The story of why pigs are haram (not kosher, that is, a forbidden food) to some religious groups may be found in an earlier posting Why Orthodox Jews Don't Eat Pork!
But apart from the religious origins, the vexed issue of pigs and pork have graduated from haram to abominable due to a contemporary mix of politics and ethnic divide.
It's hardly surprising that Malacca MB Ali Rustam has been attempting to remove pig farms from his State. Last year we saw an MB on steroids against pig farms giving a headache to his so-called partner, the poor MCA MLAs.
Today malaysiakini highlighted how pig farmers at Paya Mengkuang behaved as if under siege, and indeed they were, surrounded by none other than our uniformed men under orders from the Malacca State government to eliminate pigs and their farms.
malaysiakini wrote:
All roads leading into Paya Mengkuang - about 30 minutes’ drive north of Malacca city - were cordoned off by the police, isolating the village.
Fifty of the police personnel stood by in plastic-suits, waiting for the state government’s order to move into the pig farms to kill the animals.
About 100 anti-riot squad personnel were also on stand by.
Six excavators had been brought in to dig mass graves to bury the dead pigs while six police trucks including some with water cannon were stationed in the vicinity.
On the other side were the villagers - men, women and children forming a human shield at the main entrance to their farms. The barricade included a number of small trucks.
Well … though not quite Masada or Little Big Horn, there was a sense of fear, anger and eventually relief when the police were ordered (by whom?) to withdraw.
The Chinese pig farmers have invested hundreds of thousands in rinngit in their pig farms - they would certainly fight for their livelihood and lives. You can't just waltz in and remove that considerable investment without due compensation. That's like the Israelis and Americans demolishing Lebanese, Afghan and Iraqi villages without a damn care in the world, sending thousands of locals into ruin and despair.
As a non Muslim (that ‘non’ word again) I do partake of pork, though I don’t place great store on it as if it’s something I can’t do without. But properly cooked, it can provide great dishes.
However, I admit that pig farms are terrible in their capacity to assault our olfactory senses. I wouldn’t want to live next door to a farm. Once I was interested in a girl, who of course according to Murphy’s Law lived in a house next to a river, where there just had to be a pig farm located just across the river.
Alas, my hormornes demanded that I braved the horrible stench for a day or two, after which I became insensitive to the smell of porky’s yuckinessl
If Ali Rustam wants to reduce or even eliminate the existence of pig farms in his State, he must work out a compensation plan to motivate those farmers to move out.
But I wouldn’t be surprised at all if there was neither State compensation nor warning for the pig farmers. As I blogged last year in If only pigs can fly .....:
But regrettably the Malacca government, without any warning, has ordered the closure of all the pig farms in the state in a letter, which was only issued to farmers on March 1. The letter, from the state’s veterinary services department, gave the breeders just two weeks to comply.
The state government doesn’t care how those farmers do it but the 82 farms must be closed; so the farmers, for all it cares, can sell, shift the animals or use any means necessary to ensure that their farms are not operational and closed after the 15th of this month.
If only pigs can fly ..... though that's not what the paraphrased old Scottish saying actually means, I am sure the breeders would be happy to fly theirs off.
If those farms aren’t closed ordered by the deadline, they will be seized!
Rustam did set some conditions for not closing the farm - he demanded that the breeders convert the land use, submit the farm draft plans and building plans. But the farmers complained that the short notification [just a week left by the time the government notification letter arrived in their hands] makes it impossible for any farmer to comply.
It seems that the State government is determined to close or seize the farm, obviously by stealth, considering the unreasonable time given and the verbal promises and assurance by Rustam and state secretary Ismail!
But what about the centralised place that was earlier mentioned? Tough, the State government had not yet determined the location, and most probably never will. So, as far as the Rustam government is concerned, the pig breeders can get lost, or go organise a pig farming cooperative to apply for a place, or fulfil Rustam's 3 conditions. All these in 1 week! This time I say it in its intended meaning - And pigs can fly.
As for Rustam's or state secretary Ismail's promises made to the MCA exco members of not closing the farms, well, as we all know of politicians, promises have always been meant to be broken.
Remember Ali Rustam is the UMNO bloke who hasn’t been doing all that well in the UMNO hierarchy. If his Johor colleague was playing up the ‘pivotal race’ angle, I reckon Ali Rustam has been playing the ‘porky’ issue.
Now, wasn’t he the MB who took pains to honour PM AAB new spouse with a Datukship?
In Elegant Smile - Elegant Title - Elegant Hopes? I posted:
PM AAB’s wife Jeanne Abdullah has been conferred the Darjah Utama Negeri Melaka by Malacca Governor Tun Mohd Khalil Yaakob.
The honour from the state of Hang Tuah carries the title Datuk Seri Utama. Jeanne was awarded the title in a ceremony at Seri Negeri yesterday. There were more than 500 (presumably adoring oo-ing and ah-ing) dignitaries, including CM Mohd Ali Rustam and his wife Asmah Abdul Rahman at the ceremony. Hmmm, someone still (elegantly) hopes to be the come-back kid ... eh?
With any UMNO action, whether pigs, pivotal race or a student rapper, there’s always an internal UMNO political angle.
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Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Saturday, March 11, 2006
If only pigs can fly .....
There are 82 pig farms in Malacca. The state government state Exco made a decision in April 1999 to centralise them. But it hasn’t yet pinpoint where.
Today, DAP Bandar Hilir assemblyperson, Goh Leong San, gave a different story. He said the ulterior motive of the Malacca State government has always been to erase the pig industry off the Malacca map.
He said: "The state government stopped issuing license to pig breeders after 1991. They had passed a resolution in the state exco meeting in 1999 to close down all pig farms in Melaka."
Were the 2 MCA exco members compliant or sleeping when that resolution was made? Both coincidentally disappeared when the press tried to contact them.
However, in December MCA state exco Seah Kwi Tong did raise the matter with Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam who agreed (only verbally) that there will be no action for the time being. Sinchew Daily, a Chinese newspaper, reported that one of the MCA state exco members said state secretary Ismail had also promised the Malacca government would not demolish the farms.
Of course pigs are haram (not kosher) to Muslims, and I can understand why they would be 'cold' towards stuff like pigs breeding, but we live in a multi-ethnic, multicultural society, and so long as an activity that's associated with a taboo of another ethnic or religious group does not intrude on the rights or privacy of the group, there should be some degree of tolerance.
What may be forbidden to some religious groups - for example, beef is taboo to Hindus and Buddhist followers of the Kwan Yin sect - may be consumed by followers of another religion, like Taoists, Muslims, Christians, Confucianists or even other Buddhists!
But regrettably the Malacca government, without any warning, has ordered the closure of all the pig farms in the state in a letter, which was only issued to farmers on March 1. The letter, from the state’s veterinary services department, gave the breeders just two weeks to comply.
The state government doesn’t care how those farmers do it but the 82 farms must be closed; so the farmers, for all it cares, can sell, shift the animals or use any means necessary to ensure that their farms are not operational and closed after the 15th of this month.
If only pigs can fly ..... though that's not what the paraphrased old Scottish saying actually means, I am sure the breeders would be happy to fly theirs off.
If those farms aren’t closed ordered by the deadline, they will be seized!
Rustam did set some conditions for not closing the farm - he demanded that the breeders convert the land use, submit the farm draft plans and building plans. But the farmers complained that the short notification [just a week left by the time the government notification letter arrived in their hands] makes it impossible for any farmer to comply.
It seems that the State government is determined to close or seize the farm, obviously by stealth, considering the unreasonable time given and the verbal promises and assurance by Rustam and state secretary Ismail!
But what about the centralised place that was earlier mentioned? Tough, the State government had not yet determined the location, and most probably never will. So, as far as the Rustam government is concerned, the pig breeders can get lost, or go organise a pig farming cooperative to apply for a place, or fulfil Rustam's 3 conditions. All these in 1 week! This time I say it in its intended meaning - And pigs can fly.
As for Rustam's or state secretary Ismail's promises made to the MCA exco members of not closing the farms, well, as we all know of politicians, promises have always been meant to be broken.
The frightened farmers tried to place ads in Chinese language newspaper asking for the public’s support to have the order revoked, but four Chinese newspapers had declined to do so (presumably those owned by the MCA). Only the Oriental Daily has accepted the ads. The ads carrying the picture of 4 pig farmers about to be strung, metaphorically shows the death of their livelihoods.
Malaysiakini photo
Now, MCA Mah Siew Keong, who is Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, announced that he is attempting to meet Malaccan officials to discuss the problems, but he quickly disclaimed any wishful breakthrough, stating his federal ministry has no power over state policy on pig farms.
Back to Rustam - remember Rustam and his 4B Youth snoop squad? Is some kind of UMNO party election coming up? Is he trying to show his party credentials through a purported Islamic approach?
First, there was his proposed but eventually aborted 4B snoop squad where he was ticked off by the federal Cabinet, and now, we have the intended elimination of the haram pig farm!
What next from Rustam until he gets what he wants from the party?
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Johor state election: Will it be a test run or pre-empt a full GE?
Johor state election: Will it be a test run or pre-empt a full GE?
The logic here would be for all the parties to test out their election strategies in Johor and Melaka and then move on to the big game with a full general election at a later time
Updated 3 hours ago
Published on 02 Jun 2026 11:51AM
This would be optimal for the ‘unity government’.
However, Umno, reading the current political play on the peninsula, may be attempting to push for a full general election, knowing that Pakatan Harapan is in a weak position, and Perikatan Nasional has its own issues to sort out with Bersatu in strife and the unreadiness of former Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin with his own party.
Most importantly, Umno will catch Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and his Bersama party totally unprepared for an election.
There are very few candidates ready, and the party has no grassroots organisation to run an effective campaign.
Any general election playing out with such conditions could see Umno winning seats all the way up the peninsula to Kedah and across to Pahang.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is being pressured to capitulate and call a general election.
The ‘pig farming issue’ in Selangor has potentially damaged the DAP’s ability to retain the loyalty of its traditional supporters, and Anwar was made to appear weak by the whole saga.
A conspiracy theorist would think this was all engineered.
Umno has now played its hand. There will be two state elections over the next few months. They will be in Umno’s strongholds.
Any delay in calling a general election would allow Rafizi’s group to become more organised and Bersatu to reorganise itself.
If Anwar advises the YDPA for a general election, his own party, PKR, will be in a precarious position, where every seat they stand in will be an extremely difficult fight. However, Bersatu could be decimated, and Bersama would not be given much chance to get organised.
In addition, there could be an economic downturn later in the year due to the shortages in the petroleum supply from the Middle East. Calling the election now would make sense.
The prime minister has been forced by Umno to make a very important strategic decision, which could gravely affect PKR.
That is to go now or wait until the government has served its full term. – June 2, 2026
Umno will catch Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and his Bersama party totally unprepared for an election. - June 2, 2026
By Murray Hunter
AS expected, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced on June 1 that the Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim had consented to dissolve the state assembly, with an election due within 60 days.
This had followed rumblings about the above action, which will no doubt pre-empt the dissolution of the Melaka State Assembly before September (automatically dissolved on December 27, 2026).
Both Johor and Melaka are Umno strongholds. In Johor, the Barisan Nasional (BN) holds 40 of the 56 seats in the state assembly.
Pakatan Harapan (PH) hold 12 seats, with Perikatan Nasional (PN) holding 3 seats, and Muda holding one seat.
In Melaka, the BN holds 21 seats in the 28-seat state assembly, with Bersatu holding 2 seats. The DAP holds 4 seats in the Melaka state assembly, which is considered one of the party’s strongholds. Amanah holds one seat.
It's not hard to assume that within the next few days, the Melaka state assembly will also be dissolved, bringing on what one could describe as a ‘mini GE’, or GE curtain raiser.
The logic here would be for all the parties to test out their election strategies in Johor and Melaka and then move on to the big game with a full general election at a later time.
By Murray Hunter
AS expected, Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced on June 1 that the Johor Regent Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim had consented to dissolve the state assembly, with an election due within 60 days.
This had followed rumblings about the above action, which will no doubt pre-empt the dissolution of the Melaka State Assembly before September (automatically dissolved on December 27, 2026).
Both Johor and Melaka are Umno strongholds. In Johor, the Barisan Nasional (BN) holds 40 of the 56 seats in the state assembly.
Pakatan Harapan (PH) hold 12 seats, with Perikatan Nasional (PN) holding 3 seats, and Muda holding one seat.
In Melaka, the BN holds 21 seats in the 28-seat state assembly, with Bersatu holding 2 seats. The DAP holds 4 seats in the Melaka state assembly, which is considered one of the party’s strongholds. Amanah holds one seat.
It's not hard to assume that within the next few days, the Melaka state assembly will also be dissolved, bringing on what one could describe as a ‘mini GE’, or GE curtain raiser.
The logic here would be for all the parties to test out their election strategies in Johor and Melaka and then move on to the big game with a full general election at a later time.
This would be optimal for the ‘unity government’.
However, Umno, reading the current political play on the peninsula, may be attempting to push for a full general election, knowing that Pakatan Harapan is in a weak position, and Perikatan Nasional has its own issues to sort out with Bersatu in strife and the unreadiness of former Bersatu deputy president Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin with his own party.
Most importantly, Umno will catch Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli and his Bersama party totally unprepared for an election.
There are very few candidates ready, and the party has no grassroots organisation to run an effective campaign.
Any general election playing out with such conditions could see Umno winning seats all the way up the peninsula to Kedah and across to Pahang.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is being pressured to capitulate and call a general election.
The ‘pig farming issue’ in Selangor has potentially damaged the DAP’s ability to retain the loyalty of its traditional supporters, and Anwar was made to appear weak by the whole saga.
A conspiracy theorist would think this was all engineered.
Umno has now played its hand. There will be two state elections over the next few months. They will be in Umno’s strongholds.
Any delay in calling a general election would allow Rafizi’s group to become more organised and Bersatu to reorganise itself.
If Anwar advises the YDPA for a general election, his own party, PKR, will be in a precarious position, where every seat they stand in will be an extremely difficult fight. However, Bersatu could be decimated, and Bersama would not be given much chance to get organised.
In addition, there could be an economic downturn later in the year due to the shortages in the petroleum supply from the Middle East. Calling the election now would make sense.
The prime minister has been forced by Umno to make a very important strategic decision, which could gravely affect PKR.
That is to go now or wait until the government has served its full term. – June 2, 2026
Friday, May 15, 2020
Royalty in Malay politics
MM Online:
Johor Pakatan cancels tabling no-confidence vote against MB after Sultan cautioned against ‘disruption’
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Johor PH chapter chief Aminolhuda Hassan said the decision was made after Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar informed all assemblymen to abide by the coming state assembly’s proceedings in Kota Iskandar on that day, with the Johor ruler saying he does not want any ‘disruption’ Picture by Ben Tan |
JOHOR BARU, May 11 — The Johor Pakatan Harapan (PH) will not be tabling a no-confidence motion against Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad during the opening of the state assembly sitting this Thursday, chapter chief Aminolhuda Hassan said today.
He said the decision was made after Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar had recently informed all assemblymen to abide by the coming state assembly’s proceedings in Kota Iskandar on that day, with the Johor ruler saying he does not want any “disruption”.
“We in PH Johor will abide and respect the royal institution. With that, there will be no motion coming from us, especially on the no-confidence against Datuk Hasni.
“Tuanku has made it clear that he does not want any disruption when he officiates the Johor state legislative assembly sitting on May 14,” Aminolhuda told Malay Mail, referring to the sultan.
Aminolhuda said the sultan’s message was relayed to Johor PH leaders through state assembly Speaker Suhaizan Kaiat.
He was responding to rumours that PH may initiate a no-confidence vote against Hasni on that day.
Aminolhuda explained that all 27 PH assemblymen would be attending the one-day sitting.
He said the assemblymen have carried out all the necessary online registration to attend the opening.
“At the same time, we also hope that the state Perikatan Nasional (PN) assemblymen will also abide by the Sultan of Johor’s advise on the matter.
“Hopefully, they will not bring their motion to replace Speaker Suhaizan,” said Aminolhuda, referring to Johor PN assemblymen.
Aminolhuda, who is the Johor Parti Amanah Negara chief and also Parit Yaani assemblyman, said that PN does not have the numbers to oust the Speaker.
He claimed that the alleged statutory declarations it wanted its assemblymen to sign did not get the support needed.
Last week, Johor’s political atmosphere was heated after both state PN coalition parties Bersatu and Umno had a tense stand-off.
There were also rumours that PH will table a no-confidence motion against Hasni. At the same time, it was revealed that there was a plot to oust Suhaizan from his role.
The Johor state legislative assembly is scheduled to meet for a day on Thursday.
Johor has a total of 56 state assembly seats. PN holds 29 seats with Umno having 14, followed by Bersatu (11), MIC (two), PAS (one) and one Independent.
Johor PH has a total of 27 seats with DAP leading with 14, Amanah (nine) and PKR (four).
This was 4 days ago. I wonder what HM meant by not wanting any ‘disruption’?
Did his 'disruption' mean ADUNs 'displaying' the aerodynamic characteristics of chairs and tables, wakakaka, or name calling a la the Melaka DUN?
I'm from Melaka DUN, oink oink |
Or, did it mean there must be NOT be any motion proposed for a vote of no confidence on the Johor MB?
Well, yesterday HM via the MB said HM's decree has been for the ADUNs to work together to help the people who are struggling amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, and that ADUNs are expected to be able to interpret the “divisive virus”, which HM described as more dangerous than the coronavirus.
And you know something mateys, HM has been correct, that the virus of political divisiveness could be and probably is far more deadly than Covid-19.
Switching to what RPK has been preaching for a while at his blog, that "Maybe Malaysia’s Westminster System of Parliament has been modelled after UK’s Westminster System of Parliament, however, there is a slight difference. The UK has three branches of government while Malaysia has four. This is because alongside the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary, Malaysia also has the Monarchy."
When he said this a couple of years back, of course I originally disbelieved him as there's NOTHING written legally (constitutionally) on what he said, to wit, the Monarchy is a fourth branch of the government. In fact, in a Westminster parliamentary democracy, the royal head of state serves only as the nation's constitutional head (with no executive power), principally as a symbol of national unity, full stop.
While that may be so, that is, there's NOTHING written legally (constitutionally) about a constitutional head of state having executive powers, the reality is he was/is right ... in a certain way, by virtue of our feudalistic past of absolute monarchs, which alas in some cases has crept forth into our politics today. Thus we have sometimes witnessed monarchs of some states in Malaysia acting as if they were NOT only a branch of the government but a branch that has overriding powers even over the other 3 branches (executive, legislative and judiciary).
Take for example, after the Satay-rised Kajang by-election on 23 March 2014, when PR nominated Wan Azizah as its new MB to replace Khalid Ibrahim, HRH rejected her candidature. On constitutional terms, HRH had no such powers. Instead, with some no-doubt instigating anti-Anwar and anti-women conniving 'advice' from 'interested' parties or rather parties with 'interests', HRH ignored Pakatan Rakyat's nomination.
Wikipedia informs us: The Sultan requested that each coalition party submit three names for his consideration. PKR and the DAP submitted only Wan Azizah's name, while PAS submitted others.
On 22 September, the Sultan announced the appointment of Azmin. He was sworn into office the following morning.
Indeed, ignoring the sole nomination of the majority of Pakatan Rakyat HRH plucked a candidate out of the left field and ber-'titah' that Azmin Ali was the MB of Selangor. As mentioned earlier, in accordance with the Westminster parliamentary practice, HRH did NOT have that right nor power, but so what, he exercised his royal prerogative then. No one dared say otherwise?
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Menteri Besar? Well, Haziq could have been 'Besar' |
The same had occurred in some other states too. Those were instances when Malay rulers eff-ed the Westminster constitution kaukau.
However, only 2 men in Malaysian history have the gumption to defy royal orders and wishes, namely, Tunku Abdul Rahman and Mahathir Mohamad.
The former, Tunku, himself a 'royal' would of course enjoy the intrinsic advantage of acting as a member of the royalty, but nonetheless it has to be said he did it with courtly grace and subtlety so the monarchs were never embarrassed or infuriated, whilst the other, a Mamak, did it in exactly the opposite way to Tunku.
Tunku did it to ensure the monarchs did not exceed their constitutional roles/limitations, in other words, ensuring the government would only be of three arms (executive, legislative and judiciary). Mahathir OTOH did it for his own political conveniences, meaning the Malaysian government would have only one arm, that of the executive, namely, himself.
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I did everything my way, and WTF could you do? |
Well, Tunku had long gone, and may his gracious soul be in the embrace of Allah swt, whilst Mahathir is a slowly but inevitably closing chapter in Malaysian political history. So the question asked is: Will RPK's assertion of a four-armed Malaysian government continue to be true in the future?
Thursday, May 11, 2006
Halal Chang this Year Appropriate!
On the 5th day of the Chinese 5th lunar month (the ‘double 5th’), Chinese in Malaysia would celebrate the chang festival. The chang is made up of glutinous rice, shaped like a mini-pyramid and filled with salted egg, beans, chestnut, mushroom, meat, and wrapped in bamboo leaves, and then steamed. There is another version without any fillings where the chang is taken as a dessert, to be dipped in gula melaka (palm sugar). The latter is a creation of the nyonya (Chinese Malaysian born in Penang & Malacca), and naturally popular in both Penang and Malacca.
Many may not be aware that the chang is actually associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a festival reflective of the Chinese people’s love for Qu Yuan, a patriot during the Zhou dynasty. He was a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC).
Many may not be aware that the chang is actually associated with the Dragon Boat Festival. It is a festival reflective of the Chinese people’s love for Qu Yuan, a patriot during the Zhou dynasty. He was a minister during the Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC).
To cut to the chase, Qu Yuan served as minister to the Zhou Emperor. He was loved by the common people because of his incorruptibility. He fought against the rampant corruption that plagued the court. When the emperor, instigated by others envious of Qu Yuan, had him removed from his position, he left the court.
Because his advice was not heeded, the Zhou kingdom was defeated by the Qin. Qu Yuan, as a patriot, couldn't stand the very thought of his people being subjugated by another kingdom. Falling into deep despair he threw himself into the Milou River.
As he was so loved by the people, fishermen rushed out in long boats, beating drums to scare the fish away, as well as throwing chang into the water to distract the fish from his body.
Thus was born the Dragon Boat festival, commemorated with dragon boat races and chang on the ‘double 5th’ of the Chinese lunar calendar.
star online photo
This year because of the pork sellers’ boycott of the pig breeders due to price disputes, Chinese Malaysian would have to do without pork as part of the ingredients.
The Star Online reported that more than 3000 pork sellers nationwide will not be opening shop for four days prior to the May 31 festival to protest against the continuous increase in ex-farm prices. The pork sellers are caught between the pig breeders and the customers who complained about rising pork prices. They claimed they have been bearing the adverse effect of a diminishing profit margin.
Maybe it’s appropriate that this year Chinese Malaysians should celebrate the festival of a patriot with halal (kosher) chang, to symbolically throw the chang into the Malaysian (not Milou) river, so as to scare the sharks away from a brave man who resigned from a corrupt court on a principle, and who has been politically drowned for his belief and patriotism.
Roll out the dragon boats and beat the drums to search for Shahrir Samad.
Thursday, March 16, 2006
MCA brings home the bacon!
In MCA’s Pig of a problem I wrote that the desperate farmers pinned their last hope on deputy minister Mah. Mah had quietly hinted that the appeal of one sole farmer, Chin Nam Yee, who is also Malacca Livestock Breeder's Association president, could affect the cases of the rest, a sort of template solution.
I did wonder whether it could be just a face saving gesture to allow the pig farms to continue for a reasonable while until the farmers may make arrangements to leave the state. Well, the MCA came through with more that just that, though not for one poor bloke.
Malaysiakini reported that the Malacca Exco has now changed its mind and allowed all farms save one to continue operating, provided they fulfilled a number of documentary requirements including improving their sewerage. The MCA will assist the breeders and has already engaged an architect and surveyor to help them draft their layout plans that are required by the Malacca government.
However, Chin Nam Yee is the sole unfortunate bloke whose farm in Melaka Tengah must close. Chin has been given 6 weeks to comply with the Exco order. The other farms are located in Paya Mengkuang and Kuala Sungai Baru. I am not familiar with Malacca districts but I am guessing that the sole farm given the close down instructions must be fairly near population centres or kampongs.
Chin is seeking legal redress to save his farm. His farm has 5,000 pigs and he would lose millions if he has to close down within the next month. Chin claims he needs at least a year to wind down in order not to lose money.
MCA Exco member Seah Kwi Tong who was the 'missing' villain during the farmers’ protest has now metamorphosed into their beaming hero, having been credited with convincing the other Exco members to spare the piggeries. I doubt that has been the case because it has been obvious that he wasn’t successful in convincing them earlier, which led to all the recent sandiwara (theatrics).
I reckon deputy minister Mah has managed to persuade CM Rustam to cancel his earlier instructions. But the MCA obviously wants local boy Seah to earn the merits, just in time for 2008.
I did wonder whether it could be just a face saving gesture to allow the pig farms to continue for a reasonable while until the farmers may make arrangements to leave the state. Well, the MCA came through with more that just that, though not for one poor bloke.
Malaysiakini reported that the Malacca Exco has now changed its mind and allowed all farms save one to continue operating, provided they fulfilled a number of documentary requirements including improving their sewerage. The MCA will assist the breeders and has already engaged an architect and surveyor to help them draft their layout plans that are required by the Malacca government.
However, Chin Nam Yee is the sole unfortunate bloke whose farm in Melaka Tengah must close. Chin has been given 6 weeks to comply with the Exco order. The other farms are located in Paya Mengkuang and Kuala Sungai Baru. I am not familiar with Malacca districts but I am guessing that the sole farm given the close down instructions must be fairly near population centres or kampongs.
Chin is seeking legal redress to save his farm. His farm has 5,000 pigs and he would lose millions if he has to close down within the next month. Chin claims he needs at least a year to wind down in order not to lose money.
MCA Exco member Seah Kwi Tong who was the 'missing' villain during the farmers’ protest has now metamorphosed into their beaming hero, having been credited with convincing the other Exco members to spare the piggeries. I doubt that has been the case because it has been obvious that he wasn’t successful in convincing them earlier, which led to all the recent sandiwara (theatrics).
I reckon deputy minister Mah has managed to persuade CM Rustam to cancel his earlier instructions. But the MCA obviously wants local boy Seah to earn the merits, just in time for 2008.
Tuesday, August 04, 2026
Congrats Again Anwar & Ah Loke – Factors For Losing N9
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For ordinary families, an additional monthly fee of around RM2,500 for care centres to take care of their beloved elderly was already a heavy burden. It became worse when a so-called caring government called Madani happily slapped an additional 8% Sales and Service Tax (SST) on the elderly care services. Suddenly, the monthly burden jumps to RM2,700.
The additional RM200 monthly SST taxes easily erase the Madani government’s glorified Sumbangan Asas Rahmah (SARA) program, which allows qualified recipients to receive RM100 each month credited directly to their MyKad to buy essential grocery items. It’s obvious why the government refuses to exempt Malaysians from the 8% SST on elderly care services.
Since July 1, 2025, Malaysia under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has expanded the 8% SST rules to all customers (Malaysian citizens and non-citizens alike). The arrogant government refused to listen to concerns that elderly care is a “welfare” service, not a commercial service. Arguments that seniors are paying from post-tax retirement savings (already taxed once) have fallen on deaf ears.
This is just one of dozens of factors leading to frustration, distrust, anger, even hatred toward the Anwar administration. Tax regimes like the expansion of SST, the troublesome e-invoicing system, and the deliberate tax refund delays were just some unpopular economic policies affecting small traders and SME (small and medium enterprise), especially Chinese business owners.
Small traders have repeatedly expressed anger and concern over mandatory e-invoicing due to high compliance costs, low digital literacy, and operational complexities. Even online sellers on e-commerce platforms must comply regardless of revenue. Policy inconsistency, weak decision-making, and clueless leadership saw the government keep postponing and revising policies repeatedly.
Anwar knew from the beginning that e-invoicing would impose unnecessary burdens on small operators, but he bulldozed it anyway even for those with just RM500,000 turnover. He deliberately taxed the SMEs to the maximum because the Chinese community controls and manages most of the Malaysian SMEs. He saw the Chinese businesses as cash cows that must be milked to dry.
The government also increased the electricity tariff, affecting the manufacturing sector that was facing other challenges such as a service tax hike for logistics, additional costs for e-invoicing, and the forceful EPF contributions for foreign workers. Worse, the LHDN or the taxmen was ordered by Anwar to aggressively collect taxes, leading to abuse of power such as denial of rightful tax exemptions.
On Saturday (August 1), Negeri Sembilan voters taught Anwar-led ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition a lesson through the ballot box. It has lost the state it governed for eight years. PH won only 11 seats, short of 8 to form the state government. The Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalitions have won a decisive victory – grabbing 25 of the 36 seats to form a supermajority in the legislative state assembly.
But it was not an ordinary loss. Rather, it was a humiliation – a slap in the face of not only PM Anwar, who had been campaigning tirelessly till foaming at the mouth, but also a disastrous defeat for PH top generals. PH heavyweights such as caretaker chief minister Aminuddin Harun and Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook both lost their state assembly seats.
Aminuddin lost to BN’s Mohd Faizal Ramli in Linggi, while Loke, who is the Democratic Action Party (DAP) secretary-general, lost his Chennah seat – which he had held for three consecutive terms – to BN’s John Siow Kong Choon. Anwar’s gamble to shift Aminuddin, a vice president of his own party PKR (People’s Justice Party), to Linggi from Sikamat seat had failed miserably.
It doesn’t matter whether Aminuddin had run away from the Sikamat state seat, which he held for four terms, or it was a calculated strategy to help PH capture the Barisan Nasional stronghold seat. It also doesn’t matter whether it was part of Anwar’s dirty politicking to sacrifice Aminuddin, gambling that Aminuddin (who was closely aligned with Rafizi Ramli) either delivers a new seat or perished.
What matters is under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Harapan (PH) has lost the central state after two terms in power here – a third consecutive loss at the state elections after huge losses in Johor in July and Sabah in November 2025. What matters is PH won 11 seats, down from the 17 in the previous 2023 state election. What matters is DAP and PKR have lost 2 and 3 seats respectively.
Yes, three strikes, and you’re out. But even after three wake-up calls – Sabah, Johor and Negeri Sembilan – don’t expect any waking up from Anwar and Ah Loke, who are still in denial, delusion and drunk with power. Chances are they would continue to cook up excuses even after an expected loss in the upcoming Melaka state election, which BN is scheduled to call very soon.
Melaka will be the last chance for Anwar’s PH coalition to boost its morale before a general election due by early 2028, but it’s too little too late for both arrogant PKR and DAP chiefs to do anything meaningful. Likewise, Sarawak must also go to the ballot by early 2027, but the dominant Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), an ally of PH in the federal government, is expected to retain the state.
Because Malays make up the majority in 123 of the 222 parliamentary seats, well in excess of the 112 needed for a simple majority to form the federal government, the Johor and Negeri Sembilan state election results show that Pakatan Harapan is screwed. With UMNO-led BN and PAS-led PN joining forces, it’s hard to see how PH could win the next 16th General Election.
Pro-Anwar bloggers, propagandists, cyber troopers, YouTubers, TikTokers and news media were shocked – again – when news flashed about the defeat of Anthony Loke, DAP, and PH. The same clueless social media influencers who blindly supported and worshipped Anwar and Loke, and had rubbished that the Chinese tsunami in Sabah would reach the Peninsular, are now dejected and depressed.
As expected, they lazily and conveniently blamed everything on racial politics. True, BN and PN have weaponized race and religion to consolidate Malay-Muslim against DAP and PH. But Anwar and Loke already knew from the beginning that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) is racist and corrupt, whilst the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) is religious extremist.
What do you expect UMNO and PAS to say and play during the Negeri Sembilan campaign? At least, they decisively, boldly, and clearly delivered narratives to voters compared to PKR and DAP, never mind the narratives were about Malay power, Malay leadership, and Malay unity. The burning question is what narratives was PH trying to deliver? Absolutely nothing compelling that worth the time of voters.
Anwar can no longer scream “Reformasi” because it has become “Reformati” the moment he was installed as the 10th Prime Minister in November 2022. He hoodwinked supporters with excuses that reforms take time. He tried to scam voters with the same boring self-declared anti-corruption commitment. But he was the same man who quietly threw away 47 corruption charges on UMNO president Zahid Hamidi.
From facilitating a royal pardon for ex-PM Najib Razak, who had stolen billions in the infamous 1MDB scandal, to protecting Azam Baki, former Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Chief Commissioner caught with his pants down in shareholding and corporate mafia scandals, PM Anwar was complicit in assisting corrupt individuals to walk away free.
And from covering up Sabah Chief Minister Hajiji Noor’s corruption scandal despite a series of exposé videos released by a whistleblower, to defending his trusted aide, Shamsul Iskandar, despite being exposed for issuing a letter of support for six contractors involved in a hospital project, the Premier has been part of the corruption network all along.
Did the PM really think voters have forgotten how the Madani government swept under the carpet the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) scandal involving RM9.14 billion contract to build six warships for the Royal Malaysian Navy, or how Anwar’s Cabinet awarded Bestinet with an “extension” in early 2024 after lobbying, despite an earlier promise to terminate the monopoly contract for the company known for exploiting migrant workers?
Or did Anwar really think voters haven’t the clue how the MACC closed both eyes on his former aide-turned-crony, Farhash Wafa Salvador, in corruption and corporate mafia scandals? Worse, DAP, under the spineless leadership of Loke Siew Fook, chose to keep silent and pretended as if nothing had happened despite all these scandals linked to Anwar.
Even if Loke dares not criticize Anwar for selectively protecting corruption linked to his cronies and political allies, he should have rejected bad policies such as the expansion of SST, the troublesome e-invoicing system, and the deliberate tax refund delays. And even if he has no balls to do all that, he should have expressed displeasure over banning all pig farming and cracking down on unregulated houses of worship.
BN and PN did not have to do heavy lifting in uniting Malay-Muslim against PH. Anwar and his obedient lapdog Ah Loke have done an excellent job making the Chinese and Indians angry enough to either vote for BN-PN or not turning up in full force to vote for traitor Loke. DAP should be grateful that it was not annihilated like in Sabah.
Living in their own bubble, PH top leadership was still clueless even after the Johor’s crushing defeat. Despite DAP losing 40% of its seats, Anthony Loke arrogantly said Johor has no impact on Negeri Sembilan whatsoever. In denial, Anwar Ibrahim, on the other hand, played down the heavy losses and said his government remains focused on governing and delivering policies.
With only 1 seat in Sabah, 1 seat in Johor, and 2 seats in Negeri Sembilan, you don’t need Einstein to predict Anwar’s People’s Justice Party would suffer more heavy losses in the next national polls. Sending Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari, who has replaced PKR deputy president Nurul Izzah Anwar as the party’s election director, to lead the Johor and Negeri Sembilan election campaign was already a mistake.
Exactly how do you convince PH’s core supporters – ethnic Chinese and Indians – to vote for PH when Election Director Amirudin Shari was the same Selangor Chief Minister responsible for cracking down on pig farming and temples? Instead of reflecting on PH’s failure, Amirudin attributed PH’s losses to the use of racial rhetoric by its rivals in the campaign.
However, voter turnout was 72.64%, up from 68.35% in 2023, which should have benefited incumbent PH. Yet, despite the higher turnout, PH lost Negeri Sembilan and Anthony Loke lost Chennah. True, DAP still largely retained Chinese support. But it’s a huge difference between commanding 95% and 80% of the Chinese vote bank. And it’s certainly making a difference if only 60% of the 80% votebank comes out to vote.
There’s a reason why even Malays do not trust one of their own kind – chameleon Anwar Ibrahim. Despite giving away RM200 million to Hamas-Palestinian, RM2.6 billion to JAKIM, more than RM10 billion annually in civil service salary increment to appease Malay voters, Mr Anwar has failed to increase Malay support for his own PKR, let alone DAP or PH.
While Loke’s defeat raises questions over the party top leaders’ ability to defend fortresses, Anwar’s inability to rally his own race to win meaningful number of seats raises questions about his charisma, trustworthiness, integrity, and leadership as well as PKR’s future. Crucially, losing 16 out of 18 seats contested also raises the question whether PKR is dependable anymore.
If Anwar and PKR continue to suck blood from DAP Chinese, then the useless PKR is no different than Bersatu, which is struggling without PAS Islamist party. In the same breath, DAP cannot afford to lose more Chinese support due to Anwar’s toxicity. The problem isn’t about PKR or DAP as a party, but the leadership of forked-tongue Anwar and coward Loke.
It was too little too late when Anwar apologized to the Indians at the last minute when the Indians’ votes were desperately needed after insulting Hindu temples for months. And the Malays could smell desperation when the Cabinet decided at the eleventh hour before polling to declassify the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report into Tabung Haji, “four years” after it was completed in July 2022.
True, not all Chinese hate DAP, and not all Indians hate Anwar, and certainly not all Malays despise PH. But there were enough Chinese, Indians, and Malays who found no compelling reasons to vote for PH. Even if promise of reforms cannot be kept, at least don’t make life difficult for the people and the business community. Blocking websites critical of Madani and Anwar cannot win you elections. It will backfire. Don’t be evil. Stop being arrogant and in denial.
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