CoFfEE witH PUNithAN

They are so-called married for ONLY 1 purpose - POWER / PUTRAJAYA
PKR .... oh i mean ANWAR (since its all about ANWAR ) : Want to be PM by any mean. and revenge on UMNO
PAS and DAP... well do i need to say more on their aim.... but atleast they are honest and firm on their IDEOLOGY for now.... but for how long?

DAP's Karpal : “Buat masa sekarang, yang paling utama ialah mengambil alih Putrajaya daripada BN,” 

Apa akan berlaku selepas PR mengambil alih kerajaan persekutuan nanti?

“Jika DAP berkompromi, ia bermakna ia menerima Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara Islam dan jika PAS berkompromi, bermakna ia menerima negara sekular dan ini akan bertentangan dengan prinsip mereka sendiri.

Malaysian Insider : Pendirian DAP kekal, tidak kepada negara Islam

Meskipun DAP semakin selesa membina ikatan kukuh bersama PAS dalam Pakatan Rakyat (PR) manakala parti-parti sekular Umno dan PKR pula giat memikat para ulama, DAP masih berpendirian menentang usaha pembentukan sebuah negara Islam.
Sementara PR menyasarkan impian mahu menawan Putrajaya dengan mengakhiri penguasaan lebih lima dekad Barisan Nasional (BN), persoalan yang masih menjadi perhatian ramai - sama ada DAP sanggup menerima perjuangan PAS untuk membina sebuah negara Islam di Malaysia?

Bagi Pengerusi kebangsaan DAP Karpal Singh, jawapannya ialah “tidak”.

“Mustahil bagi DAP berkompromi dalam hal ini. Kami tidak boleh kompromi agar negara berubah menjadi negara Islam (jika PR mengambil alih kerajaan pada masa depan),” kata Karpal.

“Ia sebuah negara sekular. Saya percaya Allahyarham Tunku Abdul Rahman (perdana menteri pertama) pernah menyebut sebelum ini mengenai Malaysia,” kata ahli politik veteran ini kepada The Malaysian Insider.

Karpal yang genap 70 tahun hari ini memberitahu, tidak pernah wujud kekeliruaan mengenai status Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara sekular.

Karpal menyalahkan bekas perdana menteri Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad kerana mengubah realiti sebuah negara sekular menerusi kenyataan-kenyataan politiknya yang dibuat oleh beliau pada masa-masa lalu, yang telah “mengelirukan orang ramai” berkenaan identiti Malaysia.

“Perlembagaan menyediakan peruntukan mengenai perkara ini. Tiada peruntukan dalam perlembagaan yang mengatakan Malaysia sebuah negara Islam.

“Agama rasmi Malaysia ialah Islam tetapi tidak bermakna ia sebuah negara Islam,” kata beliau lagi.

PAS yang kelihatan sudah berjaya menawan hati masyarakat bukan Islam sejak kebelakangan ini mendakwa DAP juga mula memahami dan menerima idea PAS untuk mewujudkan sebuah negara Islam.

Karpal kelihatan terkejut apabila disebutkan bahawa PAS dalam ceramah-ceramahnya memaklumkan bahawa DAP sudah menerima konsep negara Islam secara perlahan-lahan dan menghormati pendirian PAS dalam hal itu.

Bagaimanapun Karpal menegaskan, kesemuanya tertakluk kepada undang-undang dan peraturan persekutuan.

“Pada 1988, Mahkamah Agung telah memutuskan bahawa Malaysia adalah sebuah negara sekular,” katanya.

“Pada 1990, ketika satu ceramah di Sungai Pinang, akhbar-akhbar memetik saya mengatakan (bina) ‘negara Islam dengan melangkah mayat saya’,” katanya.

“Mereka (pemberita) tidak membuat laporan konteks kenyataan saya ketika.

“Saya mengatakan demikian dalam hubungan kepada perlembagaan. Tetapi saya kekal dengan pendirian itu, mengatakan perkara yang sama sekarang,” kata Karpal.

Ikatan antara DAP dan PAS bukan sesuatu yang baru dalam bentuk PR.

Kedua-dua parti itu pernah menjalin kerjasama dengan mewujudkan Barisan Alternatif pada pilihan raya umum 1999, tetapi gagal meneruskan jalinan ekoran isu negara Islam.

“Kita pernah menjalin pakatan pada masa lalu tetapi kita gagal. Apa yang membezakan sekarang ialah kami bersatu dalam mengetepikan musuh bersama iaitu Barisan Nasional.

“Buat masa sekarang, yang paling utama ialah mengambil alih Putrajaya daripada BN,” katanya.

Apa akan berlaku selepas PR mengambil alih kerajaan persekutuan nanti?

Karpal mengakui bahawa beliau belum dapat melihat bagaimana PAS atau DAP boleh berkompromi dalam isu ini.

“Akan tiba masa nanti apabila kita perlu menghadapi hakikat ini. Bagaimana kita akan berkomrpomi?

“Jika DAP berkompromi, ia bermakna ia menerima Malaysia sebagai sebuah negara Islam dan jika PAS berkompromi, bermakna ia menerima negara sekular dan ini akan bertentangan dengan prinsip mereka sendiri.

“Apa yang menyatukan Pakatan ialah PKR. Tanpa PKR ia akan kelihatan seperti yang sama sebelum ini,” kata Karpal.

Bagaimanapun Ahli Parlimen Bukit Gelugor memberi jaminan perkara itu sentiasa dibincangkan oleh DAP.

Difahamkan DAP dan PAS hanya akan menangani isu ini apabila mereka memenangi kerusi majoriti dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Pemimpin-pemimpin DAP masih meletakkan harapan bahawa PAS akan mengubah pendiriannya dalam isu negara Islam.

“Pemimpin-pemimpin PAS yang liberal, progresif merupakan kunci dalam mencapai persefahaman ke arah kompromi yang baik,” katanya lagi.

The Human Rights Party (HRP) has warned that it will torch a 1Malaysia logo if the government does not respond to its demand to help the Indian students who scored top marks in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.

Last year’s controversy over the Universiti Malaya Indian Studies Department’s (ISD) non-Indian head is expected to be resolved soon.

The university’s deputy vice-chancellor, Hamzah Abdul Rahman (right) confirmed that a new head for the ISD would be appointed by June this year.

“Presently we have received 35 applications for the position. A total of 11 Indians have been shortlisted based on merit,” Hamzah said.

The ISD was in the spotlight last year following a decision to appoint a Malay lecturer as the department’s head on the basis that there were too much internal politicking.

The decision did not go down well with Indian NGOs and the MIC who called for intervention into the department’s administrative affairs.

Following that, vice-chancellor Ghauth Jasmon said that the staff was given three months to resolve internal issues within.

MIC Youth, led by its secretary-general C Sivarajah, sent a memorandum to the vice-chancellor’s office calling for an Indian to be appointed.

They have recommended former department head K Thilagavathy to lead the ISD.

Prime minister reshuffles cabinet......

• A number of "2nd deputy ministers"
• MCA chief Dr chua soi lek not in the list .... MCA SG moved up to MCA's traditional ministerial post
• Ex-PPP youth chief Dato Murugiah still a dept-minister ( i think)
• MIC's dept Dato G app as a dept minister.... an additional government post for MIC
• Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has again missed the boat

Ministers (2)

Transport Minister

IN - MCA secretary-general Kong Cho Ha (previously housing and local government minister)

OUT - Former MCA chief Ong Tee Keat

Housing and Local Government Minister

IN - MCA vice-president Chor Chee Heung (promoted from deputy finance minister)

MOVED - Kong Cho Ha (to transport minister)

Deputy Ministers (10)

Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumer Affairs Minister

IN - PPB's Rohani Abdul Karim (previously deputy agriculture and agro-based industries minister)

Second deputy: Gerakan Wanita chief Tan Lian Hoe

Deputy Transport Minister

IN - SPDP's Jelaing Mersat (former deputy home minister)

Second deputy - Kudat MP (Umno) Abdul Rahim Bakri

Deputy Home Minister

IN - MCA CC member Lee Chee Leong (previously deputy foreign minister)

MOVED - Jelaing Mersat (moved to deputy transport minister)

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister

IN - MCA Wanita vice-chief Heng Seai Kie (previously deputy information, communications and culture minister

OUT - Former MCA chief Chew Mei Fun (resigned earlier)

Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister

IN - MIC deputy president and senator G Palanivel (new face)

Second deputy - Larut MP (Umno) Hamzah Zainuddin

Deputy Foreign Minister

IN - SUPP CC member Richard Riot (new face)

MOVED - MCA CC member Lee Chee Leong (moved to deputy home minister)

Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industries Minister

IN - MCA central committee member Chua Tee Yong (new face, son of MCA chief Dr Chua Soi Lek)

MOVED - PPB's Rohani Abdul Karim (moved to Deputy Domestic Trade, Cooperative and Consumer Affairs Minister)

Deputy Finance Minister

IN - MCA vice-president Donald Lim

PROMOTED - MCA vice-president Chor Chee Hueng (to housing and local government minister)

Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister

IN - PPP vice-president Maglin Dennis D'Cruz (new face)

MOVED - MCA Wanita vice-president Heng Seai Kie (moved to deputy women, family and community development minister)

Deputy Youth and Sports Minister

IN - MCA vice-president Gan Ping Shou (new face)

OUT - MCA CC member Wee Jack Seng

YB Mike @ Selcat
No witness , No Lawyers... mike told

Selcat's letter did not prevent his witnesses from testifying, but cited procedure in stating that only witnesses summoned by the committee may testify.

The letter also said that, if his witnesses want to testify, they are required to submit written testimony with their personal details. If their accounts are relevant to the public hearing, they would be asked to testify.

Manikavasagam insisted that such procedures would only lead to more delays, while information about his witnesses may be leaked, thereby jeopardising their safety.


Mike :
"All of this will take time and it may endanger the witnesses. Look at what was done to me and I am an MP. Imagine what they may do to the witnesses. Mr Zahar here for one, had gone through a lot already,"

witness :
"They sent nearly 30 gangsters to threaten me... A guy with a gun came to my home... My car was even rammed by a another vehicle just after I submitted a report to the MACC,"

*The event was postponed 1 hour d/t poor turnout . - app 1000 @ 2 pm
*Final count 4000 - 4500

Asked what would happen if the gathering fails to get Samy Vellu to stop down early, Mugilan said: “We will tell the media that Samy Vellu is the best leader. We will keep quiet and surrender.”

Malaysiakini : GAS starts with the singing of Negaraku and the MIC party song. Many in the crowd do not know the song, suggesting they are not MIC members

Barath Maniam takes the podium. He claims that Samy Vellu had sought his help in 1992 when police and ACA raided his office to investigate allegations of corruption involving 10 million Telekom shares allocated to MIC. He claims MIC received only one million shares.

He also shows a copy of a document signed by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohammad affirming that MIED was set up for the Indian community. He says he has the original document.

DSSV said it loud and clear - " i will leave eight or nine months before my term expires in May 2012. I will hand over the leadership to the NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS THEN"

So let him finish his job. The trust and mandate given to him by the members

The party is experiencing turbulence. Is it because the captain is leaving or overstayed? whatever it is GAS kind of politicking not gonna do us any good.

The re branding of MIC just began.... change in the leadership is only the start....

Well, he said it loud and clear - " i will leave eight or nine months before my term expires in May 2012. I will hand over the leadership to the NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS THEN"

So let him finish his job. The trust and mandate given to him by the members.

Sharad Kumar is a 26 years old Indian boy who lives with his father in Port Dickson. He suffered from a very serious ailment since a very young age where both of his kidneys are dysfunctional. His father tried everything to make him healthy again but to no avail. He had sent Sharad Kumar for treatments not only in Malaysia but also to India.

But Sharad Kumar’s condition is getting worse day by day. His father had no choice except going for a kidney transplant, although the cost is high and he might not be able to afford it.

Although he’s not like other kid, Sharad Kumar still has friends and one of his best friends is the old neighbor that he knew when he was young. His best friend's mother, who only wants to be known as Kak Nor, treated Sharad Kumar like his own son, When she sees Sharad Kumar’s pain and suffering, she feels the need to help. After discussing with her children, she decided to offer one of her kidney to Sharad Kumar.

At first, Sharad Kumar's father didn't take it seriously and think it was a joke but Kak Nor insisted to offer her help.

They went to a private hospital to check whether Kak Nor’s kidneys are suitable for Sharad Kumar for the transplant, but to their dismay they can’t do it here in Malaysia. According to the hospital, the procedure of the kidney transplant in Malaysia doesn’t allow such transplants because they’re not related to each other. However, the hospital advised them to do it in another country like Singapore or Indonesia. But the downside is, it’s going to cost them hundred thousand dollars.

Sharad Kumar and family seeks help from Andrew Raju, president of Malaysia Public Service Society upon returning from Singapore. Andrew found out that the reason living non-related kidney donation is not allowed in Malaysia is because they do no not want to encourage organ trafficking syndicate.

Andrew feels the government should change this policy. What matters now is this man desperately needs a new kidney, and there’s someone who is willing to donate her kidney and they both match. We could choose to save his life now, instead of having to go through strict organ donation bureaucracy - malaysiakini

• He named three top executives of the company in his report filed
• The company has been allegedly mismanaged due to the “deviation” by some of its top officers.
• Kumpulan Semesta's accounts have not been updated, and this resulted in millions of ringgit not being collected.
• Kumpulan Semesta has also been providing excessive rebates and discounts to certain companies, and while its business targets were not met, some of its officers received two-fold salary increments and were paid four months bonus.
• Some sand miners obtained permits without paying royalty to the company.
• Company also issued “transport dockets” to illegal miners as well.
• The company had also allegedly permitted the ferrying of sand without payment first, resulting in “outstanding accounts running into the millions”.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said the Barisan Nasional's defeat in the Sibu parliamentary by-election should be taken as an opportunity to rise with a new spirit and strength to wrest it back in the next general election.

He said the BN's strength in the area was intact as its traditional supporters were still with the coalition.

He expressed sadness over the defeat but said that the margin was too narrow and that what the BN needed to do now was to study the weaknesses and carry out the necessary improvement.

"We accept the defeat. As a party which upholds democracy, the BN respects the voters' decision," he told reporters after delivering a special address at the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum's inaugural meeting in Asia at Bank Negara Malaysia here.

In the by-election yesterday, DAP's Wong Ho Leng polled 18,845 votes to win the contest by a 398-vote majority, defeating BN's Robert Lau Hui Yew who polled 18,447 votes and Independent Narawi Haron who garnered 232 votes.

There was no need for finger pointing, Najib said, adding that what was important was to study what had happened and to make improvements if there were weaknesses and to look into the message conveyed by the Sibu voters.

"We should also look into the so-called urban swing. We should study the reason for this phenomenon."

Najib, who was in Sibu on several occasions during the campaign, said among the factors for the defeat was the approach adopted by the BN's machinery, which he said was still following the old ways of campaigning.

There should have been a more creative and energetic approach to the campaign, he added.

Robert Lau (BARISAN NASIONAL)

"My heart is still with the people of Sibu and I will serve them in whatever capacity that I can," says the SUPP leader.

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said today PKR was losing more support with many of its leaders and supporters leaving the party.

Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president, said the people were beginning to realise that the party only championed certain individuals and did not bring benefit to the people.

"Many leaders who support PKR have begun to lose confidence. The party no longer struggles for the people but for individuals," he told reporters after launching the national-level Teachers Day celebrations at Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

Muhyiddin was asked to comment on the departure of many leaders and supporters from the party of late.

Yesterday, the Ipoh Barat PKR Branch was reportedly dissolved after 19 of its 25 committee members resigned.

The deputy prime minister said PKR should dissolve and its leaders and supporters should switch their support to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Wee quits PKR, finally

Wangsa Maju member of parliament Wee Choo Keong has quit PKR and declared himself an independent MP.

In a hastily-arranged press conference at his Wangsa Maju service centre, Wee said his decision takes effect from today.

Wee said he has quit all party posts, including that of Federal Territories PKR deputy chief.

With this, PKR now has 25 seats in the Dewan Rakyat, down from 31 after the March 2008 general elections.

BN will need another four defections to reclaim its much coveted two-thirds majority in Parliament.

The magic figure for the ruling coalition is 148, and it will be able to achieve this with its existing 138 seats along with the support of six BN-friendly independents plus another four.

Wee told reporters today that he had resigned because of the way the party and the Pakatan Rakyat Selangor government had handled the scandal involving a state-owned mining company Kuala Semesta Sdn Bhd (KSSB).

“The statement made by the company in the media asking Kapar MP S Manikavasagam to apologise was the last straw that broke the camel's back. I am making this statement with a very heavy heart. I can no longer remain in PKR, I can no longer pretend,” he told reporters at a press conference held in his office here.

He added that the statement made by KSSB clearly shows that the Selangor government is seeking to gag Manickavasagam and to intimidate him.

Wee also said he was disappointed with the PKR leadership for "covering up" the issue.

However, he said that he would not be vacating his seat as a lawmaker.

“I will however continue to serve as an independent MP. There is no reason for me to resign. I will still take care of my constituents and I will carry on, to speak up against the wrong whether it is from this side or that side. Nation-building must come first and my duty is for the people,” he said.

However, Wee kept mum when pressed on if other PKR MPs were planning on leaving the party, but he admitted that many of his compatriots have been unhappy with the party leadership.

“ What I do know is that there are many party members who are unhappy with the way things are happening in the party. As for me, I had had enough of the double talk, double standards, nepotism, cronyism and most of all, the activities of the little Napoleons,” he said.

He, however, declined to name the “little Napoleons”.

His resignation comes three weeks after denying rumours that he was expected to leave the party.

In a strongly-worded press statement aimed at Malaysiakini, the lawyer had late last month accused the news portal of erroneous reporting.

Wee also claimed that it was the "little Napoleons" in PKR who have been feeding inaccurate information about him to the media to give the impression that he was to defect.

"Malaysiakini should wake up and not be made a fool of by irresponsible and insecure persons," he said.

Colleague Manikavasagam 'surprised'

His compatriot and well-known supporter Kapar MP S Manikavasagam expressed shock when contacted by Malaysiakini for comments.

"He has resigned? I really didn't know anything about it," said the MP.

Sounding upset, Manikavasagam, who spearheaded the allegation of corruption in the sand-mining issue, said: "No, no, no. He should stay on and fight with me."

Adding that Wee was one of his strongest supporter in Manikavasagam's cause, he refused to comment further.

"I have to call Wee first. I cannot comment now."

Meanwhile, when met at the DAP operation room in Sibu, party supremo Lim Kit Siang also declined to comment on the matter.

"I think it is no surprise," he said.

Wee is former DAP parliamentarian for Bukit Bintang. However he was sacked from DAP in 1998 for participating in the 'Kick Out Kit Siang' (KOKS) campaign. Wee went on to form the Malaysian Democratic Party.

In 2008, he was invited by Anwar Ibrahim to join PKR and went on to contest the Wangsa Maju constitue