Thursday 25 April 2019

The Johor headache of Dr Mahathir

At this post on April 16


I asked these questions

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- Why no one send the MB candidate name/names to the Johor palace? Remember, Muhyiddin did so after the general election last year. Why was the convention broken?

- Why did the Johor palace immediately accept Dr Sahruddin as the new MB? It was all so smooth and in fact very quickly done. If it's a war, I would like to call it the Johor blitzkrieg. Very brilliant, actually. Also bear in mind that the palace insisted that the new MB will be loyal to Johor.

- Why was Osman Sapian not distressed by much after he was removed from his MB post? Really. The guy went on almost as usual after Dr Mahathir announced his resignation. As a friend at Kota Iskandar said to me "MB selamba rock je".

- Who is Dr Sahruddin in Johor Pribumi Bersatu? Which camp does he belongs to? Who is his mentor? Who quarreled with Muhyiddin to get him fielded in Bukit Kepong during GE14? Why do the Johor DAP people like him?


At the end of the post, I asked you all to

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Watch out for what's going to happen to Mazlan Bujang in the coming Johor exco reshuffle.

Well, the young and idealistic Mazlan was dropped from the exco line-up and I think you all now know the answers to all my questions.

These are FMT reports over the past 48 hours,

Tense PPBM meeting over Johor 

exco line-up ends with solidarity for Dr M


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The meeting, which a source describes as “very heated and tense”, was called at short notice on the back of concerns that the new line-up was never approved by PPBM.
They also demanded newly appointed Johor Menteri Besar Dr Sahruddin Jamal to explain why he ignored a decision “made at the very top” that there was no need for a reshuffle of the state line-up.
“But the MB went ahead with the reshuffle although he was informed of the Cabinet stand during his meeting with the prime minister prior to his swearing-in,” the source said.
FMT has also learnt that Sahruddin’s action was heavily criticised by Mahathir.
The source said many had during the meeting questioned the move to “kowtow to invisible hands” in the selection of the Johor exco line-up.

Exco line-up snub upsets Dr M 

after open spat with Johor palace


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A source said Sahruddin was not the only leader who upset Mahathir, especially as the prime minister is involved in a sensitive spat with the palace over who calls the shots in matters of state governance in Johor, a state that has long grappled with jurisdictional issues involving the palace.
The spat came on the heels of the Johor palace’s vocal opposition to Putrajaya’s move to ratify the Rome Statute, over claims that the treaty could harm the royal institution.
Mahathir was forced to withdraw from the treaty. Several public remarks followed, jogging Malaysians’ memory of the 1993 constitutional crisis that ended with the Malay rulers losing their immunity from criminal charges.
The prime minister later lamented how the amendment was not fully utilised to strengthen democracy and justice, pointing out that the special court had hardly been used since.
That, and the latest snub from one or two of his trusted men in the PPBM leadership over the Johor episode, must have upset the 94-year-old leader.

Meanwhile, it's quite clear from his latest blog posting that Dr Mahathir is indeed unhappy as far as this Johor matter is concerned;

THE MALAYSIAN CONSTITUTION

and his main media man Datuk Kadir Jasin had been even less subtle about it to a point of suggesting that we learn

Mr Patel’s Lesson in Handling the Royals 

Personally, I prefer the Malays' way of handling relations with the Raja-Raja Melayu such as in this instance which led to our country's independence;

Kebangkitan Orang Tujuh Muar – 

Langkah Jebat Menentang Malayan Union


Orang Melayu itu tidak kurang ajar sifatnya.

That's what my father used to say to me.

Whatever it is, as I always wrote in this blog, handling Johor is not easy.

That's why I always admire former Johor MB TS Abdul Ghani Othman for managing the state well for 18 years.

His successors have not been doing very well....including the new one, I believe.

I sincerely pity Dr Mahathir for having to manage the nonsense at his advanced age.

I'm wishing him all the best.

35 comments:

  1. Well Annie that's the price you have to pay for winning. No free ride. And the DAP is sitting quietly watching for opportunities...that's their DNA though...bloody shit

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    1. https://www.malaysia-today.net/2019/04/25/let-malaysia-burn-if-necessary/

      Yup...we are watching...

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  2. as derived from your above article, you insinuated malays are backstabbers or main belakang sigh

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    1. Try not to be too stupid.

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    2. annie go mental checkup for narcissistic problem??? :(

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    3. Perempuan Cina jadi buruk bila dah tua

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  3. In the history of Malaysia, probably dating back to Malacca Sultanate, there are only TWO people who dare to stand up to the palace. The former was way back during Malacca sultanate and he died in the hand of his best friend after who killed him after he ran amuck and killing spree. The latter is still quite recent. He’s still alive and kicking at the ripe old age of 94.

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    1. You forgot one hero. In history, only two men dared to fight against injustice. One, Hang Jebat but he was not mentioned in History so he could be just a fiction. The other is Megat Seri Rama who killed the last decendent of Sultan of Malacc. This happened in KOTA TINGGI, Johore. In history, the Sultan is known as Sultan Mahmood mangkat dijulang. He was stabbed by Megat Sri Rama while he was carried by his slave on his shoulder to the mosque. He was the last ruler of Malacca decendent in Johore Lama sultanates.

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    2. Oii Cik Minah,

      Salah cerita tuu, mana datangnya Megat Sri Rama. Nama yang betul Laksmana Bentan.

      Ceritanya, Al-kisah zaman dulu di Johor lama (bukan Johor Bahru), isteri Laksmana Bentan mengidam lalu makan berapa ulas buah nangka di Istana.

      Sultan ketika itu marah (murka nanti Shidan Kassim tak paham). Lalu Sultan perintahkan pengawal keluarkan buah nangka dari perut isteri Laksmana Bentan yang mengandung.

      Pada ketika itu, pengawal tak boleh kata "no", jadi itu pengawal pun toreh perut isteri Laksmana Bentan. Ketika itu, ubat bius tak ada dan Statute Rome atau hak asasi manusia pun tak ada.

      Maka matilah isteri Laksmana Bentan. Memang sedih dan kezaliman yang teramat sangat.

      Apabila Laksmana Bentan dapat tahu, dia menikam guna tombak pada Sultan Mahmood aka Sultan Mahmood mangkat dijulang.

      Maka berakhirlah sultan Mahmood disebabkan berapa ulas biji Nangka.

      Untuk menyedapkan cerita, tukang buat cerita tokok tambah keturunan Laksmana Bentan kalo masuk Kota Tinggi (Johor Lama) akan muntah darah sebanyak 7 keturunan.

      Pada ketika kitu, orang Johor percaya cerita merapik-rapik walaupun percaya raja ada kuasa sakti hukumnya adalah Syrik dan berdosa besar.

      Setakat ini saya setuju Hang Jebat berani, Laksmana Bentan dan Tun M berani kerana benar.

      Lepas ini Anwar Ibrahim pun berani juga......dia selalu dok kata lawan tetap lawan.....mungkin tak kot

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    3. En.Anon 22.44...Laksmana Bentan tu pangkat dia, tuan. Sila rujuk Tuhfat-Al-nafis. Megat Sri Rama tu nama dia.

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    4. For clarification: Laksmana Bentan is his pangkat. Megat Sri Rama, his title. Namanya tak disebut dlm Tuhfat-al-nafis. Panglima ini was at war di Linggi when his wife was killed. As Sultan Azlan stated in his speech, Jika kehendak rakyat dimakbulkan Allah.... tamatlah satu keturunan purba dari Bukit Siguntang sebagai raja di Johor. Maka bermulalah keturunan Bendahara sebagai raja Johor. The last of this line was Sultan Ali. When he died bermula pula keturunan Temenggong sebagai Sultan di Johor. Please rujuk Tuhfat-al-nafis and Hikayat Abdullah Munshi.

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    5. Cik minah, where to buy tuhfat al nafis?

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    6. watak tun bija ali paling bahaya. dah lah malas, nafsu tinggi, hasad dengki pulak tu. tau nak menghasut je kerjanya..

      macam petyr "littlefinger" baelish dalam game of throne

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    7. Anon 9.59 .... U can buy at Dewan Bahasa. Harganya rm180..00. Bought it many years ago.Ex-Mb Ghani anjur pertandingan menulis novel berlatar belakang sejarah. Dgn watak-wataknya bukan fiction. Hadiahnya, kalau tak silap rm70K. Yayasan tu dah jadi gajah putih skrg. MB-MB lain tak minat. I pun berhenti menulis...terus jadi netizan di alam maya. Hehehe...

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    8. Seronok dengar cerita Sultan Mahmood ni.Kebetulan saya terbaca cerita Sultan Mahmood di blog
      http://untoldhistoriesofmalaya.blogspot.com/2012/01/untold-history-2-mahmuds-and-pontianaks.html?m=1 .

      Ikut tukang cerita kat blog ni..Sultan Mamood ni seorang gay dan juga berkahwin dengan pontianak...huuuu seram pulak. dan ikut analisa dia tak logik cerita lagenda disebabkan nangka, perut Dang Anum dibelah.Ada masuk akal kalau perut Dang Ajum dibelah untuk mendapat uri bayi nak bagi makanan pada pontianak.

      Kebetulan juga Sultan Mahmood 1, Sultan Melaka yg terakhir sebelum ditewaskan oleh Portugis juga kemarok nak kahwin dengan orang bunian Puteri Gunung Ledang tapi tak jadi kerana tak sanggup menunai permintaan yg bukan bukan dari Puteri Gunung Ledang tu.

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    9. Semasa saya menulis novel ini, saya banyak buat research. Cari sumber dlm internet nak mengenali watak-watak utk novel saya. Antaranya, Hikayat Pasai, Babad Siak dan buku-buku sejarah, tulisan para sarjana sejarah sprti Andaya, Cheah Boon Kheng dan dokumen-dokumen kajian di universti. Kena rasional untk pilih yg mana fakta dan yg mana fiksyen. Sultan
      Mahmod was a very cruel man based on record peniaga-peniaga dan duta Belanda. Satu rekod peniaga Belanda bercerita kisah baginda tembak org di pasar just to test the pistol yg dihadiah kan peniaga itu kpdnya. Rekod2 Beland juga cerita dia rampas peria-peria dpd keluarganya for his carnal need. Tuhfat al nafis pun sahkan he was gay but not secara literal. To cover perangai yg memalukan inilah, muncul cerita-cerita dongeng yg tak masuk akal like berbinikan pari-pari.Sepnjg saya buat research, takda pula kisah kawin dgn pontinak. Ini baru Bab 1, tuan. Bab 1 ini menceritakan kenapa pembesar-pembesar Johor sokong Megat Sri Rama aka Laksmana Bentan nak menderhaka. Bab seterusnya watak-watak Raja Kecil dari Siak dan Daeng Parani, putra paling hensem dpd 5 org anak-anak raja Bugis yg kawen dgn Tengku Tengah. Daeng Parani mati dlm tahun 1725 dlm perang saudara Kedah. Anaknya dgn Tg.Tengah inilah asal usul keturunan Temenggong.Kenapa saya berhenti takat ini....? Jawabnya tak mudah tulis novel berlatar belakang sejarah. Bukan je fakta mesti betul, budaya, bahasa dan cara mereka berfikir pun kena dikaji so that it sound reality.

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  4. johor is in cuntfusion state as any dick would know

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  5. Annie....have you read Malaysiakini, today..?????
    Sultan Ibrahim Johor offers olive branch to Tun Mahadir, for the sake of the rakyat!...HAHAHAHA

    On 'FOR THE SAKE OF RAKYAT' - ada more than 40 comments by the Malaysiakini subscribers, none of them advice Tun M to accept the offer. Instead, they advice the Sultan to respect the Constitution and tell his son not to meddle in politic. Let the PM do his work for the Rakyat's sake. And...Inilah titah almarhum SULTAN AZLAN SHAH YANG TERBAIK, I tepek sekali lagi di sini....

    TAHTA BERPINDAH KE MUZIUM- Jika Kehendak Rakyat Dimakbulkan Allah

    “Walau seberapa banyak sekalipun Askar, Polis atau pengawal Istana digaji untuk melindungi dan menjaga tahta, namun tiada satu pun akan dapat mengatasi Kehendak dan Aspirasi rakyat jelata. Walau seberapa banyak peluru bedil atau peluru meriam sekalipun digunakan, namun tidak satu pun dapat menyekat kemarahan aspirasi rakyat.

    Jika kehendak Rakyat Jelata dimakbulkan Allah, maka (berlakulah) perpindahan takhta dari Istana ke Muzium Seni dan Budaya” .

    – Sultan Azlan Shah ketika dianugerahkan Doktor Kehormat Undang-undang, di Majlis Konvokesyen, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau Pinang pada 29 Jun 1980.

    https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/JMCL/article/view/15350/918

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  6. Pasukan 7th PM of Malaysia perlu FIRM and act in the Very very very SERIOUS WAY to overcome agenda amat berbahaya 'NEGARA dalam Negara' @ "deep state" dari lanun-lanun selatan tanah air
    2. Majoriti Pengundi pengundi berdaftar MALAYSIA TANAH TUMPAHNYA DARAH bersama sama anda wahai Ketua Kerajaan Malaysia yang dipilih secara sah dalam Pilihan Raya Umum

    KESIMPULAN:
    all the rulers hanya perlu duk diam diam, mesti above political sides. If want to be a political animal, tinggalkan posisi kesultanan dan turun lah dalam kancah perjuangan dengan penuh integriti. Usah berpaut pada tali DAULAT

    makan tanggung berak cangkung

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  7. Hmmm tetiba kalut pasai Johore nape eh?? Macam2 dok spin nih apakah

    .. pasai jambatan benkang-bengkok?

    .. or pasai development of a large-scale ship-to-ship (STS) transfer hub??

    Haiyaaa

    ... hutang negala dok bertambah, rakyat byk dok kena buang kerja keluarga mereka nak makan ape? Malaysia sikalang pula named the worst performing stock market in the world - takut nanti lamai terpaksa terjun bangunan kan lagi payah semua olang??

    Setel la masalah ekonomi negala dulu bole tak?

    Professor Nasi Lemak



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    1. PN. Lemak,

      Itu ECRL dah setel.

      RM 21 billion dapat selamat, bukan sedikit tuu. Satu-satulah

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    2. kangkung takde bising nasional telorwong wakakaka

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    3. kangkung @ Kitol berpisah tiada

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    4. Pasai nya Professori..
      Dari Tanjung Puteri ke kiri hingga ka ex-TheZon terminal Feri..termasuk Princess cove dan KFC...semua untuk rakyat.
      Ke kanan ke Garden city hingga ke Forest city dan sikit lagi..hutan simpanan Pulau Kukup..semua untuk rakyat..
      Lagi ada cerita ..di seberang laut cina ..ada tokay loteri partner sejati..pasti ke?

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  8. Tahta berpindah ke muzium .

    Everyone should know where they stand , tiada raja tampa rakyat .

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  9. Bila Tahta berpindah ke muzium maka bersultan dimata beraja dihatilah PM.... Even now it seems nobody can say no to PM...

    When rakyat say we dont want 3rd national car, he is determined.
    When rakyat say we dont want F1 to come back in near future, he seems determined.

    At the dawn of 10 May 2018, It was HM Sultan of Johor who urge YDPA to expedite the appointment of PM, as up until that evening the political parties still contemplating which coalition should govern the country.


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  10. Amboi dok spin2 cuba lari dari kenyataan sebenar ke?

    Hoi.. dok makan gaji elaun buta bulan2 ke? Tak payah cakap banyak, pi buat kerja la.

    https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Malaysia-in-transition/Foreign-money-leaves-Malaysia-as-economy-slows

    Professor Nasi Lemak

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    1. PN Lemak,

      Sabor laa sikit. Sabor tuu separuh dari iman.

      Katanya nak turunkan toll pada bulan Jun. Kreta Proton pun dah jatuh harga.

      Nak tanam pokok mangga pun, bukan besok keluar buahnya.

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    2. prof,
      u cant possibly be si lupang. i vaguely rmember dis guy with gobbledygook language....d same gibberish style like u. i’ve no idea where is he now. but d one in here is just d same! kah..kahhhhh…it cant be u. sorry, i must be joking.

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    3. Fatin

      Still got time to joking2 ya? Tak payah la nak tau siapa saya, belambak dok jual nasi lemak hali2 tau..

      Pliolity fatin sklg pi melisik PH leaders tu. Nape lembab2 sgt keleja tak jalan? sapa guna fake setipiket? kes TELOWONG dan tanah2 berkaitan? Eh macam2 lagi.

      World's worst stock market performer 2019.. jgn main2 tau. Pelabur lari pasai mayak takut hari2 dok baca komen2 kelentong PH macam2 kamu tau.. asyik meghapu memanjang.

      Haiyaaaa.. Rakyat Johor manyak sayang Johore royalties mereka. Olang luaq yg gatal ngada2 bole jalan ya.. pi main jauh2.

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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    4. PN Lemak,

      Tun M U.Malaya,
      Wan Azizah U. Ireland
      Menteri Kesihatan, Imperial College Of London.
      Menteri Tenaga , Cambridge University, England.
      Menteri Ekonomi, University Minnesota US.
      Menteri Luar, University Malaya.

      PN lemak nak setipiket macam mana lagi?

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    5. Anon 00:24

      Owh.. gitu ya, no wonder rakyat dn dunia skrg dok ketaq2 .. 2019 Msia became world's worst performing stock market.

      Atok yg dah tua pun sampai terpaksa kojo 3 times harder. Isssh kesian betoi;

      https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2019/04/22/pm-working-three-times-harder-now/

      Professor Nasi Lemak

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  11. You were born into the position. You basically won the lottery of privilege. So I don't know which part of you is more superior than the average joe.

    Another thing. You don't represent me so don't pretend to speak on my behalf like you're so fucking holy.

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  12. Tun M and team have almost finished cleaning up Najib and team shit. So don't shit some more lah those from down south. Then need to do more cleaning up...wasting time!

    Now that Tun M and team can focus on economy, please la those from down south jangan kacau for the sake of the rakyat..

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  13. Annie, sebetulnya bukan melayu yg perlukan raja raja. Tetapi raja raja lah yg memerlukan melayu untuk terus berkuasa. Raja raja dan anak anak mereka juga perlu untuk menuntut ilmu. Ini kerana rakyat ie org2 melayu semakin berilmu tetapi jika kita lihat latar belakang pendidikan raja dan anak anak raja yg di hujung itu amat lah menyedihkan. Susah lah kalau rakyat lebih berilmu dari raja atau sultan. Akan terjadi suatu hari nanti jika keadaan berterusan sebegini, Apabila rakyat semakin muak dgn karektor samseng yg dibawa oleh anak raja ini rakyat akan bangkit menentang dan pada masa itu amatlah susah utk meredakan kebencian rakyat. Suka juga saya nyatakan bahawa org yg paling menghina institusi diraja itu adalah dari kalangan institusi itu sendiri. Itu adalah kenyataan. Its an open secret so tak payah lah cuba cuba nak gertak rakyat dgn berbagai bagai ugutan konon kononnya derhaka lah dan sebagainya. Ingatlah wahai raja raja, tanpa orang melayu and semua tiada apa apa. Zaman semakin berubah dan anda semua semakin tidak relevant. Juga suk dingatkan bahawa org melayu masih boleh hidup tanpa anda tetapi boleh kah anda semua hidup tanpa org melayu??? Boleh kah hidup seperti rakyat??? Tepuk dada tanya selera.

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