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28 Aug, 7 tweets, 2 min read
Truth be told, what PM8 offered as last-ditch desperate attempt to stay in power wasn’t a bad deal. Granted politics is about compromise, the PROBLEM with it was *when* PM8 offered the deal, making his gesture seem to completely lack any genuine sincerity.
Lest we forget, it wasn’t just rejected by PH, but also by Pejuang and even UMNO.

Now that UMNO is pretty much in the driver’s seat, there is little doubt that “the deal” will completely be out of the question.

Reform is the *LAST* thing UMNO wants.
UMNO is about status quo. THEIR status quo, crafted in THEIR image, and maintained for THEIR benefit.

What I would like to know: when PH’s top guns met with PM9 prior to the recycled cabinet announcement, did Anwar/MatSabu/GuanEng *know* what the cabinet would look like?
The likely answer is, “No, they did not”.

Did PH agree to specifics? As far as I know, no they did not. What I know is what everyone knows for sure, via the meeting minutes released.
It boggles the mind to imagine what kind of magic the new recycled cabinet can conjure in the next 99 days. It’s pretty much THE SAME cabinet PM8 had, the one that was regarded a failure during the 17+ months in office.
Sure, there was some shuffling around plus a handful new faces, but by and large, a slightly smaller coterie compared to PM8’s team, but with many of the same non-performing individuals retained. And many completely unchanged as well.
About the ONLY thing that’s certain: this is UMNO’s cabinet. Or at least that’s how I personally see it.

The coming 99 days will make it clearer whether my suspicion is on mark, or not.

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30 Aug
1/ Tomorrow, 31st August 2021, we commemorate the 64th year of “Merdeka”.

“Merdeka” simply means ‘independence’. In our case, the independence of the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, plus the Straits Settlements of Penang and Melaka, from the British.

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2/ And this “Merdeka”, which happened in 1957, led to the formation of the Federation of Malaya. It wouldn’t be until 6 years later, with the addition of Sabah, Sarawak and (for 2 years) Singapore, that Malaysia was born, in 1963 on 16th September.
3/ This independence in 1957 also eventually led to us trying to erase anything and everything “British”, or as much of it as we could.

But there is one very important aspect of British rule that has never gone away. In fact, it has been adapted & has continues to this day.
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28 Aug
Unfortunately PAS will never grasp the simplest of precepts that forcing religion down people’s throats will create hypocrisy and resentment.

But hey, if the Malays are happy having their lives controlled by religionists, who am I to say anything?
So I kinda want to elaborate a bit on those concerns, apart from the possible reinvigorated zeal of pushing #RUU355

Because while that is a big concern, there are other things about PAS being in that position that raise concerns as well. For me, at least.
3/ But before that, I’d like to address something mentioned quite a bit here on Twitter, namely PAS being likened to the Taliban.

Perhaps provide some clarity, based on my own understanding.

IMPORTANT Disclaimer: I have no love lost for either one of them
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19 Aug
1) In the next few days, a new PM-designate will be named. Based on what’s been circulating on mainstream and social media, it will very likely be BN's (i.e., UMNO’s) candidate, Ismail Sabri.

As I type this, a contingent of UMNO MPs are on their way to an audience with the YDPA
2) This is for the YDPA to confirm the SD of support that each has submitted

I suspect this process may also be done with those MPs who submitted Anwar Ibrahim as their nominee. Maybe, or maybe not. We’ll have to wait and see.

But this thread is not about the process
3) If Ismail Sabri becomes PM9, what we’ll get is UMNO Regime 2.0, or more likely, PN Regime 2.0?

The latter, because UMNO alone doesn’t have the numbers. It needs PPBM, the Sabah/Sarawak, and as many independent MPs.

This time around, SD support alone isn’t going to cut it tho
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18 Aug
This is from 2018, but just putting it here so you're reminded what the re-bottled "old wine" tastes like...

Ismail Sabri: Malay ‘special rights’ and Islam in jeopardy if vote given to DAP | Malay Mail malaymail.com/news/malaysia/…
And lest we forget, also this tasty kueh morsel:
It has been reported that UMNO leadership unanimously agreed to propose Ismail Sabri as its nominee for PM9.

In essence what UMNO decides is also what BN decides.

Lest we forget, this is the same UMNO that
- colluded with Bersatu and PAS to topple the elected PH govt

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This is a short thread, partly to thank @TuanSahib for the recommendation, and partly to express my own takeaways from a miniseries called “Our Boys”.

So, first things first - thanks for the recommendation - certainly 10 hours (almost) well-spent ❤️
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The 10-episode series is an uncomfortable watch. And I’ll share why.
@TuanSahib 2/n - In any conflict seen from afar, it’s not uncommon for observers to take sides. That’s certainly true of the Israel/Palestine strife that’s been ongoing for over 7 decades.

And often it’s taking sides purely due to an instilled affiliation, in this case, religious
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In a period of overall global deterioration of press freedom, the fact Malaysia dropped 18 spots is a big deal... #KerajaanGagal

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