Witness in riot trial quizzed for not reporting IC incident

Susan Loone 5:26AM Aug 21, 2002

No police report was lodged against Keadilan leader Azmin Ali for allegedly demanding for the identity cards of bus drivers and passengers who were stopped on their way to the Lunas by-election in 2000, the Magistrates' Court in Kulim, Kedah, heard yesterday.

Azmin's legal counsel Pravan Singh said that, the act of demanding ICs from anyone is a "crucial act", yet the witness under cross-examination, S Murugesan, had not included this alleged act by Azmin in the report he lodged against the opposition leader on Nov 29, 2000.

In reply, Murugesan said he omitted that detail as his driving motive then was to report the tense situation and violence around him.

Murugesan, a lawyer and Selangor MIC youth leader, denied that his bringing up of that detail now, in court, was "an afterthought".

He was testifying in the trial against 10 opposition leaders and members who had allegedly participated in an illegal assembly with the intention to riot, and wrongfully confining scores of bus drivers and passengers.

In the dock were Azmin, who is Hulu Kelang state assembly representative, Keadilan vice-president Tian Chua, Youth chief Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, Information chief Ruslan Kasim, supreme council member N Gobalakrishnan, Kedah Keadilan youth secretary Zamil Ibrahim, Taman Sejahtera Lunas PAS Youth chief Ahmad Khairudin Jamaluddin, Sungai Petani PAS Youth committee member Mohd Khairi Yahya, Kota Kuala Muda PAS committee member Mohd Fauzi Awang Kechik and PAS volunteer Khairul Nizar Ismail.
Tian was brought to the court from the Kamunting Detention Centre where he is undergoing a two-year detention under the Internal Security Act.

Similarly, Ezam too was brought from Kajang prison where he is undergoing a two-year sentence after being found guilty of committing an offence under the Official Secrets Act early this month. Prior to that, he was in Kamunting undergoung a two-year ISA detention.

When asked how Murugesan could conclusively identify those who stopped the buses to be Keadilan supporters, Murugesan said he knew them from the tags that they wore, which had the party logo.
However, Pravan disputed Murugesan's assumption that they were Keadilan people simply because they were wearing the party tags.

No one injured
To another question, Murugesan said none of the passengers had been injured or beaten up.
The day before, he had alleged in court that the group who detained the buses carried sticks, cameras and helmets.

Later, Pravan inferred that the buses were directed to the police station because they ferried phantom voters.
"If they are not phantom voters, why do they have to come on polling day?" Pravan asked.

To that, Murugesan said his movement, MIC Selangor, brought along supporters to Lunas to give their fellow Barisan Nasional member candidate "moral support".

Magistrate Rosnani Saud* presided over the case while DPP Hashim Hamzah prosecuted. Besides Pravan, Md Yunos Shariff, Cheah Kah Peng and Gooi Hock Seng were the legal counsel for the 10.

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'I processed thousands of ICs for Sabah illegals'

Zulaikha Zulkifli 1:39PM Feb 28, 2013

A former ISA detainee has claimed she and her group had helped process "thousands of identity cards for Sabah illegal immigrants in the early 1990s to help topple the PBS state government.

Sixty-three-year-old Siti Aminah Mahmud (right) who was detained under ISA in 1995 for two years for her alleged involvement in the IC project.

Speaking at a press conference in Petaling Jaya today, she described how she had been tasked with collecting information for the illegal immigrants' IC application and handing the issued ICs to village chiefs throughout Sabah, to be issued to foreigners who were mostly Indonesians and Filipinos.

Aminah said she had been instructed to process the ICs for the foreigners as part of a plan to help Umno take over Sabah.

Thursday June 28.6.2001


Dr M must upgrade his PC
James Wong Wing On

10:17am, Thu: opinion When Dr Mahathir Mohamad finally
became the fourth Prime Minister of Malaysia in July 1981,
there were not many personal computers around. My father was
still using an abacus to sort out the income and expenditure
of our family's coffee shop, although my sisters had asked
him to use a calculator instead.

A year later, when I went to Melbourne to pursue my
matriculation, I was introduced to the most advanced
computer of that time by a roommate. That 'machine' housed
in the science faculty was huge and bulky. On its screen
there were only two colours - black and white.

Yet, everybody was so excited and thrilled by it - the 'most
modern' calculating device on earth. Then, in an English
newspaper (July 16, 1982) which my father had sent from
Malaysia, I saw a black and white photograph of our new
prime minister working in his office with a personal
computer - which was much smaller than the one in the
science faculty.

Years later, I was told that the personal computer used by
Mahathir probably belonged to the PC 386 generation. Since
then, generation after generation of personal computers have
come and gone. The screens today are definitely a lot more
colourful as well.

And thanks to Mahathir, we have now built the Multimedia
Super Corridor (MSC) and the largest paperless office in the
world.

The setup
However, it seems that the premier's views, notions and
observations of the Chinese community are still frozen in
the era of that PC <386 .that=""> system operates on a very
simple programme and logic.

'MCA/Gerakan ', Chinese-language newspapers, the
Dong Jiao Zong (the United Chinese Schools Committees
Association and the United Chinese Schools Teachers'
Association) and Suqui are the new variables in the
configuration.

The programme's setup is as follows: MCA and Gerakan are
'good and moderate Chinese' on one pole whereas the Chinese
with or supporting Dong Jiao Zong and DAP are 'bad and
extremist guys'- on the other.

Meanwhile, the Chinese newspapers play the role of the
balancer. A pivotal role capable of swinging the political
mood of Chinese-educated voters.

Explained in this paradigm, the electoral defeat of Barisan
Nasional (BN) in Lunas can only be attributed to DAP, Dong
Jiao Zong and Suqiu working together with the Chinese
newspapers which had set an 'anti-government agenda'.

Re-booting perceptions
Let us upgrade Mahathir's PC (perception of Chinese) system.
In the Lunas by-election, it was Saiffudin Nasution, a
candidate from Keadilan who benefitted from the swing of the
Chinese voters to the opposition.

The Chinese newspapers, on the whole, had maintained
political neutrality and were balanced both in reporting and
presentation of opinions.

In balance, readers of the Chinese dailies saw DAP being
criticised heavily by the MCA/Gerakan leaders as well as
supporters of the Barisan Alternatif Front.

Also, while Dong Jiao Zong maintained its organisational
neutrality in the by-election, many of its individual
supporters were mobilised from all over the country to
support the Malay candidate from Keadilan.

In fact, many young Chinese opposition supporters had argued
in favour of a candidate from Keadilan and not for a
non-Malay from DAP.

Their views, that of DAP, as well as the opinions of Umno,
MCA and Gerakan supporting the MIC candidate were given
equal and fair coverage by the Chinese newspapers.

True, the 'insensitive' remarks by the prime minister
against Suqiu and other issues affecting the Chinese
community were debated during the campaigns in Lunas. But
let us not forget that Malay oppositionists had also
empathised with their Chinese comrades and that the Chinese
themselves, especially the younger ones, had other reasons
to vote against the BN.

Issues such as the black eye of Anwar Ibrahim, the
'injustices' done to him and his family, the economic and
financial conditions of the country, judicial independence
and police performance, etc had been raised.

Pentium reality
Hence, the Pentium reality of Chinese politics is more
colourful than the black-and-white PC 386 version of
Mahathir's paradigm, which might have been valid and
operational before the 1990s but not today.

In fact, an increasing number of Chinese youths who are
pro-opposition are joining Keadilan. Even MCA grass-roots
leaders, like former Negeri Sembilan state assemblyman Yap
Ann Peng, had found Keadilan attractive enough to cross over
during the Teluk Kemang by-election.

Others are Australian-trained lawyer Cheah Kah Peng in
Penang, Taiwan graduates - Low Chee Cheong in Kuala Lumpur
and Diong Chi Tzuoh in Johore - and Boon Chye who
graduated with a medical degree from the Universiti Malaya
(UM) and later obtained a masters medical degree from
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM).

Older Chinese like former pastor and ex-secretary-general of
the Christian Federation of Malaysia, Goh Keat Peng and his
wife as well as businessman Ng Lum Yong, had co-founded
Adil, ad later Keadilan, at the height of the reformasi
movement on April 4, 1999.

DAP too is undergoing a generational shift. Its Youth chief
and practising lawyer, Teng Chang Khim, who is also a
Selangor state assemblyperson, can speak and write Bahasa
Malaysia with a heigh degree of fluency.

The party's Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Gajah, Fong
Po Kuan is a former student of the Ipoh Methodist Girls
School and a law graduate from the International Islamic
University Malaysia (IIUM).While its former public services
union chief, Ahmad Nor, is still a top leader in the party.

Better connections
So, what is this so-called 'Chinese chauvinism' that
Mahathir and Umno strategists are talking about?
What about the other Chinese associations? Well, there are
MCA, DAP, Keadilan and Gerakan members and supporters there
as well.

Gerakan leaders like Dr Koh Tsu Koon who is the Chief
Minister of Penang and Kerk Choo Ting, party deputy
president, were leaders of Dong Jiao Zong before they joined
Gerakan and the Barisan Nasional in 1982.

As to whether the Chinese newspapers are 'chauvinistic' or
not, it is perhaps best for Mahathir, who does not
understand Mandarin, to frequently consult more independent,
reliable, trustworthy and disinterested sources like Said
Zahari, who reads Mandarin exceptionally well.

Th premier should do this, instead of relying merely on
reports made by those with vested interests like MCA and
Gerakan ministers in the Cabinet.

JAMES WONG WING ON, is a former Member of Parliament
(1990-1995) and a former columnist for the Sin Chew Jit Poh
Chinese daily. He read political science and economics at
the Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. While in Sin
Chew, he and a team of journalists won the top awards of
Malaysian Press Institute (MPI) for 1998 and 1999.

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Keadilan to downplay Islamic state issue in by-election

Susan Loone 10:59AM Jan 4, 2002

Keadilan may dodge the Islamic state issue and focus instead on national pressure points in its forthcoming Indera Kayangan state by-election campaign.

  The party's secretary-general Sahri Bahri said the Islamic state issue "will not feature prominently" in the contest as the candidate vying for the Perlis state seat would be a Chinese.

"We will instead highlight national issues such as the economic situation in the country, political repression, the MCA debacle and local issues such as the menteri besar's mismanagement of the state," Sahri told malaysiakini.

The by-election will take place on Jan 19, after a nine-day campaign period beginning Jan 10, nomination day.

The seat fell vacant following the death of Barisan Nasional state assembly representative Khor Liang Tee on Dec 19.

The contest is expected to be intense as Keadilan is seeking to repeat its success story in the 1999 Lunas state by-election after suffering massive losses in Likas (Sabah) and Sarawak state elections last year.

Chinese votes
It is learnt that the party is wary of DAP's attempt to sway the debate from national issues to the Islamic state controversy if its members campaign in Perlis, thus derailing Keadilan's pursuit of more Chinese votes.

The DAP, however, has decided to withdraw its support of the opposition as it does not want to be dragged into the Islamic state debate between Umno and PAS, which the party claimed would be the main tussle there nor would it want to be seen as supporting PAS' Islamic state.

According to Keadilan supreme council member Cheah Kah Peng, the Islamic state was a 'non-issue' as the Barisan Alternatif has agreed to abide by the coalition's 1999 common manifesto which made no mention of the subject.

"That is why we will concentrate on national issues which are crucial not only for the BA but all Malaysians as well," Cheah told malaysiakini.

People's voice
He said despite the party's success in Lunas, the "people's voice" did not seem to have jolted the Barisan Nasional out of its complacency.

He said in the last four years since the 1998 financial crisis, the government "had not really injected the confidence of the people towards the ruling party".

Cheah, a lawyer from Penang, was on his way to set up several operation centres in Indera Kayangan when he told malaysiakini that the people must vote for Keadilan if they want checks and balances in the present administration.

"Voting for Keadilan does not mean changing the entire government. But it would mean that government leaders should perform better," he said.

Cheah dispelled rumours that he would be the Keadilan candidate in Indera Kayangan.

Keadilan is expected to announce its candidate after the party's supreme council meeting on Monday.
It is learnt that the BA presidential council which met on Jan 1 had dwelled on the issue and had made its proposal to the party.

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Selepas tambang feri, tol pula naik

Amir Hamzah Sun, 12 Jun 2005 18:22:15 -0700

Raja Petra Kamarudin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Oleh Zulkifli Mohamed


BUTTERWORTH: Selepas kenaikan tambang feri pada 1 Mei lepas, rakyat khususnya di Pulau Pinang dihadiahkan satu lagi kenaikan, iaitu kadar tol lebuh raya Butterworth-Kulim (BKE).

Kadar baru itu berkuatkuasa 1 Jun setelah diluluskan Jemaah Menteri pada 18 Mei. Pengumuman mengenainya dibuat Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri S.Samy Vellu pada 30 Mei, sehari sebelum kadar baru itu bermula.

Menurut Cheah Kah Peng, Kerajaan Negeri dan Pusat sedang bankrup idea untuk menguruskan masalah ekonomi yang sedang melanda.

“Harga minyak naik, harga barang meningkat, tambang feri naik, kini tol pula ikut naik. Kerajaan telah bankrup idea untuk mengatasi masalah ini,” kata Timbalan Pengerusi 2, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Pulau Pinang itu.

Menurutnya, kerajaan gagal mencari formula terbaik untuk mengatasi masalah ini. Secara mudah, mereka menaikkan kadar tol tanpa menghiraukan sama ada tindakan itu membebankan rakyat ataupun tidak.

“Dengan keadaan ekonomi yang cukup tidak baik, rakyat terus dibebankan dengan kenaikan tol pula. Walaupun kenaikan nampak kecil, ia tetap membebankan rakyat.

“Orang kampung ramai mengadu, mereka semakin terbeban dengan keadaan sekarang,” katanya yang ditemui ketika mengadakan demontrasi di Plaza Tol Kubang Semang, semalam.

Justeru itu, katanya, Keadilan menyeru rakyat melakukan perubahan. Parti itu telah menyediakan “blueprint” untuk mengambilalih kerajaan negeri pada pilihan raya akan datang.

“Kerajaan tidak mempunyai alasan kukuh untuk menghalalkan kenaikan ini. Sebab itu, pengumuman tentang kenaikan kadar baru hanya diumumkan hari ini (30 Mei). Mereka tahu rakyat marah,” jelas Law Choo Kiang, Timbalan Pengerusi 3 Keadilan Pulau Pinang.

“Kadar tol tetap naik walaupun ada bantahan. Sebab selama ini kerajaan tidak pernah menghiraukan bantahan rakyat.”

“Kerajaan sepatutnya membantu rakyat, bukannya membebankan rakyat,” kata Aminah Abdullah, Ketua Wanita Keadilan Pulau Pinang.

‘Kita tunggu apa lagi yang akan naik selepas ini,” katanya.

“Kerajaan BN menipu rakyat. Selepas menang pilihan raya, semua barang naik melonjak. Inikah hadiah untuk rakyat?” tanya Ahmad Ariffin, 63, salah seorang peserta demo yang memegang kad bertulis “Tradisi Menipu Rakyat.”

Sementara Zainal Abidin Saad, 49, berkata, “Selepas kenaikan harga minyak, kerajaan memberi amaran melarang peniaga menaikkan harga barang. Tetapi sekarang, kerajaan sendiri menaikan kadar tol.

“Kerajaan pernah berjanji, tiada kenaikan harga barang, walaupun harga minyak meningkat. Nampaknya janji tinggal janji, cakap tak serupa bikin,” katanya.

Kadar tol di plaza Kubang Semang dan Lunas, di Lebuhraya Butterworth-Kulim (BKE) masing-masing naik 20 sen dan 30 sen kepada RM1.30

Sementara untuk Kelas 2 iaitu kenderaan yang mempunyai dua gandar, lima atau enam roda kecuali bas ialah RM2.60, Kelas 3 iaitu kenderaan tiga gandar atau lebih ialah RM3.90, Kelas 4 iaitu teksi ialah 65 sen dan Kelas 5 iaitu bas ialah RM1.30.



Demonstrasi aman oleh ahli Briged Keselamatan Permatang Pauh, yang bermula 5.30 petang berakhir sejam kemudian, turut dipantau pasukan polis, termasuk Unit Cawangan Khas.

One of the PKR senerai calon during 12.3.2004
(Not all accurate)

12/03/2004 Senarai calon Keadilan pada Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-11 SHAH ALAM 11 Mac - Berikut senarai calon Parti Keadilan Nasional untuk Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-11 pada 21 Mac ini. Menurut Presidennya, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, parti itu akan bertanding di 65 kawasan Parlimen dan 139 kawasan dewan undangan negeri. (Ada antara calon tidak diberikan nama penuh) PARLIMEN 1. Alor Star: Siti Nor Abdul Hamid 2. Merbok: Saiful Izham Ramli 3. Sungai Petani: Zamri Yusuf 4. Padang Serai: Saifuddin Nasution Ismail 5. Kulim-Bandar Bharu: Alwi Mohd Yusop 6. Kota Bharu: Nik Mahmood Nik Hassan 7. Ketereh: Muhamad Mustafa 8. Tanah Merah: Saupi Daud Penyandang 9. Kemaman: Abdul Rahman Yusof 10. Permatang Pauh: Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 11. Batu Kawan: Law Choo Kiang 12. Nibong Tebal: Goh Kheng Huat 13. Bukit Gelugor: Nama diumum esok 14. Bayan Baru: Nama diumum esok 15. Balik Pulau: Rohana Ariffin 16. Taiping: Annah Dorai a/l Pakiri 17. Padang Rengas: Mohamad Zolkafli Yahaya 18. Sungai Siput: Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj 19. Ipoh Timur: Lee Boon Chye 20. Lumut: Mustaffa Kamil Ayub 21. Bagan Datok: Ayyathurai a/l Achutharaman 22. Teluk Intan: N. Gobalakrishnan 23. Tanjong Malim: Shamsuddin Abdul Rahman 24. Indera Mahkota: Mohd Ramly @ Dzulkifli Ismail 25. Kuantan: Fuziah Salleh 26. Paya Besar: Saari Sungib 27. Sabak Bernam: Badrul Amin Bahron 28. Hulu Selangor: Fauzi 29. Kuala Selangor: Raja Kamaruddin Raja Ab Wahid 30. Selayang: Koh Swe Yong 31. Ampang: Xavier Jayakumar a/l Arulanandam 32. Kelana Jaya: Syed Shahir 33. Petaling Jaya Selatan: Sivarasa a/k K. Rasiah 34. Subang: Mohd Nasir Hashim 35. Kapar: Ang Hiok Gai 36. Kuala Langat: Nama calon akan diumumkan esok 37. Batu: Chua Tian Chang 38. Wangsa Maju: Sahri Bahari 39. Lembah Pantai: Sanusi Osman 40. Bandar Tun Razak: Rosli Ibrahim @ Mamat 41. Putrajaya: Abdul Rahman Othman 42. Kuala Pilah: Awalludin Md Yasin 43. Telok Kemang: Ab Manap Sahardin 44. Tangga Batu: Shamsul Iskandar 45. Bukit Katil: Khalid Jaafar 46. Sekijang: Zulkaply Salleh 47. Sri Gading: Ahmad Faidhi Saidi 48. Pasir Gudang: Abdul Razak Ahmad 49. Pulai: Md Nasir Ab Wahab 50. Gelang Patah: S. K. Song 51. Pontian: Hassan Karim 52. Kudat: Orong Sahap 53. Tuaran: Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah 54. Sepanggar: Saidatul Badru Mohd Said 55. Kota Kinabalu: Liew Chin Jin 56. Putatan: Awang Ahmad Sah 57. Penampang: Blaise Mosidin @ Frederick Francis 58. Kimanis: Awang Tangah Awang Amin 59. Beaufort: Sadi @ Sadih Haji Nasah 60. Beluran: Nordin Kaning @ Nordin Khani 61. Batu Sapi: Pg Roslan Pg Nasrun 62. Sandakan: Lee Tze Ting 63. Lahad Datu: Samsuri Baharuddin 64. Semporna: Mohd Abdul Wahab Pg Abdullah DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI Perlis: N1 Titi Tinggi: Ko Chu Liang N8 Indera Kayangan: Khoo Yang Chong N9 Kuala Perlis: Yusof Mardarsa Kedah: N11 Derga: Rohani Bakar N13 Kota Darul Aman: Yap Shui Fah N16 Kubang Rotan: Saifuddin Nasution Ismail N22 Gurun: Kalai Vanan a/l Bala Sundram N25 Bukit Selambau: Mustafa Khalid Hanafi N28 Bakar Arang: Johari Abdul N29 Sidam: Lim Soo Nee N34 Lunas: Chua Tian Chang N35 Kulim: Tang Fuie Wah Kelantan: N43 Nenggiri: Mohd Zain Muhammad N44 Paloh: Norazman Mat Amin Terengganu: N21 Telemung: Kamaruzaman Abdullah Pulau Pinang: N03 Bertam: Mahamad Hashim N05 Telok Ayer Tawar: Johari Kassim N10 Seberang Jaya: Mansor Othman N12 Penanti: Anuar Shaari N14 Machang Bubuk: Lim Boon Tong N15 Padang Lalang: Tan Ah Ba @ Tan Ah Au N18 Bukit Tambun: Goh Kheng Huat N20 Sungai Bakap: Maktar Haji Shapee N25 Pulau Tikus: Ong Ping Cheow N26 Padang Kota: Chua Kheng Ee N29. Datok Keramat: Ho Kee Huat N30 Sungai Pinang: Jimmy Gay Choon Hee N32 Seri Delima: Teresa Susan Loone Sui Yin N33 Air Itam: Ong Hock Aun N35 Batu Uban: Cheah Kah Peng N36 Pantai Jerejak: Syed Mohamad Nazli Syed Ahmad N37 Batu Maung: Lim Eng Nam N38 Bayan Lepas: Amizudin Ahmat N39 Pulau Betong: Zainudin Haniff Perak: N02 Temengor: Mohd Aun Yeop Abas N04 Kota Tampan: Hamzah Mohd Zain N07 Batu Kurau: Mohamed Adly @ Adli Kamarun N10 Alor Pongsu: Hamzah Omri N13 Kuala Sepetang: Abdul Latif Arifin N18 Aulong: Abdul Rahman Uda Mat Isa N22 Jalong: Kunasekaran a/l Krishnan N23 Manjoi: Zulkifly Ibrahim N26 Tebing Tinggi: Lee Sing Long N28 Bercham: Tan Seng Toh N31 Jelapang: Foo Tiew Kok @ Foo Piew Kok N32 Menglembu: Hew Yoon Tat N34 Bukit Chandan: Mustaffa Kamil Atub N36 Pengkalan Baharu: Kamaruddin Awang Teh N39 Bota: Usaili Alias N42 Tualang Sekah: Salma Ismail N44 Simpang Pulai: Tan Sing Ng N46 Chenderiang: Francis a/l Sebastian N47 Ayer Kuning: Mohamad Asri Othman N48 Sungai Manik: Osman Abdul Rahman N52 Pangkor: Suwardi Sapuan N54 Hutan Melintang: Madzi Hasan N59 Behrang: Jamaluddin Md Radzi Pahang: N05 Benta: Zakaria Abdul Hamid N13 Semambu: Mohd Zukri Aksah N14 Teruntum: Pang N23 Chini: Mohd Jafri Haji Abdul Rashid N25 Kuala Sentul: Ahmad Nizam Hamid N39 Kemayan: Amir Abd Aziz N41 Muadzam Shah: Datuk Long Jidin Selangor: N07 Batang Kali: Dr Halili Rahmat N09 Permatang: Samri Masri N11 Ijok: Abdol Raman Moharam N13 Kuang: Abdul Rahim Abdul Wahab N16 Batu Caves: Kamarul Baharin Abbas N18 Hulu Kelang: Nama diumum esok N19 Bukit Antarabangsa: Zahir Hassan N21 Cempaka: Nama diumum esok N23 Dusun Tua: Abdul Ghani Haroon N25 Kajang: Lee Kim Sin N29 Sri Serdang: Yaakob Sapari N33 Taman Medan: Wan M Razali Wan A Kadir N37 Bukit Lanjan: Panneerselvam a/l Varathan N38 Paya Jaras: Badrulamin Baharon N40 Kota Anggerik: Annette Syed Mohamed @ Animah Annette N41 Batu Tiga: Abdul Rahman Othman N43 Sementa: Abdul Rahman Ibrahim N46. Pelabuhan Klang: Krishnasamy a/l Punusamy N49 Seri Andalas: Tan Ah Kow N50 Sri Muda: Nama diumum esok N55 Dengkil: Nama diumum esok Negeri Sembilan: N02 Pertang: Mohd Shahrir Zakaria N06 Palong: Rebin Birham N07 Jeram Padang: Raja Gopal a/l Somod N14 Ampangan: Mohamad Rafie Ab Malek N15 Juasseh: Roslan Alias N18 Pilah: Asmaon Basir N24 Senawang: Lau Tek Hai N26 Chembong: Awalludin Md Yasin N27 Rantau: Badrulhisham Shaharin N29 Chuah: Ab Manap Sahardin N32 Linggi: Mustafa Embok Melaka: N03 Ayer Limau: Zainon Jaafar N07 Gadek: Sibapatham a/l Sinnavar N10 Asahan: Azmi Kamis N13 Paya Rumput: Abdul Wahab Ibrahim N24 Bemban: Mohamed Sagee Said N27 Merlimau: Jayathas a/l Sirkunavelu Johor: N10 Tangkak: Yau Ho Yong N14 Bukit Naning: Kusni Simoh N27 Layang-Layang: Rama Loo N41 Puteri Wangsa: Abdul Razak Ahmad N42 Johor Jaya: Low Ching Kuang N44 Tanjong Puteri: Zaliha Mustafa N51 Bukit Batu: Liew Shin Kheong Sabah: N02 Tanjong Kapor: Alexandra @ Alexander Anthony N05 Tandek: Abdul Kahar Abdul Rahman N09 Sulaman: Umsery @ Ansari Abdullah N10 Tamparuli: Rosnah @ Rose Onek N12 Karambunai: Saidatul Badru Mohd Said N16 Luyang: Liew Chin Jin N17 Tanjung Aru: Awang Ahmad Sah N19 Kepayan: Liaw Chin Sin N24 Membakut: Awang Tangah Awang Amin N25 Klias: Mat Sani Ibrahim N34 Liawan: Janis Jinis Abdullah N36 Kemabong: Danel Rigay N37 Sook: Sidum Manjin N41 Gum Gum: Tan Mui Ling @ Zaharah Tan N43 Sekong: Amirbak Laja N44 Karamunting: Chin Vui Keong N45. Elopura: Lee Tze Ting N46 Tanjong Papat: Pang Chen Miew N47 Kuamut: Ahmad Abdul N50 Sapagaya: Charlie @ Sharlie Jani N51 Kunak: Citra Masadi N52 Sulabayan: Juhaili Abdul Wahab N53 Senallang: Mohd Abdul Wahab Pg Abdullah N54 Bugaya: Abdullah Sani N55 Balung: Amir Manap

Reformasi activist held for possession of 'Best of Ezam' VCDs    http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/200208210016936.php Reformasi activist held for possession of 'Best of Ezam' VCDs Susan Loone 1:38pm Wed Aug 21st, 2002 Police personnel stationed at the Kulim magistrates' court yesterday confiscated and detained a reformasi activist for illegal possession of 21 VCDs featuring a collection of speeches by Keadilan Youth chief Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, entitled 'Best of Ezam'. Nasir Isa, 45, was held for five hours for questioning at the Kulim district police headquarters allegedly for carrying 'illegal' copies of the VCDs not approved by the Information Ministry. All videos recordings for public distribution must be certified by the ministry's National Film Development Corporation. Nasir was later arrested but he has yet to be told of his charge. He posted bail at RM2,000 in the afternoon and was told to report back on Saturday, Aug 24. He was accompanied by Penang Keadilan deputy chief and lawyer Cheah Kah Peng and two other party supporters. Nasir has been politically active in reformasi activities and was part of the 'urgent arrest' team which provide assistance for those detained by police during street demonstrations. District police chief Ismail Ayub confirmed the arrest but declined to comment beyond saying that the charge against Nasir would be made known on Saturday. No intention of sell VCDs Earlier, Nasir was in court to observe the trial of 10 Keadilan leaders and members who were jointly charged with taking part in an illegal assembly with the intention to riot, and wrongfully confining bus drivers and passengers from reaching their destination during the Nov 2000 Lunas by-election. Forty-five minutes into the trial yesterday, which started at 10.30am, Nasir was asked to leave the courtroom and report to the magistrates' court's guard house. He was then told that his bag, which was left at the guard house, contained 'illegal' VCDs. One of the police officers at the court later escorted him to the police station. When malaysiakini spoke to Nasir after he had posted his bail, he said he had no intentions to sell the VCDs or distribute them in public and was not expecting any arrest. The VCDs contain a compilation of Ezam's speeches at various political rallies before he was detained under the controversial Internal Security Act last April for allegedly seeking to overthrow the government through street demonstrations. "I brought them from Kuala Lumpur to give party supporters and members souvenirs to take home after the trial," he said. Since the launch of the reformasi movement four years ago, several distributers have been charged in court for illegal possession and for selling VCDs which contained political speeches by opposition leaders. _________ http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/200208210016934.php Witness in riot trial quizzed for not reporting IC incident Susan Loone 1:26pm Wed Aug 21st, 2002 No police report was lodged against Keadilan leader Azmin Ali for allegedly demanding for the identity cards of bus drivers and passengers who were stopped on their way to the Lunas by-election in 2000, the Magistrates' Court in Kulim, Kedah, heard yesterday. Azmin's legal counsel Pravan Singh said that, the act of demanding ICs from anyone is a "crucial act", yet the witness under cross-examination, S Murugesan, had not included this alleged act by Azmin in the report he lodged against the opposition leader on Nov 29, 2000. In reply, Murugesan said he omitted that detail as his driving motive then was to report the tense situation and violence around him. Murugesan, a lawyer and Selangor MIC youth leader, denied that his bringing up of that detail now, in court, was "an afterthought". He was testifying in the trial against 10 opposition leaders and members who had allegedly participated in an illegal assembly with the intention to riot, and wrongfully confining scores of bus drivers and passengers. In the dock were Azmin, who is Hulu Kelang state assembly representative, Keadilan vice-president Tian Chua, Youth chief Mohd Ezam Mohd Nor, Information chief Ruslan Kasim, supreme council member N Gobalakrishnan, Kedah Keadilan youth secretary Zamil Ibrahim, Taman Sejahtera Lunas PAS Youth chief Ahmad Khairudin Jamaluddin, Sungai Petani PAS Youth committee member Mohd Khairi Yahya, Kota Kuala Muda PAS committee member Mohd Fauzi Awang Kechik and PAS volunteer Khairul Nizar Ismail. Tian was brought to the court from the Kamunting Detention Centre where he is undergoing a two-year detention under the Internal Security Act. Similarly, Ezam too was brought from Kajang prison where he is undergoing a two-year sentence after being found guilty of committing an offence under the Official Secrets Act early this month. Prior to that, he was in Kamunting undergoung a two-year ISA detention. When asked how Murugesan could conclusively identify those who stopped the buses to be Keadilan supporters, Murugesan said he knew them from the tags that they wore, which had the party logo. However, Pravan disputed Murugesan's assumption that they were Keadilan people simply because they were wearing the party tags. No one injured To another question, Murugesan said none of the passengers had been injured or beaten up. The day before, he had alleged in court that the group who detained the buses carried sticks, cameras and helmets. Later, Pravan inferred that the buses were directed to the police station because they ferried phantom voters. "If they are not phantom voters, why do they have to come on polling day?" Pravan asked. To that, Murugesan said his movement, MIC Selangor, brought along supporters to Lunas to give their fellow Barisan Nasional member candidate "moral support". Magistrate Rosnani Saud* presided over the case while DPP Hashim Hamzah prosecuted. Besides Pravan, Md Yunos Shariff, Cheah Kah Peng and Gooi Hock Seng were the legal counsel for the 10. ---------------------------------------------------------------- *Correction: It was erroneously reported Monday that the presiding magistrate was Noor Hashim Ismail. We regret the error. _________ 'Riot' witness ticked off for hearsay remark http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/200208210016914.php ------------------------------------------------------------------ The Berita Malaysia / bmalaysia mailing lists ============================================ Read postings, subscribe/unsubscribe or change settings at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/beritamalaysia http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bmalaysia

Kenaikan kadar tol di Lebuhraya Butterworth - Kulim (BKE)

Jun 1 2005, 07:48 PM

 

PERMATANG PAUH, 1 Jun (Hrkh) - Setelah tambang feri, tol Lebuhraya Utara - Selatan dan terbaru minyak petrol serta diesel dinaikkan kini tiba giliran kenaikan kadar tol di Lebuhraya Butterworth - Kulim (BKE) pula merealisasikan pengertian 'BN' iaitu 'Barang Naik'.

Kenaikan kadar tol BKE mulai jam 12.01 tengah malam tadi jelas mengambarkan kerajaan terus menekan rakyat dengan memberi kebebasan kepada pemilik konsesi untuk menaikkan tol tersebut.

Harakahdaily ketika bersama 50 orang yang mengadakan piket membantah kenaikan kadar tol di Plaza Tol Kubang Semang semalam mendapati masih ramai yang tidak menyedari ada kenaikan mulai 1 Jun 2005.

Ramai yang terpinga-pinga dengan kehadiran serta sepanduk yang terpampang mengatakan kenaikan kadar tol.

Namun begitu, ada juga yang menyedari hakikat sebenar dan lantas memberikan hon tanda sokongan.

Berbagai sepanduk ditulis antaranya, 'Tol Naik Sokonglah Lagi', 'Tol Naik BN Turun', 'Tradisi Menindas Rakyat', 'RM1.10 naik RM1.30' dan banyak lagi.

Harakahdaily juga dimaklumkan Plaza Tol Kubang Semang menerima kenaikan 20 sen menjadikan RM1.30 sen manakala tol Lunas yang dulunya RM1.00 dinaikkan kepada RM1.30.

Ketua Wanita Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Negeri Pulau Pinang, Puan Aminah Abdulah menegaskan, kerajaan terus memperbodohkan rakyat dengan berbagai kenaikan.

Timbalan Pengerusi PKR Negeri, Cheah Kah Peng pula dalam kenyataan akhbarnya berkata, rakyat terus menerima nasib malang dengan kenaikan tersebut.

Kerajaan Pusat dan negeri sambungnya, sudah 'bangkrap' idea untuk menguruskan negara apabila kerap menaikan kadar tol dan keperluan harian.

"Tidak sampai dua tahun memerintah semula dengan mandat baru Kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) telah memperkudakan hak yang diberikan dengan menaikkan barangan keperluan, tol dan minyak kenderaan, " ujarnya.

Seorang pengguna BKE, Ahmad Ariffin, 63, menyifatkan, kenaikan kadar tol baru itu umpama merompak wang rakyat kerana mandat yang diberikan menerusi pilihan raya sia-sia sahaja.

"Lain kali jangan beri lagi BN berkuasa kerana mereka manis mulut bila merayu undi tetapi bila menang langsung tidak ambil peduli nasib rakyat bawahan, " serunya. - mks.

My little walkabout in Ijok

By Ko-Chi Wai

Monday, April 23, 2007

My little walkabout in Ijok

Sunday (22 Apr) came and I was feeling pretty restless. So, decided to suit up in my riding jacket, put on my helmet, and ride off towards the current hotspot where all the media limelight is shining upon. Where else but in the small towns of Ijok and Batang Berjuntai! Took me an hour or so because I made the wrong turn on the Sg Buloh-Ijok road (I was heading towards Kuang and Kundang instead), called up some people I know and I had to backtrack. Finally, arrived when I start seeing posters everywhere (mostly BN punya lah).

By the time I ply the road close to Ijok town, whatever resurfacing job has been done. Only a certain section of the winding (nice!) road through oil palm estates is resurfaced. The rest of the road seem reasonable enough a condition. But the cynic in me was wondering if the resurfacing was called off due to major complaints of traffic congestion by people traveling around the area. Maybe they're worried the complaints may turn into lost votes...heheh! Anyway, the road from Ijok to Batang Berjuntai seems to see heavier traffic than usual. One can see humongous black SUVs with dark tinted glasses, and most of the time with expensive vehicle number plates, thundering down that stretch to and fro. No prizes for guessing which side of the political fence these guys are on. Once in a while you'll hear siren blasting about when "Mini-stars" such as Najib and Samy decides to ply the roads themselves (of course, with at least 3-4 other cars filled with menacing looking bodyguards, plus 2 police cars, plus 3-4 police outriders, plus 2 UTK outriders (these are the ones dressed up all in black, and riding black bikes). Looks like the rude and arrogant behaviour of forcing people off the road (even when there is a huge jam caused by closing off a certain section of the Ijok-Batang Berjuntai road to...what else but resurface!) is not unique to the bustling city of KL.

Anyway, the sheer number of BN posters and baloons and banners makes one wonder how many millions are being poured into this constituency, and we're not talking about the RM36mil announced earlier by Selangor MB Khir Toyo, who incidentally has said he will adopt Ijok as his own if they win. I wonder what his own constituency in Sungai Panjang will think. Well, at least he didn't follow Samy's declaration of staying in Lunas should the BN loses (and they did lose to PKR) during a by-election there in 2000. Back to banners and posters...every umno state seem to have their own action center (or Bilik Gerakan), and it seems every 500 meters or so there will be at least one BN Bilik Gerakan regardless run by umno or one of the other parties. Surprisingly MCA seems to be playing a very minor role in this by-election. I could hardly see their presence anywhere save for a little night "concert" which they're organizing in Batang Berjuntai town itself (MCA seems fond of asking singers, artistes, and badminton players to help them campaign). By and large 90% of the Bilik Gerakan I see in the area are umno run. I am not the least surprised since Ijok is predominantly Malay (51.8%) and that is where PKR is targeting the votes.

Do remember that in 2004 PKR won the Malay votes quite handsomely, and there is no clear indication that pattern would change. The kingmakers would be the Chinese votes, concentrated mainly around the Ijok township as well as Batang Berjuntai township. My feeling after walking about the pasar petang, and noticing the number of cars flooding out of Ijok at night, is that PKR's chance could be slightly more than 50-50. The identification of Ijok as a semi-urban seat could not be far off as it takes only 30 minutes to reach Shah Alam using the Guthrie Corridor Expressway, as well as perhaps 45 minutes to Sg Buloh and Kepong. The stream of cars I followed on my way back from Ijok seem to indicate (at least anecdotal) that quite a number of people there work in the Klang Valley, but returns to the area during the weekend. Hopefully the groundswell of dissatisfaction that is growing in the urban areas will permeate into the ballot box this Saturday through these people.

Back to my walkabout in Ijok...for the first time I have to agree with the servations of people in which the BN workers look most intimidating. I am not talking about the older folks (I saw a lot of senior Indian uncles who are BN supporters and they look gentlemanly enough), but the younger ones who in their BN uniforms, tshirts, or bush jackets, really look like some samseng gang ready to beat the daylights out of anyone they like. In fact, other than the incident of bottle (thank God they were plastic) and stick throwing during the nomination, none other than Tan Sri Khalid (the PKR candidate) and 2 other photographers (one is Jeff Ooi, and the other not named) were threatened and almost assaulted full scale by young BN workers. In fact, the un-named photographer did get injured when his glasses were smashed by using a plastic bottle. More interesting stories, including the forced overnight closure of two PKR operation centers can be read at Jeff Ooi's blog. Ronnie Liu speaking during a night ceramah that same day alluded to a case where a group of students who were going into estates to seek voter views were openly threatened by the MIC MP for Cameron Highlands S. K. Devamani to leave. Hearing and seeing all this confirms in my mind on why KJ and his Putera Umno seem so intent in recruiting the Mat Rempits. It is clear they will have no problem playing the "goons" role very well when ordered to do so. No wonder why KJ sees it fit to behave like one as well, complete with gesturing, during the by-election nomination (click here to see the pics). Violence and physical intimidation seem to be the preferred tool of the ruling party when facing by-elections (anyone wanna bet it's the same for general elections as well?). The question for Malaysians really is whether they see this culture of violence (from none other than the ruling party) as acceptable, never mind the fact it is an intensely contested seat. If we Malaysians are supposed to pride ourselves as courteous and friendly, we really have to examine if this kind of political culture is something we want to see and allow continuing.

I had the good fortune of meeting up with a group of Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents-turned-activists who are fighting hard to get the ready-built interchange linking their township with the Grand Saga Cheras-Kajang Highway. You can read more about their effort here and here. Oh yeah, they managed to get Parthiban, the MIC candidate, to endorse their appeal to remove the barriers on the interchange. In fact, he even said in a loud voice that if it was in Ijok he would have already opened it up! Anyway, we went around Batang Berjuntai town and noticed the deplorable housing that our fellow Indian Malaysians have to live in. The wood in most cases were almost rotting, with holes visible everywhere. Ironically you would see that it is these houses which would have BN posters plastered all over their walls. Seeing the abject poverty makes you realize why to these desperate and marginalized groups a simple gesture of vote-buying like RM100 or RM200 would have been a windfall. I realize they really can't be faulted for continuing to vote for BN as a token of appreciation for the small sum really is, in a way, a life saver to them, never mind that it only happens during election times. The more cruel thing is that the ruling party seems to see it fit keeping these poor people in their desperate position because they have the most to gain at the ballot boxes if they could continue to falsely convince them only BN can give them goodies.

Which brings me to the night ceramah. There was quite a number of speakers in the chinese restaurant directly across the Ijok bus station. Anwar was the first speaker and I admit that was the first time I've heard him talk. I didn't catch the first part of his speech I was having dinner elsewhere, but towards the end he was talking about the need to stop thinking that only Malays can help Malays, Chinese helps Chinese, Indians help Indians, Iban helps Iban, etc. Something he has consistently been talking about ever since the PKR policy themes start to take a more concrete form. The other speakers from PKR such Sivarasa Rasiah, Fuziah Salleh, Cheah Kah Peng all talk on common themes which are economics, education, and healthcare. Perhaps that is a prelude to what PKR's platform will be in the very near future, and hopefully, moving forward. Ronnie Liu and Ng Suee Lin (DAP state assemblyman for Sekinchan) were there speaking, as well as Dr Wan Azizah who made a short speech after presenting a donation to some Chinese education fund (the Lim Lian Geok Foundation), represented by Chinese educationist Loot Ting Yee (known fondly among people as Cikgu Loot). Dr Lim Teck Ghee of ex-ASLI who was embroiled in the research result of bumiputera equity figure of 45% fiasco was there as well (I don't know if he was speaking as I left during Cheah Kah Peng's hokkien speech). The crowd in ceramahs are usually quite a responsive lot, but, as Anwar pleaded towards the end of his speech, we have heard enough claps, we have heard enough cheers, we have heard enough shouts of approval. It is time to translate these favourable responses to the one thing that counts - votes!

Finally, decided to ride back home (taking the Guthrie Corridor Expressway took me about 30 minutes only!). My take away from my short walkabout? As I've mentioned above, this by-election is going to be very close. I would reckon a slightly better than 50-50 chance for a PKR win based on the general feeling of dissatisfaction among the Chinese voters who will be king makers. The Malays areas, if remains unchanged from 2004, would again see a 50-50 split, with slight advantage going to PKR. One PKR member was alluding to a 70% target, which will be very interesting indeed, and augurs well for the future of PKR among Malay voters, if they can achieve it. The Indians remain a big challenge. Not so much because they're unable to understand the concerns of the nation, but I guess abject poverty dictates that survival concerns is the top priority. Coupled with the ugly tactics of MIC using goons to "defend" the Indian areas from campaign workers from PKR and DAP, one could understand the difficulty our fellow Indian Malaysians have in getting the other side of the story which would at least help them make a much more informed choice than the current quandary they're in. Plenty of hardwork remains to work among them, but I believe this will make the greatest impact in terms votes if they could get true assistance from the opposition and NGOs rather than the false hopes being rained on them all this time by BN. Make no mistake, Ijok at the end of the day is really about the war between Anwar and Pak Lah/Najib (Pak Lah is nowhere to be seen...maybe he's busy dozing off), between the multi-racial politics of PKR and the racial politics of Umno (and its subordinate parties in the illusionary coalition called the Barisan Nasional). It will be most interesting to see if the Ijok voters will dare make a stand that perhaps after 50 years of dominant racial politics, a new and fresh approach needs to be taken...for the future wellbeing of this nation.

 News from Indrakayangan Perlis Jan 2002

Indera Kayangan : Prelude Kepada PRU 2003/4 II

Media yang dikuasai oleh kerajaan dan takut akan kehilangan permit penerbitan telah mula menyerang parti-parti pembangkang terutamanya dalam pakatan BA yang terdiri daripada KeADILan , PAS dan PRM .

RTM dalam siarannya baru-baru ini telah menyiarkan sedutan kononnya Tok Guru Nik Aziz mengeluarkan kenyataan bercanggah dengan Presiden PAS Ustaz Fadzil Noor dan percanggahan itu di eksploit sehabisnya oleh RTM seolah-olah berlaku perang besar antara Mursyidul Am dengan Presidennya. Wal hal itu hanyalah pendapat masing-masing sahaja yang apabila pihak pucuk pimpinan BA membuat keputusan nanti , bakal dipatuhi oleh semua.

BN jangan cuba bermain api nanti terbakar diri sebagaimana yang berlaku di Lunas : Kem BN begitu bergembira bersorak seolah-olah telah memenangi PRK Lunas apabila BA mengumumkan NeelaMekan sebagai calon DAP yang bakal mewakili BA dalam PRK Lunas itu . Tetapi sebaliknya apabila pada hari perisytiharan calon malam 20.11.2000 nama Saifuddin Nasution yang timbul ,pihak BN menjadi gelabah biawak terkedu kerana telah terpedaya dengan helah BA. Membuatkan Sammy Vellu terperangkap pula dengan helah perkauman Indianya , Menyatakan sekiranya S. Anthonysamy yang menjadi calon MIC tewas maka masa depan Orang India di Malaysia Amnya dan Kedah Khasnya  akan menjadi gelap.

Tetapi itu hanyalah ugutan dan amaran kepada masyarakat India di Lunas agar memberi sokongan padu kepada BN. Orang India mungkin terpengaruh seketika tetapi akhirnya kebenaran itu akan mengatasi kebatilan kerana keADILan dan YB Saifuddin Nasution tidak memilih kaum dan keturunan dalam memberikan perkhidmatan kepada pengundi di Lunas, semua dilayan sama rata tanpa mengira kaum.

Buktinya semakin ramai masyarakat India di Lunas memohon menyertai Parti Keadilan Nasional Bahagian Padang Serai. Penubuhan Caw. Keadilan di Henrietta dan Victoria Estate yang ahlinya 100 % terdiri dari kaum India adalah manifestasi kepada hakikat ini. Selain itu pemilihan Thiagarajah dan Jaswant Singh sebagai AJK Bahagian Padang Serai dan perlantikan Sdr. Sarjit Singh sebagai Naib ketua Bahagian Padang Serai telah membuktikan keADILan ini adalah sebuah Parti berbilang Kaum berteraskan Melayu .

Kembali kepada Indera Kayangan :

Dengan komposisi kaum yang sedikit berbeza dengan Lunas di mana 48% : 47 % : 5 %  adalah komposisi antara Melayu : Cina : India dan Lain-lain . Dua kaum terbesar menjadi perhatian iaitu Melayu dan Cina . Calon - calon yang bertanding sudah pastilah kalau mengikut strateginya adalah mesti dari kaum yang sama supaya isu - isu perkauman tidak dapat digunakan oleh kedua belah pihak. Biarkan soal calon dan kaumnya ditentukan oleh pucuk pimpinan baik BA mahu pun BN.

Yang menarik untuk di analisis ketika ini adalah : ke arah mana pola pengundian Masyarakat Cina , Masyarakat Melayu dan Masyarakat India dan lain-lain dalam pilihan raya kecil Indera Kayangan ini.

Masyarakat Cina ,apakah masih lagi terluka dengan isu -isu Suqiu dan  Sekolah wawasan ? Apakah Dong Jiao Zhong masih berperanan dalam mempengaruhi sikap masyarakat Cina terhadap BN ?  Dalam PRK Lunas sikap mereka adalah jelas . Mampukah BN "meneutralisekan " sikap tersebut dalam PRK Indera Kayangan ini ? Bagaimana pula dengan tindakan MCA mengambil alih Nan Yang Siang Pau dan China Press itu mempengaruhi sikap pengundi Cina terhadap BN ? 

Kita semua tahu isu Nan Yang dan China Press ini telah mengguriskan hati masyarakat Cina dan ini lah masa nya pengundi Cina menunjukkan tanda protes mereka terhadap BN , sementelahan pula MCA lah yang dijadikan alat oleh Mahathir dalam kes ini   dan MCA pula lah yang bertanding mewakili BN kali ini.

MCA pula sedang bergolak dengan hebatnya antara Team A dan Team B , sesuatu yang bakal memeningkan kepala pucuk pimpinan BN . Sedikit sebanyak pergolakan ini pasti akan menjejaskan sokongan masyarakat Cina terhadap BN, manakala BA pula bakal mengketengahkan calon yang dipercayai daripada keADILan, seorang yang pastinya National Figure yang tidak perlu diperkenalkan kepada pengundi lagi. Biar Cheah Kah Peng, atau Gooi Hock Seng mahu pun Tian Chua semuanya adalah hero masyarakat berbilang kaum , bukan hanya untuk masyarakat Cina sahaja. Sejarah politik BA mutakhir ini membuktikannya.

Dalam senario undi Cina bakal terpecah dua atau tiga  ( jika DAP turut meletakkan calon ) maka undi masyarakat Melayu lah yang bakal menentukan siapa yang bakal memenangi pilihan raya kecil ini amat menarik untuk di perhatikan.

Apakah dengan menyekat ceramah dan penahanan pemimpin keADILan dan aktivis PAS di bawah ISA mampu mengurangkan sokongan orang Melayu kepada BA yang dalam PRU 1999 yang lalu sebanyak 64 % memberikan sokongan kepada BA. 

Atau tindakan tersebut bakal menambahkan kemarahan orang Melayu kepada BN dan tambah mengurangkan sokongan Orang Melayu kepada BN ? 

Sama-samalah kita tunggu keputusan nya nanti. Apa pun keputusannya adalah merupakan satu daripada kayu ukur terhadap keputusan PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 2003/4 yang bakal menjelang nanti.

Kepada pengundi Indera Kayangan, inilah masa yang dinanti-nantikan tanpa mengira apa jua kaum dan keturunan anda satu mesej perlu di hantar kepada BN bahawa masa anda berada di puncak kuasa semakin terhad. Jangan anggap rakyat mudah diperbodohkan dengan cerita - cerita lelucon tentang KMM , Al-Ma'unah , Keganasan dan Malaysia Negara Islam tajaan UMNO hanya kerana BA tidak dapat menyampaikan maklumat melalui ceramah dan BN boleh menggunakan keseluruhan Media untuk menyampaikan berita dan cerita yang berpihak kepada mereka sahaja. Maka segala penyelewengan dan salah guna kuasa mereka boleh mereka tutupkan begitu sahaja …………….

Ini bukan soal menubuh kerajaan baru kerana kemenangan BA tidak merubah status quo kerajaan Negeri Perlis, bukan soal tidak dapat pembangunan kerana Kangar adalah Ibu Negeri Perlis . Tetapi ia adalah satu mesej kepada UMNO/ BN …. Bahawa rakyat menolak amalan pecah dan perintah mereka serta matlamat menghalalkan cara dan penyelewengan demi penyelewengan yang mereka lakukan dan menyalahguna amanah yang diberikan oleh rakyat.

 Ayuh !!!! kita beramai-ramai turun mengundi menolak BN … Kita LUNASKAN Indera Kayangan Pula……….

 

BERSATU, BERPADU  KITA MAMPU MELAKUKANNYA SEBAGAIMANA LUNAS.

REFORMASI 3 X…….

 

Sham Abadi 

Old News from Indra Kayangan Perlis 14.1.2002


Kempen Indera Kayangan di Putrajaya
(Indera Kayangan campaigning at Putrajaya)

Malaysiakini 14/1/2002

Mengikut laporan yang disiarkan di muka depan akhbar kepunyaan MCA, Nanyang Siang Pau, perdana menteri Mahathir Mohamad telah bertemu dengan tujuh pertubuhan Cina di Putrajaya semalam untuk bertukar-tukar pendapat mengenai masalah masyarakat Cina, pendidikan Cina dan beberapa isu negara yang lain.

Khabarnya pengerusi BN dan presiden UMNO itu memberitahu pemimpin Cina betapa pertubuhan Cina seharusnya tidak mudah buta dipengaruhi oleh pihak pembangkang mengenai pelbagai isu yang ada sangkut paut dengan pendidikan Cina.

Perdana Menteri itu dilaporkan juga telah menyalahkan ‘segelintir pegawai kerajaan di bahagian pertengahan dan bawahan’ kerana mencetuskan banyak masalah yang kini dihadapi oleh masyarakat Cina.

Beliau juga dilaporkan telah berkata secara membela-dirinya betapa kerajaan BN tidak pernah mempunyai sikap ‘anti-pelajaran Cina.’

Pada tahap permulaan pertemuan itu sehinggalah pelbagai isu dibincangkan, amat jelas sama ada betul ataupun silapnya, Dr. Mahathir dan BN memang terlalu prihatin dengan undi orang Cina di Indera Kayangan yang akan berlangsung pada hari Sabtu ini.

Nampak sangat dengan ketara sekali betapa pemimpin Cina telah dipanggil bertemu perdana menteri itu yang meminta mereka menyalurkan pendapatnya yang telahpun disiarkan dalam Nanyang Siang Pau yang dikuasai oleh MCA agar para pengundi Cina di Indera Kayangan memahami pesanan beliau.

Pengundi Melayu dan Cina di Indera Kayangan adalah sekitar 47.4 peratus dan 46.4 sedangkan pengundi India dan lain-lain menjadi yang berbaki. Dengan jangkaan undi Melayu/Islam akan berbelah dua, untuk memihak kepada BN dan kepada Barisan Alternatif, adalah menjadi kepercayaan umum bahawa undi Cina akan menjadi undi penentu.

Isu Yang Lebih Besar

Pilihanraya kecil itu dilihat sebagai pertandingan satu lawan satu antara bekas gurubesar, Oui Ah Lan, 58, yang menjadi calon MCA dan seorang guru bersara Khoo Tang Chong, 60, calon Keadilan. Beliau juga merupakan pesuruhjaya sumpah, dan pemimpin Persatuan Kantonis tempatan, dan merupakan presiden Persatuan Buddhist Perlis selama empat musim.

Selain menjadi seorang guru selama 30 tahun, pengalamannya sebagai pemimpin Persatuan kantonis dan Buddhist sekaligus menumpulkan kesan isu ‘negara Islam’, ‘anti-keganasan’ dan ‘Taliban’ yang dijadikan bahan menyanggah minda akar umbi masyarakat Cina.

Dengan wujudnya kesamaan keperibadian dua personaliti yang bertanding itu, adalah dijangkakan, beberapa isu kebangsaan, seperti pendidikan masyarakat Cina, akan memain peranan berpengaruh dalam pilihan raya kecil itu – dan besar kemungkinan ia membawa kesan dalam pemilu yang akan datang.

Setakat ini, beberapa kumpulan pendidik Cina dan mereka yang menentang pengambil-alihan Nanyang Siang Pau dan akhbar harian China Press oleh MCA sudahpun berada di Indera Kayangan untuk menyampaikan rintihan mereka dan menyemarakkan lagi semangat perjuangan mereka.

Calon BA dikenal dengan mesranya oleh para penyokong barisan Alternatif di pilihan raya kecil Lunas, 1999 dulu, dengan panggilan mesra Cikgu Loot. Beliau merupakan seorang pemidato Cina yang memang digeruni oleh MCA kerana beliau telah berjaya mengubah corak sentimen masyarakat Cina di Lunas yang memberi kemenangan kepada Keadilan.

Proses kempen Keadilan telah diperkuatkan lagi oleh penyertaan beberapa bekas pemimpin DAP yang berpengalaman termasuk bekas ahli parlimen Gooi Hock Seng, Sim Kwang yang dan Foo Piow Kok, dan bekas wakil DUN Lai Teo Kwan, yang amat terkenal di kalangan masyarakat Cina sebagai kartunis politik.

Kemaafan Terbuka

Sejak tiga tahun yang lalu, Keadilan telah meraih sokongan satu kumpulan anak muda Cina sebagai pemimpin parti seperti seorang peguam yang terlatih di Australia, Cheah Kah Peng, pakar perubatan Dr. Lee Boon Chai, peniaga Ng Lum Yong dan lulusan Taiwan Low Chee Cheong dan Diong Chi Tzuoh.

Walaupun mereka ini tidak berapa terkenal dalam media perdana yang didominasi oleh BN, semua aktivis muda Cina ini telah bertanggungjawab membawa peralihan fikiran masyarakat Cina untuk mengundi calon Barisan Alternatif di Teluk Kemang dan Lunas.

Mungkin juga itu sebabnya Mahathir Mohammad telah berusaha menemui pemimpin tujuh pertubuhan Cina yang dikatakan cenderung memihak kepada kerajaan dan pro-MCA. Perdana Menteri seolah-olah tidak dapat melupakan episod Lunas dan juga kekalahannya sendiri di Kota Star pada 1969, apakala masyarakat Cina telah mengundi PAS secara menyeluruh ‘untuk mengajar calon ultra-Melayu itu satu pengajaran.’

Ramai juga orang Cina yang masih memeram pengalaman dan mengingati pesanan Hari Kemerdekaan 2000 perdana menteri di mana beliau menggelar Pertubuhan Suqui sebagai ‘komunis’ dan sama tarafnya dengan ‘pengganas Al Maunah’.

Cemuhan itu bersama dengan ugutan Pemuda Umno yang ‘mahu membakar bangunan Perhimpunan Cina’ menyebabkan ramai masyarakat Cina yang mahukan PM menuntut maaf secara terbuka kepada masyarakat Cina secara keseluruhannya.