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PKR rejects Dr Mahathir but leaves open channel of discussion as long as Anwar the PM candidate | Malay Mail
PKR said it remains in agreement with Pakatan Harapan’s consensus to nominate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister. ― Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
PKR said it remains in agreement with Pakatan Harapan’s consensus to nominate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister. ― Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 — The PKR central leadership council (MPP) today rejected the suggestion that Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad be nominated as Pakatan Plus’ prime minister candidate, saying it will stick by its president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

In a statement today signed by their MPPs and MPs, the party said it remains open to talks with all parties, including Dr Mahathir, and is committed to saving Malaysia and restoring the people’s mandate.

“However, the party has decided not to endorse the proposal to nominate Tun Dr Mahathir as prime minister, and remains in agreement with Pakatan Harapan’s consensus to nominate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister.

“Keadilan is committed to strengthening Pakatan Harapan (PH), and will continue to mobilise the energy of all parties who shared the same understanding to restore the people’s mandate in the near future,” the party said in the statement, referring to PKR’s official abbreviation.

PKR also said that, in the meantime, they will focus on snap elections if it were called amid rumours that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Umno and PAS are preparing for them too.

“At the same time, Keadilan will continue to concentrate and be prepared for any surprise general election that may be called at any time,” said the statement.

PKR MPP held its emergency meeting this morning after being pushed by their allies to make a decision to nominate the prime minister candidate for the Opposition to challenge the parliamentary majority of the Perikatan Nasional government who took power in February.

Yesterday, PH secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail revealed that, in its discussions with Dr Mahathir’s Bersatu faction and Parti Warisan Sabah, the party never officially nominated the elder statesman as its prime ministerial candidate.

Instead, Saifuddin, who is also PKR secretary-general, said that in its seven meetings since May 30, the coalition has been consistent in nominating Anwar as its main candidate to lead the “restoration of the people’s mandate” discussion with their allies.

On Wednesday, DAP organising secretary Anthony Loke said both his party and Parti Amanah Negara are backing Dr Mahathir as the candidate, with PKR the only party yet to agree to it.

Loke also said that DAP had initially agreed to a PH proposal for Anwar to be prime minister, with disputed Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir as the deputy. But the suggestion was rejected by Warisan, leading PH to return to the “fallback” plan of a Dr Mahathir-Anwar combo.

PH was supposed to give their answer on Tuesday; however, Saifudin previously said Anwar is unavailable as he has a scheduled visit to Sarawak.

Malay Mail previously reported that Anwar is trying to canvass support for his premiership from East Malaysian MPs.

 

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Ehhhhh.....how come no Najib. Cos hes kaki lang with ah loong issit?

 

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Ehhhhh.....how come no Najib. Cos hes kaki lang with ah loong issit?

He's a has been. Shd after locking him up, throw away the keys

 

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Mahathir can take on the entire pussy PAP with one hand tied behind his back.

 

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Anwar says rejected DPM route to become PM, hints at mistrust of Dr Mahathir | Malay Mail
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen during a press conference after the Pakatan Harapan President Council Meeting at Yayasan Perdana Foundation in this file picture taken on February 21, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad are seen during a press conference after the Pakatan Harapan President Council Meeting at Yayasan Perdana Foundation in this file picture taken on February 21, 2020. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said he had rejected the proposal of him temporarily becoming deputy prime minister while Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad becomes prime minister again, due to suspicions based on past negative experiences and as he believed it would lead to the old issue of power transition becoming a focus again.

The PKR president, however, also pointed out that the idea of Dr Mahathir being backed as prime minister candidate still lacked majority support from MPs.


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Anwar stressed that PKR’s allies in Pakatan Harapan — DAP and Parti Amanah Negara — clearly back him to be the prime minister, but noted the second option of backing Dr Mahathir as prime minister and with Anwar as deputy prime minister temporarily had surfaced due to the need for majority support.

“The political reality is that, this is the strength of DAP and Amanah’s words, they told me, clearly, ‘Anwar, we want you to become prime minister. But the path is not easy, as we need numbers’.

“So there were some that believed Tun Mahathir could get the numbers, until today yet to obtain, the numbers are not there yet. But they believed, ‘if we give the support, he can get the numbers, and with that, then you can be lifted up’,” Anwar said in a short lecture that was aired live on his official Facebook page.

Anwar said he did not consider the second proposal — of having Dr Mahathir becoming prime minister for six months before Anwar succeeds him — as a betrayal from PH allies, but instead described it as a mere difference in opinion with his allies who were backing him.

“But we differed in opinion, because I said, I cannot accept because I am not confident this is the best for the country, for the people, for reforms, for the judiciary, for the media, for the anti-corruption programme and especially the country’s economy, to want to stop cronyism, enriching a small group.

“All that I am not confident that in six months, we can pursue such matters, and this is a big duty. Especially at the end of the year, we expect one million unemployed in our country, so it needs a big effort,” he added.

Given the economic challenges faced by the country due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Anwar also suggested that the same problem — of the spotlight on the handover of the prime minister post from Dr Mahathir to him — would quickly crop up if he were to be deputy prime minister for six months under the second option’s arrangement.

Anwar also alluded to his painful past over 20 years ago, where he had held the position of deputy prime minister while Dr Mahathir was in his first stint as prime minister.

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No talking to the media, PKR reps told amid growing tension with Pakatan allies | Malay Mail
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and disputed Bersatu president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been at loggerheads regarding who to nominate as prime minister in case of snap polls. — Picture by Farhan Najib
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and disputed Bersatu president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been at loggerheads regarding who to nominate as prime minister in case of snap polls. — Picture by Farhan Najib
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Amid continuing tension between Pakatan Harapan (PH) allies PKR, Amanah and DAP, a gag order has been sent to all PKR leaders instructing them not to speak to the media.


Malaysiakini reported that the order was sent through the PKR leadership council Whatsapp group telling all leaders to refrain from media activities unless granted permission by the president or secretary-general.

“A reminder to all MPs, assembly persons and leadership council members. Avoid speaking to the media for the time being or get clearance from the president or secretary-general,” read the message sighted by Malaysiakini.

Malaysiakini claimed that the message was purportedly sent out by PKR communications director Fahmi Fadzil last Saturday.

When contacted, Fahmi said he could not comment on the matter.

PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and disputed Bersatu president Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad have been at loggerheads regarding who to nominate as prime minister in case of snap polls.

Anwar stressed that PKR’s allies in PH — DAP and Parti Amanah Negara — clearly back him to be the prime minister, but noted the second option of backing Dr Mahathir as prime minister and with Anwar as deputy prime minister temporarily had surfaced due to the need for majority support.

The PKR president, however, also pointed out that the idea of Dr Mahathir being backed as prime minister candidate still lacked majority support from MPs.

He had rejected the proposal of him temporarily becoming deputy prime minister while Dr Mahathir becomes prime minister again, due to suspicions based on past negative experiences and as he believed it would lead to the old issue of power transition becoming a focus again.

On June 19, DAP organising secretary Anthony Loke and Amanah communications director Khalid Abdul Samad claimed that Pakatan Harapan (PH) had agreed on two options during a meeting on May 30.

Loke and Khalid had said the first option was for Anwar as the prime minister candidate, while the second option — in the event the first option fails to garner sufficient support from MPs — is for Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to once again helm the post with Anwar as the deputy prime minister.

Loke and Khalid had then expressed hopes that PKR would accept the second option, since the first option allegedly did not get majority support from MPs.

 

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As impasse on PM candidate remains, DAP and Amanah urge Anwar and PKR to accept six-month wait | Malay Mail
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu are seen leaving Istana Negara February 29, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng and Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu are seen leaving Istana Negara February 29, 2020. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — DAP and Amanah urged allies in the so-called “Pakatan Plus” grouping to reach a compromise today, saying they were duty-bound to regain control of the government from the unelected Perikatan Nasional.

In a joint press statement today, Amanah president Mohamad Sabu and DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng sought to reconcile PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s camp with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s supporters in his Bersatu splinter group and Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal’s Parti Warisan Sabah.

The alliance has been divided into two sides, with one supporting Dr Mahathir and PKR that was adamant on Anwar as the sole choice to be its prime minister.

“Based on the current political scenario, the only realistic option of success is to combine the strength of all five parties of PKR, Amanah and DAP in PH as well as Warisan and Tun’s Bersatu.

“This political journey has taken 22 years; we can afford to wait another six months to see Datuk Seri Anwar installed as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia. The six months transition shall be documented in writing, signed by all party leaders and publicly announced.

“Even though Tun Dr Mahathir, Warisan and PKR cannot agree with each other, all parties in PH, Warisan and Tun Dr Mahathir’s grouping must try to find a common ground to reclaim the electoral mandate granted by the rakyat in the 2018 general elections,” they said.

Both leaders stressed that this was a sacred mission to uphold democracy as well as correcting the alleged injustices and corruption of Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s defeated Barisan Nasional (BN) administration.

They also “thanked” PKR for its stance in rejecting the option of nominating Dr Mahathir as prime minister with Anwar as his deputy for a second time.

Previously, Dr Mahathir and his Warisan allies rejected the proposal for Anwar to become the prime minister candidate with Dr Mahathir’s son, Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir as deputy prime minister.

Mohamad and Lim added that both their two parties have worked hard over the past three months to find “common ground” between all five parties but without success.

“We hope that PKR and Tun together with Warisan will not drift further apart but instead continue to move closer together.

“Seeing each other as rivals instead of allies will not help the rakyat’s cause and only aid those who successfully deposed an elected government with an unelected one. Only when we are all on the same page together can we ensure that PH can reclaim the rakyat’s government,” they said.

The duo also stressed that there should not be any “transactional dealings” with former Pakatan Harapan (PH) leaders who betrayed the coalition and resulted in the backdoor takeover of Putrajaya.

Touching on the possibility of an early general election, the two Opposition party leaders said they were already preparing their respective election machinery for the campaign against PN.

 

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You also said you don’t like DAP, Najib reminds Dr Mahathir | Malay Mail
Najib sought to drive a wedge between Dr Mahathir and his remaining supporters in PH, saying that their unwavering support for him to return as the prime minister was odd given the latter’s stance on them. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Najib sought to drive a wedge between Dr Mahathir and his remaining supporters in PH, saying that their unwavering support for him to return as the prime minister was odd given the latter’s stance on them. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 — Former Umno president Datuk Seri Najib Razak sought to undermine Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s apparent defence of ally DAP today, reminding the latter that he had openly stated his own distaste for his Pakatan Harapan party.

In a post featuring an audio clip purportedly from the February 23 Bersatu supreme council meeting in which Dr Mahathir expressed his views on DAP, PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and “others like them,” Najib then mocked Dr Mahathir over recent blog posts critical of the Malay community over their perceived fear of DAP.

“PM7 personally said he disliked DAP and Harapan, but goes on to write at length about why the Malays don’t like them,” Najib wrote on Facebook today.

He simultaneously sought to drive a wedge between Dr Mahathir and his remaining supporters in PH and argued that their unwavering support for him to return as the prime minister was odd given the latter’s stance on them.

Najib told DAP and Amanah that Dr Mahathir did not hide his negative feelings about both and cited the audio clip to support his argument.

“The DAP and Amanah gang are so strange,” he concluded.

PH and its allies in the so-called Pakatan Plus had at one point appeared united in their support for Dr Mahathir to be their candidate for prime minister before PKR broke from the arrangement that would see Anwar as the pick to be the deputy prime minister.

PKR insisted that it would only support Anwar as the candidate to be prime minister and no other.

Pakatan Plus lacks the support to regain control of the government even without this disagreement and failure to resolve this will be fatal to its attempts to win Putrajaya.

 

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We are not power crazy, say Pakatan Harapan leaders as they seek a common ground for PM candidate
The stormy relationship the two men dates back to the 1990s when Mahathir Mohamad (R) sacked Anwar
The stormy relationship the two men dates back to the 1990s when Mahathir Mohamad (right) sacked Anwar Ibrahim as his deputy, and he was jailed on sodomy charges. (Photo:AFP/Mohd Rasfan)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s opposition parties have denied that they are power crazy for their attempt to wrest back control in parliament, adding that Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its allies must work towards a common ground to reclaim electoral mandate.

The statement, jointly issued by Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) president Mohamad Sabu and Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general Lim Guan Eng on Monday (Jun 22), came amid a difference of opinion within PH over the candidates for the prime minister post.

“We have been criticised for not quickly regaining our rightful government and yet when we find the only realistic route left for success we are criticised as power crazy. This is unfair because while we are not afraid to be in opposition, the rakyat (people) voted for us in 2018 to be in government,” the statement read.

PH was voted into Putrajaya in the 2018 general election with Dr Mahathir at the helm, but the administration collapsed in February after Mr Muhyiddin Yassin led Bersatu out of the coalition. Mr Muhyiddin, who is backed by Barisan Nasional and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, was sworn in as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister leading the Perikatan Nasional (PN) pact.

PH, which finds itself as the opposition coalition again, was strategising its moves to return to federal power but reached a stalemate when component parties and their allies could not agree over the candidacy for premiership.

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Parti Amanah Negara president Mohamad Sabu (middle) shared a photo of him with Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general Lim Guan Eng (left) Johor DAP chief Liew Chin Tong on June 18, 2020. (Photo: Facebook/Mohamad Sabu)
Amanah and DAP were in favour of bringing Dr Mahathir Mohamad back as prime minister, with Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Anwar Ibrahim as his deputy, after Mr Anwar failed to convince the ruling state coalition in Sarawak to back him for the top post.

PKR, however, has rejected the option and insisted that Mr Anwar should be the prime minister if the coalition recaptures Putrajaya.

“Both DAP and Amanah have worked strenuously during the last three months to find a common ground acceptable to all but unfortunately it has not been successful.

“We hope that PKR and Tun (Mahathir) together with Warisan will not drift further apart but instead continue to move closer together. Seeing each other as rivals instead of allies will not help the rakyat’s (people’s) cause and only aid those who successfully deposed an elected government with an unelected one,” the statement read. Warisan refers to Parti Warisan Sabah.

“Only when we are all on the same page together can we ensure that PH can reclaim the rakyat’s government,” it added.

READ: KL High Court dismisses Mahathir's application for interim injunction to be recognised as Bersatu chairman
Disclosing the internal discussions leading to them choosing Dr Mahathir over Mr Anwar, Amanah and DAP said they have been consistently supporting Mr Anwar as the prime minister since 1998 and will continue to do so.

However, the only realistic option of success in the current political scenario is to combine the strength of all five parties, namely PKR, Amanah and DAP in PH as well as Warisan and Dr Mahathir’s faction of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), they added.

“This political journey has taken 22 years, we can afford to wait another six months to see Datuk Seri Anwar installed as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia. The six months transition shall be documented in writing, signed by all party leaders and publicly announced,” the statement read.

In their Monday statement, Amanan and DAP said even though Dr Mahathir, Warisan and PKR cannot agree with each other, all parties must try to find a common ground to recover the electoral mandate won in the 2018 general election.

The two parties said they are preparing for snap polls while continue to be the “people’s voice and defender” at the time of an economic crisis caused by the pandemic.

“We shall also mobilise our party machinery to prepare for the possibility of snap general elections and work together with all political parties opposed to the PN government,” the statement read.

WE CANNOT TRUST MAHATHIR 100 PER CENT: ANWAR

Separately, Mr Anwar, in a Facebook Live on Sunday, revealed that there are elements of distrust among PH over Dr Mahathir being the coalition’s candidate for the prime minister post again.

He said the very fact that an agreement had to be signed for Dr Mahathir to stay in power for six months meant there was suspicion.

Malaysia's politician Anwar Ibrahim leaves after a meeting in Petaling Jaya
Malaysia's politician Anwar Ibrahim leaves after a meeting in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, Feb 29, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng)
“We already had experience, so we cannot trust (him) 100 per cent,” he said, adding that Dr Mahathir had delayed the handover of the prime minister position to him following the 2018 elections, even though an agreement was in place.

Mr Anwar said it would be very difficult for him to take on the deputy prime minister post with Dr Mahathir at the helm.

“I joked with my friends, how long must I suffer? Enough is enough," he said.

Mr Anwar was formerly Dr Mahathir's deputy prime minister in the 1990s under the previous Barisan Nasional administration. He was sacked by Dr Mahathir in 1998 and was jailed for corruption and sodomy, charges he maintained were politically motivated.

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Mahathir has served twice as PM, it is time to move on: Anwar
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Mahathir Mohamad (right) and Anwar Ibrahim leave after a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Jun 1, 2018. (Photo: AFP/Mohd Rasfan)
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KUALA LUMPUR: Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim has outlined why he is against a proposal for Dr Mahathir Mohamad to serve as prime minister for a transitional period of six months if Pakatan Harapan (PH) recaptures Putrajaya, stating that it is time for Malaysian politics to begin anew.

In a television interview with CNA's Melissa Goh, Mr Anwar said the short transition would render the prime minister ineffective.

"(If there is) a transition of six months, after two months people will ask when, when's the date? What’s going to happen? Are you going to have the same Cabinet, are you going to change it? You have six months of not being able to focus on reform and the economy," he said.

Since Dr Mahathir has served twice as prime minister - first as the leader of then-ruling coalition Barisan Nasional for 22 years and next as chairman of PH after the 2018 general election - Mr Anwar said it is time to move on.

"I emphasise it's not question of personality. It's a question of an opportunity to begin anew, a fresh start for this country. Malaysians deserve something better," he told CNA.

PH was voted into Putrajaya in the 2018 general election with Dr Mahathir at the helm, but the administration collapsed in February after Mr Muhyiddin Yassin led Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia out of the coalition.

Mr Muhyiddin, who is backed by Barisan Nasional and Parti Islam Se-Malaysia, was sworn in as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister leading the Perikatan Nasional (PN) pact.

PH, which finds itself as the opposition coalition again, was strategising its moves to regain federal power but reached a stalemate when component parties and their allies could not agree over the candidacy for premiership.

Parti Amanah Negara and Democratic Action Party were in favour of bringing Dr Mahathir back as prime minister and Mr Anwar as his deputy, after Mr Anwar failed to convince the ruling state coalition in Sarawak to back him for the top post.

However, PKR has rejected the option and insisted that Mr Anwar should hold the premiership if the coalition returns to Putrajaya.

 

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Dr M explains why he wants to be PM for third time, and won’t accept being ‘minister mentor’ | Malay Mail
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who has the distinction of being Malaysia’s prime minister twice, today said he aspired to the position again because his past successors have ignored his advice in governing the country. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who has the distinction of being Malaysia’s prime minister twice, today said he aspired to the position again because his past successors have ignored his advice in governing the country. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad who has the distinction of being Malaysia’s prime minister twice, today said he aspired to the position again because his past successors have ignored his advice in governing the country.

“My experience is, when I tried to give the prime minister advice, they will reject me and will not heed my words. Just like former prime ministers Datuk Seri Abdullah, Datuk Seri Najib and now Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin,” he told Chinese-language newspaper Sin Chew Daily in exclusive interview today.

He was referring to Tun Abdullah Badawi who succeeded him in 2003 and who was succeeded in turn by Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Dr Mahathir later became seventh PM in 2018 under the Pakatan Harapan (PH) banner, but resigned three months ago following the coalition’s collapse and was replaced by Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.

Dr Mahathir is now seeking to oust the Bersatu president and take his place as the ninth PM.

According to Sin Chew Daily, Dr Mahathir said he wanted to be prime minister for the third time to “correct” the alleged corrupt acts under the Najib and Muhyiddin governments.

Dr Mahathir also told Sin Chew that he is not willing to accept the advisory role of “minister mentor if Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim became prime minister, noting that Malaysian PMs prefer to carve out their own legacy instead of listening to his advice.

“The prime minister wants to show he is in control of everything, all the ideas come from him, he wants to leave his own political legacy, he cannot say: ‘Ok, my political legacy comes from Mahathir’,” he said.

Malaysia has never had a minister mentor. The position was created in neighbouring Singapore for the late Lee Kuan Yew when his son Lee Hsien Loong became PM in 2011.

The minister mentor role was first floated in an interview Anwar had with Singapore-based Channel News Asia.

Dr Mahathir also reportedly said he wanted the PM post for one year, but the idea was not favoured by Anwar, and so he proposed halving it to six months.

“After six months, I will withdraw, I won’t be prime minister anymore, I’m already old. You know, I am already very old, I am very, very old,” he was quoted saying.

In the interview with Sin Chew, Dr Mahathir was reported saying he will find new ways to oust the Muhyiddin-led Perikatan Nasional (PN) government.

In the interview, Dr Mahathir confirmed that he would still be bringing a motion for a vote of no confidence in Muhyiddin as the prime minister when the Dewan Rakyat reconvenes next month.

If denied the chance to bring the vote of no-confidence in Parliament, Dr Mahathir reportedly said he intends to have the PN government’s Budget tabling in Parliament fail.

The Dewan Rakyat is scheduled to have its second meeting for 25 days from July 13 to August 27, while the Dewan Rakyat’s third meeting this year is scheduled for 26 days from November 2 to December 15. The government is scheduled to table its Budget 2021 speech on November 6.

 

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Anwar rejects six-month transition as unworkable, but open to Dr Mahathir as minister mentor | Malay Mail
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the short transition would mean at least half a year of uncertainty over matters such as the permanence of the Cabinet and policies introduced. — Bernama pic
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the short transition would mean at least half a year of uncertainty over matters such as the permanence of the Cabinet and policies introduced. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he would not accept Pakatan Harapan’s proposal for him to succeed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as prime minister after six months as the arrangement would come at a heavy cost to the country.

In an interview with Channel News Asia, the federal Opposition leader said the short transition would mean at least half a year of uncertainty over matters such as the permanence of the Cabinet and policies introduced.

“You have six months when you are not able to focus on reforms and the economy,” Anwar said emphatically.

When the interviewer asked him if there was any way he would consider working with Dr Mahathir as the latter’s deputy, Anwar pointed out there have already been two Mahathir administrations.

Anwar expressed his belief that Malaysia needed to move on at this point and that Malaysians as a whole deserved “something better” after being plunged into disillusionment with the country’s politics.

“It is not a question of personalities, but a question of an opportunity to begin anew; a fresh start.”

Despite his insistence that Dr Mahathir should not return as the prime minister for a third time, Anwar said he was not opposed to an advisory role for the former, possibly in the shape of senior minister or minister mentor as was practised in Singapore when Lee Kuan Yew stepped down.

PH and its allies in the grouping dubbed “Pakatan Plus” are deadlocked over their choice of candidate to be prime minister, with PKR adamant that it would only accept Anwar while the rest continue pushing Dr Mahathir as an interim compromise

Yesterday, DAP and Amanah sought to convince Anwar and his party to accept the deal by saying the agreed transition and timeline would be formalised in a written agreement.

Anwar’s reluctance may stem from Dr Mahathir’s previous term as the prime minister, when the latter repeatedly delayed his promise to relinquish the post to his former deputy by simply insisting he would honour the pledge eventually.

Lawyers also told Malay Mail yesterday that they did not believe such an agreement would have any effect in law as the matter of prime minister’ appointment and resignation was already codified in the Federal Constitution.

Dr Mahathir resigned as the prime minister in February to trigger the collapse of the PH administration, which then allowed Perikatan Nasional to seize control of the federal government unelected.

Since then, however, he has mounted a campaign to be reappointed in the position.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is also rumoured to be considering an early general election both to secure his personal mandate and to dispel views that his administration was a “backdoor” government.

 

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Report: Dr Mahathir says won’t work with Anwar due to PM post tussle, but will continue alliance with DAP, Amanah | Malay Mail
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim are seen during a press conference with Pakatan Harapan and Warisan MPs in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on October 6, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim are seen during a press conference with Pakatan Harapan and Warisan MPs in Shah Alam in this file picture taken on October 6, 2019. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad reportedly said that he will no longer seek to work with PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim after the latter’s party refused to back him for the prime minister post.

But the former prime minister also told vernacular paper Sin Chew Daily that he would continue to work with DAP and Parti Amanah Negara to return their alliance to power.

“I will not work with him (Anwar), because he does not want to work with me, I have to find other ways to be prime minister, there could still be other methods,” he was quoted saying in the exclusive interview this morning.

Sin Chew Daily also reported Dr Mahathir indicating that he would exit PH Plus — the pact consisting of the three Pakatan Harapan parties and his group of five MPs and Parti Warisan Sabah.

The group was said to be working to muster sufficient MPs to make the majority in Parliament.

Sin Chew Daily reported Dr Mahathir saying he would no longer get in touch with PKR or Anwar for discussions on working together.

But as for DAP and Amanah, Dr Mahathir reportedly said that these two parties supported his bid to be prime minister again as they believed he could galvanise the Malay into supporting their alliance.

Dr Mahathir pointed out that these two parties were used to being in the federal Opposition, having failed to win federal power previously in the 2008 and 2013 elections.

Dr Mahathir went on to say that PH managed to win in Election 2018 after he joined their pact, attributing this success to the pact having sufficient Malay support then.

“Therefore, they are clear that they need Malay votes to win, so they felt that I can bring in Malay votes, as Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia is a Malay party, others are multiracial parties, Malays won’t support multiracial parties,” the Bersatu founder was quoted saying.

In recent days, news emerged of two options that had been discussed by PH Plus, namely to have Anwar as the loose pact’s candidate as prime minister; or to alternatively have Dr Mahathir be the candidate to serve as prime minister for six months while Anwar temporarily holds the deputy prime minister post before succeeding Dr Mahathir.

However, Anwar has made it clear that he could not accept the proposal to temporarily be deputy to Dr Mahathir again for a six-month period, indicating mistrust due to past negative experiences and as the resulting policy uncertainties would hamper efforts to carry out reforms and steer the country’s economy amid Covid-19.

Anwar has, however, indicated he was open to Dr Mahathir playing an advisory role as minister mentor, as had been practised in Singapore when the late Lee Kuan Yew gave up his post as prime minister and took on advisory roles in the Cabinet as senior minister and subsequently minister mentor.

Anwar was sacked in the 1990s as deputy prime minister during Mahathir’s administration, while Dr Mahathir had appeared to delay in handing over the prime minister post to Anwar as promised and had previously indicated in February that he would only decide on when to pass the baton after Malaysia’s hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit this November.

Yesterday, DAP and Amanah sought to reconcile PKR with Dr Mahathir’s group and Warisan over their differences in opinions, with PKR still insisting on Anwar as the federal opposition’s candidate for prime minister while the other groups had agreed to back Dr Mahathir due to the belief that he could muster the support of the minimum 112 MPs required.

DAP and Amanah yesterday proposed to have a written agreement for Dr Mahathir to hand on the prime minister post to Anwar after six months, and to have the agreement signed by all party leaders and announced publicly.

Those in the PH Plus grouping had formed federal government together in the May 2018 elections, but the PH administration collapsed just slightly less than two years later after a series of events in February — namely Bersatu’s withdrawal, the defection of several PKR MPs to the new Perikatan Nasional coalition, and the resignation of Dr Mahathir then as prime minister.

Dr Mahathir, who together with the four other MPs in his faction insist they are still part of Bersatu despite the party’s termination of their memberships, has reportedly sought to be prime minister again since the February events.

Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin is currently prime minister under the PN coalition.

 

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Jae Senn summed up the discrimination against Malay-Muslims well

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Jae Senn’s article pretty much sums up why the Malay Muslims need to gather (READ HERE).

He touched on how the non-Malays have a victim mentality and I just want to expand on this because he doesn’t give actual examples! Haha.

Before I continue, I’m going to preface this with a disclaimer that this article doesn’t mean the Chinese don’t suffer discrimination, but that they don’t see how they discriminate.


Also note, that your experiences may differ – you are welcome to share your experiences that refute what I’m sharing here.

Language Discrimination

In Penang, my Malay friends tell me the Chinese companies don’t want to hire them even if they are qualified for the job specifically because they cannot speak Chinese and thus cannot communicate effectively with the clientele. Tell me la, what other country allows us Chinese this privilege to discriminate on job offerings based on the ability to speak the language of a minority in the country?

And before you go chew me on the lack of evidence, we actually have a study on worker discrimination. DEGREES OF DISCRIMINATION: RACE AND GRADUATE HIRING IN MALAYSIA

“… Perceptions of Malay graduates are evidently unfavourable, posing deep questions on the quality of education, on affirmative action outcomes and ramifications (both real and perceived), and on deficiencies in inter-group social interaction that may allow such perceptions to become entrenched. At the same time, the significance of Chinese language proficiency and language requirements suggest that social compatibility and work functionality impact on interview prospects.”

Imagine that, a study that shows that the Malays are being discriminated against. I’m sure some of my readers here can chime in and give their own examples of discrimination as well.

So no, the Chinese should not play the “I am being discriminated against” card when they are also guilty of discriminating others.

Loyalty to the country

Immediately after GE14, I saw a lot of social media posts from Malaysian Chinese suddenly declaring that they feel Malaysian again. So these people didn’t feel like a Malaysian before GE14?

But the celebration and sudden feelings of being Malaysian again are rooted in the belief that the elections was a referendum against all that is corrupt and wrong with our government.

After all, the Chinese are very good at complaining about shoddy government service and then quickly point out that Malays are the problem – they are lazy and take a lot of breaks etc.

When I was a MBPJ councillor, a retired Chinese guy was telling me all his ideas about how to fix MBPJ. I asked a simple question – are you willing to work in MBPJ to ensure that your ideas get implemented correctly?

“Too low pay.”

Well. He was retired and living the good life. Serve the country on a low salary? No thanks.

DAP thought it would be a good idea to recruit Chinese to serve in MBPJ too so they came up with a position in MBPJ. I don’t remember the exact title for the position, but it was meant to help with communication between MBPJ and Chinese Malaysians who could not speak English or Malay well (imagine that, catering to Chinese inability to speak some more – tell me la, how are the Chinese not privileged?).

The offer was for a fresh graduate with a salary of RM1,800 and their own office. Starting position was equivalent to an officer. MBPJ advertised in some Chinese daily and hired a fresh graduate… only to see the girl quit after one day because she felt intimidated by the lack of other Chinese in the department.

Nak bagi peluang berkhidmat, salary too low. Nak bagi gaji yang kompetitif, tak cukup orang Cina. Pelbagai alasan, I tell you.

So what’s this got to do with loyalty to the country?

The Chinese talk a lot about politics in Malaysia, but many talk about it through a veil of anger and entitlement. Very few actually want to get their hands dirty and serve. And if you just talk shit about your own country and don’t take the effort to serve, to understand why we face the problems we face by reading up on studies of discrimination in Malaysia and just go on and on with this victimised mentality, how are you loyal to the country?

I have a lot more stories I can tell, but I will stop here. I pretty much concur with Jae Senn’s viewpoint and understand the need for the anti-ICERD rally. To my Malay friends, I wish you all the best in your rally tomorrow.

Full of shit lah these chinks.

 

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Politics is for everyone’s benefit, not a select few, says Anwar | Malay Mail
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Anwar and his party have been criticised after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and their allies, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu faction with Parti Warisan Sabah failed to resolve their candidate for prime minister. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim Anwar and his party have been criticised after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and their allies, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu faction with Parti Warisan Sabah failed to resolve their candidate for prime minister. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 — Parliamentary Opposition chief Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has reminded Malaysians to choose politicians whose politics is for the people, and not only with their own cliques and families in mind.

In a Facebook Live session today, Anwar touched on those who have tried to take advantage of the current political turmoil by painting themselves as heroes or middlemen, but actually only use politics for personal benefit.

“Today, there are a lot of voices spitting accusations, interpretations and assumptions regarding the current political issue and power transfers.

“There are people who are not involved but act like heroes, become brokers of peace, arbitrators, a bridge (between two sides) and others.

“Going back to the premise that politics is not a matter of politicians’ tricks, using tactics to seize power. Politics is related to the administration of people, giving them what they need, especially those who are poor and needy,” he said without mentioning anyone.

Anwar and his party have been criticised after the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and their allies, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s Bersatu faction with Parti Warisan Sabah failed to resolve their candidate for prime minister.

One side favours Dr Mahathir to continue his premiership with Anwar in the wings, while PKR wants the prime minister position to be given to the latter outright.

However, reports have suggested that both could not convince the Sarawak parties, which hold a significant number of seats in the Parliament.

Anwar, in his Facebook event today, said that the focus on all sides should be to weather the economic storm brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic as poor people and those from low-income households have been severely affected.

He said that the current impasse in Malaysia cannot be resolved if the politicians in charge continue to use politics as a means to settle personal grudges.

“For me, personally, it’s a bit difficult. I think Malaysia and its people are able to cope with the new direction and make the right changes

“Politics should not be used as a basis to wield a grudge against anyone. It is to safeguard life and society.

“We must make Malaysia a beautiful country for everyone. It includes securing our friends, the Malays, Chinese, Indian, Dayak and Kadazan to really feel that this is their home and country,” he said.

 

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Chinese are worse than indians when it comes to discrimination.
If DAP had won the elections, malays will have to use chinese names and learn mandarin, just like the orang asli in taiwan snd uighyrs in xinjiang.

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Concede PM post and work with Anwar as PKR has stronger base, analysts tell Dr Mahathir | Malay Mail
Pakatan Harapan and its allies, including Dr Mahathir’s faction, dubbed 'PH Plus' are in a stalemate over their choice of candidate to be prime minister, with PKR adamant that it would only accept Anwar while the rest continue to push Dr Mahathir as an interim compromise. — Picture by Azneal Ishak
Pakatan Harapan and its allies, including Dr Mahathir’s faction, dubbed 'PH Plus' are in a stalemate over their choice of candidate to be prime minister, with PKR adamant that it would only accept Anwar while the rest continue to push Dr Mahathir as an interim compromise. — Picture by Azneal Ishak
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — With both Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim adamant about being the helmsman of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and its allies, several political observers have suggested that the former should give way to the latter.

Speaking to Malay Mail, the analysts said compared to Dr Mahathir who is now just heading a disputed faction of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, Anwar is still leading PKR as its president with the party holding a stronger voter base.

“This is going to lead Pakatan Harapan to self-destruct, and it is going to destroy Dr Mahathir and Anwar. It is a lose-lose situation because both parties, both sides are adamant. Mahathir is suspicious of Anwar, Anwar is suspicious of Mahathir.

“So there are no two ways about it, and the only way is for one of them to compromise. But based on the current situation, I don’t think that is going to happen,” Universiti Malaysia Sarawak’s Jeniri Amir said.

“When PH collapses, of course, it is going to benefit Perikatan Nasional (PN), and indirectly, they are going to strengthen Perikatan Nasional politically. With Mahathir, I don’t understand. He is partyless, and he only has the support of five MPs and he has already been prime minister twice.

“I think Mahathir should make the sacrifice. Support Anwar instead of asking him to sacrifice,” he added.

Jeniri also said that Dr Mahathir should instead come to terms with himself, considering his advanced age.

“What can he do in six months? What’s going to happen? He won’t be able to do much. He is going to be a lame-duck prime minister like he always mentioned,” Jeniri said.

Geostrategist Prof Azmi Hasan, however, admitted that it will not be possible for PH to work with both Anwar and Dr Mahathir without a viable solution that is acceptable to both men.

Ultimately, PH needs to choose the one with a stronger support base, which, in this regard, Azmi also agrees would make Anwar the better choice.

“The decision basically is at PH’s feet and not Dr Mahathir’s or Anwar’s. If both can’t agree to work together, PH needs to choose either Dr Mahathr or Anwar, and basically the decision lies with who can provide more support in terms of getting the votes.

“As I see it now, it is better strategically for PH to work with Anwar since PKR has more formidable grassroots support compared to Dr Mahathir and Parti Warisan Sabah,” Azmi said.

“The ideal situation is PH having both Dr Mahathir and Anwar on their side but this can only happen if PH can come up with a PM post solution that is acceptable to both men.

“But look at how Netanyahu and Gantz agreed for the PM post to be on a rotational basis even though they can’t see eye to eye just because they need each other in order to successfully form a government.”

Azmi was referring to the recently concluded Israel national elections which saw the Likud party led by Benjamin Netanyahu form a unity government with its rival, the Blue and White alliance led by Benny Gantz.

The formation of the unity government put an end to 500 days of political stalemate in Israel, after both parties agreed to power share.

In their agreement, Netanyahu will remain as prime minister for 18 months before handing the reins over to Gantz for the remainder of the three-year term.

Singapore Institute of International Affairs senior fellow Oh Ei Sun also said that both Anwar and Dr Mahathir are just playing a high stakes game of political “chicken” to see who will yield first.

“No, they are just trying to see who blinks first. Anwar is not stupid; he knows he can’t garner a majority either by MP inducement or by general election if he leads the coalition.

“So, he needs not only the old man to not gun for the PM post, but the old man’s blessing him as well,” said Oh, referring to Dr Mahathir.

PH and its allies, including Dr Mahathir’s faction, dubbed “PH Plus” are in a stalemate over their choice of candidate to be prime minister, with PKR adamant that it would only accept Anwar while the rest continue to push Dr Mahathir as an interim compromise.

DAP and Amanah also sought to convince Anwar and his party to accept the deal by saying the agreed transition and timeline would be formalised in a written agreement.

Anwar had also rejected Dr Mahathir’s proposal that he would helm the position of prime minister for six months before handing over the reins to the PKR president.

However, Anwar stated that he was not opposed to an advisory role for Dr Mahathir, possibly in the shape of a senior minister or minister mentor as was practised in Singapore when Lee Kuan Yew stepped down.

Oh said that pragmatically-speaking, Dr Mahathir is irreplaceable when it comes to swinging conservative Malay rural votes in favour of PH against PN — something that Anwar is unable to do as his strength lies with more liberal-minded urban Malays.

“The cold, harsh political realities on the ground is such that Mahathir is irreplaceable for swinging but a small percentage of conservative voters or MPs in favour of PH, which Anwar is unable to effectuate.

“Whereas PH supporters would likely vote against Perikatan with or without Anwar. So, Anwar is more dispensable than Mahathir. New PH leaders may appeal to PH supporters but have no wider appeal in conservative camps,” said Oh.

Dr Mahathir touched on this same topic in an interview with Asia Times that was published yesterday, saying that PH’s attempt to wrest back Putrajaya would likely be determined by strength in numbers — something that Anwar as the prime minister candidate may not be able to guarantee.

“It’s not about distrust. It’s about getting the support of the people,” he was quoted as saying.

“While Anwar used to be very popular, now he has lost quite a bit of the support.

“I believe these people will not support an attempt to make a comeback by Pakatan Harapan if he is designated as prime minister.”

Dr Mahathir went on to admit that even he felt being prime minister for the third time might be a touch excessive, but added that many had suggested he might have make-or-break significance.

“A lot of people feel that, for a time at least, I should come back. I have no wish to come back. I mean, coming back three times is a bit too much. [Laughs]

“Again, the appeal by people is there, they all come, they all ask [and say] that if you are in, we will support. If you are not in, we will not support.

“So, I have to take their views seriously because if we in the Opposition now want to bring down the present government, we need to have a majority. At the moment, we do not have a majority,” he said.

When asked why Anwar can’t forge that majority and he can, Dr Mahathir claimed that some remained strongly opposed to him being named as the prime minister designate.

“Well, he has certain support, I agree with that. But there are certain people who are so strongly against him that if he is named, they will not give the support,” he was quoted as saying.

“And we need quite a number of supporters from the government party so that we can have the majority. I fear that there will be no majority if it depends on him alone. I would like to help him.”

 

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In new video clip, Dr M says dropping out of PM race in favour of Shafie Apdal | Malay Mail
File picture shows then-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad being greeted by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (left) upon his arrival at the Kota Kinabalu Airport September 16, 2018. — Bernama pic
File picture shows then-Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad being greeted by Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (left) upon his arrival at the Kota Kinabalu Airport September 16, 2018. — Bernama pic
KUALA LUMPUR, June 27 — While the Opposition dithers over its prime ministerial candidate, a new video emerged on social media today showing Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad endorsing Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal for the role.

The former prime minister who had been nominated by DAP and Amanah to return to office if Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the next general election said he no longer aim for the post.

“I will campaign for Shafie, and I will explain why we have chosen him, which I hope all will understand,” Dr Mahathir said in the video that was uploaded on Facebook today.

The 94-year-old was said to be addressing Bersatu grassroots at the Perdana Putra Leadership Foundation headquarters in Putrajaya yesterday.

In the video, Dr Mahathir described Shafie who is president of Parti Warisan Sabah as being of a similar mind with him and the rest of Bersatu — the party he co-founded with incumbent Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, whom he is now at loggerheads with.

Dr Mahathir added that Shafie is a suitable PM candidate as he opposed kleptocracy.

“This is why we must support Shafie. And to me, support for him is akin to support for me.

“Even though there has been a slight change, I hope the grassroots will understand and also support Shafie as well,” he said to applause from the attendees.

Dr Mahathir’s office has not confirmed nor denied the contents of the video. It is understood that it will release a statement later.

Dr Mahathir’s candidacy as PM has been opposed by PKR, the third party in the PH coalition which wants its president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be named for the job instead.

Shafie’s candidacy would provide an alternative to the current stalemate. If successful, he would be the first prime ministerial nominee from East Malaysia.