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May 13: Official Version Vs Declassified Documents Version Posted: 27 Dec 2012 06:06 AM PST Reading the Malaysiakini report dated Oct 12, 07 entitled 'Malay capitalists' not behind May 13′ I can't help but wonder how the powers-that-be took great pains to rebut the allegations and accusations that the riots were planned by Malay capitalists as concluded by Suaram's director Dr Kua Kia Soong's in his bookMay 13 – Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. In fact the Utusan Group has republished first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's book, May 13: Before and After  and its obvious that the publication of this book was to dispel Dr. Kua's conclusions. However this book 'Before and After' was written by Tunku shortly after the May 13 incident and what was never reveal was Tunku's statement from his residence in Penang, 1972, what Asiaweek's M.G.G Pillai had alleged in the 17 February 1978 issue of that magazine and Tunku's interview with Asiaweek, published on 10 May 1985. The writer wishes to present all three articles here, one by Malaysiakini at attempts to potray Tunku's book 'Before and After' as official facts and excerpts from an article written by Fan Yew Teng, former DAP Acting SG entitled 'Some UMNO Myths Young Malaysians Should Know About' and Tunku's statement in 1972 for readers to make an informed conclusion. _____________________________________________________________________________________ 'Malay capitalists' not behind May 13′ Oct 12, 07 Utusan Group has republished first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's May 13: Before and After book to rebut the allegations and accusations that the riots were planned by Malay capitalists. It is obvious that the publication of this book was to dispel conclusions found in Suaram director Dr Kua Kia Soong's May 13 – Declassified Documents on the Malaysian Riots of 1969. In his book, Kua (right) said the May 13 incident was a coup d'etat against Tunku by Malay capitalists surfacing that at time to grab power from the old aristocrats to execute a new Malay agenda. He drew his conclusions based on a three-month research into various sets of foreign dispatches and confidential reports from that time – which were declassified recently by the Public Records Office in London after 30 years. However, the official version by the government states that the riots were caused by predominantly Chinese opposition supporters who provoked the Alliance party by celebrating their election victory by parading on the streets.   The reason for the republication of Tunku's book was noted clearly in the foreword written by academician Prof Dr Nik Anuar Nik Mahmud who is based in the history, politics and strategy department under Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's social science and humanities faculty. He said the republication was timely "in light of recent attempts by parties who were trying to twist the facts and cause confusion over the bloody May 13 riots." 'Cause of the tragedy' He wrote: "In mid-May, a book about May 13 was published. However, the approach used clearly rejected the belief that the riots were caused by the socio-economic imbalances between the races in the country. "Instead, the writer presented a new thesis that the Malay capitalists let by Tun Abdul Razak tried to topple Tunku as the cause of the riots." However, Nik Anuar did not expressly acknowledge that the aforesaid book was the book written by Kua but the references were clear. The academician elaborated that despite it being difficult to discover the real motive for that book, there is a current trend to besmirch the country's past leaders including, Abdul Razak, Harun Idris, Mohamad Ghazali Shafie and security officers. He said the approach was clearly prejudiced – and if not refuted – would lend credence to the Malay capitalist takeover claim. Hence, Nik Anuar said the publication of Tunku's book would satiate all allegations against national leaders especially those directed at Abdul Razak. In the 195-page book, Tunku summarised that the racial riot was the work of extremists and communists. According to him, these two group of people have been attempting to start riots even before independence. Power struggle Tunku said they started tensions in the economic boycott (Hartal) in 1967, the death by hanging incident (1968), elections boycott (1969), corpse parade (May 9, 1969) and the victory march by opposition parties on May 12, 1969 causing racial tensions and riots. Based on this, Nik Anuar ruled out the role of the Malay capitalists because Tunku has never viewed the incident as a move to seize power. He did note that Tunku (left) admitted that the bloody incident was due to a few Umno members who were not happy that he remained as PM.. "But their dissatisfaction did not cause the riots itself. This has been explained by Tunku in Chapters 15 and 16 of the book," Nik Anuar stated. He added that Tunku's book should be read and studied by the people especially the youths "so that they would not be caught in the accusations of parties trying to twist facts and defame leaders that have sacrificed for their race, religion and country." "Tunku's book is based on documents procured from the Royal Malaysian Police. This different from the book published before this that are based on diplomatic and foreign journalist sources that are not reliable," Nik Anuar wrote.

“Dragging” Its Feet? The EC Has Had to Be “Dragged” Kicking and Screaming by Bersih 2. ... Posted: 26 Dec 2012 11:19 AM PST MyOverseasVote reads with interest EC Deputy Chairman Datuk Wan Ahmad Wan Omar's denial yesterday of Bersih 2.0 Co-Chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan's allegation that the EC has been "dragging its feet" on election reform. In his rebuttal, Wan Ahmad cited, as an example of the EC's "unprecedented" reforms, the extension of postal voting to all Malaysians overseas (Malaysiakini, 20 December 2012). MyOverseasVote believes that to state that the EC has been "dragging its feet" is to endue the EC with more activity and cooperativeness than it actually deserves. It would be more apt to say that the EC has had to be dragged kicking and screaming by civil society, Bersih 2.0 and the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform (PSC) in order to come up with any reforms at all. We believe that the EC's inaction on this issue alone speaks for itself: On 11 February 2011, nearly two years ago, Wan Ahmad told the press that the EC "was now looking at extending the ballot to other Malaysians at large who were working in international organisations or running businesses overseas" (The Malaysian Insider). On 25 August 2011, shortly after the historic Bersih 2.0 rally in July 2011, EC Chairman Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof announced that the EC "was in the midst of amending regulations to extend postal voting rights to Malaysians working overseas" (The Star). On 1 December 2011, the PSC recommended in its interim report that all Malaysians living overseas should be entitled to vote by post. This was accepted by the Dewan Rakyat, but the EC insisted on a requirement that overseas Malaysians could not vote unless they returned to Malaysia every five years. On 3 April 2012, the PSC confirmed its recommendation in its final report and gave the EC a three-month deadline (3 July 2012) to make the necessary arrangements with Government departments to implement its recommendation. This was also accepted by the Dewan Rakyat. On 11 July 2012, having missed the PSC's deadline, Abdul Aziz told Malaysians that "the system [of overseas postal voting] can be implemented by September if we have to amend the law, but it could be earlier than that (if legal amendments are not needed)" (Malaysian Insider). On 14 September 2012, two weeks before the start of the last Dewan Rakyat sitting before the next general election, Abdul Aziz said that the Attorney-General's Chambers was "still studying whether an amendment to the Election Act was needed" before overseas postal voting for Malaysians could be implemented" (Bernama/Malaysiakini). On 19 October 2012, Wan Ahmad said that: "Very soon, maybe next month[November], we will upload the form that can be accessed by Malaysians all over the world who are already registered voters, to request to receive their ballot papers by post" (The Star). On 3 December 2012, having missed the end of the final Dewan Rakyat of this Parliament, EC Secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria said that: "The EC is finalising the policy, planning logistics, labour and financial provisions to implement this system effectively. After that, the EC will amend the Election (Postal Voting) Regulations 2003″ (The Sun). Again, MyOverseasVote would point out that the EC, as the body entrusted by the Federal Constitution with the preparation and revision of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections, has its own legal staff and a RM700 million budget and is given wide rule-making powers both by Article 113(5) of the Federal Constitution and by the Elections Act 1958. As we come to the closing days of 2012, we have to note that unless the amendments to the 2003 Postal Voting Regulations are made soon, there is no way that 1 million overseas Malaysians will be able to register to vote by post in time for the next general election. After two years of deceit and inaction, MyOverseasVote has little confidence that the EC will deliver on overseas voting by the 13th General Election, though we would be very happy to be proven wrong.

Psychedelic psychic power? Posted: 25 Dec 2012 02:41 PM PST Maybe she's psychic? ;-) I had then commented her Pakatan shadow cabinet was a Kafkaesque joke – and if you don't know the meaning of this word, ask Mr Manmanlai, wakakaka - with the potential for Pakatan to outdo BN in the numbers department. 15 ministries including shared deputy prime minister-ships were listed, with each having at least 3 if not more names, making a total of no less than 45 and probably exceeding 60. WTF! Sweetie Selena admitted that her list has been compiled from a combination of: (a) discussions with a Pakatan MP who wished to remain anonymous ... ... but who wakakaka, I suspect, was probably from PKR. As usual, by suggesting some key nominees in the secret list, he was pre-empting PKR's supposed allies from choice ministries wakakaka, (b) observations from the performances and statements of Pakatan MPs ....., ... and undoubtedly, the most mysterious of all, wakakaka ........  (c) personal conversations with the shadow ministers, their friends or their acquaintances, where in the first place, shadow ministers, other than the PM-designate, don't exist ........ I was very cruel to her when I wrote: No, I won't hold much store by the list that Sweetie has written, perhaps more to mitigate against the BN sting that Pakatan is still incapable of coming up with a shadow cabinet than it be a genuine secret Pakatan plan. Of course I have my opinion as to why, but the far more important point was my amazement at Sweetie's claim of talking with non-existent shadow ministers ..... unless of course she had the conversation with the self-appointed wet-dreaming shadow Home Minister wakakaka. I hope she as a DAP member (so she claimed in her recent article) didn't/doesn't take my criticisms too badly as I had also excoriated another DAP sweetie, Hannah Yeoh, for being mathematically challenged in her support for Anwar Ibrahim's 916 (Hannah took law, not maths so it's okay, wakakaka), as follows: I love but don't blindly idolize her, wakakaka The saddest consequence of Anwar's 916 debacle was a DAP sweetie like Hannah Yeoh being swept into that mesmerizing manmanlai miasmatic mist of malarkey – see my February 2009 post DAP should stop defending Anwar Ibrahim where Hannah stupidly wrote (yes, I support DAP but that doesn't mean I am like some people, blind as a bat wakakaka): "Those who argue that the political crisis in Perak now is a taste of Pakatan Rakyat's own medicine – a reference to Sept 16 – fail to see the key differences between the two." "When Anwar claimed to have the numbers to form the federal government, he wrote to Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, requesting him to convene an emergency sitting of Parliament. This was rejected by the prime minister." "The next constitutional option was to press for the dissolution of Parliament to make way for fresh elections. This too was not entertained." "Anwar exhausted every constitutional means available to him. If Pakatan were to act unconstitutionally and lure defections, then we will be having a new government today. So, you can't say that Najib's coup in Perak and the Pakatan plan – Sept 16 – were one and the same." Leaving aside the different issue of Najib's coup d'état in Perak which involved someone high up who should have stayed out of direct politics, Hannah Yeoh was stupid (and I hope the sweetie isn't now) to claim that Anwar had the right to demand AAB convene an emergency sitting of Parliament or to press for the dissolution of Parliament to make way for fresh elections. WTF for, just after an election where AAB's BN trounced Pakatan by 140 seats to 82? Was she mathematically challenged? Now, would you believe it, the mystery of the phantom (wakakaka) shadow ministers has just become even more mysterious because on re-checking her shadow cabinet article I found the words 'shadow ministers' mysteriously missing like Jim Thompson, wakakaka. Oh, the mystery of it! Jim Thompson disappeared in Cameron Highlands on 26 March 1967 Joining the Malaysian PFF in the biggest man hunt in Malaysian history were a Sarawak border scout, bomohs, aborigine pawang and European psychics To this day, the mystery of his disappearance remains Surely this calls for the use of that wonderful Indonesian word anéh as in anéh bin ajaib (extremely strange, wonder of wonders) wakakaka.   Hey, maybe sweetie didn't write it and I was, no not psychic, but psychedelically hallucinating, wakakaka. Hmmm, I wonder whether she read my post, wakakaka. Never mind, but incidentally, just where is Hartalmsm when you need them? Busy attacking politicians like Lim GE, I suppose? Wakakaka. Oh incidentally, on 30 June this year, sweetie wrote another article titled The doctor decides …? which states: Three days ago, a reporter friend (sweetie Selena has always been very discreet, never mentioning her sources, wakakaka) forwarded a text message to this columnist which says that the doctor has taken over Umno and right now the grassroots reports are being forwarded to him. But the big news is that the doctor is planning to have the polls held in September. This is because it seems that the doctor has got tired of Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak's feet-dragging and lack of confidence … […] Wakakkaa, I had then posted my take on her headline-grabbing coup d'état by Dr M as: We may yet again take it that Sweetie's latest article of Dr Mahathir mounting a silent coup d'état to launch a September poll was sourced from PKR, especially in the light of UMNO information that Dr Mahathir has affirmed Najib should be complimented for not calling for early election (or if you like, ordering Najib to hang on for as late/long as possible). Wakakaka again. Anyway, back to her latest article DAP leadership must share power in FMT. Just a few extracts I wish to comment on as follows: READ MORE HERE

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• Muslims, Christians, the Word Allah and the Bible
• The Election Commission should resign for condoning vote-buying by the BN
• Questionable Reputation of a Well-Known Specialist Hospital
• New Year Countdown Party for Damansara Utama (PJ) Residents
• Don’t bribe us with our money! Malaysians are not that stupid

The Truth About May 13: Declassify Our Own Documents Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:54 PM PST So is the government interested in what really happened in May 1969: who started the violence; who were the "hidden hands" alluded to in Said Zahari's immortal poem on the incident; how many casualties were there really? Or are they more interested in their status quo and peddling the same old story that we no longer believe in? Dr. Kua Kia Soong, Suaram Adviser  The call by the UMNO Youth leader for The Edge to retract their story about "May 13" is laughable when FINAS is just about to release their much trumpeted film Tanda Putera which is aimed at reinforcing UMNO's version of the incident. The director of the film has said as much, that the film is aimed at contradicting the thesis of my 2007 title that the racial violence was a veiled coup d'etat by the emergent state capitalists in UMNO against the aristocrats under the Tunku. The continued postponement of the film's release is as perplexing as the continued postponement of the appeal by the two men sentenced for the murder of the Mongolian lass, Altantuya. Is the government apprehensive about the negative reaction many Malaysians will have toward the film? Has the Special Branch already submitted their intelligence to the government, warning them that this tired old official version of May 13 would only serve to enhance anti-UMNO voting behavior? The continued postponement for the release of this film is a smack in the face of the film director who appears to have little, if any, artistic freedom in the project at all and who at the same time, seems content to be a compliant accomplice in this historical cover-up. WANT THE TRUTH? OPEN THE SPECIAL BRANCH FILES Much has been made by non-academic UMNO hacks that my 2007 title relied on declassified documents from (foreign) British sources, as if researchers are incapable of separating the facts from fiction. Malaysian historians, whether they are the official apologists or the more radical, know that the British were more inclined toward supporting UMNO and the Alliance than the communists or the opposition as part of the neo-colonialist solution at Independence. In fact, in the book I pointed out the hypocrisy of the British in justifying an arms deal for the Home Guard when the outside world was condemning the racial violence and the partiality of the Malaysian security forces. Still, these documents reveal the innermost thoughts of the British officials and their own intelligence. They are the equivalent of the Wikileaks that have been made available to us to read today. But let's talk about the elephant in the room – our own classified documents on the May 13 racial violence of 1969. If UMNO is really interested in the truth, surely the simplest solution is to declassify our own files, especially those kept by the Special Branch. I still remember the cocky boast made by my Special Branch Interrogation Officers when I was detained under the ISA in 1987, that their archives at Bukit Aman are better than any university library in the country. I can believe them. So is the government interested in what really happened in May 1969: who started the violence; who were the "hidden hands" alluded to in Said Zahari's immortal poem on the incident; how many casualties were there really? Or are they more interested in their status quo and peddling the same old story that we no longer believe in? Malaysians should give their votes only to candidates who are committed to the enactment of a Freedom of Information Act and the repeal of the Official Secrets Act. TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION Our country cannot trundle along in this way, relying on Biro Tatanegara-type methods to portray history. We can no longer allow this dark episode in our history to be used as a political threat to frighten the people every time the status quo feels challenged. In order for this issue to be laid to rest, all the relevant facts need to be made visible and the dead named and honoured through the convening of a Truth & Reconciliation Commission (TRC). As with the South African TRC, "... a truth & reconciliation commission is a necessary exercise to enable (us) to come to terms with (our) past on a morally accepted basis and to advance the cause of reconciliation." Apart from the testimonies of all the people affected by the May 13 violence and their families, the May 13 TRC needs to be given access to all the classified documents in the country, especially those in the reportedly excellent Special Branch library and those in the possession of the Cabinet. Only then will we be able to lay to rest the ghosts of May 13 and finally become a society at peace with itself…

Muslims, Christians, the Word Allah and the Bible Posted: 27 Dec 2012 04:46 PM PST   It is clear that it is only permissible to use the term Allah to refer to God in the Bible, it is exactly what the Quran wants us to do. What an irony. I would like to thank my Christian brothers and sisters in their effort to make Allah the universal name of God and wanting the name to be the preferred reference to God in the Bible.   Anas Zubedy  Here we go again… Every now and then, this matter will see the light of day. This time around, Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng brought it up in his Christmas message. I personally agree with his sentiment. We should all share the word Allah and make it the universal name for God. As far as the Quran is concerned, this verse explains the universality of Allah clearly.   They are those who have been expelled from their homes in defiance of right,- (for no cause) except that they say, "our Lord is Allah". Did not Allah check one set of people by means of another, there would surely have been pulled down monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, in which the name of Allah is commemorated in abundant measure. Allah will certainly aid those who aid his (cause);- for verily Allah is full of Strength, Exalted in Might, (able to enforce His Will) –                                                                                                                                                              Quran 22:40   Then what is the real issue here? As I have written in my book Can we use Allah in the Bible?, it is about TRUST. Below is the excerpt of the conclusion of Chapter 2 from my book that can be downloaded here http://letusaddvalue.blogspot.com/2012/12/muslims-christians-word-allah-and-bible.html   "It is clear that it is only permissible to use the term Allah to refer to God in the Bible, it is exactly what the Quran wants us to do. What an irony. I would like to thank my Christian brothers and sisters in their effort to make Allah the universal name of God and wanting the name to be the preferred reference to God in the Bible. But, you must not stop there. You must also strive hard to ensure that not just the Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Indonesia Bibles use the term Allah but all the other translations in the world regardless if they are in Japanese, English, Russian or Hindi uses the same term. Malaysian Christians can lead the world of Christianity to make Allah the universal name of God with the solid support of their Muslim brothers and sisters. Anything that can bring us closer together must be supported. A shared universal name to call our God Allah seems a most appropriate place to start. Failing to do so will create mistrust because the correct term for God in Malay is Tuhan. The Muslims will question your consistency and sincerity. Because the real issue here is Trust. Not the technicality of the term Allah, Tuhan, Elohim, Elah etc. This is where we need to focus. This is what we need to pay attention to. There are three levels of trust missing. Firstly we do not trust each other. The Muslims perceive the inconsistency of Christians wanting to use the term Allah in the Malay bible and not the other translations as a plot to convert Malay Muslims to Christianity. And, the Christians perceive the Muslims rejection to the usage of the term as another strategy to block the spread of the Christian faith to Muslims in Malaysia. This feeling is deep in the Christian psyche as they find the lopsided law on conversion in Malaysia to be unfair (Check what the Quran say about this at 83:1-3 and 5:8). Secondly, we do not trust ourselves. The Muslims lack confidence of fellow Muslims and feel that just by using the term Allah, their faith towards Islam can be shaken. The Christians lack confidence that being Christ-like is enough to attract others to the faith. That when you turn the other cheek, you win. Yet the deepest rot is the lack of trust in Allah or God or Tuhan or any other name you want to call upon Him! Both Muslims and Christians fail to trust that Allah will be with those who are true and love those who trust Him. If we do so, we have nothing to fear and nothing to grieve. Failing to trust Him, we become weak, insecure and misguided."   So to solve this issue, we must focus on TRUST between Muslims and Christians. I would be very happy if Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng can be the Christian leader to get the ball rolling and strive to ensure that Allah is not only used in the Bahasa Malaysia version of the Bible, but all the other translations around the world as well. If we extend our efforts to ensure that the Bibles in all languages use the term Allah, I have a strong conviction that Muslims will be able to see good in this effort and do not see this as a ploy of converting Malay Muslims to Christianity.   The word Allah is universal and I believe it should be universally used by all Muslims and Christians alike. When Malaysian Christians take the lead to make the word Allah universal and fight for its usage internationally, Muslims will have no reason to be suspicious; they will TRUST Christians more. And I reckon this is one way how TRUST between our Muslim and Christian communities can be nurtured.   Verily Allah is my Lord and your Lord: Him therefore serve ye: this is a Way that is straight – Quran 19:36

The Election Commission should resign for condoning vote-buying by the BN Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:09 PM PST   As if this allegation of abuse of power and vote-buying is not bad enough, Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar has been quoted by the media as saying that the alleged incident was a "perfectly acceptable and normal" exercise of "voter education" by the BN.   Zairil Khir Johari, DAP Assistant National Publicity Secretary   A recent exposé by Perak PKR has alleged that the Department of Orang Asli Development (Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli or Jakoa) in Tapah has been conducting mock voting sessions in order to "train" the local Orang Asli to vote for the BN.   It is further claimed that not only were the Orang Asli forced to cast their votes for the BN in full view of Jakoa officers and Chenderiang assemblyman Dr Mah Hang Soon, they were subsequently rewarded with 5kg of rice each.   As if this allegation of abuse of power and vote-buying is not bad enough, Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Wan Ahmad Wan Omar has been quoted by the media as saying that the alleged incident was a "perfectly acceptable and normal" exercise of "voter education" by the BN.   Wan Ahmad further justified the donation of rice in exchange for votes as acceptable as he reasoned that it would only be an offence if it is "given during the campaign period".   Such a response by the EC is shocking and incredulous to say the least. How can the EC, which is a public institution entrusted to regulate elections in an unbiased manner, so boldly attempt to whitewash such an unethical act, and on top of that one that was alleged to have been conducted in collusion with a publicly-funded government department?   Furthermore, is the EC actually saying that vote-buying is acceptable as long as it is not done during an election campaign? How does that make any sense at all? Can we therefore say that it is acceptable for a student to cheat as long as he is not doing it during an exam?   Clearly, the EC and the BN have no respect whatsoever for the democratic rights of Malaysian citizens. But while it is expected for the BN to attempt such Machiavellian chicanery, it is completely unacceptable for the very institution that is tasked to protect our electoral system to condone vote-buying and political corruption in the guise of "voter education".   These irresponsible remarks, coupled with earlier allegations surrounding the chairman and deputy chairman's membership of a certain political party, have severely compromised the integrity of the EC. There is now no way out but for the entire EC to resign in order to preserve what little credibility is left of the institution.

Questionable Reputation of a Well-Known Specialist Hospital Posted: 27 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST We had put the life of our father in the hands of these experts and trusted with our life that they will save my father because of their specialisation. With this kind of ability and no sympathy shown to our late father, I am now doubtful of the integrity and reputation of this hospital. Yet, this specialist hospital have the cheek to promote itself as a medical tourism hospital. Chew Leong Hong, Taipei, Taiwan　  My father passed away suddenly on December 17, 2012. He was a stocky and strong 78 years old man but passed away suddenly after being hospitalised for 15 days. I am not writing to pour out the sorrow of my father's demise, rather I would like you to judge for yourself the reputation of a well-known and expensive specialist hospital in *******, which is amongst the best private hospitals in Malaysia. My father was treated for oesophagus cancer and undergone chemotherapy and radiation therapy on the advice of the oncologist (cancer specialist). Upon completion of those therapies, the oncologist suggested a computer tomography scan a month after the treatment to verify whether the cancer has spread. The results of the scan showed the treatment was successful, the cancer remained localised which means it did not spread and my father went on with his normal life. However, a month or so after that, he started feeling dizzy and the oncologist said he has low blood count. He recommended blood transfusion but my father continued to have low blood count and required blood transfusion every two weeks. Prior to the chemotherapy and radiation, we were not told of the risks which we now realised will result in the low production of red blood cells.   As the low blood count did not improve, the oncologist recommended my father to a haematologist (blood specialist) and he ordered a bone marrow biopsy. The haematologist could not find anything wrong with the bone marrow. He then ordered an endoscopy of the colon and intestine to rule out any internal bleeding. Again, the results showed there was no bleeding in the colon and intestine. These tests were conducted between September and November 2012 and the specialists could not find the root cause of my father's low blood count. They kept recommending blood transfusion as the solution.   After his death, we googled and found that having too many blood transfusion, as in the case of my father, results in iron overload that will damage the liver and spleen. These specialists did not warn us about those dangers but continue to put my father on blood transfusion.   My father eventually died of liver and spleen failure. Four days before my father passed away, this haematologist threatened not to continue treating my father if he is not allowed to perform a bone marrow analysis. We are not in favour of a second bone marrow biopsy since the first biopsy did not indicate anything wrong with the bone marrow. We eventually gave in as we felt he might make good his treat (he is the only blood specialist in this hospital). But we are suspicious that this haematologist seems to have a secret agenda. We confronted this haematologist who incidentally carried an honorific Dato' title, after my father's funeral, not only he did not show any sympathy, he was so arrogant and talked down to my mother, sister and me and defended himself by saying that the bone marrow analysis he performed four days before my father passed away indicated metastasis tumour, and cancer has spread to the liver and spleen. I am not sure if this is coincidental or a stroke of luck for this haematologist as he is now absolved of any blame.   As for the oncologist, he was a tad better than the haematologist but these two specialists provided us ill informed advice or rather the lack of it when treating my father. And their service do not come cheap yet their best solution for a low blood count problem was blood transfusion. We had put the life of our father in the hands of these experts and trusted with our life that they will save my father because of their specialisation. With this kind of ability and no sympathy shown to our late father, I am now doubtful of the integrity and reputation of this hospital. Yet, this specialist hospital have the cheek to promote itself as a medical tourism hospital.   The lesson to be learned from this sad episode is not to trust the specialists entirely, must demand for an explanation if a certain treatment is recommended and its associated risks and demand for answers if the patient is not responding to treatment. Most important of all, take control of the patient's destiny and never rely totally on the specialists. We have lived to regret it and it is a pain we will carry for life for we have lost a loved one to people whom we thought we could trust to cure him. How naive all of us have been.

New Year Countdown Party for Damansara Utama (PJ) Residents Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:55 AM PST   All DU residents are welcome. There will be performances, music & fireworks. Jointly organized by the Adun/State Assemblyman (Dr. Cheah Wing Yin), DUST (Damansara Utama Service Team) & MBPJ. Please like our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pages/DUST/317161921722690

Don’t bribe us with our money! Malaysians are not that stupid Posted: 27 Dec 2012 05:53 AM PST   The Prime Minister seems to be playing Santa Claus. He is very generously dishing out goodies from seemingly bottomless coffers, convinced that Malaysians are a greedy, unthinking lot who can be bought easily. P Ramakrishnan, Aliran executive committee member  Little does he realise that the Malaysians of today are a very perceptive and discerning lot who can see through his election ploy. They know that the money that is being doled out does not come from Barisan Nasional coffers. If that was the case, then Malaysians can be grateful to the BN. But when he uses the people's money to bribe them and expects them to be grateful to the BN, it is insulting their intelligence. The new-found concern and compassion for Malaysians is very telling. It is nothing but a bait to fish for votes that will keep the BN in power. Malaysians will not fall for this ruse. Housing has been a great problem for Penangites for the last thirty over years. The soaring prices have put houses beyond the reach of average Penangites. Thousands of Penangites have moved to the mainland to buy houses. An equal number of Penangites have bought houses in Kulim and Sungai Petani simply because they could not afford houses on the island. The narrow streets and poor public transport had created horrendous congestion and pollution for Penangites, making their lives a nightmare. But this problem did not suddenly confront Penangites with the change in government on 8 March 2008. It has always been there. Hardly anything substantive has been done by the BN to redress these problems. This neglect continued despite Penang producing a Prime Minister in the past. Penang has been marginalised for many decades. That is a fact. The housing problem confronting Penangites has been there all along. Najib should have known this. He was the Deputy Prime Minister for more than five years after which he became Prime Minister, a position he has been holding for more than three years. In other words, he was in the forefront of the nation's leadership for almost nine years. How has he been blind to this grave situation all this while? He must have known this; yet he did nothing to alleviate the misery of the poor in Penang. He did nothing to solve this problem even when he became the Finance Minister. It is not a question of finance for not building the much-needed houses in Penang. The BN seems to be never short of cash! It only means that the BN did not care for Penang in spite of the continued support that the BN received from Penang every time there was an election. We were just taken for granted! During his visit to Penang on 8 December 2012, Najib said that "the opposition had failed to deliver on promises of affordable housing made when campaigning during the last election". He further alleged, "They had promised that they would resolve the housing issue within two weeks of coming to power". I don't seem to remember such a promise being made. If it was true that the opposition promised to solve the housing issue within two weeks of coming to power, then they must be stupid. Can houses be built that fast? The opposition has been in power for more than four years. With limited resources and burdened with carried forward debts, can this be solved within this period? Let's take a look at Najib's promise. He promised to build 20,000 houses for Penang. He stated that under the 1Malaysia People's Housing Scheme, "the first PRIMA project will involve some 2,000 units in Kampung Kastam, Bukit Glugor". The ground-breaking for the project is expected to be next year and the project is slated for completion 36 months later. In other words, with all the resources and expertise at hand, it would take the federal government three years just to build 2,000 houses. Yet he expects the opposition to build houses in "two weeks"! What kind of houses is the BN going to build? According to him, "if the current unit costs RM500,000, we will sell it around RM300,000 only". In would mean a 40 per cent discount. But the RM200,000 discount has to be absorbed by the government. It would cost RM400,000,000. For the 20,000 units promised, the government will have to fork out four billion ringgit! What would be the monthly instalment for these houses? Who can afford to pay such instalments? Now, even if the houses are to be bought at RM300,000, who will be buying these houses? Can the homeless poor and the low-income earners afford to buy these houses? Where is the BN's concern for the poor? All their talk about caring for the poor and taking care of their welfare is now exposed as empty talk. There is no housing solution for the poor! Why is the BN unable to start building immediately? According to him, federal-owned land and that belonging to agencies like the Penang Regional Development Authority, JKP Sdn Bhd and Syarikat Perumahan Nasional Bhd are available for this project. This land has been available for many years; so why was no attempt made previously to build houses to ease the housing problem. Why wait until next year? This is where the BN comes across as hypocritical. He is making a conditional promise expecting support to be returned to power in order to build the houses. He is coercing Penangites to vote for BN. He did not say that these houses would be built irrespective of the outcome of the election results. He did not say that the BN will build these houses even if it lost the elections. Will Najib dare to declare that he will build the promised houses even if Penangites voted for the opposition? Prove your sincerity by making such a declaration. Malaysians are not that stupid. They will not be bribed with their own money! (P Ramakrishnan is the immediate past president of Aliran)

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Pembangkang tidak dibenarkan ceramah di Felda Posted: 26 Dec 2012 03:01 PM PST Pengerusi biro, Suhaimi Said berkata, bagi negeri Pahang arahan itu dikeluarkan di Rompin kira-kira seminggu lalu. "Di Pahang ia telah berkuatkuasa di beberapa tempat seperti Rompin dan Jengka 22 serta Jengka 23. "Arahan ini datang dari ibu pejabat Felda di Kuala Lumpur. "Tetapi kami tidak mahu mempedulikan arahan itu. Kami telah mengadakan ceramah di sebuah Felda di Rompin malam tadi tetapi tidak ada kejadian buruk berlaku," tambah Suhaimi. Bagaimanapun, ketua cabang PKR Kuala Krau itu mendakwa arahan itu tidak membabitkan Umno. Ia mungkin ada kaitan dengan konvoi Oren Pahang anjuran Persatuan Anak-anak Peneroka Felda (Anak) di negeri itu minggu lalu. `Janji pilihanraya' Sementara itu dalam perkembangan lain, Suhaimi mengalu-alukan sebarang usaha untuk membina rumah-rumah untuk generasi kedua Felda adalah janji pilihanraya. Bagaimanapun, katanya pihak berwajib perlu memastikan projek perumahan itu sampai kepada kumpulan sasaran iaitu anak-anak peneroka. Beliau mendakwa beberapa projek perumahan sebelum ini hanya memberi manfaat kepada anak pengurus dan kakitangan Felda. "Ini janji pilihanraya. Rumah yang dibuat itu banyak dinikmati oleh anak pegawai Felda dan golongan bukan peneroka. "Ini berlaku di Felda Mempaga dan Felda Lepar dekat Bentong, Pahang," tambahnya. Aktivis masyarakat itu berkata demikian ketika ditanya mengenai dakwaan bahawa sebuah syarikat swasta telah ditawarkan kontrak untuk membina rumah bagi generasi kedua warga Felda di seluruh negara. Syarikat tersebut dikatakan akan bekerjasama dengan KPF Holding yang akan menyediakan dana bagi projek pembinaan rumah berkenaan. Bagaimanapun, menurut sumber ia masih di peringkat perbincangan dan belum dibawa dalam mesyuarat KPF untuk dimuktamadkan.

Cassa kecam MB Selangor berhubung isu air Posted: 26 Dec 2012 02:57 PM PST Presiden Cassa, Datuk Dr Jacob George, berkata kenyataan Khalid itu "tidak profesional" dan mengesahkan beliau mahu satu 'perang politik' di antara kerajaan negeri dan kerajaan pusat berhubung isu air. "Sebagai menteri besar, beliau harus lebih sensitif kerana yang menanggung kedukaan dan kelukaan daripada masalah air ialah pengguna di Selangor sendiri," katanya dalam satu temubual. Dr George berkata apa yang terjadi ekoran pendirian yang diambil oleh Khalid berhubung isu air ialah "gajah berlawan dengan gajah tetapi pelanduk yang mati di tengah-tengah", iaitu rakyat, pengguna negeri Selangor dengan masalah pemotongan air dilaporkan di beberapa kawasan ekoran kekurangan bekalan. Sebagai contoh, minggu lepas, beberapa kawasan di sekitar Pandan Perdana, Pandan Indah, Taman Taynton View dan Taman Bukit Segar di Cheras mengalami gangguan bekalan air berikutan penurunan paras kolam utama yang dikesan sejak awal minggu. Menurut Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor (Syabas, ia berpunca daripada permintaan bekalan air yang meningkat mendadak sejak kebelakangan ini dan melibatkan lebih 9,000 pengguna. "Sebelum mereka datang memerintah negeri ini, mereka buat banyak kenyataan bahawa mereka nak mesra rakyat dan sebagainya. Tetapi dari 2008 sampai sekarang kita nampak sudah ada satu penukaran fikiran dalam cara mereka membuat kerja dan lakukan tanggungjawab. "Mereka dah jadi tidak sensitif lagi, mereka ingat sudah berkuasa, boleh buat apa-apa (sahaja), tak payah dengar (suara rakyat). Ini mendukacitakan bila mereka keluar kenyataan iaitu 100 tahun pun mereka akan melengah-lengahkan walaupun mereka tahu pada tahun 2015 kita akan berhadapan dengan masalah bekalan air yang begitu besar," katanya. Beliau berkata kekurangan bekalan air di Selangor bukan sahaja berpunca daripada permintaan pengguna biasa tetapi lebih kepada industri-industri, projek-projek perumahan yang tumbuh seperti cendawan yang mengakibatkan pertambahan jumlah penduduk dengan mendadak. Menurut Dr George, beliau perhatikan setiap kali pihak seperti kerajaan pusat berbincang atau melaksanakan langkah-langkah mengatasi isu air di Selangor, kerajaan negeri akan membawa masuk isu-isu baru yang tidak ada kaitan dengan isu-isu asal. Beliau berkata, kerajaan pusat sudah membuka banyak ruang kepada kerajaan Selangor sama ada secara langsung atau tidak langsung, termasuk sedia membantu dari segi kawangan dan teknikal dan malah Timbalan Perdana Menteri Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin pun setuju untuk turun padang.

351 peneroka saman Felda, tuntut RM200 juta Posted: 26 Dec 2012 12:48 AM PST Saman difailkan melalui Tetuan Daim dan Gamany di Mahkamah Tinggi Temerloh, Pahang pagi tadi menamakan Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan (Felda) sebagai defendan pertama dan Felda Palm Industries Sdn Bhd sebagai defendan kedua. Plaintif dalam writ saman antara lain mendakwa, Felda Palm Industries berniat jahat dan sengaja menurunkan KPG sehingga enam peratus bertentangan dengan kadar sepatutnya dengan tujuan untuk menurunkan harga setiap tan buah sawit. Peneroka terbabit turut mendakwa wujud konspirasi antara defendan pertama dan kedua menyalahgunakan kaedah penggredan untuk memastikan KPG diturunkan, selain menjual buah sawit dibawah KPG yang sepatutnya tanpa pengetahuan plaintif. Disebabkan itu, plaintif mendakwa setiap mereka mengalami kerugian sebanyak  RM30,912 pada tahun 2008. Manakala bagi buah yang ditahan tapi tak dilupuskan, setiap peneroka telah kehilangan pendapatan sebanyak RM1345.63 (RM560.08 setan). "Kerugian kesemua plaintif untuk tahun 2008 lebih kurang RM11.322 juta," writ saman itu menyebut. Ganti rugi Sehubungan itu, plaintif memohon mahkamah untuk mendapatkan printah supaya Felda dan Felda Palm Industries membayar ganti rugi khas kepada plaintif berdasarkan jumlah keluaran dan harga sawit untuk setiap tahun bermula tahun 1995. Selain itu, peneroka terbabit turut meminta ganti rugi am dan teladan untuk penipuan dan pecah amanah, kadar faedah empat peratus setahun dikenakan keatas jumlah ganti rugi khas bemula dari tahun 1995 serta empat peratus jumlah ganti rugi am dari tarikh pemfailan writ sehingga kes selesai sepenuhny  dan lain-lain kos. Saman difailkan wakil peneroka Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab sebagai plaintif pertama dan Din Mohd Arif (plaintif ke-331). Mereka diwakili Ketua Biro Guaman PKR Latheefa Koya dan  Timbalan Pengerusi Biro Peneroka Felda dan Orang Asal PKR T Kumar. Turut hadir Pengerusi Biro Peneroka Felda dan Orang Asal PKR Suhaimi Said serta timbalannya Bob Manolan.

Kalimah Allah: Guan Eng timbul ‘Kristianofobia’ Posted: 25 Dec 2012 04:27 PM PST Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Kerja Sekretariat Ulama Muda Umno (Ilmu), Fathul Bari Mat Jahaya mendakwa kenyataan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu  hanya menimbulkan perasaan takut umat Islam terhadap agama Kristian sekaligus mengugat keharmonian beragama di negara ini. Fathul turut mempersoalkan kredibiliti Guan Eng yang dilihat tampil ke depan untuk menyatakan pendiriannya mengenai hal tersebut. "Kenyataan Guan Eng hanya menimbulkan Kristianofobia. Beliau perlu tahu 61 peratus rakyat di negara ini beragama Islam. Islam agama majoriti. "Sedangkan di Vatican City juga tidak pernah menggunakan kalimah Allah. Maka saya tanya Guan Eng berapa kali beliau (Guan Eng) sebut kalimah Allah? "Jika beliau tidak jadikan ia sebagai sebutan (Allah) sebagai kebiasaan,mengapa beliau harus ke depan?," oal beliau dalam satu sidang media di Ibu Pejabat Umno Selangor hari ini. Fathul Bari  mendakwa isu kalimah Allah ini juga sekadar strategi politik pihak pembangkang untuk meraih undi 9.2 peratus warga Kristian di negara ini pada Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13 akan datang. Muzakarah amanat Hadi Sementara itu, Fathul Bari turut mencadangkan agar pihak Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) menjemput Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang bermuzakarah untuk membentangkan kewajaran sama ada amanat beliau itu diteruskan atau ditarik balik. "Amanat Hadi ini memberi implikasi besar dan ianya negatif sehingga membawa kepada perpecahan umat Islam. "Hasil dan kesan amanat ini menonjolkan sikap kafir mengkafir. Sebagai contoh wujud situasi di mana pernikahan dengan orang Umno tidak sah. Ziarah jenazah orang Umno tidak sah. Malah pimpinan PAS  tahu hal ni," katanya. Amanat itu didakwa dibuat oleh Abdul Hadi dalam satu ceramah di Kuala Terengganu pada tahun 1981. READ MORE HERE

Istilah ‘God’ dalam Bible BM perlu diganti dengan Tuhan, bukan Allah Posted: 25 Dec 2012 02:27 PM PST Dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini, Ketua Penerangan PAS, Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man berkata, memandangkan Bible Bahasa Melayu adalah terjemahan dari teks asal bahasa Inggeris, maka sewajarnya istilah God tidak bermaksud Allah, kerana terjemahan tepat ialah Tuhan. Bahkan di kalangan masyarakat Barat pun mereka tidak menggunakan nama Allah bagi merujuk kepada God sama ada dalam pertuturan, penulisan atau filem. Perkataan yang sering digunakan ialah 'Lord'. PAS juga melihat isu penggunaan nama Allah di dalam terjemahan Bible dalam Bahasa Malaysia tidak mencerminkan maksud sebenar dari teks asal serta mengelirukan pelbagai pihak. Menurut Tuan Ibrahim lagi, cadangan tersebut juga telah mengundang pelbagai reaksi di kalangan orang Islam dan penganut Kristian. Katanya, menterjemahkan God dengan Allah akan mengelirukan penganut Kristian dan menimbulkan rasa kurang senang di kalangan umat Islam serta boleh mengelirukan orang Islam. "Walaupun penggunaannya tidak bertentangan dengan tradisi ilmu dan budaya di kalangan ahli  kitab (Yahudi dan Nasara),   tetapi  keluar dari khilaf atau mengelak berlakunya kekeliruan dan polemik adalah jalan terbaik," katanya lagi. Tuan Ibrahim berkata, bagi umat Islam, nama Allah merupakan nama yang khusus yang mesti dipelihara kesuciannya. Katanya, a tidak boleh dibuang merata tempat atau digunakan nama tersebut pada tempat yang tidak layak baginya seperti menyamakan dengan makhluk, bersifat dengan sifat makhluk, seperti menganggap ia ada anak, isteri, makan, tidur dan berjalan sebagaimana makhluk. Beliau berkata, ada perkataan yang sensitif bagi sesetengah agama, seperti kalimah Dua Shahadah dan Allah, tidak boleh disebut secara sewenang-wenangnya dalam konteks yang tidak tepat kerana ia boleh menimbulkan kemarahan dan ketidaksenangan yang tidak perlu dalam masyarakat majmuk di negara kita dan situasi negara masa kini.

Pekida akan terus pertahankan kedaulatan bangsa Melayu dan agama Islam Posted: 24 Dec 2012 06:07 PM PST Beliau berkata sebagai sebuah pertubuhan yang diwujudkan atas dasar Melayu dan Islam, sudah pasti kedua-dua dasar berkenaan menjadi pegangan utama dan akan diperjuangkan sampai bila-bila. "Pekida mempunyai misi dan visi tersendiri iaitu menegakkan Islam dan memastikan bangsa Melayu terus menjadi tunjang negara. Kita akan terus mempertahankan agama, bangsa dan negara walaupun terpaksa berjuang hingga ke titisan terakhir. "Justeru kita sebagai anggota (Pekida), kita mempunyai tugas yang berat untuk pastikan kestabilan politik negara dikekalkan supaya negara akan terus aman dan damai," katanya semasa berucap pada Mesyuarat Agung Pekida Malaysia ke-18 yang dirasmikan Ketua Menteri Melaka Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, di sini hari ini. Jamaludin berkata sehingga kini keanggotaan Pekida sudah menjangkau kira-kira 300,000 orang dan jumlah itu sangat penting dalam menguatkan pertubuhan itu dalam memperjuangkan matlamat penubuhannya. "Pekida mempunyai anggota yang ramai dan kita sedang mencari formula bagaimana untuk menyatukan kesemua anggota supaya perjuangan kita mencapai matlamatnya. "Kita tidak mahu satu hari nanti kita terpaksa menangis di belakang pintu disebabkan oleh kegagalan kita untuk mempertahankan bangsa, agama dan negara kita sendiri," katanya. Jamaludin turut menyeru semua anggota pertubuhan itu agar terus menyokong kerajaan sedia ada yang sudah terbukti banyak membantu membangunkan syiar Islam selain mempertahankan keistimewaan orang Melayu sejak negara merdeka hingga kini. "Hanya kerajaan yang ada sekarang ini akan terus memberikan kemakmuran, kesejahteraan dan kebajikan kepada rakyat. Jadi, saya minta semua anggota Pekida agar terus menyokong kerajaan pimpinan Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak sekarang ini agar semua yang diperoleh sekarang ini berterusan untuk anak cucu kita," katanya.

BN mampu menang dua pertiga kerusi PRU-13 Posted: 24 Dec 2012 03:03 PM PST Beliau berkata, kemenangan itu mampu dicapai sekiranya semua ahli parti tidak bersikap terlalu yakin, tidak sabotaj parti dan perlu menggandakan usaha bagi memastikan kejayaan itu. Saya berpendapat BN boleh melakukannya (menang dua pertiga majoriti) sekiranya mengekalkan 140 kerusi Parlimen yang dikuasai sekarang dan merampas masing-masing lima kerusi daripada PAS dan DAP, manakala 10 lagi daripada PKR. Rampas 20 kerusi Ini pendapat peribadi saya...semuanya logik kerana tujuh daripada 10 kerusi PKR kini bermasalah iaitu enam keluar parti dan menjadi wakil rakyat bebas, manakala satu lagi kalah pada pilihan raya kecil Parlimen Hulu Selangor. Jadi, saya rasa kita mampu merampas 20 kerusi Parlimen yang dimenangi pembangkang pada PRU-13, katanya. Beliau berkata demikian selepas merasmikan Program Pemukiman Pemantapan Profesionalisme Kelab Kebajikan dan Rekreasi Penerangan di Hotel Seri Costa di sini, semalam. Hadir sama, Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. Ditanya faktor keyakinan BN mampu merampas kerusi selain disebabkan masalah yang dihadapi parti pembangkang, Ahmad yang juga Timbalan Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri meminta semua pihak melihat pemerintahan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak sejak mengambilalih pada 2009. Di bawah teraju Perdana Menteri selama tiga tahun lapan bulan, kita tidak pernah dengar sebegitu banyak program dilaksanakan. 20 jenama 1Malaysia Melaluinya (pemerintahan Najib) kita ada 20 jenama produk 1Malaysia, lima jenis transformasi serta pembaharuan yang dilakukan termasuk program tinjauan mesra, turun padang, janji ditepati dan pemberian terus subsidi kepada rakyat. Semua ini tidak pernah dilakukan sebelum ini, katanya. Ahmad berkata, dengan ketegasan Perdana Menteri yang mahukan calon boleh menang, beliau yakin BN boleh mencapai kemenangan majoriti dua pertiga. Jika kita berfikiran positif, maka tindak tanduk kita positif, tak kan kita tak boleh tawan, apa yang saya sebut ini adalah logik, katanya.

PAS bidas Guan Eng Posted: 24 Dec 2012 02:59 PM PST Tindakan itu kata mereka bukan saja akan mengelirukan umat Islam malah menunjukkan Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang itu tidak menghormati keputusan yang sudah diperkenankan Yang di-Pertuan Agong. Guan Eng dalam perutusan khas sempena Krismas di laman blognya, semalam menggesa Kerajaan Pusat diterajui Barisan Nasional (BN) membenarkan penganut Kristian di Semenanjung menggunakan kalimah Allah dalam Bible versi bahasa Melayu. Ahli Majlis Syura Ulama PAS yang juga Ketua Dewan Ulama PAS Kelantan, Datuk Mohamed Daud Iraqi, berkata tindakan Setiausaha Agung DAP itu mengelirukan umat Islam di negara ini. "PAS mengambil pendirian seperti diputuskan Majlis Syura parti sebelum ini, tidak bersetuju dengan desakan mana-mana pihak berhubung isu berkenaan. "Kita tidak boleh lawan Majlis Syura yang sudah putus perkara ini sebelum ini, kalau lawan.... jadi benda lain. Kita tidak akan ikut, pakai dia (Guan Eng), sebab dia keliru banyak, nak guna benda karut. "Tapi terpulang kepada kerajaan (Persekutuan), kalau nak buat. Bagi PAS, kita bantah, tidak boleh guna perkataan itu," katanya kepada BH. Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS, Nasrudin Hassan Tantawi mahu Guan Eng berhenti daripada membangkitkan isu itu kerana boleh mencetuskan kekeliruan umat Islam. "Tindakan Guan Eng itu boleh mencetuskan semula polemik yang sudah lama reda. Isu ini tidak perlu ditimbulkan lagi dan sepatutnya beliau merujuk kepada ulama sebelum mengeluarkan kenyataan seperti itu secara terbuka. "Isu kalimah Allah ini bukan boleh dijadikan polemik kerana ia sangat sensitif dan boleh menimbulkan ketegangan agama jika tidak ditangani dengan baik," katanya. Nasrudin berkata, jika masyarakat agama lain masih tidak memahami isu itu sewajarnya ia dibincangkan secara tertutup bersama ulama bagi mengelakkan ketegangan agama. Ditanya sama ada PAS akan bertemu dengan Guan Eng berhubung isu terbabit, Nasrudin berkata, perkara itu diserahkan kepada pucuk pimpinan parti. Sebelum ini, Muzakarah Jawatankuasa Fatwa Majlis Kebangsaan Bagi Hal Ehwal Agama Islam Malaysia Kali Ke-82 yang bersidang pada 5-7 Mei 2008 sudah membincangkan Isu Tuntutan Penganut Kristian Terhadap Penggunaan Kalimah Allah. Muzakarah memutuskan bahawa lafaz Allah adalah kalimah suci yang khusus bagi agama dan umat Islam serta tidak boleh digunakan atau disamakan dengan agama lain. Sementara itu, Mufti Pulau Pinang, Datuk Hassan Ahmad berkata, negeri itu mewartakan kalimah Allah sebagai antara 40 perkataan yang tidak boleh digunakan bukan Islam. Beliau berkata peraturan itu dikuatkuasakan pada zaman pakatan pembangkang memerintah dan dipersetujui Guan Eng sebagai pemimpin tertinggi. "Jabatan Mufti Pulau Pinang sudah putuskan perkataan seperti Allah, haji, masjid contohnya hanya boleh digunakan mereka yang beragama Islam. "Dia (Guan Eng) pun tahu perkara ini, kita sudah maklum dan peraturan ini sudah diwartakan, pelik juga beliau cakap macam tu," katanya. Mufti Kelantan, Datuk Mohd Shukri Muhamad berkata, keputusan tidak membenarkan penggunaan kalimah Allah dalam Bible perlu dihormati semua kaum.

Bersih 2.0 gagal mengetengahkan isu sebenar pilihan raya, kata bekas pengerusi SPR Posted: 23 Dec 2012 02:11 PM PST "Sebab mereka tidak kemukakan apa yang mereka mahu. Mereka hendak undi pos dikaji, ini semua kecil. "Bagi saya, ia tidak membantu untuk memperkuatkan amalan demokrasi. Ia hanya merubah sedikit tatacara atau pun prosedur," katanya beliau dipetik dari Sinar Harian Online. Menurut Abdul Rashid lagi, tuntutan Bersih 2.0 hanya bersifat "quick fix" dan tidak menyentuh perubahan struktur. "Tetapi Bersih (2.0) ini khusus untuk kita buat perubahan pada sistem pilihan raya dan mereka tidak berapa mengerti agaknya, tuntutan-tuntutan itu nampaknya tidak menyeluruh. "Saya kaji juga tuntutan-tuntutan ini dan mereka tidak mendesak dilakukan suatu perubahan yang menyentuh struktur. "Maknanya seluruh undang-undang itu dikaji. Bukan satu dua tempat. Ini macam kita tukar bateri, tukar 'spark plug', tukar minyak hitam, 'quick fix' ini (sebenarnya) boleh mendatangkan masalah yang lebih besar. Yang dasarnya tidak berubah." Beliau bersara sebagai pengerusi SPR selepas pilihan raya umum (PRU) 2008 yang menyaksikan berlakunya tsunami politik apabila buat pertama kalinya Barisan Nasional (BN) kehilangan majoriti tradisi dua pertiga di Parlimen. Abdul Rashid juga melahirkan rasa terkejutnya selepas meneliti tuntutan Bersih 2.0 walaupun menurutnya, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) tersebut terdiri daripada orang hebat dan peguam ternama. "Tuntutan-tuntutan itu nampaknya ... apabila anda buat tuntutan itu, kerajaan respon, itulah yang dibuat menerusi PSC, itu yang dibuat. Jadi tuntutan mereka telah dipenuhi. "Tapi kita tahu, Bersih hendak lebih daripada itu. Mereka tidak mahu PSC. Mereka mahu suruhanjaya yang betul-betul bebas dan adil," katanya.

KITA mahu Kelantan jelaskan tanah diberi kepada DAP Posted: 23 Dec 2012 01:50 PM PST Tanah seluas 10, 526 ekar di Gua Musang itu dikatakan telah diberikan kepada Syarikat Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd. Ketua KITA, Masrum Dayat bertanya adakah syarikat Upayapadu Plantation Sdn Bhd merupakan penender yang tertinggi. Walaupun transaksi tersebut merupakan transaksi perniagaan persendirian, tetapi ia membabitkan sebuah badan berkanun negeri Kelantan. Katanya, terdapat dua laporan berbeza yang yang memerlukan penjelasan lebih khusus. "Satu laporan menyebut bahawa syarikat Upayapadu Plantation telah memeterai perjanjian dengan YIK  untuk membeli tanah bernilai lebih RM30 juta itu pada tahun 2006. "Satu lagi laporan yang memetik kenyataan exco kerajaan negeri, Dr Mohd Fadzli Hassan bahawa ia merupakan usahasama projek melalui konsep pajakan dan perjanjian selama 50 tahun dengan diberikan pajakan dan bukannya hak milik," kata Masrum dalam satu kenyataan media hari ini. Menteri Besar, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat menafikan dakwaan kononnya beliau memberikan tanah bernilai lebih RM30 juta kepada pemimpin DAP sebagai habuan memastikan Datuk Seri Mohamad Nizar Jamaludin dilantik Menteri Besar Perak pada 2008. Pengerusi DAP Perak Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham tutut menafikan beliau memberi laluan kepada PAS untuk jawatan Menteri Besar negeri itu kepada parti Islam tersebut sebagai pertukaran dengan  kontrak pembalakan di Kelantan, walaupun menjadi pengarah dalam syarikat pembalakan di kawasan tersebut. Ngeh dan seorang lagi Adun DAP Perak , Datuk Nga Kor Ming berkata, mereka melabur dalam syarikat tersebut, tetapi menegaskan tidak ada perjanjian dalam perkara tersebut. Isu pemberian tanah ini telah dibangkitkan dalam sidang dewan undangan negeri Perak, minggu lalu. READ MORE HERE

Konvoi Oren NS: 2 cedera, cermin kereta pecah Posted: 23 Dec 2012 01:47 PM PST Insiden berlaku berhampiran simpang masuk ke Felda Bukit Rokan Utara, Gemencheh, Tampin apabila kira-kira 100 orang penduduk tempatan yang membawa bendera BN menghalang peserta konvoi seramai 200 orang  meneruskan perjalanan. Menurut Pengarah Program Konvoi Oren Negeri Sembilan, Abdul Rahman Ramli; ketika peserta konvoi baru sahaja sampai di lokasi, sekumpulan lelaki yang bersenjatakan kayu dan batu meluru kepada sebuah kereta pacuan empat roda yang berada di paling hadapan. "Mereka memecahkan cermin kereta di hadapan dan kedua-dua cermin tingkap sebelah kiri kereta dengan kayu. "Sebenarnya tindakan lelaki-lelaki yang membawa bendera BN dan Umno ini adalah satu tindakan yang salah. "Menyedari bantahan daripada mereka, kami tidak masuk ke Felda Bukit Rokan Utara, sebaliknya hanya berunding untuk menggunakan jalan besar tersebut untuk ke Felda Jelai. "Sebaliknya mereka mencederakan dua orang lelaki. "Seorang cedera di kepala dan seorang lagi di kening. Saya juga kecewa dengan pihak polis yang hanya melihat insiden itu berlaku dan tidak menghalang lelaki-lelaki yang mencetuskan provokasi dari awal lagi," kata Abdul Rahman yang juga merupakan Yang DiPertua PAS Jempol.. Noraza Muda cedera di kepala sementara Razali Rashad di kening. Kedua-dua mereka dipukul dengan kayu oleh dua lelaki yang tidak dikenali di jalan utama berhampiran simpang masuk Felda Bukit Rokan Utara. Konvoi Oren NS dibatalkan Berikutan kejadian itu Noraza, Razali dan kepimpinan PAS dan PKR yang menyertai konvoi itu membuat laporan polis di Ibu Pejabat Daerah (IPD) Polis Jempol di Bandar Seri Jempol. Presiden Persatuan Anak Peneroka Felda Kebangsaan (Anak), Mazlan Aliman ketika mengadakan sidang akhbar tergempar di hadapan IPD Jempol, berkata peserta konvoi berkereta itu hanya berhasrat memasuki kawasan Felda untuk seketika, memberikan sedikit ucapan ringkas dan mengedar risalah. "Saya kecewa dengan pihak polis yang hanya memerhatikan sahaja kejadian peserta konvoi kami diserang. "Saya mendapat maklumat, bahawa di lokasi seterusnya iaitu di Felda Jelai, mereka menunggu kami dengan besi, kayu dan batu. "Mengambil kira keselamatan peserta dan saya tidak mahu lebih ramai tercedera, saya mengambil keputusan untuk membatalkan konvoi ini'" ujar Mazlan. Halangan di Felda Kepis dan Felda Bukit Rokan Barat Sebelum itu, konvoi Oren dihalang masuk di Felda Kepis oleh lebih 100 penduduk tempatan dan tidak dibenarkan masuk oleh hampir 80 penduduk Felda Bukit Rokan Barat. Kepimpinan PAS dan PKR hanya memberi ucapan ringkas dari atas sebuah kenderaan pacuan empat roda di tepi jalan utama dan beredar ke Felda Bukit Rokan Utara sebelum insiden buruk itu berlaku. Jika tidak kerana insiden peserta Konvoi Oren diserang dan tercedera, sepatutnya peserta dengan 80 kenderaan meneruskan konvoi ke Felda Jelai, Felda Palong 4, 5 & 6, Felda Lui Selatan dan Felda Serting Hilir. Ini merupakan insiden ketiga membabitkan kekecohan terhadap peserta Konvoi Oren. Sebelum ini kekecohan terhadap Konvoi Oren turut berlaku di Felda Lawin Selatan, Gerik Perak pada 03 November lepas dan di Felda Jengka 11 pada Ahad lalu. Dalam kedua-dua kejadian itu penduduk Felda terbabit bertindak menghalang peserta konvoi daripada memasuki kawasan Felda tersebut. READ MORE HERE

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