Sunday, 21 December 2014
Islamic State: “Merry Christmas, you infidels!”, posts photoshopped image of Santa held hostage
By Nicolai Sennels
By abusing democracy, Muslims managed to overtake the local board in the Danish ghetto Egedalsvænge in 2012. That year the board decided that year that, contrary to tradition, there should be no common Christmas tree that year. From The Clarian Project:
By abusing democracy, Muslims managed to overtake the local board in the Danish ghetto Egedalsvænge in 2012. That year the board decided that year that, contrary to tradition, there should be no common Christmas tree that year. From The Clarian Project:
“Islamic State Mocks US With Photoshopped Santa Held HostageAnd this follow-up from Telegraph:
The image isn’t just dark humor. It’s part of the group’s supremacist worldview that seeks the forced extinction of all contrary beliefs. …
Celebrating Christmas is viewed as heresy or even blasphemy, which is punishable by death under sharia law by some Islamists. Muslims believe that Christianity contradicts the singularity of God by believing that Jesus was the Son of God, instead of limiting him to an admirable prophet.”
Staff at a Government department have been urged to avoid writing the words “Merry Christmas” in seasonal email greetings to avoid upsetting anyone.
Instead, employees at the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have reportedly been advised to stick to the more neutral term “Seasons Greetings”.
In a memo circulated around the department, recipients were also warned that images on their e-cards should not feature skin
British rock musician turned ISIS extremist is luring teenage girls to Syria through Twitter with the promise of an 'awesome life' as a jihadi bride
- White British mother has been luring young girls to Syria through Twitter
- Sally Jones, 45, is encouraging them to join Islamic State as jihadi brides
- She messaged reporter posing as fictional 17-year-old promising an 'awesome life' in Syria
- Former lead guitarist said Isis militants would offer to pay travel expenses
A British mother-of-two who joined Islamic State jihadists with her ten-year-old is luring young girls to Syria through Twitter with the promise of 'an awesome life'.
Muslim Convert Sally Jones, 45, told a reporter posing as a fictional 17-year-old 'Aisha' that she would 'never want for money again' and live a good life if she made the journey to Syria to become a jihadi bride.
The unemployed mother from Chatham, Kent, who survived on benefits while living in the UK, ranted online about how she wanted to behead Christians after fleeing to wage jihad with her toyboy husband.
Using her new name, Sakinah Hussain, the former lead guitarist in an all-girl punk band revealed how Isis militants are offering to pay travel expenses for teenagers looking to become jihadi brides.
But she said that some British girls had kept the money and never made the 'hijrah' - holy migration.
'People send money to girls to make hijrah and they take the money but dont come my sis said,' she wrote in a message to an undercover reporter at The Times.
'At the end of the day if ur muslim u have to get out of ul kufr [the land of the disbelievers] to please Allah if you can.'
'Aisha' voiced concerns about the identity of 'Abu Abbas al-Lubnani', who vetted and groomed two girls over a three-month period before giving them money so they could travel to Turkey.
Jones responded by saying: 'U have [to] give the bros name to Western Union as the collector. Listen if he's giving u money to help u make hijrah [holy migration] dw [don't worry] sis.
'He needs ur passport pics to check u aint spys or police cos hed get in big trouble if u was so dw ok just meet his brother and get the money.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2881667/British-rock-musician-turned-ISIS-extremist-luring-teenage-girls-Syria-Twitter-promise-awesome-life-jihadi-bride.html
The politics of inequality
Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad does not mince his words. Not since he started in politics and definitely not now, more than a decade after stepping down as Malaysia's fourth prime minister.But there are days where you wonder where is he coming from. Today, he said the Malays’ grip on politics was weak due to disunity and them having to beg from other races for support to remain in power.
"Now Umno, PKR, and PAS have to beg for support from DAP Chinese to win the general election. When we become beggars, we no longer have power," he said in his keynote address at a youth leadership programme in Kuala Lumpur.
He added that even if the country achieved developed-nation status, the Malays might be left behind.
"This is our fate now. We plan to achieve developed-nation status by 2020. Our nation might get there. But, because of disunity, what we planned in vision 2020 for (the Malays) may not materialise," he said, repeating his diatribe that some one million Chinese and Indians were given citizenship after Merdeka in 1957, which eventually led to the dilution of Malay power.
But this is strange, coming from the man whose The Way Forward speech in 1991 defined Malaysia's Vision 2020 for a fully developed nation.
Then, he had called for the eventual Bangsa Malaysia, and there was hardly talk of political dominance by one race or the other.
This is what Dr Mahathir said then, "By the year 2020, Malaysia can be a united nation, with a confident Malaysian society, infused by strong moral and ethical values, living in a society that is democratic, liberal and tolerant, caring, economically just and equitable, progressive and prosperous, and in full possession of an economy that is competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient."
"There can be no fully developed Malaysia until we have finally overcome the nine central strategic challenges that have confronted us from the moment of our birth as an independent nation.
"The first of these is the challenge of establishing a united Malaysian nation with a sense of common and shared destiny. This must be a nation at peace with itself, territorially, and ethnically integrated, living in harmony and full and fair partnership, made up of one 'Bangsa Malaysia' with political loyalty and dedication to the nation.
"The second is the challenge of creating a psychologically liberated, secure, and developed Malaysian Society with faith and confidence in itself, justifiably proud of what it is, of what it has accomplished, robust enough to face all manner of adversity.
"This Malaysian Society must be distinguished by the pursuit of excellence, fully aware of all its potentials, psychologically subservient to none, and respected by the peoples of other nations.
"The third challenge we have always faced is that of fostering and developing a mature democratic society practising a form of mature consensual, community-oriented Malaysian democracy that can be a model for many developing countries.
"The fourth is the challenge of establishing a fully moral and ethical society, whose citizens are strong in religions and spiritual values and imbued with the highest of ethical standards.
"The fifth challenge that we have always faced is the challenge of establishing a mature, liberal and tolerant society in which Malaysians of all colours and creeds are free to practise and profess their customs, cultures and religious belief and yet feeling that they belong to one nation.
"The sixth is the challenge of establishing a scientific and progressive society, a society that is innovative and forward-looking, one that is not only a consumer or technology but also a contributor to the scientific and technological civilization of the future.
"The seventh challenge is the challenge of establishing a fully caring society that will put others before self, in which the welfare of the people will revolve not around the state or the individual but around a strong and resilient family.
"The eighth is the challenge of ensuring an economically-just society. This is a society in which there is a fair and equitable distribution of the wealth of the nation, in which there is full partnership in economic progress. Such a society cannot be in place so long as there is the identification of race with economic function, and the identification of economic backwardness with race.
"The ninth challenge is the challenge of establishing a prosperous society, with an economy that is fully competitive, dynamic, robust and resilient," he had said, noting Malaysia has come a long way to fulfil the objectives.
But today, Dr Mahathir sings a different tune. Perhaps we were taken in then and did not analyse his 1991 speech that promised a Bangsa Malaysia where race and political dominance by race was not even mentioned.
Yet, his words then have stirred Malaysians to work together to overcome the nine challenges that he had identified. And in that time, economic inequalities between the races have smoothened out as much as political inequalities.
More importantly, be it from the days of Tunku Abdul Rahman to current prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak – Umno has worked with political parties that represented other races.
The party knows it cannot go it alone to govern Malaysia. And the fact that its near total dominance of the Barisan Nsaional (BN) in the past years have cost MCA and MIC, and even Gerakan and PPP, much of their state and federal seats.
No sir, the Malays do not have to beg other races to keep power anymore. We are all Malaysians, your Bangsa Malaysia, and we look beyond skin colour and ethnicity when deciding our government of the day.
What Malaysians are looking for is an honest and hardworking government that is fair to all. A government that keeps your nine challenges as a guide to a better Malaysia.
We are not a country of Malays, Chinese, Indians, Kadazans, Murut, Iban, Orang Ulus and Orang Asals. We are a country of Malaysians, and definitely not a people who are politically weak that they have to beg to keep power.
It does not matter who leads the parties or runs the government as long as they are Malaysians who do a good job for Malaysia. – December 20, 2014.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/the-politics-of-inequality#sthash.132WT7rU.dpuf
'Quarters removal will rob Brickfields of character'
DAP national vice-chair M Kulasegaran expressed
surprise that so soon after a venerable site in storied Brickfields was
saved from the developer’s bulldozer, an adjoining area of comparable
antiquity is earmarked for demolishment.
“Demolishing ‘100 Quarters’ will destroy a part of Kuala Lumpur’s history,” asserted the MP for Ipoh Barat in remarks to the press today.
Last
month, the DAP leader helped rouse public consciousness over plans to
convert the Swami Vivekananda Ashram which lies cheek by jowl with ‘100
Quarters’ into a residential development.
‘100 Quarters’ comprises three rows of quarters along Jalan Chan Ah Tong, Lorong Chan Ah Tong and Jalan Rosario. An adjoining open space was the small but hallowed recreational grounds of residents.
The houses were built in 1915 to house employees of the Malayan Railways whose offices and shunting yards were located at the northern end of Brickfields, barely a half kilometer from ‘100 Quarters’.
'A rude surprise'
Kulasegaran disclosed that the demolishment of ‘100 Quarters’ was to enable the construction of three residential towers by Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) which is partly owned by the country’s largest pension fund, Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
The federal legislator raised questions about the deal that gave MRCB the authority to undertake the development.
Kulasegaran recalled that when Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (left)
visited the Vivekananda Ashram on Nov 6, he openly declared that the
ashram, the adjoining quarters and the open space must be preserved.
“It was a bold statement, but now comes the rude surprise that the quarters and open space have been earmarked for high-end residential development,” he noted.
“This is a time for corporate bodies to be mindful of their corporate social responsibility with respect to local stakeholders’ interests,” said the lawyer-legislator.
“Demolishing ‘100 Quarters’ will destroy a part of Kuala Lumpur’s history,” asserted the MP for Ipoh Barat in remarks to the press today.
Last
month, the DAP leader helped rouse public consciousness over plans to
convert the Swami Vivekananda Ashram which lies cheek by jowl with ‘100
Quarters’ into a residential development.‘100 Quarters’ comprises three rows of quarters along Jalan Chan Ah Tong, Lorong Chan Ah Tong and Jalan Rosario. An adjoining open space was the small but hallowed recreational grounds of residents.
The houses were built in 1915 to house employees of the Malayan Railways whose offices and shunting yards were located at the northern end of Brickfields, barely a half kilometer from ‘100 Quarters’.
'A rude surprise'
Kulasegaran disclosed that the demolishment of ‘100 Quarters’ was to enable the construction of three residential towers by Malaysian Resources Corporation Berhad (MRCB) which is partly owned by the country’s largest pension fund, Employees Provident Fund (EPF).
The federal legislator raised questions about the deal that gave MRCB the authority to undertake the development.
Kulasegaran recalled that when Tourism and Culture Minister Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz (left)
visited the Vivekananda Ashram on Nov 6, he openly declared that the
ashram, the adjoining quarters and the open space must be preserved.“It was a bold statement, but now comes the rude surprise that the quarters and open space have been earmarked for high-end residential development,” he noted.
“This is a time for corporate bodies to be mindful of their corporate social responsibility with respect to local stakeholders’ interests,” said the lawyer-legislator.
Bar: ‘Unrealistic for bailiff to track Indira's daughter’
The Malaysian Bar expressed regret with the
majority Court of Appeal decision in the M Indira Gandhi interfaith
custody battle which lifted a mandamus order compelling the
inspector-general of police to arrest her former husband and recover
their daughter.
The Bar's vice-president Steven Thiru asked whether a court bailiff has the resources to locate Indira's daughter.
The outcome of the decision, he said, is that the administration of justice would be reduced to chaos and disrepute if compliance with an order of court is dependent on the whims and fancies of the party to whom the order is directed.
“The order in this case has no room for any discretion and therefore, compliance with it by the police was mandatory.
“A mandamus order is appropriate to enforce a mandatory order of the court.
“It is further unrealistic to expect the court bailiff to locate the ex-husband and the child.
“The bailiff would not have the resources and the required information that the police possess, to detect and ascertain the whereabouts of the ex-husband and child.
“It is therefore unfair to deny Indira the mandatory order on the basis that she is first required to ‘exhaust all her avenues for relief’ through the court bailiff for the purposes of enforcing of the contempt orders,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Order compels public servant to perform duty
Thiru said the majority appellate court judgment failed to appreciate that the mandamus order was predicated on the administration of justice and the performance of duties by the police in aid of the administration of justice.
He explained a mandamus order is a prerogative relief that the High Court can grant in its supervisory jurisdiction.
“It is an order that is available to a private litigant for the purposes of compelling a public authority or a public servant to perform their duties.
“A mandamus order is granted when the court is satisfied that the public authority, or public servant has failed, refused or neglected to perform their duties.
“The view taken by the majority of the Court of Appeal that the matter was a private family law dispute was unduly blinkered and detached from the reality of the matter.
“In the result, the court has denied Indira (right) of a relief that could have led to the recovery of her daughter child in this prolonged dispute.”
In this case, he added the Ipoh High Court found Indira's ex-husband, Muhammad Ridhuan Abdullah in contempt of court for failing to return their daughter, Prasana Diksa, since 2009.
The court then ordered that the child to be handed over to Indira within a stipulated time period and that the police should help locate both the ex-husband and the child.
‘About role of police in administering justice’
These contempt orders were all made by the court in the contempt proceedings, Thiru said however, the ex-husband failed to hand over the child till this year.
Further, he said the police failed to comply with the order to locate Ridhuan and the child.
The mandamus order was granted against the inspector-general of police due to their inaction in locating the ex-husband and the child.
“The police failed to comply with a duty or obligation imposed on them by the court in the contempt proceedings with regard to the execution or enforcement of the contempt orders of the court.
“It was accordingly no longer a matter of private rights, but rather a serious matter concerning the administration of justice and the role of the police in the administration of justice,” he explained.
“It is now a matter that transcended the nature of the dispute between the litigants and impinged on the administration of justice, in the present case, in contempt proceedings. The mandamus order was therefore granted to uphold the administration of justice.
Moreover, Thiru said the significance of respecting the sanctity of court orders, which in this case was an order that was specifically directed at the police, is equally critical.
He added compliance with that part of the order cannot be a matter which is left to the discretion of a party before the court, which in this case is the police.
The Bar's vice-president Steven Thiru asked whether a court bailiff has the resources to locate Indira's daughter.
The outcome of the decision, he said, is that the administration of justice would be reduced to chaos and disrepute if compliance with an order of court is dependent on the whims and fancies of the party to whom the order is directed.
“The order in this case has no room for any discretion and therefore, compliance with it by the police was mandatory.“A mandamus order is appropriate to enforce a mandatory order of the court.
“It is further unrealistic to expect the court bailiff to locate the ex-husband and the child.
“The bailiff would not have the resources and the required information that the police possess, to detect and ascertain the whereabouts of the ex-husband and child.
“It is therefore unfair to deny Indira the mandatory order on the basis that she is first required to ‘exhaust all her avenues for relief’ through the court bailiff for the purposes of enforcing of the contempt orders,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Order compels public servant to perform duty
Thiru said the majority appellate court judgment failed to appreciate that the mandamus order was predicated on the administration of justice and the performance of duties by the police in aid of the administration of justice.
He explained a mandamus order is a prerogative relief that the High Court can grant in its supervisory jurisdiction.
“It is an order that is available to a private litigant for the purposes of compelling a public authority or a public servant to perform their duties.
“A mandamus order is granted when the court is satisfied that the public authority, or public servant has failed, refused or neglected to perform their duties.
“The view taken by the majority of the Court of Appeal that the matter was a private family law dispute was unduly blinkered and detached from the reality of the matter.
“In the result, the court has denied Indira (right) of a relief that could have led to the recovery of her daughter child in this prolonged dispute.”In this case, he added the Ipoh High Court found Indira's ex-husband, Muhammad Ridhuan Abdullah in contempt of court for failing to return their daughter, Prasana Diksa, since 2009.
The court then ordered that the child to be handed over to Indira within a stipulated time period and that the police should help locate both the ex-husband and the child.
‘About role of police in administering justice’
These contempt orders were all made by the court in the contempt proceedings, Thiru said however, the ex-husband failed to hand over the child till this year.
Further, he said the police failed to comply with the order to locate Ridhuan and the child.
The mandamus order was granted against the inspector-general of police due to their inaction in locating the ex-husband and the child.
“The police failed to comply with a duty or obligation imposed on them by the court in the contempt proceedings with regard to the execution or enforcement of the contempt orders of the court.
“It was accordingly no longer a matter of private rights, but rather a serious matter concerning the administration of justice and the role of the police in the administration of justice,” he explained.
“It is now a matter that transcended the nature of the dispute between the litigants and impinged on the administration of justice, in the present case, in contempt proceedings. The mandamus order was therefore granted to uphold the administration of justice.
Moreover, Thiru said the significance of respecting the sanctity of court orders, which in this case was an order that was specifically directed at the police, is equally critical.
He added compliance with that part of the order cannot be a matter which is left to the discretion of a party before the court, which in this case is the police.
Minister: Dead teen’s kin should get medical report
Assunta Hospital should provide the parents of
deceased teenager G Tinasha with the full medical report, said Health
Minister Dr S Subramaniam.
“It is their right,” he stressed, adding that it was normal procedure to provide a thorough report on what had transpired.
Tinasha's parents blamed the private hospital for their 14-year-old daughter’s death, claiming that the medical staffs were negligent in treating her.
They also claimed that the hospital refused to furnish them with the medical report because of the media blitz.
However, the Petaling Jaya-based hospital had denied the allegations.
Subramaniam said that he had already directed the Private Practice Control Unit (UKAPS) to investigate the case and is awaiting their report.
“I have instructed UKAPS to call up Assunta Hospital and do a thorough investigation to see whether there is actually any lapse in the way they handled the case.
“That process is going on now and I have not got the final report of the investigation yet,” he added.
Alleged discrepancies
The health minister said UKAPS would be looking into the matter of alleged discrepancies between the medical report given to the parents and the one sent to the insurance company.
“There is a difference in the reports which were given. We will also handle that in the investigation.
“If at all we find that the reports were purposely doctored, then we will take action,” he added.
Two police reports against the hospital have been lodged and the family plans to file another over the medical reports.
The family claimed that the report given to them only contained the chronology of events from the time Tinasha was admitted to the hospital up till her death, five days later.
According to the family, the report that was handed over to the insurance company was more detailed, which included medical specialist’s reports.
However, Subramaniam also took a swipe at Tinasha’s parents for posting their grouses on Facebook before lodging an official complaint with the ministry.
“The public sometimes think that when they post about an issue on Facebook, it has already been reported.
“So this particular case became viral on Facebook, but officially they (the parents) did not come to report (to us),” he said.
Assunta Hospital has strenuously denied that their medical staffs were negligent in treating Tinasha.
“It is their right,” he stressed, adding that it was normal procedure to provide a thorough report on what had transpired.
Tinasha's parents blamed the private hospital for their 14-year-old daughter’s death, claiming that the medical staffs were negligent in treating her.
They also claimed that the hospital refused to furnish them with the medical report because of the media blitz.However, the Petaling Jaya-based hospital had denied the allegations.
Subramaniam said that he had already directed the Private Practice Control Unit (UKAPS) to investigate the case and is awaiting their report.
“I have instructed UKAPS to call up Assunta Hospital and do a thorough investigation to see whether there is actually any lapse in the way they handled the case.
“That process is going on now and I have not got the final report of the investigation yet,” he added.
Alleged discrepancies
The health minister said UKAPS would be looking into the matter of alleged discrepancies between the medical report given to the parents and the one sent to the insurance company.
“There is a difference in the reports which were given. We will also handle that in the investigation.
“If at all we find that the reports were purposely doctored, then we will take action,” he added.
Two police reports against the hospital have been lodged and the family plans to file another over the medical reports.
The family claimed that the report given to them only contained the chronology of events from the time Tinasha was admitted to the hospital up till her death, five days later.
According to the family, the report that was handed over to the insurance company was more detailed, which included medical specialist’s reports.
However, Subramaniam also took a swipe at Tinasha’s parents for posting their grouses on Facebook before lodging an official complaint with the ministry.
“The public sometimes think that when they post about an issue on Facebook, it has already been reported.
“So this particular case became viral on Facebook, but officially they (the parents) did not come to report (to us),” he said.
Assunta Hospital has strenuously denied that their medical staffs were negligent in treating Tinasha.
Isma: Good for Muslims to be 'sensitive' to threats
It is a healthy sign that Muslims are allegedly
increasingly sensitive towards criticisms of their religion, said Ikatan
Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president Abdullah Zaik Abd Rahman.
He was commenting when asked about police reports lodged against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and radio station BFM recently.
"Sensitive is healthy. But not too sensitive. The liberals try to paint a negative image about people who hold on to religious principles.
"We
are labelled paranoid, too sensitive, this is to make us afraid to come
forward," he said during a press conference at Isma's seminar on
liberalism at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur today.
A group of Muslim NGOs, led by Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) and Isma lodged the police report against BFM radio on Thursday, urging that the presenters and the station be charged under the Sedition Act.
The group said BFM had crossed the line in discussing the issues of ‘kalimah Allah’, Muslim headscarves and sacrificial meat.
NGO Pekida, meanwhile, will lodge a police report over Lim's remarks that non-Muslims in Penang can use the word “Allah” this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, commenting on the “threats” of liberalism, Abdullah said the spread of ideology among Muslims in the country was at a critical level.
However, such threats can be curbed if the society understands the true teachings of religion, he said.
“It is just like a parasite which freeloads on a healthy tree. That’s why our effort is to ensure that the tree remains healthy, as it will not be easy for it to be affected by diseases,” he said.
He was commenting when asked about police reports lodged against Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng and radio station BFM recently.
"Sensitive is healthy. But not too sensitive. The liberals try to paint a negative image about people who hold on to religious principles.
"We
are labelled paranoid, too sensitive, this is to make us afraid to come
forward," he said during a press conference at Isma's seminar on
liberalism at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur today.A group of Muslim NGOs, led by Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) and Isma lodged the police report against BFM radio on Thursday, urging that the presenters and the station be charged under the Sedition Act.
The group said BFM had crossed the line in discussing the issues of ‘kalimah Allah’, Muslim headscarves and sacrificial meat.
NGO Pekida, meanwhile, will lodge a police report over Lim's remarks that non-Muslims in Penang can use the word “Allah” this Tuesday.
Meanwhile, commenting on the “threats” of liberalism, Abdullah said the spread of ideology among Muslims in the country was at a critical level.
However, such threats can be curbed if the society understands the true teachings of religion, he said.
“It is just like a parasite which freeloads on a healthy tree. That’s why our effort is to ensure that the tree remains healthy, as it will not be easy for it to be affected by diseases,” he said.
Tearing down X’mas banner unIslamic, say lawmakers
They said the group should not have taken the law into their own hands even if they disagreed with Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s contention over the use of ‘Allah’ by non-Muslims.
“One should not act based on emotion when it involves religious matters. If they are not satisfied they should bring it to the court,” Titiwangsa Umno MP Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani told The Star Online.
He added that the group should respect the beliefs of others in order to maintain peace and harmony in a multiracial society.
On Friday, the banner with Christmas and New Year messages that was hung outside the Perak DAP headquarters was torn down by the group.
Lim had reportedly said that there was no ban on non-Muslims in Penang using the word ‘Allah’, pointing out that fatwas and the Administration of Religion of Islam (Penang) Enactment 2004 do not apply to non-Muslims.
The Penang Perkasa chapter had also lodged 25 police reports against Lim.
Shah Alam PAS MP Khalid Samad said there was “nothing Islamic” in the action of the group as the religion never taught its followers to resort to violence.
“What Perkasa did had tarnished the image of Islam and this is what happens when one uses religion to fulfill their agenda,” he said.
He said the group should expect the differing views of other parties particularly on religion.
“If they want others to respect their views, then they should show some respect to others,” Khalid said, calling for action to be taken against the group.
Najib’s ‘cash is king’ BR1M delusion
People should work to get money says Mahathir, stepping up pressure on Najib.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has yet again criticised Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for not taking into consideration his suggestion that Najib’s BR1M payout scheme is flawed and should be stopped.
“I have spoken out about this many times but he belabours in the delusion that cash is king,” said Mahathir on the sidelines of a forum on Islam and Vision 2020.
“Getting money without putting in any effort is wrong.
“Giving out cash to buy support is not the right approach.”
The government, he stressed, should be making available opportunities for the people and providing the necessary training.
“We cannot have a situation where the person who is sleeping gets RM140 and the one that’s working gets RM 133,” he said cynically.
“People should work to get money.”
KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has yet again criticised Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak for not taking into consideration his suggestion that Najib’s BR1M payout scheme is flawed and should be stopped.
“I have spoken out about this many times but he belabours in the delusion that cash is king,” said Mahathir on the sidelines of a forum on Islam and Vision 2020.
“Getting money without putting in any effort is wrong.
“Giving out cash to buy support is not the right approach.”
The government, he stressed, should be making available opportunities for the people and providing the necessary training.
“We cannot have a situation where the person who is sleeping gets RM140 and the one that’s working gets RM 133,” he said cynically.
“People should work to get money.”
Malays a ‘minority’ split three ways, Mahathir laments
Former prime minister sings old tune of Malays becoming 'beggars' beholden to DAP to win power, and warns of Umno's defeat.
FMT
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in an unprecedented interview with the media on the state of the nation, alleged in a bizarre take that the Malays have splintered in three directions and have become a minority, from being the majority.
Umno, PAS and PKR have begun “beggars” dependent on the Chinese in DAP to win elections, he claimed. It’s wasn’t clear how the Chinese in DAP could help Umno to win elections but he appeared to equate the fate of Umno with the fate of the Malays.
“Because the Malays have split, they have become beggars and have lost power,” said Mahathir. “This is what’s happening at the moment.”
“By right the Malays should be the majority.”
He doesn’t expand on the thought about Malays being the majority in the face of the fact that legislation can only be adopted from a convergence of interests, not necessarily derived from race, on a common platform.
Mahathir also ventured that people only dared to speak up after he had first made any criticism of the government. When asked about the recent Open Letter by 25 eminent Malays against rising extremism, he conceded he had not read it, but went on to say that criticism of the government showed that Umno would lose the elections if nothing was done.
“Leaders nowadays are only interested in achieving their personal objectives by gathering the people around them,” said Mahathir in implying that they didn’t concern themselves with the fate of Umno or the oft-cited race, religion and country theme long promoted by the party.
“Leaders should be guided by the verses in the Quran. Trust, not indulging in plunder and striving in life is important to form a government.”
He pointed out that “praying without making any efforts will not bring results”.
Keeping the fate of Umno in mind, he called for a change in attitudes among the Malays and adoption of the right culture and values to succeed.
“The nation is expected to be reach developed status soon,” he said while at the same time remaining pessimistic that the Vision 2020 target of being a developed nation could be reached. “It is not certain the Malays will be a developed people in a developed nation.”
He agreed that he had often been critical of the Malays but this was in order that they could see themselves for what they are. “If I don’t point out the realities, they would continue to remain delusional and in a state of denial,” said Mahathir.
“Muslims should by right unite and hold on to the teachings of the Quran.”
The Open Letter calls for dialogue in the face of worsening polarisation, creeping Islamisation and creeping desecularisation, and defends the federal Constitution as supreme law being secular, with
Islam as the religion of the Federation, and religion being a matter in the states where applicable.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in an unprecedented interview with the media on the state of the nation, alleged in a bizarre take that the Malays have splintered in three directions and have become a minority, from being the majority.
Umno, PAS and PKR have begun “beggars” dependent on the Chinese in DAP to win elections, he claimed. It’s wasn’t clear how the Chinese in DAP could help Umno to win elections but he appeared to equate the fate of Umno with the fate of the Malays.
“Because the Malays have split, they have become beggars and have lost power,” said Mahathir. “This is what’s happening at the moment.”
“By right the Malays should be the majority.”
He doesn’t expand on the thought about Malays being the majority in the face of the fact that legislation can only be adopted from a convergence of interests, not necessarily derived from race, on a common platform.
Mahathir also ventured that people only dared to speak up after he had first made any criticism of the government. When asked about the recent Open Letter by 25 eminent Malays against rising extremism, he conceded he had not read it, but went on to say that criticism of the government showed that Umno would lose the elections if nothing was done.
“Leaders nowadays are only interested in achieving their personal objectives by gathering the people around them,” said Mahathir in implying that they didn’t concern themselves with the fate of Umno or the oft-cited race, religion and country theme long promoted by the party.
“Leaders should be guided by the verses in the Quran. Trust, not indulging in plunder and striving in life is important to form a government.”
He pointed out that “praying without making any efforts will not bring results”.
Keeping the fate of Umno in mind, he called for a change in attitudes among the Malays and adoption of the right culture and values to succeed.
“The nation is expected to be reach developed status soon,” he said while at the same time remaining pessimistic that the Vision 2020 target of being a developed nation could be reached. “It is not certain the Malays will be a developed people in a developed nation.”
He agreed that he had often been critical of the Malays but this was in order that they could see themselves for what they are. “If I don’t point out the realities, they would continue to remain delusional and in a state of denial,” said Mahathir.
“Muslims should by right unite and hold on to the teachings of the Quran.”
The Open Letter calls for dialogue in the face of worsening polarisation, creeping Islamisation and creeping desecularisation, and defends the federal Constitution as supreme law being secular, with
Islam as the religion of the Federation, and religion being a matter in the states where applicable.
MIC is not movie where gangsters are heroes – Palanivel
He said such a behaviour was unacceptable in the party and that members should not allowed such a political culture to take place.
“We must not allow such hooliganism to hijack the MIC where the majority of members are rationale, law abiding and have only the interest of the community, and not personal ambitions,” he said referring to punch-ups took place outside the party headquarters on Thursday.
The incident occurred after the party’s meeting to discuss the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) order calling for fresh election for the party Central Working Committee (CWC) and vice presidency.
Palanivel had announced that he and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam would meet the ROS to seek clarification over the order.
Palanivel said “something is seriously wrong when a meeting is disrupted”.
“The Indian community must have felt “let down” and “ashamed” by what happened.
“I ask those responsible to take a hard look at themselves and ask if what they did has helped the Indians.
“Do they endorse such a behaviour,” he asked.
On criticism that he had not been vocal enough, Palanivel said the MIC was in the government and not the opposition.
“I speak up in the Cabinet and I have access to the PM. I have an effective voice in cabinet where decisions are made.
“Making noises outside is mere publicity stunt with no sure results,” he said adding that since he took over the party, MIC representation in the Cabinet had increased from one to two with two deputies.
“The MIC delivered the Indian votes to the GE13 polls,” he said.
He cited the increased allocations for temples, Tamil schools, empowering business opportunities, setting up special affairs Indian cabinet committee, education aids and blueprint for Indian community also is on track.
“Let’s talk facts and figures. Don’t let unreasonable and angry voices drown good hard work.
“The MIC is in the business of helping the community. This is not a movie where gangsters are heroes. We care about the people who need most,” he stressed.
Why such uneasiness among Muslims over 'Allah'?
As the nation anxiously awaits the Court of Appeal's decision on Monday
regarding the use of the word ‘Allah' by non-Muslims, a short chapter on
the controversial issue in former Tenaga Nasional Bhd chief's latest
book, ‘Memoirs of Tan Sri Ani Arope', is both apt and timely.
Representing the "endangered species" of broadminded Malays who grew up
in multicultural Malaysia, Ani asks, "Why there is so much uneasiness
among Muslims to hear others using the word loosely?"
Ani
is referring to the dispute on the use of ‘Allah' by non-Muslims in
Malaysia, which has gone all the way up to the appellate court.
It has also created tension between Muslims and non-Muslims in the country, which led to a few churches being fire-bombed following the High Court decision to allow the Catholic weekly The Herald to use the word ‘Allah' for God in Bahasa Malaysia, the language used by many Christians in Sabah and Sarawak.
Pig's heads, wrapped in plastic, were also found in two mosques in Kuala Lumpur, but to date police have not arrested the culprits.
Sincere and frank dialogue
According to Ani, the term and use of the word ‘Allah' is not and cannot be exclusive to Muslims.
"The Jews and Christians in the Arab speaking world would use the name ‘Allah' to refer to the Almighty," he argues.
He further explains: "Allah (swt) to us, Muslims, is not merely a word but more importantly, the concept from an Islamic teaching."
The octogenarian, who turned 81 recently, said he had hoped that his sincere and frank dialogue on the Allah row could help to "continue to build peaceful and friendly relationships based upon mutual respect, justice, and what is common in essence in our shared Abrahamic tradition, particularly ‘the two greatest commandments' in Mark 12:29-31 (and, in varying form, in Matthew 22:37-40), that the Lord, our God, is one Lord (Rabi Allahu Ahad)."
‘Memoirs of Tan Sri Ani Arope' is published by the Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia. The soft-launch of the 143-page book was done at the Fulbright's 50th anniversary dinner in July this year by its president, Professor Dr Gendeh Balwant.
The book will be available in major bookstores nationwide soon.
Ani
is referring to the dispute on the use of ‘Allah' by non-Muslims in
Malaysia, which has gone all the way up to the appellate court.It has also created tension between Muslims and non-Muslims in the country, which led to a few churches being fire-bombed following the High Court decision to allow the Catholic weekly The Herald to use the word ‘Allah' for God in Bahasa Malaysia, the language used by many Christians in Sabah and Sarawak.
Pig's heads, wrapped in plastic, were also found in two mosques in Kuala Lumpur, but to date police have not arrested the culprits.
Sincere and frank dialogue
According to Ani, the term and use of the word ‘Allah' is not and cannot be exclusive to Muslims.
"The Jews and Christians in the Arab speaking world would use the name ‘Allah' to refer to the Almighty," he argues.
He further explains: "Allah (swt) to us, Muslims, is not merely a word but more importantly, the concept from an Islamic teaching."
The octogenarian, who turned 81 recently, said he had hoped that his sincere and frank dialogue on the Allah row could help to "continue to build peaceful and friendly relationships based upon mutual respect, justice, and what is common in essence in our shared Abrahamic tradition, particularly ‘the two greatest commandments' in Mark 12:29-31 (and, in varying form, in Matthew 22:37-40), that the Lord, our God, is one Lord (Rabi Allahu Ahad)."
‘Memoirs of Tan Sri Ani Arope' is published by the Fulbright Alumni Association of Malaysia. The soft-launch of the 143-page book was done at the Fulbright's 50th anniversary dinner in July this year by its president, Professor Dr Gendeh Balwant.
The book will be available in major bookstores nationwide soon.
STEPHEN NG is a chemist by training. He dealt with printing ink, paint and emulsion polymer for 15 years before becoming a freelance writer.
Proud Of Harimau Malaya's Performance - PM
Datuk Seri Najib Tun RazakKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has expressed pride over the great performance displayed by the Harimau Malaya squad in the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 Saturday night.
"Although beaten, I'm so proud with Harimau Malaya's performance.
"Insya-Allah (God willing), they will excel in the future," he said in his latest entry on Facebook and Twitter.
Malaysia failed to win the AFF Suzuki Cup after losing to Thailand on a 3-4 aggregate in the second leg final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil here.
Despite losing 2-3 in the match tonight, the Thai squad under coach Kiatisuk Senamuang were crowned champions following their first leg 2-0 win advantage at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said that he also felt proud with the performance of the squad coached by Dollah Salleh.
"Still proud of the Tigers," he tweeted.
-- BERNAMA
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