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THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WINNING A BATTLE AND WINNING A WAR Politics is number game, whose strengths rest on the number of Members of Parliament (MPs) or Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) of a political party in the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) respectively. Therefore, the ultimate aim of every political party including our Party SUPP, is to make sure that we win all the seats allocated to our Party, both in the Parliamentary and State election. Every political party, including our Party, may have grandeurs vision, yet we have to be realistic and practical in our pursuit to achieve the maximum efficiency in delivering our services to the people while maintaining the strength of our Party. It is of utmost importance for every Party member to understand the reality of politics, particularly within the framework of Barisan Nasional (BN), where not every BN component party can achieve 100% aspiration of each individual component party. Therefore, all Party members must condition...

LAND ISSUE Perception 1.1: By the fact that I or my ancestor applied for the land from the state government or bought the land from another land owner, I will enjoy the perpetual land ownership, which is entitled to be passed down from generation to generation. Fact 1.1: Under the Land Ordinance, land is owned by the state government who only leases the land to the land lease holder (so-called land owner) for specific number of years such as 999, 99, 90, 60, 30 or even 20 years at a one-off premium payment and annual land assessment. So the ownership of the land lease holder (so-called land owner) will expire upon the expiration of the land lease. Perception 1.2: Land lease should be renewed automatically with no or minimum premium. Fact 1.2: The land lease holder (so-called land owner) should apply to the state government through the Land & Survey Department upon the expiration of the land leases. In the past, state government only allows the land lease holder (so-called land owner)...