June 16, 2008 News - Malaysiakini
source - Anwar: MCA MPs will defect to Pakatan
“I can safely say that several MCA MPs will join us soon,” he told journalists yesterday, after opening a service centre in Bayan Baru, Penang.
“It’s about time that we take over. It’s only a matter of time for us to take over. We are so close to Putrajaya,” he said to roars from some 30,000 people.“It’s very soon. I will not say how (soon). But it will happen soon.”
June 30, 2008 News - Malaysiakini
source - Anwar leaves Turkish embassy
Anwar claimed that four parliamentarians from the ruling Barisan Nasional component parties - of whom two were from Umno - will be defecting to the opposition Pakatan Rakyat this week.
"This week, I was supposed to announce which constituency I was going to contest in and the four Barisan Nasional parliamentarians who are going to join us. As such, they've had to act now (referring to the Saiful allegations)."
According to Anwar, because of the allegations, he has had to put off the announcements.
September 16, 2008 News excerpts - NST
source - Anwar: Public will know crossover list today
The list of Barisan Nasional members of parliament who would cross over to the Pakatan Rakyat will be announced today, PR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said last night.
Addressing more than 10,000 people gathered at the Kelana Jaya Stadium for the PR's Malaysia Day celebration, he claimed that the opposition coalition was poised to take over the Federal Government.
"We have the numbers and we are ready. Tomorrow (today), we will announce it (the crossover list)," he said.
September 18, 2008 News excerpts - Malaysiakini
source : PAS tahu senarai MP lompat
Senarai bilangan ahli Parlimen Barisan Nasional didakwa akan menyertai Pakatan Rakyat telah dikemukakan dalam mesyuarat jawatankuasa pusat PAS Ahad lalu.
Berdasarkan senarai tersebut, kebanyakan mereka adalah dari Sabah dan Sarawak itu yang beragama Islam, demikian menurut ahli jawatankuasa PAS, Ahmad Awang .
Dalam senarai itu juga, kata Ahmad, terdapat wakil rakyat dari MCA dan MIC yang akan menyertai Pakatan. “Sebab itu kita tengok MCA (contohnya) ada hentam penggunaan Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (ISA). Itu bunga-bunganya (tanda-tanda hendak keluar daripada BN),” katanya.
September 19, 2008 News - Thestar
source : Anwar wants to go to Parliament before Court case
Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the only way for Pakatan Rakyat to form the Federal Government was via an emergency session of Parliament to be convened by Tuesday for a no-confidence motion to be tabled against Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
He insisted yesterday that Pakatan Rakyat had the numbers to form a new government, adding that the names of the Barisan Nasional MPs who were ready to switch sides would be revealed in Parliament.
MCA MPs :
1. YB Dato' Seri Ong Ka Ting - retiring MCA President
2. YB Datuk Ong Tee Keat - Transport Minister, MCA President Candidate 2008
3. YB Dato' Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn - current MCA VP, MCA VP Candidate 2008
4. YB Dato' Seri Ong Ka Chuan - Housing and Local Government Minister, MCA Deputy President Candidate 2008
5. YB Dato' Liow Tiong Lai - Health Minister, current MCA Youth Chief, MCA VP Candidate 2008
6. YB Dato' Dr Ng Yen Yen - Women and Community Development Minister, MCA VP Candidate 2008
7. YB Dato' Chor Chee Heung - Deputy Home Minister, MCA VP Candidate 2008
8. YB Datuk Lee Chee Leong
9. YB Dr Wee Ka Siong - Deputy Education Minister
10. YB Wee Jeck Seng - Deputy Youth and Sports Minister
11. YB Teng Boon Soon - Deputy Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister
12. YB Chua Tee Yong
13. YB Dr Hou Kok Chung - Deputy Higher Education Minister
14. YB Tan Ah Eng
15. YB Dato' Kong Cho Ha - Deputy Minister of Finance, MCA VP Candidate 2008
A PIECE OF MY MIND
I wonder who from MCA will crossover. The 15 MCA MPs must come out and assure us that they will not crossover.
With so many holding Government posts and the rest playing a big role in the party, will they join PKR, DAP or PAS?
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim needs to play his cards right. There is a lot of uncertainty now of whether he is telling the truth or not. Many people trust his words now but if he doesnt show any results soon, the people will get tired of him.
Again, this might affect Pakatan Rakyat's future. Pakatan Rakyat 82 MPs should focus on strengthening Pakatan Rakyat and play the role of a formidable Opposition team.
In the next General Election (2012-2013), Pakatan Rakyat then can show to the people and sing their successes in 5 Pakatan Rakyat States as well as at National level of what they did and how well they fared. The people will decide who gets to govern Malaysia, not Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Pakatan Rakyat's true challenges and objectives are reforms, democracy, judiciary, economy, education, trade and unity. Throwing all their chips in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is a very big gamble.
Who is next in line after Anwar? I want to know as a voting Malaysian.
I told a friend of mine here that politicians are the minority and yet they are the most influential people in our lives for 5 years. The rakyat will only be powerful for one day, during the Election Day.
And that is the day we should vote wisely and determine who we want as leaders and leave aside the “entertainers”, “trouble makers” and “liars”.
The responsibility lies not in the hands of our leaders but in the hands of the people. Vote wisely and we shall get a good government, a good 5 years, and a happy life. A wrong vote will see a circus of entertainment like Malaysia now.
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