i find it disturbing that some of my party members find the Terengganu issue as only a storm in a tea cup (betul ker nih?). for me this is a crisis like no other that we have faced before as a party and i am pleading to the party MT to handle this matter with care. as a start, the terengganu party members and leaders should be told to hold their peace and not speak to the media.
i will not disclose my preference for the MB of trg post. Nor will i disclose my views on monarchy's role in malaysia.
but politically, i do know that there is only 2 options available at the end of the tunnel. we must be decisive to make the right choice.
Option A : the party relents and make way for the new MB as per the choice of the palace.
this may put the party on a backseat in consequence to the statements which has been made all this while.it may also send the wrong message that the monarchy's prerogative has gone beyond what was assumed before. and may i stress the word assume, because like any other constitutional monarchy on this planet, the role of the monarchy can never be undermined by mere normal practice or convention.
what will then happen is that we may still have a BN MB.it is not that bad after all. yes the party did not get the mb of their choice, but we still have a BN MB. i am sure that if we concede, the party will get some credit for respecting the monarchy. nevertheless, due to the hullabaloo of the past few days, some amends must be made with the palace, what more that the sultan is also the king aka Agong.
Option B : the party proceeds and calls the Adun's to have a vote of no confidence. The ADUN's resign and the palace calls for a by election.
this may not be the option that would help the party. i fear that if we have a by election, the party might lose the state to the opposition. pitching a pro government v "opposition-manipulating-this-monarchy-scenario", i think we as malays should know better who the malays in terengganu will be voting for. why would we want to replace a BN MB albeit chosen by the palace, with a non BN mb?
i hope we will not go to this option. we may lose another state if we take this option.
in conclusion, i plead to the MT to take into consideration all this before making a decision. there are many people who are still hopeful that the party will get back on track, and to do so we need to settle this terengganu issue asap. we must do the right thing for the party, because the party is more important than any one person.
i am sure we need no reminder that by next week, saudara DSAI will be back on political picture in malaysia and that is another challenge which we as a party must be ready for hundred and ten percent. how can we be ready to challenge him in a by election, which he will certainly be running in soon enough, if we have other diversion?
to be strong, the party must remain focused, decisive and forward thinking.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Difficult times : A More Perfect Union speech by Barack Obama
Dear Friends,
I may be only one amongst many who feels that these are uncertain times for us in this country. I find the speech below delivered by American Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, refreshing, if not reassuring that maybe, just maybe, we are part of Malaysia's history in the making.
copy paste the link below.brilliant speech!
I may be only one amongst many who feels that these are uncertain times for us in this country. I find the speech below delivered by American Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, refreshing, if not reassuring that maybe, just maybe, we are part of Malaysia's history in the making.
copy paste the link below.brilliant speech!
http://www.barackobama.com/2008/03/18/remarks_of_senator_barack_obam_53.php
London Bridge is falling down
maybe this song fits us best for the moment..
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.
Take a key and lock her up,
Lock her up, Lock her up.
Take a key and lock her up,
My fair lady.
How will we build it up,
Build it up, Build it up?
How will we build it up,
My fair lady?
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, Silver and gold.
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.
Gold and silver I have none,
I have none, I have none.
Gold and silver I have none,
My fair lady.
Build it up with needles and pins,
Needles and pins, Needles and pins.
Build it up with needles and pins,
My fair lady.
Pins and needles bend and break,
Bend and break, Bend and break.
Pins and needles bend and break,
My fair lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, Wood and clay.
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, Wash away.
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.
Build it up with stone so strong,
Stone so strong, Stone so strong.
Build it up with stone so strong,
My fair lady.
Stone so strong will last so long,
Last so long, Last so long.
Stone so strong will last so long,
My fair lady.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
cabinet line up 6/10
yesterday i told a friend that i would give the cabinet line up a 6 out of 10 score. my friend was perplexed, and retorted back that i should give the prime minister more credit. Well to be fair, i said to him that my assessment of the cabinet of the cabinet has moved a full 2 basis point. the last time i give a mere 4 out of 10 to the old cabinet.isnt 6 good enough? (even bernanke couldnt be convinced to cut rates by a full basis point :) but im digressing)
OKlah, lets be objective and fair to the party president.
He has done very well to dismiss Rafidah Aziz. i mean, although i might have personal issues with her, but then again, who doesnt? there are probably members of PEKEMA (Persatuan Pengimport Dan Peniaga Melayu Malaysia) who went out last night celebrating over the news. It is an open secret that Rafidah has been the dalang behind the AP issue which has certainly irked many in UMNO and outside. not to mention, the general public too. Proton shares has probably gone up a bit after her dismissal, although it remains to be seen what NAZA will do to react to this news. Many in the automobile industry knows that NAZA depends on Rafidah and her dismissal would put them virtually on a lifeline. As a rakyat, i hope that this will be the first step towards liberalizing the auto market. Its not fair that we the rakyat are made to buy ONLY cheap proton or cheap Naza (whos car are no good anyways and just merely a stamp of naza but actually made in korea or france) when what we all want is cheap mercedes, bmw, toyota and honda!
Tengku Lingam's dismissal from the cabinet, although much welcomed when first announced, has now invited criticism because he is now installed at the Setiausaha Agung UMNO (and also for BN). I think this is really uncalled for. I think many knows why Dato Seri Radzi has now fallen of favour with the PM, but of all people, why must PM as president of the party appoints Tengku Lingam as our SU of UMNO and BN??
Although the Lingam's inquiry has yet to produce its report, any thinking monkey or donkey in this country would have realised that there is no way that this Tengku Lingam can be said to have no involvement at all with the Lingam case. it is so obvious that not only he is a corrupt person, he is also someone who is known to corrupt others as well along the way.
How can we expect to have reform in umno when we have a corrupted Secretary General of UMNO?? this will also open up UMNO to be attacked by DSAI and the gang.Why are we stupid enough to allow this to happen?
Please, by god, dismiss this Tengku Lingam into political wilderness. Make him a senator or you can make him an ambassador and send him to Mongolia or something. Or maybe Bhutan.
Yes people are also unhappy that Nazri Aziz is still on board, but then again, as an UMNO person, i can totally understand this. To be fair, although many find him rather distasteful as a Minister, but you have to understand that he has always come to defend Pak Lah at the forefront of the battlefield. So i think it is only fair that Pak Lah repays him with another term. Fair enough lah, at least he didnt arrange for some judges to go for a NZ trip or blew up some foreigner or give AP's to family and next to kin members. Yes yes, we all find him annoying and always saying the wrong things in the Parliament, but think about it, 5 years without a youtube scene of him shouting in the parliament, im sure some of us will miss him :) Plus, i am sure you opposition people would be happy to have a wild duch to shoot at when Parliament opens.
Mike Tyson aka Tan Sri Muhammad Taib should also be excluded. Well fair enough Pak Lah needs support in the cabinet, but the dude is ancient history lah. I do find him likable though.
I also think Azalina shouldnt be in the cabinet. Yes he won the elections, he has also probably done OK as minister of youth, but in UMNO, who is he? Does he represent Wanita UMNO? I dont think many Wanita UMNO would agree with that? Does he represent Puteri UMNO? nope, he resigned already. Is he an elected member of our Majlis Tertinggi UMNO? No also. So why is he there?
Pak Lah should have instead elected a true Wanita member. Yes, Rafidah should be out and Shahrizat lost, but ramai lagi wanita yang menang elections. Halimah sadique for one is a good candidate (but of course some critics would say she doesnt have experience) But then to this i can also say people like Ismail Sabri or even Shabery also dont have Deputy Minister experience, so what?
Noh Omar. Adoi, have you guys met this dude before? my goodness i think he is a monumental example of UMNO's failed cadre system. how can a joker like this pass through the system and suddenly found himself as minister!! He is a joke! I still remember he gave this speech in London at Malaysia Hall London (where UMNO club members were made to sit in it) whilst me and my friends hide ourselves in the bilik UKEC. Well back to the speech, it was self humiliation at best and a catastrophe at worst! He told the audience, how he just got back from Rome (he was deputy minister of education), and he found out that the best way to educate our public to be in love with reading was by actually organising reading campaigns (or something along those lines). And me and my friends was like, duhh?? You had to fly first class to Rome to realise all that? How dungu and patronising is that? He is truly a reflection of many umno leaders this day, they like to say the most obvious things. And they make an excuse to fly overseas for lawatan sambil belajar to learn from others when most of the suggestions they make when they come back are the most oblivious or all things. Why lah we have him in cabinet?? Aduh!
Mike Tyson and Noh Omar should not also be in cabinet because Selangor kan kalah! it is not fair for UMNO to reward Selangor UMNO with 3 cabinet seats when they bloody lost the state despite the warnings from SB and MIO. UMNO Pahang yang menang besar pun hanya dapat 2 kerusi kabinet. Itu pun termasuk the DPM himself. No wonder Tengku Azlan refuses the appointment as timbalan menteri. Well thats just my take. Honest UMNO members know this too.
Finally, Zulhasnan. The dude is well known to have caused so much stir and problem in Wilayah that he doesnt deserve to be minister too. WP UMNO is a joke. They lost all but 2 of the BN seats in WP, so i dont think Zulhasnan deserve a mention in the cabinet. Pak Lah should have merged this WP ministry into JPM. The people has spoken against the leadership of BN Wilayah. So why keep this people?
my friends say that we need to have Selangor and WP ministers to win back the states. But the question is, can u actually win it through cabinet representation?? this argument, is self defeating.Cabinet members dont even have time for their own kawasan, what more to salvage the state UMNO (selangor and wp).
So there you go. i dont think with all the reasons above, the new cabinet deserves an 8 or a 7.
I think to give 6/10 is really very kind of me already.
Yes 6 out of 10.
OKlah, lets be objective and fair to the party president.
He has done very well to dismiss Rafidah Aziz. i mean, although i might have personal issues with her, but then again, who doesnt? there are probably members of PEKEMA (Persatuan Pengimport Dan Peniaga Melayu Malaysia) who went out last night celebrating over the news. It is an open secret that Rafidah has been the dalang behind the AP issue which has certainly irked many in UMNO and outside. not to mention, the general public too. Proton shares has probably gone up a bit after her dismissal, although it remains to be seen what NAZA will do to react to this news. Many in the automobile industry knows that NAZA depends on Rafidah and her dismissal would put them virtually on a lifeline. As a rakyat, i hope that this will be the first step towards liberalizing the auto market. Its not fair that we the rakyat are made to buy ONLY cheap proton or cheap Naza (whos car are no good anyways and just merely a stamp of naza but actually made in korea or france) when what we all want is cheap mercedes, bmw, toyota and honda!
Tengku Lingam's dismissal from the cabinet, although much welcomed when first announced, has now invited criticism because he is now installed at the Setiausaha Agung UMNO (and also for BN). I think this is really uncalled for. I think many knows why Dato Seri Radzi has now fallen of favour with the PM, but of all people, why must PM as president of the party appoints Tengku Lingam as our SU of UMNO and BN??
Although the Lingam's inquiry has yet to produce its report, any thinking monkey or donkey in this country would have realised that there is no way that this Tengku Lingam can be said to have no involvement at all with the Lingam case. it is so obvious that not only he is a corrupt person, he is also someone who is known to corrupt others as well along the way.
How can we expect to have reform in umno when we have a corrupted Secretary General of UMNO?? this will also open up UMNO to be attacked by DSAI and the gang.Why are we stupid enough to allow this to happen?
Please, by god, dismiss this Tengku Lingam into political wilderness. Make him a senator or you can make him an ambassador and send him to Mongolia or something. Or maybe Bhutan.
Yes people are also unhappy that Nazri Aziz is still on board, but then again, as an UMNO person, i can totally understand this. To be fair, although many find him rather distasteful as a Minister, but you have to understand that he has always come to defend Pak Lah at the forefront of the battlefield. So i think it is only fair that Pak Lah repays him with another term. Fair enough lah, at least he didnt arrange for some judges to go for a NZ trip or blew up some foreigner or give AP's to family and next to kin members. Yes yes, we all find him annoying and always saying the wrong things in the Parliament, but think about it, 5 years without a youtube scene of him shouting in the parliament, im sure some of us will miss him :) Plus, i am sure you opposition people would be happy to have a wild duch to shoot at when Parliament opens.
Mike Tyson aka Tan Sri Muhammad Taib should also be excluded. Well fair enough Pak Lah needs support in the cabinet, but the dude is ancient history lah. I do find him likable though.
I also think Azalina shouldnt be in the cabinet. Yes he won the elections, he has also probably done OK as minister of youth, but in UMNO, who is he? Does he represent Wanita UMNO? I dont think many Wanita UMNO would agree with that? Does he represent Puteri UMNO? nope, he resigned already. Is he an elected member of our Majlis Tertinggi UMNO? No also. So why is he there?
Pak Lah should have instead elected a true Wanita member. Yes, Rafidah should be out and Shahrizat lost, but ramai lagi wanita yang menang elections. Halimah sadique for one is a good candidate (but of course some critics would say she doesnt have experience) But then to this i can also say people like Ismail Sabri or even Shabery also dont have Deputy Minister experience, so what?
Noh Omar. Adoi, have you guys met this dude before? my goodness i think he is a monumental example of UMNO's failed cadre system. how can a joker like this pass through the system and suddenly found himself as minister!! He is a joke! I still remember he gave this speech in London at Malaysia Hall London (where UMNO club members were made to sit in it) whilst me and my friends hide ourselves in the bilik UKEC. Well back to the speech, it was self humiliation at best and a catastrophe at worst! He told the audience, how he just got back from Rome (he was deputy minister of education), and he found out that the best way to educate our public to be in love with reading was by actually organising reading campaigns (or something along those lines). And me and my friends was like, duhh?? You had to fly first class to Rome to realise all that? How dungu and patronising is that? He is truly a reflection of many umno leaders this day, they like to say the most obvious things. And they make an excuse to fly overseas for lawatan sambil belajar to learn from others when most of the suggestions they make when they come back are the most oblivious or all things. Why lah we have him in cabinet?? Aduh!
Mike Tyson and Noh Omar should not also be in cabinet because Selangor kan kalah! it is not fair for UMNO to reward Selangor UMNO with 3 cabinet seats when they bloody lost the state despite the warnings from SB and MIO. UMNO Pahang yang menang besar pun hanya dapat 2 kerusi kabinet. Itu pun termasuk the DPM himself. No wonder Tengku Azlan refuses the appointment as timbalan menteri. Well thats just my take. Honest UMNO members know this too.
Finally, Zulhasnan. The dude is well known to have caused so much stir and problem in Wilayah that he doesnt deserve to be minister too. WP UMNO is a joke. They lost all but 2 of the BN seats in WP, so i dont think Zulhasnan deserve a mention in the cabinet. Pak Lah should have merged this WP ministry into JPM. The people has spoken against the leadership of BN Wilayah. So why keep this people?
my friends say that we need to have Selangor and WP ministers to win back the states. But the question is, can u actually win it through cabinet representation?? this argument, is self defeating.Cabinet members dont even have time for their own kawasan, what more to salvage the state UMNO (selangor and wp).
So there you go. i dont think with all the reasons above, the new cabinet deserves an 8 or a 7.
I think to give 6/10 is really very kind of me already.
Yes 6 out of 10.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Shahrizat and Anwar Ibrahim
Shahrizat will be appointed as the special adviser to the Prime Minister for Womens and Family Affairs with Ministerial status.. now what does this mean? is this an attempt to put her in the cabinet through the back door? But i was re assured by trusted sources in Putrajaya that she will not be in the cabinet room. Only minister status.
What does this mean? Well, simply put she enjoys a free chauffeured driven Black Perdana and flies first class all paid for by tax payers money.
the only downside is that she does not enter cabinet and vote in it.
Is there a precedent to this. As far as i can remember, yes there are 2 occasions this happened, Dato Effendi Norwawi was Adviser to MOHE Minister with Ministerial status back then before he was moved to EPU, and also i think Tan Sri Hamid Othman is also now adviser to Pak Lah with Ministerial status and he also does not sit in the cabinet.
on the flip side, this doesn't mean that we have a Wanita rep in the cabinet because she is not IN the cabinet room per se.
Anwar Ibrahim?
i was rather perturbed to be told that DSAI is now on the freaking front page of newsweek! can UMNO's week get any worse than this???
http://www.newsweek.com/id/123451/page/1
well at least i know that at least one harvard girl shares my views on DSAI..oh well, its not surprising any more to find myself in the minority these days..
What does this mean? Well, simply put she enjoys a free chauffeured driven Black Perdana and flies first class all paid for by tax payers money.
the only downside is that she does not enter cabinet and vote in it.
Is there a precedent to this. As far as i can remember, yes there are 2 occasions this happened, Dato Effendi Norwawi was Adviser to MOHE Minister with Ministerial status back then before he was moved to EPU, and also i think Tan Sri Hamid Othman is also now adviser to Pak Lah with Ministerial status and he also does not sit in the cabinet.
on the flip side, this doesn't mean that we have a Wanita rep in the cabinet because she is not IN the cabinet room per se.
Anwar Ibrahim?
i was rather perturbed to be told that DSAI is now on the freaking front page of newsweek! can UMNO's week get any worse than this???
http://www.newsweek.com/id/123451/page/1
well at least i know that at least one harvard girl shares my views on DSAI..oh well, its not surprising any more to find myself in the minority these days..
new cabinet.my take
Nutshell conclusion from the list
Ministers (Cabinet Members)
UMNO Johor 6
UMNO Selangor 3
Sabah 3
UMNO Perak 2
UMNO Kelantan 2
UMNO Kedah 2
UMNO Pahang 2
UMNO Penang 2
UMNO Terengganu 1
UMNO Negeri 1
UMNO Wilayah 1
Sarawak 1
Senators in the Cabinet : 3
Wanita UMNO in Cabinet : 0
Puteri UMNO in Cabinet: 0
Pemuda UMNO in Cabinet: 1
Putera UMNO in Cabinet: 0
Thank you to pak lah for dismissing Rafidah Aziz. I hope Naza and the gang will now go down the drain.
Thank you also for dismissing Tengku Adnan. I hope justice will put him to jail for the lingam case.
But I don’t think this is a strong cabinet, quite weak with many untested people.
I think it sends the wrong message in UMNO that an underperforming state like Selangor and Kelantan gets 3 seats while Pahang that did VERY well only got 2. well im from kelantan so i shuoldnt be complaining.
Also why the need for senators?
It is also problematic that Wanita UMNO is not represented. Wanita UMNO are the backbone of UMNO, they worked damn hard for us to retain all the seats. Of all the YB from Wanita UMNO, not even 1 for Minister? Many thought Halimah Sadique the only Lady Ketua Bahagian in the Country to be in the cabinet.
Will this cabinet line up quell the unhappiness in UMNO currently?
but the main thing is, can the PM himself perform in the next 6 months? Above all things, I am sure this will be the main determinant factor. A continuation of a sleeping leadership will only erode confidence in UMNO and further alienate UMNO from reality. Furthermore, if there is no major shift in UMNO’s self assessment/policy, I doubt that the next election will be an easy one.
For all we know, this is the first step towards for UMNO to become the King’s Opposition..
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Penang
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Pahang
Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok Sabah
Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz Perak
Datuk Ahmad Zahid Hamidi Perak
Datuk Mohd Zaid Ibrahim Senator Kelantan
Datuk Amirsham Abdul Aziz Senator Johor (will take care of EPU)
Deputy Ministers in the Prime Minister's Department
Datuk Johari Baharom Kedah
Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim Kedah
Datuk K. Devamany Pahang Cameron Highlands
Datuk Hassan Malik ?
Finance
Minister - Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Penang
Second Finance Minister - Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop Penang
Deputies - Datuk Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Datuk Kong Cho Ha Perak
Defense
Minister - Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak Pahang
Deputy - Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop Melaka
Internal Security and Home Affairs
Minister - Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar Johor
Deputies - Datuk Chor Chee Heong Kedah Alor Star Controversial Chairman of Port Klang Free Zone
Senator Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh Senator Terengganu
Housing and Local Government
Minister -Datuk Ong Ka Chuan Perak
Deputies - Datuk Robert Lau Sarawak
Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin Perak
Works Minister
Minister - Datuk Mohd Zin Mohamad Selangor
Deputy- Datuk Yong Khoon Seng Sarawak
Energy, Water and Communications
Minister - Datuk Shaziman Abu Mansor Negeri Sembilan
Deputy- Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum Sarawak
Agriculture and Agro-based Industry
Minister - Datuk Mustapa Mohamed Kelantan
Deputy - Datin Paduka Rohani Abdul Karim Sarawak
International Trade and Industry
Minister -Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Johor
Deputies- Loh Wei Keong Sabah
Datuk Jacob Dungau Sagan Sarawak
Foreign Affairs
Minister -Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim Negeri Sembilan
Deputy- Tunku Azlan Abu Bakar Pahang
Education
Minister -Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein Johor
Deputies -Datuk Wee Ka Siong Johor
Datuk Razali Ismail Terengganu
Higher Education
Minister - Datuk Khaled Nordin Johor
Deputies - Khoo Kok Choong ?
Datuk Idris Harun Melaka
Transport
Datuk Ong Tee Keat Wilayah Persekutuan
Deputy - Anifah Aman Sabah
Human Resources
Datuk S. Subramaniam Johor
Deputy- Datuk Noraini Ahmad Johor
Women, Family and Community Development
Minister-Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen Pahang
Deputy- Noriah Kasnon Selangor
National Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage
Minister- Datuk Shafie Apdal Sabah
Deputy-Datuk Teng Boon Soon Johor
Science, Technology and Innovation
Minister- Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili Sabah
Deputy- Fadilah Yusof Sarawak
Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development
Minister - Datuk Noh Omar Selangor
Deputy- Datuk Saiffuddin Abdullah Pahang
Natural Resources and Environment
Minister - Datuk Douglas Unggah Embas Sarawak
Deputy - Datuk Abu Ghapur Salleh Sabah
Rural and Regional Development
Minister - Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib Senator Selangor
Deputy- Tan Sri Joseph Kurup Sabah
Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs
Minister - Datuk Shahrir Samad Johor
Deputy - Jelaing Mersat Sarawak
Plantation Industries and Commodities
Minister - Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui Sarawak
Deputy- Senator A. Kohilan Selangor
Youth and Sports
Minister - Datuk Ismail Sabri Yaacob Pahang
Deputy - Wee Jack Seng ?
Health
Minister - Datuk Liow Tiong Lai Pahang
Deputy- Datuk Dr Abdul Latiff Ahmad Johor
Information
Minister - Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek Terengganu
Deputy- Datuk Tan Lian Hoe Perak
Tourism
Minister - Datuk Azalina Othman Johor
Deputy - Datuk Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Abu Taib Sarawak
FT
Minister - Datuk Zulhasnan Rafique WP
Deputy- M. Saravanan Selangor
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