Come clean on local council corruption charges, Guan Eng told

Below is a well written report by Audrey Dermawan.

Come clean on local council corruption charges, Guan Eng told
By Audrey Dermawan

GEORGE TOWN, Tues:
The Penang Government has been urged to come clean and explain an allegation made by the chief minister's aide that high ranking officials in local councils here were involved in graft.

Penang Gerakan vice youth chief H'ng Khoon Leng said the state government could not continue keeping mum over the issue as it involved the good name of the councils.

He said the allegation made by Lim Guan Eng's chief of staff, Ooi Chuan Aun, was serious and warranted an immediate follow-up." Ooi has been reported to have said that he has information of several high-ranking officers in the local councils being involved in corrupt practices." It is only right for the state government to follow-up on the allegation in a transparent manner to get to the bottom of the issue," he said.

H'ng added that the state government must also ensure those involved in corrupt practices are dealt with accordingly.Ooi was quoted in a Chinese daily on Mar 29 claiming several high-ranking officers in the local councils had allegedly resorted to corrupt practices.

H'ng said if the issue was not cleared up, people would have a negative perception of the local councils." It has been nearly a month since the report came out. When is the state government going to lodge a report with the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission? More importantly, why is the state government not being accountable on this matter? he asked.

H'ng said if Ooi failed to prove his allegation, then Lim should apologise to all high-ranking officers in the local councils for allowing his chief of staff to make such a slanderous allegation.

Where the "BOLA"?

The below sms is what I think of Lim Guan Eng administration of Penang.

Guan Eng tiada “BOLA”. Gagal tangani pelbagai masalah Fairus bawah tadbirannya.Kini tolak semua kpd PKR. Hampir semua Exco tidur. Guan Eng tak tau malu.

Many Penangites think that Gerakan have no “BOLA” when dealing with UMNO. But is DAP under Lim Guan Eng any different with PKR and PAS? Signs are showing that eventually it will be more worst.

Guan Eng pushed the explanation for Fairus resignation to PKR. Fairus as Deputy Chief Minister I reports to Guan Eng not PKR or Anwar.

Guan Eng must explained to Penangites why Fairus is resigning not PKR? Is he resigning because of poor performance, alleged graft, further studies, political conflicts, ....?

How can Anwar approved Fairus leave? Is Anwar the Chief Minister?

Fairus had failed miserable as a executive councillor and more importantly as Deputy Chief Minister I – the second man in Penang government. Guan Eng should had asked him to pack his bag months ago instead Guan Eng do not know Fairus was resigning until Fairus faxed him the resignation letter!

On another matter, Lim Guan Eng must be accountable for Fairus incompetancy.

All the executive councillors are half asleep except for Phee Boon Poh. Without Phee holding the fort, there are nothing to shout about for Lim Guan Eng.

As the CEO of Penang he had been wasting time on cheap publicities and not managing his team of excos. Fairus, Ramasamy, Kon Yeow, Danny Law and most of the others are under-performing. Is it the exco team or the team leader that is the problem?

How long a probationary period does this replacement CEO need 2 years, 3 year or 10 years?

Most get a probationary period of 3 to 6 months. Penangites are doing Guan Eng a disfavour by allowing a longer probationary period. Many are still saying that this is a new government. If Guan Eng is not capable to lead a government, he should reliquished his position and let another capable PR leader to take over!

DCM I Fairus sms to reporters:

"Saya memang tidak melakukan apa-apa kesalahan. Dalam sikit masa akan saya maklumkan. Cuma yang penting yakinlah bahawa saya sama sekali tidak bersalah."

Penang Deputy Chief Minister I, Fairus to go abroad

When there are controversies, going abroad seem to be the in-things nowadays.

It was reported that Penang Deputy Chief Minister I, Mohamad Fairus is planning to go abroad for further studies. He had submitted his resignation as DCM I and EXCO today.

Mohamad Fairus will soon join the other celebrities such as Balasubramaniam, V. Arumugum, Elizabeth Wong, and Helmi Malek.

Incommunicado is the keyword for the Supreme Leader.

I wonder who is paying for his further studies!

Fairus should also resign as the state assemblyman for Penanti.

The sms on 19 Mac 2009 that started the media frenzy on Fairus resignation:

"YB Fairus TKM1 Pulau Pinang akan meninggalkan pejabatnya pada hari esok atas arahan DSAI (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim). Pegawai-pegawai beliau sedang sibuk mengemas dokumen di pejabat. Kemungkinan besar beliau akan mengosongkan kerusi DUN Penanti kerana salah guna kuasa dan rasuah. Dr Mansor difahamkan akan menggantikan tempat beliau sebagai ADUN Penanti dan TKM. Fairus mempunyai BMW 5 series dan Mercedes yang dibeli cash atas namanya. Pegawai SPRM baru sahaja datang pejabat beliau kelmarin."

YBs scorecard: 54.35%, 57.10%, 64.73%

Tanjong DAP elected representatives received poor marks from voters in their constituencies.

Voters rated the assemblymen on various criteria such as problems solving ability, state assembly performance, people interaction, sensitivity towards problems, etc.

Komtar assemblyman and Political Secretary to the Chief Minister, YB Ng Wei Aik obtained 54.35%.

Pengkalan Kota assemblyman, YB Lau Keng Ee obtained 57.10%.

Padang Kota assemblyman, senior EXCO and also Tanjong member of parliament, YB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow obtained 64.73%. YB Tuan Chow is also Penang DAP chairman.

These low scores at the height of the current DAP popularity reflects the poor performance of nearly all Pakatan Rakyat YBs in Penang except a handful.

The 57.10% obtained by YB Lau is actually flattering. Tanjong Gerakan Youth received frequent complaints about his unavailability and unability to solve problems.

YB Ng Wei Aik score of 54.35% is not a surprise - from day 1 as a political secretary he had been stepping on a lot of toes.

YB Tuan Chow is a three terms parlimentarian (Tanjong is DAP stronghold) with an undistinguished performance in Parliment. This imported protege of Lim Kit Siang was given a senior executive councillor seat that probably gave him the additional 10 percentage points. It could also be because his poor performance is camouflaged by his nice personality.

P.S. It is an excellent idea of the 3 YBs to do their own job appraisals - they really need it!!!

Procrastination or threat?

Rapid Penang intention to bring in 200 buses in batches from May 2009 was a well known plan since mid 2008.

Seven letters had been sent to the state government since July 2008 without any response.

In desperation, Rapid Penang brought out this issue to the media last month. It was only after this that the publicity craze Penang government started to react.

Rapid Penang chief advised that if no new sites to house the additional buses are approved, Rapid Penang is forced to divert these buses to RapidKL. This is not a surprise, as in 2007 before obtaining RapidPenang own buses, the BN Penang government attempted to divert 50 new buses from RapidKL.

DAP Penang government procrastination is the cause of this problem. Now, it is claiming that Rapid Penang is threatening the Penang government when it voiced its concern that the 200 buses may have to be diverted to RapidKL. Penang lost is KL gain.

The exact words of State Local Government & Traffic Management Committee Chairman YB Tuan Chow Kon Yeow was that Rapid Penang was holding the state to ransom when all it does is facilitate the public transport service.

The DAP Penang government had viewed Rapid Penang as BN entity that is against it. The truth is Rapid Penang had been professional managed and involved the DAP penang government in all its public activities and programs.

Surveys on the public transportation in Penang shows that after the introduction of Rapid Penang by the BN government, dissatisfaction on public transportation had reduced drastically.

Yet on 21/7/2008, Penang State Government had announced the operational restoration of Syarikat Bas Pulau Pinang to provide competition to Rapid Penang in order to increase the quality of public transport system. Was it really to improve quality or to have Pakatan Raykat or DAP controlled bus company? As usual, until today it is not yet implemented - talk first, do later when criticize.

Fish rot from the head down

The opinion of Sharanjit Singh from NST titled, "What your beef?" bring out to the open the truth about Lim Guan Eng administration.

Recently, I wrote a post about wifi and his interference with press freedom. Read http://hklpenang.blogspot.com/2009/01/wirelesspenang-lack-of-sincerity.html

The preferential treaments for certain businesses & media and the "victimizations" of certain businesses & media that do not kowtow to him and his political secretary are open secrets.

Divide and rule the media is practised by the Chief Minister office. Press conferences or press releases are given to selected media based of the issues or topics.

Fish rot from the head down. Many idolized Lim Guan Eng like a saint or god, thinking he can do no wrong. While PKR will bring future troubles to the Penang government, in the longer term the nucleus of the cancer cell is actually Lim Guan Eng.

Declaration of Assets

The Selangor government had already published their EXCOs assets declaration on its official website. It was based on a Federal government format (Borang JPA).

Lim Guan Eng said that Penang will follows Selangor example on the assets declaration.

Khalid Ibrahim assets' declaration is meaningless. Asset-wise he is poorer that many people - NO HOUSE, NO PROPERTIES, NO SHARES, NO CASH, NO CARS, NO FIXED DEPOSITS, NOTHING.

If this is the standard of declaration that will be practised, declaring almost nothing except remuneration, it is better not to waste time.

I also can filled the assets declaration for Lim Guan Eng to sign, hah...hah...hah...

P.S. Lim Guan Eng must thanks Khalid Ibrahim for finding this Federal's Civil Service form for him as he had seached high & low thru the year for such a format.

Big CAT park in Relau

Bernama reported that Penang DAP government plans to open a tiger park at Relau Community Park with the aim of attracting more tourists to the state.

Lim Guan Eng said that the lush greenery of the 100-acre Relau Community Park will be a good place for Malaysia's first tiger park.

I would be surprised if environmentalists & the local community will consent to this tiger park. It will also be a threat to the existing durian farms in surrounding areas.

Luckily, he did also said that the ecotourism project would only be implemented after considering views from non-governmental organisations (NGO) and the local community.

He said this was in line with the state government's Competency, Accountability and Transparency (CAT) principle of implementing projects transparently and fairly by listening to views from others.

LGE obsession with "CAT" bordered on some form of mental illness - will it cloud his judgement - I am no psychologist ...

Tiger is one of the biggest CAT mammal. The free inner city transportation is now called CAT (Central Area Transit). Penang's career assistance service is also called CAT (Career Assistance & Training).

I guess there will be many more CATs to come...hah...hah...hah...

P.S: Jangan marah-marah. Accidently, saw the about picture -
posted for all of us to laugh - both sides of the political divides.

Special Benefits For Senior Citizens of Penang

On March 7 2009, during the 1st anniversary celebration of DAP government rule in Penang, Lim Guan Eng promise to provide special benefits to Penang Senior Citizens. The only details provided at that time were the conditions for application.

The initial conditions to apply for these benefit are:-

1. Age 60 & above


2. The senior citizens were born or residents of Penang


3. A valid registered voter of Penang
   

LGE style is talk first, do homework later. He is now figuring what the Penang government want to give.

Condition (3) reflect the inner consciousness of the Penang DAP government especially its leader – Lim Guan Eng. Directly linking votes with welfare benefits???

Does it care about the people or is it just another attempt to “buy future votes” again?

P.S. On 15 March 2009, Penang DAP government briefed reporters that the tentative planned benefits are RM2500 monetary gift/award & RM1000 burial benefit.

The People's Opposition

Whether on blogs or MSM, Penang Gerakan Youth consistent critisms of Penang DAP government are viewed negatively by a segment of its population.

The inability to recognize that in a vibrant democratic state there exist the people's government and the people's opposition.

Without an effective opposition, the people will suffer.

Recently, the Penang DAP government proposed to provide special benefit for senior citizens. Yet, many people do not realize that immediately after GE12, it abolished the issuance of senior citizen identification cards. These cards enable senior citizens to enjoy 50% fee discount on Rapid Penang buses.

Sdra Oh Tong Keong and myself fought against this abolishment and won. Currently, there are about 10,000 senior citizens that enjoyed this benefit.

If we had remained silent and used this as an election “bullet”, we will probably scored positive marks. But, we will actually failed the people especially the senior citizens. There are other similar examples.

DAP Penang as an opposition before GE12 was a near total failure. Yet this failure, had contributed to their success. Without strong checks and balances, the previous BN government was too complacent. Many are still in dreamland.

The irony is that with Penang Gerakan Youth proving to be a strong opposition, the Penang DAP government may eventually finds its bearing and performed to expectation.

From another perspective, the strong Penang Gerakan Youth opposition is a form of government-in-waiting or shadow cabinet. In contrast, DAP Penang when in opposition was weak, therefore, it was a weak government-in-waiting; now after one year in government they are still fumbling. Luckily, they have an imported publicist from Malacca to cover up their weaknesses.

Whatever it is, Penang Gerakan Youth must draw strength fron the satisfaction as an effective opposition as the struggle for the people mandate is a never-ending journey.

Unorthodox Mini Budget

Most economic analysts were surprised by the RM60 billions Mini Budget announced on 10th march 2009.

Rumours before the tabling of the mini budget was that in was about RM10 billions. I was worried that it was true.

Thank god. It was totally incorrect. If it was true, Najib should "balik kampung tanam jagung". At least, there are some hopes in this future PM!

Najid said it was unorthodox. My opinion is it was just slightly unorthodox - it was a "B" rating budget - not outstanding, just sufficient.

An unorthodox effort would be something like this. The RM200 Millions (should be at least RM1 billion) for tourism, should be allocated directly to Malaysians above the age of 21 for local tour packages(with safeguards against abuses). The multiplier effects and stimulus created will be speedy & tremendous!!! This is unorthodox!!!

Now, efficient & effective implementation, monitoring & review of both stimulus budgets are paramount in ensuring success.

The Three Bounced Checks

Penang Gerakan Youth chief, Sdra Oh Tong Keong said that DAP Penang under Lim Guan Eng had written 3 bounced checks.

Bounced Check No 1: Failure to hold local government elections in Penang.

Bounced check No 2: Failure to abolish weekend parking fees.

Bounced Check No 3: Failure to implement declaration of properties & assets of the Chief Minister and Excos (should also include Chief-of-staff and Pol. Sec).

If, Bank Negara is the regulator of Malaysian politicians, Lim Guan Eng would had his account closed.

P.S. LGE & DAP Penang had bounced more that 3 checks.

Guan Eng's vision For Penang ( or is it blurred/AIDS vision)

After one year leading the Penang government, not 100 days; Lim Guan Eng must have GREAT VISION for Penang.

LGE said BN have AIDS (Acquired Intellectual Ideals, Ideas and Imagination Deficit syndrome).

Read Guan Eng's Vision For Penang on his own website to see whether he have AIDS (hah...hah...hah)

I could not believe it - his Q & A with Star newspaper on his 100 days was still his VISION FOR PENANG.

"Reading" is believing. Click here(as at 10th March 2009).

Tree of Democracy For DAP Penang

DAP Penang promised during GE12 that if it formed Penang government, it will plant 1,000,000 trees. Until today, this promise seem to be forgotten.

I have an idea for DAP Penang. DAP Penang can take saplings of the world first TREE OF DEMOCRACY from Ipoh. Using modern technology, new saplings can be churned out to meet the 1,000,000 trees target before GE13.

The first sapling to be planted in Penang should be planted at a strategic location. Then, it can be turned into a tourist attraction or better still if the Supreme Leader decreed it as a place for pilgrimage to Pakatan Rakyat members.

This will help boost tourism to Penang as DAP Penang government is totally without any idea (as at March 2009).

P.S. Also to help Pakatan Rakyat coalition leadership which still seem clueless on the use of a single symbol for election, why not use a "TREE", somewhat like the logo above(by artist Cari Buziak), which is a symbol for tree of life.

Gerakan's CHILL strategy to weather severe economic winter

NST Online, 6 March 2009

Gerakan has come out with an "anecdote" in the form of a memorandum on how the nation can weather the economic downturn using the "CHILL" strategy.

Its president Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon said the government needs to adopt the strategy encompassing capital, housing, incentives, implementation, labour and land to mitigate the pressures and challenges posed by the worst global economic malaise in decades.

The document has been handed to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently for his perusal, he told a media conference.

"We need to take measures to counter the severe economic winter. If we don't, we will not survive. If we survive this winter, then we can enjoy the spring that will follow any winter," Koh said, describing that the world was entering a severe economic winter.

Koh said the CHILL strategy is to be incorporated into the second stimulus package to be tabled by Najib in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday.

P.S. Chill is also a type of music, listen to the music below to CHILL OUT

LGE's Historical Achievement For Penang & Country

LGE boasted in an interview that his policy of giving away RM100 water rebate is a historical achievement for Penang and country!!!

LGE claimed that this water rebate had help 170,000 poor and needy families in Penang. Most of these families are deemed poor as they lived in lower and middle cost flats. All was given automatic water rebates.

The actual fact is most of these families do not fall into the poor or needy category. There are even some that drive Mercedes, BMW & four wheels drive. Many houses in the lower and middle cost flats are rented to foreign workers, they also enjoy automatic water rebates.

This policy of generalizing the poor is a very incompetent and “lazy” way of identifying the poor.

It is actually a populist move to buy future votes.

Of course, LGE will get away with it, as it is inadvisable to over complain about it publicly – who dare to take away this small “ang pow” or “duit kopi”.

P.S. I donated away my RM100 water rebate, don't need this “duit kopi”. The local DAP YB in my area lived in a LMC flat, I wonder what he did with his RM100.

Lim Guan Eng Hiding Under Azalina Skirt

Under Sinar Harian newspaper report titled, “Saya bertindak atas aduan menteri”, Penang Chief Minister told reporters that based on Tourism Minister complaint about the level of cleanliness, safety and horses on the beach he had directed the demolition of 80 stalls at Batu Ferringhi.

LGE is trying to hide his vindictive nature, and what better place to hide that under Tourism Minister, Azalina Othman's skirt or baju kurung. I do not know where he hides himself, when she wear pants.

Also, if that was his reason, he might as well demolish nearly all stalls in Penang.

Penang DAP leaders have cracko minds, not long ago, Chow Kon Yeow stated that in order to eliminate illegal parking fee collections, the municipal council will extend parking fee collection to midnight. Why push the problem of illegal parking fee collectors to the rakyat, now at certain areas the rakyat have to pay for the additional parking fees.

Another DAP leader, Danny Law actually promises to abolish weekend parking fees in Penang. I guess he must also find somewhere to hide!!!

Read also, the original story about demolishing the 80 stalls.

Phase IV & high-end R & D niche

Star online reported that high-end research and development (R&D) and designing work related to chip making and read and write heads for hard disks are migrating to Penang at a time when multinational corporations (MNCs) are slashing jobs worldwide amidst a global recession.

The vision of Koh Tsu Koon to create a niche for high-end R & D in Penang is showing results.

The early establishment of Phase IV at the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone as a high technology zone is bearing more fruits at the right time – possibly Penang worst economic crisis. This high tech niche vision is not just limited to Phase IV.

Altera, Motorola High Technology Center and the other high tech companies in Penang will help mitigate the dire consequences of this current economic crisis.

Yet, this will not be sufficient to avert the crisis – much more need to be done. Many non-high tech plants and supporting industries are having a tough time surviving.

It is for Lim Guan Eng to show his capability as a Chief minister to lead Penang out of this crisis and not give mere excuses. When there is no vision, no plan and no action; the people will suffer.

P.S. 15,000 Sony employees in Malaysia had been “certified safe” from retrenchment (The Star, 2 March 2009, Pg N3). Sony's first plant was in the Perai Industrial Zone, it was originally called Toyo Audio (M) Sdn Bhd. It was from this plant, that Sony Malaysia had grown to what it is today. Japanese Ambassador to Malaysia, Masahiko Horie said, “ Sony Malaysia is one of Sony Corp's top branches in the world in term of HRD, on-the-job training, and also product variety and quality”. I had the benefit of working in Toyo Audio, and totally agreed with Ambassador Horie remark.

Tussle over hardcore poor

The DAP Penang government (YB Phee Boon Poh) is fighting with MCA-appointed assistant welfare officers (CARI project) over poverty aid applicants.

If, there are an abundant of poverty aid applicants especially the hardcore poors in Penang, they will not need to fight over them.

Just last Friday, our service center successfully assisted a senior citizen to obtain monthly monetary support from the Welfare Dept. I told the senior citizen that the best thank you is recommending more poor people!!!

The fact is – there is an acute shortage of hardcore poor in Penang.

Why?

Because the Penang BN government under the leadership of Gerakan had done exceeding well in prospering the economic and in jobs creation for the past 40 years.

Many Penangites are still the first generation, migrating from all over the country to the Pearl of the Orient, to seek a living and eventually to make it their home. Whether we are first, second, third or whatever generations; most Penangites had generally enjoyed the good life.

It is easy to forget the past, as most of us had taken it for granted.....The DAP Penang government knows that one of the easier “achievement” they can use to hookwink Penangites are telling them that DAP had succesfully eradicated hardcore poor.

The fact is, there are not many hardcore poor families in Penang.

However, if the DAP Penang government failed to further create new jobs in Penang, the poor will become poorer, and then there will be an increase in hardcore poor.

Then, there is no necessity to fight over hardcore poor applications.

Tham Weng Fatt - The Lone Ranger

Tham Weng Fatt the maverick & thorn in Penang DAP, was left out in the cold by his comrades in DAP. Tham Weng Fatt is the most well known local DAP leader in Penang.

It is not a surprise!!!

Even though, he is recovering well and is still doing his work as a councillor. His recent illness had presented an opportunity for his political enemies to finish him off.

It will not be that easy, he has the spirit of the Lone Ranger.

P.S: Many local NGOs will be crying fouls, the DAP Penang government had sliced the cake for itself and its political partners. The promise for bigger NGOs representation is conveniently forgotten.

Penang drops District Officers from local councils

Opalyn Mok

GEORGE TOWN (March 1, 2009) :

In a departure from convention, the State Government has dropped the five District Officers (DO) from sitting in the two local councils.

Traditionally, the DOs are ex-officio members of the Penang Island Municipal Council (MPPP) and the Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP).

The five DOs dropped are North-East District DO Azizi Zakaria and South West District DO Hasan Saad from the MPPP and Seberang Prai Utara (SPU) DO Mokhtar Mohd Jaip, Seberang Prai Tengah (SPT) DO Ruslan Yahaya and Seberang Prai Selatan (SPS) DO Jusni Ismail from the MPSP.

When contacted, local government committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow said there was no need for the DOs to be full fledged councillors because as DOs, some council matters will also be referred to them.

"They don't even attend the full council meeting and whether they are full fledged councillors or not, they are also involved in certain council matters," he said.

Chow added that having the DOs as councillors was a duplication of duties since as DOs they already have an avenue to handle certain council matters such as those involve land matters.
"We do not need them as councillors as they do not serve in the sense of political representatives in the areas," he said, adding that it was not in the Local Government Act that DOs must be councillors.

The five DOs were among 12 local councillors who have been dropped and are being replaced with new faces for the duration of March 1 until Dec 31.

The State Executive Council had on Friday approved the appointment of 13 new councillors and re-appointment of 35 local councillors who were retained.

Besides Azizi and Hasan, the five other MPPP councillors who were dropped are Tham Weng Fatt (DAP), Chua Kheng Ee (PKR), Abdul Halim Salleh (PAS), Francis Loh Kok Wah (Non-Governmental Organisation), Rizal Faris Mohideen Abdul Kader (NGO).

There are being replaced by Ong Ah Teong (DAP), Mohd Razali Haji Abdullah (PKR), Lim Boo Chang (PKR), Abdul Aziz Ismail (PAS), Asnah Hashim (PAS), Yasir Hafiz Munawar Ali (NGO) and Prof Mohd Zahry Shaikh Abdul Rahim.

The remaining 17 councillors were reappointed.

This means that in the MPPP, there will now be 10 councillors from DAP , eight from PKR, two from PAS and four from NGOs as compared to last year when there were 10 from DAP, seven from PKR, one from PAS, four from NGOs and two DOs.........

Read also, Going The Extra Mile

Tofu, Banana, & Cucumber

According to Bernama report, Deputy Chief Minister 1 Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin has been replaced as State Religious Affairs Committee chairman in a reshuffle of the State Exco recently.

His religious affairs portfolio was given to State Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Abdul Malik Abul Kassim.

Mohammad Fairus was retained as State Entrepreneurial and Cooperative Development and Information and Community Relations Committee chairman.

Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chairman Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim confirmed the reshuffle and said the reshuffle on Friday was a normal exercise aimed at providing the people with better service (hah ...hah...hah).

Recently, I wrote that Fairus was under-performing and that the DAP will be gunning for Shabudin Yahya (President of The Penang Islamic Council - Read DAP Hina Islam).

With a Japanese Tofu doing the job, it is no working. There are some bananas around, rightly so DAP Penang has choose a cucumber, hopefully it will be hard to crack the .......

Alas, cucumber will break easily too. Can't find any hammer, screw driver or pistol around?

P.S: No malice intended, LOL

Star Online, 25th Mar 2009

MALAYSIANS NOT SO HOT IN BEDROOM

KUALA LUMPUR: A surprisingly high number of Malaysians are not sexually satisfied, a survey by pharmaceutical company Pfizer has revealed........ “The Malaysian figure is higher than the overall Asia Pacific results where 57% of men and 64% of women reported being not very satisfied with sex,” said Dr Rosie King, who led the study in the Asia Pacific region from May to July 2008.

The level of erection hardness is measured in a scale of one to four using the Erection Hardness Score (EHS) developed by the European Association of Urology.

“Level one is like tofu where the male organ is large but not hard, level two is similar to a peeled banana where it’s not hard enough for penetration, level three is like an unpeeled banana where it’s hard enough for penetration but not completely, and level four is similar to a cucumber where it’s completely hard and fully rigid,” explained Dr King........

The Sacrificial Lamb - Danny Law

After the King of Tennis debacle, Danny Law Heng Kiang, the Exco in-charge of Tourism is like a person afflicted with the leprosy disease. Lim Guan Eng, ever the populist, cleverly distanced himself from Danny Law.

If a popularity rating is conducted on all the Pakatan Rakyat YBs, Danny would received the worst rating. He was made the scapegoat for the King of Tennis debacle by his own leaders.

Lim Guan Eng, do not practise collective leadership & responsibilities - credit is his, failure are yours.

Now, Danny Law Heng Kiang is the sacrificial lamb. He was assigned to handle the potentially explosive local issue on the demolition of business premises in Batu Feringghi.

The state government is adamant(as at posting time) to demolish the business premises. Read about this DEMOLITION issue here.

The right person to handle this issue should be Chow Kon Yeow, which is in-charge of of local government. The local DAP assemblyman, Teh Yee Cheu is nowhere to be seen on this issue.

Penang Third Deputy Chief Minister

Currently, Penang have two Deputy Chief Ministers, one Malay and one Indian. I am not surprise about the preliminary discussion on the possible appointment of a Chinese Deputy Chief Minister(DCM) for Penang. There are a few reasons for this:-

• As a government that use populist strategies and tactics, by appointing a Chinese Deputy CM, DAP hopes that this move will be popular with the Chinese electorates. DAP knows how to play the racial card – one Indian DCM, one Malay DCM and one Chinese DCM.


• Lim Guan Eng is not a Penangites, appointing a local DAP YB as the Deputy CM will cover his weakness – he is out of touch with local issues and conditions. His strength is on national issues.


• Having a Chinese Deputy CM that he can trust, will also enable him to focus more on the overall development of DAP nationwide. Have Chinese DCM can travel.


• Lim Guan Eng thru his various actions, had unintentionally marginalized many of his DAP leaders – none are able to be outstanding except YB Phee Boon Poh (in charge of welfare). The appointment of a DAP DCM will minimize this situation.


• DAP Penang have nearly no capable local leaders with the potential to be a Chief Minister. Many leaders are imported. A local protege to the chief ministership have to be prepared for their long term survival as a government.
• Furthermore, the existing two Deputy Chief Ministers are under performing.

Whether, the third DCM position will materialize depend on DAP ability to convince its partners - KeADILan and PAS. I doubt they will agreed to this additional post.

Read also Coward, Eunuch & Puppet.

P.S: There is also an Underground Deputy Chief Minister that handled the "underground" affairs. Chinese Penangites that are familiar with local politics understanding the power wield by him.

DAP Government: Reduce Jobs in Penang

Instead of creating more jobs in Penang. The Penang DAP government is doing the reverse - REDUCE JOBS.

Recently, the Chief Minister office(based on Sinar Harian report dated 24 Feb 2009) directed about 80 entrepreneurs to vacate their business premises within 4 days.

These businesses are the lifeline of the tourism industry in Batu Feringghi.

The premises affected were from Rasa Sayang Resort to Bayview Beach Resort Hotel, about 5 kms. Most of these businesses had been in operation for more than 20 years.

The locals of Batu Feringghi livelihood depend on tourism, most locals work in the resorts or at these various tourism related businesses.

At least 500 locals will lose their jobs or "periuk nasi (rice bowl)".

Remember victimization of non-Pakatan Rakyat supporters are priority NO. 1 for the DAP government!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S.: The "tidak apa' attitude of Lim Guan Eng towards jobs creation & unemployment crisis in Penang is sinful. For example, many Intel workers expect LGE to discuss their predicaments and future with the senior execs of Intel US - it had yet to be done. Is it because DAP had trapped themselves with their 308 campaign of "Exchange Rice With Tapioca"?

Khalid, passing the buck again

The Sultan of Selangor wisely declined to offer any guidance or advice for the spineless Menteri Besar of Selangor, Khalid Ibrahim on the position of Bukit Lanjan assemblyman Elizabeth Wong whose nude photographs were circulated recently. The Sultan stance is that he is above partisan politics.

Elizabeth Wong, 37, had offered to resign on Feb 17,2009 because of the pictures.

Khalid Ibrahim extended her leave and said that he will wait for the police to complete their investigation before deciding on her position. This type of spineless leadership on decision-making is expected. Will the buck stops here???

Read also my post on Khalid, another spineless leader.

P.S. The Sultan of Selangor wisely understand what had happened to the Sultan of Perak. When Pakatan Rakyat seek guidance and advice, the guidance and advice must be favourable to them. If not, even the Sultan will be drag into Pakatan Rakyat dirty politics.

Utusan Malaysia: DAP insult Islam (DAP hina Islam)?

Utusan Malaysia headline on 24 February 2009 was “DAP hina Islam(DAP insult Islam)?”, this was based on the comment by the President of The Penang Islamic Council(MAIPP), Shabudin Yahaya.

Shabudin Yahya got his fact wrong when he thought Lim Guan Eng had formed Penang Inter-Religious Consultative Council, what was actually formed was a Penang Goodwill Religious Council.

Yet, it is not surprising that Shabudin got his fact wrong, the Penang government had intentionally bypassed him when forming the Goodwill Religious Council even though he is the President of the influential MAIPP.

Shabudin is coincidently also the BN YB for Permatang Berangan. Hah,hah, hah ...... Therefore, it was natural for the Penang Government that practise partisan politic in religion to conveniently overlook MAIPP.

After his comment on the DAP, probably Shahbudin should be looking over his shoulder more often. For the past six months, PAS in Penang especially PAS Tanjong Youth had consistently brought “longkang and parit plus sampah' issues in Wakaf areas to discredit him. Now, the DAP will also be out to get him.

Read also my earlier post - Goodwill Religious Council & Publicity King

P.S: Since 308, both KeADILan and PAS want to take control of The Penang Islamic Council (MAIPP) as its vast resources made MAIPP a very powerful and influential organization among the Muslims in Penang.

Raja V Sivakumar - Total immunity

DAP leader Nga Kor Ming in a press statement said the Perak Speaker, V Sivakumar has absolute and total immunity from any civil or criminal action(Malaysiakini report, 22 Feb 2009).

The 9 rulers of our country and their family members do not have absolute and total immunity from all civil or criminal action since 1993.

Perak Speaker, V Sivakumar status based on the Pakatan Rakyat interpretation is higher that the Kings.

Nizar went against the Sultan of Perak, he confirmed that he had "MOHON DERHAKA(seek to betray)" during his audience with the Sultan.

It seem that for many Orang Besar Pakatan Rakyat Perak, they follow Raja V Sivakumar I from the Mahajahat Dynasty.

This is KETUANAN PAKATAN JAHAT.

The real murder threat (not fabricated)

Photo from Kwong Wah Yit Poh

Karpal Singh received a real threatening letter enclosed with 2 live bullets at his home in Penang this morning.

It is not a surprise after his recent comments on the appointment of the Perak MB. He is a straight-talker, straight like a ruler, unlike a comrade of his which is crooked as a snake.

Recently, Pemuda Gerakan Tanjong asked the police to provide extra protection to LGE - it was a waste of time and effort (read post on Fabricating Tales).

Karpal Singh and all his family members need all the extra protection they can get from the police.

The threat message:
Cilaka, babi, anjing.
Jgn main2 dgn raja melayu.
Kalu tak syg anak bini jgn cr. pasal.
nanti lu satu Family gua bakar!!!
lu punya rumah semua gua tau!!
lu cabar Melayu mati lu satu family!

I do not agreed with Karpal Singh comments and his legal challenges on the Perak issue.

But, threat such as this is totally abhorrence. The police must use all resources to bring the criminal to justice - an example must be set.

Star Online, 2o Feb 2009, PRISCILLA DIELENBERG
Karpal gets two live bullets, death threat in mail

GEORGE TOWN: An envelope containing two live bullets and a death threat had been mailed to DAP chairman Karpal Singh’s home in Jalan Utama.

In his police report lodged at the Penang police headquarters this afternoon, Karpal Singh, a lawyer, said his clerk Ahad Hassan found the envelope sent from Perak in his postbox at his home about 8.15am on Thursday.

“I was in Kuala Lumpur yesterday when my clerk Puan Nazimah informed me on the phone about the envelope which was handed to her at about 9.45am at my legal firm in Green Hall here,” Karpal Singh told waiting pressmen at the police headquarters at 12.20pm.

“When opened, Nazimah found the envelope contained two live bullets and a hand-written letter.

I told her to keep the envelope and its contents in my office safe until I came to Penang Friday to lodge a police report for the police to launch a thorough investigation.”

The writer threatened that Karpal Singh and his family would be harmed for showing disrespect to the Malay Rulers.

Karpal Singh said this was not the first time he had received such a threat, adding that the police had done nothing after he lodged a police report in Kuala Lumpur last May upon receiving a live bullet with a letter outside his office in Jalan Pudu Lama.

Fabricating tales

Recently, the Tanjong Gerakan youth lodged a police report on the assassination threat on Lim Guan Eng based on what he himself told the Chinese presses.

After the police report that we had made, and realizing that the police had taken a serious attention to this report and will ask him for statements, Lim Guan Eng is singing a different tune.

Instead, Lim Guan Eng accuse Gerakan Youth for seeking cheap publicity, and said that it was mere rumours.

We checked with the reporters that were with him when he stated that there will be attempt to assassinate him, they confirmed he said that.

Luckily for him, those reporters did not switched on any audio recorder. It will be expose if they had done so.

Now, who is fabricating tales – all those reporters or Lim Guan Eng?

From Putih Hitam Kelabu

The answer should be extremely clear!!!

Take Credit & Push Blame

From Putih Hitam Kelabu

Most people are disgusted with individuals who always claim credit for successes and push blame to others when there are failures.

Yet, the DAP leadership riding on their current popularity seem able to get away with it.

Today, a 30-tonne hydraulic crane toppled at Km3.3 of the Penang Bridge. It took about eight hours to clear and caused one of the worst traffic snarls on Penang island and mainland, many reported late for work, can not go to work or missed their flights.

State Public Works, Utilities and Transportation Committee chairman Lim Hock Seng said the state government was ‘utterly disappointed and angry’ at UEM, the Malaysian Highway Authority (MHA) and Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd (PBSB) for failing to clear the toppled crane in the shortest time possible.

“We hold UEM and the federal agencies responsible for causing hundreds of businessmen, factory employees and flight passengers to be late and to miss their flights.

“If there is some action we can take against them, we would but there is nothing we can do,” he told a press conference at Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s office in Komtar on Thursday.

When asked if the state had any back-up plan or traffic dispersal measures at hand in the event of future recurrence, Lim shook his head and said, “No”.

The DAP state government fail to realize that it have to share the blame, it must work together with the other parties involved in the widening of the Penang Bridge. Pushing the blame to others is not the solution.

If Lim Hock Seng is working in a American multinational, he would most probably be sacked. If he works in a Japanese multinational, he would be in "cold storage". Luckily, he is in the CAT government.

P.S: The Penang Bridge cameras that can be viewed thru the internet failed intermittently at the crucial time. SMS service for the Penang Bridge provide wrong information, for example stating that the bridge is jam when it was actually closed at certain hours yesterday. Lim Hock Seng should do his job instead pushing the blame.

Naib Presiden Gerakan Letak Jawatan Jika BN Terlibat

From Putih Hitam Kelabu

KUALA LUMPUR, 19 Feb (Bernama) -- Naib Presiden Gerakan Huan Cheng Guan sedia meletak jawatan jika pembangkang dapat membuktikan bahawa kepimpinan Barisan Nasional (BN) berada di belakang penyebaran gambar bogel anggota exco Selangor, Elizabeth Wong.

"Jika mereka (pembangkang) tidak dapat berbuat demikian, mereka kena meminta maaf kepada BN dan Malaysia kerana membuat dakwaan yang melucukan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan di bangunan Parlimen di sini hari ini.

Huan turut melahirkan simpatinya terhadap Elizabeth berhubung penyebaran gambar-gambar dirinya yang diambil tanpa persetujuannya dan berpendapat setiap orang termasuk ahli politik mempunyai hak privasi dan ini mesti dihormati sepanjang masa.

"Saya yakin BN tidak akan turun begitu rendah melibatkan diri dalam percubaan seperti itu untuk memusnahkan kehidupan umum dan peribadi seseorang individu." Adalah tidak adil bagi PR (Pakatan Rakyat) terus menyalahkan BN bila isu yang menjejas mereka timbul.

"Berasaskan laporan media baru-baru ini, polis sedang menyiasat bekas teman lelaki Elizabeth yang juga pegawai Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)."

Saya cadangkan Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (penasihat PKR) memperkemas partinya bagi menghapuskan pengkhianat parti terlebih dulu sebelum memutuskan untuk menyalahkan BN," katanya.

Sementara itu, Elizabeth dalam satu kenyataan hari ini meminta media agar "tidak mengganggu keluarga, rakan dan dirinya."

Tolong jangan terus memalukan keluarga dan diri saya, supaya kami dapat menjalani hidup normal seperti rakyat biasa," kata beliau.

Komentar: Adakah Anwar Ibrahim atau si mulut celupar Teresa Kok berani menawarkan diri untuk letak sebarang jawatan mereka jika didapati tuduhan komplot BN tidak berasas.

Five Branches of Power

From Putih Hitam Kelabu

Malaysia must now be the most democratic country in the world!!! (or the politically craziest)

In term of separation of power, we are aware of the Legislature(mades Law), the Executive(initiates and adminsters Law) and the Judiciary(applies Law).

Lately, two new or rising branches of power had emerged in our country.

These are the Monarchic power(The Law) and the Autocratic Speaker power(concoct Law).

Now, altogether we have a total of five branches, India & US are way off.

Hah, hah,hah........................................................................

P.S: Maybe in the future, our King will have to exercise his discretion in choosing a Prime Minister if no party/coalition have a majority.

Now, where's Hilmi?

From H'ng Photo Collection

From H'ng Photo Collection

See above photo, among Hilmi facebook friends are Anwar Ibrahim and Tian Chua. Until January, Hilmi Malek was the special assistant of PKR parlimentarian for Petaling Jaya Selatan, YB Hee Loy Sian. Hilmi Malek is a PKR member.

PKR need to do a complete clean up instead of accusing its opponents.

Khalid, another spineless leader

From Putih Hitam Kelabu

The offer to resign by Elizabeth Wong as a state assembywoman and an executive councillor had created a problem for the Menteri Besar of Selangor, Khalid Ibrahim. If she had resigned, Khalid Ibrahim would be relieved. Her offer to resign forced the Menteri Besar to deal with it.

Malaysiakini reported that the Selangor government will seek the views of state ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on how it should deal with the controversy surrounding executive councillor Elizabeth Wong.

Having not gut, the Menteri Besar of Selangor Khalid Ibrahim had seek an audience to brief and to ask for “royal guidance” from the Sultan of Selangor on the Elizabeth Wong nude photo issue.
The Elizabeth Wong nude photo issue is not a constitutional matter or crisis. There is no necessities to seek guidance from the Sultan.

He is taking the easy way out - passing the buck to the Sultan.

Khalid dare not made the decision whether to retain Elizabeth or not, either way he will be criticized.

If he accept her resignation, women leaders and NGOs, etc will criticize him. If he do not accept, the holy men(?) of PAS & UMNO will criticize him.

Khalid had picked up the spineless skill of his supreme leader.

P.S. If someone managed to secretly take photos of Khalid Ibrahim or Khir Toyo nude in their bedrooms, does it mean that they also have to resign?

Elizabeth Wong is the victim!!!

Khir Toyo should get a brain scan or see a psychologist for urging the immediate resignation of Elizabeth Wong after her nude photos were circulated – SHE IS THE VICTIM!!!

I wondered whether it is mere coincidence that constituencies with the word “Bukit” is jinxed – Bukit Gantang in Perak (MP die of heart attack), Bukit Selambau in Kedah(Adun resigned due to marital scandal) and now Bukit Lanjan in Selangor, the state seat of Elizabeth Wong.

In Penang, we have Bukit Glugor (MP is Karpal Singh), Bukit Bendera, Bukit Mertajam, Bukit Tengah and Bukit Tambun seats.....

Lim Guan Eng: Rancangan membunuhnya?

Menurut laporan Harian Guang Ming, Kwong Wah Yit Poh, China Press & Harian Oriental bertarikh 16 Februari 2009, Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang, Tuan Lim Guan Eng telah dilaporkan membuat kenyataan bahawa terdapat rancangan untuk membunuhnya dengan matlamat untuk merampas tampuk pemerintahan kerajaan negeri. Tuan Lim Guan Eng telah dilaporkan berkata demikian selepas upacara agama Buddha di Kuil Kek Lok Si.

Sama ada kenyataan di atas benar atau tidak, kenyataan Ketua Menteri Tuan Lim Guan Eng ini amatlah serious. Ia boleh menimbul keresahan rakyat dan merosakkan keyakinan pelabur-pelabur. Ia juga boleh menjejaskan kestabilan politik, sosial dan ekonomi Pulau Pinang.

Laporan polis ini mengambil pendirian yang neutral. Tetapi, yang menghairankan, jika terdapat ancaman kepada nyawa Ketua Menteri Tuan Lim Guan Eng, mengapa beliau sendiri tidak membuat laporan polis. Sebaliknya, beliau membuat pengumuman melalui suratkhabar-suratkhabar. Adakah ini sekadar gimik politik?

Maklumat yang terkandung dalam laporan polis tersebut adalah seperti berikut:-

Pihak Pemuda Gerakan Parti Pulau Pinang, Bahagian Tanjong amat khuatir tentang komen pembunuhan yang diberi oleh Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang Lim Guan Eng baru-baru ini, dan memutus untuk membuat laporan polis supaya polis dapat menjalankan satu siasatan lengkap kepada komen tersebut dan memastikan keselamatan Ketua menteri sendiri dan mengekalkan keamanan di Pulau Pinang.

Jika pihak polis tidak menyiasat komen Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng dengan teliti, maka akan mengakibatkan keliruan dan ketakutan antara rakyat Pulau Pinang:

1.. Pihak polis adalah diminta supaya menambah lebih ramai kakitangan untuk melindungi keselamatan Ketua Menteri bagi memastikan bahawa keadaan di Pulau Pinang tidak terjejas.


2.. Pihak polis perlu menyiasat realiti bagi kejadian tersebut, untuk memastikan keselamatan negeri ini. Jikalau Lim Guan Eng sebagai pemimpin negeri yang berada dalam bahaya, orang awam akan lagi berasa bimbang dan panik.

3.. Ketua Menteri dan pihak polis perlu menjelaskan bahawa kenyataan tersebut adalah benar ataupun salah, supaya tidak menjadi rintangan kepada pelaburan asing di negeri ini dan memberi kesan buruk kepada sektor perindustrian dan perdagangan di Pulau Pinang terutama pelaburan asing dan pelancong antarabangsa yang akan datang.

4.. Ketua Menteri perlu berhati-hati dalam ucapan beliau dan tidak memberi sebarang kenyataan yang boleh merosakkan dan memburukkan kehidupan rakyat Pulau Pinang.

Laporan ini dikeluarkan oleh Pihak Pemuda Gerakan Parti Pulau Pinang, Bahagian Tanjong.

Hong Seng Estate : A Lesson on Backside

Gerakan grassroot leaders and members need to think in a shrewd manner. If not Pakatan Rakyat which are full of cunning leaders will easily outwit them.

Recently, a building in Hong Seng Estate that was used by Gerakan for decades to provide medical service, community meetings, Barisan Nasional meetings, & other services to the local community was 'seized' by a few Keadilan local leaders.

The building was situated on a land that belong to a private landowner. The landowner had let Gerakan used it for free.

KeAdilan leaders stealthfully approach the landowner & manage to rent the land. Armed with the rental receipt, KeAdilan members removed the signage (BARISAN NASIONAL MEDICAL SERVICE CENTER) from the building with the intention of stopping Gerakan from using the place. A police report was lodged at the Pulau Tikus Police Station.


The Gerakan local leader told me that he considered the building a place for the local community & had even let Pakatan Rakyat members used the place for their meetings. Worst of all, outside gangsters are used to threaten him.

Gerakan had spend over RM20,000 in renovating and maintaining the building over the past few years.

The lesson to learn is Pakatan Rakyat is good at coming from the back - take care of the "backside", if not it will be screwed.

Read my post of 1 st April 2008, title "Find Your Own Center"

Ng Wei Aik, The Political Secretary

From H'ng Photo Collection

Ng Wei Aik, Lim Guan Eng's political secretary & Adun for Komtar had received quite a number threatening letters.

The latest incident, was the cutting out of his eyes from a Chinese New Year banner near Komtar.

These are all unacceptable actions by vandals/perpetrators that must have a strong dislike for him.

Surprisingly, he seem to be the only one which incite some much hatred....

Happy Valentine Day & Political Rights

From H'ng Photo Collection

Great ingenuity, thinking out of the box!

DAP's Valentine Day cum Voter Registration Day...........

If you are having your Valentine Day celebration in town, and have yet to register as a voter or want to change your voting address, please go to the following:

Atrium A, Ground Floor
Prangin Mall
14 Feb 2009
Registration hours: 10 am to 5 pm

Please take the opportunity, to bring along your love ones to register. Don't worry that it is organized by the DAP just remember to vote Gerakan (Barisan Nasional) during election.

HAPPY VALENTINE DAY!!!

Penang Goodwill Religious Council & Publicity King

The Malaysian Buddhist Association (MBA) is unhappy over its exclusion from the Penang Goodwill Religious Council (PGRC).

It should not be unhappy!

MBA should consider itself lucky to be left out of (PGRC) as it's another publicity stunt by the Publicity King (Lim Guan Eng is named 'Publicity King' by some of the local reporters)

The real reason Malaysian Buddhist Association is left out from PGRC is because it's deem not bias towards the DAP. If the DAP government was sincere, it would had automatically invited MBA as it's one of the premier religious organization in Penang.

Lim Guan Eng which is a non-Buddhist do not understanding that Buddhists do not mix religion with partisan politics.

During & after GE12, there are Christian churches and Taoist temples that openly supported the DAP, some temples are still flying the DAP flags. No Buddhist organisations or temples did that.

The DAP Penang government senior leaders which are essentially non-Buddhists, should recognize this different between Buddhist organizations and other religious organizations.

Death, Resignation & Squabble

After losing Perak, nothing seem to go right for Pakatan Rakyat.

The past few days, news of the following:-

1. The death of the PAS MP for Bukit Gantang in Perak. Roslan Shaharum dies of heart attack.


2. The unexpected resignation of an Keadilan Exco and ADUN(Bulit Selambau) in Kedah amidst allegations linking him to a marriage scandal and that he insulted the 'sultan' by bringing his 'second' wife to attend state functions.


3. The serious arguments between Karpal with the other leaders of Pakatan Rakyat.

The winds have shifted slightly, with the RIGHT candidates for Bukit Gantang and Bukit Selambau and the RIGHT election strategies, it will be difficult, but Barisan Nasional can win both these by-elections.

P.S.: Some Pakatan Rakyat supporters are claiming the "Resurrection" of Perak PR and Nizar thru the death of Roslan Shaharum, must give credit to them - very
imaginative

Fire, Fire, Fire

The DAP government should take pro-active action to start fire prevention and safety program in Penang World Heritage site.

The recent fires indicate its seriousness. The first fire, razed a few shoplots at Penang Road – the main road in Georgetown.

This was followed by a fire at Beach Street , shoplots cum homes were burnt down. Beach Street is the banking and wholesale district of Penang. Just behind the burnt buildings, situated the Khoo Kongsi, one of South East Asia's most beautiful clan house.

Then, another fire broke out at Campbell Street, days before the State Chinese New Year Open House was supposed to be held there. It was the first time, Campbell Street – the heritage retail district - was picked to be the venue for the State Open House by the DAP government. A block of double storey premises cum homes were burnt down, one person dies.

A few days ago, Chew Jetty, a heritage homes of the Hokkien caught fire. A few homes and store was destroyed. It happens less than 24 hours after the Grand Celebration of Jade Emperor (God of Heaven) attended by the Penang Government leaders that was held there.

King of Tennis & Thick Face & Korek

Tonight (9 Feb 2009) is the Chap Goh Meh celebration. In Penang, the annual Chap Goh Meh celebration is held at the Esplanade (Padang Kota Lama).

Just received an sms from a friend with the following message, “When I see the tennis court at padang kota lama , it remind me how tick face our the current state govt , they stil dare 2 celebrate the chap goh meh at here....”

The King of Tennis fiasco have yet to conclude, Penang PGRM Youth is waiting for the Public Account Committee report to to be tabled at coming State Legislative Assembly meeting.

I doubt the Penang DAP government will come clean based on the initial information released by PAC.

Expect, the thick face LGE to try to cover up. He think he is good at "korek, korek, korek"(one of his favourite words); Pemuda PGRM also knows how to "korek".

Who SCREW UP in the Perak Frogging incident?

Anwar Ibrahim will never admit he screwed up for losing the Perak government.

Ngeh & Nga both screwed up Perak DAP by their power arrogances.

Mohd. Nizar Jamaluddin also screwed up by allowing leadership interference.

Lim Guan Eng screwed Hee Yit Foong up by his big mouth.

Hee Yit Foong then screwed Lim Guan Eng up by her slick pen.

P.S. Obama said, “I screwed up”, without a blink of any eye (He nominated and backed Daschle, the former Senate majority leader who ponied up $140000 in back taxes and interest). The ability to admit failures and mistakes is a sign of a sincere, honest and confidence leader. Our leaders need to learn to be responsible for their own mistakes and failures.

Stubborn Mohd Nizar ask to step down

Based on the latest Bernama report(2.23 pm) the Perak Sultan had asked Mohd Nizar to step down immediately. If Nizar fails to do so, the post would be considered as vacant. The Sultan Office also will not allow the dissolution of the Perak State assembly.

However, a PKR source says Mohd Nizar had refused to do so (Malaysiakini report).

It is the leadership attitude of Pakatan Rakyat leaders - when situations are favourable to them, they are quick to take full advantage, when the situations are not favourable they are quick to find excuses.

I believe the stubborn Mohd Nizar will eventually step down - Pakatan Rakyat is looking for trouble by ignoring the sultan. This is tantamount to 'derhaka".