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- PAS leaders grilled for turning blind eye on audit report
- PAS Youth shoots down Bersih 4.0 before GE13
- PAS Youth slams party organs
- Perkasa calls Irene Fernandez a traitor after study says Constitution promotes discrimination
- Theologian: It’s a call to return to God
- PAS says will field more women in coming election
- Ex-MIDA chief snubs Selangor invite to head Batu Caves taskforce
- MCA distances itself from Hee, says she will lose without BN blessing
- 'Pas wrong to support DAP's views'
- Selayang Municipal Council chief transferred
| PAS leaders grilled for turning blind eye on audit report Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:29 AM PST (Malaysiakini) - Delegates at the 55th PAS Youth Muktamar today grilled their top leadership in the wing, for failing to voice out against PAS-led states which had been criticised in the Auditor-General's Report 2011, as well as on other issues.
Criticism part of wing's culture Several other delegates were also critical of the leadership, ticking them off for not making enough effort to lend their voices in ceramah at the state level, as well as inconsistencies in foreign policies.
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| PAS Youth shoots down Bersih 4.0 before GE13 Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:27 AM PST (Malaysiakini) - In a near unanimous decision, delegates at the PAS Youth Muktamar in Kota Bharu today rejected a motion for a Bersih 4.0 protest before the next general election. Delegates who spoke against the mooted protest when debating the motion, argued that party resources should be channeled towards facing looming polls rather than organising a mega protest. Pas Youth chief declares assets In another development, PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan surprised delegates by publicly declaring his asset before them during the closing of the Muktamar.
Income: RM2,500 per month allowance from PAS Youth Rental income: RM300 per month Housing loan: RM530 per month Car loan: RM1,400 per month Spouse's income: RM4,000 per month Spouse's housing loan: RM1,200 per month Assets: A house worth RM130,000 (2004); Pajero Sports (2011); and Hyundai Trajet (2007); RM9,000 in savings. "And those are my assets. I hope the PAS Youth exco can follow suit in declaring their assets," he said. Nasrudin said all exco members in PAS Youth must fill a form to declare their assets and this would be for party consumption. However, he added that if any of them were to contest in the next general election, this information would be made public online.
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| Posted: 15 Nov 2012 02:16 AM PST (The Sun Daily) - PAS Youth slammed party organs Harakah and Harakah Daily today, claiming they had strayed from the original intent for which they were created. Federal Territory Youth chairman Kamaruzaman Mohamad, who tabled the motion in the annual muktamar (general assembly), said the standard of reporting of the newspaper and news portal has deteriorated and their credibility as party organs is diminishing. He said the PAS central committee should re-structure the editorial line-up for both the two media outfits. "For example, when the crises involving our ex-leaders such as Nasharuddin Mat Isa and (Datuk) Hassan Ali surfaced, Harakah front-paged it. "It should not have happened. Harakah as the party organ should hide this kind of stories and not publicised our leadership problems," he said. Kamaruzaman said Harakah has also carried several articles that promoted allegedly "deviant teachings". Delegates from Kedah and Selangor defended Harakah but the motion was strongly supported by almost all of the 800-strong representatives and will be brought to the the party's muktamar that will start tomorrow. On the other hand, the delegates rejected a motion for the wing to mobilise another rally calling for clean and fair elections, as a follow up to the July 9 Bersih 3.0 rally in Kuala Lumpur. Tabling the motion, Malacca delegate Aminuddin Abdul Jalil argued that the rally must be held as the Election Commission had failed to address concerns raised over the integrity of the electoral roll. "The Bersih (rally) is our (only) avenue ... It is a people uprising and I am confident PAS Youth can play a leading role in this movement," said Aminuddin. His motion was supported by Pahang delegate Mohd Fadhil Noor Abdul Karim but objected by Kedah delegate Mohd Azan Awang and Johor delegate Sheikh Omar Ali. Other motions accepted during the muktamar were to slam MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek on his anti-hudud statements; to postpone the implementation of the Automated Enforcement System; and to demonstrate against the Israeli offensive on Gaza after Friday prayers tomorrow.
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| Perkasa calls Irene Fernandez a traitor after study says Constitution promotes discrimination Posted: 14 Nov 2012 07:48 PM PST
Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider Perkasa Youth today urged prominent activist Irene Fernandez to return her citizenship, claiming that she is a "traitor" to the country, over her involvement in a study on discrimination that questioned constitutional provisions surrounding the position of Malays. "If she cannot obey (akur) this country's laws, please return the citizenship voluntarily, she can go any country that she likes, to any countries where she finds the laws suitable, so please return the citizenship, since she's also not Malay," Irwan Fahmi Ideris, the Perkasa youth chief, told reporters at the Dang Wangi police station today. "So here we ask the authorities to investigate and take the necessary action against the traitor," he said after lodging a police report against Fernandez over the study that was carried in The Malaysian Insider yesterday. Irwan also said they feared for Fernandez's safety, saying that such statements would incur the wrath of ignorant villagers and fellow Malaysians. "We ask that her safety be guaranteed," he said, saying that he was "sympathetic" to her. When asked if Perkasa Youth would seek an apology from Fernandez, he said that he thinks this matter "cannot be forgiven", again insisting that she returns her citizenship. "This is already overstepping the limits, when our religion, our kings are disputed. But we practise a system that is the same as Britain's," he added, pointing out that UK also has a monarch. Perkasa is a Malay right-wing group that is known to champion Islam, the rights of Malays and the royal institution. Yesterday, The Malaysian Insider reported that a UK-based study on discrimination and equality in Malaysia showed that the country should repeal or amend two constitutional provisions protecting the special rights and land of the Malays to avoid discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity. The study was jointly conducted by international charity organisation Equal Rights Trust (ERT) and Malaysian rights group Tenaganita. Fernandez is the executive director of Tenaganita. The four-part study said the existence of Articles 89 and 153 of the Federal Constitution were among the strongest causes behind racial discrimination in Malaysia as both had purportedly failed to meet the original intention for positive action. Instead, the provisions had "violated international law standards", it was said in the executive summary of the "Washing the Tigers: Addressing Discrimination and Inequality in Malaysia" study published on the ERT's website late Monday.
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| Theologian: It’s a call to return to God Posted: 14 Nov 2012 03:20 PM PST
(The Star) - Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary are usually associated with calls to return to God, said a Catholic theologian. Malacca-Johor Diocesan Pastoral Institute director Rev Deacon Dr Sherman Kuek said while some people believed that Jesus Christ's mother's appearance heralded tribulations times, this was not always the case. "Whenever our Lady appears," Kuek said, "it is usually because people need to be assured, need hope or to be uplifted." He cited the 1858 apparitions in Lourdes as an example, saying he believed Virgin Mary had appeared there to give hope in a time of social turmoil. He reminded Catholics to always be focused on Jesus. "An apparition is never an end in itself. Our Lady never points towards herself. It is always Her Son she points to." Kuek reaffirmed, however, that the veracity of the image on the Sime Darby Medical Centre's window would only be confirmed following tests by the Church.
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| PAS says will field more women in coming election Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:52 PM PST
(Bernama) - PAS is looking at increasing the number of women candidates for the upcoming 13th general election, said its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang. He said the move was made considering the encouraging performance of its women leaders at the parliamentary and state levels. Hadi was speaking to reporters after opening the 52nd annual assembly of the party's Dewan Muslimat (women's wing) at the Kelantan Trade Centre, here, yesterday. Earlier, in his speech, Hadi said PAS recognised women's role including its women wing's since 59 years ago. PAS Dewan Muslimat chief Siti Zailah Mohd Yusof, in her address, urged all the party's women members to be prepared in facing the coming general election.
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| Ex-MIDA chief snubs Selangor invite to head Batu Caves taskforce Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:46 PM PST
(The Malaysian Insider) - Former Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) chief Datuk N. Sadasivan has rejected the Selangor government's offer for him to lead the state's taskforce on a controversial Batu Caves condominium project. Sadasivan, who received the offer yesterday, confirmed with The Malaysian Insider this morning that he had declined the appointment but did not state a reason. "Yes, I did receive the Selangor government's offer but I rejected it. At this juncture, I cannot comment," he said when contacted. Yesterday, Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim announced the state executive council's decision to appoint Sadasivan to the taskforce, two weeks after the state issued a temporary stop-work order on the Dolomite condominium pending the committee's findings. Khalid had cited Sadasivan's vast experience, noting that the latter had previously served as a director in private companies and two government-owned financial institutions ― Bank Negara and Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad ― as well as on state oil firm Petronas's board of directors. Khalid said he would meet with the committee this week to inform them of the state's purpose and added that the committee would also be tasked with studying other construction projects within the Batu Caves area. "Among the committee's scope are to re-evaluate all the development projects that have been done and planned in Batu Caves, and take into account each aspect – including the people's welfare, the Hindu community's interest, environmental safety and existing legislation." "The state government is of the opinion that this committee's scrutiny will benefit and add value to efforts to make Batu Caves a UNESCO World Heritage site," he said. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, in his speech at MIC's Deepavali open house at Batu Caves, promised that Barisan National (BN) would stop the project were it to recapture Selangor in the next polls. He had also said the BN government would apply to make Batu Caves a UNESCO World Heritage site after Malaysia's term as a member of the World Heritage Commission ends in 2015. The 29-storey Dolomite Park Avenue condominium project has turned into a political crisis as Batu Caves is the religious focal point of Hindu Indians who form the majority of the 1.7 million Indians and are a key voting group in many urban seats in Selangor. About 300 Hindu and non-governmental activists joined a "Save Batu Caves" rally in the Batu Caves temple complex to protest against the condominium construction on October 26, saying it was an environmental risk that would jeopardise the temple grounds but did not furnish proof to substantiate their allegations. The project was given the nod by state authorities in 2007, but MIC and Barisan Nasional (BN) have in recent weeks pressured the current Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration into calling a halt to the project amid a battle for Indian votes.
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| MCA distances itself from Hee, says she will lose without BN blessing Posted: 14 Nov 2012 02:43 PM PST
Clara Chooi, The Malaysian Insider Datuk Hee Yit Foong will likely lose her Jelapang seat if she insists on contesting in the polls without Barisan Nasional's (BN) blessing, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said today, distancing his party from the former DAP leader who was instrumental in Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) fall in Perak. Dr Chua clarified that despite Hee's claim to the media on Tuesday, MCA had neither discussed giving up contesting the Jelapang seat in Perak to an outsider nor agreed to field Hee as its candidate for the coming 13th general election. He reminded Hee, who was once described as the "most hated woman in Perak", that any decision on seat distribution in BN was made collectively as it is crucial for the candidate to receive support from both the voters and component parties. "While Hee can announce that she is the candidate for Jelapang in the coming general election, without the support from the MCA division and especially the grassroots members, it is unlikely that she will win in the election," he warned her.  Hee reportedly said she will be contesting as a BN candidate. — File pic At the time, the former Perak assembly deputy was said to have left the DAP in a huff, after repeatedly complaining to have been sidelined in the state administration and left out of positions of power. She turned into a BN-friendly independent following her defection, a decision that earned her harsh criticism from Jelapang voters, most of whom are said to be hardcore DAP supporters. Media reports in the months after she left DAP said Hee turned into an outcast in her own constituency, having to move around in a delegation complete with bodyguards to keep her safe from angry voters. But in an interview with Oriental Daily published on Tuesday, Hee said she will recontest Jelapang "under the BN flag", even adding that she would let Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announce the details later. She boasted that anger against her had dissipated over the years following the Perak crisis, even adding that those who once took out newspaper advertisements to declare they no longer supported her have now returned to apologise. According to Malaysiakini's report on the Oriental Daily interview, Hee also claimed that some voters have even told her, "Datuk, your service is no worse than theirs (DAP). If you contest again, they might not win!"
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| 'Pas wrong to support DAP's views' Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:51 AM PST
(NST) - MUSLIMS in the country are aware that Pas' struggle is no longer about upholding the religion, after it decided to collaborate with DAP. This was the opinion of Gerakan Anti-Penyelewengan Kedah chairman Khairul Anuar Ramli, who said the statement on Monday by Pas life member and national laureate Datuk Dr Shahnon Ahmad reflected the reality that the party was subservient to the DAP. "What DAP wants is clearly against Islam, but Pas is still in partnership with them. "Pas should be fighting for Islam and its principles, not supporting DAP's struggle," he said yesterday. Shahnon was reported to have said that Pas had deviated from its original Islamic struggle after it chose to conform to views from opposing parties such as the DAP. He had also said that Pas' stand was in contradiction with Islam as the party was supposed to spearhead the religion. Khairul Anuar said Pas' deviation began last year when opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's supporters within the party won support in the muktamar (conference) after they were backed by the DAP. "Pas' stance on hudud law and its Islamic state aspirations have faded now that the idea has been struck down by DAP leaders Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng and Karpal Singh." He alleged that Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was afraid of his DAP counterparts. "They had probably warned him privately that Pas would be ejected from the Pakatan Rakyat coalition if its leaders continued to champion hudud." Following Shahnon's statement, Pas assistant secretary-general Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan came out in defence of the party, claiming the national laureate's views were merely personal opinion. "He (Shahnon) is just an ordinary member and his comments on party matters do not reflect Pas' stand," he had said. Takiyuddin also said no action would be taken against Shahnon as it was normal for party members to have differing views. |
| Selayang Municipal Council chief transferred Posted: 14 Nov 2012 11:34 AM PST
(The Sun) - Don't misunderstand me when I say that this is an unusual move and it has elements of victimisation. Zainal executes his duties with dedication but is now transferred at the time when the state needs him most. Another head of a local council has rolled. The president of the Selayang Municipal Council (MPS) Datuk Zainal Abidin Aala (pix)has been transferred, less than 18 months after occupying the hot seat. The transfer, the second in as many months after the transfer of Petaling Jaya City Council head Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman, has caused yet another round of acrimony between the state and federal authorities, especially the Public Services Department (PSD). In an immediate response to Zainal's transfer to the National Institute of Public Administration (Intan), Selangor executive council member in charge of local government Ronnie Liu said it "was an unusual move" and there are "elements of victimisation". A letter from the PSD, dated Nov 9 and signed by its deputy director-general, ordered Zainal to report to Intan tomorrow. MPS councillor Lee Khai Loon said the announcement came as a shock to the council and it does not agree with the decision. "I personally feel this sudden notice from the JPA is related to the Batu Caves condominium controversy. "We don't agree with this decision, as it was unilaterally made without any proper discussion with the council or the state government," he said yesterday. Lee said that the transfer will also have negative implications on the Special Task Force set up by the state to investigate the Dolomite Park Avenue controversy. "He is one of those in the know on the course of events which led to the approval of the project. Our aim is to retain Zainal as the head of the council," he said. Liu added: "Don't misunderstand me when I say that this is an unusual move and it has elements of victimisation. Zainal executes his duties with dedication but is now transferred at the time when the state needs him most." The announcement comes in the wake of the controversial 29-storey condominium project near the limestone cliffs at Batu Caves by Dolomite Industries Company Sdn Bhd. The controversy erupted after the MIC, which has been at the helm of protests against the two tower blocks two weeks ago, claimed the project was approved by the current Pakatan Rakyat state government. However, Zainal on Oct 30 said that approval for the condominium project given in November 2007 – when Selangor was still under the Barisan Nasional administration. Documents have since surfaced which show that three MIC representatives – Rajakupal Sinnathamby, Jayakumaran Govindasamy and Rajandran Muniandy – and Deputy Foreign Minister A. Kohilan Pillay endorsed the decision of the One-Stop Centre committee to approve the project.
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Debating on the motion on PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan's (left) speech which was presented last night, Johor PAS representative Mohd Faizul Mohd Salleh pointed out it did not contain a single criticism of Pakatan Rakyat states.
Speaking to reporters later, PAS deputy youth chief Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz (left) said criticism of leaders was part of the wing's culture.
"But it is not our intent to frighten anyone but to continue our struggle for a clean general election," he said.
His income and assets are as follow:
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