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ime Darby completes Oriental-Hyundai buy
KUALA LUMPUR: Sime Darby Bhd said yesterday its subsidiary Hyumal Motor Sdn Bhd has completed the acquisition of the remaining 60% stake in Oriental-Hyundai Sdn Bhd (OHSB) from Oriental Holdings Bhd and Lim Tiong Boon.

Sime Darby said as such, OHSB became its subsidiary with effect from today.

Petra's subsidiary starts bareboat charters from Mount Santubong
KUALA LUMPUR: Petra Perdana Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary Perdana Mercury Ltd (PML) has taken delivery of a new anchor handling offshore support vessel from Mount Santubong LLC yesterday and commenced the bareboat chartering of the vessel for a 10-year period.

According to a Bursa Malaysia filing, Petra said the vessel would be registered as Petra Voyager and that PML had the option to call on the purchase of the vessel on the date falling 84 months, 96 months, 108 months or 120 months from delivery.

Kossan to buy land for RM794,880
KUALA LUMPUR: Kossan Rubber Industries Bhd’s unit Perusahaan Getah Asas Sdn Bhd (PGA) has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with one Tee Ah Kau to buy a 0.81ha of a 2.01ha parcel of agricultural land in Kuala Selangor for RM794,880.

In a statement to Bursa Malaysia today, Kossan said the acquisition would allow it to expand its business operations at the same location, as the land adjoined PGA’s existing premises.

What to expect on May 15, 2009

1. Opening ceremony of Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition 2009 to be officiated by Minister of Science, Technology & Innovation at Room 301, Level 3, KL Convention Centre at 10am

2. Cyberjaya celebrates its 12th anniversary by welcoming a new health clinic to the city at 48013-0-1, CBD Perdana, Jln Perdana, Off Persiaran Multimedia, Cyberjaya at 10am

3. F&N Dairies (M) Sdn Bhd flags off three mobile tow trucks of Magnolia Low Fat Calcium Plus, latest product introduction under Magnolia Pasteurised Milk at F&N Dairies Office, 70 Jln Universiti, PJ, Selangor at 10am

4. MTouche Technology Bhd AGM at Greens II, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, PJ, Selangor at 10am

5. Loh & Loh Corporation Bhd AGM at Sime Darby Convention Centre, KL at 10am

6. Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti) programme on the meeting with foreign ambassadors and trade officers at MATRADE Hall, 3rd floor, Malaysian External Trade Development Corporation, Jalan Duta, KL at 10.30am

7. Handover of post of CCM CEO at Chinese Museum Restaurant, Level 9, The Legend Hotel, KL at 11am

8. Foremost Holdings Bhd AGM at Lot 5613 Sungai Ketapang, Gurun, Kedah at 12pm

9. Tong Herr Resources Bhd AGM at Safira Country Club, Perai at 2pm

10. Celcom launches its new XPax at Manhattan 2 & 3 Ballroom, Berjaya Times Square, KL at 2.45pm

11. Bar Council Malaysia EGM at Civic Hall, MPSJ, Jln Yong Shook Lin, PJ, Selangor at 3pm

12. GAB to announce Q3 FY09 results at 5.30pm

13. MasKargo Megatonners Award Presentation 2008, Kristal Ballroom 1, First Floor, West Wing, Hilton Petaling Jaya at 6.30pm

Know your rights

Arrested? Don't panic.

There have been an alarming number of arrests over the past week related to the detention of Wong Chin Huat and the Perak State Assembly. Ordinary citizens, protesters, and even lawyers have been hauled up. However, many are oblivious about their rights upon being arrested, which could lead one to be intimidated or abused by the police.

The Edge Malaysia gives readers a summary from the Bar Council's Red Book, which advises Malaysians what they should do if they are arrested by the police.

Stop!

If stopped by a police officer not in uniform, one should ask the officer to produce his/her Police authority card, which denotes the officer's rank and name:

Types of police authority cards

Red: Suspended police officer, who has no authority to do anything to you.

Blue: Inspector and above

Yellow: Below rank of inspector

White: Reserve police

Always note the name and ID of the police officer.

On being stopped, you are only obliged to give Personal Particulars: full name, age, address, and occupation.

Am I under arrest?

If the officer continues to ask for more, you can ask “Am I being arrested?” before proceeding. You are arrested if the officer says yes, doesn't allow you to leave, wants to take you to the police station, or handcuffs you.

Before arresting you, however, the officer must give a reason for the arrest. Also, the officer cannot arrest you if you are only deemed a potential witness or want to take a statement.

Post-arrest

If you are arrested, you do have several rights that you should exercise. The first thing you should do is make a call to inform a relative or friend, as well as find legal counsel.

The Legal Aid Centre (details below) is an alternative resource should you not have a personal lawyer to contact.

Inform the following details of the time, place, and reason for the arrest, as well as the Police station that you are taken to.

Once a presence of a lawyer is requested, you have a right to consult the lawyer before giving a statement to the police.

Other Rights

- You are allowed to have one set of clothing with you in lock-up

- Personal belongings are to be recorded, placed in safe custody, and returned upon release.

- You are allowed to bathe twice a day, and have access to medical attention, food and water.

Doing time

The police can detain you for up to 24 hours only.

For any period longer than that, the police have to obtain a Remand Order from a Magistrate, to whom the police must give reasons why it is necessary to detain you for more than 24 hours.

Questioning

A person under arrest does have a right to remain silent by answering the questioning officer “I will answer that in court.”

In giving a statement (known as a 112 Statement), it is advised that you have a lawyer present. You also have the right to refuse to answer a question if the answer is likely to incriminate yourself.

The statement given here can/will be used against you in court to prove that you have admitted or confessed to committing the criminal offense charged, or admitted to certain facts that tend to show you are guilty of the offense charged.

During this time, the Bar Council advises you to do the following:

- Bring along a notebook or writing paper, writing down every question asked. If you don't have a notebook and/or pen, request for them.

- After carefully considering each question, write down your answers before reading them to the police officer.

- Before signing to confirm the 112 Statement, compare it against what you have written down in your personal notes. You have to right to correct or change the statement before signing it.

- If you have been threatened, beaten or forced to make a statement, it's within your rights to lodge a police report against the offending officer.

- What you have said in the statement can/will be used against you in court to prove that you have admitted or confessed to committing the criminal offense charged, or admitted to certain facts that tend to show you are guilty of the offense charged.

Body Search

A police officer can perform a body search upon arrest if they suspect you have evidence relating to a suspected offense.

However, it is advised that you request the body search be done while accompanied by a lawyer. The search must be done in a confined place, and it is within your rights to be searched in private. Only a female police officer can conduct a body search on females.

There are four types of body searches:

1. Pat down search, where only the outer clothing is searched

2. Strip search, which is done to search for concealed evidence, object, contraband or weapon. This can only be conducted with the authorisation of an officer ranked inspector and above ( i.e., those with blue Police Authority Cards).

3. Intimate search, where a search is conducted beyond the mouth, nose, and ears. This can only be conducted with the authorisation of an officer ranked Assistant Superintendent and above.  

4. Intrusive search, which is done to find objects in the body. This can only be conducted with the authorisation of the Officer in charge of the Police District and must be carried out by a Government Medical Officer or Medical Officer. 

Seeking help: Legal Aid Centres

Kuala Lumpur Tel: 03-2691 3005 / 2693 2072

Selangor 03-5510 7007

Negeri Sembilan 06-6013 844

Melaka 06-2845 519 / 06-2864 514

Johor 07-2235 698

Perak 05-2550 523

Kedah & Perlis 04-7333 467

Kelantan 04-7448 660

Pahang 09-5159 244 / 09-2969 410

Pulau Pinang 04-2617 451 / 04-3316 830

Thing to know for the GREENS in bursa

KUALA LUMPUR: Tenaga and Public Bank powered the KL Composite Index into the positive territory in late afternoon on May 6 as investors sentiment perked up after a dismal morning session.

At 3pm, the KLCI was up 1.17 points to 1,010.04. Turnover was 1.41 billion shares valued at RM986 million. Asian markets recovered and were higher in late afternoon.

PPB and United Plantations rose 20 sen each to RM10.50 and RM10.90 but Kulim fell 25 sen to RM5.85. KL Kepong 20 sen to RM11.20 and Kulim-WB 14 sen down to RM3.38.

Crude palm oil futures rose RM22 to RM2,592.

Tenaga added 15 sen to RM7.50 and Public Bank gained 10 sen to RM8.60.

Other gainers were the world’s biggest glove maker, Top Glove rose 20 sen to RM5.95 while pipe maker YLI advanced 12.5 sen to 97 sen and Press Metal 11 sen higher to 97 sen.

BAT was the top loser, down RM1 to RM43, Nestle 50 sen lower to RM29 and IJM 15 sen to RM5.2

Tmorrow's Diary To Plan Today

1. KASS International holds Free IP clinic in conjunction with World/National Intellectual Property Day 2009 at Suite 8-7-2, Menara Mutiara Bangsar, Jln Liku Off Jln Riong, Bangsar, KL at 9am-6pm

2. Matrade roundtable business discussion with Malaysian Ambassador to Senegal at Bilik Putra, Level 22, Menara Matrade, Jln Khidmat Usaha, Off Jln Duta, KL at 10am

3. VisDynamic Holdings Bhd AGM at Green III Room, Level 1, Sport Wing Area, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, Selangor at 10am

4. AEON's 25th anniversary merchandise launch at Centre Court, AEON Bukit Tinggi Shopping Centre, No.1 Persiaran Batu Nilam 1/KS6, Bandar Bukit Tinggi 2, Klang, Selangor at 10am

5. Signing Ceremony Underwriting Agreement, RHB Investment Bank Berhad & MIDF Investment Bank Berhad with SAMCHEM Holdings Berhad, Customer Care Centre, Level 7, Tower One, RHB Centre, Jln Tun Razak at 10.15am

6. Motorola introduces new affordable wireless solution at Imperial 1, Mezzanine Level, Sheraton Imperial Hotel, KL at 10.30am

7. Smidec launches Enterprise 50 Award Programme 2009 and Forum: Innovation and Branding - Formula to Success at Topaz Ballroom, Ground Floor, One World Hotel, Selangor at 2.30pm

up..up..down again

After two days of break everything going to busy as usual...Whats going to happend? Who can guess..up..up...down..hehe. Thas my moto during the business days. After a high peak of tradings that lifts KLCI up to 950 over points, whats going to next? further green lights or RED...Let us watch the game of $ tomorrow.

I hope the KLCI will go down so that I can buy some stocks.Speculation arrives that KLCI will be doing good untill end of this month. Nothing is right and nothing is wrong in this market. Do what your heart pursue...But remember dont be too greedy!!!

ticking the time..wake up...wake up..its going to be 9.00am soon

slumdog millionaire to be

At last i gave up.. my parents have tought me not to be too greedy. So i have sold KNM at 0.53 and my little share mulpha at 0.365. I am happier to gain a 30 % profit in only 18 days..This is the first trade in my life. I have learned a lot thru this 18 days..

Up....up.....Down....that is my theory when i invest in share market...there is no up....up....up neither no down...down....down....My weekend will quite releaf as i dont need to open my hong leong e-broking at 9.00am monday...but i will do so because have to reinvest looking for another chance..

ok..have a nice weekend...

UP UP DOWN

KLCI up for continious 6 days...i'm little bid worry about the bull market...KNM down 2 cents today closing at 0.53. What about the last day of this week. Will KNM survive? or will losing its moentum on green alert zone.

Well we watch in next 12 hours from now. If it seems to go up, i think i will hold it. What share pro's telling is not to bee too greedy man!!!...

DOW is up 0.39% in ealy trading..Will it last for another 7 hours?.
NASDAQ is up 0.98%..hapy to see this green indexes...but dont decice too early, night is still long way.

My mulpha is down 0.01 cents today..i feel i will be selling of this and shift to ASIABIO. requested 3000 units today, but didnt get through. Will try it tomorrow if market is RED otherwise will leave my mulpha in battle ground.

Most speculations saying KLSE did not see tehe worst yet..but for me its like the rollet game, you might be right or be wrong. No exact ideology or truth in share markets. Keep your option open and do a decision by yourself, because at last you are the one who gain or lose nobody else.
Leaving other surrounding factors in mind, but ~only 10%. That is my opinion, can be true or can be untrue..you decide again.

Stock market up NOT bcause of new Cabinet nor Mr.Pekan

The Malaysian Stock market rose up not because of our newly appointed Mr.Pekan or newly announced cabinet by our Mr.Pekan. Malaysian stocks have been rallying since the start of April due the huge technical recovery on Wall Street. The very strong gains of the past few days have been due to the US market which rallied because of a huge US$8 trillion stimulus package being pumped out across the world and because global interest rates are now nearly touching zero. It is this sheer amount of liquidity and access to cheap funding that are fueling the worldwide rally.

I have heard the news yesterday quoting as "Bursa is showing a good start due to our newly announced cabinets" My foot!! Don’t you see the Dow jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500 of US market rising for these past 3 days.

I am totally disgust over these national media's quoting favour to our goverment as though we live in the 19th centuries. Yahoo finance or gogle finance is god enough to show the proof that our bursa is not rely on our ministers or our Mr.pekan's move.

We will see how stocks going to be for next the week. Lets watch how Mr. Pekan is going to determine the stocks in Bursa?? catch up next business day..

KNM shares and oil

To all share market traders..Just want to give tips for those who interested in buying KNM shares, KNM is a company that related with the oil industry. Therefore the oil price now is tumbling down since August 2008. If you notice the KNM share, its very similar like the oil price index. KNM shares hit max during the peak sumwhere on July, The price was >RM7 and the oil price was nearly reaching 150US per barrel. It shows what? KNM is following the trend of the oil price in the global market.

For those who doing daily trading you can follow this tips to make money. Download this link
http://oil-price.net/dashboard.php?lang=en put on your desktop. Before start trading at 9.00am, look at the oil price. If it shows down, so time to buy the KNM shares. The trading on bursa will be down for sure, you can test it out if you dont beleive. If the Crude oil price rises your KNM shares are going to go up. So use this simple tips when you engange with share that inter relate with OIL.

Another simple tips for trading any shares is look for US market. you can just click gogle finance or yahoo finance to know whether its RED or GREEN. I assume you know what is red and what is green. Malaysian time 9pm, you can start watching the market in US. If it ends as RED so the market in malaysia next morning will be mostly RED as well, and if you see green in US market most probably losers will be more than gainers. Believe me!!!

Nokia Cyber shot

Long Live Uthaya!!!

All indian who really fight for the struggle of Uthayakumar, Please go to 28/2/2009 - Brickfields, KL. Police Station - From 10.00 a.m. and do a massive Police Report, one after another, towards KEMTA, Ministry Of Home Affairs & the UMNO Regime

This is due to goverment failing to give Uthaya a proper medical treatment. He has been requesting for a medical checkup in private hospital and no action was taken so far. The authorities bring him to a Goverment hospitals and just go through a basic checkup for his diabatic desease. The medical officer advice him "it will cure by itself". His leg have been swallon and no any proper treatment was given in the government hospital. He demanded to take him to the private hospital to do a thorough checkup on his leg, but they did not allow him. His situation is going worst and he might lost his foot due to the infection in his toe. The authorities in the ISA camp giving him fodo that contain high sugar to make the situation worst. They are adding sugar on every meal that reaches him. This is a unhumanitarian treatment by the authorities in ISA. All this instruction is coming from UMNO lead goverment politician. Please, i urge all indian who want to continue his struggle to stay alive please do a police report in Brickfield from From 10.00 a.m on 28th Feb.
Pugar Seivom! Nam Othumai Kaathuvom!!!"


Laporan polis secara besar-besaran, seorang demi seorang demi seorang terhadap KEMTA dan KDN & Rejim UMNO kerana menafikan hak rawatan P. Uthayakumar sehingga nyawa beliau terancam.
Datanglah beramai-ramai untuk Wira kita. Sebarkan mesej ini kepada semua
We remain united
We Want Justice & Proper Medical Care for Uthayakumar
Stay unite and continue our struggle. That is the message from our Mahan Uthayakumar.
Valga Hindraf....Valga makkal sakthi.

Raja Petra Kamarudin

Tomorrow, I will probably be detained under the Internal Security Act. Anyhow, before we talk about that, let me start by giving you my prediction for the two by-elections scheduled for early April.In 2004, BN won the Bukit Selambau state seat with a majority of 7,695 votes and in 2008 they lost it with a majority of 2,362 votes. (See the chart below). In the coming by-election, I forecast a voter turnout of around 26,000 and a majority of 3,500-4,500 for the opposition.For the Bukit Gantang parliament seat, in 2004 Barisan Nasional won with a majority of 8,888 and in 2008 it lost with a majority of 1,566. (See chart below). This time around, the voter turnout will be roughly 42,000 and the opposition will win that seat with a majority of 5,000-8,000 votes.Okay, I am forecasting this even before I know who the candidates are. Well, I have no choice. On Tuesday, 17 February 2009, the Federal Court is due to hear the appeal against my release from Internal Security Act detention and I really do not know what the outcome is going to be. Chances are, I have but 24 hours left as a free man and if I do not write this article today I never will.On 7 November 2008, the Shah Alam High Court ordered my release from detention. The government has appealed this decision although it did not see the need to appeal the decision of the Shah Alam High Court acquitting Abdul Razak Baginda of the charge of murder without his defence being called. I was in court last week to witness the performance of the three judges and what I saw did not give me much confidence. First of all, we asked for a quorum of seven judges, or at least five. But the court turned us down and fixed a quorum of only three judges. And two of the three judges appear to be hostile towards us from the word ‘go’. It looks like my fate has been sealed even before the case goes to court.Anyway, I know for a fact that it was not Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who ordered my detention. He was not even aware I had been detained. The order came from Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and since I am bent on making sure he never becomes Prime Minister on 1 April 2009 I really do not blame him for wanting to get me out of the way.My friends and family want me to leave the country and to seek political asylum in another country. They feel I can still continue with the struggle in a foreign land. But I am against that as much as my wife pleads that I consider this. I am no quitter and I do not run. I shall stay and fight till the very end even if that is the last thing I do.If I have to lose my freedom so be it. That is the price we pay for opposing the powers-that-be. But I shall not go quietly or make any deals to secure my release with those who walk in the corridors of power.I was given an option. Take the money and become rich or go to jail. I refused the money and instead chose jail. This is my choice and no one can convince me to do otherwise. No doubt I will have to pay for this and it will be a heavy price that I shall have to pay. But this is the price of the struggle and the price does not come cheap.I shall not submit. I shall resist till the end. I stand on right and I oppose what is wrong. Amar makruf, nahi munkar, as Islam would say. We must uphold right and oppose wrong. That is not only the Islamic way but also the way of all religions. And even atheists believe in this, so you need not believe in God to subscribe to the concept of amar makruf, nahi munkar.Over thousands of years countless people have met their deaths just because they stood on the side of right. What I have chosen to do has been done by so many who are now nameless and faceless. So it is nothing so special that I do which has not been done before.My resistance will continue. But I will have to continue my resistance behind the barbwire fences of the Kamunting Detention Centre. It will now be up to you, those who are free, to continue where I left off.My resistance, however, will have to take on a new form. I will no longer be able to write or speak at ceramahs. My voice has now been silenced. But I can still speak the words of silence, which will be my new form of resistance.I shall no longer open my mouth or utter one word during my detention. I shall maintain the silence of a mute person. I shall not sign any documents of the so many documents that they make you sign when under detention. My signature is not going to be placed on a single shred of paper.By doing so would mean none of my family members or lawyers would have access to me. Yes, that is the price I shall pay for ‘not cooperating’. I know this and I am prepared for it.I shall refuse all medical treatment and visits to the hospital. I shall refuse to accept any food and water supplied by the Kamunting authorities. I shall refuse to leave my cell or to meet any of the prison authorities. In short, I shall shut myself out from the world and keep to my own world of my eight feet square cell.This action will mean I shall survive at the most seven to eight days. By the end of that period I shall be dead. I am prepared for that. They plan to imprison my body for the rest of my life. But I shall release my spirit from my body and will again be free. They can keep my body and they can do whatever they want with it. But they will never be able to keep my spirit. I shall separate my spirit from my body and deny them the pleasure of incarcerating me.This is a decision I have taken and no one can make me change my mind. And this is probably the last article of mine that you shall read if they send me to Kamunting tomorrow. Keep the struggle going. I shall no longer be able to join you in that struggle. The work is far from finished. This country needs major political, economic and social reforms. The next two years are going to be most trying years indeed. And expect a snap general election within 18 months of Najib taking over if he does take over on 1 April 2009.I lay down my life for this nation of ours called Malaysia. I will sacrifice myself for the sake of the struggle. There is very little left I can give at this point of time other than my life. For those who stood by me all these years, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I go with a heavy heart. But my heart is heavy only because I have but one life to give.Death is not the end. Death is but the beginning. It is the beginning of a new journey that none of us can escape and will one day embark upon. It is not something to be sad about. It is something to rejoice.Please continue your struggle to make Malaysia a better place for our future generation. This country belongs to them and it is for them that we struggle. For some of us, our time is already almost up. We do not have many years left. Many have gone before us. Many friends who started out with us in 1998 are no longer around. But they left this world in the hope that one day Malaysia will be the country that we dream it would be. And that, too, must be our dream.I pray and hope that the Putrajaya Federal Court will uphold the decision of the Shah Alam High Court to free me from ISA detention. But if it reverses that decision then we must be prepared for that as well. And if the Federal Court does what I fear it will do, goodbye Malaysians, my comrade-in-arms. We shall meet again, one day, although not in this world but the next

What people says outsite..

On Poll: 88% disagree with the Sultan

Micheal: While waiting for the dust to settle in Perak (which is very unlikely in the near future),Pakatan Rakyat has to stay united. Remember, you are still enjoying the support of the vast majority of the rakyat, never mind if someone fails to see it. Failure makes one stronger and smarter, always. Let us learn from this hiccup and emerge stronger in future. This is definitely not the time to blame each other. Pakatan must stay united at this critical time without any fault-finding and finger-pointing. The event that happened in Perak is unfortunate and is beyond your control. The rakyat still need you for the next election and in the coming years. We have been waiting for 50 years and don't mind waiting for another few years, really. You should continue to serve the rakyat well. For a better future of our children, may I plead to all of you in Pakatan Rakyat to remain united.

PR Sympathiser: An elected government by definition means that the party/parties that won the election represent the people of a state. Irrespective of who appoints the so-called elected government, it defeats the purpose of an election if there are defections. By principle, this practise should be removed and the electorate is given an opportunity to elect or confirm the defection. Therefore, in a democracy irrespective of who has the authority to appoint, the people should have the final say. In my opinion, the BN government should give way to Pakatan and let the people decide. By the same token, Pakatan should not be greedy by grabbing reps from the other party to join them. The reason is that the people did not endorse such a move. Anyway, this could have been planned by letting someone be the red herring to draw a few others away. In this way the losers are PR. So be careful in future. Go back to the people though it may be difficult and expensive.

Pacman: Those who say that what BN had done in Perak recently was right must be out of their minds. Wake up, the 'glory days of the BN are heading for a downfall. BN shall be extinct very soon.

Lin: I am not a BN or Pakatan Rakyat supporter. When PKR wanted to take over the federal government Sept 16, I was disappointed with their strategy as it involveed party-hopping, which is a disgusting act and puts a nail in the coffin for democracy.BN has been in power for the past 50 years and they should know better to uphold the high moral integrity they claim they have. I was shocked and truly disappointed that BN is now employing now the tactics of tit for tat and stooping as low to what PKR wanted to do last year.If an MP has lost faith in his or her party, do resign with dignity and call for elections. There should be a law that even if an MP steps down due to leaving the party, he or she can still contest for the next election either as independent or on another party ticket.Democracy is not about parties, it's about hearing what the majority wants, and that is through elections.BN please do set an example and show the people how you are much a moral values party though now I feel like that you are worse then PKR.PKR talked about taking over government in undemocratic way, but it is BN that did the action. I have lost my faith in BN and now I have lost my trust in them. The year 2013 will be my first election and I know who I am going to vote for.

On Ku Li: Not right way to take power

VCHI: Once again, the honesty and integrity of a man that came so close to becoming the prime minister of Malaysia can truly be seen here. Sadly, his calls will most definitely, again, fall on deaf ears as those in Umno and BN continue their pursuit of power and money, of personal fame and glory. Ku Li, you don’t belong there. You don’t belong in Umno. You don’t belong in this category. Quit Umno. Leave them as you left them before. This time, you leave with greater reason; you leave because of your country, Malaysia, and its people, Malaysians, whose rights, as you rightly pointed out, are being trampled upon without regard. Quit Umno. The latest coup in Perak has just shown how different you are to your party. The latest coup just shows how low Umno has sunk to. The Alliance ship has sunk, its virtues, no more, its values, no more, its honesty, no more, its integrity, no more. The party you are in now is not the party you joined so many years ago. Quit Umno, and maybe one day, Malaysians can truly echo the call of the great Tunku Abdul Rahman: ‘Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!’ Quit Umno. Only through this avenue can you continue your pursuit of a better Malaysia, free from corruption, nepotism, greed, and bribery, something the word Umno has become synonymous with. Quit Umno. Quit its oppressive policies, and help bring down a regime that does not represent its people, that denies them their rights. Do you want to be remembered as the one that did nothing when greed and corruption destroyed your nation?Or do you want to be remembered as the hero that played true to his conscience, that spoke up against the oppression, the greed, the corruption? Only you can decide, Ku Li. Quit Umno and be remembered as the one that saved Malaysia.

On Nearly 20,000 copies of Suara Keadilan seized

John Tan: Have these two publications violated the guidelines which their printing permit allows? If not, by admitting that ‘the ministry confirmed that it had launched an operation to seize copies of Suara Keadilan and Harakah and not providing a reason why, this further reinforces that Malaysia is indeed a lawless country. If these two publications are acting within their rights, can the ministry act high-handedly by seizing the copies? It does seem that we are fast becoming dictatorial in enforcement, whereby those who are supposed to safeguard the nation are now acting upon whims and fancies without the need for a valid reason under the laws that govern the country.

Police brutality in malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 — The latest death in police custody of a

suspect from the Indian community, which comes just after another case last week where six policemen were charged with causing grievous hurt using boiling water on another suspect, also an Indian, is indicative of a deep credibility chasm between the police and the Tamil working class.
The death of 22-year-old Kugan Ananthan, a suspected car thief, on Jan 17 has kicked up a huge storm not only here but also abroad among the Indian diaspora, putting the spotlight once again on the beleaguered police force.
Their hands are full, fighting rising violent crime, fending off daily opposition attacks of corruption and inefficiency and now another death in custody, which had abated in recent years, but is back again to spark emotions and anger in the Indian community.
Although a minority, the Tamil poor are blamed, rightly or wrongly, for much of the violent crimes in the country.
It is not surprising that study after study has shown a direct correlation between crime, poverty, marginalisation and alienation.
Considering the socio-economic conditions of the Tamil working class, with so many living precariously on the edges of mainstream society, it is no surprise if Indian involvement in crime is higher compared to other communities.
Police statistics year after year show a gradual increase in Indian youths being involved in gang activity, violent crimes and other criminal activities.
Consequently the percentage of Indians in prison and police lock-ups is higher compared to their population size of 8 per cent.
In some depressed regions of the country like Padang Serai in Kedah, Klang and Kapar in Selangor and Muar in Johor, where Indians predominate, the situation resembles a war zone with higher violence and disrespect for the law on all sides.
Rape, murder, gang fights and contract killings are commonplace and people live with it. Victims are brutalised by the gang violence and police action replicates the brutality with the innocent also being caught in the dragnet, resulting in a self-feeding cycle of violence.
Ultimately the death of Kugan is symptomatic of the spiral of violence that has gripped some sections of society, especially among the Tamil sub-class.
The fact that Kugan's family and others stormed the Serdang Hospital mortuary to inspect his body and take photographs also indicates the deep credibility disconnect between them and not just the police but also other government agencies.
Over the years poorer Indians have acquired and suffered the stigma that they are associated with crime. Many feel they are unfairly blamed for every theft or robbery in their neighbourhood, not just by society but also by police and law enforcement agencies.
Stereotyping comes easily and is common among enforcement agencies.
That is why people like Hindraf lawyer Uthayakumar Ponnusamy and Kapar MP S. Manikavasagam, who have cast themselves as "defenders of the defenceless", enjoy wide respect among the Indian poor and are regarded as heroes.
Unfortunately by storming the mortuary, moving and photographing the body, they may have tampered with crucial evidence and compromised their own demands for justice.
Credibility is a core issue in the growing angst between the police and the Tamil masses and has been for a long time, as far back as the 1996 incident where police shot dead a pregnant woman and others who were suspected of involvement in the kidnapping of a VIP's son.
Photographs of the dead infant lying on the dead mother's stomach was exploited by the opposition during the 1999 general election but the impact on the Indian consciousness then was limited.
But today with a huge Hindraf network reaching into the far-flung Indian diaspora, the photographs taken on Wednesday are already gracing huge banners that protestors paraded yesterday.
Today, on the steps of the Indian Supreme Court in New Delhi and with prominent Indian human rights lawyers applauding, Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy showed the same graphic photographs of the bruises on Kugan's body as he railed against the police and accused them of murdering Kugan.
Another landmark incident in the police-Tamil masses fault-line is the Francis Udayappan case in 2006 and the inquest that followed which ruled he died by drowning in the river behind the Brickfields police station.
The case became rallying cry among the Tamil poor and heightened their feeling of alienation and anger.
The level of distrust is deep and that is why the crowd stormed the mortuary on Wednesday to see the body of Kugan for themselves and do what they did — cry, hug, take photographs and make accusations.
With emotions running high, the fact that the police have acknowledged the bruises on the body, and were probing why and who was responsible, is easily ignored .
Last week the authorities surprisingly took swift action to charge six policemen for causing grievous hurt in the "boiling water" case, in an indication that they wanted to close the credibility gap but this week they lost that initiative.
Already, graphic photographs that the mob took are circulating on the Internet, and being delivered to the mail boxes of hundreds of thousands of people.
Together it all makes for yet another explosive political disaster for the BN government, the latest in a long list that had alienated the Tamil working class and has given rise to quick-fix, severely jaundiced heroes like Uthayakumar.
It is notable that the MIC has also joined with opposition MPs and angry family members to demonstrate outside the Selayang Hospital mortuary on Wednesday and demand justice.
Party president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu himself visited Kugan's home, consoled his family and viewed the body.
He also send MIC Youth leader T. Mohan and Deputy Minister Datuk S.K. Devamany to the mortuary to help the family and console them, winning instant kudos from the family and the Hindraf protestors.
Another deputy minister, Senator T. Murugiah from the PPP, was also there to help, to co-ordinate and to console. The two deputy ministers now face questioning by police.
Both defend their right, as elected representative and leaders of the Indian community, to be at the mortuary.
Their case is being investigated under section 451 of the Penal Code for trespassing and section 506 of the Penal Code for criminal intimidation.
But politically their presence — from midnight to the early morning hours — is an image re-building masterstroke that has elevated their political party's battered image with the Tamil media giving great play to their "help" and presence to console the families.
"This is the way it should be," said a Kugan family member who had called both leaders on their mobile phones. "I asked them to come and both came."
For the MIC it is part of rebranding to go out there and hold the banners and shout the slogans to "defend" the community. It had learnt a bitter lesson after losing badly at the ballot box on March 8 for keeping quiet and, worst, defending the indefensible.
"We must set up a committee to monitor the welfare of all Indians currently in custody and also those in future to avoid this sort of abuse and murder," said Vel Paari, MIC Youth adviser in an e-mail message to The Malaysian Insider and to numerous other Indian Yahoo groups, here and abroad.
"Truly a sad day for not only his parents but also our community," he said, referring to Kugan's death.
Credibility is again a key issue and therefore there is an urgent need for a truly independent investigation into Kugan's death.
That's something most people, including the 2006 Royal Commission on the Police Force, believe the police themselves cannot do.
That is why the commission strongly recommended an oversight commission to investigate abuse, curb violations and return credibility and respectability to the police force and all other uniformed and enforcement agencies.
Such an independent commission is long overdue and even if a tough one is set up, as promised by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi before he retires, it would still take years of intelligent and careful management to narrow the wide disconnect between the police rank and file and the Tamil masses.

Barrack Obama's glorius speech

I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.
Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath. The words have been spoken during rising tides of prosperity and the still waters of peace. Yet, every so often the oath is taken amidst gathering clouds and raging storms. At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we the people have remained faithful to the ideals of our forebears, and true to our founding documents.
So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail too many; and each day brings further evidence that the ways we use energy strengthen our adversaries and threaten our planet.
These are the indicators of crisis, subject to data and statistics. Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence across our land — a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time. But know this, America — they will be met.
On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.
On this day, we come to proclaim an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas, that for far too long have strangled our politics.
We remain a young nation, but in the words of Scripture, the time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history; to carry forward that precious gift, that noble idea, passed on from generation to generation: the God-given promise that all are equal, all are free and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less. It has not been the path for the faint-hearted — for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things — some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.
For us, they packed up their few worldly possessions and traveled across oceans in search of a new life.
For us, they toiled in sweatshops and settled the West; endured the lash of the whip and plowed the hard earth.
For us, they fought and died, in places like Concord and Gettysburg; Normandy and Khe Sanh.
Time and again these men and women struggled and sacrificed and worked till their hands were raw so that we might live a better life. They saw America as bigger than the sum of our individual ambitions; greater than all the differences of birth or wealth or faction.
This is the journey we continue today. We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remains undiminished. But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America.
For everywhere we look, there is work to be done. The state of the economy calls for action, bold and swift, and we will act — not only to create new jobs, but to lay a new foundation for growth. We will build the roads and bridges, the electric grids and digital lines that feed our commerce and bind us together. We will restore science to its rightful place, and wield technology's wonders to raise health care's quality and lower its cost. We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories. And we will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. All this we can do. All this we will do.
Now, there are some who question the scale of our ambitions — who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short. For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.
What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them — that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works — whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified. Where the answer is yes, we intend to move forward. Where the answer is no, programs will end. Those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day — because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government.
Nor is the question before us whether the market is a force for good or ill. Its power to generate wealth and expand freedom is unmatched, but this crisis has reminded us that without a watchful eye, the market can spin out of control — and that a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous. The success of our economy has always depended not just on the size of our gross domestic product, but on the reach of our prosperity; on our ability to extend opportunity to every willing heart — not out of charity, but because it is the surest route to our common good.
As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Our founding fathers ... our found fathers, faced with perils we can scarcely imagine, drafted a charter to assure the rule of law and the rights of man, a charter expanded by the blood of generations. Those ideals still light the world, and we will not give them up for expedience's sake. And so to all the other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the grandest capitals to the small village where my father was born: know that America is a friend of each nation and every man, woman, and child who seeks a future of peace and dignity, and that we are ready to lead once more.
Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.
We are the keepers of this legacy. Guided by these principles once more, we can meet those new threats that demand even greater effort — even greater cooperation and understanding between nations. We will begin to responsibly leave Iraq to its people, and forge a hard-earned peace in Afghanistan. With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet. We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense, and for those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror and slaughtering innocents, we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus — and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, drawn from every end of this Earth; and because we have tasted the bitter swill of civil war and segregation, and emerged from that dark chapter stronger and more united, we cannot help but believe that the old hatreds shall someday pass; that the lines of tribe shall soon dissolve; that as the world grows smaller, our common humanity shall reveal itself; and that America must play its role in ushering in a new era of peace.
To the Muslim world, we seek a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect. To those leaders around the globe who seek to sow conflict, or blame their society's ills on the West — know that your people will judge you on what you can build, not what you destroy. To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist.
To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to the suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it.
As we consider the road that unfolds before us, we remember with humble gratitude those brave Americans who, at this very hour, patrol far-off deserts and distant mountains. They have something to tell us, just as the fallen heroes who lie in Arlington whisper through the ages. We honor them not only because they are guardians of our liberty, but because they embody the spirit of service; a willingness to find meaning in something greater than themselves. And yet, at this moment — a moment that will define a generation — it is precisely this spirit that must inhabit us all.
For as much as government can do and must do, it is ultimately the faith and determination of the American people upon which this nation relies. It is the kindness to take in a stranger when the levees break, the selflessness of workers who would rather cut their hours than see a friend lose their job which sees us through our darkest hours. It is the firefighter's courage to storm a stairway filled with smoke, but also a parent's willingness to nurture a child, that finally decides our fate.
Our challenges may be new. The instruments with which we meet them may be new. But those values upon which our success depends — hard work and honesty, courage and fair play, tolerance and curiosity, loyalty and patriotism — these things are old. These things are true. They have been the quiet force of progress throughout our history. What is demanded then is a return to these truths. What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility — a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task.
This is the price and the promise of citizenship.
This is the source of our confidence — the knowledge that God calls on us to shape an uncertain destiny.
This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed — why men and women and children of every race and every faith can join in celebration across this magnificent Mall, and why a man whose father less than sixty years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath.
So let us mark this day with remembrance, of who we are and how far we have traveled. In the year of America's birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river. The capital was abandoned. The enemy was advancing. The snow was stained with blood. At a moment when the outcome of our revolution was most in doubt, the father of our nation ordered these words be read to the people:
"Let it be told to the future world ... that in the depth of winter, when nothing but hope and virtue could survive...that the city and the country, alarmed at one common danger, came forth to meet (it)."
America, in the face of our common dangers, in this winter of our hardship, let us remember these timeless words. With hope and virtue, let us brave once more the icy currents, and endure what storms may come. Let it be said by our children's children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God's grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless the United States of America.

Amazing Pakatan...

KUALA LUMPUR, 18 JANUARI (SK) -KETUA UMUM KeADILan Anwar Ibrahim berkata kemenangan Pakatan Rakyat dalam pilihanraya kecil Kuala Terengganu membuktikan rakyat tidak lagi menerima Barisan Nasional dan kepimpinannya.

“Umno telah hilang kekuatan di kubu mereka sendiri. Kekalahan di Kuala Terengganu bermakna rakyat menolak kepimpinan Najib (Razak),” kata Anwar.

Anwar menambah kekalahan BN juga adalah kekalahan peribadi Najib kerana sebelum ini dia berkata pilihanraya ini adalah kalah mati (do or die) bagi beliau.Mengulas lanjut, Anwar berkata perpaduan di kalangan parti-parti dalam Pakatan Rakyat merupakan faktor kemenangan di dalam pilihanraya ini.

“Kemenagan di Kuala Terengganu ialah kerana, Pas, KeADILan, DAP telah berkerja sebagai satu pasukan seperti mana yang ditunjukkan ketika pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh tahun lalu. Tahniah diucapkan kepada Pas dan Pakatan Rakyat,” kata Anwar kepada Suara Keadilan