We had asked you for an independent state government newspaper in the Malay language to combat the spin by the Malay mainstream media, especially to those in the Malay heartlands.
The Selangor government gave us the Selangor Times.
In English and Mandarin!
Never mind.
I am not writing to bitch about this today.
We’ll sort this out with you after we have kicked UMNO /BN out of Putrajaya.
Really, we will.
The 13th GE is, at best, 6 months away.
180 days.
When you account for the time spent sleeping and all the other mundane things we ordinary folk need to do in our daily lives like trying to eke a living and making ends meet, the average person who is prepared to give some of his or her time towards the ABU effort to kick UMNO / BN out of Putrajaya has, at most, 6 hours in the day to offer the ABU cause.
6 hours multiplied by 180 days = 1,080 hours
1,080 hours divided by 24 = 45 days.
If the elections are in June, next year, we have, effectively, 45 working days to get everything right to get rid of UMNO /BN.
And if it is in March, just halve that number.
22.5 days!
Yes, we haven’t much time, so, on behalf of a lot of people who are giving all of their time on the ground, trying to counter the mainstream media spin, I have a favour to ask.
In the next 45 working days ( 180 full days if you prefer ), can you please not make statements that you can see are plainly going to give the mainstream media fodder to spin, especially to the Malays in the heartlands?
We already have enough work on our plates without your adding to it.
Malaysiakini reports today that Anwar is calling for a meeting amongst yourselves to deal with the latest controversy.
Please, we do not need these.
Can you do this for us, please?
abdullah37
December 27, 2012
Pakatan Leaders must take heed. Talk less and talk intelligentlly. The main stream news reporters are hanging around like vultures. We can’t afford to waste our time and enery going around explaining and undoing their spins. Never allow your mouths to overtake your brains.
Ali Karim
December 27, 2012
PLEASE have this message hand delivered to DSAI.
makincucimakinkotor
December 27, 2012
There is no point preaching to the English speaking, they know the facts and have made up their minds one way or the other. Beginning immediately, cease all efforts in English and divert them into Malay. IMMEDIATELY.
sivarasa K
December 27, 2012
Isn’t there a Selangorkini newspaper published by the Selangor state govt?
That’s not an independent newspaper.
More like a coalition newsletter, if you ask me.
Bob K
December 27, 2012
I guess the same can be said of Selangor Times. We still have a long way to go.
(was sivarasa K, legacy of an un-updated WordPress.com and Gravatar account)
Yes
Anthony Ajayaraju
December 27, 2012
thats perfect the english educated and speaking folks had made up their mind with their own wisdom but the vernacular language speaking-malay-chinese-tamil are to be targeted, preached , instilled, inculcated and educated because they are so easily brainwashed by anyone.
magn
December 27, 2012
aikkk…every 2 weeks, the PAS boys at my taman will put selangorkini in my postbox, its in BM
Selangorkini is as good as a Pakatan newsletter. We want an independent newspaper
trutie (@trutie)
December 27, 2012
off topic: The Star reported Deepak withdrew his case.
shakuntala
December 28, 2012
But he has already implicated the persons concerned, so his withdrawal does not absolve those he has named already.
Ali Karim
December 28, 2012
Absolutely. Politics!
Voter Wan Abdullah
December 28, 2012
Pakatan shld concentrate their efforts,time, mooolah$$$$ & watever in rural/malay/the marginalised people . . .just like what ABU have been doing & still is doing now. Paham PR ?
Sabah Arise!
December 28, 2012
Most of us PR supporters are actually on our knees begging the 3 parties leaders to PLEASE stop shooting on each other feet time and again like the recent LGE’s Allah statement, Hadi’s PM hypothesis etc which were imperfect timed, unproductive,unnecessary and hence given bad headlines by the MSM. You do not need to show the whole world how great democracy can be practised, not now. PLEASE we want to get Putrajaya for you guys but strangely,sometimes it looks like you are not that keen (sigh).
Ali Karim
December 29, 2012
Agreed with ‘Sabah Arise!’. But we also know DSAI does not want to rock the boat which is already on the right path. We the ‘rakyat’ who want change more than anyone have to bite the bullet and ensure that change take place.
Arid Yaacob
December 28, 2012
If anyone in Pas or PKR wants to talk to me abt Umno members (well, perhaps a few of them but it can reflect the majority), contact me. I have some high-ranking Umno members wo are also my family members, people who can do soooo much good for the family but who don’t really seem to truly care for the paraplegic kin and the not-so-well-off members. If they do not really have that much empathy and compassion for their own kin, how can be so towards the rakyat?
Nurul Ashikin
December 28, 2012
You mean The Kalimah Allah’s controversy? I agreed with you but the problem is, does pakatan has the same idea as yours?
Sam Stone and Cliff Stone
December 29, 2012
Maybe A leading BERSIH NEWSLETTER,NEWSMEDIA ON AIR and NEWSPORTA in all Major Languages covering West and East Malaysia( All Sabah ,Sarawak and Peninsular Natives Malaysia races),Fair and Elections issues too.- Freedom to Press and Media without any Prides, Prejudes ,Fears or Rumours mongers.
Bumi Semua Manusia
December 29, 2012
Hmm, Haris… sometimes, the truth really hurts i.e. some Pakatan leaders are equally as idiotic as those they are condemning. I hope you will fare better than RPK when it comes to whacking Pakatan leaders.
Anyway, I strongly support this. For i don’t know how many times, how hard is it really to manage this? Nak cakap org tak pandai they go berserk about it. But the truth is, they are NOT! Then want to talk bad about others. How la?
This just proves sometimes, maybe, just maybe Pakatan is not united yet in overall purpose, with so many warlords still running around with their own ambitions.
I pray and hope I am wrong. I hope that Pakatan is stronger than what I really feel they are. I only wished that the 3rd force would continue to make its mark to teach these BLOODY politicians who are the real boss!