LKY: Impossible for Najib to win Chinese, Indian backing without losing Malay votes

If Malaysians counting on Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s 1Malaysia concept to usher in a new era for race relations are being unrealistic, those counting on the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to do the same are not very much less so, Lee Kuan Yew has written in his latest book.

The former Singapore prime minister said the 1Malaysia slogan had not lived up to the initial excitement it created, adding that the Malay ground had not moved with Najib’s ambitious plans to unite the different races in Malaysia.

“Prime Minister Najib proposed 1Malaysia because he wanted to win back some of the Chinese and Indian votes...But has the ground moved with him? Has there been thunderous applause from the Malays at 1Malaysia?,” Lee wrote in his book One Man’s View of the World, which was launched in the island republic last night.

Lee suggested that while Najib was ambitious in pushing for racial harmony, “but it appears political realities have conscribed his subsequent actions.”

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Karpal, Anwar to sue Umno man, Utusan, NST, TV3 over bribery claim

Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leaders Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Karpal Singh said today they will sue Barisan Nasional (BN)’s Permatang Pauh candidate Dr Mazlan Ismail and three media outlets next week for defamation over corruption claims.

Karpal also denied Mazlan’s allegations that he was paid over RM50 million by Anwar as legal fees and to bribe judges and prosecutors.

“They’re ridiculous, frivolous, without any basis and made recklessly,” Karpal told reporters at the PKR headquarters here today, after lodging a police report jointly with Anwar on the matter.

“We intend to collate the necessary evidence to file actions against TV3, Utusan and New Straits Times, and of course, Mazlan himself,” added the DAP chairman.

Media Prima, which publishes the English daily New Straits Times, is owned by Umno. The ruling party also owns the Utusan Group that publishes Utusan Malaysia, a Malay-language daily. TV3 is a news network operated by Media Prima.

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Shafee’s appointment as lead prosecutor in Anwar sodomy appeal raises questions

An unprecedented move by the government to use Umno lawyer Datuk Seri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah as the lead prosecutor in the appeal against the acquittal of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in the sodomy case has raised eyebrows as this could lead to more charges of this being a politically-motivated case.

Shafee told the three-man Court of Appeal bench chaired by Datuk Ramly Ali that he was appointed by the Attorney-General Tan Sri Abdul Gani Patail.

He is replacing former solicitor-general II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden who led the prosecution team in the trial stage.

Shafee, a former deputy public prosecutor before he went into private practice, told reporters that he received a letter from Abdul Gani on July 11 to lead the prosecution team.

"My appointment is in accordance with the Federal Constitution and the Criminal Procedure Code. The AG is the only person, and not even the prime minister, who can direct me on this," he said.

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BN MP causes uproar with WikiLeaks claim that Anwar has millions.

When Member of Parliament Liang Teck Meng (BN-Simpang Renggam) claimed in the Dewan Rakyat that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had stashed away RM332 million in 20 banks in four countries, including Israel, he almost brought down the house.

Quoting anti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks, Liang said the Permatang Pauh MP was said to have a treasure-trove of US$66 million (RM209 million) and SGD$49 million (RM123 million) in 20 banks in the United States, China and Singapore besides Israel, reported Bernama yesterday.

"This information went viral on the Internet. And when I read this, I wondered where this money comes from," he said when debating the motion of thanks on the royal address.

Liang said that all accounts had detailed particulars of the holder's name, position and passport number as well as the date the account was opened and the maturity date. The government should investigate the matter as one of the accounts was opened in Israel where Malaysia had no diplomatic relations, he said.

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The Wall Street Journal: Anwar asked Jusuf to broker deal over GE13

International daily The Wall Street Journal has reported that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had sought former Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla to broker an accord with Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak over the 13th general election.

However, the Opposition leader turned his back on the peace deal, Jusuf told the paper in a recent interview.

He said Anwar had approached him about an agreement two months ago and they met at his Jakarta home, where the PKR adviser asked him to reach out to Najib and secure his (the prime minister's) commitment for a peaceful election outcome.

Jusuf, who had brokered peace agreements in various conflicts across the Indonesian archipelago during his time as vice-president from 2004 to 2009 and also had roles in peace negotiations in Thailand and Sri Lanka, said he shuttled back and forth between Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur to meet both Anwar and Najib.

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Saiful, Nik Suryani to tie the knot

Nik Suryani Megat Deraman (left) and Saiful Bukhari Mohd Azlan will be getting married on May 25 in Kuala Terengganu.

THERE will be low-key wedding receptions for Saiful Bukhari Mohd Azlan and TV3 newscaster Nik Suryani Megat Deraman, who will be getting married on May 25.

"We prefer a simple ceremony over a lavish one as both of us cannot afford expensive receptions," said Nik Suryani, 33, when contacted by the New Straits Times yesterday.

She said her reception would be held at Taman Tamadun Islam Convention Centre in Kuala Terengganu on May 25 at 8pm and would be attended by family members, relatives and close friends.

The akad nikah (solemnisation) ceremony will be held at Masjid Kristal in Kuala Terengganu earlier on the same day.

"Luckily, I managed to get a good discount from the centre through my contacts," Nik Suryani said, adding that she also got fashion designer Zang Toi to design and sponsor her wedding gown.


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Anwar: Ex-judge’s ‘racist’ warning to Chinese would make Hitler proud

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has slammed former Court of Appeal judge Datuk Mohd Noor Abdullah for warning the Chinese of a Malay backlash, saying the latter’s “racist” remarks would make German Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler proud.

The Pakatan Rakyat (PR) de facto leader wrote in a brief blog posting last night that unlike Umno, leaders in his pact would not spread such racial discord but propagate peace and mutual respect among the country’s many races.

“How long more are we to tolerate such hate mongering and race baiting from the illegitimate Najib government?” Anwar (picture) asked.

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Anwar backs Azmin on Khalid’s MB job, says must have consensus

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim appeared to have backed his confidant Azmin Ali in calling for a consultation process for the Selangor mentri besar post after the latter claimed Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim’s candidacy had bypassed the democratic process.

The PKR advisor also appeared to have suggested that the party were considering removing Abdul Khalid when he told Sinar Harian that the consultation should include discussions on other possible candidates for the job.

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Vote-rigging helped BN win Putrajaya, Kit Siang tells rally

Barisan Nasional (BN) would not have retained federal power if Election 2013 was free and fair, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang told a mass rally of tens of thousands last night.

Some 50,000, dressed mostly in black, packed Stadium MBPJ in Kelana Jaya here to the rafters at Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) rally against electoral fraud, shouting “Ubah” (Change) and “Reformasi” (Reformation) throughout the night.

“BN has 133 seats. Minus 30, they’re left with 103. Does he still qualify to continue to be prime minister?” roared Lim, referring to Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

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Massive gathering in Stadium Kelana Jaya

Pakatan rally last night, the first after the general election ended on Sunday recorded the presence of over 120,000 people.

Collection named "The Voice of the People Voice Keramat ', it brings people to hear his message Permatang Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on the last election that allegedly laden with fraud and dubious matters

Drizzle which started at 7 pm and continued almost all night is not directly inhibit the spirit of the people who thronged the Kelana Jaya Stadium as early as 6.30 pm.

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Anwar as PM, two DPMs if Pakatan takes Putrajaya, says Karpal

Karpal, speaking at the Pakatan Rakyat grand rally at the Esplanade in Penang last night, said there is still fire in his belly.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be Malaysia’s seventh prime minister while PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang and Lim Kit Siang will share honours as his deputies if Pakatan Rakyat (PR) seizes Putrajaya on Sunday, the DAP’s Karpal Singh proposed last night before a big crowd in Penang.

“Of course the man who is fit to be prime minister of this country, we in DAP propose and support Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as Malaysia’s seventh prime minister.

“Hadi Awang can be deputy prime minister. Lim Kit Siang can be DPM II and he can also be home minister,” the DAP national chairman told an ecstatic crowd dressed in the traffic light colours of red, yellow and green that crammed every square inch of ground in the port city where the pact had resurrected the forgotten Speaker’s Corner after coming to power five years ago.

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Saiful uploads video of oath taken in Mecca

Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan says his oath proves that he had indeed been sodomised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's former aide, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan, has released a video of his second sumpah laknat (oath), which he made in front of Kaabah when he was performing the umrah in Mecca on April 9, 2012.

The video has been uploaded to his blog and YouTube.

Speaking at a press conference, here, yesterday, Saiful said he had made the oath to prove that he had been sodomised by Anwar.

"After I made the oath, I felt as though a weight was lifted off my shoulders. I felt satisfied, more confident and courageous.

"I stand firm by my statement that I did not lie in the police report that I made in 2008."

Saiful said he chose to release the video a year later because it concerned his and his family's dignity. He said he had shown the video to close family members and relatives, including his father Azlan Mohd Lazim.


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GE13: ‘Foreigners flown in to vote’

Anwar speaking to reporters at the party headquarters.


Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accused the Prime Minister's Office of being responsible for chartering flights for a large group of foreigners to fly in to the peninsula from Sabah and Sarawak to vote.

Claiming to have a copy of an e-mail between top executives in an airline company implying that officers in the PMO were behind the charter, Anwar alleged that the foreigners would be ferried to various constituencies in the peninsula to vote in favour of Barisan Nasional.

He told reporters at the party headquarters here yesterday that there were as many as 16 chartered flights a day starting from April 25 and departing from Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Sandakan, Miri and Sibu.


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GE13 Pictures Gallery

PR leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim delivering his Labour Day’s address in Putrajaya May 1, 2013.



Pakatan supporters cheer at Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s Labour Day event in Putrajaya May 1, 2013.


The crowd outside listening to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s speech during his Labour Day’s address in Putrajaya May 1, 2013


Tony Pua, the DAP candidate for Petaling Jaya Utara parliament seat, addresses the crowd at the DAP ceramah held at the MBPJ hockey stadium, April 30, 2013.

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aiful Bukhari's dad made U-turn, now says his son was sodomised

Azlan claimed his son was sodomised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the case was not a political conspiracy

Saiful Bukhari's father, Azlan Mohd Lazim made an about-turn today by retracting the statements he made in March on his son's sodomy case.

Azlan claimed his son was sodomised by Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the case was not a political conspiracy.

He also announced that he was leaving PKR with immediate effect.

Soi Lek likens Anwar to Pak Lah, says only interested in Islam

Dr Chua stated that PAS’s syura council’s insistence on the hudud law was very real.

Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek warned voters not to put Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in power, saying a Pakatan Rakyat (PR) government would be similar to Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s administration that was only engrossed in Islamic affairs.

The MCA president took to the stump in Segamat today, repeating his party’s massive advertising campaign in its media that warned of a puritan Islamic administration under PR but continued stability and prosperity under Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak.


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GE13 : Today's Pictures

Hong Kong singer George Lam performing at the 1Malaysia Penang International Charity Drive concert at Han Chiang school field April 20, 2013.


The crowd enjoying the 1Malaysia Penang International Charity Drive concert at Han Chiang school field April 20, 2013. Among the celebrities performing was singer George Lam.

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GE13 not a PM race, Anwar tells Perak

The looming May 5 polls is not a prime minister race or a contest of party insignias but a pursuit of moral change and equality, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said last night as he humbled himself to a massive crowd of urban Malay folk at the iconic Gugusan Manjoi here.

Anwar, his voice breaking as he preached his belief in justice for all races, said he was thankful to God that he had survived his six-year incarceration but was now anxious to ensure that no one else would be put through the same test.

“This election is not a question about replacing the prime minister, or replacing parties... I remind you my friends, even if we replace the PM, but he is just as conceited, land disappears in the same way, the people’s incomes are stagnant — what good is there in that?

“People are voting for change. We, as Muslims, we believe in an administration that is founded on good morals,” he said.

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PKR names three new faces for Selangor contest

PKR will field three new faces in its Selangor state lineup and two new candidates for the Kapar and Kelana Jaya federal seats as it fights to keep the state under Pakatan Rakyat (PR) control in the May 5 polls.

The PR anchor party also made official the known candidacy of party strategy director and whistleblower Rafizi Ramli for the Pandan race and maverick academic Professor Dr Abdul Aziz Bari in Sabak Bernam. Both are federal seats.

“The announcement made tonight was done with detailed considerations.

“Those chosen have qualifications and are professionals and committed to shoulder the responsibility to serve the rakyat,” PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told about 5,000 supporters at the official unveiling of the party’s Selangor lineup in Keramat here last night.


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Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid to stand in Port Klang

Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim will be contesting the Port Klang state seat in the 13th general election on May 5, leaving the Ijok seat which he won in 2008.

This was confirmed by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim at an opposition forum held at the AU2 football field in Taman Keramat, here, tonight.

The PKR candidate for Ijok will be its Federal Territory chairman, Dr Idris Ahmad.

"All the seats in Selangor have been finalised except for the Kota Damansara state seat held by the Socialist Party of Malaysia, which will be announced tomorrow," said Anwar.

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