Dear friends,
In less than 48 hours, the permatang pauh by-election will be in full swing. They called it “mother of all by-elections”.
So you can guess the intensity of this election.
 
I know many of you are concerned about the future of our country. We all agree that it is heading to the wrong direction and something has to be done to save it. The key lies in the up-coming permatang pauh by-election. After March 8 election, we managed to send multiracial pakatan rakyat to govern a few states. Finally the two party system is dawning. However, UMNO has proven itself to continue to be arrogant, corrupt and divisive as before.
 
We have to shape the future of the country by participating in this critical democratic process. The coming by-election will be critical. It is a the survival of pakatan rakyat. If Anwar didn’t make it, we will fall back to the dark ages. UMNO-BN is very well aware of that. They will use their 3M strategy-Money, Media, Machinery. Therefore, they will pour tens of millions into the campaign. They will use whatever means to character assasinate Anwar.
 
Please do not sit in your comfortable couch, read malaysiakini and comment. I would like to invite you to participate in this historical event. If you can come, please join us into the campaign. If you can’t, please DONATE. At this historical moment, let us do something larger than ourselves. Please donate to the extend you can afford. We welcome small sum donation just like Barack Obama campaign. Please fwd to your friends and keep the spirit of democracy burning.
 
https://www.fundraisingbynet.net/fbn/contributeINTL.asp?guidRegistration=5E575B5E
or
http://www.keadilanrakyat.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=536&Itemid=0
or
paypal: ttsim2002@hotmail.com
Note: I will pass the money to DSAI directly. I am one of his political aide.

Tarikh: 1hb. Ogos 2008 (Jumaat)
Program Lawatan ke Negeri Perak

Masa Aturacara

10.30pm ~ 11.30 pm DSAI berucap di Ceramah Perdana Menuju Putrajaya di Padang Awam Kg Selekoh
(Tempat Ceramah) Bagan Datoh
Penceramah:
1)Madzi Hasan
2)Haji Ismail Yusop
3)Dr Lee Boon Chye
4)Mustaffa Kamil Ayub
5)Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Untuk Dihubungi:
En. Madzi Hasan
Tel: 019-2327473
En.Sham
Tel: 014-3223012

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Tarikh: 3hb. Ogos 2008 (Ahad)

Program kemasukan 2000 penyokong Barisan Nasional
dipimpin oleh Bekas Setiausaha Parlimen Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri Datin Paduka Dr Tan Yee Kew dalam Parti Keadilan Rakyat.

Masa 11.00am

Tempat: Klang Executive Club.

Program Lawatan ke Negeri Pulau Pinang

Masa Aturacara

9.00pm ~ 11.30 pm DSAI berucap di Ceramah Perdana Menuju Ke Putrajaya
Di Tapak Ekspo Pertanian Seberang Jaya, Pulau Pinang
Penceramah:

1)YB Husam Musa
2)YB Azmin Ali
3)YAB Lim Guan Eng
4)Datuk Seri Wan Azizah
5)Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Untuk Dihubungi:
En. Rozi
Tel: 019-5252552

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Tarikh: 5hb. Ogos 2008 (Selasa)
Program Lawatan DSAI ke Negeri Pahang

Masa Aturacara

10.30pm ~ 11.30 pm DSAI berucap di Ceramah Perdana di Markas Cegar Medang
(Tempat Ceramah) Benus,Bentong
Penceramah:
1)YB Choong Siew Onn (DAP)
2)Dato Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Mas (PAS)
3)Sdr Mustapa Kamil Ayub
4)Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Untuk Dihubungi:
En. Ram
Tel: 017-9708423
En. Nizam
Tel:013-3970011

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Tarikh: 7hb. Ogos 2008 (Khamis)
Program Lawatan DSAI ke Negeri Selangor

Masa Aturacara

10.30pm ~ 11.30 pm DSAI berucap di Ceramah Perdana di Taman Medan Petaling Jaya
(Tempat Ceramah) Jalan PJS 4/19, Taman Medan off Jalan Klang Lama
Petaling Jaya
Penceramah:
1)YB Haniza Talha
2)YB Hee Loy Sian
3)YB Sivarasa
4)YB Azmin Ali
5)Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Untuk Dihubungi:
Puan. Lateefah Koya
Tel: 012-3842972

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Tarikh: 8hb. Ogos 2008 (Jumaat)
Program Lawatan DSAI ke Negeri Kelantan

Masa Aturacara

10.30pm ~ 11.30 pm DSAI berucap di Ceramah Perdana di Stadium Sultan Mahmood ke 4
(Tempat Ceramah) Kota Bharu Kelantan

Penceramah:
1)Yang Amat Berhormat Tuan Guru Nik Aziz
2)Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
Turut akan dihadiri oleh Menteri -Menteri Besar Pakatan Rakyat

Untuk Dihubungi:
YB Baihaki -Ketua Penerangan PAS Negeri Kelantan
Tel: 019-9598181
En. Hj Wan Zul
Tel: 019-9240148

Datuk Seri Anwar telah mengumumkan bahawa beliau akan bertanding dalam pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh petang tadi. Sila baca http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/87047

Pilihanraya kecil Permatang Pauh akan menjadi pertandingan yang paling sengit dalam sejarah Malaysia. Kita akan berhadapan dengan UMNO yang mempunyai 3M - Money (Wang), Media dan Machinery (Jentera). Marilah kita sama-sama membantu Datuk Seri Anwar membawa harapan yang baru untuk Malaysia. Sila melabur untuk masa depan kita. Marilah memberi sokongan yang padu kepada DSAI!!!

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Saya sekarang berada dalam Dewan Tun Syed Nasir menunggu Debat Perdana antara Datuk Seri Anwar dan Daro Ahmad Shabery Cheek.

Di Indonesia atau negara maju, debat merupakan perkara yang biasa, debat presiden Amerika menarik tontonan jutaan.

Tetapi, Malaysia begitu sensitif. Saya melalui 3 roadblocks baru sampai. 3 truck polis FRU menunggu di luar seakan-akan debat akan menyebabkan rusuhan.

Perjalanan Demokrasi masih jauh lagi.

Ayuh, VIP baru sampai. Jom sama-sama ikut debat kat TV9, Bernama TV dan laman kerajaan Selangor.

It all started in March, there were a few new younger staffers came into the office to volunteer.

All of his earlier staffs, Nik Nazmi, Nurul Izzah and me have been assigned to contest in the General Election, we all won. There was a vacumm and Shaiful came in. He was introduced by another junior staff who was assisting Nik Nazmi.
 
We believe he was planted because we received information about his cozziness with UMNO bigshots very early, Anwar decided to gave him chance and did not think a 23 year old would do any harm to him. 

DSAI seek refuge in several embassies due to security threat after the incidents. Police sources had informed us that they will arrest him that night. As an old man with a back injury, all of us advised him to seek refuge. He simply could not undergo the hell of 1998 again. Several embassies offered the refuge, he chose Turkey.
 
That was the basic story. It is important to note that the timing of this incident, because, BN is suffering attacks from all sides. Within BN there are serious internal squabbles. Outside BN there is a huge oil hike crisis out there and people are suffering. Then, there is Altantuya case haunting Najib’s and his wife. There are no significant reform done to judiciary, police and governance. So, as a result, they decided to divert the attention.
 
It is important for civil societies to focus on the reform agenda: Democracy, judicial reform, rule of law, police reform, freedom of media etc. Do not let the BN get away with these dirty tactics.
 
This is the critical time for the country to move forward or go back to dirty politics that is so “menjijikan”. Let us all try to push through the critical reform agendas. Do not lose focus. Write blogs, share ideas, send sms, organize forums to bring reform to the country. I think the March 8 General Election has sent BN a strong message. 
 
Sincerely,
Sim

The floodgate for an exodus has opened. The BN’s days are numbered. Today, SAPP has fired the first shot of jumping ship. Read: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/84637

What will happen for next few days, weeks and months will be one of the most important periods in our country’s history. After March 8, the BN government led by PM Datuk Seri Ahmad Badawi has proved that he did not have the vision and capacity to lead the country for betterment. He has lost his credibility by doing nothing to Royal Commission of Lingam Tape, unable to control worsening crime, no reform on the police force, unable to control food price and in fact fueling the rise with oil hike.

Today, we have the golden opportunity to change the course of the county towards people centered policies, good governance, globally competitiveness and turn around our economy. Bravo to SAPP for taking the lead. At challenging time like this, we need leadership, courage and faith to lead changes. SAPP has proved their worth by taking the lead.

We demand other BN leaders to take similar steps. We would like to call upon all BN wakil rakyat to do the right thing. Please show us that you care for the country. Please show us you have the courage to change the course of the country. Please show us the leadership that you can make tough and bold decision at critical times.

Join Pakatan Rakyat NOW!

Sim Tze Tzin

Isu minyak gara-gara menjadi perdebatan kalangan pimpinan PKR. Maka Secretariate PKR mengadakan sessi perbincangan para ahli parlimen dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri dengan 3 tokoh pakar ekonomi dan sosiologi, ie Prof Rajah Rasiah, Prof Jomo K.S. dan Dr Syed Husin Ali.

Perbincangan giat membincangkan implikasi kenaikan harga minyak dan juga pengangkutan awam. Isu fiskal dan monetary juga dibincangkan untuk mengurangkan defisit negara. Paling ketara adalah langkah-langkah untuk menggurangkan pembasiran awam.

Sesi pagi ini akan diteruskan dengan sesi-sesi berikutan pada hujung bulan ini. Usaha untuk memperkasakan wakil rakyat untuk memperjuangkan agenda rakyat giat dijalankan.

Sim Tze Tzin