PASssssssed for all ????

Pas has named its candidate at its ceramah in Simpang last night.Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has been chosen as the PAS candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election on 7 April.

Mohammad Nizar who is Perak PAS deputy commissioner, is also the Pasir Panjang state assemblyman. He was chosen among the four potential candidates for the seat. The other in the running were Ustaz Deris, Dr.Jamnul Azhar and Ustaz Kamarudddin.

Presently amongst others, Nizar is in the midst of High Court case for his so-called` deposed` Menteri Besar post in the Perak State Government.


SIMPANG, 24 Mac :

"Terima Kasih kepada semua yang memberi sokongan kepada Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Terima kasih juga kepada Presiden dan pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat kerana mencalonkan saya sebagai calon untuk bertanding bagi Parlimen Bukit Gantang ini..





Saya juga mohon simpati dan sokongan kepada seluruh pengundi Bukit Gantang, supaya sokong Pakatan Rakyat demi kebaikan seluruh negeri Perak dan Malaysia amnya," ucap Nizar selepas diumumkan sebagai calon P059.

It is also reported that Nik Aziz too opposed Nizar’s candidacy in Bukit Gantang , the citing that he should focus on getting back his `deposed` Perak state government.

My question is if later Nizar is convicted guilty or wrong against odds, will there be another by-election again for Bukit Gantang? Is there no other capable leaders in PAS ? Will the Bukit Gantang voters be swayed to give him his sympathy votes and continue on the` kecoh`/ prolong the political turbulence in Perak?

PAS for all or all will PASs huh?

Bukit Gantang voters -think right .Political stablilty is the not the thing to be PAS-sed off if to ride through this global economic turmoil. Do not PASs the baton to the wrong court.

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Of the Candidates for the 3 by-elections...

Anwar`s choice for PKR candidate in Bukit Selambau was condemed as a betrayal of Makkal Sakthi and Hindraf. The ultimatum by the Makkal Sakthi to drop the candidate or face protest and lose Indian voters is expected to undermine the Pakatan campaign.

And now as expected , the drumroll continued to roll on and Anwar revealed his choice for PKR candidate for the state seat of Batang Ai`s by-election.

Former Lubok Antu member of Parliament Jawah Gerang, has been named as PKR's candidate for the April 7 Batang Ai Sarawak state seat by-election. Batang Ai is one of the two state seats in Lubok Antu parliamentry constituency. The other is Engkilili.

Gerang, 55, is a degree holder in economics from Universiti of Malaya. The former bank officer joined PKR recently after he was dropped by the Barisan Nasional coalition in last year’s parliamentary election.

Gerang, who was a senior leader in the now defunct Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), was chosen over PKR state deputy chief Nicholas Bawin.Nicholas Bawin is made the director of election.

At the same time Barisan has named new-comer and engineer Malcom Mussen Lamoh as its sparring candidate.

While PKR is fighting an uphill battle in Batang Ai with huge and unlimited financial resources; and loosing the grip of a seemingly sure seat for PKR in Bukit Selambau , we await PAS to reveal his candidate for Bukit Gantang tonight.

Can Pakatan made a hatrick victory this time come 7 April 2009? With all differences put aside, together we shall await.

Looking at the political turmoil now,the more BN need to work harder too even though in the midst of the buzzle and hussle of the on-going UMNO election/ general assembly in PWTC.

All eyes of the world are upon these three by-election –its all about the hope of the rakyat for a just,clean and democratic country for all.

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Parachute candidate or wrong DNAs in PR leadership???

PKR had chosen the candidate for Bukit Selambau by-election –S.Manikumar, 35, a multi-lingual entrepreneur and an ordinary PKR member from Sungai Petani. He has a tourism management degree and an MBA from Universiti Utara Malaysia and had joined PKR two years.

However straight after PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim made the announcement, there was protest from some 20 PKR supporters from the Merbok division, which had previously backed its division committee member, K.Masilamani.

It was reported that they are unhappy with Manikumar’s nomination citing him as the parachute candidate as he is an unknown and not a local born. Before the announcement, there were three front runners to the party`s candidate- Masilamani, a Sungai Petani municipal councillor,and the other two were Sungai Petani PKR division member Dr R Krishnamoorthy and the division’s committee member S. Sritharan.

Then we heard there was a protest by PKR calling for Mohd Ali to step down as Chief Minister and vacate the state seat for Bukit Baru even though the five members- appeal panel`s decision had endorsed the ruling made by the party`s disciplinary boards on him. The march did not material but several representatives led by PAS youth chief Shamsul Iskandar,arrived at Seri Negeri to hand over the memorandum to a Seri Negeri employee. Can the punishment not takes its course? There was allegation of double standard. Punishment depends on intensity and varying degree of cases.

And now after several days of speculation, it has finally been confirmed that Penang Deputy Chief Minister I Mohammad Fairuz Khairuddin has resigned.

Mohammad Fairuz who hold two Masters degrees, has often been criticised for under-performance and rumoured to be investigated in the allegation that two senior state party leaders were working with local quarry operators to cover up illegal activities.

Mohd Fairuz `s resignation or the so-called many protests of Pakatan opposition of late is not a surprise to many because it is always easy to critic than administrate. Apparently it was claimed that Mohd Fairuz had not performed the duties entrusted to him well and that it was the best he resigned.`

Their taking to streets to protest in the name of democracy is also seen as their way to vent out their frustrations or perhaps a quick –fix for the grassroots. It looks as though street demos are beginning to be a trend in our culture.

All in all these give the impression that there are too many wrong DNAs (Do Not Agree) among the PR. Even PAS spiritual advisor Nik Aziz had to remind his president~ I am the captain of the ship.

It shows that running a government is not easy. Can PR be capable leaders/ adminstrator if the government of the day is in their hands.We have seen for a year down into power ,their job is solely on critising and slandering their opposition- the BN-Umno. For some of the little developments that they had managed to take-off were made possible by the existing state of development that were rendered by the previous BN government-do not be confused.The rich fisherman in Kuala Sepetang,for an example, were not made within a year under the leadership of PAS ??? Big or small,they have benefited from the development and subsidies given by the BN government.That is a fact.

There is no concensus in their adminstrative agenda and good quality selection of leadership. Need the grassroots take to streets or demos crazy each time to have their interests heard ? If that is the way, what a chaotic country we are turning into soon?

We have to think DOUBLE hard.Who should be in power?

To the three by-election voters in Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Bukit Ai

LOOK DEEP AND WIDE INTO ALL THE HAPPENINGS,BIG OR SMALL, BEFORE YOU USE YOUR POWER. THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS.USE IT WISELY.

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LOSERS IN THE LONG RUN-don`t politicise PPSMI

Of late we see so many people becoming demos crazy. They demo for this and that. Is there any rationale for all these demos crazy ?

For instance taking to the street for matters like the Teaching and Learning of Science and Maths in English(PPSMI) has much been politicised by Pakatan who claims the BN government `tidak membela nasib kaum Melayu`.

This is not a political issue to champion for. Even before PPSMI been implemented in 2003, we already witness three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.

Wanting English to be taught for Science and Mathematics does not make us a lesser Malay,Chinese or Indian. Do we have a soul if we are lacking behind universally or fail to be employed?

`The CHAMPIONS OF BAHASA MALAYSIA who took to the streets are doing the Malays a disservice. LOOKS LIKE THEY WANT THEIR RACE TO BE A FAILURE.` ( Idzan Ismail,Petaling Jaya-The Star VIEWS,19.3.09)

`We should percieve any language as a medium of gaining and generating knowlwedge rather than an obstacle to the process.` (Shahida Sulaiman,Penang-The Star VIEWS, 20.3.09)

Kudos to these fellow rakyat who are so sensible and down to earth.

Lets us make a reality check. Sixty percent of the Malay graduates are unemployed.They do not perform well in job interviews especially in multi-national firms because of English handicap. I think the so-called champions of Bahasa Malaysia should instead do something to readdress this issue of why the Malays and even the chinese and Indians are not fluent in English and some even fail in their Bahasa Malaysia exams.



We have seen the output of these three decades of poor English speaking and writing graduates in our workforce- civil sector,private sector or commercial etc...They could not fit in anyway and now almost being squeezed out with the rise of ICT in this globalised world.

We have always heard of the poor English standard in our foreign service.Our young diplomats no longer able to write communiques.The government had to retain many ambassadors on contracts although they are all well past retirement age.

Are our artistes standing at the international stage? Sad to say,except for a few exceptions, they remain contented as jaguh kampung. It is such a shame when even Indonesian leaders and singers are now well-conversant in English.

WE ARE LOSERS IN THE LONG RUN IF WE CONTINUE TO BE PERCEIVED BY PAKATAN SELFISH AGENDA.

WE MUST NOT REMAIN IN DENIAL. WE HAVE TO LOOK DEEP INTO PPSMI INITIATIVE.

Perhaps its implementaion in 2003 was a bit rush as most teachers involved are not ready. The intensive programme (EteMS) was insufficient to train the teachers within such a short period of time. We can not blame the teachers or the BN government for its shortcomings. Maybe the methodology and the mindset of the pupils themselves need to be reviewed.

The Education Ministry is still open to views and suggestions to improve PPSMI even though it has completed its cabinet papers.

In a nutshell, do not politicise PPSMI. We do not want to be a losers in the long run—already we have been through three decades of deterioration in English in our generation.

We cannot stop now. We are already seeing some results in PPSMI initial intiatives.

DO NOT LET LANGUAGE ,GMP (MOVEMENT OPPOSING PPSMI)OR PAKATAN BE A BARRIER TO YOUR CHILDREN AND CHILDREN`S CHILDREN FUTURE NOW.

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BAJET MINI 2009 - terbaik untuk negara!

1. Pembentangan Bajet Mini 2009 bagi merangsang pertumbuhan ekonomi sekaligus meningkatkan daya tahan negara dalam mengharungi kemelesetan ekonomi global telah selamat dibacakan untuk kali kedua di Dewan Rakyat baru-baru ini.

2. Dengan memperuntukkan RM60billion (satu jumlah yang amat besar berbanding jangkaan ramai yang rata-rata menganggarkan RM6billion), pembentangan bajet ini mendapat pujian ramai, termasuk dari kalangan tokoh pembangkang sendiri.

3. Sumber kewangan yang didapati daripada Kumpulan Wang Disatukan itu akan dibelanjakan mengikut teras-teras yang telah dikenalpasti, dengan tempoh pelaksanaannya selama 2 tahun.


4. Empat teras tersebut adalah mengurangkan pengangguran dan menambah peluang pekerjaan; meringankan beban rakyat; membantu sektor swasta menghadapi krisis ekonomi semasa; dan membina keupayaan masa depan.

5. Prihatin dengan peningkatan kadar pengangguran di kalangan rakyat, kerajaan antara lain akan mewujudkan 163,000 peluang latihan dan penempatan pekerjaan di sektor awam dan swasta, mengisi 63,000 jawatan di pelbagai agensi kerajaan dan memberikan insentif cukai kepada syarikat yang mengambil pekerja yang diberhentikan.

6. Kerajaan juga akan menampung kos yuran pengajian masing-masing sebanyak RM10,000 dan RM20,000 bagi pelajar yang melanjutkan pengajian ke peringkat doktor falsafah dan sarjana serta mengembangkan skop skim Prosper Siswazah.

7. Prihatin dengan kos sara hidup yang semakin meningkat, peruntukan tambahan RM674 juta disalurkan sebagai subsidi untuk mengelakkan kenaikan harga bahan makanan harian seperti gula, roti dan tepung, selain RM480 juta supaya kadar tol lebuh raya tidak dinaikkan.

8. RM200 juta pula diperuntukkan sebagai peruntukan tambahan kepada Syarikat Perumahan Negara Bhd untuk membina rumah mesra rakyat, sementara bagi membantu pembeli rumah, kerajaan akan memberikan pelepasan cukai ke atas faedah pinjaman perumahan sehingga RM10,000 setahun selama tiga tahun.

9. Tidak dilupakan perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS), kerajaan antara lain akan menubuhkan Skim Jaminan Modal Kerja dan Skim Dana Jaminan Penstrukturan Semula Industri masing-masing dengan dana RM5 bilion; serta sebuah Institusi Jaminan Kewangan dengan modal awal RM1 bilion.

10. Bagi sektor automotif, kerajaan bersama dengan Proton dan Perodua mewujudkan skim pelupusan kereta di mana pemilik sebarang jenama kereta yang mahu melupuskan kereta berusia lebih 10 tahun akan diberikan diskaun RM5,000 bagi membeli kereta baru.

11. Timbalan Perdana Menteri turut mengumumkan yang kerajaan akan meningkatkan dana pelaburan Khazanah Nasional sebanyak RM10 bilion yang akan dilaburkan dalam projek impak tinggi dalam tempoh dua tahun akan datang; mengenal pasti projek pelaburan bernilai RM5 bilion yang akan dilaksanakan secara di luar bajet; serta penyediaan dana sebanyak RM2 bilion bagi pelaksanaan projek melalui Inisiatif pembiayaan Swasta (PFI).

12. Hari ini, kita dapat menyaksikan betapa kuasa-kuasa besar dunia seperti Amerika Syarikat sendiri memerlukan suntikan ‘berbillion’ mahupun ‘trillion’ bagi membaikpulih keadaan ekonomi negaranya. Ada diantara rakyatnya - para siswazah, cendekiawan dan cerdik pandai perlu hidup di dalam khemah disebabkan kehilangan mata pencarian berikutan krisis subprima yang melanda negara itu sejak tahun lalu. Pertumbuhan ekonomi sebanyak negatif 1.6 peratus turut diramalkan bagi Amerika Syarikat, sementara United Kingdom negatif 2.8 peratus, dan Jepun negatif 2.6 peratus.

13. Justeru, sebagaimana yang telah disarankan oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri sewaktu membentangkan Bajet Mini ini, kerjasama semua pihak amatlah diperlukan bagi meningkatkan lagi daya tahan negara dalam menghadapi krisis global ini. Segala demonstrasi dan tingkahlaku yang tidak membawa kebaikan dan memburukkan imej negara hendaklah dihentikan dan bersama-samalah kita meningkatkan daya usaha bagi memajukan ekonomi negara. Yakinlah, bahawa Bajet Mini 2009 ini adalah yang terbaik, dan mampu meningkatkan kemampanan negara dalam menghadapi ribut ekonomi yang melanda dunia kini.

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