18TH sEPTEMBER 2009
Malaysia Insider carried a report that Dr M had severely criticized Samy Vellu for refusing to give up the Presidency of the MIC and by implication, that he is a burden to the BN because the Indians in general,supposedly hates Samy Vellu.
My two cents take on it follows:
Dear Sir,
This guys audacity never fails to stump me.
All the ills facing this nation ranging from corruption, racial polarisation, muzzling of the press, the rape of the Judiciary, bailouts of cronies et al over the past 20 years can be attributed to only one Man who is now fondly known amongst Malaysians as Dr Evil.
So who is he to comment and criticise others who have supposedly overstayed their welcome when he himself would not budge from his seat for over 20 years as if his life depended on it!!!!!. ( In case, you think I am a Semi Value supporter, let me assure you straightaway that I am not ).
Having stepped down from his post, he thought that Mr Sleepy n Hollow would be his well-trained lapdog to do his every bidding. When it turned out otherwise, what did Dr Evil do: spew scorn and venom on him like a spoiled brat an almost daily basis so much that Mr Sleepy n Hollow had to bid goodbye in a hurry…… no thanks to Dr Evil and ably assisted by his son Mr Mook, Mr Moo, who backstabbed Mr Sleepy n Hollow to become DPM and the very sly Mr See For Na Jip.
Therefore, everytime this guy opens his mouth now, I feel like throwing up! He speaks and behaves as if politically, he has been prim and proper over the last 20 years. For god's sake, give us a break and get out of here ( and that goes for Semi Value also) and spare us the agony of listening to you.
You want to know who are the guys we would prefer to listen to now? Sdr Anwar, Sdr Nizar, Tok Guru, Sdr Zaid, YM Tengku Razaleigh, Tunku Abdul Aziz ( of TI fame), Lim Kit Siang, Sdr Sivarasa, Sdr Ramasamy... and the list goes on.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
IT'S SO CONFUSING IT ALL SEEMS SO TRUE!!
Like Rais, the bogeyman returns — The Malaysian Insider
APRIL 24 — Veteran politician Datuk Seri Rais Yatim made it back to the Cabinet as information, communications and culture minister. And he lost no time to resurrect a bogeyman from the past, accusing the foreign media of a “grand design” to topple the prime minister.
He charged the foreign media of using various terms to describe Datuk Seri Najib Razak's character and give the impression that he was unacceptable to some Malaysians, saying this also happened but failed during Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's watch at the country's helm.
He is right. In fact, the last time the foreign media was accused of doing anything was during Dr Mahathir's long reign as prime minister where he once called them “congenital liars”.
But it is this kind of broadsides that was an aspect of “Mahathirism” that might rally some but also rattle others. Dr Mahathir himself brought this up early this week when he said the foreign media was out to “demonise” Najib.
Their proof is the laundry-list of allegations and claims that began in cyperspace and finally made it to print in many broadsheets and tabloids across the world. The allegations are as yet unproven and beyond denying them, Najib or the government have not taken any action.
Until now. Until Rais decided to call it a grand design to topple the country's sixth prime minister. But he believed the allegations will eventually die down.
"However, we must study (the situation) and if I have the chance, I want to have a debate with those trying to implicate our leader with unbecoming and nonsensical words," said Rais as quoted by state news agency Bernama.
He also challenged Datuk Zaid Ibrahim to a public debate about allegations against Najib as the former minister has been frequently quoted by the foreign media.
Rais, a lawyer by training, is within his right to accuse and challenge detractors to debates which is the way a civilised society works.
But he should really make his point by taking those who make such claims to court. If the foreign media is found to print lies, sue them. If someone slanders the prime minister, sue them.
Blaming the foreign media and raising the prospect of a grand design to topple the current prime minister is as old as the time Rais first worked under Najib's father, Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein.
It’s a tired excuse and a bogeyman that should be put to rest. And perhaps Rais should listen to Lim Kit Siang. Concentrate on broadband.
Not broadsides.
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Bogeyman
written by S.S.Seelan, April 29, 2009
Like all Malaysians, I have heard all these rumours about the PM and Razak Baginda being implicated in the now famous case ( I cant say the name rite? This is 1Malaysia remember.... we must speak in one voice.. the PMs voice!) about both of them having had affairs with the deceased; about the PMs wife being present when she was C4ed; about RM530million being the kickback given to our PM through Razak Baginda and the said ill-gotten gains being the root cause for all the evil that hangs around our PMs neck like an albatross with a bad habit! But like most Malaysians, I too have yet to see any concrete and credible evidence to link the PM to the said "blowjob" .
So this begs a couple of questions :
1. why have these alleged rumours gained so much credence amongst the populace that they seem to have a life of their own?
2. why hasn’t the PM seen fit to sue them off their pants... after all I am told the current Chief Justice is a former UMNO hotshot! ( It was reported that when he was in legal practice, he had to bribe the Court staff to get things done but I will save my comments for another day.)
3. why did a certain Minister issue instructions ( or was it a command? ) to several Radio and Tv Stations that they are not to mention the PM, his wife or the Razak Baginda when covering any news about the "blowjob?" Its so confusing that it all seems to be sooooooo true!
ssseelan.blogspot.com
IF YOU PLAY THE GAME, LEARN TO LIVE WITH THE SCORE BRADER
Conversion case goes to Federal Court –by Malaysia Insider
By Melissa Loovi
PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — In an attempt to resolve yet another high-profile conversion case, the Court of Appeal here decided to refer five Constitutional questions to the Federal Court.
In November 2002, Dr M. Jeyaganesh embraced Islam. A few days later, he converted his two sons Saktiswaran and Theisviswaran without their mother’s knowledge.
Shamala, a Hindu woman, had taken Dr Jeyaganesh to the High Court for custody of their children in December that same year.
Meanwhile, Dr Jeyaganesh who is now known as Muhammad Ridzwan Mogarajah had also filed for custody but in the Syariah Court. He was granted custody a month later.
After multiple lawsuits and counter-suits, both parties finally agreed to put their case before the Court of Appeal.
Today, the three-man bench led by Datuk Zulkifli Ahmad Makinuddin made the decision under Article 128(2) of the Federal Constitution.
The five questions, drafted by the two counsels for Shamala and Dr Muhammad Ridzwan, together with input from the bench, are as follows:
1.Whether Section 95(b) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Act 505) is ultra vires Article 12 (4) and Article 8 of the Federal Constitution, read in their proper context?
2. Whether Section 95(b) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Act 505), as State law, is by reason of Article 75 of the Federal Constitution, inconsistent with a Federal law, namely, Section 5(1) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 (as amended) and is therefore invalid?
3. In the context of Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, where a custody order is made by the Syariah Court or the High Court, on the basis that it has jurisdiction to do so, whether there is jurisdiction for the other court to make a conflicting order ?
4. Where there has been a conversion of the children of a civil marriage into Islam by one parent without the consent of the other parent, whether the rights of remedy under Part II of the Federal Constitution of the non-Muslim parent is vested in the High Court?
5. Whether in the context of Articles 8, 11, 12(4) and 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, the Syariah Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of conversion of a minor into Islam once the minor has been registered by the Registrar of Muallafs (Majlis Agama Islam)?
Shamala was not present in court today and is believed to have left Malaysia with the two children in tow.
Dr Muhammad Ridzwan, an anaesthesiologist at a hospital in Kedah, was present in court. He appeared calm throughout the hearing.
“I have had zero contact with them for five years,” he told reporters later, adding that he missed his children terribly.
“Despite my best efforts to contact my family, it has led nowhere as all I know is, they are somewhere in Australia. The Australian High Commission will not co-operate with my lawyer’s appeal for information because there are privacy laws involved.
“I have no problems with joint-custody because I just want to be able to see my children,” he said.
“The affidavits clearly show that she is the one who left me and took the kids, not the other way around. I don’t even know if they are healthy, let alone what religion they are practicising but for me, I want us to find a compromise whereby I respect her faith and she respects mine and that is how we can raise the children,” he elaborated.
The 41 year-old went on to say that the children, who are now aged eight and nine, are old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to be Muslim or not even though legally they can only decide at 18 years of age.
“But there are many cases in Malaysia where a child is raised as both Buddhist and Christian because the parents are of different faiths and then the child eventually decides which religion is preferred,” he argued.
He said he agreed with the recent Cabinet policy directing children of Muslim converts to remain in their original religion until they can decide for themselves.
But he qualified that the decision must be fine-tuned so that it is “not just a blanket statement that doesn’t really resolve anything as it is not specific enough now.”
He admitted his practice had suffered as a result of this case, which has dragged on for more than seven years.
“This is a very difficult thing for me. What father can be happy without seeing his children for such a long time?” he asked.
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If u Play the Game.. Learn to live with the Score!
written by S.S.Seelan, April 28, 2009
I agree entirely with Hamdan n Donplaypuks. This guy ( it boggles the mind that he is a doctor ) just wanted to manipulate a great religion for his own selfish ends and in the process, he had no qualms or reservations in exploiting his children in this sordid and painful episode. As one reader said, " This is your karma, doc!".
As another reader commented, did it ever dawn upon him that suddenly one morning, like a flash out of the blue, he has suddenly become such a religious and pious person that he had to convert to Islam at all costs or was these a grand design by him to exploit the religion of Islam for his own selfish ends?
Well, doc, you wanted to play the game... now you had better learn to live with the score!
By the way, those people involved in the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam, don't they ever ask or investigate why a person, all of a sudden, has this strong yearning to become a Muslim? ssseelan.blogspot.com
By Melissa Loovi
PUTRAJAYA, April 28 — In an attempt to resolve yet another high-profile conversion case, the Court of Appeal here decided to refer five Constitutional questions to the Federal Court.
In November 2002, Dr M. Jeyaganesh embraced Islam. A few days later, he converted his two sons Saktiswaran and Theisviswaran without their mother’s knowledge.
Shamala, a Hindu woman, had taken Dr Jeyaganesh to the High Court for custody of their children in December that same year.
Meanwhile, Dr Jeyaganesh who is now known as Muhammad Ridzwan Mogarajah had also filed for custody but in the Syariah Court. He was granted custody a month later.
After multiple lawsuits and counter-suits, both parties finally agreed to put their case before the Court of Appeal.
Today, the three-man bench led by Datuk Zulkifli Ahmad Makinuddin made the decision under Article 128(2) of the Federal Constitution.
The five questions, drafted by the two counsels for Shamala and Dr Muhammad Ridzwan, together with input from the bench, are as follows:
1.Whether Section 95(b) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Act 505) is ultra vires Article 12 (4) and Article 8 of the Federal Constitution, read in their proper context?
2. Whether Section 95(b) of the Administration of Islamic Law (Federal Territories) Act 1993 (Act 505), as State law, is by reason of Article 75 of the Federal Constitution, inconsistent with a Federal law, namely, Section 5(1) of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1961 (as amended) and is therefore invalid?
3. In the context of Article 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, where a custody order is made by the Syariah Court or the High Court, on the basis that it has jurisdiction to do so, whether there is jurisdiction for the other court to make a conflicting order ?
4. Where there has been a conversion of the children of a civil marriage into Islam by one parent without the consent of the other parent, whether the rights of remedy under Part II of the Federal Constitution of the non-Muslim parent is vested in the High Court?
5. Whether in the context of Articles 8, 11, 12(4) and 121(1A) of the Federal Constitution, the Syariah Court has exclusive jurisdiction to determine the validity of conversion of a minor into Islam once the minor has been registered by the Registrar of Muallafs (Majlis Agama Islam)?
Shamala was not present in court today and is believed to have left Malaysia with the two children in tow.
Dr Muhammad Ridzwan, an anaesthesiologist at a hospital in Kedah, was present in court. He appeared calm throughout the hearing.
“I have had zero contact with them for five years,” he told reporters later, adding that he missed his children terribly.
“Despite my best efforts to contact my family, it has led nowhere as all I know is, they are somewhere in Australia. The Australian High Commission will not co-operate with my lawyer’s appeal for information because there are privacy laws involved.
“I have no problems with joint-custody because I just want to be able to see my children,” he said.
“The affidavits clearly show that she is the one who left me and took the kids, not the other way around. I don’t even know if they are healthy, let alone what religion they are practicising but for me, I want us to find a compromise whereby I respect her faith and she respects mine and that is how we can raise the children,” he elaborated.
The 41 year-old went on to say that the children, who are now aged eight and nine, are old enough to decide for themselves whether they want to be Muslim or not even though legally they can only decide at 18 years of age.
“But there are many cases in Malaysia where a child is raised as both Buddhist and Christian because the parents are of different faiths and then the child eventually decides which religion is preferred,” he argued.
He said he agreed with the recent Cabinet policy directing children of Muslim converts to remain in their original religion until they can decide for themselves.
But he qualified that the decision must be fine-tuned so that it is “not just a blanket statement that doesn’t really resolve anything as it is not specific enough now.”
He admitted his practice had suffered as a result of this case, which has dragged on for more than seven years.
“This is a very difficult thing for me. What father can be happy without seeing his children for such a long time?” he asked.
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If u Play the Game.. Learn to live with the Score!
written by S.S.Seelan, April 28, 2009
I agree entirely with Hamdan n Donplaypuks. This guy ( it boggles the mind that he is a doctor ) just wanted to manipulate a great religion for his own selfish ends and in the process, he had no qualms or reservations in exploiting his children in this sordid and painful episode. As one reader said, " This is your karma, doc!".
As another reader commented, did it ever dawn upon him that suddenly one morning, like a flash out of the blue, he has suddenly become such a religious and pious person that he had to convert to Islam at all costs or was these a grand design by him to exploit the religion of Islam for his own selfish ends?
Well, doc, you wanted to play the game... now you had better learn to live with the score!
By the way, those people involved in the conversion of non-Muslims to Islam, don't they ever ask or investigate why a person, all of a sudden, has this strong yearning to become a Muslim? ssseelan.blogspot.com
Friday, September 18, 2009
Dr M And A Garland Of Slippers
16.9.2009.
During the recently concluded MIC elections, some of the delegates had heaped scorn on Mahathir for allegedly interfering in the affairs of the MIC for stating in his blog, inter alia, that Samy Vellu is destructive to the Indian community and for throwing his support behind Samy’s arch nemesis Subramaniam, who was contesting the Vice President’s post in a three-cornered fight with Palanivelu and Sothinathan.
One of the delegates suggested that a garland of slippers should be worn around the portrait of MM and this drew the ire of Najib and UMNO and other Malay-based organizations ranging from a public and personal apology to MM to throwing out MIC from the BN.
My comments to an article on the said subject matter which appeared in one of the blogs:
Dear Sir,
Let me first get a few formalities out of my chest.
I hate.. no I despise Dr M….. for permitting unmitigated corruption to fester and become a way of life... for tearing down the judiciary, nay for the rape of the judiciary.... for making the Royalty to kow tow to him by removing their immunity... for making the Police Force a power unto themselves... for misusing the government's purse in the billions to bail out his cronies ( remember Tajudin and Malaysian Airlines?)..... for muzzling our inalienable right to express ourselves boldly and without fear or favour….. by whipping us ever so often with the ISA et al. Gosh.. I feel good now! To the detractors, let me just say that this list is by no means exhaustive!
In so far as this controversy goes, let as not attempt to give a prognosis of the ailment without ascertaining its cause.
The 20 million dollar Q is: WHY DID DR M POKE HIS FREAKING NOSE INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE MIC?
Is this the oft-repeated “Malaysian way?” Is this the BN's way... meddling into your coalition partners affairs? More so when the party elections are looming?
Hey, if you choose to play with fire, you can either cook yourself a dinner ( my apologies to the wonderful Siti Hasmah ) or get your blooming and wrinkled fingers burnt! Its elementary Watson.
If you feel compelled to meddle in other peoples' affairs, please be man enough to face their wrath when they retaliate. Be man enough to give them an appropriate riposte... and don't run to Najib or Muhidin everytime your feathers get a little ruffled by your own idiocy! And for God's sake don't give a racial spin to it.
By the way, when Dr M left UMNO, was it not Musa Hitam who opined something to the effect that a cancerous cyst was finally excised from UMNO? What about Nazri... I am told that this guy, despite his academic qualifications and social upbringing,is nothing but a verbal canon ball( but I am digressing). Didn't this guy say something to the effect that Dr M can go to hell?
Now all you wise people out there: what action did you all propose against these two prominent Malaysians for acting so unMalaysian against a supposedly great Malaysian?
Hey guys... again don't get me wrong! I am not encouraging that its alright to garland Dr M with slippers. I will tell you straightaway without blinking an eyelid and without second thoughts that that was rather uncouth or biadap, as our Malay brethren would say.
The point I am really trying to get at is this : isn't there someone in UMNO who has got the testicular fortitude or the scrotal gumption to tell this grand old man to just mind the grandchildren ( and his own business) and leave the running of the government to Najib.
Haven’t we had enough of him for 20 blooming years??????
As it is, Najib already has his hands full with 1Malaysia, KJ, Mongolia, Baginda, Scorpion etc and he certainly can do without babysitting Dr M.
In case you guys are wondering that Semi-value paid me to write this piece, let me assure you that I hate this guy just as much for squandering the life and fate of the Indians in this country for over 20 years and today he has the audacity to say that the rakyat are not angry with the MIC but with BN. Aiyo Samy.
During the recently concluded MIC elections, some of the delegates had heaped scorn on Mahathir for allegedly interfering in the affairs of the MIC for stating in his blog, inter alia, that Samy Vellu is destructive to the Indian community and for throwing his support behind Samy’s arch nemesis Subramaniam, who was contesting the Vice President’s post in a three-cornered fight with Palanivelu and Sothinathan.
One of the delegates suggested that a garland of slippers should be worn around the portrait of MM and this drew the ire of Najib and UMNO and other Malay-based organizations ranging from a public and personal apology to MM to throwing out MIC from the BN.
My comments to an article on the said subject matter which appeared in one of the blogs:
Dear Sir,
Let me first get a few formalities out of my chest.
I hate.. no I despise Dr M….. for permitting unmitigated corruption to fester and become a way of life... for tearing down the judiciary, nay for the rape of the judiciary.... for making the Royalty to kow tow to him by removing their immunity... for making the Police Force a power unto themselves... for misusing the government's purse in the billions to bail out his cronies ( remember Tajudin and Malaysian Airlines?)..... for muzzling our inalienable right to express ourselves boldly and without fear or favour….. by whipping us ever so often with the ISA et al. Gosh.. I feel good now! To the detractors, let me just say that this list is by no means exhaustive!
In so far as this controversy goes, let as not attempt to give a prognosis of the ailment without ascertaining its cause.
The 20 million dollar Q is: WHY DID DR M POKE HIS FREAKING NOSE INTO THE AFFAIRS OF THE MIC?
Is this the oft-repeated “Malaysian way?” Is this the BN's way... meddling into your coalition partners affairs? More so when the party elections are looming?
Hey, if you choose to play with fire, you can either cook yourself a dinner ( my apologies to the wonderful Siti Hasmah ) or get your blooming and wrinkled fingers burnt! Its elementary Watson.
If you feel compelled to meddle in other peoples' affairs, please be man enough to face their wrath when they retaliate. Be man enough to give them an appropriate riposte... and don't run to Najib or Muhidin everytime your feathers get a little ruffled by your own idiocy! And for God's sake don't give a racial spin to it.
By the way, when Dr M left UMNO, was it not Musa Hitam who opined something to the effect that a cancerous cyst was finally excised from UMNO? What about Nazri... I am told that this guy, despite his academic qualifications and social upbringing,is nothing but a verbal canon ball( but I am digressing). Didn't this guy say something to the effect that Dr M can go to hell?
Now all you wise people out there: what action did you all propose against these two prominent Malaysians for acting so unMalaysian against a supposedly great Malaysian?
Hey guys... again don't get me wrong! I am not encouraging that its alright to garland Dr M with slippers. I will tell you straightaway without blinking an eyelid and without second thoughts that that was rather uncouth or biadap, as our Malay brethren would say.
The point I am really trying to get at is this : isn't there someone in UMNO who has got the testicular fortitude or the scrotal gumption to tell this grand old man to just mind the grandchildren ( and his own business) and leave the running of the government to Najib.
Haven’t we had enough of him for 20 blooming years??????
As it is, Najib already has his hands full with 1Malaysia, KJ, Mongolia, Baginda, Scorpion etc and he certainly can do without babysitting Dr M.
In case you guys are wondering that Semi-value paid me to write this piece, let me assure you that I hate this guy just as much for squandering the life and fate of the Indians in this country for over 20 years and today he has the audacity to say that the rakyat are not angry with the MIC but with BN. Aiyo Samy.
SDR ZAID'S CALL.....
22.7.2009
Sdr Zaid Ibrahim suggested in his blog that YM Tengku Razaleigh should leave UMNO and join PKR. YM T Razaleigh politely turned down the offer.
My comments:
Whilst I respect YM Tengku's inalienable right to express what he pleases, I am saddened by what he had written. As one reader rightly commented, UMNO does not care about people like you who uphold principles and are true to the objectives for what it was formed. Your voice will be more meaningful outside UMNO. You have left UMNO once before... do it again for the sake of the rakyat. Just see what they are doing to Anwar, the Perak fiasco ably aided by the Royalty, the death of TBH (and the attempt by the powers that be to turn it into a racial issue )....I hope it will prick your conscience and you will do the right thing.... just get out of UMNO for the rakyat's sake. It’s a lost cause.
Sdr Zaid Ibrahim suggested in his blog that YM Tengku Razaleigh should leave UMNO and join PKR. YM T Razaleigh politely turned down the offer.
My comments:
Whilst I respect YM Tengku's inalienable right to express what he pleases, I am saddened by what he had written. As one reader rightly commented, UMNO does not care about people like you who uphold principles and are true to the objectives for what it was formed. Your voice will be more meaningful outside UMNO. You have left UMNO once before... do it again for the sake of the rakyat. Just see what they are doing to Anwar, the Perak fiasco ably aided by the Royalty, the death of TBH (and the attempt by the powers that be to turn it into a racial issue )....I hope it will prick your conscience and you will do the right thing.... just get out of UMNO for the rakyat's sake. It’s a lost cause.
WHOM ARE YOU KIDDING?
19.7.2009
My Response to The NUTGRAPH on DPMs statement that the Police will carry out a transparent and impartial investigation into TBH’s death whilst under MACC’s custody.
The Police will leave no stoned unturned? Transparent Investigations?Wait for the Police to complete their investigations?
How comforting!! Why do I get this uneasy feeling that the DPM ( and all his BN cohorts, shame on them) is in fact trying to shield the MACC? Could credibilty be an issue here? We are still waiting for the perpetrators of KUGAN's death to be brought to justice. How slowly the wheels of justice moves for the poor, the oppressed and the oppostion.
But in the case of the current Selangor MB, the MACC's Head Honcho was almost trigger-happy when he announced that there is a case against Tan Sri Khalid even before our lethargy-driven AG could respond!!! Now hows that for speed and efficiency? Do I detect some apple-polishing here by the MACC head Honcho?
Now just try digesting this....MACC officers allowing TBH, who had just been through a gruelling 11-hour interrogation, ( and he was a witness, the MACC tell us; just imagine what a suspect would have to endure in the hands of these licensed goons) to sleep in their pantry! ( Probably with pillows, blanket, brush and toothpaste thrown in. )
Such caring and compassionate officers populate the MACC and all that the ungrateful rakyat can do is to doubt the MACC’s sincerity when they say that TBH just fell to his death. Is that all that difficult to accept?
I mean look at suspects in Police custody... seemingly healthy individuals just die due to natural causes when they are in the lock-up. If the rakyat have swallowed this story all these while ( that’s what the Police think anyway), why cant the rakyat just believe and swallow ( and hopefully choke on it ) when the MACC say that they have nothing to do with his death ( although death occured within their premises and after discovering his body, they did not lodge a Police report but took a beeline to Putrajaya to seek counsel ).
And just remember, the MACC point out, this is just the 1st death.... its not that hundreds have died in MACC’s custody as with the Police. So why all this hue and cry? Why can’t the rakyat wait for a few more deaths in MACC’s custody before the rakyat register their disapproval!
Of course some will say that the Police and MACC are like adik-beradik ( you scratch my back and I will scratch you balls ) and they may be partial in their investigations but why are you blaming the MACC just because they sustain a close-relationship in matters relating to death in custody. This is not America lah or even Australia (where MACC's son had a brush with the law relating to some porn). This is Malaysia lah.
Therefore we always do things the Malaysian way... which in essence is the silly way!!!
My Response to The NUTGRAPH on DPMs statement that the Police will carry out a transparent and impartial investigation into TBH’s death whilst under MACC’s custody.
The Police will leave no stoned unturned? Transparent Investigations?Wait for the Police to complete their investigations?
How comforting!! Why do I get this uneasy feeling that the DPM ( and all his BN cohorts, shame on them) is in fact trying to shield the MACC? Could credibilty be an issue here? We are still waiting for the perpetrators of KUGAN's death to be brought to justice. How slowly the wheels of justice moves for the poor, the oppressed and the oppostion.
But in the case of the current Selangor MB, the MACC's Head Honcho was almost trigger-happy when he announced that there is a case against Tan Sri Khalid even before our lethargy-driven AG could respond!!! Now hows that for speed and efficiency? Do I detect some apple-polishing here by the MACC head Honcho?
Now just try digesting this....MACC officers allowing TBH, who had just been through a gruelling 11-hour interrogation, ( and he was a witness, the MACC tell us; just imagine what a suspect would have to endure in the hands of these licensed goons) to sleep in their pantry! ( Probably with pillows, blanket, brush and toothpaste thrown in. )
Such caring and compassionate officers populate the MACC and all that the ungrateful rakyat can do is to doubt the MACC’s sincerity when they say that TBH just fell to his death. Is that all that difficult to accept?
I mean look at suspects in Police custody... seemingly healthy individuals just die due to natural causes when they are in the lock-up. If the rakyat have swallowed this story all these while ( that’s what the Police think anyway), why cant the rakyat just believe and swallow ( and hopefully choke on it ) when the MACC say that they have nothing to do with his death ( although death occured within their premises and after discovering his body, they did not lodge a Police report but took a beeline to Putrajaya to seek counsel ).
And just remember, the MACC point out, this is just the 1st death.... its not that hundreds have died in MACC’s custody as with the Police. So why all this hue and cry? Why can’t the rakyat wait for a few more deaths in MACC’s custody before the rakyat register their disapproval!
Of course some will say that the Police and MACC are like adik-beradik ( you scratch my back and I will scratch you balls ) and they may be partial in their investigations but why are you blaming the MACC just because they sustain a close-relationship in matters relating to death in custody. This is not America lah or even Australia (where MACC's son had a brush with the law relating to some porn). This is Malaysia lah.
Therefore we always do things the Malaysian way... which in essence is the silly way!!!
Death At The MACC
19.7.2009
My brief response to Malaysia Insider on the death of Teoh Beng Hock at MACC’s office and Utusan Malaysia’s provocative comment that it is not only the non-Malays who know how to express their anger.
I write this as a former member of an enforcement Agency.
It pains me no end when I read about the blatant and audacious transgression of the law by my former brethren- at-arms.
Reading the BN-controlled media, we are often made to believe that suspected criminals always fire the first shot at the Police but miraculously, the Police escape unscathed and the suspected criminal always ends up being killed; an ertswhile healthy youth is detained by the Police and he suddenly collapses and dies of natural causes; BN politicians' ostentatious living and excesses are exposed by the opposition but neither the police nor the MACC make even a feeble attempt to look into these complaints; someone writes in his blog that an Exco members office in Selangor is being frequented by " shady characters " without an iota of evidence to substantiate his claim and yet none other than the AG himself comes out with guns-ablazing and orders an immediate investigations ( thereby bringing this art of apple-polishing to even greater heights in this country )!
When a PR politician who was on the threshold of a promising political career is cut down mercilessly whilst being a “guest” of the MACC, all that the UMNO-controlled media can think of is to state the obvious: that it is not only the non-Malays who know how to express their anger and they go off in a tangent and spin the entire issue into a racial one. To the Editor who wrote that nauseating article, I have this to say: just pray that this never happens to you or your loved ones. May the twisted image of TBH haunt you and your family for the rest of your lives.
The silence from the BN politicians especially from the MCA , Gerakan and MIC is really deafening and you should be ashamed to consider yourselves to be leaders of your community!!!!
But there is also a positive side to this sordid episode.
With one master stroke, the MACC has brought Najib's fabled 1Malaysia to its knees and had helped the opposition to secure another notch on their long and arduous journey to Putrajaya.
To the BN politicians, I say this: fear the next GE.
My brief response to Malaysia Insider on the death of Teoh Beng Hock at MACC’s office and Utusan Malaysia’s provocative comment that it is not only the non-Malays who know how to express their anger.
I write this as a former member of an enforcement Agency.
It pains me no end when I read about the blatant and audacious transgression of the law by my former brethren- at-arms.
Reading the BN-controlled media, we are often made to believe that suspected criminals always fire the first shot at the Police but miraculously, the Police escape unscathed and the suspected criminal always ends up being killed; an ertswhile healthy youth is detained by the Police and he suddenly collapses and dies of natural causes; BN politicians' ostentatious living and excesses are exposed by the opposition but neither the police nor the MACC make even a feeble attempt to look into these complaints; someone writes in his blog that an Exco members office in Selangor is being frequented by " shady characters " without an iota of evidence to substantiate his claim and yet none other than the AG himself comes out with guns-ablazing and orders an immediate investigations ( thereby bringing this art of apple-polishing to even greater heights in this country )!
When a PR politician who was on the threshold of a promising political career is cut down mercilessly whilst being a “guest” of the MACC, all that the UMNO-controlled media can think of is to state the obvious: that it is not only the non-Malays who know how to express their anger and they go off in a tangent and spin the entire issue into a racial one. To the Editor who wrote that nauseating article, I have this to say: just pray that this never happens to you or your loved ones. May the twisted image of TBH haunt you and your family for the rest of your lives.
The silence from the BN politicians especially from the MCA , Gerakan and MIC is really deafening and you should be ashamed to consider yourselves to be leaders of your community!!!!
But there is also a positive side to this sordid episode.
With one master stroke, the MACC has brought Najib's fabled 1Malaysia to its knees and had helped the opposition to secure another notch on their long and arduous journey to Putrajaya.
To the BN politicians, I say this: fear the next GE.
Religion And Spousal Acrimony
30.4.2009
A brief thought on the conversion of children to Muslim by Mdm Indra Gandhi’s husband without her knowledge or consent:
I agree with Pembela that this matter should be discussed rationally and objectively by all the parties concerned. I also agree to a certain extent that a Cabinet decision does not automatically translate into law. But I also ask my fellow Muslim brethren to just imagine this scenario for a second:
You wake up one morning and you find your children missing. You make some frantic calls and inquiries and you heave a sigh of relief that your children are in fact safe and sound with the other spouse.
Then comes the bombshell: you as a parent are now told by the State Council of Christianity (or Hinduism or Buddhism etc) that your children are no longer Muslim but have in fact just been converted to Christianity ( or Hinduism or Buddhism etc)and are now known as John Doe ( and not Ahmad as you as the rightful parent, had named him at birth ) and you are further told by the State that there is simply nothing you can do about it.
Just put yourself in the shoes of the affected parents and ask yourself whether this is the stand you would take if you were the affected parent and it was YOUR CHILD who was converted to another religion.
In short, if we follow the Golden Rule of Confucius viz do not do unto others what you would not have others do unto you, we would never face this problem in the first place and Malaysia would be a heaven on earth as envisaged by our beloved Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Father of all Malaysians, irrespective of race, colour or creed.
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A brief thought on the conversion of children to Muslim by Mdm Indra Gandhi’s husband without her knowledge or consent:
I agree with Pembela that this matter should be discussed rationally and objectively by all the parties concerned. I also agree to a certain extent that a Cabinet decision does not automatically translate into law. But I also ask my fellow Muslim brethren to just imagine this scenario for a second:
You wake up one morning and you find your children missing. You make some frantic calls and inquiries and you heave a sigh of relief that your children are in fact safe and sound with the other spouse.
Then comes the bombshell: you as a parent are now told by the State Council of Christianity (or Hinduism or Buddhism etc) that your children are no longer Muslim but have in fact just been converted to Christianity ( or Hinduism or Buddhism etc)and are now known as John Doe ( and not Ahmad as you as the rightful parent, had named him at birth ) and you are further told by the State that there is simply nothing you can do about it.
Just put yourself in the shoes of the affected parents and ask yourself whether this is the stand you would take if you were the affected parent and it was YOUR CHILD who was converted to another religion.
In short, if we follow the Golden Rule of Confucius viz do not do unto others what you would not have others do unto you, we would never face this problem in the first place and Malaysia would be a heaven on earth as envisaged by our beloved Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Father of all Malaysians, irrespective of race, colour or creed.
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The Murder Suspect and His PHd
•12th June 2009
Razak Baginda gets doctorate from Oxford – Malaysian Insider
He was a murder accused once but Razak Baginda is now Dr Abdul Razak Baginda.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 – Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, who was at the centre of a high-profile trial for abetment in the murder of a Mongolian woman until his acquittal late last year, has been awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in International Relations by Oxford University, one of the world’s top universities.
Dr Abdul Razak, 49, told Bernama here today that he submitted his doctorate dissertation in September 2006 but the university put it on hold because of his arrest two months later in connection with the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
“When I was acquitted and released from prison on Oct 31 last year, I wrote back to the university, they revived the whole process and early this year they told me that I had passed and been awarded the Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil). At Oxford, the Doctorate is called DPhil and is equivalent to PhD in other universities,” said Dr Abdul Razak.
He said in October, he would take up an appointment as a senior associate member of St Anthony’s College at the university.
In this capacity, he will undertake research on international issues.
Dr Abdul Razak, who studied at Oxford’s Trinity College in preparation for his doctorate, said he hoped more Malaysians would strive to study at top universities.
“There have been very few Malaysians who made it to Oxford, fewer still who obtained DPhil and even fewer among them are Malays,” he said.
He also said he was in the midst of writing a book of his life with the focus on his 22 months under remand in the Sungai Buloh Prison during the trial.
Two policemen, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 33, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 37, who were charged for the murder were found guilty and sentenced to death. Both have appealed against the conviction and sentence. – Bernama
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written by Seelan, June 12, 2009
I agree…..this guy has no scruples whatsoever.
With the Atlantuya murder still haunting the nation, he has the audacity to call up the National News Agency, Bernama to bleat that he had obtained a doctorate. And he goes on to say that very few Malays have obtained a DPhil from Oxford. Even in faraway England, the Mother of Democracy, he cant help himself from being a racist.
This statement has some very serious implications:
1. that he is a very smart person amongst the Malays only ( but not a smart Malaysian );
2. that Malays are generally inferior academically compared to their non-Malay brethren;
3. that obtaining a Phd from other Universities are a waste of time. As one reader commented, " Pandai lah kamu, Baginda”
Instead of keeping his gap shut and offer continuous prayers for his salvation, he chose to brag about his academic achievements. Whats wrong with this guy? Has his detention in Sg Buloh Prison got anything to do with it?
And oh yes...lets not forget that he swore a Statutory Declaration ( SD) that he had an affair with the poor lady! Academically,you are a Phd holder but what are you morally? Kindergarten perhaps ?
And what kind of a Muslim are you?
Wouldn’t the SD suffice for the Syariah guys to haul him up for khalwat, berzina or whatever?
And why continue to impart your knowledge to an English audience? As one reader commented, the English people are already smart enough la. Come to Malaysia lah and teach in one of those Universities where there are a lot of Malays like UiTM, UUM etc.
But then again, come to think of it, our modern and progressive Malaysian Malays no longer think along racial lines like you and they might not welcome you either.
So you better stay in England la........ eat English food, wear white man’s clothes, drink white man’s wine, ride a German BMW or Porsche, speak English with a twang, screw white woman and then come back home and pretend to be a Malaysian Malay Nationalist and tell us how Malaysians should behave!!!
Tell me, isnt there a limit for hypocrisy in Bolehland?
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Razak Baginda gets doctorate from Oxford – Malaysian Insider
He was a murder accused once but Razak Baginda is now Dr Abdul Razak Baginda.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 – Political analyst Abdul Razak Baginda, who was at the centre of a high-profile trial for abetment in the murder of a Mongolian woman until his acquittal late last year, has been awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy in International Relations by Oxford University, one of the world’s top universities.
Dr Abdul Razak, 49, told Bernama here today that he submitted his doctorate dissertation in September 2006 but the university put it on hold because of his arrest two months later in connection with the murder of Altantuya Shaariibuu.
“When I was acquitted and released from prison on Oct 31 last year, I wrote back to the university, they revived the whole process and early this year they told me that I had passed and been awarded the Doctorate of Philosophy (DPhil). At Oxford, the Doctorate is called DPhil and is equivalent to PhD in other universities,” said Dr Abdul Razak.
He said in October, he would take up an appointment as a senior associate member of St Anthony’s College at the university.
In this capacity, he will undertake research on international issues.
Dr Abdul Razak, who studied at Oxford’s Trinity College in preparation for his doctorate, said he hoped more Malaysians would strive to study at top universities.
“There have been very few Malaysians who made it to Oxford, fewer still who obtained DPhil and even fewer among them are Malays,” he said.
He also said he was in the midst of writing a book of his life with the focus on his 22 months under remand in the Sungai Buloh Prison during the trial.
Two policemen, Chief Inspector Azilah Hadri, 33, and Corporal Sirul Azhar Umar, 37, who were charged for the murder were found guilty and sentenced to death. Both have appealed against the conviction and sentence. – Bernama
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written by Seelan, June 12, 2009
I agree…..this guy has no scruples whatsoever.
With the Atlantuya murder still haunting the nation, he has the audacity to call up the National News Agency, Bernama to bleat that he had obtained a doctorate. And he goes on to say that very few Malays have obtained a DPhil from Oxford. Even in faraway England, the Mother of Democracy, he cant help himself from being a racist.
This statement has some very serious implications:
1. that he is a very smart person amongst the Malays only ( but not a smart Malaysian );
2. that Malays are generally inferior academically compared to their non-Malay brethren;
3. that obtaining a Phd from other Universities are a waste of time. As one reader commented, " Pandai lah kamu, Baginda”
Instead of keeping his gap shut and offer continuous prayers for his salvation, he chose to brag about his academic achievements. Whats wrong with this guy? Has his detention in Sg Buloh Prison got anything to do with it?
And oh yes...lets not forget that he swore a Statutory Declaration ( SD) that he had an affair with the poor lady! Academically,you are a Phd holder but what are you morally? Kindergarten perhaps ?
And what kind of a Muslim are you?
Wouldn’t the SD suffice for the Syariah guys to haul him up for khalwat, berzina or whatever?
And why continue to impart your knowledge to an English audience? As one reader commented, the English people are already smart enough la. Come to Malaysia lah and teach in one of those Universities where there are a lot of Malays like UiTM, UUM etc.
But then again, come to think of it, our modern and progressive Malaysian Malays no longer think along racial lines like you and they might not welcome you either.
So you better stay in England la........ eat English food, wear white man’s clothes, drink white man’s wine, ride a German BMW or Porsche, speak English with a twang, screw white woman and then come back home and pretend to be a Malaysian Malay Nationalist and tell us how Malaysians should behave!!!
Tell me, isnt there a limit for hypocrisy in Bolehland?
ssseelan.blogspot.com
Goons At The Perak State assembly
The Malaysian Insider
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Democracy and rule of law in jeopardy in Perak — Param Cumaraswamy
MAY 8 — On March 4, I appealed to His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly to avoid the crisis there leading to anarchy. Indeed what happened in the State Legislative Assembly yesterday was anarchy. I have never seen or heard of such chaos in any legislature in the world.
That such commotion could occur in a state where the Ruler was once the Lord President of the Supreme Court is beyond belief. As I said previously he could have averted all these if he had dissolved the Legislative Assembly on Feb. 5, and left it to the rakyat to elect a new government in accordance with the fundamentals of democracy.
Rulers must not only be above politics but must be seen to be so.
Lawyers will continue debating the validity of appointments and removals of the mentri besar and the Speaker and the crude manner in which V. Sivakumar was removed. They will continue to debate on the validity of motions adopted yesterday and at the previous meeting under the tree.
Each will have an interpretation of the applicable provisions of the constitution and by-laws. As I said on March 4, this is not the time to look into the technicalities and strict interpretation of the law, constitution and by-laws.
That one disputed Speaker could call in the police to assist the sergeant-at-arms to remove the other Speaker who was indeed removed forcibly did not speak well of the calibre of these state representatives. Procedural fairness was thrown overboard in the assembly yesterday.
The Perak Regent Raja Nazrin Shah’s presence there and his delivery of the royal address may not be seen as the Ruler being above politics.
What is most disconcerting is all these happened when there was pending before the High Court an application to determine who is the rightful mentri besar! Why the unholy haste to summon the Legislative Assembly?
The state constitution does not expressly provide that if the assembly is not convened within six months since the last session the assembly is automatically dissolved. What happens if on Monday the High Court declares that the rightful mentri besar is Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin?
On the other hand if the court finds that Datuk Mohd Zambry Abd Kadir’s appointment was valid the public perception would be that the events of yesterday pre-empted the decision of the court. The independence and impartiality of the court would be called into question.
The ugly events of yesterday clearly show that there can never be an orderly and stable government in Perak unless the Legislative Assembly is dissolved and fresh elections held. I therefore urge Sultan Azlan Shah to exercise his discretionary power under Article 36(2) of the state constitution and dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
More than anybody else he should know better the finer principles of democracy and its values for a state under a just rule of law.
Datuk Param Cumaraswamy is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
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written by S.S.Seelan, May 08, 2009
Today, I am away in Beijing for a short holiday with my family.
The peace and tranquility of the last couple of days were broken by several mms which I received from some well-intentioned friends showing the crude and appalling manner in which a sitting Speaker was removed by the state apparatus.
I immediately logged on to the net and I just could not believe what I read and saw about what is now being dubbed as " One helluva Black Malaysia".
My heart bled.. no ! not for Mr Sivakumar but for the death of democracy in my beloved Malaysia!
Now how do I respond when Malaysia becomes the butt of jokes among my friends in Singapore, India, Sri Lanka and England.
One associate from Singapore had already inquired rather sheepishly ( and with a tinge of sarcasm ) as to whether we have a cloned State Assembly from Taiwan and whether our Perak State Assembly are in anyway related to the Taiwanese!
For years I have been taking the mickey out of my Singaporean friends and I never thought that they would come a day that they would turn the tables on me! How strange!
Many constitutional lawyers ( except Datuk Shafee Abdullah, of course) have voiced their utter shock and dismay by the recent Federal Court decision which appear to fly in the face of at least 5 other previous Federal Court decisions including that of Fan Yew Teng and Lim Cho Hock. Some of my friends never tire to tell me that the Federal Court decided in the way it did recently because Fan Yew Teng and Lim Cho Hock were then DAP stalwarts whereas Datuk Zambry is from BN.
But I always thought political inclinations were never a factor when a particular case was decided by our Courts! You mean I was wrong all these time ah? How strange!
But what is even more mind-boggling is the fact that this political imbroglio is taking place in the State where HRH Sultan is a former Lord President. I also read somewhere recently that he reminded the rakyat that the Royalty are neither blind, deaf or mute. Well, what is he waiting for then? Cant he see, hear and feel the pulse of the rakyat calling for a dissolution of the State Assembly? How strange?
Then I hear that the BN governmentt is going to release shortly some of the ISA detainees including those from Hindraf . When questioned, our beloved PM had stated quite categorically that it was not meant to divert the peoples attention from the political mess engineered by the BN on May 7th.
My question is this: would you believe if I said that my mum is a virgin? You mean you don't? How strange!
The TPM ( yes yes I am referring to the guy who back-stabbed Ab Badawi ) justifies their release by saying something to the effect that they have all repented and voila! they are no longer a threat to national security!
I am now convinced that those guys in Guantanamo Bay can learn a thing or two from our super super Special Branch! Strange?
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Democracy and rule of law in jeopardy in Perak — Param Cumaraswamy
MAY 8 — On March 4, I appealed to His Royal Highness the Sultan of Perak to dissolve the State Legislative Assembly to avoid the crisis there leading to anarchy. Indeed what happened in the State Legislative Assembly yesterday was anarchy. I have never seen or heard of such chaos in any legislature in the world.
That such commotion could occur in a state where the Ruler was once the Lord President of the Supreme Court is beyond belief. As I said previously he could have averted all these if he had dissolved the Legislative Assembly on Feb. 5, and left it to the rakyat to elect a new government in accordance with the fundamentals of democracy.
Rulers must not only be above politics but must be seen to be so.
Lawyers will continue debating the validity of appointments and removals of the mentri besar and the Speaker and the crude manner in which V. Sivakumar was removed. They will continue to debate on the validity of motions adopted yesterday and at the previous meeting under the tree.
Each will have an interpretation of the applicable provisions of the constitution and by-laws. As I said on March 4, this is not the time to look into the technicalities and strict interpretation of the law, constitution and by-laws.
That one disputed Speaker could call in the police to assist the sergeant-at-arms to remove the other Speaker who was indeed removed forcibly did not speak well of the calibre of these state representatives. Procedural fairness was thrown overboard in the assembly yesterday.
The Perak Regent Raja Nazrin Shah’s presence there and his delivery of the royal address may not be seen as the Ruler being above politics.
What is most disconcerting is all these happened when there was pending before the High Court an application to determine who is the rightful mentri besar! Why the unholy haste to summon the Legislative Assembly?
The state constitution does not expressly provide that if the assembly is not convened within six months since the last session the assembly is automatically dissolved. What happens if on Monday the High Court declares that the rightful mentri besar is Datuk Seri Mohd Nizar Jamaluddin?
On the other hand if the court finds that Datuk Mohd Zambry Abd Kadir’s appointment was valid the public perception would be that the events of yesterday pre-empted the decision of the court. The independence and impartiality of the court would be called into question.
The ugly events of yesterday clearly show that there can never be an orderly and stable government in Perak unless the Legislative Assembly is dissolved and fresh elections held. I therefore urge Sultan Azlan Shah to exercise his discretionary power under Article 36(2) of the state constitution and dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
More than anybody else he should know better the finer principles of democracy and its values for a state under a just rule of law.
Datuk Param Cumaraswamy is the former UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers.
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written by S.S.Seelan, May 08, 2009
Today, I am away in Beijing for a short holiday with my family.
The peace and tranquility of the last couple of days were broken by several mms which I received from some well-intentioned friends showing the crude and appalling manner in which a sitting Speaker was removed by the state apparatus.
I immediately logged on to the net and I just could not believe what I read and saw about what is now being dubbed as " One helluva Black Malaysia".
My heart bled.. no ! not for Mr Sivakumar but for the death of democracy in my beloved Malaysia!
Now how do I respond when Malaysia becomes the butt of jokes among my friends in Singapore, India, Sri Lanka and England.
One associate from Singapore had already inquired rather sheepishly ( and with a tinge of sarcasm ) as to whether we have a cloned State Assembly from Taiwan and whether our Perak State Assembly are in anyway related to the Taiwanese!
For years I have been taking the mickey out of my Singaporean friends and I never thought that they would come a day that they would turn the tables on me! How strange!
Many constitutional lawyers ( except Datuk Shafee Abdullah, of course) have voiced their utter shock and dismay by the recent Federal Court decision which appear to fly in the face of at least 5 other previous Federal Court decisions including that of Fan Yew Teng and Lim Cho Hock. Some of my friends never tire to tell me that the Federal Court decided in the way it did recently because Fan Yew Teng and Lim Cho Hock were then DAP stalwarts whereas Datuk Zambry is from BN.
But I always thought political inclinations were never a factor when a particular case was decided by our Courts! You mean I was wrong all these time ah? How strange!
But what is even more mind-boggling is the fact that this political imbroglio is taking place in the State where HRH Sultan is a former Lord President. I also read somewhere recently that he reminded the rakyat that the Royalty are neither blind, deaf or mute. Well, what is he waiting for then? Cant he see, hear and feel the pulse of the rakyat calling for a dissolution of the State Assembly? How strange?
Then I hear that the BN governmentt is going to release shortly some of the ISA detainees including those from Hindraf . When questioned, our beloved PM had stated quite categorically that it was not meant to divert the peoples attention from the political mess engineered by the BN on May 7th.
My question is this: would you believe if I said that my mum is a virgin? You mean you don't? How strange!
The TPM ( yes yes I am referring to the guy who back-stabbed Ab Badawi ) justifies their release by saying something to the effect that they have all repented and voila! they are no longer a threat to national security!
I am now convinced that those guys in Guantanamo Bay can learn a thing or two from our super super Special Branch! Strange?
ssseelan.blogspot.com
Najib "Strong and Vibrant Cabinet
The Malaysian Insider
Tunku Aziz, one of the prime movers in setting up Transparency International Malaysia, in happier times was regarded by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as "one man (who) was able to harness his personal passion and deep commitment to the values of ethics and integrity, give it a larger purpose and meaning, and turn it into a force to transform society for the better." Why then was he left out of the MACC Advisory Group? He is regarded as being too outspoken for comfort and, therefore, difficult to handle.
An untalented team lacking integrity
APRIL 10 — If you want my honest opinion, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s People’s Cabinet is totally uninspiring and insipid to boot. And that is being charitable. What a sad commentary on the paucity of proven talent and integrity within the ranks of Barisan Nasional that all Najib has succeeded in putting on offer is a team of recycled political expendables, many with personal records of integrity that will not bear close scrutiny.
Najib has done nothing more than a bit of tinkering. Is this the clean and honest team that he has promised the nation? Instead of calling it a Cabinet, a more accurate and honest name for it is surely “baggage room” because most of those who are our new ministers, including Najib, unfortunately, are perceived to be carrying oversized baggage into office. If this had been a team chosen by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, I should not have been surprised.
But subjecting his ministers to the discipline of the KPI or key performance indicators is an idea whose time has come. However, the danger with management tools like Long Range Strategic Forecasting and Management by Objectives, now long forgotten, and the new panacea, the KPI, is in the distinct possibility of their being more honoured in the breach than in the observance. That being said, let us see whether the new broom can keep up with a mountain of bureaucratic trash that has been generated in the corridors of Putrajaya.
As part of his whiter-than-white government, he should have said something, when he announced the Cabinet yesterday, about revamping the declaration of interests/assets regime for all those holding elected public office in his administration, i.e. his ministerial colleagues. The present arrangements are as effective as using a pop gun when confronting an armed robber. They are hopelessly inadequate and the whole exercise is a total waste of time. No one is fooled by it. I speak as someone with some practical experience in this area.
I was responsible in 2006, as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Establishment of the United Nations Ethics Office, for putting in place the Declaration of Interests (assets) and the Whistle Blower Protection programmes. It is interesting to note that when Dr Mahathir was prime minister, he proudly proclaimed that all his Cabinet colleagues should declare their assets to him.
To whom did the prime minister declare his assets? In the interest of curbing grand corruption in the Najib administration, I will be happy to share my knowledge with him notwithstanding the fact that I am a DAP man. Corruption should not be politicised. Anyway, if it is good enough for the UN, it should be good enough for the Putrajaya Mandarins.
The nation wants Najib to succeed in his “1 Malaysia” vision. He will if he keeps an eagle eye on key institutions such as the police, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the criminal justice system, including the office of the Attorney-General, not to interfere with their work, but to ensure that they do not abuse their power and authority.
Stupid police behaviour in dealing with public order, for example, can unravel any good the administration has tried to do. Najib must implement without delay the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission that Pak Lah did not have the stomach to put in place simply because the police top brass did not like it. Will Najib be prepared to put public interests at the forefront of all his actions, or will the police be allowed to dictate terms to our citizens?
Najib as part of his reform agenda must listen to what people are saying about the office of the Attorney-General. Rightly or wrongly, it is seen as having compromised its professional independence. Its decisions have in recent years lost the stamp of moral authority in a number of cases. Najib should consider seriously making the Attorney-General a ministerial and, therefore, a political appointee acting for the government on purely political issues.
Najib should, in the interest of greater public confidence in the criminal justice system, create a position, that of Director of Public Prosecutions. A decision whether to proceed with a case or not should not be made by the director alone, but a panel of his senior legal officers.
The problem with the present office of the Attorney-General is that the A-G enjoys what amounts to absolute power, and as we all know this can lead to abuse. Ours is a parliamentary government based on the Westminster model, and Britain has found a system of checks and balances to be absolutely vital to protect the citizens from arbitrariness in matters involving public prosecutions.
Najib can yet redeem himself by showing, by word and deed, that we have misjudged him. Has he the intellectual honesty and integrity to do what is right by the people of this country?
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written by S.S.Seelan, April 14, 2009
I dont know if I got the spelling write but what the hack...the entire nation knows the status of the supposedly “ trim and vibrant ” cabinet with a magic wand that was going to transform "Banyak Malaysia-Malysia" into 1Malaysia.
And what a way to start by the DPM..... blame the Chinese ( its the racial card as usual) for their electoral loss at Bukit Gantang.
Hey what else is new?? In fact, to complete the picture, you might as well draft in Samy Velu.
The poor guy has been whining and whinging for so long from the sidelines that I am beginning to feel sorry for him despite the monumental injustice that he is alleged (yes, got to be careful in what I say even in cyberspace. Shucks!!!) to have inflicted on the Indian community.
What? Did I hear something about rebranding the MIC? How? By the same old laggards continuing to cling on to power? Sounds more like overhauling an old junk than any semblance of rebranding of any kind!!
I read somewhere that throughout his political career, Najib has not done anything spectacular that he deserves to sit at the zenith of his political career today but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and I, like so many Malaysians out there, sincerely thought that at last he would come out with something spectacular in the form of a sterling cabinet.
How does he have the heart to continue to disappoint and crush the hopes and aspirations of well-meaning Malaysians like myself?
And he continues to complain like an old fart that we are ungrateful by running in droves to the waiting arms of Pakatan Rakyat? Don' you guys get it,? I mean, are you guys so out-of-sync or as kids say nowadays........are you sooooooo der?
Now did I also hear someone say " Change or be changed"!
Like so many other slogans strung across government departments across the country, do they really know and understand its meaning and their implication ? Or are they in such a state of denial that they think that form over substance would suffice to hoodwink the elctorate in perpetuity?
Violence perpetrated by the Police Force today is unprecendented. But does any one in authority really care? Have you ever wondered that every time an alleged criminal is shot dead, invariably it is alleged that it is the criminal who fired the first shot ( or attacked them with a parang, knife, blade, sickle et al ) and by some strange phenomenon, the criminal ends up dead. And guess what, with the criminal’s execution by the Police, miraculously about 20 or 30 criminal cases are immediately solved.
Are our politicians so beholden to our Police Force that none of them have the courage of conviction or testicular fortitude or scrotal gumption ( have balls la! ) to ensure that the IPCMC is set up and set up with haste, for God's sake! Must some serious calaminity befall their loved ones before they can see the legitimacy of the clarion call of the rakyat to set up the said commission?
It was reported that CM Lim Guan Eng"s response after the PKR’s recent victory in the by-election in Kedah was " Thank God for Mahathir".
After the next General Election, when a new government sweeps the country, I hope I will be able to say, " Thank God for Najib"s New But Bloody Old Cabinet".
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Tunku Aziz, one of the prime movers in setting up Transparency International Malaysia, in happier times was regarded by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi as "one man (who) was able to harness his personal passion and deep commitment to the values of ethics and integrity, give it a larger purpose and meaning, and turn it into a force to transform society for the better." Why then was he left out of the MACC Advisory Group? He is regarded as being too outspoken for comfort and, therefore, difficult to handle.
An untalented team lacking integrity
APRIL 10 — If you want my honest opinion, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s People’s Cabinet is totally uninspiring and insipid to boot. And that is being charitable. What a sad commentary on the paucity of proven talent and integrity within the ranks of Barisan Nasional that all Najib has succeeded in putting on offer is a team of recycled political expendables, many with personal records of integrity that will not bear close scrutiny.
Najib has done nothing more than a bit of tinkering. Is this the clean and honest team that he has promised the nation? Instead of calling it a Cabinet, a more accurate and honest name for it is surely “baggage room” because most of those who are our new ministers, including Najib, unfortunately, are perceived to be carrying oversized baggage into office. If this had been a team chosen by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, I should not have been surprised.
But subjecting his ministers to the discipline of the KPI or key performance indicators is an idea whose time has come. However, the danger with management tools like Long Range Strategic Forecasting and Management by Objectives, now long forgotten, and the new panacea, the KPI, is in the distinct possibility of their being more honoured in the breach than in the observance. That being said, let us see whether the new broom can keep up with a mountain of bureaucratic trash that has been generated in the corridors of Putrajaya.
As part of his whiter-than-white government, he should have said something, when he announced the Cabinet yesterday, about revamping the declaration of interests/assets regime for all those holding elected public office in his administration, i.e. his ministerial colleagues. The present arrangements are as effective as using a pop gun when confronting an armed robber. They are hopelessly inadequate and the whole exercise is a total waste of time. No one is fooled by it. I speak as someone with some practical experience in this area.
I was responsible in 2006, as Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on the Establishment of the United Nations Ethics Office, for putting in place the Declaration of Interests (assets) and the Whistle Blower Protection programmes. It is interesting to note that when Dr Mahathir was prime minister, he proudly proclaimed that all his Cabinet colleagues should declare their assets to him.
To whom did the prime minister declare his assets? In the interest of curbing grand corruption in the Najib administration, I will be happy to share my knowledge with him notwithstanding the fact that I am a DAP man. Corruption should not be politicised. Anyway, if it is good enough for the UN, it should be good enough for the Putrajaya Mandarins.
The nation wants Najib to succeed in his “1 Malaysia” vision. He will if he keeps an eagle eye on key institutions such as the police, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission, the criminal justice system, including the office of the Attorney-General, not to interfere with their work, but to ensure that they do not abuse their power and authority.
Stupid police behaviour in dealing with public order, for example, can unravel any good the administration has tried to do. Najib must implement without delay the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission that Pak Lah did not have the stomach to put in place simply because the police top brass did not like it. Will Najib be prepared to put public interests at the forefront of all his actions, or will the police be allowed to dictate terms to our citizens?
Najib as part of his reform agenda must listen to what people are saying about the office of the Attorney-General. Rightly or wrongly, it is seen as having compromised its professional independence. Its decisions have in recent years lost the stamp of moral authority in a number of cases. Najib should consider seriously making the Attorney-General a ministerial and, therefore, a political appointee acting for the government on purely political issues.
Najib should, in the interest of greater public confidence in the criminal justice system, create a position, that of Director of Public Prosecutions. A decision whether to proceed with a case or not should not be made by the director alone, but a panel of his senior legal officers.
The problem with the present office of the Attorney-General is that the A-G enjoys what amounts to absolute power, and as we all know this can lead to abuse. Ours is a parliamentary government based on the Westminster model, and Britain has found a system of checks and balances to be absolutely vital to protect the citizens from arbitrariness in matters involving public prosecutions.
Najib can yet redeem himself by showing, by word and deed, that we have misjudged him. Has he the intellectual honesty and integrity to do what is right by the people of this country?
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written by S.S.Seelan, April 14, 2009
I dont know if I got the spelling write but what the hack...the entire nation knows the status of the supposedly “ trim and vibrant ” cabinet with a magic wand that was going to transform "Banyak Malaysia-Malysia" into 1Malaysia.
And what a way to start by the DPM..... blame the Chinese ( its the racial card as usual) for their electoral loss at Bukit Gantang.
Hey what else is new?? In fact, to complete the picture, you might as well draft in Samy Velu.
The poor guy has been whining and whinging for so long from the sidelines that I am beginning to feel sorry for him despite the monumental injustice that he is alleged (yes, got to be careful in what I say even in cyberspace. Shucks!!!) to have inflicted on the Indian community.
What? Did I hear something about rebranding the MIC? How? By the same old laggards continuing to cling on to power? Sounds more like overhauling an old junk than any semblance of rebranding of any kind!!
I read somewhere that throughout his political career, Najib has not done anything spectacular that he deserves to sit at the zenith of his political career today but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and I, like so many Malaysians out there, sincerely thought that at last he would come out with something spectacular in the form of a sterling cabinet.
How does he have the heart to continue to disappoint and crush the hopes and aspirations of well-meaning Malaysians like myself?
And he continues to complain like an old fart that we are ungrateful by running in droves to the waiting arms of Pakatan Rakyat? Don' you guys get it,? I mean, are you guys so out-of-sync or as kids say nowadays........are you sooooooo der?
Now did I also hear someone say " Change or be changed"!
Like so many other slogans strung across government departments across the country, do they really know and understand its meaning and their implication ? Or are they in such a state of denial that they think that form over substance would suffice to hoodwink the elctorate in perpetuity?
Violence perpetrated by the Police Force today is unprecendented. But does any one in authority really care? Have you ever wondered that every time an alleged criminal is shot dead, invariably it is alleged that it is the criminal who fired the first shot ( or attacked them with a parang, knife, blade, sickle et al ) and by some strange phenomenon, the criminal ends up dead. And guess what, with the criminal’s execution by the Police, miraculously about 20 or 30 criminal cases are immediately solved.
Are our politicians so beholden to our Police Force that none of them have the courage of conviction or testicular fortitude or scrotal gumption ( have balls la! ) to ensure that the IPCMC is set up and set up with haste, for God's sake! Must some serious calaminity befall their loved ones before they can see the legitimacy of the clarion call of the rakyat to set up the said commission?
It was reported that CM Lim Guan Eng"s response after the PKR’s recent victory in the by-election in Kedah was " Thank God for Mahathir".
After the next General Election, when a new government sweeps the country, I hope I will be able to say, " Thank God for Najib"s New But Bloody Old Cabinet".
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