Of ... redelineation voting and...

I will make it short this time.

Why?


Redelineation is an important issue affecting us especially when PRU 14 is around the corner. Although the voting is done as bloc voting, not much was said at the time of passing.

Malaysiakini did its homework and list who voted for whom as seen here.

13 did not vote whereby 3 were suspended, 2 deceased, 2 unknown reasons, 1 vote not counted. As I see it, Lim Kit Siang's vote is not counted and why is it so? Is his suspension valid? If valid, why was he not injected from his seat the day after? Is proper procedure followed is suspending him?

Why do I want to make it short? Honestly, only by this Malaysiakini report did I know Arif Sabri (DAP) is recovering from stroke. I knew him whe I met him in MPPJ during the candleight vigil and introduce him to the late Zorro Bernard.

I guess I have to carry the torch alone now...

To Arif Sabri, may Allah speed up your recovery...

Will be back writing ....

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Of 129 - 80 : So what?

129 -80 and the new Electoral boundaries affecting 98 parliamentary seats excluding Sabah is passed.

Expected? Yes... Effects? Plenty...

It cannot be fake news as The Sun "Telling it as it is" reported it.

Drama? Aplenty. Malaysia Insight reported about 800 ignored police orders and marched to Parliament's gate to protest EC re-delineation report. The numbers are not important but the intention is...
For the protesters, there is elements of gerrymandering and malapportionment benefitting the ruling party.

Rightfully or is it expectedly, Lim Kit Siang who is one of opposition's outspoken MP demanded an explaination why the EC redelienation report was embargoed. His persistent demand for explaination earned him the wrath of Speaker Pandikar. Is Lim Kit Siang suspended for 6 months? Or is he reprimanded? He was seen at his place in the evening when the voting takes place. Does that means he is not suspended?

Pandikar or rather the Speaker's office seems vague in implementing suspension. Why can't it be clear? Must everything be vague and transluscent?

It doesn't end on parliament floor. Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan remarked Cathay Pacific's waiver rebooking fees on polling day (PRU14) was intended for regime change. Nur Jazlan like to politicise everything... just like Pandikar says everything is being politicised.

What is wrong if Cathay Pacific decided to waiver rebooking charge? It is their business decision and it affects their financial end. Nothing to do with Nur Jazlan. Maybe, it is good for Cathay Pacific to waiver because :-

1. It is not specifically for Malaysians travelling on Cathay Pacific;
2. it is open to all and may be further incentive for tourists to visit Malaysia;
3. Malaysian who return to vote has the option to vote for BN or for opposition. Hoe sure is Nur Jazlan that these voters will vote the opposition (only) or BN(only)? Can Nur Jazlan see the future? Or is Nur Jazlan getting cold feet?

EC redelienation has been approved by parliament and EC can update their electoral roll by 1 week. After that, it is all system go for PRU 14.

Personally, the redilenation report adds challenges to the opposition and should be a catalyst for them to work harder. At the same time, BN should not be complacent thinking the new EC electoral boundaries will be a walk in the park. Tun M's return to active politics may add some unexpected twist, something BN or opposition cannot gauge and can only assume.

Me? I am always fascinated and ask why administrator's boundary differs from police coverage boundary? Will it not be better if the boundary is standardise so that it remains the same? This goes for electoral boundaries too...

Imagine when the District Officer calls for meeting and the district police chief says so and so place is not in their jurisdiction but in another officer's charge whilst the elected politician says so and so village is not within his constituency... will it not be rojak decision?

I call for cool heads to sit down and once and for all work on a single administrative, police coverage and electoral boundaries for a more efficient system of administration, policing and politicking... what say you?

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Of Dzul's marriage review... revisiting Zaki Azmi's predicament

First, Islam allows for a Muslim man to marry four if he has the capability and capacity to equally treat his wives. I will not go into the details as I am a "One-woman man".

Dzulkifli Ahmad, MACC chief slips in the news, after his alledged tryst in Bali. The Government has dropped his case because the prosecutors stamped NFA necessary. He was reportedly took on a second wife in Kelantan after videos of his supposedly trip to Indonesia surfaced.

All's well if it ends well? No, not in Dzul's case...


Malaysiakini's news on MACC Chief absent from marriage review is interesting. It states that :-

1. MACC Chief and his new wife is absent from their marriage review in Kota Bharu;
2. Kota Bharu is in Kelantan and Kelantan is ruled by PAS-led government and the religious purview in under the state and officially the State religious head is the Sultan of Kelantan;
3. A complaint against Dzul's union in Kota Bharu in Jan 2018 triggers the marriage review;
4. Dzul alledgedly failed to seek permission from Syariah court before he entered into second marriage;

Now, what is rukun nikah in Islam? Well, there are 5 ie :-
1. A man (husband);
2. woman (wife);
3. Wali (person who gives the woman for marriage ie the woman's father/brothers/relatives);
4. Witness (saksi)
5. Ijab n Kabul (marriage rites)

What about the conditions (syarat) for nikah? Amongst others :-
1. Islam;
2. Bukan mahram ie not own siblings/relatives which Islam forbids marriage;
3. Not while perfoming hajj or umrah;
4. Willingness and not forced;
5. man does not have 4 wives during the time of marriage;
6. knowing that the woman to be married is eligible ie not someone's else wife etc

Not sure what the marriage review is all about but based on the rukun, it should meet with all the requirements. Whatever, let us let the Kelantan syariah court hears the arguments and decide on the marriage review. Sweating time, eh Dzul?

Whenever a high profile individual goes into second marriage, controversy sometimes follow. Remember Zaki Azmi? To cut out the suspense, Zaki Azmi was Ketua Hakim Negara (Chief Justice) of Malaysia from 2008 - 2011. He was also a ranking member of UMNO's disciplinary board before taking the office of Ketua Hakim Negara.

Zaki's second marriage took place in Perlis in May 2005 by a kadi from Thailand. 2 months later, Zaki applied for his marriage to be declared null and void. There must be reason(s) for Zaki to choose that path. Could it be pressure from home? Could it be due to his possible climb up the judiciary post? Could it be love lost along the way?

It is not easy to live a high-profile civilian life when you take on second marriage. There is a need to juggle between the 2 homes and what more when it is your first wife who face the challenges when first staring out. When success is there, many will be more than willing to be taken in as second wife (or third or fourth) because perks are aplenty.

Don't believe? You can ask Kinabatangan Bung Moktar or maybe someone higher up in his political circle. Hadi has more than 1 wife and there are those who took artists as second wives... you can ask them as long as it is not fake news.

Don't tell me that another Azmi ie Azmi Khalid's marriage to Normala Samsuddin is fake news... hmmm what about ...?

Whatever, hoping Dzul is not regretting his decision to enter second marriage. Too late to reverse... this is not a board game where you can re-start from zero...
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Of Hadi's GST stand... yes, no, confused

PAS is becoming a confused party. All thanks to their President's digitally on, off mode.


When GST was first tabled in Parliament, PAS MPs is up in arms protesting highlighting that taxes should not burden the people especially those who are in the lower income bracket.

Hadi Awang in 2017 (or late 2016) supported GST as seen here.

Now, with PRU 14 approaching fast, Hadi came out with an opaque revised view regarding GST.

Is his latest views meant to placate voters and gain additional votes for the struggling PAS? Amongst others, Hadi lined up :-

1. Malaysia could do away with GST if Government manages its wealth well;
2. It can be abolished if no leakages in wealth management as well as no wasteful projects;
3. Leaders who are only thinking of implementing taxes are not fit to be leaders;

Now, which Hadi is talking? The Hadi that shook hands and embraced Najib? Or the Hadi who co-operated with DAP?

Hadi should be more specific when he talks about leakages and managing the country's wealth. Isn't this the same Hadi who protected 1MDB because there is no "proof" of criminal act? So Hadi should be more specific in talking about leakages or is he relying on hearsay to make his statement? If it is based on "proof" then Hadi should make a police report and presents his "proofs" for the police to take action. Why? Because this is the same hadi who wanted every wrongdoings be supported by proofs.

Wasteful projects? How does Hadi comes to conclusion of wasteful projects? Instead of relying on his rhetoric, Hadi should be listing what are the wasteful projects. He can starts from his own state or if there is none there, he can start with Federal-funded projects. What is his definition of wasteful projects? I bet many are waiting for his listing...

He concluded that leaders implementing taxes are not fit to be leaders. Can he make an example? Is he talking about the present PM? If he does, what makes him making the statements? Is the greasing drying up, Hadi?

I see Hadi making the statements to gain support for his party. He knows that PAS is facing an uphill battle this time and his &) or 90M donated funds are drying up. He needs reinforced funds to manage PAS in ensuring UMNO (read BN) landslide win in the coming PRU on PAS' expense.

He knows it, Nik Abduh knows it, Taki knows it and few others know it. But does PAS members endorse it?

Hadi is surely giving confusing statements nowadays. That's what you end up if you eat too much out of your opponents' hands... and when the feed is no more, Hadi is left stranded...

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Of Hadi, had it or ...

The past few months has not come easy. It was a time when I took a step backwards and trying to figure out whether I should continue writing in what I believe in or let go.

I choose continue writing... as a record of what I believed in...

First and foremost, I am not for hire. Never has been and never will be. Someone in the past termed it as "Ronin" and I subscribe to that idea. It is better to be free with whatever convictions you have that to be subjected to Terms & Conditions to lead a good life. I am not in that category and it is sad to see those who trade their beliefs for monetary gains.

Enough of that.

What is happening to Hadi and PAS? Did PAS really receive money in return to helping UMNO in Sarawak election? Hussam Musa believed so and PAS, despite issuing denials is not convincing enough. Like it or not, PAS is back-pedalling even in their strong footholds of Kelantan and Terengganu.

Hadi, for his part, has lost it. Could it be that age is catching up with him or is he too deeply indebted to UMNO forcing him to issue statements that are at times contrary to his deputy? Since his last hospitalisation, Hadi is no longer himself...

His "choose either PAS or UMNO but never others" is a slap to his own face. Up to now, I did not understand how can Hadi accept UMNO who is spearheading a coalition of more than 10 parties under BN is different from PKR/Bersatu/DAP/Amanah coalition?

I sensed that PAS members are getting confusing signals and the best option now is for Hadi to step down for PAS to save whatever they could due to Hadi's damage. Hadi had it. His rhetorics are no longer focussed and without TGNA to rein him in, he is PAS's worst enemy.

Let me warmed up a little.... and I will be back in the next posting...

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