Monday, April 27, 2009

Court to hear on 5th and 6th on who is the rightful MB

The Federal Court had heard the application by Zambry for his “fast-track” application on who is the rightful MB in Perak.

The 5 judges-panel had allowed Nizar’s preliminary Objection this morning and dismissed Zambry's application. The matter had been earlier fixed for Hearing on 5th and 6th May 2009 by the KL High Court to determine who is the rightful MB in Perak.

Although the matter is now lying in the hands of the Court, the Pakatan never intended for the Court to pronounce Nizar as the rightful MB in Perak. What we were fighting for since 5th February 2009 is simple – the Rakyat should be given the chance to re-elect their State Government of their choice. All parties shall return the mandate to the Rakyat. It should be the Rakyat’s choice, and not Pakatan’s, Barisan’s, Palace’s or the Court’s choice.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Martin Luther King Jr. : I have a Dream

Just bought a book from Popular Book Shop Penang: The Speeches that Changed the World, which includes a full text of Martin Luther King Jr's speech "I have a Dream".
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US seems to have their dream materialised by having the first dark skin President, Barack Obama. How's about the Malaysian Dream?

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Canning Blog is back!

Dear Friends,

Canning’s blog is back with this new look. The site was encountering some problems which I couldn’t identify as I am not an IT savvy person.

The Blog with additional features now will bear the address of wongkahwoh-canning.blogspot.com.

It is still yet to be certain how long this site will be maintained, as I am now trying to move all the particulars to my new web-site http://www.kahwoh.com which is still under construction.

Pass on to others.

Thank you.

Regards,
Kah Woh

Monday, April 13, 2009

DAP Public Forum

民主行动党
Parti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP)
《纳吉、一个马来西亚、两场海啸补选》政治论坛
Forum Perdana:
Najib, 1 Malaysia, 2 Bukit Tsunami


日期 : 14-04-2009 (星期二)
Tarikh : 14-04-2009 (Selasa)

时间 : 傍晚7时
Masa : Pukul 7 ptg

地点 : 怡保精武礼堂
Tempat : Dewan Chin Woo (Ipoh)

主讲人 : 拿督斯里尼查、林吉祥、古拉、倪可汉、倪可敏等人
Ahli Panel : Dato’ Seri Ir Hj Mohd Nizar bin Jamaluddin, Lim Kit Siang, M Kula,
Ngeh Koo Ham, Nga Kor Ming dan lain-lain
询问/ Pertanyaan : 05-2531532 / 016-2090545 (En. See)

Zambry and its junta vs Speaker Dewan 2...

The Federal Court had started to hear the application from Zambry and its junta for a declaration that the decision of the Speaker to suspend them from the Dewan is invalid.

The Counsels for the Speaker had raised certain objections, inter alia, that the action is procedurally flaw in the sense that it should have been by way of a judicial review.

The matter is fixed on tomorrow for Decision on this particular issue.

Interestingly, the Counsel for Zambry and its junta had admitted in their submission that the Court cannot give an order to compel or force the Speaker to act in accordance with the Court order.

The Pakatan Rakyat never intend for the Court to rule that PR is the rightful government in Perak and as such we shall continue to rule the State. No. We are only asking for the Assembly be dissolved, and the mandate of the Rakyat be returned to those they are due.
Why can’t Zambry and its junta just respect the People’s choice and the People’s voices by dissolving the Assembly?

LKS's statement on "1 Malaysia = Ketuanan Melayu"

Lim Kit Siang
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The interview given by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in Mingguan Malaysia yesterday “Kuasa penentu Melayu hilang jika terus berpecah” may be appropriate coming from the Umno Deputy President but clearly unsuitable, most shocking and even offensive coming from the Deputy Prime Minister of a plural Malaysia after more than half-a-century of nation-building and national unity efforts.

The following Q & A is one good example:

Q. Tetapi bukankah setiap kali pilihan raya kecil, permintaan kaum bukan Melayu dipenuhi, malah di Bukit Gantang walaupun peruntukan RM1juta diberikan tetapi kaum Cina tidak juga menyokong BN?

MUHYIDDIN: Ya, kadang-kadang kita berasa terpedaya juga kerana zahirnya nampak macam ‘ok’, sambutan dengan tepukan gemuruh tetapi mungkin sudah ada tertanam dalam hati iaitu sesuatu tidak mudah hendak berubah, pokoknya masalah isu Perak terutamanya di kalangan masyarakat Cina yang mungkin telah dipengaruhi dengan sentimen simpati kepada Datuk Seri Ir.Mohamad Nizar Jamaluddin, kononnya dia ‘dijatuhkan’, lepas itu kononnya dasar memberi pegangan tanah selama 99 tahun dilihat dasar yang menguntungkan.

Ini yang mungkin menyebabkan sukar BN mendapat sokongan walaupun kita fikir bila mereka hendak sekolah Cina dibantu, kita bantu, sepatutnya mereka membalas budi. Pada waktu itu, kita pun tidak berharap sokongan kaum Cina akan meningkat 40 peratus dan sebagainya cuma kita berharap ada peningkatan sedikit tetapi apa yang berlaku ia mencatatkan penurunan, macam tidak ada penghargaan terhadap apa yang kita lakukan.

Oleh itu kita kena kaji psikologi apa yang menyebabkan masyarakat Cina tidak bersedia untuk berubah, pada zaman dahulu tidak begitu.

Persoalannya apakah mereka melihat dalam konteks senario politik baru ini, selepas kerajaan BN tumbang di lima buah negeri, mereka sudah menjadi kuasa penentu? Orang Cina rasa sekarang, walaupun mereka kumpulan minoriti, merekalah menentukan kerana kelompok masyarakat Melayu sudah berpecah tiga kumpulan. Masyarakat Cina tidak berpecah mereka bersatu, setidak-tidaknya dari segi semangat apabila bersama-sama membuat sesuatu keputusan.

Dalam keadaan ini, mereka boleh menentukan keputusan sesuatu pilihan raya dan apabila kesan itu dapat dilihat dalam pilihan raya umum lalu dan beberapa pilihan raya kecil, mereka fikir sekarang mereka lebih ada kuasa penentu, bukan sahaja Cina malah masyarakat India pun begitu, apa tah lagi apabila mendapat kedudukan dalam kerajaan yang ditubuhkan pakatan pembangkang dengan menjadi Timbalan Ketua Menteri, Speaker dan exco kerajaan negeri, jadi ini bagi mereka seolah-olah tawaran yang diberikan oleh pihak sana lebih baik daripada kita pernah tawarkan dalam konteks BN, jadi ini kita harus teliti.

Muhyiddin’s interview has been carried in the Chinese newspapers today, with headlines like “Muhyiddin – Chinese ungrateful to BN” (Sin Chew); “Chinese fooled Barisan Nasional. Muhyiddin – Get benefits but do not vote in support” (Nanyang); “BN feels tricked. Muhyiddin - Satisfy Chinese demands still no support” (China Press)

It is most shocking that 52 years after national independence, the No. 2 in the federal government of a multi-racial nation could come out with such retrogressive and most unacceptable views about Malaysian democracy and nation building.

Firstly, Muhyiddin has confirmed that the Barisan Nasional is guilty of money politics in elections, using public funds especially in the form of development projects as baits to get support from the voters.

This explains Muhyiddin’s complaint about the Chinese being “ungrateful” and the BN being “duped” by the Chinese in getting various “benefits” without reciprocating by giving votes to the Barisan Nasional in the Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections.

The simple response to such a reactionary view is that the voters are only getting what belong to them as of right as Malaysian citizens when Barisan Nasional went around to distribute “instant noodle” development projects, and there is no question of the voters having to feel “grateful” to the Barisan Nasional as the monies do not come from the private pockets of the Barisan Nasional leaders but the public coffers of the government.

The voters of Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau did not “dupe” the Barisan Nasional; if any, it is the Umno and Barisan Nasional which had duped the voters for 52 years!

Secondly, Muhyiddin was being very mischievous in claiming that the Chinese and even Indians in Malaysia want to be “kingmakers” in Malaysia at the expense of the Malays in the new political landscape.

Is this what Najib meant by his “1Malaysia” slogan?

Are the views propounded by Muhyiddin represent the position of Senator Tan Sri Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, who has been appointed the Minister not only for KPIs (key performance index) for Ministers but also for Najib’s slogan of “1Malaysia. People First. Performance Now”? What are the position of the MCA,MIC and non-Umno Ministers in the new Najib Cabinet?
The Chinese and Indians are not and do not want to be the political kingmakers in Malaysia. Such a concept is most irresponsible and even dangerous and should not be encouraged.

What we want to see is the full, free and fair functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia where the kingmakers will be the Malaysian voters – Malays, Chinese, Indians, Ibans, Kadazans, Orang Asli and all other Malaysians.

Thirdly, it is clear from Muhyiddin’s interview that he is still propounding the concept of Ketuanan Melayu (a camouflage for Ketuanan Umnoputras) when after 52 years since Merdeka, the time has come for Ketuanan rakyat Malaysia!

It is also clear that the Umno leadership has not learnt the lessons from the March 8 political tsunami last year as well as the four by-elections of Permatang Pauh, Kuala Terengganu, Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau by-elections in the past eight months that Umno and Barisan Nasional have become politically irrelevant and that Malaysians, regardless of race or religion want to be kingmakers to effect a major political change in the next general elections.

Muhyiddin’s retrogressive interview has raised the question as to what is the real meaning of Najib’s “1Malaysia”.

If it rejects DAP’s Malaysian Malaysia, Gerakan’s Malaysian Malaysia, even the Bangsa Malysia concept of Vision 2020, what does Najib’s “1Malaysia” really mean?
The first task of the Najib Cabinet at its first meeting on Wednesday is to define clearly the meaning of the Najib’s “1Malaysia” slogan to ensure that it is a motto of unity and not of division.

The first task of Tsu Koon as the Minister for “1Malaysia” is to ask Muhyiddin to make a public apology for a most divisive interview which has given “1Malaysia” a bad name

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Zambry and its junta vs Speaker Dewan...

The Federal Court will start their Hearing on Zambry & 6 Others against Speaker. This case is very important in the sense that Barisan Nasional may finally opt for dissolution of the Dewan if the Federal Court rules they have no jurisdiction to interfere into the Speaker’s decision.

In normal circumstances and practice, the Court is reluctant to interfere into the Legislative’s decision as in a lot of Judgments the Court did indicate that even though they are sympathy on one particular party, their hands are tight as they are in no position to change the position of law as set down by the legislative body. The Judiciary merely interprets the law and they are not the law-maker.

The law is clear and the division of power in a democracy system ought to be upheld. It will set a very bad precedent in the event the Judiciary chooses to interfere into the Legislative’s power.

Speaker's Blog...


Visit the Perak Speaker's Blog at http://speakforperak.blogspot.com/.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

This morning, some photos to share...

At Taman Cempaka in the morning...










At Handicap Children Welfare Home at Housing Trust with Sdr. Ong BP and Sdr. Teh HK...












Interesting Article from Malaysiainsider on Samy Vellu...

Embattled MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu, whose wish to return to the Cabinet was rejected by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is playing his final gambit by threatening to withdraw the sole MIC minister.
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The Malaysian Insider understands Samy Vellu has little support except from party vice-president S. Sothinathan in this gambit which was sparked after Najib rejected all hints last week to make Samy Vellu a senator and put him back into the Cabinet as works minister.
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Samy Vellu complained to his supporters that if Gerakan president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon could be made a senator and minister, he should have been accorded the same privilege.
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Samy Vellu is also unhappy that Selangor Gerakan chief A. Kohilan Pillay has been made a deputy foreign minister, a high-profile post for an Indian.
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He feels it should have been given to one of his nominees.
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After failing to get himself re-appointed, Samy Vellu tried to propose two additional deputy ministers posts for Sothinathan and Senator Loga Chitrakalla, according to MIC sources.

Weekend programmes..

I will be going to Bercham for a DAP Bercham Dinner shortly. Tomorrow will have to go to Malim Nawar for our Party Dinner too... :-D

Some clarificationss...

I would like to express my thanks to all of you who have posted comments on the Telco issue which was posted by me last week.

I think there is a need to have certain clarifications here as the previous post seems to be vague in certain areas.

On Nga Kor Ming being the EXCO in charge of Local Government...

I never said that he is useless (as posted by Anonymous). It is also untrue to say that “If you have a problem within your party sort it out internally and not blame the exco.” I am only looking at the matter and finding ways to solve it. I fully concur with Defender of PKT that “Anak ipoh and anonymous, i totally disagree with your comments. How can you blame the PKT's Perak EXCO on local authority for having taking so many other portfolios.”

I also fully agree wih Frustrated in Canning who posted that “What's wrong with having an EXCO who is willing and had actually sacrified so much his time and effort by assuming so many portfolios. Nobody say is easy but i must say the EXCO on local authority has done a tremendous job taking into consideration that he is also an MP. Just look at the number of portfolios he has to handle... Yet he still have time and brain to settle the telco issue by making the state richer by imposing million ringgit fine. As the old saying goes "one stone kill two birds".”

Just don’t get me wrong, the State EXCO i mentioned in the previous post was not referring to Kor Ming.

As i always stress, it is no wrong for someone to take on more portfolios than others if he or she is willing and able to do the work. What kor ming did in the past 10 months have proven that he can take up the task.

For the purpose of clarification, in fact, the issue of illegal telco was subsequently (after the announcement of RM3,000.00 fine per towers by Sdr. Nga) passed on to another EXCO whose portfolios overlaps with the portfolio of Local Government.

RM3,000.00 fine imposed on each illegal Telco...

On the RM3,000.00 fine imposed, as stated in my previous post, from experience and also my personal view, it is never sufficient. My comrade in Kepayang, YB Loke Chee Yen had once dealt with an illegal Telco in his constituency whereby the Company in charge told him they can easily pay the RM3,000.00 fine as it is a very small amount to them.

For me, the only way to stop their (Telcos) arrogance is to impose daily fine and to take drastic action to pull down the illegal towers if there is non-compliance of the Local Authority Order. We can impose it to the “illegal” restaurant traders and pig farmers, why not on Telcos...

One Stop Centre at MBI...

Anak Ipoh had rightly pointed out the issue of One-Stop-Centre (OSC). Anak Ipoh said:” The simple truth is that erection of telco is under the jurisdiction of local authority. So who sit in the local authority? Apart from the obvious scapegoat viz. dato bandar himself, it is the councillors themselves. So before, we go blaming all the PKT EXCOs to MB, perhaps YB care to share with us who are the councillors who sit in "One Stop Centre"??? I sincerely hope that no one of them is from Canning.”

One of the Councillors sitting in the OSC is Clr. Liu Ten Tui, who is in charge of Kg Simee, Ipoh Gardens and Canning. I have informed Clr. Liu of certain illegal towers in the constituency which can never be approved without the consent of the Residents. The appplications that were eventually declined include the one in Taman Canning and the other in Kg. Simee.

Indeed i am so lucky to have my Councillor sitting in the OSC otherwise the towers in my constituency will be approved easily.

However, as Clr. Liu reverted to me, he was facing pressure even from the officers sitting in the OSC (although that should not be the case). I’d even go as far as saying that he was in effect, receiving hostile questioning on his reasons for turning down the applications since the MCMC had approved it and they are in compliance of the regulations! (seem they may have forgotten the protest by the Residents and treated OSC as a Rubber Stamp which Clr. Liu and myself will never let it be the way)

I don’t believe in apportioning blame on others for what they have or have not done as for those who knows me, it is not my style. In this case, we need the full and unreserved backing of the state govenrment who will be forming the cardinal policies behind certain issue (including this one, Telco.), in order for us, the elected representative and the appointed councillors, to fully deliver what the people want and need.

Flood in Canning etc...

This is another equally important and serious problem in the constituency apart from Telco which the residents are having nightmare just like those sleeping beside the building with a Telco's erected. Clr. Liu and myself are aware of the issues and are constantly looking for solutions over that. We are not technical people but we are lucky enough to have one resident of Ipoh Garden, Mr. Lee helping us.

During rainy days, we have aken surveying filed trips through affected areas, ie along Ipoh Garden East, Ipoh Garden South, Ipoh Garden and Canning Garden and see how the water flows. The water flows from these areas along Sg Senam and towards Fair Park. By doing this we discovered that the culverts at Fair Park’s were too small to accomodate the water volume and you can see the water level from left side of the culvert (at Fair Park-Ipoh GH’s junction) are of the same level with the road surface. There is a need to widen it.

JPS knows about it but claims they do not have enough funds. We found it ridiculous. I have then made a request to Ngeh (who is the EXCO in charge of JPS) and he has in principal agreed that this Project shall be one of the Project to benefit from the Supplementary Bill of RM22.5 million for flood elevation programmes in 2009 which was supposed to be presented in this April Dewan’s sitting but for the unfortunate political events taken place.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Quran: My experience during university days...

It has been reported that several groups had condemned Sdr Nga Kor Ming for “belittling the religion” by virtue of reciting the verses from the Holy Quran as a non-Muslim.

The Perak CPO Zulklifli confirmed that the police had received three (3) police reports against Sdr Nga regarding the same issue. The police are currently investigating the matter under Section 298 of the Penal Code and will be calling him for statements.

Section 298 of the Penal Code says “298. Uttering words, etc. with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person. Whoever with deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utter any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.”

I am wondering what basis of defence Barisan Nasional, UMNO, MCA, Gerakan, MIC etc are going to adopt in case they firmly deny that the police reporting were perpetuated by them.

I attended International Islamic University Malaysia for 4 years. For the first 3 years (6 Semesters), it was a requirement for the students to enrol in at least 2 Islamic Law courses each semester; starting with Islamic Legal System in the First year and ended with Islamic Jurisprudence in the Third year. Furthermore, we were also required to complete 4 authentic courses of Islamic studies. In total, at least one third of the course requirement to obtain a Law Degree at the University pertained to Islamic Studies.

The Quran is the highest source of Syariah law, followed by the Sunnah of the Prophet. There is virtually impossible to neither understand nor study Syariah Law without the Holy Quran.

I bought my copy of the Holy Quran (Arabic-English) since the First day of my law study. I learned Arabic (the language for the original Quran transcript) during my first 2 semesters. As part of the process, we had to study the Holy Quran. In addition, we had to understand it, memorize and quote it as authority when completing our submissions or examinations for syariah laws. Sometimes you will get additional appraisals from your lecturer or ustaz if you manage to quote the Quranic verses in Arabic.

What is the matter with those who lodged the reports against Sdr. Nga? What offence has Nga committed? If the police decide that there is indeed a case against Nga, does that translate to, we, the International Islamic University Malaysia’s non-Muslim students had committed a crime? Were we then “forced” to carry out wrongdoing during our studies?

As far as my understanding of Islam and the Quran, it never intends to stop someone from uttering or invoking its teachings.

I sent a sms to my police friend who happens to be one of my classmates during my days at the university, whom had asked for Nga’s phone number for the police to conduct an investigation. The sms sounds: “Uncle, sila bagi tahu i.o., itu kes sebut Quran sia-sia punya. Kita kan tiap hari pegang, baca n hafal Quran masa uni days? ...”

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Extract from Malaysiainsider

Since Umno enacted the Perak crisis, the party has been continuously accusing Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin as being a traitor.

It goes without saying that hitherto Umno has never been able to come up with any evidence to back up this wild allegation. It solely relies on a surmise and conjecture. Of course Umno is good — no, excellent at manufacturing lies.

The end justifies the means has been the basic tenet of Umno’s politics. Thus winning at all cost was the sole end of Umno’s struggle in Bukit Gantang. The traitor’s issue had dominated the Bukit Gantang by-election. In fact that was the only issue left for Umno. The traitor’s issue was meant for voters in Saluran 3 — the old folks who live in this world believing that the only political party that exists on this planet is Umno.

Armed with arsenals of evidence at its disposal, Pakatan Rakyat ably adduces compelling evidence to rebut Umno’s unfounded allegation against Nizar. Knowing very well of Umno’s political game, the PR machinery led by PAS put counter arguments by producing a plethora of statements made by Umno leaders on this very derhaka issue. The evidence showed beyond any shadow of doubt that Umno has been the traitor par excellence.

When the PR machinery started churning out paper cuttings from the Umno-controlled newspapers, Umno leaders reluctantly conceded that they were being mercilessly slaughtered by PR’s efficient machinery. The more Umno spoke on the issue, the more evidence detrimental to it surfaced and haunted each and every Umno’s leaders. In one instance, Utusan, in executing Umno’s mischievous campaigns against the Sultan in 1993, carried the following startling caption viz “Ismail wajar turun takhta”. Ismail was referring to the Sultan of Kelantan.

Nizar’s now famous utterance i.e “Patik mohon sembah derhaka” was the only evidence Umno had as a basis to charge Nizar as a traitor. To even suggest such a statement qualified Nizar to be categorised as a traitor was completely naïve. Those were the proper words to address the King in the event you have disagreements with the former. In fact the phrase “patik mohon sembah derhaka” is the most respectful way of addressing the Sultan in such circumstances.

When Umno kept on playing those words to support its theory that Nizar was a traitor, the PR retaliated. PR made a counter attack by producing the damaging statement by Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Tamby Chik. In 1993 Rahim suggested that the people should drop the word “patik” in addressing the Sultan. Let's pause here. Let assume if Rahim was in Nizar’s shoes. No doubt in displaying his disagreements with the Sultan, one could expect the former chief minister of Malacca would address the Sultan with the following remark “Aku mohon sembah derhaka”.

Before Umno even fully recovered from the ailment of its own making, then came the decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court on April 3, 2009. It was another salvo for Umno. On that date, the court, in granting leave to Nizar’s application for a judicial review against Datuk Zambry Abdul Kadir, held that such an application was not frivolous. The court concurred with Nizar’s lawyers that he has passed the minimum threshold required in the leave application.

The judgment of the court simply means Nizar has able to establish an arguable case against Zambry. Nevertheless the judgment did not end there. It also contained something which caused irreparable damage to Umno in Bukit Gantang. The judgment was fully utilised by PR’s machinery to silence the Umno’s malevolent propaganda.

The judge declined to uphold the Attorney-General’s strenuous objection. The A-G vehemently protested Nizar’s application on the ground that Nizar was in fact challenging the decision of the Sultan. Rejecting the said argument, the learned High Court judge held that Nizar has every right to assert on what authority Zambry could say that he is the lawful mentri besar when Nizar claims himself as the legitimate mentri besar of Perak.

The judgment impliedly affirms that the writ of quo warranto is the proper remedy in this case. The writ of quo warranto allows Nizar to challenge the legal status of the appointee of the public office (i.e. Zambry in this case) without even bringing in and challenging the decision of the appointing authority (the Sultan of Perak).

The court also held that the issue of whether Nizar has ceased to enjoy the confidence of the majority of the state assemblymen needs to be established first before Zambry could mount an argument that he is the lawful MB.

The upshot of such a court’s decision is simply this. It is clear now that the allegation that Nizar was challenging the discretion of the Sultan is not an issue. Nizar has never challenged the decision of the Sultan. By not challenging the decision of the Sultan, it is equally loud and clear that Nizar has never been a traitor as maliciously claimed by Umno.

The Bukit Gantang by-election reaffirms that the people have changed but Umno has not.

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Bukit Gantang: Kuala Sepatang

Below are the unofficial count for the 97%-chinese-voters Kuala Sepatang. I was there at Kuala Sepatang twice for Ceramahs, and we always put forward that we need a solid support from the non-Malays votes as UMNO was trying hard to play the racial issue within our Malay. community.
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Bravo! Kuala Sepatang!
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Kuala Sepetang
Stream / PAS / BN
S1 /181 / 30
S2 / 387 / 77
S3 / 389 / 80
S4 / 373 / 67
S5 / 338 / 47
S6 / 280 / 62

Total: 1948/362
Majority: 1586
84.3% vs 15.7%

Bukit Gantang: Pakatan's landslide in Kuala Sepatang...

Unofficial result, Pakatan had a landslide victory in Kuala Sepatang (97% Chinese) with 80% majority votes...

Unofficial: Pakatan win Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau...

Unofficial:
Bukit Gantang won by PAS with 3092 majority.
Bukit Selambau won by PKR with 1719 majority.

Bukit Gantang: Nizar still leading with 6,500 votes to go...

Votes Open: 32474/39038
PAS: 17427
BN: 15001
Ind: 46
Majority:2426

Bukit Gantang: Nizar still leading with 12,000 votes to go...

Votes Open: 26895/39038
PAS: 14720
BN: 12143
Ind: 33
Majority:2577

Bukit Gantang: Nizar leading 2670

Nizar leading 2670... Votes counting still on...

Bukit Gantang: Unofficial PAS leading 1768...

Unofficial PAS leading 1768...

Bukit Gantang: Something to share while we are waiting for the results...











Monday, April 6, 2009

Bukit Gantang: The CHANGE by Nizar...

The Super Sunday yesterday was a huge and successive one. No one could imagine before, that the 3500 ++ non-muslim crowd attended had given standing ovations to the main leaders who arrived at the venue, and most notably, Tok Guru Nik Aziz.

Things have changed since 308. It is not because merely of the election result where Chinese are willing to vote for PAS and Malays are willing to vote for DAP.

My own believe, it is because of one man: Hj Mohd Nizar bin Jamuddin.

He has proven to be a leader for ALL.

Tonight, the finale, i will be going to Pekan Trong to speak at a PAS Ceramah. Let’s hope for the best tomorrow.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

I have to blog this eventhough it may raise unhappiness on certain quarters...

After attending Bukit Gantang’s by-election’s Ceramahs for 4 consecutive nights, I have decided to take rest today.

At around 10pm just now, a constituent from Ipoh Garden South called me up and informing me of the on-going telco constructions works at the First Floor of a shop right opposite his house. I called up the Special Officer to the Mayor and informing him the same. I went to the site and negotiated with the supervisor in charge, En. Nizam, whom had finally agreed to stop the installation until Monday. Coincidently, he was the one I spoke to last week when I was attending another telco complaint in Laluan 3, Kg, Simee, of which stop-work-order was eventually issued.

This issue had been haunting me. I have received numerous complaints over Telco issue ever since the first day becoming the elected rep for Canning. The worst case can be seen in Kg Simee which almost all operators of tele-communications have installed their transmission towers.

I am not very much concerned of whether the transmission tower indeed brings harmful effect to the People. I am also not concerned whether the installation met the guidelines so set, as the guidelines seems so loose to the effect that “so long as it is not erected on top of a residential house, it is ok”

My concern is if there are complaints by the residents, the State Government and MBI have and ought to act on it. I am very angry on the Telco’s attitude, where:-

(i) They will still erect and install the tower even if there is no prior approval from MBI;
(ii) They will do the works at off-office hours, at night, on off-day and it makes me find
very hard to mobilize MBI’s enforcement to act immediately.

However, whose fault is that? I have raised it in the State Assembly. I have written to all the EXCOs including the EXCO in charge. I have spoken personally to the Mayor. And I have only one conclusion: The Pakatan State Government may have succeeded in most of the issues and delivered some must awaited changes and reforms, but we have failed to deliver on the issue of Telco tower.

I have suggested for a new guidelines be drafted as the current guidelines by MCMC will never serve its purpose. I have suggested for the State Government to impose daily fine on illegal towers as what the Local Government did in some cases like the illegal restaurant operators. I have suggested for the State Government to pull down the illegal towers erected so as to give the Telco a warning. But it seems that the State Government especially the EXCO in charge was not interested in the issue. Failure to act even since the BN’s time until now the Pakatan’s time had resulted in Telco being arrogance and act ignorance of law.

I am so angry where there were remarks made by certain leader (some of my blog followers will know who) in the Party and State Government had told the complainants that “if you don’t want Telco tower, then you don’t use your mobile phonelah!

What an irresponsible and BN style's statement!

We have missed the golden opportunity to do something great for the People on this issue.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Bukit Gantang: Tonight in Malay Rural Areas

I will be speaking at one or two Ceramahs in Bukit Gantang’s Malay rural area tonight. I personally requested the co-ordinator for that as i see it is pertinent on us, DAP and Chinese, to clear Nizar’s name from the unfair attack of being labelled as a "boneka" to DAP and Chinese by UMNO.

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

The difference between Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera?

I was at my legal office this morning to clear some of the files before going to Bukit Gantang. My staff transferred a call to my line that had some inquiries regarding the application of MB Consent for one of my client’s Property in Ipoh Garden East.

To my surprise, the question posed to me was whether there are Bumiputera or Non-Bumiputera staying at the neighbouring area of the house. I asked her whether it is material? She just replied “Saya tengah proses dan boss saya tanya berkenaan dengan ini”.

How long more do we have to endure the dichotomy of this Bumiputera and Non-Bumiputera? All of us are born here, we treat each other as brothers and sisters. Why is the authority keep dividing us into different sects to the extent that when People use their hard earn money to buy a house, the authority has to question who is staying beside him/her.

I stayed with 2 Malay and 1 foreign students in the student hostel for 4 years. I was in a class of 200 law students with 2 chinese. I was happy and still feels no disatisfaction about it. My Malay and Muslims friends feel comfortable. What’s wrong with the authority now?

I learned during my university days and could still remember and appreciate that Al-Quran says in Surah 49 Ayat 13: “O mankind! We created you from a single man and woman, and put you into tribes and nations, that you may know each other.”

Change, a change which is much awaited for.

Bukit Gantang: 一票不能少 全家投民联


民主行动党社青团全国副团长兼桂和区州议员黄家和律师于2009年4月1日(星期三)在武吉干当选区十八丁新村政治座谈会新闻稿:

(十八丁2日讯)民主行动党社青团全国副团长黄家和律师表示,在巫统在马来选区玩弄两大种族课题的情况下,十八丁的选民在4月7日投票当天一票都不能少,全家全力投票支持民联并确保拿督斯里尼查中选为武吉干当国会议员。

也是桂和区州议员的黄家和在十八丁的一场政治座谈会上表示,国阵巫统继续玩弄种族主义手段,在马来选区内使用攻击拿督斯里尼查忤逆霹雳州苏丹指令、以及指责尼查是行动党以及华人的傀儡两大课题,民联的讯息在马来主流媒体被封锁的情况下,已经使到民联在获取马来友族选票上面对一定程度的困难。

黄氏说,选民千万不可以轻信武吉干当民联尼查稳操胜卷的流言,毕竟民联所面对不单是巫统的候选人伊斯迈,而是整个庞大的竞选机关以及金钱攻势。如果民联尼查在这一场公投落败的话,国阵巫统就可以顺利成章的表示2月5日的“抢权”计划获得人民的认同。

黄氏表示,在民联执政的10个月内,民联成功在没有调高任何税务的情况下将霹雳州财政预算案赤字从2008年的3999万减低至2500万,在推行的种种政策下都以民为本,不分种族、宗教或政治背景,这也让人民了解到如何在各族间和睦共处,将霹雳州各族团结基础达到独立以来的最高峰,这些政绩都是国阵51年来没有做到的。

Bukit Gantang: Simpang and Sepatang

I was at Simpang and Sepatang Ceramahs yesterday, both organized by PR-DAP with Chinese crowd as majority. I reached home for the second consecutive nights at 2.00am.
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The Simpang’s one is less impressive, partly due to the location which is situated inside a Taman and also a heavily rain pour shortly after the Ceramah started. There were around 200-300 people. It is below our expectation.
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The Kuala Sepatang one was impressive. A small hall which can accommodate 200 people was packed. There were a lot more standing surrounding and outside the hall to listen to the leaders’ speech. I have spoken for 35 minutes before our Penang CM Sdr. LGE arrived. The response from the crowd was fantastic. The wind of Pakatan has already started, for sure, in Kuala Sepatang. Let’s keep it up, let’s keep it on.
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Due to UMNO’s non-stopping attacks on Nizar on the “derhaka” and “boneka” issues, each and every vote from the non-Malay voters counts. We cannot afford to lose or give away any of these votes.