Help Save Malaysia From Sinking

Malaysians abroad - You can help save Malaysia from sinking deeper into the bottomless pit of corruption, nepotism and cronyism.

The ruling coalition has access to massive public funds to help fuel its powerful publicity machine to blind the public from viewing their excesses, their corrupt practices and their continuous quest to remain in power.

However, in this age of the internet you too can do your bit to help save Malaysia, if you still have any love left, that is.

With roughly a week more to polling day this is your chance to put in some effort or to donate to the Opposition who definitely needs as much funds as possible to engage the ruling coalition and to stop them from buying the public's vote. Your contribution no matter how big or small will go a long way to help ALL Malaysians in this time of need.

Opposition parties needing your contribution:

DAP: The Democratic Action Party

PKR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat

You can make an electronic fund transfer by clicking on the above links. Alternately if you have a PayPal account you can also donate to DAP's Jeff Ooi who is coordinating their internet campaign.

Details of Jeff's internet fund raising campaign or you can send money direct to his Paypal account at jeffooi.screenshots@gmail.com

SAVE MALAYSIA FROM SINKING

Click on the email link below to send this message to as many Malaysian friends as possible. Thank you.

Latest: Donations to Jeff Ooi has hit RM85,000 RM110,000 mark

Malaysians overseas prevented from voting

Malaysians residing overseas not allowed to vote

Malaysians living overseas cannot vote through the post unless they are military personnel, students, staff of embassies and high commissions and their spouses. Under the Election Regulations (Electoral Roll) 2002 and Election Regulations (Postal Votes) 2003, only three categories of citizens living overseas are allowed to cast postal votes.

Apparently the Malaysian government believes that most Malaysians residing overseas will vote for the Opposition if they were allowed to vote.

Malaysians in London lament the lack of democratic principles in their own country

Malaysian DPM and Defence Ministers orders all military personnel to vote and promising them a huge salary increase

IHT: Najib a thorn-in-the-side of the ruling coalition

IHT: Malaysians torn between two evils

Dr Koh unveils Penang's miserable track record

Penang Gerakan's Report Card shows how far behind Penang is

Among the "real highlights" are:-

1. Penang bridge is all choked up with traffic and huge traffic jams occurring almost everyday
2. NO 2nd bridge link
3. NO mass rapid transit nor monorail system in Penang
4. Poorly managed bus system
5. Poorly managed taxi service (meters still not used)
6. Poorly managed and grossly under-utilized ferry service
7. No new multinational companies (electronics, IT, finance, you name it... we don't see it) setting up shop in Penang (changing of names not considered)
8. No new airline operating from Bayan Lepas airport
9. No improvement in service in most government departments
10. Poor (sorry, make that very poor) broadband service and nonexistent in many areas
11. Lack of environmental care resulting in increased pollution, congestion and land erosion
12. Lack or nonexistent recreation facilities for public, young, old and the disabled
13. Lack or nonexistent public amenities e.g. public libraries and help centers
14. Lack or nonexistent tourist amenities e.g. tourist information counters and proper rest and recreation facilities
15. Poor maintenance of roads and walkways
16. Poor maintenance of rubbish collection and disposal system

All the above has resulted in the following:
- Penang losing out as a top investors' haven
- Penang losing out as a top tourist and shopping destination
- Penang losing out as a top second-home destination


Gerakan's slogan backfires

Gerakan leaders should "STOP REINVENTING" and give way now.


PKR exposes the lies and empty promises made by Dr Koh (in Mandarin)

Latest: PM Abdullah says he is not worried about Penang's poor economic outlook

BN increasingly worried about the Opposition

Their (BN) manifesto looked and tasted like day-old "roti canai kuah" while The Opposition has managed to take the public by storm with their more intelligent and highly relevant manifesto.

So worried is BN that PM Pak Lah has even started to get his own iPod Nano to see how it feels like to be part of the New Generation he does not understand. So worried is BN that DPM Najib has to promise not to raise petrol price immediately after the Election. So worried is BN in Penang that a group of them have suddenly turned religious to seek blessings and forgiveness for their past sins.


Penang BN candidates seek divine intervention in face of a huge washout?

BN is also worried about the increasing support shown on the ground for Opposition candidates compared to the hostile reception met by its own candidates and in-fighting within its own party members. The unwillingness of Samy Vellu to give way to a new leadership has brought untold damage to BN's support from the Indian community. The Chinese community is not much happier with the price increase in ordinary household items, lack of business opportunities and the increasing discrimination it faces since PM Abdullah Badawi took over the helm. The Malay community meanwhile has been vociferous in their demands for more equitable distribution of the Nation's wealth, much of it plundered by UMNO's cronies.

Let's face it - most of us want a change, so let's "Just Change It"


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Opposition top guns at Penang ceramah

Malaysia Needs A Stronger Opposition - Michael Backman, The Age

Election Council bending the rules to help retarded BN nominees

The so called "independent" Election Commission helps out friends in need

First, it was Rafidah Aziz who didn't even bother to sign her nomination papers (Hey, it's me... Rafidah Aziz, you don't know me?) and still got her nomination accepted!

Now, it seems that BN nominees don't even have to have their nomination papers stamped to get nominated. Sorry, if you are from the Opposition - different rules applies. PAS strongman Mohd Sabu found this out the hard way when he tried to protest to the EC yesterday about the unfair treatment.

Elsewhere:

BN promises what they haven't been able to deliver for the past umpteen years

DAP says "Just Change It!"

Police stops Opposition candidate from making a speech

Police tries to stop Opposition members from submitting their nomination papers

BN tried to buy-off Keadilan candidates

Umno fields bankrupt candidate and a corpse

UMNO's candidate disqualified as a bankrupt

It must have been tough for UMNO to find quality candidates that they had to resort to fielding candidates whom have been declared bankrupt.

Mustopha Ahmed’s campaign came to a quick end as soon as he stepped into the Pengkalan Chepa nomination centre when PAS officers produced a letter dated Nov 25, 2005 from the Insolvency Department about bankruptcy charges filed against him. He was immediately disqualified and PAS won without contest.

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Perlis MB Shahidan enjoying a rousing welcome from PAS supporters

UMNO supporters bring dead man to prop up their numbers
On an even morbid note, UMNO supporters were found to have brought a corpse along with them as they went along to support their nominated candidate.

The body of a man was found stuffed in a bag in the luggage compartment of an excursion bus carrying some 40 Puteri Umno supporters to the Kajang nomination centre yesterday.

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Rafidah Aziz nominated even though she did not sign her nomination papers
Malaysians of all races cheered when it was reported earlier that Rafidah did not want to seek re-election. However, it was a short moment of happiness for her detractors when it was finally reported that she forgot to sign and it was not that she didn't want to be nominated.

All her AP kings must have sighed a big sigh of relief. Read more

Anwar calls for Abdullah to be made Head of Opposition and Najib the Ambassador to Mongolia
The Opposition have an interesting manifesto: to put Abdullah on the other side of Parliament and to send Najib to Mongolia to attend some unfinished business. Anwar made the call in Taman Kelasah, Permatang Pauh last night.

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DAP's Fong Po Kuan returns to fold after being praised by Najib
DAP's "cili padi" and veteran politician made a surprise(?) turnaround after breaking many people's hearts including Najib who called her a capable politician. She fires her first salvo at Abdullah calling him an incompetent leader as she returns to the frontline.



Vote for BN if you still can afford to let them suck you dry

Malaysia's Opposition Fights From Cyberspace

AFP:Malaysia's opposition mounts campaign in cyberspace

Malaysia goes to the polls next month and this time the campaign is going online, as opposition parties turn to blogs, SMS and YouTube to dodge a virtual blackout on mainstream media.

Major newspapers and television stations -- many partly owned by parties in the ruling coalition -- are awash with flattering stories on the government and its achievements ahead of March 8 general elections.

The opposition parties rate barely a mention, but thanks to the Internet they have begun campaigning feverishly in cyberspace with the aim of reaching young, urban, educated voters.

"They control the television but we've got YouTube now," said 31-year-old Lee Sean Li, an accountant who avidly surfs the Net for alternative news and complains there are only negative glimpses of the opposition in the main media.

Lee was delighted to see parliamentary opposition leader Lim Kit Siang post a speech on the upcoming elections, just minutes after Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi dissolved parliament earlier this month.

"I was impressed at how professional he was and it is a clever use of technology," Lee said, adding that 67-year-old Lim is one of the most "wired" politicians in the country.

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Turkish Weekly: Malaysian Opposition Campaigns Online

Today Online: Malaysia's Opposition fights with YouTube, Facebook and MySpace

Jeff Ooi thanks his contributors from around the world

UMNO Self Destructs In Perlis

No arrests were made as UMNO members riot in Kangar

BN flags were torn, posters were sprayed with red paint and letters of resignations flew as Perlis UMNO members riot on being told that MB Shahidan Kassim would be dropped this coming election.

Earlier UMNO party leaders Shahidan Kassim as Mentri Besar and two Cabinet ministers from Perlis, Datuk Seri Azmi Khalid and Datuk Seri Radzi Sheikh Ahmad, were still at each others throats on the eve of submitting their nomination list to the PM.



Later in the morning, an irate BN chairman Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his deputy Datuk Sri Najib Razak gave an ultimatum to Shahidan and the two ministers to sort out their issues and revert with a candidates list acceptable to all three parties.

Tension got worse when Shahidan's supporters could not contain their emotions and started tearing Barisan Nasional flags and posters of the Prime Minister were sprayed red. Several even tendered their resignation letters as division committee members.

High Noon In Perlis

Exclusive Preview of PM Abdullah's Report Card

Malaysian PM to present his Report Card today

We have the exclusive preview!

1. Stamp out corruption F-
2. Improve safety and security F-
3. Improve independence of Judiciary E-
4. Improve police force E-
5. Protecting minority rights E-
6. Quashing out peaceful rallies A+
7. Reinvent Islam C-
8. Keeping parliament house in order F-
9. Keeping his own house in order (incl. new wife & son-in-law) A+
10. Visiting flood victims E-
11. Keeping commodity prices up (incl. petrol) A+
12. Keeping household goods prices low F-
13. Increasing toll rates A+



Year: 2004 - 2007
Final Result: E-
Conclusion: He has to resit his PM post, so please vote him in again!

DAP confident of denying BN a majority rule in Penang

DAP dreams of ruling Penang

The DAP has announced its dream team to take on the Barisan Nasional in seven parliamentary seats in Penang, with party secretary general Lim Guan Eng making his political comeback in Bagan.
DAP chairman Karpal Singh, who is still recuperating from a spinal injury, will stand in yet another general election by defending his Bukit Gelugor seat.

The 67-year old veteran, who made his political debut in 1974, will be creating history as the first candidate with a temporary disability contesting in the general election.



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Elsewhere: Bloggers give their "blessings" to Azalina

Elsewhere: Chia Kwang Chye drops out of race for CM post

MCA in dilemma over Chan's decision to quit

Serious cracks appearing in MCA

Selayang MP and party VP Chan Kong Choy's decision to quit as the elected representative of the constituency is a serious blow to the party's leadership. Fresh from the sacking of another VP Chua Soi Lek from the infamous sex video controversy, MCA's president Ong Ka Ting is now without two of his most senior party leaders as he struggles to prevent chaos from happening within the party.



Chan's decision to quit has not been surprising following his dismal performance as the country's Transport Minister who could not take any action against the many problems faced by the Malaysian transport system e.g. lack of enforcement over recalcitrant taxi drivers who refuse to use the meters and poor enforcement over the country's hell bus drivers. His latest failure was when he was unable to answer for the billions spent in developing the Pulau Indah Free Zone.

Chan's RM 42 billion PKFZ scandal sinks him

Najib: MCA cannot even keep its house in order

Tony Pua: Why MCA has sold out the Chinese voters

Dr Koh admits he has not done anything for Penang

Reinvent Penang? Wake up Dr Koh!

It looks like Dr Koh has admitted he has not done much for Penang for the last 12 years he was at the helm. By using the tagline "Keep Reinventing" he has acknowledged what most Penangites have known all this while that there has been no REAL development in Penang (just reinventions of the same) for the past 10 years or more under his leadership.

The proof is clear for all to see, though. Just look at how much development has happenened in Georgetown compared to its sister cities for the past 10 years:


Xiamen


Medan


Adelaide


Kanagawa Prefecture


Georgetown (click to read the sad story)