DAP Is A Bloody Disappointment, they forgot this crowd that stood in the rain

Another 242 delegates voted against the motion, while seven ballot papers were considered spoilt votes. A total of 2,223 delegates, or 52.1 percent of its registered grassroots representatives, attended the DAP National Conference 2026 at the Putrajaya International Conference Centre.

Harmonious Harmony : Yes convincing. 52% of grassroots reps voted . Why didn’t the 48 % not attend a watershed meeting ?

Dr Suresh Kumar : Half of the delegates did not attend. How can you call it a 'convincing majority'. What is the reason for their absence? Looks more like theatrics.

YellowCougar2847 : Only 52% present in the conference. So how can be convincing majority? About half of the delegates have given up on the party and see no reason to attend! The POOR ATTENDANCE must show the lack of interest in the FUTURE of DAP! Another interpretation!

Optimus : The decision was no surprise; it felt like a scripted wayang from the start. DAP’s leadership and delegates have moved the red line yet again and hence signed their own death warrant for GE16.

Jupiter : Good news for Mr AK 47 - AI must proceed with all 47 charges to save his nuts.

PinkJaguar7289 : “Convincing majority” sounds grand, yet only 52.1% of eligible delegates attended, and the 1,857 “yes” votes represent less than half the full delegate pool. The 242 dissenting votes merely gave a foregone conclusion the appearance of a struggle of conscience. 

After all the red-line speeches, there is still no reform deadline, measurable demand or consequence for failure. DAP did not draw a line in the sand; it drew a curtain around its ministerial chairs.

Veteran 1972 : The massive political rally held at the Han Chiang High School field in Penang marked a historic turning point, drawing an estimated 60,000 red-shirted supporters ahead of the landmark 2008 general election and signaling an unprecedented shift in voter sentiment against Barisan Nasional. 

DAP forgot the hard fight. Massive crowds exceeding tens of thousands flooded the school grounds in March 2008. The electric atmosphere at the field convinced opposition strategists that a major political wave was building. 

The massive turnout preceded the historic results on March 8, 2008, which ended Barisan Nasional’s long-standing grip on Penang's state government. Legacy of the VenueThe Han Chiang field evolved into a symbolic focal point for Democratic Action Party (DAP) and opposition mega-ceremah gatherings in Penang. 

Subsequent political events, fundraisers, and counter-events by rival coalitions utilized the grounds to measure grassroots support in the state. 

Would you like to know more about the 2008 political tsunami in Penang or the history of DAP's campaigns in the state? No need la, get the DAP Leaders to know the struggles of the people, which they conveniently forgot after getting greased with perks and status, led by Anthony Loke. 

The end of DAP or Dopes is inevitable just like MCA bit the dust. Don't say you were NOT warned. How many red lines do you want to draw? Just like the kid who cried "wolf", you are so screwed DAP.

Optimus : The decision was no surprise; it felt like a scripted wayang from the start. DAP’s leadership and delegates have moved the red line yet again and hence signed their own death

MS : What we have is conclusive proof that the DAP of Karpal Singh is dead and cremated...the singular achievement of The Chameleon, a feat not achieved by either UMNO or PAS.

Truly Malaysian : Why nobody spoke on Teoh Beng Hock? Must be one of the conditions. Just a DAP wayang

Remember our ideals, Loke tells DAP delegates ahead of much-awaited decision : Veteran 1972 : Ah Loke ah, you forgot the ideals. You and your gang betrayed the voters. You let Anwar Ibrahim run riot over the Non Muslims of Malaysia after all the promises. Remember anak ..........?

apanama is back : Anthony Loke, a cool head should prevail. Loke, since Harapan is in the ICU now, DAP delegates should vote to join the ICU as well. Loke, "restrictions and weaknesses" do not allow you to be silent all the time. 

Therefore, do not try to play with words to cover up your silence and incompetence. The voters in Sabah, Johor and N9 need to wake you up, since you have been in hibernation for over 3 years. 

Why? Don't you read comments on the portal and social media? But you are good at sending troopers and trolls to spin, twist, cherry-pick, and 'ampu bodek,' rather than taking it as advice to improve. 

Whatever the outcome of today's voting, you need to step down, and DAP deserve a better SG. Of course, the delegates won't let you go, but you failed miserably. Time's up for you.

The damage was discovered on 15 August 2026 at approximately 10:30 AM. At this time, people in the area are not certain when the incident occurred. 

It is truly heartbreaking and deeply saddening to see such an incident happen at a sacred place of worship once again in Malaysia. The question is whether authorities will take action and investigate.

Locals have requested that everyone remain calm and respectful. If anyone has any information, witnessed anything suspicious, or has photographs/videos that may help establish what happened, please come forward and share the information with the relevant authorities or temple management.

Comments on the temple destruction by the management is receiving much hate speech online on Facebook

After several failed sieges against the seat of the Eastern Roman Empire, in the year 715, the Umayyad caliphate concluded that enough was enough: it would vomit forth all it had in one final, all-out effort to conquer the ancient Christian capital.

Caliph Suleiman summoned his younger brother, Maslama, and commanded him to lead Islam’s combined forces to Constantinople and “stay there until you conquer it or I recall you.” The young emir embraced the honor: “I [will] enter this city,” proclaimed he, “knowing that it is the capital of Christianity and its glory; my only purpose in entering it is to uphold Islam and humiliate unbelief.”

At the head of 120,000 Muslim fighters, Maslama crossed into Christian territory and, with “both sword and fire, he put an end to Asia Minor,” wrote a near contemporary chronicler. On August 15, 717, he began bombarding the city, which was defended by Leo III, formerly a general. Just weeks earlier, and because he was deemed the ablest man, Leo had been consecrated in the Hagia Sophia Cathedral as new emperor.

Unable to breach the cyclopean walls of Constantinople, Maslama waited for 1,800 vessels containing an additional 80,000 fighting men to approach through the Bosporus and completely blockade—and thus starve—the city.

Suddenly Leo ordered the ponderous chain that normally guarded the harbor cast aside. Then, “while they [Muslim fleets] hesitated whether they should seize the opportunity . . . the ministers of destruction were at hand.”

Leo had sent forth the “fire-bearing ships” against the Islamic fleet, which was quickly set “on fire,” writes Theophanes the chronicler: “some of them were cast up burning by the sea walls, others sank to the bottom with their crews, and others were swept down flaming.”

Exigent Circumstances: A Path Less Taken — A Soldier’s Story

Core Principles of Stoic Loyalty

Virtue over Convenience: True loyalty means standing by someone or your values when it is hard, private, or inconvenient, not just when it is easy. 

Thoughtful Selection: Ancient Stoics like Seneca advised passing judgment and testing a person before fully committing to the bond of friendship.

Healthy Boundaries: Loyalty should never compromise your own integrity, personal growth, or peace of mind. 

No Expectation of Return: You act with good intention and fairness, but you do not demand or expect absolute loyalty back, which prevents bitterness and disappointment.

A truly stoic person is calm, self-controlled, and emotionally resilient. Rather than being a cold or unfeeling robot, a stoic manages their reactions, refuses to panic in a crisis, and accepts things they cannot change while focusing their energy on actions they can control.

Unknown : Dear All, I'm proposing, nay, advocating, a stay away by veterans to the Merdeka celebrations. We have so far gone unheard of our plea for fair pensions adjustments, including our memorandums unreplied. We have been humiliated, described as naive and also ungrateful. Are we all of these? Certainly not! We protected the nation's sovereignty, stayed loyal to God, King and Country.

What do we get in return? Imbeciles who get lifetime pensions for warming seats, and watching us on parade, sweating under a hot sun. They hold the solution to our dilemma which they created. Our own foolishly complied, ignorant of the consequences. Till today the likes of MMR, Rafique and others battling on our behalf face unbelievable obstacles.

Let us, once and for all show solidarity and be seen to be disgusted. We don't say boycott, we say not attending. We can also use semantics like they did to avoid the term pay revision. We can get attend C also, like they do for court appearances. Of course the politicians will twist our reluctant actions as disrespectful to the nation and King. That's their interpretation, as usual, they can do no wrong.

Enough is enough. Let's make this a historic last stand of veterans who signed a blank cheque with blood. Let's do this for our brothers at arms who died in battle or in retirement leaving widows behind.

Only we know the expression " WE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND". They do not and hence don't deserve our respect.

HIDUP VETERAN!

Shelldrake : I understand your gut feeling of frustration. And whatever course of action veterans eventually choose, it should be pursued with dignity, unity, and respect for the nation we served. Our disagreement is not with Malaysia. Our disagreement is with a system that appears to have forgotten those who helped protect Malaysia.

If veterans choose not to attend a national celebration, let it not be portrayed as disrespect for Merdeka, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or the Nation. Quite the opposite.

It should be understood as a painful reminder from those who once wore the uniform:

“We served this country with pride. We only ask that our country now show that it remembers us.”

Let us therefore remain united, disciplined, and dignified. Let our voices be strong, but let our conduct remain worthy of the uniform we once wore.

For those who served.

For those who fell.

For the widows and families left behind.

And for the veterans who are still waiting.

WE LEAVE NO ONE BEHIND

I want to be Always A Gunner

Sirul Azhar Umar’s story did not start with the murder of Altantuya. It did not begin when Razak Baginda was ‘awarded’ the contract to purchase those submarines. It really had its beginning when Najib became PM ...and maybe if you want…. you can go back earlier in time when the insidious culture of corruption was allowed to take root within Umno. It is because of corruption and greed, that Altantuya was murdered.

You need to stand back and take a helicopter view of this Altantuya saga that involved so many other players. The main stakeholders are UMNO, Najib, Razak Baginda, Altantuya and TRUTH! The others are just bit players and victims of circumstance. Let those who have been inadvertently sucked up into this insidious vortex of corruption and greed be given the opportunity to have their tales told and, if deserved, be compensated for their pain and suffering.

Let us go to the root of this saga - the purchase of the Submarines. Whatever happened to those Submarines? Was there ever a need to buy Submarines for the Malaysian Navy? Was there a need to appoint an agent, a go-between…call it whatever you want…was there a need to give someone a commission of RM $500 million 

…or more to the point…what has Razak Baginda or Perimekar, a Malaysian company of which Baginda’s wife was the primary shareholder, done to deserve the RM$500 million paid for services rendered in the purchase of the Submarine? 

If there was no Submarine contract, there would not have been that escapade through Europe that Razak took with Altantuya…no need to have Altantuya ‘assist” him in the negotiations for the purchase of the submarines….no need for Razak to promise Altantuya any commission…. 

no need for her to come to Razak Baginda’s house to ask for that commission…no need for Azilah and Sirul to be tasked with ‘dealing’ with Altantuya …and hence there will be no murder and all the subsequent events that happened after the murder of Altantuya.

So really…where did it all begin?

Is there a need for the Unit Tindakan Khas in PDRM? What is their function? To guard VVIPs? To take care of the too difficult cases that the police cannot handle in the ‘normal way? To take care of people like Pastor Raymond Koh? Because if there was no UTK there would not be any reason for PDRM to recruit people like Sirul and maybe, just maybe, Pastor Raymond Koh would still be alive.

He kissed her hand

Malaysiakini : COMMENT | Imagine a dinner party, and around the table sit politicians, ministers, chairpersons, board members, executives and officials. Then a stranger arrives. Her name is Truth-and-Accountability. She asks: "Is there a seat for me?" Suddenly, everyone becomes very busy.

The chairperson looks at management. Management looks at the board. The board looks at the minister. The minister says it wasn't his department. The politician says he had no authority. The auditor-general says she wasn't called to testify. Nobody wants to give Truth-and-Accountability a seat. Welcome to Tabung Haji's accountability merry-go-round.

Optimus : One of the reasons why many want to be a politician. With power comes the opportunity to have the fingers in the till, and in malusia, there is high chance of escaping the law when found out. Apart from these TH fellas, Mr 47 dnaa is another classic example.

RedRaven6070 : “Malaysia is a Malay country,” they insist—again and again, as though repetition can rewrite the Constitution. Fine then: let the Malays run the country entirely. And when everything goes wrong, at least there’ll be no one left to blame except the people who demanded the exclusive steering wheel.

GreenViper4010 : "...Malaysians were left waiting years after the RCI completed its work. And now, in 2026, we are asking questions about events that happened almost a decade ago." But that's the way we do things around here...and by the way, let's outlaw gambling!

On the Other Hand : There's more stink in here than in all the pig farms in Selangor.

catmandoo : Instead of saying the buck stops here, everyone is trying to dodge the bullet. So much about religion and integrity. Anwar, you should just appoint Lim Guan Eng to run Tabung Haji.

It filled me with pride to hear my leader Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaim my independence on that historic day of Aug 31. I remember how the ground of Merdeka Stadium trembled as the huge, excited crowd of many races and faiths shouted lustily “Merdeka!” seven times.

There was so much promise as I began the long journey to start anew as a nation free, sovereign, and independent. All along the way, I witnessed many eventful developments that changed the course of my history. Slowly and steadily, I built up my strength by exploiting my natural resources of rubber and tin.

Ayam Kampung : There is no longer any hope for this country -- poisoned by racism, cronyism and corruption. It's every man for himself now -- either Migrate to east malaysia or Migrate to an urban center like Penang or KL, where the opposition still maintains some semblance of rule, and where there is still SOME home for the non-Malays to preserve their rights and cultures.

JKT : Malaysia died the day Tun Dr. Ismail, the last secular Malay, died in 1973. If he was alive, Mahathir would never have become PM..and Malaysia would have followed a totally different trajectory.

According to the DAP deputy secretary-general, this must be emphasised to avoid giving the impression that a vote for DAP to remain in government means the party would stay on even when doing so is detrimental to its interests.

"One such detrimental instance that comes to my mind would be if Umno insists on seeking a pardon and eventual release of its convicted former president, Najib Abdul Razak. "Whether or not this crosses the red line, so to speak, should be something open for delegates to think about, and they should be free to elect to leave the government in such circumstances, even if they vote to remain in government.

Vijay47 : Ramkarpal Singh, it is sad that a person of Karpal Singh’s lineage would continue to disregard the elephant in the room. You suggest a firm DAP stand should Anwar Ibrahim and his government “cross the red line”. What red line would that be? 

The two of them have long crossed and smashed lines of every colour and shade and you still serve as a pliant cat’s paw. Sabah gave your party a bloodied nose in their state election over your betrayal of Anwar Ibrahim’s rosy pledges and promise of change. 

Yet DAP has not learned a lesson; you just kept on being silent, did not have a single thing to say, and let the prime minister rampage as he pleased. Token attention to others do not count, when his total focus is on Malays and Muslims. Isn’t everyone “anak saya”? 

What role to you play in Government? You have been reduced to a pathetic battle cry of “Vote for Harapan; or else things will be worse under PAS”. How much worse, Ramkarpal? I do not mind being under PAS. Not because I find their cause tolerable but that they are at least sincere foes given to stabbing us in the breast. 

This is anytime preferable to being pierced in the back by a so-called friend. Are we expected to support a band of traitors because the alternative is feared to be worse? If your DAP does not vote on Sunday to leave the coalition, this country’s demise is almost a sure thing – Anwar Ibrahim will forge further ahead with his ways and the non-Malays will face an unimaginable future. Ramkarpal, perhaps you and DAP welcome sitting at the back of the bus.

Headhunter : It’s a bit late to be making demands. Those should have been brought up when Anwar invited DAP to form the government. Knowing Anwar had no choice, you should have laid your cards on the table then. 

In the rush to form the government, everything was offered by DAP on a silver platter, even at the cost of being short-changed on portfolios despite having a bigger haul of seats compared to PKR. In short, DAP ended up with the short end of the stick. Worse, you guys are now being blamed for a weak government.

Veteran 1972 : They crossed a major red line when PMX claimed a victory over the demolition of a Hindu temple. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PMX) faced heavy criticism and accusations of crossing a red line after using terms like "illegal temples" and calling for local councils to clear unauthorized structures. 

He later apologized for the phrasing and stated no old temple was demolished under his watch. Tensions peaked after independent groups partially tore down a temple structure in Rawang, with lawyers for the groups attempting to cite the Prime Minister's statements as justification. 

Accusations of Appeasement: Detractors claimed the rhetoric was a political maneuver aimed at appealing to the Malay-Muslim majority at the expense of the Indian community's historical and religious rights. So many lines crossed, please grow a pair!

The Book of Revelation opens with seven letters addressed to seven churches:

• Ephesus.

• Smyrna.

• Pergamum.

• Thyatira.

• Sardis.

• Philadelphia.

• Laodicea.

Today, very little remains of those churches.

Now… what happened?

Early Christianity

A lot of people don’t realize this, but Christianity didn’t come from Europe - it came from the Middle East and the eastern Mediterranean. In fact, places like modern-day Syria, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt were the heart of Christianity centuries before Europe converted. You could argue these regions were more important to (early) Christianity than Europe.

Most of the Middle East (with the exception of places like the Arabian Peninsula) was overwhelmingly Christian. Over the centuries, following the Islamic conquests beginning in the 7th century, much of the region became Muslim.

Take Asia Minor, for example. This was one of the most important centers of the early Church. The Apostle Paul founded churches in some of the largest cities of the Roman Empire. St. John is believed to have spent the last years of his life in Ephesus, and according to ancient Christian tradition, the Virgin Mary lived there under his care.

The New Testament shows just how central this region was. Paul’s letters to the Ephesians, Galatians, and Colossians were all written to churches in Asia Minor.

In this one, we look at how and why Western academics and other elements have completely dissembled the meaning of jizya, causing the people of the West to be oblivious to the sufferings caused by the return of this Islamic institution. But first, a quick recap: The Arabic word jizya is derived from Koran 9:29: 

Fight those among the People of the Book [Christians and Jews] who do not believe in Allah nor the Last Day, nor forbid what Allah and his Messenger have forbidden, nor embrace the religion of truth [Islam], until they pay the jizya with willing submission and feel themselves subdued.

In other words, conquered Christians and Jews were to purchase their lives, which were otherwise forfeit to their Muslim conquerors, with money. As one medieval jurist succinctly put it, “their lives and their possessions are only protected by reason of payment of jizya.”

Incidentally, the Koran’s call for infidels to pay jizya while “feel[ing] themselves subdued” is precisely why one Islamic State editorial urges the Christians of the Congo “to pay the jizyah and remain submissive.”

Payment of jizya was never limited to extorting money from “infidels”; it was also a reminder for them to “know their place.” Some of Islam’s jurists mandated several humiliating rituals at the time of jizya payment. The presiding Muslim official could slap, choke, and/or pull the beard of the paying Christian or Jew — who might also be made to approach the official on all fours.

Although direct European intervention in the nineteenth century brought an end to jizya exactions, today — whether institutionalized as under the Islamic State and its offshoots, or as a “vigilante” rationale to plunder infidels, as in Mali — jizya is back.

That said, there is a reason the perennial institution of shaking down infidels for money is so completely unknown or misunderstood in the West. In keeping with an important theme — how Fake History of Islam undermines the West’s ability to comprehend the dangers of Muhammad’s creed — academics have utterly warped the meaning of jizya.

Consider the words of John Esposito, the late founder of the Prince Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University:In many ways, local populations [Christians, Jews, and others] found Muslim rule more flexible and tolerant than that of [Christian] Byzantium and [Zoroastrian] Persia. 

Religious communities were free to practice their faith to worship and be governed by their religious leaders and laws in such areas as marriage, divorce, and inheritance. In exchange, they were required to pay tribute, a poll tax (jizya) that entitled them to Muslim protection from outside aggression and exempted them from military service. 

Thus, they were called the “protected ones” (dhimmi). In effect, this often meant lower taxes, greater local autonomy (emphasis added) Despite the almost gushing tone related to Muslim rule, the idea that jizya was exacted in order to buy “Muslim protection from outside aggression” is an outright lie, as is Esposito’s assertion that jizya was paid to “exempt them [non-Muslims] from military service.”

When MSMEs fall behind on tax liabilities, even sums under RM500,000, the department often pursues them to the fullest extent of the law, culminating in prosecutions that can trigger personal bankruptcy for owners or winding-up for companies.

This approach extracts revenue from the visible, relatively compliant segment of the economy while larger and more opaque players appear to operate with greater latitude. Bankruptcy and insolvency data illustrate the human and economic cost.

Under the Insolvency Act 1967, individual bankruptcies reached 6,776 new cases in 2025, up from 5,977 the previous year, bringing the cumulative total close to 100,000. Business-related causes form a meaningful share.

Roughly 1,121 cases linked to business loans and more than 1,300 involving entrepreneurs or merchants. Company liquidations provide a closer proxy for formal SMEs. Forced winding-ups registered about 1,739 cases in 2025, with voluntary proceedings adding another 781.

Since 2018, the combined figure has exceeded 20,000. The Companies Commission of Malaysia recorded 3,277 companies with winding-up status in 2024. Department of Statistics Malaysia figures show 28,924 enterprise deaths in 2024 alone.

The demonstration, led by Aero Sentinel’s chief pilot Or Shabat and reported via a social post by the company’s chief marketing officer, Ofir Avram, took place in highly complex terrain under challenging GPS-denied conditions. 

According to reports in the Defence Blog, an independent defence and security outlet, Avram stated that the trial “delivered outstanding results, exceeding all expectations and proving the system’s reliability and operational effectiveness where it matters most.” 

When this technology becomes fully operational with Thai security forces, it will probably be employed in the deep south (Pattani, Yala, and Narathiwat) against local insurgents operating in the region. Attacks in the deep south have grown more intense and violent over recent months, with many Thai military servicemen and paramilitary personnel killed in insurgency assaults. 

The new Israeli-designed and built drone surveillance systems would have clear practical applications against the militant groups active across the region. Aero Sentinel systems have previously been used by Israel for sensitive intelligence missions during its 2025 military campaign against Iranian targets, aimed at identifying high-value targets. 

There are also stories that the system has been used in Ukraine against Russian forces. The uniqueness of the Aero Sentinel platform lies in its ability to operate without GPS signals (using capabilities such as visual navigation via onboard cameras), surveil large areas, and function effectively in contested or jammed environments. 

Such a system, if deployed against insurgents who rely on surprise attacks in difficult terrain, could prove highly effective.

13 August 2026

GRS, THE RECORDS ARE IN YOUR HANDS: PUBLISH THE FELDA LAND AGREEMENTS AND TELL SABAHANS WHAT WE ACTUALLY RECEIVED

Borneo’s Plight in Malaysia Foundation (BoPiMaFo) calls upon the GRS-led Sabah Government to finally disclose the full history, present status and benefits arising from the enormous areas of Sabah land placed under FELDA development.

We want to make one point absolutely clear from the beginning. We are not accusing the present GRS Government of making the original decision in 1979.

The historical record shows that on 4 December 1979, the Sabah Government entered into an agreement with the Federal Land Development Authority (FELDA) under which approximately 247,000 acres were to be developed with cocoa and oil palm over ten years.

The stated purpose was to open settlement schemes, eradicate poverty and improve the living standards of Sabah’s rural population. The Chief Minister of Sabah at that time was Datuk Harris Mohd Salleh. Official Sabah records confirm that Harris was Chief Minister in 1979.

That is history.

Our question today is directed at GRS: YOU DID NOT MAKE THE 1979 DECISION — BUT YOU GOVERN SABAH TODAY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT?

The present State Government cannot simply say: “That happened under a previous government.” Hundreds of thousands of acres of Sabah land do not disappear from the responsibility of the State Government merely because governments change.

The land remains in Sabah. The titles and leases should be recorded in Sabah.

According to the traditional account, the surviving Christian men were presented with a choice: renounce Christianity and embrace Islam, or die. Around eight hundred refused, and on August 14 they were taken to a hill outside the city and executed.

At the time, this was about much more than one small Italian city. Constantinople had fallen only twenty-seven years earlier, and the Ottoman Empire was advancing deeper into the Mediterranean and southeastern Europe.

The sultan behind that expansion was Mehmed II, remembered to history as Mehmed the Conqueror. He was still only twenty-one years old when he captured Constantinople in 1453. 

The Siege Begins

According to the decree later issued by the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints, the Ottoman fleet approached Otranto on July 28, 1480, carrying roughly 15,000 men aboard around 140 vessels. The city’s Aragonese defenses were badly stretched because troops from the Kingdom of Naples were committed elsewhere in Italy. 

The Ottomans demanded surrender. Otranto refused. What followed was roughly two weeks of bombardment as Ottoman artillery battered the city’s defenses until, on August 12, the attackers finally broke through.

Wannabe Arab

The central PAS ulama council said the Federal Court's decision showed that the Kedah government had exhausted the legal avenues and powers available to it to stop issuing and renewing licences for gambling premises.

"In view of the court's decision that the actual power to eradicate gambling lies with federal laws, the burden and responsibility now fall entirely on the shoulders of voters." All Muslims must realise that their votes will determine whether this vice continues to be protected by federal legislation, or it can be completely eradicated from its roots.

‘Why didn’t PAS end gambling when in govt?’

Responding to Nor, DAP Youth national secretary Lim Chun Weng challenged PAS to explain why the party did not end gambling when it was part of the federal government and held ministerial posts, including the religious affairs portfolio.

Lim said gambling remains prohibited for Muslims, but accused PAS of using religion to suggest that support for the party was tied to a Muslim’s faith. “Muslims remain prohibited from gambling under religious law and syariah law.

“PAS should not twist the court’s decision to give the impression that voting for PAS is a measure of a person’s faith,” said Lim, who pointed out that PAS vice-president Idris Ahmad served as religious affairs minister from August 2021 to October 2022.

“If it is true that Muslims are obliged to vote for PAS so that the party can control Putrajaya and put an end to gambling, why was this not done when PAS was in the federal government and even held the religious affairs portfolio?” he questioned.

GreenKucing1640 : This is another reason why we should never vote for pas. I do not gamble but there's no need for pas to tell me what I can or cannot do. Mind your own business

Veteran 1972 : "Suka jaga tepi kain orang". So much of maksiat in your states, yet sibuk tentang bukan Islam. Just look at the Tabung Haji scandal, the cat got your tongues. The greatest of hypocrites are your people. 

One of the most famous quotes about hypocrisy is by French writer François de La Rochefoucauld: "Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue." This means that dishonest people pretend to be good because virtue is still valued by society. "The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy."

We Have A Country To Save : End Gamblimg promote Corruption. Maybe you shud stop serving alcohol in Langkawi. Close all the hotels in Kedah that serve alcohol. Maybe you shud learn how to manage Tabung Haji first and BTW Tabung Haji was bailed out by non Muslim taxpayers money who drink alcohol, eat pork and also gamble. 

You should stage a protest that the money shud be returned. You are welcome to go back to the Stone Age and travel on Camels. But best for you to mind your own business. Take care of your people. Don’t worry about the non Muslims. Whether we gamble, drink alcohol or consume pork, we can take care of ourselves.

From Fujisawa protests to sweeping new policies under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a country once seen as politically quiet is entering a new era defined by identity, social cohesion, and resistance to outside pressure. 

As birth rates collapse and public opinion hardens, Japan is making a choice few developed nations have dared to make: preserve its culture, even at the cost of economic decline. It is a high trust society not willing to become a low trust society. Japan is saving itself. 

We should all follow their lead. The West shows you what happens when politicians ignore their own people and flood their country with levels of immigration that nobody voted for.

What do you expect from penunggang agama? It's their level for avoiding their responsibilities. 

4D lottery outlets in Kedah are now legally cleared to reopen. The Federal Court of Malaysia officially dismissed the Kedah state government’s application to appeal a previous ruling that declared its ban on gaming and lottery operators unconstitutional. This landmark decision marks the end of the state’s blanket ban on pool betting, allowing 4D operators to restart the licensing process. 

The RCI revealed that Tabung Haji frequently overpaid for stakes in companies without proper due diligence or written justifications. They acquired large equity positions in underperforming or politically connected entities at premiums well above internal research valuations. While these massive cash injections temporarily inflated the stock prices of those specific companies.

JHEV visiting a Veteran formerly of 4 Rangers in Ipoh this morning. Mostly MACVA members my Brother In Law Choo Kam Meng ex navy invited me to attend with him. My wife too as her uncle is a PGB. 

My late father served in British Army 1949-1963. Continue his service Malaysia Army till 1981. Retired as RSM. About 1st and 2nd Malayan Emergency i had full information and knowledge. My uncle from my father and mother, are in army , Engineers Corps , Ordnance Corps and Malay Regiment. 

I know a Soldier who served in the Malaysian Emergency and also Vietnam. He told me that the Malaysian Emergency was worse than Vietnam. I hasten to add that he was an Infantryman. I’ve been to Malaysia many times and there is never any mention of British rule. I think that is a positive thing, they look forward, not back. 

What good would it do to fester over the past? A good documentary, but it might have been more balanced if some Malays had been interviewed. Itwas sad to learn that our troops were involved in a massacre, and I wouldn’t dream of defending it, but apart from the killing of the 3 British planters and the Governor, nothing was said about communist atrocities. 

It implied they were none, I very much doubt it. The fact is, the ethnic Malays did not rise up against the British, because it was a Chinese insurgency.  Some ethnic Malays didn’t regard the ethnic Chinese as true citizens of Malaya. It’s a divide that still exists to this day.

Together with judges Collin Lawrence Sequerah and Azmi Ariffin, the bench also ordered the state government to pay RM50,000 in costs, according to Free Malaysia Today. The decision upholds a Court of Appeal majority ruling that found Kedah’s policy of refusing to renew gambling-related business licences unconstitutional for encroaching on federal powers.

On the Other Hand : Didn't Hadi say that corruption is fine? How holy is PAS, really?

Mechi : Corruption (& lack of integrity) is one of our biggest problems not gambling. Get this right. PAS need to address corruption issues hard before it spreads to every strata.

MarioT : A landmark ruling to uphold the Federal Constitution.

Turnedback : Kedah MB , luck always with us, walk in to buy jack pot , looking forward to be the next millionaire through legal means, not Sakau any tax payers money.

Malaysiakini : 'Heartbroken' with PKR, Wong Chen marks new move with Bersama By Alyaa Alhadjri. Former Subang MP Wong Chen has officially joined Bersama today after 17 years as a PKR member.

Speaking at a press conference at Bersama’s party headquarters in Puchong, Wong (above, second from right) described his decision to leave PKR and vacate the Subang parliamentary seat as “heartbreaking” but necessary under the anti-party hopping provisions.

“I am excited to join this party,” said Wong, who cited a list of “personal insults” to his career while in government and his professional background as a corporate lawyer as a reason for his departure.

Specifically, Wong alluded to his removal as the non-executive chairperson of Malaysia Debt Ventures (MDV) in May, despite leading the GLC under the Finance Ministry back to profitability during his three-year tenure. “They removed me in five days. I took that as a personal insult. There was no explanation given,” he said.

Veteran 1972 : Calling the People's Justice Party (such as Malaysia's Parti Keadilan Rakyat, or PKR) an oxymoron is a political critique. It suggests a contradiction between the lofty ideal of serving the public ("People's") and fair treatment ("Justice") versus the reality of partisan or family-centered politics ("Party"). 

Well done PMX, everyone was trying to destroy PKR. Congratulations, you have done it all on your own! No outsider help needed.

BlueShark1548 : Congratulations Wong Chen and welcome to Bersama.Hope you guys will make an impact in GE16.Look forward and forget your past with PKR, a party lead by a selfish man who has no vision for the nation except for the PM post.

WhiteMoose0037 : You have made the right decision to resign and join BERSAMA. You will not regret it, as it is the right thing to do if you want to remain a politician. Anyway, PKR is a sinking ship, and its survival rests with DAP.

Kecik Mayong : Wonder who advices Anwar these days. He made much better decisions when Rafizi was with with him. When the father and daughter took over PKR, the party has been going downhill all the way...

On the Other Hand : We need politicians like Rafizi, Nazmi, and Wong Chen to lead us out of the fake reformasi, and also away from the incompetent but greedy rightwing of racists and religious bigots.

Former economy minister Rafizi Ramli said the UJSB Sukuk Series 1, which matured on May 29, involved RM12.5 billion that the government should have redeemed through cash or assets of equivalent value. "However, of the RM12.5 billion that needed to be settled, only RM965 million was in the form of property, namely a plot of land in TRX and plantation land in Sarawak.

“The remaining RM11.5 billion was settled in the form of another new sukuk, which will mature in 10 years, meaning the government will have to pay Tabung Haji RM11.5 billion in 2036," the Bersama co-leader said in a statement.

Rafizi said that the financial restructuring of Tabung Haji approved by the government at the end of 2018 depended on the government’s ability and compliance in fulfilling its financial commitments to Tabung Haji when they are due.

Under the arrangement, he said the federal government took over Tabung Haji’s loss-making assets through wholly government-owned Urusan Jamaah Sdn Bhd (UJSB), which then issued two series of sukuk to Tabung Haji.

He added that the government was then expected to replace these with cash or assets of equivalent value when they matured in 2026 and 2029, respectively.

Focus under RCI report

Rafizi said that these matters are the focus of the Royal Commission of Inquiry report on Tabung Haji, which also highlighted several other points.

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"The move to transfer Tabung Haji’s troubled assets and replace them with a sukuk instrument on paper, without cash flow, was a temporary measure, solely to enable Tabung Haji’s reserves to become positive and allow it to continue paying hibah (profits).

"The government needed to make allocations from its annual budget to ensure its commitments were fulfilled when they fell due, namely in 2026 and 2029.

"Assets held on paper through sukuk instruments made Tabung Haji’s assets and annual income accrued from the sukuk appear better, but this remained dependent on whether cash or equivalent assets were injected back to replace these paper assets when they matured," he listed.

Over RM17b approved in 2019

Rafizi said the government had approved at least RM17.8 billion on April 5, 2019, during former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's administration to cover the shortfall in the redemption of UJSB sukuk.

The commitment was subsequently continued under the 12th Malaysia Plan (12MP) during Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration and, he believed, under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim thereafter, through the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP).

“However, the financial commitment to restore Tabung Haji in accordance with the recovery plan under UJSB does not appear to have been honoured.

“So far, only RM500 million has been paid to Tabung Haji to redeem the UJSB sukuk,” Rafizi said, citing the RCI’s findings.

Rafizi added that the RM1.5 billion allocation approved under Budget 2021, during Perikatan Nasional's administration, was also not paid to Tabung Haji, with the government citing the need to use the funds for economic recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said billions of ringgit were subsequently allocated for projects under Jana Wibawa, some of which were later investigated over alleged corrupt practices, while part of the allocation had been committed to Tabung Haji.

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“Throughout my time as economy minister, I recall that the government had allocated more than RM1 billion a year to settle this UJSB sukuk when it matured on May 29 this year,” Rafizi added.

He then urged the government to provide a frank explanation during tomorrow’s parliamentary debate on where the billions of ringgit allocated over the years to restore Tabung Haji had gone to.

“If the current and future governments continue to defer their commitment to redeem the UJSB sukuk into the future by continuing to replace one debt instrument with a new one, Tabung Haji will continue to face the risk of asset liquidity and cash flow problems in the future,” he warned.

Francis T Rozario : The money going to this bailout is peoples money. Why should those who benefit nothing be made to bail out Tabung Haji? Shouldn't Haji money come out of the pockets of Muslims, their own money, to finance their religious obligations? 

Why should taxes from non-Muslims go towards this end? There is a lot of talk about what is halal and not halal, looks like it is not halal only when they decide it's not to their benefit or are we non-Muslims now being made to pay "jizya", the taxing of non-Muslims in an Islamic state? 

We have to bear in mind that we are not an Islamic State; we are a secular country, and that is what the Constitution states. In the first place, Tabung Haji was set up with people's money; now that it has been "mismanaged" the term used to account for the huge losses, people's money is being used again.