Malayur News: 12/03/10

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Friday, 3 December 2010

Rolls-Royce may face legal fight

Australian officials probing last month's engine blast on a Qantas flight have warned that a "critical safety issue" with Rolls-Royce engines on Airbus A380s could lead to "catastrophic" failure.

The…

Australian officials probing last month's engine blast on a Qantas flight have warned that a "critical safety issue" with Rolls-Royce engines on Airbus A380s could lead to "catastrophic" failure.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau said on Thursday that a misaligned component had thinned the wall of an oil pipe in the exploded engine, causing "fatigue cracking" that prompted leakage and a fire "central to the engine failure".

"This condition could lead to an elevated risk of fatigue crack initiation and growth, oil leakage and potential catastrophic engine failure from a resulting oil fire," the ATSB said, noting it was "understood to be related to the manufacturing process."

The ATSB issued a directive urging Rolls-Royce to address the safety issue and take actions necessary to ensure the safety of flight operations in planes equipped with Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.

Qantas said it would immediately conduct further engine investigations as a result of the findings, but stressed it was just a precautionary measure and "there is no immediate risk to flight safety."

Legal action

The carrier also said it has begun court proceedings to allow it to pursue legal action against Rolls-Royce ""if a commercial settlement is not possible."

"Today's action allows Qantas to keep all options available to the company to recover losses, as a result of the grounding of the A380 fleet and the operational constraints currently imposed on A380 services," the airline said.

Qantas grounded all six of its Airbus superjumbos after the November 4 blast over the Indonesian island of Batam, which forced an A380 to return to Singapore airport trailing smoke.

Flights were resumed last week, though the superjumbo has been barred from trans-Pacific trips to Los Angeles due to the extra engine thrust required.

Qantas said it would determine whether further action would need to be taken after inspections were complete and it had consulted both Rolls-Royce and regulators.

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Article 153 equivalent to modern day Nazism & British catastrophe in perpetuity for Malaysians

By R. Shan (human being)
Whether we acknowledge it or not there is a similarity between Nazism and the practice against the Non-Malays for the last 53 years based on…

By R. Shan (human being)
Whether we acknowledge it or not there is a similarity between Nazism and the practice against the Non-Malays for the last 53 years based on the ambiguity of Article 153.
Now, let’s look at Nazism. Naturally we can google up the whole history of this, that the whole world condemned it for a particular race to reign supreme on the ideology that they are a superior race to the rest. The practices outreached policies, methodologies and all possible ways to ensure that one race controls everything.
The Nazi factor, as reasonably argued by this blogger, seems very obvious with the interpretation of Article 153. See http://art-harun.blogspot.com/2010/03/article-153-on-special-position-of.html
We all know that Nazism was where the great Adolf Hitler put forward political and economic doctrines from 1933 to 1945 including totalitarian principles in order for the Aryan race of Germans to achieve and assume racial superiority and supremacy. Now when you look at the statistics of Malaya after independence in 1957 to at least early 1980, the

balance was there. Then came our great Dr Mahathir, a reincarnation of Adolf Hitler to ensure his artificial Ketuanan Melayu survives not so much for the betterment of the society but to ensure his legacy that promoted and encouraged cronyism, nepotism, corruption in the name of Ketuanan Melayu. To some extent the blame also lies on the Non-Malays as we were captivated with material needs. Dr Mahathir was the chief architect to ensure that the race supremacy ruled beyond humane needs.
Let’s look at it this way; if I as a Non-Malay can make some money and achieve material needs with this Ketuanan Melayu, why make a fuss? We can talk all we want but this is the reality that is practiced whether you like it or not. Dr Mahathir knew how to manipulate the people and ensure he is able to sustain the false Ketuanan Melayu; but today we feel the long term effects.
Ketuanan Melayu is an artificial phrase that has been conveniently used. I must say both factions of the political divide run their own agendas, but we the public can’t speak up only when it fits our own agenda.
As for the British, there are numerous written constitutions since independence from Britain, the longest being India and the shortest being USA. All constitutions written had never given preference to a superior race but accepting and treating all equally. Even the archaic constitution of Medina instituted a number of rights and responsibilities for the Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Christian and pagan communities of Medina bringing them within the fold of one community that we call Ummah. Amongst them was the security of God is equal for all groups, non-Muslim members have equal political and cultural rights as Muslims. They will have autonomy and freedom of religion, there is to be no animosity between the two.
So, what is this Article 153 and the purported Ketuanan Melayu about?

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The freedom for an individual within a society or a nation to prosper and enhance his socio-development should never be hindered based on a supremacy of a religion or their so called Ketuanan Melayu but more so the natural cultures of the societies that live together.
The British, to appease the royalty to maintain their status quo to continue to reap the benefits of Malaya, accommodated to such an unprecedented and unheard of written constitution akin to what Hitler was doing implicitly. Funnily, Dr Mathathir was able to strip these royalties of their power and all who shouted about Ketuanan Rakyat just sat and accepted it in those crisis years of 1980 & 1990s.
Who are the actual stakeholders in Malaysia, the Ketuanan Melayu race itself, which in its existence and birth is not the actual Bumiputras and has encroached onto the heritage of these actual stake holders of the land in Malaysia? How do we deal with the natives? And today, you and I are native Malaysians as this is our country of birth and this land is where our aspirations lie.
Just got this email!!! Interesting. When non-Malays do their religious obligations, that is not tax-deductible unless the Church or temple has applied and obtained the approval for tax exemption, which they are normally very stringent with and is seldom approved. Even if they are approved, it is only 10% of your aggregate income. Now let’s look at Zakat. Zakat qualifies 100%.
So, is Article 153 as interpreted today equals to Nazism?

Sultan is bound by the rakyat, say PAS leaders

Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad: “Rakyat’s interest supersedes Sultan’s.”

SHAH ALAM, Dec 3 — PAS leaders today accused Datuk Seri Nazri Mohamed Aziz of “humiliating” the Malay rulers by dragging the monarchy…

4 new state police chiefs

Ismail Omar

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 — Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Ismail Omar yesterday announced the appointment of four new state police chiefs with immediate effect.
Police Air…

BN selling an impossible dream

By Stanley Koh
COMMENT When one Malaysian dreams alone, it remains a dream. But when all Malaysians dream together, it can become a reality.
For decades after independence, most Malaysians…

By Stanley Koh
COMMENT When one Malaysian dreams alone, it remains a dream. But when all Malaysians dream together, it can become a reality.
For decades after independence, most Malaysians dreamt alone. But in 2008, more than four million of them woke up from a nightmare and voted for an opposition coalition.
But the nightmare is now recurring. Some of the sleaze that makes Barisan Nasional so contemptible has somehow seeped into the opposition parties. Their effectiveness – and even credibility – has come under question.
Should ordinary Malaysians and civil society unite to remove the muck and slime that is tainting our dream? Of course. But how? Perhaps we can learn something from an examination of the rot that gives BN its disgusting character.
Indeed, it does not take much effort to convince the ordinary Malaysian in the street that the BN rot has gone to its core. It has been unable to take any lesson from its 2008 setback.
BN is still dishonest and obfuscating. It is intent on preserving itself, but it does this not by trying to cure itself of its disease.
Instead, it demonises its opponents and covers up its own monstrosities through stereotyping, cheap publicity and denial of facts. It raises emotive issues, plays to the gallery and turns half-truths into absolutes. It tries to keep itself opaque and it shuns accountability. Its leaders are intellectually bankrupt; they do not even care how ridiculous they look every time they run to the police station to lodge reports against critics.
The castration of BN in 2008
Barisan Nasional’s popular votes fell from 4.47 million votes in 2004 to 4.08 million in 2008.
Analysts say this setback was due to a wide range of factors, many of them related. They have cited, among other things, massive corruption, rampant abuse of power, arrogance of leaders, unevenness of the electoral playing field, lack of credibility of the Election Commission, cronyism, nepotism, failure to control inflation, blatant abuses of natural resources and denial of human rights.
Even at the best of times, Barisan Nasional (BN) never garnered more than 65% of popular votes despite its two-thirds majority in Parliament between 1974 and the 2008 fall day.
BN suffered a serious electoral setback in 1969, and this led to the May 13 riots. It was then a coalition of three parties called the Alliance. After the setback, it worked to widen its support base, and on June 1, 1974, BN was officially registered under the chairmanship of Tun Abdul Razak.
It appears that the 2008 setback is also prompting BN to institute changes. However, the current chairman, Razak’s son Najib, does not seem to have the imagination of his father. We hear that BN will change the design of its logo. Is Najib trying to fix his badly damaged engine of his car by changing the tyres?
That engine went through 22 years of abuse with Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the steering wheel.
The authoritarian Mahathir concentrated power in his hands, instilled a herd mentality among his lieutenants and nurtured a patron-client relationship between Umno and the other members of the BN coalition.
With his belief in a distorted version of democracy – he called it “guided democracy” – he gave the nation a political physiognomy.
In a blog article last year, Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah recalled the constitutional crisis of 1993 and asked:
“Is today’s Umno, with its inconsistent adherence to the rule of law, its inconstant respect for the key institutions of our country, a credible or effective defender of the Rulers and of the laws upholding this institution? Or do we actually harm what we claim to protect?”
By 2008, when it was under Abdullah Ahmad Badawi’s leadership, BN’s image had sunk to its lowest ebb and the beautiful words contained in the election manifesto released in that year – “We respect the separation of powers provided under the Constitution” – remain today as a sick joke.
Non-consumer product
No wonder the Najib administration keeps referring only to one feature of Abdullah’s legacy – the so-called feel-good factor.
Propaganda has it that this “non-consumer” product is rapidly regaining public confidence for BN. Of course, when the 3Ms – Money, Machinery and Manpower—are within reach of those who want to whip up the much-needed euphoria to win back support for this product, the effort can be seen to be as easy as flipping a coin.
Will the cosmetic changes intended for this unique non-commercial product be effective in pulling back electoral confidence and support?
A few political pundits actually accept the leadership’s denial that Umno’s decision to postpone its party elections has nothing to do with the next general election. Perhaps they think BN is smart enough to know that it needs plenty of time to format its survival plan.
Certainly, the BN government and administration remains unimpressive in performance. It has yet to address a long list of public grouses, including traffic congestion and spiralling food prices, to name only two of the most obvious.
BN’s component parties seem focused on quietly conducting electioneering training courses and equipping themselves with up-to-date computer software as part of the upgrading of campaigning logistics.
Are these unmistakable signs of an imminent early general election or part of a long-term plan?
The gospel truth is that the unity gathering of the BN’s top leaders at MCA’s home ground next weekend will not even remotely remember the stoking of racial fires at Umno’s annual general assembly in 2007.
Malaysian politics has its own brand of hypocrisy. Even shared hatred can bring forth unity.
In the eyes of certain BN leaders, only the opposition coalition members have ideological differences, power struggles and chair-throwing incidents, while BN history is full of noble sacrifices because no one in the coalition is power hungry.
Will Najib, in his BN chairman’s costume, unveil some details of Umno’s “new political model” for other coalition members to emulate?
One thing is certain: thinking Malaysians are unlikely to miss any heartbeat or bat an eyelid over any proposed changes in BN.
Many Malaysians also agree that the BN political culture has some imperishable characteristics. With Umno calling the shots, they say, the BN government is nothing more than a three-ring circus controlled by the executive, with the legislature, judiciary and even the enforcement agencies – and, of course, the mainstream media – dancing to every tune it plays.
The great legacies of the early Alliance leaders – people like Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Abdul Razak, Tan Siew Sin, VT Sambanthan, Tun Ismail Abdul Rahman and Hussein Onn – are lost forever.
Stanley Koh is a political observer who had in the past headed MCA's research unit.

What 'bread and butter' is Taib talking about?

By Joseph Tawie - Free Malaysia Today
KUCHING: Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian has slammed Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's call for Sarawakians to focus on “bread and butter issues”…

By Joseph Tawie - Free Malaysia Today
KUCHING: Sarawak PKR chief Baru Bian has slammed Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud's call for Sarawakians to focus on “bread and butter issues” and to be wary of “people who tried to brainwash them.”
The native customary land rights lawyer said Taib should first declare the names of those who own the timber concessions, quarry and oil palm plantation licenses and who benefitted from the many government contracts that were awarded arbitrarily, before advising people on "bread and butter."
"First the CM should openly name the people who benefitted from these development projects that he speaks off. Only a select few have benefitted, not the ordinary citizens
“We want the bread and butter to reach the tables of the people, and not end up on the gravy train,” he said.
Lambasting Taib's disclosure that Sarawak had achieved “great progress” and had “become prosperous”, Bian demanded to know why then was Sarawak the fourth poorest state in the country when it was the richest in natural resources.
“Let us be reminded that the funding of projects and development in the country or state comes from the coffers of the country and state, as well as taxes paid by the people. The funding does not come from the personal pockets of the CM and BN leaders.
“Let us be clear that it is the duty and responsibility of the government of the day to utilise and manage the coffers of the state for the benefit of the people. Development is not a choice. It is imperative and a right to be enjoyed by the rakyat,” he said.
“Even the worse totalitarian regimes in the world had to develop their countries, what more Malaysia and in particular Sarawak which purportedly practises parliamentary democracy," he added.
What track record?
Bian was commenting on Taib's call on Sarawakians not take development for granted and to be careful about who they choose to lead them.
"Needless to say, PKR and Pakatan Rakyat will offer good governance, better management of the state’s wealth, transparency, fair and equitable distribution of wealth, and implement an open tender system for all government projects and contracts," he said.
Bian also had his own take on Taib's interpretation of development.
“What is the track record and success rate of the BN government in executing the responsibility of developing the state?
"How has the government discharged its duties in the last 30 years ... why is that Sarawak, being the richest state in Malaysia in terms of natural resources, ends up the fourth poorest state in Malaysia?
"While we read internet allegations and reports that the chief minister and his family own overseas properties worth billions of ringgit. Why is there a huge disparity in terms of wealth between the rich and the poor in Sarawak?” he asked.
“And ironically, why are the poorest Malaysians to be found in the richest state in Malaysia, ie Sarawak, especially the Dayaks?" he added.
Bian said these were salient questions which go to show that the ruling regime had failed miserably in carrying out development in the state.
"The BN government and leaders have nothing to be proud of in terms of development in their 47 years of governing Sarawak... the people are still poor.
“In light of what the chief minister has said about bread and butter issues, I agree with him that we should not cloud the matter with rhetoric.
"I urge Sarawakians to first ask themselves some pertinent questions such as who owns the timber concessions, quarry licences and oil palm plantations..," he said.

Why we should worry about race change

By K Pragalath - Free Malaysia Today
COMMENT Only in Malaysia can one's race be changed through legal means. But this does not make it any less of a shock…

By K Pragalath - Free Malaysia Today
COMMENT Only in Malaysia can one's race be changed through legal means. But this does not make it any less of a shock to read about civil servants reclassifying native children in Sarawak as Malays.
Not too long ago, the National Registration Department created quite a stir when some members of its staff decided on their own to determine the faiths of people applying for their identification cards.
This is a worrying trend, not only to the natives of Sarawak, but to the rest of Malaysian society as well.
Increasing the number of Malays through under-handed tactics such as these is a step towards changing Malaysia into a mono-ethnic nation.
Malaysia has always been proud of calling itself a multiracial country, and it is one of the qualities that make it interesting to outsiders.
If we deny our country its multicultural character, we take away one good reason for foreigners to visit us, and the slogan “Malaysia Truly Asia” would become meaningless.
This trend is of particular concern to non-Malays. If it continues, animosity between the races will probably get worse and efforts towards national unity will become more difficult.
It will also speed up the brain drain, as more non-Malays leave our shores for countries that have more respect for their identities.
Race reclassification will also lead to the decay of the customs and culture of the affected groups as they will be hindered from practising them.
Those opposing the long rule of the Taib Mahmud administration can use the latest cases as a trigger-off point in his dethroning.
The Najib administration, which has been trying hard to sell the 1Malaysia idea, ought to be ashamed.
The silence on the part of Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is Education Minister as well, boggles the mind.
When he finally speaks, he is likely to defend his officials, as he has done in the past over other issues. Nevertheless, we expect immediate action from him.
In the international arena, Malaysia’s ranking on the religious freedom scale will slide further. This is because race and religion in our country are tightly intertwined.

This duck is coming to dinner

On the Food Trail with Tiberius Kerk
THE popular notion in Petaling Jaya is that the Loong Foong Restaurant in Paramount Garden has the best roast duck within a five-mile…

On the Food Trail with Tiberius Kerk
THE popular notion in Petaling Jaya is that the Loong Foong Restaurant in Paramount Garden has the best roast duck within a five-mile radius.
If you need to verify this hearsay, show up on Christmas Eve and try to buy one. You will probably fail because many Chinese Christians have wised up to the fact that Xmas turkeys are now priced beyond their reach.
Naturally, the next best option is roast duck. Loong Foong sells them at RM45 a pop. That’s one medium-sized roast duck that will envelop the interior of your entire car with its fragrance as you rush home to your family dinner.
With the setting of the sun in the evening, Loong Foong Restaurant becomes the focal point for PJ diners who may be too lazy to cook another meal or they just want to have a sumptuous meal without physically taxing the lady cook in the house.
I am not a regular at Loong Foong but when I patronise its premises, my family makes sure we have a grand time. Forget about the bill, we all work hard enough to eat a decent meal now and then.
So one Saturday several weekends ago, we made a beeline for Loong Foong Restaurant, mainly on impulse. Our first mistake was we didn’t make a reservation.
On arrival, we quickly found out we were not the only greedy ones in the district. There were about 15 other customers looking around earnestly for an empty table.
Since we were basically “hardcore” diners, we hung around until some timid patrons were a little afraid of our intense glares and vacate their table. Before the waitresses could clear the soiled table, we planted ourselves squarely around the big round table.
Natural choice
The main course was obviously the roast duck. Since there were only four of us, we didn’t want to look too avaricious, so we settled for half a duck.

The next dish triggered a little family debate but it was soon decided that the next table had just what we wanted. It was called the Golden Pumpkin. Basically, it was a hollowed-out pumpkin filled with water chestnuts and other delectables that bring tears to a happy diner.
Since our Cantonese was a little below par, we eagerly pointed to the nearby table and told the waitress: “That one over there!”
A plate of greens was mandatory to add fibre to our evening meal and kai lan seemed the natural choice.
The fourth dish by popular demand was one of the house specialities – sizzling hot plate tau fu. When it arrived at our table, it attracted some attention from salivating diners nearby because of the sizzling noise caused by the hot plate and the wonderful aroma from the well-cooked tau fu.
Let me say it plainly: if you want to impress your family with a place of your choice, book a table at Loong Foong Restaurant the day before. Your family will be very impressed with your selection.
Don’t forget to pay for the dinner as well because that would simply put that “kiss of approval” on your forehead and henceforth you will be known as He-Who-Knows-Where-To-Eat.
The roast duck at Loong Foong sometimes defies description. I have tried roast duck at numerous places but at this restaurant, it is almost second to none.
However, it has a rival named Sunrise Restaurant which is located several roads away but that’s another story which I am saving for another day.
Worth every drop

Loong Foong’s roast duck has a flavour that tells your taste buds that you are as close to heaven as you will get. There’s no “ducky” aftertaste, and it’s all good from the first bite.
As for the sizzling hot plate of tau fu, the gravy alone is worth your trip to the restaurant. My advice is: don’t leave any trace of gravy behind. It is worth every drop.
The golden pumpkin slips down your throat and explodes into a million showers of gastronomical pleasure as it causes a chain reaction of sensory emotions that begin with the dilation of your
retina through sheer excitement. There’s no need to kiss my hand for introducing this dish to you.
Don’t forget to order a pot of Chinese tea. If your preference is Ti Kuan Yin, that’s fine. Otherwise you can let the waitress pick the selection of Chinese tea leaves for you.
As every Chinese diner knows, good Chinese tea helps to neutralise some of the fatty substances that come with the enormously satisfying dishes.
With that, I shall now book a table at Loong Foong for tomorrow’s dinner.
The address, my fellow friends, is No. 1, Jalan 20/13, Paramount Garden, PJ. Tel: 03-7876-9045. The restaurant is near the Giant hypermarket.

Ketuanan Rakyat to empower Malays and Malaysians

By Dr Chen Man Hin, DAP life advisor

Anwar Ibrahim by pushing ketuanan rakyat as a top objective of the PR agenda has show that he is a man of…

Follow hilarious exposes on Syabas: http://twitter.com/#!/search/syabas

I should have blogged this much earlier, but I only hope better late than never.
There’s a growing movement in TwitterJaya to raise awareness about the piratisation of water.
Our…

I should have blogged this much earlier, but I only hope better late than never.
There’s a growing movement in TwitterJaya to raise awareness about the piratisation of water.
Our endgame is to try and expose some mega-corruption and pressure Syabas and co. to sell their water concessionaires back to the Selangor state government.
Tweeps have been doing a great job, and you should see what they’re saying here:
http://twitter.com/#!/search/syabas
and then sign the petition:
www.airuntukrakyat.net/main/petition.php
or at the mirror site:
www.petitiononline.com/Water/petition-sign.html
and come for the rally at Masjid Negara, 5th December, 12pm, to handover a memorandum to the Agong.
I here reprint some background to the case. Please help spread the info, thanks!!!
In 1997, the Barisan Nasional state and federal governments began privatising the water industry in Selangor. Then Menteri Besar Muhammad Taib chose the treasurer from his Umno division, Tan Sri Rozali Ismail to be the main beneficiary of this privatisation exercise.
By 2010, the amounts of losses generated by leakage and corruption in the private water companies have now run into the hundreds of millions. Amongst the many questionable financial practices found in the private water companies are:
1. An audit report on Syabas showed more than 72% of contracts, worth RM 600 million in total, was awarded to companies chosen through direct negotiation not by open tender process. Also, RM 325 million was found to be ‘missing’ in discrepancies between Syabas’ public accounts and the records of contracts awarded from 2005 to 2007.
3. In June 2005, Syabas contravened the terms of their concession when they imported RM 375 million worth of pipes from an Indonesian company instead of sourcing them locally. The Indonesian company was owned by Tan Sri Rozali Ismail, the CEO of Syabas.
4. Tan Sri Rozali Ismail’s salary is RM 5.1 million a year or RM 425,000 a month.
5. The four water companies have a combined debt of RM 6.4 billion. The federal government has given Syabas a soft loan of RM 320 million. The total interest on this 20 year loan is RM 250 million, and Syabas will not be required to pay a single sen of this amount. Instead, this cost will be fully borne by Malaysian taxpayers.
In light of this appalling financial mismanagement, the Selangor state government has prevented Syabas from raising water tariffs by 37%, and is now endeavouring to reacquire all water concessions from the private water companies. Their goal is to eliminate the element ofprivatised profit and socialised losses, stop the corruption and leakage, andensure quality delivery of water at affordable rates. This move requires public and support and pressure to succeed.

Russia, Qatar to host World Cups

Russia and Qatar will host the World Cup finals in 2018 and 2022 respectively, world soccer governing body Fifa said.

Thursday's decision, announced by Sepp Blatter, the Fifa president, followed…

Even PKR Selangor refuses to be guarantor for Indian poor homeless, S & P for low cost flats. 16 years outstanding and never ending.

url even pkr

(see Starmetro 2/12/2010 at page M8)
Like the previous UMNO regime all what the PKR, DAP and PAS Selangor State government wants is to throw out these homeless poor Indians…

Ibrahim Ali claims ‘Malay supremacy’ is a right

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Datuk Ibrahim Ali argued today that the concept of “ketuanan Melayu” is a constitutionally guaranteed right for all Malays, warning that any attempts to denounce…

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 — Datuk Ibrahim Ali argued today that the concept of “ketuanan Melayu” is a constitutionally guaranteed right for all Malays, warning that any attempts to denounce the concept would be a “human crime” to the Malay race.

The Perkasa president insisted today that the “ketuanan Melayu” concept was one which was borne out of Malaysia’s historical evolution, originating from the old Malay Sultanate kingdoms, despite the fact that the term itself was only coined during the 1980s.

“Ketuanan Melayu was not just plucked out from the heavenly sky...it is a right that is enshrined in our constitution. During the time of the Malay Sultanate, the laws (then) strengthened the ‘right ‘ that the Malays and the Bumiputra are the ‘Tuan’ of their Tanah Melayu. Unfortunately , the slogan is [now mis-]understood by some as ‘Tuan and servant’ relationship,” said Ibrahim (picture) in a statement today.

In an apparent attack on Pakatan Rakyat (PR) defacto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as well as PKR leaders, the outspoken independent MP proclaimed that Malays should never be apologetic for pushing or propagating the “ketuanan Melayu” slogan.

“We should not be apologetic in propagating the slogan of Ketuanan Melayu nor should it be taken as a sign of Malay weaknesses . We must prescribe the notion and the spirit of ‘Ketuanan Melayu ‘ for us to move forward for the order of change and achieving progress with dignity in all arenas. We have a cause and our cause is justified because it is our Tanah Melayu.

“Denouncing ‘ ketuanan Melayu ‘ is a crime and politicizing it , is a human crime to the Bangsa Melayu and its existence throughout the evolution of our Malay history and good values of Islam,” said Ibrahim.

Perkasa has been ramping up its attacks on Anwar as well as PKR president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah over the past couple of days, over PR’s apparent rejection of “Ketuanan Melayu” over “Ketuanan Rakyat.”

Dr Wan Azizah had, during her policy speech at the PKR last weekend, called for the rejection of the ‘Malay supremacy’ concept which she claimed was only a slogan used by a small group of Malay elites to cheat others.

In turn, Perkasa Youth chief Arman Azha Abu Hanifah slammed the PKR president for her views, calling her a “political prostitute.”

Similarly, Perkasa Wirawati chief Zaira Jaafar accused Anwar of being not only “a demon sent to destroy the Malays but a traitor to his own race, a traitor to his country, a traitor to his religion and a traitor to his king.”

Today, Ibrahim said that Malays would have suffered the same fate as the Native Americans in the United States had there not been the existence of “Ketuanan Melayu.”

“Our forefathers knew that the Malays should not be like the native Indians of America .The natives Indians were alienated by the white Americans colonialists . As the result of the political and military power of the Whites , the natives lost their territories and culture . Today the native Indians ended living in a small-arid constructed reservation land reserved by the White government.

“Unlike them, the importance of Malay rights prevails under Article 153, 153 which strengthens the Malay position. Besides that, the rights of others are rightly respected and guarded due to our tolerance and acceptance,” said the Perkasa chief.

Salehuddin: PKR has lost the plot

By Teoh El Sen - Free Malaysia Today
PETALING JAYA: Former PKR secretary-general Salehuddin Hashim today urged party members to be wary of the party's "so-called transparent leadership" which has…

PKR is a cult organisation, claims Zaid

By Stephanie Sta Maria and G Vinod

FMT EXCLUSIVE PETALING JAYA: The cool breeze from an earlier downpour seemed to have failed to soothe former PKR supreme council member…

Musa and Shafie locked in 'dirty political duel'

By FMT Staff

KOTA KINABALU: A cloak-and-dagger style tussle between two powerful Umno warlords in Sabah has turned into an open “dirty” political duel over “filthy” Semporna.

The intensifying political…

Youth beaten black and blue by 'tensed' traffic cop

By G Vinod - Free Malaysia Today,

KUALA LUMPUR: Little did S Karthik suspect that an outing with his girlfriend would leave him black and blue after being allegedly beaten…

By G Vinod - Free Malaysia Today,

KUALA LUMPUR: Little did S Karthik suspect that an outing with his girlfriend would leave him black and blue after being allegedly beaten by a traffic cop, who was having a bad day.
The 20-year-old mechanic filed a report with the Setapak police station yesterday.
Speaking to FMT, Karthik said the 9.30pm incident occurred last Tuesday when he was travelling on his motorcycle with his girlfriend near Section 1, Wangsa Maju here.
“When I stopped at a traffic light, the traffic policeman came up to me and started beating me for no reason,” he said, adding that his assailant had also pounded him with a helmet.
Despite his shocked girlfriend's repeated pleas, Karthik said the policeman whacked him on the legs and stomach, and punched his face several times.
A passer-by who claimed to be a police officer came to his aid and stopped the attack, not before Karthik sustained bruises on his face and body.
“Then, the traffic policeman himself took me to a nearby clinic and paid for my medical bill. He also apologised and admitted that it was foolish of him to have attacked me,” he said.
And when Karthik asked why he had assaulted him, the mechanic claimed that the policeman told him that he was feeling “tensed”.
The policeman had also warned the youth against filing a police report, but Karthik said that when he discussed the matter with his father, both of them agreed that it should be pursued.
'Minister must look into this'

Meanwhile, an NGO specialising in tackling the woes afflicting the Indian community, Astivaaram Foundation, expressed outrage over the incident.
The foundation's public complaints bureau chairman R Sri Sanjeevan said this was not the first time such an incident had happened.
“The police should not beat up people even if they are suspected of being involved in a crime. Call them to the police station and investigate professionally,” he told FMT.
As for Karthik's case, he said that Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein should personally look into the matter.
“The minister must ensure such incidents do not happen again,” he said, adding that action must be taken against the errant policeman.
FMT could not reach Sentul district police chief ACP Zakaria Pagar for comments.

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The Mecca Trip with Tajuddin Ramli’s Proxy: No Comment from the Attorney-General

No Comment from the Attorney -General on his relationship with Tajuddin Ramli’s Proxy

by Leven Woon Zheng Yang (December 1, 2010)

Attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail has declined to give any…

No Comment from the Attorney -General on his relationship with Tajuddin Ramli’s Proxy

by Leven Woon Zheng Yang (December 1, 2010)

Attorney-general Abdul Gani Patail has declined to give any comments to define his relationship or friendship with former Malaysia Airlines System chairperson Tajuddin Ramli’s proxy, Shahidan Shafie.

Similarly, Shahidan, a lawyer and former police officer, also refused to comment on the issue when contacted by Malaysiakini. Malaysiakini had asked Abdul Gani on whether he was together with Shahidan on their recent haj pilgrimage to Mecca, but the attorney-general said, “Later you will quote me of saying all this.”

When asked further, Gani replied, “No comment” on whether he wanted to deny the allegations. NONE

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Yesterday, Social Care Foundation chairperson Robert Phang Miow Sin (left) wanted Abdul Gani to go on record to clear up several allegations made on the Malaysia Today website over the adverse public speculation on the AG’s relationship with Shahidan.

This follows an allegation that Abdul Gani had allegedly decided not to take action against Tajuddin, despite recommendations made by former Commercial Crime Investigation Director Dato’ Ramli Yusof.

The allegation that Abdul Gani and his family had shared a trip with Shahidan on the same package was another reason for alarm, resulting in Phang calling for answers.

Phang, who is also a member of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s consultative and advisory panel, said the MACC is entitled to investigate the AG if there was a directive to do so by the Prime Minister’s Department.

The Malaysia Today website had in September and November claimed it was Shahidan who had convinced Abdul Gani not to press charges against Tajuddin.

Tajuddin, who was MAS’ executive chairperson from 1994 to 2001, has been largely been blamed for the national carrier suffering losses amounting to more than RM8 billion, which is mainly due to the move to relocate MAS’ cargo operations from Amsterdam and Frankfurt to a single hub in Hahn, Germany.

MAS had also filed several reports against Tajuddin with the MACC, and the national airline and the government had also initiated a suit against the former MAS chairperson. The entrepreneur had also launched a counter-claim.

‘Allegedly Tajuddin’s frontman’

Shahidan, as alleged by Malaysia Today editor Raja Petra Kamaruddin, fostered good ties with Abdul Gani during his days as a police officer in Johor Bahru.

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Shahidan was allegedly Tajuddin’s frontman and played a major role in new business ventures after the latter quit his post as MAS chairmperson.

The Malaysia Today portal had published records and pictures of the pair’s trip to Mecca under one package. Besides Abdul Gani, his wife and son had allegedly travelled with him on the same package.

It is learnt the charge for the package is said to be RM60,000 per person, and with three persons going the bill would come to at least RM180,000. The Malaysia Today portal also alleges that Shahidan had footed the bill for Abdul Gani’s family.

Meanwhile, Phang said he will resort to “various methodologies” to continue seeking responses from both the AG and Shahidan. “If they still haven’t answered after one month, I will call for another press conference,” he said.—www.malaysiakini.com

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