Do You Want a Politickler Forum?
I have been contemplating to start a politickler forum. This is basically to give everyone a platform to discuss Malaysian politics, good and bad! I have had mixed emotions from the few that i asked if they thought it was a good idea.
If the forum is started, it will be a members only forum and all members are required to register before posting anything to ensure we have accountability. Lots of people out there who want to say things and trigger drama but in order to avoid all that, its easier to simply to have each forum participants to register them selves.
There is a poll on the sidebar where you can tell us if you want the forum or not!!
I need at least 50 yes’s before going ahead and this poll will be active for a little more then 2 weeks(ends on 14th June).
Your thoughts??
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Last 15 days for Nepal King
Nepal’s king will have 15 days to leave the palace after his centuries-old throne is abolished, officials said Wednesday, hours before they were expected to declare the country a republic.
King Gyanendra has remained silent as it has become apparent that his days as Nepal’s monarch were numbered, and the country’s leading politicians have in recent days threatened to remove him from the palace by force if he refused to go peacefully.
But, in an apparent bid to defuse the potential stand off, Nepal’s newly elected Constituent Assembly will give the king 15 days to vacate the 1970s-era concrete palace in central Katmandu after the country is declared a republic, said Bimalendra Nidhi of the centrist Nepali Congress, the second largest party in the assembly.
Nidhi made the comments after his party met with the country’s former rebels, the Maoists, who hold the most seats in the assembly and are expected to lead the country’s new government.
The assembly is charged with governing Nepal as it rewrites the constitution and 575 of its members were sworn in Tuesday. Another 26 are to be appointed later.
When the assembly begins works Wednesday, the political parties have made it clear that their first act will be to declare Nepal a republic and do away with the 239-year-old Shah dynasty, which united Nepal and has reigned ever since.
There was no immediate reaction from the palace, which has rarely commented on political developments in Nepal since King Gyanendra was forced to end his royal dictatorship and restore democracy after widespread protests two years ago.
The Maoists then gave up their 10-year fight for a communist Nepal, and the election of the assembly in April marked the culmination of the peace process with the former insurgents.
The move is being widely anticipated by many Nepalis, and thousands of people were already gathering on the streets of Katmandu early Wednesday to celebrate the “republic day.”
But getting rid of the Shah dynasty is in many ways the least of the new government’s problems, as evidenced by a string of bombings that hit Katmandu on Monday and Tuesday, all apparently aimed at pro-republic politicians and activists.
While the four bombings only wounded two people, they underscored how difficult it will be to fashion lasting peace and bring widespread prosperity to this Himalayan land that was bled for a decade by the Maoist insurgency and is still regularly bloodied by political violence.
Authorities have deployed 10,000 policemen in Katmandu to head off more violence and banned rallies around the palace and the convention center where the assembly is meeting.
The Maoists, meanwhile, say 20,000 volunteers from their youth wing are in Katmandu to help control the celebrations — a fact that hasn’t assuaged fears of violence with the young Maoists regularly accused of intimidating, roughing up and sometimes killing opponents.
The Maoists have promised to bring sweeping change to Nepal, a largely impoverished country that in many places more closely resembles medieval Europe than a modern nation.
But once Nepal has been declared a republic no one is certain what will happen with the Maoists still struggling to form a government and political violence persisting.
If Gyanendra peacefully leaves the palace for good, he is expected to move to the palatial private Katmandu home where he lived before assuming the throne in 2001 following a massacre at the royal palace in which a gunman, allegedly the crown prince, gunned down late King Birendra and much of the royal family before killing himself.
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Mission Sarawak
From the general election one of the biggest lesson learnt is if you want to stand a chance at forming the government you need to have a strong hold of Sabah and Sarawak. PKR is actively in that space right now doing their ground work in order to shed some light to our dearest brother and sisters on what Malaysia needs, a new government.
PKR leader Dato Seri Anwar(DSAI) is actively on a mission to gain the confidence of the people and leaders of Sarawak and Sabah and removing the smoke screen left there by the ruling party. DSAI has received nothing short then a overwhelming response from well wishers and supporters and this marks the begging of PR’s presence in West Malaysia
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Selangor Mp’s declare assets
Penang government has been the one that has been singing the tune of having a clean,transparent and corruption free government. The Selangor government seems to be catching on to this as it was reported today that Selangor Menteri Besar Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and all his exco members have declared their assets which will be made available soon for the public.
This is truly admirable, people can talk but from previous experiences few have walked the talk. That seems to be a thing of a past now with many MP’s starting to practice what they preach.
I’m hoping for all the governments to follow suit as this surely promotes transparency! Well done to the Selangor leaders!
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Blogs Under Probe
22 website/blogs are under probe by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for airing false, pornographic and baseless allegations.
Deputy Energy, Water and Communications Minister Joseph Salang Gandum told senator Sharifah Azizah Syed Zain in Dewan Rakyat that out of those blogs investigated, the commission had forwarded three investigation papers to the Attorney-General’s Chambers.
Bloggers/website owners..watch your words because your being watched!
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Tun Dr M
Tun Dr M has grabbed the headlines again!! The former Prime Minister of Malaysia has decided to quit the party he lead for soo many years because is not happy with whats happening with the party. In his view the party is not in safe hands! The successor that he handpicked after many potential leaders were ousted during his tenure(deputy pm’s) is not what he thought he was.
Its a sorry state in his view, and i coudnt agree more. Some supporters are keeping mum while another half who want to remain loyal to UMNO are angry with his actions.
If you are a member of any political groups/forum’s you’ll notice that the emotions are mixed. Some are critizining his actions and think h shout keep quiet and enjoy his retirement where else like me, i think what he is doing should not be stopped.
Why?
Simply because Tun Dr M is simply practising his rights to voice his opinion. If he feels something is wrong and needs to be said, he is doing just that!! Honestly think about it! If you were complaining about the Hindraf members who demonstrated, the Bersih supporters who demonstrated and those who voiced their grievances that were not entertained was injustice, then why do you want to stop just another citizen to speak his voice.
We all know what happens if one is restricted form saying what he wants to say, they retaliate! Let the man say and do what he wants too! We are a nation that is maturing and we know how to make a decision on our stand.
Would you like to be asked to shut up when you say something? Now imagine if you ran a country for 20 over years and then when you retire and say something ,someone told you to shut up because what you say didnt matter…. Would you retaliate or??
Food for thought!
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Pulau Batu Puteh
The conflict over Pulau Batu Puteh is officially now over! The International Court of Justice have decided that it belongs to Singapore. This un occupied island has been debated for a long time now and the courts have decided. It was not all gloom for Malaysia as they have been awarded Middle Rocks and South Ledge.
Why the struggle for a un-occupied island? Because the strategic island sits at the entrance of the heavily used Singapore Straits.
Popularity: 23% [?]
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Vwaishhnnavi celebrates Birthday Outside Palace
Its a sad case in my view when a daughter of someone who is fightin for the cause of the country men has to celebrate her birthday outside the palace.
Malaysiakini video reported :
You can watch the video HERE
bout 30 Hindraf supporters accompanied Vwaishhnnavi to the Istana forher to present a cake to the Agong with a message pleading for thishelp in releasing her uncle, Uthayakumar and four other Hindraf leaders under ISA detention in Kamunting.
The occasion was her 6th birthday which falls today.
The entourage followed up the visit to the Istana for a birthday celebration with opposition MPs at the Parliament.
Vwaishhnnavi’s father and Uthayakumar’s brother, Waythamoorthy is in London and has recently had his passport revoked by the Malaysian authorities, making him a stateless person. He is seeking political asylum in Britain
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Tun Dr M Leaves UMNO
Former PM Tun Dr M and his wife have effectively left UMNO, the party they have gromed and grown leaps and bounds during his tenure as the PM of Malaysia. In his website he announced of this action stating that he party is not the same as it used to be. The weak leadership has cause the party to lose its focus in serving the people. This is bound to have a chain reaction and it clearly shows Tun Dr M’s dissapointment in the party and leadership
You can read his entry on his website below
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MIC Re-Branding
When a party performs badly in a election, the logical thing to do is apost-mortem. THis is done to look at what went wrong, if its still relevant to changing times? And what has to be done. Mic was the first to come out of the blocks after the poor performance in the election with its re-branding excersice. Its president felt that re-branding the logo,colours,song and website will effectively sway the votes back to their favour and the people are(who lost) are still the right people to take the party foward.
You can watch Uncle Sam’s press conference HERE
PS - The new re-branded website is down 
http://www.puteramic.net/
Good Luck MIC!
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