive results gave everyone a lot of hope. So everything that was said earlier was now forgotten. But what they forgot is that Barisan Nasional won 63% of the seats on just 52% of the votes. In 1969, they won 66% of the seats on just 49% of the votes. How many percent of the votes do you think Barisan Nasional would need to garner in 2013 to still win more than 50% of the seats?

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

The day ‘they’ sold out Sarawak (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)


Tuesday, 21 May 2013

The Chinese who kept Taib in power were rewarded for their support and all the transgressions, abuse of power and corruption that is being perpetuated by Taib and his family, and which you are complaining about, is being perpetuated in collaboration with his Chinese cronies.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

The rats leaving the sinking ship


Monday, 20 May 2013

So they are now embarking on an asset-stripping exercise. Chua Soi Lek, Tan Chai Ho, Vincent Lee Fook Long, Kat Swee Sang, and a few other MCA taikos are shifting MCA’s assets so that they can eventually bury an empty shell that was once the second-most powerful and richest political party in Malaysia. They will then ride out into the sunset and all live happily ever after while the Malaysian Chinese continue to argue about who should hold power and who should be represented in the government.

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

Raja Petra Kamarudin

 

Donald Lim: Re-evaluate Matang-Scope merger price


Thursday, 23 May 2013

Azril Annuar, fz.com

The RM145 million price tag for the merger of Matang Holdings Berhad into ACE market-listed Scope Industries Bhd should be reviewed by the Valuation and Property Services Department (VPSD), MCA vice president Datuk Donald Lim said.

 

EC to re-delineate constituency boundaries this year


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(Bernama) - A study on the re-delineation of electoral constituencies, which was postponed two years ago, will begin soon, said Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar.

 

Suara Keadilan turut dirampas


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(Harakah Daily) - Selepas Harakah, kini akhbar lidah rasmi parti Keadilan Rakyat Suara Keadilan juga dilaporkan dirampas oleh Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN) di beberapa buah negeri sejak semalam.

 

Sabah polls outcome surprises analysts


Thursday, 23 May 2013

A political analyst disclosed that despite BN's overall win in Sabah, statistics showed the ruling coalition had lost to Pakatan on popular votes "even among the Malays".

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) political science lecturer Arnold Puyok said there was a “political tsunami in Sabah”, but it “wasn’t strong enough to cause significant change”.

Lisa J. Ariffin, FMT

 

Zahid’s outburst exposes confused thinking


Thursday, 23 May 2013

In Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s view, Malaysians ‘must’ remain silent about the unfairness of the electoral system.

Luke Rintod, FMT

Public outrage over Umno vice-president and Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s childish tantrum telling Malaysians to shove off if they don’t like the electoral system is far from over.

 

Outrage grows over scandal-tainted Taib Mahmud


Thursday, 23 May 2013

A Rolls Royce and flashy jet cover his transportation, while a vast war chest has kept his political authority unrivalled in 32 years in charge of the resource-rich Borneo island state, which remains one of Malaysia's poorest.

(AFP) - Despite earning a civil servant's salary for three decades, Taib Mahmud, the powerful chief minister of Malaysia's Sarawak state, is reputed by critics to be one of Asia's richest men.

 

GST and inflation


Thursday, 23 May 2013

In Malaysia’s case however, GST will be replacing a pre-existing tax and at a rate that is lower than the prevailing rate. Under those circumstances, the impact should be a one-time decrease in the price level, not an increase.

Hisham H.

 

Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim detained


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - PKR vice-president Tian Chua says he has been detained by police under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act.

 

Adam charged with sedition, out on bail


Thursday, 23 May 2013

His lawyers are planning to file an application at the High Court to declare the case against him is frivolous.

K Pragalath, FMT

Student activist Adam Adli was this morning charged under the Sedition Act at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for allegedly making a seditious statement. He claimed trial.

 

PKR to file 27 election petitions


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(Bernama) - Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) is to file 27 petitions in court soon over the results of the 13th General Election, its vice-president Tian Chua said today.

 

Gerakan may accept government positions


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - Gerakan, which has decided not to hold any Federal Government position after its dismal showing in the general election, will look into the matter again following objections from within the party.

 

PKR mulls postponing party polls


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - PKR may postpone its elections due to be held this November to reconsolidate its support base.

 

PSM to review ties with Pakatan after GE13 losses


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) is set to review its ties with Pakatan Rakyat after its losses in GE13 due to the alleged underhand tactics against their candidates.

 

Malaysia’s election system drawn to sustain BN’s dominance, don tells forum


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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The first-past-the-post system will always be advantageous to BN, a forum was told last night.

(TMI) - Barisan Nasional’s (BN) rule will continue as long as Malaysia uses the first-past-the-post voting system despite redelineation, academic Amer Saifude told a forum here last night.

 

Is it time to do away with the Senate?


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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(fz.com) - The real function of the Senate is being questioned. While it was established and inherited by the British to safeguard law making, has it now turned into a 'back-door' appointment tool for Cabinet positions and is it still relevant?
 

Ignore the scaremongering and let's move forward


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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For the ruling politicians to describe these voters as being easily "duped" and "taken for a ride" – or basically plain stupid – for exercising their democratic rights is not going to earn them any respect.

Azam Aris, fz.com 

 

SUNNI - SYIA message of Peace by Tun Dr. M & H.E. S.M. Khatami


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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We, the undersigned, are greatly saddened by the violence and bloodshed which have characterised Sunni-Shia relations over time. Thousands have been killed in feuds between the two, mostly in certain Muslim countries. It is tragic that many innocent women and children have been among the victims. 

 

Leaving ... to go where?


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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Emotional 
 
I am an UMNO Malay and I write this as very many like me, I'm sure, are experiencing similar feelings. You know how you feel when you have to leave your comfort zone and make decisions which exposes a lot of internal conflicts? For example, taking the plunge into a new job, new industry, meet new faces?
 
Or for example, contemplating a divorce? No, not from my wife ... but from UMNO.
 

Home Minister Zahid should set-up IPCMC to Stop Deaths in Custody


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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N Dharmendran’s body was covered with bruises and both his ears were stapled. A pathologist confirms he died from multiple blunt force trauma. The police have now reclassified the case as murder although they initially said Dharmendran died from breathing difficulties.

Charles Santiago, Member of Parliament, Klang 

 

Gangster Home Minister


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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Sorry for the BAD NEWS but here's some reality...

"THIS" is our NEW "HOME MINISTER" who is a GANGSTER and BEATS-UP people by himself!

Curi-curi Wang Malaysia

 

Please hold next Blackout 505 rally in Sarawak


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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Kuo Yong Kooi 

The world hydropower congress is to be held in Sarawak soon. Sarawak's dam projects will flood 2,300 square kilometres of rainforest and displace around 30,000 to 50,000 indigenous people from their native customary rights land.

 

EC, don't treat the indelible ink issue as an eyewash


Thursday, 23 May 2013

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At 1% Silver Nitrate concentration, the silver nitrate in the indelible ink is only good enough for use in an eyewash.

PY Wong 

 

Scuffle breaks out at candlelight vigil for Adam Adli in Penang


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - Two journalists were among those caught up in a confrontation when a group of unidentified men disrupted a candlelight vigil in Esplanade to show solidarity for student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim (picture).

 

Police arrest 18 protestors at candlelight vigil for Adam Adli outside Jinjang police station


Thursday, 23 May 2013

(The Star) - At least 18 people were arrested after failing to disperse following a candlelight vigil outside the Jinjang police station in support for Adam Adli Abd Halim, 24 (picture).

 
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NO HOLDS BARRED

Time and place decides what’s fair

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For all intents and purposes, this article is a purely academic exercise to discuss the issue of fair or fairness. I have attached the issue of election boundaries (in t...

The Sedition Act (1948)

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The Sedition Act started life as the 1351 English Statute of Treasons. Hence sedition is closely associated with treason. In the 1500s, King Henry VIII broke away from Rome a...

And then came CHINRAF

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The absence of Chinese representatives in the Cabinet should it happen will not pose major problems to the government or Chinese community, an academician said today. Selangor DAP chief T...

Tan Sri Wong Foon Meng (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Can you see that long before the 2008/2013 Tsunami, the Malays and Chinese of Kuala Terengganu already set aside their racial/political differences and supported the candidate rather than the r...

Shaping the mind of the Malay

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You can see the Malay swing in 1946. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1959. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1969. Then t...

Zahid Hamidi should be asked to resign (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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So, yes, we too in the UK were not happy with the system. And we ‘sold out’ the ruling party and ‘toppled’ the government because we were not happy w...

Is beer halal or haram? (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Now, what I do not understand is: why emphasise ‘on a Chinese woman’? The Chinese scream that they are not racists. Yet they send me this very racist e-mail. T...

Should I leave Islam if I am not happy?

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Okay, I am also not happy with some Muslims, even some Muftis for that matter. I think they are very intolerant, unreasonable and narrow-minded. What are you going to n...

Citizenship, Bahasa, the Constitution, and the Police Force

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The IGP, Ismail Omar, will be retiring tomorrow. Do you know that many senior police officers do not think highly of him? That is because he is considered too l...

The wheat from the chaff

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Now, just like many of you, I was ecstatic in March 2008 when Pakatan Rakyat won five states and managed to deny Barisan Nasional its two-thirds majority in Parliament b...

Racism (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Racism is usually defined as views, practices and actions reflecting the belief that humanity is divided into distinct biological groups called races and that members of a certain race s...

Another well laid trap, maybe?

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But since March 2008 many of you have become very arrogant. You no longer care about what you say. And you no longer care whether anyone gets hurt by w...

So what is it then?

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In the run-up to the 13th General Election, the Chinese were boldly and proudly screaming that this time around the Chinese are going to unite and vote against Barisan N...

Understanding the “first past the post” voting system

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Professor John Curtice, of Strathclyde University, said: “The Lib Dem vote is more concentrated than it was, because they have targeted certain seats. But it is still more evenly d...

GE13 and the 13 predictions that came true (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Many are waiting for my ‘I told you so’ article. No, I am not...

What it all boils down to (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Now, if I were to bet RM100,000 on Pakatan Rakyat winning more than 100 seats, I might most likely win RM100,000. However, if I were to bet R...

Fallacies are not truths (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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However, I have monitored the news reports from both the mainstream media and alternative media over the last week since Nomination Day and what are the issues they are t...

Now do you understand? (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Say Pakatan Rakyat does win the general election in two weeks time. How many of those pro-Umno or pro-Barisan Nasional people will remain pro-Umno or pro-Barisan Nasional? Would they n...

When we have to lick back our spit

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Can we Malaysians ever play the game with sportsmanship? Can we ever fight using Queensberry rules? Unfortunately when we Malaysians play or fight there are no rules or sportsmanship. E...

The NATO Syndrome (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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And how many of you signed the petition asking for Dr Wan Azizah to be given a seat to contest the coming general election? Do you know and do y...

THE CORRIDORS OF POWER

It’s all about strategy

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Then came the 2008 general election and the impressive results gave everyone a lot of hope. So everything that was said earlier was now forgotten. But what they forgot is ...

The day ‘they’ sold out Sarawak (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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The Chinese who kept Taib in power were rewarded for their support and all the transgressions, abuse of power and corruption that is being perpetuated by Taib and his family, ...

The rats leaving the sinking ship

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So they are now embarking on an asset-stripping exercise. Chua Soi Lek, Tan Chai Ho, Vincent Lee Fook Long, Kat Swee Sang, and a few other MCA taikos are shifting ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 13) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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While Barisan Nasional was confident it is guaranteed no less than 130 parliamentary seats -- with 145 as an achievable target -- Pakatan Rakyat, in turn, was equally confident it ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 12) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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If I were to hazard a guess I would say that Khairy is the man to watch. He is going to be the ‘face’ of the reformed Umno who will ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 11) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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They recently did a poll in Pakistan and 11% voted in favour of a democracy, 22% in favour of military rule, and 53% in favour of the Khalifah system. The ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 10) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Out of the 89 parliamentary seats that Pakatan Rakyat won, 53 are non-Malay/Muslim seats while only 36 can be said to be Malay/Muslim-majority seats. Umno, however, won 88 seats just ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 9) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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You may argue that the Chinese voters have rejected the Chinese from Barisan Nasional and hence the Chinese should not be in the government. But if the Sultan ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 8) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Hence the percentage in votes has never matched the percentage in seats. This has always been the case since Merdeka and is called gerrymandering, perfectly legal all over the world ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 7) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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The problem is not so much what to do with Najib. If Najib were to be ousted, just like Pak Lah was soon after the 2008 general election, then Deputy ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 6) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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We once found a few names registered at a cemetery (now that is what I would call real phantom voters). In fact, Azmin Ali’s dead father was still a registered ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 5) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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And that would mean Umno’s days are numbered when more Malays move away from Umno and swing over to PAS and PKR in the spirit of Pakatan Rakyat. And this ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 4)

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Anwar’s knee-jerk reaction when the results were announced on Sunday night was that Pakatan Rakyat won 51% of the votes so this means Pakatan Rakyat won the election. In 1933, ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 3) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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What Najib did not suspect was that some other Barisan Nasional leaders from Sabah and Sarawak wanted to follow Lajim Ukin and Wilfred Bumburing when they crossed over. However, Anwar ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 2) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Umno has still not recovered from this shock and even Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is pissed big time. He is blaming Najib for wasting his time and the government’s resources ...

In the aftermath of May 5th (part 1) (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Once the election results are officially gazetted, Pakatan Rakyat should immediately file Election Petitions in court. In the meantime they should gather the evidence in preparation. Umno and Barisan Nasional ...

The expected happened

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Now do you understand the reason behind all this talk regarding the Chinese Tsunami? You may hate Umno but you have to take your hat off to them ...

Have you heard of Catch 22?

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The problem is we are in a Catch 22 situation. We need a two-thirds majority in Parliament to be able to change the system. But the system will ...

Towards the 14th General Election (UPDATED with Chinese Translation)

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Would PAS agree to separate religion from politics when religion is what puts them in power? Would Umno, MCA or MIC agree to separate race from politics when race is ...

The horse-trading in 2004

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I have been saying for years that Umno does not need to win 50% of the votes to win 50% of the seats. In 1969, the Alliance Party of Umno, ...



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