The following are some memorable and not-so-memorable quotes of key Malaysian personalities over the past week.
“That is why the stronger your faith and connection is to God, the greater you are (in bed). However, people nowadays do not receive God’s blessing because they watch pornography.”
Obedient Wives Club (OWC) spokesperson Fauziah Ariffin talked about men’s high libido and why many prophets were known to be exceptional in bed.
“Allah has stated, according to the Quran, that your wife is your field. You can plough her anyway you like, just do not practise sodomy.”
Fauziah again, on why there’s no such thing as rape in marriage.
“If Rozali is going to withhold payment to the water processing plants in order to incapacitate them and to create a water crisis in Selangor, the least he could do is to forgo his RM5 million a year.”
PKR strategy director Rafizi Ramli told a 600-strong audience at a forum that Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas) CEO Rozali Ismail is living a ‘superstar lifestyle’, receiving an annual salary of RM5 million.
“I went to cover the rally expecting a lot of things to happen, such as the firing of tear gas and police acting violently towards the crowd. But I did not expect all that to happen to me.”
Malaysiakini photojournalist Koh Jun Lin told the Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) inquiry that he was arrested when he photographed a clash between the police and protestors at the Bersih 3.0 rally.
“We only had to pay a fine of a few hundreds [ringgit]. We were not wrong,”
Mohammad Norman Ismail, one of the two men charged with assaulting a Chinese newspaper journalist, told reporters after a court hearing that they were innocent and would not apologise for the incident.
“If you can tell me, then you can tell the public. I don’t have any special privileges.”
DAP Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua said during Sustainable Energy Development Authority’s (Seda) public briefing that CEO Badriyah Abd Malek has asked him to meet her privately for more information on the status of the winning companies.
“Christians are voters too and have their interests… The church was previously only concerned in the hereafter but now they are concerned in the ‘herenow’.”
Jayum Jawan said that in both Sabah and Sarawak, the church is the ‘third force’ with its strong connections throughout the states.
“It is not that we want to protect Proton forever, but such sweet promises… without proper planning may spell economic catastrophe.”
Pemuda Umno chief Khairy Jamaluddin argued that Pakatan’s promise to make cars more affordable may affect Proton economically and deprive the government of income.
“Bersih cannot be a society used for purposes detrimental to security on July 1, 2011 – and then, no longer so a week later. Even if that is so, the declaration should have been lifted accordingly.”
High Court judge Rohana Yusof said in ruling that the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) is not an ‘unlawful organisation’.
“The Malaysian contingent is 60 strong, comprising 30 athletes and 30 officials. They will not be short of support as hundreds of others will there on taxpayers’ money to ‘observe and learn’ and do a spot of shopping to help the ailing British economy.”
Star Online on the Malaysian athletes who are participating in the London 2012 Olympic Games, along with hundreds of government officials.
“When the PAP lost some seats (in its recent election) because Singaporeans felt choked by rising cost of living, etc… could we link this to Singapore’s need for more land?”
National Professors Council’s politics, security and international affairs cluster head Mohamed Mustafa Ishak speculating on the reason Singapore would want a regime change in Malaysia.
