Is Tun Dr Mahathir a back stabbing crook, betraying his Alliance Agreement Deal with Anwar Ibrahim for PM handing over after 2 years?

[whoami]

As long DAP not the garment, i will support PM fm UMNO/PAS.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

As long DAP not the garment, i will support PM fm UMNO/PAS.

Well said. I hope BN/PAS win the next erections hands down.

 

[yinyang]

Malaysian PM delays confidence vote, says coronavirus battle takes priority

A motion seeking a vote of no confidence in Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's leadership was approved last week.PHOTO: REUTERS

KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will not face a confidence vote on May 18 as earlier scheduled, the Speaker of Parliament said on Wednesday (May 13) after the government cited the battle against the coronavirus as a priority.

Last week, the Speaker approved a motion seeking a vote of no confidence in Tan Sri Muhyiddin's leadership brought by 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, who had resigned as prime minister in February as his ruling coalition fell apart because of political wrangling.

But Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof said in a statement that Mr Muhyiddin later informed him that the government had decided to list only one order of parliamentary business for the day, the opening address by the King, "as the Covid-19 pandemic has not been fully cleared".

The next meeting of Parliament has been set for July 13 to Aug 27, but no date has been given for the confidence vote.
People close to the ruling coalition say they have a majority among the 222 elected Members of Parliament.
An aide to Tun Dr Mahathir said he would not immediately comment on the development. The office of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said he would address the matter during a Facebook Live session on Thursday.

Mr Muhyiddin, a former colleague of both Dr Mahathir and Datuk Seri Anwar, was unexpectedly sworn in on March 1 as the head of a government formed with the support of a corruption-ridden party that was defeated by a multi-ethnic coalition in the last general election in 2018.
Malaysia has so far reported 6,779 coronavirus patients, with 111 dead.

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/s...e-vote-says-coronavirus-battle-takes-priority

 

[CPTMiller]

A deal is a deal. Making a deal must be sincere. This is called integrity.

What deal?

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Under fire for renewed cooperation with Dr M, Anwar insists Opposition must stand as one | Malay Mail
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during a press conference with Pakatan Harapan and Warisan MPs in Shah Alam October 6, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim during a press conference with Pakatan Harapan and Warisan MPs in Shah Alam October 6, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Pakatan Harapan must be united and cohesive in order to uphold its ideals and promises to Malaysia, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said to explain the coalition’s continued cooperation with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.


Dr Mahathir is nominally the chairman of the ruling Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia but is working with PH to oppose his party’s president, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

In a Facebook Live session today, Anwar said PH must not give up on the reform agenda and needed the support of those such as Dr Mahathir to continue this struggle.

The PKR president and PH came under criticism for maintaining ties with Dr Mahathir who continues to be blamed for the February political crisis that led to the collapse of the PH administration.

Anwar and Dr Mahathir issued a joint statement on May 9 saying they have set aside their differences in order to jointly oppose the Perikatan Nasional government that came to power unelected.

“If we read the content of the statement, it is only inviting the people to understand the stance of the Opposition as a whole,” Anwar said.

“I signed it as the Opposition leader. The duty of the Opposition leader is not only to be the chairman of PH that compromises Keadilan (PKR), Amanah, DAP but all of the Opposition including the Bersatu faction under Tun Dr Mahathir and Warisan in Sabah

“That is why I made the joint statement,’’ he said.

Anwar acknowledged the criticism arising from the joint statement and said he understood the origins of the sentiment.

However, he said it was his prerogative as the leader of the federal Opposition to rally support where he could.

“Even if there are efforts by others to challenge me for the position, the consensus that we reached in PH is that I should continue and I believe because PH feels that the spirit of the manifesto, the spirit of idealism should not fade,’’ he said.

In the May 9 statement, both Anwar and Dr Mahathir reaffirmed their rejection of the PN government that slipped into the vacuum left after the previous administration collapsed due to Dr Mahathir’s resignation as the prime minister.

The two leaders have a complicated history tracing back to 1998 when Dr Mahathir sacked Anwar as his deputy prime minister.

They previously claimed to have set aside their enmity to cooperate in opposing the Barisan Nasional government but went on to issue remarks in the aftermath of the February crisis that showed their continued mistrust of one another.

 

[Loofydralb]

Malaysia is on track to be a failed state in 10 years time. Soros didn't get them. Zionist didn't get them. Communist didn't get them. But their corrupt way and culture will do themselves in
Mark my words...10 years.
Sg should have plans to do a Malaysian Malaysia by then. Something even LKY himself failed.

 

[nightsafari]

Pse discuss!

can a leopard change it's spots??

 

[nightsafari]

old horse probably tried to buy out some PKR members to back stab anwar.... but he never expected that it'll be him instead .

tikam some more lah! karma hu akhbar.

 

[nightsafari]

Mad hatter was one of the worst things to ever happen to jiuhu. He championed the apartheid system in jiuhu today that polarised the country using race and religion.

for his own benefit. being an Indian, he was envious of the Chinese so he made them the bogeyman so that the Chinese and the Malays would fight it out and his Indians/Indian Muslims would be the eventual victors. Little did he know that the Malays would turn on everyone and fark his Indian kin even harder.

 

[nightsafari]

why Tun not consider Retirement ?

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money no enough / power no enough / he got bored of retirement and wanted to flex his muscles again...

 

[whoami]

money no enough / power no enough / he got bored of retirement and wanted to flex his muscles again...

Hate him. Love him. Msia did prosper under his premiership.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

One-day parliament sitting with no motions a possible sign of Muhyiddin not commanding the majority: Anwar
President of the People’s Justice Party Anwar Ibrahim gives the keynote address during their general assembly in Melaka, Malaysia, on Dec 7, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng/File Photo
14 May 2020 02:13PM (Updated: 14 May 2020 02:20PM)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday (May 14) that the ruling government has limited next week's parliamentary sitting to a royal address most probably because it does not have confidence of commanding a majority in the House.
His comments came amid a chorus of criticism from the opposition bench, after parliament speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof announced that the Members of Parliament (MP) will not meet after the royal address.

In a Facebook Live, Mr Anwar said Pakatan Harapan's (PH) view is that it is not appropriate to adjourn the meeting immediately after the Malaysian king’s speech.
“If COVID-19 is the reason, the seating arrangement has already been taken care of … If this is already completed, for sure we can have a meeting. This is why we believe the meeting should convene,” he said.
On Wednesday, the speaker said that the change in agenda for next Monday's parliamentary sitting was the decision of the government, having taken the current COVID-19 situation into consideration.
This meant that no government businesses would be discussed in the Lower House come Monday. Motions earlier accepted by the speaker, including Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposed vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, could also not see the light of day.


A statue of Malaysia's first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman is pictured in front of the parliament building in Kuala Lumpur on July 17, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

The announcement did not sit well with PH politicians, who believed that the move was to delay the vote of no-confidence against Mr Muhyiddin. He had in February led Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia out of PH and joined forces with the former ruling coalition to take power.
“I believe this is largely due to the fact that the government does not have confidence that it has obtained the support of a majority of the MPs,” Mr Anwar said in his Facebook Live.
There are MPs who would jump ship when they are not given ministerial posts or posts in government-linked corporations, he claimed, urging people to choose candidates who will hold fast to their principles and ideals in the coming general elections.
READ: Commentary - Wheels set in motion for another political showdown in Malaysia
MAHATHIR SAYS CHANGE IN AGENDA IS AN ATTEMPT TO BLOCK HIM FROM SPEAKING
Dr Mahathir, the former prime minister whose resignation triggered the collapse of the PH government, described the ruling government’s decision as an attempt to block him from speaking as an MP in the House.
“Now that the parliament is not allowed to convene, which means Muhyiddin actually does not have the support to be the prime minister,” he claimed in a video posted on his Facebook page on Wednesday.

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad leaves after an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 28, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Dr Mahathir insisted that Mr Muhyiddin did not command the majority of the House at the time the latter was sworn in before the king.
He said he has been waiting for the chance to speak in the House and to explain the reasons of him tabling the motion of no-confidence vote.
Meanwhile, Mr Mohamad Sabu, the president of Parti Amanah Negara and former defence minister, described the current government as a “backdoor government” and “spineless government”.
According to the Star, Mr Mohamad said the decision to not allow any debates during the one-day parliament sitting reflected “the absence of wisdom and democracy” in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.
“It also shows the Perikatan government’s anger at the no-confidence motion on Muhyiddin’s leadership,” he said.
“If parliament isn’t an open platform for us to show the effectiveness of the country’s democractic system, does that mean that the streets will be the decisive platform after this?” he asked.


Former minister Yeo Bee Yin, who is Bakri MP and with the Democratic Action Party, said an online parliament session should be held instead if the pandemic is of concern.
“If you are prime minister, whose majority is questioned but you (actually) do hold the majority, will you have your very first parliament session with no question and answer, no motion, no debate and no vote?” she wrote on her Facebook page.
BARISAN NASIONAL REITERATES SUPPORT FOR MUHYIDDIN
Meanwhile, the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition has continued to pledge support for Mr Muhyiddin and his PN coalition.
In a press conference on Thursday, BN's secretary-general Annuar Musa said the 43 MPs are in favour of Mr Muhyiddin's leadership as prime minister
“Should there be a motion of no confidence in Parliament against PN (Perikatan Nasional), all Barisan MPs would en-bloc vote for Muhyiddin as Prime Minister," he stated.
Source: CNA/tx(aw)

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Dr M’s backing of DAP necessary to keep his own political ambitions alive, say analysts | Malay Mail
Analysts say Dr Mahathir has little choice but to back DAP in order to make him relevant politically come the 15th general election. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Analysts say Dr Mahathir has little choice but to back DAP in order to make him relevant politically come the 15th general election. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — While the nation continues to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, tensions between former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and current incumbent Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is once again on the rise, with political tit-for-tat taking place between both parties.

This includes a recent blog post, in which Dr Mahathir, who is also the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia chairman, came to the defence of former ally DAP, lamenting that Malays could not see that the party was not its worst enemy.

This apparent pivot to prop up DAP is seen as a means for Dr Mahathir to not only remain politically relevant but to ensure his public support, analysts have suggested.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) geostrategist Azmi Hassan stated that Dr Mahathir is left with very few options as he is bleeding overall Malay support.

“It is obvious that Dr Mahathir realises that he has lost support not only from his former party but the Malays in general. With Umno and PAS’ strong grip on the Malays, Dr Mahathir has no choice but to back DAP in order to make him relevant politically come the 15th general election.

“With Dr Mahathir most probably out of Bersatu and with PKR’s internal struggle affecting its Malay-based support, Dr Mahathir’s choice is very limited,’’ said the professor, adding that the current situation is similar to the scenario before the 2018 polls.

Azmi then points to the current political situation in Kedah, where the state Opposition claimed it has 23 lawmakers who declared a loss of confidence in vice-president and Dr Mahathir’s son Datuk Seri Mukhriz’s leadership.

“Looking at what happened in Kedah where not only PKR state legislators quit the party to support Muhyiddin but also Bersatu assemblymen did the same, this is the manifestation of how Dr Mahathir’s influence in Bersatu is diminishing rapidly.

“I think when the Kedah mentri besar is ousted, it is a clear signal that the majority of Bersatu MPs and its state counterparts will align themselves with Muhyiddin. And in most probability, Dr Mahathir and Mukhriz won’t get the chance to contest in the Bersatu election,’’ said Azmi.

It is likely that both Dr Mahathir and Mukhriz will either be sacked from the party which they founded or be prevented from contesting in its election, said Azmi.

“Yes, they will be booted out from Bersatu before the party election or if Muhyiddin feels confident enough, he can let the father and son contest and let the delegates make their choice. In either case, I think this will spell the end for both of them unless other allies such as DAP and PKR come to their rescue.

“And this is where Dr M comes all out ridiculing the group who are suspicious about DAP and ups his ante in demonising few Umno leaders who are on trial right now,’’ he said.

However, Mukhriz has previously stressed that the party cannot sack any members without first hearing them out.

For senior fellow at the Singapore Institute of International Affairs Oh Ei Sun, Dr Mahathir’s recent position indicates that the senior politician is well past compromising with Muhyiddin.

“For about two months after the latest change of government, Dr Mahathir has been ambivalent or even equivocal in his political attitude and stance, perhaps deliberately so to achieve certain political ends, such as hopefully Muhyiddin and Azmin’s repentant return to Dr Mahathir’s camp,” he said, referring to PKR turncoat-turned-senior minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.

“On the one hand, Dr Mahathir obviously pulled his punches when it came to criticising Muhyiddin’s rule, giving the impression that Dr Mahathir tacitly agreed that all should give Muhyiddin a chance to prove himself. On the other hand, he pulled no punches in continuing to vehemently criticise Anwar as essentially power-hungry. But all changed with the mounting of the motions of no confidence — some coming from no other than Dr Mahathir himself.

“That put Dr M solidly back into the PH camp (for the moment), and he needs to consolidate his renewed camaraderie with his erstwhile PH allies and therefore his basic support base. Hence the joint statements with Anwar, the sudden defence of DAP and various other antics to come, at a time when he feels that it is no longer feasible to try to come to some sort of accommodation with the Muhyiddin camp in his party,’’ he said.

Oh was referring to a joint statement made by Mahathir and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on May 9, where both leaders vowed to return the people’s mandate following the formation of the Perikatan Nasional administration in February.

Oh stated that Dr Mahathir’s Malay supporters or sympathisers could be roughly divided into three sometimes interrelated categories, which are: urban Malays who are often more (but not excessively so) liberal, the semi-rural and rural Malays who recognise Dr Mahathir’s role in transforming the country from an agricultural society to a largely industrialised one, improving their socioeconomic lot in the process ,and the opportunistic, who would jump on whichever political vessel they perceive as being beneficial to their material or other “wellbeing”.

“I think most of Dr M’s supporters and sympathisers in Bersatu fall into the last two categories, and especially the last category.

“That is why Dr M had to moot the motions and so on to demonstrate his political relevance and create the impression that the ‘wind’ is blowing his way. So the Muhyiddin side counter-attacked and toppled the Kedah government under Mukhriz, to take the wind away from under his (and his father’s) sail, so to say,’’ said Oh.

“But Malaysian politicians are quite resilient, capable of bouncing back from even the worst of political defeats, as were vividly demonstrated by both Dr M and Muhyiddin, and even Mukhriz over the last half decade,’’ he added.

Independent political analyst and veteran economist Hoo Ke Ping also weighed into Dr Mahathir’s current position, stating it was done simply out of political survival.

“It is obvious he has little choice as both sides see him as a liability now and he is left with only DAP to cling on,’’ said the professor.

However the situation poses an irony, stated Hoo, as Dr Mahathir often lambasted and demonised DAP during his first 22 year tenure as prime minister-cum-Umno president.

Hoo also stated that it would be awkward for Dr Mahathir to lean on PKR as certain elements within the party, and even DAP, want him to step down from his post previously.

 

[Confuseous]

The twists and turns, complete with frog jumping MPs are just too complex to follow - worse than following the
Palestine issue.

Maybe we feel sorry for Anwar. But in the final analysis, he is just another failed leader. Competent Chinese leaders
in the party left him, like Tian Chua. He left Azmin alone because the Mad Hatter was covering him. His daughter
gave up on him.

 

[winnipegjets]

:“It is obvious that Dr Mahathir realises that he has lost support not only from his former party but the Malays in general. With Umno and PAS’ strong grip on the Malays, Dr Mahathir has no choice but to back DAP in order to make him relevant politically come the 15th general election. "

I doubt that UMNO and PAS have that strong support amongst the Malays. Take away the dirty money and the crazies, UMNO and PAS are nothing.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Malaysia’s political tussle returns to centrestage as COVID-19 situation eases
Malaysia's Prime Minister Designate and former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin waves to reporters before his inauguration as the 8th prime minister, outside his residence in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 1, 2020. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

By Vincent Tan
16 May 2020 06:00AM (Updated: 16 May 2020 06:00AM)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s unresolved political drama - simmering on the sidelines since the collapse of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government as the nation focused on tackling COVID-19 - now appears to be back in the spotlight.
The upcoming one-day parliamentary session on Monday (May 18) will be the first sitting for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, the informal coalition which took the reins in March.

Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad fired an initial salvo in the first week of May by sending in a motion for a vote of no-confidence against Mr Muhyiddin.
This motion was accepted by the House speaker, but the government appeared to have blocked this proposed vote by limiting the one-day sitting to just the king’s opening speech, citing the COVID-19 situation as part of its consideration.
Meanwhile, it is rumoured that Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) may expel both Dr Mahathir, its chairman, and his son, Mr Mukhriz Mahathir, its deputy president who led the PH state government in Kedah until this week.
The political heavyweights - Dr Mahathir, Mr Muhyiddin, Parti Keadilan Rakyat's (PKR) Mr Anwar Ibrahim and United Malays National Organisation's (UMNO) Ahmad Zahid Hamidi - are facing different sets of challenges as people’s attention is once again trained on the power tussle.

Analysts told CNA that despite having performed credibly in the management of the pandemic, Mr Muhyiddin needs to prove that he commands a parliamentary majority to shake off the perception of helming a “backdoor government”.
For Dr Mahathir, he has lost his incumbency advantage, having caused the collapse of the PH administration through his resignation.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad (right), Anwar Ibrahim (centre) and Muhyiddin Yassin leave after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Jun 1, 2018. (File photo: Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

The current situation appears to be bleak for Mr Anwar, whose attempts to ascend to the prime ministership were repeatedly dashed. It also remains to be seen whether UMNO, which is used to calling the shots, can accept playing a less dominant role in the federal administration led by a Bersatu prime minister.
The only way to break the political deadlock is to have a proper general election, opined Mr Nur Jazlan Mohamed, an UMNO Member of Parliament (MP) and a former deputy minister.
“Right now, the parliament can’t even hold a proper debate on His Majesty’s speech this May 18, which is basically the government’s agenda for 2020, because of worries that it might not be approved by the parliament,” said the Johor UMNO deputy chairman.
The problem would be magnified later on when it comes to reading and approving the 2021 budget, as a government failure to pass it's budget effectively means a loss of confidence as well, he explained.
“A hard reset, a general election to properly obtain a mandate would be the best. At the moment though, only UMNO and BN (Barisan Nasional) feel this is the best method,” noted Mr Nur Jazlan.

MUHYIDDIN ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO OVERCOME “BACKDOOR” IMPRESSION
While the Muhyiddin administration has performed credibly in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, it now has to overcome the impression of being a backdoor government, say those interviewed by CNA.
Dr Lee Kuok Tiung from Universiti Malaysia Sabah, said the RM250 billion (US$57.5 billion) stimulus packages had won the Prime Minister public support.
“So far, his administration is acceptable because none of the politicians involved in ongoing (court) cases have been appointed. It’s still too early to judge them, but the selection or appointment seems to reflect criteria on integrity and accountability.”
After being sworn in, Mr Muhyiddin had pledged to lead a clean Cabinet.
“In addition, although the more well-off benefit indirectly through mechanisms such as the six-month debt moratorium, the stimulus package also penetrates different segments of society and those who need subsidies including students,” Dr Lee added.
Mr Muhyiddin may have circumvented his opponents in the Monday parliamentary sitting, leaving them trying again during the next session in July, he noted.
READ: One-day parliament sitting with no motions a possible sign of Muhyiddin not commanding the majority, says Anwar
However, Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid, a political science professor at Universiti Sains Malaysia, said that the prime minister needs to overcome the impression that he took power via a backdoor.
Mr Muhyiddin had in February led Bersatu out of PH and joined forces with the former ruling coalition to take power.
“From one point of view, it is a government that didn’t come into power by being voted in as a bloc,” Prof Ahmad Fauzi said, adding that legally, however, all Mr Muhyiddin needed was the majority of MPs in the Lower House.
“To overcome this legitimacy impression, Muhyiddin’s government should be doing its best in all avenues, the most important of which is to be accountable to the electorate via parliament,” he said.

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his Cabinet members. (Photo: Facebook/Muhyiddin Yassin)

Prof Ahmad Fauzi said the Mr Muhyiddin-led government was compounding its legitimacy issues by limiting the coming parliament sitting to one day.
“We are living in modern times, and many democracies, the latest being the United Kingdom, have gone online … What’s the problem with holding an online parliamentary session and showing accountability that way?” he said.
To further strengthen his position, Mr Muhyiddin would have to reach out to MPs from the other side of the political aisle and induce them to join his camp, said political commentator Oh Ei Sun.
“Muhyiddin has certainly ensured that most of the MPs in his camp were somehow appointed to various positions in the government or GLCs (government-linked companies), thus consolidating his support base,” Dr Oh pointed out.

MAHATHIR NEEDS POLITICAL MOMENTUM TO ATTRACT LAWMAKERS
Although Mr Muhyiddin is Bersatu's president and holding the top post in Putrajaya, Dr Mahathir, the twice-former prime minister, also has his own supporters in the party.
However, it would be a long shot for him to topple Mr Muhyiddin, said analysts.
“Mahathir no longer enjoys the advantage of incumbency, even in persuading the MPs on his side to stay on with him - albeit with divided loyalty to Anwar - what more in calling MPs from the Perikatan side to join him,” said Dr Oh.

Dr Mahathir Mohamad attends a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Mar 1, 2020, after Muhyiddin Yassin was appointed as Malaysia's next prime minister by the king. (Photo: AFP/MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

“What he needs to do is create a sort of irresistible political momentum, or ‘wind’ in local political parlance, that makes the MPs feel the political advantage is building up on his side, and it’s worthwhile to join him,” he explained.
Dr Oh added that this could be why Dr Mahathir had proposed the no-confidence motion.
This explicit move to bring down Mr Muhyiddin has in turn triggered defections in the Kedah state assembly, as a way of bringing down Mr Mukhriz, who is seen as Dr Mahathir’s proxy.
“Mahathir had always been coy about his real political position, dithering between his mild criticism of the Perikatan Nasional government, and his manifest detestation for Anwar. So both Muhyiddin and Azmin Ali harboured hopes of then winning Mahathir’s support for them.”


“Now that he has been explicit in his intent to bring down the new government, the gloves are off and the two (Kedah) assemblymen were understandably instructed to defect to bring down Mukhriz and detract the political ‘wind’ from Mahathir’s camp,” Dr Oh observed.
Prof Ahmad Fauzi said Dr Mahathir also suffers from legitimacy issues if he wants to style himself as a pretender to the throne, “given that he himself was a major, if not the main cause, for the downfall of the Pakatan government (via his resignation).”

Right after the collapse of the PH government back in March, Mr Anwar, the president of PKR, had announced his disappointment in Dr Mahathir in an interview with CNBC.
In addition, PKR has since been going through a round of housekeeping and defections, involving those aligned with former party deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, now a senior minister in the PN Cabinet.
The defections were bound to happen, said party communications director Fahmi Fadzil. The sacking of Mr Azmin on Feb 24 was a culmination of a series of insubordination acts trending back to 2014, when a Selangor political crisis saw Mr Azmin named as the state’s chief minister, he added.

Politician Anwar Ibrahim reacts as he leaves his home in Kuala Lumpur on February 26, 2020. Malaysia's government has collapsed after the resignation of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, which followed a failed bid by rivals to form a new coalition aimed at stopping leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim from succeeding him. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

“I think for PKR, the situation is how do we rebuild after the worst spate of defections, sackings and suspensions that has happened?” said Mr Fahmi, who is also the Lembah Pantai MP.
On one hand, he explained, the party needs to restructure itself at the grassroots level, and also set the party to rights.“It’s an opportunity to ensure the transgressions of the ‘cartel’ are corrected, and no one repeats building such an unchecked power base in the party that it jeopardises the reform movement,” he said.
For now, Mr Anwar has essentially no choice but to wait, as the “wind” is not necessarily even with Dr Mahathir, what more him, Dr Oh opined.
“The party will survive, as it did even when Anwar was in jail and only had one MP. But it’s future in government again is uncertain.”

Meanwhile, Prof Ahmad Fauzi said it is quite disappointing for Anwar to keep putting his trust in Dr Mahathir despite the broken promises. The analyst was referring to a May 9 joint statement by the two opposition figures that PH was not giving up the fight.

Mr Anwar’s move to work with Dr Mahathir now, would have the effect of preventing further defections of elected PH representatives to the prime minister’s camp.

"However, this gives the image of impatience and desperation for Anwar. In turn, that image of impatience is a mark against Anwar and his style of politics ... (This) made him unpopular, thus costing him some long-time loyalists," said Prof Ahmad Fauzi.


UMNO has the largest number of MPs in the new PN government.
In the past weeks, the party has made several statements which some say have undermined Mr Muhyiddin’s political ground as prime minister.
Ahmad Zahid, UMNO's president, had issued a letter to Mr Muhyiddin pressing for more government posts. UMNO's deputy president Mohamad Hassan also declared that PN is just an understanding instead of a formal coalition.
Later, in what appeared to be a u-turn, Ahmad Zahid warned party members that UMNO was not in a dominant position, and should not make demands of the current government. On the same day, he declared en bloc support for Mr Muhyiddin should a no-confidence vote take place in parliament.

Malaysia's former deputy premier and UMNO president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (C) in Kuala Lumpur on Oct 25, 2018 (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)

Prof Ahmad Fauzi noted that UMNO’s role in any coalition has always been the “big brother”, the controlling factor, since the Alliance days pre-independence until Barisan Nasional.
“As it shows now, the loyalty of the UMNO ministers is more to the party, than the prime minister they nominally serve, such as when the health minister was caught on video mistakenly saying 500 countries, he was reporting to Ahmad Zahid, not Muhyiddin,” he said.
Prof Ahmad Fauzi was referring to an incident on social media, where Health Minister Adham Baba said he had spoken to 500 countries in a World Health Organisation (WHO) conference call about Malaysia's COVID-19 measures. He was said to have been reporting to Ahmad Zahid and not the prime minister.
Dr Adham later clarified that he had meant to say 500 participants, and that were about 50 participating countries in that conference call.

Playing second fiddle, Prof Ahmad Fauzi explained, is an abnormality that UMNO could not face for long, hence a factor for a potential implosion.
Concurring, Dr Oh said Ahmad Zahid would like to see UMNO firmly in the driver’s seat, and not as a fellow passenger with Mr Azmin as some sort of elevated conductor.
Currently, Ahmad Zahid, as party president, is an ordinary MP, which is at odds with the tradition in Malaysian politics that senior party figures are given senior Cabinet positions.

United Malays National Organization (UMNO) President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party President Hadi Awang hug during Ummah Unity Gathering in Kuala Lumpur on Sep 14, 2019. (Photo: REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng)

“Muhyiddin would have to doll out more political largesse to the UMNO crowd to solidify their support, or to at least firm up PAS' (Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) support for him, as for example with the chief ministership of Kedah,” Mr Oh said.
UMNO's Mr Nur Jazlan admitted that UMNO could hardly return to its pre-2018 heights. “We won’t reach the same dominant level before GE14, but we will still remain the most influential."
For now, UMNO will throw its support behind Mr Muhyiddin until the next general election.
"The party will support Muhyiddin as long as he shows he can survive," he said.
Source: CNA/tx(aw)

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Who Is Really Running Malaysia Under PN?

• 15 May 2020

When the Bersatu/Azmin putsch occurred in late February it had not been unexpected by, for example, those in very senior positions now at the MACC.

One of those personally told Sarawak Report, in front of colleagues (and indeed another western journalist on a separate occasion) that he feared bringing to book the big political crooks at UMNO, because they would be scheming every way to get back in and if they did then such MACC folk would be in mortal danger of retribution:

“I won’t have a bodyguard forever and what about my family, they have no protection”

the extremely senior officer of MAC confided openly, giving a very clear flavour of the mafia style of government that had by then become entrenched in Malaysia’s ruling party of many decades.

The same fears were deliberately circulated amongst the judiciary, police and just about anyone who might be involved in stopping UMNO’s plans to up-turn the GE14 election and get their leading criminals off the hook.

That plan has now been put into effect and the question is whether these super-rich desperadoes, who have been so exposed over the past months in Malaysia’s courts and on the world stage, can pull it off and pull the whole country and remaining economy down with it?

The idea that this is not what the ‘PN Government’ is primarily about is laughable. Azmin and Muhyiddin were utilised because they both had grand ambitions to be prime minister, but the current ‘PM8′ is a sick puppet, which becomes clearer each and every day as the emaciated cancer patient is rarely seen in public yet has somehow managed an astonishing catalogue of commands replacing all the top public positions in order to create a gravy train for the various politicians and warlords the schemers need to keep happy to get their core agenda through – namely getting off the hook and grabbing more public cash.

This week saw the most blatant move so far, as the people behind the putsch have started to realise time may soon be running out. Namely, the quick fire deal with Najib’s step-son Riza, amidst lame claims from the self-same MACC team that somehow the pardon had been already agreed to by the former AG. The angry Tommy Thomas, who had been behind the slew of prosecutions over 1MDB, has naturally denied that because it clearly isn’t true.

Not “Scumbag UMNO’s” Puppets?
When back in March Sarawak Report had challenged a top Bersatu politician extremely close to the newly nominated (but so far un-legitimised) ‘PM8′ over why Muhyiddin was clearly now prepared to let Najib and the rest of the the 1MDB criminals off the hook, that politicians guffawed and denied the prospect:

“Najib cannot get off the hook. PM 8 was sacked by Najib !”

was this Muhyiddin ally’s first reply, despite it having been pointed out that the minority Bersatu rebel leader was totally dependent on Najib and his UMNO/PAS allies for even a semblance of a majority in Parliament. The ally went on to ‘explain':

“PM 8 isnt that stupid to bring back kleptocrats, criminals, religious maniacs(framing) . Lets not prejudge.. Najib is definitely out. If in can assure of my revolt. Zahid will be called for contempt. [We are] Trying to get a few from PKR and Amanah to be friendly to Bersatu to overwhelm UMNO scumbags.. UMNO has 39.. need 10 from PKR, Amanah to align to Bersatu.. after all its a Bersatu led coalition…. Sure… [UMNO] 60 + years of no values .. decaying morals”

Sarawak Report attempted to point out to the Muhyiddin man that Bersatu could not lead or control a coalition dominated by “UMNO scumbags” because UMNO held the majority and ‘PM8′ relies completely on UMNO as an UMNO puppet orchestrated by Azmin, who has himself been working with UMNO since at least the day he failed to leapfrog Anwar to the top PKR position back in June 2018.

One of the signatures of Malaysian politics is the lack of subtlety and the blatant nature of what is going on is painfully clear to see. ‘PM8′ is clearly no more than a front man, enjoying a last moment of glory in the limelight, in return for executing the final political backstab of his backstabbing career (well possibly not the final one).

Azmin is the orchestrator, who is seeking to out-scheme an army of practiced political schemers and presently thinks he is running the show. However, it is in fact his good friend Rosmah and her husband who are back running the show and the fact that Riza was chosen to be the first let off the hook has demonstrated that fact.

Najib had the gall to claim on Facebook in the aftermath that Riza’s wealth had come from RM3.47 billion grossed from the ‘legitimate business’ of making films, without mentioning that the vast sums invested had been stolen from 1MDB. Not only was 1MDB never alerted to its investment, it was not a stakeholder in these productions and of course the public fund never received a penny back.

Now that he has been caught red-handed and was facing criminal trial in Malaysia under the previous AG, Riza has agreed to hand a paltry half of the money he claims to have made in return for being set free as a multi-millionaire.

More such ‘deals’ are currently being framed, without a shadow of a doubt, first on behalf of Rosmah, then Najib and then (finally, last being least) Zahid. The pressure is on to get these through before Azmin’s driving finally spins the whole runaway truck off the road completely.

Agong to ‘Authorise’ Budget!
Meanwhile, Parliament is being allowed to meet on Monday as demanded by the constitution, but the scam administration plans to avoid testing its non-existent majority under the extraordinary ‘Covid’ excuse that only the Agong will be allowed to talk whereas MPs will be merely allowed to sit next to each other (released from the order to stay in their states) in order to listen but not debate or work.

The planned manoeuvre is to insert a reference to ‘PM8’s’ monster extra budget into the speech that the Agong is given to read and then to claim to the bewildered public that the Agong has therefore ‘authorised the budget’. Anyone who then contests the budget is therefore illegitimate, as it will not have been passed by Parliament, will be screamed and and threatened for allegedly ‘insulting the Agong’.

The fact that the Agong by tradition never writes the speech he reads to open Parliament and that it is not for the Agong but the majority of MPs to authorise the budget might be lost on UMNO cheerleaders and political illiterates, but it is unlikely to do more than provoke laughter in the corridors of international lenders and it will certainly be challenged in the courts.

Client bone heads may line up to dutifully deliver their ‘police reports’ against those who ‘insultingly reject the budget’, but amongst those will be the people PN need to lend them money.

If PN survive Monday’s sham Parliamentary half hour, it still won’t get Azmin nearer to being Prime Minister. On the other hand, it may give ‘PM8′ a few more days or even weeks of pretending to run the country, whilst the real people now in charge carry on their plans to get their trials dropped (and their passports back) before it is all too late.

 

[winnipegjets]

Mujahiddin is gone ...the shortest sitting PM in Mudland history. Well, at least he did fulfill his dream.

He doesn't have that kind of cash to buy votes, unlike Najib.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Covid-19 limits Parliament sitting tomorrow | Malay Mail
The Parliament sitting this time, which would take place in the middle of the country’s struggle to combat the deadly outbreak, would be held with strict health safety regulations in compliance with the conditional movement control order (CMCO). — Picture by Miera Zulyana
The Parliament sitting this time, which would take place in the middle of the country’s struggle to combat the deadly outbreak, would be held with strict health safety regulations in compliance with the conditional movement control order (CMCO). — Picture by Miera Zulyana
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — A total of 220 out of 222 Members of Parliament (MP) are confirmed Covid-19 negative thus enabling them to attend the Dewan Rakyat sitting tomorrow.

Two other MPs did not go through the screening test because they were undergoing quarantine after they were found to be close contacts of Covid-19 positive cases.

A total of 950 people comprising MPs, Senators, Parliament staff and media personnel who were scheduled to be in Parliament during the one-day conference, third term of the 14th Parliamentary session underwent a Covid-19 screening test in stages from May 13 to ensure that those present are free of the outbreak.

The Parliament sitting this time, which would take place in the middle of the country’s struggle to combat the deadly outbreak, would be held with strict health safety regulations in compliance with the conditional movement control order (CMCO).

To ensure the Parliament building was free of Covid-19, the Fire and Rescue Department carried out the sanitation process in the main building of Parliament today and after the sitting.

The meeting of the 222 MPs for the first meeting, Third Term of the 14th Parliamentary was originally scheduled for March 9 to April 16, but was postponed to a day-long sitting tomorrow (May 18) following the Covid-19 outbreak that led the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).

The one-day sitting of Dewan Rakyat is in accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Federal Constitution stating that the Dewan shall convene no later than six months after its last meeting.

The Third Meeting, Second Term of the 14th Parliament was adjourned on December 5 last year after 36 days of sitting since October 7, 2019.

The businesses of the Dewan Rakyat sitting were also amended to feature only the Royal address for the opening of Parliament sitting by the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah due to the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak in the country which has yet to fully ease.

“The opening ceremony this time will be a bit brief compared to before considering the Health Ministry’s standard operating procedure (SOP) on Covid-19 ... but the ceremonies are maintained,” said House Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof.

In accordance with the calendar of the Dewan Rakyat sitting, the Second Meeting of the Third Term, which would take place for 25 days from July 13 to August 27, would include the motion of thanks to the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, debate on the royal address, bills and other government affairs and the tabling of the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (RMK-12).

Meanwhile, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief whip Leader Datuk Johari Abdul said all PKR MPs had undergone a Covid-19 screening on May 14 and 15 in their respective constituencies and those in the Klang Valley had the test at Parliament House.

Johari said Parliament had previously informed all MPs about adherence to standard operating procedures (SOPs) including the mandatory checking of body temperature before entering the Parliament building.

Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said he underwent a rigorous check-in at the airport before boarding a plane from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur and practicing social distancing on-board the flight.

“I have also done three Covid-19 screening tests ... the first screening test in the Prime Minister’s office, second in the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development and third in Parliament. These are all precautionary measures, “he said. — Bernama

 

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Maszlee: Bersatu will be ‘slaughtered’ by Umno in GE15, Zahid will become 9th PM if status quo on seats remain | Malay Mail
Bersatu Supreme Council member Maszlee Malik painted a bleak outlook for his party. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Bersatu Supreme Council member Maszlee Malik painted a bleak outlook for his party. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Supreme Council member Maszlee Malik, in a Facebook post, painted a bleak outlook for his party.

The former education minister said Umno has risen like a phoenix from the ashes, as the party now is the most dominant in the informal Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, especially after it was “gifted” two states whose mentri besar are Umno members.

Perak is also largely dominated by Umno and many positions in government-linked companies (GLCs) have been filled by its members.

“Not only this serves as a lifeline, it is a re-energisation of Umno at the highest level. In this state of affairs, as we move towards GE15, Bersatu seems to be presenting their necks to be slaughtered by Umno.

“Expecting Umno to compromise by maintaining the status quo of the existing Bersatu seats would essentially mean Bersatu is giving way to Umno to return to power and ultimately appoint Zahid Hamidi as the 9th PM based on their current composition of seats.” Maszlee said.

He also called on his party members to look to the future if they truly loved their party and not be happy with their “temporary” gains.

Maszlee pointed out that Bersatu was formed because Umno was facing a trust deficit crisis among Malay voters.

He explained the rationale behind his prediction, using Bersatu’s voter demographics.

Maszlee said generally Bersatu was been given the responsibility to contest in seats traditionally held by Umno, in line with the party’s raison d’etre as a Malay party poised as an alternative to Umno.

“Of the 52 seats contested Bersatu won 13 seats, which equals to 25 per cent of the party’s victory. From the vote perspective, the total number of votes won by all 52 Bersatu candidates was 718,648, equating to 28 per cent of the total voter turnout in all areas, that is 2,573,505.

“For this point, we shall use samples from the 13 seats won by Bersatu. Overall, it involved 760,925 voters, with an ethnic demography comprising 74 per cent Malays, 21.3 per cent Chinese and 5.2 per cent Indians and others. Those who went out to vote were 625,199 people (equivalent to 82 per cent). The votes garnered by the 13 Bersatu candidates meanwhile, was 301,681 (equivalent to 48.2 per cent of the total number of those who went out to vote),” he wrote.

Maszlee said that this means that out of 100 Malays, 37 voted Bersatu, out of 100 Chinese, 83 voted Bersatu and our of 100 Indians, 58 voted Bersatu, adding that Bersatu’s vote count comes from two sources, that is; the former voters of the then Pakatan Rakyat, excluding PAS voters and those who previously voted for Umno and BN, and who changed their preference.

He then pointed out that Bersatu’s test lies in how it can retain the support it received from loyalists of Umno and BN, who turned their support for Bersatu.

However, he said, this would generally depend on the ‘mood’ of the voters.

He pointed to the by-election results in Tanjung Piai and Semenyih as examples of seats which were returned back to Umno and BN, after Bersatu failed to defend its GE14 victories there.

“As mentioned above, the seat was won by a factor of 35 per cent from the GE13 BN voters who had decided for a change and voted Bersatu instead. However, it is evident from these by-elections that BN had successfully recaptured the two seats and we witnessed the severe defeat of Bersatu due to various reasons.

“And as we all are aware, the main reason for this is that Umno-BN voters have returned to their original party. Bersatu was only getting the votes from existing PR voters there.

“In summary, Bersatu which was initially established as an alternative party to Umno had failed to retain its position and was not able to compete with Umno-BN in their traditional strongholds.

“Now, we fear their regret because in the end Bersatu is, without much guilt or remorse, conspiring with the faction that they had earlier voted against and brought down,” he wrote.