We break from our usual focus on Dato Seri Najib and the great job he is doing as the PM to comment on a YouTube video released by ISMA in conjunction with the National Day,
Friday 30 August 2013
Thursday 29 August 2013
UMNO Bloggers mostly silent on Perkasa Youth call
I want to start by praising the Head of the Perkasa Youth, Irwan Fahmi Ideris, who stated his opinion plainly and simply. Irwan made it clear that Dato Seri Najib should resign because in his opinion, Dato Seri Najib had failed to show adequate gratitude to the Malay electorate Instead Irwan accuses the PM of pandering to the non-Malay electorate in spite of them having ditched the BN coalition at the last general election.
Simple, straight to the point and no beating around the bush.
Everybody is entitled to their opinion, as blogger WZWH has said - "dalam Malaysia semua bebas bersuara, semua bebas berdemo." Irwan made it very clear and there is no subtleties to it, no hidden messages, no nuances - just a straight ultimatum.
To which he has been condemned somewhat by pro PM politicians and bloggers. The most vocal of the critics was the UMNO Youth Head, Khairy Jamaluddin who hammered Irwan by accusing Perkasa Youth of having no local standi in politics and even denigrating the Perkasa President, Ibrahim Ali, for not even being able to win a parliament election. In the blogging world, a few of the small minor blogs have lambasted Irwan, but most of the major top ranking blogs have kept quiet. Instead, they are more focused on playing up stories that criticise the PM's advisers and advisory bodies.
News to them - Dato Seri Najib orders advice he likes and shuns advice he does not like. He is completely Western in his outlook and shares 0 commonality with Tun Dr Mahathir. He chose those around him to be like him and not to be like someone else. The advice he gets is the advice he wants, attacking his advisers is akin to attacking him.
But the pro UMNO bloggers dare not attack him directly because right now there is no "dollar" win. As it stands, Dato Seri Najib will be returned as UMNO President and to attack the President will mean an end to access to UMNO and the ability to make some money on the side. Thus economic arguments have caused them to instead engage in a "dirty war" whereby they invite commentators to attack Najib in the comment box as they feed them with the necessary ammunition.
Most of this ammunition stems from their "dissatisfaction with the PM's advisers." Okay, lets be specific - which exact policy introduced by Dato Seri Najib's Pemandu club has been the cause?
The answer - ZERO.
If you want to disagree with Pemandu, at least name a policy . What is it do you disagree with them? Which policy introduced by the Government has caused a loss to the Malay community? I can tell you - the answer is ZERO because no way can that policy be presented in Cabinet without being shelled into pieces by the other Cabinet Ministers.
So stop with the dramatics and answer the simple question. Are you with Najib or against him.
Simple, straight to the point and no beating around the bush.
Everybody is entitled to their opinion, as blogger WZWH has said - "dalam Malaysia semua bebas bersuara, semua bebas berdemo." Irwan made it very clear and there is no subtleties to it, no hidden messages, no nuances - just a straight ultimatum.
To which he has been condemned somewhat by pro PM politicians and bloggers. The most vocal of the critics was the UMNO Youth Head, Khairy Jamaluddin who hammered Irwan by accusing Perkasa Youth of having no local standi in politics and even denigrating the Perkasa President, Ibrahim Ali, for not even being able to win a parliament election. In the blogging world, a few of the small minor blogs have lambasted Irwan, but most of the major top ranking blogs have kept quiet. Instead, they are more focused on playing up stories that criticise the PM's advisers and advisory bodies.
News to them - Dato Seri Najib orders advice he likes and shuns advice he does not like. He is completely Western in his outlook and shares 0 commonality with Tun Dr Mahathir. He chose those around him to be like him and not to be like someone else. The advice he gets is the advice he wants, attacking his advisers is akin to attacking him.
But the pro UMNO bloggers dare not attack him directly because right now there is no "dollar" win. As it stands, Dato Seri Najib will be returned as UMNO President and to attack the President will mean an end to access to UMNO and the ability to make some money on the side. Thus economic arguments have caused them to instead engage in a "dirty war" whereby they invite commentators to attack Najib in the comment box as they feed them with the necessary ammunition.
Most of this ammunition stems from their "dissatisfaction with the PM's advisers." Okay, lets be specific - which exact policy introduced by Dato Seri Najib's Pemandu club has been the cause?
The answer - ZERO.
If you want to disagree with Pemandu, at least name a policy . What is it do you disagree with them? Which policy introduced by the Government has caused a loss to the Malay community? I can tell you - the answer is ZERO because no way can that policy be presented in Cabinet without being shelled into pieces by the other Cabinet Ministers.
So stop with the dramatics and answer the simple question. Are you with Najib or against him.
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Cucu Tok Selampit must stop criticizing the Prime Minister
I have said this a couple of times to blogger Cucu Tok Selampit to stop criticising the Prime Minister but he still insists on doing so. The criticisms are usually subtle and designed to provoke the people into losing trust with YAB Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak and the 1 Malaysia - Endless Possibilities message.
Bloggers must practise self censorship and not criticize the PM after he has single handedly won a mandate from the people. In fact, bloggers must learn to consult the media machinery as to how to write or if possible, enrol in approved courses before writing their thoughts on the Internet.
Bloggers must practise self censorship and not criticize the PM after he has single handedly won a mandate from the people. In fact, bloggers must learn to consult the media machinery as to how to write or if possible, enrol in approved courses before writing their thoughts on the Internet.
Saturday 24 August 2013
Penghinaan Syed keatas PM sudah melampui batas
Saya bekerja sebagai pengurus di salah sebuah institusi kewangan. Tidak payah mengemis dari mana mana pihak untuk membiayai kos kehidupan sehari harian. Tetapi saya difahamkan ada diantara bloggers bloggers termashyur yang telah dibela dengan jutaan ringgit oleh PM dengan harapan mereka dapat menjaga maruah PM di alam maya.
Itu rezeki mereka.
Maka kami terkedu kerana nampaknya mereka mengabaikan tugas mereka untuk mempertahankan kredibiliti Dato Seri Najib di alam maya. Saya tergamak berkata demikian setelah 'boss' mereka dijadikan bahan ejekan dan cemuhan oleh bloggers naungan Dr Mahathir yang berpengaruh.
Meskipun sedemikian, walaupun tidak dibayar dan tidak minta dibayar oleh sesiapa pun, sayaa tidak akan berdiam diri dalam hal ini.
Cubaan untuk mempersendakan PM dengan meng-super impose gambar beliau ke atas gambar Datin Seri Rosmah perlu dikritik oleh rangkaian bloggers pro Kerajaan. Tetapi sehingga hari ini, hanya blogger Jerantut tersohor, saudara WZWH yang berani mengkritik perbuatan terkhutuk tersebut.
Disini kami nak bertanya, apakah pekara yang begitu teruk yang telah diperlakukan terhadap bloggers Out Syed the Box oleh YAB PM? Adakah Dato Seri bertindak membekukan lesen perniagaanya ataupun meletupkan kucingnya ataupun membubuh racun ke dalam dalchanya.
Tidak sama sekali.
Sebaliknya Dato Seri Najib telah mengangkat beliau menganggotai lembaga punasihat SPRM dan memberikan kedudukan kepadanya. Namun blogger tersebut bertindak menghentam Dato Seri Najib. Kalau begitu, nampaknya jelas sungguh perangai Out Syed the Box sebagai golongan yang tidak tahu mengengang budi.
Anehnya, sebelum berlangsungnya PRU 13, Dato Seri Najib telah dipuji sampai ke langit oleh kalangan mereka. Tetapi setelah UMNO kembali menerajui tampuk pemerintahan negara dengan majoriti yang lebih kukuh, maka terkeluarlah luahan rasa pedas dan kurang senang terhadap kerajaan yang telahpun mendapat mandat kukuh dari orang Melayu.
Di sini saya mengaku, saya pernah mengkritik PM sebelum PRU 13.
Saya berbuat demikian merasa kecewa dengan PM disebabkan kegiatan 1MDB yang pada hemat, merugikan negara. Tetapi selepas saya rakyat Malaysia, khususnya orang Melayu, memberi mandat penuh kepada PM untuk terus memerintah, maka saya merasa insaf dan menerima penuh keputusan rakyat . PM harus diberi sokongan yang penuh dan kita harus memberi keyakinkan kepada mereka yang dilantik oleh PM untuk menjalankan tugas-tugas mereka selari dengan perjuangan PM.
Kerana itu, saya rasa merasa jengkel dengan gelagat bloggers pro UMNO yang mengkritik PM. Tidak kira samada beliau dikritik atas kapasiti peribadi, ataupun kerana rentak pentadbiraan tidak selari dengan hati mereka ataupun kerana karenah penasihat PM. PM mentadbir atas perjuangan yang telah pun diberi mandat penuh oleh rakyat. Penasihat PM menjalankan tugas mereka diatas kapasiti untuk menjayakan visi PM. Kerajaan yang dipilih rakyat ialah kerajaan yang diterajui oleh YAB Dato Seri Najib dan bukannya kerajaan yang diterajui oleh Tun Dr Mahathir. Lebih lebih lagi, calon Dr Mahathir seperti Zulkifli Nordin dan Ibrahim Ali telahpun ditolak oleh rakyat. Mereka ditolak di kawasan majoriti Melayu dan bukannya kawasan majoriti Cina, India ataupun Bangla. Mereka bukannya kalah tipis tetapi kalah teruk.
Pekara ini sudahpun diputuskan oleh jutaan rakyat Malaysia yang sudah serik dengan kegiataan berpolitik yang tak habis-habis
Maka hormatilah pilihan rakyat dan berterima kasihlah kepada YAB PM dengan kedudukan yang diberi. Jangan jadi sebagai orang yang mudah lupa kepada jasa yang dicurahkan kepadanya oleh YAB Dato Seri Najib dan jangan merasa iri hati dengan rezeki orang lain.
PSS:
Siapa - siapa yang nak bersama-sama membuat laporan polis terhadap Blogger Outsyed the Box diminta menghubungi gua kat sini. Lagi ramai, lagi meriah.
Itu rezeki mereka.
Maka kami terkedu kerana nampaknya mereka mengabaikan tugas mereka untuk mempertahankan kredibiliti Dato Seri Najib di alam maya. Saya tergamak berkata demikian setelah 'boss' mereka dijadikan bahan ejekan dan cemuhan oleh bloggers naungan Dr Mahathir yang berpengaruh.
Meskipun sedemikian, walaupun tidak dibayar dan tidak minta dibayar oleh sesiapa pun, sayaa tidak akan berdiam diri dalam hal ini.
Cubaan untuk mempersendakan PM dengan meng-super impose gambar beliau ke atas gambar Datin Seri Rosmah perlu dikritik oleh rangkaian bloggers pro Kerajaan. Tetapi sehingga hari ini, hanya blogger Jerantut tersohor, saudara WZWH yang berani mengkritik perbuatan terkhutuk tersebut.
Disini kami nak bertanya, apakah pekara yang begitu teruk yang telah diperlakukan terhadap bloggers Out Syed the Box oleh YAB PM? Adakah Dato Seri bertindak membekukan lesen perniagaanya ataupun meletupkan kucingnya ataupun membubuh racun ke dalam dalchanya.
Tidak sama sekali.
Sebaliknya Dato Seri Najib telah mengangkat beliau menganggotai lembaga punasihat SPRM dan memberikan kedudukan kepadanya. Namun blogger tersebut bertindak menghentam Dato Seri Najib. Kalau begitu, nampaknya jelas sungguh perangai Out Syed the Box sebagai golongan yang tidak tahu mengengang budi.
Anehnya, sebelum berlangsungnya PRU 13, Dato Seri Najib telah dipuji sampai ke langit oleh kalangan mereka. Tetapi setelah UMNO kembali menerajui tampuk pemerintahan negara dengan majoriti yang lebih kukuh, maka terkeluarlah luahan rasa pedas dan kurang senang terhadap kerajaan yang telahpun mendapat mandat kukuh dari orang Melayu.
Di sini saya mengaku, saya pernah mengkritik PM sebelum PRU 13.
Saya berbuat demikian merasa kecewa dengan PM disebabkan kegiatan 1MDB yang pada hemat, merugikan negara. Tetapi selepas saya rakyat Malaysia, khususnya orang Melayu, memberi mandat penuh kepada PM untuk terus memerintah, maka saya merasa insaf dan menerima penuh keputusan rakyat . PM harus diberi sokongan yang penuh dan kita harus memberi keyakinkan kepada mereka yang dilantik oleh PM untuk menjalankan tugas-tugas mereka selari dengan perjuangan PM.
Kerana itu, saya rasa merasa jengkel dengan gelagat bloggers pro UMNO yang mengkritik PM. Tidak kira samada beliau dikritik atas kapasiti peribadi, ataupun kerana rentak pentadbiraan tidak selari dengan hati mereka ataupun kerana karenah penasihat PM. PM mentadbir atas perjuangan yang telah pun diberi mandat penuh oleh rakyat. Penasihat PM menjalankan tugas mereka diatas kapasiti untuk menjayakan visi PM. Kerajaan yang dipilih rakyat ialah kerajaan yang diterajui oleh YAB Dato Seri Najib dan bukannya kerajaan yang diterajui oleh Tun Dr Mahathir. Lebih lebih lagi, calon Dr Mahathir seperti Zulkifli Nordin dan Ibrahim Ali telahpun ditolak oleh rakyat. Mereka ditolak di kawasan majoriti Melayu dan bukannya kawasan majoriti Cina, India ataupun Bangla. Mereka bukannya kalah tipis tetapi kalah teruk.
Pekara ini sudahpun diputuskan oleh jutaan rakyat Malaysia yang sudah serik dengan kegiataan berpolitik yang tak habis-habis
Maka hormatilah pilihan rakyat dan berterima kasihlah kepada YAB PM dengan kedudukan yang diberi. Jangan jadi sebagai orang yang mudah lupa kepada jasa yang dicurahkan kepadanya oleh YAB Dato Seri Najib dan jangan merasa iri hati dengan rezeki orang lain.
PSS:
Siapa - siapa yang nak bersama-sama membuat laporan polis terhadap Blogger Outsyed the Box diminta menghubungi gua kat sini. Lagi ramai, lagi meriah.
Friday 23 August 2013
Masih dalam siasatan
Kalau mengikut retorik perkauman dan ugama yang sedang dicanang oleh pihak-pihak tertentu, ianya memberi gambaran bahawa dalam Malaysia ini semua orang Cina bersikap seperti Cinabeng, semua India emo dan bersikap seperti Hindraf, semua orang Kristian bertekad mahu mengkristiankan negara dan semua orang Melayu lemah dari jati dirinya, senang disuap dan tidak memahami konsep integriti.
Front running UMNO's party election - Will Mukhriz aim for No 2?
The UMNO party election is still several weeks away but there is now a perceptible feeling that something major is on the way.
Already, there has been a slow undercurrent gathering against the incumbents. Eventhough most state liason committees have set the resolution for a "no-contest" for the top 2 posts, there has been increasing chatter that both the Number One and Number Two post will be contested.
The feelers have already been sent out and Tun Dr Mahathir is busy orchestrating his final move before the inevitable happens. He knows that his son needs to fight this election out and can either aim for a Vice Presidents post or even the Deputy Presidents post.
The calculation for the Vice Presidents post is quite difficult. It has often attracted too many heavyweights and Mukhriz's credentials as Menteri Besar of Kedah may cause him to be stuck with just the Kedah vote. Furthermore, this will see big wigs like Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Hishammudin Hussein Onn, Musa Aman and other senior Cabinet ministers make a play. Lastly of course, the post of Vice President is rather ceremonial and does not add anything to Mukhriz's prestige.
Like it or not, Mukhriz has to aim for the No 2. That may be a bold gamble but he has shown himself capable of taking on gambles and winning. The question remains whether Mukhriz should take on Muhiyiddin or whether a Mukhriz - Muhiyiddin combination should take on Najib - Zahid for the top leadership slot?
Off hand, Mukhriz will stand a better chance against Muhiyiddin on a one-on-one contest. Actually TSMY's grassroots support is virtually non-existent and the only reason he became Deputy Prime Minister was because of the tacit support by Najib and Dr Mahathir against lesser opponents like Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib. So I would rate Mukhriz to prevail against TSMY quite easily.
Mukhriz greatest asset is that he controls the social media. As this is going to be a mass market campaign, he who controls the media will win. And in the same breath, I'm confident of Dato Razali prevailing against Khairy should he decide to go for the UMNO Youths post. Khairy has not learnt to develop his own media machinery to take on the powerful social media assets assailed against him and still prefers to network through the political "operatives" method. This works well if its 2,500 plus delegates deciding on your future. Works like crap if your up against a nationwide election.
Perhaps if TSMY had not already realized it, he better now. Tun Dr Mahathir is never one to take the slow way in getting things done. He will go for the jugular and since TSMY lacks the gumption to take on his boss, Tun will then turn his guns on TSMY. And in return for Tun not openly attacking the PM, Dato Seri Najib will give the green light and for this and TSMY will be toast. Funny isn't it, when for so long it was TSMY who was threatening to do a number on his boss, but ends up being 'taken out' in a classic UMNO style shadow politics plot.
Already, there has been a slow undercurrent gathering against the incumbents. Eventhough most state liason committees have set the resolution for a "no-contest" for the top 2 posts, there has been increasing chatter that both the Number One and Number Two post will be contested.
The feelers have already been sent out and Tun Dr Mahathir is busy orchestrating his final move before the inevitable happens. He knows that his son needs to fight this election out and can either aim for a Vice Presidents post or even the Deputy Presidents post.
The calculation for the Vice Presidents post is quite difficult. It has often attracted too many heavyweights and Mukhriz's credentials as Menteri Besar of Kedah may cause him to be stuck with just the Kedah vote. Furthermore, this will see big wigs like Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, Hishammudin Hussein Onn, Musa Aman and other senior Cabinet ministers make a play. Lastly of course, the post of Vice President is rather ceremonial and does not add anything to Mukhriz's prestige.
Like it or not, Mukhriz has to aim for the No 2. That may be a bold gamble but he has shown himself capable of taking on gambles and winning. The question remains whether Mukhriz should take on Muhiyiddin or whether a Mukhriz - Muhiyiddin combination should take on Najib - Zahid for the top leadership slot?
Off hand, Mukhriz will stand a better chance against Muhiyiddin on a one-on-one contest. Actually TSMY's grassroots support is virtually non-existent and the only reason he became Deputy Prime Minister was because of the tacit support by Najib and Dr Mahathir against lesser opponents like Tan Sri Muhammad Muhammad Taib. So I would rate Mukhriz to prevail against TSMY quite easily.
Mukhriz greatest asset is that he controls the social media. As this is going to be a mass market campaign, he who controls the media will win. And in the same breath, I'm confident of Dato Razali prevailing against Khairy should he decide to go for the UMNO Youths post. Khairy has not learnt to develop his own media machinery to take on the powerful social media assets assailed against him and still prefers to network through the political "operatives" method. This works well if its 2,500 plus delegates deciding on your future. Works like crap if your up against a nationwide election.
Perhaps if TSMY had not already realized it, he better now. Tun Dr Mahathir is never one to take the slow way in getting things done. He will go for the jugular and since TSMY lacks the gumption to take on his boss, Tun will then turn his guns on TSMY. And in return for Tun not openly attacking the PM, Dato Seri Najib will give the green light and for this and TSMY will be toast. Funny isn't it, when for so long it was TSMY who was threatening to do a number on his boss, but ends up being 'taken out' in a classic UMNO style shadow politics plot.
Thursday 22 August 2013
Najib - Man of Steel
As he surveys the country, either from the pristine grounds of Seri Perdana or whether on the ground mingling with people from all races and all backgrounds, a sense of unease overcomes Malaysia's 6th Prime Minister. Having tasked himself with uplifting a third world nation into the leagues of a high income, mature and modern society, instead he finds his attention drawn to comment on many needless "win-lose" issues.
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Gengster Squad - Will this line of reasoning hold?
We start by examining the news surrounding the shooting of 5 suspected criminals in Penang late last week, presumably by Unit Tindakan Khas (UTK) Officers of the Royal Malaysian Police.
The response to this news has been divided. On one hand, many welcome the move, especially since there has been a spike in incidences of violent crimes throughout the country. On the other hand, there are some who decry the raid and accuse the police of deliberately killing the suspects without offering them a chance to surrender.
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Tomorrow's Economic Release
Tomorrow Bank Negara is scheduled to release the 2nd Quarter economic data series. The median forecast of economists have the GDP number at 4.7%. The number itself is just a number and unless it is really bad , like under 4%, it will be largely ignored. My consensus forecast is for GDP Growth to be at 3.8% for Q2 13, as the collapse in the external sector will be unable to offset any pick up from domestic consumption.
Sunday 18 August 2013
The Dirty War against Dato Seri Najib
Lately, some prominent blogs have been openly calling for the resignation of Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak, to be replaced by his Deputy, Tan Sri Muhiyiddin Yassin. Among the reasons cited are a general loss in confidence in the country, religious polemics between the various faiths and upsurge in crime.
Saturday 3 August 2013
The Bankers Verdict - Be Patient and Be Thankful
I read with interest Dato A Kadir Jasin's recent article entitled Ok for Rocky to be angry. Having lived in Malaysia for 10 years and right now working in the heart of the financial centre of South East Asia, I can share some perspective on the perceptions about crime in Malaysia as viewed by the folks over here.
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