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Perak: Another mockery of justice coming up?
Law & Order
Written by Kevin YL Tan
Wednesday, 04 November 2009 14:10
— earlier Court of Appeal judgment doubtful
Kevin Tan who is Faculty of Law Professor (Adjunct) in the National University of Singapore — and obtained his LLM and JSD from Yale Law School — argues that the burden of judgment is for the Federal Court on the text of Perak Constitution, and three simple provisions contained therein. Hence, the Sultan should have dissolved the assembly upon Nizar’s request.
Introduction
In a few days, the Federal Court will hear one of the most important constitutional appeals in recent times: Nizar Jamaluddin v Zambry Abd Kadir. While many readers are familiar with the facts leading to this appeal, it is useful to recapitulate the key events.
The resignation of three Pakatan Rakyat (PR) assemblymen in February this year left the ruling PR government with control over 28 seats in the Legislative Assembly (LA), the same number of seats controlled by the opposition Barisan Nasional (BN). This led the incumbent PKR Menteri Besar (MB) of Perak, Nizar to request Sultan Azlan Shah (HRH) on February 4, 2009 to dissolve the LA so that this numeric deadlock could be resolved. HRH took no immediate decision.
The following day, HRH met up with 31 members of the LA (including the three PR members who had earlier resigned), satisfied himself that all 31 of them supported Zambry as MB and proceeded to inform Nizar that he no longer commanded the LA’s confidence. Nizar was then asked to tender the resignation of the executive council. When Nizar did not comply, HRH’s office issued a press statement declaring the office of MB to be vacant and that Zambry had been appointed the new MB of Perak since he commanded the confidence of the majority of LA members. Nizar applied to the High Court for a declaration that he remained Perak’s MB.
On May 11, 2009, the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled (per Abdul Aziz J) that since there had been no formal vote of confidence on the floor of LA, Nizar remained the rightful MB of Perak. Zambry appealed. The Court of Appeal unanimously reversed the High Court decision but it was some time before the three judgments were released. Two of them, those of Dato’ Raus Sharif and Dato’ Ahmad Maarop JJCA were released towards the end of June while that of Dato’ Zainun Ali JCA was released in early July.
The three lengthy judgments come up to some 240 pages in all and a large number of issues were canvassed and discussed. I had previously commented on the correctness of the High Court decision and having already discussed the contradictions that arose from the judgments of Raus and Maarop JJCA feel it timely to revisit the most salient issues in this case.
Sultan’s discretion to dissolve legislative assembly
Under the Perak Constitution, HRH’s discretion with respect to the dissolution of the LA is found in two provisions.
The first is Article is Article 16(6) which provides: If the Menteri Besar ceases to command the confidence of the majority of the members of the Legislative Assembly, then, unless at his request His Royal Highness dissolves the Legislative Assembly, he shall tender the resignation of the Executive Council.
The second is to be found in Article 36, the relevant parts of which reads:
(2) His Royal Highness may prorogue or dissolve the Legislative Assembly.
(3) The Legislative Assembly unless sooner dissolved shall continue for five years from the date of its first sitting and shall then stand dissolved.
(4) Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved a general election shall be held within sixty days from the date of the dissolution and the new Legislative Assembly shall be summoned to meet on a date not later than ninety days from that date.
Of particular interest to us is Article 36(2) which gives HR the general power to ‘prorogue or dissolve’ the LA. Article 18(2)(b) further provides that HRH ‘may act in his discretion’ in ‘the withholding of consent to a request for the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly’.
In the High Court, Abdul Aziz J made the following findings of fact:
(a) Nizar’s request to HRH to dissolve the LA was not done ‘with reference to any provision in the Perak’s State Constitution; and
(b) Nizar was thus requesting HRH to exercise his royal prerogative under Article 36(2), and not under Article 16(6).
As such, the learned judge found no ambiguity in the wording of Article 16(6) and held that:
(a) HRH had no power to dismiss Nizar; and
(b) HRH was not allowed to deem the office of MB vacant when Nizar did not resign.
To do so, he said, would be to do ‘violence to the language’ of Article 16(6).
I previously argued that Abdul Aziz J was correct in his interpretation and added that the only logical way to read these various provisions is this:
If the MB makes an unspecified request to HRH to dissolve the LA, that request falls under HRH’s general power to dissolve the LA under Article 36(2) and he is free to exercise his discretion as he deems fit under Article 18(2)(b).
If the MB determines that he has lost the confidence of the LA and would like fresh elections, he will make a request to HRH under Article 16(2). In that instance, if HRH refuses the request, the MB must tender the resignation of the Executive Council to enable HRH to appoint a new MB.
The court of appeal decision
It would take a full-blown academic article to critique the three judgments of the Court of Appeal; they are too long and often dwell on subjects that were not germane to the issues. Even so, a number of observations may be made.
Unlike most appellate judges, the three Court of Appeal judges had no compunction about reversing the High Court’s finding of fact. The High Court had found that the request for the dissolution of the LA was made under Article 36(2) and not Article 16(6), but this was doubted by the Court of Appeal.
Raus Sharif JCA chastised Abdul Aziz J for failing ‘to properly and adequately appreciate the evidence adduced before him’ and found that the events bore ‘out the undisputed fact that Nizar’s request for dissolution was made because he lost the command and support of the house’. This was how he found that Nizar’s request for dissolution was made under Article 16(6) and not Article 36(2).
Zainun Ali JCA went to great lengths to demonstrate that Nizar must have known that he had already lost the confidence of the LA when he made his request to HRH to dissolve the LA. The language is almost condescending (at pp 31-32):
“It can safely be inferred that Nizar himself is an intelligent man. In fact I believe he is. He would be alert if not alerted, to the political dynamics existing then in the State of Perak. The information on the political situation would, without question be notified to him. His vigilance is displayed when he himself alerted His Royal Highness on the uneasy political events taking place in Perak as early as 2.2.2009. He would have made a quick mental assessment of the effect of the depletion in the number of Assemblyman [sic] aligned to him in the Legislative Assembly. Why else then would Nizar sent [sic] a letter requesting for dissolution of the Legislative Assembly on 4.2.2009 to His Royal Highness?”
There is much more; in fact, about 40 pages’ worth. The learned judge even went on a speculative spree, taking judicial notice of Nizar’s access to the newspapers on the morning of Feb 4 (at p 23) and thereby suggesting that Nizar must have known that he had lost the confidence of the LA through the defection of the three Assemblymen who had ostensibly resigned in February.
All this was done because of the troublesome “simple request without more, for the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly” that Nizar had sent to HRH (p 22). If the letter was a simple request and nothing more, some other evidence must direct the Court as to which constitutional provision it was being made: Article 36(2) or Article 16(2)?
One interesting observation made by Zainun Ali JCA was the fact that the draft Proclamation for the dissolution of the LA was ‘a standard document available in the office of the Menteri Besar’. Contrary to what the learned judge held, this seems all the more to suggest that the request was really a general ‘standard’ request under Article 36(2) and not Article 16(2).
Ahmad Maarop JCA was less interested in the facts than in whether or not HRH could make a determination on whether or not the MB had ceased to command the confidence of the LA by means other than a formal vote on the LA floor. He simply took the view that the request for dissolution was made under Article 16(2) and proceeded on that basis. After examining the authorities, he preferred the approach of the Privy Council in Adegbenro v Akintola (on appeal from Western Nigeria) to that of Malaysian High Court in Stephen Kalong Ningkan v Abang Haji Openg & Tawi Sli.
The issues: once again
It is easy to get lost in the morass of words and erstwhile authorities cited by the judges in the Court of Appeal such that we soon fail to see the real issues at hand.
To recapitulate, the issues before the Federal Court are the same as those that were before the High Court: What is the extent of the Sultan’s discretionary power under the Perak State Constitution in relation to the dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and the appointment or removal of the Menteri Besar. To answer this question, the following issues must be addressed:
One, who decides whether a request for the dissolution of the LA is made under Article 16(2) or Article 36(2) of the Perak State Constitution?
Two, how is loss of confidence of the majority of the LA to be determined?
The answer to the first question is clear – it is the Menteri Besar since it is he or she who makes the request. As I explained in my earlier comment (taking issue with one aspect of Raus Sharif JCA’s judgment), any other reading of the Constitution would be problematic.
If the MB makes an unspecified request, then HRH must accept that it is a request made under the general powers of dissolution under Article 36(2). In such a request, HRH is confronted with a very simple binary question: Does he or does he not dissolve the LA? As Sultan Azlan Shah had himself argued, the Head of State should ordinarily accede to a request to dissolve the legislature:
“… under normal circumstances, it is taken for granted that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong would not withhold his consent to a request for dissolution of Parliament. His role under such a situation is purely formal.”
There is no question of HRH making any kind of determination as to whether or not the MB still commanded the majority of the LA.
However, if a specific request to dissolve the LA is received under Article 16(2), with the MB stating that he has lost the confidence of the LA, then Article 16(6) kicks into operation, and if HRH should refuse to dissolve the LA – whether for fear of major political convulsions or unrest – the MB must tender the resignation of the Executive Council.
There is no question of an MB going to HRH and asking HRH whether or not he (the MB) continues to enjoy the confidence of the majority in the LA when such a request for dissolution is being made. If a request is made under Article 16(2), the MB has already determined that he has lost the confidence of the House; and the only way he will truly know this is by way of a vote on the floor of the LA.
Conclusion
Much ink has been spilt on whether the decision in Adegbenro v Akintola (in which the Privy Council held that the Governor of Western Nigeria could determine the loss of confidence by means other than a formal vote in the House) is preferable and more suitable to Malaysia than its own home-grown progeny, Stephen Kalong Ningkan where Adegbenro was strenuously and convincingly distinguished.
Furthermore, all the Court of Appeal judges quote Amir Kahar bin Tun Datu Haji Mustapha v Mohd Said bin Karuak & 8 Ors as being both relevant and salient, especially since the court appeared to have quoted Adegbenro with approval. This is disingenuous since the learned judges must know that in Amir Kahar, the Chief Minister Pairin Kitigan resigned on his own accord and the Governor was never called upon to exercise his discretion as to whether or not Kitigan had lost the confidence of the House.
While the academic community awaits the resolution of the Adegbenro versus Ningkan positions, we should not forget that this issue is really a supplementary one.
The first question that needs to be addressed by the Federal Court begins with the plain words of the Perak State Constitution. The issues are simple, if we stay focused on them. This case is not about a ruler’s hereditary prerogative powers nor even of residual royal prerogatives. It is about how to make sense of three simple provisions in the Constitution and paying respect to evidence as adduced and not that which is deduced. If the High Court’s finding of fact is upheld, the question of whether the Sultan can determine whether or not the MB has lost the confidence of the House by a means other than by a formal vote of the House may well remain moot; at least for this case.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Sigh…what more to say?
Sigh…what more to say?
http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/28192/84/
Friday, 30 October 2009 15:45
I told Nik Nazmi, the Menteri Besar’s political secretary, about the Badrul problem way back in mid-2008. I told him we have probably ‘lost’ him. And we actually lost him a few days after the 8 March 2008 general election.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
It was in February 2008 that I first met Badrul Hisham Abdullah. And I went to meet him at the request of Ronnie Liu. You see; Ronnie was contesting the Pandamaran state seat under the Port Kelang parliamentary constituency while Badrul was contesting the neighbouring Port Kelang state seat, also under the Port Kelang parliamentary constituency. It was important, therefore, that both Ronnie and Badrul win to ensure that Charles Santiago will win the Port Kelang parliament seat as well.
We were not too worried about Pandamaran because Ronnie had spent many years building his base there. So we were quite confident that Ronnie would win the seat without any problem. But the Port Kelang state seat was another matter. It was going to be an uphill battle with this one.
First of all, no one knew who the hell this Badrul guy was. Secondly, that seat is a strong Barisan Nasional seat because of the Malay voters from Kampong Raja Uda who have always voted Umno since Merdeka Day. Never has Kampong Raja Uda voted opposition and unless they do then Badrul would not be able to win that seat.
To help Badrul increase his chances, Ronnie campaigned for Badrul and he asked me to go meet the voters in Kampong Raja Uda. We need to win the votes of the Malays in Kampong Raja Uda, said Ronnie, if Badrul is going to win. The Chinese and Indians are not too much of a problem. Furthermore, the Malays are the majority so if we can’t win the Malay votes, even if we win 100% of the votes of the Chinese and Indians, it will not help. Anyway, there is no way we can win 100% of the Chinese and Indian votes.
Ronnie arranged for me to ceramah at Kampong Raja Uda. My message to the Malay voters in Kampong Raja Uda was short and to the point. It was raining heavily and we had all these Malays standing in the rain getting soaked to their skin. So it was better that I come to the point, say my piece, and allow them to get out of the rain.
The opposition has never won the votes of the Malays of Kampong Raja Uda, I said. Since Merdeka, the Malays have always voted for the ruling party. For the first time I want the Malays to vote opposition, I said. This kampong, Kampong Raja Uda, is named after my grandfather, Raja Tun Uda. I used to visit this area every year during Hari Raya when I was a child because my relatives used to live here although many have since moved away.
If the Malays here still vote for the ruling party and do not vote for the opposition, I want them to remove my grandfather’s name from this kampong. Call it something else but please do not call it Kampong Raja Uda. And if the ruling party wins the votes from Kampong Raja Uda I swear to never step foot in this kampong again.
On Polling Day, Badrul won the Port Kelang state seat and, for the first time in history, Kampong Raja Uda went to the opposition. However, when it came time to announce the winner, Badrul was nowhere to be seen. They rushed to his house to see whether he was home but it appeared like no one was home. They knocked on his door anyway and for a while no one stirred. They continued knocking and soon a very sleepy Badrul came to the door. He had been sleeping. While the votes were being counted Badrul was at home fast asleep.
Badrul had a very confused look on his face. You won, they told him. Get dressed and come to the counting centre. They need you there to announce the winner.
Badrul remained silent. Quickly, get dressed. You won. You need to go to the counting centre.
I won? Badrul could not believe what he heard.
Yes, you won, quickly, come with us. You need to be there.
The signs that something was not quite right with this man already showed on Nomination Day and Ronnie told me he was a bit worried about this guy. He went to the nomination centre without any money and could not pay the deposit. So they quickly did a collection to help raise the deposit by passing the hat around.
After Badrul had been sworn in as a State Assemblyman, he ‘disappeared’. Instead of spending time with the other Pakatan Rakyat Assemblymen or the Member of Parliament, he was seen almost every night having dinner with the Umno people. He was mingling with the Umno people and staying away from the Pakatan Rakyat people.
I told Nik Nazmi, the Menteri Besar’s political secretary, about the Badrul problem way back in mid-2008. I told him we have probably ‘lost’ him. And we actually lost him a few days after the 8 March 2008 general election.
Nik Nazmi told me they are aware of the problem. But of course nothing was done about it and now the problem has come back to bite PKR and Pakatan Rakyat on their backsides.
That is the saga of Badrul Hisham Abdullah, PKR’s candidate for the Port Kelang state seat who turned up on Nomination day without any money to pay his deposit, who went home to sleep while the votes were being counted, and who ‘joined’ Umno barely a few days after he won the election.
When we first met Badrul, my wife said, oh my God, you mean PKR does not have any other candidates to choose? To be honest, my wife said, even I will not vote for him. How can we expect the general public to vote for him?
I think you make a much better candidate than Badrul, I told my wife.
That is so insulting, my wife replied. How can you compare me to him? I would not even trust him to cut my grass, let alone become my Wakil Rakyat.
Yes, that was my wife’s opinion. And Ronnie told me way back in March 2008 that we are going to have problems with Badrul. We expected him to jump ship more than a year ago. Our only surprise is that it took so long for him to do so. And an even bigger surprise is, after knowing all this, why did PKR not do anything about this guy earlier?
That appears to be the story of PKR’s life. And there are many more the likes of Badrul Hisham Abdullah lurking in PKR. I just wonder when we are going to see more incidences like Badrul.
PKR is beginning to look like one huge joke. But the joke is not funny. We campaigned hard and asked the voters to trust us by voting opposition. I personally went down to the ground to tell the voters to trust me and vote opposition. Have we violated that trust? Will the voters ever trust me again?
That, I would summarise, is the greatest tragedy of all.
http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/28192/84/
Friday, 30 October 2009 15:45
I told Nik Nazmi, the Menteri Besar’s political secretary, about the Badrul problem way back in mid-2008. I told him we have probably ‘lost’ him. And we actually lost him a few days after the 8 March 2008 general election.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
It was in February 2008 that I first met Badrul Hisham Abdullah. And I went to meet him at the request of Ronnie Liu. You see; Ronnie was contesting the Pandamaran state seat under the Port Kelang parliamentary constituency while Badrul was contesting the neighbouring Port Kelang state seat, also under the Port Kelang parliamentary constituency. It was important, therefore, that both Ronnie and Badrul win to ensure that Charles Santiago will win the Port Kelang parliament seat as well.
We were not too worried about Pandamaran because Ronnie had spent many years building his base there. So we were quite confident that Ronnie would win the seat without any problem. But the Port Kelang state seat was another matter. It was going to be an uphill battle with this one.
First of all, no one knew who the hell this Badrul guy was. Secondly, that seat is a strong Barisan Nasional seat because of the Malay voters from Kampong Raja Uda who have always voted Umno since Merdeka Day. Never has Kampong Raja Uda voted opposition and unless they do then Badrul would not be able to win that seat.
To help Badrul increase his chances, Ronnie campaigned for Badrul and he asked me to go meet the voters in Kampong Raja Uda. We need to win the votes of the Malays in Kampong Raja Uda, said Ronnie, if Badrul is going to win. The Chinese and Indians are not too much of a problem. Furthermore, the Malays are the majority so if we can’t win the Malay votes, even if we win 100% of the votes of the Chinese and Indians, it will not help. Anyway, there is no way we can win 100% of the Chinese and Indian votes.
Ronnie arranged for me to ceramah at Kampong Raja Uda. My message to the Malay voters in Kampong Raja Uda was short and to the point. It was raining heavily and we had all these Malays standing in the rain getting soaked to their skin. So it was better that I come to the point, say my piece, and allow them to get out of the rain.
The opposition has never won the votes of the Malays of Kampong Raja Uda, I said. Since Merdeka, the Malays have always voted for the ruling party. For the first time I want the Malays to vote opposition, I said. This kampong, Kampong Raja Uda, is named after my grandfather, Raja Tun Uda. I used to visit this area every year during Hari Raya when I was a child because my relatives used to live here although many have since moved away.
If the Malays here still vote for the ruling party and do not vote for the opposition, I want them to remove my grandfather’s name from this kampong. Call it something else but please do not call it Kampong Raja Uda. And if the ruling party wins the votes from Kampong Raja Uda I swear to never step foot in this kampong again.
On Polling Day, Badrul won the Port Kelang state seat and, for the first time in history, Kampong Raja Uda went to the opposition. However, when it came time to announce the winner, Badrul was nowhere to be seen. They rushed to his house to see whether he was home but it appeared like no one was home. They knocked on his door anyway and for a while no one stirred. They continued knocking and soon a very sleepy Badrul came to the door. He had been sleeping. While the votes were being counted Badrul was at home fast asleep.
Badrul had a very confused look on his face. You won, they told him. Get dressed and come to the counting centre. They need you there to announce the winner.
Badrul remained silent. Quickly, get dressed. You won. You need to go to the counting centre.
I won? Badrul could not believe what he heard.
Yes, you won, quickly, come with us. You need to be there.
The signs that something was not quite right with this man already showed on Nomination Day and Ronnie told me he was a bit worried about this guy. He went to the nomination centre without any money and could not pay the deposit. So they quickly did a collection to help raise the deposit by passing the hat around.
After Badrul had been sworn in as a State Assemblyman, he ‘disappeared’. Instead of spending time with the other Pakatan Rakyat Assemblymen or the Member of Parliament, he was seen almost every night having dinner with the Umno people. He was mingling with the Umno people and staying away from the Pakatan Rakyat people.
I told Nik Nazmi, the Menteri Besar’s political secretary, about the Badrul problem way back in mid-2008. I told him we have probably ‘lost’ him. And we actually lost him a few days after the 8 March 2008 general election.
Nik Nazmi told me they are aware of the problem. But of course nothing was done about it and now the problem has come back to bite PKR and Pakatan Rakyat on their backsides.
That is the saga of Badrul Hisham Abdullah, PKR’s candidate for the Port Kelang state seat who turned up on Nomination day without any money to pay his deposit, who went home to sleep while the votes were being counted, and who ‘joined’ Umno barely a few days after he won the election.
When we first met Badrul, my wife said, oh my God, you mean PKR does not have any other candidates to choose? To be honest, my wife said, even I will not vote for him. How can we expect the general public to vote for him?
I think you make a much better candidate than Badrul, I told my wife.
That is so insulting, my wife replied. How can you compare me to him? I would not even trust him to cut my grass, let alone become my Wakil Rakyat.
Yes, that was my wife’s opinion. And Ronnie told me way back in March 2008 that we are going to have problems with Badrul. We expected him to jump ship more than a year ago. Our only surprise is that it took so long for him to do so. And an even bigger surprise is, after knowing all this, why did PKR not do anything about this guy earlier?
That appears to be the story of PKR’s life. And there are many more the likes of Badrul Hisham Abdullah lurking in PKR. I just wonder when we are going to see more incidences like Badrul.
PKR is beginning to look like one huge joke. But the joke is not funny. We campaigned hard and asked the voters to trust us by voting opposition. I personally went down to the ground to tell the voters to trust me and vote opposition. Have we violated that trust? Will the voters ever trust me again?
That, I would summarise, is the greatest tragedy of all.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Jemputan ke Majlis Rumah Terbuka Nasional Hari Raya Aidilfitri DAP 2009
Jemputan ke Majlis Rumah Terbuka Nasional Hari Raya Aidilfitri Rakan Pakatan Rakyat DAP 2009
Tarikh: Ahad, September 27, 2009
Waktu: 11:30 pagi – 2:00 petang
Tempat: Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya, Jalan Kuari, Kg Cheras Baharu, Selangor
Pemimpin-pemimpin Pakatan Rakyat seperti Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng, Ketua Umum Parti Keadilan Rakyat Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim, dan Presiden PAS Dato’ Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang akan turut menghadiri acara tersebut.
DAP akan menyediakan pelbagai hidangan tradisional Melayu di samping mengadakan persembahan silat, nasyid dan kompang.
DAP menjemput semua warga Malaysia tanpa mengira kaum, agama dan pemikiran politik, untuk menghadiri Ruman Terbuka Aidilfitri ini.
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
PAS Berpeluang Menang DI Sarawak
PAS Sarawak akan bekerjasama dengan Pakatan Rakyat untuk menjatuhkan Barisan Nasional (BN) dan akan berusaha keras untuk memenangi pilihan raya umum ke 13 nanti.
Pesuruhjayanya, Ustaz Othman Musthapa berkata, dalam memburu kemenangan tersebut beberapa kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) dikenal pasti untuk PAS bertanding dalam pilihan raya negeri yang dijangka pada 2010 ini.
"Insya-Allah Pas akan berusaha meletakkan seberapa ramai calon daripada yang sudah-sudah dan kemungkinan besar kita akan letakkan lebih daripada sepuluh calon untuk pilihan raya negeri akan datang," katanya
Lagi pun katanya, PAS mewarwarkan untuk meletakkan lebih sepuluh kerusi Dun daripada pilihan raya yang lepas.
Beliau berkata, bagi merealisasikan kejayaan tersebut PAS negeri banyak cawangan ditubuhkan di samping menggerakkan jentera pilihan raya di kawasan-kawasan yang dijangka akan menang.
"Antara yang kita target PAS boleh menang seperti Batang Sadung dan Batang Lupar.
"Tambahan pula melihat kepada sokongan, tsunami politik sekarang ini beralih kepada Pakatan Rakyat," ujarnya mengulas persiapan PAS Sarawak untuk hadapi pilihan raya negeri yang dijangka tahun depan.
Tambahan pula katanya, mereka juga berjaya menambahkan bilangan ahli setiap hari.
Apa yang menggembirakan katanya PAS Sarawak berjaya kelab penyokong penyokong PAS daripada orang Iban dan Bidayuh.
Kelab tersebut katanya, ditubuh di Batag Lupar dan setakat ini bilangan ahlinya seramai 170 orang.
"Yang lain itu Insya-Allah kita akan gerakkan lagi dan kita akan meminta Pengerusi Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional, Dr Mujahid Yusuf Rawa.
Dalam pada itu katanya, bagi merampas kerusi BN di Sarawak mereka tidak keseorangan sebaliknya turut dibantu pimpinan PAS Pusat.
"Setakat ini Alhamdullilah pimpinan PAS pusat tidak membiarkan kami berseorangan.
"Mereka sama-sama turun ke Sarawak dan banyak program untuk persediaan menghadapi pilihan raya dan sebagainya dilaksanakan.
"Contohnya kita membuat program khusus pilihan raya dan seminar pilihan raya.
"Antaranya kita menjemput PAS pusat untuk hadir bersama-sama untuk bagi mendapat input dalam pilihan raya dan kursus-kursus yang diadakan," katanya.
Menurutnya, antara yang turun ke negerinya ialah Bendahari Agung PAS, Dr Hatta Ramli, Menteri Besar Kedah, Dato' Seri Azizan Razak, Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Abu Bakar Chik, Ahli Parlimen Kuala Terengganu dan Wahid Endut.
http://www.detikdaily.net/v5/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3928
Pesuruhjayanya, Ustaz Othman Musthapa berkata, dalam memburu kemenangan tersebut beberapa kerusi Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) dikenal pasti untuk PAS bertanding dalam pilihan raya negeri yang dijangka pada 2010 ini.
"Insya-Allah Pas akan berusaha meletakkan seberapa ramai calon daripada yang sudah-sudah dan kemungkinan besar kita akan letakkan lebih daripada sepuluh calon untuk pilihan raya negeri akan datang," katanya
Lagi pun katanya, PAS mewarwarkan untuk meletakkan lebih sepuluh kerusi Dun daripada pilihan raya yang lepas.
Beliau berkata, bagi merealisasikan kejayaan tersebut PAS negeri banyak cawangan ditubuhkan di samping menggerakkan jentera pilihan raya di kawasan-kawasan yang dijangka akan menang.
"Antara yang kita target PAS boleh menang seperti Batang Sadung dan Batang Lupar.
"Tambahan pula melihat kepada sokongan, tsunami politik sekarang ini beralih kepada Pakatan Rakyat," ujarnya mengulas persiapan PAS Sarawak untuk hadapi pilihan raya negeri yang dijangka tahun depan.
Tambahan pula katanya, mereka juga berjaya menambahkan bilangan ahli setiap hari.
Apa yang menggembirakan katanya PAS Sarawak berjaya kelab penyokong penyokong PAS daripada orang Iban dan Bidayuh.
Kelab tersebut katanya, ditubuh di Batag Lupar dan setakat ini bilangan ahlinya seramai 170 orang.
"Yang lain itu Insya-Allah kita akan gerakkan lagi dan kita akan meminta Pengerusi Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional, Dr Mujahid Yusuf Rawa.
Dalam pada itu katanya, bagi merampas kerusi BN di Sarawak mereka tidak keseorangan sebaliknya turut dibantu pimpinan PAS Pusat.
"Setakat ini Alhamdullilah pimpinan PAS pusat tidak membiarkan kami berseorangan.
"Mereka sama-sama turun ke Sarawak dan banyak program untuk persediaan menghadapi pilihan raya dan sebagainya dilaksanakan.
"Contohnya kita membuat program khusus pilihan raya dan seminar pilihan raya.
"Antaranya kita menjemput PAS pusat untuk hadir bersama-sama untuk bagi mendapat input dalam pilihan raya dan kursus-kursus yang diadakan," katanya.
Menurutnya, antara yang turun ke negerinya ialah Bendahari Agung PAS, Dr Hatta Ramli, Menteri Besar Kedah, Dato' Seri Azizan Razak, Ahli Jawatankuasa PAS Pusat, Abu Bakar Chik, Ahli Parlimen Kuala Terengganu dan Wahid Endut.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
MCA’s real crisis – the Chinese no longer care
MCA’s real crisis – the Chinese no longer care
By Lee Wei Lian
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 –Chinese Malaysians appear to have grown increasingly dismissive of the potentially party-shattering power struggle happening in MCA and that is a distressing sign for an organisation which is entrusted by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to help regain the trust and support of the community.
Some print and online news organisations are facing difficulty engaging readers in the battle between MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his erstwhile deputy Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek and this appears to reflect the situation on the voting ground.
The largest Chinese language newspaper by circulation in Malaysia, Sin Chew Daily, recently ran a piece titled “Who cares about MCA’s party crisis?”, saying that while it is still talked about within the community, most do not care if MCA collapses.
One online news website has been reluctant to send its video crew to cover the Chua-Ong leadership tussle apparently because such videos “cannot sell”.
Sources in mainly Chinese language news website Merdeka Review say there is hardly any interest in MCA with the exception of the announcement on August 26 that Chua had been sacked, with most of the clicks going to other stories.
“Even the announcement of a minor press conference by Pakatan Rakyat was hotter news than Tan Chai Ho submitting his requisition for an EGM,” says the source.
Analysts say the lack of concern for MCA, a party that was part of the political alliance that won the country its independence, is not surprising due to the switch of ethnic Chinese support to Pakatan Rakyat.
MCA’s Insap think-tank deputy chairman, Rita Sim, says that according to her research, between 80 to 85 per cent of ethnic Chinese now support Pakatan Rakyat.
“The Chinese voters have not shifted back since last year and their position has hardened,” she tells The Malaysian Insider.
Merdeka Centre chief Ibrahim Suffian says that no matter the outcome of the power struggle, MCA will have a tough time reaching out to its traditional constituency.
“Over the last one year, the Chinese protest vote is slowly consolidating,” he says. “The EGM will allow the party to sort out its internal conflicts but will not help it attain the wider goal of winning votes.”
Sim says that the most important issue facing the party is not who becomes president or even if, as speculated, both Ong and Chua make way for fresh presidential elections, but how the party is going to regain Chinese votes.
She thinks that Umno is already starting to take matters into its own hands rather than involving its partners.
She points out Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s official visit to Batu Caves without MIC president Datuk Seri Samy Vellu and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s discussions with Chinese education group Dong Zong without involving MCA.
“Umno seems to be going directly to the Chinese community and it has to do that to get back the voters,” she says.
There have also been suggestions on the Internet by Umno sympathisers that the party has given up on its BN partners and set up its own Chinese and Indian affairs unit.
“I won’t be surprised if this happens,” says Ibrahim. “They might not want to wait for things to happen in the component parties.”
Sim, however, worries that should MCA collapse, the Chinese community would be in a “lose-lose” situation.
“I don’t think they favour Pakatan Rakyat so much as they see BN having a lot of credibility issues,” she says. “I think both sides have issues with talent shortage.”
Not many people from MCA have wanted to speculate on the outcome of the EGM on Oct 10 or its implications. Some have also said that “anything can happen” between now and then.
But whether Ong or Chua wins over the general assembly – MCA’s highest decision making body –the party looks set to remain in crisis where regaining Chinese votes is concerned.
By Lee Wei Lian
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 –Chinese Malaysians appear to have grown increasingly dismissive of the potentially party-shattering power struggle happening in MCA and that is a distressing sign for an organisation which is entrusted by the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition to help regain the trust and support of the community.
Some print and online news organisations are facing difficulty engaging readers in the battle between MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat and his erstwhile deputy Datuk Seri Chua Soi Lek and this appears to reflect the situation on the voting ground.
The largest Chinese language newspaper by circulation in Malaysia, Sin Chew Daily, recently ran a piece titled “Who cares about MCA’s party crisis?”, saying that while it is still talked about within the community, most do not care if MCA collapses.
One online news website has been reluctant to send its video crew to cover the Chua-Ong leadership tussle apparently because such videos “cannot sell”.
Sources in mainly Chinese language news website Merdeka Review say there is hardly any interest in MCA with the exception of the announcement on August 26 that Chua had been sacked, with most of the clicks going to other stories.
“Even the announcement of a minor press conference by Pakatan Rakyat was hotter news than Tan Chai Ho submitting his requisition for an EGM,” says the source.
Analysts say the lack of concern for MCA, a party that was part of the political alliance that won the country its independence, is not surprising due to the switch of ethnic Chinese support to Pakatan Rakyat.
MCA’s Insap think-tank deputy chairman, Rita Sim, says that according to her research, between 80 to 85 per cent of ethnic Chinese now support Pakatan Rakyat.
“The Chinese voters have not shifted back since last year and their position has hardened,” she tells The Malaysian Insider.
Merdeka Centre chief Ibrahim Suffian says that no matter the outcome of the power struggle, MCA will have a tough time reaching out to its traditional constituency.
“Over the last one year, the Chinese protest vote is slowly consolidating,” he says. “The EGM will allow the party to sort out its internal conflicts but will not help it attain the wider goal of winning votes.”
Sim says that the most important issue facing the party is not who becomes president or even if, as speculated, both Ong and Chua make way for fresh presidential elections, but how the party is going to regain Chinese votes.
She thinks that Umno is already starting to take matters into its own hands rather than involving its partners.
She points out Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s official visit to Batu Caves without MIC president Datuk Seri Samy Vellu and Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s discussions with Chinese education group Dong Zong without involving MCA.
“Umno seems to be going directly to the Chinese community and it has to do that to get back the voters,” she says.
There have also been suggestions on the Internet by Umno sympathisers that the party has given up on its BN partners and set up its own Chinese and Indian affairs unit.
“I won’t be surprised if this happens,” says Ibrahim. “They might not want to wait for things to happen in the component parties.”
Sim, however, worries that should MCA collapse, the Chinese community would be in a “lose-lose” situation.
“I don’t think they favour Pakatan Rakyat so much as they see BN having a lot of credibility issues,” she says. “I think both sides have issues with talent shortage.”
Not many people from MCA have wanted to speculate on the outcome of the EGM on Oct 10 or its implications. Some have also said that “anything can happen” between now and then.
But whether Ong or Chua wins over the general assembly – MCA’s highest decision making body –the party looks set to remain in crisis where regaining Chinese votes is concerned.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Shahrizat, Hentikan kenyataan api-apikan perkauman
Shahrizat, Hentikan kenyataan api-apikan perkauman
MERDEKA REVIEWParti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) kesal dengan pembohongan Ketua Wanita UMNO, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil yang mendakwa kononnya DAP memperalatkan orang Melayu.
Shahrizat mengeluarkan kenyataan yang tidak berasas itu kerana beliau sebenarnya takut melihat sambutan orang Melayu terhadap DAP, terutamanya dengan penubuhan cawangan DAP yang dipimpin oleh orang Melayu yang pertama di Selangor.
Ini adalah bukti di mana UMNO semakin bimbang kehilangan sokongan orang Melayu. Baru wujud satu sahaja cawangan DAP yang majoritinya orang Melayu di Selangor, UMNO sudah pun ketakutan.
Cawangan DAP yang mempunyai majoriti orang Melayu itu telah ditubuhkan di Kampung Lembah Kinrara minggu lalu. Menurut pengasasnya, Haron Abdul Wahab, orang Melayu di kawasan itu memilih DAP kerana yakin dengan prinsip parti yang memperjuangkan nasib semua kaum di negara ini. Mereka sedar DAP membantu rakyat tanpa memilih bulu.
Menurut satu laporan akhbar semalam, Shahrizat telah dipetik sebagai berkata bahawa DAP tidak pernah memperjuangkan hak dan kepentingan orang Melayu tetapi sebaliknya hanya mengutamakan kepentingan kaum lain.
Shahrizat tidak berkata yang benar kerana dia tahu orang Melayu telah menerima DAP dan sedar DAP tidak anti-Islam dan tidak anti-Melayu, malah berjuang mempertahankan dan melindungi hak semua kaum dan agama.
Orang Melayu sudah sedar bahawa kepimpinan Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng sebagai Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang bukan sahaja menjamin hak-hak orang Melayu dan Islam, malah menggalakkan lagi perkembangan syiar Islam di negeri itu.
Walaupun tidak sampai dua tahun pentadbiran Pakatan Rakyat yang dipimpin oleh Lim Guan Eng di Pulau Pinang, rakyat di negeri itu khususnya orang Melayu telah pun menerima sumbangan ikhlas dari prinsip Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT).
Antaranya adalah pengiktirafan tinggi kepada pelajar-pelajar Melayu cemerlang, termasuk untuk para penghafal Quran atau Huffaz, dan peruntukan RM1.5 juta setiap tahun kepada sekolah-sekolah agama rakyat.
Malah kita tidak boleh lupa bagaimana Lim Guan Eng (gambar kanan) menjadi mangsa konspirasi politik sehingga beliau dimasukkan ke penjara semata-mata kerana mempertahankan hak dan maruah seorang gadis Melayu yang menjadi mangsa pencabulan.
Malah di mana sahaja DAP bergiat aktif, orang Melayu dan umat Islam tidak pernah diketepikan, malah sama-sama dibantu dengan kaum-kaum lain yang mengalami kesusahan. Semua usaha ini tidak pernah dihebahkan oleh UMNO dan media arus perdana miliknya yang hanya mahu meneruskan agenda perkauman bagi menjamin kuasa kekal di tangan mereka yang tidak bersih, rasuah dan menyalahgunakan kuasa.
Sepatutnya Shahrizat menghormati hak asasi rakyat Malaysia untuk memilih mana-mana pertubuhan politik dan berhenti dari bermain dengan isu perkauman yang boleh mencetuskan syak wasangka antara rakyat.
Sepatutnya juga, sebagai Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, beliau perlu menumpukan kepada portfolionya untuk memastikan golongan yang memerlukan benar-benar mendapat perlindungan.
Sehingga hari ini, Shahrizat telah berdiam diri dengan isu tuduhan kes rogol yang berlaku terhadap gadis Penan di Sarawak, dan isu ancaman rogol oleh samseng-samseng UMNO terhadap Ahli Exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Rodziah Ismail sewaktu majlis dialog pemindahan kuil Seksyen19 pada 5 September lalu.
Shahrizat sepatutnya berkhidmat dengan lebih gigih dan jujur untuk membuktikan perlantikannya semula sebagai Menteri adalah tidak sia-sia, setelah beliau sendiri ditolak oleh rakyat dalam pilihan raya umum 2008.
DAP sedia menghulurkan salam persahabatan untuk membantu beliau dalam menangani mana-mana isu yang melibatkan kezaliman dan ketidakadilan terhadap wanita, keluarga dan masyarakat. Yang penting, Shahrizat mesti hentikan sikap mengapi-apikan perkauman kerana ia bukan sahaja zalim tetapi boleh menghancurkan perpaduan antara rakyat pelbagai kaum dan agama.
*Kenyataan media ini dikeluarkan oleh Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz, Naib Pengerusi DAP.
MERDEKA REVIEWParti Tindakan Demokratik (DAP) kesal dengan pembohongan Ketua Wanita UMNO, Shahrizat Abdul Jalil yang mendakwa kononnya DAP memperalatkan orang Melayu.
Shahrizat mengeluarkan kenyataan yang tidak berasas itu kerana beliau sebenarnya takut melihat sambutan orang Melayu terhadap DAP, terutamanya dengan penubuhan cawangan DAP yang dipimpin oleh orang Melayu yang pertama di Selangor.
Ini adalah bukti di mana UMNO semakin bimbang kehilangan sokongan orang Melayu. Baru wujud satu sahaja cawangan DAP yang majoritinya orang Melayu di Selangor, UMNO sudah pun ketakutan.
Cawangan DAP yang mempunyai majoriti orang Melayu itu telah ditubuhkan di Kampung Lembah Kinrara minggu lalu. Menurut pengasasnya, Haron Abdul Wahab, orang Melayu di kawasan itu memilih DAP kerana yakin dengan prinsip parti yang memperjuangkan nasib semua kaum di negara ini. Mereka sedar DAP membantu rakyat tanpa memilih bulu.
Menurut satu laporan akhbar semalam, Shahrizat telah dipetik sebagai berkata bahawa DAP tidak pernah memperjuangkan hak dan kepentingan orang Melayu tetapi sebaliknya hanya mengutamakan kepentingan kaum lain.
Shahrizat tidak berkata yang benar kerana dia tahu orang Melayu telah menerima DAP dan sedar DAP tidak anti-Islam dan tidak anti-Melayu, malah berjuang mempertahankan dan melindungi hak semua kaum dan agama.
Orang Melayu sudah sedar bahawa kepimpinan Setiausaha Agung DAP Lim Guan Eng sebagai Ketua Menteri Pulau Pinang bukan sahaja menjamin hak-hak orang Melayu dan Islam, malah menggalakkan lagi perkembangan syiar Islam di negeri itu.
Walaupun tidak sampai dua tahun pentadbiran Pakatan Rakyat yang dipimpin oleh Lim Guan Eng di Pulau Pinang, rakyat di negeri itu khususnya orang Melayu telah pun menerima sumbangan ikhlas dari prinsip Cekap, Akauntabel dan Telus (CAT).
Antaranya adalah pengiktirafan tinggi kepada pelajar-pelajar Melayu cemerlang, termasuk untuk para penghafal Quran atau Huffaz, dan peruntukan RM1.5 juta setiap tahun kepada sekolah-sekolah agama rakyat.
Malah kita tidak boleh lupa bagaimana Lim Guan Eng (gambar kanan) menjadi mangsa konspirasi politik sehingga beliau dimasukkan ke penjara semata-mata kerana mempertahankan hak dan maruah seorang gadis Melayu yang menjadi mangsa pencabulan.
Malah di mana sahaja DAP bergiat aktif, orang Melayu dan umat Islam tidak pernah diketepikan, malah sama-sama dibantu dengan kaum-kaum lain yang mengalami kesusahan. Semua usaha ini tidak pernah dihebahkan oleh UMNO dan media arus perdana miliknya yang hanya mahu meneruskan agenda perkauman bagi menjamin kuasa kekal di tangan mereka yang tidak bersih, rasuah dan menyalahgunakan kuasa.
Sepatutnya Shahrizat menghormati hak asasi rakyat Malaysia untuk memilih mana-mana pertubuhan politik dan berhenti dari bermain dengan isu perkauman yang boleh mencetuskan syak wasangka antara rakyat.
Sepatutnya juga, sebagai Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, beliau perlu menumpukan kepada portfolionya untuk memastikan golongan yang memerlukan benar-benar mendapat perlindungan.
Sehingga hari ini, Shahrizat telah berdiam diri dengan isu tuduhan kes rogol yang berlaku terhadap gadis Penan di Sarawak, dan isu ancaman rogol oleh samseng-samseng UMNO terhadap Ahli Exco Kerajaan Negeri Selangor Rodziah Ismail sewaktu majlis dialog pemindahan kuil Seksyen19 pada 5 September lalu.
Shahrizat sepatutnya berkhidmat dengan lebih gigih dan jujur untuk membuktikan perlantikannya semula sebagai Menteri adalah tidak sia-sia, setelah beliau sendiri ditolak oleh rakyat dalam pilihan raya umum 2008.
DAP sedia menghulurkan salam persahabatan untuk membantu beliau dalam menangani mana-mana isu yang melibatkan kezaliman dan ketidakadilan terhadap wanita, keluarga dan masyarakat. Yang penting, Shahrizat mesti hentikan sikap mengapi-apikan perkauman kerana ia bukan sahaja zalim tetapi boleh menghancurkan perpaduan antara rakyat pelbagai kaum dan agama.
*Kenyataan media ini dikeluarkan oleh Senator Tunku Abdul Aziz, Naib Pengerusi DAP.
KENYATAAN AKHBAR ISU YB RODZIAH DIUGUT
Kenyataan Akhbar
Saya bagi pihak Jawatankuasa Induk Menangani Gejala Sosial Negeri Selangor mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya tindakan pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab melontarkan ungkapan penuh penghinaan dan biadap kepada seorang wanita YB Rodziah Ismail yang merupakan seorang pemimpin wanita semasa dialog antara wakil kerajaan dan wakil-wakil rakyat tempatan bersama penduduk Seksyen 23 Shah Alam.
Saya juga menganggap ianya satu kelakuan yang amat memalukan dan tidak wajar bahkan boleh menimbulkan budaya contoh buruk kepada remaja belia dan mereka yang terdidik dengan didikan agama yang mantap. Kata-kata tersebut juga boleh merangsang mereka yang kurang mengerti isu sebenar dan termakan dengan lontaran penuh emosi sehingga akan sanggup benar-benar bertindak ke atas YB Rodziah seperti yang digesa oleh lelaki tersebut.
Saya ingin mengingatkan semua pihak untuk menangani gejala sosial termasuk pergaduhan dan apa sahaja yang akan dihadapi oleh golongan muda pihak yang dewasa lebih-lebih lagi ahli-ahli politik harus menjadi contoh yang baik dalam menangani perselisihan faham di antara mereka. Dalam proses menyelesaikan masalah masyarakat mereka perlu mempamerkan kematangan dengan menguasai luapan emosi dan menzahirkan tindak tanduk dan kata-kata yang menunjukkan peradaban tinggi. Dengan ini kita boleh melahirkan ahli masyarakat dan generasi akan datang dengan budaya Selangor yang bertamaddun.
Perlu di ingatkan bahawa tujuan dasar pembangunan modal insan Selangor yang terkandung dalam formula S.P.I.E.S. dalam menekan keperluan pembangunan elemen E(emosi) dalam SPIES tersebut adalah untuk mempasti pembangunan lestari di Selangor tidak akan tercapai tanpa focus kepada disamping rangakain pembangunan spiritual, ‘physical’, intelektual dan kemahiran sosial.
Sekiranya dikaji kenapa penyelesaian sukar untuk dicapai oleh manusia yang bertengkar adalah kerana mereka gagal menundukkan ego dan ledakan emosi walaupun diberi hujjah yang logik setelah mengambilkira dan menimbang kesemua aspek keperluan dan kehendak pihak-pihak yang bertelagah.
Dr Halimah Ali
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Induk Menangani Gejala Sosial Negeri Selangor
Saya bagi pihak Jawatankuasa Induk Menangani Gejala Sosial Negeri Selangor mengutuk sekeras-kerasnya tindakan pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab melontarkan ungkapan penuh penghinaan dan biadap kepada seorang wanita YB Rodziah Ismail yang merupakan seorang pemimpin wanita semasa dialog antara wakil kerajaan dan wakil-wakil rakyat tempatan bersama penduduk Seksyen 23 Shah Alam.
Saya juga menganggap ianya satu kelakuan yang amat memalukan dan tidak wajar bahkan boleh menimbulkan budaya contoh buruk kepada remaja belia dan mereka yang terdidik dengan didikan agama yang mantap. Kata-kata tersebut juga boleh merangsang mereka yang kurang mengerti isu sebenar dan termakan dengan lontaran penuh emosi sehingga akan sanggup benar-benar bertindak ke atas YB Rodziah seperti yang digesa oleh lelaki tersebut.
Saya ingin mengingatkan semua pihak untuk menangani gejala sosial termasuk pergaduhan dan apa sahaja yang akan dihadapi oleh golongan muda pihak yang dewasa lebih-lebih lagi ahli-ahli politik harus menjadi contoh yang baik dalam menangani perselisihan faham di antara mereka. Dalam proses menyelesaikan masalah masyarakat mereka perlu mempamerkan kematangan dengan menguasai luapan emosi dan menzahirkan tindak tanduk dan kata-kata yang menunjukkan peradaban tinggi. Dengan ini kita boleh melahirkan ahli masyarakat dan generasi akan datang dengan budaya Selangor yang bertamaddun.
Perlu di ingatkan bahawa tujuan dasar pembangunan modal insan Selangor yang terkandung dalam formula S.P.I.E.S. dalam menekan keperluan pembangunan elemen E(emosi) dalam SPIES tersebut adalah untuk mempasti pembangunan lestari di Selangor tidak akan tercapai tanpa focus kepada disamping rangakain pembangunan spiritual, ‘physical’, intelektual dan kemahiran sosial.
Sekiranya dikaji kenapa penyelesaian sukar untuk dicapai oleh manusia yang bertengkar adalah kerana mereka gagal menundukkan ego dan ledakan emosi walaupun diberi hujjah yang logik setelah mengambilkira dan menimbang kesemua aspek keperluan dan kehendak pihak-pihak yang bertelagah.
Dr Halimah Ali
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Induk Menangani Gejala Sosial Negeri Selangor
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
There aren’t enough froggy ADUNS in Selangor!
Emergency! Emergency! There aren’t enough froggy ADUNS in Selangor! Emergency! Emergency!
September 9, 2009
Be not in any doubt that on the night of 8th March, last year, as the fall of the mighty BN began to unfold as the election results were announced, the move by UMNO to re-take Selangor from DAP, PAS and PKR and thwart the will of the voters, had already begun.
Remember the revelation much later, after the Pakatan Selangor state government had been sworn in, of Khir Toyo and Hassan Ali’ s clandestine meetings in the days immediately after the elections, with a view to negotiating a PAS-UMNO/BN coalition government in Selangor?
If Hassan had been able to swing enough crossovers then, he would be MB of Selangor today.
He couldn’t then, and he still can’t now.
Not that they haven’t tried.
As Selangor State Assembly YB Teng has pointed out, getting 9 Pakatan ADUNs in Selangor to crossover is not as simple as getting the two donkeys and the other Hee-whore in Perak to sell out.
It would cost far, far more and besides, Pakatan, possibly learning a lesson or two in Perak, have been more guarded in Selangor.
Several forces in UMNO are still determined to take Selangor back.
On 9th August, this year, Malaysiakini reported Najib as saying that he wanted Selangor, which he described as the heartbeat of the nation, back in BN’s grip, calling on all the component parties within the coalition to bring about the necessary changes, to win back the state, implying taking back the state in an election.
Yet anyone with any credible source of information from within the BN coalition will tell you that the major component parties are all, without exception, in total disarray.
Gerakan has lost all credibility, MCA is split and MIC has become incresingly irrelevant to the Indian community.
Some speculate that Najib’s intelligentsia had hoped that the release of the Hindraf 5 from Kamunting might, amongst other things, spell the end of Aiyo Aiyo Samy’s allready tottering political career.
Can Najib still confidently count on UMNO’s ‘fixed deposits’ in East Malaysia?
And Najib has to constantly watch his back, with word making its rounds that he is out of favour with he who was the architect of Pak Lah’s premature departure from the seat of power, working in tandem with the current No.2.
And Najib is advocating a reform to make ready to face the next elections?
Zaid’s challenge to Najib to call for snap elections in Perak if the latter really believes that Pakatan Rakyat is floundering in the states that they now govern hits the nail squarely on the head.
Forget snap elections in Perak, though.
Najib doesn’t dare call for a snap general election now.
And yet, Selangor had to be taken back, and now.
It is a rich state; a literal money-churning machine.
Hence Toyo’s RM24 million mansion.
Hence the huge amounts of state asemblymen allocations misappropriated as is emerging from the ongoing Select Committee on Competence, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) probe.
And, it is rumoured that in the run-up to the last elections, Selangor UMNO, through the late Zakaria Deros, raised a huge amount in campaign funds on the promise of future contracts and projects when BN returned to form the government.
That didn’t happen.
Leaving some very unhappy, very unfriendly people in the state who want their money back, I am told.
More than ever, Selangor had to be taken back.
If MACC’s investigation into the affairs of the Selangor Pakatan ADUNs hadn’t gone awry with the death of Beng Hock, so it seems, MB Khalid and several of his exco members were to be arrested and remanded that Friday to face trumped-up corruption charges.
The circumstances in which Beng Hock died turned the spotlight on MACC, which then had to tread carefully.
A new plan had to be hatched.
Turn to the tried and tested.
History will bear testimony that every time Barisan Nasional and, before that, the Alliance, found itself losing its grip on political power in the country, a bout of madness would coincidentally seize a certain segment of the polity.
Take May, 13, 1969.
We may never know the truth of why this sad episode happened in our nation’s history.
Official accounts will blame it on the overly exuberant celebrations of the opposition who had just emerged from a recently concluded general election, leaving the ruling coalition barely holding on to federal power. This, it seems, was simply too much for the supporters of the ruling UMNO to swallow. Hence, the racial clashes.
Dr. Kua’s book points the finger at elite Malay nationalist leaders contriving to displace Bapa Malaysia and the rule of law, impose emergency rule and effectively return unto themselves what had been lost through the democratic process.
Two seemingly differing accounts of the whys and wherefores of 13th May, 1969 and yet, when viewed closely and in the light of all that we know now, one may begin to see that the two actually describe different forces, albeit on the same side, at work .
The elites that Dr. Kua speaks of set the agenda.
Intermediaries then go to the ground to agitate the masses with the same, old, rhetoric.
Loss of Malay political dominance will see the Malay enslaved in his own land.
Muslims will one day be ruled by the kafir unless they rise to defend their dissipating political dominance.
Immigrants are robbing and abusing the generosity of the indigenous.
The old divide and rule.
The events leading up to Ops Lallang is another case in point.
Najib stirring up the sentiments of the Malays, and Lee Kim Sai supposedly ‘reacting’ thereto.
The script’s the same.
Only the settings, the props and the actors change.
On 4th August, the wannabe MB, Hassan Ali, goes public with his harebrained proposal to ban the sale of alcohol in all Muslim-majority areas in the state of Selangor, immediately pitting the ultra-conservative Muslims in the state against the more liberal of that faith and the non-Muslims.
A controversy, it seemed, was set to explode in Selangor.
3 days later, however, MB Khalid appeared to have nipped the storm in the bud when he announced that there was to be no blanket ban of the sale of alcohol in the state. This, however, set the stage for the ‘Take Beeer” slogans that were to appear at the Permatang Pasir by-elections.
Unbeknownst to most, though, even as this potential controversy was headed off, the foundation for another, more sensational one, had been set the day after Hassan announced his ‘ban alcohol sale’ proposal.
On 5th August, the Selangor state exco approved the proposal to relocate the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, presently situated in section 19, Shah Alam, to section 23, and directed that the proposal be made known to the residents of section 23.
At the dialogue that was sponsored by the state government last Saturday, YB Khalid Samad was at great pains to emphasise that the relocation was, at that stage, only a proposal, and the state government had no intention of moving forward with the same until all interested parties had been heard. This is an important point to note.
Even before the dust from the ‘ban alcohol sale’ announcement could settle, Hassan came up with another salvo.
On 24th August, Hassan now announces that mosque officials will be called upon to arrest Muslims found working in establishments that serve, store or display alcoholic beverages.
The next day UMNO Selangor chief Abdul Shukor Idrus responds to Hassan’s announcement by taunting the Selangor government to arrest Muslims working at the two breweries operating in the state.
Two days later, on 27th August, Hassan responds to UMNO’s taunts to say that the Selangor government will not mobilise mosque officials to arrest Muslims working in breweries but that such actions could be taken in future.
It’s important to note here that all these announcements by Hassan were never sanctioned by the state government.
He was on a frolic of his own.
A frolic that laid the state government open to be painted as being anti-Islam.
The ‘cow head’ protest that took place the next day, 28th August, was replete with banners declaring the state government, MB Khalid and several other named YBs as just that : anti-Islam.
Interestingly, Hassan, who is in charge of Islamic affairs in the state, has not been heard on this issue at all.
Not even a call for calm, or to denounce the vile acts of the protestors.
UMNO, so as squeeze the Pakatan state government into a seemingly inextricable corner, then offers to find an alternative site for the to-be relocated temple.
I think the protest, whilst planned with some detail, was hastily put together.
Had the organisers more time, the individuals involved, and who have today been slapped with charges in court, would not themselves have featured in the protest that day, but would have left it all to hired hands with no ostensible links whatsoever to UMNO so as not to leave such a pointed trail as would prove an embarrassment to Najib and leave his 1Malaysia looking patently hollow.
Or was that also the intended effect?
Weaken the Najib administration whilst laying the ground to contrive Selangor as being on the brink of racial chaos?
Perhaps by those unhappy with measures announced by the present administration which appeared to incline towards meritocracy and do away with reservations and quotas long accustomed to by the few privileged in UMNO?
There can be little doubt that the protest was intended to injure the feelings of the Hindus, and yet, on the face of it, the grouse of the protestors was with the state government.
This, in my view, was the first giveaway that the protest had a hidden agenda, far removed from the matter of the relocation of the temple.
The opportunity to observe the same protestors of that ‘cow head’ demo at the dialogue, for me, proved to be most valuable.
Watching Azmir ( the songkok’d one ) and his sidekicks at the back of the hall laughing amongst themselves after each round of loud abuse hurled at the YBs in front left me convinced that their displayed anger, allegedly for the state government’s lack of sensitivity towards the feelings of the Muslim community in section 23, was contrived and not real.
So why this contrivance, and was the end-goal achieved?
I think it was a monumental disaster, save and except if it was also intended to embarass the Najib administration, which it certainly did.
Firstly, the Hindus did not react in the manner that the organisers must have hoped for.
Gandhi would have been proud of my Hindu brothers and sisters.
I am.
Secondly, they probably overlooked that even as the mainstream media might not carry footage of the disgusting mistreatment of the head of a dead cow, the internet has carried those scenes far and wide, and has largely been roundly condemned by a large segment of the Malay community.
They were not prepared for this.
Was contriving a state of affairs in Selangor to then allow for federal intervention through emergency provisions the gameplan?
To allow for such a state of affairs to spill into neighbouring states so as to enable the ”emergency’ net to be cast nationwide?
Thereby deferring general elections ad infinitum, at least until a redelineation exercise creates another 30 or so safe seats?
If so, was Najib in the driving seat and, if not, what gives?
In 1977, emergency powers were used to displace PAS rule in Kelantan. A brief account of the events leading up to this may be viewed HERE.
YB Lim Kit Siang’s speech, when the emergency bill for Kelantan was debated in Parliament, can be read in full HERE.
You draw your own conclusions.
http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/emergency-emergency-there-arent-enough-froggy-aduns-in-selangor-emergency-emergency/
September 9, 2009
Be not in any doubt that on the night of 8th March, last year, as the fall of the mighty BN began to unfold as the election results were announced, the move by UMNO to re-take Selangor from DAP, PAS and PKR and thwart the will of the voters, had already begun.
Remember the revelation much later, after the Pakatan Selangor state government had been sworn in, of Khir Toyo and Hassan Ali’ s clandestine meetings in the days immediately after the elections, with a view to negotiating a PAS-UMNO/BN coalition government in Selangor?
If Hassan had been able to swing enough crossovers then, he would be MB of Selangor today.
He couldn’t then, and he still can’t now.
Not that they haven’t tried.
As Selangor State Assembly YB Teng has pointed out, getting 9 Pakatan ADUNs in Selangor to crossover is not as simple as getting the two donkeys and the other Hee-whore in Perak to sell out.
It would cost far, far more and besides, Pakatan, possibly learning a lesson or two in Perak, have been more guarded in Selangor.
Several forces in UMNO are still determined to take Selangor back.
On 9th August, this year, Malaysiakini reported Najib as saying that he wanted Selangor, which he described as the heartbeat of the nation, back in BN’s grip, calling on all the component parties within the coalition to bring about the necessary changes, to win back the state, implying taking back the state in an election.
Yet anyone with any credible source of information from within the BN coalition will tell you that the major component parties are all, without exception, in total disarray.
Gerakan has lost all credibility, MCA is split and MIC has become incresingly irrelevant to the Indian community.
Some speculate that Najib’s intelligentsia had hoped that the release of the Hindraf 5 from Kamunting might, amongst other things, spell the end of Aiyo Aiyo Samy’s allready tottering political career.
Can Najib still confidently count on UMNO’s ‘fixed deposits’ in East Malaysia?
And Najib has to constantly watch his back, with word making its rounds that he is out of favour with he who was the architect of Pak Lah’s premature departure from the seat of power, working in tandem with the current No.2.
And Najib is advocating a reform to make ready to face the next elections?
Zaid’s challenge to Najib to call for snap elections in Perak if the latter really believes that Pakatan Rakyat is floundering in the states that they now govern hits the nail squarely on the head.
Forget snap elections in Perak, though.
Najib doesn’t dare call for a snap general election now.
And yet, Selangor had to be taken back, and now.
It is a rich state; a literal money-churning machine.
Hence Toyo’s RM24 million mansion.
Hence the huge amounts of state asemblymen allocations misappropriated as is emerging from the ongoing Select Committee on Competence, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) probe.
And, it is rumoured that in the run-up to the last elections, Selangor UMNO, through the late Zakaria Deros, raised a huge amount in campaign funds on the promise of future contracts and projects when BN returned to form the government.
That didn’t happen.
Leaving some very unhappy, very unfriendly people in the state who want their money back, I am told.
More than ever, Selangor had to be taken back.
If MACC’s investigation into the affairs of the Selangor Pakatan ADUNs hadn’t gone awry with the death of Beng Hock, so it seems, MB Khalid and several of his exco members were to be arrested and remanded that Friday to face trumped-up corruption charges.
The circumstances in which Beng Hock died turned the spotlight on MACC, which then had to tread carefully.
A new plan had to be hatched.
Turn to the tried and tested.
History will bear testimony that every time Barisan Nasional and, before that, the Alliance, found itself losing its grip on political power in the country, a bout of madness would coincidentally seize a certain segment of the polity.
Take May, 13, 1969.
We may never know the truth of why this sad episode happened in our nation’s history.
Official accounts will blame it on the overly exuberant celebrations of the opposition who had just emerged from a recently concluded general election, leaving the ruling coalition barely holding on to federal power. This, it seems, was simply too much for the supporters of the ruling UMNO to swallow. Hence, the racial clashes.
Dr. Kua’s book points the finger at elite Malay nationalist leaders contriving to displace Bapa Malaysia and the rule of law, impose emergency rule and effectively return unto themselves what had been lost through the democratic process.
Two seemingly differing accounts of the whys and wherefores of 13th May, 1969 and yet, when viewed closely and in the light of all that we know now, one may begin to see that the two actually describe different forces, albeit on the same side, at work .
The elites that Dr. Kua speaks of set the agenda.
Intermediaries then go to the ground to agitate the masses with the same, old, rhetoric.
Loss of Malay political dominance will see the Malay enslaved in his own land.
Muslims will one day be ruled by the kafir unless they rise to defend their dissipating political dominance.
Immigrants are robbing and abusing the generosity of the indigenous.
The old divide and rule.
The events leading up to Ops Lallang is another case in point.
Najib stirring up the sentiments of the Malays, and Lee Kim Sai supposedly ‘reacting’ thereto.
The script’s the same.
Only the settings, the props and the actors change.
On 4th August, the wannabe MB, Hassan Ali, goes public with his harebrained proposal to ban the sale of alcohol in all Muslim-majority areas in the state of Selangor, immediately pitting the ultra-conservative Muslims in the state against the more liberal of that faith and the non-Muslims.
A controversy, it seemed, was set to explode in Selangor.
3 days later, however, MB Khalid appeared to have nipped the storm in the bud when he announced that there was to be no blanket ban of the sale of alcohol in the state. This, however, set the stage for the ‘Take Beeer” slogans that were to appear at the Permatang Pasir by-elections.
Unbeknownst to most, though, even as this potential controversy was headed off, the foundation for another, more sensational one, had been set the day after Hassan announced his ‘ban alcohol sale’ proposal.
On 5th August, the Selangor state exco approved the proposal to relocate the Sri Maha Mariamman temple, presently situated in section 19, Shah Alam, to section 23, and directed that the proposal be made known to the residents of section 23.
At the dialogue that was sponsored by the state government last Saturday, YB Khalid Samad was at great pains to emphasise that the relocation was, at that stage, only a proposal, and the state government had no intention of moving forward with the same until all interested parties had been heard. This is an important point to note.
Even before the dust from the ‘ban alcohol sale’ announcement could settle, Hassan came up with another salvo.
On 24th August, Hassan now announces that mosque officials will be called upon to arrest Muslims found working in establishments that serve, store or display alcoholic beverages.
The next day UMNO Selangor chief Abdul Shukor Idrus responds to Hassan’s announcement by taunting the Selangor government to arrest Muslims working at the two breweries operating in the state.
Two days later, on 27th August, Hassan responds to UMNO’s taunts to say that the Selangor government will not mobilise mosque officials to arrest Muslims working in breweries but that such actions could be taken in future.
It’s important to note here that all these announcements by Hassan were never sanctioned by the state government.
He was on a frolic of his own.
A frolic that laid the state government open to be painted as being anti-Islam.
The ‘cow head’ protest that took place the next day, 28th August, was replete with banners declaring the state government, MB Khalid and several other named YBs as just that : anti-Islam.
Interestingly, Hassan, who is in charge of Islamic affairs in the state, has not been heard on this issue at all.
Not even a call for calm, or to denounce the vile acts of the protestors.
UMNO, so as squeeze the Pakatan state government into a seemingly inextricable corner, then offers to find an alternative site for the to-be relocated temple.
I think the protest, whilst planned with some detail, was hastily put together.
Had the organisers more time, the individuals involved, and who have today been slapped with charges in court, would not themselves have featured in the protest that day, but would have left it all to hired hands with no ostensible links whatsoever to UMNO so as not to leave such a pointed trail as would prove an embarrassment to Najib and leave his 1Malaysia looking patently hollow.
Or was that also the intended effect?
Weaken the Najib administration whilst laying the ground to contrive Selangor as being on the brink of racial chaos?
Perhaps by those unhappy with measures announced by the present administration which appeared to incline towards meritocracy and do away with reservations and quotas long accustomed to by the few privileged in UMNO?
There can be little doubt that the protest was intended to injure the feelings of the Hindus, and yet, on the face of it, the grouse of the protestors was with the state government.
This, in my view, was the first giveaway that the protest had a hidden agenda, far removed from the matter of the relocation of the temple.
The opportunity to observe the same protestors of that ‘cow head’ demo at the dialogue, for me, proved to be most valuable.
Watching Azmir ( the songkok’d one ) and his sidekicks at the back of the hall laughing amongst themselves after each round of loud abuse hurled at the YBs in front left me convinced that their displayed anger, allegedly for the state government’s lack of sensitivity towards the feelings of the Muslim community in section 23, was contrived and not real.
So why this contrivance, and was the end-goal achieved?
I think it was a monumental disaster, save and except if it was also intended to embarass the Najib administration, which it certainly did.
Firstly, the Hindus did not react in the manner that the organisers must have hoped for.
Gandhi would have been proud of my Hindu brothers and sisters.
I am.
Secondly, they probably overlooked that even as the mainstream media might not carry footage of the disgusting mistreatment of the head of a dead cow, the internet has carried those scenes far and wide, and has largely been roundly condemned by a large segment of the Malay community.
They were not prepared for this.
Was contriving a state of affairs in Selangor to then allow for federal intervention through emergency provisions the gameplan?
To allow for such a state of affairs to spill into neighbouring states so as to enable the ”emergency’ net to be cast nationwide?
Thereby deferring general elections ad infinitum, at least until a redelineation exercise creates another 30 or so safe seats?
If so, was Najib in the driving seat and, if not, what gives?
In 1977, emergency powers were used to displace PAS rule in Kelantan. A brief account of the events leading up to this may be viewed HERE.
YB Lim Kit Siang’s speech, when the emergency bill for Kelantan was debated in Parliament, can be read in full HERE.
You draw your own conclusions.
http://harismibrahim.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/emergency-emergency-there-arent-enough-froggy-aduns-in-selangor-emergency-emergency/
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Kes kepala lembu: 12 dihadap ke mahkamah
Dua belas orang ke mahkamah hari ini berhubung insiden perarakan kepala lembu ketika mengadakan protes di sekretariat kerajan negeri (SUK) Selangor pada 28 Ogos lalu.
Enam daripada mereka menghadapi dua tuduhan - menghasut dan menyertai perhimpunan haram. Manakala enam lagi didakwa menyertai perhimpunan haram.
Enam yang menghadapi tuduhan menghasut itu dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam.
Mereka didakwa mengikut Seksyen 4(1) Akta Hasutan atau tuduhan alternatif di bawah Seksyen 298 Kanun Keseksaan kerana "menimbulkan rasa tidak puas hati dan permusuhan penganut Hindu dan senjaga lukakan perasaan penganut Hindu".
Mereka ialah
Ibrahim Sabri, 42;
Ahmad Mahayuddin Abd Manaf, 36;
Eyzva Ezhar Ramly, 35;
Mohd Azmir Mohd Zain, 35;
Ahmad Suhairy Zakaria, 39;
Mohd Hilmi Ni, 40.
Ibrahim dan Ahmad Mahayuddin didakwa memijak kepala lembu;
Ayzva didakwa membawa kepala lembu;
manakala Mohd Amir, Ahmad Suhairy dan Mohd Hilmi, didakwa membawa dan memijak kepala lembu
Mereka tidak mengaku bersalah dan minta dibicarakan.
Mereka berdepan dengan hukuman penjara sehingga tiga tahun dan/atau didenda sehingga RM5,000.
Sebelum itu, pihak pendakwa memohon supaya mahkamah menetapkan ikatjamin RM15,000 tiap seorang, manakala peguam mereka Salehuddin Saidin dan Afifudin Ahmad Hafifi meminta ia dikurangkan kepada masing-masing RM500.
Hakim Haslin Hassan kemudiannya menetapkan ikatjamin masing-masing RM4,000 dengan seorang penjamin. Beliau juga menetapkan kes itu disebut pada 21 Oktober.
Selepas itu, mereka bersama enam yang lain dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret Shah Alam atas tuduhan menyertai perhimpunan haram mengikut Seksyen 27(5)(a) Akta polis.
Kesemuanya tidak mengaku bersalah dan minta dibicarakan.
Mahkamah membenarkan ikatjamin masing-masing RM300 dengan seorag penjamin bagi enam orang yang turut menghadapi tuduhan menghasut.
Manakala ikatjamin bagi enam orang lagi yang menghadapi tuduhan perhimpunan haram, ditetapkan masing-masing sebanyak RM300 dengan seorang penjamin.
Kes tersebut akan disebut pada 21 Oktober.
Mereka adalah sebahagian daripada mereka yang menyertai protes tersebut kerana membantah keputusan kerajaan Selangor untuk memindahkan kuil berusia 150 tahun, dari Seksyen 19 ke Seksyen 23.
Sebelum itu, kira-kira 20 penduduk datang ke Mahkamah Shah Alam pagi ini sebagai tanda sokongan kepada 12 orang yang akan didakwa berhubung isu perarakan kepala lembu membantah pembinaan kuil Hindu di Seksyen 23.
Mereka berhimpun di kaki lima, menunggu sesi mahkamah bermula.
Mereka memberitahu media "kami tidak bersalah" dan kami datang dengan satu hati".
Dua belas orang tersebut akan didakwa menghasut serta menyertai perhimpunan haram,
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112444
Enam daripada mereka menghadapi dua tuduhan - menghasut dan menyertai perhimpunan haram. Manakala enam lagi didakwa menyertai perhimpunan haram.
Enam yang menghadapi tuduhan menghasut itu dihadapkan ke Mahkamah Sesyen Shah Alam.
Mereka didakwa mengikut Seksyen 4(1) Akta Hasutan atau tuduhan alternatif di bawah Seksyen 298 Kanun Keseksaan kerana "menimbulkan rasa tidak puas hati dan permusuhan penganut Hindu dan senjaga lukakan perasaan penganut Hindu".
Mereka ialah
Ibrahim Sabri, 42;
Ahmad Mahayuddin Abd Manaf, 36;
Eyzva Ezhar Ramly, 35;
Mohd Azmir Mohd Zain, 35;
Ahmad Suhairy Zakaria, 39;
Mohd Hilmi Ni, 40.
Ibrahim dan Ahmad Mahayuddin didakwa memijak kepala lembu;
Ayzva didakwa membawa kepala lembu;
manakala Mohd Amir, Ahmad Suhairy dan Mohd Hilmi, didakwa membawa dan memijak kepala lembu
Mereka tidak mengaku bersalah dan minta dibicarakan.
Mereka berdepan dengan hukuman penjara sehingga tiga tahun dan/atau didenda sehingga RM5,000.
Sebelum itu, pihak pendakwa memohon supaya mahkamah menetapkan ikatjamin RM15,000 tiap seorang, manakala peguam mereka Salehuddin Saidin dan Afifudin Ahmad Hafifi meminta ia dikurangkan kepada masing-masing RM500.
Hakim Haslin Hassan kemudiannya menetapkan ikatjamin masing-masing RM4,000 dengan seorang penjamin. Beliau juga menetapkan kes itu disebut pada 21 Oktober.
Selepas itu, mereka bersama enam yang lain dihadapkan di Mahkamah Majistret Shah Alam atas tuduhan menyertai perhimpunan haram mengikut Seksyen 27(5)(a) Akta polis.
Kesemuanya tidak mengaku bersalah dan minta dibicarakan.
Mahkamah membenarkan ikatjamin masing-masing RM300 dengan seorag penjamin bagi enam orang yang turut menghadapi tuduhan menghasut.
Manakala ikatjamin bagi enam orang lagi yang menghadapi tuduhan perhimpunan haram, ditetapkan masing-masing sebanyak RM300 dengan seorang penjamin.
Kes tersebut akan disebut pada 21 Oktober.
Mereka adalah sebahagian daripada mereka yang menyertai protes tersebut kerana membantah keputusan kerajaan Selangor untuk memindahkan kuil berusia 150 tahun, dari Seksyen 19 ke Seksyen 23.
Sebelum itu, kira-kira 20 penduduk datang ke Mahkamah Shah Alam pagi ini sebagai tanda sokongan kepada 12 orang yang akan didakwa berhubung isu perarakan kepala lembu membantah pembinaan kuil Hindu di Seksyen 23.
Mereka berhimpun di kaki lima, menunggu sesi mahkamah bermula.
Mereka memberitahu media "kami tidak bersalah" dan kami datang dengan satu hati".
Dua belas orang tersebut akan didakwa menghasut serta menyertai perhimpunan haram,
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112444
Laporan k'jaan akui gadis Penan alami deraan seks
Kerajaan akhirnya mengakui secara terbuka bahawa memang wujud penderaan seks terhadap gadis dan wanita Penan di tangan pekerja kem pembalakan di Baram, Sarawak.
Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil menerima tekanan kumpulan NGO untuk menyiasat dakwaan tersebut sejak ia pertama kali dibangkitkan, hampir setahun lalu.
Laporan penderaan seks itu diserahkan kepada Ketua Wanita PKR Zuraida Kamaruddin, yang juga ahli parlimen Ampang, semalam.
Laporan berkenaan menyenaraikan sekurang-kurangnya lapan kes penderaan seks terhadap gadis dan wanita Penan di tangan pekerja pembalakan. Ia menyebut, beberapa mangsa pencbulan itu termasuklah murid-murid sekolah, semuda 10 tahun.
NGO setempat mendakwa kes-kes yang didokumentasikan ini hanyalah sejumlah kes penderaan seks di kalangan suku kaum ini.
Jawatankuasa bertindak kebangsaan bawah kementerian wanita diarahkan oleh kabinet pada 8 Oktober tahun lalu untuk menyiasat perkara tersebut.
Anggota jawatankuasa itu melawat Long Item, Long Kawi, Long Luteng, Long Belok, Kampung Ugos, Jambatan Suai, Niah antara 10 hingga 15 November tahun lalu.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112454
Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Datuk Seri Shahrizat Jalil menerima tekanan kumpulan NGO untuk menyiasat dakwaan tersebut sejak ia pertama kali dibangkitkan, hampir setahun lalu.
Laporan penderaan seks itu diserahkan kepada Ketua Wanita PKR Zuraida Kamaruddin, yang juga ahli parlimen Ampang, semalam.
Laporan berkenaan menyenaraikan sekurang-kurangnya lapan kes penderaan seks terhadap gadis dan wanita Penan di tangan pekerja pembalakan. Ia menyebut, beberapa mangsa pencbulan itu termasuklah murid-murid sekolah, semuda 10 tahun.
NGO setempat mendakwa kes-kes yang didokumentasikan ini hanyalah sejumlah kes penderaan seks di kalangan suku kaum ini.
Jawatankuasa bertindak kebangsaan bawah kementerian wanita diarahkan oleh kabinet pada 8 Oktober tahun lalu untuk menyiasat perkara tersebut.
Anggota jawatankuasa itu melawat Long Item, Long Kawi, Long Luteng, Long Belok, Kampung Ugos, Jambatan Suai, Niah antara 10 hingga 15 November tahun lalu.
http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/112454
Sampul duit raya
Lajnah Perpaduan Nasional PAS Kawasan Kota Raja ada menyediakan dan akan menjual sampul duit raya yang direkacipta khas untuk kegunaan muslimat dan muslimat sempena Eidul Fitri pada tahun untuk mengisi tabung LPN KR bagi menampung aktiviti bersama Kelab Penyokong PAS Kota Raja.
Terdapat 3 jenis sampul yang disediakan dan tuan puan boleh membuat tempahan melalui email saya razifpas@gmail.com atau tel no 013-3610603.
Harga untuk 100 keping RM14.00 tidak termasuk belanja penghantaran. Sila dapatkan segera sementara stock masih ada.
http://drsitimariah.blogspot.com/2009/09/sampul-duit-raya.html
Kaji Selidik di N.31 Bagan Pinang, Telok Kemang
Kaji Selidik di N.31 Bagan Pinang, Telok Kemang
http://keadilanbayanbaru.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaji-selidik-di-n31-bagan-pinang-telok.html
Analisis DUN Bagan Pinang
9 daerah mengundi:
- 4 majoriti India
- 4 majoriti Melayu
- 1 campuran Cina dan undi pos
Pilihan Raya 2008- PAS hanya menang di tiga daerah mengundi iaitu Ladang Atherton, Pekan Siliau dan Sua Betong. Ketiga-tiga kawasan itu adalah majoriti pengundi India.
PAS kalah paling teruk - Undi undi pos.
Dari 5, 191 kertas undi yang dikeluarkan, PAS hanya mendapat 1,189 undi manakala calon BN 3,080 undi.
PAS paling banyak menang- Ladang Aterton di mana calon PAS menang dengan majoriti 84 undi.
Sumber: mt.m2day.org
http://keadilanbayanbaru.blogspot.com/2009/09/kaji-selidik-di-n31-bagan-pinang-telok.html
Monday, September 7, 2009
A tale of a cow
A tale of a cow
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 00:49
And that is why one-time Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo said cows are stupid. And he explained why he said this as follows. Malays have a proverb, he said, bodoh macam lembu, which translates to stupid like a cow.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
This story is actually a tale of a cow, not the tail of a cow. And the tale started when Umno lost its cash-cow state, Selangor. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said they must grab back the cash-cow state, by hook or by crook. And what Malaysian prime ministers want Malaysian prime ministers get.
So they moo-ted a grand plan. And the plan was to raise race and religion issues to work up the Malays so that they would become aroused enough to unite. “Apa pasal itu Moolayu selalu bangkit cerita 13 Mei?” asked a very concerned Chinese citizen of Selangor who spoke very little English and a spattering of bazaar Malay. “Itu bikin kita orang China rasa risau. Kita masih ingat dulu orang China kena sembelih macam lembu semasa Hari Raya Haji.”
Of course, one would imagine that in this day and age Malays can no longer be led by the nose like cows and get taken in so easily by all this propaganda. As they say in Malaysia, Malays, today, have better cow sense. But alas, some are still fooled by bull shit.
But then, we must always remember what one-time Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: people are like herd. They have herd mentality. Mahathir was of course talking about the fact that all you need to do is lead one cow by the nose and the rest of the herd would follow.
If you remember the John Wayne cowboy movies of the old days you will remember that they always showed scenes of stampeding herds. All it takes is for one cow to become spooked and to start panicking and the rest of the herd would follow suit. This is another thing about herd mentality. All it takes is for one cow to moo and start galloping and all the others would follow although they do not know why they are doing so.
So all you need to do is to spook one cow. And it need not be the lead cow. Any cow will do. And once this cow is spooked and goes moo and starts running in a panic like a bull in a China shop, then the rest of the herd just follows without thinking.
And that is why one-time Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo said cows are stupid. And he explained why he said that as follows. Malays have a proverb, he said, bodoh macam lembu, which translates to stupid like a cow. So stupidity is always equated to cows, at least as far as Malays are concerned.
That was Khir Toyo’s explanation.
What Malays do not know is that the English also have cute sayings, just like the Malays. And one of the English sayings is ‘greedy like a pig’. This normally refers to people who eat too much and stuff their faces unabashedly. This would include people who eat everything they can get their hands on without a second thought -- like many Malaysians who ‘eat’ the rakyat’s money by taking ‘commission’ and ‘under the table’ money. These types of people would classify as those who are greedy like pigs.
But as much as Najib and Khir Toyo tried everything they could to bring down the Selangor government, the Pakatan Rakyat people were not in the least bit cowed. Nothing could shake them and they fought back hard. The Pakatan Rakyat people are just so pig-headed or, as the Malays would say, kepala keras macam lembu. So Umno decided to play hardball by making some of the Pakatan Rakyat EXCO Members sacrificial cows. But still they fought back relentlessly and would not surrender.
Then Umno upped the ante and got some of their members to march to the Selangor State Secretariat building with a cow’s head. They of course pretended that Umno is not involved in this entire thing and that these people acted on their own accord. But the Malays have another saying. And that saying is when one cow is muddy then the entire herd becomes muddy as well. Eventually, everyone blamed Umno for this and many in fact asked why is it that Umno does not have any cow sense. Does Umno not know that they would get blamed for this whatever they may say to deny it?
The Saturday meeting in Shah Alam convinced those who may have had doubts about Umno’s involvement in the cow head episode that Umno is undoubtedly involved. When one Umno man started shouting, the rest followed suit in true herd mentality fashion. It was almost like a stampeding herd when everyone rushed forward and it appeared like they would swamp the main table. Everyone was screaming at the same time and no one could understand what these people were saying. It was almost like the sound of cows in a slaughterhouse.
But the Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, and the Shah Alam Member of Parliament, Khalid Samad, remained very calm. They were not cowed by the mob that even went so far as to threaten to kill them. You could see that the two Khalids were as unperturbed as cows grazing in a field. They did not react or retaliate like a bull that sees red.
And that demonstrated the matured mentality of the Pakatan Rakyat people compared to the Umno people. Khalid even said he was prepared to be slaughtered in the next general election if that is the price he has to pay to seek justice and fair-play.
The Umno people wanted to barbecue the two Khalids like pieces of beef. But the two Khalids stood their ground and refused to give in even as the Umno people were sharpening their carving knives. Trying to get the two Khalids to relent was as difficult as trying to beat a cow into action.
And everyone who witnessed the video of the Saturday melee in Shah Alam realised that Umno is very dangerous and does not care what happens to the rakyat as long as they are able to grab back the cash-cow state that they lost on 8th March 2008.
http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/26577/84/
Tuesday, 08 September 2009 00:49
And that is why one-time Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo said cows are stupid. And he explained why he said this as follows. Malays have a proverb, he said, bodoh macam lembu, which translates to stupid like a cow.
NO HOLDS BARRED
Raja Petra Kamarudin
This story is actually a tale of a cow, not the tail of a cow. And the tale started when Umno lost its cash-cow state, Selangor. Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said they must grab back the cash-cow state, by hook or by crook. And what Malaysian prime ministers want Malaysian prime ministers get.
So they moo-ted a grand plan. And the plan was to raise race and religion issues to work up the Malays so that they would become aroused enough to unite. “Apa pasal itu Moolayu selalu bangkit cerita 13 Mei?” asked a very concerned Chinese citizen of Selangor who spoke very little English and a spattering of bazaar Malay. “Itu bikin kita orang China rasa risau. Kita masih ingat dulu orang China kena sembelih macam lembu semasa Hari Raya Haji.”
Of course, one would imagine that in this day and age Malays can no longer be led by the nose like cows and get taken in so easily by all this propaganda. As they say in Malaysia, Malays, today, have better cow sense. But alas, some are still fooled by bull shit.
But then, we must always remember what one-time Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said: people are like herd. They have herd mentality. Mahathir was of course talking about the fact that all you need to do is lead one cow by the nose and the rest of the herd would follow.
If you remember the John Wayne cowboy movies of the old days you will remember that they always showed scenes of stampeding herds. All it takes is for one cow to become spooked and to start panicking and the rest of the herd would follow suit. This is another thing about herd mentality. All it takes is for one cow to moo and start galloping and all the others would follow although they do not know why they are doing so.
So all you need to do is to spook one cow. And it need not be the lead cow. Any cow will do. And once this cow is spooked and goes moo and starts running in a panic like a bull in a China shop, then the rest of the herd just follows without thinking.
And that is why one-time Selangor Menteri Besar Khir Toyo said cows are stupid. And he explained why he said that as follows. Malays have a proverb, he said, bodoh macam lembu, which translates to stupid like a cow. So stupidity is always equated to cows, at least as far as Malays are concerned.
That was Khir Toyo’s explanation.
What Malays do not know is that the English also have cute sayings, just like the Malays. And one of the English sayings is ‘greedy like a pig’. This normally refers to people who eat too much and stuff their faces unabashedly. This would include people who eat everything they can get their hands on without a second thought -- like many Malaysians who ‘eat’ the rakyat’s money by taking ‘commission’ and ‘under the table’ money. These types of people would classify as those who are greedy like pigs.
But as much as Najib and Khir Toyo tried everything they could to bring down the Selangor government, the Pakatan Rakyat people were not in the least bit cowed. Nothing could shake them and they fought back hard. The Pakatan Rakyat people are just so pig-headed or, as the Malays would say, kepala keras macam lembu. So Umno decided to play hardball by making some of the Pakatan Rakyat EXCO Members sacrificial cows. But still they fought back relentlessly and would not surrender.
Then Umno upped the ante and got some of their members to march to the Selangor State Secretariat building with a cow’s head. They of course pretended that Umno is not involved in this entire thing and that these people acted on their own accord. But the Malays have another saying. And that saying is when one cow is muddy then the entire herd becomes muddy as well. Eventually, everyone blamed Umno for this and many in fact asked why is it that Umno does not have any cow sense. Does Umno not know that they would get blamed for this whatever they may say to deny it?
The Saturday meeting in Shah Alam convinced those who may have had doubts about Umno’s involvement in the cow head episode that Umno is undoubtedly involved. When one Umno man started shouting, the rest followed suit in true herd mentality fashion. It was almost like a stampeding herd when everyone rushed forward and it appeared like they would swamp the main table. Everyone was screaming at the same time and no one could understand what these people were saying. It was almost like the sound of cows in a slaughterhouse.
But the Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, and the Shah Alam Member of Parliament, Khalid Samad, remained very calm. They were not cowed by the mob that even went so far as to threaten to kill them. You could see that the two Khalids were as unperturbed as cows grazing in a field. They did not react or retaliate like a bull that sees red.
And that demonstrated the matured mentality of the Pakatan Rakyat people compared to the Umno people. Khalid even said he was prepared to be slaughtered in the next general election if that is the price he has to pay to seek justice and fair-play.
The Umno people wanted to barbecue the two Khalids like pieces of beef. But the two Khalids stood their ground and refused to give in even as the Umno people were sharpening their carving knives. Trying to get the two Khalids to relent was as difficult as trying to beat a cow into action.
And everyone who witnessed the video of the Saturday melee in Shah Alam realised that Umno is very dangerous and does not care what happens to the rakyat as long as they are able to grab back the cash-cow state that they lost on 8th March 2008.
http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/26577/84/
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Kepala Lembu Berdarah: Siapa dalangnya?
SHAH ALAM, 2 Sept. – Sejak demontrasi mengarak kepala lembu berdarah terjadi enam hari lalu, khalayak rata-ratanya terus mempersoal tindakan Umno yang ekstrem itu. 
Umno bukan sahaja didakwa cuba menjatuhkan kerajan Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor melalui isu cadangan pembinaan kuil di Seksyen 23, di sini; malah parti itu cuba mencipta pergelutan dengan penganut agama Hindu di Selangor melalui aksi ekstrem pihak terbabit.
Apa yang berlaku sudah tentu menuntut kepemimpinan Umno membetulkan kesangsian rakyat terhadap aksi ekstrem pihak terbabit.
Di sebalik klip youtube yang merakamkan insiden tersebut, sebenarnya adalah jawapan yang paling sahih untuk mengetahui siapakah dalang di sebalik aksi ektrem itu.
Analisis emperikel bersama dua Exco Pemuda PAS Selangor Nadzham Hj. Ahmad Nazir (berkolar kuning) dan Mohd Khairul Afandi Ibrahim (berbaju hitam berlogo PAS) semalam umumnya menunjukkan bahawa Umno lah dalang sebenar insiden 28 Ogos lalu.
Berdasarkan klip youtube tersebut, Nadzham mendakwa bahawa dalang sebenar perhimpunan terbabit adalah Pengerusi Penaja Umno Cawangan Seksyen 23, Hj. Azmir Md. Zain, di sini.Jelasnya, Azmir merupakan adik kandung kepada bekas Adun Kota Anggerik Dato’ Nawawi Md. Zain (dalam Parlimen Shah Alam); yang mewakili Umno dalam pilihanraya umum ke-12 lalu.
“Kalau dah ada Ketua Penaja Umno (cawangan) Seksyen 23 menjadi kepala demontrasi itu, siapa lagi dalangnya,” katanya.
“Kalau orang PAS, kita (ahli-ahlinya) tidak akan demontrasi isu perkauman, (sebaliknya) kita akan demontrasi isu hak asasi dan Islam.
Sudah lama kita (pemimpin PAS) ditangkap, kene gas pemedih mata, dibelasah FRU (atau) dikenakan Akta Hasutan serta iSA (Akta Keselamatan Dalam Negeri).”
Jelasnya lagi, Azmir turut dikenali khalayak tempatan sebagai salah seorang samseng yang menguasai kawasan panas, Up-Town Shah Alam.
Dia (Azmir) salah seorang yang kuasai Up-Town Shah Alam. Itu sebab walaupun penduduk setempat bantah (dan) pungut tandatangan bantahan disebabkan (bunyi) bising-bising, sampai sekarang tak berjaya (dipindahkan); sebab Dato’ Nawawi (abang kandung Azmir) di belakangnya…antara gangsternya (adalah) Achai, juga pemuda Umno Shah Alam.”
Nadzham yang pernah dikenali sebagai ‘otai’ Pemuda Umno Shah Alam pada era Reformasi 
1998, sebelum menyertai PAS turut mendedahkan bahawa Gangster bernama Achai juga merupakan orang penting kepada pemimpin pemuda Umno tempatan, Dato’ Nawawi Md. Zain.
1998, sebelum menyertai PAS turut mendedahkan bahawa Gangster bernama Achai juga merupakan orang penting kepada pemimpin pemuda Umno tempatan, Dato’ Nawawi Md. Zain.“Achai ini bukan (saja) kawan dia (Azmir), tapi adik pada Zack (iaitu) Setiausaha Kerja kepada Dato’ Hj. Nawawi Md Zain. Dia (Achai) orang penting pemuda Umno.”
Tambah Nadzham lagi, antara demontran yang cuba menyamar sebagai pemuda PAS dalam demontrasi ekstrem tersebut adalah bekas Bendahari Pemuda Umno Shah Alam sendiri, selepas meneliti klip youtube Malaysiakini.
Menurut Khairul Afandi pula, demontrasi melampau tersebut turut disertai oleh Ketua Pemuda Umno Selayang, Sohaimi Shahadan.
Sumber dalamam Umno ketika dihubungi kemudian bukan sahaja mengesahkan keahlian Umno 
Sohaimi, malah menjelaskan bahawa Sohaimi bukanlah penduduk tempatan Seksyen 23, di sini. Sebaliknya, beliau bermastautin di Batu 19, Kuang, Rawang.
Sohaimi, malah menjelaskan bahawa Sohaimi bukanlah penduduk tempatan Seksyen 23, di sini. Sebaliknya, beliau bermastautin di Batu 19, Kuang, Rawang. Sumber tersebut juga mendedahkan bahawa terdapat kes kuil bersebelahan masjid di Sungai Buluh (berdekatan Kuang) yang sampai ke pengetahuannya beberapa tahun lalu (iaitu sewaktu Umno BN memerintah Selangor), tetapi beliau mengambil sikap hipokrasi serta sambil lewa.
Sumber tersebut juga mendakwa Sohaimi merupakan antara individu yang terbanyak mengaut tender projek di bawah Kementerian Pertanian, Industri dan Asas Tani melalui Menterinya Datuk Noh Omar yang juga Timbalan Pengerusi Perhubungan Umno Selangor, sejak kerajaan Selangor jatuh di bawah Pakatan Rakyat.
Bersandarkan klip youtube yang lain : “Bantahan Dari Penduduk Seksyen 23Terhadap Kuil Yang Akan Dibangunkan Di Seksyen 23 Shah Alam“, Nadzham dan Khairul turut mendedahkan dua pemimpin Umno luar yang datang beraksi ekstrem di Seksyen 23, di sini 16 Ogos lalu.
Kedua-dua pemimpin Pemuda PAS tersebut juga turut mempersoal tindak-tanduk Polis ‘berdiam diri’, sewaktu demontrasi terbabit berlangsung.
“Ketua Polis Daerah Shah Alam (ASP Noor Azam Jamaludin) kata perhimpunan itu tidak ada permit. Kenapa begitu mudah Polis memberi laluan kepada demontrasi tersebut, mengawal trafik; sudah tentu ada (pemimpin) Umno sendiri di sebalik demontrasi itu.”
“Umno memainkan peranan terhadap demontrasi kepala lembu ‘berdarah’ tersebut. Sebab itu, beberapa pemimpin Umno terlibat.
Dalam pada itu, Khairul juga mendakwa penduduk tempatan tidak mengenali Timbalan Pengerusi Badan Bertindak Penduduk Seksyen 23 di sini; sehinggalah media arus perdana membuat liputan luar biasa ke atasnya. Sambil menyifatkan Ibrahim Sabri berdusta kepada khalayak, Khairul dan
Nadzham juga mendakwa lelaki misteri itu cuba mencari helah apabila banyak pihak mempertikai tindak tanduk mengarak/menendang kepala lembu lembu ‘berdarah’ itu.
“Sepatutnya dia (Ibrahim Sabri) sebagai orang penganjur menasihati, dia sepatutnya menasihati orang yang datang berdemonstrasi bersama. Sepatutnya dia menasihati supaya kepala lembu ‘berdarah’ itu tidak disertai bersama perarakan itu.”
Ibrahim turut didakwa cuba menjernihkan tanggapan tidak baik khalayak terhadap Umno Selangor.Memetik laporan Utusan Malaysia semalam, Ibrahim menegaskan, “Sebenarnya kita sendiri tidak menyangka perhimpunan yang diadakan itu di hadapan bangunan SUK selepas solat Jumaat itu ada orang yang membawa kepala lembu.”
Jelasnya lagi, cadangan mengarak kepala lembu ‘berdarah’ itu tidak pernah dibincangkan di peringkat Jawatankuasa Pendududuk Seksyen 23.
Pun begitu, jika dilihat sendiri rakaman Youtube Malaysia kini, membayangkan Ibrahim masih bersifat ekstrem, kalau tidak pun terlibat mengarak kepala lembu yang segar berdarah itu.
Pun begitu, jika dilihat sendiri rakaman Youtube Malaysia kini, membayangkan Ibrahim masih bersifat ekstrem, kalau tidak pun terlibat mengarak kepala lembu yang segar berdarah itu.
Tegasnya, “Kami (mewakili) penduduk Syeksyen 23 (Shah Alam) sekali lagi menyatakan tidak akan berganjak walaupun seinci,walau nyawa habis (terkorban), walau darah mengalir; kami tetap pertahankan Seksyen 23 (Shah Alam) daripada dibina kuil,” katanya.
Agendadaily melaporkan, Timbalan Pengerusi Badan Perhubungan Umno Selangor Datuk Noh Omar semalam berkata, “Jangan tuding jari pada pihak lain (Umno)… saya sendiri lawat tapak di Seksyen 23 pada 18 Ogos lalu untuk terima memorandum bantahan yang hendak diserah kepada Perdana Menteri.”
Bagaimanapun, Noh dalam kenyataannya 18 Ogos lalu mahu menyertai bantahan penduduk dengan mendapatkan injunksi Mahkamah atas cadangan kerajaan negeri membina kuil tersebut.
Beliau mendakwa keputusan itu sebagai mainan politik Pakatan Rakyat negeri, demi mengetepikan bantahan penduduk setempat Jumaat lalu.
Beliau mendakwa keputusan itu sebagai mainan politik Pakatan Rakyat negeri, demi mengetepikan bantahan penduduk setempat Jumaat lalu.
Semalam, Naib Presiden PAS Dato’ Mahfuz Omar pada satu kenyataan akhbar di Pejabat Agong PAS berkata, “Saya lihat bahawa isu ini ada kepentingan politik kepada Umno Barisan Nasional…mengadu domba hubungan antara kaum yang harmoni dalam negara kita untuk mencetuskan suatu keadaan tegang bagi survival politik mereka…(iaitu) percubaan mengembalikan sokongan orang Melayu kepada Umno.”
Ujar Ahli Parlimen Pokok Sena itu lagi, “Mereka mengatakan orang-orang Islam dalam Pakatan (Rakyat) menjadi kuda tunggangan; ungkapan-ungkapan yang menunjukkan bahawa mereka meniupkan sentimen perkauaman dan keagamaan.”
Ahli Parlimen Shah Alam Khalid Samad yang ditemuramah lewat malam tadi, mempertikai tindakan Menteri Dalam Negeri Dato’ Seri Hishammudin Tun Hussien yang menyanjungi para pemuda ekstrem terbabit. “Saya diberitahu bahawa Hishamuddin akan turun sendiri ke sini (Seksyen 23) untuk bertemu dengan samseng-samseng terbabit. Itu suatu penghormatan (Hishamuddin) sedangkan samseng-samseng itu jelas membelakangkan undang-undang dalam isu ini.”
“Saya tahu bahawa yang bercakap itu (demontrasi kepala lembu berdarah) bukan mewakili penduduk setempat (Seksyen 23).
Saya sedih melihat bagaimana samseng-samseng itu boleh bertindak sesuka hati mereka…sesuatu tindakan terdesak oleh pihak Umno untuk membela, membela* dan melindungi mereka (ekstremis).”
“Orang-orang sebegini sepatutnya sudah lama dikenakan tindakan undang-undang (kerana) mereka sudah merosakkan harta benda awam, mengancam orang ramai dengan kata-kata hasutan. Mereka dikebalkan sehingga mengugut penduduk yang mempersoal tindakan mereka.”
Beliau turut mengulangi rumus politiknya, bahawa insiden tersebut angkara Umno demi menjatuhkan kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat di Selangor.
Tanpa menyebut nama-nama mangsa, Khalid juga menjelaskan bahawa beberapa saksi kejadian yang tampil membuat kenyataan sudah diugut serta diarahkan meninggalkan kediaman mereka, di sini.
Khalid juga menjelaskan bahawa beliau masih menunggu maklum balas pihak Polis sejak Sabtu lepas.
Utusan Melaporkan, Noor Azam memaklumkan bahawa sudah terdapat 52 laporan Polis daripada penganut Hindu berhubung insiden tersebut
Wartawan Harakahdaily, Dzulfikar Mashoor yang turut turun ke Seksyen 23 petang semalam menjelaskan bahawa pihak Pasukan Gerakan Am (PGA) masih berkubu di Dewan Serbaguna MBSA di sini.
Di antara responden harakahdaily 30 Ogos lalu, dua daripadanya menjelaskan bahawa diri serta keluarga mereka dikecam, dipulau serta diancam oleh suatu pihak yang tidak dikenali.
Ditanya sama ada responden terbabit ada membuat laporan Polis, kedua-duanya memberikan alasan takut terus diancam pihak terbabit.
Dalam pada itu, respon Rohaya Samad, suri rumah membuat penjelasan semula berhubung kenyataannya 30 Ogos lalu.
“Bukan maksud akak (kononnya) Hj. Mahyuddin (Pengerusi Persatuan Penduduk) membawa kepala lembu itu. Bukan akak yang kata. Akak bukan pemecah belah masyarakat seperti didakwa…” katanya.
Beliau juga menafikan bahawa beliau menerima sms kononnya penganut Hindu sudah membuat 98 aduan Polis berhubung insiden tersebut.
“Bukan 98 (aduan) yang akak kata. Akak kata 48 (aduan). Akhbar hari ini laporan 52 aduan,” ujarnya lagi.
Ditanya sama ada segala penjelasan tersebut disebabkan ugutan pihak tertentu, beliau mengatakan ‘tidak’.
Salah seorang saksi tuduh yang juga pemimpin tempatan, Cikgu Zainuddin terus dihubungi sehingga kini untuk mendapatkan sisi pandang yang lain, tetapi masih gagal.
Suatu sumber memberitahu bahawa beliau sedang membantu siasatan oleh pihak Polis.
Setakat ini, tidak ada mana-mana individu dilaporkan telah ditangkap di bawah Akta Hasutan dan iSA.
Segala yang berlaku, kerajaan Pakatan Rakyat Selangor cuba menjadikan pertemuan bersama penduduk Seksyen 23 Sabtu ini sebagai jalan keluar, sedangkan Umno BN terus dibelit pelbagai dakwaan ekstrem, samseng, mengamalkan perkauman sempit sehingga sekarang. -END
Jui Meng finds things very different in opposition
Jui Meng finds things very different in opposition
Chua feels free... Speaking during the Permatang Pasir campaign. - Picture by Jack Ooi
IPOH, Sept 6 — After decades of politics MCA-style, the experience of just over a month of fiery Opposition politics has been nothing short of a major culture shock for former party stalwart Datuk Chua Jui Meng.
For once, he is finding his oratory skills can be put to good use and people actually listen to him in rapt attention during ceramahs.
Those who turn up also do not seem to expect free handouts like transportation, food, money or goodie bags.
In fact, many appear willing to travel some distance to attend such rallies.
This was evident during the ceramah at the Tow Boo Keong hall here on Saturday night where more than 1,000 supporters gathered to listen to a star-studded line-up of speakers, which included Chua himself, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PKR vice-president R. Sivarasa and Parti Keadilan Rakyat strategic director Tian Chua.
In his speech, Chua, who not too long ago had adamantly said he would never leave the MCA for PKR, said such a sight was enough to convince him he had indeed made the right move to leave.
“I woke up on Merdeka morning and told my wife who was lying down beside me — I feel good and so young today — and I knew what made me feel that way.
“When I joined the PKR, it was after a long struggle for me. It was not easy to leave and join a new pathway.
“But after that decision, I suddenly began to feel…like how you felt when you voted for the Opposition… I felt free,” he said, to thunderous applause.
The former MCA man claimed he had never before experienced such “heart-warming” and overwhelming response for any political function in his political career until the day he joined PKR.
“I was in Permatang Pasir, helping with the by-elections and it was so amazing, so overwhelming to see the crowd come together.
“It is so heart-warming to see people of different races actually sitting together and working together and getting along — and they all want change,” he said in a press conference after the function.
His eyes lit up when reporters asked if he would be instrumental in the coming by-election for the Bagan Pinang state seat in Negeri Sembilan.
“Yes, yes, I will be there to contribute. Definitely,” he firmly said.
In fact, Chua is also confident that more would follow in his footsteps and leave the MCA to join a Pakatan Rakyat component party.
During the function earlier, a total of 600 applications for PKR memberships, signed by Barisan Nasional members, were handed over to Anwar.
Of the lot, at least 400 were from MCA, and officials claimed they comprised a former elected representative, a former division deputy chairman, scores of central delegates, divisional party post holders and members.
“It is no surprise that so many would join us from MCA. We expect that this wave is only just the beginning,” said Chua.
He added that the crossovers only mirrored the fact the party members were finally waking up to see that MCA was only a space-filler in the Barisan Nasional structure.
“We are only there to say yes and to take up some spots in the Cabinet and in the Government.
“MCA does not rule the nation. In the end, it is Umno that leads Malaysia, under the name of the BN,” he said.
Chua said that MCA could probably stand a better chance of survival if it abandoned the coalition and stood on its own.
During the function, Umno strongman Datuk Dr Abdul Malek Md Hanafiah, who is a former Perak state executive councillor, former Kamunting assemblyman and former Taiping Umno division chairman, was also seen confidently strolling into the temple hall shortly after Anwar’s arrival, to loud applause from the people.
Anwar however said that Abdul Malek was “yet to make any crossover announcement.”
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/37018-jui-meng-finds-things-very-different-in-opposition
Chua feels free... Speaking during the Permatang Pasir campaign. - Picture by Jack OoiIPOH, Sept 6 — After decades of politics MCA-style, the experience of just over a month of fiery Opposition politics has been nothing short of a major culture shock for former party stalwart Datuk Chua Jui Meng.
For once, he is finding his oratory skills can be put to good use and people actually listen to him in rapt attention during ceramahs.
Those who turn up also do not seem to expect free handouts like transportation, food, money or goodie bags.
In fact, many appear willing to travel some distance to attend such rallies.
This was evident during the ceramah at the Tow Boo Keong hall here on Saturday night where more than 1,000 supporters gathered to listen to a star-studded line-up of speakers, which included Chua himself, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, PKR vice-president R. Sivarasa and Parti Keadilan Rakyat strategic director Tian Chua.
In his speech, Chua, who not too long ago had adamantly said he would never leave the MCA for PKR, said such a sight was enough to convince him he had indeed made the right move to leave.
“I woke up on Merdeka morning and told my wife who was lying down beside me — I feel good and so young today — and I knew what made me feel that way.
“When I joined the PKR, it was after a long struggle for me. It was not easy to leave and join a new pathway.
“But after that decision, I suddenly began to feel…like how you felt when you voted for the Opposition… I felt free,” he said, to thunderous applause.
The former MCA man claimed he had never before experienced such “heart-warming” and overwhelming response for any political function in his political career until the day he joined PKR.
“I was in Permatang Pasir, helping with the by-elections and it was so amazing, so overwhelming to see the crowd come together.
“It is so heart-warming to see people of different races actually sitting together and working together and getting along — and they all want change,” he said in a press conference after the function.
His eyes lit up when reporters asked if he would be instrumental in the coming by-election for the Bagan Pinang state seat in Negeri Sembilan.
“Yes, yes, I will be there to contribute. Definitely,” he firmly said.
In fact, Chua is also confident that more would follow in his footsteps and leave the MCA to join a Pakatan Rakyat component party.
During the function earlier, a total of 600 applications for PKR memberships, signed by Barisan Nasional members, were handed over to Anwar.
Of the lot, at least 400 were from MCA, and officials claimed they comprised a former elected representative, a former division deputy chairman, scores of central delegates, divisional party post holders and members.
“It is no surprise that so many would join us from MCA. We expect that this wave is only just the beginning,” said Chua.
He added that the crossovers only mirrored the fact the party members were finally waking up to see that MCA was only a space-filler in the Barisan Nasional structure.
“We are only there to say yes and to take up some spots in the Cabinet and in the Government.
“MCA does not rule the nation. In the end, it is Umno that leads Malaysia, under the name of the BN,” he said.
Chua said that MCA could probably stand a better chance of survival if it abandoned the coalition and stood on its own.
During the function, Umno strongman Datuk Dr Abdul Malek Md Hanafiah, who is a former Perak state executive councillor, former Kamunting assemblyman and former Taiping Umno division chairman, was also seen confidently strolling into the temple hall shortly after Anwar’s arrival, to loud applause from the people.
Anwar however said that Abdul Malek was “yet to make any crossover announcement.”
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/37018-jui-meng-finds-things-very-different-in-opposition
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Cow-head bullies strike again — Neville Spykerman
Cow-head bullies strike again — Neville Spykerman
Sept 5 — Yet again, the bull headed protesters of Section 23 have successfully shamed Malaysia.
From the word go, it was obvious that disrupting the town hall meeting, rather than engaging in a dialogue, was high on their agenda.
Their boorish behaviour began at the door when they started shouting at Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) officials who were trying to ensure that only residents enter the hall.
Their thuggish behaviour continued inside, when three men were seen intimidating a woman who was holding camcorder. Shouting, they demanded to know if she was a resident and told her to get out if she wasn‘t.
The terrified victim was pulled away by MBSA enforcement officers, who stepped in just in time.
Their target turned out to be 48-year-old Rozaini Mohd Rosli, an aide to Batu Tiga assemblyman Rodziah Ismail.
Rozaini told The Malaysian Insider she was too shell shocked to even respond to the men at the time and is considering lodging a police report.
The “cow-heads” then set out to heckle and shout at every opportunity they found, ignoring calls by moderators for them to remain calm.
Standing on chairs, jeering and making childish noises, nothing was beneath them, never-mind that women and children were also in the hall, and their actions were being recorded for the world to see.
Scuffles broke out several times during the meeting between these men and their Indian neighbours.
But worse still, one protester went out of his way to hurl obscene sexual suggestions at Rodziah.
What possessed them?
No doubt they will again lay blame on the Selangor Government for all their shameful actions — like a child saying “the devil made me do it”.
But really, which devil I wonder?
Neville Spykerman is a reporter with The Malaysian Insider and who was at the Selangor government town hall meeting with residents this morning.
But really, which devil I wonder?
Neville Spykerman is a reporter with The Malaysian Insider and who was at the Selangor government town hall meeting with residents this morning.
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