Take a full-day tour as you experience some of the most historically important sites in South Africa.
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After lunch it's the Apartheid Museum. It is a symbol of living memory – an important reminder of the darkest period in South African history. Taking this tour will give you the opportunity to understand and appreciate the realities of apartheid through photography, film, design and art. The Apartheid Museum is a must-see for South Africans and international travelers alike.
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Il a notamment signé la photographie de Gazon maudit de Josiane Balasko et Vénus Beauté (Institut) de Tonie Marshall.

Gérard de Battista a vécu avec la comédienne Victoria Abril avec laquelle il a eu deux fils : Martin et Félix.

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Brian McDermott spoke after Leeds' narrow 2-1 defeat at Burnley. A much improved performance saw Leeds take the lead through Ross McCormack before Burnley edged home 2-1.
Mcdermott spoke of his frustration that Leeds got nothing out of the game, and his disappointment at the loss. He says he got a response out of the players, but didn't get the result which is the bottom line. He was bitterly disappointed that we lost the game.
He was happy with the amount of balls put into the box and the pressure we put them under, but said we didn't get the breaks today.
He mentioned Ashley Barnes, a player he tried to sign, and said he ran in behind well. He said McCormack did that role well today. He was also happy with Smith, and happy with Wickham playing on the left-where he scored a lot of goals for Ipswich.
Confirmed that Robbie McDaid is almost signed, one for the future.
Finally was delighted with the fans but was absolutely gutted that we got nothing out of the match..
And we're gutted he is still manager!
Will nobody rid us of this meddlesome priest!
Yet another defeat and everybody is accepting the pathetic excuses coming from a manager that is incapable of motivating his team to play for a full 90 minutes.
Better managers have been sacked for less defeats than McDermott and once again it's another second half collapse from a majority of players, who are not fit to wear the Leeds shirt.
McDermott and his players should stop talking to the press before games, because they are now looking like a bunch of idiots.
We will NOT go down,we will NOT go up so just sit tight and chill out.
I promise you one thing though, the sleeping giant is awakening, its coming and once again we will frighten the living daylights out of the football world. BELIEVE.
Sleeping giants, I don't think so ! Leeds have been out of the top flight for 10 years now and are looking worse than under Warnock. McDermott has lost the dressing room and only a new manager can motivate this team to actually win a game in the remainder of this terrible season.
Don't forget that McDermott did not motivate this team to beat Huddersfield and the win at Yeovil was down to 2 wind assisted goals and a Yeovil penalty miss.
Anybody coming in as manager would be an improvement on McDermott.
I'm not bothered about Leeds going up this season, but it would be a change for Leeds to win a game occasionally and not lose nearly every week.
If Leeds went up this season, they would not be ready and come straight back down, but at the moment, this team and manager seem to be taking the club backwards, towards the bottom third of the Championship.
I understand about building for next season, but its 2 wins in the last 15 games for gods sake and surely that is not acceptable at a club like Leeds.
Sorry to say that Burnley are a great example to everything Leeds are not.
Well said Ian. I wouldn't be surprised if McDermott and his spineless players, soon started to blame the Leeds fans for their losing performances, which would be another pathetic excuse and totally unforgivable.
As usual some Leeds fans are taking McDermott's side and blaming fellow fans for not getting behind this clueless team and manager, as seen in some of the posts above.
As soon as Cellino comes in, McDermott and his unfit players won't know what has him them.


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recrystallization (n.)
"process of crystallizing again," 1782, from re- "again" + crystallization or else a noun formed to go with recrystallize.
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re-
word-forming element meaning "back, back from, back to the original place;" also "again, anew, once more," also conveying the notion of "undoing" or "backward," etc. (see sense evolution below), c. 1200, from Old French re- and directly from Latin re- an inseparable prefix meaning "again; back; anew, against."
Watkins (2000) describes this as a "Latin combining form conceivably from Indo-European *wret-, metathetical variant of *wert- "to turn." De Vaan says the "only acceptable etymology" for it is a 2004 explanation which reconstructs a root in PIE *ure "back."
In earliest Latin the prefix became red- before vowels and h-, a form preserved in redact, redeem, redolent, redundant, redintegrate, and, in disguise, render (v.). In some English words from French and Italian re- appears as ra- and the following consonant is often doubled (see rally (v.1)).
The many meanings in the notion of "back" give re- its broad sense-range: "a turning back; opposition; restoration to a former state; "transition to an opposite state." From the extended senses in "again," re- becomes "repetition of an action," and in this sense it is extremely common as a formative element in English, applicable to any verb. OED writes that it is "impossible to attempt a complete record of all the forms resulting from its use," and adds that "The number of these is practically infinite ...."
Often merely intensive, and in many of the older borrowings from French and Latin the precise sense of re- is forgotten, lost in secondary senses, or weakened beyond recognition, so that it has no apparent semantic content (receive, recommend, recover, reduce, recreate, refer, religion, remain, request, require). There seem to have been more such words in Middle English than after, e.g. recomfort (v.) "to comfort, console; encourage;" recourse (n.) "a process, way, course." Recover in Middle English also could mean "obtain, win" (happiness, a kingdom, etc.) with no notion of getting something back, also "gain the upper hand, overcome; arrive at;" also consider the legal sense of recovery as "obtain (property) by judgment or legal proceedings."
And, due to sound changes and accent shifts, re- sometimes entirely loses its identity as a prefix (rebel, relic, remnant, restive, rest (n.2) "remainder," rally (v.1) "bring together"). In a few words it is reduced to r-, as in ransom (a doublet of redemption), rampart, etc.
It was used from Middle English in forming words from Germanic as well as Latin elements (rebuild, refill, reset, rewrite), and was used so even in Old French (regret, regard, reward, etc.).
Prefixed to a word beginning with e, re- is separated by a hyphen, as re-establish, re-estate, re-edify, etc. ; or else the second e has a dieresis over it: as, reëstablish, reëmbark, etc. The hyphen is also sometimes used to bring out emphatically the sense of repetition or iteration : as, sung and re-sung. The dieresis is not used over other vowels than e when re is prefixed : thus, reinforce, reunite, reabolish. [Century Dictionary, 1895]
crystallization (n.)
"process by which molecules of a substance in liquid or vapor form unite and become solid, 1660s, noun of action from crystallize. Figurative use is attested by 1842.
recrystallize (v.)
also re-crystallize, "to crystallize again," 1774, from re- "back, again" + crystallize (v.). Related: Recrystallized; recrystallizing.
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Almost every celebrity around today is a whiny liberal and interested in politics. They thought and acted like they knew more than everyone else because they could remember one line and act like someone or something else in a movie. But, their constant nonsense opinion about our president finally resulted- A lot of people stop going to movie theaters because the so-called celebrities kept spouting off their mouths about our President.
Via DML Daily: "The nation's movie box offices have had a miserable turnout recently, as an unremarkable August roster led to a slow month ending in one of the lowest-grossing weekends in 16 years.
Well. Hit them where it hurts. If they would just shut up and do their job, which is to entertain us by acting, singing, and dancing, we might be more accepting of their work. It is not smart at all to make statements that insult and demean half your audience.
The blacksphere.net reported: "If the election cycle taught Hollywood anything, it's that their opinions don't matter anymore, at least when it comes to selecting a president. To believe otherwise is to be full of oneself. But let's face it, there is no shortage of massive egos in Hollywood.
Their "Summer of Resistance" planned for Trump backfired and now apparently targets Hollywood. But don't expect the Hollyweirdos to change anytime soon. Hollywood continues living under the delusion that Leftism won in 2016. Thus, saying "Trump is bad for America" is still considered a career-builder.
Most of them promised to leave the country if he won, but I'm still waiting for the great exodus to happen!!
Well everyone could see this coming a mile away except those really smart Liberal, Democrat Hollywood Celeb's. Regular people, you know, tax paying hard working everyday Americans are sick and tired of the Hollyweird liberal left, and they're too busy working, and carving out a life, decent honest lives in a country ravaged by activist punks, and college know-it-alls who know nothing at all. I know I won't be watching movies, and I won't be watching pro sports either.
NOT until they start displaying good and decent behavior, and support and promote the things that make our country great!
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I Believe, Hollywood Trump BASHER s will really suffer. & Learn A lesson,I can feel it,All those celebrities like Miley, Madonna Ashley Judd , Barbars Striesand are all downhill, KARMA had Struck them already,Am still waiting for Karma to strike " The View " Ladies , like Off the Air because they are inhumane and vicious!
I love Sandra Bullock, I am not sure what her political stance is but am sure she is sooo intelligent and a good person I want her spared though,because always a good actress with good inspiring movies, she will be the only actor. I will come back to see movies!
Yes, I too am still waiting for those people to leave the country…So, what's the problem? what are they waiting for? All they do is whine…..


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Unspeller World Edition
Hello, world! The World Edition is complete and CreateSpace is ready to take your orders. It is not very different from the North American edition, because, you see, it doesn't have to be. Why that is requires quite a bit of explanation; after all, English can sound so different.
The biggest distinction between North American Engish and English spoken elsewhere is that North American English is predominantly rhotic, whereas England, India, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and other English-speaking countries are predominantly non-rhotic.
The term "rhotic" comes from the Greek letter Rho (ρ) which sounds like a trilled 'r' in Greek. How it sounds in English varies greatly, but has precious little to do with Greek, so I prefer to stay away from nerdy-sounding linguistics terms like "rhotic" and refer to the two forms of English based on what they sound like: growling (like a dog) vs. braying (like a donkey). These terms may seem unflattering, but they are accurate and evocative.
You see, during its evolution English got a bit growly, as its 'r' sound went from being trilled (it still is in Scotland) to being growled. (Linguists call that "retroflexion," but if it's all the same to you we'll just call it "growling.) This is achieved by curling the tongue backward toward the throat. Because this is quite a trick and hard to do, some combinations of sounds got lost: "fur" and "fir" started to sound the same, and, in the process, English gained the delightful, musical new vowel "er".
Some of this growliness was attested even during the time of William Shakespeare, and can be heard in the Original Pronunciation practiced by some Shakespearean actors. This growly sort of English is what got exported to North America, where it remained relatively unchanged by time. In the meantime, the English of England continued to evolve away from growling and toward braying: people started swallowing their r's. Some pockets of growliness remain, for instance in Ireland, while in North America some pockets of Englishized speech formed at a later date, giving us the "Hahvahd Yahd" of Boston.
Now, the important thing to understand is, whether you growl or bray, the 'r' sounds are still there. They are sometimes inaudible, but they are psychologically real, in the sense that they exist in your internal, mental representation of the English language. So it doesn't matter if the way you speak makes "farther" indistinguishable from "father" (sans pantomime, that is). What matters is that if you take "far" from "farther" and stick it onto "away" to make "faraway" the 'r' suddenly roars back to life because, you see, it is only silent before a consonant, not before a vowel. In linguistics this is called a phonological rule: a rule that we learn as children automatically and followed unconsciously. There are lots of such rules, and only linguists know about them. Sometimes the internal representation gets messed up a bit, and so many of the braying crowd say things like "the idear of."
And so English of any stripe, growly or braying, can be unspelled with all of its r's intact. There are a few differences, such as the word "current," which in the braying variety tends to be pronounced as "cut rent" with the 't' silent, whereas in North America it's pronounced with the lovely vowel 'er'.
Beyond that, most of the remaining differences between North America and World come down to the quality of 'a' in words such as "after" and "half," which Unspell reflects, and troublesome words like "schedule" and "garage," which just sound different, and so they have to be unspelled differently. There is also quite a bit of chaos in English having to do with 'o' sounds. There are lots of them, but most of the distinctions don't matter: you can speak English with the flat round 'o' of "O sole mio!" and everybody will still understand you and maybe think that you are Scottish. (Unspell does preserve to cot/coat distinction, which the Scottish also ignore.) Especially troublesome is the fact that in much of American Midwest the 'o' in words like "cot" has leapfrogged over into the 'a' camp and is now indistinguishable from the 'a' in "father." Unspell does nothing about this problem because, after a thorough investigation, it has been determined that there is nothing to be done about it that would be helpful, except for enforcing a simple rule: 'o' is never unspelled as the 'a' in father (but it is sometimes unspelled as the 'u' in "cut" for words like "other" and "oven").
Overall, Unspell carries across more distinctions than can be heard in any given type of English. Each accent specifically ignores some number of them: the English can't tell "father" from "farther," the Indians "vet" from "wet," and the inhabitants of parts of the Pacific Northwest can't tell the difference between "internet" and "intranet," because they all sound like "innernet." But if you pronounce Unspell the way it's written (no matter whether you growl or bray) you will probably sound a lot crisper and easier to understand than you would otherwise. This is called elocution, or good diction, and is generally considered to be a good thing. And this is something you, and your children, can get automatically, and free of charge (especially considering what it costs to hire a language coach!) simply by learning Unspell.
Oops. I ordered two copies of the first edition a few days ago. Perhaps I overestimated the time it would take to get the World Edition made. I guess I'll need to take to my new books with a correction pen.
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It's just giraffe and
It's just giraffe and zebra and orangutan. The rest is fine.
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CONCLUSION: Amber pieces are more likely to be fake if they contain an ordinary looking insect.
REASONING: No evidence is given.
ANALYSIS: Sometimes, an argument will provide zero support for its position. In such cases, you should just focus on the facts in the conclusion. All we know is that the author thinks normal insects indicate fakeness.
Most of the wrong answers don't even say what features real amber has as compared to a fake.
This doesn't tell us anything about which amber pieces are more likely to be fake.
So? It's possible that "fake amber" is also made larger, in order to mimic real fossilized amber.
This explain why forgers insert insects. But it doesn't explain why normal seeming insects indicate fakeness.
This indicates a difficulty in deciding which amber is fake. But it doesn't tell us how to tell whether an amber is fake.
CORRECT. This explains the situation. Real fossilized insects typically struggle. So that shows that normal seeming insects are more likely fake.


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Bedtime story raises money for Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity
Sales of Flo the (Friendly!) Toe Monster story booklet, written by a local resident, will support the hospital in a very difficult year for health services.
by Sam Walby
A Sheffield resident has written her first bedtime story and is selling booklets in aid of Sheffield Children's Hospital Charity in the run-up to Christmas.
Ending up at a loose end while on furlough, Hayley Godbehere wrote the story about a friendly monster who lives "in the far, far north" and helps children keep their toes warm.
Aimed at children aged four to ten "who sleep in a big bed", Flo the (Friendly!) Toe Monster has been printed local company ASAP Digital and is eight pages long, taking about ten minutes to read at bedtime.
Copies can be bought by making a recommended donation of £5 via JustGiving, with larger sums encouraged. Booklets will then be delivered to donors during December.
"I haven't written a bedtime story before, but I hope it'll raise a few smiles this Christmastime along with some much-needed cash for the charity. Thank you in advance to everyone who gives your support," said the writer.
Copies of the booklet will also be available from a number of locations in the S11 postcode area from Friday 11 December – including Gilmours Coffee on Greystones Road, the Rustlings Pantry on Rustlings Road and Endcliffe Park Cafe – with a collection tin for donations.
Sheffield Children's Hospital recently doubled its intensive care capacity in order to carry out emergency surgery that would ordinarily have taken place in Barnsley, Bassetlaw, Chesterfield, Doncaster and Rotherham.
Hayley's December Children's Bedtime Story Fundraiser
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Industry Group Pushes Biden to Spend on Chip Production
CEO pushes administration to ensure production for U.S. companies.
Michael Strong , Managing Editor
Automakers keep pressuring the Biden administration to find a way to resolve the semiconductor shortage and ensure it doesn't happen again.
The chorus of voices calling for the Biden administration to assist with the ongoing semiconductor shortage got another member today.
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation implored the U.S. Commerce Department to secure dedicated funding to expand U.S. semiconductor production, in particular to address the needs of the automotive industry.
The prolonged battle automakers have waged trying to secure chips to keep production lines rolling as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic has been a seesaw affair. U.S.-based auto plants have been forced to eliminate overtime, slow down and shut down production at facilities across the country.
New vehicle sales saw a big jump in March — the first month of pandemic-related closures last year — but they could have been higher if it were not for the shortages. Particularly affected are General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.
Federal government response
John Bozella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, implored the Biden administration to direct funding to amp up chip production in the future.
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden ordered a variety of actions designed to try to address the current crisis and prevent a future one. He's pushing for as much as $37 billion in new funding to amp up semiconductor production in the U.S.
Part of that flurry of mandated activity included working with affected industries to get ideas about how to prevent the problem in the future. It's there where the alliance responded in writing with a proposal about how to ensure it doesn't happen again.
And it's pretty straightforward advice. The group suggested some of the funding "be used to build new capacity that will support the auto industry and mitigate the risks to the automotive supply chain evidenced by the current chip shortage," the group's chief executive, John Bozzella, wrote.
The group recommended using "a particular percentage — that is reasonably based on the projected needs of the auto industry — be allocated for facilities that will support the production of auto grade chips in some manner," Reuters reported.
The group represents several major automakers with facilities in the U.S., including General Motors, Ford Motor Co., Volkswagen AG, Toyota Motor Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co.
Latest impact on automakers
Ford is cut an overtime shift at its Chicago Assembly Plants due to the chip shortage.
Ford is dealing the with a slew of problems facing its flagship facilities. It will be down the weeks of April 5 and April 12. In addition, the company cancelled super shifts — the company's term for overtime shifts — the weeks of April 26, May 10, May 31 and June 21.
At the Kansas City Assembly Plant, the company is shutting down the truck side only the week of April 5. It cancelled super shifts at KCAP Truck side the weeks of April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17, June 7 and June 14. The Transit side is canceling super shifts for the weeks of April 5, April 12 and April 19.
The Louisville Assembly Plant, which builds utility vehicles, will be down the weeks of April 12 and 19.
Ford also said two other plants, Chicago Assembly, where the company builds the Ford Explorer, is canceling a super shift for the week of April 5, while the Ohio Assembly Plant, near Cleveland, where the company builds heavy-duty pickup truck is canceling super shifts for the weeks of April 12 and April 26.
In Canada, Ford's Oakville Assembly Complex in Oakville, Ontario, where the Ford Edge is built, will be down the weeks of April 12, April 19 and April 26 due to the shortage of semiconductors.
The Belvidere Assembly Plant in Illinois, the Warren Truck plant in suburban Detroit, Toluca Assembly Plant in Mexico, and Canadian plants in Brampton and Windsor, Ontario, will be shut through the middle of middle of April, Stellantis said in a statement.
The company says it's doing all it can to continue building full-size pickup trucks. However, the GM said the Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac XT4 and the CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, where GM Builds the Chevrolet Equinox will be shut through mid-April.


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Young positivist writes: Second term in Ghanaian politics
Tue, 3 Mar 2020 Source: Sampson Boamah
Democracy seems to have gained roots in Ghanaian society as measures are put in place to ensure there are peaceful elections. On 7 December 2020, Ghanaian electorates will march to the polls to elect Members of Parliament (MPs) and a president who will steer the affairs of the country for the next four years.
This will be the eighth election since our return to constitutional rule in 1992. I have therefore decided to write about an important issue in Ghana's democracy under the Fourth Republic, dubbed "The Second Term in Ghanaian Politics" and how relevant it is to the incumbent government.
Article 66, clause 2 of the 1992 constitution states, "A person shall not be elected to hold office as president of Ghana for more than two terms." This constitutional provision forces presidents, who have served two terms successfully, to vacate their position at the end of their tenure. In the Ghanaian context, a term is four years. Therefore, one can become president for only eight years if one wins a second term.
After a successful transition from military rule to a civilian regime in 1992, Jerry John Rawlings won the 1992 election beating University of Ghana's history professor, Adu Boahene. One cannot forget the immense role Prof. Boahene played in the country's return to multiparty democracy as he spoke eloquently about the "culture of silence" in Ghanaian society. At the end of the election, Rawlings obtained 58.3% while Prof. Boahene had 30.4%.
The opposition parties criticized the outcome of the election as they alleged it was riddled with irregularities. Because of this, the main opposition party (New Patriotic Party) and other "minor parties" boycotted the parliamentary election which took place a month later, about which the NPP wrote "The Stolen Verdict."
Others also alleged that procedures put in place favoured the National Democratic Congress (NDC). State properties were allegedly used to facilitate the NDC campaign. Also, there was a limited time for the opposition parties to promote their policies and candidates to the public as the referendum took place on 28 April 1992 while the presidential election also took place on 3 November 1992. The presidential candidate of the NDC was someone who had ruled the country for more than a decade and did not need any additional time to campaign.
Prior to the 1996 general election, the NDC were in a dilemma as there were some internal issues within their top hierarchy. It must be noted that in 1992, the NDC went into an alliance with the National Convention Party (NCP) and Every Ghanaian Living Everywhere (EGLE). In the alliance movement, a lot of negotiations were made. Amongst them was that the NCP will have the slot of the vice president.
The situation worsened to the extent that it was rumoured the president was not on "good terms" with the vice president. One of the claims which was widely disputed by the NDC is that Rawlings slapped his vice, Kow Nkensen Arkaah in a cabinet meeting. In other developments, the NPP had elected John Agyekum Kufuor as their flagbearer.
There was an interesting twist going into the 1996 election as the vice president at the time had fallen out with the government and had crossed over to the NPP to become a vice presidential candidate to John Agyekum Kufuor. This was a big blow to the NDC, as if this sudden change would necessarily have any repercussions on the outcome of the election on the incumbent government. In the 1996 election, the NDC partnered with Progressive Alliance (PA) and got John Evans Atta Mills to be their vice-presidential candidate. The NPP, on the other hand, partnered with the Great Alliance (GA) and had as their vice-presidential candidate, former vice president Kow Nkesen Arkaah.
The NDC had a bigger battle in the 1996 election when the NPP made some improvement to the previous election. This time around, they participated in the parliamentary election and as such, gave the NDC a serious competition, unlike in 1992.
But before the 1996 election, the NDC had performed so well that most of the electorates decided to reward them with another term. The improvement in rural electrification received a massive boost for the first time since Dr Kofi Abrefa Busia's time. Coupled with these developments, Ghanaians had the fear that if Rawlings lost the election, "what would be the fate of Ghana's democracy?" When the election results were declared, Jerry John Rawlings and the NDC/PA had 57.4% while John Agyekum Kufuor and the NPP/GA had 39.6%.
The NPP/GA had improved significantly in the 1996 election results as compared with the 1992 and the NDC/PA had also decreased slightly in 1996. What was important for the NDC was that they had retained power at least for the next four years and could do the necessary corrections which needed to be done.
Talking briefly about the 2000 general election, a lot of things had changed in the democratic arena of Ghana going into that election. For the first time, Jerry John Rawlings was not going to lead the NDC, and the NPP had elected John Agyekum Kufuor again as he beat Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the NPP's primaries in 1998. On the part of the NDC, they had chosen John Evans Atta Mills as their presidential candidate which was confirmed in Agona Sweduru. Some senior members of the party were not happy with the appointment as they said John Mills has been imposed on them and had to break away from the party (i.e. Goosie Tanoh).
After an unsuccessful outcome, the two leading candidates in the election had to go for a runoff which took place on the 28 December 2000. The opposition candidate, John Agyekum Kufuor obtained 56.9%, and the ruling party got 43.1%. This was an interesting outcome because, for the first time in the country's history, power shifted from one political party to the other in a very competitive election and this was also the first time in a very long period that power has slipped off the hands of PNDC/NDC.
On 7 January 2001, Jerry John Rawlings handed political power over to John Agyekum Kufuor and the NPP. It must be noted that in the 2000 election, both NPP and NDC did not go into any alliance as both parties had learned from their previous experience.
In the run-up to the 2000 election, one of the main campaign messages of the opposition NPP was the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) as they proposed to replace the "Cash and Carry system" under the NDC government. Upon assuming office, the NPP were able to fulfil this promise which gave them the nerve to campaign massively for a second term. Both parties brought familiar faces. John Evans Atta Mills for the NDC and John Agyekum Kufuor for the ruling party; NPP in the 2004 election.
In the build-up to the 2004 election, John Agyekum Kufuor's government brought about some developmental projects; that is the construction of roads, the Capitation Grants, School Feeding Program, and the already mentioned National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). With this massive achievement by the NPP government, they went into the 2004 election "with their heads raised high" as they touted their achievements in the shortest possible time amidst all the economic challenges they encountered.
Fortunately for electorates, the election did not go into a runoff as it did in 2000. The Electoral Commissioner Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan announced John Agyekum Kufuor as the winner, obtaining 52.5% while John Evans Atta Mills obtained 44.6%.
One important observation from this analysis is that during the second term of every government, their percentage decreases. For instance, Jerry John Rawlings and the NDC had 58.3%, while the main opposition NPP and Prof. Adu Boahene had 30.4%, but in the 1996 general election, Jerry John Rawlings and the NDC/PA had 57.4%, a slight reduction of about 0.9% while John Kufuor and NPP/GA had 39.6% an increment of 9.2%. Also, after the 2000 runoff, John Kufuor had 56.9% while John Mills had 43.1%. After the 2004 election, John Kufuor had 52.5% while the main opposition NDC candidate John Mills had 46.6%. We can see that Kufuor's performance was reduced by 4.4% while John Mill's performance increased by 3.5%. It is not surprising that the opposition party always wins the next election because they put maximum effort and due diligence to correct their mistakes.
It was a new face for the NPP as they presented Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as their presidential candidate while the NDC repeated John Mills as their candidate in the 2008 election. After a keenly contested battle which went to a runoff, John Evans Atta Mills had 50.2% while Nana Akufo-Addo had 49.8%.
Before the 2008 election, the NDC made so many promises, and when they assumed office, they started to implement a couple. One key promise amongst the lot was making the NHIS a "one-time premium" where a person will pay once and will not pay again. This policy was implemented, coupled with the fulfilment of their campaign promise of providing school uniforms within their first hundred days in office.
Unfortunately, John Evans Atta Mills died on 24th July 2012, a few months into the 2012 election. This was a big blow to Ghana and the NDC--the first sitting president to die. Per the provisions of the constitution, the vice president John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as President of the Republic of Ghana. A few days later, the NDC confirmed John Mahama as their presidential candidate after their emergency delegate congress.
After the 2012 general election, John Mahama and the NDC had 50.7% while Akufo-Addo and the NPP had 47.7%. The NPP were not satisfied with the results and took the matter to the Supreme Court. After eight months of deliberations, the Supreme Court ruled on 29 August 2013 that John Mahama had won the 2012 election as declared by the Electoral commissioner Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan.
The 2016 general election also presented itself with some unique trends as Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo contested for the third time, and John Dramani Mahama also sought a second term which would give the NDC power for twelve years. The atmosphere was highly heated as the incumbent wanted to cling to power, the opposition did their best to unseat the government. The NDC and John Mahama made numerous promises. John Mahama had promised to build two hundred secondary schools and ten teacher training colleges in the ten regions of Ghana, and he also vowed to curb unemployment.
At the end of his first term, he was not able to build all the secondary schools. In his last speech to parliament, he said that he "commissioned forty-seven of them." The building of ten training colleges was never realized. The construction of roads was part of his agenda as well as the building of hospitals and polyclinics.
He went into the 2016 election as a tried and tested candidate and given a second opportunity, he will accomplish his other promises. On the part of the opposition and Akufo-Addo, time was not on their side as they could not relent and lose the election for the third time. These and many other factors made the 2016 election one of the most competitive elections ever held in the country.
Readers may recall that in the run-up to the 2016 general election, the NPP brought some slogans about what they were going to do. Amongst the numerous promises were; "One District, One Factory," "One Village, One Dam," "One Constituency, One Million Dollars," the setting up of a Zongo Development Fund, and their famous campaign promise which had been with them since 2008; "Free Senior Secondary Education" for every Ghanaian.
There were a host of other promises, but we don't have enough space to enumerate them all...
After what history has shown under this Fourth Republic, at least on two occasions, many people thought the 2016 general election was headed for a runoff, but some interesting results awaited.
The incumbent president who was seeking his second term, coupled with his party who were also seeking a third term in office were booted out as they got 44.4% while Akufo-Addo and the NPP had 53.9%. This result shows interesting dynamics in Ghanaian politics under the Fourth Republic.
For the first time, an incumbent president lost to the opposition party.
In addition, for the first time, the opposition party won the election without a runoff. Also, John Mahama became the first president to lose an election, unable to emulate the footsteps of Jerry John Rawlings and John Agyekum Kufuor. Lastly, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo is the first person without the name "John" to have won elections as we have had "four Johns" under the Fourth Republic.
Now, discussing what is impending for the 2020 election in December is crucial to all political observers and analysts. We are going to see familiar faces between the NDC and the NPP. First, John Dramani Mahama who won the NDC primaries is leading them into the 2020 election.
The NPP, on the other hand, is yet to elect a flagbearer as the party prepares to hold a delegate conference next month. One does not need to be told that Nana Akufo-Addo will lead the NPP. As things stand now, he is the most marketable person in their party, and it will be difficult for him to lose. Already, there is this slogan "Four more for Nana, four more to do more," meaning he has received endorsement before the primaries.
Now, what will be the fate of Nana Akufo-Addo? What will be the fate of John Dramani Mahama and the NDC? Will Akufo-Addo repeat John Mahama's history, or will he follow the footprints of Jerry Rawlings and John Kufuor? Will John Mahama bring something new into Ghanaian politics by staging a comeback? These questions can be best answered after 7 December 2020.
Why is it mostly the case that incumbent governments and parties win their second term except for John Mahama? There are many factors, but one of them is that the party in power mostly tries to achieve their task in the first term so they can win the next election. They become very focused on implementing these policies.
Again, the incumbent advantage is another tool used by the government. As the government and party in power, they have all the state resources at their disposal including the security operative system. Does that mean that John Mahama did not do well in terms of development? Or is it that he did not take advantage of his incumbency? Or were Ghanaian electorates fed up with his administration?
From the analyses so far, there are certain things which seem clear; one, no party has lost in their second term, and this time around, will the NPP also seal this political record? Also, in the second term of every government, their percentage reduces. This time around, will Akufo-Addo increase his scores or reduce it? Even though both parties are yet to launch their manifestos, both candidates and parties will tout their achievements.
John Mahama will talk much about the infrastructure he left behind while Akufo-Addo will talk about Free Senior High and other projects that his government has brought.
We know the tension that even internal party politics normally bring, this general election is not different from the previous ones as we see some of this tension here and there. We need to be circumspect about our utterances. Let the winning team jubilate wisely and those who will lose too should take heart. We have one Ghana. Election is not a do or die venture. What I know is that after the election, we will have one winner which will be Ghana. Long live our motherland.
Ghana must work again, Ghana will work again, YOUNG POSITIVIST, a concerned citizen of Ghana.
Author: SAMPSON BOAMAH (0548690091/ boamah.sampson34@gmail.com twitter @YPOSITIVIST)
Columnist: Sampson Boamah


On 8 May 2018, at the Consulate General of Hungary in Uzhhorod, it was opened an exhibition of works by an outstanding artist, a classic of the Transcarpathian school of painting Zoltan Sholtes.
Almost a dozen exhibited works are from the private funds of Zoltan's family. For the exhibition, the son of the master Stepan Sholtes selected those works, which in his opinion are the most successful, as he remembers his father's words: "Every artist has to present himself the best way – it is respect for the viewers."
Stepan Sholtes welcomed the audience with the words of his father, said by the classic in one of his latest interviews: "My father said that if his works were full of warmth, beauty and light, then he was happy to share them with the viewers."
Indeed, the colour scheme of the paintings echoes one another, complements each other and creates an integral composition. The works transfer the viewer to the ancient Carpathian forests and eternal mountains, introduce the architecture of the region. In particular, the following works by the artist are presented here: "Verechanskyi Pass" "The Beskids", "Volovets Polonyny", "Autumn", "Polonyna Runa", "Nevytskyi Castle", "Uzhhorod Castle" and "Wooden Church, Steblivka Village".
Zoltan Sholtes was a true admirer of Transcarpathia – the son of the artist convinces. "For my father, probably there was no favourite place in our region – he was in love with it, he loved every corner of it and seemed to know every path," Stepan Sholtes shared his memories.


For some people, April means pocket money when a series of superheroes like Hellboy, Shazam or Avengers: Endgame go to theaters. But with others, namely "Netflix" movies, the dear little laptop is no less exciting with a series of promising works.
Launched on April Fool's Day, Ultraman – a character who has been attached to the childhood of so many people – has now been "revived" by Netflix on the screen with a completely new look. Far from the era of rudimentary models, we have come to Ultraman of the CGI generation. The film is set in many years after the original series when our familiar superhero was a silver-haired old man. Now, the son Shinjiro Hayata must receive the costume and responsibility he left behind to confront the evil forces that are trying to take over the earth. Ultraman will air on April 1.
The drama series for teenagers that stormed the little witch Sabrina also returned in April. After signing the Beast Book, Sabrina struggled to find her balance position in the mortal realm. and the dark world. There are many challenges awaiting the witch in front, including choosing between a long-time boyfriend "bare-eyed" Harvey Kinkle and sensual warrior Nicholas Scratch. Not only that, season 2 of the series promises to be more gory and creepy when she has accepted her witch power and many new evil forces. The movie will air on April 5.
After defeating the Kree, "Captain Marvel" Brie Larson and "Nick Fury" Samuel L. Jackson continued to "fight" in Netflix's Unicorn Store. It seems that after the days of fighting with outer space monsters, "Captain Marvel" tried to find some peace for himself in a movie directed by himself.
In the film, Brie Larson will play Kit – a dream girl as an artist. However, the cruel reality made her return to the boring office work. Everything seemed to be arranged, Kit went to "The Store" – the place where everything was sold. Thanks to this surprise, she gradually changed her life. The movie will air on April 5.
Not only Captain Marvel, K-pop's popular solo singer, IU, will also have his own movie on Netflix in April, along with star Sense8 Bae Doona. The film is a collection of 4 different stories, all played by IU. These four short films are titled Love Set, Collector, Kiss Burn and Walking at Night. IU's performance along with bright color is expected to bring a cool breeze to this April!
After Bandersnatch's success, Netflix announced that it will wake up more interactive movies that opened with You vs Wild. The film is inspired by the TV show Man vs Wild revolving around Bear Grylls' wild wildlife survival journey. Now, it's the Netflix audience who will be the one to decide the actions to help him survive in extremely scary and dangerous places. The first part of this series will consist of 8 episodes, released on April 10.
Zombie seems to be a never-ending stream of horror movies. After an ancient Kingdom in Korea, Netflix continues to perform Black Summer in the US at the present time. Set in the early days of the apocalypse, the film follows Rose, a mother who goes to find her lost daughter. Not only that, she also had to find a way to survive among bloodthirsty corpses and brutal conspiracy among the living. Black Summer is like a version of The Walking Dead but more creepy. The movie will air on April 11.
Not only returning to the sorceress Sabrina, Kiernan Shipka also starred in a thriller The Silence. When the world is being attacked by terrifying creatures hunting for prey by sound, Ally Andrews (Shipka Kiernan) and his family try to find refuge in a distant land. "Avoid melon peels with coconut shells", they encounter a denomination that wants to kidnap Ally because of her special ability since she lost hearing at 13 years old.
Based on the novel of the same name, The Silence was directed by John R. Leonetti (Annabelle), along with the likes of stars like Stanley Tucci, Kiernan Shipka, Miranda Otto, John Corbett, Kate Trotter and Kyle Breitkopf. With interesting content, The Silence is expected to become a new super product like Bird Box or A Quiet Place Netflix version. The movie will premiere on April 12.


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Archive for category Anwar Ibrahim
Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad returns at 92 to lead the party he once opposed
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir, Najib Razak, Pakatan Harapan on Thursday, 11 January 2018
Richard Lloyd Parry, Asia Editor
The Times, London
He is a figure from another era, a contemporary of Thatcher and Reagan who was supposed to have retired from politics 15 years ago. Yet Mahathir Mohamad, the 92-year-old former prime minister of Malaysia, is once again in the running to lead his country, this time for the opposition he battled against for so many years.
At a convention of its four constituent parties, Dr Mahathir was chosen to lead the opposition into a general election that must be held by August. It will pitch him against the United Malays National Organisation, the party that he led as prime minister for more than two decades.
It puts him in direct competition with the prime minister, Najib Razak, who is embroiled in a multibillion-pound fraud scandal and under investigation by the US Justice Department. Most remarkably of all, it places him in alliance with the family and supporters of Anwar Ibrahim, the man who would almost certainly be leader of the opposition if he were not in prison for sodomy, an accusation first brought against him 20 years ago by his former friend and mentor, Dr Mahathir. Read the rest of this entry »
Malaysia's unlikely alliance
Amid the $US4 billion 1MDB corruption scandal surrounding Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's government, the need for a strong opposition to contest the next general election, which could take place as soon as March, is incontrovertible. It remains to be seen, however, whether that can be achieved by the previously inconceivable alliance formed between 92-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad and his one-time deputy Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving a second prison term on trumped up sodomy charges.
Dr Mahathir stepped down in 2003 after 22 years of authoritarian rule as leader of the United Malays National Organisation, which has ruled Malaysia exclusively since 1957. UMNO is now led by Mr Najib. Mr Anwar was Dr Mahathir's deputy when they fell out 20 years ago. Mr Anwar was then targeted ruthlessly with the dubious allegations that saw him jailed.
Yet the two men — Dr Mahathir at the same age Robert Mugabe was when he was deposed, and Mr Anwar from his prison cell — have cobbled together an unlikely arrangement aimed at prising UMNO from its 60-year domination of Malaysia. That nation's stability is of immense importance to our region, which is why Australia has close defence and security ties with it. Dr Mahathir will lead the campaign of the fractious Pakatan Harapan, Malaysia's main opposition coalition. Should he win, he will seek a royal pardon to allow Mr Anwar to take over as prime minister. Read the rest of this entry »
Pakatan Harapan will form Royal Commission of Inquiry into 1MDB scandal in the first 100 days and seek international co-operation to clear and cleanse Malaysia of the ignominy and infamy of a global kleptocracy
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Corruption, Mahathir, Najib Razak on Friday, 1 December 2017
Today is the last day of the 2018 Budget meeting of Parliament, where MPs were surprised with the tabling of the 830-page Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry on Forex Losses by Bank Negara in the 1990s but no debate was allowed in Parliament.
The RCI Report was dated 13th October 2017, when it was presented to the Yang di Pertuan Agong.
Can the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak explain why the RCI Report on the Bank Negara Forex Losses in the 1990s was not presented in Parliament earlier in the intervening seven weeks and why there was no debate in Parliament?
It is obvious that the purpose of the RCI into the Bank Negara Forex Losses in the 1990s was not so much to find out the truth as to the forex losses about a quarter of a century ago, but to distract national attention from the greatest financial scandal in Malaysian and even global history, the international multi-billion dollar 1MDB money-laundering scandal which for the past few years had continued to make international headlines about its monstrous corruption and criminality involving top Malaysian leaders, including "MALAYSIANN OFFICIAL 1" (MO1)!
The RCI into the Bank Negara Forex Losses in the 1990s had a second objective, to persecute and harass Pakatan Harapan leaders like Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who posed a serious political challenge to Najib – and this is proven by the police report lodged by the RCI Secretary, Dr. Yunus Ismail based on the RCI findings. Read the rest of this entry »
Why is the Bank Negara Forex Losses Cabinet Task Force so keen to question Anwar but the Bank Negara Forex Losses RCI so afraid to summon Anwar, who was Finance Minister at the relevant period, to testify?
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Financial Scandals, Good Governance, Mahathir on Thursday, 24 August 2017
One question swirling in the minds of informed Malaysians is why the Cabinet Task Force on Bank Negara Forex Losses half-a-century ago was so keen to question Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim but the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Bank Negara Forex Losses is so afraid to summon Anwar, although Anwar was Finance Minister during a major part of the relevant period being investigated by the RCI –and especially when the Chairman of both probes is the same person!
Anwar's statement from Sungai Buloh prison makes sad reading for Malaysians who had expected the RCI into the Bank Negara forex losses to function professionally and operate with full accountability and transparency.
Former Prime Minister, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's cautionary warning today to the RCI on Bank Negara Forex Losses is particularly pertinent in the light of Anwar's complaints – that the RCI tasked with investigating foreign exchange losses suffered by Bank Negara over two decades ago must follow proper procedures to ensure it does not "blacken" the image of the monarchy.
Mahathir said the image of the monarchy was at stake, as it gives a certain image that is linked to the position of the rulers, and as such a royal commission must follow the rules and regulations and procedures that will not affect the image of royalty, in particular, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Read the rest of this entry »
Will Malaysia have a kleptocratic Prime Minister as well as an unconstitutional Chief Justice next week?
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir, Najib Razak on Thursday, 27 July 2017
International reaction to the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak's keynote address at the 13th Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday came quick and fast – that it does not buy the Prime Minister's latest PR exercise to trot out the Malaysian government's handling of the political economy in very upbeat and promising terms while trying, for the first time for any Malaysian Prime Minister, to demonise the Opposition, which includes the longest-serving former Prime Minister and two former Deputy Prime Ministers.
This international reaction came in the form of an Opinion piece in yesterday's South China Morning Post by William Pesek in his article: "Why Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia's best hope, and Najib's worst nightmare".
The depth of failure of Najib's "Punch and Judy" speech at the 13th Invest Malaysia conference could be gauged from the fact that the article by William Pesek, author of "Japanization: What the Wolrd can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades" and columnist/journalist on Asian and global economics, business markets and politics, came out within 24 hours of Najib's speech with the following six thrusts: Read the rest of this entry »
Why Mahathir Mohamad is Malaysia's best hope, and Najib's worst nightmare
William Pesek
William Pesek says the newfound Mahathir-Anwar Ibrahim coalition could lead Malaysia out of economic stagnation and, even if Najib Razak plays tough, the good news is it can no longer be business as usual
Twenty years after the financial crisis that devastated Asian economies, Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad still hates currency traders. But the deputy prime minister he fired, and later jailed, during that chaotic period? Not so much.
Mahathir's 180-degree turn on Anwar Ibrahim is as disorienting as any bromance Asia has seen. What otherworldly force was enough to reunite the 92-year-old firebrand who ruled Malaysia for 22 years and his nemesis? A shared disgust for current Prime Minister Najib Razak, whose corruption scandals have Malaysia in the global headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Since 2009, Najib hasn't just tarnished the national brand at every turn – he has pursued an agenda ensuring a lost decade for a resource-rich economy that should be booming. Cronyism isn't new to Malaysia; there was plenty during Mahathir's 1981-2003 tenure. When Malaysia hit a wall in 1997 along with Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea, its culture of patronage, political ties over merit, and weak institutions sent currency speculators, including George Soros, pouncing on the ringgit. Read the rest of this entry »
Malaysian opposition to release Anwar 'within a week' if it takes power – Dr Mahathir
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir, Pakatan Harapan on Saturday, 15 July 2017
By A. Azim Idris | 15th July 2017
Asian Correspondent
MALAYSIA'S former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Friday said opposition alliance Pakatan Harapan (Hope's Pact) is committing to the process of releasing imprisoned de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim within one week if it assumes power in the next general elections.
The former premier, who was recently appointed Pakatan Harapan chairman, said the opposition pact would seek a royal pardon for Anwar who is currently serving a five-year prison sentence for his second sodomy conviction.
"We will wait for the law to take its course, not immediately because the prime minister who takes over will have a lot to do," the statesman, who ruled the country for 22 years, told reporters after attending the pact's presidential council meeting early Friday morning. Read the rest of this entry »
Father of modern Malaysia backs jailed former deputy in attempt to oust PM
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir, Najib Razak on Thursday, 6 July 2017
Randeep Ramesh
Mahathir Mohamad says former deputy Anwar Ibrahimm, jailed on charges of sodomy, should be freed to contest election against scandal-ridden Najib
Mahathir Mohamad, the father of modern Malaysia, is backing the man he sacked as his deputy and saw imprisoned on charges of sodomy to be prime minister, in an attempt to unseat the scandal-ridden incumbent.
In a remarkable political U-turn ahead of a general election next year, Mahathir now says that his former protege Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's most famous political prisoner and its most charismatic public figure, ought to be released from jail and allowed to contest parliamentary elections.
Human rights groups have long said the allegations against Anwar are politically motivated attempts by his opponents, including Mahathir and the current prime minister Najib Razak, to silence him.
Speaking to the Guardian on a visit to London, Mahathir, who in power was accused of being an autocrat, said Anwar is a victim of a political vendetta and that a new administration would seek a royal pardon to allow him to re-enter politics.
Anwar's lawyers are currently seeking to get him released after evidence emerged that suggested an impartial government-appointed prosecutor was paid a sum equivalent to £2m from a bank account controlled by the prime minister. Read the rest of this entry »
14th General Election should be held in the seven months between October – May and is an opportunity for Malaysians to save the nation and wipe out the country's infamy and ignominy of being regarded worldwide as a global kleptocracy
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Election, Financial Scandals on Wednesday, 28 June 2017
The next 14th General Election should be held in the seven months between October to May next year.
It is bruited that China's President Xi Jinping will visit Malaysia in October this year, while Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is expected to be released from the Sungai Buloh prison next June.
Although Anwar will not be able to contest in the general election as a candidate after his release unless he gets a full pardon from the Yang di Pertuan Agong, he will be able to travel the whole country to campaign for Pakatan Harapan, which is something the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak will not want to see happen.
Hence my forecast that the next general election will be held in the seven months between October to May next year, as the puasa month and Hari Raya Aidilfitri next year will be in May/June.
In the May 5, 2013 general election, voters had wanted a change in Putrajaya, and the majority of voters made it clear that this was their intention. However, although Pakatan Rakyat won the majority of the popular vote, the gerrymandering and undemocratic redelineation of electoral constituencies enabled Najib to continue as the first minority Prime Minister of Malaysia, as Barisan Nasional won 60 per cent of the parliamentary seats although it only won 47 per cent of the national votes cast.
Hadi's statement about US Ambassador during the 13GE campaign most intriguing, both in content and timing
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Pakatan Harapan, PAS on Tuesday, 13 June 2017
There has been a lot of publicity and attention on who will be the Prime Minister if Pakatan Harapan wins the 14th General Election.
The Pakatan Harapan candidate for Prime Minister is Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
However, as Anwar is in jail and suffer the five-year disenfranchisement from holding public office on his release from imprisonment next year until he is pardoned, Anwar can only be the eighth Prime Minister and not the seventh Prime Minister of Malaysia.
Who will be Malaysia's seventh Prime Minister if Pakatan Harapan wins the 14th General Election will be decided by consensus of Pakatan Harapan parties when Pakatan Harapan wins the 14GE, as the focus of all Pakatan Harapan parties at present should be single-mindedly how to ensure that the UMNO-BN coalition can be defeated and replaced in the next general election. Read the rest of this entry »
Call for an independent prosecutor to be appointed to probe into claims that Anwar's prosecutor got money from Najib
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Financial Scandals, Najib Razak on Saturday, 3 June 2017
I fully support PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's call for Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah, the lawyer who successfully led the prosecution that secured his sodomy conviction, to be investigated.
Anwar made the call after allegations emerged that Shafee received RM9.5 million from the Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak in two tranches – on Sept 11, 2013, and on Feb 17, 2014.
Anwar said: "The claim by Sarawak Report that RM9.5 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds were transferred from Najib's personal bank account to Shafee's personal bank account is very serious.
"This matter urgently needs to be investigated by the authorities. What is the purpose of Najib transferring such large amount of funds to the personal bank account of a private lawyer who the Najib administration appointed to handle my prosecution?" Read the rest of this entry »
Nor Mohd Yakcop should resign or be sacked or suspended as Khazanah Nasional Deputy Chairman if the Cabinet is serious about probe into Bank Negara forex losses in the 1990s
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Financial Scandals, Najib Razak, Parliament on Thursday, 23 February 2017
Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop should resign or be sacked or suspended as Khazanah Nasional Bhd Deputy Chairman if the Cabinet is serious about probe into Bank Negara foreign exchange (forex) losses in the 1990s.
This is because Nor Mohamed Yakcop was the chief operator of Bank Negara's forex speculation which resulted in colossal losses which could total some RM30 billion.
Former Finance Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said when he appeared in court yesterday that Nor Mohamaed Yakcop was complicit in the Bank Negara forex losses in early 1990s when the latter was then a senior Bank Negara official.
He made a revelation when he said that as Finance Minister at the time, he had asked for Nor's resignation but this was not allowed. Read the rest of this entry »
With Anwar's support and offer of assistance, there is even less reason to delay RCI into Bank Negara forex losses more than 20 years ago, as well as probe into 1MDB and BMF scandals
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Financial Scandals, Najib Razak on Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Malaysians welcome Anwar Ibrahim's support for a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) into the Bank Negara foreign exchange (forex) losses in the 1990s and his offer of assistance if the RCI was established but not a Cabinet task force.
With Anwar's support and offer of assistance, there is even less reason to delay the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Bank Negara forex losses more than 20 years ago, as well as probe into the 1MDB and BMF scandals.
Anwar's support and offer of assistance are most significant, as Anwar was the Finance Minister at the relevant period of the Bank Negara forex losses, being Finance Minister of the country from 1991-1998. Read the rest of this entry »
My hopes and dreams for 2017
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Dyana Sofya, Mahathir on Monday, 16 January 2017
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JANUARY 14 — Happy New Year! Since we are still in the month of January, it is probably not too late for me to wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year. I can't help believing that 2017 can only bring much hope after what seems to be an awful 2016.
The last year was an eventful one for me, not just because I completed my Master's degree in International Studies and Diplomacy but because I also made great friends from all over the world.
It helped that my college, the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, has such incredible diversity. Although I enjoyed my break from politics while pursuing my studies, I am also glad to be back in Malaysia just as our political alignments suffered a groundbreaking shift.
When Pakatan Rakyat broke up, many Malaysians (certainly more than half who voted in the last general election) felt their hopes shattered. Infighting gripped the coalition partners, all of whom appeared to be more interested in criticising each other rather than the BN regime. Read the rest of this entry »
Game Changers for 2017
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Mahathir, Malays, Sabah, Sarawak, UMNO on Saturday, 31 December 2016
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As we enter into 2017, I am hopeful that the new year will finally bring positive change to Malaysia. But this positive change must begin with voting out the BN government and the installation of a new government.
For now, we see the BN big guns using the media to criticise the opposition for being divided and lacking cohesion. They also allege that there is no agreement on who is to be Prime Minister if the opposition wins. Or which opposition party will take over which portfolio.
Frankly, I do not see these as being big issues or problems. In fact by raising them, it shows how frightened the BN is over the prospect of losing power so that they will use all kinds of scare tactics.
Don't forget that in the last GE the opposition won more than 51% of total votes. BN ended up with more state and parliament seats because most of the Malay rural areas voted for UMNO. But in the next GE, we have Pribumi, headed by Dr. M, Keadilan headed by Anwar and Amanah headed by Mat Sabu and the PAS moderates.
I believe PAS will eventually work with the opposition when they realise UMNO is making use of them to win. In any case we will definitely have more Malay parties competing for the rural seats. Read the rest of this entry »
Anwar's "Malaysia at the crossroads" article in Guardian should be compulsory reading for all Malaysians who care and are concerned about the nation's future
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Najib Razak on Thursday, 15 December 2016
Pakatan Harapan's Prime Minister-designate Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's "Malaysia at the crossroads" article in the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom should be compulsory reading for all Malaysians who care and are concerned about the nation's future.
Malaysia's choice is stark and dire. In Anwar's own words:
"Two decades ago Malaysia was arguably the bright spot of progress in the Muslim world. We believed then that our combination of economic growth and improving democratic engagement would be an example for other Muslim-majority countries. The past 20 years, however, have seen our country go from bad to worse politically and economically, driven by compromised democratic institutions and years of systematic abuse by the ruling elite to maintain their grip on power…
"This has put Malaysia at a crossroads: it can either return to its rightful place as a shining political and financial star in a developing world desperate for such successes; or it can descend to the role of yet another Muslim-majority country with a failing democracy and economy. Internationally, support for fundamental political reforms in Malaysia can help create a south-east Asian bloc of Muslim governments that will be a model for the rest of the world."
Contrast Anwar's article with the Prime Minister's Datuk Seri Najib Razak's UMNO Presidential speech on 1st December – the former infused with patriotic concern about Malaysia's future despite its potential for greatness and capacity for good in the international society and the latter a small-minded and spiteful oratory reminiscent of Nazi-style "Big Lie" propaganda to pander to the most primordial sentiments by provoking the most elemental emotions of fear, hate and intolerance totally inimical to the objective of a democratic, harmonious and peaceful plural society. Read the rest of this entry »
Malaysia needs democracy. I'm in prison for that belief – but I won't change it
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Corruption, Financial Scandals on Wednesday, 14 December 2016
My country is at a crossroads: it can either return to freedom and transparency, or it can become just another failing Muslim-majority country
Winston Churchill once famously paraphrased: "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others." Recent anti-progressive electoral upsets in the US and UK, combined with potential successes looming for similar sentiment in upcoming European polls, are conspiring to give democracy a bad name in some circles.
Yet despite the challenges, we must be globally resolute in our commitment to accountable representative governments, with reinforcing systems of transparency and accountability.
In the Muslim world in particular, real democracy is essential to confront the threats to life, peace, security, freedom and human dignity that have become virtually epidemic from Africa to east Asia. Failure to address political grievances allows extremists the opportunity to pounce on the disenchanted and marginalised with their brand of deviant Islam.
Earlier this year my long-time friend, Rached Ghannouchi of Tunisia, challenged his Islamist peers by boldly pronouncing at the Ennahda party convention, "We are leaving political Islam … We are Muslim democrats." Read the rest of this entry »
My plea from prison: Malaysia must choose freedom over repression
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim on Friday, 14 October 2016
By Anwar Ibrahim
Sungai Buloh Prison, Malaysia — Yesterday, Malaysia's Federal Court heard my final appeal to reverse the injustice of my politically-motivated detention at the hands of the Malaysian government. It won't likely issue a final decision on my case for many months. What is really at stake in Malaysia, however, is a catastrophic slide to authoritarian kleptocracy by a country that was set to be the shining example of pluralistic democracy in a multi-religious Muslim majority country. My last appeal could well be the final opportunity for Prime Minister Najib Razak and the judiciary he cynically controls to set Malaysia again on a path of restoring its much tainted reputation on the global stage. But without the support of the international community and President Obama's help, my fate is pre-determined.
I have struggled my entire life for the betterment of my country and the improvement of the lives of Malaysia's citizens. I am coming up on having spent 10 years of my adult life over the course multiple imprisonments in jail. I am grateful for the strong support of the United Nations and organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which have concluded I am illegally detained and have urged my immediate release. Although this has been particularly hard on my family, I am most worried about the unprecedented existential threat to Malaysia's democracy and stability. We are at a crossroads where we can either emerge as a pluralistic democracy in Asia and in the Muslim world or where our nation will implode from grand corruption and different religious and ethnic groups being pitted against each other fighting for limited resources.
Najib's overreach is even bringing my former political foes from the ruling party, including my political benefactor and later jailer Mahathir Mohamed, to defect to the opposition. But most democracies around the world have remained totally silent, and none have taken concrete measures to censure Najib and his government before the damage done by their corruption and authoritarianism is irreversible. Read the rest of this entry »
Mahathir-Anwar reconciliation creating waves in Indonesia
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Islam, Mahathir on Thursday, 22 September 2016
The Mahathir-Anwar reconciliation is creating waves in Indonesia, and is the subject of inquiry of the many political leaders and public intellectuals I met during the four-day visit to Jakarta and Yogyakarta.
This is the third overseas visit by DAP leaders to learn and update on the latest political developments with regard to Islam and democracy, particularly in Moslem-majority nations.
The countries first visited were Jordan and Egypt in April last year, followed by visits to Tunisia and Turkey last October. Read the rest of this entry »
Call for Anwar Ibrahim to be given the royal pardon and freed from Sungai Buloh prison on Malaysia Day as a first step to make Malaysia Day a National Day for all Malaysians and not just in Sabah and Sarawak
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Sabah, Sarawak on Wednesday, 14 September 2016
The time has come for the Malaysian Government to make Malaysia Day on September 16 a National Day in the genuine sense of the term for all Malaysians and not just in Sabah and Sarawak.
What is being done by the Federal Government to make Malaysia Day a National Day of solidarity for the reaffirmation of the unity, integrity and sovereignty of Malaysia at two levels – firstly, of the diverse races, religions, languages and cultures which have come together to make Malaysia their home and an "Instant Asia" and secondly, the union of Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak into a new nation in South-east Asia in 1963 by smoothing out the knots and kinks of nationhood in the past five decades – in particular the legitimate grievances felt by Sarawakians and Sabahans about their neglect and underdevelopment in the past half century?
Malaysia Day last year was hijacked and desecrated by the UMNO-inspired "Red Shirts" rally when it should be an occasion for all Malaysians to strengthen national integration and counter the divisive and centrifugal forces seeking the division and disintegration of the nation.
Not only Malaysia Day, but Sabah and Sabah were virtually forgotten on Sept. 16 last year when national and international attention were riveted on the Red Shirt "Kebangkitan Maruah Melayu" rally in Kuala Lumpur.
More is expected of the Federal Government to give greater substance to the import and significance of Malaysia Day not only to the people of Sabah and Sarawak but also to the people in Peninsular Malaysia. Read the rest of this entry »
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4. Personal Income Tax
Personal Income Tax in Singapore is the most affordable one in the world. The amount of tax payable is dependent on your tax residency status in Singapore, with non-residents taxed at the flat rate of 15%, unless resident rates result in a higher tax amount. In most cases, all remunerations from your employees are fully taxable, including salaries, bonuses, housing, and stock options.
5. Customs and Excise Tax
Singapore is effectively a duty-free port. While no duties are imposed on exports from Singapore, an import duty is levied on a small number of items such as petroleum products, motor vehicles, tobacco products, and liquor.
Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS)
On 1st September 1992, the IRAS in Singapore was established by the legislation as a statutory board under the Ministry of Finance. As the government's revenue collection body, IRAS collects Income Tax, GST, Property tax, Estate Duty, Betting and Sweepstake Duties, Stamp and Casino Duties.
Our Tax Services in Singapore
We at Business Setup Worldwide offer the following services for taxation in Singapore:
Identification and proposals of most appropriate measures and solutions to taxation issues
Consultation for income taxes and GST
Preparation of tax returns: income tax, GST, property tax, etc.
Consulting services concerning personal & corporate taxes, customs, stamp duty, and capital taxation
If you are looking for tax consulting services in Singapore, do contact us. Our business advisors in Singapore would be happy to help!
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Kosljun has around 50 inhabitants and it is ideal place for quite and peaceful vacation.