Regardless of what the courts have in store for Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  , public opinion should bring pressure to bear on his political party UMNO to ostracize this man who spouts venom not just against chinese but against citizens of all faiths who owe their primary allegiance to the Constitution. Doom stares  at UMNO, if they refuse to read the writing on the wall. And the writing on the wall is:Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  is a threat not only to inter-community harmony but to the security of Malaysia. He is, for all practical purposes, a fifth columnist.This apparently does not matter to him. He wants to position the UMNO in a way that would enable the party to cut a deal with any political formation – bar Anwar – after the elections.  Ahmad Zahid Hamidi began to deliver his chinese hate speeches  incendiary speeches, has crossed all limits of civility. can be trusted to do business with UMNOI once again should an opportunity arise in the future.Any  chinese stands to gain from such a blatantly opportunistic alliance. This no doubt explains why the Najib leadership in the state, as well as at its apex, first turned a deaf ear to hisl rants and then bided its time to not move against him

Newly-appointed Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysians who are unhappy with the country’s political system should leave the country, stressing that loyal citizens should respect the Rule of Law.

In his first opinion piece printed in Utusan Malaysia since receiving the portfolio yesterday, Ahmad Zahid wrote that the illegal gatherings held across the country by Pakatan Rakyat was a form of escapism and the denial of the fact that it failed to take control of Putrajaya.

The Minister added that the Opposition was over-confident with the support it received from voters.

Despite the fervour shown by their supporters, some PR leaders acknowledge that no concrete change will manifest from continued rallies. — File pic Malaysian Insider

“Even if it is true that the Opposition had claimed a greater majority, the measurement used by the opposition had been manipulated to follow the list system or the single transferable vote system,” he said in column entitled “Perhimpunan haram sebab tak terima hakikat gagal kuasai Putrajaya.” (Illegal gathering because refuses to accept failure in controlling Putrajaya)

“Malaysia inherited the political system from the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries also use the first past the post system where political parties contesting in the election will only have one representative in each constituency with the principle of a simple majority of votes,” he added.

Malaysia inherited the political system from the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries also use the first past the post system where political parties contesting in the election will only have one representative in each constituency with the principle of a simple majority of votes !

He said opposition leaders, especially those from PKR and DAP, have been irresponsible in confusing young Chinese voters and their followers who are “politically blind” to dress in black to protest against the result of the 13th general election which they believe is for them due to the popular vote.

“If these people wish to adopt the list system or the single transferable vote used by countires with the republic form of government, then they should migrate to these countries to practise their political beliefs. Malaysia is not a country to translate their political beliefs, even if they are really loyal to this country, they should accept the political system and the existing system to form a government as enshrined in the Federal Constitution,” he said.

He said PR must recognise and accept that the voters have rejected their rule in accordance to the first past the post system.

“Illegal gatherings organised as roadshows are just an escapism by the opposition to run away from the fact that they have failed to capture Putrajaya. The Opposition was actually over confident with the support of the voters and manipulated the various issues with false promises in its manifesto that they know will not be able to implement,” he said.

He also pointed out that PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had already accepted the results  and disagreed with the illegal gatherings by PKR and DAP.

“People are getting fed up with the behaviour of a number of opposition leaders who are dragging in the young, especially those of Chinese descent, by fanning the flames of hatred and racism in a pluralistic society which has already fostered a sense of harmony. The Opposition is also questioning the authority of the Election Commission (EC) which had allegedly manipulated the votes. It is an outrageous accusation when the EC have observed most of their demands including the use of indelible ink that is only used by the third world countries,” he said.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi shocked Malaysians when he asked those who were not satisfied with the results of the 13^th general election to migrate to countries which practice the ‘list system’ or ‘single transferable vote’ electoral system.[1] MP for Tanjong Karang, Noh Omar, followed up by asking those who do not like Malaysia’s electoral system to go ‘live in the jungle’.[2]

Rather than suggesting for loyal and patriotic Malaysians who want genuine electoral reform to leave the country or to live in the jungle, I strongly recommend that the Home Minister and the MP for Tanjong Karang take a one week study leave abroad in order to understand how other countries which practice the First-Past-the-Post electoral system follows the one-man-one-vote principle.

The Home Minister is right when he said that we in Malaysia inherited the Single Member Constituency First-Past-The-Post electoral system from the United Kingdom upon independence. However, he failed to remember that the Reid Commission recommended a 15% maximum deviation limit from the national average in terms of the number of voters per constituency. He also failed to remember that prior to our independence, the maximum rural weightage allowed was 2 to 1 – which effectively means that the largest constituency can only have twice as many voters as the smallest constituency.[3] Instead, what we have now in Malaysia is a ‘bastardized’ form of the first-past-the-post electoral system where the largest constituency – P109 Kapar (144,369 voters in GE13) – has 9 times the number of voters of the smallest constituency – P126 Putrajaya (15,798 voters in GE13).

Indeed, if the Home Minister had done his research, he would have realized that the United Kingdom passed a Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act in 2011 which specified that the maximum deviation in the number of voters per constituency can only be 5%.[4]

In Australia, which uses the Alternative Vote (AV) in Single Member Constituencies, the maximum deviation in the number of voters per constituency is 10%. However, there is an additional, stricter rule which requires the Australian Election commission to project the number of voters per constituency 3 and a half years after a re-delineation exercise. This rule allows for a maximum of a 3.5% deviation.[5] The strict rules observed in Australia results in the one-man-one-vote principle being observed.

For example, the largest constituency in Australia in terms of geographical area is Durack in Western Australia with 88177 voters when the last re-delineation exercise was conducted in 2008. Durack’s size is 1,587,758 square kilometres, which is almost 5 times the size of Malaysia. The smallest constituency is the constituency of Wentworth in New South Wales in the city of Sydney with 98979 in 2009 when the last re-delineation exercise was conducted. Wentworth covers approximately 30 square kilometres which is about the size of Ipoh Barat. The rural-urban weightage in Australia is 1.12. In other words, the number of voters in the smallest urban constituency is only 112% the number of voters in the largest rural constituency. If Australia, given its large geographic area, can follow the one-man-one-vote principle, there is no reason why Malaysia cannot follow suit.

In Canada, an even bigger country in terms of geographical area, which also inherited the Single Member Constituency First-Past-the-Post electoral system from the British, the maximum deviation from the national average is 25%.[6]

Report 

Before going on this one week study leave, the Home Minister and the MP for Tanjong Karang should also read the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform, paying special attention to points 20 and 22 which reads as follows[7]:

20. BALANCED DELINEATION OF CONSTITUENCIES

20.1. The Committee takes note of the proposed review on delineation of parliamentary and state constituencies by taking into account a balanced number of voters including rural weightage and also to fulfill the principle of ‘One Person, One Vote’.

20.2. The Committee recommends that the EC reviews the Thirteenth Schedule of the Federal Constitution to give full meaning to the principle of “One Person, One Vote” and restore the rural weightage.

20.3. The Committee recommends that the EC determines a fair and equitable formula based on a fixed principle in determining the number of voters in a constituency, to ensure that there are no huge disparities among other areas in the state.

22. NEW ELECTION SYSTEM

22.1. The Committee takes note that the electoral system practiced in Malaysia since Independence until now is Simple Majority System (FirstPast-The-Post).

22.2. The Committee takes note of the proposal to improve the existing Simple Majority System (First-Past-The-Post) or study any other electoral system such as a mixture of system (First-Past-The-Post and Proportionate Representation) or a Proportionate Representation System.

22.3. The Committee recommends that EC should study how to improve the current simple majority or first-past-the-post system as this proposal involves policy which needs to be considered by the Government and report back to the Committee as in paragraph 10.7.

If the Home Minister and the MP of Tanjong Karang had paid close attention to the Parliamentary Select Committee’s Report, they would have realized that their own colleagues from Barisan Nasional including 3 current MPs – Dr. Maximus Ongkili (Kota Marudu), Alexander Nanta Linggi (Kapit) and Kamalanathan a/l Panchanathan (Hulu Selangor) – also agreed that there should be review of Malaysia’s electoral system including the fulfilment of the ‘One-Man, One-Vote’ principle and to study the possibility of implementing a more proportionate electoral system. Will the two Honorable Gentlemen also ask their colleagues from Barisan Nasional to migrate to another country or to move to the jungle?

What makes this situation more tragic is the fact that the Home Minister also holds a PhD in Communications from UPM. One would have thought that he should have put his knowledge to better use by supporting electoral reform rather than blaming those who are merely pointing out the unfairness that exists in the current electoral system. He should also have known, given his wide travels around the world as Defense Minister and his academic credentials, that any party or coalition of parties which wins a majority of the vote in any first past the post system that is fair would enjoy a ‘seat bonus’. This means that if a coalition like Pakatan won 51% of the popular vote, we would have won more than 51% of total seats. Instead, we only won 40% of total seats as a result of the unfair delineation of boundaries.

If the Home Minister and the MP for Tanjong Karang are too busy to take a one week study leave abroad, I would be more than happy to sit down with them for a one hour briefing to show them how other democratic countries using the First Past the Post system redraw their boundary lines in order to reduce the disparity in the number of voters per seat. I would also be glad to show the two honourable gentleman the ‘seat bonus’ effect in democratic countries which allows whichever party or coalition of parties who wins the majority of the popular vote to win a greater proportion of seats.

Ong Kian Ming

MP for Serdang

POLITICS ARE ALWAYS RIGGED IT TAKES FOOLISH BRAIN DAMAGED VOTER TO BRING BACK A FOOLHARDY RULING PARTY FROM BRAIN DEATH.ONLY TWO LETTERS SEPARATE USE FROM ABUSE, WE DO NOT EXPECT A HIGH LEVEL OF HONESTY FROM Home Minister Ahmad Zahid HamidiHOME MINISTER’S MISSTEP: GIVING AURA HYPOCRISY SIDE STEPPING THE AURA OF AUTHENTICITY

How many of us can honestly say that  Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ALWAYS honest, come what may? Not one! Ouch, that hurts, eh? But it’s the truth, whether we admit it or not—sorry, guys.has washed his hands off today’s arrests of two opposition leaders and a pro-democracy activist by police.When we try to teach our children that honesty is the best policy, we try to sound convincing but conveniently omit to mention that honesty is more circumstantial than intrinsic, because we know that life will soon teach them that. In fact, they will soon find out that choosing to walk the straight and narrow path will often be a painful decision…And then, guess what, even the common perception of honesty is undergoing a paradigm shift. it will be lawless within now till the next GE….as long as Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi  commit crimes under the name of Home Minister will get away with it.The USA and the whole world may recognise the Malaysian Umno-BN govt but I do not recognise it. Right is right and wrong is wrong. Even if the whole world recognises the illegitimate Umno-BN govt, that doesn’t make it right, because wrong is still wrong, no matter what, who, or all recognise it. We know how Umno-BN wins – through gerrymandering and fraud, through intimidation and bribes, through playing the racial and religious card, etc. No way is this an illegitimate govt. Despite all its fraud it still lost the majority vote. It has no moral right to rule. Wrong is wrong and the Umno-BN govt is there by fraudalent means. Everybody knows this. This is the truth even if the Umno-BN, police, etc, want to deny it. in the crackdown, no eyes . . . to see the corruption, and no ears . . . to hear Ibrahim Ali, Zuklifee Nordin.Before GE 13 , the stupid man say that PR leader involve the Military invasion of Sulu armed force. Tell in the news paper with his minister of Defense’s identity, say that he has very strong evidence to arrest few opposition leaders after GE. Does he forgot ?Fine, if you have no hand in the arrests, order them to be released immediately and apologize!!he PDRM are working people and they will not act in such a manner without instructions from above. Zahid can never wash his hands off and in fact he had issued the warning two days ago, that there would be no further warning. It looks like Najib’s reign of ‘mahathirism’ has now started, using thugs and police on the rakyat. The burden looks heavy and undemocratic on the shoulders of Zahid, the IGP and the CPOs. it seems the art of politics is simply the art of distraction. Sadly the issues around which our politicians and media get most excited are those, which almost never have any bearing on the very real issues

APA DOSA AMIR BAZLI ABDULLAH?

“THIS” is our NEW “HOME MINISTER” who is a GANGSTER and BEATS-UP people by himself!

”. Given the fractured nature of the debate, there are no black and white rules and answers can at best be politically correct. So it remains up to us to either choose to be honest or raise/lower our morality bars according to whatever situation we find ourselves in—not a very comforting thought, isn’t it?

Actually, honesty for the sake of honesty alone is very therapeutic and has a feel-good quality about it. Normally we tread the honest path because we have been trained to do so by our parents and teachers; but whenever a dilemma arises and we choose the honest path not out of compulsion but because it is right, it does make us happy with the knowledge of not having strayed. And that feeling of satisfaction is much more precious than any benefits we may have gained from being dishonest—and these little joys are the small collectibles of life, the things that matter, the things that endure. So, in the ultimate analysis, honesty does pay, eh?

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The Malaysian government has pulled out all the stops to prevent an opposition rally this weekend. This week, army units conducted crowd control exercises with banners that said, “Disperse or we will shoot!” The police set up roadblocks and arrested Malaysians simply for wearing yellow T-shirts, the signature color of Bersih, a coalition of 62 nongovernmental organizations that demands changes in Malaysia’s electoral system. To date, the police have arrested over 250 supporters of Bersih, claiming that they are “waging war against the king.”

Then something unprecedented happened. Malaysia’s King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin, allegedly the target of Bersih’s campaign, intervened. He called on both Prime Minister Najib Razak and Bersih to resolve their differences in a spirit of harmony and cooperation, for the good of the nation.

There was a collective sigh of relief in Malaysia. The leader of Bersih, Ambiga Sreenevasan, an attorney and former president of the Malaysian Bar Council, met with the king and announced that the “Walk for Democracy,” as it was called, was cancelled. She said that she was ready to meet with the government to discuss Bersih’s concerns about electoral fairness. Prime Minister Najib then offered an olive branch, saying, “We are willing to provide a stadium for them to rally in … from morning until night,” an offer that Ms. Ambiga and Bersih immediately accepted.

Then Mr. Najib backed off. His government says that because Bersih is still illegal, it cannot apply for a permit. It also has banned Bersih’s leadership from entering Kuala Lumpur on the day of the rally. On Thursday, he joined a gathering of martial artists who said that their 50,000 members will “wage war” against Bersih. Donning their militant uniform, Mr. Najib said, “If there are evil enemies who want to attack the country from within, you, my brothers, will rise to fight them.”

UMNO is afraid of Bersih

Mr. Najib has undermined the authority of the king, who gave Bersih and its concerns credence by meeting with its leadership and calling for a negotiated solution. The political situation in Malaysia is a fast-moving target, and each day brings new developments. Ms. Ambiga and Bersih now say that because of Mr. Najib’s actions, they will go ahead with their assembly, no matter what.

Nobody knows what will happen tomorrow. Bersih’s main issue is not freedom of assembly but the fairness of Malaysia’s democratic process. Bersih’s backers ask how anyone can be opposed to free and fair elections.

It’s an easy question to answer. The United Malays National Organization, of which Mr. Najib is president, is the longest continuing ruling party in the world, and it is running scared.

In the last general election in 2008, Malaysia’s opposition took 47% of the popular vote. That year Parti Keadilan Rakyat, the party of Mr. Najib’s nemesis Anwar Ibrahim, went from one seat to 31. The establishment parties in Malaysia’s neighboring states are also in retreat. The opposition scored a major victory in Thailand last weekend, and in Singapore opposition candidates made surprising gains. No wonder Mr. Najib and company are worried.

Many observers of Malaysian politics believe that electoral reform will lead to the ruling party’s defeat, and that is why UMNO is afraid of Bersih. In the last election in 2008, the party received only one-third of the nation’s votes. UMNO rules only because of its coalition with other political parties, which it increasingly marginalizes, that represent the Chinese and Indian minorities.

Display your courage, Mr. Najib

Mr. Najib and his allies say that the opposition’s gains in 2008 prove that Malaysia’s elections are free and fair. Impartial observers disagree. Academic studies have enumerated how the Election Commission gerrymanders electoral districts to benefit the ruling party. The U.S. Department of State’s human rights report bluntly states that opposition parties are unable to compete on equal terms with the governing coalition because of restrictions on campaigning and freedom of assembly and association. “News of the opposition,” the U.S. says, is “tightly restricted and reported in a biased fashion.”

In the recent state elections in Sarawak, the government announced $390 million in local projects during the run-up to the polls. Prime Minister Najib was caught on video tape telling one village gathering that the government would give them 5 million ringgit ($1.5 million) for a local project on Monday, but only if they elected his candidate on Sunday.

Who would win elections in Malaysia that truly are free and fair? The U.S. State Department reports that despite the many election irregularities during the 2008 elections, “most observers concluded they did not substantially alter the results.” But unless the electoral reforms that Bersih is calling for are made, we will never know.

Despite the government’s intimidation, thousands of Malaysian citizens of all races and religions are expected to exercise their constitutional right to assemble and call for free and fair elections. Tomorrow’s protest represents a brave step in what not just Malaysians but also the international community should hope will begin the country’s transition to full democracy. Mr. Najib should display his own courage and ensure that a peaceful rally that seeks the fundamental rights of democratic peoples everywhere does not turn into a bloody confrontation.

 

When Artscape went to Cairo to film the story of Abeer Soliman, a storyteller who recasts the classic tales of One Thousand and One Nights to reflect modern-day Egypt, a revolution was sweeping across the country. Here producer Shameela Seedat writes about filming in a city undergoing a historical transformation.

One of my first assignments on this production was to look for any signs of physical change that separated pre- and post-revolution Egypt. The director wanted to capture these visually.

On our second day in Cairo, while walking along the Nile to the heavily guarded Television Headquarters to get our filming permit, we stumbled upon what is perhaps the most striking physical embodiment of a “break from the past”.

The enormous, multi-storey building, previously the headquarters of Hosni Mubarak’s National Democratic Party, dominated the river landscape with its blackened, scorched façade. It had been set on fire during the revolution, burning for three days.

In pictures: Signs of change in Egypt

Across the road, along the banks of the Nile, we witnessed merry scenes of young people; talking, playing and laughing – and it was difficult at that particular moment not to associate these images with the thrill and optimism which accompanies a country’s new-found freedom.

We were, of course, curious to discover what change really meant for Egyptians – beyond obvious signs and symbols, and what was now expected as the country charts a new course for itself. As we delved further into our production, exploring the views and predicaments not only of our main character but also of other artists and performers we encountered along the way, the picture became both more complex and uplifting.

Many people puffed with pride and enthusiasm over the peaceful toppling of the regime in February, and spoke passionately about what it means to be Egyptian today. However, there was great anxiety about the worsening economic situation and the uncertain political future.

Difficult issues remain. Economic improvements, effective political party competition and justice for crimes committed by the Mubarak regime, are seen as critical themes for a post-revolution Egypt. The future role of the army, the role of religion in politics and the recurrence of the old regime in new guises were also questions that attracted passionate debate in both everyday conversation and local newspapers.

It was evident from our stay in Egypt that people have strong views and are committed to playing their part in the reconfiguration of their country. As one actor at Beit El Sehmy put it: “We are free now, we have choices. That is the most important thing. It does not mean that we all agree. But it is better than anything we had before because freedom means that, now, one person can say something, and another person can say ‘no, it is better to do it this way’.”We were also extremely inspired by various tales highlighting the place of art, music and performance in the January revolution, and in this current period of flux. An actor, who we interviewed, described how humbling it was to see protestors at Tahrir Square using various artistic forms to express themselves; to keep spirits up and to build unity – in a manner that appeared effortless.

In our last week of filming, we were, however, caught up in an unfortunate incident. While filming an artists’ gathering at Tahrir Square on Labour Day, a few ‘thugs’ shut down a scheduled performance of music and theatre, heckled the minister of culture and forcibly prevented our director from using his camera. These ‘thugs’ argued that art and performance constituted an affront to the memories of martyrs who had died in the revolution. Yet one of the artists involved in the fray – a prominent theatre director who has worked tirelessly in independent theatre for the last 30 years, remarked that while he was disturbed by these “troublemakers”, he would never be deterred by them, and would continue to do exactly what he has been doing for the last 30 years, which is to wake up each morning and make political art with added vigour.

Having returned to South Africa after an extraordinary experience, my most enduring memory is that of an encounter between our 32-year-old local production assistant – who did not miss a day of protest at Tahrir Square - and a uniformed policeman as we were filming a scene in a quiet part of the city. The policeman, who was on duty nearby, loudly remarked that it was fine for us to film that particular scene and we should thus carry on with our work for as long as we wanted. Our production assistant, justifiably fed up with police control for all his life under the Mubarak regime, turned to him defiantly, and replied: “There is no need for you tell us that we can film here. We know that we can – because it is our revolution; it is our country now - it is not yours.”

Six days in Iraq and not one Humvee, tank, fighter jet, military escort, or intelligence report. Not one minute inside the Green Zone or between the miles-long walls of American military bases. Hosted by my friend and colleague, Sami Rasouli, I live in Najaf, a city two hours south of Baghdad. At the invitation of Sami, I came here to live and work with the Muslim Peacemaker Teams (MPT), a group of Iraqi peacemakers.

Sami and I know each other through our jobs at partner non-profit organizations — Sami at MPT and I at the Iraqi and American Reconciliation Project (IARP). The two organizations are based in the Sister Cities of Minneapolis, USA and Najaf, Iraq. They work together to rebuild peaceful relationships between Americans and Iraqis and support nonviolence in both countries.

Since its founding in 2004, MPT has accomplished a lot. It has provided clean water to more than 27,000 Iraqi students and promoted national unity through friendly soccer matches across Iraq. It held community roundtable meetings to discuss the new constitution in 2005 and helped stem the spread of cholera in 2007 through hygiene education. Recently, MPT began hosting Americans to live and work in Iraq as an alternative model of peaceful coexistence. This project is small compared to the scope of the American war on Iraq, but it is dissent against the hegemonic discourse of war. It is an affirmation that we are still brothers and sisters and that war does not have the final say.

My visit to Iraq is very different from the “visit” of most Americans. I came to Iraq motivated by the principles of MPT and IARP, an unarmed guest seeking to build respectful relationships between people. My American counterparts in military uniforms, while perhaps motivated by misinformed ideals of protecting their country, came to Iraq armed to the teeth, seeking to storm the country into submission.

On my first day in Iraq, I met no sergeants or lieutenants. I met a nuclear physicist, a director of tourism development, a professor of geography, an Internet cafe owner, 25 English-language students (among them engineers, a geologist, teachers and college students) and my host family — Sami, his wife, Suaad, and their two sons, Redha and Omar. All welcomed me with big smiles. None were like the Iraqis on American TV.

On my third day, Sami and I walked along the busy streets of the old city. We visited the alleys where Sami grew up and met a number of his cousins still living in the area. We wandered near the home of Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani, the highest-ranking Shiite leader in Iraq, then visited the nearby Shrine of Imam Ali. We met with the son of Sheikh Abbas, an open-minded religious leader interested in interfaith dialogue with counterparts in Minneapolis. Later we ate on crowded benches at Abu Hayder, a small restaurant with five options for lunch. We carried no weapons and felt no danger.

Though I have never been inside an American military base, I imagine a day in the life of a soldier stationed there to be quite different. Between walls of Humvees and military equipment, with all kinds of power and armament, I imagine American soldiers feel less secure than I did walking around the streets of Najaf. I imagine a big screen TV streaming CNN, a basketball court, a cafeteria, a solitary room and imported items to remind the soldier of home. He is isolated from the people of Iraq, an occupier.

Sami has introduced me to many new friends during my first week in Iraq. The 25 English-language students that I help teach are eager to host Sami and me at their homes. Some of the students are similar to my friends in Minneapolis. Both Hayder in Najaf and my roommate in Minneapolis are pharmacists who complain about their customers. Sami’s family is also becoming good friends. Sami’s wife, Suaad, and niece Nahla laughed when I said I was going to ask my girlfriend in Minneapolis to make the Iraqi dish they made. Three-year-old Omar started using me as a jungle gym after I gave him a Clif Bar.

Friendship breaks down stereotypes and borders. But rather than making friends, my counterparts in the American military have made enemies. Rather than eating freshly prepared meals in Iraqi homes and getting to know Iraqis, they eat frozen, imported Kuwaiti food in cafeterias behind high walls. They remain imprisoned by stereotypes and misinformation.

Peacemaking is a sacred activity. By hosting me, an American, MPT members and friends affirm that we are brothers and sisters. Both MPT and IARP believe that we share a common humanity that goes beyond war and politics. Our activities are rooted in salaam, or peace, just as the word Islam shares a root with the word salaam. After the death and destruction in Iraq caused by Americans — Americans still here, hiding behind walls — Sami and MPT welcomed me here in peace. That is reconciliation that cannot be found with any amount of high-tech military equipment.

Sami Rasouli is the Founder and Director of the Muslim Peacemaker Teams in Iraq. He has also hosted Liz Wieling, an American professor of mental health at the University of Minnesota; Rose Aslan, a Ph.D. student at the University of North Carolina; and many others. He lives in Najaf with his wife, Suaad, and two children.

Why do Malays, and there are quite a few of them, persist in alluding to themselves as ‘middle class’? Is it hypocrisy? Is it a form of inverse snobbery, a relic of  Mahathirism when affluence was considered a socially transmitted disease, a precursor to AIDS? Is it an attempt to avert the evil eye of envy, the way truck drivers dangle strings of limes and green chillies from the rear ends of their vehicles? Or is it a way for the relatively well-off to distinguish themselves from the uber-rich: the high-flying tycoons and the captains of industry, , and all those other super-wealthy Malays, many of whom have contributed  said to be parked in the 60-odd ‘tax havens’ scattered across the world, from the Cayman Islands to the City of London?For all their ‘middle class’ pronouncements, the mythical  belong to that elite Ahmad Zahid Hamidi    1% of this country which is in the enviable position of being obliged to pay personal income tax. For members of such a privileged elite to label themselves as ‘middle class’ is like a 60-year-old claiming to be ‘middle-aged’, thereby implying a projected lifespan of 120 years.

But whatever the reason, or combination of reasons, for it, the ‘middle class’ tag  Ahmad Zahid Hamidi . Would ‘muddle class’ be better? Or should it be ‘medal class’? Because if for no reason other than that of determined self-deprecation,  surely deserve a medal.Sociologists and other commentators often lament the lack of policing in Malaysia society, where our law enforcement agencies are too busy protecting political  from real or imaginary harm to look after the safety of the so-called under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act.

The question the home minister in charge of public security, should be asking why Student activist Adam Adli

However, to make up for this inadequacy, we seem to have spawned a whole host of vigilante posses in the form of self-appointed ‘moral police’. These zealous protectors of our social values have been particularly active of late, diligently performing their voluntary duties, for which they receive no monetary recompense, wherever and whenever they sniff the merest suspicion of a cultural subversion in the offing. This could be anything and everything, from an exhibition of nudes painted by eminent artists, to a film or a book which supposedly contains less than complimentary references to a particular community, or an all-girl band which has the audacity to play rock music in public.

Indeed, what is often referred to as competitive populism in politics has found its parallel of competitive prickliness in the realm of moral and cultural policing. Each squad of this new constabulary seems to vie with all the others to see which one is more diligent in nipping moral misdemeanour in the bud.

It might well be said that in India’s much-vaunted diversity is the unity of its newly formed moral police. Thanks to the all-embracing spectrum of our rainbowMalaysia, our culture cops have no dearth of constituencies on whose behalf they can claim to take offence. The result is that we are becoming so prickly that soon we might resemble a nation of porcupines, bristling with righteous indignation at any slight, intended or otherwise, to any of our diverse sensitivities.

This, however, raises its own question: What has happened to the cultural value of tolerance that has always been the bedrock of Indic civilisation? How can moral policing square with the live-and-let-live eclecticism which we’ve always prided ourselves on?

Silly question, would say the latter-day Keystone Kops who’ve reincarnated themselves as the guardians of our cultural norms. True tolerance, they would argue, is to be tolerant even of intolerance. In fact, the more intolerance we learn to tolerate, the more tolerant we are.

And if you don’t agree with that your neighbourhood culture cop – not to be mistaken for the uncultured goon he might superficially resemble – will soon arrange to make you see some stars, perhaps even rearrange your face and set it at a better angle, and thereby have you appreciate the error of your ways. Big Brother, in the avatar of Bada Bhaiya, is watching you.

Not least because they might lead to the obvious question: how much time, effort, manpower and money is spent on providing ‘security’ to criminals? If similar, or even partially similar, ‘security’ is provided to ordinary, law-abiding citizens

So which is the ‘security lapse’ that is more shocking?Student activist Adam Adli? O BEATS-UP people by himself!r  in which he participated and which will  put him in jail soon?Now this minister can use his police to take care of the guy who was screwing is daughter. Just one phone call to IGP Khalid and he will go running with a team of sharp-shooters!

That’s the question the home minister, and others in charge of public security, should be asking themselves.

Newly-appointed Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Malaysians who are unhappy with the country’s political system should leave the country, stressing that loyal citizens should respect the Rule of Law.

In his first opinion piece printed in Utusan Malaysia since receiving the portfolio yesterday, Ahmad Zahid wrote that the illegal gatherings held across the country by Pakatan Rakyat was a form of escapism and the denial of the fact that it failed to take control of Putrajaya.

The Minister added that the Opposition was over-confident with the support it received from voters.

The peculiar thing is that the gangsters nurtured by this fellow Zahid, whilehe was the UMNO chief from Penanag are whacking everybody with a free hand and the PRDM are doing nothing about it . Ask Zahid why did he start tiga line who carry the traffic lights colours and whom RPK has referred in some articles. In any event he is now busy searching for countries to assimilate 51% of the Malaysian people while Noh’s answer o enviornment is to send people to the jungel. Was there not an encyclopaedia some years ago which described the likes of Zahid and Noh as people living on trees ! Looks like it was right after all.

It has always been one death too many. According to official statistics, there were 147 deaths in police custody last year. This shook the conscience of the country and deeply angered Malaysians. But nothing changed.

The recent death does not just add to the escalating number. The lurid details of the victim’s body is shocking as it points to a rising level of physical abuse and torture by police officers.

N Dharmendran’s body was covered with bruises and both his ears were stapled. A pathologist confirms he died from multiple blunt force trauma. The police have now reclassified the case as murder although they initially said Dharmendran died from breathing difficulties.

His lawyers have described it as the worst case of police brutality, since the death of Kugan Ananthan in 2009.

The deep wounds on Dharmendran’s body plus the staples with dried blood indicate he died from physical torture. The pathologist also found staples on both his legs on the ankle area.

Dharmendran’s death and the shocking wounds on his body clearly signal that the police have no qualms abusing their powers or indulging in torture despite the nationwide uproar. And this is more so as they are not accountable to anyone.

This has to stop.

The government must immediately set-up the Independent Police Complaints and Misconduct Commission or IPCMC instead of shuffling it along.

The police continue to act with impunity as they enjoy absolute power. The inertia demonstrated by the government in implementing the Independent Commission has contributed to the rising number of deaths in the hands of the police.

As the year began, three people died under police custody. And aside from deaths in police custody, police also shoot dead several people, each month, on average. Police say they were either returning fire or the people were suspected criminals. But many are shot dead just for failing to stop at police roadblocks.

Peoples’ confidence in the police has been taking a steady dip over the past few years, largely triggered by a deep-seated suspicion of the force. Their concern holds water.

We have read about newly minted Home Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, thumping his chest and vowing to act on anyone who dares to hold peaceful rallies or question the country’s electoral system.

I now ask that he bucks up and does the right thing as the minister in charge of Home Affairs by ordering and open inquiry into Dharmendran’s death and instructing the police chief to suspend all officers who were involved in interrogating the deceased until the investigation is completed.

Reclassifying the case as murder is not enough.

We have been disappointed many times with the outcome of the police investigating themselves. But as the new government has promised transparency and accountability, I urge the police not to play Houdini by trying to make crucial evidence disappear or attempt to cover up for their fellow colleagues.

BN’s shortcomings have become a huge liability to the country and its people for decades. Let’s hope that, for once, fairness and justice will prevail.

Or Dharmendran will become just another number, adding to the rising statistics.
Dont forget that he forcibly took over a building without paying rental/or purchasing it. This is the very building currently occuppied by Masterskill in Taman Kemacahaya. People were picketing because their wages were unpaid. Now of course he can used PRDM to say that it so when he beats up a guy because of personal reasons, he’s a gangster but if he were to make it a court case, people will say he’s misusing his power.. negativity will always seen as negative to people who hates.

The slew of arrests following accusations of electoral fraud in the May 5 general election has not spooked PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim into giving up the opposition struggle.Anwar is our modern Nelsen Mandala. He fight for our right and against the evil UMNO / BN. We stand by the PR until you reach Putra Jaya.Najib only fit to be the Penghulu for the kampong or the chieftan for the Long house in Sarawak,after all thats where he got all the Parliament seats. The Popular vote given and we the urban people did not vote for him cos we have a better choice Anwar in us Najib has no right to be PM he must step down and call for a new elections, he lost the popular vote, that means most Malaysians do not want him to be PM as only the minority supported the BN. It is the way the constituency are designed, and the cheating that went on that allowed him to win. He hurried the broadcast to announce he had won when he knew he had lost, that is why after Anwar claimed victory suddenly all the results started to be announced he won by dubious means that is why he looked so subdued at the broadcast. The victory of the people can’t b taken away by a few scoundrels up there in ivory towers, a peoples victory is a peoples victory and it will stand. Great stand once again by Anwar in view of the higher stakes now. It must be differentiated that high majority who want voted for change are mostly urban, semi urban , educated, well informed of the current politics and the greatest harm to country if status quo illegit gumno govt remains. The minority umno voters are mostly uninformed, ignorant, braninwashed kampungs rakyat, who are least qualified to address My problems today, least contributor of tax revenue. They would still vote Umno if Malaysia goes bankrupt today. That is the kampong mentality of these umno supporters. There is a vast difference of high majority of pro change PR voters, best for country future, and the minority of kampung umno supporters, worst for country future. If more malay don’t realise this, malay don’t deserve to call Malaysia home. As long as there are many rakyats who chose to stand up , the light can outshine the darkness. Please Malaysians continue to keep the information spread rigorously around though internet, talk or print, to alert and inform the people. Throw your support to NGOs like Bersih or PR to give them a louder voice and strength to continue to fight for better democracy.

Thinking outside the box  What is happening to the police?

his demand seems to be part of a larger movement towards more muscular responses to provocations

It is not easy to sum up 2012 without a deep feeling of despair. If 2013 was the year in which some fundamental structural issues with our political system were exposed, 2012 seems to have not only deepened our  understanding  of those shortcomings, but also made us alive to the deepening fissures in society. This was a terrible year in terms of crimes against women with the brutal gang rape of the young girl in Delhi and the  subsequent  callousness  and insensitivity shown by the political class, underlined the fact that gender discrimination is deeply embedded into the societal fabric.If one were to try and tease out some patterns underlying the events of this year, they might broadly fall under two, somewhat related heads. For one, we are beginning to see the tentative first steps towards the formation of the idea of citizenry; the notion that as citizens there exists a reciprocal responsibility to not only respond to one’s immediate environment, but also play an active role in managing it. Over the last couple of years, the  interest in directly influencing modes of governance has grown; democracy as a practice is increasingly detaching itself from the narrow idea of elections. The political class has not understood this change; one has only to  look  at  the fact that in the recent protests in Delhi, virtually no elected representatives, not even local politicians, were involved. When a movement that holds the nation’s attention with such intensity fails to stir  the  representatives of people even a little bit, the schism between citizenry and the polity can be deemed to be enduring.

It is not easy to sum up 2012 without a deep feeling of despair. If 2011 was the year in which some fundamental structural issues with our political system were exposed, 2012 seems to have not only deepened our  understanding  of those shortcomings, but also made us alive to the deepening fissures in society. This was a terrible year in terms of crimes against women with the brutal gang rape of the young girl in Delhi and the  subsequent  callousness  and insensitivity shown by the political class, underlined the fact that gender discrimination is deeply embedded into the societal fabric.

If one were to try and tease out some patterns underlying the events of this year, they might broadly fall under two, somewhat related heads. For one, we are beginning to see the tentative first steps towards the formation of the idea of citizenry; the notion that as citizens there exists a reciprocal responsibility to not only respond to one’s immediate environment, but also play an active role in managing it. Over the last couple of years, the  interest in directly influencing modes of governance has grown; democracy as a practice is increasingly detaching itself from the narrow idea of elections. The political class has not understood this change; one has only to  look  at  the fact that in the recent protests in Delhi, virtually no elected representatives, not even local politicians, were involved. When a movement that holds the nation’s attention with such intensity fails to stir  the  representatives of people even a little bit, the schism between citizenry and the polity can be deemed to be enduring.

The other pattern that has emerged is the deepening divide in society. If the gang rape G13  underlines the deeply misogynistic character of society even today, 2012 saw many incidents that underline the struggle to reconcile the many contrasting pulls and pressures that have followed in the wake of sweeping change over the last few years. It is now clear that the new came without any accompanying compass, and asked questions of the old that  it  did  not have answers to. The larger question of change penetrating beneath the skin of the modern, into our everyday lives, and finding genuine and widespread acceptance is the really big one that we are left grappling with.

A lot has been said about the sickness that lies within society and the need to change mindsets. The trouble is that society cannot be hectored into change, no matter how just the cause. Social change needs a whole  ecosystem  of actions, but above all it needs a real dialogue. We have seen unprecedented change in India that has come without any mechanism to justify itself or explain its implications. A small section of society has embraced enormous change and now looks at the  rest  of India with uncomprehending and often judgmental eyes. No intermediary mechanisms exist that would interpret this change and find place for it in the traditional way of life. The state does  not  function  adequately  nor  do  its institutions offer clear benchmarks, the market creates a sense of surface modernity while simultaneously reinforcing existing prejudices, and traditional institutions like the home affairs and religion have not  really  done  their bit in making the new intelligible to the old, often acting to the contrary.

Along with pushing for comprehensive reform that makes the legal framework more effective both in concept and delivery, it is also important to carry out a sustained societal  dialogue.  This  is  not  the  same  as  one  section lecturing to another or ‘educating’ them from a superior vantage point, but a genuine dialogue between peers that addresses each other’s anxieties and aspirations. So many Indians are experiencing things for  the  first  time  in their lives. New freedoms need new boundaries, which in turn requires a framework that is relevant for the times. The old sources of authority that drew boundaries cannot make sense of the new,  and  no  institutions  are  either facilitating a dialogue or stepping in to fill the void. The problems facing society have a lot to do with old mindsets being amplified by new freedoms, rather than being re-defined by them.

The fact is that change is happening across the board in Malaysia. Women, in particular are experiencing new freedoms and reveling in a greater sense of confidence and control that they increasingly have over their  own  lives.  The need is to harness this and convert it into a deeper, more enduring reality. New conventions need to be formed; a new vocabulary of change needs to be established. The conversation needs to move away  from  the  extremes  to  the centre, and the progress made, even if partial, needs to be welcomed and encouraged. Platforms that allow for people, not just politicians or commentators, to communicate on a broad range of issues, are vital  to  fostering  such dialogue. So much has been said about India’s economic progress but very little is being communicated about the social change that has been embraced nor have been any real conversations about the questions that have  been  thrown up as a result.

There was a time when the sense of right and wrong was received as a legacy from the past. The definitions were by no means perfect but clarity certainly prevailed about was deemed desirable and what was not. As the past  loosens its grip on us and we emerge as individuals that voluntarily organise ourselves as citizens sharing a common present and shaping a common future, we need to develop our own compass. The time to act exclusively as critics observing our lives must give way to becoming participants in determining not just the course of our life, but also play a role in  framing the rules that govern it. And it is only when this compass has broad agreement across all sections of society that a common moral and ethical framework can get developed. For that there is no alternative to  putting  pressure on institutions to draw and guard the outer boundaries of behaviour and to negotiate through mutual dialogue, all that lies in between.

Don’t hold your breath. Perhaps the investigation will only start after GE13 is over. It’s been one week since the police report was lodged, and still not a squeak from either the PDRM and Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) the IGP and MACC chief should resign immediately.not a word from Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali and the famous Talam chief investigator Chua junior or Perak mufti Harussani Zakaria. All of them are just gutless. The IGP, AG and MACC chiefs should resign if they are gutless to initiate investigations against PM Najib Razak and his family. Show moral responsibility to your real pay masters, the taxpayers. Police or MACC investigating? No way! These and other enforcement agencies are Umno lackeys The PDRM is beholden to His Majesty the YDPA (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) and it is duty bound to protect its integrity and reputation or the public at large will be left with a strong suspicion that PDRM has been compromised. Deepak has an agenda and that is not to be denied. The question is why no action has been taken against him

Does he know more about the people involved that they are scared to take action? Is there somebody more powerful backing him? Why reveal now, especially after the general elections? Why the fear of him and why the silence?

From this, the public will draw the conclusion that he is telling the truth and his purpose is to sent a strong signal to those involved to come to the negotiation table.

These agencies are a disgrace if they also remain silent and inactive to these allegations. The people need to demonstrate in the streets to wake them up.

All BN candidates clean – nice try, Tengku Adnan  for one, should first answer whether he had been cleared by the law enforcement agencies over his role in the Lingamgate scandal.’ 

‘The IGP, AG and MACC chief should resign if they are gutless to initiate investigations against PM Najib and his family.’

 What is happening to the police report against carpet trader Deepak Jaikishan, inspector-general of police (IGP) Ismail Omar and deputy IGP Khalid Abu Bakar?t looks like the 1Malaysia PM and his family are untouchable and yet Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said no one is above the law in Malaysia.

The cogent way to fight this government apathy and ineptitude, as Mahatma Gandhi did, is through lawful protest and constitutional propriety. The neo middle classes of Malaysia, schooled essentially in value-free disciplines such as engineering, management and vocational studies, have no appreciation for that. Their cause is just; their methods are hugely questionable.The Government of a nation itself is usually found to be but the reflex of the individuals composing it. The Government that is ahead of the people will inevitably be dragged down to their level, as the Government that is behind them will in the long run be dragged up.

In the order of nature, the collective character of a nation will as surely find its befitting results in its law and government, as water finds its own level.

The noble people will be nobly ruled, and the ignorant and corrupt ignobly. Indeed all experience serves to prove that the worth and strength of a State depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men.

PKR’s strategy director Rafizi Ramli was commenting on the purchase by a unit of a government investment company Boustead Holdings Bhd, which acquired an 80% stake in Astacanggih for RM30 million.He claimed that it was “no coincidence” and that this pointed towards an “abuse of power” by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi, adding that he was “shocked at the audacity by Najib and Zahid” to make such a move in full view of the public.

What they are confronting is a political system that is bereft of vision beyond electoral calculation, a bureaucracy that is inept and obstructionist, a business class that is free of ethics and morality. And this is not today’s news; the gridlock has been in existence since 1947.
How otherwise do you explain the lack of basic infrastructure in sabah and sarawak, not just roads, power, public transport but also the lack of education, public health and social security?
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by shadowy political interests, can hold the country to ransom over a sordid criminal offence by marginal people like the monsters on the bus. The protest was all about the government and how insensitive it is. The young men and women seemed to be more interested in having major government officials talk to them. The real issue to be debated is what kind of a society has been created in which marginal men from urban slums take not just the law into their own hands but visit terror on hapless citizens. You don’t have very far to look: the outskirts of Delhi, beyond the Lutyens zone, is a free for all. Scofflaws rule the roost. They harass women; drive like lunatics (including city-certified public transport drivers); they also rain chaos and arbitrary violence on unsuspecting citizens. This is a society and culture in which the girl child is killed at birth; those that survive rarely make it past five years of age; the remnant end up being victims of dowry and bride burning. Very few girls born in India make a steady income and or attain social dignity. Dare I say it: if you are born a girl the chances of you having a normal life are minuscule.

While listening to an old video clip showing Zainuddin Maidin’s response to questions posed to him by Al Jazeera. The TV station showed scenes of demonstrators being fired upon by water cannons and teargases. The response ex tempore, by Zainuddin as Minister of Information then would make any Malaysian citizen cringe in embarrassment.

Samuel Smiles (a Scottish author and reformer pic above) wrote the above. Every leader of any nation has grappled with the issue. What is the secret ingredient of a good government? Smiles had the answer- the secret of good government is having good people heading it.

Lee Kuan Yew (left) tackled this issue a long time ago, and set out to cultivate good people to lead the Singapore government. He must have done something right, because Singapore is now the richest country in the world.

North of the causeway, the UMNO leader who ruled for 22 years as Prime Minister and many years as, Senator, Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, must have done something wrong. Our country is getting top placing for the wrong reasons.

Mahathir has admitted his failure to improve the Malays, yet the Malays still want to support him? Mahathir has admitted that after 55 years, Malays are still beggars in their own country; Malays are urged to continue supporting UMNO? Are Malays political masochists? You get high as you are abused more. You want people molded after Mahathir’s image to come back and lead us so that they can whip us further to get us high?

We are looking for people with commitment, deep-seated beliefs in democracy, resolute in putting the interests of others before self. These traits are not inherited. Otherwise we will not have Najib Razak and Hishammudin Hussein. They didn’t inherit the characteristics of the fathers.

Just look at the state by which we are governed, it is clear that indeed the worth andstrength of a State depend far less upon the form of its institutions than upon the character of its men. We are like this because our leaders lack character and integrity. The man, who says he is Prime Minister to all, keeps quiet when citizens are set upon and harm inflicted upon them.

The Home Minister in charge of the Police is equally mute suggesting that he has no character and integrity to hold such office. The rakyat are being bullied and set upon, the characterless people leading the State, the Ministry, the institution keep quiet. Tun Razak, Tun Dr Ismail (right) and Tun Hussein will never countenance these things.

We look around us, we don’t see Malaysia being deficient in the number of institutions that we have. We have the judicial institutions, the law enforcement agencies, we have the state legislative councils, we have Parliament, and we have Kings. Indeed we have everything. What is missing is the character of the men heading those institutions.

Where is the democratic right to move freely across this country? Interests groups are stopped from going into FELDA schemes because some supporters of the government will not allow NGO’s opposed to FELDA to speak to settlers. What is there to hide? If the people doing the explaining break the law, charge them under that particular wrong. The FELDA settlers are people who can think for themselves.

When I wrote about the FGV listing a long time ago, I received many e-mails suggesting that I was envious of FELDA people getting money. Now, FELDA people are realizing that have been conned into transforming their tangible assets into paper assets tradeable in the stock exchange where control over the assets depends on the quality of people managing those assets. Well, you have people like Isa Samad and his sycophants watching over the FELDA assets, I am sure settlers can sleep peacefully at night.

Opposition parties hold ceramahs under the watchful eyes of the Police, and the Police did not stop other groups from causing disturbances and bodily harm. We know these trouble makers are UMNO people- yet the Prime Minister for all the people, maintains his silence on this infringement of democratic rights. Is UMNO, which is now led and headed by many people lacking in character and integrity, condoning violence and aggression on people?

Adept at his job, with loads of inexperience Zaid Hahmidi , reticent either by temperament, or an aftermath of previous encounters

The youth-led uprising has left Najib and his administration in a bind. Wavering between using ‘scare tactics’ and the fear that he might set off an unwanted wave of public resistance if he overplayed his hand, Najib has been conspicuously silent, leaving his lieutenants such as newly-appointed Home Minister Zahid Hamidi to play ‘bad cop’.

But instead of working, this strategy has made the 59-year-old Najib appear even weaker, exposing him as a leader with few ideas as to where and how to take Malaysia forward.

“This is not the last or grand finale but the first rally to consolidate all the ones that we have been carrying out. Before this we held many smaller rallies in various places and tonight’s rally is to sum up those demonstrations. After this we will travel to other states such as Sabah, Sarawak and other places that we have not gone to yet,” PKR women’s youth chief Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail told

“So far despite all the threats from the police and the authorities, the people are still coming to our rallies and this shows they know this is their country and the government should listen to them. This is why I say this is the beginning because we will not stop until they withdraw the outcome of the (May 5) election.”

“I am surprised by the reaction. It is not only from the Malays but from the Chinese and Indians. And 60 to 70% of those who come are youths. This shows that Malaysian politics have reached a high level of maturity where all the different races can accept Malaysian politics.”

The high note of criticism, the principal opposition party was largely on the impression of the PM not taking decisions from his desk, but relying more on his party, the allegation, as was surmised, was misgovernance, rampant corruption at every level, and minimal control over the coalition partners. The party, as such in a minority, but still firmly in command due to committed outside support, perhaps at some political cost. The final message was that such may not have been the case, if there was a single point of control. This criticism has been making the rounds for years, at times from within sections of his own party.

Mat Sabu said that in his 30 years of experience in politics and activism, he has never seen such a public reaction before. Calling it a people’s movement, Mat Sabu believes it is public outrage over what he claims is clear-cut evidence of polls cheating that has brought so many to the PR’s ceramahs.

“The people are not happy with the indelible ink, the way the media was used, the postal and early voters as well as how some civil servants were forbidden to vote for the opposition. “They feel there has been injustice perpetrated in the elections and they want to remedy this,” said Mat Sabu.

“The rallies will continue because the people want action to be taken. They are not coming because we asked them to. This is not an organized effort. It sprung up from the people’s anger over the injustice in the election.”

According to PKR leader Badrul Hisham Shaharin, also known as Chegubard, the Pakatan is now trying to organize the next major rally at the Dataran Merdeka, the venue for the BERSIH 3 rally for free and fair polls in July, 2012.

Apart from Anwar, who was the last to speak, other PR leaders who attended the rally included PKR president Wan Azizah, DAP’s Ronnie Liu, Nurul Izzah, Rafizi Ramli, Tian Chua, Fuziah Salleh, PAS’ Dr Siti Maria.

Almost stealing the show were Malaysia’s blues legend Ito, who belted out 2 songs and got the crowd rocking with him, while former singer Dayangku Intan and Datuk Thasleen from the NGO Jihad for Justice also sang to the audience.

The scene 1, after UMNO victory

Having seen that the will of the people and demands of economics are two different entities,

Malaysia’s divisive election has left a bitter taste for millions of people that risks creating a long-term problem of legitimacy for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s long-ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.

The outrage was clear at a busy intersection across from one of Kuala Lumpur’s fanciest shopping malls, where a huge poster of Najib and his deputy had been defaced — a rare display of public disrespect in the Southeast Asian nation.

One of the scrawled comments poked fun at the unconvincing share of the votes won by Najib’s ruling coalition in its May 5 election victory: “47 per cent PM,” it said.

“If you don’t like it, you can leave,” mocked another, alluding to a comment by Najib’s new home minister that those unhappy with the result — and the electoral system that produced it — should pack up and emigrate.

The tense political atmosphere threatens to prolong policy uncertainty that investors hoped the polls would put to rest, as Najib braces for a possible leadership challenge and the opposition mounts a noisy campaign to contest the result.

By securing 60 per cent of parliamentary seats with less than 50 per cent of the popular vote, the BN’s victory has served to expose starkly the unfairness of a gerrymandered electoral system that is also prone to cheating and bias.

That has galvanised the opposition, led by former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, into holding a series of big rallies as it refuses to accept the result and prepares legal action to challenge the outcome in nearly 30 close-run seats.

Disgruntled Malaysians have submitted over 220,000 signatures to the White House online petition page, exceeding the number required for a response from President Barack Obama.

Demonstrators hold up lighters during a protest against recent election results in Petaling Jaya in this May 25, 2013 file photo. — Reuters pic

In response, divisions have appeared in Umno, the main party in the ruling coalition — in power since independence from Britain in 1957.

Hardliners have urged a crackdown on dissent and blamed minority ethnic Chinese voters for deserting the ruling coalition. That has raised racial tensions in a country whose ethnic Malay majority dominates politics and enjoys special privileges to offset what its leaders see as its disadvantaged position compared to relatively wealthy ethnic Chinese.

Reformers have urged Najib to press ahead with social and economic reforms to blunt the opposition’s appeal and address the concerns of discontented young and urban voters. That includes many ethnic Malays who voted for the opposition.

“Every day Najib sees angry Malaysians on the Internet. It is not an easy thing to swallow,” said a senior government official who declined to be identified. “There are people in his cabinet asking for a crackdown and there are others asking for him to brandish his reformist side.”

The hard liners appeared to gain ground last week when police used the colonial-era Sedition Act to detain three opposition politicians and activists and charged a student with inciting unrest.

The three arrested were later released after a court rejected the police remand order, but could still face charges.

Najib is under pressure from Umno conservatives such as Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, who served as prime minister for 22 years, to show a tougher side ahead of a leadership election that could be held as early as August. At least until then, planned reforms such as steps to widen Malaysia’s tax base and reduce heavy food and fuel subsidies are likely to stay on hold.

“Najib is not in a very strong position,” Mahathir told reporters in Tokyo yesterday, saying there was a risk that his majority could be weakened further if some ruling coalition politician defected to the opposition.

“When you are concerned about that, the focus on development, economy and all that will be affected. That is Najib’s problem.”

Dr M told reporters in Tokyo yesterday that “Najib is not in a very strong position.” — Reuters pic

Fraud claims

The opposition has yet to present clear evidence of widespread fraud, but Reuters interviews with 15 polling agents give an indication of why many Malaysians have lost faith in an electoral system that clearly favours the governing coalition.

A majority said that officials of the Election Commission (EC), which is part of the Prime Minister’s Department, did not follow procedures or were ill-equipped to oversee the polls.

“Some, not all, officials were not trained enough or did not have the experience to determine what was a spoiled vote,” said a counting agent in the Segamat parliamentary seat in southern Johor state, where the BN candidate won by a slim 1,200 majority with 950 votes deemed as spoiled.

“I cannot speculate on whether it was deliberate but there was quite a bit of incompetence,” said the agent, who declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the issue.

Anwar’s three-party alliance says it has evidence that BN officials bought votes with cash and transported immigrants granted citizenship on shaky grounds to vote in areas with close races.

While its legal action, due to be filed with courts around the end of May, is unlikely to succeed, it will keep the electoral fraud issue in the spotlight for months ahead.

In Selangor state near Kuala Lumpur, a Reuters examination found at least 2,000 voters had identity cards deemed “dubious” by a commission of inquiry in Malaysia’s Borneo island state of Sabah. That commission is investigating longstanding allegations that the ruling coalition handed out citizenship for votes to immigrants.

The government denies the fraud claims, accusing the opposition of being sore losers and of trying to stir up an Arab Spring style revolt. The EC says it took a tough approach in eradicating possible fraud in the electoral rolls.

“The opposition did not lose because of election rigging, it lost because they did not get the vote,” EC Chairman Abdul Aziz told Reuters.

Deep concerns over the integrity of Malaysia’s elections are nothing new. The government has been shaken by huge street rallies in recent years organised by the influential Bersih (clean) movement that has called for sweeping reforms, including a clean-up of the electoral roll and equal access to media.

After a violent police response to a 2011 rally, Najib burnished his reform credentials by rolling back some draconian security laws and introducing limited electoral reforms.

Anwar Ibrahim waves to supporters as he leaves a protest against recent election results in Petaling Jaya in this May 25, 2013 file photo. — Reuters pic

Reform dilemma

Bersih says those reforms did not go far enough, and is refusing to recognise the election results until it has verified hundreds of allegations of fraud in a “people’s tribunal”. It has previously highlighted instances of voters over 120 years of age and hundreds of voters living at a single address.

Likely far more influential than fraud are electoral boundaries that have been manipulated over the years to favour the BN. Pro-opposition constituencies in urban areas have up to nine times the number of voters than pro-government seats.

The opposition won just 89 seats in the 222-seat parliament, despite winning more than 51 per cent of the vote.

“Najib won on malapportionment rather than his policies to eradicate corruption and reform the economy as voters felt he wasn’t sincere,” said Ooi Kee Beng,Singapore-based deputy director of the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.

Najib, the 59-year-old son of a former prime minister, is unlikely to countenance deeper electoral reforms, a move that could be political suicide for the BN.

Reformists within Umno are urging him, however, to ignore calls for a security crackdown and push ahead with steps to tackle corruption and make the ruling coalition more appealing to urban and ethnic Chinese voters who have deserted it.

“Of course the debate on whether we are truly a majority government will go on. But we can gain respect from the people,” said Saifuddin Abdullah, a prominent reformist who is a member Umno’s Supreme Council. — Reuters

The Barisan Nasional (BN) did not steal victory from the opposition in the 13th general election (GE13), said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

He said Malaysia practised a parliamentary democratic system as enshrined in the federal constitution whereby BN had won general elections based on winning more seats to form the government and not based on the popular votes system.

“The claim that we stole victory from the opposition is a falsehood because we did not cheat in the recent GE13.

Hypnotising people to the truth Now there is Flora.

Always watch out for ‘The Big Obsessive Scam’ the media goes after. It often covers up a great deal more than it reveals. It also draws away our immediate attention from issues where we were about to get close to a dangerous truth or two. Poirot famously described it as a red herring, a cunning device to draw people’s attention away from real issues to focus on a non sequitur MacGuffin.

Like the MacGuffin, which Hitchcock made cult, The Big Obsessive Scam vanishes or becomes irrelevant once its purpose is over. This is what the spot fixing scam could be: Too much outrage chasing what matters so little to most of us. The evidence in hand is flimsy, so flimsy that it’s unlikely to get past the smallest court but the noise around it is so much one would think World War III has broken out.

The day news channels were chasing Gurunath Meiyappan all the way from Kodaikanal to Madurai to Mumbai to the Crime Branch at midnight, millions were happily sitting in front of their TVs watching Mumbai Indians battling Rajasthan Royals at the Eden Gardens, proving yet again that there are two Indias with their own sets of concerns and priorities. I confess I was among those watching the game, rooting for Rahul Dravid whose team lost with a ball to spare.

But this column is not about two Indias. What bothers me is the carpet bombing scam coverage that ensured there were no goodbyes for the man who with evangelical zeal exposed the sleazy underbelly of Indian politics over the past 5 years, and did his best to set it right. Worse, there was no debate over who his successor ought to be. So the Government sneaked in its own nominee, clearly to undo some of the outstanding work Vinod Rai, India’s bravest Comptroller and Auditor General did in his own low key style.

That may not be so easy though. Rai made the 153-year-old office of CAG a powerful weapon in his fight against corruption by the mightiest in the land. Till Rai came, CAG saw its job as writing long winding reports, more often than not hugely delayed, on the inefficiencies in government systems. None of those reports had the kind of impact that Rai’s reports created, especially those on 2G (revealing $38.9 billion gifted away by the Government to its cronies),  coal mining licences (involving another $34 billion loss of revenue) and the infamous Commonwealth Games that brought us so much shame. Courts intervened, including the highest court in the land; ministers landed up in jail or got shamed and sacked; investigations landed up at the Prime Minister’s door.

Amidst all this outrage over spot fixing, Rai quietly demitted office last week. He was even more quietly replaced by someone less likely to expose the Government’s lapses.  Several other crucial issues that were being debated in the public space, like China’s incursions in Ladakh, the Vadera land deals, Muslim youth arrested and held for years on trumped up terrorist charges and now being released and, above all, the Supreme Court demanding the freeing of the CBI from the Government’s unholy clutches are now on the backburner. Even the Ranbaxy issue, where intrepid whistle blower Dinesh Thakur exposed the grave misdemeanours of one of India’s leading pharma companies and the dangers implicit in those for millions of us who buy its products, have been largely ignored. All we are left discussing are 3 idiots, a C-grade TV star, a lecherous umpire and a boastful son-in-law of the BCCI chairman, all of whom may well be crooks and fixers but must not be allowed to hijack the nation’s attention and agenda.

A father-in-law is the last person to know what his son-in-law is up to. Allowing him to stay in his holiday home in Kodaikanal is not the same as endorsing his petty vices or (as yet unsubstantiated) attempts to fix IPL matches. I may be a lone voice saying this. But I really think we are all playing into the hands of those who have much more to hide than these dolts. Srinivasan’s enemies (and heaven knows, he has far too many of them) are having a field day. But ask yourself, do you really care whether he heads the BCCI or Sharad Pawar. Or Rajiv Shukla. Frankly, my dear I don’t give a damn.

She smiles through adversity;
Businesswoman Flora Ong has denied being involved in any intimate relationship with embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak or being the recipient of 2 major government contracts worth billions of ringgit.This Flora Ong who hails from Kota Tinggi is not a simple remisier in Kenanga as you may think she is. She started as a partner in a restaurant by the name of “Xin” back in the heydays of late 80s in Wisma MPI of Jalan Raja Chulan. Her partner then was the younger broker of Kuek LC, the supremo at Hong Leong. Also the first to screwed her. Offering only sex, obviously the business won’t last long when the man get bored with the same “abalone” everyday. AfterThe issue is not with Flora. She can have intimate relationships with anyone she wants as long as with consent and not under-aged.
The issue is with Najib. He is a married man. Rossie’s tolerance, which is unlikely, does not mean it is acceptable to Malaysians. It is moral issue with Najib as a leader!
Please say something to us. Rosmah can also sing to us if she doesnt want to speak.

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It is clear Deepak has more details than he has revealed so far, and these are bound to be even more sizzling.

Britain has recorded its first ever Muslim lesbian couple to get married in a civil ceremony.

Two former students from Pakistan — Rehana Kausar, 34, and Sobia Kamar, 29, took their vows at a registry office in Leeds earlier this month.

They have now applied for political asylum sincehomosexual relations are illegal in Pakistan.

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Relatives of the couple said to the Independent that the women, who studied in Birmingham, had received death threats both in the UK and from opponents in their native Pakistan.

During the ceremony the couple reportedly told the registrar that they had met three years ago while studying business and health care management at Birmingham, having travelled to the country onstudent visas, and had been living together in South Yorkshire for about a year.

Ms Kausar, originally from Lahore, also holds a master’s degree in economics from Punjab University.

“This country allows us rights and it’s a very personal decision that we have taken. It’s no one’s business as to what we do with our personal lives,” she originally told the Birmingham-based Sunday Mercury newspaper.

“The problem with Pakistan is that everyone believes he is in charge of other people lives and can best decide about the morals of others but that’s not the right approach. We are in this state because of our clergy, who have hijacked our society, which was once tolerant and respected individuals’ freedoms.”

Homosexual sex is illegal under Pakistani law, said the Independent. There are also no laws prohibiting discrimination or harassment on the basis of sexual orientation.

In recent years in Britain, some Muslim gay and lesbian couples have opted for a nikah, an Islamic matrimonial contract, which is officially the reserve of heterosexuals.

These services, conducted in Arabic with additional duas – prayers – are not recognised in the UK unless accompanied by a civil ceremony. Homosexuality is strictly forbidden in the Islamic faith and the notion of same-sex marriage is abhorrent to many Muslims, Independent said.

A relative of one of the women told the Sunday Mercury: “The couple did not have an Islamic marriage ceremony, known as a nikah, as they could not find an imam to conduct what would have been a controversial ceremony. They have been very brave throughout as our religion does not condone homosexuality. The couple have had their lives threatened both here and in Pakistan and there is no way they could ever return there.”

Ruth Hunt, deputy chief executive for Stonewall, said: “There is a very cautious step towards social visibility for some gay men in Pakistan but lesbians are completely invisible. Pakistan is not necessarily a safe place for couples to be open about their love.”

An audacious lesbian love story featuring hardcore sex, “Blue is the Warmest Colour” by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, won the top prize Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival in a watershed year for gay rights.

An all-star jury at cinema’s top showcase led this year by Hollywood director Steven Spielberg crowned the graphically erotic coming-of-age story set in France and clocking in at an epic three hours.

In an unusual step, Spielberg awarded the prize to Kechiche as well as the film’s two stars, Adele Exarchopoulos and Lea Seydoux, who joined him on stage to cheers and calls of “bravo” from the ceremony’s audience.

“I should like to dedicate this film to the wonderful youth of France whom I met during the long period while making this film,” said Kechiche.

“Those young people taught me a lot about the spirit of freedom and living together.”

The Tunis-born Kechiche, 52, also hailed the spirit of the Arab Spring as he claimed his gong in what critics called a strong year at the festival.

“I would also like to dedicate this film to other youth, something which happened not so very long ago, the revolution in Tunisia,” he said.

“They also have this aspiration to live free, to express themselves freely and to love in full freedom.”

Spielberg said choice of the international jury including fellow Oscar winners Ang Lee, Nicole Kidman and Christoph Waltz had been unanimous.

“For me, the film is a great love story and the fact that it is a great love story made all of us feel like we were privileged, not embarrassed, to be flies on the wall but privileged to have been invited to see this story of deep love and deep heartbreak evolve from the beginning, in a wonderful way where time stood still,” he told reporters.

“We were absolutely spellbound by the brilliance of the performances of those amazing young actresses and all the cast, and especially by the way the director observed his players, the way he just let the characters breathe. We just all found it was a profound love story,” he added.

“We were just happy that someone had the courage to tell the story the way they told it,” he said.

The runner-up award, the Grand Prix, went to Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Inside Llewyn Davis” starring Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake and newcomer Oscar Isaac in the title role, which delighted audiences with a mix of soulful 1960s folk singing and absurdist humour.

The Coens’ film “Barton Fink” won Cannes in 1991 and the brothers last entered the running in 2007 with “No Country for Old Men”.

Mexico’s Amat Escalante claimed best director for the ultra-violent “Heli” about his country’s blood-drenched drug wars.

The 34-year-old filmmaker showed a family trapped in a vicious circle of crime and revenge, with torture scenes that left some queasy viewers running for the exits.

French actress Berenice Bejo clinched best actress honours as a harried Parisian mother in Iranian Oscar winner Asghar Farhadi’s patchwork family drama “The Past”.

Bejo, 36, made her name in the hit French silent movie “The Artist”.

One of the stars of Hollywood’s 1970s golden age, 76-year-old Bruce Dern, took the best actor prize for his performance as an alcoholic father in Alexander Payne’s recession-era road movie “Nebraska”.

China’s Jia Zhangke won the best screenplay award for “A Touch of Sin”, which offered a shocking look at rampant corruption in his country and exploitation of downtrodden citizens, who can only respond with violent rage.

And an emotional Japanese family drama about young boys switched at birth, Hirokazu Koreeda’s “Like Father, Like Son”, bagged the third-place jury prize.

Adapted from a graphic novel of the same name, “Blue” emerged as a favourite for the Golden Palm immediately after its premiere.

It traces lead character Adele’s infatuation with a beautiful blue-haired art student played by Seydoux, while also exploring themes such as class in France and women’s careers.

“Sure to raise eyebrows with its show-stopping scenes of non-simulated female copulation, the film is actually much more than that: it’s a passionate, poignantly handled love story,” a Hollywood Reporter critic said.

“You realise the film has won your heart without ever really asking for it, and you leave the cinema utterly lovesick,” said London’s Daily Telegraph critic Robbie Collin.

The award came on the day of a major demonstration in Paris against a new law making France the 14th country worldwide to legalise same-sex marriage.

In a year in which gay themes resonated on and off screen, Steven Soderbergh’s made-for-TV biopic of celebrity pianist Liberace and his long-time lover, “Behind the Candelabra”, also drew praise at Cannes for its stars Michael Douglas and Matt Damon readmore.BUMBLING WIFE, ROSMAH MANSOR and the price for R

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The nation is split in two. There are those who believe change is a possibility and must be supported at any cost, setting aside cynicism. So they go on marches, light candles, join fasts, and come out into the open against corruption and venality, knowing that in a society like ours there is always a price to be paid for dissent.

On the other hand, you have those basking in the eternal sunshine of the status quo. They are the privileged ones who back current power equations for they fear that change could subvert their cosy, comfortable world of give and take. They see the Hope brigade as a bunch of political upstarts anxious to break the queue. For them, men like Anna Hazare are dangerous. If he can emerge from nowhere, with no money, no patronage, no political party to back him, and yet win the support of millions of people, how will the status quo survive? What also disturbs them is that those who have set aside cynicism to raise the banner of hope are also spurning the typical political alignments of the past. They can’t be labelled any more.

Assets financial, moral and honourable and a trifling matter of billions were called into question this week after the scribe A Kadir Jasin, sometime chief editor of NSTP group, aimed an artful screed at the learned and eloquent Zaid Ibrahim of Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

What had seemed to be a timely and newsworthy profile of Zaid quickly ballooned into a question of billions in Umno assets including the Umno media empire, of Kadir’s own credibility as a journalist and his performance in leading the NSTP group in the 1990s.

A whole can of worms could be opened with further inquiries down this track. And someone really should.

“Follow the money” said Deep Throat, the government source who fed Bob Woodward of the Washington Post in his now legendary takedown of President Richard Nixon though his exposés with fellow-reporter Carl Bernstein in the 1970s.

Follow the money.

And the trail will wend through the turbulent years of the late 1980s and 1990s, fuelled by abundant petro-ringgits, to the events of Umno dying and Umno Baru rising, through Kadir’s own relationship with Umno’s grey financial eminence Daim Zainuddin, and with Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Anwar Ibrahim as well.

Kadir will have much to reveal about Umno asset shuffling involving NSTP, TV3, a management buyout through a little-known company Realmild, go-go Umno conglomerate Renong, PLUS, Malaysian Resources Corp Bhd the Sentral developer, and leading up to the current asset shuffling involving Media Prima.

And also how Kadir, son of a Kedah padi farmer, became for the price of RM1 the owner of the Berita Publishing mini-empire.

Oh, the stories he could tell.

Kadir opened himself to attack on these issues when picking on Zaid, who was in the political news again because of PKR’s internal squabbling over Sabah.

Waving the friendly flag of “no malice intended”, AKJ likened Zaid to aHurricane Hattie, a whirling dervish of deviousness and dissent everywhere he landed. The thrust of AKJ’s article left no doubt as to his intent: to sow more seeds of discontent within PKR.

No doubt he wished in the process to paint a cloud over Zaid’s head, perhaps fearful that Sabahans might otherwise see a halo where, in Kadir’s eyes, none existed.

Quickly into the fray came Raja Petra Kamaruddin of Malaysia Today. RPK drew his sights on what Kadir had implied about Zaid’s getting rich from rescuing Umno assets after it was deregistered in 1987 — and raised more questions about Umno assets and Kadir’s own knowledge of, and role in, Umno’s asset shuffling.

Then occasional Malaysian Insider columnist Suflan Shamsuddin raised questions about Kadir’s moral authority as a shaper of Malay opinion

The theatre of conflict widened after Zaid wrote a response on his blog Kalau Hati Dah Busukquestioning Kadir’s own part vis-a-vis Umno assets, and he wrote a letter which Malaysiakini teasingly headlined Hack work from former top editor in which he defended his record and current activities, while questioning Kadir’s performance as a journalist and editor.

Zaid put Kadir’s credibility as an editor and journalist on the line:

and he viewed askance Kadir’s professional performance in stewardship of the NSTP and

before concluding in sweetly elegant prose about “editorial has-beens like him, content, as ever, to serve the plutocracy that runs the country”.

Kadir Jasin himself has been rather coy about his role in Umno asset shuffling. This is what he wrote in December 2006 for Agenda Daily, an Umno-friendly web site (the Agenda entry is undated, but AKJ’s blog in Bahasa Malaysia on the same subject is dated 8 Dec 2006):

Coy is putting it mildly. AKJ himself was one of the Gang of Four, and he was “the last member” that resigned.

And as for the performance of the newspapers, these charts say it all.

Twice the finance minister and now a sought after political commentator, Tun Daim Zauniddin attributed the Barisan Nasional’s poor showing at the May 5 general election to incorrect strategy.

He told the China Press newspaper that Malaysia’ general election is a parliamentary election and not a presidential election, adding that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s advisers should be sacked.

“If you associate a vote for BN as a vote for him (Najib), then BN’s poorer results reflect on him too.

“This is a parliamentary election, not a presidential election. The PM’s advisers should be sacked,” he said.

And is Najib a lame duck prime minister and Umno president?

The following is the English transcript of the interview, which covered a wide variety of issues surrounding the outcome of the 13th GE, made available to this blog. I record my appreciation to the China Press for its superb effort and to Daim’s office.

The Day After

Q1: Tun, what was first in your mind when you first received the full election result? Did you expect it?

A: I wasn’t surprised. At around noon the feedback I got was that BN 141, DAP 38 but my own assessment was BN between 125 and 135 only.

Q2: Do you think this election was a fair one? Opposition parties and NGOs still accused BN of misuse the government facilities, and the problematic integrity of the electoral roll.

A: Of course it is fair. If it’s not fair how come in Penang and Selangor Pakatan improved on majorities and Federal BN get only 133. These accusations are not new. They said all these even before the elections. I’ve said earlier that they will be saying all these because they know they can’t get to Putrajaya.

Read my interviews before this, I said they will be proclaiming to world they would win and that if they don’t its because they have been robbed and therefore entitled to protest, incite people which is that they are doing now and they want people to go to streets. They want FRUs, water cannons and teargas then CNN, Al Jazeera, etc will be back and they are back in the news.

Anwar and Kit Siang are inviting police to arrest them. They want to be arrested. They are totally irresponsible. If you see the recent rallies and that majority of the participants are Chinese, what do you think will happen if one hot-headed Malay organisation wants to organise a counter rally? But Anwar and Kit Siang don’t mind, if there is another inter-racial incident, they would blame BN. If you are willing to sacrifice peace and stability for your ends, what kind of leadership is this?

They say they should be the rightful leaders of this country, yet they defy laws, defy the police, and they have no respect for, and undermine every institution of government which they say they should helm. What kind of leadership promotes lawlessness and anarchy? What message do you send and what lessons do you teach the young and the impressionable? Leadership comes with responsibility.

There are laws in this country. Go to court, of course, they say courts are not fair, yet these same courts have acquitted Anwar. Again when it’s convenient to them they go to the courts to sue and silence their detractors. They accept where they won and reject where they lost. They are selective. Karpal practises and appeals before this same court.

Be brave and honest. Accept the results. Karpal says he is happy with the results. PAS has accepted. Azmin is critical of Anwar’s refusal to accept the results and doing these rallies, but don’t read too much into his statements. It’s like an old married couple’s quarrel, one party merajuk (sulks) but in the end they are still together.

Anwar is already up to his tricks — putting out feelers to Barisan MPs. He is waiting after the Cabinet appointments for another round of his September 16.

Reasons for Poor BN Performance

Q3: As expected in our last interview, BN managed to retain Putrajaya but couldn’t regain the two-third majority. What are the main reasons?

A: Really you should ask BN. But in my opinion, it’s the wrong strategy. As I’ve said before, this is a parliamentary election, not a presidential election. The PM’s advisers should be sacked. If you associate a vote for BN as a vote for him, then BN poorer results reflects on him too. I kept reminding them that those huge numbers at BN’s ceramahs do not translate into votes. You don’t try to fight his (Anwar’s) numbers with your even bigger numbers. Let Anwar be the entertainer (borrowing from The Financial Times). We are not entertainers, we don’t know how to sing, dance and tell jokes. It’s a serious business electing a government, so let’s leave this clown’s strategy alone and not play to his game.

If I know, then surely BN knows that the Chinese majority areas were gone. Why waste time and money? As a strategy, you should concentrate on those areas where you lost by slim majorities in 2008 and strengthen the seats you won in 2008. There was also the question of choice of candidates, and, for example, in Pandan, why be petty?

Many people disputed that there was a Chinese tsunami. But there was, in the sense that Chinese voters voted en block whilst non-Chinese votes were split; but this is their right. This is democracy.

What was disturbing was the reason for the en block votes. Pakatan preached hatred for BN particularly Umno. DAP have always told the Chinese that they are victims, marginalised; that the cup they have is always half empty; that this is the time to teach MCA and Gerakan a lesson for being under Umno’s control, that Umno (and by extension the Malays) were dominant, and this was a Malay-led government, and the Chinese by voting out all the Chinese parties in BN is saying that they have had enough of being bullied by Umno/Malays. If this is not racist, I don’t know what is.

Their cybertroopers were at work, 24 hours a day, sending misinformation, spins, rumours, lies, untruths, etc. Where were the Banglas? Where was the blackout? How many people whose ink washed off voted twice? Tun M flew away in a private jet? Lies and lies and the Chinese believe in “Ubah” and “Ini kali lah”.

I told you if the Chinese rejected Najib’s leadership, the rural votes will swing to BN. DAP benefited the most. PAS, I do not know how it is going to reorganise itself. PKR we know practise nepotism, ask Azmin.

As for the Indian votes, only some Indians votes came back to BN. Koh Tsu Koon has announced his retirement. Chua Soi Lek is not seeking re-election. In the West you lose, you retire. Brown retired. Here they are not morally strong to quit. Anwar stays on, Kit Siang stays on, Hadi stays on. Let me remind you, Anwar said he would retire if he failed to get to Putrajaya. Anwar does not keep to his word. He will never retire, until the day he is on his deathbed he would still want to be PM.

Let’s recognise that nowhere in world is it easy to get a two-thirds majority. Urban voters everywhere in the world are anti-government. BN’s strength lies in the rural areas. Yet too much time and money were wasted in urban areas where the results were almost certain.

Q4: Chinese votes for opposition even reached over 90 per cent, why? From your observation, why MCA and Gerakan rejected by the Chinese? We still remember in 2004 the situation was totally different.

A: I have explained at length in the answer above. Chinese votes for the Pakatan reached 90 per cent because they believed in Pakatan’s propaganda. This is at last the chance to reject the Malay-led BN. We saw on Polling Day many Chinese came out in droves believing that Pakatan was going to win. They were all misled. Pakatan knew that they were not going to get the numbers. Imagine Chinese voting for PAS, when they have seen what was happening in Kedah and Kelantan. Chinese voters were taken for a ride that they were going to make the difference. If Hindraf can affect the 2008 results, imagine what the Chinese with their bigger number can do? This was the line given and they swallowed it. In 2004, Chinese gave the then PM with his clean image a chance but that got to BN’s head and 2008 was the result. In 2013, Pakatan tapped into the Chinese and urban psyche. The Chinese are practical people and if they felt that the votes could go either way, they would not take a chance and choose stability over change; but if they believed that they can change the government and win, then they did what you see in GE13. But Chinese normally bet on minority horse.

Q5: By analysing the results, we can see DAP won more seats this time and seats won by PKR and PAS also close to their numbers in 2008. Does it mean Malay votes still split? How about Indian votes?

A: Malay votes split four ways. Umno, PAS, Keadilan and fence-sitters. Lucky for BN, this time most went to Umno. Less than 50 per cent of Indian voters voted BN.

People’s Real Concerns

Q6: Why the 1 Malaysia plans, ETP, transformation plans did not work and caused BN a bigger loss?

A: I don’t think people reject 1 Malaysia, ETP etc. The issues were not these. In all my earlier interviews I had listed the rakyat’s concern. These were and still are 1) corruption, 2) good governance, 3) security, 4) education, 5) inflation, 6) urban poor, 7) young graduates. Government instead focused on giving handouts. You give dinner once, people thank you. Give them five times and they think you are trying to buy their votes.

Q7: Even though you have given your warning, but the so-called Chinese tsunami was so big to be stopped. But, is it fair to blame the Chinese for BN’s not so good victory?

A: I have explained the Chinese tsunami. Of course, Pakatan have to say it is not Chinese tsunami, otherwise they will be held responsible for this racial divide. Are they denying the Chinese voted en block and Malay votes were split? No one is blaming the Chinese, but this what it is. As I said they were misled and they voted Pakatan but again it is their right to buy into that argument and voted to kick the BN out.

Q8: How to change their minds or should BN given up Chinese by promoting the Ketuanan Melayu sprit to rely more on the support of Malays?

A: You can always try and you must try to change their minds. You cannot give up on nearly 30 per cent of your fellow citizens. But you have to address issues as in my answer to Question 6.

Ketuanan Melayu was when the Malays fought against Malayan Union. Ketuanan Melayu was in the Federation of Malaya Agreement of 1948. After 1957 and later in 1963, there is constitutional Malaysia. All races have accepted the Constitution. It is a fine and well-balanced document. Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore too had accepted this document. The Constitution protects all citizens. We are all Malaysians. As I said, I’m born a Malay, you are born a Chinese. We don’t chose to be Malay or Chinese, but you and I choose to be Malaysians. That is our choice. If I don’t like to be a Malaysian, I can choose to be something else also. So let us stay united and work hard and sincerely and make sure the country continues to prosper in peace.

Q9: Najib has offered a “reconciliation” plan. How serious is he? In addition, if this plan is necessary, how should Najib deal with it?

A: I am glad he offered reconciliation. He must be serious. You don’t make statements you don’t mean. You are a leader. But I read Pakatan has rejected his overtures, they talk about unity but do not practice it. Instead they offer preset conditions.  Are they sincere? As leaders, the country must come first.

Q10: How is this so-called process of reconciliation ever going to take place when chauvinists and radicals still there to give their provoking remarks?

A: We, the rakyat must reject the chauvinists and the radicals. Government must take action against them. Rakyat must show support against these people. Country must come first. Whatever you may think about the Malays, they have shown that they reject extremists.  They rejected Perkasa, Ibrahim Ali and Zulkifly Nordin.

Najib A Lame Duck PM?

Q11: Some people say Najib is a lame duck prime minister, he has not only has to think of how to regain the support of non-Malays but has to guard against the wolves in his party. Will he encounter any problem when party election takes place this year?

A: I have retired. I don’t know the mood is in the party. He has to explain to party members what went wrong. Is he going to be a lame duck PM? Cameron in UK, Gilliard in Australia, Mohan Singh in India so far are OK even though in their cases they are ruling on razor-thin majority.

Umno has to remain united if it wants to get the support of Malays. Strengthen your rural support and the rest of the Malays will respect Umno. If he explains to Umno what went wrong then I think Umno will accept and offer their support. It will take a bit of time with the divisions and he has to make sure they continue to support him and he has to tell Umno members that only Umno is their saviour. I believe Umno members will give him another chance. Those disloyal, you must punish them. But prove with evidence. You have the opposition to deal with you don’t need enemies in the blanket. You don’t need over three millions members if they did not work or vote for you. It is better to have a smaller but committed membership who love the party and want what is best of it. For far too long, Umno has had members who placed self-interest above the party.

Q12: Please analyse the result for Selangor. Far from what we expected, BN lost more seats and more popular votes this time despite of thousand good efforts had been put?

A: Selangor was a disaster. When I got feedback on the problems on the ground, I sent many messages to the leadership. I spoke to Zain (Mohd Zain Mohamed, the BN Selangor election director). He assured me of victory, totally ignoring the voices on the ground. His own Ketua Pemuda stood against him and so many ketua bahagians campaigned against him.

I think Zain was a wrong  choice. He was dropped from Cabinet by Najib because obviously he didn’t think much of his ability and then you appoint him as Selangor Umno secretary. I don’t understand Najib’s logic. When you all asked me at the last interview, I said there were problems of wrong candidates. Ketua Bahagians were not happy. Among Umno (members) sabotage was everywhere. I told Zain a list of state seats that were in trouble. Zain said yes a bit of problem but BN would win. In all those seats that were in my list, BN lost. With wrong candidates not going to the ground, ignoring divisional chiefs, not visiting your members and voters, sabotage, you couldn’t win.

When I was in Negri Sembilan campaigning on Friday night, I got a message that Bukit Selambau state seat under the Merbok parliamentary seat was in trouble. I got back to KL at 2am and a few hours later, early on Saturday morning, I flew to Kedah. They were still quarrelling about the state candidate, even when it’s one day before polling. I told them they were crazy. Just vote BN. Told them they had half a day left to campaign and go together and campaign and be seen to be united. They lost by 500 votes because they closed their pondok panas by 4pm, confident that they had won. I SMSed you by noon that BN won Merbok but the Indians there have to quarrel even at the last minute about candidates and we lost. We are our own worst enemies.

Q13: As well as in Penang. Before May 5, BN seemed to have some hope as the 1 Malaysia welfare group had organised many free dinners around Penang and free concerts. They tried to attract the voters with money and presents. But, all effort proved useless. Why?

A: These people are amateurs. They are silly people. They think they are clever and throw money around. Better give to charity. Why BN allowed stupid events like these? People are insulted because they knew you thought they could be bought with money, concerts and dinners.  So they came to relax, have free makan and be entertained. This is an election. It’s a serious matter. Let Anwar be the entertainer. — kadirjasin.blogspot.com

The Voice of Student Dissent

It’s not that we have no alternative. Whose fault? BN never promote leaders with good integrity. What BN has is adulterer, murderer, corrupter, racist and all type of sins you name them BN has them. BN killed all alternatives.
Our Tun has in his 23 years created a batch of crooks that plunder Malaysia till today and will continue to do so for another 5 long years. Now, he has the cheek to say Malaysia has no alternative. Amazing what USD 44billions can do. if it still stands at 44 that is! He got what he wanted by arm-twisting Najib to second his fool of ason as Kedah MB, only right he’d be sing like a Canary!
He came from solid nonentity in Kedah, had to sell fritters to augment his mother income. His father was an Indian Muslim immigrant thus he was classified an Indian, when studying for his MBBS in Singapore! But he was lucky to be classified a Malay enabling him to be an UMNO!
But after being sacked by Tunku for his critical letter to the former, he was fortunate Najib’s father, who replaced Tunku after the bloody Sino – Malay bloody post Election riots, gave him a fresh lease as an UMNO again! So when TR died in 1975 he got to Deputy under THO!
In 1982, he became PM with the demise of THO! For the next 22 years of his tenure, he made manifold history among which was a Law to remove the Royals’ Immunity from Prosecution (ISA according to the late Sultan Johor)!
He has lived Putrajaya, in burgeoise splendour and granduer, amassed fortunes making the Forbes List in all putting the nine Sultans to shame! A classic rags to riches tale! Not for this avaricious opportunist!
Now he is giving Tuanku Abdul Halim another lesson in his life! His son who LOST the support of the UMNO Youth but was yet elected a Deputy Trade Minister is now the Kedah MB!
Najib arm-twisted for this? Anybody’s guess! `Melopong’ Kedah MB wannabes! What are Mukhriz Mahathir’s credentials exactly? Since Najib made this happen, `Oh, burung kenari, peet, peet, peet!…sing canary sing!’

More drivel from Dr M.

While saying this, he and his followers are sharpening their
political knives for the upcoming UMNO Baru General Assembly

Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar are dragging Malaysia back into the “dark era” of the Mahathir administration by clamping down on dissenters

Nothing became  better than the manner in which Muhyiddin Yassin played out the waiting game.The Old Testament, which can be pessimistic about God’s mercy, notes that seven lean years are followed by seven fat ones. Nawaz Sharif doubled the Biblical average, and maintained his patience through the desert of exile, and the torture of standing by as the credibility of an usurper, Ex-PM  Abdullah and Najib, peeled off in heavy layers.Muhyiddin  did not panic, did not fuss and did not rush. When  Najib sought to make a meaningless point by completing   full term,Muhyiddin   kept his cool and waited.Sharif’s confidence should be familiar to any student of elections: once people have lost trust in a government, they do not change their minds. A shrinking government never forsakes the desperate hope that some last-minute miracle will reverse anti-incumbency . Najib believed till the last minute that he would manage to cobble together a new coalition for another term,in UMNO preserves the hope of continuing beyond the next election. God reserves miracles for saints, not politicians. PAS  Talibans will be kind towards Muhyiddin during  UMNO polls;

The tough test of character comes in a waiting room. We are all heroes in a drawing room, stoking plans toward fantasy as far as the tensile strength of imagination will permit. While waiting, the lacklustre kill time and die of boredom . The ambitious dread the possibility that time will kill them before desire becomes reality.

Do you think March 2008 could have happened had the Malays remained the Malays of 1957? More importantly, do you think 5th May 2013 could have happened had not the seed of change been planted in 1946, 1959, 1969, 1990, 1999, and finally in March 2008?To you all Indians out there who fought for Hindraf & Waytha …. please look at your Indian political history, especially its MIC leaders. Many of them free-ride the poor naive Indians to get what they want for themselves only. Fighting for your own race is not the way. Indians should learn how to work … Read more

Some societies took thousands of years to change. Some took just a few hundred years. Nevertheless, whatever time it took, it still took time to see that change. And someone must always be the one to bell the cat.

We must also remember one thing. The non-Malays suddenly swung only in 2008. Before that the non-Malays were living in ignorance as well. The Malays have been swinging back and forth since before Merdeka. The Malays swung this way and then that way from time to time. However, each swing the Malays make, it is always larger than the last time.

You can see the Malay swing in 1946. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1959. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1969. Then they swung back and took another swing in 1990. Then there was another swing in 1999 after swinging back in 1995 (and then swung back in 2004). In 2008, we saw another swing and a slight swing back this time around in 2013. Will the Malay ‘pattern’ prove true and will we see yet a bigger and maybe a ‘terminal swing’ (for Barisan Nasional, that is) in the 2018 general election?

That is all up to you. If you know how to handle the Malays you are going to see that. But how do you handle the Malays? I think I have written about that so many times in the past I really do not need to repeat myself.

You will never read from anywhere that brand Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King as racists.

Abraham Lincoln pawned his life to fight against the enslavement of the African Americans, Nelson Mandela traded decades of his freedom to free South Africa from the shackles of the Apartheid policy and Martin Luther King paid for his life for the equal rights of Americans. Their detractors could call them any vile names they wished but never as a racist.

Only in Malaysia, the very people who do not condone racism and voted against it are labeled as racists. Over the decades, Umnno, led by Dr. Mahathir and his armada of mass media had been accusing DAP with its vision of “Malaysian Malaysia” as a bigoted political party, hell-bent to destroy the Malay.

The rakyat particularly the IT savvy urban-dwellers who ironically voted for the multiracial parties from Pakatan Rakyat in GE13 were branded as racists because they rejected the race-based political system where every race fights endlessly to defend their respective rights.

To put things into perspective, could anyone imagine any American being branded as racist if they do not endorse Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist organization?

For a record, DAP has a total of 2 Malay lawmakers representing the party, (Malay from MCA = 0, Malay from MIC = 0). The number of Indian and Sikh representatives from DAP amounts to 14 at state level and 6 at parliament level (MIC state assemblymen = 6, members of parliament = 4).

Talk about DAP being a Chinese chauvinist party, their Indian and Sikh representation is 2 times of MIC!

As for PAS, the party even has a Chinese Muslim state assemblyman in Kelantan and fielded a Chinese Christian in Ayer Hitam. Not to mention PKR is very evenly represented by all ethnics including the Kadazan-Dusun ethnic from Sabah.

So the question is, exactly how many non-Malays represented Umno and Malays represented MCA and MIC? Your calculation is as good as mine – NONE.

 Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi sees Petaling Jaya rally as “an act of provocatiom”.

The home minister’s and the police chief’s only concern is about suppressing people’s freedom by use of all the authority available to them. Sadly, neither the rising crime rate nor brutal death in police custody is of any priority to them.

Are they so in denial that they believe that they can get away with whatever they do indefinitely? The time will come for all of them to answer for their actions soon enough. That is the law of karma.

Really, a series of rallies around the country had been successfully organised without any trouble or violence. The main reason was that there were no police and FRUs present to ‘cause’ disturbances.

The participants even tolerated the massive traffic jams, no thanks to the absence of the traffic police officers.

The minority BN government is hurt by the massive show of support of the rakyat at these rallies. Now in desperation, the weak government is cracking down on the movement.

The letter written byMuhyiddin  to Najib . What was there in the letter that will  take such a drastic step of not nominating Najib as the next UMNO PresidentDoes it mean that there is zero tolerance in the party for “viewpoint plurality” (rather than for corruption)? Can the party simply not discuss its internal problems, and handle charges against its president leadership without exerting authoritarian measures? The answer is that the contents Muhyiddin ’s letter are indeed damning; and shows Najib and Rosmah in poor light. While the letter is damning enough, it also begs me to ask another question: Who is behind the leak of this internal letter? Is itFT MINISTERTENGKU ADNAN MANSOR TOLD NAJIB THAT WINNING THE UMNO POLLS AND FENDING OFF ANY CHALLENGE TO HIS POSITION ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN REFORMS  Stone-age politics holds back 21st century Malaysia economy It is once again open season on PM Najib. He presides over the most corrupt BN government has seen, his inertia has infected policy with paralysis, he has no authority except to twitch as desired by puppeteer Tengku Adnan Mansor, he loves power too much to just …Read more

considering how much he benefits if  Adnan Mansor,  Hishamuddin are cut to size? There is more than a small reason to believe this theory.

“Since you talk so much about corruption, can I ask you  as to where did the money come from for toppling Adullah Ahmad Badawithat brought   you to power; Why were you silent when all this was happening without hindrance?”. Good questions indeed. Of course  Adnan Mansor  knew there was illegal money funding his party’s election in . What is Operation   Adnan Mansor? How did this operation enable you buy over a majority delegates fo rthis ? Did you buy out the delegates vote, and their leaders?

Mahatma Gandhi, who took on the mighty British Empire and won had this to say, “First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.”

Tun Daim Zainuddin has given his post-mortem findings of what went wrong with the Barisan Nasional (BN) campaign strategy that only netted the ruling coalition 133 federal seats in Election 2013, down seven from the 2008 polls.

He put it down to wrong strategy employed by coalition leader Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s advisers and party infighting.

“Really, you should ask BN. But in my opinion, it’s the wrong strategy. As I’ve said before, this is a parliamentary election, not a presidential election.

“The PM’s advisers should be sacked. If you associate a vote for BN as a vote for him, then BN’s poorer results reflect on him too,” Daim was quoted as saying in a transcript of his interview with local daily China Press, which was carried on veteran journalist Datuk Abdul Kadir Jasin’s blog today.

Daim also blamed BN’s failure to win a two-thirds majority on the misallocation of its resources in efforts to capture urban seats as well as Chinese-majority seats.

“If I know, then surely BN knows that the Chinese majority areas were gone. Why waste time and money? As a strategy, you should concentrate on those areas where you lost by slim majorities in 2008 and strengthen the seats you won in 2008. There was also the question of choice of candidates, and for example in Pandan, why be petty?

“Let’s recognise that nowhere in world is it easy to get a two-third majority. Urban voters everywhere in the world are anti-government. BN’s strength lies in the rural areas. Yet too much time and money were wasted in urban areas where the results were almost certain,” he said.

He also said he did not believe BN’s confidence of regaining its two-thirds supermajority. Strangely, state news agency Bernama reported Daim as saying on April 30 that he believed the BN was capable of winning two-thirds of the parliamentary seats in the general election.

According to Bernama, he said in the 2008 general election, BN faced problems of sabotage in the party, but this time around, the opposition was facing a similar problem when many thought they could win in a certain area, causing many to contest as independents.

The thing is, Daim campaigned for BN in this election, unlike the previous one. In fact, he expressed his confidence while going on the stump for Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor in Putrajaya.

He got that wrong. But now he is trying to make up for it. So, maybe it is time we stop treating the former finance minister like he has something worth saying.

He isn’t an oracle. He is just a member of the establishment trying to ensure the status quo.

And now, like his former boss, he is quite happy to point out mistakes made by BN in Election 2013. A bit too late, don’t you think?

A democratic society may develop itself only by generating culture not as an abstract body of superior knowledge but as a complex dialogue that must never come to rest. In fact, democracy must become a lived philosophy, which it can only do by refusing absolute truth and its attached totalitarian regimes. The only hope of a democratic politics is to form citizens who articulate their own practical needs, freely and unencumbered by the pressures of simplistic and lazy metaphysical systems.

The political message of philosophy after the end of modernity is that there is nothing outside our human and natural community. Philosophers must understand problems as rooted in society. The danger is that philosophers become alienated from communities – as has happened to so many analytical philosophers. We therefore submit that philosophy must subordinate itself to the political demands of democracy.

Mahathir confuses ponderousness with deliberateness, equates yelling as emphasizing, and thinks that furrowing his forehead as being in profound thought.  In the hands of  Najib gifted actor, those could be great comedic acts.  Alas, Najib is also far from being that.there was nothing in Najib’s   new cabinet  that was so urgent or important to justify that.  As self-professed champions and defenders of transformation,

Mahathir’s remark that he still ‘remains active in politics’ to pursue his ‘dream to make Malaysia the greatest nation.’ Both the timing and the substance of these comments have predictably raised eye-brows. Why did Najib say what he did when there is a growing clamour within the Najib’s cabinet to project Najib as the party’s mascot for the UMNO elections? And why has the veteran  Mahathir thrown his hat in the ring in all but the name when the cadres have in overwhelming numbers made known their preference Mahyuddin ?Against this background it made sense for Mahyuddin ? to not rule himself either in or out of the succession battle. To rule himself out would have meant reducing himself to playing a lame-duck role for the remaining term of the BN  GOVERNMENT. And to rule himself in would have rubbed both the -for-PM  and other wannabe prime ministerial candidates in his party

Democracy never arrives at a resting place – it is always under revision, refinement and revaluation

From a political point of view people still believe in nostalgic and dangerous ideas like “objectivity” “reality”, “truth” and “values” as a precondition for democracy. But believers in absolutes forget a crucial lesson borne out of the historic record namely, that the tide of secularisation is irreversible and remains inextricably bound-up in the human condition. This reality necessarily checks and harnesses the search for fanatical, absolute truth-claims that, we maintain, are contrary to the very nature of democracy.

Indeed the demand democracy places on us is therefore a commitment to maximising critical, open dialogue whilst maintaining a minimal peaceable solidarity among different social and political actors. We thus submit the need to dispense with arrogant notions of truth opting instead for more temperate and humble philosophical programmes, ones that, for example help nurture a larger more volatile discourse of human flourishing.

It is worth briefly examining the logic that appeals to claims that are absolute and beyond the reach of history. From the birth of religion and early philosophy the ever-changing natural world was interpreted as threatening, chaotic and unpredictable. This further resulted in a neurosis, which was only cured, it was thought, when the threatening material world of change was a result of a more fundamental unchanging, immaterial idea, or a God.

By appealing to absolute moral foundations, or a God, or Truth, any disagreement could be resolved so long as everyone agreed with the final appeal pronounced by the ruling class. And if there was disagreement, the rulers in power, like political or religious authorities, could be justified in exacting violence against a dissenter.

Pragmatic and hermeneutical approach

The danger in this metaphysical universe was that only the King or Pope (or the philosopher-king) could discern what the true will of God (or Reason) was on earth without question or criticism. In this way, an eternal, unchecked idea was given moral justification beyond the reach of democratic discourse. Consequently, unjust political regimes could get away with implementing their power in the name of the Almighty or an idea.

It is little wonder that one minor tradition in Greek philosophy, the Platonic legacy, was quickly adapted into the Greek and later Roman Empire, as Peter Sloterdijk has recently argued. This legacy could then easily be transferred into the hegemony of Christianity in the form of the Roman Catholic Empire, which neutralised many other divergent Christian, religious, pagan and philosophical traditions in order to alight as an absolute authority both religious and political. This set the stage for the spread of the Islamic Empire in the 7th century.

By contrast, we submit that history and not religion (or unchecked Reason) must be taken seriously as opposed to idealising absolutes, which, in political theologies, only serve as flimsy veils behind which violent and inflexible premises invariably lurk. It is difficult not to interpret mainstream religious ideology and its historical reality as employing appeals to almighty God as a means to dominate the cultural, political, moral and even economic discourse.

By contrast, when, for example, Churchill said that democracy is the worst form of government excluding all others, what he meant was that you cannot find a better system if you take history seriously. This is a pragmatic and hermeneutical approach, which entails a modest style committed to an experimentation and perpetual improvement on inevitable shortcomings.

There is no harm in giving in to desire once in a while, but are you fooling yourself by demanding ‘wants’ as ‘needs’ you are entitled to? Realpolitik will push  one malaysia into a new social contract. This will not be achieved by moral lectures to politicians. Rather, a new equilibrium will evolve that enables business to be done honestly in many more areas, while devising alternative ways for politicians to still make big money. This equilibrium cannot be created by any one party or power centre. It will evolve government by government and state by state, just as the old contract did. It is neither a good omen nor a good start for Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s post-13 GE Cabinet. Already Najib’s new Cabinet labours under a cloud of legitimacy for the simple reason that Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s Prime Ministership is under a cloud of legitimacy – not only because Najib and Barisan Nasional got 47% popular vote as compared to Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan Rakyat’s 51% popular vote, but also because the 13GE was the most unfair and dirtiest general elections in the nation’s history. If the 13th GE had been clean, free and fair, with a level playing field for both coalitions,Stone-age politics holds back 21st century Malaysia economy It is once again open season on PM Najib. He presides over the most corrupt BN government has seen, his inertia has infected policy with paralysis, he has no authority except to twitch as desired by puppeteer Tengku Adnan Mansor, he loves power too much to just …Read more

It’s been more than a decade since oxytocin was first heralded as the “hormone of love” — a distinction that came with optimistic predictions for future drug therapies. It was just a matter of time before an oxytocin nasal spray would be available on pharmacy shelves, with the potential to cure shyness and dampen anxiety and, perhaps, even treat the social deficits of autism.

The excitement was not confined to the popular press. The early animal studies, which showed a link between oxytocin and sociability, generated considerable interest in scientific circles as well, and indeed led to a decade of intense study of the hormone. That search has in some ways been disappointing, producing inconsistent and weak effects, but it has not been fruitless. Instead, it has led scientists to take a still hopeful but much more nuanced view of the hormone of love. The question now is not whether oxytocin has beneficial effects, but under what circumstances and for whom does it have these effects?

That’s the view of Jennifer Bartz of McGill University, one of the leading researchers in an ongoing reevaluation of the evidence about oxytocin. Her position now, which she discussed this week at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Washington, D.C., is that the benefits of the hormone — including an oxytocin drug, in the form of a nasal spray — depend on both the person and the situation. Therapies of the future, she predicts, will be much more individualized than originally predicted.

Consider the effects on emotional intelligence, or what scientists call “social cognition.” This includes our ability to detect others’ emotions, to take another’s point of view, to empathize. Several studies have shown beneficial effects on these crucial social skills — including benefits for those with disorders like autism. But other studies have found no benefits. Instead of being discouraged in this line of inquiry, Bartz has examined the results more closely and arrived at a more complex conclusion: Oxytocin appears to improve empathic accuracy for those who are socially less proficient to begin with, but not for those who are more proficient. In other words, the drug appears to improve emotional intelligence, but only for some and only to a certain level. These mixed results could still be promising for those with social deficits, such as those with autistic spectrum disorders. But an empathy drug for the general population is probably not in the cards.

Bartz has also been examining the evidence regarding oxytocin and trust. Trust is one of a suite of behaviors essential for human bonding, and the results here have also been decidedly mixed. In fact, some studies have found that oxytocin leads to the opposite of trust — envy and suspicion and insecure attachment to others. Again, however, when Bartz scrutinized the mixed findings more closely, she found an intriguing pattern: Oxytocin often boosts trust (and cooperation), but trust evaporates when other people are seen as untrustworthy — or when they are simply unfamiliar. In other words, oxytocin can enhance trust or mistrust, depending on the social situation.

These are just two examples of how the hormone oxytocin — administered as a drug — can produce paradoxical effects, effects that depend on the drug’s interaction with the individual and the individual’s life situation. These patterns of findings are also helping Bartz illuminate the basic mechanisms at play in the hormone’s effects. It might be that the hormone reduces anxiety, for example, and that dampened anxiety in turn affects emotional intelligence and trust and other skills. Or perhaps the drug works by boosting motivation to affiliate with others. Or — and this is the explanation Bartz prefers based on the evidence so far — it could be that oxytocin enhances the perception of social cues in the world.

Enhancing meaningful cues — others’ facial expressions, for example — could explain both the positive and negative downstream consequences of the drug. That is, heightened social attention would be expected to magnify empathy and trust toward reliable others, but undermine them in the face of uncertainty or competition. It’s likely, Bartz believes, that all of these psychological mechanisms come into play simultaneously.

All this evidence suggests that future therapies will have to be more strategic. One possibility, Bartz believes, is that drug therapy might someday be combined with psychological interventions to produce very specific effects. For example, drug therapy might be combined with training in face processing or emotion recognition to target the deficits of autism–one of the promises first heralded more than a decade ago.

Extra-marital affairs work for those who want that extra spice, says Rupali Dean.

Infidelity is perhaps as old as marriage. And, along with the growing tribe of cheating spouses, there are some partners who remain blissfully unaware of any damage to their marriage.

Interestingly, the Infidelity Facts website states that up to 41 per cent of spouses who cheat actually admit to their affair. “It’s nothing new, but more in the open now,” says Sarika Pilot Chaudhry.

Many, who are prone to experimenting, do it guilt-free as long as they’re meeting “responsibilities” in the domestic space. Mrs and Mr Shah were the most perfect couple; they made the most brilliant hosts at parties and seemed inseparable. Later, the husband was seen romancing Nirali in another city. He reasoned, “I love my wife, but since we have been married for so long, I am a bit bored and need that excitement. Nirali is also married, so it’s ‘safe’! I love it when she accompanies me on an official trip as we can spend time exclusively. I am enjoying it while it lasts.”

Expert speak
Psychiatrist Dr Himanshu Saxena believes males by nature are polygamous. He agrees that Indians are more open about expressing their sexuality now. “Often, it’s marital disharmony that leads to extra-marital affairs. In arranged marriages, the spouses may not click, and look for options elsewhere. A liberal media and generally more openness with the opposite sex, such as colleagues, bring people closer emotionally and sexually.” He adds, “The seven-year itch persists and if marital relations stale, a fresh person appears more interesting.”

No guilt!
For some, an affair provides something lacking in their own marriage, which could be sex or mental stimulation. Rajesh Goyal, married for 12 years and recently blessed with a son says, “I don’t feel guilty. My wife has no reason to complain; I give her all that a loving husband would, but my girlfriend is my ideal companion and lover. And, one can’t marry everyone they love, right?”

For Maya, it’s just about sex, “I love my husband deeply and can’t dream of any other man in my life. Unfortunately, he has a low libido and I don’t want to lead the life of a nun; I am young and have my desires, so if it’s a man that excites me, I simply have to go ahead.”

Then there are the serial cheaters or the sex addicts! ‘Sex is wilder and more exciting with a stranger,” shares Krishna.

Is it worth it?
Says socialite Sonu Wassan, “To bring back the spark in the marriage, an affair can act as a catalyst.” Adds Arjun Sawhney, who runs a PR firm, “Humans are not monogamous, so if you feel it’s fine and your partner is okay with it, go for it. Variety is the spice of life.”

Comedian Gurpreet Ghuggi warns, “I think one gets into this purely for sex and it’s not worth risking your marriage.”

In ‘open marriages’, individuals have to learn the art of backing off before things become too hot to handle. Ultimately, whether it’s an affair of the mind or for sexual pleasure, it’s the families they want to go home to!

Fifty Shades of Grey is a strange book. There is so much sex in it, and yet you don’t feel sufficiently motivated to finish it in one read. Though it takes no more than fifty pages to unravel the plot, you continue reading, mostly out of curiosity over why the world is nuts about it. Like most books Fifty Shades has its moments, but unlike the others boasts of a peculiarly cheesy plot surrounding a stinking rich, obsessive young man of 27, Christian Grey, who has a herculean appetite for BDSM, can’t help his stalking tendencies, and goes around with a bizarre dominant-submissive contract.

Barring Christian’s heart-stopping looks, a fine business acumen that makes him the owner of the million dollar Grey Enterprise, prowess on the piano, knack for foreign languages, exotic wine, global cuisine, branded clothes, fancy cars, flying choppers and a curious fetish for sex, he is an everyday lover. Only he does not believe in love. While his ‘sex’ interest Anastasia Steele, a literature student, is an incurable romantic who believes her hero should be straight out of a classic novel. Yet she finds herself reeling under Christian’s leery gaze right from the first time she walked into his office to interview him for the college journal in place of her best friend and room mate Katherine Kavanagh (Kate). Sparks fly, hearts pound, cheeks flush, butterflies swarm, and a weird creature called ‘inner goddess’ (coined by our author EL James, more like a rhetoric for Anastasia’s conscience) leaps out of the shadow and pirouettes at the thought of having sex, which is quite all the time.

Ana and Christian share a searing chemistry since their first meeting. He showers her with expensive presents from laptop, lingerie to a luxury car, which Ana reluctantly accepts, for she would have liked a more traditional lover who talks to her, lets her touch him, and most importantly, makes love to her. But Ana just can’t get him to talk, far less understand his obsession for bondage and why he wants her in pain when they have sex. Ana’s quandary on many an occasion touches the readers, particularly when she weeps into her pillow for falling for a man who was incapable of love. She tries in vain to ferret out details of his past life, the women he came in touch with, but comes out disillusioned. A prickly ‘inner goddess’ (read conscience) notwithstanding, Ana embarks on a robotic sex marathon with Christian in every imaginable place on earth, and discovers her own erotic desires in the process. She loves everything Christian makes her do, considering she was a prudish little virgin when he initiated her into hardcore bondage sex. And Christian on his part only expresses fascination for Ana, no warmth whatsoever. A cold lover Mr. Grey, and that’s where the book despite being make believe scores. At your wits end by now you wish to find out straight, without any more waffle on screaming orgasms and moaning, what holds him back, and why he won’t “do love”. Christian so much as hesitates to kiss Ana for the first time because they haven’t signed the contract involving a dominant and a submissive, where he as a dominant would present her with terms and conditions on things to do in order to be a successful and pleasurable sub. Full of absurd clauses, the contract can have you squirming with discomfort. Not sure if that too is a high-point of the novel.

You might like Katherine Kavanagh’s character, who like a true friend shows concern for Ana, chastises her, and tries her best to shield her from the obsessive, good-looking billionaire. The plot pitches post the initial lingerie exchange and air plane rides, but falls flat soon after, making you put it away to do some other reading in the meantime. But yes, you do get back to it eventually, like the rest of the world.READMOREhttp://clubdesexymind.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-hormone-of-love-just-to-do-with-sex.html?zx=c92c559ef05f4cf3

Eyes are the most seductive feature women can use to attract men. Is it true?

 

Schedule sex
To ensure sex doesn’t fall off the priority chart, decide in advance when to make love. Then, just do it! It may sound unromantic, but it’s better to have a quickie session than none at all.

Be appreciative
Showing appreciation regularly not only makes you feel better about yourself, it gives a romantic boost to your relationship. It takes you back in time, when you spent time appreciating and adoring your partner

Have a good argument
Voicing a disagreement prevents any resentment from building up, but a blame game is a no-no. Once this is done, move on and keep the past where it belongs!

Go dancing
Just turn on some music and dance. Dancing flushes the human system with dopamine, which means you feel happier and the happiness is further carried to the bedroom.
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Bad boys don’t cry

Public memory’s short. The media too has this curious habit of remembering only what it chooses to. Nothing proves this better than the way we have reacted to the cases against Sanjay Dutt and Salman Khan, Bollywood’s bad boys.

How did they acquire this imagery, the imagery that has won them so many hearts and, at the same time, got them into so much trouble? They were the first of the brash, rude, tough talking, adrenaline driven brats. They flaunted their machismo, their mobikes and their muscles in an industry that had, for decades, celebrated the gentle hero who loved deeply and cried copiously.  Amitabh Bachchan broke that tedium with the Angry Young Man who redefined the role of the hero and made him the centre of a moral universe, ready to take up cudgels against every iniquity even if it meant breaking the law. He was the first vigilante. From the vigilante to the bad boy was but a short step.

Sanjay filled that space by his choice of roles. Salman filled it with his off screen antics. Both played bad boy with such perfection and flair that soon everyone forgot they were playing roles and began judging them as citizens. The same happened to Amitabh during his brief flirtation with politics. Controversies chased him nonstop till he finally chucked it all up and went back to movies, to show people that the actor and the politician were separate entities. KBC finally killed his acting career and made him TV’s biggest superstar, a gentle, polite and engaging middle aged host who offered middle class Indians their first opportunity to appear on entertainment TV. Bachchan buried the Angry Young Man because he knew the imagery was getting dangerously close to being identified with his real persona.

Sanjay and Salman grew up admiring Amitabh. So they stepped into their bad boy roles almost effortlessly. They were so convincing that it became their instant route to notoriety, a short cut to fame. People soon forgot Salman’s lover boy image and Sanjay’s sad, droopy eyes in Saajan. They became memorable for their sharp, edgy roles mocking authority. Some of their performances were brilliant, like Sanjay in Vaastav or Kaante. Salman got into public spats with the women in his life, walked the razor’s edge with his cheeky, OTT machismo. Neither realized their life and roles were merging perilously.

That’s how they became soft targets. People have long forgotten that Sanjay’s problems began when his father was targeted by political rivals in the Congress. They picked on Sanjay to destroy him. Sunil Dutt’s politics was based on a simple, naïve perception of nationalism. So his rivals branded Sanjay as a terrorist and arrested him under TADA, as part of the tragic Mumbai bomb blasts narrative. Even today, almost every news report, in print or television, mentions Sanjay in the context of the bomb blasts case even though the Courts have cleared him of all charges of terrorism. He has been punished only for possessing an illegal weapon and, worse, for stupidly trying to destroy evidence of it. But reality and imagination have got mixed up here. His friendship with disreputable underworld characters has not helped. We forget that the underworld’s role in terrorism was only discovered after the Mumbai bomb blasts.

Salman’s problems are similar. Killing black bucks is a terrible crime, true. But hundreds have done it before Salman and continue to do it every day, even inside protected game sanctuaries, often in connivance with wildlife wardens. But Salman being Salman, the case instantly acquired a much larger spin. And he became the face of the trial. His actor colleagues who were there with him quietly dispersed, leaving him to hold the can. He did. His other case, when he reportedly in a alcohol haze ran over five people sleeping on the street at night, killing one of them, which would have, under normal circumstances, been tried for death by negligence is now likely to be tried for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, a far more serious charge which could land him a sentence double of what Sanjay has got.

In both cases, it’s not just the crimes we are punishing but the bad boys themselves. Their reputations have done them in. Both being actors got so carried away by the roles they were playing that they simply forgot when to stop. They are paying for that. And since bad boys don’t cry, they have to smile and bear it.

The concern of those who are living in the less developed continents of the world such as Africa and South Asia is that what drives women and children into offering sex as a means of earning a livelihood is not personal choice but either poverty or extreme violence at home.

Decades ago when i conducted a detailed time use survey of members of families, especially the really poor and landless, in six villages — three inWest Bengal and three in Rajasthan — i found many destitute women were offering sex to bring in money for their households. This was especially so in West Bengal, where, paradoxically, there is inhibition in letting women work as wage earners in fields, something landless women in Rajasthan were doing. So these women either begged or very surreptitiously offered sex.

Those who are engaged in sex work vary in their responses when interviewed. Some, for the sake of their own dignity and also for attracting a certain type of appreciation and visibility, say that this is something they would like to do and will do and it is not something that should be banned or stigmatised.

However, in interviews of women who were being cared for by a Narayana guru-led institution in Kerala in the 1970s, it was found that often they left their homes with children due to violence by their spouses or elders, or even abandonment. They liked having children, something they could call their own in that world of anonymity and violence — but they were very sure they did not want their children in their profession. What does that say for freedom and rights?

The so-called ‘voluntariness’ is due to the fact that this is one occupation where you do not need any support of either training, back-up credit or even space. It was widely reported that daughters-in-law and wives of farmers who had committed suicide in parts of Maharashtra moved to bus stands and solicited as a way of maintaining their families. Women and girls from families who are ousted from land — such as the ones from the Narmada valley — and crowd the edges of small towns also offer sex for the survival of their families, whereas the men become rickshaw-pullers and daily-wage earners

We read how, in every part of India, especially Mumbai and Delhi, the police trace young girls who are reported missing in their villages to brothels. Parents, even if in terrible poverty, come all the way because the police have found out where the missing child is. Such evidence is sufficient to tell us what is actually the issue with which we need to be concerned — the push of poverty, the lack of social protection and, due to these, the many opportunities that middlemen and brokers have in India for selling the bodies of girls and boys. This has created a free-for-all space for causing injury at the very bottom of the socio-economic ladder — a veritable hellhole.

Aravind Adiga’s White Tiger reveals the condition of most crowded spaces in backward areas and the kind of ‘ugly Indian’ those places breed. In such a situation, working towards dismantling the systems by which young girls and boys are brought into sex work needs to be applauded and not trashed as interfering with the right of women to choose. What we are seeing is not choice but exploitation, cruelty and the removal of choice.

Six days after actor Sanjay Dutt was shifted to the Yerawada central prison to undergo the remaining part of his sentence, the jail authorities on Monday filed a plea before the designated TADA court in Mumbai to review its earlier order of allowing him to have home food for a month due to health problems.

The plea states that there is no provision in the prison manual to provide such facility to convicted or undertrial prisoners.

The court had, on May 16, allowed Dutt to have home food and medicines after he had surrendered to serve the remaining 42 months of his sentence following his conviction in the 1993Mumbai serial blasts case. The 53-year-old actor was first taken to the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai and later shifted to the Yerawada jail on May 22. He is currently being kept in a separate cell for security reasons.

The plea filed by Yerawada jail superintendent Yogesh Desai will be decided after hearing the prosecution and Dutt. Jail officials told TOI, “We have give details of the rights enjoyed by convicted and undertrial prisoners to the court by quoting the provisions of the prisons manual. There is a facility to provide food which is prepared in the jail to the convicts and undertrials. Apart from this, a convict is allowed to purchase eatables like biscuits and fruits from the jail canteen up to a limit of Rs 2,000 per month.”

The officials said that Dutt being a high-profile prisoner, he cannot be allowed to mix with other convicts. They said Dutt would be give the option of selecting work of his choice sometime this week.

Dutt had taken up the work of weaving cane chairs when he was last lodged at the Yerawada prison in 2007. He was then paid Rs 12.50 per day, the wages for an unskilled worker in jail.

On March 21, the Supreme Court had upheld Dutt’s conviction in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. However, the court had reduced to five years the six-year jail term awarded by the TADA court.

The actor was convicted by the TADA court for illegally possessing a 9 mm pistol and an AK-56 rifle, part of the consignment of weapons and explosives brought to India for the co-ordinated serial blasts that killed 257 people and injured over 700 in March 1993.

Priya Dutt meets Sanjay in jail

Sanjay Dutt’s sister, Priya Dutt, visited the Yerawada jail on Monday. Jail officials said Priya, a member of Parliament, came to the jail around 11.45 am and was allowed to meet her brother for the stipulated 20 minutes. Details of their meeting was not known. No one else was given entry into the jail.

But please, don’t just go on rambling about anything. Also don’t talk just about you and your likes and dislikes. A interesting conversation will always linger in his mind. Make him feel special 
You liked him first, so make sure that he gets to know that If yes, then you can bring back the action, courtesy tips provided by sex educator and relationship expert Dr. Yvonne Kristin Fulbright. According to the expert, many couples become frustrated, even panicky, when their sex lives go to the wayside during stressful times. When it comes to the factor that governs a person’s sex life, it’s personality, reports Fox News.

Fulbright says that how an individual’s sex life fares depends on whether he tries to get closer to his partner in tragic times or wants to be totally alone and if he’s the withdrawing sorts, then it can create misunderstandings in the relationship.

Go flirt 
That’s the easiest way to get your point cross, but make sure that you aren’t giving out signals that mean you are interested in taking things beyond the mind flirting in a single night.Try like this WATCH IT BABY

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Don’t hang around 
Don’t keep hanging around him all the time. He’ll end up thinking of you as an annoying pest.

Be assertive 
Don’t feel that you have to play coy all the time. Be assertive. Men like girls who take decisions. Tell him exactly what you want, just don’t get too bossy.
Not to forget, lovers should make it a point to give in to one another’s requests for intimacy whenever possible, as it might just prove to be a big stress-buster. In fact, sex has many physical and emotional benefits, which may help in boosting your desire for more sex and emotional intimacy. Sex can easily take your mind off of your worries.

Also, patience is the key to get your sex life back on track. One should make sure that your relationship, in general, doesn’t get neglected.

if you want to infuse some spark in your existing relationship, here are some perfect tips to follow. Be the perfect temptress!

Move over flirting, it’s time to be the seductress this Valentine’s Day. Flirting is when you pay so much attention to someone that he feels immensely attracted to you and wants to be around you. Seduction is an art and entails taking the relationship to the next level. Here are some simple tricks!

Know your strengths

It’s easiest to seduce a man when you are at ease with yourself. Double check your looks, hair, make-up to feel confidant and happy. It is next to impossible to seduce someone when you are not convinced with yourself.

Make them feel special

This is the ultimate seduction tip. Everyone wants to feel special and if you give them the required attention, they will be ready to swoon all over you. Remember, it should be subtle and smart. Pretend you want to know more about the person and show a lot of spark. Don’t be over-bearing and don’t compliment too often. And if you are in a relationship, make your man feel pampered and loved. Try to know him more, no matter how long you have been together.

Grooming is must

Take good care of your skin and hair. Instead of spending too much on make-up products, spend more time treating your hair with hair massages and spas and nourish your skin with an expensive lotion that keeps it buttery soft and shining. Also, make pedicure and manicure a part of your beauty ritual. And when you go for the kill, make sure your make up is subtle. Dab on a pleasant perfume behind your ears, neck and cleavage to feel sensuous.

Wear the right clothes, accessories

Every woman has a dress that makes her feel sexy. If you don’t have one yet, head straight to the store. This is not it – also wear sexy inner wear, stilettos and have the right accessories to accentuate your body parts. It’s important to look fashionable and sexy. Even if you have been in a relationship for some while, try on something erotic and sensuous to take your man by surprise.

Don’t seem desperate

Make sure you don’t make it obvious to him that you are interested. Don’t chase him too hard to turn him off. Make yourself attractive by looking gorgeous and by making the right moves. Also, make sure you don’t flaunt too much male attention as a tool to seem wanted. It can chase him away.

You may just be whispering into your girlfriend’s ear and, surprisingly, find her sighing in ecstasy… your gal may be equally surprised when you get ready for action as she caresses your inner thighs .

Welcome to the special world of pleasure zones. Let’s face it, everyone has a button to push, and if you correctly explore these erotic spots in your body, it can assure you and your lover of a memorable sexual high.

“Many of us love to believe that it’s only women who possess dozens of pleasure zones which cause excitement when touched, while men just possess one. But the truth is that most men become excited when their partner pays attention to certain special spots beyond the obvious ones. The sensory tips present in these areas are sexually aroused by mere touch, caressing or even fondling. You may not even know where these spots are, but do not fret, for that just makes finding them all the more desirable for both of you,” says Vrinda Vohra, a Delhi-based relationship counsellor.

As curiosity is part of our genetic makeup, most men and women remain curious as to what turns their partners on. Which spot can we touch to drive them absolutely crazy? Well then, today’s your lucky day because we bring you nine unconventional moan zones…

Pleasure Zone 1 – Luscious lips

Kissing on the lips is often considered as an emblem of affection, symbol of sexual consent and foundation of foreplay; little do people realise that this first step can make or mar a much-planned sex session. “Yes, it’s true. If you know how to maneuver your partner by kissing, sucking and biting their lips, it is very possible that this kiss will lead to a lot more than you expected,” says 27-year-old Palak BurmanKissing, licking and nibbling the lips has an equally heady effect on women, as on men. Dr Vrinda gives some tips, “Use your lips, your tongue and your teeth to play with your partner’s top and bottom lip and kiss him/her with complete passion. The funda is that don’t just kiss the lips – devour them! Experiment and find out just how serious of a zone one’s lip

Pleasure Zone 2 – Hairline, forehead and eyelids
Many erogenous zones in men and boys are best activated when the body is completely relaxed. When the head, forehead and eye area are stoked in the right way, they trigger the most amazing feelings. The area above and on the eyelid possesses a great concentration of nerves, and giving a gentle massage along the arch of the eyebrow and onto the temple is a great way to start foreplay.”Remember that a gentle head massage can do wonders, much more than any foreplay act. Also, the spot between the outer corner of the eye and the cheekbone is very sensitive. Start with placing passionate kisses on that zone and continue wandering your lips or breathing all over your lover’s face, concentrating on these zones,” explains sexologist Jayanti Mishr.Highlighting the importance of mental relaxation, Vrinda adds, “Each person’s reaction to arousing methods depends entirely on his/her physical and mental makeup at the time of the sexual act. Stimulation of the head and face zones has more to do with cerebral arousal than physical excitement.”Develop a passion and keep the mind engaged. It elevates life from ordinary into the realm of extraordinaryDO you feel your life is repetitive and boring? I can ‘see’ a lot of hands shooting up at the question. Same old, same old… Beyond a point, we get used to everything — yes, even to the most exciting stuff, and life seems to take on a repetitive sameness that threatens to strangle us.Cyberspace is flooded with people seeking ideas to help pep up their boring lives. Suggestions range from cultivating hobbies, to making new friends, to varying one’s daily activities, or travelling and discovering the world. Of course, the ones who get bored the most are those who do not have to worry about where the next meal is coming from. For, it is only when our most basic needs are met that the mind allows itself the luxury to wander and demand variety.We envy other people, their lifestyles and jobs, imagining we would be better off if we were in their place. However, the objects of our envy are probably going through the same distressing boredom in their own lives. Travelling, wandering around, seeking out other people to kill boredom are all temporary ways of diverting one’s attention and varying the daily routine. Alcohol and drugs serve to cure depression, numbing the mind in the process rather than stimulating it. Remember, what you are seeking is not forgetfulness, but excitement that lasts and weaves its way into life, to enrich it further.What you are looking for is not a hangover, but a sprightly morning with an exciting day stretching ahead of you. Rather than having time on your hands, you want it to seem like there isn’t enough time to do all the exciting and useful things you really wish to do.

One way to never get bored is to always be on the move — mentally and physically. Be active and dynamic. Indulge in healthy hobbies, exercise and keep the mental juices flowing. Meet varied groups of friends, interact with people who stimulate your mind, keep physically active. Have dreams and set goals. As soon as you approach one goal, set your sights on the next one. Always have something to look forward to. Keep raising the bar.

The only place you can go to for excitement and for sparking innovation is not outside, but within your mind. The only way to keep life exciting and dynamic is through the mind — thoughts, ideas, innovation, etc. Where else can you find scenarios changing by the minute and enjoy all kinds of experiences without having to actually travel anywhere? Where else but in the mind can your imagination help spark off creative ideas that can change the tenor of your life?

Thoughts are just about the only things that change constantly, keeping the mind forever exciting and excited. And the best fodder for our mind are engaging movies, good books and scintillating conversations — these help us engage with other creative minds, sparking off yet more ideas and excitement in our own lives. There is nothing more exciting than new ideas which keep you moving.

You hear so many people talk about the ‘purpose’ of their lives. What does that mean? Finding the purpose of your life, the reason you live, gives a new meaning to living. It is not for nothing that some of the world’s richest people, such as Warren Buffet and Donald Trump — after making it to the top of the world’s Rich Lists — started giving away their wealth. They believe in helping the lesser privileged and giving back to society. Helping others gives a new meaning to life, leaving us with satisfaction and contentment.

Develop a passion. For eg, one of my friends has varied interests that he has been following parallel to his career all through life. He gathers information, keeps news clippings, reads whatever he can and has become an authority of sorts
on these subjects. Whether or not he takes this any further, the fact remains that his passion has helped make his life richer and given an extra edge and meaning to every day of his life. Passion for something elevates life from the ordinary into the extraordinary realm. Passion gives excitement to life and grants huge success to people. Sachin Tendulkar declared that he would give up cricket if and when he lost his “passion for the game”.

If you perceive life to have a purpose and actively engage in thinking through and fulfilling that purpose, you wouldn’t ever find life boring. The people who don’t get bored are the ones who themselves are not boring, because they have kept their minds active and their passions alive!

Beauty of a Woman

The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears,

The figure she carries, or the way she combs her hair.

The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes,

Because that is the doorway to her heart,

The place where love resides.

The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole,

But true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul.

It is the caring that she lovingly gives,

The passion that she shows.

The beauty of a woman

With passing years — only grows..

Did you know great sex, if it is within a mutually monogamous relationship, may be one of the ultimate mood boosters?

In fact, semen contains powerful – and potentially addictive – mood-altering chemicals, including testosterone, estrogen, prolactin, luteinizing hormone, and prostaglandins. So although sex won’t cure depression, it may boost mood if some of these chemicals are absorbed through the walls of the vagina.

Sex is only a mood booster if it’s safe and mutually monogamous. Although women who do not use condoms during sex are less depressed, according to research, that doesn’t mean they should practice unsafe sex. Studies have found no correlation between high-risk sexual behavior and lower rates of depression.

And good sex isn’t the only recipe for happy days and contented nights. Feel free to explore other options, like volunteering, exercising regularly, spending time with good friends, laughing with loved ones, writing in a journal, and otherwise engaging in activities that you find fulfilling. Taking good care of your health can also make you happy. After all, nothing can put a smile on your face like a good report from your doctor.

• An older, single woman usually has had her fill of “meaningful relationships” and “long-term commitments.” Can’t relate? Can’t commit? She could care less. The last thing she needs in her life is another whiny, dependent lover!
• Older women are sublime. They seldom contemplate having a shouting match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive dinner. Of course, if you deserve it, they won’t hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it.
• Most older women cook well. They care about cleanliness. They’re generous with praise, often undeserved.
• An older woman has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A young woman often snarls with distrust when “her guy” is with other women. Older women couldn’t care less.
• Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to an older woman. Like your mother, they alwaysknow.

Yes, we geezers praise older women for a multitude of reasons. These are but a few.

Unfortunately, it’s not reciprocal.

For every stunning, smart, well-coifed babe of 75 there’s a bald, paunchy relic with his yellow pants belted at his armpits making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress.

Ladies, I apologize for my fellow geezers. That men are genetically inferior is no secret. Count your blessings that we die off at a far younger age, leaving you the best part of your lives to enjoy and appreciate the exquisite woman you’ve become. Without the distraction of some demanding old coot clinging and whining his way into your serenity.

As I grow in age, I value mature ladies most of all. Here are just a few of the reasons senior men sing the praises of older women:

• An older woman knows how to smile with such brightness and truth, old men stagger.
• An older woman will never ask out of the blue, “What are you thinking?” An older woman doesn’t care what you think.
• An older woman has been around long enough to know who she is, what she wants, and from whom. By the age of 50, few women are wishy-washy. About anything. Thank God!
• And yes, once you get past a wrinkle or two, an older woman is far sexier than her younger counterpart!Her libido’s stronger.

  Her fear of pregnancy’s gone.

  Her appreciation of experienced lovemaking is honed and reciprocal.

  And she’s lived long enough to know how to please a man in ways her daughter could never dream of. (Young men, you have something to look forward to!)

• Older women are forthright and honest. They’ll tell you right off that you are a jerk if you’re acting like one. A young woman will say nothing, fearing that you might think worse of her. An older woman doesn’t give a damn.
• THE AGES OF LOVE

  I am a young man in love,

  In an old man’s body.

  In love with an ageing woman,

  Who is a young girl inside.

   

  To find spring in autumn,

  And blossoming as leaves fall,

  Ripens fruit in my life

  That summer never bore.

   

  I see you run to me

  As desperately as I need you,

  The grey hairs no hindrance

  To the young girl shining through.

   

  Men are very visual and they are instantly attracted to a woman, sometimes so much so that they lose all sense of reality and their surroundings. Women are initially attracted to a man’s looks, but beyond that something else is also happening. Women are also attracted to a man’s energy, confidence, the tone of his voice, and the way he listens when they speak.

  A woman’s attraction to a man is complicated, while a man is overstimulated on the visual side like a giant Scooby Doo.

   

  This is where men lose the connection. They tend to try to “wow” a woman in the same way they would go about trying to impress a fellow man.

   

  Let me go further into this. A good woman friend once told me “The more a man speaks, the drier I get. I wish sometimes he would not say a word so I can remain turned on and attracted to him.” This is the cold hard truth. Most men have no idea that in order to create attraction, they need to shut up and listen.

   

  Men tend to try to close a woman by selling themselves to her. What happens in reality, however, is that the more they sell the less the attraction to them becomes. Men are what I call “wing flappers.” They think that by trying to impress a woman with their life accomplishments, they will seduce her and attract her . . . which is far from the truth.

   

  The key to attracting women and creating the “attraction momentum” is a 3 step process.

   

  Step 1 is the initial approach. Women can see you coming from a mile away. They smell you, and if they are attracted to you they want you to approach them. But it is the way you approach that will cause the attraction momentum to either rise or fall.

   

  Men that walk over immediately are ones who tend to be received well by women. Ask any woman what her feelings are about the way a man approaches, and she will tell you that if she hears the “Jaws” theme playing in her head she will lose any of the initial attraction that she was feeling. Most men tend to circle like sharks for hours before they approach, and by the time they finally do approach the woman is turned off by him.

  What happens next, i.e., Step 2, is another attraction key that will either raise her level of interest or decrease the attraction.

   

  Most men will talk at a woman with random thoughts. Men tend to speak in random circles . . . That works in the man world. Take the following example. Two men are sitting in a café watching a game on TV. This is how a conversation would typically go:

   

  Man 1: “You hungry?”

   

  Man 2: “Yes.”

   

  Man 1: “Wow! Did you see that throw?”

   

  Man 2: “Yes, that was great. Hey . . . Check her out!”

   

  Man 1: “Hot!”

   

  Man 2: “Yeah, really hot. So, how’s work?”

   

  Man 1: “Good. Any you?”

   

  Man 2: “Good. What do you want to eat?”

   

  Man 1: “Sandwich maybe . . . Wow! Look at that play.”

   

  Man 2: “Forget the play. Look at her!”

   

  Man 1: “Hot.”

   

  Man 2: “Yeah, I think I want a sandwich too. Let’s order.”

   

  So now that you’ve seen what “man talk” looks like, let’s look at the conversation of two women in the same café so you can understand how women react to each other and how they speak to one another.

   

  Women 1: “How was your date last night?”

   

  Women 2: “It was ok.”

   

  Women 1: “Just ok? Why? What happened?”

   

  Women 2: “He was really funny, but…”

   

  Women 1: “But what?”

   

  Women 2: “He did something when the waitress came over that really made me think.”

   

  Women 1: “What did he do? Was he checking her out?”

   

  Women 2: “I am not sure. I have been running it through my head, and I just can’t get a reading on it.”

   

  Women 1: “Details please! Let’s figure this out…”

   

  Do you see the difference? Women get deeper in one conversation, while men talk in random circles eventually getting back to the original conversation.

   

  So now you can see how attraction momentum works. Men need to learn the trigger points in women . . . how they think, how they react, and how they speak. Most men will talk to a woman in “man talk” and when they do, they will cause the attraction momentum to go down instead of up.

   

  For every woman that is sitting in a café reading the newspaper, there is a man thinking that he can just walk over to her with some canned line and a few follow-up questions. Men believe that there is an approach that will work in all situations, or that there are custom approaches that will work regardless of what she says. It’s that mindset that kills all attraction for women, yet men think that there is some magic approach that will work in all situations.

   

  Men will actually spend time looking for someone who can give them that answer, that “magic approach,” so they will be attractive to all women in all situations. Men will use an approach over and over, memorizing it so they can perform it in front of a woman. The truth is that women are looking to connect with a man . . . not to watch a one man show.

   

  That alone will kill the attraction momentum for women. Women are present in the moment whereas men think about what they have to say.

   

  So let’s see how the attraction momentum is killed in a café . . . and this is after a woman has smiled and checked out the man.

   

  Man: “Can I borrow a section of your paper?”

   

  Woman: “Yes, you can.”

   

  Man: “Are you having a good day?”

   

  Woman: “Yes I am… but this story about Iraq is really disturbing.”

   

  Man: “Do you live here?”

   

  Woman: “Yes… around the corner. I love this area.”

   

  Man: “What do you do for work?”

   

  See, a man walks over and he has these predetermined questions that he wants to ask her already in his mind. And not once did he pick up on anything that she was saying, which in turn is causing the attraction momentum to go down as each word comes out of his mouth. Because they don’t listen, men tend to kill the attraction once they open their mouths.

   

  Step 3, therefore, is to remain present in the moment and to listen to what a woman is saying.

   

  There are also many other ways a man can kill attraction.

   

  Another way that a man kills the attraction momentum is when he looks at a woman like a desperate, hungry wolf staring at its next meal. Or when he’s out with a hungry testosterone-laden wolf pack, he will poke a friend five times before talking to a woman. Women don’t communicate like hungry wolves about to eat a meal.

   

  Women communicate in a whole different language. When they look at a man, they admire a man. They don’t look at him like he’s about to be put on the grill.

   

  Women like to be looked at a certain way in order to build attraction. By looking at a woman with a very seductive, sexy, George Clooney smile, you will be able to turn her on in ways you’ve never imagined! In order for attraction to build in a woman, you need to do it slowly and seductively. You also need to jump into her head and start a conversation based on thoughts she’s already having.

   

  So . . . how do you do this?

   

  First, you need to observe what she’s doing so you can jump into her head when you talk to her. This way, the conversation is based on something she’s already feeling or doing so it’s natural. Most men will walk over to a woman and do the exact opposite like the example above. In a second, I am going to show you a conversation that you can have anywhere that will get you to bond with a woman and create far greater attraction than you’ve ever had before.

   

  The second tip before we go through that conversation, is to keep present in the moment so that the conversation is just an extension of her thoughts. If what you say is an extension of her thoughts, she won’t even realize what’s happening. She won’t have her defenses up, and by doing this you will be bonding with her about the things she’s already thinking.

   

  The third, and most important, thing that makes the attraction meter go up instead of down, is to listen and to react to what she is saying. In my earlier example, I talked about two women and how they have a conversation. Women start on a subject and then go deeper into it, creating a bond between them. That is the exact type of bond you need to create with a woman in order to cause the attraction to rise instead of fall.

   

  Most guys when they approach a woman, create a whole new feeling, thought and conversation. Take, for example, a woman who might be eating a peach at a farmer’s market. A typical guy will walk over and ask her a question about the weather, instead of picking the obvious thing like I’m about to show you.

   

  Let’s take the peach example. You see a woman eating a juicy peach at a farmer’s market. So how do you come across as the confident male instead of the bumbling guy that has nothing to say? The first step you’ve already done, i.e., observed what she’s doing. The second step is to walk over immediately. Walk over with authority and confidence. When you approach her, be playful and say:

   

  Man: “That looks great. Can I have a bite?”

   

  Woman: “I don’t know . . . I don’t know if I’m in the mood to share today.”

   

  Man: “What, you don’t like to share?”

   

  Woman: “I love to share, but I don’t even know you.”

   

  Man: “What do you need to know in order for me to get a bite of that peach?”

   

  Woman: “Well, we could start with your name.”

   

  Man: “So all I need to do is tell you my name, and I’ll get a bite of that peach?”

   

  Woman: “Maybe . . .”

   

  Man: “I’ll tell you what. Take me to where you got that peach and I’ll get my own. Then we’ll compare and see who got the better peach. We’ll go bite for bite.”

   

  Woman: “You’re on . . .I’ll go bite for bite. I believe in my peach.”

   

  Man: “What else do you believe in?”

   

  At this point you’ve now segued away from the peach, and opened the door to her sharing her thoughts with you. You’ve also been very playful and you’ve challenged her. You’ve turned a simple approach into a fun game. Plus the game was all about something she was already doing. Most men fail to create attraction because they talk in random thoughts, which is not “woman talk.” I have found in coaching thousands of women over the last 10 years that the only way to build attraction in a woman is to bond with her in the moment and jump inside her head.

   

  Don’t believe me….. So you have to understand, to meet the most amazing women everyday and have them desire you, you have to connect with them on a higher level than you ever have before.

   

   

   

While (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak will be remembered as the first prime minister for a minority government, Zahid and Khalid on the other hand will be remembered as two figures who are dragging Malaysia back into the dark era of Dr Mahathir,” When people run short of ideas, they reach out for other things. Home minister and defence minister, these are pertinent and real security issues.So much for the big deal in arresting and showing violence against Malaysians who participated in the Bersih rallies.Why not send all the FRU (riot police) and PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) they had deployed in those rallies to solve the problem once and for all in Sabah?

There’s money, the first crutch of all fools. For all those who lack self esteem, the first argument is: If I had enough money, I could have done it. This is untrue. Money can make nothing happen unless you will it. And you can will nothing without a precise premise, a strategy or game plan that you have clearly thought through. In short, an idea. Without the idea, without the intellectual or emotional muscle that goes with that idea, any idle dream based only on the availability of money is always doomed. That’s why angel investors do due diligence. Not only of the idea to invest in but also of the person who will deliver it. Does he or she have the grit, gumption, dedication and leadership? Or the persistence to see the idea through its initial days when all that can go wrong always does, following Murphy’s Law?While you are good at threatening the ordinary peaceful Malaysian citizens with dire consequences for exercising their democratic rights, it’s interesting to note that there is hardly a squeak from you on real security threats.

Where are you? Hiding under your desks?So much for the big deal in arresting and showing violence against Malaysians who participated in the Bersih rallies.

Why not send all the FRU (riot police) and PDRM (Royal Malaysian Police) they had deployed in those rallies to solve the problem once and for all in Sabah?

‘The home minister and defence minister are only good at threatening ordinary peaceful Malaysians for exercising their democratic rights…” The past has caught up with us to haunt our future. Mahathir wanted to steal the country from the Orang Asal. When Anwar Ibrahim was deputy prime minister, he may have been part of the problem – he obviously kept quiet – rather than being part of the solution.Mr Home Minister and IGP, what have you to say? Legal Malaysians holding peaceful assemblies have been arrested but what about illegal immigrants staying in our land.Are the police only there to ‘intimidate’ Malaysians but will do nothing to these illegal immigrants? Is this a joke or what?

Are you to wait for another five to 10 years? Or are you going to take action immediately?

Now that he’s in the opposition, he’s self-servingly singing a different tune for reasons of political expediency. We have to give him the benefit of the doubt instead of clobbering him on the head for his unsavoury past.

It’s no point pussyfooting around the issue or indulging in outright lies, disinformation, rhetoric and polemics like Mahathir, who should in fact be hanged for high treason. Ironically, both Mahathir and Anwar are of Indian origin.

Even those who believed in the concept of Muslim (political) leadership and thought that it exist Malaysi should have realised that this is nothing less than a myth.ust that  Zahid and Khalid  can’t keep Muslims hostage by instilling the sense of  , these Muslim politicians should also bedumped as they are simply wasting their positions. It is always better to send pro-active non-Muslim leaders to legislatures.

Call me a cynic or whatever, that’s the truth. If there are any exceptions, please tell  me. Meanwhile, the moral is that Muslim voters should better avoid voting for such politicians, who just have Muslim-sounding names, as in reality they have neither vision nor voice. The other crutch, very popular in India, is connections. Most people think they can achieve anything if only they had a godfather to see them through. The truth is, much as we may like to believe the opposite, few success stories of modern India have anything to do with godfathers. Except in politics and business, where it has been a tradition to mentor heirs from within the family. So it’s tough to break in. It’s far simpler to go out and make your own road. To do that, the first important step is to stop looking for godfathers. Mentor yourself. The rich uncle will always come to you once you have demonstrated your ability to deliver on your own promise. But if you hang around him hoping he will give you the first break, be sure that he will soon start avoiding you.

The fulcrum of this anger is corruption.Actually, there isn’t. But there is no justice in an election. Statutory warning to all ministers, prime or lower down: voters do not punish young men drunk on student spirits. Voters punish older men drunk with power. The story from UMNO victory. The moral of this story lies … Read more

“While (Datuk Seri) Najib Razak will be remembered as the first prime minister for a minority government, Zahid and Khalid on the other hand will be remembered as two figures who are dragging Malaysia back into the dark era of Dr Mahathir,”How did they acquire this imagery, the imagery that has won them so many protest and, at the same time, got them into so much trouble? They were the first of the brash, rude, tough talking, adrenaline driven brats. They flaunted their machismo, their mobikes and their muscles in an industry that had, for decades, celebrated the gentle hero who loved deeply and cried copiously.  Zahid and Khalid broke that tedium with the Angry Young Men who redefined the role of the hero and made him the centre of a moral universe, ready to take up cudgels against every iniquity even if it meant breaking the law. He was the first vigilante. From the vigilante to the bad boy was but a short step

why Abdul Khalid was ardently “victimising” PR leaders.

“While his own sister was robbed and the sibling of the deputy prime minister’s house was broken into, Khalid should be focusing on tackling crime and not do other things to please the Umno warlords,” he said.

that the allegation of PR-backed plot to topple the government through street demonstrations was fictitious and created to justify the clampdown on a strengthening opposition.

Several PR leaders are also under police investigation for their involvement in a series of rallies held nationwide to protest what they allege to be electoral fraud during Election 2013.

“When I spoke last Wednesday before supporters who were protesting the arrest of Adam Adli, I told them Adam should not have been arrested. He was harmless, he did not carry weapons, burn houses or instigated people to do things that threaten public security.

“So did Thamrin, Tian Chua and Haris. They did not ask anyone to carry out an armed insurrection,” the former Kubang Kerian lawmaker said.

Adam Adli was charged with uttering a seditious statement at a May 13 forum where he allegedly questioned the results of Election 2013 and called on Malaysians to take to the streets to boot Barisan Nasional (BN) from Putrajaya.

According to charge sheet, his words had a seditious tendency and were aimed at rallying Malaysians to change the current government through undemocratic means.

His statement, originally issued in Malay, said: “Take my details, lodge a police report, because today, I would like to invite all those here today to gather and take to the streets to seize back our power! Can we do that? Can we do that? Can we do that? We do not have much time left, get ready, buy shoes, buy tracksuits, buy jeans, get ready to take to the streets because in a third world country like Malaysia, elections cannot topple a government.

“Only the people’s power can topple a government. Remember, ladies and gentlemen, this is the only opportunity we have.”

Charged under Section 4(1)(b) of the Sedition Act 1948, the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris undergraduate faces a jail term of not less three years, or a fine of up to RM5,000 or both, if convicted.

Authorities have not charge the three PR leaders but their arrests are believed to be in relation to the same forum.

Leaders from the opposition bloc have blamed the clamp down on Zahid and Abdul Khalid, whom they accused of being more interested in political manoeuvring than doing their job to curb rising crime

We have suddenly woken up to the nightmare of an incessantly chattering digital universe. We all knew it existed, and we thought it largely existed in the rich, literate, utterly spoilt West where people had more leisure than they knew how to use and no time for each other. Families were breaking up. So were relationships. People needed to reach out to perfect strangers, start a conversation and hope it would lead somewhere.

Public memory’s short. The media too has this curious habit of remembering only what it chooses to. Nothing proves this better than the way we have reacted to Singapore’s Straits Times (ST) newspaper The art of bullshitOver the past two years a new bunch of thought leaders have emerged. Like the older ones, some of them also give long winding lectures at seminars or write thoughtful pieces in newspapers. They are known in their own right as writers, thinkers, film makers, critics, political analysts. But that no longer matters. What matters is they have successfully reached out to an exciting new audience on social media. This audience interacts with them, loves them, hates them, argues with them, calls them names at times, but stays by them. It’s a fascinating and more intimate relationship than influencers have ever had. The bond is infinitely stronger.

Doctor Mahathir prescribing viagra to  Tan Sri Muhyiddin the backing of (Tun) Dr Mahathir (Mohamad), can expect a very easy fight which could cost Najib his political career.Can political heavyweights  be so silent about Najib and Rosmah?

Mr Najib’s second term. Nonetheless, without the backing of (Tun) Dr Mahathir (Mohamad), Tan Sri Muhyiddin can expect a very easy fight which could cost Najib his political career.

“As for Dr Mahathir, he will remain in the background, now that his son Datuk Mukriz, the new Kedah Menteri Besar, is back on track in his political career he trust Muhyiddin Yassin more than Rosmah-Najib

rime Minister Najib Abdul Razak praised his wife Rosmah Mansor for her charitable works, as he addressed an international audience at the Women Deliver 2013 Conference in Kuala Lumpur.

rime Minister Najib Abdul Razak praised his wife Rosmah Mansor for her charitable works, as he addressed an international audience at the Women Deliver 2013 Conference in Kuala Lumpur. From accountability perspective, Rosmah Mansor not being an elected representative of the people should not be allowed to handle any substantial role in any project that involves public funding. At best, she can stay as a patron of a NGO giving moral support to a social cause. Since the elections concluded recently, there has been no color pictures in the star of Rosmah Mansor preforming charitable works. This is sharp contract to six months ago when Rosmah’s color photos was a daily occurrence in the star. Weird?She should be appointed as the Finance Minister since she’s so good in saving up since childhood to buy diamond rings and birkin bags!The one who wrote the speech for Najib is an imbecile, as is Najib himself. Low maternal mortality rates and the percentage of female students in tertiary institutions of learning have nothing to do with sex equality. The former has to do with health or, if you wish, with acts of God. The latter has to do with the sex that has superior intellect or, perhaps, more diligence. Next point. Charity work involves the charitable person sacrificing his or her time, energy and money to come to the aid of the needy; if he or she lacks in money, he or she does something to raise it. Where is the money that Rosmah uses to finance the early education project from? While we are on this subject, what has she done for East Malaysia? Next question. What are the “huge dividends” like, and how have they been measured? It is merely a statement made with no foundation; it is made merely to praise. By the way, any croissants—fresh ones, if you please— for the poor pupils in East Malaysia to taste?PM should be proud in sending back the RM 24 million ring. I wonder if the NY jeweller will send to me a ring of RM1 million only for viewing? I think he will , after all he can send RM24 million ring without any risk?it is the people taxes that is used to carry out the project. Who cannot do it if the money belongs to others. This is really ‘Lembu punya susu, sapi punya nama’. Najib, I really admire you for having the cheek to praise your wife for the project which uses our money. Even Bill Gate will not do it to her wife even though every single cent she uses belongs to them and them alone!!!

readmoreBUMBLING WIFE, ROSMAH MANSOR and the price for Raja Petra Kamarudin’s loyalty.

Nothing became  better than the manner in which Muhyiddin Yassin played out the waiting game.The Old Testament, which can be pessimistic about God’s mercy, notes that four lean years are followed by seven fat ones. Muhyiddin  doubled the Biblical average, and maintained his patience through the desert of exile, and the torture of standing by as the credibility of an usurper,Najib, peeled off in heavy layers.Muhyiddin  did not panic, did not fuss and did not rush. When  Najib sought to make a meaningless point by completing   full term,Muhyiddin   kept his cool and waited.his confidence should be familiar to any student of elections: once people have lost trust in a government, they do not change their minds. A shrinking government never forsakes the desperate hope that some last-minute miracle will reverse anti-incumbency . Najib believed till the last minute that he would manage to cobble together a new coalition for another term,in UMNO preserves the hope of continuing beyond the next election. God reserves miracles for saints, not politicians. PAS  Talibans will be kind towards Muhyiddin during  UMNO polls;Will the Malay ‘pattern’ prove true and will we see yet a bigger and maybe a ‘terminal swing’ to Muhyiddin Yassin- Mukhriz Mahathir“Mr Najib is not likely to survive the battle in Umno. The new mandate will not give him the clout to execute reforms in the party in order to make it relevant to all Malays, especially the urban middle class readmore Perkasa demands 60pc Bumi equity, public university quotas only  Muhyiddin Yassin- Mukhriz Mahathir can deliver not Najib

The tough test of character comes in a waiting room. We are all heroes in a drawing room, stoking plans toward fantasy as far as the tensile strength of imagination will permit. While waiting, the lacklustre kill time and die of boredom . The ambitious dread the possibility that time will kill them before desire becomes reality.

Do you think March 2008 could have happened had the Malays remained the Malays of 1957? More importantly, do you think 5th May 2013 could have happened had not the seed of change been planted in 1946, 1959, 1969, 1990, 1999, and finally in March 2008? READMOREwhy Najib a Malay Muslim leader want to accommoda

The letter written byMuhyiddin  to Najib . What was there in the letter that will  take such a drastic step of not nominating Najib as the next UMNO PresidentDoes it mean that there is zero tolerance in the party for “viewpoint plurality” (rather than for corruption)? Can the party simply not discuss its internal problems, and handle charges against its president leadership without exerting authoritarian measures? The answer is that the contents Muhyiddin ’s letter are indeed damning; and shows Najib and Rosmah in poor light. While the letter is damning enough, it also begs me to ask another question: Who is behind the leak of this internal letter? Is itFT MINISTERTENGKU ADNAN MANSOR TOLD NAJIB THAT WINNING THE UMNO POLLS AND FENDING OFF ANY CHALLENGE TO HIS POSITION ARE MORE IMPORTANT THAN REFORMS  Stone-age politics holds back 21st century Malaysia economy It is once again open season on PM Najib. He presides over the most corrupt BN government has seen, his inertia has infected policy with paralysis, he has no authority except to twitch as desired by puppeteer Tengku Adnan Mansor, he loves power too much to just …Read more

considering how much he benefits if  Adnan Mansor,  Hishamuddin are cut to size? There is more than a small reason to believe this theory.

“Since you talk so much about corruption, can I ask you  as to where did the money come from for toppling Adullah Ahmad Badawithat brought   you to power; Why were you silent when all this was happening without hindrance?”. Good questions indeed. Of course  Adnan Mansor  knew there was illegal money funding his party’s election in . What is Operation   Adnan Mansor? How did this operation enable you buy over a majority delegates fo rthis ? Did you buy out the delegates vote, and their leaders?

There is a sense of horror that pervades the news in recent months.  It seems as is a basic form of humanity has been lost as one horrific instance of barbarism follows another.  It is as if routine exploitation and violence is no longer enough; we are seeing a new brutalities of a kind that are difficult to comprehend. What kind of a human being violates a child in such an inhuman way, and why are we seeing so many such incidents now?  It is true that the administrative machinery in Malaysia is increasingly being exposed as being grossly inefficient and lacking in will, but tempting as it is to put the blame exclusively at the doorstep of the administrative and the political establishment, the problem is a deeper one. A strong law enforcement apparatus will certainly help curtail crime, but the issue here is not about the volume of crime, but its nature. The answer to that lies outside in society, and in the many transformations it is undergoing.

READMOREThe whizkid dealmaker Low Taek Jho (Jho Low),,too close to Rosmah Mansor

A pattern that unites a lot of the incidents we have seen is in a new desire and facility in using power. At one level, there is nothing new about this- politics in Malaysia has largely been about the distribution and use of power, often in its most naked sense. Incidents like the one where the police beat up the victim and her family in  with impunity in public or the recent one where the parents of the 14 year old who was raped and tortured  were  attempted to be bribed into silence and a protestor slapped for complaining about it are part of an existing pattern of behaviour. The powerless victim is above all defined by her absence of power rather than by the nature of the complaint or indeed any claim to humanity. Even a child’s torture strikes no emotional chord when viewed through the lens of power. What we see occasionally in media today, thanks to the ubiquity of the camera, is clearly the tip of  a very large iceberg- one can only imagine the treatment meted out to areas that are seen to be ‘disturbed’ and hence ignored by the mainstream with apparent legitimacy.readmore Marina Mahathir’s AbdulL Rahim Tamby Chik Rape story

Nevertheless, what Najib intends must have lots to do with a makeover that will persuade Malaysians that here is a political entity that has delivered in a way few others have. Not only has it maintained peace between the ethnic groups, it has also been able to make them work together to build a thriving economy. The fact is that BN is losing ground because some quarters have exploited the grouses of the ignorant with misinformationREADMORERosmah Me Tarzan, Najib you Jane? “Husband Snatcher” Rosmah’s One-Night Stands with Najib:Open Infidelity is good for Relationships

What is there that can make Malay Muslims so unhappy? The same can be said for the Chinese community that controls the riches of the country. And, is it not true that one of Malaysia’s richest is Malay ? If this is a class conflict, are not today’s middle class yesterday’s rural and urban poor? No capitalist economy in this world has so aggressively redistributed wealth as has Malaysia; first, under the Alliance and then, BN. Might this be what MUHYIDDIN YASSIN  means: to do more of the same better and expand the middle class farther and faster?READMOREA. Kadir Jasin of election, money and mayhem It’s all fixed

There’s a deafening silence on Najib-Rosmah issue. After wild conjectures by the media and experts alike, from police sources too, the talk has been reduced to a predictable hush. A host of new names sprung up and  reduced to the past, castigated and labeled for life. Every few years, a similar drama unfolds, over and over once again. And, by the end of things, nobody’s any wiser. Not that anyone cares either.READMOREAmerick Sidhu : RPK dont prostitute your asshole to distract attention from who ordered Altantuya’s MURDER!

Now, everyone loves a story. And, nothing sells better than a tale sprinkled with sex, intrigue, crime and…the underworld. So, the police chased Neither are the ‘findings’ suggestive of the commission of a crime or punishable per se, yet manage to titillate all. Everyone loves to grab a peep at someone’s personal diary, however uncouth and rude it may be. And, everyone loves to share gory bits on another’s sexual life and preferences, which is why sex advice columns land up topping the list of publications’ most read.Mahathir said Najib Zina Ziana ZaiN?, Can we be adults, please?

Najib’s crime against the Penang Malays

Gerakan secretary-general Datuk Mah Siew Keong said the party will continue to lead Barisan Nasional (BN) in Penang and serve the community there.

“Gerakan will continue to lead Penang (BN) and will not shy away from its responsibility to the people,” he said in a statement on the party’s website today.

In addition, the party’s acting president Datuk Chang Ko Youn will meet with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak “at an opportune time” to discuss Penang BN chairman Teng Chang Yeow’s resignation from the post, Mah said.

He added although BN had only won 10 state seats in Penang, the coalition can still be a “creative opposition” by using alternative strategies to engage with voters, while serving as a check and balance to the state’s governing coalition.

His statement comes on the heels of Penang Umno chairman Datuk Zainal Abidin’s statement that Umno would assume the state BN chairman post should either Gerakan or MCA be unwilling to do so.

Gerakan, which contested 11 parliamentary and 31 state seats in the general election, won only one parliamentary and three state seats.

This resulted in Teng’s resignation from both the party secretary-general and the state BN chairman post.There are voices asking for the coalition to stop being based on communal politics, given the crushing of its Chinese-based component parties, and, instead, become a single party. No longer will it be a coalition, but rather it will become one party. An idea still very new, the form this proposal might take is not yet on the table. Whether BN will open its doors for direct membership to all Malaysians is but speculation at this moment. One voice, however, has in no uncertain terms opposed this proposed incarnation. The LDP president is adamant that communal politics is still a reflection of reality, one where the demands of ethnic groups are parochial, which in turn means that ethnic-based parties are still the logical political modus operandi.READMOREWas UMNO founded in 1946 as a reaction against the granting of citizenship Chinese prostitutes Indian beggers ?

Perkasa’s Zul Noordin has misunderstood Anwar’s statements with regard to the 13th general election results.

First, Anwar has been consistent in saying that results of certain constituencies are questionable, not all.

Second, the first-past-the-post system used to be workable until the rule was amended following the May 13, 1969 incident, whereby the previously stipulated condition of the largest and the smallest constituencies cannot be greater than 15%.

As an example, if the smallest constituency has 100,000 voters, then the largest permissible constituency is 115,000. Clearly, the gerrymandering and the disappearance of the constituency-size stipulation from the constitution have enabled Umno-led BN to win in the recent general election.

Third, no rule is cast in stone. If there is a will, there is a way. It is entirely up to the people to effect institutional change as they deemed fit. The people are the boss, the government is their servants.

Well all i can say is everyone seems to be saying its ok because the woman is ok and she wants it, what about the man, if he doesn’t want it equ.. more Mon, 13 Sep, 2010Sunil Thakore You will loose your friend and you will loose your wife and your friend’s wife will be destitute in the process. Think with your brain not with .. more Wed, 15 Sep, 2010

Topic owner: Zorian Delta: Has anybody come across a situation where a married guy is in relationship with friend’s wife. The relationship turned intimate without the friend knowing it.

The pros and cons of this affair

However, the topic, even academically deserves this, in my humble opinion :

Zulkifli, you are wrong. Seriously wrong. Where did you get your law degree from? We, the smarter-than-thou Malaysians, understand and don’t really care about popular vote being proportional to number of seats. Such proportion is not possible.

You can have 50.01% popular votes and get 100% seats, and we can accept that is possible (because that is when you have 50.01% popular votes in every constituency).

What we care is, BN has less than 50% popular votes and yet get 60% seats – that’s only possible when EC allows gerrymandering.

Don’t think we are idiots, Zulkifli, or else you will receive 5.6 million police reports against you for seditiously undermining our intelligence.

1. Today’s ambience promotes this, perhaps. i’m not certain. Maybe it’s been like this always. I don’t know. Adult movies, porn, soft porn in cinema, so-called “sensitive portrayal” of human suxual relations in overall human interpersonal relations in cinema etc might be contributory factors.

Also right and wrong is getting blurred. Elders don’t lead, maybe. Spiritual leaders fail in ehical conduct as examples, maybe. It’s all the same everywhere, maybe. Some religiions are open some are not, maybe.

In cases of betrayal I’d suggest all people involved come together under some elder or by themselves and. The wrong doers, if they maybe called that in today’s moral atmosphere should confess and seek pardon. A sin committed in secret is expiated if admitted openly among all concerned . Tough. But evolution is tough. Growth is painful. Sincere repentence with tears for becoming a better person will not evoke severe and punishing back lash. Forgivance may take place. ALL THIS IS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE KIDS, IF ANY. If not, the individuals would contribute to a better society. Many couples have dealt with infidelity successfully and emerged as wiser and ripe people.

Examples in private and public domain for this is not wanting.

Shall we hope we grow though we make mistakes? how about if u find out tht your partner had multiple partners before and after marriage and has been involved in shameless act of being in a 3sum sexual encounter and the fact that they record and post it online any one here can suggest the outcome of such a relationship ….? At such point is it wrong to walkout of the relation..?en the married guys wife and the friend come to know (eventually they will) then the sh*t will hit the fan. And we know what happens when a running fan has something thrown into it. Goes everywhere!it is a matter of love and affection.. the situations will speak Ali It depends where you living, the society , according my experience the Local London women most of them wanted it, they wanted their husband to introduce his friends and BBQ party and ready for show, its very simple, and required in thier lives, i personalt know 12 such couples, where those wives create the situation for such activity and they choose which friend is more like minded and then seduce them for a while the game is ready just start to play when ever got the chance. My opinion is bad for bad dont play bad.When Intelligence is hijacked by Hormones

 I feel that more than celebrating Valentines Day, there is an imperative need for educating the young minds on love and Sex which are designed by the super power for a healthy and happy life. The rule of the nature is, every specie living on this planet atempts to reproduce and hence human beings are also not an exception. The present young generation, in a large measure takes life for granted and they want to do whatever they want with their body, unmindful of the consequences. Because, they are of the opinion that with advancement in the medical technology, there is a cure for everything.

This is the dumbest explanation I have ever heard, but no doubt it is meant for the ears of the ignorant rural folk.

Following Perkasa vice-president Zulkifli Noordin’s example, I would go further – BN had nine badminton players on their side of the court, playing against one Anwar Ibrahim.

That would complete his analogy. Now, what does the umpire have to say about how the game was played?

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Perkasa vice-president Datuk Zulkifli Noordin is again showing off his mathematic skills when disputing Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) popular vote win in Election 2013.

This is from the candidate who said he was 101 per cent sure of winning Shah Alam from PAS’s Khalid Samad.

“Selangor will be returned to Barisan Nasional — there is no ‘if’. I am 101 per cent sure that I will win. There is no ‘ifs’ — I am very confident. There is no ‘ifs’ — NO. After 5th of May, you will see me as the wakil rakyat of Shah Alam,” Zulkifli told the fz.com news portal before Nomination Day.For the record, Khalid won with larger majority, winning 49,009 votes while Zulkifli only received 38,070.

In an opinion piece headlined “Mitos undi popular PRU-13” published today in Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia, Zulkifli accused PKR’s Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of lying and twisting the facts in an attempt to hoodwink Malaysian voters into believing the unregistered PR opposition had beaten the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) to gain the popular vote.

“Anwar’s allegation that the total votes obtained by the DAP-PKR-PAS alliance of 5,623,984 (or 49.96 per cent), 386,285 votes more than the BN (which obtained 5,237,699 or 46.53 per cent) is a lie and a distortion because,” he wrote, adding, “DAP-PKR-PAS contested separately using their own symbols on the ballot paper which is the rocket (DAP)-moon (PAS)-one eye (PKR); there absolutely was not a joint opposition symbol.”

He also pointed out that there were certain constituencies where the three parties had overlapped in fielding their own candidates, naming as examples Sungai Aceh, Penang and Kota Damansara, Selangor and that PR was not registered as an alliance.

Well, Zulkifli, you lost. And BN lost the popular vote, only getting 47 per cent nationwide.

Like Shah Alam, the rest of the popular vote went to PR, which is not registered but has acted as a coalition since Election 2008, where it won four states and kept Kelantan.

This time around, PR lost Kedah, didn’t get to win back Perak but kept three states and got bigger majorities in Penang and Selangor.

Perhaps, you should go and study mathematics again. Then come back when you are 101 per cent good at it.

After all, that is the only myth you need to believe in.

Zainuddin, or “Zam” as he is popularly known as, said the campaign that depicted Najib eating in stalls and mamak coffee shops with voters during the just-concluded polls, only showed hypocrisy as the prime minister was understandably still flanked by his personal assistants and bodyguards.

Numbers are important in politics. When we get meglomanic leaders whose popularity depends not on their intelligence, competency or policies but on the size of the crowd they attract wherever they go, then they need strategists to get the numbers.

There are many ways to get the numbers. If you provide aircon bus transport, attractivedacing/1Malaysia T-shirts, food and drinks or even accommodation for out-of-town people and pocket money, people can be enticed to attend a rally where the great leader will spew his usual venom.

The other method is to employ the cut-and-paste technique which was successfully used by certain mainstream media to show the huge support enjoyed by our great leader. This involves cutting and pasting pictures of huge crowds, even the ones at opposition rallies, to make a collage and show it over the electronic or print media.

For the third strategy, they need the help of the traffic police. My friend was a victim of this strategy. In 1974 I had an appointment with him in KL. Unfortunately, it happened to be the day Abdul Razak was making his triumphal return after meeting Mao Tse Tung. The ever efficient police closed quite a number of roads and directed all cars and buses to Subang Airport. My friend spent a couple of hours welcoming the then PM.

Next day, both the government-controlled electronic and print media reported that thousands of people came from far and near in cars and buses to welcome the PM back from China!

“His advisors thought that these pictures would show the elitist Najib and his aristocratic family living like regular citizens… but to the people, this is ‘extraordinary’ because they never bump into Najib in places like these.

He also pointed to the sudden clampdown on opposition party organs, calling the move both hilarious and odd as it had only come after the reins of the Home Ministry was passed on from Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein to Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

“Are they only illegal because the ministry is now under Zahid Hamidi, and was legal because it was under Hishammuddin previously… or were there ministry officials who were pro-opposition who kept an eye closed before, or was it difficult to control?” he asked.

Zam said an explanation should be given to the people so that they would not be shocked in the future if these party organs again hit the market later.

“It looks as if there are laws that can make things legal in one moment and illegal the next,” he said.

The ministry had last week carted off over thousands of copies of PAS-owned Malay newspaper Harakah as well as DAP-owned The Rocket and PKR’s Suara Keadilan from shops and several distribution centres in was seen as a crackdown on the opposition.

The nationwide raid had come following the string of arrests and court charges slapped on opposition politicians and activists who were involved in the series of post-polls events organised by Pakatan Rakyat (PR) to rally support in its protest against BN’s polls victory.

“Former finance minister Daim Zainuddin called (Datuk Seri) Anwar Ibrahim a clown (King of Comedians would be more appropriate). To me, I call Najib an imitator,” Zam wrote in his blog Zamkata yesterday in a posting titled, “I love PM. It is disgusting”.

His advisors have their heads in the clouds without their feet touching ground. These are the advisor who should be sacked,” he added.

Adding that he had long hid this disdain, Zam quoted from a text message that he received recently from a friend of his from the corporate world, and said it reflected his exact sentiment.

“He said, ‘On Daim’s remark, I agree fully. Najib doesn’t need to compete with Anwar and try to imitate his style. It looks awful. Please tell them to stop showing the banner ‘I Love PM’. It is disgusting. Najib Should present himself as a serious statesman not as a student leader style’,” Zam wrote, quoting from the SMS.

Outraged UMNO members and Disgruntled Malaysians are having a conversation about this guy Najib whom everyone agrees should resign.

UMNO members: This is really too much! It’s the final straw! We’ve put up with him and all his nonsense for long enough and allowed him to hang on to his job for far too long! Now he’s really got to quit, and quit at once!

 Disgruntled Malaysians: I couldn’t agree with you more. We should start a campaign to get him to resign!

UMNO members : I’ll be the first one to put my signature to such a campaign! The fellow’s totally shameless. He refuses to go even after.with the result being a worse showing than in GE12 in 2008.

UMNO members: Rosmah? I didn’t know  Rosmah also part of the G13 team

  UMNO members: G13 team ? What on earth are you talking about?

 UMNO members : I’m talking about what everyone’stalking about:Mukhriz Mahathir is  in line to take up the deputy prime minister’s post, Mahathir prefers to back Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin pushed for the ouster of Najib.

 Disgruntled Malaysians: I’m talking about what everyone  in the UMNO is talking about: that Najib should do the decent thing and put in his resignation as PM. He’s been not just a rubber-stamp prime minister, but a photocopy prime minister forROSMAH. His  Barisan government has given a new definition to policy paralysis by making paralysis into a policy. And the worst part is he tried to protect those scam-tainted ministers who are buddies of his. He should not wait upon the order to his going but go at once!

Outraged UMNO members: Najib,RosmahWho cares about? It’s  the new cabinet who should go, and go at once!

 Outraged UMNO members: But with Najib as PM there’s no governance in this country!

   Outraged UMNO members : Governance? Who in this country gives a mosquito’s fart for governance ? We’ve long outsourced governance to outsiders, first to the British for a couple of centuries or so, and then to Brits for another couple of centuries or so. After yet another couple of centuries or so we may learn to govern ourselves . Or we may not. In any case, who cares? We can live without governance, in fact that’s exactly what we do and have been doing for years. What we can’t live without is Rosmah. We need  Muhyiddin Yassin more than the air we breathe, the water we drink. And Najib is killingMalays, which means he’s killing us. That’s why he has to go.

  Outraged UMNO members  : Yeah? So what are all you  Malays going to do if Najib doesn’t resign?

  Outraged UMNO members   (in chorus): We’ll do what we’ve always done – we’ll resign ourselves from UMNOI the fact that no one else is going to resign…

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Few trends symbolize Indian society in a state of flux as this. Senior citizens in urban areas are slowly warming to the idea of live-in relationships, driven by a need for companionship, yet daunted by the legal implications of marriage.

Shortly after an NGO named Vina Mulya Amulya Seva organized a meet-up of this kind, the Dignity Foundation is planning a similar event at Tejpal Hall on Saturday. Participants will start the day with games like ‘lagori’, ‘sankli’ and ‘gilli-danda’, and end the evening with a candlelight dinner.

Documentary filmmaker Siddharth Kak, actress Renuka Shahane Rana and theatre artiste Dolly Thakore will debate the pros and cons of a live-in relationship. Dignity’s lawyer Kalyani Shah is expected to advise couples on the legal implications of informal conjugal arrangements.

Sheilu Sreenivasan, founder-president of Dignity Foundation, said, “We receive scores of calls on our helpline from elders who are tormented by loneliness. We urge them to make friends among both sexes, and often publish stories of those who have pledged to look after one another in our magazine.”

Marriage is often a happy outcome of such meet-ups but live-ins are not uncommon either. “Formal marriage ties people to legal complications involving property rights, something both elders and their children are uncomfortable with. An informal arrangement for companionship is better,” said Sreenivasan, who interestingly avoided the term ‘live-in’ through the conversation.

Psychiatrist Anjali Chhabria said, “Loneliness is one of the major causes of depression among senior citizens. Yet they fear marriage as they wonder if they will be able to deal with another heartbreak should the commitment collapse. However, live-in relationships are also fraught with problems and may contribute to the insecurity of an already insecure person.”

Teenage girls are under growing pressure to look like porn stars because of online pornography, according to a disturbing warning yesterday.

Pupils as young as 13 are being pushed to conform to an ‘extreme’ porn-star aesthetic, it was claimed.

The alarming comments echo concerns raised by MPs, children’s charities and the Daily Mail over the damaging effects of easily accessible web porn.

Girls feel pressured to look like porn stars due to the widespread availability of adult material online which is accessed by teenage boys (file picture)

Helen Porter, a science teacher at an independent girls’ school, said: ‘The desirable body image has become more extreme.

‘They are all trying to have a narrow waist, long, slim legs and big boobs.

‘That’s the desirable thing. Girls and boys are viewing more pornographic images.

Young men are developing unrealistic expectations thanks to pornography, it has been claimed (file picture)

‘The boys are seeing these porn stars and saying, “I’d like to have a girlfriend who looks like that”.

 Girls ‘feel under pressure to look like porn stars’: Teacher urges MPs to tackle online filth

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• Young girls are rated on looks and given scores out of ten by peers, she said
• Policies needed on sexual activity between pupils and sex acts in school

Today’s 15-year-old girls appear to be heading for an emotional apocalypse, with figures suggesting that 43 per cent feel depressed or anxious, while 27 per cent are suffering from a full-scale mental illness. Pressures to be thin, become sexually active and excel academically are just a few of the factors being blamed.Anna Moore finds out why today’s teens are at crisis point

Horny girlfriend role playing the part of the naughty schoolgirl and get fucked up her ass. Just to fulfill her boyfriend’s fantasy of pulling off the school uniform of a cute little schoolgirl and long dong thrusting into her tight holes. How sweet was that of her? The pigtails really do complete the look.

Flo Woods, 15, from Oxfordshire

Flo Woods, 15, from Oxfordshire
It has got a lot harder for girls because there are a lot more people looking at you. Everyone’s on Facebook – everywhere you go, it’s all about the image.

Every girl wants to be skinny, have a nice bum, nice legs, good skin. Walking into school, if you don’t look right, you feel that people are looking at you. When I’m in town and I see someone I know, I’ll think, ‘What am I wearing? Is my top tucked into my jeans the wrong way?’

Girls don’t just want to look pretty, though – they also want to be popular and have good grades. They want to get everything right, tick everything on the list.

They feel they have to try harder than boys in every way.

I’m lucky because I ride: I do eventing and it’s such a relief, a complete escape. I feel as if I have a secret language with my horse. She puts her nose on my shoulder and breathes into me and I know she understands.

I’m a very happy person, but every other night I cry myself to sleep and don’t know why or what I’m crying about. I know it’s not a big issue and I know it’ll never be solved.

I don’t want anyone to pity me. I just blame hormones and stress. I mentioned it to Mum the other day and she was horrified and said, ‘Why didn’t you tell me?’ I thought everybody did it!

‘Riding is such a relief, a complete escape. I feel as if I have a secret language with my horse’

The expert opinion

‘School can become a living nightmare’
Oliver James, clinical psychologist

There has been a horrifying rise in anxiety and depression among 15-year-old girls, and the evidence points to four good reasons. First, day-to-day school performance; second, exams.

The first recorded rise happened in the period when girls accelerated academically and flew ahead of boys. For some girls, school has turned into a living nightmare — if you come second in geography, your world falls apart.

The third reason is [obsession with] body shape: not prettiness, but thinness. The fourth is family problems: divorcing parents, family rows.

For boys, it’s more ‘water off a duck’s back’; girls feel more involved.

At 15, they’ve been through puberty and can easily make themselves look 17 or 18, but they’re still very young, not that confident and not sure of the rules. It’s too much, too young, too many things going on.

A few years later, if they’ve had a happy childhood, they can opt out of that toxic experience and be free.

They’re more in charge, not so pressured by peers or boys to do things they don’t want to do. I think 15 is a watershed year.

Oliver James is author of Love Bombing: Reset Your Child’s Emotional Thermostat (Karnac Books, £9.99) To order copies at a discounted price with free p&p, contact the YOU Bookshop, tel: 0844 472 4157, you-bookshop.co.uk

The expert opinion
‘At the heart of all this is anxiety’
Steve Biddulph, parenting educator

A worrying percentage of British girls are in trouble. Eating disorders affect about 12 per cent; there’s been a 68 per cent increase in self-harm in the past ten years — and girls are now drinking more than boys.

At the heart of all of this is anxiety, driven by a culture where everyone feels in competition to be impossibly good-looking, and also perhaps a lack of calmness and steadiness in parents who are caught up with consumerism as well.

The danger time usually starts around 14; typically, a girl vulnerable to these pressures has a dad who is critical or cold; a mum who is stressed and busy; has had fairly unlimited exposure to TV (such as in her bedroom) from early childhood, and now digital media — texting Facebook — with no time restrictions.

Special attention is needed from ten to 14, when a girl starts to become her own person. She needs adults who have soul, who ask her about her beliefs, values and what she stands for, what she wants her life to be about. She needs to develop an interest or an activity that really makes her feel alive.

Research shows that girls whose mothers talk positively and intelligently about sex have daughters who are much more choosy and careful about early sexual behaviour: the more they know, the slower they go.

Fathers are essential too, as they carry a strong unconscious message that their daughters are interesting and worthwhile, safe from any sexual connotation. Having an involved dad can delay a daughter’s sexual activity by up to two years, and increases school achievement.

My book opens with the story of Kaycee, a 14-year-old who finds an older boy showing interest in her at a party.

They end up having sex after a few drinks, but she finds out that he has done it for a bet with his mates.

She can’t tell her parents and her life goes off the rails. Her situation arises partly because of a cruel boy, but also because of expectations that girls should and must be sexy, that it’s the way to belong and to be loved.

The trashing of young love by porn, pressures and expectations is a tragedy of our time.

Steve Biddulph is the author of Raising Girls (HarperCollins, £12.99) To order copies at a discounted price with free p&p, contact the YOU Bookshop, tel: 0844 472 4157, you-bookshop.co.uk

Eleanor Barrett, 15, from London

Eleanor Barrett, 15, from London
It was weird. Up until years nine and ten – that’s age 13 to 15 – boys weren’t talked about. Then suddenly people started getting boyfriends, having their first kiss, having sex.

People ask if I have a boyfriend and I say no, then they’ll ask ‘Why?’ I say, ‘Because the boys my age are immature, they’re not that nice…’ ‘Oh, you must be a lesbian then!’

There’s so much pressure.

On TV, in movies, you see 15-year-olds conducting relationships. Twenty years ago, they were much older – even in Grease, they were adults, not children.

And boys then seem more courteous and gentleman-like. They’re not looking for a relationship now; they’re after one thing.

If you’re a girl who sleeps with a lot of boys, you’re a slut. If you’re a guy who sleeps with a lot of girls, you’re a king.

‘You’ve got to keep your teachers happy, your parents happy, yourself happy’

My idea of a birthday party is having the girls round for a sleepover, staying up until really early in the morning, watching a movie.

For everyone else it’s, ‘Let’s have a house party, my parents are out!’ There’s drugs, smoking, binge drinking. I’ve been to one and it was the worst experience of my life.

I used to go on Facebook. It makes you feel very pressured to get nice photos of yourself and get lots of ‘likes’ and good comments.

I got so obsessed. It’s really addictive – you’re constantly at the screen. If someone made a nasty comment, it really upset me, and a good friend was bullied quite badly.

People wrote mean comments about her on Facebook and loads of people ‘liked’ them. I’d had it – I deleted my account. I’ve been two years without it and have never gone back.

Exams are another pressure. You’ve got to keep your teachers happy, your parents happy, yourself happy.

You’ve got to try to fit in socially, and at the same time, look after your body, regulate your intake of food and get enough exercise.

It’s overwhelming. It’s like you’re trying to keep up a very wobbly wall.

Nina, 15, from Manchester
I was diagnosed with depression last November after I’d taken an overdose of  co-codamol. I’d had a chest infection so I’d been at home.

It sounds so stupid and irrational, but the thing that set off my suicide attempt was the fact that even though I’d been away from school for two weeks, not one friend had been in touch to ask if I was OK. Fifteen minutes after taking the pills, I told my parents and they took me to A&E.

I’d been feeling depressed for about six months, since around my 15th birthday. The symptoms were physical as well as mental.

I felt tired and ill and I wasn’t eating – not for any particular reason, but my appetite just disappeared. I was self-harming too. I told my mum but she dismissed it and if I ever brought it up, she’d get agitated and change the subject.

After the overdose, I was taken more seriously and saw a psychiatrist, who wasn’t helpful. She told me the self-harming was ‘attention seeking’.

‘I was diagnosed with depression after I’d taken an overdose’

She did prescribe antidepressants but Mum wants me to see a psychologist instead for another evaluation. My first appointment is next week.

Although I still find life hard, and even going to school is a struggle at the moment, going out for long walks seems to help. It gives me time to think and get some fresh air. I’ve learnt breathing exercises too.

I think academic and social pressures were probably triggers. I’m doing my GCSEs and I’ve never been able to cope well with pressure.

I go to a private girls’ school and teachers don’t understand that there are more important things in life than doing well academically – like mental stability!

The pressure from teachers is less than half of it though. The girls at my school want to be the best of the best. I recently overheard someone say, ‘I can’t believe I only got 92 per cent. I know it’s an A*, but I could have done better.’

There’s also too much pressure on girls to look and act a certain way. If a girl isn’t stick-thin, tall and drop-dead gorgeous, she has no place here.

My relationship with my dad is another problem. We’ve always clashed – and since my overdose, he’s always busy working and hardly speaks to me. Maybe that’s just his way of dealing with it.

The expert opinion
‘The teenage brain becomes hard-wired to seek risk’
Stephanie Davies-Arai, parenting expert at communicatingwithkids.com

Fifteen is when the ‘teenage brain’ kicks in and becomes hard-wired to seek novelty, risk, excitement and the company of peers.

All teenagers at this age are relentlessly comparing themselves to members of their own sex, and finding where they are in the pecking order in terms of attracting the opposite sex.

Girls tend to want to please, and have the added pressure of a culture that values them mainly for their ‘hotness’.

As a mother, you should avoid lecturing and disapproval. The way you are as a woman — your own attitude to your weight, appearance and self-esteem — will have more impact than anything you say. Have light day-to-day chats; let your daughter know your opinions, but in a conversational way.

She’s more likely to listen if she finds you interesting. Tell her something you’ve read in the paper and ask for her view. Listen, be interested. Don’t force your opinion — state it and let it go.

Minnie Cullen Close, 15, from London

Minnie Cullen Close, 15, from London

Boys are under a different kind of pressure – maybe to be a little bit naughty, a bit cool. Girls are under more pressure to be academic, pretty, popular, skinny, with nicely brushed hair and painted nails.

A boy once said to me, ‘You should paint your nails more often. Girls look more attractive with painted nails!’ I have friends who are boys, but I haven’t had a boyfriend for a year or two. When I did, there was loads of pressure to do stuff that I didn’t really want to do.

‘Girls are under more pressure to be academic, pretty, popular, skinny, with nicely brushed hair’

I know people who’ve been bullied online. One girl in the year below me went out with a boy, had sex with him, then dumped him for someone else.

Everyone felt sorry for him and started posting BBM [BlackBerry Messenger] statuses calling her a slut. She was really upset. I don’t think she deserved it.

The pressure to meet your academic targets is too much. I’ll have done 14 GCSEs by August and I’m supposed to get all As and A*s.

I had to retake an English exam because I got a low A – and it meant I wouldn’t have been able to get an A* in my final grade.

There’s pressure from teachers and parents, but I put loads of pressure on myself to do well. I don’t know why. It’s a bit of a pride thing. If you know you can do it, you want to.

The Expert opinion
‘A surgically enhanced, Photoshopped image is “normal”’
Dr Richard Graham, child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Capio Nightingale Hospital and specialist in technology addiction

The ‘transformations of puberty’ are fraught with confusion, to the point where you don’t quite know who you are or what you’ve become. You want to be attractive and desirable; at the same time you’re anxious that you’ve turned into something terrible.

At this stage, the responses from peers, more than family, can make a huge difference. At the same time, the image these girls are held up to — skinny, surgically enhanced, hair-extended — is impossible.

This generation of 15-year-olds is growing up not just with TV, magazines and billboards, but with Facebook, the internet and Tumblr. Photoshopping is ‘normal’. It’s agonising to hear how desperate a girl is to get the right image of herself, to get enough ‘likes’.

When she’s so absorbed in appearance, it makes her less connected, less interested in others in a deeper, meaningful way.

One way of trying to lose anxious feelings is to bully others, to make someone else feel bad so you don’t — which explains a lot of the brutal sexting, ‘slut shaming’ and online bullying that is so prevalent. In a Lord of the Flies world, no one wants to be bottom of the food chain.

IN THE PAST YEAR ALONE…

Rosie Whitaker, 15, a talented ballet dancer who struggled with bulimia and the compulsion to self-harm, died in front of a train in Southeast London last June. Her family issued a statement that said, ‘She was a well-balanced and well-loved young lady who had everything to live for. However, during a period of stress brought on by the pressures of conforming to her peer group and studying hard for GCSE exams, it appears she was, unfortunately, heavily influenced by websites and online communities promoting self-harm and suicide.’

Tallulah Wilson, 15, who attended a private school in London, had posted suicidal messages on Twitter, before being found dead on the train tracks at St Pancras station in October last year. She struggled with anorexia and claimed she had been bullied at her previous school.

The father of Helena Farrell, 15, a gifted cellist and singer, says his bright daughter had been plagued by ‘dark thoughts’. Her body was discovered in woodland near her home in Kendal in January this year. It is thought that she killed herself.

The body of Anna Johnson, 15, was found on the M9 motorway near Stirling in January this year after she apparently fell from a bridge. The bright teenager attended a leading private school. Internet users suggest she may have taken her life after being bullied, but it’s unclear whether there is any foundation to the claims.

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‘We need to educate them to realise that, for most people, this is not achievable.’

Mrs Porter called on MPs to tackle the problem of ‘readily available pornography’ seen by children on the internet.

The Daily Mail has been calling for tough restrictions to protect youngsters. David Cameron has promised that new computers will automatically be fitted with web filters unless parents specifically lift them – but has not said when this will happen.

The ease of access to online pornography has been blamed for a huge rise in the number of under-18s reported to the police for sex offences.

In the past three years, the total topped 5,000.

This month, the NSPCC revealed that some as young as five have been questioned. The charity blamed online images for warping their ideas about sex and relationships.

This year, a 15-year-old boy was jailed for three years for raping a 14-year-old girl while trying to re-enact scenes from sadistic porn films he watched on the internet for hours every day.

Mrs Porter said it was ‘deplorable’ that teenagers were increasingly obsessed with body image and comparing themselves to celebrities.

The Mail has campaigned for strict regulation on adult material online

Girls begin to feel pressure at around 13 or 14, when they show an interest in boys and worry about what they ‘like and expect’, she said.

Mrs Porter is putting forward  resolutions at the annual meeting of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers next week.

She wants its leaders to investigate pupils’ easy access to porn and give guidance on ‘sexting’ –where explicit texts or pictures are sent on mobile phones.

Mrs Porter, from St Gabriel’s School in Newbury, Berkshire, is also urging colleagues to promote healthy body images among pupils.

Some girls ‘mark each other out of ten each day on how they look’, she said.

‘They need to be able to accept themselves for who they are,’ added Mrs Porter.

This month, former children’s TV presenter Floella Benjamin, a Liberal Democrat peer in the Lords, said girls were becoming increasingly sexualised.

More and more boys were treating them as little more than ‘sexual objects’, she added.

Teacher leaders also want new official policies to combat the problem of increasing sexual activity among pupils.

About 1.5 million adult Britons have stumbled across child porn while browsing online, said the Internet Watch Foundation, but 40 per cent do not know how to report the problem.

More Damage From Overvaluing Virginity Sex secrets every woman must know

The Damage of Overvaluing Virginity Both Christians, very involved in the church and on the outside seemed happy. I was not shocked when they broke up though, because she had confessed to me their biggest problem: He would not let go of the fact that she was not a virgin. Over and over he brought up that he needed to “mourn what was lost,” even though these conversations would often end with her in tears. His fixation on the fact that she had previously had sex, even though she was repentant about this, clouded their relationship. He was devastated when she broke up with him, and could never admit anything he’d done wrong.

There is something seriously wrong with how much he, and so many other Christians, value virginity.

In college, hanging out in my dorm, my Campus Crusade for Christ leader was telling us about how terrified she was on her wedding night. Despite the months she’d spent daily working out and eating next to nothing, she was so petrified of her husband seeing her naked, it’d taken her two glasses of champagne and a bubble bath before she relaxed enough to consummate their marriage. I’ve heard similar stories of good Christian girls, who’d waited their entire lives to have sex, spend the days and hours leading up to their wedding in a state of panic.

Somehow, I doubt that this is the attitude God wishes us to have about marital sex.

Unlike those girls above, I lost my virginity when I was 19. Despite growing up in a loving Christian home, turning into a young woman who led Bible studies and attended Christian conferences, I messed up and had sex in college. My (worship-leading) then-fiance had convinced me that “in God’s eyes, we were already married.” Afterwards, when he left to take a shower, I cried for a solid hour, watching from my window as the sun came up. When he unceremoniously broke up me with two months later, I felt both the pain of rejection and the terror that I had ruined my chances of ever marrying a Christian man.

Seven years later, I’m married to an amazing man who has never once made me feel bad about my past. His gracious love led to me see something important; that the most damaging thing from my past was not the sexual sins I’ve long been forgiven of, but the lies I believed told to me by other Christians.

“Your virginity is your most important gift brought to marriage.”

“It’s better to get married quickly than risk falling into the temptation of premarital sex.”

“If you’re not both virgins when you’re married, your marriage will suffer for years.”

If you are a young man or woman raised in the church, you are told from very early on how important purity is. There is truth in this. 1 Corinthains 6:8 is clear when it commands us to flee sexual immorality, and that is hardly the only verse written on the topic. Personally, I do believe that sex is something that was designed by God for two people in a committed, monogamous marriage-like* relationship. Young Christians who want to follow God’s design should wait until they are married. But the fact is that 80 percent of unmarried evangelical adults admit to having had pre-marital sex. Even if that number is flawed or inflated, it’s safe to say it’s close, and that at the very least more than half of all Christian men and women don’t wait until marriage to have sex.Almost every couple has suffered from the occasional not-so-sexy moves which end up turning off the respective partners in bed. But what about the accidental bummers which often happen in the midst of your steamiest sex sessions? From suddenly being compelled to answering nature’s call or moaning your past lover’s name, these sex shockers are irksome distractions that do not allow you to enjoy the act of passion whole-heartedly.

These circumstantial occurrences during sex may not be very common, but these can happen to you as well. So the next time you find yourself in these embarassing situations, just take a count of the following points…

Sex with my ex
Imagine screaming your ex’s name, or your secret lover’s pet name, just when your partner is about to climax. Damn! It can’t get worse than this. “I had an arranged marriage and it was a blunder that I did on my honeymoon. I yelled my ex’s name in pleasure and my hubby was very frustrated hearing another man’s name. Believe me, we didn’t have sex for months, until I convinced him that there’s nothing between me and my ex now,” shares Deepti Shah (31), who got married last year.

Such an occurence is likely to make your partner feel estranged, besides injecting a feeling of suspicion in your love life.

Hot tip: Though fantasies are an essential part of a gratifying sex life, expressing fantasies in such unexpected ways can often put end to your relationship. “A lot of women fantasise about their idol or a past lover while having sex as it turns them on. But it’s important to remember that sex is an emotional experience too, so don’t appear to be emotionally weak and let your past lover/fantasy hover in your mind space while becoming intimate with your present beau. This causes a discord in your relationship. A combination of prayanam, gym and a job (PGJ) is the best way to keep away from a fertile imagination,” suggests Dr. Aruna Broota, clinical psychologist.

Nature’s call
This blooper is the mother of all sex bummers faced by couples. Often confused with a squirting orgasm, it is related to the pressure applied on the bladder due to sexual stimulation. A problem commonly faced by women, this often leaves the male partner feeling half pleasured. Recalls housewife Pratibha Trivedi, “I often feel like urinating half way through the act and this creates a problem for my man, besides being unhealthy.”

Hot tip: Never force yourself to reach a climax if you’re feeling like relieving yourself. “The nerves that are stimulated during an erection are quite close to those of the urinal bladder and sometimes an overlapping can result in urinating during sex. So make sure you have attended nature’s call before you gear up for the act of sex. In case there are any other organic problems, certain medications can help deal with them,” elucidates Dr. Prakash Kothari, a leading sexologist.

Oops! I farted
It may sound like a marginal interruption, but if it comes in the way of pleasure, it’s sure to marr the excitement. “It was a horrifying nightmare. I knew my wife had medical implications due to which she suffered gastritis, but it was a highly disturbing when we were sexually engaged and I stopped enjoying sex with her anymore,” recalls Ravi Mehra.

Hot tip: Make sure your digestive system is in place before you indulge in a make out session. “Avoid potatoes, pulses, peas, and bakery items that enhance gas formation (gastritis). Also, we recommend you to consume a digestive pill or opt for a brisk walk after the meal to make the food settle down completely,” recommends Dr. Kothari.

The problem lies in the churches, and many Christians, reaction to this news. Instead of changing the way they address premarital sex, and treating young people with the understanding and forgiveness needed, too many church leaders focus on trying instead to simply get young people to stop having sex. That’s been the method for decades, and obviously, it isn’t working.

It’s not just the people who chose to have sex that these messages fail to help. There is also the large number of women (and some men) who had no choice in losing their virginity. One out of every six women will be the victim or an attempted or completed sexual assault in their lifetime. That’s just in the United States. In the Congo alone, 48 women are raped every hour. Every hour. Imagine being one of these women, who made their way into a church service only to have to listen to the pastor give an hour long sermon on sexual purity. Or being a college-aged woman, having endured a sexual assault the year before, listening through countless Bible studies given on why waiting to have sex is the most important thing she can do for her faith. Even the media is obsessed with maintaining the lie that virginity is a Christian’s greatest virtue. The hoopla over Olympic athlete Lolo Jones is a perfect example.

While there isn’t anything wrong with encouraging young people to wait, there is something wrong when that encouragement is done by telling them how ruined their lives will be, and how much they’ve “lost” if (and most likely when) they do mess up. Maybe, instead of raising young people to be terrified of sex and the repercussions they’ll face if they do mess up, Christian leaders should spend time talking about how amazing it can be when it’s within the relationship for which it was intended. I have been on both sides of it, and I can say that sex with my husband is something incredibly different than anything I’d ever experienced before. Sex is both physical and spiritual, and when there is commitment, trust, deep love and intimacy, it becomes something vastly different (and better) than a quick, emotionless encounter. Sharing this truth with young Christians involves a level of transparency and honesty that is desperately needed within the church. Its a lot easier to convince people to wait for something that is wonderful, than warn them against something dangerous and sordid.

The truth is, I do wish I’d waited and “saved myself” for my husband. Every once in awhile I do feel a tinge of sadness that he was able to give himself to me in a way I couldn’t give myself to him. But that’s all it is, a “tinge.” Because I’ve already been forgiven, and our marriage is so much more than sex. And we’re in love for so many more reasons that have nothing to do with sex what so ever. Christian men and women are complex, amazing individuals who have been done a great disservice by being told that the most important thing they can bring to a marriage is virginity. Respect, maturity, integrity, a sense of humor, forgiveness, these are all traits that every happily married person needs. The church needs to be telling young men and women this, as frequently as they tell them how much better sex is within that committed, monogamous relationship.

* I say “marriage-like” since I believe this both for straight or gay Christians, and know that in many places in the world, gay Christians are legally not permitted to wed.

 How God most likely does not want people panicking about impending consummation in the days prior to their wedding day, though this happens to many as she pointed out, and 2) that too many people do not think about how a person who has been raped is likely to hear all the talk about the importance of “sexual purity.” The damage done in these two realms is nothing to take lightly.

Yes, I agree that there is something disturbingly wrong with the way so many Christians (and people of various faith traditions) place such a high value on virginity. But it seems to me that describing pre-marital sex with phrases such as “messing up” or failing to “save oneself” all serve to perpetuate the value placed on virginity.

Perhaps we need to look a bit deeper to name the source of the trouble here, which is actually much more than a concern about whether a female has an intact hymen on her wedding night. The source of the issue is, in my and many Christian theologians’ opinions, the view of bodies and sexuality in general. All the talk about purity — variously (un)defined — focuses predominantly upon females, and throughout faith traditions the main concern is with women’s virginity. Thus the main crux of this conversation is actually women’s bodies; they are seen as objects to be owned, controlled and adorned properly.

Understandably, many people do decide to turn to the Bible for guidance on this topic. As with most topics, however, one can find biblical passages and stories to back up multiple angles on the issue of sex and sexual encounters. In the New Testament, Paul does encourage sexual relations only within marriage; he simultaneously encourages people to abstain from marriage entirely if they can handle it. In 1 Corinthians 7 he states three or four times that singlehood is to be preferred to that of being married. By the way, this line of thinking lead to some early Christian groups believing that marriage itself is a sin, due to how sex was viewed (for more on this please consult April DeConick’s “Holy Misogyny: Why Sex and Gender Conflicts in the Early Church Still Matter”).

It also ought to be noted that in Matthew 19 Jesus apparently affirmed his disciples’ worried claim, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.” In fact, if one can handle it, becoming a eunuch for the sake of the kingdom is even suggested by Jesus in that exchange.

I am not sure, then, how we are best to invoke Paul’s or Jesus’ advice in the discussion of sex at all. It does strike me as foolishness to quote from one of Paul’s letters on this topic, given his outright claim to be single: We do not ask a childless person for advice on parenting, do we?

If we turn to Genesis 2:24, the infamous passage that is foundational for all no-sex-before-marriage claims, what we see is a highly biased choice of wording. It might be more accurate if we read it, “For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his woman; and they shall become one flesh.” It is a choice on the part of the translators to translate ishshah as “woman” in 2:22-23 and as “wife” in verses 24 and 25 and. The only reason to make this shift is because their sexual union is implied, though there is no discussion of marriage. This is perhaps one of the most powerful “lost (or gained) in translation” moments in Scripture, given what it has allowed the Church to claim in terms of the sinfulness of premarital sex. Of course this is bolstered by passages such as Deuteronomy 22:13-21, which says that a marriage is only valid if the woman is a virgin. If she is not, she is to be executed. With this kind of consequence associated with a woman’s, but not a man’s, virginity, it is no wonder that traditions influenced by biblical ideals place such “value” on virginity, disproportionately more focused on females. Additionally, given the numerous times men in the bible have non-consensual sex with women, it becomes very difficult to suggest that there are biblical standards on this topic worth imitating today.

But all these dissections of biblical passages keep us from dealing with the deeper issues, still.

Consider looking at the topic from this perspective: sexuality is a part of being human. Sexuality is a component of love and intimacy. It is a part of what we are wired to engage in and enjoy. As with anything that can affect our health and wholeness I do not endorse abusing it, but when engaged in respectfully and responsibly it is a good thing. Silencing the conversation and communication about mutual, pleasurable, responsible sex is absolutely detrimental to people, and many will confirm that it is detrimental to intimate love relationships.

Consider how every time we talk about sex and sexuality in dualistic terms — as either right or wrong in whatever form — we are controlling others’ experience of it instead of being interested in their well-being. One might want to consult teenage pregnancy rates in this country, and note that the highest rates overlap with “Bible belt” regions. Coincidence?

When we label sex according to whether it is “pre-marital” or not we perpetuate the fallacy that “normal” sex only happens within a marriage and is the only form of “legitimate” sex. There is an affirmation that being married is best for all people because that is when a person is finally complete as a human, now able to have sex. Additionally, “it is better to marry than to burn with passion” has led to countless marriages between young people who have not been taught how to maturely handle their passions.

And suggesting that being “sexually pure” is the greatest thing a person brings to her or his partner in their marriage? This actually says that sexual intercourse is a form of ownership of the other person. It says that “purity” is about who gets to lay claim to you, which is the quintessential way of objectifying a person.

I think it is time to lose the shaming language too often used in this conversation, and to reframe how we think of, talk about and value sex altogether.

Here are five sex secrets that may help you understand and get even closer to your guy…Men are full of surprises and bedroombehaviour is no exception. While it’s impossible to explain all male behaviours, here are five sex secrets that may help you understand and get even closer to your guy.

He’s nurses the fear that he’ll let you down
Men feel tremendous pressure to perform sexually. While women aren’t waiting formarriage to have sex, and that means they are far more relaxed in the bedroom. Sexually satisfied role models, like Madonna and the ‘Sex and the City’ sirens, encourage urban women to be open about their sexual desires and complaints. These liberated women to cause some trouble for their male partners. Suddenly, the pressure to perform is on, and he can’t help but feel like he has to please you. Even though you may not be so bothered about his performance and you might forgive him for a few poor performances, he has a hard time forgiving himself. It’s really tough on him.

Warning:
If your man has a recurring problem of performance, he may start to blame you to protect his ego. Be prepared to handle this situation.

What you can do:
Don’t take it personally or, worse, insult him. And never laugh! Just pretend that it is no great deal for you.

Men need validation to get their groove on
Sex is a source of power from ages, and it gives proof that one is masculine. To a man, having sex means that he can move a woman, that he’s energetic, a provider and a lover. Basically, your guy wants to be a superhero, and he certainly wants you to see him in that light. When he satisfies you sexually, he feels like superman. If you’re enjoying yourself, let him know that. He’ll love you for your compliments.

Warning
No encouragement means no fun. Whether you are enjoying yourself or not, just be encouraging.

What you can do
A good rule of thumb: Don’t fake it but don’t fight it. Just look happy and satisfied and that would make your man feel super.

Men don’t like waiting too long
Women should never hold out to have sex simply because of the so called rules of dating. He is more likely to commit if there is a sexual component to the relationship, and it is important for him to know that you find him sexually desirable.

Warning
If your guy is offended when you initiate sex, get rid of him.

What you can do
We’re all sensual beings; we might as well be who we are. So don’t be afraid to make a move.

Men too are conscious about their bodies
Let’s face it: Men may not worry about weight nearly as much as women do, but they do have their own image issues.

Warning
Most men are quite concerned about their general physical condition, height and baldness. In other words, they are hoping for mood lighting in the bedroom just as much as women are.

What you can do
Help your man by telling him that you find him attractive and showing him affection.

Most men will not forgive a cheating girlfriend
Men who have been betrayed, especially in the bedroom, are far less likely to forgive their partners than women in the same situation.

Warning
Men want loyalty at all cost.

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What you can do
Show your loyalty not only by remaining faithful when in a committed relationship, but also by supporting your man in front of colleagues and friends and defending him when necessary. This allegiance will make your man more secure and will give him the motivation to let loose in the bedroom with you. Men want commitment just as much as women do; they just want it packaged differently.readmore http://clubdesexymind.blogspot.com/2012/08/the-naughty-schoolgirl-and-get-fucked.html

She’s trying to carve herself a name away from the Harry Potter franchise with roles in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower and The Bling Ring.

However with Hermione Granger firmly behind her, Emma Watson admits she’s convinced her ‘game’ is up as an actress.

She is now trying to carve a name for herself as an adult, serious actress with her new roles, but admits feeling ‘inadequate’ about her skills.

Here is Emma Watson flashing the upskirt on The Today Show. I assume its a panty flash upskirt… if she is wearing panties, can’t really tell. Emma Watson just can not help herself these days. What other explanation could there possibly be for Emma flashing her crotch on live national television during, besides a complete lack of self-control? She was on The Today Show to promote “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” and she had decided to wear the shortest dress known to mankind and then during the interview decided to uncross her legs… and well… Flashy flashy!So I have to ask the question, is she still the proper young English rose? I mean, she is a bright young woman who has always shown a whole lot of class and dignity and manners and proper comportment… or is it deportment? Let me check my copy of Miss Manners… erm… okay its… who gives a fuck? Anyways, have fun trying to look up her dress in the GIF again and again… She might be all dyke from the neck up but she is all woman from the waist down. Enjoy! Click on pictures to enlarge.

Here is Emma Watson flashing the upskirt on The Today Show. I assume its a panty flash upskirt… if she is wearing panties, can’t really tell. Emma Watson just can not help herself these days. What other explanation could there possibly be for Emma flashing her crotch on live national television during, besides a complete lack of self-control? She was on The Today Show to promote “Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows” and she had decided to wear the shortest dress known to mankind and then during the interview decided to uncross her legs… and well… Flashy flashy!

So I have to ask the question, is she still the proper young English rose? I mean, she is a bright young woman who has always shown a whole lot of class and dignity and manners and proper comportment… or is it deportment? Let me check my copy of Miss Manners… erm… okay its… who gives a fuck? Anyways, have fun trying to look up her dress in the GIF again and again… She might be all dyke from the neck up but she is all woman from the waist down.

Grown up and moving on: Emma Watson pictured at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of The Bling Ring on May 16

In an interview with Rookie magazine, the 23-year-old said: ‘It’s called the impostor syndrome. It’s almost like the better I do, the more my feeling of inadequacy actually increases, because I’m just going, Any moment, someone’s going to find out I’m a total fraud, and that I don’t deserve any of what I’ve achieved.

‘I can’t possibly live up to what everyone thinks I am and what everyone’s expectations of me are.’

When she filmed the last Potter movie Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part II in 2010, she had lost confidence in herself as an actress.

It was only when she was cast as Sam in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by director Stephen Chbosky the following year, she began to rebuild her self-esteem.

Flamboyant: Emma as Sam in The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

She said: ‘After Harry Potter I didn’t feel very confident in myself as an actor. It’s lucky that I’ve improved that now, but back then I needed someone to believe in me, and Stephen really did.’

She also admits she feels a ‘little constrained’ by her past role as Hermione Granger in the movies, making it difficult for her to move on.

Also she insisted that while she isn’t ‘complaining’ about the franchise which made her name, she does get sick of people constantly referencing the magic films.

As well as acting in non-Hermione roles, Emma admits she has a lot of ambitions, including to publish her writing, but she feels under pressure due to her huge fame.

She said: ‘I almost feel like I would have to publish it under another name – just because there’s a definition of me out there that feels kind of stuck in the moment when it was formed. I was 15 or 16 then, and I’m now 23.

‘I’m not complaining, because people really have given me permission to evolve and have been very supportive of my work outside of Harry Potter. So I don’t feel too suffocated in that sense. But sometimes I’ve felt a little constrained by that idea of who I’m meant to be.’

Emma has been in Cannes this month promoting her latest film The Bling Ring, based on the true story of a teenage gang of burglers, who robbed the houses of celebrities, including Paris Hilton, Orlando Bloom, Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox.

In the film she plays a character called Nicki, which is closely based on one of the gang, Alexis Neiers, who served one month in prison after being convicted of burglary.

Meanwhile, Alexis has spoken out this week on what she thinks about Emma playing her in the movie.

Bad girl: Emma as Nicki in The Bling Ring

She told The Sun: ‘I’m really happy Emma is playing me. I think she is a very talented actress and this will be a big change for her as I am definitely nothing like Hermione Granger. So it will be interesting.

‘But if I do have any concerns, it’s that I hope Emma “gets” me. I hope she realises what a troubled, broken little girl she is portraying and how that girl needs help. I hope she does not glamorise drugs or celebrity.’

Earlier this month, Alexis actually tweeted Emma, w

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Han Sung-ju (한성주) also known as Han Sung Joo, who was Miss Korea 1995 and is a current news anchor, allegedly has a sex tape and nude pictures leaked to the internet. The sorted details of her life is now the hottest topic of conversation in Korea. So if you haven’t heard yet, let me get you up to speed: Basically an ex-boyfriend of the beauty queen turn newswoman is seeking revenge for what he says was mistreatment by his ex-girlfriend and he is sick and tired of the way she treated people. He is alleging he was kidnap and tortured byHan Sung-ju’s family.

His idea of the perfect revenge was to call up a friend and release nude photos along with a sex tape of his ex-girlfriend for the world to see. This all might sounds like she has seriously pissed off a couple guys that don’t play and/or these guys are psychopaths with some serious dirt on her, because the sex tape and nude pictures aren’t even the worst part of this scandal, as they also have leaked documented evidence of an abortion she had in Hong Kong only a mouth and a half after the nude sex photos and sex video were made. She paid for the abortion with her American Express credit card which amount to 29,893.00 Hong Kong Dollars (HKD). And sincethey also posted a copy of her passport the authenticity of this leak is hard to argue against. Initially, it was just reported as a rumor with the name of Han Sung Joo redacted and replaced with celebrity “A” in reports:

The video was uploaded by individual ‘C’, who claims to be the friend of ‘B’, the ex-boyfriend of celebrity ‘A’. Explaining why they uploaded the video, ‘C’ explained, “I was sick and tired of ‘A’ being so selfish and fake, always hurting all the people that she is surrounded by.”

More details regarding C’s reasons could not be confirmed, however, individual A’s nude photos were shared along with her passport photo.

But the connections weren’t hard to make. Allkpop report:

Official sources have not yet confirmed the identities of the three individuals, but various reports refer to celebrity ‘A’ as Han Sung Joo, a 1995 Miss Korea model and current news anchor.

Though unconfirmed, the former pageant queen bears a striking resemblance to the female in the sex tape. Netizens allege that she seems to be the only celebrity that fits the descriptions that have been released.

Meanwhile, individual ‘C’ (the person responsible for leaking the video) posted the following on his personal blog today: “The image you see of ‘A’ on TV is completely fabricated. She is the kind of person who believes the world revolves around herself.”

…

Following C’s lead, ‘B’ shared the same video on his blog as well as a scanned copy of A’s passport photo and her hospital records, solidifying rumors about A’s identity. ”The passport picture that ‘B’ released also provides weight to the claim that Han Sung Joo is the celebrity in question.”

“Don’t be fooled by her exterior,” B continued. “She’s even urinated on my laptop once. She is utterly selfish, arrogant and self-centered. After being in a relationship with her, I learned what a narcissistic, two-faced person she is. No one knows what she is capable of. She will aggressively retaliate against you, even if it means that she needs to break the law,” he continued.

And in regards to celebrity ‘A’ taking legal action against him, ‘B’ remarked, “Her suing me will not change the past. If I was only trying to defame her character to a certain extent, I wouldn’t even have started all of this. If need be, I will gladly go to court.”

‘B’ also responded to the public, who argued that this was an invasion of personal privacy. “I’m just trying to tell my unfortunate personal story. Everything I’m saying is 100% true. How is that an invasion of privacy? I would like to reiterate the point that the female in the video is indeed TV personality, ‘celebrity A’.

This sex scandal was first leaked on the blog http://hansjtruth.blogspot.com/ (since removed by Google) by the person claiming to be a friend of the ex-boyfriend of Han Sung Joo. This blog was removed within a 48 hours of the first leak leading me to believe the South Korean government contacted Google to have it removed. The author of the blog call himself “lonelyplanet74truth” and has filed a report with Google asking to have his blog restored at http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid=20f858e639828ec9 and listed his location as Hong Kong. The first post on the blog was titled “The Real Han Sung Ju” and included the following information:

 

Here is the purported leaked sex tape of Han Sung-ju (한성주) aka Han Sung Joo which is causing a major uproar in South Korea… She is a 37-year-old Korean Newswoman and former Miss Korea 1995. People are stunned to learn Miss Korea 1995 Han Sung Joo is allegedly involved in a sex scandal. This sex scandal involve nude photos, sex videos and stocking documents of the popular Korean TV news anchor and former beauty queen. The sharing of this sex tape and photos is a crime in the Korea and the Korean government is active in trying to remove these scandalous images and video from the Internet but it is now the most searched for video in the country. Along with the sex video there are documents indicating that Han Sung Joo allegedly had an abortion in Hong Kong in 2010 a mouth after the nude sex photos and sex video were made. In the photos and video a woman said to be Han Sung Joo is seen having unprotected sex with an unidentified man. Take a look for yourself with these streaming videos:

 

Han Sung Ju is a former Miss Korea (1995) and announcer in South Korea. This article reveals the truth about her two-sides, her manipulations, and her continual lies to the Korean public. She is a narcissist in purest form. Her plastic-surgery appearance, fakery, and broadcast image enable her to deceive the general public. In actuality, she defines selfishness and cares for only one cause, her own self image.

 

Source: This author interviewed Han Sung Ju’s boyfriend of more than 1 year. During this time, the two lived together and traveled extensively. The author has reviewed pages of supporting documents (medical records, correspondences, photos, videos) to establish validity. All statements made below are factual and supported with physical evidence.

 

Why: After months of deliberation and observation, Han Sung Ju’s boyfriend decided not to let the public deception persist. Through his observations of her trickery, her methods, he lost his belief in humankind, goodness, and genuine charity.

 

Statements:

a) Han Sung Ju’s boyfriend was severely assaulted and threatened by Han Sung Ju’s brother, mother, brother’s friends, and family lawyers. During this time, he was held hostage in Han Sung Ju’s apartment (at Bucksan apartments in Kumho-dong) and forced to fingerprint documents in blood red. A police report with images and evidence were later filed and is available for review.

b) Han Sung Ju has aborted/killed at least 2 children while being pregnant. See supporting medical record attached here, which is the abortion surgery she performed most recently in Hong Kong.

c) Han Sung Ju lies repeatedly on television. She has repeatedly received plastic surgery, most apparently to her breasts, eyes, and face. She frequently lies publicly about her body. See images attached which are self-explanatory.

d) Han Sung Ju portrays an image of innocence and charisma. The attached sex video shows otherwise. The lies are too many to count.

e) Han Sung Ju is portrayed as a representative of charity, volunteer, and non-profit causes in Korea, most recently in MBC’s Memories of Koica filmed in Paraguay, South America. In her private life, she takes zero interest in any charitable causes. The moment she is off camera, she only cares to view and archive photos/videos of herself. What is shown on TV is fake, a scam. There is no true charity in her heart. She views the world as an image of herself.

f) Han Sung Ju’s prior divorce (after 10 months of marriage) was no coincidence. She lies, manipulates, possesses, and is intolerable to anybody who truly knows her. This author has never known a greater narcissist.

g) Han Sung Ju did not write the book published under her name. It is plagiarism. In actuality, she knows little of the subject matter she writes about. She seeks to soon publish a new book, again a lie promoting an image of charity and volunteering. In actuality, it is meant only as a PR tool to boost her false public image as she ages (she is now 38 years old).

 

Protection: All records have been backed up and safeguarded. Many more records are available. The author believes Han Sung Ju’s family will lie, assault, and maybe kill to prevent the truth from being exposed. Embassies and police authorities have been informed. Any harm that comes to the author or Han Sung Ju’s prior boyfriend will be prosecuted and made public. Both the author and Han Sung Ju’s prior boyfriend are fully willing for any legal consequences (all statements made can be readily evidenced) and will consider speaking freely to the press.

Here is Korean actress Oh In-hye (오인혜) revealing plenty of cleavage and most of her boobs in this sexy orange dress during the 16th Busan International Film Festival in Busan, Korea. And while there were many gorgeous ensembles on display at the event, the outfit that generated the most buzz was that of this little lady. She became an overnight sensation after she walked down the red carpet in her daring orange dress at the 16th BIFF. And Oh In-hye prove a Korean chick with big titties is as precious as diamonds and gold but a whole lot more fun to look at especially if she is an attention whore.

Last week Korea’s top stars gathered at the red carpet event and the actress Oh In-hye maybe have been the brightest one, she wear a plunging neckline dress, that caught the attention of every man within a 1,000 miles. Oh In Hye wore a daring Grecian goddess-inspired dress with a plunging neckline that drew everyone’s attention to her breasts. Some say her dress was too revealing and was inappropriate for the event… After the event the next day Oh In Hye sat down with reporters to discuss her feelings on the entire ordeal. She stated:

“I’m really self conscious and get hurt easily. When I saw that I was the most searched figure online, I was worried about tomorrow. My parents knew that I had been going through a hard time and just told me to not focus on the hateful replies and just overcome it as a life experience.”

When told, “The dress you wore became a hot issue in the media,” she said , “I still don’t feel it. It was my first time on the red carpet so I was just so surprised to see the reactions. All of my friends began calling me, telling me not to feel down with the hate. Although there were positive replies, there were also some bad ones. I merely went to the event hoping to get caught on camera, but I think the situation blew up into something out of my control. There were some who criticized me for going overboard, but what I want to make clear is that I didn’t seek the attention purposely.”

And when asked by a reporter on why she chose that dress, Oh In Hye replied, “Doesn’t everyone dream of attending a film festival? It was my first time, so I didn’t know what dress to wear. An unni I know from my movie recommended a wedding shop store in Seoul, so I rented a dress from there. I didn’t have much to choose from to begin with, so I just chose that dress. It also didn’t fit me so I had to personally tailor the shoulder part and length. I don’t have a stylist. The dress was worn by Baek Ji Young six years ago.”

The controversial red carpet dress worn by Oh In-hye was just too hot to handle for the media in South Kora. So hot they are still talking about it a week later… Enjoy! Click on pictures to enlarge.

 

Here are some video footage of the events:

 

In the second post on the blog the following information was posted. In this the referred victim is Han Sung Ju’s ex-boyfriend:

 

- The victim has received thousands of emails from concerned Koreans and media. Thank you for the support and understanding in this instance of trauma.
- The victim is just a regular person telling a true and sad story about the narcissism, crimes, and double-sides of Han Sung Ju. Beneath the surface, she is selfish, manipulative, and conniving.
- Everything mentioned is 100% true and supported by mountains of physical evidence that will be happily presented in any court of law. To repeat, complete 100% truth only.
- The victim welcomes any legal battle and is confident the truth will be made very clear.
- There is no invasion of privacy here, only presentation of truth. A public figure should face proper consequences, like every other human, when committing crimes (physical assault, kidnapping, strip searching, threats of killing of family and the victim).
- To repeat, on Tuesday March 29th, the victim was physically assaulted, beaten, and life-threatened by Han Sung Ju’s brother, mother, and brother’s 2 male friends while being watched by Han Sung Ju’s family lawyers and Han Sung Ju. The victim tried to escape, only to be beaten more severely on the floor and forced to fingerprint documents in blood red.
- The location was Han Sung Ju’s apartment residence at Bucksan Apt 102-301. Kumho-dong, Sungdong-gu, Seoul. The beating and kidnapping lasted for 8 hours. His belongings and body were strip searched and photographed. His bloody clothes were removed and he was forced to change. The victim was driven to Incheon airport by Sung Ju’s brother and 2 other males to be sent away from Korea, so a police report in Korea was impossible.
- Immediately on landing, the victim was hospitalized for major wounds then later filed an extensive police report with appropriate authorities.
- Note that Han Sung Ju has not denied any allegations or their accuracy, only attempting to silence the victim. The victim has taken appropriate measures to protect his family and himself. Law enforcement officials have been notified.
- The first time Sung Ju met the victim in Seoul, she proudly displayed a video of fans admiring and photographing her body, telling him she was Miss Korea and the most beautiful woman in the world. All through her home are images of herself. All gifts received were images of her.
- This is ultimately a statement against narcisissm and exposing the truth about Han Sung Ju’s 2 sides, as well as the terrible assault that occured to the victim in Seoul.

 

This is one hell of a story, but in most cases, people need to see it to believe it, so I will let you decide whether it is her for yourself. I dunno about you guys, but the video and images seems legitimate to me. The two guys involved in leaking this scandal have alleged some serious crime by Han’s family including kidnap and torture. And because of her celebrity status and/or the wealth and power of the family the police have not taken action. Of course, even if everything does check out as authentic, it doesn’t mean revenge is right. But what has already been made public on the internet cannot be made private against so why not take a peek right? In addition to the pictures, there were two video clips that are about three minutes long that you can download below. We will start with a few intimate photos

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