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Only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe the lies about DAP seeking to ...
Malaysian government says smuggled UBS millions were UMNO party funds
No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook!
Prove me wrong, Teresa
Sponsor a guide dog puppy
Raise the speed limit before implementing AES
Tolerance
Education Blueprint 2013-2025 needs to truly reflect the aspirations of Malaysian
Reply to all Pakatan Rakyat Troopers in Raja Petra's Malaysia Today
Why are the Malays running away?

Only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe the lies about DAP seeking to ...

Posted: 12 Oct 2012 02:24 PM PDT

The issue of a Christian Malaysia and the allegation that DAP wants to repeal Article 3 of the Federal Constitution providing for Islam as the religion of the Malaysian Federation in order to establish a Christian State is one of the most irresponsible and reckless of lies and falsehoods in the current repertoire of the UMNO/BN political desperadoes.

Lim Kit Siang

Desperation knows no bounds. This is amply illustrated by UMNO/BN political desperadoes, whether in the political front-line or hiding in the shadows pulling propaganda strings hatching the most far-fetched and outlandish conspiratorial theories in the mainstream or social media to create fear and sow the seeds of hate and conflict to ensure the survival of the sixth Prime Minister and the ruling coalition in the imminent 13th General Election.

In fact, those who disseminate such lies and falsehoods utterly reckless about its damage to the process of nation-building in multi-racial and multi-religious Malaysia qualify to be condemned as the vilest and most despicable traitors to the vision of an united and harmonious Malaysian nation!

Only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe the lies that the DAP is seeking to establish a Christian State.

Henceforth, let Malaysians put the "fools or knaves" test to the political desperadoes who could so recklessly and irresponsibly disseminate such lies and falsehoods – whether they are fools or knaves, or both!

As far as I know (and I am prepared to stand contradicted), there has never been any call for the establishment of a Christian State in the country in the 55 years since the attainment of Merdeka in 1957 or in the 49 years since for the formation of Malaysia in 1963.

Is it possible that some five decades after Independence in 1957 and formation of Malaysia in 1963 that there is now a call for the establishment of a Christian state in Malaysia?

First reason why only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe it.

All throughout the DAP's 46-year history, the DAP has been constant and consistent in the stand, which is also that of the first three Prime Ministers, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Tun Razak and Tun Hussein, that Malaysia is a democratic, multi-racial, secular and multi-religious nation with Islam as the official religion but Malaysia is not an Islamic State.

By "secular", we do not mean anti-religion, anti-God, anti-Islam, anti-Christianity, anti-Buddhism, anti-Hinduism or anti-Sikkhism but a state polity which is morality-based and pro-Islam, pro-Christianity, pro-Buddhism, pro-Hinduism and pro-Sikkhism in defending and enhancing the multi-religious characteristics and diversity of the Malaysian nation.

Is it possible that 46 years later, DAP is now seeking to establish a Christian state when no DAP leader or any DAP policy document had ever referred to it?

Second reason why only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe it.

Christians are the third-largest religious groups in Malaysia viz Muslim 60.4%, Buddhist 19.2%, Christian 9.1% and Hindu 6.3%, Confucianism, Taoism, other traditional Chinese religions 2.6%.

Third reason why only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe it.

There are at most some 35 Christian MPs in Parliament or about one-sixth of the total Parliamentary strength – a far cry from the two-thirds of 148 MPs out of a total of 222 MPs required to amend the Federal Constitution to establish a Christian state.

Fourth reason why only fools or knaves or those who are both could believe the lie about a campaign to establish a Christian Malaysia and DAP's involvement in this campaign.

For the same reasons, mainstream and social media which perpetrated and disseminated these lies and falsehoods are either fools, knaves or both.

Malaysian voters must demonstrate that they are not so easily duped by such lies and falsehoods in the 13th General Election and to be brave and visionary enough to effect the changes in the national political landscape which are necessary to place the country on a right footing in nation building after five decades of corruption, economic plunder, abuses of power and the divisive politics of race and religion.

Malaysian government says smuggled UBS millions were UMNO party funds

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:57 PM PDT

In a stunning statement, Malaysian Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz ("Nazri"), has today said that 16 million dollar Singapore dollars (USD 13 million) smuggled out of Hong Kong by Malaysian businessman Michael Chia were funds belonging to UMNO (United Malays National Organization), the leading party of Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional coalition, and not to Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman. The statement was made in a written reply to questions filed in parliament by opposition MP Chua Tian Chang. The minister's statement, obviously aimed at exonerating the embattled Sabah Chief Minister, is likely to create new problems for the Malaysian government.

On 14 August, 2008, Michael Chia was caught red-handed at the Hong Kong International Airport with the money in his luggage before boarding a flight to Kuala Lumpur. Michael Chia is a close associate of Musa Aman, the Chief Minister of Malaysian state of Sabah and the brother of Malaysia's Foreign Minister, Anifah Aman, both of whom are UMNO members. Michael Chia's arrest triggered an investigation by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) which asked the Swiss and Malaysian authorities for legal assistance.

The Swiss government provided legal assistance to Hong Kong in March 2011 and has since confirmed that UBS is the only Swiss bank involved in the "MUSA Bin Aman et al." legal assistance case. Based on a complaint by the Bruno Manser Fund, Switzerland's Attorney General opened a criminal investigation against UBS over money-laundering on 29 August 2012. Documents submitted by the Bruno Manser Fund to the Swiss prosecutors are showing that Michael Chia played a central role in cashing in kickbacks from logging companies which were granted timber harvest and log export concessions by Yayasan Sabah, a public body controlled by Sabah Chief Minister Musa Aman.

The Bruno Manser Fund is shocked by Nazri's claim that Hong Kong-laundered UMNO funds, which were secretly cashed in from logging companies in return for favours, should not be linked to corruption. Nazri's statements reveal the extent of collusion with illegal logging by the highest levels of the Malaysian government. The Bruno Manser Fund is calling on the Malaysian King, His Majesty Tuanku Abdul Halim, to appoint an independent special prosecutor in order to investigate the failure of Malaysia's legal and political system in this matter.

No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook!

Posted: 11 Oct 2012 02:50 PM PDT

I read with curiosity the recent call by PM Najib to inculcate a "natural abhorrence to corruption into the conscience of society." Even after reading his "natural abhorrence" statement, my ringgit still does not feel safe in my pocket.

Choo Sing Chye

No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook! - President Harry Truman

Frankly speaking, I cannot really grasp the real purpose of his speech because in reality, corruption had already seeped into every nook and corner of our society that had become as common as "nasi lemak".

Let's not argue about it. Besides, at times like these, one genuinely needs a healthy dose of jokes every now and then to lift one up and out of the dreary and melodramatic antics of some Barisan Nasional's politicians.

These antics are often oozed into the cesspit bottom of the mainstream government-siding electronic and print media as front page news.

Well, if Najib is serious, I mean dead serious, he should put this "natural abhorrence" joke aside and read this book: "Give 'Em Hell, Harry!"

This book has all the ingredients of what a leader should be made up of.

President Harry Truman

I never saw myself as President. I was just in the right place at the wrong time.

I've always thought of myself as an ordinary man. I don't have any special personal endowments, and I don't waste time worrying about what I don't have.

I just try to do the best I can with what I do have. It's not important how you do something or say it; the point is to get it said and done.

People even object to my language. Some old party hen is supposed to have come up to Bess and said, Mrs. Truman, can't you get the President to stop using the word 'manure'? And Bess is supposed to have replied, it's taken me 40 years to get him to use it.

I may have inherited this job, but, by God, I'm in charge, and they damn well better know it!

You know, a fella could get rich in this job, if he really wanted to.

But I found out something a long time ago: that when you play ball with the money boys, you pay!

Oh, I've done some favors for friends down through the years, just like any other influence peddler in Washington, but I never got anything for myself out of it.

And I'll tell you something else: No man can get rich in politics unless he's a crook! It can't be done.

Road Contractors

When Tom Pendergast paid me a visit after a bond issue had been passed to build roads, I got my first taste of "road contractors." I told Tom that his supporters weren't very good road builders, and that was all that really concerned me.

"Their bids were too damn high, Tom," I said, "and the roads they build are crumbling like pie crusts. I'm going to award the job to some bunch from out of state..."

There are three things on this earth that'll ruin a man—power, money and women.

If a man can accept power as a temporary thing, he's going to be all right. But if he thinks he's the cause of the power, that'll ruin him.

And money, if a man makes too much money, too quickly, it can separate him from the rest of the human race who have to work most of their lives just to earn a living.

And if a man is disloyal to his family, that'll ruin him. "Cause if you've got the right partner in life, you're not going to have much trouble…"

This book is a good read, simple and straight forward. Politically, Truman never budged an inch when he knew that he was right. He literally took the bull by its horns when he was dealing with the Ultra Right Joseph McCarthy, Ku Klux Klan and General McArthur.

In his own party, he had to take on President Franklin Roosevelt who was dead set against him because he was backing legislation to limit Presidents to two terms.

He also took on the all powerful Joseph McCarthy whom he called the "the most lamentable mistake of the Almighty…"

"And I tell you, folks, if you keep your mouth shut about something like that, democracy simply will not work!" - Truman

Prove me wrong, Teresa

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:56 PM PDT

FMT LETTER: From Tan Tuan Tat, via e-mail

I refer to the FMT article, 'Ex-DAP man's criticism has Kok fuming'. Teresa Kok has messed up the Selangor administration due to her ineptitude and ignorance of grass roots sentiments and her failure to face up to controversial issues.

She is holding many positions and wearing too many hats and has lost her direction. Please allow me to to rebut her comments about me in the article point for point:

1 Kok said that I hardly knew anything about what she had done and how has performed since I was not in the Selangor DAP committee and the PR state government.

A politician who only cares for her cronies will not realise that others are watching what she's doing. Kok is wearing too many hats at parliamentary and state levels, including director for PKNS, SACC women's affairs and many GLCs. Recently she was attributed to another two positions. Obviously, national chairman Karpal's 1 man for 1 seat statement is lost on her.

2 Kok said ever since she helmed Selangor DAP, she had forged close working ties with all state committee and elected representatives.

I can prove to you that you are not doing that at all. How can this be? The elected committee took time to appoint the councillors and eventually what happened? Ronnie Liu amended the list so much so you had to shout at Ronnie in front of the Menteri Besar.

If you were so capable and competent, Lim Kit Siang need not have come to rescue of the five councillors who were dropped. I have evidence that 15 Klang branches had submitted a letter to the disciplinary committee and the committee contacted you, as state chairman, to seek an explanation.

Your reply was that the case was closed and no longer an issue. Irked by your response, the 15 branches appealed to the CEC and till today why has the CEC not responded? You are a CEC member. Why you are not performing your task as a leader?

Prove that you are the competent politician, and respect the call by the national chairman that all disciplinary cases must be settled before the next GE. Did you discuss with all the branch leaders in Klang before you reverted to disciplinary committee with your reply?

This proves you are trying to sweep the matter under the carpet and give the impression that you are very working with the top leaders and the elected committee. People are not stupid. They are discerning and that was one of the reason they changed the Selangor government.

3 "Tan has never been informed of these meetings and decisions because he is not a wakil rakyat, councillor or a state committee member. So on what ground he is making such accusations against me?" asked Kok.

Why should I be informed? I was a life member until Aug 16, 2012 when I resigned. I was not sacked as claimed by Kok and Tan Kok Wai. Taman Seri Sg Pelek branch vice chairman Manohar Sellan told Kok to get her statement right when he sent in his resignation letter. Tan Tuan resigned and was not sacked. How can DAP sack a member when he has already resigned?

I recall an incident where I sent a text to her forwarded a copy of the message to the MB about the state of affairs in Selangor. Kok was furious and said that I out to disgrace the party. I'm a tax payer and have every right to ask how and where public money is spent? Now I know the reason why she fumed…so much corruption, allegations, hypocrisy and lack of transparency.

Kok wants to look good before the MB and show him that DAP Selangor is strong and united but in fact she is covering up all the abuses in the party.

4 Kok asked what I knew about Kinrara when I rarely visited the area.

I do not have to visit areas in Selangor, especially Kinrara. She tends to forget one does not have to be at a certain place to receive information. She is too popular for the Kinrara people and I ask her why the banner criticising her was hung up?

The banner hung up by the residents read: "YB Teresa Kok The Wonder Woman holding 7 post ….. RM… RM… RM ….now YB Press". She should ask herself as a god fearing person, is she doing her work entrusted by the people?

"You really disappoint us terribly and we are really fed-up with your tricks " – From Kinrara Voters. Why is she so jumpy over my statement? The truth hurts. Seven posts means lots of money into her pocket. Hopefully she uses it wisely.

5 Kok claimed that I had not been an active member in Selangor DAP and very few members knew me, except in Sepang and Kuala Langat.

I have no political agenda except to fight corruption and promote education. I do not need DAP to help me raise funds to support the poor and contribute knowledge to young schoolboys and girls. I'm a remisier and I have a wide clientele to help the poor. Kok said I'm not a wakil rakyat, a councillor or a DAP state committee member.

Unlike Kok, I know my boundries and work within my limits to pave road for DAP. The Sepang and Kuala Langat people, not necessarily members, know me well and that is sufficient for me. I have only one head and do not wish to wear many hats.

6 "I hardly knew this man even when he was in the party. He was only known by the people after being sacked due to forming phantom branches," said Kok.

Well, for a person to claims she hardly knows me, I'd like to remind Kok that in 2011, she called me for a lunch appointment during Chinese New Year. I took her to Ee P H Chinese restaurant. As usual she was fashionably late for the appointment. While waiting for the food to be served, Kok told me that YB Teng was not happy with her.

She tried to influence me but my immediate response was that it was matter between her and Teng and I did not want to be caught in the middle. Later she asked me about Lee Kee Hiong. Again I told her not bring her name up as she was a nobody to me. She was not even elected in the 2010 state convention, how can she be a committee member?

On the way into the restaurant few locals greeted her and asked, 'Are you Kok Su Shim in Mandarin? I responded yes she was, and she is now the Selangor state chairman.

After lunch, the boss of the restaurant and several others came to shake hands with her. Then I took her to visit Mr Wong Chuan How's two older brothers in front of the restaurant where YB Teresa had parked the car. The two Uncles spoke to her for a while.

In 1996, when I was the publicity secretary and Kok was my assistant, she had helped me a lot as I was quite new in DAP. I always thanked her for her assistance. Now she claims she hardly knew me! Is her heart made of steel? She once told me that a person who has power will change. At that point in time I did not realise she was telling me indirectly about herself.

In 2010, I was appointed a state auditor, and in 2011 when we held a convention, she smsed me asking for favour to ferry enough delegates to meet the quorum. When she needs someone's help she will bow down but when she has achieved what she wants you are a nobody. This is YB Teresa Kok.

In another incident, she was conducting an AGM in 2011 at Bagan Lallang and many grass roots members complained about DUN 56. Again she was late for almost an hour.This made Jenice Lee upset over her punctuality. Instead of listening to the grass roots, Kok asked them," why you all got so much problems."

I raised my hand and wanted a chance to share the grass roots' predicaments. She acknowledged me and said, 'Yes, Tuan Tat'. I explained to her the issues and why there were so many problems. I told that from 2008 until now, not much was done by the so called exco Ronnie and that is the reason why the grass roots were very unhappy.

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Sponsor a guide dog puppy

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 04:34 PM PDT

THIS IS THE PUPPY, SPARKLE, THAT I SPONSORED

Raise the speed limit before implementing AES

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 03:41 PM PDT

road avenger

A supposedly staggering figure of 63,558 offences were reportedly detected by 14 AES cameras in a span of over eight days.

That works out to be approximately 4539 offences recorded per camera, and 567 offences in a day.

With such figures, somebody will be laughing all the way to the bank.

Does anybody bother to ask what the primary reason is for such a high number of offences commited?

I certainly don't see a lot of drivers beating the traffic lights, even in the city center.

Besides, how many drivers or cars can jump the traffic light before other cars on the other side starts moving on green?

The only plausible and most possibble explanation is the outdated speed limits on many roads and highways.

Many sections of highways have speed limits of only 60km/h, when in reality, if adhered to, will slow down traffic and cause bottlenecks and massive jams (not to mention honkings from angry drivers behind you).

It could even cause accidents, as drivers try to overtake drivers who strictly follow the speed limits.

Take a drive on the NPE and you will see how ridiculous those speed limits are. Even 80km/h is far too slow for some sections.

From my observation, almost no drivers follow these ridiculously slow speed limits, and with thousands of cars using the roads everyday, AES would capture tens of thousands of these "offenders".

The best solution is either to raise the speed limits, or only issue summons if the driver exceeded the speed limit by more than 20km/h

Tolerance

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:18 PM PDT

Since I was hungry (I had hardly eaten anything because the buffet line looked so daunting), I made my way to the "halal" table and started pointing but before I could say anything, I was told "Ini makanan halal" or in English "this is halal food".

My daughter is enrolled at a Chinese medium national type primary school.

I sent her there because whilst being a Chinese by race, I hardly speak any Chinese worth being proud about, and my level of reading is limited to writing my own name and identifying some few Chinese characters, which means I probably wouldn't survive a day in China by myself if no one spoke to me in English.

It does not mean that I am not proud to be Malaysian. It just means that I am proud to be Chinese too and I would like to give my child some of what I could not achieve.

My personal background is unique in that I have studied Islamic Studies (at my own father's insistence) when I was in secondary school. I have a credit in the old SRP (now PMR) in Islamic studies and I did not continue Islamic Studies because when I applied to take up Islamic Studies as a subject for my SPM, I was not allowed to do so by the Ministry of Education on the grounds that I was not a Muslim.

At one point I almost converted to Islam. Obviously decisions by authorities such as mentioned in the previous paragraph influenced my decision not to become a Muslim as it felt like I was being blackmailed into becoming a Muslim.

In saying that, I do not place blame on Islam as a religion, but rather the practice and extremism of certain members of the faith had caused me to lose my faith in the promise of Islam as a religion.

Put also into perspective that among my peers I am sometimes not considered a pure Chinese because of my beliefs and the way I run my life.

Yet today, I am at ease, eating any kind of generic food found in Malaysia (I do not consider the eating of exotic animals to be generic), eating with my hands, or with chopsticks, or even with spoon and fork (our colonial history at play).

What my background means is that I feel that I am in a unique position to comment on what happened recently at my daughter's school during a celebration of the Chinese mid-autumn festival.

The school had made arrangements to have a big do for the mid-autumn festival. Among the arrangements was a pot luck, where all the parents would bring their own food to the table to be shared, which is key to my story here.

On the day of the festival celebrations, I made my way to the school which had much fanfare, children running around happily with each other, parents looking on them adorably.

PTA/PIBG organizers were conspicuous by a uniform t-shirt which they all wore.

Interested, I went to have a look at the food arrangements.

Food was arranged buffet style on tables arranged in the canteen. And quite properly in my opinion, a separate table set apart for "halal" food, which was being hovered over protectively by some Muslims. Not surprising to me as there were probably 30 to 40 Muslims in a crowd of over 700 and care should be taken to ensure that there was enough food for EVERYONE.

The festivities opened up with speeches, and some minor performances by school children, and the buffet was declared opened.

There was a rush for food and my criticism of that is that no lines or crowd control was effected, but in general everyone was having a rollicking good time.

Among the chief dishes was satay, being grilled by someone hired to grill satay, and I found out later that there had been two (2) satay stalls arranged, one by Chinese parents (whom I assume are not Muslims), and another by Malay parents (whom I assume are Muslims).

In short order, all the pre-grilled satay available was finished, with the satay grillers frantically grilling as fast as they could, probably some 100 sticks at a time (which if you know, takes 10 minutes off the line to be cooked enough to eat).

Yet, I saw at the "halal" table a tray containing perhaps 200 sticks.

And this by one of the organizing members of the dinner, who was almost definitely a Muslim (he looked Malay and therefore I assume he is Muslim).

I was initially stunned to say the least, upset, and also angry at the same time.

I almost retorted but I did not want to make a scene, and considering the small-mindedness of the statement, chose to ignore it, and rather lined up waiting another 20 minutes for some hot delicious satay instead of insisting on some cold satay.

Why did this stun me? Why did this make me upset? Why did this make me angry?

1) By saying that the food is "halal" (when there is a big sign made by the organizing committee that the food is "halal", does it mean that I am not fit to eat "halal" food? The last I checked parents of a Chinese student who was not Muslim had taken the thought (or at least I hope there was a thought) to order halal food for the celebrations in order to be all inclusive.

2) At the time of my asking, the buffet had already been in progress for about an hour. Most guests had already eaten at least part their fill, and food was starting to run out. It was apparent to me that the demand for food at the "halal" table was more or less past its peak. I could see that there were about 8 Muslims sitting at the table chatting and not one of them eating.

3) There was ample satay at the table, offering it to a majority who had none would have been a kind gesture, especially since there was more satay on the way.

4) Again coming back to the fact that there was satay grilling on the grill, and ample satay on the "halal" table cooling down. Why have cold satay later when you can have hot satay? If you are not eating the food, why let it's taste be ruined by letting it cool down? Why not get replacement satay later?

5) If you (I am referring to a specific person), the PTA committee member who is a Muslim and who told me that the "food is halal" is such an extreme Muslim, then, what were you doing attending a supposedly pagan festival and even encouraging Muslim children to play with lanterns (which I saw with my own eyes) in celebration of the festival? A contradiction of the highest order and display of lack of understanding of one's own religion, beliefs and tolerance of.

6) Did the Muslims at the school not notice that the school administration had taken pains to ensure that their rights to eat halal food had been protected? Did they not see the forest when they noticed trees in front of them, or were they so overwhelmed by the trees that they thought they were in a haunted forest?

7) My wife who had earlier attended the PTA/PIBG meeting earlier in the year when the committee was being voted in had specifically heard the headmistress apologize to the non-Chinese speaking parents and advised them to move their children to governmental Malay medium schools if their children could not cope as the methods of teaching in a Chinese school may be too different for them to cope, yet at the same time welcomed the challenge of teaching these students. As far as I am concerned, if you are willing to exact your children to non-conformity in order to expand their mindset (just as my father did to me and 2 of my sisters), then you yourself as the parent must be ready to make the leap of faith into non-conformity!

I won't go on further except to say that it is disappointing to see such myopic thoughts in a country which is supposed to be multi-racial, multi-religious, and multi-cultural, and especially is supposed to have such harmony and tolerance for all things racial, religious and cultural.

This small incident among such a happy evening for my family ruined the event for me personally as I feel that such insensitivity should not exist in this country in this day and age.

Looking back, it may have even been me personally who was too sensitive towards an innocent insensitive gesture, but I reserve my right to feel aggrieved as I do not feel that I had offended anyone (unless someone tells me logically why I may have done so), and I feel that the gesture was made with the lack of common sense or forethought for the consequences.

I am not asking the reader of this article to become angry. I am asking the reader to understand the morale of the story.

What the purpose of this article means to make clear to the reader is that we all, ALL peoples of Malaysia, have to use their common sense in reacting to the various elements of race, religion and culture in this country as it is what is supposed to make us strong.

By the same grace, I commend:

1) That we do have Chinese-medium education systems in our country and that our government allows for such systems.
2) That non-Chinese elect to place their children in Chinese-medium education systems to further broaden their mind, which is not to say that non-Chinese medium education systems are inferior, it is just that it is different and provides a different mindset as part of conditioning.
3) That the parents of non-Chinese background enrol their children and support their children by participating in school events such as these despite these incidents, which minor as they seem, can become a bone of contention in the future and should be weeded out as soon as possible before they become exactly that, a divisive element.

PEACE.

Education Blueprint 2013-2025 needs to truly reflect the aspirations of Malaysian

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 01:02 PM PDT

Organizing a dialogue should be a piece of cake yet MOE failed to do it properly. At this rate, can we even trust them to carry out an overhaul of our education system and count on them to successfully implement a blueprint that it is inherently much more complex?

TBH, Parent from Petaling Jaya

Not many were aware of the final Open Dialogue on the National Education Blueprint 2013-2025 on Saturday, 6th October, 2012 held at Pudu Sentral, Kuala Lumpur. I attended but walked away highly disappointed and furious that our time was spent in futility while taxpayers' money was wasted due to inept education officials.

The Ministry of Education (MOE) screwed up big time with their thoughtless planning. And when they got bashed left and right for the badly chosen venue, they quickly claimed that it was a last-minute thing, giving excuses that the original plan was for a "Pameran" only with no dialogue session. What a blatant outright lie! Their website (http://pendidikguru.org/portal-pmo/index.php? option=com_content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=10) dated 14-Aug-12 had clearly stated "10:00pagi : Sesi Dialog bersama KPPM / TKPPM" and was the only one planned for KL.

The venue was so noisy and very unconducive. Instead of making any suggestions that I had intended to, I simply handed over my printed note to the Chairperson and made a public statement to Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (TKP) Dr Amin Senin that "This whole thing is a joke! Cannot hear anything! If MOE cannot even get this kind of basic thing right, I feel sorry for all our children!"

Upon further criticism by other attendees and sensing their folly, they quickly announced that another session will be held in KL again soon, at a proper venue. It was obviously a public relations face-saving attempt.

One cannot help but get the impression that by giving it minimum publicity, MOE was not quite sincere with this whole exercise. Perhaps they fear facing some very vocal public and NGOs who have all but denounced the blueprint.

Stakeholders (including an elderly gentlemen who travelled all the way from Ipoh) were keen to provide final input to this 13-year blueprint that the whole country is counting on to bring about transformational changes to our education system. We are putting all our hopes and that of our children's future, into this blueprint.

During Q&A, TKP insisted that all views had been taken into account. What perplexes me is, after taking into account all those views, who determines what goes into the blueprint, and how?

Consider these:

1) Two widely supported suggestions i.e. for the continuation of PPSMI alongside MBMMBI and for a non-politician Education Minister, that received among the loudest applause during town hall meetings held earlier, are missing from the blueprint.

2) An attendee of two Round Table discussions on Education revealed that there is almost unanimous agreement that English should be made the medium of instruction at least for Mathematics and Science. It is highly questionably why their views are ignored.

3) During one of the dialogues, we were told of very high-ranking Education Ministry officials who would not publicly state their stand when asked if they sanctioned the published blueprint. Instead, they opted to remain silent.

4) We also heard of claims that this published blueprint did not reflect some major contents in the original proposals compiled by very senior education officers.

Unless the blueprint is amended to incorporate an accurate picture that truly results from MOE's engagement with the public, and which rightly reflects the aspirations of Malaysians, we, the stakeholders, cannot help but suspect that all the sessions and dialogues engaging with the public are just an eye-wash.

Therefore, one should not be faulted for concluding that there is possible manipulation of data collected. It is extremely disappointing and very nauseating to sense a lack of sincerity on the Minister's part to take our views into account.

Reply to all Pakatan Rakyat Troopers in Raja Petra's Malaysia Today

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:55 PM PDT

I wonder why Pakatan Rakyat always shouted for freedom of expression where now they ask me to shut up when I speak up? I cannot never get rid of BN until the day where Pakatan Rakyat is proven to be a way better entity to replaced BN. I seriously do not want to replace a Proton Iswara with Proton Wira. Is not worth the change.

Shen Yee Aun

http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/letterssurat/51992-malaysian-youth-right-movement-urge-malaysian-youth-to-reject-pakatan-rakyat-extemenism

written by bumiputar2, October 06, 2012 11:58:45

talk cock. You look more like a running DOG.

( Malaysian should look at how Pakatan Rakyat troopers behave in the Cyber World ? Instead of having an intellectual exchange of thoughts regarding the issue that I had posted they end up choose to make it so personal. I wonder is Anwar and Azmin Ali not a running dog from UMNO? I wonder is Chua Jui Meng not a running dog from MCA ? I wonder half of current PKR members are not formerly the running dog from UMNO ? )

written by Reza Shahputra, October 06, 2012 12:23:15
Lets hear your stands on these articles before moving on to other issues: http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/51990-sons-wedding-was-cheap-to-organise-
and
http://www.malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/guest-columnists/51989-land-grab-malaysian-style
I'm just an average Joe of Malaysia and Not a PR or BN supporter. Are you able to get answers for these 2 articles and get actions from the SPRM for an average Joe like me?

( Look at how typical Pakatan Rakyat Cyber Troopers behave in the cyber world ? They will always urge people to reply to their allegations where the allegations throw right to their face they will just divert it. I am not like any of them that will deny the facts that there weakness , flaws and problems in Barisan Nasional because my stand is very simple. As bad as BN can be and if they need to be change then make sure they be changed by a real qualified entity that is proven to be way better than BN. If they are exactly like BN or almost the same that what changes are we really shouting for? This posting is nothing about corruption because there also list of corruption that I would like to share it our with the public about PR corruption after Mac 2008. )

written by kaum_lanoon, October 06, 2012 12:44:38

This asshole still doesn't realise he's a second class citizen whom will never enjoy real citizenship in the eyes of the racist-corruptive regime. He should just shut-up and go collect his $500

( Even if I am really a second class citizen under Barisan Nasional then what makes you think that I will be the first class citizen under Pakatan Rakyat? Unless Pakatan Rakyat is willing to pledge to remove 152 and 153 in our constitution then only they are qualified to go on further attacking Barisan Nasional regarding the racial and citizen status quo in Malaysia. What type of enjoyment that I will receive from the same half UMNO type of leadership under Anwar and PKR also also a list of corrupted leaders in Pakatan Rakyat after Mac 2008 ? )

written by Happyfamily, October 06, 2012 12:50:13

Yee Aun, you are one nut with a screwed mind. Why use Kelantan or Kedah? Why not take Penang or Selangor as the example? Next time be more intelligent with your analysis.

( Selangor? I thought Selangor did raid alcohol in 7/11 once PR took over power after Mac 2008? I thought Selangor had shut down a Cinema in Banggi ? I also thought Selangor had earlier suggested to segregate the Gender in Cinema in Hulu Langat ? Penang? I thought after Mac 2008 Lim Guan Eng had just demolished a Tua Pek Kwong temple in Penang ? )

written by Maravan2004, October 06, 2012 13:17:55

Shut up lah Shen Yee Aun..Get rid of BN first then talk about Pakatan.

( I wonder why Pakatan Rakyat always shouted for freedom of expression where now they ask me to shut up when I speak up? I cannot never get rid of BN until the day where Pakatan Rakyat is proven to be a way better entity to replaced BN. I seriously do not want to replace a Proton Iswara with Proton Wira. Is not worth the change )

written by Sanny, October 06, 2012 13:24:18

Yalah tu. Lu boleh tak pakai apa pon. Tak da yang larang. Suka hatilah. Nak telanjang kah. Up to you if you say its good for Malaysians to want or do it. Ask the PM lah if he also share the same idea as you. Just have your sweet and leasure time maaah. Probably KJ pon suka tengok perempuan pakai bikini!

( Is not a stripping show as stripping show is not allowed in Malaysia. Is just a Fashion Show. There nothing to ask Najib about it because Najib had never voice out to oppose to it like how PAS Youth did against it. Please do not degrade and drag others leaders who are not related in this issue. There should be certain ethnic and integrity in political battle )

written by zhaoxi, October 06, 2012 13:33:26

the geist of the speach is,vote BN for our contineous freedom.what freedom does our youth wants?
freedom to walk naked in the street?
freedom to go fucking around?
freedom to tske dope?
freedom to just doing anything?
and what restriction you fear of if pakatan rule?
who raided bookstore to confiscate books of irshad manji?
who restricted thr freedom to gsin knowledge by reading?
who raided niteclub and massege parlour to rrstrict our youth to get sex?isnt it every humsn needs?
why BN banned LBGT?isnt it our right to practise what we like?sftersll we dont disturb the life of others.
or what freedom you yearn for.

( You look at smart or perhaps stupid PR troopers that is trying to divert from this issue. What I had posted is only freedom to Organize A Fashion Show. As simple as that. Look at how they manipulate it to walking naked , fucking around and all his entire allegations. As simple as freedom to organize a Fashion Show why PAS Youth need to voice out to ban it ? )

written by narkas, October 06, 2012 13:54:57
HOI, CHINESE WHY ARE U SO STUPID,HAVE UNOT LEARNT WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT YOUR GENERATION .THEY FORGOT EVERYTHING DONE FOR THIS BEUTIFUL COUNTRY.REMBEMBER U ARE A PENADATANG .DONT BE SO THICK SKIN U STUPID SHEN YEE AUN

( You look Pakatan Rakyat. They are selling about racial unity. They are going against UMNO for being racist. But now they themselves being so racial in their comments. Look at how vulgar they can be sometimes when the truth of reality about Pakatan Rakyat flaws is throw right at their face and it is so bitter for them to swallow the truth )

Sabtu, 13 Oktober 2012