IT IS YOUR VOTE

 

While walking down the street one day a Malaysian politician is tragically hit by a truck and dies.

His soul arrives in heaven and is met by an angel at the entrance.

 "Welcome to heaven," says the angel. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you."

"No problem, just let me in," says the man.

"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven.   Then you can choose where to spend eternity."

"Really, I have made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Yang Berhormat

"I'm sorry, but we have our rules," says the angel.

And with that, the angel escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him.

Everyone is very happy and dressed in the finest batik there is. 

They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the people.  They play a friendly game of golf and then indulge themselves on lobsters, caviar and the most expensive food there is.

Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who has a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are having such a good time that before he realizes it, it is time to go.

Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises.

The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens on heaven where the angel is waiting for him.

"Now it's time to visit heaven."

So, 24 hours pass with the Yang Berhormat joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and the angel returns.

"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity."

The Yang Berhormat reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I am better off in hell." 

So the angel escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage.

He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above. 

The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.

"I don't understand," stammers the Yang Berhormat. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?" 

The devil looks at him, smiles and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning just like you during an election...... Today YOU voted." 

p/s 

Sometimes you find such gems in whatsapp groups. Thank you. 

Sabah state election in April ?

POLITICAL CYCLE... Musa Aman traveled all the way from Kota Kinabalu to Alor Setar to cycle alongside Najib Razak in this early ride on Feb 11, barely 12 hours after news of an impending resignation of a senior BN minister broke out late on Feb 10, 2017.

Sabah could go for an early election, probably within the next two months, in a ruling party's move to test political undercurrents and general sentiments. It is a decision made for Sabah, by Putrajaya.   

Candies and cookies are being actively prepared to woo voters. They come with tags, worth at least a few billion ringgit. Santa Claus could be expected to roam the land below the wind, long before Christmas this year.

Up for grabs would be 60 state seats. The outcome would set the tone for the next election. The 14th general election. Sabah has 25 parliamentary seats.

In Sabah, Barisan Nasional represents 48 state constituencies and Datuk Panglima Musa Aman the BN chairman leads the government as the chief minister. Musa has been in that position for the last 14 years. He could be well on his way out.

Sabahans are being offered a new Chief Minister. The little cabinet is of the view that removing Musa would be a game changer, sort of a breath of fresh air to override negative sentiments against BN and its national leadership.  

But removing Musa could work both ways. It may well be the solution but also highly likely to be the achilles heel to BN in Sabah and elsewhere. 

When Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azmin Ali queried, via his Twitter site, if a senior minister had tendered his resignation due to the 1MDB scandal a couple of days ago, there were streams of denials and ridicule. 

Some denials were rabid. 

Which member of the federal cabinet could have likely thrown in the towel after a gush of consciousness over 1MDB? Reading between the lines were interesting.

Najib said he would consider Azmin a liar if the mentri besar failed to name the quitting minister. Azmin responded that his query was based on a personal chat with a particular minister. It's from the horse's mouth, he stressed.   

Hours later, speaking from Kota Kinabalu,  Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi nailed it. He announced that the minister rumoured to have tendered his resignation was NOT Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman. 

Why the focus on Anifah Aman, the younger brother of Musa Aman the chief minister? Azmin did not name Anifah. 

Its unlikely both Musa and Anifah are on their way out although Salleh Said Keruak and Rahman Dahlan may appear increasingly impatient. 

But Anifah has been rather quiet lately. Talk of the minister having tendered his resignation was quite low-key, mainly due to two other similar previous rumours in the not so distant past. 

As Foreign Minister, Anifah would certainly have more reasons to tender his resignation now than any other instance in the history of our nation. That is obvious as far as Wisma Putra stands today, or rather crouches these days. 

Certainly Anifah must be having a tough time trying to reconcile his 'no-nonsense' stature with having to ignore concessions for multiple FDIs from China. 

China's foreign direct interferences in Malaysia is increasingly evident after their controversial foreign direct investments. The Chinese embassy appears busy with local issues and partisan politics, to the extend of breaching diplomatic norms and criticising Malaysian leaders.  

China is taking its OBOR a bit too far.

Maybe Anifah has learned to tolerate foreign lectures on 'how to address the former President of Taiwan or what should be an Asean communique'. Maybe not, but the tough-talking foreign minister has been very silent.  

Talk has it that an impending resignation has been tentatively put on hold after a fast direct intervention, another FDI, by the prime minister. 

A two hour negotiation at a leading hospital's cardiac care unit ward in Kuala Lumpur seems to have put things on hold pending the outcome of an ongoing horse trading. 

In a latest development, sources say, the Ketua Pemuda Umno Malaysia post (to be delivered during the next party election) has been added to the plate to persuade Musa Aman to a smooth transition. 

'The youth chief post is for CM's son who is currently Sabah youth chief. CM could be made the next Governor of Sabah. Basically he doesn't have any choice, especially with the recent SPRM cases involving Jabatan Air," a Sabah state assemblyman opined. 

The bigger question, according to the native leader, is who will be Musa Aman's successor. Anifah may not last with a new state BN leader.

"Putrajaya is pushing for Datuk Panglima Salleh Keruak but the local sentiment favours Datuk Seri Panglima Hajiji Noor (Sulaman state assemblyman). I won't be surprised if the state BN officially proposes Hajiji. He is a well liked leader who is capable of being that game changer.

"Rahman Dahlan is not even part of the equation," the assemblyman quipped. 

A long-time Musa aide who played a pivotal role in negotiations during the 2013 Lahad Datu incursion painted a rather defiant picture when deliberating these latest developments in Sabah politics. 

He vouched that Musa still enjoyed strong support and is capable of turning the tables if he is pushed to the corner. 

"When Tun M (Dr Mahathir Mohamad) and Anwar Ibrahim could shake hands and make up we cannot rule out or be surprised if Musa Aman and Shafie Apdal decide to bury the hatchet. Politics is the art of the impossible," he said, assuring that the coming state election would be an interesting affair. 

Whether the election is held separately in April as planned or done together with states from the peninsula in September/October, Sabah is a political time bomb to many an observer. 

p/s 

Who dares rule out Shafie Apdal as the next Chief Minister of Sabah?

The Hijacked Bersih 4

1. Do allow me to share my worries re the way we handled Bersih 4.

2. Syukur ianya berakhir dgn aman. Tahniah kpd kerajaan/pengawal keselamatan serta pihak penganjur dan ribuan peserta.

3. Banyak tafsiran boleh / telah diberikan, termasuklah 2 kali kehadiran Tun M.  

4. Are  Bersih demos a symptom or a disease?

5. I am inclined to believe it is the former. Indeed I am glad to be wrong on this point.

6. However, I trust, unfortunately the  multifarious diseases are within UMNO / BN / Government.

7. One of the potentially fatal disease is the negative perception that our government is gravitating towards Marcos' style of government. (I'm equally worried that if post DS Najib is similar to post Mubarak's era of instability.)

8. Re the rally. Not that I love the opposition. In fact they have failed to perform as a responsible entity. Nevertheless, please don't blame them for wanting to topple the government constitutionally  & have the right to legally rule  the  country. It's their judicious rights, the same rights as  that UMNO is enjoying.

9. Since BN/UMNO is doing everything to be in power & to remain in power, they should also be given the  same legal  space  & opportunity. Otherwise we can't proudly claim to be a true  democrat.

10. Be mindful that those who joined Bersih 4 came with different reasons & objectives. And one MUST never forget that most of them are VOTERS. They might even include BN's past and potential voters.

11. Hence to collectively condemn them & to give them all sorts unbecoming names,  in my considered  opinion, is, to say the  least, SUICIDAL!

12. Titiwangsa (866) & Setiawangsa (1,390) could be at stake. Please don't forget there're 25 BN parliamentary seats with < 2,000 majority throughout the country; 17 of them are UMNO's precarious seats. The opposition already won 89 seats in 2013. Be reminded that 112 is a simple majority.

13. What we should do was/is to win them over or, at  least,  neutralise them.

14. Only Tun M from UMNO dared to hijack Bersih 4 and inflicted the organizers with severe migraine. Should or should'nt UMNO be thankful to him?

15. The leaders' choice: to remain in power for the next 2yrs+ ONLY or continue to be in power even after  GE14. Indeed the latter demands different strategies and plan of action.

16. Whatever, I'll still vote BN...blind loyalty. 

The Hijacked Bersih 4 is penned by reader HIDUP TUAH, a diehard Umno grassroots leader and a loyal citizen of Malaysia.

Siapa sebenarnya yang hilang akal?

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak hari ini membidas pengkritiknya paling lantang, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, yang mendakwa beliau berbelanja kurang daripada RM10 juta dalam setiap kempen pilihan raya semasa beliau menjadi perdana menteri dan presiden Umno.

Najib, yang menghadapi kritikan kerana menerima derma RM2.6 bilion dalam akaun peribadinya tidak lama sebelum pilihan raya umum 2013 berkata, adalah tidak logik dan tidak masuk akal sekiranya satu kempen pilihan raya hanya memakan belanja RM10 juta.

Najib berkata beliau memikirkan mengenai jumlah yang dikatakan Dr Mahathir itu berkali-kali dan mendapati ianya tidak logik.

"Dia kata dalam 90-an dia hanya belanja RM10 juta. Saya fikir tentang itu berulang kali. Dengan deposit pilihan raya untuk 193 kerusi Parlimen dan kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri, anda akan memerlukan sekurang-kurangnya RM41 juta. (??????????)

"Itu baru perbelanjaan minimum jika anda menghabiskan RM100,000 bagi setiap kerusi Parlimen dan RM50,000 deposit bagi setiap kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN)," katanya semasa merasmikan mesyuarat Umno bahagian Kepala Batas hari ini.

"Itu tidak termasuk wang yang parti akan habiskan untuk barang pilihan raya seperti papan iklan, kain rentang, poster, kemeja dan mesyuarat.

"RM10 juta tidak munasabah. Kalau nak mengkritik pun, lakukanlah dengan berasas. Ia mesti logik dan berfakta," katanya kepada perwakilan Umno dalam mesyuarat bahagian Kepala Batas hari ini di Pulau Pinang. - Malaysian Insider 

Tolong pakai otak ok. Please! 

Mula-mula dalam tulisan bertajuk AKAUN PERIBADI di dalam blog beliau Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad berkata: -

Perenggan- 13. Jikalau disemak perbelanjaan pilihanraya lima kali yang diadakan semasa saya Presiden UMNO, tidak ada banyak wang yang diguna, terutama peruntukan dari Ibu Pejabat. Namun BN tidak pernah menang kurang dari 2/3 kerusi di parlimen.

Dalam tulisan seterusnya bertajuk MALAYSIA Tun Dr Mahathir mengulas secara lebih mendalam lagi tentang perkara yang sama. Beliau berkata:- 

Perenggan- 26. Kepada pemimpin bahagian UMNO dan pelbagai kuncu-kuncu, PM, dalam mesyuarat tertutup, mendakwa berbilion-bilion ini adalah untuk pilihan raya.

Perenggan- 27. RM2 bilion untuk pilihan raya adalah tidak munasabah. Saya memerlukan kurang daripada 10 juta untuk setiap satu daripada lima pilihan raya yang saya mempengerusikan dan saya memenangi semua dengan lebih daripada 2/3 majoriti. Mengapa anda perlu 2.6 bilion lebih atau 2600 juta Ringgit. Adakah ia untuk merasuah ahli-ahli politik dan kakitangan awam, atau untuk memanupulasi pilihan raya. Ini tidak betul, apatah lagi dari segi undang-undang.

Kenapa Najib terpaksa berfikir berulang kali namun gagal memahami kenyataan ringkas ini. Tidak faham atau buat-buat tak faham Datuk Seri?

Jawapan ringkas untuk merungkai kekeliruan melampaui batas yang dihidapi YAB Perdana Menteri (tidak perlu fikir berkali-kali sampai hilang akal). 

Kita kira perbelanjaan deposit bagi tahun 1999.

193 kerusi Parlimen x RM15,000 = RM 2,895,000

504 kerusi DUN x RM8,000 = RM 4,032,000 

Wang Deposit Pilihan Raya - KOS TERKINI 2013

Jumlah deposit seperti berikut:  - 

RM10,000 untuk deposit calon Parlimen  - RM5,000 untuk deposit bahan kempen Parlimen  - 

RM5,000 untuk deposit calon DUN - RM3,000 untuk deposit bahan kempen DUN -  SUMBER

Jumlah sebenar perbelanjaan bagi deposit hanya RM 6,927,000. 

Jika pada tahun 1999 pun perbelanjaan deposit yang di-uruskan ibu-pejabat tidak sampai RM 7juta ringgit maka tahun-tahun sebelumnya nyata lagi rendah kerana jumlah deposit yang lebih kecil pada ketika itu. Mungkin pada tahun 1999 pun kosnya lebih rendah lagi kerana perkiraan ini berdasarkan kos deposit terbaru tahun 2013. (Faham?)

Sebenarnya tuduhan Najib Razak bahawa kenyataan Tun Dr Mahathir tidak masuk akal adalah tidak berasas dan merupakan fitnah jika Najib membuat kenyataan tersebut dalam sedar. Saya fikir, seperti kebiasaan sejak kebelakangan ini, mungkin Najib pun tidak faham apa yang beliau ungkapkan dikhalayak ramai.

Perkiraan di-atas adalah bagi semua kerusi Parlimen serta Dewan Undangan Negeri yang ditandingi BARISAN NASIONAL dan bukan UMNO semata-mata. Harus di-akui bahawa selain perbelanjaan deposit terdapat pelbagai perbelanjaan lain ketika pilihanraya dan terdapat had perbelanjaan yang ditetapkan mengikut Parlimen/DUN. 

Kos perbelanjaan lain yang di-hadkan ini biasanya ditampung melalui pelbagai sumber lain termasuk parti-parti politik dalam Barisan Nasional di-peringkat nasional/negeri menerusi dana sendiri atau sumbangan penyokong (yang dimasukan kedalam akaun parti dan bukan peribadi). Melampaui had yang ditetapkan adalah satu kesalahan pilihanraya dan jika disabitkan kesalahan boleh dilucutkan jawatan.

P.S. 

1. Deposit RM 41 juta untuk kerusi Parlimen dan DUN pada tahun 1999 tu you kira macam mana Datuk Seri Perdana Menteri? 

2. Mereka yang masih tidak memahami isu deposit/perbelanjaan pilihanraya ini, termasuk YAB Perdana Menteri, boleh mengemukakan permohonan agar pihak Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia bersama Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia mengadakan satu seminar khas berhubung isu ini.  Jika tidak ada mana-mana pihak yang gundah gulana, Tun Dr Mahathir boleh dijemput untuk memberi penerangan yang lebih terperinci. 

#beranikeranabenar 

Sekadar makluman :- 

1- Ahmad Maslan di boo perwakilan Bahagian Pontian

2- Najib terpaksa ‘singkir orang’ selepas draf pertuduhan muncul, kata Rahman Dahlan

3- Saya tahu duit RM2.6 bilion dalam akaun Najib, kata Ku Nan

4- Tun M juga minta, terima bantuan negara Arab 

5- Close issue of political funding, focus on people's interests - Oooops! Its you.

The New York Times - Najib, 1MDB, Altantuya and more

NOTE: My comments below, after the cheap ringgit.

Power Struggle in Malaysia Pits Former Premier Against a Protégé

By THOMAS FULLER and LOUISE STORYJUNE 17, 2015

Prime Minister Najib Razak of Malaysia, in orange, at the general assembly of the United Malays National Organization in Kuala Lumpur last year.Credit
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PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysia’s governing party is at war with itself, embroiled in a power struggle that is destabilizing the country and threatening the party’s nearly six-decade stretch of uninterrupted governance.

The battle has revealed itself publicly in a nasty spat between two political titans. Mahathir Mohamad, a former prime minister who turns 90 next month, is the chief architect of a political insurgency aiming to oust the man he helped put into office six years ago, Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Having lost none of the combativeness honed during more than two decades in power, Mr. Mahathir is pressing allegations of malfeasance in a sovereign wealth fund, criticizing the “lavish” lifestyle of the prime minister’s wife, and has resurrected troubling questions about the murder of a Mongolian woman, the mistress of a former top aide to Mr. Najib.

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Malaysian Ex-Prime Minister Unleashes CriticismJUNE 17, 2015

"Murray Hiebert, an expert on Southeast Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, says the country’s political troubles “could hardly come at a worse time.”

“The prime minister is focused on political survival when the country’s economy is slowing due to low oil prices and falling exports resulting from China’s economic slowdown,” he said. The combination, he said, is “giving pause to the foreign investors Malaysia is seeking to court.”

As the 'expert' puts it, nobody seems to be bothered in the falling ringgit and less than convincing economic outlook for the nation. Nobody seems to share the worry and concerns of businesses that are badly affected by the crashing ringgit. 

The central bank Governor just repeats that its temporary (the falling ringgit and fleeing foreign investors) while businesses continue to slide. 

In the past, as witnessed and experienced before/during the 97/98 economic crisis, the Government was very focused and took the bull by its horn. The Prime Minister who was also Finance Minister at that particular time had daily early morning meetings with the Central Bank and other relevant authorities/bodies. 

The National Economic Action Council was put into action. The sole aim then was to save the country from being ravaged by the rogues under the pretext of 'Saving Malaysia. 

We prevented our nation from being put on a 'fire sale' entirely because the Government or rather the leadership was hands-on with their heart and priorities in the right place. 

That was in 97/98. Fast forward to 2015 and you can see clearly what is happening or rather not happening now. Many core members of the then NEAC are still around in the Government but still nothing seems to be happening to protect the nation and manage the crisis.

One thing for sure, the Prime Minister who is also Finance Minister is only desperately trying to shore up his waning support and ruined reputation. 

It cannot be denied that the Umno president is desperate to remain in power. The level of desperation has hit a high after he realised that not all of his partymen are with him. So, rather than trying to protect the nation, he is more occupied in saving himself.

Najib's dilemma is largely due to his own incompetence as a leader but the devil that has put the nail on his head is his own baby, the 1MDB. 

You can varnish it however you want and try to divert people's attention by ridiculing critics but 1MDB is a scandal of global proportion that cannot be hidden via dirty tricks on government-controlled television channels like TV3. You cannot possibly fool all the people all the time.

Many now suspect that Najib fears having to face time behind bars for his role in the 1MDB scandal. The desperation could be seen from such planned acts of discrediting the national car (because it was a brainchild of one of your main critics) and hiring Opposition activists to ridicule your former party president.

His not telling the truth in the Malaysian Parliament i.e. Dewan Rakyat about the more than 1Billion USD kept in a private Swiss Bank in Singapore is an outright crime, legal experts say. 

You can twist and turn via government controlled media and presently subservient enforcement authorities but things would change the moment you are no more in power. Najib is fully aware of this.

The New York Times have once again sniffed the stench emanating from 1MDB  (some of the real estate deals linked to 1MDB money is in New York, courtesy of Jho Low and one Rezza Aziz), while Najib remains overjoyed by the orchestrated public show of support. 

After the aphrodisiac-like I Love PM, Najib is now simply touched by a recent Dayak Love PM placard that was held up in Sarawak during his rounds to spent more 'off budget' Government money. 

Contrary to what Najib often repeats, our current state of malady has all got to do with just one man and that one man is none other than Najib himself. 

Rather than pointing fingers try taking a good look in the mirror Mister Prime Minister. 

p/s ... and please do the mirror test in the absence of your controller 

Yes we are strong BN supporters, but ...

                      

Yes we are strong, loyal supporters of the Government, the 14-party Barisan Nasional coalition government. 

We support the BN that represents each and every ethnic group in our diverse multiracial/multi-religious society.

Our parents and grandparents were staunch supporters and members of the Perikatan/BN. We continue to support the BN, although some of us are not members of any political party, because the time-tested BN has been serving our people relatively well… at least until recently.

In the last decade or so, the BN that we are/were familiar with has been turning to be very unfamiliar. The ‘government’ that we knew and supported is fast becoming very alien to us.

Frankly an increasing number of BN loyalists are disenchanted with the coalition and the number is growing by the day. This is a fact.

It’s no more about winning over those who dumped the BN and voted for the Opposition parties in the last General Election. Now it is about how you contain BN members and supporters from drifting away.

The increasingly disenchanted members and supporters may not be joining any of the Opposition parties but they are certainly moving away from the BN.

The BN, or rather the BN leadership today has become so alien and detached from the rakyat. The leadership of today appears to be a populist leadership that is blinded by artificial “reality show” kind of euphoria.

Some from the top may jump down Menara Dato Onn in their boxers if Twitter and Facebook promised live coverage of the dare-devil event.

If they survive the fall, they might ‘Like’ that event on Facebook and boast about it in their blogs while their cyber-warriors flood our Twitter timeline.

Are we, or is the BN cursed with a set of incompetent, desperate but well-connected and well-fed leaders who are slowly killing the goose that has been laying the golden eggs for this country and her people all these years?

It is becoming increasingly untenable to support a Government that appears to be doing everything that we feared the ‘political monster’ would have done had he been crowned the PM in 1998.

Probably the apple-polishing advisors and million dollar consultants wouldn’t warn their client about such a scenario but this is the fact of the matter that is overwhelming the ground.

More often than not the government and its leaders appear to be bending over backwards to please their international rating agencies, the World Bank and the IMF. Doesn’t this ring a bell?

Now we have the top leaders happily announcing to their party members that the international rating agencies are happy with Malaysia because we cut our subsidies drastically (and make our people suffer). Again, doesn’t this ring a bell?

Many of us have been standing against a monster since 1998 because of his alternative sexual preferences and his subservience to the western powers, namely the US and its international tools like the World Bank, IMF and such, rating agencies included.

We feared that the monster, which has since been proven to be bisexual, would grab hold of the leadership and drag us into the dungeons and earn God’s wrath along the way.

We feared the monster that practiced ‘Seks Luar Tabii’ would be the PM. We rightly stopped it. But now we have one too many of such kinds in the corridors of power.

An explosive affidavit surfaced a couple of months ago.  It is a real affidavit and has been filed in a court of law. It is about the same ‘Seks Luar Tabii’ or Unnatural Sex and it involves an individual who is said to be up, close and personal with the leader and his flock of sheep.

Has the leader taken any action to distance himself from this ‘Seks Luar Tabii’ syndicate around him or is he angry that the dirty secrets of his close confidantes are being exposed?

Please make your stand known so we could take our stand. Do you subscribe/support or condone the freedom to practice ‘Seks Luar Tabii’? Just make an official statement and we will take note.

We are indeed in a dilemma because the DAP-led Opposition is certainly worse and shameless than the BN.

Just look at how Lim Guan Eng spins his way out of the ‘new Mercedes Benz’ hypocrisy with a straight face without any sense of shame or guilt. When DAP does it, it must be right; that is their religion and their followers buy it lock, stock and barrel. That is the Opposition’s ability to fool you, while grabbing your votes. 

Ok, enough for the day. I will save the abuse, lust, desire, arrogance and excesses for another day.

Where do we go now?

Transparency in transformasi

Why?

Datuk Seri Najib Razak has brought about changes or introduced new ways of doing things both in Umno and the Government. He calls it transformation or 'transformasi'.

The good and bad of Najib Razak's 'transformasi' could be debated but we can't deny that there has been many positive outcomes. Fresh ideas has brought about better things. KR1M is good. BR1M is good although we have to be cautious of it in the long run. Empowering the MACC is good. Pemandu and NKRA is relatively funny. Abolishing the Internal Security Act is certainly not good and not very clever either. 

In Umno, the decision to transform the party to be more democratic is damn good. The idea of allowing more than a 100,000 party members to choose their top leaders is exemplary. It is the first in this country. Najib Razak's transformasi has rejuvenated Umno but implementation needs some major tweaking. 

The president and all his men may want to take note. 

When 2,000 odd delegates chose their leaders during previous Umno elections, their votes were secret. Under the new transformed Umno election process, its more transparent. 

Those who contested for the VP, Youth, Wanita and Puteri wing posts will know exactly how many and which of the 191 divisions voted for them. It is no longer  a secret.  

But it seems that the level of transparency brought about by the president's transformasi stops there.... or someone has forced it to stop there. The complete breakdown of votes received by contestants in the recent Umno elections is a secret, or so it seems. Why is it a secret?

Some are unhappy with this lack of transparency in Najib's transformasi. 

Others claim its the case of 'rumah sudah siap pahat masih berbunyi'. Is this unhappiness about the lack of transparency in Najib's transformasi unfounded? Candidates who contested in the party poll are still being denied the official detailed results from the 191 divisions? 

I hope Umno election committee chairman Tan Sri Tajol Rosli Ghazali will re-classify the details of the party poll results. If someone had classified it as TOP SECRET, you better de-classify before it hits the fan.

If it is not a secret, make it public. You don't need the president's decree to do that. Its part and puzzle of transformasi. If it is the 'little Napoleons' who stand as the stumbling block, tell them not to give Najib's transformasi a bad name.

The party HQ could take up space in Utusan/Mingguan and make the poll results public. I'm sure Najib Razak will agree. Friends in Utusan will also be happy... most certainly. 

p/s Remember the DAP's CEC election fraud? Don't give room for something similar to happen in Umno. 

Reviving the spirit of Umno

Listen to Akram HERE

Melayu Lama wrote - Vote Akhramsyah Sanusi for Youth Chief. Unlike kj, Akhram actually has a job, pays his taxes, contributes to EPF and actually has an idea what the wage earning crowd go through to some extent. 


Couldn't agree more, or less, with Melayu Lama. Akhram, who is Umno stalwart Tan Sri Sanusi Junid's son, is an individual with both his feet firmly on the ground. He certainly is not a 'crown prince' at the helm due to family ties or billionaire friends. He is certainly born and bred in this country.
Akhram's battle cry for the upcoming battle for the Umno Youth Chief post' is 'Hidup Melayu'. It may sound old and rusty to some but the soul of the community lies in that keramat battle cry.

Some young liberals in Umno have started making fun of the 'Hidup Melayu' slogan/spirit that Akhram has officially revived. Hidup Melayu may sound kolot to some Mat Salleh wannabe or centrist neo-liberal but remember that it is the same battle cry that reverberates in Dewan Merdeka every time the Umno family gets together. 

p/s Came across an interesting Dec 2011 piece by Datuk Johan Jaafar about the need for Umno to go back to its basics. You don't have to drag Umno to the centre for it to be relevant. 

The article makes perfect sense now, as it did then in 2011. Umno and those wanting to be leaders in Umno should just get back to basics and serve those folks who vote/voted them in. 

p/s 1 - A little advice for incumbents and aspirants - Don't be corrupt and corrupt those around you. Don't splash cash for votes. You can't survive for long when your sole strength is money and nothing else. Most importantly, try to earn a honest living before wanting to be a leader.