Anwar Ibrahim and Nizar – the Political pirates in Bukit Gantang

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, Anwar Ibrahim and Nizar, the political Pirates in Bukit Gantang.



In this time heroic villains raised to fame in politics, the most notorious and condemned pirates figures like Captain Anwar Ibrahim and the most significant crew member, Nizar came into the picture in Bukit Gantang by-election.


There once was a mythical time when brave and dangerous political pirates sailed the political seas in search of both fortune and fame, but the final destination was the political gallows.


It is an extraordinarily good example for those leaning towards the tempting rewards of piracy.

It is ironic that radical egalitarianism was practiced on many pirate politicians but overtly with criminally irresponsible especially Anwar Ibrahim and Nizar in Bukit Gantang by-election.



Together with Anwar Ibrahim, Nizar not only plays the part of political chameleon but in fact, both are political chameleon. Nizar gushes that he is an impressive man of immense grace and character who represents Perak's future, not it’s past.

The former Perak Menteri Besar is feted by Anwar Ibrahim as the best thing in years to have happened to Malaysia's democratic transition. His record in power is mixed: full of rhetoric, covert intentions to uphold the political free speech, but lacking many practical achievements.


From 999 years of land titles to Toyota Cambry, Nizar has sidled up to the middle of the road thus obscuring or blurring the Perakian.

Isn’t its irony that Altantuya Shaariibuu, the high profile case is still in the court, and by exploiting it is threatening to lay contempt of court charges?

By far, they have distributed a lot of Altantuya Shaariibuu, Anwar and Nizars’ masks in order for people wear masks to protests to parody Barisan Nasional, a politician or Malaysian figure.

In fact, it would not be surprising to see the pirates wearing the mask of Altantuya Shaariibuu, Anwar and Nizar. But what is surprising is that why they wear and appear in Bukit Gantang by-election?

Whether that’s true or not, it is damned effective Malaysian politics.

Anwar Ibrahim, Nizar and Ngeh have different dreams in Bukit Gantang

Everyone has a dream and is destined to fulfill them but not Anwar Ibarahim, Nizar Jamaluddin and Ngeh Koo Ham. They have different dreams while on the same bed.
Ironically, it is a reality that even the closest people, husband and wife, will dream different dreams.

By far, Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is the one horse who needs to work more than any of the others in Bukit Gantang. Although he is focusing on Pakatan Rakyat’s agenda of establishing a welfare state but it is not discarding its agenda to set up an Islamic state.

It is important to bear in mind that all this while Ngeh Koo Ham fought more for Malaysian Malaysia instead of development.

Although the Anwar Ibrahim's ideology is commonly described as “multiracialism”, it would be more accurate to describe it as a form of pluralism that still requires Malay leadership.He is dreaming to become the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

The opposition coalition only paid lip service, they could talk and criticize but unable to deliver what they promised.They faces many problems and never alike in their minds. They got to be wary of even the coalition they trust the most.

The impossible opposition coalition dream can not possibly be realized even they try the radical political approach and wary among themselves.

The question remains: Can we trust the coalition politician that they don't even trust themselves?

Vote wisely to ensure continuous development seems to be the best choice for the voters in Bukit Gantang.

Najib sworn in, Tunship for Abdullah and wife

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak today took his oath of office as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abdidin at Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur.


Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meanwhile received Seri Maharaja Mangku Negara (SMN), the nation's highest award which carries the title Tun from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Jeanne received the Seri Setia Mahkota award which also carries the title Tun. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak took the oath of office in front of the Malaysian king at a ceremony at the palace broadcast live on national television.

The planned transfer of power follows the resignation Thursday of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Pas saying it will ignore Police's orders

Nobody is above the law. Respect the law as law is infallible. If you break the law, you must face the consequences.

Malaysia is safe and peaceful because of the rule of law which the police had taken pains to maintain.


Syed Hamid

PAS saying it will ignore the Police's orders shown that PAS lacks respect for the law. It reduces greatly the degree of respectfulness toward PAS.

The question remains: Should we support the party that does not respect the law and considers his own word above that of the law?

PAS saying it will ignore the Police's orders to political parties not to make seditious statements when campaigning for the three upcoming by-elections shows the party lacks respect for the law, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said.

Syed Hamid said the tendency of PAS to "do whatever it thinks is right and likes" could lead to instability in the country.

"We put in place rules, they (PAS) break them...when we take action they accuse us of being cruel and oppressive,"

Perak PAS commissioner Asmuni Awi said that the party would pay no heed to police instructions asking candidates and campaigners involved in the by-elections not to make seditious remarks.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan issued a warning that the police would come down hard on anyone resorting to making seditious remarks while campaigning for the by-elections, irrespective of which parties they came from.

Consensus of the nation’s founding fathers

In 1956, a Constitutional Commission headed by Lord Reid was responsible for drafting the constitution for an independent Malaya.

UMNO, the leading partner of the UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance, agreed a ‘common nationality for the whole of the Federation’ that allow “all persons (in Malaya) to qualify as citizen either by birth or by fulfilling requirements of residence and language and by taking oath of loyalty”.

MCA acknowledged that the special rights of the Malays should be protected, and UMNO in return conceded that Chinese and other non-Malays should be granted easier citizenship rights based on the principle of jus soli (by birth). The Chinese were also allowed to continue to play a dominant role in economy.

The leaders of the three communal parties agreed to first resolve differences and to speak with one voice to the commission. This was the origin of the social contract between the UMNO and the MCA leaders.

The Reid Commission’s draft proposals were published in 1957 and were then reviewed and amended by a working committee in Malaya, and representatives of the Alliance, the Malay rulers, and the British government at a meeting in London. This is the so called the Merdeka Constitution.

Yang DiPertuan Agong was given the responsibility for safeguarding the “special position of the Malays” and the “legitimate interests of other communities”. Before the establishment of the Federation of Malaysia in 1963, another consultative process was initiated with North Borneo (now Sabah) and Sarawak in 1962.

It came forth a social contract (contained in the Cobbold Commission Report) similar to the consensus acquired in 1956-57. The core of the contract as stated in the memorandum submitted by the Alliance was that Islam was to be the State religion, but the “observance of this principle shall not impose any disability on non-Muslim nationals professing and practising their own religions and shall not imply that the State is not a secular state”.

The Merdeka Constitution (MC) provisions evidently provided the framework for the 1963 Federal Constitution. The latter continued to cover the provisions of special rights and privileges of the Malays, national language, and religion without depriving “any person of any right and privilege, permit or license accrued to or enjoyed or held by him” (Article 153). It also included “several other issues which were matters of contention between the Malays and Chinese”.

In short, the Constitution, formulated in 1957 and 1963 through consultation and consensus of the nation’s founding fathers, is based on the social contract on which the country is founded.

Social contract for racial harmony and national stability

Should the people questioning the social contract especially the Malay rights, they should study the history of the formation of Malaysia.

All Malaysian especially politicians should try to use great sensitivity to the feelings of the multi-racial Faith-Based Initiative in the Malaysian Constitution for the prosperity and stability of the country.

Ironically, Malaysian politics has been relatively stable and people should appreciate it. Due to the sensitivity involved in race relation, ground rules are set in the Federal and state Constitutions.

A social contract is the contract entered into by the founding fathers of the nation between the Malays and non-Malays before independence.

Ironically, the unique situation in Malaysia should not be compared to other countries and questioning the social contract entered into by the founding fathers of the nation could have negative repercussions and lead to disharmony.

Attempts to question the social contract will certainly lead to social and economic upheaval. It served us well in the 51 years Malaysia has been an independent nation and there is no reason to keep questioning it.

The racial harmony and national stability clearly evident in Malaysia all the while was because of the understanding and respect the people had for each other.

The social contract in Malaysia refers to the agreement made by the country's founding fathers in the Constitution. The social contract usually refers to a quid pro quo trade-off through Articles 14–18 of the Constitution, pertaining to the granting of citizenship to the non-Malay people of Malaysia, and Article 153, which grants the Malays special rights and privileges.

Zambry helps non-Malay to get titles to their land

The land issue is one of the main issues raised by the opposition in their campaign for the Bukit Gantang by-election.


But the promises made by the previous government to issue permanent land title to various quarters in Perak were against the provisions under the National Land Code.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir refuted allegations that he is anti-Chinese and had never tried to prevent the community from getting titles to their land.

Zambry Abdul Kadir

Instead, he is actively holding discussions with all the relevant bodies to enable the Chinese and other communities to get titles to their land He said the previous government forgot about the NLC.

Although the state and Mentris Besar have certain power over land matters, when it comes to policy matters, it must be agreed by all states.

He, however, said there were certain issues that needed to be addressed first, especially when they went against the provisions of the National Land Code.

“In this case, if Perak wants to do it, it must also be implemented by other states. Why did Penang, Kelantan, Kedah or Selangor not want to do it too? So this is a policy matter that must be clarified,” he said.

In some cases, he added, the state government had issued them with temporary land titles but many still questioned why they were only for 10 years. “They need to understand that that is the law.

The provision says that even if the maximum is 60 years, it cannot be issued in one go,” he said. He said the first installment would be for a maximum of 10, followed by another 10 or 20 or 30, depending on the state government when for renewal came up.