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IPOH: The swearing-in of the new Perak Mentri Besar has been postponed indefinitely.

The ceremony, which was scheduled for 4pm at Istana Iskandariah here yesterday, was called off after leaders of the new DAP-PKR-PAS coalition government had an audience with the Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.

Comptroller of the Royal Household at Istana Iskandariah Datuk Seri Raja Mansor Raja Razman announced the postponement.

Perak PAS secretary Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was initially scheduled to take his oath of office as the Mentri Besar before Raja Nazrin.

Perak DAP secretary Nga Kor Ming said that Raja Nazrin wanted a letter of undertaking from all 31 opposition assemblymen indicating their support for the formation of the new DAP-PKR-PAS coalition government.

“The letter should also state that all 31 of them supported the appointment of Pasir Panjang assemblyman Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin as the new Mentri Besar,” said Nga, who is also Pantai Remis assemblyman.

Nga explained that Raja Nazrin had summoned the leaders to meet him at 2.30pm at Istana Kinta. The meeting lasted until 4pm.

On Monday, Raja Nazrin had consented to the formation of the coalition government.

He also named Mohammad Nizar as the new Mentri Besar after selecting from three names including Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham and PKR treasurer Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi.

Latest update: PKR’s Jamaluddin making a call after meeting with Raja Nazrin at Istana Kinta on Thursday.
By 10.30pm, all 31 assemblymen – 18 from the DAP, seven from PKR and six from PAS – signed letters supporting the coalition government and supporting Nizar as Mentri Besar.

Ngeh said DAP, PKR and PAS assemblymen had been approached to cross over to Barisan Nasional.

“I am happy to note that the assemblymen have resisted the temptation to defect,” he said.

On talk that PKR was unhappy that it did not have any exco post in the new government, Ngeh said it was not true and that all parties would be treated fairly.

More than 100 people and pressmen had gathered at the clock tower roundabout about 5km from Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar at 3pm yesterday in anticipation of the swearing-in ceremony.

Police had set up roadblocks from 1.30pm to bar uninvited guests from entering the palace grounds.

Among the guests who turned up were caretaker Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamad Tajol Rosli Ghazali and his wife Datin Seri Kamariah Mokri, and Raja di-Hilir Perak Raja Jaafar Raja Muda Musa and his wife Raja Puan Muda of Perak Raja Nor Mahani Raja Shahar Shah.

When word began to spread that the swearing-in ceremony had been cancelled, several supporters began to shout at one another, causing the police to ask them to leave.

Kuala Kangsar OCPD Supt Zakaria Pagan said the palace informed the police that the ceremony had been cancelled at about 4.15pm.

He said the crowd which had gathered near the palace dispersed peacefully by 5.30pm.

Source:

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/14/nation/20643379&sec=nation

Yo… the En. Zackhariah (not his real name) of Klang was DEAD. If you dont know who is him, the you should really go and google it. He is known to the Pandamaran locals for his infamous mansion built on a low cost housing land. How he was able to do it (to build a mansion on the land which was said to be acquired through improper channel), I will not elaborate more as it will be a disrespect to the dead guy.

He, the Little Napoleon as referred by some newspaper, was reported dead due to heart attack. Maybe he was too upset about the defeat of Barisan Nasional last Saturday. However, I been hearing many people saying that his death is not because of heart attack as reported by the newspapers. I don’t know. Some people said he committed suicide because the local government is now in the hands of what used to be the Opposition parties. Unreliable sources said that the late En. Zachariah was scared that his wrongdoings to be found out by the new ruling power.

So, the verdict is yours, my well-informed readers.

Ok… walked to the school near my house and casted my 2 precious votes. I’ve done my duty as a citizen for my beloved country. Now, let us pray for the new hope of Malaysia to be announced tonight. Stay tuned with the idiot box.

This is my first time going to a school in so many years. The management of the voting centre was smooth and I was back home in less than 30 minutes from the moment I stepped out of my house. Maybe some people have to go to work and only will go voting after work in the afternoon. I saw some people came here only to find they came to the wrong school… err I mean polling centre. I thought it will be a long long queue like what my dad said it used to be when he voted in SK Selayang Jaya (the primary school I went with many of my homies).

Ok…. lets hope for now. Come here again tonight for the new hope to be unfold.

So… tomorrow we’re going to the polling centres to decide the future of the next 5 years. This will be my first time voting. Anyway, received a forwarded email which I feels it has to be voice out for the public to know. Just remember to tick for BN on the ballot paper.

It reads:

Manager,
Editors
and staff of the
Star Publications (M) Bhd

C:C to all Contacts.
28/2/08

IS STAR PUBLICATION A SHARE HOLDER OF BARISAN NASIONAL?

Dear publisher,

With much regret and disappointment over the star publication i am writing
this letter.
I strongly condemn and object all your articles in the star the pass few
days. Very clearly i can see that your articles on the coming general
election is giving a one sight report and supporting the barisan Nasional
Government. I view this as something not healthy and a threat to the future
of the the media.

You use the caption MALAYSIA DECIDES 2008 in your General election report.
How to decide when you don’t even give a report on the opposition party.
Lim kit siang, Anwar Ibrahim and other oppositions gave many ceramah`s in
penang, But i don’t see any detail or article on that events. and even if i
had see, It would be a negative report on that party. What kind of practice
is this in a democratic country ? We as the rakyat and reader of the star
expects and demand equal coverage and news on all parties in the general
election. Yes it`s good to tell the nation what the barisan has done for
it`s people and the development it has brought to this country, at the same
time it is also important to hear from the opposition their views and
vision for the country. Whether they are giving empty promises, or lying,
it is for the rakyat to decide. Not for the government or for your
publication to decide or come to an conclusion.

In your publication today 28/2/07 page N 11, there is an advertisement from
MIC. What kind of advertisement is that. Is MIC trying to instill fear in
the nation and getting votes by threatening us. It say`s IF YOU DON’T VOTE
FOR MIC THEN BE PREPARED TO PAY THE PRICE…. What the hell does MIC mean
by that. That statement has already breach the election campaign law which
prohibits nominee’s from threatening the voters. I see only Barisan
Nasional `s advertisement in the star.. Aren`t there any other parties
contesting in this coming general election? Every single day i see so many
full page BN advertisement, Have they not yet exceeded the campaign budget
limit approved by the election commission for all parties. I know how many
thousands it cost for a single page advertisement in the star. Or is the
star sponsoring the pages for BN… If yes, then why is the star not
sponsoring also for DAP, KEADILAN and PAS. There are also readers whom
support the opposition as much as the readers whom supports BN. This is
such and insult to all readers of the Star. We give you business and you
pay us back in this way ?

When reporting on news which refers to Dato seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and
Datuk seri Najib Tun Razak, your publication refers them as the Prime
Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Has your editors forget
that the Parliament has been dissolved. What right do you all have then to
officially call both this people current ministers of Malaysia. Aren’t` you
all then giving false information to the readers.

I send this email as and warning to the Star Publication to give and equal
coverage to all parties on the General Election. It`s is also a call from
the Election Commission President of Malaysia to give and equal and fair
coverage to all parties. If your company were to still publish report on a
one sight view after reading this email, I am going to launch a boycott on
the star publication and urge penang people not to buy the Star. I will go
all out for it using my contacts and influences and make sure people do not
buy the Star. There are alternative paper like the SUN which provides equal
news to the nation. Why then spent more to buy news which is not fair and
equal to all. I hope this is the start for a change in the way your reports
are being published. Let the Nation decide, and dont fool your readers.

Sudhagaran Stanley,
Coordinator,
Islanders Tamil Youth Network.

He’s been apologising at a press conference and maybe he regretted for causing so much anguish and trauma to the girls. I think he really regret as he uttered the word “apologise” for so many time in a few sentences. What a drama for the past few weeks.

So here’s a song which was playing on my computer when I saw the news on TV of him making a public apology press conference.

Click on the link below to check your voting details ie. voting centre, voting date, channel etc.

Sila tekan di sambungan berikut untuk menyemak pusat mengundi, tarikh mengundi, saluran dan sebagainya.

http://daftarj.spr.gov.my/daftar.asp

Please check your details before going to the voting centre this coming general election on 8th Mar 2008.

Normally this time round in the year….. before CNY…. it will be hot and windy days. But now, all we get is rain every other day. It is time we shall think of what we’ve done and doing to Mother Nature.

Jakarta was flooded yesterday… up to waist length at some places. My dearest is ok and not that affected unlike some of her colleagues and friends. Luckily it happened on a Friday evening and today many people don’t need to go to work. Pheew, thank God for nothing to be worried. After doing some googling, I have come to know that it is an annual affair over there. Last year on the same time Feb 2nd, the city was flooded too and there are many blog posts that are dissing their (Indonesian) government pertaining to that flood matter.

Hopefully there won’t be big floods in KL or else my bosses will be laughing again this CNY.

Flood is defined as the escape of water from the natural confines of any natural or artificial watercourse, lake, reservoir, canal, dam, or, encroachment from sea water.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi announced that Thaipusam holiday is extended to Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. So, this coming Wednesday (23rd Jan) is a holiday for KL. Wooohooo.

Ok… it is a public holy day thus it should be a public holiday too. Sometime we wonder why it was not a public holiday in the first place.

Get your diary and check how many public holidays are there for the Indian Hindus in the calendar as compared to other race/religion? Any other Hindu’s public holiday for all states? Please let me know.

Thanks to our PM for declaring it…. but why not a public holiday like Wesak Day for all 14 states in Malaysia? Some states have no Hindus? Hmm…

SEGAMAT: Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek has admitted that he is the politician shown in the sex DVD that is being circulated in Johor.

He said the woman seen in the DVD was a personal friend.

In a press conference yesterday, Dr Chua said: “Who did it and why is obvious – but it is not important now. What is most important is that my family, wife and children have personally accepted my apology.”

Dr Chua flanked by Tenang assemblyman Datuk Sulaiman Taha (left) and Tan speaking to reporters at the press conference held at the Labis MCA office Tuesday.
His wife Datin Seri Wong Sek Hin said later in a statement that she and the family would stand by him. Dr Chua, who is MCA vice-president and Labis MP, said he would not be resigning over the sex DVD but would let the Prime Minister decide on the matter.

“I have seen Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Ka Ting and I have personally apologised to them,” he said, reading from a one-page statement.

He also apologised to Malaysians, his supporters and colleagues.

Dr Chua said he did not record the video clip.

“I saw the DVD on Sunday when a friend gave a copy to me,” he said. He said he was unsure whether the clips were recent or old.

Asked about his political future, Dr Chua said: “I leave it to party members, leaders and the Malaysian public to be the judge. It’s not for me to speculate.”

Dr Chua, who was clad in a yellow batik shirt, said he met with Abdullah on Monday.

Asked about what had transpired and the reactions from Abdullah, Najib and Ong, he said it was better to get the reactions from them as he could not comment on their behalf.

On his next course of action, Dr Chua said: “I will think about it after meeting the press.”

He said that although so far no police report had been lodged, the Inspector General of Police himself has initiated investigations.

“Of course, as a responsible citizen I will assist in the police investigations. It is a crime to intrude into people’s privacy or into a person’s room,” he said.

Dr Chua said it would be business as usual for him. He had earlier attended a function at the Segamat hospital before holding the press conference at 4.10pm.

Also present at the packed press conference were about 100 supporters and leaders, including state MCA deputy liaison chief Tan Kok Hong, Pulai Sebatang assemblyman Datuk Tee Siew Kiong, Senai Assemblyman Chun Yoon Fook and Pengkalan Rinting assemblyman Low Teh Hian.

After the press conference, Dr Chua left for Bekok to meet with the Indian community there. “I will not let people tarnish, prevent and stop me from carrying the duties entrusted to me as a minister, MP and party leader,” he said.

He thanked his colleagues, supporters and Malaysians for their concern and support which he had received through phone calls and SMSes.

Asked how his family was coping, Dr Chua appealed to the press to give him and his family space during this difficult time.

Source: The Star Online

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/1/2/nation/19897364&sec=nation

Its been raining since yesterday morning here in KL and it only stopped this evening. Man, the road in Aman Puri sunk a bit created a massive traffic jam as they blocked the road near the Shell station this morning.

Weather is so cooling…. good. Blah bla bla…..

This morning an Indian colleague told me about the HINDRAF rally that was held in Jalan Ampang and at the gate of British High Commission. He told me he was not there but another indian colleague, PV was there. I was like, “HUH?”. Ok. I haven’t seen PV today.

However PV told this fat gundemama and this fella told me. You get it. Ok. PV was there on the streets of Jalan Ampang with his hommies. They were there for fun and just join the crowd. However, I don’t know if they are really there for the cause. So, when tear gas canisters were thrown at them and the crowd, they thought it was just smoke/fog and never thought that it really smarts. Gundemama said PV was blinded temporarily. Like those flashbangs. However, when the wind was blowing the opposite direction (toward the cops), PV they manage to pick up a tear gas canister, held it for a while and threw it back towards the cops. I was like “Woohho”.

Cross-junction in front of KLCC, Angkasa Raya, Lembaga Getah and Public Bank

Then, when the federal reserve cops sprayed the water cannon they thought it was just mere water. Little did they know about the chemical in it. They got itch all over the hands and scratching everywhere. PV and his friends ran helter skelter and dispersed. They regrouped some time later. They went to the park in KLCC and dived into the fountain pool to wash away the chemical water thats causing the itch. Other people waded the swimming pool.

PV, way to go !!! Yeah. “By the way, endroo, on the free TV, we only saw how the protesters whacked the police, whacked the police cars, threw stones etc…. but on Al-Jazeera they showed the police whack Indians and pundek, one police officer said they took the minimal action. Pundek lah.”

For more pictures, go here.

Ask a chinese what the word “singgalingam” means and they’ll tell you that it means bullshit or bullshitter depending on the context. I learn of this in secondary school, whenever there’s an indian guy bullshitting/talk cock or any derivation of it, my friends will call them “singalingam“. This is by no mean to offend Indians and particularly those with “Lingam” for a name. This is just for humour and educational purposes if I should put it.

Well, just how they came up with this word? In the chinese Hakka dialect, “sin ga lin” is = “sin ga lan” (cantonese) which has almost the same meaning as bullshit. Its a vulgar word. The “lin”/”lan” here is dick. Yes, your dick. My Hakka-speaking friends came up with the subject word by adding a “gam” to the end of the word hence “sin ga lin gam” was coined to address it to the Indian classmates who at times like to bullshit and boast.

Usage examples:

• He is a singgalingam.
• Dey anneh, please don’t singgalingam around.

Alternatively, you can google the word “singalingam” and see for yourself.

Was having lunch with a bunch of Tan Chong people when they talked about the recent massive flood in KL had flooded a good bunch of new cars at the assembly plant stockyard in Segambut.

Cars especially the just-launched-a-month-ago Nissan Latio and the CKD Renault Kangoos were badly flooded just before they were distributed to dealerships. The car maker repaired and replaced the necessary parts and now the cars were distributed nationwide to be sold as normal new cars… in a normal price. There were some other models affected by the flood too… Sentra, Cefiro, Frontier, X-Trail & Urvan.. though not that many. Hmmm.

Sometimes, not all parts are replaced. Some they just repair/reuse or just wash it. Most important thing is that new-car smell when you but a brand new car. So if your new Nissan car smells funny…. check with the dealer or the assembly plant in Segambut. They’ll have record there… or maybe you can check with the various insurance companies for which might have dealt with the flood claim. Check according to alphabetical order of all the insurance companies in Malaysia.

Just in case you’ve bought a Nissan recently… after the flood…. if you find any funny problem in your car, go and get a rectification with Tan Chong. Oh, you can check by pulling up the floor carpet and see if the floorboard have any rust stain building up.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - There will be no revealing costumes at U.S. singer Gwen Stefani’s concert in Malaysia this month, a newspaper said on Saturday, after a Muslim student group demanded that the event be cancelled as being too obscene.

Although Malaysia is a moderate Muslim country with sizeable non-Muslim minorities, conservative groups often frown upon departures from strict Koranic injunctions.

Malaysian mobile phone firm Maxis Communications, which is promoting the August 21 show as part of Stefani’s “Sweet Escape” tour, promised it would feature no revealing costumes, the Star newspaper said.

“She will abide by the Malaysian authorities’ guidelines to ensure that her show will not be offensive to local sensibilities,” it quoted a Maxis statement as saying.

Malaysia’s official guide for performers says women must be covered from the top of the bosom to the knees, the Star said.

Jumping, shouting and the throwing of objects are barred, while performers may not hug, kiss or wear clothes with obscene or drug-related pictures or slogans, it added.

On Tuesday, an official of the 10,000-strong National Union of Malaysian Muslim Students said Stefani’s video promotion clips were obscene and the event would clash with local Asian and Islamic values.

“We want the organizers to cancel the concert, failing which we will ask the authorities to intervene,” said Mohamad Hilmi Ramli, the group’s president.

Ethnic Malays, who are by definition Muslims, make up just over half of Malaysia’s 26 million people, while ethnic Chinese and Indians, who are mostly Buddhists, Christians or Hindus, account for most of the rest.

The concert will be held on 21st August 2007 at Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium. Tickets priced at: RM385, RM365, RM285, RM175 & RM125.

Biblio: http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSKLR16772620070804?feedType=RSS

The price I paid for the concert is not justified. Revealing her wares is her trademark, now she’s gonna cover up… its very un-Gwen but what to do?! This is Malaysia… Bolehland.