Penanti By Election Results, What Umno/bn Is Going To Say - Update: Official Results

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Update: Official Results

Mansor 6,052 votes
Nai Khan 494 votes
Aminah 392 votes
Kamarul 56 votes
Majority 5558 Votes

As expected the umno najib bn gun started blasting on the results.

From The Malaysian Insider reports:
The Penanti Umno division chief today said the low voter turnout had proven the party was right in its decision not to contest today’s by-election dubbed by locals and party leaders alike as the most boring affair in the country’s modern electoral history.

Datuk Abdul Jalil Abdul Majid in an immediate reaction said the turnout, which stood at 46 per cent, half of what the percentage was in the March 8 polls, showed the people are tired with PKR’s antics of using by-elections as a tactic to conceal its internal problems.

What do we expect them to say, nothing good and only negative comments. The low turn out is expected but what matter most is the results. The overwhelming majority indicates that Pakatan Rakyat is still a force to be reckoned with.

Well, they can say what they want, we just have to wait for the results of the Manek Urai by election.

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A record for the lowest voters turnout, 46.15%, around 7,100 voters. This is what umno najib wanted and he gets it. Even though he may knows that umno were calling voters not to vote, he will surely claim that people are fed up with this type of politicking by PKR.

PKR set to win, counting is underway and PKR is leading in all the stream. PKR expected to garner between 5,000 to 5,500 votes out of the 7,100 voters that had voted.

Final results will follow.

umno najib gang starting to put the foot inside their mouth.

Allegations by the opposition that the Barisan Nasional (BN) asked voters not to go out and vote in today’s by-election in the Penanti state constituency in Penang are just election gimmicks, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyddin Yassin

Yes, Mr. DPM, umno najib bn can do no wrong, only the oppositions were always wrong. Time will tell and the end result will show very clearly comes the 13th GE.

Please Help Save This AUTISM CENTRE....PLEASE

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SOS! Autism Centre Closing Down - 14 June 2009

Both my sons are suffering from acute form of autism, and they have been going to this centre for the past few months. This centre was funded by a businessman via charity donation. Hence it has been offered as free service to those parents who cannot afford the full commercial service. I am one of those parent who need Early Intervention Program and cannot afford it.

The centre was headed by a very experience teacher in autism management and intervention. He is a retiree and if he left this job I don't think he will be actively working for the good of autistic kids again. I want to secure his service and take over the operation of the centre. I have the business experience and also autism management experience to turn this around.

We are not going to provide a free for all kind of services, but will be very affordable. We will have a trust fund setup to help those who cannot afford to pay for the service. Time is running out, 14 June 2009 is the deadline for the centre to cease operation.

Why am I here asking for help? I have no other way to go and seeking the help from whoever I can get my hand on to. We need the following: -

1. Premise - prefer a corner lot house with some garden area where we can setup sand and water therapy area.

2. Musical - Since autistic kids are very artistic and musically inclined, I want to setup some musical class to explore their potential. Any good working Piano or Electronic piano are needed. Can Yamaha donate some? Anyone who know someone in Yamaha?

3. Art - Art supply for painting and others

4. Renovation - Can some good soul help to pay for the renovation and furnishing of the centre?

5. Telecommunication - Telephone, Fax and Internet access

6. Funding - We need at least one year of funding before we can be self funded. I will work out the requirement once we have more people come into play and willing to help

7. Teaching material - I have plenty in my house becasue both my sons are autistic and I have invested over the years.

Anyone can help me to published all the above? I have 2 weeks to put thing together before they closed it down. 20 kids will be affected if the centre is closed down without giving them an alternative to go.

Update

29 May 9:32pm : Immediately we need a place to move all the material to. A place where we can start to put all the thing togther. Funding can be later since we need a place to continue teaching those kids after 14 June 2009.

For those who ask me about the account number, I will ask NST tomorrow to see if they can help as independent party. Using my account will be a BIG conflict of Interest.

If you want to help to donate cash, piano, or anything that we can use. Please send me an email at Shiokx@gmail.com with the subject line of "I love to help"

29 May 10:11pm: A few friend comment that my english is really suck and they cannot really understand what am I talking about. Since I am an engineer by training, let me put it in point form: -

* The current Autism Center will cease operation on 14 June 2009 (COMFIRMED)
* 20 kids including my two sons will have no center to go after 14 June 2009
* We negotiate with the owner to take over the material and furnishing
* We need to find a new place, a corner lot house is ideal because we need outdoor/garden to setup Sand and Water Play Therapy
* We Have Not Setup a company just yet
* The idea is to have a SDN BHD as Center. This will be run as normal business center but provide affordable rate of service. The main Objective is to survive by itself.
* The SDN BHD Center will setup a trust fund to manage donation to help those needy.
* Immediate we need a House, Renovation and Funding for at least 1-2 years for Teachers and Operating Cost!

More details on how to help here and here.

PKFZ Report Released, Will Other Scandal Reports Be Released As Well

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Umno/bn, especially OTK were so proud, thrill and happy that the PKFZ report was released claiming that the government is transparent and have nothing to hide. From my point of view there is nothing to be happy about and being Malaysia Boleh, we also know that the so call transparency will not be that transparent and a lot of things are going to be swept under the carpet.

The first question is, why the long delay in releasing the PKFZ report? When the report is ready, I am sure, umno/bn and OTK must have the privy to read them first. They saw the problem (or major scandal issues) and need time to cover all the bases and be prepared for the onslaught once it is made public.

Second question, why the macc did not investigate or pursue the four reports lodged by Ronnie Liu before these audit report was called for. This just prove that the macc is a tool for umno/bn and without any green light from umno/bn, they cannot take action.

There are two probable reasons for the PKFZ Report to be released now.

1) A Distraction From Other Major Issues.

The release of the PKFZ report will overshadow the much talk about of the Perak crisis, the Altantuya murder case, the submarine deals and others.

In my opinion this PKFZ so call scandal will be no different from all the other major scandals (Perwaja came to mind). There will be investigation by macc, maybe the police or PAC but the end result will be "nothing concrete were found to warrant any charges for wrong doing, everything were done according to the book". Of course the investigation will go on for years and during this period some big shot will issue warning that no one can talk or question about the PKFZ report as it is under investigation.

2) To show najib's government is transparent and to win the peoples' heart.

The macc will swing into actions and a few scape goat will be scarified to take the fall. The investigation and corruption charges will be completed just before the 13th GE is announced. This will give najib the chance to proof that he is all out against corruptions and his government is transparent.

The end result will be just the same as others, money gone, big fish still swimming happily, case closed and we await another big scandal to surface and history will repeat itself.

Pricewater House report on PKFZ

I reproduce a well written post by drrafick from his blog.

PKFZ – A Tip of an iceberg..

1. The PKFZ astronomical saga attracted a lot of attention. The report released today indicates that when a project of national interest is about to be implemented some people with access of position, information and power took advantage of the opportunity to make money. Maybe some people who are surprised by the revelation but I am certainly not one of them. There is nothing to be surprised about for something that is a norm in this country.

2. The milking of our country wealth is not something that is an extraordinary. It is being done on a routine and regular basis by many people while they were in position of power. Information is vital and having the right information at the right time would be helpful in deciding how to make a quick buck. In the private sector, we called it insider trading.

3. Unfortunately, the trail of the evidence that it was done illegally is hard to obtain. In most circumstances, it was always done above board. Of course the people who makes the decision will not push it in any other way if they knew the particular projects belongs to a certain individual in the right position of power.

4. Unfortunately the authorities do not really want to go into details. Going into details would only means that many more worms will be unearthed. We just need to ask ourselves the simple question on how is that many of our ADUN and MP is financially wealthy despite the small amount of allowance that they officially received. Can anyone explain how UMNO a political party with a few million members and RM2 membership ever sustained it self? Where the money that built PWTC does comes from?

5. If we were to check the wealth of most of the politicians (including Anwar himself), I can bet that it is almost impossible for them to justify how they had accumulated their wealth. Their lifestyle and their family lifestyle cannot be sustained by their declared income.

6. Ever wondered on why it is so difficult for the government to nationalize or acquire PLUS. The issue is not so much mathematical or financial. There are underlying factors that need to be considered. The underlying factors are associated with streams of incomes that are probably linked back directly or indirectly to UMNO or to certain major individuals.

7. Over the years we have heard how major military procurements were made involving third party agent i.e. Malaysian companies closely linked to people in power but hired by foreign suppliers. These are all legal and above board in the strictest sense but somehow it stinks. Worldwide we are the only one doing a G to G business dealings and at the same time insisting the supplier to use a specific Malaysian company

8. I laud the decision of PKFZ management to report the matter to MACC but I think the investigation in this matter will not go anywhere. It will be good for BN in the sense that if anyone questions it in Parliament or in the street, they than can use the standard phrase; “ .. We cannot say anything as it may affect the investigations by MACC”. I might be wrong but my gut feeling tells me that MACC will be the tool to bury this issue for good. Since it is with MACC, even PR can now say very little about it.

9. If we want to know how much has been stolen ( may be stealing is too strong to use as most of deals are actually made legal) from the Malaysian Government coffers, we just need to go back to politicians. Study their wealth. There will be a strong mismatched between income and total wealth. There will now be a new definition of day light robbery.

10. The honest people in the street must be the one that provide the check and balance especially the level of trust in the investigating agencies is too low. Unfortunately many Malaysians do not want to speak and has a “not to get involved” attitude. We should change for the sake of the nation.

Najib, Way To Go With Your "Performance Now" Actions - Updates

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Update 3: 26/05/09 9:00pm

Right or wrong is immaterial. When we want you in, in you go. 2 more arrested when they were entering the Perak DAP headquarters in Ipoh where an indoor candlelight vigil was taking place.

Update 2: 26/05/09

Najib's "Performance Now" is put into full gear. More police arrest in Perak.

Exco Thoms Su: "I am also arrested for tweeting." World's first case of twitter arrest!

MP Kulasegaran (Ipoh Barat)
Speaker V. Sivakumar (Tronoh)
ADUN Thomas Su (Pasir Pinji)
Leong Mee Meng (Jalong)
Lim Pek Har (Menglembu)
Chang Lih Kang (Teja)
Chan Ming Kai (Simpang Pulai)
Keshvinder Singh (Malim Nawar)
2 DAP members, 2 members of Amal unit, and 2 on-lookers.
source: Jeff Ooi

Update 1: See videos of how najib's "Performance Now" in actions. Scroll down.

Update: Scroll down to see the police "Performance Now" actions.

At last, Najib's "PERFORMANCE NOW" is showing its effect. His "1Malaysia" failed to perform and given a big black eye and slumber into "1BlackMalaysia". Following it, his "People First" is just as hollow, when he resist the peoples call for fresh election in Perak by turning his illegal, immoral, undemocratic and unconstitutional power grab into a legal power play.

The only thing left for him to be proud off is his "PERFORMANCE NOW" and it actually proves to be effective. The judges are following his call for "Performance Now" by speedily giving judgments on all the Perak cases irrespective whether the rule of law is applied or misinterpreting and tearing the constitution apart.

The police force must be given the highest KPI for their "PERFORMANCE NOW". They find it more important to arrest people holding candle light vigils, which they term as illegal gathering, rather than fighting the ever increasing crimes in the country. Raiding opposition HQ, charging those arrested for sedition, illegal gathering and those who dare to voice their dissent of the government.

Najib must be very proud that at least his "PERFORMANCE NOW" is actually showing results. Kudos to you PM Najib for your successful implementation of your "PERFORMANCE NOW" actions. Way to go, keep it going.

Human rights group Suaram has tabulated the recent series of arrests as follows:

5 May 2009
1 arrest – Wong Chin Huat
(He was released on the 8th May)
Arrest at apartment in Seri Sentosa, Kuala Lumpur and taken to Bukit Aman then to IPD Brickfields, KL

6 May 2009
3 arrests – Sani Md Shah, Saufi Mihat, Yasir Sheikh Abdul Rahman
(Released under police bail on the 7th May)
Sending birthday cake to Prime Minister in Putrajaya

6 May 2009
1 arrest – Mohamad Sabu
(Released on the 7th May)
Near the Harakah office in Jalan Pahang Barat, Kuala Lumpur.

6 May 2009
14 arrests
(Released under the police bail on the 6th May)
Candlelight vigil outside IPD Brickfields, KL

7 May 2009
69 arrests
(Released on the 7th May)
Ipoh, Perak

7 May 2009
20 arrests
- Law Teck Hao (arrested on 6 and 7 May)
(Released under police bail on the 8th May)
Candlelight vigil outside IPD Brickfields, KL

7 May 2009
1 arrest – Eng Kiat
(Released under police bail on the 8th May)
Candlelight vigil in Penang

7 May 2009
10 arrests
(Released under police bail on the 7th May)
Candlelight vigil in Sarawak

19 May 2009
11 arrests
- Teo Nie Ching (arrested on 6 and 19 May)
(Released on the 20th May at 3am)
Candlelight vigil outside DAP MP Teresa Kok’s office

21 May 2009
16 arrested in Teratai, Ampang
(They were remanded for 2 days)
- Jenice Lee (arrested on 7 May in Perak ,19 May and 21 May)
Candlelight vigil outside DAP Teratai Service Centre

Total: 146 arrests (142 individuals)

Umno Najib Zambry Won The Court Appeal, Zambry The Legal MB??

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Any surprise, none at all. As expected.

The Malaysia Insider:
PUTRAJAYA, May 22 — The Court of Appeal today returned a unanimous decision that Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Zambry Abd Kadir is the rightful Perak mentri besar, ruling that his Pakatan Rakyat rival Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddinn had ceased to command the majority in the Perak state assembly.

The judges also ruled that the Sultan was right in appointing Zambry the MB and that there was no need for a motion of no confidence in the House against Nizar.

The appellate court heard submissions from both parties yesterday.

However, the Court of Appeal decision is not expected to bring an end to the crisis in Perak as the parties can still appeal to the Federal Court.