Najib not involved in the Altantuya murder case

At today’s press conference, Abdul Razak Baginda tells a lot, a lot of “facts” that we have already known or expected. The more he says, the more suspicious I'm towards who is involved in Altantuya's murder case.

Now, who is involved if everybody is not? If Abdul Razak was just out there to tell us these, I think he is wasting everybody’s time. He could have just issued a short press statement and express his opinion on who is not involved. He can then fly off to UK to enjoy life.

It is so convenient for Abdul Razak to blame the bloggers and opinion makers in creating a negative impression on the case. Aren't we entitled to our opinion as citizen? Isn’t he himself in the press conference also give his opinion about Najib's non involvement in the murder case?

Abdul Razak seems to forget about the fact that he was trying to give positive opinion on the case. As per what he said, Abdul Razak is trying to create an impression that the two cops were acted on their own. While I'm not insinuating that Najib is involved in the murder case, I would like to know on what basis Abdul Razak knows that Najib is not involved.

The best thing that Abdul Razak should do is to tell us who is involved and solve the puzzle once and for all. If he can, share with us how he feel about his ex-lover being murdered in such a brutal manner and the master mind of the crime have not been brought to justice.

Is Abdul Razak consider lucky because the victim is a Mongolian? I don't think it will be the same story if Altantuya was holding a French or US passport.

Obama Wins , So What?

On 5 November 2008, News papers all over the world were flooded with the news that, Barrack Hussein Obama wins the presidential election. First time in the history of United State, a black man will be the President, President of the world’s richest & most powerful country. Obama did not win with just a simple majority; he wins overwhelmingly, decisively with 43% of the votes come from the white. This is an achievement which is on par with his fellow Democrat, John Kerry in 2004 presidential election. It is unthinkable for a black minority (African-American made up of 13% of total population in the US) to run a country with majority are white, who once had the mindset of white superiority.

Back in our homeland, Malaysia, where races are so distinctly divided, can we expect the same thing happen here? Will we ever see a Chinese or Indian become the PM of the country? I honestly don’t think so, at least for the next 20 years, as long as Umno is in power. Just take a look at what happen lately in our country. Do we seem to head towards a more open minded and tolerance society? The answer is absolutely “No”. Just look at these small issues below and think about it.

1. The Malays cannot even tolerate that the tiny PKNS’s GM post fall into non bumi’s hand. Not even temporary. Khir Toyo even see this as undermine Malay’s capabilities.
   
2. The multi lingual road sign is seen as a threat to the Malay language status in the country. Ironically, the Jawi are commonlly used in all over the country's road sign. Non-malay have no choice but to accept it. Even though we did make noise, who cares about non-malay's view? There is no mutual respect at all.
   
3. The important cabinet posts are all controlled by Umno. Can we still imagine we can be assigned the cabinet post of Education Minister, Defence Minister, Finance Minister, Internal Affair Minister, Foreign Minister etc. Is Chinese so incapable of assuming any of the cabinet post above? PM post, forget it if UMNO is still around.
   
4. Last month’s Rulers conference, the Sultans are asking the ‘Malaysian’ to respect the social contract. Gabungan Melayu Perak staged a show to submit a memorandum to Sultan Perak to thank the Rulers for their statement during the Rulers conference. The Malay's impression is that the non Malay will take away their entitlement if the non malay is in power. The Malays still do not trust other races.
   

To me, what happens in the U.S. is still a dream for non Malay in Malaysia. Malaysia is simply not there yet. The Malays are rather to cling on to political power rather than giving them away in exchange for progression in life. UMNO will also won’t let it happen, in the name of pembela nasib orang melayu. This is a tragedy to Malay race and all Malaysian.

Khir Toyo's Racist Remarks

As usual, Khir Toyo made some rediculous remarks in relation to the appointment of the ''acting GM'' for PKNS. He said, for a high position like this one, the person must be a malay. I'm confused, the Menteri Besar of Selangor is even higher post. But before the current MB, Khalid Ibrahim, Khir Toyo, an Indonesian descendant was the MB, he is a Non-Malay, no matter what he claimed himself to be. So, Ms Low qualification is not a question and Khir Toyo is not in the position to comment on this.

Khir Toyo also said that the appoinment should have been done in consultation with the officers. How does Khir Toyo know that Khalid didn't consult with the officers? It is nothing wrong that after the consultation, Khalid went ahead to appoint Ms Low because he is the true decision maker. Unlike many Umno leaders who has to refer to Mahathir for decision.

I can't imagine, the leader of Khir's mindset and quality to take over the leadership of Malaysia one day. Unfortunately, most of the Pemuda Umno are just like him, racist, lack of foresight and narrow minded.

We can only pray that this don't happen.

Racism In The Appointment Of GM For PKNS

Referring to the appointment of Low Siew Moi as the acting GM of Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Selangor or PKNS, Khir Toyo made some rediculous comments as usual. Including this, he said "such a high post in PKNS must be held by a Malay". He went on to say that Ms Low's appointment undermined the "capabilities of the Malays to run a company like PKNS".

I can understand if these remarks come from the person who is contesting in the party election. But there are other Malay leaders, be it from Pakatan Rakyat or Umno are also responded strongly against the appointment. These peoples are shamelessly playing up a racial card. They don't even bother to cover up their racist mindset by saying that the post is for Malay. I couldn't help but asking myself, where are we, Malaysians heading toward? The Malay can not even accomodate that a government agency being led by a Non-Malay (not even acting).

I don't have to explain how stupid the idea is as everyone knows about it. My concern is that this is a very strong message to the non-malay in the country, no matter how capable you are and no matter how hard working you are, just forget about the top post if you are working in a government agency. The Malays are willing to sacrify the wellbeing of the state by appointing their own race to cling on to the top post in the government agency, regardless of his/her capabilities.

The non malays in this country still can not see the light at the other side of the tunnel.

Happy Deepavali!

Wishing all Indians a Happy Deepavali. Also not to forget the Hindraf brothers who are remanded under the inhumane ISA. We hope you guys are released unconditionally as soon as possible. release.

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Re-Branding Of Bukit Bintang Area

Be it Jalan Kejora and Jalan Alor. To me and you, fellow Malaysian should not be a problem because we live here and therefore can pronounce both without difficulty. But to the foreigners and tourist who are looking for good food in KL area, Jalan Alor is definitely much easier to memorise and pronounce than Jalan Kejora.

Lately, DBKL got backfired for renaming the street in the name of "creating new image" for Bukit Bintang area. I think DBKL is lack of business sense when they changed the name, they did not realise this unnecessary change will affect many travel related materials/booklets, they will have to be reprinted. DBKL also did not realise the impact on people's daily life. They do not bother to give the city folks an advance notice about the change.

Changing of street name is not uncommon but DBLK should be more sensitive and consult the Federal Territory wakil rakyat before the change. Now DBKL sees stars (Kejora means star), they naively think that changing the name=creating new image. Abdullah Badawi will still flop even if he changes his name to call himself Mahathir.

Well, I don't echo the call by the opposition to ask for the Datuk bandar, Abdul Hakim Borhan to resign over this matter. Rather, he should fly lesser to overseas and go down to the streets more often to understand the rakyat.

We love Jalan Alor. Hidup Jalan Alor!

Controversial Apointment Of Chief Justice.

I see it no point to give Abdullah a few more months to complete his unfinished tasks. Since he announced his March 2009 retirement plan, he dropped a bom by appointing Tan Sri Zaki Azmi as Chief Justice. Zaki Azmi is a former UMNO member, he has a very close political and business ties with UMNO and therefor, his ability to impartially judge a case against UMNO or the government is in question. He is not deemed to be independent.

How to restore public confidence in the independence, impartiality and integrity of the judiciary? Where are we now in the reform of judicial system? What happen to the setting up of the committee to review the appointment of high court judges. AAB is just a big liar.

Now, I'm afraid the longer AAB is in power, the situation can only be worsen For the sake of the country, I wish to see AAB retires NOW! A day more is too much for him and too detrimental to the country.

Over To You, Najib!

I'm shocked with what I read in Malaysia Today on "Abuse of power by the deputy Prime Minister". However, I have my reservations towards the allegation of SMS conversations. I simply can’t imagine a person like DPM would do all these SMSing (I could be wrong). I’d assume that Najib would be more alert than anyone in this kind of situation (whether he is involved or not). Furthermore, as Defence Minister before, he jolly well know how secured the telecommunication system (Again, I could have overestimated him). Whatever the case is, this new allegations will definitely have some bearing on Najib.

On the other hand, let’s look at the Altantuya’s murder trial which the court will decide on 31 Oct. Base on my layman understanding of the legal system, these are the likely outcomes.

1. Razak Baginda and the 2 police officers are convicted and send to the gallows.
2. Razak Baginda is acquitted and the 2 policemen receive death sentence.
3. All the 3 are freed.

I personally do not think that the outcome in 1 & 3 will ever happened. This is because in outcome 1, Najib would be seen as he can’t help his own man (so what for I work so hard for you?). Outcome 3 is a luxury and will be outrageous to all Malaysians. Outcome 2 is the most ideal to Najib although it involves some scarification.

I think March 2009 is a bit too long for Najib. From now to March 2009, there could be more explosive “evidence” coming out against him. The ball is at his court now. If he is not taking more aggressive action now, his road to the UMNO president seat will be a rocky one, or he may not even make it there. If he were to take action, the priority will be none other than killing off (em! is it too sensitive to use the word “kill”?) Anwar politically and use whatever mean to silent off the other voices, at least for any damn thing that associated with Altantuya.

Selamat Hari Raya

Saya ingin mengucapkan

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf Zahir Dan Batin
kepada semua rakyat Malaysia, terutamanya bagi merka yang beragama Islam.

Daripada: Charlie Soong

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Indecent Portfolio Exchange

I’m puzzled and angry with what the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi did to ensure that his position in UMNO is secured. What the hack is the need for Abdullah to exchange portfolio with Najib? Is this in the best interest of the country? If Abdullah really see the need, I’m supportive of the swap. But it seems to me that Abdullah does this just to silence the calls for him to step down earlier. He simply put his personal interest above everything.

Finance Minister is an important portfolio because the minister is managing the country’s wealth. Is Najib really the best candidate for Finance Minister’s post among all the UMNO MPs? What kind of logic to arrange Najib to take up the Finance Minister portfolio just because of Najib is the PM in waiting (or will this ever happened)? Why not just pass down the baton to someone who is more capable?

In the corporate world, the head of a big corporation is hardly double up as the head of Finance or Chief Financial Officer simply because they need someone to dedicate his/her time into the financial aspect. PM’s work load should be very heavy, if the PM is also assumes the finance portfolio, he will be less effective compared to the person doing it full time. Enlighten me, which country’s President/Prime Minister taken up both PM & Finance Minister portfolios?

I can see one big problem in UMNO is, they like to do things the traditional way be it right or wrong (for instance, the party chairman will automatically be the PM). If UMNO can not find a suitable candidate among their own peoples, they can be more open minded by reaching out to other component parties in BN to find the best candidate for the post. It is also hard to believe that, there is no one capable of the job other than those from UMNO. The UMNO leadership should be more open minded in matters that concerning the well being of the country, not to benefit UMNO only.