Pakatan Rakyat Syorkan Jumlah Dividen Petronas Dikurang Kepada RM26 Bilion Sahaja

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Pakatan Rakyat mengesyorkan supaya kerajaan mengurangkan jumlah dividen yang dibayar oleh Petronas kepada kerajaan persekutuan bagi tahun 2012 kepada RM26 bilion.

Kerjaan persekutuan pimpinan Barisan Nasional mengenakan bayaran dividen sebanyak RM30 billion daripada Petronas. Pakatan di dalam bajet alternatifnya mengenakan bayaran dividen sebanyak RM26 billion.

Ketua Pembangkang, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim berkata jumlah ini lebih kecil dan akan mengajar kerajaan berjimat dan mengamalkan disiplin fiskal untuk mengekang hutang negara.

Tambahnya ia juga memberi keupayaan Petronas melabur balik ke dalam operasinya dan menjamin pendapatan negara pada jangka panjang.

Reason To Vote

First of all, is casting a vote a 'right' (hak) or a responsibilty (tanggungjawab)?

In some countries (including Singapore), casting a vote is a citizen's responsibility. If you don't cast your vote you will be fined. In Malaysia, the TV used to air the 'Mari Mengundi' song which sings, " Marilah mari, pergi mengundi.. jangan lupa KEWAJIPAN (responsibility), pada negara". Is the government sending the correct message to the people?

Voting is not a responsibility to the Malaysians. It is just an 'OPTION' for those who are 21 years old and above. No action will be taken if they do not register or choose not to vote on the polling day. That is why many of us choose not to register, mainly because they don't care and they do not think it is their responsibility to vote for the next government. Even though they are 21 years old, but they do not have the maturity in believing that they NEED to vote for the best government. They are young and they are enjoying their life even though they do not vote. Most of them, do not believe that their vote can bring any change to the country. They take things for granted as they are convenient with the current lifestyle in Malaysia under the existing government.


They do not care how the tax money is being spent by the government as they do not pay any income tax due to minimal monthly salary received. That is why, they do not know that the government is wasting people's money for unnecessary payments and not serious in combating corruption. All these issues does not mean anything to them. So, why should they care to vote then?




I am 36 years old, and I never cared to vote before 2008. I did not care about which government rules the country as I too did not believe that my vote could make any change. But the wave to remove Pak Lah by voting anything but BN changed many of us. It triggers me to register myself as a legal voter and for the first time I cast my vote to oppose BN and to ensure that BN would not get 2/3 majority. Then I realized that my vote did made a change to the country when Pakatan Rakyat took control of 5 states.

From that moment, I started to push my friends to register as a legal voter so that their voices could be heard. Doesn't matter which party they are voting for. And since that moment, I realized that we need to change so that we could have a better Malaysia, the one without cronyism, no corruption, etc. and that is when I decided to launch this web blog 'Changing Our Mindset' for the purpose of delivering the untold stories to the Malaysians so that they know what is really happening, so that they would be able to make the right decision on the polling day.

Pushing your friends who has no interest to vote and does not believe in the voting system to register as legal voter is not an easy task. The main factor is that they do not believe in the system, so they won't bother to register as a voter as they do not think it is worth for them to register and to vote. I still can't convince many of them to register as legal voters!

I believe that thousands of Malaysian who was triggered to vote for the 1st time just to reject Pak Lah will remain loyal to Pakatan Rakyat and it is something that BN should be worried off. These are the people who are in favor for change and will continue voting for the alternative party in the big cities around Malaysia.

If you still have not registered as a legal voter, please visit any SPR booth available nationwide. It is not your responsibility to cast a vote but it is your right and, you have the option to  vote or not to vote on the polling day. Think for the future, a better Malaysia for our next generation including our kids, do not decide to vote just to appreciate what the previous government has done for the country because the current BN is not the previous BN. The current BN is only good in making promises, in spending people's money but does not put enough effort to fight corruptions, wrong doings,etc. and they can't even guarantee us a better Malaysia for our future generation. BN today is no longer the BN it used to be!

Corruption is worst than drug, if we can hang the drug traffickers to death why can't we hang a corrupt government to death? Not to forget, it is also a Muslim's responsibility to fight corruption or you will be answerable to Allah at Padang Masyar. It is also everybody's responsibility to fight any wrong doings, it does not matter what ever their religion is!

Renung-renungkan & selamat beramal!

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You mess with the Sultan at your own peril

Dear Pete,

After reading my piece in your website about Rosmah’s presence in the closed door meeting between Najib and his aides in the Ministry of Finance prior to the presentation of 2012 Budget in Parliament, a veteran Johor UMNO friend of my Dad sent me an e-mail about the case of the Sultan of Johor being offended by Lim Guan Eng’s speech. The gist of his very long e-mail summarised as follows:

According to this friend, the Johor Royal Family has always stayed above politics and hates to be dragged into it, and the present Sultan has made this point crystal clear. It is the Johor UMNO that is always looking for opportunities to get the Royal Family involved to lend credence to their ulterior motives.

UMNO has not learned their lesson after what happened during the Constitution crisis during the Mahathir–Iskandar era. Starting from the north, Kedah, Mahathir’s home-state, UMNO organised rallies to gain support for Mahathir’s proposals to amend the Constitution shaving off the powers of the Rulers, specifically that of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for Dr M feared that the incoming Agong (which was to be Sultan Iskandar of Johor) would not give assent to bills passed by the Mahathir-controlled Parliament.

When the rally came down south to Johor, who was to speak up for UMNO but Johorean Musa Hitam, the DPM then. Musa was obliged to speak and he did. His Highness Sultan Iskandar was fuming mad, and he ordered that all photos of Mahathir and Musa be taken down from all State Government offices. At a function in Saujana (the Johor MB’s residence), the Sultan purposely arrived late to make Mahathir wait, a lesson Dr M never forgets.

Then came the opportunity for the Sultan to teach 'this kurang ajar’ anak Johor, Musa, a lesson. During a Friday prayer session at the Mosque in Kg Baru, KL, TV3 filmed this incident when Sultan Iskandar told Musa to apologise before Allah and the congregation.

“The noble Brutus hath told you Caesar was ambitious: If it were so, it was a grievous fault, and grievously hath Caesar answer’d it,” said Shakespeare. If Guan Eng had in fact uttered those words, Guan Eng has paid for it by publicly apologising to His Highness Sultan Johor, even though the Tuanku did not insist on it but was demanded by DPM Muhyiddin.

DPM Muhyiddin knew what happened to Musa Hitam at the mosque in Kg Baru, KL, and he is very careful now to not step on the Sultan’s toe. This sly fox is just waiting for Najib to make a mistake, for he also knows that Najib has been snubbing the Sultan -- probably because of some mega-projects in Johor which Rosmah wants for her cronies, but the Sultan disagrees. The Sultan is fully aware of Rosmah’s unsatisfiable and boundless greed (maybe in her desire to overtake Daim Zainuddin in wealth). Muhyiddin is praying and playing to the Sultan that His Highness might explode and expose Rosmah's scheme of things to pave the way for Muhyiddin to move into whatever projects Rosmah is after, and also move into Najib's seat in Putrjaya. Don't forget, Johor State is the bastion of UMNO, which can tell Najib to go and fly a kite.
It is common knowledge to Singaporeans that whenever they are in Johor Bahru they are targets for highway robbers, kidnappers, extortionists, etc., because of their vehicle registration plates. Big-time Ah Longs and 4D gambling syndicates operate in Johor Bahru. Before Singapore legalised horse racing punting within Singapore, all the bookies operated from JB. There are more money changers in JB than any Malaysian town, KL included, to cater for the gamblers rather than the shoppers. Obviously, the Home Minister, who is also a Johorean, has not been directing his policemen to get rid of these menaces from the Royal Town, and the Sultan being the Head of Islam in Johor, is not amused at all. We have heard rumours that Hisham is now aligned to the DPM and is forsaking his own cousin; politics at play.

To all who dares to engage the displeasure of His Royal Highness Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, let it be known that the same fate that befell Tun Musa Hitam awaits the idiotic challenger! As for Rosmah, her pedigree, background and education are thousands of miles behind those of the Consort to the Sultan of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofia except perhaps in money and branded handbags.   

J. ONG

source : http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/letterssurat/44008-you-mess-with-the-sultan-at-your-own-peril

Something is not right at all!

J. Ong
Prior to the presentation of the 2012 Budget by the PM in the Dewan Rakyat, Najib had a closed door meeting with his top aides of the Finance Ministry and the presence of Bank Negara Governor and the Chief Secretary to the Government.

What we do not understand is what the f**k is the pseudo “First Lady” Rosmah among the attendees? She has no locus standi to be there, except if she wanted first-hand knowledge of the Budget, which is supposed to be confidential until and unless it has been presented to the Parliament. She wants to make sure her own pet projects are safely there, as she does not trust her husband’s words!

Is she telling us that she rank pari pasu with the other top cats, or even higher?

No previous Finance Minister had their wife around during such private previews before Budget is presented. Not even Tun Dr Siti Hasmah. This woman is definitely going to cause the downfall of Najib and nullify all the hard work of Najib walking around among the Rakyat recently.

UMNO insiders will not tolerate such behavior by Rosmah, and before Mahathir blows his trumpet of disapproval, I am beating Dr Mahathir to the gun, this time.
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NAJIB CHECKS ON FINAL 2012 BUDGET PREPARATIONS
PUTRAJAYA, Oct 6 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak tonight monitored final preparations involving Finance Ministry''s staff ahead of tomorrow''s tabling of the 2012 Budget.
Najib, who is Finance Minister, spent about one hour at the ministry, during which he also chaired a closed-door meeting with senior ministry officials.

Present were his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah, Deputy Finance Ministers Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin and Datuk Donald Lim Siang Chai.
Treasury Secretary-General Tan Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz Wan Abdullah, Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Sidek Hassan as well as Bank Negara Governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz were also present.

Najib is scheduled to table Malaysia''s 2012 Budget at the Dewan Rakyat at 4pm.

In remarks made ahead of the event, the prime minister said that it would be a transformational budget for all Malaysians in line with the concept of 1Malaysia: People First, Performance Now.

source : http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/letterssurat/43986-something-is-not-right-at-all

ADUN DAP dakwa ditawar RM150,000 lompat parti

ADUN Bentayan, Gwee Tiong Hiang hari ini mendedahkan bahawa tawaran telah dibuat oleh pihak-pihak yang mendakwa mewakili perdana menteri supaya meninggalkan DAP dan mengisytiharkan dirinya sebagai wakil rakyat bebasd.

Dalam satu sidang akhbar di ibupejabat DAP di Kuala Lumpur, Gwee berkata, beliau telah ditawarkan RM150,000 wang tunai, 50 ekar tanah, sekurang-kurangnya RM5,000 elaun bulanan tambahan, sebuah pusat perkhidmatan dan seorang pembantu peribadi jika bersetuju melompat parti.

Menurutnya, seorang lelaki, yang pertama kali menghubunginya melalui telefon pada 26 September dan mendakwa sebagai setiausaha agung persatuan klan Wee Johor Baru, juga memberi jaminan bahawa Gwee, akan diberi sokongan jika bertanding menentang DAP dalam pilihan raya umum.

Gwee mendedahkan trankrip rakaman satu lagi perbualan telefon antara beliau dengan 'ejen' empat hari selepas dihubungi.

Katanya, 'ejen', tersebut, yang mendakwa mewakili perdana menteri, berkata wang tawaran itu akan datang dari pusat, tetapi akan disalurkan melalui persatuan berkenaan.

Rakaman perbualan dalam bahasa Mandarin pada 30 September itu juga diperdengarkan semasa sidang akhbar tersebut.

Gwee berkata, 'ejen' itu, bersama dengan seorang lelaki Melayu yang Gwee dakwa mewakili Jabatan Perdana Menteri, bertemu dengannya pada 28 September untuk buat tawaran pertama RM50,000.

"Lelaki itu berkata dia berasa kesian dengan saya bahawa kami
berkongsi nama keluarga yang sama dan dia mahu membantu saya kerana parti saya tidak mahukan saya lagi ...

"Tetapi saya rasa saya masih seorang (ADUN) DAP. Tawaran BN ini adalah tidak betul, saya perlu mendedahkan. Saya boleh memberitahu BN bukan setiap (ADUN) atau ahli parlimen DAP boleh dibeli. Saya sayangkan parti. Parti saya hanyalah DAP," kata Gwee, sambil mengesat air mata.

source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/177411

'SPR akan gugur 220 nama lagi'

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) akan mengeluarkan sejumlah 220 nama arga asing dalam rang daftar pemilih di DUN Paya Jaras dalam parlimen Subang.

Mereka antara 222 orang yang dibantah PAS kawasan berkenaan dan didengar oleh suruhanjaya berkenaan pada Selasa dan Rabu lalu.

Setiausaha Jabatan Pilihan Raya PAS di DUN itu Mohamad Fisal Mohamad Yusoff berkata semua mereka memegang kod 71 dalam kad pengenalan penduduk tetap (PR) - kad pengenalan merah - sewaktu membuat semakan.

"Dalam rekod JPN (Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara), mereka semua memegang kad pengenalan merah, oleh kerana itu kita membuat bantahan.

"Dan semasa bantahan, mereka masih lagi memegang kad pengenalan merah," katanya ketika dihubungi Malaysiakini hari ini.

Menurutnya lagi, daripada jumlah keseluruhan itu, seramai 30 orang hadir semasa pendengaran di pejabat SPR negeri di Shah Alam.

"(Seramai) 28 orang daripadanya memberitahu tidak pernah memohon (sebagai pemilih) dan tidak tahu nama mereka didaftarkan sebagai pengundi," kata Mohamad Fisal.

Beliau menegaskan kebanyakan daripada pemegang kad pengenalan itu berasal dari Kemboja dan Indonesia.

Sehubungan itu, kata Mohamad Fisal, SPR akan menggugurkan nama mereka sebagai pemilih susulan bantahan yang dibuat pada 2 Ogos lalu.

Semalam SPR dilapor menerima bantahan PAS Shah Alam dan bersetuju menggugurkan 52 nama yang meragukan daripada daftar pemilih di kawasan itu, kata Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor Khalid Samad.

source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176650

Terima bantahan PAS, SPR gugur 52 nama

Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) menerima bantahan PAS Shah Alam dan bersetuju untuk menggugurkan 52 nama yang meragukan daripada daftar pemilih di kawasan berkenaan.

Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor Khalid Samad berkata, ia adalah daripada sejumlah 58 nama yang disenaraikan dalam bantahan PAS Shah Alam kepada SPR.

Keputusan itu dibuat selepas SPR mengadakan pendengaran terhadap bantahan tersebut Isnin lalu.

Manakala enam nama lagi dikekalkan dalam daftar pemilih selepas SPR berpuashati dengan penjelasan mereka.

Bercakap dalam sidang media di perjabat PAS Selangor hari ini, Khalid berkata dua daripada mereka yang digugurkan daripada daftar pemilih adalah dua orang yang dipercayai warga Indonesia, yang hadir dalam pendengaran tersebut.

Khalid berkata dua warga asing tersebut dikenali sebagai Erman Syamsuddin dan Edi Rabaini, masing-masing mengundi di Kampung Jawa dan Kampung Kuantan - dalam kawasan parlimen Shah Alam.

"Mereka datang bila kita buat bantahan di SPR. Mereka dipanggil untuk hadir. (Kita) Buat bantahan, orang yang kena bantah itu kena datang.

"Kalau tak datang, dianggap diterus gugur, bukan orang bermastautin. Mereka datang, (dan) mereka (kata) baru dapat kad pengenalan ini.

"Dia pun tak daftar sebagai pengundi... Dia kata, tak tandatangani apa-apa borang. Dia cakap loghat Indonesia masih pekat lagi," kata Khalid yang juga yang dipertua PAS Shah Alam.

Mengulas lanjut, Khalid berkata, mereka menerima alasan keenam-enam warga asing itu kerana kesemuanya memang mendaftar sebagai pengundi dan menetap di Shah Alam.

Khalid berkata, pihaknya perlu membayar RM10 bagi setiap bantahan dan perlu membayar RM150 bagi setiap seorang yang hadir sebagai "gantirugi dia bercuti dan datang ke SPR".

Pihaknya juga telah menjelaskan bayaran tersebut, tambahnya.

Dalam sidang media itu juga, setiausaha PAS Selangor Khairuddin Othman berkata pendengaran bantahan mereka didengar di Kuala Selangor hari ini, manakala pendengaran di Subang berlangsung kelmarin.

"Daripada tuntutan kita itu, 90 peratus kita menang. Bermakna 90 peratus itu mereka hadir dan Mereka tidak didaftarkan oleh sesiapa," dakwanya.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, jika ini berleluasa, mereka akan membuat laporan polis sebagai kes penipuan dan akan memantau sesiapa yang masuk Selangor.

Tempoh bantahan daftar pemilih bermula Isnin lalu dan berakhir minggu hadapan. Semua bantahan dibuat Ogos lalu.

source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/176573

Lagi peneroka Jengka saman Felda RM510 juta

Felda bakal berdepan musibah terbaru sebaik menerima tuntutan saman lebih RM510 juta dari peneroka di kawasan Jengka, Pahang dalam jangka masa terdekat.

Ini berikutan 345 lagi peneroka menyerahkan borang waran pelantikan peguam yang menjadikan jumlah keseluruhan mereka yang menyaman Felda di kawasan itu setakat ini adalah seramai 1,056 orang, lapor Keadilan Daily.

Pada Julai lalu, Felda disaman oleh 711 peneroka di kawasan itu, selain deretan saman dari peneroka di Kelantan, Johor, dan Negeri Sembilan.

Pengerusi Biro Masyarakat Felda dan Orang Asal PKR, Suhaimi Said dalam laman blognya mendedahkan, jumlah tuntutan oleh 1,056 peneroka terbabit merupakan jumlah terbesar setakat ini.

“Jumlah tuntutan sebanyak RM510,048,000.00 merupakan jumlah terbesar yang pernah dituntut oleh peneroka-peneroka Felda terhadap Felda,” katanya dipetik organ PKR itu.

Lanjutan kes ini, Jawatankuasa Bertindak yang mewakili peneroka-peneroka terbabit mengadakan Majlis Penyerahan Borang Pelantikan Peguam yang disempurnakan dengan kehadiran Pengarah Guaman PKR, Latheefa Koya di Markaz PAS Felda Jengka 17, pada Ahad lalu.

Menurut Suhaimi, saman itu dikemukakan berikutan peratusan kadar perahan gred (KPG) buah sawit yang dimanipulasi oleh Felda dan kilang-kilang Felda.

“Mereka (peneroka) menuntut buah sawit yang ditolak oleh kilang Felda kononnya buah-buah itu mengkal, muda dan tangkal panjang, walhal buah-buah ini diuji di makmal dengan peratusan perahan sebanyak 20 peratus.

“Buah-buah sawit dari kawasan ini telah dihantar ke makmal dan disahkan peratusan perahan KPG (Kadar Perahan Gred) tidak pernah menurun dari 27 peratus sedangkan Felda hanya membayar kepada peneroka di atas kadar perahan antara 17 peratus hingga 19 peratus.

“Ini mendatangkan kerugian yang amat besar kepada peneroka-peneroka. Kiraan selama 15 tahun kerugian yang ditanggung oleh peneroka-peneroka melebihi RM400,000.00 bagi setiap peneroka,” kata Suhaimi.

source : http://malaysiakini.com/news/176297

‘What if govt cannot repay EPF?’

A local financial research group is concerned about the government's increasing debts and is hoping that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will be prudent with his 'handouts'.

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PETALING JAYA: With a RM290 billion debt hanging over its head and with continued overspending, the government is on a reckless path to self-destruction which could well eat into the people’s Employee Provident Fund (EPF) contributions.

According to a research group although the country has been running on deficit since 1998, it has however not stopped the government from spending beyond its means.

The group pointed out that the government has overspent by RM290 billion in the past 13 years.

According to Research for Social Advancement (REFSA) executive director Teh Chi-Chang, the deficit could pave the way for more cuts in spending on other important areas such as education and healthcare.

“The last time we had a surplus or savings, where we spent less than our income was in 1998.

“By end of this year, our total over-spend would reach about RM290 billion.

“It means all Malaysians would be in debt by an average of RM10,000 each,” said Teh raising concerns over the impending content of the 2012 national budget.

Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, who is also Finance Minister, would be tabling Budget 2012 come Oct 7.

Many quarters are expecting Najib to announce several goodies in the upcoming budget to cater for snap polls, rumoured to be held sometime late this year or in early 2012.

Barisan Nasional is said to be facing its toughest ever battle in its political history going into the 13th general election.

In the 2008 polls, the ruling coalition lost five states – Perak, Penang, Kedah, Kelantan and Selangor – to opposition Pakatan Rakyat.

BN later wrested Perak in a reverse takeover. In the recent April Sarawak state elections which was seen as a litmus test of approval, BN lost an unprecedented 16 seats, a clear indication according to analysts of fast dwindling popularity.

Going into the 13th GE, BN is expected to blow hundreds of millions to secure its grip on Putrajaya and such excess spending will mean more borrowings.

EPF funds under threat

Explaining the economic scenario, Teh said people should understand that when the government runs on deficit, it means having to borrow money to pay for the excess spending.

“And the lenders are normally the EPF, banks and fund managers,” said Teh.

He also said that as long as the government continues to borrow to pay for its dues, interest rates in the country would eventually soar.

Teh said with substantial amount of borrowing, there would come a time when lenders would be unwilling to lend anymore which would force government to cut its spending.

“Lenders may be forced to take ‘hair-cuts; that is accepting lesser payment than what is owned by the government.

“Imagine if the government can’t pay back its dues to EPF, the contributors will have lesser savings in their account,” said Teh.

The NGO then offered a solution to the government.

It urged the government to focus more on sustainability and balance in its budget rather than dishing out goodies and handouts in order to reduce spending.

Like an individual, Teh said, the government has finite amount of money at its disposal and must understand that in order to get more of something; the people must be prepared to receive less of something else.

“For example like last year, we spent RM50 billion for education, RM22 billion for defence and internal security, RM16 billion for healthcare and RM2 billion for housing.

“So is the mix right? Should we spend more on healthcare rather that defence or otherwise? These are the issues we must be deliberating on,” he said.

source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/09/05/what-if-govt-cannot-repay-epf/

Coup bid: ‘Five MPs were ready to defect’

A Sarawak BN leader recalls that its MPs were ready to defect in support of Sept 16, 2008, takeover of the federal government.

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KUCHING: A leader of a component party within the Sarawak Barisan Nasional (BN) today revealed that five MPs from Sarawak were prepared to defect to the opposition before or on Sept 16, 2008, in support of Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim’s plan to take over the federal government.

The leader, who requested anonymity, told FMT: “I was directed by an Umno leader to contact 10 MPs from PBB, SUPP, PRS and SPDP to defect to the opposition.

“Five of the MPs agreed to jump ship on condition that an Umno leader would be appointed as the interim prime minister to replace (premier) Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.”

The leader was responding to a WikiLeaks report which said that Anwar’s plan to take over Putrajaya, with the support of BN legislators, was real.

“Five more were interested, but they wanted to wait and see before making any decision,” the BN leader said, adding that there were several BN parliamentarians who had been unhappy with Abdullah.

“I had a number of meetings with the Umno leader, who told me that Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah would be appointed as the interim prime minister in the unity government for the next two or three years.

“Anwar would be appointed as deputy prime minister,” he said.

According to him, the Umno leader claimed that apart from Sarawak MPs, the plan had also received the support of MPs from Sabah and other states.

‘My job to explain our policies’

However, the plan failed to materialise as some Umno MPs who were considering defecting had leaked the plan to the then prime minister.

Two weeks or so before the Sept 16 deadline set by the opposition to form the new government, about 40 MPs, mostly from Sabah and Sarawak, were sent by the BN backbenchers club to Taiwan to “study” agriculture.

The move derailed Anwar’s plan.

Using this “failed” attempt, BN went all out to demonise Anwar including calling him a great “liar”.

WikiLeaks last week quoted former Sabah chief minister Salleh Said Keruak as saying that more than half of the 25 MPs from Sabah were ready to abandon BN and join the opposition.

However, Salleh denied the story.

Said Anwar: “I don’t want to comment on the issue of Sept 16 anymore. You have seen how many MPs were transported to study agriculture in Taiwan.

“My focus now is to turn Pakatan Rakyat into a formidable force.

“They can attack me in the court, they can attack Mat Sabu (deputy president of PAS) and Lim Kit Siang, (DAP national adviser), but our job is to explain our policies to the people.

“We want to win the next general election,” Anwar said.

source : http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/09/05/coup-bid-five-mps-ready-to-defect/