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Gambar-gambar Upacara Buka Gelanggang, Jan 9

Saya memuji keberanian Loh Mui Fah di atas keputusannya untuk tampil
ke hadapan dan mengesahkan identitinya sebagai individu kedua di dalam
video VK Lingam. Kesanggupannya berbuat demikian di dalam suasana
keselamatan yang tidak terjamin memerlukan keberanian.

Justeru, pengesahan beliau menutup sebarang keraguan terhadap
kesahihan video ini, dan membolehkan Suruhanjaya DiRaja memberi tumpuan
kepada isu-isu pokok yang ditimbulkan di dalam video tersebut.

Saya akan menghadiri persidangan Suruhanjaya DiRaja esok, Isnin 14
Januari pada 10 pagi. Saya telah melantik pasukan peguam yang akan
menarik perhatian terhadap beberapa isu kritikal di hadapan Suruhanjaya
tersebut termasuk persoalan keanggotaan Suruhanjaya.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

*

I commend the bravery of Mr. Loh Mui Fah for coming forward and
confirming his identity as the other person in the VK Lingam tape.
Doing so in an atmosphere of uncertain security required great courage.

In light of Mr. Loh’s confirmation, all doubts as to the
authenticity of the video should be dispelled, enabling the Royal
Commission to focus on the disturbing issues raised in the video itself.

I will attend the hearing of the Royal Commission tomorrow, Monday
the 14th of January at 10am. I have appointed counsel who will raise a
number of critical issues before the Commission including the question
of the composition of the Commission.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

SEBARKAN melalui e-mel,sms,blog,friendster,myspace,facebook dan sebagainya.

Lawatan Kerja Anwar Ibrahim ke Parlimen Hulu Langat

Layari:- www.anwaribrahimblog.com

[Isnin, 14 Januari 2008]

7pm: Majlis Jamuan Perpaduan Rakyat (Dun Kajang)
Fortuna Palace Seafood Restaurant, Tmn Kajang Prima

9pm: Rinching Tengah (Dun Semenyih)

By Susan Tam

January 10, 2008

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,4136,152982,00.html

THE speeches he gave in Malay at Umno’s general assembly when he
was deputy prime minister used to send reporters scrambling for their
dictionaries.

Now, Mr Anwar Ibrahim, 60, grapples with words like ‘jude’ (local
lingo for good-looking) as he uses the Internet to engage young voters
and gain more support.

The opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat
(PKR) leader told The New Paper he updates his Facebook profile
regularly via his Blackberry, but he is shy about it.

‘These
young kids are asking me some embarrassing questions, but you have to
entertain them and engage them,’ he said yesterday.

And
questions from some of his more than 1,400 Facebook friends range from
the name of his hairstylist to the brand of fragrance he uses.

Even the choice of words, Mr Anwar said, is something he is not used to.

‘Words like ‘jude’ are used in these messages to me. This is language my kids are used to,’ he added.

‘I know I’m not Hillary Clinton, to talk about the latest hairstyles,
but this interactive feature of the Internet is effective for
Malaysia,’ he said.

And, it doesn’t stop there.

As part
of his efforts to further engage Internet-savvy voters, he set up
accounts with Friendster and MySpace, other popular social networking
websites.

He revealed he has connected with about 4,800 people via these websites.

Mr Anwar shared some of his campaign efforts after a press conference
at the Institute of South-east Asian Studies’ Regional Outlook Forum
here yesterday.

At the forum’s luncheon talk, he delivered a
20-minute speech on Reconciling Islamisation with a Democratic Society
in Malaysia.

The ballroom at Shangri-La Hotel was packed with academics, researchers, bankers, policymakers and the press.

AMBITIONS

Mr Anwar was also asked if he still intends to be Prime Minister of
Malaysia, a question he evaded by reiterating his support for PKR and
the principles the party stood for.

Prior to his arrest, Mr
Anwar was widely expected to succeed then Prime Minister Tun Mahathir
Mohamad, and take over the leadership of Malaysia.

But there was
growing tension between the two leaders, particularly over economic
policy, and in 1998, Mr Anwar was sacked and arrested over allegations
of sexual misconduct.

In 1999, the trial led to a six-year jail
term for corruption. In 2000, he was found guilty on a second charge,
of sodomy, and jailed for a further nine years, to be served
concurrently with his other sentence.

In 2004, he was released after the courts overturned his sodomy conviction.

Speaking to reporters yesterday, Mr Anwar said he has been campaigning
hard prior to Malaysia’s general election, expected in two months’ time.

He also hinted that he may contest in a by-election in May, should the general election take place in March.

He is facing a five-year ban from contesting in the polls due to his conviction. The ban ends in April.

‘It will be a safe seat,’ he said, when pressed about which seat he is eyeing.

The politician doesn’t discount that he could take on International
Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz in Kuala Kangsar,
Perak, due to the rousing support he (Mr Anwar) received at Friday
prayers last week.

Datuk Seri Rafidah is the Kuala Kangsar
Member of Parliament and head of the United Malays National
Organisation’s (Umno) Woman Wing.

Mr Anwar said: ‘I have not precluded the possibility, I know the terrain quite well, I have studied there for seven years.’

NOTHING PERSONAL

But, he said, if he chose to contest in Kuala Kangsar or Kepala Batas
(Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s constituency), ‘it was nothing
personal’.

He remains confident that PKR would do well.

‘If the elections is free and fair, we will have an impressive
performance, I have no doubt about that,’ Mr Anwar said. ‘I travel
every day in the urban and rural heartland. While some (supporters) are
scared to come out in the open, they come (to me) quietly and agree
that it is time for a change.’

What Anwar spoke about yesterday