Bagan Pinang Sahkan UMNO Parti Rasuah

Kekalahan di Bagan Pinang tidak akan membantutkan usaha Pakatan Rakyat untuk terus berkhidmat kepada rakyat Negeri Sembilan dan Negara khususnya.

Bagi ahli parlimen Balik Pulau Yusmadi Yusof apa yang berlaku di Bagan Pinang adalah pengajaran kepada Pakatan Rakyat (PR) dalam menempuhi arena politik negara.

Menurut Yusmadi lagi, untuk menjadi parti yang diterima rakyat, PR perlu mengakui bahawa mungkin ada sebab-sebab tertentu yang menyebabkan rakyat di Bagan Pinang menolak PR.

“Bagaimanapun saya tidak menafikan bahawa unsur-unsur penyalahgunaan jentera kerajaan juga adalah penyumbang kepada kekalahan kita,” katanya. Read more

Broadband connectivity must hit 50pc next year, says Rais

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — The Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim wants the 50 per cent broad band connectivity to be achieved in households early next year.

According to Rais, the achievement was important to enable Malaysia to keep up with Internet developments in the world.

“I feel that the 50 per cent achievement must be reached quickly and a part of it depends on permanent lines by Telekom and wireless lines including by Wi-Max and Wi-Fi,” he told reporters after officiating “Kumpulan Rakan Siswa Jasa Malaysia (Karisma)” here yesterday.

Commenting on the criticism hurled by deputy chairman of the Malaysia-Australia Business Council, Michael Halpin, on the unsatisfactory Internet speed in the country, Rais said not all that was said was true.

He said the statement by Halpin was as if to paint Malaysia as lagging behind as compared to developed countries whereas the broad band service in the country was at 27 per cent almost at par with Hungary which was at 30 per cent this year. — Bernama

Kemana Rosmah pergi 19-21 Oktober 2006, Malam Antaltunya dibunuh?

Cyberita: Misteri , Kemana Pergi Rosmah Mansor Bila Buat Perjalanan Sejauh 355 KM Dalam Tempoh Tiga Hari Ketika Altantunya Dibunuh !!

Isteri Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor membuat perjalanan 355 kilometer dalam tempoh tiga hari antara 19 hingga 21 Oktober 2006. Persoalannya, ke mana beliau pergi? Mengikut rekod dan kenyataan pemandunya yang hanya dikenali sebagai Fauzi, Rosmah meninggalkan kediaman rasmi Timbalan Perdana Menteri (TPM) di Putrajaya jam 6.48 pagi pada 19 Oktober, menaiki kereta WLQ 11 untuk ke rumahnya di Taman Duta.

Meter perjalanan ketika itu menunjukkan angka 86,197 dan Rosmah pada hari sama, menghadiri satu majlis di bangunan Tabung Haji dan hanya pulang ke kediaman rasmi jam 11.20 malam. Keesokannya, Rosmah keluar rumah jam 6.32 pagi dengan menaiki kereta sama ke Taman Duta dan tidak pulang sehingga jam 1.01 pagi. Meter perjalanan menjadi 86,315. Pada hari ketiga, Rosmah mengulangi rutin sama. Keluar rumah jam 6.40 pagi untuk ke Taman Duta dan pulang ke Putrajaya jam 9.34 malam. Meter perjalanan mencecah 86,550. Read more

Rosmah Juga Guna Jet Tiong King Sing

Menurut sumber dalaman Umno isteri tercinta Perdana Menteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor dilaporkan menggunakan jet peribadi milik Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kuala Dimensi Sdn Bhd (KDSB), Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing yang dikaitkan dengan skandal Zon Bebas Pelabuhan Klang (PKFZ).

Beliau dikatakan telah mengguna salah sebuah jet mewah kepunyaan Tiong beberapa kali untuk tujuan peribadi.

Bagaimanapun, nama Rosmah tidak diheret sepanjang isu yang menarik perhatian rakyat Malaysia itu berlangsung.

Adalah difahamkan Najib kini sedang berusaha untuk membersihkan nama Rosmah supaya tidak terkait dalam penyiasatan skandal PKFZ dengan menubuhkan berbagai jawatankuasa bertindak bagi mengaburi mata rakyat.

Sebelum ini laman web Malaysia Today juga mempersoalkan kaitan Rosmah dengan Deepak Jaikishan, salah seorang daripada lima pengarah sebuah syarikat, Carpet Raya Sdn Bhd (492434-H). Read more

Kit Siang dakwa Musa Hasan gagal KPI

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Okt: Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timur) mendakwa Indeks Prestasi Utama (KPI) yang diperkenalkan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hanya satu pembohongan semata-semata.

Kit Siang berkata, kerajaan tidak serius dalam memnuhi KPI apabila terus menyambung kontrak Ketua Polis Negara (KPN) Tan Sri Musa Hasan sedangkan sebahagian besar masyarakat awam membantah perlanjutan kontrak itu.

Musa tegasnya telah gagal memenuhi KPI khususnya melihat kepada kadar jenayah yang meningkat, kegagalan membanteras rasuah dan melindungi hak asasi rakyat. Read more

Court throws out Anwar’s RM100m suit against Dr M’s ‘gay’ remark

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 20 — The Court of Appeal today struck out an appeal by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to continue with his RM100 million defamation suit against Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad for calling him a homosexual in 2005.

Anwar had appeal against a High Court ruling in 2007 which threw out his case.

Today, the Court of Appeal allowed an application by V.K. Lingam, counsel for Dr Mahathir, to strike out the appeal based on technical defects.

Justice Abdul Malik Ishak, who sat with Justices Azhah Ma’ah and Syed Ahmad Helmy Syed Ahmad, ruled that Anwar’s appeal was defective because it was not prepared in Bahasa Malaysia. Anwar’s lawyer also failed to sign the appeal memorandum. Read more

Dua haluan PAS kuatkan bukan Islam

Jawatankuasa pusat PAS masih beriltizam untuk menaikkan taraf kelab penyokong bukan Islam sebagai sayap parti bertaraf dewan walaupun ada pandangan yang tidak bersetuju dengannya.

Komitmen itu disuarakan “secara umum” oleh anggota-anggota jawatankuasa itu dalam mesyuarat hujung minggu di ibu pejabat parti itu di Kuala Lumpur, kata Ketua Pemuda PAS.

“PAS pusat (masih) menunggu draf cadangan menjadikan Kelab Penyokong PAS (KPP) menjadi sayap parti sebelum keputusan rasmi dibuat, sama ada melibatkan pindaan perlembagaan atau penambahan peraturan kecil (dalam perlembagaan),” kata Nasrudin Hassan ketika dihubungi hari ini. Read more

Shafie threatens to sue Tian Chua

Written by Chan Kok Leong, Sharon Tan & Chua Sue-Ann, The Edge

Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Shafie Apdal today threatened to sue Batu member of parliament (MP) Tian Chua over allegations that the former and his associates had received kickbacks from contractors in exchange for contracts.

When met by reporters in parliament’s lobby, Shafie denied the allegations, calling them “ridiculous and untrue”.

“Can he (Chua) prove that? If he can prove that, bring it to me. If he can’t prove that, I will sue him,” said Shafie, who is Semporna MP.

Asked if he would lodge a police report, the Umno vice-president said he would refer the matter to his lawyers before making a decision.

Chua, who is PKR’s strategy director, made the allegations in a press conference today, claiming that Shafie, Shafie’s brother and three others had acted as brokers to award projects to contractors who were willing to pay some 15% to 20% in commission.

In a statement, Chua also named nine contractors who were allegedly involved in bids for contracts related to a rural electricity supply project in East Malaysia.

Dr M has a laugh over Najib’s Malaysia Day holiday

By Debra Chong

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s move today in declaring Sept 16 a public holiday — to mark the day Malaysia was formed, 46 years after the fact — was met with laughter by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

“We should have more holidays,” Dr Mahathir told reporters at the Perdana Leadership Foundation here in an immediate reaction to the announcement made in Parliament earlier.

“Work is not important. Holiday is important,” the 84-year-old added, wearing his trademark smirk.

Dr Mahathir said he did not want to criticise Najib’s effort, but pointed out that he was often described as a “workaholic”.

“But now, I’m on a long holiday. I’m not working for anybody,” he said, smiling from ear to ear. Read more

Umno cadang jambatan separuh Langkawi-Perlis

Umno bahagian Langkawi akan mengemukakan cadangan kepada kerajaan untuk projek pembinaan jambatan separuh bagi menjimatkan kos perbelanjaan, masa perjalanan feri dan kargo antara Langkawi dengan Kuala Perlis.

Ketua Umno bahagian itu Datuk Nawawi Ahmad, yang juga ADUN Kuah, berkata sekiranya cadangan pembinaan jambatan itu dipersetujui, projek itu berupaya membangunkan pelabuhan Langkawi sebagai pelabuhan bebas cukai.

Katanya pada masa ini, jarak perjalanan antara Langkawi ke Kuala Perlis, sejauh 24 kilometer memakan masa satu jam menerusi perkhidmatan feri, tetapi dengan pembinaan jambatan separuh itu, dapat menjimatkan masa kepada 20 minit. Read more

Jeffrey says Sabah PKR facing crisis

Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Sabah is heading to a crisis as two factions led by Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan and Ansari Abdullah are arguing about the party’s top leadership’s decision to appoint Selangor Exco member Azmin Ali as the Sabah PKR liaison chief.

Dr Jeffrey, who is a Vice President of PKR, maintained that the party top leadership must listen to the voices of the majority of the grassroots in making its decision.

“I’m just saying that the leadership must listen to the majority and the basis of the majority is based on the constitution É they don’t want to play politics,” he said when met at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), Saturday. Read more

Ageing Ku Li gives up on Umno top post

By Ian McIntyre

After three decades of mounting challenges for the Umno presidency, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has decided to give up the fight finally.

“I am too old. Too old,” he said when asked at the sidelines of the recent Umno special general assembly on whether he would consider contesting for the post with the quota system now abolished.

“I think it is time to give a younger person a chance,” he said.

However, the Kelantan prince will continue to be an active political commentator, providing insights into history as well as constructive criticism of both Barisan Nasional and the Opposition. Read more

RM30 were paid to those who attend 1 Malaysia launch

By Clara Chooi

IPOH, Oct 19 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak launched his highly-publicised “1 Malaysia” concept before a crowd of at least 30,000 at the Perak Stadium here last night.

But according to some spectators, they had been bused in after collecting RM30 coupons.

Since Perak is still considered as shaky ground for the Barisan Nasional government, the large crowd would have been a confidence booster for Najib and his delegation, who included Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir and the state executive councillors.

The cheers and shouts of support that greeted the administrators appeared to suggest that Najib’s messages of reform and unity over the past few months had also successfully reached Perak folk. Read more

Hadiah pada isteri menteri kesihatan, polis digesa siasat

Ahli Parlimen Segambut Lim Lip Eng hari ini membuat laporan di ibupejabat polis daerah Sentul berhubung dakwaan ‘hadiah’ kereta dari syarikat binaan Axis Construction Sdn Bhd (ACSB) kepada isteri Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.

Laporan tersebut dibuat berdasarkan sebuah artikel yang disiarkan dalam lamaweb Malaysia Today pada 14 Oktober lalu. Read more

Anwar Ibrahim: Media Arus Perdana Putar Belit Isu Zaid

Ketua Umum Parti Keadilan Rakyat Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata media massa arus perdana telah memutarbelitkan cuti enam bulan yang diambil oleh Zaid Ibrahim dari tugas-tugasnya di dalam biro politik parti.

Anwar berkata beberapa perkara mengenai program di Sabah yang dikaitkan dengan Zaid turut diselesaikan tanpa masalah.

Anwar berkata demikian selepas menghaidiri majlis Sambutan Aidilfitri dan Deepavali anjuran Keadilan Wilayah Persekutuan.

“Benda ini tidak berbangkit kerana dia baru telefon saya dari Sarawak bersama Presiden ada program parti. Kemudian dia hendak bercuti menunaikan haji. Program di Sabah itu kerana dianjurkan oleh cabang tanpa negeri. Dua hari lalu negeri bermesyuarat dan mengesahkan sebagai program negeri jadi selesai,” katanya. Read more

Anwar blames media for exaggerating PKR problems

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — PKR’s de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim played down today Datuk Zaid Ibrahim’s six months’ leave of absence from the party, but conceded there were problems in the opposition party.

“He is still in the party and still in the leadership.” said Anwar, who added the former Umno law minister would be going to perform the Haj during his leave of absence.

Anwar said he did not understand why Zaid’s leave was being interpreted in such a negative manner.

“I concede, yes we have to address this, if there are issues to be discuss.” said Anwar, but he blamed the media for sending the negative signal that there was serious infighting in the party and that PKR was unravelling. Read more

Cracks in Sabah PKR

A split in the Sabah PKR leadership is now out in the open following the appointment of party vice-president Azmin Ali as state liaison chief.

PKR vice-president Datuk Dr Jeffrey Kitingan said 18 leaders of the party’s 23 active divisions in Sabah have signed a memorandum voicing their protest over Azmin’s leadership in the state.

The memorandum had been submitted to PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim “some time ago,” he said yesterday.

“The issue is not whether his appointment is accepted, it is about certain decisions he made,” Dr Jefrey said when met at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here to greet former cabinet minister and PKR member Datuk Zaid Ibrahim.

Dr Jeffrey said the decisions of state liaison leaders should be made after consultation with division chiefs and not be “shoved down the throats of division leaders.” Read more

PAS perlu jadi kerajaan yang ditunggu – Presiden PAS

HULU TERENGGANU, 17 Okt: Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang berkata, parti itu mestilah mempunyai budaya kerja untuk menjadi ‘kerajaan yang ditunggu’.

Ini, katanya kerana perkembangan yang berlaku pada hari ini sangat menuntut kepada parti politik dan gerakan Islam yang disegani dalam negara kita.

Tambahnya, keruntuhan sistem sekular yang mengasingkan urusan dunia dengan agama memerlukan Islam sebagai pilihan. Read more

Bagan Pinang – Serah kotak undi pos di pasar raya?

KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Okt: Wajarkah beg undi pos diserahkan kepada pihak terbabit di pasar raya? Tetapi itulah yang berlaku dalam pilihan raya kecil Bagan Pinang.

Ketua Penerangan Pemuda PAS, Suhaizan Kayat berjanji mendedahkan penyelewengan undi pos di Bagan Pinang jika Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Utama Mohamad Hassan sedia menyahut cabaran debatnya.

Ianya termasuk bukti penyerahan beg undi pos berdekatan pasar raya Telok Kemang, yang menurut dakwaannya sebagai sesuatu yang meragukan.

“Kalau beg undi boleh diserahkan di mana-mana saja, seperti di pasar raya…bila-bila masa seperti jam 7.30 malam, sudah tentu meragukan.

“Maka tiada jaminan ketelusan pada sistem undi (pos) yang longgar…SPR pun susah pantau, apatah kami (PaCa – agen pengiraan undi dan pengundian),” tegasnya.

Sambil memberi tempoh jawapan sehingga Selasa depan, Suhaizan nekad turun padang untuk menjelaskan kelemahan sistem perlaksanaan undi pos tersebut sekiranya debat tersebut gagal.

“Beberapa kawasan yang terdapat undi pos telah dikenal pasti…(seperti) Setiawangsa, Kluang, Lumut dan Pekan yang diwakili Perdana Menteri sendiri untuk kita turun jelaskan kepada rakyat tentang (sistem) undi pos yang lemah jika debat gagal,” tegasnya.

Menurut blog peribadinya, kentong-suhaizan, beliau turut mempersoal beberapa perkara yang meragukan pada sistem undi pos yang didakwanya tidak telus.

Antaranya, soal kesukaran pengundi pos (tentera) mendapatkan kertas undi.

Selain itu, beliau meminta SPR menjelaskan kaedah pemantauan proses pengundian pos yang begitu longgar, agar terjamin ketelusannya.

Suhaizan yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Khas Undi Pos di keputusan undi pos bagi Dun Bagan Pinang sesuatu yang diragui.

9 Oktober lalu, PAS mendesak diberhentikan serta-merta ke atas proses pengundian undi pos kerana terdapat ratusan pertindihan nama pengundi dalam daftar pemilih awam dan tentera (pos).

Ekoran itu, PAS mengadakan tiga pertemuan bersama SPR dan membuat dua laporan polis.

Namun, tiada sebarang insiatif susulan yang positif dilakukan.

Pilihan raya Umum ke-12 lalu, PAS mendapat 1189 undi pos, manakala Umno pula mendapat 3080.

Bagaimana pun, pilihan raya kecil N31 baru-baru ini menyaksikan undi pos PAS menyusut sehingga 601 undi sahaja, manakala undi POS Umno dilihat kian meningkat sehingga 3521.

Beberapa dakwaan tersebut sekali gus dikatakan membantu kemenangan luar biasa Adun Bagan Pinang yang baru, Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad dengan majoriti undi sebanyak 5435.

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Dr M dismisses Khairy’s call to end ‘siege mentality’

By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal

PETALING JAYA, Oct 17 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yesterday brushed aside Khairy Jamaluddin’s call for Malays to end their siege mentality, pointing out that perhaps “some of us are already successful.”

But the former prime minister said there were still many Malays who found it hard to make a living.

Dr Mahathir said last night he believed Malays still had a siege mentality because of their relative poverty.

“Maybe the average Malay feels that he is under siege, so to speak because he does not earn enough,” said Dr Mahathir.

He was commenting Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin’s speech at the Umno general assembly.

“Well, maybe some of us feel that we are already successful, so we don’t need to be under ‘siege’,” said Dr Mahathir.

Khairy had this week urged Malays to end their siege mentality and emphasise Malay leadership as opposed to Ketuanan Melayu, or Malay supremacy.

His call to end the siege mentality was virtually blacked out by Umno’s Malay-language newspapers. Only English-language newspapers, vernacular and online media published stories emphasising the siege mentality part of his speech.

Khairy was also criticised by a number of right-wing Umno blogs, with many likening his remarks to something which Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would say.

When asked last night, Dr Mahathir — a fierce critic of Khairy — declined to say whether he agreed or disagreed with the Umno Youth chief’s remarks.

“I’m not saying I’m agreeing or disagreeing with what he (Khairy) said. I don’t have to agree or disagree with anything.”

Khairy has been forced to defend his remarks after receiving flak from right-wing elements in the party.

The Malaysian Insider