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TPPA 1.   Pihak Kerajaan tidak peduli akan apa saja cara penentangan dilakukan oleh sesiapa saja di Malaysia atau di luar negara yang meminta agar tidak menandatangani TPPA. Mereka akan meneruskan juga menandatangani perjanjian ini. 2.   Menteri MITI menyakinkan kita bahawa kita boleh membatalkan perjanjian ini pada bila-bila masa. 3.   Benar, kita boleh membatalkan perjanjian ini. Akan tetapi, ia tidak mudah untuk dilakukan dan melibatkan kos yang akan memufliskan kita. 4.   Dalam perjanjian TPPA, pihak syarikat boleh menyaman Kerajaan untuk kehilangan keuntungan termasuk keuntungan masa hadapan jika tindakan Kerajaan menyebabkan kerugian. 5.   Dalam satu kes yang berlaku di sebuah negara di Latin Amerika, pihak Kerajaan mengambil keputusan untuk menghentikan operasi perlombongan yang diberikan kepada sebuah syarikat Amerika. Pihak syarikat Amerika menyaman Kerajaan di atas kehilangan keuntungan termasuk keuntungan masa hadapan yang berjumlah...

PEMBACA YANG DIHORMATI, Saya, Teratai Melur, ingin mengucapkan Selamat Tahun Baharu kepada anda semua. Sokongan anda sentiasa memberikan kekuatan kepada saya untuk meneruskan usaha terjemahan. Semoga tahun 2016  akan menjadi lebih berjaya bagi kita semua. SELAMAT TAHUN BAHARU Terima Kasih Teratai Melur DEAR RESPECTED READERS, I, Teratai Melur, would like to wish Happy New Year to all of you. Your support gives me strength to continue translating. Hopefully 2016 will be more successful to all of us. HAPPY NEW YEAR Thank you  Teratai Melur 

SERANGAN DI PARIS  1.   Setiap orang termasuk setiap orang yang berugama Islam harus mengutuk perbuatan pengecut yang dilakukan oleh orang Islam di Paris apabila 100 orang yang tidak berdosa telah terbunuh. Ini bukan hanya satu kejadian tetapi merangkumi satu siri serangan terancang di beberapa tempat di Paris. Sudah tentu, kejadian ini memberikan imej buruk kepada agama Islam serta penganutnya yang secara praktikal, memang dikaitkan agama Islam dengan keganasan. 2.   Ternyata, sesuatu harus dilakukan untuk memberhentikan serangan seumpama ini. Kerajaan Perancis sedang membentuk pasukan campuran untuk menentang ISIS dan menentang keganasan secara am. Kelihatan seluruh dunia bersedia untuk bergabung bagi menentang ISIS secara khusus. 3.   Jika kita bersedia untuk mengkaji sejarah, kita pasti menyedari keganasan telah meningkat sejak kebelakangan ini. Pengganas menjadi semakin menakutkan dan semakin ganas. 4.   Pihak yang mengambil berat pasti menye...

THE UMNO PRESIDENT SPEECH 1.   The UMNO President speech at the UMNO General assembly 2015 is really disappointing. It's concentrated and limited to self-defence. 2.   The President claims that he is Gentleman, kind, brave, not coward and won't resign. 3.   Party's struggle and his leadership wasn't mentioned. Problems like 1MDB and RM2.6 billion in his account in Arab Malaysian Bank were not explained. Delegates would like to know about this so that they could explain it to members and people. 4.   No comment about country economy is getting worse, Ringgit value is depreciating and its implications to cost of living and import cost and there isn't any proposal about how to overcome these problems. Also, didn't touch about problems arose due to GST. Only explained about how the government is saved by this heavy tax charged on the people. 5.   No comment about education policy and the use of messy intermediate language. 6.   The poin...

NAJIB'S BRIEFING 1.   Najib claimed that the reason I'm not supporting him is because I didn't get what I want. 2.   I don't have to ask for anything for myself. When I resigned I declined Government's offer of free land in Putrajaya as offered to the ex-Prime Minister. I requested to buy a piece of land in Putrajaya and I paid one million for it . The money is from my saving of 29 years in Government. Not from loan. 3.   I've returned to the Government all the gifts I got when I was in Government. It can be viewed at Langkawi Gallery and PM former resident in Jalan Terengganu, off Jalan Damansara. 4.   What I requested from Najib is for the country and for the people. My request was rejected and I still supported him in GE13. Although I said that Najib have to resign if his performance in GE13 is worse than Abdullah's in GE12, I still supported him even though his performance is worse than Abdullah's in GE12. 5.   Only when his secret...

Facing challenges 1.   In human life, it's normal to face challenges. Of course, those who entered politics will face more challenges. If wish to stay in politics, must be willing to accept all challenges. Those who is unwilling to face and overcome the challenges, it's better to leave politics. 2.   There were never short of challenges when I was the UMNO President and Prime Minister. Surely, there were attempts to overthrow me as UMNO president. 3.   Among the biggest challenge was when Tengku Razaleigh was nominated for UMNO president post. 4.   We've accepted democracy system in selecting leaders. What was done by Tengku Razaleigh is according to democracy system. There is nothing I could do to stop him from being challenged by him. 5.   So, Tengku Razaleigh and his supporters campaigned at all UMNO divisions and branches in Malaysia. There are free to meet UMNO divisions and branch members. 6.   Tengku Razaleigh's position as UM...

BUDGET 2015 REJECTED BY PAKATAN HARAPAN : REAL SITUATION 1.   Opposition rejecting budget is a normal practise in parliment democracy. It's not something weird or new and has been done before by Pakatan Rakyat including PAS members of parliment. It's done after budget is presented. eventhough it's been rejected by the opposition, the budget is passed because the total no of votes from BN members of parliment is more than the opposition. 2.   PAS idea to be abstain from voting is unwise. This is because budget is about BN government's wish to implement unagreed pilicies. It's not just about revenue collection but also about priortising the usage of people's money, therefore, it's been rejected and opposed. Being abstain from voting won't help and this means attending parliment session are also meaningless. 3.   It's different this year because there are chances that this budget will be rejected when supporting votes from BN members of parli...

BELANJAWAN 2016 : 'SAMBUTAN KEGAGALAN' PENGENALAN Kali ini saya tidak diberi peluang untuk berucap mengenai belanjawan di Parlimen, sekurang-kurangnya, pada peringkat polisi. Lagipun, apa yang perlu dikatakan telah dikatakan. Bagaimanapun, terdapat beberapa isu yang ingin saya ketengahkan dan saya ingin mengambil kesempatan dalam tempoh penangguhan Parlimen bersidang kerana musim perayaan untuk menulis perkara yang ingin saya katakan. Saya akan menulis dalam bahasa Inggris kerana sudah lama saya tidak menulis dalam bahasa ini. Walaupun menulis dalam BM mempunyai kelebihan tersendiri selain daripada memperbaiki penulisan saya dalam BM, kebolehan menulis dalam bahasa Inggeris mempunyai nilainya tersendiri. Jadi, untuk mengekalkan kelancaran bahasa Inggeris, saya perlukan sesi latihan dan rencana ini adalah salah satu latihan. UCAPAN BELANJAWAN Selama dua jam kami mendengar ucapan Belanjawan. apabila ia berakhir dan ketika PM hendak duduk, tiba-tiba hamipr kese...

EXPLAINATION ABOUT MEDIA'S SENSATIONAL TITLE: AVOID HAVING MISTRESS I realised that Amanah's statement with title 'Amanah's Proposal to Selangor Government has been sensationalised by the media. The original title has been changed and replaced by 'Amanah criticize Selangor : Avoid having mistress".  The actual part of the writing is as follows :  No longer as a government with one official and the unofficial. It's worrisone that it will be seen as a husband having a legally wedded wife and a mistress at the same time". It's clearly states the meaning of the writing is to avoid this kind of perception. It's not an accusation that Selangor Government is having a mistress but it's a suggestion to avoid this kind of perception. It's like someone telling his friend "Do not wear too rugged when you are walking alone at night and will be seen as a criminal." Suddenly, it's reported that he accused his friend is...

DISOAL SIASAT OLEH POLIS 1.   Ramai wartawan sedang menunggu untuk menemuramah saya mengenai soat siasat oleh pihak polis seperti yang dijanjikan oleh KPN dan Menteri Dalam Negeri. 2.   Saya tidak pasti bagaimanakah hendak menjawab kepada para wartawan. Saya tahu polis ialah sebuah institusi berprofesional. Ia bertanggungjawab terhadap kerajaan yang dipilih dan saya tidak pasti kenapakah pihak polis, contohnya, pihak Kerajaan ingin menyoal saya. Adakah saya telah melakukan kesalahan atau adakah mereka mahukan maklumat daripada saya untuk mendakwa orang lain. 3.   Saya pernah disoal siasat oleh polis dan Peguam Negara sebelum ini. Mereka mahu saya menjadi saksi bagi pihak Kerajaan. Saya telah mendengar penjelasan mereka dan memutuskan bahawa tiada kes untuk dijawab oleh pihak tertuduh. Jadi, saya menolak untuk menjadi saksi pendakwa raya. 4.   Kali ini bukan lagi inginkan saya menjadi saksi. Mereka mahukan jawapan bagi soalan mereka. Para peguam saya me...

AMANAH's proposal regarding the status of Selangor Government INTRODUCTION Amanah is watching closely about the insistence made by a representative at Selangor DAP Convention to Selangor Government. He has been insisting that PAS is removed from Selangor Government, or, DAP must leave!. This insistence was widely reported in the media and caused lots of reaction from Selangor people. Eventhough, it's not officially approved resolution and only an insistence from a representative but it was shown as though that it's DAP's final decision. Amanah sees this as a true feeling of grass roots who is unsatisfied with the rough situation between Pakatan Harapan and 'Pakatan PKR-PAS'. However, this insistence to remove PAS is only benefits UMNO and BN. SELANGOR GOVERNMENT STATUS Among the grass roots peevishness is the status of Selangor government itself. What kind of government is ruling Selangor now? Formerly, it was Pakatan Rakyat (PR), a coalit...

SENI KAHERAH YANG KIAN PUPUS Pembuat khemah Kaherah sedang manghadapi kepupusan warisan yang berusia 400 tahun. Lihat kembali Kamu telah melihat hasil kerja yang cantik Lihatlah, bukti di hadapan kamu Di Mesir, seni yang terhebat dari segala seni Kisah ini akan mengambil Masa yang sangat panjang untuk diterangkan Puisi daripada hamparan dinding khayamiya bertarikh 1899 Pada musim panas tahun 2012, Dr Sam Bowker dari Universiti Charles Sturt di Australia sedang menyediakan nota kesenian Eropah yang mengisahkan mengenai pelukis yang bernama Henri Matisse untuk para pelajarnya apabila beliau menemui lukisan milik pelukis tersebut yang bertajuk Interior With Egyptian Curtain (1948) . Sebuah lukisan yang dilukis oleh Henri Matisse dan pensyarah dari Down Under merupakan dua dunia yang sangat berbeza dengan dunia pembuatan khemah Mesir. Bagaimanapun, latar belakang lukisan tersebut dengan jelas memasukkan corak khayamiya dan ini berdasarkan kepada tekstil yang di...