Daily SG: 2 May 2012:
Strangers in a Strange Land
- At Peace With Freedom: Foreigner problem – inside out
- Thoughts of a Cynical Investor: Integrating FTs: It’s our problem now cont’d
- SG-Quitters: The Last of the Native Singaporeans.
A Vote for Change
- TOC: James Gomez: PAP is in policy inertia
- TOC: In focus: Vincent Wijeysingha
- guanyinmiao’s musings: The SDP May Day Rally: Four Afterthoughts
- Where Bears Roam Free: SDP May Day Message mimics PAP’s style – repeat old grandma story
Hougang By-Elections
- Shih Tung’s WordPress Blog: Electoral Procedure: Sampling checks in the 2011 Presidential Election
Daily Disclosure
- Simply Gab: Impact of Bersih 3.0
- The Pattern Trader: May Day Food For Thought – 1 May, 2012
- funny little world: May Day in Singapore
- Blogging for Myself: PM: Labour Day and missing the point totally
- TW and Jo’s Excellent Adventure: What We Labour For
- Gintai: Tissue Tissue! 3 for $1 only!
Singapore’s World Class Public Transport
- Yawningbread: Transport landscape reflects Singapore’s income gap and rightwing ideology
- InSing: Some buy cars in M’sia to beat COE prices
Underaged Services
- Thoughts of a Cynical Investor: Sex with a minor: Some more equal than others?
Internet Code of Conduct – See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Write No Evil
(Read the background story.)
- Singapore Notes: Conduct Unbecoming
Housing
- Reflections on Change: HDB Resale Flats — Valuation and Cash-Over-Valuation
Uniquely Singapore
- Remember Singapore: Rediffusion And Its Glorious 63 Years
- Ubin: Noordin Beach
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May 2, 2012
Malaysia’s struggle for reform is on the streets, and in the news
Malaysia’s struggle for reform is on the streets, and in the news:
Dr Ross Tapsell is a Lecturer in Asian Studies in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. His research focuses on press freedom in Southeast Asia.
Malaysia’s struggle for clean and fair elections in the Bersih 3.0 rally has been fought in the streets, but there is also an important battle occurring in the media reporting of the event. Control over how the story is reported is clearly seen as crucial to the Malaysian government, considering the censorship measures they have undertaken in the past week.
One of Bersih’s five key demands is for the government to develop a free and fair access to media. The current media situation in Malaysiasees the government control the mainstream newspapers and television stations and self-censorship become a common practice for mainstream journalists. This was further supported by the annual press freedom survey conducted by Freedom House released this week, with Malaysia ranked 144 out of 192 countries, and once again rated “Not Free”.
The Malaysian government has a long history of controlling the press and arresting journalists, but the specific attacks on journalists at the Bersih 3.0 rally, with many having their equipment confiscated by police, shows the deterioration of the government’s view of the role of a free press. This action was condemned by media freedom groups, including the Centre for Independent Journalism (CIJ) and Charter 200-Aliran, but Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the confiscation of memory cards and cameras belonging to journalists was “standard operating procedure”.
Rumours surfaced that editors of the mainstream media were told that they should not report on incidents of police brutality. Indeed, the result in the mainstream media was predictable. For example, the New Straits Times article on 1 May was carried the headline: “IGP: Tear gas used as last resort”, while Utusan Malaysia’s headline on the same day was: “Rempuh polis: Pas berbohong’ [‘Police stampede: A Pas (opposition party) lie?].
Censorship of some media company’s final product was also evident. A YouTube clip of the censorship of BBC’s story of the violent clashes through Astro Malaysia is one example of this blatant government control.
Examining this clip, it was the footage of ordinary Malaysians who attended the rally that was not aired, their voices shut out by censors. It included protester Chakra Vati, who said: “I’m here to see that we have free and fair elections, that’s all”.
This is all evidence that the government sees the battle for popular support of Bersih’s demands will be won and lost in the media. If the government limits the information behind the reasons for the rally, or distorts the reports of the subsequent violence as started by ‘troublemakers’, then Bersih’s message becomes radical and an attempt to destabilise the Malaysian nation-state.
Through more independent online news sources, youtube clips, bloggers, social media, and of course word of mouth, the real story of Bersih 3.0 can still surface. But what will be crucial for Bersih is whether the recent censorship and blatant government influences over the media galvanise a large number of Malaysians to reject the mainstream media’s coverage of Malaysian politics and society. An increasing majority of Malaysians may yet believe that they deserve to live in a more independent media environment.Dr Ross Tapsell is a Lecturer in Asian Studies in the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. His research focuses on press freedom in Southeast Asia.
S'poreans willing to spend, not splurge, poll shows
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Pirates Of Putra Jaya: UMNO will implode in Sabah
Pirates Of Putra Jaya: UMNO will implode in Sabah: "The other big issue is the growing Opposition clout in Sabah. Sabah is in trouble, not to the extent that it will change hands, but UMNO there is disunited and the Opposition is growing stronger by the day under the leadership ...
PDRM - the armed division of Umno
PDRM - the armed division of Umno: 
"I hate victims who respect their executioners" - Jean-Paul Sartre
"Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status." - David Mamet
COMMENT The ghosts of A Kugan, Aminulrasyid Amzah, Teoh Beng Hock and a host of others (whose names go unmentioned) watch silently as Prime Minister Najib Razak proclaims the police the victims of the state sanctioned violence that they (the police) perpetrated on the Bersih 3.0 marchers on April 28.
But in a sense he is right. The police are victims. They are as much victims of the Umno regime as any other citizen of Malaysia.
I realise at this emotional post-Bersih 3.0 moment, nobody is interested in any kind of discussion about the police other than how they are the armed division of Umno, but I would like to address certain issues regarding the violence that occurred during the April 28 protest.
This should not be read as some sort of apologia for the actions of the PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) but rather my (hopefully) informed opinion on what has been troubling many men and women who have served, and who currently serve, in the various security apparatus of this country.
As a matter of public record, I would like to state that in my opinion any police officer who can be identified as abusing any marchers should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. They are a disgrace to the uniform, the public and finally the Agong.
On Sunday night (the day after Bersih 3.0), I received a call from an old senior police officer I knew from my Sarawak days.
"What the hell, Thaya, did you see the baby faces on parade there? What the hell were they (the government) thinking?"
We got into a long conversation and indeed I had the same conversation with many other retired and serving members of the various security forces in the country.
What amazed me the most of the police presence last Saturday was how young most of them looked. Many of my friends speculated that they looked fresh out of whatever passes for training these days.
Seeing the violence they committed in the various videos circulating on the Internet, it reminded me of schoolboys engaging in fist fights. There was no sense of any higher authority in command merely random violence targeted at anyone unlucky enough to get in their way.
Indeed, the protestors themselves seemed more organised, especially when they were shielding those unlucky police personnel who for whatever reason "accidently" rammed into them from the anger of the crowds.
Siege mentality
Having been on the other side of protest marches gives one a particular perspective when it comes to situations like this.
All military personnel receive some kind of public order training, or at least they did in my time, so I have some vague familiarity with what these men were going through. A long time ago, I too at various times in my career either stood guard or was giving the orders. The fear in their eyes was evident and so was the anger.
Wherever I went I made it a point to keep an eye on our boys in blue and sometimes even interacted with them. On numerous occasions, I realised that they had been standing still or milling about in the hot sun staring at the procession around them without having anything to drink.
One of my biggest expenses last Saturday was buying drinks for them, which they at first refused but gratefully accepted after I spoke to their commanding officer. I was extremely happy seeing that other Bersih protestors doing the same thing at various points across the city.
Understandably those I engaged with in conversation were rather tight-lipped about what they thought of this whole affair, but something deep inside me knew there was trouble brewing.
"You know how it is now. The rot started post-69 or thereabouts," an old army comrade reminded me. "It infected all the services."
I want readers to think about how police officers or any other security personnel are infected with the Umno garbage of race and religion.
Remember how non-Malays are accused of being unpatriotic because they choose not to serve in the security apparatus of this country even though institutional racism is an open secret, much like it is in the civil service.
I have no idea if there is a police equivalent of a Ridhuan Tee Abdullah teaching at whatever police training schools in operation now, but it doesn't take a genius to understand that these impressionable young minds who are supposed to be taught to serve and protect all citizens of the country are infected with that peculiar brand of Umno bigotry that excludes everyone even other Malays and Muslims if they don't subscribe to the party's ideology.
Add to this, the ranting of the two Alis (Ibrahim and Hasan) published in the racist propaganda organs of the state (which is probably the only news outlets they are exposed to) and what you get is a siege mentality acerbated by the fact that there is already an invisible line that separates security and civilian citizens.
When you are constantly indoctrinated with hate, sooner or later seeing the ‘other' as not human and not fellow citizens but rather just another threat to ‘national security' or to racial hegemony becomes part of who you are.
Imagine standing in the hot sun looking at people having fun, marching and enjoying themselves - crowds which consist of rebellious Malays and non-Malays who would wish to usurp your rightful place in the destiny of Malaysia.
Agent provocateurs
And if you think this indoctrination only affects the Malays, a former Malay Army major related to me that in a recent conversation, two Chinese and an Indian junior officers told her that Bersih was anti-government and anti-national (whatever that meant). Since she was attending, she didn't take too well to her patriotism being questioned.
And let's not forget that some protestors went out of their way to taunt the police. All that pent-up rage from both sides needed an outlet, but the difference is the police are supposed to maintain their calm in stressful situations.
Understand now that I am not claiming all the police out there are like this or that the protestors were spoiling for a fight.
Anyone who was there will tell you that the vast majority of protestors were law-abiding and peaceful participants in this process, but what they were up against was a police force poisoned by years of Umno interference.
It would not surprise me if they were agent provocateurs who were amongst the peaceful protestors. The so-called SOP (standard operating procedure) of retrieving recording devices from well, everyone, is evidence that the practitioners of the dark arts were out in full force.
But I also (and this where I will earn the scorn of Pakatan Rakyat supporters and maybe even Bersih supporters) would not be surprised if there were those within Pakatan who thought it would be a good symbolic gesture to reclaim Dataran Merdeka or at least make a go of it.
And anyone who has attended any of these demonstrations will tell there are always people who are there just for the sake of engaging in mindless violence for the sheer hell of it and were waiting for an opportunity to explode.
So there were all these elements for a perfect storm. Now of course the mainstream news organs beholden to their political masters will tell you it's all the fault of S Ambiga and Anwar Ibrahim and indeed we should all accept that in this struggle with this particular regime, scenes like this are bound to occur whenever mass protests are organised, but at the end of the day it is needed simply because if we are ever to get our police force back, to elevate them from their Umno victimhood, we need to constantly remind the regime that we are not afraid.
An old police friend asked me the other night, who I thought started the trouble. I said what I always say. In Umno I trust.
S THAYAPARAN is Commander (rtd) of Royal Malaysian Navy.
"I hate victims who respect their executioners" - Jean-Paul Sartre
"Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status." - David Mamet
COMMENT The ghosts of A Kugan, Aminulrasyid Amzah, Teoh Beng Hock and a host of others (whose names go unmentioned) watch silently as Prime Minister Najib Razak proclaims the police the victims of the state sanctioned violence that they (the police) perpetrated on the Bersih 3.0 marchers on April 28.
But in a sense he is right. The police are victims. They are as much victims of the Umno regime as any other citizen of Malaysia.
I realise at this emotional post-Bersih 3.0 moment, nobody is interested in any kind of discussion about the police other than how they are the armed division of Umno, but I would like to address certain issues regarding the violence that occurred during the April 28 protest.
This should not be read as some sort of apologia for the actions of the PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) but rather my (hopefully) informed opinion on what has been troubling many men and women who have served, and who currently serve, in the various security apparatus of this country.As a matter of public record, I would like to state that in my opinion any police officer who can be identified as abusing any marchers should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. They are a disgrace to the uniform, the public and finally the Agong.
On Sunday night (the day after Bersih 3.0), I received a call from an old senior police officer I knew from my Sarawak days.
"What the hell, Thaya, did you see the baby faces on parade there? What the hell were they (the government) thinking?"
We got into a long conversation and indeed I had the same conversation with many other retired and serving members of the various security forces in the country.
What amazed me the most of the police presence last Saturday was how young most of them looked. Many of my friends speculated that they looked fresh out of whatever passes for training these days.
Seeing the violence they committed in the various videos circulating on the Internet, it reminded me of schoolboys engaging in fist fights. There was no sense of any higher authority in command merely random violence targeted at anyone unlucky enough to get in their way.
Indeed, the protestors themselves seemed more organised, especially when they were shielding those unlucky police personnel who for whatever reason "accidently" rammed into them from the anger of the crowds.
Siege mentality
Having been on the other side of protest marches gives one a particular perspective when it comes to situations like this.
All military personnel receive some kind of public order training, or at least they did in my time, so I have some vague familiarity with what these men were going through. A long time ago, I too at various times in my career either stood guard or was giving the orders. The fear in their eyes was evident and so was the anger.
Wherever I went I made it a point to keep an eye on our boys in blue and sometimes even interacted with them. On numerous occasions, I realised that they had been standing still or milling about in the hot sun staring at the procession around them without having anything to drink.
One of my biggest expenses last Saturday was buying drinks for them, which they at first refused but gratefully accepted after I spoke to their commanding officer. I was extremely happy seeing that other Bersih protestors doing the same thing at various points across the city.Understandably those I engaged with in conversation were rather tight-lipped about what they thought of this whole affair, but something deep inside me knew there was trouble brewing.
"You know how it is now. The rot started post-69 or thereabouts," an old army comrade reminded me. "It infected all the services."
I want readers to think about how police officers or any other security personnel are infected with the Umno garbage of race and religion.
Remember how non-Malays are accused of being unpatriotic because they choose not to serve in the security apparatus of this country even though institutional racism is an open secret, much like it is in the civil service.
I have no idea if there is a police equivalent of a Ridhuan Tee Abdullah teaching at whatever police training schools in operation now, but it doesn't take a genius to understand that these impressionable young minds who are supposed to be taught to serve and protect all citizens of the country are infected with that peculiar brand of Umno bigotry that excludes everyone even other Malays and Muslims if they don't subscribe to the party's ideology.Add to this, the ranting of the two Alis (Ibrahim and Hasan) published in the racist propaganda organs of the state (which is probably the only news outlets they are exposed to) and what you get is a siege mentality acerbated by the fact that there is already an invisible line that separates security and civilian citizens.
When you are constantly indoctrinated with hate, sooner or later seeing the ‘other' as not human and not fellow citizens but rather just another threat to ‘national security' or to racial hegemony becomes part of who you are.
Imagine standing in the hot sun looking at people having fun, marching and enjoying themselves - crowds which consist of rebellious Malays and non-Malays who would wish to usurp your rightful place in the destiny of Malaysia.
Agent provocateurs
And if you think this indoctrination only affects the Malays, a former Malay Army major related to me that in a recent conversation, two Chinese and an Indian junior officers told her that Bersih was anti-government and anti-national (whatever that meant). Since she was attending, she didn't take too well to her patriotism being questioned.
And let's not forget that some protestors went out of their way to taunt the police. All that pent-up rage from both sides needed an outlet, but the difference is the police are supposed to maintain their calm in stressful situations.
Understand now that I am not claiming all the police out there are like this or that the protestors were spoiling for a fight.
Anyone who was there will tell you that the vast majority of protestors were law-abiding and peaceful participants in this process, but what they were up against was a police force poisoned by years of Umno interference.It would not surprise me if they were agent provocateurs who were amongst the peaceful protestors. The so-called SOP (standard operating procedure) of retrieving recording devices from well, everyone, is evidence that the practitioners of the dark arts were out in full force.
But I also (and this where I will earn the scorn of Pakatan Rakyat supporters and maybe even Bersih supporters) would not be surprised if there were those within Pakatan who thought it would be a good symbolic gesture to reclaim Dataran Merdeka or at least make a go of it.
And anyone who has attended any of these demonstrations will tell there are always people who are there just for the sake of engaging in mindless violence for the sheer hell of it and were waiting for an opportunity to explode.
So there were all these elements for a perfect storm. Now of course the mainstream news organs beholden to their political masters will tell you it's all the fault of S Ambiga and Anwar Ibrahim and indeed we should all accept that in this struggle with this particular regime, scenes like this are bound to occur whenever mass protests are organised, but at the end of the day it is needed simply because if we are ever to get our police force back, to elevate them from their Umno victimhood, we need to constantly remind the regime that we are not afraid.
An old police friend asked me the other night, who I thought started the trouble. I said what I always say. In Umno I trust.
S THAYAPARAN is Commander (rtd) of Royal Malaysian Navy.
DAP says police caused riot at Bersih
DAP says police caused riot at Bersih:
A Bersih demonstrator is surrounded by police officers near Dataran Merdeka, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. — Picture by Jack Ooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The DAP accused the police today of creating a riot at last Saturday’s Bersih rally, comparing the force to criminal gangs and the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police
Publicity chief Tony Pua called on Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to apologise for the decision to bar the public from Dataran Merdeka, which resulted in an “unmitigated disaster” after police faced off with rally-goers, resulting in violence from both sides.
“The police force was acting like unrestrained mobsters, often with 10 or more police officers beating up an individual or two. It will not be an understatement to say that the police were creating a riot in the city.
“Do the police have a licence to beat up any person in the street as they like, regardless of whether a crime has been committed? Has our police force degenerated to become worse than the Gestapo?” the Petaling Jaya Utara MP said in a statement.
He called on the prime minister “who portrays himself as a reformist premier” to “take full responsibility for the police fiasco.”
The Bar Council has said that its observers found that police brutality at last week’s rally was “magnified” as compared to already chaotic scenes in a similar gathering for free and fair elections last July 9.
On Saturday, a pocket of 1,000 demonstrators had engaged in open battle with riot police near Masjid Jamek after 6pm, despite most of the crowd dispersing earlier.
A police officer was seen dragging a man across the road, which resulted in Bersih supporters attacking the police with broken bottles, mineral water bottles and broken concrete slabs.
A convoy of police vehicles ferrying Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail in one of its cars was forced to make a U-turn near Masjid Jamek when met with a hostile reception from protestors who threw shoes and broken concrete slabs at them, smashing the windows of two cars.
This occurred after police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators, following a breach of the barricade in front of DBKL and rushed into Dataran Merdeka, which the court had barred the public from entering across the weekend.
Police fired as far as the DBKL premises, which are across Jalan Parlimen, and the move broke up the crowd who fled helter-skelter but police chased them down at Jalan Tun Perak and Jalan Raja Laut.
Angry protestors later attacked a police car, which then crashed into at least two people while trying to flee.
After an ambulance took away the injured policemen, the protestors flipped the car over on its side but then fled after tear gas was fired.
Police have promised to investigate all claims of police violence “openly and be fair to all”, although Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar previously said that had the police not acted to disperse the crowd, an “open battle could have happened and created a more dangerous situation.”
But Pua pointed out today “some who were already in an LRT station to return home were chased, arrested and taken to narrow alleys to be beaten up silly.”
“While no Malaysian will blame the police for arresting those who damaged police or public property... there is absolutely no justification for them to threaten and beat up every person they found in yellow, even if they were participating in the rally earlier.
“The very people who were entrusted to protect innocent and ordinary Malaysians were turning on them,” he said.
A Bersih demonstrator is surrounded by police officers near Dataran Merdeka, in Kuala Lumpur April 28, 2012. — Picture by Jack Ooi
KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 — The DAP accused the police today of creating a riot at last Saturday’s Bersih rally, comparing the force to criminal gangs and the Gestapo, Nazi Germany’s secret police
Publicity chief Tony Pua called on Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to apologise for the decision to bar the public from Dataran Merdeka, which resulted in an “unmitigated disaster” after police faced off with rally-goers, resulting in violence from both sides.
“The police force was acting like unrestrained mobsters, often with 10 or more police officers beating up an individual or two. It will not be an understatement to say that the police were creating a riot in the city.
“Do the police have a licence to beat up any person in the street as they like, regardless of whether a crime has been committed? Has our police force degenerated to become worse than the Gestapo?” the Petaling Jaya Utara MP said in a statement.
He called on the prime minister “who portrays himself as a reformist premier” to “take full responsibility for the police fiasco.”
The Bar Council has said that its observers found that police brutality at last week’s rally was “magnified” as compared to already chaotic scenes in a similar gathering for free and fair elections last July 9.
On Saturday, a pocket of 1,000 demonstrators had engaged in open battle with riot police near Masjid Jamek after 6pm, despite most of the crowd dispersing earlier.
A police officer was seen dragging a man across the road, which resulted in Bersih supporters attacking the police with broken bottles, mineral water bottles and broken concrete slabs.
A convoy of police vehicles ferrying Mayor Tan Sri Ahmad Fuad Ismail in one of its cars was forced to make a U-turn near Masjid Jamek when met with a hostile reception from protestors who threw shoes and broken concrete slabs at them, smashing the windows of two cars.
This occurred after police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators, following a breach of the barricade in front of DBKL and rushed into Dataran Merdeka, which the court had barred the public from entering across the weekend.
Police fired as far as the DBKL premises, which are across Jalan Parlimen, and the move broke up the crowd who fled helter-skelter but police chased them down at Jalan Tun Perak and Jalan Raja Laut.
Angry protestors later attacked a police car, which then crashed into at least two people while trying to flee.
After an ambulance took away the injured policemen, the protestors flipped the car over on its side but then fled after tear gas was fired.
Police have promised to investigate all claims of police violence “openly and be fair to all”, although Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Ismail Omar previously said that had the police not acted to disperse the crowd, an “open battle could have happened and created a more dangerous situation.”
But Pua pointed out today “some who were already in an LRT station to return home were chased, arrested and taken to narrow alleys to be beaten up silly.”
“While no Malaysian will blame the police for arresting those who damaged police or public property... there is absolutely no justification for them to threaten and beat up every person they found in yellow, even if they were participating in the rally earlier.
“The very people who were entrusted to protect innocent and ordinary Malaysians were turning on them,” he said.
Soaring Najib, sliding Umno
Soaring Najib, sliding Umno:
Najib Tun Razak has no suitable candidates in Selangor, can't unite his party in Terengganu and Sabah and is stuck with issues in Negeri Sembilan.
COMMENT
Many people hold the perception that when it comes to Selangor, despite Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak being the state liaison committee chairman, he doesn’t know what’s going on in Selangor.
Selangor is a case where there are too many cooks spoiling the broth. Let me list them out.
Mohamad Zin aka “Zin Badak” is the Selangor Umno liasion secretary, who hails from Malacca. He can’t dream of becoming the menteri besar (MB).
Selangor Umno deputy liaison chief Noh Omar is embroiled in so many personal issues with the other Selangor warlords that he will be stopped in his tracks en route to becoming MB.
The other warlord, Satim Diman (current opposition chief in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly) can’t be considered a winnable candidate as he has been proven to be behind many dubious land transactions.
In which case who can take over as MB for the opposition BN camp?
Where will Najib find a suitable candidate,who hails from Selangor to head the state?.
There seems to be none.
Had FD Mansor Iskandar, the man leading the Glomac property development, been born in Selangor, then he would be considered a winnable candidate.
This aside, Najib has also proven to be totally ignorant of the groundswell among Malay Selangorians disgruntled at the overwhelming Java-nising of Selangor Umno.
Hence it’s true, like what the Oracle of Syed Putera (the alter ego of Daim Zainuddin) told me some time ago, as far as Selangor goes, Najib isn’t aware of what is really going on.
Najib’s war cry
As such I am somewhat amused at Najib’s war cry that he is confident of getting back the states now under the opposition.
But here’s the thing: in an exclusive interview with Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau recently, Daim said the Umno-BN coalition was only safe in three states – Johor, Malacca and Pahang.
He said the the key to recapturing Kedah and Selangor from Pakatan Rakyat would be to find suitable leadership line-ups in those states.
And Daim believed that to keep Terengganu and Sabah, a united Umno is essential, while retaining Perak will be an uphill battle for BN.
As for Negeri Sembilan, he said BN must resolve specific problems if it is to rule.
Such was his prophercy. Meanwhile, even as Najib’s personal ratings soar, Umno’s is running south.
The fact is Umno can no longer save itself. Everyday Umno is showing its frailty.
Najib is telling the rakyat not to make the same “mistake” again.
He is right. The rakyat should not make the same mistake of giving Umno and its leadership the licence to rob and plunder the country again.
Its obvious that neither Najib nor Umno has respect for the people’s choice. It’s obvious that Najib is not a democrat but a closet feudalist.
Umno is clueless
Why, you may ask? Because the “mistake” that Najib is asking the people not to make is the 51% popularity vote which the voters gave Pakatan Rakyat in the peninsula in the 2008 polls. Unmo received 49% of votes.
What saved Umno and allowed Najib to become prime minister was the electoral boundaries. If not for this “arrangement”, Umno would be long gone.
On that note allow me to share the views of blogger Walla on what you should do when Umno talks to you.
“If Umno tells you the opposition only makes empty promises, hold Umno to it. Tell Umno to distribute more federal funds to Pakatan-run states so that the voters can see if those state governments will be doing any less than Umno-held state governments for the rakyat. Then come talk.
“In fact, the Umno general members should vote for the opposition wherever they be so that Umno can be put to sit in the opposition bench for one term in order to finalise the list of mistakes it should be apologising for.
“With what it has been showing all this while, it is only pretending to be sincere, or worse, it doesn’t seem to know.”
The writer is a former Umno state assemblyman but joined DAP earlier this year. He is a FMT columnist.
Najib Tun Razak has no suitable candidates in Selangor, can't unite his party in Terengganu and Sabah and is stuck with issues in Negeri Sembilan.
COMMENT
Many people hold the perception that when it comes to Selangor, despite Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak being the state liaison committee chairman, he doesn’t know what’s going on in Selangor.Selangor is a case where there are too many cooks spoiling the broth. Let me list them out.
Mohamad Zin aka “Zin Badak” is the Selangor Umno liasion secretary, who hails from Malacca. He can’t dream of becoming the menteri besar (MB).
Selangor Umno deputy liaison chief Noh Omar is embroiled in so many personal issues with the other Selangor warlords that he will be stopped in his tracks en route to becoming MB.
The other warlord, Satim Diman (current opposition chief in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly) can’t be considered a winnable candidate as he has been proven to be behind many dubious land transactions.
In which case who can take over as MB for the opposition BN camp?
Where will Najib find a suitable candidate,who hails from Selangor to head the state?.
There seems to be none.
Had FD Mansor Iskandar, the man leading the Glomac property development, been born in Selangor, then he would be considered a winnable candidate.
This aside, Najib has also proven to be totally ignorant of the groundswell among Malay Selangorians disgruntled at the overwhelming Java-nising of Selangor Umno.
Hence it’s true, like what the Oracle of Syed Putera (the alter ego of Daim Zainuddin) told me some time ago, as far as Selangor goes, Najib isn’t aware of what is really going on.
Najib’s war cry
As such I am somewhat amused at Najib’s war cry that he is confident of getting back the states now under the opposition.
But here’s the thing: in an exclusive interview with Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau recently, Daim said the Umno-BN coalition was only safe in three states – Johor, Malacca and Pahang.
He said the the key to recapturing Kedah and Selangor from Pakatan Rakyat would be to find suitable leadership line-ups in those states.
And Daim believed that to keep Terengganu and Sabah, a united Umno is essential, while retaining Perak will be an uphill battle for BN.
As for Negeri Sembilan, he said BN must resolve specific problems if it is to rule.
Such was his prophercy. Meanwhile, even as Najib’s personal ratings soar, Umno’s is running south.
The fact is Umno can no longer save itself. Everyday Umno is showing its frailty.
Najib is telling the rakyat not to make the same “mistake” again.
He is right. The rakyat should not make the same mistake of giving Umno and its leadership the licence to rob and plunder the country again.
Its obvious that neither Najib nor Umno has respect for the people’s choice. It’s obvious that Najib is not a democrat but a closet feudalist.
Umno is clueless
Why, you may ask? Because the “mistake” that Najib is asking the people not to make is the 51% popularity vote which the voters gave Pakatan Rakyat in the peninsula in the 2008 polls. Unmo received 49% of votes.
What saved Umno and allowed Najib to become prime minister was the electoral boundaries. If not for this “arrangement”, Umno would be long gone.
On that note allow me to share the views of blogger Walla on what you should do when Umno talks to you.
“If Umno tells you the opposition only makes empty promises, hold Umno to it. Tell Umno to distribute more federal funds to Pakatan-run states so that the voters can see if those state governments will be doing any less than Umno-held state governments for the rakyat. Then come talk.
“In fact, the Umno general members should vote for the opposition wherever they be so that Umno can be put to sit in the opposition bench for one term in order to finalise the list of mistakes it should be apologising for.
“With what it has been showing all this while, it is only pretending to be sincere, or worse, it doesn’t seem to know.”
The writer is a former Umno state assemblyman but joined DAP earlier this year. He is a FMT columnist.
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May Day Marks a Year of Advancement for Indonesia’s Workers
Several pro-labor reforms have taken effect in Indonesia in the past 12 months. 9:59am May 2, 2012
Yudhoyono to Give Keynote Address at Shangri-La Dialogue
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will give the keynote address at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) announced yesterday. 10:24am May 2, 2012
Family of Slain Migrant Workers Join Rallies Seeking Answers From Malaysia
Workers used nationwide rallies marking Labor Day on Tuesday to call on the government to push for a full investigation into the recent shooting deaths of three migrant workers in Malaysia. 10:04am May 2, 2012
Ministry Probing Lampung Statue Row
Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said on Tuesday that his office was investigating the construction of a Rp 1.3 billion ($142,000) statue in South Lampung district after angry locals destroyed it on Monday. 9:34am May 2, 2012
Lots of Passion on May Day, No Clashes
More than 160,000 people took part in Labor Day rallies across the country on Tuesday, demanding better pay and working conditions and more care from the government. 8:23am May 2, 2012
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Not ship shape. The Australian Maid being brought to port after it was found drifting in the Makassar Strait on Tuesday. A broken propeller stranded the two English and two Australian nationals on board, who needed help from the M...
Thousands of workers cheer at Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta during May Day celebrations on Tuesday. Indonesia's May Day rallies were the largest in Asia, according to police estimates. (Antara Photo)
Deputy House speaker Pramono Anung addresses the demands of Indonesia's laborers before assembled lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Tuesday. (Antara Photo)
Riau Governor Rusli Zainal holds a press conference after being questioned by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta on Tuesday. Rusli was questioned as a witness to corruption allegations surrou...
A worker wears a defaced mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a rally to mark May Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday. Thousands of Indonesian workers staged the rally demanding the government to raise minim...
Indonesia Keeps US Beef Ban Amid Mad Cow Fears
Indonesia will not lift a ban on certain US beef imports until the United States declares the products free from mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. 8:32am May 2, 2012
Sumatran Elephant Found Poisoned in Indonesia
Slaps on Wrists for Police Mired in Gorontalo Clash
Conjoined Twins In Bali Are Stable Before Separation
Indonesian Inflation Accelerates to Fastest Pace in 7 Months
Annual inflation accelerated to its highest level in seven months in April following uncertainty about the government’s plan to increase the price of subsidized fuel. 9:06pm May 1, 2012
Exports From Indonesia Rise, Thanks to Asia, Not the West
Indonesian Consumer Firms Lead First-Quarter Earnings Growth
A Tale of Two of Indonesia's State-Owned Base Metal Producers
Despite Pressure, Murdoch Has Iron Grip on Empire
Washington. Rupert Murdoch faces stepped up pressure over control of News Corp. following a blistering report from British lawmakers on a hacking scandal. But his grip on the firm is not in immediate danger, analysts say. 9:48am May 2, 2012
Mixed Response to KL Minimum Wage
US Piles Pressure on Ukraine Ahead of Euro 2012
Science Ensures North Korea Nuclear Test Would Be No Secret
Report: Facebook IPO Set for May 18
Facebook will go public on May 18, a published report says, in one of the most highly anticipated tech initial public offerings since Google went public in 2004. 8:47am May 2, 2012
Football: Spain at Ease With Status as Team to Beat
Madrid. Spain has established themselves as the team to beat in international football, after winning the Euro 2008, and their first World Cup two years later. 8:44am May 2, 2012
NBA: Stoudemire to Miss Playoff Game After Hand Surgery
Fulham Wins 1-0 at Liverpool in Premier League
Manchester City Two Wins From Champions League Glory
Rare Cezanne Watercolor Sells for $19 Million
New York. A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost for nearly 60 years fetched over $19 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday. 11:26am May 2, 2012
Jakarta Artist Jazzes Up Plain Paper
Indonesia's Morrissey Fans Await Their Hero's First Local Concert
Living History in Istanbul’s Old City
Up-and-Coming Asian Economies Caught Between China-US Rivalry
As Europe dithers and the United States nervously watches its unemployment rate, a China-led Asian rise is accepted as the new reality. Less noted is the anomaly of an Asia increasingly integrated with the Chinese economy and militarily more reliant on the United States. 10:31am May 2, 2012
46 Years and Counting for Labor Justice
Editorial: Rising Inflation Points Back to Fuel Subsidies
China’s Currency Is Not Quite Ready to Be Internationalized
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Wed, May 2, 2012
May Day Marks a Year of Advancement for Indonesia’s Workers
Several pro-labor reforms have taken effect in Indonesia in the past 12 months. 9:59am May 2, 2012
Yudhoyono to Give Keynote Address at Shangri-La Dialogue
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will give the keynote address at this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) announced yesterday. 10:24am May 2, 2012
Family of Slain Migrant Workers Join Rallies Seeking Answers From Malaysia
Workers used nationwide rallies marking Labor Day on Tuesday to call on the government to push for a full investigation into the recent shooting deaths of three migrant workers in Malaysia. 10:04am May 2, 2012
Ministry Probing Lampung Statue Row
Home Affairs Minister Gamawan Fauzi said on Tuesday that his office was investigating the construction of a Rp 1.3 billion ($142,000) statue in South Lampung district after angry locals destroyed it on Monday. 9:34am May 2, 2012
Lots of Passion on May Day, No Clashes
More than 160,000 people took part in Labor Day rallies across the country on Tuesday, demanding better pay and working conditions and more care from the government. 8:23am May 2, 2012
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Wrong way? Vehicles drive against the flow of traffic during the first day of a new toll-road counterflow system in Jakarta on Tuesday. Congestion on the Cawang-Semanggi toll road during morning rush hours led police and toll-road...
Not ship shape. The Australian Maid being brought to port after it was found drifting in the Makassar Strait on Tuesday. A broken propeller stranded the two English and two Australian nationals on board, who needed help from the M...
Thousands of workers cheer at Bung Karno Stadium in Senayan, Jakarta during May Day celebrations on Tuesday. Indonesia's May Day rallies were the largest in Asia, according to police estimates. (Antara Photo)
Deputy House speaker Pramono Anung addresses the demands of Indonesia's laborers before assembled lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Tuesday. (Antara Photo)
Riau Governor Rusli Zainal holds a press conference after being questioned by investigators from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta on Tuesday. Rusli was questioned as a witness to corruption allegations surrou...
A worker wears a defaced mask of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono during a rally to mark May Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday. Thousands of Indonesian workers staged the rally demanding the government to raise minim...
Indonesia Keeps US Beef Ban Amid Mad Cow Fears
Indonesia will not lift a ban on certain US beef imports until the United States declares the products free from mad cow disease, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday. 8:32am May 2, 2012
Sumatran Elephant Found Poisoned in Indonesia
Slaps on Wrists for Police Mired in Gorontalo Clash
Conjoined Twins In Bali Are Stable Before Separation
Indonesian Inflation Accelerates to Fastest Pace in 7 Months
Annual inflation accelerated to its highest level in seven months in April following uncertainty about the government’s plan to increase the price of subsidized fuel. 9:06pm May 1, 2012
Exports From Indonesia Rise, Thanks to Asia, Not the West
Indonesian Consumer Firms Lead First-Quarter Earnings Growth
A Tale of Two of Indonesia's State-Owned Base Metal Producers
Despite Pressure, Murdoch Has Iron Grip on Empire
Washington. Rupert Murdoch faces stepped up pressure over control of News Corp. following a blistering report from British lawmakers on a hacking scandal. But his grip on the firm is not in immediate danger, analysts say. 9:48am May 2, 2012
Mixed Response to KL Minimum Wage
US Piles Pressure on Ukraine Ahead of Euro 2012
Science Ensures North Korea Nuclear Test Would Be No Secret
Report: Facebook IPO Set for May 18
Facebook will go public on May 18, a published report says, in one of the most highly anticipated tech initial public offerings since Google went public in 2004. 8:47am May 2, 2012
Football: Spain at Ease With Status as Team to Beat
Madrid. Spain has established themselves as the team to beat in international football, after winning the Euro 2008, and their first World Cup two years later. 8:44am May 2, 2012
NBA: Stoudemire to Miss Playoff Game After Hand Surgery
Fulham Wins 1-0 at Liverpool in Premier League
Manchester City Two Wins From Champions League Glory
Rare Cezanne Watercolor Sells for $19 Million
New York. A rare watercolor study by Paul Cezanne believed lost for nearly 60 years fetched over $19 million at a New York City auction on Tuesday. 11:26am May 2, 2012
Jakarta Artist Jazzes Up Plain Paper
Indonesia's Morrissey Fans Await Their Hero's First Local Concert
Living History in Istanbul’s Old City
Up-and-Coming Asian Economies Caught Between China-US Rivalry
As Europe dithers and the United States nervously watches its unemployment rate, a China-led Asian rise is accepted as the new reality. Less noted is the anomaly of an Asia increasingly integrated with the Chinese economy and militarily more reliant on the United States. 10:31am May 2, 2012
46 Years and Counting for Labor Justice
Editorial: Rising Inflation Points Back to Fuel Subsidies
China’s Currency Is Not Quite Ready to Be Internationalized
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- Higher Pay the Issue on May Day in Indonesia
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11:29am |Indonesian Parties Covet Celeb...Are they serious to think/plan to recruit 19-year-old dangdut singer to join? Might be better to give the chance to university students who study p
11:25am |Indonesian Parties Covet Celeb...Education system to say really bad won't justify the ability of the country to produce and export at more than US$205 billions and to make it eve
11:20am |Indonesian Parties Covet Celeb...well educated or fully informed voters or emotional attached voters are at least they are free to make a choice from many choices ..unlike certain
11:11am |Indonesian Parties Covet Celeb...It's pure politics, they'll try everything to buy votes, from buying you tshirt+lunch box, to friday sermons at mosque about voting for corrupt l
11:08am |Exports From Indonesia Rise, T...jusdogin why dont you just worry about the economy of singapore? it seems you've picked your horse, dont you?
11:05am |Ministry Probing Lampung Statu...Awesome, why pay taxes again?
11:02am |Indonesian Parties Covet Celeb...dimsumcapcay - true - but the Danes have a proverb that says: "Donkeys only come to the palace to carry bags of gold."
Could be some truth
11:01am |I was talking about Algeria before the independence, actually. France annexed Algeria, considering it part of France proper, not a colony like Indi
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Indonesian Police Investigate Alleged Ahmadiyah Mosque Attack
Indonesian Police Investigate Alleged Ahmadiyah Mosque Attack:
Indonesian Police Investigate Alleged Ahmadiyah Mosque Attack in West Java
Police in Tasikmalaya, West Java, say they are investigating whether an attack on a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyah minority Islamic sect in Kotawaringin village actually occurred. 7:32pm May 2, 2012
Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' Army Captain Seen Beating a Man on YouTube
A captain with the Indonesian army caught on video attacking a motorcyclist on a West Jakarta street was called in for questioning by the Jakarta Military Police on Wednesday.
7:09pm May 2, 2012
Afriyani Never Meant to Kill Anyone, Lawyer Says
A woman accused of running down nine people in an alcohol and methamphetamine-fueled wreck said that she never meant to kill anyone during her trial at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
5:22pm May 2, 2012
Late Health Minister Endang 'Kindhearted,' 'Hard-Working'
Colleagues of late former Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, who passed away from cancer this morning after a two-year battle with the disease, described her as a tireless worker and compassionate person. 5:07pm May 2, 2012
Indonesian Police Shutter Disc Pirates, But Mastermind Still Free
Two factories in Tangerang believed to have produced hundreds of thousands of pirated DVDs a day were raided by the Jakarta Police, a senior officer said on Tuesday. 4:36pm May 2, 2012
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Angelina Sondakh Is Healthy, Investigation Resumes
Former Indonesian model-turned-lawmaker Angelina Sondakh is healthy enough to continue with the corruption investigation she is involved in, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman said on Wednesday. 4:07pm May 2, 2012
GKI Yasmin Church Can Reopen if a Mosque is Built Next Door: Bogor Mayor
Man Allegedly Points Gun at Cork & Screw Waiter in Plaza Indonesia Mall
Former Indonesian Health Minister Dies From Cancer
Indonesia Chases China As Middle-Class Consumption Soars
In May 1998, Indonesia was in turmoil. During the previous 10 months, the currency had plunged 80 percent in value and food prices had soared 200 percent. Rioters were marauding through Jakarta, torching businesses owned by wealthier ethnic Chinese, who were fleeing for their lives. 7:15pm May 2, 2012
Indonesia, Ethiopia Seek Greater Economic Ties
Standard Chartered Bank Makes ‘Strong Start’ to 2012
Indonesia Coal Swap Falls
Cambodian Land Protest Blocked by Police, 5 Injured
Phnom Penh. At least five protesters in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh were hurt by police trying to block them from marching to the local offices of the World Bank and the European Union. 5:39pm May 2, 2012
A Look at Dissidents Who Have Left China
Drunken Brits Fined for Kidnapping Penguin
New Zealand Island Residents Forgive Ship’s Captain for Grounding
Indonesian Sisters Change Their Lives with Barbie
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Designer Louboutin Hits Back in Red Sole Lawsuit
Ahmad Dhani Credits Newfound Fame to TV.
Museum of Contemporary Art Honors Photographer Leibovitz
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Indonesian Police Investigate Alleged Ahmadiyah Mosque Attack in West Java
Police in Tasikmalaya, West Java, say they are investigating whether an attack on a mosque belonging to the Ahmadiyah minority Islamic sect in Kotawaringin village actually occurred. 7:32pm May 2, 2012
Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' Army Captain Seen Beating a Man on YouTube
A captain with the Indonesian army caught on video attacking a motorcyclist on a West Jakarta street was called in for questioning by the Jakarta Military Police on Wednesday.
7:09pm May 2, 2012
Afriyani Never Meant to Kill Anyone, Lawyer Says
A woman accused of running down nine people in an alcohol and methamphetamine-fueled wreck said that she never meant to kill anyone during her trial at the Central Jakarta District Court on Wednesday.
5:22pm May 2, 2012
Late Health Minister Endang 'Kindhearted,' 'Hard-Working'
Colleagues of late former Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, who passed away from cancer this morning after a two-year battle with the disease, described her as a tireless worker and compassionate person. 5:07pm May 2, 2012
Indonesian Police Shutter Disc Pirates, But Mastermind Still Free
Two factories in Tangerang believed to have produced hundreds of thousands of pirated DVDs a day were raided by the Jakarta Police, a senior officer said on Tuesday. 4:36pm May 2, 2012
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Angelina Sondakh Is Healthy, Investigation Resumes
Former Indonesian model-turned-lawmaker Angelina Sondakh is healthy enough to continue with the corruption investigation she is involved in, the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) spokesman said on Wednesday. 4:07pm May 2, 2012
GKI Yasmin Church Can Reopen if a Mosque is Built Next Door: Bogor Mayor
Man Allegedly Points Gun at Cork & Screw Waiter in Plaza Indonesia Mall
Former Indonesian Health Minister Dies From Cancer
Indonesia Chases China As Middle-Class Consumption Soars
In May 1998, Indonesia was in turmoil. During the previous 10 months, the currency had plunged 80 percent in value and food prices had soared 200 percent. Rioters were marauding through Jakarta, torching businesses owned by wealthier ethnic Chinese, who were fleeing for their lives. 7:15pm May 2, 2012
Indonesia, Ethiopia Seek Greater Economic Ties
Standard Chartered Bank Makes ‘Strong Start’ to 2012
Indonesia Coal Swap Falls
Cambodian Land Protest Blocked by Police, 5 Injured
Phnom Penh. At least five protesters in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh were hurt by police trying to block them from marching to the local offices of the World Bank and the European Union. 5:39pm May 2, 2012
A Look at Dissidents Who Have Left China
Drunken Brits Fined for Kidnapping Penguin
New Zealand Island Residents Forgive Ship’s Captain for Grounding
Indonesian Sisters Change Their Lives with Barbie
Mount Batur, Bali. Putu Restiti and her little sister, Alit, have felt invisible most of their lives, hidden in a run-down shack because they were born with twisted limbs some believe were caused by evil spirits. 1:50pm May 2, 2012
Designer Louboutin Hits Back in Red Sole Lawsuit
Ahmad Dhani Credits Newfound Fame to TV.
Museum of Contemporary Art Honors Photographer Leibovitz
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- GKI Yasmin Church Can Reopen if a Mosque is Built Next Door: Bogor Mayor
- Man Allegedly Points Gun at Cork & Screw Waiter in Plaza Indonesia Mall
- Former Indonesian Health Minister Dies From Cancer
- Indonesia Says 7 Years Old is the Right Age to Start School
7:32pm |Man Allegedly Points Gun at Co..."But he was not the one that made the situation bad."
Bwahahaaahahahaha. Hahaha. Hah.
No really, pulling out your
7:31pm |Afriyani Never Meant to Kill A...Sounds reasonable. Blame it on poor infrastructure, in fact, blame it on the height of the kerb.
No denial here surely?
7:30pm |Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' ...Of course, it was an airsoft gun. Right... and pigs fly, and I've got some prime real estate for sale in Florida too!
7:30pm |Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' ...Where as, back in the civilised world modern soldiers show extreme discretion with weapons and certainly do not carry them when off duty.
7:29pm |Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' ...“His promotion could be delayed,"
- or he gets posted to Bali where violent police officers are dispatched to for a nice 'earning
7:28pm |15 Drunken Cops Pulled Guns an...I’m convinced that 22 is the moderator ‘planted’ as an Agent Provocateur just to keep it entertaining. I’m now looking for clues....
7:28pm |Jakarta MP Questions 'Cowboy' ...“I feel sorry for the incident.”
- so where's the military tribunal then? The video clearly shows repeated assault on a citizen by
7:22pm |Afriyani Never Meant to Kill A...And what is the speedlimit when you are drunk and drugged?
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Province urged to boost cross-border trade - Viet Nam News
Province urged to boost cross-border trade - Viet Nam News:
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