Teresa’s ISA arrest letter to Speaker


15th September 2008
YB Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia,
Speaker,
Dewan Rakyat,
Parlimen.

YB Tan Sri,

Detention of MP for Seputeh Teresa Kok under the Internal Security Act on baseless and non-existing grounds- a grave contempt of Parliament

Three-term DAP MP for Seputeh YB Teresa Kok Suh Sim was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) on Friday, 12th September 2008 at 11.18 pm like a common criminal on her return to her Kuala Lumpur condominium at the condo entrance and has since been held incommunicado as if she is a Malaysian version of Osama bin Laden posing a grave threat to the security and stability of Malaysia.

Parliament, as one of the three branches of government and in keeping with the doctrine of separation of powers, cannot take lightly the use of the detention-without-trial ISA against an elected Member of Parliament, as it is not just about the violation of an MP’s individual human rights and parliamentary responsibilities, but a serious assault on the institution of Parliament and the system of parliamentary democracy when an MP could be silenced and Malaysians deprived of their elected representative and spokesperson by arbitrary exercise of police and Executive powers.


This is all the more so when it is as clear as daylight that YB Teresa Kok’s detention was founded on completely baseless and non-existing grounds.

Home Minister, Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar has said that YB Teresa Kok was detained under the ISA as she had questioned the sensitive issues such as the azan (call for prayers for Muslims) and that could cause ill-will and disharmony.

This is a complete frame-up as there is substantive and conclusive proof that Teresa Kok had not been involved in any azan controversy.

Parliament never enacted the Internal Security Act to provide the Police with powers to detain persons to undertake a “fishing expedition” to ascertain the truth or otherwise of baseless and defamatory allegations against an MP, just as the ISA was never enacted to protect the personal safety of a journalist – the ridiculous excuse given by the Home Minister to justify the farce and scandal of the 18-hour ISA detention of senior Sin Chew reporter, Tan Hoon Cheng.

The azan allegation was first made by the former Selangor Mentri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo, which was then sensationalised by Utusan Malaysia.

On Tuesday, 9th September 2008, Utusan Malaysia (p. 7) under the headline “Ada usaha larang azan di masjid-masjid Selangor”, reported:

Ada usaha larang azan di masjid-masjid Selangor

SHAH ALAM 8 Sept. – Kerajaan campuran negeri Selangor diingatkan agar bersikap tegas dengan tidak melayan mana-mana pihak mendesak yang mahukan azan solat di surau dan masjid di negeri itu tidak lagi menggunakan pembesar suara.

Bekas Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr. Mohamad Khir Toyo (gambar) membuat desakan ekoran ada usaha pihak yang dipercayai didalangi salah sebuah parti yang membentuk kerajaan negeri itu, membuat petisyen membantah azan di Puchong dan Kota Damansara.

”Bagi UMNO, kita mahukan kerajaan negeri bertegas, jangan mudah mengalah kerana apa yang kelihatan ketika ini PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) seolah-olah mengalah membiarkan sahaja perkara itu berlaku, manakala Pas pula tidak memainkan peranan.

”Ini sesuatu yang menghina Islam sedangkan Islam adalah agama rasmi, mempunyai peruntukan menggunakan Kumpulan Wang Disatukan untuk pembangunan,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Beliau diminta mengulas beberapa laporan mendakwa azan di Masjid Seksyen 5, Kota Damansara yang baru siap dan digunakan menjelang Ramadan lalu, tidak menggunakan pembesar suara dipercayai mempunyai kaitan dengan bantahan penduduk kawasan berkenaan.

Selain itu, katanya, usaha menyediakan petisyen membantah azan seperti itu juga pernah dilakukan sekumpulan penduduk di Puchong sejak Mei lalu.

”Di Puchong dan Kota Damansara, ada pihak mahu azan di kawasan itu dihentikan atas alasan menganggu penduduk.

”Tetapi saya percaya kalau penduduk yang membuat petisyen itu, mesti ada pihak-pihak yang mendorong mereka untuk berbuat demikian.

”Sedangkan kita mengamalkan kebebasan beragama, apabila ada penganut agama tertentu meraikan perayaan mereka sehingga membawa kepada penutupan jalan, orang Islam tidak membantah,” ujar beliau.

The next day, Wednesday, 10th September, Utusan Malaysia published an article “Azan, jawi, JAIS, UiTM dan ba-alif-ba-ya” in the column “Cuit” by Zaini Hassan, as good as pointing the finger at YB Teresa Kok when he wrote:

Azan, jawi, JAIS, UiTM dan ba-alif-ba-ya

JANGANLAH anggap apa yang saya tulis ini sebagai rasis atau berunsur perkauman. Dalam suasana negara yang dipenuhi dengan isu sensitif perkauman sekarang, tulisan ini hanyalah sebagai satu ingatan kepada kita semua, terutamanya umat Islam.

Saya amat tertarik untuk merujuk kepada kenyataan bekas Menteri Besar Selangor, Datuk Seri Dr. Khir Toyo yang membangkitkan mengenai ”ada usaha oleh pihak tertentu (di Selangor) yang cuba menasihatkan pihak masjid dan surau supaya tidak menggunakan pembesar suara semasa melaungkan azan”.

Bagi saya petikan itu pelik bunyinya. Bagi saya ia juga amat serius. Tidak pernah dalam sejarah 51 tahun merdeka, rakyat Malaysia sedang menghadapi situasi seperti itu. Selama ini kita – Melayu, Cina, India, Sikh dan lain-lain bangsa dan agama tidak pernah bercakap mengenai perkara itu. Kita hormat antara satu sama lain. Soal agama Islam terpelihara secara suci di dalam Perlembagaan negara. Justeru, petikan semacam itu tidak pernah terlintas langsung atau termimpi akan diucapkan.

Kini, ia berlaku. Ya benar, Dr. Khir bukan buat cerita mengarut. Ia benar-benar berlaku di Selangor. Orang Pas, yang kini mula menguasai jawatankuasa masjid dan surau di situ pun tercengang. Orang UMNO yang masih lagi menganggotai jawatankuasa surau dan masjid pun terkejut.

”Sampai macam itu sekali tindakan mereka,” kata seorang AJK sebuah surau di Shah Alam kepada saya Jumaat lalu. Beliau ialah sahabat lama saya, yang kami bertemu selepas solat Jumaat, lalu mengajak saya bersembang.

Sembang punya sembang, tiba-tiba beliau menyentuh mengenai soal suraunya. Katanya, kira-kira tiga bulan selepas Pakatan Rakyat mengambil alih kerajaan Selangor, seorang Exco kerajaan negeri itu, yang juga seorang Ahli Parlimen dari parti DAP membuat kunjungan ke suraunya. Yang peliknya, YB wanita itu datang pada waktu sebelum subuh.

Tanpa rasa malu-malu atau rasa bersalah, dia menasihatkan pengurusan surau itu supaya tidak melaungkan azan dengan kuat menggunakan pembesar suara, terutama pada waktu subuh. Katanya, ”hasil tinjauannya” pada waktu subuh itu, cuma ada imam, bilal dan dua tiga orang sahaja makmum.

”Kalau ada macam itu jangan kasi bangun oranglah (dengan azan)…” katanya kepada imam yang ada di situ.

Semua yang ada terus ‘terkedu’. Mereka berpandangan antara satu sama lain. YB yang baru tiga bulan menjadi Yang Berhormat itu tahukah apa yang dia cakap. Tidak sensitif langsungkah? Tidak sedarkah dia, kira-kira 90 peratus penduduk di kawasan itu ialah orang Melayu beragama Islam.

Jika diambil pendekatan isu yang berlaku sekarang, saya ingin bertanya, siapakah yang rasis? Siapakah yang perkauman? Dr. Khirkah, sayakah yang menulis Cuit ini? Atau, YB wanita berkaca mata itukah?

Sambil menulis kolum ini, saya menelefon seorang rakan saya, yang juga seorang YB dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Dia mengakui memang berlaku. Hasil perbualan saya, beliau berkata: ”…bukan teruk lagi, dah jadi kurang ajar”.

Persoalan saya lagi, mengapa situasi seperti ini sudah mulai berlaku. Saya tidak mahu mengulas lanjut, biarlah pembaca budiman membuat analisis dan pernilaian sendiri.

Nak dijadikan cerita, tindakan YB wanita itu tidak habis di situ saja. Dia juga, dikatakan sedang ‘memaksa’ Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) menurunkan semua tulisan jawi di semua papan tanda jalan di Kuala Lumpur.

Sekali lagi ini cerita benar. Ia disahkan sendiri oleh rakan saya, YB dari Pakatan Rakyat itu. Sebagai ganti untuk menurunkan tulisan jawi itu, dia menuntut dinaikkan tulisan Cina dan Tamil bersama-sama tulisan rumi.

”Yang ekstremnya, YB wanita itu siap bawa ’sample’ berserta spesifikasi papan tanda jalan tulisan Cina dan Tamil itu untuk ditunjukkan kepada pegawai DBKL,” kata rakan saya itu lagi.

Seperti yang saya tanya di atas tadi, tidak sensitifkah YB wanita itu? Jawapan saya ialah, dia memang sengaja tidak mahu sensitif.

Melihatkan kepada senario ini, barulah kita tahu, siapa sebenarnya yang ‘menyuapkan’ ke mulut Menteri Besar Selangor, Khalid Ibrahim mengenai cadangan supaya diambil 30 peratus peruntukan Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (JAIS) untuk digunakan bagi kegunaan agama-agama lain. Sekarang kita juga tahu siapa yang ‘memegang tali’ untuk menyuruh Khalid membuat kenyataan supaya pintu UiTM dibuka kepada 10 peratus penuntut bukan Melayu.

Yang jelas kita semua tahu, siapakah orang itu yang ‘berkobar-kobar’ membangkitkan isu babi Sepang, sebaik saja dia melangkah kaki menduduki bangunan SUK Selangor, tempoh hari.

Dan, sekarang baru kita juga tahu, suasana bercelaru yang sedang berlaku – yang terbaru mengenai isu perkauman atau rasis itu memang dirancang – secara sengaja, oleh pihak-pihak tertentu yang mahu melihat suasana negara dan rakyat Malaysia tidak tenteram.

Akhir kalam, semoga Allah menyelamatkan kita semua. Amin.

YB Teresa Kok had made an immediate denial that she had tried to disallow azan in Kota Damansara Sri Serdang and Puchong Jaya.

The mosque committees in both areas have endorsed YB Teresa Kok’s denial with the Masjid Kota Damansara officials explaining that a damaged ampliflier had resulted in the calls to prayer to be made without the aid of a PA system while Masjid Kinrara mosque committee said Teresa had never set foot in Masjid Kinrara and was not involved in the azan petition issue in the area.

The PAS MP for Kota Raja YB Dr. Siti Mariah Mahmud had also lodged a police report against Khir on Thursday for his statement published in Utusan Malaysia on Tuesday, as it was “maliciously intended and aimed at raising the anger and anxiety of Malay Muslims”.

The police has no basis whatsoever therefore to detain YB Teresa Kok under the ISA for the baseless and non-existent grounds linking her to any azan controversy, as the police should have all the information to show that there is no basis for the azan allegation against YB Teresa Kok 24 hours before she was detained under the ISA.

As an active political leader, the Home Minister cannot be ignorant of news whether in the printed or electronic media to know that the azan allegation against YB Teresa Kok were the irresponsible and sole concoction of Khir Toyo and Utusan Malaysia.

Parliament and MPs also cannot pretend ignorance of the completely baseless and non-existing grounds for the azan allegation against YB Teresa Kok, raising grave questions about the efficiency, independence, impartiality and professionalism of the Police and Home Ministry in launching the ISA strike against Teresa Kok.

Parliament must take immediate action to protect the rights of MPs from arbitrary, unlawful and undemocratic attacks against MPs and the institution of Parliament.

Among the measures which Parliament can take under the circumstances are:

  1. Convening of emergency meeting of Parliament on YB Teresa Kok’s detention under the Internal Security Act.
  2. Convening of urgent meeting of the Privileges Committee to protect the dignity and privileges of MPs and Parliament from any arbitrary, unlawful and undemocratic attacks.
  3. Possible actions against Khir Toyo and Utusan Malaysia for imperilling the parliamentary role of YB Teresa Kok.
  4. An emergency motion as the first item of business when Parliament reconvenes on October 13, 2008 even before the start of the debate on the 2009 Budget.

I write to ask YB Tan Sri as Speaker to take all necessary action to protect YB Teresa Kok and the institution of Parliament in the face of these arbitrary, unlawful and undemodratic threats to the system of parliamentary democracy in Malaysia.

Yours sincerely,

(Lim Kit Siang)
DAP Parliamentary Leader
MP for Ipoh Timur

  1. #1 by KennyGan on Monday, 15 September 2008 - 11:05 pm

    Live broadcast of Anwar Ibrahim speech at Kelana Jaya stadium now.

    http://www.justin.tv/anwaribrahim

  2. #2 by yeeyuket on Monday, 15 September 2008 - 11:08 pm

    Group No. 1
    Who were initiator of forming racial parties and fighting for own race? Who reject Bangsa Malaysia?
    Umno leaders

    Group No.2
    Who is the defender of racial abusive remarks or truely fighting for racial harmony?
    Professional, Bar council, PR, Reporter, Non-racial communities.

    Who are the ISA detainee?
    Group No.2

    Who deserve to form the Malaysia Government at this moment?
    Pakatan Rakyat with dissenting MPs i.e. Group No.2

  3. #3 by krisg on Monday, 15 September 2008 - 11:33 pm

    The Loudspeaker: A Brief History: http://www.churchsolutionsmag.com/hotnews/59h294043.html
    Check this out, and non of the loudspeaker inventors are muslim, and it was invented after Mohd., so do you think the loudspeaker is the practice of Islam?

  4. #4 by just a moment on Monday, 15 September 2008 - 11:35 pm

    TRANSMISSION OUT!! WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING?

  5. #5 by peanut king on Monday, 15 September 2008 - 11:54 pm

    Next time when caught on the hp while driving dont take it lightly.
    Those turkeys might detain you under ISA.

    Its normal for condition to be rough when changes are round the corner.

    This is called ‘Panic governing by BN’. Cracks are appearing already.
    Very soon it will be like ‘frogs crossing the river’. ie everyone going different directions.

    Hurray hurray !!

  6. #6 by wtf2 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 12:09 am

    someone asked why does the government have so many morons? well the answer is so that the PM feels he is smart. If he’s surrounded by morons and act smart you can pretty well guess how stupid he is..

    If teresa is released she can bring the entire gamut of law on her side to sue the government. So one can guess what the rotten egghead will do to keep her inside.

    Btw do you think the bodo can actually pull this ISA thing off? It does look like there’s someone pulling his strings.

  7. #7 by AA234567 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 12:56 am

    Uncle kit,

    Lat night Anwar has just announced that Pakatan is taking over the govt. today.
    How true is it??

  8. #8 by chandar on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 12:59 am

    I continue to see inequality in the way PKR and DAP address this issue on ISA. Why wasn the same forceful vocal and show of solidarity now seen by DAP was not seen when the poor hindraf members were arrested? Why didnt, and why arent u pursuing their release..after ALL they STARTED THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN OF “makaal sakti” = people power. They , the true heroes have dissappeared from your scope and DAP and PKRs’ agenda. This is really sad.

  9. #9 by Jeffrey on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:16 am

    Sorry off Topic but it is now an hour into 16th September, a “date with destiny” that Anwar described, and the following questions beg to be addressed.

    Anwar reiterated in MBPJ Stadium once again that Pakatan Rakyat had the majority numbers to form the government on 16/9 and would negotiate with the PM the date and manner of transition of power.

    Lets make a quantum leap in faith to assume, without question, that Anwar/PR really has the numbers verifiable by statutory decalarations and written documentation. Even then the taking over of the government by such way is unprecedented, there being no specific provisions spelt out in the Constitution on how this could be done.

    Thus far Anwar has been disclosing his broad intentions to take over the government. The BN government in contrast has not disclosed how it intends to thwart it. And it is difficult for me to think, even now, that UMNO/BN will allow this to happen smoothly the way Anwar would plan it. What is going to happen? Will there be chaos??

    For starters, I have a few questions and wonder what Anwar/PR plans to do if any one or more of the following happens when Anwar/PR presents their numbers:-

    1. PM refuses to meet Anwar/PR’s leaders/delegation transition plans;

    2. The Yang di Pertuan Agong refuses to grant an audience Anwar/PR’s leaders on this matter, or if His Majesty does, he still decides that the interpretation of Article 43 (2) of the Federal Constitution does not make it imperative to change political status quo and dissolve Parliament to pave way for 13th General Elections;

    3. BN govt declares a state of emergency on the contentious ground that this unorthodox method of taking over government is (besides causing an economic crisis) is also unconstitutional simply because there are no explicit constitutional provisions providing for such a takeover to be constitutional and legal.

    Are there any contingency plan on Anwar/PR’s part in these hypothetical scenarios?

  10. #10 by m.hwang on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:21 am

    Jeffrey, as things stand at this minute, DSAI does not have the numbers. 916 shall remain a symbol of impending change

  11. #11 by m.hwang on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:23 am

    chandar, DAP has since their formation, been against ISA. When PR forms the government all ISA detainees, including the Hindraf 5 shall be released.

  12. #12 by m.hwang on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:25 am

    Thank you Kenny Gan. You’re a saint!

  13. #13 by pinkdolphin on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:29 am

    Well done Zaid Ibrahim!!! You are the Man! x

  14. #14 by Jeffrey on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:34 am

    m.hwang,

    This is what he was reported to have said :”Tomorrow is D-Day. We are ready to form the government. We have enough numbers and tomorrow we will make our stand clear”. According to Anwar, Pakatan Rakyat has already submitted a letter to the PM seeking a meeting for a smooth transition of power.

    Is there a suggestion here by you that DSAI once again, against the backdrop of ‘Terminator 2′ music, lied and misrepresented to – and fanned hopes of 20,000-strong crowd of supporters, and Malaysians at large, even at this hour and “date of destiny” without any means or basis to fulfill these hopes stimulated ….?

  15. #15 by Jeffrey on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:40 am

    Please refer to report of Shannon Teoh and Debra Chong (MalaysiaInsider) in this link:
    http://m.themalaysianinsider.com/articles.php?id=9037

  16. #16 by dawsheng on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:46 am

    His bodyguard murdered a Mongolian lady on behalf of his best friend, can he be the Prime Minister? If he can be the Prime Minister, why wait till 2010? If Abdullah step down and handover to his deputy, UMNO is finished! But, if Abdullah conceded defeat and handover power to Pakatan Rakyat, UMNO may survive.

  17. #17 by mycroft on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:52 am

    I’ve had the pleasure and honour of knowing Teresa for nearly 10 years now. And she is, without a doubt, one of the better human beings I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. Forthright and direct, and with a strong sense of service that few if any other person can claim to possess.

    One thing I will always remember her for, and for which I will always hold her in great regard, was (and forgive me but this is a little bit personal) when my sister was very ill with a serious illness (life threatening one actually). At that time, Teresa was yet to be an MP, and she’d go and visit her (my sister) in the hospital regularly. Similarly, she also helped bring along some DAP people to the hospital to donate blood, when the hospital required it as my sister needed a lot of blood transfusions. What really struck me was that she did it without any publicity and without any fuss. It was such a far cry from the sickening publicity stunts that other politicians especially those from the BN indulge in when they go to visit people in hospitals accompanied by hordes from the media. Call me cynical but I always believe they do such things – not from the goodness of their heart – but to show that they care. Well, Teresa never needed to put on such shows.

    One of my biggest pleasures happened during the 8th March election when – in my first ever election as a voter – I put the cross in the box next to her name in the Seputeh constituency. I would have of course voted for any DAP (or for that matter any Opposition candidate), but the fact that it was for Teresa made me even happier for it.

    Her arrest and detention under the ISA has made me extremely upset and angry, as it has alot of people here. I am angry because it is such an affront to justice, I am angry because she is being persecuted for the malicious lies of religious and racial bigots, and I am angry because she is someone whom I consider as a friend.

    When I read about those two NGOs lodging a report against her, based on lies, lies, lies, I feel my blood boiling. If there is anything that gets me mad, it is sheer stupidity and ignorance. So I seeth. And then I ask, what can I do? What can any of us do?

    While holding vigils for her release is a very thoughtful gesture, I seriously doubt if it will have much impact. The Government has shown that it does not care what the people think. It does not care about the truth. It does not care about international opinion. The BN – or rather UMNO, since we all know the other parties are just lemmings marching to the UMNO beat, will plunge Malaysia into darkness just so they can hold on to power.

    Now, I’ve read many comments talking about “not giving them any excuses”. Well, I don’t think they need us for that, as we can clearly see that they will create their own excuses. As such, any arguments against more concrete action is null and void.

    I believe that we – as in all those who believe that the detention of Teresa Kok is unjust, invalid, and an affront to Malaysia – should engage in a campaign of civil disobedience. And here are some of the things we might be able to do

    1. Write to the Utusan Malaysia stating that you are boycotting their newspaper.

    2. Boycott shops that advertise in the Utusan Malaysia. In fact, write to them and tell them that as long as they advertise in Utusan, you will boycott them.

    3. Get your friends and family to join in the boycott. Seriously, Malaysia – for all its faults – have many alternatives for shopping.

    4. Do not attend any functions where BN ministers, deputy ministers, state ExCo members, leaders, or the police are in attendance as guests of honour.

    5. Shop and restaurant owners – refuse service to the police. If a BN person comes and visits your store for a publicity visit. Tell them politely but firmly to go away. Do not give them the time of day. Do not even shake hands with them.

    6. Furthermore, find out who the leaders of those two NGOs are. Refuse them service.

    7. If you have friends who are BN supporters or who believe that the ISA is justifiably used in this case, lose them immediately. Break off your friendship. Seriously, do you really need such stupid friends?

    In other words, do not have anything to do with the BN, the police, Utusan Malaysia, their advertisers, or just about anyone who supports them openly. Ignore them. Shun them.

    These are just some suggestions as to what we can do. Some of you might agree with me. Some of you might not. Yet to be absolutely honest, the cynical part of me does not see much hope in doing such things. At the end of the day, and as much as it saddens me to say it, more concrete and more direct action is probably needed. These people only understand one language, and if need be, we will have to be prepared to speak to them in that language, but speak it better than them.

  18. #18 by parameswara on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 1:53 am

    Chandar,
    though the national hype is on new detainees.
    but i believe the Pakatan’s policy is for the release of all detainees.
    in fact, i see Datin Azizah currently heads the campaign for the abolishment of the ISA, which is to the benefit of all detainees.

  19. #19 by dawsheng on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:09 am

    UMNO is declining due to its corrupted leaders and ideologies, supposedly, UMNO is dying a natural death, but since it is political in nature, it looks like it’s given the death sentence, not knowing when to be hang.

  20. #20 by parameswara on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:18 am

    Jeffrey,
    i think, having sufficient numbers does not mean it will be smooth sailing.

    there are many factors in the process, like for example, how to persuade the Agong.

    how to persuade His Majesty that you have the backing of Pakatan and also BN MPs to be PM.

    if i am not wrong, the arrangement is, BN MPs needn’t jump ship.
    considering the extraordinary situation of the nation, they just support the PMship of DSAI from where they are.

    how to satisfy His Majesty that the transition will be smooth, etc. etc.

    obviously, His Majesty must be made to feel comfortable that the plan is workable and everything will be fine, i think.

  21. #21 by Anti-Monarchy on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:31 am

    chandar Says:

    Today at 00: 59.58 (1 hour ago)
    I continue to see inequality in the way PKR and DAP address this issue on ISA. Why wasn the same forceful vocal and show of solidarity now seen by DAP was not seen when the poor hindraf members were arrested? Why didnt, and why arent u pursuing their release..after ALL they STARTED THE WHOLE CAMPAIGN OF “makaal sakti” = people power. They , the true heroes have dissappeared from your scope and DAP and PKRs’ agenda. This is really sad.

    —————————————————————-

    I have to say to a certain extent I agree to what Chandar said. But then again I guess Hindraf started the ball rolling. By holding their demonstration (not riot as claimed by the government) they paved way for the Indians to think out of the box thereby understanding the game MIC and BN has been playing thus far.

    The fact that MIC only won 3 seats in the Parliment shows the impact of the demonstration (more so due to the heavy handedness of the government in handling it).

    Anyone still supporting MIC is a waste of space!

  22. #22 by Anti-Monarchy on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:34 am

    I am of the opinion that the Agong is fed up with the current government and I am sure he has with him good advisors to brief him on the possibilities.

  23. #23 by monsterball on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:53 am

    Lim Kit Siang have seen it all. I too..have seen it all.
    UMNO have not change one bit. It is getting worst….especially.. these 27 years.
    Applying ISA on Teresa Kok and RPK…by UMNO is digging their own graves ….faster than normal.
    Jailing the reporter under ISA saying to protect her….is the kind of brains….you an expect from UMNO..to manage the country.
    Their days are numbered.
    Good riddance to bad rubbish.
    I am lucky to live to this day…to witness a true united Malaysia for Malaysians ..under Anwar Ibrahim.
    Lee Kuan Yew….was a true Malaysian…first to be thrown out..due to dirty race and religion politics.
    Lets hope…the future bring Singapore and Malaysia….much closer.It’s a real win win situation..if that happens.
    My children and grandchildren have better opportunities than me…to succeed based on what they know…and not who they need to know.
    That’s what matter most to an old man….like me.

  24. #24 by akarmalaysian on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 4:59 am

    u dun ask a chicken to climb up a coconut tree to pluck coconuts.u shud ask monkeys to do dat.its obvious u knw who is the chicken and who are the monkies.

  25. #25 by akarmalaysian on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 5:01 am

    p/s: worst of all…we hv hens behind those chickens and monkies too.

  26. #26 by ENDANGERED HORNBILL on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 5:08 am

    “monsterball Says:

    Today at 02: 53.47 (2 hours ago)
    Lim Kit Siang have seen it all. I too..have seen it all.
    UMNO have not change one bit. It is getting worst….especially.. these 27 years.”

    And this small man who made himself into a demi-god started the downfall of Malaysia, down the slippery slopes we are on today – Tun M. And he still dares to give his two cents (literally!) worth of his opinions and ideas in his blog. Che Det, o che det, cukuplah, cukup. Enough is enough. We have had more than enough of you in a quarter of a century. You screwed up the country big time. Now, just ride off into the sunset peacefully.

  27. #27 by malaysiakia on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 6:00 am

    please pass this link to all Malaysian you know, and vote.

    http://www.twiigs.com/poll/Politics/17328

  28. #28 by devilmaster on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 6:38 am

    dawsheng Says:
    His bodyguard murdered a Mongolian lady on behalf of his best friend..

    You really believe his bodyguards murdered the Mongolian lady on behalf of his best friend? Or his best friend might be a scapegoat for someone? ..but… does his best friend has the power to erase immigration records too..? :confused:

  29. #29 by lew1328 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 6:43 am

    Good morning!

    Today, the day we’d been waiting and looking forward for long, “D-Day” on 916 for new Malaysia. A Malaysian Malaysia in a peaceful form in order to form a new government, despite the fact that we are no rush…

    Also thumb up for Kit and Guan Eng who delivered across the message through yours remarkable speech from Kelana Jaya Stadium last night.

  30. #30 by sotong on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 6:52 am

    There is a strong culture of dishonesty……our leaders in position of trust, power and influence had betrayed the ordinary people.

    A local Azan issue could be resolved easily by the local people living in the area……but to have an Ex-MB and major Malay newspaper involved and spinned it out of proportion with narrow and damaging politics of race and religion is totally unacceptable and dangerous.

  31. #31 by OldManoftheSea on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 7:01 am

    Yes, I agree with Parameswara that Agong have to be satisfy that all will run smoothly.

    But that is with the assumption that Agong can be persuaded.
    It seems to me that I did not see that at this point of time. Maybe he is unsure as to which camp to support. Maybe Hadi Awang has much influence on him for better or worst. Only time will tell.

  32. #32 by yhsiew on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 8:13 am

    Today is Sept 16, I am eagerly waiting for Anwar to announce the “surprises”!

    I look forward to see meltdown of the ISA, Sedition Act etc.

  33. #33 by HJ Angus on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 8:14 am

    It is not as if Malaysians do not sympathise with the Hindraf but mosr do not have the guts to join an illegal demo(even if it is peaceful).

    But most folks can relate to the arrest of the reporter and Teresa who were just going about their work in a normal manner – now if these 2 people can be arrested under ISA for such frivolous reasons, any one of us can also be arrested.
    http://malaysiawatch4.blogspot.com/2008/09/malaysiakini-and-imperative-for-change.html

  34. #34 by pjboy on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 8:22 am

    Sorry. Out of topic. Why Chinese School Opening got to do with YAB OKT (MCA) ???

  35. #35 by dat2108 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 8:33 am

    Penulis utusan melayu pasal teresa tu patut kena ISA juga.. sebab mau kasi dia perlindungan macama wartawan dari Penang tu… padan muka kau bakal kena saman RM30 Juta oleh teresa.

  36. #36 by veddy.lum74 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 8:54 am

    FREE RPK,
    FREE TERESA KOK,
    DETAIN AHMAD ISMAIL ,
    DETAIN KHIR TOYOL,
    DETAIN ZAINI,
    SEAL UTUSAN!!!
    AND,
    LOCK-UP USELESS KOJAK N SLEEPING BEAST TOO!

  37. #37 by mauriyaII on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 12:30 pm

    Botak’s sense of logic and fairplay is more suited to the land from where his father and anscestors came from. He should migrate back to Yemen once PR takes over the government.

    As for the 2nd top dog in the PDRM, his intelligence and that of his force is seen to be wanting. Giving frivolous and idiotic spins to their disasterous handling of the ISA arrests as well as the employment of balaclava clad police special unit shows that they are only good at overkill. Something akin to shoot to kill and then justify their actions with cooked up evidence.

    The day PR takes over these low lives that lead the police force and the ones who arbitrarily impose their will on innocent people with uncalled for road blocks should be shown the exit.

    The present home minister, Al Blurr won’t find it difficult to find a job in Zimbabwe with the recommendations from the old goat.

    The top dogs in the PDRM can be employed by the many security companies as ordinary guards where brain power is not necessary.

  38. #38 by k1980 on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 2:15 pm

    It seems the police are no longer tackling crime but are catching bloggers, journalists and opposition politicians

    http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Tuesday/NewsBreak/20080916131947/Article/index_html

  39. #39 by Lim Koo on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 3:21 pm

    The Malaysian government used to take pride in being a world model on racial harmony. Indeed, for 51 years since independence, we haven’t seen any incidence among the various ethnic groups worse enough to threaten peace & order, except those cooked up by certain politikus with ulterior motives.

    Khir Toyo is a dentist by training. He is no moron. Neither are good-thinking Malaysians. There hasn’t been any case in which the Chinese ever threaten the rights of Malays. I agree that Malays are among one of the greatest races in the world, but why practice quota system in university intake? Yet Chinese, Indians, and other races accept the cold reality, knowing well that it would be better to have Malay friends who are well educated rather than undereducated ones. But this doesn’t mean it’s fair, neither is it good for Malays themselves. Otherwise, why not the Malaysian government write to Olympics International that Malaysians be entitled to a “fair” share of gold medals instead of having to earn one?

    There has not been any real racial tension so far. So, politikus the likes of Khir Toyo & Ahmad Ismail attempted to “make it happen”.

    Mind you, Khir Toyo & Ahmad Ismail, your children are going to mimic you, believing that doing the wrong things, particularly those going against your own conscience, can go unpunished.

    Though the Talibans bombed the Buddha statutes, the Buddhists the world over merely voiced protest and never resorted to retaliate with a tooth for tooth. But the law of Cause & Effect still holds — those “dogs barking up the wrong trees” were destroyed by the US, without the peace-loving Buddhists lifting a finger.

    You might think you can get off scot-free, but the Cause & Effect will never fail — if it doesn’t happen to you, it will on your children, or your children’s children — without your innocent victims raising a finger.

  40. #40 by Loh on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 3:49 pm

    Sorry off topic

    ///19. One of the effects of this rigid confinement to Government buildings on the boulevard is to make Putrajaya a Malay city. Ninety five percent of the people living in Government built flats are Malay Government workers. Although the Government built flats are available to non-Government servants, there are hardly any buyers for them. Certainly there are no Chinese or Indian.

    20. I admit being guilty of setting up Putrajaya as the administrative capital. It is very well planned. But it is dull.

    21. Not being in the Government, I cannot influence anything anymore. But I hope the powers that be will read this snippet on Putrajaya. ///— TDM

    If the BN continues to be in power until 2057, the population mix would be like putrajaya. It will be very well planned. But it will be dull!

  41. #41 by alaneth on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 10:58 pm

    Lim Koo, I truly believe in the Law of Cause & Effect… This world is created fair. Jesus once said, “Why is this baby born blind if he has never sinned before.

    When Ahmad Ismail can go scot free & Teresa detained, it is a clear downright double standards here. UMNO has accumulated a lot of karma, & whatever karma will be unleashed. This universe is fair.

    Hold the GE again and see,… DAP is going to retain Penang with a much larger majority & also PR for the whole of Malaysia.

  42. #42 by alaneth on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 - 11:09 pm

    So now, tonight on 16 Sept, MCA finally spoke out against Teresa’s ISA detention.

    This leaves MIC & Gerakan the only silent ones…..

    And yes, MIC has become very very silent since the last GE… So silent that I wonder if it is still crying over split milk (Samy Vellu’s) loss 8 Mar that they don’t think about the ISA unfairness.

    Maybe they are secretly happy about the ISA in place – why, it got the 5 Hindraf men ‘out of their way’.

  43. #43 by HB Lim on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 - 3:45 am

    Samy Vellu, that noisy bugger…his silence about the recent ISA invocation is most deafening. How could one be so shameless and so unprincipled is really beyond me! And this has always been their stand – detain one long enough and people would soon forget about him. The plight of the Hindraf 5 seems to have been forgotten. It’s a sad, sad situation.

  44. #44 by alhafar on Saturday, 20 September 2008 - 11:00 am

    I have written this to Malaysiakini. And to think they have the cheek to ask Ms Kok to take a lie detector test. They should take an intelligence detector test first:

    Dear Editor

    I refer to the Utusan Melayu sensationalist article “Azan, jawi, JAIS, UiTM dan ba-alif-ba-ya”. It is quite clear from just reading the article itself (yes, non-malays can read Malay, and we can read Jawi) it seems quite clear that the so-called journalist was writing out of pure hearsay.

    For example, he writes, “Kini, ia berlaku. Ya benar, Dr. Khir bukan buat cerita mengarut.”…”Sambil menulis kolum ini, saya menelefon seorang rakan saya, yang juga seorang YB dalam Pakatan Rakyat. Dia mengakui memang berlaku”. Good work. We can call them and tell them the world is really flat, “ha, benar,” and they will probably run it on the full page tomorrow.

    Whatever happened to investigative journalism? Doesn’t the person, I believe the Editor himself, bother to check the sources and get his facts right? Doesn’t the fact that the mosque in question contradicts his allegations, which in his article he claims he heard from other people? So that’s the kind of journalism Utusan provides – one sits on the office chair, and just writes whatever people gossip to him.

    That’s a fine example of the kind of press we have in Malaysia. I dont think the people at Utusan deserve to be called journalists, they give the profession a bad name. Gossip mongers are more like it.

    CH,
    Kuala Lumpur

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