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| In race for Johor, Pejuang’s dependency on Dr Mahathir a double-edged sword |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 10:17 AM - Forum: Politics
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Johor polls: In race for Johor, Pejuang’s dependency on Dr Mahathir a double-edged sword
MUAR, March 10 — As the campaign for the Johor state election enters its final leg, Parti Pejuang Tanah Air’s (Pejuang) dependence on its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad may yet turn out to be a double-edged sword.
At the age of 96, the nonagenarian, who just recovered from an illness last month, joined the party’s campaign trail at two separate events on March 3 accompanied by his wife Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali.
In his only appearance so far, Dr Mahathir attended a lunch with the Chinese Business and Industry Association in Batu Pahat before joining the party’s Aspirasi Johor programme in Felda Ayer Hitam later the same day.
However, whether Dr Mahathir’s presence helped Pejuang in the election that it is participating in for the first time remains to be seen.
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| The Johor Bellwether: Think carefully, act wisely |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 10:03 AM - Forum: Politics
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There is a state election just round the corner in Malaysia. And, to borrow from an Americanism, it is arguably a bellwether state election.
In their presidential elections, US political observers carefully study the trends in these bellwether states. The Missouri and Ohio Bellwether is a political phenomenon. The way the voting goes in these two states indicates who will win the US presidential elections.
In Malaysia, perhaps, we need to be looking at the Johor Bellwether.
The run up to this state election has been an interesting spectacle. Everything Malaysians say they want to move away from is at play here, blaring at a decibel-shattering volume.
If we do a rudimentary scrutiny of all the political commentary over the last five years, the analysis would have you believe the following:
- Malaysians will not accept politicians tainted by corruption and impropriety.
- Malaysians cannot forgive the ‘frogs’ who brought down a legitimately elected government.
- Malaysians want to move away from race baiting and religious intolerance.
- Malaysians are fatigued by the ‘old-guard’ with their hogwash, and we want new blood.
- Malaysians really want leaders with integrity.
While claims are made that we want all of the above, in the state elections in Johor, the following is happening:
- A politician with a tarnished reputation for corruption and malfeasance is leading the charge.
- There are quite a number of ‘frogs’ vying for seats.
- The battlelines are drawn along racial lines with ‘Malay’ or ‘Chinese’ constituencies and the ‘Indians’ claiming to have a real important role in swinging the results.
- The same old fellas are on the campaign trail and drawing the crowds.
- And, young candidates keep being harassed with interrogations about their ‘inexperience’.
So, the question is: Do you want change or will you settle for the same old, same old?
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| Chinese satellite detects global gravity field data |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 08:37 AM - Forum: Sciences
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China has detected global gravity field data for the first time by using its own satellite, becoming the third country to independently detect the global gravity field in the world after the US and Germany.
The gravity field data was acquired recently by Tianqin-1, China's first satellite for space-based gravitational wave detection, which was launched on December 20, 2019, said Luo Jun, chief scientist of China's Tianqin gravitational wave detection program. He is also a deputy to the National People's Congress at the ongoing two sessions, according to a report of CCTV.
The data is of great strategic significance to the national economy and people's livelihood, according to scientists.
It will serve geodesy, geophysics, oil and gas resource exploration, national defense and security, and help cope with global climate change, disaster prevention and reduction and other common challenges faced by mankind, researchers said.
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| Patriot slams vets for campaigning in army berets with Najib |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 08:23 AM - Forum: Politics
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JOHOR BARU – Armed forces veterans’ group Patriot took some army veterans wearing green berets to task after they were seen with former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak on his campaign trail for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the run-up to the Johor election this Saturday.
Its president Datuk Mohamed Arshad Raji said that the former members of an elite security force tasked to defend the nation should uphold their principles and refrain from being tarnished by political and vested interests.
Najib is currently the adviser for BN.
"It is most alarming that our veterans – and trained commandos, mind you – are seen on the Johor election’s campaign trail seemingly throwing their support for a political party leader and MP whose appeal is pending following the court’s recent ruling that he is guilty as charged,” he said in a statement today.
He said witnessing the former elite soldiers gathering alongside Najib was both degrading and demoralising given that the Pekan MP has been labelled as a “national embarrassment” and a “plundering idiot”.
Given that Malaysia is a democratic nation, veterans can take part in political campaigns, he stressed, adding that retired soldiers must play a constructive role as responsible citizens.
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| What lessons can Pakatan learn after 14 years of ruling Penang? – Ian McIntyre |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 08:20 AM - Forum: Politics
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THOSE who attended the inaugural media briefing of the opposition immediately after the electoral victory of DAP and its partners in Penang around 14 years ago would probably be fined for infringing standard operating procedures if the event had been held today.
In 2008, a crowd of people would be a welcome sight. But today, it would be shunned due to the Covid-19 virus, which has taken close to 2,000 lives in the state. The notion of physical or social distancing was not heard of then.
The room then was so full that all protocol was lost. Even the prospective deputy chief minister, Muhammed Fairus Khairuddin of PKR, could not find a seat.
Anyway, the oracles were never with Fairus, a former factory manager who would later quit his government position due to a fallout with the coalition just over a year later.
His tenure was then believed to be among the shortest in Malaysia’s political history, although events in the past two years have made it pale in comparison.
The pact, now known as Pakatan Harapan, has come to rule Penang for 14 years.
But the question on the lips of the average voter is whether it has learnt anything from governing a diverse state like Penang.
There are signs that PH may be taught a future lesson or two by a restless electoral pool because of hardship in weathering the pandemic and an economic depression, in addition to some unkept promises.
As Penang prepares for the next election, it is a war which can easily be lost if infighting prevails.
Can DAP, following the footsteps of its perpetual rival Gerakan, be voted out of Penang in the upcoming general election?
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| ‘Malu Apa Bossku’ against Islamic teachings, Lee Kim Yew tells EC |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 08:04 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: Tycoon Lee Kim Yew has written to the Election Commission (EC) to complain over how former prime minister Najib Razak has been campaigning for Barisan Nasional (BN) in the Johor state elections.
According to a report by Nanyang Siang Pau, Lee said the “Malu Apa Bossku” tagline that is used by Najib’s supporters violates “Islamic teachings” and needs to be stopped.
The letter was sent to EC chairman Abdul Ghani Salleh yesterday.
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| Look at your own backyard, Umno man chides Kelantan deputy MB |
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Posted by: superadmin - 03-10-2022, 08:00 AM - Forum: Politics
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PETALING JAYA: A state Umno leader has slammed PAS vice-president Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah for saying that Singapore is more developed than Malaysia because it has never been ruled by Umno and its Barisan Nasional (BN) allies.
According to an Astro Awani report, Kelantan Umno youth chief Noor Hariri Mohamed Noor described Amar’s remarks as a “foolish joke”.
“Amar’s remarks at a ceramah show that he is desperate to find fault with Umno because he knows that Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) popularity has declined,” he said.
He pointed out that PAS had been governing Kelantan for over 30 years and yet the state was in a rut.
“Kelantan PAS has done a bad job in administering the state. In all these years, it failed to address issues such as clean water supply, the lack of job opportunities and investments, as well as the drug problem,” he said.
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| hair tools for daily routine |
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Posted by: rollsroice - 03-09-2022, 10:24 PM - Forum: General Discussion
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