Husnuzhon... what's wrong with that?

Husnuzhon is positive thinking or simply put "bersangka baik". There is always two sides to a coin (unless you have a double sided coin)!

Husnuzhon or thereabout (in terms of spelling). That's the approach to be taken by all quarters if we were to avoid the embarrassing tit for tat statements. I mean just look at the following issues dogging our consciousness :-

1. Rais "I change my mode" Yatim refuted allegations, including of rape, made against him by bloggers and political parties.
   Funny thing about this whole issue is Rais let it spin out of control for almost 10 days before refuting the allegation. And even then, it is so conspicuously close to 1M PM6's first 2011 cabinet meeting. Did he refuted the allegation so that it is not brought up during the cabinet meeting? Does anybody instructed him to refute the allegations?
   The puzzling part is why did our PHd minister blame the bloggers? The first thing that the bloggers ask is for the minister (and they never named Rais, during the first few days) and the government to seriously look into the allegations, investigate and come out clean. The political parties jump into the bandwagon at a much later stage and even that, they do it to get our police to investigate the report from one so-called NGO.
   So, is there any need for Rais to jump? Or is his hair getting messed up, just like the days when a political murder case hit the news many many years back? Back then, there were talks of a certain NS political figure coming to work in slippers...hhhmmm I wonder if that's true!

2. Najib "1MPM6" announced RCI to probe violations on TBH's human rights. What? Najib promised to set up up RCI on 17th July 2009 and now almost 18 months later, Najib only manage to come up with the RCI's terms of reference!
   18 months has passed and the coroner's "open verdict" may not be acceptable to many but at least it rules out suicide. So, what does that mean? We do not have a time machine to visit that fateful day when TBH met his Maker, and the police has so far reach dead ends in solving the mysteries behind his unexpected demise.
   Yet Najib choose to limit the TOR to human rights violation. Why? If that is his intention, does he really needs the coroner's verdict before setting up the much-awaited RCI? As far as this scribe is concerned, there is no necessity for Najib to wait 18 months as the coroner's TOR and the proposed RCI's TOR are worlds apart! Unless, this is another carefully staged act by Najib.
   
   
3. The recent appointment of the new Selangor State Secretary certainly is certainly extraordinary! Khalid (as Selangor MB) claimed that he did not recommend Khusrin, whilst Sidek (as KSN) claimed that he notified the state government on their recommendation and short-listed candidate. The palace came out claiming the palace has no say in Khusrin's appointment, apart from consenting the appointment. So - Who's the Boss?
   Khalid is currently Selangor's CEO. By that virtue alone, he should be the right person to make the final recommendation. Unless, Ramli (the recently retired SS and newly-appointed to Selangor's Royal Council member) by-pass Khalid and in the process rewarded with the powerful council member seat.
   Based on the belief that more clout should be given to the Sultan and the state government in matters pertaining to the appointment of Selangor state Secretary, there will be a special Selangor legislative assembly to ammend the state constitution this coming 24th January 2011. Now, why 24th January 2011? Is this going to be a political weapon to be launch during the up and coming Tenang by election scheduled to be held on 30th January 2011?
   
   

The list can goes on and on but there must be a stop to it. That's why there is a need husnuzhon. Husnuzhon is positive thinking or simply put "bersangka baik". There is always two sides to a coin (unless you have a double sided coin)!

Maybe Rais did not do it regardless of possible "new" developments. If he did not do it, then Rais should be demanding for the NGO to retract their statement and publicly apologise to him. This is more-so critical when the "accusation" may jeorpadise our good relationship with our ASEAN neighbour. Maybe it is not plausible for a "learned PHd" like Rais to stoop that low as he has better access to many other much more prettier SYT as he is in directly in charge of local-breed artistes...A little bit of husnuzhon should be applicable here, don't you think so?

The same goes for Najib and TBH. Maybe Najib is genuinely concern with the accusations that touches on MACC's integrity. That's why after a long and hard 18 months, Najib finally decided to set up a RCI whose members are still unknown. It may takes 1MPM6 Najib another 18 months to come up with the names of those who will sit on RCI's board...Maybe the events leading to TBH's untimely death will never be known but one thing is for sure, it will never match Who actually killed JFK...Husnuzhon, my friends husnuzhon...Najib is doing his 1M best to determine that there is no human rights abuse when it comes to TBH...and Najib is not leaving any stones untouched to get to the bottom of it (and that is why Najib hibernated for 18 months to come out with the RCI decision)!

Is it possible for Selangor State Secretary appointment is caused by pure miscommunication? Sidek send a letter to Selangor state government through (melalui) Selangor State Secretary...and he did not forward it to Khalid. Instead, he comes out with the list of candidates and being a strong "ahli sunnah wal al jamaah", he commended Khusrin for JAIS raid on "shiah" and rewarded him with the conveted post? As for Khalid, he is genuinely working on legalising more clout for the Sultan and has nothing to do at all with the upcoming Tenang election...Husnuzhon, husnuzhon...what is done and happen in Selangor is for the benefit of the people and shoring up support for HRH. No hidden agenda...if everyone look at it husnuzhonly...

Uuuuhhh...do this scribe write the posting in deep husnuzhon? :)...

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Of MM : Royalty or wang ehsan...pass the buck to the people's govt

Why not go for it, Mustapa and Rais? Afterall, the judiciary has declared Zambry is the legal MB of Perak and the judge has already dismiss Anwar's appeal to set aside the sodomy charges. One more act to deny Kelantan and Terengganu from their rightful claim of cash payment (or compassionate funds or oil royalty) is nothing to BN. where everything can do...

MM? Yes, this time we will talk about MM. Not the M&M that will melt in your mouth and not in your hands. Not the other MM who hails from Kedah but this MM is from the east coast and used to be Idris Jusoh's boss years ago...nope, it's not Mickey Mouse, either :). This MM is Mustapa Mohamed.

TV3 news on 20th Feb 2010 cover the NGO-sponsored talks on Kelantan's oil royalty with Mustapa Mohamed and Ibrahim Ali as their guest speakers. Mustapa pledged that the government will reveal the truth by publishing in MSM the next day why Kelantan do not qualify for oil royalty. And true to form, most Malay newspapers carry out a full-page ad on the issue which summarily mentioned :-

1. The oil and gas are extracted from waters beyond the three nautical miles limit prescribed as territorial waters under Malaysia's emergency ordinance 1969;
2. Anything extracted beyond the three nautical mile limit belongs to the federal government;
   
3. Kelantan or any other states in peninsular Malaysia are not entitled to the royalty money as the oil and gas wells are found beyond the three nautical mile limit;
4. Oil royalty payments to Sabah and Sarawak was due to agreements made prior to 1974 and through continental shelf act 1966;
5. Sabah and Sarawak joined Malaysia in 1963;
6. The term oil royalty does not appear on Petroleum development act, what appear is cash payment;
7. The aid is given based on federal government's care towards awareness and responsibility;
8. The federal government is offering RM20M compassionate payment due to gas being extracted in Malaysia-Thailand joint development area;
9. The Government argued that Tg Razaleigh's views are his own personal view and not facts of the matter under relevant laws;

How convenient! Mustapa Mohamed use the stage to dismiss Kelantan's claim and Rais "I burnt the bridge" Yatim follow through with full-page ads in Malay newspapers. Zaid Ibrahim has something to say to Mustapa Mohamed here.

I will let Rais "bridge burner" fight it out with Zaid Ibrahim on legal turf. Let's look into the ad. I say :-

1. What happens prior to 1969? What is the limit of territorial waters for Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and the rest in Peninsular Malaysia? What is the limit of territorial waters for Sabah and Sarawak? What if the territorial waters overlap with federal government?;
2. If anything extracted beyond the three nautical mile belongs to Federal government, then why is the federal government disbursing Terengganu with oil royalty, wang ehsan, cash payment? On what grounds is Terengganu eligible for the monies?;
3. If the oil and gas wells are not in Terengganu waters, why is Terengganu called "Kuwait of the east"?;
4. If Terengganu and now Kelantan is given the "compassionate fund" as aid out of federal government's care towards awareness and responsibility, why isn't the same given to other "poor" states like Perlis, Kedah and for that matter Pahang?;
5. If Kelantan is offered with RM 20M compassionate payment due to gas extracted in Malaysia-Thailand joint development area, why is Terengganu granted more fund when Terengganu is not within the joint development area?;
6. If Tg Razaleigh's views are his own personal view, why didn't BN rope Tg Razaleigh in and de-brief him on the actual fact? Isn't Tg Razaleigh one of the person responsibile to draft the Petroleum development act? Isn't he one of the signatories?;
7. Is the federal government claiming that Tg Razaleigh has erred in his judgement? Is the federal government admitting that Tg Razaleigh might be senile to the extent that he no longer knows and understand the spirit of Petroleum development act which he signed in 1970's?
8. What is the spirit of the Petroleum development act? Is it to compensate the states for oil and gas wells? And if it is cash payment, is Terengganu paid in cash for the oil and gas wells?;
9. Ibrahim Ali was quoted to challenge the PAS-led Kelantan government to sue the federal government regarding the oil royalty issue. May I add that PAS-led Terengganu state government had previously sued the federal government for withdrawing the oil royalty payment but the suit was later retracted when BN reclaimed Terengganu back from PAS;
10. Why was the Terengganu state government suit retracted by BN-led administration of Idris Jusoh? Why couldn't Idris and the federal government let the court decides on the actual legal standing on oil royalty, compassionate funds, cash payment? Is there something there which BN wanted to stay hidden?;
11. If the compassionate fund is for the well being of Kelantan people, why is the federal government entrusted to disburse the money? Why couldn't the federal government disburse the money to Kelantan state and monitor the spending? Is it meant for Kelantan BN's political funds?
    

The more I read it, the more I feel sorry for both Mustapa Mohamed and Rais "I burnt the bridge" Yatim. Both are pawns to the ruling party. Mustapa Mohamed is a thoroughbred Kelantanese and to stay relevant, he has to cross swords with Nik Aziz and Tg Razaleigh. Mustapa Mohamed has to do so because Annuar Musa is still lurking in the backgrounds, waiting to plunge the "kapak kecil" and ends Mustapa's political life in Kelantan. For that, Mustapa has to turn to Ibrahim Ali but Ibrahim Ali himself is self-suffocating in Pasir Mas due to his Perkasa stand. As my neighbour said it, Ibrahim Ali needs UMNO more in GE13 so that he can stand and defend his MP'ship. But will UMNO let Ibrahim Ali stands as an independent with UMNO's blessings? What will happen to all those hard-working Pasir Mas UMNO members? Will they be sacrificed to make way for Ibrahim Ali?

Rais"I burnt the bridge" Yatim has proven again that he will do whatever it takes to please the boss. First, he use our money to splash the full-page ad. Why Malay newspapers? Why on Sunday? Didn't Rais realised that MSM has been taking a beating from alternative news long time ago? The only reason I purchased sunday papers is for its cartoons...Is it worth the money? Is it meant to educate Kelantanese or meant as another propaganda tools for the masses? Rais is willing to forego his old boss (Tg Razaleigh) just to prove that he is an obedient pet. Do Rais thinks that by being obedient, he will be rewarded? Does Rais thinks that the full-page ad can put KJ at bay?

Call it what you want - compassionate fund, royalty money, cash payment, I don't care. I am still waiting for Petronas's clarification on the matter. Muhyiddin has promised that Petronas will respond to Kelantan's oil royalty claim during Kelantan by-election. Up to now, Petronas, with the new CEO's appointment, has not responded. Is Petronas, by being silent, admitting that Kelantan deserve the cash payment? Let us not kid ourselves much longer. If Federal government is damn sure that Kelantan (and for that matter Terengganu) do not deserve the oil royalty money (cash payment), then why not the federal government initiate a suit in court to declare that statement? Is it too difficult to do? I am sure Rais "I burnt the bridge" will lap to this opportunity so that he can be finally seen as a hero to his political masters - and Mustapa Mohamed will be more than willing to shed his Kelantan dialect (and customs) so that he can jointly agree to declare that Kelantan do not deserved any funds from the gas and oil wells.

Why not go for it, Mustapa and Rais? Afterall, the judiciary has declared Zambry is the legal MB of Perak and the judge has already dismiss Anwar's appeal to set aside the sodomy charges. One more act to deny Kelantan and Terengganu from their rightful claim of cash payment (or compassionate funds or oil royalty) is nothing to BN. where everything can do...


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Blogs registering : Of neccesity, overseeing, blocking...and suing

You have a blog? Get it registered...comprendo?

1.. Rais "I burn the bridge" Yatim comes up with another headliner ie "registering bloggers". Is that the best move? Is it necessary?

2. Malaysian Insider datelined 21st May 2009 mentioned on proposal for bloggers in Malaysia to be registered. He further said that it is a good idea. He will see whether registering bloggers is in line with the existing provisions and laws.

3. When other free nations of the world are promoting internet use, blogs and whatever forums to discuss far reaching issues, from politics to domestics to pets and gardening, we are looking into taking a step backward by getting bloggers to register.

4. And how do you propose to do that? Monthly renewal? yearly renewal? lifetime renewal? And how do you expect to regulate it? Blogs come in many shapes and size. How do you classify them? Do you catalogue them like that of a library?

5. Is this the best Rais can do after having dinner with 50 Malaysian bloggers in Sri Melayu in April 2009?

6. My question - why Malaysian bloggers need to register? What if non-Malaysian bloggers post damaging write ups on our leaders and our culture? How do Rais planned to take action? At least with Malaysian based bloggers around, there might be a few who may rebut unfriendly comments from non Malaysian bloggers. Or has Rais concluded that there are less BN friendly bloggers ?

7. Rais, the PhD holder, should subscrbe to the idea of free flow ideas. That's the way to move forward. Registering Malaysian bloggers may be good, I don't know but is it necessary? If Rais starts registering bloggers, what about the commentators? Are they subject to registering too?

8. Rais is acting like big brother, dictating bloggers movement. He is afraid oh his own shadows...That's the way I see it. He is reading too much sci-fi novels...

9. Of course, there are some blogs that I have come across which, to me, is unsuitable. Even that, as responsible adults, readers can differentiate which blogs they choose. Some are x-rated, some are degrading, some survive on other peoples' mistakes.

10. Blogs are nothing but the logs of the author. He may choose gardening today as his subject and he can turn it into sports the next day. Is he wrong? So far, Malaysian blogs have not breached the extreme. Have you ever heard of Malaysian blogs calling for mass suicides like those recently in Korea?

11. If blogs need to be registered, why not extend it to register facebooks too? what about emails? Do we have to put all the information into our Mycard chips?

12. I don't know about you guys. I am strongly against registering blogs. Maybe that's my nature...

13. I also wish that Rais will not go through with the proposal of registering blogs. 2MBs', 2 speakers has already made us a laughing stock, registering blogs may put us back to stone age...

14. I state my stand, and you guys can state yours...Rais has been known to "burn" bridges so is he burning another bridge>



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