Let me put it this way, PJ Utara incument Chew Mei Fun is a loser!

First, she rejected a rakyat’s initiative - PJ Utara Forum Rakyat.

Loser.

Next, she went offensive by indulging in personal attack against her opponent from DAP Tony Pua by claiming that he is a "bubble economy expert".

She continued to claim that Tony is not a successful businessman and joined politics due to his failure in business.

Tony has since condemned Chew’s dirty tactic and urged her to apologize and speaks in a fair manner. He also warned that if Chew continues with the defamation talk, he might consider taking legal action against her.

Loser for the time being, sore loser after March 8.

Remember Michael Backman? Remember the article "When Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry"? Remember another one on the sleeping bugger?

Now, he is at it again. This time, his target is on every single eligible voters in Malaysia!

So what should Malaysians do? Firstly, in a country where voting is not compulsory, they should vote. There’s no point complaining on internet blogs but not bothering to vote.

Given the Opposition’s unpreparedness to govern, the Malaysian Government is best returned. But it does deserve a good, hard kick. Even more, it needs a significant and strong Opposition to help it govern better. It needs greater accountability and scrutiny, which a strong Opposition in Parliament will help provide. That is what good governments everywhere have and need.

Vote for change!

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Former Bar Council president Yeo Yang Poh wrote an open letter to ALL Malaysians, to discharge our responsibilities as a voter and make those elected candidates to be accountable for their promises made during the election campaign.

He believes that change and betterment are not empty dreams, if all of us play our respective parts.

Dear Fellow Malaysians,

It is true that there are things that we Malaysians should be proud of, and be thankful for. It is equally true that many things are not well in our country. They have not been well for some time now. Matters of safety and security, price hikes, education, issues of equal opportunities and equal treatment, constriction of various forms of freedom, marginalization of several segments of society, the failing justice system, corruption in the public sector, the rising denial syndromes, the arrogance of wrongdoers nourished by their repeated ability to get off scot-free, and the
numbness of the public reaction towards misdeeds and the lack of accountability, just to describe a few.

Many of the ills that we complain about in our society are the symptoms of the underlying causes. Some of the major root causes are: (a) epidemic corruption in a system that does little to prohibit or redress it, (b) lack of a system of transparency and accountability, (c) the suppression of various freedoms so as to turn a silent majority into a silenced majority, (d) a Government that is more interested in commanding than serving, (e) a Parliament whose overwhelming majority cares more about power-consolidation than nation-building, and (f) a weak “last bastion” in the form of a failing justice system.

Can things be allowed to go on this way? Can we afford to do so? Should our future generations suffer the consequences of our permissiveness?

It is quite obvious that we need a better Government and a better Parliament.

But that will not happen if we, the citizens of Malaysia, do little more than blaming the Government and criticizing our Members of Parliament. It is we who put our MPs in the Parliament. It is we who must take the ultimate responsibility. The buck stops at each and every one of us.

My earnest appeal to everyone is therefore as follows:

• discuss the need for a better Parliament and a better Government, with your family members,
• colleagues, friends and persons close to you;
• make it a point to go and vote in the next election, and to vote for change and for betterment;
• discard the notion or excuse that your single vote will not matter;
• discard the notion or excuse that politics is dirty and all politicians are the same, and
• therefore that there is no point in voting;
• influence and encourage as many of your family members, colleagues, friends and persons
• close to you as possible, to come out and vote for change and for betterment in the coming
• election.

It is meaningless for us to complain about our Parliamentarians and the Government, if we do not first discharge a simple but sacrosanct duty of choice.

Let us all take the time to look into the beautiful but expectant eyes of our children, and of the children of many others for whom we care. The future of our nation is meant for them. But millions of them cannot vote. They put their fate in our hands. They rely on us not just for their present living and support. They rely on us, too, to vote for a better future for them.

And after discharging our duty to vote, we must continue to be vigilant, and ensure that our elected representatives account for their actions, and make good their promises.

I humbly suggest to you that change and betterment are not empty dreams, if all of us play our respective parts. I invite you, and I urge you, to answer my appeal as set out above.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Yeo Yang Poh
Advocate & Solicitor,
& a concerned Malaysian

… That bugger says yes, but do you?

Or to be precise, put it this way, is there any significant achievement by BN which is worthy enough for the opposition camps to feel jealous?

My foot.

I received an email from the Save Penang Action Team, which listed out a couple of reasons on why Penang voters, particularly those in Pulau Tikus should vote against Teng Hock Nan.

Teng is one of the potential candidate to succeed Koh Tsu Koon as the next Penang’s chief minister.

SAVE Penang, REJECT Dr Teng Hock Nan!

Dr Teng Hock Nan is not qualified to become the new CM of Penang for his poor track record. It is Gerakan’s wishful thinking that he can help to reinvent Penang.

Dr Teng Hock Nan has served as an assemblyman since 1990 and a Penang State Exco since 1999. This is what he has achieved by being the exco in charge of public transport and local government!

Dr Teng and his close ally-boss Dr Koh have failed miserably in bringing development to Penang. They are mere UMNO stooges. Just look at what happened to once the iconic Komtar. It is now a monumental shame!

Developers Love Dr Teng Hock Nan

The Penang Island Municipal Council and the Penang state government have been reluctant to demand any public accountability or organise public hearings. The Penang State Local Government Committee chairman Dr Teng Hock Nan rejected the NGOs’ proposal for public hearing. He claimed the council had already played its part in accordance with the law. As a CM, he will sell his soul and our rights to the developers.

Dr Teng is bias towards the disabled

He told the press that a survey on the needs of the wheelchair-bound will be conducted before RapidPenang can introduce disabled-friendly buses for them. Making public transportation accessible for the wheelchair-bound could not be done overnight, Local Government and Traffic Committee chairman Dr Teng said. We must first identify the main areas where wheelchair-bound passengers live and the places they normally travel to. It is not as simple as buying wheelchair-friendly buses which are costly. It is obvious that he cannot become a caring CM.

Gohead Not Gostan

Dr Koh Tsu Koon spoke eloquently about globalization and change but he made Chinese proficiency as the only criterion to select a CM. A capable CM should be innovative, knowledgeable, visionary and good in economic planning and implementation. Dr Teng, who is 63 years old, has none of these qualities judging from his past record. Does Dr Koh mean that all non-chinese educated Penangites are not fit to lead Penang no matter how smart or capable they are? His decision shows that Gerakan is not a non-racial party as it claims to be.

UMNO stooges

It is proven from Dr Koh ridiculous justification to choose Dr Teng as his anointed successor that both of them are stooges of UMNO. Penang deserves better.

From:

Concerned Citizens of Penang
Save Penang Action Team

One side claims everything is hunky dory.

The other says the country is going to the dogs.

So how does one make an informed decision?
 
TV Smith’s Malaysia Central presents a one-stop Election resource with links to every party, manifestos, candidates’ blogs and more.

I bet you didn’t know Ng Yen Yen and Lo’ Lo’ both have blogs.

Then, there’s the opinionated socio-political blogs. They act as counterpoint to the propaganda dished out unabashedly by the mainstream media.

 There’s so much spinning from both sides that you will feel you are in a washing machine. It is now up to you to wring out some truths before going to the polls.

You decide at  http://www.mycen.com.my/malaysia/election2008.html.

Here comes some reminders for Batu Kawan voters, if you’re undecided between Gerakan’s Koh Tsu Koon or DAP’s P. Ramasamy.

However, if you already decided to vote for Tsu Koon, there is still turning back before it’s too late.

Now is the best time for you to re-evaluate your candidate based on the 7 reasons given below:

7 REASONS TO REJECT DR KOH TSU KOON

1.      Compared to Tun Dr Lim Chong Eu (1969 to 1990), what did Dr Koh Tsu Koon achieve for Penang? Under Dr Koh leadership, Penang is heading towards a decline e.g.

• Georgetown has become a ghost town,
• Komtar is in a terrible shape,
• Public traffic transport system has broken down,
• Factories are moving out (Inventec, Siemens, Intel)
• Local economy is not doing well,
• Crime rate has become worse,
• Perceived marginalization of the poor of all races in Penang,
• Worsening wealth and development polarization,
• Temples are torn down

2.      Dr Koh Tsu Koon is the first outgoing Chief Minister who gave away Gerakan’s power to choose a new chief minister to the hands of UMNO. He sold out his own party and the people of Penang.

3.      Weeks ago, Dr Koh Tsu Koon announced the establishment of a committee to look after Indian community grievances BUT did not to field any non-Chinese candidates for his multiracial party. NO Indian or Malay candidates were nominated.

4.      On the selection of a potential new Chief Minister of Penang, Dr Koh Tsu Koon made good command of Mandarin as the main criterion for selection. This means Malaysians who are capable, visionary, intelligent and academically qualified CANNOT become a Chief Minister of Penang is he/she is not Chinese educated. This statement is RIDICULOUS for a party which claims to practice non-racialism.

5.      Dr Koh Tsu Koon is a weak and compliant leader to UMNO leaders. It is evident he will sell out the interests of the people of Batu Kawan and Penang to the greedy and corrupted UMNO leaders, just like he had so enthusiastically accepted the PGCC initially.

6.      Dr Koh Tsu Koon cannot stand up for all Malaysians against Kerismuddin (Hishammudin Hussein), son-in-law Khairy Jamaluddin, Mohd Rustam Ali and other racist UMNO leaders.

7.      If Dr Koh Tsu Koon is voted out, will the Chinese lose a minister? NO, he can still be appointed as a Senator and become a minister. VOTE for Professor Dr P. Ramasamy, VOTE for your voice to be heard in the parliament.

Vote for change!

I had another dream last night.

So I woke up and checked the mailbox.

I found this.

Fellow Malaysians

For 50 years the BN government had ruled over us.

In the 50 years of their power,they had inflicted serious damage to our instituitions of government.

Do you still trust them to continue ruling for the sake of "political stability"as promoted by the BN government.

Just to recap recent events…

The legislature

Our paliament is a like a zoo.The arguments made in our august house sometimes are worse than those we hear in our kopitiams.

The ACA

It is supposed to be our guardian against corruption. Rightly it should be an independent body. Yet it reports and is directed by our PM.

Is it little wonder investigations get nowhere when it involves many high level government officials and politicians of the ruling party? Have you wonder that ACA superintendent Chuah Lay Choo seem so sloppy in her work is because she has been directed by higher ups to close one eye? Worse yet, as testified by Jayanti in the Lingam Tape scandal, it appears the ACA itself is dishing out bribes to keep witnesses quiet.
 
The Immigration Department

We read in the Altantuya trial of missing records 3 mongolians in the testimony of Uuriintuya Gal-Orchir.

"Counsel Karpal Singh, who is holding a watching brief for Altantuya Shaariibuu’s family, expressed surprise yesterday when Uuriintuya Gal-Orchir said that there was no record of the three Mongolian women’s immigration entries. He said that the matter needs to be investigated as it could be an attempt to hide statements that suggest that Altantuya had never entered Malaysia and thus could not have been murdered here.

Yet nobody seemed concerned as to who ordered its deletion. It has to be high up. All the accused seem to have links to the DPM. Even the explosives used are military grade. And the DPM is also the Minister of Defence. Does it all add up? Your guess is as good as mine.

The Civil Service

Year in year out, the Auditor General lists out the outrageous prices our government pays its suppliers. It is your money too dummy.

Yet nothing seems to come out of it. Nobody seems to care or take responsibility. Everyone seems to be on the take so much so if you are not, you need your head examined.

The mainstream media

It is now controlled by the government. The Star is MCA owned. NSTP, Berita Harian, Utusan Melayu are UMNO’s. So are the TV stations.

Everyday we are bombarded by government propaganda. They only spin out the government’s version of the news. Look at how they estimate the Bersih crowd in November 2007. A few thousand when there were tens of thousands.

Our Second Echelon Leaders

Our leaders in waiting are also unsavory characters. Najib started the keris act and it has now been performed by Hisham twice. It seems his deputy, Khairy (not to be outdone ) is also in a hurry to carry on the tradition. Please guys, it is not very nice and friendly to point your weapon and threaten to soak it in your fellow Malaysians blood. Even in jest. Even if we are desensitized to your childish act.

You do not seem to be able to differentiate between your fellow Malaysians and Malaysia’s real enemies.

Traitor

Namwee sang a controversial song on Negarakuku. He was called a traitor and worse. But in the 50 years of BN misrule, our institutions of Government and civil society have been damaged badly by them as can be seen above.The corruption perpectuated by the BN surely has weakened our country more than our external enemies can ever do. Surely the acts and omissions by the BN government are so much more serious and treacherous. So what do we call the BN…
 
Make the change. Make it now

Fellow Malaysians.

Please do not leave this state of affairs to your children, your grandchildren and Malaysians yet unborn.

It is a crime to them. Instead let us all strive to leave a better Malaysia for them to live in.

Giving the BN another mandate again is political stability to do more damage to our beloved Malaysia.

We will all suffer for it.

You will not escape the consequences just because you are a bumiputra.

You will not escape the consequences just because you are a non-bumiputra.

The rot is serious.

The rot is deep.

But the rot can still be stopped.

Something can still be salvaged and rebuilt. But it is imperative the cause of the rot must go.

The rot happened during BN’s watch.

The BN government should be held accountable.

The BN government must take the rap.

The BN government must go and now.

In Australia, the people threw out John Howard.

In Pakistan, President Musharraf ‘s allies got a drubbing.

In USA, the democrats are making history. They will either have a lady presidential candidate in Hilary Clinton or the first black presidential candidate in Barack Obama. Either way, they are making the necessary change.

Let us show courage.

Let us also make the change.

Let us make the change now.

Malaysia will be better for it.

The 2004 GE manifesto failed miserably.

Still remember Cemerlang, Gemilang, Terbilang? Work with me, don’t work for me?

Now, in this 12th General Election, it’s Selamat, Aman, Makmur!

For the fact that bugger has the guts to come out with another manifesto which is as good as gaining cheap publicity, I feel like want to puke.

But the more important thing is, have you awaken?

Are you ready to vote for change?

Just change it!

I’ve a dream.

So when I woke up, I saw something in my mailbox.

We all know that once in a few years we are given the opportunity to vote.

Why vote? Some may ask.

Unfortunately, mostly say that it has no effect on the outcome, at all.

However, in reality, one vote alone may not count but many votes together becomes a voice to be reckoned with.

So, what you must do in order to let your voice be heard?

This election, more so than others is a vital election because we are at a cross roads. 

If we get it right we will prosper.

If we get it wrong, we will suffer as we have seen in our neighboring countries.

To help you decide please ponder these issues:

1. Do you think our politicians in power are corrupt?
2. Do you think our civil service is corrupt?
3. Do you think they are incompetent?
4. Do you think the people in power sets themselves above the law?
5. Do you think our leadership has lost its way?
6. Do you think we are getting more & more divided by race & religion?
7. Do you think we have a questionable justice system?
8. Do you think that they are wasting our wealth?
9. Do you think our children will suffer more?
10. Do you want to see change?

If you say yes to 3 or more of these issues, don’t you think we need change? 

Remember, YOU can make that CHANGE!

Just send this to 10 other relatives or friends and ask them to do the same to 10 of their friends and so on.

By so doing we are enlisting the power of viral marketing.

Yes the math works and it is awesome. 

By the 7th level this message would reach 1,000,000 people. 

Yes we can make our vote count! 

We owe it to ourselves and to our children and to their children.

Malaysia Boleh! 

Let’s make it happen for ours and our children’s future.

Vote for change!