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Maybe is yellow_people disguising himself as a Chinese.
Malaysian PM mum on WikiLeaks’ expose
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Maybe is yellow_people disguising himself as a Chinese.
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Dragon....don't quite understand the part on Russian citizenship?
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Well i guess having mongolian citizenship means jack shit i mean after all almost the entire country is covered in sand. Therefore a russian citizenship would be better.
Then again i thought the mongols were so superior cos they conquered china 800 yrs ago?
Then again i thought the mongols were so superior cos they conquered china 800 yrs ago?
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Not true. He is your typical Chinese towkay, fiercely loyal to his close friends from young. Dr M's trusted biz partner. Now, Razak's close buddy. Not aware of his ties with Anwar. Maybe he stays away from Anwar coz his ka chng sensitive.
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Father of deceased requested for Russian citizenship. Razak's proxy accomplished the mission.
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The old prof CMI in English. Between Russia and US, he felt more at home in Russia. Russian girls cheaper too. Why go US?
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Kuan Yew's "technical" intelligence against Anwar
Wong Choon Mei
Malaysia Chronicle
The dark hand – albeit indirectly - of Singapore’s Machiavellian minister mentor, Lee Kuan Yew, in ensuring that Malaysia remains a non-competitor to his island republic has found its way out through WikiLeaks.
In an astonishing news report published in The Sydney Morning Herald, it was revealed that Singapore intelligence officials told their Australian counterparts that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim had committed sodomy in 2008 - based on their "technical intelligence".
The 63-year old Anwar has denied the manifestly fabricated charges leveled against him two years ago just as he was preparing to stage a parliamentary comeback. He has accused Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor of masterminding the plot to stop him from becoming a threat to their political power. Sodomy is illegal and punishable by imprisonment in Malaysia.
“No doubt, we are talking about WikiLeaks and there is bound to be a lot of junk and unsubstantiated slander involved, but the interesting point to note is that the root source is actually Singapore intelligence officials. Why did they ‘leak’ to the Australian officials? Did they also inform Malaysia, U.S. and the other South East Asian nations?” PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
It must be noted that amongst lawmakers around the world who have stood up for Anwar and demanded that Najib drop the trial, Australian members of Parliament have been the most outspoken. No less than 61 Australian senators have expressed their support for Anwar in a joint communique.
Singapore's taiko (big brother) syndrome
Kuan Yew - a brilliant but ruthless dictator
Within South-East Asia's booming markets, which has a combined population exceeding 500 million, it is well known that Singapore aspires to play 'big brother' or take a lead role in regional politics. But it is held back by its minute geographical size and a mere 4 million population.
The largest economy remains Indonesia with a population that exceeds 200 million. And while Singapore’s economy may finally surpass that of Malaysia’s this year after being booted out from the Malaysian federation in 1963 for provoking racial unrest, Kuan Yew himself admits that Singapore's fate remains shaky and the republic may not survive more than 50 years.
Indeed, despite its huge wealth, competition from a neighbor as close-by and as well-endowed with natural resources as Malaysia – whose land size is also 447 times larger – can kill it and easily too.
So far, the chips have all been on the Singapore side of the table thanks to the incompetent and corrupt leadership of the BN government. Experts say past leaders including Mahathir Mohamad – an unpopular dictator in the same style as Kuan Yew himself – have only played to Singapore’s hand by promulgating racial politics and allowing race to color economic policies and decisions.
“If good and clean leaders are given a chance to overhaul the outdated and discrimnatory policies of the past, if leaders like Lim Guan Eng and Anwar are allowed to rule and clean up the system, Malaysia will boom. That doesn’t mean Singapore will flounder because they are very responsive but it may no longer be as easy for them,” Ramon Navaratnam, past president of Transparency International, told Malaysia Chronicle.
Opposition politics would end the dream of a Lee dynasty
But perhaps the factor that Kuan Yew fears above all else is the influence that the emergence of a viable two-party system in Malaysia will have on Singapore society.
Tian - social implications on S'pore is even more immense
His supporters say his warning that Singapore may not survive 50 years was to shock the nation out of complacence, that it cannot afford to take things easy, that it cannot afford to be corrupt or even to have a political opposition.
His critics however are less dewy-eyed, accusing him wanting to perpetuate a Lee-dynasty in Singapore where his children and grandchildren will always rule. It cannot be denied that his family has an iron-clad hold on the island's entire administrative and financial structure.
“Imagine if Anwar and his Pakatan Rakyat overthrew the BN government, what sort of signal would that send to the Singaporeans who are already becoming restless at the dictatorship that Singapore currently is. So it is not just economic or financial competition, the social implications are even more immense,” said Tian.
Endorsing Najib but at a huge cost for Malaysia
In news report entitled Caught in political sex trap, the Sydney newspaper said the cable dealing with Anwar’s sodomy case was dated November 2008, when Malaysia was ruled by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Najib was his designated successor.
Kuan Yew visited when Najib took over in Apr 09
''The Australians said that Singapore's intelligences services and [Singaporean elder statesman] Lee Kuan Yew have told ONA [Office of National Assessments] in their exchanges that opposition leader Anwar 'did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted',” the newspaper wrote.
“The document states the Singaporeans told ONA they made this assessment on the basis of "technical intelligence", which is likely to relate to intercepted communications,” it added.
It is no secret that Kuan Yew personally favored the ineffectual Badawi-Najib team, which had lost 5 out of Malaysia’s 13 states to Anwar's Pakatan during the March 2008 elections. The BN also lost its long-held two-thirds parliamentary majority – an ominous signal that surely sent shivers down the authoritarian corridors of power in Singapore.
"This is why when Najib took over from Badawi last year, Kuan Yew agreed to come down on an official visit to Malaysia even though he knows he is not welcomed by Mahathir. It was to show the Chinese community in Malaysia that Singapore endorsed Najib and on his part, Najib has responded by agreeing to the KTM Tanjong Pagar land swap deal even though it disadvantages Malaysia greatly," PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Akin told Malaysia Chronicle.
"Kuan Yew has never liked Anwar even when Anwar was in Umno because of his ABIM (an Islamic Youth movement) days. When Anwar was able to get PKR, DAP to work together with the Islamist PAS in Election 2008, the Singapore administration was very nervous. They have great suspicions towards PAS and its ideal of an Islamic state."
Other interesting information contained in the leaked Singapore cable, which comprises the views of senior Singapore officials, included :
■ Malaysia is in a "confused and dangerous" state due to incompetent politicians.
■ Thailand's political elite are dogged by corruption and the country's crown prince is "very erratic and easily subject to influence".
■ Japan is a ''big fat loser'' and Tokyo and Delhi were struggling to deal with China's influence due to their "stupid" behaviour.
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/12/kuan-yews-technical-intelligence.html
Wong Choon Mei
Malaysia Chronicle
The dark hand – albeit indirectly - of Singapore’s Machiavellian minister mentor, Lee Kuan Yew, in ensuring that Malaysia remains a non-competitor to his island republic has found its way out through WikiLeaks.
In an astonishing news report published in The Sydney Morning Herald, it was revealed that Singapore intelligence officials told their Australian counterparts that Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim had committed sodomy in 2008 - based on their "technical intelligence".
The 63-year old Anwar has denied the manifestly fabricated charges leveled against him two years ago just as he was preparing to stage a parliamentary comeback. He has accused Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife Rosmah Mansor of masterminding the plot to stop him from becoming a threat to their political power. Sodomy is illegal and punishable by imprisonment in Malaysia.
“No doubt, we are talking about WikiLeaks and there is bound to be a lot of junk and unsubstantiated slander involved, but the interesting point to note is that the root source is actually Singapore intelligence officials. Why did they ‘leak’ to the Australian officials? Did they also inform Malaysia, U.S. and the other South East Asian nations?” PKR vice president Tian Chua told Malaysia Chronicle.
It must be noted that amongst lawmakers around the world who have stood up for Anwar and demanded that Najib drop the trial, Australian members of Parliament have been the most outspoken. No less than 61 Australian senators have expressed their support for Anwar in a joint communique.
Singapore's taiko (big brother) syndrome
Kuan Yew - a brilliant but ruthless dictator
Within South-East Asia's booming markets, which has a combined population exceeding 500 million, it is well known that Singapore aspires to play 'big brother' or take a lead role in regional politics. But it is held back by its minute geographical size and a mere 4 million population.
The largest economy remains Indonesia with a population that exceeds 200 million. And while Singapore’s economy may finally surpass that of Malaysia’s this year after being booted out from the Malaysian federation in 1963 for provoking racial unrest, Kuan Yew himself admits that Singapore's fate remains shaky and the republic may not survive more than 50 years.
Indeed, despite its huge wealth, competition from a neighbor as close-by and as well-endowed with natural resources as Malaysia – whose land size is also 447 times larger – can kill it and easily too.
So far, the chips have all been on the Singapore side of the table thanks to the incompetent and corrupt leadership of the BN government. Experts say past leaders including Mahathir Mohamad – an unpopular dictator in the same style as Kuan Yew himself – have only played to Singapore’s hand by promulgating racial politics and allowing race to color economic policies and decisions.
“If good and clean leaders are given a chance to overhaul the outdated and discrimnatory policies of the past, if leaders like Lim Guan Eng and Anwar are allowed to rule and clean up the system, Malaysia will boom. That doesn’t mean Singapore will flounder because they are very responsive but it may no longer be as easy for them,” Ramon Navaratnam, past president of Transparency International, told Malaysia Chronicle.
Opposition politics would end the dream of a Lee dynasty
But perhaps the factor that Kuan Yew fears above all else is the influence that the emergence of a viable two-party system in Malaysia will have on Singapore society.
Tian - social implications on S'pore is even more immense
His supporters say his warning that Singapore may not survive 50 years was to shock the nation out of complacence, that it cannot afford to take things easy, that it cannot afford to be corrupt or even to have a political opposition.
His critics however are less dewy-eyed, accusing him wanting to perpetuate a Lee-dynasty in Singapore where his children and grandchildren will always rule. It cannot be denied that his family has an iron-clad hold on the island's entire administrative and financial structure.
“Imagine if Anwar and his Pakatan Rakyat overthrew the BN government, what sort of signal would that send to the Singaporeans who are already becoming restless at the dictatorship that Singapore currently is. So it is not just economic or financial competition, the social implications are even more immense,” said Tian.
Endorsing Najib but at a huge cost for Malaysia
In news report entitled Caught in political sex trap, the Sydney newspaper said the cable dealing with Anwar’s sodomy case was dated November 2008, when Malaysia was ruled by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi and Najib was his designated successor.
Kuan Yew visited when Najib took over in Apr 09
''The Australians said that Singapore's intelligences services and [Singaporean elder statesman] Lee Kuan Yew have told ONA [Office of National Assessments] in their exchanges that opposition leader Anwar 'did indeed commit the acts for which he is currently indicted',” the newspaper wrote.
“The document states the Singaporeans told ONA they made this assessment on the basis of "technical intelligence", which is likely to relate to intercepted communications,” it added.
It is no secret that Kuan Yew personally favored the ineffectual Badawi-Najib team, which had lost 5 out of Malaysia’s 13 states to Anwar's Pakatan during the March 2008 elections. The BN also lost its long-held two-thirds parliamentary majority – an ominous signal that surely sent shivers down the authoritarian corridors of power in Singapore.
"This is why when Najib took over from Badawi last year, Kuan Yew agreed to come down on an official visit to Malaysia even though he knows he is not welcomed by Mahathir. It was to show the Chinese community in Malaysia that Singapore endorsed Najib and on his part, Najib has responded by agreeing to the KTM Tanjong Pagar land swap deal even though it disadvantages Malaysia greatly," PKR Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Akin told Malaysia Chronicle.
"Kuan Yew has never liked Anwar even when Anwar was in Umno because of his ABIM (an Islamic Youth movement) days. When Anwar was able to get PKR, DAP to work together with the Islamist PAS in Election 2008, the Singapore administration was very nervous. They have great suspicions towards PAS and its ideal of an Islamic state."
Other interesting information contained in the leaked Singapore cable, which comprises the views of senior Singapore officials, included :
■ Malaysia is in a "confused and dangerous" state due to incompetent politicians.
■ Thailand's political elite are dogged by corruption and the country's crown prince is "very erratic and easily subject to influence".
■ Japan is a ''big fat loser'' and Tokyo and Delhi were struggling to deal with China's influence due to their "stupid" behaviour.
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/2010/12/kuan-yews-technical-intelligence.html
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Red-faced Najib unable to answer S'pore's "opportunist" label
Mariam Mokhtar
Malaysia Chronicle
The Wikileaks revelations in which Singaporean officials gave damning descriptions on Malaysian prime ministers and the part they played in the ‘decline of Malaysia’ make grim reading but are nothing new. Incompetence, racial conflict and high-profile murder already feature as daily fodder in our Malaysian newspapers.
In spite of how we feel about Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, whose publications have kept governments on tenterhooks in the past few months, the nature of the content of the documents, cannot be ignored.
Among the most serious and politically charged is when the republic’s senior government officials reportedly said “Malaysia’s decline” was fuelled by incompetent politicians. Naturally, this threatens to destroy the semblance of cordiality that has been achieved by the leaders of the two countries.
Last May, Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his Singaporean counterpart met at the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat to reaffirm their commitment towards further strengthening bilateral relations and collaborate in various initiatives.
Today, Wikileaks managed to burst that little bubble of cooperation between the two. Najib is described as “an opportunist”.
Ouch! That hurts.
But most Malaysians have long known that fact. It only hurts because a foreign despatch confirmed it and it is now bandied about around the world.
One wonders what remedial measures APCO will take to limit the damage done to Najib’s image and how much extra it will cost the taxpayer?
Those in Umno who disapprove of Najib’s cosiness with Singapore will probably be saying “I told you so.” They have always believed their neighbours to be ‘calculative and condescending’.
These revelations are like ammunition to the dissenters in the party and will reinforce their views that Najib was seduced by Lee Hsien Loong to set up a joint-venture company to develop land parcels swapped for the prized railway land that cuts through the island state. Many were not satisfied with the outcome of that deal.
Doubtless, the Singaporean officials will be having protracted meetings in damage limitation control, to reduce any fall-out between the two.
Wikileaks disclosed discussions between senior US officials and their Singapore counterparts Peter Ho, Bilahari Kausikan and Tommy Koh which allegedly took place in 2008 and 2009.
Peter Ho told the Americans: “The political knives will be out for Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi’s) son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, whom nobody likes because he got where he is through family ties...”
So what?
Malaysians are aware that this is a common phenomenon in Malaysian politics. Family connections, money politics, secret deals are all part and parcel of most of the Malaysian political dynasties’ modus operandi.
In September 2008, Kausikan, a senior foreign affairs official, described how the “situation in neighbouring Malaysia is confused and dangerous”, fuelled by “a distinct possibility of racial conflict” that could see ethnic Chinese “flee” Malaysia and “overwhelm” Singapore.
Again, these are all true to a certain extent.
However, there is no need for Chinese to “flee” to Singapore. The Singaporeans accepted them with open arms and in all probability enticed them with study loans or jobs because our Malaysian government did not take the initiative to fund their studies or we restricted opportunities at home by placing limits on jobs.
The Singaporeans could have refused our Malaysian Chinese to stop from being “overwhelmed”.
Aren’t the Singaporeans also taking advantage of the situation? All countries in the world suffer when their best talent goes elsewhere. Singapore just plugged the gaps caused by their own people emigrating and filled all those vacancies with our people.
Wikileaks revelation about racial issues in Malaysia is old news. Singapores’s Lee Kuan Yew even talked about this in his interview with the New York Times last September.
“A lack of competent leadership is a real problem for Malaysia,” said Kausikan.
We all knew that.
He followed this with, “Najib has his neck on the line in connection with a high-profile murder case.”
Malaysians have long been aware of that, too.
If Wikileaks could produce an incriminating photo or even give a “whodunit”, now that would be a different matter.
Mariam Mokhtar
Malaysia Chronicle
The Wikileaks revelations in which Singaporean officials gave damning descriptions on Malaysian prime ministers and the part they played in the ‘decline of Malaysia’ make grim reading but are nothing new. Incompetence, racial conflict and high-profile murder already feature as daily fodder in our Malaysian newspapers.
In spite of how we feel about Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, whose publications have kept governments on tenterhooks in the past few months, the nature of the content of the documents, cannot be ignored.
Among the most serious and politically charged is when the republic’s senior government officials reportedly said “Malaysia’s decline” was fuelled by incompetent politicians. Naturally, this threatens to destroy the semblance of cordiality that has been achieved by the leaders of the two countries.
Last May, Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak and his Singaporean counterpart met at the Singapore-Malaysia Leaders’ Retreat to reaffirm their commitment towards further strengthening bilateral relations and collaborate in various initiatives.
Today, Wikileaks managed to burst that little bubble of cooperation between the two. Najib is described as “an opportunist”.
Ouch! That hurts.
But most Malaysians have long known that fact. It only hurts because a foreign despatch confirmed it and it is now bandied about around the world.
One wonders what remedial measures APCO will take to limit the damage done to Najib’s image and how much extra it will cost the taxpayer?
Those in Umno who disapprove of Najib’s cosiness with Singapore will probably be saying “I told you so.” They have always believed their neighbours to be ‘calculative and condescending’.
These revelations are like ammunition to the dissenters in the party and will reinforce their views that Najib was seduced by Lee Hsien Loong to set up a joint-venture company to develop land parcels swapped for the prized railway land that cuts through the island state. Many were not satisfied with the outcome of that deal.
Doubtless, the Singaporean officials will be having protracted meetings in damage limitation control, to reduce any fall-out between the two.
Wikileaks disclosed discussions between senior US officials and their Singapore counterparts Peter Ho, Bilahari Kausikan and Tommy Koh which allegedly took place in 2008 and 2009.
Peter Ho told the Americans: “The political knives will be out for Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi’s) son-in-law, Khairy Jamaluddin, whom nobody likes because he got where he is through family ties...”
So what?
Malaysians are aware that this is a common phenomenon in Malaysian politics. Family connections, money politics, secret deals are all part and parcel of most of the Malaysian political dynasties’ modus operandi.
In September 2008, Kausikan, a senior foreign affairs official, described how the “situation in neighbouring Malaysia is confused and dangerous”, fuelled by “a distinct possibility of racial conflict” that could see ethnic Chinese “flee” Malaysia and “overwhelm” Singapore.
Again, these are all true to a certain extent.
However, there is no need for Chinese to “flee” to Singapore. The Singaporeans accepted them with open arms and in all probability enticed them with study loans or jobs because our Malaysian government did not take the initiative to fund their studies or we restricted opportunities at home by placing limits on jobs.
The Singaporeans could have refused our Malaysian Chinese to stop from being “overwhelmed”.
Aren’t the Singaporeans also taking advantage of the situation? All countries in the world suffer when their best talent goes elsewhere. Singapore just plugged the gaps caused by their own people emigrating and filled all those vacancies with our people.
Wikileaks revelation about racial issues in Malaysia is old news. Singapores’s Lee Kuan Yew even talked about this in his interview with the New York Times last September.
“A lack of competent leadership is a real problem for Malaysia,” said Kausikan.
We all knew that.
He followed this with, “Najib has his neck on the line in connection with a high-profile murder case.”
Malaysians have long been aware of that, too.
If Wikileaks could produce an incriminating photo or even give a “whodunit”, now that would be a different matter.
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