Bro,” Steven Gan paid fitting tribute to our dear friends at Malaysiakini dinner.So touching and tears flow from my eyes.For your information thanks.”

audie61 had the privilege to interact with both these gentleman and they both had given us sound advice and the true meaning of journalism.

We reposts here the Malaysiakini article:- Five years ago – at our fifth anniversary – I paid tribute to Harun Rashid. A prolific writer and Malaysiakini columnist, Harun did not make it to our 2004 get-together.

Tonight, we hail another doyen of Internet journalism – MGG Pillai (left). Also a Malaysiakini columnist – unlike Harun – MGG was at our fifth anniversary. He died two years after. Had he lived to witness the 2008 tsunami, he would have said, “I told you so.”

Also not with us tonight is SC Chan (right), better known in Malaysiakini as Tony Thien. Tony, who was our Kuching correspondent, had almost single-handedly helped ensure Sabah and Sarawak remain prominent in the frontpages of Malaysiakini.

To MGG and to Tony, both of you are sorely missed, and whereever you are, our thoughts are with you tonight.

It’s now our turn to bear their torch. We must not, and cannot, fail them.

An unenviable task

It has been 10 tough, frustrating and yet exciting years.

In the process, we have upset a lot of people. Where we were wrong, I apologise. Where we were right, we’re just doing our job. No hard feelings really – some of you are even here tonight.

A decade ago, the few of us at Malaysiakini set about doing an unenviable task.

Along the way, we gave Dr Mahathir Mohamad a pain in the neck. We gave Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s spin-doctors a run for their money. Looking ahead, we intend to put Najib Abdul Razak’s 1Malaysia to the test.

Indeed, our task is not done. As we close one chapter, we are opening another. This new page has yet to be written. We know not what story we are going to tell.

But in Chapter Two, our mission will remain the same. It’s our job as journalists to hold politicians – be they government or the opposition – accountable to those who put them in power.

Independent financing

We have done the easy part – putting Malaysiakini on the map. More difficult, however, was for Malaysiakini to be financially stable.

Independent media needs independent financing – that has always been our unwritten motto.

Malaysiakini today is one of the two news websites in the world – the other being Wall Street Journal – which have made the subscription model a success. It’s a feat which has gone relatively unnoticed.

When the online editor of New York Times came to KL to speak to us about our business model, surely we must be doing something right.

All this, thanks to the thousands of subscribers for forking out RM20 every month to access Malaysiakini.

But as we grow, so too are our costs.

Both subscription and advertising alone may not be able to sustain Malaysiakini. Which is why we cannot quite figure out how free websites elsewhere can survive.

In the months to come, Malaysiakini will be leveraging on our content, our technology, our know-how, our 10 years of experience – and most of all, our passion – to venture into new areas.

Our aim is to ensure that Malaysiakini can continue to grow to better serve Malaysians.

After all, only by being financially independent can we be truly independent.

Go to the people

And talking about mottos, allow me to share my own – this came from ‘Old Master’ Lao Tzu, a great Chinese philosopher.

He said: “Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Build with what they have.”

“But with the best leaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, ‘We have done this ourselves’.”

And so with Malaysiakini, it is not just reaching our destination that is important.

When we do get there – hopefully very soon – Malaysians will say, “We have done this together.”

Bank Negara (BNM) sedang menyiasat seorang pengurup wang tempatan yang didakwa terbabit dalam pemindahan RM10 juta ke London oleh Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan pada 2008.

BNM mengesahkannya semalam tetapi enggan mengulas lanjut kerana siasatan masih berjalan.

“Sebagai sebahagian daripada prosedur siasatan, pihak bank akan memaklumkan kepada pihak berkuasa yang berkenaan hasil siasatanya yang di luar bidangkuasa Bank Negara untuk tindakan mereka selanjutnya.

“Sebaik sahaja siasatan siap, BNM akan merujuk perkara itu kepada pejabat Peguam Negara,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan kepada Malaysiakini.

Sebelum ini, pengarah strategi PKR, Tian Chua mendakwa Mohamad mungkin telah melanggar undang-undang pembankan negara kerana didakwa memindahkan RM10 juta melalui seorang pengurup wang.

Tian Chua juga mendedahkan bahawa Mohamad telah menggunakan perkhidmatan Salamath Ali Money Changer Sdn Bhd untuk memindahkan wang tersebut ke London.

Semalam, BNM berkata Salamath Ali telah melanggar Seksyen 30 Akta Pengurupan Wang 1998 dan lesennya telah dibatalkan pada 26 Oktober.

Mohamad yang juga ADUN Rantau, menjadi sasaran pembangkang sewaktu sidang dewan undangan negeri yang sedang berjalan.

Bagaimanapun, beliau enggan memberi penjelasan berhubung perkara itu.

Wakil rakyat pembangkang juga menggesa Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) supaya menyiasat perkara itu.

Congratulations to Malaysiakini and its determined editorial team on their 10th anniversary today.

You’ve certainly come a long way.

By Bunga Pakma

Malaysiakini has turned ten.  Every Malaysian netizen knows well just how much we all owe Steven Gan, Premesh Chandran, and all their colleagues.  Before M’siakini we were a people walking in darkness—I prophesy that history will one day reveal many, many dread deeds that never made it into print, when print was all we had.  M’siakini was the first light that dawned on us.  Let the light rise and shine bright!

This evening a whole bunch of good people will sit down to dinner and celebrate.  It’s a chance for loyal subscribers— a paper is only as good as its readers—to feel good about themselves, too.  My piece today pays tribute to M’siakini and all brave writers.

The pen is mightier than the sword?  In one sense, absolutely.  Has anyone ever drawn a sword, picked up a rock, hurled a fist—or a bomb—without plenty of words having prepared the way?  I am not referring to propaganda.  Books have started wars.  Hitler laid out his entire programme clearly in Mein Kampf and the book convinced enough Germans that the Nazi party and unlimited aggression were good things.

At the opposite pole, in 1852 the American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe published a novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.  Her theme was the evil, cruelty, and immorality of slavery at the time.  The book sold in millions all over the world.  In the US, the debate raised by the book turned into sharp opposition between North and South. The country split, and the two sides fought one another.  When Abraham Lincoln was introduced to Stowe, he is quoted as having said: “So you’re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!”

Words themselves are weapons.  If you dare, walk into a place-of-worship/pub/restaurant and shout “Filthy [insert race/religion/football club here]!” and see what happens.

Can a pen force the sword to be laid down? Once in history, yes.  To see this we must go back exactly 300 years, to the birth of modern party-politics in England.  Bear with me, patient reader.  I think your knowing the origin of things will help you understand how they work now.

European politics in the 17^th and 18^th centuries were as complex and cruel as ours, but they were on a grand scale, not the sneaking things we suffer.  Those times saw war and revolution.

Louis XIV, king of France, the most powerful nation on the Continent, waged war without stop in the latter years of his reign.  Flanders in modern Belgium was a major theatre of operations in Louis’s attempt to secure a favourable and strong eastern border for France against republican (think “communist”) Holland.  England remained neutral, or vaguely allied with France, under kings Charles II and James II.  Then in 1688 the English overthrew James and invited the Dutch Stadtholder William III—husband of James’s daughter Mary—to be king.  One important result of this “Glorious Revolution” was the establishment of a Bill of Rights, which limited the constitutional role of the monarch once and for all.

William and Louis were sworn enemies, and William—irredeemably Dutch—used England’s wealth and military to fight France, on a greatly expanded number of fronts, including North America. William borrowed money on a grand scale to finance his wars. William never intended to repay the principal, and the interest was to be serviced by perpetual taxation.

First step to modern politics—the creation of a a National Debt. Ever since, Parliament has suffered the yearly bellyache of keeping the state from going bankrupt.  All nations have adopted the same policy.

The burden of taxation fell heavily on owners of land, and hardly at all on the merchants and financial interest.

Second step to modern politics: the two opposed interests coalesced to form two opposed political parties, one party in power, with another party trying to dislodge it and take power itself.  The land-interest was called “Tory” and the money-interest “Whig.”

All was in place now for the sudden flowering of modern parliamentary politics, features not ordained by the Constitution but a kind of extra constitution with rules just as rigid.  The king once rewarded service done for him.  Now the party rewarded service done for it, and patronage was born.  The Englishmen of the early 18^th century, acute rhetoricians, developed the machinery of publicity and propaganda and refined it into subtle and powerful tool to influence public opinion with all the craft of “spin.”

William’s wars were no problem to the Whigs;  they were making plenty of money out of it.  The Whigs stayed in power, even after William died and Anne succeeded.  The conflict with France had now morphed to a struggle over whether Louis’s grandson was to inherit the kingship of Spain. Meanwhile the Tories fretted in the Opposition and party strife raged.  Everything was politicized, even poetry. France haemorrhaged blood, and England money.

Now another first in the young story of party-politics, i.e unexpected change: 1) By 1710, the situation had shifted radically, leaving little reason for England to fight. 2) The Whigs after so long in power, had become sloppy and arrogant, demanding that they alone dictate the terms of any settlement of the war. 3) The Duke of Marlborough, commander-in-chief, and his wife the Duchess alienated the Queen with their arrogance.  The Duke was widely rumoured to have received hundreds of thousands of pounds in kickbacks from contractors to the army.  Anne dismissed the Whigs—it was still her prerogative as Queen—and asked the Tories to form a cabinet, and the general election brought in a handsome Tory majority in the Commons.  Anne saw to it that Lords went Tory, too.

The new ministry’s top priority was to make peace with France.  Negotiations were immediately opened in secret with Louis.  Yet after decades of war with France much of the public had been trained to hate France with all the venom that patriotism can instill.  How to reconcile them?

An Irish clergyman was in town on church business to the Queen.  He had been trained in diplomacy and was known (to a few) as a writer of extraordinary powers.  This was Dr. Jonathan Swift. (Gulliver’s Travels were 20 years in the future.)  Swift had to meet Harley, the Secretary of State, on his way to the Queen.  Harley liked Swift for his manners, his charm, learning, and wit, and saw that Swift’s talents could be of great use.  Within a few months, Swift was unofficial member of the cabinet with the portfolio of Minister of Information (if such a post had existed then).  He was given unlimited access to all state papers.

Swift wrote, and in November 1711 an anonymous booklet was published, The Conduct of the Allies.  In cool, rational prose, the book recounted, with accurate figures, the expenses of the war, the profits made out of it, the way the Allies (Holland and Austria) had let England take the burden of expense while using English might to further their own interests.  The Conduct sold in numbers never before seen.  The public came around, and a peace was signed in Utrecht early 1713.  Swift’s pamphlet had bought England, and Europe, a few decades of rest from war.  Swift never took a penny from the government for his work.

Later, exiled (he felt) in Ireland, Swift saved the Irish people from a private monetary scheme supported by the now Whig administration—run by a Prime Minister, another first—that would have caused financial collapse and immense suffering. The government put a price on his head, but no one betrayed his name as the authour of the pamphlets.  Thereafter every November 30^th the Dubliners celebrated his birthday with bonfires.

It is strange that Swift was witness to another feature of modernity, political assassination.  Rather, attempted assassination.  One day, a messenger delivered a box tied with string to the cabinet room.  Swift, sensing mischief, asked to see the box.  He carefully cut the string just enough to see what was contained, a crude explosive device.  With great care, he disarmed it.  Not bad for a writer, eh?

Swift is a hero, certainly my hero, and I should hope a hero to any journalist and writer.  Swift speaks to us from his epitaph in Dublin Cathedral:

“Go, traveller, and imitate—if you can—him who defended liberty with courage as a man must.”

Happy birthday, Malaysiakini!

It seems that 99.51 percent  of Iban voters in the 9731 Baleh Constituency will see a challenge forthcoming during the next State elections. In the last state elections Dr.Masing (President of Party Rakyat Sarawak) was challenged by Lucius Jimbun using the SNAP symbol but he truomphed quite easily.

The likes of strong man and party Presidents Tan Sri Koh Tsu Koon( news flash:- A big surprise! Penang State Chief Minister has LOST!) and Sammy Vellu were soundly defeated in the 308 elections and James will be very wary of the threat that will be posed this time round from PKR. The divisional chief of PKR Ulu Rejang Frankie Bendindang is speculated to give James a ”good fight” and touted to be the candidate favoured by PKR.

However the voters of Baleh thinks otherwise according to a survey conducted by Natasha and Joey of audie61 and team. The results indicate that the voters are in favour of another candidate who gave the BN a lot of sleepless nights in the last 308 elections.It was found out that he losts the lasts parliamentary seat as BN had the full machinery and also only the ENEMY FROM WITHIN  his own camp derailed his path to Parliament. He was an independant candidate then but if he is a PKR candidate surely Baleh will be an EXPLOSIVE SEAT.

According to a veteran voter and a local from Baleh in 1983 when James stepped in the world of politics he brought GOOD and BIG Hopes for the Ibans in Baleh. Dr.James is afterall a doctor of Philosophy and he graduated from the Australian National University Canberra. He also served as a senior research officer with SESCO(Sarawak Electricity Supply Corporation) He has all the credentials to be helping and assisting all his fellow Ibans in the area.

Has he done sufficiently enough after two and half  decades as Assemblyman for the area? He has all the facilities within his reach and if he has done enough there would not be any more rumblings and disgruntled Ibans would they? This is what James envisage in his vision for the 2006 elections. If he is relected he will bring more infrastructure development and land development for large scale farming  and plantations in Baleh.

He will ensure all schools in the area are supplied by electricity as part of the plan to equip the schools with the necessary infrastructure and facilities to facilitate the promotion of the information and communications technology.As for roads,James said the first phase of the proposed 37 Km Kapit-Nanga Mujong-Baleh-Nanga Gat Road would be completed by 2007 while the second phase was due for completion by 2010.

Baleh being one of the remotest and biggest rural state constituencies James has done sufficently enough to stay in power for the last two and half decades but  they are still many oppostion voices harping on his failures to deliver as promised.  WHAT WAS PROMISED..?? WAS IT THE CHIEF MINISTERS SEAT.Hmmm.??

This is the very question now being asked in Baleh,’What other hopes has  James to deliver to the Ibans in Baleh.?” Will James be able to withstand the next challenge? Will they be tears flowing or champagne to reach his third decade? This audie61 picked up from an internet blog,”I suspect that in the subconscious psyche of many Sarawakians, they do not believe that opposition parties can defeat the BN in the state general election.

Will PKR stop the champagne flow for James as he looks forward to three decades of being a State Assemblyman or will this be a hurdle too far for James? We shall monitor N56 with interests and for now we shall leave it to the people of Baleh to see who is mosts suited to represent them in the State legislative Assembly. 

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An SUPP Pemanca said to audie61,” What Gag orders ?? They are treating us like Kids. We have sweated and toiled for SUPP all these years and used all our own dollars and cents and they think we are still children.” Hmmm very strong words from one who has seen good times and difficult times with SUPP even through the opposition days.

Don’t ever for once take us lightly and it is us who are the main players in SUPP and not the Ministers,Assstant Ministers and those who think they can wield their influence. I’m absolutedly ashamed of the “DUDONG signboard fiasco and its a real slap in the face of veteran SUPP members. Even PRS at its height of infighting or UMNO Protem Signboard no one dared to take it down.

He went on and said,” Isn’t it a slap at one’s face as whoever directed it to take it down forgot to look at the mirror.” This is not only about Team A or team B and if it spills over and sees that SUPP is in bad shape good he said. We will rise like a PHOENIX. The late President Stephan Yong would have put his foot down earlier and  George Chan should have stepped in so much faster and now its a little too late to repair the damages done. What would you give SUPP chances in the next state elections?

He even went on to say and remind Wong Soon koh how his uncle Wong Soon Kai had tears in his eyes when his nephew a headmaster decided to step into the world of politics. Has he forgotten what are his ideals when he joined SUPP? Does he need to be reminded?

audie61 was invited to sit down for this lunch date and it came as a surprise from someone who loves SUPP so much and today seeing his beloved party in such a shameless state and the direction it is taking is not a step forward but three steps backwards. Don’t you think that the younger set of voters has had enough of SUPP and they will surely turn to DAP to fight for their rights. SUPP is only interested in fighting their own wars and have really forgotten their REAL SENSE OF BEING POLITICIANS.

It must be noted that most people join politics to try to better their own environment and a better grasps of individualistic aspirations. There must be a love for the party ,instinct for political survival and a joy of working in that environment. These must not be detached or else the ideals and central principles of a political life is just ZERO. It seems most SUPP members are so enbroiled in protecting their own camps or castles that they have forgotten their real tasks at hand.

A compromise solution is good but there must be tabled to the whole SUPP members on the parties direction and its course of actions. No use to talk and next day they are all at each others throats again. Its just plain nonsensical and the elder and veteran SUPP members has had enough up to their necks and some got themeslves in deep holes going for second mortgages to keep SUPP afloat.Have they forgotten?

The Pemanca added ,”A lot of explaining is needed and those who are just so power hungry should just be reminded to have a browse through the party constitution and do not make a mockery of SUPP as a party. ”

Did audie61 get himself in a tight situation? 25 years ago I signed on the dotted line to be a member on the shuttle flight between Singapore/KL  but I eventually ended up being very active  in the football arena  instead. Those days SUPP was the party for the people in Sarawak and many just love the thought of being a member of SUPP. Its a bit similar to the football scene even if one was being paid a $100 to watch Sarawak some would just take the $ but end up going to the movies.

SUPP is finding it hard to be the party people love and its all due to the leaders self interests and lacklustre attitude and completedly losing the plot of political ideals.

So the pages of Team A,Team B, Dudong branch fiasco will see a bitter end an a winner  takes all as it is a clear fact that Soon Koh has his eyes set on the Presidents Chair and so has David Teng. Will the SG Senator Sim be the spoiler and Peter Chin might just walked in put his hands on both the arm rests of the Presidents Chair.

Its far from over  in SUPP says the Pemanca and even George Chan has to think twice before he even dares to take my title away. Nothing is clear in politics and we will see more turmoils in SUPP before the ship steadies herself. Could this lunch meeting be the start of better things for SUPP and he just had a word for DAP Kota Sentosa assemblyman Chong “We are going to win back the seat and believe me and DAP will not know what hit them.” On one flip of a coin he suddenly sees a common enemy and has a go while his backyard the troubles are already at boiling point. The Pemanca ended by saying “For better or worse I am a SUPP member and this is my vow and its like a marriage vow. ”

dari Malaysiakini

Mereka yang berfikiran waras akan membuat kesimpulan bahawa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak dilihat berkaitan dengan kehilangan P Balasubramaniam, kata peguam penyiasat persendirian itu Americk Singh Sidhu.

Menurutnya, fakta-fakta kelihatannya menunjukkan kepada kemungkinan mereka tidak mahu penyiasat itu lagi dan menyerahkan tugas itu kepada orang lain yang rapat dengan mereka, untuk dilaksanakan.

 Dalam wawancara dengan Malaysiakini, Americk memandang berat pembabitan adik perdana menteri, Datuk Mohamed Nazim.

Menurutnya, persoalan yang timbul ialah mengapa Nazim berminat dengan kehilangan Balasubramaniam “jika dia tidak mendapat perlindungan daripada abangnya?”

Balasubramaniam baru-baru ini mendedahkan bahawa dia pernah berjumpa dengan Nazim, seorang arkitek, pada malam sebelum dia menarik balik akuan bersumpah pertamanya yang mendakwa Najib ada hubungan rapat dengan Altantuya Shaariibuu, wanita Mongolia yang mati dibunuh.

Balasubramaniam turut mendakwa bahawa dia ditawarkan RM5 juta oleh seorang yang dikenali sebagai Deepak, seorang ahli perniagaan yang didakwa rapat dengan isteri perdana menteri Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor supaya menarik balik akuan bersumpah pertamanya.

Najib telah berulang kali menafikan spekulasi bahawa beliau di belakang tindakan Balasubramaniam menarik balik akuan bersumpah pertamanya itu.

Bercakap kepada Malaysiakini, Americk menceritakan bagaimana beliau diperkenalkan kepada Balasumbramaniam; tindakan bekas anggota polis Cawangan Khas menarik balik akuan bersumpah pertamanya Julai tahun lalu dan pertemuan seterusnya beliau dengannya selepas muncul semula daripada persembunyian setahun kemudiannya.

 Americk turut mendedahkan bahawa rakaman video wawancaranya dengan Balasubramaniam tiga bulan lalu, dibuat secara rahsia sebagai “satu jaminan sekiranya dia ditahan oleh pihak-pihak yang terbabit dalam pemergiannya dari negara ini setahun yang lalu.”

“Dia tidak tahu yang dia sedang dirakamkan pada masa itu, tetapi kita kemudiannya memaklumkan perkara itu kepadanya dan dia faham mengapa kita berbuat demikian,” katanya.

Menurut Americk lagi, Balasubramaniam mungkin melakukan kesalahan di bawah Akta Akuan Bersumpah 1960 kerana memberi akuan bersumpah yang bercanggah, tetapi dia boleh mempertahankan dirinya kerana dia nampaknya telah dipaksa, diugut dan/atau dipaksa menandatangani akuan bersumpah kedua”.

Tetapi, katanya, mereka yang didakwa menghasut akuan bersumpah kedua yang palsu dibuat – Deepak, ASP Suresh dan peguam M Arunampalam – juga berdepan dengan tuduhan jenayah kerana bersubahat dan berkonspirasi.

Mengenai Nazim pula, Americk mendakwa, dia terbabit dalam melakukan ugutan jenayah terhadap Balasubramaniam di samping kemungkinan didakwa bersubahat/konspirasi berhubung pembuatan akuan bersumpah kedua yang palsu.

PUTRAJAYA: Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) hari ini berjaya dalam permohonannya untuk menangguhkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi yang mahu satu pilihan raya kecil diadakan di DUN Kota Siputeh, Kedah.

Panel tiga orang hakim Mahkamah Rayuan, terdiri Datuk Sulong Matjeraie, Datuk Kang Hwee Gee dan Datuk Abdul Aziz Rahim memutuskan bahawa wujud keadaan khas untuk menangguhkan sementara keputusan untuk mengadakan pilihan raya kecil kepada suruhanjaya itu.

“Kebenaran penghakiman yang diputuskan oleh Hakim Mahkamah Tinggi perlu diuji di mahkamah lebih tinggi,” kata Hakim Sulong selepas hampir dua jam panel tiga hakim itu mendengar permohonan yang difailkan oleh suruhanjaya itu pada Selasa.

Dalam penghakiman yang dibacakan pada pukul 7.24 malam, Hakim Sulong berkata mereka telah bersetuju sebulat suara bahawa tidak ada pihak akan mengalami akibat dan prasangka jika perintah penangguhan itu dibenarkan.

Beliau berkata keputusan tersebut dibuat bagi mengelakkan pilihan raya kecil yang tidak sepatutnya berlaku dan pembaziran dana awam.

Terdahulu, Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif hari ini memfailkan permohonan untuk menangguhkan keputusan Mahkamah Tinggi pada 16 November lalu yang memutuskan beliau bukan lagi Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Kota Siputeh dan kerusi berkenaan telah kosong serta satu pilihan raya kecil perlu diadakan.

Beliau memfailkan dokumen itu dihadapan pendaftar Mahkamah Rayuan melalui peguamnya, Abu Bakar Isa Ramat di sini pada Selasa.

Abu Hassan secara peribadi mengesahkan afidavit-afidavit di hadapan Pesruhujaya Sumpah di Putrajaya pada pukul 10 pagi tadi.

Satu lagi permohonan serupa yang difailkan oleh SPR turut didengar di Mahkamah Rayuan pada pukul 2.30 petang semalam.

Banjir Di Kelantan Makin Buruk, 3 787 Mangsa Di Pusat Pemindahan

KUALA LUMPUR: Keadaan banjir di Pantai Timur terutamanya Kelantan semakin buruk dengan cuaca gelap dan hujan renyai di negeri itu menyebabkan mangsa di pusat pemindahan banjir meningkat kepada 3,787 orang berbanding 3,303 orang semalam.

Daripada 970 keluarga dipindahkan hari ini, Jajahan Pasir Mas mencatatkan jumlah tertinggi seramai 2,008 orang dan jajahan itu termasuk kawasan Rantau Panjang, bandar zon bebas cukai berdekatan sempadan Thailand, yang terjejas teruk dalam banjir gelombang kedua sehingga ditenggelami air sedalam dua meter.

Jurucakap Pusat Kawalan Operasi Banjir (PKOB) Negeri berkata Kuala Krai pula merekodkan jumlah mangsa seramai 885 orang, Tumpat (438 orang), Tanah Merah (333 orang), Kota Baharu (63 orang) dan Machang (60 orang).

“Hanya Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang dan Sungai Kelantan di Jeti Kastam, Tangga Krai dan Jambatan Guillemard mencatatkan atas paras bahaya, manakala Sungai Galas berada di paras berjaga-jaga dan Sungai Lebir berada di paras amaran,” katanya kepada Bernama hari ini.

Beliau berkata sebanyak 21 jalan ditutup untuk semua kenderaan melibatkan enam jajahan antaranya di Gua Musang di Jalan masuk Aring 8 dan 9 di Kilometer 15; di Kota Baharu-Pantai Cahaya Bulan kilometer empat; Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, Kuala Krai; di Machang Jalan Machang-Pangkal Meleret-Wakaf Bata dan di Pasir Puteh, Jalan Semerak kilometer 11.

Di KUALA TERENGGANU, keadaan banjir di Terengganu semakin reda apabila mangsa banjir menurun kepada 6,899 orang berbanding 7,739 petang semalam.

Bagaimanapun, jika sebelum ini Kemaman, Besut, Hulu Terengganu, Marang, Dungun dan Setiu dilanda banjir sejak Isnin lepas, banjir kini turut melanda daerah Kuala Terengganu.

Seramai 496 penduduk dari beberapa kampung dan taman perumahan di Kuala Terengganu iaitu Kampung Pusu Tiga, taman perumahan Seri Embun, Taman Darul Iman, Kampung Banggol Peradong, Kampung Temiang dan Kampung Titian Baru terpaksa dipindahkan sejak 3 petang semalam berikutan hujan lebat sekali-sekala.

Jurucakap Majlis Keselamatan Negara (MKN) Terengganu berkata sehingga pagi ini, sebanyak enam pusat pemindahan dibuka di daerah Kuala Terengganu dengan 92 orang ditempatkan di Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Guntong, Sekolah Kebangsaan Kompleks Gong Badak (301), Sekolah Kebangsaan Tok Jiring (50), Sekolah Kebangsaan Atas Tol (30) dan Sekolah Kebagsaan Banggol Peradong (23).

Sementara itu, katanya mangsa banjir di Setiu ialah seramai 91 orang, Kemaman (1,060), Dungun (3,099), Besut (318), Marang (1,529) dan Hulu Terengganu (494). Beliau berkata jalan Kuala Terengganu-Kota Bharu di Jambatan Tepoh ditutup kepada semua kenderaan ringan sejak pagi tadi setelah ditenggelami air 0.5 meter air manakala jalan sama di Pengkalan Kubur telah dibuka semua kepada semua kenderaan.

Beberapa sungai di negeri itu turut mencatat paras bahaya iaitu Sungai Besut di Pengkalan Nangka yang setinggi 4.52 meter (melepasi paras bahaya 4.0 meter), Sungai Setiu di Jambatan Permaisuri 8.59 meter (8.50 meter), Sungai Nerus di Kampung Langkap 21.79 meter (21.50 meter) dan Sungai Kertih di Kampung Batu Putih 3.39 meter (3.2 meter).

Jurucakap itu berkata setakat ini, tiada kemalangan jiwa akibat banjir dilaporkan di Terengganu. BERNAMA

Joey received an sms,’Is any political problem unsolvable..?” Read the article in Malaysiakini and in it the Prime Minister Najib has instructed/mandate given to his deputy Muhyddin  to tackle the issue and come up with a solution.” Wow! Goodness me! MCA can’t solved their own problems and it seems only interference and assistance from a Third party will see that this problem does not drag on. 

The full article from Malaysiakini:-  

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said he is giving himself one week to find a solution to the MCA leadership crisis.

He said a formula would be drawn up during that period to reach a consensus among the disputing party leaders.

He said a series of meetings had been held with several party leaders to discuss the crisis in greater detail.

“The task is not easy because it involves the interest of the party as well as that of the nation,” he told reporters.

He said he was given the mandate by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to tackle the problem by implementing pro-active measures as soon as possible to prevent the crisis from becoming worse.

“I’ve held a series of discussion, not with everyone, but certain individuals and I will continue with the discussion, if possible before the prime minister returns home (from abroad).

“At the same time, I’ll continue to accept suggestions from the Chinese community leaders who have also voiced their opinion and observation on the crisis,” he said.

The deputy premier’s remark comes five days ahead of the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) proposed by the faction aligned to vice-president Liow Tiong Lai.

Liow and his supporters have vowed to call off the EGM if the rival faction, headed by president Ong Tee Keat and his deputy Dr Chua Soi Lek, agree to holding fresh party elections next month.

Although conceding that a fresh elections is the best panacea for the impasse, Chua however wants the contest to be held next March while Ong has remained vague on this.

‘Win-win’ situation

Meanwhile, Muhyiddin said the crisis must be tackled in the best manner possible to arrive at a ‘win-win’ situation for everyone concerned.

Commenting on the measures to be taken, the Barisan Nasional deputy chairperson, said he had no intention of disclosing any condition or strategy until the settlement formula had been achieved.

“In the initial stage, we don’t want to set any condition. I feel the important thing is that they feel the measures that would be taken are aimed at resolving the problem and I feel, it has become a public secret, not a party secret any more. Everyone knows about it.

“What is important is that at this stage, I will not set any condition. What is certain is that when it comes to a particular stage, there is an agreement in principle. So, we want them to uphold the decision with the objective of reaching a settlement,” he said.

He said the matter would not be announced to the public, including the media for as long as the objective had not be achieved.

“At this stage, it’s okay because it is still at the initial stage but subsequent measures would be disclosed when everyone have reached a consensus on what needs to be done,” he said.

Asked on Najib’s suggestion that a fresh election be held by the MCA to resolve the conflict. Muhyiddin said that was the view of the prime minister which he was working on.

“I was instructed to adopt this approach, but I will find a way of getting the consensus of the MCA leaders.

“Time is rather limited and the faster the better, because if the conflict drags for several more months, the situation will become worse and will affect MCA and the BN itself,” he said

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Nov: Adik kepada Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Nazir Tun Razak bersama isterinya, Datin Seri Azalina Aziz didakwa menguasai saham CiMB bernilai RM30 juta.

Menurut Naib Presiden PKR, Badrul Hisham Shaharin di dalam blognya, http://chegubard.blogspot.com, Nazir memiliki 28,253,261 unit saham berdasarkan Laporan Audit CiMB 2008, halaman 69.

Manakala, Azalina pula memiliki 400,000  unit saham berdasarkan laporan yang sama, di halaman 71.

Badrul yang lebih dikenali sebagai Chegubard menjelaskan bahawa jumlah pemilikan saham Nazir dan Azalina tersebut tidak termasuk saham yang dilupuskan atau dijual pada tahun yang sama.

Dianggarkan Nazir-Azalina telah menjual sejumlah saham CiMB pada tahun 2008 bernilai lebih RM1 juta.

Badrul yang juga Pengerusi Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) mendesak Nazir-Azalina membuat penjelasan atas pemilikan saham CiMB secara misteri tersebut.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, beberapa media antarabangsa melaporkan Presiden AS Barrack Obama sendiri sebelum ini menghubungi PM Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak secara langsung berhubung kes terbabit.

Dua media rasmi Korea berbahasa Inggeris melaporkan Obama memberi amaran kepada Najib, yang dipercayai ada kaitan secara tidak langsung dengan CiMB sendiri.

Kedua-dua media terbabit mendedahkan bagaimana Obama meminta Najib menjelaskan soal keterlibatan bank tertentu Malaysia dalam transaksi senjata dengan Kerajaan Komunis Korea Utara dan Kerajaan Junta Myanmar.

Ianya sekaligus membolehkan AS serta beberapa negara yang anti kedua-dua kerajaan komunis tersebut bersikap dingin dengan Malaysia.

Selagi Nazir-Azalina tidak menjelaskan tentang pemilikan saham CiMB yang misteri itu tegasnya, selagi itulah Najib tidak berupaya menjernihkan hubungan diplomat.

Polis tarik balik permit ceramah Anwar kerana bantahan Pemuda Umno

KULAI,23 Nov: Ceramah Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim di Kulai malam tadi terpaksa dibatalkan selepas hanya 10 minit berucap berikutan tindakan polis menarik balik permit di saat akhir.

Punca permit ditarik adalah kerana bantahan dari kira-kira 30 pemuda Umno, kata Anwar dalam satu kenyataannya.

Hanya Tian Chua dan Dr Boo Cheng Hau sempat berceramah dalam majlis itu.

“Alasan yang diberikan OCPD ternyata tidak masuk akal. Apakah selepas ini jika rakyat beramai-ramai membantah sebarang majlis anjuran Umno maka ianya akan dibatalkan?” kata beliau dalam kenyataannya.

Bagi beliau, adalah tidak wajar polis mengikut telunjuk Umno dan akur kepada sebilangan ahli yang bersikap biadap.

Anwar sepatutnya memberikan ceramah bersama Datuk Chua Jui Meng malam tadi namun terpaksa menghentikan program itu di pertengahan majlis.

“Saya hanya berkesempatan menyampaikan amanat untuk sekitar 10 minit kepada hadirin sebelum mereka bersurai,” katanya.

http://www.harakahdaily.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23357:polis-tarik-balik-permit-ceramah-anwar-kerana-bantahan-pemuda-umno&catid=1:utama&Itemid=50

Lebih Ramai Mangsa Banjir Di Terengganu Dan Kelantan Dipindahkan

Kerajaan Kelantan menggesa pemimpin Umno sekarang mengambil teladan dari sikap bekas Senator Kelantan, Datuk Hassan Harun, iaitu antara individu Umno yang awal memperjuang tuntutan royalti negeri itu bermula tahun 1989.

Exconya, Datuk Husam Musa seperti yang ditulis dalam blog beliau memberitahu, sikap Tuan Hasan yang perihatin terhadap rezeki rakyat negeri sendiri wajar dicontohi pemimpin Umno lain.

Hassan sewaktu menjadi senator, pernah membangkitkan isu royalti Kelantan pada persidangan Dewan Negara.

“Senator Hassan Harun, atau lebih mesra dengan panggilan Abe Hase, telah mendahului saya dalam keprihatinannya terhadap hak dan masa depan rakyat dan bumi Kelantan.

“Abe Hase (Hassan) teladan untuk pemimpin UMNO Kelantan masa kini. Berbeza parti jangan sampai menolak-nolak rezki rakyat Kelantan.

“Hati perut kita biarlah bersama yang berhak, rakyat kita sendiri,” tulis beliau dalam blog http://cetusan-hati.blogspot.com.

Biarpun perkara itu sudah 20 tahun lalu, namun situasi semasa sekali lagi menuntut semua pemimpin termasuk dari Umno dan khasnya di Kelantan membangkitkan kembali perkara itu.

“Untuk pemimpin UMNO, saya ulangi, belum terlambat, ” katanya.

Sperti termaktub dalam rekod persidangan Dewan Negara bertarikh 9 April 1989, pada halaman 993,994 dan 995; Hassan pernah bertanyakan soalan berkaitan kepada Perdana Menteri pada waktu itu, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

Beliau antara lain meminta Perdana Menteri menyatakan apakah rancangan-rancangan dan faedah-faedah yang akan dinikmati oleh penduduk- penduduk tempatan jika carigali minyak berlaku berhadapan kawasan negeri Kelantan.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri pada waktu itu, Datuk Kasitah bin Gaddam mewakili Perdana Menteri telah menjawab antara lain menyatakan bahawa kerajaan Kelantan akan menerima sebanyak 5 peratus daripada minyak dan gas yang dikeluarkan seperti diterima oleh Terengganu, Sabah dan Sarawak.

Husam selain itu turut menyelar sikap pemimpin Umno jika masih berdolak dalih berhubung hak rakyat Kelantan itu.

Pelbagai bukti telah dilampirkan menyokong hujah tuntutan kerajaan negeri itu adalah sangat berasas.

“Penggalian dokumen lama memungkinkan kita mencantumkan tuntutan kita selari dengan semua penyataan yang pernah diucap kecuali sikap berdolak dalik UMNO yang sentiasa kekal sebagai punca masalah.

“Dokumen lama dan baru tidak pandai berbohong. Ya kata ya, tidak kata tidak,” tulisnya lagi.

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Berikut antara seperti termaktub dalam Penyata Rasmi Dewan Negara, 9 APRIL 1989, halaman 993,994,995;

CARIGALI MINYAK DI KELANTAN

1. Tuan Hassan bin Harun( Kelantan) minta Perdana Menteri menyatakan:

(a) benarkah usaha carigali minyak di pantai Kelantan telah berjaya

(c) apakah rancangan-rancangan dan faedah-faedah yang akan dinikmati oleh penduduk- penduduk tempatan berhubung dengan ini.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Datuk Kasitah bin Gaddam):

Tuan Yang di-Pertua, usaha mencarigali minyak dan gas di perairan negeri Kelantan belum lagi berjaya menemui
minyak di dalam kuantiti yang komersial. Di dalam tahun tujuhpuluhan, Syarikat Esso telah menggerudi dua telaga tetapi gagal
menemui minyak.

Pada bulan Ogos, 1988, kawasan tersebut yang dikenali sebagai Blok PM2, telah diserahkan pula kepada sebuah konsortium terdiri daripada Home Oil Malaysia Ltd., Petro-Canada Malaysia Inc., Texaco Canada Malaysia Inc., PEXCO N.V. dan PETRONAS Carigali.

Mengikut Kontrak Perkongsian Pengeluaran yang ditandatangani dengan PETRONAS, konsortium ini akan membelanjakan $43 juta untuk kerja-kerja mencarigali di dalam tempoh tiga tahun dan menggerudi empat telaga rambang di kawasan ini, bermula pada penghujung tahun ini.
Jika minyak ditemui dalam kuantiti yang komersial, maka konsortium ini akan bertanggungjawab mengeluarkannya.

Sekiranya minyak diperolehi di kawasan berhadapan dengan negeri Kelantan, maka Kerajaan Negeri Kelantan akan menerima hasil royalti sebanyak 5% daripada minyak dan gas yang dikeluarkan sebagaimana yang diterima oleh negeri Terengganu, Sabah dan Sarawak.

Mayat Teoh Beng Hock digali semula hari ini dalam satu upacara yang diadakan di Taman Peringatan Nirvana di Semenyih, Selangor.

Selepas upacara itu dijalankan, pekerja berhati-hati menggali kubur Teoh selama kira-kira sejam sebelum keranda dibawa naik pada kira-kira jam 9.40 pagi.

Keranda tersebut kemudiannya dibawa keluar dari tanah perkubuhan itu pada kira-kira jam 11.15 pagi selepas selesai upacara sembahyang dan proses disinfeksi.dilakukan.

Kesemua itu dilakukan di sebalik kain pengadang besar di sekeliling kubur Teoh.

Sebelum itu, polis menutup kawasan sekitar 30 meter dari situ dengan memasang pita kuning.

Hanya segelintir sahaja yang dibenar menyaksikan keranda Teoh digali semula, termasuk dua adik beradik Teoh dan peguam keluarga tersebut, Gobind Singh.

Turut hadir ialah pakar patologi Thai, Dr Porntip Rajanasunand yang mana keterangannya di inkues kematian Teoh telah membawa kepada kubur Teoh digali semula untuk dilakukan bedah siasat kedua.

Dr Porntip, yang dibawa oleh kerajaan negeri Selangor, mendakwa dalam keterangannya itu bahawa berdasarkan foto dan laporan bedah siasat pertama, beliau mendapati ada kemungkinan 80 peratus punca kematian Teoh adalah homisid, dan 20 peratus bunuh diri.

Gobind berkata mayat Teoh ‘dalam keadaan baik’ dan mengucap terima kasih kepada Taman Peringatan Nirvana dan polis kerana bantuan mereka.

Bagaimanapun, beliau hairan mengapa tiada seorang wakil Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) hadir pagi ini.

“Mereka sepatutnya menghantar wakil. Saya tidak nampak seorang pun, tetapi ia terpulang kepada budi bicara mereka,” tambahnya.

Mayat Teoh dibawa ke Hospital Sungai Buloh untuk dilakukan bedah siasat kedua.

Keluarganya tidak menghadiri upacara mayat Teoh digali semula tetapi menunggu ketibaan manyatnya di Hospital Sungai Buloh.

Isterinya, Soh Cher Wei juga tidak hadir kerana pantang larang disebabkan dia sedang mengandung.

Bekas majikan Teoh – exco kerajaan Selangor Ean Yong Hian Wah – berkata dia merasa tenang mengenai kerja-kerja menggali semula mayat Teoh.

“Saya tenang kerana sebahagian besar rakyat Malaysia percaya bahawa Teoh adalah mangsa homisid dan dia tidak membunuh diri,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, beliau membidas SPRM kerana menggunakan khidmat pakar patologi dari Britain untuk meneliti bedah siasat kedua itu.

http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/118007

IPOH, : 10 pihak termasuk Menteri Pelajaran, Tan Sri Muhyidin Yasin dan Komanden Kem 1Malaysia Kuala Dipang disaman RM105 sebagai gantirugi berikutan kematian tiga kanak-kanak selepas mereka jatuh dan hanyut berikutan jambatan gantung runtuh di Kuala Dipang.

Selain kedua-duanya, turut disaman adalah guru besar Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Tamil (SJKT) Mambang Diawan, gurubesar SJKT Gopeng; Ketua Pegawai Pejabat Pelajaran Daerah Kinta Selatan; Pengarah Pelajaran Negeri Perak; Yang Dipertua Majlis Daerah Kampar; Pengarah Jabatan Kerja Raya Negeri Perak dan Komanden Kem 1Malaysia Kuala Dipang, penderma jambatan gantung itu iaitu syarikat GS Synergy Sdn Bhd, syarikat kontraktor CWL Enterprise dan kerajaan Malaysia.

Tiga bapa kepada tiga peserta Kem 1Malaysia yang terkorban dalam tragedi jambatan gantung runtuh di pusat kokurikulum pejabat pelajaran daerah Kinta Selatan di Kampar pada 26 Oktober lalu, memfailkan saman menuntut gantirugi itu di Mahkamah Tinggi Ipoh.

(Gambar: Jambatan gantung yang runtuh dalam tragedi Kuala Dipang yang mengorbankan tiga pelajar sekolah)

K Mageswaran, K Vasudevan dan T Nathan, bapa kepada tiga kanak-kanak yang mati akibat kejadian di pusat tersebut yang terletak berhampiran Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Dipang.

Writ saman itu difailkan melalui Tetuan A.Sivanesan & Coi di pejabat Pendaftar Mahkamah Tinggi di Ipoh  pagi tadi.

Selain menuntut gantirugi am sebanyak RM35 juta setiap seorang, mereka masing-masing menuntut RM19,120 bagi gantirugi khas, RM100,000 bagi gantirugi teladan, faedah 8 peratus bagi jumlah penghakiman dari tarikh kematian hingga tarikh penyelesaian sepenuhnya, kos guaman dan apa-apa relif yang difikirkan sesuai oleh mahkamah.

Plaintif mendakwa, pada masa kejadian, kawasan itu dipercayai gelap gelita, tidak ada lampu besar yang dipasang untuk keselamatan murid-murid, dan ini menunjukkan kecuaian kerana dengan adanya lampu besar, kanak-kanak yang jatuh ke dalam sungai boleh dilihat dengan jelas serta mempunyai peluang yang lebih baik untuk menyelamatkan diri atau diselamatkan.

Mereka juga mendakwa tidak ada seliaan atau kawalan yang baik di jambatan oleh pihak penganjur yang mana sepatutnya penggunaan jambatan perlu diawasi, dengan menentukan kapasiti iaitu bilangan murid yang boleh menggunakan pada satu-satu masa.

Mereka juga mendakwa murid-murid tidak dilengkapi jaket keselamatan ketika menyeberangi sungai, guru-guru didapati tidak terlatih untuk mengendalikan kem seperti itu serta tiada doktor atau pegawai perubatan ditempatkan untuk keselamatan peserta kem tersebut.

Plaintif juga mendakwa jambatan gantung tersebut tidak diperiksa oleh Majlis Daerah Kampar dan Jabatan Kerja Raya Perak bagi memastikan ciri-ciri keselamatan telah dipatuhi.

Mereka juga mendakwa kematian anak-anak mereka amat menyedihkan dan telah mengancam ketenteraman mereka dan keluarga selain masih mengalami dan menanggung kehilangan dan kerugian.

http://www.harakahdaily.net/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23331:muhyidin-dan-9-yang-lain-disaman-rm105-juta&catid=1:utama&Itemid=50

Nov 20, 09 4:26pm – Malaysiakini

Kuala Lumpur City Hall and a developer today failed to prevent 108 Bukit Gasing residents from challenging a development order by the Kuala Lumpur mayor pertaining to a hillslope development project in the area.

Court of Appeal judge Zaleha Zahari and Mohd Hishamudin Mohd Yunus dismissed KL City Hall’s appeal in a 2-1 majority decision, with justice KN Segara dissenting.

In an oral decision, justice Zaleha said after going through the submissions of both parties, the applicant’s appeal was dismissed.

The residents claimed that the mayor had failed to take into account that they had a right under common law to be given due notice, and be given a chance to voice their opinions in the decision-making process of planning.

 KL City Hall and the developer, Gasing Meridian Sdn Bhd (GMSB), are appealing against the High Court decision on April 24, in granting leave for a judicial review to the residents to quash the mayor’s order.

GMSB is the developer involved in the development of Sanctuary Ridge Kuala Lumpur City – a project to build 68 bungalows on a 15.5ha site in Bukit Gasing.

‘Residents have rights’

Lawyers R Sivarasa and Derek Fernandez, appearing for the residents, told the media that the residents should have the right to voice their opinion as there might be landslides affecting the lives and property of those staying near the hill.

Read more: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/117942

Satu hal sebagai bahan renungan Kita…
Tuk merenungkan indahnya malam pertama
Tapi bukan malam penuh kenikmatan duniawi semata
Bukan malam pertama masuk ke peraduan Adam Dan Hawa

Justeru malam pertama perkawinan kita dengan Sang Maut
Sebuah malam yang meninggalkan isak tangis sanak saudara

Hari itu… mem pelai sangat dimanjakan
Mandipun…harus dimandikan
Seluruh badan Kita terbuka….
Tak ada sehelai benangpun menutupinya. .
Tak ada sedikitpun rasa malu…
Seluruh badan digosok dan dibersihkan
Kotoran dari lubang hidung dan anus dikeluarkan
Bahkan lubang-lubang itupun ditutupi kapas putih…

Itulah sosok Kita….
Itulah jasad Kita waktu itu

Setelah dimandikan.. ,
Kitapun dipakaikan gaun cantik berwarna putih
Kain itu …jarang orang memakainya..
Karena sangat terkenal bernama Kafan
Wangian ditaburkan kebaju Kita…
Bahagian kepala.., badan. .., dan kaki diikatkan
Tataplah…. tataplah. ..itulah wajah Kita
Keranda pelaminan… langsung disiapkan
Pengantin bersanding sendirian…

Mempelai diarak keliling kampung yang dihadiri tetangga
Menuju istana keabadian sebagai simbol asal usul
Kita diiringi langkah longlai seluruh keluarga
Serta rasa haru para handai taulan
Gamelan syahdu bersyairkan adzan dan kalimah Dzikir
Akad nikahnya bacaan talkin….
Berwalikan liang lahat..
Saksi-saksinya nisan-nisan. . yang telah tib a duluan
Siraman air mawar.. pengantar akhir kerinduan
Dan akhirnya…. tiba masa pengantin..
Menunggu dan ditinggal sendirian,
Tuk mempertanggungjawab kan seluruh langkah kehidupan

Malam pertama yang indah atau meresahkan..
Ditemani rayap-rayap dan cacing tanah
Di kamar bertilamkan tanah..

Dan ketika 7 langkah telah pergi…..
Sang Malaikat lalu bertanya.
Kita tak tahu apakah akan memperoleh Nikmat Kubur…
Ataukah Kita akan memperoleh Siksa Kubur…..
Kita tak tahu…Dan tak seorangpun yang tahu….

After so many days, it still baffles me on how a woman could have forced 4 of her beautiful children to drink weedkiller and then poisoned herself. I will never ever know what was going through her mind when she did that and that simply defies the theory of a mother being protective of her children. In this case, she’s killing all of ‘em. I don’t really care much about the mother, but the thought of seeing 4 defenseless little children being given a poisoned drink and they themselves not old enough to know about it, that is simply a thought too painful to bear.

Based on the latest report, it seems that the children have recovered and discharged from hospital but them there are still blood being detected in their urine. I sincerely wish and pray that with God’s blessing, the children will survive and continue to fight for their future, now even more tough without the care of their mother. But then again, i’m quite pissed by the brainless action of that mother and although i did mention that i don’t give a damn if she dies or lives, i do wish that the children could have grown up in a nice family with both of their parents around…

freeweelee will pray for the father and his children… God bless always…

The Star report: Paraquat case woman dies…

Joey of audie61 picked this story up from an internet blog. Who says that there are no factions within the PBB circles. It seems the melanaus from different coastal areas are not always at PEACE with each other and there are bound to be frictions like most political parties experience. PBB will not be an exception and they always practise the TREE SHAKING METHOD…

The article is as follows:-  

Chief Minister Political Secretary, Abu Seman Jahwie is the one and only ordinary member of Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) serving as an Elected Member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly and holding important position in party HQ.

Abu Seman hailed from Kampung Hilir Bawang, Matu, graduated with Bachelor of Economics from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) and was also the former Senior Assistant Director of Customs for 23 years before joining in politics.

Presently, he is the Assistant Secretary-General of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Sarawak and was once the Assistant Branch Head for PBB N.38, Jemoreng.

Elected as N.38, Jemoreng state assemblyman since May, 20, 2006.

The most widely publicised Jemoreng representative, however, was missing from the news and group photograph when it matters most.

Seman used to be deputy branch chief to Datuk Abdul Wahab Dollah at PBB Jemoreng set up but was ironically not attending the branch TGM held at Kingwood Resort recently.

His place is now taken by Nawarwi Rabani, a local businessman while Wahab was returned uncontested. It is widely known that Seman is very close with the Awang clans lead by the three musketeers, Datuk Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, Datuk Seri Mohd Asfia Awang Nassar and Awang Bujang Awang Antek. Seman is PBB deputy secretary general at HQ level despite being what Taib describe as “First Termer”.

Whereas the low profile  Wahab whom is serving as Igan MP now is known as a lone ranger that recently was being seen friendly to the Awang rival, the Abang gang.

The fight between Tengah and Asfia with Wahab had been taking place long long long time ago, and is an open secret, that only PBB president Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud could “try” to mediate.

Sources very close to Demak Jaya revealed that recently Asfia and Seman met Taib, trying to seek favour. Unfortunately, being a fair father to all, Taib told Seman to attend the TGM organised by Wahab. Seman however did not.

A letter was also issued requesting for the postponement of the TGM, but it was not taken seriously because the directive does quote “President” decree.

It was not immediately known whether the Awang gang will make fuss over the issue and turn PBB into another chaotic member of Barisan Nasional (BN) joining the likes of Sarawak National Party, Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) and most recently Dudong Not Very United People Party, ooops Sarawak United People Party (SUPP).

The noise over interference from PBB headquarters at branch meeting are ruling coffee shop and sms are showering Sarawak Update including those originating from Sarawak corridor of powers.

To date, three popular youth chief have lost while many incumbent deputy branch chairman are being replaced in proxy wars as party TGM are by and large, game of numbers.

One of the most popular deputy branch chairman that comes out in the newspaper almost every fortnight, if not more, had become the largest casualty

‘Bini puaka’: Lagi siswa ditahan polis

Seorang lagi pelajar Akademi Pengajian Islam (API) Universiti Malaya, yang dikehendaki polis berhubung siasatan kes menconteng perkataan “bini puaka” di sebauh dewan, berjaya ditahan hari ini.

Muhammad Saufi Jelani ditahan oleh lima anggota polis di bangunan peperiksaan universiti itu kira-kira jam 10.30 pagi, selepas menduduki kertas terakhir semester ini.

Beliau, pelajar terakhir ditangkap daripada sekumpulan lima orang yang disiasat berhubung kes tersebut, kemudian dibawa ke balai polis Jalan Pantai Baru, kira-kira 200 meter di depan kampus tersebut.

Exco Persatuan Mahasiswa Islam UM Mohd Syafie Hashim memberitahu Malaysiakini di kampus tersebut, beliau telah cuba menelefon Muhammad Saufi tetapi seorang anggota polis memaklumkan bahawa pelajar API itu sedang disiasat.

Difahamkan dua pemimpin mahasiswa UM sedang berada di balai polis tersebut untuk mengikuti perkembangan penahanan pelajar berkenaan di balai polis tersebut.

Polis menjejaki suspek berhubung siasatan kes contengan perkataan-perkataan “C4″, “bini puaka” dan “pembunuh Altantuya” di dinding sebuah dewan UM pada Jun lalu.

Selain menceroboh dewan utama API awal pagi 24 Jun lepas, siasatan polis juga berhubung simbahan petrol di permaidani merah yang bakal dilalui isteri perdana menteri Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor untuk satu program di dewan tersebut.

Kejadian itu berlaku beberapa jam sebelum dewan tersebut digunakan oleh isteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak untuk program derma kanak-kanak Palestin, jam 9 pagi Rabu itu.

Pada 30 Jun lalu, dua pelajar API dituduh di Mahkamah Sesyen Kuala Lumpur bawah Seksyen 427 Kanun Keseksaan bagi kesalahan khianat yang menyebabkan kerosakan sekurang-kurangnya RM25.

Mohd Izzuddin Hilmi dan Mohd Syahruldeen Ahmad Rosli juga dihadapkan bawah Seksyen 436 kanun yang sama iaitu kesalahan khianat dengan api atau benda letupan dengan niat merosakkan harta benda.

Seksyen 427 membawa hukuman dua tahun penjara, sementara Seksyen 436 mengakibatkan maksimum 20 tahun penjara. Kesalahan itu juga boleh didenda, jika disabitkan.

SHAH AlAM 18 Nov: Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim hari ini sekali lagi menggunakan peruntukan sekysen 2C mendedahkan satu lagi dokumen di bawah Akta Rahsia Rasmi 1972 berkenaan laporan kejadian tanah runtuh yang berlaku di Taman Mewah, Bukit Antarabangsa Disember tahun lalu.

Menurut Khalid, faktor utama yang dikenalpasti penyebab runtuhan tanah itu berpunca dari kebocoran paip air dari saluran paip air yang aktif di rumah terbengakalai yang meningkatkan kandungan air dalam tanah di kawasan kegagalan cerun.

Ini merupakan pendedahan keempat Pakatan Rakyat untuk memberi gambaran sepenuhnya mengenai kejadian yang mengakibatkan 14 buah rumah banglo musnah dan lima kematian pada hari kejadian.

Menurut laporan Jawatankuasa Teknikal Kajian Runtuh, terdapat tiga gelinciran yang berlaku pada hari kejadian yang setiap satunya hanya berselang tiga ke lima minit.

Beliau bersedia untuk bertemu dengan penduduk di Bukit Antarabangsa bagi mengkaji serta menyelesaikan permasalahan mereka.

“Saya harap masyarakat di Bukit Antarabangsa akan mengetahui keadaan sebenar kejadian tanah runtuh tersebut dan kerajaan negeri akan membuat perjumpaan dengan mesyarakat disana pada awal Januari ini,bagi mengkaji semula apakah pengajaran yang kita dapati dan bagaimana cara untuk mengatasi masalah dicerun itu dan bagaimana cara untuk membantu mereka serba sedikit yang mengalami tragedi Bukit Antarabangsa,”katanya.

Tan Sri Khalid berkata demikian dalam sidang media selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat mingguan Exco di bangunan Setiausaha Kerajaan negeri Selangor, hari ini.

Menurut Khalid lagi, kajian siasatan kejadian tanah runtuh adalah untuk mengenalpasti punca-punca kejadian tanah runtuh, faktor-faktor penyumbang kejadian tanah runtuh dan cadangan yang disyorkan untuk mengatasi.

Salinan buku laporan tersebut boleh diperolehi daripada Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya, mulai Isnin ini.