PART II - HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN NUMBER TO WORD CONVERTER IN MS EXCEL, MS VISUAL BASIC, MS ACCESS OR PHP?

PART II (I  JUST DON’T KNOW UNTIL WHAT PART I’LL BE ABLE TO FINISH THE PART ON “THE LANGUAGE STRUCTURE” )

After I left the blog on Part I, of this stuff, I logged in again a couple of times to see if I can understand when I have explained earlier to make sure that the reader without the help of the hind sight, can understand it.  I did not change the whole context but just edit some typos on text written earlier.

However, by hook or by crook we need to understand things that happened in our every life. We read it (the numbers) , we say it, dealt with it in simple and extreme manner taking for granted how we have understand it in the first place.

At birth, a small kid start learning the mother tongue (language spoken by the mother to the kid or the language in which you dream or in your nightmare) and that include the learning how to count and how it is spoken and written (later stage when the kid go to school).

Amazed as to how kid can learn the language, without (maybe) asking about the structure of the language when he saw how the “number” written and read in a different manner. But the brain assimilates and consume, as though no question asked (Intelligent one asked and keep it to themselves) though.

Now, THE MAIN PROBLEM ON NUMBERS that we are going to solve here is that,  What is written (digit of number) is NOT READ as how the digit numbers are written, that is the structure of the language (in this case English) did not read number as how it is written or as arranged in the written form.

ROUND NUMBER OR WHOLE NUMBER OR SIMPLY CALL IT INTEGER (I will not go beyond that. There are many types of number in its scientific form or expression depending on where it is used  (say in scientific, databases) eg Floating number, double, byte, integer, long, date, currency, Boolean (Yes/No – True/False, Good/Bad), string (not the string that you buy from the sowing machine shop) can be number in the text form until it is converted into values.

So, What is a round or whole or an Integer (number) ?

It is, as mentioned above, a single digit whole number,  it is not a fraction number or any part of “whole number”, It is not,   say ½, 1/3 or 1.000123 or 0.1111.

In this Part we are only dealing with a whole number and we will touch on the fractioned part later as it also need to be understood and required in reading number when it becomes CURRENCY either in Ringgit or Dollar. Eg  123.25  (Read as One hundred twenty three and sen Twenty five “only”. See that the point (decimal) is not read but instead it is read as “and”. The fraction part is with the “.” (DECIMAL, DOT) is not read as  decimal or dot but as “and”.

If the decimal or dot appeared after a whole number (I am using the “if” not as how a computer language liked it, but I am sure It can be understood by human) but can be interpreted differently in an array of codes ..Haaaa.. I just could not best explain how it is going to work in your mind – The brain is a marvelous organ. It is read as POINT then followed by the number read as IT IS WRITTEN. Strange how human put it, BUT when the number type is CURRENCY or RINGGIT it it read as how an ordinary number is read in its whole number form.   Can u get that !!!.

For the purpose of this Conversion, we will take it as, where whole number is read as in CURRENCY form.  Ie The Part before the Dot/Point as well as after the DOT/POINT  as expressed in 123.25 above.  Not read as One hundred twenty three POINT two five BUT Read as One hundred twenty three AND twenty five as in Currency. It can be done comprehensively but for the purpose of our CONVERSION PROGRAM we will use how FLOATING NUMBER rounded to two decimal places as we will likely to use this conversion W2NE as in monetary form.

Frankly, I never explain all these the way I explain it in the above  but I did question my self all things in these subject in question. I am in a difficulty, whether the explanation could really be understood because it works quite differently in our mind and imagination,

 J

To help me with the explanation I have produced the table. Reading the table you would say..owh I got it long before it is this is explained to you. We definitely knew about this subject even just as we learn to read and write in year one. That makes it easy as well as hard for me to explain it. .Ha3.

Examine the table and the comment (Caption) is to assist you as to what I try to explain to you before we go to and through the programming part…ok ?. I thought the table is self explanatory. The table on deal with single digit up to 19 (nine teen) only and we will continue from number 20 in the next part.

You may be too eager to go to the programming part but this part cannot be ignored. You have to understand it fully because programming part has its own complexity to bear in addition to this subject (Language structure of number in English language). When you understand how the structure,  in the English language then we will go very fast through the Malay and Miriek language structure. The three languages do not have the same structure and we just cannot cut and paste the code for the use in the Malay and Miriek Language.  I have included Miriek languase.. you may ask why, The reason is because it has a very unique (unique not as in programming term) structure that does not happen or exist in the English or Malay Language. We'll come to that subject later.

This is not in anyway rocket science...it may be just trash...that some people may find comfortable with.

To be continued......

I hope you can read what is written on this table. It looks so tiny. You may as well download it.  If its still blurry just put a comment in the blog comment so that I can improve the quality so that it can be read.

I get a few questions from my messenger's inbox and will answer that before I proceed to part III.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN NUMBER TO WORD CONVERTER IN MS EXCEL, MS VISUAL BASIC, MS ACCESS OR PHP?

HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN NUMBER TO WORD CONVERTER IN MS EXCEL, MS VISUAL BASIC, MS ACCESS OR PHP?


PART 1
1. INTRODUCTION

As promised about a year ago, I'll share the subject with you. !!! :)

Lets choose the platform from which you want to do your program from. For this free lesson and for the purpose of easy access to the tools, I would create the conversion on MS EXCEL. MS Excel is readily available in your laptop and you can experiment on what I do here immediately in your computer.

For Visual basic - either Visual Basic (this is a powerful programming language and some fighter jet cockpit software is written abd driven by Visual Basic) or visual basic for application, the approach to N2W is greatly different. So does PHP and other programming languages.

There should be no problem with other programming language coding because you will know where to start and what to do once you understand the subject that you want to do program on.


1. STUDY THE LANGUAGE STRUCTURE

Let the conversion be named as "Number to Word (N2W) - English" (N2WE), Malay- (N2WM), Miriek (N2WR)

You can't start your programming or coding work until you fully understand the language structure of the language that you want to do N2W." The same goes with other subject that you want your computer and programming tools to do. If you want to do CALENDAR, you have to know how exactly the values in the particular calendar works. It may be a muslim or chinese or any other calendar system.  One of the worst nightmare ever was the Y2K bugs that exist in some computer program that can "hay-wire" the whole program. It means that you computer can no more understand the function that was build in the calendar system.

Before we start the complex task of doing the coding one have to understand the stucture of the language you are going to do your conversion with.

In this example we are going to convert number into word in English Language, Malay & Miriek Language. The reason why I want to use English, Malay and Miriek at the same time is for the purpose of highlighting the difference in structure of the three Languages and thereby will also teach you the detail of the subject before you start the more exciting part, ie coding.

I am not going to teach you excel here. I assume that you have the basic knowledge sufficient to understand and follow the instruction (If you intend to).

I have not seen any conversion in excel done or available on internet yet. There could be many out there but have not found any one available as downloads and of course I had mine somewhere on the internet available for free somewhere  BTW I have forgotten the link as to where I posted it for that particular download some 15 years ago) and it was a N2WR (In Miriek language) but it was caption as "Learning how to count in bahasa Miriek Language"then.

I do not know how they do it but i know it is a very long and tedious and systematic approach to solving a problem. I have my way and for as long as it can achieve what i want it to do, then, I consider it DONE !!.


NOW THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE STRUCTURE INVOLVE IN THE COUNTING


0 - Zero,  When standing alone without any number or digit other than itself, in front or behind it, it is called and pronounced as "zero" (Lets hear how it sounds) If there is any other digit after it, it will never retain or sounded anything to do with ":zero"anymore. Eg. 10 => sound "ten". Threre is no mention of "zero"even if you have ten, twenty or 30 pieces of zeros in front. It is going to be spoken out with no mention of "zero"" again.

Simply, zero is only mentioned once and it is cm"unique" BUT if a decimal (Dot) is introduced behind the number zero with another digit greater than zero (>0) ie  any number 1 to 9, then you still have to call it as Zero. Eg. 0.01  - read as Zero Point Zero One. In this case (decimal) the mention of zero is still required.

So, don't lose interest yet. Its just a start. It may be a boring and a poor start. Nobody taught me this, but it just a simple common sense at work. Anyway we are not even 0.0001% complete yet.


1 - One - Standing singly it is called, mentioned, sounded - "one",  2 digit with "one" behind another number the sound /mention will vary  Eg   10  called Ten (Also unique but will repeat itself although the counting eg 10 ten, 10,000 - Ten Thousand, 10,000,000 - "Ten" Million, so on and so forth but the unique one is the mention/sound of "Ten" that you can use over and over again ie.  repeat for later use in thousand, million, Billion, trillion, zillion ..... till infinity !!


WILL BE CONTINUED SOON..... we are just 0.0002% completed. Don't rush. Take thing slowly and systematically.  As the saying goes Never rush a philosopher !!! Want to share before I be gone !!

THE NEW COMPANIES ACT 2015 - DIRECTOR INCLUDES "SHADOW" DIRECTOR.

THE NEW COMPANIES ACT 2015 - DIRECTOR INCLUDES "SHADOW" DIRECTOR.

Don't mess with this new Companies Act.

Section 4(1) of the Companies Act provides that unless a contrary intention appears, the term ‘director’ includes any person occupying the position of director of a corporation by whatever name called and includes a person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the director of a corporation are accustomed to act and an alternate or substitute director.

The term ‘director’ has two meanings;

a. Natural and ordinary meaning and

b. Extended meaning.

"Shadow director" shall falls within the meaning of Section 4 (1).

There are a least two elements present.

a. Directions and instructions from the shadow director;

b. The recipient is "accustomed to act" according to the directions and instructions.

What is "Directions and instructions’ in the context of this new Companies act?

Communication is considered to be direction or instruction if it is understood or expected by both giver and receiver that the communication would be acted upon by the receiver and it is not necessary to prove the existence of an understanding or expectation that the communication would be acted upon by the recipient and that can sufficiently prove existence of communication between them.

In Datuk Sahar bin Arpan v Public Prosecutor [2007] 1 MLJ 697, the accused was charged for committing corrupt practice. Evidence shows that the accused took part in the state Exco meeting that approved the project to which he had an interest. The accused systematic participation in the project was shown by the initial purchase by the accused and subsequent dealing with the state authority. This form the linkage and nexus between the accused and the project. He was found to be the puppeteer who pulled the strings of his puppets (directors of the company). The Court of Appeal found him to be a shadow director. The Court adopted the definition of shadow director in Re Hydrodam (Corby) Ltd (1994) 2 BCLC 180:

"Shadow director" does not claim or purport to act as a director, on the contrary, he claims not to be a director. He can just acts in the shadow, directing, influencing, coordinating lurking behind person who, he claims, are the only directors of the company to the exclusion of himself. By the definition of "shadow director" he is not omitted out as a director by the company.

The phrase "ACCUSTOMED TO ACT" is directed at results flowing from directions and instructions and not the underlying means through which the results are obtained.

The Australian Federal Court held in Australian Securities Commission v AS Nominees Ltd (1995) 18 ACSR 459; the phrase accustomed to act did not require that there be directors or instructions embracing all matters involving the board. Rather, it was sufficient to show that when called upon, the directors were accustomed to act in accordance with the instruction received.

In addition to the above 2 elements, section 4 (2) excludes a person "GIVING ADVICE IN A PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY AS A PERSON IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHOSE DIRECTION THE DIRECYORS OF A COMPANY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO ACT"; by reason only that the director act on the advice.

The “SOMETHING MORE” must be related to the function of a director which the shadow director person and in respect of which the majority of the board would refer to -Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Deverell [2000] 2 WLR 907.

What ia the Legislative Intention?

The legislative purpose in giving an extended meaning to the term director is to deal with a person who is not lawfully appointed but who nonetheless exercise the function of a director or who is in a position to exert real influence in the management of the affairs of companies. The intentions are to promote transparency with respect to the true identities of persons managing companies and impose sanctions and liabilities against de facto and shadow directors who, in defence to allegations of breach of duties, claim that they are not director. Therefore, the quest to identify or to ascertain whether a person can be considered as a shadow director has to be interpreted in light of this legislative intention.

The person lurking in the shadow is deemed, believed, considered, supposed to be the director if the.majority of the director in a company acted in accordance to his direction or instruction.

When will this Act (which contain more than 600+ sections) be enforced. As at to date it has not been enforced.

Whether there exist  "SHADOW DIRECTOR"ship,  probably can be tested on 1NGB to see if a person has acted incontravention to this act.



Mohdar Ismail
Company Secretary

THE DARK STREET OF TAMAN TUNKU MIRI

The Taman Tunku road that runs almost parallel to the Miri  International Airport runway is in the dark in the evening. There is'nt street light along the road. 

According a local resident in the area,  the reason given was in order not to confuse the approaching aircraft's pilot to land on Taman Tunku lighted road or the airport  runway.

I totally agree to that because the plane, although equipped with sophisticated navigational instrument, well trained pilot and good communication equipment, it still can make mistake especially when visibility is limited during heavy haze, rain and heavy thunderstorm. 

After all we are human and aviation statistics in the past have shown us that error do happen.   

The safety of the people in the plane is as important as those living along the Taman Tunku Road.

That was the excuse for not having the Taman Tunku Road lighted.

How difficult is it to switch-on and to switch-off the street light? 

Is the cost of switching on and off so costly? 

How likely will mistake be made by the person handling the switch to the extent that it can or may lead to an aviation accident? 

How can that be prevented? Will that cost another highly risky task or can't that be handled by the airport authority themselves?

To have the Taman Tunku Street remained in the dark is not so much of a problem to the resident if the action taken was meant for their safety but lets have a look on the opposite side of the airport runway (the line marked orange on the above map). 

The street light on the northern end is glaring during the evening. How can that road with the street light not posing the same danger as the Taman Tunku Road (Marked black).

If the sophistication in the aviation technology coupled with the strenuous and arduous training and the many flying hours that pilot have could not handle street light on one side of the runways, then let there be no light on the street of Taman Tunku. But if that reason is not true or insensible, then the rakyat have all along been fooled into believing that street light shouldn't be there on the street of Taman Tunku is entirely based on pure bluff.

In the course of the last few weeks, a car overshot a junction and landed into a big monsoon earth drain at Taman Tunku's dark street. 

I like to believe that he is a drunk driver to convince me that the dark street wasn't the reason for the victim together with his nice new car to be in the monsoon drain. 

I just don't have the statistics to show how many non-drunk drivers were there taken into that drain as yet.


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http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016/04/29/pkr-man-on-final-mission-to-win-in-sarawak-election/

April 29, 2016

PKR man on final mission to win in Sarawak election

Radzi Razak


MIRI: Lambir PKR candidate Mohdar Ismail is on his final quest to “save Sarawak from corruption” come May 7 when Sarawakians go to the polls.

Should he not achieve success this time around as well, Mohdar said he was resigned to taking a backseat but would continue to lead a new crop of politicians to contest the PKR ticket in Lambir, he told FMT.

“I want Sarawak to be free from embezzlement, lack of job opportunities, poverty, longhouses on unpaved roads and no water or electricity.

“For the last time, I really hope I can save Sarawak, most importantly, the new generation from oppression,” he said.

Mohdar attempted to contest as an independent candidate in 1991 in the Subis constituency, only to have his nomination rejected.

Undaunted, he tried again in 1996, also as an independent candidate in Subis, then joined PKR to contest in Lambir and Bekenu in 2001 and 2006 respectively.

The 57-year-old owner of a tax firm, has however never tasted victory in politics as even after joining PKR, he lost to Barisan Nasional candidates in the 2001 and 2006 elections.

Mohdar however remains steadfast and takes pride in being “the thorn in BN’s side.”

“This area (Subis, which has since been split into Bekenu and Lambir) has always been a BN stronghold.

“Even with the shift of support from the people, I dare not say I can get over 50% of support, but I intend to change this black area to a grey area,” the Sibuti PKR chief said.

He conceded that BN had the upperhand due to the ruling coalition’s “wealth”, but argued that even without money, one could campaign using different strategies.

“Put aside the question of flags and campaign materials, the most important thing is to meet the people and be of service to them,” he said.

Mohdar will face Lambir incumbent Ripin Lamat of BN and Mohammad Arifiriazul Paijo from PAS in the coming state election.

IMPEACHMENT

This article is about a step in the removal of a public official. For challenging a witness in a legal proceeding.

Impeachment is a formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include the removal of that official from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.

Etymology and history

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, at least in theory, all persons, whether peers or commoners, may be prosecuted and tried by the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for any crimes whatsoever. The first recorded impeachment is that of William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer during the Good Parliament of 1376. The last was that of Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville in 1806.

Procedure

In the United Kingdom, it is the House of Commons that holds the power of initiating an impeachment. Any member may make accusations of any crime. The member must support the charges with evidence and movefor impeachment. If the Commons carries the motion, the mover receives orders to go to the bar at the House of Lords and to impeach the accused "in the name of the House of Commons, and all the commons of the United Kingdom."

The mover must tell the Lords that the House of Commons will, in due time, exhibit particular articles against the accused, and make good the same. The Commons then usually selects a committee to draw up the charges and create an "Article of Impeachment" for each. (In the case of Warren Hastings, however, the drawing up of the articles preceded the formal impeachment.) Once the committee has delivered the articles to the Lords, replies go between the accused and the Commons via the Lords. If the Commons have impeached a peer, the Lords take custody of the accused, otherwise custody goes to Black Rod. The accused remains in custody unless the Lords allow bail. The Lords set a date for the trial while the Commons appoints managers, who act as prosecutors in the trial. The accused may defend by counsel.

The House of Lords hears the case. The procedure used to be that the Lord Chancellorpresided (or the Lord High Steward if the defendant was a peer); but this was when the Lord Chancellor was both the Lords' presiding officer and head of the judiciary of England and Wales. Since both these roles were removed from that office by theConstitutional Reform Act 2005, which created the Lord Speaker to preside over the Lords and made the Lord Chief Justice head of the judiciary, it is not certain who would preside over an impeachment trial today. If Parliament is not in session, then the trial is conducted by a "Court of the Lord High Steward" instead of the House of Lords (even if the defendant is not a peer). The differences between this court and the House of Lords are that in the House all of the peers are judges of both law and fact, whereas in the Court the Lord High Steward is the sole judge of law and the peers decide the facts only; and the bishops are not entitled to sit and vote in the Court.

The hearing resembles an ordinary trial: both sides may call witnesses and present evidence. At the end of the hearing the lords vote on the verdict, which is decided by a simple majority, one charge at a time. Upon being called, a lord must rise and declare "guilty, upon my honour" or "not guilty, upon my honour". After voting on all of the articles has taken place, and if the Lords find the defendant guilty, the Commons may move for judgment; the Lords may not declare the punishment until the Commons have so moved. The Lords may then decide whatever punishment they find fit, within the law. A royal pardon cannot excuse the defendant from trial, but a pardon may reprieve a convicted defendant. However, a pardon cannot override a decision to remove the defendant from the public office they hold.

History

Parliament has held the power of impeachment since medieval times. Originally, the House of Lords held that impeachment could only apply to members of the peerage (nobles), as the nobility (the Lords) would try their own peers, while commoners ought to try their peers (other commoners) in a jury. However, in 1681, the Commons declared that they had the right to impeach whomsoever they pleased, and the Lords have respected this resolution. Offices held "during good behaviour" are terminable by the writ of either quo warranto or scire facias, which has even been employed by and against well-placed judges.

After the reign of Edward IV, impeachment fell into disuse, the bill of attainder becoming the preferred form of dealing with undesirable subjects of the Crown. However, during the reign of James I and thereafter, impeachments became more popular, as they did not require the assent of the Crown, while bills of attainder did, thus allowing Parliament to resist royal attempts to dominate Parliament. The most recent cases of impeachment dealt with Warren Hastings, Governor-General of India between 1773 and 1786 (impeached in 1788; the Lords found him not guilty in 1795), and Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, First Lord of the Admiralty, in 1806 (acquitted). The last attempted impeachment occurred in 1848, when David Urquhart accused Lord Palmerston of having signed a secret treaty with Imperial Russia and of receiving monies from the Tsar. Palmerston survived the vote in the Commons; the Lords did not hear the case.

Queen Caroline

Main article: Pains and Penalties Bill 1820

Queen Caroline, consort of King George IV, was tried by the House of Commons and acquitted. Whether or not this was an actual impeachment is controversial.

Modern politics

The procedure has, over time, become rarely used and some legal authorities (such asHalsbury's Laws of England) consider it to be probably obsolete. The principles of "responsible government" require that the Prime Minister and other executive officers answer to Parliament, rather than to the Sovereign. Thus the Commons can remove such an officer through a— MOTION OF NO CONFIDENCE without a long, drawn-out impeachment. However, it is argued by some that the remedy of impeachment remains as part of British constitutional law, and that legislation would be required to abolish it. Furthermore, impeachment as a means of punishment for wrongdoing, as distinct from being a means of removing a minister, remains a valid reason for accepting that it continues to be available, at least in theory.

The Select Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in 1967 recommended "that the right to impeach, which has long been in disuse, be now formally abandoned". Their recommendation not having been implemented in the meantime, the Select Committee on Privileges in 1977 declared it "to be of continuing validity" and again urged that it be adopted. Shortly before this report was issued, in April 1977 the Young Liberals' annual conference unanimously passed a motion calling on Liberal Party leader David Steel to move for the impeachment of Ronald King Murray QC, theLord Advocate, over his handling of the Patrick Meehan miscarriage of justice affair. Steel did not move any such motion but Murray (now Lord Murray, a formerSenator of the College of Justice of Scotland) agreed that the power still existed.

The Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege in 1999 noted the previous recommendations to formally abandon the power impeachment, and stated that "The circumstances in which impeachment has taken place are now so remote from the present that the procedure may be considered obsolete". Notwithstanding, on 25 August 2004, Plaid Cymru MP Adam Priceannounced his intention to move for the impeachment of Tony Blair for his role in involving Britain in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He asked the Leader of the House of Commons Peter Hain whether he would confirm that the power to impeach was still available, reminding Hain that as President of the Young Liberals he had supported the attempted impeachment of Murray. Hain responded by quoting the 1999 Joint Committee's report, and the advice of the Clerk of the House of Commons that impeachment "effectively died with the advent of full responsible Parliamentary government".

Lutfur Rahman was the directly elected mayor of Tower Hamlets, in London until he was removed from office for breaching electoral rules.

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Source : Wikipedia

Pertemuan Ketua Pembangkang Malaysia, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dengan Pimpinan DAP

Pejabat Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat

Dato’ Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

21 September 2015

Pertemuan Ketua Pembangkang Malaysia, Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dengan Pimpinan DAP

Presiden KEADILAN, Dato’ Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail telah bertemu dengan pimpinan Parti DAP yang diwakili oleh sdr Lim Kit Siang, sdri Teresa Kok serta sdr Liew Chin Tong dalam satu mesyuarat tertutup pada hari ini.

“Kami telah mengadakan pertemuan dengan pimpinan DAP sebentar tadi untuk membincangkan beberapa perkara penting termasuklah hala tuju perjuangan berasaskan prinsip yang dipersetujui bersama.”

“Kami turut membincangkan mengenai rundingan meja bulat ke arah pembentukan pakatan pembangkang baru yang bakal diadakan pada hari esok. Rundingan ini akan dihadiri oleh pimpinan parti pembangkang utama, pimpinan NGO serta tokoh-tokoh lain.”

“Saya yakin rundingan pada hari esok akan membina sebuah muafakat politik baru yang lebih kuat sejajar dengan harapan rakyat yang mengimpikan sebuah pakatan pembangkang yang teguh dan harmoni seterusnya mampu menewaskan Umno/Barisan Nasional.”

Kenyataan media ini dikeluarkan oleh Pejabat Presiden, Parti Keadilan Rakyat 

KEYNOTE SPEECH BY DS DR WAN AZIZAH ON "COALITION BUILDING & COALITION GOVERNMENT IN MALAYSIA"

Bismillahirahmanirahim

Assalamualaikum wbt.

Would Malaysia gain 'merdeka' or independence without coalition based politics?

I would venture that not only Malaysia would not have gained independence but the very future of a better Malaysia, a democratic Malaysia and an equitable Malaysia lies with coalition based politics.

In fact Malaysia can only have a coalition government as no single party can have a majority in parliament unless in this country of endless possibilities, UMMO decides to contest all seats even in Sarawak; and manages to win a simple majority assisted by multi-billion dollar political donations.

However, if the electoral mathematics remains unchanged then true coalition politics demands cooperation and consensus building as a key 'first principle of politics' meaning that a common objective and policy must supersede individual party's hierarchy of objectives and ideology - the interest of the rakyat or citizens must come first.

It is also important to note as a background and context to our nation's political development that in a multiracial population, a communal centric voting district arrangement were used to rationalise the birth of race based political parties that formed the coalitions of ‘Perikatan’ or Alliance in 1954 that later evolved to become ‘Barisan Nasional’ or National Front after losing for the first time the popular vote in 1969.

It is this race based or communal politics that has unfortunately defined Malaysian politics today but I believe it has reached the limit of its utility and efficacy in today's global world that requires political parties to be inclusive and pluralistic.

What is more insidious is that race is used as a justification by the ruling elite to continue using racist rhetoric to concentrate power and wealth at the expense of the majority. This argument of race supremacy using politics of fear and hate creates a siege mentality, a victim narrative, a dependency relationship which borders on neo-colonialism and fascism. Added with a religious superiority complex makes national politics toxic and divisive.

Both the Race and Religion cards are used extensively to maintain power along with a menu of draconian anti-democratic laws such as the Sedition Act and the current favourite Section 124B of the Penal Code with a loosely defined 'activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy'.

What is 'parliamentary democracy' here in Malaysia when the parliamentary system and the principles of separation of powers are constantly undermined and does not reflect the will of the people?
In my Parliamentary speech on the 11th Malaysia Plan, I had explained that because of Poor Governance, Lack of Check and Balances, Leakages and Corruption CAUSED by this Race-Based neo-colonialist Political hegemony – resulted in Malaysia having a GDP Potential Loss of 500% or we have lost 5 times what our economy should be.

The GDP-Gap between Malaysia, South Korea and Singapore in the 1960’s were relatively on the same level but even when Malaysia is resource rich (with oil, gas, rubber, tin and palm oil)  compared to the other two, we only managed to earn a 2014 GDP per capita of USD10,804 versus South Korea’s USD28,101 and Singapore’s USD56,319.

And when we look at income and wealth inequality, Malaysia has an Income GINI index of 0.401 and a Wealth GINI index of 0.518 and a Financial Asset GINI index of 0.901 (where an index of 0 means equal with zero gap) then where has all the national wealth gone to?

When we have 54% to GDP national government debt when added with contingent liabilities making our total debt by some estimates at almost 70% GDP along with 18 years of Fiscal Deficits then who has greatly benefited from this?

When 80% of the 7 million households majority being Malays earn less than RM3,000 per month qualifying them for government handouts BRIM and when 72% of 8.6 million Malays account holders holding an average of RM554 of Amanah Saham Bumiputeras or Unit Trusts compared to 0.2% holding an average RM725,122 or 1,308 times than the majority – illustrates the Income and Wealth Gap between the Malay ruling elite class and the majority still poor Malays – who are told time and time again that only UMNO can protect and develop the Malays.

This is the sad state of UMNO’s race-based political rhetoric between Reality and Propaganda, the rich ruling elite Malays are getting richer while the majority poor Malays getting poorer in spite of BRIM even with before GST.

However, there is still hope for an inclusive and pluralistic society which was loudly demonstrated in Malaysia by a massive 'Yellow Shirt' people's rally that was in contrast to a subsidised  'Red Shirt' racist rally which is just a last gasp of identity politics abuse by the ruling elite.

What is more unfortunate is that this need not have happened when the opportunity to build a multiracial and non-communal political ecosystem was not taken up early by our founding fathers.

The opportunity for a diversified and inclusive political ecosystem can be seen much early here when several multi-racial parties were formed with UMNO's founder Dato Onn Jaafar''s Independence of Malaya Party in 1951 followed with his Parti Negara in 1953, various state-based Labour Parties since 1951, Partai Rakyat Malaysia in 1955, Sarawak National Party in 1961, Gerakan in 1968, DAP since 1965 and Parti KEADILAN Rakyat (PKR) since 1999 continue to offer an alternative to race based parties.

As for opposition coalitions post-independence in 1990 Parti Semangat 46 formed a 'dual opposition coalition' configuration with two coalitions, Gagasan Rakyat coalition with the Democratic Action Party and Parti Rakyat Malaysia and The Angkatan Perpaduan Ummah coalition (APU)  with the Muslim parties PAS, BERJASA, HAMIM and the newly formed Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress(KIMMA).

This was later followed with Barisan Alternatif (BA) in 1999 and Pakatan Rakyat (PR) in 2008; like all marches to freedom and democracy this trajectory of history can never be stopped when 52% of voters seem to agree in the last general elections.

From such multiracial opposition political parties to the various evolution of opposition coalitions, we have a rich tradition and experience of political alliances in all forms across all political spectrum.

And we also appear to affirm Joseph Schumpeter's creative destruction axiom as Pakatan as it was is no more. We must learn from this episode and move up the learning curve faster.

So if coalition politics is here to stay then what is next for the opposition parties?
Formal political alliances are common with temporary electoral pacts being the minimum form of political cooperation or what some here have named it an 'opposition bloc' rather than an 'opposition coalition' in the making.

The future of Malaysia will be shaped by how well all opposition party leaders understand that effective political coalition demands consensus and compromise that must be anchored on the Federal Constitution and universal democratic principles, otherwise it becomes unfeasible and untenable.

And a better future for all Malaysians can be achieved if our fellow 47 patriotic BN parliamentarians from Sarawak and Sabah like the 47 Ronins of Japanese lore who fought and died for keadilan rakyat or justice leaves BN to form their own independent coalition with us, then the promise of Merdeka  and Malaysia will be fulfilled.

Indeed if civil society namely Bersih 4.0 can rise to the challenge of a Malaysia in crisis by uniting regardless of race and religion for our common good then we in the opposition 'bloc' must equally do so.

The moment is now.

 "Mudarat besar melanda negara perlukan sepakat yang membawa berkat berasaskan keutamaan maqasid dan amanah bersama. Ini ujian politik besar kita. Buang yang keruh ambil yang jernih dan dengan penuh keyakinan mencari kebaikan dalam semua perkara. Ini adalah satu-satunya harapan membina Malaysia yang lebih sejahtera".

Faced with a nation in its greatest crisis, we must unite based on immediate priorities and to fulfill the trust of the people. This is our greatest political test. Discard the past and look to the future in faith with all that is good. It is our only hope for a better Malaysia.

Therefore it is our sacred duty to put aside our differences and reset our efforts to rewrite  like a blank sheet of paper what must and can be done together to build a better coalition.

First, we will only succeed if we are able to offer and re-frame our National Narrative that all citizens are Malaysians first united under a common vision with our Federal Constitution as the 'aqadun daulah' or 'nationhood contract'. Race based politics is no more an option for imagined race supremacy, anti-democratic and neo-colonialism purposes. Our diversity as a people in one nation is our very soul and National Identity. It is our strength not our weakness.

Secondly, we have to demonstrate our sincerity and capability to lead and govern as a Federal Coalition Government as much as we are governing Selangor, Penang and Kelantan states, with a clearly defined economic, political and social National Reform Agenda that includes participatory democracy, free and fair elections, free media, separation of powers, true federalism, inclusiveness and providing equal opportunities to redress income and wealth inequalities are foundational to our reform agenda.

Lastly, we will only succeed if we apply humility, respect and sincerity as the tone of our approach to coalition building. We must go beyond narrow interest and use our collective wisdom from our rich political coalition experience.

On 22 September a round table meeting among key opposition parties may decide if it is a bloc, coalition, electoral pact or just a divided opposition.

On 22 September will be our moment of truth if we continue to deserve the support and mandate to lead all those that have shown what 'Yellow' is and what 'Red' is not.

On 22 September will be our day of reckoning if we move together towards a common future or remain stuck in a self-made political prison of the past.

Finally, a coalition by any name or configuration is just a means to an end which must be a Better Malaysia for All and I end with a quote from Anwar Ibrahim; “Let us put aside all other considerations and differences, and focus upon this great struggle to save Malaysia.”

Thank you.