Khamis, 14 Julai 2011

Dewan Pemuda PAS Kawasan Ampang, Selangor

Dewan Pemuda PAS Kawasan Ampang, Selangor


Program 2 Jam Yang Indah Bersama Bob Lokman Di Taman Sri Ampang

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:25 PM PDT


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Program dipengerusikan oleh Al-Fadhil Ustaz Fazlulrahimi Bin Maarop, Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS Kawasan Ampang dan dirasmikan oleh YB Tuan Hj Khasim Abdul Aziz, ADUN Lembah Jaya merangkap YDP PAS Kawasan Ampang.


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Posted: 14 Jul 2011 06:10 AM PDT

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Pakatan Rakyat


SIASAH

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:34 PM PDT

Satu masa dulu, gerakan pembangkang menguasai dunia siber, dengan laman-laman web berita yang banyak dan sentiasa dikemaskini.

Kemudian, apabila blog menjadi popular, pemimpin-pemimpin pembangkang mendahului penggunaan alat ini dalam dunia politik negara.

Pada masa itu, selesa dengan akhbar dan saluran televisyen yang dikuasai, Umno dan Barisan Nasional kelihatan mengabaikan terus media baharu, kecuali satu atau dua saluran maklumat seperti laman Umno.

Laman-laman pembangkang walau bagaimanapun bukan semuanya kekal. Ada yang terus berkubur, ada yang muncul semula dalam bentuk lain, dengan beberapa masih kekal.

Tiba Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12, internet diraikan sebagai medan yang mencetuskan apa yang suka disebut sebagai "tsunami politik" yang mengubah wajah politik negara. Muncul kenyataan seperti "medan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-12 ialah di internet."

Selepas tiga tahun Mac 2008 berlalu, Umno dan BN semakin menyedari kepentingan media baharu. Secara tersusun dan bersungguh-sungguh, media baharu menjadi salah satu bahagian penting dalam jentera pemerintah.

Pemimpin-pemimpin Umno yang sebelum ini hanya sekadar mampu menyebut IT, kini sudah mampu menggunakan media baharu, bermula dengan blog, Twitter dan Facebook.

Bekas Perdana Menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad yang mula menulis blog menjadi blog politik paling diikuti, menjadi sumber berita dan pencetus perdebatan politik hingga ke hari ini, mengatasi semua pemimpin politik di Malaysia.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak memanfaatkan sepenuhnya Facebook dan Twitter, sehingga muncul antara pemimpin paling popular dalam dunia media sosial dalam politik negara.

Media baharu mula tidak lagi menjadi asing kepada pemerintah yang sebelum ini seolah-olah memusuhi wacana politik di internet.

Di bawah Najib, blog-blog Umno semakin bercambah, dengan pembawaan isu-isu semasa yang selaras dan sistematik antara satu sama lain, menjadi satu senjata berkesan pemerintah.

Blog-blog tersebut dilihat menyokong satu sama lain dalam banyak isu, dan saling membantu dan melengkapkan blog pro-Umno lain, walaupun wujud perbezaan pada masa dan isu tertentu.

Blog-blog yang menjadi penyerang utama terhadap Pakatan rakyat itu kini muncul menjadi blog politik paling popular di negara ini, mengatasi blog pro-PR.

Sebahagian besar menerbitkan tulisan sendiri melebihi purata satu tulisan setiap hari, dengan beberapa blog menunjukkan hasil kajian yang meyakinkan dan kredibel.

Umno kini tidak lagi perlu menunggu laporan berita Buletin Utama atau akhbar-akhbar harian, tetapi banyak isu ditangani dengan segera oleh blog pro-Umno.

Isu gambar kematian peserta demonstrasi Bersih 2.0, cincin yang didakwa dibeli oleh isteri perdana menteri dan banyak isu lain segera dijawab oleh blog Umno, yang sebahagian besarnya mengemukakan hujah yang bukan sembarangan.

Pemerintah bukan tidak terjejas oleh media baharu. Portal-portal berita propembangkang yang semakin banyak dan pelbagai kempen antipemerintah masih berjalan dengan meluas di dunia siber terutama laman sosial.

Terbaharu, Najib menerima tekanan apabila muncul kumpulan Facebook menerima sokongan ramai menuntut beliau meletak jawatan.

Walau bagaimanapun, dengan keupayaan yang besar, media baharu ialah satu wilayah bebas yang pihak pemerintah masih mampu memanfaatkan, dalam beberapa aspek, dengan lebih berkesan berbanding pembangkang.

Dalam kalangan pemblog pro-PAS, usaha-usaha menyusun gerak kerja, penyelarasan dengan parti dan sebagainya masih belum menampakkan hasil, walaupun beberapa pertemuan termasuk dengan pemimpin telah diadakan.

Banyak laman dan blog propembangkang lebih berperanan sebagai aggregator atau pengumpul berita berbanding menerbitkan tulisan sendiri.

Beberapa blog pembangkang pula lebih banyak berperanan dalam politik dalaman parti-parti tertentu, dengan sejumlah besar tulisan bertujuan menyampaikan kritikan atau kecaman kepada pihak yang tidak disenangi dalam parti sendiri.

Dari sudut bahasa dan etika banyak blog terbabit, banyak daripada blog terbabit menggunakan bahasa kesat dan mengulas atau mengkritik tanpa maklmat yang tepat, termasuk dalam isu-isu peribadi.

Banyak isu yang dibawa blog pro-PR berbentuk serangan psikologi dan permaina media semata-mata, tanpa menyampaikan sebarang penjelasan atau ulasan yang bertanggungjawab dan berdasarkan pengetahuan yang tepat.

Perkembangan ini mencetuskan satu kebimbangan berhubung peranan media baharu propembangkang dalam menyampaikan maklumat dan menyokong politik PR.

Dalam persaingan dalam media baharu hari ini, dapat diperhatikan pemerintah telah jauh berubah daripada kebekuan yang mereka alami satu masa dulu, pada masa sama pembangkang tersekat dalam satu kemelut yang sukar.

Pilihan Raya umum ke-13 nanti bakal memberi petunjuk, siapa yang paling dapat memanfaatkan media baharu; BN atau PR.

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Kerabu Bersuara ®

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:23 PM PDT

Khalid Samad

Pengalaman saya bersama Perhimpunan BERSIH 2.0 bermula pada jam 11 pagi apabila saya dengan seorang teman dari PAS Shah Alam menuju ke Kuala Lumpur. Pada mulanya kami mencuba Lebuh Raya Persekutuan. Ianya sesak dari sebelum Tol Batu 3. Kami cuba pintas melalui Glenmarie. Trafik sesak di hadapan kilang pengedar kereta BMW. Kami memutuskan untuk berpusing balik dan mencuba pula melalui ELITE/PLUS menuju ke KLIA. Masuk di Batu 3, keluar di Tol USJ. Seterusnya menuju ke arah Puchong. Seterusnya kami menyusuri Jalan Gasing dan melalui kawasan Universiti Malaya sehingga keluar di Jalan Pantai. Dari situ terus menuju ke KL Sentral.

Sekatan jalan oleh polis di merata tempat. BN menyusahkan rakyat semata-mata kerana hendak menghalang program yang menegur mereka. Turut bersimpati dengan pihak polis, berpanas dan mendapat sumpahan rakyat berbakul-bakul semata-mata kerana UMNO/BN. Hanya pencuri dan BN yang bergembira dengan penggunaan polis secara sebegini. Tetapi, kalau difikirkan, memang terdapat persamaan di situ. Pencuri mencuri secara 'illegal', BN mencuri harta rakyat melalui cara 'legal'.

Setibanya kami di jalan Brickfields, saya turun di tepi jalan dan berjalan kaki menuju ke KL Sentral. Terserempak dengan sahabat bermotosikal dan membonceng ke hadapan kawasan KL Sentral. Berjalan kaki pula menuju ke Hotel Hilton yang berada di sebelahnya. Saya berjalan berhampiran beberapa anggota polis tetapi mungkin oleh kerana saya bertegur sapa seorang pelancong dari Australia dan bersembang sambil berjalan dengan beliau, mereka tidak perasan akan saya. Mungkin juga saya dianggap sebagai 'pemandu pelancong' ataupun tourist guide.

Saya masuk ke Hotel Hilton dan dari lobi, terus menuju ke atas untuk bersama pimpinan. DSAI telahpun berada di situ bersama Dato Ambiga dan Lim Kit Siang. Beberapa pimpinan PAS juga sudah di situ apabila saya sampai. TG Hj Abdul Hadi sampai pada jam 1 tengah hari. PC dibuat dan mereka menyatakan secara jelas apa itu BERSIH 2.0 dan matlamat yang ingin dicapai. PR juga menyatakan sokongannya terhadap BERSIH 2.0.

Selepas solat Zohor yang diimamkan TG Hj Abdul Hadi kami mula bergerak ke bawah. Sampai sahaja kami ke Lobi, pelanggan di restoran di kawasan Lobi hotel itu tiba-tiba berdiri dan menepuk tangan menunjukkan sokongan. Termasuk pelancong-pelancong yang mengikuti perkembangan Negara, mereka semua faham apa yang kami inginkan akan membawa kebaikan untuk Negara. Hanya UMNO tidak mahu faham kerana mereka lebih pentingkan kebaikan diri mereka sendiri!
Ada dikalangan pelanggan, bangun untuk turut bersama. Sambil menunggu tadi, mereka minum di restoran hotel, membawa business juga pada hotel tersebut nampak gaya!

Kami keluar pintu utama Hotel dan terus tuju ke bangunan KL Sentral. Sambil keluar saya menoleh ke belakang dan mata saya mengesahkan, tiada meja yang diterbalikkan, tiada kerusi yang dicampak dan tiada bahagian yang dibakar di Hotel Hilton! Kami himpunan aman, bukan perusuh.

Sambil keluar saya melihat hari sedang hujan. Hujan rahmat yang akan mengurangkan kesan keperitan gas pemedih mata, terfikir saya. Bila tiba di salah satu pintu masuk KL Sentral, ada anggota polis yang cuba menghalang kami dari masuk, tetapi tidak berjaya. Kami masuk ke dalam dan tiba-tiba, orang ramai yang berada di dalam bersorak menyambut ketibaan kami. Jumlah yang asalnya hanya berpuluh, tiba-tiba disertai ramai yang telah berada di dalam, menjadi beratus! Kami terus mara dan keluar dari bangunan KL Sentral, dibawa melalui tangga besi ke tingkat bawah.

Yang menyertai kami di KL Sentral terdiri dari rakyat biasa yang menyokong kami. Mereka menunggu kami dan sambil menunggu, mereka membeli minuman dan makanan di kedai-kedai di KL Sentral. Semasa mereka bangun untuk menyertai kami, tiada kedai yang dibakar, kerusi yang dibaling atau meja yang dipecahkan. Kerana kami berhimpunan secara aman yang ingin menuntut pilihan raya yang adil dan bersih, bukan perusuh. Kami ingin lawan melalui pilihan raya, bukan melalui huru hara. Itu sebab pilihan raya perlu adil dan bersih.

Di tingkat bawah, kami berada di kawasan yang bagaikan sebuah terowong, kiri kanan berdinding. Mereka yang di depan membawa kami terus mara lagi menuju ke jalan keluar untuk ke Stadium Merdeka. Bila sampai di pintu 'terowong' tiba-tiba kelihatan satu barisan anggota FRU menghalang jalan. Kami berada lebih kurang 20 meter dari mereka. Kami berhenti, pimpinan berada di saf hadapan. Saya di saf yang ketiga. Tiba-tiba berbunyi siren dari belakang. Landrover FRU menuju ke arah kami dari belakang, inginkan laluan untuk ke depan. Kami memberinya laluan tanpa apa-apa tindakan khianat dari pihak kami.

Setelah landrover tersebut berada di hadapan, saya menoleh ke belakang, ingin melihat sekiranya ada pasukan FRU yang sedang mara ke arah kami. Orang sudah ramai, beresak-esak, dalam keadaaan kebimbangan kerana kami terperangkap dalam terowong tanpa adanya jalan keluar. Di depan FRU dan di belakang pun sudah begitu. Kami datang bukan untuk berentap dengan FRU tetapi BN menghantar FRU untuk menyerang kami.

Tiba-tiba saya mendengar bunyi tembakan dan dengan serta-merta, cermin-mata saya terpelanting ke depan. Asap gas pemedih mata mula berkepul-kepul. Tembakan datang dari depan dan belakang. Pada saat itu saya terfikir saya perlu mencari cermin-mata kerana semua menjadi kabur tanpanya. Tetapi suasana kelam kabut menyedarkan saya bahawa itu tidak mungkin saya lakukan. Gas pemedih mata mula terhidu. Saya teringat beg plastik yang berada di dalam kocek seluar saya dan dengan segera membukanya sehingga dipenuhi udara serta bernafas melaluinya dengan menutup hidung dan mulut saya dengannya. Beg plastik itu adalah pembalut baju BERSIH 2.0 yang diberikan kepada saya semasa diatas.

Pada ketika itu saya tidak sedar bahawa kepala saya terkena kelonsong gas pemedih mata dan sudah mula berdarah. Saya bersama rakan saya dari Shah Alam, saudara Zainal, yang ditugaskan untuk menemani saya, bergegas ke belakang dan ternampak 'lubang' di tepi dinding di sebelah kanan kami. Kami menuju ke lubang tersebut.

Sambil ke sana saya melihat A. Samad Said terduduk tersandar di tepi dinding. Beliau orang lama, pasti umurnya lebih 70 tahun. Dia tentu tidak mampu untuk beredar dari terowong yang semakin penuh dengan gas pemedih mata. Turut kelihatan beberapa pemuda yang duduk bersama beliau.

Semasa sidang akhbar sebentar tadi A. Samad Said turut bercakap. Beliau berkata, telah tiba masanya untuk sasterawan terlibat dalam pencorakan Negara kerana kerosakan yang semakin melanda. Saya kagum dengan beliau. Kebiasaannya, orang seperti dia akan berehat di rumah, bermain dengan anak cucu. Malangnya kebobrokan pemerintah memaksa beliau ke jalan raya, walaupun sudah cukup berusia. Mengapa? Kerana dia tidak ingin mewariskan kepada yang muda suatu negara yang hancur dan budaya politik yang muflis dari segi akhlak dan amanah! Celaka BN kerana merampas ketenangan zaman usia emas darinya!

Kelihatan juga beberapa wanita yang terduduk di atas jalan, tercungap-cungap kepedihan, hadiah dari BN yang ingin terus mempertahankan proses pilihan raya yang kotor. Mereka sedar akan risikonya tetapi mereka ingin juga melihat perubahan dan keadilan. Apa akan mereka warisi sekiranya kepincangan diteruskan dan kekayaan negara terus disalah-gunakan? Oleh itu mereka datang walaupun tahu kemungkinan mereka akan dilayani sebegitu rupa oleh BN.

Pada ketika itu saya tersedar bahawa beg plaktik yang saya bernafas melaluinya sudah mula basah, berisi dengan sesuatu cecair yang berwarna gelap. Sahabat saya lantas memberitahu saya bahawa saya telah terluka di bahagian kepala. Beg plastik dipenuhi darah!

Saudara Zainal membawa saya terus menuju ke lubang yang kelihatan tadi. Terpaksa kami melalui di bawah dua batang paip air untuk sampai ke lubang tersebut. Sebaik sahaja melalui lubang itu, kami dapati kami memasuki kawasan pembinaan. Ada beberapa pekerja di situ. Kami bertanya jalan keluar dan dengan segera mereka menunjukkan kami jalan untuk melepas diri.

Zainal meminta saya berhenti dan baju Bersih 2.0 yang saya pakai di atas baju T-shirt saya digunakan untuk membalut kepala saya untuk mengurangkan pendarahan. Pada masa itu kelihatan baju saya penuh dengan kesan darah. Saya duduk sambil dia dan beberapa lagi rakan seperjuangan membalut kepala saya. Ada bersama pemuda dari kawasan Selayang. Ada juga pemuda dari Sarawak! Pemuda dari selayang memberikan saya tuala kecil yang sudah dibasahkan untuk membersihkan muka dari kesan darah.

Sambil itu semua dilakukan, dua orang lagi pemuda keluar dari kawasan pembinaan tersebut untuk mendapatkan teksi untuk saya. Bila ada teksi ditahan, maka mereka memanggil saya untuk menaiki teksi tersebut. Zainal menutup kepala saya dengan beg plastic kuning yang dia bawa bersama. Takut luka dibasahi hujan. Pemuda Sarawak memberi pula jaket hitamnya untuk menutup kepala saya juga, takut air hujan akan membasahi luka saya.

Saya dan Zainal menaiki teksi dan meminta pemandu membawa kami ke Hospital. Pemandu itu melihat pada saya dan terus menyedari saya salah seorang yang menyertai perhimpunan BERSIH. Dia nampak saya sedang cedera dan dengan segera dia membawa kami pergi. Sambil dalam perjalanan dia cukup berhati-hati, mengelak kawasan yang dijaga polis.

Setibanya kami di Hospital, di bahagian kecemasan, saya dibawa untuk bertemu doktor yang bertugas. Pembantu Hospital (HA) ramai bertanya akan keadaan di Kuala Lumpur sambil menunjukkan sokongan mereka terhadap apa yang diusahakan. Sambil berbincang saya dicucuk dengan cucukan anti-tetanus, tekanan darah dibaca dan keadaan jantung diperiksa melalui ECG. Orang biasa yang berada di hospital turut bertanya apa yang sedang berlaku. Sambil menunggu keluarga mereka yang dirawat, sokongan mereka terhadap apa yang dituntut oleh BERSIH jelas disuarakan.

Ada seorang peserta himpunan aman BERSIH yang cedera telah tiba di Hospital sebelum saya. Beliau lagi parah. Kelongsong gas pemedih mata terkena di dadanya dan melantun ke atas melanggar dagunya. Tulang dagunya patah menyebabkan dia tidak boleh bercakap dengan jelas.

Para doktor dan jururawat yang merawat saya begitu bersimpati dengan usaha kami. Sambil menjahit luka saya setelah kepala di x-ray, ada yang bertanya kehairanan terhadap cara perhimpunan itu ditangani. "Apa salahnya? Kenapa tidak dibenarkan sahaja? Apa yang diminta sememangnya patut" kata salah seorang doktor sambil menjahit 6 jahitan dikepala saya. "Kami sokong, tapi terpaksa menikus" katanya lagi.

Itulah Malaysia, negara kesayangan kita semua. Bumi di mana golongan bijak pandai ditakut-takutkan. "Kalau bersama himpunan BERSIH, tindakan akan diambil! Semua pegawai kerajaan diharamkan untuk berserta! Mahasiswa, mahasiswi, pensyarah, cikgu-cikgu, kalau terlibat, nahas kamu!" kata-kata perangsang pemerintah yang memerintah melalui penindasan dan ugutan. Ya Malaysia, bukannya Myanmar ataupun Kampuchea di bawah Pol Pot. Kehebatan negara ini dan segala kelebihannya hancur di tangan pemerintah yang mementingkan diri.

Itulah sebabnya perubahan itu perlu. Perubahan demi membebaskan Malaysia dari barisan pemimpin yang sudah lupa diri, tenggelam dalam harta dan kemewahan yang dicuri dari rakyat. Ianya hanya dapat dilakukan sekiranya pilihan raya itu adil dan bersih. Itulah sebabnya mengapa usaha BERSIH perlu diteruskan.

Pada masa itu waktu sudah pukul empat petang. Saya menerima sms bahawa TG Hj. Abd Hadi telah ditahan. DSAI dihantar ke hospital kerana turut cedera. Lebih kurang 1,400 orang ditahan polis. Tetapi, LKS tidak mampu ditahan polis walaupun beliau 'separuh rabun' kerana baru sahaja menjalani pembedahan mata! Sedangkan beliau bersama di saf hadapan. Adakah ini merupakan sebahagian dari tipu muslihat mereka? Ingin ditonjolkan kononnya bahawa hanya Melayu sahaja yang terlibat sambil mengelakkan kemarahan masyarakat Cina?

Namun demikian, maklumat seterusnya yang saya terima melalui SMS menyatakan, himpunan BERSIH 2.0 berjaya dihadiri berpuluh ribu rakyat berbilang kaum di beberapa tempat termasuk di Stadium Merdeka dan Pudu Raya! Sambil itu, perhimpunan turut diadakan di beberapa bandar utama di serata dunia!

Saya kembali ke rumah selepas itu, walaupun perit gas pemedih mata masih terasa dan luka di kepala masih menyengit, tetapi hati tetap gembira dengan kejayaan perhimpunan tersebut. Saya kemudiannya dikunjungi beberapa sahabat yang kembali dari Kuala Lumpur. Mereka menceritakan pengalaman mereka sambil ingin tahu keadaan saya. Semua merasa bangga dengan kejayaan perhimpunan tersebut dan tiada sesiapa, termasuk saya, merasa kesal kerana telah bersama. Ini adalah kerana, kami telah turut menyertai suatu perhimpunan yang telah melakar sejarah dalam mencorak masa depan tahah air. InsyaAllah, angin perubahan kencang akan terus kekal bertiup di bumi Malaysia ini!

WaLlahu 'Alam
KHALID SAMAD

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魏宗贤文打烟之声 Gwee Tong Hiang for Bentayan

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 03:32 AM PDT

Lim Guan Eng

Posted: 14 Jul 2011 02:19 AM PDT

Lim Guan Eng


Ketua Polis Negara telah memberi kebenaran kepada 3 orang Ahli Parlimen untuk melawat YB Dr Jeyakumar (bm/cn)

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 08:36 PM PDT

Ketua Polis Negara Tan Sri Haji Ismail bin Haji Omar telah memberi kebenaran kepada 3 orang Ahli Parlimen untuk melawat Ahli Parlimen Sungai Siput, YB Dr Micheal Jeyakumar yang berada di Ibu Pejabat Polis Diraja Malaysia.

Saya telah mengemukakan permohonan kepada Tan Sri Haji Ismail bin Haji Omar untuk melawat YB Dr Micheal Jeyakumar pada 12 Julai 2011, beliau membalas surat pada 13 Julai 2011 dan memberitahu bahawa YB Dr Micheal Jeyakumar telah pun keluar daripada Institut Jantung Negara pada 13 Julai 2011 jam 2.30 petang.

Dalam suratnya, Tan Sri Haji Ismail bin Haji Omar juga mengatakan bahawa pihak polis membenarkan lawatan ke atas YB Dr Micheal Jeyakumar pada 15 Julai 2011(Jumaat) jam 11 pagi di Ibu Pejabat Polis DiRaja Malaysia, Bukit Aman. Walau Bagaimanapun lawatan ini terhad kepada 3 orang Ahli Parlimen sahaja.

Sehubungan itu, 3 orang Ahli Parlimen yang akan melawat YB Dr. Michael Jeyakumar adalah Ahli Parlimen Ipoh Timur Lim Kit Siang (DAP), Ahli Parlimen Kubang Kerian Salahuddin Ayub (PAS) dan Ahli Parlimen Subang R Sivarasa (PKR) akan melawat YB Dr Micheal Jeyakumar.

Kenyataan Media oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng pada 14 Julai 2011 di KOMTAR, George Town

—- Mandarin Translation—-

槟州首席部长林冠英于2011年7月14日在乔治市光大发表声明:

总警长丹斯里依斯迈奥玛已经允许三名国会议员探访和丰区国会议员再也古玛医生,他目前身在大马皇家警察总部。

我在2011年7月12日致函总警长,要求他批准我们探望再也古玛医生。他在2011年7月13日的回函中说,再也古玛医生已经在当天2时30分从国家心脏中心出院。

在信中,总警长也说,警方允许我们在2011年7月15日早上11时前往武吉阿曼全国警察总部探望再也古玛医生。但是,警方只限三名国会议员探访。

三名即将探望再也古玛医生的国会议员分别为:行动党怡保东区国会议员林吉祥、回教党古邦阁亮区国会议员沙拉胡丁及公正党梳邦区国会议员西瓦拉沙。

林冠英

Lim Kit Siang

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:10 PM PDT

Lim Kit Siang


I did the BERSIH thing for my babies

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:48 PM PDT

By Goh Siu Lin July 13, 2011 | AWL I am a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister and I happen to be a lawyer too. Mine was a spontaneous decision to go to the rally. Something struck a chord in me when I heard my senior partner tell stories of BERSIH 2007, of [...]

Raja Aziz – A legal mandarin’s sad last days

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:45 PM PDT

By Terence Netto Jul 14, 11 | MalaysiaKini Raja Aziz Addruse, for all his ultimate eminence as a lawyer, must have felt himself a marginal man, especially in the last decades before his death on Tuesday from lymphatic cancer at the age of 75. Nothing exemplified this peripheral stature than the refusal of the Federal [...]

Bersih 2.0: Arrested and sent to Pulapol

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:24 PM PDT

By CL Shue Jul 14, 11 | MalaysiaKini EYEWITNESS On July 8, 2011, my doctor friend SMS-ed me and said he was not sure whether he would be able to get into Kuala Lumpur by the next day. I was also not sure whether I would be able to get near Stadium Merdeka on July [...]

Malaysia’s Najib must abandon the Mubarak model

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:11 PM PDT

By Simon Tisdall 13 July 2011 | Guardian It is not in the same league as Arab spring uprisings in Egypt and elsewhere. But Malaysia’s fancifully named “hibiscus revolution” has potential, at least, to inflict a winter of discontent on the gormless government of prime minister Najib Razak. That’s something David Cameron should bear in [...]

Kit Siang: I will wear yellow every Saturday

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:31 PM PDT

Malaysiakini | Jul 13, 11 DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang has vowed to wear yellow every Saturday until the government accedes to the demands of civil society and political activists pertaining to electoral and political reform. The demands include the release of the six PSM activists currently detained under the Emergency Ordinance (EO), the [...]

Minister Liow, photos and videos don’t lie

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:17 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 14, 11 ‘Fearing the consequences of being called a liar, he flipped and has pointed the finger squarely now at the Tung Shin hospital’s board.’ Liow takes tear gas explanation to Twitter Karma: How about MCA chief Dr Chua Soi Lek who said that despite video or photo evidence, it [...]

BN’s stupidity is Godsend for Bersih

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 14, 11 ‘It brought about a unity among the races which we had never been seen before. If ever there was such thing as 1Malaysia, we saw it on Saturday.’ Ambiga: Never any intention to topple BN Quigonbond: The government’s resistance to entertain Bersih 2.0′s demands is an unambiguous sign [...]

Bersih’s Ambiga is tool of the rakyat

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:10 PM PDT

Malaysiakini Your Say | Jul 14, 11 ‘When I saw Anwar, Kit Siang and Saifuddin next to Ambiga while she gave the PC, I knew this was a new beginning for a multiracial Malaysia.’ Noh Omar: Pakatan MPs have become Ambiga’s tool Jiminy Qrikert: As usual, Umno-BN is now spinning their lies into truths. Earlier, [...]

Family: We still don’t know how Baharudin died

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:58 PM PDT

Salhan K Ahmad Malaysiakini Jul 13, 11 Closure appears to be slow in coming for the family of Baharudin Ahmad, the sole fatality allegedly linked to the Bersih 2.0 rally last Saturday. The police recently claimed that a preliminary report based on the post-mortem on the 59-year-old taxi driver indicated that he had died of [...]

Doctors say cops fired tear gas into Tung Shin compound

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:31 PM PDT

The Malaysian Insider Jul 13, 2011 KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — A group of doctors said today they were prepared to provide sworn affidavits to say that police had fired tear gas and chemical-laced water into the compounds of the Tung Shin and Chinese Maternity Hospitals during the Bersih rally last Saturday. In a statement [...]

Lessons learnt in a walk with friends

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:21 PM PDT

— Sheila Santharamohana The Malaysian Insider Jul 13, 2011 JULY 13 — Like all others who came alone for Saturday's Bersih rally, I found that I needn't have worried. In the confusion and chaos with each blinding onslaught, we reached out and found each other. The strong supported the overcome, the sighted helped the blinded [...]

I was afraid, therefore I walked

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:15 PM PDT

— Celine Yong The Malaysian Insider Jul 13, 2011 JULY 13 — I almost didn't make it. But I went. The week leading up to the Bersih 2.0 rally on July 9th, I was like most of my friends; poked fun at the BN government's decision to ban yellow outfits and Bersih T-shirts on my [...]

Cop: Use of excessive force was wrong

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:38 AM PDT

Teoh El Sen | July 13, 2011 Free Malaysia Today There were special police teams who were already targeting those leaders behind the rally, such as Bersih chairman S Ambiga, says a policeman. EXCLUSIVE KUALA LUMPUR: The police force has been denying the use of violence during the Bersih 2.0 march on July 9. But [...]

Sarawak to hold reform rally in August

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:24 AM PDT

Joseph Tawie | July 13, 2011 Free Malaysia Today While patriotism to country and loyalty to government is important, the same reasoning should be used to oust bad leaders and governments, says Movement of Change Sarawak. KUCHING: Inspired by the success of Bersih 2.0′s 'Walk For Democracy' march last Saturday and the fact that some [...]

Najib ‘troubled’ by people’s willingness to act

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:51 AM PDT

By Mohd Ariff Sabri Aziz July 13, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today Comment What has Bersih 2.0 become? To me Bersih 2.0 has come to represent the people's willingness to translate beliefs into action. That's what is troubling Umno president Najib Tun Razak. Bersih represents willful readiness to translate articulation into action. The shocking thing [...]

Karpal: DAP’s presence was felt

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:49 AM PDT

By S Rutra July 13, 2011 | Free Malaysia Today KUALA LUMPUR: DAP chairman Karpal Singh said his party was committed to the Bersih 2.0 rally from the start. Responding to allegations that DAP members did not turn up in droves for last Saturday's rally, he said many party leaders and members were confined at [...]

Umno, Utusan the real traitors, says Kit Siang

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:47 AM PDT

By Yow Hong Chieh July 13, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Lim Kit Siang today turned the tables on Umno and Utusan Malaysia, which he said were "traitors to the King" for attempting to tar Bersih protesters as turncoats. The DAP parliamentary leader said such unfounded accusations by the ruling [...]

Bar report shows police waged war against Bersih, says Pakatan

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 02:44 AM PDT

By Shannon Teoh July 13, 2011 | The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders have accused the police of attacking protestors at Saturday's Bersih rally "as if we were terrorists" following the Bar Council's report that the police had fired water cannons and tear gas canisters in a manner suggesting [...]

Justice for Jeyakumar!

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 01:52 AM PDT

By Martin Jalleh 13.7.11 Bersih 2.0 laid bare the fact that Umno is politically bankrupt. It brought out the same old bag of tricks, treats and threats. It looked like a party in a sordid state of denial and beyond redemption. Alas, the BN went berserk over Bersih! The coalition continues to be the bane [...]

A Bersih Experience

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 04:17 AM PDT

Emmanuel Joseph 12th July 2011 I woke up like many Malaysians on Saturday morning, resolute to attend the rally in Kuala Lumpur, but, also like many Malaysians, worried. Worried I could not make it into the city, worried that I would be detained, worried about the new depths which the police were willing to take [...]

Charles Santiago

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 11:04 PM PDT

Charles Santiago


மஇகா தலைவர்கள், தே.மு அரசுக்கு கும்புடுப் போடும் கூட்டம் : சார்ல்ஸ்

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 10:56 AM PDT

மூலம் :- செம்பருத்தி

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 7:10 pm

கடந்த சனிக்கிழமை நிகழ்ந்த பெர்சே 2.0 பேரணியில் பல்லாயிரக் கணக்கான மலேசியர்கள் ஒன்றுகூடி தங்களது கருத்தை தெரிவித்திருந்தனர். அதில் இந்தியர்கள் பலரும் கலந்துகொண்ட போதிலும் இந்தியர்கள் பெரும்பாலும் கலந்துகொள்ளவில்லை என கூறும் மஇகா தலைவர் ஜி.பழனிவேலுவின் பேச்சு மிக வேடிக்கையாக இருக்கிறது என்று கிள்ளான் நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர் சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ கூறினார்.

இளையர்கள், முதியவர்கள், தனியார் நிறுவனத்தினர், அரசு சார்பற்ற இயக்கங்கள், பெண்கள் உட்பட எதிர்கட்சி தலைவர்கள், போராட்டவாதிகள் என பல இந்தியர்கள் பல இடங்களில் வந்து மலையாய் குவிந்தது அவரது கண்களுக்கு தென்பட வில்லையா? என வினவிய சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ, வராத இந்தியர்கள் அம்னோவுக்கு பயந்து ஒளிந்துக் கொள்ளும் கூட்டங்களே எனவும் சாடினார்.

இந்தியர்கள் பலர் எழுச்சிக் கண்டுவிட்டதால்தான் பலர் ஒன்று கூடினார்கள் என்பதை முதலில் அவர் புரிந்துக் கொள்ள வேண்டும். வராத இந்தியர்கள், முதுகெலும்பு இல்லாத மஇகா தலைவர்களும் தேசிய முன்னணி அரசாங்கத்திற்கு கும்புடுப் போடும் கூட்டம் மட்டும்தான் என சாடிய சார்ல்ஸ் அவர்களும் இப்பேரணியில் கலந்துக்கொண்டிருந்தால் அம்னோ அவர்களுக்கு மதிப்பு கொண்டுத்திருக்கும் என வேடிக்கையாக கூறினார்.

தேசிய முன்னணி – அம்னோ அரசாங்கத்திற்கு கூனிக்குறுகி தாளம் போடுவதை நிறுத்தி விட்டு, இந்தியர்களின் மேம்பாட்டிற்கும் உரிமைகளுக்கும் முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுத்து அவர்களின் பிரச்சனையை தீர்க்க வழி காண வேண்டியதின் அவசியத்தை வலியுறுத்திய சார்ல்ஸ், 50 ஆண்டுகாலமாக ஆட்சியில் இருக்கும் இந்த மஇகா இந்தியர்களின் பிரச்சனை எதையும் தீர்த்தபாடில்லை என வருத்தம் தெரிவித்தார்.

தவறான தகவல்களை அளித்து இந்திய சமூகத்தினரை திசை திருப்ப நினைக்கும் மஇகா தலைவர்களின் எண்ணமும் திட்டமும் வெற்றியடைய போவதில்லை.

நியாயமான மற்றும் நேர்மையான தேர்தலுக்காக போராடும் பெர்சே 2.0இல் கலந்துகொண்ட இந்தியர்களின் எண்ணிக்கையைப் பார்த்து மஇகாவின் நிலை தடுமாற்றத்திலும் கேள்விக் குறியிலும் இருப்பதை அறிந்துதான் அவர் இப்படியெல்லாம் அறிவிக்கிறார் என சுட்டிக் காட்டிய சார்ல்ஸ், இதனை எல்லாம் நிறுத்திவிட்டு இந்தியர்களின் நலன் காக்க பேசுங்கள் என அறிவுறுத்தினார்.

நேர்மையான மற்றும் நியாமான தேர்தல் நடைபெற்றால், மலேசியாவில் வாழும் அனைவரின், குறிப்பாக வறுமையில், ஏழ்மை நிலையே கதியென அல்லல்படும் நமது இந்தியர்களின் தலை எழுத்தும் மாறும் என சார்ல்ஸ் மிக ஆணித்தரமாக வலியுறுத்தினார்.


Q&A: Malaysia’s Ambiga Sreenevasan

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 07:14 AM PDT

wsj

An estimated 20,000 protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to call for reforms to Malaysia's electoral system. The surprisingly large turnout—and the government's tough response, with water cannons and tear gas—appears to have galvanized the country's opposition, which until recently had struggled to gain traction against a government led by Prime Minister Najib Razak.

The protesters believe Malaysia's government must reform to reduce electoral fraud and create a level playing field for all parties, including the opposition. Government officials say rally organizers were trying to embarrass the government, garner sympathy for opposition politicians and threaten social order.

The question now is whether Malaysia's opposition groups can capitalize on the momentum from Saturday's rally and force further changes in one of Southeast Asia's linchpin economies– or if voters will continue to stick with Mr. Najib and the ruling coalition that has dominated Malaysia since it gained independence from Britain several decades ago.

The Wall Street Journal's Celine Fernandez recently spoke with Ambiga Sreenevasan, chairwoman of Bersih 2.0 (or the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections), a coalition of activists that organized Saturday's rally. A former president of the Malaysian Bar Council, she was the first Malaysian to receive the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award for championing human rights, the status of women and religious tolerance in Malaysia.

Here are some edited excerpts from the interview:

Q: Your organization has built up some momentum with Saturday's rally. What is the next move for Bersih?

A: Our agenda for electoral reform still stands firm, but we have two priority items which we think should be resolved. The first, of course, is that we express terrible regret at the death of Baharuddin Ahmad (a man who died of a heart attack during the rally), and we are very concerned at the manner in which it occurred. One of our top priority items is to refer the issue of the excessive use of the police force upon the rally to Suhakam (the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia). And we are asking them for a full investigation.

(Editor's note: Malaysian authorities have said they believe the man's death was from natural causes and not related to the rally. They have also defended the police's use of tear gas and water cannons, saying they were provoked into action and had to act to protect public order, and relied on minimal force to disperse crowds).

The second priority item for us is the release of those held under the Emergency Ordinance (including a number of activists arrested in connection with the rally). We are very, very, very concerned about the reports we are getting, about the manner in which they have been treated. We call for their unconditional release.

We are pushing for the setting up of a Royal Commission of Inquiry consisting of experts acceptable to the people to look into comprehensive electoral reform before the 13th General Elections (Malaysia's next elections, which must be called by spring 2013), and we reiterate our call for this to the government.

Q: Will you hold more rallies?

A: I do not see it happening in the near future.

Q: What are the most important reforms needed in Malaysia, and why? Is it just about electoral reforms, or are other changes needed?

A: Immediately, we want a more level playing field for the 13th General Elections. But apart from that, in the last six weeks, I think Bersih has become more than just a movement for electoral reform. I think that there is a real yearning for a higher standard of democratic values. People are utterly, utterly shocked by the abuse of power displayed by the government. So it has also become about the integrity of our institutions and the manner of governance and the abuse of power. I think people were very moved by that, and that is why we got the numbers that we did.

Q: What benefits would come from those reforms, and why are they needed in Malaysia?

A: The benefits would be providing a more level playing field and we think it brings legitimacy to the government who wins. If you come in because of free and fair elections, it would be something that would be more acceptable to the people.

Q: If Malaysia had truly free and fair elections, what do you think would happen?

A: I really can't predict. I wouldn't want to even begin to predict, actually. All I can tell you is that we will get a government who truly reflects the will of the people. And that's all we want.

Q: Why do you think the government cracked down so hard on Saturday?

A:  Really, I fail to completely understand that. But I think they acted because they have taken a position and they were not prepared to move from that position. And they wanted to teach us a lesson, not by reason, but by force. I had made this statement earlier: They thought might could win over right, but I am afraid might can never win over right. Right always ultimately wins.

Q: The government says Bersih is really just a front for opposition parties and is trying to promote their interests ahead of any national election. They note that Anwar Ibrahim (Malaysia's most prominent opposition leader) played a conspicuous role at Saturday's rally. Is the government's criticism fair?

A: Not at all fair, because we invited all political parties including Barisan Nasional (Malaysia's ruling coalition) to support us. How can you say the cause for free and fair elections is only for the opposition? It is for everybody. Pakatan Rakyat (Malaysia's main coalition of opposition parties) did support Bersih. What's wrong with that? Pakatan Rakyat members are also citizens of this country. Are they not entitled to support a movement for free and fair elections?

Q: The government also says you're also trying to destabilize the country and undermine public order. Is that fair?

A: Totally unfair. So far, I have refused to respond to personal allegations. My issue is please judge me by my conduct and the government by their conduct. And let the public draw their own conclusions.

Q: Many people have said it took a lot of courage to organize Saturday's rally. Why are you doing this? What drove you to get involved and take such a leadership role in Bersih? Do you feel like you are putting yourself at any risk?

A: A few NGOs approached me and asked me to lead a civil society movement for free and fair elections, which I was very willing to do because it was for a good cause. And I did not for one minute think there was anything controversial about this topic. We thought we won't even get the numbers – we were worried about how to publicize the event. We never expected the government to react the way it did. I certainly did not want any of this attention that I am getting. I don't know why the focus was on me. We have 14 steering committee members. I was not making decisions on my own. We had nongovernmental organization members who had their views as well.

A government that comes across as such a great bully repulsed a lot of people. And I think that is why we had the numbers and the momentum that we did. Honestly, if they had allowed us to proceed and played it down, we would not have gotten those numbers. That's why you saw on that day, ordinary citizens, and these are not even members of political parties, from all walks of life, old, young, all races, all religions. Where have you ever seen that?  And how does the government read it? They come back on Monday and attack Bersih again. Those are the people you are attacking. Those are the voters you are attacking. They are not reading the situation properly at all. But I still say there is time to salvage, to reconcile, and I hope the government will seek to do that.

Q: Although there are obviously major differences between Malaysia and countries such as Egypt, Tunisia or Syria, any demonstration these days inevitably invite comparisons to the Arab Spring protests. Are there are any similarities here?

A: No similarities, in my view. They were in a completely different situation. Here, all we are doing is asking for a free and fair election. It is the government's disproportionate response that created a momentum. But we are still a peace-loving nation. We still want the government to be fair. To me it was never our intention and it is still not our intention to bring down this government. We want to work with this government, to improve our electoral system.

Q: How deep is the support for Bersih?

A: When you look online, you will find it growing exponentially. I am amazed at how it has taken off. Bersih is not a word any more. It is an idea. It is a feeling. It is a passion, which is why you can never kill it.

Q: There is a Facebook page with 100,000 people requesting Najib Razak's resignation. What do you think about that?

A: We have nothing to do with that. It is never and has never been Bersih's intention for the prime minister to step down.  As I said, we want to work with the prime minister and his government to have a better electoral system


Arab Spring, meet Malaysia’s summer of discontent.

Posted: 13 Jul 2011 06:53 AM PDT

William Pesek

That thought is surely on Prime Minister Najib Razak's mind as the dust settles from Saturday's botched demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur. By "botched" I mean the way Najib mishandled what should have been a ho-hum political-reform rally of little note by the international news media.

Public-relations experts would have told Najib to let the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections have their day in the capital. Let them wave signs and wear their yellow shirts. Instead, he tried to stop the rally, increasing its size. Then, he cracked down. Police fired tear gas and detained 1,697 people, turning the event into a top cable TV news story.

The over-the-top response did something worse: It enraged Malaysians who weren't all that interested in rallying before Saturday. It also underlined the rise in political risk sweeping Asia, something that investors would be wise to track.

No serious observer expects an exact Asian rerun of the Arab Spring movement that saw uprisings topple leaders in Egypt and Tunisia and threaten regimes in Syria, Libya and Yemen. But then neither do serious people argue that Asia has done enough to enhance its democratic credentials during the past 10 years.

Political Change

Malaysia's protest was the biggest since 2007 — roughly 20,000 people. It came amid rising calls for political change from Thailand to China. What these nations have in common is that the overhaul in domestic political systems lags behind economic and financial reforms.

Take Thailand, where voters this month ejected the incumbent Democratic Party, which had used soldiers to disperse opposition protests in 2010, leading to more than 90 deaths. The party had promised to attack the corruption and undemocratic ways of the government run by Thaksin Shinawatra that soldiers ousted in 2006. Last week, fed up voters went full circle, making Thaksin's sister premier.

Officials in China are pulling out all the stops to clamp down on political activists amid the so-called Jasmine Revolution. Nothing unnerves the Communist Party in Beijing more than the specter of social discontent. The winds of change are even sweeping Singapore; its ruling party in May won its narrowest election victory since independence in 1963.

Common Threads

Although the causes of such tension differ from country to country, there are a few common threads. One is the frustration of the have-nots as they watch the haves get richer. Another is rising global commodity prices, which make it harder for many to make ends meet. Finally, political modernization has been slower than critics hoped.

Malaysia's case is especially complicated thanks to the inescapable issue of race. The conventional wisdom is that Saturday's protests will delay Najib's pledge to dismantle a 40- year preferential program that favors the Malay majority. The policy makes it harder for Chinese and Indian Malaysians to find good jobs, and its quotas scare away foreign investors. It holds Malaysia back in an increasingly competitive world.

To me, Najib wasn't moving fast enough before Saturday. Foreign executives considering whether to build a factory in Malaysia want a clear schedule: By Jan. 1, 2012, we will do this, and by Jan. 1, 2013, we will do that. Instead, Najib offered vague intentions without meaningful or specific goals.

Misplaced Priorities

It's no mystery why. All that matters to the United Malays National Political Organisation is clinging to its five-decade hold on power. Such misplaced priorities explain why Malaysia has been slow to streamline the economy and encourage the kind of entrepreneurialism that creates well-paid jobs. It's also why leaders are timid about scrapping productivity-killing policies that only benefit portions of the population.

The question now is which way Najib turns. At this point, he may avoid calling an early election this year — there's just too much risk for him. Which direction he takes in changing policy is an even bigger unknown. On July 10, the Guardian newspaper carried comments by Najib in which he cautioned protesters not to test his party's will. "We can conquer Kuala Lumpur," he said.

What can we make of a leader who promised reform and moderation and now sounds like a Roman emperor? Can a nation that arrests almost 1,700 people, some just for wearing yellow shirts, still be called a democracy? Najib's response even had Malaysians feeling sorry for opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was injured by flying tear gas canisters.

Events in Kuala Lumpur remind us that geopolitical risks are on the rise in Asia. Yes, growth rates are healthy even as the U.S., Japan and Europe limp along. The establishment of democratic institutions has been far less robust, though, and entrenched leaders may pay a considerable price. Maybe not in the Hosni Mubarak-sense, but the potential for upheaval shouldn't be underestimated. There really is a bull market in the desire for political change.

Investors looking for places to put their money tend to lock themselves in offices combing through statistics, bond spreads, stock valuations and central-bank policies. In Asia's case, more success might be had by looking out the window at the street demonstrations below.

(William Pesek is a Bloomberg View columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.


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Posted: 13 Jul 2011 09:42 PM PDT

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PENIPUAN OLEH MIC TERHADAP MASYARAKAT DI KG ULU TUPAI, TAIPING

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Bersih2.0: Liow Should Apologise to Hospital

Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:39 PM PDT

Dato' Seri Liow Tiong Lai has disgraced his position as the Health Minister and the MCA Deputy President by outraging all right thinking Malaysians for his pathetic and lame defence of the police force. He has denied despite the irrefutable and mounting visual evidence that the police force has shot tear gas and deployed water cannons into the Tung Shin hospital compound during the Bersih gathering last weekend.

Liow has denied outright that the police has fired the tear gas into the compound, claiming that it was shot onto the main road, and blamed the wind for blowing the gas into the hospital compounds. He further argued that the water cannon only 'brushed' the edges of the hospital walls, and wad not shot directly into the compound.

As one seeking refuge in the compound, I can testify with absolute certainty that Liow was lying through his teeth. It is impossible that the police has fired onto the main road as the road was already cleared of protestors by then with everyone forced onto the hospital compounds in both the new and old wings. Pictures have also shown clearly that the water cannons have also been sprayed directly into the hospital and not mere 'brushed' the walls of the compound.

What is worse is Liow's complete refusal to even see the evidence for himself when reporters offered to present them to him. What's more, there are scores of eye-witness testimonies, including those from journalists present who corroborated that both the tear gas and water canons were shot into the Hospital where the Bersih supporters were seeking refuge.

Liow's attempt to blame the supporters for seeking refuge in the hospital is also mischievous because the they were being attacked by the police from both ends of Jalan Pudu, making the hospital compounds the only possible escape from the relentless firing of tear gas and chemical-laced water.

In fact, the visit by DAP leaders to the Hospital the day after was to express our thanks and appreciation to the hospital management for letting the supporters seek refuge, to apologise for the inconvenience caused and to understand if there was any damage caused.

Liow as the Health Minister should have gone to the Hospital to apologise in behalf of he Federal Government for the unwarranted actions by the police force for failing to respect the sanctity of hospitals even in times of unrest.

Instead, he had proceeded to deny and lie about what is the obvious truth in order to defend the police force, demonstrating the recalcitrance of the BN government and a complete lack of respect for the hospitals under his purview and Malaysians at large. His actions proved that MCA is only an apologist for the BN coalition, qnd disgraced himself and his party for not having spoken up for Malaysians.

Bersih2.0: Police Should Cooperate with Bersih

Posted: 06 Jul 2011 10:52 PM PDT

The DAP would like express our full support the plans outlined by Bersih chairman Datuk S Ambiga to gather in Stadium Merdeka on 9 July 2011 at 2 pm.

At the same time, we fully endorse the call for the set up of a Royal Commission for Free and Fair Elections to investigate the 8 demands by Bersih and propose the necessary reforms to our electoral system.

In addition, the Police force must cease the reckless clampdown on Bersih supporters by immediately releasing those who have been detained without conditions, and to stop all moves to charge those who have been previously arrested or questioned. The charges have become a complete mockery when 11 municipal councillors from MBKj are to be charged for wearing Bersih T-shirt in their full board meetings, with more from other local councils to be charged.

Given that the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak has proposed and agreed to the Bersih rally being held in the stadium, with the consent of the King, the actions of the police, including blockading the city since the early hours of this morning is a direct affront to both the Prime Minister and the King.

We call upon the Police to instead cooperate with Bersih to ensure that the gathering on 9 July will proceed smoothly with hindrance and minimal inconvenience to the general public, and uphold our constitution which grants Malaysians the freedom of assembly and expression.

FDI: Actual vs Approved

Posted: 30 Jun 2011 10:57 PM PDT

MITI must start reporting "actual investment" figures instead of just "approved investment" to disclose the true investment picture for Malaysia due to the wide disparity between the relevant numbers

After several attempts, I have finally received a response from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MITI) with regards to the actual foreign direct investment (FDI) figures corresponding to the approved FDI into Malaysia.

The figures shed completely new light on the investment picture in Malaysia which is completely contrary to the rosy picture which as been presented by the Government over the past few months. The Minister of International Trade and Industry has been gloating about the FDI recovery and achievements in 2010 and 2011, with RM29 billion and RM11 billion to date respectively.

However, despite the relatively credible numbers reported for approved investments, the actual investment numbers are almost shocking to see.

For 2010, where the approved FDI was RM29.1 billion, to date only RM9.4 billion or 32.3% were actually invested.

If the Government were to argue that the FDI approved in 2010 is still in progress as we are still only in June 2011, the figures are not much better for 2009. In that year, RM22.9 billion has been approved, but only RM7.9 billion or 34.4% has been invested.

Even for 2008, our record year for approved FDI of RM46.1 billion, only RM29 billion has been invested with a whopping RM17.1 billion mysteriously missing-in-action.

And if one were to review the numbers over the past 15 years, only RM179.8 billion out of RM298.9 billion of approved investments have been realised. A shocking RM119.1 billion of declared FDI had disappeared without a trace.

It is hence unsurprising to see that the UNCTAD World Investment Report often presents a less than rosy picture than that presented by he Government because the former looks at "actual investments" while the latter only reports "approved investments".

We call upon the MITI Minister, Dato' Mustapa Mohamed to explain the wide disparity between the two sets of numbers and why many of the approved and promised investments never materialise. In addition, to present a more objective view of the Malaysian FDI performance, the Ministry must publish and announce both approved and actual investment figures so that investors, policy makers and the Malaysian public can measure the performance of the Malaysian economy more accurately. The Government should not just present only the positive statistics while hiding all the less than rosy stuff from the prying eyes of the public for that will only lead to self-praise and complacency, ensruing longer term decline in our economic performance.

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