Of heightened security needs here and there...

Kudos to Malaysia's own armed forces for their success to round up 100 armed foreigners in Lahad Datu.

That was earlier when the post was first done. It seems that something is not right somewhere... updated posting is in bold below

Whatever our differences, there are certain common elements that gelled Malaysians together and I believed one of them revolves around our national security.

Despite the many ongoing accusations on the state of our armed forces weaponries, it is good to hear that our own armed forces are vigilant enough to round up 100 armed foreigners in Lahad Datu.

Just a day before, this writer is concerned on South Thailand bloodbath leaving 16 militants dead. It sounds so close and closer still is about the Klang robbery involving a security van and a total loss of RM 1.2M.

As for the Lahad Datu case, I am wondering out loud why did Zahid Hamidi instructed the Armed Forces Chief to issue a statement when the IGP is already on top of the case? Is Zahid Hamidi trying to create the case of 2 Captains manning the same ship? As what happens in the now famous Penang Yee Sang incident where the organisers claimed that a Federal Minister is the one who make an ad hoc decision to call in Psy when the later was not informed of the changes? Is Zahid Hamidi trying to up Hishamuddin on this case? A case of scoring points with 1MPM6 Najib, eh?

Whilst our security forces hauled up a group of armed foreigners in Lahad Datu, their peninsular counterpart needs to beef up and level the score when and if they managed to catch the armed robbers who hijacked the security van and ran off with RM 1.2M.

Referring to Southern Thailand bloodbath, do our armed forces receive intelligence reports on the armed foreigners in Lahad Datu? If their Thailand counterpart were prepared to ward off the militants due to intelligence reports, can we say the same thing to our security forces? Or are these armed foreigners caught by chance? I hope the IGP can shed more light on this. Better still, I hope Malaysia security forces can detail out the weapons carried by these armed foreigners to give a true picture of the situation.

That said, the question that lingers in my mind is - are the armed foreigners here for a specific reason? Worse, are they here to test Malaysia readiness to future intrusion? What if they are the recipients of the infamous project IC? What can Malaysia do to filter out these undesirable elements from our soil?

Whatever it is, due credit should be given to our security forces who are alert with unwanted armed foreigners. In fact, the same treatment should be given to all armed foreigners who step on Malaysian soil, regardless of their background. It is better to be sorry than to be caught with our pants down.

With our long coastline and boundaries, Malaysia should be always vigilant against threats, both internal and externally. I hope that our security forces are always vigilant and shore up their guards, not only in Lahad Datu but elsewhere in Malaysia, be it peninsular Malaysia or Sabah or Sarawak. Let the politicians squabble about who should lead Putrajaya and let us let our security forces be neutral defending our sovereignity from threats, either internally or externally without the meddling hands of politicians.

Note : At the time of writing, there is latest news mentioning about negotiation with the armed foreigners. What's really happening? How many armed foreigner groups breached our shores in Lahad Datu Sabah? Why so many of them here? Are they here on CNY visit to relatives with blue IC? I wonder... The Philipines has their own version of the situation here. So, which is the correct version?

Back in Penang, State BN Chief Teng Chang Yeow of Gerakan claimed there was an attempt on Psy's life forcing Najib to leave the stage last Monday. Is Teng implying that our security forces are so porous that this can happen in 1MPM6's presence? Or is it another attempt to cloud the issue why Psy failed to participate in Yee Sang tossing? Instead of identifying the Federal Minister who make an ad hoc decision to include Psy in Yee Sang, now Teng is partly pushing the blame to our security forces. Why? Because our security forces has no avenue to defend themselves whilst the Federal Minister will squirm her his way out of the sticky situation.

Ok, back to Lahad Datu sticky situation. It seems that everything is not as it seems to be. Almost 24 hours later, it is still deadlocked with confusion and questions. What is really going on? The so-called armed foreigners are now termed as 'royal army' of the Sultanate of Sulu.

Instead of simple 1-2 solution, now many parties are offering varied reports and there is no ending to the story. Some comments mentioned that Sabah was "rented" to Malaysia for RM5300 per year. This is hearsay based on court proceedings of 1930's. If that is so, then is it not the Cobbold commission finding that determined the people of Sabah and Sarawak chose to join Malaya in forming Malaysia back in the 1960's? That said, will it be possible for the Cobbold commission finding supercede the 1930 court decision? And if that line of thought stands, why (if the government did pay the rental) did Malaysia pay the rental? To whom? and where is the receipt? When is the expiry date? Or is it as per Francis Light said "until the sun rise from the west and sets in the east" situation?

Or better still, is the rental money paid to appease some people somewhere? And this rental payment has been wrongly construed as Malaysia's acceptance of the situation? Now, if Sabah is on lease, who is the legitimate owner of Sabah? What is the legal standing of those residing in Sabah? Are they Malaysian citizens or are they not? Worse still, are they rented citizens of Malaysia?

The standoff is long enough and I sincerely hope our security forces moved in before the whole episode flares the international attention and put Malaysia into an awkward situation with our equally awkward 1MPM6 trying to resolve the issue. For all you know, 1MPM6 may be asking "Are you ready for **** sultanate?" instead of making a firm stand in Lahad Datu.



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Of MCA's intrusion, 1MPM6's humiliation...

" My ambition was to be a postman but fate makes me a Menteri Besar" - BN Menteri Besar
"My ambition was to be an MC but I am fated to be PM of Malaysia. HSince I am the PM, I can decides to be the MC in Penang but I never expected to be humuliated there..." - 1MPM6.

Two different scenarios and 1MPM6 is caught unprepared with the reception or rather the vocal "NO" echoed back to his question of "Are you ready for BN". Not once but three times!!

Whilst blogs have a field day reporting and uploading the video, MSM is still in a state of denial and conveniently place the issue on the back burner, similar to Rais's statement of "It is a non-issue". Say what they want, all you have to do is to go to youtube and type "Najib,psy" and you can judge yourselves on what transpired.

This posting is not about the "does it happen or dnot". This time, I am touching on something outside that. Did you guys remember who organise the CNY bash in Penang on that fateful day? Is it Gerakan or is it MCA? The way I see it, MCA is stealing the thunder from Gerakan and actually spearheaded Psy's performance in Penang. Yet, Gerakan has been synonymous to Penang since the 60's and for MCA to take the lead in Psy's Penang performance is akin to backstabbing between partners. What is MCA trying to prove?

Is MCA pleading to 1MPM6 that MCA is better suited to lead Penang compared to Gerakan? Or is MCA trying to find a new bastion since they are losing the battle in Johor?

Whatever it is, Najib has been humiliated in Penang. First, he was humbled by the clear "NO" response to his "Are you ready for BN" rhetorics. Second, he was further humiliated when Psy did not acknowledged the PM. Psy don't even know that the MC was Najib aka 1MPM6 aka Prime Minister of Malaysia. That's what Najib gets when he choose to allow himself to be dictated by politicians who has their own agenda!

Not only that, Psy make a "no show" to BN's on tage Yee Sang and the video can be seen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cvmh775H-WY&feature=player_embedded poor BN!!! I may be a cticic of BN but MCA's total humiliation of 1MPM6 Najib when Psy did not turn up for the yee sang tossing is totally unacceptable. In fact, the lady MC place all the VVIP's of the day well below Psy by making them craned their heads waiting for Psy is pathetic. A clear sign that BN days are nearly over...

Further, BN has categorically stated that Psy's performance has nothing to do with politics and it is just a CNY bash. Why did Najib deviated from this and instill the political side when he ask the now famous "Are you ready for BN" question? Apparently, it is another "cakap tak serupa bikin" attitude of BN as reflected by BN supremo Najib himself.

On the sideline, I have previously tag 25th Feb as the date of Parliament dissolution. Now the date has been slightly change to a later date. Reason? I did not see Najib dissolving the parliament during the upcoming Mesyuarat Raja-raja scheduled from 25th to 28th February 2013. The earliest date for Najib to conveniently dissolve the parliament shall be on Friday 1st March 2013 and if we were to take account that the PM weekly council with his Royal Highness is on Wednesday, then Najib timeline to announce the dissolution will be between 1st and 6th march 2013.

Whatever date Najib choose to dissolve the parliament, Penang will be a bridge too far for BN. Not only that, the pulse from the ground is pointing to "Ubah" and BN may be finally on the way out after GE 13. If that happen, then Penang can pride itself for being the first state to humble 1MPM6 Najib with their "NO" response. Maybe this will be a sign for those BN potential GE 13 candidates to reevaluate themselves before offering to stand in as BN candidates for GE 13. It is not too late to graciously turn down Najib's appointment and instead of carrying the jaded BN flags, these potential BN candidates can switch over to join the peoples movement and together show BN the exit in the coming GE 13.

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Of self inflicted injuries...

Kebal? We are no Hang Tuah!!! If they are not "kebal" then why is PR's small leaders doing things akin to self inflected stabbings? Are they dungus? Or are they working secretly to make sure PR stays opposition after GE 13?

Only yesterday I attended a meeting whereby the normal people like you and me are now openly talking and opinioned that BN will go down in GE 13. And these people are all professionals, what Muhyiddin described as the backbone to Malaysia's march towards developed status by 2020! Incredible as it sounds, these same professionals will not even dare to talk about PR last year but now these professionals are openly supporting the need to "change" the government of the day come GE 13! A real turnover, indeed.

This open support is making some of the so-called opposition mid-level leaders big headed leading politically self inflected injuries which may cost PR, their chance to be in Putrajaya. Whilst Karpal "Sing is King" keeps on choosing to be continuously in legal disagreement with PAS on the word "Allah", Lim Soo Nee opts to create controversy with his "spice girl" performances. What is Lim's real intentions? To see how far PR will bend over to accomodate him? Or setting an example to other non-PR groups on the can and the cannots for CNY?

What about Nasharuddin Mat Isa's ommission from Majlis Syura? Nasharuddin has time and time again did not attend Majlis Syura meetings but is willing to spare time recently to accompany 1MPM6 to the middle east. You cannot have best of both worlds. When Nasharuddin cannot give his full devotion to Majlis Syura which is one of his party's in-house committee, then he should not be crying fault when the majlis Syura remove him from the party and at the same time Nik Aziz put him in place by mentioning that Nasharuddin is free to leave PAS if he wishes too. Now, Nasharuddin, like Hassan Ali is acting like sour grape using the other party's media organ to blast his own party. So unbecoming of Nasharuddin who hardly visited his parliamentary seat of Bachok!!!

In Sabah, opposition smells blood and in this frenzy starts fighting for the state top post. Off-season politicians including Yong Teck Lee is using state-based politics to strike a deal with PR whilst PKR's state leadership is seen to be in disarray. Everybody is eyeing Musa Aman's seat. How confident of them, counting the chicks when there is no sign of hatching!!!

Truthfully, BN is backpedalling so much that they are willing to invite and pay psy of Oppa gangnam style to perform in MCA's do to be held in Penang during the coming festive week. Not only that, Ng Yen Yen is beating RoseCTmah by offering to perform together with psy. Mind you that Ng Yen Yen is not even from Penang but hails from Penang. Fortunately RoseCTmah is not into Psy, she is more into the likes of Salman and Sharukh Khan.

Whatever it is, PR has the best chance to wrest Putrajaya from BN this time around. They have to play their cards right and at the same time rein in the little leaders who are getting out of line. If they do that, maybe PR can send 1MPM6 packing in GE 13. The fear is PR is too gung ho that they might present Putrajaya back to BN on a silver platter...

Kong Hee Fatt Choy and drive safely. Wishing all the best of health to be able to contribute something in GE 13...

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Of 125 oversea voters only...

125? Is that all? Where are those people who screamed their lungs out for the right to vote overseas? If 125 is the total number of oversea voters, ask ourselves - is it worth it?

One of BERSIH's key demands is for reform in postal voting including the rights for oversea voters to vote. History has recorded recorded that there were a total of 3 BERSIH rallies held in Kuala Lumpur. It depends on which figures you want to believe, ranging from 10,000 to 250,000 who gathered in Kuala Lumpur to face off the red-helmeted FRUs', chemical-laced water canons, disruptive LRT services demanding the government to listen to their key demands.
Now that EC has relented to BERSIH's demands and open their overseas embassies as well as consulates to register oversea voters, and all the numbers that register thus far is 125. Is it worth it?


All EC ask is for three conditions to be met before a Malaysian can be registered as a postal voter. They are :-

1. Applicant must be a registered voter 
2. The applicants have been in Malaysia or  returned to Malaysia for not less than 30 days within the last 5 years;
3. Not applicable to those staying in Southern Thailand, Singapore, Brunei and Kalimantan;

Now tell me, is the conditions fair? Will there be anymore last-minute appeal to vote? Or will it be another diehard Malaysian culture to do things at the last minute and blame it on EC when these potential oversea voters failed to register because of things on their own doings? . Now that the chance is there, only 125 registered to be oversea voters. Where are the rest? 

If these Malaysian oversea voters failed to register themselves, then stop blaming others for their failures to get themselves registered. Time is of essence, what else do they want? Or is it another habit to petition and sue EC because of their own failure and lacksidal attitude?

For these oversea voters, please don't let those who brave the heat, FRUs, chemical-laced water down by failing to register as voters. We have done our part, when are you going to do yours

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Of Losing.. errr winning is everything

Who else but Dr Mahathir will vouch that losing is not an acceptable option. And he is not the only one. There are many who preferred to forget their humiliating experience of losing

Who would have thought that Mahathir, with all his political machineries and backing was almost shown the door in 1987. Worse, at that time a TV station runs a small by-line proclaiming that Tg Razaleigh won the hotly contested UMNO Presidential election, and the by-line was unceremoniously removed minutes later and well, the rest is history!

As the professor in Three Idiots said " who remembers the second person who landed on the moon", the same is true in Malaysian politics. Who wants to remember the vanquished, especially if they happens to be from the ruling party? In short, BN has short memory for losers. Period!

1999 was not a good year for Najib. Whist officially he was declared the winner for the parliamentary seat, there were unsupported rumours claiming that Najib had actually lost the seat. What saved him in his less than 250 votes is the "sudden" appearance of postal voters. Think about that, would Najib be PM today if he had lost in 1999?

Better still, ask Najib if he still remembers the 1999 event. Surely, he will conveniently choose to forget and he will side-step the issue that he actually lost the seat in 1999. That said, who is actually in the know of what really happen in Pekan in 1999?

2008 is not a good year for KJ either. His political opponent claimed that there was a recount for the parliamentary seat. Obviously, no recount was held for Rembau. Nontheless, the recount issue has made its rounds and possibly slightly tarnished KJ's image and may also cost him a chance to be a cabinet member in Najib's administration.

What would have happen if KJ, UMNO youth leader, BN youth chief lost Rembau? It will be double blow to Abdullah's legacy. 4 years on, KJ is still looking for a chance to serve in Najib's cabinet. Will that happens? GE 13 may decide KJ's fate!

2008 has also been unkind to one ex-Imam in the North. In his over-excitement to please his political bosses, the ex-Imam let his emotions to gain the upper hand.

4 years on, nobody remembers who the ex-Imam was. Once he was at the top of the pedestal potrayed as UMNO's religious figurehead, now his name is barely mention anywhere!

You see, losing is not an acceptable option. When you lost, you will be in political oblivion, as one Samy will tell you. Winning, on the other hand, by hook or by crook is the path to glory. Nobody will remember even if the "win" is wrestled from the rightful owner. Just ask Mahathir and Tg Razaleigh and they will gladly tell their side of the story pertaining to the 1987 Presidential election.

The same script will re-invent itself during GE 13. For BN, winning is everything regardless of whether it is a "clean" win or not. Even id there are thousands of "instant voters", it will not matter to BN as long as they win and retain control of Putrajaya! And why should BN worry when the "instant voters" paper trail do not lead to PWTC doors.

Better, BN has already has its own versions to describe their wins and how they will tackle "sour grape" losers. The only problem - what will happen if the script did not goes BN's way? What will happen if BN lost the day and in the process lost the election?

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Of Goyang and shaky...

"Goyang". That's my answer to my lunchtime friend when he ashed for my opinion on BN. And if that is too long, is the 5-letter word "shaky" suffice to describe BN's position today?

It is not too late for 1MPM6 to sacrifice for BN, His fidgeting and fumbling to dissolve the parliament is not only costing BN valuable seats but drag Malaysian economy down as well.

Najib is proven to be an extra baggage nobody wants. When Muhyiddin awarded to Putri Kedah a Physical Education program worth millions in USA, Najib's best answer is to urged that the issue should not be politicised. Never mind that Muhyiddin got his "doctorate" recently from USSA (United States Sp[orts Academy) which happens to be the main benefactor of Muhyiddin's "generosity".

When BSKL goes south with FGV dipping below its IPO, do you think Najib has the guts to call Isa Samad? I doubt it because Isa happened to be MB Negeri Sembilan when Najib was caught with his pants down in PD. So, Najib has no choice but to let the matter passed even at the expense of FELDA settlers, initially thought out by his father. With that, our public funds will be called in to prop up FGV in whihever way possible, all for GE 13 dressing!

Whilst all eyes are on Sharifah Zohran in the past week and possibly this week too, I am more concern with RCI on Sabah illegals. Consider these :-

1. The main witnesses thus far are those who have been detained under ISA and used to be government officials;
2. Why do these witnesses came to peninsular Malaysia to sign off the documents when it can be done in Sabah?;
3. Why do the same witnesses chose to stay in Aziz Shamsuddin's house when they have travel allowance to cover their official duties?;
4. Why can't they sign off the documents in their headquarters, if it is too urgent and need to be done, settled there and then?

That's only the beginning. Now, let's take a step further. Remember 308? During GE 12, BN was trashed badly in peninsular Malaysia that it needs to rely on both Sabah and Sarawak to hang onto Putrajaya. Has anybody asked - what if?


What if there is no illegals given blue IC and the right to vote in Sabah? Will we have Pakatan Rakyat governing Malaysia now? The possibility is there because by many accounts, there are possibilities of up to 100,000 ICs were distributed in Sabah. And if all these 100K "instant voters" are instrumental to BN wins in Sabah, then it is not impossible for the same to affect the composition of parliamentary seats. I cringe at the thoughts that we might have an "illegal government" for the past 4 years!!

It is time for the government to come clean and put everything on the table. Do Malaysia offer citizenships to the rest of the world too? Is there any IC holders from Serbia, Bosnia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, Rohinga? And if there is, how many of them are here to vote?


For the time being, SPR is playing a musical chair game with us. SPR puts the responsibility to the Registration Department (because they issue the ICs). The Registration Department may turn the table and lay the blame on Immigration Department for providing all the supporting documents.

In the end, the final end, the real losers are we Malaysians who are born, bred, educated, lived and die here. 

Will Malaysians be held "hostage" by "instant voters" in determining our future? Think about it...

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Of fiddling, fidgeting 1MPM6...

Everytime I sees 1MPM6 Najib, he reminds me of the "Fiddler on the roof". Good or bad omen? I don't know.

Although Najib chaired the BN supreme meeting last night, I sees Najib is still fiddling with his violin and still looking for the right dates to go for GE 13. Afterall, Najib has been fiddling in the past, even when he was suppose to declare his support to Tg Razaleigh which should have shown Mahathir the exit door. Yes, Najib is still fiddling and if all indications are right, Najib is still the lallang from the past 20 years or so.

After months of speculation and endless Black Rose 1.0, Najib finally announced that Deepak Jaikishan as unreliable. Why does it takes almost 4 months for Najib to make the statement? Tongue-tied? Or busy sweeping everything under the carpet that he has lose the sense of time? Or is the statement made out of necessity since BN supremos are all there nudging him for the statement?

Najib has his chances but he failed to make his killings. Now, time is not on his side and his last day to dissolve parliament is 21st March 2013. Even that might be doubtful as Najib is not known to have the killer instict of Mahathir! Let Najib continues fidgeting, the more he did that, the more he lost his confidence. And the happier Muhyiddin feels sensing that his time at Putajaya is getting closer and the more Anwar will be dreaming thinking that Putrajaya is finally his...

In actual sense, Najib should have make full use of his "non-existence" during Christmas and formally declare his graceful exit from Putrajaya hotseat. As it is now, Najib is a baggage too many for BN and his fiddling and fidgetting is not helping BN to score points with the voters. 

Of late, Najib is going around town again asking for forgiveness and a second chance for BN. I read it as Najib's insecurities to get the numbers in parliament and his parroting of seeking forgiveness is another subtle way of saying "goodbye" to the rakyats. If that is so, then why the trouble? Why not step aside and let the likes of Muhyiddin to fight it out with Pakatan? Not that Muhyiddin will fare any better but between Najib and Anwar, Najib is a heavier baggage than the accussed-prone Anwar!

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