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Shame on you, Shahrizat: You are a fear-monger
Stay out of our hair, PAS!
Will they or won't they demolish that shrine again?
Ambiga, this is Malaysia, not the United States
DAPSY strongly disagrees with the stance of PAS Youth to seek a ban on the Elton John concert ...
Surat ICAC tidak membersihkan nama Dato' Seri Musa Aman, perlu isytihar penyumbang RM40 juta
Should Anwar become PM or not?

Shame on you, Shahrizat: You are a fear-monger

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:44 PM PST

It is disgraceful that a politician seemingly on the way out has to ressurect the fear factor to shore up her flagging fortunes in Umno.

P. Ramakrishnan, Former President, Aliran

As a former minister, she should have more sense to be responsible and appreciate the democratic process. Instead, she comes across as someone who is not prepared to accept the verdict of the people in a democratic election if that verdict went against Umno.

Is she planting the seeds of hatred in the minds of Umno members and instigating them to run amok and create havoc?

How does one view her statement when she said at the Wanita Umno Assembly, "If we are no longer in power, we would lose political stability. Certainly, the Malays, the majority in this country, would be unsettled" (Malaysiakini, 28 November 2012).

"I am concerned and worried that this would bring racial tensions that could lead to a repeat of the May 13, 1969 tragedy."

Is she threatening Malaysians that there will be a recurrence of the May 13, 1969 tragedy if Umno were to lose power? Why should that be so? Is she calling on Umno members to get ready to do the unthinkable if they were forced by the electorate to vacate Putrajaya?

Is she aware of the terrible consequence of rioting following the likely routing of Umno? She doesn't care to think for a moment of the destruction and the loss of innocent lives that can ensue in such an eventuality. Her concern seems not to be for the well-being of the country and the people but only focused on remaining in power at whatever cost.

This is utterly irresponsible!

Her unintelligent gibberish only bewilders thinking Malaysians. Consider this for a moment when she rambles, "We must address this now if we don't want to be refugees in our own land. A split in the Malay vote would dull the political power of the Malays."

How can citizens become refugees in their country? Refugees are people who flee their own country because they no longer feel safe for their lives. Refugees run away to another country for some valid reasons: political oppression, social upheavals, unrest, persecution, absence of rule of law, absence of protection from the government, inability to eke out a livelihood, etc.

Can anyone foresee this ever happening in this country i.e. people being forced to flee? She has to exaggerate this lie to create fear and horror in the minds of unthinking Umno members!

How would "a split in the Malay vote dull the political power of the Malays"? The Malay vote has been split for decades. That has not dulled the political power of the Malays. This goes to show that Umno doesn't necessarily equate with the Malays, and vice versa. The political reality is much more complex than Umno would like us to believe. Besides, Malays, like any other ethnic group in the country, should instead unite around noble principles of justice, equality and compassion.

Take Kelantan for example. There was and has been a split in the Malay vote but has that dulled the political power of the Malays? Has that forced Umno members to seek refuge elsewhere outside the country?

There was a change in government in Kedah. Has that dulled the political power of the Malays? How many Umno members fled Kedah to seek safer haven elsewhere?

Take the case of Perak that was taken over by the Pakatan Rakyat. In recognising the political reality and the make-up of the polity of this country, Tan Sri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin was appointed the Menteri Besar of Perak. Obviously, Pakatan was very sensitive to the Malay sentiment and did not do anything that could be upsetting. We are not aware if Umno members were involved in any exodus from Perak!

Then there is Penang, which fell to Pakatan Rakyat in March 2008. In keeping with the tradition and original understanding – unlike Malacca – Lim Guan Eng was sworn in as Chief Minister. There was no unrest. There was no flight of refugees from Penang.

So there is no basis to claim that the Malays will become refugees or that their political power will be diminished. What has been established is the fact that change can be peaceful and that the harmony of the country will not necessarily be destroyed.

As long as we accept and respect the political process as a legitimate avenue of expression, political change will be without any untoward incident. By and large, the majority of Malaysians are peaceful, sensible and responsible. However we must be on the lookout for the few who may try and stir up trouble. We should leave them to the police to take care of.

Umno must be desperate if such lies have to be manufactured!

Stay out of our hair, PAS!

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:24 PM PST

Swetham M

PAS is trying to set the clock back when the nation is moving ahead. True. PAS should go back to the Dark Ages when there was no need for barbers, and it didn't matter whether hair matted or not.

PAS's ruling on gender segregation in barber shops is the unkindest cut of all for Indian barbers who have been the backbone of the Malaysian hairdressing industry for over 100 years. Contending, as they have to, with rising rentals and a shortage of skilled workers, barbershops are facing tough times.

Now, PAS's insistence on Men Only and Women Only salons is throwing sand into their rice bowls. In a statement, K. Kaviarasan, chairman of the Malaysian Indian Barbers Association told PAS to stay out of its hair. He called on PAS not to interfere in their business which have traditionally been family-run and handed down from father to son. These barbershops have been catering for the needs of male and female family members for generations.

If PAS still insists that its ruling is to be followed, then it should be fair and extend it to all other areas where there is human contact, including hospitals where doctors and nurses (both male and female) work as a team to help all those in need of medical care, regardless of gender.

Kaviarasan said PAS is trying to set the clock back when the nation is moving ahead. True. PAS should go back to the Dark Ages when there was no need for barbers, and it didn't matter whether hair matted or not.

Will they or won't they demolish that shrine again?

Posted: 29 Nov 2012 01:21 PM PST

Steve Roads

The silence until now of the Selangor government over the destruction last week of a Hindu shrine inside the house of Gopikumar in Sepang had many people questioning the sincerity of Pakatan Rakyat in protecting religious rights in the state. The news made page one headlines in the Tamil papers but the Selangor government chose to remain silent for almost a week.

In the incident, officers of the Sepang Municipal Council used sledgehammers to demolish the shrine built inside the porch. Yesterday, EXCO member Dr. Xavier Jayakumar issued a press statement defending the action. In the statement he also said the house owner did not get official approval to build the structure. Since when was it necessary to get permission to set up a shrine in one's own home? As I understand it, it becomes illegal only when approval is not sought for any house modification that affects it structurally.

A shrine does not in any way affect the structure of the building. An extension of Dr. Xavier's rationale is that all the hundreds of religious shrines in the compounds of Chinese homes in Selangor must also face the sledgehammer. They were all built, and rightly so, without any need for official sanction.

Also, if that Gopikumar shrine was illegal, the Sepang authorities should take a ride in all the housing estates in the area and destroy the hundreds of extensions and modifications that have been built without permission.

It has been reported that Gopikumar's shrine has since been rebuilt, in defiance of the Municipal order. If the Selangor state Government wishes to be credible, its officers should go in and demolish the shrine again. The question is, WILL IT?

Ambiga, this is Malaysia, not the United States

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:10 PM PST

FMT LETTER: From Harbhacan Singh, via e-mail

From calling for free and fair elections, Bersih co-chairperson Ambiga Sreenivasan has now gone one step further by calling PM Najib Tun Razak to debate with Anwar Ibrahim.

Free and fair elections have always been her concern but one was doubtful about her real intentions, especially when her most recent Bersih rally was organised as if to give Anwar a platform to project him as a national democracy hero. Anwar and Ambiga both proved they could only bring chaos and disruption to public safety, and not free and fair elections.

Ambiga's act of poking her nose into the 'extinct' issue of a debate between Najib and Anwar seems to give a completely opposite picture of her purpose. Is she politically motivated? It wasn't quite clear all the while but now it seems obvious that she is trying her luck.

She has not admitted that she harboured political motives or that she wishes to be a candidate in the forthcoming elections. But poking her nose into such a debate, if it ever takes place, will be highly political. And therefore she has a political agenda!

Of course as a citizen, she has every right to take part in politics and stand for elections but she must first come clean. She must make her intentions known from the beginning, not hide that face from the domestic and global public.

That is the honest way. She must avoid using the back door to politics. She must boldly come through the front door. As the saying goes, she must come with clean hands.

Having said that, what will a debate between Najib and Anwar achieve? It simply does not make sense because Malaysia is not the United States of America where two Presidential candidates debate each other and use that opportunity to expound their theories, beliefs and philosophies.

This is done so that the people can compare the two and then make an informed decision as to whom to vote for. But in the case of Malaysia, this is not the practise or culture. Why then is Ambiga so fond to copy the Western culture?

If she thinks the Western system is much better, then will she suggest we change to an election system similar to the US Presidential election, where surely Najib will sweep to victory given his vast popularity among Malaysians as compared to Anwar.

Is Ambiga trying to tell Malaysians to pick the best debater as PM or the one who is the best in making and implementing promises and policies that will really benefit the rakyat? Anwar is no doubt a good debater, but he is a typical chameleon, one who claims to have changed! Yes, he changed from an ultra-Malay, ultra-Islam to what? A pretender? An actor?

Even if Najib agrees to a debate, why should he debate Anwar? It is certainly a fact now that Anwar is not the sole PM candidate of Pakatan Rakyat. PAS members loyal to PAS (and not the 'Erdogans' who prefers to be loyal to one who's not their party leader) wanted their president Hadi Awang to be the PM should Pakatan Rakyat win GE13.

We may not be surprised if tomorrow DAP comes with its own proposal that Lim Kit Siang should be the PM if Pakatan Rakyat wins. This is likely to happen because in reality Pakatan Rakyat parties never have an agreed set of policies apart from the shady Buku Jingga which has no mention on how each and every pledge will be implemented. They are still divided over many fundamental issues. PAS wants to implement hudud, DAP is opposed to this.

So, should Najib really debate with all the PM wannabes or focus on his work and duties to the rakyat? Really, Ambiga should first ask herself what are her credentials for calling for such a debate? Who is she to choose who should debate who?

Who is she to pick Anwar as Pakatan Rakyat's PM candidate for the debate? Is this debate part of her free and fair elections call? She obviously has succeeded only in exposing her political ambitions!

DAPSY strongly disagrees with the stance of PAS Youth to seek a ban on the Elton John concert ...

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

DAPSY wishes to state our strong disagreement with PAS Youth for their attempt to pressure the authorities to ban the Elton John concert in Genting Highlands.

While we respect their freedom of opinion, DAPSY feels that taking such a step will only provide fodder to Barisan Nasional and the mainstream media to continue to paint a negative picture of PAS Youth as a backward and regressive youth movement. This will surely not help Pakatan Rakyat to convince Malaysians that we are a progressive and moderate coalition of parties that are ready to replace BN as the federal government.

PAS Youth's reason that allowing Elton John to perform in Malaysia will lead to the rise of homosexuality and other social ills due to his sexual orientation is both simplistic and unacceptable. Those who are attending the concert are there to watch him perform and enjoy his music, they are not there to show support nor be influenced by his sexual orientation.

Banning a concert is not the solution to tackle Malaysia's social ills. PAS Youth should focus more on educational and awareness campaigns instead of imposing its views and values on young people.

Therefore, DAPSY calls on PAS Youth to cancel its plan to protest against the concert and change its approach in addressing and tackling social problems. DAPSY fully support the staging of the concert as planned and sees no reasons why the authorities should withdraw the permit for the concert.

-LOKE SIEW FOOK-

Surat ICAC tidak membersihkan nama Dato' Seri Musa Aman, perlu isytihar penyumbang RM40 juta

Posted: 27 Nov 2012 11:55 AM PST

Saya menegaskan pendirian saya bahawa surat yang disebut oleh Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan itu tidak membersihkan nama Dato' Seri Musa Aman, sebaliknya menguatkan pandangan bahawa ICAC terpaksa menghentikan siasatan kerana tidak mendapat kerjasama pihak berkuasa Malaysia.

Rafizi Ramli, Pengarah Strategi Keadilan

Saya merujuk kepada laporan oleh Clara Chooi yang disiarkan pada 27 November 2012 oleh The Malaysian Insider bertajuk "ICAC Letter Shows Musa Aman Cleared of Graft Last December".

Laporan itu memetik kenyataan Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Ahli Parlimen Kota Belud bagi pihak Dato' Seri Musa Aman bahawa kes telah ditutup oleh ICAC Hong Kong berdasarkan satu surat yang dihantar secara peribadi kepada Dato' Seri Musa Aman.

Berdasarkan laporan tersebut, saya ingin menegaskan beberapa fakta berikut:

1. Surat yang diutuskan oleh ICAC itu sekali-kali tidak menyatakan bahawa Dato' Seri Musa Aman dibersihkan dari tuduhan rasuah, atau membayangkan bahawa ICAC yakin Dato' Seri Musa Aman bersih dari rasuah seperti yang cuba diwar-warkan oleh Umno/Barisan Nasional.

2. Surat itu hanya memaklumkan bahawa berdasarkan maklumat-maklumat yang ICAC perolehi setakat itu, ICAC mengambil keputusan untuk tidak meneruskan siasatan terhadap Dato' Seri Musa Aman.

Jika Dato' Seri Musa Aman tidak bersetuju dengan fakta-fakta ini, maka wajarlah beliau mendedahkan kandungan keseluruhan surat tersebut, bukannya menggunakan Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan untuk menyampaikan secara lisan sahaja kepada wartawan.

Keputusan ICAC untuk tidak meneruskan siasatan berdasarkan maklumat-maklumat yang mereka perolehi setakat itu menimbulkan lebih banyak persoalan. Ia juga menguatkan pandangan beberapa pihak bahawa ICAC tidak mendapat kerjasama sepenuhnya dari pihak berkuasa Malaysia untuk meneruskan siasatan kerana mereka tidak mempunyai kuasa menyiasat dan mengumpulkan bukti.

Oleh yang demikian, mereka bergantung sepenuhnya kepada Peguam Negara dan Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM) untuk mendapatkan bukti.

Kenyataan Ketua Pendakwaraya Hong Kong, Kevin Zevros baru-baru ini bahawa pihak berkuasa Hong Kong mengambil keputusan untuk menghentikan siasatan berdasarkan maklumat pihak berkuasa Malaysia mengesahkan bahawa tangan ICAC terikat dari meneruskan siasatan.

Oleh yang demikian, saya menegaskan pendirian saya bahawa surat yang disebut oleh Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan itu tidak membersihkan nama Dato' Seri Musa Aman, sebaliknya menguatkan pandangan bahawa ICAC terpaksa menghentikan siasatan kerana tidak mendapat kerjasama pihak berkuasa Malaysia.

Saya dan pasukan dari KEADILAN (YB William Leong, YB Hee Loy Sian dan YB Chang Lih Kang) sedang giat mengumpulkan bukti termasuk penyata-penyata kewangan dan urusniaga di Hong Kong untuk dilaporkan kepada ICAC agar siasatan baru dibuka, seperti persetujuan dengan ICAC baru-baru ini.

Rombongan kami akan menemui ICAC pada 11 Disember 2012 dalam kunjungan yang kedua.

Saya juga menggesa Dato' Seri Musa Aman supaya tidak terus mengheret Umno ke dalam permasalahan peribadi beliau. Cara terbaik untuk membersihkan nama beliau adalah dengan mengisytiharkan secara terperinci maklumat sumbangan RM40 juta yang diterima beliau, termasuklah:

§ Siapa yang menderma/memberi sumbangan?

§ Apa hubungan penderma/penyumbang ini dengan beliau dan Umno?

§ Apa kontrak-kontrak atau konsesi yang pernah diberikan kepada penderma/penyumbang ini?

§ Di mana wang itu disimpan dan atas nama siapa?

Saya percaya maklumat-maklumat di atas bukan sahaja dituntut oleh rakyat Malaysia, malah turut ditanya oleh pimpinan Umno sendiri.

Apabila Umno/Barisan Nasional menyerang pimpinan KEADILAN bersabit sumbangan (termasuklah isu bas jelajah Merdeka Rakyat dan penggunaan jet peribadi), pimpinan KEADILAN yang terbabit dengan segera mengisytiharkan butiran penyumbang, supaya rakyat dapat menilai sendiri sama ada berlaku unsur salah guna kuasa.

Sikap yang sama perlulah juga ditunjukkan oleh Dato' Seri Musa Aman, jika beliau benar-benar yakin tidak ada unsur rasuah dan salah guna kuasa di dalam kes sumbangan RM40 juta kepada beliau/Umno seperti yang didakwanya.

Kegagalan beliau berterus terang akan terus memanjangkan kes ini dan saya akan terus menumpukan perhatian untuk mendapatkan maklumat dan bukti baru untuk dibentangkan kepada rakyat.

Sebab itu, saya tidak sedikit pun merasa tergugat dengan ancaman tindakan undang-undang seperti yang disebut oleh Dato' Abdul Rahman Dahlan. Saya yakin saya hanya menjalankan tanggungjawab sebagai seorang rakyat dan bersedia untuk mempertahankan kes yang saya bawa di mahkamah pada bila-bila masa.

Persoalannya: Apakah Dato' Seri Musa Aman bersedia untuk bertemu di mahkamah dan mendedahkan butiran penderma-penderma beliau di mahkamah seperti mana bersedianya saya?

Should Anwar become PM or not?

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:13 PM PST

Even if he becomes the next PM of Malaysia, he may be on the seat for only one term to set the course straight for the new generation of Malaysian leaders who are beginning to see that the only way forward for Malaysia is for her to treat all her citizens equally no matter what race or what religion one belongs to or believes in.

P Dev Anand Pillai, FMT Letter

There seems to be some confusion on who may be the next Prime Minister should PR take federal power in the coming general elections. As usual there were many spins in the pro Umno blogs that there could have been a deal made by the leader of the current administration and the leader of the opposition that he will be freed from being convicted of the Sodomy II episode if the leader of PAS is allowed to become the next PM should PR win the elections.

This is a classic spin tale which we have seen so much of since the time of former PM Dr Mahathir. We still succumb to such tales because we have let ourselves be led by spin masters who ply their skill through the media to control the minds of the people. This is one reason why the freedom of speech, association and assembly is so important.

Through the freedom of speech the freedom to opine becomes necessary. What we seem to see is the spin masters trying to create a riff between the parties in the opposition so that they will be distracted by it whilst the BN goes on as usual to win another term in office though not winning the popular vote of the people.

By telling the people that freedom of speech and the right to protest will lead to rightful governments being toppled, the leader of a former administration seems to indirectly say that Umno knows what is best for the people and that is how it should be and no one no matter how high that person may be is forbidden to question it.

Further we even have people reminding us that we ought to respect the so called social contract where the non Malays accepted by being lesser of an equal to the Malays in exchange for being allowed to live here, this is all nothing but the staple mantra that will be said at the nearing of every general election when there is a strong wind of public support blowing towards the opposition.

All this has been said and said many times before and whenever the people being as gullible as they may be due to the education system that never encourages thinking and questioning, vote in the BN, everything then goes back to normal mode where corruption continues as a way of life whilst the cost of all the follies of large scale and massive corruption is then passed down to the gullible and dumb people of Malaysia again.

Now by pitting PAS and PKR on whom should be the PM should they capture federal power, is actually a jibe at the Malay mind set and the maturity of the Malay intellect, the question that the people should respond with is, Can't any other Malay besides that from Umno be the Prime Minister of Malaysia?

Aren't there any other candidates besides those from blue political blood linage of Umno qualified enough to lead Malaysia? The question of whether Anwar should be the Prime Minister or not is now not the issue at all, even if there is another cooked up allegation which may then start episode III of the Sodomy trials that we all have become so used to, reform and a quest for a change of government has already taken root deep in this country now for it to just fade away should Anwar be jailed again on some trumped up charges.

Kredit: www.malaysia-today.net

Jumaat, 30 November 2012

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