Cheaper cars under Pakatan

PETALING JAYA: Cars prices will go down if Pakatan Rakyat takes over the federal government, PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli said today.  More at Free Malaysia Today

"Buyers end up paying almost RM16,500 in excise duties and sales tax for a car worth RM40,000,” he said. “On top of that, car owners also pay about 4% in interest for the loan.”

Oh yeah, rakyat been screwed many times over.

Raja Petra Gets Discharge In Defamation Case

A Permatang Lesson for All

AUG 27 — The fact PAS won the Permatang Pasir with a the by-election with a thumping majority of 4,551 was never in doubt. Studies show that PAS Malay voters fell by 3% but the Chinese voters increased by 6% up from 71% to 77% from last year's general election.

In the run-up, the Umno-linked Utusan Malaysia newspaper had repeatedly called on the Malays to rise up as they were losing political power. UMNO's race related rhetorics has further alienated more Chinese to vote for PAS.Then there is the death in custody of opposition aide Teoh Beng Hock which is still fresh in the minds of many, Chinese or not!

By-election Watch

I was switching tv channels last night anxiously awaiting the results of the three by-elections at Bukit Gantang, Bukit Selambau and Batang Ai. Astro's channel 501 had a panel of "experts" crapping all the time about, CRAP mostly. So I decided to stick to TV1 as there were just two guys on screen.

BN retained Batang Ai which I think was not a surprise given the state of mind of the interior folks. But the prized gems were the two "bukits" especially after the recent disgusting manner in which BN wrested (or stole) the Perak state from Pakatan Rakyat. As it panned out, Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar saw off BN with 21,860 votes to beat BN's 19,071.

In Bukit Selambau, PKR’s S. Manikumar received 12,632 votes, BN’s Datuk S. Ganesan 10,229 and the 13 independents (nutjobs) garnered 1,326 votes in all.

So there you have it. The people have spoken and Badawi or Najib makes no difference. As they say, more of the same shit! Enjoy Perak while you can coz it ain't over. Wait for the next General Election and this tsunami will wipe BN OUT!!!

Nine Demonstrators Detained Near Iskandariah Palace

(Bernama) -- Nine men were detained after over 2,000 Pakatan Rakyat (PR) supporters turned violent and clashed with police near Iskandariah Palace here Friday.

The supporters became violent when police stopped them from moving towards the palace where Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir was being sworn-in as new Menteri Besar before the Sultan of Perak.

Perak police chief Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said the nine detained aged 22-55 include an Indonesian national.

"They are detained for rioting using weapons and can be jailed a maximum five years upon conviction," he told a press conference at Kuala Kangsar police headquarters here.

When people feel that even the laws of the land are less than fair this is what will happen. Malaysia sang the praises of the Palestinians facing the mighty Israeli army's tanks and Apache gunships with handheld guns, they said resistance was natural. So what did Malaysian government expect the PR supporters to do? Fact is the protesters were mainly vocal and not violent. As usual the cops fired teargas.

PAS' Wahid wins KT by-election

KUALA TERENGGANU: PAS wrested the Kuala Terengganu Parliamentary seat from Barisan Nasional with a majority of 2,631.

PAS candidate Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut garnered a total 32,883 votes compared to Barisan Datuk Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh, who got 30,252 votes.

There were 665 spoilt votes.

With this victory the Opposition now has 82 seats in Parliament. Barisan now has 137 and the remaining three seats are held by Independents.

This is a major blow for BN which used the mainstream media to it's max. It sure backfired as I for one was damn pissed with the one-sided bias on tv and print. Score one more for PKR!