Malaysia's Anwar sues FM for alleged defamation.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim filed a $28.5 million defamation suit Wednesday against the foreign minister for saying that Anwar had tried to bribe him to join his party.

Anwar's lawyer filed the lawsuit in the Kuala Lumpur High Court, seeking monetary damages and an order to prevent Foreign Minister Anifah Aman from repeating the claim. The suit names the Malaysian government as a co-defendant.

It seeks compensatory damages of 100 million ringgit ($28.5 million) and other unspecified punitive damages.

Anwar's three-party People's Alliance made unprecedented gains in general elections in March 2008, winning more than a third of the 222 parliamentary seats and five of 13 states.

Following the elections, Anwar said he would soon topple the government because many ruling National Front coalition lawmakers were ready to join his party. However, his claim never materialized.

Anifah told reporters during a trip to Washington earlier this month that Anwar had tried to "buy" National Front parliamentarians, including himself, to defect.

In his suit, Anwar said Anifah's claims were "of a most serious and damaging nature, recklessly and negligently made."

Anifah was not immediately available for comment but told reporters last week that he was too busy with his work to worry about Anwar's suit. He has said he stands by his comments, which were made during a news conference with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Anifah said he was offered a "very lucrative position" in a new government led by Anwar if he defected from the National Front.

Anwar himself is facing legal troubles. Last June, an aide claimed Anwar had sodomized him - a crime that is punishable by up to 20 years in prison. The trial is scheduled to start in July.

Anwar was previously convicted of corruption and sodomy after being fired as deputy prime minister in a National Front government. Anwar denies the charge and claims it was politically motivated after a fallout with then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

Anwar spent six years in jail before the sodomy conviction was overturned. - AP

Kejap Cakap Tak Rasuah, Sekarang Mengaku Pula?

I received this via Facebook from Ir. Gullit;

Dah pecah tembelang! Dah terbukti! Sudah terjawab cabaran. Kak Min sudah berjaya menjawab cabaran PKR untuk membuktikan bahawa beliau ada dikunjungi oleh "orang-orang kuat" PKR membawa "sogokan" jawatan dan wang ringgit. Menjawab segala "herdikan" dan "cemuhan" Tian Chua dan Pengerusi Perhubungan Negeri PKR, Kak Min telah membuat laporan kepada Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya(SPR) dan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) bersama sama buktinya yang merupakan sekeping CD dan rakaman telefon bimbit. Maka gundah gulanalah puak-puak PKR sekalian. Mereka di ambang tuduhan rasuah!

Ketika mengalami tuduhan itu, maka muncullah seorang yang pernah menjawat jawatan "pakar strategi" PKR untuk menjawab keributan ini bagi pihak PKR. Saifudin Nasution muncul untuk "memperbaiki" keadaan. Saifudin dengan bangganya "mengaku" bahawa sememangnya "benar" ada beberapa individu dari PKR yang pergi berjumpa dengan Kak Min menawarkan "sedekah" kepadanya! Namun, Saifudin menafikan bahawa PKR telah menghantar individu-individu terbabit dan itu bukanlah tindakan "rasmi" dari PKR. Dia juga mendakwa bahawa Kak Min mempunyai hunbungan rapat dengan individu tersebut sebelum ini dan Kak Min sendiri adalah merupakan bekas Ketua Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang. Itulah ulasan si Saifudin. "Hero spin" la katakan...

Sambil tersenyum sumbing, saya mencebik seraya berkata "hari tu cabar Kak Min, kata macam-macam kat dia, sekarang??? Hari tu kata Kak Min tipu, dah bawa bukti pi report kat SPR baru gelabah biawak!" Rasa macam nak "meletup" pula mendengar Si Saifudin ni!

Sekarang sudah terbukti. Kak Min punya bukti dan sudah diserahkan kepada SPR dan SPRM. Kini barulah jelas, siapa yang menipu dan siapa yang benar. Tian Chua dan Pengerusi Perhubungan Negeri PKR Pulau Pinang sudah terduduk! Kelu lidah! Telah kalah ego lelaki mereka apabila herdikan mereka sebelum ini telah "dikalahkan" sebelum pilihanraya lagi. Mana hendak disorokkan muka? Jika mereka berdua punya maruah, mesti mereka akan rasa malu dan "segan" nak tunjuk muka pada masyarakat! Tapi kalau dah tak tahu malu tu, entahlah...apakah mereka masih punya "malu" lagi???

Setelah satu persatu dibukakan Allah keaiban PKR. Bermula dengan peristiwa tak jadi "16 September" dan sehinggalah cerita "Kak Min", sudah banyak Allah bukakan aib PKR untuk dipertontonkan kepada Rakyat. Kes-kes seperti "16 September", Eli Wong, Fairus, Raja Petra Kamarudin dan peristiwa Kak Min adalah beberapa kes terkini perdedahan "kekarutan" PKR. Itu belum lagi diungkit semua "kudis", "kurap" dan "panau" PKR dan De Factonya!

Sesungguhnya kini Allah telah mengangkat yang benar dengan "mengangkat" Dato' Seri Najib sebagai Perdana Menteri dan "membuka pekung" PKR yang selama ini hidup sebagai "pemfitnah" dengan mendedahkan pelbagai perkara karut marut PKR Anwar, walaupun Anwar suatu masa dahulu adalah amat hampir kepada jawatan Perdana Menteri itu sendiri. Alhamdulillah, Allah itu Maha Berkuasa dan Maha Adil. Dikurniakan "kuasa" kepada yang berhak dan ditarikNya kuasa dari manusia yang durjana!

Hakikatnya, kalau ketuanya perasuah itu, maka parti yang diketuainya pastilah "suka"kan rasuah. "Apabila kepala itu busuk, maka badan hingga ke ekornya pastilah busuk!". Apabila "bapak rasuah" yang pernah dipenjarakan di atas tuduhan rasuah itu menjadi "ketua", pasti anak-anak buahnya akan mencontohinya. Kini terbukti, dan buktinya di dedahkan secara nyata oleh "bekas" Ketua Wanita PKR Pulau Pinang sendiri! Sudahlah PKR, tarik dirilah! Biarlah Kak Min menang, mungkin dia tak kebulur jawatan TKM I, tapi dia sudah sedar dan tahu bahawa PKR memang "putar alam" suka menipu!

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Greek Gods, The Americans & Imaginations.

Greek Gods; The Titans, The Olympians and the Lessor Gods, and some private companies have got one particular characteristic in common. They operate above the law, bending it to the maximum. The other part where leadership comes into the act would be the moment of castrating.

According to the Greek myth, Cronus (the ruler of the Titans) came to power by castrating his father (Uranus). To ensure his safety Cronus ate each one of his children as they were given birth by his wife, Rhea. This went on until one day when Rhea had enough of what was going on, tricked Cronus into swallowing a rock, instead of Zeus.

An adult Zeus revolted against his father and other of the Titans, defeated them, and banished them to Tartarus in the underworld. The god grew up, forced Cronus to disgorge his swallowed offspring, and led The Olympians in a ten year war against The Titans.

He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades.

Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. He is lord of the sky, the rain god. His weapon is a thunderbolt which he flings at those who displease him.

(Or so say the myth).

Greek Gods always play hero. They act like they’ve won even though they’ve lost. Like the Americans.

Let’s go straight to the point now; Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is taking cheap shots all the time, and we act like fools listening to him. And some even believes him. Someone on my facebook list sent me a message saying that DSAI pays his secretariats during any election RM 20,000 each to work on behalf of PKR.

It’s such ashamed the way he campaigns, hovering around the northern region with his clan and, again, fooling people in what exactly they want to listen. Sometimes I can’t believe that I’m actually surrounded by these people.

All that he is playing is with people’s emotions; keep on reminding the audience what he did when he was with BN and of course only the good part.

DSAI as known better as ‘The Opportunist’, keeps on repeating the same issues just in different tones and words arrangements if one tries to listen.

Malaysia belongs to all of us, Malaysians. Filled with absolutely racial equity and I’m being really egotistical about it.

What some of us want is just some minor changes, that’s why this guy who strappingly supports the call of the anus uses to word ‘reformasi’ to baffle voters.

Evidently, solving issues fascistically works out well for propositions pertaining but at the same time it creates hatred and unnecessary tension. It’s difficult being the nice guy.

We all had our fair share of mistakes of being hushed about the topic. As we all knew and please be honest about it, we all wanted the opposition to have a stronger voice due to these very minority within Barisan Nasional but if a few thousand of us would to think alike, which happened, now we all will have to face the consequences.

Nietzsche (1887-1967, a German Philosopher) argued that those who are threatened by the possibility of their own inferiority have a desire to deaden pain by means of affect. Thus, feeling pleasure at another’s misfortune can act as an “imaginary revenge” against the threat of inferiority.

In essence, Nietzsche who also displayed interests to aphorism suggested that the affective pleasure of an imaginary revenge is a way in which in-groups can compensate for a status inferiority that threatens their self-worth. Nietzsche described an imaginary revenge as extremely opportunistic. Given that it is passive and indirect, an imaginary revenge relies on circumstances that cause another’s misfortune and make it legitimate for the in-group to enjoy the opportunity of self pleasure.

Imaginary revenge functions as free-lunch revenge: effortlessly, you feel you have conquered your enemy.

So, DSAI is a complete opposition leader and an American-Jewish ally. Why say so? He acts like one of the most powerful family in the US, the Bush’s. He behaves like Greek Gods and he pretends that he’s won.

Again, I would put it this way. Who is DSAI?
He is a man filled with an excruciating deadly concoction of spreading a paralyzing mess through air, cultivated with paradoxical thoughts.

If you agree with me, I am as guilty as charged.

Khairy ticks off PKR leaders on ‘Hotel Democracy’.

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has chided PKR leaders for treating democracy like a hotel where they can check in and out whenever they wished.

He said the resignation of Penanti assemblyman Mohamad Fairus Khairudin was proof that PKR did not uphold democracy and respect the wishes of the people who voted him in.

“You must honour your pledge to be their representative and not resign as and when you like. This is not a hotel where you can check in and check out anytime you feel like doing so.

“This involves the trust and expectations of the people who supported you,” he said after a meet-the-people session at the Guar Perahu mosque near here yesterday.

Khairy said his movement has started its meet-the-people programmes which would be continued even if by-elections are held in the areas.

“By-elections are not the main reason for Umno to be close to the people. We will be with them rain or shine,” he added.

Khairy said the wing had expressed its views on whether Barisan Nasional should contest in the Penanti by-election but declined to elaborate, adding that the wing would gather information and present them to the party leadership before a decision is made on Monday.

Khairy also urged opposition parties not to be engrossed in politicking as it was detrimental to the country which was facing an economic slowdown.

He expressed the hope that the Perak Mentri Besar issue would be resolved either through the courts or the state assembly and that the majority support in the assembly should be respected.

Source - The Star Online.

Khairy: Anwar a hypocrite.

Khairy Jamaluddin says BN is not fearful of state elections in Perak.

SEREMBAN: Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin yesterday hit out at opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for daring Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak to call for elections in Perak.

Khairy said Barisan Nasional was not afraid of state elections as alleged by Anwar. "We have nothing to be afraid of and are ready to face the people." He also called the Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader a hypocrite for courting defections last year but favouring elections when they occurred against the Pakatan Rakyat."When things work in their favour, they are quiet but when we managed to obtain a stay of execution, they claim there's a conspiracy.

"Ultimately, it is a question of principles, consistency and standards, which is something they (the opposition) don't stand for," he said after attending an Umno Youth meeting at the state Umno building near here yesterday.Khairy said the political situation in Perak could only be solved through two processes -- legal or legislative."Let the legal process be completed first before proceeding with the legislative process," he said, adding that Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir was the rightful Perak menteri besar as BN had the majority of state seats.
Source - NSTOnline.

'Umno must reach out to young via Internet'

Deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department and Umno information head Ahmad Maslan (right) being accompanied by New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Bhd group editor-in-chief Datuk Hishamuddin Aun on a visit to the Photo Department’s studio at Balai Berita last week.
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno's weak presence in cyberspace had resulted in the party being unable to reach out to the young generation, said its information head Ahmad Maslan.

Ahmad said this was a reason for Umno and Barisan Nasional's dismal performance in the March 8, 2008 general election."One of the main functions of our information machinery now would be to embark on methods to engage the young people by using the Internet."We are fully aware of the role of the new media in raising political awareness among the young. We must admit that the new media has been very effective in doing so," said Ahmad, who is also a deputy minister in the Prime Minister's Department.He was speaking after visiting the New Straits Times Press (Malaysia) Berhad at Balai Berita here last week.

He was welcomed by NSTP group editor-in-chief Datuk Hishamuddin Aun and other senior officers. Ahmad was also given a briefing on the newspaper's operations and had a closed-door meeting with senior editors.Ahmad said he would be meeting with divisional information heads and the heads of Umno Youth, Wanita and Puteri. The programme will kick off in Malacca on Sunday.The meetings are aimed at finding ways to move the party's information unit on the ground in order to form closer ties with the people."We need to change the negative perception among some in Umno and this is where the information unit can play its role."On the Penanti by-election, Ahmad said the BN supreme council meeting on Monday would decide whether or not the coalition should contest."At this point, there are various views. Some feel we should not contest while others say we must do so. I believe that the supreme council will take all factors into account before making a decision."

Source- NST Online.

Balls?!

Someone just told me that I don't have the balls to remove YB KJ's name from my banner. Huh?
He even told me that I'm am using YB KJ's name to get fame.

Well, I will be writing about this person very soon. This person who 'switches' like me changing my shirt everyday.

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HINDRAF Detainees.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein would be signing the release of the three HINDRAF leaders and they are M. Manoharan, P. Uthayakumar and K. Vasantha Kumar.

It is also said to be that the move is not politically motivated. On the other hand MIC Youth's coordinator, T. Mohan said, the youth wing hoped that the detention of the five, which he believes led to the Indians throwing their support behind the Opposition in the March 2008 general election, would be forgotten.

Adding....
“We sincerely hope that the Indians would return en masse to support MIC, the sole Indian representative in the Barisan Nasional coalition.

“Their continued detention was a stumbling block towards MIC reaching out to the Indians,” he claimed.

He said MIC Youth would “go to the ground to publicise the efforts of the Najib government which has been proactive to the needs of the Indian community.”

So the release of the HINDRAF Leaders are not politically motivated? GIVE ME A BREAK!

A paralizing mess on floatation devices is roaming our country. Before we are all deadened, lets spread an undeadly concoction of being smart and think rationally. We can't be cultivated towards annoyances.

Mother tongue, English, Math’s, Science, whats next…

This article was written by a friend of mine, Mr. Stephen Doss. Do read it and ponder upon it.

I think it is timely that we revisit the issues of the teaching of English for Science and Maths as the Education Ministry is about to make public its decision soon on the subject. My sources say that there has been much discussion and the Ministry is thinking of putting forward a compromise decision. Tahap 1 where the mother tongue language will prevail for the teaching of math’s and science (Tahap 1 being children from Standards 1 to 3) and Tahap 2 is where Math’s and Science will be taught in English (Tahap 2 is from standards 4 to 5)
I think this is a wise decision under the circumstances. Not necessarily the best but the wisest.
As Malaysians we all care about this country, about what happens to us, and that is because we care about the future of this country.
In this country the nature of politics is so adversarial, so partisan, that every discussion becomes a sum total of win or lose, things become so emotional.
And especially in this country, we see our politicians so fond of taking the easy way out in getting support, they racialize everything. Everything is about race, religion or culture.
Today language is being racialized. Rather than arguing their case rationally. Groups of people have decided to coerce or threaten policy makers with shows of force, of numbers.
As a nation it would seem that we have yet to learn how to agree to disagree. I am sure that not all of you will agree to everything that I write about, but that is only an indication of a mature mind, and it isn’t always about total consensus.
When it comes to knowledge it is not about quotas, it cannot be, about emotion, it should not be politicized, racialized or monopolized by any one group of people.
There are many arguments for and against the teaching of math’s and science in English.
Just to recap the arguments, allow me to put forward my personal views;
There is no denying that English is important, but the teaching of math’s and science in English is not about improving English, that is the purview of the teaching and learning of English.
The teaching of math’s and science in English is about knowledge. And English here is just a tool to acquire knowledge, it is not to make you less Malay, less Chinese, less Indian, less Kadazan, less Iban and so on. It doesn’t have the ability to do that anyway.
But some people ask why can’t we learn math’s and science in our mother tongue i.e Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin and Tamil.
My answer is that there is nothing wrong in that, if we feel that we have the requisite ability to do so in the language. Friends 20 years ago, Or even 10 years ago teachers were in command of the classroom and rarely would you find students knowing more than their teachers and so the teacher was secure within the confines of the curriculum.
Today children seem to know far more than they should  With the advent of the internet and the content available digitally, the curriculum quickly becomes restrictive.
The question here is, if we had the material required in the language we claim as mother tongue, and it was sufficient enough to cope with the abundance of knowledge available In English, then we would have no debate here.
But the reality is that we lack the necessary skills and ability to translate material from English to a mother tongue language quickly enough to satisfy the speed in which knowledge is developing.
A Harry Potter book is translated from English to mandarin in china within two weeks of its publication in the states. It would take about 3 to 6 months to be translated here in Malaysia, if we are lucky.
Where are the Pejuang Bahasa and why are they not making sure that knowledge and information are readily available in Bahasa Malaysia.???
Some people ask why cant we be like the Japanese and use only mother tongue.
I took the liberty of going to the website belonging to the ministry of education, sports, science and technology of Japan. (i insert for you an excerpt)
Due to progress in the information technology revolution, a wide range of activities are influenced by a knowledge based society, driven by forces of knowledge and information. There is a strong demand for the ability to obtain and understand knowledge and information.
English has played a crucial role as the common international language, In linking different people with different mother tongues. For children living in the 21st century, it is essential for them to acquire communication abilities in English as a common international language.
It is important that Japan has the ability to gain the trust, enhance international presence and develop our nation through the proficient use of English. (end quote)
Underlying this is of course Japan’s dependence on foreign transactions. Japan is not self-sufficient being only 39% self-sufficient.
And it is expected to cost Japan 1.3 billion us dollars for translation purposes if they chose to take a different route.
There are some people who say that math’s and science should be thought in mother tongue languages in primary schools, and only have math’s and science taught in English at secondary level after they have learnt English.
The reality my friends is that the teaching of all subjects at primary level are taught in parallel, there is no subject that is thought first while the other subjects wait and as in any subject foundations are important, starting them young can only help later.
I had the good fortune of recently attending the Asean Peoples Assembly, there was good news for everybody there when we heard that Asean Governments have ratified the Asean Charter which is a precursor to forming an Asean community ala the EU.
At the assembly there was a question related to the use of a common language for Asean (the concern that English would take precedence), to my surprise it was an Indonesian Malay who had this to say, Do not allow the language to colonize you, you should colonize the language, master it
And wasn’t it Dr Mahathir who said that “You have to be master of knowledge, otherwise you will be slaves to those who have knowledge”.
by Stephen Dos
Gerakan4u.com's Invited Columnist

The Jews.

Extracts of speech by Hafez A.B Mohamed: Director-General, Al BarakaBank.

Demographics:
- World Jewish Population. 14 million
- Distribution:
7 m in America
5 m in Asia
2 m in Europe
100 thousand in Africa
- World Muslim Population: 1.5 billion
- Distribution:
1 billion in Asia/Mid-East
400 M in Africa
44 M in Europe
6 M in the Americas
- Every fifth human being is a Muslim.
- For every single Hindu there are two Muslims
- For every Buddhist there are two Muslims
- For every Jew there are 107 Muslims
- Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5billion Muslims

Why? Lets just keep on thinking.

Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir.

Mukhriz relinquishing his position in Opcom
read this, a tip of the iceberg. I'm sure more and more will prevail in time to come.

The problem about 'them' not being the issue is ----> the spotlight.