The Bolehland Daily: FRU brutality causes father sleepless nights

I dont know about you but this news make me really really ANGRY! Damn the FRU.(Malaysiakini) FRU brutality causes father sleepless nightsSleepless nights plagued Chang Ah Kau after his son was brutally assaulted by the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) during the Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) fracas a few nights ago. The tailor was emotional when he related how he was unable to sleep for two nights after the incident but was thankful that his son, Jiun Haur, 23, was still alive.“I had to live with the fact that no matter what happened, (it) has happened. I’m (however) thankful that my son is still alive,” he told Malaysiakini during an interview in their Teluk Kemang home today.On Tuesday, tensions reached fever pitch when BMC residents who attempted...

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The BolehJokes Opinion: Learn from history

Referring to the article in The Star whereby the Prime Minister said “Learn from history” really raised a few questions in my mind. 1) If we are really learning from history, then why are we still being termed as “Malays” and “Non-Malays”?Haven’t we learned anything from World War 2 whereby hatred policy created by the then Nazi Dictator, Adolf Hitler, causes so much grievances that there are no accurate amount of measurement to the losses incurred. When can we ever move forward as one under the category of “Bangsa Malaysia”. Why do we still allow extremist to continuously incite the issue of Malay Supremacy and causes more unease to the others who for so many years have felt belittled including myself. We were born into this country not of our choice, but God. We are God given rights as...

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The Bolehland Recap: Top 10 headlines of the month

1) Raja Petra arrested under Sedition ActI would rate this as the number one simply because of the amount of stupidity involved by the authority that gained nationwide attention. Raja Petra chose to remain in jail by refusing to post bail at first but heeded the advice by his wife at last and posted the bail. Words fail me and my mind skip a thought for a moment when I got know about it because I just couldn’t believe it. It was truly an insult to democracy. 2) Commission: Act against Dr M and 5 othersThe Lingam controversy. This is another massive headline that gained widespread attention with some claiming that this is the darkest time in judiciary and inquiry is still ongoing. There were some flaws in between with the DPM claiming that prosecution not a certainty and Dr. M publicly challenged...

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The Bolehland Wrap Up Stories

You gotta be kidding me. This is really gangster's paradise. Another day of lawlessness if this shit pulls through. How long can we all tolerate with this bunch of evils?BMC four investigated for attempted murderFour onlookers caught unawares in the Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) scuffle on the night of May 27, are being investigated for attempted murder and rioting, said Kajang police chief ACP Shakaruddin Che Mood.About bloody timeCabinet wants BMC access road kept openThere's finally some good news for Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents - the federal government has ordered the controversial toll-free alternate road be kept open.Clueless or what?Decision on fuel subsidy scheme put offThe matter was to be discussed at the cabinet meeting today but it had to be deferred following the absence of...

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The Bolehland Daily: Chor's explanation sparks angry reaction from the people

(malaysiakini) On Chor justifies police action at BMC clashDisappointed Citizen: Dear Deputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung (BN - Alor Star). As you should have known by now, many people already know the truth. Have you been living in Mars? Do you not know what some policemen can do? Are you talking blind with your eyes wide open?Just one question to you. Did you see the Malaysiakini video? If the FRU and police have nothing to hide, then they should not have been chasing off the reporters before they did their ‘work’ on the 21-year-old. They should let the reporters film the whole thing. What are they afraid of? Justified? Mr Chor, you do not seem fit to represent the rakyat.Lemon: I feel ashamed with what the minister has said regarding the...

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The Bolehland Daily: Another big joke. Ready?

(Malaysiakini) Chor justifies police action at BMC clashDeputy Home Minister Chor Chee Heung (BN - Alor Star) explained that the police initially did not interfere with the scuffle between Bandar Mahkota Cheras residents and alleged thugs because they were waiting for back-up."They only managed to get the district police chief to send more enforcement to that area. By the time the FRU (Federal Reserve Unit) and police officers showed up, the scuffle had already ended.""All they could do was to issue warnings and told the crowd to disperse. In the confusion, residents were beaten up by unidentified thugs and they decided to use more force by using a car to knock police officers over."By about 10.10pm, six Federal Reserve Unit trucks along with...

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The Bolehland Wrap-Up Stories

The falling of the sharks?Khalid: Grand Saga EGM in 2 weeksThe Selangor government - through its state-owned company - will call for an emergency general meeting of toll operator Grand Saga within the next two weeks to settle the on-going Cheras toll saga.Avoiding responsibility?BMC residents take grouses to ParliamentA group of residents from Bandar Mahkota Cheras, who turned up in Parliament today, were unsuccessful in their bit to submit a memorandum to Works Minister Mohd Zin Mohamed.The Great Wall of Saga crackedCheras barricade goes down againBMC residents have torn down the controversial wall built by toll operator Grand Saga which blocked access to the Cheras-Kajang Highway late last night.Never-ending childish assault from the bald-headed dummy. Infact, the survey should be about...

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The Bolehland Retro: Anwar VS Mahathir (1998-1999). How did it happen?

The historic event that took place in 1998In 1998 Newsweek magazine named Anwar the "Asian of the Year." However, in that year, matters between Anwar and Mahathir came to a head around the time of the quadrennial UMNO General Assembly. The Youth wing of UMNO, headed by Anwar's associate, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, gave notice that it would initiate a debate on "cronyism and nepotism". The response was swift, as Mahathir issued lists of cronies who had benefited from government share allocations and privatisations. To the chagrin of Anwar and his allies, several of them were on the list, including Anwar and Ahmad Zahid.Anwar continued his assault on what he called the rampant corruption within Mahathir's administration, by attempting to impose transparent...

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The Bolehland Wrap Up Stories

The Gangster Act Part 2 : Human or Animal? You decide.BMC fracas: Police beat up youthBy his account, he was only a curiosity-seeker who wanted to know what was going on at the site of a disputed barricade near Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC) last night. In no time at all, however, Chang Jiun Haur was soaked in his own blood after being repeatedly beaten by 20 riot squad (FRU) personnel armed with batons and kicked with boots.“He asked for it. He ran over a policeman and he got what he deserved,” the officer told Malaysiakini a few minutes after the incident. Asked to identify the person who was hit by the car, the officer had initial difficulty in persuading the individual to come forward.When he did so, the man - who appeared unscathed - claimed: “He tried to run me over... look at my baton,...

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The Bolehland Daily: Here comes the bigger joke. Ready?

Grand Saga: We're not involved in fracasToll operator Grand Saga today distanced itself from the fracas which occurred last night at the barricaded toll-free access road to the Cheras-Kajang Highway in Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC).The fracas involved residents and several unidentified men and caused injuries to more than 10 residents, some of whom who were seriously hurt and had to be admitted to the Kajang hospital."Grand Saga wishes to state that it disassociates itself from the altercations between several parties yesterday and that it does not condone violence in any form," said the company's executive director Zainal Abidin Ali (left) in statement today."Grand Saga further wishes to extend its sympathy to the several persons who sustained...

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The Bolehland Daily: Oops! We did it again.

(Malaysiakini) Barricade re-erected, clashes with residentsIt did not take long for toll concessionaire Grand Saga to rebuild a concrete barricade to block a toll-free access road to the Cheras-Kajang Highway in Bandar Mahkota Cheras (BMC). The task of building the five-foot high wall across the double-lane access road started at about 1am and was completed by 3.30pm today. But tensions rose when BMC residents who attempted to tear down the wall clashed with a group of men purported hired by Grand Saga to protect the barricade. According to residents, about a dozen people were injured after they were assaulted by 30 'thugs'.Hit me baby one more timeBy about 10pm, some 400 to 500 residents had gathered at the site, attempting to remove the concrete...

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The Bolehland wrap-up story

Soon after he touched down at Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur, Dr Mahathir Mohamad couldn’t resist firing yet another salvo at his handpicked successor-turn-nemesis Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.He’s more afraid of Singapore than Umno members,” the former premier told a crowd of 300 supporters who had gathered to welcome him back from a week-long overseas trip. While Mahathir did not mention Pulau Batu Puteh, he was clearly referring to last Friday’s International Court of Justice decision against Malaysia in its dispute with Singapore over the sovereignty of the strategic uninhabited island south of Johor.The BolehJokes humors and thoughts:TCJ will always be T...

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The Bolehland Daily: Speaker warns Kit Siang on blog posting

Speaker warns Kit Siang on blog postingDewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia has warned Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) to correct remarks in his blog which lambasted deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee for rejecting his motion on Sabah illegal immigrants.Should Lim fail to do so, he could be liable to disciplinary action similar to that instituted in the past against fellow DAP parliamentarians Karpal Singh (Bukit Gelugor) and Fong Po Kuan (Batu Gajah).“If you do not correct your blog (post) and media statement, I will be forced to bring attention to the actions taken (against Fong previously),” Pandikar said yesterday.The BolehJokes humors and thoughts:TCJ: This Pandikar sounds like a "Pendekar" rather than a speaker. "If you dont compromise...

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The Bolehland Wrap Up Stories

"I got feeling, somebody's watching me. I got no privacy."Websites, blogs under probeMeanwhile, Parliament was told today that 22 websites and blogs have been investigated by the Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for airing false, pornographic and baseless allegations."Most of the blogs and websites are being operated using platforms from overseas and efforts to obtain evidence necessary for action often come to a dead end."Therefore, it's very hard to take legal action against these blogs," he said.---------------------------------------------->You been hit by, you been struck by.... A smooth criminal....SHOCKING: Malaysiakini journalist loses laptop in ParliamentMalaysiakini journalist S Pathmawathy got a shock when...

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The Bolehland Daily - Should Anwar apologise?

This is a very good question raised by Haris Ibrahim during a recent interview by The Star. He said that he would like to hear PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim apologise for all his actions (and inactions) during his 16 years in government."My contention is very simple," he says. "Tell this nation, 'I was wrong. I am sorry and I want to work with you', and I think we can move forward."Haris added that he had been tracking Anwar's public statements for the last few years and he has yet to see him make an unqualified apology to the nation. As deputy prime minister, he was guilty of doing many of the things he now criticises. His maneuverings to control the media is well-known in journalism circles. He also allowed for undeserved appointments...

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The Bolehland Daily: PKR kicks off campaign to win S'wak

(Malaysiakini)PKR has began what it hopes will be the first step in to eventually taking over the state government from Barisan Nasional with the launch of its new division over the weekend in the predominantly-Iban in Lubok Antu.PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim, who officiated at the launch on Saturday morning, described Lubok Antu - about 250km from state capital Kuching - as the gateway for opposition Pakatan Rakyat to enter Sarawak to prepare for the next state elections due in two to three years. Presently, Pakatan holds seven out of the 71 state seats - DAP six and PKR one, all Chinese-majority seats. Sarawak is the only state in Malaysia that does not hold its state election at the same time as the general elections - it held its last...

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The Bolehland Daily: Anwar, can you handle this? Pak Lah, can you handle this? Nik Aziz, Can you handle this? I dont think you can handle this.

Do you think the school uniform is too hot to handle? Laughable!Malaysian school uniforms for girls not sexy, says education ministerMalaysia's education minister has dismissed complaints by an Islamic group that uniforms of schoolgirls are too sexy and invite rape, an official said Monday.Education Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said over the weekend his ministry was unlikely to change the school uniforms, which he does not consider to be too sexy, but said officials would look into the matter."It is unfair to punish women and children and the clothes they wear for the act of rapists," The Star daily quoted him as saying. "From what I have seen, clothing is not the main consideration of those who commit despicable acts."Some reaction:"WOMEN...

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The Bolehland Daily: The Sign of Change?

The Election Commission (EC) has informed its officers to be prepared for a snap election, said chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman. Stressing that he was not one to speculate, Abdul Rashid said the EC was prepared “for anything” and was capable of handling a snap election as it had all necessary infrastructure in place.“But I don’t want to speculate, and it is not for us to speculate, but we are prepared for anything. In the past two months of meeting with the ROs, I’ve already told them to be prepared as it may be called anytime,” he said. The BolehJokes humors and thoughts:Ah Seng: Just no more cheating ar! Otherwise I dont serve you anymore Penang Fried Kueyteow! I mean it!Ah Kao: If you cheat again, I will stuff durians into your...

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The Bolehland Daily: Is it hurting his pocket money? Why he cares?

Samy Vellu wants Badawi and Mahathir to bury the hatchetProminent Malaysian Indian leader S. Samy Vellu has come out in support of Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is facing a revolt from predecessor Mahathir Mohamad, and wants the two to bury the hatchet.Vellu expressed his support for the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) amidst speculation that lawmakers from the alliance might quit to join the opposition, which might bring down the Badawi government.'I still believe he (Mahathir) is a very good leader. If he and Datuk Seri Abdullah get together, with his experience and all, it would be more useful for the country to progress further,' he said before opening the Kedah state MIC convention.The BolehJokes humors and thoughts:Krishna:...

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