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- Perkasa Lodges Police Report Over Letter With Orange Powder
- Young Australian mounts campaign against Lynas — in Malay
- Of crusaders, clowns and kooks
- Prices of RON95, diesel, LPG stay for now
- The Malaysian Solution - refugees caged and caned in world of pain
- Jangan masuk campur urusan JPA, Perkasa beri MCA dan MIC amaran
- Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan, YAB Lim Guan Eng
- Blog Hina Islam, Perkasa tampil lapor polis
- Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Selangor mencapai jumlah pelaburan asing yang tertinggi di Malaysia
- Pendedahan WikiLeaks serampang dua mata dedah Eskay, Anwar
- PAS bagai gajah tak berkepala
- Wikileaks: Cable sheds some light on sex accuser Eskay
- Tumpat MP warns of Kelantan version of 'Project IC'
- PAS-Umno Merger Could Divide the Malays Even More
- WikiLeaks: How Najib overcame the Kartika dilemma
- Surendran: "Umno Has a Hand in Sex Video Conspiracy"
- Anwar accuses Hisham of slander, files counter-claim in sex video row
- Push for free speech
- If Prophet Muhammad came back today
| Perkasa Lodges Police Report Over Letter With Orange Powder Posted: 25 May 2011 11:12 AM PDT (Bernama) - KUALA LUMPUR -- Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa (Perkasa) has lodged a police report over a letter containing orange powder it received on Wednesday morning. Perkasa secretary-general Syed Hassan Syed Ali said the letter was sent from Shah Alam to its president Ibrahim Ali at its office in Jalan Pahang here. "When we opened the letter at 10.30am, there was unknown orange powder that caused irritation to the skin," he told reporters after lodging the report at the Dang Wang police station at 3.30pm. Syed Hassan believed the letter was sent by those who were unhappy with Perkasa's struggle for its cause, but said that this was not the way to deal with it. |
| Young Australian mounts campaign against Lynas — in Malay Posted: 25 May 2011 11:07 AM PDT By Debra Chong, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 — Australian Ryan Albrey has sparked a buzz across Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in his singlehanded fight to stop giant miner Lynas Corp from firing up its RM700 million rare earths plant in Malaysia. The single, white, male from Perth has been trending upwards in cyberspace chatter since Sunday when he posted a five-minute video on his Facebook page proclaiming his solidarity with Malaysians against the Australian rare earths producer. "Apa khabar rakyat Malaysia dan rakan-rakan seperjuang. Di belakang saya bandar Perth, ibu kota Australia Barat. Lebih kurang 900km arah itu adalah Bukit Welds, iaitu sebuah lombong dimiliki syarikat Lynas dan syarikat itu yang saya nak cakap pasal malam ini," the 29-year-old said in the video featuring subtitles in English. In "Mamat Mat Salleh yang benci Lynas sebab dia sayang Malaysia" ["White guy who hates Lynas because he loves Malaysia"], Albrey shares his views on the radioactive dangers of the refinery being built in Gebeng, drawing parallels with the Japanese-owned Asian Rare Earth (ARE) plant in Ipoh two decades earlier. His views are not new, having been highlighted repeatedly since US daily New York Times ran a report on Lynas' plans for Gebeng three months ago. But his smooth delivery in Bahasa Malaysia has provoked much debate, earning Albrey both praise and aspersions — sometimes in the same breath — from Malaysians online. On Facebook, a reader who called himself Afiq Abd Rahman congratulated Albrey, saying "hebat! all the previous issues pon dye taw [Superb! He even knows all the previous issues]. On Twitter, Umno's Youth media movement called the Murdoch University graduate's pro-environmental comments "positive" in the face of growing controversy over the Lynas issue, but criticised Albrey for adopting what it described to be a "political tone". "Only Ryan's error was when he voiced it in a political tone. So his statement in the video is unchanged like Fuziah Reactor, Anwar Ibrahim or any opposition leader who has tried to turn the Lynas thorium project in Kuantan, Pahang into a political issue, seeing as how they are bereft of issues to attack the government lately," it posted under the name unitmediabaru. It noted that Albrey, who is now working as a digital designer in Australia, had worked in Malaysia from 2006 to 2008. The man himself admitted as much in his online resume, listing 18 months' experience as a 3D animator in Kuala Lumpur, working on a children's animated series "Alamaya" that aired on TV2 in 2007. "What's certain is Ryan has become a political puppet for PRiot that can be interpreted based on several matters in his Facebook site," the Umno group said, in a veiled reference to political foe Pakatan Rakyat (PR). The video has since gone viral, been picked up by other Facebook users and posted on various blogs, linked to their Twitter accounts and spawned copies under different titles on popular video-sharing website YouTube. The comments continue to be replicated across the social networks, drawing astonishment from Albrey himself who remarked, "This is getting a bit crazy. I am going to be trending on twitter soon. (by the way its #matsallehnakcakap in case you want to send out a tweet or 2)." Environmental activist Azlan Adnan, who has been in contact with Albrey, told The Malaysian Insider today the young lobbyist will be posting two more videos on Lynas soon — one in Malay to correct some factual errors in the current clip — and the other in English.
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| Of crusaders, clowns and kooks Posted: 25 May 2011 11:02 AM PDT By M Veera Pandiyan, The Star Rabble-rousers will only end up enjoying influence way beyond their merits if we take them too seriously or give too much attention to their grandstanding. WHAT politicians say or do tend to invoke a whole range of emotions – from anger and disgust to fear and surprise, and in rare exceptions, even joy. In Malaysia, there's one player whose antics have been perpetually confounding. When it comes to Perkasa head Datuk Seri Ibrahim Ali, one is often left wondering whether to laugh or to cry. The latest being his threat to wage a jihad (not a crusade, in this context) against Christians, if, in his own words, they continued to challenge Islam's position in the country. The source of the grossly implausible story, published by a newspaper on page one recently, is now under police investigation. The newspaper cited two blog sites which claimed that a meeting attended by Christian and DAP leaders to make Christianity the official religion had taken place in Penang. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has since met Christian and Muslim leaders on the issue while the Home Ministry has sent a letter of caution to the newspaper. At the meeting with Najib, besides strongly denying involvement in any such conspiracy, Christian leaders – except one bishop, who turned up his nose at the event and described the delegation as lambs being led to slaughter – reiterated their upholding the spirit of the Federal Constitution and the status of Islam as the religion of the federation. They also gave their commitment to work with the Government to sustain peace and harmony and seek amicable solutions to various outstanding inter-religious issues. Despite this, the Pasir Mas MP has been going round the country accusing Christians of "challenging the sovereignty and dignity of Malays and Muslims" and challenging the authorities to take action. It's tragic that this is happening when Najib is urging moderates of all religions to come together in his current trip abroad. But it is no secret that just as in mosques and suraus, preachers in churches, too, have abused the pulpits to preach highly-political sermons. We certainly don't need this, especially with the country already having too many demagogues enjoying influence way beyond their merits. They have proven time and again that reason and common sense is no match for rabid rhetoric, especially when it comes to issues of race or religion. Most of the seeds of intolerance and distrust were sown more than two decades ago but how many fanatical cyber-utopians of today will bother to go that far back to trace the planters? Ironically, some of the disingenuous politicians are now portraying themselves as champions of unity and religious harmony when they have never sought to find common ground in the name of seeking solutions, even when they had the power to do so. As for DAP and those who have been denouncing Ibrahim's actions as the worst kind of grandstanding, they are only fanning the flames. The Home Minister has been accused of being soft on Ibrahim but he does have a point about not giving the Perkasa leader too much attention. It's really up to right-thinking Malaysians to evaluate him. It is up to us to see him as a crusader or as a clown. Aren't his antics comparable to Benteng Demokrasi Rakyat (Bendera) – the group of Indonesians armed with "samurai swords and black magic" who planned to invade Malaysia two years ago as revenge for stealing their country's cultural heritage? Ibrahim certainly does not represent the majority of Malays and Muslims in the country and neither does he have any real support to wage any kind of war. But thanks to the increasing lack of civility in our political discourse, and with key players still focused on scoring points, this unnecessary anger is allowed to fester. Life is too short for one to be taken in by serial rabble-rousers or to take them too seriously. It could well be very, very short indeed – as in 153 days from this Saturday – according to a kooky group of Christians led by Family Radio Worldwide's founder Harold Camping, 88. The preacher, an engineer by training, has predicted that the Bible-prophesied Rapture and Judgment Day will take place on May 21. Unlike predictions based on the Mayan calendar, which ends next year, and the Hollywood apocalypse movie 2012, Camping, who has believers stretching from the United States to China, is convinced that the date is correct. His followers, who claim to be God's true believers, are expecting to be lifted into heaven and be saved, along with some 200 million more of the faithful. They say that those left behind will have to suffer ghastly torment until Oct 21 – Camping's date for end of the world. But we shouldn't be too worried, I guess. The preacher, who claims he has studied the Bible for 70 years, has got it all wrong before. On Sept 6, 1994, the date he had promised for two years, believers gathered awaiting the Rapture by holding their Bibles open-faced towards heaven. But, the world just moved on – with no shortage of kooks, crusaders and clowns continuing to sell their gullible believers all sorts of promises, theories and beliefs. |
| Prices of RON95, diesel, LPG stay for now Posted: 25 May 2011 10:54 AM PDT By Hemanabthani Sivanandam, The Sun PUTRAJAYA (May 25, 2011): The prices for RON95, diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will remain for now, said Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. Following a detailed discussion in Cabinet today, the government decided against any price increase after taking into consideration the interests and the needs of the people. Ismail Sabri however did not specify how long the postponement of the fuel cut subsidies will be, adding that it was not discussed during the weekly meeting. "However, the government will continuously study the subsidy rationalisation due to the increase of global fuel prices," he told a press conference in his ministry. Asked if there will be further reduction in subsidies if the global fuel price increases, he said that the government will "cross the bridge when we get there". "If it increases drastically, we will see. That is why I said the (subsidy rationalisation) study is continuous," said Ismail Sabri. He also urged the public not to speculate on the matter as the government will take into consideration all angles before making a decision on the matter. "The people should trust the government because we are a government that listens to the needs of the people. We are always concerned for the rakyat, so let's not speculate," he added. Currently, the price of RON95 is RM1.90 per litre, diesel is RM1.80 per litre and LPG is RM1.90 per kg. The last revision for RON95, diesel and LPG was in December 2010. Speculation was rife that the Cabinet is expected to further reduce subsidies this week. Last week, Ismail Sabri said that the government will review prices of all petroleum products this week, adding that the Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) would determine if prices would be maintained or increased. He was quoted as saying that there would be a revision every six months for the subsidy rationalisation plan for all subsidised products. Even Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had warned that Malaysians should brace themselves for further reduction in subsidies. Asked if the postponement was a cautious move in view of the impending general election, Ismail Sabri brushed it off, stressing that the government was concerned about the needs of the people. When asked if the Cabinet had discussed other matters such as the electricity tariff hike and other subsidy cuts, Ismail Sabri said it had not done so. |
| The Malaysian Solution - refugees caged and caned in world of pain Posted: 25 May 2011 10:50 AM PDT By Gemma Jones, The Daily Telegraph ASYLUM seekers shipped overseas under the proposed "Malaysian Solution" face the prospect of caning if they step out of line in detention. Living conditions at refugee camps in Malaysia have also been condemned as crowded and unhygienic, with some inmates reported to have died from disease spread by rats. According to Amnesty International, Malaysia flogs up to 6000 detainees a year, using a rattan cane that causes visible injuries and scarring. The law allows guards to punish children. "Across Malaysia, government officials regularly tear into the flesh of prisoners with rattan canes travelling up to 160km/h. The cane shreds the victim's naked skin, turns the fatty tissue into pulp and leaves permanent scars that extend all the way to muscle fibres," an Amnesty report into caning says. Graphic video of caning in Malaysia - warning, some readers may find this disturbing
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay, who is visiting Australia, claimed yesterday the Gillard government risked breaching international laws with the proposed swap of 800 boat arrivals for 4000 refugees from Malaysia. While Immigration Minister Chris Bowen insists the deal complies with the UN Refugee Convention, that document does not cover torture, cruel punishment or conditions in detention centres that are dealt with under other international covenants and UN guidelines.
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| Jangan masuk campur urusan JPA, Perkasa beri MCA dan MIC amaran Posted: 24 May 2011 07:01 PM PDT
(The Malaysian Insider) - Perkasa hari ini memberi amaran kepada MCA dan MIC agar tidak campur tangan dalam isu pemberian biasiswa kepada kesemua pelajar yang mencatatkan keputusan cemerlang dalam peperiksaan SPM untuk belajar di luar negara. Justeru tegas Presiden Perkasa Datuk Ibrahim Ali (gambar), pihaknya mendesak Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) agar tidak tunduk kepada tekanan yang dibuat parti-parti politik termasuk dari Barisan Nasional (BN). "Perkasa mendesak agar JPA tidak tunduk kepada tekanan mana-mana parti politik dalam soal urusan pemberian biasiswa. "Ia urusan kerajaan dan MCA atau MIC jangan ganggu urusan JPA, Umno dan Pemuda Umno tidak ganggu JPA walaupun ramai Bumiputera tidak dapat biasiswa JPA dan pelajar Bumiputera yang tidak diberi biasiswa belajar di luar negara," katanya dalam satu kenyataan. Kata Ahli Parlimen Masir Mas itu, sepatutnya semua pihak tidak memperbesarkan isu pembahagian biasiswa. Beliau berkata pelajar-pelajar terbabit boleh meneruskan pengajian masing-masing dalam negara memandangkan semua kursus ada ditawarkan di pusat-pusat pengajian tinggi. "Sepatutnya semua pihak bersyukur, belajar di mana-mana tidak menjadi soal apatah lagi belajar dalam negara sendiri, di mana-mana sudah banyak IPTA dan semua kursus ada ditawarkan. "Ia juga menyelamatkan aliran wang keluar negara malah kosnya lebih tinggi. Membiayai seorang pelajar keluar negara boleh menampung dua hingga tiga pelajar belajar dalam negara," katanya. Kata Ibrahim, kuota pembahagian biasiswa yang dilaksanakan kerajaan sekarang menyebabkan Bumiputera terjejas.
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| Kenyataan Akhbar oleh Setiausaha Agung DAP dan Ahli Parlimen Bagan, YAB Lim Guan Eng Posted: 24 May 2011 06:45 PM PDT Penafian BN bahawa kerugian RM19 bilion oleh Petronas yang disebabkan oleh penjualan gas di bawah harga pasaran kepada IPP dan TNB itu bukan dalam bentuk subsidi merupakan pembohongan dan penipuan yang cuba dilakukan. LIM GUAN ENG DAP melahirkan rasa terkejut dengan kenyataan Menteri Tenaga, Teknologi Hijau dan Air, Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui bahawa RM19 bilion yang diberikan kepada penjana tenaga bebas (IPP) dan TNB setiap tahun adalah bukan dalam bentuk subsidi. Peter Chin berkata RM19 bilion kerugian dari Petronas untuk penjualan gas pada harga RM10.70 setiap juta unit Termal British (MMBtu) iaitu satu perempat dari harga pasaran RM40 per MMBtu. Penafian BN bahawa kerugian RM19 bilion oleh Petronas disebabkan penjualan gas di bawah harga pasaran kepada IPP dan TNB yang bukan dalam bentuk subsidi merupakan pembohongan yang dilakukan oleh BN. Perkara ini sama dengan kenyataan BN bahawa RM540 juta yang diberikan kepada Perimekar Sdn Bhd bukan komisen untuk mengatur pembelian dua kapal selam Scorpene bernilai US$972 juta (RM3.68 bilion) untuk Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia. Perkara ini sangat mengarut kepada Perimaker untuk diberikan kontrak dalam menyediakan perkhidmatan sokongan dan koordinasi selama enam tahun walaupun tidak mempunyai rekod atau pengalaman dalam menguruskan urusan kapal selam. Sekiranya kerugian RM19 bilion setiap tahun oleh Petronas diberikan kepada IPP dan TNB itu adalah bukan dalam bentuk subsidi jadi apa istilah yang betul untuk gambaran kerugian ini? Kuasa yang dijana oleh IPP memenuhi 60 peratus daripada keperluan elektrik Negara manakala TNB memenuhi 40 peratus. Ini menunjukkan bahawa IPP memperolehi lebih banyak manfaat dari RM19 bilion itu. Jikalau Petronas boleh menjual gas pada harga pasaran, tentunya RM19 bilion yang diuntung setiap tahun boleh digunakan untuk memanfaatkan 27 juta rakyat Malaysia. Persoalan yang sebenar yang harus dijawab oleh Peter Chin dan BN ialah mengapa tarif gas yang dijual kepada IPP tidak boleh naik lebih tinggi sedangkan harga gula, diesel dan petrol yang dijual kepada orang awam dan rakyat Malaysia biasa boleh naik dengan pengurangan subsidi? Ini adalah ketidakadilan yang lampau apabila hanya meningkatkan harga yang dibayar oleh rakyat Malaysia biasa tetapi tidak meningkatkan harga yang dibayar oleh syarikat kaya. Pemberian RM19 bilion setahun membolehkan IPP memperolehi keuntungan berbilion- billion ringgit. Dari memastikan ketidakadilan dengan memastikan harga yang meningkat adalah kepada syarikat besar dan bukan kepada rakyat Malaysia biasa, BN telah mencabar kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat untuk membiayai subsidi kepada rakyat Malaysia biasa. Ini adalah sikap tidak bertanggungjawab walaupun PR pasti dapat melakukannya sekiranya PR mempunyai sumber yang sama seperti mana BN yang mengawal Petronas dan TNB. Lagipun kerajaan negeri di bawah pemerintahan PR ternyata lebih banyak manfaat sosial dan bantuan telah diberikan kepada masyarakat berbanding dengan yang diberikan oleh kerajaan BN sebelum ini. Sebagai contoh, kerajaan negeri Pakatan Rakyat Pulau Pinang berbelanja berjuta- juta dalam usaha untuk membasmi kemiskinan, RM20 juta untuk pemberian RM100 untuk program penghargaan warga emas, ibu tunggal dan orang kelainan upaya (OKU), RM12 juta untuk bantuan tahunan kepada Sekolah Agama Rakyat, Cina dan Tamil. Semua ini tidak diberikan oleh kerajaan negeri BN sebelum ini. Peter Chin boleh menipu dirinya sendiri bahawa kerugian RM19 bilion oleh Petronas itu adalah bukan subsidi kepada IPP dan TNB. Tetapi beliau tidak akan berjaya menipu masyarakat bahawa kekayaan IPP adalah hasil daripada penderitaan yang terpaksa dibayar dari kenaikan harga barangan. Kegagalan BN untuk memastikan IPP membayar tarif gas mengikut harga pasaran dan menghentikan kenaikan harga pasaran yang dijangka bermula Jun 2011 menunjukkan bahawa rakyat adalah sasaran BN untuk menanggung beban atas kenaikan harga.
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| Blog Hina Islam, Perkasa tampil lapor polis Posted: 24 May 2011 05:23 PM PDT
Entri blog itu dikesan pada Isnin lalu dengan menggunakan nama Makcik Hajjah Sitt Al-Wuzara. (Free Malaysia Today) - Pertubuhan Pribumi Perkasa Malaysia (Perkasa) akan membuat laporan polis berhubung satu entri blog yang didakwa menghina agama Islam dengan memaparkan gambar seekor jerung di atas Kaabah selain menggunakan kata-kata yang menghina agama tersebut. Entri blog itu dikesan pada Isnin lalu dengan menggunakan nama Makcik Hajjah Sitt Al-Wuzara atau http://makcikhajjahsittalwuzara99.wordpress.com. Malah sebuah akaun laman sosial Facebook turut dikesan menggunakan profil 'Makcik Hajjah Sitt Al-Wuzara'. Ketika dihubungi FMT, Ketua Wira Perkasa Irwan Fahmi berkata laporan akan dibuat di Ibu Pejabat Polis Dang Wangi (IPD), Kuala Lumpur jam 3.30 petang ini. Laporan polis itu dijangka telah dibuat apabila berita ini ditulis. Menurut Irwan, beliau dan Presiden Perkasa Datuk Ibrahim Ali telah membaca entri blog terbabit dan menyifatkan ia satu tindakan yang tidak bermoral dengan menghina Islam yang merupakan agama rasmi negara ini. Irwan berkata laporan itu untuk mendesak pihak polis dan Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Multimedia Malaysia (SKMM) untuk menyiasat lebih lanjut dan mengambil tindakan sewajarnya terhadap pemilik atau jurublog tersebut. "Ia satu penghinaan yang sangat kurang ajar dan melampau batasan. Saya minta orang yang bertanggungjawab hormati agama Islam.Maka kami mahu desak pihak polis untuk membuat siasatan lanjut. Kalau boleh letak orang yang terbabit dalam ISA…..kerana tiada toleransi bila membabitkan hal agama. "Kita perlu tegas kerana ia soal agama. Bagaimana jika perkara ini berlaku kepada agama lain?," soalnya. Irwan berkata selain entri blog itu, Perkasa turut membuat laporan berhubung tindakan Timbalan Menteri Pelajaran Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong yang memprotes ekoran dakwaan berlakunya salah urus dalam pengagihan biassiswa oleh pegawai Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA).
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| Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Posted: 24 May 2011 05:19 PM PDT By eloofk The Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is an important document which was adopted by the United Nation General Assembly on 20th November 1963 and a precursor to the legally binding Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and entered into force on 4th January 1969. As Malaysia is a member of the United Nation General Assembly since 1957, it has to adhere to any legally binding declaration at all times. The Declaration states that: Article 1 - Discrimination between human beings on the ground of race, colour or ethnic origin is an offence to human dignity and shall be condemned as a denial of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations, as a violation of the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as an obstacle to friendly and peaceful relations and as a fact capable of disturbing peace and security among peoples. Article 2 - i) No State, Institution, Group or Individual shall make any discrimination whatsoever in matters of human rights and ii) No State shall encourage, advocate or lend its support, through police action or otherwise, to any discrimination based on race, colour or ethnic origin, by any group, institution or individual. iii) Special concrete measures shall be taken in appropriate circumstances in order to secure adequate development or protection of individuals belonging to certain racial groups with the object of ensuring the enjoyment by such individuals of Article 3 - Particular efforts shall be made to prevent discrimination based on race, colour or ethnic origin, especially in the field of civil rights, access to citizenship, education, religion, employment, occupation and housing. Article 4 - All states shall take effective measures to revise governmental and other public policies and to rescind laws and regulations which have the effect of creating and perpetuating racial discrimination wherever it still exists. They should Article 5 - An end shall be put without delay to governmental and other public policies of racial segregation and especially policies of apartheid, as well as all forms of racial discrimination and separation resulting from such policies. Article 6 - No discrimination by reason of race, colour or ethnic origin shall be admitted in the enjoyment by any person of political and citizenship rights in his country, in particular the right to participate in elections through universal and equal Article 7 - i) Everyone has the right to equality before the law and to equal justice under the law. Everyone, without distinction as to race, colour or ethnic origin has the right to security of person and protection by the State against violence or bodily harm, whether inflicted by government officials or by any individual, group or institution. ii) Everyone shall have the right to an effective remedy and protection against any discrimination he may suffer on the ground of race, colour or ethnic origin with respect to his fundamental rights and freedoms through independent national tribunals competent to deal with such matters. Article 8 - All effective steps shall be taken immediately in the fields of teaching, education and information, with a view to eliminate racial discrimination and prejudice and promoting understanding, tolerance and friendship among nations and racial groups, as well as propagating the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and of the Declarations on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples. Article 9 - i) All propagandas and organisations based on ideas or theories of the superiority of one race or group of persons of one colour, or ethnic origin with a view to justify or promoting racial discrimination in any form shall be severely condemned. ii) All incitement to or acts of violence, whether by individual or organisation against any race or group of persons of another colour or ethnic origin shall be considered an offence against society and punishable under law. iii)In order to put into effect the purposes and principles of the present Declaration, all State shall take immediate and positive measures, including legislative and other measures to prosecute and/or outlaw organisation which promote or incite racial discrimination, or incite to or use violence for purposes of discrimination based on race, colour or ethnic origin. Article 10 - The United Nations, the specialised agencies, States and non- governmental organistions shall do all in their power to promote energetic action, which by combining legal and other practical measures, will make possible the abolition of all forms of racial discrimination. They shall in particular, study the causes of such discrimination with a view to recommending appropriate and effective measures to combat and eliminate it. Article 11 - Every State shall promote respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and shall fully and faithfully observe the provisions of the present Declaration, the |
| Selangor mencapai jumlah pelaburan asing yang tertinggi di Malaysia Posted: 24 May 2011 05:15 PM PDT Selangor telah berjaya mencapai jumlah pelaburan asing yang tertinggi di Malaysia berbanding negeri-negeri lain iaitu sebanyak RM 1.5 billion. Angka ini merupakan dua kali ganda negeri di tempat kedua iaitu Johor yang memperolehi nilai pelaburan asing sebanyak RM 766 juta. By Teresa Kok Statistik terkini MIDA (Malaysia Industrial Development Authority) mengenai pelaburan perindustrian di Malaysia bagi tempoh Januari hingga Mac 2011 mengikut negeri menunjukkan bahawa negeri Selangor telah mencapai jumlah pelaburan perindustrian yang diluluskan sebanyak RM 2.5 billion bagi tempoh tersebut.
Jumlah pelaburan asing yang tertinggi
Selangor telah berjaya mencapai jumlah pelaburan asing yang tertinggi di Malaysia berbanding negeri-negeri lain iaitu sebanyak RM 1.5 billion. Angka ini merupakan dua kali ganda negeri di tempat kedua iaitu Johor yang memperolehi nilai pelaburan asing sebanyak RM 766 juta.
Johor diikuti oleh Sarawak di tempat ketiga dengan pelaburan asing sebanyak RM 656 juta.
Jumlah projek perindustrian yang tertinggi
Selangor juga telah mencapai jumlah projek perindustrian yang diluluskan yang tertinggi di Malaysia dengan 59 projek perindustrian. Angka ini merupakan 32% daripada jumlah projek bagi seluruh Malaysia.
Daripada 59 projek perindustrian yang diluluskan di Selangor, 43 merupakan projek baru manakala baki 16 merupakan projek yang diperkembangkan.
Selangor diikuti oleh Johor di tempat kedua dengan 51 projek dan Pulau Pinang di tempat ketiga dengan 20 projek.
Jumlah peluang pekerjaan yang kedua tertinggi
Di samping itu, Selangor telah mencapai jumlah peluang pekerjaan yang dihasilkan yang kedua tertinggi di Malaysia dengan 3,880 pekerjaan.
Pelaburan asing dan tempatan yang seimbang
RM 1.5 billion atau 60% daripada pelaburan di Selangor terdiri daripada pelaburan asing manakala 40% atau RM 1 billion terdiri daripada pelaburan tempatan. Ini menunjukkan bahawa pelabur tempatan juga berpuas hati dengan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor, maka mereka sudi melabur di Selangor.
Pelaburan asing dari seluruh pelusok dunia
Di kalangan pelaburan asing di Selangor, Korea Selatan menanam pelaburan yang paling banyak dengan nilai pelaburan sebanyak RM637 juta, diikuti oleh Singapura dengan RM 485 juta, dan Australia dengan RM102 juta.
Selangor kekal sebagai destinasi pelaburan yang popular
Jumlah pelaburan asing dan jumlah projek perindustrian yang tertinggi di Selangor menunjukkan bahawa ekonomi Selangor masih lagi mantap dan merupakan destinasi pelaburan yang popular bagi pelabur asing dan tempatan.
Teresa Kok
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| Pendedahan WikiLeaks serampang dua mata dedah Eskay, Anwar Posted: 24 May 2011 04:53 PM PDT
Pendedahan tentang Eskay hanya melibatkan peranannya secara peribadi – yang jika diperhalusi tidak melibatkan maklumat sulit negaranya sendiri. Eskay memberi maklumat tentang puak pemisah Melayu Islam di Thailand kepada kedutaan AS di Kuala Lumpur. Barangkali yang dipersoal ialah moralnya sebagai orang Muslim, atau juga risiko yang perlu dihadapinya sendiri akibat peranannya itu. Oleh ZOMBI KG PISANG, Siasah Terdapat dua perkara pokok yang perlu diperjelaskan kepada umum berikutan pendedahan terbaru WikiLeaks seperti didedahkan kepada Asia Sentinel yang kemudiannya disiarkan oleh laman web kendalian Raja Petra Kamaruddin iaitu Malaysia Today. Pendedahan tersebut berdasarkan kabel sulit Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat (AS) di Malaysia yang dibocorkan. Pendedahan terperinci itu merupakan maklumat mesyuarat pada 5 Februari 2006 yang dihantar kepada Jabatan Negara AS di Washington melalui kabel sulit oleh kaunselor politik Mark D Clark. Pertama ialah peranan yang dijalankan oleh ahli perniagaan Datuk Shazryl Eskay Abdullah dalam konflik bersenjata di negara jiran Malaysia iaitu Thailand. Menurut pendedahan tersebut, Eskay mempunyai pengetahuan yang mendalam tentang pergerakan serta aktiviti puak pemisah Melayu Muslim di selatan Thailand dalam konfliks berdarah dengan kerajaan pusat Thailand yang telah mengorbankan ramai nyawa terutama di pihak puak pemisah akibat serangan tentera kerajaan Thailand termasuk menyerang masjid dan sekolah agama di selatan Thailand yang mempunyai penduduk majoriti Melayu Muslim. Eskay dikatakan telah berkongsi maklumat dengan pegawai-pegawai berpangkat tinggi di Kedutaan AS Kuala Lumpur. Antara lain, Eskay dikatakan berkongsi maklumat perihal aktivis-aktivis puak pemisah Melayu Muslim Thailand yang menetap di Malaysia serta jaringan dan aktiviti mereka. Kedua, malah mungkin lebih mencetuskan persoalan dan kontroversi ialah pendedahan bagaimana Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, sama ada ketika masih di pihak kerajaan Umno dan Barisan Nasional mahupun selepas disingkirkan oleh Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad daripada Umno dan kerajaan – acap kali dikatakan berhubungan dengan pegawai-pegawai kedutaan AS bagi memberi amaran secara kerap kepada kedutaan AS tentang Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak. Menurut pendedahan itu lagi, kabel sulit yang mengandungi lebih 900,000 perkataan itu merangkumi laporan selama 15 tahun bermula pada tahun 1993 hingga tahun 2008. Anwar, sejak awal lagi dikatakan menganggap Najib sebagai bahaya kepada dirinya dan secara kerap memberi amaran kepada kedutaan AS betapa Najib sering melakukan jenayah korupsi dalam pembelian peralatan pertahanan negara dan menjadi ancaman kepada amalan demokrasi di Malaysia. Menjadi sedikit pelik apabila laman web yang dianggap berwibawa seperti Malaysiakini dan The Malaysian Insider – begitu pantas dan prihatin melaporkan pendedahan tentang Eskay tetapi bertindak menggelapkan pendedahan tentang Anwar walhal tindakan seseorang ketika memegang jawatan timbalan perdana menteri dan selepas itu, pemimpin utama pakatan pembangkang yang melapor kepada sebuah kedutaan asing tentang seseorang yang menjadi ahli parti politik serta ahli kerajaan yang sama – boleh menimbulkan persoalan yang amat besar. Sekiranya perkara tersebut berlaku sewaktu Anwar menjadi sebahagian daripada kerajaan – tidakkah ini menunjukkan betapa Umno sebagai parti politik utama yang memerintah dalam kerajaan Malaysia tidak mempunyai cara atau mekanisme untuk menangani amalan korupsi ahli-ahlinya. Jika sebagai sebuah parti politik perkara ini gagal ditangani, bagaimanakah pula dari sudut sebuah kerajaan yang memerintah negara? Pada waktu yang sama, apakah kuasa dan peranan seorang perdana menteri ketika itu, malah berlanjutan kepada semua agensi atau jabatan seperti polis, pencegah rasuah dan lain-lain. Jika seorang timbalan perdana menteri bertindak sedemikian, apakah yang dapat menghalang orang lain sama ada menteri-menteri kabinet, ketua-ketua turus tentera, ketua-ketua kementerian dan lain-lain untuk melapor kepada mana-mana kedutaan asing di Kuala Lumpur? Tidakkah tindakan sedemikian sebenarnya amat merbahaya kepada keselamatan negara? Pendedahan tentang Eskay hanya melibatkan peranannya secara peribadi – yang jika diperhalusi tidak melibatkan maklumat sulit negaranya sendiri. Eskay memberi maklumat tentang puak pemisah Melayu Islam di Thailand kepada kedutaan AS di Kuala Lumpur. Barangkali yang dipersoal ialah moralnya sebagai orang Muslim, atau juga risiko yang perlu dihadapinya sendiri akibat peranannya itu. Sebaliknya, jika pemain-pemain politik Malaysia, tidak kira di sebelah pihak parti yang memerintah atau di barisan pembangkang dibenarkan mengadu atau melaporkan perihal seteru politik mereka kepada mana-mana kedutaan asing di Kuala Lumpur, sama ada seteru politik itu berada di dalam parti sendiri atau tidak, tidakkah tindakan sebegini pada tahap paling daif lagi naïf malah amat berbahaya umpama suami isteri anak-beranak bergaduh lalu masing-masing mengadu-domba sekeliling kampong.. opps, serata dunia. Dan soalan cepumas untuk PAS – sebagai parti politik yang mendakwa mendambakan Islam sebagai destinasi perjuangannya yang syumul – apakah pendirian PAS dalam soal seperti ini? Atau seperti isu-isu lain sebelumnya, terutama yang melibatkan seseorang yang menghuni rumah agam di Segambut Heights, PAS sentiasa berpegang kepada keputusan konsensus bersama-sama rakan politik mereka iaitu DAP dan PKR? Zombi Kg Pisang ialah nama samaran seorang pembaca SiasahDaily. Beliau merupakan pemerhati politik tempatan, terutama melibatkan PAS dan hubungan dengan rakan pembangkang lain.
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| Posted: 24 May 2011 04:31 PM PDT
(Free Malaysia Today) - Pemerhati politik PAS, Profesor Dr Aziz Bari menyifatkan keengganan kepimpinan tertinggi PAS membawa perubahan dalam parti Islam tersebut bagaikan 'gajah tak berkepala'. "Kalau dipimpin korporal saja, apa jadi pada general?" Aziz bertanya dalam forum dalam satu forum bertajuk 'Pemilihan PAS: Mampukah PAS membuat lonjakan?' di Dewan Perhimpunan Cina Kuala Lumpur dan Selangor (KLSCAH). Beliau berkata demikian semasa mengulas keengganan presiden Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang menjadi pemangkin pembaharuan dalam PAS. "Walaupun PAS besar dengan keahlian lebih 1 juta orang ia bagaikan gajah tak berkepala," Dr Aziz berkata dalam forum anjuran Free Public Forum (FPF) dan Institut Hal Ehwal Demokrasi dan Ekonomi (IDEAS). Beliau menambah kepimpinan parti lebih dilihat aktif secara bermusim sedangkan ketua parti boleh dilantik sebagai Perdana Menteri. "PAS masih lagi terjebak. Perwakilan enggan berubah dan enggan memberi arahan buang padang meskipun Tan Sri Mohd Asri Muda pernah dikeluarkan." Asri merupakan mantan presiden PAS sejak 1971 hingga Oktober 1982 yang dibuang oleh jawatankuasa disiplin PAS.
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| Wikileaks: Cable sheds some light on sex accuser Eskay Posted: 24 May 2011 04:26 PM PDT
(Harakahdaily) - Fresh from sealing a deal with world-renowned whistle blower Julian Assange of WikiLeaks, self-exiled blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin has revealed a leaked diplomatic cable about Shazryl Eskay Abdullah, one of the men at the centre of the pornographic clip targeted at Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim. The cable claims that Eskay, who served as Malaysia's Honorary Thai Consul in Langkawi, had once described Malaysian territory as a 'safe haven' for Thai separatists during a meeting in February 2006 with a US diplomat Mark D. Clark, who heads the US's political section.
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| Tumpat MP warns of Kelantan version of 'Project IC' Posted: 24 May 2011 04:13 PM PDT (Harakah Daily) - KUALA LUMPUR, May 25: PAS said that the so-called 'Project IC' under which thousands of illegal immigrants were given Malaysian identification cards in Sabah several years ago, is now being reenacted in Tumpat, Kelantan to ensure Barisan Nasional's victory in the next general election. Tumpat member of parliament Kamaruddin Jaffar (pic) revealed a programme called 'Mydaftar" which would take place on May 28 in his constituency, a move the authorities claimed was to help Kelantanese yet to get identification cards or MyKad. "I have been informed those who will be registered as citizens will get their ICs on the same day and we suspect this operation is ongoing not only in Selangor but also other states including Kelantan. "The process to register as a citizen all within a day is the first time such an operation is done there (Tumpat)," said Kamaruddin, who called on the programme to be immediately stopped.
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| PAS-Umno Merger Could Divide the Malays Even More Posted: 24 May 2011 04:01 PM PDT By Al Jafree Md Yusop, Malaysian Digest Can this be regarded as a message that the PAS-Umno merger is approaching reality? The part that I never really understand is what's with the word 'merger'? Is Umno suggesting that PAS and Umno should merge as one political party like what Anwar Ibrahim and Syed Husin Ali did in August 3, 2003 when KeADILan merged with Parti Rakyat Malaysia (PRM) to become Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR)? That particular merger was supposed to end the existence of PRM but eventually that didn't happen. Or is Umno inviting PAS to be one of Barisan Nasional's (BN) component parties? Umno claimed the purpose of the merger is for the sake of the Malays and Muslims of this country. By admitting that, Umno is making it sound like they are really desperate in winning the next General Election (GE). I for one agreed that winning the GE won't be a problem for Umno, the real concern is for Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak to perform better than Pak Lah's dismal performance in 2008 saw Umno's popularity at its worst ever. Najib needs to prove to everyone that his 'Tranformation' efforts are bearing fruits. The biggest fear for the BN chairman is in the possibility of the ruling coalition party performing even worse than the 2008 'tsunami'. Early indications in the form of the recent Sarawak state election showed everything is going very well so far but still it was BN's worst performance in the East Malaysian state. Najib knows that he should not take things easy but what could he possibly achieve with the proposed PAS-Umno merger/unity?On February 8, 2010, Hadi as PAS president announced that the party is ready for talks with Umno on matters in which they could cooperate, including issues involving national security, economy, religion and politics. This though was not a totally original idea for back in '73 - '78 (during Asri Muda's time) PAS was part of BN. But not everybody in the party seems to share Hadi's opinion. Early this year Shah Alam MP Khalid Samad has declared PAS will never join Umno in a "unity government", even if the Islamist party were asked to do so by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong himself. That is a strong statement coming from one of PAS' most progressive leaders. Khalid likened cooperating with Umno to working with those who ignore the Islamic practice. He also classified Umno as Muslims who patronizes nightclubs to drink alcohol and he made it clear that PAS would rather work with PKR and DAP in Pakatan Rakyat based on the Islamic principles of justice and truth rather than race alone. Khalid was actually referring to an event in December 2010 when PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat met with Umno leaders at Istana Terengganu on Christmas Eve last year at the request of the Agong for "unity talks". Umno president Najib Razak and deputy president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin were present at the private dinner, together with former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. The meeting was seen as another attempt to revive the talks on political cooperation with Umno in the name of Malay-Muslim unity. The question of political cooperation with Umno became a major campaign issue in the 2009 PAS election after it was revealed that its leaders, including PAS deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa and Selangor chief Hasan Ali, met Abdullah and former Selangor mentri besar Dr Mohd Khir Toyo after Election 2008 to explore the possibility of forming a unity government. Leaders aligned to Nik Aziz then accused Nasharuddin of conspiring to take PAS out of Pakatan. Incidentally, PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar has recently issued a statement reassuring that PAS will never ever collaborate with Umno.
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| WikiLeaks: How Najib overcame the Kartika dilemma Posted: 24 May 2011 03:59 PM PDT
US diplomats stated in their confidential cable that the caning of three Muslim women for illicit sex in 2010 reflected Umno's political tactics. (Free Malaysia Today) - The caning of three Muslim women in 2010 under the syariah law for committing adultery was a tactical manoeuvre undertaken by Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's new administration to retain the conservative Malay voters, Malaysia-based US diplomats believed. They also felt that the caning of the three women was perhaps an attempt by Najib and his party Umno to test the waters to forecast the sentiments on part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno's caning for beer-drinking. Kartika was found guilty by a Pahang Syariah Court in July 2009 of drinking beer at a hotel in Kuantan and was sentenced to six strokes of rotan and a fine of RM5,000. The court's finding to cane her attacted wide attention, both from within and internationally, and the ruling had taken place just a year after Najib had become the prime minister. While her caning was pending for months for various reasons, the three women were caned in February 2010. "Kartika's case put Prime Minister Najib's new administration in the difficult position of balancing the competing forces fighting for Malaysia's Muslim identity. "While concerned about preserving Malaysia's image as a moderate Muslim state, Najib has been unwilling to date to criticise syariah law or otherwise downplay the seriousness of Kartika's offence for fear that it could damage Umno's Islamic bona fides," wrote a senior political officer based in the US embassy here in a confidential cable to the US State Department in Washington. Details of the confidential cable sent in 2010 were leaked by WikiLeaks to popular blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin who had published the cable in his Malaysia Today website today. "That the GOM (government of Malaysia) chose to cane three anonymous women, rather than the internationally renowned Kartika, seems to be a tactical manoeuvre by Umno to retain or lure back conservative Malay voters as well as perhaps a testing of the waters presaging Kartika's caning. "That Najib feels the need to placate the most conservative Malays suggests that his stated intent to change to a more inclusive, less Malay-centric economic and political model is facing considerable, resistance within his own coalition," added the cable. The cable must have been sent to the State Department immediately after the caning of the three women on Feb 9, 2010 as it makes no mention of the eventual outcome of Kartika's case. Following the intervention of the Sultan of Pahang, Kartika's caning sentence was eventually commuted to 20-day community service in April 2010. The three women were sentenced to be caned for committing adultery in violation of Section 23 (2) of the Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory Syariah Criminal Offences Act of 1997. Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussien had announced on Feb 17, 2010, that government officials had caned three Muslims on Feb 9, 2010. The three women were believed to be the first women to be caned under the law in Malaysia. Two of the women received six strokes of the cane and the other received four. The women were caned in a female prison. The US cable noted that the sentencing of women to such corporal punishment under syariah law contradicts the federal law outlined in Section 289 of the Criminal Procedure Code that states that women are not to be subject to caning.
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| Surendran: "Umno Has a Hand in Sex Video Conspiracy" Posted: 24 May 2011 03:56 PM PDT (Malaysian Digest) - KUALA LUMPUR, 25 MAY, 2011: PKR Vice President, N Surendran in an official press release today referred to Umno Information chief Datuk Ahmad Maslan's statement challenging opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to prove that the allegations made by Dato Shazryl Eskay Abdullah is false. According to Surendran, Ahmad Maslan's statement is further proof that UMNO has a hand in the sex video conspiracy against Anwar Ibrahim. "Ahmad Maslan has repeatedly made false, unsupported and irresponsible statements in relation to the sex video conspiracy, intended to tarnish the reputation of Anwar Ibrahim and attempt to prejudice the public against him," he said.
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| Anwar accuses Hisham of slander, files counter-claim in sex video row Posted: 24 May 2011 03:50 PM PDT By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal, The Malaysian Insider KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accused Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein of slander in relation to the latter's remarks on the sex video screening on March 21. Anwar has also filed a counter-claim against the Home Minister's defamation suit against him. "We have filed defense to Hishammuddin's claims and have also filed a counter-claim to his defamation suit. "Basically slander in relation to what he (Hishammuddin) said during a press conference in Bukit Aman on March 21, and misfeasance of public office (failing to stop the screening of the sex video)," one of Anwar's lawyers K. Shanmuga told The Malaysian Insider. The Home Minister had charged Anwar of defaming him and sought a High Court order demanding that Anwar apologise for linking him to the release of the now infamous sex video. Anwar had during a press conference outside the Dangi Wangi police station on March 22, accused Hishamuddin as well as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak of being involved with the sex video screening which allegedly shows Anwar having sex with an unidentified woman. Both Najib and Hishamuddin had denied any involvement of the police and home ministry over the emergence of the sex video. Anwar is now seeking for unspecified damages from Hishammuddin for slander in relation to what the Home Minister had said during a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters on March 21. He is also seeking for costs, interest and other relief deemed fit by the court. "That's right, I filed the counter-claim today. The case is up for case management in early June," Anwar told The Malaysian Insider when contacted.
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| Posted: 24 May 2011 01:41 PM PDT By Onn Yeoh, The Sun Guidelines and amendments are not enough. The public should push for more freedom of speech and for the abolishment of any acts that hamper such freedom. They should do so through voicing their opinions in a civil manner and by being consistent in their opposition to outdated laws. WHEN I read the comments by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, the de facto law minister, about why the government should not act against Utusan Malaysia or Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali for what they've said that has upset so many Malaysians, I couldn't help but wonder if he has been reading my column. In my opinion piece last week, "Malaysians not easily incited" I said that I was against sedition laws and the dreaded Internal Security Act. I don't believe they should be used against anybody. Give the people and the media freedom of speech. Malaysian society has progressed sufficiently that people are not going to riot in the streets just because someone says something inflammatory. Now listen to what Nazri said, "Controversial issues that were once considered taboo are now discussed openly and frankly in public without the fear of causing racial tension." He went on to describe the Sedition Act as having "no relevance in these modern times" and claims that the government was merely giving people like Ibrahim the same freedom of speech it gives the online media. Civil society's initial reaction to Nazri's surprising stance on the matter was negative. "The situation he is describing is hell let loose," said Kuala Selangor MP Dzulkefly Ahmad, one of the more progressive and liberal members of PAS. "He is opening the floodgates to chaos. We are talking about the complete breakdown of the rule of law, utter lawlessness." More than one commentator on online news sites like Malaysiakini referred to Nazri's rationale as "perverse logic". But is it? Read further Nazri's rationale: "We cannot have double standards, one for the alternative media and another for Utusan Malaysia and Ibrahim Ali." He is right. If we are to champion the abolition of the Sedition Act and the ISA, we must be consistent and not ask for it to be applied to people we don't agree with, however inflammatory or offensive. Otherwise, it would be a classic case of that old saying "It depends on whose ox is being gored", which refers to how people tend to take a position or stance not based on principles but on whether it's in their interest or not. Take the case of being supportive or critical of the royalty being involved in political action. When there was friction between the royalty in Terengganu and Barisan Nasional, opposition supporters were delighted the royalty was being politically active there. The same people would decry the royalty's activism in Perak when it acted against the interest of Pakatan Rakyat. But the opposition does not have a monopoly on hypocrisy. Government supporters who cried "derhaka" in the Perak case were unsurprisingly silent in the Terengganu case. To embattled opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's credit, he said the right thing with regard to calls for use of sedition laws and the ISA against someone like Ibrahim. "People who are angry with Ibrahim asked for him to be charged with sedition or ISA – I don't," Anwar said. "As a matter of principle, I don't support ISA or the Sedition Act and therefore I do not condone the use of these (laws), even as a temporary measure." Nazri had said in January that the government was setting up guidelines for the Sedition Act 1948, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) Act 1998 and the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984. Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein had said in August 2009 that the ISA might be amended. Guidelines and amendments are not enough. The public should push for more freedom of speech and for the abolishment of any acts that hamper such freedom. They should do so through voicing their opinions in a civil manner and by being consistent in their opposition to outdated laws. |
| If Prophet Muhammad came back today Posted: 12 May 2011 07:21 PM PDT
If Prophet Muhammad came back today he would be very disturbed and sad to see that his followers who call themselves Muslims have reduced Islam to a set of empty rituals while the spirit of Islam is no longer in the hearts of Muslims. If Prophet Muhammad came back today he would be very disturbed and sad to see that his followers who call themselves Muslims are now divided into many sects and cults and each classifies the other as infidels or kafir. |
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