The PKR-DAP-PAS coalition is only expected to form the new state government in Selangor today but it already has a zealous opponent – former mentri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo, who will lead the new opposition BN coalition.
“We as the new opposition will do everything to ensure that the opposition-led state government will fulfil all of its pre-election promises,” he told a packed press conference held at Umno Selangor headquarters in Shah Alam late last night.
In a move that can be likened to rattling the war drums, Khir said that he has distributed all of the opposition’s election manifestos to each of BN members and had instructed them to scrutinise the progress of the new state government’s implementation of their promises.
“Don’t worry, we are only helping them in ensuring that the promises they made will be implemented so that the welfare of the Selangor people are safeguarded,” he said caustically.
The first BN offensive, he said, will be to register all 62-year-olds in Selangor in the government hospitals as the opposition had promised that those above the said age in the state will receive free healthcare.
“Secondly, we will register all children to childcare centres in Selangor as the opposition had promised to provide free childcare services,” he said followed by a loud cheer from supporters.
According to the former chief minister, such actions were only meant as measures to guarantee that the PKR-led state government safeguard the interests of the Selangor people.
“So again I say don’t worry. We only want the best for the Selangor people and we will cooperate,” he smilingly said.
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KLANG: Former Port Klang assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros died after suffering a heart attack early Tuesday morning.
The controversial 62-year-old politician was dropped from the Selangor Barisan Nasional line-up for the general election.
He was replaced by his daughter-in-law Roselinda Abdul Jamil as the candidate for the seat, which she did not win.
Also a former Klang municipal councillor, Zakaria hogged headlines last year when he had a run-in with the law for not submitting building plans for a mansion that was described as a virtual “istana” (palace) by his critics.
He was also found to have not paid the assessment for another property for 12 years, while his family was caught operating an illegal satay restaurant on government reserve land.
Due to these controversies, Zakaria gave in to mounting pressure and withdrew from being a municipal councillor.
His mansion has 21 bathrooms and 16 bedrooms, including 11 that occupied by each of his children, as well as a VIP room, three living rooms, a dining hall and a prayer room.
The house also has a swimming pool, several gazebos, an orchard, a two-hole golf lawn, an office, a storeroom, two rooms for maids as well as a wet kitchen and a dry kitchen.
He is expected to be buried in Malacca.
Source: The Star Online
This victory belongs to Rakyat.
Rakyat CAN make a different.
Makkal Sakthi!
No, Ken Lee is not a person’s name, it’s a song title according to this Bulgarian Idol contestant. She insisted this song by Mariah Carey is called “Ken Lee”.
Ken leeeee~~ tulibu dibu douchoooo~~~~
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – An international human rights group said Wednesday it fears Malaysians will not get a fair vote in this week’s general elections because of an uneven playing field favoring the ruling National Front coalition.New York-based Human Rights Watch urged Malaysia to eradicate bias from the electoral process. Opposition and activist groups say the process is rife with irregularities including government control of the media, restraint on opposition rallies and names of dead people on voting registration lists.
“Once again, elections in Malaysia are grossly unfair to the opposition,” Elaine Pearson, the group’s deputy Asia director, said in a statement. “Malaysia’s ruling coalition is too comfortable with the status quo to allow reforms that would level the playing field.”
Malaysian Law Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz denied the allegations, accusing Human Rights Watch of trying to discredit the elections because “they know the National Front will win.”
“To me, Human Rights Watch is biased. They are not important at all. It’s only their opinion,” Nazri told The Associated Press.
He said the opposition parties’ active participation – they are contesting almost all the 222 parliamentary and 505 state legislature seats – shows the elections “are free and fair.”
The polls Saturday will be a crucial test of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s popularity amid mounting complaints over corruption and racial and religious discrimination. These grievances led to rare protests by tens of thousands of people in Kuala Lumpur in November.
Abdullah’s National Front won 91 percent of parliamentary seats in 2004 polls, but it has acknowledged it may win fewer seats this time.
The opposition hopes to deny the National Front a two-thirds majority, which allows it to amend the constitution.
Election Commission chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman says cheating has never been proven.
Human Rights Watch called on poll monitors to probe claims of fraud and irregularities and post vote tallies outside polling stations for greater transparency.
The rights group also called on the government to ensure equal state media access for all parties, saying television and radio gave no time to opposition candidates and newspapers report on the opposition “at their own risk.”
In Malaysia, almost all media outlets are linked to parties in the ruling coalition, and publications need government printing licenses that must be renewed annually.
Human Rights Watch, Bersih Rally, 2000 lawyers’ march are of no important to Nazri. Oi Nazri! So what the fuck is important to you?
EC Chairman Abdul Rashid is another ignorant bugger, cheating has never been proven? This statement itself is already a cheat.
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