WHO IS THE ‘SOMEONE’: ‘I WAS ORDERED BY SOMEONE TO DO IT’ – RAJA BOMOH REPENTS, SAYS HIS RITUALS WERE PURE DRAMA

Notice his name tag which have an official government logo and the setting of the photo is a government office .

PETALING JAYA – Ibrahim Mat Zin apologised for his bizarre rituals, admitting they were pure drama and that he has repented for mocking Islam.

The self-proclaimed “Raja Bomoh Sedunia” also promised not to repeat his “viral” antics that have been seen by people all around the world and caused embarrassment to the country.

  

Ibrahim claimed that he was instructed by “someone” to conduct the rituals, although he did not name the person.

“I was instructed by someone to do all this drama to protect their own interests … When that person asked me to do it, I was the one who was at the receiving end.
“I slept at the Dang Wangi lockup for two days and in Jinjang for three days. I have repented, I promise that I will stop all these rituals,” he said at a press conference organised by the Federal Territory Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) Wednesday.

He also renounced the “Raja Bomoh” title.

Ibrahim was charged in the Syariah Court on Tuesday after his arrest in Segamat on April 21 over his ritual acts.

Ibrahim pleaded guilty to charges of insulting Islam or causing people to have a negative perception of the religion.

He was also investigated for conducting a ritual in Jalan Pekeliling, Kuala Lumpur, to create rain during the El Nino season in March last year.

I told you so , these Bomohs are fake like plastic

Jawi director Abd Aziz Jusoh said that because of Ibrahim’s age and health, he was released on a good behaviour bond for six months and is to be monitored by the Federal Territory Mufti’s office.

Ibrahim admitted at the press conference that his rituals were only for drama.

“All of it was drama, the shaking of the bamboo sticks. I couldn’t see anything inside. I was told to shake the sticks. I took the coconuts as if they were bombs. I didn’t know what I did was wrong,” he said, adding that he only conducted the rituals because he loved the country, the people and his religion.

In March, Ibrahim performed a ritual outside the National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Hospital Kuala Lumpur over the assassination of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

He had also performed a ritual using coconuts and sticks on a beach in Bagan Lalang, purportedly to “defend” Malaysia from North Korea.

Ibrahim first made headlines in March 2014 when he conducted two rituals at KL International Airport supposedly to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370.

– ANN

The Looming Disaster In Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat And Serambi From OutSyed The Box

Would anyone like to guess which country will likely become the first Jihadi state in Europe? Yes in Europe - the orang putih land.

Does anyone recall Bosnia Herzegovina ?  This was the country which Malaysia helped a lot during their  Civil War 1992 - 1995.  

Today 25 years later Bosnia is the center of psycho-jihadi salafism in Europe. 

Dont believe me? Here is a Google search "Salafi jihadism in Bosnia"

 Here is one news report on salafism in Bosnia :

• ISIS recruitment, Bosnians top list in Europe
• 300 Bosnians fighting alongside IS in Syria 
• radicalised by Salafist preachers during 1992-1995 war
• Today Bosnia facing increasingly alarming security situation 
• jihadists calling for terror strikes in Bosnia
• increasingly dangerous situation for Bosnia
• laid-back Islam replaced by hardline Salafism

Well folks, Malaysia has certainly contributed significantly to this alarming Salafi situation in Bosnia.  Terima kasih banyak-banyak kepada Malaysia. 

Dont forget Malaysia also gave PR status to Abu Bakar Bashir the Indonesian terrorist leader, Hambali the Indon terrorist and Mohamed Iqbal also an Indon terrorist.   

Now we have given PR status to another Salafi preacher Zakir Naik.  Bijak sungguh Malaysia. Hooray !

Closer to home, Malaysia has also been screwing up big time in the "peace process" in Mindanao and South Thailand. Yes Malaysia has been screwing up big time.  Here is the latest news.

The Muslim militants set off 18 bombs last week in South Thailand.  In the process two of the militants were killed and 8 people, including 2 Thai policemen, were wounded. Here is some news :

Premature explosions kill 2 Muslim insurgents in Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) 

dozen grenade and bomb attacks in southern Thailand 

2 insurgents killed, explosives detonated unexpectedly

8 civilians and officials wounded in Wed night violence

dead were "insurgent operational leaders."

No group claimed responsibility for 13 attacks

target police stations, checkpoints in 12 districts 

South Thailand separatist insurgency for years

7,000 killed since conflict flared in 2004

insurgents carry out bombings, drive-by shootings 

first assault since Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) issued rare statement 10/4 

to reject talks with Thai govt (as part of MARA Patani coalition) 

(Please do not ignore the resemblance of these  names to our own Barisan Nasional and MARA. Do read on.)

BRN most militant group - others have smaller followings

BRN statement called for new talks mediated by impartial 3rd parties

insurgents' reps live in Malaysia, which hosts negotiations

susceptible to pressure from Msian govt 

talks should NOT include insurgents NOT representative of active groups . . ! ! !

Thai govt has rejected the proposal

2nd coordinated attack in two weeks

April 7 insurgents set off dozens of bombs 

bringing down power lines, setting tires on fire to block roads

spike this month response to March 29 extrajudicial killing of 2 insurgents

want to show they can go after military and police targets 

reminding authorities of their capabilities

attacks aimed at forcing Thai govt to accept conditions for talks

My comments :  The way things have been since the 90s, this insurrection in Thailand (just like the Mindanao problem) will never cease until both Patani and Mindanao secede or become more autonomous from Thailand and the Philippines respectively.

I used to write a column called 'Human Rites' in The Sun newspaper.  My very last column (circa 2004) was about Mindanao and South Thailand.  I predicted violence would break out in South Thailand - which it did just a few weeks later. 

And now 13 more years have gone by, there is still no resolution in sight and I think there is a more aggressive kid on the block in Southern Thailand who has discovered Salafism.  There will be more explosions in Thailand which may extend into Kelantan. 

The problem for the Moros and the Patani folks are the Three Ds : Democracy, Demography and Distance.  Thailand has a population of 70 million people, while the Philippines has a population that slightly exceeds 100 million. The problematic Muslims number about 3-5 million people in both countries.  Both Bangkok and Manila are also about 1000 km away from their troubled southern districts.  Being democratic (including Thailand) democratic processes cater to the majority voters. So 3 - 5 million troublesome Muslims, located 1000 km away in the boondocks will not even be a pimple on the butt of their democracy.  They will be ignored. 

If they try to secede or cause too much chaos, 70 million Thais or 100 million Filipinos  will swat 3-4  million "trouble causers"  like flies.  This is what Duterte is doing now in Jolo and Basilan.

It is not without reason that both the Southern Thai Malays as well as the Moros have not taken their bombings to Bangkok or Manila respectively.  In retaliation the Thais can clear Bangkok of all Thai  Malay taxi drivers (and there are many) in one day and exile them all back to Patani.

Back to the BRN, for the first time ever (in my recollection) the Barisan Revolusi Nasional  has issued a public statement.  This is a major development.

None of the Thai separatists are in the habit of issuing statements. Secrecy and anonymity have been their SOP for a long time.  (Other than our Universiti I___m Antarabangsa and our Special Branch) even the Thai public does not know who are the leaders of the :

BRN -  Barisan Revolusi Nasional  (Salafi)
RKK -  Runda Kumpulan Kecil   (Salafi)
GMIP - Gerakan Mujahidin Islam Patani  (Salafi / Al Qaeda)
BBMP - Barisan Bersatu Mujahidin Patani  (Salafi)
BNPP - National Front for the Liberation of Pattani
PULO - Pattani United Liberation Organisation  (Secular / Nationalist)

These folks are usually very  secretive.  

Malaysia's involvement (MKN, Research etc) in both Mindanao and Thailand has not brought any resolution to these conflicts. 

Face it ok - as negotiators or peacemakers Malaysia has failed miserably.  In the Philippines now, I think Duterte has completely kicked out Malaysia as a peace negotiator in Mindanao  - because for over 20 years or more we achieved nothing.  

(There is a reason for that  and I believe it is "blindness" caused by the really stupid religious blinkers among the Majlis M _ _ p Negara.)

And their worse failure was that Sulu invasion of Lahad Datu in February 2013.  235 syabu inspired  Sulus  actually held our territory for 41 days ! !  That is less than one company of soldiers. Can you believe that? 

Malaysia has also been overly involved in South Thailand - I think not in the best way. We have not contributed to a lasting peace. 

Now, with names like Barisan Revolusi Nasional and Mara Pattani even more crows will come home to roost.

Here is some QUICK background to the Pattani insurgency :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Thailand_insurgency

earlier attacks drive-by shootings 
policemen shot by gunmen on motorcycles

after 2001 coordinated attacks on police stations 
slashing to death Buddhist monks
bombing Buddhist temples, beheadings
intimidating pork vendors and customers
arson attacks on schools
killing teachers, burning their bodies


Current insurgents proclaim  jihadism 

• not separatist any more
• led by Salafis
• extreme and transnational religious goals
• Islamic Caliphate
• Salafis hostile to culture
• immediate aim to make Patani ungovernable

Unfortunately for Southern Thailand (and Mindanao) the Malaysian government had plenty of money in the 1980s and 1990s.  So money was splashed around to participate in the peace process. It was really a covert attempt at 'Islamic brotherhood'. And in the 1980s The Super Agent of the Ikhwan Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood) was already a powerful and influential operator in Malaysia.

If Muslims were in trouble, we had to go and help them. Why? 
Well because they were Muslims. What a stupid question.

It did not matter whether Patani, Mindanao, Bosnia, Rohingyas, Aceh or wherever. So long as they were Muslims - plus Malaysia had tons of money - we would go and help them.  Exactly what were the truths behind the conflict dynamics, the politics, the socio-economics, the cultures etc were not really important. They were Muslims, we were Muslims, both are good, so lets go help them.

So how could we be really honest peace brokers or peace negotiators?  We were motivated by common beliefs in four legged winged creatures flying through the sky.

And we can see what has happened after 20 years and 25 years.  Bosnia - Herzegovina is becoming a Salafi Mental Hospital in Europe.  Southern Thailand is getting worse. Mindanao too is never near any lasting solution.

It is true that Malaysia has been hosting thousands of southern Thai separatist leaders and their families inside Malaysia. We have been hosting tens of thousands of Southern Thai Malays for a very long time. They are all wonderful people, ordinary people just like you and me.  From a long time ago, we have had Southern Thais as our customers.  They work hard for their living and usually run food outlets.

But we never offered real solutions for the Southern Thai Malays. Or the Moros in Mindanao. I recall in the 90s and 2000s there was a race between UMNO and PAS to build madrassahs in Southern Thailand. Shahidan Kassim used to fund madrassahs across the border from Perlis. PAS used to fund madrassahs across the river in Golok. 

Then hundreds or thousands of Southern Thai folks were admitted into our local universities and institutions especially MARA, UIA etc.

The full name of that so called "MARA Coalition" among the Salafi groups in Southern Thailand is "Majlis Amanah Rakyat Patani".  Doesnt that sound all too familiar.

And here are the flags of two factions (sudah pecah dua dah) of the Barisan Revolusi Nasional :

Dont these flags look very similar to our flag? That star has 15 points.  15 States ? Of what?  As I said, our folks have been throwing money and inspiring the Southern Thais with strange and unworkable ideas. That is why their problems never get solved.

So some of them have decided to try other options. Here is another 'more contemporary' idea for a newer flag for the Daulah Islamiyah Fathoni :

That is the ISIS flag folks. You all better wake up.  

Other than me, no one (or very few people) seem to be keeping track of what is really going on among the people with-no-internal-plumbing in their homes.  Dont get caught napping. 

I know what some of you are thinking. Migration is not an option. This is our home too.  It is super easy to overcome all these problems and improve the lives of all these people. We have to hang together and act together. Otherwise we will hang separately.

Plus we must know the correct things to do.  Let us be united by other than four legged winged creatures.

CAN YOU TRUST THESE PEOPLE ?

CAN YOU TRUST THESE PEOPLE ? 

Malaysian General Election PRU/GE 14 Lesson 5 - Choose the Party which keeps it Election Manifesto promises

Malaysian General Election PRU/GE 14 Lesson 5 –Winning Party is elected the strength of its manifesto and promise to the voters

Voters at the ballot boxes in Malaysian GE/PRU 14 must elect at the Party which is most consistence on keeping its promises it made during campaigning and not after the fact disregard its electoral promises and commitments to the voters and pursue its own selfish agenda.

The Party below has been consistently breaking its Promises after getting elected and pursues its own agenda for the last 13 General Elections. This is the time to give the other party Pakatan Harapan a chance at the ballot box to proof that they can keep and deliver the promises made in their election manifesto for a better Malaysia for all Malaysians.

Yes this is symbol of the party for the last 13 Malaysian General elections broke its electoral promises to the Malaysian voters. 13 chances are enough and no need to vote them anymore

The above is the symbol of Oppression in Malaysia

Read below what the the Malaysian Voters think about Barisan Nasional the ruling governing Party 

Poll Results : 95% Of 1008 People WILL NOT VOTE FOR NAJIB AND THE BN !!

Thank you to the more than 1000 people who took the Poll. Thank you very much. Someone once said here that for a Malaysian population size, we need to poll only 500 people to get a fair cross section of views.  Well 1008 people took this poll (so far, there are a few hours left).

80% of you said that you will never, ever vote BN. This number has stayed constant since the first few hours of this poll, about five days ago.

5% said you will note vote at all.  

(I put this as one of the answers in the poll because from talking to people, I gathered a significant number may just not vote, out of protest)

Another 10% of you said you will NOT VOTE for the BN if Najib was still PM.  (The answer was the other way around, without Najib, you will vote for BN).

Only 5% of 1008 people said you will vote for BN, with or without Najib. I think the 57 people who picked this option are prepaid blogger bangangs, Moron's Media Team and such.

Effectively 95% of 1008 people WILL NOT VOTE for Najib and the BN.

These are serious numbers.  They are getting worse for the BN.

This time around it does not matter if they redraw the lines (gerrymandering). Even the Rohingyas cannot help.

The only way for the BN to save itself is for them to get rid of the Moron. 

The solution is so simple. Why sink the whole damn ship just to save one useless rat?

Mystery killing of a Giant Rabbit on a United Airline Flight from London to Chicago

Now United's killing fluffy bunnies! Son of the world's biggest rabbit dies on United flight. Huge three foot bunny arrives in Chicago dead in 'strange' circumstances

Beleaguered United Airlines faces fresh controversy after a 'fit and healthy' giant rabbit died in the cargo hold of one of its flights. Simon, a ten-month-old 3ft continental giant rabbit, was on track to outgrow the world's biggest rabbit - his 4ft 4in dad, Darius. But Simon's devastated owner Annette Edwards (pictured with Darius) from Stoulton in Worcester claims he died in the cargo hold of a flight from Heathrow Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. This comes just weeks after the besieged airline hit the headlines when a doctor was dragged off a plane by stewards at O'Hare airport - causing a PR nightmare for the airline, whose CEO was forced to issue multiple apologies. 

Aramco Insiders Suggest The Company May Not Be Worth $2 Trillion

Advise is do not invest in worthless Arab countries company shares as there is no accountability and they change laws every now and then to suit their needs only. Investing in the Arab countries is like flushing your money in the toilet. Only assists they have Oil and Gas and do not know how long it is going to last and the reserves are only their figures and not independently confirmed and they do not open their books to public. For all we know they are already pumping more seawater than oil and more farts than petroleum gas

As Saudi Arabia's deputy crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, pushes his nation's Vision 2030 economic overhaul and crows of the $2 trillion Saudi Aramco valuation (ahead of its potential IPO), WSJ reports that officials at the state-owned oil company are applying internal value estimates of $1.3 to $1.5 trillion to the valuation, calling bin Salman's estimate "unrealistic and mind blowing."

Since deputy crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, announced the stock-offering plan and his $2 trillion estimate early last year. Insiders and outsiders have questioned how he arrived at that number.

A team of about two dozen employees have been working since last year to try and figure how to take Aramco public while working with Western consultants to explore ways to restructure Aramco in order to maximize its value, say people familiar with the process. The team has determined several variables - what some call “levers” - likely to affect the price investors will pay for shares of the world’s largest oil producer, according to internal documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

But, as The Wall Street Journal reports, no matter how they pull those levers, which include the price of oil and the new Saudi tax policy, Aramco’s projected value tops out at about $1.5 trillion.

One such lever was a major tax reduction (but even then, it didn't add up to bin Salman's $2 trillion guess...)

The Saudi government said last month that it is reducing Aramco’s tax rate to 50 percent from 85 percent, bringing its tax rate closer to the level of the world’s biggest oil companies such as Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. A move which would result in higher dividends for potential shareholders, bringing Aramco’s internal value estimates to between $1.3 trillion and $1.5 trillion from about half a trillion dollars, say people involved in the process.Related: Low Oil Prices Force Abu Dhabi To Sell U.S. Assets

By selling up to 5 percent of shares in an initial public offering targeted for next year, the government plans to raise billions of dollars that it can use to invest in other industries as part of a plan to reduce its heavy dependence on oil. The valuation discrepancy raises new challenges for a deal that is already fraught with complexity and facing opposition within the ranks of the kingdom’s government bureaucracy, according to those knowledgeable of the situation.

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One Aramco official called the figure “unrealistic and mind blowing.”

Questions about Aramco’s valuation surfaced earlier this year when a report for potential investors prepared by oil-industry consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. put Aramco’s value at around $400 billion, according to a client who attended a private Wood Mackenzie briefing. Saudi government officials say Aramco’s high reserves and low costs should make the company attractive to investors.

“Our profitability is higher than others and the interest we have received so far is huge,” said a defender of the $2 trillion estimate.

Some officials inside the company and the government have privately suggested reevaluating the listing, and perhaps reducing its size or delaying it. So far, Prince Mohammed and his staff seem unlikely to do so, say people familiar with the matter.

“This IPO will happen regardless of the valuation they may receive,” according to the government official who called the $2-trillion-dollar number “mind-blowing.”

By Zerohedge.com

Can An OPEC Extension Push Oil To $60?

It now seems quite likely that OPEC will agree to an extension of November’s production cut agreement at their May meeting. The question facing analysts and market watchers is how much a cut extension will impact the market going forward, and whether it will deliver the boost in prices that OPEC is hoping for.

In November, the agreement was a boon to the price, sending WTI north of $50, only for prices to fall a few months later. The impact of the deal, which was publicized for months beforehand and enjoyed blanket coverage from all major market media outlets, was significant but temporary. Inventory reports in February caused the price to crash back down, and apart from a brief swing upwards after U.S. missile strikes in Syria, an event which had analysts crowing over the return of the risk premium, prices have slumbered near $50, far below where OPEC needs them to be.

Undoubtedly, OPEC is hoping an extension of cuts will have a more lasting effect, delivering true stability to markets and lifting prices up to $60. The level several OPEC members have indicated they want prices to rest over the long-term, in order to balance their budgets. But a string of bearish signs have pushed the price below $50, and barring another bout of “geopolitical risk,” it seems only significant changes in fundamentals will deliver the boost OPEC needs.

he impact of the first round of cuts was blunted in part due to the ramp-up in production during the fourth quarter of 2016. Huge inventories were reported in the U.S. early in 2017, though there were declines in OECD inventories according to the IEA, evidence that the OPEC and non-OPEC cuts totaling 1.8 million bpd were having some effect, despite low compliance from non-OPEC states.American inventories were expected to fall, boosting price in the short-term. Instead, unexpectedly high gasoline inventories pushed the price to its lowest point in weeks in mid-April, despite simultaneous drops in the crude supply. The decline of about 1 million barrels was less than analysts predicted.

American inventories are falling, which bode well for a price recovery if OPEC does decide to extend cuts. Yet the effect may not be immediate enough for OPEC to declare victory in June, as rising production in the fourth quarter of 2016 in OPEC and outside of OPEC in early 2017 basically obviated the cumulative effect of the cuts.

Nevertheless, plenty of analysts see bullish conditions ahead and a tighter market. Goldman Sachs and CitiGroup, among others, feel that prices will recover near $60. Goldman feels that recent declines are due to short-range factors, as fundamentals slowly shift towards tighter supply. The IEA, which has been warning of a much tighter supply situation in the years ahead as investment fails to keep up with demand, feels that inventory declines are likely in the summer despite demand falling for a second straight year. If inventories post big enough declines, the continued absence of 1.5 million bpd taken off the market early in the year could finally have the desired effect.

he IEA also predicts U.S. production growing by 680,000 bpd by the end of the year, an upgrade to initial forecasts.

Goldman’s feeling that recent drops in price are from short-term, speculative factors should give investors and analysts cause for optimism. The steep drop last week came on the back of a higher-than-expected rig count report and doubts over Russia’s possible compliance with further OPEC cuts. These could be interpreted as the emotional response of the markets, rather than a sure sign of shifting fundamentals. Five rigs were added in the most recent report, the lowest increase since February, and a possible sign that the boom in U.S. shale could be slackening.Like the week-long boost after the U.S. missile strike in Syria, the sudden dip in prices last week could be offset once inventory draws deepen. If OPEC succeeds in lengthening, or even deepening cuts, and pulls Russia on board, there’s a chance that the IEA and Goldman’s prediction of a stabilizing market and a closer balance between supply and demand by the late-summer 2017 could come true.

But there’s plenty of skepticism out there. Inventory draws will have to be deep, and compliance among OPEC and non-OPEC members strong, for the anticipated increase in U.S. production to be successfully offset.

By Gregory Brew for Oilprice.com