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		<title>Listen to this man, top Cop Ramli..</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Alhamdulillah, today justice has been delivered. Thanks to God for having vindicated me from all these false allegations against me. I have lost almost everything; my rank, career and my reputation. My deepest gratitude to my wife, Anita, who has stood by me throughout this darkest moment in my life,” he told reporters. - Ramli- [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=279&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>“Alhamdulillah, today justice has been delivered. Thanks to God for having vindicated me from all these false allegations against me. I have lost almost everything; my rank, career and my reputation. My deepest gratitude to my wife, Anita, who has stood by me throughout this darkest moment in my life,” he told reporters.</p>
<p>- Ramli-</p>
<p>“To all the men in blue, I say to you — do your job fearlessly and professionally. Uphold your oath of office to ‘sedia berkhidmat.’ Do not be afraid of the syndicate. Protect the innocent.</p>
<p>“To all who wield power in their hands, be mindful of God’s promise that on the day of judgment, you shall be held accountable for even an atom’s weight of evil,” he said without identifying the “syndicate” he referred to.</p>
<p>-Ramli-</p>
<p>Ramli described the period when he was charged for corruption as the &#8220;darkest moment in my life&#8221;. He felt that he was victimised by this &#8220;Syndicate&#8221;, ( those people with  power). Logically, it should be the hands of the law that caught up with him. But the court found that he should be acquited. Who are this Syndicate ? Surely they must be the powerful hands above him.</p>
<p>Ramli also took this opportunity to advise the &#8220;men in blue&#8221;. His advise for them is to act base on the law without fear or favour. Do not fall prey to this &#8220;syndicate&#8221;. &#8230;I think he can see that the &#8220;syndicate&#8221; cannot act against you if you are truthful, i.e on the same side with the Law.</p>
<p>My admiration  to him for his holistic comment to the syndicate. Maybe he had been looking back at his actions that brought him to the &#8220;darkest period&#8221;.  Man who is victimesed will always seek for God. </p>
<p>Surely, man will be accountabled to every grain of his action on earth in the hereafter. Even to the smallest  i.e a grain of his deed will be rewarded and he must pay for even a grain of evil.</p>
<p>May Allah bless us all</p>
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		<title>i like to share this article&#8230;.A Ranking of BN’s Twelve Worse Political Disasters By Malaysian Spring</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Barisan Nasional is a natural magnet for scandals and self-inflicted public relation disasters, mainly due to its entrenched patronage politics (an euphemism for corruption) and its contempt for the public. The following is a ranking of one dozen worse political disasters which will drag BN down at the 13th general election in order of least [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=275&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Barisan Nasional is a natural magnet for scandals and self-inflicted public relation disasters, mainly due to its entrenched patronage politics (an euphemism for corruption) and its contempt for the public. The following is a ranking of one dozen worse political disasters which will drag BN down at the 13th general election in order of least to heaviest impact. This “dirty dozen” are selected on the basis of their deep effect on a wide segment of the population and the durability of their impact to last till the next election.</p>
<p>No. 12 – Death in Custody of Ananthan Kugan At this level there are many competing scandals such as the theft of jet engines from the air force, the RM540 million commission paid for submarines and pointless ISA detentions of Teresa Kok and Sin Chew journalist Tan but none have the emotional impact of the death in custody of A. Kugan who was arrested as a suspected car thief in Jan 2009 A government pathologist performed an autopsy and proclaimed that he died of water in his lungs. Dissatisfied, his family members demanded another autopsy which revealed that Kugan died of horrific beatings and torture which caused his kidneys to fail. After a long delay of 9 months and much public pressure, a lowly Indian police constable was charged with causing grievous hurt although the victim died and there were suspicions of others involved. Can you say scapegoat? Kugan will not be the last to die in custody but he is the most widely publicized and has become the poster boy of the numerous helpless victims who die with shocking regularity in the hands of our law enforcement agencies.</p>
<p>No. 11 – Shah Alam Cow Head Protest Race and religious baiting is nothing new with a party which leverages on racial and religious tension to maintain its power. In this category are Ahmad Ismail’s and Nasir Safar’s racist outbursts. The Umno controlled Utusan Malaysia frequently goes on a racist rant without any fear of sedition laws. But come next election, Ahmad Ismail and Nasir Safar will be largely forgotten. The event which sears itself into the minds of voters is the cow head protest held at the Selangor State Secretariat over the relocation of a Hindu temple to Section 23 in Shah Alam. To drive home the insult the protesters which were widely perceived to be linked to Umno brought along a severed cow head, an animal which is sacred to Hindus. This wasn’t the most damaging act. What really disappointed the people was the police inaction during the protest although they have been known to be brutally effective in dealing with any anti-BN protests. To compound the damage to BN, Home Minister Hisahmuddin granted a meeting with the protesters and even defended their action. Although some of the protesters were charged for sedition the delay has earned the public’s ire and gave the impression that the religious sensitivities of minorities are secondary under the BN regime.</p>
<p>No. 10 – Refusal to Charge Al-Islam Journalists Two journalists from the Utusan Malaysia offshoot Al-Islam entered a Catholic church to spy on the activities just in case the church is secretly converting Muslim teenagers. They took part in the holy communion but spat out and photographed the white bread which Catholics believe is changed to the body of Christ. Then they had the audacity to write about it. Despite this highly sacrilegious act which is an insult to the Catholic religion the Attorney-General refused to charge them on the specious reasons that they were ignorant, no public disorder had been caused and it would not serve the interest of justice. One wonders whether such forbearance would be shown if a sacrilegious had been made against Islam. The magazine later apologized but the apology was 10 months late and only offered under public pressure. At about the same time, The Star was slapped a show cause letter for a reasonable, rational and cautious article questioning the caning of three Muslim women on the basis that it had insulted Islam. The BN government’s double standard is clear. Minorities can expect little or no protection for any attacks and insults on their race and religion while it goes overboard to protect the dominant race and religion.</p>
<p> No. 9 – Refusal to Charge VK Lingam The Lingam video affair rocked the nation with its expose of corruption and undue influence in judicial appointments. Due to intense public pressure a Royal Commission of Inquiry was appointed to probe the case and concluded that the incriminating video was genuine and there was unseemly interaction between Lingam and the ex-Chief Justice, Tun Eusoffe Chin in a New Zealand holiday. The RCI recommended criminal action against the main actor Lingam and a few others. To date the Attorney-General has shown amazing reluctance to charge anybody over this documented proof of judicial interference while it goes after dubious transgressions against opposition leaders such as Karpal Singh’s sedition charge. The judiciary is the pillar of a modern democracy and to restore its reputation is of paramount importance. Does the refusal to charge VK Lingam indicate the lack of political will to correct the rot in our democratic institutions? Correct! Correct! Correct!</p>
<p> No. 8 – The Altantuya Affair The violent murder of a Mongolian girl whose body was blown up by explosives scandalized the nation with its audacity and rumours of high level involvement. A string of revelations by Raja Petra Kamaruddin and private investigator Balasubramaniam told a salacious tale of a Mongolian beauty, extra-marital affairs, meetings in Paris, secret commission on a submarine deal, jilted lover, blackmail, murder and allegations of VIP involvement including Najib Razak himself. P.I. Bala made a damning statutory declaration but in an amazing turn-around, he retracted it the next day and disappeared. He resurfaced more than a year later with more riveting tales of how he had been offered RM5 million and forced to flee to India via Singapore and Bangkok. A long-winded trial ended in the conviction of two police commandos for her death and the acquittal of Najib’s associate, Razak Baginda but left many questions unanswered such as the obvious lack of motivation of the two killers. The Altantuya affair will leave a long lasting impact in the minds of voters who are not convinced that all has been revealed or that justice has been done. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth that anything can be covered up in Malaysia, even murder.</p>
<p>No. 7 – BTN’s Racist Course Biro Tatanegara has been conducting courses for civil servants, government scholarship recipients and others for umpteen years but it was only in Nov 2009 that controversy exploded over the racist content of the course when the Pakatan controlled Selangor government refused to send any more participants. Denials that the BTN course was racist were dashed by testimonies by ex-participants that the course fanned racial sentiments and sought to teach its own version of history of the country’s early years. It also badmouthed opposition leaders and inundated attendees with dire warnings of what would happen if the opposition came to power. The public is given the impression that the purpose of the BTN course is nothing more than to help BN maintain power at the expense of taxpayers. Indeed, opposition stalwart Lim Kit Siang revealed that the government spends more on BTN courses than it spends to run parliament. Isn’t this rich coming from a body directly under the office of the prime minister who has been aggressively promoting his 1Malaysia? Calls to scrap the course have only met with vague promises of “refinements”. Abdullah Badawi was kicked out by voters for not keeping his promise of anti-corruption; Najib Razak may be kicked out for giving the people false hopes of racial integration and fairness.</p>
<p>No. 6 – PKFZ Scandal Financial scandals are nothing new to BN. The Auditor-General’s report of profligate bleeding of the public purse and common items purchased at breathtaking prices makes its round with monotonous regularity every year. We hear of Khir Toyo’s fabulous mansion which must be beyond the means of a mere ex-Mentri Besar and the RM10 million transfer to London by another Mentri Besar with a shrug and a sigh. Will things ever change? But the sheer size of the financial shenanigan of the Port Klang Free Zone project makes even the jaded Malaysian gape in anger. A PriceWaterhouse-Cooper report said that potential losses could reach RM12.5 billion, a staggering amount for a small developing country. For all that only a few small fishes have been charged, the highest being the ex-general manager of Port Klang Authority. What about the big sharks including the ex- transport ministers who signed the illegal letters of guarantee? How about going after the owner of the Contractor who laughed all the way to the bank instead of his employees? The public is not impressed with such tokenism. PKFZ will continue to dog BN as the hallmark of its plundering ways with the real sharks getting to enjoy their ill gotten gains with impunity.</p>
<p>No. 5 – Teoh Beng Hock’s Death A DAP political aide went voluntarily to MACC’s office in Shah Alam to be questioned as a witness over a RM2400 allegation involving his boss and left through the window of the 14th floor in the early hours of the morning, his bruised body cold and lifeless. The senseless death of a young man who was only days away from getting married and had an unborn child shocked and outraged Malaysians who demanded that the culprits be brought to justice. But justice in Malaysia can take a long winding road and be completely sidetracked at times. MACC denied responsibility and claimed Teoh had been released although his hand phone, wallet and car keys were still in their custody. Why was he relentlessly interrogated throughout the night over such a trivial case? Lengthy police investigation of this open and shut case drew an incredulous blank. During the inquest, two government pathologists took medical leave at the same time. When they returned they sang a duet to try to convince the public of suicide although the lack of motivation is clear. A Thai expert appointed by the Selangor government testified that there is an 80% chance of homicide and pointed to injuries which are unlikely to be due to a fall including contusions on the neck, bruises on the thighs and a punctured anus. A second post mortem was held in the presence of foreign experts but a third government pathologist sang the same implausible tune of suicide. The inquest has not been concluded but it is not difficult to guess which way the verdict is being guided to. BN can avoid serious political fallout by dispensing justice but is that likely? After all, the public are gullible fools who can be lied to with impunity can’t they?</p>
<p>No. 4 – The Perak Power Grab In Perak democracy has been physically and psychologically shred to pieces with the power grab by Umno with the help of three morally tainted party hoppers. Two of the political frogs were facing corruption charges and there was a strong stench of corruption and coercion involved. Despite widespread calls for new state elections to return the mandate to the people, Umno is genuinely puzzled why it should hold election when it already controls the state legislature, albeit by a narrow margin. The power grab was backed up with the physical force of the police and enforced by controversial court judgements which blurred the doctrine of separation of powers and the distinction between a constitutional and absolute monarchy. In a shameful act, police entered the Assembly to drag the legal Speaker Sivakumar from his chair to allow BN to install an improperly elected Speaker. The Perak power grab will forever be remembered as an immoral and reprehensible act by Umno to whom democracy is just lip service and power is all that matters irrespective of how it is obtained and kept. In a nutshell this describes Umno perfectly.</p>
<p>No. 3 &#8211; Buying of PKR Elected Representatives Instead of respecting the choice of the people Umno has never stopped attacking and trying to de-stabilize PR in any way possible including luring elected representatives to defect using the carrot ($$$) and the stick (MACC trumped up charges). In a vile attempt to regain its 2/3 majority in parliament to gerrymander constituencies a war chest of RM50 million of corruption money was set aside to buy opposition members of parliament. Regrettably three PKR MPs succumbed to BN’s contemptible temptation. These MPs have ended their political careers but as they have probably collected more than they can earn in two lifetimes this could be the least of their worries. Yes, PKR should have fielded better quality candidates but in 2008 few good candidates wanted to stand under the banner of what they perceive as a sure loser. Hence low quality candidates were fielded in seats where they were not expected to win. But win they did and caused all the problems. The public is intelligent enough to disregard the shallow reasons given by the defectors and zero in on the real reason – money and lot’s of it. They will punish BN at the next election for subverting democracy. This cleaning out of refuse from the party will in fact make PKR stronger. One may be tempted to compare Anwar’s Sept 16 bid to topple the Federal government by defections and BN’s despicable acts. First of all, two wrongs do not make a right. Secondly, Anwar was appealing for good people to defect on principles to build a better Malaysia and not by dangling millions in front of them. Thirdly, Anwar pledged to hold snap elections after the BN government had been toppled. Lastly, Sept 16 did not happen.</p>
<p>No. 2 – The Allah Controversy If ever there is a self-inflicted political disaster, this is it. For decades and even before the formation of Malaysia the Christians in East Malaysia had been using Allah for the name of God. No Muslim has objected or become confused; indeed there is a historical basis that Allah is not exclusive to Islam and is also used by many other faiths around the world. Enter the gung-ho Home Ministry who decreed that Allah can only be used by Muslims and banned the Catholic Church from using the term in their internally circulated newsletter. The Church took the matter to court and won a High Court judgement lifting the Home Ministry’s ban. Umno leaders took it badly and criticized the court judgement roundly. Tacit approval was given for demonstrations by supposedly enraged Muslims. It turned out to be an ill attended tame affair. What happens next shows that playing with religious sentiment is as risky as playing with fire. A church in Petaling Jaya was burnt down and eleven others attacked. When these failed to elicit any counter response boar heads were found at two Muslim places of worship. The attacks on the churches brought condemnation from around the world and much bad publicity for Malaysia whose reputation as a moderate Muslim nation was in tatters. Umno was given a hefty slap when PAS stood with its allies and said that Allah is permitted to be used by other faiths. The roles of the two Malay parties have been reversed. PAS which was once perceived as extremist is now seen as more centrist than Umno which is now perceived as pandering to extremists. The caning of three Malay women has not helped Umno’s image. What a boost for Pakatan Rakyat trying to win over middle Malaysia!</p>
<p>No. 1 – Sodomy II Make no mistake, this is the numero uno, the number one in BN’s self-inflicted political disasters. In this day and age, an educated and literate population will witness an opposition leader dragged to court on transparently trumped-up charges and in all probability convicted. If you think sham trials were over with Stalin and Hitler or are the domain of brutal military regimes like Burma and North Korea, welcome to Malaysia. The charge of consensual sodomy itself reeks of political persecution when the government has never been interested in enforcing this archaic piece of legislation against practicing homosexuals. Yet Anwar is charged with consensual sodomy while his alleged consensual partner has become the “victim” on whose behalf the whole apparatus of the Malaysian government is seeking justice. The government saw fit to proceed with this dubious case despite two medical reports by one private doctor and 3 government specialists that there is no evidence of penetration on the accuser. Perhaps we will be the only country in the world to convict a man of rape when the “victim” is a medically certified virgin. Zimbabwe, watch and learn! Even before the inevitable conclusion of Anwar’s trial, Malaysia has become the whipping boy and the butt of ridicule in the international press. When it is over our judiciary will become an international laughing stock. To proceed with this ludicrous case shows BN’s incredible arrogance and lack of political sense. Not only did they dig their own graves, they brought their own shovels, not only did they hang themselves, they supplied their own rope. * * * * No doubt in the 2 to 3 years to the next general election there will be many more scandals and controversies surfacing although they have already done enough. Given enough time, BN will do all the work to convince people it is the bigger devil so all that Pakatan Rakyat has to do is to stay as a cohesive coalition and survive BN’s relentless attacks. Of course it doesn’t hurt for PR to do the right things and give better service delivery to the people to leave no room for doubt that it is the better alternative.</p>
<p>Summary of BN’s dirty dozen</p>
<p>No. 1 – Sodomy II</p>
<p>No. 2 – The Allah Controversy</p>
<p>No. 3 – Buying of PKR Elected Representatives</p>
<p>No. 4 – The Perak Power Grab</p>
<p>No. 5 – Teoh Beng Hock’s Death</p>
<p>No. 6 – PKFZ Scandal</p>
<p>No. 7 – BTN’s Racist Course</p>
<p>No. 8 – The Altantuya Affair</p>
<p>No. 9 – Refusal to Charge VK Lingam</p>
<p>No. 10 – Refusal to Charge Al-Islam Journalists</p>
<p>No. 11 – Shah Alam Cow Head Protest</p>
<p>No. 12 – Death in Custody of Ananthan Kugan</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Budget highlights &#8211; How do the rakyat understand and benefit from it? How many people who would really utillize the benefit? How many people who would benefit from it for themselves and &#8220;dump&#8221; the goodies down the drain?</p>
<p>1. An allocation of RM191.5 billion, consisting of RM138.3 billion or 72.2 per cent (operating expenditure) and RM53.2 billion or 27.8 per cent (development expenditure).</p>
<p>2. Special payment of RM500 in December 2009 to civil servants from Grade 41 to Grade 54 or its equivalent as well as those on mandatory retirement.</p>
<p>3. Enhancement of tax incentives for healthcare service providers who offer services to foreign health tourists. Income tax exemption of 50 per cent on the value of increased exports will be increased to 100 per cent.<br />
4. Individual taxpayers will be given tax relief on broadband subscription fee up to RM500 a year from 2010 to 2012.</p>
<p>5. Civil servants are eligible to apply for computer loans once in every three years as compared to once in every five years now.</p>
<p>6. Subsidies, incentives and assistance amounting to almost RM2 billion to safeguard the interest of farmers and fishermen.</p>
<p>7. An allocation of RM9 billion to finance infrastructure projects, including construction of roads and bridges, water supply, sewerage services, rail facilities, ports and sea services as well as airport projects.</p>
<p>8. An additional allocation of RM20 million for small-scale Malaysian-Indian entrepreneurs under the Tabung Kumpulan Usaha Niaga (Tekun), on top of the existing RM15-million allocation.</p>
<p>9. Establishing a RM200-million Creative Industry Fund to finance activities, such as film and drama productions, music, animation, advertisements and local content development. Establishing &#8220;Tabung Kebajikan Penggiat Seni&#8221; to ensure the welfare of artistes.</p>
<p>10. An allocation of RM20 million for 20 schools to be identified as High Performance Schools (SBT) in 2010.</p>
<p>11. Awarding national scholarships to 30 &#8220;creme de la creme&#8221; students strictly based on merit. These scholarship recipients will further their education in world-renowned universities.</p>
<p>12. Converting the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) loans to scholarships for students who graduate with first class honours degrees or equivalent beginning 2010.</p>
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13. Providing a 50 per cent discount on fares for long-distance services of Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to students aged 13 and above beginning Jan 1, 2010.</p>
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<p>14. Offering a netbook package, including free broadband service, to 100,000 local university students for a start for RM50 per month for two years, effective Jan 1, 2010.</p>
<p>15. An allocation of RM100 million for the PERMATA Programme to implement various programmes which emphasise early childcare and education in an integrated and organised manner.</p>
<p>16. Micro insurance and Takaful coverage for small-scale businessmen which will benefit from coverage ranging from RM10,000 to RM20,000 with premium as low as RM20 per month.</p>
<p>17. Establishment of 14 Special Corruption Sessions Courts and four Special Corruption Appeal High Courts.</p>
<p>18. Imposing RM50 service tax on each principal credit card and charge card, including those issued free of charge, and a service tax of RM25 a year on each supplementary card effective Jan 1, 2010.</p>
<p>19. All ministries and government departments are required to provide day care and education centres for children. For this, an allocation of RNM200,000 will be made available for every ministry and government department to establish day care centres.</p>
<p>20. Reduction of the maximum individual income tax rate from 27 percent to 26 percent, effective from the year of assessment 2010.</p>
<p>21. Personal relief for individual tax payers to increase from RM8,000 to RM9,000 effective from the year of assessment 2010. This means that each individual tax payer will enjoy an increase of RM1,000 in disposable income.</p>
<p>22. About 50,000 hardcore poor households registered with eKasih and 4,000 Orang Asli households will be given assistance to achieve the target of zero hardcore poverty in 2010. An allocation of RM41 million will be provided to improve the income and quality of life of the Orang Asli community.</p>
<p>23. An allocation of RM48 million to implement urban poverty eradication programmes, including welfare assistance and house rental payments. The Ministry of Federal Territories shall now be known as the Ministry of Federal Territories and Urban Wellbeing.</p>
<p>24. The National Housing Department to provide 74,000 low-cost houses to be rented in 2010.</p>
<p>25. EPF to launch a scheme that enables contributors to utilise current and future savings in Account 2 to enable them to obtain higher financing to buy higher value or additional houses.</p>
<p>26. An allocation of RM224 million to the disabled for the implementation of the Rehabilitation In The Community Programme and an allocation of RM174 million for senior citizens, including assistance as well as the construction and upgrading of two Rumah Seri Kenangan.</p>
<p>27. Increasing the allowance rate from RM50 to RM150 a month for every disabled child enrolled in NGO-organised special schools effective Jan 1, 2010.</p>
<p>28. Establishment of 1Malaysia Retirement Scheme for the self-employed, such as taxi drivers, hawkers, farmers and fishermen, to be administered by the EPF.</p>
<p>29. Effective immediately, employees&#8217; EPF contribution will revert to 11 per cent on a voluntary basis.</p>
<p>30. Construction of 510 km of rural roads and 316 km of village roads with an allocation of RM857 million, including roads to be constructed in Kapit, Lawas and Simunjan in Sarawak as well as Kinabatangan, Kota Belud and Keningau in Sabah.</p>
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		<title>Najib pre-Aid ul Fitr message</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Najib gave a warning to all parties about stern action to be taken against those who indulge in the Cabinet Papers on Port Klang Free Zone(PKFZ) which is under the OSA.  As if he is implying that the people should not know about the scandal. As if Najib is &#8220;flushing&#8221; the gomen tranparency and accountability policy, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=268&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Najib gave a warning to all parties about stern action to be taken against those who indulge in the Cabinet Papers on Port Klang Free Zone(PKFZ) which is under the OSA.  As if he is implying that the people should not know about the scandal. As if Najib is &#8220;flushing&#8221; the gomen tranparency and accountability policy, he once preached down the toilet bowl. I think he has RPK&#8217;s face lingering in his mind.</p>
<p>Instead of &#8220;revealing&#8221; the truth and put those responsible to book, Najib had pulled the Hand brake when the car was running at top speed. The AG and the MACC is as usual, blind as they were before.</p>
<p>No problem for Najib.The malays do not understand at all about PKFZ scandal. Thanks to Utusan for &#8220;covering it up&#8221;. Now Najb and his cohorts think that they are safe and sound.</p>
<p>The rakyat can just forget about the RM24 billions lost. Malaysia boleh!</p>
<p>So, to all readers and friends. Wishing you Eid Ul Fitr Ul Mubarak.</p>
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		<title>UMNO is playing a dangerous game!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 02:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[UMNO at it again. First, they fan and incite malay hatred and racial sentiment in the malay&#8217;s newspaper, Utusan and Berita Harian. They made a little headway where in Manek Urai by-election they managed swing the votes back to UMNO. They were celebrating as if they had won a war. It works. The plot works. Slapping [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=264&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UMNO at it again. First, they fan and incite malay hatred and racial sentiment in the malay&#8217;s newspaper, Utusan and Berita Harian. They made a little headway where in Manek Urai by-election they managed swing the votes back to UMNO. They were celebrating as if they had won a war. It works. The plot works. Slapping their chest and shout &#8220;the malays political power is with us..the malay will suffer without UMNO&#8230;we are more Islamic than PAS. Anwar is a traitor to the malay&#8230;&#8221; </p>
<p>The plot continue in Shah Alam. They raise the issue of beer selling. All this while during UMNO rule, never was this issue raise. In fact, many had expressed their concern of malay youth were consuming beer. Khalid managed to clear the matter. UMNO&#8217;s Khairy was not happy. He blow his dirty trumpet all over Shah Alam. The rakyat smile when saw the childish act.</p>
<p>The plot goes on. MACC was directed to &#8220;stir sh*t&#8221; on PR ADUN especially on those from DAP. This will paint the picture that the malay are victim to the non-malay chinese. Chinese ADUN dorminate over PR&#8217;s Malay ADUN. PR ADUN &#8220;corruption&#8221; are worst. But there was a blunder. MACC was careless in undergoing the &#8220;investigation&#8221;. It backfired!</p>
<p>UMNO lost badly at Permatang Pasir. Not only they failed to swing the malay support from PAS, they lost the chinese support en masse. This is more alarming. They must do something. They must get the malays to &#8220;return&#8221; to UMNO. The plot continue&#8230;</p>
<p>After friday prayer, they brought a cow&#8217;s head to the State Secretariat and again beating their chest and shout &#8221; MB Khalid Ibrahim is a traitor to malay and Islam&#8230;if Khalid continue to build the temple in section 23&#8230;akan ada pertumpahan darah!&#8221; The police just watch and look on. Some were since nodding in agreement. You can tell by looking in their eyes. The statement itself is damaging. This is declaring a &#8220;civil war&#8221;. Racial unrest look eminent but there were only 50 to 100 of them &#8220;paid UMNO goons&#8221; on the ground.  Previously MP Theresa Kok was arrested under ISA merely just by a report made by Khir Toyol in the internet?</p>
<p>WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS  NAJIB GOVERMENT?</p>
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		<title>Hukuman sebat keatas model Kartika Sari Dewi</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ada yang mengatakan semua kena hormat  terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Pahang yang menjatuhkan hukuman sebat pertama ketas wanita Islam. Sesiapa yang membuat komen akan dianggap sebagai menghina mahkamah i.e in contempt of court(Mahkamah syariah). Bila bersangkutan dengan Mahkamah Syariah, isu ini akan jadi lebih sensitif kerana ia melibatkan orang Islam dan pentadbiran Islam diMalaysia. Kalau [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=260&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ada yang mengatakan semua kena hormat  terhadap keputusan Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Pahang yang menjatuhkan hukuman sebat pertama ketas wanita Islam. Sesiapa yang membuat komen akan dianggap sebagai menghina mahkamah i.e in contempt of court(Mahkamah syariah). Bila bersangkutan dengan Mahkamah Syariah, isu ini akan jadi lebih sensitif kerana ia melibatkan orang Islam dan pentadbiran Islam diMalaysia.</p>
<p>Kalau tidak komen pula dan dibiarkan sahaja, realitinya keadaan sekarang menunjukkan Mahkamah Syariah atau pentadbiran Islam diMalaysia ini sudah menjadi  bahan ketawa &#8220;laughing stock&#8221; dan juga nampak &#8220;kebodohan&#8221; orang Islam Malaysia.</p>
<p>Ini bukan soal hormat atau menghina mahkamah, ini soal Syiar Islam tergugat. Bukan hukum sebat atau hukuman keatas orang Islam yang minum arak didalam hukum Shariah Islam yang dipertikaikan. Soal perlaksanaan hukuman itu yang menjadikan natijahnya dan keatas Kartika itu menimbulkan pelbagai komen atau perbincangan baik dikalangan orang Islam sendiri maupun orang bukan Islam. Apakah pandangan mereka(yang tidak faham akan hal ini) terhadap pentadbir Makahmah Syariah dan juga kepimpinan Islam diMalaysia. Banyak persoalan telah timbul akan hal hukuman sebat ini. Hukuman telah jatuh namun Kartika telah redha. Malah beliau terpaksa menanggung  beban lain atau &#8220;hukuman&#8221; tambahan seperti menanggung malu dan maruahnya tergadai kerana &#8220;kejelekkan Kartika tersebar keseluruh pelusuk dunia. Nama baik Malaysia sebagai sebuah Negara Islam yang moderate itu juga tergugat.</p>
<p>Persoalannya; Adakah Kartika orang(wanita) pertama yang djatuhi hukum sebat?</p>
<p>Mengapa hukuman tidak dijalan segera?</p>
<p>Mengapa Kartika terpaksa menaggung siksaan tambahan direman sehingga seminggu walaupun beliau tidak dijatuhi hukum penjara?</p>
<p>Mengapa Kartika diserahkan kepada penjara Sivil untuk menjalani hukum sebat, sedangkan ini adalah hal ehwal orang Islam dan Hukuman dibawah mahkamah Shariah?</p>
<p> Apakah tiada &#8220;guidlines&#8221; atau suatu faciliti bagi mentadbir orang Islam dibawah Mahkamah Syariah?</p>
<p>Tanggapan orang lain bahawa hukuman sebat itu seperti hukuman sebat civil oleh itu adalah &#8220;kejam&#8221; mengikut standard kemanusian kerana persalah wanita tidak dibolehkan tertakluk dibawah hukuman sebat. Malah tanggapan orang bahawa wanita Islam seperti Kartika tidak dihormati dibawah undang Islam! Seolah olah Islam diMalaysia tidak menghormati kedudukkan atau status perempuan. Mereka melihat episode ini sebagai kejam.</p>
<p>Kartika ada menyatakan yang dia mahu jalani hukuman itu seperti apa didalam terkandung didalam kaedah Islam. Kaedah Islam ialah hukuman keatas persalah ialah;</p>
<p>1) untuk persalah itu menerima hukuman didunia sebagai perngajaran dan keinsafan terhadap kesalahan nya.</p>
<p>2) untuk pengajaran kepada orang ramai supaya takut dan tidak akan berniat melakukan kesalahan itu. oleh itu hukuman itu sepatutnya dijalankan didepan khalayak ramai(orang Islam sahaja)</p>
<p>Namun persoalan persoalan diatas masih ada lagi tanda tanya yang tidak diendahkan oleh badan Islam atau kepimpinan Islam(authority) diMalaysia.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Petikan dari Utusan Rasis &#8220;Maka kerana itu, kuasa politik Melayu yang dipegang oleh Umno sejak merdeka mestilah dihapuskan. Ini boleh dicapai apabila Pas dan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyokong DAP.&#8221; Utusan Rasis &#8220;strategi yang mereka pergunakan sekarang sudah nyata berjaya. Terus menyemarakkan isu rasis untuk menimbulkan “kemarahan dan kebencian” rakyat kepada apa juga kuasa yang [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=257&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Petikan dari Utusan Rasis &#8220;Maka kerana itu, kuasa politik Melayu yang dipegang oleh Umno sejak merdeka mestilah dihapuskan. Ini boleh dicapai apabila Pas dan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim menyokong DAP.&#8221;</p>
<p>Utusan Rasis &#8220;strategi yang mereka pergunakan sekarang sudah nyata berjaya. Terus menyemarakkan isu rasis untuk menimbulkan “kemarahan dan kebencian” rakyat kepada apa juga kuasa yang ada kepada orang Melayu, termasuk kuasa mahkamah, polis dan tentera. Dan kuasa Raja-Raja Melayu.&#8221;</p>
<p>-           -              -             &#8211; &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212; -            -             -              -</p>
<p>Kuasa politik melayu? Sejak bila Melayu mempunyai kuasa politik? Bagaimana Melayu UMNO boleh terus berkuasa sampai lebih 50 tahun?</p>
<p>Kuasa politik Melayu dikhuatiri sejak Datuk Onn Jaafar menentang Malayan Union lagi. Beliau telah nampak bahawa didalam masyarakat majmuk pelbagai bangsa dan agama, orang melayu tidak boleh terus berkuasa sebagai melayu malah orang melayu perlu bertindak bergandingan dengan pelbagai bangsa lain didalam satu bangsa. Beliau dikecam seperti apa yang dilakukan oleh utusan sekarang terhadap Pemimpin Melayu PR lebih lagi Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Datuk Seri Hadi Awang.</p>
<p>Terbukti apa yang di visionkan oleh Datuk Onn itu benar. Beliau terus meninggalkan parti yang dibinanya UMNO.  Maka UMNO tidak mahu menelan air ludah sendiri &#8220;terpaksa&#8221; bergandingan dengan parti rasis lain iaitu MCA dan MIC dengan menubuhkan Perikatan. </p>
<p>Satelah belayar selama 52 tahun. Kapal Layar sudah bertukar menjadi Ocean Liner. Banyak harta benda serta habuan yang diperolehi secara baik maupun jahat maka pelbagai kerenah timbul. Masyarakat sudah mula pincang. Majoriti orang melayu dan rakyat masih ditahap kemiskinanan. Kekayaan negara diboloti oleh pemimpin UMNO, MCA, MIC dan tokeh tokeh besar penganjuran mereka.</p>
<p>Apa yang berlaku sekarang adalah kerana MCA dan MIC sudah kehilangan sokongan kerana perbuatan pemimpin mereka yang rakus. Termasuk UMNO juga. Pemimpin MCA dan MIC mengajar dan memuakan UMNO, tetapi UMNO lebih rakus dari mereka. UMNO juga sudah kehilangan sokongan dari orang melayu sendiri.<br />
Orang melayu yang memberi sokongan kepada PAS dan PR bukan kerana menyerah tengkok kepada bangsa lain. Malah ianya untuk mengembalikan &#8220;roh&#8221; KeIslaman orang Melayu dan keharmonian pelbagai bangsa Malaysia demi Perlembagaan Negara iaitu Kerajaan Demokrasi Raja berperlembagaan. Malah &#8220;menghentikan&#8221; perbuatan rakus UMNO dan BN dan dan megembalikan keadilan</p>
<p>Tidak ada langsung pengugatan terhadap bangsa Melayu yang terbela oleh Perlembagaan Negara. Dimana tergugatnya orang melayu?</p>
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		<title>someone cries he&#8217;s the victim&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 16:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;&#8230;the tens of thousands peace-loving Malaysians who were caught for hours in the logjam as they tried to enter the City or pass through it and to the traders who were robbed of their income&#8230;&#8221; an UMNO blogger No doubt the tens of thousands is the majority. I agreed with this man. But I disagree [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=251&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;&#8230;the tens of thousands peace-loving Malaysians who were caught for hours in the logjam as they tried to enter the City or pass through it and to the traders who were robbed of their income&#8230;&#8221; an UMNO blogger</p>
<p>No doubt the tens of thousands is the majority. I agreed with this man. But I disagree for him to condemed the demontrators because the real perpetrators were the police. It was an orchestrated move by the police.</p>
<p>I was caught twice in the so call lockjam. On Friday evening, I was driving to KLIA to pick up my son arriving from London at 5.30 pm Malaysian Time. But there was this massive traffic jam at Jalan Tun Razak near PNB. There were no demontrators anywhere near. Someone called and informed me that the police had block Sg Besi and all the nearby access road. But earlier I had already knew that there was no demontration after Friday prayer. Later I had to call my sons on his U.K tel number(luckily he telco can give auto international roaming. Malaysian telco will not provide this!) asking him to take the ERL thinking that I can pick him up at K.L Sentral. No, I was wrong. I was caught for 1 hour at the same spot(PNB). Again, I called and told my son to take the LRT. I manage to squeeze thru and made it to the LRT station but my son had reached the station half an hour earlier.</p>
<p>Two days prior to the day, I had made a reservation with a restaurant for a family dinner that night. I had canceled the reservation and we end up having dinner at a nearby mamak restaurant. In the car, I tuned to the radio. there were no news of any demontrations anywhere. But a lot of news about traffic jams.</p>
<p>The next day, Saturday, 1st August,  I had gone to Gombak toll plaza waiting for my daughter who took a bus at 8.00 am from Kuantan. I was there as early as 10.30 am. The traffic were flowing well. Suddenly this police cars and landrover arrive and immediately close the road at down stream of the toll plaza. They closed the road for 15 minutes until the jam was about a mile long upstream of the toll plaza. My daughter called and informed me that her bus was already near the toll plaza . The bus driver said that he cannot stop at the spot after the toll plaza because of the road block but he will let her down at the bus stop near the Gombak Mosque. Therefore I drove to the mosque. There were no demonstration anywhere nearby. Even there were not many people near Taman Melewar area.</p>
<p>I am a peace loving malaysian. But I don&#8217;t think that the police are peace loving either. The BN leaders are not peace loving also. They make use of the police and let the peace malaysian suffer in order to protect their interest in preserving the ISA inhuman law to be use against their political foe for their political interest.</p>
<p>Damn you UMNO&#8230;.Najib, Hishamuddin and the IGP&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>Hang Hishamuddin! dimanakah keris mu?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Faizudin Hamzah, a 16-year-old who was arrested in yesterday’s anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) rally, will be remanded for four days, causing an outrage among rights groups who decry the detention as “tyranny at the highest level”. The police also arrested two 13-year-olds in the mammoth protest and detained them overnight [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=machitam.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4657186&amp;post=248&amp;subd=machitam&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Faizudin Hamzah, a 16-year-old who was arrested in yesterday’s anti-Internal Security Act (ISA) rally, will be remanded for four days, causing an outrage among rights groups who decry the detention as “tyranny at the highest level”.</p>
<p>The police also arrested two 13-year-olds in the mammoth protest and detained them overnight together with Faizudin in an adult lockup at the Petaling police station. The two 13-year-olds were however released this morning.</p>
<p>Legal Aid Centre lawyers have claimed the juveniles were denied food last night.</p>
<p>Faizudin was arrested at the KL Sentral Station at about 11.55pm and no reason was given during his arrest. According to lawyers, the police have yet to record his statement.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-Hang Hishamuddin tidak langsung bersuara akan hal ini. Dia hanya sibuk berkenaan denganpemimpin PR. Jenayah polis tidak dihiraukan. Kanak kanak disiksa dan ditindas oilh polis adalah perkara remeh. Polis melanggar charta kemanusian PBB.</p>
<p>Jahanam negara&#8230;.angkara UMNO yang sememangnya sudah jahanam!</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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