It has been an interesting week indeed. The long awaited dissolution of the Parliament has happened. The announcement by the Elections Commission that the polling day will fall on a Wednesday has gotten people excited over nothing.
This would be the sixth general elections that is held on a work day since Independence. That is six out of Many cry foul saying that it would be almost impossible for them to make the trip back to wherever they came from just to vote, and then go back to where they actually reside. That got people riled up. The very same people now attack HRH. I am not fond of the royalty speaking out in such manner because I believe that even though their Highnesses may be opinionated, they should remain to be seen neutral.
However, the famously-written lines by Walter Bagehot comes to mind:. Therefore, it is within the rights of the TMJ to warn the people of Johor on what he thinks could be dangerous to them, and to the unity of the people of the state.
If Barisan wishes to capitalise on this matter, I would say that the timing is a bit off as it was done far too early in the game. You now see posts being shared on WhatsApp attacking not just the present Sultan, but also his late father, grandfather of the TMJ. Two years after becoming the Prime Minister, Mahathir sought the agreement of the late Sultan of Perak for the latter to become the Yang DiPertuan Agong, replacing the Sultan of Pahang whose tenure was ending the following year.
The relationship between Mahathir and the late Sultan of Johor was so bad that it prompted some ranks within the military to plan a coup in August By then, the army was firmly under someone loyal to Mahathir. Hashim later became the Chief of Armed Forces. The Sultan of Johor criticised Mahathir for playing the race card, while the Sultan of Selangor rebuked Mahathir for the comments made about the Bugis people.
I will burn you, I am always burning things. Yes, Mahathir would burn anything down, as long as he gets his way. He does not care if the country is razed to the ground. All this is because Mahathir is a man who is running out of time.
When Abdullah Ahmad Badawi refused, he dislodged the latter from the premiership. In came Najib Razak who has his own ideas on how this country should be run, and made better. Mahathir, not accustomed with partnering with dissenters, tried to remove Najib. It was a multi-pronged attack, reinforcing the attacks that were already being done by the Opposition. He then made a pact with Muhyiddin and Shafie.
He undermined the UMNO leadership hoping that Najib would be ousted, and he would plant Muhyiddin on the throne, and his family would be safe again. Unfortunately, that plan failed miserably. Najib regained his footing and charged back. Mahathir and his family were now vulnerable to probes and investigations.
And that is why he is adamant on becoming the next Prime Minister — so that he could guarantee a successor who would continue to protect his family. But one thing for sure, Mahathir would rather apologise to Ambiga for using the K-word than to apologise to their Majesties. Liew Chin Tong implied that the army camp is being built for political purposes. He said the inclusion of the army personnel in Paloh would increase the electorate by over 1, voters.
I had written at length on this issue of allegiance in a recent blog post. Perhaps it would be good for Liew Chin Tong to admit that he won Kluang against the Barisan Nasional in because of the presence of a huge army camp, namely Kem Mahkota, that houses the 61st Royal Artillery Regiment as well as the st Regiment, Malaysian Army Aviation. That is 20 percent of the total of parliamentary consituencies held by the Pakatan candidates. Here is the list that I have compiled:.
That is 44 percent! PAS could only get three then but one of those seats, Shah Alam, is now firmly under Khalid Samad of Amanah after he betrayed his oath to remain in PAS if nominated as a candidate and would divorce his wife if he jumps ship. Pakatan and its supporters should just stop politicising the Malaysian Armed Forces.
As towns and cities are developed, old camps and bases are no longer strategic nor conducive to be inhabited. How could Pakatan, advertising that it is all for rights and stuff, allow military personnel to live and work in deplorable and antiquated conditions? And as development creep into their surrounding areas, military bases are no longer of any strategic value.
I have addressed this issue in a posting of mine and so has my friend Danny Liew in his recent posting. This began with the criticism by a group of political ex-soldiers calling themselves the National Patriots Association NPA. It is best left to diplomacy to sort out this historical mess. If diplomacy fails, the next course of action can be international condemnation.
Was there a special session of parliament on this matter for the matter to be debated? However, if one were to listen to the speech made by Hishammuddin, nowhere in the speech did he mention about committing the troops to defend Jerusalem. All he said was if the need arises, if the King as The Commander-in-Chief decrees it, then the Malaysian Armed Forces is always ready to contribute in any manner. You can listen to the part where this is mentioned from The issue also sparked a debate between myself and a fellow defence blogger Danny Liew versus two of his Facebook followers who criticised the speech saying that our troops are not ready nor trained for desert warfare.
The truth is, our troops have had its fair share of desert operations that started off with the UNIIMOG mission of to monitor the ceasefire between Iran and Iraq after a lengthy war.
You may read more about that HERE. The NPA picks and chooses its quarrels, and the quarrels are mainly with the government despite Arshad Raji having said that they are apolitical. It never attacks the Opposition. So, what are they patriotic about? Supporting a DAP-led coalition to form the next government? Saya pernah menulis bagaimana kumpulan pertama yang terdiri dari lima orang yang memakai jubah diiringi 27 orang memakai separa-celoreng telah medarat terlebih dahulu, diikuti sekitar 70 orang kemudiannya.
Kesemua mereka bersenjatakan M dan AR Rundingan dijalankan pihak PDRM untuk memujuk mereka meletakkan senjata dan menyerah diri kepada pihak polis. Peristiwa berdarah tersebut telah berlalu lebih empat tahun yang lalu dan ramai yang sudah melupakan peristiwa tersebut.
Malah sejak berakhirnya peristiwa tersebut, ada juga pihak-pihak yang berbaik-baik dengan musuh negara yang nyata dengan memberi mereka pengiktirafan politik di negara mereka.
Pengorbanan anak mereka, suami mereka, bapa kepada anak-anak mereka, diperlekehkan oleh mereka yang tidak berhati perut, hanya kerana kepentingan politik sempit mereka. Lewat ini kita sering dapati sesetengah pihak yang tidak bertanggung jawab menyerang integriti serta moral pasukan keselamatan dengan menghina dan merendah-rendahkan kebolehan serta aset yang dimiliki pasukan keselamatan.
Mungkin mereka merasakan bahawa di dalam mana-mana peperangan, mereka tidak akan merasa sebarang kesusahan. Kita ketahui terdapat anggota ATM dan PDRM yang tercedera dalam pertempuran semasa Op Daulat dilangsungkan tetapi tidak ramai yang mengetahui mahupun dapat menilai pengorbanan yang dilakukan oleh pasukan keselamatan kita untuk mempertahankan kedaulatan. Berikut adalah di antara paparan yang mungkin tidak pernah dilihat oleh rakyat Malaysia sebelum ini, tetapi saya rasakan amat perlu ditunjuk supaya kita faham erti pengorbanan pasukan keselamatan kita.
Sekiranya anda merasakan hanya para anggota keselamatan kita yang merasa pahit maung pertempuran, anda tersilap. Realitinya amat berbeza sekali. Apabila hospital medan didirikan oleh Kor Kesihatan DiRaja di kawasan operasi, orang awam yang terdiri dari para penduduk di situ yang telah tercedera ditembak secara rambang oleh pengganas Sulu berduyun-duyun datang untuk mendapatkan rawatan kecemasan. Di antara mereka termasuk kanak-kanak dan bayi yang menjadi mangsa keganasan pengganas Sulu.
Mereka langsung tidak berperi kemanusiaan terhadap para penduduk timur Sabah sedangkan mereka kata Sabah adalah hak mereka. Satu kompeni infantri Tentera Darat juga telah ditempatkan di kawasan Cenderawasih, Lahad Datu untuk memastikan kawasan pantai Lahad Datu terkawal sepenuhnya.
Jangan kita lupa siapa musuh kita. Jangan kita bersekongkol dengan mereka yang bersahabat dengan musuh yang tidak senang dengan kemerdekaan dan kesenangan yang kita kecapi. Jangan kita termakan hasutan politik kebencian politics of hate yang diamalkan oleh sesetengah pihak yang sanggup berbaik-baik dengan musuh untuk mendapat pengiktirafan mereka.
Jangan kita lupa pengorbanan pasukan keselamatan kita. Jangan jadikan pemergian mereka, dan juga pemergian para penduduk yang menjadi mangsa kekejaman pengganas Sulu sebagai pemergian yang sia-sia. Berikanlah sokongan tidak berbelah bahagi kepada pasukan keselamatan kita, terutamanya Angkatan Tentera Malaysia, kerana musuh tidak membeza-bezakan di antara tentera dan rakyat Malaysia.
Kemudahan yang diumukan ini akan dinikmati oleh seramaiorang VATM berdaftar setakat bulan Meiyang manaatau 41 peratus adalah VATM berpencen manakalaatau 51 peratus adalah mereka yang tidak berpencen.
Malah, ianya merupakan suatu bonus terutamanya buat para VATM yang tidak menerima pencen bulanan sepertimana yang dinikmati oleh rakan-rakan mereka yang memilih untuk meneruskan perkhidmatan hingga layak pencen. K esemua inisiatif di atas kecuali yang berhubung dengan Tabung Pahlawan adalah dibiayai oleh Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera LTATmanakala Tabung Pahlawan membiayai inisiatifnya berdasarkan kutipan derma dari orang ramai, kerajaan dan pihak korporat.
Inisiatif-inisiatif tersebut adalah hasil keperihatinan pihak kerajaan terhadap para VATM, terutamanya VATM tidak berpencen yang paling ramai menghadapi kesempitan hidup. Jika kita amati, golongan VATM yang tidak berpencen ini tidak menikmati bantuan sebanyak mana yang dinikmati rakan-rakan mereka yang berpencen.
Lihat sahaja kepada laman web Jabatan Hal Ehwal Veteran:. VATM yang berpencen sekurang-kurangnya menikmati faedah pencen setiap bulan dan juga menikmati kenaikan pencen setiap kali kenaikan diberikan. Soalan saya kepada mereka ialah, adakah mereka yang menghasut ini mempunyai bot kecil untuk menangkap ikan di laman rumah mereka kerana RM bulanan kepada para nelayan itu adalah bantuan untuk menampung kos minyak enjin bot?
Sekiranya para nelayan yang menerima RM sebulan tersebut ada menerima skim-skim bantuan seperti yang saya senaraikan di bawah, maka bolehlah para VATM tidak berpencen tunjukkan kemarahan mereka:. VATM berpencen mendapat lebih banyak faedah dari yang disebutkan di atas. Kita boleh bayangkan betapa banyak yang dibelanjakan setiap bulan oleh kerajaan untuk menjaga kebajikanorang VATM berdaftar. Apakah nilai RM yang diperolehiorang nelayan lebih besar?
Sebanyak RM55 juta telah diperuntukkan untuk inisiatif ini dan 2, orang VATM atau waris mereka telah mula dibayar insentif ini. Semasa mengumumkan enam inisiatif baru dua hari lepas, Perdana Menteri ada menyebut bahawa akan ada pengumuman-pengumuman lain berkenan inisiatif untuk membantu para VATM dalam masa terdekat. Mungkin ramai tidak mendengar dengan teliti apa yang disebutkan oleh Perdana Menteri sehingga termakan hasutan dengan mudah mungkin kerana ingin mendengar apa yang diharapkan — termasuk kenaikan pencen.
Pada pendapat saya, sekiranya pencen dinaikkan, ia melibatkan satu perbelanjaan yang amat besar. Bukan sahaja VATM berpencen yang harus diberi kenaikan pencen, malah sebarang pelarasan melibakan juga kakitangan awam, polis dan lain-lain anggota jabatan-jabatan lain yang telahpun berpencen.
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