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“SAFKANLAH kepada saya sekumpulan pemimpin yang ampuh dan padu. Bariskanlah kepada saya satu pasukan yang setia, berintegriti, berkebolehan lagi dedikasi,” – Mohd Najib Abdul Razak ketika merasmikan serentak persidangan Wanita, Pemuda dan Puteri semalam.

By Syed Akbar Ali

Ali Rustam has been crucified on the alter of political sacrifice. He was bound to be UMNO’s TPM but he is not a Najib’s man. In other words, if allowed to proceed, Ali Rustam might be the next UMNO President, and by virtue, the next Prime Minister.

It’s almost embarrassing to say I’m shocked. You’d think we’d be used to it by now. But maybe it’s a good thing that we still cannot abide by these discrepancies between word and deed; let us never come to tolerate it.

Anda boleh ikuti laporan-laporan berita tentang kes Altantuya seterusnya dalam beberapa buah akhbar antarabangsa di.......

The usual verbal diarhea from Najib Tun Razak at PWTC (59th UMNO Genera Assembly) last night. All I can say is that the speech before the wanita, pemuda and puteri  delegates is TOTALLY UN-INSPIRING.

It has 66 points. Just short of  one 6 (or 666) to make it the speech of the devil himself.

CAN anyone tell what would be the biggest upset and surprises once the outcome of the UMNO General Assembly is announced?

pre-script: FYI, apparently another ceramah at Bukit Selambau tonight was broken up because of FRU harassment.

Sesudah negara menyaksikan drama penafian hak bertanding ke atas Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, kini UMNO kehilangan pula seorang pencalonan untuk kerusi Majlis Tertinggi UMNO iaitu  Datuk Mohamad Norza Zakaria atas tuduhan politik wang.

Here are some links:
Arms deal link to death of model - TIMES ONLINE UK

Arms deal scam: Death of model rocks Malaysia - The Times of India

Semalam ceramah Anwar Ibrahim di Bukit Selambau ditembak gas pemedih mata. Ceramah tersebut telah bertukar menjadi adegan kejar mengejar diantara politik dan hadirin. Klik disini untuk membaca berita dan gambar.

The newspaper headlines for the last few days have been busy exposing to the world how rampant "money politics" is in Umno.

The other day at a local mall, walking past one of those indoor kiddies’ amusement centre, I chanced upon an argument  over who got to a games machine first and therefore should be the first to play on it……..Guess what? One was a kid, no bigger than 10 years old and the other was an ADULT!!!!!

Who is the reluctant politician?

In a post in November, 2007, I suggested that such a person “has what it takes, who doesn’t want to get into Parliament, but gets in out of love for his country and his people, does the best he can, and can’t wait to have someone take his place”.

I met and spoke to one last Saturday in Sarawak.

MY fellow-blogger Joseph Tawei and Tony Thien reported this:

The PKR leader said that the Sarawak Land and Survey Department had sent letters to many Iban voters in Batang Ai to ask for copies of identity cards as well as bank account details. Malsysiakini has this story HERE.

What on earth is going on?

Quite frankly, I’m surprised at the amount of repressive measures, all lumped in one day.

Justeru itu, keputusan pemilihan Majlis Tertinggi Umno Khamis ini bukan sahaja relevan kepada Umno malah akan memberi kesan kepada politik nasional keseluruhannya.

A KADIR JASIN

Najib says he doesn’t expect much of a political honeymoon - never mind the customary 100-day settling-in period for an incoming leader - in terms of the level of scrutiny he is likely to receive if  he takes over as PM as planned.

From last week, almost every day Tuai Rumah (longhouse headmen) were summoned by ministers, deputy ministers, assistant ministers and elected representatives to receive “angpaus” in the form of minor rural projects.

Let’s put aside all the viewpoints regarding BN giving out ‘goodies’ and ‘instant noodles’. A lot of views has already been put forward.

Reference to Auspengerindu on March 18th, 2009 9:47 pm, I take his challenge to write this article.

The handsome new home of Ottawa developer Sean Murray and his wife, Jamilah Taib, has shot to No. 2 among Ottawa's most expensive private residences, as measured by the Municipal Property Assessment Corp. (MPAC).

Tun Mahathir Mohamad launched a very scathing attack against Malay detractors in Malaysia, sounding at times vitriolic and in some moments uncompromising with regards to Malay rights and Malay political power. He is absolutely right in substance but could he be wrong in essence?

This is an article forwarded to me by a Malaysiawaves reader that goes by the name "Observer from Beyond"

AS predicted, Jawah is the favorite son and I am sure that he could not have a better Operations Chief than Nicholas Bawin, who until last night was also a contending candidate.

Here’s how I would distill the decidedly murky waters surrounding the Selangor water scandal.

Sim Kwang Yang wrote in Malaysiakini: There must be a severe breakdown of communication between the national BN headquarters in Kuala Lumpur and the Sarawak BN in Kuching.

Najib may not get his dream team if highly strung Mahathir doesn't stop his endless barrage of attacks against other candidates he perceived not suitable to contest the party elections due to their shady dealings. People are now saying he is only making it as an excuse to protect his son.

I a recent interview I was quoted as saying that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could appoint someone other than the man nominated by the party. The fact that this was reported as “news” shows how far we as a country have drifted from the principles set out in our Constitution.

First, the chief minister of Penang said he was not aware why his deputy chief minister did not turn up to work. Then, he told us he had approved Fairus' leave at the request of Anwar Ibrahim. Lim has declined to state the latter’s reasons for stepping down.

Mahathirism is set to come back and it will be back with vengeance. The old former dictator has enough of the so-called retirement. There’s much work to be done to ensure his dynasty continues to prosper and take over the throne after Najib Razak completed his premiership as to the R.A.H.M.A.N political prophecy.

Many people in Malaysia say the governing party’s main problem lies in corrupt practices, according to a poll by the Merdeka Center for Opinion Research. 35 per cent of respondents cite corruption as the most serious flaw of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO).

.......a special sitting in April to debate confidence motion on new PM

The countdown has been reduced to four days for Datuk Seri Najib Razak to be anointed as UMNO President in the UMNO General Assembly, as he has been nominated uncontested for the top Umno post.

Breakfast meeting with the Dayak Bloggers downstairs in our hotel earlier… while anticipating the arrival of Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim (AI) to head a PKR’s press conference for Bantang Ai N29 by elections.

This is the artificial lake that was created with the flooding of a a huge area of land with the construction of the Batang Ai hydro-electric dam in 1982.