No shine in Perak

Pix | Composite of Malaysiakini and Jong

"...Their first obstacle in their journey came when Ipoh crime chief Glen Anthony tried to stop the group from proceeding.

However, Nizar pushed Anthony aside and continued walking into the state secretariat with the rest.

The group did not use the entrance set aside for them, foiling a bid by BN to keep track of their movements inside the state secretariat and state assembly.

However, police and security personnel tried to keep them to the route arranged for them.

Still, the Pakatan representatives - who were supposed to take Lift 3 - took Lift 6 which was meant for the BN..." Malaysiakini, Mar 30, 2010

Apartheid in Perak DUN?

Whilst the Thai Redshirts sat with the Government to deal with problems, duly elected representatives of the Perak Legislative Assembly were segregrated by the Royal Malaysia Police who herded them into separate entrances and separate lifts.

This can only happen in the State of Perak whose Monarch is supposedly a respected constitutional legal authority.

The PR representatives should have worn red!

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UPDATE

DUN Perak, 31 March, 2010

The quality of Malaysia's Yang Berhormat or YBs from UMNO or BN is insulting and despicable. Looked upon by the rural folks as some kind of "earth gods" these legislators present themselves as very dishonorable people. The Bintulu MP, Tiong, of the infamous PKFZ scandal is another. He has been said to be an underworld character or has underworld connections and he sits in another august house, Malaysia Parliament!

On the second day of the Perak Assembly sitting 31 March, 2010, Ipoh, Shaarani Mohamad of Rungkup, again amply demontrated the supposedly "berhormat" legislator he despicably is. Maybe the Sultan of Perak might heed his request. Who knows?

In May, 2009, in the same Legislative Assembly, he had said the "L-word". Maybe he wants to count himself amongst the select few. Dick Cheney said the "F-word" in Congress.

Very bloody but no life was lost

Lots of blood was "shed" in the "Redshirts" protests against the present Thai government. And no life was lost.

It's the Thai way of making a point.

That will never happen in Malaysia. Otherwise, there'll be big losses of pigs and cow heads.

Thailand is an interesting country. At one time the government in Thailand changed every Thursday but they're working out things and the future looks good for them. We'd like to say the same for Malaysia but if there's anything to understand from the NEM, Pemandu would be heavily involved in them. I don't know what the heck Pemandu is, but it sounds like they're after flying Driver's Licences.

Another interesting thing about Thailand is that James Brooke, first Rajah of Sarawak, wanted in on Siam bizness but the Monarch at the time snubbed him. So he settled for Sarawak! Later his nephew ceded Sarawak to Britain who in turn ceded it to Malaya/Malaysia - a kind of "Double Cession" which reminds us independence means sending your kids of different ages to school in Double Sessions - the younger in the morning while older in the afternoon for want of enough school buildings!

But as far as Thailand goes, Siamese twins are not "Thais". That must be Thailand's secrets and how they've "shed" so much blood without losing a life!

- Some other News items on the protest

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