10 days in May (13)
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Najib Razak, Religion on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 11:55 am
Tweets @limkitsiang:-
Najib asks moderates from all faiths to join hands – Shannon Teoh (TMI) http://bit.ly/mHQbwl
What a flop of speech by Najib in Oxford! Rings utterly hollow after govt inaction over Utusan “Christian Msia” bogey http://bit.ly/mHQbwl
Msia world still waiting 4proper action against seditious/treasonous Utusan “Msian Christian” bogey n IA incitement. Enuf of empty words
Let Msian moderates -Islam Christianity Buddhism Hinduism Sikkhism- stand united against extremism eg Utusan IA sedition. BN Cabinet stand?
Unbelievable not only Umno but also MCA Gkan apologists 4Utusan “Christian Msia” bogey like CSL. Y is Hisham n BN Cabinet so soft on Utusan? Read the rest of this entry »
Najib asks moderates from all faiths to join hands
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Najib Razak, Religion on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 11:15 am
By Shannon Teoh
The Malaysian Insider
May 17, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — As religious tensions run high on the local front, Datuk Seri Najib Razak has called on moderates of all religions to come together.
Speaking at the Islamic Centre of the prestigious Oxford University in Britain, the prime minister also said that it was not enough to go after individuals or organisations to address global violence as a lasting solution could only be achieved by seeking out root causes.
“Our choice is clear. Come together in action for a future of justice, freedom, hope, compassion and goodwill for our children or it will be replaced by a future of injustice, tyranny, hopelessness, cruelty and hate.
“Because the real divide is not between East and West or between the developed and developing worlds or even between Muslims and non-Muslims. It is between moderates and extremists of all religions,” Najib (picture) said in a speech on the “Coalition of Moderates and Inter-Civilisational Understanding” early this morning. Read the rest of this entry »
The reasons why Ibrahim Ali is untouchable
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Najib Razak on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 11:00 am
Malaysiakini
May 17, 11
The fact that the current government is powerless against Utusan and Perkasa implies that they are actually the one behind it.’
Church leaders: Act now against ‘crusading’ Ibrahim
Cannon: Perkasa is breaking the law with impunity. It is committing sedition and the authorities are overlooking this lawlessness. The BN must take action to stop this dangerous nonsense before the situation gets out of control.
It’s sheer hypocrisy on the part of PM Najib Razak to advocate moderation in Cambridge while his own ruling party is sowing discord and hatred through Perkasa and Utusan Malaysia, inciting violence against Christians.
The sandiwara and non-action by home minister should be roundly condemned by all Malaysians. Failing or delaying to act, the government is to be held responsible for any outbreak of violence against Christians. Read the rest of this entry »
Be ready for Operation Lallang II
Posted by Kit in 1Malaysia, Law & Order, Najib Razak on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 10:54 am
May 17, 11
Malaysiakini
‘Ibrahim Ali is dispensable to the powers-that-be. They are using him to provoke conflict between Christians and Muslims.’
Perkasa ready to crusade against ungrateful Christians
Ablastine: If what Perkasa chief Ibrahim Ali said are not seditious, then what is. Provoking the people with some unfounded and ridiculous accusations and fanning religious extremism or fervour so that the people may fight each other is just outrageously seditious.
The only reason I can think why the Umno government is not taking action is because they are also, or at least some elements in the ruling party, are in it themselves. It is not difficult to see that the intention is to push the opposition into making a strong response, giving Umno the excuse to conduct Operation Lalang II.
Of course, just like the first time, most opposition leaders who have nothing to do with inciting hatred will be hauled up and banished to Kamunting, effectively shutting their mouth and disrupting their political parties.
However, it would be prudent for the Umno government to think twice before embarking on this because the backlash from the people will be very severe. You cannot go against the will of so many people in a country. Read the rest of this entry »
Sodomy II: Evidence, testimony and Anwar’s defence
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Judiciary on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 10:46 am
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal
The Malaysian Insider
May 17, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — In the course of the Sodomy II trial, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s defence team had pointed out a vast array of “inconsistencies” but trial judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah has concluded the opposition leader has a case to answer.
This ranged from the credibility of the star witness and accuser Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan to the methods in which DNA samples were illegally obtained from Anwar during his overnight lockup detention in the Kuala Lumpur police headquarters.
“It does not come as a surprise but what is shocking is that he (Mohd Zabidin) has prejudged the case, and extended it beyond prima facie.
“This makes the position of the defence very precarious,” Anwar said yesterday.
The following are some of the highlights of the case where the prosecution and defence saw things differently. Read the rest of this entry »
As subsidies balloon, BN eyes cuts but foes expect snap polls
By Melissa Chi
The Malaysian Insider
May 17, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — With the national subsidy bill expected to top RM20 billion this year, opposition leaders are bracing for snap polls before the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) makes inevitable cuts that could prove unpopular among voters.
Several senior BN leaders had signalled the inevitability of price hikes yesterday, hours before the Najib administration announced it will cut the diesel super subsidy for nine categories of commercial vehicles from June 1.
At the same time, the government kept its January promise and abolished toll charges in the East-West Link between Cheras and Petaling Jaya, a key highway in the Klang Valley from midnight this morning.
Rural and Regional Development Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal told The Malaysian Insider that it is important for the government to balance between cutting the country’s deficit and, at the same time, not dumping the burden on the citizens.
“How can the nation shoulder the burden? We are managing quite well despite the economic turmoil,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »
Meltdown may have occurred also at Nos. 2, 3 reactors
Posted by Kit in Energy, environment on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 7:48 am
Japan Today
Tuesday 17th May
TOKYO — An adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday that the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had failed to inject water into the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors for more than six hours after the March 11 massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami.
Goshi Hosono, tasked with handling the nuclear crisis, said at a press conference that Tokyo Electric Power Co had not been able to cool down the reactors’ cores due to loss of external power for a long time after the quake, acknowledging that fuel in the vessels might have largely melted ‘‘in the worst-case scenario.’‘
But he added TEPCO has been succeeding in preventing the reactor’s fuel from overheating so far and reiterated the government will stick to the timetable set by the firm, which announced April 17 it aims to bring the crisis there under control in six to nine months.
His remarks came a day after TEPCO said a nuclear fuel meltdown at the No. 1 reactor is believed to have occurred around 16 hours after the devastating quake and tsunami crippled the plant’s critical cooling systems.
TEPCO is slated to release on Tuesday an updated roadmap for bringing under control Japan’s worst nuclear accident based on new information about the plant’s condition. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy Wesak Day
Happy Wesak Day to spread message of peace and love to all Malaysians.
Let us all resolve to end hate politics which have poisoned national life of late.
Moderates of all faiths must unite against extremists of all hues.
Even more important, no one should be apologists for extremists.
The ‘Get Anwar’ agenda
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Articles, Politics on Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 7:10 am
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
The Malaysian Insider
May 16, 2011
MAY 16 — The birth of my first child has given me a new perspective on things. While I do feel older, it has also made me realise that it’s not just my future, or the future of my generation that I have to work for alone now.
So when I found out that my colleague Nurul Izzah Anwar received SMSes threatening her daughter, I was sickened and outraged, as I imagine any parent — any human being — would be.
It is still too early to tell who was behind the SMS or why they did it. It might be part of the bigger political game or it might be some crazy lunatic.
What is clear however is that it is a result of the debased phenomenon we call Malaysian politics. To say politics is dirty is a cliché, but this incident proves that Malaysian politics is filthy to the core.
The country has gone through many tragedies: the Memali incident, the 1988 judicial crisis, the 1998 sacking of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and many others. Combined together, it has damned Malaysia.
Central to the decline is the “Get Anwar” agenda. One may agree or disagree, like or dislike Anwar, but I think not many can dispute that the establishment led by Umno has been consumed by their desire to destroy Anwar at all cost. Read the rest of this entry »
Get real, Talent Corp
Posted by Kit in Brain drain on Monday, 16 May 2011, 5:53 pm
By Brandon Chan | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
MAY 16 — Johan Mahmood Merican must be breathing something different from the rest of us. In an interview with the Singapore Straits Times, he said that rhetoric over race will not impact the efforts of his organisation, Talent Corp, to lure Malaysians back home.
In essence, he said Malaysians living abroad will look at the policies of the Najib administration rather than be influenced by the chatter over race which has dominated the national discourse.
I suppose he has to say positive things but without realism this Talent Corp venture is doomed for failure. And the signs are that Johan is in la-la land.
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A very dirty and very dangerous game!
By Ahmad Mustapha Hassan | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
MAY 16 — In sports, games can be made dirty and sometimes fatal. But they only involve the players and nobody else. But in the case of politics, when the game becomes dirty and dangerous, the country and the people will suffer. There are no gainers and even the perpetrators themselves will suffer. Their aim is to destroy their opponents with no compunction as to what happens to the country. We have to beware of such political shenanigans!
The current coalition of parties in power, especially the main player Umno, is in a state of panic. The length of time that they had been in power had made them flabby in their thinking and actions. They simply cannot comprehend that their actions and the actions of their cahoots are wrong and detrimental to the welfare of the people. Their blind support for the grave mistakes by their agents proves their inability to grasp the seriousness of these actions. They pass the blame on others for the blunders made by these agent provocateurs.
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10 days in May (12)
Posted by Kit in Najib Razak, nation building, UMNO on Monday, 16 May 2011, 5:23 pm
Tweets @limkitsiang:-
Can PM in Oxon speech pass Najib test 4Global Movement Moderates 2″censure reject their own extremists” eg IAli/Utusan? http://bit.ly/jA4P1Y
Has Najib forgotten his UNGA speech: “real issue is not between Muslims n non-Muslims but between moderates n extremists of all religions”?
Remember Najib? “Across all religions we have inadvertently allwd ugly voices of periphery 2drown out many voices of reason n common sense.”
Purpose of Najib’s “Global Movement of the Moderates”? 2combat n marginalize extremists who have held world hostage w their bigotry n bias!
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Sdr Chian Heng Kai’s 2nd last blog post – parting words
Reaching the age of 70s is something rare in the old days – that’s why the words “古稀” is translated into “Seventy years of age” by the Google Translator. Being a sentimental person, Sdr Heng Kai listed down his most missed/beloved/treasured/memorable etc in February this year, six months after he has reached the age of 70:-
最怀念的人：父亲陈嘉礼，母亲颜祝，二姑陈润妹，三叔陈日初
最爱的人：妻子陈翠水，长女陈小灵，次子陈尔抗，幼女陈小欣
我的贵人：林吉祥，林子鹤，李高
最感恩的人：陈汝喜，颜八，颜旺财
最尊敬的人：林吉祥，曾敏兴医生
最感谢的人：林冠英
最鼓舞我的老师：钟介民，巴壶天，李汉臣
来往最密切的同志：廖金华，戴新标 Read the rest of this entry »
‘Some Basis’ to Malaysian Christian Plot: Minister
By Hazlin Hassan – Jakarta Globe | May 14, 2011
Kuala Lumpur. A new twist emerged in Malaysia’s latest religious row yesterday when Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said there was “some basis” to an Utusan Malaysia report which claimed that there was a Christian conspiracy to replace Islam as the country’s official religion.
The Malay-language paper had published a front-page article alleging that Christian pastors were plotting with the opposition Democratic Action Party (DAP) to install a Christian prime minister and make Christianity Malaysia’s official religion. Read the rest of this entry »
DAP claims Umno backing Perkasa’s crusade threat against Christians
By By Clara Chooi
| May 16, 2011
The Malaysia Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — The DAP rebuked the government today for refusing to punish Datuk Ibrahim Ali over his crusade threat against Christians, declaring this as proof that Umno backs the leader’s controversial Malay rights group Perkasa.
DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng described Perkasa as Umno’s “alter ego” while his deputy Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham said both parties were playing a game of “good cop, bad cop” to woo Malay support.
“We have always believed that Ibrahim Ali is working hand in hand with Umno. Umno is using Perkasa to stir up Malay fear to force unity and make them support Barisan Nasional (BN). Read the rest of this entry »
Former DAP MP Chian Heng Kai dies
By Boo Su-Lyn | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Former DAP national vice-chairman Datuk Chian Heng Kai died from liver cancer in Muar today. He was 71.
The former Bukit Mertajam and Batu Gajah MP was detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) in 1976 for four years after fighting for the right of Malaysians to be educated in their mother tongue, the DAP said in a statement today.
Chian, who joined the DAP a year after it was formally registered in 1966, won the Batu Gajah parliamentary seat in 1978 and the Bukit Mertajam seat in 1986 and 1990. Read the rest of this entry »
Anwar accuses judge of ‘prejudging’ sodomy trial
Posted by Kit in Anwar Ibrahim, Court on Monday, 16 May 2011, 2:02 pm
By Shazwan Mustafa Kamal | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
KUALA LUMPUR, May 16 — Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has accused trial judge Datuk Mohd Zabidin Mohd Diah of “prejudging” the Sodomy II trial with his decision today even before the opposition leader has entered his defence.
The 63-year old PKR de facto leader told reporters although he had expected such a decision, he was “shocked” by Mohd Zabidin’s decision which accepted the prosecution’s arguments wholesale, despite the defence’s objection against complainant Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan’s credibility as the star witness.
“It does not come as a surprise but what is shocking is that he (Mohd Zabidin) has prejudged the case, and extended it beyond prima facie.
“This makes the position of the defence very precarious,” Anwar said.
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Al-Fatihah: Aminul Rasyid Amzah
By Khairul Idzwan | 16 May, 2011
LoyarBurok.com
It has been a year since Aminul Rasyid Amzah was killed by the police. Until today, there is no official apology from the police and the case is still in court, where the accused has been called to enter his defence, as a prima facie case has been established against him. But still, justice delayed is justice denied.
I was not at the scene of the incident, so I can not tell the truth behind the incident. However, I would like to give my personal opinion on the manner in which the police did the shooting.
This is not the first time the police shot suspects to death, as suspects who are under a remand order can also died in lock-ups. Remember Kugan Ananthan and Gunasegaran Rajasundram? Or should I remind you with two deaths at the premise of the police’s “brother”, the MACC? Teoh Beng Hock and Ahmad Sarbani? To make things straight, I have nothing against the police or the authorities. I know they have a huge responsibility to ensure that Malaysians live peacefully. But not everything can be settled through shooting or killing, especially when the shooting causes the death of suspects.
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Teachers, catalysts for the national education transformation
Parent Action Group for Education Malaysia (PAGE) | May 16, 2011
The Malaysian Insider
MAY 16 — “A teacher is an educator who determines the future of our children and that of our country.” — Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
“Teachers are the backbone that will determine the success of Vision 2020.” —Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
“Education reform must go with economic transformation in order to improve students’ performance in schools in addition to providing them with access to better quality education.” —Datuk Noor Rezan Bapoo Hashim, deputy director-general of Education at the time.
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Like Utusan, Perkasa will get off scot-free
Comments posted by Malaysiakini subscribers
‘It’s interesting to note that although there is no ambiguity that Ibrahim Ali was inciting unrest, there is not a squeak from Hishammuddin.’
Perkasa ready to crusade against ungrateful Christians
Jiminy Qrikert: There were about 200 people at Umno’s ‘Save Selangor’ launch in Shah Alam last year. The ‘Save Selangor’ roadshow fizzled out even though it covered the predominantly Malay areas of the state. Three hundred people turned up at Perkasa ceramah in Alor Setar despite a call for 30,000. Then there was the near-empty lecture hall for Pembela’s talk on ‘defending Islam’.
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