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- Nik Aziz pertahan Nurul Izzah
- The Peninsula is the real battleground
- Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia
- U. S. Constitution Is A Secular Document
- Dark (K)Nights in Malaysia, Part 2
- Who instructed the initiation?
- BOMBA should go back to school
- An honest discourse between two Malaysians
- SIS: ‘Islam is not a one way street’
- Musa, Anwar and other politico-corporate development
- Nurul Izzah submits transcript to JAIS, to proceed with suit
- DAP shoots down Karpal's 'one candidate, one seat' proposal
- Selangor land deal draws flak
- Tengku Adnan: Problem of perception main challenge for Umno
- Malaysia's commodified Islam
- Nurul: Under-21 persons registered as voters
- Hadi wants Nurul to explain
- Reprimand Pakatan leaders for sensitive remarks on Islam, DPM urges Nik Aziz
- Airing Muslim convert’s dream stirs trouble
- Invasion of the mind snatchers
- Nurul serah transkrip ucapan kpd JAIS
| Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:23 AM PST
(Sinar Harian) - Mursyidul Am Pas, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat mempertahankan Naib Presiden PKR, Nurul Izzah Anwar berikutan pelbagai kecaman sesetengah pihak ekoran kenyataannya dikatakan meremehkan soal akidah atau menerima orang Islam yang memilih untuk murtad. Abdul Aziz berkata, kenyataan Nurul Izzah menjadi perkara serius dan dibincangkan oleh pelbagai pihak memandangkan beliau merupakan anggota parti pembangkang yang sememangnya sentiasa tidak sehaluan dengan pihak lawan. Oleh itu, menurutnya setiap perkara mahupun kenyataan yang dibuat oleh pembangkang diputar belit untuk menjadikannya buruk. "Bagi saya dalam isu ini, Izzah tidak bernasib baik kerana dia pembangkang, apabila buat benda sikit walaupun perkataannya boleh menjadi celaru juga tetapi ia menjadi 'gege gegok' (diperbesarkan)," katanya ketika menyampaikan Kuliah Mingguan di sini, semalam. Dalam pada itu, ketika ditemui pemberita selepas Kuliah Mingguan, Nik Aziz yang juga Menteri Besar menyalahkan laporan media dan katanya, tidak semestinya apa dikeluarkan media serupa dengan kenyataan Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai itu. "Izzah lain surat khabar lain...yang Izzah bercakap mestikah serupa yang akhbar siarkan? Sebab itu kali pertama saya tengok benda ini disiarkan akhbar saya rasa bukan dia," katanya kepada media semalam. Nik Aziz berkata, berdasarkan keterangan daripada Pengerusi Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional Pas Pusat, Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa yang hadir bersama-sama Nurul Izzah dalam forum Islamic State: Which version? Whose responsibility? di Subang Jaya Sabtu lalu, ia tidak sama dengan kenyataan Nurul Izzah. "Saya pembangkang dan saya juga dituduh sebagai bapa kafir, sedangkan saya ini pejuang Islam," katanya.
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| The Peninsula is the real battleground Posted: 09 Nov 2012 11:03 AM PST
Umno/BN's legitimacy to command the support of East Malaysian, including Sabah Umno, hinges on BN winning the majority of Peninsula parliamentarians. Dr Wong Chin Huat The real battleground for the ruling and opposition coalitions in this coming general election may not be Sabah and Sarawak, but Peninsular Malaysia. The ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) parliamentarians concede the possibility of losing six and seven parliamentary seats respectively. That would mean only losing 13 out of a total of 57 seats in the entire East Malaysia. And if the opposition coalition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) counts on these 13 seats to constitute a simple majority of 112 seats in the Federal Parliament, the opposition coalition would need to win 99 out of 165 seats or about 60% in the Peninsula. That would be an uphill task for the four-year-old opposition coalition, which won only 80 seats in the Peninsula and has kept only 73 seats after a series of defections. Going by this line of calculation, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim — who heads Pakatan — can bid farewell to his Putrajaya dream, unless he can orchestrate an exodus of BN key leaders like how he recently enticed a Muslim and a Christian parliamentarian to join his camp. Alternatively, the current leaders of Sabah PR need to win more than six parliamentary seats in the coming election. This may not be easy given the likelihood that PR would have to face multi-corners, with local Sabah opposition parties led by popular leaders like Jeffery Kitinggan and Yong Teck Li playing the third force. As a matter of fact, the failure of the opposition to work out a straight fight against BN may offset the benefit it may reap from infighting within Sabah BN. In other words, the growing under-currents against the scandal-tainted Chief Minister Datuk Musa Aman may be a missed opportunity for Anwar's dream.
The analysis so far has however missed out a key point: Umno/BN's legitimacy to command the support of East Malaysian, including Sabah Umno, hinges on BN winning the majority of Peninsula parliamentarians. In the 2008 elections, BN in fact lost the simple majority in popular votes by a small margin. It led PR with a 85:80 margin only because of the first-past-the-post electoral system. The moment PR wins 83 seats — the simple majority in the Peninsula — the entire game would change. The price for Umno to command the support of East Malaysian MPs would immediately soar. Loyalty will then require much better offers than what the politicians get now. And Umno may simply cannot afford to beat the PR offer. To begin with, the non-Muslims in East Malaysia have a general distrust for Umno. Non-Muslim BN parties contest as many as 29 seats there. To make the matter worse, not only Umno Sabah and PBB of Sarawak have a number of non-Muslim parliamentarians, even some Muslim politicians are not happy with the Peninsular-dominance embodied in Umno. Main battleground This means the real battleground to keep Sabah and Sarawak is in the Peninsula or West Malaysia. Contrary to a common view, the battleground will not be in the Malay voters even though they make up the majority in 114 federal constituencies in West Malaysia, based on the electoral roll gazetted in June 2011. The balance will instead be decided by the Chinese voters, who have shown the most uniformly voting pattern of all ethnic groups so far. Government intelligence now puts the base line of Chinese support for the BN at 20%, whereas in the past the floor was 30%. Now, if the Chinese support for PR across the board is indeed 80%, then for PR to win the 83 constituencies with the highest proportion of Chinese voters — with Jempol (26.72%) being the 83rd — it needs only 39.06% of support from the non-Chinese: Malay, Indian and others. In reality, the minimum of non-Chinese support that PR needs in constituencies with a substantial Chinese minority is much lower. In 2008, PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) from PR won 15 seats with less than 26.27% Chinese voters in the more than 55% of popular votes. This means PR should be able to retain these Malay-majority constituencies based on Malay votes, even when there is a general swing of 5% towards the BN. And it needs only 68 more seats to pass the magical threshold of 83. By the same calculation, PR will need to win the 68 constituencies with the highest percentage of Chinese voters, which ends with Sembrong (33.30%). And the minimum non-Chinese support it needs will be as low as only 35%. This explains why MCA is working so hard now to highlight on the fear of Islamisation and ethnic riot. A few percent more Chinese voters staying at home or going away would be enough to save the BN. In 1999, MCA women campaigners contributed greatly to the BN's victory amidst the Reformasi wave by reminding other home makers to stock up food supply because elections were around the corner. Now, a group of Chinese homemakers calling themselves Mama Bersih is going to every yellow and green rally to advocate for political awakening. Their motivation? They want their children to grow up in a safe and free country. It is a different kind of fear that defines the future of Malaysia. This is how much this country has changed in 13 years, whether or not the politicians have. Dr Wong Chin Huat is a political scientist and former lecturer of Monash University (Malaysia campus).
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| Entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:53 AM PST
Starting your own business may not end you up a datuk Are Asian policymakers fooled by the hype that entrepreneur development creates economic growth? Murray Hunter, Asia Sentinel
Throughout Southeast Asia, attempts by governments to promote the creation of entrepreneurs have almost unquestionably been regarded as a policy instrument for promoting economic growth. But reality doesn't support the image. Creating new entrepreneurs may actually be dampening economic growth, a far sight from the creative economies many governments aspire to develop. Read more at: http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4962&Itemid=224
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| U. S. Constitution Is A Secular Document Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:37 AM PST
Was the United States founded as a "Christian Nation?" Is there anything in the Constitution that gives special treatment or preference to Christianity? Did the founders of our government believe this or intend to create a government that gave special recognition to Christianity? Darren Miller, North Wildwood The answer to all of these questions is no. The U.S. Constitution is a wholly secular document. It contains no mention of Christianity or Jesus Christ. In fact, the Constitution refers to religion only twice in the First Amendment, which bars laws "respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Maryland Representative Luther Martin said that a handful of delegates to the Constitutional Convention argued for formal recognition of Christianity in the Constitution, insisting that such language was necessary in order to "hold out some distinction between the professors of Christianity and downright infidelity or paganism." But that view was not adopted, and the Constitution gave government no authority over religion. Article VI, which allows persons of all religious viewpoints to hold public office, was adopted by a unanimous vote. Through ratification of the First Amendment, observed Jefferson, the American people built a "wall of separation between church and state." The United States, in short, was not founded to be an officially Christian nation or to espouse any official religion. Our government is neutral on religious matters, leaving such decisions to individuals. This democratic and pluralistic system has allowed a broad array of religious groups to grow and flourish and guarantees every individual American the right to determine his or her own spiritual path or to reject religion entirely. As a result of this policy, Americans enjoy more religious freedom than any people in world history.
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| Dark (K)Nights in Malaysia, Part 2 Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:28 AM PST
When Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice-President Nurul Izzah voiced her belief that freedom of religion is a right of even Malay-Muslims, it produced bedlam – NOT so much because she has implied that Islamic apostasy is a constitutional right, but because she voiced something that everybody has known but chose not to 'know' all along Alwyn Lau Bruce Wayne: You're afraid that if I go back out there, I'll fail. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) was without doubt one of the most realistically spectacular movies around. No mere CGI extravaganza, it presented audiences with a vision of total anarchy and the complete upheaval of society. One could even say that Dark Knight Rises is the logical realization and completion of the nightmare presented in The Dark Knight (2008). a) Gotham, Batman & Unknown Knowns We can begin by contrasting the two villains. Bane is most unlike the Joker. Yet in a powerful way Bane is the fulfillment of the Joker's being and agenda. In the earlier movie, the identity of Batman was one of the central riddles the Joker was trying to resolve i.e. it was a known un-known (something we realise we don't yet know and hence want to find out). In DK-Rises, however, Batman himself was fighting to defeat a trauma (of identity, of purpose, of possibility) he had locked away for eight years i.e. it's a unknown known (something we REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE we know and hence have to undergo some crisis in order to re-know this 'thing'). For the Joker, Batman was the obstacle to chaos in the city; for Bane, Batman and the city are synonymous. Bruce Wayne's reclusive behavior mirrored the 'eyes wide shut' condition of Gotham which kept on singing the praises of Harvey Dent (an insane murderer), encouraged by of all people its chief of police. Wayne's problem from the start was that, as per Alfred's words, he wanted to fail but didn't know it. Likewise, Gotham, like any modern-day metropolis or Capitalism as a whole, seems all too determined to succeed whilst secretly or unconsciously being hell bent on destroying itself. This is why Bane treated Batman (or Bruce Wayne) in virtually the same way he treated the city: bring him to his knees, let him suffer slowly, with death coming only after a prolonged period. Bane needed Wayne and Gotham to see clearly and without any doubt whatsoever the disavowed rot at the kernel of their being. In Malaysia, a critical 'unknown known' is the angst at the heart of our so-called 'multi-ethnic' society. Like Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) at their marriage counseling, we know that the spaces between the races and religions are being filled with everything NOT said to each other, yet we prefer to keep silent. This is why when Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Vice-President Nurul Izzah voiced her belief that freedom of religion is a right of even Malay-Muslims, it produced bedlam – NOT so much because she has implied that Islamic apostasy is a constitutional right, but because she voiced something that everybody has known but chose not to 'know' all along (especially those with vested political-religious interests to protect). The problem is not with Nurul Izzah said, it's that she said it at all. If there is one thing more frightful than a terrifying truth that has remained concealed from the public, it's the publicly known truth that has remained unspoken. So the question for Malaysia is: What else do we ALL know full well yet cannot bear to hear repeated out loud?
Bane, in many senses, was a clear 'improvement' over the Joker. The Joker threatened anarchy; Bane delivered it. The Joker tried (and failed) to demonstrate that individuals were at heart completely selfish; Bane successfully revealed that at the heart of society was an impossible trauma (even as he managed to bring Batman to his lowest depths). The Joker sought to show that inside a good man, there is only bad; Bane made it clear that what we understand as Good (e.g. the justice system) is really the Bad (e.g. the unjust political 'carving up' of the city) in another form. Thus, DK-Rises shows us what we choose everyday to half-ignore : the hypocrisy of the rule of law in outlawing everything except its own transgressions. The Joker transformed the city's White Knight (i.e. Harvey Dent) into its traitor; Bane showed that the city itself, Gotham, was an intra-social betrayal on a massive scale. The betrayal of the people (in the form of community-wide lies, political corruption and so on), far from being a threat to the city, in fact, constituted it and sustained its being. The Joker manipulated the police; Bane tore up the very idea of the police. The Joker tried to rope in the city's criminals; Bane made it a crime not to be a criminal and thus exposed the biggest crime of all: society itself. The scene in DK-Rises where a psychopathic doctor presides over a kangaroo court and sentences all the former VIPs' and public officials to death (or exile) is striking, for is it not simply the fantasmatic inverse of actual court proceedings, especially in Malaysia? Does Malaysia not urgently require a "Bane event" for the very criminals who at present use the law to justify their crimes? And can't the scene where Bane released all the prisoners, far from suggesting the terror of a society overrun by convicted criminals, hint at redemptive Biblical notions of 'setting prisoners free'? Simply imagine the words 'KAMUNTING' in the background. Is the Internal Security Act (and its sugar-coated successor) not our Malaysian law at its purest, and thus most 'illegal'? And to the extent that political change in Malaysia relies on the Law, is it not apparent that no true change can happen without the death and rebirth of the Law itself? The Dark Knight Rises hints that true transformation may need more than sincere politicians, better police, more integrated technology, cleaner elections or even a masked vigilante. True change requires a deep glimpse of the destruction that's forthcoming. True change requires a broken body and prolonged suffering in loneliness and hopelessness. True change may even mean that our bridges to the outside world (or practical escape route out of a pit-prison) are destroyed so we're forced to look inwards and face the truth we've chosen to un-know over time. A real rising requires a real death. In short, the movie ultimately provokes us to question what's good, what's bad, what isn't real and what it takes to make all things Real again. Most of all, it reminds us of the consequences of sticking to the status quo. What happens if we persist in lying to ourselves? What's the future like if the truly bad guys are venerated as good and vice-versa? Christopher Nolan's answer seems clear: We either continue living like a prisoner – or we face a nuclear winter.
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| Who instructed the initiation? Posted: 09 Nov 2012 10:04 AM PST aVANd5k-TKk Or watch video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVANd5k-TKk Raymond H.H.Tan, PA to Batin Malam The District is situated bordering Puchong, Subang, Cyberjaya, Dengkil, Klang etc. --- a huge portion of Selangor, measuring thousands of acres were marked as 'Malay Reservation' land, but its status has been changed. This precious land is being converted to different types of categories, for property development and sale to Private Companies. In this case, the assigned or awarded Companies are within the same circle of trustees, deciding on the category changes. The modus operandi is also backed by Civil Servants in the District Office, of all Ranks. These lots involve thousands of acres, "on water", also intended to be used for mining. Selangor State Government to have purchased the Talam's properties, for the same simplest obvious reason; mining is where the money is, and housing development is just a blanket to these deeper financial ambitions. Please view the attachments and video link below for a clearer understanding - we have spent a great deal of time researching this issue, and will provide all the factual documents we have found, to speed-up the investigation. When it comes to 'governing a State under the Federal Constitutions', the entire citation of the Law must respect the land laws and environmental and social laws in place- they are there for a reason. Please send letters and question the actions of the Selangor Land Task Force or State Executive, let them answer if they can or dare. I also attach a handwritten confession by an officer from Pejabat Tanah Daerah itself, whereby these wrongdoings had been acknowledged and confirmed of its unethical acts. Now, lets cut to the chase, since the scale of its unethical plots are massively large, the question here is: WHO INSTRUCTED THE INITIATION?
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| BOMBA should go back to school Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:58 AM PST
Concerned citizen It was about 12.49pm. My friend tagged me on Facebook regarding a fire happening at Lido. Then more pictures appeared - a tyre shop was burning fiercely releasing thick black smoke. When I returned home from work at 6pm, it was raining heavily. After a function, I could still smell it. To my curiosity, I drove 5min from my home to the site and was shocked that it was still burning at 11.50pm. I talked to an officer asking about the situation. He said they used Foam at 2pm pointing at the whiteboard behind him. Now they are just using water to "cool" it down. The burning obviously released a lot of toxic in the air for the past 12 hours and was still doing so at the time. I saw an exhausted fire fighter asleep at someone's gate. Yet, they did not realize heavy rain and water does not help the situation? Fire fighters had to go to the site without masks. Sadly, their health was not taken into consideration too. Apparently they ran out of Foam and was too "expensive" to use more. Where do they think the twelve hours of chemical from the water they sprayed in will flow to? They should go back to study on how to put fire out accordingly and to use other options like "Sand/ Soil".
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| An honest discourse between two Malaysians Posted: 09 Nov 2012 09:50 AM PST Dear Editor, I would be most obliged if you can consider posting this honest dialogue between two Malaysians as an article in MT for further discussion amongst readers. Two different views but equally honest. Thank you for your kind attention. Best regards fr truthbespoken
written by truthbespoken, November 08, 2012 11:07:28 Only the politically blind and somewhat mentally retarded Malaysians will continue to kiss the hands and smell the arse of this incorrigible Madhatter! As Malaysian, I say one need not have to show any manners to THE ONE who had gone out of his way over the years to systematically divide his countrymen with an iron-fisted hand in order to rule and silently plunder the wealth of the nation big time through his sons and cronies! This sly man with his warped policies and implementation which had weakened, perhaps even forever destroyed, the Malaysian pysche is unforgivable! Are these unawakened weak Malaysians who stick to him like bees to honey still under an evil spell or what? I am flabbergasted!
..."This sly man with his warped policies and implementation which had weakened, perhaps even forever destroyed, the Malaysian pysche is unforgivable"...
written by truthbespoken, November 08, 2012 16:20:25
Dear zulkifli anoud, the rationale is not whether one is Malay, Chinese, Indian or others. The more important thing is being Malaysian in Malaysia! If one looks at issues and situations from the Malaysian angle, Malaysia will 'progress and fly' without the simmering discords created by the divide-and-rule policies of your great Tun who discarded his ancestor's race and opted to your race to conveniently rule over you Malays and others. If this is not sly, then what is it? If this is not the method used by an opportunistic and incorrigible con-man, what is it? And you expect the works of this unprincipled and sly con-man to benefit Malaysian interest in the longer term? While this is being said, I honestly do not believe I am 'attacking' anybody else except an old countryman who had systematically planned and decidedly destroyed our original Malaysian soul!
written by zulkifli anoud, November 09, 2012 06:08:17
truthbespoken,
written by truthbespoken, November 09, 2012 12:42:13
Zulkifli anoud,
written by truthbespoken, November 09, 2012 12:47:19
(cont'd...2).Your Tun, for serving his self-aggrandisement and agendas, have obviously made it easier for himself to climb up the political ladder by opting out of his own race to become a Malay and after becoming PM, ruled with an iron-fisted hand through his nazist-approach and British-acquired lessons of divide-and-rule. Hence, because of his divide-and-rule policies and expanded implementation (NEP is way past its 20 years) the resultant factor we see now is one of discord and incohesion amongst Malaysians. Where then do our future hold? What about the future of the future generations of Malaysians with all these unabated corruption, plundering of the country's wealth and arrogance of the politicians under your Tun's tutelage? Yes, your Tun did physically developed the country. But he also developed a bunch of misfits and half-pass-six Ministers, like he once proclaimed, to continue their rule over this country. When oil runs out, imagine what the social scenario will be for the country. Yr Tun won all these years and perhaps will still win until he pass on but winning the plot and losing the game for the people's future is no-win! For sure, if what is happening amongst the people now is to be taken as a yardstick to measure harmony, I would firmly say the Malaysian soul and spirit is lost somewhere gliding into outer space. What then, again, will be the future for future Malaysians without unity?
written by truthbespoken, November 09, 2012 12:51:42
(....cont'd 3). Zulkifli anoud, I think you are younger and care more about the current disposition of the country than her future. But for older people like us who have no more grand designs over our life (no need to, ahem, and, haha, I am mainly speaking for myself), it is the concern for the bright future of younger Malaysians we have to care and gloat about. Do you now understand why I am making so much noise and so against your Tun's biased, spiritually-warped and shorted-sighted but ever-expanding government policies? I hope you can see and concur with my point of view now. I rest my case. Have a good day.
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| SIS: ‘Islam is not a one way street’ Posted: 08 Nov 2012 05:55 PM PST
Zurairi AR, The Malaysian Insider Freedom of religion must also include the liberty to change one's religion, a Muslim women's group said today following the uproar sparked by a speech by PKR lawmaker Nurul Izzah Anwar on the issue. In a press statement to the media, Sisters in Islam (SIS) asked how Muslims demanding freedom for potential Islamic converts to enter the religion could at the same time deny exit to those looking to leave Islam. "Faith by compulsion may lead to hypocrisy," the group said. When contacted by The Malaysian Insider today, SIS programme manager Suri Kempe clarified that the NGO is not asking for anyone to "actively leave Islam", merely the freedom to leave the religion for those who no longer believed. "Islam is not a one way street," Suri said. The PKR vice president's statement at a public forum entitled "Islamic State: Which version, whose responsibility?" in Subang Jaya last Saturday, has resulted in attacks from several religious hawks and Umno politicians suggesting that her remarks meant she supported Muslims renouncing Islam and turning "murtad" or apostate. Nurul Izzah has since lodged a report with Selangor religious officials to clarify the matter, and will take legal action against Umno-owned newspapers Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian as well as a number of blogs for allegedly twisting her statement. Apostasy and freedom of religion is a contentious issue in Malaysia, where the Malays — who make up 60 per cent of the 28 million population — are constitutionally defined to also be Muslims. While freedom of religion is guaranteed for non-Muslims under Article 11 of the Federal Constitution, all Malays are Muslims under the law. Islamic laws forbid Muslims from renouncing their religion and the country's Islamic legal system has provisioned that a state must impose mandatory punishment for apostasy. The country's dual system of both Islamic law and federal law has resulted in controversies to the freedom of religion under Article 11 when Muslims try to convert to other religions. The prominent cases include Lina Joy (Azalina Jailani), Revathi Massosai and Nyonya Tahir (Wong Ah Kiu).
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| Musa, Anwar and other politico-corporate development Posted: 08 Nov 2012 05:07 PM PST  ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL In case readers did not notice, Musa the Fox campaign picture was removed from this blog this morning. It is officially lifted. Sime Darby's Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings yesterday went well. Resolutions tabled for the EGM approved. Mainstream paper reported of Dato Bakke Salleh expressed intention not to accept the scheme.And Tun Musa Hitam did the gentleman thing to not seek re-election as Sime Darby Chairman. However, it has got nothing to do with our previous posting calling for him not to seek re-election. [Read here.] He had planned for it and told shareholders at the AGM. "I had intended to serve Sime Darby for three years from 2007. However, due to a number of reasons, that decision was delayed until now. I hand over the reins of this great company to the next generation of leaders. I do so with an easy heart." Here onward, let the issue lay. While it is easy for Musa, it is not getting easier for Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim. The court of appeal has ruled that Anwar will be required to appear in court as witness in the lawsuit by Hong Leong bank against shareholders of Aras Murni Corporation Berhad (AMCB). [Read our past postings: Opening of Anwar's Pandora Box and Security Risk of Hood Osman.] Actually, there is supposed to be a bigger revelation from the past to come and haunt him. Not this one. First thing first.  Why is PNB still keeping this dude, Hood Osman with a financial lawsuit up his neck? Isn't having a CEO with a lawsuit subjecting the company to risk? What's wrong with Tan Sri Hamad Kama Piah? Doesn't he read employment contracts that they must be free from bankruptcy? The least he could do is put Hood on gardening leave. Hamad better watch his steps. There are many unsavory rumours circulating with regard to the construction of the 100 floors Menara PNB. Rumours are saying the Menara PNB Project Office, if there is one yet, is beginning to be a de facto business arm of the Persatuan Anak Kelantan Malaysia. Does he think BN can win in Kelantan and it is time to dish out rewards?  Hood together with few others are sued by an old crony of Anwar Ibrahim, Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan's Hong Leong Bank with regards to an old loan given AMCB to takeover Kewangan Usaha bersatu (KUB). Deal and loan gone sour and Quek wants his money back. Perhaps, the far sighted Quek do not see any prospect with Anwar Ibrahim. Freedy Kevin highlighted in his blog here that: The Court of Appeal here on Wednesday allowed an appeal brought by a businessman to amend his statement of defence to include the involvement of opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim as the person behind the RM445mil deal to acquire Arus Murni Corporation Bhd (AMCB), which was owned Kewangan Bersatu Bhd (KBB).The businessman dare to take up the loan because Anwar was involved. "When asked by his lawyer, D. Paramalingam, how the companies and individuals were related, Low said: "From what I know, they are all cronies of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim."Is this the man Pakatan Rakyat wants to lead this nation in the fight against corruption? Imagine, the people falling for the allegations he made on corruption but he himself is corrupt. Oooo ... let's wait for this court case first. The financial scandal on Anwar will involved billions! As far as we know, Tun Musa never had a history of corruption. Our concern is that he is a political animal. He cannot shed his habit as politician, his behaviour as politician and his manouvring like a politician. In the time to come, we cannot afford to go on like this. Prime Minister has already started making Board of Directors of IMDB comprise of professionals and no politicians.
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| Nurul Izzah submits transcript to JAIS, to proceed with suit Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:51 PM PST
Amin Iskandar, The Malaysian Insider Nurul Izzah Anwar, who has been accused by Umno of supporting apostasy for Muslims, met with Selangor religious officials today and submitted her a transcript of a speech she made to clarify her statement on religious freedom. The PKR vice-president's statement, at a public forum on "Islamic State: Which version, whose responsibility?" in Subang Jaya last Saturday, has resulted in attacks from several religious hawks and Umno politicians suggesting that her remarks meant she supported Muslims renouncing Islam and turning "murtad" or apostate. "I have lodged a report which tells the real story to JAIS director Datuk Marzuki," she said, after meeting with the Selangor Islamic Religious Department. "Thank God, JAIS had given good co-operation." Nurul Izzah was accompanied by her lawyer Fadlina Sidek while meeting the director and three officers of JAIS to lend her co-operation on the matter. Fadlina told reporters that the legal action against Umno-owned Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian and a number of blogs for allegedly twisting her statement in the recent forum will go ahead. Nurul Izzah also confirmed that she had lodged complaints against the publications to JAIS. Datuk Zulkifli Noordin, vice-president of Malay right-wing group Perkasa, was quoted yesterday as being willing to provide a lawyer to Utusan Malaysia if Nurul Izzah decides to go ahead with her suit. In a forum organised by Perkasa last night, Zulkifli said that he was willing to defend the daily pro-bono, "We're not defending Utusan Malaysia, we're defending the Malay race, Islam," he said. Race and religion issues are inseparable in Malaysia, where the Malays — who make up 60 per cent of the 28 million population — are constitutionally defined to also be Muslims.
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| DAP shoots down Karpal's 'one candidate, one seat' proposal Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:28 PM PST
(NST) - The DAP central executive committee (CEC) has shot down its national chairman Karpal Singh's "one candidate, one seat" proposal. Instead, party secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said the question of whether a candidate stands for both parliamentary and state seats should be decided on a case-by-case basis. He said the decision was unanimously made by the CEC at its meeting on Monday night. "It was decided that any decision on this matter (one seat, one candidate) should be decided on a case- by-case basis as it relates to political strategy and winnability," he said in a statement. Lim, who is a member of parliament and also a state assemblyman, said all party members should refrain from publicising the issue. He said talking about such issues, which touch on the internal party mechanism, would only expose the party to further attacks, especially from the mainstream media. The CEC decision effectively buries Karpal's proposal that the party only allocate one seat for every candidate it fields in the coming general election. The veteran party leader had proposed that only Lim be given an exemption as the latter needed to bring state issues to Parliament in his capacity as Penang chief minister. |
| Posted: 08 Nov 2012 04:13 PM PST PUZZLING: Cultural centre to be built on land belonging to Yayasan Selangor (NST) - THE state government has been asked to explain the status of a 7.4ha land belonging to Yayasan Selangor, which has recently been approved for the construction of a Chinese cultural centre. Yayasan Selangor (YS) Alumni Action Committee chairman Badrulzaman Baharudin said the failure of Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim to defend the land, with an estimated value of RM60 million, was proof that the state government had been selling all the foundation's assets to fund its losses. Badrulzaman, who represents more than 20,000 alumni members, called on the state government to cancel the proposal, after it had earlier decided to demolish the Tun Dr Ismail and Toh Puan Norashikin hostels at Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, for development at the end of the year. "State executive councillor Elizabeth Wong had issued a letter to the menteri besar, dated March 21 last year, requesting the approval for the cultural centre to be built at land lot PT 4221."We also received information that the land transaction had happened at short notice with approval gained on May 18 last year. "How did the deal go through so soon in less than two months? Who made the call? And why was there no discussion within YS management prior to the decision?" YS Hostel Alumni Association president Captain (R) Azme Dollah claimed that the Kampung Pandan hostel would be closed after the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination was over at the end of the year. He said Form Two and Four students had been ordered to move out of the hostel early this year. "The aim was to provide students from rural areas a chance to adapt to urban life. What will happen to them?" Azme said the excuse to close down the hostel for development to generate income made no sense as YS had declared RM51 million in reserves while the state government had declared RM2.1 billion in its reserves. |
| Tengku Adnan: Problem of perception main challenge for Umno Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:57 PM PST
(Bernama) - Umno secretary-general Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the problem of perception is the main challenge in strengthening the image of the party. He said after the 2004 general election, Umno not only faced accusations of practising cronyism, being elitist and corrupted, but also ex-members, who could not get positions when in Umno, sowed negative perceptions about the party. "Those disappointed, they leave we know. When they do not succeed in the party they quit. He should ask why he did not make it in Umno. There must be a reason. Don't think they were blocked (from moving up) or pressured (to leave)," Tengku Adnan stressed. He said this to Bernama in an exclusive interview at Umno's headquarters at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) here in conjunction with Umno's general assembly from November 28 to December 1. He said despite facing difficulty of confronting the "enemy", he was optimistic the image of the party would improve further through efforts implemented, including the political transformation initiated by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, who is also Umno president. Tengku Adnan said as the government, Barisan Nasional headed by Umno was not free of making mistakes but the new leadership under Najib had carried out numerous innovations to overcome shortcomings. "I am not saying we are perfect as a government… indeed there were mistakes made but we can see our new leader is making, and has made changes. We want to move forward, we don't want to go back. Give him a chance," he said. Touching on the general assembly, he said delegates could touch on any issue under the topics of the president's address, economy, politics, religion and education subject to the guidelines set by the Committee on Resolutions which is chaired by Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein. "We do not restrict because the committee will have discussions with delegates and issue guidelines because some get over-excited when given a microphone. "We also remind delegates not to use the gathering as a platform to project themselves and attract the attention of the leaders to pick them as candidates for the general election," he said. Tengku Adnan said the delegates must also focus their speeches on the importance of believing in the policies of Umno which was fighting for all the communities and not only as an umbrella of the Malays. He said their excitement to debate also must be moderated so that what would be said would not offend any party. He said those debating must also be sensitive to the accusations hurled by the opposition against Umno and insert reminders in their debates that the party did not promise riches to individuals but fought in the interest of the people. The general assembly this year will be attended by 2,759 delegates. Meanwhile, Umno's two-day Wanita, Youth and Puteri general assemblies will start on November 27. Each wing will be represented by 991 delegates.
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| Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:48 PM PST
The 'religious' lifestyle or public piety characterised by halal crockery, toothpaste, make-up, and even beer can be regarded an outcome of post-Fordist modes of production. Marx's concept of 'commodity fetish' may be the most relevant point of entry into understanding the commodification of objects and practices that were previously not considered commercial. Alicia Izharuddin, New Mandala At the World Halal Week held annually in Kuala Lumpur, you can purchase halal bone china, an exemplar of luxury and piety rolled into one. Malaysia is the leader in halal certification and a major promoter of the global halal industry. With markets saturated with a mind-boggling array of sharia-compliant goods that cater to a more discerning Muslim middle class, Islam can be seen as having entered more deeply into the lives of Malaysian Muslims in more commodified ways than ever before. The line between the sacred and the consumable profane have blurred, and true to the dictum that Islam is 'a way of life', anything which supports the notion of good Muslim personhood can now be made halal. The explosion of consumer goods imbued with spiritual meaning is a new phenomenon spurred on by the broadening middle classes disenchanted with meaningless consumerism. Now consumer goods can have real intrinsic, spiritual meaning. But how did everything beyond consumables (and indeed items beyond meat) become halal. Commodification of culture started as a phenomenon that emerged from the early capitalist period of Fordist mass production which then intensified during late capitalism. Flexible and geographically mobile post-Fordist market approaches shifted from mass production to a more fragmented, niche market to suit every possible types of lifestyle. The 'religious' lifestyle or public piety characterised by halal crockery, toothpaste, make-up, and even beer can be regarded an outcome of post-Fordist modes of production. Marx's concept of 'commodity fetish' may be the most relevant point of entry into understanding the commodification of objects and practices that were previously not considered commercial. In Marx's analysis, commodity fetish requires the concealment of the origins and processes involved in the production of a consumer product from the consumer in order to maintain the 'religious fog' that justifies the mystery of its self-evident value. Religious symbols and meaning as commodity fetish may behave in the same manner, in that the deeper engagement of the purpose and context of a particular symbol are sidestepped and usurped by other distracting elements that vie for the attention of the consumer. The self-evident value of a religious commodity is intrinsically located within itself rather than the processes that lead to its points of 'origin'. The abstraction of all other factors involved in the production of a commodity has profound consequences on not just our relationship with literal consumer products but also with symbols, religious or otherwise. The post-Fordist condition demands the proliferation of diversity and thrives on the specialisation of products (and labour). Driven by the perpetuated need for 'new' and 'ever more novel-seeming goods', styles and signifiers are extracted from their previous associations and fused together to produce new products in what Jameson calls 'pastiche' for new consumers in new contexts. The ease with which such meaning and symbols are removed from their original contexts may point to their increasingly depthless, untethered, and frictionless qualities. Investigations into religious commodification have challenged theories of secularisation in modern society demonstrating that far from a wholesale decline in public belief in God and church membership, modern and rational societies, in particular those in Asia and the United States, continue to embrace religion and imbue public life with notions of religious essence. The rise of religious commodification has been argued to go hand in hand with the emergence of 'Islamic modernity', a political and cultural sensibility whereby modernity is embraced alongside a commitment to Islam as part of the project of modernity in its own terms as much as its approximations to western notions of modernity. The concept of 'Islamic modernity' have a Lyotardian suspicion against the grand narrative of western modernity in favour of a more hybrid and reflexive modernity inflected with faith-based sensibilities where non-western contexts experience the rise of advanced economies and public cultures. The Islamic modern can be located in the popular consumption of Islamic media and Islamic forms of consumerism that at times exist, not without friction, alongside orthodox Islamic beliefs and practices.
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| Nurul: Under-21 persons registered as voters Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:43 PM PST
(FZ.com) - A total of 772 individuals under the eligible voting age of 21 have been registered as electorates in the Lembah Pantai constituency, its MP Nurul Izzah Anwar revealed on Thursday. Citing an example, she said, a voter born on June 19, 1990 was listed in the master electoral roll on March 2, 2011, three months before the individual turned 21. "The Election Commission (EC) must explain if those not of legal age can be registered as a voter," Nurul Izzah told a press conference in parliament. Apart from that she pointed out that postal voters in her constituency had increased by a staggering 1,500% in the past four years. The number stood at 154 in 2008 but rose to 2,227 by the third quarter of 2012. They included 383 postal voters who were previously objected to during the display of the quarterly supplementary roll. The MP said that these voters were supposed to be listed at the Bukit Jalil temporary holding facility, but they are now registered as postal voters at the Travers police station. "In early 2011, I found that the Bukit Jalil temporary holding facility, which is 12 km away from Lembah Pantai and located in the Bandar Tun Razak constituency in 2008, was included as a Lembah Pantai postal voting centre. "After making several objections to the EC, I am now shocked to find the latest data indicating that the 383 postal voters have been moved from the Bukit Jalil temporary holding facility to the Travers police station," she added. Nurul Izzah also complained of more than 31,544 voters on the electoral roll who are without complete addresses. And of 31 voters, 22 of whom were moved from Seputeh, and all of them were registered to seven units at the Kampung Limau low cost flats. She said attempts to meet with the Federal Territories Election Commission chief on these issues have failed despite having tried repeatedly. "So we have met with (Minister in the Prime Minister's Department) Datuk Seri Nazri (Abdul Aziz), who has instructed the EC chairperson and his officers to come and address MPs in Parliament on Nov 19 on these issues," said Nurul Izzah. Nevertheless, in order to have make the EC's job easier, she said opposition MPs who have found similar irregularities in their checks will proceed to submit their findings to EC by tomorrow. Kuantan PKR parliamentarian Fuziah Salleh who was also at the press conference expressed frustration as she claimed that EC in her constituency claimed ignorance of the discrepancies. "The point is, it's not our job to audit the electoral roll. We have other things to do as MPs, this is taking up our valuable time. And we should not have to hire staff or recruit volunteers and spend late nights checking the roll," she said. Among others, Fuziah said she has raised issues over rubber-stamping the ballot papers instead of the previous practice of ballot papers with perforations. "This opens up to more fraud. Anyone can make a rubber stamp. We are within six months of elections and still these problems are there," she hit out.
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| Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:21 PM PST (The Star) - PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang wants Nurul Izzah Anwar to explain her controversial "freedom of religion" statement to clear the air over the issue, which has drawn public outcry and a rebuke from the Sultan of Selangor. "We will not make assumptions based on media reports. We must hear what she has to say," he said when asked about the alleged statement by the PKR vice-president that freedom of religion applied equally to all, including Malays. The Lembah Pantai MP had purportedly said this in response to a question at a forum on the Islamic state in Subang Jaya on Nov 3. She has denied claims that her statement supports murtad (apostasy) and will meet Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) director Datuk Marzuki Husin today to clarify her remarks. "In Islam, we cannot penalise anyone even when 1% is unclear," said Hadi. PAS Youth deputy leader Nik Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz agreed with the party president, saying all quarters should wait for Nurul Izzah's explanation. "Only she can tell what she really meant," he said. Meanwhile, PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan has denied that the wing was holding a protest to condemn Nurul Izzah. "We are certainly not staging any protest against her," he said, responding to text messages claiming that the wing would be staging such a protest. Those sending out the SMSes were taking advantage of the situation to attack Nurul Izzah and dampen ties among Pakatan Rakyat allies, he said in a statement.
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| Reprimand Pakatan leaders for sensitive remarks on Islam, DPM urges Nik Aziz Posted: 08 Nov 2012 03:14 PM PST
(The Star) - PAS is trying hard to show solidarity with its allies in Pakatan Rakyat but it is really strange when its spiritual adviser shrugs off sensitive statements made by the coalition leaders on Islam, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said. The Deputy Prime Minister said Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who is also Kelantan Mentri Besar, should be brave to criticise the Pakatan leaders befitting his ulama standing and champion of his party's struggle for Islam. "Instead, he chose to remain silent every time controversial or sensitive remarks on Islam are made by his fellow Pakatan leaders. "Nik Aziz should advise them against making statements that are in contradiction to Islamic beliefs," Muhyiddin told reporters at a village gathering at the Mara Skills Institute at Lubok Jong here yesterday. Present were Kelantan Umno liaison chief Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamad and his deputy Datuk Dr Awang Adek Husin. "As an ulama, one must right what is wrong. The same goes for the sensitive remarks uttered by other Pakatan leaders, like (DAP secretary-general) Lim Guan Eng and (DAP national chairman) Karpal Singh. "The latest is the controversial remarks on the Muslims' faith by (PKR vice-president) Nurul Izzah Anwar," he said. "In the end, all this is done for political exigency and nothing else," added Muhyiddin, who is Umno deputy president. Asked about Kelantan, he said the people should judge whether it has a responsible government able to bring socio-economic welfare and development to the state. Muhyiddin said there had been empty promises and little effort to help the poor or to improve the living standards of the lower-income groups.
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| Airing Muslim convert’s dream stirs trouble Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:56 PM PST A Hindu group has filed a police report over an 'insensitive' radio programme which featured a speaker who converted to Islam after having a dream. RK Anand, FMT In the latest episode of brewing tensions with regard to issues of faith in Malaysia, a Hindu organisation has filed a police report over a programme aired on a Tamil radio station. State-owned radio station Minnal FM had featured an interview with a Muslim convert last night and his remarks had irked the Malaysia HinduDharma Mamandram. Speaking to FMT, the organisation's secretary-general Rishi Kumar Vadivelu said that the speaker claimed to be a former Hindu born in the priestly Brahmin caste. The Indian national added that prior to converting, he was a pious Hindu and well-versed with the religion's scriptures. "Identifying himself as a 'Mahaguru', the speaker claimed that he had dreamt of the Arabic words which a Muslim recites to profess his faith. "And when he searched for the meaning of those words, he had apparently realised that this was the truth and urged the listeners to evaluate for themselves," said Rishi. Following this, the Malaysia HinduDharman Mamandram convened an emergency council meeting at around 11pm and decided to file a police report on the matter. The report was lodged with the Brickfields police headquarters here. Expressing disappointment with the editorial gatekeepers in Minnal FM, Rishi asked how these officials had allowed such a programme to be aired. "We have nothing against the promotion of Islam but the speaker has no right to make statements that belittle other faiths. "Airing this programme is insensitive on the part of Minnal FM and airing it now, when the Hindu festival of Deepavali is around the corner, is extremely insensitive," he said. In view of this, he wanted the Information, Communications and Culture Ministry and Minnal FM officials to accept responsibility and ensure that such a thing did not recur. Inter-faith issues continued to be a problem in Malaysia, especially with its status still mired in dispute as to whether it is an Islamic or secular state. In the past, Hindus were incensed when a group of Muslims staged a street protest with a severed head of a cow, considered a sacred animal to Hindus. The protest was held to object the construction of a Hindu temple in a predominantly Muslim neighbourhood in Shah Alam. Hindu activists and organisations saw red when the authorities had allowed the protest to take place without hindrance and were slow in their condemnation of the act. Of late, the church had also often found itself embroiled in controversies such as the legal tussle over the usage of the Arabic term "Allah", accusations of proselytising of Muslims and even a plot to turn Malaysia into a Christian state. These religious tensions remain a thorn in the flesh of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, putting his much publicised 1Malaysia slogan under the spotlight. 'Will the cops raid Jakim?' Weighing in on the issue, MIC leader S Vell Paari also condemned the airing of the programme on Minnal FM last night. He said while there was nothing wrong with promoting the values of Islam, such programmes however should not serve as a cloak to convert those of other faiths.
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| Invasion of the mind snatchers Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:42 PM PST Umno needs to control the Muslim mind and if Umno loses that control, it has lost everything. So, if Malays are not allowed freedom of worship, then one should ask, "why not?" Are Malays not Malaysians too? If Malays are not allowed to exercise their full rights under the constitution, then they are just as victimised as the Chinese and Indians whom the Ketuanan Melayu call "pendatang". Mariam Mokhtar, FMT The greatest fear of Umno politicians is for the Malay mind to break free of the shackles Umno has placed there, and for the Malay to start thinking independently. A son who is given free rein with the family car, might not return until he has run out of money or petrol, or both. A daughter given the go-ahead to go out partying, might not be seen for days. A house where the maid has unlimited time-off, might look messy. The same "runaway" factor holds true for the Malay intellect. Umno is aware that the Malay mind is receptive to new ideas and concepts, and if unfettered, could be uncontrollable. When a tiny seed is planted in the Malay mind and with the right conditions, is nurtured into a vigorous, healthy plant, then that person is capable of greatness and not mediocrity. With the Malay mind freed, all of Malaysia would benefit, and Umno become irrelevant. That is what Umno politicians fear most. Malays do not need Umno but Umno cannot exist without the Malays. The reality is that for the past 55 years, Umno has used the 4 "Rs" – race, royalty, religion and the rural divide – to control the Malay mind and manipulate the other races into doing its (Umno's) bidding. How many Malays have dared question the ethics of the New Economic Policy (NEP)? With benefits in housing, education and investment, Umno would not expect many Malays to complain. Both rich and poor Malays are entitled to the same benefits but would the average Malay moan about this disparity? Does it bother him that other Bumiputeras are not entitled to the same privileges? He also turns a blind eye when programmes to aid non-Malay Malaysians are neglected. Would anyone dare question the morality, finances and lifestyle of the VVIPs? Human rights activist Irene Fernandez, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, and former Perak menteri besar Nizar Jamaluddin, have faced trumped-up charges for sedition. Engineer Chan Hon Keong was jailed for one year and fined RM50,000. Quantity surveyor Ahmad Abd Jalil was made the latest example of the intolerance of criticism of VVIPs. When the people in the rural areas are deprived of knowledge and basic amenities, it is easy for the government to manipulate them. Pliable, desperate communities fall for the usual inducements like money, gifts and free meals. Force is used without hesitation when the people resist, such as the violent tactics used against the indigenous peoples of Sarawak who have been evicted from their lands. Last week, opposition MP Nurul Izzah Anwar entered a political minefield when she said that Malays should not be compelled to adopt a particular religion. She was quoting from the Quran, the verse in Surah al-Baqarah. Umno rebuked her for encouraging Muslims to be apostates. Despite what Article 11 of the Malaysian Constitution says, that every Malaysian has the right to practise his religion, Umno claims otherwise. Nurul was right So, if Malays are not allowed freedom of worship, then one should ask, "why not?" Are Malays not Malaysians too? If Malays are not allowed to exercise their full rights under the constitution, then they are just as victimised as the Chinese and Indians whom the Ketuanan Melayu call "pendatang". Some people claim that Nurul should not have allowed herself to be made an easy target by Umno and the Umno media. Even former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad accused her of being influenced by the west. As expected, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has made no comment, as is his wont whenever controversial topics arise. He, like other Umno Muslims, does not care one jot for the religion, he is just desperate to control the rakyat. A few Malaysians are so cowed by Umno that they have warned non-Muslims not to participate in the discussion, or even post feedback, because "these issues of religion should not concern us". Nurul was right to bring this issue up. Malaysia belongs to the rakyat, not Umno. All of you – both Malay and non-Malay, both Muslim and non-Muslim – have a say in this issue. If you refrain from making your feelings clear and if you do not make your opinions heard, Umno will get stronger.
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| Nurul serah transkrip ucapan kpd JAIS Posted: 08 Nov 2012 02:38 PM PST Naib presiden PKR Nurul Izzah Anwar juga membuat aduan terhadap media arus perdana kerana memutarbelitkan kenyataan beliau. Fazy Sahir, FMT Naib Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Nurul Izzah Anwar hadir ke Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais) hari ini untuk menyerahkan transkrip ucapannya di sebuah forum Sabtu lalu yang telah mencetuskan kontroversi. Beliau yang ditemui pemberita selepas pertemuan dengan Pengarah Jais, Datuk Marzuki Hussin turut membuat aduan berhubung kenyataan beliau yang "diputarbelit oleh beberapa media arus perdana." Nurul Izzah, yang hadir bersama peguam, Fadlina Sidek pada jam 11 pagi, turut memberi penjelasan kepada Marzuki dan beberapa pegawai bahagian Penguatkuasaan Jais selama kira-kira 30 minit. "Jais bagi kerjasama dengan baik. Saya pun bersedia memberi kerjasama kepada Jais," katanya ringkas. Fadlina pula berkata, pihaknya sedia untuk dipanggil oleh Jais. Pihaknya juga akan meneruskan saman ke atas Utusan Malaysia, Berita Harian dan beberapa media blog berhubung isu tersebut. Ahli Parlimen Lembah Pantai pada forum 'Negara Islam: Versi Mana; Siapa Bertanggungjawab' Sabtu lalu dilaporkan berkata rakyat tidak seharusnya dipaksa mengamalkan agama tertentu dan ia juga terpakai secara sama rata kepada orang Melayu. Berikutan itu, Utusan Malaysia, pada Isnin, memetik dan menyiarkan semula laporan tersebut, namun menggambarkan kenyataan Nurul Izzah seakan-akan menyokong gejala murtad. Laporan Utusan itu kemudiannya mendapat reaksi negatif dan kecaman daripada pelbagai pihak. Sementara itu, Marzuki dalam kenyataannya hari ini mengesahkan kehadiran.
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