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DPM Najib, Ex-PM Tun Mahathir and RPK To Go Live On Al Jazeera

Country's Deputy Prime Minister, YAB, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak, former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and prominent blogger Raja Petra Kamaruddin ( RPK ) will be appearing live on Al Jazeera's Riz Khan starting tomorrow. Najib and Dr Mahathir are expected to talk on Malaysia's current political situation and the global economics crisis. Najibg will appear on 1st of December @ Monday at 10.00pm while Tun Mahathir will be interviewed on the 4th of December @ Thursday at 10pm. RPK will be comming on live on the 3rd of December at the same time. For those who are interested can call in live during the show at +1 202 275 2360 or email your questions to Riz Khan - riz@aljazeera.net ( who will be conducting the interview).

Entertainment : Shooting of Jakkubai in PUTRAJAYA

The shooting of Jakkubai in Putrajaya. Took this photos and video on my way to Prime Minister's Office.

Penang Gerakan & Teng Hock Nan Fails To Be Multiracial

Newly elected Penang Gerakan Chairman, Datuk Dr. Teng Hock Nan have been continuously sidelining Indian Members. First he failed to appoint any Indians to the State main body. Lately the appointment of Indian members as coordinators in Parliament and state constituency for Unit Penyelarasan Pelaksanaan , ICU

JPM. This is a clear early indication that Gerakan will not be fielding any Indian candidates for the 13th General Election. Penang which is the main stronghold of Gerakan for surely will loose more support especially from the Indian members due to the irresponsible action and decision by the new Penang Gerakan Chairman. Evan the Indian leaders in Gerakan have failed to voice this up. They are busy safeguarding their own interest and position for the sake of themselves, friends and cronies. Dr. Teng in a sms sent to an Indian member mentioned that, he is not racist and is indeed multiracial. I wonder if he ever knows what is Multiracial is really about.

Green-eyed monsters after PPP's Murugiah

Also published in Malaysiakini :

http://www.malaysiakini.com/letters/92868
K Praba | Nov 11, 08 3:56pm

First of all, we would like to state here clearly that we’re not PPP members. We’re normal Malaysian citizens who have been going through the Tamil dailies over the past few days.

Well, we would like to touch on Senator T Murugiah (deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department) who is in charge of the Public Complaints Bureau (BPA). Well, undoubtedly, it's a department which relates to all ministries and departments in Malaysia of which there are complaints and it's the job of the BPA to solve them. We have to admit that before this we were not sure what BPA was really about. It was as though its purpose and functions were hidden from the knowledge of the community.

We were first impressed when this deputy minister were willing to meet up Seputeh Member of Parliament Teresa Kok regarding her complaint on the food served to her during her ISA detention. This is the first time we came across a BN leader going to the ground to tackle a problem on the basis that Teresa Kok is a member of the community rather than seeing it from the angle that she was an opposition party leader.

It was a good sign that BN leaders are now being more matured. Than came the bombshell when Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said that Murugiah should just focus on his work. It struck our mind that this was the usual thing and Murugiah would have to take orders and just close the Teresa Kok case. But to our surprise, the next day he firmly replied that he was, indeed, just doing his job and intended to continue doing it. This guy made us admire him for the second time when we realized for the first time that a BN component party leader was being brave enough to fight back rather than just being a 'Pak Angguk'.

We have also been reading that Murugiah has been going round the country solving issues and problems that are affecting the people. It is too bad that the top leaders in PPP itself are jealous of him. Certain party top leaders have said they are not happy with Murugiah. We personally feel that PPP should be proud that they have produced such a good leader. Many people on the ground are certainly happy with the way he handles their complaints and his commitment to the responsibilities given.

The Indians should really change their mentality by encouraging and supporting an upcoming leader rather than trying to bring him down. The latest issue involves Murugiah handling a complaint involving low-cost flats which has raised the ire of Federal Territories Deputy Minister, M Saravanan. We read the latter’s statement in the Tamil dailies and it was so childish.

There are so many issues in the Federal Territory that need to be solved including problems affecting the Indians but Saravanan doesn’t seem to have the time and would rather want to challenge Murugiah to a debate. Saravanan should just focus on his work rather than being jealous of other leaders who have come in to help sort out issues he can’t solve it. Maybe Saravanan don't realize that Murugiah is in charge of the BPA.

It’s sad to see that the MIC leaders have not changed from those days. Why can’t all of them work together for the betterment of the community? Work closely and throw away the jealousy. It is so sad to read the attacks by Saravanan on a fellow colleague just due to jealousy. Don't just talk the walk, but walk the talk! As for Murugiah, good luck to you. We believe you are one leader the community needs and other leaders should follow the example.

This letter was also signed by P Velaendan and M Sivabalan.

Thumbs Up To Gerakan Vice President Huan Cheng Guan

I would like to touch on the speech given by the newly appointed Gerakan Vice President, Huan Cheng Guan for bravely bringing up issues relating to Gerakan and our Community. I followed my friend to a congratulatory dinner for the newly elected VC at Sunway Seberang Jaya on the 24^th Okt 2008.

As I walk in, I notice there were few tables occupied by the Indian members. Suddenly it struck my mind that this will be an usual dinner where we as Indians will go unnoticed. The show begins with opening speeches by few leaders and it was the turn of the newly elected VC. To my surprise, his speech showed the love for Gerakan and the Community. He was firm with the wrong decision by the top Gerakan leaders who has failed to be and act as truly multiracial, especially in penang. His speech also included ;-
1) Gerakan failed and lost badly in the last election because it failed to allocate seats for Indians and non Chinese. If Gerakan were to make a comeback, it should be realistic and start giving opportunities to Indians and non Chinese. The top leaders should seriously look into this and turn Gerakan into truly multiracial. Huan, vow to work hard to bring in more non Chinese and make Gerakan a truly multiracial.
2) As a VC of Gerakan, urged the Government to consider giving two days holidays for Deepavali. Chinese New Year and Hari Raya are given to days public holidays and it’s for the whole country. Why its only one day Holiday and its only for certain states? Make Deepavali as 2 days public holiday and for all states in Malaysia .
3) DPM have said to set a task force team to ensure all Indians who are still lack of birth cert and IC to help them obtain their identification. Huan urge Gerakan Indian members to be added into the task force team because there are many capable Indian leaders can help out to solve these problems.
4) National Registration Department should cut its red tape on issuing Citizenship for senior citizens. There are many out there who have stayed in Malaysia for the past 40 – 50 years but due to the red tapes by the department, these people unable to apply for their citizenship.
5) A special task force to be setup to for the people of Sabah and Sarawak to tackle their IC / Citiezenship / problems. Many people out there who are locals yet to have their identification papers with them.

Im pleased with the Gerakan VC’s statement. He was bold and truly being multiracial. Im sure Gerakan will now move further with leaders like him. Congrats to you for highlighting issues that normally leaders have been keeping silent. I would also like to suggest to Malaysiakini here to have an interview with this new VC of Gerakan to see his point of views and how he plans to bring up Gerakan.

Senator Barack Obama Wins

• Breaking News : Senator Barack Obama Wins

• Speech Transcript : 'This is your victory,' says Obama on his first speech after winning the 2008 Elections. ( http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/04/obama.transcript/
  

CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama spoke at a rally in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the race for the White House Tuesday night. The following is an exact transcript of his speech. Barack Obama speaks at a rally in Chicago, Illinois, after winning the presidency Tuesday night.

Hello, Chicago.

If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different, that their voices could be that difference.

It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled. Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we did on this date in this election at this defining moment change has come to America.

A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Sen. McCain. Sen. McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader. I congratulate him; I congratulate Gov. Palin for all that they've achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's promise in the months ahead.

I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of Scranton and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden. And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of my best friend for the last 16 years the rock of our family, the love of my life, the nation's next first lady Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy that's coming with us to the new White House. And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother's watching, along with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya, my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.

And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe, the unsung hero of this campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the history of the United States of America. To my chief strategist David Axelrod who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done.

But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It belongs to you. It belongs to you. I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and $20 to the cause. It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth. This is your victory. And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't do it for me.

You did it because you understand the enormity of the task that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century. Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors' bills or save enough for their child's college education. There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair.

The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there.

There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand. What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way things were.

It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit of sacrifice. So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility, where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other. Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers. In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long. Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity.

Those are values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president, too. And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand.

To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. That's the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow. This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old.

She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in America -- the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can. At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can. When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can.

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can. She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall Overcome." Yes we can. A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change.

Yes we can.

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment.

This is our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many, we are one; that while we breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.

Thank you. God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.