Wayang Tinggi is really afoot!

Former Deputy Prime Minister and abuse of power convict Anwar Ibrahim announcement he will be contesting in Permatang Pauh Parliamentary seat as his wife PKR President Wan Azizah Wan Ismail declared quitting as Pematang Pauh MP.

 

The Star has the story:

 

Thursday July 31, 2008 MYT 5:12:01 PM

Wan Azizah quits, Anwar to contest (Update 3)

By ROYCE CHEAH

PETALING JAYA: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has resigned as Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament to make way for her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to contest in a by-election.

At a packed press conference at the party headquarters on Thursday, Dr Wan Azizah said the decision was made after deliberations with her family, the PKR leadership and its partners in the Pakatan Rakyat loose coalition of Opposition parties.

“I have officially submitted my resignation as MP to the Parliament Speaker, Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia, to make way for my husband, Anwar Ibrahim, to contest as a candidate for Pakatan Rakyat in a by-election as soon as possible,” she said.

Dr Wan Azizah, who showed no emotion during the press conference, said it was the right decision for Malaysia and that she would continue serving as PKR president and chairman of the Peace Foundation.

Together with her were PKR vice-presidents Azmin Ali and R. Sivarasa, her daughter and Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar, and Cheras MP Tan Kok Wai.

Dr Wan Azizah also thanked her supporters in Permatang Pauh who had stood by her in the most difficult of times.

“Anwar Ibrahim has the experience and intelligence to reinvigorate our economy, and the charisma and integrity to unite Malaysians.

“And I’m not saying this just because he is my husband,” she added.

As to who would be taking over as the Opposition leader in Parliament, Dr Wan Azizah said that would be discussed with other Pakatan Rakyat leaders.

Anwar, under a police investigation for allegedly sodomising a former aide Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, 23, had previously said he would contest in the Kulim-Bandar Baharu parliamentary constituency, where an election petition is pending.

The case is scheduled for hearing on Aug 19.

On Thursday, Anwar said he had decided to contest in Pematang Pauh instead because the Kulim petition might take too long to settle.

He had previously said that he would have the numbers to form the government by Sept 16, and said the sodomy allegation was a part of a conspiracy to stop him from doing so.

He has denied the sodomy allegations and has filed a defamation suit against Mohd Saiful.

The Election Commission is required under the law to call for a by-election within 60 days.

Its chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman said the Commission would start preparing for the by-election upon receiving notice from the Speaker.

Also on Thursday, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar announced that the police had wrapped up their investigations into the sodomy case, and have sent their report to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for further action.

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Is this another precursor for another sordid drama in the making?

The timing of this is highly questionable. Anwar was unable to contest in the 8 March XIIth General Elections because the interregnum period stated by law for after serving the sentence for the conviction of abuse of power had not matured. Then came 14 April 2008, he was a ‘free’ man.

So why now and not then?

He was alleged to have sodomised Saiful Bukhary in a Police report made on July which stunned the nation again, almost ten years to be exact. Then came the drama of so-called being life threatening (which he illustrated to be false as her appeared before a mob-like crowd of 10,000 people days later), invited for asylum at the Turkish Embassy and later, refusing to do the muhaballah but instead demanded qazaf ruling from the Syariah Court.

And all the dramas in between, which include a ‘conspiracy theory’ involving the IGP Tan Sri Musa Hassan and AG Tan Sri Gani Patail to “fabricate evidence”.

After the refusal of co-operation with the Police, to obtain his DNA sample, Anwar knew his days are numbered. So, by actively  going through the electoral process to become an MP, he will use the excuse of “politically motivated” when the Police arrest him soon, when most probably more damning evidence and conclusion is formed in the sodomy case.

Again, Anwar will cry foul again. And the international community will come hard against PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s administration for “trying to incarcerate a potential Malaysian leader as his popularity has risen”. The last time we were put to this test, we had a really strong leader.

What else is new with the Drama King?

Dasar Ekonomi Baru: Identiti, Jatidiri dan Keyakinan Melayu

Ucapan YB Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir

Presiden ANSARA

Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan 2008 (MAT2008 )

Persatuan Lepasan Pelajar MRSM Malaysia (ANSARA)

27hb Julai 2008, Jam 3.00 ptg

Bilik Wilayah, Aras 5, PWTC

Assalamua’laikum wbt saya ucapkan kepada semua perwakilan dan pemerhati yang hadir pada petang ini.

Terlebih dahulu suka saya mengajak kawan-kawan untuk bersama saya bertafakur sebentar untuk membaca surah alfatihah dan sedekahkan kepada guru-guru, kepimpinan Negara, sahabat handai dan mereka yang kita kasihi yang telah meninggalkan kita. Kesemua mereka ini telah menyentuh dan berbakti kepada kita. Walaupun sedikit, mereka telah meninggalkan jejak di dalam diri kita untuk menjadikan kita lebih bijaksana dan berjasa.

Al-Fatihah

Kawan-kawan yang saya kasihi sekelian,

Sebagai anak MRSM saya berasa amat berbangga apabila melihat institusi pengajian melayu kita ini dapat melahirkan anakbangsa yang bukan setakat berjaya, malah dikenali dan diiktiraf di peringkat antarabangsa sebagai insan-insan yang cemerlang.

Mereka ini memberi kekuatan kepada kita. Mereka menjadi pendorong kepada adik-adik kita yang masih lagi di bangku persekolahan. Mereka menjadi inspirasi kepada generasi muda. Mereka ini menjadi mercu tanda ketamadunan agama Islam dan bangsa melayu. Mereka ini memberi pengiktirafan kepada kepimpinan bangsa Melayu di bumi Malaysia. Dan kerana mereka jugalah, kita boleh bertumpang megah dan mendabik dada sebagai hasil kebijaksanaan pemimpin-pemimpin Melayu sebelum kita yang memerintah bumi bertuah ini sejak kemerdekaannya lebih setengah abad yang lalu.

Saya mewakili kawan-kawan barisan exco pusat dan di peringkat cawangan-cawangan di seluruh Negara ini merakamkan setinggi-tinggi ucapan tahniah kepada wira ANSARA kita, Angkasawan Negara YBhg Dato’ Dr Sheikh Muszapar yang telah membawa Jalur Gemilang ke angkasa lepas, YBhg Dato’ Dr Azahari yang diiktiraf dunia sebagai salah seorang pakar bedah jantung terkemuka, YBhg Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan Mayban Berhad, dan ramai lagi anak-anak MRSM seperti mereka yang tidak kurang berjaya dan dikenali dunia.

Kepada mereka ini dan kesemua yang tidak dapat saya namakan seorang demi seorang, saya dengan rendah diri ucapan jutaan terima kasih dan mendoakan kejayaan tuan-tuan dan puan-puan yang berterusan.

Kawan-kawan sekelian,

Saya percaya kita semua biasa atau pernah dengar teka-teki ini:

“Yang mana dulu? Ayam atau telurnya?”

Jawapan kepada teka-teki ini tidak ada yang betul dan juga tidak ada yang salah. Tapi pada saya, yang penting adalah ironinya yang tersirat.

Melihat kepada kejayaan anak-anak MRSM, baik di dalam Negara, di luar Negara mahupun di angkasa lepas, kita kadang-kadang lupa untuk berterima kasih kepada mereka yang telah membolehkan kejayaan kita ini.

Kita kadang-kadang terlupa untuk mengucapkan terima kasih kepada ibu bapa kita, kepada guru-guru kita, kepada rakan-rakan, malah lupa untuk mengucapkan terima kasih kepada makcik kantin yang menyediakan makanan kita sewaktu di asrama dulu. Inilah ironinya teka teka ini – bahawa telur tak akan wujud tanpa ayam dan juga sebaliknya.

Saya sendiri mengaku bahawa saya tidak mungkin mampu menjadi seorang manusia yang berguna jika tidak kerana mereka dan juga kawan-kawan yang banyak mengajar ilmu dan kemahiran hidup sewaktu di sekolah dulu. Untuk itu, saya ucapkan, “Terima kasih….”

Menyorot kejayaan bangsa Melayu di bumi Malaysia bertuah ini,

Kita sebagai anak MRSM adalah juga hasil kejayaan sebuah kebijaksanaan pemimpin-pemimpin Melayu yang menggubalkan Dasar Ekonomi Baru.

Dasar yang diperkenalkan oleh Allahyarham Tun Abdul Razak bagi memastikan bangsa Melayu dapat bersaing pada aras yang sama dengan bangsa-bangsa lain di Malaysia ini, telah melahirkan bijakpandai dari kalangan kita. Dasar ini telah juga melahirkan ramai graduan, professional, usahawan, jutawan dan tidak kurang juga pemimpin-pemimpin Negara di pelbagai lapisan masyarakat pada hari ini.

Dasar ini memudahkan anak bangsa kita untuk menikmati peluang-peluang pendidikan, pekerjaan dan perusahaan yang mana tanpanya, kita perlu berusaha 10 kali ganda untuk mendapatkannya. Malah kita menikmati biasiswa, bantuan makanan, perubatan, asrama dan persekolahan, buku serta tenaga pengajar yang tinggi kelayakan, demi memastikan akan lahir satu generasi pelapis yang akan menaikkan – seterusnya memertabatkan kedudukan bangsa Melayu di kalangan bangsa-bangsa lain di dunia.

Dasar ini diiktiraf bukan sahaja dari segi kejayaan bangsa melayu pada hari ini, malah menjadi ikutan dan asas kepada beberapa Negara-negara membangun lain di dunia.

Namun begitu,

Dasar Ekonomi Baru ini juga ada hikmah yang tersirat:

Kalau saya boleh mengingatkan Tuan-tuan dan Puan-puan kepada satu babak di dalam filem Allahyarham Tan Sri P Ramlee, ahli nujum kepada negeri Masai telah memberi satu teka teki kepada Pak Belalang yang merupakan Ahli Nujum Negara Beringin Rendang dalam pertaruhan sultan-sultan menggadaikan kedaulatan Negara mereka.

Ahli Nujum : Jika ahli nujum bijak bestari, di manakah kekuatan Laksamana Hang Tuah? Di kerisnya kah? Atau di tenaganya kah?

P Ramlee: Itu senang!

Jawapan kepada teka teki ini saya percaya tuan-tuan dan puan-puan pun tahu, dan tak perlulah saya mengucapkan dialog sehingga habis.

Maksud yang hendak saya sampaikan di sini adalah, bahawa seperti juga teka teki ahli nujum Sultan Masai itu, hikmah tersirat Dasar Ekonomi Baru itu juga bukan pada perkataan-perkataan tulisan dasarnya, mahu pun pula pada perlaksanaannya.

Hikmah sebenar Dasar Ekonomi Baru ialah pada ‘Identiti, Jatidiri dan Keyakinan Melayu”.

Identiti Melayu adalah aset kita yang paling besar. Identiti Melayu memberikan kita hak di atas bumi Malaysia. Identiti Melayu menjadikan kita unik dan istimewa. Identiti Melayu ini jugalah yang membolehkan kita berkomunikasi, bersahabat, bersaudara dan menjadi warga dunia. Ia adalah ibarat passport kita untuk bersaing, berganding bahu serta berjelajah ke seluruh pelusok nusantara dan seantero dunia.

Inilah sebenarnya yang cuba diperkasakan oleh pemimpin-pemimpin Negara melalui Dasar Ekonomi Baru. Bukan untuk memberi kekayaan, tetapi sebenarnya untuk memberi kita keyakinan untuk bangkit, untuk maju, dan untuk bersaing dengan warga dunia yang lain memandangkan kita baru sahaja belajar bertatih setelah dijajah selama lebih 400 tahun.

Inilah yang menjadi pegangan dan kepercayaan saya selama di ANSARA. Saya percaya kepada pembentukan satu ‘Value System’ yang merangkumi konsep dan semangat Dasar Ekonomi Baru ini.

Value System yang saya maksudkan ini secara ringkasnya adalah sebuah budaya yang memerlukan kita untuk berusaha lebih gigih untuk berjaya.

Ibaratkan seorang pelari pecut 100m di sukan olimpik. Untuk layak, kita mesti berlari dengan pantas. Untuk bersaing, kita mesti mampu berlari sepantas pelari-pelari yang lain. Tetapi kita mahu menang, dan untuk itu kita mestilah berlari lebih laju daripada kesemua pelari yang ada. Bagi mencapai kekuatan ini, kita perlukan kepercayaan pada identiti Melayu, kita perlukan kepercayaan pada Jatidiri kita, kita mestilah mempunyai kepercayaan dan keyakinan yang tinggi pada kemampuan kita sebagai bangsa yang sehebat yang terbaik di dunia ini!

Saya percaya bahawa kita sebagai anak-anak Dasar Ekonomi Baru, boleh memainkan peranan sebagai penyokong, sebagai jurulatih malah sebagai pelari pecut ini demi kejayaan masa depan Agama Islam, Bangsa Melayu dan Tanahair Malaysia yang bertuah ini.

Saya percaya bahawa berkat sokongan dan kerjasama kawan-kawan di ANSARA, kita pasti mampu melakukannya. Bak kata pepatah, “Bulat air kerana pembetungnya, bulat suara kerana muafakat”!

Kawan-kawan yang saya hormati sekelian,

Sebagai persatuan yang mewakili ramai professional muda, ANSARA harus peka dengan perkembangan semasa. Kebelakangan ini banyak suara-suara dikalangan pelbagai pihak menyuarakan pandangan mengenai Dasar Ekonomi Baru, termasuk dari kalangan mereka yang telah menerima banyak manfaat dari DEB ini.

Sebagai penerima manfaat DEB, ANSARA perlulah tampil dalam bentuk yang konstruktif bagi membawa dan menentusahkan keyakinan kepada identiti Melayu kita ini. Semangat dan kejayaan DEB perlu diperjelaskan.

Justeru, ANSARA akan mengadakan sebuah “Seminar Sehari” bertemakan “Pengurusan Kejayaan DEB” pada 16hb Ogos 2008 akan datang ini. Saya mengalu-alukan sebarang sokongan serta tenaga sukarela untuk membantu menjayakan program yang penting ini.

Sidang Perwakilan dan Pemerhati yang saya raikan,

Saya amat mengalu-alukan suntikan semangat baru YBhg Dato’ Sazmi Miah dan Sdri Zaiton Jamaluddin kerana telah sudi untuk kembali menyumbang secara aktif dalam ANSARA. Saya yakin bahawa pengalaman luas kedua-dua tokoh ini akan dapat membantu ANSARA untuk terus cemerlang.

Saya juga amat teruja apabila Sdra Firdaus, Ketua Cawangan PDRM Kulim, yang masih muda dan berada di luar Kuala Lumpur, mampu mengembeling tenaga dan usaha menjayakan program-program di bawah Jasa Pendidikan.

Ini membuktikan bahawa generasi pelapis ANSARA sudah mampu untuk meneruskan perjuangan kita. Saya secara peribadi mengalu-alukan penyertaan lebih luas dari generasi pelapis agar kita dapat berganding tenaga dan usaha dalam menjayakan misi kita di persatuan ini.

Saudara Saudari sekelian,

ANSARA adalah persatuan kita, wadah kita dalam perjuangan adalah “Memuliakan Agama, Memartabatkan Bangsa dan Memperkasakan Tanah Air”

Kejayaan ANSARA dimasa-masa akan datang terletak pada bahu kita semua. Sokongan semua amatlah diperlukan.

Saya percaya bahawa kita mesti lebih aktif dan berusaha keras untuk menarik lebih ramai ahli untuk bersama kita. Sikap terbuka yang diamalkan oleh ANSARA selama ini mestilah digunakan sepenuhnya oleh semua ahli untuk turut bersama kita. Selain aktiviti-aktiviti rasmi yang dirangka oleh Jawatankuasa Pusat dan cawangan ANSARA, ahli-ahli juga sangat digalakkan untuk mencadang dan menjalankan aktiviti-aktiviti yang dirasakan sesuai mengikut kehendak dan permintaan akarumbi.

Cawangan-cawangan perlu lebih aktif dan agar terus kekal relevan. Saya ingin mengucapkan syabas dan tahniah kepada ANSARA Jasin dan Terendak. Berkat nafas baru gembelengan tenaga barisan kepimpinan terdahulu dan yang baru, mereka kini bergiat aktif dan dapat menyumbang secara positif kepada masyarakat dan ahli.

Sidang Perwakilan yang saya hormati,

Saya ingin mengambil kesempatan ini untuk mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih sekali lagi kepada kawan-kawan sidang perwakilan dan pemerhati yang dapat hadir pada hari ini, jawatankuasa penganjur yang berjaya melaksanakan majlis hari ini dengan baik, dan tidak lupa juga kepada rakan-rakan media dan semua yang telah menyumbang secara langsung dan tidak langsung menjayakan perjumpaan kita ini.

Sebelum saya mengundurkan diri, suka saya akhiri dengan dua buah rangkap pantun:

Pak Belalang nujum bestari

Menyelamatkan negara dari dicuri

Hasil DEB adalah kita ini

Kini menyumbang semula kepada komuniti

Tak tumbuh maka tak melata

Kata pepatah orang tua-tua

Biarpun bangsa Melayu nampak bersahaja

Tak semestinya kita tidak mampu berjaya!

Wabillahitaufik wal hidayah, Wassalamua’laikum wbt

Shahziman and Norza lost at Branch level

UMNO Branch meetings already started since mid July. Several Branches already held the meetings. However there are more to come as there are 22,000 Branches to hold their meetings before the UMNO Divisions started their meetings, in the run up to the leadership party elections during the Annual General Meeting 16-20 December 2008.

So far, there are already surprises. Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah already got 30 nominations from Kota Belud UMNO Division Branches alone. Muar Division Branches also gave him some nominations as well.

The more interesting development is UMNO Supreme Council (MT UMNO) members failing to get a position in their own Branches. Multimedia and Communications Minister Dato’ Shahziman Abu Mansor and former Finance Minister II Political Secretary Dato’ Mohd. Norza Zakaria failed to be voted as Branch Head in their own turf, Tampin and Wangsa Maju respectively. Both also so far to get nominations for the post of Head at their respective Divisions. Norza is the UMNO Youth Head for Wilayah Persekutuan and 2004 party elections, his withdrawal made way for Khairy Jamaluddin to ascend as UMNO Youth Vice Head uncontested.

The writings on the wall, illustrating grassroots’ deep dissatisfaction against PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi leadership is very apparent, despite the announcement of ‘Power Transition Plan’ on 10 July 2008, which is supposed to materialise by June 2010. The ‘Meet The Leadership’ sessions, which first started in April organised by the party and then taken over by an agency under the Information Ministry, JASA ,maybe not have the desirable effect intended for. On top of these strong sentiments blasted by some grassroot members, the Management Committee of MT UMNO which had since April actively meeting Division level leaders at almost all UMNO State Liaisons organised meetings also got adverse feelings on party’s performance in the 8 March General and Elections and where the party is going.

This failure of very pro-PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah and closely linked to Khairy Jamaluddin leaders within UMNO at their own turf is an indication that the party must reform its leadership and absorb the feelings and sentiments of the grassroot more. However, some pro-PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah leaders at UMNO State Liaison level like Selangor and Melaka is putting up a totally inaccurate sentiment of the UMNO grassroots in wanting PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah to stay on beyond this December party polls.

*Updated information

It seems that the Tampin Division has not finished its entire process of nomination. Shahziman is still running for the Division Head

WHY DID THE LATE TAN SRI MEGAT JUNID CRIED TWICE BEFORE ME?

WHY DID THE LATE TAN SRI MEGAT JUNID CRIED TWICE BEFORE ME?

by Matthias Chang

Future FastForward, Sunday, 27 July 2008 13:24

Where The Buck Stops! A great leader never claims glory all to himself and ducks behind subordinates when ghastly mistakes are committed. It came as no surprise to me when Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in his recent posting in his Blog – www.chedet.com – assumed total responsibility for the ghastly mistake of appointing Abdullah Badawi as the Deputy Prime Minister, following the disgraceful exit by Anwar Ibrahim upon his conviction. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad had on a previous occasion, in his interview by BBC’s HARDTalk, admitted that he had made a mistake in choosing Badawi as his successor. But on this occasion Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was more explicit. Notwithstanding the admission, the events leading to the appointment of Badawi as Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad’s successor is not as simple as Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad unilaterally picking Badawi as the next prime minister. The Greatest Political Mistake I have decided to make this exposé for two reasons, namely: (i) I want to dispel the myth that Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad was solely responsible for the ghastly mistake of appointing Badawi as the Deputy Prime Minister and therefore his successor and (ii) I believe that the late Tan Sri Megat Junid had entrusted the responsibility to me to reveal the truth regarding the circumstances of the appointment of Badawi as Deputy Prime Minister. Tan Sri Megat Junid confided in me that the greatest political mistake in his entire career was his pivotal recommendation that Badawi be appointed as Tun’s successor. I was stunned by his revelation as the purpose of my meeting Tan Sri had nothing to do with that issue but to get Tan Sri’s perspective and further background information on the Anwar Ibrahim episode in the history of UMNO’s internal struggles in my research work for Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. In the course of our conversation, he interjected and asked, “Matthias, as a former political secretary to another, and having served the same boss, would you like to know what was my greatest political mistake?” I was dumbfounded by the question! In the history of Prime Minister’s political secretaries, he was a giant and a superb political craftsman. I was embarrassed by the question as I was not his confidante and tried to evade the question. But Tan Sri repeated the question and with tears welling in his eyes, said, “My greatest mistake in my political career is to recommend Badawi as successor to Mahathir. Pak Lah was not his first choice. I was told by those who wanted Badawi as successor that if anyone could convince Mahathir, it would be me. At that time, I believe Pak Lah was the correct choice. So I recommended Pak Lah to Mahathir.” Tan Sri then exhorted me to be “loyal to Mahathir and defend his legacy” as there were ongoing efforts to destroy that legacy. His voice breaking, Tan Sri said that he cannot do very much in the circumstances, as he is getting old and had “retired from politics”. Seeing the pain and the anguish, I sought Tan Sri’s indulgence to be excused from continuing with the meeting and hastily departed. The second occasion was equally painful, if not more so. Tan Sri was suffering from cancer and was at the Perdana Leadership Foundation for one of its events. While waiting for Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to officiate the event, Tan Sri took me away from the crowd and unashamedly said: “I just don’t know what to say to Tun. I am having treatment for my cancer and God willing I will recover. But right now I can’t do much. I never expect such attacks on Tun. I regret asking him to appoint Pak Lah….” Again, tears were welling in his eyes and rolling down his cheeks. His lips quivering, and voice breaking Tan Sri said, “Take care of Tun. We are the front lines. You take care and be vigilant.” I clasped Tan Sri’s hands and could not help the tears welling in my eyes as well and in that one special moment, sealed a promise – to fight together to the very end, come hell or high water! This is the Tan Sri Megat Junid that I want everyone in UMNO to remember. Tan Sri could not right the wrong that he had committed but he has entrusted us that duty and responsibility. Although Tan Sri is no longer with us, it is his wish that you go down to the trenches to fight and restore the true glory of UMNO. UMNO is being destroyed from within and only members of UMNO can restore UMNO and this can only come about if the present leadership of UMNO is changed right now, not in 2010. God willing members of UMNO will right this wrong!

Konspirasi Neo Conservative menjahamkan dunia melibatkan Anwar?

Pemimpin kewangan awam peringkat antarabangsa kini mula tampil mengesa agar segala tindakan keatas Mantan Timbalan Perdana Menteri dan banduan salah guna kuasa Anwar Ibrahim digugurkan.

Dipetik dari AFP:

Malaysia to drop Anwar sodomy charge

1 hour ago

PARIS (AFP) — Malaysia should drop its sodomy charges against opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, said a joint statement by three former leading figures on the international stage.

“We have heard with deep concern the charges filed against the honorable Datuk Seri Dr. Anwar Ibrahim,” said the statement by former Canadian prime minister Paul Martin, ex-World Bank chief James Wolfensohn, and Michel Camdessus, the former head of the International Monetary Fund.

They said the charges were brought “in spite of the fact that similar unsubstantiated charges filed 10 years ago against him were overturned by the Supreme Court.”

They therefore hoped that “the government of Malaysia will … demonstrate, by dropping the charges… an exemplary sense of respect for the rights of the individual which are so important to the international standing of Malaysia.”

The three reiterated their “full confidence in his (Anwar’s) moral integrity.”

Anwar spent a night in custody last week after being arrested over accusations that he sodomised a 23-year-old male aide. He was released on bail.

The events threaten to derail Anwar’s spectacular political comeback, after March elections that handed the opposition a third of parliamentary seats.

Anwar was sacked as deputy premier in 1998 and jailed on sodomy and corruption charges widely seen as politically motivated. The sex conviction was overturned by the nation’s highest court in 2000

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Yang nyatanya, krisis ekonomi dunia hari ini berpunca dengan harga minyak yang dilambungkan secara berstruktur, oleh penyangak pedagang minyak hadapan dengan kerjasama Yahudi Neo Conservative yang memang pun menjadi pendukung New World Order, terutama setelah Soviet Union dan blok kommunism runtuh pada awal 1990an.

Dekad lepas telah menyaksikan penyangak matawang antarabangsa cuba mengawal melalui ‘serangan’ atas pasaran modal beberapa negara, termasuk Asia Tenggara dan UK.

Kenapa pemimpin pemimpin dunia ini begitu berkeras ingin mempertahankan Anwar, walaupun belum betul betul dibukti atau bebaskan, melalui proses undang undang secara komprehensif, mengenai tuduhan meliwat Saiful Bukhari Azlan (yang mana memang adalah jenayah dalam Perlembagaan Malaysia)?

Apakah dalam persimpangan dan ambang krisis ekonomi peringkat global yang dijangkakan tidak berapa lama lagi, pemimpin tertutama kewangan awam peringkat antarabangsa begitu kuat memberikan tumpuan pada Anwar memberi indikasi sesuatu, seperti peranan Anwar (langsung atau tidak) dalam konspirasi dalam agenda Neo Conservative dan Yahudi antaranbangsa menjahamkan ekonomi dunia dan penjajahan New World Order melalui ekonomi bermula?

Setakat ini, dalam pentas Malaysia sahaja, Anwar telah gagal menyakinkan secara logik bagaimana beliau boleh memberikan kelegaan kepada penguna Malaysia jika diberikan kuasa.

GUNA FASAL 17.5.1, 14.5.3 DAN 14.5.4 UNTUK KITA MENYELAMATKAN UMNO

Dipetik dari blog Gerbang Ruhanie:

GUNA FASAL 17.5.1, 14.5.3 DAN 14.5.4
UNTUK KITA MENYELAMATKAN UMNO

Ruhanie Ahmad

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi masih belum insaf bahawa UMNO mutakhir ini sedang menempah saat-saat kemusnahannya. Sebab itulah pada 20 Julai 2008, Abdullah dipetik oleh BERNAMA sebagai berkata bahawa “formula peralihan kuasa yang dibuat secara muafakat antara beliau dan timbalannya mendapat sokongan besar daripada akar umbi yang mahu melihat parti terus kukuh dan aman.”

Kenyataan di atas membuktikan bahawa Abdullah memang tersalah anggap. Kalau tidak, mana mungkin seluruh 32 cawangan UMNO dalam Bahagian Gua Musang dengan sebulat suara meluluskan usul mencalonkan Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, bertanding jawatan Presiden UMNO dalam pemilihan parti pada Disember 2008 ini?

Kalau tidak, mana mungkin satu cawangan dalam UMNO Bahagian Pekan juga membuat usul yang sama? Jika tidak disekat oleh pihak-pihak tertentu, pasti banyak lagi usul seperti ini akan diluluskan di peringkat cawangan di seluruh negara.

Tetapi, biarlah Abdullah seronok sendiri kerana inilah ciri-ciri pemimpin yang sentiasa dilanda sindrom penafian – kenyataan-kenyataannya tidak mencerminkan realiti di peringkat akar umbi.

Fasal 17.5.1

Dalam pada itu, Persidangan Cawangan UMNO yang sudah bermula hujung minggu lalu wajar menghasilkan strategi komprehensif untuk menyelamatkan parti yang sedang dilanda krisis kepimpinan dan krisis keyakinan yang amat serius di peringkat tertinggi.

Persidangan Cawangan perlu menggunakan Fasal 17.5.1 yang memberikan kuasa kepada warga akar umbi untuk “membincangkan dasar parti untuk dikemukakan kepada mesyuarat Perwakilan Bahagian” dengan sebaik-baiknya demi UMNO, agama, bangsa dan tanahair.

Gunakanlah Fasal 17.5.1 ini untuk Persidangan Cawangan mengemukakan usul ke peringkat bahagian masing-masing berkaitan usaha-usaha menyelamatkan UMNO.

Satu daripada usul cawangan yang amat relevan pada waktu ini ialah mencadangkan supaya bahagian masing-masing tidak mencalonkan Abdullah sebagai Presiden UMNO. Calonkanlah siapa sahaja asalkan bukan Abdullah. Usul ini bolehlah digubal seperti berikut:

Usul Pertama:

Berasaskan kuasa yang termaktub dalam Fasal 17.5.1 Perlembagaan UMNO; demi untuk menyelamatkan UMNO, agama, bangsa dan tanahair; maka UMNO Cawangan Kampung Juara, Bahagian Pulau Buluh, dalam Persidangan Tahunan pada 22 Julai 2008, mengusulkan kepada UMNO Bahagian Pulau Buluh untuk menggunakan Fasal 14.5.4 supaya tidak mematuhi formula peralihan kuasa yang dikemukakan oleh Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Selaras dengan ini, UMNO Bahagian Pulau Buluh hendaklah mencalonkan tokoh-tokoh lain untuk menerajui kepimpinan tertinggi UMNO. (Namakan calon-calon pilihan masing-masing.)

Jika usul di atas didapati kurang sesuai, satu lagi usul yang relevan untuk dikemukakan oleh Persidangan Cawangan kali ini adalah mendesak bahagian masing-masing mengemukakan usul ke Perhimpunan Agung UMNO (PAU) 2008 untuk memendekkan tempoh peralihan kuasa itu kepada 1 Januari 2009.

Alasannya, semakin lama Abdullah memimpin UMNO, semakin ramai orang hilang keyakinan terhadap beliau, UMNO akan hancur dan BN mungkin akan kehilangan kuasa secara total dalam PRU13. Usul yang dicadangkan bolehlah digubal seperti ini:

Usul Kedua:

Berasaskan kuasa yang termaktub dalam Fasal 17.5.1 Perlembagaan UMNO; demi untuk menyelamatkan UMNO, agama, bangsa dan tanahair; maka UMNO Cawangan Kampung Juara, Bahagian Pulau Buluh, dalam Persidangan Tahunan pada 22 Julai 2008, mendesak UMNO Bahagian Pulau Buluh menggunakan Fasal 14.5.3 untuk mengemukakan satu usul ke peringkat PAU 2008 meminta tempoh peralihan kuasa daripada Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi kepada Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, dilakukan mulai 1 Januari 2009.

Oleh itu, warga UMNO akar umbi buatlah keputusan muktamad, usul manakah yang sesuai untuk diketengahkan kepada bahagian masing-masing kali ini.

Jika pilihannya adalah usul yang pertama seperti di atas, warga UMNO cawangan tidak perlu takut. Keputusan Majlis Tertinggi UMNO yang menyatakan jawatan Presiden dan Timbalan Presiden UMNO perlu terus diberikan kepada penyandangnya ketika ini – Abdullah dan Najib – tidak perlu dipatuhi kerana ianya tidak berasaskan perlembagaan parti.

Perlu Berani:

Jika dipilih usul yang kedua seperti di atas, warga UMNO akar umbi juga berhak meminda tempoh peralihan itu.

Pokoknya, warga UMNO akar umbi perlu berani dalam membuat salah usul di atas kerana matlamat utama kedua-dua usul cadangan berkenaan adalah untuk menyelamatkan agama, bangsa dan tanahair.

Oleh itu, Persidangan Cawangan kali ini perlu berani mencabar peringkat bahagian masing-masing dengan mengemukakan salah satu usul di atas. Jika tidak, perwakilan cawangan ke Mesyuarat Perwakilan Bahagian bolehlah memilih barisan baru untuk memimpin bahagian masing-masing bagi memenuhi aspirasi warga akar umbi!

Jika bahagian masing-masing gagal memenuhi usul cadangan yang pertama seperti di atas, para perwakilan ke Mesyuarat Perwakilan Bahagian pula boleh menggunakan Fasal 14.5.4 untuk “mencadangkan calon-calon untuk bertanding menjadi Ahli Majlis Tertinggi.”

Fasal 14.5.3.Dan 14.5.4

Berasaskan Fasal 14.5.4 ini Perwakilan Bahagian boleh membantah jika pihak bahagian masing-masing masih terus mahu mencalonkan semula Abdullah sebagai Presiden UMNO. Jika bantahan ini menerima sokongan, ianya terpaksa diputuskan menerusi pengundian. Jika menerima undi sokongan daripada majoriti perwakilan, bahagian terpaksalah akur dengan keputusan berkenaan – tidak mencalonkan Abdullah ke jawatan Presiden UMNO.

Jika usul cadangan yang kedua seperti di atas mengenai memendekkan tempoh peralihan kuasa daripada Abdullah kepada Najib juga tidak dipedulikan oleh peringkat bahagian, para perwakilan ke Mesyuarat Perwakilan Bahagian boleh menggunakan Fasal 14.5.3 yang memberikan kuasa untuk “membincangkan dasar-dasar parti untuk dikemukakan dalam Perhimpunan Agung.”

Menerusi kuasa dalam Fasal 14.5.3 ini, cadangkanlah usul mendesak bahagian masing-masing mendesak PAU 2008 memendekkan tempoh peralihan kuasa mulai 1 Januari 2009.

Huraian dua contoh di atas membuktikan bahawa di mana ada kemahuan, di situ ada jalannya. Dan, jalan yang terbuka dalam konteks ini adalah jalan yang diizinkan oleh Perlembagaan UMNO.

Selamat bersidang dan selamat majujaya dalam menyelamatkan UMNO dari kehancurannya.

Wajarkah UMNO bagi peluang kepada pemimpin beraspirasi macam Mike Tyson?

Pengerusi Perhubungan UMNO Selangor dan Ketua Penerangan UMNO Tan Sri Muhammad “Mike Tyson” Hj Muhammad Taib hari ini mengumumkan bahawa akan bertanding jawatan Naib Presiden UMNO pada pemilihan parti Perhimpunan Agung UMNO (PAU) 16-20 Disember ini.

Laporan The Star:

Tuesday July 22, 2008 MYT 4:47:08 PM

Mat Taib goes for VP post

By EDWARD RAJENDRA

Muhammad Taib: I am running for Umno vice-president post

SHAH ALAM: Umno information chief Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib will contest the vice-president’s post in the coming party polls in December.

“On an official note and with much gladness, I offer my self as a challenger for the vice-president’s post in the upcoming Umno General Assembly from Dec 16-20,” he said at a press conference held at the Umno Selangor building here on Tuesday.

The Rural and Regional Development Minister added that his decision was made with a strong desire to strengthen Umno to face an extraordinarily testing time, amid new political challenges.

“For me it will be an avenue to give undivided support to Umno president Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” he said.

Muhammad Taib, Selangor Mentri Besar from 1986 to 1997, said he wanted to ensure that Malays got priority in development programmes.

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Beliau yang dilantik sebagai Senator, kemudian diambil kedalam Kabinet selepas Pilihanraya Umum ke XII sebagai Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar dan Wilayah pernah menjawat jawatan Naib Presiden UMNO sebelum ini, bermula 1993 sehingga 2000. Beliau merupakan salah seorang dari regu “Team Wawasan” semasa Mantan Timbalan Presiden UMNO dan banduan salah guna kuasa Anwar Ibrahim mencabar En. Abdul Ghafar Baba sebagai Timbalan Presiden UMNO pada pemilihan PAU 1993.

Mike Tyson telah diminta melepaskan jawatan sebagai Menteri Besar Selangor pada April 1997 apabila beliau ditangkap di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Brisbane kerana membawa wang berjumlah melebihi AUD 2 juta pelbagai matawang dan menyalahi undang undang Australia. Beliau juga diminta mengambil cuti dari jawatan sebagai Naib Presiden UMNO kerana menghadapi kes ini. Beliau kemudianya dibebaskan kerana Mahkamah mendapati beliau tidak fasih berbahasa Inggeris.

Sebelum itu, Mike Tyson juga pernah menimbulkan kontroversi peribadi yang menjadi bahan perbualan ramai apabila baginda Tuanku Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Sultan Selangor ketika itu murka kerana MB Selangor ini mengahwini puteri baginda secara berahsia.

Apakah dalam keadaan rakyat tidak mempunyai keyakinan tinggi, yang ditafsirkan sebagai undi merosot kepada UMNO dan BN dalam PRU 12, sesuai UMNO mengangkat seorang pemimpin yang mempunyai rekod seperti demikian sebagai salah satu jawatan pewaris Kepimpinan UMNO itu?

Tepuk dada, tanya selera!

UMNO Youth International Bureau’s Statement on US’s latest announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

JULY 21, 2008

The Mockery of U.S Interference

The UMNO Youth International and NGO Relations Bureau strongly condemns the constant interference by the United States into the internal affairs of Malaysia, especially with regards to the detention of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim over sodomy allegations by his former aide.

Sean McCormack, spokesman for the U.S State Department who noted that the arrest of Anwar raised serious concerns about our rule of law should be reminded that his country paid absolutely no respect to this doctrine when invading Iraq, a sovereign nation of 28 million people.

Iraq is now a failed state, where the rule of law has ceased to exist. Conservative estimates indicate more than a million innocent Iraqi lives have been lost due to this illegal invasion, which was carried out on false pretexts and deceit.

Perhaps, he should also explain the atrocities at the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, a detention centre where prisoners are arrested with no charge yet are tortured inhumanely for as long as the U.S administration sees fit.

Anwar was arrested according to the provision of Malaysian laws, interrogated in accordance to proper rules and regulations and was released as soon as the police completed their questioning. He was treated just as any criminal suspect would have been, and none of his rights as a detainee were violated.

The same cannot be said for the approximately 270 detainees who remain incarcerated in GuantanamoBay. Perhaps, it is time this detention centre is closed down in a manner that builds confidence in the impartial rule of law in the United States, for it is surely a wound that continues to scar the face of the American judiciary.

It is best that those like McCormack and Senator Joseph Biden, who claimed that Anwar’s arrest was politically motivated, attempt to first fix the gaping holes in the American judicial system before instructing Malaysia on the rule of law. The United States has neither the moral high ground nor the expertise to lecture us on how we conduct our internal matters.

The UMNO Youth International and NGO Relations Bureau considers the statement made by the State Department, or similar statements by any foreign party, as undermining the sovereignty of Malaysia and the integrity of the Royal Malaysian Police.

Dato’ Mukhriz Mahathir

Chairman

UMNO Youth International and NGO Relations Bureau

Suara akar umbi melalui Cawangan UMNO boleh merubah keadaan

Plan ‘Peralihan Kuasa’ dari PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi kepada TPM Dato’ Seri Mohd. Najib Tun Razak dijangkakan pada Jun 2010 telah dimumkan pada 10 Julai 2008. Ini menimbulkan banyak reaksi bercampur campur dikalangan ahli UMNO, terutama akar umbi dan pemerhati dan penganalisa politik.

Secara kasarnya, TPM Najib amat mengalu alukan pengumuman ini. Ramai berpendapat bahwa tempoh 2 tahun itu amat lama dan sebarang kemungkinan, terutama dengan senario politik yang amat dinamik kebelakangan ini, boleh berlaku dan meninggalkan kesan strategik. Mantan Presiden UMNO Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad pula berpendapat bahawa apabila TPM Najib mengambil alih Kepimpinan, masa dan peluang untuk diperlukan untuk memperbetulkan keadaan, mengembalikan keyakinan dan seterusnya sokongan rakyat, terutama golongan muda kepada UMNO dan BN, menjadi amat terhad.

Exco Pemuda UMNO, yang bermesyuarat pada 14 Julai 2008 pula membuat kenyataan walaupun plan peralihan kuasa ini diumumkan dan dipersetujui Kepimpinan, tidak bermakna pada pemilihan parti semasa Perhimpunan Agung Tahunan UMNO 16-20 Disember 2008 ini, jawatan terutama termasuk Presiden dan Timbalan Presiden tidak boleh dipertandingkan dan dicabar. Ini sesuai dengan amalan demokrasi dan mengekalkan semangat bahawa UMNO merupakan parti akar umbi.

Semenjak minggu lepas, Cawangan UMNO telah mula bermesyuarat. Antara agenda yang terangkum dan diusulkan ialah pencalonan kepada jawatan samada diperingkat Bahagian, maupun diperingkat Majlis Tertinggi, termasuk Naib Presiden, Timbalan Presiden dan Presiden.

Sekiranya ahli akar umbi UMNO, bermula diperingkat Cawangan, tidak bersetuju dengan pengumuman ‘Plan Peralihan Kuasa’ yang diumumkan pada 10 Julai 2008 itu, maka Mesyuarat Tahunan Cawangan UMNO sekarang wajar digunakan untuk mencalonkan pemimpin tertentu yang paling sesuai dan praktikal, untuk jawatan jawatan tertentu, termasuk Timbalan Presiden dan Presiden UMNO.

Walaupun TPM Najib diberitakan bersetuju dengan pengumuman 10 Julai 2008 itu, sekiranya beliau menerima permintaan akar umbi, dalam bentuk pencalonan samada diperingkat Cawangan dan Bahagian untuk jawatan Presiden UMNO, tidak dapat tidak, beliau terpaksa menimbangkan permintaan ini. Ini lebih lebih lagi sekiranya pencalonan yang diterima itu substantif, terutama pencalonan itu melebihi pencalonan yang diterima PM ‘Flip-Flop’ Abdullah sendiri.

UMNO wajar menimbangkan proses pendemokrasian ini secara serious dan berani membuat perubahan, agar keyakinan dan seterusnya sokongan rakyat dapat dikembalikan.

The ‘wayang’ is afoot!

 

Former Deputy Prime Minister and abuse of power convict Anwar Ibrahim first claimed that he was stripped naked when brought to HKL on 15 July 2007. He also claimed that his privacy was ‘molested’.

Malaysian Insider has the story:

Anwar: I was stripped naked and measured ********************************

 

UPDATE 2 By Wan Hamidi Hamid KUALA LUMPUR, July 17 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was stripped naked, had his private parts examined and some other body parts measured during a medical check-up at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital last night. He also alleged that he was detained in a police lock-up “fit for a dangerous criminal” and used a towel brought by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail as his mattress. Despite this humiliation and hardship, Anwar was in a defiant mood today, adamant that the government had no case against him. “I’m so confident that I will overcome this case if it is conducted professionally. I’m pleading to the Prime Minister to ensure this investigation is conducted professionally and that we can be done with it,” said Anwar, drawing applause and cheers from hundreds of his supporters who were standing behind an already large entourage of journalists at the press conference. He insisted that the attempt by the Barisan Nasional to derail the Pakatan Rakyat’s march to power will fail and pledged to continue speaking at political rallies around the country. “We should go on. The issue is not Anwar. The issue is the state of governance and the economic management of the country… Despite the government’s plan to derail me, Pakatan remains strong,” he added. The large crowd at Anwar’s house where he held the press conference. During the press conference, he touched on his detention, saying that he was questioned for almost five hours yesterday and 30 minutes this morning before he was released. He blasted the police for keeping him overnight. “Still it was a blatant lie by the police when they refused to release me last night despite their assurance. Their argument was that I did not give my blood sample. Why is giving my blood sample a condition for police bail? It’s already in their possession. They’ve seen my private parts. What more do they want?” He was especially upset with CID director Datuk Mohd Bakri Zinin, saying that his behaviour reminded him of the former Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Rahim Noor, who beat him up while in custody a decade ago. **************************

Then yesterday, the HKL Director Dato’ Dr. Zaininah Mohd. Zain said it was nothing like that. Infact, she claimed that the examinations procedure was explained first to Anwar by some consultants and written permission was obtained for the examinations.

Bernama.com has the story:

Saturday July 19, 2008 MYT 4:23:08 PM

Anwar not made to strip naked, says HKL director

 

KUALA LUMPUR: Hospital Kuala Lumpur director Datuk Dr Zaininah Mohd Zain said that PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was not made to strip naked.

In a statement here Saturday, she said that prior to the examination, two specialists explained in detail the examination procedures to Anwar in the presence of his lawyer.

“Only after having obtained his written consent did they proceed with the examination.

“He was then examined by the two specialists who adhered to proper clinical procedures during the whole course of the examination. At no time throughout the examination was his decency violated,” she said.

Police took Anwar, 61, to HKL on Wednesday night after he was detained earlier in the day for medical tests following a sodomy allegation.

After he was released the next day, Anwar said he was stripped naked and had his private parts examined and measured at the hospital. He also refused to give his blood sample for DNA test and have photographs taken. – Bernama

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So, the ‘wayang’ has begun!

And now he is taking the ‘wayang’ on a typical old time ‘bangsawan’ roadshow.

Anwar hits the road again

 

Andrew Ong | Jul 19, 08 4:33pm

Barely 48 hours after being released from police custody, Anwar Ibrahim is back on the road again to continue his whirlwind tour throughout the country.

His first stop last night was around 9.30pm at Cheng, Malacca where he enthralled a Chinese-majority crowd of about 3,000 for nearly 40 minutes with his trademark flair and wit.

There was little new material to his repertoire but Anwar focused on casting doubts on investigation of the sodomy allegations and stoking public anger at the government’s decision to raise fuel prices.

“My appointment was at 2pm, but at 1pm, they ambushed me and arrested me as though I was Osama bin Laden,” said Anwar, prompting laughter throughout.

In his speech, Anwar repeatedly stressed on his ‘ordeal’ during the arrest such as sleeping on the concrete floor and how he was stripped and almost photographed naked during a medical examination.

“When I refused to be photographed, they said I was not cooperative. Well, when we take over and arrest Najib, let’s see if he is willing to be photographed,” he said.

‘Blood hungry’

Anwar also repeatedly cast aspersions on police investigations into the sodomy allegations and that the manipulation of the police report against him was highly plausible.

The former deputy premier said that during the police interrogation, he had given a minute-by-minute account of his whereabouts and relevant witnesses to the police.

He told the crowd that from his alibi, there would be no case against him but worried that should he give a blood sample for DNA testing, it would be tampered with.

“And that’s why they want my blood. The minister wants blood. The police wants blood… I’m not afraid to give blood. I’m only afraid that they play foul,” he added.

Anwar summed up that the sodomy allegations were undertaken to stall his return to parliament and Pakatan Rakyat’s road to Putrajaya.

“They know that should they not come up with these allegations, I would have contested in a by-election by now,” he said.

Defection claim

He said that he had chosen a suitable constituency for the by-election and it would be timed together with the defection of four Barisan Nasional MPs – two from Peninsula Malaysia and two from Sabah and Sarawak.

“I can’t name them yet. Once they announce their defection, I would announce my candidacy for a by-election,” he said.

Anwar is speculated to contest in Kulim Bandar Baharu seat currently held by PKR’s Zulkifli Noordin, should the latter be disqualified as an MP in a election petition filed by the losing candidate Abdul Aziz Shiek Fadzir.

Anwar’s second and last stop for the night was about 30km away in Kampung Kesang Tua, Jasin where he addressed a crowd of about 4,000 people on a small soggy field.

This time, Anwar used adopted a more polished Bahasa Melayu to address the Malay majority crowd, of which many came prepared with picnic mats.

As with his ceramah in Cheng, Anwar spoke at length to defend himself from sodomy allegations and soaring fuel prices.

He also repeated his claim that large sums of foreign funds, particularly from Saudi Arabia, are on hold because investors are waiting for Pakatan Rakyat to take over the federal government.

Anwar would be speaking at another ceramah in Kuantan tonight and in Batu Pahat tomorrow night.

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The last time he had a ‘wayang’, it caused a lot of  opportunity cost to the nation.

He had the ‘wayang’ of people tried to inject him with HIV infected needles in prison (hence the order to do his blood test under Contagious Disease Act – that was how the DNA profiling was made in 1999) and later, how he was purportedly being systematically poisoned with arsenic whilst in Sg. Buloh prison. Justice Arifin Jaka ordered that he underwent strict medical examinations (‘trial within trial’ , as delay tactic) and HUKM Director Dato’ Dr. Khalid A. Kadir,  who is also the nation’s utmost eminent endocrinologist (specialist of internal medicine) and his team of nine top most expert failed to ascertain Anwar’s claim.

The thirteen million Ringgit question is, how far will the ‘wayang’ go before Malaysia turn towards another mob-driven anarchy attempts?