Khamis, 13 Jun 2013

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Pembuat kereta sangkal dakwaan Utusan mengenai penurunan harga

Posted: 13 Jun 2013 02:49 AM PDT


KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jun 2013 – Pembuat kereta Volkswagen dan Peugeot kedua-duanya telah menafikan penurunan harga tahun ini seperti dilaporkan oleh akhbar milik Umno Utusan Malaysia tiga hari lalu sebagai bukti gabungan pemerintah itu menunaikan janji pilihan raya mereka.

Utusan telah melaporkan Volkswagen, Peugeot, Honda dan pembuat kereta tempatan Proton dan Perodua telah menurunkan harga sepuluh model mereka sehingga 11 peratus bermula Januari tahun ini, menyiarkan senarai harga sebagai bukti kerajaan Barisan Nasional (BN) telah menunaikan janji mereka untuk menurunkan harga kereta dalam manifesto Pilihan Raya 2013.

"Sila ambil perhatian, harga di imej itu tidak tepat. Harga Golf memang RM157,888 semenjak dilancarkan. Bukan RM169,888," kata wakil dari Volkswagen Malaysia di akaun Facebook mereka merujuk kepada salah satu model Golf.

Seorang pengguna sebelum itu memuat naik laporan Utusan, yang mendakwa harga Golf telah dikurangkan sehingga 7.1 peratus dari RM169,888 ke RM157,888.

Bercakap kepada The Malaysian Insider, seorang pengedar untuk pembuat kereta Jerman itu mengesahkan harga Golf Mark 7 1.4 TSI yang dilancarkan sejak awal tahun ini memang berharga bermula dari RM157,888.

Peugeot Malaysia juga telah memberi respon di laman Facebook mereka mengenai dakwaan Utusan harga bagi model 308 telah diturunkan sebanyak 11 peratus dari RM115,663 ke RM102,888.

"Tanpa sebarang prejudis, tiada apa-apa dikeluarkan oleh kami, kami tidak dirujuk sebelum artikel itu dicetak dan tidak mempunyai apa-apa kaitan dengan laporan berita itu. Harga yang ditunjukkan 308 Turbo pra- facelift dan 308 VTi sebenarnya merupakan dua varian berbeza dari Peugeot 308," kata pembuat kereta Perancis itu.

Seorang pengedar Peugeot memberitahu The Malaysian Insider model facelift 308 VTi semenangnya berharga RM102,888 semenjak ianya dilancarkan pada pertengahan tahun lepas dan harga 308 Turbo adalah RM121,888.

Utusan juga melaporkan Honda Jazz Hybrid kini berharga RM89,900 selepas diturunkan sebanyak 2.5 peratus dari RM92,187.

Semakan dengan pembuat kereta dari Jepun itu mengesahkan model versi kenderaan pemasangan tempatan (CKD) di kilang Alor Gajah sememangnya dijual pada RM89,900 semenjak dilancarkan tahun lepas. Manakala model versi kenderaan jenis diimport sepenuhnya (CBU) dilancarkan sebelum ini berharga RM94,800.

Akhbar Melayu itu juga melaporkan penurunan harga bagi model syarikat tempatan seperti Persona, Preve, Saga dan Exora dari Proton, dan Alza, Viva, dan Myvi dari Perodua.

Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Razak telah mengulangi ikrar pilihan raya untuk mengurangkan harga kereta melalui akaun Twitter lewat bulan lepas, berjanji harga kereta akan dikurangkan secara berperingkat sehingga 2017.

Pada hari sama, Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri, Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed berkata kerajaan telah berjanji untuk mengurangkan harga kereta antara 20 hingga 30 peratus dalam tempoh lima tahun, seperti yang digariskan dalam manifesto pilihan raya BN.

"Malah, sejak Oktober tahun lalu, harga 10 model popular di negara ini telah turun secara purata 7.3 peratus," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri perhimpunan bulanan kementerian itu, pertama selepas Mustapa dilantik semula ke dalam Kabinet.

Kedua-dua BN dan pembangkang Pakatan Rakyat telah berikrar harga kereta lebih murah menjelang pilihan raya Mei, walaupun melalui mekanisme berbeza.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/bahasa/article/pembuat-kereta-sangkal-dakwaan-utusan-mengenai-penurunan-harga/
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Rabu, 12 Jun 2013

Suara Sri Andalas

Suara Sri Andalas

Menghadiri Majlis Perayaan Tahunan Ke 63 Kuil Sri Amman dan Muniandy

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:17 PM PDT

Pada 9 Jun 2013 yang lepas, Kuil Sri Amman dan Muniandy telah mengadakan sambutan perayaan tahunan ke 63. Lebih 500 penganut telah menghadirinya yang terdiri daripada bekas-bekas pekerja ladang dan juga penduduk di sekitar bandar Parkland.

Program Remaja Kg Sg Kandis - Rally Harshaw Nysofact

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:04 PM PDT

Pada 9 Jun 2013 yang lepas, satu program untuk remaja Kampung Sungai Kandis telah diadakan. Program Rally Harshaw Nysofact iaitu konvoi 30 kereta dan motor ke pantai Morib.

Segala kutipan sumbangan dari program ini akan diserahkan kepada anak-anak yatim dan ibu tunggal dari kawasan Sg Kandis dan diuruskan oleh Ahli Majlis MBSA, Encik Manaf serta Ketua Kampung, Tuan Haji Miswan.

Menyerahkan Sijil Penghargaan Kepada Petugas Sukarela PRU 13

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:55 PM PDT

YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar telah menyerahkan Sijil Penghargaan kepada para sukarelawan yang bertugas pada Pilihanraya Umum yang lepas di markas PAS Kampung Jawa.

Program pada 8 Jun 2013 tersebut juga melibatkan solat Maghrib berjemaah rakan-rakan Islam, jamuan selepas solat Isyak dan program ceramah.

Turut hadir adalah YB Sallehudin Ayub, Ahli Parlimen Lumut.


Majlis Kesyukuran Pilihanraya Umum Ke 13 di Teluk Menegon

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:51 PM PDT

Satu majlis kesyukuran kemenangan pada Pilihanraya Umum Ke 13 telah diadakan pada malam 8 Jun 2013 di Teluk Menegun.

YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar mengucapkan terima kasih dan penghargaan atas kepercayaan yang diberi oleh rakyat serta usaha yang diberikan oleh para petugas sepanjang tempoh berkempen pada pilihanraya umum yang lepas.

YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar akan meneruskan usaha pembangunan di DUN Seri Andalas demi menggalas amanah dan kepercayaan yang diberikan rakyat.

Bantuan Hamper dan Alat Bantuan Pernafasan Untuk Pesakit

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:43 PM PDT

Pada 8 Jun 2013 yang lepas, YB Dr Xavier Jayakumar telah membantu menguruskan alat bantuan pernafasan dengan Hospital Besar untuk Cik Jagathisway yang mengalami penyakit Type II Respiratory Failure untuk memudahkannya bernafas pada waktu malam.

Lawatan dan hamper juga telah diberi oleh petugas Pejabat ADUN iaitu Encik Veeran dan Cik Maha.



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Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim

Pakatan Rakyat Namakan Mantan Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Sebagai Yang Di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:17 AM PDT

1.  Pakatan Rakyat (PR) sebulat suara bersetuju menamakan mantan Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan Dato’ Haji Abdul Kadir bin Sulaiman sebagai Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat bagi ParlimenKetigaBelas.

 

2.  Penamaan Dato’ Abdul Kadir sebagai Yang di-Pertua telah dikemukakan atas nama Ahli Parlimen Bandar TunRazak merangkap Menteri Besar Negeri Selangor sebagai mewakili pendirian PR pada 10 Jun 2013.

 

3. Satu pemberitahu bersurat mengenai penamaan itu telah dikemukakan kepada Setiausaha Dewan Rakyat mengikut kehendak Peraturan-peraturan Majlis Mesyuarat Dewan Rakyat 4(1).

 

4.  PR bertegas bahawa Yang di-Pertua Dewan Rakyat mesti dilantik dari kalangan seorang yang bebas, berkecuali tanpa parti, berwibawa dan berkelayakan untuk berkhidmat.

 

5.  Dato’ Abdul Kadir memenuhi semua criteria yang selayaknya sebagai Yang di-Pertua. Beliau telah menabur bakti kepada negara selama lebih 50 tahun dalam pelbagai Jabatan, Kementerian, Negeri, Suruhanjaya, Kehakiman dan Majlis DiRaja Negeri.

 

6.  Beliau bersara sebagai Hakim Mahkamah Persekutuan pada 28 Mac 2006. Kemudiannya dilantik menjadi anggota Suruhanjaya Siasatan DiRaja (RCI) mengenai kematian Teoh Beng Hock, anggota Jawatankuasa Eksekutif Transformasi SPRM dan Ahli Majlis Penasihat Pemangku Raja Terengganu.

 

7. PR berkeyakinan penuh bahawa pemilihan Dato’ Abdul Kadir Sulaiman sebagai Yang di-Pertua akan meningkatkan lagi penghormatan rakyat terhadap institusi Parlimen dan melonjakkan kewibawaannya di persada antarabangsa.

 

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Ahli Parlimen Permatang Pauh

Zahid ‘kantoi’, kata Rafizi

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:57 AM PDT

Malaysiakini

PKR mendakwa Menteri Dalam Negeri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi membelanjakan lebih RM2 juta, sepuluh kali ganda perbelanjaan yang ditetapkan untuk kempen di peringkat Parlimen, iaitu RM200,000, dalam pilihan raya umum lalu.

Parti itu memfailkan dua petisyen pilihan raya, mendakwan Zahid terlibat dalam pembelian undi dan berbelanja lebih dalam kempennya sebelum ini.

NONEDua petisyen itu merujuk kepada video yang dimuat naik oleh Zahid sendiri dalam laman rasmi, yang menyebut beliau merekrut 24,000 penyokong BN yang juga pengundi tempatan di Badan Datoh, sebagai pekerja kempen ketika bertanding kerusi Parlimen itu.

Beliau juga dalam video itu mengakui memberikan mereka RM100 dan 5kg beras setiap seorang.

“…dia kantoi,” kata Pengarah Strategi PKR Rafizi Ramli dalam sidang media di Petaling Jaya hari ini.

 

‘EC failed to check on double voting in Setiawangsa’

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:56 AM PDT

Malaysiakini

PKR candidate for Setiawangsa Ibrahim Yaacob has claimed in an election petition that the Election Commission (EC) had failed to check on the existence of double voting in the parliamentary constituency.

Setiawangsa is a parliamentary seat where the Defence Ministry and several army camps are located.

NONEIbrahim, who lost by 1,390 votes in the May 5 general election, also claimed in his election petition filed yesterday that there is duplication in that eight people having the same names were found in the postal voters list, and he went on further to list them.

In addition to this, Stream 4 in the early voting for army personnel showed that 650 people had cast their votes against 690 ballot papers which had been issued, and this raises questions about the remaining 40 ballot papers as stated in Form 14.

Similarly in Stream 8, there is a discrepancy as there is an excess of 41 ballot papers cast, whereas it is stated in the form that 650 people had cast their votes. He went on to list similar grouses in other streams.

Ibrahim further claimed that together with doubts over the performance of the indelible ink which can be washed off easily, this had resulted in the threat of double voting to be real.

A sudden storm disrupted but failed to stop the momentum of the #Black505 rally in Sungai Petani

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:40 AM PDT

Malaysia-Chronicle

Instead of rushing home, the majority of the crowd who came opted to stay and listen to Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim and his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues talk about electoral fraud and get the latest update on the legal action Anwar and PR plan to institute against the Election Commission. The EC is widely perceived to have been guilty of helping Prime Minister Najib Razak’s Umno-BN coalition win the May 5 general election through unfair and dishonest means.

“We were expecting a big crowd, we prepared for that. The police and the authorities gave us good co-operation. We can plan but it is the One up there who decides. In fact, I actually had thought it might rain and tried to prepare for it. Thank God, we had a good hall and a good sound system. The people didn’t move off, they stayed put till the end and even after the rain stopped, they continued listening to the speeches of the leaders. This is something that really touches the heart. It is a marvelous spirit,” Johari Abdul, the MP for Sungei Petani, toldMalaysia Chronicle.

The rain came around 10pm, erupting suddenly and heavily. The people, who were seated on a large field, got to their feet almost in unison and in a wave-like motion, rushed for the makeshift stage built outside a covered hall.

Despite the large numbers – nearly 10,000 on the field – no one got hurt and the confusion lasted only briefly. Johari’s aides and team of volunteers seemed to know what to do and they responded quite swiftly. The situation was brought under control and within 10 minutes or so, the people were seated again albeit this time on the floor of the hall and ready to listen to more ceramahs or political lectures from the Pakatan leaders.

Key dates – 22nd, 23rd and 24th

Apart from Anwar and Johari, other Pakatan leaders who came for the Sungei Petani Black 505 rally were PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu, DAP MP for Bukit Bendera Zairil Khir Johari, PKR vice president Tian Chua, Bukit Selambau assemblyman Dr R Krishnamoorthy and youth activist Badrul Hisham Shahrin aka Chegubard.

Buoyed by the huge public support for the Black 505 rallies, Pakatan leaders have minced no words attacking the Umno-BN for “stealing” their victory. They plan to hold a giant rally on June 22, where they are targeting a one-million crowd.

“Anything can happen on 22nd, 23rd and 24th (of June). We will be there (in Parliament for the oath-taking) on the 24th and also on the 25th (for the King’s speech). 22nd will be a big day where we will congregate at Padang Merbok – 505 – and we will probably begin at 12 noon,” said Johari.

“There are some who say they plan to stay overnight, camp there till 23rd, and then 24th will be the oath-taking. So this is the series of events that will take place. 22nd will be the big do. (On) 23rd, the people may want to stay and see how things are because they are expecting a lot of media to be there from all over the world, so they want to take advantage of these media and they may want to voice out their dissatisfaction over this minority government.”

Pandikar Amin & the ‘big-do’ on June 22

In the May 5 election, the Umno-BN won 133 seats in the federal Parliament versus the Pakatan’s 89. But Anwar has refused to concede defeat, claiming large-scale vote-rigging and irregularities. The majority of Malaysia’s 13 million-odd electorate appear to believe him as the Pakatan had won 51% of the total votes cast and yet could lag behind the BN by as many as 44 seats in Parliament.

The 64-year-old Anwar began the Black 505 rallies to protest the alleged biased ballot. His coalition is demanding the resignations of the Election Commission chairman and deputy chairman. They also want re-elections in some 30 ‘dubious’ seats.

Some other moves begun by Pakatan to highlight their dissatisfaction over the outcome of the country’s 13th general election include the recent boycott of a parliamentary briefing.

This has prompted Pandikar Amin, the BN Speaker in the past parliamentary session, to warn that should the Pakatan leaders boycott the official oath-taking ceremony on June 24th, he would not allow them to be sworn in at another date. Pakatan leaders would then run the risk of being dropped as elected representatives, said Pandikar, who has since been roundly condemned for his “unlawful” and “unbecoming” threat.

Tuesday’s assembly in Sungei Petani is the 12th Black 505 rally. The next will be held on Wednesday in Kota Bahru, Kelantan, followed by another on June 16 at Batu Pahat, Johor. But it is the June 22 “big do”, which will be the most closely watched.

“Exactly like this, a peaceful assembly, but larger scale – a national event – to show Malaysians and the world we will not condone cheating,” Anwar had said, referring to the June 22 rally. He made it clear it was to be a peaceful assembly and not a street protest.

 
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Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Filem Malaysia dikecam hebat kerana adegan merokok wanita Melayu Islam

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:49 AM PDT



Seorang pensyarah kanan Jabatan Media dari sebuah universiti di Australia telah mengecam filem Malaysia "Spinning Gasing" yang memaparkan adegan seorang wanita Melayu Islam menurut Dr Peter Pugsley yang sedang merokok dimana ianya menggalakkan tabiat merokok di kalangan para wanita.

Komen : Kalau Dewan Pemuda PAS yang membangkitkan isu ini, pasti ada suara yang mengatakan kita ketinggalan zaman. Apa peranan FINAS, JAKIM dan Kementerian Kesihatan dalam isu ini yang memalukan industri perfileman kita di peringkat antarabangsa. Di mana maruah wanita Melayu Islam? Sia-sia sahaja kempen TAK NAK ROKOK berjuta-juta ringgit dibelanjakan.

Asian cinema reignites smoking in movies debate
Tuesday, 11 June 2013

A University of Adelaide expert says that while the war against smoking in Hollywood movies has been largely won, Asian cinema represents the next major battleground for anti-smoking and anti-cancer groups.

Dr Peter Pugsley , Senior Lecturer in Media at the University of Adelaide, says that as smoking rates have been rising in Asia, so too has the depiction of smoking in Asian cinema.

Dr Pugsley found that in the Malaysian film Spinning Gasing, the main female character, a Malay Muslim woman called Yati, lights up her first cigarette within the opening minutes of the film and constantly smokes throughout.

"Yati is a rebellious and often sexualised character. Her smoking is part of an idealised image of individual, non-traditional lifestyle behaviours that are increasingly being adopted by young Asian women," Dr Pugsley says.

"In that film, the deliberate framing of shots that involve smoking and the frequent use of backlighting to exaggerate the whiteness of the exhaled smoke helps to reinforce a style of 'tobacco imagery' that the anti-smoking lobby in the United States has fought hard against.

"Part of the problem with depicting cigarette smoking in this way is that it normalises the behaviour and makes it seem appealing, especially to young people. At the same time, the increase in health issues and spiralling costs associated with treatment put a huge drain on medical services," he says.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/print61901.html 

Mat Rempit bermaharajalela, polis hilang kawalan

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 11:21 PM PDT





Teramat simpati ke atas mangsa serangan Mat Rempit yang kini dalam keadaan kritikal. Nampaknya Mat Rempit atau Samseng Jalanan kini sudah bermaharajalela. Adakah polis sudah hilang kawalan atau hilang tumpuan? Apa agaknya agenda Menteri Belia dan Sukan untuk membimbing gerombolan Mat Rempit ini ke jalan yang benar, jalan kasih sayang?

Koma diserang mat rempit
11 Jun 2013

Ipoh: Seorang juruteknik kini bertarung nyawa di Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun (HRPB), di sini, selepas cedera parah di kepala, muka dan dada akibat diserang sekumpulan mat rempit ketika berhenti di sebuah persimpangan lampu isyarat, awal pagi kelmarin.
Mangsa, B Pathmaraj, 28, dari Simpang Pulai, dekat ini, kini koma dipercayai dipukul dengan topi keledar oleh puluhan mat rempit yang menyamunnya berhampiran Jalan Raja Di Hilir, di sini. Sebelum kejadian, mangsa bersama dua rakan dikatakan menaiki kereta untuk pulang ke rumah selepas minum di sebuah restoran di Greentown, di sini, kira-kira jam 4 pagi.

"Pathmaraj cuba menyelamatkan diri, namun gagal dan dibelasah hingga tidak sedarkan diri," katanya. terpaksa keluar dari kereta untuk menyelamatkan diri, tetapi dia berjaya ditangkap sekumpulan mat rempit itu sebelum dibelasah teruk. Saya dan seorang rakan lain tidak berani keluar sebaliknya berada di tempat duduk masing-masing," katanya.


Mat Rempit victim fighting for life
June 12, 2013

PETALING JAYA: A 28-year-old technician, Pathmaraj Balakrishnan, is fighting for his life at the Ipoh General Hospital following a Mat Rempit attack.

Pathmaraj was travelling with his friends Yogan Kasinathan and Selva Raju Subbiah in a Perodua Myvi at about 3am on June 9, 2013, when they encountered close to 200 Mat Rempits on their bikes.

According to Yogan, there was a traffic congestion and while waiting at a traffic light opposite Pantai Hospital, along Jalan Raja Dihilir, he and his friends were set upon by the Mat Rempits.

"Out of approximately 200 who were ahead of us, 30 of them came towards our car…some climbed on top of the car and started jumping asking us to come out of the vehicle," he told FMT.

"When we refused, they started to smash the windscreen and pulled us out. We tried to flee on foot to save ourselves, however, Pathmaraj was unfortunate as he was caught and they beat him up."
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MEDIA Rakyat MALAYSIA

DBKL TUNDUK KEPADA TEKANAN AEMNO-BEEND

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 08:07 AM PDT
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Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim

Rafizi shows proof Padang Merbok available for June 22 rally

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 12:11 AM PDT

TMI

PKR's Rafizi Ramli revealed today that no event has been scheduled to take place at Padang Merbok this June 22, suggesting inaccuracy in KL Mayor Datuk Ahmad Phesal Talib's claim that the venue would not be unavailable for Pakatan Rakyat's #Black505 rally.

The PKR strategy director said he personally investigated Ahmad's claim yesterday and discovered that the McDonald's Olympic Run by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) is scheduled to take place on June 23 at Dataran Merdeka and not Padang Merbok.

"I checked the MOM Facebook page for further information about the run," he said in a statement here, referring to the OCM's Malay acronym.

 "Discovered that the run was not taking place at Padang Merbok but will start and finish at Dataran Merdeka," he added.

The Pandan MP said his probe did not stop there.

To make sure that the event was really to be held at the historic independence square, he said he even checked the website of the Pacesetters Athletic Club Malaysia (PACM), which is participating in the run.

At the club's website, Rafizi said it was confirmed that the event would be held at Dataran Merdeka, not at Padang Merbok.

OCM calendar shows June 23 has been earmarked for the McDonald's fun run. — Picture courtesy of Rafizi Ramli

"Finally, I checked the run's route map from the registration form. Based on the route, it was clear that the run would not use Padang Merbok but will start and end at Dataran Merdeka," he said.

Rafizi expressed disappoinment at the KL City Hall (DBKL) for its "inaccurate" statement on the use of Padang Merbok on June 23, saying it appeared as if City Hall was bowing to political pressure from Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN).

He said from his probe it was clear that Padang Merbok would be available for PR's #Black505 rally on June 22.

At a press conference yesterday, Ahmad had urged PR to select another venue for the rally, preferably a closed-door area like a stadium, claiming the field would be needed for "logistic preparations" for OCM's June 23 event.

The mayor also said holding the rally at the open, public venue would pose traffic concerns for motorists travelling along Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Kuching, Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, Jalan Raja Laut, Jalan Raja and Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.

He also said DBKL would not permit PR's rally as it needs to "protect" the landscape along Jalan Parlimen which, he said, is a "protocol road" that has been decorated with beautiful landscaping.

But Rafizi disagreed with all of Ahmad's concerns.

He said if the assertion by Umno and BN that peaceful gatherings should only be held in closed areas and not open, public spaces, the Peaceful Assembly Act should be changed to the "Peaceful Assembly in Stadiums Act".

He disagreed that holding rallies in stadiums would be more convenient for petty traders, pointing to the limited space at these venues.

Rafizi also said it made no sense to reject PR's rally bid to "protect" the landscaping along Jalan Parlimen, pointing out that the McDonald's Olympic Run covers an even bigger area and goes through areas near Parliament building.

He said traffic concerns should be used as a reason to reject the event as the run would lead to road closures in several areas.

"If the authorities can close the roads to facilitate the run, I am sure they can do the same for the #Black505 rally on June 22," he said.

Rafizi added that PR leaders will attend a meeting with Ahmad at 8am on June 14 but will not budge from its decision to stage the rally at Padang Merbok on June 22.

"What more now that there is proof that the field will not be used on that Saturday and Sunday," he said.

Record crowd packs Perlis Black 505 rally: Calls for EC top duo to quit resound!

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 11:48 PM PDT

Malaysia-Chronicle

Malaysia’s smallest and northern-most state Perlis saw its largest-ever political rally on Monday night, with some 10,000 people packing the Pakatan Rakyat’s Black 505 gathering in downtown Kangar to greet Opposition icon Anwar Ibrahim, PAS deputy chief Mohamad Sabu and a host of other leaders who had trekked up the country to rally public support for their fight against electoral cheating in the recently concluded May 5 ballot.

“We continue with our fight. As I have said, the general election is not over. We are now exposing one electoral fraud after another,” the 64-year-old Anwar told the roaring crowd.

“We have to make a stand. Enough is enough.”

‘Penipuan’ (Cheating)

Monday’s rally was the first-ever Black 505 gathering held by the Pakatan in Perlis and the folk here were not disappointed. Many had come to see for themselves what has been variously described as being “a social wave”, “a phenomenon”, “a political awakening” overtaking the country.

The Black 505 rallies – the brainchild of Anwar himself – has drawn mammoth crowds all over the country. Malaysians of all races have taken part in these assemblies with gusto, abandoning their customary shyness to call out voraciously for the resignations of Prime Minister Najib Razak and the top officials of the Election Commission for allegedly cheating in the country’s 13th general election.

In Kangar, where the 11th Black 505 rally was held, it was no different. The crowd’s enthusiasm was obvious despite it being a Monday night. ”Penipuan” was the the most common response when Malaysia Chronicle asked several members of the audience why they had come to the rally.

“Inilah satu petanda orang Malaysia sudah sampai satu tahap politik yang matang (It is a sign Malaysians have become politically more matured),” was another common response.

Sustaining power, not ego trip but a fight for the very foundation of democracy

As usual, Anwar was mobbed by the crowd who rushed to greet him when he arrived, reaching out to touch him as he was made his way to the stage. Like it or not, his popularity and ability to mobilize public support is undeniable and unprecedented in Malaysian politics.

The success of the Black 505 in Kangar flies in the face of Pakatan’s critics, namely Umno, its newspapers and related news portals. The latter, in particular, have been vocal in their criticism that it was a waste of time, that the rallies were a mere puff for Anwar’s ego but a drag on public resources and time as well as being a red light for foreign investors.

Whether or not, they are speaking at the behest of their political bosses, the Umno-linked media and online portals have claimed that the Black 505 rallies were ‘not what the Malaysian people want from their Opposition’.

What do Malaysians want of their Opposition then, if not to fight for the most basic fundamental – a cleaned-up polls system that would ensure who got the greatest votes became the government as desired by the most number of people? Otherwise, how could the Opposition ever become the government and translate into action the policies they envisioned and promised the people?

Pakatan leaders, in rebutting the claims against them, point to the massive crowds that keep coming back for more. They point to the 51% of the Malaysian people who voted for them but were denied of a Pakatan federal government due to the electoral fraud, which includes widespread gerrymandering.

In their speeches, Anwar, Mat Sabu, PKR vice president Tian Chua and MP for Sungai Petani Johari Abdul all made it clear that Black 505 will continue until the Election Commission chairman and deputy chairman stood down and re-elections held in the seats where evidence of fraud had been found and were the strongest.

Those would be the first essential steps for the people to reclaim their ownership of the electoral system, which unless is reformed, would ensure that Umno-BN remained in power in perpetuity, the Pakatan leaders said.

“Today Kangar, tomorrow Sungei Petani and the day after Kota Bahru and on the 16th Batu Pahat,” Anwar announced.

“And on the 22nd June, a major rally in Kuala Lumpur. Exactly like this, a peaceful assembly, but larger scale – a national event – to show Malaysians and the world we will not condone cheating.”

Ada orang nak ‘bunuh’ Zahid: Dr M out to destroy Zahid?

Mat Sabu, who is in the process of completing a post-mortem of his own party’s performance in the general election, promised transparency and offered re-elections to Umno-BN in Pakatan-won seats so long as they showed proof.

“Yes, we hear what Umno is saying about our reps who have been sworn-in in Penang and Kelantan. Sure, if you (Umno-BN) have proof, show and you can also request for re-elections,” said Mat Sabu, who together with Tian received loud applause for their oratorical skills.

Youth activist Badrul Hisham Shaharin aka Chegubard, who heads the Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia, was another popular speaker.

The 35-year-old had the crowd clearly on his side as he rattled through the list of reasons why Malaysians must stand up to the polls fraud he claimed had been perpetuated by the Umno -BN..

Chegubard also had the crowd in stitches with his witty remarks and the way he regained his poise after flubbing a line meant to attack former premier Mahathir Mohamad.

“Ini bukan kubu Umno, ini kubur Umno (this is not Umno’s fortress but Umno’s grave),” said Chegubard.

He repeated his warning to Home Minister Zahid Hamidi to be careful of Najib and Mahathir, whom he claimed were out for Zahid’s ‘blood’.

“Zahid, you are actually a leader with charisma but you are being trapped by Najib and Mahathir,” said Chegubard, referring to the intensifying infighting in Umno ahead of its internal polls due to be held later this year.

“Mahathir wants to ‘bunuh’ (destroy) Zahid so that his son can take over,” he added.
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