20,000 came to celebrate with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim and hear him speak

UPDATE 15 April, 10.40 am: More pictures. Courtesy of TV Smith.

I was at the celebration at Kelab Sultan Sulaiman, Kampung Baru, Kuala Lumpur which was held this evening to mark the expiry of Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's ban from public office, 10 years after he was sacked as Deputy Prime Minister.

Congratulations and best wishes Dato' Seri.

The crowd comprising of all groups of Malaysians was huge and eager. I get this feeling that they want to hear what their prime-minister-in-waiting has to say. My estimation of the crowd was that it was about 20,000 strong.

I don't think the main-stream media will report about this event in a major way. Even if they do, they will probably claim the crowd was about 200 or 2,000 (they somehow have this dirty habit of dropping or 'swallowing' their zeros ... I wonder why.)

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the de facto leader of Parti Keadilan Rakyat, spoke to the guests for more than an hour but what was most memorable was his affirmation that Pakatan Rakyat (a coalition of PKR, DAP and PAS) stands firmly in its belief for Ketuanan Rakyat.

He reiterated that there are poor and marginalised Malays as well as Chinese, Indians and others from the ethnic groups in Sabah and Sarawak. The welfare of the rakyat is paramount and Pakatan Rakyat will never forget this point. Pakatan Rakyat will serve the interests of the Malays as well as all other Malaysians. Race-based politics, he alluded, is also dead and gone.

I came away from the celebration with a happy feeling and is assured that Malaysia has a bright future. I am sure the rest of the crowd felt the same way.

I was also told that tonight's celebration also coincided with Raja Petra Kamarudin's 35th wedding anniversary celebration. My congratulations and best wishes also go to Raja Petra and his beloved wife. (Raja Petra Kamarudin is the founder of Malaysia Today blog.)

Pictures courtesy of TV Smith:






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Wangsa Maju, you won!

It's your victory, Wangsa Maju. Celebrate it. I am not important. What we do together is. Walk with me. It's your trust, support and vote that made all the difference. yang Berkhidmat will remain as yang Berkhidmat ... serving with humility always.

Update 09 March, 11.35 pm : Wangsa Maju rakyat are a fortunate lot. You even have this blog watching out for you. I just hope my best is good enough. The link is here.

Wangsa Maju Poll Results Live!

Wee Choo Keong has requested that the results for Wangsa Maju be posted on this blog on his behalf as they become available ...

UPDATE 11.00 pm: Wee Choo Keong has asked that this statement be posted on his behalf: "Wangsa Maju has won! The rakyat of Wangsa Maju is more important than I am. I only represent their voices in and out of parliament. I will serve them as I have promised. Wangsa Maju-ians, please give me some time to prepare my proper Thank You statement. Ribuan terima kasih, dan selamat malam!"

UPDATE 10.45 pm: "PKR Wee Choo Keong wins Wangsa Maju parliamentary seat with majority of 150 votes."

UPDATE 9.36 pm: News received that Wee Choo Keong looks like winning Wangsa Maju parliamentary seat. Votes counting being confirmed.

Sekolah Menengah Chung Hwa
- Won by 268 votes majority -

Sekolah Ugama Kg Sungai Mulia
- Won by 438 votes majority -

Danau Kota
- Won by 326 votes majority -

Taman Ibu Kota
- Won by 98 votes majority -

Sekolah Mun Yee
- Won by 177 votes majority -

Section 2
- Won by 609 votes majority -

TAR College
- Lost by 152 votes -

Wangsa Melawati
- Won by 111 votes majority -

Postal Votes
- Lost by 1065 votes -

Wangsa Maju, it's your call

YES to KeADILan




Wee Choo Keong to Serve



Wee Choo Keong yang Berkhidmat


I have said it in the beginning and I will say it again now:

“ We are the managing directors of our destiny. Let us take control and not delegate this responsibility to the self-serving lot that has become so commonplace.

“ I am here to serve Wangsa Maju without fear or favour and let it be known our common interests are always above my own – so help me God. ”

Wee Choo Keong


Undilah Keadilan!

Dr Chandra Muzaffar is a fraud trying to prop up the ailing BN

Media statement released by
Wee Choo Keong, 04 March 2008

Dr Chandra Muzaffar, a self-proclaimed intellectual and arm-chair critic of BN of yesteryears, suddenly saw it fit to allow himself to be manipulated by the Barang Naik party to cast malicious aspersion against Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim and to indirectly influence Malaysians not to support the opposition.

This is, for all intent and purpose, an affront to basic freedom and democracy.

For a start, Chandra is just an intellectual fraud. He only pays lip-service to words like freedom and democracy.

In 1998/99 I was sacked from the DAP under strange circumstances and many other DAP leaders throughout the nation resigned from the DAP. At the same time, we were thinking of joining PKR in order to carry on our struggles against injustices, corruptions and abuses of power. During that period, Chandra was the Deputy President of PKR and he, as unreasonable as it was, saw it fit to make a unilateral declaration that all former DAP leaders were banned from joining PKR.

To say the least, this behaviour of his was absolutely bizarre and mind-boggling.

We were extremely shocked and disappointed with Chandra, whom we thought was a real democrat and a great defender of freedom and injustice. After the said infamous declaration of his putting a blanket-ban on former DAP leaders from joining PKR, we knew then that Chandra was merely an arm-chair critic and intellectual fraud when it comes to freedom and democracy.

Whatever Chandra had uttered last night at the forum organised by The Star was not unexpected given his past record. And those utterances should be consigned to the foul-smelling garbage bins much like his mouth at the time surely.

Moreover, Chandran’s vile gibberish of last night was also verbiage and an obvious act of sabotage against the people of this country.

We call upon Chandra to carry on being an arm-chair critic in his academic ‘prison’ and to immediately stop insulting the intelligence of the public.

Chandra would also do well to go back to school to re-learn the basic principles of freedom and democracy.

Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim irrelevant? Really?

This is an email that has been making its round and it has been forwarded to me and I thought worthwhile to post it here for everyone's benefit. All I know is there's a welcoming Wind of Change blowing through our land!

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Received from friend who stays abroad...!!

By, A Political Neutral

The most famous term used by BN leaders is Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) is irrelevant, is this true? I was beginning to believe that maybe their claim was justified as it was being mentioned repeatedly over the months until I had personally attended his Ceramah at Buntong and Dewan Tow Bee Keong in Ipoh on the 11-1-08 between 7.30-11pm.

There were banners displayed at several places around Ipoh for a Chinese New Year celebration with DSAI at Dewan Tow Bee Keong, so a crowd of 5,000, mostly Chinese did not take me by surprise. However, a crowd of more than 5,000 people at Buntong with a days notice and organizing it at a small terrace house, with no stage was an eye opener. So why was there such a large crowd ? Why an "irrelevant" person able to create such hype.

The mere presence of Anwar Ibrahim created euphoria, his aura was immense, I was 50 meters away from like walking into a temple with strong vibration where you feel the sense of calmness and serenity. Anwar is definitely relevant!!!

He did not scream all the way as most politician do, but there was pin drop silence when his tone of voice was soft, I mean pin drop silence amongst the Buntong crowd! He kept the crowd cheering and laughing all the way throughout his hour long speech. He was instantly a big hit amongst the Buntong crowd. He received the same ovation at Dewan Tow Bee Keong as well.

So what were the issues addressed and why should we vote for any opposition party whether its keADILan, DAP or PAS.


1. Rising price of oil and all essential goods.
He insists that petrol price would be reduced immediately once he is PM.
In contrast, Najib claims that the country would become bankrupt if this was done, so how would it be possible. Simple, presently PETRONAS annual profit after tax is RM80 billion, take RM 10 billion from it and further subsidize the petrol would not have any material effect on the government revenue as we are an oil exporting nation. During his 8 year tenure as Finance Ministerand Deputy Prime Minister, oil was kept at RM1.10/litre when profits from Petronas was between RM 25 - 30 billion annually. Remember that most robust projects were also undertaken during this period but we never went buzz.After his sacking in September 1998, petrol rose in October 1998 and tol rates rose in November 1998.

2. Free education from primary to tertiary education.
Hah ! Bolehkah ini ? Mana boleh ? Well, another RM 10 billion would do from Petronas profit, simple as that. When you can manage with RM 30 billion, why can't you manage with RM 60 billion from Petronas. He says that this is God given gift to the people, at least half of which should go back to the people in some way or rather. What is the point of the nation being rich yet the rakyat being poor?

3. Racial tension like never before
Why so much misconception between races, we are all Malaysians. The annual government revenue is RM 200 billion, to a population of 27 million is one the highest in the world, so there is no need to quarrel, we all can share the cake. So where is the problem, the bulk of the cake is being gobbled by few BN component leaders and leaving the poor rakyat to feel that we are being robbed by the other race. Morgan Stanley reported than corruption has cost the nation RM 100 billion since 2004. So please, let's unite and fight the true enemy, please pass this important message to as many as possible, because as election draws closer, and if BN is on the verge of defeat, they may just stir this sentiment as they have done in the past while we fall victims.

4. Brain drain and lack of opportunities
Many non-Bumis are with the perception that they are being deprived of tertiary education even after obtaining the best possible results, true.

But who are the true beneficiaries, remember that only 30% of the Bumis are either professionals or some how benefited from the growth of the country or somehow is a crony to some prominent individuals. They are the ones able to give their children quality secondary education and they are the ones who have most benefited from government scholarships and tertiary education.
The remaining 70% of Bumis are still neglected and aren't given much opportunity just as the non-Bumis.
He promised to help the most deserving Bumis (70% who are still poor) and the most deserving non-Bumis from tertiary education to government job employment.

5. Chinese and Tamil schools
He vowed to make all schools as fully government aided schools if keADILan was to come to power. I wouldn't want to repeat the financial means as I've already done so.

6. Fear of PAS or DAP
This is BN propaganda, PAS is contesting in 60 seats and DAP even less, neither party on its own can come to power. Fear is put amongst non-Muslims that PAS are too radical, likewise DAP are a communist organization.
Neither is true, 75% of non-muslims vote in Kelantan in the 2004 election went to PAS, there must be something right with PAS and something not so right with BN for people resorting to choose PAS. Lim Guan Eng served 2 years in jail protecting an underaged Malay girl who was having an affair with a top UMNO leader. Are they communist?
Anyway, keADILan would have to win the most number of seats with PAS and DAP making up the numbers for them to govern. So, please do not fear PAS or DAP. Either they would be ideal oppositions in parliament or a coalition party in a keADILan led multiracial government.
Likewise many other issues were addressed.

Now the big question is, can Anwar be trusted?
Well, how much worst can he be compared to the current leaders.
Is there any credible leader in UMNO who can turn this country around?
Petrol price is to increase again in April '08. All essential goods are going to go higher.

Malaysia's Foreign Direct Investment (pelaburan asing) has dwindled from top spot in the 90's to 6th in 2007 after Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand and Philippines in South East Asia.
Anwar is a leading financial adviser to many large institution and businessman for investment opportunities in South East Asia.
University ranking has dropped below 200 wherelse Univeristy of Singapore are No.3 in Asia and Indian Institute of Tech. are top 10 in the world.

Anwar is currently serves as a professor in Harvard and Oxford Universities, needless for me to say about the reputation of these two top class universities.
With all these in mind, why can't we give him 5 years to prove himself.
We have prejudged him as untrustworthy, well, he was in UMNO, to be a leader in UMNO, you must be a fanatic Malay, likewise MCA and MIC because they are race based parties.

Now he has formed a multiracial party to fight for all regardless of race and religion but promised to protect the Malay rights as stipulated in the constitution.

It's TIME FOR A CHANGE. VOTE WISELY.
p/s: please forward this e-mail to as many and pass this word around to
whoever you see for a better future for ALL Malaysians.

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Photos of ceramah at Teratai Mewah Apartment

Taken on 02 March 2008. The rain did not stop our rakyat from coming to hear me speak. I am most touched and honoured. My pledge to serve you gets stronger all the time. Thank you, my Wangsa Maju constituents. Vote KeADILan come March 08, this coming Saturday.

Notice to the rakyat of Wangsa Maju

UPDATE 1.40 pm: If a scandal of such magnitude, where Ground of Judgment has been written by a lawyer, happened in UK, America or other developed countries, the government would have collapsed. For the same reason, all Malaysians must reject the Barang Naik party as it has raped the judiciary.

This is to inform the rakyat of Wangsa Maju that today, 03 March 2008, there will be no activity carried out by me in the morning or afternoon in the constituency. All activities scheduled for the evening will go on as usual.

Given a choice, I would never have chosen not to spend time visiting my constituents and discussing issues with you during this critical period – but national duty calls.

Today is the day I have to submit my final written submission for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the V K Lingam video tape scandal which became public on 19 September 2007.

As you would have known, I have been one of the main personalities in this inquiry. I have spent a total of 17 days at the Royal Commission of Inquiry, which ended on 15 February 2008, fighting tooth and nails to get to the bottom of the rot in our judiciary so that good may come out of it.

I did it for none other than king and country and for every Malaysian citizen, which includes everyone of you in Wangsa Maju, that our judiciary may never be compromised again.

I strongly believe an independent and righteous judiciary is integral to our parliamentary democracy and it’s our last bastion for all injustice. When our judiciary is put right, only then will our country and rakyat truly enjoy the freedom, economic prosperity and protection we rightfully deserve.

I hope to God I will be doing my best today. Thank you.

Saya yang Berkhidmat,

Wee Choo Keong

Visit to pasar tani at Taman Kota Danau this morning

Some photos taken during this morning's visit to Wangsa Maju, 02 March 2008.

Yes, I like big bikes, too. Like everyone else, I have a hobby and I believe in working hard ... playing hard. Sunday is usually the day I take my iron-horse for some 'exercise'. Why should it be any different this Sunday?

I am a down-to-earth guy and I want my constituents to know me as I am. I really enjoy it when the rakyat I meet can talk about their love for big bikes, too. That way we connect and we can talk about anything under the sun. It's important for a MP serving his or her constituency to be approachable so the rakyat can bring their problems to him or her anytime.

Thank you all for spending time with me this morning. I really appreciate it.

Some photos, an email from a supporter and a video clip on YouTube.

Photos taken during my visit to Pasar Setapak this morning, 01 March 2008, ...









A heart-warming email from one of my readers of this blog who sent it to me this morning ...

It is self-explanatory and the sender's details have been withheld to protect his identity. Thank you very much, Encik Zawi.





Video clip highlighted to me by one of my readers, mohamad, appearing on YouTube ...

This is his comment ...

"Mr Wee and all,

Here's a good video editted from Mr Wee's talk 2 nights ago..

8 Haribulan Mac 2008 | Apa Perlu Kita Buat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ihLCMgbyM

spread it out!!"



Many thanks, mohamad. Click here to view video.

What, the BN party are bankrupt of political ideas and now resorting to more lies?

The Barang Naik party know their days are coming to an end. They know they have nothing concrete to show to the rakyat after 50 years of independence. They know the rakyat have no more ears to listen to their LIES and BULLSHITS.

So what do this Barang Naik party, especially their partner-in-crime MCA, do?

They do the obvious. They resort to dirty tactics ... for it is in their nature.

As the days get nearer to the polling day, I can assure you they will not stop at anything to THREATEN the rakyat. Their dirty tactics will get dirtier and dirtier.

But we will not be swayed. We will stand firm. We will get rid of this haprak party that only know how to screw the rakyat and benefit themselves. WE will show them that WE ARE THE BOSS and not them.

We will Vote Keadilan come March 8!

And for your information, we have filed a complaint with the Election Commission and lodged a police report (no: 2349/08) with the Setapak Police station against the Barang Naik party for their LATEST THREAT against the rakyat of Wangsa Maju. They have now resorted to using seditious posters and banners.


- There's no name to nor ownership of this seditious banner.
That shows they have no guts. They only know how to LIE. -

The MCA are using the religion of Islam to instill fear in the voters and public, claiming PKR is working together with PAS to further their cause.

This is ABSOLUTE NONSENSE and A BLATANT LIE!

You, MCA, are LIARS!

PKR, like PAS, is part of the Barisan Rakyat which comprises of all other major opposition parties. Together, we are working to reclaim the country back into the hands of the rakyat. The rakyat is the boss and we believe the rakyat should have their say of WHO and HOW this country should be governed. We are doing just that. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Like I said before, the Barang Naik party will insult the intelligence of the rakyat. Just because they think bodoh they think we are like them. They are so wrong!

It's the 21st century and the rakyat should be smart enough to see through the lies of this Barang Naik party. Only a desperate party will resort to desperate tactics.



People of Wangsa Maju, reject the lying Barang Naik party and Vote Keadilan on March 8! Thank you.

Ceramah perdana with Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim last evening

Thank you to the rakyat of Wangsa Maju for coming out in full force to hear us speak. Vote KeADILan for the change we are all looking for - on March 08!

- Pictures by and courtesy of Dr. Eric Kwan -

Saya yang Berkhidmat