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- Hang Jebat was a Buddhist
- The SPAD Has Spoken
- What we can do to sail through stormy time ahead
- Project Malaysia: Belong or 'Lelong' ?
| Posted: 06 Sep 2011 01:08 PM PDT By John Doe Sometimes, pictures speak a thousand words. Let us look Hang Jebat's Grave:   There is no such architecture in Malaysia. Since UMNO decided to add the Jawi words on top of the architecture, let us assume that they are indeed endorsing this as THE authentic graves of the Hang Brothers. Let us also take a look at Hang Tuah's (fake grave) located in Kampong Keling.  Why I said "fake grave", is because of the inscription by Tourism Malaysia, on the panels which you can clearly see at the back. "This was a large grave, therefore, it must have been of an important person, therefore, it is Hang Tuah's". That is fantastic logic. They could have at least said that it was a Sultan's Grave or something, and we would have had much less to gripe about. But why did they not say so? Why is there not a single grave of any Malaccan Sultan? While you are pondering, let me take you to Thailand. To a place called Lopburi. And take a look at King Narai's Palace:  Unlike Malacca, Lopburi has many many many buildings and artefacts to look at. The below is but one of several hundred in the vicinity.  All the red dots (on the left) show temples like the one above:  So, where, oh, where, is the evidence for the Malaccan Sultanate? Yes, one Chinese Collar, and an Indian knife, and some loose change? Come on!! You have to do better than that!! And while you are, let me pose you another question. Was Hang Jebat a Thai from Lopburi, or was he from Sri Lanka? While you ponder on that, let me bring you to Sri Dalada Maligawa. This is where they kept Buddha's Tooth. Their official website is found here: http://daladamaligawa.org/  So, have you decided if Hang Jebat was a Thai, or a Sri Lankan? This puts a very interesting twist to the entire History of Malacca. Important to note, that while there is plenty of evidence of foreign occupation, there is none on the actual Sultanate itself. Sejarah Melayu (download from HERE) (Dear Saiful, it is pronounced ANNAL, and NOT Anal.) For those who insist that Muslims can be buried in such a grave, I contest Fat Lady of Putrajaya (FLOP) to put herself in a grave much like any of the Hangs'. Heck, I'd even be glad to pay for it, and bring in the experts from both Sri Lanka and Lopburi to build it for you. So, the Hangs were Buddhists? And they were from where again? Lopburi? Sri Lanka? Or are these actually the graves of the Hang Brothers at all? Maybe the graves belong to the Sultans? Maybe the graves belong to some rich Sri Lankan who lived in Malacca and had posthumously converted to Islam, as according to JAIS, and JAKIM? Oh, didn't you know? Non-Muslims are allowed to convert to Islam AFTER they die!! That saves you a lot of hassle of having to snip your dick, pay Zakat or pray 5 times a day. Just convert to Islam AFTER you die. And, the bonus is, after you die, you can never convert out of Islam, so Apostacy is completely out of the question for you. But make sure that you have divided all your property before you die, because it might completely belong to JAIS, despite what your will reads. I have a truly honest question: "Why was Prophet Muhammad never circumcised?" Btw, there's a new story floating around that Hang Tuah was captured by Zheng He, and taken back to China to be beheaded by the Ming Emperor, but I have yet to see any solid evidence for that yet. |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:55 PM PDT By Tony Pua The Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD) has finally admitted land underground can be acquired under the National Land Code without affecting existing landowners in the cases affected by the MRT tunneling project. The Chief Executive Officer of SPAD, Mohd Nur Kamal has conceded as much in its letter to The Malaysian Insider where "all affected individual land owners [can] apply for stratum titles to be issued to the Government". As highlighted many times during the controversy, this is because the National Land Code 1965 had been specifically amended in1990 to allow for the acquisition of underground land without affecting surface property by inserting Part Five (A) (section 92A to 92G) under Clause 3. The amendment enables the disposal of "underground land", which can then either be alienated or leased for the use to construct tunnels, car parks and to lay pipes. Hence it is clear from the above admission and convoluted explanation that the Government's actions stink of bad faith and ill-intent. When the law clearly enables the Government to acquire the stratum or underground land without affecting the surface, it still chooses to acquire all land – surface and underground – at one go. Expediency is not a valid reason to abuse the law, especially when the rights of the property owners are significantly jeopardized. On top of that, on the one hand, SPAD argued that the acquisition process is just a matter of convenience. But on the other it says that it may not want to return the land after acquiring it – how more hypocritical can one get? The reasoning provided that what was most important was that the government had "listened" to feedback from the affected parties and had agreed to a mutually acceptable outcome rang completely hollow in the light of the above, as it showed that the "listening" was just merely a public relations exercise. All the various untenable excuses being raised leads only to a single possible conclusion – the land acquisition exercises proposed in Chinatown, Bukit Bintang and other prime locations are nothing but poorly masked attempts at profiteering and land grab. They are in breach of the spirit of the Land Acquisition Act 1960 where the Government is only to acquire private land, and only that which is necessary for public use and benefit, and not for profit. SPAD should stop tunneling a deeper hole for itself and stick to its role of independently regulating and ensuring an efficient and effective public transport system. It should not become a partner-in-crime for the Government to justify its "land grab" exercises, which is completely irrelevant to the planning and design of the MRT system.
TONY PUA |
| What we can do to sail through stormy time ahead Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:31 PM PDT By Thomas Lee Seng Hock We are all set for a hard time in the almost immediate future, with some of us becoming unemployed, others underemployed, and a few facing the prospect of becoming bankrupts. So, the immediate measure is to cut our spending. I suggest taking the following steps: (1) stop subscription to paid TV (saving at least RM100 a month), (2) cut fixed phone line and use only prepaid HP (saving at least of RM50 a month), (3) don't buy newspapers, read news online (saving at least RM60 a month, (4) have only one dish for each meal, instead of the current three or four dishes (saving of at least RM10 a day, which works out to RM300 a month), (5) have only two meals a day -- brunch and dinner (saving at least RM10 a day or RM300 a month), (6) drink only boiled water, no need for other beverages (saving at least RM3 a day, i.e. RM90 a month), (7) don't eat out -- take food and drinking water to work (can save RM10 a day or RM300 a month), (8) cut down on driving, reducing petrol cost, toll charges and parking fees (saving of about RM200 a month), (9) reduce 50% use of shampoo, toothpaste, etc (saving of RM2 a day, i.e. RM60 a month), (10) Use handkerchieves, instead of buying tissue papers (saving at least RM1 a day, i.e. RM30 a month), (11) forgo new clothing for Christmas and New Year, etc (saving at least RM500 for a family of four), (12) cut down on expenses for festivals and celebrations (like birthdays) and save at least RM100 a month, (13) go to government hospital for treatment and medication, instead of visiting private clinics or hospitals. I save nearly RM200 a month on my daily medication using the Klang general hospital, and (14) Vote Pakatan Rakyat at next general election to save the country from bankruptcy caused by a corrupt administration.
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| Project Malaysia: Belong or 'Lelong' ? Posted: 06 Sep 2011 12:12 PM PDT By SABM I am lucky to have a father who taught me early in life that diversity is something beautiful. I grew up in an environment that was colourful. But the colours that I saw growing up were predominantly a short spectrum consisting of three main colours. Each corresponded to distinct faces and features that I found out later had ethnic identities - Melayu, Cina, India.
Some years later, as I peeked at the forms being filled in by my father to enroll me in primary school, I noticed the existence of another colour given the name of 'Dan Lain-Lain'.
I soon learned that there was more to the spectrum than what I had known back then.
Despite the convenient label of 'Dan Lain-Lain', each one of those colours matters and makes up Malaysia.
Each one belongs here.
This Hari Malaysia, why not take a look again at our Project Malaysia?
Let's see if our Project Malaysia is truly one that is inclusive and nurtures a sense of belonging in our hearts.
Or is it a Project that focuses on selling off every particle that is beautiful and ours in a truly wholesale manner, 'Lelong' style.
Let's lift the label 'Dan Lain-Lain', look underneath and talk to a segment of our community that has been conveniently sidelined and its rights 'lelong'ed alongside ours.
This 16th September evening, at our Rumah, we'll be screening the short film that won the 2010 Freedom Film Fest organised by Pusat KOMAS.
'Hak Dinafikan' is the story of Orang Asal and was created by the Orang Asal themselves. The screening, which begins at 7 pm, will be followed by a discussion with the directors, Abri and Shafie, and also young activists from Sabah and Sarawak.
It's high time we learn their story and understand that it is our story as well.
We have a few other activities planned for the day. The details of the event will be announced in a couple of days.
For now, please reserve time for Hari Malaysia 2011, this 16th September, 7pm, at Rumah Anak Bangsa Malaysia.
Jumpa di sana ya?
Dengan ikhlas, Nanda __________________________________________________________________
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