US Attempting “Regime Change” in Malaysia: Fact or Fiction?

Reblogged from Karim's Blog:

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(from Global Research, December 27, 2012, by Nile Bowie)

As the South-East Asian nation of Malaysia prepares for general elections, distrust of the political opposition and accusations of foreign interference have been major talking points in the political frequencies emanating from Kuala Lumpur. The United Malays National Organization (UMNO) leads the country’s ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, and has maintained power since Malaysian independence in 1957.

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Barisan Nasional Has Officially Attained Simple Majority

Barisan Nasional has won 114 Parliamentary Seats at 12:56AM according to SPR’s offical update here:

http://resultpru13.spr.gov.my/module/keputusan/paparan/5_KerusiDR.php

Alhamdulillah, I really hope that Barisan Nasional would continue to uphold the Federal Constitution as it had for 55 years long. With 46 more seats with pending results, I hope that Barisan Nasional would also succeed in attaining a two-thirds majority in this election, Insya Allah.

 

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PSSGM: Siasat Agenda Sulit Pembangkang

Reblogged from Aeshah Adlina's Weblog:

Saya sebagai seorang anak Silat Seni Gayong Malaysia, dengan bangganya menyiarkan video ini di laman blog saya dan menyokong kenyataan media ini. Saya turut menggesa SPR untuk menyiasat agenda sulit pembangkang.

Pertubuhan Silat Seni Gayong Malaysia (PSSGM) menggesa Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menyiasat dan mengambil tindakan terhadap penglibatan warga asing dalam pengumpulan dana melibatkan Parti Pembangkang. Beliau berkata kepada pemberita pada sidang media mengenai isu Provokasi PRU13 Parti Pembangkang di bangunan PSSGM.

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Ustaz Muhammad ‘Uthman El-Muhammady Passed Away

An hour ago, my father called and told us a very sad news that Ustaz Muhammad ‘Uthman El-Muhammady just passed away after Maghrib.

Al-Fatihah

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Who is the Hypocrite?

Reblogged from Aeshah Adlina's Weblog:

On the 16th March 2013, Antara Pos and Agenda Daily had released videos of a group of reporters chasing the opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim for his comment on the photos believed to be from a video featuring a man who looked very similar to him.

Please read: Tanya Sama Anwar

Here are the videos which were released by Antara Pos and Agenda Daily:

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Siapakah Batu?

Reblogged from Aeshah Adlina's Weblog:

Semalam saya menonton rancangan Helo Malaysia di Bernama TV yang membincangkan topik 'Pengkhianat Negara'. Rancangan forum itu dihoskan oleh Sharkawi Jirim dan ahli-ahli panelnya ialah Tan Sri Zaman Khan dan Dr Azmi Hassan.

Antara perkara yang menarik perhatian saya ialah bila Sharkawi Jirim berkata:

Kadang-kadang saya tiba-tiba terfikirlah kepada mereka yang menganggap mereka rakyat Malaysia, tetapi pada masa yang sama saya menganggap mereka adalah pengkhianat, terutamanya kepada mereka yang menganggap ini (kes Lahad Datu) sebagai konspirasi politik.

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Is Pakatan Rakyat Really Up To It?

Unlike my 9 year old little brother, I usually have no interest in politics but the latest events such as Bersih 3.0 had got me thinking about it. There are rumours that the next general election is going to take place in June. As the Barisan Nasional had been ruling Malaysia for 57 years, the opposition group, the Pakatan Rakyat condemned the Barisan Nasional for trying to ‘hang on power’. They accused the Barisan Nasional of cheating in the past general elections in order to secure their place to rule the country. But the question is, if the Pakatan Rakyat were to win in the coming general election, will they be capable of ruling the country better than the current government does and will they be able to carry out their duties as ‘clean’ and responsible leaders?

Let us look back at the Bersih 3.0 demonstration which happened on the 28th of April, 2012. After they ‘hijacked’ the whole event and turned it into a violent political plot, they failed to control the crowd of only 30,000 to 60,000 people; except if they meant the event to turn ugly so that they can tarnish the police force and the government as claimed by the Barisan Nasional leaders.

Please click here for photos of the ‘peaceful’ rally

It is very sad to see how the Pakatan Rakyat leaders; after making such fiery speeches during the event that roused the demonstrators to break the barricade at Dataran Merdeka, they then chose to leave their supporters (as soon as their supporters entered the forbidden line) to face the water cannon and the tear gas or whatever ‘brutal actions’(as they claimed) by the police in order to control the situation. As the leaders were there at that critical moment, it is their responsibilities to go to the front line to either lead the riot (if that is what they wanted) or to ‘calm down the heat’ and order them to disperse immediately (if they really wanted a peaceful rally) to protect the supporters from facing what they always claimed as police brutality.

By leaving the scene, the leaders failed to protect their supporters, including those who were naive enough to not foresee the danger ahead of such ‘peaceful’ demonstration. But sadly, their supporters failed to see how their leaders left them all alone as soon as the ‘war’ started. All the way from the first sign of trouble when they turned down the offer of holding the event in a stadium (where it is easier to control a large number of people) to the time when they brutally exposed their supporters to danger by not stopping them from breaking the barricades at Dataran Merdeka and later blaming the government and the police for the tragedy; we may be wondering if they will be better leaders of Malaysia compared to our current ministers. And by not wanting to accept any  responsibility of the damages done and injuries caused during the event, it raises question about their credibility.

Pakatan Rakyat are also fighting for press freedom but when Mr. Benji Lim tried to voice out his regret and angerduring the press conference the day after Bersih, he was forced out of the room. And the news on their so called ‘unbiased’ online newspapers  twisted stories of the incident and added their own bits of sugar and cream to present a better view of themselves. But didn’t they accused the main newspapers and media like TV3, Utusan Malaysia and News Straits Times of twisting stories and showing only half of what happened (the side that the government wanted to be seen)? And now, aren’t they doing the same thing?

I don’t really want to judge, but I doubt it if Pakatan Rakyat is as what their medias painted them to be. There were lots of questions, dissatisfaction and incidents among the members of a party in the Pakatan Rakyat during their party elections. If the opposition leaders claimed those who questioned about how clean the election were run as  sore loses, then it is just fair if the Barisan Nasional said the same thing when facing the same situation. But to avoid ourselves from the headaches and health problems due to the pressure of analysing such a ‘difficult’ situation; why not we just agree to ‘it is all the Barisan Nasional’s fault. What do you think?

Please see: What is Bersih 3.0 fighting for? >>Aeshah Adlina’s Weblog

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Freedom of Speech?

After my little brother, Ahmad Ali posted his blog posts on Bersih 3.0, he had received a number of comments from Bersih supporters disagreeing with him. But of course, that is expected since not everyone sees eye to eye with each other on everything. We all have our own opinions, and we are free to voice it out as long as we say it politely and willing to respect the opinions of others too. The comments are nicely written, explaining in detail why they do not agree with him. They are being polite and assertive; as how it should be in a healthy discussion. I find it interesting to how he answered them and that among others helps him to think beyond his age.

On the other hand, my little sister received two shocking comments from a reader of her blog. What my sister did was simply stating her point of view on this whole affair but as the result, she was labelled as a ‘typical BN’ and was insulted further by the accusation that she was paid by the Barisan Nasional(BN). The question now is what happened to the ‘freedom of speech’ the Bersih 3.0 demonstrators were fighting for? They wanted the press freedom in the mainstream media (meaning the freedom of speech) but the very person who went to the street fighting for freedom of speech insulted my sister just because of her different opinion. If they believe that ‘freedom of speech’ is only about agreeing with what they think is right, then they are what they claimed how the BN government is.

I used to have very high respects for the oppositions leaders and supported the first Bersih but the current events changed my mind. Now I do not understand what Bersih and the oppositions are really fighting for. And what happened during and after Bersih 3.0, including the attitudes of the Bersih 3.0′s demonstrators makes me even wonder what their true intentions are. Clean and free election and press freedom? I was sad to read an article in one of the main alternative media entitled, ‘Kereta polis meluru laju, langgar peserta BERSIH’, which twisted the incident while everyone (who cares to find the truth) can clearly see that the man (as shown in the picture of the article) jumped up onto the car to attack the car and he was not hit by the car as reported. Since that article was from a media which was regarded as unbiased and ‘clean’ by Bersih and the oppositions; their supporters just swallowed the story and refuse to watch various videos on YouTube (maybe claiming those videos has been edited by BN) to see how the accident really happened. Even a demonstrator who was near the Dataran Merdeka during the incident would says that, “I was there” hence I know what really happened- even though the accident happened in front of Sogo. If this is an example of press freedom that they are fighting for, then they are just as bad as how they claimed BN to be. Please listen to Micheal Jackson’s ‘Man In The Mirror’, first look at our faults and changed before telling others to do so. As my little brother wrote in his post, Bersih 3.0 Violence – The End Justifies The Means? two wrongs don’t make a right.

On my previous post I had included a video of Mr. Benji Lim’s outburst in the middle of a press conference. It is clear that he was trying to voice out his opinion that the Bersih 3.0 demonstration had been ‘hijacked’ by the oppositions who turned it into a political event and endangered the lives of the demonstrators. What happened to him after the outburst? He had been forced out of the press conference by two men clearly against his will for his last words were, “I am a citizen too”. Again, what had happened to the ‘freedom of speech’ that they are fighting for? And I wonder what will they say if the same incident happens during the prime minister’s press conference?

Freedom of speech means that everybody is free to say what ever they want to say; hence we cannot dictate others to say what we want them to say. So it seems like the ‘press freedom’ that Bersih is fighting for is nothing about the freedom of speech but it is all about reporting what ever they wish, no matter if it is a white lie as long as it is them who lie. Thus, I think that a complete freedom (in all aspect of our life) would only result in anarchy and chaos. There need to be rules to guide us, so that we’ll always be on the right path. Of course, the person who commented on my sister’s blog may claim that it is her right to accuse and insult anyone. And soon smokers would be demanding to smoke in the ‘non-smoking’ areas. And someone may say that this article must be written by another ‘typical BN’

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My history on story-writing

When I was about 11, after many failed attempts, I came to the fact that story writing isn’t really my strength. I was frustrated as a child, when my mother and my teachers advised me to write articles instead of fictions for my composition exam. Seeing my mom, who can make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear (writing-wise), I believed I could too. But with my dull, plain and boring paragraphs with no suspense, no expression and far too many details, I am not surprised if I turn my readers into bibliophobics. I may have a good command of English but one swallow doesn’t make a summer and because of that, I no longer submit stories to my mother for editing as it would just waste her time.

But even though my stories aren’t good enough for the eyes of the public, I enjoy writing them and still do so from time to time. Sometimes I imagined that one day I could be good enough to get something published and although I may be building castles in the air, I believe that diligence is the mother of good fortune. Honestly though, I don’t think I would be able to produce anything that good since a leapord can’t change its spots but well – with practice, you’ll never know when you’ll end up in.

Perhaps, I don’t just write to please and entertain myself… maybe there is a glimmer of hope in my will that someday my grandchildren would talk proudly of me as ‘my grandma, Aiman, the famous author’ (btw, I can hear my mother laughing at me right now).

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Ahmad Ali’s 9th Birthday

For 8 years, every 13th February, my family would celebrate the birthday of my little brother, Ahmad Ali. However, this year we celebrated it the day before since my father went out of town on his birthday. As Ali did not expect the early celebration, it was a delightful surprise for him (although to be honest, I almost ruined the surprise which my sister Aeshah had carefully planned).

After having pizza for dinner (which is part of the surprise), we called him to the living room where he was really excited to see the table topped with presents of all shapes. It was fun to see him reading the cards and guessing what the gifts were and whom they were from. Aeshah and I stuffed some of our gifts in crumpled newspapers before wrapping them, which made guessing the gifts even trickier. Since he really love stamp collecting, his favourite present were the special two old British stamps that my mother gave him, a ‘Penny Red’ ( which has the same design as the ‘Penny Black’ ) and a ‘Seahorse’ stamp (it’s actual name is ‘Britannia Rule the Waves’ but it is better known among the collectors as a ‘Seahorse’ stamp).

I gave him a green whiteboard marker (since he loves to write on our whiteboard and all of our markers are almost out of ink), a toy train ‘Wilson’ from the TV series ‘Chuggington’ and a Winnie The Pooh folder. I intended to give him some lovely stamps but unfortunately due to my careless nature, I misplaced them somewhere in the house.

We also had another small celebration on his birthday and I made ‘dadih’ (which is something like a pudding) instead of a cake. It was fun to set the dadih and arrange them in plates and Ali was taken by surprise because he didn’t think there would be another celebration on the actual day itself. He exclaimed that his 9th birthday is his best birthday ever; but he said that on his 8th birthday and his 7th too

By the way, you can see some of the gifts at his blog here: My 9th Birthday

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