Dr M tells voters to back Najib for ISA revival, Kwong Wah reports

KUALA LUMPUR, May 7 — Malaysians must support Datuk Seri Najib Razak in upcoming polls as a strong Barisan Nasional (BN) government would be able to revive the Internal Security Act (ISA), Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad was reported as saying yesterday.

The former prime minister was quoted by Chinese vernacular newspaper Kwong Wah Daily as saying that Najib had been forced to accede to Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) demands and abolished the ISA as he feared losing electoral support.

According to the Penang-based daily, Dr Mahathir blamed Najib’s predecessor, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, for transferring a weak BN government to the prime minister, which resulted in Najib having to bow to demands from the federal opposition.

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Jarumemas:  Definitely the oppositions will against Tun's ideas.

KL steps up offensive against opposition

The Malaysian government is ramping up pressure on the opposition over a massive rally that turned violent, with senior national leaders, police and clerics weighing in on the issue.

One day after police chief Ismail Omar said his men were working to identify the mastermind behind an alleged attempt to use the rally to overthrow the government, the National Fatwa Council denounced such protests as “haram”.

The government kicked its campaign up a notch as the opposition gave its own version of events yesterday, including instances of alleged police violence during the April 28 rally.

Videos uploaded onto the Internet appeared to show opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim gesturing to his right-hand man Azmin Ali who seemingly spoke to a man who proceeded to remove metal barricades put up by police.

The opposition Pakatan Rakyat alliance moved to counter the allegations through a nationwide roadshow that began on Monday.

“Both sides are trying to make sure that they don't lose their own supporters. It is important for them that they win this war of public perception,” said Professor P. Sivamurugan, a political analyst at University Sains Malaysia.

Prof Sivamurugan said it is too early to tell which side will win the war of public perception.

“Too many factors are in play this time,” he said.

Source: The Jakarta Post

Jarumemas: Pembangkang telah menanamkan persepsi yang buruk terhadap kerajaan. Biarlah rakyat  yang waras dan rasional membuat keputusan mereka.  

PKR tegaskan Pakatan tidak peroleh keuntungan dari Bersih 3.0

PETALING JAYA, 6 Mei — Angkatan Muda PKR hari ini menolak dakwaan Bersih 3.0 digunakan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) kerana menurut sayap pemuda PKR itu, mereka tidak memperolehi sebarang keuntungan daripada aspek “political mileage” daripada perhimpunan tersebut.

Ketua AMK PKR, Shamsul Iskandar Md Akin, menegaskan, perkara itu adalah agenda Umno untuk mencalarkan imej Bersih.

“Apa 'political mileage' yang kami dapat dari Bersih 3.0? Malah kami terpaksa menerima kecaman negatif dan kerajaan memberikan publisiti buruk Pakatan Rakyat,” katanya dalam sidang media di Ibu Pejabat PKR di sini.

Jelas Shamsul, penyertaan PR ke dalam Bersih adalah atas dasar dan matlamat perjuangan yang sama — mahukan pilihan raya di negara ini dijalankan dalam keadaan bersih dan adil.

Sumber: Malaysian Insider

Jarumemas:  Kalau nak yang bersih dan adil mengapa mesti mengotorkan negara dan menghuruharakan negara? Bukankah Rasulullah dalam sunnahnya mengatakan adalah lebih baik duduk berbincang bagi mengatasi apa-apa masalah daripada berbalah sesama sendiri dengan cara memporak-perandakan kesejahteraan hidup?