WILL SOMEBODY BE HONEST AND OWN UP!

NO, there is no blame game....it is blatantly a no name game. Nobody is owning up to WHO GAVE THE DIRECTIVE TO BLOCK Malaysia Today.
When Global Voices picked up this story, you know that the whole world know about this clowning that is going on in 51 year old independent country......and laughing out loud.

When a directive is given it must be given by someone. But in this case that someone seems to be no one. This is politics Malaysiana. Nobody in the government has the common decency to own up. Like most failed corporations (which the Auditor General revealed we have many, especially the government-backed ones) the buck keeps being passed around like musical chairs. But the music never stops and somebody snoozes on.

But the guy who lost an island to that little red dot, declared that the MCMC had every right to block MT. Big Mouth can bark any which way he wants because nobody listens to him except Google who may now not want to invest here with a multi-billion ringgit data centre. He really has outlived his shelf-life.

SO WHO GAVE THE ORDER?

I asked around at Visu's birthday bash and came out with no answers. I had to go seek out HANTU. He gave me a list and asked me to do an ini-mini-minor-more stuff. Oh yes the list, preposterous but deliriously and riotiously entertaining: Let the game begin: PP-weary Najib, Just-returned Dotty. sick IJNed Police Supremo, the out-going AG, the in-coming AG of the anti-Anwar/RPK operation centre. NO, not the PM for sure as he is not aware of what's happening.

if you have the names

you can join in the game

ini-mini-minor-more
shame the bugger, we all swore

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Freedom of speech is not a privilege but a fundamental right of all free people.

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dang, I must be off....haven't bought 'tea lights" yet for tonight's candlelight vigil for our ISA detainees.

YES, IT WILL BE JUST A CANDLE THIS MERDEKA DAY.....FOR THOSE STILL IN ISA DETENTION.

Some Barisan Rakyat Bloggers are getting together at the Fisherman's Wharf (Taman Desa) come Merdeka night (Sunday). Bring a candle, bring friends and bring your supper to share. We will light a candle in solidarithy with the ISA detainees who for the past seven years celebrate the anniversay of the birth of this nation in their cold, cold cells.

REMEMBERING 1957.

19,736 MALAYSIANS HAVE SIGNED
AS OF 11:00AM TODAY.
HAVE YOU?

HARIS of People's Parliament kicked this off; Raja Petra of Malaysia Today on two occasions asked us to get off our butts and sign the petition; I am putting up this appeal again on the eve of Merdeka Day. One candle may not light up the darkness, but 50000 will send an awesome message that we do not want UMNO's Zaki as the next Chief Justice. Your petition in 2007 stopped the former Chief Justice from getting an extension; your involvement in the recent Permatang Pauh by-election have shamed EC's Rashid. Share and be part of this experience. Click on www.petitiononline....provided in the above poster.

DO IT NOW!

ITS BOTAK AGAIN!

THIS MUSEUM PIECE
WILL NEVER
LEARN.

AS SUCH IT IS UNPRODUCTIVE,
NAY, FUTILE
TO EXPLAIN
THE INANE
AND
INSANE
ATTEMPT TO
BLOCK
BLOGGERS.
THE BARISAN RAKYAT BLOGGERS
THROW
THIS VIDEO TO HIM
FOR HIS REFLECTION AND MEDITATION.
ARE WE AWARE THAT HE IS GIVING THE MIDDLE FINGER TO GOOGLES?

Viewer discretion is advised; send the children upstairs and use ear plugs whenever the offending MF word comes up....for the less dexterous amongst us, ear mufflers, minus that those collosal oven MITTENS would be a creative substitute.

whispering to whoever is withing earshot: I thought last nights Barisan Rakyat Blogger Bash was a blast that would last me a couple of days....but I believe we have "things" to finish.....see ya.

SINCE THIS VIDEO CLIP IS SO PREGNANT WITH MEANING
THE BRB IS ALSO GIVING THIS A FLYING FCUK TO
SAI-POOL
(ARIF SHAH COULD GIVE A HOKKIEN EQUIVALENT OF THE ABOVE TALENT)

GUEST BLOGGER 001

EVERY FRIDAY, commencing today, I will feature a guest blogger. I set no criteria for my choice, except that my gut feel says: post it. As such I might not seek the permission of author nor the MCMC, the most obedient servant of whoever shouts loudest.

Today we have as my first guest blogger: SHANGHAI FISH, a Barisan Rakyat Blogger. His #18 made him the preferred choice.

I might add my comments (in bold italics) if I am inclined to.

His posting:

Now we the rakyat of " Bangsa Malaysia" are anxiously waiting to see if what was spoken and promised will indeed be converted into to reality or just another poiticians lip-service and while I'm on the subject of "promises", I hereby am giving the "PM-in-waiting", Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim a " must do" list in order to restore the depleted faith, we, the Bangsa Malaysia rakyat, have in the current government of the day;

1.Abolish ISA
2.Independenc of the Judiciary- and I mean absolutely independent
3.Scrap the National Service Programme
4.Revamp the entire Police Force- kick every and any police officer who is found to have abused his/her power.
5.Transparent government departments and government servants- whose job it is to serve the tax-paying rakyat who directly or indirectly pay the servants' wages and not act like they are doing us, the rakyat, a favor !!
6.Find Nini, Asmawi and Nurin's killers
7.Increase and balance the various races intake into universities, government departments and the police and armed forces
8.Review the printing and publication acts, no such thing as yearly approvals for KDN permits
9.Our education system is churning morons out into the streets every year - get real professionals as advisers and not half-baked and self-acclaimed academicians writing the school text books on all subjects
10.Bring back moral studies for ALL in schools from primary to secondary levels and make it compulsory
11.Shut down MCMC
12.Delete the word "bangsa" in all official govermnent and forms
13.Protect and vow to never arrest/harass bloggers
14.Reopen all files of past crimes/abuses committed and let your "independent judiciary" work on them
15.Slap all cheating taxi drivers and revoke their license/permits immediately as they are the scum bags of tourism promotion in this country
16.Sack the election commissioner
17.Sack the IGP (immediately he is discharged from IJNC....)
18.Shut down the football association of Malaysia and introduce beach-volleyball "ala Brazil" (you da man, shang....two pieces please...no cover-up....and depending which state hosts the annual tournament.....THONGS for the cheering throng, please.)
19.Kick the arses of all occupants (past and present) invited to zorro's "fart" chamber and my "rogues gallery" (Shang, I prefer hot-brand them like how cowboys brand cattles on the open ranch. They must wear their mark of shame, mah....as a reminder to all.)
20.Level playing field for all in all sectors both private and public
21.No more bull-shit and flip-flops will be tolerated- kapish ?

And I WILL be watching very closely will a critical eye !

And that folks is my "wish" list and Anwars "MUST DO" list for all Malaysians this Merdeka !

You could volunteer your wishes too. The Fish from Shanghai would love your inputs whilst he and I fish at the Wharf.....you game tonight after last night? Or do I fish with the regular fishermen?

BN IN DISTRESSSSSS....MAKING WRONG DECISIONS AGAIN.

When you lose one battle, you go straight down to the bunker
lick you wounds,
patch them,
count your casualtics.
bury your dead,
after which,

take out the logistics maps,

determine where you failed,
where you can improve,
do a SWOT analysis
strengths (what BN can do)
and weaknesses (what BN cannot do) in addition to opportunities (potential favourable conditions for BN) and threats (potential unfavourable conditions for BN),
after SWOT it becomes apparent
to dismiss those barking morons who bark like de-barked canines....and only from a distance
and those who will sell their eternal souls to save their temporal bodies.
Then they should send Saiful and Aunty Pet to Sungai Buloh for an exclusive course in anal psychology thru a Neuro Linguistic Programming module
conducted by Brutal Butch in cell-block 12155.
Then they should demolish that Op Centre
masqurading as a Legal Pit Stop.
BN should do this
instead of calling for the PM resignation
they should go for the Campaign Director's head;(HERE)
but yond Mukriz must best be his own man than listen to bapak
and yond Ku Li would zoom in without a fight.
SUN TZU would have to rewrite his ART OF WAR if he had leaders like BN has;
on second thought he would tell them to best learn how to make cream-puffs than run political parties....no way was he going to edit his military classic to suit a bunch of decaying has-beens groping their way into obscurity.

BN PARTIES ARE DEEPLY IN DISTRESS.

UNLIKE PEKATAN RAKYAT PARTIES

CANT FLY UPSIDE DOWN

NEITHER CAN PAS

LOOK AGAIN, THE ROCKET IS ZOOMING DOWN
FOR THE ULTIMATE ANNHILATION
OF UMNO AND THEIR HANGERS-ON.

HELP!

KNIGHT TEMPLAR, a reader thanked me for taking off the distressed flag off my sidebar. You will notice that the title and caption is still there minus the flag. It (the distress flag) keeps appearing and disappearing. Since the image was taken off Shieh's blog is it possible that it will disappear because Sheih has taken down his distressed flag. My message on the side bar is clear. It is a commitment. It will remain in distress until we have a new Malayhsian government. Bear with me. I think the Farmer will keep his flag in distress too. Will check this with him tonight at the Chinese Assembly Hall. OK delCapo (here) too has his distressed flag. WHO ELSE?So, if nobody can help me with the sidebar image.....IT IS STILL THERE, Knight Templar. Just tolerate this stubborn old goat.

LUCKY FOR YOU I CHANGED MY MIND.

You Pandikar Amin Mulia did say when asked by reporters if the new Permatang Pauh MP would be sworn in immediately after winning the election Tuesday"

"There is no necessity for him to be sworn in immediately. No necessity for that. Not that there is a power struggle,"

"Why is there a rush? We cannot assume that the person who wins the election is eager to take an oath and debate with the Speaker.

"Who knows? He may want to go for a holiday or perform the 'umrah',"

This chap was chosen to appease East Malaysia and not for anything else as we were proven right since parliament sat. When he took office it was reported that:

KOTA KINABALU: Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has tendered his resignation as Kota Marudu Umno division chief 'in the interest of neutrality' of his Dewan Rakyat Speaker's post.

Such cockamanie!

We were preparing to leave the Barisan Rakyat Bloggers Op Center at Sunflower Fortune Hotel when I received a call from Jeff Ooi, MP Jelutong who was on his way to Parliament: "Bernard, prepare to HOOT tiam, tiam (hokkien meaning, whack teruh, teruh)". Of course YB was referring to the Speaker for UMNO. Haris, Gus Gan and I, before we reached Bidor for late lunch had amassed quite a good dossier on this grass-hopper to be embargoed for the right time. Please wish Puan Sri Hatijah Teng Choy Ngan and your 3 children, Happy Merdeka!

Fortunately for him, fearing the whole opposition was goin to sit on him, he announced before Parliament sat:

"The result for the Permatang Pauh by-election is already out and the decision favours Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, so he will be sworn in tomorrow."

THIS GRASS-HOPPER WON'T LAST LONG. MARK THIS.

TAN SRI PANDIKAR AMIN MULIA...YOU MISSED THIS ROOM BY A FART-BREATH! YOU LUCKY FARTER.

BUT I AM PREPARING THE ROOM FOR
ACA deputy director-general (I) Datuk Abu Kassim Mohamad

LET'S SEE HOW HE HANDLES THE RM60 MILLION NALLA (KURAP)AM.

got to scoot off for a Mrs. Zorro-arranged-lunch or she may start proceedings....she too got some pro-bono lady lawyers in her collection.

HOW AND WHY UMNO LOST!

THE FUTURE UMNO LOST IT FOR THE PRESENT UMNO


COULDN'T FIND THIS POSITION IN THE KAMA SUTRA....A SAIFUL-UNCLE PET FAVE POSTURE?
A HORIZONTAL INTRUSION IN A VERTICAL EXPRESSION THAT EVEN THE LOWLIEST OF ANIMALS CANNOT EMULATE.

LOOK MUMMY, THAT HIS ANAL CONDUIT.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE PERMATANG PAUH YOUTHS WERE ASHAMED OF THESE ANTICS.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY CHEATED WITH 60 BUS LOADS OF PAID VOTERS

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY BROUGHT IN SOME COMMANDOS TO DETER PERMATANG PAUH VOTERS FROM VOTING

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY FIXED A WORKING DAY AS POLLING DAY.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEIR FAVORITE SON WANTED TO BURY PERMATANG PAUH'S FAVORITE SON.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY TRIED TO DIVIDE THE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PAUH.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE SOME 5000 UMNO MEMBERS DID NOT VOTE.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY DID NOT BELIEVE IN THE PEOPLE'S POWER AT PERMATANG PAUH.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PAUH CAUGHT THEM BRIBING AND CHEATING.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEIR REMPITS MASQUERADED AS PKR PEOPLE.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PAUH WERE SICK OF THE WATCHING THE SAIFUL TAPES FOR TEN DAYS.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY COERCED IMAM RAMLANG.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE OF THEIR ARROGANCE.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PAUH WOULD NOT SELL THEIR SOUL FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE NAJIB WAS A FAILURE AS CAMAPIGN MANAGER.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY NEVER LEARN FROM THEIR PAST TRANSGRESSIONS.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY WERE BLIND TO THE WRITINGS ON THE WALL.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE THEY WORSHIPED FALSE IDOLS - THEIR SAWDUST LEADERS.

UMNO LOST BECAUSE IT WAS TIME FOR CHANGE.

UMNO LOST

R I P

REQUISCAT IN PACE

LAST NIGHT THEY LOST THE BATTLE, NOW THEY WANT TO DECLARE WAR ON US BARISAN RAKYAT BLOGGERS.

We are aware that most of you could not get into Malaysia Today. The Government has asked all ISP to block MT.

Arctic Turban one of my regular visitors volunteers this:

For those connected to TM and/or Celcom 2 ways to overcome their blocks :

a. TM uses a simple IP block. To access http://www.malaysia-today.net
change the DNS lookup to OpenDNS.

Those using XP :

* click Start -> Connect To
* Right Click network connection you are using.
* Select Properties
* Click on Network Tab
* Highlight “Internet Protocol”
* Click on Properties at bottom right


* Click “Use the Following DNS server addresses

Preferred DNS Server : 208.67.222.222
Alternate DNS server : 208.67.220.220

Click OK all the way. close connection and start again. If you
type http://www.malaysia-today.net you will arrive at the site.

b. change URL to

mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008

I hope TMNet don’t block OpenDNS. TMNet’s own DNS server sucks.

AINON@besut contributes: Site is accessible via IP address http://202.75.62.114/2008/ and web address http://mt.harapanmalaysia.com/2008/

Makkal Sakti said...

Controversial online portal Malaysia Today had its access blocked by the country’s largest internet service provider (ISP) TMnet.

Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) chief operating officer Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi confirmed that the block was ordered by the commission.

"It is being blocked because we found that some of the comments on the website were insensitive, bordering on incitement," he told Malaysiakini.

The curb however does not appear to be enforced by other ISPs and users are able to access Malaysia Today.

As at 4pm, a check by Malaysiakini showed users can still access Malaysia Today through three other major ISPs - Jaring, Maxis and Time. However, MCMC said that all ISPs have been told to block the errant website.

This is believed to be the first time the government-linked telecommunications giant has imposed such curbs against a non-pornographic website, posing questions as to whether the government is reneging on its no-Internet censorship pledge.

Under the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) Malaysia 10 Point Bill of Guarantees, the Malaysian government promises to ensure no internet censorship.

The domain name - http://www.malaysia-today.net - has been unaccessible to TMnet subscribers since yesterday evening as a result of the blockage - known technically as 'DNS blackhole list'.

TMnet subscribers however can still access the website by typing in Malaysia Today's IP address or an alternative web address in their web browsers.

Surfer said...

Dear All,


For those who cannot access MT site for the ISP, one other way around this is to enter MT via a proxy.

There are plenty of sites on the internet that allow you to by-pass this blockage by using its proxy site for free.

Just do a google on "proxy" and choose the one you prefer,type in MT link and enjoy MT again.

Happy reading MT :)

The Watcher said...

You can also access using reliable proxy browsers like xB Browser.

Go here:

http://xerobank.com/xB_Browser.php

to download.

Access to the TOR proxy networks is free...the paid access option is only if u want to subscribe to their high speed private network.

Connection is not bad at all. The sluggishness is only about 5-sec average for page loads. About 10-sec if I'm using wireless access.

PEOPLE, PASS ON THIS MT LINK TO YOUR FRIENDS. THAT IS THE ONLY WEAPON IN THIS WAR OF ATTRITION. BE STRONG.

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and one other important thing: sign the petition at People's Parliament.

just do it!

THE BARISAN RAKYAT BLOGGERS

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE (THE BARISAN RAKYAT BLOGGERS) WHO
TRIED TO GIVE YOU THE NEWS THAT MATTERED
DURING THE PERMATANG PAUH BY-ELECTION.
IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO WORK WITH THESE MEN AND WOMEN.
THEY HAD PASSION.

LILLIAN,MARINA,QUEENIE, ME,HARIS,RPK,GUS,VIVEG,VESU,AMARGEET

TO THEM I DEDICATE THIS ROD STEWART EVERGREEN

SUMMARISING PERMATANG PAUH

This by-elections will forever go down as the dirtiest.
The BN was their deceitful, devilish best.
They employed anal antics that the Marquis de Sade would blush in embarrassment.
They turned this bolehland into sampah....no sumpahland.
but the most devious, that only those of a certain breed could contrive
they chose a working tuesday to WIN an election.
BUT

we true malaysians
especially
PEOPLE'S POWER
OF
PERMATANG PAUH
inflicted
this on these infected ones
called
UMNO

But of course, a sad saga will unfold.
C4 cannot concoct such virulent violence
as it is a rotting
within
self-destructive,
eating within,
wasting away

the UMno wags welcomed this juvenile rag
cosmetic intelligence
astounded the old hags
they bowed in reverence
and commandeered from some 4th floor window sill
silly, puerile, infantile rantings
to impress with pomposity
his preposterous promise
to bury the local son.
screw you la di dah
fumigate your brain before you engage your mouth.

Now that People's Power of Permatang Pow has chocked
blue that blue-ribbon national club
of clowns, bigots, brigands, pirates,
we will allow a hug

before the Bloggers of Barisan Rakyat paku the coffin
before UMNO bury its illustrious short-term choice
of an enfant terrible.

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The Barisan Rakyat Bloggers
SALUTE
THE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PHAU WHOSE BRAVE CHOICE
TURNED THE PAGE OF HISTORY ON THIS THE 26 OF AUGUST 2008.
The Barisan Rakyat Bloggers
also
SALUTE
DATUK SERI ANWAR IBRAHIM
AND HOPE
THAT AS YOU TURN THE PAGES OF THIS NEW HISTORY
YOU WILL STAY TRUE TO FORM
FOR OUR PEOPLE
THE NEW MALAYSIAN

UPDATES FROM PERMATANG PHAU BY THE HOUR.

FROM HENCEFORTH PP IS NOT ONLY PERMATANG PAUH
BUT
PEOPLES POWER!

BY THE HOUR we hope to keep you updated on PEOPLES POWER in Permatang Pauh.(bold italics in parenthesis, my kay-poh rejoinders)

From Malaysia Today:

Malaysia Today

Malaysia Today will try to update you with the latest developments in Permatang Pauh from time to time, as the reports from the ground come in. Tonight, we shall also try to give you the unofficial results from the polling station/counting centres ahead of the official results.

10.30am

Some PKR ‘pondok panas’ were abandoned. It is reported that BN may have bought off some party workers so that there would be no PKR pondok panas to service the voters.

There is a reported heavy presence of security personnel in the Chinese areas. It is suspected that this move is meant to intimidate the Chinese voters so that they do not come out to vote. Some security personnel were seen ‘marching in formation’ as if ready for confrontation.

UMNO is targeting to ensure that Anwar Ibrahim wins with not more than a 10,000-vote majority. If UMNO can reduce Anwar’s majority to a mere 10,000 votes then this will be accepted as a ‘victory’ for BN and a cause for celebration.

Forecasts from the ground say that Anwar may win with a 15,000-17,000 majority. (that translates into my losing the wager)....there goes my 21300 majority!!!!...my grandma alsways said I dont have the sinister look of most gamblers...you heard this OBE)Around 70% of the 58,000 voters are expected to turn out. 69% of the voters are Malays and 31% non-Malays. Anwar is expected to secure 55%-60% of the Malay votes and about 80% or so of the non-Malay votes. (point out the 20% non-Malay votes....long time since I wringed necks.)

The Bloggers from Kuala Lumpur, who have been campaigning and conducting ceramahs in Permatang Pauh since the weekend, are now on the ground visiting the polling stations. RPK’s wife is also making her rounds of the polling stations in a last-ditch attempt to woo the voters.

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from PP on ground-zero:

Intimidation of Chinese voters were evident in Sebrang Jaya. However, it must be noted that the Chinese today is too different from the Chinese of the late sixties. Although heavily polarised in school, today the working Chinese have many Malay and Indian friends who will stand Shoulder to Shoulder and walk Side by Side with them.Read my lips, dahling.

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SMS from KL:

The renegade PKR Zulkifli Nordin, from Kulim is reported to have resigned from PKR, although he denied this yesterday. Is this good or bad for PKR? What a stupid question?( RENEGADES ARE NEVER GOOD FOR ANY AFFILIATION.)

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From Gus Gan of the Wharf: 12 noon

Earlier, a scuffle between PKR and BN at Kampong Tiong Wah, whilst the police took a watching role....sounds familiar, or are they on strike for better pay....(or as RPK just whispered, they were busy placing bets on the outcome of the election.)

In most pondoks PKR people kept encouraging each other to be come and not to be too easily intimidated....they say the same thing to those who came in to vote. They thanked voters who were on their way out.

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The Indefatigable Anil Netto reports:

11.30am from Azmin Ali

UMNO and the police are attempting to prevent the Chinese and Indian voters from coming out to vote.

11.00am

RPK’s wife, Marina, reported that Anwar Ibrahim has just arrived at the Tenggiri polling station and is now inside casting his vote. It is not known yet who he is voting for but RPK”s wife said she suspects Anwar could be voting for the AKIM candidate.

10.30am

Some PKR ‘pondok panas’ were abandoned. It is reported that BN may have bought off some party workers so that there would be no PKR pondok panas to service the voters.

There is a reported heavy presence of security personnel in the Chinese areas. It is suspected that this move is meant to intimidate the Chinese voters so that they do not come out to vote. Some security personnel were seen ‘marching in formation’ as if ready for confrontation.

UMNO is targeting to ensure that Anwar Ibrahim wins with not more than a 10,000-vote majority. If UMNO can reduce Anwar’s majority to a mere 10,000 votes then this will be accepted as a ‘victory’ for BN and a cause for celebration.

Forecasts from the ground say that Anwar may win with a 15,000-17,000 majority. Around 70% of the 58,000 voters are expected to turn out. 69% of the voters are Malays and 31% non-Malays. Anwar is expected to secure 55%-60% of the Malay votes and about 80% or so of the non-Malay votes.

The Bloggers from Kuala Lumpur, who have been campaigning and reporting on ceramahs in Permatang Pauh since the weekend, are now on the ground visiting the polling stations and sending back point to point updates to RPK, Haris and Bernard. RPK’s wife is also making her rounds of the polling stations in a last-ditch attempt to woo the voters.(I hear that she is going around with "Undi RPK"!!!!! I will have a word with her when she brings us our lunch.)

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Just in from Tulang Besi of Malaysian Waves: (thanks buddy)

Below are some information that I got from my contacts in Permatang Pauh. Notice I did not write much about Permatang Pauh. I was following closely thru a few contacts and I didn't want to accidentally expose some vital information to the enemy.

1.0 It seems UMNO had used the "Sumpah Saiful" issue too early.(flogged it to death more likely, like as though it is the mother of all issues....hoping to gain grounds hoisting the faggot) It gave a lot of time for Pakatan Rakyat to neutralize the effects of the issue. The ultimate blow to BN's nose is when the Imam who oversaw the "Sumpah" ceremony of Saiful went public and told that he was used by UMNO to do the Sumpah.

2.0 In the first week of the campaign, we were very worried about the "Sumpah Saiful" ammunition by UMNO. To compound the problem is Anwar Ibrahim's reluctance to conduct the same "Sumpah Ceremony" because he is adhering to Islamic Fatwa from Islamic scholars on the issue. But the Ramlang Ponrigi expose has effectively neutralized the issue.

3.0 Malaysiakini reports "Malays split 60-30 on Saiful's confession" indicates that Malays believing in the UMNO's deception is limited to hard-core UMNO supporters only. Pity for BN because apparently they are banking on this one "silver bullet" and it missed.

4.0 UMNO has been using highly racial and religously sensitive issues against Anwar Ibrahim hoping that the Majority Malay electorate will be swayed. Apparently, they have given up on the non Malay votes and consider the Non malay votes as goners.

5.0 PAS is pulling no stop in helping Anwar Ibrahim reelected as MP for Permatang Pauh. The BN candidate tried to approach Ustaz Hamdan Abdul Rahman hoping to sway him into weakening the PAS election machinery, but Ustaz Hamdan turned him down flat. So, that avenue had failed

That's all I am at liberty to say. All we can do now is pray and get people to come out to vote in large numbers.

May Allah SWT grant us victory.

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1:05pm

ANWAR IBRAHIM IS IN PARLIAMENT BUT THEY MAY NOT WANT HIM TO THROW EMBARRASS THE AUTHOR(S) AT THE BUDGET SESSION.....RASHID IS IN HIDING AND THE SPEAKERS ARE DECIDING TO STAY OR CHABOT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF PERMATANG PAUH.
WE WAIT FOR THE MARGIN OF WIN.

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From People's Parliament

1.58pm : Din Merican reporting from Bukit Berapit

The PKR motorcycle squad of about 100 bikers and a lorry have been deployed to ferry voters to raise the voter turnout in the Malay areas.

1.17pm : Reporting from Din Merican

Average voter turn out throughout the polling stations at this time is 53% and rising.

There is a sudden rush by voters in the Malay areas.

2.21pm : Din Merican reporting

Police creating difficulties for voters to get to polling stations by creating traffic congestions on the roads and on the Penang Bridge.

With a little over two hours to the end of polling in P.44 Permatang Pauh, the police seem to be doing a wonderful job ensuring a poor voter turnout.

Vige and his buddy Balraj are residents of Penang State. Vige came in morning to say Hi and stayed on to volunteer to go down to the stations to bring us the latest from the polling stations.
Gus Gan part of the KL Blogger team, spends more time thrawling cyberspace and only pretends to manage his watering hole the Wharf just to keep on eye on some regular "fishermen" who visit him sans baits and hook.

12.12pm : Wharf’s Gus and locals Viveg & Balraj have hit the streets and will be reporting back with the latest happenings.

12.43pm : Viveg & Balraj reporting from the Jalan Baru polling centre

Voter turn out here was reported to be about 60% up to the time of reporting.

Altantuya was at the centre early this morninng and to his dismay, found very few BN supporters present. Even at the time of reporting, there were very few BN supporters present as compared to PR supporters.

An interesting distraction to the objective at hand.

An ambulance coincidentally broke down in front of this polling centre. PR supporters were quick to carry a coffin bearing the words ‘Kuburkan BN’ written on it to the ambulance for transportation to the nearest cemetary.

(12.51pm : Just had word from YB Ronnie Liu that victory for DSAI is in hand. Unofficial so let’s not sit on our laurels just yet. And let’s not forget that it’s not just victory that’s needed but an increased majority as well.)

1.07pm : Viveg & Balraj reporting from Seberang Jaya

This is Arif Shah territory.
Although sunny earlier, it is now raining quite heavily.
Voter turn out has been low. Estimated at 40% at the time of reporting.
Situation there has been calm.
Altantuya showed up earlier together with Shahrizat and Hilmi.
Lim Guan Eng was also there

3:25 HANTU WARNS OF POSSIBLE 9000 VOTES COMING IN FROM KL. PKR GHOST BUSTERS MUST BE EXTRA VIGILANT....WATCH AIR-DROPS.

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PEOPLE ON THE GROUND: WE HAVE NEWS THAT PAK LAH HAS LEFT FOR THE AIRPORT AND HAS CONCEDED DEFEAT? GOOD PEOPLE, GIVE US WHATEVER YOU KNOW. SOMEBODY OUT THERE WITH THE NECESSARY RESOURCES.

IS HE SCHEDULED FOR ANY OVERSEA'S TRIP?

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3:45PM: From Yayasan Aman.....the polling station is deluged by waves of voters...all waving at PKR supporters at the entrance.

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HANTU thinks that the expected landslide Anwar victory would speed up Pak Lah handing over the primiership to Mr & Mrs Najib who afterwhich will be on record in the Guiness Book of Records as the first couple with the shortest reign as joint-premier.

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CAUGHT IN THE ACT

3:42pm: Din Merican reported that two buses were stopped by "Ghost Busters" at Mangkuang Titi and escorted to Tengku Bainun counting centre. One other bus with 40 passengers was stopped at Tanah Liat and escorted to the police station. Unconfirmed two vans were also stopped. (ITS FUN BREAKING THIS BEFORE MALAYSIAKINI.)

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4:36PM: Has BN closed all their pondoks?

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20 FRU trucks on the Butterworth Highway seeming heading towards the Central Counting Centre (Tengku Bainun Teachers Training College.

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4:55PM

Buses stopped at Mengkuang Titi had Indonesian passengers.

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GO TO DIN MERICAN (HERE) TO VIEW PEOPLE POWER AT PERMATANG PAUH.
HIT THE FLICKR SIDEBAR.

MALAYSIANS.....PEOPLE POWER AT PERMATANG PAUH TURNED A NEW PAGE IN OUR HISTORY.
WE SALUTE YOU PEOPLE WHO CAME BACK AND CAME OUT TO VOTE TODAY.

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5.43pm : News Update

Just got word that YB Gobalakrishnan and his two sons, both of whom are understood to have been part of the ghostbuster team that had been involved in the detention of the buses reported earlier, were beaten up and have been arrested and taken to the balai polis in seberang Jaya.

4.33pm : Din Merican reporting

20 FRU trucks on the Butterworth Highway, presumed to be heading for the Tengku Bainun Counting Centre.

5.43pm : News Update

Just got word that YB Gobalakrishnan, adun for Bagan Serai, and his two sons, both of whom are understood to have been part of the ghostbuster team that had been involved in the detention of the buses reported earlier, were beaten up and have been arrested and taken to the balai polis in seberang Jaya.

6.00PM
LILLIAN REPORTS FROM SEBRANG PRAI POLICE STATION:

Lillian reported that as she spoke to me, she was staring directly at an angry-looking FRU water cannon.

She could also see the three ‘pengundi hantu’ buses, now empty, in the police compound.(good girl, now don't you strike at any cops....we know you are capable of this when bullies show themselves.....we need you and Quennie to be back her to pop the champagne tonight)

Many PKR supporters have converged on the station and are becoming increasingly patient.

YB Ronnie Liu is in the station. It is rumoured that YB Karpal Singh is also in there.

Gobalakrishnan, who is reported to have been beaten up by police, together with hiis sons, and then arrested, is also reported to be held at this station.

Word is that Gobala saw police escorting one of the buses and wanted to know why they were escorting the bus into Permatang Pauh.

HIJACKED FROM PEOPLE'S PARLIAMENT WHEN HARIS WENT FOR HIS EVENING ABLUTION.

6.35pm : Update

News just in. Average voter turnout 81%.

Unofficial report from one counting centre is that Anwar garnered 80% of the votes. In one more centre, Anwar is said to have garnered 72% of the votes.

6.08pm : Short break

The reporting team is going to take a short break and will resume at about 7pm when counting is due to start at the central counting centre at Maktab Perguruan Tengku Bainun.

We hope to have Din and Viveg based at the centre to keep us informed of results as they are made known. We will pass the same on to you as and when we get it.

Lillian is still at the Seberang Jaya police station. Will get any updates to you as and when they are received.

COUNTING

7.20PM
UNOFFICIAL 19+K AND CLIMBING....

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7:42PM
WHAT POOR LOSERS RESORT TO:

BLOCK
MALAYSIA TODAY
MALAYSIAKINI
shame, shame, all the monkeys know your name

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7.32pm : Viveg reporting from the counting centre

Results are being announced. Anwar winning big time in every voting centre. Consistently, Anwar’s votes garnered are being reported in treble figures whilst Arif Shah has only been able to manage double figures

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7.06pm : Viveg reporting from the counting centre

Helicopter hovering over the centre.

FRU presence as not dissimilar to that on nomination day.

5,000-6000 PKR supporters present. BN supporter presence negligible.

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7.02pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

Anwar has won Seberang Jaya ( Arif Shah’s stronghold ) by a huge majority. Unofficial figures in have it that Anwar garnered 5,865 votes while Arif Shah got 1,977 votes

6.35pm : Update

News just in. Average voter turnout 81%.

Unofficial report from one counting centre is that Anwar garnered 80% of the votes. In one more centre, Anwar is said to have garnered 72% of the votes.

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7.54pm : Based on news reports coming in

1) Mengkuang

Box 1 : anwar 170 / Arif 115

Box 2 : Anwar 267 /Arif 183

Box 3 : anwar 310 / Arif 136

Box 4 : Anwar 282 / Arif 126

2) Guah Perahu

Box 1 : anwar 136 / Arif 161

Box 2 : Anwar 232 / Arif 236

Box 3 ; Anwar 284 / Arif 176

Box 4 : Anwar 258 / Arif 153

3) Kuala Mengkuang

Box 1 : Anwar 136 / Arif 157

Box 2 : anwar 268 / Arif 274

Box 3 : Anwar 285 / Arif 233

Box 4 : Anwar 291 / Arif 192

Box 5 : Anwar 227 / Arif 206

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7.42pm : Based on news reports coming in

1) Taman Tun Hussein Onn

Box 1 : Anwar 159 / Arif 100

Box 2 : Anwar 320 / Arif 156

Box 3 : Anwar 334 / Arif 131

Box 4 : Anwar 329 / Arif 106

2) Seberang Jaya

Box 1 : Anwar 158 / Arif 97

Box 2 : Anwar 258 / Arif 7

Box 3 : Anwar 335 / Arif 201

Box 4 : Anwar 369 / Arif 141

Box 5 : Anwar 356 / Arif 161

3) JDM 6

Box 1 : Anwar 178 / Arif 78

Box 2 : Anwar 192 / Arif 80

Box 3 : Anwar 179 / Arif 95

4 ) Kg Cross Station 2

Box 1 : Anwar 179 / Arif 29

Box 2 : Anwar 411 / Arif 49

Box 3 : Anwar 441 / Arif 34

Box 4 : anwar 381 / Arif 66

5) Siakap

Box 1 : anwar 358 / Arif 203

Box 2 : anwar 411/ Arif 104

Box 3 : Anwar 369 / Arif 141

Box 4 : Anwar 356 / Arif 156

6) Jalan Tuna

Box 1 : Anwar 163 / Arif 95

Box 2 : Anwar 342 / Arif 193

Box 3 : Anwar 344 / Arif 116

Box 4 : anwar 325 / Arif 145

7) Permatang Puah

Box 1 : Anwar 314 / Arif 95

Box 2 : anwar 337 / Arif 60

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8:30PM
CURRENT MAJORITY 17,500

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8.20pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

Votes in favour of Anwar - 31,949

Votes for Arif - 14,297

More results coming in. Stay HERE.

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8.11pm : Based on news reports coming in

Official results are in for 15 polling stations.

PKR - 22,659

BN - 10,999

Results of another 13 polling stations being awaited so that the unofficially acknowledged Anwar victory may be formally announced.

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8.03pm : Viveg reporting from the counting centre

The barricade splitting the filed just off the counting centre that was supposed to separate the supporters of BN and PKR has gone.

Why?

Because there are no BN supporters there and the space was needed to accommodate the more than 15,000 PKR supporters who are on hand to receive the final result.

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YB N Gopalakrishnan hospitalised at Serbrang Prai Hospital.
His sons are still in the lock-up.
Our Lillian and Queenie are not back yet from where they reported earlier.

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8.20pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

Votes in favour of Anwar - 31,949

Votes for Arif - 14,297

More results coming in. Stay tuned

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8.11pm : Based on news reports coming in

Official results are in for 15 polling stations.

PKR - 22,659

BN - 10,999

Results of another 13 polling stations being awaited so that the unofficially acknowledged Anwar victory may be formally announced.

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9.13pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

Final unofficial ( whatever that means ) figures

Votes in favour of Anwar -31,579

Votes for Arif - 16,045

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9.08pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

Votes in favour of Anwar - 29,665

Votes for Arif - 14,340.

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8.55pm : Report from M. Ramachandran

Saw YB Gopalakrishnan handcuffed at the Seberang Jaya hospital. He said he was okay although he appeared to be in a state of shock.

At the time of reporting, he is understood to sstill be at the emergency centre awaiting examination and treatment. He has already beenx-rayed.

His sons are still in the police station lock-up.

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8.45pm : Din Merican reporting from the counting centre

The earlier figures reported, it seems were incorrect.

Votes in favour of Anwar - 22,373

Votes for Arif - 9,549.

Seven polling centres still outstanding.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS

PKR 31,195 BN 15,524

MAJORITY
15,671

These are the final results of the Permatang Pauh by-election

PARTI KEADILAN RAKYAT: 31,195

BARISAN NASIONAL: 15,524

MAJORITY:15,671

VOTER TURN-OUT: 81%

CENTRE SALURAN PKR BN TOTAL PERCENTAGE
SIAKAP 3 411 104 307 515 80%
SIAKAP 4 369 141 228 510 72%
SIAKAP 5 356 156 200 512 70%

JDM 6 1 178 78 100 256 70%
JDM 6 2 192 80 112 272 71%
JDM 6 3 179 95 84 274 65%


SEBERANG JAYA 158 97 61 255 62%
SEBERANG JAYA 258 7 251 265 97%
SEBERANG JAYA 335 201 134 536 63%
SEBERANG JAYA 369 141 228 510 72%
SEBERANG JAYA 356 156 200 512 70%

TMN TUN HUSSEIN ONN 1 334 131 203 465 72%
TMN TUN HUSSEIN ONN 2 329 106 223 435 76%
TMN TUN HUSSEIN ONN 3 159 100 59 259 61%
TMN TUN HUSSEIN ONN 4 320 156 164 476 67%


P PAUH 1
P PAUH 2 314 95 219 409 77%
P PAUH 3 337 60 277 397 85%
P PAUH 4

KG CROSS 1 179 29 150 208 86%
KG CROSS 2 411 49 362 460 89%
KG CROSS 3 441 34 407 475 93%
KG CROSS 4 381 66 315 447 85%

TUNA 1 163 95 68 258 63%
TUNA 2 342 193 149 535 64%
TUNA 3 344 116 228 460 75%
TUNA 4 325 145 180 470 69%


TOTAL 7540 2631 4909 10171 74%

LET'S PARTY PEOPLE.

I CAME TO BURY ANWAR AND NOT TO PRAISE HIM.

The son-in-law came into an area he is not familiar with and like all loud-mouths, released a broadside: I have come here to BURY Anwar. This is a most stupid boast but expected of somebody who knows he has no more to lose, so , sort of go for broke.

UMNO - tomorrow the rakyat of Permatang Pauh will bury you because they cannot cremate you. No I am no crystal-ball gazer. Just a guy who joined the 20,000 odd people of Permatang Pauh at the final ceremah to pave the way for Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim get into parliament as opposition head. It rained but it did not dampen the spirits of the ceremah participants. They stood their ground and cheered the coalition leaders who came to encourage them to be firm in their resolve to send Anwar Ibrahim to Parliament.

Word has it that the BN have thrown in the towel and their shed at polling stations will be quite empty. That should be easy passage to the ordinary people. But, the people of Permatang Pauh must be convinced that UMNO will play dirty when push comes to shove.

This is where PKR supporters and members must rise above the occasion. Do not allow provocations to prevent any incident. UMNO goons will sell their souls to prevent a take-over. They can even be mean knowing full well that the FRU will protect them, Just be on your guard....stay cool and we will party tomorrow night as a tribute to PP people, young and old.

Go to Peoples Parliament who has dedicated a post to the people of Permatang Pauh who will make history tomorrow for a New Malaysia.

Signing off at 5.04am on the morning that will create a Paradigm Shift!

AH BENG VISITS PERMATANG PAUH.

Ah Beng, the epitome of Malaysian Chineseness heard about the Bloggers Op Centre at Sunflower Fortune Motel and told his pillon driver to lead him to Simpang Ampat. He looked like a typical Special Branch specimen and if I did not recognise him, the security guys around here would have put him thru some SB ingterrogation like how they love to do it to Raja Petra.

He aplogised for not identifying himself . He saiud he had some information so we allowed him to unload. He is definitely anti-BN.

His observations:

Heads Anwar, tail Arif

Gua parents migrated to Sebrang Perai and all she got was this Peh Moh, brother of a runaway cheat.

Who is this Peh Moh and why is he pregnant.

I say that during last night's BN ceremah, BN did not make any big mistakes because nobody watched.

Good news for DSAI. According to the polls, he just pulled ahead of the sumpah gang.

Arif said his campaign is now picking up momentum, which tends to happen when you're rolling downhill.

You've heard about the big race in Permatang Pauh. It's amazing. Right now, it's too close to tell who's going to get their ass kicked by Anwar.

I don't want to scare anybody here but we just received word from police that Arif is loose and may be armed with saiful sumpah and the mufti of FT as "backers".

More when we come back from the ceremah as I promised Ah Beng that beer is on me tonight.