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- 'Allah' belongs only to Muslims and Islam: Jakim
- Be realistic with seat demands, Anwar urges SAPP
- ‘Endorse our blueprint if you want our support’
- ‘Hisham’s liaison officer more powerful than IGP’
- Sabah DAP will bury hatchet with SAPP if…
| 'Allah' belongs only to Muslims and Islam: Jakim Posted: 31 Dec 2012 12:07 AM PST
(Bernama) - The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) today repeated its stand that the word 'Allah' is a holy word that belongs only to Muslims and Islam and cannot apply to non-Muslims and other religions. Its director-general, Datuk Othman Mustapha, said the matter had been finalised at the 82nd meeting of the Fatwa Committee of the National Council for Islamic Affairs on May 5 to 7, 2008. "Therefore, it is compulsory for all Muslims to protect it to the best of their ability. Any attempts to insult or abuse the word must be prevented according to the provisions stipulated under the Federal Constitution," he said in a statement here today. He said statements made by certain quarters to create racial and religious disharmony just for the sake of gaining political mileage were very disappointing. Hence, he said Jakim would like to urge all quarters to return to the rule of law to ensure that racial and religious harmony was well preserved and protected under the Federal Constitution.
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| Be realistic with seat demands, Anwar urges SAPP Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:09 PM PST
Ida Lim, The Malaysian Insider Hard-nosed Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) negotiators may jeopardise Pakatan Rakyat's (PR) bid to make inroads into the east Malaysian state considered a key Barisan Nasional (BN) vote bank, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said. With the 13th general election fast approaching, Anwar urged SAPP leaders to cut down on their demands for seats, saying that it would be hard to continue talks otherwise, the Sin Chew Daily reported today. The opposition front in Sabah currently includes DAP, PAS, PKR and two newly-formed PR-friendly parties – Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS), Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPS) – working together with SAPP and the State Reform Party (STAR) against BN. "Besides Sabah Pakatan Rakyat's five member parties, we still want to negotiate with SAPP; if SAPP continues making demands that are too high, it'll be hard for us to continue negotiations," Anwar was quoted as saying by Sin Chew Daily today. But Anwar reportedly denied that PR was issuing an ultimatum to SAPP, saying that he only wanted to let the party know that the pact was in its final stages of seat negotiations. The Borneo Post yesterday reported Anwar as saying that SAPP has to be a strong party to justify its desire for half the seats up for grabs in the coming election. "As far as the three parties are concerned, it is very good, but then there is very little progress with SAPP; (that) is the report I have. We have to convey this to SAPP because we must have some formula of compromise. "Each party should not demand too much... we have to be realistic as to the strength of each party. If SAPP for example wants half of the seats, it has to be a formidable party. "For now we will not stop discussions but we will have to convey our position on behalf of the three parties which include APS and PPPS," the PKR de facto leader said. According to the Borneo Post, Anwar said that the parties involved in seat negotiations should not carry out attacks during talks. "We are negotiating and therefore it is not wise to go on attacking, like this spat between SAPP and DAP," he said, likely referring to reported tension between the two parties. SAPP had in September declared that the party was eyeing the parliamentary seats of Sepanggar, Penampang and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah – the same seats that DAP wishes to contest. On December 20, Anwar reportedly rejected claims that PR's seat negotiations with SAPP were faltering.
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| ‘Endorse our blueprint if you want our support’ Posted: 30 Dec 2012 02:02 PM PST Hindraf is not prepared to give any political block free lunch as it did in 2008 general election. Athi Shankar, FMT Hindraf Makkal Sakti will only support a political coalition that gives written pre-election agreement to implement the movement's five-year blueprint for ethnic Indian community. Either Pakatan Rakyat or Barisan Nasional must pen down written assurances on Hindraf blueprint agreement that they would implement its demands if they come to power in the forthcoming general election. "That's the condition if either political block wants our backing to canvass Indian votes," Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy made it clear at a gathering here last night. He stressed that the civil rights movement was not prepared to give any political block free lunch as it did in 2008 general election. "We will throw our support to any party that gives written endorsement that if they come to power they will implement our blueprint for the betterment of much marginalised working class Indians. "We will not compromise on this," insisted the Hindraf supremo. Those present in the Juru community hall raised their arms to give unanimous support to Hindraf's stand. They also displayed banners and placards in support of Hindraf and its blueprint, and calling PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim and Pakatan to endorse it. They also give unanimous endorsement to Hindraf's decision to contest in the next election. Speculations already rife that Waythamoorthy was contemplating to take on MIC president G Palanivel in the next polls, probably in Cameron Highlands parliamentary constituency. He declined comment when asked about it. Hindraf's blueprint was launched last month to mark 5th anniversary of the movement's mammoth rally held in KLCC on Nov 25, 2007. It generally demands for comprehensive and constructive Felda-type socio-economic programmes, such as community re-settlement, quality housing and equal education opportunities, for displaced ethnic Indian plantation workers and their families.
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| ‘Hisham’s liaison officer more powerful than IGP’ Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:54 PM PST MyWatch is claiming that the Home Minister's special liaison officer has powers to bypass the Inspector-General of Police himself. Teoh El Sen, FMT Anti-crime watchdog MyWatch alleged today that a police officer with a rank of deputy commissioner [DCP] appointed by Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein as his special liaison officer is 'more powerful' than the Inspector-General of Police Ismail Omar himself. The NGO's chairman R Sri Sanjeevan claimed that this was because the officer was able to bypass the IGP to give instructions to top officers of the Royal Malaysian Police [PDRM], including state police chiefs, state CID chiefs and district police heads. Sanjeevan said that never in the history of the police force has a liaison officer held such a high rank of DCP, which is even higher ranked than the prime minister's aide-de-camp who is only ranked an Assistant Commissioner of Police [ACP]. The home minister's current liaison officer is identified as DCP Wan Ahmad Najmuddin Mohamad. "MyWatch urges the home minister to explain why does he need a PDRM liaison officer in his office with the rank of DCP which is equivalent to state CPO position when all the while it was only a Superintendent [Supt] position." Sanjeevan claimed that this "clearly shows that home minister is indeed meddling into PDRM matters without relaying orders directly to the IGP himself". "Since the officer advises the home minister, then I think the IGP would have to listen to him as well, right?" he added. "MyWatch strongly believes that the home minister is having a DCP as PDRM liaison officer… is only because he can give instructions and orders directly to CPOs [state police chiefs], OCCI [state CID chiefs], and OCPD [district police chief]. This is also another form of waste of police resources and shows non-productivity," he said in a press statement. Sanjeevan also lamented that complaints to Hishammuddin sent to his Twitter account @HishammuddinH2O were only simply forwarded to Wan Ahmad Najmuddin's account @tok_we, which he claimed was a "dormant account" that was hardly used. Transferred for refusing to follow instructions A police source said that the previous officer, ranked Supt, was apparently transferred out when he refused to follow instructions from the home minister. Najmuddin, according to the source, was promoted very fast when he replaced his predecessor. Previously, MyWatch or The Malaysian Crime Watch Task Force, had claimed that it has in its possession evidence that top police officers were involved in criminal activities, including officers that were involved in money laundering, illegal gambling, prostitution, football bookies and have direct links with underworld figures and kingpins.
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| Sabah DAP will bury hatchet with SAPP if… Posted: 30 Dec 2012 01:49 PM PST Sabah DAP totally agrees with Anwar's comment that each party should not demand too much during seat negotiations. Queville To, FMT KOTA KINABALU: Sabah DAP has urged Sabah opposition parties, Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) in particular, to respect Pakatan Rakyat leader Anwar Ibrahim's advise to stop attacking each other in the midst of seat negotiation efforts. "Sabah DAP could not agree more with the advise of Anwar, that it is a matter of principle that all parties must not attack in the midst of negotiations. Therefore, we respect the call by Anwar to stop the spat between DAP and SAPP," said its publicity secretary Chan Foong Hin. But Chan, while advising SAPP to respect Anwar's advise and to stop attacking DAP, did not let up on his criticism of the Sabah opposition party. "It is most regrettable that if SAPP continues to repeat their allegations towards DAP such as that we are 'prepared to form the government with Umno', 'attempts to sabotage the PR – SAPP negotiations' etc. It is high time also for SAPP cyber troopers to stop their labelling DAP Sabah as "biaDAP" and "Malayan Party". The first rule of seat negotiations is respecting each other. "Let us all go back to the negotiation table. Sabah DAP respects Anwar's advise to stop the spat between us and SAPP. This statement is the concluding remarks of all the unhappiness and uneasiness created by the spat in the year of 2012. We look forward for a better year of 2013, when all the oppositions can stay united to work for a change of government by upholding the principle of equality and respect to each other. Any party attempt(ing) to dominate the seats is beyond compromised," he said. He maintained that SAPP's demand for half of the state seats is the root cause of "little progress" achieved in the seat negotiations among the opposition parties. Chan demanded SAPP put aside all their political rhetoric such as "state party must control half of the state seats in order to uphold state autonomy" if they really want to continue with seat negotiations to achieve the ultimate goal of 'one to one fight' between the opposition and the Barisan Nasional. He was responding to Anwar's recent statement that "little progress had been made" in the Pakatan-SAPP seat negotiations. "Anwar's statement totally contradicted SAPP's statement the day before, which said that Pakatan- SAPP negotiations were almost completed," he said. "Furthermore, it is evident that Pakatan never agreed with the suggestion by SAPP that "local parties contest the majority of the state seats while Pakatan focuses on parliamentary seats," Chan noted. Nonetheless, he stressed that Sabah DAP totally agrees with Anwar's comment that each party should not demand too much during seat negotiations. Chan said such comment was in line with Sabah DAP's principle of equality adopted in seat negotiations, that no single party should be bigger than anyone.
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