The Kuala Lumpur Traveler

A veteran Umno leader today said he had been asked to pay for votes in an upcoming contest for top posts, and warned that money politics would destroy the organisation.
Foreign Minister Rais Yatim said “the majority” of Umno members were more interested in making money out of the election than in voting for the right person.
suhakam religion culture conference 090906 rais yatim speak”The majority of Umno people want to look for money and not for good leaders,” said Rais, a member of Umno’s decision-making committee who is vying for the vice-presidency.
“We have been approached under the cloak of assistance and …read more

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If you are into Malaysian politic, you would not forget Rais Yatim. He is one Minister, who had critcised the International Security Act (ISA) in his thesis for a PhD, but changed his skin just like that when he rejoined UMNO and was appointed a cabinet minister in-charge of law… and defended the ISA like his own baby.
A legal scholar, in his thesis for his PhD, “Freedom Under Executive Power in Malaysia” remarked in page 290-291:
“It is common practice that the Minister of Home Affairs signs detention papers purely basing his findings on the briefs supplied by the police. There …read more

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