Hasan Ali backs Jais raid, says ‘Quran’ and ‘Pray’ used in front of Muslims

(The Malaysian Insider) - Selangor executive councillor Datuk Hasan Ali defended today a late-night state Islamic enforcement raid on a church in Petaling Jaya yesterday, saying the words “Quran” and “pray” were used in the presence of Muslims at the dinner function.

He claimed this was part of the authorities’ evidence that Christians were proselytising to Muslims.

Widely seen as a religious conservative, Hasan has been at odds with the ruling Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government’s seemingly liberal policies on several occasions, most notably his push for a beer sale ban in the country’s most developed state earlier this year.

Greedy Sabah officers eyeing welfare aid

By Luke Rintod of FMT

The Sabah Welfare Department has struck off a 70-year-old from their
aid list because they consider him to be 'healthy and capable of working.'

PENAMPANG: Greed has no end in Sabah where the poor, aged and disabled now face corrupt officers who want a share of their meagre RM150 or RM300 government welfare subsistence.

These groups now live in uncertainty fearful of whether their next month’s aid will be heldback because these Welfare Department officers also decide whether they are ‘fit’ or ‘unfit’ for support.

Sadly in Sabah, these groups are being held for ransom by the Sabah Welfare Department.

Already the department has come under fire for irregularities in the distribution of monthly welfare aid to the needy in various districts.

Tombonuo association praises on Rahim Bakri’s leadership

By Raymond Tombung

 

Datuk Rahim Bakri together with Akians and other PBTPS leaders
delivering rice to the villagers of Kg. Tombonuo

PITAS: The president of the Sabah Pitas Tombonuo People’s Association (PBTPS), En. Akian Ahkiew expressed his association’s appreciation and gratitude for the dynamic leadership of Kudat’s Member of Parliament, Datuk Rahim Bakri.

 

Akian puji kepimpinan Datuk Rahim Bakri sebagai dinamik dan progresif

Oleh Raymond Tombung 

Datuk Rahim Bakri bersama para Akian dan para pemimpin PBTPS yang lain
menyampaikan bantuan beras kepada para penduduk Kg.Tombonuo.

PITAS: Presiden Persatuan Bangsa Tombonuo Pitas Sabah (PBTPS), En. Akian Ahkiew menyuarakan penghargaan terhadap kualiti kepimpinan Datuk Rahim Bakri sebagai Ahli Parlimen Kudat.

 

Dalam ucapan beliau di Majlis Pemimpin Bersama Rakyat baru-baru ini di sini, Akian sebagai Presiden PBTPS yang telah menganjur majlis tersebut, mengakui kepimpinan Rahim sebagai dinamik dan progresif, dengan sikap yang aktif dan sangat prihatin kepada situasi dan keperluan para penduduk di Kudat.

 

Ex-army man: I was ‘ordered’ to vote BN

A former army clerk reveals how he was instructed
by his superiors to tick 900 ballots in favour
of the ruling coalition.

AMPANG: An ex-army personnel claimed that he was instructed by his superiors to vote for Barisan Nasional and admitted that postal votes are often subjected to abuse.

Nasir Ahmad, a former army clerk at the Sandakan military post in Sabah, made the revelation at a PAS Youth media briefing on electoral fraud here today.

Jakarta paper claims PM’s future in-law has ties to Russian mafia

(The Malaysian Insider) - Indonesia’s top newspaper alleged today that the Kazakh mother of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s future son-in-law is linked to the Russian mafia.

 Kompas, the most widely-read newspaper in Indonesia, published a column today that also questioned whether the controversies surrounding Rosmah would lead to “change and democratisation in Malaysia.”

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak’s wife blazes her own controversial trail

She has also been photographed carrying what appears to be a Birkin handbag, designed and manufactured by Hermès of Paris and named for the actress and singer Jane Birkin. Prices of the bags range from US$9,000 to US$150,000 according to the type of material used. She has been photographed as well wearing what appears to be a 65.77 carat white and black Zebra safari bangle bracelet from also Jacob & Co. and made of white and black pave diamonds and 18-karat white gold. 

Rosmah, masalah baru Najib

"Di Malaysia, orang belum boleh menerima isteri seorang PM sebagaimana
yang dibuat oleh Rosmah," kata Prof Datuk Dr Zainal Kling.

PETALING JAYA: Seorang penganalisis politik tempatan berpendapat Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak kini berdepan dengan masalah yang ditimbulkan oleh isterinya, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, di samping timbunan masalah lain.

Prof Datuk Dr Zainal Kling berkata, orang melihat Rosmah sebagai lebih menonjol dari Najib sendiri. Di Malaysia, orang belum boleh menerima isteri seorang Perdana Menteri sebagaimana yang dibuat oleh Rosmah.

Musa keeps Rosmah happy and Shafie out

Chief Minister Musa Aman's extensive reach in
Sabah makes him an almost invincible opponent
to allies and enemies alike.

LAHAD DATU: Musa Aman has ultimate control over the state’s economy, security and soil. He is Chief Minister, Finance Minister and Sabah Umno chairman.

It is a concentration of power, without oversight and unprecedented, in a state government. It was unheard of prior to the Umno-led Barisan Nasional’ s takeover of the state administration.

Psm And The Third Force

While the Third Force in Malaysian politics is trying to garner its candidates for the next general elections, the most obvious choices have been provided by the proven leaders of the Parti Sosialis Malaysia.
They have at least seven capable leaders who are suitable as candidates for Parliament, namely: Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj, Dr Nasir Hashim, S Arutchelvam, M Saraswathy, Choo Chon Kai, Rani Rasiah, and K Kunasekaran.

In the 2008 general elections, PSM's Dr Kumar (right) stood and won the Sungai Siput constituency against MIC President Samy Vellu.