How legitimate is our elected government?
IF rumour holds true, a 13th ubiquitous election, due by Mar 2013, will be hold someday this year. Once again, Malaysians will expel their votes as well as a celebration which wins a many series of parliamentary seats will oversee federally.
But how bona fide is a supervision which in a future gets in to power? Does a celebration in power actually have a await of a infancy of Malaysians? And if not, what can be finished to have a democracy better?
8 Mar results
Let's demeanour during Malaysia's 12th ubiquitous election, hold upon 8 Mar 2008. Of a 10.9 million registered voters, about 70% expel their ballots. Barisan Nasional (BN) won 51.39% of those votes as well as took 140 out of 222 parliamentary seats. Pakatan Rakyat (PR) took 47.79% of a votes as well as 82 parliamentary seats.
However, about 30% of a 10.9 million purebred electorate did not vote. If you take them in to account, BN usually has a await of 35.97% of all purebred voters, as well as PR 33.45%.
If you embody a we estimate four million Malaysians of choosing by casting votes age who did not register to vote, BN's tangible await drops to usually 26.31%. PR's await would be usually 24.47%.
Statistics from a 2008 ubiquitous choosing both coalitions had reduction votes any than a series of authorised electorate who did not even register
What does this contend of a legitimacy of a BN government's right to swing domestic power? Indeed, a series of Malaysians who did not register to opinion constitutes 26.84% of all those authorised to vote. So any of a dual domestic coalitions won reduction renouned await than a sum series of Malaysians elderly twenty-one as well as upon top of who did not regis! ter to v ote.
DBKL representation
Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail (source: dbkl.gov.my)
The using of a Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur is a great e.g. of where a legitimacy of supervision can be questioned. Although PR won 10 out of 11 parliamentary seats in Kuala Lumpur, no PR representative sits upon Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur's (DBKL) advisory board. This house has been appointed by a sovereign supervision since a city of Kuala Lumpur was established in 1972.
None of a benefaction thirteen advisory boardmembershas any renouned mandate from a people of Kuala Lumpur to suggest a Datuk Bandar in using a city's administration. For which matter, neither does a Datuk Bandar, as he is additionally a sovereign supervision appointee.
Tian Chua
Datuk Lim Si Pin of Gerakan is a usually advisory house partial of who contested in Kuala Lumpur in a 2008 elections. He performed 20,330 votes in a Batu seat, where he lost to Parti Keadilan Rakyat's Tian Chua. This constitutes 4.08% of sum votes expel via Kuala Lumpur. With usually a await of 4.08% of Kuala Lumpur, Lim is nonetheless able to exert change upon a governance of Kuala Lumpur adults in a approach which nothing of a inaugurated PR partial of can.
Overall, of a 497,741 votes successfully[1] expel for all candidates in a 11 Kuala Lumpur parliamentary constituencies, PR performed 308,377 whilst BN cumulative 188,875. In conditions of percentage, PR gained a await of about 62% of choosing by casting votes KL-ites as opposite to BN's 38%.
In a light of these statistics, a BN's finish control of a administration department department of Kuala Lumpur is a caricature of democracy as well as flies in a face of a declared intent of a choosing by casting votes citizenry.
Return internal supervision elections
One sure approach to ensure improved illustration would be to reinstate internal supervision elections.
Lim Si Pin (file pic)
To be fair, Lim has pronounced which even he, as an advisory house member, is scantly respected by DBKL staff. Speaking during a 10 February 2012 Centre for Public Policy Studies forum upon a subsequent ubiquitous choosing as well as a impact, he pronounced DBKL staff recognize a curiosity of his incident as well as fail to compensate him any heed. He has to illustrate steady his party's own call for a lapse of local supervision elections, a usually BN component celebration to have finished so.
The reason might be two-fold. Gerakan could genuinely believe in internal democracy. After all, it has a origins in a streets as well as neighbourhoods of Penang, as well as a await of internal democracy might hark behind to serene days of a glorious past. Reintroducing internal supervision elec! tions mi ght additionally be a usually approach a celebration can stave off finish obliteration as a domestic entity in this country.
The lapse of internal supervision elections was partial of PR's declaration in 2008, as well as is likely to sojourn so for a subsequent ubiquitous election. Since coming to power in Selangor as well as Penang, both state governments have launched initiatives in which direction. Penang quickly experimented with a preference use with polite multitude appearance to choose potential candidates for appointment as internal councillors, but then failed to designate all a successful candidates. Rather than ensue upon a own, a Penang supervision has voiced it will take authorised movement opposite a Election Commission to force it to control internal supervision elections.
The Election Commission has parroted a sovereign government's in front of which internal supervision elections, suspended in 1965 as well as all abolished in 1976, cannot be brought behind without fresh legislation in Parliament. Both Penang as well as Selangor take a opposite view of a authorised position. In actuality a Selangor supervision voiced a use of elections to choose 30% of a Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya's members as an primary experiment. However, such elections will now take place usually after a subsequent ubiquitous election, widely expected this year.
Both BN as well as PR should compensate much closer attention to internal supervision elections. It has a hidden interest which goes beyond small appearance in internal politics. If a Malaysian public decides it likes a thought of separating domestic power in between sovereign as well as state government, it might well pursue a same in state as well as internal su! pervisio n relations. The domestic bloc which ends up losing a state choosing could nonetheless sojourn relevant if it were to win seats contested in internal supervision elections, if a latter were reintroduced. This would prevent a sum shut-out from supervision as well as allow it to continue to swing domestic power as well as influence.
Andrew Khoois an advocate as well as barrister in in isolation practice, as well as an aspiring columnist as well as commentator.
[1] Excluding spoilt votes as well as list writings not returned. Figures taken from a website of a Election Commission.
YB Ustaz Dr Hj Muhammad Bin Hj Md Daud
Allahyarham memenangi kerusi Dun Tendong ketika pilihan raya umum ke 12, pada 2008 lalu selepas mengalahkan penyandang daripada Barisan Nasional (BN), Fauzi Mohamad. Allahyarham merupakan anak jati Pasir Mas, pernah memegang jawatan sebagai anggota Majlis Syura Dewan Ulama Pas Pusat dan pernah berkhidmat sebagai pensyarah di Jabatan Syariah, Fakulti Islam Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Video Rating: 5 / 5More Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | Sociopolitics Plus |
all set for electoral battle
Can the PM give us an honest government?
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Anwar tak faham tapi guna istilah komunis
PANAS BERAPI! SUHAIMI BALACI PKR TERBARU MENYERANG FGVH!
Dilaporkan juga mereka telah berjaya menghasut beberapa kerat orang Asli dalam PKR untuk mengumpul tandatangan memorandum bantahan penyenaraian itu dan akan diserahkan kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
Kata ketua balaci Biro Masyarakat Peneroka dan Orang Asli PKR, Suhaimi Saad, mereka sudah ada 2,000 tandatangan buat masa ini dan akan diserahkan kepada PM pada Jumaat ini di Putrajaya.
Hujah Suhaimi untuk membantah agenda kerajaan itu ialah penyenaraian FGVH hanya menguntungkan jangka pendek peneroka tetapi akhirnya mereka akan menyesal.
Persoalan utama, benarkah jumlah 2,000 tandatangan tersebut adalah tandatangan para peneroka Felda dan ahli KPF?
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Can the PM give us an honest government?
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1 MALAYSIA GOVT. GUARANTED FREE BEER (FOR A FEW)!
As summer approaches, we introduce to relax the bit with the six-pack now as well as then, as well as contemplate upon things similar to the ultimate definition of'Abdicate':To give up hope of ever again carrying the prosaic stomach.Lol!
So, here are 6 of the most appropriate beers launched upon the Glocal scale by 1 Malaysia (not APCO Israel) as well as the Rosemajibs who could not possibly classify the piss up in Malayan Brewery without earnest to give away to Syed Mokhtar another $ 500 million corner contract to set up the "regional hub" to grow barley as well as hops in Gebeng, or something similar to that.
So, here goes:
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The Pseudonymous Blogger and a Memorable Saturday...
Interfaith panel: Johor seminar issue resolved with title change
By Yow Hong Chieh
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A response on Lynas
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Anwar hilang ide, Guna skrip lama kereta kemek
UMNO's Tangled Web of Deceit (2)
Former National Goalkeeper Joins Umno
Civil Servants Salary Adjustment Schedule Up on JPA Website
Dont feed the ennobled savages
HOSPITAL NEGLIGENCE IN SABAH
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BODY OF LAD FELL INTO DRAIN RECOVERED
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Johor menunggu kepulangan Din Puduraya
Dong Zong Chairman accused of having fake Doctorates
Portalwww.nomorelies.myyesterday claims to have sufficient justification to prove which Dr Yap Sin Tian is being indicted by the yesterday of having feign credentials.
"He portrays himself as if he is the male of tall integrity, tall accountability as well as principles. In short, the male in defence of Chinese education. But we have sufficient justification to prove which at the back of his beefed up image, is male who is dishonorable as well as deceitful. He has no qualms of buying his doctorates from the internet," the portal pronounced of Dr Yap.
"What you see of him is not what he is as well as he has over the years deceived the people as well as even his Chinese educationist organisation with regards to his feign credentials," it added.
The portal pronounced in the resume he "proudly displayed" on the website of the Oriental Strategy Research Centre of which he is the director Dr Yap claims to have the PhD in Business Administration from the Southern Cross University in Australia in 1999.
His supposed strings of other qualifications embody the PhD from the Kensington University in USA in 1993 as well as an additional doctorate in Business Administration from Kensington University in 1991.
"Strangely sufficient Dr Yap who professes to champion for Chinese preparation prefers US degrees," jeered the portal.
The portal additionally highlighted which former DAP MP as well as Chinese educationist Dr Kua Kia Soong was the initial person to lift Dr Yap's 3 indeterminate doctorates.
Dr Kua had asked "how someone similar to Dr Yap could become the chairman of the house of t! ! he New E ra College."
The portal additionally claimed that, after checking, it found out which "Kensington University has no classrooms, no laboratories or dorms."
"The supposed campus was housed in the tiny Glendale office building in California.
"It ran the program where students could consequence anything from the bachelor's grade to the doctorate all without ever attending the single class or ever meeting their instructors face to face," the portal said.
It additionally claimed which the "unscrupulous school" had been found to have routine acceptance of below-par tyro work, awarding inflated credit for supposed "life experience" as well as not having sufficient faculty.
"In a single case, reviewers were shocked to find which the tyro was awarded the doctorate merely by reading magazines as well as doing about the dozen reduced greeting papers.
"It seems which the propagandize had additionally awarded doctoral degrees for as reduced as the four-month work, according to the report on the closure of this diploma indent school," it added.
It additionally claimed which the 'university' "was finally close down by the court order "following open complaints on this indeterminate college".
"The university was close down by Californian authorities in 1996. It shifted its operations to Hawaii though eventually was close down by the authorities there in 2003," pronounced the portal.
According to the portal, the background of this display comes from theLos Angeles Times.
"Florida State Representative Jeniffer Caroll had to give up from the National Commission on Presidential Scholars after the pre! ss expos ed her for having the grade from the Kensington University.
"In this case, Dr Yap has not a single though TWO calculated Ph.ds from this same crappy unaccredited university which has been close down by the authorities," pronounced the portal.
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KBB'gate' - why Anwar hates the subpoena
"If you are to equate a number of summons made by Anwar to certain individuals within these years, it is simply thoughts blowing. What I meant thoughts floating is a number of summons as well as a amount (of money) Anwar demanded.
The keyword here is obeying a law. But in matters of attending to justice as a witness for a polite fit in between a businessman Low Thiam Hoe as well as Hong Leong Bank, Anwar was seen to be land his laugh. Bernama reported which a counsel for plaintiff D Paramalingam followed Anwar for two days during a Parliament though he still failed to palm over a serve to Anwar.
Another person referred to in a case, Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan perceived a summons though will request to reject it. Why can't Anwar do a same thing, makes it look weird. With mythological lawyers around him, why is it so tough for him to simply take a summons as well as request to reject it?
What did Anwar as well as his 'gang' said back then? Najib was a wuss, right? Now Anwar would not even take a subpoena, what should you call him? Chicken?
The s! ame thin g happened with a RM100 million serve he filed opposite Datuk Nallakarupan as well as Utusan Malaysia. Up to now, there is still no pointer of a writ of serve which was ostensible to be handed to a two defendants which he stated.
It is believed which all this proofs which Anwar is not unequivocally interested to obey a law. He just want to be seen as a person which unequivocally 'obeys a law' when a actuality is, he is more seductiveness in abusing a routine of law so which he could strech his aspiration - to become a next Prime Minister.
The RM445 million is part of rakyat's income as a government paid a bank which amount as an effort to restore our economy during a economic crisis from year 1998 to 2000. It was additionally meant to make firm a banking zone as they did not have a genius to yield loans during which time.
By comparison, which value of income is not a same in 1998 as well as a benefaction time. Umno contingency additionally examine a matter. Before Anwar puts a blame upon a party, you need to be very careful here. Anwar was Umno emissary boss when a 'transaction' took place'..."
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The Roles of the Social Media in Today's Politics
about it. These websites evolved in to blogs, which have been around for so long now which they appear similar to dinosaurs, tech-wise. The evolution carried onto photos, music as good as video giving bieing born to huge communities similar to MySpace, YouTube as good as Flickr.
The New York Timesin a Mar 8, 2012 edition, reported which "Obama Mines for Voters With High Tech Tool" is a box in poin! t. The U .S President is seeking re-election for a second term. His secret engine comprises scores of domestic strategies, interpretation analysts, corporated marketers as good as Web producers, who have been sifting through information gleaned from Facebook, voters' logs as good as a scattered bloc of supporters who swept Obama in to a White House 4 years ago.
Sabahkini, which is a Sabah-based online headlines portal, is no exception as good as it entirely suscribes to a terms as good as conditions as good as ancillary The MSC - Malaysia Bill of Guarantee (Blog No : 7) which spells out which it does not revise a internet; in alternative difference any comments or articles sent by a readers will not be edited for publication.
The Saudi Journalist Hamza Kashgari, who was incarcerated by a Malaysian Police final month as good as deported back home during a ask of a Saudi Government, over a blasphemous Twitter post upon Prophet Muhammed is an additional e.g. whereby a person was arrested for deliberately posting blogs with religious sentitivity around a amicable media in a nation where such an offence is punishable by execution.
The California-based Twitter had confirmed a plan to bury Tweets in multiform countries 3 months ago, sparking debate over freedom of speech upon a internet. Thailand is a initial nation to publicly approve Twitt! er's dec ision. In Indonesia, people tweeting in defilement of a internal law by posting pornography, gambling, threats, fraud as good as blasphemy could be put behind a bars for twelve years.
the prosperity of a people as a whole. (D E Mar eighteen , 2012)
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MESTI DENGAR! Temuramah bakal wakil rakyat Pendang
Please, lah, Min, get real and cut the bullshit!
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Anwar took the bait again
Pressured by the inflection since in the mainstream media, Anwar finally came up with an answer to dispel the perception combined which he exclude to be subpoena.
It means he is willing to be summons as well as crop up in justice in the legal case by Hong Leong Bank upon the participants in the excercise to takeover Kewangan Bersatu Berhad.
Whether he delay the justice date by 50 times, it will not matter. Just similar to he did upon Dato Nalla's, he has taken the bait.
He was hoping which the emanate would not benefit inflection though it is as well good for Raja Petra as well as me to pass off.
Old players similar to us can smell shit even if wrapped under ten layers of plastic. Or we can defend it.The Hong Leong Finance legal case is gaining inflection in open as well as Anwar knows it. And he knows additionally it's implication.
As always with RPK or Pet, there have been things we determine as well as most things which we do not agree. Sometimes we determine upon an emanate as well as upon alternative days as well as the same issue, we do not agree.
Oh yes ...Pet. Allow me to extend this message.
It is the not the priority emanate for us right away though our common blogger crony is not happy which your British adult hermit is the leading Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Berhad.
Hopefully it is the good catch. It will remind the public, generally the vounger naive electorate which Anwar is as hurtful if not some-more than the Malaysia Politics he credit off.
At least, hurtful Malaysia Politicsleaders have been being dealt by the authorities. No suicide, no drama, as well as no SELCAT or DAP Disciplinary Committee to do cover-ups.
It was Anwar, his pinkish forms as well as monthly bank-ins which was responsible for corrupting Malaysia Politics grassroot. He is as hurtful as his despicable outline of corruption upon Malaysia Politics is.
By his logic, if Malaysia Politics does not deserve to rule, he is similarly or some-more undeserving.
Tan Sri Kadir Sheikh Fadzir should have blamed his mislaid for the Malaysia Politics Supreme Council chair to Anwar for bringing up income governing body in the big way.
Along the way, do not be ashamed to blame yourself too, Kadir.
You were the celebration to it!
If the justice box blow open, it would describe former the denial of Assistant Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, Dato Murad to the orthodox stipulation he made during the reformasi as irrelevent.
The box would uphold the story of Arus Murni, Hong Leong as well as Faiz Abdullah in the orthodox declaration. See how Soh Chee Wen-funded Free Malaysia Today present the story:
Read ithere.
Another from The Choice directly points during him:
Readhere.
The Choice wrote that:
"These allegations could prove bomb for Anwar as well as his bid to spin Prime Minister during GE13. His sales representation to electorate is formed upon presenting himself as the purify alternative to his Umno colleagues of the past."However, Anwar is wakeful of the exchanges in the justice room. We can bet upon Anwar sending his man to take notes.
"Now he stands indicted of regulating his power as well as influence to receive income by the syndicate of lenders allegedly for make use of to fund his political machinations."
The FMT inform in full:
Anwar's 'cronies' declared in court
Teoh El Sen| Mar 29, 2012Businessman Low Thiam Hoe told the justice which he was the 'victim' of the 'larger scheme' involving Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim as well as Hong Leong authority Quek Leng Chan.KUALA LUMPUR: Businessman Low Thiam Hoe, who is being sued by Hong Leong Finance Bhd (HLFB) in the crack of amends fit involving RM445 million syndicated loans since in 1997, currently declared multiform individuals whom he identified as "cronies" of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.Taking the mount during the Commercial High Court here today, Low pronounced which he was "the victim" in the understanding in which he was assisting Anwar as well as HLFB executive authority Quek Leng Chan.However, when cross-examined by the bank's lawyer, Andrew Chiew, Low certified which he had zero in ! black as well as white to prove which he was simply used as the "nominee" of Anwar the then monetary apportion as well as deputy prime apportion as well as Quek."Sometime in Mar 1997, dual individuals by the name of Hamzah Harun as well as Mohd Faiz Abdullah (Anwar's debate writer), both from the company known as Arus Murni Sdn Bhd (AMSB), told me which they were behaving upon interest of Anwar as well as Quek," Low pronounced during examination-in-chief by lead counsel, D Paramalingam.Low pronounced which HLFB, by Quek, was then pulling to take Kewangan Bersatu Bhd (KBB), which was during the time acquired by Arus Murni Corporation Bhd (AMCB) from the single Ishak Ismail for RM390 million.He pronounced he concluded to be the nominee, or "conduit", for the syndicated loan transaction.The alternative individuals as well as companies used as nominees were Hood Osman, Nik Hussain Nik Mohamed, AMSB as well as Mekuritek Sdn Bhd, whom he described as "cronies" of Anwar.Paramalingam: How have been these companies as well as individuals related?Low: From what we know, they have been all cronies of Anwar Ibrahim.Low pronounced he did not request for the loan as "the whole thing was arranged by Hong Leong's representative, namely Seow Lun Hoo".Quek's right-hand manHe additionally pronounced which he was informed which Seow, who was president as well as CEO of Hong Leong Credit & Leasing Bhd during the time, was "essentially Quek's right-hand man".Low pronounced the loan since to him was RM30.161 million though the credit comment was never finished upon him during all."It was all pre-approved. we only had to spin up to sign the required documents, that's all. we was impoverished during which indicate in time."Low additionally pronounced which he sealed the applicable loan papers during t! he road house in Singapore in Mar 1997 as HLFB "wanted to equivocate profitable stamp duty"."Syndicated loans were additionally since out to the alternative nomiees as well to strech the plantiff's target of RM445 million for the acquisition of AMCB. A total of RM80.1 million was since to Hood, RM80.1 million to Nik Hussain, RM30.161 million since to Mekuritek as well as RM224.478 million to AMSB," he said.However, he pronounced which the plan to purchase KBB did not take place by the end of 1997."It was usually during which indicate in time which we discovered which Seow, upon interest of Quek, was the mastermind of the whole transaction. The plantiff by Seow upon purpose sabotaged the scheme"Low pronounced which the plaintiff, HLFB, had "acted in bad faith" when it breached the fiduciary duty, as well as he as well as alternative nominees were "clearly deceived by them"."We were left tall as well as dry," he added.Bigger pictureDuring cross-examination by Chiew later, Low was aggressively grilled upon his credibilty.Chiew: The dual individuals told we they were behaving for Anwar as well as Quek. Did we take any steps to check?Low: Yes.Chiew: Did we speak to Anwar?Low: No.Chiew: Did we speak to Quek?Low: we was in no position to hit Quek.Chiew: If they were to surprise you, they could have, couldn't they?Low: No. we had no reason not to hold (them) Faiz was Anwar's debate writerChiew: But what about Quek? The indicate is this. You were told about this deal. Any papers to work out how this understanding is to be srtructured? Was it presented to we by Faiz?Low: we had no reason to believeChiew: My question is Was there any paper in writing? Low: No, though it was all arranged during top levelChiew: You have been the director of the public-listed company, with knowledge in financing. Is which your position: we believed these dual persons about this deal, which seems 'phantom in nature' by your own answers? When we entered the deal, we knew what we were starting intoLow: we knew what we was removing into. we was only the nominee. But can we add it was upon the bigger picture. It was linked to Anwar as well as Quek.Chiew additionally regularly asked why Low did not lift this "bigger picture" fourteen years ago when the box was first filed."Fourteen years after we suddenly have an inspriration. I'm putting to we this was finished in bad faith," Chiew said, to which Low denied.Chiew additionally asked Low to insist as well as explain multiform statements he made together with claim about Anwar's cronies, the meetings which took place as well as the credit comment finished upon him as well as the claim which HLFB longed for to purchase KBB during RM350million.Low certified which it was Hamzah who supplied him with those information.Chiew: This row which we have this representation/collateral contract it doesn't exist. It never existed. It is really an afterthought.Low: Of march formed upon all the papers here there is zero to await my contention.Chiew: we am putting it to we which we have been putting up this fantastic story about Anwar as well as Quek. Correct? You got this from strange publications found upon the Internet? Hence we have been stringing this counterclaim together? There is no basis to your row about this supposed larger scheme?Low: No.Full confidenceDuri! ng revie w by Devanandan S Subramaniam, Low pronounced his reason for raising this emanate fourteen years after was which initially, he had full certainty which Hamzah would "take care" of the case.On Mar 19, High Court decider Hadhariah Syed Ismail dismissed Low's duplicate to rectify his counterclaim matter to include Anwar as "the person behind the deal".In rejecting his application, Hadhariah pronounced it was made during the "eleventh hour" as well as had come as well late in the march of the trial.However, the justice had last week authorised the counterclaim to summons four individuals namely Anwar, Quek, Hamzah as well as Faiz.Six witnesses of the plaintiff had already taken the stand.In 1998, Hong Leong Finance filed the fit opposite Low, Merkuritek as well as Arus Murni over non-payment of the syndicated loans amounting to RM445 million.The loans were since to the parties in the bid to take monetary establishment AMCB which owns KBB.Each defendant was sued for over RM28 million as well as interest for the non-repayment of the loans.In 1999, Low filed the counter-claim opposite HLFB, HLG Capital Markets Sdn Bhd as well as Hong Leong Credit Bhd's former CEO Seow Lun Hoo asking for damages for purported wrongful or negligent advice.Hong Leong additionally filed an additional fit opposite Mekuritek as well as three guarantors Hussin Abdul Karim, Agus Salim Mohd Dom as well as Abdullah Abd Karim Bajerai as defendants for the similar claim of RM28 million.
Read it in fullhereor in Tunku's here.
Anwar had Latheefa Koya emanate the matter below:
We impute to press reports where the counsel for the Defendant in the box of Hong Leong vs Low Thiam Hoe, warn D. Paralingam had indicted Anwar Ibrahim of purportedly refusing to accept the summons served upon him upon 28th Mar 2012. The summons is to compel Anwar to support the justice in the legal case opposite Hong Leong Finance Berhad, filed in 1998.The parliamentary previlages were only an excuse. Anwar took the bait.
We have been repelled during the ignorance displayed by the counsel upon simple as well as fundamental Parliamentary rules as well as privileges i.e. no summons nor justice processes can be affected upon any Members of Parliament in the premises of the Parliament. The lawyer's action to offer the summons during the Parliament premises was the wrongful action as well as might entice contempt of Parliamentary proceedings.
Anwar Ibrahim has no conflict to reception the pronounced summons as well as is eveready to crop up in justice if the relevant, required as well as not an abuse of the justice process. Anwar's lawyers would similar to to suggest D Paralingam which there have been proper etiquette to offer the summons upon the Member of Parliament, what some-more the Opposition Leader. D. Paralingam might hit Messrs Daim & Gamany to repair an appointment in sequence to offer the summons if he is indeed meddlesome to call Anwar as the declare as well as not resort to unwarranted sensationalism.
Released by,
Latheefa Koya
Legal Bureau Director
Parti Keadilan Rakyat
The "lawan tetap lawan" Anwar fell for it, only similar to he fell for the plea by Dato Nall! a as wel l as the squad of former PKR leaders as well as activists, except for Dato Salehuddin Hashim.
If it is indeed Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan doing the foster for Najib to allow him to do business undisturbed, the cranky examination of Anwar Ibrahim by Low Thiam Hoe's lawyer, D. Paramalingam should be something to demeanour forward.
How much can he make Anwar sp! sick out? Will it be enough to fall short Anwar's reputation as well as campaign once as well as for all?
The justice to reconvene upon Apr 12th. Put which in your Blackberry or Smartphone reminder.
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NGO: Loss of Bayan Mutiara mosque land Umno's fault
He pronounced Penang Umno would cruise applying for a justice injunction or any other steps to prevent a development of a land if Lim failed to give a concrete reply inside of a period.
He combined that there have been customary mandate for schools as well as places of worship similar to surau or mosques that have been mandatory by internal supervision as well as must be enclosed in any development project.
"Malays do not need this kind of leaders," he stressed.
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Grating Gratuitous Gratitude - an UMNO folly
Suffice to say, he is .....let's only say..... typical, f* bloody typical.
ReadThe Malaysian Insider'sRais: Taxi drivers contingency foster 1 Malaysia as pointer of gratitudeto know who you am articulate about as well as why.
He has a contemptuous cheek to state (in KK)"It contingency be finished as a pointer ofgratitudeandthanks for a government's effortsto continuously guarantee their welfare, like Bantuan Rakyat 1 Malaysia as well as a specific supervision assist to cab drivers."
Obviously, despite his ministerial portfolio, he doesn't a idea as to what is democracy as well as a judgment of people's member as well as their expected use to a rakyat. He contingency have assured himself which he became a MINISTER by a Mandate of Heaven, as well as demanded which a open be GRATEFUL to a government.
But sadly, he is not alone in this idea because a little or even many open servants believe they have been a Sultan's hulubalang (or a municipal version), forgetful a 'servant' of a 'public' which they in actuality are, being in use as well as paid by taxpayers.
As you posted inMalaysian meaning of 'gratitude'ther e is thus as well as still a prevalent idea in a administration(political as well as open service) of a medieval concept, thatthe Ruler or its modern day equivalent, a PM, owned all or most of a inhabitant resources (like a open coffers) as well as gives from it to his supporters in return for their loyalty.
Unscrupulously exploiting a idea ofa feudalistic multitude where people have been believed to be born with a destined position in society, possibly as woman monarch or subject/slaves, a indirect relationship as well as a symptom of such a relationship is sometimes laughingly referred to asthe disease of'sehelai kain pelekat dan RM100', where therecipient would be so ...grateful... as well as thus do a bidding of a Lord.
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