Teresa Kok - Dead chicken & red paint

Another day, another dead chicken.

Although I do not condone her Onederful video, this political culture of senseless killing of animals has to stop. While I don't claim to speak for others, but I think there are many out there who would agree that the methods used for political issues are just plain embarrassing. We've seen pig heads, cow heads, dead chickens, even vegetables. We also seen adults mooning in public, threatening racial conflicts, sex tapes, etc.

Why do some Malaysians have such caveman mentality? And Malaysians like to compare ourselves to developed countries...

We have laws & courts. Use them!

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Dead chicken, red paint found at Teresa Kok’s office

KUALA LUMPUR: A dead chicken and red paint, along with A4 printouts of Seputeh MP Teresa Kok's image, were found on the staircase leading to the DAP lawmaker's office in Seputeh on Wednesday.

A cleaner found the items and notified the management of the building, Emily Sim Foo Lan, who then called Kok.

Sim, 41, said she had filed a police report on behalf of the eight units that share the building's staircase.

Kok condemned the act and has stated her belief that it was related to her Onederful Malaysia CNY 2014 video.... - SOURCE

Robert Kuok - Palm Oil

First, it was sugar. Robert Kuok sold his sugar business in Malaysia in 2009 to FELDA. Now, he is one of the global leading producers of raw sugar. Guess where FELDA gets it's raw supplies from?

Now, Wilmar International has decided to stop buying crude palm oil (CPO) from Sarawak from 2015. Apparently, Robert Kuok's group of companies also owns significant palm oil plantations in Indonesia. Obviously, buying from Indonesia is cheaper.

Malaysia's tycoons are investing overseas instead of in Malaysia. This definitely does not bode well for the country & her citizens. As history has shown, the Chinese businesses are being taken over by either by GLCs or Malay businessmen aligned with politicians. One by one, big businesses are leaving for safer havens such as Singapore or Hong Kong, where their fortunes and business empires are safe from greedy hands.

Come to think of it, it's an oxymoron. On one hand, the Malaysian government tells us that they are trying to attract foreign investor. On the other, they are pushing away local investors (whom happens to be Chinese).

An interesting reply from Robert Kuok in the Star interview below: ... Asked about the sense of discrimination among the Chinese in Malaysia, Kuok demurred, saying: "This will lead only to highly controversial statements, which is not good for anybody. One must never hurt those Chinese who are living in Malaysia, never be the cause of any kind of inter-racial hostility.

To me, the future of Malaysia rests on the economy. It always has.

Only when these grabbing of wealth & power stops, will Malaysia have a chance to progress. Else, it will go downhill.

For now, the people makes noise on a full stomach. Wait till their stomachs are empty.

All the racial & religious issues will lead to conflict when the economy tanks.

And it is prudent for politicians to stop playing up these issues, before they really get out of hand.

I'm not raising these points because these businesses are owned by the Chinese. Businessmen are businessmen. Their wealth do not belong to all the Chinese. The point is, regardless of ethnicity, a growing economy is important to sustain this country. More so for the Chinese whom are largely in the private sector. And many, many Chinese these days are losing hope.

Before the Malays start accusing & calling the Chinese unkind names, think about how far you've come with a growing middle-class and benefiting from affirmative policies. It does not come free. It does not come solely from petro-money. It came from a strong economy. It came from sacrifices by the normal non-Malays who had to give up some of rights. It came from the risks non-Malays had to make to build up their businesses, and then had to share it with Malay businessmen.

Whatever the Chinese own, they paid for it. They did not get it for free. Some had to borrow from loan-sharks. Most sacrificed family time. Some lost everything, fortunes & family. At the lower spectrum, they sacrificed years working overseas illegally to save enough to buy their home & capital for business.

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S'wak firms want probe into Wilmar for anti-competitive behaviour

Tuesday February 18, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM 

KUCHING: Sarawak planters, reeling from Wilmar International Ltd’s decision to stop buying from them, are crying foul, contending that the decision by the latter breaches anti-competition laws.

The Sarawak Oil Palm Planter Owners’ Association (SOPPOA) has urged the Federal and Sarawak state governments to look into whether the Singapore-based Wilmar had abused its dominant position as a leading agribusiness group.

Wilmar recently decided to stop buying crude palm oil (CPO) produced from oil palm in forest areas and peat land in Sarawak from 2015.

SOPPOA sent a memorandum to the Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry and the Sarawak Land Development Ministry last week, urging them to look into whether Wilmar had infringed Competition Act 2010 by its actions. The Act has a provision to investigate actions that can be considered an abuse of a dominant market position.

According to SOPPOA secretary Philip Ho, Wilmar, which owns Sarawak’s first palm oil refinery set up in Bintulu over a decade ago, buys more than 50% of the 3.3 million tonnes of CPO produced in Sarawak annually. This makes Wilmar the largest CPO buyer in the state.

“There is a likelihood that Wilmar’s policy may trigger other Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) members to adopt similar policies and further restrict market accessibilities for Sarawak palm oil. Ultimately, this will drive prices of CPO from Sarawak down, with discounts being the norm expected by international players,” he told StarBiz yesterday.

SOPPOA urged the Federal government to consider the interests of non-RSPO members in the industry in Sarawak, as they would face challenges stemming from Wilmar’s policy.

Land Development Minister Tan Sri Dr James Masing, who was informed of Wilmar’s decision to the state government via a letter on Dec 5, said Sarawak might lose about RM400mil in sales tax revenue a year from oil palm products as a result of the multinational company’s policy.

Wilmar owns the Bintulu edible oil plant, which manufactures palm olien, palm fatty acid and palm stearin.

Masing had briefed the state cabinet on the matter and replied to Wilmar’s letter. He said the state government would not bow to Wilmar’s pressure, as it would affect more than 17,500 smallholders and some 300,000 people in rural areas involved in oil palm planting.

Ho said SOPPOA had requested the federal ministry to consider certain export tax-exempt quotas and/or rebates for Sarawak’s palm oil industry for the next five years to allow adequate time for those planting in peat and mineral areas affected by Wilmar’s policy to find alternative markets.

SOPPOA said there was a need for the ministry to explore new international markets in China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Africa, as such alternative market outlets were crucial for Sarawak’s oil palm industry.

SOPPOA has also urged the federal authorities to raise the volume of Sarawak CPO to be allocated for biodiesel production in the country. He said Sarawak had about 1.6 million ha of peat land, and the state government had plans to open 1.2 million ha for plantations and agriculture projects. So far, 500,000ha have been planted with oil palm.

SOPPOA has called on the federal authorities to fast-track the implementation of the proposed Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil to enable planters in the country to be certified under the national scheme for benchmarking in the international market.

“It is also seen as prudent for the Government to actively engage with its Indonesian counterpart to consolidate the palm oil industry with a united stance, as both nations are major suppliers facing discrimination from the big buyers. The setting up of an Asean Sustainable Palm Oil standard is also viewed as a move in the right direction for the industry in both countries to benchmark the commodity internationally.”

SOPPOA has asked the federal ministry to mediate a meeting between major Malaysian palm oil players, federal and state governments, as well as the association with the objective to move forward in the spirit of “One Malaysia”.

It said the Sarawak oil palm growers should not be left in the cold and that they needed the continued support of major palm oil players. - SOURCE

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Robert Kuok still rooted to Malaysia despite spending 40 years in Hong Kong

Four decades ago, Tan Sri Robert Kuok decamped Malaysia for Hong Kong.

The ostensible reason: lower taxes in Hong Kong. What some say: a fierce dislike of Malaysia's controversial New Economic Policy favouring the bumiputeras and the resulting cronyism.

Whatever his reasons, Kuok says of the country in which he was born: "I haven't lost my affection for Malaysia."

In a telephone interview with The Straits Times on Tuesday, the tycoon elaborated on his donation of RM100mil to build Xiamen University's first overseas campus in Salak Tinggi, Selangor.

... Kuok, who was educated at Raffles College where he was classmates with Lee Kuan Yew, later moved his base to Singapore.

... Asked about the sense of discrimination among the Chinese in Malaysia, Kuok demurred, saying: "This will lead only to highly controversial statements, which is not good for anybody. One must never hurt those Chinese who are living in Malaysia, never be the cause of any kind of inter-racial hostility.

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The Reason for Kuok's Exit

... On 31 October 2009, PPB Group under the flagship of Robert Kuok issued a statement to the Bursa Malaysia that it has decided to dispose of its sugar units along with land used to cultivate sugar cane for RM 1.29 billion to FELDA. The sales resulted in a one-off gain for the company. The sugar unit and sugar cane plantation were the second largest business segment upon its grain and feed which were topping the sales.

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The mystery of Sugar King Kuok exiting sugar business in M'sia

...The Kuok group’s Singapore-listed plantation giant, Wilmar International, has a market capitalisation of S$39.1bil or more than RM95bil.

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Sweet for Felda, bitter for the poor

May 23, 2011

...On May 9, Dosmetic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Ministry secretary-general Mohd Zain Mohd Dom announced a government decision to increase the price of sugar from RM2.10 to RM2.30 a kilogramme as part of the its subsidy rationalisation programme. He said the move would save the government RM116.6 million....

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Malaysia's Sugar King Kuok has gone global

Tuesday July 6, 2010

... Months after Tan Sri Robert Kuok-controlled PPB Group Bhd sold its entire local sugar operations to Felda, the billionaire once dubbed the Sugar King of Malaysia acquired Sydney-based CSR Ltd’s sugar business for A$1.75bil (RM4.73bil).

The deal gives Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd control over half of Australia’s raw sugar output.

Wilmar, headed by Robert Kuok’s nephew Kuok Khoon Hong, is 18.34% owned by PPB Group. The two firms are controlled by Kuok Brothers group of companies.

“This latest acquisition proves that Wilmar is well on its way to becoming a dominant global sugar player and will significantly raise the possibility of the injection of Robert Kuok’s sugar business into Wilmar,’’ OSK Research analyst Alvin Tai said in a quick update on Wilmar after the deal was announced yesterday...

...According to OSK, Robert Kuok owns some 200,000ha of sugar cane plantation in Indonesia.
Yesterday, CSR announced that it had accepted Wilmar’s bid to buy its sugar and renewable energy unit, Sucrogen Ltd.

In March this year, Wilmar said it plans to start a venture into sugar cane plantation in Indonesia. Wilmar is already the world’s biggest palm oil trader and derives half its revenue from businesses in China....

TNB pole in front of her house!

Imagine having an electricity pole right in front of your house entrance! From the picture, it looks like it was planted there in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep...

Apparently, the pole was there for 20 years and it was the gate that was the recent addition. Even so, how could the developer & Tenaga National even approve it in the first place? It's common sense that you just do not plant a pole in front of a house, regardless of whether the house comes with a gate or not.

And the owner has to pay to move it? Life is cruel sometimes.

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TNB pole to be relocated but houseowner must pay fee

JOHOR BARU: The hindrance posed by Tenaga Nasional Bhd’s awkwardly placed electricity transmission pole will no longer bother houseowner M. Sandra soon.

The 43-year-old flower shop worker said two TNB officials visited her home yesterday following The Star’s report of the matter on the same day.

Sandra was taken to the TNB branch at Pasir Gudang.

“They informed me that they would have to charge me a nominal fee,” she said.

Sandra lived with the pole, which obstructed her gate from being fully opened, for two decades.

A single mother with two children, Sandra claimed that the officials told her that it would cost RM10,000 to shift the pole.

However, TNB Pasir Gudang branch manager Mohd Isran Che Mustapha said that there was no record showing that TNB had sought RM10,000 from Sandra.

“There must have been some miscommunication somewhere. The average amount to relocate a pole is only about RM1,500,” he said

When questioned on why the pole was put there in the first place, Mohd Isran said that it was done after receiving approval from the developer and consultant.

“The complainant’s house initially did not have a gate as it is a low-cost housing area,” he said.

“We placed the pole there after getting the relevant approvals,” he said, adding that a contractor would relocate the pole once the price had been agreed upon.- SOURCE

Teresa Kok - Onederful CNY Video

It has become an unhealthy habit of certain politicians these days to exploit culture, religion & race for their political benefit. Seems like nothing is off limits. Everything is game. From temples to Chinese New Year & Wesak Day. All these occasions are used to spread their political message and sow hate towards the government & BN.

1. OK, I must admit some parts of the video is quite funny. hehehe... The actors actually played their parts well. But I also think it is done in bad taste, and certainly not befitting the occasion, which is Chinese New Year, a joyous celebration to wish everyone good things, not for you to mock others.

2. Most Malays seem to be vexed by the term "Ma Lai, Sei Lei Ah", erroneously thinking that "Ma Lai" refers to Malay, but in the context of the video, it is not. In the video, "Ma Lai"is spoken in Mandarin while "Sei Lei Ah" is spoken in Cantonese.

3. You see, people who are blinded by anger, are asking the wrong questions, because they are questioning the meaning of the words, instead of the right question, which is, "Why did she split the phrase into Mandarin & Cantonese?". Even Chinese themselves are giving the wrong answers... So much for superior Chinese education.

4. In Cantonese, Malaysia is pronounced like this, "Ma Loi Sei Ah". So if Cantonese is used, the whole phrase in the video would sound like this, "Ma Loi Sei Lei Ah", which can actually work in the video. If Teresa had used Cantonese for the whole phrase, the Malays would not fall into her trap! But she chose not to.... aha! Malays think the word "Sei" used here means "Die". Wrong.

In Cantonese, Malays (the race) is actually pronounced as "Ma Lai Yan", Malay People. So, she chose to use Mandarin pronunciation for "Ma Lai" instead, so that non Chinese-speaking people (non-Cantonese & Mandarin) will be confused and take it to mean Malays, instead of Malaysia. In Mandarin Malays is pronounced as "Ma Lai Ren"...

So, the phrase actually means "Malaysia is great!"... but in the video's context, used as a parody to mean the opposite.

The result is, to the Chinese, there is indeed no racial & religious connotation. But to the Malays, they feel offended because they are very sensitive to the word "Ma Lai". They get very suspicious whenever they hear that word being spoken by the Chinese. But in the context of the video, the target was not the Malay race & their religion.

Those mocked in the video:

1. Ng Yen Yen
2. Rosmah
3. Najib
4. Wee Ka Siong
5. MCA
6. MOE
7. Malaysian Government
... hmmm did I leave anybody out? hehehehe

Conclusion:

Was there malice by Teresa Kok in producing the video? Yes.
Was it done in bad taste? Yes.
Should Teresa Kok apologise? YES. 
Did she disrespect the Chinese New Year? Yes.
Did she insult the Malay people? No.

Were the demonstrators against the video wrong?
No, if their intention is to defend those mocked in the video: PM, Rosmah, the Government and MCA.
Yes, if they think the video insulted Malays & Islam.

Did the chickens died in vain? Yes, unfortunately.

I don't think DAP respects the Chinese culture, customs & traditions. They have, again, and again, used Chinese festivals, culture & temples for their own benefits, to sow hate among the Chinese.

Oh, I almost forgot. How come nobody raised what was said about MCA in the video? Something along the lines of, umm, being a traitor? :)

The response to Teresa's video.

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Malay NGOs protest Teresa Kok's CNY video

KUALA LUMPUR: A group of Malay NGOs held a protest over the Chinese New Year greeting video of Seputeh MP Teresa Kok.

Pewaris secretariat member Zulkifli Sharif said the protest was held to slam chauvinistic leaders who were using current issues to run down Malay leaders and fan hatred against them.

The group of 50 were from Pewaris, Pekida and other bodies. They had gathered along Jalan Tun Perak in front of Menara Maybank at 2pm with banners, offering "RM500 reward" to anyone who would slap Kok and show proof of it.

The protest took a macabre turn when four chickens were slaughtered and their blood smeared on a poster with faces of Kok, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, DAP advisor Lim Kit Siang, Machang Bubuk MP Lee Khai Loon.

The group also gave out bunches of kangkung.

On Wednesday, Kok lodged a police report about alleged threats made against her over the controversial Onederful Malaysia CNY 2014 video clip.

In the video clip that Kok allegedly uploaded on YouTube on Jan 27, she acted as a feng shui talk show host and had “panellists” poke fun at various national issues, including the education system, rising cost of living, public safety and the foreign intrusion into Sabah in February last year.- SOURCE

Anwar Ibrahim - Kajang By-Election

Anwar has started campaigning in Kajang in his bid to save his party, and his hands on the 3 Billions purportedly in the Selangor's state funds. I have a strong suspicion that a certain faction in PKR, most likely Azmin's camp, intends to jump ship because of the feud between them & Khalid the current Mentri Besar. So, the genius people in PKR came up with such a scheme. This has got to be the most stupid, not to mention the most unethical scheme I've seen in politics in a long time.

When Anwar gets his hands on the money, you can bet that he will announce some goodies for you, but the lion's share will be gone before the next general election.

I always view that issues within a political party must be settled within the party. Conflicts must be decisively fought and the fittest survive. But no, they rather scheme and broker deals. Which is what has happened in MCA as well. The so-called "agreement" between Chua Soi Lek & Liow Tiong Lai was reneged by the latter, and this will spell the end of MCA.

Let's get back to Anwar. Apparently, Dong Zong, being the opportunistic people that they are, was quick to make their demands. Why they would even think that Anwar will help Chinese education is really baffling.

Have Dong Zong forgotten the time when Anwar was the Education Minister and what he did to Chinese schools? He tried to destroy Chinese Schools! He Islamised national and mission schools!

Do you think Anwar really likes the Chinese? Do you really think you can trust Anwar? He has gone back on his words countless times. I believe his views on Chinese & Chinese schools still holds true today.

Trust him at your own peril.

1. A leapord never changes it's spots.

2. Those who do not learn from history will make the same mistakes.

Next, Liow Tiong Lai's defense of the Malaysian Education Blueprint (MEB) is stupid. When will these MCA leaders finally grow a backbone? You guys can't even include a concrete plan for the continuation & growth for the Chinese schools into the MEB. One simple question, How many Chinese primary & secondary schools do you think will be built to accommodate the increasing enrollment? What about funds? Exam recognition? Chinese top scorers can't even get a place in public unis now, how many places will be available by the time this MEB runs it's course??

To me, the MEB is flawed, because it is skewed towards national streams. Frankly, I don't see any benefits for Chinese education in the blueprint. I say, just let the Government & MOE do whatever they want. It is getting tiring having to constantly overcome barriers placed unto the Chinese. If parents can't even ensure that their future generations are provided an opportunity to get a decent education, much less free education, you know it's a lost cause.

I read somewhere that the Chinese only got less than 20% places in pubic universities. It will drop further in the future. Sorry Chinese. Not enough places. No matter who you vote for, it will not change a thing.

There's not many years in a person's life. No point wasting it on unproductive endeavours. It has been the government's intention to have a single stream in education all these years. It will happen sooner or later.

The Chinese better prepare themselves to fund their children's education on their own. Don't depend on the government. Be proactive. Be prepared. Make sure your kids are well equipped to survive inside & outside of Malaysia. It's not something new. We, the Chinese diaspora, have done it before.

In terms of education & perhaps even work or business, the 3 top choices are Singapore, Taiwan, China. Hope these countries do not place restrictions in years to come.

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Anwar: Deficit budget acceptable over free education

PETALING JAYA, Feb 9 ― A deficit budget is acceptable if public monies are spent for people-centric policies like free education for Malaysians, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said today.

Hitting out at alleged corruption and wastages in the government, the Opposition Leader suggested a holistic review of Malaysia’s economic framework, saying public funds should be better disbursed for the benefit of taxpayers and the poor instead of political cronies.

“If we have a deficit because of providing free education, that's okay, but we are in a deficit because of leakages, deficit because tycoons are profiting in the billions and the people have to pay, this is not right,” he said in his lecture at the second module of the Asian Renaissance Course here at the Centre for Reform Democracy and Social Initiatives... - SOURCE

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Kajang: Dong Zong champions Anwar

KAJANG: The United Chinese Schools Committee Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) today expressed hope that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim can resolve a longstanding land issue in light of the latter’s bid for the Kajang state assembly seat.

Dong Zong chairman Yap Sin Tian hoped that “as the by-election is looming”, Anwar and the Selangor state government could help to resolve the issue involving the donation of a 100-acre campus land in Sepang to New Era University College which has been delayed for 14-years.

Yap also hoped that Anwar would allocate land of at least five acres for the reinstatement of the Yu Hua Chinese secondary school, and ensure that higher education institutions under the Selangor state government would recognise the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) of Malaysian Independent Chinese secondary schools.

“The 2013-2025 Malaysia Education Blueprint (MEB) is continuing policies and measures that are unfavourable to the survival and development of mother-tongue education, causing it to face a detrimental impact and a crisis of having its nature fundamentally altered,” Yap said at an open house event here....

MCA president defends MEB

When approached by reporters at the event, MCA president Liow Tiong Lai defended the MEB and said the blueprint would “ensure the growth of Chinese education is complete”.

“It (MEB) is part of the country’s education development. Chinese education is part of the national education and this has been accepted in the masterplan,” he said.

“So now, we have to work together to ensure that our multi-racial, multi-language and multi-cultural country continues to prosper.”... - SOURCE

Anwar for Mentri Besar Selangor?

Looks like the house of cards is falling. The true colours of some of these politicians are beginning to show after GE13. Now you understand why I said the people, especially the Chinese have been duped big time by Pakatan Rakyat. Some were so passionate in their cause for putting PR as the government that they failed to see beyond the facade.

It's all about the money. About RM3 Billion that's supposedly in the Selangor state government's coffers. Remember Azmin critising MB Khalid about not spending the money for 'development'? And the state assembly's decision to increase their own pay? Many questioned the wisdom of their actions. Many more blindly defended them. Hopefully now you see the real reason why they did it. It's all about the money. They are helping themselves to it while they still have the chance.

These politicians are treating the state's money and assets as their own. 

There's talk that PSM might be contesting for the Kajang seat. I fully support PSM's candidacy. Among the political parties, I feel PSM is a party that have stuck to their principals. They were also played out and back-stabbed by the more powerful Pakatan Rakyat parties.

Parti Sosialis Malaysia

I hope the people of Kajang, especially the Chinese voters, will do the right thing. If your concerns about integrity, ethics and corruption are real, then you should reject those who do not live up to it. Reject those who betray the people's trust.  Many voters from to the middle-ground are beginning to regret supporting Pakatan Rakyat last elections. They were misled and used. What did the Chinese gain from all that? Nothing, except to be seen by others as a hysterical and uncouth community.

Apa Cina Mahu?

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Anwar confirmed as Kajang state seat candidate

Anwar the next MB? Guess the Pakatan Rakyat supporters didn't see this coming...

PETALING JAYA: Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will contest the Kajang state seat in the upcoming by-election.

In a packed press conference at the PKR headquarters on Tuesday, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced Anwar's candidacy for the state seat.

Asked if he agreed to Anwar running in the by-election, Khalid said: "If I did not agree, I would not be here."

Winning a state seat will enable Anwar to join the Selangor Legislative Assembly and take over the top job.

Asked how his candidacy was decided upon for the Kajang state seat, Anwar said it was based on a consensus within PKR, and agreed to by DAP and PAS.

"They nominated me to enhance Selangor's performance, which was already very good. It is a good place to move PKR forward to Putrajaya," he added.

Anwar pledged to assist the state government in whatever way possible, but when probed about the kalimah Allah issue, the PKR adviser said he was with the Mentri Besar on the matter.

"It is an issue beyond party politics," he added.

Asked why he did not contest the state seat in GE13, Anwar said his name was only nominated now.

He also said it was "too premature" to discuss how he would balance his roles as opposition leader, Permatang Pauh MP, and potential assemblyman for the Kajang state seat.

When alerted to the rakyat's concerns over the lack of information and explanation concerning the upcoming by-election, Anwar said the party would "have to explain the rationale" behind the move.

Also present at the press conference was DAP adviser and Gelang Patah MP Lim Kit Siang, as well as PAS vice-president Salahuddin Ayub.

The N25 Kajang seat had fallen vacant following the sudden resignation of Kajang assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh on Monday.

It will be the second time a by-election is held to accommodate the Permatang Pauh MP.

His wife, Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, stepped down as Permatang Pauh MP on July 31, 2008 and a by-election was held on Aug 26.

At the time, Wan Azizah was Opposition Leader. Anwar won and was sworn into Parliament on Aug 28, taking over as the Opposition Leader. - SOURCE

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PSM mulling over Kajang by-election contest

PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan.

PETALING JAYA: Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) has revealed that it will not rule out the possibility to contest Kajang, following the resignation of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh.

In a text message to The Star Online, PSM secretary-general S Arutchelvan said that many have urged the party to stand in the Kajang by-election "to teach PKR a lesson".

"In the last 24 hours, we have got lots of calls from people, especially young voters and NGOs asking us to stand in the Kajang by-election to teach PKR a lesson.

"PSM will check feedback and decide with our members. At this moment we are not ruling out anything," he said.

In the GE13, PSM, an opposition-friendly party contested against PKR in the Semenyih state seat, which falls next to the district of Kajang.

In 2008 general election, Arutchelvan contested and narrowly lost the seat.

Their political relationship has also reportedly turned sour as Pakatan Rakyat refused to accept PSM due to different political ideologies.

Earlier today, Pakatan announced that PKR supremo Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will contest the seat, an attempt seen by many to make him the next Mentri Besar replacing Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim who is under pressure to resign from his post. - SOURCE

PKR's Problem Becomes Selangor's Problem

Curly, Larry & Moe

Kajang assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh resigned with immediate effect without any good reason, and the seat is now vacant. A by-election will be held within 60 days to elect a new assemblyman. Frankly, I have no idea who this chap is. I think it's the Malaysian culture, especially in the private sector, where employees like to resign without notice, or worse, just stop showing up for work the day after they received their paycheck.

In this particular case, it is bit different because it concerns an elected people's representative. If these politicians take your vote and the system so flippantly, why do you even bother to go out and vote, in rain or shine, standing in line for hours, and go home with a bloody stained finger?

Rumour has it that whomever PR fields to contest that seat will be the new Mentri Besar. 

Due to the overwhelming adoration of their fans, these PKR fellas think that they can use the people, again, so that they can settle their internal problems. I repeat, INTERNAL PROBLEMS. They think that their coming party elections is more important than the state government. Do they think that the state government is their property? I think they really do. In case you forget, they've just rewarded themselves with a huge salary increment this year.

Actually, after the previous Lee Khai Loon kangkung fiasco (also from PKR), I not the least surprised at how low these people can go.

And some people insists on letting them run a country. I have a better suggestion. Just get rid of the 3 of them. Problem solved.

Anyway, it really makes little difference now. The outcome will not matter to the Selangor people. It's just politicians doing what they do best, fighting for power & glory. Just enjoy the show. That's what you voted them for isn't it? This is what happens when you hand them a blank cheque.

Who knows, maybe you will be treated to one of these fun carnival-like ceramahs. Don't forget to make a donation afterwards.

Ini kali Lah!

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Kajang rep Lee Chin Cheh resigns

Lee Chin Cheh the Kajang assemblyman who opted for early retirement to enjoy his pension, waving sayonara to the Kajang sheeple. "Kajang people! You all come out to vote ah... Ubah ah... Reformasi ah... whatever la... hahahahahaha... losers."

PETALING JAYA: Kajang assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh has resigned from the Selangor Legislative Assembly Monday.

Selangor State Speaker Hannah Yeoh made the announcement at a press conference at 5pm.

With Lee's resignation, Yeoh officially declared the N25 Kajang seat vacant.

According to Article 70 (5) of the Selangor State Constitution, a vacant seat should be filled within 60 days.

Yeoh said that she would hand a letter to the Election Commission on Tuesday.

When asked the reasons behind his resignation, Yeoh told reporters to ask him personally.

"He came in personally to see me and handed in his resignation letter. I'm surprised because he had contributed a lot to the Selangor state assembly," she said.

Yeoh refused to comment when asked if Lee's resignation was related to the spat between current Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and Azmin Ali.

"It is premature to speculate things. As of now, the seat is vacant.

"N25 is a PKR seat and will be contested by a PKR member," she said.

The resignation of Lee, better known as CC Lee in PKR, is believed to be connected to mounting speculation that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is being lined up to replace Khalid as Selangor Mentri Besar.

Anwar needs to be part of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly in order to take over the top job.

Lee secured 19,571 votes, winning the Kajang seat with a 6,824-vote majority in a six-cornered fight against candidates from the Barisan Nasional, Berjasa and three Independents.