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- Malaysian leader hits out at Australia's lack of support
- Hindraf chief denies being sacked
- Just die, Anwar tells Dr Mahathir
- Reveal stand on Islamic state: Karpal to Anwar
- Exodus from Sabah PKR?
- Hudud is a must, say PAS leaders
- Chua: PR can’t take six states
- Stop making hudud statements, Boo tells PAS
- Lahad Datu: 3 Opposition leaders linked to Sabah incursion, says Zahid
- Support for both BN and Pakatan within 5% difference
- Instant Media's Got Malaysia
- GE13: Uthayakumar – Get rid of Indian leaders
- Don’t vote for Zul Noordin, says MIC veep
- Najib defends ‘Allah’ ban, rules out election debate
- Cars of PKR candidate's daughter set ablaze
- Navy denies killing 35 'militants' trying to enter Malaysia
| Malaysian leader hits out at Australia's lack of support Posted: 26 Apr 2013 01:57 AM PDT
Mark Baker, The Sydney Morning Herald The man who could be Malaysia's next prime minister has attacked Julia Gillard and other Labor leaders for failing to support the country's democracy movement. Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has been shocked by the refusal of Ms Gillard, former prime minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Minister Bob Carr to meet him during their official visits to Malaysia in recent years. In an exclusive interview with Fairfax, Mr Anwar said the Labor government seemed to be more interested in courting trade and asylum-seeker deals than in defending democratic principles. ''You come from a tradition that gives respect and recognition to the opposition, so why can't I meet the Prime Minister of Australia?'' he said. ''I go to India, I meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In Indonesia, I meet the President. What is so different about Australia?'' Mr Anwar's three-party coalition poses a serious threat to the 56-year dominance of Malaysian politics by the United Malays National Organisation in next weekend's national elections. If he wins power, Mr Anwar has promised to end the endemic corruption within Malaysia's ruling elite, lift all restrictions on the government-controlled media and restore the independence of the judiciary and bureaucracy. He was Malaysia's deputy leader and finance minister before being abruptly sacked by then prime minister Mahathir Mohamad in 1998 and then jailed for six years on discredited sex and corruption charges. Mr Anwar said that if countries such as Australia believed in democratic values they had to be prepared to support those same values in countries where they were abused. He said Mr Rudd had refused to meet him when he visited Malaysia as prime minister in 2008, Ms Gillard had avoided meeting him when she came to Malaysia in late 2010 on her first overseas trip as Prime Minister and Senator Carr had not met him when he was in Kuala Lumpur last November. During his 2008 visit to Malaysia, Mr Rudd is reported to have said: ''Democracy is not just alive and well in Malaysia, it is flourishing.'' Mr Anwar said he later contacted Mr Rudd and challenged him on the remarks: ''I said, Kevin, you're not serious … you can say you are happy to have good bilateral relations but you can't go further.'' He criticised Senator Carr for not meeting him on his visit to Malaysia in November: ''Even when Bob Carr was here he didn't see me. Then he quietly called me on the phone later.'' Mr Anwar said he had good personal relationships with a number of Australian politicians but they needed to stand up for what they claimed to believe in. |
| Hindraf chief denies being sacked Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:25 PM PDT
Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy denies an SMS being circulated that he has been sacked by the Indian rights group's supreme council. (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Hindraf chairman P. Waythamoorthy denies an SMS being circulated that he has been sacked by the Indian rights group's supreme council. The SMS also claims that Mr Waythamoorthy's brother P. Uthayakumar was now Hindraf's de facto leader and would continue to champion an "anti-Barisan Hindraf crusade". When contacted, Mr Waythamoorthy said there was no truth in the SMS, adding that a Hindraf Supreme Council did not exist and that Mr Uthayakumar had no say on the matter as he was no longer a Hindraf member. "He left Hindraf to form his own human rights group. He's always been a one-man show. He disagrees with us, so he got a few people and now he is saying that I've been sacked and he's the de facto leader," Mr Waythamoorthy said. He said that Mr Uthayakumar was opposed to Hindraf's endorsement of Barisan Nasional for GE13, following a memorandum of understanding signed last week. Barisan had also endorsed Hindraf's blueprint for improved conditions for Malaysian Indians. On March 8, the Registrar of Societies approved the registration of Hindraf as Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia, a non-governmental organisation, with the pro-tem committee headed by Mr Waythamoorthy. He said the deputy chairman was W. Sumbalingan and adviser was N Ganesan. "Uthayakumar's name does not appear in the registered organisation," he said. He reiterated that the organisation would support Barisan in the upcoming elections but acknowledged that the tussle with his brother could lead to confusion among Hindarf supporters. |
| Just die, Anwar tells Dr Mahathir Posted: 25 Apr 2013 08:09 PM PDT
(Malaysian Digest) - Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday called on former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to "just die" instead of campaigning for Barisan Nasional. "Sudah mau mati, dah 83 tahun. Berapa la lama lagi? Kalau dah nak mati, mati saja lah (It's almost time for him to die, at 83 years old. How long more? If you are going to die, just die)," he said at a ceramah in Kampung Abdullah here.
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| Reveal stand on Islamic state: Karpal to Anwar Posted: 25 Apr 2013 07:55 PM PDT
Regretting that PAS has raised the issue now, the DAP chairman wants the PKR supremo to state his stand. Athi Snankar, FTM DAP chairman Karpal Singh today demanded PKR supremo Anwar Ibrahim to publicly declare his party's official stand on PAS' Islamist agenda. Karpal said he was clueless as to why Anwar and PKR were playing dumb in this issue which had cropped up following statements by various PAS leaders, including president Abdul Hadi Awang. "I don't know why Anwar and PKR are quiet about the issue. Anwar should publicly declare his and his party's stand on this issue. I think the public expects it. "You got to ask him. I can only speak on the behalf of DAP," Karpal, who is defending his Bukit Gelugor parliamentary seat, told a press conference here today. Karpal regretted that PAS had raised the issue of hudud and Islamic state halfway through the election campaign despite the agenda not mentioned in Pakatan Rakyat's common manifesto He said he was taken aback by Hadi's statement that DAP disagreed but did not oppose hudud and Islamic state. "It's contradiction in terms. When we disagree, it's true that we oppose it. Otherwise there won't be a disagreement. DAP's stand on hudud is very clear. "I've time and again said that hudud ought not be and should not be brought into the country," he added. Karpal insisted that his statements on PAS Islamic state reflected the official stand of DAP. He said MCA was making an issue of it that the Lim father and son – Kit Siang and Guan Eng – were quiet about the issue and therefore they did not oppose hudud. "I don't state my personal stand. I speak on behalf of DAP. It becomes the stand of DAP," he added. Besides Hadi, PAS ulama council chief Harun Taib, deputy spiritual leader Dr Haron Din, Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah have all issued statements stressing that PAS would implement the hudud law and its Islamist policies if Pakatan Rakyat takes over the federal government. Pointing out that Barisan Nasional's had exploited the issue, he called on PAS leaders to cease bringing up the issue. He agreed that Pakatan had not reached a consensus on the PAS Islamic agenda. But he said all Pakatan allies have reached a common understanding on other larger issues that the electorates would consider. He said PAS leaders should rather highlight larger issues of public interest like the price of petrol, essential commodities, human rights and other economic issues.
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:31 PM PDT
Resigning Sabah PKR division chief claimed Anwar Ibrahim told them that Lajim Ukin and Bumburing would only get 'one seat' each in Beaufort and Tuaran. (FMT) - KOTA KINABALU: Is the resignation of several Sabah PKR division leaders and grassroots members and their crossover to Umno, a sign that the long since rumoured exodus from the party has begun in time for the May 5 polls? Resigning division leaders yesterday said their reason for quiting was because PKR de factor leader Anwar Ibrahim had "lied" about Lajim Ukin and Wilfred Bumburing's inclusion in Sabah PKR. Following the entry of Barisan Nasional defectors Lajim and Bumburing as Anwar-PKR allies in Sabah, rumours have been rife that an exodus was imminent. Lajim and Bumburing are current incumbents in Beaufort and Tuaran parliamentary divisions. In July last year, they formally announced that they and their respective platforms – Angkatan Perubahan Sabah (APS) and Pertubuhan Pakatan Perubahan Sabah (PPPS) – were aligned to Anwar. Neither was willing to become PKR members. Over the months ground reports of scuffles and disagreements between PKR "originals" and "copies" (referring to Lajim and Bumburing's people) have been dismissed as "rumours" or "not a serious issue" by the central leadership. The simmering anger appeared to peak when Tuaran PKR division chief Ansari Abdullah pre-empted PKR announcement of the Sabah candidates by releasing its own list of seven individuals purportedly endorsed by seven divisions. Deputy PKR president Azmin Ali dismissed this and toeing the line was Sabah chief Thamrin Jaini. But Anwar's pre-nomination announcement that APS and PPPS had been allocated five parliamentary seats each and collectively 23 state constituencies – just over a third of Sabah 60 seats – to contest has cut deeply through the party. At a press conference here yesterday, four division chiefs and a deputy division head announced their resignation and their move to Umno. Anwar 'lied' Ansari was not on the list but he reportedly said that Bumburing who is contesting in Tuaran will not get the support of the division's 6,000 members. Ansari claimed Bumburing "betrayed" him. Those who quit were Sandakan, Batu Sapi, Kota Belud and Kalabakan division chiefs: Mazhry Nasir, Zainuddin Hassa, Saidil Simoi and Irianshah Yunus respectively. Putatan PKR division's acting chief Abdul Zainal Atin also announced his resignation at the Umno headquarters here in the presence of caretaker Deputy Chief Minister Yahya Husin and Sabah BN secretary Abdul Rahman Dahlan. Rumoured to be joining Umno any day now are some1,500 PKR members from Beaufort where Lajim is the incumbent MP. Former Beaufort PKR division chief Abdul Jarih @ Ramli Ukin had earlier quit the party. Anwar is scheduled to visit the state over the weekend. Speaking to reporters here, Mazhry said their decision to resign from the party was made after taking into considerations that Anwar had "lied" about Bumburing and Lajim's role and their inclusion into Sabah Pakatan Rakyat and the central leadership dismissal of state-level decisions. Said Mazhry, who was until his resignation yesterday Sabah PKR's deputy election chief: "I have been in PKR since 1999, and I made the decision to leave the party because of unavoidable reasons. Sabah PKR is no longer reflecting what the people want. "All decisions are made by the central leadership without consultation with state leaders.
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| Hudud is a must, say PAS leaders Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:42 PM PDT
From left: Datuk Harun Taib, PAS Ulama council chief, Datuk Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah, Kelantan PAS deputy commissioner II and Datuk Dr Haron Din, PAS deputy spiritual leader. (The Star) - MORE PAS leaders have come out in support of the implementation of the hudud law should Pakatan Rakyat capture Putrajaya. They expressed their support for party deputy spiritual leader Datuk Dr Haron Din who had said that hudud would be implemented in a Pakatan government even if the DAP opposed it. Kelantan PAS deputy commissioner II Datuk Nik Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the willingness of the DAP to use the PAS symbol (when it faced deregistration) showed that it no longer feared the implementation of hudud. Nik Mohd Amar, who is contesting the Pasir Puteh parliamentary seat, said it was incumbent on PAS to implement hudud if Pakatan took over Putrajaya. "Everyone should welcome hudud of their own free will. But if one is a Muslim, it is considered a must to embrace hudud," he said in an interview. "It is fine if some of you do not want to embrace the (hudud) law, but do remember that there is a path to heaven and another to hell. One can choose." The hudud issue had resurfaced in the run-up to the May 5 polls, with PAS adamant on imposing punishment for crimes according to Syariah law. On Tuesday, Dr Haron said: "I am confident that the DAP will accept hudud because of its willingness to contest under the PAS symbol. "Pakatan must take over the federal government. Only then can we amend the Constitution to implement hudud." Party Dewan Ulama chief Datuk Harun Taib said the objections of the DAP would then not matter as it would be up to the new Parliament to decide on the implementation of hudud. However, PAS Supporters Congress chairman Hu Phang Chaw said the party leaders should not be talking about hudud at the moment. "Now is not the time to discuss hudud. We can talk about it another time, not during the elections," said Hu, the PAS candidate in a straight fight for the Air Hitam parliamentary seat in Johor against MCA Youth chief Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong, "PAS and its allies in the opposition front should be talking about their desire for a new Malaysia." In Petaling Jaya, observers noted the serious implications of implementing hudud, referring to cases when Islamic law was imposed on non-Muslims as well in Kelantan. In December last year, four non-Muslims two men on a plane-spotting outing and a couple in a park were issued with summonses for "indecent behaviour". The incidents followed a nationwide uproar when fines were imposed on salon operators who allowed their stylists to cut the hair of customers of a different gender, regardless of whether they were Muslims or not. In Kedah, the PAS-controlled government laid down guidelines for public celebrations of the Chinese New Year, which infuriated the community.
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| Chua: PR can’t take six states Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:38 PM PDT
(The Star) - Pakatan Rakyat will not be able to capture six states, including Perak, in the May 5 polls, MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek said. He said PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who claimed this in an interview with Singapore's Channel News Asia, could continue to dream or "hallucinate" but the fact was his party was crumbling. "Only two of PKR's 34 founding members are still with the party. "Eleven of Pakatan's elected representatives in the last general election have also left the coalition," Dr Chua said after a ground-breaking ceremony for SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru's basketball court here yesterday. He said Anwar had also claimed that 30 Barisan MPs would leave to join Pakatan on Sept 16 shortly after the 2008 elections but it turned out to be a hoax. Dr Chua, also Perak MCA chairman, said Pakatan would not be able to repeat its feat in Perak this elections. Apart from Perak, the other states captured by Pakatan in 2008 were Kedah, Penang, Selangor and Kelantan. In the last elections, DAP won 18 state seats while PAS and PKR won a combined 13 state seats, against Barisan's 28, resulting in Pakatan capturing the state. However, three Pakatan assemblymen declared themselves as independents and Barisan-friendly in 2009, resulting in a new state government being formed by Barisan. Dr Chua said DAP not only failed to service the people after its victory, but also deserted them to chart its entry to Johor this round. The Opposition, he added, had always taken the people's support for granted. Dr Chua said he was confident that Barisan would be able to wrest back the Gopeng parliamentary seat and its two state seats - Teja and Simpang Pulai - this round. On PAS' agenda to implement its brand of hudud, he said this could happen when Pakatan wrested Putrajaya. "Of the 222 MPs in the country, 145 are Muslims. "It only takes PAS to propose the amendments to the Federal Constitution in Parliament, and all Muslim MPs would have to support it out of religious obligations," he explained, expressing his concern that many Chinese and non-Muslims were still not clear about this. As such, he said a vote for DAP was a vote for PAS and its Islamist state. On the blast near a Barisan operations centre in Nibong Tebal on Wednesday, Dr Chua said there was no need to resort to violence. He also lamented that DAP had been practising politics of hatred since last elections and this had affected some young people. Dr Chua said DAP would condemn anyone who did not support the Opposition or its agenda.
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| Stop making hudud statements, Boo tells PAS Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:34 PM PDT
(The Star) - PAS deputy spiritual leader Datuk Dr Haron Din should not have made statements on behalf of the DAP and Pakatan Rakyat on the issue of hudud implementation, said Johor DAP chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau. Such statements, he said, would only lead to backlash from the public and Pakatan members. He said Dr Haron should have instead consulted DAP chairman Karpal Singh, adviser Lim Kit Siang or secretary-general Lim Guan Eng before making such comments, adding that as a senior leader in PAS, he should have been more tactful. "He is entitled to his own views and has the right to do so but he needs to take into consideration the effect his words will have," he told reporters here yesterday. Dr Haron was quoted as saying in Arau on Tuesday that hudud would be implemented if Pakatan took over the federal government even if its Pakatan partner DAP opposed the move. He had also said the DAP would accept hudud because of its willingness to contest under the PAS symbol. Dr Boo said the comments by Dr Haron did not represent the views of the DAP. "All three parties under Pakatan have a common platform and manifesto, which were agreed upon, and Dr Haron must respect that."
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| Lahad Datu: 3 Opposition leaders linked to Sabah incursion, says Zahid Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:17 PM PDT
(The Star) - The Defence Ministry has identified three opposition leaders in connection with the Feb 12 incursion of Sulu gunmen in Sabah. Defence Ministry Datuk Seri Abdul Zahid Hamidi said on Friday the ministry had enough evidence that link the three - two from Peninsular Malaysia and one from Sabah - to the incident. He said the evidence would submit to the Attorney General office for further action after this general election.
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| Support for both BN and Pakatan within 5% difference Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:55 PM PDT
Twenty-two percent of those polled in a UMcedel survey are still uncertain about which coalition's manifesto will be able to fulfil the rakyat's hopes. Alyaa Azhar, FMT With just 10 days to go, anything can happen in the 13th general elections, said the University of Malaya Centre for Election and Democracy (Umcedel) director Mohammad Redzuan Othman today. Umcedel had conducted a survey on voting trends ahead of the GE on May 5. Redzuan said that unlike in the 2008 general election, in the May 5 polls both Barisan Nasional and Pakatan Rakyat will contest on the same footing. "Support for both BN and Pakatan is very close. The difference is not more than five percent. "Everything will depend on the campaigning done by both sides in these last 10 days," he said. Redzuan also said that in Malaysian politics, no one can predict what will happen. "You have to understand the dynamics of Malaysian election, anything can happen in the last 10 days before election. "The political tsunami in 2008 started during the last four days prior to the general election," he said. He said according to the survey, the rakyat was more accepting of Pakatan's manifesto as opposed to Barisan Nasional's (BN). When asked which manifesto will be able to fulfil the rakyat's hopes, he said 42% of those polled gave the nod for Pakatan, 36% for BN while 22 percent remained undecided. However he stressed that acceptance of a particular party's manifesto did not mean that the individual would vote for the opposition pact in the coming general election. "What I can say is that there is a general acceptance of Pakatan Rakyat's manifesto. "But both Pakatan and BN have to show that they will be able to implement whatever stated in the manifesto. "Pakatan's intention to bring down the price of oil and cars and abolish tolls were probably factors which attracted voters to be more accepting of its manifesto," he said. Redzuan however declined to disclose who the respondents felt would win in the coming election. "We are not a body which conducts research on who is going to win or lose the general election, because everything is based on academic data," he said.
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:22 PM PDT (Asia Sentinel) - "Watching the Watchdog," a study released this week by Malaysia's Center for Independent Journalism in conjunction with the UK-based University of Nottingham, found just how biased the mainstream media can be. The current campaign bypasses the biased mainstream Online media, already a major factor in Malaysia's 2008 general election, has exploded this time around with newer platforms like Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and others transforming electioneering for both the opposition and the government.. Read more at: http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5365&Itemid=178
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| GE13: Uthayakumar – Get rid of Indian leaders Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:05 PM PDT (fz.com) - Uthayakumar says he is standing in Kota Raja, not to represent Indians, but all Malaysians. Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P Uthayakumar's theory is very simple: The Federal government and the state governments – both BN and Pakatan Rakyat – have devised a scheme where they appoint Indian mandores (foremen) to solve the issues facing Indians, and when the mandores fail, the Indians will blame the mandores and the community will end up fighting among themselves. "Get rid of the mandores and the problems of the poor Indians in this country would be solved. We do not need Indian leaders in this country to solve the Indians' problems," said Uthayakumar matter-of-factly. "It is in the hands of the Chinese and Malay leaders to end racism in this country. I would prefer a Chinese or Malay leader to address the Indians' issues," he said. Historically, under the British rule of Malaya, the mandores were leaders of labour gangs in the rubber estates who were appointed to ensure that the Indian workers in the estates maintained work discipline. Uthayakumar has not changed much in appearance or views since his arrest under the now-defunct Internal Security Act (ISA) in December 2007 and release in 2009. He is still a firebrand and does not mince his words, one reason he is not wanted by any political faction, he said. "I will not be their mandore," said Uthayakumar. Read more at: http://fz.com/content/ge13-uthayakumar-%E2%80%93-get-rid-indian-leaders
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| Don’t vote for Zul Noordin, says MIC veep Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:02 PM PDT
(FMT) - M Saravanan says he will never forgive Zulkifli Noordin for degrading and passing racial remarks against the Indian community. Vowing not to forgive the Barisan Nasional candidate for Shah Alam, MIC vice- president M Saravanan has advised Indians not to vote for the Perkasa leader. "I will never forgive him (Zulkifli). I will continue to tell Indians not to vote for him, he doesn't deserve their votes. "If I were to say something disrespectful towards Muslims or their beliefs and then apologise, do you think they will accept it?" he asked. "It is the same, we are Malaysians and the thought of disrespecting other religion should never even cross our mind. "I respect the Prime Minister's (Najib Tun Razak) choice. But his candidacy degrades BN on the whole, he is a disgrace to the party," said Saravanan, who is contesting the Tapah parliamentary seat. In an old video clipping which surfaced recently, Zulkifli had questioned the Hindu concept of God and mocked the Ganges River, which is considered sacred by Hindus. "I have been to Sungai Ganga before. How can you say it's pure? There are chicken carcasses and small sticks floating," Zulkifli had said in the video clip. He has since apologised for his remarks. PKR candidate confident in Tapah Saravanan is defending the parliamentary seat against PKR's K Vasanthakumar, who is contesting the polls for the first time. Vasanthakumar carved a name for himself with Hindraf and was one of the five detained under the now defunct ISA after the 2007 Hindraf rally in Kuala Lumpur. Tapah consists 38,000 registered voters with 46.47% Malays, 27.86% Chinese, 13.31% Indians and 12.36% others, including Orang Asli.
"I have done my research and I know what the people here need and want, I think I know more than anyone else," he declared, when met in Tapah. "Poverty is one of the main issues here. About 30% of the people here suffer from poverty. We promise to uphold our minimum wage pledge as stated in our manifesto," he added. He also claimed that the Orang Asli communities in the constituency have also shown confidence in him. "I would like to take this opportunity to call Saravanan for a debate by April 27. Show me what you have done for the people here. Show me if you are a worthy enough to stay a second term. "I would in turn reply with my grounds on how I would be able to perform better than you and serve the people of Tapah better," he added. Read more at: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/04/25/dont-vote-for-zul-noordin-says-mic-veep/
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| Najib defends ‘Allah’ ban, rules out election debate Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:58 AM PDT
(TMI) - Datuk Seri Najib Razak has expressed support for the appeal to overturn a High Court ruling which allows the use of the Arabic term "Allah" for God by non-Muslim groups in Malaysia, according to an interview with global news station Al Jazeera. The caretaker prime minister also told Al Jazeera English's Veronica Pedrosa in the interview, to be aired tomorrow, that he did not intend to have a public election debate with Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim before the May 5 polls. "The concept of Allah is different in the Muslim sense than in the Christian sense, we should not upset the Muslims and Muslims should not upset the Christians, we are living in harmony for years and it should continue," he was quoted as saying in an excerpt distributed by Al Jazeera English. The Court of Appeal has fixed May 30 for another case management on the government and Home Ministry's appeal against the 2009 High Court decision that the word "Allah" can be used by the Catholic weekly newspaper Herald. In 2007, the government limited the usage of the term to the Muslim context only. This was revoked by the High Court two years later as the judge said the law was unconstitutional. Putrajaya appealed the ruling and the short-lived implementation of the 2009 court verdict has since been suspended. After the ruling, there was a series of firebombing and stones thrown at several houses of worship in Kuala Lumpur. Some of the culprits were charged and later punished but the case continues to rankle. The Christian community forms less than 10 per cent of the 28 million population in Malaysia but both Najib and Anwar have long started wooing them ahead of Election 2013. Najib also said that he preferred engaging the public directly rather than debating with his political opponent. "There are many ways to reach out to the public, both political parties have a lot of space in Malaysia … It is unlikely we will have a debate, we need to engage with the people, the opposition will engage with people," Najib told the Talk to Al Jazeera Najib's interview will be first aired globally tomorrow at 12.30pm (local time). It will be on Astro Channel 513. Repeats of the 30-minute interview will be on Sunday at 4.40pm, Monday 3.30am and 10.30pm. Read more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/najib-defends-allah-ban-rules-out-election-debate/ |
| Cars of PKR candidate's daughter set ablaze Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:51 AM PDT
(The Malay Mail) - In what is believed to be another politically motivated incident, two cars belonging to PKR candidate Dr Xavier Jayakumar's daughter were set afire when a group of men threw kerosene containers at the entrance of her residence in Taman Klang Jaya, Klang yesterday.  During the 11pm incident, election agent Sangetha Jeyakumar, 30, was with her father at their Pakatan Rakyat service centre for a meeting following a ceramah session.A neighbour who did not want to be identified said that two men, one armed with parang, in a silver-coloured Kia Sephia alighted from the vehicle and climbed over the house gate to get into the compound. "My dog began to bark as both men were shouting loudly before climbing over the gate. "I shouted back to warn my neighbour but was threatened by them to stay away or else they would throw the kerosene containers into my house," he said when met at the scene.
Husband, toddler and maid at home Xavier is defending his state seat at the May 5 general election in a five-cornered fight with MIC Youth chief T Mohan, P Uthayakumar of the Human Rights Party and two Independents, KS Kottappan Suppiah and Hanafiah Husin. |
| Navy denies killing 35 'militants' trying to enter Malaysia Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:38 AM PDT
(Rappler) - The Philippine Navy on Thursday, April 25, denied that navy personnel shot and killed 35 "militants" trying to enter Malaysia. The Navy said there is no such report coming from the Tawi-Tawi naval task force commander, contradicting reports released by the Malaysian press earlier in the day. "We have contacted our naval task force commander based in Tawi-Tawi and he said that there is no such report that has come to his attention," said Col Edgardo Arevalo, Navy spokesperson on West Philippine Sea matters. Reports in Malaysian media said the 35 militants came from Sulu, and were killed by personnel from the Philippine naval and coast guard forces. The militants were shot before they entered Malaysian territory, The Star newspaper in Malaysia reported Thursday, April 25, quoting Malaysian Defense Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who spoke in a press conference in George Town, Malaysia. The Star, quoting Hamidi, said the group was attempting to enter Sabah to "cause problems" during the Malaysian general elections. "If they had entered our waters, we would have taken them out. We will defend our country," The Star quoted Hamidi as saying. - Rappler.com
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