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The BN government should not have arrested and charged PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu because he has in fact done them a favour.

People comments:
Disbeliever Quote: Tun Mahathir said “He would even go as far as paying PAS members to act like Mohamad by going around and “talking nonsense”. Doesn’t this prove that like many in UMNO, he is also corrupted?

Anonymous Najib, this guy is blaming you should UMNO is less popular because of the arrest of Mat Sabu. He implied that you and your cronies are the ones orchestrating it. Whack him nice and nice before he draws the first blood on you.

Compass Dr M is right but for the wrong reasons. The BN government is bankrupt of ideas to compete with Pakatan and is seizing on any fault that it can find with Pakatan. History is not a science let alone an exact science. In fact, our government has itself even rewritten history as taught in the schools. What is so illegal about having a contrary view on history. How can I be charge for criminal defamation if I suggest that Dr Mahathir is Malaysia’s Father of Development and not Tun Razak ?

Keturunan Malaysia Haha Dr.M, you said, “Gov’t should let Mat Sabu run his mouth off”. That is EXACTLY what we did to you to secure the damages you inflicted on your ownself that we seek. As for allowing Mat Sabu to do same, that can be pretty damaging too… but alas, not to Mat Sabu but to UMNO/BN. Saying what you said now is like you are stressing that Najib is a LIABILITY twice over right? You got a hidden card up your sleeve eh?

Ramachandran Muniandy Mat Sabu should call Tun Mahathir as his defence witness. Tun Mahathir hated the British from his school days time. He infact felt that the Japanese occupation was an’eye opener’ for independence fight against the British! After May 13th i1969, at one time the Special Branch was waiting for him in KL railway station to arrest him under ISA. His friend Tengku Abdullah from the Negeri Royalty, took him to Rawang and send him off to Alor Star. He has some loyalty toward PAS as at one he stood under PAS ticket for parliament, but he lost! Again when Mat Sabu was supporting the ‘real freedom fighters’, not the British policemen of Bukit Kepong, Tun Mahathir was infect calling to review Malaysian History.

wira This guy has no dignity or shame. He is not talking about doing the correct thing according to the spirit of the law but doing the right thing that benefits UMNO. It’s no wonder he thoroughly sodomised the judiciary during his 22 years as PM.

Clean&Clear TDM , i was once a voter who fear PAS as fanatic Islamic Party. But now my eyes opened wide by PAS in making my country true history. All the way long i was duped , conned and propagate with false and malicious information from my father down to my children. I wish PR took over the government and punish you while you live. You and the whole bunch of your cohort cannot con my fellow citizen anymore … the world in our fingertip, remember that.

Anonymous Whoever wins in the law court should be of no significance to the rakyat. What the AG has done, should have been done so by the institutions of learning. Let the case be a study of history lessons in the court. The lawyers will be the lecturers. It will certainly make the studying of history more interesting. After the case, students can write their thesis for their doctorate. How about I?

Selangor Pakatan Rakyat component parties have finalised the negotiations over seat allocations for the upcoming general election, with all three parties agreeing to maintain the status quo in terms of state assembly constituencies.

People comments:
Ferdtan Boo Cheng Hau and Chua Ji Meng, see how matured the Selangor Pakatan members? They can settled the seat allocation for GE 13 without any open conflicts. The task should be more difficult in Pakatan-led Selangor – as most of the seats are winnable: thus the expected scramble for more seats.It cannot be said for Johore. It is far from certain that even if the seats were allocated to you – can you win? If both of these two state chiefs of DAP and PKR cannot come to a compromise, either remove both of them from the negotiation team, or let the head office to decide on the disputed seats.

It’s been quite for some time since Malaysiangate blog updated with news and issues.It The reasons?Malaysiagate blog was banned without any particulars reason.But now Malaysiangate come back online under it’s own domain.But not I’m planning not only posting about politics inside this blog , but also breaking news happening around us all over the world.So, stay tune for great issues and news.

DAP Kinta Valley in Perak is questioning whether electoral system is being manipulated due to a recent surge of postal voters in the Ipoh Timor parliamentary seat, and in particular its Canning state seat.

What do people says about this?

S Vellu They must be planting Armed Forces votes in the Army camps in Ashby Road and fake postal policemen votes in Sg Senam. I am a voter theer and my vote goes to the Opposition, whoever its is

docs Better check, I’m sure in addition to the postal voters, the phantom voters, dead voters, Red and Green IC holders & voters and centenarian voters numbers should have increased in Ipoh.

Disgusted More policemen and army personnel with their families sent to Ipoh Timor? Is BN expecting it to be a war zone? Intending to cheat using postal votes as usual. Why should Army and police personnel and thier families be allowed to vote via postal manner. Their residences are all near polling stations and not stationed in some jungle area far away from voting stations. Besides are family members are they actively engaged in such duties to be postal voters. Postal votes should only be applied to army personnel who are in remote areas on duty or overseas on duty such as UN missions. The rest should go to polling stations and vote like every one else. In that way they are free to vote without some being appointed by their chiefs to mark the ballots for them. That is pure cheating and depriving the individual from making their independent decision as to who they want to vote. This sort of cheating should be put to an end by EC. But then do they dare?

Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s defence enters its third day today with the prosecution cross-examining forensic pathologist Dr David Wells.

The Australian expert, who is the third defence witness, has yesterday told the court that the alleged semen sample retrieved from sodomy complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan could not have revealed the desired results.

This was because the sample was taken more than two days after the alleged incident.

The alleged sodomy incident happened in the afternoon of June 26, 2008, and the sample was retrieved from Saiful between 9pm and midnight on June 28, 2008.

In addition, he said that the sample was not properly stored in the police station and it was given to chemist for testing two days later.

Dr Wells, who is an expert in the field of sexual assault cases, also testified yesterday that when retrieving samples from alleged victims, he would be working alone and only assisted by nurses. This, he said, was to prevent contamination.

In the case of Saiful, four doctors attended to complainant in retrieving samples in the present of investigating officer Supt Jude Blacious Pereira.

It expected that the prosecution will question Wells on Saiful’s Hospital Kuala Lumpur medical report, which the doctor had described as inaccurate.

After Wells, another Australian expert hired by Anwar, DNA specialist Dr Brian McDonald, is expected to take the witness stand.

LIVE REPORTS
8.46am: It is learnt that former Malacca police chief Mohd Rodwan Mohd Yusof, who has been subpoenaed to testify, is also in the witness room.

He was the aide de camp for then deputy prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, who met Saiful in a hotel a day after the complainant met Najib.

8.50am: The prosecution team led by solicitor-general II Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden are in court.

8.55am: Defence lawyer Sankara Nair arrives with Dr David Wells in tow.

8.59am: Anwar arrives with his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Also present in the courtroom is Johor PKR chief Chua Jui Meng.

9.03am: Court called into session with High Court justice Mohamad Zabidin Mohd Diah presiding…

What People say:

43Hours -The more Najib bashes Anwar the more votes he is going to loose……look at the ex IMF DSK case, it is thrown out because of the victim’s flip-flops and hsitory…..is Saiful a creadible person, meet PM & wife b4 files case…go figure it out……people are not stupid…..

Anonymous_3e4b- What this Yusof guy referring to books where there is no injury. Here shit-full specifically said he felt pain while shitting. When there is pain , surely there is injury to the skin surface and the 4 cartoon Drs said no sign of penetration. So which is which?? If got pain, surely got sign of injury. If no pain, than shit-full also syok being sodomised slow and steady….but here shit-full said “laju dan rakus”!!!!!

Mirror thyself -Yusof should request the assistance of MACC’s Razak as Razak would be able to do the physical demonstration like how he (Razak) showed how Teoh Beng Hock could have hanged himself. That’s intellectual……he…he..he..

CHKS -As a medical doctor, I fully agree with Wells, how can you extrapolate a principle just based on an anecdotal case report? Furthermore the case was reported 30 years ago! Yusof, if u have a disease, would you want a treatment proposed 30 years ago, just because treatment was proved effective just in 1 out of millions patients?

Kit P- Even a layman, let alone an expert of Dr Wells’ stature, can understand the anus is a very dirty and hostile environment to retrieve an unambiguous sample of semen after 48 hours. Either Anwar has super semen or Saiful has a super-clean anus (yeah, after holding his faeces back for more than 48 hours). To me this whole trial goes into “something is not right” status. For a judge to fail to pick this up suggests there are many other external pressures which are being applied.

Disbeliever- Obviously the solicitor-general II, Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden is trying to play the fishing game and doing his best to catch Wells on a wrong footing. But from the cross-examination we can safely say that Wells is indeed a professional and knows what he is saying. The SG II is at his wits end trying to find a flaw in Wells which I’m certain he will fail miserably.

Lakia- Again after slightly over an hour the learned prosecutor asked for another break this time allegedly to check whether he has covered all the areas even though he has with him a number of DPPs. What have he and these DPPs done before this then? Sleeping? or just couldn’t understand what Dr Wells has been explaining or just do not know what question to ask after every questions have been answered very well and not according to their expectation.

AnakMalaysia -The reason why this case can NOT go into Islamic syariah court is that it will be thrown out immediately. With no proof or 4 trusted, credible witnesses watching the act, there would be no case against Anwar, but a major case against Saiful. With the present civil court, they can go on and on with all sort of spinnings, lies even under oath. Poor UmNgok!

JI briefing leak: Zamihan lodges police report
Regina Lee and Jimadie Shah Othman | Jun 25, 10 4:48pm
The man at the centre of the media storm over the allegations of links between terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiah and Wahhabism has today lodged a police report against deputy higher education…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135564
Jeffrey on Taib’s ‘dependency syndrome’ formula
Joe Fernandez | Jun 25, 10 4:31pm
Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Jeffrey Kitingan isn’t surprised that Sarawak Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud is claiming that grinding poverty would keep the native voters humble and…
www.malaysiakini.com/news/135562
M’sia to achieve 6.7% growth this year, says OCBC
Jun 25, 10 4:01pm
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MACC officials to meet PI Bala in mid-July
Jun 25, 10 3:37pm
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RMC death: 5 remanded a week for alleged bullying
Jun 25, 10 3:35pm
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135547
Explain book ban, Zunar tells gov’t
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KJ, Ibrahim Ali exchange barbs over ‘jaguh kampung’
Regina Lee | Jun 25, 10 2:52pm
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Merotai seat: Umno disappointed with LDP’s remark
Jun 25, 10 2:48pm
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135538
Sodomy II: Another ‘no’ for Anwar from Appeals Court
Jun 25, 10 2:45pm
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135537
Opposition jealous of PM’s success: Awang Adek
Jun 25, 10 2:35pm
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MP’s polygamy appeal: Case management on July 1
Jun 25, 10 1:57pm
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135533
MIC, LDP back Najib on sports betting
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135528
Chong flays Taib’s ‘don’t destroy BN’ plea
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135531
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www.malaysiakini.com/news/135525
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Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD) will not expect the creation of a new earthquake occurs in Kuala Pilah, Negeri Sembilan, following several incidents since Sunday.

Deputy Director of Applications MMD Alui Bahari said the earthquake that occurred at the rate of weakening since the start of the afternoon felt detected.

“When it occurs in the location matching, the energy released in the next vibration usually becomes increasingly weak, compared with the fresh energy in the initial vibration,” he told Malaysiakini.

Series of vibration measurements was recorded around 3.0 on the Richter scale does not register any property damage, said when contacted Alui this evening.

Four incidents earthquake centered in Seremban was detected 22km east clock at 2.30 pm Sunday, while three subsequent concussion occurs within 24 hours.

According to a statement yesterday MMD, 12:15 incidents early yesterday morning measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale, while at 2.30 pm last reading was 3.0 on the Richter scale.

Alui explained, the incident need not be feared that the earthquake because it occurred in the area “lines that are not active earthquake”.

Added, MMD assume that the earthquake occurrence may be related to the earthquake in Indonesia before.

“Our hypothesis was that, it may be caused by the earthquake in situ (Indonesia) lines because displacement is still not stable,” he said.

Strong earthquake of magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale occurred in Padang, Sumatra at the end of September and 1.115 which caused more casualties and 1.214 injured.

Alui however explained, MMD can not be sure whether the vibration due to impact directly or indirectly in the creation of the republic.

“The impact directly or indirectly, that we can not be sure. But a strong vibration in the region, Indonesia will give effect to the displacement of lines in the country,” he said.

The earthquake was weak first appeared previously in Kuala Pilah.Before this incident, since the end of 2007, Malaysia recorded 40 earthquakes weak, but significant occurred around 37 lines of the earthquake in Bentong, Pahang.

Three more earthquakes in the Manjung (Perak) and Jerantut (Pahang).

MMD reportedly said since November 2007 until May last year, a total of 29 earthquakes recorded in the Benton area.

Recent cases on 8 last Oct, however recorded earthquakes most often, eight times from 4:45 am until 12:05 o’clock noon, between 1.1 to magnitude 2.8 Richter scale.

Each earthquake is detected around Bukit Tinggi and Janda Baik with fault lines measuring 15 kilometers wide and 70 kilometers long.