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This may be one of the stupidest remark that I ever come across: Anifah flattered by Anwar’s suit PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Da­tuk Anifah Aman is flattered that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has sued him for RM100mil. Anifah said it showed that he was someone of influence, adding that he would have felt ashamed if he was sued for a small amount over an alleged libelous statement made in Washington. “I have not had time to read the content of the suit or think of my next course of action. I also have bigger things to attend to now like the Asean-European Union meeting which I have just attended,” he told a press conference here yesterday. [The Star, 30 May 2009] What a stupid statement from a minister . I thought he is one of the smarter ones from the land under the wind. Dear Mister Minister, you are being sued for RM100 million has nothing to do wether you are someone of influence of not; the suit for RM100 million is the damages that th...

I sent SMS to a friend in one of the northern states asking for any updates on the by-elections that have just concluded a short while ago. This friend of mine is known to be a supporter of parti bulan. Me @18.00 : Salam, any latest updates on dua bukit satu btg (sungai)? Him @ 18.03 : Batang i bn tgh leading. Gantang x tau dan selambau x tau. Yg penting kita punya batang stabil dan kukuh. 2 bukit masih maintain I would rather not re-produce the next few exchanges of SMS between us. Suffice to say, they're hilarious!

This probably my final entry on the crisis in Perak. Below is an unsolicited legal view from a senior lawyer whom I have have high regard from his blog here . The articulate advice is precise and will help you to understand the legal position. The Perak Crisis - Unsolicited Legal Opinion The disagreement between the Terengganu palace and the BN's leadership over the choice of the Menteri Besar last year prompted Malik Imtiaz to write Crisis In Trengganu? What crisis? on his blog, Disquiet. I had taken a differing view than that which was taken by Imtiaz in that article. Basically I was, and still am, of the opinion that the role of the Rulers in the political arena should be approached with a degree of circumspection. I posted 2 comments to that post and it would not be out of place to reproduce a part of my comments here: "The notion that the Rulers are a part of check and balance mechanism to the wide powers of the executives is to me, wishful at best. The reality is the...

For your reading pleasure: Perak government valid until Sultan decides on matter, says don PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Rakyat is still in power in Perak until the Sultan decides on the next course of action. Thus, both Pakatan and Barisan Nasional should hold their horses and not jump the gun despite party-hopping by certain assemblymen which has shaken the seat balance in the state. Law professor Dr Shad Saleem Faruqi said the current government was still valid as the Sultan had not announced whether the State Legislative Assembly would be dissolved or not. He said that even if the assembly was dissolved, the current Mentri Besar’s government would still remain as a caretaker government unless the Sultan decided that he wanted another person to be the caretaker. “It is up to the Sultan to decide whether to accept the Mentri Besar’s advice and dissolve the assembly or to form another government. “In the meantime, the Perak government is...

What's happening in the State of Perak may be thrilling to some people; but to me it is very disgusting. Yesterday you jumped to one ship 'with your conscience clear' for the benefit of the people and today you jumped out of the new ship back to the previous ship - again, with your clear conscience i.e. that you are doing it for the benefits of the people. Lots of bulls . Pity my friends at the Perak State Legal Advisor's office. The must be busy ploughing the State Constitutions to give advice to the Sultan, the (outgoing?) MB , the Speaker of State Assembly, the EXCO, the AG Chambers, the federal government etc. etc. They probably not sure who is in charge of the State administration by now. I don't envy them.

Copied in toto from here . The Malaysian DNA Conundram Virtually the whole of Malaysia is now talking about DNA. DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) has become a buzz word, featuring in conversations at coffee shops; offices and even our august parliament. We must thank Crick and Watson who discovered the double stranded helical structure of the DNA molecule in 1954 which has since unleashed a plethora of advances in biotechnology. Forensic DNA is one of the many breakthroughs in this research in an impassioned endeavor towards advancing justice through DNA technology. Justice and fairness should instead be the buzz word of the rakyat, the parliament , political leadership and the impartial media. This unfortunately is a far cry considering the various statements issued and the nuances of the mainstream media. Overnight, a handful of parliamentarians have turned pseudo-geneticists, shouting for surrender of DNA material ! Some have even sentenced the alleged assailant an uneq...

So did you watch the debate last night? "Basically Anwar is saying that if we don’t have enough cloth to make a shirt, we can cut some from the curtain, some from the bed sheet, etc, and we can get a shirt. That’s fighting spirit. Shabery is just throwing his hands up and saying there is nothing we can do, everyone is facing the same problem, talking is easy, blah, blah, blah! If Malaysia is to survive in this competitive global environment we need fighters like Anwar!" The above excerpt was one of the comments posted in Anil Netto's live commentary on the debate. I totally agreed with the comment. I was still in the office when a friend of mine reminded me of the live telecast. I rushed back as fast as I could as I didn't want to miss the much anticipated debate. Someone was willing to risk his ministerial post for the debate. My verdict? Mengecewakan . Personally, I think Anwar was not at his best. He seemed overly cautious to let his steam off his chest. And as fo...

I pity those who were caught by the terrible traffic jam on Monday. Blame it to the Police, the Home Minister and of course the PM himself. If the idea was to get the people pissed off and blame it to the opposition for inconveniencing the public, then I think the idea flopped big time. In fact, it rebound and hit the authorities. The sentiments on the ground were such that people knew that there was no gathering planned on Monday and yet the police started the roadblocks since Sunday. Making announcement after announcement over the radio to warn the people not to join the rally. The magistrate even worked over time (or made to work??) on Sunday to grant a court order to bar DSAI from being anywhere near 5km radius from the Parliament house. The Home Minister even made reference to two blogs that supposedly called for 'illegal' rally to be held on Monday. One belongs to YB Zul Nordin and the other one belongs to a Malaysian in Dubai . Go and check out their blog entries before...

Jangan main-main dengan bersumpah. Nanti jadi Sumpah-Sumpah baru tau... Read this from Harakahdaily . KUALA LUMPUR, 6 Julai (Hrkh) - Ulama terkemuka di Malaysia seperti Mufti Perak, Dato' Seri Harussani Zakaria, bekas Mufti Wilayah Persekutuan, Dato' Hashim Yahaya dan beberapa yang lain menegaskan, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim tidak perlu bersumpah. Dato' Seri Harussani membuat penegasan itu berkata, Anwar yang dihadapkan pertuduhan melakukan liwat, tidak perlu bersumpah atau bermubahalah kerana ianya tidak menepati undang-undang Islam. Ini kerana katanya, tuduhan yang dikenakan ke atas beliau oleh bekas pembantu peribadinya, Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan adalah dakwaan jenayah yang termasuk dalam hukum kazaf. "Kaedahnya dalam kes ini, ialah 'orang yang menuduh mestilah mengemukakan bukti' dalam mahkamah, jika dia gagal mengemukakan bukti, dia boleh dikenakan hukuman hudud," katanya ketika dihubungi sebentar tadi. Mengulas mengenai cadang...