Monday, 30 May 2011
Anwar believes Pakatan is ready even without him
He said Pakatan was already a solid united pact with
potential young successors including Azmin who he said may be brash in
his "stunts" but more than capable to lead.
SUBANG
JAYA: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim is confident in Pakatan Rakyat’s
second tier of leadership and discounted the notion that the pact will
collapse in his absence.Speaking at a closed door dialogue session with young professionals here, the PKR de facto leader said the pact was armed with young and more than capable leaders that can take Pakatan forward should he be convicted and jailed for sodomy.
“Once you’re prosecuted you’re already damned,” he said laughingly to some 150 people who attended the forum.
Anwar is currently facing trial for allegedly sodomising his former aide, a charge he claimed was engineered by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor.
Anwar’s persona, attributed to his charisma and moderate liberal politics, is seen as the binding force in the Pakatan coalition rife with infighting.
The top leadership appears to be gelling well but much of their ideological differences remain conveniently buried for now and Anwar’s possible incarceration would possibly break Pakatan.
Whether or not the bloc is ready for future without Anwar remains unknown. While it is likely that Anwar has identified his successor, Azmin Ali who is now PKR deputy president who happens to be his blue-eyed boy, observers say the latter lacks the calibre to lead and hold Pakatan together.
But the opposition leader claimed Pakatan was already a solid united pact with potential young successors including Azmin who he said may be brash in his “stunts” but more than capable to lead.
“Sometimes when the (current) leadership is too strong, we tend to not see the potential of second tier leaders,” he said, referring to rising political starlets like PKR strategic director Rafizi Ramli and communications director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad who is also Seri Setia assemblyman.
He said this in reply to a youth during the forum who urged Pakatan to move away from its dependency on political icons and based their struggle more on ideologies.
Anwar added that differences and open spat in Pakatan was part and parcel of a democracy which he said the ruling Barisan Nasional coalition was bankrupt of.
“Do you see any quality MPs in Umno or BN? Sometimes when I’m in Parliament and I look at them (sighs),” he said, drawing laughter from the audience.
Youth must act on their own
The lack of real capable leaders in the ruling coalition was due to the much widely yes-man culture in BN and this, said the opposition leader, has contributed much to the nation’s political and economic woes.
Anwar urged the young to take matters into their own hands and suggested various possible ways to join Pakatan’s struggle for change, such as exploiting social medias like Facebook and Twitter.
“We have the numbers. We can never lose this battle. Every time one of them make a racist statement you should counter them,” he said, in reference to the escalating racial attacks on non-Malays by rights groups like Perkasa and Umno-owned Malay daily Utusan Malaysia.
Racial and religious tensions have reached fever high as hawkish elements within BN’s malay lynchpin intensifies its hardline communal politicking in the run up to the national polls tipped to be held year end.
The opposition leader said the youth holds significant power and could be a catalyst to a government change but they must first arm themselves with information.
To facilitate this, Anwar said he is currently working on a programme called the “Rakyat Empowering Programme”, an extension of Pakatan’s existing alternative policies with emphasis on the “democratisation of access to quality education”.
Scholarship for Malays only..not for Malaysians???
(Malaysiakini) - Only Malays and bumiputera have the right to receive government scholarships, said Umno-linked pressure group Gagasan Anti-Penyelewengan Selangor (Gaps) today.
“Is it a fact that all Malaysians have a right to a scholarship? The federal constitution only states that the Malays and bumiputera have the right to receive a scholarship,” said Gaps president Hamidzun Khairuddin (left) in a statement.
“This constitution is made by the Reid Commission, not by the Malay leaders,” he added, shifting the blame from the majority community to the five-member Commonwealth panel that drafted the nation's constitution in 1956.
Hamidzun was responding to MCA president Chua Soi Lek's comments on the PSD scholarship fracas carried by a news portal yesterday, where the latter's report said, “MCA told the prime minister today top SPM students should be given scholarships to study abroad despite Putrajaya's claim that it did not make any such promise.”
Referring to “some members of the ruling party and opposition who are very racist and chauvanistic”, Hamidzun lashed out at Chua in particular ,saying the chief of the second largest BN component party should amend the constitution if he disagreed with the issue.
“If Soi Lek disagrees, he should amend the constitution drawn up by Lord Reid. Soi Lek should be more objective in his leadership,” said the Gaps leader.
All races equal but...
“Soi Lek also needs to learn to be a leader for all Malaysians, and not just the champion of his race,” added Hamidzun.
BN parties for going in circles over the issue every May to June, year in, year out, he noted that each party fought only for the rights of their own respective communities.
“Gaps believes the issue should be resolved definitively, so that it would not become an annual polemic that does not benefit the rakyat,” he said, ticking off BN parties for the widening income gap and the increasingly racial politics in the country.
“Enough of Do Xiang Zhong, Perkasa and Hindraf respectively being the spokespersons of their respective races. They excel in the field,” said the Gaps leader.
Oblivious to the obvious contradictions, Hamidzun concluded that “political leaders should be broad minded... and defend the rights of all races based on the constitution.”
Yesterday Chua had, according to the news report, announced after meeting with the PM over the prickly JPA scholarship issue that he had told the premier a number of failed scholarship applications by top scoring non-Malays should be reviewed and given overseas scholarships. Najib had promised he would “look into the controversy”.
Thats an excerpt from Malaysiakini.....
If Malaysian government is not going to give non Malays the scholarship, who is going to give us scholarship?? Singapore???
If the government is not going to help Non Malays, why collect tax from them???
Since when constitution amended that only the Malays and bumiputera have the right to receive a scholarship???
The reality is Non Malays do get scholarships from government every year, only the number is small. That is because there are many little racist napoleons in PSD. They deny non Malays the scholarship. They are fine products of BTN. It is not only important to change the ruling party, the PSD needs a revamp too.
Vote wisely Malaysians !!
“Is it a fact that all Malaysians have a right to a scholarship? The federal constitution only states that the Malays and bumiputera have the right to receive a scholarship,” said Gaps president Hamidzun Khairuddin (left) in a statement.
“This constitution is made by the Reid Commission, not by the Malay leaders,” he added, shifting the blame from the majority community to the five-member Commonwealth panel that drafted the nation's constitution in 1956.
Hamidzun was responding to MCA president Chua Soi Lek's comments on the PSD scholarship fracas carried by a news portal yesterday, where the latter's report said, “MCA told the prime minister today top SPM students should be given scholarships to study abroad despite Putrajaya's claim that it did not make any such promise.”
Referring to “some members of the ruling party and opposition who are very racist and chauvanistic”, Hamidzun lashed out at Chua in particular ,saying the chief of the second largest BN component party should amend the constitution if he disagreed with the issue.
“If Soi Lek disagrees, he should amend the constitution drawn up by Lord Reid. Soi Lek should be more objective in his leadership,” said the Gaps leader.
All races equal but...
“Soi Lek also needs to learn to be a leader for all Malaysians, and not just the champion of his race,” added Hamidzun.
BN parties for going in circles over the issue every May to June, year in, year out, he noted that each party fought only for the rights of their own respective communities.
“Gaps believes the issue should be resolved definitively, so that it would not become an annual polemic that does not benefit the rakyat,” he said, ticking off BN parties for the widening income gap and the increasingly racial politics in the country.
“Enough of Do Xiang Zhong, Perkasa and Hindraf respectively being the spokespersons of their respective races. They excel in the field,” said the Gaps leader.
Oblivious to the obvious contradictions, Hamidzun concluded that “political leaders should be broad minded... and defend the rights of all races based on the constitution.”
Yesterday Chua had, according to the news report, announced after meeting with the PM over the prickly JPA scholarship issue that he had told the premier a number of failed scholarship applications by top scoring non-Malays should be reviewed and given overseas scholarships. Najib had promised he would “look into the controversy”.
Thats an excerpt from Malaysiakini.....
If Malaysian government is not going to give non Malays the scholarship, who is going to give us scholarship?? Singapore???
If the government is not going to help Non Malays, why collect tax from them???
Since when constitution amended that only the Malays and bumiputera have the right to receive a scholarship???
The reality is Non Malays do get scholarships from government every year, only the number is small. That is because there are many little racist napoleons in PSD. They deny non Malays the scholarship. They are fine products of BTN. It is not only important to change the ruling party, the PSD needs a revamp too.
Vote wisely Malaysians !!
Anwar claims Dr M threatened him before sacking
The supposed threat was highlighted in book by writer Ziauddin Sardar.
SUBANG
JAYA: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim claimed he was threatened by
former premier Dr Mahathir Mohamad who told him to voluntarily step down
a day before his sacking as the deputy prime minister in 1998.The PKR de facto leader further alleged that Mahathir had offered him financial compensation. Should he reject, he would be charged, the Permatang Pauh MP added.
“Mahathir told me… you have wife, a family, its better if you resign voluntarily, if not charges will be brought against you,” he told some 150 people who attended a closed-door dialogue with young professionals here.
The supposed threat was highlighted in book by writer Ziauddin Sardar. The audience during the question and answer session asked Anwar if this was true to which the opposition leader replied:
“It’s true because I told him (Ziauddin). I also went against Dr Mahathir, and was wrongfully imprisoned and subsequently beaten half to death.”
Despite the ordeal, Anwar told the audience that he held no grudges against his former mentor, and forgave him for what happened.
“He is old and senile. Leave him alone lah,” he said jokingly in reply to a question by an audience who wanted to know what would he do to the former premier if he becomes prime minister.
Anwar was sacked in 1998 and charged with sodomy and power abuse, charges he claimed were high level conspiracy to topple him.
He was later convicted and jailed for both offences but was eventually freed in September 2004.
Anwar has since led Pakatan Rakyat to major electoral gains when they denied Barisan Nasional their customary two-thirds parliamentary majority and ousted the ruling coalition from four states while retaining one in 2008.
Much of the success is attributed to Anwar’s influence which he claimed was the reason behind a second sodomy charge.
Anwar described the second sodomy charge as “evil, frivolous lies by those in power”, singling out Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak and wife Rosmah Mansor as the masterminds.
The opposition leader is charged under section 377B of the Penal Code and can be sentenced to a maximum of 20 years’ jail and whipping upon conviction.
Belia Mahukan Perubahan
Dari Malaysiakini
Tindakan Datuk Seri Najib Razak menghimpunan belia-belia di Putrajaya dan merayu undi mereka memperlihatkan rasa gusar perdana menteri terhadap kebangkitan golongan itu yang kini menuntut perubahan, kata Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Najib semalam mendakwa sejuta belia yang hadir di Putrajaya untuk sambutan Hari Belia Negara selama tiga hari, kononnya untuk “mempertahankan” pusat pentadbiran negara dari diambil alih oleh Pakatan Rakyat.
TV Selangor memetik Anwar berkata, hakikatnya ialah persatuan-persatuan belia itu dibawa untuk mengisi pelbagai program riadah yang dianjurkan bersama oleh agensi-agensi persekutuan dan badan-badan koperat sempena Hari Belia Negara.
“Dia kata di Mesir satu juta orang muda tuntut perubahan. Jadi di sini dia minta orang muda sokong Barisan Nasional.
“Orang muda ini dikaitkan dengan idealisme, cita-cita murni. Orang muda ini benci dengan kemungkaran, benci dengan rasuah, benci dengan kezaliman.
“Najib silap. (Sebenarnya belia) yang minta perubahan tumbangkan kerajaan yang ada. Jadi saya nak sambut dengan katakan sudah sampai ketikanya anak muda Felda, anak muda Malaysia bangkit tuntut perubahan,” kata Anwar kepada ribuan peneroka Felda dan penduduk kampung di Kerdau, Pahang malam semalam untuk mendengar ceramahnya.
Kaya-raya
Anwar malam tadi juga mengupas ucapan Najib pada majlis sambutan Hari Belia itu yang dialas dengan gesaan supaya belia menyokong Umno-BN sebagai syarat menikmati kemakmuran.
Kenyataan sedemikian, kata Anwar hanya menunjukkan rasa terdesak Perdana Menteri.
Menurut Anwar beliau tidak menuduh Umno sebagai parti yang tidak pernah membuat apa-apa.
Namun yang dipersoalkan adalah kemungkaran dan kezaliman yang menyebabkan rakyat menderita manakala pemimpin hidup dalam keadaan kaya-raya.
“Saya tidak samakan Umno dengan Firaun, Firaun pun buat bangunan dan jalan, negara komunis, Zimbabwe, mahupun Bangladesh pun buat pembangunan, soalnya kita ini mahu nilai apa kekurangan besar yang membolehkan sebuah perubahan kuasa itu perlu,” katanya.
Sehubungan itu, Anwar mengajak rakyat supaya merenung hala tuju negara di bawah pemerintahan Umno-BN dan tidak termakan dengan dakyah dan gula-gula politik yang disebarkan parti itu.
“Saya tidak pertikai hak sesiapa untuk sokong parti mana-mana, tetapi kita sanggupkah pertahankan kezaliman, bolehkah kita diam tentang rasuah, mampukah kita biarkan fitnah, lucah termasuk qazaf dan semulanya berlaku?” tanya Anwar.
Turut hadir, Pesuruhjaya PAS Pahang, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man ahli jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Mohamed Sabu, Ketua Serikandi Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail dan Presiden ANAK, Mazlan.
Tindakan Datuk Seri Najib Razak menghimpunan belia-belia di Putrajaya dan merayu undi mereka memperlihatkan rasa gusar perdana menteri terhadap kebangkitan golongan itu yang kini menuntut perubahan, kata Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Najib semalam mendakwa sejuta belia yang hadir di Putrajaya untuk sambutan Hari Belia Negara selama tiga hari, kononnya untuk “mempertahankan” pusat pentadbiran negara dari diambil alih oleh Pakatan Rakyat.
TV Selangor memetik Anwar berkata, hakikatnya ialah persatuan-persatuan belia itu dibawa untuk mengisi pelbagai program riadah yang dianjurkan bersama oleh agensi-agensi persekutuan dan badan-badan koperat sempena Hari Belia Negara.
“Dia kata di Mesir satu juta orang muda tuntut perubahan. Jadi di sini dia minta orang muda sokong Barisan Nasional.
“Orang muda ini dikaitkan dengan idealisme, cita-cita murni. Orang muda ini benci dengan kemungkaran, benci dengan rasuah, benci dengan kezaliman.
“Najib silap. (Sebenarnya belia) yang minta perubahan tumbangkan kerajaan yang ada. Jadi saya nak sambut dengan katakan sudah sampai ketikanya anak muda Felda, anak muda Malaysia bangkit tuntut perubahan,” kata Anwar kepada ribuan peneroka Felda dan penduduk kampung di Kerdau, Pahang malam semalam untuk mendengar ceramahnya.
Kaya-raya
Anwar malam tadi juga mengupas ucapan Najib pada majlis sambutan Hari Belia itu yang dialas dengan gesaan supaya belia menyokong Umno-BN sebagai syarat menikmati kemakmuran.
Kenyataan sedemikian, kata Anwar hanya menunjukkan rasa terdesak Perdana Menteri.
Menurut Anwar beliau tidak menuduh Umno sebagai parti yang tidak pernah membuat apa-apa.
Namun yang dipersoalkan adalah kemungkaran dan kezaliman yang menyebabkan rakyat menderita manakala pemimpin hidup dalam keadaan kaya-raya.
“Saya tidak samakan Umno dengan Firaun, Firaun pun buat bangunan dan jalan, negara komunis, Zimbabwe, mahupun Bangladesh pun buat pembangunan, soalnya kita ini mahu nilai apa kekurangan besar yang membolehkan sebuah perubahan kuasa itu perlu,” katanya.
Sehubungan itu, Anwar mengajak rakyat supaya merenung hala tuju negara di bawah pemerintahan Umno-BN dan tidak termakan dengan dakyah dan gula-gula politik yang disebarkan parti itu.
“Saya tidak pertikai hak sesiapa untuk sokong parti mana-mana, tetapi kita sanggupkah pertahankan kezaliman, bolehkah kita diam tentang rasuah, mampukah kita biarkan fitnah, lucah termasuk qazaf dan semulanya berlaku?” tanya Anwar.
Turut hadir, Pesuruhjaya PAS Pahang, Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man ahli jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Mohamed Sabu, Ketua Serikandi Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail dan Presiden ANAK, Mazlan.
People smugglers put under ISA
The New Straits Times
by Roy Goh
He said ministry officers had started ground work on cross-border crimes.
"This includes bilateral ties and cooperation with Australia on human trafficking, Saudi Arabia on terrorism as well as China and Britain on security."
The implementation is coordinated by the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Labour and Illegal Immigrants chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
On another matter, Hishammuddin said the ministry was investigating whether businessman Datu Mohd Akjan Datu Ali Muhammad, who had proclaimed himself as the sultan of Sulu, was a foreigner.
On calls for the government to act against Akjan in relation to his "coronation", Hishammuddin said the government had considered various aspects of the law but was unable to find one to act against him.
"For now, we will look into the status of his citizenship."
Hishammuddin said action would be taken if his documents were found not to be in order.
Barisan Nasional leaders from United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun and Murut Organisation, Parti Bersatu Sabah and Liberal Democratic Party had urged the government to strip Akjan of his citizenship as his declaration was an insult to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
In February, Akjan, a 54-year-old former ISA detainee, claimed that he was a direct descendant of the last reigning Sultan of Sulu Paduka Mahasari Maulana Al-Marhum Sultan Shariful-Hashim and reportedly took on the name Sultan Shariful-Hashim II.
He came under fire following his "proclamation" and went missing for three months before police caught him at his home in Likas in the middle of this month.
They later released without any conditions earlier last week.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said investigation papers had been handed over to the Attorney-General's Chambers for the next course of action.
by Roy Goh
KOTA
KINABALU: A local and two Filipinos involved in human trafficking were
detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last Tuesday.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday the detention was to preserve the security of the country.
The three men, aged between 24 and 59, are suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants from Bongao in southern Philippines.
"Hopefully, the arrest will lead to more information on human trafficking of foreign women into the country," said Hishammuddin after presenting appointment letters to directors of the state National Registration Department and Prisons Department.
"This is also part of our efforts to tackle the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah," he said, adding that the police were also focusing on cross-border crimes, including drug and arms smuggling, money laundering, cyber crimes and smuggling of essential goods.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said yesterday the detention was to preserve the security of the country.
The three men, aged between 24 and 59, are suspected of smuggling illegal immigrants from Bongao in southern Philippines.
"Hopefully, the arrest will lead to more information on human trafficking of foreign women into the country," said Hishammuddin after presenting appointment letters to directors of the state National Registration Department and Prisons Department.
"This is also part of our efforts to tackle the influx of illegal immigrants into Sabah," he said, adding that the police were also focusing on cross-border crimes, including drug and arms smuggling, money laundering, cyber crimes and smuggling of essential goods.
He said ministry officers had started ground work on cross-border crimes.
"This includes bilateral ties and cooperation with Australia on human trafficking, Saudi Arabia on terrorism as well as China and Britain on security."
The implementation is coordinated by the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Labour and Illegal Immigrants chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
On another matter, Hishammuddin said the ministry was investigating whether businessman Datu Mohd Akjan Datu Ali Muhammad, who had proclaimed himself as the sultan of Sulu, was a foreigner.
On calls for the government to act against Akjan in relation to his "coronation", Hishammuddin said the government had considered various aspects of the law but was unable to find one to act against him.
"For now, we will look into the status of his citizenship."
Hishammuddin said action would be taken if his documents were found not to be in order.
Barisan Nasional leaders from United Pasokmomogun Kadazandusun and Murut Organisation, Parti Bersatu Sabah and Liberal Democratic Party had urged the government to strip Akjan of his citizenship as his declaration was an insult to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
In February, Akjan, a 54-year-old former ISA detainee, claimed that he was a direct descendant of the last reigning Sultan of Sulu Paduka Mahasari Maulana Al-Marhum Sultan Shariful-Hashim and reportedly took on the name Sultan Shariful-Hashim II.
He came under fire following his "proclamation" and went missing for three months before police caught him at his home in Likas in the middle of this month.
They later released without any conditions earlier last week.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said investigation papers had been handed over to the Attorney-General's Chambers for the next course of action.
Govt plans night Syariah Court to reduce backlog of cases
The Star
KOTA
BARU: The Government will conduct Syariah Court proceedings at night
and on public holidays in an effort to reduce the backlog of cases,
Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Mashitah
Ibrahim said.
“We have enough Syariah Court judges but more time is needed to dispose as many cases as possible.
“It will be one of the moves to help reduce the backlog of cases,” Dr Mashitah said after attending a Halal Carnival organised by the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) here yesterday.
Dr Mashitah, said based on statistics, almost all cases registered for divorce were after the fifth year of marriage.
“We have enough Syariah Court judges but more time is needed to dispose as many cases as possible.
“It will be one of the moves to help reduce the backlog of cases,” Dr Mashitah said after attending a Halal Carnival organised by the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) here yesterday.
Dr Mashitah, said based on statistics, almost all cases registered for divorce were after the fifth year of marriage.
“Although the divorce rate among Muslims is high, we must not view it negatively.
“It shows that there is awareness among couples of their rights within the ambit of Syariah law concerning marriage and divorce.
“Jakim is always finding ways to give counselling to estranged couples to reduce the number of divorces,” she added.
It was reported that 2009 statistics showed one divorce occurred every 15 minutes among Muslims.
“It shows that there is awareness among couples of their rights within the ambit of Syariah law concerning marriage and divorce.
“Jakim is always finding ways to give counselling to estranged couples to reduce the number of divorces,” she added.
It was reported that 2009 statistics showed one divorce occurred every 15 minutes among Muslims.
807 Penang DAP Members Quit Party And Join MIC
MIC President Datuk G. Palanivel said all the individuals quit the party at their own will after realising that their struggles for DAP were not worthwhile.
"They claimed that the party had made promises but failed to fulfill any, even when they were facing problems. They also told me that whatever assistance they had received was only from Barisan Nasional (BN) and MIC," he told reporters after meeting the Indian community here Sunday.
He added that a representative of the group had submitted their application forms to join MIC.
Palanivel said their decision showed that the government was always people centric and true to its 'People First, Performance Now' concept.
Among them was former Teluk Indah DAP chief D. Sampunathan, 52, who said he had been with the DAP for the past 20 years but since DAP took over Penang, their leaders had become big headed.
"Since DAP's win, the leaders have forgotten the voters, including me, although I have been with the party for a long time. All the promises made were not fulfilled," said Sampunathan who was disappointed with the DAP leaders.
Bagan Dalam State Assemblyman A. Tanasekharan's Special Assistant R. Lily, 46, who was also among those who quit the party said she decided to quit because she could not face the people in her constituency because the promises made earlier were not fulfilled.
"During the campaign they (DAP) had promised to help the Indian community in Bagan Dalam, but until now nothing has been done and the people have started asking me.
"When I asked the leaders, they said there was no allocation yet, so we will have to wait. However, these same leaders enjoy a luxurious lifestyle while we continue to suffer," said Lily.
Another member, A. Vasan, 51, alleged that DAP was only fighting for the well-being of the Chinese and not the Indians, although they (Indians) had supported the party.
"DAP is not a party for all, we do not need such a party. We need a party like BN that can look after the welfare of all races," he said.
Meanwhile, Palanivel said the MIC has been meeting the people on the ground to prepare its election machinery to face the next general election.
"MIC is working very hard to ensure victory for BN. We are ready to face the election," he said.
Port Dickson, pelancong asing luahkan kekecewaan
gambar hiasan tiada kena mengena sama yang hidupatau telah meninggalkan dunia
Nampaknya Port Dickson bukannya Bandar Tentera Darat tapi Bandar Pengotor atau mungkin Bandar Lalat. Seorang pelancong asing bersama rakan-rakan mereka dari Rusia meluahkan perasaan kecewa yang amat sangat akan tahap kekotoran di Port Dickson. Tahap kebersihan di medan selera di Telok Kemang mengecewakan mereka, dengan air paip yang digunakan untuk memasak air , makanan dan mencuci pinggan begitu keruh.
Pelancong asing tersebut menggelarkan PD sebagai P-ositively D-isgraceful atau Sememangnya Memalukan. Luahan kekecewaan yang amat sangat pelancong asing tadi telah tersebar ke seluruh dunia dalam Bahasa Inggeris melalui portal akhbar Malay Mail Online.
Habislah PD. Kalau Menteri Besar Negeri Sembilan ambil tak endah sahaja luahan pelancong asing ini, maka akan lebih ramai lagi pelancong asing tidak akan datang ke Port Dickson lagi. Usahkan pelancong asing, MB , EXCO dan ADUN N.Sembilan pun tak berbulan madu di Port Dickson.
Ke Menteri Besar dan EXCO Negeri Sembilan sedang sibuk untuk dengan perkhabaran (mungkin khabar angin) Pengakalan Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia di Sungei Besi akan dipindahkan ke Labu, N.Sembilan? Maka lenyaplah isu Port Dickson Bandar Kotor. Maka jadilah Labu Bandar Tentera Udara agaknya.
Tidak hairanlah Wabak Adenovirus sedang melanda PUSASDA ketika ini.
Kisah Tiada laut biru, cuma sampah di Port Dickson di http://amkns.blogspot.com/
Kisah Bandar Tentera Darat atau Bandar Lalat di http://pasns.blogspot.com/
P-ositively D-isgraceful!
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
Port Dickson's poor eatery hygiene
LAST weekend at Port Dickson with my family and friends from Russia was a big disgrace.
I was so ashamed to have taken them there, especially after I had convinced them that we would have a whale of a time tucking into local delicacies.
At a seafront food court in Teluk Kemang, we were shocked to see murky water being used to prepare meals and drinks.
We also observed mucky water being used to wash cooking utensils and dishes by certain food operators.
Stall worker s also washed dishes and cooking utensils in basins filled with sudsy water while customers were directed to a nearby stinky toilet to wash their hands.
My Russian friends were stunned by the filthy food practises and they missed out on local cuisine and ended up eating in a hotel.
I find it strange that the authorities are not aware of this obnoxious situation. I find it strange that they are not worried tourists would be discouraged from visiting Port Dickson.
If it is happening at this food court, then I sense hazardous food practices could be an occurrence in other eateries in PD.
I was visiting PD after five years and it is beyond me how this beach town where I had my honeymoon has been allowed to sink to disgraceful levels, especially handling of food.
Won’t somebody do something to restore PD to its past glory?
Philip Etherton
http://www.mmail.com.my/
How TNB (and the public) got a raw deal
With an electricity tariff hike
due to be announced on Monday, it might be useful to recall how the
first generation of ‘independent power producers’ (IPPs) profited at
TNB’s (and the Malaysian public’s) expense.
There’s a been a lot of talk, and rightly so, about the gas subsidies given to the IPPs, but not enough about the high price TNB has to pay to the IPPs for the electricity it has to take up – whether it needs it or not.
How did this Malaysian model of IPPs come into being, while TNB’s own expansion plans were cold-storaged in the early 1990s? As former TNB executive chairman Ani Arope says, “Ask our previous prime minister (Mahathir).” (Incidentally, Ani Arope studied at St Xavier’s Institution in Penang.)
This interview is from The Star:
There’s a been a lot of talk, and rightly so, about the gas subsidies given to the IPPs, but not enough about the high price TNB has to pay to the IPPs for the electricity it has to take up – whether it needs it or not.
How did this Malaysian model of IPPs come into being, while TNB’s own expansion plans were cold-storaged in the early 1990s? As former TNB executive chairman Ani Arope says, “Ask our previous prime minister (Mahathir).” (Incidentally, Ani Arope studied at St Xavier’s Institution in Penang.)
This interview is from The Star:
Tuesday June 6, 2006So, pray tell, who is subsidising whom?
Ani: TNB got a raw deal
WHEN the Government decided to approve the request from Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) to raise electricity tariffs, the plight of the national utility took centre-stage. Naturally, the knee-jerk reaction among consumers was not favourable. The 12% rise in tariffs appears to have re-ignited the debate on how good the going is for independent power producers (IPPs) at the cost of the national utility’s cashflow. The imbalance between the generation side of the business and that of transmission and distribution has put a strain on TNB. To understand the privatisation of the power generation sector, one needs to take a look back in history to understand that the country’s IPPs came about as a result of the Government’s effort to address the issue of stable power supply after the landmark 1992 blackout. Lending a historical perspective to the issue of IPPs is former TNB executive chairman Tan Sri Ani Arope, who headed the national utility from 1990 to 1996. It was during his tenure that the first generation IPPs were created. StarBiz deputy news editor JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU has the story.
STARBIZ: What happened after the first major blackout in 1992?
Ani: TNB had plans in place to pump out more energy by building plants in Pasir Gudang and Paka. Financing was no problem and our credit standing was very high. We had the land acquired and were ready to move in and plant up.
But we were told by the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) that it had its own plans. We cautioned EPU that if those plants, which would take two years to complete, were not built, Malaysia would get another major blackout. When you have a place with 250 engineers, it does not make sense to say (the blackout) is because of poor planning. But the EPU said it had its own plans and we were told to surrender the land.
Then it surfaced that it wanted to privatise the power plants. I am not anti-IPPs per se. It is good to have other players but it has to be done fairly. It has to be fair to the consumers, not just TNB, which is a conduit. TNB, because of the electricity hike, has been treated as the whipping boy. The focus should be on the consumers.
When the generous terms were given to the IPPs, all my other peers around the world asked what was happening. They said they would like to have a share in the IPPs. They said (the contracts to IPPs) were “too darn generous.” (The terms) were grossly one sided.
How was the Malaysian model of IPPs created?
Ask our previous Prime Minister.
How was the process of negotiations with IPPs conducted?
There was no negotiation. Absolutely none. Instead of talking directly with the IPPs, TNB was sitting down with the EPU. And we were harassed, humiliated and talked down every time we went there. After that, my team was disappointed. The EPU just gave us the terms and asked us to agree. I said no way I would.
What about the pricing and terms of the contracts?
It was all fixed up. (They said) this is the price, this is the capacity charge and this is the number of years. They said you just take it and I refused to sign the contracts. And then, I was put out to pasture.
Why did you disagree with the terms?
It was grossly unfair. At 16 sen per unit (kWh) and with the take or pay situation, actually it was 23 sen per unit. With 23 sen, plus transmission and distribution costs, TNB would have had to charge the consumer no less than 30 sen per unit. If mixed with TNB’s cost, the cost would come down but that was at our expense because we were producing electricity at 8 sen a unit. We can deliver electricity at 17 sen per unit.
And then there is a capacity charge. Nobody produces excess electricity like Malaysia and it goes to waste because there are no batteries to store that power. TNB only needs a reserve of 15% to 20%.
TNB was producing electricity at 8 sen a unit. What should have been the right price for IPPs to sell to TNB?
Twelve sen. They could not beat our price as we had already amortised our assets. But for the new guys or even ourselves to come in then and (having) to meet interest charges and to make a small profit, it would cost 12 sen a unit.
This was what we told one IPP. The IPP agreed to it but the EPU said that unless the IPP raised its price, the contract would not be given to the IPP. So he got it for 14 sen per unit.
And then, there is the cost pass-through. If the price of fuel went up, the extra cost is passed through to us. And in other words, it is passed on to the consumer.
Under what terms would you have agreed to the IPPs being set up?
Have an independent buyer for the electricity and in one way, let TNB come in and bid for the plants. Get other people to come in. Get a commission to see (to) our needs and TNB can be one of the producers.
It is argued that the IPPs’ contracts are too lucrative but there are IPPs in other countries in Africa or Asia that have better terms.
There are IPPs charging 50 to 60 US cents per unit but they use diesel. Take our own situation and compare oranges with oranges. Then it is fair. Do whatever is fair.
How were you affected by the process of awarding the IPP contracts?
I felt sick. It was morally wrong and not fair. If it is legal and not fair, I will not do it. If it is fair and illegal, I still won’t do it. It has to be legal and fair.
We work for the consumers, workers and shareholders. TNB is morally obligated to these three, but the consumers come first, otherwise we won’t be around. It is then the workers and the shareholders.
When I said that, they said ‘Dia ingat bapak dia-punya’ (He thinks this is his father’s company). This job is an amanah (trust). You are entrusted with this responsibility and you carry it out to the best of your ability. I do not want somebody to come and urinate on my grave. In the Malay culture, that is about the worst insult they can do to a man.
Do you think you did the right thing by not signing the agreements?
Absolutely.
How should a contract with the IPPs work?
In Australia, they call the IPPs and ask “what is your price”. They will pay the IPP that offers the best price. What they could have done is to throw the net wider and ask everybody (if they) are good, it would be awarded to them. But in our case, the contracts were ready-made and we were asked to sign.
What is your view on the impending renegotiation with the IPPs?
It has to be legal and fair. If we were to negotiate unfairly and illegally, the whole world will be looking at us and they will say “don’t sign anything with Malaysia because if things go against the country, the Government will void the agreement”.
We have to look at this very carefully.
But what we can do now is to say, can we bring down the capacity charge. Anything above the 15% reserve margin, we will call for bids.
The second thing is that the IPPs would have by now paid up their whole capital investments in their plants and it is all gravy (or profit) from now. Could we not bring this down a bit? Instead of paying a small amount to (a special fund), why not increase the (payment) for future planting up? In that manner, we can control the price of electricity. Otherwise, it’s going to escalate.
Who in your opinion should get involved in the negotiations?
The consumers should be there. For me, you should get a very independent body. Then, you can bring in TNB, the IPPs, the consumers and Energy Commission. But these bodies and consumers should not make a judgment.
BANNER OF ETHNIC CLEANSING
This is the banner of hatred towards Indians which doesn't reflect the sincerity of 1Malaysia slogan. We are considered "OUT CASTE" in our own motherland . This banner is a prove of what we are all commenting about .. True enough what Mr. Utayakumar has been saying from the beginning about "ETHNIC CLEANSING" of the Indian community in Malaysia.
The Freedom of Religion does exist anymore in Malaysia as article 11 of the Federal Constitution have been ignored by the "Ketuanan Melayu". Artidle 11 of the Federal Constitution provides for religious freedom, which includes the right to establish and maintain places of worships and own and acquire property. minority religious groups reported that state authorities sometimes blocked construction using restrictive zoning and construction codes.
For this reason, I ask all Indians to be UNITED and stand firm against this form of "Barbarian Act "of the Malays Racist . We will not bow down again to this kind of threat. Let us fight for our freedom to worship .
Sunday, 29 May 2011
“Semua 8 A + dapat JPA scholarship” 54 years old UMNO and PM Najib Razak lie. Only U.N led Equal Opportunities Commission will ensure fairness. (See Berita Harian Headlines 28/5/2011)
Year in and year out, it is the same old story. The UMNO and the
Prime Minister Najib Razak makes the kosong media propaganda that all
students scoring 8 A+ and above for SPM will be granted full JPA
scholarship locally and overseas.But when top most Indian science students scoring even 12 A+ e.g Kugnethran a/l Parmusuan, he is offered a mere animal rearing Diploma course at UPM. The racist UMNO P.M will say “Oh, the policy was good, it was the implementation that was bad”. This is what we have been hearing from UMNO for the last 54 years since Independence.
Thus, far in our list that we have compiled we have the following top and high achieving students denied PSD scholarships and in the course of their first choice by not less than the racist and religious supremacist UMNO Prime Minister Najib Razak as follows :
1) Kugnethran a/l Parmusuan (12A+)
2) Asunta top Student ( 8A+ 2A- 1A 1B)
3) Inthran s/o Manickam (10A “3A+ 2A 5A”)
4) Shamala d/o Sundar (8A and 2 B+)
5) Rubanesh s/o Ramachandran (9 A and 1 B+)
6) Sasiskalaregal s/o Selvaraja ( 9A 1B+)
7) Asogan (7A)
Rukaslini (4A, 1A-, 3 B+, 1C+, 1B)9) Kavita a/p Sriraman (6A 4B)
10) Rubanesh Ramachandran (9A 1B+)
11) Heamanthaa Padmandan (10 A+ 1A)
The implementation of the UMNO racist policies have always excluded and segregated the top and high achieving Indian students save and except for the 0.1 % to 1% top Indian students showpieces who are flaunted to the brim to create the impression that the UMNO and via their MIC and SMC Indian mandores are in fact giving all top and high achieving Indian students and are getting their rightful PSD and other scholarships.
Mr Prime Minister Najib Razak, this kosong wayang kulit does not sell anymore especially after the 25th November 2007 Hindraf rally Indian poor awakening. UMNO has to stop this degrading level of racism and religious supremacy done with impunity. We no longer trust you or the UMNO PSD, government machinery or your newspaper headlines and by lines or your T.V and Radio propaganda. Only a truly independent Equal Opportunities Commission to also be encompassing of at least 51% United Nation Commissioners is the only way forward against UMNO racism.
Then and only then will we see some semblance of fairness, equality and equal opportunities. The racist UMNO is not going to give it on a silver platter to the Indian poor. We have to fight for it using people power a la 25th November 2007 Hindraf Rally.
P. Uthayakumar
Make public PSD scholarship recipients
DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang says the prime minister must restore transparency and integrity to the selection process
KUALA
LUMPUR: DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang wants Prime Minister Najib Tun
Razak to make public the names of PSD scholarship recipients.“Najib must restore transparency and integrity to the selection process by making public the list of scholarship recipients,” said Lim.
“It’s a crying shame that even after so long, the Public Service Department is incapable of functioning in a competent and professional manner.”
The former DAP chairman added that as the government had spent billions of ringgit on computerisation, this should be achievable.
“If it was not possible, those responsible for computerisation project should be sacked,” he said.
Lim also underlined the importance of restoring public confidence in the system by ending the double standard of having two different pre-university examinations.
“Malaysian students should be sitting for one common examination.
Separate systems go against Najib’s 1Malaysia concept as two different pre-U’s with different grading systems are open to accusations of manipulation.”
Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships are given to students who obtain 8A+ .
Top scorers are offered matriculation and diploma courses, and then given scholarships when they further their studies at the first degree level, said Najib yesterday.
There will be 4,000 scholarships to be given to those who obtained at least 9As. Of the total, 1,500 will be for study abroad and the rest for study locally.
There is a 60% Bumiputera quota for foreign PSD scholarships. The rest of the quota are given out to students based on merit (20%), those from East Malaysia (10%) and the needy (10%).
Palani moves to knock off threats to his position
MIC chief dangles Tan Sri-ship 'carrot' to former deputy president Subramaniam to stay out of the party elections.
KUALA
LUMPUR: MIC president G Palanivel is said to be consolidating his
position and is in the midst of eliminating all possible threats.According to a source, topping the president’s list of threats that needs to be extinguished is none other than former deputy president S Subramaniam.
In the previous two party polls, Palanivel had defeated Subramaniam with the help of the latter’s arch-rival and former president S Samy Vellu.
The source said, both Palanivel and Subramaniam met at the house of VKK Thiagarajan, the ex-MIC FT chief, earlier this year to discuss the party elections.
“Palanivel convinced Subramaniam not to compete for the president’s seat. He promised a Tan Sri-ship for Subra if he does not contest in the upcoming party election,” said the source.
Since taking over the party’s helm, Palanivel has been very tactful in handling the party’s top guns.
“He knew that incumbent deputy president Dr S Subramaniam will go against him in the next election. So, Palani is ensuring that Subramaniam will not lend his support to his rival in the election,” he added.
The source also said that if Subramaniam is awarded a Tan Sri-ship, it will be a loss of face to Samy Vellu. Samy and Subramaniam have been long time political rivals and bitter foes.
The late MIC president V Manickavasagam decided to bring Subramaniam into politics to sideline Samy Vellu.
However, in the 1977 party elections Samy managed to beat Subramaniam by a mere 26 votes to become the deputy president.
“It seem like Subramaniam is happy to be made a Tan Sri. By getting the award, he will be one up on Samy Vellu who is still a Datuk, the source said.
He, however, admitted that Subramaniam still has the desire to head the MIC. According to the source he will not be surprised if Subramaniam contests for the president’s post.
Meanwhile, in another development, the source also claimed that Palanivel had promised almost 40 persons for parliament seats.
He also promised 12 for senatorship and nearly 50 to state assembly seats for the upcoming general election. Currently, MIC has nine parliament seats, 18 assembly seats and five senators.
“I believe that there will be a big scuffle when the president sits down to prepare the party’s candidate list for the general election,” said a prominent leader.
Eye on religious teachers from Peninsula
Sarawak State Islamic Council to monitor them to ensure they do not promote extremist teachings that go against the government
KUCHING:
Extremist religious teachers from Peninsular Malaysia sent to Sarawak
will be closely monitored by the state government, said Daud Abdul
Rahman, assistant minister in charge of Islamic affairs in the Chief
Minister’s department.“Those found to be promoting extremist or anti-government teachings will be sent home,” he said. “We will need the cooperation of the public and the education department to inform us of such teachers.”
He was asked to comment on remarks made by Parti Rakyat president and Land Development Minister James Masing that some ‘ustaz’ (religious teachers) sent to Sarawak were not seen as ‘ustaz’ but were ‘counselling teachers’ and was worried of their real intention.
“If they are real counsellors, I don’t mind. But they are masquerading as something else then it is quite dangerous,” Masing said. “Thousands of them are now teaching in rural schools.”
Several quarters including the Sarawak Dayak Iban Association (Sadia) have also expressed concern on the effect of these religious teachers on their children in the rural schools.
Some said that these ‘counselling teachers’ should stay in the peninsular where their services were more needed to help reduce religious extremism, drug addition, rapes, incest and other social problems.
Closely monitoring by MIS
Beginning next year, thousands more of these ‘ustaz’ will be posted to rural schools in Sarawak.
Daud said that ustaz from the peninsular Malaysia would be soon under the watchful eyes of the State Islamic Council (MIS) to ensure they do not promote extremist teachings that go against the state government.
“I do not deny that some teachers from the peninsular especially from the East Coast states have that kind of mentality and we will ensure they are closely monitored by MIS,” he said.
Daud said that Sarawak needs to employ ustaz from peninsular Malaysia as the state lacks religious teachers.
Admitting that there are extremist religious teachers, Daud said, however, the number is small, and that “not all religious teachers from the peninsular have extremist mentalities.”
Some of them, he said, are decent and have good characters.
“Still we have to take precautions,” said Daud, urging the public and the education department to cooperate with MIS and inform them of such teachers.
Suhakam not allowed to view abuse victim’s body
The remains of Pakiam Subramanium, which has been
held by the Serdang Hospital for 106 days, has not been released for a
second post-mortem either
KUALA
LUMPUR: Serdang Hospital has denied Suhakam permission to view the
body of a young woman who allegedly died as result of injuries in a
domestic violence.Suhakam commissioner, Mohd Sha’ani Abdullah, said that although they had given prior notice via a letter to view the body this morning at 11am, hospital authorities refused them.
“I insisted on wanting to view the body as Suhakam has the powers to investigate, but they referred us to the director-general who demanded a letter.
“We have already faxed another letter today, and have scheduled a new appointment for 3pm on Monday.”
He explained that Suhakam had received the complaint regarding discrepancies in the death and inaction by the authorities on Friday.
Mohd Sha’ani added that the family had apparently made five police reports but none were met with any action.
“We need to see the body so we can decide what action to take next, and whether to call for a public inquiry.”
Lorry driver M Subramaniam, 52, is seeking an order for a second post-mortem on the remains of his daughter, Pakiam, 23, who died just five months after marriage.
This is the third time he is seeking such an order, with the first two filings being rejected by the magistrate. The results of the first autopsy concluded the cause of death as ‘pending’.
Beaten up by husband
Subramaniam wants the second post-mortem to be done independently at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre in Petaling Jaya by forensic pathologist Dr Karunakaran Mathiharan.
He also wants the remains of Pakiam brought to UMMC so that the cause of her death could be determined in accordance with Section 326 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
Subramaniam also wants an inquest to be called to get to the bottom of the case and for his lawyer, Gurmit Singh Hullon, to be present during the second post-mortem.
In his application, Subramaniam said Pakiam’s arranged marriage took place on Sept 10 and that she was of sound health, physically and mentally.
He said following her marriage, she lived with her in-laws in Padang Serai, Kedah.
On Feb 12, Subramaniam’s wife P Thobathi, 43, went to Padang Serai to visit Pakiam on learning that her daughter had allegedly been beaten by her husband.
Subramaniam claimed was prevented by the husband from seeing Pakiam.
At 11.30pm the same day, he said he received a call from his wife saying that Pakiam had died.
Subramaniam said when he got to Padang Serai, he was told by Pakiam’s husband that Pakiam died after taking medicine for a stomach ache.
He said he found injury marks on her body, including wounds on her hands, cigarette stub marks on her abdomen, finger nails prised off, a swollen head and missing teeth.
He said he then lodged a police report on Feb 14.
Gurmit Singh told reporters that the High Court had set Thursday to hear the application.
Government Plans To Set Up Youth Parliament - Najib
He said the "MPs" in the parliament would be elected by the youths themselves.
"The age limit for the representatives will probably be below 40," he said when opening the One Million Youths gathering in conjunction with National Youth Day here Saturday.
Also present were Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek and several other Cabinet ministers.
"Debates can be held and proposals made...the government will give due consideration to the inputs provided by the youths' representatives," said Najib.
He said the youth parliament was one of six government initiatives to recognise the role and contributions of the nation's youth.
As future leaders, he said, the government would also be introducing the mentor-mentee concept to youths in several areas including entreprenurship, public service, social activities, industry and in creative and professional fields.
Besides these, he said the government would also be introducing outreach programmes, a news portal for youths, youth icons (role models) and set up a youth park in Putrajaya.
"The youth park initiative is line with Putrajaya being a youth-friendly city," he said.
The mammoth youth gathering, which began yesterday and ends tomorrow, features more than 200 activities and programmes for youths involving sports, extreme sports, the arts and other creative fields.
Najib said he was very pleased with the mammoth gathering and looked forward to seeing a turnout of two million youths next year.
He said this year's turnout was far greater than last year and that this showed youths in the country wanted peace unlike in some countries in the Middle East.
"I believe we can show to the world... Malaysia is peaceful and stable. What happened in Egypt and is happening in Tripoli are their own internal matters.
"Malaysia belongs to us and today's youths know their future is dependent on the success of the national transformation plans," he said.
The prime minister said the government was working very hard for the wellbeing of the people especially youths as they were the catalysts to bring about a transformation to make Malaysia a developed state.
"Although you (youths) may not be at the highest decision making level for the country, it would suffice if you uphold and support the government's transformation plans. I really appreciate that," he said, adding that the support shown by the youths at the gathering relfected that they did not want Putrajaya, the national administrative capital, to fall into the hands of the opposition.
"One day there will among you gathered here today who will occupy powerful positions in Putrajaya. This is what we want to see...not like the opposition who want to "lelong" (auction off) Putrajaya," he added.
A number of foreign envoys also attended the official opening of the mammoth gathering.
Kazim The Crazy Cleric That Preaches Hate
By Mariam Mokhtar
If you are asked to watch the clip called “Ustaz Kazim Elias kutuk Cina India?” (Kazim the Cleric condemns the Chinese and Indians?) on YouTube, don’t bother.
It is a waste of 11 minutes and far from being inspirational or motivating, the clip was clearly an incitement to violence and every Malay/Muslim should be ashamed of Kazim. Come to think of it, the Malays who were listening to this mad mullah preach, should have walked out of the congregation.
It is a waste of 11 minutes and far from being inspirational or motivating, the clip was clearly an incitement to violence and every Malay/Muslim should be ashamed of Kazim. Come to think of it, the Malays who were listening to this mad mullah preach, should have walked out of the congregation.
Prime minister Najib Abdul Razak goes
around the nation trying to sell us his 1Malaysia slogan. So if the
Chinese and Indians are prepared to accept this unity concept, why has
Najib not been able to reach out to Malays like Kazim the cleric?
Kazim is not the only one who is deaf to Najib’s slogan for there are others, like Ibrahim Ali and Najib’s own deputy, Muhyididin Yassin, who are averse to Najib’s 1Malaysia dream.
So why bother with 1Malaysia then? Why do Malays like Kazim escape censure but the non-Malays, who use less inflammatory speech get punished? Why the mixed messages from the government? Why the double-standards? It is obvious that Najib and his Cabinet do not take racism and extremism seriously.
Perhaps the only time Najib and his merry men will take racism seriously, will be when colourful characters like Namewee (Wee Meng Chee) make more videos about racism.
Mohammad Kazim Elias Al Hafiz, is the chairman of the Pusat Pendidiakan Al Barakah, a religious educational establishment which is located in Kampung Manjoi, Ipoh, in Perak.
It is baffling that Kazim has not been hauled up for sedition.
Kazim is not the only one who is deaf to Najib’s slogan for there are others, like Ibrahim Ali and Najib’s own deputy, Muhyididin Yassin, who are averse to Najib’s 1Malaysia dream.
So why bother with 1Malaysia then? Why do Malays like Kazim escape censure but the non-Malays, who use less inflammatory speech get punished? Why the mixed messages from the government? Why the double-standards? It is obvious that Najib and his Cabinet do not take racism and extremism seriously.
Perhaps the only time Najib and his merry men will take racism seriously, will be when colourful characters like Namewee (Wee Meng Chee) make more videos about racism.
Mohammad Kazim Elias Al Hafiz, is the chairman of the Pusat Pendidiakan Al Barakah, a religious educational establishment which is located in Kampung Manjoi, Ipoh, in Perak.
It is baffling that Kazim has not been hauled up for sedition.
In
the clip, he denigrates both the Chinese and Indians, and reproaches
these two communities for taking advantage of the Malays, rebukes them
for their constant disagreements with the ketuanan issue and for
enslaving the Malays – because ‘they (the Chinese and Indians) have
never tasted what is like to be ‘slaves’’.
He also says that these two races are lucky to live in a land which is free of conflict.
But the puzzling thing is that Kazim was invited to preach on one of the naval ships.
He described how the bunk beds were cramped and how the sailors had to live onboard ship for three months when they are at sea.
Obviously this cleric has no idea what it is like to be in the service. Perhaps he imagines that every sailor would have the stateroom on a cruise liner and 70 virgins to nurse him every night.
He described the hardships a sailor or soldier in the jungle has to go through, as if the service personnel had been totally unprepared for those privations.
Kazim then makes unfair comparisons with the Chinese who are able to go drinking and to the disco, whilst the ‘poor Malay’ has to suffer in the jungles or on the high seas, in defence of his country; to provide the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the Chinese and Indians.
But his most damning statement was to say that the navy, army and police are composed solely of Malays, that they were prepared to sacrifice life and limb, whilst the non-Malays enjoyed the good life.
Following this description, he then asks: “Who is the master and the slave here?” and “How dare they tell us that they do not want ‘Ketuanan Melayu’”.
Is Kazim so ignorant that he does not realise that it is his government’s policies that have turned the non-Malays from the services?
He asks if we find any Chinese or Indians in the services. He informs us that there are few Indians in the army but that many Indians are criminals.
He tells us that the Malays have been too tolerant, giving the non-Malays land and titles. The rest of his speech is littered with more racist comments.
Why did Kazim not mention the endemic corruption that is crippling the country?
Why did he fail to mention the rempit culture of the Malay youth? He may have condemned the Chinese for going to bars at night, but he did not breathe a word about Malay teenagers who hang out, until the early hours of the morning, in the mamak stalls.
Why did he not condemn the government ministers and ‘elite Malays’ who drink heavily at the casinos of London and Monaco?
Why did Kazim not talk about the deaths caused by the moral police, when raiding hotels and homes?
He forgot about the numbers of sexual assaults on Malay children by older Malay men. He failed to mention the high levels of incest and the illegitimate children borne by unmarried Malay women.
He did not talk about the wives who contracted HIV-AIDS from their husbands who practise unsafe sex with other women, including prostitutes.
And he failed to talk about irresponsible Malay men who marry several women simply because they had got bored with their latest ‘young’ wife, or consider that a wife is too old once she has hit twenty.
The high drug use by Malays is another scourge on the community that he failed to address.
What Kazim talked about, his incitement to violence, is criminal. But the worse crime is that our religious authorities and the police, have failed to censure him for his seditious and inflammatory remarks.
He also says that these two races are lucky to live in a land which is free of conflict.
But the puzzling thing is that Kazim was invited to preach on one of the naval ships.
He described how the bunk beds were cramped and how the sailors had to live onboard ship for three months when they are at sea.
Obviously this cleric has no idea what it is like to be in the service. Perhaps he imagines that every sailor would have the stateroom on a cruise liner and 70 virgins to nurse him every night.
He described the hardships a sailor or soldier in the jungle has to go through, as if the service personnel had been totally unprepared for those privations.
Kazim then makes unfair comparisons with the Chinese who are able to go drinking and to the disco, whilst the ‘poor Malay’ has to suffer in the jungles or on the high seas, in defence of his country; to provide the peace and tranquility enjoyed by the Chinese and Indians.
But his most damning statement was to say that the navy, army and police are composed solely of Malays, that they were prepared to sacrifice life and limb, whilst the non-Malays enjoyed the good life.
Following this description, he then asks: “Who is the master and the slave here?” and “How dare they tell us that they do not want ‘Ketuanan Melayu’”.
Is Kazim so ignorant that he does not realise that it is his government’s policies that have turned the non-Malays from the services?
He asks if we find any Chinese or Indians in the services. He informs us that there are few Indians in the army but that many Indians are criminals.
He tells us that the Malays have been too tolerant, giving the non-Malays land and titles. The rest of his speech is littered with more racist comments.
Why did Kazim not mention the endemic corruption that is crippling the country?
Why did he fail to mention the rempit culture of the Malay youth? He may have condemned the Chinese for going to bars at night, but he did not breathe a word about Malay teenagers who hang out, until the early hours of the morning, in the mamak stalls.
Why did he not condemn the government ministers and ‘elite Malays’ who drink heavily at the casinos of London and Monaco?
Why did Kazim not talk about the deaths caused by the moral police, when raiding hotels and homes?
He forgot about the numbers of sexual assaults on Malay children by older Malay men. He failed to mention the high levels of incest and the illegitimate children borne by unmarried Malay women.
He did not talk about the wives who contracted HIV-AIDS from their husbands who practise unsafe sex with other women, including prostitutes.
And he failed to talk about irresponsible Malay men who marry several women simply because they had got bored with their latest ‘young’ wife, or consider that a wife is too old once she has hit twenty.
The high drug use by Malays is another scourge on the community that he failed to address.
What Kazim talked about, his incitement to violence, is criminal. But the worse crime is that our religious authorities and the police, have failed to censure him for his seditious and inflammatory remarks.
Saturday, 28 May 2011
Three to challenge EO
The Star
By SHAILA KOSHY
In the May 13 letter, Shanmuga argued that the Cabinet wanted to continue a state of emergency for convenience.
He quoted de facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz who told the Dewan Rakyat on March 16 the 1969 Proclamation would be maintained because:
> Otherwise, laws made while the Proclamation is in effect will cease to be effective based on Article 150(7) of the Federal Constitution, causing difficulties in controlling crime and public order; and
> The King may need to enact new laws when Parliament is not in session to manage issues related to terrorism, as well as national security and public order which are not covered by current laws.
Shanmuga said the men contended that if the Government has bona fide intention of controlling crime, new and specific laws should be enacted instead of using old ones whose purposes have expired.
Edmund Bon, who is on the legal team, said the men had been detained on March 8 following a raid on their parents' homes.
“They said they were punched and beaten with metal bars and wires while in custody and forced to sign blank documents.
“On March 18, they were detained under the EO for 60 days. That was the first time their parents were told of their whereabouts.”
Their family visited them on March 21, but they only met their lawyers on May 4, said Bon.
By SHAILA KOSHY
KUALA
LUMPUR: Three young men detained under the Emergency Ordinance (EO) for
suspected vehicle theft will be asking the court to compel the Cabinet
to advise the King to revoke the 1969 law, in a test case to challenge
the long-standing EO.
Muhamad Arif Abu Samah, 19, Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed Ali, 22, and Mohamed Rafe Mohamed Ali, 20, who spent almost two months in detention are now restricted to three different states.
On May 13, their solicitor, K. Shanmuga, wrote to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet requesting that they advise the King to revoke the 1969 Proclamation and EO.
When there was no reply, a second letter was sent yesterday restating the request but also gave notice of intention to seek judicial review of the restriction order on the detainees and for a mandamus order to compel Cabinet to advise the King to end the Emergency.
Muhamad Arif Abu Samah, 19, Mohamed Ramadan Mohamed Ali, 22, and Mohamed Rafe Mohamed Ali, 20, who spent almost two months in detention are now restricted to three different states.
On May 13, their solicitor, K. Shanmuga, wrote to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet requesting that they advise the King to revoke the 1969 Proclamation and EO.
When there was no reply, a second letter was sent yesterday restating the request but also gave notice of intention to seek judicial review of the restriction order on the detainees and for a mandamus order to compel Cabinet to advise the King to end the Emergency.
In the May 13 letter, Shanmuga argued that the Cabinet wanted to continue a state of emergency for convenience.
He quoted de facto law minister Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz who told the Dewan Rakyat on March 16 the 1969 Proclamation would be maintained because:
> Otherwise, laws made while the Proclamation is in effect will cease to be effective based on Article 150(7) of the Federal Constitution, causing difficulties in controlling crime and public order; and
> The King may need to enact new laws when Parliament is not in session to manage issues related to terrorism, as well as national security and public order which are not covered by current laws.
Shanmuga said the men contended that if the Government has bona fide intention of controlling crime, new and specific laws should be enacted instead of using old ones whose purposes have expired.
Edmund Bon, who is on the legal team, said the men had been detained on March 8 following a raid on their parents' homes.
“They said they were punched and beaten with metal bars and wires while in custody and forced to sign blank documents.
“On March 18, they were detained under the EO for 60 days. That was the first time their parents were told of their whereabouts.”
Their family visited them on March 21, but they only met their lawyers on May 4, said Bon.
Mayor tells builder to stop all work in PJ
The decision comes after residents threatened with eviction complain to the Selangor government.
VIDEO INSIDE
SHAH
ALAM: Petaling Jaya City Hall (MBPJ) will today order real estate
developer Peter Brickworks Sdn Bhd to stop work on all its projects
within the city.This was the promise that Selangor exco Ronnie Liu and Petaling Jaya mayor Roslan Sakiman gave to residents of PJS 1, whom Peter Brickworks has threatened to evict because it is building a condominium complex there.
Fifty of the residents went to the Selangor state government office at 9 this morning and submitted a memorandum complaining about the eviction notice. Their representative, M Sugumaran, subsequently had an hour-long meeting with Liu and Roslan. Sungai Siput MP Dr Michael Jeyakumar, a prominent social activist, was also at the meeting.
The decision to issue the stop-work order was announced at a press conference after the meeting.
Sugumaran said Peter Brickworks issued eviction notices to two residents on May 23, asking them to move out by May 23. This was despite promising the residents on April 22 that it would not do so until it had discussed the issue with them, he added.
The 27 families living in PJS 1 have been dealing with Peter Brickworks since 2003, when it asked them to move out of Kampung Pinang, Kampung Petaling Tin and Kampung Muniandy with a promise that it would build low-cost flats for them. However, it has not been able to build the flats because residents at the proposed site, which is close to PJS 1, have obtained a court injunction against eviction.
Sugumaran said Liu telephoned someone at Peter Brickworks during this morning’s meeting to persuade the company to retract the eviction notices and have a discussion with PJS 1 residents.
“However, they refused to budge,” he said. “Then after some deliberation, Roslan said he would issue a stop-work order by the end of the day.”
He added that Liu also promised to hold a meeting between the residents, the developer and the Selangor exco for housing, building management and squatters, Iskandar Abdul Samad, once the latter returns from overseas.
Jeyakumar said the residents were still in danger of getting their homes demolished because other authorities might ignore the mayor’s stop-work order.
“We will lodge a police report against the developer later today,” he said. “We will tell the police that a stop-work order will be issued against the developer so that they will not assist them on Monday.”
Perkasa demands 67pc Bumi quota for PSD scholarships
Ibrahim said Bumiputeras must be “prioritised in all allocations”. — file pic
“The quota now (for Bumiputeras) is 55 per cent,” he said, after emerging from a discussion with PSD director-general Datuk Seri Abu Bakar Haji Abdullah here today.
The president of the Malay rights group pointed out that the Bumiputera share of PSD’s 1,500 overseas scholarships had fallen from 90 per cent in 2007 to 55 per cent in 2008, and has stayed there since.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz previously said the government had allocated 1,500 overseas scholarships to top students, but only 300 of the total were given based entirely on merit to students scoring straight 9A+.
The remaining 1,200 overseas grants, he said, were distributed according to those qualified within four categories — Sabah Bumiputeras (five per cent), Sarawak Bumiputeras (five per cent), social composition or the population’s racial composition (60 per cent) and socially handicapped (10 per cent).
Nazri also said PSD had an allocation of 2,500 local scholarships and reiterated that in tandem with the prime minister’s pledge last year, all SPM students who scored straight 8A+ and above were guaranteed a place in either local or foreign institutions. Today, Ibrahim accused MCA and MIC today of exploiting the PSD scholarship wrangling for political mileage.
“When they fight for their race, they want to score political points,” said the Pasir Mas MP.
The Barisan Nasional (BN) parties have said the PSD ignored Cabinet directives by giving out scholarships to students who scored below those who passed with distinctions.
Ibrahim stressed that scholarships were a “special right” of the Malays, enshrined under Article 153 of the federal constitution.
Under Article 153, the special position of the Malays is to be safeguarded through the reservation of, among others, scholarships.
The Independent lawmaker also defended PSD from allegations of power abuse.
He said Abu Bakar informed his that students did not receive scholarships for their desired courses because they had not applied for those courses at the relevant universities.
“JPA proved to us there is no abuse,” said Ibrahim.
‘Anwar lacked Dr M’s clout in tackling Islam’
A leaked 1997 diplomatic cable shows that the US had
backed Dr Mahathir's version of moderate Islam but felt that Anwar was
too soft to handle the religious conservatives.
UPDATED
KUALA
LUMPUR: The US embassy here had given its tacit approval to Dr Mahathir
Mohamad’s hardline approach against Muslim conservatives in Malaysia as
it was in line with the “US interests and values”, revealed a leaked US
confidential cable from 1997.However, the US diplomats were highly concerned if Mahathir’s successor as prime minister could cope with the growing Muslim conservatism.
They were specifically worried if Anwar Ibrahim, who was Mahathir’s deputy at that time, had the “political position or the desire to take on Muslim conservatism as vigorously as Mahathir has done”.
“Moreover, Anwar, if he does become the next PM, will not have Mahathir’s almost unquestioned authority. Thus, for political reasons he may be reluctant to take strong stands that upset the vocal religious constituency,” they added.
And they concluded that in the long run, the “growing proportion of Malays in Malaysia’s ethnic mix will probably lead inexorably to the further Islamisation of Malaysian society”.
The details were revealed in a cable sent by the then US ambassador in Malaysia John R Malott to the US State Department in Washington on Dec 23, 1997.
The confidential cable was leaked by whistleblower site WikiLeaks exclusively to FMT today.
The year 1997 was a critical year for Malaysia as Mahathir was facing a major financial crisis. He was also facing problems with haze and the country’s zealous religious officials, added the cable.
Mahathir takes charge
The cable said several incidents involving “zealous Islamic authorities” have angered Mahathir during this period. They include:
- a proposal by a unit within the education ministry to introduce compulsory Islamic civilization studies for all students. This proposal was then broadened to become Asian civilization following protests and Mahathir’s intervention.
- the arrest of three Malay women by the Selangor religious authorities for taking part in a beauty contest.
- an open warning by the Sarawak religious authorities against Muslim men from taking part in a bodybuilding competition.
“Theoretically, the government’s plan for standardisation of syariah law will require the agreement of the states’ ruling sultans, but such constitutional niceties have rarely delayed the PM before.
“The ‘unification’ of syariah law early next year is already a fait accompli and conservative clerics know it, but don’t like it,” added the cable.
The cable further stated that Mahathir then in his keynote address at the Umno meeting in September 1997 had called on Malays to reject extremism and noted the results of sectarian violence in Bosnia and the Middle East.
The
confidential cable added that Mahathir also criticised Muslims who put
more stock in outward appearances (such as traditional clothes and
beards for men and headscarves for women) than in leading a moral lie.“Such a speech might sound sensible enough to Western ears, but by all accounts it was a disaster with the largely Malay audience, including Deputy PM Anwar, sporting traditional dress and goatees and most of the women, including Anwar’s wife, wearing headscarves,” it stated.
It added that Mahathir’s “attack” on “extremist” Islam soon saw a fiery reaction from conservative Muslims, including the Selangor mufti who had apparently labelled the prime minister as an apostate.
“Reportedly, Friday sermons at many mosques have included both oblique and direct criticism of the government. The police confirmed publicly that anonymous ‘poison pen’ literature criticising the PM is circulating at mosques,” added the US cable.
The Selangor mufti, who had denied ever calling Mahathir an apostate, was replaced by the state religious authorities on the grounds that the state needed a mufti whose views “were acceptable to all” and that a replacement was needed due to the mufti’s advanced age.
This prompted the US embassy to point out that the age reasoning was curious as “the PM himself has repeatedly stated that he will not step down, though he is one year older than the mufti”.
Anwar will lack authority
The US cable stated that Mahathir’s moves to modernise Islam made even the moderates feel anxious over the tone and direction taken by the prime minister.
However, the top US diplomat felt that Mahathir “consistently advocates a moderate Islam squarely in line with US interests and values”.
“The PM, for better or worse, is not afraid to take on anyone, including conservative Islamic groups that generally have negative views toward the US.
“Mahathir is also important as a voice of moderation within the international Islamic community,” added the secret cable.The cable then went on to describe how Anwar, labelled as Mahathir’s “good conscience”, “has not proven he has either the political standing or the desire to take on conservative Islam”.
US diplomats based here also felt that Anwar who started off as a Muslim activist seemed loath to confront his former Muslim associates.
“Anwar’s reaction to the beauty pageant incident, which happened while the PM was out of the country and Anwar was in charge, was much less vigorous.”
The US cable said that “Anwar, if he replaces Mahathir, will not have his predecessor’s almost unquestioned authority”.
“Thus, for political reasons he may be reluctant to take strong stands that upset the vocal religious constituency,” added US diplomats.
The author of the cable is unknown although it was sent to Washington by Malott, who remains a firm Anwar loyalist following his sacking as the deputy prime minister in 1998.
Worried non-Malays
The US cable also predicted that in the long run, Malaysian demographic will probably dictate an increased role for Islam in Malaysia.
It noted that many Malays seem to be reacting by turning back to their Islamic roots – at least in external forms of observance.
“For instance, over the past decade noticeably more Malay women now wear headscarves. This Islamic resurgence, even in its mild Malaysian form, worries Malaysia’s non-Malay communities,” the cable added.
The
confidential cable concluded by stating that, given political
uncertainties, “it is not clear whether Mahathir’s successor (whether
Anwar or someone else) will have sufficient authority to make sure
differences do not get out of hand”.“We expect, therefore, Islamic issues to become more prominent in the coming years.”
Mahathir was eventually replaced by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi who introduced Islam Hadhari, which created more confusion among both Malays and non-Malays alike. It only resulted in government agencies picking up Islamic agenda to mollify the premier.
When present Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak took over in 2008, he moved away from the Islam Hadhari concept, and replaced it with 1Malaysia unity ideology.
However, race relations in the country continue to remain tense, especially in recent years following a hardline attitude shown by the government against other religions. This is not helped by actions undertaken by Malay right-wing groups such Pembela and Perkasa.
Police under probe over stolen cars
Bukit Aman is investigating several police officers
for their alleged link with a syndicate specialising in re-selling
stolen vehicles.
PETALING
JAYA: Bukit Aman police are investigating several of their own men over
an alleged link with a syndicate selling stolen cars, sources said
today.The officers are being investigated for allegedly handing over stolen cars which have been recovered by police, to the syndicate instead of returning them to their rightful owners.
These stolen cars would then be re-conditioned and resold to unsuspecting second-hand car dealers or private owners.
It is also alleged that the syndicate has contacts in the Road Transport Department who would ensure the “re-conditioned” cars would not be blacklisted.
A source said that the syndicate’s cover was blown open last year when investigators from an insurance company was preparing to reimburse a victim of a car theft. They had tracked down the stolen car which had been re-conditioned.
“The insurance agency then found out that there were many cases where these stolen cars are on the road or being sold, and lodged a police report,” the source said.
Bukit Aman then swung to action and has been confiscating these “second-hand” cars since early this year.
The source also said that more light was shed on the syndicate when police conducted a highly publicised raid at a warehouse at Taman Wahyu, Kepong, in July last year. There they uncovered a “mini zoo” of illegally traded wildlife.
In the raid, police also recovered 42 stolen vehicles worth about RM1 million. Two men were arrested.
Police had said then that the syndicate members would disguise themselves as insurance agents specialising in stealing impounded cars.
Disciplinary unit
When contacted, Bukit Aman CID director Mohd Bakri Zinin said today he could only reveal more details on Monday after a briefing from his men.
Bakri said he had received several calls since the case was highlighted by DAP’s Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng in a press conference earlier today.
Lim, who lodged a report at the Sentul police district headquarters, claimed that over 60 cars have been confiscated by Bukit Aman’s disciplinary division. It is believed that the syndicate has been operating for at least two years.
Lim claimed that the fact that the disciplinary unit was looking into the case showed that police are investigating their own men.
“The only role of the (disciplinary) unit is to investigate police wrongdoings. Under normal circumstances, stolen car cases are under a different department,” he told FMT.
Lim said he has been receiving more than 15 complaints from used-car dealers from Selayang, Serdang, and Kepong since December last year.
“The latest complaint – from Setiawan, Perak – prompted me to lodge the report today because we now have documents to prove that the police may be involved in foul play,” he said.
He said that another owner was robbed of his Mercedes C200 Compressor on March 13, 2009, and had lodged a police report and made an insurance claim.
“An undated letter from an Inspector Saiful Irwan Abdul Hamid from the CID department in Ampang Jaya district police headquarters stated that the car was found and returned to the owner, but he never got back his car,” said Lim.
Chassis number
A senior officer from Ampang Jaya confirmed that there was an officer by the same name.
Instead, a second-hand car dealer, Pang Koo Tak, from Setiawan had bought the same car but it had been refitted with a different registration number.
“However, Pang was shocked when the car was confiscated on Jan 19 this year by a police officer named Razlam Ab Hamid from the Bukit Aman disciplinary department. He was told the chassis number was the same as that of the stolen vehicle,” said Lim.
Pang then approached Lim to help get back the car as he was still servicing the car loan.
Lim questioned if RTD and Puspakom were involved as the departments had cleared the car given by the syndicate for inspection.
He said many of the used-car dealers who came to him told him that they had checked with all the relevant departments, including the police, RTD and insurance companies and found that the cars were not blacklisted.
Lim said that as a result, car buyers, used-car sellers and insurance companies are suffering.
Meanwhile, MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Michael Chong said he has also received similar complaints.
PSD scholarship is for first degree study
Not everybody will get to study overseas, says Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Public Service Department (PSD) scholarships which are given to
students obtaining 8A+ are for first degree studies either at home or
abroad, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said.Top scorers who were offered to undergo matriculation and diploma courses would be given scholarships when they further their studies at the first degree level, the prime minister said.
“We can’t promise that everybody will get to study overseas,” he told a news conference after chairing the Umno supreme council meeting at Menara Dato Onn, here today.
“This is what the people sometimes misunderstand… they think that when they take diploma or matriculation, they will no longer be given PSD scholarships.
“This is not true,” he said when asked to comment on claims of irregularities in the award of scholarships by the PSD.
There will be 4,000 scholarships to be given to those who obtained at least 9A. Of the total, 1,500 will be for study abroad and the rest for study in the country.
The prime minister said he had asked Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Nazri Aziz to discuss the issue with the PSD and other Barisan Nasional (BN) component parties.
Najib was also asked on the proposal by the Election Commission (EC) to ban mobile phones at vote tallying centres to prevent leakage of unofficial results.
Najib, who is Umno president, said: “I think it’s better for the EC to think this over; the EC is the election authority and it’s an independent body.”
EC chairman Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof was reported to have said this week that the EC was considering banning the use of mobile phone in such centres or requiring owners to sign sworn declarations against any broadcast of unofficial election results.
Abdul Aziz said counting of votes might also be held much later even if there were polling centres being closed much earlier to prevent unofficial election results from being leaked out.
- Bernama
Tampil pelaku mirip Anwar, Rolls Royce jadi habuan
Tawaran itu dibuat oleh Pengerusi Parti Kesejahteraan Tanah Air (Kita) Kedah, Zamil Ibrahim.
PETALING
JAYA: Orang ramai ditawarkan sebuah kereta mewah jenis Rolls Royce jika
dapat membawa seorang yang mirip Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar
Ibrahim yang kononnya didakwa sebagai pelaku klip video seks.Tawaran itu dibuat oleh Pengerusi Parti Kesejahteraan Tanah Air (Kita) Kedah, Zamil Ibrahim memandangkan Anwar sebelum ini menafikan bahawa dirinya adalah pelaku dalam klip video berkenaan.
Bagaimanapun menurut Zamil tawaran itu akan berakhir 10 Jun depan dan tiga orang panel khas akan dijemput untuk membuat penilaian bagi mengesahkan pelaku itu.
Zamil berkata tiga penel termasuklah ahli perniagaan Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, Presiden Kita Datuk Zaid Ibrahim dan bekas Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan yang juga Senator Dewan Negara Ezam Mohd Nor.
Menurut Zamil, ketiga-tiga panel itu akan dijemput untuk mengesahkan entiti pelaku itu memandangkan mereka merupakan kenalan rapat Anwar.
“Anwar beri kenyataan bahawa pelaku dalam video seks itu bukan dia, muka hanya mirip saya. Anwar sendiri bermati-matian menafikan bahawa dia adalah pelakunya.
“Siapa yang mirip dia kalau pelaku itu adalah dia? Maka parti Kita Kedah nak tamatkan sandiwara Anwar…..dia tidak mahu mengaku sedangkan polis sudah kata video adalah tulen. Tapi Anwar tetap dengan sandiwaranya dengan buat laporan polis yang palsu.
Zamil menjelaskan beliau bertindak sedemikian untuk menamatkan kontroversi yang masih berpanjangan mengenai ‘siapa’ pelaku dalam video seks tersebut.
Beliau turut mencabar Anwar mahupun penyokong setia PKR untuk menampilkan pelaku yang mirip dengan pemimpin pembangkang itu.
“Saya cabar Anwar agar bercakap benar mengenai hal ini. Janganlah sentiasa berbohong sepanjang hidupnya. Hanya penyokong beliau yang masih tidak buka mata sedangkan hakikatnya rakyat sudah bosan dengan perlakuan peribadi Anwar ini.
“Maka saya tawarkan kereta Rolls Rocyce milik saya kepada mana-mana individu yang dapat menampilkan pelaku yang mirip seperti Anwar.
“Saya jemput penyokong-penyokong setia PKR serta Anwar sendiri untuk tampilkan pelaku dalam video seks itu sebagai bukti kepada penafiannya,” katanya kepada FMT.
‘Win-win deal’: Vigneswaran reveals why
The MIED suit has been settled, and the critics
rained accusations on him. But the former MIC Youth chief says he did
what was best for the education arm.
KUALA
LUMPUR: Former MIC Youth chief SA Vigneswaran who initiated the RM100
million suit against MIED chairman S Samy Vellu and seven other trustees
has defended his decision to opt for a “win-win formula”.Vigneswaran said he decided to look into the matter seriously immediately after the Federal Court on April 5 granted leave to Samy Vellu and the trustees to appeal against the June 14 decision of the Kuala Lumpur High Court to grant leave to him (Vigneswaran) to name the MIC education arm as the plaintiff.
“If I lose at the Federal Court, the entire case at the High Court will be thrown out and nothing will come out from the effort that went in for more than a year,” he told FMT.
He said when his legal team was offered the “win-win formula” to settle the dispute out of court, Vigneswaran said he decided to accept it even if it meant giving up on some of his earlier demands.
“This settlement is not like any other settlement, where one goes to court and withdraws the suit. It only can be withdrawn with leave of court and that is what happened. We gave the reason for the withdrawal at the same court which granted us leave to intiate this action (the suit),” he added.
He explained that it meant that the court found the terms reasonable and in the interest of MIED.
Among the settlements recorded at the High Court yesterday were:
- MIED board agrees to let Vigneswaran sit on the board as an observer for a year;
- MIED shall implement one-year order to stop blacklisting MIED students to enable them to repay their loan and the interest to be fixed at 4%;
- repayment of loans to start from the date of their employment or six months after their graduation;
- MIED board to stop a scheduled procedure for study loan approvals;
- to appoint Deloitte Corporate Solutions Sdn Bhd as the management consultants/management accountants for MIED ; and
- full disclosure of major transactions and matters relating to MIED at board meetings.
On the issue of backdoor deals including the speculation that he was “bought over”, Vigneswaran said if he had wanted to do that he would have done it when Samy Vellu brought him back into the party last October.
“They can make whatever allegations against me over this, my conscience is clear. The critics should bear in mind that Vigneswaran is not the only member of MIED but Vigneswaran was the only member who did something about it,” he said.
Since the day he initiated the suit, Vigeswaran said he had consistently stated that it was not to seek revenge but to ensure that MIED was managed properly.
“The crux of the matter is simple. There were some wrongdoings and weaknesses in MIED and I succeded in exposing them and now I have been given the chance to be observer in the board for a year to ensure such things do not recur,” he said.
He said there were occasions where employees of MIED “hijacked” money and this should not happen again.
Vigneswaran also said with the terms of settlement, there would be more transparency. “The board’s decisions in future will be collective and no more unilateral decisions,” he added.
MIED filed the summons after the High Court on June 14 last year allowed Vigneswaran’s application to name MIED as the plaintiff in its proposed suit against the chairman and trustees.
The ex-MIC Youth chief had sought the court’s permission to initiate the suit under Section 181A of the Companies Act 1965.
This section requires a company seeking to be a plaintiff in a suit to first get the court’s permission.
In the suit filed on July 5, last year, he named Samy Vellu, G Palanivel, M Mahalingam, Dr T Marimuthu, SK Ampikaipakam, Karnail Singh Nijhar, K Kumaran and G Vadiveloo and audit firm Kumpulan Naga.
‘Attack on Shi’ites a diversion tactic’
Islamic authorities and the Malay mainstream media have joined forces to attack the Shi'ite community, a leader said.
PETALING
JAYA: Raids conducted against the Shi’ite Islamic community are nothing
more than a distraction from the bigger picture, a local organisation
said.Ar-Ridha director Mohd Kamilzuhairi Abdul Aziz said that the Selangor Islamic Department (JAIS) had more pressing concerns than harrassing Shi’ite believers.
“JAIS’ actions are seen as an effort to shift public opinion from the increasing social problems that it is unable to overcome,” he said in a press statement.
Kamilzuhairi claimed that there were over 250,000 babies born out of wedlock; a number that was on the rise.
“JAIS also has to curb the widespread use of alcohol,” he said, adding that Malaysians were some of the heaviest drinkers in the world.
He said that JAIS should have had its hands full tackling social problems, but was wasting its time attacking the Shi’ite community.
He also warned that persecution by the state went against resolutions drafted by the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) which supported the Shi’ite school of thought.
On May 24, a group of JAIS officials and police officers gatecrashed a Gombak celebration organised by the Shi’ite community.
Although given official permission with assurances that it was not a religious Shi’ite event, the authorities were nevertheless relentless.
Four Shi’ite community leaders were also arrested.
Kamilzuhairi also took a swipe at the Malay mainstream media for their negative portrayal of the Shi’ite community.
He said that Berita Harian, Kosmo and Utusan Malaysia had labelled Shi’ite beliefs as “deviant teachings” or as “serious threats”.
These included a May 25 Kosmo headline that read: “Deviant groups practise contract marriage”; a message Kamilzuhairi described as slander.
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