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- Ministry calls up editor on use of word Allah
- Eleven NGOs Lodge Police Reports On Free Anwar Campaign
- Ibrahim Ali sees plot to disrupt Sodomy II verdict
- Perkasa: Rev Eu’s Article 153 remarks ‘politically motivated’
- Ex-judge Arifin Jaka dies
- Despite claims, Zaid says not rejoining PKR
- The end may be near for Rama
- Ramasamy sends notice to Star
- PAS leaders: Apologies won’t save Hasan
- Hasan denies report
- Umno scared of undergrads, says Anwar
| Ministry calls up editor on use of word Allah Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:49 PM PST (Daily Express) - The Home Ministry called up the Chief Editor of Nanyang Siangpau concerning the use of the word "Allah" in an article published by the Daily. Deputy Secretary-General (Security) of the ministry Datuk Abdul Rahim Mohd Radzi said the article carried the word "Allah" in the form of a logo in the article entitled "Hudud Law Becomes Controversial Issue" on page A8 on Dec 27, 2011 and the article "Hudud Law Raises Concern for Non-Muslims" on page A8 on Dec. 28, 2011. "The showing of the word is clearly against Section 7 (1) of the Printing Presses and Publications Act 1984 which can appal the people and jeopardise public peace," he said in a statement. He said the Ministry also issued a show-cause letter to Nanyang Siangpau following the publication of the word which could cause tension and confuse the Malaysian public. "KDN (Home Ministry) will take stern action on any press which commits this offence in future based on the provision in the Act," he said.
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| Eleven NGOs Lodge Police Reports On Free Anwar Campaign Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:30 PM PST (Bernama) -- Eleven non- governmental organisations (NGOs) in Pahang today lodged police reports on the move by the opposition parties to hold a campaign and stage a "Free Anwar" gathering on Jan 9. A spokesman for the NGOs, Ngah Ismail who is also the secretary of the Pertubuhan Kebajikan Islamiah dan Dakwah (PEKIDA) Kuantan district, said the reports were made to protest against and prevent the "Free Anwar" campaign which was described as a provocation on the court case involving Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
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| Ibrahim Ali sees plot to disrupt Sodomy II verdict Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:54 PM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Ibrahim Ali alleged today of an attempt to organise a mass gathering on January 9 to disrupt the High Court here from delivering a verdict in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy trial, and warned the assembly could cause chaos and unrest. The Perkasa president claimed to have received text messages and obtained leaflets of plans for a big gathering in front of the High Court next month, and urged the police to investigate the matter immediately. "I believe there is an attempt by a group to spread leaflets to have a gathering at the High Court on January 9 to disrupt the trial process of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's sodomy case. "To me, the move is clearly in contempt of court, disrespectful of the law and constitution, and can cause public unrest and endanger the safety of the people," he told reporters here. According to the Malay rights leader, the leaflets contained messages like "Free Anwar 901", "Lawan tetap lawan" and "Rakyat Hakim Negara." Predicting Anwar's supporters would trigger chaos on the day, Ibrahim said "the police need to investigate the matter to ensure the safety of the people and the country is guaranteed." "Probe who is behind this plan for a gathering and take strict action against them. Don't let them take the law into their own hands."
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| Perkasa: Rev Eu’s Article 153 remarks ‘politically motivated’ Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:53 PM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Malay rights group Perkasa today accused a senior Christian leader of creating intercommunal friction with his remarks on the constitutional protection for Bumiputeras, claiming the speech was politically motivated. Calling it "provocative", Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali claimed of a link between Reverend Dr Eu Hong Seng's controversial Christmas Eve remarks and an impending general election. "I believe Dr Eu's statement is politically motivated in light of word of elections being around the corner. There is a political motive here to confuse the people into thinking that the government has not been fair to other races. "That is Dr Eu's motive. Article 153 cannot be questioned... there is a political motive (to) erode Malay rights," Ibrahim told reporters here. The National Evangelical Christian Fellowship (NECF) chairman had said on Christmas Eve that the Federal Constitution's Article 153 was akin to "bullying" if it only protected the rights of one group. Article 153 states that it is the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's responsibility "to safeguard the special position of the Malays and natives of any of the States of Sabah and Sarawak and the legitimate interests of other communities in accordance with the provisions of this Article". In his speech, Eu had stressed that he did not have problems with rights of the Malays and the Sultans but "what irks many of us are the 'shifting rights'" of the majority. His remarks prompted demands from Perkasa chief Ibrahim for Eu and others like him to be probed by the police. Ibrahim along with Perkasa deputy president Datuk Abdul Rahman Abu Bakar and 30-odd Perkasa members lodged a police report against Eu based on an article by The Malaysian Insider and several other publications. The Pasir Mas MP said Eu's remarks should be viewed by the police seriously, as it was said at a gathering that included non-Malay Barisan Nasional political parties like MCA and Gerakan as well as opposition parties DAP and PKR. Abdul Rahman pointed out that Article 153 protected not only the rights of Malay, but also Bumiputeras in Sabah and Sarawak, many of whom are Christian. He said Eu's statement was seditious, and urged the police to charge the Christian leader under the Sedition Act.
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| Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:52 PM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Former Court of Appeal judge Tan Sri Arifin Jaka died earlier this morning at the Serdang Hospital here, English daily The Star reported. He was 78. The cause of his death is as yet unknown. Arifin (picture) shot into the limelight as the trial judge in Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's first sodomy indictment in 1999 against the former deputy prime minister's family driver, Azizan Abu Bakar. Born in 1933 in Rembau, Negri Sembilan, Arifin was one of six children in a family of rice farmers. He won a scholarship to read law in London and, upon his return in 1970, entered into the judicial and legal services. He set up his private law firm in 1976 and dabbled in politics for a while before quitting it after losing in the 1978 general election for the Terentang state seat against Umno's Yazid Baba. He became a judicial commissioner in 1992 and was appointed to the High Court two years later.
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| Despite claims, Zaid says not rejoining PKR Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:50 PM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Datuk Zaid Ibrahim today denied rumours that he would be rejoining PKR, saying that allegations of discussions between him and Nurul Izzah Anwar on the matter were untrue. The KITA president was responding to the contents of a letter being circulated on blogs, which alleged he had met the PKR vice-president to discuss his return to the Pakatan Rakyat leadership. "I do not know anything about these allegations. Since leaving PKR, I have not been in touch with either Nurul (Izzah Anwar), (Datuk Seri) Anwar (Ibrahim) or Kak Wan (Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail). "So do not connect me to this; they have to settle their own problems," Zaid (picture) said today. The letter circulated online claimed that Nurul Izzah had offered Zaid to contest the Petaling Jaya Selatan seat in the next general election. The seat is now held by PKR's Hee Loy Sian. Online portals and blogs, including Malaysia Today, have claimed the letter was written by Nurul Izzah's political enemies within PKR, following speculation that she would become PR's future candidate for prime minister. Zaid was once in the running for PKR's deputy presidency against Azmin Ali and Mustapha Kamil Ayub before he pulled out and quit the party last year.
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| Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:42 PM PST DAP grassroots demand that he sue Makkal Osai besides The Star. (Free Malaysia Today) - Beleaguered Penang Deputy Chief Minister P Ramasamy has failed to impress his critics in his attempt to clear his name by threatening to sue The Star over a controversial news report. The critics—mostly DAP grassroots leaders—want him to disprove allegations of violating the party's code of conduct by suing Makkal Osai as well. They are giving him 48 hours to do so, failing which they will lodge a police report against the Tamil daily for criminal defamation. They also want Ramasamy to heed DAP chairman Karpal Singh's call to quit his position as second deputy chief minister. The grassroots group first called for legal action against Makkal Osai last week. They blame a Nov 28 article in the daily for the current public spat between Karpal and Ramasamy. The paper appeared to have retracted the article in a "clarification" it carried on Dec 14. It said Ramasamy did not issue the press statement that claimed he had selected three DAP candidates for the coming election. "If it was not Ramasamy, who was it?" said a grassroots leader. "The party should get to the bottom of this." The Star, in its Dec 23 article, quoted Ramasamy as saying that there was a plot to oust him because he turned down requests for projects and favours from the party grassroots. The report prompted Karpal's call for his resignation. Ramasamy has since accused The Star of publishing a "baseless and frivolous" report. Whispering campaign Even if Ramasamy manages to clear his name, the DAP grassroots are in no mood to allow him to remain in Penang. They have started a whispering campaign to send him back to his hometown of Sitiawan and contest a seat in Perak. Some have suggested that he be fielded against a top Indian leader from Barisan Nasional.
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| Posted: 28 Dec 2011 05:38 PM PST The deputy chief minister wants the English daily and its journalist to apologise within seven days, failing which, he will sue. (Free Malaysia Today) - Embattled Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy has demanded an apology from English daily the Star and its journalist Ian McIntyre within the next seven days over an allegedly defamatory article published on Dec 23. Failing which, Ramasamy warned in his notice of demand dated Dec 28 that he would sue both for defamation. The DAP MP for Batu Kawan also demanded an undertaking from the national daily and journalist that the impugned statements "shall not be printed, published and circulated in future." Ramasamy also demanded that an appropriate sum be paid and/or offered as damages for the defamatory article. In the said article, the Star quoted Ramasamy as saying that there was a plot to oust him because he turned down requests for projects and favours from the party grassroots. The report prompted party supremo Karpal Singh to call for Ramasamy's resignation from the Pakatan Rakyat state government. But Ramasamy has since accused the Star of publishing a baseless and frivolous report. The notice of demand was sent to the Star head office in Petaling Jaya and the Penang-based journalist via AR Registered post by Ramasamy's legal representative – A Sivanesan and Co. 'Defamatory caption' The notice also mentioned that the caption referred in the article entitled "Distress in DAP Continues" were defamatory to Ramasamy. The notice claimed that the words referred bore and were understood to bear that DAP leaders were corrupt and abusing their power and office, and those impugned statements gave rise to adverse effects. The notice said the article caused serious damage to Ramasamy's reputation. It insisted that the defamatory words on Ramasamy were baseless, unfounded, frivolous and tainted with falsehoods.
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| PAS leaders: Apologies won’t save Hasan Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST While Nik Aziz has accepted Hasan's apology, many in PAS feel the time is ripe to drop Hasan fro contesting in the next polls. (Free Malaysia Today) - Party officials say they are sceptical that Hasan Ali's apologies to PAS's top leadership will remove the clouds over his bleak future, with some saying the scars are too deep to heal. According to party's online mouthpiece Harakah Daily, embattled Hasan had met president Abdul Hadi Awang, PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat and his deputy Haron Din in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, last night in what appeared to be a reconciliation meeting. However former party deputy president Nasharuddin Mat Isa, who like Hasan, has his future hanging by the thread after openly attacking the party and accusing it of deviating from its Islamic agenda was not present at the meeting. The two are also advocating unity with archrivals, Umno, in the name of Islam and Malay brotherhood, something many in PAS consider as blasphemous and impossible. The Harakah report said Hasan had apologised for his outburst and that the influential Nik Aziz had accepted his apology. "I am thankful (to God) that Hasan has shown humility in apologising and withdrawing negative statements made against the party. "It is not easy for someone to admit to a mistake and apologise, thus his actions has touched me. I hope others who have such problems to be open like Hasan," Nik Aziz was quoted as saying. But party sources said the reconciliatory tone of the meeting will not undo the damage done by Hasan. They suggest that this will likely lead to him being dropped from contesting in the upcoming national polls as he would be viewed as a liability to the party. "The scar is too deep. What Hasan does not realise is he may have charmed his way with the party's top leadership and they (leaders) may have accepted it but not the party grassroots," a party source told FMT.
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| Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:37 AM PST (The Star) - PAS rebel Datuk Dr Hasan Ali has denied that he was in Kota Baru to apologise to PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat over his remarks against the party hours after the Harakahdaily claimed he had done so. Former Selangor PAS Commissioner Hasan pointed out that he had already retracted his comments regarding the welfare state issue during a press conference at his residence on Dec 24 and had apologised to the party leaders at the same time. In a statement last night, he said he was disappointed with Harakahdaily which had been reminded many times not to twist facts which could create confusion and disunity. He clarified that he had been invited to attend a gathering involving former PAS deputy president Nasharudin Mat Isa along with PAS deputy spiritual leader Datuk Dr Haron Din and Nik Aziz at the Mentri Besar's home at JKR 10 Kota Baru. "The gathering went smoothly and it was pleasant and sincere. "Among the things touched upon during the gathering were the party's direction, preparation for the 13th general election and Harakah's path as the party's official voice," said Hasan. He pointed out that they had given their views on how to strengthen the party's development and the rakyat's support. Hasan also stated that he was moved by the recognition shown by the leadership in his mission to elevate Islam in the country. Harakahdaily had quoted Nik Aziz as saying that Hasan had withdrawn all his statements criticising the party after a meeting with the party's top leaders in Kota Baru on Tuesday night. Both Hasan and Nasharudin have been embroiled in a war of words with party colleagues for questioning the party's direction under the new crop of non-ulama leaders. Hasan also drew flak for pushing for a revival of unity talks between PAS and arch-rival Umno. The spat got to a point where some top leaders told him that he was free to leave the party to join the other side.
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| Umno scared of undergrads, says Anwar Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:35 AM PST (The Malaysian Insider) - Umno is desperate and resorting to physical threats to intimidate undergraduates from pushing for greater academic freedom and taking an active role in politics, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said. "While the awareness of academic freedom is growing and maturing among undergraduates, the Umno leadership is becoming increasingly vicious and restive in facing this push and is acting blindly in an apparent physical threat that is rude and reckless," the PKR leader said in a statement late last night. "Datuk Seri Najib Razak's commitment to purportedly amend section 15 of the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) and give more academic freedom to undergraduates in partisan politics is nothing more than empty talk," he added. The de facto head of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition pact urged the ruling Barisan Nasional's (BN) lynchpin party to quit pressuring undergraduates following recent news reports concerning student activist Adam Adli Abdul Halim. The 21-year old student at the Sultan Idris University of Education (UPSI) hit headlines after he was purportedly caught lowering a banner bearing the likeness of Prime Minister Najib from a flagpole outside Umno's headquarters here on December 17. Adam Adli claimed to have received death threats and was allegedly punched by a policeman following the incident. His university administration has also issued a show-cause letter to him for tarnishing the institution's name, according to UPSI Undergraduate Solidarity chairman Ahmad Syukrie Che Abd Razab as cited in a Bernama Online report.
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