20. Remove the stooge as a solution

‘Lying’ ROS has political agenda, says DAP

Anisah Shukry | May 31, 2013 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/05/31/%E2%80%98lying%E2%80%99-ros-has-political-agenda-says-dap/

DAP defends itself against a front-paged article in Utusan Malaysia that claims the opposition party denied its members the right to vote in internal polls.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Registrar of Society’s (ROS) “baseless” accusations in Utusan Malaysia today that DAP denied members the right to vote in party polls is proof the government agency is merely a Barisan Nasional stooge, the opposition party said today.
Party national organising secretary Anthony Loke said it was unethical for ROS director Abdul Rahman Othman to have informed the Umno-owned daily of an ongoing probe into DAP’s alleged failure to provide notice to its members of the National Congress last year.
This was because DAP had only been alerted yesterday by the ROS that the party must produce evidence they had sent out notices to all party delegates of the congress, said Loke.
Loke also stressed that all statements made in the paper were “wild allegations” and that he had proof that members were given due notice of the congress – proof which he would supply to the ROS immediately.
“Not only is the [ROS director Abdul Rahman Othman] a liar, and unethical and unprofessional, but he is a tool for Umno-BN because clearly there are political motives behind his statements.
“We suspect he wants to use this excuse to deregister DAP,” Loke told a press conference at the party headquarters today.
Loke was referring to the front paged article in Umno-owned newspaper Utusan today headlined: “DAP members denied voting rights”.
The daily, quoting Abdul Rahman, said that the ROS had discovered many DAP members were not issued notices of the party’s 16th National Congress.
As a result, qualified DAP members failed to show up and were not able to vote in the party’s central executive committee last year, Abdul Rahman said.
But Loke today denied this, pointing out that delegates from three of the four branches claiming not to have received notices had actually attended the polls.
Those delegates – A David Dass, K Mahendran, FS Richard and S Kogilavani – had all registered their attendance at the congress and cast their votes, according to documents Loke showed to the media.
Action against traitors
He also said that even if DAP had failed to issue notices to the party’s branches regarding the congress, members could have easily kept themselves up to date through attending press conferences and party meetings.
“All this points to ROS shifting the goalpost [in targeting DAP]. Initially, the investigations were supposed to be about us changing the election results due to a technical glitch two weeks later.
“Now that they couldn’t prove anything against us, they have shifted the goalposts to claim that we denied delegates their right to vote,” he said.
Loke added that the party’s disciplinary committee would take action against those “traitors” who had lodged reports to the ROS.

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Eligible DAP members not given notice’

May 30, 2013https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/05/30/eligible-dap-members-not-given-notice/

DAP members who did not receive the notice were denied the right to vote and choose the leaders they wanted at the congress, says ROS.

KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations by the Registrar of Societies (ROS) found many DAP members who were eligible to attend its national congress on Dec 15 last year, did not receive notice on it, said ROS director-general Abdul Rahman Othman.
He said the finding was made after investigations were made on complaints by DAP members on not being given the notice.
“DAP members who did not receive the notice were denied the right to vote and choose the leaders they wanted at the congress,” he said in a statement here today.
In the statement, Abdul Rahman also stated that ROS would continue investigations on other issues raised by complainants, and go through all documents submitted before arriving at a decision on the validity of the congress based on the Societies Act 1966.
The election of DAP’s Central Executive Committee (CEC) at the congress became a bone of contention after complaints were lodged by various members that the party did not give notice on it to 753 delegates who were valid voters.
- Bernama

19. one of the solutions here

Only a handful turn up for anti-Zahid rally

Leven Woon | May 31, 2013

About 30 students gathered outside the Home Ministry, calling on Ahmad Zahid Hamidi to resign.

VIDEO INSIDE  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/05/31/only-a-handful-turn-up-for-anti-zahid-rally/

PUTRAJAYA: Some 30 students staged a protest outside the Home Ministry this afternoon, demanding that Ahmad Zahid Hamidi resign in the wake of a string of arrests made on opposition politicians and student activists.
The students, who gathered there after the Friday prayer, held up banners that read “Polis untuk Rakyat”, “Pulihkan imej polis” and “Ahmad zahid letak jawatan”.
They demanded that Ahmad Zahid should resign as he has “failed to conduct himself professionally” and “keeps pinning down on anti-government people”.
“Within a few weeks of helming the home ministry, the country has witnessed a surge in political arrests.
“Ahmad Zahid must go because he has failed in his duty,” said Universiti Malaya Muslim Students Association (PMIUM) head Bukhairy Sofian.
They also want the reputation of the police force “cleaned up” and for Bukit Aman to stop being a political tool.
Earlier today, Ahmad Zahid, when asked about the protest against him, said the students had no right in deciding his position as the home minister.
“I am not answerable to them. I am answerable to the prime minister. However I welcome their views on the police force’s image,” he said.
Safwan vows to fight on

Four student representatives submitted a memorandum to the ministry, containing their two demands. Their memorandum was accepted by the assistant executive secretary of safety and public order department, Abdul Hafiz.
The rally was initially planned to protest against the prosecution of Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia president Safwan Anang under the Sedition Act earlier this week.
Safwan had refused bail as a sign of protest and had been in remand in Sungai Buloh prison until last night. He was released this morning after finally agreeing to post bail.
Speaking to reporters today, Safwan said the government was trying to divert the public attention away from electoral fraud by using the Sedition Act against detractors.
“Just because they want to cover up the frauds, they use the sedition charge.
“But I won’t give in, I will fight on,” he said.
The rally was attended by members of SMM, Gabungan Mahasiswa PRU 13, and pro-Mahasiswa faction in Universiti Malaya.

18. No solutions but 'headattacks' for nation with illegitimacy aplenty

SPR go back to check GE2004 and GE2008 for the massive discrepancies in ballot paper issued and no answer from SPR means massive frauds and illegitimate Governments - State & Federal Government hence so much illicit transfer of funds derived from massive corruptions etc.  Joshua

 

SPR bukan parti politik, Wan Ahmad bukan YB’

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/05/30/spr-bukan-parti-politik-wan-ahmad-bukan-wakil-rakyat/

FMT Staff | May 30, 2013

Bekas Ketua Siasatan Jenayah Polis Kuala Lumpur membidas kenyataan timbalan pengerusi SPR yang mencabar Anwar Ibrahim memboikot parlimen jika yakin berlaku penipuan pilihan raya.

PETALING JAYA: Bekas Ketua Siasatan Jenayah Polis Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Mat Zain Ibrahim membidas Timbalan Pengerusi Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) Datuk Wan Ahmad Omar yang mencabar Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim memboikot parlimen jika benar-benar yakin berlaku penipuan dalam pilihan raya umum 5 Mei lalu.
Beliau berkata, kenyataan itu adalah tidak wajar dan tidak sepatutnya datang dari seorang Timbalan Pengerusi SPR.
“SPR bukan parti politik dan Wan Ahmad tidak sepatutnya bertindak seolah beliau seorang wakil rakyat.
“(Dan) SPR sepatutnya bertindak secara berkecuali dan profesional dengan menangani segala kritikan dan dakwaan dari mana-mana pihak sekalipun secara berhemah dan mengikut prosedur undang-undang.
“Mereka sepatutnya mampu mengawal diri dalam apa jua keadaan dan tidak melenting seperti cacing kepanasan apabila dikritik keras,” kata Mat Zain dalam suratnya kepada Pengerusi SPR, Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof hari ini.
Salinannya dihantar kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, Ketua Setiausaha Negara, Datuk Seri Ali Hamsa, Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim dan Peguam Cara Negara, Datuk Idrus Harun.
Ahli SPR dilantik khas oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong
Setiap ahli SPR dilantik khas oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong mengikut Perkara 114 Perlembagaan untuk mengendalikan pilihan raya Persekutuan atau Negeri dengan bersih dan adil mengikut prosedur undang-undang.
Menurut Mat Zain, sekiranya benar pihak SPR sebuah badan berkecuali dan profesional, mereka sepatutnya boleh membuat siasatan sendiri bagi mengesahkan sama ada benar atau tidak, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak telah mengangkat sumpah jawatan Perdana Menteri Ke-6 pada 3.April 2009.
Katanya, ini kerana sumpah itu dengan tidak mengikut Jadual Keenam Perlembagaan seperti yang didakwa.
“SPR hanya perlu menonton semula rakaman upacara mengangkat sumpah jawatan Perdana Menteri oleh Najib di-hadapan Yang di-Pertuan Agong Ke-13, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin pada 3 April 2009, serta membandingkan apa yang dilafazkannya dalam upacara tersebut, dengan perkataan sumpah yang wajib beliau angkat sepertimana yang dinyatakan dalam Jadual Keenam Perlembagaan.
“Verifikasi ini boleh diselesaikan dalam tempoh tidak sampai 5 minit pun. Malahan orang ramai juga boleh membuat semakan sendiri dengan menggunakan kaedah yang sama,” kata Mat Zain lagi.
Beliau juga menyarankan SPR mendapatkan kerjasama Menteri Komunikasi dan Multimedia yang baru Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabbery Cheek untuk menyiarkan acara angkat sumpah Perdana Menteri pada 3.April 2009 itu.
`Filem Tanda Putera’
Ini supaya lebih ramai rakyat yang tidak mempunyai ekses kepada internet, peluang untuk membuat verifikasi yang sama serta sekaligus, dapat memahami isu yang dibangkitkan ini.
“Jika Menteri Penerangan telah menunjukkan keghairahannya untuk filem Tanda Putera ditayangkan kepada umum,maka saya yakin beliau tidak keberatan menayangkan rakaman majlis angkat sumpah yang ringkas itu,” katanya lagi.
Beliau menambah, rakyat boleh membuat penilaian samada Perdana Menteri dan Jemaah Menteri-nya memang sentiasa menghormati dan mematuhi peraturan undang-undang dan Perlembagaan Persekutuan seperti yang mereka sering laungkan, atau ianya sekadar retorik.
Katanya, beliau yakin rakyat akan lebih menyanjung Menteri Penerangan yang baru ini, jika beliau dapat menyiarkan proses perlantikan Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri Persekutuan di kalangan Ahli Dewan Negara yang belum dilantik sebagai Senator seperti kekalutan yang berlaku baru-baru ini, sebagai penambahan ilmu kepada rakyat.
Menurutnya, enerangan seperti ini-lah yang akan dialu-alukan oleh segenap lapisan rakyat khasnya masyarakat luar Bandar dimana mereka boleh menilai sama ada Menteri dan Timbalan Menteri mereka itu jujur ataupun mereka sekadar kaki temberang sahaja.
Mat Zain berkata,  persoalan undang-undang melibatkan Perlembagaan hendaklah diputuskan oleh Mahkamah Persekutuan sepertimana yang dinyatakan dalam Seksyen 84 Akta Mahkamah Kehakiman 1964, (Akta 91.
Harap SPR nyatakan pendirian
Untuk itu beliau berharap  SPR dapat menyatakan pendirian mereka secara terbuka sama ada mereka bersedia merujukkan perkara dalam persoalan ini kepada badan tersebut atau sebaliknya.
Dalam isu berkaitan, bekas pegawai kanan polis itu mengulas mengenai  dua menteri dan tiga timbalan menteri mengangkat sumpah jawatan di hadapan Yang di-Pertuan Agong tetapi belum dilantik sebagai Senator.
Kata Mat Zain ia perbuatan yang sangat biadap terhadap Yang Di Pertuan Agong kerana telah meletakkan susunan keutamaan Baginda, di-belakang kedudukan Yang Di-Pertua Dewan Negara.
Sekiranya perbuatan ini bukan suatu pengkhianatan dan penghinaan serta mencemarkan keadaulatan Yang Di-Pertuan Agong dan Majlis Raja-Raja, Mat Zain berkata, Najib wajar menjelaskan kepada rakyat apakah maksud tindakan beliau.
Perdana Menteri, tambahnya juga wajar menjelaskan kepada rakyat sama ada dua orang menteri dan tiga orang timbalan menteri tersebut layak melaksanakan fungsi jawatan masing-masing setelah peruntukan Perlembagaan Persekutuan ditunggang-langgangkan.
Jika di kalangan sejumlah 61 orang menteri dan timbalan menteri yang ada sekarang ini,terdapat  lima orang atau lebih 8% daripada jumlah itu adalah “ahli haram”, maka keseluruhan Kabinet itu juga terpalit menjadi haram.
Disebabkan nila setitik,rosak susu sebelanga, kata Mat Zain.

17. Wake up to global reality - no more infighting

A Foreigner Comments on Malaysia 

This is a very well written article that we should be read by all. Comments from a foreign writer Bryant on Mahathir's article: Kaki dalam Kasut where he says the Chinese are the real masters of Malaysia....
This article was written without fear or favour, and it is up to us to digest individually the truth of the matter, especially for all Malaysians (irrespective of race, colour, creed or religion).

To: The highly respected Tun Mahathir,

China is coming up, India is coming up, Vietnam is coming up and now even Russia is on the rise. In this flat world that is all wired up and regardless whether we are Malaysian Malay, Chinese or Indian, and if Malaysia does not progress, all of us would become history of this
country!

Without the Malay, Chinese could not do well in the country and without the Chinese, Malay would not do well. Both have to work together to bring up Malaysia and mitigate the ascute impact that is being brought about by the globalisation.

For me, a true leader is someone who has the foresight that not only focus on one particular group in the country but take care of the future of everyone. A good leader is someone who knows what is the biggest threat the country is facing and direct the people to fight off the threat. A leader is also someone who is impartial that has the ability to promote harmony in the country for a long period of time.

UMNO is a political loser that leads the country to nowhere. They do not understand what is going on in the outside world. They have no clue where Malaysia will be in the next 30 years. With the 3 new superpowers, i.e India , China and Russia standing tall and high together with the USA and the European Union, they do not know what kind of world it would be and how Malaysia is going to compete and share the ever smaller slice of cake of the world economy. They only know how to get the Malays to fight with other Non-Malays on tiny issues within Malaysia , while the races know jolly well that the issues they are fighting are trivial and is totally self-satisfying.

UMNO does not give a damn to how the poor Malays are going to live in the future and they do not care about the real benefits of the poor Malays. They only want the votes from them. The NEP is a good evidence on how they benefit the cronies, instead of the poor Malays. Despite all their despicable acts they are still in the power.

The highly respected Tun,

As you are aware, the Malays control the rights to all the lands and all other natural resources in this country. They control all government institutions, GLC and State owned companies. The Malays dominate the lawmaking process in Malaysia ; The Malays control the decision making process in formulating the economy policies. The Malays own the largest national assets and the Malays are given shares in the public listed companies for free. The Malays have also been given all kind of priorities when it comes to buying properties, awarding of public contracts, tertiary education opportunities, awarding of scholarships and even getting a job in government departments.

With all these privileges and rights enjoyed by the Malays, you are saying nothing has been done enough to help the Malays to catch up with other races mainly the Chinese. Then what else should Malaysia do to satisfy the Malays? Did the Chinese seize or rob anything away from
the Malays or was all their wealth, a result of their hard work? If it is all due to their hard work, why do you say it is unfair? I don't quite get your point here.

May I humbly ask you what do you expect the Chinese to do if your so-called NEP did not achieve the desired result? Would the Malays be happy if the ethnic Chinese in this country do any of the followings:

- surrender their assets and hard earned money to the Malays unconditionally
- not to engage in any business activities;
- not to score As in all sort of examinations;
- not to make money that is more than the Malays are earning;
- not to advance to higher education; or
- renounce their citizenships and go back to China or migrate to some other countries?

I am a foreigner but I am surprised that your intention is to divide your own country. I think you are mainly targeting the Chinese.
Frankly, tell us, what do you expect the Chinese to do in order to achieve what is so called equality" meant by you?

Tun, after all these criticism you have against the present government, I feel that you are starting to loose your rationality on your arguments. You have run out of good reasons to convince us. I guess it could be due to your accumulating jealousy of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, your former counterpart in Singapore .

But reality is always hard to accept. No matter how, you have to accept the fact that he is regarded the Father of Singapore but you are not regarded the Father of Malaysia; you have to accept the fact that Mr Lee is able to influence the government of Singapore until the day he dies but you have not been able to influence the government from the moment you stepped down as PM.

You must also accept the fact that he is still very popular on the world stage and a leader respected by many but you are not quite. Because of these jealousies, you are starting to accumulate imbalances in yourself that lead you to embark on a series of action to attack
your successors. It is very obvious that you are not happy when your successors are more popular than you. Is there any good of doing that? What is your intention? Can't you take it easy?

During your time, you criticised most of the developed countries especially the Western Countries out of jealousy and after stepping down as PM you criticise every single soul remaining in the cabinet for not listening to you. When will you ever stop criticising any people? Can't you respect the decision of others?

Back to your recent blog, is there anything wrong with the Chinese in this country? Did they seize or rob the money away from the Malays? Did they have the ability to come out with any policies to marginalise the Malays? Did they dominate the lawmaking process of this country?
Did they formulate the economy policies in this country? Did they control the government departments in this country? Did they control the state owned companies and GLC in this country? Did they control the country's largest oil companies and banks?

You know the answer right?

Malays are the one who dominate the the lawmaking process of this country; Malays are the one that formulate the economy policies in this country that favours the Malays. Malays are the ones that control the government departments, state owned companies and GLC. Malays are the one that control the funds in this country. Malays are also the ones that control the largest oil companies and banking industry in this country. With all these rights enjoyed by the Malays, what else do you want the Chinese to do? Surrender their houses and savings and their wealth that they earned with their hardwork to the Malays? Or ask all the Chinese to renounce their citizenship and go back to China?

Have you ever thought of the fact after 30 years of implementing NEP, why it does not achieve the desired result? Or it does achieve but being denied.

Under the NEP there are a series of policies that favors the Malays.
If with all these policies, it still does not give the Malays what they want, what else do you want the Chinese to do? Is the Chinese to be blamed because they are too hard working? Or the Malays to be blamed because they do not treasure the opportunities given?

You know very well the NEP has been misused and it only benefits the cronies. So if you have designed NEP to only benefits the cronies, please don't say it is the problem of Chinese that NEP does not achieve its result. It has nothing to do with the Chinese but NEP and the Malay themselves.

This is a globalised world, Chinese and Malays should not be fighting against each other because Malaysia is competing with other countries.
China used to be backward and lagging behind Malaysia but now they have caught up and have even surpassed Malaysia . Can we ask them to slow down their development? If they refuse to listen, can we make a complaint to the United Nations that China is developing too fast and
this is very unfair to Malaysia , which adapts a more passive approach? Who gives you the right to prevent others from progressing?

Who do you think you are? This is a flat world (Obviously Tun did not read the book named "The World is Flat"). Don't be so narrow minded to only focus on the Chinese or Malay in Malaysia . We should now look at the world as a flat world. If Malaysia does not progress, no matter we are Malays or Chinese, we would be extinct one day!

Have a God-blessed day.

Perhaps one of the most humourous decision they made was to revert to Malay in the teaching of mathematics and science because there is insufficient teachers to teach the subjects in English. Why must they destroy the use of English in education over the last 35 years to the extend that they can't even find teachers for the subject. It can only be pure arrogance. Even China is adopting the use of English in their education system.

16. 47% BN/UMNO must go as a solution

The writing on the wall, albeit belated, Joshua 

 

Malaysia's Najib packs new cabinet with conservatives

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/15/us-malaysia-cabinet-idUSBRE94E0LP20130515

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(Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose poor showing in a general election earlier this month has left him vulnerable to the conservative wing of his party, announced a cabinet on Wednesday that was packed with the traditionalists.
The 57-member cabinet was also strikingly short of representatives from the Chinese minority.

Najib's coalition recorded its worst ever result in the May 5 election, and lost the popular vote for the first time. Its majority in parliament was reduced, throwing an economic reform program into doubt.
Although Najib included some younger elements from his Barisan Nasional coalition and a non-partisan banker and an anti-corruption activist in the cabinet line-up, most of the key posts were retained by established leaders of his United Malays National Organization (UMNO).
Muhyiddin Yassin remained deputy prime minister while Zahid Hamidi was named home (interior) minister, swapping portfolios with Najib's cousin Hishammuddin Hussein, who is the new defense minister.
The main Chinese party allied with the ruling coalition declined to take up cabinet posts after a dismal showing in the election, and of the two Chinese in the cabinet, one is non-partisan, while the other, a deputy minister, is from a regional party. The previous cabinet had six full ministers from the minority group.
"He has tried to appease the conservatives but he is also reaching out with a reformist message to appeal to the younger generation of voters," said Oh Ei Sun, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU).
Najib blamed the poor showing on a "Chinese tsunami," a remark that stirred up tensions between the majority ethnic Malays represented by UMNO and Chinese, who overwhelmingly voted for a three-party opposition alliance.
Critics have said the coalition was also abandoned by urban voters on complaints of rising corruption and ballooning living costs, despite a series of cash handouts.
Malays make up about 60 percent of the 28 million people, while Chinese comprise more than 25 percent. The country also has a significant minority of ethnic Indians.
UMNO, which dominates Barisan, now faces a leadership election in October or November that is likely to be fought between traditional and reformist wings. Najib may have to step down, ruling party sources have told Reuters.
"DISLOYALTY"
Conservatives have blamed ethnic polarization and Chinese "disloyalty" for the election result while reformists have urged Najib to expand steps to make UMNO more inclusive beyond its base of poor, rural Malays.
Malaysia's former and longest-serving prime minister, Mahathir Mohamad, a powerful figure in UMNO, was quoted by local media as saying "ungrateful Chinese" and "greedy Malays" were to blame for the result.
Many members of the cabinet are seen as Mahathir loyalists, while his son has been named the chief minister of Kedah state, a powerful regional post. The state of Johor, near Singapore, also has a chief minister linked to Mahathir.
"Divisions have opened up in Malaysian society," Najib said. "Now it is time for all of us, in government and beyond, to put the bitterness behind us, and work towards national reconciliation."
In a gesture to concerns over corruption, Najib handed a post in his department to Transparency International (Malaysia) President Paul Low, one of the two Chinese ministers.
In a nod to corporate expertise, he also appointed Wahid Omar, chief executive officer of Malaysia's largest bank Maybank, to the post of economic planning minister.
Wahid joins former Malaysia Airlines CEO Idris Jala, who was retained to continue the country's $444 billion economic transformation program that was launched in 2009.
UMNO youth leader Khairy Jamaluddin, a reformist, was appointed as Youth and Sports Minister.
"Najib has made a gesture, he appointed Khairy and it is known that Mahathir doesn't like him. So Najib is stepping a little out of Mahathir's shadow," said Oh, the senior fellow at NTU.
(Editing by Stuart Grudgings and Raju Gopalakrishnan)

15. Death to CORRUPTION and BN/UMNO is a solution

163. Dilemma over massive CORRUPTION of BN/UMNO

When corruption goes on BN/UMNO strives, if corruption is dead in Malaysia, BN/UMNO also should be dead long ago.  Joshua Kong

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(Reuters) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak may have won this month's disputed election but he faces a fight for legitimacy that could slow reforms, embolden a strong opposition protest movement and spark a leadership battle.
Already the signs are not good.

At a busy intersection across from one of Kuala Lumpur's fanciest shopping malls, a huge poster of Najib and his deputy has been defaced, a rare display of public disrespect in the Southeast Asian nation.
One of the comments scrawled on the poster poked fun at the unconvincing share of the votes won by Najib's long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition: "47 percent PM."
"If you don't like it, you can leave," mocked another, alluding to a comment by Najib's new home minister that those unhappy with the May 5 poll result - and the electoral system that produced it - should pack up and emigrate.
The tense political atmosphere threatens to prolong policy uncertainty that investors hoped the polls would put to rest, as Najib braces for a possible leadership challenge and the opposition mounts a noisy campaign to contest the result.
By securing 60 percent of parliamentary seats with less than 50 percent of the popular vote, the BN's victory has served to expose starkly the unfairness of a gerrymandered electoral system that is also prone to cheating and bias.
That has galvanized the opposition, led by former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, into holding a series of big rallies as it refuses to accept the result and prepares legal action to challenge the outcome in nearly 30 close-run seats.
Disgruntled Malaysians have submitted more than 220,000 signatures to the White House online petition page, exceeding the number required for a response from President Barack Obama.
In response, divisions have appeared in the United Malays National Organization (UMNO), the main party in the ruling coalition - in power since independence from Britain in 1957.
Hardliners have urged a crackdown on dissent and blamed minority ethnic Chinese voters for deserting the ruling coalition. That has raised racial tensions in a country whose ethnic Malay majority dominates politics and enjoys special privileges to offset what its leaders see as its disadvantaged position compared to relatively wealthy ethnic Chinese.
ANGRY MALAYSIANS
Reformers have urged Najib to press ahead with social and economic reforms to blunt the opposition's appeal and address the concerns of discontented young and urban voters. That includes many ethnic Malays who voted for the opposition.
"Every day Najib sees angry Malaysians on the Internet. It is not an easy thing to swallow," said a senior government official who declined to be identified. "There are people in his cabinet asking for a crackdown and there are others asking for him to brandish his reformist side."
The hardliners appeared to gain ground last week when police used the colonial-era Sedition Act to detain three opposition politicians and activists and charged a student with inciting unrest.
The three arrested were later released after a court rejected the police remand order, but could still face charges.
Najib is under pressure from UMNO conservatives such as Mahathir Mohamad, who served as prime minister for 22 years, to show a tougher side ahead of a leadership election that could be held as early as August. At least until then, planned reforms such as steps to widen Malaysia's tax base and reduce heavy food and fuel subsidies are likely to stay on hold.
"Najib is not in a very strong position," Mahathir told reporters in Tokyo on Saturday, saying there was a risk that his majority could be weakened further if some ruling coalition politicians defected to the opposition.
"When you are concerned about that, the focus on development, economy and all that will be affected. That is Najib's problem."
FRAUD CLAIMS
The opposition has yet to present clear evidence of widespread fraud, but Reuters interviews with 15 polling agents give an indication of why many Malaysians have lost faith in an electoral system that clearly favors the governing coalition.
A majority said officials of the Election Commission (EC), which is part of the Prime Minister's Department, did not follow procedures or were ill-equipped to oversee the polls.
"Some, not all, officials were not trained enough or did not have the experience to determine what was a spoiled vote," said a counting agent in the Segamat parliamentary seat in southern Johor state, where the BN candidate won by a slim 1,200 majority with 950 votes deemed as spoiled.
"I cannot speculate on whether it was deliberate but there was quite a bit of incompetence," said the agent, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Anwar's three-party alliance says it has evidence that BN officials bought votes with cash and transported immigrants, who were granted citizenship on shaky grounds, to vote in areas with close races.
While its legal action, due to be filed with courts around the end of May, is unlikely to succeed, it will keep the electoral fraud issue in the spotlight for months ahead.
In Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur, a Reuters examination found at least 2,000 voters had identity cards deemed "dubious" by a commission of inquiry in Malaysia's Borneo island state of Sabah. That commission is investigating long-standing allegations that the ruling coalition handed out citizenship to immigrants for votes.
The government denies the fraud claims, accusing the opposition of being sore losers and of trying to stir up an Arab Spring-style revolt. The EC says it took a tough approach in eradicating possible fraud in the electoral rolls.
"The opposition did not lose because of election rigging, it lost because they did not get the vote," EC Chairman Abdul Aziz told Reuters.
Deep concerns over the integrity of Malaysia's elections are nothing new. The government has been shaken by huge street rallies in recent years organized by the influential Bersih (clean) movement that has called for sweeping reforms, including a clean-up of the electoral roll and equal access to media.
After a violent police response to a 2011 rally, Najib burnished his reform credentials by rolling back some draconian security laws and introducing limited electoral reforms.
REFORM DILEMMA
Bersih says those reforms did not go far enough, and is refusing to recognize the election results until it has verified hundreds of allegations of fraud in a "people's tribunal". It has previously highlighted instances of voters more than 120 years old and hundreds of voters living at a single address.
Electoral boundaries that have been manipulated over the years to favor the BN are likely far more influential than fraud. Pro-opposition constituencies in urban areas have up to nine times the number of voters than pro-government seats.
The opposition won just 89 seats in the 222-seat parliament, despite winning more than 51 percent of the vote.
"Najib won on malapportionment rather than his policies to eradicate corruption and reform the economy as voters felt he wasn't sincere," said Ooi Kee Beng, Singapore-based deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
Najib, the 59-year-old son of a former prime minister, is unlikely to countenance deeper electoral reforms, a move that could be political suicide for the BN.
Reformists within UMNO are urging him, however, to ignore calls for a security crackdown and push ahead with steps to tackle corruption and make the ruling coalition more appealing to urban and ethnic Chinese voters who have deserted it.
"Of course the debate on whether we are truly a majority government will go on. But we can gain respect from the people," said Saifuddin Abdullah, a prominent reformist who is a member of UMNO's Supreme Council.
(Additional reporting by Stuart Grudgings, Siva Sithraputhran and Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah in Kuala Lumpur, and Yoko Kubota in Tokyo.; Editing by Stuart Grudgings, Ron Popeski and Paul Tait)

14. A speech with some solutions

Subject: Fwd: Guan Eng Speech

   This is a touching speech with much energy.... by Lim Guan Eng.

Since Merdeka, two million Malaysians have migrated overseas because they do not see a future for themselves and for Malaysia . It is time that we don't live in our past that is filled with hatred and fear. We should look to the future filled with hope and harmony between all Malaysians.
To put the past behind us, we must stop the politics of race and religion.
To put the past behind us, we must end corruption.
To put the past behind us, we must abolish the suppression, oppression, repression of our basic human rights and freedoms.
To put the past behind us, we must demand good governance and performance from our ministers.
To attain peace Malaysians must stand united and reject those who wish to divide us by preaching racial and religious hatred. If we want to benefit from equal opportunities and realize our human potential we must stop extremists from continually degrading others as inferiors so as to uplift ourselves. Why should Allah not be allowed to be used in the Bible when it is used in the Middle East ?
We can only achieve harmony together. Despite our differences and diversity, Malaysians can make our common aspirations of freedom, justice, democracy and truth come true if we remember key values.
That it is not who we are that is important, but what we are that is
important; not the colour of our skin that is important but the content of our character; and not our past ancestry that is important but how we connect with the present and with each other to face the future.
We can only be prosperous together. The time has come to focus on the economy, in employment, education and business opportunities as the conditions for prosperity. We must build human talent and be performance-based.
For those who say that PR do not know how to govern, the 4 PR states of Penang, Selangor, Kedah and Kelantan have proven our ability by beating the other 10 BN states by attracting RM25 billion in investments comprising 53% of Malaysia 's total investments of RM47.2 billion in 2010. For the first time in history, Penang is now the new champion of investments in Malaysia , coming out top in 2010 with RM 12.2 billion.
To put the past behind us, we must end corruption. Barisan Nasional cannot reform to end corruption. Remember, if we do not end corruption, Malaysia dies. If we end corruption, BN dies. The choice is clear.
To put the past behind us, we must abolish the suppression, oppression, repression of our basic human rights and freedom. How can we have a clean government when we do not have clean elections?
We do not want our children to live in fear of oppressive laws as we have lived. A Pakatan Rakyat government will abolish the UUCA, the Sedition Act and the Printing Presses and Publications Act and restore local government elections.
When can we find justice for Teoh Beng Hock, Ahmad Sarbani and A Kugan? When will we have Freedom of Information & Freedom of Speech? When can we have justice that is not only done, but is seen to be done.
To put the past behind us, we demand good governance and performance from our ministers. Malaysia can be an international and intelligent country. We must have digital intelligence with broadband connectivity. We must also have integrity intelligence, so ensure that only honest people are the decision-makers. We must have institutional intelligence under the rule of law. We demand good governance and performance from our ministers.
Has the Transport Ministry done its duty to run our airports and seaports well?
Look at the Penang International Airport whose completion has been delayed more than 3 times. And the Penang Port is to be reduced to be a feeder port and privatized to a 3rd party at the expense of Penangites. Why is there no consultation with the people of Penang to restore the port to its former glory? Instead of looking after airports and ports, the Transport Ministry is more interested in vehicle registration numbers and wants to increase the maximum traffic fines to RM2,000.
Director-General of Tourism is wrongly charged of corruption but the Tourism Minister finds nothing wrong with spending RM1.8 million in doing up her Facebook page, when we all know that it can be done for free.
The Health Ministry wants to privatise healthcare when it should be a public good given as an affordable right to all Malaysians. Why allow the wastage of public funds and affect the quality and affordability of drugs when drugs are bought through a middleman at higher prices when it could be boughtcheaper direct from the manufacturers, some of which are operating in Malaysia .
The Housing and Local Government Ministry opposes local government elections
in Penang , denying our fundamental democratic right to elect our councillors and our mayors.
We believe that Malaysians deserve better. For the last 50 years, the wealth of the nation has been robbed. Let us protect the future of our children by ensuring we have a people-centric government that protects you instead of harming you, that rewards you instead of stealing from you, that respects you instead of abusing your rights. Let us clean up Malaysia to save our children's future.
We must put the past behind us where profits matters more than our health.
Lynas concerns all of us because if Lynas is allowed to operate, Barisan Nasional will proceed with building two nuclear reactors. If we continue to put health above profits, what is the use of having all the money in the world if you cannot enjoy it healthily?
The next elections shall be fought on the economy. We refuse to allow BN to use race as the issue in the next elections. We need to increase the incomes of our poor or else they will fall victims to the Ah Longs. For example,
Bank Negara's Annual Report 2010 revealed that Malaysia 's household debt at the end of 2010 was RM581 billion or 76 per cent of GDP, thus giving us the dubious honour of having the second-highest level of household debt in Asia .
In addition, the Malaysian household debt service ratio stood at 47.8 per cent in 2010, meaning that nearly half of the average family's income goes to repaying debts. As a rule, banks would not lend money to those whose total servicing of loans exceeded one third of their income. In other words, we are spiralling into an indebted nation.
According to the New Economic Model documents, the bottom 40% of Malaysian households are living with a monthly average income of RM1,500 (and three-quarters of them are bumiputera) while 60% of the households (of four persons averagely) live with a less than RM3,000 income, which is near subsistence if one lives in the cities.
These are families living in fear. We will help them live with dignity and not in fear, by increasing their incomes and cutting down their costs, with a minimum wage, getting rid of monopolies, expanding internet connectivity and encouraging creativity, innovation and productivity.
South Korea is a very good example of a nation that chose democracy, performance and freedom of opportunity to become a developed country. With a
population of 48 million, its GDP per capita of USD20,000 is more than double Malaysia's. But in 1970, South Korea 's per capita GDP was only USD260 compared to Malaysia 's USD380. We used to regularly beat South Korea at football. And now our children are fans of K-pop culture and their football team are regulars at the World Cup.
Only when we free ourselves of fear of change, can we be free to prosper. BN cannot change. They need to be changed, for BN wants to rule by fear.
Thomas Jefferson said "When the governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny".
The choice is yours, my friends. I urge you - Let us change so we can have liberty and live with dignity.

*Lim Guan Eng, DAP Secretary General & MP for Bagan

Please remember, by 7th level this email will reach 1 million people and that is only when each of us forward it to 10 people Please do it for the sake of our future. This is a good deed that all Malaysians
MUST do. It is our duty and responsibility to save our beloved nation. You are going to save 28 million people. Please do so.
WE CAN MAKE CHANGE HAPPEN!!!
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  multilevel communication. 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! Believe it!! We owe it to ourselves and to our children.

13. Some solutions for post GE13

Crowd 'light up' for democracy at Dataran PJ

Malaysiakini Team 4:00PM May 25, 2013    http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/231188

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After eight successful Blackout 505 series of rallies nationwide, its ninth and final itineration - dubbed the ‘People’s Gathering’ - will be held at 5pm in Petaling Jaya today.

The rally, in which NGO Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) is among its main organisers, is to protest against alleged electoral fraud and misconduct in the recent general election.

Authorities have since investigated or charged those involved in organising the previous Blackout 505 rallies under the Peaceful Assembly Act (PAA), saying that insufficient notice have been given to the police.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (right) has said that today’s rally is an "act of provocation" and does not follow provisions under the PAA.

Prior rallies have regularly drawn five-figure crowd numbers, of which the largest was held at the Kelana Jaya stadium several kilometres away from today’s rally venue. Some 120,000 had attended that rally on May 8 - whether within the overcrowded stadium or beyond.

For today’s rally, the venue Dataran Petaling Jaya has a maximum standing capacity of about 80,000.
If the previous rallies are of any indication, the crowd tonight is likely to spill onto the surrounding streets as well.

LIVE REPORTS

11.45pm -  After seven hours, the Suara Rakyat 505 rally came to a close with everyone singing Negaraku.
Prior to that, emcee Badrul Hisham Shaharin says he needs 500,000 volunteers for an event he called "March to EC", hinting that there are far bigger rallies being planned.

11.20pm - In a show of humility, Anwar Ibrahim tells the crowd that he is sorry that Pakatan Rakyat was not able to form the federal government.

"So some of our plans can't be implemented because of that," he said.

Regardless, Anwar (left) says that Pakatan will never give up and that it was BN who should be accepting defeat.

He says that the White House had congratulated Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak with a condition: That the polls must be free and fair.

"That's why the EC must resign now! Now! Now!" he said.

He said that Monday is the last day for the public to lodge police reports on electoral fraud and urge them to do so, particularly over the fact that "indelible ink" was removable.

He added that there will be a few more Black 505 rallies left.

"Do we go on or stop here?" he asks, to which the crowd replied "Go on!".

He then promises that any mobilisation of the people will be done peacefully. 


11.05pm - Emcee Badrul Hisham Shaharin has called for the Dataran PJ floodlamps to be switched off and for rally participants to whip out their phones and lighters to light up the venue.

The idea is to celebrate the release of Adam Adli, a student activist accused by the state of sedition. He is Penang now to visit his ailing mother.

"We will shine a path for democracy," he said, while estimating that the crowd size has now swelled to 70,000.

The crowd oblige and the wave their electronic devices. Looks like a swarm of fireflies.
10.45pm - Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar (left) says that the Election Commission must pay for their "crimes".

"You can never escape the clutches of the law," she said.

She said Pakatan had scored a moral victory on May 5 but the coalition and their supporters still have much to do.

"Tough times don't last. Tough people do," she said.

She adds that Pakatan will continue to mobilise the public to ensure that BN doesn't get its way when the electoral boundaries are re-drawn.
10.40pm - Haris Ibrahim urges the crowd to boycott media organisations that are lobsided or aligned to BN.

Following this, he announced that the Asalkan Bukan Umno group has prepared a video clip to show how BN had cheated during the general election.

"We want you to bring this video to the rural areas, to show how they were being cheated by BN," said Haris.
10.30pm - After sharing a cell in Jinjang, Tian Chua (left) and Haris Ibrahim share the stage together.
"Don't think that these arrests will scare the people. We will not be cowed.
"It is not us that are afraid. It is they, for they are holding to power without legitimacy," said Chua.
10.20pm - Bersih 2.0 co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan says she was not scheduled to speak today but  the recent arrest of Adam Adli, Tian Chua, Haris Ibrahim and Tamrin Ghaffar had moved her to do so.
He urges those with evidence of electoral fraud to approach Bersih's people's tribunal.
"If the EC has any dignity left, they must resign now. (The failure of the) indelible ink is reason enough," she said.
10.15pm - In a strange move, Kuala Kerai MP Dr Hatta Ramli and Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul decided to speak at the same time.
But it was Hatta who stole the show with his wisecracks.
He said that BN was no so worried about a certain word and have asked the Multimedia and Communication Commission (MCMC) to investigate politicians who mention it.
"What is the word? The word is musim bunga. I dare not utter the word in English.
"What I got my car fixed, I couldn't tell the foreman to change my suspension. I had to say 'Please help me to change my musim bunga'," he quipped.
9.45pm - Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli (left) says there would not be enough jails for the government to incarcerate all those who voice out against electoral fraud.

Rafizi, who chairs Pakatan's committee to probe electoral fraud, says that people have lost confidence in the EC because the have broken their vows.

"If the rakyat says there is fraud, isn't it their duty to investigate?" asks Rafizi.
He says that Pakatan will be filing about 29 election petitions and strongly hinted that Bersih 4.0 might involve occupying Dataran Merdeka.
9.30pm - The Dataran PJ field has now reached saturation point. Emcee Badrul Hisham Shaharin (right) announces that there are 50,000 people in attendance.

9.25pm - Blues singer Ito, from the Blues Gang fame, belts out "Ubah Sekarang" to which the crowd responds by waving their hands in unison.

9.20pm - Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh (left in photo) is speaking now and she said that the Election Commission chairperson Abdul Aziz Yusoff is living off public funds.

She says that his wages will not be "halal" if the EC continues to disregard public opinion.
9.10pm: Badrul Hisham Shaharin, aka Chegubard, takes over as the emcee and introduces DAP's Ronnie Liu onto the stage.
"We need to reform the electoral system. If not, we won't make it to Putrajaya.

"I believe it is time we launch Bersih 4.0!" he said, to the crowd's approval.
9pm: As the rally continues, the crowd size had doubled to approximately 20,000.
8.15pm - The sky is threatening to open up on the crowd and is serving up a slight drizzle. Many people are sporting umbrellas.
7.30pm - Crowd size has grown to 10,000, which is much smaller than anticipated by the organisers.
7.15pm - Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM) chief Badrul Hisham Shaharin, better known as Chegubard, takes the stage and urge participants to call on their friends to join the rally.
"Tonight, we will be joined by the reformasi 'tank' - Tian Chua! Then there's another person, whom before we had a chance to invite him told us that he will join us - Haris Ibrahim!" announced Badrul Hisham.
Chua, Haris and Tamrin Abdul Ghaffar are being investigated for making seditious speeches during a forum on May 13. Another speaker at the forum, Adam Adli, has already been charged for sedition. All four are expected to speak tonight.
Badrul Hisham (left), who is believed to be wanted by the police for making "seditious speeches" alongside the abovementioned group, also announced that PKR strategist Rafizi Ramli will be presenting a slideshow later to show examples of electoral fraud.
Meanwhile, Badrul Hisham said the main objective of the rally is to campaign for reform in the electoral system.
After Badrul Shaharin spoke, there is a short break for mahgrib prayers.
6.45pm - Student activist KS Bawani (right), of the "Listen, listen, listen" fame, urges participants to "incite" their friends and relatives to join the rally.

“We had said before the general election that if the EC cheats, we will go down the street, this is the right of the people.

“We don't want to talk anymore. We've had enough. The people are not stupid, we don't want to wait for another five years.

“We don't have much time, we need to incite more people. Please tell your uncles and aunties to come to Amcorp Mall,” she says.
6.40pm - Rally goers are instructed not to smoke because they are making things uncomfortable for others.

6.30pm - Penang deputy chief minister Rashid Hasnor (left) takes the stage, claiming that Pakatan had won the general election as the opposition pact had won 51 percent of the popular vote.

”Although we had lost, but in reality, we won,” he says.

He asks the crowd to continue to support Pakatan Rakyat in the 14th general election as one vote to Pakatan is one vote for the PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim to become the Prime Minister.
6.10pm: PKR's Azmin Ali is among the first few major Pakatan Rakyat leaders spotted at the event. He says he needed to drop by early because he had other commitments in Batu Caves tonight.
The crowd is also streaming in from the Taman Jaya LRT station. Hawkers are making brisk sales of bandanas.
5.55pm: It's now sing-along time with the Malaysian Youth and Democracy movement, who belts a song called 'Suara Rakyat' and 'Do you hear the people sing?', which is a song from the hit musical Les Miserables.
5.45pm: A representative from Royalti - a group that's trying pressure the federal government to make oil royalty payments to Kelantan - urges the group to stand up to mark the death of democracy.

He said that the Election Commission (EC) should be made responsible to the Parliament and not the prime minister's department.

“We, the young Malaysian, want the general election to be held again,” he said.
5.40pm: Hoslan Hussin (left in photo), a former imam at a mosque in Kampung Pandan who went to jail for throwing his shoe at a judge, tells the crowd that his wife gave birth to their 11th child while he was in jail.

"Don't be afriad to have a lot of children... In numbers, our children will overthrow the wretched," he said, to the crowd's cheers of approval.
5.30pm: Police presence around the venue is minimal, with only a handful of traffic police officers directing traffic. 
5.27pm: Student activist Safwan Anang (left) is the first speaker at the event.

“Some people just don't understand, they say if the people are not satisfy with the election results, they can get out of Malaysia. That's a stupid statement, isn't it?” he asks, drawing a loud “yes” from the crowd.

Safwan is referring to the statement by Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who wrote an article in Utusan Malaysia asking those who are not happy with the electoral system in Malaysia to emigrate elsewhere.
5.24pm: The crowd stands still to pay respect to the national anthem, Negaraku, as it is being sung, including those who are seeking to cross the main road to get to Dataran PJ.

5.15pm: The MC kick starts the event, proclaiming three main reasons for holding the rally today:

• to call for the resignation of the Election Commission (EC) leaders

• to demand re-election in constituencies where fraud has taken place

• to support Bersih's tribunal to probe allegations of vote rigging

The national anthem is expected to be sung shortly. The crowd is growing fast and there are now around 5,000 people in the field.

5pm: A middle-aged Chinese, who only wants to known as Low, is at the rally with his wife, both in black.
The couple say they are from Kuala Lumpur and arrived here as early as 2pm to avoid the traffic jam.

Low is unhappy with the alleged vote rigging at the recent 13th general election.
“Although we can do nothing now, we can at least show them our opposition (to the electoral fraud),” he tells Malaysiakini.
4.50pm: As the clock approaches 5pm, the time for the event to officially kick start, the people start gathering on the field.

The weather is getting cooler with the sun disappearing behind the clouds. There are about 300 people on the field with most of them wearing black. It is expected that the bulk of the crowd would appear later this evening.
The stage starts to play some music after the public announcement system is ready, which took hours to install.
4.45pm: The crowd has grown to about 500, and the atmosphere is proportionately more festive.

One of them, Yusri Mohd Yusof (right), says the rally is a means to express anger at  the Election Commission (EC) over the alleged electoral fraud.

The 41-year-old lecturer, who was also at the earlier rally at Kelana Jaya, added that this is expected to be the grandest of the Blackout 505 rallies, and he hopes to meet with his friends from states as faraway as Kelantan, Penang and Kedah.

When pointed out that Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said that the rally does not meet the PAA's requirements, he retorted, "But we do, this is a peaceful rally.

"We are not causing chaos or holding a street demonstration. We are just gathering here in peace.

"It's just that, which party is this minister from? Whose side is he on? Of course, he doesn't agree with us," he said.  
4.42pm: Among the many stalls around the venue, one of them is attempting to gather 100,000 signatures of people who wish to express: "Give me liberty, or give me death".
The person who is setting up the stall told Malaysiakini that the initiative is to get people to think about what are they willing to give up in the name of democracy.

 "All these while, people said that they want democracy, but no one has thought about what is it worth to them.

"So it is not just that we go to the street asking for democracy but without giving up anything. So we are trying to tell the whole world that there are people who think democracy is very valuable to them," he said.

However, he declined to disclose his name, or who is behind the initiative, or the number of people who have signed up since it started last week.

Among the information collected is name, contact, number, location, and signature.

He said once 100,000 signatures have been collected, it would be submitted to the Agong to pressure the government to look into the people's demands.

4.30pm: Several FRU trucks are spotted as they passed through the road next to the Dataran PJ field.

However, no police personnel could be seen near the field.
4.15pm: The number of people dress in black is growing. There are about hundreds of them but the field remain empty. Instead, the people gathered around the food stalls outside the field.

About 50 young protesters lined Persiaran Barat, chanting “Reformasi”, “Long Live People” and other slogans.

They are urging the cars passing through the main road to horn their vehicles in approval.

DAP leader Hew Kuan Yau aka 'Superman' is selling T-shirts with depict his face along with the Superman logo. From time to time, the popular ceramah speaker is asked by his fans to post for photographs.

3.01pm: About 100 people are milling around the field, mostly wearing black and seeking shelter from the weather - which is currently a sweltering 33 degrees Celsius with light winds and no cloud cover.

Some have even opted to do some shopping at the air-conditioned Amcorp Mall across the road, while wearing the Blackout 505 rallies’ signature black coloured shirts.

Thus far, there have been no signs of any police presence and organisers are still busy setting up the stage, but the sidewalks around the field and around the nearby Taman Jaya LRT station are already lined with stalls selling food and political paraphernalia.

Despite a notice promoting the rally - which is being circulated via social media - including a warning reading “Vuvuzelas are banned”, its incessant drone can be heard in the vicinity of the area.

Some supporters have also lined up along the street to chant political slogans, while passing motorists honk back.

Traffic is still smooth in the area, but the four-lane road outside the field is becoming increasingly congested as more cars park on the roadside, forcing what little traffic in the area to use only one lane in each direction.

[More to follow]
Reporting by: Ahmad Fadli KC, Lee Long Hui, Koh Jun Lin and Ram Anand.

12. Illegitimate Governments in Malaysia

http://malaysiange13.blogspot.com/2013/05/156-ge2004-2008-and-2013-all-null-and.html

11. Review my TWO High Court cases on GE2004 and GE2008

BN/UMNO in cohort with EC had committed electoral frauds many times over and yet pretend nothing has happened -- big thieves want to get away --- where got Justice when Judges failed in delivery of true Justice..
Strike out Writs does not change anything that is frauds ---Joshua



http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/23/nation/20130523174221&sec=nation

Zahid asks for evidence of electoral roll impropriety; says he’ll get to the bottom of it

By JOSEPH SIPALAN

PUTRAJAYA: Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged those with evidence of impropriety in the electoral roll to contact his office directly to get to the bottom of the issue.
He said he is open to working with organisations such as the Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS) and the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (Ideas) to get to the bottom of such allegations.
"I welcome any grouses and complaints. If it is true and there is evidence, hand it over to my office and I will set a date and time (for a meeting) with NRD senior officers," he said after a working tour of the National Registration Department here, Thursday.
Recently, CPPS and Ideas released an interim report on the 13th General Election and claimed that alleged impropriety found on the electoral roll used during the polls was not entirely the fault of the Election Commission (EC).
Both organisations pointed out that while it is the EC that approves the electoral roll that will be used, it is the NRD that determines whether or not an individual is qualified to be a voter in the first place.
The NRD comes under the Home Ministry.

10. How to stop ILLEGITIMATE govt of BN/UMNO?

Zahid: I will not interfere with decisions of HODs

By ZUHRIN AZAM AHMAD and FARIK ZOLKEPLI
newsdesk@thestar.com.my

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/21/nation/13136499&sec=nation

PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will not interfere with the decisions and actions taken by any of the Home Ministry's heads of departments, including the Inspector-General of Police.
“Their positions come with power to make decisions and carry out the enforcement. As long as the actions are based on the law, the heads of departments should have nothing to be worried about,” he said.
The heads of departments include the secretary-general, Inspector-General of Police, deputy secretary-generals, director-generals and division secretaries.
Dr Ahmad Zahid had his first meeting with the ministry's heads of departments here yesterday.
Also present were Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, ministry secretary-general Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Mohamad Radzi, IGP Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar and Immigration director-general Datuk Alias Ahmad.
Dr Ahmad Zahid said with the move, the Opposition should stop accusing the minister or the deputy minister of interfering with the ministry's actions.
“I will not interfere with the enforcement of the law and actions by the IGP. I will not give any political input to him (IGP) because we do not want the ministry's actions to be politicised,” he said.
On a different matter, Dr Ahmad Zahid, who is also Umno vice-president, said it was DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng who should apologise to him over his call for groups that do not accept the country's electoral system to move to countries where the system suited them.
“It is Lim who should apologise to me, because he misinterpreted my statement,” he said.
Lim had asked Dr Ahmad Zahid to retract his call and apologise to the people and has until the Parliament sitting to do so failing which, DAP parliamentary head Lim Kit Siang would propose for a censure motion to be made in Parliament.
Separately, after his working visit to the Bukit Aman police headquarters yesterday, Dr Ahmad Zahid warned that those involved in illegal rallies must be prepared to face the consequences.
“Rallies questioning the general election results do not respect the country's political system and the Federal Constitution.
“I welcome differences in opinions but not those who break the law,” he said, commenting on the 505 Blackout Rally, expected to be held this coming weekend.