Litany Of Incompetence Continues In Selangor... But It's OK! They Have A RM 1 Economic Advisor Now!

In my hiatus, too many samples of incompetence have arisen in the state of Selangor, such that I have chosen not to dedicate individual blogs postings to them, but rather lump some together here. May the list, or at least the observations, be not too stale...

1. A Selangor Pakatan ADUN has decided that the Malaysian government is wasting money when engaging a top British coroner to witness the post-mortem of the exhumed body of Teoh Beng Hock. This is likely because the coroner, whilst previously engaged in high profile cases such as the death of Princess Diana and victims of war crimes, is not Thai, has boring coloured hair and is not in the habit of accusing the police of all sorts of nonsense.


2. Still on Teoh's case, to assist in their time of need, Pakatan has of course ensured Teoh's family is being represented by the best and most impartial lawyer they can think of... Gobind Singh Deo! Must be impartial mah, he is after all a DAP ADUN! Of course if it is true Teoh's death was related to some DAP wrong-doing, Gobind will do the 'right thing'! Of course, of course... And just look at the hair colour of the coroner Gobind picked!


3. In the meantime, even before the conclusion of Teoh's inquest, Pakatan has achieved another success in 'efforts to eradicate' corruption in Malaysia! Thanks to the hard work of DAP leaders especially, the High Court has ruled that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) can only interogate witnesses during office hours! It is believed this will surely lead to more corrupt individuals being convicted, Pakatan hopes those from BN...


4. The Selangor state has decided that their propaganda is not failing because of their own incompetence, but due to the presence of mainstream media in their press conferences. This has led to expulsions of 'pro-BN' media from Pakatan related press conferences in the state. Just to make a point though, the suspect 'pro-BN' reporters are still invited, but are then expelled from the press conferences just prior to their beginning ...


5. In the same vein, all Selangor government staff and students from Selangor state owned institutions cannot join 'BTN' courses any more. Obviously this is because Pakatan feels threatened by BTN running their 1-2 week courses, as it would leave them only 50-51 weeks in the year to correct BTN's 'propaganda', which is not enough! Many are now wondering if Selangor students will be blocked from going for National Service!


6. In the meantime, crime is still rife in the PJ area, despite the promises of Pakatan leaders that they would be able to cut crime better than BN. Perhaps this is because Pakatan have a better record of working with the police? (LOL!) Unfortunately, these promises have still not been delivered, however, never fear, at least the MPPJ have managed to crack down on all those excessive billborads that were all over the place before this!



7. In addition, Muslims in Selangor can breath easy that only 'certified' persons may give religious sermons in the state. Of course, this may put UIAM and USIM in some danger as no one really knows if their lecturers are 'certified' according to JAIS' interpretation. But don't worry, as JAIS is so confident they know what they are doing that they are already charging a former mufti for preaching without being certified...

Nevertheless, despite all their demonstrated folly, Selangor Pakatan has hope! They will soon receive invaluable guidance from the world's most high-value 'economic adviser', for RM 1 mah! Cheap, cheap! I am sure they can arrange for the adviser to be imprisoned in Selangor for 'easy consultation' if ..., and no one will complain about him being a 'highly paid' fellow. Of course, you would only pay high for good value, as it almost never comes cheap...

Anwar Ibrahim Seharusnya Memainkan Peranan Anti-Aids

Sebagai tokoh biseksual paling terampil di Malaysia, DS Anwar Ibrahim seharusnya memainkan lebih peranan dalam usaha menghalang kemajuan wabak AIDS serta jangkitan HIV pada peringkat nasional. Tambah pula, baru-baru ini, dikatakan jumlah wanita dijangkiti HIV melonjak ke tahap 30% dari keseluruhan pesakit yang dilaporkan. Adalah dikatakan bahawa terlalu ramai isteri menjangkiti HIV dari suami mereka yang berzina secara rambang!

Kehebatan ketua Pembangkang kita terserlah melihat DS Wan Azizah bebas dari jangkitan HIV walaupun DS Anwar tertuduh 'masih cerdas' sebagai peliwat. Tambah pula, rekod beliau yang bebas penyakit walaupun sudah lama berlaku 'rambang', seperti diakui ramai, termasuklah hakim-hakim yang membebaskannya, menimbulkan persoalan; ada kah ilmu yang harus diperturunkan oleh DS Anwar kepada yang sejenis dengannya?

Setidak-tidaknya, hari AIDS sedunia memberi peluang DS Anwar untuk menggunakan ketokohan beliau bagi menyedarkan masyarakat tentang bahaya jangkitan HIV, agar masyarakat menjauhkan diri dari aktiviti zina atau seks rambang di rumah-rumah urut lindungan Ronnie Liu serta seumpama dengannya. Pasti ini lebih berguna dari usaha DS Anwar untuk menjatuhkan DS Najib dan DS Hj Hadi yang sehingga kini masih belum ternampak hasilnya pun!

Wallahualam...

Mampukah Yang Taksub Menerima TG Nik Aziz Tidak Maksum?

Kabus mitos yang menyelubungi persepsi ramai penyokong PAS kini sudah lerai ditiup badai kebenaran. Jelas TG Nik Aziz tidak maksum, samalah bagaimana Pak Lah juga tidak sempurna kepimpinannya apabila menaruh terlalu banyak kepercayaan kepada menantu beliau! Maaflah kalau ada yang marah TG Nik Aziz disamakan dengan Pak Lah, tetapi hakikat ini harus diterima; Kedua-duanya orang kuat agama yang dibawa sesat oleh anak menantu tersayang...

Malah, pemimpin PAS haruslah bersyukur yang TG Nik Aziz setidak-tidaknya masih terbuka hatinya untuk menerima nasihat untuk membuang menantunya dari terus menjawat Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif PMBK. Mujurlah ia tidak dibiarkan melarat sehingga menantu tersebut mula berangan-angan untuk memegang kuasa politik pula! Cukuplah sudah ada seorang menantu pemimpin besar yang terkenal mengkecamukkan politik Melayu di tanah air kita ini.

Soalnya sekarang adalah, mampukah mereka yang taksub TG Nik Aziz ini menerima yang beliau tidak maksum? Ini sudah terbukti dengan terlalu jelas sekarang. Malah, TG Nik Aziz terpaksa menerima teguran dari Presiden dan Timbalan Majlis Ulama PAS sebelum bertindak, yakni bermaksud, kesedaran tersebut bukanlah timbul dari diri beliau sendiri mahupun ilham Ilahi baik dalam mimpi mahupun menusuk sanubari.

Saya sebenarnya begitu gawat melihat bagaimana TG Nik Aziz begitu didewa-dewakan oleh sesetengah pihak, sehinggakan riak kelihatan seolah-olah mula menular dalam tindak-tanduk mahupun kata-kata beliau. Ini tidak sihat. Pemimpin mesti selalu upaya ditegur kerana tiada yang sempurna lagi di antara kita. Itu kan antara Rukun Iman kita bersabit Kepercayaan Kepada Nabi dan Rasul? Makanya, diharap para penyokong TG Nik Aziz mengambil iktibar...

Masa Depan Anwar Semakin Cerah?

Gambar foto DS Anwar minum bersama DS Najib di Parlimen menjadi topik perbincangan pagi ini. Jelas sekali masa depan DS Anwar semakin cerah... Sejak minggu lepas, banyak berita yang pasti menggembirakan DS Anwar:

1. Serangan terbaru beliau terhadap DS Najib melalui Malaysia-Today mengingatkan kembali segelintir rakyat akan fitnah-fitnah lapuk terhadap DS Najib. Namun boleh lagi DS Anwar dilayan dengan senyum-tawa di Perlimen. DS Anwar pasti merasa sungguh kehebatannya.


2. Beliau dilantik penasihat ekonomi dengan gaji RM 1! Saya rasa gaji tu tak penting, sudah pasti DS Anwar cukup berpengalaman untuk meraih lebih dari RM 1 gajinya dari jawatan tersebut! Tambah pula, jawatan tersebut akan memberinya 'glamer free' memandangkan banyak usaha ekonomi kroni-kroni DAP bakal diumumkan di Selangor... pasti DS Anwarlah akan dikatakan pemankinnya!


3. DUN Kota Siputeh bakal dikosongkan, dan memandangkan 'faktor Mukhriz' tidak timbul serta calon terbaik UMNO iaitu ADUN sekarang, Datuk Abu Hassan Sarif akan dipertikaikan pencalonan semulanya, ada lah peluang DS Anwar nak menebus malu di Bagan Pinang di sebuah kubu tradisi PAS.


4. PAS semakin bergoncang hasil kerja kuncu-kuncu DS Anwar, baik cyber-trooper Anwar bertopengkan PAS mahupun pemimpin PAS yang berjiwa ABIM (ramai benar ni!), IKD (Kamaruddin Jaafar, dll) atau Yayasan Anda (Husam Musam, dll). Sekarang TG Nik Aziz pun terdedah ada unsur Rasuah dan Nepotisma dalam gerak kerjanya! Seronoklah DS Anwar!


5. Anak buah kesayangannya Azmin Ali semakin gagah di PKR dan berjaya menunjukkan 'kejantanan' beliau dengan menyingkir Dato' Zaid Ibrahim dan Dato' Jeffrey Kitingan. Manalah tak bangga DS Anwar, sehingga 'fan' beliau KJ pun turut berusaha menaikkan nama Azmin dengan menyerangnya... padahal Azmin Ali tak relevan pun sebagai seorang pemimpin peringkat nasional...

Ah, gembira sungguh DS Anwar, pasti.... cuma ada kes liwat aje...

PAS Kata Bai'ah Talak Tiga Salah? Eh... Dah Tanya TG Nik Aziz Belum?

Saya tahu PAS mengamalkan bai'ah talak 3, bukan dari YB Khalid Samad, tetapi dari seorang Ahli Perlimen dari Kelantan. Semasa beliau menjelaskannya, ada pemimpin atasan PAS yang turut hadir mengangguk setuju. Maka, saya merasa agak terkejut apabila melihat 'spin' dari Datuk Mustafa Ali yang kononnya PAS tak pernah buat kerja bai'ah ini.

Sebenarnya, walaupun saya tak setuju dengan perilaku lazim PAS menjelang pilihanraya tersebut, ada hikmahnya kerana:

1. Ia menjadi suatu lagi bukti sah yang PAS mengalatkan agama untuk politik. Ia mengesyorkan jurublog ini bahawa pilihannya untuk tidak menyokong PAS kerana takut terpesong perjuangan adalah betul.


2. Ia mengesyorkan bahawa intipati perjuangan PAS sebenarnya tidaklah begitu kuat berpaut di hati walau pemimpinnya yang cukup hebat sehingga boleh menjadi calon pilihanraya sehingga memerlukan bai'ah sedemikian. Maka adalah harapan untuk kita memikat ahli PAS walau betapa tinggi jawatan pun untuk kembali ke arus asal perjuangan UMNO. (PAS kan serpihan...)


3. Ia memberi tanda kepimpinan PAS sendiri tidak yakin akan kualiti calon-calon pilihanrayanya. Kalau begitu, apakah patut mengundi menaruh kepercayaan kepada mereka? Apakah 'bai'ah' wakil rakyat PAS terhadap Rakyat lebih diperlukan.


4. Bai'ah seperti ini lambat-laun akan melalaikan PAS terhadap kesetiaan pemimpinnya, sehingga suntikan semangat perjuangan sebenar mungkin diabaikan. Contoh terbaik adalah YB Khalid Samad sendiri yang kini lebih merupakan wakil rakyat DAP dari PAS! Padahal yang berjawatanlah patut selalu diperingati...


5. Pendedahan penyelewengan fungsi deen Islam ini parti akan menggoncang persepsi rakyat, terutama sekali masyarakat Islam, walau yang makan-minum-tidur berpaksikan PAS, terhadap segala aspek parti tersebut; baik dakyah kewujudannya langsung terhadap kewibawaan pemimpinnya... Buktinya? Spin Datuk Mustafa Ali kan untuk menangani masalah ini?


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8. dsb...

Namun walau ada pelbagai hikmah yang melemahkan PAS dari amalan Bai'ah ini, memanglah bagus ia didedahkan sekarang, malah ahlinya haruslah berterima-kasih kepada UMNO, BN serta barisan jentera medianya kerana menegur secara bertubi-tubi agar PAS kembali ke jalan benar. Ini kan tanggungjawab sesama Islam, dan mungkin dengan cara ini, UMNO juga dapat menunjukkan kepada PAS bagaimana seteru harusnya tegur-menegur, tanpa perlunya kafir-mengkafir...

Dari segi tokoh, 'spin' Datuk Mustafa Ali juga mengesyorkan pengamat sejarah ini bahawa mungkin ada harapan beliau menyertai UMNO suatu hari nanti. Beliau sendiri mengakui kesalahan PAS dengan menidakkan bai'ah ini, maka mungkinkah Datuk Mustafa juga akan mengikut jejak langkah bekas Presiden PAS, arwah Datuk Asri Muda, yang sempat menyertai UMNO sebelum meninggalnya sebagai petanda maafnya dari dosa PAS mengkafirkan UMNO pada zaman kepimpinannya.

Eh, tapi... Datuk Mustafa dah periksakah dengan TG Nik Aziz tentang hal ini? Soalnya, kerajaan TG dah memastikan bai'ah ini 'halal', setidak-tidaknya di negeri Kelantan, melalui Enakmen Keluarga Islam Negeri Kelantan 2002. Malah, akhbar pro-Pakatan Sinar adapun mendedahkan betapa 'halal'nya bai'ah sebegini menurut Mahkamah Syariah Kelantan.

Eh, tapi ini mengelirukan... kalau mahkamah syariah TG Nik Aziz khabar bai'ah ini 'halal', kenapa Datuk Mustafa rancak sekali dengan 'spin'-nya? Janganlah sampai patah harapan TG Hj Hadi agar selesai perkara dengan timbulnya kekeliruan baru antara dua paksi PAS lagi!

Saya mengharap Datuk Mustafa dan pemimpin-pemimpin PAS lain yang insaf selamatlah dari dalang-dalang yang menusuk nista, fitnah dan benci ke telinga TG Nik Aziz sekarang. TG Nik Aziz pun anak buah ulama utama yang membawa PAS masuk BN dahulu, TG Hj Mat Nur Teliar, TG Hj Mat Nur Selising dan TG Hj Umar Daud kan? Mungkin ada pemumpin PAS yang ikhlas serta insaf mahu memperingati beliau yang ketiga-tiga ulama ini arwahnya sebagai ahli UMNO...

The 'Best' Senior Politician In Malaysia For November 2009 - Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek!

For all his weaknesses, I must say that DS Dr Chua Soi Lek is one of my favourite politicians. Notwithstanding his 'Hollier than thou' incident, having some of the bad habits of other locals senior politicians, like advancing their sons into their place (his son replaced him as MP for Labis) and other disagreements on issues, he stands out today as one of the most cunning and competent senior politicians across both sides of the political divide.

By the standards of the young, Dr Chua is rather attractive judging from the decent following of his blog - the man's blog hits are rapidly reaching millionaire status! - where his writing adds to his stature. And whilst nigh everyone publicly frowns at the 'Holier than thou' affair, many of my generation and older cannot help but chuckle when talking of Dr Chua's 'performance' and 'staying power' whilst the young tend to be more open to the idea of redemption...

Dr Chua may indeed evolve into MCA's version of Benjamin Disraeli, the 'clever rogue' with a reputation of being a womaniser in Victorian England, who became Prime Minister twice and is attributed to being founder of the modern Conservative party! Whilst Disraeli's charm and good relations with Queen Victoria may have been his assets, Dr Chua has recently demonstrated his mastery of detailm, such as in the law, and recent use of the media (!) as his.

And as with his earlier periods of media activity, DS Dr Chua has taken advantage of his position of having nothing to lose to actually increase his stature in the eyes of the Malaysian public. We all know he is playing a game when offering to 'give' the MCA Deputy President's post to DS Liow Tiong Lai, but we like the wit in the way he does it and the principle he is espousing nonetheless. Note also DS Liow is proving to be a less effective Health Minister than DS Dr Chua before!

As a Muslim though, I must share that I find the setting aside of DS Dr Chua's Holier than thou situation mildly distrubing. But we do practice leaving the choice of leaders to each's own ethnic group, and as I have not seen DS Dr Chua being any more overtly anti-Malay or anti-Islam than his colleagues, certainly not as overtly as DAP's leaders, I am honour-bound to cheer him on! I hope readers will forgive my lack of 'Holier than thou'-ness...

At Last, "Satu Sekolah Untuk Semua" Makes An Appearance In Parliament...

OK, seriously speaking, SSS didn't really appear in Parliament, and I am not even sure if the web campaign was mentioned, but kudos to YB Ir. Hamim Samuri from Ledang, Johor, for urging the government to move to a single stream school system when debating the budget in parliament yesterday, the stream obviously being Malay, in the interest of racial unity. The proposal seemed to have cross-floor support in the Dewan, with PAS and PKR reps standing and voicing so.

SSS I believe is actually the most significant effort to move Malaysia more significantly into a united and truly Merdeka nation. In practical terms, it is more significant than 1Malaysia and will bring more lasting repercussions not easily dismantled by changes in the political wind. It is hence brilliant of YB Ir. Hamim to propose a single stream school system that is 'bite-size' and politically easier to sell, by:

1. Restricting the move to Secondary Schools only, leaving Primary education very much in the current state. I seemed to think this is winding back the clock a bit... but you know, sometimes clocks need winding back.


2. Suggesting such a move would be in line, and indeed should be made part of, the 1Malaysia effort - it certainly is in tune with the concept with regards to unity!

This is only a first tiny step though rather than a breakthrough. Real breakthrough would only occur with a change in government policy, and let's be honet, SSS is only worth doing if Primary Schools are made single stream too. Else, we risk the polarisation stemming from the vernacular schools' existing persisting through even the future single stream system. So SSS campaigners must insist on this. Political will and its realities is not really our problem!

PS, a correction on the fact YB Tony Pua gave that the single stream school system had been mooted by Tan Sri Khoo Kay Kim. It was actually part of Laporan Razak that was published in 1956 on how our nation's education system should be. Perhaps this is an opportunity for DS Najib to achieve where his father fell short in delivering...