KUALA LUMPUR, May 20 — A new group of traders based in the city now want to hold a two-day protest in front of Datuk Amibga Sreenevasan’s house over the loss of income due to the chaotic April 28 rally, despite previous protestors calling off further events at the Bersih chief’s home.

Bernama reported that 60 petty traders are planning to sell household goods, food and drinks from 3.30 to 8pm in front of Ambiga’s Bukit Damansara home this Thursday and Friday.

“Each of the traders can expect a turnover of between RM300 and RM500 a day by trading there,” the state news agency quoted Kuala Lumpur Petty Traders Action Council chief Datuk Jamal Md Yunus as saying.

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Jarumemas:  Ambiga aren't you going to make another police report?

Author accused of insulting Islam

Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Liberal activist Irshad Manji has found herself in a spot following strong protests against her presence here to promote the Malay version of her controversial book, Allah, Liberty and Love.

Political parties and non-governmental organisations have opposed her visit to Malaysia, claiming that the writer reported to have openly admitted to being a lesbian has insulted Islam with her writings and attitude.

They have demanded that the authorities ban her work and not allow her to set foot in the country again.

Source: The Star/AsiaNewsNetwork

Jarumemas:  The LGBT group will never stop to intimidate the Islam.

Hadi akan cari calon pengganti sebelum berundur, kekal tidak bertanding PRU

KUALA LUMPUR, 20 Mei — Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang kekal dengan keputusannya untuk tidak akan bertanding dalam pilihan raya akan datang walaupun kepimpinan PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat (PR) memintanya mengkaji semula keputusan tersebut.

Hadi sebaliknya berkata, beliau sendiri akan mencari calon terbaik bagi menggantikan dirinya untuk bertanding di kedua-dua kerusi yang didudukinya di kawasan parlimen Marang dan juga kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Rhu Rendang.

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Jarumemas:  ini cakap betul atau main-main? Jangan jadi Nik Aziz yang suka cakap bolak-balik.

Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s speech to overseas Malaysians at a get-together in London last night was interrupted by repeated chants of “Bersih! Bersih!” from the floor.

The chanting started when Najib took to the stage, and it continued when he began his speech.

According to a footage uploaded on Internet, after some 25 seconds into his speech, Najib was clearly annoyed by the chanting; he raised his right hand and told the protesters to stop it.

“Can you please stop it? Can you stop it, please?” he said, to some inaudible reply from the floor.

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Jarumemas:  Bersih is not clean after all. It has planted hatred among the rakyat even in the overseas.

BN tidak dapat tawan Selangor jika PRU bulan Jun, kata Dr Ling

KUALA LUMPUR, 14 Mei — Barisan Nasional dijangka bakal menawan kembali Selangor dalam Pilihan Ryaa Umum ke-13 (PRU13) jika Parlimen dibubarkan bulan hadapan,” kata bekas Presiden MCA, Tun Dr Ling Liong Sik.

Dr Ling berkata kerajaan persekutuan masih lagi belum bersedia kerana masih lagi ada beberapa isu yang tidak selesai yang bakal memberikan kesan terhadap kepimpinan negara pada masa akan datang.

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Jarumemas:  Kenapa mesti nak berbunyi sedangkan beliau sendiri masih dalam siasatan berkaitan kes PKFZ.

Najib: I cannot afford one wrong decision

KUALA LUMPUR, May 10 — Datuk Seri Najib Razak related today the responsibilities he shoulders as prime minister, saying his administration could not even afford a single mistake as it would be used as fodder to dispute his leadership.

Najib, who had taken on the country’s reins at a time when the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) was said to be at its weakest, said the “stress factor” in being prime minister soars when he has to make major decisions and ensure that they satisfy all, if not most, segments of society.

“When you are PM, if we have to make 10 major decisions, we need to get 10 out of 10 right. If we only get nine right, and one inaccurate, that is the one that people would fault us for.

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Jarumemas:  Chayok! chayok! chayok! Mr. PM. All the while,  the oppositions party have not fulfilled their promises to the rakyat.

Segerakan pendidikan percuma

Kira-kira 50 ahli Pemuda MIC negeri Selangor semalam berhimpun secara aman di pintu masuk bangunan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri (SUK) menuntut kerajaan negeri  merealisasikan pendidikan percuma dan menunaikan janji Piliha Raya Umum 2008.

Ketuanya, Shanker Raj Ayanger berkata, kerajaan negeri sepatutnya memulakan pengajian percuma di dua universiti di bawah kendaliannya iaitu Universiti Selangor (Unisel) dan Kolej Universiti Islam Selangor (Kuis) sebelum mendesak kerajaan menghapuskan pinjaman Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Nasional (PTPTN).

Sumber: Sinar Harian

Jarumemas: Ibarat 'menanam tebu di tepi bibir'. Memang senang menabur janji sebab ia antara gigi dengan lidah saja. Kalau rakyat dah mula muak dan jelak dan bosan kerana janji tak ditepati, tunggu sajalah masa pilihan raya  nanti.