Terrorism: What You have to Know Now

Terrorism is a violent crime that every country has to confront today. Terrorist bombing can happen from the USA to Russia, and from Norway to Australia. The problem is happening all over the world. There are not short of guides on how to identify a terrorist or terrorist activities that you can find on the internet or in the real world. The most interesting terrorist indicators of all that you should look out for is to be found in Malaysia.

In Malaysia, these are the traits that you will see if you want to know who is a terrorist:

• A mother, especially aged 60 and have 3 children
• Malaysia has Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA) which is essentially a law to deal with terrorism in the country
• When SOSMA was first used, Maria Chin Abdullah, aged 60, was arrested as a terrorist without trial on November 18, 2016. She has 3 lovely peace loving children.
• You can read more about the personal traits of Maria Chin Abdulah here.
• A female deeply involved in women’s rights organisations

• If you have a strong sense of justice and fairness, you would be more likely to be arrested as a terrorist in Malaysia.
• You do not have to be political or violent to be a terrorist. You only need to be vocal with your wish to have a more just and democratic country to be a terrorist in Malaysia. 
• A person who does not know how to handle any gun or weapon, or know anything about firearms at all
• Skills in operating explosive or firearms are deemed important in the recruitment of terrorists, but you do not have to know how to even use a knife to be deemed a terrorist in Malaysia.
• I supposed the ability to operate a kitchen knife as a mother was sufficient to be categorized as a terrorist in Malaysia.
• Openly publish your work and operate from one fixed location
• While terrorists are known to work in secrecy and operate from several non-fixed locations to avoid detection, you must openly publish your work and engage with the public to be a terrorist in Malaysia.
• You must also have a one fixed location that is registered with the authority and make the address easily accessible to the public as well as have it freely available on the internet.
• Having your office address openly stated on your official webpage and Facebook account definitely help to qualify you as a terrorist.
• Raise fund openly by having a press conference
• Terrorists typically raise money quietly and move money in secrecy. However, Maria organised a press conference on behalf of Bersih (Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections) to raise funds to organize activities which are to demand for clean and fair election. Bersih even posted on their webpage the details of account and purpose of fund raising. For Malaysian authorities, it seemed these were critical characteristics of a terrorist group.
• You must be a victim who has received a bullet and death threat, preferably for 3 times
• Maria has been a victim of violent behavior. She has received a bullet and death threat recently. She received 2 separate death threats prior to that.
• Arguably, a victim of death threat and preferably with an attached bullet would escalate that person to be a terrorist. You must be a victim of violent crime and not a perpetrator of violent crime to be a terrorist in Malaysia

There you go. The 6 traits of a terrorist in Malaysia. Every country in the world has to, in one way or another, deal with terrorism. Despite the resources poured into counter-terrorism measures, terrorism is still causing loss of life, injury and damage to property today.

The conventional ways of identifying a terrorist may not have been effective in ascertaining the ultimate mastermind. Malaysia have some unorthodox but exemplary methods that the world has not seen before. The world should look to Malaysia for advice and learn how to identify a terrorist. Let Malaysia shows the way in the fight against terrorism to bring about a more peaceful world.

Maria was subsequently released on November 28, 2016, 10 days after her detention without a trial. She was kept in a small windowless room which only had a wooden bed, with no mattress throughout the 10 days of detention. 

Malaysia On Sales! All Good Things Must Go

Malaysia has lately been particularly keen to have more business dealings with China. Malaysian assets and contracts seemed to be 'on sales' and the successful buyer or service provider would inevitably be companies from mainland China. We can see several huge assets and contracts of Malaysia put 'on sales' and won by the mainland Chinese:

1.  Energy Assets- 

• 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the money laundering tainted and debt laden creation of Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak (aka MO1) sold a collection of energy assets to a Chinese state-owned firm, China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNP) for USD2.3 billion (RM9.8 billion). Energy assets involves national security and any abuse of the assets by the mainland Chinese will pose national security concerns to Malaysia, but that was none of MO1's concern. 
• MO1 was more interested in getting money to service 1MDB's debts which had been raised to benefit him personally in the first place.
• There would have been racial issues should these assets be sold to Malaysians with Chinese ethnicity. Malaysian government dominated by MO1's party, United Malay National Organisation (UMNO) is known for well-planned discrimination against non-Malay and even non-UMNO Malay communities.
• MO1 and his UMNO of course did not have an issue with mainland Chinese CGNP owning 100% equity and operating the energy assets. It was unprecedented in Malaysian history that a foreign entity was allowed to own a majority stake in a power asset let alone 100% ownership.

2.  East Coast Rail Project-

• This rail project has been confirmed to be awarded to Chinese state company, China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Unsurprisingly, it was deemed unnecessary for open tender despite the size of the project.
• The actual cost of this rail project was stated by CCCC at RM27 billion. It was, however, to be inflated to RM60 billion (but subsequently repriced at RM55 billion after public outcry)  to siphon RM28-33 billion out of Malaysian government treasury.
• The additional RM25-30 billion was to used to pay MO1's personal companies managed by Jho Low and repay debts of 1MDB. CCCC would benefit from the remaining RM3 billion for its 'cooperation'.
• MO1 was so happy with this deal that he called the mainland Chinese 'true friend and strategic partner'. One can only wonder why?

3.  High-Speed Rail (HSR) between Singapore and Bandar Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)

• Malaysian and Singaporean governments agreed to build a HSR between Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The portion of HSR on Malaysian soil will be ultimately be built by, unsurprisingly, a Chinese company.
• The cost was announced by a Malaysian minister to be RM60-65 billion. It was not clear if this was pre or post inflated cost. A source has speculated that the final cost will likely to be RM180 billion. Any inflated cost will of course be channelled to benefit MO1.
• The last stop of HSR in Malaysia will be none other than Bandar Malaysia outside of Kuala Lumpur city centre. Logically, it should be KL Sentral- the transportation hub of Kuala Lumpur with train, light rail, mass-rapid transit, and bus services as opposed to a non-existent Bandar Malaysia.

4. Bandar Malaysia

• Bandar Malaysia is to be located at the previously Malaysian air force base in Sungai Besi, nearby Kuala Lumpur city. The land was given to 1MDB at a minimal cost by Malaysian government.
• In an attempt to dig itself out of heavy debt load, 1MDB subsequently sold Bandar Malaysia to a consortium led by China Railway Engineering Corporation Sdn Bhd (CREC) and Johor-based Iskandar Waterfront Holdings for RM7.4 billion, which was 40% below its market value of RM12.4 billion. CREC will also likely to be the company to construct the HSR between Bandar Malaysia and Singapore.
• It has been circulating in UMNO that China's purchase of the non-existent Bandar Malaysia was on the condition that they would get to build and manage Malacca Gateway the way that the Chinese wants it. No one in UMNO dared to speak against MO1 though.

5.  Malacca Gateway

• Malacca Gateway is a project spearheaded by Powerchina International and a Malaysian entity, KAJ Development to reclaim three islands off Malacca and develop Pulau Melaka as a maritime centre in the Strait of Malacca. Powerchina International is prepared to plough USD10 billion into this development.
• Strait of Malacca is the main shipping channel between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, linking major Asian economies such as China, Japan, South Korea and India all the way to Middle East and Africa.
• It is undeniable that Chinese occupation and control of the Strait of Malacca's mid-point raises several concerns, including Chinese military influence over this critically important shipping channel between Asia, Middle East and Africa. None of these were of any concern to the Malaysian government helmed by MO1.

Many in Malaysia thought China had the open hand and was the winning party of these transactions. They have underestimated MO1. China perhaps would gain some benefits in kind in particular from Malacca Gateway. Money wise, MO1 was the real big winner to the tune of possibly RM150 billion from the 5 projects. The mainland Chinese may be shrewd but MO1 has a well known reputation to out-maneuver other. Should there be an Olympic gold medal for world-class skills in manipulation, it would be won by MO1 hands down. You will recall from my previous posting on how MO1 is truly the world champion:

"Najib made Swiss private bank, BSI bank with 143 years of history, came to its knees by convincing its staff in Singapore to help his 1MDB 'donation' course. He was reported to turn a decision of the justice minister of his neighbouring country by giving 'donation'- monetary pressure. Several Hollywood celebrities, eg Leonardo Dicaprio and Robert DeNiro, have been shamed by their connection to Najib and his 1MDB team. Najib's 1MDB team is under investigation for money laundering, corruption and other criminal charges in the US, Switzerland, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, the UK, Australia and Hong Kong. Najib is linked to criminal investigations in at least 4 continents of the world. You can imagine how he has made his presence felt globally. Malaysian prime minister, Najib is probably the most criminally implicated leader of a country in the modern history."

"Updates: Another Swiss bank, Falcon Private Bank's Singapore branch has since ceased operating because of 1MDB. Singaporean banks, DBS and UOB were also fined for breaches in anti-money laundering law pertaining to Najib's transactions. British owned Coutts Bank, popularly known in the UK as ‘The Queen’s Bank’, with 325 years of history, was reported to have been involved in the 1MDB affair. It is likely to receive regulatory sanctions for its role in the 1MDB deals soon. As you can see whether Americans, Arabs, Australians, English, Singaporeans or Swiss, they could not escape Najib's charm. No one could resist Najib. Najib is the one and the only world champion of its kind."

Malaysia On Sales!

MO1 will the true winner of all these transactions. Malaysians do not have to worry about their prime minster, MO1. If you looked at MO1's track record, China might just be a conduit, used by MO1, that would at some point take the blame and shame. 

World Champion Vs Jaguh Kampung

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I present to you the deputy prime minister of Malaysia, the Right Honourable Zahid Hamidi.

(Click on this link: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4uv8b6 if you can not view the below video)

Zahid was visibly nervous during his speech. He looked to the left and right way too often. He was a kind of robotic and uneasy through out his speech. He probably could not cope with the solemn nature of the international forum in the United Nations (UN) or the presence of the political personalities in UN.

Alternatively, Zahid might still be stuck in his country's pre-independence colonial mentality- a mentality that one must be inferior to his colonial boss, the British people or 'white people', who are always more superior. Having said that, Zahid was not in Britain. He was delivering a speech in the UN, New York, USA, and not in the British parliament. UN is an international organisation and not purely a superior 'white people' organisation. Perhaps, Zahid was indeed fearful of intellectuals from the rest of the world. His appearance was in total contrast to his attitude at home in Malaysia.

He is known by Malaysians to have a fierce personality. It has been reported that he did not hesitate to punch someone deemed to have offended him. His supporters in his home-town and electoral constituency, Bagan Datoh, Perak, Malaysia, apparently have gangster-like behaviour too.

In his several governmental positions, he has been known to make use of his position to harass ordinary citizens, organisations, social activists and opposing leaders. 

Government institutions, such as police, attorney-general chambers, Malaysian anti corruption commission, immigration deparment, are tools for Zahid to achieve his political objectives. You can see that Zahid is no stateman. While he may be experienced and skilled, he is not a respected political figure. He is however a Jaguh Kampung or Village Conqueror. He could not even confidently carry himself in the global forum, and yet he acted like a feudal lord in Malaysia. He is no match to his political master, Najib Razak, the prime minister of Malaysia.

Najib is renowned world-wide. The United States, Department of Justice (DOJ) aptly nicknamed him MO1. The acronym is an abbreviation of Malaysian Official 1. Najib is synonymous with 1 in Malaysia. His '1Malaysia' term is known in money laundering; cash handouts to buy votes; corruption re-branded as donation; property development; and other smaller items like free milk and laptops. The originally touted idea of 1Malaysia concept to foster racial harmony has been long forgotten and lost.

The most outstanding 1Malaysia creation by Najib is 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB). Najib's behind the scene team members, namely Jho Low, Li Lin Seet Jasmine Loo, Casey Tang and Riza Aziz, have caused ripples in banking, property purchase, art pieces, high society entertainment, charitable and political donations, etc., across the globe; and left their footprints all over the world.

Najib made Swiss private bank, BSI bank with 143 years of history, came to its knees by convincing its staff in Singapore to help his 1MDB 'donation' course. He was reported to turn a decision of the justice minister of his neighbouring country by giving 'donation'- monetary pressure. Several Hollywood celebrities, eg Leonardo Dicaprio and Robert DeNiro,  have been shamed by their connection to Najib and his 1MDB team. Najib's 1MDB team is under investigation for money laundering, corruption and other criminal charges in the US, Switzerland, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Luxembourg, the UK, Australia and Hong Kong. Najib is linked to criminal investigations in at least 4 continents of the world. You can imagine how he has made his presence felt globally. Malaysian prime minister, Najib is probably the most criminally implicated leader of a country in the modern history.

[Updates: Another Swiss bank, Falcon Private Bank's Singapore branch has since ceased operating because of 1MDB. Singaporean banks, DBS and UOB were also fined for breaches in anti-money laundering law pertaining to Najib's transactions. British owned Coutts Bank, popularly known in the UK as ‘The Queen’s Bank’, with 325 years of history, was reported to have been involved in the 1MDB affair. It is likely to receive regulatory sanctions for its role in the 1MDB deals soon. As you can see whether Americans, Arabs, Australians, English, Singaporeans or Swiss, they could not escape Najib's charm. No one could resist Najib. Najib is the one and the only world champion of its kind.]

In comparison to Najib, Zahid pales in his international reputation. Zahid is after all just a Jaguh Kampung while Najib is truly the world champion. Zahid could not confidently handle the political players from around the world. On the contrary, Najib has made the politicians, Hollywood celebrities, international bankers, law enforcers, and others from all over the world go round and round with his mastery of corruption (aka donation), abuses, and money laundering.

(If you have extra time to spare, you can watch the 7 minute version below:)

Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) is Najib Razak

The search for Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) in Malaysia is over. MO1 was mentioned 32 times by Department of Justice, USA in a lawsuit related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) on money laundering in the USA. The excitement of searching for MO1 ended way before the appeal of PokemonGo faded. It was United Malay National Ogarnisation (Umno)'s very own Abdul Rahman Dahlan, holding the position of communications strategist in Barisan Nasional (BN), a coalition dominated by Umno, who spilled the beans to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

Why did Abdul Rahman admit that MO1 is prime minster of Malaysia, Najib Razak? He had refuted endlessly in Malaysia that the reference by Department of Justice in the USA to MO1 was indeed a reference to Najib Razak. His change of heart took many Malaysians by surprise. Political observers scrambled to come out with sensible explanations.

One could argue that Abdul Rahman, who grew up in Umno regime, had a soft spot for British. It is commonly known as 'colonial mentality'. He got weakened in the presence of his 'colonial master'. Britain once colonized Malaysia and ruled it for more than two hundred years.

On the other hand,  Abdul Rahman could be plotting against his own political boss. Abdul Rahman is known to have 'no spine'. He could swing and support whoever that would benefit him financially or politically. While Abdul Rahman denied any wrongdoing by his boss, the damage was done by officially linking MO1 to Najib Razak.

Since the revelation by Abdul Rahman, business was still as usual for Umno and Malaysian prime minister. The Malaysian Inspector General of Police, Khalid Abu Bakar regarded a money laundering case of this scale, implicating the prime minister of Malaysia, as just Umno politics. It was incomprehensible that a few billions of US dollars, that were siphoned out of Malaysia to benefit a few personalities, would seem to him to be merely politics. Ordinary Malaysians would be able to see all the red flags of corruption and money laundering, but not the IGP of Malaysia. The attorney general of Malaysia has equally turned a blind eye and declared 'no case' against Najib Razak.

This 1MDB scandal has taken several damaging turns. One would have thought Najib's position might be weakened. This was apparently not the case. Najib Razak is still firmly in power. He controls Umno which is the dominant party in the ruling coalition, BN. In Umno, you can always get support if you have money. Najib Razak has plenty of that from 1MDB. With gerrymandering, vote buying and rigging of polls, Umno looks set to lead and win the next general election of Malaysia. Money speaks louder than democracy in Malaysia. Surely this was not what the British intended when they handed independence to Malaysians in 1957.

The Biggest Money Laundering by Malaysians?

Attorney General of the United States (US), Loretta E. Lynch announced on 20 July 2016 the filing of civil forfeiture complaints seeking the forfeiture and recovery of more than $1 billion in assets associated with an international conspiracy to launder funds misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).

Let's look her press briefing:

If you cannot spare 6 minutes to watch the above video, there is a press release by the US Justice Department for a quick 2 minute read.

This asset seizure would be the largest ever by the U.S. Justice Department’s anti-corruption unit. Malaysia and to be more specifically 1MDB is making history in the US. That has to be a big news. This news of the largest asset seizure in the US has made Malaysia very popular internationally. Winning the 1st gold medal in Olympics by Malaysians may not generate as much popularity. Why would they need an Olympic gold medal when they could have potentially the largest money laundering case in the world this year? There can be many gold medals in an Olympics but this case may be the largest in this world...

US Attorney General created a buzz in Malaysia by mentioning Malaysian Official 1 (MO1) and yet did not mention the real person. Many Malaysians started asking the question who MO1 is. The "Search for MO1' perhaps can only be equated by Pokemon Go craze in Malaysia. Who is the MO1 behind an international conspiracy to launder misappropriated funds in the US?

The Wall Street Journal was very sure who MO1 was. On the contrary, Malaysian government denied the involvement of its prime minister, Najib Razak. Incidentally, Najib is the person who have made popular '1' or '1Malaysia' by using them in all his political and governmental programmes in Malaysia. MO1 seemed very aptly used by the U.S. Justice Department. Don't you think so?

Noticeably, the U.S. Justice Department named Riza Aziz, the step-son of Najib, as a "relevant individual" in the case. They also named another flamboyant Malaysian Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low. He has been living on a highly lavish lifestyle possibly with the money from 1MDB.

The misappropriation of 1MDB funds has given rise to lawsuits and investigations in the US, Switzerland, the UK, Luxembourg, Hong Kong and Singapore. Malaysian Attorney General however have inexplicably cleared 1MDB and Najib of any abuse or misappropriation of funds.

The search for MO1 and the culprits is not over yet worldwide but the case has prematurely ended in Malaysia.

1MDB scandal has a dedicated page in Wikipedia now. You may find 1MDB scandal too complicated if you have not been following. BBC provided a good summary of the scandalous affairs.

Bizarre Stories of Do Nation

The people in this country, called Malaysia or Do Nation, have endless possibilities to come out with bizarre stories. Do Nation is a country where 1 can do whatever he wants, as long as he hands out 'DoNation', preferably a large sum of unidentified donation.

There is now a RM12 million real donation amount which has gone unaccounted for. There were so many contradictory 'facts' presented by various authoritative personalities that one wonder if fact = fiction in Do Nation.

Fact 1

Southern Philippine based Abu Sayyaf terrorists (ASG- ASG is the abbreviation for Abu Sayyaf Group, popularly used in Philippine media), kidnapped 4 Malaysian hostages from Sarawak off the coast of Sabah in April 2016. A total of RM12 million was raised by the family members of the 4 hostages as ransom in exchange for the release of the hostages. RM9 million was donated by individuals, RM1 million came from the mortgage of a family's two houses and the remaining RM2 million from the shipping company that the four victims worked for.

The RM12 million was handled to 2 police Special Branch officers in Sandakan, Sabah on 24 May 2016. The officers collected the money from Hong Leong Bank in Sandakan and left the bank at about 6pm that day. The money was put in 12 metal boxes, each containing RM1 million, and the boxes were later taken by a lorry to the police department. The money was meant to be used as ransom money to release the 4 hostages held by Abu Sayyaf terrorists.

The 4 hostages were released on 7 June 2016. Yes, the Do Nation military or police did not work hard to rescue the hostages but were busy counting ransom money for terrorists.

Fact 2

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed that the RM12 million, raised by families of the victims and from the public which was handled over the the Malaysian police, was contributed to a body in the Philippines which assisted in an Islamic struggle. The body had no links to terrorists or criminals. He declined to name it or explain why the funds were channelled to the group.

At this stage, we can safely said that RM12 million was given to the Malaysian police and then paid to an Islamic body in Philippines. Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia was in charge of the police force.

Fact 3

Inspector-General of Police (IGP) in Malaysia, Khalid Abu Bakar had denied claim of the force receiving the ransom money, which he said was instead handed over directly to an unknown third party to help in negotiating for the release of the hostages. Khalid said the police only accompanied the family to Zamboanga City (Philippines) to meet the so-called ‘third party’.

“I don’t know. I do not want to know,” the IGP responsible for the police force added, when asked if police was aware who the recipients of the money were.

At this stage, the RM12 million was not given to the Malaysian police in Sandakan. The family members of victims whom did not fly to Philippines were apparently in Zamboanga City to negotiate for the release of hostages. That meant that the RM12 million was not donation, but ransom money after all, because the money was 'handed over directly to an unknown third party to help in negotiating for the release of the hostages'.

Yes, the Do Nation military or police was not busy with the rescue of hostages but were busy with 'bridging' payment of ransom money to terrorists.

Fact 4

ASG  who recently released four Malaysian sailors kidnapped off Sabah last April claimed to have been short-changed by RM3 million in their ransom payment.

The Manila Times quoted two “highly placed sources” in the Philippines government as saying that the ASG was angry that they had only received 100 million pesos (RM8.8 million) instead of about 130 million pesos (RM12 million) which was reportedly raised by the hostages’ families to secure their release. They were incensed after learning from news reports that the money was actually RM12 million, equivalent to P130 million but that only P100 million reached them.

“The question is, where did the missing money go?” the Manila Times quoted one of the senior officials as saying in Philippines.

At this stage, We know that about RM9 million was paid as ransom money to ASG. The remaining RM3 million went missing. The Malaysian police force could possibly have a hand in the missing RM3 million. Hence, the Malaysian IGP was blatantly denying receipt of the money by Malaysian police force, which had been confirmed by his Deputy Prime Minister.

Fact 5

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nur Jazlan has urged the public and families of the four freed Sarawakian sailors to stop focusing on the RM12 million raised for their release.

“When you reveal that such a sum can be raised, about RM3 million for each hostage, then you are encouraging them to go and kidnap again. Stop setting bad examples for future negotiations, if there are any. It will make it worse,” he told Malay Mail Online.

This Deputy Minister from the ruling regime's UMNO political party wanted the people to stop talking even though RM3 million had been siphoned off. The news were everywhere in Malaysia and Philippines. Who would not have known about the RM12 million paid to the Malaysian police but only RM9 million was handed to the kidnappers, ASG? Nur Jazlan was obviously trying to cover up, as opposed to, not interfere with future negotiations, if any. The Deputy Prime Minister himself admitted that the RM12 million was given the police force before it was handled over to an Islamic body in Philippines. 

At this stage, we know that Nur Jazlan was trying to cover up the whole scandal of RM3 million donated money gone missing, whereby Malaysian officials could have benefited from it. It also showed that the Malaysian IGP was lying to say that no ransom was paid. The chief of police, who was in charge of laws and orders, was categorically proven to be lying. The Deputy Prime Minister was only telling half of the truth, if at all.

Yes, the Do Nation military or police was not working on ways to rescue future hostages or prevention of  similar kidnaps, but they were busy with the best ways of handling ransom money for the terrorists.

Do you not find fact 1 to 5 to be contradictory? Yet, it is a common phenomenon in Do Nation. Facts = Fictions. Lies seemed to be acceptable as long as you had some one to cover it up or blew it up. It simply did not matter.

The Amazing Facts of Do Nation

To Be or Not To Be

Hudud or Not Hudud

The confusions in Malaysian politics are escalating. One may have to be a PhD holder to understand what is going on. More and more amazing facts are coming out from Malaysian political scenes on a daily basis. Yet, these are not even about 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) corruption and money laundry scandals.

Hadi Awang, President of Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS), has been pushing for the implementation of Hudud laws in PAS controlled Kelantan state and Malaysia. His proposal and draft Hudud Bill was finally accepted and supported by United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the dominant party of the ruling coalition in Malaysia, Barisan Nasional (BN). Despite the support from Umno, Hadi withdrew his Hudud Bill for it to be re-tabled in the next parliamentary session to the amazement of many political pundits. Hadi wanted this Hudud Bill all his life. He practically lived to implement Hudud laws. Did he withdraw the Hudud Bill because he was playing to Najib's political agenda or his party was facing 2 by-elections? Perhaps, political expediency or even donation triumphed over principle. I call this Amazement 1.

Najib Razak, the Prime Minister of Malaysia who is also the President of Umno and head of BN, surprised everyone else by saying that the Hudud Bill by Hadi was actually not about Hudud laws. That meant that Hadi had been lying to his party members and the people in Malaysia about the intention of his Hudud Bill. However, we did not see Hadi rebutting Najib. We know that Hadi has been supportive of Najib despite the fact that Najib is embroiled in numerous cases of alleged corruption especially in relation to 1MDB.  Hadi, as a person who firmly believe in Islamic laws and punishments, does not mind Najib's alleged corruption cases and covertly support him without questions. Amazement 2.

Noh Omar, an ex-minister of Najib's ministerial cabinet has come out to support the Najib's claim that Hadi's Hudud is not about Hudud laws. We do not see PAS leaders or members coming out to refute Najib or Noh Omar. They seem to take it lightly that their President is now accused of lying about his intention to implement Hudud laws. Do they actually care about Hadi? Does Hadi care about his reputation? No, they dont. Hadi could come out and support Najib's claim that his Hudud Bill after all was not about Hudud. PAS's Deputy President, Tuan Ibrahim even had the courage to admit that PAS had been lying for the past 40 year! Its an amazing political party, is it not? As a Malaysian friend of mine said," Hadi cuma main-main saja selama ini?". Amazement 3.

Liow, President of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and Mah, President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan), both opposed to the implementation of Hudud laws in Malaysia. Their parties are part of the ruling coalition, BN. They threatened to resign from ministerial posts should the Hudud Bill be supported by Umno. It was Azalina, a minister in Najib's ministerial cabinet, who had proposed for the Hudud Bill to be expedited. The proposal to expedite was allowed by another Umno appointed Speaker of Parliament. Evidence of Umno support has been overwhelming. Should Liow and Mah not have resigned by now? Why did they only threaten? Amazement 4.

The intention to accept Hudud laws has been clearly made by Umno. MCA and Gerakan should have withdrawn from BN. It is a principal disagreement between MCA and Gerakan against Umno. Resignation from ministerial cabinet can not serve any purpose of halting this Hudud law implementation. Despite their seemingly strong words, they are obviously not serious about stopping Hudud implementation. Amazement 5.

Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), another BN component party, has been silent on the Umno's acceptance of Hudud law implementation. Subramaniam, President of MIC, was 3 days late in voicing out his stance against Hudud laws although he also threatened to resign over this issue finally. Why 3 days late? He was apparently too busy with his party's internal matters including an extra-ordinary meeting (EGM). He could not be bothered to state his stance before his party EGM. He could wait for 3 days to announce an important party position against Hudud laws that he was willing to resign over it. Seriously? The same question is why only a threat to resign from ministerial cabinet? Only withdrawal from BN will serve the purpose of halting this Hudud law implementation. Amazement 6.

6 amazing facts within 4 days. Please do not try to reconcile them. The attempt itself may even make one crazy. One wonder how amazing can the political scenes in Malaysia get. This country is truly a Do Nation. You can Do anything you want if you are with Umno in this Nation. You can even get DoNation from Arabs. Truly a Do Nation!! 

Selfless Vs Money Politics

There is a developing phenomenon in Malaysian politics. The traditional battle line of the ruling regime, Barisan Nasional (BN) against the oppositions is blurring. The traditional parties have been slowly breaking up and new formations may be expected soon.

We start with the ruling regime, BN. It is a coalition that is formed by major component parties such as United Malays National Organization (UMNO), Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), Malaysian Indian Congress (MIC), etc. However, MCA and MIC have now descended into mere mosquito parties. They have lost the support of their own community that they claim to represent because of UMNO's racial rhetoric and bully against the other communities. In fact, Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) from Sarawak is now more important to UMNO than MCA or MIC. UMNO is not really helping the Malays as it claims either. UMNO is really becoming a race of its own serving its own selfish purpose.

You can see the cracks in the component parties within BN, even though the mainstream media is not allowed to report or comment on these. UMNO itself has 2 large factions, the group led of Najib Razak and the other group led by Mahathir Mohamed. The crack was caused by the Najib's use of 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) to allegedly channel money into his personal accounts. 1MDB saga is still unfolding and getting more complex than initial impressions.

BN has been living lavishly on money siphoned from the Government coffers since it came to power. Despite the differences of the component parties, they are all bound together by the magnet of money. They can live with all the irreconcilable differences as long as the key individuals in the respective parties get personal monetary gain, which is also famously known as 'donation'. It is not corruption. It is donation. As a consequence, the one with the most cash will lead the coalition. At this juncture, Najib is the 1 with the most cash that he has obtained from numerous dubious transactions of 1MDB.

On the opposition front, they have young leaders who are selfless politicians that have joined politics because they are against money politics. On the other hand, there are still many leaders in opposition parties who still behave like they are just alternative to BN in money politics.

Pakatan Rakyat, which had been the major opposition coalition, broke up last year after one of its key component party, Partai Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) led by Hadi Awang refused to cooperate with the other 2 component parties, namely Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP). It is well known that Hadi has recently become a close confidant of Najib. Najib's donation is too attractive for Hadi to resist. Hadi is not a selfless politician but a money politician. As a result, PAS has split into 2 parts, PAS and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah). Amanah takes the bulk of selfless politicians out of PAS, e.g. Mat Sabu, Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, Salahuddin Ayub and Khalid Samad.

Pakatan Harapan, which is newly formed by PKR, DAP and Amanah, as the new major opposition front may not hold for long. The recent Sarawak state election shows that PKR and DAP cannot not work together either. The problem lies with PKR. It is a party consists of mostly disgruntled ex-UMNOs. They are led by Azmin Ali; behave like UMNO leaders; and indulge in money politics. It is rumoured that Azmin is getting more and more attracted to Najib's donation. PKR, of course, has several young leaders like Rafizi Ramli and N. Surendren who are selfless politicians. There not enough of them in PKR to cause a change of course. It will not be surprising that these selfless politicians are be forced to leave PKR at some point. It will not be a surprise that DAP, Amanah and a splinter group from PKR form a new coalition in the future as the major opposition to BN.

DAP itself is an old party with some of the old guards who think money politics is acceptable. They believe that they can behave like MCA leaders and win elections. Thankfully, DAP has a large pool of young and selfless leaders, Tony Pua, Gobind Singh, Liew Chin Tong, Hannah Yeoh, etc. It is believed that they should be able to hold DAP together despite the nuisances caused by the old guards. It is fortunate that Lim Kit Siang, as a senior DAP leader, is very supportive of the new and selfless politicians in DAP.

We should not be discouraged by the squabbles in the opposition front. I think it is healthy that the remaining money politicians are fighting against the larger and younger circle of selfless politicians. They cannot possibly get along ideologically. The breakdown of old order means we will see the rise of a new order. The new order will emerge because there is a need for it. For the sake of the country, I hope this new order is established sooner rather than later.

I do not have a crystal ball to tell what will happen to Malaysian politics in the future. I know that there is no monetary benefits to hold the oppositions together. I confidently believe that these selfless leaders will shed partisan influences and rise to form a cohesive coalition. A new coalition that can be trusted to take over from BN and not indulge in money politics. A new coalition that will end the culture of political 'donation'. Malaysia should not be synonymous with 'Do Nation', 'Bolehland' or 'Donation'.

Murder and Money in Do Nation

It really can't get better than this! Can it?


Once upon a time, there was this land called Do Nation. You could do anything you wished in this Do Nation. In modern times, the two-word name has been simplified into one word, and commonly referred to as, Donation.

If you want to know more about Donation and what has been done in Donation over the past few years, you have to watch this documentary video by investigative journalists, Four Corners, which was broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). You will find out the latest state of affairs in Donation, also known as, Malaysia.

It is a MUST WATCH on Murder and Money in Malaysia. It is posted right at the top of the below ABC website. The write-up on this webpage does not do justice to the intriguing plots detailed in the video. Please watch the video. It is worth every minute of your time spent watching this documentary video:

http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/stories/2016/03/28/4431284.htm

The video is posted here at a lower resolution in case the above website is blocked or spammed by the Donation authority. Please head to the above official webpage if you can watch it over there.

* Courtesy of, and all credits go to, ABC and Four Corners.

A movie cannot beat these real life intriguing plots of Najib and 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). Movie such as Avatar, Star Wars and Avengers will have to work a lot harder on entertaining value of their sequels to match the story lines of Najib and 1MDB. Bear in mind that Najib has reinvented donation and Donation.


If you are however not convinced by the investigative journalists, you can read about what Nazir Razak, the youngest brother of Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, has to say about his brother and 1MDB. Najib is the founder and chairman of 1MDB's board of advisers. He is creator and the man behind the affairs of 1MDB.

"Lessons must be learnt and action taken on those responsible, to ensure scandals like the one involving 1MDB will never happen again"

"So that people who are responsible for it are held accountable for it and nobody does it again. We learn the lessons from the past so there isn't this moral hazard that people think they can do that and get away with it, because that would be very very damaging to the country"

"When you look at 1MDB's total debt, it's way out of range of its capital base. No one can deny that fact... The transaction was not properly priced and was handled in a very unusual manner."

"There’s also a concern because the auditors kept changing and its accounts continue to be delayed"

When Nazir was asked if he wished that he was not a younger brother of Najib Razak, he paused and said, "He ain't heavy, he is my brother". It was clear that Nazir had to exercise self-restraint before he spoke. He has a blood relationship with his elder brother Najib. That is a fact. That does not mean that Najib should get away with any wrongdoing.

Najib's brother does not think that Najib should get away with his wrongdoing. Do you think Najib should get away with it?

Read more here:
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/malaysian-pm-najib-razaks-brother-nazir-warns-of-1mdb-scandal-fallout.html

http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=613062:najib-rosmah-boiled-alive-by-sheikh-jho-low-evidence-galore-surface-us$-375-mil-letter-is-fake&Itemid=2#axzz44UHA4rot

http://www.todayonline.com/world/najib-razak-spent-millions-luxury-goods-bank-accounts-linked-1mdb-reports-wsj?singlepage=true

Umno's DOGic in the world of Do Nation

Umno (United Malays National Organisation) is the dominant party in the Malaysian government. Its president, Najib Razak, is a de-facto 'emperor' of Umno and almost effectively the 'emperor' of Malaysia.

When you see the above, you can only expect extremism from Umno and its president. Am I right? I may or may not have logic in my assertions but I certainly have 'DOGic' in what I say. Umno, or its president, always have DOGic when it wants to take an action. See the video below:

Muhyiddin Yassin used to be the deputy prime minister of Malaysia before he had a fall out with Najib Razak, the prime minister and got himself sacked. Muhyiddin is a known critic of Najib's alleged wrongdoings in taking 'RM2.6 billion of donations', and numerous other crimes allegedly committed by 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which is incidentally the brainchild of Najib. Najib and 1MDB are subjects of international investigations, including in Switzerland, France, Singapore and possibly USA. Unsurprisingly, Najib and 1MDB have been repeatedly cleared of any misconduct in Malaysia.

Najib has been upset with Muhyiddin and wanted to suspend Muhyiddin from the post of Umno's deputy president, which is a democratically elected-post held by Muhyiddin. Najib prompted the supreme council of the party to meet and suspend Muhyiddin. Nazri Aziz, one of Umno's supreme council member came out with the usual DOGic to justify the suspension of Muhyiddin as you can see from the video above.

The only 'failing' of Muhyiddin was to bring the alleged criminal acts of Najib to the public when he could not get his message across internally within Umno. Muhyiddin was blamed by Nazri to 'have behaved like a dog' for criticizing the alleged criminal acts perpetrated by Najib, the party president.

It is pretty much a crime to speak up against your party president. There is no LOGic in a democratic environment to oppress against the critics. Well, the public perception is that there is no democracy in Umno. Muhyiddin has since been suspended. He is not the only victim in Umno who has suffered for speaking up. Perhaps there is no longer any LOGic in Umno, and what is left in Umno is just DOGic. As you can see, when one cannot LOGically justify his case, he 'pulls in the dog' and creates a DOGic.

Najib, as Umno president and Malaysian prime minister, can practically do what he likes and is not subject to any censure. Its truly a Do Nation or Donation, in short. Should it lack LOGic, there is always DOGic to depend on. It would not be illogical and definitely be DOGical to say that Najib is a de-facto 'emperor' of Umno and almost effectively the 'emperor' of Malaysia.

In the world of Umno, you resort to extremism and invoke DOGic when you lack fundamental justification. All these behaviours are plainly DOGical to Umno members.

In the DOGical world of Umno, the dogs will bite and the pigs may fly when you begin to argue...

2 Terrible News in 1 Day

A shiny day in Malaysia on January 29, 2016 started peacefully until it was rudely interrupted by the shocking news from the Attorney General of Switzerland (Swiss AG) that USD4 billion might have been misappropriated from Malaysian state companies. It was discovered during the Swiss AG's investigation into the dealings of Malaysian state owned, 1MDB (1Malaysia Development Berhad). 1MDB is the brainchild of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. He personally oversees its activities. It is a case involving bribery, public office misconduct and criminal mismanagement. The media release of the Swiss AG is disclosed below:

 You can also read about the news on the Financial Times webpage.

Do you wonder how much USD4 billion is? It is enough to fund all the kids in the USA to learn computer science in schools. Yes, you hear me right. It is enough to fund the computer science education in the schools of the USA with over 300 million population. Malaysia, on the other hand, is a country with less than 30 million people.

President of the USA, Obama has to seek approval from, opposition party, Republican-led Congress for the budget. That means Obama has to provide in great details the basis of this USD4 billion budget to boost learning of computer science in the schools.

Malaysians will certainly wish that they can have the equivalent 'checks and balances' to prevent abuse, corruption and leakages in their country.

On the same day, adding insult into injury, the authority in France officially indicted a French company and its former president, Bernard Baiocco, for bribing Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. You can find screenshots of the news below:

You can  visit http://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/french-charge-scorpines-boss-malaysia-scandal/ for the full news, but it has since been blocked in Malaysia. If you are in Malaysia, you will have to read the news in this alternative webpage.

While the news from Switzerland and France caused a stir among Malaysians over the credibility of their prime minister, the 3rd terrible news came right after the weekend on February 1, 2016. Singaporean authorities have seized a large number of bank accounts as part of their investigations into alleged money laundering and other offences related to the same Malaysian state investment fund, 1MDB. Singapore has made it clear that it does not tolerate the use of its financial system as a refuge or conduit for illicit funds. The news was reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Wall Street Journal webpages. You can also refer to the screenshots below:

Malaysians know that USA is also investigating the illegitimate affairs of 1MDB. They wonder if the prosecutors in the USA would be as impartial as those in Switzerland, France and Singapore. Najib Razak tried to appease President of the USA, Barrack Obama by agreeing to TPPA (Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement) on behalf of Malaysia. TPPA is championed by Obama to promote the economic benefits of American companies and to check the power of China in Asia. We shall see if the prosecutors will be influenced by the decision of Najib to sign up TPPA. United States of America... We are waiting!

Don't Let Umno Kill Democracy in Malaysia

United Malays National Organisation (Umno), the dominant ruling party in Malaysia, is incapable of practising democracy any more. You cannot expect Umno to practise democracy as a ruling party in Malaysia when itself can not practise democracy.

There is no democracy in Umno. Why?

With Najib Razak taking supreme power and authority as its president, you cannot have democracy in Umno. He delayed the party election for 18 months from June 2015 on the excuse of strengthening the party before the next general election in Malaysia. The fact was that the next general election (GE14) was only due 36 months later. That also meant he would delay Umno party election again for another 18 months before the GE14 on the basis of preparing for the next general election. In total, 2 postponements amount to at least 36 month delay.

It would have been understandable if the party election was only a few months away from the country's next general election. A postponement could be reasoned in that case.

Umno is supposed to have a party election every 3 years (or 36 months). Najib's double 18-month postponements would deprive Umno of one full 3-year term to elect its new leaders. Najib has effectively 'killed' democracy in Umno. Umno can not even practise democracy in its party. How to trust this party to practise democracy for the country?

Malaysia is now governed by a party that does not have a democratic election. That is a de facto North Korea, isn't it? Taking a cue from the death of democracy in Umno, Malaysians should expect new laws and regulations that will curtail or render an election meaningless in Malaysia. If the newly and hastily passed National Security Council (NSC) Act is anything to go by, Najib is determined to press on and push Malaysia into a 'no-election' country. The much anticipated general election, GE14 that is due in 2018, may not happen at all.

BN is the ruling government dominated by Umno; PR is the opposition coalition 

Looking at the chart above, you can perhaps guess why Najib does not want GE14 in 2018 to happen.

Is everyone in Umno happy? That does not seem to be the case. However, any member who speak up would be sacked or kept in cold-storage. A vocal Umno member was even arrested and prosecuted. Najib is simply not listening to Umno members.

Where is Najib's support base in Umno despite his brutality? Cash is King. That is what Najib believes in and is practising. He has been using money to buy support in Umno. Money has kept him in power. Najib has made it clear that he valued unquestioning loyal people over 'smart' people. Cash decides in Umno politics and not good policies or governance. In Umno, democracy is for sale.

If Malaysians want democracy, they can not allow a party that does not appreciate or exercise democracy to rule the country. Does that not tantamount to making Malaysia, a North Korea 2.0?

Lack of interest, apathy and indifference is not an option for Malaysians. Do not undernourish democracy. Do not let Umno 'kill' democracy in Malaysia.