Anwar: On track to unseat govt

[makapaaa]

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Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said the government attempts to compel members of parliament to travel overseas until after his pledged September 16 deadline to take power would not work. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"-->JAKARTA - MALAYSIAN opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday he is on track to meet a mid-September deadline to recruit enough members of parliament to topple the government.

The opposition is confident it will secure the defection of at least 30 members from the ruling Barisan Nasional government - the number needed to unseat the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Anwar said.
Anwar, speaking to reporters in the Indonesian capital after meeting with a think tank, said he was 'quite positive from the initial response from the members of parliament'.
'We have seen some very positive signs, but we have also seen the desperate acts by the government, threats and using institutions to discourage them,' he said.
Government attempts to compel members of parliament to travel overseas until after his pledged September 16 deadline to take power would not work, Anwar said.
'The only issue now is that they are going to compel members of parliament to (travel to) China or overseas until after the 16th of September, so we'll have to deal with that. Probably we'll meet on the 17th because they'll come back on the 17th,' he said.
The 61-year-old leader of the three-party Pakatan Rakyat coalition declined to name or give the number of lawmakers who have pledged to defect.
Asked if he had used his two-day trip to Jakarta to meet with potential government defectors, Anwar said: 'I won't comment on that, but I will say it's a good visit.'
Mr Abdullah, who is facing calls from his party to quit amid plummeting popularity, has said Anwar's push to take power will fail. The parties of Pakatan Rakyat gained unprecedented ground against the Barisan Nasional coalition in the March general election, securing a third of parliamentary seats and five states. -- AFP

 

[makapaaa]

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top government leaders yesterday defended an overseas trip planned for Barisan Nasional MPs over the next two weeks, dismissing speculation that it was to prevent their defection to the opposition.
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An Umno MP, who was dismayed to find out that Mr Abdullah and Mr Najib had endorsed the trip which he had initially believed was a frolic of the backbenchers' club

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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>'Why connect their trip to the Sept 16 issue? They are not the ones planning to jump and leave the BN,' said Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday.
'We will not give them the opportunity to set up government on Sept 16,' Datuk Seri Abdullah said.
The Deputy Premier, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, confirmed that he had approved the trip from Sept 7 to Sept 19 organised by the BN Backbenchers Club for its 75 members.
Sept 16 is the date on which opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim claimed that he would topple the BN government with help of at least 30 BN defectors.
Despite their denials, the coincidental timing swiftly cemented the impression of a panicky BN, as rumours spread wildly yesterday that the first wave of crossovers was imminent.
Even national news agency Bernama had to issue a denial that it had sent a text message that seven BN component parties were holding a news conference to announce that they were quitting the coalition.
Observers say the trip appears to suggest a government losing confidence in itself, and this will increase the pressure on Mr Abdullah to resign and hand over leadership to restore public confidence.
He won a reprieve after announcing that he would retire in mid-2010 but Datuk Seri Anwar's landslide victory in the Permatang Pauh by-election has triggered fresh calls for the Prime Minister's resignation.
An Umno MP was dismayed to find out that Mr Abdullah and Mr Najib had endorsed the trip which he had initially believed was a frolic of the backbenchers' club.
'My god. We should not create an unnecessary perception that we are afraid of Anwar, and look like we are panicking,' he told The Straits Times.
Yesterday, the vocal Chinese-based Gerakan party threw in another shocker when its president Koh Tsu Koon said it will review its position in the BN if Umno failed to restore people's confidence.
Gerakan, which has two MPs, had stayed loyal to BN, to the point of near rebellion from its grassroots.
'We will give a reasonable timeframe, then we will see the situation,' Mr Koh said.
The party was among those rumoured to be announcing a crossover yesterday. After speculation spread like wildfire, seven of the smaller BN component parties especially from Sabah and Sarawak were forced to deny a mass defection.
The BN coalition has 14 component members.
Observers suggest that the rumours could be part of a psychological war by the opposition to diminish confidence in PM Abdullah's government.
The opposition has hinted that 40 MPs are ready to move, although so far, there has been no sign of any movement.
As Sept 16 draws closer, rumours have become so rife that it has become impossible to separate fact from fiction. It is speculated that Kelantan prince Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah may be asked to lead the new government.
Tengku Razaleigh, who is challenging Mr Abdullah for the Umno presidency on a platform of reform, has maintained that he will stand by Umno, and has urged the BN component parties to do the same.
The BN Backbenchers Club chairman Tiong King Sing, an MP from Sarawak, who organised the overseas visit, denied that it had anything to with Mr Anwar.
He said it was an 'agriculture study' to look at technologies to increase farm output. The destination had not been confirmed.
'It is a suitable time for us to go on the trip,' he said, referring to the Parliament's six-week break for Ramadan.
The speculation was that the MPs would be brought to Australia or New Zealand. [email protected]

 

[madmansg]

I also am annoucing a crossover to anwar new malaysia that only have one month NS and no reservist.

 

[makapaaa]

I also am annoucing a crossover to anwar new malaysia that only have one month NS and no reservist.

And got the chance to bunk in with MPGs?

 

[madmansg]

anwar look a bit like DBS current chairman ?

 

[makapaaa]

anwar look a bit like DBS current chairman ?

U dun anyhow say or I'll increase your service charge! *hee*hee*​

 

[The_Latest_H]

If only because I'm entirely sick of this BN cartoon act that Anwar has got to be better than this. Still, I might think that because if its done too fast, and that if there's favouritism shown to the BN defectors, the PAS and DAP guys may not like it.

I personally would have like to say go a bit more tactical, and slowly push the envelope over a couple of years or more until there's say, a vote of no-confidence which the oppo can win- which would force fresh elections to be called.

At least there'd be a strong foundation in which the alternative coalition will have through hard work over a number of years- especially with 3 diverse parties.

Still, since Anwar has decided to push it now, I hope he has made the right judgment. Because its not easy to kill a wounded tiger that's being cornered too fast and hastily.

 

[madmansg]

Go slow ? Malaysians been having the wrong system for 30 years already ! Same as Sg. NS must be abolish AT ONCE.

 

[Alu862]

Get ready for a no bumiputra Malaysia Malaysian Malays. See how you have to cope!